Comments on: We are Barack Obama? http://lerner.net/blog/2007/11/13/we-are-barack-obama/ Doug Lerners reports from Tokyo and St. Louis, and points beyond... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: doug http://lerner.net/blog/2007/11/13/we-are-barack-obama/#comment-53 doug Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:12:21 +0000 http://lerner.net/blog/2007/11/13/we-are-barack-obama/#comment-53 To me it sounded like he was saying "we" when it was something going wrong, like he was trying to avoid taking direct responsibility for it - like it was "the campaign staff" and not him. doug To me it sounded like he was saying “we” when it was something going wrong, like he was trying to avoid taking direct responsibility for it - like it was “the campaign staff” and not him.

doug

]]> By: randombob http://lerner.net/blog/2007/11/13/we-are-barack-obama/#comment-52 randombob Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:10:20 +0000 http://lerner.net/blog/2007/11/13/we-are-barack-obama/#comment-52 I think it has more to do with people's reactions to "I" statements. "I" am running for president sounds sort of conceited, whereas "we" typically denotes a more humble stance. People like humility and humble. Even in presidents. I mean, I can't speak for everyone obviously, but I can speak for we :-) I think it has more to do with people’s reactions to “I” statements. “I” am running for president sounds sort of conceited, whereas “we” typically denotes a more humble stance.

People like humility and humble. Even in presidents.

I mean, I can’t speak for everyone obviously, but I can speak for we :-)

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