Can you image how frustrating it would be to run against Obama? I think McCain deserves a medal just for the fact that he's survived without spontaneously combusting.
McCain tried to be on the offense tonight, he had to, it's his last stand. I wish he went harder, there is an incredible amount of ammunition to use. But McCain was given, with the Repub nomination, the impossible task of running against someone who was preordained to the presidency, who was anointed by almost all media outlets as the savior of the world and who has captured a frightening amount of supporters all in love with the idea of Obama.
Obama made a joke about Fox news' bias during the debate. Fox is a tiny segment of the media, one little network, against the entire rest of the world. Give me a break, because they want to look at the man who might be president without falling all over themselves and openly promote him Obama's going to whine about it?
Obama is running on the idea that McCain is more of Bush, that is it. Add in some garbage about spreading wealth around and giving people that don't pay tax tax breaks and you have Obama's platform in a nutshell. Oh, he speaks well too. And apparently that is enough to win.
It is astounding to me the faith and trust so many people are willing to put in this man. It is so simple and logical to question and so difficult to defend. I look at it like this:
He says he is a man of character. Let's hypothesize about his character by what he's done and who he associated with. He was taught and molded to become a political leader by radically thinking people, Ayres, Wright, Flagger and others. I know that it is lame to use the guilty by association thing, but really, there is a large number of questionable characters in this relatively unknown man's life. Obama, when asked about associations, has repeatedly lied at first, saying that there is nothing there to worry about. As it becomes a problem for him, he repeatedly comes up with poor excuses like 'I wasn't there...', 'I was eight years old'...etc. What about saying constantly to adoring fans: 'We need to bring the troops home now!', then going to Iraq and telling their government behind closed doors that he doesn't think any such action should be taken until he's president? That is not character! It is disturbing to me and basically ignored by most other people. Now the stuff with ACORN. He plays it off in the debate, laughing and saying he has nothing to do with ACORN? He was employed by them, he trained their people, he gave them money to have their help in registering people to vote. Now their own people are pleading guilty to fraud and they are being investigated in many states across the country. In Houston alone, 40% of the over 27,000 registrations were found to be fraudulent. ACORN has registered over 1.3 million voters so far this year. Thousands and thousands of votes are, I'm sure, being cast illegally and Obama laughs it off and says he's got no part in it and it's not a big deal. He is in bed with them, please open your eyes people. That is not character. He is a sneaky, smooth talking, erudite snob who uses people to get ahead.
He says to judge him by his record. He has none. He's voted present almost always and has done pretty much nothing as a senator. He said in the debate tonight that he's 'reached across the isle'. I don't know what he was talking about. When the economic collapse happened, he receded into the shadows, letting others take the blame. He and his friends at Freddie and Fannie were part of the problem, yet they are not called out. Obama didn't show any kind of leadership and wasn't at all involved with the bill they worked on and passed. He said for the Dems in D.C. to call him if they needed him. He didn't want to be involved in the mess, so did nothing and now he's picked up momentum because the blame has been dealt to people like McCain by the media. Again, look at the record: Repubs called for something to be done years ago that could have helped avoid such a housing crisis. McCain was there calling for it, Obama was stopping it. Now, McCain gets the blame and Obama crowd surfs by, carried by cheering fans that now trust him to fix the problem.
I didn't want to write alot and hope that this will all be over soon, whatever the outcome so I can try to focus on other things.
I just think it is incredible the way this has turned out. I am so curious to have a real chat with people who are so convinced of Obama. What are they going off of? His speaches? Because that is all there is!! Honestly. But it is too late, there are polls out that show more people think their taxes with go up more with McCain than Obama! Where are they getting this from? It makes no sense whatsoever. There is an epidemic of blind faith and self deception that is unbelievable. Obama could come out tomorrow and say that the moon is made of cheese and his followers would believe it. At the same time, McCain would be called racist and then assassinated for saying that in fact, it is not, but is rock and we can prove it.
Again, McCain is a hero for still standing after this complete joke of a race. The poor guy has been running against a ghost. Obama says any attack or question about him is a distraction. Distraction from what? His halo and glowing aura that everyone is supposed to be awestruck by? Man, Obama is incredible. He sidestepped or just shrugged off every question about his actions or associations tonight and for most of his campaign. He knows that his dorky looking frame has come to stand for something that cannot be stopped. And the masses continue to buy into the idea of OBAMA: A man that will transcend race, political party and all other divisiveness and evil to spread wealth, peace and joy- even though there is no such evidence to be found that he is anywhere near willing or able to do it.
Anyways, please mark me down as not buying any of it. It sure has been fascinating to watch though.
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Missed it -- except for a couple of minutes on the radio. Imagine (or remember) the reaction of the media when a Republican has been found to have had a connection with a member of the Klan or such -- or any other scandal. Would (did) they accept his simple denial: "I didn't know?" Don't think so. The media has devoted more attention to Troopergate than to Obama's various friend connections.
Assuming Obama is elected, it will be interesting to see what he does -- especially if the Democratic majority in Congress increases, as expected. One thing for sure: It will be hard to blame the Republicans for the events of the next four years.
I like your passion Christian. I'm just as anxious, but have resigned to an Obama presidency and moved on to the Prop 8 stuff, something I can maybe have small influence in. I talked to my physical therapist about the campaign the other day and it was sort of an attempt to understand the Obama supporter. She called herself a San Francisco liberal. I told her why I support McCain and I asked her what credentials she thinks Obama brings to the presidency. She said, "I don't know, I just like his style. I don't really know about anything he's done, but I know he's in the Senate so I'm sure he's qualified." I told her about all of the radical friends, business partners, political allies that Obama has and said I'm concerned about where his loyalties would be. She said, "I find that really attractive about him that he has different friends." She also said, "I'm not so rah-rah about the US, so I think it's great his ideas are like Europe."
I give up!
thanks danny! great story about talking politics in far left territory. not so rah-rah, yeah america is great? that's wonderful for your P.T.
i don't understand why people don't go someplace else if they think it's better there? instead, they'll stay put and ruin it for the rest who actually appreciate what we've got going on.
keep hearing on the radio how odd it is that much of the world is trying to become more democratic in their government, more free in their trade, more like the US. -Meanwhile, many influential 'cultured' and 'educated' people in the U.S. have become obsessed with Europe, socialism and becoming less like that U.S. that made us special. I'm trying to put theories together as to why it's happening.
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