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Holo Lukaloa
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7/21/2008 10:01:33 AM
Obama's upcoming visit to Europe, similar to the Beatles coming to America?
:>)
The rest of the world so wants a return to the days when America had a real statesman. We will see just how much, later this week.
Here's a good article I found about Obama's foreign policy abilities. All doubters should read it.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/147763
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SqurlyMurly
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7/21/2008 1:08:33 PM
yea, right!
here's a good link too.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071701839.html?sub=AR
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Eaglehead
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7/21/2008 2:05:09 PM
Dunno........can't see thousands of screaming girls turning up somehow.....
: )
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qelizabeth
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7/21/2008 6:02:10 PM
I think it's cool he visited the mideast. The Europe thing seems less important.
I don't get all excited about pomp and circumstance even though he obviously needs that to get votes and he has a great ability to attract crowds.
$720 million is spent per day on the Iraq War. Most of the money to finance this war is borrowed from China and Japan. Not to mention all of my friends who are there and some who died. And their families, etc.
I'm going to vote for him because he 'appears' to have the right ideas. I'm willing to give him a chance.
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Holo Lukaloa
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7/22/2008 1:50:34 AM
He's really looking good on this trip. McCain is wishing so badly he didn't goad him into going.
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7/22/2008 2:16:27 AM
Yeah but is he more popular that Jesus yet?
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Nerol
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7/22/2008 4:34:59 AM
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Obama and the rest of his Dem colleagues had their chance to cut off funding for the war, and didn't.
Read about it. He is part of the problem, not the solution.
Obama and the rest of his Dem colleagues also had their chance to put a stop to warrantless wiretapping, and didn't.
Read about it. Her is part of the probelm, not the solution.
Obama and the rest of his Dem colleagues also had their chance to repeal the Patriot Act, and didn't:
Read about it.
There. That's three examples of three HIGHLY IMPORTANT issues where he came down on the wrong side. What more does it take to see that he is part of the problem, not the solution? How can you gloss over this stuff?
I got caught up in Obamania too until I started actually examining his words vs his votes, and I found he's just more of the same old same old. He voted to reauthorize war funding, voted to support the FISA legislation, and voted to renew the Patriot Act.
Oh but he's a good speaker and his wife is pretty, so vote him in.
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Nerol
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7/22/2008 4:48:53 AM
"Given the legitimate threats we face, providing effective intelligence collection tools with appropriate safeguards is too important to delay. So I support the compromise, but do so with a firm pledge that as president, I will carefully monitor the program,"
Didn't Bush say pretty much the same thing, "Give us the power, we won't abuse it. We promise."
Bleah.
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Nerol
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7/22/2008 5:58:23 AM
Larree, his records speaks volumes.
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Holo Lukaloa
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7/22/2008 7:31:11 AM
Nerol you obviously went on a google fest. Obama is widely criticized for having the most liberal voting record in the Senate. Surely he is not liberal enough to please you but if he were, he'd be far less likely to be elected and never be able to do anything for your issues.
I bet you also believe the McCain ad that blames Obama for high gas prices!
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Nerol
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7/22/2008 10:28:25 AM
Holo, I pointed out three very significant issues and Obama's votes on them. You counter by blathering about McCain. Whatever.
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SqurlyMurly
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7/22/2008 12:04:37 PM
"Obama is a three-year senator without a single important legislative achievement to his name, a former Illinois state senator who voted "present" nearly 130 times." -- Charles Krauthammer
I'm not pro-anybody, nor anti-anybody at this point in time. However, I'm finding it harder and harder to put my faith in someone who refuses to take a stand on issues presented before him. People elect you to do a job and that means voting for or against something, not to sit on the fence and ponder the situation while it zooms out of control.
I guess we really are a nation of whiners and weenies; all the while taking every piece of crap that is thrown at us - - extremely higher commodities prices, politicians lies and false hopes, taxes, more taxes, and less protection from within our own borders. When does the protest begin? When are we going to say enough is enough, stand united, and force our politicians to actually do something besides talk about it.
If Obama will plant some windmills or waterpaddles along the C&D Canal to provide me with energy at a lower cost - - hey, he has my vote!
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Lars Mars
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7/22/2008 1:50:26 PM
Holo,
Just come out and say you have a man crush on Obama.
Honest, you'll feel better for it.
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qelizabeth
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7/22/2008 2:50:50 PM
Choosy Susie, Obama is only a politician, and is nowhere near the Messiah, as far as I know. He never claimed to be. That vision of him would only hurt him.
Squirly, I agree with windmills, even though they aren't as pretty as coal. Here's a bunch of info on Obama on Energy, as well as his voting record: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/
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Holo Lukaloa
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7/22/2008 3:01:31 PM
"Mr. Obama cast 4,000 votes in the Illinois Senate and used the present vote to protest bills that he believed had been drafted unconstitutionally or as part of a broader legislative strategy.
On measures like the anti-abortion bills, which Republicans proposed, Mr. Obama voted present to help more vulnerable Democrats under pressure to cast “no” votes.
Mr. Obama’s present votes stood out among widespread support as he tried to use them to register legal and other objections to parts of the bills.
In Illinois, political experts say voting present is a relatively common way for lawmakers to express disapproval of a measure."
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Nerol,
you seem like a liberal. I don't see how you'll be able to sleep at night, knowing you helped McCain. But Americans get the kind of leader they deserve.
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Nerol
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7/22/2008 4:43:03 PM
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"Nerol,
you seem like a liberal. I don't see how you'll be able to sleep at night, knowing you helped McCain. But Americans get the kind of leader they deserve."
And the kind of leader they deserve is one who stops the war instead of one who funds it. One who holds the telecoms accountable for warrantless wiretapping on innocent Americans, not one who grants them immunity. And one who will repeal the Patriot Act, not one who renews it.
I thought you were a liberal too, Holo.
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qelizabeth
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7/22/2008 5:15:30 PM
I'm voting republican and here's a video why:
http://imvotingrepublican.com/
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LyinDan
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7/22/2008 6:07:56 PM
Great one, qelizabeth.
Say. My wife always wanted a daughter named Elizabeth. Would you be her?
That would be so great.
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SqurlyMurly
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7/22/2008 6:44:36 PM
i liked the video, q.
i like windmills. i guess Holland does too. : ) coal does have quite a shine to it. i remember playing in it when i was a kid. lots of (cough cough) fun.
i don't know Holo. i spent a little time with local politics and it isn't a vote unless you say, yay or nay. abstaining meant you cast no vote. present, but silent, meant you were at the meeting but you abstained. flip flopping meant that you voted yay one time and nay the next - - straddling the fence, so to speak.
i won't know who i'm voting for until i punch my ballot...and that might be decided by the penny in my pocket--if i don't have to spend it on gas. the childrens' inheritance is dwindling fast!
If Barack wins; someone already posted here--it would be an Obamanation. Someone else said we would be a nation of BO. I have to admit, the jokes are starting out good. Still waiting for the McCain jokes.
Laughter is the best medicine.
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LyinDan
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7/22/2008 6:54:23 PM
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So
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Holo Lukaloa
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7/22/2008 6:56:02 PM
McCain made an incredible gaffe about the surge today, claims that were just not true and proved he has been talking out his ass.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#25805843
He actually is still using Phil Gramm for his economics after Gramm left the campaign, what a sham that is.
This election is a complete referendum on the intelligence of the American voters.
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Loren DiGiorgi
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7/23/2008 4:22:22 AM
Obama is a turncoat. All one has to do to see this is to pay attention.
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Holo Lukaloa
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7/23/2008 5:05:33 AM
Loren D.
Nobody is more disappointed than me that it seems like Bush is going to get off the hook for his unconstitutional acts, war crimes, felonies, etc. Still, by any standards you measure Obama, McCain is 100 times worse.
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qelizabeth
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7/23/2008 8:17:49 AM
Laree, I think you've got a point, but for once I do believe, or I'm choosing to believe, that the two candidates this time are a bit more of reformers (look at their voting history) than candidates in the past.
I think they're both doing the 'election thing' because the electorate is who votes them in. But people who watch this closely can see right through it. Their true colors will come out later.
Hopefully for the best.
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The CODE
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7/23/2008 8:38:25 AM
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Come on USA - You can make the change if you are brave enough!
We also need to make changes in the UK as well!!!
Vote INDIE!!!
Anjuli - Glad the edit feature is working!!!
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qelizabeth
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7/23/2008 8:53:20 AM
I do like OBAMA AIRLINES. Have you seen his plane? It gives a whole new meaning to Rock Star, so to speak.
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