[lbo-talk] Clinton takes lead over Obama in Gallup poll

[John Thornton]

Charles Brown wrote:
> The LBO-talk theme of O's supporters being maniacs is actually an
> indirect expression of the very realistic observation that O supporters
> are dreaming if they think O, a Black person,  can win in the US.

That's a mighty wide brush you're painting with.
Hoping and dreaming for an Obama victory does not qualify as Obamamania.
Statements like "He's the morally superior candidate only some people 
are too racist to see it", "Obama doesn't 'worship' money like Clinton", 
etc. are what separate Obamamaniacs from those who are simply hoping to 
see a Black man elected and thus see some tangible evidence of progress 
in race relations.

John Thornton