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Donating to Obama IS NOT ABOUT Obama

By """"Jeff C."""" - Jul 12th, 2008 at 8:35 pm EDT

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I know many of you, like myself, have been disappointed with a few of the votes cast recently by Barack Obama; specifically FISA. To some extent, the bloom is off the rose a bit. However, chalk me up in the group of people that believes this is actually a good thing. I've never been too big a fan of placing all my eggs in one basket. Barack Obama is the leader of the Democratic Party, which means his success translates to the implementation of a Democratic Party political agenda. As of now, that is a political agenda that is vastly more popular than the initiatives being pushed by Republicans. It is imperative that we provide Barack with the means to effectively respond to the upcoming ad blitz.

I've seen this movie before and I don't particularly like the ending the first time. The Republicans are gearing up for a massive August ad blitz that will be used to "define" Sen. Obama. One of the disadvantages to being relatively new to the national political landscape is that Barack is more susceptible to being biographically "defined" by the Republican Party. Here's a rundown of how the Republican ad blitz will unfold; I can name that tune in about five notes:

HUSSEIN!!

PATRIOTISM!!

DOESN'T SHARE YOUR VALUES!!

SCARY BLACK PREACHER!!

SECRET MUSLIM!!

Let's not lose the forest for the trees.  If you, like myself, have been disappointed with Barack's recent specific votes, I'd ask you to consider donating to the following causes instead:
1. Securing universal [or, at a minimum, near universal] health care.
2. Securing [or frankly, even caring about & movings towards] energy independence.
3. Veterans Benefits [Veterans are quickly becoming the new Republican Party version of a fetus--they care about you from conception to birth, but after that, you're on your own].
4. Ending the war in Iraq [as opposed to the hallucinatory idea that we should maintain a large, long-term presence ala Korea/Germany].
5. Not instigating a war with Iran.
6. Progressive taxation.
7. Women's reproductive choice.
8. Bringing back some semblance of government regulation [as opposed to the ridiculous, Phil Gramm, 'let-the-free-market' dictate everything form of conservatism].
9. Allowing poor John Paul Stevens to retire [for the love of god, the man's about 673 years old--can we please elect a Democrat?  I think he'd might like to step down].
10. Fiscal responsibility [some might say sanity].

There are obviously many others, but I'm sure that everyone gets the drift; especially if you're either a registered Democrat or Independent.  Please use the link below to donate [or go to the website itself if not comfortable using mine].  Thanks.

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.  Take care and, as always, keep up the good work.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/JeffCronin

Sincerely,

Jeff Cronin

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By Allen Hussein from Visalia CA Jul 12th 2008 at 9:23 pm EDT

Thanks for sharing.

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By Sleek Nov 24th 2008 at 5:42 pm EST (Updated Nov 24th 2008 at 5:42 pm EST)

Thanks so much for ya opinion!-Sleek

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