And maybe that's the difference. When those other guys took this act on the campaign trail, it was obvious they were just reading lines in a bad script. But maybe it sounds different coming from Obama because he actually means what he says, as weird as that would be. The American Dream, after all, is dying. We do need something new. That much is painfully obvious. Full Story »
Posted by Randy Morrow
Taibbi spends two pages bashing Obama, only to spend the third gushing about the guy. As odd as that is, saying people didn't feel this way about earlier candidates is just dumb. I personally know people who still feel this way about Al Gore. I myself slept on the floor for a week in Iowa to work for Howard Dean because I thought the same things about him (and still do). Thousands of others did the same and more. I know others who worked their tails off for John Kerry. Yes we all wanted to beat Bush. But many of us truly believed in our candidates and in what they said. And just because a sentiment bears repeating, that does not make it any less true. In fact, over my lifetime, I've often noted that people repeat things more often if they DO find them true. Frankly, since I don't really care how the press corps are treated (though it does sound like a pretty bizarre way to cover a campaign, and certainly not what happened in any campaign I've ever worked on), or what Taibbi thinks or believes, I thought this was a complete waste of time to read.
