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Originally Posted by ajuhdg
I'm sorry you think my fear is irrational, but I take seriously the vulnerability I felt on 9/11 as I sat in my German apartment alone, while soldiers with m-16 paced thought the complex. My 'irrational' fear comes from the belief that completely pulling out of Iraq (as Obama believes is necessary) is a BAD idea that will seriously cripple our ability to be taken seriously by any other foreign power. MY decision is based on MY belief that is the most important issue.
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I don't mean to be a jerk, but all of this (and you're entire thing about being "WAY" further left than he lets on) is a complete appeal to authority - one of the most pernicious of all logical fallacies.
In short - what proof do you have?
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Originally Posted by ajuhdg
Governing from the center? Give me a break. He has NO history of doing anything that wasn't completely biased towards his own party. You said it yourself, "he surrounds himself with a good team that will not advise" sounds a lot like Bush to me. I do pay attention, must be we're watching different stations.
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There was a great story in the
Boston Globe almost two years ago about Obama as editor of the Harvard Law Review, and how he kept his liberal voice to himself in favor of discourse.
Similar articles have focused on the fact that some black peers at the time thought that Obama's ascendancy would usher in a new era of a predominant black voice, and that they were disappointed by Obama instead choosing to keep with tradition and group voice (cite pending - feel free to read up, though).
In case you're unfamiliar, the Harvard Law Review has one of the most contentious histories of political in-fighting and similar of any publication of its type.
Now, this isn't the end-all/be-all of the argument, but it's at least evidence supporting one side. Have anything against it?
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