I was born and raised in Oklahoma, have lived in Missouri the last 30 years, didnt get a college education until I was in my 30's, grew up in a staunchly Republican household and family filled with cold-warriors that had, I hate to say, racist tendacies. To say I was brought up with a narrow point of view is a huge understatement.
I still am a 23 yearlong, gun-toting, God fearing Registered Republican(technically) that never voted for Clinton(embarrassing in hindsight), hear is some reasons why I am voting for Barak Obama that I can come up with off the top of my head.
See if you agree with any of them.
He comes from a humble, mixed background. Mixed like America.
Has been poor before, knows the struggles the middle and lower classes face everyday
Has a master degree, highly educated. Some of us think education is a good thing.
Finished first in his class at the vaunted Harvard Law School. Anyone that does that has to be a genius. I like to refer big decisions to the smart people, as a matter of fact, I want the smartest person I can find.
Obama could have gone onto Wall Street with his credentials and made hundreds of millions, but forego that because he is driven by a higher purpose which is to make the lives of average people better.
Spent many years as a community organizer, again knows the actual problems ordinary people face everyday.
Spent time teaching Constitutional law at the graduate level, I personally like and revere our constitution.
Obama has represented a ethnically diverse state that is one of the most populous in the country, millions of people, versus one that represented one with a population the size of Memphis.
Isnt a Senator of a state whose captial(Pheonix) is a s#!thole. Stayed there two years ago for a few days, and dont care to ever go back. It was dirty, the air was dirty as I have ever seen, honest to God you could hardly see beyond the runway the air was so brown, it was a moonscape. Neighborhood after neighborhood of squalor. I couldnt leave fast enough.
Obama is pragmattic, not dogmattic, not an ideologue, is willing to collaborate with others to work for a comprimise, find the best solution to a problem, willing to listen.
Thinks "the life of the mother" is important
Is not devisive, God I am so tired of the devision. If the Bush Admin and Rove are to be remembered for anything it is the devisiveness that they have put in this country with their lies, innuendo, disparaging of an education, painting whole regions as un-american, or elite with blatant lies and smears. that democrats dont love america, or they dont support the troops, dont believe in God, that Jesus doesnt love everyone equally etc. etc. The country has not been this divided since 1859, and Obama has not done anything to cause it, as a matter of fact he has cried out against that repeatedly. As a matter of fact the country is so divided I truly fear for her. It is divided enough that if we were in a position to leave this country I would strongly consider it. Our current path is one to ruin and G. Bush and republicans are responsible through there constant de-regulation and go-it-alone cowboy diplomacy, and sure there are some Dems that have sold out our country also, and as far as I am concerned they can all share a small concrete cell together. I do know for sure, absolutely, that giving Billions more to Billionares is NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND IT IS PURE IDIOCY TO THINK OTHERWISE!!!!
Obama doesnt beleive in a Red american or a Blue america, a white or black america, doesnt beleive that some parts of the country are more american than others. Believes in the UNITED states of America.
Obama has a B+ rating from veterans organizations, whereas McCain has a D+ rating from them.
Obama votes yes for the GI bill, while McCain voted against it, until it was publicly let out and then he switched his vote when it was politically untenable.
Believes that for any society to prosper that you cant allow huge wealth to pool at the top. It has been proven true since the beginning of time that no society or culture can survive that.
Wasnt born into privalege
Views affordable healthcare as a right
Obama is not going to tax our health benefits as taxable income like McCains tax plan is going to do.
Doesnt want to cut 1.3 trillion from Medicaid and Medicare causing Millions of elderly people left to simply suffer through there illnesses without help.
Obama doesnt want Wall Street to control the future of Social Security
Believes the fact that we rank 28th in the world in the world in the infant mortality rate is an appalling embarrassment considering this countries wealth.
Believes the people that rank as the Top 400 richest Americans, whose cummulative wealth is worth 1.5 Trillion dollars, (yes, only 400 people) can afford a tax increase, instead of a tax cut. Especially in a time of record deficits, crumbling roads and bridges, 45 million without health insurance, tens of millions living in poverty, two wars being fought. It should be noted that the person in last place on that list, the person that ranks 400th out of 400 is worth 1.3 Billion.
Obama is going to put an end to tax breaks for companies that send thier jobs overseas.
Obama's tax plan is to put more money into the hands of those who will spend it, fueling our economy, spurring growth and producing jobs, instead of putting that money in the hands of people who already have everything and will only invest that money into growing economies in India and China, not here.
Do your homework and see for yourself===>>> http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/...
Obama believes in ACTUALLY helping Joe the plumber with a tax cut along with 95% of the rest of the population and 98% of small businesses.
Isnt 72 friggin years old suffering from stage 4 malignant melanoma, being only one heartbeat away from leaving the office to the most unqualified person ever nominated as VP in our countries history. Whose only towted experience is that of governing a state with a population of less than one million people and being a mayor of a town of 6,000 people. That has no formal training is business, law, government, or foreign policy. NONE.
Obama has a higher education than simply holding a Bachelors degree in Jounalism(Palin) as a qualification for heavens sake
Obama isnt married to super wealthy woman who inhereted over 100 million
Owns one home, not eight like John McCain
Owns one car, instead of thirteen that the man of the people John McCain does
Doesnt spend over $250,000 a year on his cleaning staff.
Experiences in life didnt occur, or doesnt reside or govern thousands of miles from the lower 48, where 99.5% of the population resides. (Palin)
Obama has noticed that todays CEO makes over 500 times the income of thier lowest paid employee as compared to 40 years ago when a CEO made only 25 times more income than that of thier lowest paid employee and beleives this level of income inequality is simply Un-American and reprehensible.
Isnt a patholigical liar building division and fear with lies, innuendo, and irrellevant smears at every campaign stop.
Obama, will, forever put and end to the tired division that "the white man is keeping them down:", that once and for all it will be known as fact, that in this country you are what you are, not what you look like, not segregated by sex, religion, race etc. etc. that if your are willing to work hard, get an education that you too can hold the most powerful position in the world REGARDLESS.
Obama believes that a 12 year old should NOT have to carry a child that was conceived by her uncle or a rapist.
Obama believes that the minimum wage, based on a 40 hour work week, should allow an individual to live at least one dollar above the poverty line instead of thousands below it like it currently is.
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Anything else? Is this enough?? Or do we need more reasons????
Knowledge is power, and it will set you free from the chains of your past.
everyone have a nice day.
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UPDATE:
17 People I have never talked to with in my life have must have gotten my email and emailed me back commenting on what I wrote and agreeing with me, just thought I would let you know, thanks