Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to OBAMA

g under p

Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 tO OBAMA and I gather that his troop withdrawal stance is resonating among the troops. They want to come home and appear to rather give to Obama than to a decorated POW veteran like McCain.

I'm not a Obama supporter so why is the happening to a military man like McCain?

Peace

Abuskedti

because Obama understands that people are basically good

McCain believes people are basically evil.

BetterThanYou

Abuskedti wrote:

because Obama understands that people are basically good

McCain believes people are basically evil.

or, as some people like to point out from time to time around here, most of the military is filled with uneducated morons.

rebornFixer

The troops probably feel much like civilians in the U.S. do ... That's its "time for a change".

rebornFixer

BetterThanYou wrote:

or, as some people like to point out from time to time around here, most of the military is filled with uneducated morons.

Whoever says that deserves a pimp slap.

BetterThanYou

reborncareerist wrote:

Whoever says that deserves a pimp slap.

not me, just remembering some things i've read on the train over the past few years.

rebornFixer

BetterThanYou wrote:

not me, just remembering some things i've read on the train over the past few years.

Yes, for sure ... I didn't mean you.

VictoryGin

what about ralph nader?

BetterThanYou

reborncareerist wrote:

Yes, for sure ... I didn't mean you.

i know you didn't, i just wanted to put it out there before i got slammed.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

maybe because the middle east sucks balls and you cant drink alcohol there.

unsung

Ron Paul got more money from the troops than any other candidate. It didn't get him anywhere either.

Anon

unsung wrote:

Ron Paul got more money from the troops than any other candidate. It didn't get him anywhere either.

Are you sure? I read the other day somewhere that Ron Paul received more money than any other Republican Candidate, but not more than Obama.

According to a study released by the Washington watchdog group Center for Responsive Politics, U.S. troops, and especially those deployed abroad, are talking with their wallets and saying they want Democrat Obama as the next president.

Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than McCain and the “fiercely anti-war Ron Paul,” another Republican presidential candidate, CRP said.

According to the group, Obama received $60,642 in contributions from 134 troops deployed abroad. McCain only got $10,665 from 26 soldiers, while Paul received $45,512 from 99 troops.

http://www.libertymaven.com/2008/08/14/more-media-marginalization-of-ron-paul-in-favor-of-obama/1484/
and
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/15/troops-donate-more-money-to-obama-than-mccain/

decides2dream

g under p wrote:

Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 tO OBAMA and I gather that his troop withdrawal stance is resonating among the troops. They want to come home and appear to rather give to Obama than to a decorated POW veteran like McCain.

I'm not a Obama supporter so why is the happening to a military man like McCain?

Peace

you answered your own question, more than likely. i do not think those in the miltary simply 'side with their own'...such as simply going with mccain since he is a decorated POW. in reality, what difference does that make? i would think, like many others, they are looking at the future president as to what he can do for them, the country, the world...right NOW....and not simply his military history. so perhaps obsama's message resonates more clearly and in sync with the bulk of troops abroad. to me personally, no surprise there. if i were abroad in service, i'd want to get the fuck home asap. obama seems the more likely candidate of the 2 to work towards that sooner. simple.

g under p

decides2dream wrote:

you answered your own question, more than likely. i do not think those in the miltary simply 'side with their own'...such as simply going with mccain since he is a decorated POW. in reality, what difference does that make? i would think, like many others, they are looking at the future president as to what he can do for them, the country, the world...right NOW....and not simply his military history. so perhaps obsama's message resonates more clearly and in sync with the bulk of troops abroad. to me personally, no surprise there. if i were abroad in service, i'd want to get the fuck home asap. obama seems the more likely candidate of the 2 to work towards that sooner. simple.

True, it is about what Obama can do for them now over McCain's being a military veteran disregarding the fact Obama never served a day in the military.

Peace

unsung

Pj_Gurl wrote:

Are you sure? I read the other day somewhere that Ron Paul received more money than any other Republican Candidate, but not more than Obama.

According to a study released by the Washington watchdog group Center for Responsive Politics, U.S. troops, and especially those deployed abroad, are talking with their wallets and saying they want Democrat Obama as the next president.

Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than McCain and the “fiercely anti-war Ron Paul,” another Republican presidential candidate, CRP said.

According to the group, Obama received $60,642 in contributions from 134 troops deployed abroad. McCain only got $10,665 from 26 soldiers, while Paul received $45,512 from 99 troops.

http://www.libertymaven.com/2008/08/14/more-media-marginalization-of-ron-paul-in-favor-of-obama/1484/
and
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/15/troops-donate-more-money-to-obama-than-mccain/

Possibly, maybe it was something that was a moment in time and not current.

Anon

PEPPER wrote:

If I had a president who believed this I truly would be scared for my children’s future. 9/11 and the Holocaust were the first things that came to mind when I read your statement....I believe a leader should have a proactive mindset over a reactive fix.

Abudeski believes that Obama understands that people are basically good. That doesn't make me scared for my childrens future. If i had kids, then plenty of other things i worry about would make me scared, but not obama feeling like that.

There's also nothing wrong with thinking maybe people aren't basically good. Maybe we are born with tendencies toward both good and evil? Maybe your babies were born innocent but not good?

unsung

Ron Paul is second from troops deployed abroad, but he dropped out when, in May? Obama should have passed him by now. When Paul was still in it I am sure he had the lead.

Anon

unsung wrote:

Ron Paul is second from troops deployed abroad, but he dropped out when, in May? Obama should have passed him by now. When Paul was still in it I am sure he had the lead.

We can easily settle this.
Thumb war?;)

g under p

Pj_Gurl wrote:

We can easily settle this.
Thumb war?;)

One of the better wars I heard at least nobody gets hurt.

Peace

fuck

this entire election is just annoying. can Obama be sworn in so that I can go back to not thinking about this anymore.

Abuskedti wrote:

because Obama understands that people are basically good

McCain believes people are basically evil.

is being selfish evil? or is it good?

decides2dream

_outlaw wrote:

this entire election is just annoying. can Obama be sworn in so that I can go back to not thinking about this anymore.

do you really think it's such a slamdunk, a foregone conclusion?
i am still unconvinced. obviously, i have my own personal hopes and desires....but if past elections have taught me nothing, i at least now remain cautious in my views of my fellow americans and what they want, collectively, b/c they have surprised me...negatively...too many times in the past. fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. so yes, i am not believing obama is the next president until it actually happens. i too would like to stop thinking about this, especially the uncertainty.