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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:00 PM Original message |
I don't know about you guys, but I not only want, I NEED INSPIRATION. |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. My soul, too, is tired. Barack Obama is an oasis, a drink of water for me.. a place where I |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. A heartfelt REC for this post ... |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Inspiration usually doesn't last very long and get you very far. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Neither candidate can undo the damage of the last couple of decades without motivating the people. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Why weren't people motivated to do something while the neocons highjacked......... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They weren't motivated because there was nobody motivating them! |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. At the end of the not enough of us were inspired to do more than give lip service to change. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:15 PM Original message |
Without inspiration, without motivation, action is not possible... |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. oooing and aahing over obama speeches may feel good............ |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. The ACTION is done by *US*... that's what you don't get... Nothing meaningful happens in this .... |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I'm sorry, I disagree. I get it just fine. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. And sadly that is where you lose me. Remember...we already had both Clintons in the WH. |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It was his track record that made me a confirmed supporter |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. I prefer solutions, action, and common sense. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. ANY democrat would be better than what got. I want one that will get us back on course. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. I'm afraid we disagree.... |
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pointsoflight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. The great thing is that Obama gives us inspiration, solutions, and action |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I disagree...he ran against a man who was living |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. And yet somehow, that man who never faced a difficult race is the frontrunner against someone... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. The party leadership wasn't pro-HRC.... |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. And yet we have a black man and a white woman as the two left in the race. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. No....TPTB wanted to |
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housewolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. Turn on your tv right now to CSpan |
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biggerfishsmallpond (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. together we are stronger |
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GoldieAZ49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. inspiration from a politician how sad |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. You call it sad, but I call what you expressed "cynicism". |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yes |
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better tomorrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Let this inspire you.... |
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annie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. I like being inspired as well. Just so happens Bo doesn't inspire me.... |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
26. Sometimes I don't dare hope.. |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. It takes a leader to inspire people, and Obama has done that |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
30. Hillary inspires me. Obama doesn't. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Maybe it's because we have different experiences in life? |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
32. Leadership requires vision |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
33. you need to get acquainted with reality; inspiration doesn't amount to a hill of beans in washington |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. If you left idealism behind in your embrace of cynicism, you have my pity. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
34. K&R |
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