Obama as president?

Question

what do American people have against Obama running for president. I mean, isn't it more important to find someone who will lead your country to a higher level than being a Moslem or Jew or whatever as long as he is a declared American it is not important what religion he is- he is going to do what is the best for his country...

Answer 1

First off Obama is a Christian. There is nothing against Obama becoming president, most Americans are not against it. What you see in here are idiots of the repuglican party spreading hate. I think the American people as a whole have learned their lesson and will not listen to these degenerative individuals. If Obama loses the primaries it will because he didn't get his message out it won't be because of repuglican hate.

Answer 2

Great candidate for the Left I hope all their candidates are this strong. Mrs Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Mrs Bill Clinton is just a name and Obama what has he done how long has he been in office what like two weeks now?? Come on my decision will be easy if thats the best the Left has. Why not throw Al Gore on again what a joke!!! No better yet give him an academy award and your former President Jimmy the Nobel peace prize. Good God I am laughing at you lefties Carter was probably worse than your last president Clinton.

Ya really smart tell your enemies when your going to stop fighting. OMG you lefties tell me this when have you ever known a leader in any war to tell his enemy when they were going to stop or end the war?? Come on use your flippin head there is NO common sense to that what so ever. And further more your house leader Pelosi look at when she is calling an end to the war??? Any guesses?? Come on you smart Libs yes right before an election. Your agenda here friends is totally Political you could care less about our Service Men/Women and or our Countries agenda. You want to call the Right stupid too extreme?? Open up your eyes!!

Answer 3

For those of you who are all for Hilary, you are falling right into the medias manipulation once again. Don't trust polls and don't listen to other people. Do your research, find your answers and vote your vote! I personally have had plenty of the Clinton's' and Bush's' running our country into the ground. I think it is time for change and this is the year!!! I just thank God that the President only gets 2 terms!!! Lets pick a fresh mind and someone who will have class, who has not been born with a silver spoon in their mouth, someone who has integrity and really understands what it means to be "For the People"! These are the people we need to elect. Lets just pray to God one of these individuals running for President posses these qualities!

Answer 4

He's not a Muslim, but he lived in a Muslim country for a few years as a child. I would think that would be a plus -- someone who can understand Islam better than the average American Joe, should be better qualified to be President. Our leaders' ignorance of this religion has led us into an unnecessary and unwinnable war, and it perhaps also allowed our leaders to ignore the pre 9-11 warnings of Bin Laden.

Answer 5

You are missing the big picture. If he declairs he is a musulim after getting in the presidency, somone will try or succed in killing him. Then every musulim across this country will go up in arms. It will be the 2nd civil war. If he is not killed we will spend millions trying to protect him and nothing will be done. Besides the fact that he is just a puppet and can do nothing on his own without the democrats running the show.

Answer 6

The guy is too inexperienced: Elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. Four years later, made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Obama won reelection to the state senate in 2002, running unopposed. Since 1996, he won only one election without being unopposed. Democrats need a stronger contender.

Answer 7

I really like Obama. Here are some of the things he has done. Notice that he worked with Republicans on most of the legislation.

Legislation

]Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.[56][57] His first bill was the "Higher Education Opportunity through Pell Grant Expansion Act."[58] Entered in fulfillment of a campaign promise, the bill proposed increasing the maximum amount of Pell Grant awards to help students from lower income families pay their college tuitions.[59] The bill did not progress beyond committee and was never voted on by the Senate.

Obama took an active role in the Senate's drive for improved border security and immigration reform. Beginning in 2005, he co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).[60] Obama later added three amendments to S. 2611, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).[61][62] S. 2611 passed the Senate in May 2006, but failed to gain majority support in the U.S. House of Representatives.[63] In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the Secure Fence Act, authorizing construction of fencing and other security improvements along the United States–Mexico border.[64] President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law in October 2006, calling it "an important step toward immigration reform."[65]

Partnering first with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), and then with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Obama successfully introduced two initiatives bearing his name. "Lugar–Obama" expands the Nunn–Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines.[66][67] The "Coburn-Obama Transparency Act" provides for a Web site, managed by the Office of Management and Budget, listing all organizations receiving Federal funds from 2007 onward, and providing breakdowns by the agency allocating the funds, the dollar amount given, and the purpose of the grant or contract.[68][69] On December 22, 2006, President Bush signed into law the "Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act," marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor.[70]

On the first day of the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress, in a column published in the Washington Post, Obama called for an end to "any and all practices that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a public servant has become indebted to a lobbyist."[71] He joined with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) in pressuring the Democratic leadership for tougher restrictions in S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, which passed the Senate with a 96-2 majority.[72][73] Obama joined Charles Schumer (D-NY) in sponsoring S. 453, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls, as witnessed in the recent midterm elections.[74][75] Obama's energy initiatives scored pluses and minuses with environmentalists, who welcomed his sponsorship with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) of a climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds by 2050, but were skeptical of Obama's support for a bill promoting liquefied coal production.[76][77] Also during the first month of the 110th Congress, Obama introduced the "Iraq War De-Escalation Act," a bill to that caps troop levels in Iraq at January 10, 2007 levels, begins phased redeployment on May 1, 2007, and removes all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008.[78][79]

Answer 8

"Obama as president?"

Ya Dayum skippy! You know it and I know it just like the rest of the world knows it, Obama IS the answer to America's problems. He got guts to speak the truth, he stands up on issues and he's not selfish. Those other cats are all for themselves. Obama SHAMES the rest of the candidates and is making them turn gray before their time!

Answer 9

I would like to see him do SOMETHING in the Senate, other than using it as a vehicle to further his own political career. I am skeptical of anyone who is unknown before he gets elected to Congress, then becomes an overnight international celebrity. It seems to me that such a person has only one thing in mind: getting power any way he or she can.

At least Hilary SHOWED us who she is by serving in Congress for a while. I'd like Obama to do the same.

THEN I might consider voting for him.

Answer 10

The only problems I have with Obama are, that he doesn't have enough experience (NO gubernatorial experience), and that he is a democrat. I would certainly vote for him before Hilary though, for what that's worth. :-)