tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post1117820763959326813..comments2023-09-22T15:44:10.411-04:00Comments on CUUMBAYA: I, too, am becoming concernedJoel Monkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-12914759806572441832008-08-26T11:44:00.000-04:002008-08-26T11:44:00.000-04:00I don't know about that- don't you think that Reag...I don't know about that- don't you think that Reagan tapped those same emotions, made people feel good about themselves and America?Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-12179132881464266482008-08-26T11:02:00.000-04:002008-08-26T11:02:00.000-04:00I think the reason Obama appears messianic is that...I think the reason Obama appears messianic is that he is seen on a backdrop of 30 years of right wing nihilism. He is the first person in a generation on which our highest ideals as Americans can be reflected.. No doubt he will stumble it will be highly anti-climactic to many but at least he is carrying the torch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-4588915756395293562008-08-25T16:13:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:13:00.000-04:00I just want to say that if one ignores the politic...I just want to say that if one ignores the political part of the video it is a beautiful and inspiring song. <BR/><BR/>So much so that it does not even feel like a political song at all, which like yourself and David also frightens me. I am an Obama supporter and I think he will make a good president (and a better President than McCain) but I agree that the status and expectation being placed upon his shoulders is not only unrealistic but also boardering on fanatical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com