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Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination
An anonymous reader was one of many who noted that Barack Obama has claimed the Democratic nomination having secured enough delegates and super-delegates to claim victory. Of course, technically this assumes that the supers all vote as they say they will and they are free to change their minds. So no doubt we'll continue to hear debate on this subject until either the convention or Hillary steps down.
To be honest, Bush has been an embarrassment to the USA. Barrack can only do better (if he gets elected). The fact that there are numerous youtube videos that rip it out of a countrys president should be enough to make people want to vote him out.
So does Rightism. I'd rather my money went to the homeless alcoholic living under a railway bridge than the CEO of some megacorporation who has just wangled himself a massive tax break. You mean that you didn't get a tax break? Why not take that money and give it the poor drunk under the bridge and let me do what I want with mine? And unless you can give me an example of the government taking your money and giving it directly to a CEO of a megacorp, you are lying.
There is no "I disagree" mod for a reason. Flamebait, Troll, and Overrated are not substitutes.
Um..WRONG.
McCain is the MOST anti-torture candidate. THE MOST. PERIOD. He was extremely outspoken on the topic in the Senate, it's one of his areas of contention and strife between him and the current president. He has the moral high ground on this. He's literally been there, done that on the receiving end.
And yes, many people don't think of Obama as black, because he isn't. He is half white and half black - and a whole to neither. So all you "Obama hates all white people" folks out there, do you honestly believe he hates his mother and half of himself??
I dont think he hates his grandmother or mother. but could he think that black people are "owed" or deserve more attention and programs? Most (all?) black speakers in the past haven't really been for equality, but more for give us at the cost to you. So its only fair people are skeptical about Obamas intentions.
This could very well be a man who isn't for equality but political revolution. To some of you that sounds attractive. To me that scares the hell out of me. I'm afraid one day we will no longer be encouraged to be individuals and destroy our human spirit instead we will be encouraged to do what is best for the hive. After all I'm only one man, why should I be happy when society suffers? How very evil of me to want to be happy. We've seen that when social programs roll in so do the leeches from other countries to take advantage of it. That result would be that the U.S. no longer is a haven for hard working foreigners who are educated that come here to work and compete. It would inturn be a haven for the lazy foreigners who come here to drink beer.
Many of you see Socialism as a utopia, to others of us nothing sounds more terrible than looking alike, thinking alike and living alike cause that system is best for the hive.
Instead of modding me down how about replying and making me and others like me understand.
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