Enough about the Barak Obama-Reverend Wright connection already. Whatever their relationship, being friends does not mean they share the same views about everything.
My late father, who lived with me for more than 25 years, was a self-proclaimed atheist, and expounded daily that there was no God. "If there was a God", he would say, "why are there so many wars? Why are there so many natural disasters?", and so on... I listened to Dad on a daily basis for all those years, but I still believe in God, and I still love Dad and miss him.
I have close friends who are fanatically religious and even have family members who are extremely racist and bigoted, and even though I've heard these people openly express their beliefs throughout my life, it doesn't mean I share their views (because I do not). Nor does it mean I would "dump" them or disown them. They are still family, or like family, and I love them. I just don't subscribe to the same beliefs, and I dont feel that their religious or political or personal belefs affect their ability to capably perform their various jobs.
And, just to let you know, I am a 57-year-old white female who recently retired after more than 31 years of service in the federal government. I've been a registered Republican for many years, but they've driven our country right into the ground. I believe it's time for drastic change in our government, and I don't trust Senator Clinton due to past and present behavior. Remember White Water? Her blatant lies about her Bosnian experience? Also, why does she have to keep riding her husband's coattails? If I hear her say, "... during my husband's administration..." one more time, I think I'll be violently ill.
I am going to vote for Senator Obama, because I believe he will put America first, and work hard to make life better for all Americans. I also believe that as a Democrat working with a predominantly Democratic congress, there might be some hope he and Congress will "play together nicely", a goal that President Bush grossly failed to accomplish.
July 5, 2008
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Enough about the Barak Obama-Reverend Wright connection already. Whatever their relationship, being friends does not mean they share the same views about everything.
My late father, who lived with me for more than 25 years, was a self-proclaimed atheist, and expounded daily that there was no God. "If there was a God", he would say, "why are there so many wars? Why are there so many natural disasters?", and so on... I listened to Dad on a daily basis for all those years, but I still believe in God, and I still love Dad and miss him.
I have close friends who are fanatically religious and even have family members who are extremely racist and bigoted, and even though I've heard these people openly express their beliefs throughout my life, it doesn't mean I share their views (because I do not). Nor does it mean I would "dump" them or disown them. They are still family, or like family, and I love them. I just don't subscribe to the same beliefs, and I dont feel that their religious or political or personal belefs affect their ability to capably perform their various jobs.
And, just to let you know, I am a 57-year-old white female who recently retired after more than 31 years of service in the federal government. I've been a registered Republican for many years, but they've driven our country right into the ground. I believe it's time for drastic change in our government, and I don't trust Senator Clinton due to past and present behavior. Remember White Water? Her blatant lies about her Bosnian experience? Also, why does she have to keep riding her husband's coattails? If I hear her say, "... during my husband's administration..." one more time, I think I'll be violently ill.
I am going to vote for Senator Obama, because I believe he will put America first, and work hard to make life better for all Americans. I also believe that as a Democrat working with a predominantly Democratic congress, there might be some hope he and Congress will "play together nicely", a goal that President Bush grossly failed to accomplish.
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