Obama's speech

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    i'm hesitating to post here, but i respect many of you. i am an independent...i'm really left on some issues, and a bit right-of-center on others. i try to see both sides and vote accordingly.

    my issue is the attitude of the left. that some of of you think that you have to be a retard not to be on the left or for obama, or worse, malevolent for even thinking of associating with the right. i have to say that this is the PRIMARY reason i can't register myself as a democrat. it's that negativity, holier-than-thou attitude which i find insulting and embarrassing. again, there are definite problems with reps, but right now i'm talking about dems.

    obama resonated with me most of the time, and although his social programmes sound great, they concern me. i have trouble with the government running any of this smoothly (see irs, post office, immigration), but that's beside the point. what bothers me is when he (like you) talks about "them", meaning non-democrats, it's always in a manner which is condescending.

    i guess i'm just venting frustration with this. i can't turn on the tv and seeing some celebrity waxing on an on about how dumb and mean the right has to be for not embracing obama, and then i come here and see the same thing. i think i would've been on board with him ages ago if it weren't for that. i just don't want to be associated with it.

    then i look at mccain and barf.

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    • "i can't turn on the tv without seeing..." is what i meant.sputnik2
    • You shouldn't hesitate. America is about dissent, debate, and the freedom to openly engage in both.dog_opus
    • +1Jaline
    • I'm glad we don't have to register with anyone here.Jaline
    • you blame him for his followers?
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    • not just his followers, him as well....i've definitely heard it in his speeches.sputnik2
    • The difference is, I feel this way about both parties, not just the democrats. That it's all condescending.Jaline
    • surely lefties are an optomistic bunch?thestevo
    • i agree with jaline. i've honestly seen optimism on both sides, i don't think it's a party thing.sputnik2
    • true, but dont the repubs just paint all Dems as hippy, arugula eating, cut & run liberals? they do the same thingsintaxera
    • Obama has talked many times about non-partisanship, and rarely calls himself a Dem. The Repubs are all about attacking Dems since they can't win on issuesjjoeth6
    • And healthcare... you think it goes smoothly now? It couldn't be much worse.jjoeth6
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