Obama the llama

[almostwitty]

I may be tired, slightly irritable (well, you try having your parents stay for a week and you sleeping in the living room on the sofa with one of their friends) but for some reason, I can't stop dwelling on the notion that Barrack Obama may have won the Democratic nomination.

Simply because I cannot believe
- a nation that managed to vote for Dubya *twice*, is ever going to elect Obama as President. Which basically means the most powerful man in the world could well end up being a 73-year-old military veteran. Which is not good news.
- which basically means the Democrats have basically handed over the Presidency to yet another warmonger. Obama may be the right candidate, but he's not going to be the one who wins
- surely everyone who's voted in the primaries is already a Democrat nominee. So why is the UK press so keen on splashing the fact that members of a foreign political party have chosen their next presidential candidate ...
- what on earth does Obama stand for? What are his policies? I am reminded of the character in a Stephen King novel who came to power vaguely promising great change, and then promptly starting a war... (then again, I guess the same can be said for Clinton. All political rhetoric and inspirational self-selling speeches as opposed to policies)
-why am I more interested in US domestic politics than UK domestic politics (again!)?

More importantly, thanks to my sister getting married, I seem to have missed the chance to be part of the last Circle Line pub crawl on the London Underground. and more importantly, the chance to cameo on the Daily Show.

Comments

[shove-this-job.livejournal.com]

off topic from politics - squee! to that pic!

[kristenred.livejournal.com]

-why am I more interested in US domestic politics than UK domestic politics (again!)?

Because it's sexy. Politics in the UK haven't been as sexy since Maragaret. To me, anyway.

Okay, I am going to make a confession here. I voted for Bush. Twice. I feel very strongly about exercising my right to vote, and as liberal as I am, could not in good conscience, vote for Gore or Kerry. It was a great deal harder than I will detail here, but the fact is that I was not alone in that. I voted for the lesser of the evils.

And the evil just got worse.

The pendulum swings. People have had enough. I live in Bush's home state - a state that is pretty conservative. And I am encouraged by the number of cars with Democratic candidate's names on them. A LOT of Obama stickers. You didn't see that as much with Gore or Kerry.

I don't know if he can win. I just really HOPE he does.

[aussiebuffy.livejournal.com]

*lol* You're funny, you can definitely tell you've been under the 'parental strain'. :P

I definitely think Obama can win over McCain, I really do. I'm sure there was some statistic where the people that voted in Bush mostly regretted it.. I mean, when you think about it - he will be laughed at. To have a daily segment on Letterman of his 'Presidential Speeches' (in the most FUNNY way) he cannot be looked upon as one of the great leaders of our time. Obama can. :) Okay, that's just my two cents!

[countessof-roth.livejournal.com]

From what I know, his healthcare policies are pretty decent- he wants to make healthcare affordable. But then again, every freaking president says that.

According to my husband he's got a decent plan for pulling out of Iraq.

[choirgrrl.livejournal.com]

That is very amusing to me, considering our news over here would much rather relate to us what ridiculous thing Britney Spears is up to that report much of anything on other nations. Perhaps the UK press is interested because so many nations/people hate Bush and are rooting for a change. ANY change.
Obama seems to have some good views. Overall, he appears to stand for Truth, Justice, and the American Way... however, he is an American politician, and we know they are ALL blowing smoke out their asses. If he truly means what he says, I think he could do well, but deep down inside I just don't know. I can't stand Hillary or McCain, so he's about all I have to root for at the moment.
Most people seem to be afraid of the fact that he's black. Not so much for racist reasons, but because they are afraid he will be assassinated. I think that is also a load of horse-shit, just another excuse. (What is funny is the plotline you described from the King novel is exactly what I first began expressing as my fears regarding Obama as soon as he began running!)