Comments on: President Barack Obama … Unbelievable

By: pat stack

pat stack — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:13:06 +0000

Pat, I differ with you about the durability of Palin’s appeal. I think Palin appeals to the sector of the population that doesn’t make any distinction between selecting a leader and selecting an American Idol. It doesn’t, or shouldn’t, matter that the president have lots of sex appeal. The choices are different, and distinct. My sense is that, if Obama has a successful (or moderately successful) presidency, Palin is history. The Republican Party cannot maintain its place a a party of the religious right and simply must move toward the center.

By: Omniscient1

Omniscient1 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:14:35 +0000

I was very impressed by McCain’s concession speech too. I also felt a little sad for him even though I didn’t vote for him. But then I thought about his nine houses and I didn’t feel bad for him anymore!

By: David

David — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:14:00 +0000

Pat,
Great post. Just a few things I have to disagree about. First, “because it chews up positive and pure ideals as the barrier for entry into the public forum” seems inaccurate to me. Obama went negative, but he maintained his positive and pure vision politically and personally. McCain made a play and lost.

Also, Sarah Palin will be back like Dan Quayle was. Not completely gone, but not eligible for the big dance anymore. Senator from Alaska? Maybe.

As for racism in America and the Obama vote, we all seem to have conveniently forgotten that Obama is simply NOT what most people “mean” when they say black. He is not descended from slaves. He is not from an urban area, or the rural south. He has no “urban” mannerisms or turns of phrase. I don’t mean this in a bad way, but he is about the whitest black man you could create. America still has plenty of hurdles to overcome on that front.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:15:43 +0000

Man, on that Bristol-Levi thing, that is an excellent question. We’ll have to wait and see; it will be a great gauge of political cynicism.

By: green

green — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:59:47 +0000

When McCain gave his speech last night, more than once I thought, “Now THIS guy, I would have considered.” Of course I still would have voted for Obama, but more thinking would have been involved.

Do you think the wedding invitations for Bristol and Levi will still get printed?

By: becky

becky — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:47:35 +0000

i totally saw a black person in the mccain rally. granted it was only one — and he might very well have been a camera man — but the networks clearly looked super hard to find him.

nice post, pat.