Why is Obama going to be our president?

Love your answer CharRay

CharRay, President Obama talk To us.He did not call anyone low class,we are middle class.

Hi Char, That is what I am saying he understand whats really going on out here.Yeah,do you remember that my family is mostly in Taylorville and Decatur. Donna

Happy New Year, Taskr! Best gimmick award? Yup, I'd have to agree! Presidential elections in today's world are all about whose got the best marketing plan, and who has the most money to pay for that marketing. It's no different than the SuperBowl, eh?

My point is that he really knows what is going on out here because he lived that way.Iam confused why you even replied to my discussion.The question is Why you think he was elected to be the president. You said that you did not feel like answering that question.Therefore you went to the wrong discussion.

I responded because of the reason you gave for voting for him.

Exactly,"the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" That is the way it has been.

The rich get richer because they work hard to become richer not because of anything the government has done for them, because the government hasn't done anything for them. The poor get poorer because they sit on their lazy bums waiting for their government cheques that the rich are paying for through their taxes. A good example of that is New Orleans after Katrina. When Jesse Jackson tried to round up citizens to help rebuild only three people showed up and to of them were Hispanic and chances are illegals. What kind of help do you think Obama is going to give to the poor? Do you think he's going to take more of the rich peoples hard earned money and do you think he should?

That was my point,he understands a normal working family situation and he is down to earth. Ok,I hear all this.So why didn't you vote for him?

Oh yeah,she is down to earth shooting animals from a helicopter and seeing Russia from her house.Yep that qualifies her for vice president issues.

Sarah Palin is down to earth and she's gotten denigrated for it.

Yes the US elections were unique.I didn't vote for him just because he was black thou.I am white.To tell you the truth I wasn't even thinking about him being black.He never denied the fact that he was mixed. matter of fact I can think of one time when he told a joke about him being of mixed races. Thanks for telling me what you think

Kowgirl,I never heard him say that he wanted to deny his white blood.

Guess you missed where he said "there are times I wish I had no white blood in me and this is every time I am reminded of it" Even he wished he could deny his white heritage. Now what kind of man would want to deny his own mother who gave birth to him?

I know we are on on social security.I cannot get medical assistance,housing assistance or food stamps because they say that the government says that I earn to much money.Yet,I do not have enough to pay all the basic bills.Believe me we do not live above our means.We were living in a basic small 2 bedroom condo,nothing fancy.No phone with all the extra's.We don't even own a car.Iam 47 years old and have only been on 1 vacation in my whole life.We barely had furniture.We have none now.

I voted for Obama because of his political views.As I said I voted for him because he was raised by a single parent,his grandparents went thru the social security stuff and only had 1 house.Another words he is down to earth and knows whats going on out her.I do not vote republican or democrat.I vote for who I think can do the job.

That is great that you like Obama.You worded it perfectly "down to earth attitude and will step on the dirty farmland to look over to see the real problem" That is excellent!

What my point is that he knows whats really going on out there.

First I never said that I voted for Obama because I hate the last president.And I never said that I hated President Bush.As far as the late President Reagan,I think he was the best president that we have ever had so far.

But is he right? Spending all that money will not help, it will just increase your debt and giving privileges to a certain group will not help the others. For instance do you believe that making abortion legal through all the states and getting rid of the pro life laws in the states that want them will make it easy for you or a friend of yours to adopt? I doubt it. It will make it all but impossible. Will having a group of washrooms that just allow men, women, and whatever to go it, and no separate washrooms for men and women make your life easier especially if you have children? Will having youths join a volunteer army in order to get their college education free make you feel better? That is what the Nazis did and they were able to indoctrinate almost a whole nation with their poison. And does it not make you wonder why people will obey a man based on his color and race rather than learn more of his ideology? You cannot vote for a man just because you hate the last president. I remember when Reagan came in, I thought he was just play acting at the job, because he had worked as an actor but I soon learned different.

My point is that he knows what is going on out here in the world of the non rich folk that do not own a lot of homes.

Ha ha

That still doesn't qualify him to be president anymore than it qualifies me.

Iam glad he got elected too I voted for him. Bush really has let him a plate full

he's left us all a plate full. i have no respect for him at all!!

I did not vote for Obama.I think he got elected because he said alot about nothing better than anyone. As for Bushleaving him a plateful, if you knew your constitution you would know that congress handles the money. The blame needs to be placed where it belongs. Yes Obama is coming into a mess and I will give him a chance but because of his past voting record I am afraid that we may become a socialist nation.

Really.I do not know,only God does.But I strongly susspect that he can change this country around.He can do better then President Bush has done.McCain agreed with Bush 70% of the time so how can we think he would be able to change it around from what was done with Bush in office?

"you Democrats" ? I am neither democrat or republican.I vote for who ever I think can do the job.For example I voted for President Reagan and then I voted for President Elect Obama.

I believe there can be change, because the Democrats (who've been the majority in the House and the Senate since 2006) will work with President Obama when they wouldn't work with President Bush. So we have the legislative and the executive branch of the government all Democrat, we'll know who to blame if anything goes wrong in the next four years. Of course I know you Democrats will still be blaming Bush eight years from now.

I will explain to you what I mean,he has lived as a middle (low) class person.He knows what is going on out here in the world when you are not rich.I did listen to his speeches and McCain's as well.I listen to the debates too.McCain seemed to only car about the war and what happened when he was in the war.As far as houses,Obama knows what it is to work and pay for a mortgage or rent.Not say oh well I can write a check and get a house or condo and then forget it.McCain could not even remember how many house's he had.Must be nice!I have to worry about where we are going to sleep at the end of the month.My son has slept in his unpaid for truck many nights.He finally found a home(he thought) and has not been there a month and is told that the house is being foreclosed on and he has to be out soon.But,until then he can sleep there,but the homeowner will be removing the appliances from his apartment sometime this week.McCain seem's like,the rich get richer the of a person. What do I think about Sarah Palin? You asked me.Here goes....... she is not a professional,how did she get to be govenor of Alaska anyway? I am glad that I don't live there.She gets in a helicopter and kills wildlife,but we should not have abortions even if it is going to possibly kill the mother.She is the perfect person for international affairs because she can see Russia from her house!

For one I have never heard anything about anyone thinking that Sarah Palin was Obama's running mate. And it doesn't surprise me either that even if you did not ask me my opinion about Sarah Palin,I gave it anyway and you do not welcome it.I started this discussion asking people an opinion.Nowhere during this discussion have you seen me state that anyone's opinion was not welcome.

You misunderstood my comment about Sarah Palin. I wasn't asking you your opinion (although it doesn't surprise me). What I was saying is that some people who were going to vote for Obama were asked what they thought about Obama's running mate Sarah Palin. When they said that they were fine with her, it proved that they were voting for Obama just because he is black and didn't have a clue that Joe Binen was his running mate.