Politics anyone? November 3, 2008
Posted by Matt in Politics.Tags: Barack Obama, Election, John McCain, Politics
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So, we have a huge election tomorrow. I’ve been following this race for a long, long time; even before the primaries, and I can tell you, I didn’t think these two would be the final two stading!! Check out this two part episode where I share my positive and negative thoughts about both candidates!!! EVERYONE VOTE TOMORROW!!!!!!
Part #1 – Obama/Biden
Part #2 – McCain/Palin
a good understanding of politics however a bit idealistic.The first thing a voter with a personal agenda looks at is ..whats in this for me .With an attitude like that only special interestgroups prevail and you have many.Politicans know these groups and trade favors for votes.
Obama/Biden – I think you are being a bit too simplistic on some of your points. You sound like you are taking your points verbatim off Fox News or something. Try a bit more critical analysis (i.e. most of your points are too brief and most of you comments I have heard through CBC news articles).
I think your main problem with Obama is that he’s in favour of MORE gov’t involvement, which means more taxes. Strange coming from somebody who grew up in Canada but that’s a discussion we’ve already had. Adding insult to injury, he’s getting those taxes from a tax bracket you are in. You state you do not think its fair to tax you just b/c you can. Problem with taxing the middle or lower classes is exactly that they do NOT have the money to spare. The economy thrives on people spending disposable income. If you tax the lower and middle classes out of their disposable income (yes, its not fair to you, but economics is not always fair), then the economy suffers.
that Andrew is a mean Mr. Grinch
So where is the analysis of last nights MAJOR spanking? Heheh … Obama had double the points of McCain from what I can see and they got the Senate and House as well. Reactions?
As expected Obama pulled it out… I think the Dems are still disappointed they didn’t win more senate seats, nowhere close to the 60 they wanted. The house I think had a net gain of 18… The country did vote Obama in, and quite convincingly in the electoral college vote count. But, popular vote… The country is still pretty even steven, if it had not been for the explosion of the economy it could’ve been another Bush/Gore fiasco. Congrats to all Obama supporters. I am sure President Elect Obama will serve us all well.
FYI, Bill Ayers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ayers) is a distinguished professor at University of Illinois. His plight and cause are no longer an issue and he did pay his penance, but they were about Vietnam and many fought that battle. If you spoke to him today, you’d probably be somewhat fascinated with the discussion. And we’re not talking about that much, all he did was participate in a fundraiser, of which GW Bush had family amongst as well. I’d consider the KKK terrorists, and we’ve had several of those men serve in Congress. The best example was when Obama’s campaign lead spoke with Hannity about having a guy repeatedly on his show who expressed himself as anti-semitic. The association of two people because they are colleagues for a common task does not make them necessarily on the same page. I go to a very conservative church and I am the only left-winger in there.
Reverend Wright is actually very much like other black church leaders because he gives hope to those in the community whom are the “have-nots.” It’s difficult to explain why black pastors are able to connect with their black congregation in this way, and I’ve never been a complete fan of this type of ministry, but mostly it’s exciting to think that God is connected directly to them, it’s not just for their white colleagues. I can’t say that I’m a fan of the words which come out of his mouth, but I have heard some real doozies from my pastor (who is white, I go to a reformed PCA church). Obama’s relationship with Wright obviously helped him to form his voice.
I agree with you about Obama’s plans for welfare, and I also like the fact that he wants to approach the problem of abortion with real solutions rather than trying to find a way to move the chains 6-inches left or right. I really like the fact that his impact on minorities may help heal this nation in that the dream that was spoken 40 years ago has been made manifest. Maybe, just maybe, in the near future, we can repeal affirmative action and other minority programs.
For your readers, I’m half black/half Indian.