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Twelve Reasons to Reject Obama


britisharab October 29, 2008 The presidential elections in the US, once again, provide an acid test of the integrity and consequential conduct of US intellectuals. If it is the duty and responsibility of the public intellectual to speak truth to power, the recent statements of most of our well-known and prestigious public pundits have failed miserably. Instead of highlighting, exposing and denouncing the reactionary foreign and domestic policies of Democratic Party candidate Senator Barack Obama, they have chosen to support him, 'critically, offering as excuses that even 'limited differences’ can result in positive outcomes,and that 'Obama is the lesser evil’ and 'creates an opportunity for a possibility of change.’ What makes these arguments untenable is the fact that Obama’s public pronouncements, his top policy advisers, and the likely policymakers in his government have openly defined a most bellicose foreign policy and a profoundly reactionary domestic economic policy totally in line with Paulson-Bush-Wall Street. On the major issues of war, peace, the economic crisis and the savaging of the US wage and salaried class, Obama promises to extend and deepen the policies which the majority of Americans reject and repudiate. Twelve Reasons to Reject Obama 1. Obama publicly and repeatedly promises to escalate the US military intervention in Afghanistan, increasing the number of US troops, expanding their operations and engaging in systematic cross-border attacks. In other words, Obama is a greater warmonger than Bush. 2. Obama publicly has declared that his regime will extend the 'war against terrorism’ by systematic, large-scale ground and air attacks on Pakistan, thus escalating the war to include villages, towns and cities deemed sympathetic to the Afghan resistance. 3. Obama opposes the withdrawal of US troops in Iraq in favor of redeployment; the relocation of US troops from combat zones to training and logistical positions, contingent on the military capability of the Iraqi Army to defeat the resistance. Obama opposes a clearly defined deadline to withdraw US forces from Iraq because US troops in Iraq are essential to pursuing his overall policies in the Middle East, which include military confrontations with Iran, Syria and Southern Lebanon. 4. Obama has declared his unconditional support for the position of the pro-Israel Lobby and the colonial expansionist and bellicose policies of the Jewish state. He has promised to back Israeli military attacks whatever the cost to the US. His abject servility to Israel was evident in his speech at the annual AIPAC conference in Washington 2008. Top advisers who have long and notorious links to the top echelons of the principle Zionist propaganda mills and the Presidents of the Leading Jewish American Organizations wrote the speech and formulate his Middle East policy. 5. Obama has promised to attack Iran if it continues to process uranium for its nuclear programs. Twice, just weeks before the elections, Obama’s running mate Joseph Biden spelled out a series of 'points of conflict’ (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and North Korea) emphasizing that Obama 'would respond forcefully’. Obama’s senior Middle East advisers include leading Zionists like Dennis Ross, closely linked to the 'Bipartisan Policy Center’, which published a report serving as a blueprint for war with Iran. Obama’s proposed offer to negotiate with Iran is little more than a pretext for issuing an ultimatum to Iran to surrender its sovereignty or face massive military assault. 6. Obama unconditionally supports Israel’s expulsion of Palestinians and the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the leading cause of Middle East hostility, warfare and the discredit of US policy in the region. With three dozen Israel-Firsters among his leading campaign organizers, top policy advisers, speech writers and among the likely candidates for cabinet positions, there is virtually no hope of 'influencing from within’ or 'applying popular pressure’ to change Obama’s slavish submission to the Zionist Power Configuration. By supporting Obama, the "progressive intellectuals" are, in effect, allies of his Zionist mentors. 7. On the domestic front, Obama’s key economic advisers have impeccable Wall Street credentials. He gave unquestioning and immediate endorsement to Treasury Secretary Paulson’s $700 billion dollar taxpayer bailout of the richest investment banks in the US. Obama has failed to challenge Paulson or the banks over the use of Federal funds for buyouts and acquisitions instead of loans and credit to producers and homeowners. Obama’s backing of Paulson and the Wall Street bailout is matched by his meager proposals to suspend mortgage foreclosures for a three-month period, pending re-negotiations of interest payments. Obama proposes to escalate transfers of government funds to mismanaged financial institutions and bankrupt capitalist corporations, in efforts to save failed capitalism rather than pursue any new large-scale, long-term public investment programs which will generate well-paid employment for workers. 8. Obama’s economic team has openly declared their embrace and practice of 'free market’ ideology and opposition to any effort to engage in large-scale injections of government funds in publicly-owned productive activity and social services in the face of wide-spread private sector failure, corruption and collapse. 9. Obama embraces failed private sector health plans, run and controlled by corporate insurance companies, conservative medical and hospital associations and Big Pharma. He publicly rejects a universal national health program modeled after the successful Federal Medicare program in favor of inefficient, state-subsidized private for profit plans that are costly and beyond the means of over one third of US families. 10. Obama is and continues to be an advocate for Big Agro and its highly subsidized and profitable ethanol program, which has increased food prices for millions in the US and for hundreds of millions in the world. 11. Obama advocates continuing the criminal embargo on Cuba, hostile confrontation with Venezuela’s populist President Chavez and other Latin American reformers and the duplicitous policy of promoting protectionism at home and free market access to Latin America. His key policy advicers on Latin America propose cosmetic changes in style and diplomacy but unrelenting support for re-asserting US hegemony. 12. Obama has not proposed, nor do his free market advisers and billionaire financial backers envision, any comprehensive plan or strategy to get us out of the deepening recession. On the contrary, the course of piecemeal measures presented by Obama are internally inconsistent: Fiscal austerity is incompatible with job creation; bailing out Wall Street drains funds from productive investment; and pursuing new wars undermine domestic recovery. CONCLUSION The intellectuals who, in the name of 'realism’, support a politician who publicly and openly embraces new wars, billionaire bailouts and for profit, private sector-run health programs are repudiating their own claims as 'responsible critics’. They are what C. Wright Mills called 'crackpot realists’, abdicating their responsibility as critical intellectuals. In purporting to support the 'lesser evil’ they are promoting the 'greater evil’: The continuation of four more years of deepening recession, colonial wars and popular alienation. Moreover, they are allies of the mass media, major parties and the legal system which has marginalized or outright excluded the alternative candidates, Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney, who do speak out and oppose the war, the pro-Wall Street bailouts and propose genuine large-scale public investment in the domestic economy, a universal single payer health program, sustainable and pro-environment economic policies and large-scale, long-term income redistributive policies. What is crass and unacceptable is the argument of these intellectuals, (an insignificant pimple on the Democratic donkey’s rear-end) that for a single moment believe that their 'critical support’ of the Obama political machine will open space for radical ideas. The Zionists and civilian militarists totally control Obama’s war policy in the Middle East: There will be no space for peace with Iran, Palestine, Pakistan, Afghanistan or Iraq. Wall Street controls the Obama’s financial policy: There will be no space for some Cambridge progressive to sneak in a handout for families losing their homes. If multi-million trade union treasuries have spent a hundred million dollars on each presidential campaign have failed to secure a single piece of progressive legislation in over 50 years, isn’t it delusional for our progressive 'public intellectuals’ to imagine that they, in their splendid organizational isolation, can 'pressure’ President Obama to renounce his advisers, backers and public defense of military escalation, to see his way to peace with Iran and to promote social justice for our workers and unemployed? Link to Article : http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m48374&hd=&size=1&l=e
shariqq ...then, in your proposal to reject Obama, do you suggets to accept McCain? Chocoholic Like anyone could be worse than Bush. Melanie I guess it gets down to picking the lesser of the evils. At least McCain has the balls to fight with Congress and does have more experience in Economics, War and Politics in general. Obama is going to raise taxes including small businesses which will trickle down and increase prices. Purchasing everything from clothing to groceries etc will be handed over to the big corporations such as Walmart etc who will then put alot of the small biz owners out of business therefore increasing more foreclosures, federal aid weaken the economy even worse. Obama will also send more troops to Afghanistan and Iraq and now Pakistan. We are no longer the most powerful and respected country, we've worn out our welcome and have lost allies. He(Obama) lost the last debate, I don't care how the media ( Obama supporters) replicated it. He lost but unfortunately I think it was too late for McCain. Obama constantly brought up that McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time but he didn't specify on which laws or bills. I do love the fact that McCain finally told him... if you wanted to run against Bush, you should have ran 4 years ago LOL.. that was good! It is no secret that McCain and Bush are not friends and often on the other side of the fence. Yes I agree change is needed but that doesn't mean that McCain can't give it. I am glad we're out of the US now, I hate to see whats going to become of the US after the election. There are already antics like hanging stuffed dummies on trees as the case at a university. There have already been threats to Obama during the campaign. There is question that a possible civil war could errupt in the US which will cost far more money and death than Iraq ever saw. Obama needs to keep his mouth shut as well. Running around these debates announcing his intentions on Pakistan. Also, he is attempting to create a Socialist country out of America. I think there are pros and cons about that, however being at War and being so far in debt like we are is not the right time. studstar or the evil of two lessers... Melanie Read Revelations Chapter 13 in the Bible it talks about one of them :) britisharab
Both Obama and Mc Cain are from the Aipac Sewerage. So you see...Americans have been given just one choice, take only one, either way, you are still Quagmired. Dubai Knight Vote like Brewster: 'None of the Above'! 8) 8) 8) Knight Melanie Well i thought about that but then i wouldn't have a right to bitch LOL Dubai Knight I just think it would be cool if they held an election and no-one came... I wonder what the good ol' US Consitution would say about that. Is there no rule on quorums? :? :? :? Knight

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Tom Jones That's unthinkable and virtually impossible D.K. !!! Especially in the US General Elections! With early voting and absentee voting, and knowing that, at least, the candidates will be voting for themselves, it will NEVER happen. I know if no one came to vote in very small local elections or referendums, they just re-schedule the whole thing, and they will make sure that at least one vote will be cast, which will decide the outcome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Melanie Well at least they have the right to vote.. Funny about absentee voting.. we voted before we left ( hubby and I ) and they never asked for our ID or anything.. we simply voted, signed over the sealed envelope and that was it Robert Burns I always thought people turned of the thought process upon entering the voting booth, not before. Dubai Knight
So a single vote cast (in a hypothetical situation) would decide it. Democracy? I think not!
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Knight puppypup I'm not voting. I kinda liked Ron Paul Dubai Knight Bring back Ronnie Raygun! At least you knew he was a dolt from day one... :lol: :lol: :lol: Knight sharfraz :wink: what's election? :lol: Melanie well pup.. that is your choice.. but without a say in who winds up in office.. you shouldn't have a say about what happens or doesn't happen.. If you hate the things the next pres does, then you will wish you had voted for the other person. Women fought to have the right to vote, and every vote does count. I don't push voting on anyone but I also don't think anyone has a right to b((tch about the pres if they dont vote.. Just my humble opinion puppypup I have to strongly disagree Melanie. I am not going to vote for the lesser of two evils or even the greater of the 2 evils. There are other ways to serve the people. I've gone to town meetings, spoken to my congresswoman, and right now drafting a letter to my legislator to see about making reforms on what I think is an unconstitutional and basically stupid state code. I may get nowhere but at least I'm trying and it's more proactive then choosing who I want to suffer under. I have every right to b itch, thank you. :wink: Many ill-informed people vote. NOW that is a travesty. I'm not voting because I don't like both candidates and Barr, McKinney and anyone else on the PREZ ballot. BTW, I'll b itch about NOT being Asian too!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Haha b itch is 'princess' when we're censored.
Tom Jones
You bet DK!! Even with a single vote, it's still democracy in full swing!
If the people choose not to exercise their right to vote for any reason (apathy, indifference, ignorance, laziness,…etc); it their choice. By choosing not to vote, they are still exercising their freedom of choice by giving their implicit consent to accept the outcome, whether they like or not – just like those who choose to vote. Democracy is manifested in the process (having the freedom to choose) not in the end result!.
However, this one vote or zero vote scenario is of course extremely rare and practically nonexistent. But, hypothetically, even if it occurred it is still considered true democracy in action!
:D :D Melanie perhaps if you get nowhere it is because you didn't go and vote at the senator and congressional level resulting in someone less interested in what you have to say or tell them. As far as the ill-informed people voting.. all the more reason for INFORMED people to vote :) So go write your name in. vote for yourself LOL at least it will count Yeah i had to edit a couple times to get " princess " off the reply... My husband calls me a princess all the time.. now i see what he's really saying LOL shariqq You know, the US election is so relevant to the whole world, and not just to that country, that there should be a percentage vote weightage for non-Us citizens too. Honestly, whether it is a Republican or a Democratic government - the whole world will be affected by it. puppypup ^^^The US is supposed to be a Republic not a Democracy.
Me as Prez :lol: Do you know how many fatwas would be placed over me if that happened? :lol: :lol: :lol: Dubai Knight
I could roll out the old joke here...
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Knight puppypup
Election directed by Alexander Payne was a very good black comedy starring Mathew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, and Chris Klein
Dubai Knight
It was a 'black' comedy?
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Knight Melanie
Oh yeah i can see it now.. letting Osama Bin Laden vote for Obama.. or better yet, letting communist or socialist vote in America. I don't think I want to allow anyone from England, China, Mexico or any other country decide who is going to control my tax dollars.. oh wait.. some of them already do ! LOL thesenator Obama's Middle East advisor Dennis Ross reveals the details of his policy regarding Iran: Finally, we know what Obama is up to. shariqq
Hey, that's a great idea - atleast when he comes to vote, finally ObL can be apprehended! :P
No, I didn't mean my original statement to be taken literally - it was more rhetorical. Melanie I found it theatrical as well LOL. Knowing Bush and our Gov't the way it is right now.. Osama would show up as an illegal citizen, given food stamps, welfare, Blue Cross Insurance since he's not covered by any job for healthcare and a mortgage from HUD. Then he would take his tax free money he makes in the US to open up his own restaurant. Then he can put up plasma TV's to entertain his customers and watch how the US continues to send troops and money to Iraq and Afghanistan to find him LOLLLLL pete t I wonder how happy the KKK is today :tongue: but really :wav: :hello1: it's a great day, he may not change much,. but I hope he tries :notworthy: Melanie probably as happy as the tree salesman himself Dubai Knight Well it looks like no-one read the twelve reasons then? :shock: :shock: :shock: Knight pete t
sad the 12 reason are playing the game the USA loves,... FEAR!!!!
Complete the sky is falling BS
for some reason,.
some seem to think saying nothing,
voting for NO one,
saying it's all BS and the worlds issues are a waste of time to deal with....
do you think really the right thing to do ??? :roll:
WOW that's the way to deal with your problems ..
by doing nothing but point out Negatives about everything ???
And G, Bush Jr WAS a problem.. SOLVED with Obama ( or at least it got better ) Melanie those that voted for him are illiterate Dubai Knight How literate do you have to be to put 'X'? :shock: :shock: :shock: Knight motion all american presidents are the same. they lie and lie and will start a war. if this guy is any good and brings peace to world i will be suprised that he wont be assasinated. Chocoholic Typical to blame other people for what's going on in the world, instead of looking in your own back yard. Melanie
The war didn't start in America. America has NEVER started a war, but NATO has been asked to come in so that the idiots who did, won't try to take over the world.. .. but countries sure beg America to jump in and stop it. Those who are illiterate vote for the wrong person, they have no idea what they are voting for. voting doesn't mean just marking or punching a box.. it should mean being informed of what they represent. too bad that doesn't happen, they choose to vote based on what they hear on the media and the color of their skin.. funny though, those that voted for Obama think that the troops will come home, foreign policy will change and taxes will be lowed.. i think i'll have a better chance of winning the lottery, santa clause is real and the tooth fairy really does exist. Dubai Knight
:shock: :shock: :shock: You mean santa isn't real!!!!
:cry: :cry: :cry:
Knight puppypup ^Don't worry the Easter Bunny is real!!!
I really wanted Ron Paul for prez. Funny how everyone was concerned about McCain dying but Ron Paul is the same age. Some people take better care of themselves and he's a vet too.
Nevertheless the world is happy about Obama so hopefully the positive response will help the economy and morale. If things can't really get done well at least the people psychologically think things will be better and maybe they will because we psychologically believe it. puppypup ^p puppypup ^D motion
sorry but i disagree. war in Afghanistan and Iraq was started by USA. no1 asked the americans to go to Afghanistan nor Iraq. And as we know americans regret now going to Iraq and Afghanistan.
USAs foreign policy is WAR. the amount they spend on funding their armies, imagine that fund going to some country in Africa where some children get a good meal.
If obama is any good i will be suprised he wont be assasinated by his own ppl.
Everyone is intitled to their opinions and this is my opinion. DPS [quote="Melanie"]
ha ha ha!!! Tell me another joke.
The only one point I disagree with Obama is that he plans to withdraw troops from Iraq. I think the world should put pressure on the americans to stay back another 25 years so that they bleed and bleed and pay for the war they started in the first place. Till date I have seem no evidence of the weapons of mass destruction which GWB saw so clearly all over Iraq.
I say .... don't let the Americans get of of Iraq so soon. Dubai Knight [quote="DPS"]
OK now that is an interesting and different slant on the whole thing.
Like Germany was forced to pay for the damage caused during WW2 (can you get insurance for that?) maybe any country that starts aggressive action should be warned that they will have to pay for it afterwards?
You break it, you pay for it...
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Knight DPS yeah..... this same set of Americans are using FEAR once again to camouflage their own intentions. Till date I have not heard of any evidence of WMDs. The way the Americans had had them covered, i thought they'd have driven up in their tanks right up to the WMDs. Dubai Knight
For a military force that is able to identify and take out a single person in the middle of nowhere using a missile launched from a UAV, they singularly failed in finding any evidence of WMD's in Iraq. Could that be because there were none? Possibly.
They also spent so long fannying around before starting operations, it is perfectly possible that all evidence was removed.
Unfortunately the American mentality does not fully understand the Arab mentality and they seem hell bent on trying to make every country to be like a mini clone of their own. Its a policy doomed to failure and makes no consideration for local cultural differences.
Perhaps the new administration will start to listen to a different set of advisors than the ones based in Langley Virginia who claim to be experts on life in Baghdad?
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Knight



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