Mausam Kaur Satshriakaal,
Barack Obama has now won 8 states in a row. 23 states out of 34. That is a phenomenal achievement for someone who is up against the Clintons. Such has been the effect of Barack Obama that he has made Bill Clinton look like just another power hungry politician. Bill Clinton lost a lot of credibility by terming Obama's campaign as a "fairytale" and comparing Obama's success with the success of another black candidate Jesse Jackson who unsuccessfully ran for president few decades ago.
I was introduced to Barack Obama in 2004 when he was campaigning for John Kerry. What caught my attention was that how a relatively unknown senator, who instead of campaigning for his senate seat in Illinois, was instead actively campaigning for Kerry all over the US, that was some confidence. I youtubed Barack Obama and found the speech he delivered at the Democratic National Convention that year, a speech- to this day is considered as the best speech that someone ever delivered, a truly inspiring account of his own life and his vision of America(See it here). I don't know how much he helped John Kerry but that speech was very much instrumental in helping Barack Obama reach where he is now.
I think Bill Clinton was not completely wrong when he termed Barack Obama's campaign as fairytale, it is a fairytale which has captured the imagination of all the people who have heard about it and want it to carry on. Barack's campaign and his speeches are like all "..and they lived happily ever after" movies, in which you really feel bad that they ended, you want them to go on and on and on.
A few years ago, when the idea that Barack Obama might run for presidency was still an imagination I again youtubed for Obama's videos (damn, this youtube and wikipedia are fast replacing google) And I found a video which was called "Celebrities for Barack Obama", Robert de Niro , Matt Damon, Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry spoke about their preference of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. In the same video (See here) George Clooney very effectively described as to what effect Barack's presence has over other politicians and that was mesmerizing.
I think what Obama has done is that he has inspired people in a way that I have never seen before. A very good music video by Black Eyed Peas lead singer has helped carry on the Barack momentum further(See it here). With his rather holy rhetoric he has set the expectations sky high for all the people who support him. He has shown himself to be not a politician, but a leader and that is a risky strategy.
It is fascinating to know that Barack after graduating from Harvard Law School, where he was the President of Harvard Law Review and when the world was his oyster, instead of finding a high profile, high paying job in say Washington or New York, he went back to Chicago and continued his work as community organizer and helping the poor fight for their rights. It takes a lot of guts to do something like that. Ask yourself to stop doing whatever you are doing right now and go ahead and work for the poor and get your hands dirty at the time when you think that yes finally this is the time for you to make money! I respect Barack just for this action.
Over the summer the republicans and democrats debated extensively about policies and positions. I agreed the most with Ron Paul in those information sessions. Ron Paul always called a spade a spade, and that is exactly why he did so poorly in elections. To become a President you have to be a politician (well India is an exception, where Presidents and Prime Ministers get nominated based on caste, color, religion, profession, region, weather, cricket, mood, Pakistan etc) Ron Paul always said what was truly right or wrong and that kind of statements do not make for a good politician. I am surprised Ron Paul has been elected on a republican ticket for last 10 times! In comparison though Barack's policy is not as correct as it should be but I strongly believe that he has a down to earth and logical head. Barack will use common sense all the time and will listen to the advise of the experts in every decision that he takes.(Thanks to Mr Bush, using common sense is also one of the most important criteria these days)
I am sure Bill and Hillary will rise up again and will use all their might to win in Ohio and Texas.
I hope Barack continues his winning streak and goes all the way to win the elections in November. But with Barack Obama you either support him enthusiastically or you do not support him at all. I hope Ohio and Texas help Obama win the nomination. Lets pray for Barack's success, he is the first politician whom I respect.
Mr Obama please don't become just another politician, I for the first time donated money for a political campaign, please don't disappoint us.
Regards,
Ajj Kaim Singh
Barack Obama has now won 8 states in a row. 23 states out of 34. That is a phenomenal achievement for someone who is up against the Clintons. Such has been the effect of Barack Obama that he has made Bill Clinton look like just another power hungry politician. Bill Clinton lost a lot of credibility by terming Obama's campaign as a "fairytale" and comparing Obama's success with the success of another black candidate Jesse Jackson who unsuccessfully ran for president few decades ago.
I was introduced to Barack Obama in 2004 when he was campaigning for John Kerry. What caught my attention was that how a relatively unknown senator, who instead of campaigning for his senate seat in Illinois, was instead actively campaigning for Kerry all over the US, that was some confidence. I youtubed Barack Obama and found the speech he delivered at the Democratic National Convention that year, a speech- to this day is considered as the best speech that someone ever delivered, a truly inspiring account of his own life and his vision of America(See it here). I don't know how much he helped John Kerry but that speech was very much instrumental in helping Barack Obama reach where he is now.
I think Bill Clinton was not completely wrong when he termed Barack Obama's campaign as fairytale, it is a fairytale which has captured the imagination of all the people who have heard about it and want it to carry on. Barack's campaign and his speeches are like all "..and they lived happily ever after" movies, in which you really feel bad that they ended, you want them to go on and on and on.
A few years ago, when the idea that Barack Obama might run for presidency was still an imagination I again youtubed for Obama's videos (damn, this youtube and wikipedia are fast replacing google) And I found a video which was called "Celebrities for Barack Obama", Robert de Niro , Matt Damon, Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry spoke about their preference of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. In the same video (See here) George Clooney very effectively described as to what effect Barack's presence has over other politicians and that was mesmerizing.
I think what Obama has done is that he has inspired people in a way that I have never seen before. A very good music video by Black Eyed Peas lead singer has helped carry on the Barack momentum further(See it here). With his rather holy rhetoric he has set the expectations sky high for all the people who support him. He has shown himself to be not a politician, but a leader and that is a risky strategy.
It is fascinating to know that Barack after graduating from Harvard Law School, where he was the President of Harvard Law Review and when the world was his oyster, instead of finding a high profile, high paying job in say Washington or New York, he went back to Chicago and continued his work as community organizer and helping the poor fight for their rights. It takes a lot of guts to do something like that. Ask yourself to stop doing whatever you are doing right now and go ahead and work for the poor and get your hands dirty at the time when you think that yes finally this is the time for you to make money! I respect Barack just for this action.
Over the summer the republicans and democrats debated extensively about policies and positions. I agreed the most with Ron Paul in those information sessions. Ron Paul always called a spade a spade, and that is exactly why he did so poorly in elections. To become a President you have to be a politician (well India is an exception, where Presidents and Prime Ministers get nominated based on caste, color, religion, profession, region, weather, cricket, mood, Pakistan etc) Ron Paul always said what was truly right or wrong and that kind of statements do not make for a good politician. I am surprised Ron Paul has been elected on a republican ticket for last 10 times! In comparison though Barack's policy is not as correct as it should be but I strongly believe that he has a down to earth and logical head. Barack will use common sense all the time and will listen to the advise of the experts in every decision that he takes.(Thanks to Mr Bush, using common sense is also one of the most important criteria these days)
I am sure Bill and Hillary will rise up again and will use all their might to win in Ohio and Texas.
I hope Barack continues his winning streak and goes all the way to win the elections in November. But with Barack Obama you either support him enthusiastically or you do not support him at all. I hope Ohio and Texas help Obama win the nomination. Lets pray for Barack's success, he is the first politician whom I respect.
Mr Obama please don't become just another politician, I for the first time donated money for a political campaign, please don't disappoint us.
Regards,
Ajj Kaim Singh
7 comments:
Wonderful!
I support Obama too, he projects change; I hope for the better!
I support Hillary. Obama seems like he is just a talker. Let see.
I think Hillary is a bigger talker.
and I think all the three comments above have come from one person...
For Ajj kaim - definitely enlightening article for people like me for whom politics means Amrinder and Badal
I hope Obama mania will stop.
next post pesh karo ji :-)
hi Ajj Kaim Singh,
I am a new reader of your blog and read all the posts till 2004 in almost 3 days. I was always bit allergic to reading materials but its amazing to see my allergy getting converted into addiction.
waiting for your next post.
regards,
Aman
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