Reasons NOT to vote for Obama

acoustic guy wrote:

Here is the deal with me. I am very new to politics and I admit i don't know a whole hell of a lot but I am learning. And so far what I have learned is that I don't agree with the left AT ALL. Maybe a few things like gay marriage and abortion but not much else. So because I am learning I look into political situations as much as possible to understand what is happening in our country. I am sure the dem's can find just as much info on the net then I can saying BS about the republicans but that is not my interest.
One of the reasons I like Bill O'Reilly is b/c he tells it like it is. Of course you lefters don't like him, he calls you out everytime and exposes you for who you really are.
And some of you might think that since I don't know as much as you when it comes to politics that I should not post here? Please... I will post what I think is something that people should see. Its not ment for you lefters to like it. Its to show others what your party is about....bullshit.

know1 wrote:

I'm not voting for him because I disagree with more of his policies/idealogies/platform than I do McCain. I also think he's not experienced enough and really can't believe he's gotten this far to be the nominee.

I'm not voting for him OR McCain due to them both supporting the bailout bill. I also think McCain's plan on mortgages is a travesty.

I may vote Libertarian, but I do not agree with their pro-abortion stance.

mammasan wrote:

Lastly I would like to add that focusing on such faux issues such as the Keating 5, Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright or Palin's witch doctor only serve to divert our attention from the real issues facing us today. Our politicians and their media cohorts have divided this country in a dangerous way. Every election we fight each other tooth and nail over the most mundane and insignificant of issue never once holding our candidates to their word or forcing them to address any real issues. In the end it doesn't matter if a Democrat or a Republican wins because we always lose. If we are to make America great again we need to take back the reigns of our country but we will never do that if we continue to widen the chasm of hyper-partisan politics.

?ing my education wrote:

Well, that about sums it up. It amazes me that so many can't see that this is the REAL problem.

acoustic guy wrote:

- He has strong alliances with Rev. Wright, William Ayers, Lewis Faracan etc... Maybe not friends but alliances and the saying goes "if you stand near the sewer, your gonna smell like shit".
- He is strongly involved with ACORN. They decided to sue City Bank because they would not give subprime loans to the minorities. So City Bank had to settle out of court. Guess who's name is on the file?? Thats right. Now look where the market is because of these guys.
- There are many more but I gotta run. I will post more later.
Hell, look into it yourself also please.
If this guy gets elected our nation is finished.

Gonzo1977 wrote:

Is is lazyness?
Is it Apathy?

mammasan wrote:

My reasons for not voting for Obama are not based on ridiculous assumptions of who he associated with. McCain has his own scary past on unsavory associations so in that aspect they sort of cancel each other out. My reasons are based on the issues.

1. Taxation – Any candidate who believes that we should raise taxes is immediately disqualified in my opinion. I don't care that it is only the top 5%. The goal should be to drastically reduce spending so that we can reduce taxation. Any other plan is just fiscally unsound.

2. Government – Obama has never once expressed interest in the reduction of the size and scope of government. Our government operates outside it's constitutional mandated powers. By reducing the size and scope of the federal government we reduce the influence that corporations, special interest groups and lobbyists have on our government and let's be real these are the people the government caters to, not us.

3. Foreign Policy – While I agree with Obama's stance on diplomacy, he still favors an interventionist foreign policy and has even supported the increase of aid to other nations. We need to focus on this country first. We can not continue to send billions of our tax dollars to help support other countries around the world. I agree that we should help out during humanitarian crisis but sending our money, for an example the $10 million we sent to Viktor Yushchenko to help support his bid during the Ukrainian elections, is unacceptable.

3. Federal Reserve – Even though, in my opinion, Obama has a better grasp on the economy and our current crisis than McCain he still has not addressed the root causes. The Federal reserve continues to manipulate interest rates in order to stimulate our markets and economy. This only causes the appearance of growth since the markets and economy are not actually growing because there are more jobs or more service being provided or goods being produced. The Feds interest rate cuts after the dot com bubble burst and 9/11 greatly inflated our market and allowed for an excess of funds to flood the market. This led to banks and other lending institutions taking risks that where completely irresponsible.

These are the three issues that I consider the most important. Other issues such as abortion or same sex marriage can be dealt with after we have repaired the foundation of this country.

Lastly I would like to add that focusing on such faux issues such as the Keating 5, Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright or Palin's witch doctor only serve to divert our attention from the real issues facing us today. Our politicians and their media cohorts have divided this country in a dangerous way. Every election we fight each other tooth and nail over the most mundane and insignificant of issue never once holding our candidates to their word or forcing them to address any real issues. In the end it doesn't matter if a Democrat or a Republican wins because we always lose. If we are to make America great again we need to take back the reigns of our country but we will never do that if we continue to widen the chasm of hyper-partisan politics.