Infinite MonkeysAnd not for something completely different . . .
The Barack Obama boomlet really is a fascinating phenomena, for a variety of reasons.
Why is he suddenly the "it girl"? A rookie Senator with little experience and big ears? What is it about him? Honestly, his background it not particularly compelling. He has no experience to speak of, yet he is slowly emerging as the chief rival to HRC.
Do the Democrats really fear the inevitability (and unelectability) of Hillary?
Why the sudden Obama Love?
I have a theory, but it would only get me in trouble.
Posted by JamesPh. at December 14, 2006 08:06 PMOne thing to keep in mind about Obama...he's an accidental senator.
He was not the Dem's first choice as a candidate. The Dem front runner's divorce papers were made public and he bowed out of the race. Obama was suddenly the candidate.
His Republican opponent's divorce papers were made public (coincidence, huh?) and the candidate dropped out and Alan Keyes was brought in.
A ham sandwich could beat Alan Keyes.
Obama won the election.
Obama is either very lucky or he's the Anti-Christ. I'm not too thrilled with him either way.
Posted by: Mumblix Grumph at December 14, 2006 08:30 PMIn part, that's my point. Monkey RobbL or, god forbid, Monkey Brad, would've beat Keyes in that election. Calling Obama an Accidental Senator hits the neail, on the head.
Yet evern though he is thgat accidental sentator, he nonetheless polls well and is a mdia darling.
Why?
Just because I don't have divorce papers doesn't mean I'm not unelectable...
Obama is an articulate, charming, young minority with no baggage. What else have the Democrats got? Slurring, womanizing criminals building federally-funded additions to their houses to store all of the skeletons.
Barack Obama is John Edwards plus. He probably won't get the nomination, but he will distract the press from the rest of the freaks long enough to keep the spotlight from turning the actual candidate to dust, and then he'll be a perfectly serviceable VP candidate.
Posted by: Monkey RobbL at December 15, 2006 09:03 AMFor the record:
All divorce papers are public. It is a simple matter of going to the courthouse to read them. No one has to leak them or slip them to a reporter.
Posted by: strawman at December 15, 2006 10:08 AMActually, Strawman, the Ryan divorce proceedings were sealed (thanks to a stalker) until journalists sued.
Posted by: Monkey David at December 15, 2006 10:41 PMYes, but they NEEDED to be unsealed, in the interest of Law & Order. And by that, I'm of course referring to the TV series, which needed the subject matter for one of its "Ripped From The Headlines" story lines.
Also, Jeri Ryan is hot. And Jack Ryan is going to be President someday. Tom Clancy said so. How can you not unseal THOSE divorce papers???
Posted by: Monkey RobbL at December 16, 2006 07:23 AM