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OK! I must admit that the video gave me chills, but there was just one problem.

Scar-face.

Gah.

(However, I have heard her version of "Summertime," and while I know what can be done in the studio in terms of voice manipulation, the least that can be said is she can carry a tune. And now I await the wrath of the gods I pledged myself to long long ago.)

I'm sorry, I thought the video was totally lame. The last thing I need is a Pussycat Doll, a Black Eyed Pea, a mediocre actress/wanna-be singer (or, yes, Scar-face--"Look at me! I have headphones! I'm a serious artist!"), Emimem's girlfriend from "8 Mile", Ashley from "Fresh Prince", Nick fucking Cannon, and, yes, even though I have a girlcrush on her, Ms. Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice telling me they're voting for Obama. This coming from someone who does like Obama. I don't see how this is any better than fucking Paris Hilton wearing a "Vote or Die!" shirt. Ughhhhhhhh. Just ugh.

I found the Obama vid a BIT much- cheesy and heavy handed.

And yeah. Is it only significant because a bunch of celebs are in it? And why should I pick a prez just because he's got a good speechwriter?

hot damn, never wanted to be american before - but how I wish I could vote for that guy. He can do no worse than what has been, and do far better if he means what he means. Yo.

That Obama video is fucking everywhere. Wow. I find it very uninspiring. Yeah, the dude's a good speaker and certainly has good writers. But hope and the American Dream aren't gonna solve our problems. And I do support Obama over Hillary.

Wow. That video is what is wrong with our country today. It takes celebrity to get people to vote and care. Ugh.

i refuse to comment on politics BUT,

the biggest problem i have with obama?
oprah.

the biggest problem I have with Hillary?
Perez.

You think Bill was fucking the last time, just wait.

Conan against Comedy Central. Bunch of goofballs. I wonder how they all managed to keep a straight face.

The Conan-Stewart-Colbert mash-up was probably one of the most sublime moments of television that I have ever witnessed. No sarcasm.

While I am unmoved by the celebrity endorsements in the Obama video, what resonates for me is that his speech, taken (almost) verbatim, is so lovely and inspiring. I watched him give that speech on whatever cable news channel after winning the South Carolina primary, and, excepting occasional repetitions of "yes we can," the words/lyrics are exactly what he said - no clever soundbite editing was done. Presidents and candidates hire their speechwriters and approve the content. They're not muppets; some credit duly belongs to Obama.

I think, if you were to weigh all of Obama's accomplishments and experience against Clinton's accomplishments and experience, you'd find that they're pretty evenly matched. He actually has more experience in public office. And as far as "how," no one has really discussed plans or proposals yet. After watching the results from yesterday's primaries, it's obvious that Obama has made great strides from where he was just a few months ago - a relative unknown. Yes, Hillary won New York and California, but she was SUPPOSED to win those states, and by much greater margins than she did. So, yeah, it's wide open, and I'm interested to see if the momentum that Obama has gained in the past few weeks will continue to grow.

The speech was amazing and would have been fine by itself. I got more of a feeling that it was a push to get people to buy Scarlett's album as much as it was meant to make people think about voting.

Call me a sap, a sucker, or whatever, but that song and video moved me. Not because of some type of celibrity worship, but because of the hope and inspiration Obama inspires in all people, not just the rich and famous. And this is coming from a long-time Clinton supporter. Whether he makes it to the White House or not, Obama has all ready changed our country for the better. He's changed the political landscape, ushering in a new generation of once stagnant and uninterested young Americans, and has reshaped the way political campaigns are run. He and his positive message of hope, change, and unity have caused both Clintons to shy away from their "attack" style campaigning to meeting him on HIS, more positive turf. I've seen Hilary be more positive, forthcoming, and concillatory since the South Carolina primary than I have in all the years since Bill's presidential bid. Obama has forced the Clinton Machine, which was decades in the making, to run this race on HIS terms. He was the candidate for change, now everyone's on that bandwagon, including Republicans. Some may find him niave or not ready, others may be turned off because of his celebrity following, but no one can deny that he has inpacted American politics like no other single candidate in decades. I've never seen anything like this in my lifetime. IMO (I was born after JFK anf RFK)

Eh, call me a cynic, but until it's proven that my generation and a lot of people in key demographic areas actually get their asses to the polls (some nice excuses from my friends who didn't vote: "It was rainy"; "I got too hungry after work to go to the polls"), then I think it's too premature to say that Obama has drastically affected the political landscape so far.

Yes we can!... do what? How? By getting rid of lobbyists?

Ugh, Barrack just smells like bs to me. Of course if you cite slavery you'll get a lot of cheers and tears. It's *slavery*. I bet if, a year ago, before Barrack started going on about "change", you asked the average person walking down the street what he wants for the country "bipartisan peace and love" would not be one of them. He just never talks about real issues of today (which is ironic, because apparently we must look to the future, right?), that *I* care about. I totally understand that he's inspiring, and I'm honestly very glad of it. Young people are voting, minorities are voting. He's making politics fun again, and I really do appreciate it. I'm not even a supporter of his, but damn, am I happy he's in the race. It would be boring without him, and he's actually inspired me to think about what I really care about and ensure that my candidate has made strides toward improving the issue. BUT he hasn't inspired me into seeing that he'd make a great president unless I fill my mind with a lot of conjecture based off of his wit and smooth voice. I think - He seems nice so others will like him, and Iraq will not hate us anymore, terrorists will drop their guns in place of daisys? Maybe he'll just go out to Iraq and make a beautiful speech and move everyone to tears and end the war in a matter of minutes! It sounds so nice. And he is so different from everything that has come. It's tempting to vote for the personable nice guy... but I can't help but be skeptical. I don't know... he might do a great job, I can't imagine him being any worse than Bush, and if Hillary doesn't get the nomination (and I don't think she will), I'd gladly vote for him come November, because I do think he's a brilliant politician, and he's obviously concerned about our country, and I refuse to vote Republican... but I just don't. Know. I'm not sold on him.

Blah.