07/03/08

I forgot to add that the word “Hope” doesn’t count as an answer either.

07/03/08

1. Obama is for non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and has actually wrote legislation to that end. Please see the S. 2566, the Lugar-Obama Act.

2. He has a clear record of writing bills and voting for consumer safety. As a mother of a child I am very concerned with mercury and lead paint on products. So has Obama. Obama’s solutions go farther than Clinton’s in protecting consumers from toxic substances. All you need to do is check the Library of Congress for his record.

3. His plan about foreclosures go deeper and smarter than Clinton’s.

4. He has a clear record of government transparency thoughout his career.

Check out this article sourced from the Library of Congress to get clarification of what he stands for.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/20/201332/807/36/458633

07/03/08

Obama’s plan for his presidency is that the key to getting any policy though is a broad grassroots support of the public to push their elected representatives to do the right thing. Obama is not about what he will do for Americans, it is about engaging the American people prioritizing what really needs to be done and countering the influence of lobbyists. Part of the problem is that the American people have fallen asleep. They need to hold their representatives feet to the fire to get things done.
That is his message.
He has the skills to really make use of the bully pulpit and to come across as a president that is the president of ALL THE PEOPLE. People have had enough of presidents who are only for those who voted for them.
He has demonstrated that he has sound judgment, ability to manage an organized and financially sound campaign, and the ability to admit when he made a mistake (ie. buying a house from a shady guy).
He will be able to present a very compelling face in foreign policy. He has shown so far a tactical mind which would be essential meeting with foreign leaders.
He has shown that in the face of attacks his emotions are even-tempered and cool. He shows grace and presidential temperament under pressure.

07/03/08

You know I don’t agree with his stance on tort reform, but I understand that in order for this person to unite this country I am going to have to compromise just as those on the other side will. I just think on the really important issues he is focusing on the right things: securing nuclear materials, building our military, getting us out of Iraq, focusing on Afghanistan, having realistic goals about health care, protecting our children from toxic chemicals, thinking outside the box in foreign policy, working to make government more transparent and weakening the lobbyist hold on government. The most important thing about Obama’s candidacy is it encourages young people and people who have dropped out of our political system the motivation to engage regardless of political stripe.

For me, I hated the fact that George Bush had no desire to be my president. I know there were Americans who felt the Clintons were not their president. With Obama, we have someone who wants to be the president of ALL Americans.

07/03/08

The best thing I have found to help you is from this guy on Dailykos:

OK

“put that in a 30 second ad.”

Obama: In the Senate, I’ve fought to protect consumers from dangerous products. I’ve passed bipartisan legislation to prevent nuclear weapons from getting into the hands of our enemies. I’ve tightened the rules to prevent lobbyists from corrupting our Congress. I’ve introduced bills to cut back on corporate giveaways and fight Global Warming. Most of Hillary’s legislative efforts have been focused on meaningless resolutions and weak incentives. I changed congressional ethics and I’ll change this country as president. Hillary’s had 6 years as Senator and she has yet to pass any bills that really changed America. I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.

07/03/08

I got this e-mail today:

Say What, Barrack?

By Paul R. Hollrah

Tuning in to C-Span recently, I found myself listening to a speech by Senator Barrack Hussein Obama, Jr. He was standing in the pulpit of a black church in Selma , Alabama , and as I studied the body lang uage of the dozen or so black ministers standing behind the senator, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the little head-bobbing dolls that people used to place in the rear windows of their 1957 Chevrolets. If their reactions are any indication, the new “Schlickmeister” of the Democrat Party is actually a pretty accomplished public speaker.

However, as he spoke, I found my b.s. alarm going off, repeatedly. But I couldn’t quite figure out why until I actually read excerpts of his speech several days later. Here’s part of what he said:

“…something happened back here in Selma , Alabama . Something happened in Birmingham that sent out what Bobby Kennedy called, “ripples of hope all around the world.” Something happened when a bunch of women decided they were going to walk instead of ride the bus after a long day of doing somebody else’s laundry, looking after somebody else’s children.

“When (black) men who had PhD’s decided ‘that’s enough’ and ‘we’re going to stand up for our dignity,’ that sent a shout across oceans so that my grandfather began to imagine something different for his son. His son, who grew up herding goats in a small village in Africa could suddenly set his sights a little higher and believe that maybe a black man in this world had a chance.

“So the Kennedys decided we’re going to do an airlift. We’re going to go to Africa and start bringing young Africans over to this country and give them scholarships to study so they can learn what a wonderful country America is.

“This young man named Barack Obama got one of those tickets and came over to this country. He met this woman whose great great-great-great- grandfather had owned slaves; but she had a good idea there was some craziness going on because they looked at each other and they decided that we know that, (in) the world as it has been, it might not be possible for us to get together and have a child. There was something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama , because some folks are willing to march across a bridge. So they got together and Barack Obama Jr. Was born. So don’t tell me I don ‘t have a claim on Selma, Alabama. Don’t tell me I’m not coming home to Selma, Alabama.”

Okay, so what’s wrong with that? It all sounds good. But is it?

Obama told his audience that, because some folks had the courage to “march across a bridge” in Selma , Alabama , his mother, a white woman from Kansas , and his father, a black Muslim from Africa , took heart. It gave them the courage to get married and have a child. The problem with that characterization is that Barrack Obama, Jr., was born on August 4, 1961, while the first of three marches across that bridge in Selma didn’t occur until March 7, 1965, at least five years after Obama’s parents met.

Obama went on to tell his audience that the Kennedys, Jack and Bobby, decided to do an airlift. They would bring some young Africans over so that they could be educated and learn all about America . His grandfather heard that call and sent his son, Barrack Obama, Sr., to America .

The problem with that scenario is that, having been born in August 1961, the future senator was not conceived until sometime in November 1960. So if this African grandfather heard words that ‘’sent a shout across oceans,” inspiring him to send his goat-herder son to America, it was not a Democrat Jack Kennedy he heard, nor his brother Bobby, it was a Republican President, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Obama’s speech is reminiscent of Al Gore’s claim of having invented the Internet, Hillary Clinton’s claim of having been named after the first man to climb Mt. Everest, even though she was born five years and seven months before Sir Edmund climbed the mountain, and John Kerry’s imaginary trip to Cambodia .

As one of my black friends, Eddie Huff, has said, “We need to ask some very serious questions of the senator from Illinois. It’s not enough to be black, it’s not enough to be articulate, and it’s not enough to be eloquent and a media darling. The only question will be how deaf an ear, or how blind an eye, will people turn in order to turn a frog into a prince.”
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I found the URL for this:

http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/23407.html

07/03/08

1. Obama is a strong advocate of ethics reform and transparency in government, better education system, open-source technology that encourages small businesses, more diversified energy source, a more inviting foreign policy, immigration reform, stronger military, and a more equitable and environmentally safe foreign trade policies and much more…

2.Spent 8 years in Illinois state senate. Opposed Iraq war. As U.S. senator sponsored/cosponsored ethics reform bill, immigration reform bill, nuclear proliferation bill, bill that improved treatment of war veterans… these are only things off the top of my head…

3. As president he will push for more government transparency and ethics reform. He will pursue universal healthcare, improve our education system, diversify our energy use with economic package creating green jobs. He is also an advocate of open source technologies, and a more welcoming type of foreign policy. He also wants to close all the tax loopholes for corporations and give tax cut to those earning less than $75,000 (not sure on the exact income amount but poor and middle class).He obviously has a more extensive list but these are just those that came to my mind right away.

07/03/08

Anyone who can’t answer those questions shouldn’t vote for Obama, agreed.

Anyone who asks those simple questions as if they are a legitimate indict of Obama probably shouldn’t be voting, either.

Your smart-assed post simply plays into the easy-to-refute lie that Obama is an empty suit. You could Google for about 20 seconds and get good answers to all of your smarmy quiz questions.

I’m not playing, but trust me… I have answers. Not worth wasting here, though.

Yours,
John Brown

07/03/08

Hi everyone, thanks for responding. Mothermaven and AfroBaby, it’s clear you’ve given this a lot of thought and you can give reasons for your support for Obama.

John, I think we agree on one point, and that is that people should know why they support a particular candidate, and it should be deeper than the “Hope” and “Change” rhetoric we get from Obama and (most of) his supporters. I do not ask these questions as an indict of Obama, but more as an indict of (most of) his supporters.

If you feel that the judgment of Obama as an empty suit is a lie and easy to refute, good for you. But I would argue that you are in the minority among Obama supporters. An Obama volunteer called my house last week trying to get me to vote for him in the primary. She said he had “great solutions for the problems we are facing.” When I asked her what kind of solutions, she froze and directed me to his website. Shouldn’t a volunteer for the campaign be able to articulate the solutions he is proposing?

For the record, I don’t really like any of the three top presidential candidates. I know what they all stand for and what they intend to do, and quite frankly I’m disappointed that these are my only options.

22/03/08

I think Obama will inspire change. He will also unite us. Plus, I think he will do a great job.

04/04/08

If you want to look for a person who has a record of public service; who has dedicated their life to the pursuit of real change against a powerful structure of corruption and lies,,,then you need to look at Ralph Nader. Obama and Clinton both voted to fund the continued war in Iraq…yes, they both voted for it. Sorry, but Obama’s message, nor does Hillary’s message, of being against the war really doesn’t ring true when viewing their actions.

Ralph would bring our brothers and sisters home…period.

06/04/08

Here is a simple reason why I am for senator Obama.

I am looking for someone who can get things done. Forget about the speaches, rhetoric and the fact that some people just hate “HOPE”. Forget about the past.

If someone like Barack Obama, who no one knew just a year ago, someone so “inexperienced” can manage a campaign this efficiently and that too against the most well known political machine (I would say in the world!!) he can manage other things. He can get things done. A President has to be a good “manager”.

If someone like Hillary, inspite of all the experience, power, political connections and charms of husband Bill, could not do a better job of managing a campaign, she is definitely not going to be able to manage this country.

Barack Obama is a better manager, who can get things done…as simple as that.

25/04/08

we need a fast change. Is easy, no more bushes, is a shame…

19/05/08

I have volunteered to make calls for Obama as a supporter (wish I had got your number to call )- and in the rare case when I was asked the question of ‘why are you supporting’, I didn’t go into speeches on his policies — that’s what his website is for. I was not calling to offer up a synopsis of policies, but rather, to let people know of Obama, and that I supported him.
Just because someone is not ready to offer up policy does not mean that they are not informed - in fact, as a volunteer they even instructed people to direct questions of policy to the website.

Having said that, because I respect you and what you do for the Joomla community, I will share why I personally feel he is the best choice at this point in time, for ME. It’s quite simple, really - for the first time in almost 20 years I feel inspired by a political leader. I know his policies, I know what he’s voted on and what stances he’s taken in the past. Again, you can find all of this quite easily. The important thing for me is that I feel inspired - and I think that his ability to inspire the American people to act, to have a hand in the political process, and to change themselves if they want to see change in the country is something that is loooong overdue.

I would not tell someone else to vote for someone just based on my opinion or feelings - nor on my recitation of their policies. It is up to every individual to make up their own mind.
I would also never tell someone NOT to vote for someone else based on some silly notion that supporters are all ill-informed

…just my tuppence….

peace,

tj

26/05/08

I came here to read up on your joomla background and came across this entertaining post on your blog. If you don’t mind, I thought I’d ask YOU some questions…

1. Have you read either of Obama’s 2 books Dreams from My Father or The Audacity of Hope? If not, why?

2. Have you reviewed his voting record or read his website?

3. We know Obama supports the new Webb-Hagel GI bill. Why does’t McCain? Have you done the research?

4. Who is John McCain’s spiritual advisor? Is it the same pastor who calls for the destruction of Islam? If not, why did McCain call him his spiritual advisor? How will that help foreign relations?

5. Why do ignorant people keep calling Obama a Muslim when it is a known fact that he is not?

6. When you get factually incorrect chain emails, do you correct them? Or do you help spread the lies?

7. Have you done the research on Obama or are you waiting for people to give you the info?

8. Why don’t you ask what people know about John McCain’s voting record? Why has he flip flopped on so many issues in the last 4 years? Do you know which issues he’s flip flopped on? Why not?

10. For all of McCain’s foreign policy expertise why does he continue to confuse the terms Sunni and Shia? Why does he confuse the fact that Iranians are in fact NOT training al-Qaeda?

11. Obama has repeatedly called for negotiating with our enemies much like Nixon, Reagan, and Kennedy. How safe do you feel with a candidate who jokingly sings “bomb bomb bomb…bomb bomb iran”?

12. Do you want a war with Iran? see
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2008/03/11/6-signs-the-us-may-be-headed-for-war-in-iran.html