Im black and even I wouldnt DREAM of voting for Obama

Well I am white, and I won't be voting for him either. Not, because he is black, but because he was raised as a Muslim. He also won’t place his hand over his heart during the national anthem or pledge of allegiance, nor will he wear an American flag on his suit. He also has a picture of a communist leader (I think the man in the picture is from Cuba, but I am not sure) hanging on the wall in his campaign office. I also don't like the fact that he has gone to a church for half his life where the preacher preaches messages like the one his preacher passes on to his congregation. I feel that deep down, if the truth was told, he is a Muslim at heart. I believe that his "joining" of that church was only symbolic, and that his true colors will shine through the veil if he is elected. I do feel that the only reason he received the nomination is because he is black. Let's put the shoe on the other foot here, and I will pose as a white man running for president, and tell me how far you think I would have gotten in the race for the nomination. I will include a similar background to the facts that Obama brings to the table, and you put all of this together and give me your opinion. I am running for president...here are my facts.... be sure to read the comments in parentheses as I go... I am a white man. I was raised by a member of a neo-Nazi group. (Obama was raised by a radical muslim) I attended a church that preached white supremacy/white power for 20 years (Obama's preacher leans towards the "Kill Whitey"/Black Oppression messages. Now, I admit that African-Americans have been treated poorly at times in our history, much like the Native Americans, but do you want a president who has had this drilled into his head repeatedly over the years?) I refuse to salute/Place my hand over my heart during the pledge or the national anthem. I also refuse to wear a lapel pin of a U.S. flag on my suit. (Obama will do neither) I have a picture of Adolf Hitler hanging on the wall in my campaign office. (Obama has the picture I spoke of earlier in his campaign headquarters.) NOW...taking all this into account...how far would I have gotten in the race for president??? Would you vote for me?? Am I fit to lead your country? Am I fit to send the soldiers who protect it to fight and die in a war somewhere? Do you want your children or grandchildren being told to look up to me and respect me? Would you want me as Commander-in-Chief of a military that your children and grandchildren may someday want to join while I am in office? Facts don't lie people...no matter what color a man's skin is...God help us if Obama is elected...

Yes I don't think I would vote for him as I don't like the things I have read about him, that is if they are true, its hard to know what to believe these days, but I can only hope the American people get it right and I do believe the rest of the world relies on their decision...

Who you vote for should have nothing to do with your race. Who says black people like Obama just because he's black? I think colour, whether it's your own colour or someone else's, as a pro or a con, is a pretty stupid reason for voting for someone, just like gender. Voting or not voting or Hillary because of her vision is pretty stupid. Who one votes for should be about the person, not about what group they belong to.

I would agree that he is full of lies and if he is elected he will probably take the country in a bad direction. On the other hand...Clinton is a scary option as well. Of course, with the way things are going, only time will tell. I would say about the only thing we can say for certain is that Bush will be out of office, which may be very helpful (depending on the direction the next president takes us).

I have a very simple question for you, JonnyVet, are you sure you really don't know or are you just trying to take advantage of those who may not know the truth? In my experience, I have met many people who pretend not to know the real truth because of political convenience...are you one of them or are you someone who genuinely doesn't know the truth and would like to be educated? I am curious because of how you conveniently avoided the 24th comment to your discussion and responded to the 25th one. I believe that if you really didn't know the truth, you would have found the 24th comment very knowledgeable and informative, political leanings aside. I hope you are truly someone who doesn't know the truth, not someone who is trying to 'prey' on hate for political convenience.

That's your reasoning? He has a "Nuslim bakground"? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You're buying into FoxNews propaganda. He's most definitely not a Muslim. And if you think it's surprising that he's had "scandals" prior to being elected to President, I don't think you've paid much attention to Presidential elections before.

With Hillary losing out on the democratic support, this election has become an election where I do not want either the democratic or republican candidates elected to office. However, I would rather see Mccain become elected then Obama and I consider myself a great deal more democratic then republican! In terms of the election; I feel most unsettled!

Hi jonnyVet, Being black or white shouldn't make any difference as to who you vote for, neither should religion. You can expect to hear all sorts of stories out there about Obama but I wouldn't pay much attention to any of them. There have been stories about every Presidential candidate in every election and few were true. Some people thrive on gossip. Blessings.

Well, im not voting at all because i dont feel its right i do. i dont know anything about any of them and any of their vews.but i pray to god that if he does make it to presidency. that he doesnt screw up because if he does. hes ganna ruin the chance for any other black man to make it 2 be presidnet. its wrong but i beleive that is what will happen:(.. so i pray that he does well by us.

Well, it's funny that everyone keeps saying this man has Muslim roots when he is an admitted Christian. It is funny that everyone keeps saying he has Muslim roots like its a bad thing. If he had christian roots I'd have a problem with him as historically more people have been killed in the name of christianity than any other religion in history. Hopefully a change for the better will come about with a changing of the guard. Maybe if someone of a Muslim background gets in office, we can have peace, as Islam is the religion of peace. Maybe it is a good thing and not the negative everyone expects. Or you can vote for McBush. Just my opinion.

ehh im not worried about what Obama is or what he is about , nor McCain cause what everyone CAN agree on is that , if neither one gets anything done correctly in this country than we'll dislike them both ..

Go forbid that!!! American should now better than us non-americans. I don't really know much about your Presidentiables, but Americans must use their head really. You have to vote wisely and really be careful in selecting your next president because whether we like it or not, whatever happens to America, it affects the whole world.

I do not think black or white or whatever other color there is should be a deciding factor in determining who is going to be the next president. I live in NJ and I voted for Hillary in the primary. My belief is that the person who is going to do something for the American people should be in office. Look, where we stand as Americans NOW, people losing their homes, jobs, families breaking up because of the lack of money and so on and so on. We need someone in the Whitehouse who is going to st, gas prices out of control. We need someone in office who is thinking about Americans, instead of running to other's aid. I believe in helping others, but home should be taken care of first.

Personally I wouldn't vote for anyone except Ron Paul. I think he's the only hope for America.

I totally agree with you and I wish there was a way to warn EVERYONE who wants him in office. I myself am afraid to live in the US with him as president. I'd feel a lot safer with anyone else there. lol His policy for small businesses and taxes is outrages! I just hope that the people who feel for him at the beginning, do their homework and realize this man is NOT to be trusted and is bad news all around.

I totally agree with you and I don't know why so many are blind to this. He has been courting Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana for Vice President. Guess what? Mr. Jinal is a former muslim. This is so scary to me. I hope America wakes up and stops to think about what they will be doing if they vote for Obama. It will be the beginning of the end for our great country.

"Ive been an all out liberal my entire life but after hearing his lies and seeing how his fake words convince miliions i quickly became a Mccain fan." I really find this hard to believe. You've been an all out liberal and now you're a McCain FAN? How do you define "liberal"? By my definition of the word there's no way in he11 I could ever vote for McCain, he's against everything I believe in with a few very tiny minor exceptions. This country is NOT a Christian country, we have a separation of church and state as it should be. I don't believe these fools who continue to write these blogs calling Obama a Muslim but frankly I don't care one bit what religion he is or if he has any religion. How in the world can this country "dramatically take a turn for the worse" after all the damage Bush and his cronies have done? Annie

I completely agree with you about Obama. I am pretty much a conservative in my thinking and most republicans view McCain as a liberal republican. I still think he will be the best choice for president, given what is available to us at this point. I hope the campaign will make Obama show his true colors so all those who don't yet understand will be able to make up their minds based on the the truth.

My friend and I were talking about this yesterday while we were hanging out at her place cos we just saw on TV that Clinton will be "supporting Obama in his campaign and that she's open to be his running mate". I think having muslim roots does count in this matter as there are some beliefs or manners or I'm not sure what the term is, that differs from being a Christian. But I don't think it'll be a problem if he IS already a Christian with muslim roots. I'm not sure about this one. As I was saying, my friend and I got into this discussion yesterday. We are not even Americans but we will not be voting Obama if we are given a chance to vote or something. No Obama for us. We didn't really like what he says in his speech, he seems so fake to us. We hope he doesn't get elected. If he will, I guess we'll all just have to just wait and see.

hi. i am shocked to hear that. u say dont like him cos of his background. he is not telling the truth, and the things he says is a lie. the truth is not matter who was running for the candidate whether it was obama or not. they all lie, and say what we want to hear so we would vote for them.