Why Obama Won!

[andrewwake58]

I know, I should just accept it! I have been told a lot over the course of today, but I still can shake the fact that, well the majority of Americans are painfully ignorant.

I don't say that as a hateful Canadian, as I love living here, and I look forward to the first time I am allowed to vote. However after seeing Obama being elected I could help but realize that there were 5 categories of Obama supporters.

1. The Proud, now I am not racist, but you must agree that a significant amount of his votes came from Blacks that just wanted to see a brother in office. (Yes I do acknowledge the existence of black conservatives)

"Fists in the Air!"

2. The Guilt-Ridden, this is the category of Obama supporters that white and voted for a Black man, not Obama, because they thought it would make them feel better about grand-daddies Cotton Farm.

3. The Trendy, this is the Oprahs of the nation! They "Got Out the Vote," in their music videos, Youtube posts, and TV shows. They like always have a huge influence, but no real understanding of any political topic what-so-ever!

4. The Misinformed, I don't know if it was their 9th grade government teach/football coach that could give them a basic understanding of American politics, or maybe the didn't realize that when Obama/Biden say that paying taxes is our "patriotic duty," they truly mean "you and me," becuase I doubt they will be paying much!!

and lastly,

5. The Idiots! Now this group is so big it had to wait till last, becuase sadly it encompasses many of the other traits as well! These are those that Just vote becuase!

Now I wrote this after I was inspired by one rider from our club, whose name I will divulge, for fear that he might get a little hate as well, if I did!

He gave me this link:

www.bpmdeejays.com/upload/hs_sal_in_Harlem_100108.mp3

Please enjoy this .mp3 and the next four years of what we can only expect to be filled with awesome socialist initiatives that will let the government take care of all of our needs, as long as we are willing to give all of our money to it!

I am sorry if you are an Obama supporter and you feel that I have unfairly categorized you. If this is the case, please help me to come up with the sixth category.

[TrevorAkers]

not that i want to get into an argument... but those people probably didnt vote.
only educated "upper 50" vote... and Obama won by a landslide

[andrewwake58]

make no mistake those people do vote and although the youth vote only increased one percent from last year, they voted 2:1in favor for obama. this a racially and ignortantly charged election.

[jared7]

yes it is. it pisses me off because so few of those who voted were informed at all...like actually did research of their own. i guarantee you trevor, a ton of people from the lower 50 voted for reasons stated above as well as some were even bribed to vote a certain way. people were taken off of the street and given shelter or food if they voted a certain way. and it still was not a landslide. The national popular vote was very close. The electoral college had a bit wider gap but definately could not be called a landslide unless when compared to the last 2 elections. it really sucks but there is nothing we can do now. my new plan is to quit school and live on rich peoples' taxes. oh and andrew that mp3 was hilarious!

[alejandro]

Look forward, not backwards...
The scariest part of the government elect plan is the union card proposal.
It will lead to intimidation, thugs, gang violence and huge unions that will hurt the country and the workers they are supposed to protect, it happens in many countries including mine. Just look at the UAW. The worst is most people don't know about it, but it could have a very long lasting effect.
But, above all, it will take away the workers rights to vote in a secret ballot, without intimidation or fear. It would be a huge loss for the workers the unions are supposed to protect.
Make sure to get informed and contact your representatives and let them know your opinion.

[LEVI]

I was thinkin about it and there are so many whites that voted mccain because he is white or they simply didnt want a black guy as president. and there are even more black people that voted obama just cuz hes black.

but i honestly dont understand why so many people are willing to accept obama.he was elected to the illinois state senate and then won a seat on the U.S. senate, after that 3 months later he anounced his candidacy for president. sooo 3 months as a senator and the last 21 months spent running for president. Just compare him to all the other presidents and the difference is ridiculous. totally unqualified but it doesnt even seem to matter to most people.

if your and ignorant voter and dont want to get into actual issues, this is reason enough not to vote for him considering mccain has plenty of experience.

Cant forget the media bias is ridiculous. i wrote a paper about how the media is pro obama and how it effects independent voters. but the media bias plays a huge role in preventing voters from getting non-biased information. they should tell both sides of the issues and let people make up their own mind, i could go on forever but its just annoying that tv producers allow this to happen just to get their own political views across.

cant believe Baylor did that noose thing!? thats why everyone thinks texas has only racist hicks.lol

o for some laughs go to youtube type in OBAMA TELEPROMPTER GOES OUT. pretty funny

[Nick]

All of you have posted some very good points…

These are my views. I’ll warn you they’re a little biased. Do with them what you will.

It annoys me that most voters, at least the ones I’ve talked to have no idea about the candidates policies. This is what you’re voting for. Are you a Conservative or are you a Liberal? You are voting on the candidates policies, not their physical appearance.
It sickens me when uneducated people try to speak about politics when they have done little or no research for themselves and decide who to vote for based on what they have watched on TV a couple times (which is completely biased) or heard from other uneducated people. I hear a lot of people say “McCain is to old, he would die while in office”. Most people that say that don’t know his mother, Roberta, is still alive and well. Obama could die just the same, perhaps from smoking all his life? Voting based on this is completely ignorant.

I have no problem with Obama supporters white or black who have always been democrats. The people that bother me are the black people who have never voted before, know nothing about the actual policies of the two, and vote for Obama. They see a black man promising change. They think he will make their life better as an individual. He isn’t and no president in US history ever has. If you are poor Obama is not going to make you better off financially. Your success in life is your own fault, good or bad. It is not up to the president to change that. It is up to you.

Race did play a huge role in the election, on both sides. The video of the Harlem voters does not surprise me. However this is an extreme, and I wouldn’t doubt it if every one of them in the video where too lazy to register and vote.

Most people have some racial prejudices, both whites and blacks, but most won’t admit it. It’s normal human nature to have some prejudices. However, that is not the reason I voted for McCain. I voted for McCain because I am a conservative republican. I believe our government has gotten to be too large. I am pro-life. I highly value my second amendment right. I believe in capitalism not socialism. White or Black it doesn’t matter, when it comes to politics, I will always vote Republican.

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ETA: Oh and to answer the question "Why Obama Won", it's because people want handouts.