Obama Hope Beating Clinton Help (Joel S. Hirschhorn)

[Tace]

Joel S. Hirschhorn -- World News Trust

Hope mongering has been working much better than experience mongering. Now, the rest of the story….

As befits American culture, politics is all about slick selling to the masses. Hillary Clinton is selling Day-1 help to victims and sufferers. Barack Obama is selling effervescent hope to yes-we-can dreamers. This media hyped horse race is like a fight between diet Coke and diet Pepsi, artificially sweetened candidates devoid of real nourishment.

The least educated, least sophisticated and least wealthy along with Hispanics are sipping Clinton’s fizzled-out drink. The most educated, most privileged, and most financially successful along with African-Americans are gulping down Obama’s charismatic pick-me-up.

As to who is buying what, consider these data: Clinton won the non-college-educated voters by 22 points in California, 32 points in Massachusetts, 54 points in Arkansas, and 11 points in New Jersey. In a Pew Research national survey, Obama led among people with college degrees by 22 points. In Connecticut, Obama beat Clinton among college graduates by 17 points and in New Jersey by 11 points. And note this: 39 percent of Virginia and 41 percent of Maryland Democratic primary voters reported incomes of $100,000 or more – clearly well educated people that would favor Obama.

A simplistic conclusion is that the dumber you are the more likely you prefer the first woman president because you believe this experience-selling status quo, corporate candidate. And the smarter you are the more likely you prefer the first black president because you embrace the change-promises and platitudes from the more authentic, inspirational candidate with the short resume. Clinton supporters appreciate the 10-point-plan-for-every-problem political pragmatist. Obamatons swoon over the big-picture, unity-promising political messiah.

Working-class Clinton supporters are like weary shoppers seeking decent food at low prices at Safeway and good coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. Obama yes-we-can-happy-facers gladly pay exorbitant prices for the Whole Foods experience and Starbucks shtick.

Here are some realities that neither group wants to face:

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[bunnies]

1. I buy organic from the heath food store.

What a gigantic asshole I am.

[Kurovski]

3. I'm white, I'm a HS graduate and eat crap from the food bank, but according to the author,

I didn't vote for Obama.

I'm such a confused asshole. :shrug:

[bunnies]

4. me too.

Mostly because I scrimp on just about everything else to be able to eat organic. I have a 12 year old car, havent gotten new clothes in years, and keep my heat set at 64 (in NH). I also work for myself and take a salary of basically nothing. But I am an elitist due to what I eat. Who knew?!

Two confused assholes here I guess. Heres to us. :toast:

[Kurovski]

9. To us!

:toast:

I get some organic at the Grocery Outlet out here.

[Botany]

2. Awful Piece .... throw enough shit against the wall and see what sticks.

BTW Obama won the homes making less than $50,000 in MD & VA.

[theHandpuppet]

5. To me the BO campaign is like watching people reaching for a religious faith...

... to solve their problems rather than relying on real-life solutions. All the catch phrases are there -- the faith, hope, BELIEVE mantra. Some of the iconography even freaks me out. Yesterday I saw an Obama banner here that looked more like a screen capture from the 700 Club than an advertisement for someone who is a candidate for President.

The tent-revival atmosphere and messianic daze that surrounds the BO campaign is enough to sound the alarm bells for me. Anyone opposing the new god is the enemy. Ask no questions. Expect no accountability. Just close your eyes and HOPE!

Am I really looking at a candidate for chief executive of the United States or just a newer, hipper version of Elmer Gantry?

Oh, I know my own candidate's flaws. They've been laid bare by the RW and their minions for over 20 years. I also know she can make mistakes -- big ones, regrettable ones. But there's one advantage to having even a very flawed human being as my candidate rather than a god -- a human being has unlimited potential for growth, to learn from mistakes, and to get knocked down time and again and rise up fighting.

A god has nowhere to go but down.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

6. Very well-stated. n/t

[theHandpuppet]

8. Here's the BO banner I was talking about

Just scroll through this thread and it will be obvious to you which one I'm talking about:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4596932

And thanks for the kind words.

:-)

[End Of The Road]

11. Ooooo - it's like "Touched by an Angel"!

Are the Obama youth more ga-ga over him than boomers were about some of their candidates back in the day? I tend to think so, but it's hard to be objective.

This country is so divided, and so corrupt, if God himself was elected He would be hardpressed to form the political coalitions necessary for major change.

I wonder how the Obama fans are going to deal with it when they're let down.

[End Of The Road]

7. Actually, Hirschhorn is one of the good guys

Read the whole article, check out others of his writings. He's on the side of the people as opposed to the corporations, and he is non-partisan. He doesn't think either dem candidate is going to be able to live up to their promises, sadly.

[Kurovski]

10. I have my doubts as well. (nt)