tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post8556720764287250394..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Five Minute HistoryDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-60903524637040958112008-06-10T19:41:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:41:00.000-04:00I've read several blogs today, and I thought all o...I've read several blogs today, and I thought all of them were the most important and historic blog ever, but THIS blog is clearly more historic. I can't remember what it was about, but it is still historic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-6895016418478762362008-06-10T13:06:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:06:00.000-04:00I was listening to that speech as a podcast on the...I was listening to that speech as a podcast on the way into work this morning and was wowed by the hubris. And by the cheering crowds. They were eating it up, hook, line, and sinker. I can only guess that there is a dire need for people to feel like they are a part of history, of something bigger than themselves, and Obama serves it up with a list of what he's gonna fix without anyone noticing that it's pretty much the same list of problems humanity has faced for who knows how long, nor noticing that he doesn't say how he's gonna fix it. It's all just one big daisy chain of people patting each other on the back for work that is yet to be done and goals that are yet to be realized while cheering for their future historically-important selves.<BR/><BR/>The podcast I was listening to also had a speech given earlier that day by McCain. It was interesting to hear what were obvious rebuttals to McCain's speech in Obama's speech. The <I>profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations</I> seemed to be one of them. It sounds like a footnote added on to say, "oh, yeah, I'm humble just like McCain".F. S. Poesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201920550959255201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-34392771470347453512008-06-10T12:42:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:42:00.000-04:00America's first black president isn't historic?Tim...<EM>America's first black president isn't historic?</EM><BR/><BR/>Time will tell, but seeing as you don't even recall that Bill Clinton was the first black President, my guess is that it's not something that history will view as an anchor rather than a limited point of information or trivia. i.e. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President and the first Republican one, but those things are not what made him truly historic - it's a factoid, a point of reference, something somewhat worthy of recalling (as would the first black President or the 44th president), but they're not historical in the same sense as the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, or even his assassination.Rick Lugarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957595491409017184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-72109477943647832542008-06-10T11:34:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:34:00.000-04:00America's first black president isn't historic? Ev...<I>America's first black president isn't historic? Even if he turns out to be mediocre at the job?</I><BR/><BR/>Eh. Historic to an extent. I'd tend to say that at this late date, not very. By 2008, I can't see that it's much more than a matter of time will be have a black president and till we have a woman president. Or a hispanic or asian president.<BR/><BR/>But to the extent that electing our first black president is historic, it's not because he's going to heal the sick, give jobs to the jobless, heal the earth, raise the dead and walk on water.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-90403271496701652952008-06-10T11:29:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:29:00.000-04:00America's first black president isn't historic? E...America's first black president isn't historic? Even if he turns out to be mediocre at the job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-90872767185875297192008-06-10T11:24:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:24:00.000-04:00The Blackadder Says: The thing about the Obama quo...The Blackadder Says: <BR/><BR/>The thing about the Obama quote is, that was him being humble. As he said in the speech just prior to the quoted passage: "I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-16265221512645162232008-06-10T11:21:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:21:00.000-04:00I'm reminded of the line from A Man for all Season...I'm reminded of the line from <I>A Man for all Seasons</I>: "'The sixteenth century was the century of the common man.' Just like all the others."<BR/><BR/>The election of 2008 will be the most important election in history. Just like all the others.Sir Galen of Bristolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249011691189216258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-52549975038222912222008-06-10T10:27:00.000-04:002008-06-10T10:27:00.000-04:00If anything turns out to be historic about this el...If anything turns out to be historic about this election cycle, it will be hysteria surrounding Obama, particularly if he wins. That hysteria followed by a crushing disappointment could be a turning point for us. Guess we'll see in a few years.Deacon Bill Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484509700642430451noreply@blogger.com