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Stealth (#10),

I am personally hoping Hilary wins, but who knows... Obama seems to have strong support from big shots like Oprah, which may influence a lot of women (not just African-American women).

I like Obama the most, but I am not too fond of his plan to delay a space related program to fund yet-even-more educational programs that never seem to help the situation. He does seem to be a large supporter of alternative energy and moving towards energy independence, which is good. Not to mention the support for network neutrality, which is also good.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

I really don't want to see Bill roaming the White House halls looking for cigars and interns again.
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/

John McCain - according to his website he seems to be a supporter of NASA and space exploration, which is good. His history is tied to the military, which I generally not fond of. He looks really old, so I wonder if he can hold up.
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/

Romney - He is a business man, which could probably be a good thing for the economy, but he is also a Mormon. Regardless of the details, I don't want any of that influence guiding the country.
http://www.mittromney.com/Issues/index

I support RON PAUL. However, "democracy" has been used to conceal a real power that has been controlling not only USA but also many of the "democratic" countries for more than 200 years. It is international bank men such as Rothschild family who have been secretly manipulating contries and people, and gained extreme wealth and power. The power, which exists above US government.

They have got an agenda called "The New World Order" and have been preparing for it for many decades. 9.11 was just a part of their job.
Their plan is to take over USA and the rest of the world.

Hilary or Obama?, it does not make any difference because both are merely figures who were sent from the secret power.

We must wake up now! Time is short.



★FEMA - The Secret Government
http://www.sonic.net/sentinel/gvcon6.html

★"How They Control the World"
By Henry Makow Ph.D.
January 29, 2008
http://www.henrymakow.com/how_to_control_the_world.html

★The "Jewish" Conspiracy is British Imperialism
http://www.the7thfire.com/new_world_order/illuminati/Henry_Makow/jewish_conspiracy_is_british_imperialism.htm

★The New World Order
http://www.the7thfire.com/politics_and_society.htm

I just watched these three video clips of Obama when he was at Google recently:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1335549280/bclid1334432412/bctid1334428916

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1335549280/bclid1334432412/bctid1334432378

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1335549280/bclid1334432412/bctid1334447408

He pretty much seems to think like I do in relation to all what was said. (For example: Using technology to improve government, make it more efficient, and improve peoples' access to government's inner workings.) If he manages to beat Clinton, I will vote for Obama as president...

Apparently I'm voting for the secret power.

I took one of those online questionnaires to determine who I should vote for, and it suggested that I vote of McCain! While I do want things like privatized education in the US, I can't bring myself to vote for a republican (especially given the last 8 years).

I will most likely vote for Obama or Clinton. I think they are both great choices. I'm sure many of your know already, but Super Tuesday is coming up! We will most likely have a clear front runner for the democratic party after this coming Tuesday.

I really agree with the post from ベン. I'm tired of having such a bad reputation with the rest of the world. We need to work on restoring global relations these next four years.

10>
*cough*

http://www.asianamericansforobama.com/

*cough*

In the interest of full disclosure, I'm a member. Obama actually has a lot of appeal to Asian American voters - he grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia (both places with tons of Asian folk); part of his family is Indonesian, and he has a Chinese-American brother-in-law.

The news however has been highlighting the fact that Latino American voters have been voting 2-1 for Clinton versus Obama, though.

But yeah...

I just hope Clinton doesn't win the nomination... after Obama, Edwards would have been my 2nd choice, but he's now dropped out of the race. Aren't any other Americans bothered by the fact that our country has been controlled by the same 2 families for almost 20 years? Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush... sounds more like a dictatorship than a democracy.

On the Republican side, I liked McCain when he was more moderate. Now he's just toeing hardcore party line to win the nomination. Booo.

Good God, I thought Mixi would be free from Paultard conspiracy theorists...

Anyways. I support Obama. His healthcare system seems the most realistic, he seems to be more "with it," and he doesn't seem as superficial as Clinton.

I'll vote for Obama. I generally agree with his views, and I think he is the most inspiring candidate. He may not have that much experience, but his instincts (such as opposing the war in Iraq) seem to be good. I can't stand Romney, but basically any of the remaining candidates will be much better than Bush/Cheney.

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Hi Ani,

I had not known of "conspiracy theory" till I got to know the truth of 911. So, it is very strange for me to be called "a conspiracy theorist".

I wonder if you could help me by explaining how you regard "conspiracy theory". Is it just totally a wrong attitude to see the world we live? Or does it sound too extreme to be true? Or do you think this world is much better place than conspiracy theorists think?

I would really like to know.

I will vote for Obama on Tuesday in California. I will be surprised if Clinton does not win my state, though. If she gets CA, NY, and TX, she'll probably get the nomination. The fact that Latinos will generally not vote for Obama is really going to help her.

I predict Clinton vs. McCain in November.

Also, let's not ruin the topic by going on about stupid 9/11 theories here. If you want to discuss 9/11 conspiracies and various other "tinfoil hat" stuff, make another topic for it.

Wow, you are very emotional! Can you calm down please?

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loooooooooooooooool learn to debate, man. You lost any right to be taken seriously as soon as you posted something clearly anti-semitic.

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Well, the US President doesn't quite have as much power as a lot of people think. For example, if the president is Republican but the House and Senate have a Democrat majority (like right now), the President can't really get much done. This is because the House and Senate will vote against anything he tries. Likewise with a Democrat President and Republican House and Senate.
The only reason Bush could successfully take so many actions in the first 3/4ths of his presidency was because congress was also majority Republican. If a Democrat becomes President this year, then all 3 branches will be Democrat controlled. The President will be able to get a lot of his/her initiatives passed.

I like Kucinitch.
There I said it. lol. His wife is British and I've been to a Lebanese restaurant he frequents. Good food. I have to say I agree with much of what he says, but of course he's lived his life a sa public servant and didn't take the "get very wealthy and then buy your way into politics" path that nearly all the others took.

Even though I have a losing record on voting in presidential elections (Kerry/Gore did win my state at least GO BLUE STATES), I like Obama out of the mainstream/wealthy candidates. Honestly I'd vote for McCain before I would vote for Clinton. Her obvious thirst for more and more power is frightening to me. I don't want another power-hungry executive.

As was stated before having the possibility of nearly 30 years of two different families running this country is disturbing. Do we want to have an Oligarchy?
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Anyhow, that's just my feeling.

25>On the other hand, I'm worrying about a black people who are racists.If he is elected, some black people might discriminate the other races when they get a power.
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>I hope he will treat every race equally and people treats every race equally.

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Wow. Where do I start with this one?

Resist... temptation... to... go... off... topic.

Anyways...

Yes, Barack Obama is African-American and black. He's also biracial (his mother is white and from Kansas). He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, grew up there and Indonesa, and later went to Punahou School (a diverse, private school in Hawaii). He has a Muslim name (Barack Hussein Obama) but is a Christian. I have no doubts about his character, and based on his experiences and the things he's shared in his writings, speeches, etc. he would be the LEAST likely presidential candidate to harboring racial biases.

Besides, as a previous poster mentioned, the American president is not a dictator... it's fear-mongering to say that just because a black man is elected president that every other racial group in America has to be afraid.

>brightonlove

It is the "Democratic Party", not Democrat.

I'm Japanese so I can't vote but if I could, I would vote for Barak Obama. I like the way he talks and states his opinion so that everyone can understand. Also, I don't really like Hilary. I know she has more experience and stuff, but still, it's time to get out of this Bush-Clinton-Bush pattern. I'd really like to see some real change and I think Obama can do that.

Well, Super Tuesday is just around the corner!

>Also, I don't really like Hilary. I know she has more experience and stuff, but still, it's time to get out of this Bush-Clinton-Bush pattern. I'd really like to see some real change and I think Obama can do that.

The whole "Hillary has more experience" bit is a twist on reality created by the Clinton campaign. The real facts about "experience"...

Compare their legislative records:

Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term (6yrs.), and another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law, (20) twenty pieces of legislation in her first six years.
These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress (www.thomas.loc.gov), but to save you trouble, I'll post them here for you.

1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Hea rt Recognition Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty. Only five of Clinton's bills are, more substantive. 16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20. Designate part of the National Fores t System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.

There you have it, the fact's straight from the Senate Record.

Now, I would post those of Obama's, but the list is too substantive, so I'll mainly categorize.
During the first (8) eight years of his elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced
233 regarding healthcare reform,
125 on poverty and public assistance,
112 crime fighting bills,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.

His first year in the U.S. Se nate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These inculded
**the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law),
**The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, (became law),
**The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
**The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, (became law),
**The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, (In committee), and many more.

In all since enter the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096. An impressive record.

>31

In the vernacular, either term is fine.

Welp, super tuesday is done. The republican race is all but over, but the democrat race is still unclear. I guess we'll see come PA, TX, and OH.

This election is hilarious!

I love seeing TV and radio commentators in this constant state of confusion. Nothing is going the way they've been predicting or willing it to go. First, it was Giuliani for the win. Then Huckabee won Iowa, and suddenly he was the front-runner. Then it was Romney. Then Fred Thompson. Then McCain was supposed to seal it up last night. And McCain's front-runner status now has "conservatives" whining like little babies.

On the Democratic side, Hillary was supposed to be coronated long before now. I loved hearing the commentators last night saying they were hoping for "clarity" before the night is through. Why do we need "clarity" at this stage? This is a presidential campaign! We want to hear about all the issues, we want to see all the candidates. I am disappointed there are only two left, personally.

One guy got it right on CNN, when he said "it may be a mess, but I think there are a lot of Americans who are going to be happy with that." This is the first time since I've been of voting age that the process is actually working sort of the way it should. The main part that's *not* working is the media, who are just trying to crown *anybody* the winner... which makes no sense. You'd think they'd want to drag things out as long as possible, because it means higher ratings for them.

I hope it goes all the way to the conventions before we know who the nominee is. I want to see conventions that actually mean something, like it used to be. (That's why the conventions exist, after all; to choose a nominee.) I want to see the candidates actually debating in front of all of the delegates. I want to see it not be a foregone conclusion who comes out of there.

I voted for Obama last night, and I'm from New York. I think he has a better chance of winning the general election and I have never really liked Hillary - she panders, she changes her positions based on who she's talking to at any given time. Obama is more forceful in his beliefs, and more importantly his beliefs are *right*.

(It drives me crazy when people say things about some candidates like "they're honest about what they believe in" - who cares about that if what they believe in is flat wrong? What if a guy comes out and says "I believe in child pornography! Child porn for everyone!" Would people like him just because he was so forceful in his convictions?)

I'll vote for Hillary in the general election if it comes to that, but I prefer Obama. And I have a feeling that if it's Clinton vs. McCain, McCain wins.

I prefer Obama, but I will even vote for an earwig if
it runs as a Democrat.

Whoever gets the Democratic nomination will win
because Grandpa McCain will have his ass handed
to him during the debates.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9lJxa2ghYLg

I have to say I have mixed views about Obama and Hilary they both have ups and downs.
Hilary seems wishy washy and unable to make a decision she is trying to please too many people.
Obama is in support of paying teachers based on how well their students do which is unfair and bs for teachers who are already treated like shit and paid just as much.

But out of the two I prefer Obama. I think that it will take one of the two to win over the republicans...thats for sure...unfortunetly. There are a lot of other democratic runners who I like better than Hilary and Obama but they don't have the backing.

As for republicans...well I don't think we even need to go there.

By the way I heard you can vote online while out of the country are lots of people planning on doing that? I think it sounds like a good idea I definetly want to vote even if I will be in Japan at the time!!

I am a naturalized citizen, and voted in the last election.
i voted for Kerry, almost entirely because he was not GW Bush.

In those primaries he was not the candidate i liked the most, and i firmly believe that in abetter world, Edwards would have been able to stand on that ticket alone.
In the end i think it came down to who the Democrats felt stood the best chance of defeating Bush. (war hero vs draft dodger, who knew)

After last night's primaries, it seems highly likely that McCain will win the republican nomination.
The previous fellow is right in saying that this new McCain is a far cry from the Moderate he was when he ran agains GW bush back in 99.
To say his Defeat then was a Bitter one, is a huge understatement.
Such a defeat can change one's entire outlook.

It is for that reason i think he has become the way he is now.
Short of Pre-Iraq war Colin Powell he is the only other republican i would vote for.

That said i will try finalize my overall point
In the end when it comes down to it, the Fear of losing will force the Democratic powers at be to elect a candidate that stands the best chance of winning.
and i hate to be racist, or sexist, or whatever label you will inevitably give me.
But against a "(self-described) conservative""POW""War veteran""White""Old" man
Which candidate do you go with?
The "in-experienced""Change-bringing""Black""young"man or
the "ultra-political""Well-experienced""More-of-the Democratic same""white" Woman
As far as the labels, add or subtract whatever you like, but once they start campaigning it will come down to labels, and the fear that they inspire.

You need only look to the past two elections, for labels like wishy-washy, and flip flopper to name a few.

and for my vote, well it will be for whichever democratic candidate is there.
I dislike niether Clinton nor Obama.
She may seem like more of the same in many regards, but i have a sneaking suspicion that she will get more done globally, as female leaders seem to be getting things done lately.
He may seem like a force for change, but it takes more than just a president's want for change to get things done, he will need to reach across the aisle and get the cooperation of the republicans.

Globally i think both candidates respresent change to the world, as they are both don't fit what has been the norm in american politics prior.

I wish my fellow americans will not let fear and prejudice force thier hand in this election, but as you all well know, american media is good at pushing fear down our throats, i don't see why they would choose to stop now, and address real issues.

My favourite candidate was Edwards. Now he's dropped out of the race, my preference goes out to Obama. It's a long, loaded story as to why I want Obama to win but the short version is this: Obama said he would support a full repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, Hillary only supports a partial repeal, all the while sucking up to the LGBT community for votes, which makes her a hypocrite.

This act isn't just keeping federal benefits from LGBT Americans in committed relationships, but is also keeping American families apart because non heterosexual people can't sponsor their significant other for immigration. (as is the case with me) Because of that it is forcing law abiding, tax paying American citizens to go into exile to other countries like Canada, the UK, and various european countries, just so they can be together with the one they love.

Yes, it's a pet issue and it's not good to be a single issue voter. Fortunately I can't vote anyway so I can ramble on about my pet issue all I want.

Obama swept all 3 states that went today - Louisana, Nebraska, and my home state of Washington. The delegate count between Clinton and Obama is now pretty close. Wh00t Washington.

"A total of 161 delegates - about 8% of the 2,025 delegates needed to win the nomination - was at stake in the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska, Washington state and the US Virgin Islands.

Obama took the bulk of the delegates.

Clinton began Saturday with a slender delegate lead. In The Associated Press count, she had 1,055 delegates to 998 for Obama.

The most important of the contests was populous Washington state, which the Clinton team had expected would produce a closer result. "

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/10/uselections2008.usa1

i think its very attractive issue for every one

i would like to get truthful informations so i am watching altanative media.

i highly recommend this one , lets try it!

http://democracynow.jp/

here is a interview with Amy Good man who is one of the organizer of this media

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0bASiMTNUA&eurl=http://democracynow.jp/stream/amy/

english

http://www.democracynow.org/

Clinton is too entrenched in the establishment to affect real change. That, and she stands a very real chance of losing to the Republicans even with all the inertia gathered against them now.

Obama has become more than a man now. He is an icon, a movement, perhaps even an era (if he wins).

He inspires spontaneous outpourings of devotion like this video, which his campaign had nothing to do with:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2fZHou18Cdk (I assume most have already seen this by now.)

Of course Obama is a politician and a very good one, so it's not like he's going to advocate really radical policies or anything, but at least it will be a dramatic change in the political climate and overall culture of the United States. We need him now.