People who say Obama is all vague promises & no substance

[Moonlight Graham]

You know what i'm talking about. These people who claim Obama is just about grandiose general ideas & he doesn't have any concrete plans or answers to the tough problems.

To these people, i say stop just watching his victory speeches (which seem more to just rally the troops) & sound-bites. If they actually watched a full debate or two, or did any research into his policies, they'd discover that yes he does actually have detailed policies and stances on all of the issues, just as Clinton & McCain do.

I can't stand these people who just watch NBC news or some clips on Youtube & think they know a candidate. Worse are the politicians (ahem Hillary) who know his positions, and yet still attack him based on this popular myth simply for political gain.

[Dog]

Obama is the most vapid canidate to come down the pike in quite sometime . His mantra of hope and change , change and hope may carry him through the primaries but will not cut it in the general election .

Heres a story that broke yesterday

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories

Heres some lies he told that he will have to explain at some point

http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/255488.php

[BubberMiley]

Obama is the most vapid canidate to come down the pike in quite sometime .

Anyone who considers his platform vapid is too vapid to read his platform.

[Dog]

Anyone who considers his platform vapid is too vapid to read his platform.

You seem unable to respond to what i have posted but i have will respond to what you have said since i have read his platform . I f you notice he always fails to say HOW he will do anything .

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

I see a lot of hope /change and change /hope but little else . How would someone who has NEVER reached accross party lines do it after he was president ?

What would you say Mr Obamas biggest accomplishment so far in the senate in the last 3 years be ?

Please respond to the links i have provided if you can .

Edited February 28, 2008 by Dog

[M.Dancer]

Has the Jr Senator from Illinois ever done anything noteworthy aside from being the great democratic hope?

[Topaz]

What did GW do to be president. He was a son of a former president, he was a governor that left the state in debt, he never finished his time in the military and yet he became president because the voters were sick of the clintons so why put them back in? I think Obama will due just find if given the chance.

[M.Dancer]

What did GW do to be president. He was a son of a former president, he was a governor that left the state in debt, he never finished his time in the military and yet he became president because the voters were sick of the clintons so why put them back in? I think Obama will due just find if given the chance.

He was governor of one of the largest states in the nation.....I think Obama will due as well....

[BubberMiley]

You seem unable to respond to what i have posted but i have will respond to what you have said since i have read his platform . I f you notice he always fails to say HOW he will do anything .

I think the assumption is he would do it by becoming president.

But I think his biggest accomplishment by far since entering politics is getting to where he is today. Cheney and Rumsfeld et al. had the most impressive public service resumes one could imagine. It didn't stop them from being completely incompetent.

[Shady]

I think the assumption is he would do it by becoming president.

So more hope huh?

I just hope he knows, that as President, he can't vote 'present' on difficult issues, the way he did in the Illinois state senate. For me, the most frustrating thing that I hear him say on a regular basis, is that he wants to "end tax breaks to companies who ship jobs overseas". Usually that line makes all of his supporters clap wildly, not knowing that it lacks all economic logic and reason. Despite what people may think, the vast majority of businesses that move jobs out of America, do it to either to stay competitive, or simply survive. So basically, Barack Obama wants to increase the taxes and/or business costs of companies that are already finding it difficult to compete in the global economy. As if that's going to deter them from moving future jobs. Those are the types of substanceless soundbites that people get a little tired of hearing.

Obama accomplishments:

[Simon Did It !]

So more hope huh?

I just hope he knows, that as President, he can't vote 'present' on difficult issues, the way he did in the Illinois state senate. For me, the most frustrating thing that I hear him say on a regular basis, is that he wants to "end tax breaks to companies who ship jobs overseas". Usually that line makes all of his supporters clap wildly, not knowing that it lacks all economic logic and reason. Despite what people may think, the vast majority of businesses that move jobs out of America, do it to either to stay competitive, or simply survive. So basically, Barack Obama wants to increase the taxes and/or business costs of companies that are already finding it difficult to compete in the global economy. As if that's going to deter them from moving future jobs. Those are the types of substanceless soundbites that people get a little tired of hearing.

Obama accomplishments:

Good points and hopefully some Canadians that are getting washed up in this rush understand what he stands for.

You think a lot of companies have left Canada for oversea's just wait until this fool gets voted in.

The tariffs will come swift and hard on Canadian imports to the US. Major Corporations will not be able to shut the doors here fast enough peddling back south to stay afloat.

They will probably get a years notice to close up companies here. And we are not talking just a few here but major numbers if he gets voted in.

Walmart won't even be able to slow him down if NAFTA is ripped up like he says.

[Dog]

Obama is starting to slip in the polls as people find out about him

I thought this was interesting story about Barry Obama

http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/annieb2008/CrKs

[Carinthia]

Good points and hopefully some Canadians that are getting washed up in this rush understand what he stands for.

You think a lot of companies have left Canada for oversea's just wait until this fool gets voted in.

The tariffs will come swift and hard on Canadian imports to the US. Major Corporations will not be able to shut the doors here fast enough peddling back south to stay afloat.

They will probably get a years notice to close up companies here. And we are not talking just a few here but major numbers if he gets voted in.

Walmart won't even be able to slow him down if NAFTA is ripped up like he says.

Guess that's why the Conservatives released the story that an Obama campaign person told the embassy that the NAFTA issues were just rhetoric and not to worry about it. Wonder if the those Tories feel they have more to fear from Obama than Hillary? The Clintons supported NAFTA. Of course Hillary doesn't now, at least since she's been campaigning in Ohio anyhow.

Nice that the Tories have sunk Canada into resorting to "Banana Republic" behaviour whilst interfering in U.S. elections.

Edited March 4, 2008 by Carinthia

[Dog]

I am glad someone leaked the story That Barry Obama was talking out of both sides of his mouth on NAFTA . It would seem Barry has a little problem with telling the truth quite often.

http://www.spike.com/video/2822529

[guyser]

Whos Barry?

[M.Dancer]

Whos Barry?

His name was Bama he was a Poli

With nothing in his in hair and experiance down to there

he would orate and do the hand shake

And while he tried to be a star, Hillary was never very far

Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4

They were young and they had each other

Who could ask for more?

From the Bama (O), Barry Obama

The hottest lib north of Havana (here)

From the Bama (O), Barrry Obama

Style and passion were always the fashion

For the Bama....they fell in love...

BArry Obama

[hillary4pres]

Barack Obama is a lie.

He criticizes Hillary 4 not admitting that she voted in favour of the war. However, he has also voted to keep the war which his campaign isn't making very public.

Barack Obama does NOT care about the middle class rural folk. If you take a look at the voting history, Obama only wins the vote of the big cities and Hillary drastically wins the rural vote because she actually cares about them.

If you look at the voting history, Barack's support is a huge number of black people and this is why he sometimes wins-- because of racism against hillary and women.

If you took a look at Obama's voting history, he's barely gotten anything past in his entire life and he is not ready to run a country let alone his own business.

Barack's supporters don't even really support him. 45% of his voters don't care who gets the nomination...they would be happy with Hillary.

Hillary Clinton is a vision for the United States of America. She has survived attacks by the media, Obama's campaign and republicans. She has kept her head held high throughout this process with dignity. She even gave Obama his first job, but he is willing to throw her under the bus.

Obama's campaign has been nothing but a lie. It has attacked, defended when attacked and lied throughout this whole campaign.

Let's not allow this lie to take over your country. Barack Obama is no better than John McCain or George W. Bush. Take a stand against this farce and make the wise decision.

VOTE for HILLARY! Let's make history! Let's make the right choice!