The Obama Delusion

Amen! As an African American I did not vote for Obama in our recent election. I feel he talks the talk but has little to no experience to back it up. In fact, I wasn't even sure what talk he was talking about. History has proven that inexperienced Presidents get whipped. There is so much politics going on in Washington that Obama won't know what hit him or when it hit him.

Obama dilusion? How about the dilusion that has been created by the good 'ol boys that represent this country that America is on the up and up. The past eight years we have managed to wage a war on false pretenses, angered much of the world, created a unsurmountable debt that clearly says "do as I say not as I do", created foreign policies that if imposed on us we would be as irate as those that we have affected, put the economy in the cellar (but we will get that great big tax cut- whoopee,been left in the dark ages by other industrialized countries when it comes to health care, continued to depend on big oil while they earn record profits all the while ignored sound, smart technology, conitnue to let Drug companies rip us off, and ignored our constitutiojnal rights, all the while telling me that I'm safe and protected when kids are bringing guns to my childrens school. Obama is anything but dilusional and Bush proved one thing - if he can run this country with sayings like " we'll smoke 'em out of their caves" than Obama has a afairly easy road to follow. He may inherit a mess but its not like our now president will go down as one of the great ones. We need a breath of fresh air and a completely new direction. We need someone who will accept criticism from their peers and not "stay the course." We need bi-partisanship, realistic goals, jobs kept here in the U.S. and more exporting than importing. We need CEOs that don't get hundreds of million dollars for ruining a company. We need to take back this country from the big businesses, from the good 'ol boys and invest it in our backyards. I could care less if Obama was a republican or a democrat, a liberal or a conservative. He is by far the best shot we have at prosperity, integrity and hope this country needs and once had. He is by far the person who can help this country lead this world by allowing actions to speak louder than words.

Change:

In a speech in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on February 16, 2008, Senator Obama said that ???change only comes from below??? and that ???change does not come from above.??? If so, what he is running for the highest office in the country for? Senator Obama is a veteran politician who tells his supporters what they want to hear: the same charge he levels at his opponents.

Policies of Yesterday:

We can all learn from the past successes and failures. Senator Obama keeps denouncing the ???policies of yesterday??? but at the same time he likes to use ???words of the yesterday??? from his friends and other heroes of yesterday. The whole civilization evolves from the past. We do not discard everything of the past but only the broken ones.

???Present??? Vote:

As a legislator in the state of Illinois, Senator Obama voted ???present??? 66 times. Is he going to vote ???present??? in the White House, too?

Because of these very reasons, I have decided that if Obama wins the nomination. I, as a longstanding proud democrat, will vote for McCain in the general election. I can not trust a man that is a puppet of stolen words and stolen policies. The President has to be able to make difficult decisions very quickly, he WILL fall short and the Democratic Party will catch all of the backlash.

Posted By: Political1 @ 02/20/2008 5:03:54 PM

Comment: This article is right on point of the Obama campaign and, indeed, the Obama movement. People are rallying around Obama not for plans, but because they believe he is GOD, like the Kennedy's. Obama actually says very little about his policies or political agenda. He opposes abortion and gay marriage, and on policy issues such as how much we're going to tax poor people.I like Hillary Clinton.

Ouch. I'm not sure where to begin, but this statement disturbs me the most: "Repudiating racism is not a magic cure-all for the nation's ills." Actually, I believe repudiating racism would be but one benefit of electing Obama, but it is a strong one. Racism remains at the heart of many of our nation's woes. Until we honestly address our nation's lingering race problem, we can't fully address other issues including education, housing, health care, and economic opportunity. Imagine, too, as Andrew Sullivan has written, what a message we'd be sending to the Middle East with the election of a dark-hued man with a familial understanding of the Islamic world.

Still, race isn't the main reason I've supported Obama for a year now. For me, his books - especially Dreams From My Father - show the sort of world view he'd take the White House. His website is packed with substantive, but seldom-mentioned policy proposals. The technology and community service plans are especially impressive. When people say or write that Obama hasn't been specific about his plans, it simply shows that they're not digging very deep.

The bottom line for many of us is this: Obama alone seems to have the potential to break two decades of Washington gridlock. That's why he's winning votes across the political spectrum and why he's giving Beltway insiders such fits.

Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term (6yrs.) and another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law twenty (20) pieces of legislation in her first six years:
1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.
16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.
BARACK OBAMA
During the first eight (8) years of his elected service Barack Obama sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced:
??? 233 regarding healthcare reform,
??? 125 on poverty and public assistance,
??? 112 crime fighting bills,
??? 97 economic bills,
??? 60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
??? 21 ethics reform bills,
??? 15 gun control,
??? 6 veterans??? affairs and many others.
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included
1. **the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 - became law,
2. **The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, - became law,
3. **The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
4. **The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, - became law,
5. **The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, In committee, and many more.
In all, since entering the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096.
He's not just a talker. He's a doer. Please pass this on to anyone you know who needs to more about his record compared to Hillary Clinton???s. It???s not the easiest piece of information to locate. And it may help someone feel better about his qualifications.
YES, WE CAN!

Thanks for listening.

Kim

albertgorejr: Did your Mommy not hear you when you screamed as an infant? Do you not have anything better to do that paste the same babyscream over and over into a Discussion thread? Yeah. let's support who YOU support. There's a mature plan. Gobama! Only need to say it once.