First off, I want to say congratulations to Barack Obama for becoming the first African American president. I know this is a historic moment, especially for the African American community so I congratulate Obama and his campaign. Even though I'm a Republican I'm not going to sit in denial and blame the democrats for "stealing" the election as they have done so in the past election(s).
Obama ran a great campaign, yet the odds were in his favor. The media was rooting for him, whatever happened to objective journalism? The only news station that wasn't biased was Fox News who actually covered the election fairly, presenting both views, not just ragging on the McCain campaign. And as for celebrities? Who gave them the right to think they know what's best for their country? Tina Fey bashed Sarah Palin which hurt their campaign tremendously. On the opposite end when celebrities endorsed Obama, such as Oprah it gained a whole lot of support for his campaign. People love Oprah, so why not love Obama?
Being a Republican in a very liberal city has never made me question my beliefs surprisingly. I live in Olympia, and it's as bad as it gets. Liberals always have the audacity to take it to another level, where as Republicans modestly accept the defeat. Like in John McCain's concession speech, he didn't bash Obama and claim the election was stolen, no, he congratulated him. He accepted his defeat and tried to unify his audience even if the election was lost. After the polls clearly showed Obama as the winner, President George W. Bush called and congratulated him. Not only did he congratulate him, but offered to give him a tour of the white house. How classy is that? No president has to do this. Republicans may lose their place in office, but they'll never lose their class. After Bush won the 2004 election, Democrats were furious and didn't even accept their defeat. They claimed the election was stolen. We didn't see any of this last night did we?
And now we have elected a Democrat president. Not slightly Democrat, not even a little liberal, but the farthest left you can be on the spectrum! People complain about taxes now in our state, but imagine how it'll be in a few years with even higher taxes. And "spreading around the wealth?" What does this mean? Basically those who can't afford to live in a house and spend more then their income, get help from the government so they can afford it. That's ridiculous. People should work hard for their money and shouldn't depend on the government to support them. The wealthy shouldn't be punished for working hard and being smart with their money. Yet that's exactly what's going to happen. The wealthy will have to give part of their hard earned money to people who don't even deserve the house they live in. If you can't afford to live in a house, then you shouldn't make it a priority. Start from the bottom and work up, you should never spend money if you don't have enough to pay your house payment. Why do people blame the economy for their own foolishness!? Goodbye democracy, hello socialism.
I don't understand why people think this will help our economy. If anything it scares me. I'm scared for the future with Obama, yet everyone is excited because of "change." Do they even know what this means? The voter turn out yesterday was phenomenal. But who was exactly voting? Young kids, people who are simply brain washed by the word "change." I don't believe any of them really had an understanding of the issues though, they just wanted an African American president. It was a popularity contest, and Obama being more likeable, won. My parents were infuriated. "The young generation just defeated the greatest generation ever," I remember my mom saying as John McCain gave his concession speech. This generation who doesn't even know the meaning of a dollar, just voted in America's next president.
This system of voting isn't fair. How do ignorant, uneducated 18 year olds get the same vote as a 40 year old? Someone who is far more educated and experienced in life than say someone who just celebrated their 18th birthday by getting drunk. Now I'm not saying every 18 year old is like this, but I believe there should be a system, say a test that you have to take before being allowed a vote. Or at least a prerequisite of having to take a Political Economics class. I just don't believe this is a fair voting system, I understand this a lot more now that I'm older. Voting is a privilege that everyone including adults should respect and take seriously.
I know I'll get a lot of hate mail for this article, so don't expect me to lower my standards and reply. This is my opinion alone and it shouldn't offend you. Hopefully our country will come together in spite of the division between Republican and Democrat. I just wanted to voice my opinion before it was too late to be heard!
Ashley Kahn
Tumwater, WA
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7 comments:
very mature thoughts you posted here, I am a Republican 46 year old stay at home mom of two. It is very difficult to face this new administration indeed, I keep telling myself we survived Clinton I pray to God we survived Obama!
It will certainly be an interesting 4 years!
Keep the faith & chin up& be proud
Ashley Rose, this article is def written by you. I miss this, I miss you. let's talk politics over lunch?
Very well done, Ashley. You said what needed to be said. You should go into journalism. :)
Beautifully and thoughtfully, you captured the essence of the political struggle. Well done. I will vote for you in the future. ~ ~ D. Altman
You did a good job saying what Americans needed to hear, and you weren't ashamed or shy about it. Nice job!
I am not as liberal as a true Democrat, I have been too involved with Republicans to go with their caucus. Perhaps in writing one's views you can exhort your critical eye and not trade favors or live financially above the average person. Anyway who in their right mind would run for President?
Fox News (and I say this because I worked there) is actually a republican platform. And, I like your idea of taking a requisite test before being allowed to vote. But then GW Bush would never have been re-elected. Because the people who voted for him - hardworking Americans in lower socioeconomic stratas with no education who live in all of those red states - would never have been allowed to vote. :)
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