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Old 11-02-2007, 09:44 AM   #24
DrCeshing

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I'm sick of reading about his apparent lack of credentials. He's got more foreign policy experience than Bush had should he become president. The other thing about credentials that bugs me is that America doesn't vote for credentials, they vote for the candidate who speaks to their values and hopes in a way that captures our emotions. Lately, America has just been voting for the guy they'd most want to hang out and have a cookout and some beer with. And maybe that's Obama's edge: he's running just at a time when America is in search of renewal and redemption. Having a fresh face makes him the favorite in that regard.

You can't forget that he's a rock star, too. Obama and Clinton are the only two presidential candidates in recent memory who've had to actually turn people away when they visit Iowa and New Hampshire where the primaries begin next year. Obama drew over 15,000 people to a speaking engagement a couple of months ago in Iowa while Giuliani, Edwards, McCain et al are lucky to draw a couple thousand if that. So, the numbers don't lie. And Obama can speak. He's not only smart and charismatic, but he's a touch poetic. He captivates every audience he appears before. His views are moderate: for civil unions, against gay marriage, anti-war, anti-deficits, anti-foreign oil.

Someone wrote earlier that Obama is just using this run as a primer for the next time he runs, but guess what? I don't really think he'll have to run again. Clinton has the credentials and the money, but Obama's got the magic that very few people have had, reminding us of Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, JFK, and Martin Luther King. Once the mainstream gets a hold of him, I think we'll see how people's hopes and dreams get projected onto his fresh face. Yeah, I'm really high on him, but it's because his star is undeniable. Hillary Clinton or Bill Richardson are the two candidates most qualified to lead the country, but Obama brings the spark that makes people want to pitch in and change the country, and no amount of credentials can guarantee something like that.
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