Comments on: Barack Obama is a brave guy http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/06/12/barack-obama-is-a-brave-guy/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Aulder Guy http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/06/12/barack-obama-is-a-brave-guy/#comment-2850 Aulder Guy Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:46:31 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/?p=2059#comment-2850 I do not agree with you. One person can bring about change, and as anthropologist Margaret Mead said, "...it is really the only way significant change in this world has ever occurred." We shall cite Jesus here, lest you doubt it. Barack Obama is not Jesus, but there is a very good chance that he is our next Theodore Roosevelt. In a very similar time in American history, Teddy was also naive enough to think that he could break the iron grip on government and private lives by the industrial monopolies owned by Carnegie, Frick, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, etc. I suspect that his interests in natural resource conservation and other issues were thought to be similarly naive. However, as history shows, he did break the monopolies and natural resource conservation became an important part of the American conversation. We also got a really good Navy out of the deal. I do not agree with you. One person can bring about change, and as anthropologist Margaret Mead said, “…it is really the only way significant change in this world has ever occurred.” We shall cite Jesus here, lest you doubt it. Barack Obama is not Jesus, but there is a very good chance that he is our next Theodore Roosevelt. In a very similar time in American history, Teddy was also naive enough to think that he could break the iron grip on government and private lives by the industrial monopolies owned by Carnegie, Frick, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, etc. I suspect that his interests in natural resource conservation and other issues were thought to be similarly naive. However, as history shows, he did break the monopolies and natural resource conservation became an important part of the American conversation. We also got a really good Navy out of the deal.

]]> By: Jack http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/06/12/barack-obama-is-a-brave-guy/#comment-2842 Jack Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:01:06 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/?p=2059#comment-2842 I think, as I am sure many other white people think, that David Duke is an ignorant ass. On the other hand I do think that Obama will be a disaster for the US and comparisons to another 'Carter' Presidency are accurate and fair comment. If Obama wins his policies won't cause people to rise up, it will casue people to wise up and kick him out of office four years later. Obama is a very ignorant and naive man. As President he would be a remarkably dangerous one. I think, as I am sure many other white people think, that David Duke is an ignorant ass.

On the other hand I do think that Obama will be a disaster for the US and comparisons to another ‘Carter’ Presidency are accurate and fair comment. If Obama wins his policies won’t cause people to rise up, it will casue people to wise up and kick him out of office four years later.

Obama is a very ignorant and naive man. As President he would be a remarkably dangerous one.

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