March 19, 2008
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The Daily News
1 So…Arthur C. Clarke walks into a bar…
2 Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do…
3 The reference is, of course to…
4 But we’ve been through all of that already.
5 I’m interested in a couple of other things this fine day.
6 So let’s just move on early here.
7 So…
8 Is it just me or is Barack Obama beginning to look like the real deal?
9 I haven’t seen a politician this graceful and intelligent since John F. Kennedy.
10 In fact, I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that Obama is the greatest “black” leader since Martin Luther King.
11 Bar none.
12 I put the quotes around the word “black” for a couple of reasons.
13 For one, I just think he’s a strong, intelligent and talented leader black, white, or purple with pink polka dots.
14 That is SO white.
15 White guys always say that about black candidates. I don’t care if he’s black, white, or even purple with pink polka dots.
16 Yeah you do.
17 The last guy you would ever vote for would be a bloke who is purple with pink polka dots.
18 Read my lips: un-e-lect-able.
19 Anyway, I watched some show last night that pulled me in. They were hammering questions at Barack, and he consistently moved things around, and still maintained a winner’s pose.
20 For a brief second, I actually felt that I was watching a genuine winner, an amazing leader, beyond anyone who has come down the pike in over thirty years.
21 The guy is smart, witty, and eloquent, AND he is quite winnable.
22 Never mind democrat/repub whatevuh. This guy has smarts, and has shown complete grace in answering the hundreds of questions shot at him. Contrast to the incumbent.
23 The second reason for the quotations around the word “black” is that he isn’t 100% “black” anyway, not that it matters. He certainly has the entire black experience, family ties, experience and heart in him, but he is beyond any label, and makes race both relevant and irrelevant. I for one would be proud to be of the generation that elected the first “black” president. I’m proud of how he handles all of it; many politicians would have folded by now.
24 What begins to emerge is one of the strongest, most intelligent leaders in our nation’s history. Maybe THAT is where the focus should be. And if he become our first black president, it will be monumental. And it may finally serve to build a bridge among all the races, at long last.
23 I like Oback. Er…Barack. Obama…
24 I think in historical perspective, this guy will prove to be the real deal.
25 Moving on: Sir Paul. Taken to the cleaners.
26 You really have to question what the heck happened there.
27 Ah, vilderness…
28 I’m just gonna stop right here. I really don’t want to hear Heather Mills’ side of things,even though with a settlment like that, there may be some smoke.
29 She still comes off as a golddigger.
30 But yeesh…time will tell. Truth will out, sadly.
31 Time to bow out gracefully.
32 Barack is amazing to me. I’m proud to stand up for him.
33 Peace.
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