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Tuesday, July 1, 2008 10:16 AM

Barack Obama is a Chameleon

Barack Obama is just a chameleon and is continuing whatever transformation benefits him at the time. He stirred up leftists into hating Hillary Clinton and using old Republican accusations on her to get her out of the race. He used them to get the nomination. So she went down and is out of the race. Now that he pretty much has the nomination, he can reach out to evangelicals who enjoy his psuedo-religious revival and adopt policies that he feels that white working class voters will like. He feels that he also acted black enough to make sure that the black vote is in the tank. I'm sure he is right but believes that those who voted for him before and supported him will continue because he has successfully demonized the Republicans so that they would not vote for them. They will also rationalize that the "real" Obama will reappear after the election. Evangelists don't like Mc Cain and often admire Obama's use of god-like imagery. What I think he will have trouble with are Hillary voters who didn't vote for him before and don't buy into his posturing and the white working class who didn't buy into it either.

I think you would be concerned about how Obama is so sensitive about people saying bad things about him and his response to "people creating rumors" about him. In the last week, the .com companies went on a witch hunt trying to track down websites with anti-Obama slogans. That is a strong attack on free speech and this from a guy who basically used the web to win the Democratic nomination. When are people going to realize that this guy with little background and little to recommend him for the job of President of the United States is not good for this country?

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 07:54 PM

Obama Doesn't Merit the Benefit of the Doubt

Barack Obama doesn't merit the benefit of the doubt on Israel. He clearly is not pro-Israel in the way that many American Jews want or expect. Joe Lieberman's office is only a few feet away from Obama's in the senate and took to mentoring him when he first arrived. He knows Obama's views. He chose to support McCain for a reason. Lieberman was also a conservative Democrat when he was one. Obama's opinions and views change with whom he is talking to. He has no solid views. He won the primary by making the leftist Democrats that he was leftist, others fell in line with him because he appeared to have similar policies to Hillary Clinton. Now he is calling the shots and going for evangelicals and more right wing voters because he feels the left is sewed up and they have no one else to vote for. That is his idea of "unity."

It is offensive the way he has been going after "rumors" and comments that he considers anti-Obama. He is grown man and if they are not true, they any allegations will go away, if they are true they will come to bite him no matter what. I don't think he should be given sympathy. He not only has the problem with Jewish voters in Florida but also Cubans are very wary of Obama's policy for Cuba. I don't think he can win Florida or should.

Thursday, July 3, 2008 10:30 AM

What did you expect?

What did you all expect from Obama? You don't swarm and run away with a guy you barely know and has little history for the most powerful job in the world! The guy is a manipulator and a user. I hear how he is not a messiah and he is just empowering others but the peasants in the French Revolution were empowered and they nearly destroyed their country forever. France still had a dictator as late as 1968! Hitler was voted in by the public who hated the Weimar Republic and the Maoist Revolution was done "by the people" too. I just can't believe how people can be in such a romantic state with someone as leftist as Obama. The right and the left have much in common. Any centric posturing he does is to just sew up his power and fool people into cooperating with him. His final policies will be from whoever provides him with the most money and power. With the Bush Administration having increased presidential power to an obscene level, you want to vote this guy in? Hillary Clinton is my senator and was back at work yesterday. I received a letter that she was trying to take out some forms of FISA wording that she didn't agree with to make sure the bill was democratic. I haven't heard from Senator Shumer yet but I am hoping they just won't go along with the Democratic leadership and take their constituents into account.

Monday, July 7, 2008 11:26 AM
Original article: Barack by the books

Obama is Not Lincoln, He's Resembles Hitler More

To compare Obama to Lincoln is a joke. Lincoln was not popular, he only won because the Democratic Party split into two. Obama plays the big rock star, writes books about himself and revels in self love and wants to have his nomination in a football stadium surrounded by 75,000 worshippers and the Democratic party falling at his feet. This guy is bad news for our country and for democracy. He actually made the Republican party look moderate. That's hard to do!

Monday, July 7, 2008 11:33 AM

Clinton Supporters Aren't Coming Back!

We actually think that Barack Obama supporters are delusional. Don't you think we foresaw this megalomania coming from you candidate? He's actually made Mc Cain look more progressive and better. Obama is a sick man full of self love and wants people only to worship him. Hillary was a candidate for the US Presidency and wanted to lead the US of America. Obama wants to be anointed King of Obamaland. Those who support Obama are causing further ruin to a country that is my home and I happen to love.

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