Obama is not Jesus (TPM)

[comfycouch]

Feb. 5

Though my first choice for president was John Edwards, today I voted for Barack Obama. He's not perfect, but he's a good progressive and unlike Hillary Clinton, he opposed the Iraq war from the beginning. As a constituent of his while he was a state senator, I remember very clearly that he was an outspoken opponent of the war at a time when most others in public life were running scared. And, unlike Hillary Clinton, he didn't stand and applaud when Bush said the surge was working.

That said, I'm getting increasingly weirded out by some of Obama's supporters...

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/05/barack_obama_is_not_jesus/#more

[Frances]

1. Good points

I think we should present Obama as someone who will lead America intelligently and carefully.

Presenting him as a man with no flaws just sets him up to be knocked down by the Repubs in their inevitable smear campaign.

And yes it's good that he attracts young people, but please don't make this a contest between young and old.

Been there, done that when I was young and for McGovern.

We need the votes of ALL ages.

[rocktivity]

2. First he's too much of a Muslim, now he's too much of a Christian!

Turning his strength into a weakness--how predictable...

:rofl:
rocknation