An opinion on Obama:"He's the Tiger Woods of the Democratic Party"

[wndycty]

I called him a rock star, others are calling him Tiger Woods, regardless we have something special. I hope every Democrat in the nation does their part to get his man elected!

-snip-
"He's the Tiger Woods of the Democratic Party," said Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, who finished fourth in the race. "It was a landslide victory, and he is someone who has been chosen to bridge the gap between all communities and ethnic groups and all races in this state."

The Rev. Jesse Jackson emphasized the importance of Obama's election to the minority community, but also credited the coalition -- including blacks and Jews -- that came together for the candidate.

"At a time there's so much polarization, so much bitterness and anger and hurt, we need coalition leaders," Jackson said.

Obama shrugged off his cross-racial appeal, attributing it to a more open-minded electorate.

"People are interested in what a candidate's message is and less concerned about their color or where they reside," Obama said. "I don't want to be Pollyannish. Obviously race remains a factor in our country, and I don't think that's going to go away any time soon.

"I am hopeful, however, and I think that yesterday's results indicate that my faith in the American people and their capacity to take a look at candidates who may not share the same surname or the same racial background as them is" not misplaced.
-snip-

http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-obama18.html

[patricia92243]

1. Never heard of him - he must not be too much Tiger Woods.

[wndycty]

2. Trust me. . .you will

. . .I am predicting he will get a speech at the convention, hopefully prime time. Anyone who has heard him speak would most likely agree!

[ps1074]

3. is he presidential material?

eom

[wndycty]

4. He has the potential to be. . .

. . .but lets get him into the Senate first and see how he does. But could he be presidential material? Yes. Its just too early to tell.

[Frederic Bastiat]

22. He was born in Kenya non?

I met him once before when he was in Harvard and I seem to recall he mentioned this. So according to the Constitution he couldn't run.

[wndycty]

24. He was born in Hawaii

:kick:

[Walt Starr]

11. Absofinglutely he's presidential material!

In fact, I predict he will one day be president!

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. an unelected Democrat?

No. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Let him win the Senate seat first.

[wndycty]

9. Yes an unelected Democrat. . .

. . .a lot of unelected Democrats (and Republicans for that matter) get to speak at conventions.

[KittyWampus]

5. Keep An Eye On Rahm Emmanuel

Excellent speaker, takes NO crap from Right Wingers... and yeah, he's fairly young & good looking.

[wndycty]

7. Well put it this way Illinois has a hell of a Congressional delegation!

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
312-353-4952
Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn Street, #3892 • Chicago, IL 60604
217-492-4062
525 S. Eighth Street • P.O. Box
790 • Springfield, IL 62705
618-998-8812
Mercantile Bank Building
701 Court Street • Marion, IL 62959
202-224-2152
364 Russell Senate Building • Washington D.C., 20510
www.senate.gov/~durbin/


U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush
1st District
773-224-6500 655 East 79th St. • Chicago, IL 60619
773-224-9624 (fax)
2416 Rayburn Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-4372 • 202-226-0333 (fax)
www.house.gov/rush/
[e-mail]


U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.
2nd District
708-798-6000 • 708-798-6160
17926 S. Halsted • Homewood, IL 60430
313 Cannon Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-0773 • 202-225-0899 (fax)
www.jessejacksonjr.org


U.S. Congressman William Lipinski
3rd District
5832 S. Archer Avenue • Chicago, IL 60638
312-886-0481 • 773-767-9395 (fax)
2470 Rayburn Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5701 • 202-225-1012 (fax)


U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez
4th District
3181 N. Elston Avenue • Chicago, IL 60618
773-509-0999 • 773-509-0152
2452 Rayburn Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-8203 • 202-225-7810
www.house.gov/gutierrez/


U.S. Congressman Rahm Emanuel
5th District
3742 W. Irving Park • Chicago, IL 60618
773-267-5926 • 773-509-0152 (fax)
1319 Longworth House • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-4061 • 202-226-6500 (fax)
www.house.gov/emanuel/


U.S. Congressman Danny Davis
7th District
3333 W. Arthington #130 • Chicago, IL 60624
773-533-7520 • 773-533-7530 (fax)
1222 Longworth Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5006 • 202-225-5641 (fax)
www.house.gov/davis/
[e-mail]


U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
9th District
5533 N. Broadway • Chicago, IL 60624
773-506-7100 • 773-506-9202 (fax)
515 Cannon Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2111 • 202-226-6890 (fax)
www.house.gov/schakowsky/
[e-mail]


U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello
12th District
155 Lincoln Place Court • Belleville, IL 62221
618-233-8026 • 618-233-8765 (fax)
2454 Rayburn Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5661 • 202-225-0285 (fax)
www.house.gov/costello/


U.S. Congressman Lane Evans
17th District
1535 47th Ave., #5 • Moline, IL 61265
309-793-5760 • 309-762-9193 (fax)
2211 Rayburn Bldg. • Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5905 • 202-225-5396 (fax)
www.house.gov/evans/
[e-mail]

[jean]

10. He hs a handy "Debt Calculator" on the front page of his site so you can

see just how much your part of the nation debt is - here are the numbers:

The national debt on March 18: $7,113,058,404,353.38
Your share of the national debt: $24,291.32

I wish Emmanuel had some video footage (at his site) of himself talking - I remember him well from his Clinton days but would love to hear him speak on today's issues!

[wndycty]

12. Well actually Emanuel needs a campaign Website

:kick:

[aldian159]

14. my boy!

man, i love this state! Born and raised in Schakowski (sp) and live in Emmanuel now. This state will have Obama and Durbin, what a place!

[rocktivity]

27. I'm VERY glad that some of you thinking like this

It's not too soon to start thinking about 2012 or even 2020--you can bet the Repubs are!

:headbang:
rocknation

[jean]

6. Obama links - including a 5 min video of him talking - - -

Barack Obama’s website:
http://www.obamaforillinois.com/

Go to this page to hear him speak:
http://www.obamaforillinois.com/media.shtml#television

and click on this choice - He talks about himself and the issues during this video:
'5-Minute Video Introduction to Barack Obama' - Posted March 1
WATCH: Windows Media 56K, DSL/Cable

[davsand]

13. He's star quality--no doubt!

He's got the full package--the looks, the passion and the ability to articulate it and not scare the moderates. His wife and two pretty little girls just make it even better.

Obama has accomplished a LOT in the Illinois Senate--and remember--he did a lot of it at a time when the GOP controlled this state. I've seen his work for a few years now especially on Health Care in Illinois. Obama got the Bernadine amendment passed along with several other critical bills, and he managed to do it with bi-partisan support a lot of the time.

Even in the midst of his campaign, he's been working on a bill that will force Illinois hospitals to bill the uninsured at the same negotiated rates insured people get--not the higher rates that are sometimes up to twice as much.

He's good on all the issues--and it does a disservice to him for me to single out health care--but it is an area that he deserves recognition and applause for.

I know his name is not familiar to a lot of you yet--particularly if you are not in Illinois or maybe not terribly activist on any one cause like health care--but he IS an amazing guy. Pay attention to this man--you'll be seeing him a lot in the future.

I have little doubt he's going to win this November. I was saying "Yes we can" back in the summer when I was on the host committee for a fund raiser for him. I'm saying YES WE CAN! even louder now that he's won a seven way primary with over 50% of the vote.

Laura

[wndycty]

15. Yes we can!!!

Yes we can!!!

[TheDonkey]

16. Obama is going places!

How exciting, I wish him luck getting into the Senate. He'd make a powerful progressive.

[wndycty]

17. As I said the other day, he is and will be a rock star

:kick:

[AspenRose]

18. I thought Harold Ford, Jr. was the rock star

:shrug:

The more competent Dems, the better

[wndycty]

19. OK then Obama/Ford in 2012!

:kick:

[rocktivity]

26. I prefer Obama as VP in 2012

After eight years of serving under President Edwards or Clinton or Clark, he'd be at the right age to run in 2020 (58). With solid White House experience and national exposure, it would be hard to hold his race against him.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Quetzal]

20. kick

:kick:

This guy Rocks!!!

[annagull]

21. With a name like Obama, he better be good

No offense, but that name would be fodder for the right wing shock jocks..

[RichV]

23. But...

Jack Ryan's name is strikingly similar to very, very unpopular former governor George Ryan. I doubt that will help him one bit, as many people will probably confuse the two at the polls.

[John_H]

25. If he puts an apostrophe between the O and the B

he'll win my old South Side neighborhood with 99 percent of the vote.