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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 03:40 PM
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Obama: The Only Thing You Need to Know to Change the World
Anybody who wants a good overview of where Obama is coming from, and where he is going, should read this diary post (and the articles it links to!)

It deals with his start as an effective community organizer, his history as a civil rights lawyer, constitutional scholar, and finally his time and experience as an elected official.

Obama: The Only Thing You Need to Know to Change the World
For what it's worth, I've been for an Obama presidency since 2004.

To me, it didn't matter when, or where, or how it happened. When you see a brilliant, inspiring man with real integrity and progressive ideals have a shot at the Presidency, it is my belief that you jump in head first and do everything you possibly can to make him the next President of the United States.

But where did this man come from? I was determined to find out..

(snip all the stuff you should read at the link)

Barack's life story speaks to his character and his ideals in ways that few speeches could. Barack's story is the story of a man who lead his life by example, who championed the causes that were hard to champion, and who brought power to the powerless at times when few thought it possible.

Barack Obama had already changed the world before the world knew his name. It's only fitting that now that everyone sees the amazing story of this man, he will be able to change the world in more radical and sweeping ways. But the world needs small, forgotten change, as much as it needs wide sweeping change.

And no matter what happens from here on out, we can all be thankful to Barack Obama for that.


http://www.bluehampshire.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3029
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 03:43 PM
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1. I don't think Obama is a centrist - the way he has invested his life
shows his support for the downtrodden.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:17 PM
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2. This is his biography.
What specifically is he going to change in Washington.

The next time there is a vote among Democrats , can he change
those DLC and Blue Dogs from consistently voting against
their own party?????

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laureloak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:18 PM
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3. Amen. I don't give a hoot about where he came from...
it's where he's going that I'm worried about.

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Big Blue Marble Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:28 PM
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4. Strangely past behavior is often the best predictor of future behaviors.
Past behavior is how we judge someone's character and values. It is a far better predictor than campaign rhetoric.
And to where he is going. Well he is going to take this country out of its funk.
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 04:39 PM
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5. Right here
The reason the conservative power structure has been so dangerous, and is especially dangerous in opposition, is that it can operate almost entirely on bad faith. It thrives on protest, complaint, fear: higher taxes, you won't be able to choose your doctor, liberals coddle terrorists, etc. One way to deal with that kind of bad-faith opposition is to draw the person in, treat them as if they were operating in good faith, and draw them into a conversation about how they actually would solve the problem. If they have nothing, it shows. And that's not a tactic of bipartisan Washington idealists -- it's a hard-nosed tactic of community organizers, who are acutely aware of power and conflict. It's how you deal with people with intractable demands -- put 'em on a committee. Then define the committee's mission your way.


Like I said, read the diary and the articles it links to.
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