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- Deeh, on 11/13/2008, -41/+399It kind of drives me nuts when people put a peace sign in the O of Obama.
Haven't they been listening to him? He's not really all that anti-war at all. - abajaj2280, on 11/13/2008, -10/+250more pictures in their slideshow:
http://avaaz.org/en/million_messages_to_obama/
the letter reads:
Dear President Obama:
As citizens across the world, we congratulate you on your election, and celebrate your campaign commitments to sign a strong new global treaty on climate change, close Guantanamo prison and end torture, withdraw carefully from Iraq, and double aid to fight poverty. No one country or leader can meet the world's most pressing challenges alone, but working together as one world in a spirit of dialogue and cooperation, yes we can bring real and lasting change. - TheR3dMenace, on 11/13/2008, -6/+241No Pressure
- ccassa, on 11/13/2008, -2/+189If by in front of the White House, you mean in front of the Lincoln Memorial...
- Gr00ver, on 11/13/2008, -13/+124I wonder if George Bush and Dick Cheney will sign it?
/s - iloveobama, on 11/13/2008, -35/+134That's a lot of hippies
- TxRevolutionary, on 11/13/2008, -13/+110He's against *dumb* war.
That's good enough for most of America.
As much as I want total peace, a large part of America's power is the "Big Stick". - OrkEater, on 11/13/2008, -12/+86Im sick of the phrases 'yes we can' and 'Change'
nothing against obama, its just that the damn phrases have been used to DEATH the past like 2weeks.
every time i hear someone shout these phrases out, even though he isnt president yet, i freakin rage on the inside. - omgwtflawl, on 11/13/2008, -5/+73War is peace.
Ignorance is strength.
Freedom is slavery. - inactive, on 11/13/2008, -15/+81Obama is the president! That means everything is magically fixed! Hooray! Congrats to Obama and his sorcery, somehow correcting all the world's wrongs in a single night.
Obama supporters like this scare me. They're establishing a cult of personality for him, when he hasn't done a single thing yet, I mean he's not even in office. Please refrain from kissing his ass to such an extent till he's at least followed through on just ONE of his many promises. And I'm speaking as an Obama supporter too.... - metaliq, on 11/13/2008, -12/+56I don't know if you know this, but you can still not be "anti-war" and be pro-peace.
And Obama isn't a huge fan of war, which is what you seem to be implying. He acknowledges its potential necessity. - budser, on 11/13/2008, -34/+71Compared to Bush or McCain he is practically Ghandi. He was a civil rights attorney and actually thinks before speaks and acts.
- inactive, on 11/13/2008, -14/+51what the *****?
Did I just read 2 Obama fans saying "war is peace" ? Guys, that is completely the stance Bush took. That war is a necessary evil, etc. etc.
Have the past 8 ***** years taught you nothing people?? - CChandler2423, on 11/13/2008, -26/+61Obama isn't ***** unless he mandates NO MORE BAILOUTS!!!! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7ef_1226534776
- mwalker05, on 11/13/2008, -11/+41does that "one world" part have anybody else a bit antsy?
- Peekman, on 11/13/2008, -7/+37Guess taking guidance from a 225 year old document is better than taking it from a 2000 year old document... :S
- thepeacemaker, on 11/13/2008, -2/+31He's better but he's no Gandhi. People like Gandhi can never become president of a country like the US because they'll never sacrifice any of their principles no matter what. In the US political system, you cannot get ahead without compromising on principles.
- algaeturd, on 11/13/2008, -19/+47What? Nothing about personal liberties or the Constitution?
You could sum the entire mess up by just saying this:
"Dear President (elect) Obama..
Please abide by and respect every aspect of that great blueprint known as the Constitution of the United States of America. The answers for all your problems will be found in there. Just be very respectful of it and eventually, we'll solve it all.' - ausfahrt, on 11/13/2008, -0/+25Can't believe it took so long for someone to point that out.
- Opiate, on 11/13/2008, -12/+36NWO? Yes we can?
- inactive, on 11/13/2008, -5/+28Cool. What have you been up to lately? I care about you.
- ChonoonFiend, on 11/13/2008, -3/+25Correction: "Obama is ***** unless..."
- cnot3, on 11/13/2008, -1/+22His record on Civil rights sucks ass. He voted for FISA and promised to repeal the PATRIOT Act, but when the time came, he voted for that too.
- BoomChKa, on 11/14/2008, -0/+19Woodrow Wilson=D= WWI
JFK/LBJ=D= Vietnam
Truman= D= Korea
history ftw - hello3u, on 11/14/2008, -1/+21Look for the ones in crayon.
- cnot3, on 11/13/2008, -13/+33Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew! Change! Celebrate good Obama come awn! Obama you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, Obama! Obama! OOOOObama, well you came and you gave without takin, and I sent you away OOOOBama, when you kiss me and stop me from shakin'.......
- TubbyCat, on 11/13/2008, -2/+21Stop it with the lame catch-phrases.
- inactive, on 11/13/2008, -0/+18An important caveat to Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick: Don't mumble. And don't shake the stick.
- blacktriangle, on 11/13/2008, -4/+22When you always voted for war funding and are considering more wars, how can you be pro peace?
- Grin23, on 11/13/2008, -4/+22The Sheep bay loudly on both sides of the fence.
- nitesoIja, on 11/13/2008, -6/+24lame comment
- omgwtflawl, on 11/14/2008, -3/+21"Oh yeah, the dems are pro-war. Like that time when Clinton started that war. Wait, he didn't? That's weird."
Clinton didn't start any wars? Are you high?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gothic_Serp ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Iraq_(June ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Deliberate_ ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile_strike ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_NATO_bombing_of_ ... - stockgotti, on 11/13/2008, -21/+38"...Together as One World..." They're really getting the people ready for the New World Order and you idiot liberals are just begging your masters to make you socialist slaves. You're no different than the phony "conservatives" that begged Bush for the last eight years to be slaves in a fascist dictatorship.
- loconet, on 11/13/2008, -4/+20How does this guy sleep at night. He has more than half of the world depending on him to guide us out of this mess. Wouldn't like to be in his shoes.
- Falkon, on 11/14/2008, -1/+17It's the mantra for the brainwashed zombies, man.
- ousthouse, on 11/13/2008, -5/+19How does doubling aid to 'fight poverty' help end poverty? Liberals have been correctly saying you can't win wars on nouns like 'terrorism' and 'drugs'... the same goes for 'poverty'.
- yikiad, on 11/14/2008, -3/+17@SkinnerBox:
The Constitution was drafted anticipating how power can corrupt people. It gives the power to the people to step in and tell it's government that it has overstepped its boundaries. The Patriot Act, Guantanamo Prison, the IRS, and Bush invading a sovereign nation are all examples of the a corrupted power system that has completely ignored the checks and balances drafted into the Constitution. So yes, if we went back to the founding fathers' original vision of checks and balances, we would be OK. - virtualball, on 11/13/2008, -2/+16/s?
- Bob24, on 11/13/2008, -1/+14Lol. "Dumb war".
Intelligent war is still war. - vbullinger, on 11/14/2008, -0/+13But... when someone with a "D" next to their name starts a conflict, it's not a "war" it's a "humanitarian mission!"
Can't wait for Obama to go on a humanitarian mission to Pakistan, Syria and Iran. I hope I get drafted to help out in the peace effort! - jon31rm, on 11/14/2008, -1/+14@SkinnerBox: Just to advance the discussion, why is marriage any concern of the government anyway? It used to be just a religious (doesn't matter what religion) ceremony celebrating the marriage of two people. If that's all it was today and government weren't intervening, then we wouldn't be having any debates over who's allowed to marry, etc. It would be between the people and their priest, rabbi, budda, monkey, or whatever.
As for those suggesting that states would write unconstitutional laws... That's why the constitution was written. If a state wrote an unconstitutional law, strict constitutionalist judges would overturn them. And if a new amendment needed to be added to the Constitution, the congress and the president would amend it.
The total lack of respect for the Constitution today is the explanation for why the government tends to create more problems than it solves. - thepeacemaker, on 11/13/2008, -7/+20From free speech radio http://fsrn.org
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REAL CHANGE DEPENDS ON US
Monday, November 10, 2008
Jim Hightower
Obama elected! Job done, right?
Uh… not quite. If last week’s sweeping vote for change is to mean anything substantive, We The People have stay alert and on the move. And the job begins now.
Like fresh-poured concrete, the shape of Obama’s presidency is going to set up quickly, and we can’t be lulled into thinking that casting a ballot is all that democracy requires of us. Now is not the time to crank back in our La-Z-Boys, trusting Obama to do the heavy lifting for us. Wall Street, the war machine, Republican Congress critters, weak-kneed Democrats, and other powerful forces of business-as-usual policies will be all over him. These insiders intend to shape him in their mold.
We have to be the counter force – an aggressive and vociferous Loyal Opposition pushing insistently and persistently from the outside. We must stand up and speak out on every move the insiders make; we must propose and propel progressive ideas and ideals; and we certainly must expose and vigorously oppose any capitulations that he’ll be pressured to make to the corporate powers. If his presidency is to be worthy of the deep potential of this political moment in our history, you and I have to step up.
It’s real change we’re after, a fundamental shift in national direction and policy: Get our troops and our national reputation out of Iraq, provide good health care for all, end “tinkle down” economics, reign in corporate greedheads, reinvest in America’s infrastructure, deal with global warming, no more torture, get serious about green energy, restore our stolen liberties – and generally reinstate the Common Good as our nation’s governing ethic.
Obama himself has often said that he is not the change, we are. Through him, we opened the White House door to the possibility of change last Tuesday. Now, we must see it tJ - CYR1X, on 11/13/2008, -7/+19Any other presidents get something like this?
- omgwtflawl, on 11/13/2008, -17/+29It seems like I'm talking to myself whenever I point out this tidbit. The democrats are in control of the house, the senate, and the presidency. They are going to revert to their old war-mongering ways. (remember the democrats have traditionally been the War Party).
The Republicans are going to re-discover fiscal conservatism they have been ignoring for the past 12 years, and become the isolationist party again.
Also I doubt the rest of the world is going to like it when Saint Obama raises tariffs to "protect working Americans". - g00dETH3R, on 11/14/2008, -3/+15Look at all the comments, it's like being pro war is ok now because Obama is president. ***** i wonder how many Bush policies he'll continue and everyone will say it's ok because we need to sacrifice?
- itmoves, on 11/13/2008, -9/+21Dear president? Obama is not the president until he is inaugurated
- Mysrt, on 11/13/2008, -12/+23i'm glad someone said it
- inactive, on 11/13/2008, -0/+11I agree, whilst I certainly believe Obama to be the better of the candidates, I don't think like most do, that suddenly America is out of the *****. He made a ton of promises during the campaign, and his zealous followers don't even care if he acts on those promises, they're too busy chanting slogans and preaching how everything is perfect now.
Hurrah for him winning, but true celebrations should be had if he even accomplishes one half of what he said he would. I'm seriously concerned about the way people are acting about him - dwightismyhero, on 11/13/2008, -3/+1424 + "end torture" = Jack Bauer is moving to Russia.
Would you really do that to him, Obama? :( - ZeeZee2k, on 11/13/2008, -4/+15which hippie draw the peace sign on the O
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