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<p>As long as economy is better when he is president, Obama will do fine. It is all about economics - home mortgage, food , inflation and oil prices.</p>
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<p>Thank you for so eloquently stating what has become a lesson in reality for me. While I was very young during the Civil Rights movement and very little recollection of it, I hadn’t realized until this last campaign cycle how racist many in our country still are. I am angered, saddened, frustrated, disappointed, bereaved, etc. by some of the attitudes that people still have.</p>
<p>I once heard that in order to make progress in the fight against violence against women, it will take strong men, speaking to their own gender. I now suspect to make progress in the fight against racism, it will take the demographic of the oppressor to speak to their own demographic. I just don’t know how to do that.</p>
<p>aapride, you told me I was misinformed, based on what I posted in post #35. What was your basis for saying that I was “misinformed”?</p>
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<p>Would you care to rewrite that sentence so that it is both grammatically sound and makes sense?</p>
<p>poetheart :)</p>
<p>I can not write as coherently as you want. My schooling is very limited. I have to take care of my family at young age. I wish I completed my education. But God has been nice to me and my family. what do you think about my views on Religion and politics. </p>
<p>Obama 08</p>
<p>I am an AA. Many of my AA friends will be mad to say this. I guarantee that they will attack me on this. But I am a Obama supporter not a true blind follower. As a follower we have to say what is right and what is wrong. I have been thinking about it as I am very religious person. But I respect all religions as they all teach human dignity. But in the name of religion, politicians divide us. Election and politics are intertwined. Religious tolerance is not a forte in America.</p>
<p>Obama did change his religious views because he knew as an atheist he will never get elected. Like any smart politician, he did this change of election to fit in. He went to a Black church and was a participant for more than twenty years. If Obama remained an atheist, he would have got my respect in much higher way – but he would have not won the election. This is the reality of life.</p>
<p>Same way Bobby Jindal changed his views from Hindu to Roman Catholic. He knew that as a Hindu he can not be elected as governor of a southern state. As a catholic he will be a president too.</p>
<p>No matter what they say, it was political convenience over religious views. But both people are decent human being.</p>
<p>The person, I have most respect in this matter is Romney who as a Mormon took a flack on his religious views. The guy did not flinch. This is a sign of a great person. Same think Jack Kennedy did not change his views from Catholic to Baptist. These people stick to their religion despite they knew they can lose. This carries a lot of respect in my mind.</p>
<p>I hope in future people do not have to change their religious views just to fit in and to get elected as a US president. Unfortunately religious tolerance is a long way to go and may not be here for another 100 years.</p>
<p>I am supporting Obama because he is breaking a barrier. he is a decent human being.</p>
<p>Go Obama 08</p>
<p>If Hillary runs as an Independent she could attract about 10% of the Democratic vote. Maybe even more. Not enough to win a single state, but enough to give John McCain the Presidency.</p>
<p>Hillary’s career would be finished. 90% of Democrats would never forgive her.</p>
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Millions of people disagree with you. Obama currently leads in the national polls as the top pick of Americans to be our next president. Are you sure the hubris isn’t yours, to assume you are qualified to judge that he is so deficient in being ready to perform the job that his audacity in even running for the office represents a “grave character flaw”?</p>
<p>Go obama go </p>
<p>Obama 08</p>
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<p>Well, I’d reather have a commander in chief who thinks he’s ready for the job than one who doesn’t. Can you imagine how far someone would get in an election if they didn’t think they were ready?</p>