Obama in 08?

I have a confession to make. After watching Barak Obama speaking at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, I really liked him. I even told my mother that I think I just watched the first black President speak tonight. He was charismatic, charming, a great orator, and just downright likeable. A sharp contrast to the Democratic nominee that the Dems were honoring, John Kerry. Obama rode the coat-tails of that speech and his newfound stardom all the way to Washington after winning a landslide victory to become the Dem's US Senator from Illinois. Soon after his speech at the Convention, Obama seemed like a shoe-in to one day run for President. However, does a Freshman Senator have the experience and political savvy to run for the most powerful office in the world? According to Barak Obama...No. (See video at bottom of page) Is America ready for it's first black president? Without a doubt. Obama's numbers are proof enough that a black man can at least be a serious contender for the White House, if not win it all. However, in some ways America is not ready for a black President at all. At least not someone in the Obama mold. My beef with Obama is strictly political and has NOTHING to do with the color of his skin. Having said that, in order for a black man to occupy the White House he cannot be in any way associated with someone like Rev. Wright. Rev. Wright is the kind of person that scares white people. His racist, anti-establishment remarks are not the type of words that sit well with middle America. That is what is hurting Obama the most. If both the Rev Wright and Obama were white, those remarks would not have hurt him in the way they are currently hurting him. Furthermore, the American public is now figuring out who the real Barak Obama is. The Barak Obama who sought out the support of known and unrepentant domestic terrorist in William Ayers (shown above stepping on the US flag). Obama has had many speaking engagements and recently served on a charity board with Ayers who admits to setting over a dozen bombs in late 60's early 70's. We now know the Barak Obama whos wife said that she was not proud of her country until recently and was quoted as asking how her and her husband can possibly survive on only $500,000 per year. (http://www.wowowow.com/conversation/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-elitist-election)

What a difference 4 years make. It appeared that in 2004 Barak Obama was destined to be the President of the United States. After the public actually saw the real Obama and how different his views of this country and the world were with ours, we may not be willing to throne him America's savior just yet. Maybe after a few more years of warming up to him and his far left politics, we may elect him President. I just don't think it will be in 2008.