My list of why I voted for Obama...

My considerations were first and foremost could he do the job, and initially I had my doubts. Then there was the question of his experience and again I had doubts... but as I watched him handle himself, especially at the debates those considerations faded. Then there was considerations about his policies... next was whether he could win followed by his personality and whether he convinced me he was sincere.

The last consideration on my list was his race and I didn't think about that one for more than a few seconds.... in the context of whether I felt a black man could win or not. In short his race wasn't a serious consideration of mine though you could not ignore it or the significance of his nomination and of him winning.

I have given a couple of people a ration about their opposition to him but it was only when they came out with nonsense like the terrorists are celebrating today and the like that I said anything.

BTW good thread if I could give it more stars I would.



[edit on 10-11-2008 by grover]

You sure the Republicans didn't rent it out to the Democrats till 2012?

I am sure race will still be an issue in 2012 on both sides.

Originally posted by SailorinAZ
To stop the Democrats’ pro-slavery agenda, anti-slavery activists founded the Republican Party

to which in the 50's/60's there was the great move over of those members from the democrats to the republican party and so fourth due to disatisfaction that the democrats supported the civil rights movement and the republican party took no such move.

Today the Republican party consist of those remaining dixie-crats and those pro-slavery segregationists who just simply moved over. Read Reagans biography, he makes an interesting account of that.

Democrats lead the way for the civil rights movement and the breaking down of the segregation project. Where were the republicans during the proposal to make a public holiday for king? What sort of comments were made by conservatives regarding those protests in south africa during the Apartheid era??

That phenomenal progress was possible only because the Republican Party was based on the powerful idea that our nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality, must live up to its founding principles.

Yes and whats left of that ideal are a bunch of libertarians and Ron Paul supporters, along with those who defected over to the Democratic party.

Yours today is what has been infiltrated and changed by this new neoconservative movement. The Republican party today aint the same it was yesterday, and your folks allowed it to happen.

As said, I see a lot of whiners here grossly overexagerate being discrimminated against because they supported McCain. For what reason you went on that random history lecture I will never understand.

[edit on 10-11-2008 by southern_Guardian]

Originally posted by jam321
You sure the Republicans didn't rent it out to the Democrats till 2012?

I am sure race will still be an issue in 2012 on both sides.

Yes it is funny I hear 2012 alot, as if folks dont really see a second Obama presidency. What a surprise that will be with a high approval rating and the intention to run for a second term, that year will be moved up to 2016.

But yes, I guess one can only make assumptions.