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I Support Barack Obama For President

We Need a Democratic Majority ! Do You Remember the Jimmy Carter Block...
The republicans blocked Jimmy Carter at every turn. Even to the point that very few people remember today that it was Jimmy Carter who brought the hostages home NOT Reagan. Yes, I said it and I did not bite my tongue. Carter got the hostages out. While Reagan was being signed into office Carter worked to very last minute to get them out and he did. It is a matter of fact ...I did not not make it up. Check for yourself. It is a matter of historical record. Also Republicans stopped Carter at every turn.(they had the majority in the house and the senate then,too) Americans at that time were so trusting of their government. They did not see the plan at that time was to prevent any good thing Carter tried to do and gain power by defeating him at the cost of the American dream. Ask Russia what that meant. After agreeing to become a part of the World Market with Reagan negotiations, a regular 8 lbs beef roast cost over $165 inside Russia!
Republicans had their own dream of power for the rich and only the rich. The Republicans did not care what they tore down to get that power either.
Now, after 8 yrs of the same type of politics
Americans know what happened before and during Mr Bush Jr and did not let it happen again, with the McCain/Palin connection ... thank the Creator!
Reagan deregulated American businesses and allowed them to start-up overseas without any regulations or protections for the American job. That is why the new money (newly rich republicans) loved him so much. Before Reagan, American businesses could not deflate their American business when they started a new business overseas. They could not trade American jobs, wages and cut or deflate healthcare either. Everyone wants to place the blame on Clinton, but Reagan opened the floodgates and he is the main reason 85% of manufacturing jobs went overseas. He deregulated the Airlines. Airlines had more crashes (no old air traffic controllers to train the new)in the years that followed than ever before and today Airline prices and practices are simply ridiculous.
The Keaton Five deregulation practices caused the Savings & Loan Failure. And, now after eight years of deregulation practices we have a failed economy, failed military face to the world(Gitmo), failed infrastructure, failed healthcare, failed jobs program, failed emergency/crisis plan and look who gets to clean it up???
I am glad the deregulators are out of office but I am very sorry Obama has to be the one to clean it up. I think the ones who did this should pay the American people back bigtime. I have found in my long life that those people who shout I am an American the loudest are usually the ones that bring America down. The fact is the best way to show your love for America is not to stand for things just because somebody tells you it is American.
Our forefathers did not worry so much about America ... but more about what it meant to have freedom, be safe, and have the ability to choose the lifestyle, religion, and education a Free Human being is entitled, to.
A good American should "think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best for his or her country.' A good American should" think well of themselves and proclaim this fact to the world, NOT IN LOUD WORDS OR EMPTY GESTURES, but in great deeds that all may see their worth'.
Yeah, I hope everyone does try to Help Obama and the new government do the right thing this time. And, I do mean everyone. Everyone means, everyone that says they are an American and really does put our country first.
Peace and Much Love to you.
WL the Republicans used to be a party that stood up for the American. They used to feed the poor, started soup kitchens during the The Great Depression, and made America find a way to get this country back on track. <BR><BR>But after Eisenhower - they have turned into the worst divisionists ever. They seem to want to cast the U.S. Constitution aside at every juncture. Yes every now and then they bring in a Lieberman type Democrat to help them. But having lived thru most of their power plays...I know them for what they truly are - Stubborn Power Mongers of the worst kind. They only care about themselves. They raise people and leaders that don't care about anybody but themselves. To me that is a serious danger to the U.S. Constitution and Americans.<BR><BR>They started the war in Iran because they could not admit they had lied to Saddam. They killed Kennedy because he would not sanction The Vietnam War and he planned to dismantle the Pentagon. Kennedy said they kept way too much info on the American citizen. Even Eisenhower said the Pentagon bore serious watching and strict regulation.<BR><BR>With the Keaton Five you had some Democrats on that little piece of secret deregulation that took down the Savings and Loan I agree.<BR><BR>As for McCain and racism he played the good guy on camera but he let his campaign run wild with racist messages and America did not like it. Palin was used as the fall guy on that one. Even the Republican news stations and newscasters were trying to figure out the two John McCains. They kept asking where is the John McCain we know?????<BR><BR>The American military seems to always back the SOUTH of any country they go into history shows. And, we always back the one who seems to be the strongest whether they are right or not, have correct human policies or not, etc. - that I will admit to whether they have been Democrat or Republican. <BR><BR>But no other political party in the last 50 years has done more to kill the American World Stature, the American Dream, and the American Right to Say NO than the Republican Party. That is why they have to regroup and figure out what has gone so terribly wrong with their message and their support. You know what republican I could have voted for? Hukabee - he could have got my vote hands down!<BR><BR>Americans are a proud people no matter what their race, religion, or background and the Republicans forgot that BIGTIME! <BR><BR>People have died just get to our shores, people have scraped the bottom of the barrel just so their children could have a life they could never have anywhere else, and people have stood through all the racial unrest,<BR>sometimes giving their lives for a future they might not see.<BR>Why? Because of the American promise and what we said we stood for ... a country run by laws not men.<BR><BR>The 700 billion dollar Bailout I believe is going to land a lot of people in jail in about 2-3 years, because just like the War in Iraq and Gitmo, when the truth comes out a lot of people are going to be running for cover. <BR><BR>I don't think the Democrats are perfect by any stretch of the imagination. But they don't try to take everything from us and expect us to take it lying down. The last 60 years of history state Democrats were on the side of the Constitution and the American people and for right now they will keep my support.<BR><BR>Peace and Much Love to you.
windlion
livingwell, although I will join you in thanking any and all higher powers that have led this nation to vote for Barack Obama ... please take a little time to review other parts of last century's history before demonizing all Republicans and giving every Democrat a free pass.

As a starter, I would suggest "Charley Wilson's War", the painful tale of collaboration between the CIA, a House Democrat from Texas and Tip O'Neill, the Speaker of the House to equip religious insurgents in Afghanistan with the best US warfighting technology available. The bill for that horrifying short sighted decision to empower Al Qaida came due first in the embassy attacks in 1996, and then of course on September 11, 2001.

We also owe the lack of a rational health care financing system largely to rancor and turf battles inside the Democratic Party during the mid-1990s.

On the other side, it's worth remembering that not all Republicans are caught in the neocon "echo box" -- note that Senator McCain, even in the most desperate moments of his failing election bid, refused to allow his supporters to use race as a vehicle for their attacks.

And though I am also not fond of the Republican Party's relationship with the super rich, I am equally upset by the Democrats' placid acceptance of the 700 billion dollar bailout and have written both of my Democratic Senators asking that they open contempt hearings against Secretary Paulson for lying to Congress.

Unfortunately for me, one of my Senators is an extreme "Blue Dog" Democrat who has actually praised Bush Jr's efforts in Iraq, and the other is currently preoccupied with his upcoming promotion on January 20.
yahuwah
Yes we are the real core to the American dream the have notts., lets not forget where we come from. The rich would not be where they are today if their forefathers hadn't come to this great country, to try to make things better for the family. As you see there is opportunity for anyone to become rich lets keep it this way, this is the America that people should invest in, the working class. You can't lay off people ask that they take a buyout downsize company by putting people in the street then support you getting more money. With the 700 billion bailout and the 25 billion government loan these companies should hire back the people they layed off.
spiderontheweb
Three cheers and well said, my friend!!! I KNOW that it was Carter who freed the hostages in Iran, and I have lived all the history you related so accurately above. The Republican Party has brought America down, and I don't get why they are so proud of themselves.... Denial, I guess...

 
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