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Barack Obama vs. John McCain
Brown Eyes:
The Republican record on gay/lesbian issues and women's issues is enough for me to vote against McCain for associating himself with the Republican platform. It's also distressing to me to see him moving increasingly to the right in what he says... seemingly for the sake of getting elected the party nominee. McCain has surely transformed himself to appeal to the right of the party, and I think it's really too bad.
McCain's interest in perpetuating an endless war and his hawkishness are scarier to me (by a lot) than the perceptions of Obama's personality discribed here. All politicians have egos (of that I have no doubt) and what one person might see as smug, another might see as confidence. If we tried to find only ego-less candidates to vote for... I think we'd have a very small field of possible choices.
But, the way Obama's personality appears at a campaign stop or on TV isn't the way I decide on a candidate. I look at the issues that they support and the platforms of the parties they have chosen to be a part of.
I will say that I think Obama feels "trendy" right now. And, I wonder if his popularity really can sustain him through the general election. Particularly if he's relying a lot on unpredictable very-young voters.
I still think Hillary is a better candidate. But, all along I've been one who's liked both Hillary and Obama. So if it ends up being Obama, I'll be OK with that. Again, other than my worry about his ability to get elected.
Shasta542:
So...no worries about lack of experience? I'd rather see him cut his teeth a little longer in Congress -- show a little more of his agenda. I'm sure he has one besides "Hope, Action, Change".
I liked him a little for the nomination before hearing about Rev. Wright and Senator Obama's choice to continue to worship there -- and I think Michelle Obama's quote about America was very telling. She could have said I want to make America a better place to live and tell ways to do so instead of saying she was finally proud for the first time in her adult life.
A comment from a blogger:
I wrote not long ago that Michelle Obama is a loose cannon, and I fear that her latest is not her last. I would have thought that two Ivy-League degrees, a joint income of about a million dollars, exclusive private schools for the kids, and a nice home in the suburbs were not so bad and might suggest that hope had made a comeback well before Barack’s presidential run.
We won the Cold War. Some people are proud of the wall coming down. Both attend Ivy League schools? That's a nice thing. It's great to be able to make a good living -- I'd be proud of that. We're good on science and technology. Yeah. We have a lot of work to do. But there are things to be proud about.
Sheriff Roland:
How he stands on the economy - important
How he stands on the illegal war - important
How he stands on gay issues - important
How he stand on a woman's right to chose - important
How much experience he has - not that important (you don't know how you react until you're faced with those situations)
How his wife expresses her thoughts - absolutely not important
How his preacher thinks - absolutely not important.
How he smirks or appears over confident - not at all important
Come on folks - get real.
Brown Eyes:
Thanks Sheriff. That's pretty much how I see things. :)
Shasta542:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on May 21, 2008, 09:54:53 pm ---How he stands on the economy - important
How he stands on the illegal war - important
How he stands on gay issues - important
How he stand on a woman's right to chose - important
How much experience he has - not that important (you don't know how you react until you're faced with those situations)
How his wife expresses her thoughts - absolutely not important
How his preacher thinks - absolutely not important.
How he smirks or appears over confident - not at all important
Come on folks - get real.
--- End quote ---
That's one opinion.
I don't agree with all of it.
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