And the winner is...

Obama!


I am sure you are all shocked.

It really bothers me how some people (my friends) are like "OBAMA! OBAMA" when they don't even know anything he represents or even anything about US politics at all. Not saying it's bad they don't know, because I don't either. But seriously, be informed before you do stuff like that.

MonitorMirage wrote:

It really bothers me how some people (my friends) are like "OBAMA! OBAMA" when they don't even know anything he represents or even anything about US politics at all. Not saying it's bad they don't know, because I don't either. But seriously, be informed before you do stuff like that.

You don't always have to know a ton about politics to like someone. He's going to be the face of America now and he's the perfect fit for that. You don't have to understand politics to know that.

And even if it's because of his race, that's progressive at least.

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

I love how people threaten to move to Canada. Since, you know, we're WAY more conservative up here, the Republicans will fit in so well.

SubjectToChange wrote:

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

That was just uncalled for.

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

That was just uncalled for.

But, probably true. I'm sure within the first two years, he will get killed. I don't care how high security is now, and I am sure it will be CRAZY high for him, it is still possible to shot someone despite all of that.

I don't know how I feel. I knew he would win. As I was going to the polls yesterday to vote, I had planned on not voting for president at all. Neither really stood out to me as someone that I KNOW I would want leading the country I live in. But, I just got a hunch that Obama would win. Now all we get to hear about from now until the next president is how he is the first black president. Yay. I'm overjoyed.

Chip wrote:

MonitorMirage wrote:

It really bothers me how some people (my friends) are like "OBAMA! OBAMA" when they don't even know anything he represents or even anything about US politics at all. Not saying it's bad they don't know, because I don't either. But seriously, be informed before you do stuff like that.

You don't always have to know a ton about politics to like someone. He's going to be the face of America now and he's the perfect fit for that. You don't have to understand politics to know that.

And even if it's because of his race, that's progressive at least.

He's the perfect guy to represent a country that's fallen so far.

And he's not even black. He's biracial. The liberals are always squawking about political correctness and how you shouldn't call biracial people black or white. Just biracial. So here we have someone biracial winning and all of a sudden he's black?

Interesting.

Gabstah wrote:

I love how people threaten to move to Canada. Since, you know, we're WAY more conservative up here, the Republicans will fit in so well.

I know, I was telling a friend that today when she threatened to move to Canada.

TheGirlFromYesterday wrote:

Chip wrote:

MonitorMirage wrote:

It really bothers me how some people (my friends) are like "OBAMA! OBAMA" when they don't even know anything he represents or even anything about US politics at all. Not saying it's bad they don't know, because I don't either. But seriously, be informed before you do stuff like that.

You don't always have to know a ton about politics to like someone. He's going to be the face of America now and he's the perfect fit for that. You don't have to understand politics to know that.

And even if it's because of his race, that's progressive at least.

He's the perfect guy to represent a country that's fallen so far.

And he's not even black. He's biracial. The liberals are always squawking about political correctness and how you shouldn't call biracial people black or white. Just biracial. So here we have someone biracial winning and all of a sudden he's black?

Interesting.

He is black. He's just also white.

Kurt Vonnegut wrote:

Gabstah wrote:

I love how people threaten to move to Canada. Since, you know, we're WAY more conservative up here, the Republicans will fit in so well.

I know, I was telling a friend that today when she threatened to move to Canada.

Hahaha good. We already have Alberta, we don't want any more conservatives.

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

TheGirlFromYesterday wrote:

Chip wrote:

MonitorMirage wrote:

It really bothers me how some people (my friends) are like "OBAMA! OBAMA" when they don't even know anything he represents or even anything about US politics at all. Not saying it's bad they don't know, because I don't either. But seriously, be informed before you do stuff like that.

You don't always have to know a ton about politics to like someone. He's going to be the face of America now and he's the perfect fit for that. You don't have to understand politics to know that.

And even if it's because of his race, that's progressive at least.

He's the perfect guy to represent a country that's fallen so far.

And he's not even black. He's biracial. The liberals are always squawking about political correctness and how you shouldn't call biracial people black or white. Just biracial. So here we have someone biracial winning and all of a sudden he's black?

Interesting.

He is black. He's just also white.

Yeah, I guess. But when I call someone black, I mean someone who comes from two black parents, just like when I call someone white, he or she has two white parents. Someone who has one parent from each race is biracial.

xEvaporation wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

That was just uncalled for.

But, probably true. I'm sure within the first two years, he will get killed. I don't care how high security is now, and I am sure it will be CRAZY high for him, it is still possible to shot someone despite all of that.

I don't know how I feel. I knew he would win. As I was going to the polls yesterday to vote, I had planned on not voting for president at all. Neither really stood out to me as someone that I KNOW I would want leading the country I live in. But, I just got a hunch that Obama would win. Now all we get to hear about from now until the next president is how he is the first black president. Yay. I'm overjoyed.

That's true, although I meant the comparison not so much as a warning against assassination as a harbinger for mediocrity. But the parallelism continues to prove my point.

JFK and Obama each bring some "novelty" to the Oval Office. JFK was the first Catholic in office, and Obama is the first black. Both of them are very young to be elected President, and age likely played not just a small part in wide appeal to the public, especially since both had much older, veteran opponents (Nixon and McCain). Both were junior senators before President, with less than 10 years in national politics, and neither of them had any executive experience. Both have ties to Harvard University and have proven to be charismatic and eloquent speakers. And both Kennedy and Obama were Democrats elected on the heels of two-term war-driven Republican Presidents (Eisenhower and Bush).

What most people remember about Kennedy was usually one of three things:
1) He was assassinated
2) He was tested in the Cuban Missile Crisis
3) He failed miserably with the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Airport namesake aside, most historians agree that JFK was an average President. I hope Barack Obama can break trend and be better, perhaps with more memorable credentials.

TheGirlFromYesterday wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

TheGirlFromYesterday wrote:

Chip wrote:

MonitorMirage wrote:

It really bothers me how some people (my friends) are like "OBAMA! OBAMA" when they don't even know anything he represents or even anything about US politics at all. Not saying it's bad they don't know, because I don't either. But seriously, be informed before you do stuff like that.

You don't always have to know a ton about politics to like someone. He's going to be the face of America now and he's the perfect fit for that. You don't have to understand politics to know that.

And even if it's because of his race, that's progressive at least.

He's the perfect guy to represent a country that's fallen so far.

And he's not even black. He's biracial. The liberals are always squawking about political correctness and how you shouldn't call biracial people black or white. Just biracial. So here we have someone biracial winning and all of a sudden he's black?

Interesting.

He is black. He's just also white.

Yeah, I guess. But when I call someone black, I mean someone who comes from two black parents, just like when I call someone white, he or she has two white parents. Someone who has one parent from each race is biracial.

Well, I mean technically yes, he's both black and white. But when people are talking black/white they're generally talking pigment of skin, not heritage. And his pigment is definately more "black" than white.

SubjectToChange wrote:

xEvaporation wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

That was just uncalled for.

But, probably true. I'm sure within the first two years, he will get killed. I don't care how high security is now, and I am sure it will be CRAZY high for him, it is still possible to shot someone despite all of that.

I don't know how I feel. I knew he would win. As I was going to the polls yesterday to vote, I had planned on not voting for president at all. Neither really stood out to me as someone that I KNOW I would want leading the country I live in. But, I just got a hunch that Obama would win. Now all we get to hear about from now until the next president is how he is the first black president. Yay. I'm overjoyed.

That's true, although I meant the comparison not so much as a warning against assassination as a harbinger for mediocrity. But the parallelism continues to prove my point.

JFK and Obama each bring some "novelty" to the Oval Office. JFK was the first Catholic in office, and Obama is the first black. Both of them are very young to be elected President, and age likely played not just a small part in wide appeal to the public, especially since both had much older, veteran opponents (Nixon and McCain). Both were junior senators before President, with less than 10 years in national politics, and neither of them had any executive experience. Both have ties to Harvard University and have proven to be charismatic and eloquent speakers. And both Kennedy and Obama were Democrats elected on the heels of two-term war-driven Republican Presidents (Eisenhower and Bush).

What most people remember about Kennedy was usually one of three things:
1) He was assassinated
2) He was tested in the Cuban Missile Crisis
3) He failed miserably with the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Airport namesake aside, most historians agree that JFK was an average President. I hope Barack Obama can break trend and be better, perhaps with more memorable credentials.

Your post reminds me of 8th grade American History when my teacher was telling us a whole bunch of comparisons between Lincoln and JFK.

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

Your post reminds me of 8th grade American History when my teacher was telling us a whole bunch of comparisons between Lincoln and JFK.

I don't think that there are that many similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. When I first heard about Obama gaining popularity back in '05, JFK came to my mind almost immediately. Seriously, almost all my friends who were Democrats were infatuated with the guy--just like Kennedy in the '50s.

I never understood why Democrats (mostly young ones) were so excited about him. Honestly, he hasn't even finished half a term in the Senate, and people thought he would be a better Presidential candidate for the Dems than senior party chieftains like Senate Caucus VP Charles Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Seriously, the rookie senator from Illinois with 3 years experience over veterans of over 20 years? Very strange decision, indeed.

But Obama is the President Elect, and he's going to need all the support he can get.

SubjectToChange wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

Your post reminds me of 8th grade American History when my teacher was telling us a whole bunch of comparisons between Lincoln and JFK.

I don't think that there are that many similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. When I first heard about Obama gaining popularity back in '05, JFK came to my mind almost immediately. Seriously, almost all my friends who were Democrats were infatuated with the guy--just like Kennedy in the '50s.

I never understood why Democrats (mostly young ones) were so excited about him. Honestly, he hasn't even finished half a term in the Senate, and people thought he would be a better Presidential candidate for the Dems than senior party chieftains like Senate Caucus VP Charles Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Seriously, the rookie senator from Illinois with 3 years experience over veterans of over 20 years? Very strange decision, indeed.

But Obama is the President Elect, and he's going to need all the support he can get.

It was a few years ago, so I don't remember them all, but she had a list that was pages long.

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

Your post reminds me of 8th grade American History when my teacher was telling us a whole bunch of comparisons between Lincoln and JFK.

I don't think that there are that many similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. When I first heard about Obama gaining popularity back in '05, JFK came to my mind almost immediately. Seriously, almost all my friends who were Democrats were infatuated with the guy--just like Kennedy in the '50s.

I never understood why Democrats (mostly young ones) were so excited about him. Honestly, he hasn't even finished half a term in the Senate, and people thought he would be a better Presidential candidate for the Dems than senior party chieftains like Senate Caucus VP Charles Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Seriously, the rookie senator from Illinois with 3 years experience over veterans of over 20 years? Very strange decision, indeed.

But Obama is the President Elect, and he's going to need all the support he can get.

It was a few years ago, so I don't remember them all, but she had a list that was pages long.

This? I read that awhile ago. It's pretty interesting, even if most of it is made up.

TheGirlFromYesterday wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

Your post reminds me of 8th grade American History when my teacher was telling us a whole bunch of comparisons between Lincoln and JFK.

I don't think that there are that many similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. When I first heard about Obama gaining popularity back in '05, JFK came to my mind almost immediately. Seriously, almost all my friends who were Democrats were infatuated with the guy--just like Kennedy in the '50s.

I never understood why Democrats (mostly young ones) were so excited about him. Honestly, he hasn't even finished half a term in the Senate, and people thought he would be a better Presidential candidate for the Dems than senior party chieftains like Senate Caucus VP Charles Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Seriously, the rookie senator from Illinois with 3 years experience over veterans of over 20 years? Very strange decision, indeed.

But Obama is the President Elect, and he's going to need all the support he can get.

It was a few years ago, so I don't remember them all, but she had a list that was pages long.

This? I read that awhile ago. It's pretty interesting, even if most of it is made up.

Yeah, I think most of those were on the list the teacher read, but the teacher had a list that was litterally pages long.

Most of it was made up? There are only 3 things listed as possibly not being true.

SubjectToChange wrote:

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

JFK + MLK = Obama

Diet Coke wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

And here we go. Everyone please welcome John F. Kennedy, part 2.

And that's not a compliment.

JFK + MLK = Obama

To be honest, I don't really see many similarities between Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. Obama isn't really a civil rights activist, and MLK wasn't a politician. MLK had a famous "I have a dream" speech, and Obama's campaign slogan is "Change", which is so ambiguous and undefined, it might mean there's some promising future or dream. I don't really see any other good comparisons. Oh, they're both black. So is 11% of the US population.

Well, I'm happy.

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

TheGirlFromYesterday wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

SubjectToChange wrote:

MonitorTheSmellOfRain wrote:

Your post reminds me of 8th grade American History when my teacher was telling us a whole bunch of comparisons between Lincoln and JFK.

I don't think that there are that many similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. When I first heard about Obama gaining popularity back in '05, JFK came to my mind almost immediately. Seriously, almost all my friends who were Democrats were infatuated with the guy--just like Kennedy in the '50s.

I never understood why Democrats (mostly young ones) were so excited about him. Honestly, he hasn't even finished half a term in the Senate, and people thought he would be a better Presidential candidate for the Dems than senior party chieftains like Senate Caucus VP Charles Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? Seriously, the rookie senator from Illinois with 3 years experience over veterans of over 20 years? Very strange decision, indeed.

But Obama is the President Elect, and he's going to need all the support he can get.

It was a few years ago, so I don't remember them all, but she had a list that was pages long.

This? I read that awhile ago. It's pretty interesting, even if most of it is made up.

Yeah, I think most of those were on the list the teacher read, but the teacher had a list that was litterally pages long.

Most of it was made up? There are only 3 things listed as possibly not being true.

Yeah, I know. I was exaggerating. But I mean, the ones that are are pretty obscure to the point where you can tell they're stretching the truth.