Obama or McCain? (Snuggy's 2008 Presidential Thread!)

[WastelandMama]

TheBlueWarrior

Voting for McCain. I can't stand to see Obama in office, his views are basically Socialist.

lol, you know that we're already a mostly socialist country, yes?

i mean, wtf do you think paying taxes that then go and fund community projects, welfare, medicaid, etc is???

ITS SPREADING THE WEALTH! xd

i'm voting for obama, for about eleventy-bajillion reasons. i absolutely adore him. 3nodding

i USED to be a major mccain fangirl. back in the day when he was ACTUALLY A MAVERICK!

i remember like, two years ago when people started talking about who was going to run, and i was like "man, i hope mccain runs!"

but then he...idk, became a pod person or something. he's TOTALLY DIFFERENT than the awesome mccain i grew up with.

so then i looked @ obama, and his stance on pretty much every issue is my own personal stance, so i was like "holla!"

however, that being said, i do NOT believe you should vote based on if you believe the person you're voting for would run the country like YOU would run the country. most of us are idiots in one way or another, and, let's be honest, it takes a rare kinda person to be a GOOD president.

SO, i think people should vote based on who they think would most effectively run the country. i'm just lucky that my personal answer to that is still obama. 3nodding

mccain has disappointed me with all his "i said this for decades, but now i'll say this so i can be elected!" crap. also, palin SCARES THE CRAP OUTTA ME. crying the woman is evil incarnate as far as i'm concerned AND i do not want a woman who seems to hate women as my vp.




edit: forgot to say, sometimes a president has to do what's best for the country, even if a lot of people don't agree. i don't think mccain, who has danced like a puppet on a string this whole election, would be able to do something like that. i think he, like a lot of other republicans, is just worn out from people HATING them for so long.

i DO think obama and biden are strong enough to stand up and say "listen, country. you might not like this, and yes, change is hard, but this will make us a better america!"

((and before someone starts crying that the government is there to only be the voice of the people, let me please remind y'all that MOST of the country was against overturning the jim crow laws/segregation. HOWEVER, the people in power recognized that it was WRONG and that, despite a lot of angry voices, it needed to be fixed. so there.))  

[HappysEnding]

I voted for McCain. There's no way in hell I want Obama screwing with the health care system and making third trimester abortions legal.  

[angel_half82]

I'm voting for RON PAUL. He's the only one that doesn't make me feel like we'll be fighting world war 3 in the next 4 years.  

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angel_half82

I'm voting for RON PAUL. He's the only one that doesn't make me feel like we'll be fighting world war 3 in the next 4 years.

Second that! heart  

[Goddess Ace]

Surely Not

I voted for McCain. There's no way in hell I want Obama screwing with the health care system and making third trimester abortions legal.

While I have no problem with you voting for McCain, I'd just like to point out that the President does not have the sole authority over "abortions" and other sensative issues. There's checks and balances in the government for a reason. I know there will be three spots open for the Supreme Court but the justices picked still have to be approved by the Senate. Besides, I think abortion should be left to the states and not the national government. And yes, I think that third trimester abortions are sickening.


@Snug: Oh, McCain picking Palin for her "v****a" is supposed to cover the Cliton fans... which I personally think is absolute bull s**t because a real Cliton supporter wouldn't want an over-conservative Republican VP. People who wanted Clinton and now wanting Palin just want a woman in office. And honestly, I think Palin is just a step back for woman because she's being used simply because of her gender. To me, it be more ground breaking if we had an educated and experienced woman running for VP instead of some never-heard of before Alaskan governor. Oh, and "hockey mom" just killed it for me.

sweatdrop Sorry if I seem passionate about the election - I'm in Government and I'm not only moderating but also coordinating our mock debate for the school. Btw, going to be the best debate ever - McCain is a handsome young black man xd  

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Goddess Ace

McCain is a handsome young black man xd

??? i think i missed something here  

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Goddess Ace

McCain is a handsome young black man xd

??? i think i missed something here

lol

My school, and in fact city, is mostly Black and one of the guys in my govenment class wanted to be McCain. He's really good at debate and has won some awards; he wanted to be McCain so he could not only learn about him but also said "I don't want people to think that I'll just vote Obama because I'm black." I think it's really cool that he's taking a stand against people's assumptions.  

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Goddess Ace

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Goddess Ace

McCain is a handsome young black man xd

??? i think i missed something here

lol

My school, and in fact city, is mostly Black and one of the guys in my govenment class wanted to be McCain. He's really good at debate and has won some awards; he wanted to be McCain so he could not only learn about him but also said "I don't want people to think that I'll just vote Obama because I'm black." I think it's really cool that he's taking a stand against people's assumptions.

ooh gottcha  

[Angie moo]

I just have one thing to say you guys better choose wisely for the person who is running for president cause the new president will decide what is going to happen to me since I'm in the army.

Alright the person I would vote for Obama, my reasons for choosing him is as follows. A lot of people are afraid of his "socialist" ideas but I really do like them because socialism works. Sweden is a good example of that. Its not like communism which only works in books. Of course as the small saying goes "A lot of people are afraid of change." Also I want people who aren't earning half a mil. a year to have help and more benefits.


Er that is all I'm gonna type I've had a rather long day and will add more later. >.>  

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Angie moo

socialism works. Sweden is a good example of that. Its not like communism which only works in books.

And China, arguably.  

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Angie moo

socialism works. Sweden is a good example of that. Its not like communism which only works in books.

And China, arguably.

China almost had it though on communism it was just the government was way to greedy. But hey China is working on changing to be a capitalism country which is awesome.  

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Angie moo

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Angie moo

socialism works. Sweden is a good example of that. Its not like communism which only works in books.

And China, arguably.

China almost had it though on communism it was just the government was way to greedy. But hey China is working on changing to be a capitalism country which is awesome.

yeah, pure communism probably would never work because people tend to be people and screw it up xd but you know, they gave it a good bash  

[Angie moo]

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Angie moo

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Angie moo

socialism works. Sweden is a good example of that. Its not like communism which only works in books.

And China, arguably.

China almost had it though on communism it was just the government was way to greedy. But hey China is working on changing to be a capitalism country which is awesome.

yeah, pure communism probably would never work because people tend to be people and screw it up xd but you know, they gave it a good bash

Down side to being human all of us can be pretty greedy at times xD and I agree they did give a good bash at it. I'm hoping with china becoming a capitalist country will help the world economy you know?  

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Angie moo

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Angie moo

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Angie moo

socialism works. Sweden is a good example of that. Its not like communism which only works in books.

And China, arguably.

China almost had it though on communism it was just the government was way to greedy. But hey China is working on changing to be a capitalism country which is awesome.

yeah, pure communism probably would never work because people tend to be people and screw it up xd but you know, they gave it a good bash

Down side to being human all of us can be pretty greedy at times xD and I agree they did give a good bash at it. I'm hoping with china becoming a capitalist country will help the world economy you know?

meh, i dont understand the world economy so im not too worried about it whee  

[Angie moo]

Ahh i see xD not everyone understands it so its okay.