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Nobama in ‘08
By Ali Elizabeth | June 23, 2008
I suppose that I am as ambivalent as any other American about what is going on in this election cycle, and I doubt I have anything all that profound to add to the bevy of pithy or peppery comments that go with the territory of a presidential campagin season. However, I feel I would be remiss if I did not register my dismay over the potential presidency of the marginally occupied suit named Barack Hussein Obama, and the danger I believe he poses especially to the unborn, the disabled, and to the strongest amongst us, the soldiers.
It pains me, as someone who grew up actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement, (and whose life was threatened for doing so,) to have to be so passionate about keeping this man out of the White House. I will say this, one of America’s beauties is that in my lifetime, we as a nation have gone from wondering where people of African descent should sit on a bus, to having a serious contender for the Presidency come from a people group that was once considered inventoried property. This is amazing progress, and proof of the self-correcting nature of our grand constitutional experiment. I just wish it were Rice, Watt, Steele, Keyes, almost anybody but this mystery man who has less than no substance and who chooses to not salute the flag.
I have earned the right to call that last choice into question, as nearly 40 years ago I did the same thing as president. Nothing as fancy, mind you, as being POTUS (President of the United States,) but I was elected Associated Student Body President at my high school, and refused to salute the flag at school assemblies and functions. I know that one. I cannot say what is going on in his heart, I can only say what was going on in mine: in that day I hated my country, I hated white people, I hated soldiers and I loved the prospect of America becoming socialist. Clearly I don’t feel that way any more.
I also have to raise the question that if your supporters weighing in from around the world are your nation’s sworn enemies, then just what is it that Syria, Hamas, Ahmedinejad, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong Il, (The Dear Leader, as he loves to be called by his adoring North Koreans,) and Castro hope will happen if they get their wish and Obama gets elected?
To top it off, today the American Communist Party threw their hat in the Obama ring, and the New Black Panther Party has been a long standing supporter. Back in my day, the original Black Panther Party had their own candidate for President, Eldridge Cleaver, and would have considered Barack a complete Uncle Tom for running on the Democratic ticket. My my, how we have mellowed. I guess the old “Peace and Freedom Party” had more moxie.
I could go on a rant, and just might yet, but I need to ask one question: why does Barack want to attack Pakistan? This was one of his first gaffes made while I was still in Iraq and before he was being taken very seriously as Presidential material. I can only imagine the “jets” that the State Department had to “scramble” to assure Pakistan that this man was not to be substantively regarded.
Perhaps he was working the “controversy sells” angle, I don’t know. But hear me, anyone who states that he wants to attack an ally, and not just any ally but one that is both Muslim and has nukes, but is willing to have face time with Mahmoud the Rude Ahmedinejad without any preconditions straight up scares me.
It is not that I am wild about McCain. He has two, and really only two things going for him from my perspective: he wants to protect babies and he “gets it” about Iraq and the soldiers. I won’t be voting as much for McCain as I will be voting against Obama. Man, does that ever hurt.
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