Letter to the editor:

The forward-thinker is the obvious choice

Don Ellis, Henderson

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

It appears that many of the polls being taken do not reflect what the outcome of the next presidential election will be. Anyone paying attention could see that when John McCain holds a rally, it appears to have low attendance and applause signals, while Barack Obama’s rallies draw huge crowds and seem to focus on what most folks want to cheer about.

I think most of the world realizes Obama will be elected by a large margin, but some will not admit to this fact. Maybe these folks are living in a state of denial with racial overtones.

Let us be very serious. Would you rather your president be an extremely bright young athletic man with forward-looking ideas or a George W. Bush-type older gentleman with bygone ideas and Big Oil in his corner?

Obama is an American and I hope race will not play a part in whom we vote for. I am a white senior citizen who can admit I have lost all of my racial prejudices since Obama captured the Democratic nomination. We are no longer in the Stone Age, we are in the Age of Technology, so we had better elect a president who is living in the age of the future, not the past.

Discussion: 18 comments so far…

By mwh710

8/6/08 at 6:44 a.m.

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Amen!
By Future2012

8/6/08 at 8:13 a.m.

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The basic problem with double-sided Obama is he will never acknowledge the principles and core values of the other half of the U.S. There is no Obama unity accommodation for those "other people" on the dollar bill. Obama is not a centralist. Obama is a Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Move-on.Org liberal. Obama cannot even bring himself to acknowledge the results of the Iraq surge, yet want a two combat brigades “surge in Afghanistan”.
By NVMakz

8/6/08 at 10:29 a.m.

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Obama represents the backward-looking failures of Communism, Socialism and Facism rolled into one.

As the world moves in more conservative ways and elects conservative leaders and governments = what American liberals call "forward-thinking" fails politically, financially and in service to "the People". Theirs and Barry's aims and goals sure DO represent that ONLY thing libs care about - THE DEMOCRAT PARTY, first, foremost and final.

Barry, Nan, Harry, Schumer, Emanuel - most of the lib posters here - and the other American socialist lapdogs want America to move OPPOSITE of where the world is going.

What Obama tries to represent in his candidacy has been a major failure around the world.

America's enemies endorse the Messiah, Barry Obama.
By sooo_gothic

8/6/08 at 10:46 a.m.

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Yeah, I fail to see how someone can be a communist, socialist, and fascist in one, considering that two of those (communism and fascism) are mutually exclusive. Get the labels right before you throw them around, otherwise it just looks silly.
By NVMakz

8/6/08 at 11:15 a.m.

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I'll accept for Obama any TWO of your choosing re: the Messiah.

Which do you choose?

Any 'ism' except Capital-ism and American-ism is represented within one Barry Obama.

How about:
rac-ism
narciss-ism
messiah-ism
recidiv-ism

Anyway,
You leave alone the larger point of nations around the world exchanging liberal govts for more conservative ones? It's true - Europe's socialist and liberals are at a continent-wide malaise due to their post-WWII socialism push HAS FAILED the people - AND more conservative leaders have taken their places.

I've already linked that here before, guys!

American liberals want to push America in a direction their friends the Europeons are shedding - regarding the cradle-to-grave nanny-state that Obama, Nan, Harry etc want America to go.

The majority of Europe's elected governments today are moving closer to the Republican / Bush / McCain politics = more conservative, lowering taxes and more free-market and a lot more free in general, as Europe goes.

The Democrat Party - who say we need to seek approval from the Europeons for a lot - ignore their electoral moves RIGHT and sell / lead America headlong into what is a proven failure in Europe. Socialism!

The Democratics in the party are not "forward-thinking" - but selling failure and national humiliation first and foremost.
By ksand99

8/6/08 at 11:32 a.m.

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I applaud this author.

The American people are ready to leave the rotten and corporate interest-guided policies of the Bush administration. We've seen eight years of "leadership" under one of the most divisive administrations in American history.

The republicans have shown us what they offer: more war, a poor economy, a worsening environment, and worsening poverty.

America desperately needs to turn the page.

While John McCain differs from Bush on one or two minute issues, he just offers more of the same.

Republicans like to throw around labels they (clearly) don't understand, but something is very clear to the American people: we're ready for change.

The republicans like to exclaim with glee when John McCain inches up a percentage in the national polls, but the state-by-state polls, the ones that indicate where the electoral votes will go are clear: Obama is kicking McCain's rear.

Don't let the frightened republicans scare you away from someone with a clear vision of how America should proceed. Barack Obama offers that vision.

John McCain offers more republican obstructionism, more tax breaks for millionaires and seems to be hell-bent on starting war with Iran while ignoring the threat of al quaeda in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
By sooo_gothic

8/6/08 at 11:49 a.m.

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Yeah and I don't know what you've been reading, but Europe isn't going away from its socialism. While it has elected more conservative leaders, those leaders are acting within the "socialist" confines of the country. Even the vaunted Margaret Thatcher of England did not do away with the "socialism" of that country. Never once was National Healthcare EVER seriously considered to be axed. Trust me I've talked to a few Europeans, and it's considered a national birthrite to have healthcare. I also find it odd that the wealthiest country in the world is the only one without national healthcare AND it has the highest infant mortality rate in the western industrialized world. hmmm........
By jfnance32

8/6/08 at 12:02 p.m.

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Obama is a forward thinker.

He was once against FISA but now voted for it.

He once was for removing all the troops in Iraq but is now saying that he will troops there. In fact, one of his key advisors is recommending to keep up to 80,000 troops.

He once said that Iraq is hopeless, but now is saying that Iraq is so stable that the generals will agree to remove a significant number of combat brigades over a 16 month period.

He was once against offshore drilling but now he is kinda for it but also says that he is really against it. This is proof of his foward thinking skills. He can be on both sides of an issue at the same time.

I hope that one day he will change his outlook on voters that do not vote for him. Perhaps he will no longer consider them bitter people who cling to guns and religion to deal with their problems.
By jfnance32

8/6/08 at 12:22 p.m.

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One more thing...he once said that adding more offshore drilling to supply would never, not now not 6-10 years from now, any impact on gas prices.

Now he is saying that releasing 500,000 daily barrels from the national oil reserver will have a significant impact on gas prices.

Wow....his forward thinking skills are amazing!!!!!
By NVMakz

8/6/08 at 2:05 p.m.

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Obama is a balloon with a pinhole in it.

Pizzzzzzz.zzz.................

What poll out there had McCain "up" 46-37 recently, with the rest of the Obama's momentum residing in "undecided"?? I kept hearing about it today. Oh, well?

I'll look around for it?
By boftx

8/6/08 at 2:24 p.m.

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I doubt Obama is actually flip-flopping or changing his positions after reasoned consideration.

Instead, I think he is merely practicing politics as usual. Does anyone remember back a few months when he was saying how bad NAFTA is (which is true) and at the same time he had an aide telling the Canadian government that "he doesn't really feel that way"? Was anyone really surprised when he later back-tracked on his NAFTA comments?

His recent comments about offshore drilling just shows that he has learned how to disguise his true feelings better when they come out.

Obama is scary, or rather, his supporters scare the hell out of me. He can give a speech at 3AM and tell his people the sun is shining and they will all drive home wearing sunglasses.
By sooo_gothic

8/6/08 at 3:35 p.m.

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McCain is up to the same thing too. I think it's stupid and pointless to get angry over who changes sides on an issue, because every politician does it.
By ksand99

8/6/08 at 4:33 p.m.

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Hahaha, NVMakz and Jfnance32 forget the paramount issue: voters don't vote against a candidate, they vote for a candidate.

They can continue slinging mud, calling Barack Obama any number of names and most-hilariously, pinning him as a candidate who has changed their position, when John McCain has transitioned from a conservative hawk, to centrist, over to liberal, and back to conservative hawk again and back and forth.

John McCain is the Sybil of the conservative group. Every day you get someone a little different.

Note, the radical right doesn't tout their own candidate. Why? Maybe it's because they don't believe him, either!

But all that underscores a basic tenet of politics. Politics 101, if you will. People don't vote against a candidate, they vote for a candidate.

No matter how much a group despises a particular candidate, if John McCain can't significantly energize his base, and also convince the middle that he's not a war hawk who thinks oil is the cure to all of our woes, he will lose. He has to make people want to vote for him, and ALL polling data indicates they just don't feel the fire.

Contrast him with Barack Obama, who has a grassroots organization that has been called the finest ever in politics. He's reached out to the center, worked to compromise on energy legislation, and represents a new America.

A vote for John McCain is another vote for George Bush. He adopted his policies and his politics. First to deliver a negative ad, first to launch attacks, McCain is business as usual.

Americans want a change, and Barack Obama is the only presidential candidate who can fulfill that need.
By jfnance32

8/6/08 at 5:39 p.m.

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I am sure there will be a ton of voters that will vote for Obama because he is for FISA, declared that Bush won the war in Iraq, will keep up to 80,000 troops in Iraq and understands that it only takes 500,000 barrels of daily oil to impact gas prices and is kind a for new offshore drilling a little bit.

He sounds like Bush.

I think I vote for him.
By ksand99

8/6/08 at 9:52 p.m.

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The message we're receiving from the lunatic fringe right is : don't vote for Obama, because he is Bush.

I guess my question is: if Obama and Bush are the same because they agree on three or four things, what the heck does that make John McCain, who statistically agrees with Bush 95% of the time?!?

I guess the argument from the lunatic fringe is that John McCain is WORSE than Bush, in which case I AGREE COMPLETELY!!!

Jfnance32, you took the words right outta my mouth!
By firedawg2000

8/6/08 at 10:15 p.m.

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"I think most of the world realizes Obama will be elected by a large margin, but some will not admit to this fact. Maybe these folks are living in a state of denial with RACIAL OVERTONES."

Same ole liberal tactics. According to them, if you don't vote for Obama you are a RACIST! Libs always accuse Republicans of scare tactics, so what do you call this?

I hope people vote based off of their beliefs on how they truely feel this great nation should be. Don't lay down for these "Liberal Guilt" having far-left Obamanites. You John McCain voters know you're not racist. Let the liberals falsley play that card on you. Race card doesn't hold water anymore.

Also, what the reader doesn't realize is that Americans don't care what the rest of the world thinks. Only liberals want to be Europe West.
By jfnance32

8/7/08 at 12:04 a.m.

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I heard often that FISA is a terrible outrageous violation of the Constitution.

I heard that the Iraq war is an illegal and unjust war. I heard that our boys need to come now and not one single more die over there.

I guess FISA is not that big of a deal. All that huff and puff about it must have been huff and puff.

All that huff and puff about the Iraq war was just as bogus.

You guys are as phony as a $3 dollar bill.

One day is its impeach impeah impeach......the next day...It is..what problem?...There is no problem here.
By NVMakz

8/7/08 at 6:37 a.m.

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I like George W. Obama's evolution. His tripping over himself these days is fun, as his lead leaves him.

Think libs will vote FOR George W. Obama in the fall. Fresh, new and unexpected flip-flopping from Obama is sinking him.

Pzzz..zz..z.z.zzzzzzzzzz = goes his media-bestowed lead!