My question wasn’t rhetorical. Who are you? Because I’d like to know who I’m talking with, especially when they’re attacking me as living in la la land.

To the point of being an authority, who exactly is an authority on this campaign? Reporters? Pundits? I’ve been reading probably 20-30 news stories a day for the past 3 years since I started this blog. That may not make me an authority in your eyes, but I think I at least know what’s been going on.

As far as bias goes, I don’t think it’s any secret I support Obama. But Michael’s assertions were just plain wrong. And history is on my side. You can say it’s a “fact” that blacks only vote for Obama because of his skin color, but you’d be wrong. It is certainly A factor, but it is not THE factor.

So let’s get on to the issues. You don’t think Obama has enough detail, right Well, go here and get back to me when you’re done reading all of it. If you still don’t think he has enough detail, then go to Hillary and McCain’s sites and see if they have more (hint: they don’t).

If you’re wondering how he plans to pay for his programs, he has made that very clear. Two big money sucks can be fixed quickly. By ending the war and rolling back the tax cuts on the wealthiest 1%, we’ll have more money to put toward initiatives like the health care and public service/tuition plans. As far as reducing the deficit, a smart, balanced budget and spending cuts can help achieve that goal. Obama has plans for that too.

Any other questions?

what is also apparent is that you are short on details just as obama is. you are right about one thing, obama seems to have a good message – at first. but it quickly becomes apparent that he does not have any detailed thought out plans for his ideas.

here is one item for thought. obama has many plans to provide benefits such as high quality health insurance (’the same insurance as the congress has’) for tens of millions of people who do not now have insurance, and essentially free college education for anyone who is willing to commit to public service for certain periods of time. however, he hasn’t indicated where the money will come from for all of these very high cost endeavors. He mentions some very general ideas about how he will accomplish some of them but nothing very specific. on top of this, he doesn’t address the fact that the next president will inherit close to a trillion dollar deficit when he/she takes office. not to mention a possible recession to deal with. obama supporters like you, don’t seem to see a problem with this. some people would say you’re living in la la land.

And the reason PEOPLE are voting for him is he’s got a great message and good plans for the country.

Bill, I’ve been here since 2005. So who are you?

gardner, who are you? you’re not too biased are you :)

Yeah Dos, those two things aren’t the same. Why don’t you address what I said instead of trying to inject a tangential issue into the conversation?

Please don’t send me to one of his posts again – I thought it would be no big deal but now I just feel like an idiot for even reading it and trying to understand. Michael if your reading: Schrijf enkel uw ” posts” in het Nederlands schijnt u om een probleem het vertalen logica in een andere taal te hebben:)

If 90% of whites were voting for a white candidate instead of an equally capable black candidate, would you consider it racist?

Did Iowa vote for Huckabee because they are all a bunch of Mormon haters or was it because Huckabee comes across as sincere, while Romney comes across as a pandering weanie?

According to many articles, it was because of the anti-Mormon bias, despite the fact that there is little evidence to support that (and loads of evidence to support the pandering weanie charges)

The elephant in the room is that a major consideration among black voters is the color of the candidates. So too is the issue of gender, with many feminists choosing Clinton because of her sex.

I am not claiming that if Dr. Rice ran as a Democrat that she would carry both the black and female vote. But race and gender are absolutely obvious factors affecting votes and pretending they are not does nothing to improve reconciliation in this country.

Want to really stir the pot? Ask why the nations “Black Leaders” (nearly) all rushed to Clinton. If a black man is elected President, what does that do to the argument about systemic racism?

Will you please have Lessig produce a video on this topic for our (re)education?