I support Obama all the way as well. Because all the other candidates seem like they would make the country worse if they were elected.

Ha alot people seems to like Obama and I personally support him. Why?

1.I really like his immigration policy to give those illegal immigrants a chance to become legal immigrants. I think it's a little bit more realistic then putting a giant fence to border Mexico or hiring millions of men to guard the border, either way they will still come through and will be treated harshly in this country.

2.He is young.
I'm not saying that being young is necessarily a good thing but because of his youth he has that optimism and that dream that is lost as you become older. I do believe Hillary would be a great candidate but she lost that dream that younger people seemed to still hold on to that older citizens deem childish.

3.He is just so charismatic
From some of the interview, speeches, and etc. he seems to really bring enthusiasm to citizens of all ages. He really makes people get up and do something about it. I can see a very close resemblence to JFK.

But really who ever wins this time whether it be Mcain, Obama, or Clinton i think i will be really satisfied because Mcain seems to be a little bit more liberal compared to some of the othe republican canidates and Clinton and Obama are really promising.

I support Hillary, so what if Obama predicted the outcome, does that mean he can fix it? If it's Obama vs. McCain, I want John to win. Everything McCain says is true!

Yeah your right but his youth also attract older citizen because i think he has that JFK kind of feel.

I agree with SaltshakerClock.

I agree with you. There is a lot to love and a lot less to hate with both candidates. To me, it's finally an election where my choice won't come down to who sucks the least.

I'm not a Democrat, and anymore not quite a Republican either. But I've found myself rooting for Barack Obama lately. While I disagree with a few of his stances, like those on abortion and gun control, I found that he's got an intelligent and passionate opinion on everything. He's also an honest politician. INSANE! On top of this, the Republican party isn't pleasing me. The only Republican I was willing to vote for, Ron Paul, has been beaten and ignored by the party he could have saved. In November, I might be voting for Obama. I just pray that Hillary Clinton does not get the nomination. Clinton ranks above even Giuliani on my "DO NOT WANT" cat meme scale.

Im not american and don't know much about this, but it seems that anyone is better than Bush.

Mr. Ross, (I like calling people Mr.) are you saying that we should just do an immediate withdraw from Iraq, just like Vietnam, and show that we are going to NOT finish what we started, at least secure !00% of Baghdad so that Iraq or other countries can work together and take it from there.

Polotics hurt my head... So many campaigns. *Slowy crawls into corner*
Hissss... Stay away future presidents... Stay away.

Don't forget that Obama didn't take ANY money from lobbyists and yet somehow managed to raise the same amount as Miss Hilary. He's a man of the people :-D!!

Mr. Ross, (I like calling people Mr.) are you saying that we should just do an immediate withdraw from Iraq, just like Vietnam, and show that we are going to NOT finish what we started, at least secure !00% of Baghdad so that Iraq or other countries can work together and take it from there.

wow do you know how uneducated that sounds, do you even know the reason people are saying we should withraw from Iraq? Maybe you should din out before you criticize.

There's a lot to like about Obama, but one of my favorites is that he's in favor of net neutrality (a far cry from calling the Internet a series of tubes): http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-980 6707-2.html

If I root for a Democrat my family would despise me, same as if I tod them I don't believe in god.

:(

But Obama is a good choice, I believe.

THANK GOD I DONT GET TO VOTE :D

i'm all for Obama for president.

I, also, am supporting Obama, seeing that the only other candidate I can vote for is Clinton.

Clinton - meh. We should have someone new for a CHANGE (a word that's way too overused in the campaigns)

Go Obama!

Well, I was going for Romney, me being republican and all, but the instant he dropped, I switched to Obama, who was my second choice anyway. I would much rather have Obama as our first black president than Clinton as our first female president. And McCain really doesn't stand much of a chance either way. =P

I like your stand. If I was an American, I would go for Obama myself although my relatives in San Diego and in New Jersey are supporters of Obama. Obama clearly knows what he's talking about.

Oh well, in NZ it doesn't really matter, but Obama sounds sane to me.

As long as Huckabee doesn't get the Republican nomination, I definitely think we are in for a good change who ever is elected. But, I do support Obama, and as other have pointed out, he is like JFK in many ways...and this country needs someone like that, to inspire us.

I dont drink but if i did i would want to have a drink with someone smart.
...If not for the enjoyable conversation then to see how stupid the alcohol would make them.

And yeah im gonna support Obama......heck i might even vote (i have American citizenship). The candidate i really wanted was Mike Gravel but thanks to being barred from debates (and having a dramatically shorter amount of questions asked of him then other candidates in the debates he was in) no one really knows who he is.

Unless Mike Gravel switches to an Independent and pulls off some masterful stroke of getting a large amount of public attention to his campaign im going to vote Obama.

Clinton pisses me off with her lying and back pedaling and promising everyone everything and arch typical campaign tactics. You ask anyone why they support Clinton the reasons you get are; "she's smart and like, she's a woman", "She promised there would be no recession if i elect her and that everyone in my family will get cushy jobs with higher pay", "Bill will like....help her and stuff right? it's like two for the price of one zomg!". All of which is bullshit and has nothing to do with what she's actually DONE in the past as a congressman.

i hope aliens vaporize our planet

One of the main reasons I support Obama is the fact that I don't think Hillary can reliably reach out to those who don't currently believe in her...in fact, she seems almost as polarizing as Bush has been to some people, and that scares me quite a bit. I actually liked Edwards more than Hillary (but not as much as Obama), and although I love the ideas of Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich, they were too radical to be realistically electable.

And, although I think McCain will be a better choice than Bush, I have a lot of reservations about ol' John. Over the last decade or so, he seems to have moved slowly farther and farther to the right (although apparently not enough for the evangelical nutjobs), and I agree that his views on Iraq are, at best, frightening.

dont you gusy love bush heheh

I'm not a fan of Obama, he is way too naive.

I'm also an Obama proponent, for simmilar reasons. I think he's the only candidate that represents a major turn in this nation's direction at this point.

i would vote for obama to . becuse younger pepole seem to have more ideas . not only that i cant of one thing hillary clinton did when she was first lady.

im with ya ross! if i could vote that is... =-=

I glad i Live in England, No need for this debate. we just sit around letting anyone have a go at running the country because we all voted for a third party for a giggle.

If i could vote i'd be going for Obama also.

For all of the reasons ross has said he has a good overview and almost exactly identical reasons to why I would vote for him.

Now there's one thing i must say.

Ok why do people turn things into a race issue? It's almost always that way. Heres some examples

1.first black coach in superbowl
2.first black head ref in superbowl
3.possibly first black president
4.first possibly woman president

The list goes on.

But honestly why do we have to turn everything into a race issue. And people ask why do African americans or women get so upset about shit.

It's not because they don't get credit or are never involved! It is because all of us turn every damn thing into a gender or race issue.

Bah...

I understand your optimism for Obama and all. And i know you wish to have an end to the Iraq war just like everybody else. Hes pretty much getting along with the people of America and i can see how much that is appealing. However, he still isnt going to give the nation a rest if he wins. Remember during his campaign some months back where he said that he would send forces to Pakistan no matter what the government there says? If he gets tight up on Pakistan, hes gonna destabilize the country more than it is now and no way in hell will i accept this. He doesnt care what the people of Pakistan say about his actions, all he does is keep carrying on his own interests. Id say hes a lil numb in his head if hes gonna send forces to Pakistan "to take care of things". The world opinion wont stay quiet.

Okay, I have something decent to say, now. :)

I support Barack Obama for president because I'm sure if he won the election, that would really cut down on the racism/prejudicism in the south of America. (You know, the places filled with people who hate black people, Jewish, gays and all that jazz) I'm sure Hilary Clinton could of done the same too because people are still sexist nowadays - even though women have all the same rights as men, nowadays - but having a black president, well, I just feel that it'll have much more of an impact, ya'know? Meh, my reason might be rubbish or whatever but I stick by it.

You got my vote Ross.

Nah, I'm an Obama supporter too. XD

"It'd be nice to think that we live in a color-blind society, but we don't yet. And seeing as how we've had 43 presidents in a row who were white men - it is pretty noteworthy that we might be poised to break that streak (kind of like Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gerhig's seemingly-unbreakable consecutive games record).

It'd be nice if a black/female president was an unremarkable occurence, but until it happens at least a few times, it won't be."

Well now that i think about the president thing. It has been 100 years and not a single black president. But has there been any black man or woman trying to get nominated by their party? Not to the best of my recollection no.

Anyway the sports things and stuff. Thats dumb. I mean who cares taking race into account is stupid unless we are talking about presidency.

Your so wise! Personally, I would never register as one party, I vote for whoever is better. Personally, I think people who say Barack Obams has no experince don't realize the point. Plenty of presidents lacked experince. George Washington. James Monroe. Heath Ledg- Oops :) I like his stance on most things, but I think a timetable should be set up for Iraq (and actually followed). He seems to have great Ideas and who knows, he might be next in line for commander-and-chief!

Fun fact: Hilary plans to divorce Bill if she doesn't get elected president.
Would that be another reason to go for Obama?

I'm not from the US so bear with me Ross :)

But I don't get it, you have to register to a party so you can vote for them? Can't you vote for whoever you want?

Also, I don't know if you saw this but he gave an interview for CNN en espanol, and I was surprised at how he knows about the many problems in Latin America, and how accurate what he said was.

Nah I think Hillary's better because she has more experience in the White House(damn spell checker) and Barrack doesn't have much. When Bush gets kicked she should be able to pull us out of this mess and then maybe Barrack can run the country but until then I support Hillary.

It might be Fluff...but with stuff like this ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mY Y ) circling around how can you NOT vote for me. I registered democrat just to vote in the primaries as well.

I would like nothing more in this election than to see Obama take the seat in the oval office. But you bring up some good points, and regardless of who wins, we know it won't be Bush.

I'm a replubican (always will be) but if i have to choose between Barrack and Clinton, it'll be Barrack (I hate the Clintons so much).
Oh yeah, just hope one of the candidates don't ban weapons (then I can't go hunting) otherwise I won't vote for him/her (which candidate is gonna ban weapons)

i agree,lets give him a chance,i mean not alot of black people are on history,but whatever are on the history timeline,they have done great things.(btw a black person made pixel animation)

pick the best thing you can get in the weeds if you have to, that's what i think

Part of me hopes the American people are intelligent enough to make the correct decision and place Obama in the White House. Another part reminds the first that the average citizen is a complete moron.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

The real sad thing is IF this man wins there is a good chance he will be killed soon there after. America we live in; still stuck in the days of racism? You be the judge.

How can you consider this election a win-win situation? McCain has lost his mind. Sure, he's an improvement over Bush but his views on the Iraq war are just idiotic. Not only that but I think he's being less true to himself this election just to get nominated which ticks me off.

While I understand why you voted for Nader, I think that probably wasn't a good decision. If a lot of people who voted for Nader instead voted for Al Gore in the 2000 election, Al Gore would've probably won. In Florida, Al Gore only needed 538 more votes in that state to win the election. Considering how Nader is a hardcore liberal, a lot of the 97,488 votes he got from that state probably would've went to Gore. Our country would've been so much better off without Bush as our president. If only if only...

Anyways, what's your opinion of Dennis Kucinich?. I would much rather have Kucinich over Obama as our president anyday. I was originally going to vote for him but because he dropped out, I ended up voting for Obama. Also, to anyone claiming he's unelectable because of his political views, he's only "unelectable" because of the fact many people don't vote their beliefs in the primaries. If he somehow managed to get the Democratic nomination, I think he would've had a really good chance of getting elected. He even wanted to have Ron Paul as his vice president to balance things out. While I was disappointed when I found out Kucinich voted yes on the Economic Stimulus Package, at least he voted on it. Obama and Hilary didn't even vote on it. Fucking cowards. If you're wondering why I didn't vote for Gravel, the main reason is because I don't think he would be a good leader.

Obama wants to pull out of Iraq. But then he wants to redeploy in Pakistan (without aproval of Pakistan's President) where he believes the terrorists are.

I do not like Hillary.

She is the WIFE of BILL CLINTON, and she was only crying because she was losing the election. She tried to cover that up by saying she 'changed her voice' and shaped her entire campaign to be like Obama's just to get more votes. If she became president of the USA, the whole country would feel gypped. Seriously, she's like Lucy in "PEANUTS" -- she will do anything to be queen.

That's why I'm more toward Obama or McCain. They seem more like presidents to me.

Obama's gonna be a Jimmy Carter that gets things done.

Obama '08!

Did you just put this up to spark a contoversy on newgrounds?

That's a very articulate and well reasoned argument for voting for Obama, but let me add a few questions to each of your points (forgive me my ignorance on many aspects, since I do live in Brazil) so as to test you:

1 - Correcting predicting the outcome of the war is one thing (and if the speech you linked to is real, then he got it spot on), but dealing with it's consequences is another thing. What is Barack plan for dealing with the war? How realistic is it? And, futhermore, how it deal with the issue of the iraquis themselves? With hundreds dying every week over there, it's vitally important that whatever the solution is taken, it's what's best for the iraquis and not just for americans (i.e., ditch and run may lead to a worser outcome then doing something else).

2 - Excelent point, but Obama's lack of campaign experience surely counts against him, right? And are you sure that Obama is better than Clinton against McCain? After all, isn't she more of a centrist candidate than Obama?

3 - Well, I can't really argue with this one, since I have no idea whose the more inteligent of the two, nor who would be more able to "unite everyone".

I really, really hope Obama wins the nomination. I think Hillary could do a better job than McCain, and I would vote for her if she's the nominee, but she just seems like more of the same kind of government to me.

Obama ain't perfect, but he does seem...special. Something that our country hasn't seen in a long, long time.

It's funny...back in 2004 I was a rank-and-file Republican who voted for Bush with eager enthusiasm. Now, only a few years later, I'm Barack-and-rolling. I think it's a positive change. :-D

Sorry about the speech thing, I was just so amazed by the accuracy of his speech that I suspected foul play; I'll take your word for it that it's well known and circulated (remember, I am brazilian and live in Brazil, I don't have acess to some media you do). And perhaps you didn't quite understand the objective of my questions, I was merely trying to be a "devil's advocate" with you to see how strong are your convictions.

As for his plan, I have to be completly honest with you: I don't know how to deal with the mess over there. Maybe it's something akin to the troop surge, maybe it's leaving the country. Both strategies have big obstacles and problems and neither seem "right", but I admit that I don't belive that I have suficent knowledge to make proper judgement.

What I am afraid of is a "total collapse" of Iraq, which admitly could happen with either plan. The US invaded Iraq (for all the wrong reasons), it now has a duty and responsability towards the people of Iraq to deal with that mess.

I'm sorry for the soldiers fighting over a wrong war over there and of course I wouldn't want to send my brother to fight; but while american losses have numbered in the thousands, Iraq losses number in the hundred's of thousands and that means it's paramount to help them. "How" is a open question which the next US president has to deal with and I pray that whoever it is, they make the right decision.

Oh, and you never did quite answer my point number 2...

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Briefly, since were going completly off topic here, but since your replies are well reasoned and thought out I can't help myself:

Certainly, if it's possible, the US could and should request the help of other countries in Iraq (some countries, such as Iran and Syria could help out in a significant manner). But as much as I feel for the soldiers in Iraq, which are real people, this humanitarian crises was created by the US not just as a "political entity", but with the implicit backing of it's people. How? The 2004 election.

I know, I know, not everybody voted for Bush in 2004. Futhermore, in 2000, Bush presented himself in a completly diferent manner and it's hard to blaim the voters for putting him there intitially (I mean, I wouldn't vote for him, but I can understand other people for doing so).

But, nether-the-less, in 2004 the US knew who Bush was and knew exactly what they were getting. And in 2004, it's far from clear that the current crysis was inevitable (i.e., with John Kerry things MIGHT have been diferent). So, as a representive of the "will" of the american people, that put's part of the burden on the american people themselves.

So it's not just the US as a political entity, but the american people who have a duty towards the people of Iraq and must somehow deal with this situation. This will most likely mean sacrifices (in either plan), terrible one's that should never be requested, but when hundred of thousands of people are dying, this responsability must be taken up.

I think I would vote for him but his view on health care scares the heck out of me. Other than that I'd take him over everyone else.

I didn't mean "shame on you". I was just wondering if you regretted your vote or not. In primaries, I vote idealistically. In general elections, I plan to vote for "the lesser of the two evils." I don't blame Nader for what happened in the general election. I just wish he didn't act like both candidates were pretty much the same. To be perfectly honest, I plan to register for the Green party which is what Nader ran under in the 2000 election. (Well, he ran as a "independent Green".)

i think obama would make an okay president unlike the republicans he is not just about helping the rich people why do they need help anyway and i dont thinki could deal with hilary i honestly think we need change so why put another clinton in the white house plus i am a women and i know how we can get

dude i'm all for obama. and honestly i hope hilary dosen't win, if i jsut dont think she would do well as president and if u think about it shes technicly been president already. whod do u think told bill what to do.

While I do see your point I'm more of a Hilary supporter! (not that it makes any difference because I live in a different country). There are some points where I agree more with Obama than I do with Hilary, but I really think Hilary would make a brilliant president for the US.

I'm an Obama supporter all the way, but one major turn off is his wife. She seems to be angry about so much yet she has had it made for most of her life. But we're not electing her we're electing Obama. Which also leads to another question: Hilary was the first lady and using the same principals as Obama and his wife what exactly is all this "experience" people constantly talk about? And on a lighter note, if Hillary IS elected, will Bill be the first lady?

The reason is because you're foolish. He's bought-and-paid for just like the rest of them. Soon enough this will become apparent to you, Ross.

I'm glad to see you are very integrated to this election. I wish all the health and security for Obama.

Hey, have you seen his website?

Ron Paul 2012!!!!!

If he lives that long anyway....