Obama's Baby Mama

June 18, 2008

You know, I could honestly care less about who people vote for. That's the beauty of democracy. We have the right to have our own personal views and hopes for a better life. So, whether you love Obama or McCain or if you're a bitter Hilary supporter it's your right to vote how you like.

Unfortunately, the real issue is not in their political platforms anymore. We don't vote for presidents based on what they're proposing to do for the betterment of our country or for how they're planning to uphold the constitution and court judgements of past. We vote for candidates based solely on party involvement. We stick to hot issues like abortion, gay marriage, and terrorism. Apparently nothing else is more important than these 3 issues in this country. Apparently, Republicans are one side of the spectrum and Democrats the other. I wasn't aware of things being this black-and-white (pun intended).

With that, I find it quite ironic that Fox News has decided to accuse Michelle Obama for being racist, talking about her saying, "the sins of 'whitey'", when they're going to throw out an equally racist statement like "baby's mama." Of course this was all based on hearsay too.

There is one thing I don't agree with Obama on: "Americans are smarter than that." In fact, I think the majority of us are dumb and ignorant. How do I know? Well, I'm still seeing stupid forwards about Obama being a muslim terrorist or how he's the anti-christ. If we knew better or we smarter, we'd check our facts before sending propaganda based on lies or "twisted truths."

What bothered me the most was when a friend showed me an email she got from a Christian Bible study group. It was a forward of the Obama is the anti-christ email, based on an opinion piece by Ken Blackwell. The scary part is that this email supposedly quotes Revelations and how Obama is the anti-christ. Of course, no citation for this claim is given. Why? Because it doesn't exist, even remotely, in Revelations. The real sad (and frightening) part is that this email was being transfered by a group of Christians! Shouldn't they know or be bothered by such a claim?! Do people really believe anything that is told to them?

Please do America a favor and vote based on fact checking not ignorance and blind-faith. If you get any of these emails, don't forward them and help spread lies. Check your facts. You can start here: Snopes.com. Vote intelligently for either side. It's your duty and right not to squander our future.

Obama's Baby Mama

June 18, 2008

Mark Caron

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