Comments on: Barack Obama’s Rise…And Fall?–UPDATED http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/ Information Pollination Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: twilightmoon http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-8858 twilightmoon Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:49:47 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=10305#comment-8858 I think it comes down to a clash between practical and ideological. Conservatives are more "salt of the earth" practical and pragmatic, that is why they expect results. This explains why they like stability and predictability. Liberals are more ideological, where motives matter more than results. If you have the right feelings and intentions, the final product of your actions is almost beside the point. This is why they like change. The country lies somewhere in the middle, they like some things to change and some things to stay the same. Obama tapped into the desire for change but McCain was smart in challenging him on that point and saying what exactly Obama wanted to change, and why it was a bad kind of change. We'll have to wait until November to see which message wins more votes. I think it comes down to a clash between practical and ideological.

Conservatives are more “salt of the earth” practical and pragmatic, that is why they expect results. This explains why they like stability and predictability.

Liberals are more ideological, where motives matter more than results. If you have the right feelings and intentions, the final product of your actions is almost beside the point. This is why they like change.

The country lies somewhere in the middle, they like some things to change and some things to stay the same. Obama tapped into the desire for change but McCain was smart in challenging him on that point and saying what exactly Obama wanted to change, and why it was a bad kind of change.

We’ll have to wait until November to see which message wins more votes.

]]> By: Brazile floats dumb meme & more | The Anchoress http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-8856 Brazile floats dumb meme & more | The Anchoress Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:13:22 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=10305#comment-8856 [...] Clouthier is not a shrink, but she’s got Obama on the couch with a very interesting - and bold - piece: Barack Obama seems untethered to the world, drifting [...] [...] Clouthier is not a shrink, but she’s got Obama on the couch with a very interesting – and bold – piece: Barack Obama seems untethered to the world, drifting [...]

]]> By: Dr. Melissa Clouthier http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-8851 Dr. Melissa Clouthier Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:51:09 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=10305#comment-8851 Twilightmoon, You make a good point. The Left won't punish anyone because their fear motivates them. They may not like their leader, but they fear the alternative. In addition, they are often motivated by identity alone. That keeps bad leaders in power. Twilightmoon,

You make a good point. The Left won’t punish anyone because their fear motivates them. They may not like their leader, but they fear the alternative. In addition, they are often motivated by identity alone. That keeps bad leaders in power.

]]> By: twilightmoon http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-8848 twilightmoon Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:20:32 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=10305#comment-8848 Very insightful, I'm still trying to process some of what you said. I have long felt there was a disconnect between the left and the rest of the country. It's like a cultural elitist club that you either belonged to or you were "out". I think there's one significant thing you failed to mention in your analysis. The left has been in power for an awful long time, some of that time they controlled both the presidency and the legislative body. When Republicans got both the presidency and congress under Bush jr for the first time in over 35 years, they didn't capitalize on it, and conservatives are far less forgiving of poor performance and lack of results than the left. That led to the backlash in 2006. When has the left ever been punished for not accomplishing what they say they are out to accomplish? Very insightful, I’m still trying to process some of what you said.

I have long felt there was a disconnect between the left and the rest of the country. It’s like a cultural elitist club that you either belonged to or you were “out”. I think there’s one significant thing you failed to mention in your analysis. The left has been in power for an awful long time, some of that time they controlled both the presidency and the legislative body.

When Republicans got both the presidency and congress under Bush jr for the first time in over 35 years, they didn’t capitalize on it, and conservatives are far less forgiving of poor performance and lack of results than the left. That led to the backlash in 2006.

When has the left ever been punished for not accomplishing what they say they are out to accomplish?

]]> By: Maysman http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-8843 Maysman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:07:20 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=10305#comment-8843 btw Doc... You MUST link and keep on top this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8 ----------- At http://fuanglada.wordpress.com/ I write... [and this is NOT a joke reference!] --------- HOLY SH*T… I COMMAND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO WATCH THIS VIDEO… If you do nothing else today…. or… never visit my blog again… This is all I ask… This man is not my brother by blood but he is my [and your] brother. Semper Fi ------------ Also, anyone else who was as moved as I am, get in the comments section of your favorite blogs and link to it. That’s orders from headquarters, people. emails Michelle Malkin… writemalkin@gmail.com. Powerline… powerlinefeedback@gmail.com Hugh Hewitt… hhewitt@hughhewitt.com These are blogs with big time viewer numbers… Flood their in boxes so they will link to this video. btw Doc… You MUST link and keep on top this video… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8
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At http://fuanglada.wordpress.com/
I write… [and this is NOT a joke reference!]
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HOLY SH*T… I COMMAND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO WATCH THIS VIDEO… If you do nothing else today…. or… never visit my blog again… This is all I ask…

This man is not my brother by blood but he is my [and your] brother. Semper Fi
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Also, anyone else who was as moved as I am, get in the comments section of your favorite blogs and link to it. That’s orders from headquarters, people.

emails
Michelle Malkin… writemalkin@gmail.com.
Powerline… powerlinefeedback@gmail.com
Hugh Hewitt… hhewitt@hughhewitt.com

These are blogs with big time viewer numbers… Flood their in boxes so they will link to this video.

]]> By: Maysman http://melissablogs.com/2008/09/06/barack-obamas-riseand-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-8840 Maysman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:54:51 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=10305#comment-8840 You are exactly correct... Sen. Obama will lose because he was too timid and/or insecure to choose HIllary... End of story... My post at http://fuanglada.wordpress.com/ called ♥ The Timid man ♥ ... still on page 1... However,an amazing story... I think I am the one who has confirmed it... McCAIN IS DITCHING SARAH PALIN... I cannot believe it but absolute 100% confirmation here... http://fuanglada.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/alert-mccain-ditches-sarah-palin-for/ :) You are exactly correct… Sen. Obama will lose because he was too timid and/or insecure to choose HIllary… End of story… My post at
http://fuanglada.wordpress.com/
called ♥ The Timid man ♥ … still on page 1…

However,an amazing story… I think I am the one who has confirmed it…
McCAIN IS DITCHING SARAH PALIN… I cannot believe it but absolute 100% confirmation here…
http://fuanglada.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/alert-mccain-ditches-sarah-palin-for/ :)

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