Comments on: I voted for Barack Obama http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/ | higher education | technology | consulting | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:52:58 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Corvallist http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25336 The Corvallist Sun, 18 May 2008 02:16:34 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25336 Cheers! I happily voted for Obama as well. I've never missed an election in my almost 20 years of voting (yikes), but this is the very first time I have voted for a candidate without any hesitation, as opposed to voting against a particular candidate or choosing the lesser of two evils. I took my teenager out of school to go to the Albany town hall, expecting that Obama would say something that might give me pause. It wouldn't have changed my mind, but it never happened. He is inspirational. As for Mr. Finance Buzz's comment, frankly, I can't wait for a truly liberal candidate. I also can't wait for a time when people realize "liberal" is not an epithet. Cheers! I happily voted for Obama as well. I’ve never missed an election in my almost 20 years of voting (yikes), but this is the very first time I have voted for a candidate without any hesitation, as opposed to voting against a particular candidate or choosing the lesser of two evils. I took my teenager out of school to go to the Albany town hall, expecting that Obama would say something that might give me pause. It wouldn’t have changed my mind, but it never happened. He is inspirational.

As for Mr. Finance Buzz’s comment, frankly, I can’t wait for a truly liberal candidate. I also can’t wait for a time when people realize “liberal” is not an epithet.

]]> By: Dennis http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25334 Dennis Sun, 18 May 2008 02:06:34 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25334 Sorry, Eric =) And yes, that post was in response to Derek. Sorry, Eric =)

And yes, that post was in response to Derek.

]]> By: Eric Stoller http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25333 Eric Stoller Sun, 18 May 2008 01:27:19 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25333 I think <a href="http://rhetoricalwasteland.blogspot.com/2008/05/man-from-hope.html">Dennis' post relating to Derek's comment is brilliant</a>...too bad he didn't link back to my blog :-) I think Dennis’ post relating to Derek’s comment is brilliant…too bad he didn’t link back to my blog :-)

]]> By: Eric Stoller http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25242 Eric Stoller Fri, 16 May 2008 01:47:17 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25242 Patricia - Thanks for commenting. Patricia – Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: FinanceBuzz http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25147 FinanceBuzz Wed, 14 May 2008 17:10:09 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/11/i-voted-for-barack-obama/#comment-25147 Well, at least we know one person to blame when Obama damages our healthcare system, raises our taxes, and weakens our national security. Unfortunately, the GOP option is not much better as he is only slightly less liberal. What a depressing time for the future of freedom and limited government in this country. The real hope is that a taste of Obama-brand "hope" will wake this country up (yet again) to what the left has to offer and reminds them of why liberalism and its sometimes dangerous ideas have to be actively fought. Obama has a lot of the swing voters and moderates fooled but they are in for a sad dose of reality come January 21, 2009 when they realize that they have only elected an ultra-liberal Democrat and not the candidate that Obama was packaged to be. Well, at least we know one person to blame when Obama damages our healthcare system, raises our taxes, and weakens our national security. Unfortunately, the GOP option is not much better as he is only slightly less liberal. What a depressing time for the future of freedom and limited government in this country.

The real hope is that a taste of Obama-brand “hope” will wake this country up (yet again) to what the left has to offer and reminds them of why liberalism and its sometimes dangerous ideas have to be actively fought. Obama has a lot of the swing voters and moderates fooled but they are in for a sad dose of reality come January 21, 2009 when they realize that they have only elected an ultra-liberal Democrat and not the candidate that Obama was packaged to be.

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