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as usual from the Obama camp - no substance whatsoever, just another pep rally :/
it is manipulative for Obama to whip up enthusiasm from these good kids over nothing at all. "Change! Yeah! I'm BLACK!" has been the only substance i have gleaned from this candidate so far. if he wins Iowa because of this quality of vapid rock-star support, it could mean the end of my participation in Democratic politics.
these kids' support for Obama is a lot like their probable support for the Dave Mathews Band. i sound so mean saying this, but I would love to hear exactly what Obama has to say other than:
* Oprah likes me * I'm BLACK * I will missile Iran if I need to * I really wouldn't have voted for the Iraq invasion, really I wouldn't have * Students like me * Some of Edwards' ideas are good, I will copy them * But Edwards isn't playing fair, even though I outspent him in Iowa 3 to 1 * I can raise money real good * CHANGE! FIRED UP!
i'm serious - this is all that has come across to me, and apparently it is enough to warrant these kids' rock-star t-shirt support.
a far cry from Eugene McCarthy's students, indeed. please feel free to school me, obama supporters, i would love to understand your candidate better.
-s
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