A New Century
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Barack Obama for President Of The United States (POTUS), such sweet words. Truthfully, I had my doubts that the American people would elect such a liberal candidate, but I think this is saying a lot about how far the country has come these past few years.
This election, while being still at the cusp of the 21st century, will define an era for civil rights. The mere fact that an African-American was able to break through amid much controversy over particular policies, etc. represents a progression from the racist America that many of our parents grew up in; something we as the youth should be proud of.
I too had my doubts about this candidate as was articulated in previous posts, however, I feel very strongly for Barack Obama, and have for over a month now (once I took the time to evaluate his positions).
To address many common issues/fears:
- Barack Obama is NOT Muslim: his father was, a man whom he has had very little connection with throughout his life.
- With regard to Israel, both Obama and McCain’ plans were in essence the same. And, in his short 24 hours as President-Elect, he has approached Rahm Emanuel, a Jew of Israeli descent, as Chief-Of-Staff.
- Many believe that Obama is too liberal to run this country, to that I would like to remind you of a safeguard put in place by the Constitution; Checks and Balances which ensure that he can do no major damage without the approval of Congress and the Supreme Court.
- Obama’s Foreign policy regarding Iraq and Iran, to pull out troops can do no more harm than has already been done. America needs to concentrate its efforts on internal problems rather than meddling in other countries affairs, breeding hostility.
These are just a few of the concerns I have heard being voiced. Face it: Elections are over and Barack Obama was victorious (with the majority of America’s popular vote in addition to just electoral votes as in 2000).
Change is upon us, embrace it.
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In response to your 4 points:
1. Obama himself admitted on September 7th, on national television, that he was of the Muslim faith.
2. Hitler was 1/4 Jewish, but that didn’t make him good for the Jews.
3. Right now, we have the most liberal Congress ever, and Obama will appoint new liberal judges. Thus, the system of checks and balances is compromised.
4. Last time I checked, we had no troops in Iran, so we can’t pull any troops OUT of Iran. Its liek trying to give tax cuts to people who don’t pay taxes - oh wait, that’s what Obama’s going to do.
I was also the one who made the comment before on this one as well.
1. In the comment you are referring to, Obama was referencing his Muslim CONNECTIONS; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVn59TC2QqM&feature=related
2. I was merely saying that Obama and McCain don’t (didn’t) have different views on Israel and people were upset about his “connections” and i was saying that he put a Jew in a high place of power.
3. The fact that we have a liberal Congress only affects Obama’s ability appease them. Would you say that during the Bush presidency, Checks and Balances was compromised because the Congress was liberal and Bush was not? You will never have a 50/50 between the President and Congress, it is only a matter of are the chances in the current Pres’s favor or not?
4. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know the specifics of what is going on in Iraq and Iran because frankly, it doesn’t bother me all that much. However, there is clearly a war going on, one that has caused more harm than good, and America is not in a place right now to be meddling in other Country’s affairs; we have enough of our own problems to deal with.