Obama cites need for change

[SoxFan]

Source: NH Union Leader

It is his message of hope as much as his resume that has swayed Jack Rothman of Merrimack, who said he settled on Obama a few weeks ago.

"I see him as what a real leader should be," Rothman said. "He will be a real uniter, not just in words. I was around when Kennedy was president. When Obama speaks, it's the same kind of energy he brings."



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[msongs]

1. dems & glbts = no faith, baby boomers = get lost, ted kennedy = too old =>- uniter? nt

[Frances]

2. Thanks for posting something positive about a candidate

I prefer these positive posts to the negative ones.

Haven't made up my mind which of the excellent Dem candidates I'll support.

[indimuse]

3. LEADERS DON'T JUST STAND ON THE SENATE FLOOR (OR NOT) AND SIDESTEP VOTES WITH A BIG FAT "PRESENT".

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has missed the most votes of any Democratic presidential hopeful in the Senate over the last two months, including a
vote on an Iran resolution he has blasted Sen. Hillary Clinton for supporting.
Obama’s Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ‘Present’
In the end, Mr. Obama chose neither to vote for nor against the bill. He voted “present,” effectively sidestepping the issue, an option he invoked nearly 130 times as a
state senator.
“If you are worried about your next election, the present vote gives you political cover,” said Kent D. Redfield, a professor of political studies at the University of Illinois.



"In both Iowa and New Hampshire, we have heard that Obama staffers are berating Hillary supporters on the phone with negative attacks against her," wrote Doyle.

She went on to describe accounts of a negative campaign tactic known as "push polling" — a practice where voters receive phone calls from individuals posing as

independent pollsters who instead offer details of negative and sometimes misleading attributes about a particular candidate.

IF YOU think Obama has run a positive campaign. Hillary maintained the high road for -months- before finally answering some of the mud.
Clinton's senior advisers (AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHERS ...INCLUDING TUCKER CARLSON...LOL...BELEIVE IT OR NOT!!!) have grown convinced that the media deck is stacked against them, that their candidate is drawing far harsher scrutiny than Barack Obama. "She's just held to a different standard in every respect," says Mark Halperin, Time's editor at large. "The press rooted for Obama to go negative, and when he did he
was applauded. When she does it, it's treated as this huge violation of propriety." While Clinton's mistakes deserve full coverage, Halperin says, "the press's flaws --
wild swings, accentuating the negative -- are magnified 50 times when it comes to her. It's not a level playing field."
And at least some journalists agree.

See for example http://attacktimeline.com/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Funding_Accountability_and_Transparency_Act_of_2006

[boricua79]

4. let me guess...you're voting Hillary right?

news flash: your candidate has lost double digit support in Iowa in the last month.

looks like your meme ain't making the rounds.

[aquart]

5. So you justify not taking any stand to avoid complications

when one takes the plunge and runs for president? Taking the easiest way out is your idea of leadership?

It's EASY to stand on a podium and paint an ideal future. The devil is in the details.

But it's good to know Obama is present. You can't make mistakes if all you do is show up.