Comments on: Barack Obama and faith in change

By: grace

grace — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:56:44 +0000

I’m totally with Cyn. And this is the first time I think I’ve ever looked forward to a political debate! It’s like two Superbowls in one week.

By: Cyn

Cyn — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:41:05 +0000

I keep trying to put my skepticism and pessimism aside, but they’re two of my best friends (along with their buddies cynicism and hopelessness.)

Seriously folks…I’m looking forward to tonight’s debate to clarify things for me. As much as my X chromosomes would like to see a woman in the White House, my mind is still open.

By: radiocynic

radiocynic — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:05:01 +0000

I hesitate to put too much weight on my visceral reactions, but wit and sense of humor is SO important to me. That’s another great example of why I like Senator Obama so much (though I remain as-yet-noncommitted.)

I also loved the exchange a couple of debates back, when he was asked to comment on the “Bill Clinton as ‘first black president’” concept. He gave a sensible issues-oriented answer, then with a completely straight face proceeded to say he’d “need to check into dancing ability and some other things, before being able to declare him ‘a brother’”… to which Senator Clinton immediately responded “Oh, I’m sure that can be arranged.”

I know humor is a comparatively lightweight attribute when assessing leadership ability, but this is the kind of quick, intelligent, dry, edgy-yet-remaining-inoffensive wit that, to me, sets these folks so far above the current administration.

By: Joey

Joey — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:20:46 +0000

I saw that moment where the candidates were asked their weaknesses. After Edwards and Clinton responded, Obama laughed and said, “If I’d known we were going there, I would have said that I waste too much time helping old women across the street.”

That made me laugh out loud.