Tough 2007 taught Obama how to fight

[babylonsister]

Tough 2007 taught Obama how to fight

January 1, 2008
BY JENNIFER HUNTER


It was a bone-chilling morning on Feb. 10, 2007, as Sen. Barack Obama stood in front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield to announce he was running for president.

The Illinois Democrat was a candidate whose parentage (African and Caucasian), elite education and emotionally riveting speech at his party's 2004 national convention seemed to bridge the racial divide that has distempered the American psyche.

Obama's eloquence and promise of hope made him a serious rival to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. But taking her on wasn't easy; Obama was too genteel to smack a lady for her policies, and it took him months to muster up the wherewithal to criticize her. She led in the polls for months, but his tours through Iowa taught him to duck and weave Clinton's jabs, and it gave him confidence in himself.

Obama has turned out to be a feisty Rocky with a Harvard Law degree, vying with Clinton and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards for first place as the Iowa caucuses loom.

Unlike Clinton, who headed off to New Hampshire after her presidential announcement, Obama tried to show Iowans how important they were to him. He headed there right after his announcement in Springfield.

It was a dizzying experience. Each stop provided standing-room-only crowds eager to see the young senator and his family.

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[TeamJordan23]

1. I can still remember that Feb. announcement. What a great speech and setting.

He has come a long way. Lets hope he can continue it.

[Bitwit1234]

2. BULLSHIT ....ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT...

His manipulating wife is the one who taught him how to be sneaky and Oprah pushes his buttons.

[Vanje]

4. Insightful!

You should post that as an OP so that more people will have the oportunity to benifit from your eloquence.

[AtomicKitten]

3. Obama's latest speech televised on CPSAN was masterful.

And Michelle's was absolutely breathtaking.

Whatever happens, I feel privileged to have worked for this campaign. Gobama.

K&R :)