Do you support Senator Barack Obama? Why or why not?

Question

I believe that Barack is the only candidate who can unite our country and fix the broken system in Washington. He has proven that he will work with both parties to get things done. Another thing is that he does not take money from lobbyists or special interests groups as a lot of other candidates do. This is important because It allows Barack to serve he will of the people when he is elected, not the will of the large coporations and special interest groups. He was against the war in Iraq from the start, which shows excellent judgement and personal commitment to saying what he believes is right, not just what is popular. I am volunteering for the Obama campaign but I am open to hearing others opinions, please just explain your answer!!

Answer 1

Baracka Hussein Obama,Jr. is a liar, dangerously inexperienced, and needs to have remedial training in Government 101. I would never vote for any candidate who refuses to honor the American flag. Hussein has disgraced the American flag on two separate public occasions. Hussein Obama does accept money from lobbyists, and also accepted money from these bribers during his 8 years in the Illinois legislature. A major lie was his claim he did not keep records during his 8 years in the state legislature. He later states he can't remember where the records might have gone!!! He lacks substance, and resorts to being a polly-parrot, copying the brainwork of Clinton, Edwards, Richardson, and Biden, and claiming those ideas/plans to be his own. The oval office is not the place for immaturity, guessing, and on-the-job training. And it is certainly not the place for an Affirmative Action placement. Hussein claims to be the Black candidate, while he is 50% White!

Answer 2

Yes. Although I am not sure who I am going to vote for yet, I think Obama would make an excellent president. He is extremely intelligent (yet practical), open to new ideas, and LISTENS and TAKES INTO ACCOUNT the merits of what people with viewpoints that differ from his have to say.. And, as the person who asked the question notes, he says what he believes (not just what people want to hear). Although he is lacking in experience, he is smart (and humble enough) to know when he needs advisors, will be able to attract extremely intelligent, experience and knowledgable people as advisors and will seriously take into account their opinions.

I was at law school with him and, although I didn't personally know him, I knew people on the law review at the same time as him. Although Harvard Law was (and still is) extremely liberal, there were a number of very conservative students on the law review at the time he was elected editor. These were very intelligent students who were passionate about their conservative beliefs. The fact that these conservatives supported him tells me that he is able to bridge the gap between very different views and build a consensus. This is what we need now.

I agree with geegee that we need a Democrat who can win the general election. I don't think the fact that he is black will prevent that. Clinton, who I also like very much, is a woman. We've never had either a black or women president and yet they are both ahead of Edwards in terms of their popularity among the general public as compared to the Republican candidates.

And I'm not sure why RonPaul supporter claims that Obama "doesn't stand strong enough on following the Constitution." True, he does not interpret the Constitution "literally" in the sense that someone like Scalia does. But, neither do I. The drafters of the Constitution couldn't forsee everything that would happen in the future and we therefore must look at the substance of the document, not just the literal words. I think Professor Tribe understands the Constitution and his opinions on how to interpret it are generally correct. According to Tribe, Obama was one (or he may have even said the) best students he's ever had. To me, that's pretty high praise.

Answer 3

Yes. As an American who lived overseas for five years and is suffering from the fallout of the past 8 years, Obama will do the best to restore our standing in the world, which is the ONLY way we're going to get security.

Bill Clinton and George Bush failed at security-- 9/11 is a product of that failure.

And neither any of the Republicans (especially crazy man Giuliani and including Ron Paul who just wants to pretend the rest of the world doesn't exist) nor Hillary Clinton (who's an extension of her husband in terms of foreign policy) can change the fact that America is a target because we're not sending the right message-- firmly against terrorism but not the big antagonizer that allows terrorists to exploit people and then attack us. Dodd is good on this front, too, but Obama not only has the right message, but the charisma to deliver.

John Edwards is just a typical populist with no new direction.

Answer 4

Americans are tired of business as usual in Washington. The ideal of "by the people and for the people" no longer applies. We spend billions of dollars on an unjust war that has only benefited the rich at the expense of the average Joe and Jane American.

Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest men in America said that nothing trickles down to the average American, only the wealthiest Americans. Hard working, honest people are losing their homes, small business are failing, we are still outsourcing jobs and affordable health care is out of reach because of the this country's indifference to their own citizens.

We need new blood, a new mindset and a new way of doing business in Washington. This is the greatest country on earth and yet, we imprison/incarcerate more people than any other country in the world.

I support Barack because he represents "change" in the way things are done in government. He wants to open the doors to the decision making processes to Americans so that we can see and hear the political decision making that has been done behind closed doors, that impacts our lives. We should know what deals are being made and we should have the opportunity to voice our opinions during that process. We should participate in that process.

Americans are not as stupid or incapable of grasping the concepts of problems we face as a nation.

It is not only our right, it is our responsibility. It is time to take our country back and out of the hands of special interest and the rich.

It's time for change and Barack offers that change.

Answer 5

While I find Obama to be a nice enough person & has some good ideas about moving the country forward; he will not be elected, should he get the nomination. The reason being that he is black & no matter how many say they support him, when push comes to shove, in the voting booth, white people will not vote for him! There are more racists in this country than we like to admit & that's the bottom line. Everyone denies that they are racist but, they are with us & the more they deny, the more they are suspect. Sure, it may be time to elect a black or a woman but seeing it really happen is another thing altogether. Many of you will disagree with me but, this is what I see happening, like it or not. Only the actual voters will prove me wrong, not those on here who say they will vote for him or how wonderful he is, prove it, vote for him!

Answer 6

No.
He comes across as a nice guy and even makes Oprah FEEL good, but contrary to Oprah's opinion, EXPERIENCE is SO IMPORTANT!
He may even be good with handling domestic issues, but Obama has NEVER had to make a tough decision and has no evidence of experience with International Issues.
That will be the MOST CRITICAL challenge for our next President.
How would he react if pushed or attacked and he didn't have time to wait for some popular pole results prior to making a critical choice?
There is no record of how he might react or cave in.

Answer 7

No, his voting record is in conflict with what he advocates in his speeches. He is running on a platform of being the "anti-establishment" candidate, yet he accepts thousands from lobbyists, corporations and special interest groups. He spoke out against the Patriot Act, then voted in favor of reauthorizing it. He cannot commit to withdrawing all troops out of Iraq by 2013, the same vote he criticize Senator Clinton over, he missed himself and co-sponsored the very same exact bill designating the Iranian National Guard a terrorists organization, not he mention he supported Bush's sanctions against the country, He lacks consistency on issues like taxes and social security, first he was for raising the cap, then appointing a bipartisan commission, then leaving all options on the table, now he's back to raising the cap again.

While I find Senator Obama an intelligent and charismatic man, he lacks substance, experience and integrity.

And you really need to do a fact check, Senator Obama does take money from lobbyists/corporations.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?cycle=2008

http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2007/aug/21/Obama-lobby/

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obamas-k-street-project-2007-03-28.html

Answer 8

How has he worked with those on the right you say he has worked with both parties and that is proven to be false. He has no credibility and no record of accomplishment he is what the dems are sending up as the flavor of the month. The will of what people liberals I dont think so. He is a left wing extremist who we simply dont need

He believes in the man made global warming lie

He wants to give drivers license to illegals

Sorry you are wasting your time on his campaign

Answer 9

Personally, no I don't support Barack Obama. He doesn't stand strong enough on following the Constitution. I can't vote for someone that doesn't truly follow what our Founding Fathers set in line as guidelines to run our country with.

Answer 10

You are absolutely right here. I am tired of politics being so radical on both sides. Democrats hate Republicans and vice versa. Obama preaches unity, because that is what will get us through these times.

I am really getting tired of people thinking he is a Muslim! He is NOT a Muslim.

He is extremely smart and he will be a super productive president.