Wow, I hope that Obama supporters did not create this video. I thought that Obama was for changing politics. Bringing all americans together, Republicans and Democrats. Well, I guess this is just politics as usual.
The worst part of the video was its attempt to drive blacks and Republicans farther apart. This is not good for black people in our country. It is very harmful to our country and the prosperity of blacks to feel that a large segment of Americans (Republicans) are racists. This is not true and despicable for the Democratic Party to try to use this to get votes. This does not help the country in any way.
Although the race baiting was the worst part about this video, I had some other thoughts.
1. Small Neighborhood Stores - Americans have been helped a great deal by the low prices offered by Wal-Mart. Let's not demonize business. Remember that Wal-Mart provides a lot of jobs around the country and especially in the South. While you and I would not necessarily want to work retail, many Americans make their living working hard in this industry.
2. Cures for Diseases - This issue really stumped me. The whole philosophy behind the Republicans' plan for health care is designed to ensure that doctors and drug companies continue to have incentives to innovate. Government will not find the cure for cancers, but doctors and drug companies will.
3. Outdoors - The environment has always stumped me because some of the biggest Republicans I know are huge environmentalists. Hunters, fisherman, farmers and many other Republican voters love the outdoors. While they might not want government to dictate what car they can drive (while those same politicians fly in private jets), they are the first people to actually do something to help the environment.
Another thing that I find ironic about the environmental debate is that many urbanites are the environmental activists. Did they ever look around where they live. Cities are the worst things for our environment. These mass areas of concrete create huge problems for our waterways. The environmental pollution caused by so many people living together is terrible. No, those people in the red states actually live environmentalism, not just talk about it.
4. Minorities in prison - Again, despicable race baiting. Let's find a way to solve this problem, not call Republicans racists. This helps no one. Additionally, the Democratic Primary was the primary that used race to divide people. Bill and Hillary Clinton, and their Democratic supporters should be ashamed.
5. Big corporations - I have worked for large corporation and small businesses. I have also worked as a lobbyist for big business. Democrats mix up big corporations with business in general. Big business actually tends to be for Democratic policies. These regulations keep small business from being able to compete against large business. It is the small business community that is heavily Republican. These small businesses need less regulation and taxes in order to compete with large corporations. It is important to remember that these small businesses hire a much larger percentage of Americans than large corporations.
I know that this video is intended to be humorous and that my comments are probably too critical considering this commercial was created for humor. I am not missing this, but I thought that it presented a good opportunity to add to the discussion here.
-Fred
Shawn Collins
· 1 year ago
Obama is all for change - changing the amount that Democrats donate to 527 groups from $146 million in 2004 to $200 million in 2008.
The Obama camp is above these sorts of attacks. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
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The worst part of the video was its attempt to drive blacks and Republicans farther apart. This is not good for black people in our country. It is very harmful to our country and the prosperity of blacks to feel that a large segment of Americans (Republicans) are racists. This is not true and despicable for the Democratic Party to try to use this to get votes. This does not help the country in any way.
Although the race baiting was the worst part about this video, I had some other thoughts.
1. Small Neighborhood Stores - Americans have been helped a great deal by the low prices offered by Wal-Mart. Let's not demonize business. Remember that Wal-Mart provides a lot of jobs around the country and especially in the South. While you and I would not necessarily want to work retail, many Americans make their living working hard in this industry.
2. Cures for Diseases - This issue really stumped me. The whole philosophy behind the Republicans' plan for health care is designed to ensure that doctors and drug companies continue to have incentives to innovate. Government will not find the cure for cancers, but doctors and drug companies will.
3. Outdoors - The environment has always stumped me because some of the biggest Republicans I know are huge environmentalists. Hunters, fisherman, farmers and many other Republican voters love the outdoors. While they might not want government to dictate what car they can drive (while those same politicians fly in private jets), they are the first people to actually do something to help the environment.
Another thing that I find ironic about the environmental debate is that many urbanites are the environmental activists. Did they ever look around where they live. Cities are the worst things for our environment. These mass areas of concrete create huge problems for our waterways. The environmental pollution caused by so many people living together is terrible. No, those people in the red states actually live environmentalism, not just talk about it.
4. Minorities in prison - Again, despicable race baiting. Let's find a way to solve this problem, not call Republicans racists. This helps no one. Additionally, the Democratic Primary was the primary that used race to divide people. Bill and Hillary Clinton, and their Democratic supporters should be ashamed.
5. Big corporations - I have worked for large corporation and small businesses. I have also worked as a lobbyist for big business. Democrats mix up big corporations with business in general. Big business actually tends to be for Democratic policies. These regulations keep small business from being able to compete against large business. It is the small business community that is heavily Republican. These small businesses need less regulation and taxes in order to compete with large corporations. It is important to remember that these small businesses hire a much larger percentage of Americans than large corporations.
I know that this video is intended to be humorous and that my comments are probably too critical considering this commercial was created for humor. I am not missing this, but I thought that it presented a good opportunity to add to the discussion here.
-Fred
The Obama camp is above these sorts of attacks. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
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