The Liberal Thread #2 - No Debate Please

[NewJersey]

Well there ya go!

I ALMOST wanted to call her back and say "Hi Ma'am, to continue from where I left off when you hung up, I'm a 24 year old calling from the VA and I've never done this type of thing, but Obama has inspired me to get involved because has the judgment and capacity to unite this country and get everyone involved. Do you have an y questions?" but even after a glass of wine, I wasn't that brave.

 

[Laura]

I'm just glad my primary vote will count come March. It'll be fun!

 

[LuvDuke]

I don't remember a race as exciting as this. What a great year, and what a great time to have two great candidates to pull for. I think at this point it may go right up to the convention.

The other thing that's been great to watch is the right-wing pundits; Rush, Hannity, Coulter getting apopleptic in the loss of their ability to control the political landscape anymore. I hope THAT trend continues!

You forgot Laura Ingraham. Whatta joke.

These gas bags can't even figure out that, not only aren't people listening, they aren't going to start listening again to people who have been wrong about everything.

I knew this day would come. Isn't it grand.

 

[robinb]

I'm just glad my primary vote will count come March. It'll be fun!

I was thinking the SAME THING! Ours is in 2 weeks and we are sure to get a few candidates coming through. I saw Obama in front of a crowd of about 2,000 people in November. He was trying to drum up support from the UW students so they would work for him on phone banks and in Iowa. They'll have to rent one of the sporting arenas if he comes back!

But the bad news is ... the political ads should start soon too .

 

[LuvDuke]

I've never been on the Obama bandwagon, but he did get me last night with this line: "We're the ones we've been waiting for."

This is Bobby Kennedy all over again.

 

[robinb]

I've never been on the Obama bandwagon, but he did get me last night with this line: "We're the ones we've been waiting for."

This is Bobby Kennedy all over again.

There's room for you, climb on in!

 

[Fitswimmer]

I've never been on the Obama bandwagon, but he did get me last night with this line: "We're the ones we've been waiting for."

This is Bobby Kennedy all over again.

he really does remind me more of Bobby than JFK.

The angry fringe is getting angrier.....

 

[barbeml]

At least Obama won in my district. I feel a little better.

Reports say the NJ voter turnout for a primary broke all records.

 

[Fitswimmer]

At least Obama won in my district. I feel a little better.

Reports say the NJ voter turnout for a primary broke all records.

Hillary won in my county, but they also said that the turnout was a record. What I would really like to see is a breakout of Democratic vs Republican votes cast. Which party brought out the voters better?

 

[wvrevy]

Two things I really took from a long night of watching returns last night:

1 - Hillary's in trouble. Losing Connecticut and Missouri were huge losses for her - in two states that a month ago weren't even competitive. Yes, she won California, but if that primary had been held a month from now, I'm not sure it would have gone the same way. The Chesapeake primaries (DC, VA, and MD) next week could very well be an Obama sweep, and all of the upcoming primaries between now and the next "Super Tuesday" look very good for him. With that much momentum, she be fighting a losing battle by the time Texas comes along.

2 - The sheer volume difference between the Democratic and Republican tickets was just staggering. In many states, both Hillary and Barack individually had more votes than the top three Republicans combined. If we can only carry this support through to November, regardless of who the candidate is, then the Republican nominee is completely superfluous.

I also noticed the dramatic picture of Barack and McCain on the split screen on MSNBC. If those two end up debating each other at any point, it's likely to be Kennedy-Nixon all over again.

And yeah...the Kennedy parallels are really striking.

 

[Laura]

2 - The sheer volume difference between the Democratic and Republican tickets was just staggering. In many states, both Hillary and Barack individually had more votes than the top three Republicans combined. If we can only carry this support through to November, regardless of who the candidate is, then the Republican nominee is completely superfluous.

My thoughts exactly. It's so wonderful to see the large turnouts all over the country!

 

[Fitswimmer]

My thoughts exactly. It's so wonderful to see the large turnouts all over the country!

Think the population is just a little bit fed up?

It was wonderful to see all those "I Voted" stickers at work last night.

 

[UConnJack]

Did anyone see when they split the screen of McCain and Obama talking last night? The difference between the two, physically, is pretty remarkable. I had to laugh comparing McCain's AARP (no offense to the older generation! ) vs. the wave sweeping across the party that is the vibrancy of Obama's campaign.

I am a moderate republican who supports McCain, but does like Obama. I don't agree with his politics, but I think he has integrity. I don't think I'd vote for him, but a McCain vs. Obama race would at least be refreshing. For that reason I am torn, because while I like seeing Obama succeed, I think he is also more of a threat to McCain than Hillary.

I will say this, however, while Obama can be inspiring, talks a great game, and is a great speaker, I have yet to hear much substance. All I hear is change, blah, blah, blah, tomorrow not yesterday, blah, blah, blah. I was listening to his speech last night and though the first 5 minutes was good, but it kept droning on with the same change language and I kept waiting for something else with a little more meat.

Unless Obama can really put forth some reasonable and pragmatic solutions to the problems facing the country, he may not have as easy of a time with McCain as many here seem to think.

 

[lilyv]

I am a moderate republican who supports McCain, but does like Obama. I don't agree with his politics, but I think he has integrity. I don't think I'd vote for him, but a McCain vs. Obama race would at least be refreshing. For that reason I am torn, because while I like seeing Obama succeed, I think he is also more of a threat to McCain than Hillary.

I will say this, however, while Obama can be inspiring, talks a great game, and is a great speaker, I have yet to hear much substance. All I hear is change, blah, blah, blah, tomorrow not yesterday, blah, blah, blah. I was listening to his speech last night and though the first 5 minutes was good, but it kept droning on with the same change language and was waiting for something else with a little more meat.

Unless Obama can really put forth some reasonable and pragmatic solutions to the problems facing the country, he may not have as easy of a time with McCain as many here seem to think.

I'm guessing you must not be a big reader. There is a substantial amount information along the lines that you're referring to in
Obama's book-The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

 

[wvrevy]

I am a moderate republican who supports McCain, but does like Obama. I don't agree with his politics, but I think he has integrity. I don't think I'd vote for him, but a McCain vs. Obama race would at least be refreshing. For that reason I am torn, because while I like seeing Obama succeed, I think he is also more of a threat to McCain than Hillary.

I will say this, however, while Obama can be inspiring, talks a great game, and is a great speaker, I have yet to hear much substance. All I hear is change, blah, blah, blah, tomorrow not yesterday, blah, blah, blah. I was listening to his speech last night and though the first 5 minutes was good, but it kept droning on with the same change language and I kept waiting for something else with a little more meat.

Unless Obama can really put forth some reasonable and pragmatic solutions to the problems facing the country, he may not have as easy of a time with McCain as many here seem to think.

It was a "victory" speech in front of staunch supporters, intended to inspire them to "get to work". It wasn't a policy speech, so making any judgment based on that just makes no sense at all.

As the poster above me mentioned, try reading his book or, for that matter, look around his website. His policy positions are there to be found. Believe me...we Democrats are very much sick of the "All hat, no cattle" that we've had to deal with the last 8 years. We aren't about to nominate someone with no substance, regardless of how inspirational he is as a speaker.

Obama would (will!!!) wipe the floor with McCain. The Republicans only hope is that the Dems make yet another in a long line of mistakes by nominating Hillary. Getting out the "hate" vote is the only shot they've got to win, and nominating Hillary would be playing right into that.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

I am so pleased Senator Obama won Missouri. "As goes Missouri so goes the nation" at least it has in every race but one since the early 50s. I'm hoping this is a foreshadowing of November!

 

[UConnJack]

I'm guessing you must not be a big reader. There is a substantial amount information along the lines that you're referring to in
Obama's book-The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

I know he does have ideas (although I do beleive they are mostly the wrong ideas.) My point was that in his campaign and debates, he doesn't detail his ideas much. Not that I want a policy wonk, necessarily, but inspiring words will only get you so far.

 

[UConnJack]

I am so pleased Senator Obama won Missouri. "As goes Missouri so goes the nation" at least it has in every race but one since the early 50s. I'm hoping this is a foreshadowing of November!

McCain won it too.....

 

[crazyforgoofy]

I know he does have ideas (although I do beleive they are mostly the wrong ideas.) My point was that in his campaign and debates, he doesn't detail his ideas much. Not that I want a policy wonk, necessarily, but inspiring words will only get you so far.

And saying we will be in Iraq for a 100 years won't get Senator McCain very far, at least not with me. It's time for real CHANGE. Barack Obama is that change. I'm nearly as old as Senator Clinton and have seen a lot of the world. My husband is a disabled Vietnam veteran. If the race is between HOPE and an old guy who was one of the Keating 5 I'm going with HOPE!

 

[eclectics]

The other thing that's been great to watch is the right-wing pundits; Rush, Hannity, Coulter getting apopleptic in the loss of their ability to control the political landscape anymore. I hope THAT trend continues!

The looks and sounds of... 'how DARE they not listen to me"...are priceless. All those pompous gasbags have sprung a leak. Way to go McCain! Keep on truckin'. I would never vote for him, but I love him for what he's doing to the poor incredulous pundits.