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OBAMA WINS IOWA CAUCUSES

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As reported by WNYC radio, Barack Obama is the winner of the Iowa caucuses. John Edwards is in second place followed by Hillary Clinton.

Huckabee is the Republican winner. Mitt Rommney is the big loser of the night.

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  3. Last night was the first time in a very, very long time that I actually felt excited about politics in America. Even moreso than because a man of African-American descent won a primary caucus in a mostly white state, I was excited because Mr. Obama and those who voted for him said that race – and gender, for that matter – no longer matter the way they used to. What mattered was leadership. Perhaps, finally, after four decades of mostly ego-and-money-driven politics, America is hungry for an actual leader.
    It is significant to note the difference when listening to Obama’s speech versus those of Edwards and Clinton last night. Edwards and especially Clinton both referred to themselves often, using the words “I” and “me” frequently. Clinton in the first minute alone used “I” eight times! And here’s some samplings from Edwards’ speech (count the “I’s”): “I watched my grandmother, who I loved dearly, work year after year after year in the mills.” “And this is what I see in America today.” “I see an America where last year, the CEO of one of the largest health insurance companies in America made hundreds of millions of dollars.” “I see an America where ExxonMobil’s profits were $40 billion just a couple of years ago.” “I went to a shelter here in Des Moines just a few weeks ago.” “And I said: Do you ever have to turn people away?” “And I said: These are moms with kids?”
    Tiring, isn’t it?
    Obama, on the other hand, spoke of “you” and “we” and “the United States” much more frequently last night, invoking hope and unity and change in ways that left his ego out of the picture. Great leaders have always understood that they are servants to those they lead, channels for the desires of those for whom they speak, and purveyors of a wisdom that is not of their own originating, but rather that garnered by all of humankind’s experiences.
    Wow! Let’s see what happens.

  4. No matter what happens in the general election, tonight a black man has a chance, not a small chance a real chance, to be the leader of America.
    A state of 95% white people (Iowa) has given Barak Obama a decisive victory over his Democratic opponents and the Democrats have overwhelmingly out distanced the Republican Party.
    It’s time to get off the divisive issues of black vrs. white in our neighborhoods and realize that America could take a huge step towards bringing us all together by electing the first black American, President of the United States.
    I voted for Jesse Jackson in the NY primary just to keep his voice in the mix but he was never going to be elected.
    Now we all have the opportunity to vote for a black man who has an honest chance to lead this country.

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