Can Obama overcome?

i was watching the local news station, and Erie,PA (which has a high inner-city black population) asked around to see who would vote for Barak Obama. They asked teh whites, they got mixed reactions. They asked teh latinos, same thing. They then went around asking a bunch of random blacks that they saw walking teh streets of the city. Most said NO. why? Most of them don't even like the guy. Some said he isn't even black. One guy had the nerve to say: "Man, we blacks have a bunch of names many people think are weird, but Barak is definitely not a black name. And Obama a black last name? He doesn't even look black. To tell you the truth, I think he's Arab" -- while those weren't his exact words, i kinda summarized it. Many blacks don't even like him, great start huh?


You think he looks Arab? if i've never seen the guy and heard his name i would definitely say Arab.


i tried finding out if they had some of this on their website, checked all over, but they don't. Wish i had a link, srry.

I thought it was the number of Supreme Court judges you had in your pocket that mattered, not how many votes you got?

Or who your Daddy/Granddaddy/Husband is?

i just think if he was white, he would not be talked about at all. enough said, interesting that blacks are not willing to vote for him, and there votes will probably goto hillary.



no, the most important thing is the money from new york, they decide who wins.

[edit on 2/13/2007 by andy1033]

The biggest problem I see with Obama bid is that he is a novelty to people and the media. Much like a kids toy once the novelty wears off Obama could end up on the massive pile of people and other crazies that have come and gone.

[edit on 13-2-2007 by xpert11]

Why type his name like that? Just curious.

This is actually exactly my thoughts on Obama. I think the black community is going to see this as an attempt to sway their votes simply based on color (which it is). This guy may be black, but he certainly didn't have an upbringing that allows him to relate to the average black man. He grew up in several diffefrent countries, as well as Hawaii. He lived in an upper middle-class family and he went to an ivy league college.

I'm not going to get into the "this guy isn't black/this guy is black" argument. He is black...I just don't think he can relate to the average black man at all.

He will get votes for one good reason.

His speech in 2002:

My father and I think the same way. just putting a woman or a black in the Presidential race for the first time in our history doesn't mean they are gonna win. We need people who can actually do something for America, stop giving a flying f#ck about everyone else, and worry about whats going on here and on our southern border. We shouldn't even try to police the rest of the world until we settle all of our own big problems.

Obama is definitely running into problems already. Once the media darling, now they're saying he's testy, thin skinned, has a temper, etc. I think he was just built up so they could have fun tearing him down and provide a distraction while Hillary sails to easy nomination.