The FIRST black president...

No disrespect to Bill Clinton, but Sen. Barack Obama reported yesterday that he has raised at least $32.5 million for his campaign between April and June, a record breaking figure for a Democratic candidate.
This means that Hillary, backed by Steven Spielberg and in the shade of her husband's shadow, TRAILS Barack by about a $5 million difference. Records show Barack raised $25.7 million in the first THREE months of the year.

That is just amazing to me.
He's in the lead!!!! In terms of money, at least...but some of us are still in the contingent that says he just doesn't have enough experience. Well, tell me: what experience fully prepares you to be president? It's comparable to parenthood: What preps you for that? Is it because you did well with a pet, now you can raise a child? Same principle here: no job is like that of presidency, what with all the unpredictability involved. Tell me George Bush's term as governor prepared him to handle 9/11. Tell me Bill Clinton's governorship prepared him for Monica.
So what determines "enough" experience for a job unlike any other?

I'm not telling you I'm knocking on doors with Obama buttons, but this is my second election being able to vote, and I care enough to believe that what is going on right now is historic.

While politics are certainly not a popularity contest (we vote based on the issues, right?), what's doing it for Barack is his sincerity. He just doesn't feel like a politician. And Hillary is just plain boring. I hate her voice. I would not watch the State of the Union Address if her scratchy, wildly intonated voice is delivering it. But that gravelly, smoke-tinged Barack baritone? Talk about global warming, brotha. Speak on it!

I'm on his e-mail list and I tell you as a former public relations student his campaign is just brilliant. I would kick butt to be a member - the strategy here is just amazing. For example, five ordinary, everyday people were selected nationwide to have dinner with Barack. You, housewife from Idaho, can break bread with a presidential hopeful. You see how he works? The e-mails are personalized, like Barack is in his kitchen writing a letter to only you.
Don't you believe in Barack?

The letters go like this:
"Dear Friend,

We are almost there. This spring we launched an audacious campaign fueled by a dream of hope, and Americans everywhere responded overwhelmingly. You said you were tired of being sold on lies and wallowing in years of destructive politics, and now you are ready for restoration. This is your chance to rewrite history, and we need your help. Together we can make America the land of Martin Luther King's dream. If you write me a check for just $25, I can help you get through tomorrow.
Won't you join me?
Love,
Barack"


Will I vote for Obama? That's not your business. Do I think he will win? No. But he is just audacious enough to give me hope.

My 7-year-old sister can see this man running for president and when she gets older, the notion won't be that outrageous to her that if she wanted to, she could do the same thing. His life right now is an example.