The Obama Cult

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

What, are we back in middle school now? "Oh how cool that would be!!!!!"

Possibly. I've heard adults - even rather oldish adults - express very similar sentiments. Here's a quote: "Well, I'm really a Republican but I just don't want to miss the chance to be a part of this!"

A part of what, exactly? Do you even know? Can you articulate it in racially neutral terms? Nope, I didn't think so.

I don't know about Obama as a GE candidate. He's pretty much been given a free ride during the primary because no one is really challenging him. The Repubs will slice him up pretty good. They'll focus on his liberal voting record, his lack of experience in everything, his naivete in foreign affairs, etc.

Now, here I disagree. If you watched the Democratic debates over the last year, Hillary and the mods have both been after him. The media may be a different matter entirely, but he certainly hasn't had a free pass in the debates. For the most part he holds his own quite well.

You mention the Repubs will slice him up. This is actually increasingly the argument Hillary's using for why you should vote for her. "Yeah, I know nobody likes me, but at least that's already a known factor. We don't know how many people will dislike Obama once the GOP is through with him."

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

...They are running McCain, hardly a conservative. He has yet to "slice" anyone up.

Yup. Plus I find it hard to believe that McCain - brilliant orator that he is - could slice anyone up, no matter how vulnerable the competition. As Noah points out, when McCain tries to go on the offensive he just comes across as the curmudgeonly, slightly confused old man. He'll need someone to do the talking and make the arguments for him. (Hint for McCain: skip Huckabee.)