Coupla blogs back I predicted that America wouldn't go with a black presidential candidate - not beyond the novelty stage of the presidential primaries anyhow. Events now look seriously like the beginning of 'goodbye Barack Obama' - regardless of traditionally black demographic support.
The highly influential and conservative New York Times has come out in support of Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Clinton. Not without a tap on her wrist here and there for unnecessarily ugly campaign tactics. Go read the article. Can't say I'm going to be sorry to see Obama left behind even if he does well in black voter-supported states. Contrary to the myth of his 'great oratory' I find him to be highly inarticulate and lacking in linguistic intelligence, when it comes to off-the-cuff speeches or interviews.
Give the boychik an autocue or teleprompter and he does better.
If it weren't for a teleprompter, US President, George W. Bush might never have managed spit out one coherent sentence on his own. Maybe next time huh, Barack? No quite ready now, Senator...
What I've found amazing to date has been the Rottweiler-like (I have one!) ü
The NYT has backed as a Republican candidate, Senator John McCain. He's having a tough time trying to make like the wise-cracking, people-lovin' politician when he's clearly painfully shy and from his non verbal behaviour, quite an introvert. A solid man. America could do worse than go with him if it's going to be a Republican presidency.
But my money is on Hillary - nothing to do with gender, but because I'd like to see her capability combined with the backstage impact of Bill's hand (albeit a tad more subtly) on future US policy and direction. We might have some peace around the world again.
[Apologies for the spacing screw-ups in the post. I could not get Typepad to co-operate! Grrr.]
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