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pan6467 · 11-04-2008, 01:13 AM

Whoever wins, I pray for them to have the strength, courage and wisdom to lead our nation through the troubled times ahead and hopefully through good times.

I pray that they serve their term with honor, dignity and convey hope and assurance to the people.

I pray that they serve in good health and bring to our troubled divided nation unity and goodwill.

I pray they serve honestly and with true heartfelt caring towards each of us and do what they believe in their hearts to be best for us.... what is best may not always be easy for the masses to swallow at first, but hopefully the new president can explain how in the end we will be better and stronger after our shot of sour medicine is taken.

Bu most of all, I pray he is fair and puts forth what is best for the many and not just the few.

After, months of fighting, months of arguing, months of hatred and fear...... we need peace and to be brought together, I pray the next president can do this.

I am truly torn on who to elect. Obama's stated policies are what I have argued for for years. Much of what he says in his campaign I agree with and have said we needed for years {read some of my back posts before this past election season and see.... for those of you who believe I am such a Neo Con}.

But I also look at and judge a man by whom he associates with. Ayres, Wright, Rezko..... and so on. His reactions to those scandals and how he dealt with them bothers me. The lies and then the rebukes on the lies, followed with more lies.... the fact that if one brought them up his supporters shouted the person down instead of confronting them peacefully and with understanding for their doubts. But Obama and his camp treated those people the same way, ignore and shout them down, only he was very polite about it.

I honestly would have been satisfied if he had been honest and forthright.

I don't like the way the press would cover things up for him and pretend ACORN or some other issues weren't important but were all over every McCain misstep. That wasn't very unbiased, honest nor fair for the country. Fuck the candidates they could handle themselves. The nation more than anything at this time needed the press to be fair and honest. IT WAS FAR FAR FROM THAT.

McCain stands for much of what is wrong in this country. His policies are not that much different than what we have. And we cannot afford those policies any longer.

In the end, for me it comes down to what is best for my country, not for just me.

I want so badly to say I can vote for Obama without any reservations at all. But Wright, Ayres, Rezko and some of his gaffes worry me. The fact that in one place he would say one thing and in another he would say something totally different to pander to electors but that's politics.

I can't get over statements from his "spiritual leader" such as "the US of KKK A" "God Damn America" and his praise for Farrakhan.

That bothers me.

Yet, in my saying that, I have been called the racist and that bothers me more.

His policies are what is best for the country, the change he outlines could feasibly work and make us a better country again.

And I would so love to be able to vote for him just for that reason.

But does he just say what he knows we want to hear, or does he mean it and those radicals he has surrounded himself with will be talking about how he is too centrist for them.

I just don't know. I wish I did. I wish I could vote like I have for the past 5 times with clear conscience for the man I believed to be the best man for this country. Dukakis, Clinton x's 2, Nader and Kerry.

I do know that it's only 2 years of total rule, and if the Wrights, Ayres', Rezko's and Farrakhan's take over we can at least get Congress away from them and in 4 years have a new leader one who hopefully would do what I prayed for in the beginning of this long drawn out, post.

I also know that with McCain we don't stand a fucking chance of getting better in the near future if ever.

Thus, I have decided..... I will be voting for Obama. May he truly have only what is best for ALL the country in his heart.....

11-04-2008, 01:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	After all is said and done...... Whoever wins, I pray for them to have the strength, courage and wisdom to lead our nation through the troubled times ahead and hopefully through good times. I pray that they serve their term with honor, dignity and convey hope and assurance to the people. I pray that they serve in good health and bring to our troubled divided nation unity and goodwill. I pray they serve honestly and with true heartfelt caring towards each of us and do what they believe in their hearts to be best for us.... what is best may not always be easy for the masses to swallow at first, but hopefully the new president can explain how in the end we will be better and stronger after our shot of sour medicine is taken. Bu most of all, I pray he is fair and puts forth what is best for the many and not just the few. After, months of fighting, months of arguing, months of hatred and fear...... we need peace and to be brought together, I pray the next president can do this. I am truly torn on who to elect. Obama's stated policies are what I have argued for for years. Much of what he says in his campaign I agree with and have said we needed for years {read some of my back posts before this past election season and see.... for those of you who believe I am such a Neo Con}. But I also look at and judge a man by whom he associates with. Ayres, Wright, Rezko..... and so on. His reactions to those scandals and how he dealt with them bothers me. The lies and then the rebukes on the lies, followed with more lies.... the fact that if one brought them up his supporters shouted the person down instead of confronting them peacefully and with understanding for their doubts. But Obama and his camp treated those people the same way, ignore and shout them down, only he was very polite about it. I honestly would have been satisfied if he had been honest and forthright. I don't like the way the press would cover things up for him and pretend ACORN or some other issues weren't important but were all over every McCain misstep. That wasn't very unbiased, honest nor fair for the country. Fuck the candidates they could handle themselves. The nation more than anything at this time needed the press to be fair and honest. IT WAS FAR FAR FROM THAT. McCain stands for much of what is wrong in this country. His policies are not that much different than what we have. And we cannot afford those policies any longer. In the end, for me it comes down to what is best for my country, not for just me. I want so badly to say I can vote for Obama without any reservations at all. But Wright, Ayres, Rezko and some of his gaffes worry me. The fact that in one place he would say one thing and in another he would say something totally different to pander to electors but that's politics. I can't get over statements from his "spiritual leader" such as "the US of KKK A" "God Damn America" and his praise for Farrakhan. That bothers me. Yet, in my saying that, I have been called the racist and that bothers me more. His policies are what is best for the country, the change he outlines could feasibly work and make us a better country again. And I would so love to be able to vote for him just for that reason. But does he just say what he knows we want to hear, or does he mean it and those radicals he has surrounded himself with will be talking about how he is too centrist for them. I just don't know. I wish I did. I wish I could vote like I have for the past 5 times with clear conscience for the man I believed to be the best man for this country. Dukakis, Clinton x's 2, Nader and Kerry. I do know that it's only 2 years of total rule, and if the Wrights, Ayres', Rezko's and Farrakhan's take over we can at least get Congress away from them and in 4 years have a new leader one who hopefully would do what I prayed for in the beginning of this long drawn out, post. I also know that with McCain we don't stand a fucking chance of getting better in the near future if ever. Thus, I have decided..... I will be voting for Obama. May he truly have only what is best for ALL the country in his heart..... __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"