Obama’s Gravitas Carries Teddy And South Carolina In A Landslide
January 28, 2008 – 1:04 pmIt has been way too long since we had a President that could excite people this much and speak this well.
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6 Responses to “Obama’s Gravitas Carries Teddy And South Carolina In A Landslide”
Obama is sounding better every day.
I didn’t realize how good an orator he is until I heard this.
And he’s got the rhythm and cadence of the Southern preacher— this man can win white votes in the South.
His campaign’s emphasis on change should resonate in the whole country.
What a breath of fresh air.
By Vince Williams on Jan 28, 2008
For those of us old enough to remember John Kennedy, Obama’s speech and Ted Kennedy’s endorsement today were powerful reminders of the hope and excitement we felt then.
At the same time that the sleazy tactics of the Clintons have turned me off, the passion and promise of Obama have turned me on.
I like that feeling!
By Steve Levine on Jan 28, 2008
Obama’s optimism and appeal to Americans across all levels of division represent the future of America. Do Democratic primary voters really want to back Hillary, facilitating a return to the partisan bickering of the Clinton administration?
America should differentiate itself from the country our founders fled in regards to sustaining political dynasties. Political change minimizes the concentration of power and corruption we witness daily from our elected officials.
By Joshua Rosenstock on Jan 29, 2008
As his campaign unfolded I have sensed that he likely has done a serious study of the Jack Kennedy of the ’50’s up to and including the 1960 election campaign, as though he were ‘modeling’ him, even to gestures, method of oratory, and even facial expression.
Though I understand Steve’s enthusiasm and the motivation behind it, having not forgotten that time in my own right, I feel that Obama does not come to the table as prepared as JFK and one ought not to let the Kennedy mystique influence one’s judgement not-withstanding the endorsement of that family….least of all Ted, for whom Chappaquiddick is still strong in my memory.
By DAD on Jan 30, 2008
I remember Chappaquiddick as well.
But that was FORTY YEARS AGO, and Ted Kennedy has more than redeemed himself since then with his tireless and passionate work championing every progressive cause you can think of.
It’s not the Kennedy mystique that influenced me. It’s Obama’s ability — like Kennedy’s — to inspire us by appealing to our better nature. And that, given the fear-mongering of the past seven years, is reason enough to vote for him.
By Steve Levine on Jan 30, 2008
Perhaps….but that’s what makes politics a horserace, and opinions differ. Nixon too, ran on the spirit of “bring us together”, a slogan he gleaned from a poster he spied in the hand of one of his well wishers during his campaign tour. Johnson damned Goldwater’s hawkish stand. History is now the final arbiter of those two.
Inspiring rhetoric has its place. The question is “will he be able to spit in their eye if need be?” There’s nothing that Obama brings to the table to date that makes me think so.
As for Ted, unfortunately, we cannot have Mary Jo’s opinion in the matter, now can we. Had he not been a Kennedy, the circles I travel in are of the opinion that you and I, under similar circumstances would not have been free to have enjoyed 40 years of public service.
By DAD on Jan 31, 2008