Comments on: Obama: a candidate for change — and cowards http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/21/obama-a-candidate-for-change-%e2%80%94-and-cowards/ The opinion blog of The Daily Pennsylvanian Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Maria http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/21/obama-a-candidate-for-change-%e2%80%94-and-cowards/#comment-3299 Maria Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:28:07 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=944#comment-3299 Hmm, "candidate for cowards"? I still think that's a bit much :P I think a lot of people who were opposed to the war/Darfur situation/global warming found demonstration-type tactics ineffective. And, for the first time in recent memory, there is a credible candidate who can make changes through the political process via collaborative - not combative - politics. Sadly, a large part of this country still vehemently hates Hillary and is going to turn up en masse on election day to vote against her, and in the process elect a Republican congress...it's just the sad reality of things. And 4 more years of gridlock doesn't do anyone any good. Supporting Obama just makes sense from a cost-benefit anaylsis. Hmm, “candidate for cowards”? I still think that’s a bit much :P I think a lot of people who were opposed to the war/Darfur situation/global warming found demonstration-type tactics ineffective. And, for the first time in recent memory, there is a credible candidate who can make changes through the political process via collaborative - not combative - politics.

Sadly, a large part of this country still vehemently hates Hillary and is going to turn up en masse on election day to vote against her, and in the process elect a Republican congress…it’s just the sad reality of things. And 4 more years of gridlock doesn’t do anyone any good. Supporting Obama just makes sense from a cost-benefit anaylsis.

]]> By: Alum http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/21/obama-a-candidate-for-change-%e2%80%94-and-cowards/#comment-3159 Alum Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:04:27 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=944#comment-3159 not to mention butter pecan at number three. the pecan demographic is a little-understood voting bloc. not to mention butter pecan at number three. the pecan demographic is a little-understood voting bloc.

]]> By: Steve Whiskeyman http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/21/obama-a-candidate-for-change-%e2%80%94-and-cowards/#comment-3152 Steve Whiskeyman Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:27:22 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=944#comment-3152 You hit the nail on the head. Obama has indeed become the "fashionable" candidate. Oh, and anyone wondering why might read Lauren Friedman's most recent post, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" You hit the nail on the head. Obama has indeed become the “fashionable” candidate. Oh, and anyone wondering why might read Lauren Friedman’s most recent post, “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?”

]]> By: Dan Gutin http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/21/obama-a-candidate-for-change-%e2%80%94-and-cowards/#comment-3133 Dan Gutin Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:50 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=944#comment-3133 C'mon man! Don't you understand?? Obama's going to "change the culture of Washington" because he's "a uniter, not a divider!!" Wait, didn't someone else say that? Oh yeah, George W. Bush. We all know how that worked out. C’mon man! Don’t you understand?? Obama’s going to “change the culture of Washington” because he’s “a uniter, not a divider!!” Wait, didn’t someone else say that? Oh yeah, George W. Bush. We all know how that worked out.

]]> By: Nick McAvoy http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/02/21/obama-a-candidate-for-change-%e2%80%94-and-cowards/#comment-3130 Nick McAvoy Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:41:02 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=944#comment-3130 Praline Pecan at number ten? You've got to be kidding. I don't think I've ever even tried that. Praline Pecan at number ten? You’ve got to be kidding. I don’t think I’ve ever even tried that.

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