I listened to three speeches last night as Senator Barack Obama extended his February caucus and primary winning streak to 10-0 over Senatory Hilary Clinton.
Both Clinton and McCain took the time out to take swipes at Obama. Clinto was so sour that she has completely abandoned the basic courtesy of extending congratulations to her opponent on his victory (though admittedly it must be getting kind of monotonous for her by now - "Congratulations on Maryland. And D.C. And Delaware. And Washington State. And Idaho. And Nebraska... and so on).
What really struck me though was McCain's speech. He took some hard swipes at Obama, making digs about "eloquent but empty speeches". Whatever - I'm not bothered - in fact, I'm glad. Cos the thing is, he completely ignored Hilary Clinton. I did not hear a single subtle or unsubtle, blatant or veiled, oblique or obvious reference to her in his speech.
It brings to mind a quote from Riley Freeman of Boondocks - to paraphrase "they only hate you when you're shinin'...if folks ain't mad at you, you're doing something wrong!"
McCain is attacking Obama because he realises what the rest of us do - that this will most likely be Obama's nomination. He is the substantive opponent and McCain has already started sharpening his rhetoric against the person he thinks he will run against.
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Congratulations for your prompt response to the American Political climate. Hope you are getting as much fun as I am from the current trend.
Wisconsin Primary
Watching with anticipation for Barack to win
I was jumping channels from Fox to CNN
Searching to see who had the votes up to date
Curious for the split, I couldn’t wait
Only, I had to, they were creeping in
Now Obama was at 56% and I could hear him speaking
Someone he met today had a predatory loan
In a space of 2 weeks it had doubly grown
No way to turn, she sought help, right now
People clamored for change, we can do it somehow
Refrains were loud, they screamed, Yes we can
If you are ready for change Houston, then I’ve got a plan
Many reductions he listed taxes and health care
And all of these he promised within his first year
Ready for change then Houston we must first win
Yes we can American, this is Change we can Believe in
Notice the left spine of the poem. It usually haS the title or another message
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Hawaii Caucus
Home drum beats loudest and beats the first
As is evident in Hawaii we beat them worst
When the vote split came we had 76%
A more than ¾ wanted Obama is what it meant
It’s another nail in the Clinton’s campaign
Intended to pierce and inflict pain
Cause they have been citing indiscriminately
And now attacking M for her slip recently
USA they call me plagiarist but I maintain, just words
Come election they’ll fly away like a flock of birds
Useless without actions and with your help change would be
So thanks to all you in the State of Hawaii
As always, there is a message down the left spine
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