I friended Obama on LiveJournal...

[ommadawn]

It seemed like a good idea - I'd read some of his posts elsewhere, and I didn't find his ideas entirely distasteful. I'd joined his crew in this big "election" game they had going last fall and I guess he got a whole bunch of hits because now he's got this big announce-only blog on livejournal

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[oldvolvo]

good politician or not, He is still a politician.
If he's actually writing these himself I would be surprised.
More than likely they are being written by some very sharp law-school grad who can manage to sound like Obama.
The five at a time is probably a matter of getting them approved before posting.

The "tax corporations" bit- I dunno... might be populism to keep his numbers up. Sure the corps pass the price down the line- assuming there is still a line. Lotta people out of work. lot of animosity toward the corporations. Time will tell how that one works out, but after the last administration it's kinda nice (from ground level) to see a little anti corporatism.

[ommadawn]

it's the nature of corporations to pass whatever costs on down the line... that's not gonna change. Yes, it's a populist ploy, but there is lots of wiggle room around enforcement and there's a reason why a top CPA makes a lot of money - there are loopholes to drive a train through.

I never thought mr O wrote these, it is technically the

[ommadawn]

regarding the "anti-corporatism"... I'm not so sure it's anti-corporatism, although it looks like it only by comparison. I guess that's one of the reasons I like to continue to sample old movies - they represent a snapshot of societal mores, and it's easier to realize how far we've come by measuring against those.

This morning I watched a youtube video of "Davey and Goliath", a claymation series I watched when I was a kid. "Moral Orel" is a parody of it, and it was interesting to see the original material again for comparison.

I don't think he's so much anti-corporate as I think he's a little too cozy with RIAA and other copyright expansionists, but he's at least saying things once in a while that sound like he cares about the little guy.

[oldvolvo]

Agreed on old movies.

Watched a lot of Davey and goliath and have seen some recently- similar reaction.
My favorite davey & goliath parody was a cross with Pet Cemetary.... There are a few people who have ever seen it, but the phrase "I'm all evil now Davey" can ussually get a grin out of me.

Obama has at least seen some little guys in his life. Hasn't done anything too egregious as far as I'm concerned.

Hell, that conversation about whether torture is bad (turns out it is) was a pleasant relief.
The guy is a politician- but so far he's a tolerable one.