Barack Obama, the US senator from Illinois, has been under my radar for several months. He is the only African American currently serving the US Senate. Recently, his popularity shoot up. Thanks to his much publicised upcoming book release - ‘The Audacity of Hope’ in October. He is currently on the cover of Time.
I have never been so energised about a Democrat since Wesley Clarke. This guy is beyond me. He is a man of character and when you see him speak, (i dont know about you), he blows my mind. He has an unbelievable savoir-faire that transcends party lines, racial tones, the rich and the poor.
He was the State Senator when he delivered the now infamous Democratic National Convention speech in 2004 (i like every bit except when he started to praise the flip-flopper). I have attached at the bottom, for your convenience, two parts of the full speech!
Finally… there is a real alternative from the Blue Land for the 2008 Presidential Election (Clinton-lovers, please do persuade the Lucifer from ‘occupying’ the White House again!).
I hope he runs. Because it will be an interesting match that i really want to see. Him vs McCain/Giuliani/Rice.
This might be premature as I have barely scratched the tip of the iceberg of his various political stands and policies, but what the hell…….Barack Obama for 2008!
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