Comments on: Who Owns the New Guy? http://joelhorn.com/2008/12/04/who-owns-the-new-guy/ The View from North 59th Street Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dawn Shepherd http://joelhorn.com/2008/12/04/who-owns-the-new-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Dawn Shepherd Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:22:24 +0000 http://joelhorn.com/?p=612#comment-152 I couldn't have more confidence that President-elect Obama is going to effect sweeping change, not only to the way our government functions, but to our culture, as well. I think that he truly is as smart and sincere as he seems. Sure he has the charisma, but we have seen charismatic political figures before, who had a lot of dark corners behind the winning smiles. I feel that behind Obama's public persona is a guy who genuinely wants to do the right thing for U.S. and her people - to bring them together and reignite the spirit of the American dream. I think that at the end of his terms as president, this country is going to be completely transformed. And, unlike the transformation we have undergone in the past 8 years, for the better this time. (speaking of dreams, here is my new one: Caroline Kennedy elected first female president in 2016) I couldn’t have more confidence that President-elect Obama is going to effect sweeping change, not only to the way our government functions, but to our culture, as well. I think that he truly is as smart and sincere as he seems. Sure he has the charisma, but we have seen charismatic political figures before, who had a lot of dark corners behind the winning smiles. I feel that behind Obama’s public persona is a guy who genuinely wants to do the right thing for U.S. and her people – to bring them together and reignite the spirit of the American dream. I think that at the end of his terms as president, this country is going to be completely transformed. And, unlike the transformation we have undergone in the past 8 years, for the better this time.

(speaking of dreams, here is my new one: Caroline Kennedy elected first female president in 2016)

]]> By: fontecchio http://joelhorn.com/2008/12/04/who-owns-the-new-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-150 fontecchio Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:46:38 +0000 http://joelhorn.com/?p=612#comment-150 Yeah, the carping about his cabinet hires is unwatchable. "Real change" can only happen if Obama surrounds himself with people nobody's ever heard of? Whatever. He had a lot of chances to become stupid over the last two years and he passed on all of them, so I don't see why we should think that's what's happening now. Yeah, the carping about his cabinet hires is unwatchable. “Real change” can only happen if Obama surrounds himself with people nobody’s ever heard of? Whatever. He had a lot of chances to become stupid over the last two years and he passed on all of them, so I don’t see why we should think that’s what’s happening now.

]]> By: Joel Horn http://joelhorn.com/2008/12/04/who-owns-the-new-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Joel Horn Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:03:58 +0000 http://joelhorn.com/?p=612#comment-149 Thanks for the post, been thinking similar thoughts, had an interesting conversation the other night with two early Obama supporters who are now disillusioned because of his cabinet picks. That sure was a fast honeymoon. Thanks for the post, been thinking similar thoughts, had an interesting conversation the other night with two early Obama supporters who are now disillusioned because of his cabinet picks. That sure was a fast honeymoon.

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