Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
AARP
So I just watched Obama and McCain talk to the AARP on C-Span.
I think Obama did an excellent job sharing his ideas about healthcare and ensuring fiscal responsibilty with regards to the social security fund, and making members of congress accountable for their actions- seriously, he had some really great ideas. Everything he said made absolute sense.
Then McCain came on and said almost nothing. His speech was made up of nothing more than blurbs from his previous speech at the National Convention. He took ideas from the democrats and repeated them about ten times because he knew they would get applause. He masked plans that won't work under titles that sounded deceptively similar to Obama's ideas. He kept repeating "I know how it's done, and I will do it!" and "I've done it before!" and "We need to reach across the party lines!" without ever saying what his actual plans were.
I am (as usual) much more impressed with Obama's clear, direct, easy-to-understand and sensical speech. I am so fed up, though, with McCain's typical load of crap that won't change anything- and doesn't even make a good argument for his election. Yes he was a P.O.W. Yes he's done some good things for the country. Yes he's probably a real nice guy. But just because he's older and therefore more experienced doesn't mean he's the man for the job. Obama isn't old enough to have fought, so how is that a valid comparison? Obama WILL do great things for this country, and he's already told us how- and his plans will work. And he seems like a stand-up guy. Obama's my man, and I wish the rest of the country would be smart enough to see what I and so many Americans see in him.
I've watched as many political events and debates between the candidates as I can, and if you really watch them all the way through, you will start to see how much McCain's campaign lies and twists and pretends to make sense- and you will see that Obama actually DOES lay out his plans (contrary to popular belief) and that they will work! If baby boomers don't vote for him they're crazy- with McCain they would just be setting themselves- and their children- up for failure.
I think Obama did an excellent job sharing his ideas about healthcare and ensuring fiscal responsibilty with regards to the social security fund, and making members of congress accountable for their actions- seriously, he had some really great ideas. Everything he said made absolute sense.
Then McCain came on and said almost nothing. His speech was made up of nothing more than blurbs from his previous speech at the National Convention. He took ideas from the democrats and repeated them about ten times because he knew they would get applause. He masked plans that won't work under titles that sounded deceptively similar to Obama's ideas. He kept repeating "I know how it's done, and I will do it!" and "I've done it before!" and "We need to reach across the party lines!" without ever saying what his actual plans were.
I am (as usual) much more impressed with Obama's clear, direct, easy-to-understand and sensical speech. I am so fed up, though, with McCain's typical load of crap that won't change anything- and doesn't even make a good argument for his election. Yes he was a P.O.W. Yes he's done some good things for the country. Yes he's probably a real nice guy. But just because he's older and therefore more experienced doesn't mean he's the man for the job. Obama isn't old enough to have fought, so how is that a valid comparison? Obama WILL do great things for this country, and he's already told us how- and his plans will work. And he seems like a stand-up guy. Obama's my man, and I wish the rest of the country would be smart enough to see what I and so many Americans see in him.
I've watched as many political events and debates between the candidates as I can, and if you really watch them all the way through, you will start to see how much McCain's campaign lies and twists and pretends to make sense- and you will see that Obama actually DOES lay out his plans (contrary to popular belief) and that they will work! If baby boomers don't vote for him they're crazy- with McCain they would just be setting themselves- and their children- up for failure.
I decided to start this blog today because it's supposed to start raining soon so I figured it was a good day to do it. I know blogging has been around for years but I never did it because frankly, I thought it was stupid. I don't know why considering how much I love writing down my thoughts. Anyway, professors and employers have been asking whether I blog, and I took that as a cue that I should start. So here I go. I hope its enjoyable. I bet I'll get a kick out of it.
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