ELECTION WATCH 08: Is Obama the New JFK?
It was like a rock concert, rather than a political rally, at American University on Monday when political powerhouses Ted, Patrick and Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy’s daughter, joined Sen. Barack Obama on stage to announce their endorsement of him for president.
Hundreds of 20-somethings on up to 60-somethings lined up outside of AU’s Bender Arena to hear the endorsement live – one student said he started camping out at 6 a.m. in order to secure his seat.
I wasn’t so lucky. I watched the rally from the overflow room, but even there the excitement for Barack Obama – the excitement that Caroline Kennedy spoke of in her speech – was still very apparent. Cheers and roars from the crowd erupted when Rep. Patrick Kennedy first took to the stage. An even louder encore of applause for Sen. Ted Kennedy when he took to the stage, especially when he said that Obama had the power to make America good again.
“I feel a change in the air,” said Sen. Kennedy, as he proceeded to shut down Hillary Clinton’s claim that Obama didn’t have enough experience to be president. He said that Harry Truman told JFK the same thing, to which the young presidential hopeful replied, “The world is changing. The old ways will not do” – what a blow to “Billary”!
Caroline Kennedy said her three children inspired her to support Obama. She also said Obama kind of reminds her of her dad, JFK. “Fortunately there is one candidate who offers that same sense of hope and inspiration,” she said to the roaring crowd of Obama-Kennedy fans.
So now that you know what the Kennedys think, what do you think -- Is Obama the JFK of today?
Get full story here: Kennedy: 'It's time now for Barack Obama'
Hundreds of 20-somethings on up to 60-somethings lined up outside of AU’s Bender Arena to hear the endorsement live – one student said he started camping out at 6 a.m. in order to secure his seat.
I wasn’t so lucky. I watched the rally from the overflow room, but even there the excitement for Barack Obama – the excitement that Caroline Kennedy spoke of in her speech – was still very apparent. Cheers and roars from the crowd erupted when Rep. Patrick Kennedy first took to the stage. An even louder encore of applause for Sen. Ted Kennedy when he took to the stage, especially when he said that Obama had the power to make America good again.
“I feel a change in the air,” said Sen. Kennedy, as he proceeded to shut down Hillary Clinton’s claim that Obama didn’t have enough experience to be president. He said that Harry Truman told JFK the same thing, to which the young presidential hopeful replied, “The world is changing. The old ways will not do” – what a blow to “Billary”!
Caroline Kennedy said her three children inspired her to support Obama. She also said Obama kind of reminds her of her dad, JFK. “Fortunately there is one candidate who offers that same sense of hope and inspiration,” she said to the roaring crowd of Obama-Kennedy fans.
So now that you know what the Kennedys think, what do you think -- Is Obama the JFK of today?
Get full story here: Kennedy: 'It's time now for Barack Obama'
I think that Senator Obama is a very intelligent man, with a very positive record sensitive to issues of concern in the Black community.
I have heard him speak on the interview on TVONE, with Roland. He referred to a lack of jobs for black men and getting the justice department to enforce civil rights laws. My question is what about jobs for qualified black women and getting enforcement of laws having to do with age discrimination. In this country, if you over 35, you have a difficult time finding employment, whether you are qualified or not I do have a concern about where he stands on gender and age discrimination. It is not that I think that he does not address these issues, I have not heard him speak in depth on them. I do not think that he should be compared to President Kennedy. It is wonderful that Caroline Kennedy has endorsed him. He should be the best Barack Obama he can be.