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Obama knows how to seduce the crowds into buying into his dream for changing the future. He plays the tune so well that he doesn't have to include any verbs in his ideas of how he is going to change the nation. The mere promise of change in a commanding, yet passionate voice has assured many potential misinformed voters that he is the only true hope this country has.

When it comes to playing the race card, Obama knows how to get the most mileage. While he assures the non-black voters that this isn't a vote about race, he places a majority of his support in the black vote. He is black when the voter is black and is a mix of many cultures when the voter isn't black. He does this so smoothly that only the most careful listener can catch the hypocritical tones of his words. While he can slur voters like he recently did, his team of experts is forever alert for anyone to say the "N" word.

But, for all the momentum and favor that Obama has going for him and the success he has encountered on running on campaign without substance, he still falls short of being the candidate able to most make history if elected. Obama is still a man and is still an old-fashion political backstabber like so many others that have ventured out of Chicago. Only placing Oprah on his ticket as the Vice-President running mate could help place him in history. But Oprah's racist history could prove to be as big of a political burden as it could be a popular boost in November.

I believe it would be a fair statement to say that the constituents of this election are worried more about the future of the nation's economy, the direction of public education and when the war in Iraq will return from the brink of uncontrollable to at least another overseas operation if not a complete "mission completed" package. They really don't care about what race, sex or religion a candidate is at this point. The country is bleeding terribly in the international and financial world. The voters want a doctor to cure the pain, not a showman (or woman) to promise the nation that everything will be alright for another four years. And that is where Obama fails.

In 2008, Hillary has the ability to make history because, in the end, she has the ability to win with a credible platform based on facts and projections, verbs included. She has thrown an idea to the voter on the street to think about and agree or disagree with. In the end, she as stood up and accounted for her strategy, which is something Obama has yet to do. Seducing voters will only go so far. If, in the end, citizens decide to vote seduction over substance, they will deserve the final product for the next four years. Voting is not only a right; it is a responsibility that must be done with the future of one's self and one's country as the priority.

Hillary Clinton has a double-double occasion to make history if she wins the Presidential election. No other lady in the history of the nation has come close and no other spouse of a former President has even attempted to run for President. Her ability to write history by far trumps the race card and hollow words that Obama speaks.

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