i heard that...and 'what you said!' lol...
this goes to the heart of how we continue to label people...he's mixed, like most of us...lol
what is so ironic, is in the beginning, it was said that he was not black enough, too elitest, etc...now, it has been said, because of his association with Pastor Jeremiah Wright, that he is too black, anti-american, etc...neither assumptions having anything to do with the issues...just as, in all fairness, Hilary has been judged because of her relationship to Bill Clinton...which, i can understand it to a point, i mean, afterall, if she were to become President, he would follow her to the Whitehouse, but still, she too, should be judged on her own political merits...whereas, Mccain is revered for his military record, and the fact that he was captured and tortured for five years...i don't think any of that matters so much as to what are their stances on the issues...now...
i had reservations where Senator Obama was concerned, and not because of any of the drama surrounding his campaign, but because of legitimate questions in regards to his experience; but then, as i began researching his platform, where he actually stood on the issues, and also listening to his speeches, i have become more confident in his ability to really make a difference in the way government is run in Washington, because he actually talks about what he is going to do and how...imagine that, an actual plan, that he is sticking too...lol
Mccain, i just think he is an idiot in regards to his stance to 'never surrender' in Iraq...it puts me in mind of Vietnam, another place we had no business being...also, Mccain does not have a platform, except to stay in Iraq, and he changes his ideas on energy, the environment, and the economy, depending on who it is at the moment that he is trying to persuade. i don't trust him, and don't find that he has presented anything of substance on any of the issues, except maybe health care, and i don't like his ideas concerning that. plus, he spends most his time, just referring to Obama's inexperience, because that is the only thing he can do, since he doesn't have any policies of his own to stand for, unless of course he is holding back on us, but i don't care for negative campaigning, it reflects from the real issues.
Clinton, i am disappointed in of late, and feel that maybe her husband has influenced her campaign (duh), and in light of that, would no doubt influence her Presidency...surprise, surprise, i know, but hey, i was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt until she proved otherwise...she is right on on all the issues, infact, her and Obama don't differ on the issues much if any...but again, the only thing she can say against Obama, is his lack of experience...and now i am thinking that that would be more of an asset than not...lol...considering what we have had the last eight years...
i am still unsure of Obama, not of his intentions, or his intelligence; i will feel better when i know who he will be choosing for VP, and i am looking closely at who he has surrounded himself with; so far, he does not have the attachment to the Washington lobbyest that Mccain seems to, you know, the ones that work for terrorists, and lobby for their causes...how stupid is that? i am also concerned for Obama's safety, obviously, and have to wonder if he will make it too November.
i purposely listen to the programs that oppose Obama's nomination, so far, nothing of substance concerning the real issues, just gossip, or political poop...
i have continued to educate myself to be able to make an intelligent choice, and am beginning to think that Senator Obama is the only intelligent choice...i am still concerned about his lack of experience, but i have watched him, and he not only listens to voters, he listens to his advisors, so that is a plus, and like i said, he has a good platform on the issues, and tends to focus on that, instead of personal bullshit between the candidates...not always, but more so than Mccain or Clinton.
all in all...i don't have a crystal ball, and where it might be true that whomever is going to win will win, i don't think we should all sit home on voting day...but i think we need someone that is not entrenched in Washington politics, and yet, still, is a politician...and knows the inner workings of the system, and is courageous enough to go up against it...he is the only one of all the candidates, that spoke out against the Iraqie war; that says a lot about his insight and intelligence, and even his courage at a time when he was in the minority.
the way it looks now, i will be voting for Senator Barrack Obama; i have been leaning that way for some time now, and since it seems to be mathmatically impossible for Hilary to continue in this campaign, Obama will be the democratic nominee, and he will get my vote...having said that, if i thought Mccain was the better canidate, he would get my vote...i am basing my vote on what i have discovered about their platforms, where they stand on the issues, what they propose to do and how, and how they consistently present themselves...
