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A 16 year olds opinion

By Jonathon from Spring, TX - Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:54 am EST

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Even though Obama has one, we still are separated. I agree. i for one, am a obama supporter, not because he's black, not because my parents tell me to, i am 16 years old, and i for one am not close minded like 90 percent of my school, we have two different sides, the black people-obama, and the white people-McCain, not ONE of them know anything about what They stand for, or what you want to do for our economy, our foreign policy, immigration, the gun policy, or our environment. It makes me disgusted and revolted how all of these kids are our future. But i for one am congratulating McCain for his effort, and his hard work, and like i said when i agree, we DO need to work together, not as whites, blacks, asians, hispanics, but as America, a nation together. Separation is what will destroy this nation. Ignorance, is what divides this nation, and close mindeness, is what makes this nation what it is now. If we all work together, it wont matter, we shouldnt hate each other, our neighbors, our family, our friends, because they support anyone else, trust me i see it too much. We should be one, and that, is why, we need change. I agree with McCain on a few terms, but obama has my majority vote, im not going to rub it in McCain's face like most insecure people, because some don't know a word about what they're talking about. I am grateful for his run in the campaign, and i would hope, that every supporter, of any side, democratic, or replublic, can see that were not just two different sides, We're America.

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By Anne from Rexford, NY Nov 11th 2008 at 11:17 am EST (Updated Nov 11th 2008 at 11:17 am EST)

I just want to say that it gives me great hope that even one 16 year old in the great red state of Texas listened to what Obama is saying; you used your head and your heart and made up your own mind; how important is that, when you are surrounded by kids your age listening to their parents, local politicians and conservative pundits and making the choice to back McCain/Palin with their anti-progressive views and the negative messages they spread. I live in NY--I was in the supermarket earlier this week and overheard a group of 4 teenage guys talking about the election. They said so many intelligent things about the negativity and foolishness of the McCain campaign and about how dumb and selfish Americans have been in so many of the choices they have made in the past few years. I had to interrupt them and ask they if most of the kids their age in school felt the same way and they said they did. It made me so hopeful, that young men 17 or 18 years old could hear and listen and make the right choice--they seemed so much more aware and plugged in than so many of the adults I have spoken with, people my age and older who decided to support McCain. The oldest of those kids was 19--these are the people who will be voting in 2012, in New York. So, you are not alone, there are lots of other people your age who feel the same, just not so many in Texas!

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By Anne from Rexford, NY Nov 11th 2008 at 11:22 am EST (Updated Nov 11th 2008 at 11:22 am EST)

But I also agree, there are still too many people out there who are angry and bitter, who supported McCain and who are hateful towards Obama's supporters, and who are shamelessly bigoted and think it is okay to send internet jokes about Obama's race, and make comments about it as if we never had a civil rights movement. In the red states, and in the red parts of blue states (as in, upstate NY where I live)this is still so widespread, and that scares me too.

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