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connielane) wrote2008-01-16 10:20 pm
connielane) wrote2008-01-16 10:20 pm
Drive-By Political Post
First of all, I already know who I plan to vote for in the Democratic Primary when it's my state's turn, and it's not Barack Obama, but if it comes down to it and he gets the nomination, I'll more than likely vote for him for President (the only other option being to not vote at all, which I really don't want to do).
HOWEVER...
Anyone who is trying to compare Obama to Ronald Reagan (which the mainstream media has done and even Obama himself seems to be doing) is ... how can I put this delicately ... NOT SELLING ME ON OBAMA AT ALL. I wasn't very old for most of the time that Reagan was President, but I remember enough to know that if America is now hungry for the kind of change that Reagan brought about ... America is even dumber than I thought. And that is saying something.
ETA: Yes, I understand that Obama is not actually comparing himself or his policies to Reagan in any literal kind of way, but that doesn't make the comparison any less disturbing to me. Maybe Obama's statement was meant to court Republican voters across the fence. But people should still be wary - exceedingly wary - of the kind of empty optimism that Reagan brought into the 1980 election and any candidate (regardless of party affiliation) that aspires to it.
I'm just sayin'. :)
HOWEVER...
Anyone who is trying to compare Obama to Ronald Reagan (which the mainstream media has done and even Obama himself seems to be doing) is ... how can I put this delicately ... NOT SELLING ME ON OBAMA AT ALL. I wasn't very old for most of the time that Reagan was President, but I remember enough to know that if America is now hungry for the kind of change that Reagan brought about ... America is even dumber than I thought. And that is saying something.
ETA: Yes, I understand that Obama is not actually comparing himself or his policies to Reagan in any literal kind of way, but that doesn't make the comparison any less disturbing to me. Maybe Obama's statement was meant to court Republican voters across the fence. But people should still be wary - exceedingly wary - of the kind of empty optimism that Reagan brought into the 1980 election and any candidate (regardless of party affiliation) that aspires to it.
I'm just sayin'. :)
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