The next american president
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I understand that there is 'much' to complain about when it comes to politicians, and
what 'good' they ever deliver, so be it.
But, to be 100% negative all the time, and never see any light at all, just tells me that,
you are all 'just' waiting to say "I told you so," and can't stand the thought of leaving the
door slightly ajar, as the people who run for office, are 'just that' ,people like you or I, and
they were children, then teen agers, then had some sort of 'urge' to run for office
somewhere, I can't believe that they are all a bunch of crooks or liars or deceivers.
And, to be totally attached to a 'party' , and not be able to see the positive side of the
leader of the 'other' party, is not a good thing either. A president has to be a great leader, not necessarily a great politician, and he will surround himself with people who he
knows will follow his lead, as best they can.
I don't mind John McCain, and have always liked him throughout the years, but I don't see
him as a great leader, and he is too old, and too set in 'old' ways, and too attached to the status quo, so my choice is, to give the other guy the ball for awhile, he needs the chance to show his stuff. no one can say what he will do, without he, having the chance to do it, and the stories the republicans are making up about him are dishonest and trashy, and
they are scrambling to figure out a way to make him look bad, by making up stories 'again',
like they did in the last election. Too bad.
what 'good' they ever deliver, so be it.
But, to be 100% negative all the time, and never see any light at all, just tells me that,
you are all 'just' waiting to say "I told you so," and can't stand the thought of leaving the
door slightly ajar, as the people who run for office, are 'just that' ,people like you or I, and
they were children, then teen agers, then had some sort of 'urge' to run for office
somewhere, I can't believe that they are all a bunch of crooks or liars or deceivers.
And, to be totally attached to a 'party' , and not be able to see the positive side of the
leader of the 'other' party, is not a good thing either. A president has to be a great leader, not necessarily a great politician, and he will surround himself with people who he
knows will follow his lead, as best they can.
I don't mind John McCain, and have always liked him throughout the years, but I don't see
him as a great leader, and he is too old, and too set in 'old' ways, and too attached to the status quo, so my choice is, to give the other guy the ball for awhile, he needs the chance to show his stuff. no one can say what he will do, without he, having the chance to do it, and the stories the republicans are making up about him are dishonest and trashy, and
they are scrambling to figure out a way to make him look bad, by making up stories 'again',
like they did in the last election. Too bad.
and they were--------?, or he was--------? maybe jfk, or reagan or lincoln -------or?
Anything from 1948 to 1969.
I know it's a limited time but it will not come around again.
The problem with polls is they ignore the "get out the vote" factor........
Obama enjoys a lot of support from groups that traditionally have low voter turnout. Can he inspire them to actually go to the poll?
McCain is seen by many conservative Republicans as a dangerous liberal.........will they rally behind him to beat the much more dangerous (in their eyes) Obama?
That will make the difference in November.
And no poll can answer those questions.
McCain takes lead over Obama: poll
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:56pm EDT
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama's solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.
The reversal follows a month of attacks by McCain, who has questioned Obama's experience, criticized his opposition to most new offshore oil drilling and mocked his overseas trip.
The poll was taken Thursday through Saturday as Obama wrapped up a weeklong vacation in Hawaii that ceded the political spotlight to McCain, who seized on Russia's invasion of Georgia to emphasize his foreign policy views.
"There is no doubt the campaign to discredit Obama is paying off for McCain right now," pollster John Zogby said. "This is a significant ebb for Obama."
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:56pm EDT
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama's solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.
The reversal follows a month of attacks by McCain, who has questioned Obama's experience, criticized his opposition to most new offshore oil drilling and mocked his overseas trip.
The poll was taken Thursday through Saturday as Obama wrapped up a weeklong vacation in Hawaii that ceded the political spotlight to McCain, who seized on Russia's invasion of Georgia to emphasize his foreign policy views.
"There is no doubt the campaign to discredit Obama is paying off for McCain right now," pollster John Zogby said. "This is a significant ebb for Obama."
The contest here really has nothing to do with the 'candidates' at all, but has everything
to do with the people who think up ads and attacks, and whoever comes up with the
more nifty ads, that catches peoples attention, and they get 'sucked' in, become the
most popular for the moment, so I guess what ever one is in the lead on Nov 3, will
win, but not sure who to congratulate, because we don't know any of those people at
all.
to do with the people who think up ads and attacks, and whoever comes up with the
more nifty ads, that catches peoples attention, and they get 'sucked' in, become the
most popular for the moment, so I guess what ever one is in the lead on Nov 3, will
win, but not sure who to congratulate, because we don't know any of those people at
all.
Barack Obama's 'lost' brother found in Kenya
Senator Barack Obama's long lost brother has been tracked down for the first time living in a shanty town in Kenya, reports claimed.
By Nick Pisa in Rome
Last Updated: 11:52AM BST 21 Aug 2008
George Hussein Onyango Obama, Senator Barack Obama's long lost brother was tracked down living in a hut on the outskirts of Nairobi Photo: Guy Calaf, Vanity Fair, Italy
The Italian edition of Vanity Fair said that it had found George Hussein Onyango Obama living in a hut in a ramshackle town of Huruma on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Mr Obama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate's half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender.
"No-one knows who I am," he told the magazine, before claiming: "I live here on less than a dollar a month."
According to Italy's Vanity Fair his two metre by three metre shack is decorated with football posters of the Italian football giants AC Milan and Inter, as well as a calendar showing exotic beaches of the world.
Vanity Fair also noted that he had a front page newspaper picture of his famous brother - born of the same father as him, Barack Hussein Obama, but to a different mother, named only as Jael.
He told the magazine: "I live like a recluse, no-one knows I exist."
Embarrassed by his penury, he said that he does not does not mention his famous half-brother in conversation.
"If anyone says something about my surname, I say we are not related. I am ashamed," he said.
For ten years George Obama lived rough. However he now hopes to try to sort his life out by starting a course at a local technical college.
He has only met his famous older brother twice - once when he was just five and the last time in 2006 when Senator Obama was on a tour of East Africa and visited Nairobi.
The Illinois senator mentions his brother in his autobiography, describing him in just one passing paragraph as a "beautiful boy with a rounded head".
Of their second meeting, George Obama said: "It was very brief, we spoke for just a few minutes. It was like meeting a complete stranger."
George added he was no longer in contact with his mother and said:"I have had to learn to live and take what I need.
"Huruma is a tough place, last January during the elections there was rioting and six people were hacked to death. The police don't even arrest you they just shoot you.
"I have seen two of my friends killed. I have scars from defending myself with my fists. I am good with my fists."
Senator Barack Obama's long lost brother has been tracked down for the first time living in a shanty town in Kenya, reports claimed.
By Nick Pisa in Rome
Last Updated: 11:52AM BST 21 Aug 2008
The Italian edition of Vanity Fair said that it had found George Hussein Onyango Obama living in a hut in a ramshackle town of Huruma on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Mr Obama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate's half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender.
"No-one knows who I am," he told the magazine, before claiming: "I live here on less than a dollar a month."
According to Italy's Vanity Fair his two metre by three metre shack is decorated with football posters of the Italian football giants AC Milan and Inter, as well as a calendar showing exotic beaches of the world.
Vanity Fair also noted that he had a front page newspaper picture of his famous brother - born of the same father as him, Barack Hussein Obama, but to a different mother, named only as Jael.
He told the magazine: "I live like a recluse, no-one knows I exist."
Embarrassed by his penury, he said that he does not does not mention his famous half-brother in conversation.
"If anyone says something about my surname, I say we are not related. I am ashamed," he said.
For ten years George Obama lived rough. However he now hopes to try to sort his life out by starting a course at a local technical college.
He has only met his famous older brother twice - once when he was just five and the last time in 2006 when Senator Obama was on a tour of East Africa and visited Nairobi.
The Illinois senator mentions his brother in his autobiography, describing him in just one passing paragraph as a "beautiful boy with a rounded head".
Of their second meeting, George Obama said: "It was very brief, we spoke for just a few minutes. It was like meeting a complete stranger."
George added he was no longer in contact with his mother and said:"I have had to learn to live and take what I need.
"Huruma is a tough place, last January during the elections there was rioting and six people were hacked to death. The police don't even arrest you they just shoot you.
"I have seen two of my friends killed. I have scars from defending myself with my fists. I am good with my fists."