An interesting viewpoint

AN INTERESTING VIEWPOINT
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> This is very well written and I recommend everyone take a little time
to read this entire write-up. You won't be disappointed!
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> Dear Friends:
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> My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign , Illinois . I'm 46 years
old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business
owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be either
conservative or liberal, nd I vote for the person, not Republican or
Democrat. I don't believe there are "two Americas " - but that every
person in this country can be whomever and whatever they want to be if
they'll just work to get there - and nowhere else on earth can they find
such opportunities. I believe our government should help those who are
legitimately downtrodden, and should always put the interests of America
first.
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> The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the future of
this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest,
hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have been passive for
too long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in
politics. They go about their daily lives, paying their bills, raising
their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote
and consider doing so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at
the political pundits and so-called "news", thinking that what they hear
is always spun by whomever is reporting it. They can't understand how
elected officials can regularly violate the public trust with pork
barrel spending. They don't want government handouts. They want the
government to protect them, not raise their taxes for more government
programs.
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> We are in the unique position in this country of electing our leaders.
It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any election
with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even
agree with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into
that voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my
vote for the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired
a lot of people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election
is - a hiring process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working
for me? Whom can I trust to do the job right?
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> I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply
don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and
calling it "change".

> Change what?, I ask.
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> Well, we're going to change America , they say.
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> In what way?, I query.
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> We want someone new and fresh in the White House, they exclaim.
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> So, someone who's not a politician?, I press.
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> Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for
Obama, they state.
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> So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has
enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education,
raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his
party's nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?
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> No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot of change.
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> And so it goes. "Change we can believe in." Quite frankly, I don't
believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In
recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how
they're voting. I live in Illinois , so most folks tell me they're voting
for Barack Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's
going to change a lot of stuff. Change, change, change. I have yet to
find one single person who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why
this man is qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief of the most
powerful nation on earth
> - other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of
change.

We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his
Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a
moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, what qualifies this man to
be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?
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> CHANGE WHAT?
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> Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters
who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as
evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken
to can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can
explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible.
Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who
wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from
Princeton , look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next
First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping
about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
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> For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading
applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.
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> Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around
Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son
has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a
half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of
sleep. 6, 000 meals, give or take.
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> John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North
Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.
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> When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to
be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held
longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was
offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and
torture began..

Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in
a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your
fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found,
and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
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> Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military
service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to
denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of
Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze
Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now
serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fond of saying "We
honor John McCain's service...BUT...", which to me is condescending and
offensive - because what I hear is, "Let's forget this man's sacrifice
for his country and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more
about change."
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> I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly
convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him
to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of
our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants
to lead America , and there's a huge difference.
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> Factually, there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. A
man of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change
can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public service
to this nation, retiring from the Navy in 1981 and elected to the Senate
in 1982.
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> Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new.
Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of
character, or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe
"likeability" is a higher priority for them than trust". Being a
prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be President of the
United States of America - but his demonstrated leadership certainly
DOES.

> Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking
Americans to say, "Enough." It is time for people of all parties to stop
following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep
America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a
dialogue with all their
> friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.
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> There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent
to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want
a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I
want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.
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> I want a President who's qualified to lead.
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> I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCain.

^^^ I received this in an email from a friend and felt it was definately worth posting.

well...it's true though....I've asked many people exactly WHY are they voting for Obama, and the only answer I get is "we need change"...no one cares that he wants to raise taxes on EVERYTHING...or that he has no actual plan for change...just a slogan "change we can believe in". Yeah,right. Well this guy said exactly what I've been saying all along.... But I admit he said it better!

but that's just it....his slogans for change are just words.... he has no plan for change - it just sounds good. His voting record and longtime politics SHOW that he is in NO way a reformist, but just a typical chicago politician with a nice catch-phrase.

He said himself in Nov. 2004 that he had no plans to run for office because he had no experience, and do you know how he became a senator in the first place?? by kicking the other candidates off the ballot! Including the incumbent, Palmer, who was the favorite to win.... he wouldn't even be a senator if not for his sneaky politician tactics. He got her thrown off the ballot by disqualifying signatures on her petition for the ticket - how did he disqualify them?....many of them were disqualified because they "printed" their names insdtead of "signing" and one woman was even disqualified because she got married after she registered to vote and signed under her maiden name.... this is all public record if anyone bothered to look for it... but the Obama supporters are in love with him they don't care about finding out who this man is or what he really "stands for"...and as his history in cook county shows...he DOESN'T stand for CHANGE.

He has no "new" plans for our country... just a catchy slogan and plans for a lot of tax increases. In his short period in senate he hasn't made any changes.... he votes safe - safe for HIM and his political supporters. And he changes his stance on policies to suit popular oipinion - just like any other politician. He is not for change - he is for HIMSELF.

I get what you're saying about "this is just how politics is" but that's really the point... he's campaigning on this idea that he's a "new kind of politician" and he's not...he's as degenerate as any politician to come through our government....and people are following him blindly...

Xangelfishx - Well when your country has been run by a complete idiot ....you cannot blame the majority for wanting change. LOL

I don't buy either of these candidates ....I think both McCain and Obama are going to represent the same thing .....lots of empty hope. Our country is in one big fucked up mess and not one man can dig us out of this. Go check out the US national Debt http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

Yeap pretty frightening.

My only faith in one person that could really make a difference is Ron Paul. Seriously I am going to make a statement this election and keep my presidental candidate choice as empty or I am actually going to write in Ron Paul.

So you reposting someone elses opinion are doing the same thing that you are asking why people are voting for Obama. In YOUR OWN opinion why is McCain the choic?

PD

actually I reposted this because everything he's saying about Obama is the same thing I've been saying... but I've also said in other threads that I don't agree with anyone who is running - but between McCain and Obama I'd rather have McCain. I was going to write in my choice for candidate or just not vote on one too - but I'm so worried that Obama will get elected that I decided not to waste my vote. I decided to be proactive instead of just sitting here watching the drones vote him into office.

This is soooo interesting and funny...President Bush was governor and his father a president and he still could'nt get it right.So much for experience..


Did George Washington have experience to run this land being a slave master...yeah here we go....For one if Hurricane Katrina happened again I'm sure Obama will rush to their aid....Hilary Supporters who went to Mc Cain were undercover Republicans the whole time!

McCain knows nothing about the economy..Just like his counterparts!I'm in Indiana and will make sure we turn this state to Obama...I'm tired of looking at the same faces of dead presidents! Go Figure

I don't think McCain is a great choice for president... I think he's the best of a bad bunch.... that's far diffferent....

And what REALLY makes me sick is that people want to vote for Obama just to see a black man in office - not because he'd actually make a good president.... and your comment about the same dead presidents shows that is your intention... so let that be a pre-emptive strike to you defensive drivel.

I have no problem with a black man in office - but I would like to see a QUALIFIED candidate...regardless of their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation...etc.....and Barack Obama is not qualified. Washington may not have been either - but at that time there was NO ONE qualified and with enough experience; today there are people who have spent a great deal of their life in positions that qualify them to handle the presidency. Some of them BLACK - why don't you exert that angry energy convincing Colin Powell to run for president or some other suitable candidate whose skin color won't offend you?

"actually...obama is not going to raise taxes on "everything" and such a statement truly just shows a lack of knowledge."

Do people still actually believe that repubz don't raise taxes? We have a repub state and city government here and EVERYTHING has gone up, sales tax, property tax, driver's licenses, plates you NAME it.

Plus, McCain will start taxing health care (which increases every year anyway) so even MORE money will be coming out of my check each week. Whatever they don't raise in taxes, kids, they will take from somewhere else that will still slam you right in the wallet. They also consistently raise college tuition, which is already sky-high thanks to Bush, and cut programs for kids in public school. Yeah...we don't need no edu-ma-cation. I mean, our country is obviously doing SO well in that area. *eyeroll*

"They want the
government to protect them, not raise their taxes for more government
programs."

then they'd better hope they're never in a position to receive government assistance.

i have yet to find anyone...even McCain who can tell me why he should be President either... hump!! Wish someone would just tell me already so I can start compairing the two.

"John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North
Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.
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> When offered early release, he refused it."

and he also ratted out on us also...even his fellow colleague said that he can't be trusted. He told all our business while his fellow POW kept his mouth shut. So will he always give in? Maybe everyone who has been a POW should be qualified as president! Even though there are child molesters and womanizers and woman beaters and rapists in our military...I guess just because you serve our country you're great...that's not true at all. This doesn't make him qualified! I'm sorry it just doesn't. But please tell me about his plan to change our economy and I'm open for reconsideration.

I wish Obama wasn't BLACK so everyone can get over it already!!! Dang, just because he's black he isn't qualified? Man you people amaze me!! Black this BLACK that....geeezzz you really hate to see a black person in charge of the USA huh? Blacks can't vote for OBAMA cause he's black and whites democrats can't vote for him because he's black and he wants to change things.... that's what it's all about anyway...YOU don't want things to change from being the way they have always been...a white man in office and in charge!! I don't give a rats ass whether Obama is white or black all I know is that he is sincere and his color gives him the disadvantage. At least if he were a white man you would stop making his color the issue and stop talking about it endlessly. My idea is if he wasn't black then you would see past his color and see the positives in him. This is so sad it truly is and it hurts me so much.

McCain supporters don't know what McCain is for either.... all they know is he served our country!! Well good for him!!! I really want to know why McCain is the better man...other then the fact that he is a WAR VETEREN and POW!! OH and other then the fact that he is white...which doesn't matter to me...hell if he was black I still wouldn't vote for him!


I read the post because I'm open minded and consider both people. I really want to know the differences...but its always the same old thing...over and over and over again.