Top Ten Less Profound Reasons I Support Obama

[jmondine]

10. Taught me how "divisive" is pronounced
9. He's a fellow lefty (as in "handed")
8. Is young enough to know the words to "Conjunction Junction"
7. I find flag lapel pins almost as annoying as "baby on board" stickers
6. Highly unlikely to choose Lieberman or Huckabee as a running mate
5. I can't bowl either
4. He can pronounce "nuclear"
3. Jed Bartlett isn't real. Damn!
2. Anyone who's got the mainstream media gunning for them must be doing something right
1. I will be able to tolerate the Hall of Presidents in Disney World again

[msallied]

1. I have a few more...

1. Actually understood "the point" of smoking pot.

2. Taught me how to properly pronounce "Pakistan."

3. He's kinda hot (for a politician, anyway).

4. He's a fellow lefty (handed -- I had to steal this one because I too am left-handed)

5. I am interested in seeing how he ages with the Presidency. It definitely seems to take its toll on people. Even Bush.

[Aloha Spirit]

14. understood "the point" of smoking pot

also, lefty here.
Lefties are uniters, no doubt.

[mamalone]

23. I'm thinking he'll just get better with age...

:)

[jmondine]

24. Steal Away

Us fellow lefties are the only ones in our "right minds". ;)

[funflower]

2. #11 - I won't barf during presidential speeches. n/t

[dailykoff]

3. Yes! No more psycho SOTU speeches about terrists

Man does that shit get old!

[funflower]

4. I'll actually turn on the TV to watch them! Haven't done that for a while!

[jmondine]

25. Or Human Animal Hybrids, or switchgrass

Just what the &*$! did that mean!?

[boppers]

5. Oh wow, I hadn't thought about that.

Real SOTU speeches... My heart just skipped a beat.

[mamalone]

11. How about actually being able to watch presidential speeches?

As it is now, I can't even bear to listen to our dear POTUS on the radio... Actually watching him is beyond my intestinal fortitude.. bleck..

[quakerboy]

6. "baby on board"

is nothing compared to the annoyance I feel when confronted with the new trend, the family stickers. Every time I see one of those SUV's with stickers representing their 7 kids, I just think "is that really necessary? really?"

[flor de jasmim]

7. maybe the family stickers are a theft deterrent??!!

[quakerboy]

19. Or an advertisement for theft?

If I had 7 plus 5 pets, I might be tempted to reduce somewhere along the line...

[Forkboy]

20. What if someone likes to steal kids?

:P

[flor de jasmim]

8. a few of mine...

1. I'm also a lefty
2. he's cool, calm and collected
3. he genuinely cares about people (his speeches are full of WE and YOU, Hillary's are I, I, I, I)
4. he understands that culture does NOT mean flag pins OR latte!
5. he understands and VALUES nuance rather than knee-jerk
6. he's able to laugh at himself but is dead serious about serious issues (no looking for WMDs in the Oval Office on his watch, no siree)
7. he'll be the unifier and the "dignifier" we were promised in 2000 (I never believed Bush, but many did)
8. he will be an outstanding "face of America" to the world

Hall of Presidents, yeah
Corporate media, yeah

[eridani]

9. He occasionally actually breaks Repuke frames instead of

--tying one hand behind his back by agreeing with their basic premises.

We are in for a real ecological/economic shitstorm, and we need a president who can think outside the box. Far enough outside the box? Don't really know, but I think he has an edge on Clinton and is light-years ahead of McSame.

[mamalone]

10. OK... here's one....

He looks a little bit like this kid...


My son:)

I was reading through the news online one day when he came up behind me. Seeing Obama's picture, he came closer, then laid his hand softly on my shoulder.
"Hey, he looks like me," he said.

For a kid like him, surrounded by not nearly enough people who "look like me," having a presidential candidate who does is a deeply meaningful thing. He has stopped longing for "hanging down hair" and is thrilled with his "Obama cut." For the first time ever, I heard him refer to himself with pride as "African American," he hopefully asked me if I thought his skin might get darker when he grew up:) Now, obviously these are things our family has been working on for years, but that moment when my son first realized he and Obama were "the same" was a breakthrough for him.


Now, let me be very clear... I was firmly in Obama's camp long before this, and he has my support for many reasons other than this. I am not supporting him because of his racial make-up. But alongside of that objective support is a gratitude I can't fully express for this gift that he has given to my baby.

[irish.lambchop]

13. He certainly does!

Beautiful pic and thank you for sharing Obama's impact on your son's 'identity' (couldn't think of how else to put that).

[mamalone]

17. That's a good way of putting it!

:)

[moc]

16. Darn it; you made me cry.

:hug:

What a beautiful post and what a beautiful boy you have!

:hug:

[mamalone]

18. Truth be told, I cried when he first said it...

Thanks so much for your warm comments:hug:

[Egnever]

21. This story is being repeated all over the world

Its not why I am voting for him either but it sure is a sweet added side benifit.

[mamalone]

22. Amen...

and sweet it is! :)

[jmondine]

26. That may not be politically significant

but it's pretty damn profound in my book.

[mamalone]

28. It does hit one in a very deep place doesn't it... nt

[Perry Logan]

12. I enjoy the surprises--Rev. Wright, Rezco. Who knows what more we'll find out during the GE?

[NatBurner]

15. another lefty checking in

and i fully support the lefty agenda

bill clinton's a lefty too-

[jmondine]

27. Bush Sr. is as well... if only he'd used that hand more often

Because, in spite of what Monty Python says, not every sperm is sacred.