Was Obama Really The Right Choice For America?

Marcus Kastler New Brain

Obama was the right person. His intent is there for those who need it most. Call him what you want but Obama needs more leaders like Obama and less like Romney. Never once has Obama changed who he was. His name although controversial. Still a moderate democrat, still a family man. Barack Obama hasn't changed since day one. We need a steady leader, not a chameleon in chief.

Kasim K 1908

Personally I don't think it matters who you elect. You could put big bird in office with the same outcome. As the puppet masters are in charge of the show. Find Jim Henson, aka the real rulers of the free world.

Bryan Johnson New Brain

I think that, no matter m personal disagreements with certain veiws of his, whether or not he's the best choice is still to be determined. Ask this again in 2012:-)

Jenna Morgenthaler 1294

I think Obama was the right choice because we are having conversations that we have needed to have for a long time. Our government is really run by our corporations, so no president is going to bring all that much change, but at least people are talking and thinking.

People are trying to find solutions in a way I haven't seen before in my lifetime. I feel as if the intelligence quotient has increased in our public conversations.

As far as color is concerned, there are some who voted for Obama because he was part black, and there were just as many who voted against him for the same reason. But fortunately for America, I think both those groups are now a small number of the population.

And if people did vote based on that, all I can say is..."thanks"

Unknown Brain 1892

"In my opinion America did not vote Barrack Obama for all the right reasons. I do think most political Americans voted Obama for all his presidential qualities. But in My other side of opinion i do think they voted him just because of his colour."

Better than G.W. as i'll bet OBOMA never snorted coke off a hookers ass before.

Of course there were some people who voted for him strictly based on his color. The reality is, I'll bet Mccaine would've made a damned good president. The fact though is after 8 years of that dipshit in office, even half of the republicans turned independant. It wasn't his color that made him president. It may have not even been his qualifications.

What it was was the guarentee that he'd be the greatest "contrast" possible from our last president which in turn, is the best candidate for the job.

Michael Cooke 1905

Well, you likely have a point when it comes to the African American electorate - for them the possibility of an African American president assumes importance that transcends politics even. Did some of that enthusiasm rub off on everyone else?

Really, no. Most people think of Obama as the 'smart' candidate, not the 'Black' one. And with the problems America has, we went with smart.

Robert Pietsch 1200

of course he was considering the other options. but in america you don´t have real options anyway.

Unknown Brain 1499

Our votes don't matter. We never really had a choice to begin with. This isn't a democracy. It's a republic. Our president is chosen by the electoral college, which we don't even elect them. Their votes are influenced by corporations and special interest groups and we the citizens of this country get stuck having to deal with whatever crap rolls from the top. Nearly every president and candidate is in the same extended family. Obama is a distant relative of Bush, John Kerry is Bush's first cousin, and Clinton is a second cousin of Bush. The list can go all the way back to Washington showing that every president is related. So how do you break this cycle? You can't.

I don't think Obama was a good choice but then again I don't think McCain, Clinton, Romney, Huckabee, or any of the well publicized candidates would've been good choices either. They're run by people with money. Either way we'd still be in this same predicament Bush, Cheney, and their chronies left us in. This supposed "change" everyone is hoping for isn't coming. You'll see a "change" you just won't like it. If think a black man or a white man being elected is somehow going to save you because they care about you, you need to wake the fuck up and look at the real world. It doesn't matter what race or color they are. In the end, they're still a suit and in the end they'll do whatever necessary to make as much money as possible for themselves, their family members, and their friends. People need to wake up and realize that the real issue in this country is class not race. Something you're not born with. By the time we really do realize that, it'll probably already be too late.

Bonnie Cowell New Brain

Yes, Barack Obama is not only a gentleman, but a gentle man. He has a quiet, steady, calming manner that after the upheaval and secrecy of the prior administration is a balm to the American people. He is one of the people. His wife works, she has a style that is now and 2009. They hold hands and go on dates. They are trying to raise their children just like everyone else,with the same worries and same dreams, including whether or not to get a dog. He is the kind of man you can kick back and talk the day away with. What you see is what you get and he is the real thing.

Denise Betegh 1294

i think yes. bacause hes young and more appealing to a younger generation, therefore can get them interested in politics and their own future. its all about involvment. because he gets young people to pay attention, they are more apt to focus on the direction their lives are taking , and in turn, that will put pressure on the future and how it will be better.