Presidential Candidates?
You may not have even started thinking about who you will vote for. Obviously, I have been thinking about it for awhile, but that's just me.
You most likely have been thinking about who you WON'T vote for. I definately have been thinking about that too.
Obviously, the two Democratic front runners are the ones we all talk about. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
The one making the most waves is Barack
I personally believe he is muslim and I would never vote for him. I have always felt there was something fishy about him.
I'm not too worried, even if he gets the nomination. We are forgetting one very important thing here. According to a 2007 Gallup pole, Over 82% of Americans still consider themselves Christian. They are never going to vote for a perceived muslim and they are never going to vote for a perceived left wing lesbian (whether or not these are true, they are public perceptions).
It's not going to happen. That's my opinion, and believe it or not, I have been known to be wrong (though not very often! :) ) so take it at face value.
I don't think we should dismiss his background. People's backgrounds make them who they are. They don't determine it, but they do influence it. That's a scary background, and I don't want my President to have grown up in that environment. I also think it would make him very anti-Israel (even though he says he isn't). People are just making a big deal b/c he's black, which I think is wrong.
That said, there are some fantastic candidates you need to look at.
First, Ron Paul. But as much as we love him, he's not going to get the nomination. He's just too Libertarian.
Second is Mike Huckabee, who is my personal choice. You can read about his issues HERE
McCain is not my favorite, and I'm a little afraid that he would be a weaker candidate against Barack or Clinton, but we'll see.
Anyways, I encourage you guys to start paying attention. Most of the other candidates will start dropping out of the race in the next month as the front runners start coming out and we see who's actually going to get the nomination.
Just remember
VOTE HUCKABEE!
You most likely have been thinking about who you WON'T vote for. I definately have been thinking about that too.
Obviously, the two Democratic front runners are the ones we all talk about. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
The one making the most waves is Barack
I personally believe he is muslim and I would never vote for him. I have always felt there was something fishy about him.
I'm not too worried, even if he gets the nomination. We are forgetting one very important thing here. According to a 2007 Gallup pole, Over 82% of Americans still consider themselves Christian. They are never going to vote for a perceived muslim and they are never going to vote for a perceived left wing lesbian (whether or not these are true, they are public perceptions).
It's not going to happen. That's my opinion, and believe it or not, I have been known to be wrong (though not very often! :) ) so take it at face value.
I don't think we should dismiss his background. People's backgrounds make them who they are. They don't determine it, but they do influence it. That's a scary background, and I don't want my President to have grown up in that environment. I also think it would make him very anti-Israel (even though he says he isn't). People are just making a big deal b/c he's black, which I think is wrong.
That said, there are some fantastic candidates you need to look at.
First, Ron Paul. But as much as we love him, he's not going to get the nomination. He's just too Libertarian.
Second is Mike Huckabee, who is my personal choice. You can read about his issues HERE
McCain is not my favorite, and I'm a little afraid that he would be a weaker candidate against Barack or Clinton, but we'll see.
Anyways, I encourage you guys to start paying attention. Most of the other candidates will start dropping out of the race in the next month as the front runners start coming out and we see who's actually going to get the nomination.
Just remember
VOTE HUCKABEE!
Labels: politics
posted by Des at
Monday, January 14, 2008
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