The NY Times reports that Obama received the highest percentage of votes in all of NYC right here in Clinton Hill (73%!). I’m not surprised — I didn’t see a single Hillary sign up anywhere in the ‘hood.
I was actually surprised at how well Hillary did overall, being that I was living in a little Obama bubble!
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I was so happy seeing all the posters in the bodegas and stores throughout CH. I so belong in this community.
Guy on the A Train this morning was saying that the Republicans are fostering the idea that Obama can win the presidency because they know America will not elect a black man president in the lifetime of anyone on the train, to which another passenger responded that if Hilary isn’t on the ballot he isn’t going to vote- thus preventing the election from happening. The first guy then started to explain that you can’t boycot an election by not voting but I had to exit for my stop so I don’t know how the rest played out.
Clinton Hill is opposed to Clinton, Hil.
If he does get the ticket I foresee a Religious Right “ObamaNation” campain.
I’m really concerned at all the manic support for Obama in our neighborhood, when in reality, Obama has no policy or clue or leverage to solve the problems that face our community. Obama will be the next Jimmy Carter.
Clinton Hillster: I totally agree. I do doubt that Obama will be the next Carter, though, because he’d have to get elected President first.
You guys are nuts… just because Obama isn’t a policy wonk doesn’t mean he hasn’t laid out positions on health care, Iraq, the economy and other topics. Don’t spread your anti-Obama hype and knock down the best chance we have for supplanting the Clinton/Bush cabal of the last twenty years… Obama’s draw is his promise of changing the political paradigm of us vs them, as well as restoring America’s standing in the global community, if that’s even possible after the last 7 years.
Hard to believe anyone thinks Obama isn’t a policy wonk. And altho I guess I know what you are trying to get at by comparing him to Carter (nice guy who didn’t get much done), given that Carter is the best ex-president we have ever had, it isn’t much of a dig. I’ll vote for either Clinton or Obama if the nominee, but am only really excited about Obama. Is that such a crime…
it’s a shame that Obama and Hilary are the only hopes we have for a turn around after the last decade. this country should at least have a three choice system. what the hell has happened to us that we have become so 50/50 down the damn middle? it’s frightening that a country this large is so black and white on social issues. that kind of radical split can only lead to a revolution. i don’t mean to be pessimistic, but i feel that the game is already over and America has lost. McCain will get elected. Not because he’s the right man for the job but because he is an old, white man with money and the majority of this redneck country is still afraid of any kind of power that differs from that. it would be a miracle if Obama got into office. i want to believe we as a whole are mature enough to elect a black or female leader, but i just don’t think the nation is ready for drastic change when we’re still battling about prayer in schools and gays being abominations. the fact is, all of the candidates are bought out by large corporations of which this country is run by anyway. regardless of who makes it, the next president will most surely be a puppet the same way Bush is, and that, unfortunately is our certain future, 1984, unless we can tear ourselves out from the matrix and get back to basics.
So typical of you rancid democrats to make up lurid uber plots of republican mind control to pump up your protestations that give you the appearance of being so brave.
as for “democrats making up lurid uber plots of republican mind control” history will speak for itself
oh, and i don’t think anyone stated that democrats are golden. in fact, they could learn a few things about organization from the amazingly aligned republican party chosen by God to save the world from evil doers
your smugness is whithering. your sarcasm cuts me to the bone. No doubt you are sitting at your CB radio with tin foil hat on waiting for history to “speak for itself”. Me thinks you need a reach around.
bless you
joe mama: i’m sorry to say it, but if you want to talk about breaking down the “us v. them” paradigm, McCain has a better and more long-standing record of that than either Obama or Hillary (and I’m no Republican). And McCain won’t get elected because people are afraid to vote for a woman or a black man; it’s because most of the country is more conservative than the views espoused by Clinton or Obama. And please don’t say it’s all about McCain being an old white man with money; he doesn’t have much money in fact (much less than either Hillary or Obama) and he’s served the country for decades; please don’t try to portray him as any more evil than the rest of the candidates. If you disagree with his positions (as I do), fine but for someone who has been in public life as long as he has, he’s fairly admirable.
Also, i’m sorry to say, but “a radical split” of the democratic party between two candidates is surely not going to lead to a revolution. remember ross perot? outsiders serve a great purpose in forcing viable candidates to incorporate their priorities (like perot with the deficit and edwards with poverty) but that’s about the extent of their influence for better or worse.
And “policy wonk” is just a derogatory way of saying someone has a good grasp of the issues facing the country. I don’t find Obama at all exciting and don’t get why others do but I’d still be happy to vote for him. Unfortunately, i’m afraid it’s going to end up being a McCain/Huckabee ticket, which–amazingly–I think will be hard to beat.
“I don’t find Obama at all exciting”
@ #26 Lemonhead: have you never heard the man speak?
er. make that #16 Lemonhead.
I was thrilled to see how well Obama did in Brooklyn, we almost won the borough!
Go to Obama’s website and check out his policies – just because he doesn’t answer questions with 5 second soundbites like most politicians (Senator Clinton included) doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a grasp on the issues. Quite the contrary, he understands that the issues are complex, and the answers nuanced. That doesn’t play well in debates which reward quick and easy answers.
Numerous polls have shown that Obama wins handier in a general election than Senator Clinton. Obama has won more states, and more delagates than Clinton. He has raised more money from more people than Clinton. He has furnished the public with his tax returns, Clintons haven’t. Clinton just reshuffled her campaign leadership. Obama has been an elected official longer than Clinton. While it was a bit of a low blow when Obama brought it up, the fact remains that while Clinton was a high powered attorney, Obama was foregoing lucrative jobs to work as a lowly paid community organizer.
And then, to top it off, the man is a brilliant speaker and organizer who has brought thousands of people into the political process, like me, a proud small-time donor.
I really don’t get how people can be excited about Hillary Clinton as President.
When I went to vote, I was amused to note that there were stacks and stacks of green Democrat cards on the table, and like three orange Republican cards (three CARDS, not three STACKS). The lady gave me a green Democrat card by mistake, and when I told her I needed an orange Republican card, she commented that I was like only the second or third Republican voter she’d seen all day. Wow, I really felt like my vote counted! Ha ha… I agree with most everyone here, though, and share in the pessimism expressed by some. The slate of candidates we’re offered on both sides sucks almost as badly as in the 2000 and 2004 elections. I don’t know if Obama’s all “change” rhetoric, or if he’s got the substance to make change happen, but if it’s a McCain-Obama election, I’ll probably break ranks and vote for Obama. Being a relatively new NYC resident, however, I should point out that much of the rest of the country doesn’t think like us urbanites. Just because 99% of the people around you think the same as you do politically doesn’t mean the rest of the country, outside of NYC, also thinks like you. I’m just sayin’…. (p.s. In case anyone cares who a vastly outnumbered Clinton Hill Republican voted for: Ron Paul, a.k.a. Magneto. Too bad he has no chance.)
I live in CH and I have a Hillary for President bumper sticker on my car. I must say, the thought that someone might key my car or scratch the sticker off has crossed my mind, but I’m happy to provide a glimmer of hope for the quiet minority of Hillary supporters in the hood.
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