I'm only interested in democrats this election. And of democrats. I'm only interested in Obama and Hillary.
Obama is BRILLIANT politician and having his political skills for the country would be terrific. There are two downsides that I've seen to him so far: family and drugs. A 60 minutes question revealed his use of "blow", which is a pretty serious and unacceptable drug. The fact that he wrote about it and became clear with it makes this less of a concern, but still the exemplifies a poor choice. Secondly, one shot of him with his wife and kids in their kitchen looked awkward. Obama's not a family guy; he's a brilliant, smart, seemingly honesty and genuine politician, but he's about those executive decisions, not family. But considering all his strengths in leadership and always saying things "the right way" and conveying appropriate good beliefs, those two drawbacks can be somewhat trivialized, a tiny bit.
Hillary is ALL about family . "It takes a village to raise a child". In other words, she beautifully compliments Obama. Obama has the intelligent, keen, political mind, lacking close family values, and Hillary has that family awareness. Additionally, on a side note, Bill and Hillary Clinton, for some reason (demeanor, appearance, voice tone?), remind me of Larry and Kristina Diskin, and I know them well, so I feel like I know Hillary and feel affirmed that Obama has excellent leadership skills. I am indifferent to who's elected where, but it just seems like an incomparably uplifting combo to have Hillary and Obama both in executive roles because of their complementary nature, their mutual intelligence, and their general good rapport with Americans.
When I read that great author Toni Morrison thought of Clinton as the "first black president". My initial and only response was WHAT?!! What?!! I thought this was hilarious, but she supports her wild view:
In 1998, Morrison wrote a column for the New Yorker magazine in which she wrote of Bill Clinton: "White skin notwithstanding, this is our first black president. Blacker than any actual black person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime. After all, Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas." (NYT).Whatever. People these days! Just outrageous. I'm not saying she's wrong or right. It's just an "out there" POV, which is unsettlingly unique but I appreciate that. I NEVER thought of Clinton as black, but, then again, I'm not a black author who primarily focuses on African American literature. The screen of what you communicate about is typically what you see. I'm sure a chef or Morgan Spurlock would see Bill Clinton as the "Ultimate Fast-Food Nation President"! haha! I just saw him, and Reagan, as two of the best leaders of America -- with the most grace, ease, and most importantly, personality -- in my generation!
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