What Makes Barak Obama Qualified to be President? Part III

Thank you so much to 96.9 FM Talk Radio and Michael Graham for Making My Day. I'll parrot some of his points and toss in a few of my own, allowing and inspiring me to complete my mini-series on Barak Obama's unqualifications for the White House.

POP QUIZ!

Who said which of the following statements have been made by both Barak Obama and Deval Patrick in the last 90 days Can you identify which one said what?


A) "We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans."

B) "You know what else has to change? Our politics."

C) "Grassroots governing, like grassroots campaigning, is about listening to people."

D) "I've learned that meaningful change always begins at the grassroots."

E) "There are people just like me who are hungry for a reason to hope."

F) "People are hungry for a different kind of politics."

G) "I have great faith and hope about the future - because I believe in you."

H) "Changing our politics can only come from you."

I) "The change I’m talking about is up to you. "

J) "Take a chance on hope."

K) "We must draw a line in the sand between the politics of cynicism and the politics of hope."

L) "Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?"


Does it even matter at this point? It looks like the Democrats just want us to vote for eloquent, unqualified black men. For all I know, there could be tons of reasons to really go out and support Barak Obama's campaign for the Presidency, but no one from his camp are telling anyone. They did mention however, that he is, you know... black.

I'm already tired of the new wave of supposedly eloquent African American Democrats who are constantly talking about being above the fray, yet have no mark on their record that would suggest otherwise. Instead they mask their charade using words like 'hope' and 'change', all the while using their race as an excuse for avoiding the specifics. In the end, Democrats want us to vote for someone because of their race, which is just as ridiculous as voting against someone for the same reasons. This is a new, dangerous trend that puts race and style above substance and experience. Ironically, both Patrick and Obama completely lack the experience to pursue the offices they decided to seek. Patrick tricked the crowd, and it's very likely Obama could do the same.

Throughout the 2006 campaign, Patrick was high on substance and low of policy stances. It's taken until now to find out how he sees the world, and sadly, it's too late to avoid the train wreck. Let's hope voters find out what Obama thinks about things BEFORE we head to the polls.