2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Come on, be honest, how many laughed out loud as I did when they heard a Black man named [View all]reACTIONary
(5,770 posts).... my bro sent me a u tube outtake man in the street interview conducted at an Obama rally. But it was with a teenager, an young African American about 16 or so. Like any kid, he wasn't dressed to be presentable and you could tell from the way he was approached that the interviewer was just looking for an easy target, hoping to get some pablam about hope and change when he asked why he supported Obama.
The kid came back with a straight up policy answer concerning Obama's heath care position. The news guy seemed a bit suprised but played it straight and followed up with the observation that Obama wasn't being very specific about what he would propose. The kid pointed out that this was a strength because whatever was voted on had to have strong legislative support and it was best to set goals and standards and then work with the legislature to craft the details. The news guy gave up at that point, since he wasn't going to get the goofy hope and dream response he was looking for.
I was impessed and started following Obama more closely .