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- CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -55/+853This man is unbelievable. I've read both of his books, books advocating him, and books against him, and can say with a clear head and intelligence that this man could be one of the best presidents ever. Aside from being completely honest and forthright, he is a MODERATE with no ties to big industry and a background that will keep him fighting for human rights. Along with this he is an amazing speaker, which is a great change from Bush who can barely form a sentence if he isn't reading it off of a notecard.
- ehberg, on 10/12/2007, -11/+363Its a Presidential exploratory committee. HE IS NOT OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
Get the story right before you create sensational headlines. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -39/+313This is the start of something special. Bring the hope and unity back to America for gods sake.
- ajb2015, on 10/12/2007, -36/+257please don't use git-r-done in context with barack obama or for any reason at all. thanks.
- ezweave, on 10/12/2007, -15/+217INACCURATE!
He has filed the paperwork for a Presidential Exploratory Committee. THIS DOES NOT MEAN HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. All it means is he is looking into running for office.
"Exploratory, draft or 'testing the waters' committees are formed solely for the purpose of determining the feasibility of an individual’s candidacy for office. The activities of exploratory committees may include polling, travel, and telephone calls to determine whether the individual should become a candidate." DC Official Code § 1-1101.01(6)(B)(vi)
http://www.barackobama.com/video/from_barack_transcript/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploratory_committee - hey560, on 10/12/2007, -22/+217A Woman and a Black Man running for President.
This is what I've been waiting for. A test of how forward thinking America really is. - unloud, on 10/12/2007, -13/+186I'm afraid of that test. If America was forward thinking, they wouldn't have voted Bush in twice.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -10/+182oooohhh, it's on now. hillary is going to ***** a brick.
- Pluckie, on 10/12/2007, -22/+165i'm voting obama all the way
- djSyndrome, on 10/12/2007, -45/+182@kylesellers: given the state of our current administration, electing a turnip into office would be an improvement. And besides, Obama's already copped to his cocaine use, something W is still running away from.
- beelz, on 10/12/2007, -18/+122http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
- KChambers, on 10/12/2007, -3/+95Let's hope people vote for any candidate because they are the most qualified and do not consider race or gender. There is nothing forward thinking about electing a black man or woman if they can't get the job done. Vote for the best person for the job regardless of their physical self.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+85I'm excited. I like him, I'd probably vote for him, but he's no David Palmer. =D
- CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -20/+98@kylesellers
What exactly do you mean? I'm not being a ***** here i'm genuinely wondering what you mean. Just because he hasn't been a senator she 50 years doesn't mean he isn't qualified to be president. If you're in the senate for a long time you develop that lazy ***** mentality and lose the ambition to actually get things done. He's supports environmental reform and wants to get the ***** out of Iraq. These two issues alone should help people realize that he's a good guy for the job. Don't get me wrong there are pleanty of other things that are great about him, but i'm just pointing out 2 that alone give him my vote. - DaedalusvX, on 10/12/2007, -8/+83@kylesellers
His stance on issues are well known and documented (http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Barack_Obama.htm). Just because you're too lazy to look doesn't mean it's all smoke and mirrors. - awhiteflame, on 10/12/2007, -5/+68Who cares if they're a minority? Who cares if they're a woman? It makes *no* difference. It's about ideas and principles. If you think that his values are valid, then fine. But if you want to see him elected *because* he's black, or Clinton elected *because* she's a woman, then you need to re-evaluate what it is you're looking for in a president. If it happens to be a woman, fine. If it happens to be a black person, fine. But if it's *because* they're that, that's not right.
- TheSavageNation, on 10/12/2007, -7/+65@hey560
"A Woman and a Black Man running for President. This is what I've been waiting for. A test of how forward thinking America really is."
From that statement it seems you are implying that voting for a white male is backward thinking and wrong. - mazerrackham, on 10/12/2007, -4/+54It just says he is forming an exploratory committee.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -14/+53as of right now, i'd agree.
this may be the best result of having bush as our president. he and his crew screwed things up so badly that the country has become tired enough of the same old b.s. and is really looking for a new direction. - wisam, on 10/12/2007, -6/+45I'm not even American yet I'm happy he's running for president.
- DJSdotcom, on 10/12/2007, -6/+44He's not a socialist, but even if he were, it's better than a right-wing Christian Fundamentalist Republican.
- Pluckie, on 10/12/2007, -9/+41FULL TEXT:
A Message from Barack
As many of you know, over the last few months I have been thinking hard about my plans for 2008. Running for the presidency is a profound decision - a decision no one should make on the basis of media hype or personal ambition alone - and so before I committed myself and my family to this race, I wanted to be sure that this was right for us and, more importantly, right for the country.
I certainly didn't expect to find myself in this position a year ago. But as I've spoken to many of you in my travels across the states these past months; as I've read your emails and read your letters; I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics.
So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.
The decisions that have been made in Washington these past six years, and the problems that have been ignored, have put our country in a precarious place. Our economy is changing rapidly, and that means profound changes for working people. Many of you have shared with me your stories about skyrocketing health care bills, the pensions you've lost and your struggles to pay for college for your kids. Our continued dependence on oil has put our security and our very planet at risk. And we're still mired in a tragic and costly war that should have never been waged.
But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our problems that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our politics. America's faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common sense way. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.
And that's what we have to change first.
We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.
This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only come from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better way and are willing to work for it.
Years ago, as a community organizer in Chicago, I learned that meaningful change always begins at the grassroots, and that engaged citizens working together can accomplish extraordinary things.
So even in the midst of the enormous challenges we face today, I have great faith and hope about the future - because I believe in you.
And that's why I wanted to tell you first that I'll be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee. For the next several weeks, I am going to talk with people from around the country, listening and learning more about the challenges we face as a nation, the opportunities that lie before us, and the role that a presidential campaign might play in bringing our country together. And on February 10th, at the end of these decisions and in my home state of Illinois, I'll share my plans with my friends, neighbors and fellow Americans.
In the meantime, I want to thank all of you for your time, your suggestions, your encouragement and your prayers. And I look forward to continuing our conversation in the weeks and months to come.
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Barack Obama - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+32Inaccurate. He has only announced he's forming a committee to look into throwing his hat in.
He'll announce if he is (or is not) running for president on Feb 10th. - Mosatii, on 10/12/2007, -16/+46@hey560
By your logic, if America were forward thinking they should vote for a women or a black man based solely on sex and race? Regardless of their qualifications, or political leanings?
I'm a democrat, and I don't agree with either candidates. Does that make me a non-progressive? - CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -11/+41@kylesellers
"I have seen nothing in Obama to impress me besides his eloquence and well crafted image. What are his ideas? What are his positions? What is his action plan? I don't care about his vision if he has no plan to make it reality."
That's what democracy is about. You are supposed to EDUCATE yourself on where he stands on important issues and then make your decision. It isn't his job to convince you to beleive him, its his job to tell you where he stands and hope you agree. Don't post if you aren't oging to put something with subtance in your comment. - notregistering, on 10/12/2007, -11/+41Why is everyone so willing to vote away their civil liberties?
Certain Obama stances stood out for me:
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on allowing ILLEGAL aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
Terrorists are in Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iran. (Oct 2004)
Half of these are minor, but ANYONE voting YES on keeping the PATRIOT Act is far from it. Even WITH provisions against wire-tapping, it is ridiculous (especiaally when it is already 06). As much as it is the dissenting and 'kooky' opinion lately, here is another sobering fact with that last statement. And Syria may not be on this list, but it doesn't nearly outweigh the 'coincidence' (of which this administration has had one too many).
Oil Production By Country:
#1 Saudi Arabia: 8,711,000 thousand barrels / day
#2 Russia: 7,286,000 thousand barrels / day
#3 Iran: 3,804,000 thousand barrels / day - loststar1087, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31Hell, I'm a Democrat and I hate her.
- lava, on 10/12/2007, -5/+32"A test of how forward thinking America really is"
Well, the fact that _it's a big deal_ that a black man and a woman are running is very discouraging.
I wish there was a midget candidate. Why can't a midget be president? - Pluckie, on 10/12/2007, -15/+40@unloud
to be fair... the people only voted him in once while our crazy voting system voted him in the other time - DIGGerPhelpsND, on 10/12/2007, -4/+28Senator Evan Bayh formed an exploratory committee and he did not run. Nothing is official; Obama has not announced a presidential campaign.
Marked as inaccurate. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27@unload
That is not fair. Kerry was just another Skull&Bones member. ;)
There's someone in my class who said she would vote for Condoleeza Rice because she was a "black woman". pathetic - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22"Because he can get the 18-35 male, techies excited he must be good for our country."
Jessica Alba 2008 - PunkHop, on 10/12/2007, -7/+27HELL YES.
Obama is my hometown boy from Illinois. He's smart as a whip.
Still bums me out to see "Barack Obama" and "get 'er done" in the same sentence. Even in our finest hour, we're quoting a moronic redneck. And by we I mean you. - Enceladus, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23I am real excited about Obama. If Obama can get the digg demographic (younger people) excited in a way that other politicians have been unable, he would not only have a legitimate shot in the primary and general election, but I think it would be good for our country as well.
- Phatt138, on 10/12/2007, -6/+25Craig - I completely agree. One doesn't need to be a career politician in order to run the country. In fact, it would be easy to argue that it's a bad thing. As you noted, people get sucked into politics, and by the time they end up making a run for president they're usually so set in their ways, so jaded by past experience, and owe so much to industry and interest groups that they spend most their time in office trying to repay their 'debts' and cover their asses so that they won't be criticized by those who helped them along the way.
kylesellers, it may be about time that this country had a little idealism in the Executive Branch again. We've tried the 'harsh reality' thing, we've tried the 'I have no personality but spent a lot of time in the Senate' thing, we've tried the 'I'm going to set no goals so that people won't be disappointed' thing. A lot of people, myself included, feel like what we need right now is someone with vision and moxy, someone who just may BE too idealistic and too focused on long-term change.
Shoot for the moon - you might miss, but your miss will be a helluva lot closer than most people ever get. - awhiteflame, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18@loststar1087:
And I'm saying, voting against him because he is black is JUST AS BAD as voting _for_ him because he is black. - kylesellers, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18@glock22owner
"Looks like kylesellers needs to go swallow a knife"
See this is the problem with digg lately. I, a socially liberal, economically conservative, moderate who has problems with the war and believes our education system needs immediate and major reform, and being crucified because I am not completely enamored with Obama.
There is room for reasonable people to disagree regarding him (especially you Mr. Glock owner--Obama has voted increase restrictions on handguns). Everyone has been swept up in this Obama whirlwind, and it reminds me of the disaster that was Howard Dean. I may like Obama down the road, but so far there is WAAAAAAAY to much hype to be able to jump on board without further investigation and debate.
/signing off - Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Simply so you dont have to scroll through all the comments, this article is inaccurate.
Obama has NOT announced a White House run. He HAS formed a presidential exploratory committee, which is far from the same thing.
Marked as a huge inaccurate tease. - SupaFupa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Most intellectual President in a long time? If by a long time, you mean 6 years. Bill Clinton was a Rhodes scholar. He's an extremely intelligent person.
- chriswheat, on 10/12/2007, -6/+21Except for the fact that our demographic historically is very unlikely to vote, no matter how excited we are. I for one, will be voting for Obama in the primary.
- chrisgeleven, on 10/12/2007, -7/+22He is the real thing. If there ever is someone who could be a minority president, he is the one.
One of the best speakers I have ever heard...and that is on TV. Being in NH, I should get plenty of chances to hear him more. - fantasticFlan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Here here! Whatever you think of his politics, Bill Clinton is a very intelligent man.
- nblsavage, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Even worse - we're quoting a person who is imitating a redneck. Larry The Cable Guy is as much of a redneck as Bush is a Texan.
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -7/+21"I'm excited. I like him, I'd probably vote for him, but he's no David Palmer. =D"
Holy *****. I wonder if you're on to something there. Maybe the series 24 has been training the US to accept a Black president as a viable, strong candidate... - Lou3000, on 10/12/2007, -7/+21@Herkimer56
First off, Hillary doesn't have a chance. She is way too liberal for most moderate democrats and the female vote is going to be hard to swing as most women I know liberal, moderate, and republican don't like her. Obama is definitely a person that the entire Democratic party could easily align behind. He is what they have needed for the last 8 years, an exciting personality that will bring the young vote back and reinvigorate the older vote.
As for Chicago, you are judging the city (that I live in) on ideals from the 50s. Yeah, the city used to be mob run, and there was a lot of paternalism, but most of that has changed. There is federal oversight on all city hiring, and the city itself is a different place. Your comments show a general ignorance of all things Chicago politics. I guess you also believe that the South still has slaves.
However, non of this matters because Obama IS NOT a Chicago politician, he was a Constitutional Law teacher at the University of Chicago until 2004 when he was elected to the senate.
There is nothing this country needs more right now that a Constitutional lawyer since the Bush administration has used the Constitution as their personal collective toilet paper since 9/11. - danielwsmithee, on 10/12/2007, -5/+19As a moderate/conservative Barack is probably the only dem. I would consider voting for. I am very impressed with his understanding of the desires of the people and his speaking ability. I subscribe to his podcast and enjoy what he has to say even though I disagree with about half of it, but then again I am going to disagree with about half of what any candidate wants to do. An example is his idea to pay the health care of the Auto industry. I'm fine with a form of national health care like in Mass., and now what Shwarznegger is proposing in CA, but why would you only support one industry? The main thing I'm looking for in a president is someone that is willing to work well with the other side of the aisle which I believe he can. Assuming he gets the democratic nomination, if it comes down to him and McCain I'll vote Barack. If it is Guliani I'm still undecided leaning to Barack. If it is Romney I'll vote Romney.
- satanatnmtedu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15If Colin Powell had run for President, I would have voted for him. At least I would have until he was used by the current administration for propaganda purposes. And, I am a liberal.
But, the claim is still inaccurate. - jodokast, on 10/12/2007, -6/+19And your an ignorant fool, congratulations.
- john2kx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13STOP YELLING.
- Pluckie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14obama on his decision to form exploratory committee:
http://www.barackobama.com/video/from_barack_transcript/index.php -
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