Obama or McCain - voice your opinion
In every corner of the world, the upcoming election for the next president of the United States has become a hot topic.
First as a result of the saga between Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton who were vying for the Democratic Party’s next presidential candidate.
Now, this much is certain: Barrack Obama’s Republican Party contender is John McCain.
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Why is Obama described as African-American only, when his mother's side is white?? He is just as much white as black. I realize that brunette is dominant over blonde, but is it the same thing?? I think not. I'm sure he is just as proud of his caucasian heritage
Dear Holly,
We live in Southern California and my wife
and I both work full time. With our joint
income, not even close to your 250K, we managed to send both kids to college. We will be more than happy to contribute more
if we make over 250K. We live in the suburb where the average family household income is 100K or less. Senator McCain has the ideology of "Rob the poor and Feed the rich" - by giving hefty tax exemptions to the big corporations, oil Companies and the
Super Rich. I can assure you that "Joe The Plumber" doesn't make 250K a year and so are
"Sarah The hairdresser" or "Harry the Mechanic" or "George the Handyman" or "Jose
The Gardener" - just to name a few !Senator Obama promises to lower our income tax and that applies to 95% of the population who make less than 250K
a year.
McCain is right, why raise taxes on anyone. Obama wants to raise taxes on people that make $250k and over. Come on now. I live in NJ and $250 is really nothing to live in this state after your taxes are taken from your gross pay of $250k. My husband owns a small business and if his taxes are raised and he needs to have health insurance for his works he will bring home NOTHING to support our family. Obama is not thinking clearly and I feel bad for people such as Joe the plumber, my husband and small business because they are all going to fold if Obama gets in.
I would like to post an article written and found on the yahoo message boards
This is what we have to look forward too!
MULTICULTURAL NATIONS BOW DOWN N SMOKE AN OUNCE 2 BLACK SUPREMACY! 31-Oct-08 09:02 pm We want tax exemption and an end to robbery of THE BLACK NATION by the CAPITALIST. We want an end to the capitalistic domination of Africa in all of its forms: imperialism, criminal settler colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, sexism, zionism, Apartheid and artificial borders.
We believe that this wicked racist government has robbed us, and now we are demanding the overdue debt of reparations. A form of reparations was promised 100 years ago (forty acres and a mule) as restitution for the continued genocide of our people and to in meaningful measure and repair the damage for the AFRICAN HOLOCAUST (Maangamizo/Maafa).
We believe our people should be exempt from ALL TAXATION as long as we are deprived of equal justice under the laws of the land and the overdue reparations debt remains unpaid. We will accept payment in fertile and mine rally rich land, precious metals, industry, commerce and currency. As genocide crimes continue, people’s tribunals must be set up to prosecute and to execute.
The “Jews” were given reparations. The Japanese were given reparations. The Black, the Red and the Brown Nations must be given reparations. The American white man owes us reparations. England owes us reparations. France owes us reparations, Spain and all of Europe. Africa owes us reparations and repatriation. The Arabs owe us reparations. The “Jews” owe us reparations. All have taken part in the AFRICAN HOLOCAUST and the slaughter of 600 million of our people over the past 6,000 years in general and 400 year in particular. We know that this is a reasonable and just demand that we make at this time in history.
We want decent housing, fit for shelter of human beings, free health-care (preventive and maintenance). We want an end to the trafficking of drugs and to the biological and chemical warfare targeted at our people.
We believe since the white landlords will not give decent housing and quality health care to our Black Community, the he housing, the land, the social, political and economic institutions should be made into independent UUAMAA “New African Communal/Cooperatives” so that our community, with government reparations and aid (until we can do for ourselves) can build and make drug free, decent housing with health facilities for our people.
We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this devilish and decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history/herstory and our role in the present day society.
We believe in an educational system that will give our people “a knowledge of self.” If we do not have knowledge of self and of our position in society and the world, then we have little chance to properly relate to anything else.
We want all Black Men and Black Women to be exempt from military service.
We believe that Black People should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that holds us captive and does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, like Black People, are being victimized by the white racist government of America. We will protect ourselves from the force and violence of the racist police and the racist military, “by any means necessary.”
We want an immediate end to POLICE HARRASSMENT, BRUTALITY and MURDER of Black People. We want an end to Black-on-Black violence, “snitching,” cooperation and collaboration with the oppressor.
We believe we can end police brutality in our community by organizing Black self-defense groups (Black People’s Militias/Black Liberation Armies) that are dedicated to defending our Black Community from racist, fascist, police/military oppression and brutality. The Second Amendment of white America’s Constitution gives a right to bear arms. We therefore believe that all Black People should unite and form and “African United Front” and arm ourselves for self-defense.
We want freedom for all Black Men and Black Women held in jails and prisons
We are going into the final day of making a very important decision of our life - our Presidential Election on Tuesday November 4th 2008. This comment is for those Undecided Women Voters who still
think of Senator McCain as a 'Jewel' and hope this comment would cast doubts on their mind who is more "Presidential" - Obama or McCain ? In every of McCain's speech, he loves to address us as "My Friends" but is he really our friend ????
McCain was described by some of his close friends as " A self centered womanizer who effectively abandoned his crippled wife to play the field. A man who is unusually slick and cruel - even by the standards of modern politics.In 1979, while still married and living with his wife Carol, according to the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof, "aggressively courting a 25 year old woman who was as beautiful as she was rich." McCain divorced his wife, who had raised their 3 children while he was imprisoned in Vietnam, then launched
hid political career with his new wife's
family money. Can we trust him ? Of course not - he abandoned his lovely
wife who faithfully stayed at home looking after the three children and waiting anxiously for news while he was
being imprisoned in the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' during the Vietnam War. Well, action speaks louder than words. What are you waiting for - tomorrow, Vote Senator Obama and make America Proud !
Poorhouse , what a laugh, Im in the toilet.compare to when Bill Clinton was President.
Kim , you are a complete and total idiot.
I can tell when Mc bush is lying, his lips move.
I want Obama to win! Plain and simple.But I and most people I talk to dont like or trust Biden .
I think that if he chose Clinton as his running mate , he would have won it hands down. He will be president none the less.
This comment is for all those "undecided" voters - maybe this will change your mind and cast your precious vote for Senator
Barack Obama as President and Commander-In-Chief of the United States of America.
A famous historian Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote about 10 traits shared by two of our
greatest Presidents - Abraham Lincoln and
Franklin Roosevelt and here are seven of them:- (1)Courage to stay strong (2)Learns from errors (3)Willingness to change (4)Self Control (5)Understands people's concerns (6)Strong moral compass
(7)A gift for inspiring others. Los Angeles weekly magazine "Parade" conducted
an opinion poll and the results showed Senator Barack Obama leads Senator McCain on 6 of them - with the exception of (2)Learns from errors - of which they each held 50%.
I hope this will convince all those undecided voters to do the right thing on November 4th - we don't need any more
Polls to show Who's More "Presidential" - the choice is clear - its Senator Barack Obama !
We are 5 days away from our Presidential
Election and the choice is clear - its
Senator Barack Obama. Los Angeles Times
in endorsing Senator Obama for President, have this to say about their candidate and I quote,"Our nation has never before had a candidate like Obama, a man born in the 1960s, of black African and white heritage, raised and educated abroad as well as in the United States, and bringing
him a personal narrative that encompasses much of the American Story but that, until now, has been reflected in little of its elected leadership. The excitement of Obama's early campaign was amplified by that newness.But as the presidential race draws to its conclusion, it is Obama's
character and temperament that come to the fore. It is his steadiness. His maturity. These are qualities American leadership has sorely lacked for close to a decade." You're the Man - Senator
Barack Obama. Good Luck on November 4th
and remember, every vote counts !
Dear Debbie,
Thank you for being so supportive of Senator Barack Obama. Their opponents - meaning those behind the McCain/Palin campaign, using the same Smear Campaign
tactics (the same tactics used by Karl
Rove during the 2004 Election) - calling him a terrorists, Arabs , falling short of using the "N" words. By the way, you forgot to mention that Senator is 50% White and 50% Black.
The solution of casting a vote for Senator Obama is simple - if you don't like the "Black" half of Obama, lets give him the vote on the other "White" half.
As for McCain's running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, I have 3 words for her, "Juno" (Juneau) and "Baked Alaska" !
Barack Obama is NOT MUSLIM. McCain said that on tv himself.
Obama is a Christian. There are a lot of fallacies on the internet, and one should use one's own common sense as to what to believe. Do you really think this country would actually let a Moslem run our country? Our government needs a change, but I don't really believe they are stupid.
WAKE UP AMERICA, OUR COUNTRY IS IN A DIRE FINACIAL CRISIS BECAUSE OF REPUBLICANS, free trade where millions of people have lost their jobs due to outsourcing. That has a lot to do with people having their homes foreclosed!!! Big businesses and corporations are booting out small ones!
Our only hope lies with Barack Obama. Please don't believe all the lies. Everyone has common sense, and if we don't use that, no matter how smart we are, we will not get anywhere.
Barack has a plan which can be read or downloaded at www.barackobama.com
All McCain has is smears and has Palin talk for him cause he is too tired cause of his age. After we get so old, our brain cells die. That is a fact.
Observe the ties. McCain usually wears a bold fancy tie. Obama wears a more conservative tie. This shows Obama is more of a conservative type than McCain. After all McCain has 7 houses, 13 cars and 7 children. He loves to spend the money.....what about our tax money!!!!!!!! Naturally, he is for the rich.
Obama is for the middle class, he is confident, yet, not arrogant. He has leadership. He wants to do good for the people. Let us give him a chance.
As for skin color, we are all the same on the inside, and we are all in this country together, all colors and nationalities. United we stand, but let us not fall!!!
Obama has what it takes to be our next president!!!
I hope that the people of this country will open there eyes where obama is concern and really listen to what he is saying.
He will stand by the behind the Afghan people and I feel he has lied about the church and Jeremiah Wright and having his old law firm register to vote more then once and his wife putting down our country.
I feel obama is a spy for the Afghan people and if we don't wake up and smell the roses he will destroy our country to make him self the king and I wouldn't be suprise if he was behind 911.
We are sick of being called racist. What if I called you a woman hater or an ageist? In the column about Jesse Jackson on limanews.com. Jesse Jackson was refering to when his race will be in the white house. My question as a woman would have to be if not now a woman then when? And if not an elected governer then who? You see prejudice is much more than race. I was very offended when a person I thought I knew well called me a racist because I choose to support McCain. First of all, Obama is 50% caucasion. 2nd I have no problem voting for a black president or any other race for the matter provided that the person is honest and faithful to this nation. In fact I voted for Ken Blackwell for Governer in the last election. 3rd out of spite, I could easily say that blacks won't vote for McCain because he is white. But I won't do that because I don't live in the 19th century. I have always tried to instill in my children the benefit of being American because of the complex diversity that we are, however I will not claim not to be prejudice and don't take me out of context. I am not prejudice against race, I am unfortunately prejudice against drug dealers, prostitution, etc. I would welcome with open arms any man that would love, honor, and charish my daughter no matter what race he may be or visa versa for my son. I would however, have to send the white trash drug dealer, prostitute gambling supporter, baby killing, death row feeding low life packing. You see it's not about race this election for me it is about character and my only clear choice is John McCain. Obama has too many skeletons in the closet and if he is the choice then now isn't the time either. Sorry Jackson. Now, if Condi would get nominated, she'd have my vote. After all she has more experience talking with other countries then John, Sarah, Obama, and Biden put together.
PLEASE IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN HONEST PERSON. LISTEN TO OBAMA HIMSELF AND THE PEOPLE THAT HE HAS SPENT HIS LIFE AROUND IN THIS INTERVIEW OF HIM.
http://www.eyeblast.tv/Public/Video.aspx?rsrcID=2036
Dear David,
I have tried very hard to understand what message you were trying to put across and the more I read your comment, the more confuse I get.
We are 2 weeks from our Presidential Election and if that is the best you can do - God Help America ! Is Palin ready to take over the Commander In Chief ??? Of course not. McCain says that he always puts Country First - but choosing Sarah Palin to be his running mate, that is simply a lie. When CBS's Katie Couric, with her usual "Sympathetic" look, asked her how living in the State (Alaska) closest to Russia gave her foreign-policy
experience, this is how Palin responded,
"It's very important when you consider even national-security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America. Where-where do they go? Its Alaska. Its just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to - to our State." I flew to Taipei on several occasions, crossing the Sea of Japan before heading to my final destination.Does that make me an expert
on "Sumo Wrestling" ?I hope its not too much to ask, can we just forget Sarah Palin ????
During the last rebate, John McCain said, "I am not President Bush !" - well, lets see. He voted for Bush's failed policies 90% of the time, more than any of his Republican colleague.Not only he is getting President Bush's endorsement and fundraising help for his campaign, he is getting Bush's staff in the 2004 election. Just to name a few, Steve Schmidt, Bush's attack dog in the 2004
election, Mark McKinnon, Bush's media strategist, Ken Mehlman, who ran Bush's 2004 campaign and last but not list, the
famous Karl Rove, President Bush's top political hand since his Texas days.John McCain might be George W Bush in person, but he is definitely George W Bush in ideology - thus the nickname
"John McSame".
On November 4th, do the right thing. We can show the world once again we as American, are smart enough to choose Senator Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. General Colin Powell - who served in the Bush's
administration as Secretary of State from 2001-2005, endorsed Senator Obama and expressed his concern over the judgement of John McCain over the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate. Simply put, she is not ready. This election is not about Joe the plumber or Joe 6 pack or Hockey Moms, this election is about the average Joe and his family, who is now in financial
crisis because of Bush's failed economic policies in the past 8 years !
wow 6 full stops and 1 comma, try reading that out loud without gasping.
I have one thing on my mind that really is an important and worries me very much about Obama if he wins he's going to go all out and end the war in Iraq early it will be a very stupid move cause you pull out early Iran moves in the next minute they control the oil and have easy accsess to move in and attack Isreal and Quote blow Isreal off the face of the map. Which i think Obama knows that but that is a problem with alot of our people they have no idea what this war is about there. We are fighting terroists and protecting the oil there also. We need the experience of John McCain now more than ever i believe he is very different than George Bush, John does and will bring reform and i don't know anyone that we could have in the Washington better than Sarah Palin voiceing our voices for us they are frightened in Washington about her because she will be very strong for us there. Please don't elect 2 lawyers who have worked for Accorn and are supported by terroist's like Bill Aiyres and get support from familyplanning. because life starts at conception because it is murder to take the life of someone not born yet at least your mother didn't have one and you are here can you imagine if she had chossen to have an abortion at familyplanning.
Lina - you have got to be kidding me! Any self respecting, intelligent human being should be able to see through these deceptions and lies.
Do you due dilligence, educate yourself on the facts and then make an informed decision. Believe it or not - it won't make you an "elitest"
Dave
We need a change. The next president will have so much on his plate that it is scary. Someone of McCain's age (I am old too) can't handle the stress and besides that he has no ideas on what we need to do. He calls Senator Obama an elitist, but the fact is that Senator McCain is the elitist. His wife needed a $300,000 outfit for his speach. They live in the rich world and the Senator has no idea about the middle class. He once stated that middle class earn up to $5k. Wow, I wish I did.
What about his involvement with the Keating Mortgage Fraud in the 1980's. That has been kept quite.
What about his leaving a wife who waited for him five years to come home from the war. She was a model and during the five years she had a very bad accident which left her crippled. She did not allow the service to tell Mr McCain about the accident because he had his own problems. She did not even have money to pay for her hosipital bills, so Ross Periot, who was very good friends with them paid the bills. When John came home he started womanizing and met his current wife. She had money and a father who could further his career as he had connection in the congress. He divorced his wife and a month later married his current wife Cindy. Not very noble.
He need to stop trying to muddy Senator Obama's image and talk about what he would do as president. Gov. Palin already has ideas of more power for the VP. Kind of scary like Mr Channey.
VOTE OBAMA FOR CHANGE. I SAY LETS TAKE A CHANCE AS THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE. HE TALKS LIKE HE MEANS EVERYTHING HE SAYS. HE IS EDUCATED AND A FAMILY MAN.
Spend more time explaining, with names of some of the off shore business tax cheats. How that will help Joe Six-Pack pay less taxes.
Instead of just tossing out numbers like $1o billion a month say what that amounts to, like:
How much we can gain by investing at home, with examples.
Rebuild X amount of schools.
Send X amount of kids to college.
We are losing to Red China wasting money in Iraq.
If they are undecided at this point, I'm sorry, they're not very bright, you really have to explain with examples so they can see what they're missing out on.
Dear Lina,
We always believe in looking forward - by the way, if you are referring to Obama having a middle name "Hussein" - I know where you stand.If you are not aware, majority of Indonesian have names that are as close to Islamic Names but that don't mean they are Muslims. A lot of Thai (Chinese by origin) has Thai Names but that don't mean they practice Buddhism.
The latest unemployment rate came out this
morning has a shocking 159,000 - the highest for 5 years and if that doesn't worry you - I don't know what will.
For your information, I am registered as an Independent - my choice of candidate for Presidency is simple - someone who has the ability to get this
country back on track - not an easy task
but it can be done. On last night VP debate, Governor Palin did not answer what the moderator asked - she did everything she could to sidetrack - when asked about Economy - she wanted to know if she could talk about Energy - her favorite subject. With all due respect, she finally admitted that George W Bush made a big blunders by getting us in this mess. Senator McCain began the day of his campaign by attacking the moderator Gwen Ifill for
favoring Obama just because she wrote a book on the subject of race relations in America.The choice for the next Commander in Chief is a no brainer - simple put, "If you think Obama can be the next President, Drive with your headlights on during the day and if you believe in John Mccain, drive without the headlights at night !"
I encourage everyone to read The Obama Files http://www.theobamafile.com/ .
This is quite a compilation of known historical facts on Obama.
Pretty scary!
Dear Tom,
Its Nelson Mandela from South Africa. When he took over - the White Regime left him a Toilet Bowl and he tried to fix the toilet bowl but it was beyond repairs. So he needs to find a new one and replace the existing toilet bowl but its so full of shit left by the White Regime - even the new toilet bowl will not solve the problems.
Does that answer your question, Tom ?
People of Planet Earth is cursing us - Americans - for the biggest mistake we made by electing George W Bush to the second term in office. 8 Years of Bush
"Regime" has pushed not only America into Chaos but turning this planet into a Mad House. If we elect John McSame and Sarah
"Good For Nothing" Palin , we will be making the worst mistake of this century.
Senator Obama might be inexperience but look at George W Bush - he had 4 years of experience in his first term - still, he doesn't get it. The so called Real President is Dick Cheney - the Puppet Master. Bill Clinton came from a Chicken Shit Ranch when we elected him President - he didn't have any experience but he has a Brain - wish I could say the same thing about McSame and Barbie Sarah - "NO BRAIN, NO PAIN"
as my dentist always told me. McSame is 72 years old - can you imagine Sarah taking over as President of the United States. Prime Minister Putin should start praying - at the moment, he is still laughing at us about the comments that Sarah gave regarding her experience with Foreign Affairs. For someone that hasn't stepped out of USA for over 40 years - I bet Sarah doesn't know where Malaysia is. She probably thinks Bono is the King of Ireland and the London Underground is a political organization.
He can not make change of any kind even if he is President, he never has. He doesn't have as much experience as Sara Palin. Look at who he has taken money from for this election. No one should be able to contribite outside of the USA to anyone running for our offices.
You and your husband need to be educated.Bin Laden is in Afganastan,not Iraq.Why are we not trying to find him? Ask the Bush family who are friends with his daddy.Stop wasting lives and money in Iraq,get the people really responsible for 9-11. McCain wants to continue the same! SAY NO WAY! And Palin,what a great choice for a guy in his 70's with cancer!I am sure she can run the country when he collapses,she can't even run a family.A true mother wouldn't leave her special needs child to be raised by white house staffers we will pay for! Wait until the debate,if she shows.she looked terrible in knowledge when interviewed, or is she just playing dumd.WHAT A PICK McCain!!No one else wanted to run with the old man!Lets vote for change and brains this time. Obama/Biden
People showed their lack of education in this country by putting Bush in for a second term. Now they show how racial they are.If you were drowning and a black man came to your rescue,would you accept his help? It amazes me everyday,that the McBush people are driving around in rusty vehicles,living in trailers with beer cans as lawn ornaments and flying rebel flags. A great image for the world. Lets keep the same government beliefs in power,so we all can join these low life racial idiots.I don't know why I even wrote this,they can't be educated!
Please Name one Country Run By a Black Man that is not a Toliet Bowl?
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