Obama is scary

[Guest Andrea]

Obama Tidal Wave

We are witnessing a political phenomenon with Barack Obama of rare magnitude. His speeches have inspired millions and yet most of his followers have no idea of what he stands for except platitudes of 'Change' or that he says he will be a 'Uniter'.

power of speech from a charismatic person truly can be a powerful thing. Certainly Billy Graham had charisma and both his manner of speech and particularly the content changed millions. On the extreme other hand, the charisma of Adolph Hitler inspired millions and the results were catastrophic.

Obama certainly is no Hitler or a Billy Graham, but for many Americans out there feeling just like a surfer who might be ecstatic and euphoric while riding a tidal wave, the real story is what happens when it hits shore.

Just Some of What Defines Barack Obama:

• He voted against banning partial birth abortion.

• He voted no on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.

• Supports affirmative action in Colleges and Government.

• In 2001 he questioned harsh penalties for drug dealing.

• Says he will deal with street level drug dealing as a minimum wage affair.

• Admitted marijuana and cocaine use in high school and in college.

• His religious convictions are very murky.

• He is willing to meet with Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jung Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[

• Has said that one of his first goals after being elected would be to have a conference with all Muslim nations.

• Opposed the Patriot Act.

• First bill he signed that was passed was campaign finance reform.

• Voted No on prohibiting law suits against gun manufacturers.

• Supports universal health-care.

• Voted yes on providing habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees.

• Supports granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

• Supports extending welfare to illegal immigrants.

• Voted NO to making English the official language of the USA.

• Voted yes on comprehensive immigration reform.

• Voted yes on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security.

• Wants to make the minimum wage a 'living wage'.

• Voted with Democratic Party 96 percent of 251 votes.

• Is a big believer in the separation of church and state.

• Opposed to any efforts to Privatize Social Security and instead supports increasing the amount of tax paid.

• He voted No on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax.

• He voted No on repealing the 'Death' Tax

• He wants to raise the Capital Gains Tax.

• Has repeatedly said the surge in Iraq has not succeeded.

• He is ranked as the most liberal Senator in the Senate today and that takes some doing.

[wtnhunt]

Afraid as it is very obvious, that too many people are not aware of what they are getting with Obama. The idea of Obama leading this country scares me and should scare any thinking American.

[Missilelock]

Im thinkin that obama wil keep his 1 big campaign promise....Change!! & not much of it will be for the good.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

Obama's Jedi mind tricks.

http://videos.newsobserver.com/index.php?a=player&id=1816319

[stevebeilgard]

yep. so far, he's mostly trickin himself. we'll see how much the public buys of his bull within 7 months.

[nativetexan]

I'm not an Obama or Clinton sympathizer, and do not support them in any way. But I have to add that whenever I see one of these type email/posts, before we make a decision we should do a little more research into why people voted the way they did. Simply because somewhere in the wording of the proposed bill, there could have been something that would have caused a loophole into something else. I see this type of stuff on McCain and everyone else also. Not saying you guys don't read the bills, but if you aren't, you should. Realistically, I know it is not possible to read all of them, but attempt to read as much as you can. Just because someone voted a certain way does not mean that they are totally for or against it. I believe that is a huge problem today.

I know of plenty of times where a group such as the NRA and GOA have disagreed on bills simply because one reads the text a different way than the other.

Let's say McCain supported giving illegal immigrants driver's licenses. However, included in the text was the inclusion of a number or some sort of identifier that marked that person as an illegal, and increased the chances of that person getting caught two fold. You know something secret squirrel-ish. God knows if we had cops surrounding the DMV waiting for illegals to show up, none would come. So he votes yes. Now the majority of conservatives hate him, even though the bill (although not really thought out in this scenario) would benefit the American public in identifying who is illegal.

Plenty of these tricky little bills in congress about gun laws also. That is why it takes teams of lawyers to untwist them for the member of government. So really, and nothing personal Andrea, but I kinda see these as a flag to do research before I outright say "holy crap! This guy/girl is a dirtbag!" Even though I have done plenty of research on our two dem candidates, and found them to be pretty much pond scum. By all means though, don't take my word for it. The more research one does, the more they become involved, and the more that our chances of taking this country back from the weak and emotional improve.