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Alright, since just about everyone is almost intrigued with the Presidential Primaries thus far, I have to admit one thing about Barack Obama as a contender for the presidential seat. No doubt he has a speaking tenacity that would move people to take action, but the question is, is there a rhyme behind the reason for it? Let me clarify. Last year, I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO in which Professor Cornel West and Rapper Mos Def were on the show. Bill asked the question about the black vote being split between Hillary and Barack. Professor West, by the way he's a college professor at Princeton University, commented this on show last year. If you haven't seen any of Bill Maher's shows on HBO, I tell you, it would make you think! And by the way, the show returns on January 11th and the rating is TVMA if you must know.
* Hilarious, yes.
* Opinionated: maybe in a mature, partially content kind of way.
* Political, of course!
* Giving something to talk about or blog about, well ok!
Here is a "snippet" I picked up from the show about Professor West's view of Sen. Obama from the show's transcript:
WEST: No, let me put it this way: it is true – it is true, especially after 9/11, the nation has the blues, and there’s no doubt that the nation with the blues can learn something from the blues people.
WEST: Now, Barack Obama has a deep solidarity with blues people who look at America from the underside. And he has a decency, he has a brilliance. The question will be, will he have enough courage and boldness. I support my brother, but I’m hoping that he continues to be bold and courageous because he can, in fact, come not to the salvation – no individual can save a nation; if a nation is sleepwalking and doesn’t wake up, then it will never be safe. [applause] [cheers]
But an individual can be a catalyst, can be a cause to wake them up. And that’s what Barack Obama wants to do. He wants to redeem the soul of the nation.
Keep in mind that this was last year, and after listening to Senator Obama this year with the Iowa Caucus bid, I can probably say that I'm listening carefully to the words, but I'm also reading between the lines, or analyzing. Yes, remember what I said last year about Eugene Kane when I commented about what is he really saying in his editorials.
Okay, back to Obama. From my standpoint, I will have to agree with Professor West about the decency and brillance portions of what I think would enlighten the voters. Including, I think, "the Black Vote". That's right I said it! Yes, I know about him not having the experience like Hilliary Clinton. And the New Hampshire "lost" was out of nowhere like a blast. If you kept score before, the last time New Hampshire had luck for Clinton, was 1992. That's Bill Clinton. He was down in the first state and came back in NH within second with Paul Tsonges. That was dubbing him as "The Comeback Kid". I think history almost repeated itself with Hilliary even more. On the real, I respect Hilliary Clinton. Only because of the 8 years when Bill Clinton was in White House doing his thing, in a good way! And to add, the race between her and Obama in the Democrats would eventually heat up. Just like the Monday Night Wars between the WWE and WCW.
Now the question is, can Barack Obama rebound and collectively keep the ship going for the next couple of weeks, or maybe a couple of months? I'll put it like this: If Senator Obama plays his cards right, I repeat, "his cards" , he would be infact a top shoe in for the President's chair, or the White House if you will. Partially, he would have to continue to get support in a positive way without the ramifications of comments that a "African American male can't be president". Or this by stating that he's "not black enough." Now in responses to that, give the man a chance. I was listening to Arthur Jones on 1290 the other day, that he summarized the responses like that, drags down the conscience of the can do spirit of "you can be anything if you put your mind to it".
So therefore, the talking will stop soon. There are 10 months to go to Election Day, a couple of months in between there are 48 states to go, and Wisconsin, we know is smack dab in the earlier parts after Super Tuesday. Maybe a huge stake, I don't know. Despite of what happens between now, February 19th, and then, it's just like the NFL playoffs: anything can happen. Win or go home. Who knows, maybe Sen. Barack Obama can bring it more and make history.
