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2008-02-24 Home Front: Politix

Obama: is America ready for this dangerous leftwinger?

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-02-24 11:32|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Interesting Church he goes to, Trinity United Church of Christ. Follows is entiteled "About US" from their web site:

We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain "true to our native land," the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation. We constantly affirm our trust in God through cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the Black Community.

The Pastor as well as the membership of Trinity United Church of Christ is committed to a 10-point Vision:

A congregation committed to ADORATION.
A congregation preaching SALVATION.
A congregation actively seeking RECONCILIATION.
A congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA.
A congregation committed to BIBLICAL EDUCATION.
A congregation committed to CULTURAL EDUCATION.
A congregation committed to the HISTORICAL EDUCATION OF AFRICAN PEOPLE IN DIASPORA.
A congregation committed to LIBERATION.
A congregation committed to RESTORATION.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-24 12:06|| 2008-02-24 12:06|| Front Page Top

#2 As purely an acedemic exercise, try replacing the word "Black" with the word "white" in this lovely manifesto.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-24 12:29|| 2008-02-24 12:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I think Obama's resume is exceedingly light and that will start to show when he goes against someone with a resume packed full of crunchy goodness.

Interesting how historically Senators have not become President's without a stop as Vice President first (at least during living memory). In the last fifty or so years we've prefered Governors yet we have three Senators right now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-24 12:31|| 2008-02-24 12:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Yah. What he said. This is why Obama scares me, really. I mean, when Bill Clinton came along, I pretty much resigned myself to it. I even kind of rooted for Hillary to pass the healthcare thing, because I was poor at the time. When Bobdole came along, I was quite unenthusiastic about him, party hack, same way I feel about McCain. But Obama is a hardcore leftist who is going to do some serious dismantling when he gets into office. His supporters are going to be out for blood when they receive their patronage jobs, and any sort of fraud or bad faith is going to be acceptable in their book.

Posted by gromky 2008-02-24 12:52|| 2008-02-24 12:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Dangerous leftwinger? Sheesh, he is pretty much your average Democrat. Oh, wait...

Posted by SteveS 2008-02-24 13:10|| 2008-02-24 13:10|| Front Page Top

#6 I've always laughed and said it was Carter's total ineptness that led to the over-extension of the Soviets that allowed Reagan to win the cold war so Carter deserved a little credit.

Now I'm looking at the political landscape and seeing a possible Democratic sweep which would allow Obama to actually change things and really do some damage and I'm starting to worry about Bush's legacy. Yeah it will ignite another 12 years of Republican dominance but the price...

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-24 15:24|| 2008-02-24 15:24|| Front Page Top

#7 I want him to succed just long enough to thoroughly sink Hildabeast, then flop in the general elections to Mc Cain. (Poor choice, but all we've got. the alternative Dems are worse by a light year.)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-24 15:29|| 2008-02-24 15:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Hillary would have been easier to defeat in the general election.

Posted by lotp 2008-02-24 16:17|| 2008-02-24 16:17|| Front Page Top

#9 "In fact, it is a trope of the left wing of the Democratic party that America has been a pretty wretched sort of place."

Much worse than Haiti, Somalia, Iran, North Korea, China, Venezuela, etc. in the view of donks. Jeez; Beaucoup crapola.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-02-24 17:07|| 2008-02-24 17:07|| Front Page Top

#10 GUAM MCDONALD's OLDER MALE PATRON yesterday AM [Sunday] > believes HILLARY cannot and should not be POTUS ["no way"] becuz as a woman her gender will NOT be able to handle the dynamic pressures of national leadership = the Presidency. GUAM FEMALE PATRON > while glad to see a woman running for POTUS, believes America + Guam are still at high risk for [dangerous]terror strikes and that ergo A WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE POTUS IN TIME OF WAR/NATIONAL CRISES.

FOX NEWS PANEL > KRAUTHAMMER - SO-CALLED "OBAMA-MANIA" is representative of the CURR DESIRE IN MAINSTREAM AMER = COMMON CITIZENRY FOR ANY KIND OF CHANGE FROM WAR + BILL CLINTON-ERA PDENIABLE GOVT FRAUD-DECEPTIONS. OBAMA represents an ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT, ANTI-GOOD OLE BOY "NEW/FRESH FACE" = NEW IDEALISM in Amer politics and national affairs.

FOX BELTWAY BOYS [paraph] > the possibility exists that Barack Obama amy usher in a NEW BUT POTENS DANGEROUS/RISQUE' AMER-LED ANTI-AMER/US GLOBAL APPEASEMENT as based on OBAMA's OWN PAST RECORD IN SUPPOR OR AGZ VARI POL CAUSES [CARTER-ESQUE???].

Taken together, it apears that MAINSTREAM ANYTOWN AMER > "WANTS TO BELIEVE" AGAIN IN PEACE AND TRUTH/HONESTY-IN-GOVT. The same are roughly NOT against any US-centric/led OWG-NWO, BUT ARE AGAINST THE US MOVING TOWARDS OWG-NWO FOR CORRUPT, MALICIOUS, OR IMMORAL REASONS???

NEW IDEALISM/THE NEW GUY versus JIMMY CARTER II, and at a time when Amer is still engaged in a WW2-style, REGIONAL GLOBAL WAR TO THE DEATH + NATIONAL SURVIVAL agz Radical Islam, A WAR WID HIGH POTENTIAL FOR TRADITIONAL "GREAT POWER" MILPOL CONFRONTATION.

Post-PEARL HARBOR ATTACK = AMER HIROSHIMA(S), will FDR ask the Congress to DECLARE WAR, or instead SEND A "STRONGLY WORDED LETTER" PROTESTING THE ATTACK AND ON-GOING REGIONAL MIL CONQUESTS???

*FREEREPUBLIC > IRAN MAY NUKES [bombs] WITHIN MONTHS. WITHIN A YEAR? Read - ISRAEL MAY UNILATER ATTACK IRAN IN MONTHS OR LESS THAN A
YEAR.

*STARS-N-STRIPES > US MIL COMMANDERS BEMOAN LACK OF INTEREST IN TERROR THREAT BY AMERICANS.
Amers are more interested in the LIVES/PROBS OF HOLLYWOOD CELEBS - PARIS, LINDSAY, BRITNEY, etc. - THAN THE VALID + REALISTIC THREAT OF NEW TERROR ATTACK(S) AGZ AMERICA OR WINNING THE WOT, THAT AMER IS IN A REAL WAR FOR ITS VERY SURVIVAL AND WAY OF LIFE???

IFF A POTUS OBAMA DOES INDEED PROVE TO BE CARTER REDUX > DON'T BE SURPRISED IFF A NEW POTUS ELEX HAS TO BE HELD BEFORE 2010, NOT 2012, AS PER AMER HIROSHIMA. The ideal time frame for Radical Islam + HIROSHIMA is NOW thru 2010.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-02-24 17:50|| 2008-02-24 17:50|| Front Page Top

#11 Count me as one who is also terrified of an Obama presidency. I've become a "one-issue" voter since I don't believe healthcare or taxes are going to matter much if I'm not around to see them happen. I think we all know what will happen with our military and security policies if Obama gets elected.

I voted early this past Friday (Vote Aqui!) in Texas. I had a strategy going in, so there I stood - the Republican table on the right and the Democratic one on the left (just as it should be, heh) - trying to decide if I really wanted to do it. Finally walked up to the Democrat's table and signed-in. (Some good-natured banter with the poll volunteers - much laughing on their part).

I have never, ever voted for a Democrat before, but I did it, I voted for Hillary. Call it intuition, or a gut feeling, but I think McCain can beat her. Moreover, I think a primary win by her will so tick off a segment of the Obamatron Nation that they'll either stay home or pull the lever for McCain (or now maybe Nader where he can get on the ballot).

It's only been a couple of days, but I'm still a little shocked that I not only voted for a Dem, but I voted for THAT Dem. Whoodathunk. I think I'll go make some magaritas.

Posted by Clem Sheck9754 2008-02-24 18:24|| 2008-02-24 18:24|| Front Page Top

#12 And in our continuing series of a novel in 6 words.

Obama POTUS, but not for US.

Posted by phil_b 2008-02-24 22:47|| 2008-02-24 22:47|| Front Page Top

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