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- AniceAtheist, on 10/12/2007, -10/+143He had it right in 2002. It took most Americans another 5 years to realize the truth in his words. Some to this day are blinded by Nationalism and the 'war on terrorism'
This is a man that should be president - LilRabbitFooFoo, on 08/11/2008, -10/+91breakpoint 25 is an idiot
- mickeyknoxxx, on 10/12/2007, -10/+68Congratulations Obama!
you may be the first president I ever vote for. - JoCliMe, on 10/12/2007, -12/+67I hope then that you don't complain about George W. Bush. To all of you that don't vote, quit complaining about the politicians...and none of the "one vote doesn't count crap. If you don't vote, you have no right to complain. I don't care who you are.
- Paroparo, on 10/12/2007, -6/+57This guy is like James T. Kirk, John Sheridan, the president from 24 and countless other good honest Americans.
Except he actually exists. I really want this guy to win. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+41This hearkens back to a comment I made on my s#it blog about wanting a president that is smarter than me. I had the Iraq war right but not as right as Obama had it. He might as well have been looking into a magic crystal ball and simply reading today's headlines back before the war even began.
- alpinweiss88, on 10/12/2007, -3/+38I remember when we went to war in Iraq, I remember it very clearly. My wife and I had saved up for a vacation to Paris for a week. We left 2 days after we invaded Iraq. We thought for a second about not going, but we had planned and saved for it. We didn't fear any kind of retribution, even though people kept asking us if we thought we would be safe. There were some anti-Iraq-war rallies we saw, but never once felt unwelcome. (true, we knew to dress like Europeans instead of noisy, loud Americans which stood out like sore thumbs). I remember clearly saying "IF - and I mean IF - they have these weapons, I suppose they could be a threat... but it really seems like just a Bush vendetta to me." I remember supporting Bush when we invaded Afganistan. But this was different. I lived in Illinois at the time, and I remember hearing about Obama from some good friends. Obama had been a supporter of my friend's dad, who was a small-town politician. I remember thinking that he was the first politician I didn't immediately distrust. At that time, I never thought he'd run for President, but he has shown over and over that he might have what it takes. Would he be the perfect president? I doubt it. I am afraid the media is over-hyping him just a tad too early, and he'll be a target. People may get sick of hearing how great he is. But I would be proud to have him be the President of the US, and if I travelled abroad again, I wouldn't have to try to hang my head in shame because of who our leader is like I do now.
- Ulisses, on 10/12/2007, -22/+55OMGz but I don't know how he stands on teh issueeeeeeeeeeeeeez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!1
- iluvatar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34maybe he meant it's the first candidate he would vote for, instead of simply voting against the other guy
example: a lot of people didn't really vote for Kerry, they voted against Bush - rtini, on 10/12/2007, -7/+38Maybe he/she was too young to vote before. Don't be too quick to assume...
- onionizer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32I've heard this guy talking a few times. I'd be kinda happy for americans if they manage to put someone like him at the white house the next year. good luck!
- negrox, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32If you guys don't elect Obama for President, here in Mexico will take it.... Obama for President of Mexico...
btw, americans have the opportunity of electing THE world leader, so you should take your vote seriously, whether you vote
for Obama or not. Lives of people who cant cast a vote in your ballots, depend on it.
(Big responsability to be an American, cheers!) - miamilaw, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30Honestly, "Wow," is all I can really say. His argument is thorough and persuasive. I've heard many speeches throughout the years from the entire political spectrum and I can say is that this man seems like an extremely articulate and completely sensible thinker. way ahead of his time in terms of geopolitical strategy... not to mention he owes nothing to the wealthy and political elite (i.e., corporate pockets).
@breakpoint25: you are the epitome of ignorance. in some way, i hope WMDs are found in iraq so at least something may justify you taking up precious oxygen from people more intelligent than you. - stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -5/+33actually...a whole lot of us had it right back in 2002. It's sad that so many people had it wrong when the truth was SO clear.
- handband2, on 10/12/2007, -8/+34"If you do vote, you have no right to complain. after all, the voters elect dishonest, incompetent people who jack everything up. It is their fault."
-George Carlin - CodyBrown, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24
2002. This speech is half a decade old.
It could be mistaken for a modern and gravitating editorial.
Obama will be the next president of this country. - rtini, on 10/12/2007, -4/+25Did you read the article? Obama totally called it in 2002. It's important for Presidents to have good foresight. Get it?
- AniceAtheist, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23I want a president that can say "I was wrong", and explain rationally why he was wrong and what it means to change his mind. That is not flip flopping, that is realism. Presidents are human, it is the stubborn ones that cannot accept failure that keep digging holes. Kind of like Bush in office now digging an economic hole to hide Iraq in.
- zweben, on 10/12/2007, -9/+28"Good honest Americans don't exist?"
Sometimes it seems that way. - TheChihuahua, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20This guy said this 2002? Holy *****, he hit the nail on the head. Really. In like, every way. Goddamn.
- heynow21, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21This country has been willing to accept a black president for a long time, but the only ones that kept stepping forward were "black leaders" like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Finally a normal guy with mainstream views steps up and racism is nowhere to be found. So much for that myth.
- mickeyknoxxx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18@iluvatar
"maybe he meant it's the first candidate he would vote for, instead of simply voting against the other guy
example: a lot of people didn't really vote for Kerry, they voted against Bush"
Thats exactly what I meant. Oh and btw..I'm a he. - evilTak, on 10/12/2007, -6/+21Maybe he just turned 18...ah, beaten by rtini
- tabledesk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Even though your comment is probably nothing more than a carefree post, you're perpetuating the same ***** Fox News peddles, and, in joke form or not, it hurts society.
- Akaji, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Yes. Yes it is. Aaaaaand....?
- stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14um, actually the last few elections were very reminiscent of American Idol. Presentation wins the elections. I don't agree with it, but John Kerry looked like a craggy old stuck up corpse, or that Heatmiser guy from those old claymation type Christmas movies. That, combined with his old man stuck up monotone speech style, is a big reason why he lost.
Bush may not be an eloquent speaker by any means, but he gives the "regular guy" impression. Kinda funny for a rich boy - stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17@nixonrichard
Apparently you are not aware of the petition thousands and thousands of people signed urging Obama to run. - 47f0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12@nixonrichard
According to you...
"And at one point in time 70% of Americans supported a war against Iraq."
and...
"Do you really want a president who goes against his own promises and compromises his integrity just because of popular pressure?"
That's just fascinating. Are the two halves of your brain even communicating? Your own argument destroys your argument - If Obama was the kind of person to "compromise his integrity because of popular pressure" - then why was he speaking out in opposition to 70% of America?
And I'm not sure that running for president represents "compromising his integrity." You just believe that because of your candidate's compromised integrity.
Sheesh. - stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11please stop using that Fanboy word. It may work for little children with the Wii or whatever the hell it's used for...but fanboy is the stupidest sounding word I've ever heard in my life.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12It'll be nice to have an eloquent President again.
The nitwit currently in the White House makes me cringe every time I hear him try to speak. - LilRabbitFooFoo, on 08/11/2008, -3/+14So? It's as common as John is in America.
Should we call anyone with the middle name of Harvey an assassin because they share their name with Lee Harvey Oswald? Or should we fear all of people names Lee or Oswald or Charles (Manson) or John (Hinkley)?
This is your second uber-ignorant trolling post in the same short thread. Welcome to the banned list, moron. - Borfo, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18maybe (s)he's voted in every election, but the wrong team keeps winning...
- negrox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@utties...
LOL, your reply to my comment is so wrong in so many levels, that you should not feel proud of your education system, proof that
you need a thorough change in your country's policies.
But anyways, I'm sorry if I offended with my comments. - spurtle, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12"We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different--and perhaps barren--outcome."
George H.W. Bush & Brent Scowcroft, from A World Transformed, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998 - redfiche, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10That is a series of atrocious analogies. In WW2, a little thing called Pearl Harbor had most of the country clamoring for war, and lined up at the recruiting offices. The first world war is a bit harder to justify, but certainly there was more obvious agression on the part of Germany. In the Gulf war we had clearly defined objectives, we got in and out quickly. All very, very different. As the distinguished Senator from Illinois said in his 2002 speech, he's not against all wars, just dumb ones. So don't trot out your poor comparisons and your rediculous straw man argument. Read the article. Listen. Think.
- phil.busch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I hope no one votes on him just because he is black. Race/Gender/Religion are NOT good reasons to elect a person. Their stances on issues and competency are.
However, I do agree - Obama could be a very capable leader for this country - I hope he gets the chance. - jeremyh42, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10SLuM, did Barack run over your dog or something? Obama = Hitler?!? I'm surprised that you would make that association when the obvious fascist is the current occupant of the white house.
- GeneralFault, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10@richardnixon,
Nice tin man. I don't want a person that starts a war on popular opinion to be president. I DO want a person that starts a presidential campaign on popular opinion to be president. - kermatron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Your WW2 statement is incorrect. After Pearl Harbor, most everyone supported the president's decision to enter the war.
- jpolacek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9He gave the speech as an Illinois state senator in October 2002 at the Federal Plaza in Chicago.
- dankenstein, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I got chills reading this, especially near the end. I would've initially assumed this speech to be very recent, considering the passion with which he is speaking. Reading this has solidified my vote for Obama, and how convenient the DNC is being held in Denver, right down the street. Obama could make an address to the country with this speech verbatim and move a lot of people. The last paragraph just sounds like something that goes down in history.
- stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11@nixonrichard
are you serious?
The point is that perhaps Obama really wasnt going to run, but then SO MANY people started telling him, BEGGING him to. Maybe people begging him to run made him realize that he would NOT be treated like a joke like Sharpton. - kermatron, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Finally, someone who actually read this article and then commented.
+1 - harisund, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"Obama is a terrorist"
OSama is a terrorist. There, fixed it for ya o_0 - lcleary22, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10I fear that many of the naysayers, those who claim that America will never put a black man in the White House, may be too disheartened to find hope in a candidate. Yeah, he's black. Yeah, America has it's fill of bigots. But take a look at his words--- time and time again this man finds a way to inspire. Not only do I think he can be elected president, I truly believe Obama can help slow down the depressing downward spiral of ethics and honesty in American politics. Maybe even turn it around.
- stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10until cheney shoots him in the face
- dxgg, on 02/05/2008, -1/+9@ uttles
So...how long ago did your family come to America and get treated like ***** by those already here? *rolls eyes*
America is a multi-national and multi-cultural country...get over it. - wthulhu, on 08/29/2009, -1/+9So when I was 17 I didn't have any right to complain about the world being screwed up?
- nikkon85, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Great speech, great man. Will make a great president.
- Shiftgood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well if you look at the evidence our current administration is presenting. It seems that speaking skills has some relationship to intelligence. I think that fact is pretty obvious.
would you trust a heart surgeon to "get'er done"? -
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