Why should you vote for Barack Obama? You should vote for Barack Obama if you think the status quo is acceptable. If you think 1.5 trillion dollar budget deficits are acceptable then vote for him. If you think over 6 trillion dollars in new debt is acceptable then vote for him. If you think unjustified and undeclared wars are acceptable then he is definitely the candidate for you.
I think your premise is wrong though. Obama is most definitely not any less batshit crazy than the GOP contenders.
Obama is the first commander and chief to assassinate two American citizens without trial or any due process. This is a violation not only of the U.S. Constitution, but of basic rights that have been recognized as far back as the Magna Carta.
Obama has ratcheted up the War on (some) Drugs up into overdrive. He continues to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. He accepts millions of dollars in donations from the very banks that OWS was “occupying” this summer and fall.
Also, considering the MASSIVE debt crisis afflicting Europe at the moment would lead one to believe that using their public leaders as a barometer of qualifications is not the greatest idea. And honestly, Barack Obama? Qualified? Did you do any research into this guy? He wasn’t even a STATE senator until 1997! He didn’t run for the U.S. Senate until 2004 and announced his candidacy for president only two years as a U.S. Senator. You can call Obama a lot of things but qualified is not an easy one to argue.
He has broken some records though that shouldn’t go unmentioned. Even for a relatively new politician he sure has accomplished a lot. He added more to the debt in his first term than all presidents from George Washington to George Bush combined. He quadrupled the amount of drone strikes authorized by the Bush administration in eight years, but it only took Obama two and half years. Obama has invoked State secrets six times since his inauguration to protect Bush era officials from scrutiny. Previously this had only been done three times in history.
Obama is a fascist warmongering hypocrite and anyone that continues to support him has been living under a rock for the last 4 years. I’m glad people at least have an opinion on politics, but do everyone a favor and make sure it’s an educated opinion.
Related (take the time to read it all):
- My tag designated entirely to the Obama Regime
- FOIA Still in Shackles Under Obama
- Obama is worse on Marijuana
- Waaaaay worse
There is so much to link to I can’t even think of it all. If you question my numbers please google them.
An eloquent explanation of why I can’t stomach the idea of another term.
That, and they don’t provide organic options at Guantanamo. I wouldn’t last more than a day after getting NDAA’ed before they’d just kill me from all of the whining.
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