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Well, I agree with you (5.00 / 1) (#74)
by kayla on Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 07:46:50 AM EST
100%.  But I just can't get behind the idea that Hillary is completely self-serving.  Hillary did have a call to action in her speech as well.  She said we should stop whining about poverty and do something about it.  She said that King always answered the call to action and it's time we do the same.  She's not a lazy politician who's only end is to win.  She is looking beyond that.  She wants to make a change in Washington too.  Just because her message is different doesn't mean it's disingenuous.  And I actually like a politician to say "What I Have Done".  If they've had a successful and productive political life before running, then I have an easier time trusting them.  I actually prefer hearing the "have done"s over the "will do"s.  Barack is more of a "we will do" and "I am doing" type of candidate.  Which I think is a great part of his appeal.  His language is very different from the norm.

These are just two different campaigns, appealing to two different kinds of people.  They'd both be a vast improvement to what we currently have.  Any Democrat is fine with me.  And even though I'm not the biggest fan of Barack, I know that he's not just any Democrat.  He's intelligent, he's inspiring millions, and he's running a great campaign.

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