Is U.S. ready for Obama?
#1
Posted 16 February 2008 - 01:22 PM
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| Is U.S. ready for Obama? By 2008-02-16 12:22:00 Lancaster New Era Editor, New Era: The Australian government has done something long overdue. In a noble gesture, it apologized to its native people, the aborigines. It follows a trend by other nations using the apology to ease their conscience. |
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#2
Posted 16 February 2008 - 01:41 PM
But I do know one thing, the relentless attacks by the Old Media on Democrats will have to be toned down if it's Senator Obama else they be accused of racism.
After 15 years of Dem bashing and changing the outcome of the last three presidential elections they are up against it. Look how long they have gotten away with bashing Senator Clinton and not being called on it. The American public tolerated the misogyny of Chris Mattews and other male "journalists". They won't give that same tolerance to veiled racist smears. Well most of them won't.
Vernon Wormer.
#4
Posted 16 February 2008 - 02:41 PM
Let me clarify that by saying I'm not thrilled with any of the candidates. My biggest single problem with McCain is that (according to his Web site) he intends to allow employers to stop paying for health insurance for their employees, meaning individuals could no longer take advantage of group rates. This would be a financial windfall for the health insurance companies, at the same time it would be tragic for many families with pre-existing conditions and disastrous for the economy (if people must spend much more out-of-pocket for health insurance, they will be forced to spend that much less on other goods and services). And nothing so far has proven that McCain's policies would be really all that different than GW Bush's.
Politically, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are very similar. I personally believe Obama has a better chance of being elected, because of the unfortunate political realities of the U.S. in the 21st century.
- Andrew Jackson, in his Farewell Address, 1837
#5
Posted 16 February 2008 - 03:14 PM
I believe John Edwards proposal came closest to the European model of a single payer system with the resultant savings in "administrative" costs. You know, costs like insurance and HMO execs buying that new Mercedes or sending their brats to Europe to keep them out of trouble.
Vernon Wormer.
#6
Posted 16 February 2008 - 05:34 PM
No, I will not vote for McCain. He is not the correct person for the job in my opinion. I will not vote for Hillary. Complete wrong person for the job. Need to learn more about Obama. If he does not have too many crazy left opinions, he has potential to earn my vote. My hope right now is for a true conservative 3rd party candidate. Keeping my fingers crossed.
#7
Posted 18 February 2008 - 12:29 PM
#8
Posted 18 February 2008 - 12:37 PM
My hope right now is for a true conservative 3rd party candidate. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Well you have that in Ron Paul but hes to much of a dumba$$ to run as an independant rather than a Republican. He ran as a Libertarian back in the 80s and for some reason he will not run as a 3rd party canidate. I like a lot of what he has to say, and i really don't consider him a Republican, at least not in the mold of todays republican. After reading he does have a lot of good, common sense ideas, only one i really disagree with is his abortion stance, but over all he does have a lot of good points.
#9
Posted 18 February 2008 - 01:13 PM
Yea, bring one on, please
This post has been edited by cyberscribbler: 18 February 2008 - 01:16 PM
#11
Posted 19 February 2008 - 12:43 AM
As Sen. Obama continues his history-making campaign for the presidency, we will see if America's WASP population is ready to place a black man in their White House.
If he is denied the presidency because of racism, then that will give credence to America's legacy. Because we are defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy!
None of us alive today can apologize for slavery, or genocide. The government represents the state, which, if it must, can "apologize" for not enacting laws banning slavery at an earlier time. But isn't this really a hollow victory?
I'm proud of a country which did, even if belatedly, ban slavery. I'm proud of emancipation, of women's sufferage, of all the progressive, liberal ideals which have won out over the conservative, repressive ones through the years.
Slavery was a cruel and terrible part of our shared heritage. Yet today you are no more a slave than I am a slaver. I will not personally be swayed by a demand for an apology which the dusty corpses of antebellum rich Southerners owe your ancestors. Good luck with that.
You cannot know if Barack Obama will "be denied" because of his race. Some will say one thing, some the other. It does no one any favors to make it the central, deciding issue of his candidacy.







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