Anyone else think Obama is "John F. Kennedy like"?

[yourout]

Young, Handsome, Smart,.. He real seems to be someone that could inspire people. I could see young adults flocking to his side.

My biggest fear is he will get the John F. Kennedy treatment by some wacko if you know what I mean.

We desperately need a leader that can inspire people of all shapes and sizes.

[bullimiami]

1. im waiting to see some jfk like spine and charisma.

so far obama for me has been a little dissapointing.

[Greyhound]

5. Yeah, once he got the sit down and explanation of how things are

he's been a different man.

[bobbie]

15. Agree with all you said

From what I've seen he's been assimilated into the borg collective.

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. He even had Al singing his praises today.

He could be the freshness American is looking for. They discussed his strengths and weaknesses and decided he could win.

[jillan]

3. He is getting alot of attention

I could support him without a problem...
He's young & he's fresh, charismatic.

He's going to be in Phx on Monday, I'm hoping to go see him, see what all this new "Obama maddness" is all about.

[Clark2008]

39. Of course he is - by the corporate media, who's owners know

he could NOT win a general election in 2008.

Sad, but true: no black man or a woman of any color can win a general election in 2008. We, as a country, have regressed to far backward. We have to win and maintain power for several years to swing that pendulum back to the way it was just 12 short years ago and then build on that. There simply are too many sexists and racists allowed to come out of the woodwork to espouse their anti-woman, anti-color beliefs since 1994 - and it's, yuck, acceptable to far too many - in all parts of the country.

[proudlibal]

4. He's absolutly great

I do think he is alot like Kennendy. He's really great on Larry King right now. I'd like to see him as the Vice President.:woohoo:

[jillan]

6. VP does seem more like it

Then he can get a little more experience before becoming Pres.

Welcome to DU proudlibal:hi:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. nope, not yet.

I want someone qualified to be president. He hasn't gotten there.

[Catchawave]

8. I may have been a little too young

in Campaign '60, but I think JFK had JFKmentum? The Kennedy's kicked butt in the 50's/60's, he was very charismatic, as were his brothers Bobby and Ted, think Camelot.

I love Obama, and this is a different era, but he's no John Kennedy. So I can't think Kennedy-like right now.

IMHO, Johnny Reid Edwards is more Kennedyesque.

[Cameron27]

9. First a thread comparing him to RFK

now to JFK. No Obama has a long way to go before he reaches the stature of either of the Kennedy brothers.

[Imagevision]

20. I disagree, Obama fits right in with the JFK -RFK - cept, he didn't screw

Marilyn...

[Cameron27]

22. nice

[KoKo]

38. Obama being astroturfed particularly by Repugs...amazing to see such

bi-partisan astroturfing going on.

Maybe some "deep research" is needed on Mr. Obama. One should always go behind the buzz to see what's going on there.

[TankLV]

10. Nope - the concept never entered my mind until you tried to push it.

No fucking way.

[Ninja Jordan]

11. Did he vote for MCA2006?

Then I'll let you know.

[T Roosevelt]

13. Obama - Nay

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes On Passage of the Bill (S. 3930 As Amended )

[Ninja Jordan]

17. Good to know.

[liberal N proud]

12. Refreshing - Yes, JFK, Not quite.

He is an inspiring young man and maybe in a few years he will be a great statesman, he still needs the experience behind the belt.

[AtomicKitten]

35. not quite ripe yet

but he has promise

[Forrest Greene]

14. Not At All

...In fact, I'm less than impressed by him.

[Digit]

16. Nope

[Imagevision]

18. Obama? only Clinton & Kerry are as articulate in speech, knowledge

Obama was extremely impressive, just caught him on Larry King -- it won't take long before he scores widespread approval - I agree with "yourout" I hope Obama selects his own security and not end up like RFK after he wins California.

[leesa]

19. Not in the least. He sticks his finger in the wind to see which way

opinion is trending and THEN makes a wishy-washy statement. Very weak.

[kath]

31. Agree - way too much finger-in-the-air crap from him.

months back, he sent a really wishy-washy bullshit reply to a DUer, stating he was against impeachment, blah, blah, blah.

[Erika]

21. Obama has the political ease of Clinton

He's not a JFK at all. He's the new politician. And I like him.

[Imagevision]

23. Obama is definitly a breath of fresh air so to speak, I'd vote for him

nice to listen to someone who speaks from his heart,souil and mind without a script or cue cards

[Tellurian]

24. No doubt about it..

Any Demo thats for the people and NOT a bonesman is cannon fodder.

I hope he understands the need for a well thought out security plan.
And considering his stance on public travel; he better wake up and
realize he can't help us, if he's not breathing.

[tom22]

25. I was an early supporter

of Jack Kerry in 04 and I am looking for a candidate in 08. I am giving Obama a very, very serious look now. Actually the more I think the more I am inclined to write a decent check.

[Tellurian]

26. He's the real deal...

I've heard him speak several times.

He's gifted and a perfect fit for the VP slot.

[Clark2008]

40. Then you might consider someone who could actually

flip a couple of reddish-purple states.

I'm sorry - I'm not impressed with ANYONE the corporate media fawns over. To me, that means they think that person CANNOT beat whoever the Republicans put up.

[amandabeech]

28. In my opinion, if Obama had gone to Yale College,

he might have been tapped himself. The bonesmen look for top talent, and he had plenty of it.

He is not cannon fodder. Prep school, Columbia, Harvard Law does not amount to fodder.

[amandabeech]

27. I'm taking a wait and see attitude.

I think that the economic situation of the bottom 60% of the country is going to be a big deal in the future. I think that Edwards addresses that issue better than Obama at this time.

I have yet to read Obama's book, but a very intelligent friend of mine, from whom I hope to borrow the book, is not too impressed. He says that there's too much "on one hand, but on the other" and not enough "this is what we should do."

I graduated from the law school of one of Harvard's top competitors. Getting on the law review says something about how good you are at writing law school exams or how well you write legal articles. I knew the law review folks at my school, including two presidents thereof, the politicking that they did to get there and why they were chosen.

Judging from what I saw at my school, being chosen president of the Harvard Law Review is an honor, but I don't think that it has one iota to do with whether the individual would make a good President of the United States.

Nonetheless, Obama has potential, and I will be watching him closely. I'd like to see him stay in the Senate for another term and really do something. In addition, or alternaively, I'd like to see him run Illinois for a term or two, just like I'd liked to have seen Edwards run N. Carolina.

Time will tell.

[bemildred]

29. No offense intended, but he doesn't do a thing for me.

He seems like a nice enough fellow, as politicians go, but not special.

[DeepModem Mom]

30. Yes, indeed! nt

[loyalsister]

32. He does inspire young people

I have talked to more than one disillusioned Gen Yer as well as few Xers who have been very inspired by him.
If "Kennedy like" you mean that he inspires a sense of optimism, then I would say that he definitely does with an important voting block. I think his youth and a certain freshness in his approach connects with young people. He says things that probably would not have been accepted well 20 years ago (white distantly sensitive people would have been offended), and definitely could not be said by a white person.
"Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can’t teach our kids to learn; they know that parents have to teach, that children can’t achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white."
More people, especially young people get it, though because they understand how it happens in white redneck territories, too.
The freshness of communication was one thing about Clinton's appeal that resembled Kennedy, as well as why Dan Quayle was most definitely "no Jack Kennedy."
After the excerpt from Time and the Larry King interview, I think that Obama seems to have a good perspective on religion with a distinction between it's value personally and essential separation from state institutions and policy.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

33. i don't get the 'obama thing'

nothing against him, but why has everyone in the media been pushing him so hard since day 1
he seems like a nice guy and, sure, his convention speech was great and all, but what's he done at this point?
anyone who gets such a push from the beltway makes me a little suspicious-perhaps unreasonably so.too much of a risk for me to commit at thsi point-how do we know he won't pull a clinton and sell us all down the river to the rightwing? maybe he will, maybe he won't-I just want my candidates to have at least some track record.


give me feingold, dean, clark or gore instead

[MonteSano]

34. Why compare them? Obama is today. JFK is regrettably yesterday.

[Vinca]

36. No. No one compares to J.F.K.

That said, I like Obama alot, but I'm not sure he's ready for prime time. Maybe Veep would be better for now.

[JNelson6563]

37. Um, why no, I don't.

Sorry but a good speech at convention doesn't convince me we've got the next Kennedy.

When I see more spine I'll be more impressed. I hope that happens when he's not so green.

Julie