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Fuck you Barack Obama
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Gee thanks. As it was I was not that impressed with you. As I mentioned in a previous post I was hoping for another candidate to get the democratic nomination but that didn't happen. So I was toying with simply voting for the "lesser of two evils" and giving you a crack at the job of President of the United States. I've been hearing some things though Barack. I've been hearing that you are starting to "shift to the center" on some things. That you are moving away from the reasons why people were so vigorously and enthusiastically supporting you. Are you starting to kowtow? And I mean that in the modern English sense, not the traditional Chinese sense. A specific example is the recent vote for bill H.R. 6304. What is that business? Asshole.

I am no politician but here is a suggestion. Do not fucking do that. Now, it is one thing to change your mind on an issue because you have new information or you have grown in some respect or whatever, it is entirely something else to just roll over when you think it will better your position in the mind of the "general public."

Here is a news flash, those are not the kinds of people you want to cater to, at least not on those terms. If you simply back off a position to gain a few people over there, then you are risking alienation of the folks here that already genuinely supported you. In addition, any people you win over by those means are not truly won over, they are fickle and are just as likely to then go for the "other guy" if that person says something "better."

So if you want to broaden your base of support, here is what you must do. Educate. You need to be an educator and here is how you do it.

First, believe in something (Whatever it is should not be an abstraction or vague ideal. For example, "I love America" is not good enough). Next, tell people why you believe in that thing and give them a reason as to why they should trust you know what you are talking about. Then, when you talk to them about that issue, do not just speak in platitudes. Give real-world examples, let them know you have REAL ideas, REAL goals, REAL belief. If you do that you will not just gain a vote in the short term, you will gain a supporter in the long term.

I suppose that is much too difficult for politics. Cannot be having that long term thinking in politics, especially during an election season.

All I am trying to say is that you do not need to be doing this, you had HUGE numbers of people behind you during your campaign for the nomination, and they were behind you more vehemently than any other candidate I have seen. There was so much energy and love for you during that time, would you risk that? I would not. I think you would be well advised not to do so either.

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richter
I am a designer and web developer, a student of many things. Music, art, writing, you name it I will probably try it and probably do it pretty well. I graduated, with honors, in June 2007 from the Art Institutes International Minnesota with my Bachelor's degree in Interactive Media Design. I am now just going to move on into my career and continue to learn new things and hopefully pass what I have learned on to others.

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I agree, student loans suck ass.
I need your number I lost my phone. Can you call me soon so I can get some web info from you for my website management? Pretty please? 612-250-5278. And fuck Obama. Wolf as a sheep.

commentator

I'm not very pleased with Obama 2.0 either.

Let's hope 3.0 is released soon...with an apology for 2.0 being an accidental beta release that wasn't meant for public consumption.