[lbo-talk] Adolph Reed's latest

[Jim Straub]

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Yes you have.  When I got back on the list in March, you asked if I  
was out shilling for Obama in Ohio.  And I am- at least, I put a yard  
sign up, talked to some neighbors and co-workers, and did a little  
volunteer doorknocking, and organized a group of my friends to go  
together to vote on the election day here.  So I said to you yeah, I  
don't think he's so amazing as some of his fans think, but I do think  
he's measurably more progressive than Clinton, has a better shot in  
the general election against McCain, think the enthusiasm he's  
mobilized in the black and young adult communities is a good thing,  
and have more trust for a former community organizer than for someone  
connected to the administration that brought us nafta welfare reform  
and the iraq sanctions.  Not alot more trust, but some.  Any  
individual contesting in the mainstream for that office under current  
conditions is going to reflect them to a significant degree, but as  
you've said doug, when dealing with such vast amounts of power like in  
the presidency, small degrees of difference can become substantial.


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> I've never heard anyone say that Obama is a lesser evil, or that he's
> a tactical choice, or that he's the best we can do in a fallen world.
> The support is always at 110% enthusiasm, with grand claims of
> historical transformation should he win, or about the wonderful
> "movement" he's spawned that transcends a mere candidacy. Maybe
> you've had a different experience.