Offer one criticism of President Elect Obama

[GroundedSailor]

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
He has not talked of closing the Faith Based Initiatives office at the white house - which Bush opened.

I don't want religion to be an influence in governance.

The faith based initiative is mainly a way to help religious groups provide charity to the poor.

Many soup kitchens, homeless shelters etc are run by churches, this allows the government to help them help more people.

The other option would be to have the government provide more of these services directly, which is a bad choice since it would cost a LOT more money to do work these churches do.

He doesn't care if people are harmed by shutting down services. Better to have someone starve than have someone connected with a church feed someone. Poverty and hunger are better than the Salvation Army.

I have no problem whatsoever with feeding and aiding the poor. There have always been organizations that do that, faith based or otherwise.

My problem with that office is that is violates the basic separation of church and state and is being used by the Bush admin to further political gain and as a political tool using taxpayer money to attract the religious right politics. All this with virtually no oversight.

 

[GenHoth]

I want him to respect the 2nd amendment. His record in IL doesn't make me all that hopeful

 

[Bitek]

#1.) He hasn't been sworn in yet so the bitching can't start in full. Slacker.

 

[ScottyB]

He belongs to a religion.

 

[winnar111]

His wife looks like Frankenstein?

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: GenHoth
I want him to respect the 2nd amendment. His record in IL doesn't make me all that hopeful

Eveyone stripped of their guns in Illionois?

When did he do that?

 

[nageov3t]

I have a hard time trusting someone with seemingly no major personality issues.

he's like a vulcan.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I have a hard time trusting someone with seemingly no major personality issues.

he's like a vulcan.

Hmmm. Is that good thing or a bad thing?
Live Long and Prosper.

 

[mooseracing]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
OMFG! He's BLACK!!

I know that's perhaps the BIGGEST issue possible with many people...

Yet everyone seems to forget he is WHITE as well.


I don't like him because he was declared member of a socialist party. There is no getting around that fact and instead he should have just ate the end of a gun while pulling the trigger.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Gee he has been president elect for a whole 4 days. ill first await him actually taking office, then pushing legislation I oppose before laying any serious criticism.

This.

 

[Arkaign]

He has zero charisma.

He's half black.

He is a Democrat.

He lived in Chicago.

^^ Sarcasm.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
How can you criticize a guy when no one seems to know what he actually plans to do once in office?

Gee, Obama's website has been up for months and months. All you had to do was break free from your normal NRC sites, go there, and read his policy statements then you would have been an informed voter.

Err, he gives a lot of generalities and a few specifics but overall provides us with very little.

 

[Muse]

I heard he's a smoker.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Farang
I never noticed the "uhh" thing until people criticized his Democratic primary debate performances but at the press conference it annoyed me.

I've noticed it all along. Bill Clinton didn't do that. Sometimes he's a lot better. Maybe he'll get over it... hopefully.

 

[CanOWorms]

He has a large mole next to his nose.