Tuesday, November 4, 2008

I Need Help.

OK, I need some help understanding. Maybe I'm missing something but how do people justify a vote for Obama as President of the United States? There's always something we don't like about all candidates and usually you can look past some of their flaws in order to vote for them. But Obama has so many issues & questions, I just can't understand how poeple can look past them. Here's just some of the things that come to mind.

1) Age and experience. So much for honoring older Americans for having the life experiences necessary to lead and guide, not to mention professional and leadership experiences. Obama has neither the life nor professional experiences to lead this country. There is simply no comparison to John McCain in this area.
2) Friends. My mother always taught me that you're known by the company you keep. How does someone explain away associations with William Ayers, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, Rashid Khalidi, Emil Jones Jr, Reverend Michael Pfleger ..... and the list goes on and on. Will someone tell me why so many people simply looked past these? Amazing.
3) Honesty. Usually there are 'little white lies' or 'stretching the truth' all over any campaign. But Obama committed to taking public funds for the campaign then just didn't do it which allowed him to take unlimited campaign funds (by the way, where did all that money come from?). This was an outright lie. And what about saying he opposes gay marriage but opposes Proposition 8 in California? I guess integrity is not something people who are voting for Obama are worried about.
4) Socialism. You say this word and associate it with Obama and you're labeled a looney. But seriously, isn't this the way many of his programs lean? Redistribution of wealth, taking money from corporations (oil) and distributing it to others, promoting welfare-like programs - these are taking this country down the road to socialism. Call me looney but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.
5) Constitution. The Constitution of this country was inspired by God and I consider it a sacred document. It has guided this country for 230 years and we have prospered and been blessed beyond belief. Then Obama comes out and calls this document flawed. Ouch! This just doesn't fly with me and I don't understand how people can just ignore this statement.

I could go on but my point is that this Obama guy just has so many issues that worry me but don't seem to bother millions of other Americans. Am I missing something? Please help me understand.

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