To Be Announced...

Herein is my first Presidential Candidate Way Too Early To Tell But I'm Going To Get In Front Of This Bulldozer Of Publicity analysis of the 2008 Campaign.

Jeez...I can't believe I'm doing this so soon, but I've got a few things to say about this Barack dude.

I guess he looks nice, but I'm a man so I'll leave the judge-him-on-looks stuff to the ladies in the audience.

I've never heard him speak or make a speech.

I haven't read his book.

It would be totally unfair of me to make a judgement on his qualifications for the Presidency, so I won't do that at all. What I will do is make fun of his name and analyze his support and supporters so far.

Part I: There's no way in hell that America is going to elect someone with the name Barack Hussein Obama. It just ain't gonna happen. Call it silly, but we don't elect people in the United States for the highest office in the land with funny names. Dole, Dick Lugar, "Fritz" Mondale, Dukakis, Kucinich...they just don't have a Presidential "ring" to them. And I judge a candidate's worth on how fast I can come up with a joke about their name. Barack Hussein Obama is too easy...heck, Ted Kennedy has already done that for me and he wasn't joking.



The hype so far, is impressive. A simple email sent to supporters generated a lot of buzz. Although the word "gravitas" hasn't been seen too close to his name in many of the stories, most everyone acknowledges he has some charisma...

Obama takes first step toward '08 bid

Iowa Democrats will have the first say about whether Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is the answer to the party's renewed hope for capturing the White House - or simply a new but untested celebrity.

The addition of Obama to the growing field would present Iowa Democrats with a black candidate who ranks near the top of national polls and the party's first contender born in the 1960s.

My bold highlights will be important for you to remember near the end of this post.

Tricia Zebrowski of Iowa City, who attended the steak fry, said Obama's "sensible" style and newness to national politics could unify Democrats.

"We need someone - and this may sound cheesy - who can win hearts and minds," the associate professor at University of Iowa said.

"Sensible style" sounds awfully close to acknowledging the shrinking lack of anyone sensible in the Democrat party. The party is split pretty wide...and the far angry left is taking over.

Davenport Democrat Sherrie Dietz said she probably will not support Obama because she thinks he cannot win.

"I don't think America is ready for a black president," said Dietz, a clerk in a labor union office. "And I think he's too new and doesn't know enough yet."

And Sherrie begins moving me toward my point.

Part II: The Democrat party is desperately seeking - er, consistently searching - for the next JFK. And outside of Clinton (who mucked it up with his public boorish behavior), Barack Hussein Obama is as close as they're going to get in 2008. JFK 2004 John Kerry didn't have the personality...maybe just the looks and the home state.

As a matter of fact, lest you think that the "Obama is untested" trick on the part of Republicans is going to work...I would caution you to consider the original JFK. Many Democrat bloggers and underground workers are already writing the comparison talking points.

His lack of experience will work to his advantage too. So what if he only served 2-years in the Senate before running for President. He doesn't have any votes to apologize for...or try and "nuance" away from. He won't have many "Obama voted for XXX" commercials to have to defend all the time. Kerry got killed in that department. And don't forget...the current President didn't have that much experience either. No doubt Obama will begin reminding us of that in - oh, about 2-minutes from now. At some point, the media will get to him and he won't be "the Annointed" much longer. It always happens that way.

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