Thursday, June 5, 2008

Obama Did It!

You know, I just cannot get any satisfaction with the media. Here we have this historic moment where the first African-American is nominated as the democratic candidate for President of the United States and once again, all I here is Hillary, Hillary, Hillary! I was expecting a chronicled history of previous African-Americans who have run for president and set the precedence for this moment.

Instead, all I hear is what Hillary Clinton is going to do.
  • She doesn't want to quit the race.
  • Her backers reprimanded her speech.
  • She will endorse Obama on Friday.
  • Her backers plan to endorse Obama.
  • Enough already!

Obama needs to talk more to the media. I am an outsider to the media, but what I am coming to realize is that Hillary talks to the media quite a bit and the media feels duty-bound to report everything she says. Obama, on the other hand, does not do that. Instead, he will do an interview here and there. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, is always in communication with the media.

Obama needs to do the same. That way, everytime the news comes on, it leads with an Obama story. His name needs to be just as comfortable to American ears as the Clinton's were before. Obama needs to get close to the American public instead of hiding behind the issues. We need to see him laugh more, get angry, play sports, play with his kids. He needs to get personal. The reason why Michelle Obama is such a hit is because she lets us into her world and her childhood. She connects her experiences with ours.

Obama needs to tell us what it was like while he was growing up. He needs to show us how his life is similar to many other American's lives.

And then he can go back to that policy stuff.