Oklahomans for Obama

[frawin]

Well Oklahoma maybe the only place McCain wins in, but it looks like he will win big here.
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
8/3/2008
Last Modified: 8/3/2008  3:51 AM


Oklahomans may not be excited about this year's presidential campaign, but most of them know who they're going to vote for.

And it's not Barack Obama.

The latest Oklahoma Poll, a statewide survey of 750 likely voters conducted July 19-23, found little support — and some outright hostility — for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Republican John McCain, meanwhile, attracted broad, if sometimes tepid, support to lead Obama by 32 percentage points, 56 percent to 24 percent.

Seventy-one percent said they are firm in their decisions.

"Oklahomans have their minds made up and they aren't going to change come hell or high water, no matter what," said poll consultant Al Soltow, vice president for research at the University of Tulsa.

A trend, noted in national polls, of a substantial core of dedicated supporters for Obama is not evident in the Oklahoma Poll.

"The enthusiasm that Obama has generated in other parts of the country is certainly not evident here," Soltow said.

In fact, enthusiasm for the campaign in general seems to be quite low.

Overall, 38 percent of those surveyed said they were more enthusiastic than usual about this year's elections. About 32 percent said this year's elections will make an important difference in the lives of themselves and their families.

Only those describing themselves as liberals indicated much excitement about this year's elections.

"That goes a long way to explaining the low turnout in the primary," Soltow said, referring to elections last week in which fewer than 20 percent of Oklahoma's registered voters participated.

"I would rather have had somebody different than John McCain on the Republican side, but I can't even believe who the Democrats picked," said poll respondent Billy Garrison, a registered Democrat who often votes Republican.

"I know our country will be in bad shape if Barack Obama is elected president," said Garrison of Tulsa.

Another erstwhile Democrat, Charles Ogdon of Muldrow, said he believes Obama will be the next president, in part because Ogdon believes an Obama presidency would fit biblical prophesies concerning Armageddon and the Second Coming.

But Ogdon isn't happy about it.

"I know the news media give John McCain fits and are for Barack Obama, but tell me, what has Barack Obama done?" he said.

More than a quarter of those surveyed said they found nothing to like about Obama, compared with 14 percent who said the same thing about McCain. More than half the Democrats had a favorable opinion of McCain, compared with just one in five Republicans who said the same about Obama.

When asked what they most disliked about McCain, the No. 1 answer (at 20 percent) was "nothing."

Lack of experience was the most frequently listed shortcoming for Obama.

McCain's greatest liability, in fact, may be President Bush. Many of those supporting Obama said they were ready for a change of direction.

"Honestly, it amazed me when the Republicans began talking about putting George Bush on the ticket back in 1999," said Fred Weinecke, a former Republican who recently changed his registration to Democrat. "Most likely he's done more damage to the Republican Party than anybody ever. He's probably going to be the one who elects Barack Obama."

Harry Jackson said the 71-year-old McCain's age has "caught up with him."

"I think we need a younger man with some ideas to change things up a little," he said.

"I have confidence in (Obama's) judgment, in his ability to make good decisions," said Jackie Pizarro of Tulsa. "We've needed that for a long time."


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[Jo McDonald]

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This lady has a point!!!   
Obama's 143 Days of Senate Experience
Posted by Cheri Jacobus


Just how much Senate experience does Barack Obama have in terms of actual work days? Not much.
From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working.
After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief, Leader of the Free World, and fill the shoes of Abraham Lincoln, FDR, JFK and Ronald Reagan.
143 days -- I keep leftovers in my refrigerator longer than that.
In contrast, John McCain's 26 years in Congress, 22 years of military service including 1,966 days in captivity as a POW in Hanoi now seem more impressive than ever. At 71, John McCain may just be hitting his stride.



      Think about IT!!!

Think you know who this man is?
This possible President of the United States !! Read Below and
ask yourselves, is this REALLY someone we can see as the
President of our great nation?

Below are a few lines from Obama's books; In his words!
       

From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.'

From Dreams of My Father : 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'

From Dreams of My Father:  'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the  attributes I sought in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'

And FINALLY the Most Damming one of ALL of them!!!

From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'

We CANNOT have someone with this type of mentality running our GREAT nation!

[sixdogsmom]

This is a repeat of a post from a couple of months ago. The book quotes are out of context and in at least one case not a quote at all, but a doctored up statement to make it look scary. Read the books and decide for yourself. Don't let some airhead make up your mind for you. Educate yourself!