Wow, such an unenlightened group.

I would have thought that after America has seen where Washington politics have lead us, we would be more open to change. I see instead that it is ridiculed. Why should we take our future seriously? It's far more comical to laugh at a man who believes that he can truly change America for the better. "Change is being the first black president". "Change is taking us back to 1972".

Threshold, you are probably the most troubling. Your signiture claims that expereince is what is gained from our mistakes and yet simultaneously you are against change and pro continuing the Iraq War. I'm sorry, but this seems blatently hipocritical. Iraq was a mistake, how about we gain experience from it? Don't begin hating Michelle Obama for a misspeak. You know very well that she meant to say that this was the very first time that she was proud of American politics, not America. Obama initially refused to break his relationship with his preacher not out of respect for his views, but because of their personal connection. Obama never knew his father. Reverend Wright introduced Obama to Christianity, was his preacher for decades, married him to his wife, and babtized his children. Wright was like a father for Obama and it is heartless to assume that ending such an involved relationship in a single day is an easy thing. Obama did not renounce Wright because of a slight towards Obama, but because he realized that Wright did not care for Obama. Obama had asked him to stay out of the politics and let the story die down. Wright instead decided to reinvigorate the controversy by going on a nation-wide speaking tour of hate. Obama realized that Wright put his own agenda before his relationship with Obama. That was when Obama ceased to view Wright as a father and that was when Obama severed their ties. You say that you do not know what change Obama means and at the same time you say you do not want the type of change that he means. How does this make logical sense? Imagine an NFL draft room where a GM says "I don't know who my head coach wants to draft, but I don't want to draft that man". If you want to ridicule something, try starting with your own comments. Go ahead and vote for McCain; I hope the knowledge that you voted to end thousands of American lives haunts you.

You folks want an outline of change?

Change means an end to the Washington that we are forced to deal with today. Change means no more lobbyists controlling our government. Change means putting a man in power who has not been corrupted by a lifetime in Washington. Change means America being a moral leader for the world once more. Change means ending the senseless bloodshed in Iraq. Change means no more sick children being left to die by the government because they can not afford health insurance. Change means a serious commitment to ending our dependance on oil and starting to respect our environment. Change means getting the youth to start caring about their government once more. Change means allowing stem cell research to start saving lives. Change means no more discrimination against gays simply because they are different.

That's change and I suggest that you get behind it before you are left stuck in the past wondering why the country is progressing without you.

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"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
~Plato