Quote from LodeRunner:
Disclaimer: Do not mistake the tone of this post to be anti-Obama. Come November, I will likely be voting for him just on principle....
Interesting post. I stayed away from this for a while because I wanted to see where it would run. I to am principled, but I will not be voting Obama. And oddly enough for many of the reasons that you cite. Including (and especially) the fact he had no clue about the differences between a Persian and an Arab, or a Sunni and a Shi'ite until he was briefed on the topic. I personally know one of the folks who was in on the session.
As a Chicagoan who is African American, and thinking, I'm getting a lot of direct info on this race this time that I CAN COUNT ON as facts. No press/handlers massaged statements, no media hype or doctoring. And many of my friends and associates who know how I roll (giggle), have asked me for honest insights and updates. Your point on voting against is so true. And it's heavy in both parties. Neither candidate has a real reason to vote for them. They'll both be running campaigns basically saying vote for me because I'm not the other guy!
Advisors in both parties have a define the other guy mentality and that has a heavy influence in the public realm that doesn't want to be politically incorrect. We have a healthy (???) knowledge that both camps must hide and minimize certain negative truths about their guy. And we all know that in politics the truth really hurts. It's the one area of the playground where complete disclosure of facts works against the guy offering the information.
Truth! Neither one of these candidates has a clue about how business works. Both of these candidates are flawed in their learning. Did you take a look at either of their school GPA's? Obama was no standout in school. He talks well with coaching and teleprompting, that's it. I've played basketball against him. He's left-handed and right footed, with absolutely no powergame. Just like his campaign. He's the guy in the shootaround with a bunch of white guys who gets choosen because of a stereotype. I claim he's soft, becuse he is! (And no he doesn't want Osama killed. Rather, he should have his day in court. And I can see the venue easily being the Ninth Circuit. Such a Hollywood show they'll produce.)
John McCain, the flaws there are about as lengthy. Even with his long track record, which actually stinks if your a republican, he sucks. The party is struggling because McCain is their version of "Jimmy Carter Inside." His answer or solutiuoin must always involve waffles. His strongest point is that he is a maverick. Has anyone actually looked at the definition of the word? And check this out:
144 Moby Thesaurus words for "maverick": Bohemian, Brahman, Indian buffalo, agitator, alien, ass, aurochs, beat, beatnik, beef, beef cattle, beeves, bigot, bison, bitter-ender, bossy, bovine, bovine animal, brawler, breakaway, buffalo, bull, bullethead, bullock, calf, carabao, case, cattle, character, cow, crackpot, crank, critter, dairy cattle, dairy cow, deviant, diehard, dissenter, dogie, dogmatist, donkey, dropout, eccentric, extremist, fanatic, far out, flower child, freak, free and easy, fringy, frondeur, hardnose, heifer, heretic, heretical, hermit, heterodox, hippie, hobo, hornless cow, informal, insubordinate, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, insurrecto, intransigeant, intransigent, kine, kinky, kook, last-ditcher, leppy, lone wolf, loner, malcontent, meshuggenah, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker, misfit, mule, muley cow, muley head, musk-ox, mutineer, natural, neat, nonconformist, nonjuror, not cricket, not done, not kosher, nut, odd fellow, oddball, oddity, offbeat, original, outsider, ox, oxen, pariah, perverse fool, pighead, positivist, purist, queer duck, queer fish, queer specimen, rara avis, rebel, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, screwball, sectarian, sectary, solitary, standpat, standpatter, steer, stickler, stirk, stot, subversive, swinger, traitor, tramp, type, ugly duckling, unconformist, unconventional, unfashionable, unorthodox, way out, wisent, yak, yearling, yippie, zealot, zebu
Which one of those words or definitions instills confidence that you can actually FOLLOW his lead? Which one clearly says he has a clue about what he's doing? Let me get this straight. We honestly respect his ability as a leader, primarily because he was captured and survived? McCain lives on the sympathy/empaphy dime. PERIOD! He has no solutions people!! If he's right about something and he sees you following his direction, you have to be concerned that he won't change direction in the middle of the game so he can stay a maverick. His personal version of shaking things up so-to-speak.
We generally hide our concerns in the knowledge that the candidates will surround themselves with sound and solid people to help them out. Ok.
Again BOTH of these need to be put out to pasture. As does the current occupant of the office, for other reasons. Obama's sphere of confidants stinks and is truly status based. They're mostly angry, radical, and controversial. Not because the press is shining that light on them, but because they are. That's how they make their respective livings. If they didn't take controversial postures, they'd have no status, clout, and most importantly WORK! Folks, they're important because they'll scream fire in the theatre. Even if there isn't one! That's what they do for a living!!
As for fiscal plans, if the need arose, neither of these candidates can balance their own check book. And we have them to choose from for running the country. McCain has no plan. Obama is respending the same dollar on at least ten plans that he is proposing to create. And we're hoping they choose a sound fiscal mind to back them up. Another weakness play. Pick me because I am going to be listening to so-in-so for advice. No one even remotely believes that any of the contestants has a well rounded knowledge base inside.
We'll truly be choosing between the best of two lousy once again! Fortunately they can only be in charge a maximum of eight years. Unless their wives run. Hey wait, didn't we just have an occurance of that recently. My memory is a bit fuzzy there. Take a minute out there and look at all the truths about these candidates, then take charge of your own direction because neither of these have a clue. As a hard working taxpayer I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!!
