Barack Obama

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Senator Obama became known to the world during the 2004 Democratic convention, when he gave a keynote speech that made the entire nation take notice.   
 
Senator Obama became known to the world during the 2004 Democratic convention, when he gave a keynote speech that made the entire nation take notice.   
  
Obama has taken a clear stand against [[torture]] and for [[human rights]], which makes him human and thus clearly better than every single [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate.
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Obama has taken a clear stand against [[torture]] and for [[human rights]], which makes him human and would have made him clearly better than every single [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate if former POW [[John McCain]] were not the nominee.
  
 
Many people have tried to smear Obama as a [[Islam|Muslim]], since his father (who was an African immigrant) was.  However, Obama is a staunch [[Christianity|Christian]], and often injects [[Jesus]] and [[God]] into his speeches.   
 
Many people have tried to smear Obama as a [[Islam|Muslim]], since his father (who was an African immigrant) was.  However, Obama is a staunch [[Christianity|Christian]], and often injects [[Jesus]] and [[God]] into his speeches.   

Revision as of 09:08, 25 March 2008

Barack Obama. And a great big flag thingy.

Barack Obama is a United States senator and candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for 2008 U.S. Presidential Election. He is most notable for being young and idealistic-seeming. So far, the only thing to distinguish his campaign from those of the other mainstream Democratic candidates is that he practices "the politics of hope."

Senator Obama became known to the world during the 2004 Democratic convention, when he gave a keynote speech that made the entire nation take notice.

Obama has taken a clear stand against torture and for human rights, which makes him human and would have made him clearly better than every single Republican candidate if former POW John McCain were not the nominee.

Many people have tried to smear Obama as a Muslim, since his father (who was an African immigrant) was. However, Obama is a staunch Christian, and often injects Jesus and God into his speeches.

Unlike some people, Senator Obama does not wear a flag pin in his lapel.[1]

His name terrifies illiterate conservatives:

  • Barack (rhymes with Iraq, also means "blessed")
  • Hussein ('nuff said)
  • Obama (spelled by Fox News as Osama)

His skin color terrifies racist morons.

Many believe that, if elected, Barack Obama will be the first Affirmative Action President.[2] Others believe the former needs professional psychological help. No one believes he would be the second Affirmative Action President.[3]

2008 primary and caucus updates

He won the Iowa caucus and South Carolina primary, and a bunch of others on Super Tuesday.

By the middle of the race, he has succeeded in maintaining a small lead over Hillary Clinton, in what is now a two-way race.

External links

  • On March 18 2008, Senator Obama gave a landmark speech, responding to scurrilous attacks by rising far above them and addressing one of the deadly problems in American society. The text and video are available here.
    There is also a text copy here for your convenience.

References

  1. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/05/obama-no-longer-wears-flag-pin/
  2. http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Affirmative_Action_President&oldid=380208
  3. Bill Clinton is the whitest person alive.
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