I believe that Palin is not the right person for the Republican ticket. John McCain is called a maverick, but he should be called something else for choosing her as his running mate, just to woo over undecided Clinton voters.
I am not bashing her as a woman. I believe that as a woman she should support the right to choose, and her daughter should have a choice. I also feel like there is more being said about Bristol, than Bristol actually feels. I don't know about the rest of you, but even if I was pregnant and in love at 17, I surely wouldn't want to jump into marriage and have the added stress to go with it. It sounds like Palin is voicing her wishes for her daughter and hopes that her daughter decides to go along with it all. With McCain choosing Palin as his VP, shouldn't she be held to the same standards as Joe Biden even though she is a female? Mind you, it's not the gender that should get you the job, but the qualifications. Lots of people suspect that the Dems should take it easy on her because of her gender. There wansn't any let up for Hillary and she was just as qualified as Barack. She was also prepared for anything. So should Palin. We need strong leaders for this country, if she claims to be one, she should be ready.
We have ended another week, and have many more to go until Election Day. I want to continue encouraging you to donate to Obama for President and also encourage you to buy his products and display them proudly. You never know how many people will decide to vote for him by knowing that you and others support him so proudly--they will feel that they are not alone.
Earlier in the week I was having a conversation with a male co-worker who has decided (and told me so) that he will vote for John McCain because Hillary did not win the nomination. Will he vote for him if Hillary is on the ticket as VP? I don't know. But, we argued about South Carolina. I told him that SC was going to become a swing state and vote democrat this year, in favor of Barack Obama. The primary turnout showed support for him in all but 2 counties--yes we can! To make a long story short, he told me that SC would vote republican because our state is uneducated, largely majority white, and only cares about three things--religion, guns, and abortion. I say we should prove him wrong. If we all educate others about Obama and spread how we feel, we can really have a major effect on others. So let's do as I encouraged you above--donate and display.
On another note, please visit and encourage others to visit www.fightthesmears.com to learn the truth about our future President of America. Have a good weekend.
This morning I awoke with a sense of renewed energy and relief, a little less stressed because I know that Barack Obama will walk away with the democratic party nomination. I even feel a little less angry with Senator Clinton and a little sympathetic for her--but that's where it ends.
This morning, Representative James Clyburn of my state, SC, endorsed Barack Obama and it made me feel a little more proud to be an American living in SC. I feel good as a black American because another black American has made history and will knock down one of those doors that we have not been able to open.
There's a lot that I could say about Bill Clinton and his comments about a particular Vanity Fair article that I refused to read, as I refuse to watch Glenn Beck on CNN. Nothing will change how I feel today.
Today I will pull out my debit card and donate to Barack Obama even though there are bills unpaid. I will buy a tee shirt and wear it proudly. I encourage you to do the same.
What will you do today? How do you feel today?
Yesterday I was bombarded by all of the coverage on news shows and in articles about Senator Obama having to elect Hillary Clinton as his running mate...and I can't stand the thought of it. I don't think Hillary wouldn't be a good leader, I just don't like the fact that it seems like Barack Obama is being pushed into a corner. Why does it has to be like this? Please share your thoughts as to how you feel.
Don't get me wrong, I love my mother, but there are some things that she just doesn't understand.
I am a first generation college graduate, my mother dropped out of high school. I support and voted for Barack Obama in SC's primary; she's for the rule changer, bar pusher, sore loser--that's the best description for her ( we all know who I'm referring to), but my mom didn't vote in the primary.
I've tried to educate my mother about Barack Obama, but she has allowed the negative and untrue things people have said about him in the past to become a truth in her own mind. I successfully swayed my sister with my knowledge about the campaign and our better candidate--my older sister is currently in college, at first she was thinking about voting for Clinton.
What I'm trying to say is that, I have found the answer as to why many of the uneducated or undereducated voters rally behind Hillary Clinton: They do not wish to feel intimidated by intelligent people who know better and want to spread their knowledge. Uneducated people want to believe what they read or hear the first time and in order to seem intelligent to other uneducated people, they spread that information as truth without researching the facts. My mother refuses to support Obama because she was told that he was a muslim, refuses to say the pledge of allegiance, blah, blah, blah; but she says that she will vote for Clinton because Bill was her husband. Bill probably did some good as president, but right now he's not one of my favorites either.
Do I worry about what my mother says? No, but it does anger me that she will not give herself a chance to learn things on her own. I do everything for her--decipher bills and letters, counsel with her on important issues, etc and she still doesn't trust what I tell her about OBAMA. Do I care? No, because he has won the democratic nomination, as far as I'm concerned and it will be a cold day in hell before we allow the DNC or Hillary Clinton to take it away from him.
What I am going to do though, is try to continue speaking out and educating those that will listen and may change their minds before the November election. I hope you will too, and I still love my mother.
I sent this email after watching the election results last night into the early morning hours. I had a lot on my mind and wanted to be heard. Read below:
The final statement above is my signature on my actual email address. Do you have any comments or opinions about the things I wrote above? I would love to hear them.
