Reply #100: The number of critiques against McCain

[Cherchez la Femme]

has NOTHING to do with this person's right, indeed duty, to voice what I feel is a valid and yes, common concern regarding so many self-described 'rational' and 'reasonable' Democrats blind obedience to or subscription of the cult of personality or outright holiness of Sen. Obama;
which, I do not believe, is in no way his deliberate fabrication nor fault.

The OP need not say one single thing against McCain to validate his post.

In no way should Senator Obama be treated as some kind of saint, should he be considered hands-off;
nor what the OP says should be compared to or tallied up with any number of negative McCain comments (well-deserved as they may be, from anyone!) in order for Joe Fields' observations to be credible!

Too many believe that if a person dares to criticize Mr. Obama they are anything from crazy to traitorous, from racist to Republican!

And everything in-between!


Senator Obama is our Democratic candidate, he's a good man, I feel, in an historic position; but he is far from saintly nor is he perfect.
Some actually consider him an equal to Martin Luther King, Jr.(now THAT would be insane!) --an incredible and historically ill-informed opinion.
With some of the rhetoric I've seen, one could legitimately wonder if they think he could be the Second Coming Himself!


Support him. Be proud of him. Love him if you so desire. By all means VOTE for him! I have no problem with that and will certainly cast my ballot accordingly

BUT
hold him as accountable for his words, actions and positions as you would any other human being; and above all don't kowtow to the alarming cult of personality springing up all about him!

Don't let others cow you or be afraid to speak up and out when you feel he's erred!
This thread alone seems to prove how popular that has become.

When he messes up I tell ya I'll be DAMNED if I don't protest and speak out, and I'll be double-damned if anyone of any political party tells me what views I can or cannot express!

To put it colloquially:
FUCK THAT!


To quote Dr. King, we should work for the day where a wo/man is judged not on the color of their skin but on the content of their character
--and that includes, even conversely, ANY skin color

and any gender.


No offense to Senator Obama, but he is NO Dr. King; not in any way, shape or form. He is bound to make mistakes and bound to have certain opinions that are not completely what most would call Left -- what I call Fair; especially when he is trying to be more centrist to "reach across the aisle" and, let's say, accommodate those who have willfully and with malice aforethought harmed and in many cases ruined we mere working people these past years/decades.

Fuck the 'other side'! Senator ...PRESIDENT Obama, I beg you: DO WHAT IS RIGHT, DO WHAT BENEFITS THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS AND TRULY UPHOLD OUR CONSTITUTION!

...mind you, I'm not saying Mr. Obama doesn't,
but, and again, believe it or not Barack Obama is NOT perfect.
How COULD he be? He's a politician fer Christ's sake; and speaking of which, he's unabashadly AMERICAN Christian (if that doesn't instill the fear of Gawd --pardon the usage in this context-- into Democrats and Liberals, I don't know what will!) whose 'Liberal' stance on abortion and gay,
nay: HUMAN rights/marriage (for just a few) are decidedly and deliberately tepid if not downright sycophantic to 'the Right'
--who are wrong.


Sorry to drop some 'Shock and Awe' upon some of you people, but it certainly appears as if a much needed reality check apparently is long past due; especially considering that this thread has a mere third of the recommendations that the one berating those who dare "bitch" about Obama!


Believe it or not --and I'd put this in a huge font if I knew how-- people who care for this country, its laws and its future more than they care for any one man or any one faction or group --political or otherwise-- have every gawddammed right to express their opinions

even if it's NOT politically correct or approved by some
or most