Renters Love Obama

I love how people throw around the word "socialism" like they think Trotsky willl crawl out of the grave and make us all pray at Lenin's grave. (Full disclosure: Trotsky is known as the Bronx Boy who made good. for those of you who subscribe to the McCain/Palin campaign technique, I suppose I have not "outed" myself as a fellow born in the Bronxite and obviously an enemy of America. You betcha!)

McCain has loved the label of Maverick far more than he loves living it. A glance at the changes he has made to pander to the conservative right, and his complete lack of ethics in how he runs his campaign has sent many moderate and even conservative republicans over to Obama. If that doesn't tell you something I can't think what does.

I love biff for having the guts to say he leans toward socialism. Something else the GOP has twisted out of recognition- now anything that is for the greater good of the country is labelled "socialism." Next thing you know, biff and i will be accused of marching in Red Square, burning our flag.

"Now, I don't believe for a minute your typical hate spewing liberal has what it takes to pacify any part of this nation where people refuse to participate in their schemes - but they will try." I love when poley comments. It's difficult to find someone so misguided and so truly incompetent at rational thought. (the what could rant and rave, but there was actual thinking in there) It's obvious poley hasn't been keeping up with the hate spewing. Unfortunately it's well documented that it is coming from the right. the same right that has been trying to foist the religious fundamentalist agenda on the rest of us. want to talk about imposing social control? take a look at the pro-life movement in all its glory and you'll see the beginnings of social control the likes of which you find in life under the Taliban.

and this topic, how renters will vote for Obama, gets my "stupid topic of the year" award. We'll vote for who we think will do the best job for our country. yes, shock! renters care about things like that as opposed to deciding everything based on our lease.

Posted by: bxgrl at October 28, 2008 6:33 PM

Why would renters want to vote for Obama?
simple answer: they think they will get something for nothing,"
Oh right- like the CEOs on wall street, and the mortgage holders and the homeowners who bought houses they couldn't afford. right.

"He has catapulted himself to prominence in one of the most blatant power hungry trajectories in recent history. "

And when McCain stupidly asked Sarah Palin if she wanted to be VP, she claimed she didn't even blink. and don't give me the "executive experience" argument. She has neither the education or intellect to run this country. Can we say "Power mad?"

"He then follow's this up with an assault on the "evildoers" that are the businessmen and corporations of America, by increasing taxes." Everyone knows what this leads to; less hiring, more firings, less growth, decreased production and decreased GDP. which leads to increased unemployment, decreased wages and a general bad economy."

Ohhh.....you mean a bad economy like the one we have now courtesy of the Bush administration and deregulation? The economy like the one we have now where taxpayers have to BAIL OUT Wall st. and banks, while their CEOs still get to go to spas?

" I guess the far left missed that part of the debates where Biden finally admitted that they are both against Gay marriage. But who knew, there was so much obfuscation going on."

Obfuscation in your mind- Obama has been upfront front about this issue- you just haven't been paying attention.

"Obama has shown two instances of poor judgement in the past year. He voted against the surge, instead opting to vote for an ignomious retreat and defeat in Iraq. Then he vacillated on the aggression Putin showed towards Georgia. He basically tried to ascribe blame to both sides. While Georgia is clearly on our side and awaiting admittance into NATO." The surge worked sort of and for many reasons. Maybe you enjoy sending young soldiers off to die in Iraq- where we should never have been- but some of us think that we need to get out and let the Iraqis have their country back. We shouldn't have been there and we can't afford it. should we run this country further into the ground militarily, financially and morally because Bush's ego demands "Mission Accomplished." If that's defeat, we did it to ourselves. And there are many in government who say that Georgia is the country at fault.

"Obama is for abortion without restrictions, no questions asked. Does anyone who has seen a 3-dimensional sonogram of an 8 month old fetus in the womb, really have the audacity to say that it is anything less than a human being in there smiling at you?"

Oh please- give us a break and write the truth. No one, not even in law, allows you to abort an 8 month fetus. Jeez- where do you get this stuff?

" It's not about denying women the right to determine what happens to their bodies," Wrong- this is exactly what it is.

"Obama has been less than honest about his lifelong affiliations with "radical" ideologues like William Ayers, shady characters like Rezco and the influence of Reverend Wright whom we have all heard using anti-American, over the type rhetoric to play to his audience."

"Lifelong?" You must have gotten this from the Sarah Palin How to be a Liar and Political Moron Workbook. Once again, half truths, lies and just plain ignoring facts will not win anyone to your side. Why don't you try a little fact checking instead of swallowing all that pablum the GOP is shoving down you credulous gullet? As for Wright- there is quite a list of white reverends, whose support Mccain sought, that are well known for their anti-semitism and racism. Not to mention those who think we deserved to be attacked on 9-11 for supporting gay rights (Robertson and Falwell). Or didn't you think that was anti-American?

"Obama's plan for healthcare is not a viable option" Gee- according to many healthcare experts and economists it does a much better job than McCain's idea.

"Obama lacks experience." But unlike McCain/Palin he doesn't lack vision, brains, understanding, capability or ethics.

Posted by: bxgrl at October 29, 2008 12:18 AM

pjsubway- so what? How many presidents counted Robertson and Falwell and the Grahams as their friends and "advisors?" I guess it's ok to say the things they did because they are white? I don't profess to know much about Black Liberation theology, but Rev. Wright's anger at America is rhetorical. I find it less offensive than the ranting of evangelicals or fundamentalists who sit in church every Sunday denouncing "unbelievers" with great glee and praying we all go to hell.Google Falwell and Robertson for their comments the day after 9-11. You don't get more anti American than that.

I also want to point out that unlike all of those guys- with the exception of Robertson (who spent his time in Korea serving liquor at the Officer's club)- none served in the military. Wright is a decorated former Marine and Navy man who served as a cardiac medic to LBJ, the President. Seems to me he had very high-level security clearance to do that.

So riddle me this- how come supposedly America hating Wright serves his country and is angered by the way Black people have been treated in this country, and says so- gets raked over the coals while people are still making excuses for Billy graham long after he and Nixon had their lovely little taped discussion about Jews? Tell me how a man who spent years building his church and its programs that actually helped his community is being used as a battering ram against Obama, while all those big, glossy haired white preachers rake in piles of money for their big houses and mercedes and overwrought fancy "compounds" get a free pass from everyone.

give me a Reverend Wright any day over those useless hypocrites.

Posted by: bxgrl at October 29, 2008 9:48 AM