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Look at some of the quotes:
"What is simple is me funding the International Museum of Muslim Cultures so that it can stay open during this horrible time in our nation’s history, all thanks to the echo chamber which is called the Tea Party.”
An echo chamber is when one news outlet cites another, and they begin citing each other to the point that the original primary source is lost or disregarded. This would not make logical sense as a criticism of a grass roots political movement.
If you're willing to believe this crap, consider how wrong your entire world view could be.
In the first few pages he paints a future world that looks like our world, but large institutions have even more sway and visibility into our daily lives. I agree with what he's saying, but he suggests it's a Democrat/Republican problem. He suggests he started it b/c he was upset with President Obama being elected. I am thrilled Obama is president, BUT the problem is not who is in the office. The problem is how much we let the gov't do for us and to us. Eventually we'll have a rightwing president, and my friends will be back to protesting. I wish we could all protest together on the few things we agree on.
I would rather have a president with clear libertarian leanings. He's one of the best, though, among mainstream choices.
I shouldn't take this into account, but he just comes off like someone I would know in my daily life. I know a lot of people who go to UCC church, which is similar to my UU church. His wife's an attorney, as my wife is, and he has two kids. In short, he does a good job as a politician making himself seem likable.
After years of having President Bush, I was thrilled to have Obama. I felt like President Bush wasn't on top of things and was too focused on punishing evil-doers and not focused enough on positive things. I also couldn't related to him at all. He came off on TV as dim-witted, but I doubt he really was b/c you don't get to the top level in any field being stupid.
Finally, he does not believe small business owners built their own businesses. Only the government can build or create.
"the most liberal Senator." - Probably not a long enough record to be meaningful. I agree with many liberal positions, so this in itself is not a problem for me.
"openly associated with radicals" - I'm not that knowledgeable, but I'm sympathetic to anti-war radicals, so this is not a problem for me.
"He has been very cold to Israel" - I'm not knowledgeable about what he did to Israel.
"supportive of Al Queda backed governments" - We should be very supportive of any democratic movement. Otherwise we look like we only support democratic rule if you agree with us, which means we really don't support democratic rule.
"consistently ignored the Constitution and gone around the balance of Power by making executive orders-more than any other President in History." - Yes! It seems like every president strengthens the role of the Executive branch. Obama was going to _change_ all this. The change did not come in this area at all.
"passed billions of tax dollars to his cronies" - I'm not aware of this and suspect it's wrong.
"He has no close friends, so I don't see how you would feel that he comes off like someone you'd meet at the local coffee shop" - I'm not aware of this and suspect it's wrong. I've never met him in person. I only say he seems likable on TV.
"He was mired in financial scandals leading up to his first Presidential election" - I never heard about this.
"Under his leadership we have the highest jobless rate since the Great Depression." - I categorically reject the claim about joblessness. The economy is doing great. I reject that Bush or Obama had any significant role in the recession expansion cycle.
"he does not believe small business owners built their own businesses" - As a small business owner married to a small business owner and as someone who has watched him speak about this, I categorically reject your claim. I think he believes small business owners built this country.
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."