The obvious is now the obvious. The writing is almost dry on the wall. Obama will win this nomination. Hillary can't get a grip on herself. The media couldn't trick America into believing that Rev. Wright is Obama or Obama is Rev. Wright. Mccain is coming up in the polls because he is being unchallenged. You have Wolf Blitzer trying to twist and scare us by debating who would be better on the economy between Obama and Clinton but excludes Mccain out of the discussion.  What?? Clinton is still playing, 'Who wants to be the victim?' card. Wondering why people view her as a clown. Today she has been kind of quiet. Wait! Look out, here comes the toilet bowl strategy!! The only thing the media can smear Obama on is the association of people who has crossed his paths. I say this with grief and impatience, my Obama supporters, but please buckle up your boots and hold on tight. We've apparently got 2-1/2 months to go and I think that we've yet to see the worse that is going to be thrown at Obama at all angles.

I've been hanging on real tight the last few days and witnessing the best they everyone have against Obama - Rev. Wright and this so- called connection with Bill Ayers. No connection at all. I admit that it's been real dispiriting. After suffering and weathering 8 whole years of this failed Bush presidency, I really had something to look forward to. But I felt that it would be the sunny side up no matter the out come. Of course, until then I saw the Clinton's for who they really are finally. We really do need a change meaning no more Bush nor Clintons. Change can be good or bad. Obama or Mccain. I just ask that you guys to stay strong and don't allow them to sway and wither you. Think of it as a test.

I wrote a diary the other day explaining Hillary's long term strategy is. She wants to bore us to death or for us to become impatient or disenchanted and throw in the whiteflag.

I don't know about you guys but I'm starting to get disenchanted with this democrat race. Since Iowa I have been following the election 24/7 and watching every move. I'm usually very focused around this time and during the congressional races but I've never been as serious as this. As anxiety had kicked in weeks ago, my emotions and focus are now starting to dissipate on this battle. I wonder if that's what Hillary is intending on? Does she want the young folks to get bored and get turned off? Well, I'm 32 but I wonder if the younger kids are starting to get turned even more? This can't be good for Obama.
He clearly has to know that people are getting too anxious or turned off.

Well, since then I've been recharged. We are not going to let that  happen because we've just missed out on 8 important years of our life with Bush. For 8 years, we've lost so much sleep, freedom, and hope that we can't afford to lose anymore. No more hijacking.

Buckle up your boots Obama supporters and don't allow them to sway you. That's what they want you to do. These media people (corporations) have incorporated interest in both Mccain and Clinton. Especially Mccain. He'll keep us in the war. The Clinton's are just pure entertainment and ratings for the media. Straight clowns and they love it as long as the attention is on them.

It has been proven that Obama does plan on doing this thing different. He is not specializing on specific minority or interest groups so that he could be "owned" in his own presidency. We, the public, fund his campaign. He believes in equal rights for everyone. He doesn't need to pander to different groups for funding and endorsments just for that group to come back for a "favor"  That's what we want in a president. Ben Smith, Politico has a nice post commenting on Obama's outlook on this:

But Obama's disinclination to narrowcast, and to target small groups, is an area where his campaign matches his message, and it extends beyond specialty press. He got very few labor endorsements in the first stage of the campaign, for instance, because he didn't pander or focus on narrow issues when he talked to labor groups. Hillary would talk to labor groups about their specific contract conditions, or on a battle over tips, and get roaring applause. Obama would give his stump speech, and receive a tepid response. They came to him, in the end, giving them less leverage over him.

He's also lagged on the fundraising organized by ethnicity: Clinton has been successful in raising millions from specific Asian communities -- Fujianese, Indians; Obama (with the exception of the surge in big African-American money) less so. This applies to electioneering as well: Hillary occasionally sends out press releases to please the Polish, say, or Greek communities, honoring holidays or anniversaries; Obama does much less frequently.

The result, in this case, is that the communities have had to come to him. I spoke with a prominent gay leader about this recently, and he expressed mixed feelings: He likes Obama's message and his promises; but he feels that the organized community -- and the leader himself -- can't call Obama on the phone, remind him of past favors, and demand allegiance, if he wavers once in the White House.

Still, on balance, Obama's promises to be a different White House when it comes to the relationship to the traditional power brokers. He's made fewer promises, and owes less, to labor, and to the organized civil rights communities. And he owes much less, of course -- and most important of all -- to the people who give many of those communities their clout: large donors.

 

Last thing to comment on - We may have disagreements in his presidency and it may not be perfect, but from what I've witnessed thus far in these last year of campaigning, this is the president that we've been waiting for.