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MilesnMiles
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What Sandy said 
I gave a lecture to 75 students of which 95% dont know or study politics. All but 2 said that they had followed the US election closely.They listened, questioned brightly and were switched on and interested.
That wasn't the case with Dubya in 2004, just a weary sense of resignation. One of the worst sins of the last 25 years of Republican politics is the way in which they assinated the word'liberal' and damn near made it a crime! Whats wrong with intelligent, reflective thinking in politics? That's what Obama has, and has risen above the corruption and arrogance of the last 8 years.
America was founded on liberal priciples and ideas of civic enjoining, i'm just glad to see a little hope back in politics. Could do with some of that over here!
Lets hope the reality of his administration lives up to the almost hypoberlic expectations.
I gave a lecture to 75 students of which 95% dont know or study politics. All but 2 said that they had followed the US election closely.They listened, questioned brightly and were switched on and interested.
That wasn't the case with Dubya in 2004, just a weary sense of resignation. One of the worst sins of the last 25 years of Republican politics is the way in which they assinated the word'liberal' and damn near made it a crime! Whats wrong with intelligent, reflective thinking in politics? That's what Obama has, and has risen above the corruption and arrogance of the last 8 years.
America was founded on liberal priciples and ideas of civic enjoining, i'm just glad to see a little hope back in politics. Could do with some of that over here!
Lets hope the reality of his administration lives up to the almost hypoberlic expectations.
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Tsk, tsk ... Clive.
How can I type a reply to your post if you just go deleting/editting them.
The simple fact is that his race does matter, and matters hugely in his standing with his own countrymen, and with the rest of the world. I doubt that it bothers him one jot, but his back ground brings a breadth of life experience, and a depth of understanding that his predecessors could only dream about.
How can I type a reply to your post if you just go deleting/editting them.
The simple fact is that his race does matter, and matters hugely in his standing with his own countrymen, and with the rest of the world. I doubt that it bothers him one jot, but his back ground brings a breadth of life experience, and a depth of understanding that his predecessors could only dream about.
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I went off at tangent Sandy so I reigned myself in a bit 
I think the only point I wanted to make was that there seems to be a hell of a lot of air time given to those who want to do nothing more than shout about how great it is to have a black president. Yes it is great, from a very strict point of view, but that, is it!
If I were he, I would want to be known as the man who brought Yankeeland back from the brink of implosion. Way too manyjust seem to want to know him as the first black president, and to hell with whether he is any good or not.
its fantastic that he won
I think the only point I wanted to make was that there seems to be a hell of a lot of air time given to those who want to do nothing more than shout about how great it is to have a black president. Yes it is great, from a very strict point of view, but that, is it!
If I were he, I would want to be known as the man who brought Yankeeland back from the brink of implosion. Way too manyjust seem to want to know him as the first black president, and to hell with whether he is any good or not.
its fantastic that he won
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I feel sorry for Mcain.
He was side lined in favour Bushy boy 8 years ago and he probably would have done an excellent job as well. Now the Republican party is so unpopular he really had no chance of winning, so he has missed out again.
But I think under the present circumstances Obama is going to be a breath of fresh air in D.C. and there was only going to be one outcome of this election.
He was side lined in favour Bushy boy 8 years ago and he probably would have done an excellent job as well. Now the Republican party is so unpopular he really had no chance of winning, so he has missed out again.
But I think under the present circumstances Obama is going to be a breath of fresh air in D.C. and there was only going to be one outcome of this election.
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