Hope is a word that is thrown around a lot, and has been for some time now. “I hope I make a lot of money,” or, “Let’s hope that the Astros can win the next series.” But there’s one man giving this often overused word a real meaning, and that man is Barack Obama.

Other candidates have tried to do this, trust me. I’ve heard everyone from Hillary Clinton to Mitt Romney to John McCain out on the campaign trail saying that they are bringing hope along with them into politics and they are the only people who can effectively do that. The thing is, you can’t tell people you are their hope. It’s not something you say and then people seem to agree.

Barack Obama has actually inspired hope. He has motivated a nation of people to give small amounts of money, time, energy, and support to his campaign all because of his inspiring message that transcends gender, race, age, and even political party. It was only after he spoke and genuinely inspired that the word “hope” naturally followed to describe what was going on in our country. Our government has gotten away from its people, which has only increased the feeling some have that their vote doesn’t really count and nothing they do can change what Washington has become. One need not look any further than the incredibly low voter turnout we’ve experienced in previous elections.

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Well, Kill Hill didn’t launch that long ago, but while we were huge fans of Kill Bill, Bruce Lee and the look in general — not to mention the site’s anti-Hillary message — we ultimately didn’t feel that it reflected Barack Obama’s positive message. On the other hand, we wanted to still have something fresh, something cutting edge to match Obama’s JFK-like coolness. Barack to the Future is what we came up with. Not only is it still hip and humorous, but it also sends a much more positive message. The focus has also turned to the future (Obama), instead of the past (the Clintons). This name focuses more on Obama, which is key. We are fighting for Barack Obama, not just against Hillary Clinton. We hope that comes through now.

We hope you enjoy the new look and site!

- Adam and Zach

Seriously, what the fuck is Hillary Clinton doing? She made a pledge to the Democratic National Convention not to appear in Florida, a state that was stripped of all of its delegates for illegally moving up its primary. She did this so she could run in Iowa and New Hampshire. But now she is campaigning in Florida. Rules, scmooles. A little more, from Yahoo! News:

But Iowa and New Hampshire are history and, after a landslide loss in South Carolina on Saturday, Clinton needs a win.

So she has begun appearing in Florida in anticipation of Tuesday’s Democratic primary there.

Clinton’s move insults not just the voters in Iowa and New Hampshire who trusted her pledge but also the voters of all the states that respected the DNC’s outline for the nominating process. Effectively, she is saying to Democrats in states that will participate in February 5th’s “Super Tuesday” primaries and caucuses and in the two dozen states that have scheduled later votes: You may follow the rules if you please, but I write the rules as I please.

That’s the raw political reality of Clinton’s move, even if she is spinning it as an embrace of participatory democracy.

She got her ass whooped in South Carolina, so now she’s headed to campaign for and compete in an imaginary primary. Seriously, this would be like the New England Patriots hyping up a scrimmage game with the Super Bowl looming right around the corner. Shouldn’t she be focused on something that actually matters? Say, like Super Tuesday?

The comparisons to the New England Patriots don’t stop there, though.

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• Andrew Sullivan — who I’ve started to read quit a bit more recently — not only points out similarities between George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton, but also digs up a video that shows that the Bush camp actually likes HRC and trusts her with its legacy. The article even goes as far as to use words like “Rovian” and “sleaze” to describe the Clintons. In my opinion, getting compared to Karl Rove is about as bad as it gets. He’s a brilliant man, but he’s also the scum of the earth.

• A look at if Hillary’s young women supporters are old enough to truly remember what went down the last time the Clintons lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

• Slate wonders “what on earth we are doing when we make the Clinton family drama—yet again—a central part of our own politics?”

• Donklephant takes a look at the Clintons getting exposed on Meet the Press, and looks at the condescending nature of Hillary’s attack on Barack Obama over his comments about Ronald Reagan.

• Meet Obama’s speech writer, Jon Favreau, who says writing for a speaker and writer of Obama’s caliber is like being “Ted Williams’s batting coach.”

• The Huffington Post says that Obama may face “white resistance” in Southern states. This is exactly the reason why I think it is a good thing for Obama that John Edwards is staying in this race.

• House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn — “one of the most powerful African-Americans in Congress” — says that Bill Clinton needs to “chill a little bit.”

• The false Muslim e-mail attacks and rumors have spread so rampantly that Obama has been forced to put out mailers confirming his Christian faith in South Carolina. Don’t worry; Obama is still a very big believer in the separation of church and state.

More to come after the big debate…

I thought of this while I was watching a scene that reminded me of one of the candidates in the 2008 presidential election. Anyway, if I were casting the movie version of the 2008 election, here is how I would do it:

Annette Bening as Hillary Clinton: Remember the scene in American Beauty where Annette Benning has a complete mental breakdown after failing to sell a house? Can’t you totally picture HRC throwing that same shit fit behind closed doors after she got thumped in Iowa? I can even see Bill toking it up while he works out in the garage and her coming in and bitching at him.

Kevin Costner as Mitt Romney: Both are pretty boys who have a lot of success despite not being as good as they think they are at what they do. If Cos is the robotic actor, then Mitt is the robotic candidate.

Paul Newman as John McCain: I used to vouch for both, and still admire them to some degree. But let’s face the facts here — they’re getting a little long in the tooth for either of their respective trades. McCain can’t even comb his own hair. Yes, I feel bad for the guy and respect him as a former soldier and POW, but c’mon.

Steve Buscemi as Dennis Kucinich: I can totally see Buscemi made to look older in make-up, just drilling Kucinich’s quirkiness spot on. That would be awesome. Any time you can fit someone as eccentric as Buscemi to play someone as eccentric as Kucinich, you pull the trigger.
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The Obamasphere is a feature where I’ll link other blogs featuring posts about Barack Obama. That being said…

• A long look at Obama’s stance on the Iraq war, dating back to 2002. The Clintons definitely have things twisted. - Thoughts on These Things

• An interesting piece for sure on why Obama is considered Black instead of Mixed. - A Mere Blogue

• A Libertarian Ron Paul supporter stands up for Obama and debunks the malicious rumors being e-mailed around about him. I’m sure she understands our plight, as Paul routinely finds himself the victim of GOP debate dogpiles. - Smoke Rings, Coffee Stains

• Obama has changed the campaign’s theme song from to Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day.” I think the song fits him well — it’s a smooth, uplifting track . I don’t think this is just due to the backlash of the Stevie Wonder song either. Obama was also using a U2 song (”City of Blinding Lights” maybe?), and so was John Edwards. That could have something to do with the change as well. Hillary Clinton is rolling with Tom Petty’s “American Girl.” While I like the song, I think Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch” is more appropriate. - MOG

• Sacramento Democratic Sen. Darrell Steinberg has jumped off Edwards’ bandwagon and has bought himself a one-way ticket on the Obama Express. Who’s next? - Calitics

• Robert Johnson, my friend, you got served on that “booty-shaking videos” comment. As a fellow Black man, you should be ashamed for slandering the first serious Black presidential candidate, no matter where your loyalties lie. No one slandered you when you became the first black owner in the NBA. - News Busters