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Barack Obama vs. John McCain
Monika:
I don´t quite understand that. isn´t it the politics that matters? Otherwise it´s just a popularity contest. O0
The two nominees are after all representatives of their respective parties so how can you seperate party /nominee. Don´t forget that the guy you vote for will represent a certain party politics that will impact millions of people all over the world. That´s no little responability and should be about more than just "well..this guy seems nice...let´s vote for him". It´s the issues that matters.
jstephens9:
--- Quote from: Clyde-B on May 24, 2008, 04:52:10 pm ---Here's one idea
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/obama_clinton_mccain_join_forces
;D
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Great article ;D That's pretty much what I have been saying all along. Why have they not been able to find anyone better than these three to run for president? We basically do have three nightmares. As I have said the only reason I am for Hillary is because I see her as the less of three evils. I certainly am not overjoyed about her. It's just that she seems to be the best. The thoughts of Obama or McCain are lousy. Can't we just start over with some decent candidates? I wish. I must admit it makes me sick to hear McCain talking about keeping this horrible, unjustified war in Iraq going on. To think of all the lives that are going to be lost during his insistence concerning this. In my opinion Bush along with Cheney should be tried for war crimes cause they certainly have committed them. Can you imagine having all that blood on your hands and not even caring? Wow, talk about sickening.
Shasta542:
Barack Obama is a very handsome, charismatic, well-educated man. He is popular -- very popular. If he were more experienced, if I knew more about him and his agenda -- he might be a good candidate. I know -- some people discount experience. I do not. I think that John McCain would make the better leader for the country as it stands today. If they were reversed--McCain a Dem and Obama a Rep -- would I feel differently? How can I know? I hope not. McCain is not a far right candidate -- he is right of center. So not an extreme. I prefer that.
ednbarby:
I would *love* for Obama to win. And I'm so looking forward to voting *for* someone for the first time in my life rather than voting against the greater of two evils.
But I fear that McCain will win. And the country will be even further polarized than it already is. (I really believe that Obama could begin the process of healing and re-uniting us after the debacle - no, embarassment - that has been and continues to be the Bush administration.)
I think there are still too many ignorant people in this country. I can't tell you how often I hear "I just don't know that having a Muslim president is a good idea." And from people I thought were well-educated and intelligent! Not only is he not a Muslim, it wouldn't matter if he were. Muslims are not the problem. Religious extremists in all factions are. I really think that people who say this are at heart anti-black, and feel that it's a more "politically correct" admission to hate/fear Muslims than, certainly, to hate/fear blacks. And that thought chills me to the bone.
The longer I live in this country, the more I want to leave it. And that is no exaggeration. I really worry about what will happen when McCain wins. I don't see the Draft as being too far in the distant future, for one thing. My son is now 6 1/2. 12 years and thousands of more lives later, he could very well find himself facing it if we keep electing war mongers like Bush and McCain into office.
Monika:
--- Quote from: jstephens9 on May 27, 2008, 12:05:33 pm --- In my opinion Bush along with Cheney should be tried for war crimes cause they certainly have committed them. Can you imagine having all that blood on your hands and not even caring? Wow, talk about sickening.
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I sure wouldn´t mind....
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