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Obamapalooza: Choosing a President? Or a Hallmark Card?
North Star Writers Group ^ | July 28, 2008 | Dan Calabrese

Posted on 07/28/2008 5:30:19 AM PDT by Invisigoth

We have strong indications that America is about to pick its president in the same way it picks out Hallmark cards.

“Oh, this one just makes me feel good. I just like it. This will give her a warm feeling.”

What is a President?

Clean and serene

He connects to my pain

Fresh yet alive

His words far from plain

The hope of our land

He seeks to renew

I feel such a thrill

O what will I do?

Barack Obama is young, fresh and eloquent. His body language and his inflection exude empathy, intellectual depth and a deep, emotional connection to the common man. He is new and exciting. He inspires people. Or so we are told.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: election; elections; hallmark; nobama08; obama; president

1 posted on 07/28/2008 5:30:19 AM PDT by Invisigoth
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To: Invisigoth

Good article. Thanks for posting it.


2 posted on 07/28/2008 6:07:59 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW ("Make yourself sheep, and the wolves will eat you" Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Invisigoth
A 'gotta read' article. Hopefully voters will heed his closing statement :

There’s nothing wrong with Americans casting their ballots for the person who makes you think, “Oh, I just love him!” The next time a new season of American Idol starts, you do that. As for the election of a president, perhaps between now and November we could all start taking the stakes just a little more seriously

3 posted on 07/28/2008 6:29:07 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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