Forgive me for not joining in the love-fest :
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I find so many things disturbing about this individual that I lose count.
1. Obama has been less than forthcoming about what he REALLY has in mind for America. All we have heard are vague generalities about "change" which have been swallowed hook, line, and sinker... He has had a far left leaning (to say the least) voting record as a senator; will he govern from the centre, or be tempted to attempt to pull the country to a more socialist, nanny state orientation, as Pelosi and the other extremist Democrats want? I have a feeling that the Democrat stranglehold on the levers of power, now completed by Obama's victory, will merely encourage these extremists...
2. Are we in for Jimmy Carter part 2? If he is perceived as weak by our enemies, will they be emboldened to step up their attacks on the West? Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea must be rejoicing as I speak...
3. The media never asked the tough questions of this man that would normally be asked of a Presidential candidate; about his beliefs, his associations, his background, and his policy ideas. Obama got a free pass from them; in fact the bias in the campaign was blatant. Meanwhile every move McCain and Palin made was scrutinized, critisized, and pounded unmercifully. Why? Perhaps they hope his "Fairness Doctrine" will eliminate the competition from the "new media", and the public will simply go back to sleep?
4. The thuggish behaviour of his supporters and campaign workers. Think "Joe the Plumber", youth indoctrination, voter booth intimidation, and Code Pink... The attacks on Sarah Palin's family were particularly disgusting... Meanwhile, no one questioned any of this, for fear of the race card being pulled...
5. A great deal of foreign money was funneled into the Obama campaign through back (and illegal) channels. What foreign interests wanted Obama to win so badly, and why? Why was none of this reported on, or investigated?
Anyway, you get the idea. I am certainly not an uncritical McCain supporter, but I don't believe Obama or his campaign pass the smell test, regardless of the hype...