The resemblance between Obama's campaign and Gary Hart's

is simply striking. I was one year old in 1984, and I honestly don't know much about this character, but watching his 1984 primary ads... it makes me feel like he's Obama's direct predecessor.

Am I wrong in my observation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EX9k7OC0w4

Gary Hart had surface charisma, but unless you're saying that Obama has a slight quality of insincerity and a "not ready for prime time" veneer, I don't think you want to say that they are similar.

There was more than a touch of arrogance about the fellow, and when he finally bit the dust four years later with the Monkey Business business, there were more than a few people who felt that his own hubris did him in, and who also felt "Serves the smartass right." That "Follow me--I dare ya!" attitude existed well before he got bagged.

That's my remembrance of the fellow. And I was a working, voting adult back then.

Shit, it seems like yesterday, but the mirror tells me otherwise.

True dat !

You're basically right about Hart. I liked him a lot and he was probably the best of all the candidates on both sides to lead the country in the right direction.
Kennedy, Hart & Clinton are probably the smartest most qualified leaders this country has seen, but they all had the same weakness....

Me too. :rofl:

Nine months trying to get out, the rest of your life trying to get back in!

After the excorations for unseemly behavior, I suppose points for persistence are in order...!

You have to wonder if there's a correlation! Find the biggest horn dog who did well in school, he'll be the best leader in the future!

I was one of the "smart kids" in school. Voted most likely to succeed--and more or less did....but in the words of that classic song, " CAN'T GET ENOUGH..OF THAT FUNKY STUFF "

And I've paid the price, many times, for that "weakness."

But I ain't mad, people. I wouldn't change a thing. :rofl:

And at the end of the day, you have the satisfaction of not wondering 'What if...!'

Nice to see you posting round these parts J. I met him when he ran Mc Govern's campaign. I was an intern for Lou Harris then.
I worked for Hart in the prelim stage here in Cali with some of Cranston's boys. I was, I think , ten at the time.

Speaking of monkey business, when's the next convention? :evilgrin:

the E-board meeting is this weekend in Anaheim. OH ! you mean THAT convention ! HEH HEH...we get together whenever we can "get up" a quorum. :rofl:

Hope you'll volunteer to buy the beer this weekend. Maybe we can figure a way to solve the Feinstein problem.

Censure DIFI. That will be something , just kicking it up that far. Way to go my northern brethern and Courage Campaign.

n/t

I think what you might responding to in the ads, was the same tone of new ideas and promise of better things ahead. Obama is certianly viewed as doing the same now. But the wiki link comments on how that sort of slid into politics as usual.

They do have similar pluses and minuses. But Hart did his candidacy in. That won't be very likely to happen with Obama.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Hart