Jack and Jill Politics - Latest Comments in They Need Less Stupid

Re: They Need Less Stupid

BlackLiterature — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:11:00 -0000

Was this news? The scenes behind the candidates are always staged.

The rallies and obama events I have attended have all had way more caucasians than people of color. I doubt they needed to run out and hire extras as stand ins.

Re: They Need Less Stupid

Nita — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:15:00 -0000

Only in America can a black man be accused of being a radical Christian and a radical Muslim and of hating white people and black people at the same time.

the same man who is accused of being too black while (still) being accused of not being black enough. to have people fling this much silliness at him, he MUST be doing something right.

Re: They Need Less Stupid

TruthSeeker — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:41:00 -0000

Do you trust that Barack has his campaign under control? I think he does and they will deal with the tarnishing.

Re: They Need Less Stupid

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:17:00 -0000

The problem for Obama is that he has set the bar very high for himself.

Expect any and all attempts to run a 'tradtional' campaign to be met with ridicule from those who try to paint him as 'just another, typical politician.'

Opponents are trying to 'tarnish his halo.'

Re: They Need Less Stupid

TruthSeeker — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:49:00 -0000

@ anonymous

Silence, Republican!

Re: They Need Less Stupid

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:13:00 -0000

Michelle Obama apparently takes a dim view of the notion that a rising tide lifts all ships:

Most Americans, she said, don't want much.

"They don't want the whole pie," she told the women. "There are some who do, but most Americans feel blessed just being able to thrive a little bit. But that is becoming even more out of reach."...

"If we don't wake up as a nation with a new kind of leadership...for how we want this country to work, then we won't get universal health care," she said.

"The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more."

Give up a piece of their pie, or is Michelle going to take it away? Either way, it's pretty clear that our aspiring first lady's appreciation of economics is about as deep as her pride in America. And of course, it helps if you have a slumlord friend to help you get your piece of the pie. As long as everyone has a slumlord friend for such purposes, we all can have plenty of pie!

Re: They Need Less Stupid

Kat — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Less stupid, indeed. Because only the Obama campaign stage manages the people who sit behind the candidate during the speech.

Right.