A Message To My Obama Supporting Friends

It has been no secret on this blog that I am a supporter of Hillary Clinton’s for that I do not apologize. I believe she is the best candidate and I believe she would make the best Presdend. Again no apologies on any of that. But I can count and understand that this is a real uphill fight but let me just say one thing about and to Obama supporters.

Look, I really don't mind at all if Obama wins the nomination, and if he does I would hope he wins big too the general election and all. What's tiring is the talk that he's different, especially the hyperbolic messianic crap that his supporters shamelessly use to hype Obama. The pretending that he's light and Clinton is dark while his votes are not any different than Clinton's; the pretending that he is a progressive leader in the Senate when he is not; the pretending that he's the oracle of change when he's merely mouthing words that David Axelrod recycled from Deval Patrick's winning MA gubernatorial campaign in 2006; and the pretending that he's some sort of vessel that shares your personal values which if its true means your soul succumbs to good marketing.

 

Support the guy, vote for him, argue about his electability. Just don't try to fake others, whom don't support him currently, into believing that he exemplifies a transcendent change. He isn’t. He is a part of the ‘system” and the change if any he brings will come from within it, so don’t delude yourselves. If he is the Democratic nominee we will all rally to him but the Childrens Defense Fund he is not.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 12:27pm.
I think that you nailed it on the head.  It's a tough act when folks think you are the messiah.  He is a POLITICIAN, for Christ's sake.
Submitted by Cynical Negro on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 5:30pm.

Obama represents the promise of change, if not change itself. Look at what is happening all over the world. Elected leaders at every level, both here and abroad, are falling prey to scandalous conduct. Now throw in 8 years of GOP cronyism and a disastrous, budget-busting invasion of a sovreign nation.

Is it any wonder that some people have placed their faith in Obama? I doesn't matter if his candidacy is rooted in marketing and favorable media...the fact remains that Americans are starved for substantive leadership. Obama is running for public office. He would still have to ask for contributions and would still have aspects of background and relationships which some would find disconcerting even if he could walk on water.

I am not a Obama supporter. But it's surprising to see a supporter of Hillary Clinton - she who is little more than a chameleon and political shape-shifter - publicly lecture others about being 'fake.'


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