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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:01 PM Original message |
Obama seems to be a genuinely nice person |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. He's tougher than he looks. Don't worry. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Talk about change! To me it's inspiring. And no, I can't really |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't see Obama as a "nice guy" at least in the traditional sense. |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:08 PM Original message |
He's very cool under pressure |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. I agree completely. |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. "Shillary"? |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. the name fits brilliantly. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think Truman was a nice guy (apart from the nuclear bomb thing). |
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andym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Truman was a tough as he was nice |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Very unpopular. 22% approval rating when he left office... |
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dchill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Depends on who rewrites that history. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
31. If Obama does what he will need to do once elected |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Lincoln was a very nice person |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. In psychology, there's three, not two aggressiveness states. |
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samdogmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. After what we've been through for the past 7+ years, I'd say |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's kind of what I was getting at with Carter |
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samdogmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Obviously, you're younger than me! |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. Maybe he can have a dick as a VP, so he can remain nice |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wasn't Dicky Nixon known for being warm and cuddly? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. No. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. That nice guy is beating Hillary like a cheap pinata. |
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uberblonde (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. "Hasn't gotten nasty"? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Where has Obama said that? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. That's simply a vile little lie. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Have you been paying attention? |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. "I may be skinny, but i'm touch!" |
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Greetings (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. What? |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Tough, right? |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm getting tired of seeing every excuse in the book |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. I don't know about a 'nice' guy.. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. He's nice and strong both. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. in one interview a while back I heard him talk about anger. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. He is so calm and cool. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. It is possible to be nice but tough |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. unfortunately the word tough is related to chest beating |
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Jane Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm reading [em]Team of Rivals[/em] |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
27. Yeah, I know what you mean. Obama can be "nice" and hit hard and fair but so far all... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. It is entirely possible for someone to be both nice and strong. |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. I've had the same thoughts |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. he's plenty tough. look at what he did after the wright stuff. he stepped right into it with |
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TomBall Democrat (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
39. Well, I never met Abe Lincoln - but might have been one |
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fadedrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. He's tough, nice and has a kind of humility...... |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. A President who excels at diplomacy? |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
43. This election is not about "Nice" It is about Gravitas |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. That beer thing was a corporate invention to sell their boy |
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