tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post2423739353847366627..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: The journey to Barack ObamaNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-86486407924678512302012-05-05T17:00:30.034-05:002012-05-05T17:00:30.034-05:00You knocked it out of the park, smartypants.
than...You knocked it out of the park, smartypants.<br /><br />thank you so much for your thoughtfulness in the way you look at things.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-83271082741885709042012-05-05T15:29:20.353-05:002012-05-05T15:29:20.353-05:00I have never loved any politician, and it sounds w...I have never loved any politician, and it sounds weird, but I really do love Barack Obama in an admiring observer kind of way; I totally get why even young children scream "I love you." It makes me happy that people like he and Michelle are on this planet. And he inspires beautiful things in others.gnhttp://pragmaticobotsunite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-86551097827233082462012-05-05T15:18:31.609-05:002012-05-05T15:18:31.609-05:00I agree totally gn.
Self-made and thus self-posse...I agree totally gn.<br /><br /><i>Self-made and thus self-possessed.</i><br /><br />That's where the real strength comes from - not the fake kind we so often see.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-36089473917742197002012-05-05T15:03:09.011-05:002012-05-05T15:03:09.011-05:00This is beautiful, smartypants. And it's a de...This is beautiful, smartypants. And it's a description of how PBO formed the characteristic which I admire the most about him: beyond his high degree of empathy, his intelligence, and kindness is the most remarkable characteristic of *self-possession.* This is why and how he's able to love and tolerate people on a fundamental level: people can hurt his feelings, but absolutely no one is an existential threat to him, because no one can shake the core of a truly self-made and thus self-possessed person. Thus he doesn't need ego, or machismo, or arrogance, or any of the lower-tech emotional devices which we as humans use for self-protection.<br /><br />Really admire the guy, and I'm so glad he's on a national stage.gnhttp://pragmaticobotsunite.comnoreply@blogger.com