Sunday, November 9, 2008

Can we talk about the real Obama now?

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE REAL OBAMA NOW? by Sam Smith at prorev.com

Now the party is over and it's time for people to put away their Barack and Michelle dolls and start dealing with what has truly happened.

This, I admit, is difficult because the real Obama doesn't exist yet. He follows in the footsteps of our first postmodern president, Bill Clinton


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There is one story from Chicago, however, that remains relevant. A citizen walks into his alderman's office looking for a job. "Who sent you?" he asks. "Nobody," he replies. Says the staffer: "We don't want nobody nobody sent."

Who sent Barack Obama remains a mystery. He has risen from an unknown state senator to president in exactly four years and that only happens when somebody sends for you.


Go read the whole article. I'm trying to keep the posts on this page short with a view snips to get the flavor of a piece. But this one has so many good bits that its hard to do that. Follow the link to go read the whole piece.

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