Senator Barack Obama...Reasons to Support

Go to http://www.barackobama.org and on the left side of the top links on his home page, click on LEARN, then look down the menu that comes into view and click on KNOW the FACTS.

You will find the latest controversial comments and both sides of the issue so you can analyze it more efficiently.

Below: "Why I Support Barack Obama" which explains some of the reasons I know Senator Barack Obama will make a good President of the United States of America.

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Why I support Barack Obama:

"Senator Barack Obama is able to see the best from both sides of issues and explain the pros and cons to us. He is gifted in analysis and able to clearly define the nature of the problem as well as options for resolution. His candor, his self-control and grace under pressure, his ability to listen, his quiet but commanding presence that is respected by all of the other presidential candidates--these are a few of his character qualities that indicate he is the "man of the hour" for our next President of the United States of America.

We will be enduring tough times as a nation and the situation requires a President with considerable diplomatic experience in his manner of speech with people from all walks of life as well as a practical understanding of the daily struggles and joys in America at all economic levels.

I have questions, like the effect of his capital gains' tax plan that was discussed on George Stephanopolous' "Round Table" on 4-20-08 but I am hoping that Senator Obama is open to tweaking any of his plans if additional facts or perspectives are laid on the table. He seems to be a man who would be open to changing his view in the face of evidence. Situations turn upside down overnight in the world now, so we need a president who can gather all of the facts, assess them wisely, then reassess them later and make modifications if a Plan B, C or D becomes necessary.

I respect Senator Obama's ability to address things directly, thoughtfully and tactfully with no arrogance, no drama, no ego, no haughtiness, no ignorance, no lying and with no dysfunctional pride nor conceitedness that is blind to the truth. He rises above everyone in heated discussions which is evidence of superb training and discipline in his life. He is a peacemaker in his own right...able to get everyone to focus on the bottom line and build from there. He is going to make a superb president who will go the extra mile to protect us, to help us in rescue and recovery. He will have to make choices between the "lesser of two evils" in many situations...anyone who wants to understand that bigger picture should research the statistics on http://www.economyincrisis.org

Remember...he will not be able to tell us everything about what is happening. National security and our very lives will be at stake. Encourage him to stand strong against wrong compromises and provide the facts quickly to him--he will be pressured unlike any other president in history.

Why I DON'T support Obama Hussein

Barack Obama says we need to have a conversation about race in America.

Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs
to be heard from, not just lectured to.

This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands
heard. And among them are these:
First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that
600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40
million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of
freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known.

Rev Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American.

Second, no government anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans.
Untold trillions of dollars have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent
supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid,
Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American
community into the mainstream.

Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks --
with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants
over white applicants.

Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated
time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and
nursing homes for blacks.

We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?

Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks.

Let him go to Altoona and Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many
were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.

Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for
African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America's fault
that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout
rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent?

Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community
itself?

As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes
of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent
of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time?

Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse?

We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case
and Jena, Louisiana. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing.

Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago.

HEAR HEAR!!

Another reason why I DON'T support Obama Hussein

This is really scary!!

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:48:04 -0400,'LTG Bill Ginn' USAF ret. forwarded:

Hot on the heels of his explanation for why he no longer wears a flag pin, presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama was forced to explain why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played.

According to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171, During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all pre sent except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.

'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides,'Obama said.'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message.

You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song '-I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'

'I don't think my church is actually particularly controversial.'-Barack Obama.

Comment: If someone had told me 64 years ago, as I was roaring down the runway in the most beautiful airplane in the world, that I would see our country subjected to one of the most disgusting Presidential elections imaginable, I would have told them they were crazy as hell....
What in the world have we come to? Do what you want with this message, People who are backing this guy had better wake up.

The reason to support are outweighted by the reason not to support for this conservative.None of the above reasons (or)(I call it flap) either for or against have enything to do with no supporting as much as what does he want to do!We do not want Universal Health Care run by a larger gov`t system!We do want support fo Capitalism run medical insurance.We do not want the current Tax by the I.R.S.We want a FAIR TAX!We do not want illegal immigration amnesty and giving the illegals Social Security!Revise both!Our chance for this was lost because we have a method of provide your own money if you want to run for office which eliminates the people not rich enough.We need to change the election laws to allow the poor but mentally rich to run for office instead of the same ole people over and over again.Perhaps use tax funds to pay for running and allow only a limited time to run?And set limits on the amount to be spent?We need people in office wishing to do the best for our Country rather than what we have as do what they are paid the most to do by lobbists.Barack does not propose any of this as far as what we hear his say but just CHANGE.Change what?

Forgive the spelling.I got carried away and forgot.