John McCain's Dive of Death

Hello everyone. I am in Virginia volunteering for the Obama campaign (videos coming shortly). Virginia is an important "swing state" in this election. And, the momentum of this election is also important to Virginia. Over the past several years, Virginia has been becoming more diverse, more forward-thinking, and less susceptible to the divisive politics and racial discord that characterized the 20th century. John McCain likes to tout his "experience" but the truth is that the majority of his experience came in another era —— the Cold War era, the Vietnam Era, the era when Americans could be easily manipulated based on fear and/or racial divisions. I think that era is over in Virginia. And I think this election will signal that 20th century fear politics are over in America.

For those who follow my blogging habits, you know that I was much more verbose in dissecting the choice between Obama and Clinton during the primary, than I have been in dissecting the choice between Obama and McCain in the general election.

This is not because I am any less passionate, or any less convinced, that Obama is the best choice for our country's future. It's because the choice is so obvious to me that I don't find it nearly as interesting to write about it. Besides, others are doing a much better job than I could:

If you don't mind reading a long article that goes into great detail, please read this New York Times Op-Ed by Frank Rich.Or, if you prefer something entertaining, funny, less detailed but equally devastating, watch these clips in which John Stewart makes fun of McCain's "suspension" of his campaign, and, another spot where he makes fun of the fact that Bush's speech interrupted "David Blaine's Dive of Death" to tell us about our economy's dive of death.

Meanwhile, the Obama campaign has not had any difficulty pointing out what this choice is about.
Obama's 1-minute advertisement which debuted over the weekend really jumped out at me as the best campaign ad I have seen, simply because it shows the Candidate himself explain where his presidency will take us. Click here to see a 2-minute on-line ad that is similar but more detailed.