Comments on: Presidential Showdown

By: Inauguration: The Day After « The Unmitigated Word

Inauguration: The Day After « The Unmitigated Word — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:05:11 +0000

[...] its arms to the reality of a person of color, it was certainly not an unconditional acceptance. I’ve hinted before that weight of an unpopular predecessor was carried by the McCain/Palin ticket; only to be magnified when the economy collapsed. At that point, an Obama victory was almost [...]

By: The Ayers Up There « The Unmitigated Word

The Ayers Up There « The Unmitigated Word — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:19:33 +0000

[...] to use Bill Ayers as a fear incitation. But had this election taken place in a 2004 America, I’m not so sure that would have been the case. I hope that Ayers and other radicals will one day realize [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:07:29 +0000

Right! 2004. I remember those days. The economy was growing at it’s fastest pace in over 20 years, stock market was achieving record highs, earnings were up, investments were up, and American actually SUPPORTED what our president was doing. John Kerry tried to run an anti-war campaign and attack our resolve. He failed. Obama would have been no different.

However………

Bush running against Obama in 2008? No chance. Because Americans have short term memory loss and forget that 93% of us approved of Bush on September 20, 2001 when he said “We shall show no distinction between the terrorists, and the countries who harbor them.” But hey, that was 7 years ago. Who cares, right?

By: J. Alex

J. Alex — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:06:32 +0000

Very interesting question. You see John Kerry and Barack Obama ran on two quite similar campaign ideas.

John Kerry’s slogan “Help is on the way” tried to send out a message that he could change things and he was going to if he was elected President. But he was stupid and let his floppy self out of the box too many times and he was turned down. Also the economy was soaring, jobs were being created by the millions, and median income was rising increasingly.. All this coupled with the recent successes in the Iraq campaign and also Bush’s “real” attitude. John Kerry was destined for defeat.

Then Barack Obama’s slogans of “Hope” and “Change” also tried to send out a message that things can and will be different. Only this time the economy was skidding to a halt, jobs were being lost and income and wages are and were starting to sink. John McCain just didn’t have the “real” attitude that Bush had so that pushed him even further down.

In my personal opinion, if Obama would have been up against Bush in 2004, Obama would have gotten smashed just as bad as Kerry did, if not more.

Of course I am sure Obama knew this and that is why he, and the Trilateral Commission did not see fit that he run for the office

By: freedom

freedom — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:04:47 +0000

I think that Obama would have crushed G Dubya like the bug that he is. America (particularly Black Americana) was starving for a person of color to take the throne. I think that Obama and his crew would have rallied the people together just as he did this year and wiped the floor with G Dubya.

I agree with Greg, a bit, in that I NEVER saw McCain as a threat. I’ve said before that , IMHO, McLame could have had Colin Powell, Kennedy, or any other likable mate and The O Man would have been victorious just the same. McLame’s enemy and weakest link? Himself! I think that he knew that long before the race was over. In ‘04? BHO!!! Peace.