Comments on: Obama Speaks in Iowa http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2008/05/20/obama-speaking-in-iowa/ Thoughtful, intelligent, entertaining, progressive discussion about politics, sports and whatever Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rationalpsychic http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2008/05/20/obama-speaking-in-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-57438 rationalpsychic Wed, 21 May 2008 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=6814#comment-57438 I like the way that Obama is handling this. There is a lot of female anger out there against the media and other male-dominated groups/commentators who are seen as denigrating HRC's chances based on her femaleness. Obama has chosen to rise above the difficulties of this kind of identity politics--which is as true for him as for her. Any one in the majority culture (like me) can see these two contenders as diminished in their capacity to win based on who they are rather than what they've done or said. I have a blog asking you to participate in a poem-writing exercise if you wish to escape the whole primary news cycle for a bit. www.rationalpsychic.wordpress.com I like the way that Obama is handling this. There is a lot of female anger out there against the media and other male-dominated groups/commentators who are seen as denigrating HRC’s chances based on her femaleness.

Obama has chosen to rise above the difficulties of this kind of identity politics–which is as true for him as for her. Any one in the majority culture (like me) can see these two contenders as diminished in their capacity to win based on who they are rather than what they’ve done or said.

I have a blog asking you to participate in a poem-writing exercise if you wish to escape the whole primary news cycle for a bit.

http://www.rationalpsychic.wordpress.com

]]> By: ecthompson http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2008/05/20/obama-speaking-in-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-57434 ecthompson Wed, 21 May 2008 04:28:11 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=6814#comment-57434 Obama said - The skeptics predicted we wouldn’t get very far. The cynics dismissed us as a lot of hype and a little too much <strong>hope</strong>. And by the fall, the pundits in Washington had all but counted us out. Later on he said - My faith in the decency, and honesty, and generosity of the American people is not based on false hope or blind optimism, but on what I have lived and what I have seen in this very state. Although he did mention hope, I think that you are correct. Americans need to be able to have hope in these terribly dark days. Thanks for your comments. Obama said – The skeptics predicted we wouldn’t get very far. The cynics dismissed us as a lot of hype and a little too much hope. And by the fall, the pundits in Washington had all but counted us out.

Later on he said – My faith in the decency, and honesty, and generosity of the American people is not based on false hope or blind optimism, but on what I have lived and what I have seen in this very state.

Although he did mention hope, I think that you are correct. Americans need to be able to have hope in these terribly dark days.

Thanks for your comments.

]]> By: libhomo http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2008/05/20/obama-speaking-in-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-57433 libhomo Wed, 21 May 2008 02:57:21 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=6814#comment-57433 I didn't catch all of the it, by I didn't hear Obama mention hope. Considering how bad off the country is, hope is something people need to hear more of. He learned from FDR early in his campaign, and he needs to reemphasize the reassuring leadership we need in our country's time of crises. I didn’t catch all of the it, by I didn’t hear Obama mention hope. Considering how bad off the country is, hope is something people need to hear more of. He learned from FDR early in his campaign, and he needs to reemphasize the reassuring leadership we need in our country’s time of crises.

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