Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. has officially announced the formation of his campaign committee for the 2008 Democratic nomination. John Whitesides of Reuters reports:
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois jumped into the 2008 White House race on Tuesday, promising to bring Americans together and "change our politics" with a campaign that could make him the first black president in U.S. history.
Obama, a freshman senator and rising party star, formed a committee to begin raising money and hiring staff to campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination to succeed Republican President George W. Bush.He plans a formal campaign announcement in his hometown of Chicago on February 10.
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If Obama has the ambition, he is correct to try now, despite his lack of experience. He is a media darling, and his lack of a record means there is less to specifically criticize.
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"If Obama has the ambiti... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Lee | January 19, 2007 3:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"If Obama has the ambition, he is correct to try now, despite his lack of experience. He is a media darling, and his lack of a record means there is less to specifically criticize."
Not to worry, there will always be ignorant jackasses who will try to paint Obama in a negative light just because of his middle name.
1. Posted by Lee | January 19, 2007 3:24 PM |
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Posted on January 19, 2007 15:24
2. Posted by Jim Addison | January 21, 2007 1:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Gee, Lee, where has Obama been "painted in a negative light" because of his middle name? Is merely mentioning his name going "negative" now?
Hussein is a very common name in the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East, honoring one of Mohammed's grandsons.
Now, if I said, "John Breck Edwards," THAT would be ridiculing him, since it is NOT his real name. But how is "Barack Hussein Obama, Jr." or "Hillary Rodham Clinton" any more "negative" than "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" or "Richard Milhous Nixon" or "Franklin Delano Roosevelt?"
Why do you ASSUME the mere mention of his name is "negative?" Do you have some prejudice against Islamic names?
Careful, there . . . you might lose your membership in the Self-Righteous Moonbat Association. They tolerate no intolerance, I hear . . .
2. Posted by Jim Addison | January 21, 2007 1:24 AM |
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Posted on January 21, 2007 01:24