WHAT UP GANGSTA
After his speech, homeslices on MSNBC last night were practically peeing themselves, AND dude whose name I don't know but who I think is Wolf Blitzer based on his hairdo, was like, "I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS KIND OF CHARISMA SINCE BOBBY KENNEDY." No fucking shit! It's like the mainstream media just now woke up to the fact that he could be a great leader. Yall need to listen to more non-evangelical 18 year olds! I have so many theories - he is so of our generation - even the way he poses his populist "you did this, I am a conduit" stance has YouTube generation written all over it - he makes everyone feel like a star.
RE: Hillz losing the women's vote - the Victorian analysis would be that lots of nonfeminist women aren't feeling a woman president and also, you know, Obama is much hotter... but I wonder if her whole "i am gruff and fake and kowtowing so men will think I am powerful" shit is too 1978 for the deal - but then again, her entitlement act is a whole turnoff. Her speech, I was like, "You are a giant asshole." I'd rather vote for someone on gossip girl. The whole "young voters don't succumb to the Clinton magic" theory is also intriguing.
But no negatives, THANK YOU IOWA! OBAMARAMMMMMMA! Mo and I are tryna go to New Hampshire, the no-tax supply center (as we Massholes thought of it) this wknd to keep it movin, in the words of Keke Palmer. If you have a hybrid and want to carpool, HOLLARAMA.
I missed the coverage (thanks airport, wtf no cnn?). But LOVED the article devoted to Chris Matthews in the Times yesterday. It makes me uncomfortable to hear him compared to Bobby Kennedy. I don't like that.
It really became clear to me when I watched the speeches. The reason people aren't voting for Hillary is because she doesn't have a message. Obama does. And it's simple, and it makes sense. 8 years of damage done. It's going to take more than 8 years to undo it. Things. need. to. change. The. system. isn't. working. Hillary doesn't have any message it seems, so when she tried to co-opt Obama's in her speech everyone was like say what?
I think his speech reminded me more of John than Bobby Kennedy. I just watched it again.