[lbo-talk] Ehrenstein on Obama

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

On 3/23/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 23, 2007, at 6:45 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
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> > On 3/23/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mar 23, 2007, at 6:03 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> >>
> >>> All I'm saying is that Democratic voters can't complain of not
> >>> having
> >>> an anti-war candidate in the caucuses and primaries.
> >>
> >> Sadly he's a funny-looking oddball without a prayer of getting into
> >> the mid-single digits.
> >
> > If Democratic voters prefer a good-looking candidate to a candidate
> > who is against the Iraq and Iran wars, that's their choice.
>
> It's a fact of politics, no matter where you are - funny-looking
> oddballs are more likely to lose than attractive charmers. It's not
> just Democrats.

Does Hugo Chavez look attractive to you?  I like him a lot, but all I
can say regarding his looks is that he reminds me of a baked potato
just out of the oven.  Hoka hoka!  Maybe the Venezuelans get a warm
feeling looking at him.  :->
-- 
Yoshie