Electing Obama Would Show America's Greatness

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Electing Obama Would Show America's Greatness
by Cenk Uygur | October 29, 2008



You should not vote for Obama or McCain based on what it would prove to anyone else. Even if that someone else is our allies or our enemies. An Al Qaeda supporter recently endorsed John McCain on a known Al Qaeda website (how can we not find these guys -- how many computer terminals could there be in a cave in North Waziristan?). But who gives a damn who Al Qaeda wants you to support in their twisted mind?

And as much as I admire some of our strong allies in Western Europe or Israel or Saudi Arabia (okay, I don't really admire our allies in Saudi Arabia), I would never vote based on what they think. You should obviously make your decision based on the merits of each candidate's positions on the important issues.

Having said that, boy could we prove the rest of the world wrong (and ironically, make them happy at the same time) by electing Barack Obama? I can't tell you how many friends have called from overseas saying, "Come on, do you naïve people in America really believe Barack Obama is going to win?" One friend incredulously asked over the weekend, "Do you think there is any way that America elects a black man for president?!" Let alone one named Barack Obama?

They don't believe we have it in us. That's an important statement. They don't believe in America. They think we have fake ideals and use our purported American values as a guise to steal other people's natural resources. They think we are now -- and always have been -- run by the George W. Bush's of the world. They think John McCain is exactly that type of man and the powers that be are going to make sure he wins no matter what.

Think about that. They don't even quite believe in our democracy. So, there's one question remaining: Are we going to prove them right or wrong?

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