dude, i know... i just don't know what to say. i don't vote really and don't participate in the political process much. on account of extreme distaste. but i am getting more and more convicted that it is a discipleship issue and my faith requires me to care...
i like him. i like him alot, and i like what he says. i sort of don't trust how i feel about him though, i think on account of inexperience more than anything. he feels like a trustworthy person, and i like the way he talks about faith. he may win my first ever presidential vote, ha.
I'm cautious, too, but only because I want to like him SO much. Blind, unquestioning devotion to anyone or anything is bad, in my book. His inexperience is exactly what makes me want to vote for him. Experience hasn't gotten us very far in the recent past.
"I do not believe that religious people have a monopoly on morality"
"Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers." (I've always said how assumptive it is for politicians to assume that everyone believes in their God and then hold them to a measure wherein that person is obviously at the top of the scale...and others far below him.)
"A hope that we can live with one another in a way that reconciles the beliefs of each with the good of all."
And now for my own poignant comment: I really liked this article...
I still think he's rediculously YOUNG as a senator (what, the second-most-junior in the Senate right now?)....and I'm not yet certain he's the best person for the job...
I'm REALLY not that pumped about Hillary Clinton either. I worry that she'll get the nomination....because she's go tthe money.
As my mom says, "You know if the Democrats are really serious about losing, they'll nominate Hillary."
Now Bill Richardson? He's a guy I could see doing a great job. he worked for both the 1st Bush & Clinton administrations (you know, when the country wasn't so outrageously in debt, unemployment wasn't so desperate, and welfare was working at least a little bit.
When Bush effed up most recently with Korea and they were all stockpiling their nukes? Yeah they sent HIM in to simmer them down. I think that's important.
I worry that he wouldn't get the time of day, though....because he's not Hillary. (pshew! that was a mouthful!)
i was saying to a friend today that i am just not a hillary fan. i don't like her even a little bit. i am sure she is a super intelligent woman, but she could have a commendation from mother theresa herself, and i wouldn't be able to look at her seriously for even 10 seconds. closed minded of me perhaps, but one just cannot over-ride one's gutt when the feeling is so strong. and that is without applying any moral conviction on my part....that is just pure emotion.
I like Barak Obama, and I'm not even close to being a Democrat. I agree with others' reservations about his age and inexperience. Most folks, and I'll go way out on a non-PC limb and say, especially Democrats love a rock star-popular person, and that would be Obama. He's genuinely got a lot going for him.
1. He's not Hillary Clinton. 2. He's not John Edwards. 3. He's not Bill Richardson. 4. He's relatively unknown.
He's also got some real problems.
1. He's not a tried-and-true Democrat insider. He's never taken a political bullet for anyone, not weathered a real scandal, not shielded someone from the press or public blame/scrutiny. In short, he's not scratched anyone's back and wound up owing them anything. It's quite the opposite
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I loved that speech until I thought about it for awhile. Now I'm not sure. I mean, I like his inclusive ideas and I just generally like him a lot. I just...really love our separation of church and state, even though it's been run all over with this presidency. I want to hear what candidates would like to achieve in a secular democracy. I mean, in one way he fulfills that because he's extending the value of faith inot morality in general, even non-Christians and aetheists...but he's still defining himself in terms of religion. Eh. I don't know. I do believe there are lines of secular freedoms that no religious doctrine has a right to cross. And I do want that to be in language that stands firm.
I want to like Hillary, but I don't trust her. I miss Bill.
Wow. I have been saying that as much as I hear about Obama my main problem was that everyone said he was "charismatic" but never really said anything about what he has done or wanted to do.
That speech really impressed me though. I tend to be a moderate with republican tendencies ... however, pretty much everything he said I agree with. I would like to look more into who he is and what he believes but I could see myself voting for him now.
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i like him. i like him alot, and i like what he says. i sort of don't trust how i feel about him though, i think on account of inexperience more than anything. he feels like a trustworthy person, and i like the way he talks about faith. he may win my first ever presidential vote, ha.
i really did like the way he talked there...
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"I do not believe that religious people have a monopoly on morality"
"Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers." (I've always said how assumptive it is for politicians to assume that everyone believes in their God and then hold them to a measure wherein that person is obviously at the top of the scale...and others far below him.)
"A hope that we can live with one another in a way that reconciles the beliefs of each with the good of all."
And now for my own poignant comment: I really liked this article...
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I'm REALLY not that pumped about Hillary Clinton either. I worry that she'll get the nomination....because she's go tthe money.
As my mom says, "You know if the Democrats are really serious about losing, they'll nominate Hillary."
Now Bill Richardson? He's a guy I could see doing a great job. he worked for both the 1st Bush & Clinton administrations (you know, when the country wasn't so outrageously in debt, unemployment wasn't so desperate, and welfare was working at least a little bit.
When Bush effed up most recently with Korea and they were all stockpiling their nukes? Yeah they sent HIM in to simmer them down. I think that's important.
I worry that he wouldn't get the time of day, though....because he's not Hillary. (pshew! that was a mouthful!)
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1. He's not Hillary Clinton.
2. He's not John Edwards.
3. He's not Bill Richardson.
4. He's relatively unknown.
He's also got some real problems.
1. He's not a tried-and-true Democrat insider. He's never taken a political bullet for anyone, not weathered a real scandal, not shielded someone from the press or public blame/scrutiny. In short, he's not scratched anyone's back and wound up owing them anything. It's quite the opposite ( ... )
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I want to like Hillary, but I don't trust her. I miss Bill.
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That speech really impressed me though. I tend to be a moderate with republican tendencies ... however, pretty much everything he said I agree with. I would like to look more into who he is and what he believes but I could see myself voting for him now.
I am seriously impressed ...
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