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This is a personal view of another American. I care not whether he is black; or green, for that matter. To me, what he says is worth reading. I like the thoughts and I agree with the great majority of them.
At the risk of inciting someone's wrath, I share this with those who matter to me.
The article below was written by syndicated columnist, Thomas Sowell, a black man. He wrote it in a humorous way this past week in a column titled "Random Thoughts" and published it in newspapers nationally, so maybe you've already seen it. If not, be my guest:Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.
After long and serious thought, I have decided to endorse Senator John McCain for President.
I have always voted for the person and have not voted for anyone because some political party was telling me who I should vote for.
We all know the choices by now and, that said, I do believe that the process of selecting a chief executive is deeply flawed. The words "money" and "special interests" come to mind, among many others.
Here's the way I see it:
Barack Obama, you are a fine public speaker. You are also an extremely liberal Senator from the State of Illinois , which has a long and rich history of political corruption of the first magnitude. You are indeed a child of that system.
You have finally insulted my intelligence far beyond my capacity to tolerate your insults. It has nothing at all to do with your skin color. As a matter of fact, it would be so COOL to finally have an African-American for President. What a great statement that would be to the entire world that we are indeed the greatest country on earth!
But, unfortunately, General Colin Powell is not running, and YOU are NOT the man for this job !
Barack baby, you want me to believe that you have never heard the sermons of your own pastor, the Right Reverend "God@#*&America" Jeremiah Wright. It is a matter of record that this has been your church for over 20 years. It is a matter of record that you were married there by this very pastor, and that your children were baptized there.
The good Reverend saw fit to visit Khadafy in Libya with you and to give a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan, of all people.
We have all now seen excerpts of his sermons all over the airwaves by now. And you have publicly stated that this man IS your "spiritual mentor."
BUT, your pastor is NOT the reason I am NOT voting for you. His words were disturbing enough, but it is your own HUGE church congregation, seen jumping, hooting and howling to his words in the background that disturb me the most. And please don't tell me you attended church there and never once heard a "discouraging word" in the 20 years you attended there. Don't tell me, that in addition to the good reverend, that you are now not having anything to do with all those other people seen hooting and howling out in the audience in the background of his fiery tirades. Even Oprah Winfrey got disgusted and walked out on your campaign. I am no Oprah fan, but still she did the right thing.
Now you look me in the eye and ask me to believe that you never heard such language in all the years you attended there! This is like me telling you that I attended dozens of Klan rallies and never once heard the "N" word. Yep. And Bill Clinton "did not inhale".
Yes, Mr. Obama, we all have friends who have said stupid things that embarrassed us, but NOW you have asked me to believe something that is so incredibly stupid that you are telling me that I am just stupid enough to believe you. THAT is the main reason that I will never vote for you.
I am deeply sorry, that in a country teeming with enormously talented African Americans who would make a good President, that the political system has chosen YOU. You are a pathetic and plastic excuse for an American, who will not even salute the Flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. God forbid you ever get near the Oval Office.
Which leaves us with Senator John McCain.
John, you are a flawed man. You are a bit old, a bit looney, and you have a notoriously bad temper.. This perfectly qualifies you, in my humble opinion, to lead us for the next eight years.. I WANT your trembling hand on the nuclear button.
Think about it.
We have Kim Jong IL, Chavez and Ahmadenijad all running around like lunatics, threatening America and threatening to plunge the world into nuclear Armageddon. We have Putin and the Chinese blustering and rattling their sabers at us. I want John McCain in the Oval Office and I want him to be really ticked off at all these other nut jobs around the planet.
John, once you are elected, I want you to go into the Oval Office and throw one of your perfect FITS. Jump up and down and throw something through a plate glass window. Rip the drapes down and foam at the mouth a bit. And I want the whole thing on camera so that Ahmadinejad can see it. I want ALL of these "world leaders" to lay awake at night and to break out in a cold sweat every time they think of messing with the United States of America .
I want the nuclear button sitting right next to the alarm clock on your night stand. I want pictures of this to be sent to Iran , Russia , China , Venezuela, Cuba , Libya , Syria , Pakistan , and those other dopes in the sheets, the Saudis.
On the domestic front, poor John did try and reach across the aisle to the opposition in a desperate effort to compromise and to get the Congress to do something.You may not agree with his efforts, but at least he TRIED . For all his efforts, all he got handed to him was his head in a basket. The liberals are ticked at him and the conservatives are ticked at him. Just my kinda guy.
Finally. John McCain knows on a most personal level what it is to suffer horrible torture for years and to see others die, right in front of you, for their love ofAmerica . When you ask him about it, he will tell you that what he did was "nothing special. " Even more incredibly, he states that ANY American who truly loves his country would do exactly the same as he did in that situation. You and I will have a hard time believing that, but the real point is that John McCain believes that about the "average American," and that, dear friends and neighbors, is why I will cast my one poor ballot for on election day forJohn McCain -- warts and all."
- "child of that system" sold me.********
- another american? you mean acolyte of the Chicago School, an economist, Mr. laissaez-faire?********
- "Just my kinda guy." faux populism... really why not drop some G's? keepin it palin,bro!********
- +1 for the article. Black and educated.********
- Country Club First********
- I really dig Thomas Sowell ... haven't read his articles in ages. This one is a bit over the top imo. He's a good dude though.tommyo
- Over the top? And the 3200 quasi-liberal rants in this thread aren't?nicnichols
- nicnichols, imagine that. how "Liberal" of them to allow the opposition to have a viewpoint. Right guys?********
- "QBN: where your opinion is fine as long as you love Obama"nicnichols
- nicnichols - I'm speaking individually of this article and not in comparison with this thread. Which is also over the top.tommyo
- Bingo nicnichols. As long as you conform to that slacker anti-establishment mentality, you'll do fine here.********
- Please air all your grievances. My problem with you JazX is that you are crude and seem to prefer it. I find it tiresome,********
- predictable, and most of all displaying a failure of imagination.
I am as close to establishment as you'll ever know.******** - as you'll ever exchange words with.********
- Obama's the only logical choice... that is, if you want to use logic and reason as your guide...SigDesign
- None of those things are true of me. You guys sit around blasting me for my viewpoints. How many times?********
- Obama is your choice if you tend to agree with Socialism. That's about f*cking it.********
- I own a business and will FOR SURE make more than 250K within two years. F*ck him!********
- And you can take that to the bank!********
- fuck you********
- The idea that Obama is a socialist for rolling back the Bush tax cuts is silly. John McCain used to support thatSigDesign
- Oh really? As if he didn't come out and say it. Redistribution my f*cking @sshole. There's A1 reason.********
- If we took these guys literally for everything they said, McCain would want to Bomb Bomb Bomb IranSigDesign
- Well, there you go nicnichols, a true tast of what QBN is all about. Disagree and be lambasted for it. Interesting.********
- Sug, I agree with you, but when it comes down to a choice, the candidate that supports my A1 issue gets me********
- and even the thought of being taxed more to "redistribute" wealth trurns my stomach********
- That's fine. I can understand you make a ton of money and don't want to be taxed like you were in 2000.SigDesign
- It's not a tax to redistribute wealth..simply a fair tax. In reality, though, the loopholes are what need to be closed.SigDesign
- I don't make a ton of money, but the business I set up for my father and I could see a considerable increase********
- but to be taxed even more and have Obama to say "redistribution" Robin Hood BS ain't my cup of tea********
- But, you're taking one word... go here: http://www.youtube.c…SigDesign
- "child of that system" sold me.