with little experiance and already deep in the pork barrel voting, why do people say its not color for Obama?

Question

The black vote is 9 of 10 in his favor, and the only thing I here from his white supporters is not 4 more years of Bush, I'am not a huge Bush fan and voted for McCain 8 yrs ago in the rep primary. When I look at McCain I see a person who truly believes in country first and working with the other party to get things done even if it makes him unpopuler with his own party. Why can;t we vote for once for a person who sticks by their words and has shown that special interest and pork spending isn;t what they will answer to, but the country and it;s good!

Answer 1

Here's why it's not his color:



The black vote was 9 out of 10 in favor of Bill Clinton. It was 8 out of 10 in favor of John Kerry and 9 out of 10 in favor of Al Gore.



And Obama isn't the only Congress person who has had money earmarked.

Answer 2

You can never know what is coming from an "experienced" person. Look at Bush. I don't even know why he was elected in the first place, I think his credentials suck. The majority of America thought he had well-rounded experience and look what happened there. I respect my elders, but I just do not agree with what McCain wants of this country. I honestly think it is better that we have someone who hasn't been in politics the last 20+ years, he should still have his soul.

Answer 3

Obama also truly believes in country first and working with the other party to get things done even if it makes him unpopular. Do you not realize how difficult and unpopular it would be to go before the NAACP and tell people that they are not being good fathers and role models...that they are allowing televisions to raise their children?? That takes balls. Regardless, McCain voted against his own bill for campaign finance reform, so he is not interested in eliminating pork. Further, he does not 'stick by his words' and has changed his position on numerous issues:

roe v wade

jerry faldwell

bush tax cuts

Sam and Charles Wyly flip flop

campaign finance

Grover Norquist

torture

bob jones univ

confederate flag

social security privitization

defense spending

balancing the budget in his first term

treatment of hillary clinton

estate tax

fisa

restoring the everglades

Equal Pay for Women

POW torture story

Free Trade

1986 Immigration Reform Act

wife beating

21st Century GI Bill

no negative attack ads

windfall profits tax on oil companies



**yes, both have changed their minds on numerous issues...this is just to show you that McCain has not 'stuck by his words' on numerous issues.

http://www.bi30.org/wordpress/flipflopper.htm

Answer 4

I totally agree. Not a Bush guy either, but even less so an Obama guy. I feel as though John McCain is a very refreshing and honest figure in American politics and that it would be foolish not to support someone like him to be our next president.

Answer 5

It is so much fun watching clueless Republicans complain about race being an issue while at the same time constantly bringing it up.

The very suggestion that being black is a political advantage in the USA today is laughable.

I guess when you have nothing else you go with what you have.

Answer 6

You have it backwards, my friend.



Senator Obama worked closely with Senator Coburn, to draft and ultimately pass the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. President Bush signed this measure into law in September of 2006.



This important bill will bring badly needed transparency to Federal spending by creating a user-friendly website to search all government contracts, grants, earmarks, and loans, thereby opening up Federal financial transactions to public scrutiny. This measure was cosponsored by more than 40 Senators and received the support of more than 100 outside groups from all parts of the political spectrum. It was also endorsed by dozens of editorial boards across the country from the Wall Street Journal, to the Chicago Sun-Times and The Oklahoman.



Hidden, last-minute earmarks hide pork and add to wasteful federal spending. Senator Obama sponsored the Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act. The bill would shed light on the almost 16,000 earmarks that were included in spending bills in 2005. Under the bill, all earmarks, including the name of the requestor and a justification for the earmark, would have to be disclosed 72 hours before they could be considered by the full Senate. Senators would be prohibited from advocating for an earmark if they have a financial interest in the project or earmark recipient. And, earmark recipients would have to disclose to an Office of Public Integrity the amount that they have spent on registered lobbyists and the names of those lobbyists. Several of these provisions were included in the ethics and lobbying reform bill that passed the Senate in January 2007.



John McCain's Lobbyist Universe

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/john_mccains_lobbyist_universe.php



John McCain's Lobbyist Friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEROVh8zK4



Big Oil Fuels the Straight Talk Express

http://therealmccain.com/



McCain Adviser's Work As Lobbyist Criticized

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/21/AR2008052103006.html



McCain Lobbyist's Plane Flew Saudi Royals After 9/11

http://www.madcowprod.com/02272008.html



McCain Has More Lobbyists On Staff Than Any Other 08 Candidate

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/06/mccain_the_maverick_and_all_th.html



From shipping lobbyist to McCain adviser

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioSfj-PvhF_vSG9Z50hwbBnckWHgD921NV9O0

Answer 7

Your spelling is poor (it's "experience", "hear", "unpopular", etc.) as is your usage and punctuation. I'm worried that you're not a fan of education, and that's why you aren't educating yourself about Obama (or McCain). Just an observation.

Answer 8

Because there are more deciding factors than race. Black people aren't entirely stupid, they can make up their minds like any other voter. Somebody has to get the black vote, black americans are americans at the very least, so their vote matters just as much as any other.



If McCain puts Jindal as his veep, are you going to call foul when mccain-jindal get most of the indian american vote?

Answer 9

I agree!!! McCain 08

Answer 10

Uh, when have you ever *not* voted for a white person?

Answer 11

bc Mccain does not care about the working poor only the wealthy!

Answer 12

Well put and this is exactly why I am voting for McCain....

Answer 13

Star for you; with you 100%