The Top Nine "Changes" Barack Obama Would Make as President
By John Hawkins
Friday, March 7, 2008
"All change is not growth; as all movement is not forward." -- Ellen Glasgow
As people who have followed Barack Obama closely over the last few months have long since realized, there has been very little substance to
the man's campaign besides his determination to lose -- oops, I mean "end" -- the war in Iraq.
If you boil Obama's appeal down to its essential core, most of his supporters seem to like him because he's a relatively young,
charismatic, black man who talks a lot about "change," "unity," and the "audacity of hope."
But, what does that tell you about how Obama would behave if he gets into office? Very, very little. After all, pretty much anybody, from
Napoleon, to Fidel Castro, to Mickey Mouse could run on a platform of "hope," "change," and "unity" because it's so broad and
meaningless.
Of course, that doesn't mean that Barack doesn't have an agenda. He most certainly does have one, but it's just an agenda that he
tries to avoid talking about because the better Americans get to know him, the less appealing he's going to be.
So, with that in mind, let me take you through a short tour of some of Barack Obama's radical beliefs. In all fairness, I should note
that he has flip-flopped on some of these issues after his Barney the Dinosaur style "I Love You, You Love Me" campaign for the presidency got into
full swing. But, experience has taught us that you can put a lot more stock into what a politician says before he starts trying to desperately convince middle
America to vote him into the White House, than after.
#1) Weakening America's Military: Barack Obama has pledged, among other things, to make defense cuts during war time, to cut spending on national missile defense, that he
won't weaponize space, to slow development of future combat systems, and to seek a "world without nuclear weapons." Is this a man who
can be trusted as Commander-In-Chief?
#2) Losing the War in Iraq: Obama is promising to throw away the hard earned gains our troops have made in Iraq by
immediately removing combat brigades each month, regardless of the situation on the ground, and by having all of our "combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months."
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff publicly warned Barack and, for that matter, Hillary that they could create a "chaotic
situation" with their policy that could take the "gains we have achieved and struggled to achieve and turn them around overnight."
Come on, Admiral, don't you know that Obama isn't going to listen to what the military has to say about a war when there's an election to be
won?
#3) Gay Marriage: Although Barack Obama claims to oppose gay marriage, in 2004 he said that he opposed the Defense of Marriage Act, which is the only thing keeping the courts from imposing gay marriage on the whole
country. If you want to see gay marriage become the law of the land in your state, no matter what the voters think, vote for Obama.
#4) Pro-Partial Birth Abortion: It's never a surprise to find a Democrat who's a big fan of abortion, but
Obama goes above and beyond the call of
duty. He had a perfect rating of 100% from NARAL in 2005, 2006, and 2007, opposes "notifying parents of minors who
get out-of-state abortions," and he even opposed banning partial birth abortions. If you want to see as many women as humanly possible in this
country putting their own children to death via abortion, vote Obama.
#5) Legalizing Marijuana: Obama, a former (we hope) druggie, who has admitted to using marijuana and cocaine, has said that
he favors "decriminalizing marijuana." Perhaps you can't blame him for wanting to make it easier for people to get drugs
since, after all, he used them and look how he turned out. If Barack gets into the White House, one day mothers all over America can tell their children that
they'll never be anything in life if they use hard drugs and those children can reply, "Well, at least I can be President!"
#6) Handing 845 billion dollars of your money to other nations: Obama's Global Poverty Act
would commit the United States to spending, over the next 13 years, 845 billion dollars more than what we already do on global poverty. Obama
followed that up with a release that said in part, "It must be a priority of American foreign policy to commit to eliminating extreme
poverty..." If Obama actually believes that not only is the United States capable of "eliminating extreme poverty," but that we
should actually make that utopian dream a "priority," then he's far too naive to be in the White House.
#7) If you think George Bush is a big spender, you haven't met Obama: Even though the United States is already running a
deficit, Obama is planning to push a whole host of new big government programs including a "10-year, $150 billion program to establish a
green energy sector," a "$60 billion National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank," and a "nearly universal health care plan
(whose annual price tag he low-balls at $50 to $65 billion)." If you're all for tax and spend liberalism and watching the deficit spiral even
further out of control, there's no one you should want in the White House more than Obama.
#8) Amnesty and your tax dollars for illegal aliens: Believe it or not, John McCain, the Republican who is most closely
associated with catering to illegal aliens, is actually well to Barack Obama's right on the issue.
Obama favors
drivers licenses for illegals, wants to give illegals welfare and Medicaid, wants to let them participate in Social Security, opposes making
English our national language, and he favors a comprehensive approach to illegal immigration, AKA amnesty, that even John McCain now claims to
oppose.
#9) Gun Control: Obama is a perfect example of the stereotypical, liberal gun grabber. Obama has pledged to
"Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons," has "opined unequivocally that D.C.'s ban was
'constitutional'," and in 1996, Obama, in a survey, "supported banning the manufacture, sale and possession of
handguns." If you're an opponent of the 2nd Amendment, who believes law abiding citizens shouldn't be allowed to defend themselves, Obama is
your man.
By John Hawkins
Friday, March 7, 2008
"All change is not growth; as all movement is not forward." -- Ellen Glasgow
As people who have followed Barack Obama closely over the last few months have long since realized, there has been very little substance to
the man's campaign besides his determination to lose -- oops, I mean "end" -- the war in Iraq.
If you boil Obama's appeal down to its essential core, most of his supporters seem to like him because he's a relatively young,
charismatic, black man who talks a lot about "change," "unity," and the "audacity of hope."
But, what does that tell you about how Obama would behave if he gets into office? Very, very little. After all, pretty much anybody, from
Napoleon, to Fidel Castro, to Mickey Mouse could run on a platform of "hope," "change," and "unity" because it's so broad and
meaningless.
Of course, that doesn't mean that Barack doesn't have an agenda. He most certainly does have one, but it's just an agenda that he
tries to avoid talking about because the better Americans get to know him, the less appealing he's going to be.
So, with that in mind, let me take you through a short tour of some of Barack Obama's radical beliefs. In all fairness, I should note
that he has flip-flopped on some of these issues after his Barney the Dinosaur style "I Love You, You Love Me" campaign for the presidency got into
full swing. But, experience has taught us that you can put a lot more stock into what a politician says before he starts trying to desperately convince middle
America to vote him into the White House, than after.
#1) Weakening America's Military: Barack Obama has pledged, among other things, to make defense cuts during war time, to cut spending on national missile defense, that he
won't weaponize space, to slow development of future combat systems, and to seek a "world without nuclear weapons." Is this a man who
can be trusted as Commander-In-Chief?
#2) Losing the War in Iraq: Obama is promising to throw away the hard earned gains our troops have made in Iraq by
immediately removing combat brigades each month, regardless of the situation on the ground, and by having all of our "combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months."
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff publicly warned Barack and, for that matter, Hillary that they could create a "chaotic
situation" with their policy that could take the "gains we have achieved and struggled to achieve and turn them around overnight."
Come on, Admiral, don't you know that Obama isn't going to listen to what the military has to say about a war when there's an election to be
won?
#3) Gay Marriage: Although Barack Obama claims to oppose gay marriage, in 2004 he said that he opposed the Defense of Marriage Act, which is the only thing keeping the courts from imposing gay marriage on the whole
country. If you want to see gay marriage become the law of the land in your state, no matter what the voters think, vote for Obama.
#4) Pro-Partial Birth Abortion: It's never a surprise to find a Democrat who's a big fan of abortion, but
Obama goes above and beyond the call of
duty. He had a perfect rating of 100% from NARAL in 2005, 2006, and 2007, opposes "notifying parents of minors who
get out-of-state abortions," and he even opposed banning partial birth abortions. If you want to see as many women as humanly possible in this
country putting their own children to death via abortion, vote Obama.
#5) Legalizing Marijuana: Obama, a former (we hope) druggie, who has admitted to using marijuana and cocaine, has said that
he favors "decriminalizing marijuana." Perhaps you can't blame him for wanting to make it easier for people to get drugs
since, after all, he used them and look how he turned out. If Barack gets into the White House, one day mothers all over America can tell their children that
they'll never be anything in life if they use hard drugs and those children can reply, "Well, at least I can be President!"
#6) Handing 845 billion dollars of your money to other nations: Obama's Global Poverty Act
would commit the United States to spending, over the next 13 years, 845 billion dollars more than what we already do on global poverty. Obama
followed that up with a release that said in part, "It must be a priority of American foreign policy to commit to eliminating extreme
poverty..." If Obama actually believes that not only is the United States capable of "eliminating extreme poverty," but that we
should actually make that utopian dream a "priority," then he's far too naive to be in the White House.
#7) If you think George Bush is a big spender, you haven't met Obama: Even though the United States is already running a
deficit, Obama is planning to push a whole host of new big government programs including a "10-year, $150 billion program to establish a
green energy sector," a "$60 billion National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank," and a "nearly universal health care plan
(whose annual price tag he low-balls at $50 to $65 billion)." If you're all for tax and spend liberalism and watching the deficit spiral even
further out of control, there's no one you should want in the White House more than Obama.
#8) Amnesty and your tax dollars for illegal aliens: Believe it or not, John McCain, the Republican who is most closely
associated with catering to illegal aliens, is actually well to Barack Obama's right on the issue.
Obama favors
drivers licenses for illegals, wants to give illegals welfare and Medicaid, wants to let them participate in Social Security, opposes making
English our national language, and he favors a comprehensive approach to illegal immigration, AKA amnesty, that even John McCain now claims to
oppose.
#9) Gun Control: Obama is a perfect example of the stereotypical, liberal gun grabber. Obama has pledged to
"Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons," has "opined unequivocally that D.C.'s ban was
'constitutional'," and in 1996, Obama, in a survey, "supported banning the manufacture, sale and possession of
handguns." If you're an opponent of the 2nd Amendment, who believes law abiding citizens shouldn't be allowed to defend themselves, Obama is
your man.
