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Answers to Terrys Presidential Trivia.Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-85834631250347458502007-02-01T10:07:37.000-06:002007-02-01T10:07:37.000-06:00I mean, you got the first mainstream African-Amer...I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, thats a storybook, man.<br>At the risk of being 'Clintonesque' I think Biden's statement needs to be parsed properly, thusly:<br>I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American"<br>This is true (or at least arguable) - no other black candidate for President could possibly be seen as 'mainstream'.<br>The rest is a compliment to Obama:<br>"who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, thats a storybook, man.<br>That's not to say that the other black candidates weren't 'articulate', 'bright', 'clean' or even 'nice-looking'. It's just that they weren't 'mainstream'.<br>I'm no fan of Obama (or of Biden) but this little tea-pot tempest has gotten out of hand.Joe Gloornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-65070743788196803862007-02-01T03:31:03.000-06:002007-02-01T03:31:03.000-06:00(1) Has Obama's campaign or anyone else reques...(1) Has Obama's campaign or anyone else requested that you do not use his middle name? Where do you see the middle names of the other 2008 candidates used with great frequency? (I thought Rodham was HC's maiden name.)<br>(2) You can refer to his secondary education in Indonesia as frequently as you wish. It's only relevant in that the experience may have provided Sen. Obama with a global perspective at an earlier age than some of the other candidates. The same could apply to any Muslim training he may have had.<br>(3) You're suggesting that Obama's campaign is able to influence the NY Times and Tribune's presentation of the Washington Times. I'd be surprised if Axlerod's group can pull that off. Seems more like the natural tendency of competitors to belittle.Bob in PFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-51256031745111909272007-02-01T02:22:42.000-06:002007-02-01T02:22:42.000-06:00Instead of taking a page from Welsh Socialist Nial...Instead of taking a page from Welsh Socialist Nial Kinnock, Senator Biden would have been better served quoting from the estimable bluesman Dr. Horse from his 1958 classic:<br><br>'Jack, That Cat Was Clean! . . .'Pat Hickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-81686160828469085162007-02-01T01:13:48.000-06:002007-02-01T01:13:48.000-06:00The Swiftvets nailed Kerry in a big lie in his Chr...The Swiftvets nailed Kerry in a big lie in his Christmas in Cambodia myth, but the MSM was uninterested in this fable which was "seared" in Kerry's mind. The MSM was only interested in smearing the Swiftvets and rewriting historyRichardnoreply@blogger.com