<p>I've noticed that a disproportionate number of blacks support Obama. I know that blacks usually support Democrats, but the fact that 90% of them support Obama over Clinton is insane.</p>
<p>The Clinton administration have done more for the black community than Obama has ever done.</p>
<p>Even though Obama opposed the war in the beginning, he has supported funding for the War in Iraq consistently.</p>
<p>People (not just black) identify with their race too much. It's a problem IMO, but I won't speak more of this "racial pride" in this thread.</p>
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<p>LMAO</p>
<p>I'd vote for Romney in a heartbeat. You can't spell Mitt without MIT.</p>
<p>Voting for Obama because he's a fellow black person is as racist as voting for McCain because he's the only white candidate from a major party.</p>
<p>And people say that if Obama isn't elected, American isn't ready for a black president. I would vote for Colin Powell if he ran. Americans would never vote for Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton no matter how ready they are for a black president.</p>
<p>Hm, I'm surprised no one has mentioned global warming yet. </p>
<p>Obama clearly has a stronger energy program than McCain, and if that's not a main issue in this debate, I don't know what is.
First and foremost, the energy crisis requires national legislation, and Obama can deliver that. </p>
<p>(I am by no means a treehugger or anything of the sort, but this is still a deciding issue for me, and should be to anyone planning to live on the planet in the next ten years.)</p>
<p>Business is the most powerful force in America, not politics. </p>
<p>By the way, there is no feasible way to reduce emissions that would stop global warming. Have you considered geoengineering?</p>
<p>Right, because dismissing emission reductions as unfeasible will definitely solve the problem.</p>
<p>"It's spaceflight which has led to so many developments down here"</p>
<p>You beat me to it.</p>
<p>Anyways, political discussion is usually an oxymoron. Too many ad hominems, personal attacks, generalizations, and finger pointing. Most people are not looking for debate, only to speak what they have pre-determined. This all applies especially to television/radio, which prizes punditry over honest debate of the issues. </p>
<p>God, how I hate punditry.</p>
<p>I don't think Obama has the experience to deal with the issues at hand. </p>
<p>Tom was right in saying the two most significant duties that the President must adhere to are foreign policy and military. There is no dispute in anyone's mind that McCain is more qualified for both aspects. </p>
<p>Obama is a shifty candidate on a range of topics: Dealing with rogue states, his foreign policy including Israel etc etc. </p>
<p>He is too weak on immigrants, can't reach out to the Republicans like McCain can with the Democrats, health care must be gradually improved and not a instant implementation and he can't understand the military. </p>
<p>If he wants to use Iraq as a positive in his campaign he has to include the fact that he has since voted on continuing to fuel the campaign. </p>
<p>If he gets a VP that can quash my fears he also gets my support but until this is addressed then its McCain for me.</p>
<p>To be honest, I think if Obama ran in 4-8 years from now, he would be a decent candidate. </p>
<p>I still maintain we need to put McCain in office just to clean up the mess...a finger in the dike so to speak. Just plug the gaps and ease the recessing economy a little bit. I don't expect McCain to "save America," but America is not in the position right now to accept Obama's policies. </p>
<p>It's not about being Republican or Democrat or Independent or whatever: its about being an American. Being a sensible, common sense American says that it is not the right time for Obama. Give him 4-8 years, then we'll see...</p>
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<p>Epic win. I'd rep your post if such a system existed on CC.</p>
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<p>Business has become such a powerful force in dictating the direction of America due to (among other things) lobbying, a policy that Obama is firmly against. Obviously, there is more to be done, but exclaiming that a problem is too big to solve is a bogus approach to politics.</p>
<p>Can't anyone see that by taking a firm stand against lobbying, Barack Obama is taking away the power from interest groups? Interest groups have been part of our democracy for a long, long, time. Interest groups are what get our ideas straight to the Capital...</p>
<p>McCain may seem like an old horse to some people, but at least America will retain its democracy if he becomes president. </p>
<p>(At this rate, Bush is going to be looked back on as the last great president)</p>
<p>Interest groups influence senators, congressman, and other politicians to vote a certain way. They usually represent business organizations and small minority groups that only have a say in the government by using bribery. We elect officials who we think will manage the government in a way that represents the ideals of the people. I, for one, do not want the congressman whom I elected to be persuaded to vote against my ideals because he's been offered money by a special interest group. That doesn't look much like democracy to me.</p>
<p>Some of these posts are really disappointing, at least in terms of labeling Obama as a crazy Muslim fanatic who will swear on the Koran and bomb America. I wouldn't be surprised if McCain swift boats Obama and just finishes it all. EZPK.</p>
<p>Has anybody said Obama was going to bomb America? Maybe I missed reading it...</p>
<p>Speaking of lobbying, I love how Obama said he was against lobbying and smearing McCain for having lobbyists. A few weeks later, we find out that he has Johnson in his inner circle.</p>
<p>^^Heheheheeee.</p>
<p>I have a new fashion product that I will be releasing in a few weeks in anticipation for the election this fall.</p>
<p>It is called the Obama flip-flop...it fits feet of all sizes and is guaranteed for the duration of the Democratic Party. I tried this idea when Gore was running, and then again for Kerry...maybe it will catch on this time...</p>
<p>any politician who claims to not be under the influence of lobbyists is a filthy liar, whether it is mccain, obama or president david palmer from 24. Lobbying is just part of the game, and I believe that if either obama or mccain are truly against lobbying, it is a very very very naive action on there part because any action they will want to take will just stall in the senate and die. I like mccain feingold of which the intent was to reduce the maximum amount of money some company can donate to a campaign to the same mamimum amount a person can donate, so that in theory each company has as much power as each person. As much as I hate lobbying, I have to admit that is is the only reason that ANY legislation exits comittee.</p>
<p>Absolutely right TomH...as "wrong" as lobbying is, you just can't throw the baby out with the bath water. Rather than totally dumping the idea of lobbying/interest groups, maybe the gov't can work to pass laws to cut down on the corruption that comes with the money aspect of lobbying. I still hold that interest groups and lobbying is an integral part of our democracy. It is the pluralist theory of democracy...we can't just eliminate that in one presidential campaign...</p>