Vice President, Veep, or VP for Obama, coming into the weekend, is not a real traction issue (unless he picks Hillary Clinton). Obama has gaffed and blundered his way around the world, over the last three to six weeks (depending how you look at it). When first starting out, the man of "Hope & Change" was above the "traditional down in the mud politics, would bring the American System of getting a new President to respect and decency, and he would also be a transparent and "for the people" candidate. He has been the front runner, "Democratic Nominee" for over five weeks now. What has happened, with Mr. Obama?
I have the privilege, if you call it that, of being in a "battle ground state/swing state," Missouri. Therefore, I have seen a lot of different things from Barack Obama. Every time John McCain says anything close to negative, calls him out, or even says something true, but can be construed as negative, Obama hits back (within hours), with an ad of his own. So much for being positive and a beacon of light, now everyone can see the negative ads, poured over the Olympics and all the other channels, every night (as well as, negative McCain Ads). Then Obama promised (after securing the nomination), he would have a complete and candid look at his policies. Not so much, either, changing his stance on, just the Capital Gains Tax four times (in words in interviews, on his web site, and on the stump, depending where he is at in the country). Therefore, a tit-for-tat attitude, vacillating on issues like taxes, abortion issues with the "Saddleback Church Interview," Rezco, completely forgetting about Dr. Jeremiah Wright ("His spiritual mentor and someone who he could not denounce, or it would be like denouncing the whole black community") are all by the way side, along with several other barnacles of inconvenience."
Roughly, two months away from the nomination and the Democratic Convention in the bag, a vice presidential candidate is not going to make Barack Obama into a president, worth voting for (anymore, than one is for McCain). Obama needs two things to win, and swing things into his corner for the remainder of the election. Senator Barack Obama's "handlers" (like Susan Davis, his foreign policy advisor), who let him hide (vacationing in Hawaii), while Russia was attacking a sovereign nation, in Georgia. Davis coming out with the answer/comments first. Then Obama comes out for a two minute soft cell message "let the Euro's handle it, and let cooler heads prevail" is not going to cut it. Of course there is only one President, but the two men who want to be President need not hide and go silent (Obama), because foreign policy is not your cup of tea. Barack has to come out to the American people like a real person, as he did against Hillary, making McCain look like a "same old, same old politician." Every single time he gets a chance to have a position, he should take it. His speaking abilities are great, he is 100% believable in front of a TelePrompTer, and if he will come back out and spew all of the words he was "back in the day" (to beat the "Clinton Machine"), and it will sound better than anything coming out of McCain's mouth. He has to stop playing politics, knowing the democratic base will stick with him (regardless of what he says, for the most part) and the independents want someone to believe in. By the time independent voters know Obama may not be able to capitalize on all he has promised, it will be to late and he will have won. (Let's be honest, even though the President of the United States is the most powerful man in the world, he/she still has only limited power, in today's geopolitical world)
The second thing he must do is stop going negative and keep hitting McCain every time (McCain) opens his hole. The American people are not wanting the same old Kerry vs. Bush, Gore vs. Bush, Bush vs. McCain, and all the other politicians looking to bash each other's skulls in, with negative ads, words, commercials, and blogs. It is just tedious. If Obama's handlers will let him go and start talking on all venues (Fox News, CNN Lou Dobbs, and shows besides SNL, Jon Stewart and the "elitist viewed shows"), speak out on specific issues (even if he does not give a specific answer and/or statement) on the issue, and finally come back to the positive candidate (the "Savior Candidate, if you will). Obama has a gift for speaking, sounding and looking Presidential, and he is more convincing then any other politician, in the last fifty to sixty years. He has to speak out on drilling, jobs, go back to health care (which has completely gone away, Obama has not spoken on health care, and gotten any news/media coverage on it in over a month), and finally he "must" speak out on the issues Republicans (who are socially independent) and Independents want to hear. Obama has to tell that group, he will never abandon them, health care will save the middle class, he is pro gun, stay away from abortion, and make sure he is the candidate they once saw and believed in.
Barack Obama's VP candidate is irrelevant. It he doesn't follow the above, he is going to be sweating every night and next day's newspapers, from now until the day after the election. Seeing Obama responding to ads from McCain every other commercial, while I and Claire McCaskill are watching Michael Phelps win gold after gold is nothing more than tedious. Release the hounds and ditch the handlers, come out with the wild and free flowing speeches you had against Hillary (not to mention bury Hillary and Bill after the convention, once and for all), and quit responding to McCain's negative ads and things he is saying. Be your own man, stand up for the issues people want to hear again, and finally "BE THE BIGGER PERSON/CANDIDATE AND FOLLOW THRU ON THE PROMISE YOU ONCE MADE." "I am not the politician of days of old, and I will make our country great and strong again thru my policies, my beliefs, and thru what you want." If you don't, then good luck getting sleep tonight, every other night, and continue to watch your hair turn more shades of gray, than the paint shop at HQ.
I have the privilege, if you call it that, of being in a "battle ground state/swing state," Missouri. Therefore, I have seen a lot of different things from Barack Obama. Every time John McCain says anything close to negative, calls him out, or even says something true, but can be construed as negative, Obama hits back (within hours), with an ad of his own. So much for being positive and a beacon of light, now everyone can see the negative ads, poured over the Olympics and all the other channels, every night (as well as, negative McCain Ads). Then Obama promised (after securing the nomination), he would have a complete and candid look at his policies. Not so much, either, changing his stance on, just the Capital Gains Tax four times (in words in interviews, on his web site, and on the stump, depending where he is at in the country). Therefore, a tit-for-tat attitude, vacillating on issues like taxes, abortion issues with the "Saddleback Church Interview," Rezco, completely forgetting about Dr. Jeremiah Wright ("His spiritual mentor and someone who he could not denounce, or it would be like denouncing the whole black community") are all by the way side, along with several other barnacles of inconvenience."
Roughly, two months away from the nomination and the Democratic Convention in the bag, a vice presidential candidate is not going to make Barack Obama into a president, worth voting for (anymore, than one is for McCain). Obama needs two things to win, and swing things into his corner for the remainder of the election. Senator Barack Obama's "handlers" (like Susan Davis, his foreign policy advisor), who let him hide (vacationing in Hawaii), while Russia was attacking a sovereign nation, in Georgia. Davis coming out with the answer/comments first. Then Obama comes out for a two minute soft cell message "let the Euro's handle it, and let cooler heads prevail" is not going to cut it. Of course there is only one President, but the two men who want to be President need not hide and go silent (Obama), because foreign policy is not your cup of tea. Barack has to come out to the American people like a real person, as he did against Hillary, making McCain look like a "same old, same old politician." Every single time he gets a chance to have a position, he should take it. His speaking abilities are great, he is 100% believable in front of a TelePrompTer, and if he will come back out and spew all of the words he was "back in the day" (to beat the "Clinton Machine"), and it will sound better than anything coming out of McCain's mouth. He has to stop playing politics, knowing the democratic base will stick with him (regardless of what he says, for the most part) and the independents want someone to believe in. By the time independent voters know Obama may not be able to capitalize on all he has promised, it will be to late and he will have won. (Let's be honest, even though the President of the United States is the most powerful man in the world, he/she still has only limited power, in today's geopolitical world)
The second thing he must do is stop going negative and keep hitting McCain every time (McCain) opens his hole. The American people are not wanting the same old Kerry vs. Bush, Gore vs. Bush, Bush vs. McCain, and all the other politicians looking to bash each other's skulls in, with negative ads, words, commercials, and blogs. It is just tedious. If Obama's handlers will let him go and start talking on all venues (Fox News, CNN Lou Dobbs, and shows besides SNL, Jon Stewart and the "elitist viewed shows"), speak out on specific issues (even if he does not give a specific answer and/or statement) on the issue, and finally come back to the positive candidate (the "Savior Candidate, if you will). Obama has a gift for speaking, sounding and looking Presidential, and he is more convincing then any other politician, in the last fifty to sixty years. He has to speak out on drilling, jobs, go back to health care (which has completely gone away, Obama has not spoken on health care, and gotten any news/media coverage on it in over a month), and finally he "must" speak out on the issues Republicans (who are socially independent) and Independents want to hear. Obama has to tell that group, he will never abandon them, health care will save the middle class, he is pro gun, stay away from abortion, and make sure he is the candidate they once saw and believed in.
Barack Obama's VP candidate is irrelevant. It he doesn't follow the above, he is going to be sweating every night and next day's newspapers, from now until the day after the election. Seeing Obama responding to ads from McCain every other commercial, while I and Claire McCaskill are watching Michael Phelps win gold after gold is nothing more than tedious. Release the hounds and ditch the handlers, come out with the wild and free flowing speeches you had against Hillary (not to mention bury Hillary and Bill after the convention, once and for all), and quit responding to McCain's negative ads and things he is saying. Be your own man, stand up for the issues people want to hear again, and finally "BE THE BIGGER PERSON/CANDIDATE AND FOLLOW THRU ON THE PROMISE YOU ONCE MADE." "I am not the politician of days of old, and I will make our country great and strong again thru my policies, my beliefs, and thru what you want." If you don't, then good luck getting sleep tonight, every other night, and continue to watch your hair turn more shades of gray, than the paint shop at HQ.
From DMAN, at TheThoughtSpigot.com
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