Barack Obama on ABC World News Tonight 11/1/07

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Run time: 04:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzecb7Qe6vo   Posted on YouTube: November 01, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 02, 2007 By DU Member: ariesgem Views on DU: 754

 
In an interview with ABC's Charles Gibson, Barack discusses a wide range of topics, including various events from throughout his life. Aired November 1, 2007.

[Wise Doubter]

1. Too bad, because of ignorance, I feel, this man will not get a fair shot

We definitely need a change !!

[SlingBlade]

2. WOW !

Compare this to our present nightmare :(

[insanad]

4. Barack Obama WILL BE our next President!!

Every time I see Barack Obama or hear him speak I'm taken aback with how dignified, graceful, intelligent, thoughtful, strong, and capable he seems. He brought it out well on John Stewart's show when he mentioned that most intelligent people will look at the history of choices and leadership skills a person has and weigh that over the "experience" that some candidates claim. Sometimes the experience makes some politicians even more suspicious.

It infers that they've been willing to play the good ol boys game, that they'll accept graft, that they'll compromise their values to stay in the game. It's often the most experienced ones that I mistrust the most. Barack mentioned that Rumsfield and Dick Cheney had very long political careers and lists of experience, but "how'd that work out for them?" was a very telling statement.

From what I gather on the news, internet, and other media sources, very few Americans trust or believe in either of those men and even those that support Bush tend to believe that Dick Cheney and Rumsfield are very corrupt and sinister. Experience seems to equate with corruption in many cases. I'll take my chances with Barack Obama not just because of how he'll play the game in the future, but on how he's allready played the game in the past. His choices, focus, service and intellect are the very things I look for in a leader and I look forward to seeing how all those gifts will benefit all of us Americans.


A true leader is not one who bullies or manipulates people and organizations to do his bidding, or whose leadership can be purchased by special interests, or who caters to whatever the polls dictate. A true leader is one who educates himself and staff on the important issues at hand, who weighs the options and outcomes of each decision, who is willing to listen to people that he may not agree with or like and still respect their position. A good leader is able to pull together opposing sides and come to a healthy balanced compromise that benefits the most on both sides.

A good leader is one who shows grace under the constant glare of public light. A good leader is one who can motivate, inspire, and show by example the value of action and work toward a common goal. A good leader represents the best in himself/herself, and all of us in the choices to do good, say good things, act upon good instincts, and enact good laws. A good leader creates a setting where many people of diverse cultures, religions, races, and motives can come together to reach balanced treaties. A good leader will show strength of character, conviction, and universal values by his decisions, both in his personal life as well as his public life.

I believe Barack Obama has reflected every one of these traits. It's because of his past record that I believe in his future as the President of OUR United States. He represents the best in all of us and I believe he will represent our nation in the worlds arena with the grace, dignity, strength, and intellect that such a position requires. If anyone can take the bag of broken glass that will be the legacy handed to them in the coming presidency, he can. I believe he has the skills to appoint and direct the right people to help make a beautiful stained glass window of the whole mess. His integrity inspires me and I believe he represents the kind of leader America needs.

[casus belli]

5. Agreed.

100%.

His book sealed the deal for me. I didn't know before reading it that it was actually written quite awhile ago, shortly after he was elected as president of the Harvard Law Review. Because it was written before his forays into public service, it doesn't glisten with the normal shininess of well-filtered dialogue that you normally see from political figures who are concerned about how what they write may be interpreted by others. What it is, however, is a really honest look into the mind of a brilliant human being who I honestly believe has chosen his political career to serve the best interests of people. While I believe this may have been true of many of our other candidates at one time, I don't think there are any other candidates running who don't have an eye on a political career for the ultimate betterment of themselves, their family, and their own agendas. He truly is a breath of fresh air for politics. I have a feeling his destiny is much larger than any of us know.

[cooolandrew]

3. Some great clips of Obama today, but still he's not ready and I feel Kucinich is..

...It appears to me Obama has put more thought into being president than what he'd actally doonce there. Kucinich has the perfect solution for every problem America faces so I favour him now. Even Gore's mysterious youtbe clips favoured or at least looked a lot like Kucinich's platform. Although to give Barack credit if he did get the candidacy he'd win, chrisma overcomes racial divides just ask Mohammed Ali.