I don't understand why Republicans talk about socialism when Obama wants to take away one of the Bush tax cuts (for people making over a certain amount), when McCain voted against the Bush Tax cuts. Here is a video of him flip flopping all over about the tax cuts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1IuoR-o24 Should Obama take them all away? Would that satisfy the right? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mike Hemeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is that word again. What is prejudice about discussing wealth redistribution? He is half white so maybe it is the white part of him that we disagree with. God knows they are always screwing things up. > > --- On Wed, 11/5/08, mark07712 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: mark07712 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [AsburyPark] From a Friend > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 3:53 PM > > > > > > > Last night we made history and with that said I could not let this > moment pass without putting some thoughts on paper to share will all > of you. I must admit that I was not a firm supporter of president > elect Barack Obama in the beginning. His eloquence seemed a bit > contrived and his perceived lack of experience and quick rise to > power worried me. This along with years of my own insecurities > clouded my judgment based on a fear of what could be and past > experiences in my own life. However, my conscious would not allow > me to forego my deep rooted principals and as I learned more about > Barack I could see how important this election is for us as > Americans. > > Barracks win ushered a new era which will set the bar even higher, > not only for Barack, but also for each and every one of us. Make no > mistake that many challenges still lay ahead and that the issues > that we face today will probably take as many years to overcome as > it took for them to materialize. However, let us not be so quick to > blame the other party for our shortcomings. We all must accept > blame and responsibility for where we are today and for not doing > our part in ensuring those we elected to office followed our charge > and mandate. We have just as much at stake as Barack does in the > next four years. We all need to do our part to ensure that future > generations do not have to go through the crisis that has enveloped > us today and that we continue to remain vigilant and educated on the > issues we face. Speak up often and let your voice be heard! > > I put AMERICANS in caps for a reason. In order to succeed we need > to shed our prejudices and treat each other with more respect. We > need to stop self segregating and no longer view ourselves as > African American, Hispanic American, Italian American, and so on, > but rather as what we truly are one united body, one voice, one > people, all AMERICAN, pure and simple. > > We have a responsibility to our family, community, and country. We > need to take responsibility for our own actions and understand that > life is fraught with obstacles and that it is up to us to > perceiver. That no one is going to give you a handout, but rather a > helping hand. That we need to work hard and instill those same > principles and morals in our children so that they can grow up and > make this a better world. That we need to do our part to conserve > our resources and make due with less and that WE the people are > still the ones that have control. That this is a government of the > people by the people for the people, and that no politician has the > right to make that decision for you. > > We still have many other hurdles ahead of us from global warming, to > basic human rights, gay rights, equal pay, and the list goes on. So > stand tall, stand proud, but most importantly respect one another! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
