My Hopes Regarding President Obama

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Registered: 08-29-2008
My Hopes Regarding President Obama
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Wed, 11-05-2008 - 7:56am

Last night I was pretty depressed. I cried when John McCain conceded. I prayed for our newly elected President Obama, and for our country.

I started thinking about this man with the paper thin record, and thinking of his words, "I'm a pragmatist", and I started to feel a glimmer of hope. Is it possible that he won't push an ultra liberal socialist agenda? Food for thought, maybe his "present" votes were votes cast so that he wouldn't "tip his hand"? Maybe in good conscious he couldn't vote to the extreme left but knew that if he didn't he could never make it as far as he needed to in the extreme environment where he was traveling up the ladder to the white house?

We really know nothing about this man aside from his thin record. Maybe he won't be the Socialist leader that we expect. Maybe, now that he is in a position of power, he will seek good council and steer our country in the right direction rather than the wrong one.
I'm praying for that, because I don't want to see the country brought to her knees with another great depression and oppressive laws that limit our success and our freedoms.

I think we conservatives should put our money where our mouths are and start praying that this man will see the light, and lead our country well. I much prefer this scenario than the Jimmy Carter scenario on steroids which messes up the country so badly that he will not serve a second term and set the African American cause back for another generation.

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Registered: 10-20-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 11:47am
There you go - Godwin's Law - end of the debate. Just had to wonder how long it would be before someone had to introduce Hitler into the thread. Didn't take long. So sad.
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Registered: 02-07-2007
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 1:50pm
Interesting that you choose to ask me to 'BACK OFF' rather than answer my questions.

~Ghostwriter, M.A.


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 2:38pm

I am with you. You have said that you are wary, but you will support Obama and wait to see what happens. I don't know what more people can expect from you.

(BTW, I'm a lib.)

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Registered: 08-29-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 2:42pm
Thank you!
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Registered: 11-09-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 3:18pm
I have been so depressed since Tuesday night. Can't even watch the news anymore. I pray he does the right thing for this country but I won't hold my breath. I know I am supposed to be a good American and support him but thus far....I can't. I feel he was elected for 2 reasons.....the economy and the fact that he is black.
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Registered: 07-03-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 3:26pm
I honestly don't think his skin color has ANYTHING to do with it!
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Registered: 02-07-2007
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 4:28pm

Is English your first language?


Oh, here we go with the insults.

~Ghostwriter, M.A.


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Registered: 11-09-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 6:16pm
I think maybe you should have listened to the speech a little harder, rather than morphing in and out of previous Sarah Palin speeches. Divisiveness is not good for our country, that is if you're still willing to share it with those who voted for Obama.
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Registered: 10-20-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 6:23pm
Good points!
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Registered: 08-29-2008
Sun, 11-09-2008 - 8:15pm
I think I have been very clear. I'm sorry if you cannot understand what I write. It seems to me like you are trying to bully me. I do not understand why.

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