I was raised in a small town in Missouri where unity of all races was a impossible task .
I went to the Obama rally in columbia mo thursday and it was a moment that I will never forget it's right up there with the birth of my little girl words do not give the moment justice. I went alone because it was to late for my daughter to get out so my wife stayed home ,when I got there I seen this line that was so long you couldn't see the end of it ,so I had a idea I thought what does college kids need the most it came to me Money so I paid a student 10 dollars to stand in line with him I know that wasn't the right thing to do but I really wanted to see and hear Barack give his speech. I stood in line for 4 hours I met people that were so incredible and what really touched me was the way people talked to each other and the unity that I felt for the first time in my life ,it was like people from all walks of life bonded in a way that I thought was imposible it was great.
When Barack jumped onto that stage their was electricity in the air and we all felt it and I can say this man is the real deal he is honest,sincere and has a gift that can really unite this country like never seen before,he reallly understands what people are going thru,if this man is elected he will lift race issues to a level that we thought we'd never see I can see the world where race,man,woman ,whoever you are will not matter everybody will have the promise of the american dream that is a country everybody will be proud of.
I believe this is our moment our votes can change the world so please vote and if you get the chance to go to a rally go the wait is worth it because it will be a memory that will be yours that you can tell your children and grandchildren later in life.
A PLACE WHERE:
BABIES MEET THEIR FATHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME
CHILDREN WONDER
MOTHERS ARE REUNITED WITH THEIR ONLY CHILD
FATHERS LIE ON THE GROUND AND EMBRACE THE EARTH
WIVES MEMORIES STAND STILL
HUSBANDS STAND AND CRY
PARENTS WANT TO SWITCH PLACES
SOLDIERS COME TO RESCUE THEMSELVES
THERE IS A SEA OF WHITE MARBLE OVERFLOWING WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND TRINKETS
LOVE, PEACE AND HARMONY TRIUMPH
A RIVER OF TEARS RUNS FREE
THE DIGGING NEVER STOPS
IRON DOORS LOCK AT FIVE UNTIL THE SUN RISES AGAIN
THIS PLACE IS ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY THE NEW HOME OF THE CASUALTIES FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
McCain
McBlah
McSame
McInsane
McAlzheimer
McFar Right
McCrazy
McNonsense
McStumble
McFall
McLie
McNut
McJerk
McLoser
McSleepy
McFlip Flop
Mc I don't know what I am saying
McBush
McFear
McScare Tactic
CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN...............
OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS OF OBAMAS RUN FOR POTUS THAT I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY ABOUT. I AM FIRST AND FOREMOST A CHAMPION FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
OBAMAS STANCE ON BUSHS FAITH BASED INITIATIVES PROGRAMS IN FUNDAMENTALLY AGAINST OUR CONSTITUTION AND I CAN NOT SUPPORT TAX PAYERS MONEY TO BE GIVEN TO CHUCHES WHO FEEL AS LONG AS THEY ARE DOING THE "LORDS WORK" THAT THEY CAN LIE, CHEAT, DIVIDE AND DISCRIMINATE. IT WAS EVIDENT WHEN PASTOR WARREN LIED THE OTHER NIGHT THAT WE CAN NOT TRUST PREACHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING. IN ADDITION I FEEL THAT THE RELIGIOUS FORUM WITH PASTOR WARREN WAS INAPPROPRIATE. MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE AN ATHIEST FORUM?
I ALSO DISAGREE WITH OBAMA ON GAY RIGHTS. IT IS A WONDERFUL THING WHEN 2 PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER AND WANT TO SPEND THEIR LIVES TOGETHER NO MATTER IF THEY ARE A HOMOSEXUAL OR HETROSEXUAL COUPLE. GAYS ARE PROVIDED EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION SO WHY SHOULD THEY NEED TO FIGHT FOR RIGHTS THAT THEY TECHNICALLY ALREADY HAVE?
I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE DEATH PENALTY. MY FEELINGS ARE IF A PERSON COMMITS HERENDOUS CRIMES THEY SHOULD SUFFER IN PRISON FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. TO KILL SOMEONE TO SHOW THEM THAT KILLING IS WRONG DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IF 1 INNOCENT PERSON IS PUT TO DEATH FOR A CRIME THEY DID NOT DO IT IS NOT WORTH USING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES I DO NOT AGREE WITH OBAMA ON TOO BUT I WILL STOP THE LIST FOR NOW!
I WILL STILL VOTE FOR OBAMA BUT NOT WITH THE ENTHUSIAM I ONCE HAD. MY POINT TO THIS POST IS WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE ON ISSUES BUT IN THE END THERE STILL IS ONLY ONE SANE CHOICE FOR POTUS AND IT IS OBAMA!!!
Hello everyone,
I know you have not heard from me for a while. I have been very focused on finding a job in the middle of this international economic nightmare.
I am pretty disgusted with the latest attack add from McCain. This one makes Obama sound like the antichrist. I was raised in a very religious home, and I can assure you that Obama is nothing like the antichrist. (The antichrist is a very militant figure and a murderer.) The add is in very poor taste, it is an insult to the intelligence, and it fuels fear with a comparison that is completely ludicrous.
This story has already hit CNN. I would like to encourage you all to write a letter to the media contacts that you have about this low class move. McCain should be trying to win this on his own merits - not on sensationalism.
You may go to this link, and voice your opinions to McCain's campaign about the poor taste of this add.
http://www.johnmccain.com/Contact/
You may also send letters to some of the media in your area if you go to this link:
http://action.barackobama.com/page/speakout/dailies
Thank you everyone.
Have a great day!
Linda Marie
The old tricks aren’t working any more. The government’s tools for a weak economy have been to lower interest rates, borrow and spend, or have a war. Now, interest rates are so low that you can’t earn enough on your savings to keep up with inflation, the government owes $31,666 for every man, woman and child in America, and we have two of the longest running wars in U.S. history. We need something new, something smarter.
Here’s a radical suggestion. Let’s stop collecting taxes in ways that hurt us. All we need are two simple changes to our existing system.
MY MAJOR ISSUE IS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. AFTER OBAMAS FAITH BASED STATEMENT WHEN OBAMA SAID THAT HE WOULD TWEAK BUSHS FAITH BASED INITIATIVES I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN HIM, I AM 110% AGAINST THIS TYPE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR CHURCHS.
I AM TOTALLY OPPOSED TO THE DEATH PENALTY AND HE IS NOT.
NOW THE OFF SHORE DRILLING STATEMENT! I HAVE BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTLIST FOR DECADES. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE DAY THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD START TO REALIZE THAT OUR PLANET IS IN TROUBLE. I GUESS NOW THAT THE TV HAS TOLD PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS THEY NOW BELIEVE IT.
AS FOR "WAR" I AM TOTALLY OPPOSED TO WAR IN ANY FASHION AND ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE SITUATION IN IRAQ IS NOT A "WAR" IT IS A BUSH HOSTILE INVASION OF AN INNOCENT COUNTRY. OBAMA REFERS TO THIS OCCUPATION AS A WAR.
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR A CANDIDATE THAT I WANTED TO VOTE FOR INSTEAD OF VOTING FOR A CANDIDATE THAT I NEEDED TO VOTE FOR BECAUSE THE OTHER PERSON WAS WORSE. I STILL SOMEWHAT FEEL THIS WAY ABOUT OBAMA. EVEN IF I DISAGREE WITH OBAMA ON MANY ISSUES HE IS STILL THE BEST CANDIDATE AND MOST QUALIFIED PERSON TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
VOTE FOR OBAMA !!!
176 days until Barack is inaugurated.
Yes we can!
Check out McCain's vote on this and other important matters as they relate to people who actually work and toil for a living.
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/mccain_jobs.cfm
Before we give big oil a blank check to drill wherever they want irrespective of the environmental risks, shouldn't they use the leases they already have?
Check out this link to learn more:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5111184