Slog - Comments on It's All Over http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over Oprah has endorsed Obama.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:37:38 -0800 Sat, 12 May 2007 18:02:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mark Mitchell Sigh. Isn't it a bit early? Or am I just old fashioned?

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707283 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:44:14 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Good. Let's push that cunt Billary the fuck out.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707284 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:44:24 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit It'd only be all over if Oprah herself was running for pres.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707288 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:48:06 -0800 Comment by Gitai Has she not looked closely enough at Richardson?

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707295 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707295 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:55:08 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy So is this more like her endorsing The Promise or like her endorsing The Road? And what about hip hop?

]]> Eric Grandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707309 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:03:02 -0800 Comment by Brandon H Are Obama and Clinton really that different politically? I say no.

]]> Brandon H http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707328 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707328 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:16:32 -0800 Comment by A Nony Mouse Great. Now none of the other candidates will be able to get shelf space at Barnes and Noble.

]]> A Nony Mouse http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707329 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707329 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:16:47 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Um, is this good or bad for Obama?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707359 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707359 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:32:43 -0800 Comment by jamier It looks like Obama is our next president unless he makes a major fuckup. One good thing about having campaigns last multiple years is that candidates without prior name recognition (McCain, Clinton, Edwards) have more time for people to become familiar with them. Obama is rocketing up the polls.

I'm hoping Hillary is VP, but I'm sure they'll pick a Whiteman to balance the ticket.

]]> jamier http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707368 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707368 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:41:10 -0800 Comment by monkey I haven't decided who I'll vote for in the primary. I keep bouncing around from Edwards to Hillary to Obama. If any of those three get the nom I'll be perfectly happy.

I have been leaning more towards Obama, even before the Big O spoke up. Then again, I had assumed she'd support him.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707371 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707371 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:43:12 -0800 Comment by neo-realist Obama is a cool candidate, but it seems that his appeal is primarily to the youth and some bigger city liberal elites. But I'm not sure of his ability to win the south and midwestern swing states or his ability to cleave off a significant portion of the white male vote.

Furthermore, the race baiting by the republicans will go into overdrive in the general election campaign and tap into a lot of latent racist sentiment that will doom Obama's chances come 2008.

]]> neo-realist http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707379 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707379 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:50:57 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Gore/Obama '08.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707404 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 18:28:06 -0800 Comment by Jon Obama's momentum is nothing short of amazing. I see 2 possibilities: either (1) Obama will be the 44th President; or (2) Hillary will have to stoop to such smashmouth politics to take him down in the primaries, leading to self-defensive mudslinging from Obama, that she will undermine her own shot in November, and we will get Romney or Thompson instead. If Hillary insists on throwing herself in front of this train, it won't bode well for any of the Democrats.

Incidentally, this link was the first time I had visited the NYT's blogs. The public comments were lame even beyond what I expected, and degenerated into flames within the first dozen comments. Thank god for Slog, and for Slog readers.

]]> Jon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707408 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707408 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 18:35:24 -0800 Comment by elenchos Indeed, Gore/Obama '08!

And Dan, don't try to "help" by infecting anyone's office with germs or falsely registering to vote or smuggling any kind of gun or fake gun anywhere, or any of that other ACTUP-vintage stuff that only people who read the Stranger are edgy enough to get.

Behave yourself. Be mainstream. Like TAL. Rule of thumb: Ask Ira Glass. If he says it is cool, then it's cool. Do the opposite of whatever those crazy editors who work for you say is cool.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707411 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 18:41:16 -0800 Comment by Cook @11
No point of trying to get the South anymore, the only few states that are really worth campaigning there are LA, FL, and WV. States like Kentucky are going to be hard-pressed to vote Democratic for president. Most of the focus, as it should be, has been switched to the new swing states: the Sun Belt, Rocky Mountain West, and Rust Belt. States like Colorado and New Mexico are the must-wins, not those South ones. I sincerely doubt a Republican can manage to get elected in 2008.

PS: can we talk about this? Florida just became much more manageable.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/06/crist/

]]> Cook http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707425 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 19:05:19 -0800 Comment by anna Endorsement aside, what the fuck was this?

“Is there a side of you, the woman side, that would lead toward a Hillary?” Mr. King inquired.

I mean, I know what he's trying to say, but really. The woman side?

]]> anna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707428 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707428 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 19:07:36 -0800 Comment by obamaoprah Interesting. I'm still torn between Obama and Clinton, but I'm leaning Obama. Clinton is totally experienced and would do a great job, but I'm sick of this Hatfields and McCoys thing that's gone on for far too long for the presidency. I sometimes feel like if we elect Clinton, we're electing the same old political paradigm we've dealing with for 20 years.

]]> obamaoprah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707437 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707437 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 19:40:50 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Richardson/Obama '08!

A man can dream, can't he?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707453 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707453 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:06:31 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Richardson/Obama '08!

A man can dream, can't he?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707454 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:06:56 -0800 Comment by Mark Mitchell I'm down for an Gore/Obama ticket.

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707469 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707469 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:31:04 -0800 Comment by Mark Mitchell I'm down for a Gore/Obama ticket.

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707470 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:31:20 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Obvs, I meant The Secret. Sorry, I'm not always as up on my christian entitlement lit as I could be.

]]> Eric Grandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707471 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707471 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:37:02 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC Gore isn't running, as far as anyone knows. Besides, Obama's message pushes "something new"--not a Bush, not a Clinton. Throwing Gore in there would be a mistake.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707480 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707480 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 21:14:21 -0800 Comment by Chris Why do people care at all who the VP is?

]]> Chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707494 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 23:03:40 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver Remember, folks, that Obama and Oprah are both from Chicago. They probably know each other. This endorsement is as surprising as someone predicting cold temperatures in December.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707496 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707496 2008 Thu, 03 May 2007 23:10:17 -0800 Comment by Chief Justice John Roberts I resent the headline. This is the United States! Oprah doesn't decide who is President - that's our job!

]]> Chief Justice John Roberts http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707518 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707518 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 00:13:34 -0800 Comment by Chris Cold temperatures in December is a bad comparison, Matt.

]]> Chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707529 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707529 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 02:10:00 -0800 Comment by Just Me Is it just me or are the Democrats not with the rest of nation? I mean the country has TURNED A HARD LEFT politically. Seriously, look at the polls. And the top tier candidates really more centerist than the country has become. What we need is not moderate democrats (aka, Republican Lite) but we need an FDR or a JFK.

Yeah, could you imagine, a liberal candidate who is not afraid to be a liberal?

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707555 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 07:05:07 -0800 Comment by Mark Mitchell An FDR would be such a great thing. A New Deal, indeed. But, I think that's still in the future. People aren't suffering enough overall to actually want that kind of change, in my opinion.

And Eric G, you are funny. I keep trying to convince Kurt of "The Secret" but he seems to think it won't work... Personally, I expect my millions to start pouring in any day now.

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707570 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 08:05:35 -0800 Comment by ChillyMama Chris @ 24:

Because he or she is only one pretzel from the presidency, that's why.

]]> ChillyMama http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707648 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707648 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 10:14:32 -0800 Comment by Sean @28
"could you imagine, a liberal candidate who is not afraid to be a liberal?"

Ever hear of Dennis Kucinich?

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707653 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707653 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 10:18:14 -0800 Comment by Paul I'm voting for an aborted fetus for President. Fuck this noise.
Fuck Oprah.
Fuck Obama.

]]> Paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707670 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 10:42:08 -0800 Comment by Lumpy I thought she endorsed Ezzel's

]]> Lumpy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707850 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/its_all_over#c707850 2008 Fri, 04 May 2007 13:01:13 -0800 Comment by lars i wonder if oprah made the cover of her magazine again?

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