Comments on: Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

By: Neocon

Neocon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:18:39 +0000

Looks like Rambie is obsessed with attacking Neocon. Perhaps you should click on my little icon Rambie and read some of my other post instead of just haphazardly assigning a label to me because of a name.

I am not a neocon. I suspect you are not Rambo.

However having said that most people here know that I am a Hillary Clinton supporter and a democrat. Sorry to rain on your parade my friend.

By: Manchester2

Manchester2 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:56:42 +0000

“Evangalism” should be “Evangelism,” from the Greek, evangel, meaning “Good News.”

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:32:03 +0000

The reasons I favor Sen. Obama have nothing to do with blind optimism or charisma, or any of that nonsense. I simply find him to be the candidate with the fewest amount of liabilities and the most potential when compared with the rest. If that somehow translates into positive change, or even genuine leadership (which we've been without for far too long) then it will be a pleasant surprise.

By: runasim

runasim — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:37:49 +0000

I am one Obama supporter who is far from 'evangelizing' him. I don't think he's perfect, and already he's said things with which I disagree. I realize that my vote will be a gamble. On the other hand, no person, no candidate is perfect and every vote is a gamble, because we can never really know how things will turn out.
GWB promissed to be a uniter, but he failed utterly to pursue his promise.

i support Obama mostly because of his ideas about trying to bring a new style to politics and a new style to how we get along with one another.

More than his rhetoric, what convinced me was the story of one member of his staff. This man (Ive forgotten his name) because of religious conviction believes that homosexuality is a sin, while Obama does not. Despite criticism, Obama refused to cast this man out, as he caused no harm to those he worked with.
That story really took me aback, and caused me to remember anew the principle of ''hate the sin, not the sinner'. .
We, unfortunately, don't do that, and the result is political wars that extend far beyond crtiticism of someone's ideas. We demonize, dehumanize and try to destroy anyone who disagrees. One bad idea, and we hate every idea that person has; we hate the whole person along with anyone associated with him.

The story about how Obama dealt with a difference in beliefs shows a much better way to deal with differences, as we try to co-exist in the same country.
It was Obama's putting into practice what he preaches that inspired me.

A saint? Far from it.
The best hope? Definitely.

By: Rambie

Rambie — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:36:52 +0000

Looks like Neocon has ODS. Much is said about BDS, but what about Bush Evangalism Syndrome? All those Neocon's swallowed every thing Bush said as gospel for years and now deny it.

By: Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Question on Ms Clinton and Her “Strategy”

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:19:20 +0000

[...] wins the office but, as I and not a few others suspect is likely, has a horrible term in office … [...]

By: Patrick E

Patrick E — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:08:35 +0000

Thanks for the comments folks.

As I said, tonight is not a night for me to debate Obama or the issues I have with his candidacy. There is plenty of time for that, tonight I am simply tipping my hat.

By: Jim_Satterfield

Jim_Satterfield — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:02:22 +0000

Senator Claire McCaskill was interviewed the other day on a local NPR station talk show. When the subject of Obama's experience came up she pointed out something about his ability. What do you think it takes to run a successful campaign for the presidency, especially when facing the kinds of odds that Obama faced? Look at the size of that kind of enterprise. The time, effort and skill invested is huge. And he did it. He did a better job of actually running a campaign and choosing the right staff for it as well as having the right kind of message and charisma it took. Don't lose sight of those facts when judging his qualifications.

By: Neocon

Neocon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:43:32 +0000

When Obama gave the keynote speech at the 04 convention the buzz was about Obama as the next Saviour of the party. Up and coming………..this, that and the other.

In the end it is nothing more then a self fulfilling prophecy. The man who used to figure out who gets the next beer license now gets to tell the world what to do.

Only in America.