[Mishmash] Obama? Oh, Please!

[Susan Flewelling]

At 07:02 AM 1/25/09, you wrote:

>And we should pay for those things (other peoples healthcare and reduced taxes and retirees reduced taxes) because? 
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> Look, I am now representated by a senator hand picked by an un-elected governor . . . why not have a bunch of people without experience have their hands in my pocket? 

 From the getgo I found it disturbing that Obama claims to be black when in actuality he's a mulatto - he rushed open armed to embrace the heritage and color of a muslim father who abandoned his family when Obama was young - he was brought up by white grandparents because his mother was mentally ill - and suddely he's the first black president of America?   If these facts are correct, doesn't anyone find it disburbing on some level?

As for free health care, lower taxes, etc. - I live in a country that has all these and it is bleeding us dry.  We have one of the largest tax bases in the world and still there's not enough money to go around.  All this sounds good in theory, but it doesn't work - someone pays for all this "free" health care and that's the man on the street.  In this system of free health care, I have a friend diagnosed with lung cancer in November - she has a TENTATIVE date for surgery in February - there's everyone on "free" running to doctors for every ache and pain and no money left to pay for enough hospitals or people to staff them.  And once you're 65, the entire system works on the theory that the sooner you shuffle off this mortal coil and make room for another tax payer, so much the better.   This is no "first come first served" system - older people are left to wait for care when younger ones are given priority.

As for diplomatic outreach to the Middle East - the taliban, hamas, etc., want a muslim world - they don't now, nor did they ever, want peace.  We've got Liberal (akin to Democrats) politicians here in Canada saying the same thing - time they gave their heads a shake and faced reality - peace is not what the terrorists want.

There is a Canadian citizen in Gitmo by the name of Omar Khadr.   He was arrested for killing a U.S. soldier when he was 15 - he's 22 now - Obama put off his trial just as it was about to start (http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/13/f-omar-khadr.html)  The bleeding heart liberals want him brought back to Canada for trial - that will be a farce as our legal system is joke.  The leader of the Liberal party in Canada said the other night he should be brought back to Canada and integrated back into Canada society!  (No mention of a trial.)  There a lot of us up here don't want him back, let alone "integrated".  His family is a notorious supporter of the taliban, his father (killed in a battle) was a friend of Bin Laden's and a major fundraiser in Canada for Bin Laden - the whole family spent time (and training) in Bin Laden's camp - one brother of Khadr's  was paralized in a gun fight - he's now back in Canada where our "free" health care is going to support him for the rest of his life.  Khadr's mother and sister were interviewed on our national t.v. network praising their sons and wishing jihad on the world.

It's fine to say he was only 15 when the events occurred but all that indoctrination is part and parcel of him now - and if he's released back into Canada, his mother and the rest of his family will only reinforce it.  He's dangerous and shouldn't ever be released - and he's a minor player on the stage that Omba wants to make peace ovetures to.

Susan


At 07:02 AM 1/25/09, you wrote:

>At 06:07 PM 1/24/2009, you wrote:
>>Obama is a dedicated husband and father, is highly intelligent, a good listener (something Bush never did), and has the best interests of this country at heart.  He will make mistakes, but at the same time, he will implement health care for those who do not have it, lower taxes, no taxes for retirees, stem cell research, and diplomatic outreach to the Middle East.
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