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More from Adam
Responses: Your response to question #2 is scary. Basically you're saying that it's OK for the government to take more money from the upper-middle and middle class (me) even though they have no chance of improving life for the lower-middle and lower class. I'm not sure I agree with your assessment - I think a lot of lower-middle and lower class are "drinking the Kool-Aid" and believing that the government, through Obama, will make life better for them, and I believe that a large portion of them don't want to work for it. I'll give you that Rezko was a mistake. Wright and Ayers speak to Obama's character and were calculated, long term decisions. Obama knows this to be true or he wouldn't have thrown Wright under the bus like he did. Those two relationships speak to the fact that he is, at his core, against a constitutional, capitalistic America. Other than his abortion stance, that scares me most of all. He will slowly cause the deterioration of our economy. My company will see taxes over 50%. We will not be able to keep many lower-middle class employed. I hope Obama has a plan to support them. Race means nothing to me. I voted for Alan Keyes in the republican primary in 2000 because I thought America needed his social conservatism after the Clinton years. I'm sure there are educated liberals who like his big-government, socially liberal agenda, but look at the military vote and you will see that you are wrong about who is behind Obama. The military is almost always better than a 60-40 split for the republican. Given McCain's background, this year it is 70-30 total. African Americans in the military are 70-30 for Obama. You are right - the world wants it. Every terrorist nation in the world, if given a vote, would vote for Obama. His "no preconditions" stance legitimizes their regimes and makes a mockery of American might. It's embarrassing to me. Finally, to be honest, if Europe wants it then it is the wrong thing, period. I hope you don't leave the country, but I'd rather have that than a socialist with anti-American roots occupying the Whitehouse. I'm not leaving the country, but if Obama gets elected my ammunition purchases will start to take a larger portion of my income, that is until his economy forces me into unemployment. I can kill what I need to eat.
From the Director William Gibson
Obama represents something that hasn't happened in 16 years and people remember that feeling. Its not really George Bush, people are past that, Its really John McCain. He represents the old way and people want to move on. If there was a cool republican that delivered the message like the way Reagan did he would win because that is the way the country is built by and large. Those are the values, but most of all people want to be inspired by their political piers not bored by them. There really is no policy that attracts, its the ideology that we are all going to have to contribute to the success of the country and get involved with the decisions that are made in some way.
I think you have it on the last part where you answered your own question. The lower-middle class knows they wont see a better life because of Obama but the will have something to associate themselves with while they are out there trying to make it happen
Who cares. McCain voted for the confederate flag and against Martin Luther King Day, not to mention the Keating Five. I'm sure there are allot more skeletons in his closet. He is know for his recklessness in a plane, he has always flown by the seat of his pants and probably lives up to the legend everyday.
We all make mistakes its how he reacts to them that has people impressed. We have seen it all. Nothing can top what has already happened in the White House and in Washington so these issues are pale in comparison to the sex scandals that have happened over the past decade. If they had that on him. It would ruin his core anything else people don't have time for or the patience to hear.
His race makes all the difference to me and none at the same time. When this election began, I said to myself that he didn't have a chance in hell of winning with a name like that. Then I just told myself to believe and why not. Its what society is telling me not what I want. Why cant a black man be president period. The right black man, not just any black man. There are scary black men out there. Ive seen Barack up close. Alison shook his hand at a speech in NYC when you could get close. It wasn't a black or white thing. He just has it, and if it happens its because of allot of things bigger than the vote or Bush or McCain, call it collective consciousness. The world wants it, Africa wants it, Europe wants it. I started shooting this film two years ago because i felt that this was going to be an historic election cycle. This was before he even got into the race and I wasn't into politics that much, i just new something big was going to happen and it is. People want to be a part of THAT. Hopefully they go to the polls and realise that they have to invest in it by voting. If they don't vote even though they think that there vote wont count they will be sorry when he wins because they can never say with heart that they are apart of what happened. Does that make sense? John McCain cant deliver that felling that comes once every 40 or so years.
As far as the Kids and skin color. The color doesn't matter to the community that is behind this movement. If they decide that they like Obama and they say they are part black or mixed that's even more Obamaesque because they represent his genealogy more than darker "Black Person" Your kids are the new black America. They are what is going to be which represents the new American. Hip-Hop Generation, Youth Culture etc. The black community that the media has portrayed on TV is stuck in the past or is aware of the whats coming.Its the youth that has no skin color in mind when they think of a candidate that is the future. They don't think that way. That's the future of politics.
Plus, he reminds me of me in a nerdy kind of way. We are both the same age, mixed, had a crazy college life etc. He is just way smarter but we have similarities so I identify with him on a very personal level, but it didn't happen overnight. If McCain wins I'm leaving the country to do something else, That's how strongly i feel about him becoming President.
I think you have it on the last part where you answered your own question. The lower-middle class knows they wont see a better life because of Obama but the will have something to associate themselves with while they are out there trying to make it happen
Who cares. McCain voted for the confederate flag and against Martin Luther King Day, not to mention the Keating Five. I'm sure there are allot more skeletons in his closet. He is know for his recklessness in a plane, he has always flown by the seat of his pants and probably lives up to the legend everyday.
We all make mistakes its how he reacts to them that has people impressed. We have seen it all. Nothing can top what has already happened in the White House and in Washington so these issues are pale in comparison to the sex scandals that have happened over the past decade. If they had that on him. It would ruin his core anything else people don't have time for or the patience to hear.
His race makes all the difference to me and none at the same time. When this election began, I said to myself that he didn't have a chance in hell of winning with a name like that. Then I just told myself to believe and why not. Its what society is telling me not what I want. Why cant a black man be president period. The right black man, not just any black man. There are scary black men out there. Ive seen Barack up close. Alison shook his hand at a speech in NYC when you could get close. It wasn't a black or white thing. He just has it, and if it happens its because of allot of things bigger than the vote or Bush or McCain, call it collective consciousness. The world wants it, Africa wants it, Europe wants it. I started shooting this film two years ago because i felt that this was going to be an historic election cycle. This was before he even got into the race and I wasn't into politics that much, i just new something big was going to happen and it is. People want to be a part of THAT. Hopefully they go to the polls and realise that they have to invest in it by voting. If they don't vote even though they think that there vote wont count they will be sorry when he wins because they can never say with heart that they are apart of what happened. Does that make sense? John McCain cant deliver that felling that comes once every 40 or so years.
As far as the Kids and skin color. The color doesn't matter to the community that is behind this movement. If they decide that they like Obama and they say they are part black or mixed that's even more Obamaesque because they represent his genealogy more than darker "Black Person" Your kids are the new black America. They are what is going to be which represents the new American. Hip-Hop Generation, Youth Culture etc. The black community that the media has portrayed on TV is stuck in the past or is aware of the whats coming.Its the youth that has no skin color in mind when they think of a candidate that is the future. They don't think that way. That's the future of politics.
Plus, he reminds me of me in a nerdy kind of way. We are both the same age, mixed, had a crazy college life etc. He is just way smarter but we have similarities so I identify with him on a very personal level, but it didn't happen overnight. If McCain wins I'm leaving the country to do something else, That's how strongly i feel about him becoming President.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Questions from Adam Friedrick
Do me a favor and answer some questions for me as I really, truly, authentically have a difficult time understanding how anyone can vote for Obama unless your primary agenda item is abortion on demand, gay marriage or peace at all costs.
1. As a republican, I can tell you 7 things for which McCain stands that I like and 3 that I don't. With Romney, I was 9 & 1. I can't find anyone voting for Obama that can tell me why they are voting for him other than "change" and "he is not George Bush." What Obama policy is the attraction? Is it the promise of government taking control and making everything right?
2. Do you think that his tax policies will be good or bad for America? Do you believe they will really help the lower to lower-middle class? More importantly (because this goes to intent) do you believe he believes his tax policies will help the lower to lower-middle class or is he making promises that will only hurt the rich and make the poor feel better about themselves because the gap is less? Does his tax policy not even matter because of the emotional factor that Obama stirs in his supporters and heart is more important than head?
3. Do Obama's personal relationships (Rezko, Wright, Ayers) concern you? If not, what do you use to overlook them?
4. I've looked at the statistics and done the math - there will probably be more white people voting against Obama because he is black than black people voting for him because he is black. The fact that I make that statement is a sad commentary on both race relations in our country and how seriously America takes the privilege of voting.
Here's my question - I don't believe that a man with Obama's experience, background and questionable associations gets a sniff of the democratic nomination if he is white. How much of a factor does his race make in your assessment of him as a potential president? I have a very close black, republican friend at work and we've discussed this question in depth. The reason I ask the question is simple - my kids. Would they get the support of the African-American community that Obama is getting since their skin color is closer to mine than Heather's? If the answer to that question is "no" then I have a serious problem.
I hope none of this is offensive as the only reason I ask is to help quell some of the anger and frustration I have as I watch an unashamedly biased media investigate and beat the crap out of Palin and Joe the plummer while no one even questions where Obama got his drugs in college.
1. As a republican, I can tell you 7 things for which McCain stands that I like and 3 that I don't. With Romney, I was 9 & 1. I can't find anyone voting for Obama that can tell me why they are voting for him other than "change" and "he is not George Bush." What Obama policy is the attraction? Is it the promise of government taking control and making everything right?
2. Do you think that his tax policies will be good or bad for America? Do you believe they will really help the lower to lower-middle class? More importantly (because this goes to intent) do you believe he believes his tax policies will help the lower to lower-middle class or is he making promises that will only hurt the rich and make the poor feel better about themselves because the gap is less? Does his tax policy not even matter because of the emotional factor that Obama stirs in his supporters and heart is more important than head?
3. Do Obama's personal relationships (Rezko, Wright, Ayers) concern you? If not, what do you use to overlook them?
4. I've looked at the statistics and done the math - there will probably be more white people voting against Obama because he is black than black people voting for him because he is black. The fact that I make that statement is a sad commentary on both race relations in our country and how seriously America takes the privilege of voting.
Here's my question - I don't believe that a man with Obama's experience, background and questionable associations gets a sniff of the democratic nomination if he is white. How much of a factor does his race make in your assessment of him as a potential president? I have a very close black, republican friend at work and we've discussed this question in depth. The reason I ask the question is simple - my kids. Would they get the support of the African-American community that Obama is getting since their skin color is closer to mine than Heather's? If the answer to that question is "no" then I have a serious problem.
I hope none of this is offensive as the only reason I ask is to help quell some of the anger and frustration I have as I watch an unashamedly biased media investigate and beat the crap out of Palin and Joe the plummer while no one even questions where Obama got his drugs in college.
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