Oct 30, 2008

Obama or McCain ??



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Obama or McCain?


I wrote about Obama and Hillary a few months ago, stating that I prefer Hillary over Obama for many obvious reasons, at least to me. Today, I am stuck with a situation where I can’t find any of the candidates worthy of electing at all.

Obama does not impress me. Not in the least bit, and his rhetoric is very cheesy and “slogish” , but empty of experience, and lacks records that can prove what he is saying he wants to achieve.

Many of us don’t like Bush’s Politics, but McCain is not Bush, neither did he cause all this chaos in the world, rather ..He – at times – stood against his own party to make his point and speak up his own mind even though he put himself in a position where he could have lost some republican voting blocks around the states.

I don’t like many things in McCain’s agenda, simply because I am not as conservative as he is. Yet ..I do have some conservative points of views that perhaps match his own views or politics.

I am sure he is more capable, more experienced, more qualified, and more knowledgeable about politics, military, ecomnomy..etc. His records, and his many decades of experience proves that.

Obama was “hyped” in a very strange way; he actually came out of no where and became an iconic character only in a few years. He was actually “made” in a few years, which amazes me how media can furnish something to look so good, exactly the way media did to pave the way to convincing Americans that Iraq war is in their best interest.

McCain is linked to Bush , this is so unfair to him, and Bush’s politics hurt him so much, and his affiliation with the Republican party caused many undecided voters to go away and either vote for Obama, or at least not vote for McCain if any thing.

To be an American of Middle eastern origins, might make you think that I will definitely vote for Obama, since the Republican party screwed up big time on middle east politics , thus the natural response for me is to vote for the “other” party . But it is not that simple, because politics are not black and white, or “with me or against me “kind of thing.

Hillary was the one I can honestly trust. But since she is not the democratic candidate any more , with all her experience, credibility, connections, understanding, way of thinking, “middle ness” , and many other things that make me trust her presidency, I will have to take a stand , and be honest with my self before any thing else. I can’t vote for Obama, and I am not going to follow the ethnic or religious flood of emotions that will obviously lead many minority groups to the support of Obama. Although I have democratic leanings, and I don’t like the Republican Party at all, I will have to say Obama is not my choice just because he is the democratic candidate.

McCain is better than Obama in my own opinion, although I disagree with him on many issues, but I still hate the lies and the hype that made Obama the man of the century , to the extent that some think he is not lobbying big businesses like any one else.

Obama or McCain? I will not vote for both.

Again, there is nothing personal against Obama, I just don’t trust his presidency, as much as I never trusted Bush’s presidency before.

In politics, you don’t need a cowboy, or a rock star ….you only need an expert ….on politics with a decent agenda.


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Blogger Omar Nasr ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

Alsalam alaikom
The first decision that they took was the vice president choice.
Do you like Palin :D?, do you think that was even a "good" choice?
She is more than a cow girl!
saba7 el fonnnnnnnn :D :D
~Omar

7:18 PM  
Blogger ابو اعصار ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

McCain is better than Obama in my own opinion
بجد يا عزيزي انا توقعت انك هتكتب كده يا سيدي اوافق معك في ان الخبرة لها دور لكن اوباما كان له دور داخل اميركا وثانيا نائبه في البركه ويمتلك كاريزما مفقوده في معظم قيادي الالم الحالي
مش تعاطفا والله لكن ماكين لو تتابع مناظراته بتلاحظ انه يفتقد الى روح القائد بالرغم من خبرته السياسية والعسكرية

الله يوفقك دنيا واخرى

11:01 PM  
Blogger ahmedmonib ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

Obama or McCain? I will not vote for both
انا مش معاك يا شريف في نك مش حتنتخب حد انت حر بس لازم الكفة تميل لواحد منهم لازم متهيالي عدم انتخابك للاتنين سلبية منك وانا من كلامك ملاحظ انك ميال لماكين بس عندك تحفظات عليه طب متنتخبه وبعدين تحاول توصل تحفظاتك دي ليه باي طريقة لكن عدم انتخابك لاي حد مش حل في وجهة نظري
اما بالنسبة لي انا فانا بارشح اوباما مش عشان اصوله الاسلامية ولا الكلام الفارغ ده لكن انا عايز الحزب الديمقراطي هو اللي يحكم زي ايام كلينتون الله يصبحه بالخير كان احسن رئيس امريكي في نظري
واخيرا حمد الله على السلامة يا شريف وعايز اشوفك ضروري جدا عايز اتكلم معاك في موضوع ضروري

10:37 AM  
Blogger ibn_abdel_aziz ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

Alikom Al Salam Ya Omar ..

Well actually Palin have same experience Obama has...both are inexperienced in my own opinion ..

Actualy Palin has more governace experience than Obama ..but i don't like her coz she is conservative .

Any ways ..Obama or McCain are not my choices ...bas keda

11:22 AM  
Blogger ibn_abdel_aziz ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

أبو اعصار
انا مش بحب ماكين اصلا
بس هو اقدر في الحكم
مشكلة بوش انه كان حمار
واوباما انه ابن امبارح

امريكا مبقتشي تنفع تتحكم بشوية عيال ثانوية عامة لان حكم امريكا يعني حكم العالم

صحيح اوباما معاه مؤسسات ذات خبرة والحزب الديموقراطي واقف وراه بس مش عارف او مش فاهم الارتفاع الغريب والصعود بتاع اوباما بدون اي تفسير يقلقني جدا وانا لا احب هذا في السياسة

اشعر ان شيئا ما يحدث في الكواليس لا افهمه
سقوط هيلاري سبب لي حيرة شديدة
وفي الحقيقة هي لم تسقط بسهولة والفارق بينها وبين اوباما لم يكن كبيرا

انا لا اريد اوباما ولا ماكين
اريد هيلاري
ولذا فاني لن اصوت لاي من المرشحين الاخرين

11:25 AM  
Blogger ibn_abdel_aziz ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

بص يا احمد
من حق المنتخب الامريكي يكتب في الورقة اسم الشخص اللي عاوزه ان شاء الله يكتب اسمه
وعشان كدة الورقة مش حتتساب فاضية
يعني مش سلبية ولا حاجة
الحاجة الثانية

انا برضة عاوز الحزب الديموقراطي يوصل للحكم
بس الشخصية اللي مرشحينها مش داخلة دماغي ولا مقتنع بيها
بس كدة

انا علي فكرة برة مصر وراجع بعد 4 ايام ان شاء الله
لما ارجع اتصل بيك

11:31 AM  
Blogger bluerose ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

انت بتتكلم كتير عن الخبرة و بتثق فيها يا شريف
أنا بقى اللي عاجبني في اوباما انه ابن امبارح بتعبيرك
متهيألي الدنيا دي بقت في كل حاجة محتاجة شباب ماعندوش "خبرة" يمكن يعدلها , الخبرات المتراكمة عن الناس كلها بقت مترهلة من كتير السلبيات اللي فيها

أنا أميل لأوباما لنفس السبب
انه محدود الخبرة :D:D

و كلامي منسحب على كل حاجة , ياريت كل حاجة يمسكها ولاد امبارح معدومي الخبرات السلبية, يمكن الدنيا تبقى أحسن

4:42 PM  
Blogger ibn_abdel_aziz ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

Bluerose..

Well , i think Hillary provided both experience and new way of thinking ...to tell you the truth the difference between Hillary and Obama in the outlines are not that big, so i would have prefered to have Hillary over Obama for that, and many other reasons i mentioned before ...

when a super power like USA is leading the world, you don't need a junior in politics , this is not a game with too much risk allowed into it. It is some thing else ...wether we like it or not , USA leads the world , and thus its elections will have a great impact on the entire planet one way or another ..

As i said before, McCain is not my choice to begin with , but Obama is not the person i can trust either ...so i am not voting for both of them ...

This time i am not able to vote for any of them at all ..

Obama might prove me wrong if elected , he might do a better job than expected, but when he gets fact checked , he is "empty" of proof of how he is going to do it.

He will make history if electe as the 1st black president , but this also can end it right there if he screwed up . If he screwed up, the democrats will g down with all thier promises , and minorities will perhaps won't see one of them becoming a president in a very long time ..

Obama speaks good , but ..he was "made" in a few years...amazingly , no one almost sees that , which makes me suspicious of the whole thing ..

it's just me...again, i think Hillary would have done much better , and she deserves it..at least she was not "made", she "made" herself ...

and this is a big difference right there ...

9:33 PM  
Blogger FATMA ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

انا عندي مشكلة فظيعة و هي اني مش فاهمة اصلا النظام الانتخابي الامريكي و حاسة انه معقد جدا او انه محتاج حد الاي كيو بتاعه عالي لأن اكتر من حد شرحلي و برده شايفه انه معقد
ممكن تبأى تكتب عن الموضوع دا بأسلوبك البسيط :)))

10:09 PM  
Blogger amr_mt ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

"He was actually “made” in a few years, which amazes me how media can furnish something to look so good"

This raises the question about the real role of media and who really control and direct it for the sake of whom

"In politics, you don’t need a cowboy, or a rock star"

But this is really the case (bush - cowboy, clinton - star, regan - actor..) where voters elect their president according to his handsomeness or how cool he is to let the real decision makers rule silently without disturbance (Cheney for example)

nonetheless, you will enjoy the match and sigh for our lifetime rulers

2:33 PM  
Blogger R ط¹ظ„ظ‘ظ‚/طھ

Sorry ya Shrif,
I think you have not followed things deep enough.

In addition, the US president is always a symbol. You can't say the same about Joe Biden, who was my favorite candidate in the primaries.

Being young(er) or unexperienced is not really an inconvenient. How old was Martin Luther King or Jesus when they drove revolutions? I'm not trying to draw any similarities here- but I'm weighing the argument itself.
Obama is just another politician, but there are 3 points:
1) The way he handled his campaign and reached this point is unbelievable.
2) You have to see how many young people are mobilized, and how disappointed they will be if they lose the elections this year. They are the ones who will drive the chagne.
3) The amount of hate and racism against Obama needs to be dealt with! Having him as a president is another step to a mature USA.

6:44 AM  

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