--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > "Throughout our history, America's confronted constantly > > > evolving danger, from the oppression of an empire, to the > > > lawlessness of the frontier, from the bomb that fell on > > > Pearl Harbor, to the threat of nuclear annihilation. > > > Americans have adapted to the threats posed by an ever- > > > changing world. " > > > > > > Guy was *raised* in Honolulu... > > > > I don't get it, he should have said "bombs"? > > Yep. Not earthshaking, any more than his reference > to the "57 states" and other similar gaffes, but > he does make a lot of 'em. >
I was thinking about my impression of Obama yesterday while driving home (its amazing, in the middle of a city, I have (one of several) routes home through farmers, cow pastures and horse ranches). As with all my thoughts, I realize they may be shaped by submerged nasty alligators (see adjacent post), I like that he appears reflective. And appears to kick an idea around inside -- and responds from a larger set of considerations and perspectives than many. Funny scene to me -- GWB inside BHO's mind "WTF -- what are ALL these things??! He seems smart. Hillary and others are smart, but in a more clever, calculating way. BHO (any relation to HBO?) seems to have a (much) broader perspective, and not the well honed knee-jerks that many politicians have to many issues. And a great contrast to McCain, who has morphed from a sort of interesting, maverick, straight-talker in 2000, to a (poor) tele-prompter reader of scripts written by (bad, rigid, dogmatic part and portion of) conservative right, and evangelistic non-thinkers. In a rapidly changing world, I don't think pat old answers to old conditions (some quite poor answers even then) hold much of a candle to anyone who can kick an idea around inside -- and responds from a larger set of considerations and perspectives. YMMV
