I see negative on both sides. I also see a war hero & a proud american when I see McCain. I see a guy with no experience & someone who may not even be an american born citizen when I see Obama.
To be quite honest, I do not like Palin or Biden.
Here is something for you to read, I recieved this in an e-mail & agree 100%.
Dear Friends:
My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois . I'm 46 years old,
a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner, a
veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be either
conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, not Republican or
Democrat. I don't believe there are "two Americas " but that every
person in this country can be whomever and whatever they want to be if
they'll just work to get there - and nowhere else on earth can they find
such opportunities. I believe our government should help those who are
legitimately downtrodden, and should always put the interests of America
first.
The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the future of
this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest,
hard-working,
tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too long. Most
folks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They go about
their daily lives, paying their bills, raising their kids, and doing
what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and consider doing so
to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political pundits
and so-called "news", thinking that what they hear is always spun by
whomever is reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials
can regularly violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They
don't want government handouts. They want the government to protect
them, not raise their taxes for more government programs.
We are in the unique position in this country of electing our leaders.
It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any election
with whom I
agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree with
our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that
voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vote
for the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot
of people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - a
hiring process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me?
Whom can I trust to do the job right?
I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply
don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and
calling it "change". "Change what?", I ask. "Well, we're going to
change America", they say. "In what way?", I query. "We want someone
new and fresh in the
White House", they exclaim.. "So, someone who's not a politician?", I
say. "Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're
voting for Obama", they state. "So the current system, the system of
freedom and democracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great
country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money and
dominate the news and win his party's nomination for the White House -
that system's all wrong?" "No, no, that part of the system's okay - we
just need a lot of change." And so it goes. "Change we can believe in."
Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamations of change hold
any promise for me. In recent months, I've been asking virtually
everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois, so most
folks tell me they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one can really
tell me why - only that he's going to change a lot of stuff. "Change,
change, change." I have yet to find one single person who can tell me
distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be President
and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth - other
than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change.
We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his
Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a
moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, "What qualifies this man to
be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?"
CHANGE WHAT?
Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters who
are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as
evidenced
by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can
spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can
explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible.
Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who
wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from
Princeton , look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our
next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant
harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading
applicants for the job, and I've made my choice. Here's a question -
"Where were you
five and a half years ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or
six birthdays in that time. My son has grown from a sixth grade child to
a high school graduate. Five and a half years is a good chunk of time.
About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. 6, 000 meals, give or take.
John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North
Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. When offered early release, he refused
it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his
captors, and insisted that those held longer than he should be released
first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he
turned it down. A regimen of beatings and torture began. Do you
possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a
foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your
fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely
found, and
for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military
service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to
denigrate the
integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of Annapolis,
during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze Star,
Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now serving
in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fond of saying "We honor
John McCain's service...BUT...", which to me is condescending and
offensive - because what I hear is, "Let's forget this man's sacrifice
for his country and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more
about change."
I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly
convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him
to do what's
right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our country
in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants to lead
America , and there's a huge difference. Factually, there is simply no
comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background
and motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a man
who has devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from
the Navy in 1981
and elected to the Senate in1982.
Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new.
Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of
character, or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe
"likeability" is a higher priority for them than "trust". Being a
prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be President of
the United States of America - but his demonstrated leadership certainly
DOES.
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking
Americans to say, "Enough." It is time for people of all parties to
stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep
America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a
dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting
for, and why. There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be
readily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as
we are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on
his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any
foreign country. I want a President who's qualified to lead. I want my
country back, and I'm voting for John McCain.
Phone: 760.434.1395
E-mail:
ronald.hess@alumni.purdue.edu
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