JEFFERSON, Iowa — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama likes to joke about getting seasoned and stewed.
In speeches across Iowa in the final days before the state’s Jan. 3 caucus that kicks off the 2008 presidential nominating contest, Obama regularly gets laughs and applause when he makes a clear dig at opponents like Sen. Hillary Clinton who say the first-term senator from Illinois is too inexperienced to be president.
“There have been some who say … ‘He may be inspiring and you like his ideas but you know what, he has not been in Washington long enough,’” Obama said.
“‘We need to season him a little bit more. We need to stew him and boil all the hope out of him so he can sound like everybody else.’”
Obama then leads into one of the speech lines that generates the most applause, focusing on how he is the candidate that represents change.
“I have to admit that some people have even said that electing me right now without that Washington longevity that that would be a gamble, a roll of the dice,” he said.
“But let me tell you something … the real gamble right now would be to have the same old folks do the same old things over and over and over again and somehow expect a different outcome,” Obama said.
– Photo credit: Reuters/Keith Bedford
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This country needs to turn the page on the Bush, Clinton, Bush dynasty. America is mired in partisanship as we overextend ourselves in a misguided war and ignore the real problems of terrorism, global warming, etc.
Barack Obama is the leader America needs to bring this country together to deal with the challenges we face.
- Posted by Edward LynchI love Obama’s response to his critics on his inexperience. He has much more wisdom than the fat cats that are “stewing” in their own filth. Obama would get my vote if I were an American.
All of us Canadians are watching the political races in the US with great interest and pray in anticipation for a new American President who has not been polluted by years of service in Washington. Rather one that is full of hope and fresh ideas and that wants to make a positive impact for his country. He is a true leader.
He reminds me of one of the greatest politicians of Canada, Tommy Douglas. Tommy was wanting a change and he was tired of the same two political parties running the country. He made a nowfamous speech in 1944 called Mouseland that that started his great political career and some awesome changes to the Canadian social landscape. You can catch the full Mouseland speech over on my blog,http://kevinandcharleneswitzer.blog spot.com under the title “The Greatest Canadian”.
Kevin
- Posted by Kevin Switzer