So, seemingly the good man won (from my perspective, anyway). For the time being, this is good news indeed. Although I feel compelled to be a party pooper and point out some negatives. The first, and this is a point that has been raised by many of my friends, is that Obama may be assassinated during his spell in the White House. Certainly, two or more attempts on his life have been unearthed, with countless others inevitably in the pipeline. This is indeed worrying news, but we can all be rest assured that the moronic, inbred hicks willing to make an attempt on the life of the soon-to-be most powerful man on the planet are usually too stupid to get anywhere in their plans, and get caught after posting the exact details of their “operations” on Stormfront. The biggest danger would be if a racist organisation hired someone with half a brain cell to do the job, in which case we may have something to worry about. But enough future Tom Clancy plotlines.
The other, less dramatic problem could be that Obama turns into the American Blair, in that he is all talk and no action, and will lead the country further down the road that Bush sent it marching towards. This is possible, but at this stage it is impossible to draw any conclusions, one way or the other. I’m trying to remain optimistic though, at least the world’s most influential superpower isn’t being co-led by a woman who believes in witches…
What do you all think of the situation?
- Tom
November 19, 2008 at 2:22 pm |
Also what will all the people who make a living out of making fun of politicians do now they have a good one? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JOHN STEWART AND STEVEN COLBERT?!
can we let these good men go unemployed and jobless.
i realise this isn’t the main issue we consider when chosing the next president but still…
how boring will “have i got news for you” be?
November 19, 2008 at 2:22 pm |
ok it’s quite boring anyway
November 20, 2008 at 7:56 pm |
More to the point, at least the world’s most influential superpower isn’t being co-led by a woman who charged women for rape kits. Or who believes that it’s not terrorism to bomb an abortion clinic. Or who thinks it’s ok to be racist. Or…well, the list goes on. The witch thing – that’s nothing.
Here’s hoping Obama lives up to at least some of America’s expectations. Here’s hoping he lives, generally. He’s a remarkable man, we can only pray that his amazing speaking and motivational ability can transfer to actual political actions…
December 2, 2008 at 10:16 am |
That raises a good point, I think Billy Bragg may get a little pissed off if everything is okay in the political world too…