I wouldn't vote for either of them but if I had to pick... I'd say Edwards, why?
Barack Obama..has made it fairly obvious he is opposed to the war in Iraq, but what about entering a war with Pakistan and Iran now, immigration, the economy, why did he reauthorize the Patriot Act?
Here is some extra information People tend to not talk about when it comes to the top tier candidates:
Barack Obama
-Military action in Pakistan if we have actionable intel. (Aug 2007)
-Fact Check: Yes, Obama said invade Pakistan to get al Qaeda. (Aug 2007)
-Extend welfare and Medicaid to immigrants. (Jul 1998)
-Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
-Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
-Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
-Register women for draft, but not for combat. (Jul 2007)
-Voted YES on preserving habeus corpus for Guantanamo detainees.
-Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)-Opposes gay marriage; supports civil union & gay equality. (Oct 2006)
-Supports affirmative action in colleges and government. (Jul 1998)
-Explore nuclear power as part of alternative energy mix. (Jul 2007)
I've seen many people make claims about how their candidate will do this and that? but have you actually verified this and do you have the facts?I just want to make sure that before voting everyone is clear on where the candidates stand… I find that some not all avid supporters of the mainstream candidates believe their candidate is for something just because they are a democrat or republican, or just because they made a speech mentioning it… You really have to check the candidate’s track records.. and SEE for yourself what they have and have not voted for…
2007-09-21 13:32:19
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answered by Anonymous
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Not either of these or any on the left. The Breck girl has to hide behind his sick wife to defend him.
And Obama big ears bin laden is another.
I will give the low down about Obama and you may not like it but if you follow the links to the policitco.com articles and read it all you will not like or trust Obama.
He is the biggest liar on the campaign trail.
1.. He used an innocent man in Iowa to get free new and his PR people lied to keep the spin going. This man is a Armenian Physicist here doing some work with some of the most important programs for Universities and the Government. And he was helping a friend in Cincinnati Ohio out with his novelty card business when Obama used him read the links.
2. He is not a Christian as you will not find one Muslim saying a word about his so called conversation from Islam. You can convert to Islam but not away as it is called a fatwa or to us a death sentence. No one word about this.
3. He stated he would invade Pakistan who is an alley on terrorism and barely holding on with eh Islamic extremist there. Which was done by Obama to destabilize this country that has a nuke and I will add the only Muslim country that does. Why would he do this even Hillary knows this is very bad.
4. He last week said he would never use the Nuke which was a signal that if he wins that they the Islamic terrorist who wishes us all to be dead can do it and he will not act. Id this what you want for a president? No look at what Turkey did to Christians and they will end all of the things you love on the left as we are all infidels to them and the left here is satin itself.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0707/Enter_the_Armenians.html
2007-09-22 03:48:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Obama would probably make a better president when he gets older.
Teenagers think they're going to live forever. As you see family and friends die, you start to realize that *you* are mortal as well. And that's important. They say "there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but no old, bold, pilots" and I think Obama is too much the bold pilot.
Obama is also unelectable at this point. He's the first serious non-white contender for the presidential nomination. Given four years for people to think, "Hey, he might not have been so bad after all", he might win the general election. As it is, the GOP would very much like to run against someone like Obama. They'd make fun of his name, make fun of his ethnicity, and make it seem like he's a joke. The democrats need to keep reminding people that Dubya is the joke - and an unfunny one at that.
Edwards is the candidate the GOP wants not to run against. There is a lot of embedded distrust of Hillary from the early days of Bill's administration, travelgate, health care, etc. I keep waiting for someone to bring up her comment in 1992 where she said she shaves her beaver. Nothing wrong with that, but it certainly doesn't sound presidential, does it?
If I could choose a candidate, I'd pick Colin Powell. He has a lot of fans both in his own GOP and in the democratic party, and he has a reputation for being brave, intelligent, an excellent manager, a military leader, and a man of integrity. But his wife doesn't want him to run, and I suspect she is afraid she'd become a widow when some Klansman decides he's too black. Michelle Obama should have the very same fear, but she's a bold pilot, not an old pilot.
But to answer your question, Edwards could be a good president now, Obama could potentially be a better president in 2012, but not in 2008.
2007-09-21 13:29:03
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answered by Anonymous
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We are in the middle east with troops dieing everyday. I don't see how we would ever elect a person who's name sounds Muslim to become our President. This may be a very good man, but his name is against him! Perhaps I am just being prejudiced but, still, President Obama? If he happens to win the nomination of the Democratic party, I would vote for him. No more Republicans for awhile, please!
2007-09-21 13:21:48
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answered by geegee 6
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I really like both but think Edwards had more experience and is more electable. Edwards with Obama as VP couldn't lose. Obama can run another time as president.
2007-09-21 13:17:35
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answered by Middleclassandnotquiet 6
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A very small percentage of America would say Edwards and Obama since they are constantly running 2nd and 3rd place...... I guess Obama since he holds a steady 2nd place... then Edwards ...
2007-09-21 13:20:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Let's see, a bottom feeding ambulance chaser who has created the medical care problems that they are today, or the jelly fish weak minded left wing liberal who wants to bomb our allies and calls anyone against Amnesty a racist. gee....hard decision eh? sigh
2007-09-21 13:14:42
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answered by macaroni 4
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Actually, Hillary would be the best choice for America.
2007-09-21 13:31:14
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answered by mstrywmn 7
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NEITHER - they are both horrible.
Obama - inexperienced, socialist, pro-amnesty
Edwards - hypocrite on the poor, socialist, pro-amnesty
2007-09-21 14:04:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Neither.
Why? Because Obama and Edwards are both members of the Council of Foreign Relations.
2004 was the year of the Skull & Bones presidential candidates, and now 2008 seems to be the year of the CFR presidential candidates. Democrat or Republican, it matters not which rook they choose to elect. We lose either way. The 2004 elections were marred by the stench of a fixed fight. Bush and Kerry both Yale Bonesmen and related by blood running for the presidency. Now the Council on Foreign Relations has nearly every presidential candidate in their pocket.
Obama's speech launched his name and image into the public spotlight, and his fresh style of rhetoric filled a growing anti-war political void - He voted against the Iraq war and wasn't afraid to criticize it's handling. Excitement and support for the senator eventually snowballed into his current presidential campaign. He enjoys a popular image as a liberal democrat, and his harsh criticism of the Iraq war has earned him support from a population united in it's discontent with the current government. To a select crowd of Americans, Obama preaches against the handling of the Iraq war. To other more private groups, Obama advocates military strikes on new middle eastern countries. Obama has aligned himself with several lobbying firms and nongovernmental organizations who seek further US militarization of the world. In several speeches and essays, Obama makes his foreign policy goals clear - and he is not anti-war.
Is Obama intentionally sending a deceptive message to his constituency?
Is it because he is Muslim?
Obama outlines his ambitious geopolitical plans in a recent essay for Foreign Affairs magazine. Foreign Affairs is published by the Council on Foreign Relations, which describes itself as a non-partisan group of which he is a member. Established in the 1920's and headquartered in New York, its membership includes prominent politicians and business elite, including heads of academia and media. The organization seeks to centralize both political power and market power to craft legislation outside the checks and balances of democracy.
The CFR is rarely mentioned by the mainstream media, making it difficult to fully gauge its influence. When it is mentioned in the press, it is likely whitewashed as trivial or irrelevant. Notable members of the CFR include: Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney, John Edwards, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fred Thompson, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, John, David & Nelson Rockefeller, Condoleezza Rice, Newt Gingrich, and more....
All the members I furnish here, and on the CFR website want to see the North American Union (NAU), but they don’t tell you that. The NAU is uniting Canada Mexico and USA as ONE. You here one global government, well that is what they mean.
America will lose more jobs, and our dollar is shrinking weekly, and you will lose more liberties and the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights will be abolished if any of these people get into office this next election. Don’t believe me? Look up all this information yourself – you need to educate yourself, and those around you, to honestly see what is really happening.
Our country, including every citizen and resident, are being sold out, to more taxes, a socialist gatekeeper health care, mandatory psychiatric testing for everyone which Bush passed in 2003 and is coming down to being pushed now, mandatory 2 year civilian and military draft for all citizens and RESIDENTS of America - this includes men and women age 18-42, don't forget RF technology tracking for the new passport - the new federal ID - and every Mexican Cintra trucks on the NAFTA superhighway by NASCO will have RF tracking them, and your cell phone may be monitored for listening by the FBI when your phone is OFF unless you take the battery out. We are heading into a socialist or neo-Imperialistic police state where you are guilty before being proven innocent since your rights will be abolished, and the VeriChip is here and all ready for you to get ‘chipped’ with a lithium base (put that right up there with mercury based thimerosal based vaccines in health problems).
To some this may sound like crazy talk, but people it is REAL! Just Google it and see for yourself go to the VeriChip site and read it, go to the NASCO site and read it...you need to do this - if you don't you have no right to complain about anything the govt. can and cannot do.
We really need to look at what is going on around us and not listen to the media who are keeping us in the dark. We need to elect Ron Paul. Let's actually redeem America and restore the Constitution. Ronald Reagan said, "It's Morning In America." Now we are mourning America as she descends into the abyss of tyranny.
Peace.
2007-09-21 14:21:30
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answered by kymeth 3
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