Am I the only one? Obama bores me to tears.

[DURHAM D]

Reagan bored me to tears but I understood that other people somehow found him interesting. For twenty five years I tried to figure out what I was missing.

Same with Obama. Intellectually I know people find him interesting/exciting but not me. I have been trying to self-examine why others feel something I don't.

I find people interesting that are crazy with passion about something. For me, being passionate about public policy that works for the common good is the most exciting thing I can witness in a person. Therefore - I find that Howard Dean is interesting, Bill Clinton is interesting, Joe Biden is interesting, John Edwards is interesting, Al Gore is interesting, Hillary Clinton is interesting. Obama is boring.

[flordehinojos]

1. the first time i heard andrea mitchell say that BO is "inspiring" i said to myself,

what? i, too, find obama neither inspiring, eloquent, doted witht he qualities of a leader, or anything else that they are all praising about or for. heck. i don't even find him principled.
he is someone who will sacrifice principle to whatever gets the job done for him, whatever means to achieve the end. he frames it in a pragmatic over principle equation. race baiting has one of those. whining has been another. hiding behind whoever skirt, shirt, or excuse has been another. he is just another run of the mill GWB.

[DURHAM D]

6. Honestly, I have always despised Bush

but he is actually more interesting than Obama. Same with McCain.

[Deep13]

41. wrong place****

[libbygurl]

2. Hey, you read my mind. I keep saying that O does absolutely NOTHING for me.

Same with Reagan. (I still call Reagan Airport as 'National Airport'.) These two who do not inspire me one whit lack, I agree, a certain je ne sais quoi - what I think you're right in calling 'passion'. So I did like Biden once, I also liked Edwards, and if it was between JE and HRC, I would be in a pickle, choice-wise.

So what is it we're missing that so many others find so exciting in O? Dunno. A puzzlement to me, too!

Of course, I've also said previously that I tend not to follow the crowd in a lot of things and prefer to make my own decisions whether I like/respect something or someone, and I don't really put much store in what most other people say.

[boston bean]

4. I have never been a follower, it is a complete turn off for me. nt

[IowaGirl]

12. Do you think maybe our implants.......

failed? :think:

[libbygurl]

15. THAT'S IT, IowaGirl! Brilliant! Need to return them to the manufacturer (made in China?)!

:rofl:

[boston bean]

24. I tell people it's like this...

Obama points at you and says:

You Obama

or

You No Obama

And I got the Nobama point!

[libbygurl]

25. LOL! Musta happened to me, too! nt

[Chovexani]

3. Forgive me for alluding to professional wrestling

But Obama is the political equivalent of Triple H: he talks and talks and talks and SAYS NOTHING.

[DURHAM D]

7. That is a reference I will need to research. eom

[Chovexani]

13. LOL, it's not worth your time

Triple H is a WWE wrestler who is married in real life to the head writer (who is the daughter of the guy that runs the WWE), so for a good chunk of time they were pushing him big time. In interviews and promos he is known to pontificate at length in a very boring fashion without really saying anything of substance (granted, "substance" is a relative term when we're dealing with wrasslin'). To the point where other wrestlers will make fun of it (The Rock was especially hilarious about it).

[displacedtexan]

5. The monotone puts me to sleep.

[libbygurl]

8. Yes, so what are these followers talking about when they say he speaks so inspiringly?

His speech cadence has no rhythm - compare and contrast with MLK, for instance, or even JFK.

O is really an empty suit to me, a wholly manufactured, artificial product sold under false pretences to the public!

[displacedtexan]

38. IMO, Jesse Jackson was the best speaker ever. n/t

[NCarolinawoman]

9. I think the ones whose style is NOT "hands on" are the boring ones.

Reagan and Obama fit that bill. Bush Jr. is the same way. They end up being kind of nebulous. (I hope that is the right word). Therefor, IMO, boring.

[libbygurl]

10. Nothing real about 'em. 'Nebulous' is a good descriptor for them. 'Boring', too!

There's a lack of sincerity in their manner that just irks me.

With Bush II, his fatal combination of arrogance, willful ignorance, sense of entitlement and incompetence really takes the cake for me, though.

O is relatively benign, but I see many disturbing parallels between O and *!

[DURHAM D]

11. Yep -

vapid
vacuous
dull
empty
void of meaning
flat

[maddiejoan]

14. Nope

I have yet to stay awake all the way through one of his speeches.

To me he is like a Vulcan on Qualludes.

[libbygurl]

16. Vulcans have more real meaty informational speeches, though, no?

Hey, maddiejoan! Glad to see you here! Wondering where you've been - not in the slimy cesspool?

[maddiejoan]

20. Phone banking for Texas all damned day, baby :)

[libbygurl]

31. Yay! Good on ya! nt

[DURHAM D]

17. Hey MJ - a reference to Qualludes shows your age.

Oh wait - I guess it shows mine as well.

[golddigger]

18. Good one maddiejoin, "Vulcan on Qualludes." LMAO...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Hoof Hearted]

19. He's boring as hell actually. No wonder Kerry likes him so much.

Kerry would have been a good president, but he was BORING too.

[DURHAM D]

21. He was boring but -

at least his wife is passionate about something other than herself or her husband.

[libbygurl]

23. Oh, I kept wishing Teresa Heinz Kerry was running instead of John, truth to tell.

Now she really did not suffer fools gladly.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

22. He's like a cardboard cut-out.

I know what you mean, DD...

"Intellectually I know people find him interesting/exciting but not me. I have been trying to self-examine why others feel something I don't."


I've struggled with this, as well. I kept thinking, is there something I'm missing? Some of his biggest supporters were posters I'd admired ... and I was left wondering why they were so convinced that he had something that I couldn't even glimpse.

[goldcanyonaz]

26. I've yet to be able to listen to either him or his wife for more than 2 sentences.

I can't stand either of them. I find them to be 2 of the most egotistical people in politics and that's saying a lot.

[libbygurl]

28. Yep. MO's very much faked 'Nevah-dah' x 3 yell in January did it for me.

I just don't see the so-called 'charisma' that their supporters keep saying they have. All I see are a couple of hypocritical fakes with ambition to spare.

Why did He Who Will Not Be Named immediately run for the presidency (when he also said he'd serve two terms as US senator?)?

And again I ask - what was the meeting with Rove at the White House shortly after his 2004 Dem Convention speech all about? I began to doubt his genuineness already then!

[goldcanyonaz]

32. And his supporters have to be the biggest bullies around. ABO for me.

I won't lift a finger to get him elected.

And, that's my final answer.

[libbygurl]

34. My final answer, too. I've passed the point of no return as far as ...

...the other candidate's concerned.

[DURHAM D]

29. "2 of the most egotistical people in politics" -

Wow - that is saying a lot. And, I agree.

[judaspriestess]

27. he is super boring

as soon as I start hearing that ridiculous hum in his voice, I want to throw up.

I feel like at any second we are going to start singing amazing grace or something.

[libbygurl]

30. But, do you not look forward to the heavens opening up, and that light shining down upon you...

...and an epiphany striking you so you vote for....

Oh, fer heaven's sake. Sorry, got carried away.

;)

[zabet]

33. Heck, he sounds like

Mrs. Othmar from the Charlie Brown
cartoons to me. Mwaa mumwaaa waaa.
I have seen people liken his speaking
to that of a preacher. I have to
vehemently disagree. My Uncle is a
Methodist Preacher, with his own Church.
The KEY difference between a preacher
like my Uncle and Obama......my Uncle
believes with the breadth and depth of
his soul what he is saying, Obama doesn't.
He is trying to sell himself to the American
people, using a very carefully and slick sales
plan.

[judaspriestess]

35. Its the humming of words that drives me bonkers

its so fake

[libbygurl]

37. Er...'humming of words'? Whazzat? No, seriously?

And why does he need teleprompters when he campaigns?

[libbygurl]

36. Heh. see response #5. Also recall a thread about this a day or so ago.

Fake! is all I can say, and he struck me as one from the get-go (2004 Dem Convention). Amazing how many are buying so willingly into this shiny, new, hollow product.

[BlackVelvet04]

39. Obama is a one trick pony....

once you've heard one of his speeches you've heard them all and it starts to sound like preaching and nagging.

[katty]

40. yup, I see the smile but would like to see the guts, his

wife Michelle, is more interesting and fired up than he is.

[Deep13]

42. It's like listening to Wayne Dyer.

I feel like asking, "Could you be a little more vague, please?"

[katty]

43. ha! I know...yawn--could you put a match under yourself?!

[maddiejoan]

44. Ha Ha!

I taped Wayne Dyer off of PBS for the sole purpose of helping me fall asleep when I'm insomniac!

I also have Golf tournaments and Rick Steves videos for that.

Maybe I should try taping Obama as well!

[libbygurl]

45. Ehh, that would be much too annoying for me. Careful-you might see that light descend...

...upon you, have an epiphany....etc. etc. and then where will that leave Hill?

LOL! :hi:

[Alamom]

46. Southern preacher "boring"...black or white. I've been to both, especially when I was in school & up

until a few years ago. The cadence is always the same. It puts you to sleep.



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