What will Obama’s ‘change’ mean?
Advertisement
Text size: small | medium | large
Jess Vint
Published: November 8, 2008
Your Oct. 30, “Our View” column was directed to those of us who write to your paper with our concerns and with information that is not common knowledge.
Obviously, there is a lot of information that just isn’t common knowledge.
Your readers may be interested in these tidbits: Recently, on Rush Limbaugh, I heard the audio of his interview with a gentleman from the Washington Times whose reporter had been denied access to
then-Sen. Obama’s campaign aircraft. The reason was that the Washington Times endorsed Sen. McCain. That is only a hint of what will happen if Obama makes it to the White House.
There have been two other instances that should be of concern to all of us.
Recently, I saw on TV the interview with Obama by a lady reporter who asked about Obama’s comment to “Joe the Plumber” about spreading the wealth. I don’t have the exact wording, but she asked
whether that isn’t the same as Karl Marx’s teaching, “from each according to his ability and to each according to his need.” That is a valid question! Obama’s campaign said it would no longer use that
station and her job was/is in jeopardy.
Again, on Limbaugh, Rush played the audio tape of Tom Brokaw and Charlie Gibson where they were discussing — What do we really know about Obama?
Good grief, guys! It’s about time you find out. We know that Obama said that he would have Town Hall meetings with Sen. McCain. He didn’t, and the reason is obvious. He does not like and cannot
handle direct tough questions.
Another serious concern is the “Fairness Doctrine.”
I fear that with Obama as president and a huge majority of Democrats, any hope of alternative news sources will be seriously diminished.
This letter is just to pass on what I gather from the various news sources.
We had better know what his “CHANGE” is going to mean.
JESS VINT
Gainesville
Page 1 of 1
Post a Comment
The commenting period has ended or commenting has been deactivated for this article.
Can't find what you're looking for? Try our quick search:
Reader Reactions
Posted by ( gwenandgary ) on November 09, 2008 at 1:00 pm
urf8: identifying yourself as a member of the military while espousing a particular political preference may be a violation of the Hatch Act, in spirit if not directly. If you are doing this during duty hours, as you appear to claim, then you ARE violating the Act.
In your comment, you said “It is up to people like me to inform you of your misguided ways”. I hope I’ve been able to perform the same service for you.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( raywilliams ) on November 08, 2008 at 6:40 pm
“who has chosen to forge friendships and political alliances with some of the worst in American society”
And yes, as pwanon points out, President Obama will reach across the aisle and forge friendships with Republicans!
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( raywilliams ) on November 08, 2008 at 6:36 pm
“You voted for one the least vetted candidates in history”
It was either Barack Obama or Sarah Palin - who was vetted for all of about 8 weeks, and she failed most of that vetting process. She did shine on SNL though…
Obama went through the primary process where people had a chance to discover his leadership abilities. By all appearances, America was impressed with what they saw.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( pwanon ) on November 08, 2008 at 6:03 pm
“It is up to people like me to inform you of your misguided ways.“
You voted for one the least vetted candidates in history, who has chosen to forge friendships and political alliances with some of the worst in American society…and you’re going to tell anyone about “misguided ways”?
Please.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( rain3fly ) on November 08, 2008 at 9:29 am
I agree with urf. People would do well to look into the Ten Commandments and consider the part about “bearing false witness.“ We are responsible for not telling lies, for telling the truth, and this implies doing the research to get to the truth. We are responsible for what we listen to, what we say, and what we believe, and I think that our first responsibility is to the integrity of our own minds. No one can seriously listen to Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter and be convinced that these individuals are speaking in “good faith.“ They are obviously trying to fan negative emotions to prevent people from thinking through the issues. We need to cultivate minds and not simply excite our temperaments. As Americans, we need to be better people than we have been, and this includes having minds that reflect the best thoughts. It’s also our Christian duty, as I see it. Why wallow in the mud with Rush when you can inform your intellect in the calm of a nice library or a comfortable chair in your den? Then go forth and do good deeds and express good sentiments having been properly informed.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( raywilliams ) on November 08, 2008 at 9:20 am
One disturbing trend I see among Republicans is their fanatical hold on their view of events.
Even the most dedicated hometown football fan will occasionally boo their team for sloppy play or poor calls by the coach. Yes, they stand by their team in the rebuilding years but also understand rebuilding years are necessary to get back to the top.
But not some of our Republicans.
In their view, their team is always a Super Bowl champion - only thwarted along the way by the stealing of their play calls, biased referees, league conspiracies, sabotage by their bus mechanic or my favorite, constant negative press by the liberal media.
Never do these Republicans sit back and examine with an open mind why events turned out the way they did. There is always a conspiracy to undermine what is “right” or “rightous” in their mind.
The sad part is that by blaming others for their failures, they can never actually fix what is wrong and begin to rebuild.
One can only credit Barack Obama for seeing what failed in the Gore and Kerry campaigns and striving to fix those faults in his.
John McCain gave up his personal values to use the winning campaign tactics of George W. Bush, not understanding America now tunes out the negative and wants a focus on the future.
Letters like this from Jess Vint only serve to reinforce my thoughts. Republicans need to take a hard look in the mirror before blaming others for their failures.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( raywilliams ) on November 08, 2008 at 8:52 am
The person John McCain supporters should be listening to is .... John McCain.
In his concession speech, Senator McCain was very gracious and in my opinion, for the first time during the campaign, he demonstrated who the REAL John McCain is - the guy we supported way back in 2000.
But more importantly, Senator McCain asked that his supporters now join him in reuniting this country and work with President Obama as Senator McCain committed to supporting the new president.
Report Inappropriate Comment
Posted by ( urf8 ) on November 08, 2008 at 8:17 am
As a militray officer with 20 years of service and a political independent, I can’t believe that you buy into the BS that Rush spews from his profane mouth. He is the least credible person in the US. Wake up. Mister. Get your information from a reliable source and put it into the context of reality, not lies and inuendo. I’m disheartened that many of the people who supported/voyed for McCain actually bought into the lies and exagerations. Good lord, is it me or does it seem that a lot of McCain/Palin supporters are intellectually inept! A young neighbor of mine, whom I’ve known for about three years told me yesterday that he is weary of Obama because he is a Muslim…what! This is the first time the guy has voted, he is 22 and he said that he got most of his information from people he worked with (white men in their 40s-50s, who are avid Rush Slimeball listeners. I was shocked that he believed that lie. It goes to show that an uninformed voter is a dangerous one. After I enlightened him, he said that he felt stupid for believeing the BS—he continued saying that his dad, a lifelong GOP told him that he should vote for McCain. What a piss-poor father in the fact that he didn’t tell his adult son to research, study the candidates and decide for himself without undue influence!
Some of you people make Americans look stupid, that is part o the reason why our standing around the world is at an all time low. Before you vote, speak or make an important decesion, do your research—get information from multiple points of view, not just Rush’s or Fox News’ opinions—which are hard right.
As an American military officer, I’m embarrased by ignorant people like you, unfortunately there are many of you in this great country, but in the minority—even in the military. It is up to people like me to inform you of your misguided ways.
Bottom line, either accept the outcome of the election, as Americans overwhelmingly voted for Obama—a mandate it is. An indictment on the religious extremist version of Republican conservatism.
The people have spoken!
God bless America, the troops, and President-Elect Obama, my soon to be Commander-in-Chief!
Report Inappropriate Comment