2007-02-01 17:42:50 · 12 answers · asked by wife of Ali Pasha 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I hear that a certain drug-addicted bisexual radio pervert with a first name like the worst traffic hours of the day has said that we can't seriously consider Senator Obama because "Black people have no experience running the country".
It is almost fun watching the racists twist and slither and try to justify their hatred. Then there are the unashamedly stupid that try to make a militant Muslim out of him.
Shoot! The only person running for president who speaks with reason and logic instead of marketing sound bytes.
I'll vote for him unless somebody better drops out of the sky. Currently there isn't even a close second.
Wouldn't intelligence in the Whitehouse be a nice change? Not to mention speaking to the issues rather than what sounds like a KKK rally.
2007-02-05 05:05:29 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Listen to him speak sometime. He is one of those old souls who speaks volumes and cuts right to the heart of the matter while respecting others who disagree. Barak Obama may offer us something we haven't had in a politician in a long time - honesty, depth, and courage to speak the truth.
2007-02-01 18:12:24 · answer #2 · answered by April 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
In 1996, Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate from Chicago's 13th District in the south-side neighborhood of Hyde Park. In January 2003, when Democrats regained control of the chamber, he was named chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Among his legislative initiatives, Obama helped to author an Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit that provided benefits to lower-income families, worked for legislation that would support residents who could not afford health insurance, and helped pass bills to increase funding for AIDS prevention and care programs.
In 2000, Obama made an unsuccessful Democratic primary run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat held by four-term incumbent candidate Bobby Rush. Rush, a former Black Panther and community activist, charged that Obama had not "been around the first congressional district long enough to really see what's going on." Rush received 61% of the vote to Obama's 30%. After the loss, Obama focused his efforts on the state Senate, authoring a law requiring police to videotape interrogations for crimes punishable by the death penalty. He ran unopposed in 2002.
Reviewing Obama's career in the Illinois Senate, commentators noted his ability to work effectively with both Democrats and Republicans, and to build coalitions. In his subsequent campaign for the U.S. Senate, Obama won the endorsement of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, whose officials cited his "longtime support of gun control measures and his willingness to negotiate compromises," despite his support for some bills that the police union had opposed.
2007-02-01 17:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by b2k4ever08 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm with you on this one. I see Obama thus far as a media created hype job. He's obviously VERY bright....and he's very charismatic...but he doesn't have much of an actual record. Lack of experience and qualifications both obviously hurt the Clinton and Bush administrations....although Clinton learned from his mistakes.
Of the current nominees....I'm behind Richardson...although I'm not sure he's electable. He has EVERYTHING going for him, except that he's uncharismatic and over weight. That shouldn;t matter...but it does.
My guess is that Edwards is going to get the nomination. Hillary is going to have a lot to answer for by Democrats who are pissed at her support of Iraq. She also had a chance at creating a viable health care policy under the Clinton years...and she blew it. I liked Bill an awful lot, but that doesn't mean I'm going to vote for her.
I am VERY disappointed in her, and the Democratic party in general, for their lack of opposition to Iraq when it might have made a difference. I do think that Hillary actually supported it....as opposed to what I see as cowardice in the face of high support polls that other Democrats are guilty of. And I am glad that she admitted she was wrong. Admitting you were wrong is a mark of leadership. Someone should tell our current administration that.
2007-02-03 18:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
He's a United State Senator. He does what white people have been during for decades!
2007-02-01 23:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
if you don't know than nothing he just like swartzenegger they have the same job so he doesn't have enough experience to be the president unless you think the terminator does too.I would rather vote for the terminator .
2007-02-01 18:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm not even going to bother answering this. Your name says it all.
2007-02-01 18:43:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
run for president, i guess
2007-02-01 18:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make history!
2007-02-01 18:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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uhh...have you ever listened to him speak?
2007-02-01 18:08:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋