Comments by PlainsMan2008
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Posted on February 2 at 12:43 a.m.
Obama may seem better than Hillary, but ....
I grew up in the great plains. My uncle grew up in El Dorado, KS.
I saw where Obama visited El Dorado a few days ago. The news said it was his first time there, and that his (white) grandfather was raised there.
I was wondering why Obama went all the way to Kenya ten years ago to look up the relatives of his father (who deserted the family when he was a little kid), but he never made it to El Dorado (until the eve of the caucus) to research the background and relatives of the man who raised him to adulthood.
I was kind of offended by this passage from his book: "Dreams from my Father" at page 15:
"escape from the empty, dust-ridden plains, where big plans mean a job as a bank manager and entertainment means an ice-cream soda and a Sunday matinee, where fear and lack of imagination choke your dreams so that you already know on the day that you're born just where you'll die and who it is that'll bury you."
Now, in my home town (near El Dorado) some of my friends are plumbers, plasterers, and, yes, even a bank manager. I don't see their lives on the plains as some kind of sad, ridiculous joke.
So, some may like Obama better than Hillary. I just don't think he has any real respect for people in the great plains. If you are a Hillary hater, just vote Republican. It might be satisfying to vote against Hillary, but Obama doesn't deserve your vote after ridiculing the life in the Great Plains.
Ron Paul's going to run as an independent, so why waste your vote in the Republican caucus? John McCain is by-of-and-for the West. Vote for McCain, you'll be able to pick Ron Paul off the libertarian ticket next November, if you like him (and there's a lot to like, no doubt).
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Posted on February 2 at 12:50 a.m.
I like Obama too, but ....
I grew up in the great plains. My uncle grew up in El Dorado, KS. I saw where Obama visited El Dorado a few days ago. The news said it was his first time there, and that his (white) grandfather was raised there.
I was wondering why Obama went all the way to Kenya ten years ago to look up the relatives of his father (who deserted the family when he was a little kid), but he never made it to El Dorado (until the eve of the caucus) to research the background and relatives of the man who raised him to adulthood.
It made sense when I saw this passage from his book: "Dreams from my Father" at page 15:
"escape from the empty, dust-ridden plains, where big plans mean a job as a bank manager and entertainment means an ice-cream soda and a Sunday matinee, where fear and lack of imagination choke your dreams so that you already know on the day that you're born just where you'll die and who it is that'll bury you."
Now, in my home town some of my friends are plumbers, plasterers, and, yes, even a bank manager. I don't see their lives on the plains as some kind of sad, ridiculous joke.
So, while I like Obama a lot. I just don't think he has any real respect for people in the great plains. John McCain comes a lot closer to my kind of man.
Even if you just want to vote for Obama to show contempt for Hillary, he doesn't deserve your vote. Vote Republican, if you hate Hillary.
On Obama? Oh, NO!