I can't figure out how to change the background so I apologize for straining your eyes.
The more I listen to the presidential debates, the more I'm convinced I should vote for Obama. I am not a fan of all I hear about him. But the main issues I see a difference on is economics. Obama seems seriously interested in helping the American economy and I haven't really heard anyone come up with a good argument against that. McCain isn't bias against the wealthy...just like Bush. Also Bush has spent 4 of the 10 trillion of our national debt. What makes me think that McCain is going to change when he votes the same as Bush 90+ % of the time?
For this reason I endorse Obama. I hope for a country that can be financially responsible in the near future, I'm through with "conservative republicans" that spend money like it was mine and not ours.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Obama
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Wow.. This is really hard to read. Reminds me of a middle-school kids' myspace page. How very web 2.0 of you Mattamaticus.
Here are my comments on your Obama post. What does '...isn't bias against the wealthy...just like Bush' mean? Do you think it's right to tax the rich (whatever that means) at a higher rate than others? This would only punish them for making more money (including businesses) and would discourage growth.
And what is this whole "votes the same as bush 90% of the time". The president doesn't get a vote, he just passes or vetos bills that come up through congress. That Obama stance is kind of misleading. Check out this article
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_john_mccain_voted_with.html
I somewhat agree with you, Matt. I think Obama is interested in helping the American Economy. But does that mean he could run the country? Health care is and will be a big part of what people are looking for now. I don't think we can blame Bush for the huge downfall of the Economy as of late. No one person could do that. But, that downfall started when the economy was somewhat in stable shape, with unemployment rate relatively low. Now, the big problem were lenders who started lending to people to buy homes they could not afford to begin with. Subprime lending didn't come from Bush. Now I don't agree with everything Bush has done, during his term and I think David Letterman said it the best:
David Letterman actually wrote this. Hits the nail on the head.
There is hope for liberals...
No matter what your political convictions are
> this is eye opener....
> What a thankless people we are!!!
>
>
David Letterman on President Bush (Surprising)
>
David Letterman wrote this; it's the David we don't often see....
>
> ' As most of you know I am not a
President Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but this is
not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and
it seems to hit the mark
> 'The other day I was reading Newsweek
> magazine and came across some Poll data I found
> rather hard to believe. It must be true given
> the source, right?
> The Newsweek poll alleges that 67
> percent of Americans are unhappy with the
> direction the country is headed and 69 percent
of the country is unhappy with the performance of
> the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry
> just ain't happy and want a change. So being
the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking,
'What are we so unhappy about?''
> A.. Is it that we have electricity
and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?
> B.. Is our unhappiness the result of
> having air conditioning in the summer and
heating in the winter?
> C.. Could it be that 95.4 percent of
> these unhappy folks have a job?
> D. Maybe it is the ability to walk
> into a grocery store at any time and see more
> food in moments than Darfur has seen in the
last year?
> E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive
our cars and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the
> Atlantic Ocean without having to present
> identification papers as we move through each
> state?
> F.. Or possibly the hundreds of
clean and safe motels we would find along the way
that can provide temporary shelter?
> G.. I guess having thousands of
> restaurants with varying cuisine from around
the world is just not good enough either.
> H. Or could it be that when we wreck
> our car, emergency workers show up and provide
> services to help all and even send a
helicopter to take you to the hospital.
> I.. Perhaps you are one of the 70
> percent of Americans who own a home.
> J. You may be upset with knowing
that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of
> trained firefighters will appear in moments and
> use top notch equipment to extinguish the
flames, thus saving you, your family, and your
> belongings.
> K.. Or if, while at home watching
one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or
> prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a
gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend
you and your family against attack or loss.
> L.. This all in the backdrop of a
> neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping
and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where
> 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
> M. How about the complete religious,
> social and political freedoms we enjoy that
are the envy of everyone in the world?
> Maybe that is what has 67% of you
folks unhappy.
> Fact is, we are the largest
group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever
> seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet
> has a great disdain for its citizens. They see
> us for what we are. The most blessed people in
> the world who do nothing but complain about
what we don't have, and what we hate about the
country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
> I know, I know. What about the
> president who took us into war and has no plan
to get us out? The president who has a measly 31
> percent approval rating? Is this the same
> president who guided the nation in the dark
days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to
> bring an economy out of recession? Could this
> be the same guy who has been called every name
in the book for succeeding in keeping all the
> spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist
> attacks? The commander in chief of an
> all-volunteer army that is out there defending
> you and me?
> Did you hear how bad the President
is
> on the news or talk show? Did this news affect
> you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't
> take a look around for yourself and see all the
> good things and be glad? Think about
> it......are you upset at the President because
he actually caused you personal pain OR is it
> because the 'Media' told you he was failing to
> kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
> Make no mistake about it.
> The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have
> volunteered to serve, and in many cases may
have died for your freedom. There is currently no
> draft in this country. They didn't have to go.
> They are able to refuse to go and end up with
> either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than
> honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a
> ''dishonorable' ' discharge after a few days in
> the brig.
> So why then the flat-out discontentment
> in the minds of 69 percent of Americans?
> Say what you want but I blame it on
the media. If it bleeds it leads and they
> specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a
> car crash with blood and guts. How many will
> watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The
> media knows this and media outlets are
for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when
> criticized, try to defend their actions by
> 'justifying' them in one way or another. Just
ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J.
> Simpson to write a book about how he didn't
kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it
> this way......Insane!
> Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the
New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.
> Then start being grateful for all we have as
> country. There is exponentially more good than
> bad. We are among the most blessed people on
> Earth and should thank God several times a
day, or at least be thankful and appreciative. ''With
hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud
> slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing
up the country from one end to another, and with
the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are
we sure this is a good time to take God out of the
> Pledge of Allegiance?
> David Letterman
Sorry for taking up such a big area here.
The political rants are out in full force and I am so done with hearing it all. Though I will say my hubby did make a few good points during his rant.
http://jerrynstef.blogspot.com/2008/10/some-p.html
As usual, we just have to pick the lesser of the two evils. So which of the two is more "evil"? That's the great debate.
I love the text about the spoiled brats of America. It really stops and causes you to take a step back from all of the media brainwashing and think about how fortunate we truly are as a nation.
Unfortunatley David Letterman did not write this. Nore did Jay Leno, who is also often mistakenly stated to be the author.
Apart from uttering the words that went on to inspire the final paragraph of this text, Tonight Show host, Jay Leno had nothing whatsoever to do with its authorship. The original was written by columnist Craig R. Smith and published on WorldNetDaily.com in November 2006 under the title "Made in the U.S.A.: Spoiled Brats."
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/davidletterman/a/spoiled_brats.htm
Regardless of the authorship, I do so love it's meaning. Thank you for posting it.
I'm not worried about the rich in our country. No, I don't think we can rely on them to give back to the poor with a fat tax break. No, I don't blame Bush for the current economic crisis (completely), I think the culture of America is to blame. Our addiction to cheap loans is a horrible business model.
I agree with you Matt. Obama has a much stronger economic package. McCain deserves a lot of respect but, he is too out of touch with everyday America.
I think fundamental causes are: 1) fractional reserve banking ; 2) human natue/greed; and 3) markets w/ no transparency (free markets must be open so prices can be fair).
The fractional reserve part = the FED, and that is not Clinton or Bush. The FED certainly leans strongly republican. The FED is a bank. It is working for the bankers.
The lack of transparency can be blamed on both Bush and Clinton. Bush has more weight to carry though especially since this could have been averted several years ago if the administration had acted. This bubble was easy to see, and they should have acted to shine light into the hidden derivative markets.
I am not a fan of either candidate. Financially, Obama's main offering is a less aggressive military posture, but it is hard to tell if this will pan out as described.
What we need now is to reach out and work together- to be neighborly and be local. Obama is more inspiring this way than McCain, but my sense is that we the people are pretty angry at Washington and that it doesn't much matter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyK-enrF1g
Who's the "conservative republican?" I wasn't aware that we had one on either ticket, or in the white house. I really don't see how it's possible to go from Ron Paul to Barak Obama either. Where do you get the idea that he'll be fiscally conservative or fiscally responsible? His proposed spending will put the nation further in debt. I don't like McCain, but I don't like a democratic whitehouse, house, and senate even more. I realize most of the family isn't as conservative as I am, which is why I don't have a candidate in the election, but id the Dems pull the trifecta and gain supermajority status, we're in for some troubled times. That's just my opinion.
One last point. They're both multi millionaires, so the idea that either knows what's "every day Americans" struggles are is political propaganda. The idea of taxing the so called wealthy because it's their patriotic duty disgusts me too. Obama's tax plan will stifle small business, which will have a crippling effect on the national economy. For the sake of fairness, we haven't decided who we're voting for, though it will not be Obama. We may go third party, because while I believe John McCain will be "safer" than Obama, I have never liked, nor trusted McCain. It's our faults, we as a nation gave ourselves the worst two candidates I could imagine. I call for a third Independent party... A final note on Obama, I'm really concerned about our international relations under Obama. I've spoken with my International Relations Professor, who has a PhD in IR, and the effects of our pull out in Iraq, and growing tensions with Iran and Russia make for a very bad time to go weak on military. Barney Frank has already called for a 25% cut to the military. Crazy dangerous, we're at war. Wonder why Iran, and other friendly states and non state actors are calling for an Obama presidency... Just my opinion.
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