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By Wizard101 on 05-30-08
As a senior 85 year old veteran from Montana - I got the opportunity to listen to both Senators speak in Portland Oregon.
Obama is a great oratar - and when ever his key words of HOPE and CHANGE are brought up - the crowd goes into a frenzy - however for me I felt that he was just going through the motions - and was not interested in the remaining three primaries and by just showing up assumed our vote - Senator I am FROM MONTANA - you do not dismiss me and you have to earn my vote - the word CHANGE - Washington DC politicans - yet accepts the endorsements of such - just yesterday Senator ALice Palmer of Illnois pictured Sen Obama and his Washington DC politics in their home State - and at the end of the day when I sat back to recall what he had said I came up with NOTHING.
Senator Clinton was warm, compassionate and sincere with solid solutions to the questions asked of her from healthcare to student loans to family owned farms to the economy to name just a few.
HOPE - for me that is when Brad Pitt and Bill Clinton was in New Orleans giving that community hope and support for reconstruction and a new life style - Hillary attended a rally a little later for the same purpose EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NOT GIVEN HER THEIR VOTES - Obama was too busy with his campaign - now doesn’t that just sound like Washington DC politics??
And then I still have a problem with the Pastor of after 20 years being unaware of his viewpoints - I surely would not want someone in the White House that just might be unaware of Iran, Russia, China or N. Korea let alone the association with Ayers, Rezko, Pastor Wright and now Rev. Pfleger - who else is out there we do not know about.
Please Montana give Sen Clinton the popular vote - even though the polls show Obama ahead - she is the only experienced candidate that has the fight, the vision, the plans and the ability to lead us into the future - let her take the popular vote to the convention so that she can fight for us.
GOD BLESS OUR AMERICA AND MONTANA
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By Joe on 05-31-08
All the SUPER delegates should watch this video of Father Pfleger in Obama’s church. Not so much the speech but the members of the church taking it all in. This is the congregation that Obama belongs to.
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By Wizard101 on 05-30-08
As a senior 85 year old veteran from Montana - I got the opportunity to listen to both Senators speak in Portland Oregon.
Obama is a great oratar - and when ever his key words of HOPE and CHANGE are brought up - the crowd goes into a frenzy - however for me I felt that he was just going through the motions - and was not interested in the remaining three primaries and by just showing up assumed our vote - Senator I am FROM MONTANA - you do not dismiss me and you have to earn my vote - the word CHANGE - Washington DC politicans - yet accepts the endorsements of such - just yesterday Senator ALice Palmer of Illnois pictured Sen Obama and his Washington DC politics in their home State - and at the end of the day when I sat back to recall what he had said I came up with NOTHING.
Senator Clinton was warm, compassionate and sincere with solid solutions to the questions asked of her from healthcare to student loans to family owned farms to the economy to name just a few.
HOPE - for me that is when Brad Pitt and Bill Clinton was in New Orleans giving that community hope and support for reconstruction and a new life style - Hillary attended a rally a little later for the same purpose EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NOT GIVEN HER THEIR VOTES - Obama was too busy with his campaign - now doesn’t that just sound like Washington DC politics??
And then I still have a problem with the Pastor of after 20 years being unaware of his viewpoints - I surely would not want someone in the White House that just might be unaware of Iran, Russia, China or N. Korea let alone the association with Ayers, Rezko, Pastor Wright and now Rev. Pfleger - who else is out there we do not know about.
Please Montana give Sen Clinton the popular vote - even though the polls show Obama ahead - she is the only experienced candidate that has the fight, the vision, the plans and the ability to lead us into the future - let her take the popular vote to the convention so that she can fight for us.
GOD BLESS OUR AMERICA AND MONTANA
By Joe on 05-31-08
All the SUPER delegates should watch this video of Father Pfleger in Obama’s church. Not so much the speech but the members of the church taking it all in. This is the congregation that Obama belongs to.
Video clip of event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H11x6bMu4Y
This should help them make up their mind.