Slog - Comments on Listen to Barack Obama's Iowa Speech http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech Like I said yesterday, Oprah Winfrey gave a better speech than Barack Obama at their joint appearance in Des Moines, Iowa—which is saying something, since Obama is by far the best orator in the Democratic field this year. But to his credit, Obama did have one of the best spontaneous jokes of the event. While he was talking, someone in the audience called out: "Oprah for Vice President!" To which Obama replied: You want Oprah as Vice President? But that would be a demotion, you realize that. (Those keeping track of America's various cultural hierarchies, please note that Michelle Obama... Copyright 2008 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:25:27 -0800 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:42:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by unPC 1. thanks for audios, that's great, but isn't there any _news_ in Iowa right now, or do we have to wait for the print article this week?

2. tidbits from chicago trib article:
a. A Romney supporter went to the big double O event.

b. Of 10,000 attendees who were asked to volunteer/attend caucus training -- which involved giving up their e mail and phone no. -- 1400 said yes.

Hmmm .. if in the next round 20% go to the training/ volunteer and then of those, 30% go to the real caucus... that's 100 more caucus goers for Obama...hardly any impact at all if he already has like 35K people going for him.

So this could all be a big nothing.

c. Oprah said she has voted for Republicans and Democrats!
WTF!
If this is something beyond local alderman, I want to know.

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869197 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869197 2008 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:39:22 -0800 Comment by Cale I just can't shake the feeling that he would be business as usual.

Richardson, Kucinich and Edwards are still tops for me.

]]> Cale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869198 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869198 2008 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:39:24 -0800 Comment by puget sound octopus @2 -- Obama would be "business as usual?" What do you mean by that? Do you honestly think Obama--who opposed the war from the beginning--would make exactly the same moves as Bush, over the coming years? Do you believe he would have the same tax policy? The same approach to global warming?


Or do you think that if we elect him president (and we will), we'll all still conduct "business as usual" in our daily lives? If that's what you mean, you're probably right. You're life won't change a whole lot. You'll still have a job (or not have a job), that you have to go to (or not go to) and pay your bills (or not pay them). You're not going to wake up in a different world on January 20, 2008, regardless of who we elect. But you will certainly wake up with a better government. And that matters.

]]> puget sound octopus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869545 2008 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:37:07 -0800 Comment by Donovan Barack's crack about how making Oprah VP would be "demoting" her, is actually a Michael Moore line. It's in "Dude, Where's My Country?".

]]> Donovan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c869871 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:21:17 -0800 Comment by AHgsfagsf This Slog, gushing on and on about Oprah and Bareback Osama, fills me with the urge to projectile vomit without ceasing.... GAH!

]]> AHgsfagsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c870742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obamas_iowa_speech#c870742 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:42:28 -0800