tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post4737795915683841433..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Thoughts on what's ahead...Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-63571189028972088382008-11-07T10:10:00.000-05:002008-11-07T10:10:00.000-05:00I completely agree that the Republican Party will ...I completely agree that the Republican Party will have major changes to make.<BR/><BR/>I disagree that Palin cost McCain the election. She motivated the base in enormous ways and got out the vote for Republicans, giving him a fighting chance in what was sure to be a Democratic year. Media biases came frothing to the fore immediately, and I think unfairly, when one actually sits down and scans her resume, and Obama's.<BR/><BR/>And I don't think I'm blindly supporting a woman when I say that - I was not a Hillary fan, and I certainly am disappointed to see the ridiculous implosion of Elizabeth Dole's bad choices. Yikes.Elizabeth Glass-Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320437643343996297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-56397187784106677742008-11-06T04:31:00.000-05:002008-11-06T04:31:00.000-05:00I agree with alot of what you say but not "Whateve...I agree with alot of what you say but not "Whatever you think of Obama's politics, we have instantaneously regained great honor in the world. You may think they are wrong, but the world will take this vote as a return to sanity in the U.S." Certainly the whole world is greatly encouraged (despite the booing of McCain's supporters and petitions of the Christian right to impeach Obama) and relieved by the election of Obama, I think that America somehow instantly has great honour is a little optimistic and even sanity is a little hopeful. Meantime congratulations to Obama and his supporters.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame America voted in favour of discriminating against the gay community after almost showing how grown up it is by overcoming racial prejudice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-18335347239669460112008-11-05T17:58:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:58:00.000-05:00Hey James! GREAT to hear from you!I don't at all ...Hey James! GREAT to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>I don't at all think Obama is the Messiah. I have mere hopes that he will turn out to be in the caliber of Roosevelt, Reagan, and Clinton, speaking of stature here rather than policy. I think his presidency could turn out to be an extraordinary presidency, one of the top five. <BR/><BR/>Messiah, no. But there have been extraordinary presidents.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-22288816083330329982008-11-05T17:34:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:34:00.000-05:00Was there shepherds and angels over there last nig...Was there shepherds and angels over there last night because I am definitely getting the impression that somebody thinks they are the Messiah. I have no opinion on Obama and whether he will be good for the States I don't know enough to comment and I am not a US citizen so its not my place to either. However Obama should realise he was running for office in the US and if I want change in my part of the world it will be led by the politicians here I vote for not by the new American president. <BR/>That doesn't mean I don't think he can provide leadership in the world but I worry about this messiah complex about the election being for the world etc, etc, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-39289962612783617492008-11-05T14:31:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:31:00.000-05:00Well said, Glenn. I hope that we will all join tog...Well said, Glenn. I hope that we will all join together and pray for our president elect's safety. I fear for his life, because there are so many crazies out there. I wonder if the Secret Service will be giving him an even bigger detail than they have in the past. I hope so.Mark Schnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521939849864426818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-12881987452626709542008-11-05T13:06:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:06:00.000-05:00Let's keep in mind as well that Obama's election d...Let's keep in mind as well that Obama's election does not by any means indicate that equality has come to America fully. <BR/><BR/>With Obama leaving the Senate there will be no African-American senators and very few senators who are people of color. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, the deep south remained an area that was impossibly for Obama to penetrate. I suspect that this is not for purely political reasons alone. <BR/><BR/>We have come a long way from the overt bigotry and racism of days gone by, but we are not free at last, and I suppose that we never will be until His Kingdom comes. :) Thanks<BR/><BR/>Glenn KneppAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-27438284057576421212008-11-05T13:02:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:02:00.000-05:00Ken,Thank you for publicly wrestling with the issu...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for publicly wrestling with the issues throughout this campaign. I have appreciated your wisdom and insight as you have spoken into the difficult questions.<BR/><BR/>It's not easy to do this in a public forum. I chickened out months ago. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-73196667859120210162008-11-05T11:06:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:06:00.000-05:00You could be right John. I'm banking on the idea ...You could be right John. I'm banking on the idea that the economic conservatives are in general more clever and more devious than the social conservatives in the party. I heard Anne Coulter just this morning say that McCain was not a "real" Republican. And I'll put my money on her in an underhanded mud fight with Huckabee :-)<BR/><BR/>Like you say, we'll see!Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-85900161408967101332008-11-05T11:02:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:02:00.000-05:00Ken,I think your prediction of a resurgence of con...Ken,<BR/><BR/>I think your prediction of a resurgence of control from the economic wing of the republican party is a definite possibility, especially as a revolt against Bush's spending. If so, we have not seen the last of Mitt Romney.<BR/><BR/>But I think we should also consider a strong social/religious right-wing resurgence under the banner of "we lost because we had a candidate who was not really 'one of us' even though we pretended he was." I mention this because the right-wing resurgence in 1994 followed on the heels of the defeat of a moderate insider republican (Bush I) by a charismatic outsider democrat (Clinton). You are right that the republican party will be doing some soul-searching, but the outcome is not certain. I hope that your predictions will come true; I'm just not counting any chickens before they hatch.<BR/><BR/>-JohnJohnLDruryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120179182431573460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-18825157499853428142008-11-05T11:01:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:01:00.000-05:00You could be right Craig and I'll very publicly sa...You could be right Craig and I'll very publicly say so if that's the way it plays out. I potentially good (and I recognize also potentially scary) sign is that Obama doesn't plan to fill the cabinet with Democrats from previous administrations. I'm actually expecting him to put a Republican or two on his cabinet.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-52929479284719835962008-11-05T10:52:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:52:00.000-05:00With Liberal Democrats running things in DC, can y...With Liberal Democrats running things in DC, can you say "Jimmy Carter?" You can't be serious about Democrats "fixing" Social Security, Medicare etc! I predict high unemployment, inflation, energy shortages, economic stagnation and emboldened terrorists. It will be interesting to see how our predictions compare with reality 4 years from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-72045220788560703002008-11-05T10:29:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:29:00.000-05:00It's funny you should mention the Black Panthers, ...It's funny you should mention the Black Panthers, because I heard one commentator for a conservative news organization talk about how afraid she was that there would be chaos in the streets--particularly in Philadelphia--if Obama won the election. She even went so far as to day "these people."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-43164208479217505732008-11-05T10:11:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:11:00.000-05:00That means a great deal to me Dave, coming from yo...That means a great deal to me Dave, coming from you. Thank you.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-26414825375366507392008-11-05T10:09:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:09:00.000-05:00Ken,In this election you have been "prophetic". Yo...Ken,<BR/><BR/>In this election you have been "prophetic". Your voice is not one of the pundits based upon the volume of thier voices but rather based upon substance and thoughful reflection. <BR/>In that case, you are quite "Drury-like"; a complement of the highest order.Dave Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534777214321292209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-44409093700719543422008-11-05T09:41:00.000-05:002008-11-05T09:41:00.000-05:00:-)What I meant is you didn't see the Black Panthe...:-)<BR/><BR/>What I meant is you didn't see the Black Panthers shooting guns up in the air plotting to get their revenge on the white oppressors. <BR/><BR/>Just a note, Obama's victory speech sounded nothing like a Jeremiah Wright sermon.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kindness, Mark.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-64731001330490633322008-11-05T09:18:00.000-05:002008-11-05T09:18:00.000-05:00Good post Ken. Except when I read this, I said, "W...Good post Ken. <BR/><BR/>Except when I read this, I said, "Whaaaat?" ;-)<BR/><BR/>"To see Jesse Jackson and Oprah crying is to realize how good a thing this is."<BR/><BR/>Now maybe Oprah will have the opportunity to make some money and have good living. He, he, he!<BR/><BR/>I'm just messin' with ya'. I know what you meant. It was just funny to me.Mark Schnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521939849864426818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-52603150269981913972008-11-05T07:54:00.000-05:002008-11-05T07:54:00.000-05:00I agree that this election changes a lot for Repub...I agree that this election changes a lot for Republicans but also the church. <BR/><BR/>In the final <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#val=USP00p2" REL="nofollow">National Exit Polls</A> date the evangelical vote was not uni-party.<BR/><BR/>By dropping out all African-American evangelicals and dropping out al Catholic voters who call themselves "Evangelicals" and taking only <B>White Protestant Born-Again/Evangelicals</B> a full 26% voted for Obama... one out of four.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion yesterday's voting has already changed the recent evangelical assumption that only one party has the evangelical vote.Keith Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058949281404407630noreply@blogger.com