Obama Abroad

world is waiting for america to lead not to stomp on them.

dear raddve: Very good question. You ask: What part of himself does he hate? In his autobiography: Dreams From My Father, we learn that he was abandoned by his father. We also learn in the first few pages that he was presented with and maintained an idealized image of his father. This created a problem for him. He could not both experience rage towards the father and maintain an idealized image of him. (see section entitled Origins). The book shows clearly how Obama displaced that rage against white people while increasingly identifying and seeking merger with his African family. (see the section entitled Kenya). In the book, he mentions his admiration for such figures as Malcolm X and Franz Fanon (see the postcolonial classic The Wretched of the Earth). The book is psychologically fascinating not least of all because Obama is so open about his psychological struggles. We can understand why he felt so much at home in an Afrocentric church led by a racist pastor.

I have a couple of questions that everyone REALLY needs to think about... honestly.
1. Does anyone actually believe that other countries have our best interest in mind or are they just concerned about their own well being? Has this ever been the case in modern history?

2. Do we really want a leader that is preferred by foreign governments and societies? There is a reason for this preference and it is not in OUR best interest.

Obama, is very good at Monday morning QBing and second guessing after we know the out come of something. It's a shame but this guy has the potental to be a decent leader but he has been thrown into something he is nowhere near prepared for. His inexperence scares the you know what out of me. The problem is the comman voter is so ill informed or under informed they are just jumping on the band wagon without knowing much about the man. Hay guys this is not American Idol. This is important stuff. I'm sorry but knowing what I know I can not vote for him at this time.

Oh please, Obama doesn't have a clue, much less clarity when it comes to foreign affairs. He says what he thinks his audience at the time wants ot hear. The man is a sycophant, charlatan, totally naive, dangerous and a racist. His only vision of the world, is his candidacy and "The New Black Society" for America. He is perhaps the worst candidate in history. His audacity and hubris is more than most voters can stand. As so many have state, "he is an emporer with no clothes".

Jeremiah Wright did NOT say anything Racist....

Had he said "God Damn America" that is TRUE...

But he Did NOT say "God Damn White America"

Had Wright said ..."God Damn White America" now that would be "Racism & Racist"

He was Indicting the Bush Administartion and Current government, which is Comprised of Every Race, Religion & Political Party.


So You ParaNoid Racist, looking for an Angle of Branding Michelle Obama as Racist...

When she said "For the 1st time in my Adult Life, I'm Proud to be an American" are Dead Wrong !!

Are any of you proud of the the KKK and it's 1000's of Black American Lynchings, Church Bombings, U.S. Southern Jim Crow Laws, Depriving Black Americans the Right to Vote, in a Free Voting Democracy, in the land of the Free and the Brave, are you Proud of the Dixiecrats and the Republican Party welcoming them into their Party, without reservation, knowing what that party stood for !!! Or the U.S. Segregated Miltary Troops, although these Black Americans have Fought and Died in Every War this country has ever participated in, also Viet Nam, The Korean War and The Branch Davidian Killings.


Then I Guess John McCain must be Anti-American also, when he said...

"I Never Loved America, until I was Deprived of her Company"

You can Find Racism, Especially when you are a Bonafide "Racist"

obama has the judge ment to be president that's all you need.
Mcwar is just too old and out of touch with the american people
obama 08,12

Once again the "progressive wing" of the Democratic Party has been taken for a ride!!..Obama has emerged as a Hubert Humphrey democrat who does not really want to dis-engage in the Middle East but merely change the focus from Iraq to Afganistan...wow that's "New Leadership"???? if we are going to stay an imperialistic power..might as well stick with those who are best at it..the Republicans!!!

Just a general comment. In reading these various blogs about various subjects, it is obvious that a vast majority of people align themselves either republican or democrat i.e. most people are too lazy/stupid/ignorant to actually think for themselves and because of this have alligned with the one political party that tells tehm the things they want to hear. I for one find both of the candidates offerd to be lacking in many of the qualities that I would finde valuable as a leader fo the alleged "greatest country in the world." Good leadership, the ability to make a decision and stick with it, but admit you were wrong if new information comes to light. A good leader doesn't selttle on what is good for one group of people or another (AKA "popular decison"). A good leader evaluates all information available and makes a decision based upon what is good for everyone which in most cases is not what the majority really wants right now (AKA "unpopular decision). I just wish the american people would really wake up, smell the sewer and as a population decide that there is a different person out there that can do this country well by serving as president. Vote not by party lines or popularity, but by using your brains! It's too late this time, your freedom of choice is limited to the worst of the worst. The best candidate withdrew fairly early in the primaries.

wow . . don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of McCain, but seriously the media is just having a lovefest with Obama. Half the newsweek staff should just put the title on their articles "Obama 2008: The Wisest Man on the Planet". The only articles I see on here are just pure adulation for Obama . . .
I really wish this country had more than two parties that have a legitimate shot at the presidency. We are all really worse off for having a two party system. Talk radio props up McCain, most of TV news and the major newspapers prop up Obama. We are stuck with blatant pandering by the candidates and news coverage by different outlets shamelessly backing their candidate.

Lets review the facts before we start on this rollercoaster ride called politics. Her is what Obama thinks.
1) An unjust war in Iraq and a timeline for withdrawal.
2) A more concentrated effort in Afghanistan with troop levels increased up to two combat brigades or more.
McCain thinks:
1) Continue the policy in Iraq regardless of the the Iraqi Prime Minister's stated opinion on a "time table" of withdrawal.

Judgment wins for Obama for having the foresight. McCain has been in the region many times but fails to listen to reason. Of course a surge will make any situation better there.

As far as his policy in Afghanistan, twist the same rhetoric of Obamas by inserting one more additional brigade.

Again Obama wins by timing (McCain caveated Obama's remarks hours later.)

I understand the concerns of Obama's lack of experience in the political arena. What he doesn't lack is the knowledge of world affairs and the reality of America's clout and the damage it has inflicted on itself over the last several years. If you want more isolationism, then vote for McCain. If you want more pragmatic, diplomatic leadership, then go with Obama, it's that simple.

why is raising taxes always such a crime? it kills me. how about nobody pays any taxes at all? does that sound good to you republicans? I'll bet it does... until you want to retire and cant. Or you're driving to work on an overgrown dirt road. Or your kid gets leukemia and you can't afford to treat him. Let's see if you're riding a donkey or an elephant then.

What does it mean when terms like "time-line" and "negotiation" - terms that were initially put forward by Barack Obama, but vehemently critiziced by Bush, McCain and the Republicans - are now being embraced by the Bush Administration?

It means that Senator Obama has had the most sensible and effective approach to foreign policy from the very beginning. In his final few months in office, W is starting to take some good advice for a Change. His advice is coming from the next President of the United States, Barack Obama.

The more John McCain holds on to his hardline approach, the more disenchanted independent voters will be with him. If McCain moves towards Obama's position, as Bush has, then he will get the ultimate flip-flop label and lose support from the right.

The mainstream media has granted John McCain the pole position on foreign policy, but after closer examination, what has he done to deserve it? John McCain has supported the biggest foreign policy blunder in modern American History, while Barack Obama was spot on in his opposition. McCain, being the maverick that he once was, could have taken the same anti-war position as his good friend and fellow Vietnam War Veteran Chuck Hagel, Republican Senator from Nebraska has, but he didn't. The fact that Hagel is with Obama on his diplomatic trip is a setback for McCain.

McCain does not understand the economic or diplomatic costs of maintaining troops in Iraq indefinitely. Rather, he states that "as long as the casualties are down, we could stay in Iraq for 100 years, just like we do in Japan or Germany."

McCain's antagonistic hardline approach to dealing with Iran ignores the fact that Libya and North Korea have both disarmed their nuclear programs after having diplomatic negotiations with the USA.

John McCain surrogate Bud Day stated on July 18, "John McCain should continue with Bush???s war policy in Iraq because we have to fight Muslims. And why do we have to fight Muslims? Because we can either fight Muslims, ???kneel??? to Muslims, or ???they???re going to kill us.???

He didn't say Islamic extremists, he didn't say terrorists, he said Muslims - implying all of them.

Bud Day is not just a random supporter, or financial contributor that McCain barely knows. Bud Day has been a top voice of the McCain campaign ??? and now he believes Americans should vote for McCain, so that McCain can wage a war against one of the planet???s largest faith traditions, 1.1 billion and counting - the fastest growing faith in the world.

We are still waiting for Big Mac to denounce and reject Bud Day's comments.

People say it's unfair to refer to John McCain as a warmonger, but I think he privately enjoys that label. McCain is far from untouchable on foreign policy. I hope Obama roughs him up on national television during the debates in October.