http://cgabriel.com/2008/01/05/obama-huckabee-and-britney/ Lively Conversation. Engaging Interviews. A Breath of Fresh Air. The CGP. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://cgabriel.com/2008/01/05/obama-huckabee-and-britney/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Stamford Talk Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:53:07 +0000 http://blogharbor.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/obama-huckabee-and-britney/#comment-66 You blogged about two very important topics! Well, Obama's the most important! His memoir completely won me over. He was so honest about his views on race- I want someone like that in charge. Someone who's not a total weasel who hides any sign of their own personal opinion that might offend someone. Why do we settle for people who are so clearly POLITICIANS? I'm excited for election season. I'm very interested to see how race plays a role, espcially since we NEVER talk about race honestly and openly in public forums. What many people WON'T say is that Obama's race DOES matter to them, and many people will NOT vote for a black candidate (don't get me started on the fact that he is equally white and black- his mother was a blonde from Kansas). And Britney- the coverage of her is insane. I hope a smidgen of good comes of it, and that would be more awareness of mental illness. I don't think she's JUST a spoiled celebrity. She IS that, but I also think she's got some bipolar going on. Everything she's doing reminds me exactly of an old roommate... talented (oh shoot, did I just say that), beautiful, and who can't hold it together despite having supportive people around her. (I accidentally got my roomie committed to the psych ward when she mentioned killing herself- but it was what she needed, and it helped her.) Not every starlet goes the way Britney's going. Her brain is not working properly. She's probably not the sharpest tool in the shed, but that's not why she's having a mental breakdown. Obama! Obama! Obama! You blogged about two very important topics! Well, Obama’s the most important! His memoir completely won me over. He was so honest about his views on race- I want someone like that in charge. Someone who’s not a total weasel who hides any sign of their own personal opinion that might offend someone. Why do we settle for people who are so clearly POLITICIANS?
I’m excited for election season. I’m very interested to see how race plays a role, espcially since we NEVER talk about race honestly and openly in public forums. What many people WON’T say is that Obama’s race DOES matter to them, and many people will NOT vote for a black candidate (don’t get me started on the fact that he is equally white and black- his mother was a blonde from Kansas).
And Britney- the coverage of her is insane. I hope a smidgen of good comes of it, and that would be more awareness of mental illness. I don’t think she’s JUST a spoiled celebrity. She IS that, but I also think she’s got some bipolar going on. Everything she’s doing reminds me exactly of an old roommate… talented (oh shoot, did I just say that), beautiful, and who can’t hold it together despite having supportive people around her. (I accidentally got my roomie committed to the psych ward when she mentioned killing herself- but it was what she needed, and it helped her.) Not every starlet goes the way Britney’s going. Her brain is not working properly. She’s probably not the sharpest tool in the shed, but that’s not why she’s having a mental breakdown.
Obama! Obama! Obama!

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