tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post8700944768708718897..comments2023-12-29T00:58:08.841-08:00Comments on A Novel Woman: Cynical about Barack Obama?A Novel Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-84889682499719325672009-01-23T12:53:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:53:00.000-08:00Julie, thanks so much for that. I read a bit on he...Julie, thanks so much for that. I read a bit on her website and she makes a lot of sense. In fact, I used a lot of what she advocates in raising my children. <BR/><BR/>Barbara, I thank you for your opinion. I don't agree with a word of it, but I appreciate you expressing your point of view.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-356817841863122502009-01-23T10:54:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:54:00.000-08:00Obama is just a magician using slight of hand to g...Obama is just a magician using slight of hand to get the attention focused away from the real action. Hillary Clinton (Bill Clinton's foundation) and John Kerry are the forces to watch. They have a strangle hold on the power to manipulate world issues. The wishes of the American people and The Constitution have been sold out for their agenda. Obama is <B>not</B> my reason for hope.BarbaraJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403756760874580656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-56531960452092778142009-01-23T07:22:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:22:00.000-08:00It was a terrific course - the instructor's site i...It was a terrific course - the instructor's site is at www.pndc.com. There is a two-page document you can print out that really is a great summary, plus she has other resources there. It really opened my eyes to soome of the patterns we use when communicating, and how they often drive us further apart, rather than bring us together.Julie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992196892586756812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-48766871060457684502009-01-22T13:36:00.000-08:002009-01-22T13:36:00.000-08:00Julie, that sounds like a really interesting cours...Julie, that sounds like a really interesting course. I'd love to hear more! And I think your instructor is absolutely right about Obama. There's real intelligence and confidence at work there, something that's been missing for quite some time.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-30450584563753120732009-01-22T12:15:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:15:00.000-08:00I was at a course yesterday on non-defensive commu...I was at a course yesterday on non-defensive communications. The instructor there believed that while the media portrayed him as naive, he is really just a master of getting people to stop trying to 'win' a conversation and really start working together towards common goals, to be open and honest and direct so that things can get done and these great goals be achieved. After taking the course, I think I agree with her.<BR/><BR/>I so want to believe, and I so hope he can do what needs to be done.Julie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992196892586756812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-92017383824632992572009-01-22T07:21:00.000-08:002009-01-22T07:21:00.000-08:00hi againhi againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-25948300830202532312009-01-22T07:20:00.000-08:002009-01-22T07:20:00.000-08:00Hi PPHi PPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-40582506110587699462009-01-21T13:49:00.000-08:002009-01-21T13:49:00.000-08:00Hey, I like it when people say what they really th...Hey, I like it when people say what they really think!<BR/><BR/>And yes, I too am cynical about politics and especially politicians, and I can count on one three-fingered hand the ones I have had faith in. Most of them are fighting each other to get their snouts into the trough. I think your point about the quiet achiever is valid, and you know, I think Obama IS a quiet achiever, actually. I have the feeling he struggled with the decision to run for President, but felt he HAD to. That this is bigger than him. That's what my gut tells me.<BR/><BR/>Now you gots me thinking about waffles. Damn carbs will be my undoing....A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-50297467085293882782009-01-21T13:19:00.000-08:002009-01-21T13:19:00.000-08:00Well HELLO!! Guess I'd better jump in here seeing...Well HELLO!! Guess I'd better jump in here seeing as how I started this!! Heh...<BR/><BR/>Firstly, I am cynical about politics. Full stop. Like you I have worked up close and personal with a number of them, and the vast majority have left me cold. Even if they start off for the right reasons, the job soons taints them. That said, I HAVE met one or two who rise above it. And they are inspiring. The ones I know have been quiet achievers.<BR/><BR/>I am trying NOT to be cynical about Mr Obama. I feel his charisma and his power - it reaches around the world. I WANT to believe. I WANT to see America rise above that which has shackled it. I DO believe the world can be a better place. And this man isas good a chance as we have.<BR/><BR/>Goodness, now you have a whole book of waffle from me!! Intrigued to see more responses here...<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/>BBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985371070644061676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-53991801967327510032009-01-21T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:38:00.000-08:00Ah, thank you Kathleen for jumping in! Yes, I hear...Ah, thank you Kathleen for jumping in! Yes, I hear you.<BR/><BR/>And Debby you are absolutely right (as you usually are) that this IS the time to be an idealist, if by idealist you mean visionary and not pipe-dreamer. I think if you START there, great things can happen.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-23492550278639277912009-01-21T08:16:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:16:00.000-08:00I'm a supporter of Obama. I am very hopeful. It is...I'm a supporter of Obama. I am very hopeful. It is a great time to be an idealist.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-77141368108521068062009-01-21T08:04:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:04:00.000-08:00Hi Pam,I've been reading your blog for a while now...Hi Pam,<BR/>I've been reading your blog for a while now and decided that today was the day to jump in. <BR/>I am a Canadian, living in the US for the past 30 years. I believe that time will tell if our instincts are right, if this is truly a man of integrity. But then, what is there, if there is not hope? And with this man at the helm, I know that is what I feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-77665912786410201812009-01-21T07:48:00.000-08:002009-01-21T07:48:00.000-08:00Oh absolutely, I agree with you. And he's not clai...Oh absolutely, I agree with you. And he's not claiming to be a messiah, but an ordinary man with an extraordinary task in front of him. I think he's going to hold himself accountable as well.A Novel Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525456231177803620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622500913870267857.post-70664434617389115492009-01-21T07:41:00.000-08:002009-01-21T07:41:00.000-08:00I am so hopeful and optimistic about what he promi...I am so hopeful and optimistic about what he promises to do for us and enable us to do for ourselves. That said, I am also realistic about what he has to go up against. Congress, naysayers, people with other agendas. I believe in what he wants to do for our country but I also believe that politics is politics and he will have to compromise and make decisions we may or may not agree with. As much as I love this man, we need to hold him accountable as we would any other leader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com