2 thoughts on “Impressive”

1. Matthew:Thanks for your comments. In regards to the Obama-O’Reilly interview I was disappointed that it was so short and will be stretched out over four nights. I guess you make ratings that way and since O’Reilly wins his time slot every month, he knows how to play that game.Face it, Obama is weak when he is not speaking from a teleprompter. He struggled through many Democratic debates. He’s gotten a little better. The O’Reilly interview (so far) was not unprofessional in my view as O’Reilly challenged Obama in many aspects. Obama knew this would be the style and that’s why he waited nine months after he promised to go on O’Reilly to actually go on the show.Olbermann never have anyone on his show that disagrees with him on the issue. You have to be from his side to get a seat on his show. O’Reilly takes swipes at both sides and presents a show that has both views.Palin’s speech was the best of the GOP convention. 37 million watched it although she was in this race for less than a week. On the other hand, Obama gives good speeches and after 19 months in this race, 38 million watched his.As for Community organizers, hardly anyone really knows one. Many folks feel it is just another democratic program that costs taxpayer money and provides little in return except putting money in the pockets for those fortunate to get that job. Face it, Obama’s résumé is not too strong compared to Biden, McCain and Palin. “He gave a speech in 2002” as Hillary said. Each convention had their moments where they threw little jabs at the other’s candidates. The worst remarks came from Jimmy Carter about McCain milking his POW years to win. As a veteran, that ticked me off and it was un-American. McCain can talk about his POW years all he wants. He earned that right. In regards to energy talk, nobody said that drilling was the only answer. The GOP wants an “All the Above” approach to our energy problems. You can’t all of sudden say we are going to ethanol fuel or natural gas fuel for our vehicles. You can’t hardly find it in some states. It appears the GOP convention did its job because polls are showing gains. So “these moments’ did play well across the country.Thanks again for your comments.-Jack

2. Jack, If you ask me, O’Reilly’s “interview” with Obama was a total bust. I mean, what did we get? 5 or 7 minutes? I know more is to come, spread out over three days next week, but come on…all that hype for a few minutes of O’Reilly’s unprofessional interview style? Obama demonstrated a strong grasp of difficult subjects (as he has all along) and O’Reilly came across as needing to take his medication.But onto the Palin Speech. As I saw it, the two biggest energy moments of the Gov. Palin night for GOP faithful were:1) The complete, childish mocking of “community organizer.” Funny thing, no matter how you vote, “community organizers” do a lot of great work in this country and everyone knows it and appreciates it. Heck, isn’t being on the PTA (where Palin got her start) really part of the “community organizer” family? How about delivering meals to the elderly? How about taking part in a big brothers/big sisters program? How about looking to clean up your neighborhood from crime, drugs, pollution? How about working as a tutor in your local school? Will the GOP faithful mock these examples of “community organizing?”Last time I checked, “community organizers” (no matter how they vote) work day and night for little, if any, pay to make their communities better. So because Obama finished collage (it’s my understanding that he earned scholarships) and instead of going to work for a big DC law firm he came back home to Chicago and helped working people who were down on their luck recover from steel plant closings and economic turmoil we should be mocking him and all “community organizers?” Seems pretty childish to me. I wonder how this played outside the walls of the GOP convention, especially with all those TV viewers who actually know the great and meaningful things that community organizers do for our communities and country.2) The very general energy policy talk, by both Rudy and Gov Palin, (including mentioning how we can’t drill our way out of the problem) was followed by the male-dominated chant, “Drill Baby Drill…Drill Baby Drill….” Enough said.While these might have been the biggest energy moments of the night for those who attended the convention, I seriously doubt that these moments played nearly as well across the country.P.S. Below is more specific info on Obama’s “community organizing” efforts. When you read the information below, keep in mind the mocking, childish behavior from the GOP faithful last night over “community organizer.” I mean, being the director of a successful, faith-based program that provides south-side Chicago residents job training and college prep tutoring, while helping to ensure tenants’ rights just smacks of liberal elitism, doesn’t it?Obama moved to Chicago to work as a community organizer for three years from June 1985 to May 1988 as director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP), a church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Greater Roseland (Roseland, West Pullman, and Riverdale) on Chicago’s far South Side.During his three years as the DCP’s director, its staff grew from 1 to 13 and its annual budget grew from $70,000 to $400,000, with accomplishments including helping set up a job training program, a college preparatory tutoring program, and a tenants’ rights organization in Altgeld Gardens. Obama also worked as a consultant and instructor for the Gamaliel Foundation, a community organizing institute.

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