{"id":1272,"date":"2008-09-16T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2008-09-16T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2008-09-16T11:01:59","modified_gmt":"2008-09-16T15:01:59","slug":"better-know-a-candidate-barack-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/09\/16\/better-know-a-candidate-barack-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Know A Candidate: Barack Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure it will shock you to learn that there are, in fact, fervent supporters of political candidates that don&#8217;t really know much about those candidates.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I know that politics is merely a team sport, for some, but it still disappoints me every time I encounter someone who&#8217;s knowledge of a candidate is far outstripped by their enthusiasm.\u00c2\u00a0 That said, none of us know *everything* (including the candidates themselves).\u00c2\u00a0 So, with all that in mind, I&#8217;m going to recommend every Barack Obama supporter take the time to at least scan through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2008\/9\/16\/9641\/62473\/762\/599278\">this incredibly useful and supported summary of his career and positions<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I suspect a number of readers will end up bookmarking and revisiting it a number of times (I&#8217;ve not finished it, myself, as I keep following the links . . .).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure it will shock you to learn that there are, in fact, fervent supporters of political candidates that don&#8217;t really know much about those candidates.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I know that politics is merely a team sport, for some, but it still disappoints me every time I encounter someone who&#8217;s knowledge of a candidate is far outstripped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-policy","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I&#039;m sure it will shock you to learn that there are, in fact, fervent supporters of political candidates that don&#039;t really know much about those candidates.\u00c2 \u00c2 I know that politics is merely a team sport, for some, but it still disappoints me every time I encounter someone who&#039;s knowledge of a candidate is far outstripped\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MB\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"policy,politics\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/09\/16\/better-know-a-candidate-barack-obama\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blacknell.net | Politics, open government, and safe streets.  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