with only one week left until election day i'm not hoping to change anyone's mind... just trying to clear mine. these reasons are simply my opinion. feel free to disagree on your blog...or better yet with your vote.
in random order:
1. the future - i feel like this is a pivotal time for our country in terms of either leading the technological revolution or following in the footsteps of a greater country. i know this is straight up ageism but i have a hard time seeing a senior citizen bringing our country to that positive realization. i don't feel comfortable with someone who will undoubtedly be dead in 20 years (or less) leading our future. on the other hand Obama is young and seems so level headed, thoughtful and intelligent something we've been sorely lacking in the White House over the last 8 years. what a breath of fresh air! i think Obama sees our country as a bounty of hopeful people, willing to make this country great again. he seems to have a distinct plan & all the energy to do it well.
2. pro-life should be more than anti-abortion - yes abortion sucks but i would never presume i knew better than anyone else about their situation. i also think that if you are going to be "pro-life" you should make sure that the people already on this planet are taken care of too. this would include feeding the hungry, visiting the lonely, adopting homeless children etc. and until that is being done i don't think anyone can stand idoly by while proclaiming the pro-life rhetoric. this being said Obama is against the war (which is anti-life), against the death penalty (which is anti-life) i also think that no matter which candidate is elected that abortion will be abolished therefore it is not a credible reason for me to vote Republican.
in random order:
1. the future - i feel like this is a pivotal time for our country in terms of either leading the technological revolution or following in the footsteps of a greater country. i know this is straight up ageism but i have a hard time seeing a senior citizen bringing our country to that positive realization. i don't feel comfortable with someone who will undoubtedly be dead in 20 years (or less) leading our future. on the other hand Obama is young and seems so level headed, thoughtful and intelligent something we've been sorely lacking in the White House over the last 8 years. what a breath of fresh air! i think Obama sees our country as a bounty of hopeful people, willing to make this country great again. he seems to have a distinct plan & all the energy to do it well.
2. pro-life should be more than anti-abortion - yes abortion sucks but i would never presume i knew better than anyone else about their situation. i also think that if you are going to be "pro-life" you should make sure that the people already on this planet are taken care of too. this would include feeding the hungry, visiting the lonely, adopting homeless children etc. and until that is being done i don't think anyone can stand idoly by while proclaiming the pro-life rhetoric. this being said Obama is against the war (which is anti-life), against the death penalty (which is anti-life) i also think that no matter which candidate is elected that abortion will be abolished therefore it is not a credible reason for me to vote Republican.
3. the issues: health care, education, environment, energy, economy etc. - have you looked at Obama's website? it's all very clear, easy to read and all the promises sound so wonderful! i'm not so naive to believe that they'll be able to do it all (especially working w/ this economy) but i'll be happy if they get to do 50% of it. drill baby drill just doesn't cut it for me. oh and we desperately need health care reform in this country and i think Obama has a much better plan... so hopefully that will be one of the things that gets done while he's in office.
4. role model - it's no secret that the African American community is suffering from "missing baby daddy syndrome" and while this isn't a big motivating factor in my Obama vote i do think it would be a great boost to the black community. on the flip side does anyone ever acknowledge that he is only 1/2 black and was raised by his white grandparents??
5. VP choice says alot - now that we know who the perspective VPs are i think the choice says alot about each candidate for president. you have Obama who thought it would be best to choose someone who's strength was his weakness, he has chosen to surround himself with people equally as intelligent as he. plus Biden was actually my first choice for the dem primary so needless so say i'm very happy w/ Obama's pick for VP. while McCain seems to have chosen his VP based on political tactics. the only logical reason i see for picking Palin was to add a dash of super Christian conservativeness to his ticket... perfect for making sure the super Christians were on board. at first i thought this was a brilliant move on McCain's part but now i'm not sure i respect that decision after all. way too risky.
6. nice guys should start finishing FIRST - i know that this isn't a popularity contest and shouldn't be one. however, after years and years of dealing with the negativity that is the Bush administration Obama offers something very different. i refuse to base my decision on fear as i've seen many attempts to scare people into voting for the "safe/familiar" choice. i don't like the personal character attacks (which i've mostly seen come against Obama, after all how can you slam the personal character of an elderly war hero?) i don't like the suggestion of "who is this brown, young, possibly Muslim, Washington unknown??" (side note: he isn't but so what if he was Muslim? isn't this America? freedom of religion? i love what Colon Powell had to say on the subject... around the 9:30 mark)
thanks for reading.
a few after thoughts:
i find it crazy that Obama is being negatively targeted for wanting to talk to our enemies. i mean for crying out loud that seems like the most logical solution to me. when communication is cut off even in a personal relationship things only get worse. i hate that the US has become the big bad bully on the playground.
what is so wrong w/ spreading the wealth around? the comment Obama said (to Joe the plumber) has turned into something it never was... but if you are a person of faith you should remember that Jesus required it of us. maybe i only feel this way because we make less than $250,000 (much less!) but in any case i say spread baby spread!
here is a little video that says -what i was talking about in #6- well
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