Barack Obama is a phenomenon...he is through to the final

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Insightful article

 

Why Republicans like Obama and what it means

A startling contrast with animosity toward Clinton

 

By PETER WEHNER

Washington Post

 

Barack Obama is not only popular among Democrats, he's also an appealing figure to many Republicans. Former GOP House member Joe Scarborough, now a host on MSNBC, reports that after every important Obama speech, he is inundated with e-mails praising the speech — with most of them coming from Republicans. William Bennett, an influential conservative intellectual, has said favorable things about Obama. So have Rich Lowry of National Review and Peggy Noonan. And so have I.

 

A number of prominent Republicans I know, who would wage a pitched battle against Hillary Clinton, like Obama and would find it hard to generate much enthusiasm in opposing him.

 

What is at the core of Obama's appeal?

 

Part of it is the eloquence and uplift of his speeches, combined with his personal grace and dignity. He seems to be a well-grounded, decent, thoughtful man. He comes across, in his person and manner, as nonpartisan. He has an unsurpassed ability to (seemingly) transcend politics. Even when he disagrees with people, he doesn't seem disagreeable.

 

"You know what charm is," Albert Camus wrote in The Fall, "a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question." Obama has such charm, and its appeal is not restricted to Democrats.

 

A second reason Republicans appreciate Obama is that he is pitted against a couple, the Clintons, whom many Republicans hold in contempt. Among the effects of the Obama-Clinton race is that it is forcing Democrats to come to grips with the mendacity and ruthlessness of the Clinton machine. Conservatives have long believed that the Clintons are an unprincipled pair who will destroy those who stand between them and power — whether they are political opponents, women from Bill Clinton's past or independent counsels.

 

When the Clintons were doing this in the 1990s, it was viewed by many Democrats as perfectly acceptable. Some even applauded them for their brass-knuckle tactics. But now that the Clintons are roughing up an inspiring young man who appears to represent the hope and future of the Democratic Party, the liberal establishment is reacting with outrage. "I think we've reached an irrevocable turning point in liberal opinion of the Clintons," writes Jonathan Chait of the New Republic. Many conservatives respond: It's about time.

 

A third reason for Obama's GOP appeal is that unlike Clinton and especially John Edwards, Obama has a message that, at its core, is about unity and hope rather than division and resentment. He stresses that "out of many we are one." And to his credit, Barack Obama is running a color-blind campaign. "I did not travel around this state over the last year and see a white South Carolina or a black South Carolina," Obama said in his victory speech last weekend. "I saw South Carolina." That evening, his crowd of supporters chanted as one, "Race doesn't matter." This was an electric moment. Obama's words are in the great tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. Obama, more than any figure in America, can help bind up the racial wounds of America. In addition, for the past eight years, one of the most prominent qualities of the American left has been anger, which has served it and the country very poorly. An Obama primary win would be a move away from the politics of rage.

 

The one thing that will keep Obama's appeal from translating into widespread support among Republicans is that he is, on almost every issue, a conventional liberal. And while rhetoric and character matter a lot, politics is finally and fundamentally about ideas and philosophy. Whether we're talking about the Iraq war, monitoring terrorist communications, health care, taxes, education, abortion and the courts, the size of government, or almost anything else, Obama embodies the views of the special-interest groups on the left. In this respect, he should borrow from the Clinton strategy in 1992, when Bill Clinton ran as a "New Democrat," championed free trade, promised to "end welfare as we know it" and criticized, on hawkish grounds, the "butchers of Beijing."

 

Bill Clinton ran an intellectually creative race whose ideas appealed to non-Democrats. Barack Obama has shown no such inclination so far (his speeches, while inspiring, mostly avoid a serious discussion of policies). If he wanted to demonstrate his independence from liberal orthodoxy, for example, he could come out in favor of school choice for low-income families, which would both help poor families and demonstrate support for some of the best faith-based institutions in America: urban parochial schools.

 

If Obama becomes the Democratic nominee and fails to take steps such as this, his liberal views will be his greatest vulnerability. Obama will try to reject the liberal label — but based on his stands on the issues, at least so far, the label will fit, and it will stick.

 

Barack Obama is among the most impressive political talents of our lifetime. If he defeats Hillary Clinton, the question for the general election is not whether he can transcend his race but whether he can reach beyond his ideology.

 

Wehner, formerly deputy assistant to President Bush, is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

[Faarax-Brawn]

Dude,why are you interested in Obama's candidacy? He is first of all anti war(a position you are against). Secondly,your team,here in the twin cities have all supported Hillary(including your friend Omar Jamal). Thirdly,you are a newly arrived immigrant,you cant even vote!

[Gediid]

^^^^LOOOOOOOOOOOL waryaa qarxiska odeyga ka daa.Newly arrived is that the same as marka high school lagu jirey and the word virgin was the worst cay a guy lagu dhihi jirey....

[Ibtisam]

Dude,why are you interested in Obama's candidacy? He is first of all anti war(a position you are against). Secondly,your team,here in the twin cities have all supported Hillary(including your friend Omar Jamal). Thirdly,you are a newly arrived immigrant,you cant even vote!

Qaxiis.com!!! Loool HAHAHA :cool:

[Faarax-Brawn]

Originally posted by Ibtisam:

quote: Dude,why are you interested in Obama's candidacy? He is first of all anti war(a position you are against). Secondly,your team,here in the twin cities have all supported Hillary(including your friend Omar Jamal). Thirdly,you are a newly arrived immigrant,you cant even vote!

Qaxiis.com!!! Loool HAHAHA

:cool:

^^^^LOOOOOOOOOOOL waryaa qarxiska odeyga ka daa.Newly arrived is that the same as marka high school lagu jirey and the word virgin was the worst cay a guy lagu dhihi jirey....

 

 

Ilaahow hadaan kala jeclahay, Saaas iga dhig, Waa qarxina maahe,waa bambeynaa weliba

 

In all seriousness,Duke Suprises me. So,we were out there canvassing for obama & all these pro TFG folks came out and said, "We are not supporting this jareer(paraphrased),we are with Hilary" We was all like, OK.

 

Reason:Because,the folks in charge of Obama's campaign are,well,you guessed it,anti TFG. The same team of people who were in Keith Elissons campaign of course

[AfricaOwn]

Clinton won all the big states aside from Obama home state of Illinois

[Paragon]

Latest: he's 4 delegates ahead.

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Alla maxa reer Miyi meeshan isugu yimid.

 

Isseh, he was ahead of the # of pledged delegates since last night although behind in the super delegates or when both are combined. Pledged delegates are all that matters most.

 

We look forward to closely following the battle in Louisiana, Virginia, Washington and Ohio. They will determine the final results in the two campaigns.

 

If you access the above Election Center link, Hillary is ahead by 1 at the moment.

[Abdulladiif Al-Fiqih]

Ilaahow hadaan kala jeclahay, Saaas iga dhig, Waa qarxina maahe,waa bambeynaa weliba

Alla jecliyaa jabkiisa. Abti saasaan kuggu ogahay. Ladhac

[Janagale_bi-idnilah]

Lol..Faarax-Brawn,,so Duke is in mpls miyaaa, lookin forward to see him. FB..The facts on the ground in Minnesota is that Barack Obama was our candidate, 99% of the Somalis voted for him...Besides that, 85%-90% of the somali populace here are pro-TFG...remember this is not London mate..and we(pro-TFG) with the help of our fellow democrats took Keith to Congress, and gave Obama all of Minnesota's delegates. Just trying to inform you here saxiib...peace

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

^^^ Jana, Awoowe, Farah is just teasing Duke. He knows in Islaamihii oo dhan in Caucus la geeyay iyagoo Yeey sawiradiisii wata.

 

 

Waryaa Farah, Omar Jamal thinks he is the "Charlie Rangel" of Ceder. The difference is Charlie delivered Harlem for Hillary. Omar has angered his constituency.

[General Duke]

Lool at Farax Brown chasing Omar Jamal on SOL, adeer you seem weak, and like Janagaale said you can not talk in MPLS.

 

Anyhow Obama is doing well, and me and Obama share any traits, he is a forward looking man, highly educated, East African by ethnicity and has no time for terror clowns who hide behind the faith, much like the Duke.

 

Farax, whats Obama's stance on Al-Qaeda?

[Som@li]

so Obama is pro TFG? lol

[General Duke]

^^^Obama is more pro TFG then clan courts and Shabaab. lol.