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The Barack Obama Biography
Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961) is a U.S. Senator from Illinois. He is a member of the main Democratic Party. He has received international media coverage for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, delivered while he was still an Illinois state senator. As a senior lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Chicago law school, Obama won the open Senate seat by defeating former ambassador Alan Keyes. He is the only African American who is currently serving in the U.S. Senate, and the fifth in the entire United States history and the third since Reconstruction. The 2004 U.S. Senate election in Illinois made history as the first Senate election to feature black nominees from both major parties. Obama won the election in a landslide, with 70% of the vote to Keyes' 27%. He is junior senator to Richard Durbin. Obama is married to Michelle Obama, a Chicago native. They have two daughters: Malia Ann (born in 1999) and Natasha (born 2001).
His Early life Barack Obama was born at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii to Harvard-educated economist Barack Obama, Sr., a native of Kenya, and S. Ann Dunham, of Kansas. Ms. Dunham is a distant descendant of Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America; she is also part Cherokee Indian. At the time of Obama's birth, both his parents were students at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. "Barack" means "blessed" in Swahili. Of his years in Hawaii, Obama has written, "The irony is that my decision to work in politics, and to pursue such a career in a big Mainland city, in some sense grows out of my Hawaiian upbringing, and the ideal that Hawaii still represents in my mind." When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father eventually returned to Kenya, and he saw his son only once more before his death in 1982. Ann Obama married another East-West Center student from Indonesia. The family then moved to Jakarta, where Obama's half-sister Maya was born (Obama has other half-siblings from his father's later marriages). When Obama was ten he returned to Hawaii under the care of his grandparents, and later his mother, for the better educational opportunities. He was enrolled in the fifth grade at Punahou School, a prestigious academy that once taught the Hawaiian royal family. He graduated with honors.
His College experience and career Upon finishing high school, Obama studied for two years at Occidental College in California, before transferring to Columbia University in New York City. There he majored in political science, with a specialization in international relations. Upon graduation, he moved to Chicago, where he took up community organizing in the Altgeld Gardens housing project on the city's South Side. While in Chicago, he joined the Trinity United Church of Christ. He left Chicago for three years to study law at Harvard University, where he was elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated Magna Cum Laude. While working one summer at a corporate law firm in 1989, Obama met Michelle Robinson, whom he married in 1992. Robinson is also a graduate of Harvard Law. While in Chicago as a community organizer once again, Obama organized an aggressive voter registration effort that aided in the election of President Bill Clinton and Senator Carol Moseley Braun. The campaign registered over 100,000 voters. Soon after, his talents earned him a position at a local civil rights law firm, and he became a lecturer of constitutional law at the University of Chicago, where he served as a professor until his election to the U.S. Senate.
Barack Obama and Politics Illinois General Assembly In 1996, Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate from the south side neighborhood of Hyde Park, in Chicago. He served as chairman of the Public Health and Welfare Committee when the Democrats regained control of the chamber. The Chicago Tribune called him "one of the General Assembly's most impressive members." Regarded as a staunch liberal during his tenure in the legislature, he helped to author a state Earned Income Tax Credit which provided benefits to the working poor. He also worked for legislation that would cover residents who could not afford health insurance. Speaking up for leading gay and lesbian advocacy groups, he successfully helped pass bills to increase funding for AIDS prevention and care programs. In 2000, he ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 1st Congressional district against incumbent Representative Bobby Rush. After the loss, Obama rededicated his efforts to the state Senate. He authored one of the most progressive death penalty reform laws in the nation, under the guidance of his mentor, former U.S. Senator Paul Simon. He also pushed through legislation that would force insurance companies to cover routine mammograms.
His United States Senate campaign In 2004, Obama decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Peter Fitzgerald. In the Democratic primary, he trailed business tycoon Blair Hull and Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes. However, Hull was soon embroiled by allegations of domestic abuse. As Obama's name recognition rose, voters took a liking to the bright, charismatic senator. He won decisively in the March primary, dispatching the other six candidates easily, and winning more than 50 percent of the vote. Entering the U.S. Senate campaign, Obama had become a national Democratic star. He squared off against former Goldman Sachs partner and teacher Jack Ryan, the winner of the Republican primary. Ryan trailed Obama in the polls, and Obama opened up a twenty point lead after the media brought attention to the fact that Ryan had assigned an aide to stalk Obama. However, during the campaign, a California court ruling opened custody files from Ryan's divorce from actress Jeri Ryan, in which she alleged that he had brought her without her knowledge to sex clubs, intending for her to have sex with him in public. The files, which were part of the custody proceedings regarding the Ryans' young son, were opened as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Chicago Tribune and WLS-TV, a local ABC affiliate. Ryan had insisted that there was nothing damaging in the files, and many Republican leaders openly questioned Ryan's integrity following the release. Ryan was forced to leave the race on June 25, 2004, leaving Obama without an opponent. Keyes, a black conservative Republican, had an uphill battle, as Obama had high popularity across the state and Keyes had no ties to Illinois politics. During the time when he had no opponent, Obama campaigned across more conservative downstate areas that ordinarily served as the base for the Republican nominee. A Marylander, Keyes had established legal residency in Illinois with the nomination, the only requirement to run for office. The Chicago Tribune sarcastically greeted Keyes by editorializing: "Mr. Keyes may have noticed a large body of water as he flew into O'Hare. That is called Lake Michigan." Keyes's previous comments about U.S. Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton's run for Senate in New York, ("I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness to go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there, so I certainly wouldn't imitate it.") led many to call Keyes hypocritical. Keyes often rebutted this by pointing out that he was invited to run for the position in Illinois, whereas he claimed Clinton was not. After a campaign in which Keyes called Obama's position on abortion "the slave-holder's position" and also claimed that Jesus would not vote for Obama, Obama won handily in the general election. Obama received 70% of the popular vote, to Keyes' 27%. Keynote address Obama was chosen to deliver a keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, and became the third African American to do so. (The first was Barbara Jordan, at the 1976 Democratic National Convention, and the second was Harold Ford, Jr. at the 2000 Democratic National Convention.) His speech outlined his own family's pursuit of the American Dream, and his belief in a 'generous America'. His maternal grandfather, after serving in World War II, was the beneficiary of the New Deal's FHA and GI Bill and had high hopes for their daughter, because, as Obama said, "in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential". But he charged that "we have more work to do" for people who are not able to realize the American Dream, maintaining that self responsibility is an important component and people "don't expect government to solve all their problems". He criticized the Bush administration for not supporting troops in Iraq. He spoke of an enlisted Marine named Shamus from East Moline, asking, "Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us?" He continued: When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world. Finally he spoke for national unity: "Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America; there's the United States of America." Perhaps the most often quoted sound bite followed: "We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States." The address was generally regarded as a great success, thrusting Obama into the national spotlight (similar to New York Governor Mario Cuomo's address at the 1984 DNC).
Senate career Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 5, 2005. He ranked 99th out of 100 Senators in terms of official seniority (greater seniority brings greater privileges in the Senate), ranking ahead of only new Democratic Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado. In his first few months in office, Obama drew praise by his perceived attempts to avoid the limelight and devote large amounts of effort to being a Senator; a Washington Post article spread an anecdote of Obama refusing an upgrade to first-class on a flight home. In March of 2005, Obama announced that he was forming his own PAC, a move not usually undertaken until several years into a politician's career. In late March 2005, Obama announced his first proposed Senate bill, the Higher Education Opportunity through Pell Grant Expansion Act of 2005 (HOPE Act), which aims to raise the maximum amount of Pell Grant awards to help assist American college students with paying for their tuition. Obama announced the bill at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and said, "Everywhere I go, I hear the same story: 'We work hard, we pay our bills, we put away savings, but we just don't know if it's going to be enough when that tuition bill comes.'" The April 18, 2005 issue of TIME Magazine listed the 100 most influential people in the world. Obama was included on the list under the section of 'Leaders and Revolutionaries' for his high-profile entrance to federal politics and his popularity within the Democratic Party.
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just to let u know kim u shuldnt judge pple from were they come from u wuldnt like it if sumone did it to u........hve fun wen ur judgement day comes cuz god will get you.
First of all, the bad language you use only shows you are ignorant.Second , Obama was not born in Hawaii, he was born in Kenya, and therefore should not of been allowed to run for President. He is not even an american citizen. Do your research, and look for the truth. I guess no one cares that they voted in a muslium as our president. With that said he is our president and we should pray for him and be respectful of him even if we didnt vote for him.
I HATE PEOPLE WHO JUDGE OTHERS FOR THERE RACE OR COLOUR OF SKIN. im a white women and im proud to say that i support mr.Obama. I know that he will make a change for the americans and also for those hates him. If i was an american i will have given him my vote 100%. NO question asked. He may be a muslim...so wat? Who are u all to judge....At least he stood up to show that he can make a chnage. To you all who hates him for his skin colour or for what other reason u may have.....SHAME ON YOU.Mr.Obama at least stood up to his nation to give americans like him a chance in this world.
people that have racial hate against Barack Obama you should be really ashamed about your self or even just being a raciest is sad.i am glad Barack is president because he has indicated that he will stop racial hate in America and hopefully the world there is no need for it.i had to do a biography on Barack and he is a amazing person achived so much in his life time it is amazing to think that a person that grew up with out his father and being raised by his grandparents who wernt well off with money that he went to the best prep school in Hawaii.i am a 15 year old boy living in australia and i am proud to say that i am 100% with Barack and his changes to the world and the American Nation. I would like to think that i could do some of the things that Barack has done in his life and achieve as many things as he has. to Barack and his family good luck on your journy.Barack you will serve you country well in the changes you will make and the influnce on the world you have and i am looking forward to reading about the changes to the nation you will have.Good luck and enjoy it.=]
I think you all need to get over yourselves. He is the president now and there is nothing any of you can do about it. Go ahead...try to kill him but I am pretty sure with all his security gaurds none of you will get through to him. So, stop living in your fantisy worlds and deal with the present and the future. At least he has the balls to be President...whi ch im sure isnt a very easy job. How bout all of you that think he is such a shitty President give it a shot. I bet none of you guys would make it. Aint none of you better than him. And for all of you who think you know what it means to be a Christian you need to get your facts straight. And yes I realize im not a very good Christian cussing on here, and I never claimed to be. But you want to sit here and talk about how bad of a Christian he is, well you aint to good of one yourself. Talking crap about the President of the United States just cause hes African-America n or cause hes supposivly Muslim. Im sure God doesn't judge him for that. And you deffinatly dont have the right to. The only person that has the right to judge is God. Not you Not I Not Barack NOBODY! And if God wasnt happy with the way he is running our Country he would work his magic and make Obama not be our President. So how about you all get over yourselves and move on with your life. Face the fact that he is our president now and theres nothing you can do about it. Thank you for taking your time to read my opinion. Bye
I have a great deal of respect for what you are doing, however, how can you allow a persons life to be destroyed and give no help to him?Rember: this is a promise! The Lord sees everything, it's the little people in life that matter as well.Respectful ly ,your always faithful citizen Ricardo Obando, p.s. If you need help ending this war, just let me know, ill help you do it.
help to my interview to all of you? Is obama a good president even if he is a half american ?
I condem all who use filthy language against the great obama , you should never forget that he is the president , no individual go any right to abuse or use filthy lanuage against high official, I think he would prove to be the bes president among others,without differentiating caste or creed. ............lon g live obama. ,,,long live the world....
Ok, seriously. This is a professional website where the entire Nation is allowed to post comments about what they think about Barack Obama's biography. Not Barack himself. All of you people who are commenting are being rude and racial. If you have nothing to say but racial comments and crude sayings then please take yourself elsewhere. This is a promotional and very professional website. Not a chat room. Take it elsewhere.
I think that Barack Obama is going to be a great president. After all, he is the first black president.
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Targeting children, born & unbornRichard LandPosted on Jan 28, 2009NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Just a week into Barack Obama's presidency and we have several tragic reminders that we live in an increasingly anti-child culture, where too many adults ignore society's responsibility to protect children -- both born and unborn -- if it interferes with their adult "preferences" and "choices."Presi dent Obama was the most radically pro-choice candidate of a major party in American history, and during his campaign he pledged to Planned Parenthood' ;s supporters that he would never back down on this issue. Unfortunately, his Jan. 23 executive order overturning the Mexico City Policy may be just the first step in his fulfillment of that campaign pledge to his radical pro-abortion supporters.By a stroke of his pen, American taxpayers' money once again will be used in part to fund abortions that end the lives of our fellow human beings in other countries.A day earlier, in remarks on the 36th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision, Obama reiterated his commitment to protect a "woman's right to choose."More than 50 million babies have been aborted since the Supreme Court's decision in 1973, because at least one parent considered that child too expensive, too embarrassing, too disruptive, too much of a burden or just too inconvenient.An d it is not only the unborn that are being victimized. Even in the face of overwhelming bipartisan congressional action to protect our children from hardcore Internet pornography that corrupts their hearts and souls and steals their innocence, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Jan. 21 to review the Third Circuit Court's decision on the Child Online Protection Act, effectively killing this measure.This Act merely put the same restrictions on protecting children from hardcore material on the Internet that are currently placed on so-called "adult" book and DVD stores, with customers having to prove they are at least 18 years of age to gain entry.Unfortuna tely, the Supreme Court concluded that an adult's supposed "right" to see anything he wants to see online without having to identify himself trumped society's obligation to protect children from corrosive exposure to such spiritual toxic waste. Untold human suffering will be the result of this incredibly wrong decision.Since government has abdicated its responsibility, all reasonable adults must do everything they can to protect the children within their circle of influence from exposure to such spiritually and emotionally damaging material.--30-- Richard Land is president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
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all you racist ppl need to keep your comments to yourself!!! Obama is going to make change you will see and we'll be laughing when you dont believ it and you becom a life of complete hell!!! colored ppl r just like us we are all EQUAL!! we just hav differnent personalities and being unique is what we need unique means CHANGE!!
Mr. Obama is the voice of Future... The world is celebrating the success of Democracy.... Long Lived Obama .. Long Lived Democracy...
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all you MOTHERFUCKERS who are saying shit about obama are WHITE SHITTY TRAILER TRASH!you ing pieces of white shit love mcCain cuz of his ugly pale pubic ass!!!!!bitches OBAMA will bring FUCKEN changes!!!!you& #039;re blind hoes BLIND!!he' s not a en MUSLIM!he' s a damn christian you dumb white trailer trashes!!!!HAIL TO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!McCain can go en masturbate his white DICK!b4 you open your mouth get the en facts! YOUR RACIST LITTLE BITCHES!!!! get the FUCK outta this country or go hide in some en hut yu shitty WHITE TRASH! peace bitchesssssssss sssssssssssssss ssssssss!!!!!!! now go ride a horse YALLLLL!!!!!!!i bet McCain is like you fkin uncle and shit!
I sincerely believe that Obama is going to make a great impact on the U.S. I voted for him, it doesnt matter about someones color. I am a white american and im dating a black guy from kenya who now remains in the U.S. Why is he so much different from us just because the color of his skin? i love my boyfriend with all my heart. yeah my dads freaking you, but he'll get over it. Im so happy with Obama becoming our new president. I know he'll be able to fix bush's many mistakes. and Sarah Palin is seriously the dumbest person alive. no joke!! i love barack obama and my kenyan boyfriend!!
im with the kkk, so a vote for mccain is a vote for just about everyone that's not 100% white shit to get the death penalty the next time they speed or if they scam someone 5 cents. That's if they're alive after i bomb all the houses that aren't white! !!!!!!!!!!!!Im with the military and i suck an asshole looking for cock!
The person below is a ed up liar but still, vote Obama! or i kill ya family you mothering dick-cock-penis -ass loving freaks! I suck Sarah Palin' 9;s cock!
This is Obama. I do not appreciate that the person under me is saying those inappropriate things about me. I took a long ing year to become your president. And i love the people that love me. Im the bomb like TICK-TICK. OMG im soo POPULAR!!!
im with the KKK and i say obama im with mccain also all black people suck and for the record... im white =)
im so glad thst obama is president becauese america needs a president to make some changes
IM SO FUCKEN HAPPY DAT OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT I THINK DAT HE CAN MAKE ALOT OF CHANGES TP OUR WORLD..DATS HOW I FEEL IF YU LIKE IT OR NOT...HIT ME UP ON MYSPACE
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Please tell me the facts about Mr. Obama's chronological religious background, including such details as his upbringing and final selection of Christianity. Thank you.
BARACK OBAMA is now the hope for America. God bless America. Long Live America
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i'm really glad obama won. i really do pray that my country learns to vote for the right people and when they are voted in they attempt to make it a better place, because when i look at this country its not what i want to leave behind for my children
I would like to add also:::....I salute Mr. McCain for the courage to concede from the race..You are a true statesman. Here in our country,,,,even if the candidate lost the race already, they would always say : " I lost because they cheated on the counting"....To some its true but generally,,,,Go d help the Philippines...I pray and still hope that the people in the commission on elections will be guided accordingly by their consciences...
Congratulations to the newly elected President of the United States of America, PRESIDENT BARACH OBAMA. May you will be guided rightfully and I hope and pray that You, as President, and your government will be a role model to our government. I congratulate the federal election commission on how quick you were able to release the results of the poll. Here in the Philippines,,, it takes weeks, months to come up with the results, and sad to say, with fraud!I believe in your sincerity, Sir. And I wish you all the luck. God bless.
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Obama is truely a reformer.Nobody should doubt him.
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I like Barack Obama to remain the president because he will change situation and make life better for us.Going to U,S.A may not be much as use to be becuse we suffer tomuch in Africa
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I am appalled at some of the ignorant, racist comments posted here. Notabley, most of these postings are composed of misspelled words, incomplete sentences and inaccurate statements, if not outright lies. If the people posting these tirads are the furure of the conservative movement in this country, heaven help the GOP. I am a 56 year old white male from rural Wisconsin, and I proudly worked for and voted for Barack Obama. I voted for him not because he is black, but rather because he thoughtful, well informed and open to other views and the needs of all people, including the world community. To those who claim we are a Christian nation, we are not. Our country was based on concepts that are based not only in Christianity, but in the general concepts of good and justice that are shared by many religions and cultures. I was raised Christian. What I was taught was that Jesus loved all, helped all, without regard to their beliefs or the color of their skin. If you readers who claim to be Christian would review the life of Christ, including His proclaimation that all His followers should treat all people with the same respect and consideration shown Him, perhaps you may wish to reevaluate your very un-Christian positions.
Didn't vote for him. Not racist...just intelligent enough to listen closely to what he says (or doesn't say) when asked direct questions. Any idiot can read a speeh written by someone else and sound highly intelligent when they just have to read from a TelePrompTer. People should REALLY listen to how he avoids answering the hard questions. Listen to how he fumbles for words to answer on the spot questions. He has not fully disclosed his agenda to the American public. He is a "poser" and people will find out soon enough...even the ones who voted for him without giving it serious consideration. Also, I'm REALLY tired of people claiming that people who didn't vote for him are possibly racist. One African-America n said on the radio that he did not vote him either. He didn't agree with his moral values/ethics and didn't want his taxes to be raised. People who voted for him just because he is "black"....now that is racist. First of all, he is not "black". He is bi-racial, yet notvery proud of his white heritage, apparently. Second of all, people should not vote for someone just because of his/her skin color. Third, many people who voted for him were being prejudiced against the other candidates. They said McCain is too old, which is stupid and discriminatory. At least he has more wisdom that a JUNIOR senator! Some didn't want Hillary or Palin because they are women. That is sexist and again, stupid. Furthermore, just because Obama spent a few years in Indonesia as a child and just because he has relatives in Kenya and just because he visited a few countries does not mean he has foreign policy experience. People were criticizing Palin for "lack of experience" but she has more experience than Obama. She is a governor. He is just a JUNIOR senator. Also, he had help from democratice cronies and the liberal media in winning some of his previous elections. Who do you think spent time digging up dirt on other candidates so that a "bad light" would be cast on them and make Obama look like a saint? Wake up people. He is not the "messiah" as some keep referring to him. People will find out soon enough. So, in the meantime, I hope all who voted for him enjoy their short-lived victory.
Barack Obaba is out for a general change and progress. His is not going to fight for the Americans alone. His is strucgling to change the world as a whole. Obaba's polical background is firm and I will stand and hold strong on his policies.He his a great man for the people.Towai FrancisCameroon ian, presently in Tokyo- Japan.
I was currently asked to write an informative speech for class. I came to this web site to find some detailed information on an Intelligent man, who was elected president by all the American people. I was appalled and shocked at some of the comments I saw. So what if the man is an muselm. Who cares that he choses to practice the religions of another. that is the damn problem with the American people now! Have we forgot that this country was built to escape religous persicution, or are we the mindless twits that many countries now perceive us to be. Give the man a chance he can't screw up the country and more that the 43 other christianized, prostant catholics idoits we have already put in charge.
Where do you get your "facts"?? Hilarious! Want news? Go to CNN.com. They have a very good fact checker page, if you don't want to read alot. Get your arguments from reputable news sources not hearsay from hate mongers and bloggers. Anyone can make up conspiracies, and not back them up with verifiable fact. Barack Obama has an impeccable character and has great class, wisdom and moral fortitude. Watts and Keyes are no longer in politics for alot of reasons. Keyes is a Christian separatist now. Watts said that HE MIGHT vote for Barack Obama. This was prior to the election!!!! (though he said he was still undecided and but would not vote for McCain-just to be fair). Neither was considered for the presidency by their party. Revelations calls for signs and a timeline and people have been saying the end is near since Christ died. It doesn't say that any person will usher in the antichrist. None of the signs refer to Barack Obama at all. Your suppositions are ludicrous. HMM? Wonder why?? I could say much more, but I'm a little tired of all of this. Barack Obama is President-elect , with or without your support. However, I am a Christian as well, and I will pray for you young one. Read your bible very, very closely! Fellowship is good and necessary, but man is fallible, imperfect. Create your own personal relationship with God, the Father and with Jesus, the Christ. The claims you are making could be interpreted as sin. "Judge not lest ye be judged".... "Bear not false witness".... "The wicked is snared by the transgression of his (her) lips: but the just shall come out of trouble". "Love your neighbor"...And most importantly---- -"Matthew 24:36 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not... Even the angels in heaven and the Son don't know. Only the Father knows". ... "But asto that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven ..." Do you presume to know the mind of God???? Got a crystal ball?? All persons must face Him in judgment in the end. Luke 6:42 says "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye"!!!!! .Cleanse your heart and spirit, as yours is the only one you can truly save at this point.....READ YOUR BIBLE, REVIEW YOUR ACTIONS....Then act as Jesus would. I'm done. God Bless.
i didnt vote for Obama. i will not support Obama. he is a lier and a deceiver. his intentions are evil and he will usher in the antichrist wait and see. this is a sad day for america but a day that had to come to bring the end of days and the soon return of jesus christby the way .. slam me for not liking Obama but dont say i am a racist because i would have voted for JC Watts or Alan Keys. both are black and both are men of integrity unlike Obama
Wow!!! It's a new day in America. It is the 21st century. We are moving toward a more intellectual and civil future. One that is all inclusive. Hate and unintelligent discord is to be shunned. Anyone who cannot express his displeasure in a more respectful tone, without grossly unproductive, divisive epithets does himself more of a disservice than anyone he tries, unsuccessfully, to disparage. More laughable, than to be taken seriously.Barac k Obama is our President-elect . He has proven to the most reasonable, thinking persons that he deserves to be where he is. I, myself, am glad that a predominance of the nation and the world is evolved enough not to subscribe to such small mindedness and pettiness. That type of thinking is passe' and is the defensive of those who cannot express themselves in a rational manner, or think past his own misery and limited scope or experience.My suggestion is that, instead of criticizing others so vehemently, that you take alot of time to analyze your own views and unwarranted rage. Where does it come from and why? Better yet, what does it ultimately benefit you in the end?I find that most people who react in such ways-- irrational unfounded rages and who harbor feelings of nonsensical hatred toward people of other ethnicities, do so only to try to gain some feeling of superiority ....out of fear....because they have very low self worth and an unfulfilled life. Moreover, their lives are usually surrounded by persons of the same lowly, pessimistic, mostly uneducated existence. Sad....So do yourself a favor. Take a class or two, get out more, find a better quality of friends, and open yourself up to the experience of what the real world has to offer. You'll never regret it, I promise you.There is so much more to life than hate. There are so many wonderful and enriching relationships that are waiting for you when you embrace other cultures and people different than yourself. You'll learn so much.... and find that there is good and bad in every culture, race, even in families. Yet we all have the same basic needs and desires. What a wonderful country we live in where this is so easily possible, right within our own borders. Race does not matter, only to fools. But since the subject has been broached, here are some facts....If you want to know why Barack Obama is considered black here's a link you should be interested in:en.wi kipedia.org/wik i/One-drop_rule I am multi-racial, mixed with 4 different races, and consider myself a proud African-America n. Yet I love and embrace and learn from everyone. All races, religions and backgrounds. It has enriched my life beyond measure and given me a broader scope and a better, more mature understanding of my country and the world.That being said...Here 9;s something else.In addition, you cannot have it both ways. You cannot claim someone as your own ethnicity only when it suits you.Barack Obama is 1/2 Black on his fathers side (Muslim is a religion, not a race, and his father was born pure Kenyan, brought up Muslim, and became an atheist before Barack III - our president-elect , was born). His mother was White (of English and Irish decent, with a very small amount of American Indian-per his maternal grandmother). He is not 1/16th Black as has been previously stated, he is one half black. Further dilution would come from his mothers side only.The One Drop Rule has been in effect in the United States virtually since this country's inception. Persons with any Black ancestry on either side are considered Black and have been treated as such, always. In addition, they must define themselves as Black whenever giving information for statistical purposes, according to our government.Bara ck Obama has members of his extended family who are other races, including his sister. But his individual genealogy is as stated above. Yet he loves his family all equally, and without prejudice as I do. What a more wonderful place this would be if we all did.Finally, why is it so threatening to some when African Americans exhibit pride in their collective accomplishments ?? It should take nothing away from you, if you feel genuine pride in yourself and where you come from.Our pride in the accomplishments of our community is not to lessen of the pride you should have in yours. Nor is it racism, unless it is used in an attempt belittle or malign another. That's not the case with 99% of the African-America n Community. Like I previously stated, there is good and bad to be found in all groups...We should all have pride in our respective cultures, and strive to respect , share in and learn to understand others. This will alleviate the fear and small mindedness that at many times almost destroyed this, the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.These are the facts. Get with reality, or sadly, get left behind.Love to all, and God bless us all.
Stop talking about black or white. Who cares? What's important is his policies, and the advisors he has. Obama is a breath of fresh air after George Bush, though whether he'll be able to do anything after Bush has tried to spend his way out of global recession is anyone's guess. LIke it or not, Obama is here for the next four years.
The ones that are on this page saying ugly things about Barack Obama. I hope your lights be the first one to be cut off, your house be the first one to go in foreclosure. You are so blind that you can't see when something good slaps you in the face. I tell you what, since you think that Barack can't be your President...don 't have your hand out when the wealth start falling. Now, if you feel so strongly about Barack not being a good President, go to McCain and ask him to help you stay in your house, keep your lights on, or help you get a better job so you can feed your children. What you need to do is stop looking at the color of a person and look at the heart of a person. Yes Barack is half black, but he could have said at the end of his address after becoming president-elect and said..I'M ONLY GOING TO HELP BLACK FOLKS", but after all the name calling (you are a nigga)...you this and that....he said that you might not have voted for me, you might not think i'm your President, but i'm still going to be your President...bas ially saying i still got your back. I think God it's him and not me because after reading some of the things on this page...i would personally come to you house and put you out....and i'm a save women. But it was God through him that gives him compassion for everybody...eve n the ones that call him nigga. See you got to grow up and get a mind for you self and stop living in your parents mind set. The country is at a low point right now, and anyone white, black, gold, or purple wants to come in and CHANGE the way things are going...i' m all for it. So change your mind set and do your research before you judge a person. I feel Barack loves you just like God loves you. So remember JESUS saves and all that negitively in your bones doesn't mean a thing to Barack, but it's God that you will have to answer to on judgement day. Be Blessed!!!!!!
I am appalled to see there is racism still in America. Blacks are good enough to watch on a movie screens, dribble or throw a ball or even date or marry whites but not to run our country. McCain was a P.O.W that means he got caught. Don't look at that as him being more qualified then Obama. I respect Obama's vision on things. Not because he is black and he is BLACK (if you have any black in you as whites would say you are black) I am tired that when it is convenient for some white americans they use the race card. Whites got Tiger Woods can we at least have Obama? Whites buy our music, eat our food, have sex with our black women and or men, eat at our tables and now got to watch a " Educated Powerful Black Man" run our nation. I will end this by saying, educate yourselves, because if you did you would know the facts: 95% of African Americans, 67% of Latin Americans and 44% of White Americans voted for Obama. So don't be mad at blacks be mad at your white friends that did not tell you they voted for Obama. I think the ignorant comments were made by those that don't know better. If you are a Christian you would know GOD does everything for a reason. Let's all pray for Obama because he has a long rode ahead. A black man still after all these years cleaning up SHIT behind a white man. Bye, Bye BUSH!!! And guess what, you can Bitch all you want but OBAMA is still PRESIDENT!!! LMAO!!
I think it's wonderful we have Obama as President. He is working for the benefit of all, and that's all that matters.
hahahah nevermind i fixed it bitces
I am so ing sick of all you fuc*ing n*ggers voting for Obama because hes black. HES NOT EVEN FULLY BLACK YOU DUMB FUCK ASS BITCHES! anyways; I think McCain should have won.Obama is the fuc*ing anti-Christ, he is going to f*ck up our system like your dads f*cked you in the ass when you were born.im not even racist and im so fu*king sick of going to school and getting into arguments with fuc*ing freshman n**gers that dont even know what the f*ck their fu*king talking about. all they f**king know is that Obama is black and hes going to make change for a-fuc*ing-meric a! and if any of you dumb bitches disagree with me f**k you i dont fuc*ing care; your probably just some poor ass nig*ers that wants a stupid ass ni*ger president to get you some fu*king food stamps
or ing....just put . or whatever sounds good
btw if it says king put FUCK in front of it
I am so ing sick of all you ing s voting for Obama because hes black. HES NOT EVEN FULLY BLACK YOU DUMB FUCK ASS BITCHES! anyways; I think McCain should have won.Obama is the ing anti-Christ, he is going to up our system like your dads ed you in the ass when you were born.im not even racist and im so ing sick of going to school and getting into arguments with ing freshman s that dont even know what the their king talking about. all they ing know is that Obama is black and hes going to make change for a-ing-meric a!and if any of you dumb bitches disagree with me you i dont ing care; your probably just some poor ass that wants a stupid ass president to get you some ing food stamps.
best wishes for chief obama sir , all success for your future.
I thought we were given the eyes to see?! Obviously a lot of us are so blinded with hate that we can't see whatever good that's left. Maybe we should stop and think for a moment. Maybe were black, white or brown, it is not our color that drives us, it is what we do that does. We already have so much hate in this world, do we really need to add more?
Stephanie you are such a racist bitch.Dont judge someone on their religion. Like your religion is something better. U stupid bitch. And for all of you who have a problem with black ppl, u know what if it wasnt for black ppl, Amerika would be nothing and nobody, and take a look around all theose Amerikan girls love getting ed by black guys and arabic guys cause white amerikan guys suck... so shut the up and live with the fact that he is our president.. stupid bitches...
Stephanie you are such a racist bitch.Dont judge someone on their religion. Like your religion is something better. U stupid bitch.
it is unfair to judge someone from his religion.
I don't like Obama because he is muslim and he won't salute to the American flag. He never fought for our country like McCain did. He is inexperienced and unlearned. I think he is the Anti-christ. You shouldn't live in America or especially be the President if you can't salute the American Flag. When the s--- hits the ceiling fan everyone that voted for him will be sorry!!!! Clinton messed up America and Obama is just going to finish the job.
OBAMA HAS NEVER HAD AN AMERiCAN FlAG ON HiM. HE WANT PUT HiS HAND ON HiS CHEST WHEN THE NATiONAl ANTHEM iS SUNG OR WHEN THE PlEDGE OF AllEGENCE iS BEiNG SAiD!
Has anyone seen Barrak Salute Our Flag, Cover His Heart during our National Anthem or the Pledge Of Allegence ?? Show any Respect to our Nations symbels of FREEDOM !!!Does anyone Know This Guy ?????
HEP HEP HOORAY!!! HAIL PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! SALUTE!!!
screw obamayall just like him cuz hes black
PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!
Let's have Obama put his money where his mouth is.. All I can say, "little less talk , and alot more ACTION!!!!!!!!! !!!! GOD HELP US !!!
this new president is the answer of the suffering and grief to all the people around the globe who hates WAR...... I hate WAR....... it's my 1st time to mind so much for USA election because I like win even if I am not American, Im happy he WIN the presidential election.I feel like he is my president... what ever support I can contribute I am willing to do so. May God Bless you Sir Barack Obama Congratulation
Thank you president obama. Well, we hope that you are going to assist we Zimbabweans from Mr Mugabe who is holding on power. We have suffered a lot. People are hungry but he is power thirst its no longer power hungry. Where are you the United Nation? SADC or AU are doing nothing because they like Mugabe. help us please, we will always pray for your hand and God's Help. thank you
i relly congractulate uncle obamaon behalf of a 44th president of america.i hope that he will rule thwe rest of the world in a right way with huge profits and eradicating the poor in the world.thank u very much obama.hmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmaaa aaaai love u uncle
It's scary to read some of these comments. There are too many uneducated, ignorant people voting. Pick up a book or a newspaper and read. There is a cure for stupidity!
what is #039. anybody ?
PEOPLE CAN BE SO RUDETECHNICALLY IF U DUMB FUCKS WHO R RACIST SEE THAT OBAMA IS BLACK AND WHITE AND YALL ARE JUST AFRAID TO SEE HIM SUCCEED BECAUSE YOU THINK A WHITE MAN HAS MORE POWER BUT THRU GODS EYES WE ARE ALL THE SAMEI AM WHITE AND I AM VOTING FOR OBAMA NOT BECAUSE OF SKIN COLOR BUT BECAUSE OF HIS VISION FOR THIS COUNTRY
EXCUSE YOU INCOHERENT RACISTS STUPID PEOPLE OBAMA HAS A WONDERFUL ViSION FOR THIS CoUNTRY! IF YOU THiNK YOU CAN DO A BETTER J0B YOU SHOULD'VE RAN FOR PRESIDENT! DUMB ASSES!
I've heard Obama will not salute when the Pledge of Allegiance is spoken. Is this true???
If I were an American, I would vote for McCain because the USA's a christian country. Yes, he is, but conservative. But he's wise, more experienced and won't make any hash decisions!
LOL It is just so pathetic to see racism and stupidity in grown men and women. OBAMA IS BLACK AND HE WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT BECAUSE THIS ELECTION IS IN GOD'S HANDS. There is nothing you can do to stop it from happening. You can stay angry and miserable when he becomes president as well. You people who claim Obama is evil are descendents of the evil klu klux klan members, portuguese terrorists, and slave masters who have been terrorizing everyone for years. You narrow-minded people teach your children these same racist views from your ancestors. Karma is a bitch though...
GOD HELP AMERICA IF OBAMA WINS, I AM ON GOD'S SIDE, NOT A MAN-WHO HAS SO MANY EVIL PEOPLE SURROUNDING HIM.GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND NO EVIL IN THE WHITE HOUSEVOTE MC CAIN/PALIN.
Arie, you made me sick too! What, aren't you a Christian? What are you then? A Muslim?????
the guy,obama,is a man of the mases.he's got a lot to deliver if given d chance.
I have read, and investigated, listen to interviews, and kept up with Senator Obama, for the past 21 months. I feel he is just, honest, fair, and ingenious for all people. I am voting for Senator Obama because of his great qualifications, he knows, what people under the Middle Class is going through. SENATOR OBAMA, I ASK YOU TO "TEACH ME HOW TO BE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER." Please. Respectfully,Br enda
Arie, you just made me puke
What is it of your business who paid for his college education? He has one! For all of you who are asking who paid for his college tuition; I have one question for you did you go to college, and for that matter did you graduate from high school? Most of you can not even type, much less from what I can see spell correctly. Before you throw the bible (the greatest book of fiction, there written), why don't you read it yourself, from beginning to end; oh and don't forget the scrolls that most religions don't want you to know exists. Before asking where did he come from-Why don't you research your heritage. Do you know where your People came from? Is it really where you think? Or are you from somewhere that is not on a map? It is not what color you are, but how you treat others. Why do you need free stuff? Somethings come with prices that are not seen. It is so much better when you have worked hard for what you have.For people who throw stones--You should not live in glass houses. I am one for change, we are all human and human nature can be mean and vendictive; but I think we can change. Over come these religions and ideas that are everyone's obsticales that are stopping us from becoming one. We will never succeed in peace with all this gibberish. Put down all your predujice thoughts and actions.Let there be no more kings, queens, or peasants; let there be one. If you not cut us, do we not bleed? That is what is stopping this nation, this world from going forward. "WE" will be our own destroyer--not some antichrist...Pu t down the bible, put down the crosses, put down the guns, knives, thoughts, slanders.If it betters our world.......... ........ Then let there be ............. LIGHT (as you Christians would say?)
OBAMA CABINET MIGHT LOOK LIKE THIS, JESSE JACKSON, ALSHARPTON, KWAME KILPATRICK, MARION BARRY, OJ SIMPSON, MIKE TYSON, MIKE VICK...NOW THATS SCARY!!
vote for obama, black people need more power, more money, more rights, more free stuff like welfare, food stamps, bmw's, cribs.
I hope Obama wins because that guy has change the face of politics in America. He has affected me in so many ways. Here in Nigeria, i hate politics and politicians because they are unintelligent and criminals but with what i ve seen in Obama & Hilary, i must say that i'm impressed. I don't know where and how to do it but i must be like Obama. I can not finish my day and ve a fulfilled day without listening to Obama. I nearly lost my job cos of Obama cos he is a being to learn from. Obama i love you and am ready to die for. Even if you do not win i still want you to be my teacher and my mentor in every facet of life.
i will be voting for him because i think he is better than mcain. we dont need a nother bush in office we need someone new and that is obama!!!!!!!!!
IT DOESNT MATTER WHO WINS, OR WHO DOESNT, THE WORLD ISNT GONNA GET ANY BETTER, THE POOR IS ALWAYS GONNA BE POOR AND THE RICH IS GONNA GET RICHER. SO DONT WASTE YOUR TIME VOTEING!!!!!!!! GOD IS THE ONLY PRESIDENT PRAY
Referring to his campaign about working plan for the shake of ordinary people, his education and practical background, as well as his descent, Obama has been inspring not only US citizens but also people from many part of the world, i.e. from Europe, Africa and Asia. In addition, the fact that during the last some years the US leadership in the world has been decreasing and delusion of sympathy on US from the eyes of world citizens, it is hoped that Obama not only will be the US President, but also be A Charismatic World Leader who can bring peace, tolerance and shelter for world citizens.
I support him because of his youthfulness.
Its your prerogative! I really dont care if you vote for obama! I like a person who is an idealist because they can sway a persons insight to things that are happening aroud them. A great leader must have a charismatic figure, like all the great leader in our history, alexander the great rally his men half around the world, and how did he do that??? by instating to his men great morale. Adolf HItler! His also an idealist, but i didnt like him anyway. what im saying is that, with all that is happening in this country, obama is the only one who can unite the people. American people needs transparency in their government. and most of all they need a leader who can give them hopeeeeee!!!! in the coming years! So why not try the guy named OBAMA! Ü
I'm entertained by all of the bible thumping....goi ng to hell in a handbasket..... .chicken little....the sky is falling......sc ared of their own shadow or afraid something different than them can think above and beyond them. I guess being inferior can be a little scary...huh? Vote Obama!
Obama means graet, that means is a greate man, any time i see him on Tv he takes my attention, his great words, his greate vision not only for America but for the world as a whole. So lets vote for obama then the world will change for better. Am a Sierra Leonean leaving in Sierra Leone. once more i like obama not because his is black man, i have one belief that he will make a difference in the world.
I strongly Barack will make a very good president.
First of all, I would like to say that there are people who don't want to see Barack president simply because of his race. For those thay want to keep throwing out he associates with terrorists, you fail to listen to the facts, you just want to believe that . Some people just say anything and don't have any idea of what they are talking about. It is so sad how prejudice people are. One thing I truly believe is that God is still in control and everything happens for a reason. There is a time and a season for everything. If Obama becomes the next president, then it is his season. For the ones that are prejudice because of the color of a person's skin or thier background, is just plain ignorant and selfish. why do people keep saying "His lack of experience", the one's you consider with experience doesn't seem to make wise decsions. excuses,excuses ,excuses. You just don't want Obama to become president simply because of his race. Yes people are entitled to theit own opinions, but if you are racist that is just what you are, just be real about it, because one thing for sure whats in you will come out, and you can't hide it very well because it is called hate and that is a strong emotion. So let go and let God.
This comments are for those people that have common sense---that� 39;s all it takes. I would like to thank John McCain for serving for our country. My father served in World War II as an infantry man who fought in the snow along hundreds of heroes dying by his side. My father in law fought in the Korean War. My husband and brother served in Vietnam. But they never brag about it because it was their duty. By people daily repeating that he is a hero is not going to help our country get back on its feet. For that nut that stated that if Obama wins we will be doomed. Well, buddy, we have been doomed for the past 8 years. Can you imagine Palin replacing McCain if something were to happen to him---of course, if he would get elected? This is one of the reasons that I am voting for Obama. Besides he is the only person that can help us become once again--the most powerful and respected country in the world. So for all of you that are just plain ignorant and prejudice, get off your high horse and vote for Obama if you have a brain. McCain can still help him as a staff member--but he has to learn how to be around poor and middle class people.
You people for Obama are all nuts!! Wake up people. Read the Bible and then decide if you are going to vote for him. If he wins, we are all doomed - it's doom's day!!!!!!!!!!
I can see there are a lot of differing opinions out there concerning the election. I have heard people on both sides raising their candidate above the other. Several are saying they'll vote for the "Black" guy or the "White" guy. Or they have used several derogatory words to describe one another. Don't let race or religion be your determining factor. In the Constitution it specifically calls for a separation of Church and State. also, nowhere in there does it say you have to be any specific color either. The only requirements are to be 35 years old or older and a Natural born American citizen. Barack Obama has come to political power quite recently and has not established a record of a lengthy time in order to disclaim himself. John McCain has been in politics for approximately 30 years, giving him an extensive record of service in the U.S. Senate. Both men have been well educated, McCain at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. and went on to serve for the US Navy during the Vietnam conflict. Obama started out in community college in Los Angeles, Ca eventually moving to Harvard Law School. Check out for yourself what each candidate has accomplished. Do not vote for race or because of the MEDIA. They have shown an exxagerated bias throughout all of this. I'm personally voting for John McCain because he has bled for this country and has put his life on the line to protect the principles and values that have made this country the greatest nation in the world. When Nov 4 comes around think about that. I do wish a great deal of luck to whoever wins the election because they will surely need it.
it is unfortunate that people throw in the race card at obama ,instead fo listining to this incredible and interlgent young man. i think he will make a great president.
Obama is half white and half black. I am half American Indian and white. I look white and am and speek of my Indian heritage. Obama looks black and speeks of his black heritage. My Great Grand Father Chief Sitting Bull would say half breed is truth. Other guy speek with truth. 1/2 Breed
well i think the WHITE house is called the white house for a reason and if obama is picked blacks will just get even MORE rights! oh and by the way, he says he's a christian and all but the whole gay and lesbian marriage thing is a sin!!!! Finally abortion is wrong! thats killing a human that you made so if you don't want them don't make em'!!!!!!! !!
November 3rd has been marked the worlwide day to fast and pray for Barack Obama between noon and 1:oopm; giving up one meal for the day. Instead of eating, pray for the following three things:1. Pray for the Hand of God to move in a mighty way over this election2. Pray that this election will be handled in a fair and honest manner in a way that pleases God3. Pray for the protection of Obama and his familyIf you are on medication and have to eat something during that time, ask God to speak to your heart and tell you what to give up.Mark your calendars for November 3rd for ALL OBAMA SUPPORTERS.OBAM A FOR US PRESIDENCY NOVEMBER 4. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO OBAMA TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
What has muslim religion got to do with the presidency of Obama. Our ecenomy is batered. The surpluses made by Clington has been wasted. Obama is the only person to build on our batered economy and make us proud one more of being Americans. Guys let us use our heads in thinking who the next US president is. Bravo Obama Bravo America. Come November 4, we are taking you to the White House. Vote for Obama for better America.
He carrys the smile the youths need, He is young and has vigor, He has the power to carry youths along. I will be voting for him becuase I believe in him, he can deliver.
Although I am concerned with Obama's lack of experiece in the political ring, part of me is asking "could this be a good thing?" I have watched many good people become corrupt in the polical "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" venue. What it really boils down to though is the simple fact that 8 years ago I had a decent life with only minor worries. I am a 50 year old hardworking American and I am scared to death that I may never be able to retire. I am afraid that I may have no or minimal health benefits as a senior citizen. My parents are already struggling, what is in store for my children?All I know is that we need change. I know nothing monumental can happen in four years, but we need someone to make a start.It is time to start taking care of our own. No more wars with countries that are not attacking us. No more immigration until we can take of American born citizens and their children. Disaster relief is one thing, but it must be reciprocated. I watched my sisters family, both ex military lose everything after Katrina and no one helped them. Is this the America I was raised to believe in? No! We need change!
Would like to know how Mr. Obama's higher education at Columbia and Harvard was paid.
Obama is da man, with a serious plan-for ecomonics change and growth, suck on that you damn caribou barie
i would like to vote for obama i think he's amazing candidate to be the next president of america, i believe he make it hi.... mr Obama you are the winner n the best choice for all , im sure He is the one n im really vote for Mr Obama.GO....GO. ...GO.... OBAMA.!!
Well, I have to agree with Scott. He has a lot of good points...it 9;s not about race or religion. But I do think Obama is the best choice for our country.
With the election this close people need to put their priorities at the fore front. The reason that our parents, and our parent's parents, and yes even we choose to live in this great nation is the fact that this is a democracy. Bigoted uninformed views have no place at the polls. It has been brought up countless times in this forum that many people think that Barack Obama interacts with those of the Muslim faith. Some people imply, though he has been a practicing Christian for many years, that he is Muslim in faith. I have to ask everyone a question: Why does a religion matter when it is extremist groups that we as a nation are fighting against? There are extremist groups in all religions, be they Catholic, Lutheran, Jewish, Mormon, or anything else for that matter. We were attacked as a nation, yes, but Muslims are not to blame, people are to blame for those actions, regardless of what they believe. If Barack Obama does infact believe in the tenents of the Muslim faith, that is his right as an American, just as much as it is anyone else's right to be Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Mormon, or Muslim. Some people say that he is linked to terrorists within this nation. What I have to ask is, what proof is there? There is hearsay. The fact that something was in his past, over 15 years ago, means that the man is trying to move on, and move past someone that he knew and is trying to disassociate himself with that person. This is not incriminating definitive evidence, this is mudslinging. Now that those things have been said, I am going to be torn apart by those McCain Supporters. But I have no problem with the man. What people voting in this election must look at is not Religion(One of our greatest and most beloved presidents was JFK, which at the time the fact that he was Catholic made people uncomfortable, which to many of us now seems ridiculous). We should look at facts and look at policy. The presidential candidate who is most in line with our own belief system. I do not begrudge anyone who votes for McCain, if they do it for the right reasons. As for me, I will stand up and help champion Obama. I believe that the man will do the best job that he can, and fight for the things that I believe need to happen in this great nation. So to everyone who reads this I challenge them to stop looking at things in terms of Race, or religion. Start looking at the world in terms of idea's and actions. Most of all, we live in a democracy, unless you go out and vote you have no right to complain if things don't go your way. In my opinion the only ones who have a right to complain are those who are under the legal voting age, and those who cast their ballots in November. All that we have to go on as a nation is the facts and who we believe will do the better job for the four years that they are in office. So America, go vote for who you believe in.
VOT3 OB@M@ FOR 2008 PREZIDENTAL ELECTIONZ!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!McCa in u 2 damn old nd Palin u bore da hell out of me
You people that say that your voting for obama over mccain just because "mccain and bush sucks, and obama is awesome" wow let me ask you something, are you still in high school? grow the up seriously? and bush doesnt even have anything to do with this. im sure that obama is a nice guy in person, but somebody that has been linked to a terrorist group, voteing fraud, use your heads. If you cut taxes that much then people will want more that is just human nature 4 years from now people will go to thinking that they are being treated like shit again.....im not voting because of race that racism bullshit was for ever ago, so if anybody is voting because of race then your acting like a ing preschooler that goes for either side.....
i so <3 barack obama
wow, can't we all just get along?everyone is entitled to their opinions, let's not call names, or be so hostile.
OBAMA IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!! !!_@#3
if someone that is voing for mccain racist to black people then everyone voting for obama is racist to wight people you no there are more forms of raciism than just twords black people race has nothing to do with this campagn
WOW....DONT GET ME WRONG IM NOT FOR EITHER CANDIDIATE BUT SOME PEOPLE ON HERE SOUND PRETTY IGNORANT. WHATS THE NEED FOR CALLING PEOPLES BITCHES OR RACIST? EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINIONS. I HAVENT REALLY DONE RESEARCH ON EITHER CANDIDATE BUT IF YOU ARE GONNA MAKE A PUBLIC OPINION YOU SHOULD DO RESEARCH FIRST AND HAVE SOMETHING INTELLIGENT TO SAY. TAKE WHO OUR LEADER IS GOING TO BE MORE SERIOUS THAN NAME CALLING.
Vote for OBAMA~!!! 2008-2010=]]
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Could post several things but here is one thing to think about. If Obama is going to raise taxes on large corporations, let's say Mattel toys, how will they make up this increase? They'll charge more for their toys! They won't pay the taxes. YOU WILL! Also, if their taxes are higher in the good old USA, they'll go to a foreign country to get the cheaper taxes, taking YOUR jobs with them. Obama's tax breaks 'sound 9; good, but in reality, you will be paying more for your goods and services, even plumbers!
november 4th is my biethday and i would definrtly like too see Barack Obama as our president. Mccain ur old and wrinkly and i dont c ur point. u and sarah palin are juss as rasisct as old of those old people who are crippled and cant even spell cat. So if u dont want america to be run by senior citizens vote obama babii!!!!!!!!!! !! yeah boiiiiiiii
All you should just cut the crap. This man is an American citizen; his mother worked for American Embassy (means she had security clearances up the kazoo, as well as all those who accompanied her). He is entitled to run for President. I haven't faintest idea what color he is and could care less. I am seriously considering voting for him. And, by the way, I am a 10th generation American and a Southerner.
Y'all must be very uninformed, or you put WAY TOO MUCH trust in propaganda emails that you recieve. I am a SC Independent who is voting FOR BARAK OBAMA. I don't believe he is a muslim....I'm also a JEW. I would never vote for someone who represents ISLAMIC JIHAD or ANY EXTREMISM. Mr. Obama stands for juda-christian beliefs. He is honest. He was open and honest about his history in his book, published BEFORE he ran for president....RE AD IT. Barak Obama is new, young, and different....an d that SCARES YOU. He will be the president that can stand for the "REAL AMERICA"...a nation created on the EQUALITY of ALL PEOPLE and RELIGIOUS FREEDOM....or did you forget that?
Where did Mr. Obama get his money to attend prestigious schools and colleges?
This message is directed to the comment below about Barack's former affiliation with Muslims and their assertations of Christianity. First I find your comments to be completely hypocritical of what being Christ-like means. In your comment you stated that "My God, the One and Only True God, tells me to love one another and help them see the light so that they can JOIN me in heaven..." The bible also teaches us not to judge and that people can change- God is the perfect change agent. So for you to encourage others not to vote for someone based on their former affliliations means you do not truly believe in the power of God. He is omnipotent. He has all power. If this is how you feel, you as a Christian should be praying for his salvation so that he can "join you in heaven" and not condemning him for being apart of a religion you say people are "forced" into. Finally, you should remember that the word says, "judge not lest ye also be judged." You should also read up on the truth behind the 9/11 attacks and who was the primary orchestrator of those events.
Barack Obama is a once Muslim. No matter how long or when it was. They funded the whole 9-11 attack. Not Bush...the Islamic nation. If you people cant see that then you are stupid. Obama was a part of the Muslim Brotherhood which funded the 9-11 terrorist attack. They paid to bring the pilots here, they paid for their training, they even taught them how to pass security to enter into the planes at the airports. HELLO!!! Black or not, that is NOT the issue here. Muslims believe that they have to kill any infidel (any non-believer) in order to have a place in heaven. Many of them go to other churches as a means of buffaloing the public into believing that they are anything but Muslim (Obama). They are not stupid. But we are for believing that for one second if we elect a "former" Muslim into office it would fix everything and bring peace. In fact, it would be the opposite. Do you people want to live like they do in the Middle East? I don't!!! They are forced into Islamic beliefs. They have no choice. I like my freedom of choice don't you? Besides if they are taught to kill what makes you think that you may not be next? My God, the One and Only True God, tells me to love one another and help them see the light so that they can JOIN me in heaven, not kill one another to secure my place in heaven. Any | |||||||
