re: #215 BeachDem

What did you think of Bakari?

He’s young.

His political homiletics are reminiscent of Barack Obama’s, down to the phrasing.

Because of the above, he comes off to me as someone really wanting people to like him.

Given, as you noted, the hat trick against him, that is understandable.

We need ideologues.

Let me repeat that: we need ideologues.

There are different kinds of politicians for different times and places. Some are the get-along types, some are the rabble-rousers.

I still prefer the FDR-Truman school of campaigning - hit the opponent where they need to be hit. Don’t go easy on the important issues.