From Hillary’s opening “God praising” (you could feel the clash beneath, as ‘what I am’ collided with ‘what I want them to think I am’ ... long way of saying insincerity) to Obama’s “Ask not” ... followed by a visible hesitation (no doubt as he realized he would be accused of paroding another, which he almost did) the whole thing was worth watching. For no other reason than to see how completely these two candidates have bought into the notion (peddled by main stream media) that they are the candidates of choice.

My vote will go to the person who speaks candidly, as in free from prejudice, impartial. Open and sincere. Unreservedly straightforward. Not posed, or rehearsed. Who answers questions honestly, irregardless of whether or not his ‘advisers’ told him/her to or not to say that. In other words, the person who knows themselves and will not be anything other than what they are, no matter what the media or the party or the advisers, or the audience say’s they should be.
 
Ohmagosh, would that be refreshing?

Still waiting for that candidate. Although I have to say, Wes Clarks interview http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/02/1440234 Friday made me feel that I was listening to someone that could be described that way. But he’s not a candidate.

I for one am sick and tired of having main stream media select our candidates, aren’t you? The Obama, Hillary side-show is entertaining, giving main stream media something to do so they can avoid looking at the real news (jerking us around in the process) and, well a side-show.

Too bad. If you could kick the media hype and the money out, there might be something there.
Might.

My interpretation of the gathering was to offset the right leaning medias appetite to show two democratic hopefulls fighting, it was probably coordinated by the democratic national party.  I’m okay with that, I believe it is a good strategy to show the American people that the democratic race is not politics within politics, as much as it might be.  You can’t expect these candidates to stop doing what they only know how to, but atleast a little civilized showing between the two for a wonderful cause symobolizes unity.

fools names and fools faces.
the expression which applies to both candidates’ selma performances is, in the selectively vernacular tone invoked by both parties, “front’n”.
am i the only person who noticed both were breathtakingly disingenuous?
the pandering was stultifying, y’all.

I watched the video coverage from both the BBC and ABC last night, and my primary impression was of how UNCOMFORTABLE both candidates appeared to be.  In one church we had Obama, sitting in a sort of detached isolation from the celebratory congregation and looking for all the world as if he wanted to be somewhere else.  Then he ascended to the altar to address the congregation;  and it was as if, once again, he was struggling to establish his credentials.  His delivery was neither stirring nor audacious;  and “hope” did not appear to be in his working vocabulary.

Down the street in another church, Hillary had all of her rhetorical guns out in full force.  Indeed, I might have marked it down as the best performance I have seen from her had she not belabored her use of the first-person plural;  and after a while all I could think of was the final punch line to that great MAD MAGAZINE parody of THE LONE RANGER.  Those unfamiliar with the joke can find it at:

http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/halfbakedchat_20now_20online

Then there was John Lewis, tapped for a sound byte by ABC News (with good reason, since he was one of the Selma marchers who got beaten up by the police).  HE was uncomfortable with the prospect of having to make a choice between these two would-be candidates;  and he gets points from me for being open about his discomfort.  He still speaks from a position of authority;  but, unlike many with similar status, he appreciates (perhaps painfully) the responsibility of that position.  If he declares a preference, one can imagine that he will have many followers;  and I sympathize with his being in a position that makes it almost impossible to make a reasoned decision.

Come to think of it, in all the footage I saw, the MOST comfortable person there was BILL Clinton.  He was back in the element he has loved so much and for so long, chatting away with that enthusiasm that brought us to him as a candidate.  It made me regret, once again, just how much of his second term was wasted over hyper-partisan bickering and downright stupid errors of judgment.

Media! Do your job for ‘We-The-People’ and the U.S. Stop feeding us these puppets of the International Banks and Corporations.

There is (facts) that outside powers are financing these politicians. Is there real journalists and investigative reports anymore?

How about a new independent-investigation on 9/11, and the plans that lead to it.

Take a look at Congressman Ron Paul of the 14th District of Texas.

Clinton and Obama both gave excellent speeches. They then marched in the same parade. What did anyone expect, a shootout? This was not the time and not the place. They both were smart enough and had class enough to know that. By the way, where were any prominent Republicans on this important anniversary?

That photo of Obama and Clinton is not authentic, it was doctored.  Clearly, Clinton is superimposed onto the Obama photo.

Its going to be interesting between Obama and Hillary.

Check out this video documentary showing that 42% of college students have no idea who Barack Obama is:
http://www.truthofyouth.com/42-do-not-know-who-barack-obama-is/