For the record, a group that unites for a common cause CAN make change. It's your unilateral and cynical viewpoint that we as a country need to move away from. Just because you conform to the obsurd dictations of the current administration and their massacre of the very basic elements of this country including...hope, acceptance and dare I say the ability to change or adapt to meet the needs of the country and it's ever-changing landscape. You are completely brainwashed and so unfortunately accepting of the current condition of government and of America that you would rather sarcastically ramble on about the "Audacity of Hope" than actually make an attempt to open your mind to the ideals and respect the right of millions of Americans to CHOOSE whom they would like to represent them as President of this country. Here's some advice: review the unfortunate status of the economy, foreign relations, unemployment, healthcare and education in America, then de-program yourself and end the moronic ramblings. Finally, go out and vote because ultimately no matter who you vote for I, as an Obama supporter, respect your right to do so.
"The time for change has come."
Obama '08
Barack’s Rock
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Posted By: Recia @ 02/19/2008 1:25:48 PM
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Posted By: GTX13 @ 02/19/2008 1:59:10 PM
You're right ! We have to vote, but not for... Change...Change...by mouth ! Americans will vote for solutions and pragmatism ! They don't vote for ...illusions or for "just words" ! They will vote for the Truth...not for ...the liars !!
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Posted By: stuckinOK @ 02/19/2008 1:59:10 PM
Correction on that....I meant to say wife of an ex-president. LOL that came out all wrong. = )
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Posted By: stuckinOK @ 02/19/2008 1:57:17 PM
Well said Recia and Bullwinkle. It still strikes me as odd and rather sad that some Americans think that voting for the same old thing will bring a different result to this country. I was SHOCKED that Bush got re-elected in 2004. I figured that after witnessing his crass attitude on foreign relations and starting an unnecessary war for technically no reason (WMDs indeed), that the American people would only be too ready to replace him. Unfortunately, that didn't happen....and here we are in 2008: the war in Iraq rages on, unemployment is up, the economy is down, discrimination has crept back into the country with force (but this time against Hispanics), and Republican candidates have still not changed their old marching tune. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are a breath of fresh air in a country on the brink of suffocation. It doesn't matter who is black or white, man or woman, or the ex-wife of a former president. What matters are the issues and problems this country faces. For those of you who doubt...remember its ALL talk right now...until someone is elected. So Hillary's argument that Obama is all talk is moot. She is all talk too, until she gets elected. The difference is in my opinion of course is... who will deliver? I voted for Bill Clinton when he became president, and I don't doubt that Hillary could do a better job than Bush is doing now (how could it get any worse)? However, will she deliver on all her promises? I think not. I don't even think she will deliver on half of them. I think her ties to Corporate America are too strong. I respect the fact that Barack is willing to recognize that part of the problem with this country is most times the ones with more influence in Washington are not the people of the United States (as it should be) but the coroporations who hold the purse strings and use that influence to further their interests and not those of the common citizen. That is broken democracy, and I think that Barack could start us down the path that could fix it. Which is why, although I think Hillary is not a bad candidate, she is not the best candidate for the PEOPLE. Vote for change. Or if not, at leaset KNOW what you are voting for: be informed, read, investigate, and please vote INTELLIGENTLY..no matter for whom you decide to cast your ballot.
Go Obama! We believe in you!
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Posted By: stuckinOK @ 02/19/2008 1:54:44 PM
Well said Recia and Bullwinkle. It still strikes me as odd and rather sad that some Americans think that voting for the same old thing will bring a different result to this country. I was SHOCKED that Bush got re-elected in 2004. I figured that after witnessing his crass attitude on foreign relations and starting an unnecessary war for technically no reason (WMDs indeed), that the American people would only be too ready to replace him. Unfortunately, that didn't happen....and here we are in 2008: the war in Iraq rages on, unemployment is up, the economy is down, discrimination has crept back into the country with force (but this time against Hispanics), and Republican candidates have still not changed their old marching tune. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are a breath of fresh air in a country on the brink of suffocation. It doesn't matter who is black or white, man or woman, or the ex-wife of a former president. What matters are the issues and problems this country faces. For those of you who doubt...remember its ALL talk right now...until someone is elected. So Hillary's argument that Obama is all talk is moot. She is all talk too, until she gets elected. The difference is in my opinion of course...is who will deliver? I voted for Bill Clinton when he became president, and I don't doubt that Hillary could do a better job than Bush is doing now (how could it get any worse)? However, will she deliver on all her promises? I think not. I don't even think she will deliver on half of them. I think her ties to Corporate America are too strong. I respect the fact that Barack is willing to recognize that part of the problem with this country is most times the ones with more influence in Washington are not the people of the United States (as it should be) but the coroporations who hold the purse strings and use that influence to further their interests and not those of the common citizen. That is broken democracy, and I think that Barack could start us down the path that could fix it. Which is why, although I think Hillary is not a bad candidate, she is not the best candidate for the PEOPLE. Vote for change. Or if not, at leaset KNOW what you are voting for: be informed, read, investigate, and please vote INTELLIGENTLY..no matter for whom you decide to cast your ballot.
Go Obama! We believe in you!
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Posted By: lillea @ 02/19/2008 1:17:28 PM
Please visit this site: http://www.obamatruth.org/
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Posted By: lillea @ 02/19/2008 11:53:02 AM
Obama was kindof exciting when he first started to campaign. But he hasn't grown...he just says the same shallow things over and over. I don't think he is ready to be President at all. He needs to grow in depth. This shallow talk may go over well with the youth, they like the shallow Hollywood crowd too. But the mature deep thinkers are finding him weak.
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Posted By: Bullwinkle @ 02/19/2008 1:15:17 PM
Welcome to the world of Presidential elections! Have you listened to Hillary? The negative comments are all she???s adding. Also, think about what it means to say something "different" as time goes on -- the message there is that you can't make up your mind. It doesn't matter if it doesn't contradict anything you've said before, that fact that it's "different" will draw criticism. Consistency, reliability, dependability is what people appreciate, not saying something "different" just to remain exciting. Growth, I don't think, is measured by saying something "different" from what you've been saying to keep people interested or excited. This election process is like a "marriage" of sorts. It's (a candidate) exciting in the beginning because it's new, but it wears on you after awhile because it's the same old thing, day after day. But the more you come to understand how important it is to be able to trust in what you've signed on for, the more you appreciate it not changing into something that you may no longer recognize. That's you who you entered into this thing with and if change is what you seek (after being married for some time), the spouse (candidate) can't be held to blame. You can say you've "outgrown" the relationship (candidate) or MAYBE we are the ones who lack the substance and are just looking for one "thrill" after the next -- rather than what's dependable and reliable. What you forget is that he (like Hillary) is campaigning. What that means is that WE hear the same message because the media brings it to us as he goes from place to place speaking to the people about to vote. Should he tell them something different than he's told us that have already voted? I don't think so. None other candidate does! You can hook up a tape recorder to anyone who has been on the campaign trail for the last year and simply play the message back for each different locale. I see his growth as the detail he is now providing about his goals with regards to his jobs package, etc. Unfortunately, however, the people who go to hear him (as you may have and as I have) want to hear what you and I heard (in person!) so that they can become as excited about him as you once were. If not changing his message so that people throughout the country are hearing him say different things depending on where they are (which he actually DOES have to do to a degree because Ohio is more concerned about manufacturing whereas Arizona is more concerned about border security), then NO ONE presently on the campaign trail is ready to be president. In fact, NO ONE who has ever BEEN president was ready, if that is the litmus test we use. I'm far from being a youth and have multiple degrees, so I'm not easily swayed by rhetoric -- I need substance. Just listen to the pundits and they will tell you that, policy wise, there is a hair's worth of difference between what he and Hillary are saying
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Posted By: Bullwinkle @ 02/19/2008 1:11:54 PM
Welcome to the world of Presidential elections! Have you listened to Hillary? The negative comments are all she???s adding. Also, think about what it means to say something "different" as time goes on -- the message there is that you can't make up your mind. It doesn't matter if it doesn't contradict anything you've said before, that fact that it's "different" will draw criticism. Consistency, reliability, dependability is what people appreciate, not saying something "different" just to remain exciting. Growth, I don't think, is measured by saying something "different" from what you've been saying to keep people interested or excited. This election process is like a "marriage" of sorts. It's (a candidate) exciting in the beginning because it's new, but it wears on you after awhile because it's the same old thing, day after day. But the more you come to understand how important it is to be able to trust in what you've signed on for, the more you appreciate it not changing into something that you may no longer recognize. That's you who you entered into this thing with and if change is what you seek (after being married for some time), the spouse (candidate) can't be held to blame. You can say you've "outgrown" the relationship (candidate) or MAYBE we are the ones who lack the substance and are just looking for one "thrill" after the next -- rather than what's dependable and reliable. What you forget is that he (like Hillary) is campaigning. What that means is that WE hear the same message because the media brings it to us as he goes from place to place speaking to the people about to vote. Should he tell them something different than he's told us that have already voted? I don't think so. None other candidate does! You can hook up a tape recorder to anyone who has been on the campaign trail for the last year and simply play the message back for each different locale. I see his growth as the detail he is now providing about his goals with regards to his jobs package, etc. Unfortunately, however, the people who go to hear him (as you may have and as I have) want to hear what you and I heard (in person!) so that they can become as excited about him as you once were. If not changing his message so that people throughout the country are hearing him say different things depending on where they are (which he actually DOES have to do to a degree because Ohio is more concerned about manufacturing whereas Arizona is more concerned about border security), then NO ONE presently on the campaign trail is ready to be president. In fact, NO ONE who has ever BEEN president was ready, if that is the litmus test we use. I'm far from being a youth and have multiple degrees, so I'm not easily swayed by rhetoric -- I need substance. Just listen to the pundits and they will tell you that, policy wise, there is a hair's worth of difference between what he and Hillary are saying
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Posted By: carolync @ 02/19/2008 12:57:05 PM
Wow...no Barbie doll, she! Love her "realness." I am so excited for Barack and Michelle to be in the White House I can hardly stand it!
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Posted By: carolync @ 02/19/2008 12:54:09 PM
She is
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Posted By: getzel @ 02/19/2008 12:51:53 PM
Ganpat: the Quintessential UDOPIAN. UDOPIAN simplex is characterized by bizarre manifestations of HOPE and CHANGE according to each individuals individual fantasy of UDOPIA. UDOPIANS have the same side effects, not unlike alcoholics or drug addicts, they are in denial as to reality that HOPE and CHANGE mean nothing; and yet those with UDOPIA feel it means whatever they fanaticize it means. Each has the same basic politically correct response to those who try and point out they have UDOPIAN simplex: you are a neo-con or you hate or other similar politically correct accusations of the day. Someone points out: OBUMER you have UDOPIAN simplex: I see all the red flags of UDOPIA; same delusional HOPE for CHANGE answer every time. Past peddlers of UDOPIA include Hitler, Castro, and Stalin; those who accept this self inflicted disease can be generations recovering if the disease spreads effectively. The blind ,deaf, and mostly dumb (GANPAT) seem intent on following the blind, deaf, and naive into the valley of the shadow of the delusional.
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Posted By: getzel @ 02/19/2008 12:46:54 PM
Ganpat: OBUMER: Will CDC announce the reemergence of UDOPIAN disease. Characterized by bizarre manifestations of HOPE and CHANGE according to each individuals individual fantasy of UDOPIA. UDOPIANS have the same side effects, not unlike alcoholics or drug addicts, they are in denial as to reality that HOPE and CHANGE mean nothing; and yet those with UDOPIA feel it means whatever they fanaticize it means. Each has the same basic politically correct response to those who try and point out they have UDOPIAN simplex: you are a neo-con or you hate or other similar politically correct accusations of the day. Someone points out: OBUMER you have UDOPIAN simplex: I see all the red flags of UDOPIA; same delusional HOPE for CHANGE answer every time. Past peddlers of UDOPIA include Hitler, Castro, and Stalin; those who accept this self inflicted disease can be generations recovering if the disease spreads effectively.The blind ,deaf, and mostly dumb seem intent on following the blind, deaf, and naive into the valley of the shadow of the delusional;
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Posted By: malcolmd @ 02/19/2008 11:47:00 AM
This is the year 2008, Barrack Obama is not only preaching about change in this country, which we so desperately need, he is change. It is vital and critical that every white, black, chinese, latino that live in this great country, accept change. Washington has been run into the ground for some many years, by all. Here in this country we( young, old, black, white, latino, asian) have a chance to actively take part in a new direction for america, one we can all take part & pride in. It is sad tha in this day & age of america & the world, that many still want to use black & white as the issue, and to be honest, for so long our government has pressed that very issue, because as long as we are pitted black vs white, young vs old, we would never truly see the backdoor dealings of our government. The time is now, for all of us in this great country(especially the youth 18-40) to take a stand in changing the ways & minds of those in government, today and for our future.
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Posted By: GTX13 @ 02/19/2008 12:38:17 PM
Change...Change...Change....by mouth !!!...Just Words...Just Words !!!
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Posted By: GTX13 @ 02/19/2008 12:31:03 PM
How does Obama wants to run for the White House ?!...He is not capable to create own rhetoric speech to the people !!...He is a master on stealing others' politician words !! He was an "absentee champion" in the Illinois Representative and now he has a full commitment to be a ...plagiary champion..!! NO leadership plan, but he is ready for Change, Change...by mouth ! Just words ! Just words !...He shows no minimum respect to be believed by the American people !!!
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Posted By: moorejo @ 02/19/2008 12:00:14 AM
Those who have nothing but negatives to say about Barack and Michelle Obama will not be persuaded with truth. People in this country are not after truth. They are seeking validation for what is in their minds already and cannot be swayed by reality. Their need to tear down anything that comes across as positive says more about themselves and unfortunately, speaks to the mental condition of many Americans. More than likely, these are the same folks who voted for Bush 2x, thought the war in Iraq was a good idea, bought the idea that Saddam was a threat, etc.. Perhaps they should have used the same degree of scrutiny in choosing the president of the last 8 years. Yet they call Obama supporters "blind followers" "easily fooled",etc..The hypocrisy of this nation will ultimately bring her to it's end. I'm not saying the Obama's are the complete solution to America's problems but they are certainly more trustworthy than the existing political establishment which includes (sorry to say) the Clintons. The presidential years of the Clintons only seem like heaven because we have been in hell under Bush and Co.!
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Posted By: GTX13 @ 02/19/2008 12:10:42 PM
Just words...Just words....!!
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Posted By: malcolmd @ 02/19/2008 11:47:23 AM
This is the year 2008, Barrack Obama is not only preaching about change in this country, which we so desperately need, he is change. It is vital and critical that every white, black, chinese, latino that live in this great country, accept change. Washington has been run into the ground for some many years, by all. Here in this country we( young, old, black, white, latino, asian) have a chance to actively take part in a new direction for america, one we can all take part & pride in. It is sad tha in this day & age of america & the world, that many still want to use black & white as the issue, and to be honest, for so long our government has pressed that very issue, because as long as we are pitted black vs white, young vs old, we would never truly see the backdoor dealings of our government. The time is now, for all of us in this great country(especially the youth 18-40) to take a stand in changing the ways & minds of those in government, today and for our future.
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Posted By: malcolmd @ 02/19/2008 11:43:53 AM
This is the year 2008, Barrack Obama is not only preaching about change in this country, which we so desperately need, he is change. It is vital and critical that every white, black, chinese, latino that live in this great country, accept change. Washington has been run into the ground for some many years, by all. Here in this country we( young, old, black, white, latino, asian) have a chance to actively take part in a new direction for america, one we can all take part & pride in. It is sad tha in this day & age of america & the world, that many still want to use black & white as the issue, and to be honest, for so long our government has pressed that very issue, because as long as we are pitted black vs white, young vs old, we would never truly see the backdoor dealings of our government. The time is now, for all of us in this great country(especially the youth 18-40) to take a stand in changing the ways & minds of those in government, today and for our future.
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Posted By: devere @ 02/19/2008 11:38:18 AM
Per a staffer at the Univ. of Chicago, Mrs. Obama is smart and focused. She is also opinionated, prone to favoritism toward black staffers, and eager to redress generations of forced black subservience to whites. People who thought Hillary Clinton was hell on wheels as First Lady haven't seen anything yet!!
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Posted By: barryscott @ 02/19/2008 11:35:29 AM
MSNBC misquoted M.O., leaving out the word "really"
"For the first time in my adult life I'm REALLY proud to be an American", suggesting that she's always been proud and is now REALLY proud. The difference with or without this word is profound.
I think she speaks for most of us.
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Posted By: savusavu @ 02/19/2008 11:33:40 AM
Personally, I'd rather have Michelle as our First Lady than having Bill as our First Husband. But both Hillary supporters and Obama supporters beware. Bickering and smearing each other only makes us bitter. Don't play Republican's game. They would be happy to see us devided.
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Posted By: savusavu @ 02/19/2008 11:28:46 AM
Personally, I'd be more happy to have Michelle as our First Lady than to have Bill as our First Husband. But both Hillary supporters and Obama supporters beware. Don't engage in Republican's game by smearing and hating each other. It makes us only bitter. Focus on our candidates' positives. Devided Democrats only makes our enemies happy.
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Posted By: distortitmore @ 02/18/2008 8:26:34 PM
Why should we vote for the guy who can simply drive the car instead of the girl who can fix the carburetor?-
Posted By: lisajt @ 02/19/2008 11:28:16 AM
Because the Republicans are dying for the chance to back the car over the girl who can fix the carburetor. She won't make it past November.
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