Support Obama?

Should Christians respect Obama? That’s the question asked by Evangelist Dr. David Barton on a radio talk show. Dr. Barton stated that; “Respect the Office? Yes. Respect the Man in the Office? No, I am sorry to say. I have noted that many elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans, called upon America to unite behind Obama. Well, I want to make it clear to all who will listen that I AM NOT uniting behind Obama!” I can readily understand Dr. Barton’s sentiment, and I certainly agree with him. Along with the good doctor, I’ll see what I can do to make sure that Mr. O is a one-termer!

Why? Because along with Dr, Barton I do not share Obama's vision for America. I certainly do not share his radical Marxist concept of re-distributing wealth, his views on raising taxes, nor his beliefs on how to reinvent healthcare. I don’t share his view that America is arrogant and not a Christian Nation. I fail to see how reducing our military forces by 25% will solve any of our overseas problems. I do not share his idea that Radical Islam is our friend, and I certainly do not agree with his plan to negotiate with terrorist regimes. And I object to his view of amnesty for illegals. No, my vision of America was learned by living and working in this country for well over sixty years, and seems to be quite different from Mr. Obama's concept, one learned in Kenya, Indonesia, Chicago, and Lord only knows where else.

I didn’t learn about economics from studying the failed theories of Karl Marx, I learned from sitting down each month with a paycheck and a seemingly endless stack of bills. I learned about a Christian America from occasionally attending church, and from my studies of history. I learned about the “glories of Islam” and their “religion of peace” from visiting several Islamic countries while in the Service (I wasn’t impressed). I learned about our health care system from spending years as a fireman-paramedic, and from spending the last few years as a cardiac patient. I learned about our need for a strong military from spending a number of years (regular and reserve) in military service. I learned about the “arrogance of America” from spending a few years overseas, helping defend other countries, and from watching Americans bend over backwards trying to assist the victims of wars, natural disasters, tyranny, and often just plain bad luck. Strangely enough, I learned about American “intolerance” only from reading about it in assorted leftist books and newspapers, certainly not from observation or personal experience.

My background is somewhat different from Mr. Obama’s as well. My folks were married, they stayed that way, and they raised a crop of kids while doing so. Mom, and a few Pastors, took care of my religious education, while a lot of public school teachers made sure I learned the three R’s. Dad, and his belt, taught me to respect the law, and that certain childish activities are not considered socially acceptable. He also taught me to keep my nose out of other peoples business, and that I was the only responsible party when I did something really stupid. Living on a farm for a few years taught me the meaning of hard work. I learned to save money, because no matter how much I whimper and wail, the world does not owe me a free ride. I learned to set realistic goals for myself, and not to expect the impossible of others. At some point after my teenage years I also learned that I don’t have all the answers, and I’ve been learning something new every day since.

Mr. O and I differ on a few other points as well, for one thing I can prove where I was born. My religious education taught me Christian values, not “God D- - - America”, or that the “Islamic call to prayer was the sweetest sound I ever heard”. I had a career as a working firefighter, not as a “Community Organizer”. Well, I didn’t get to attend an Ivy League College either… but does a lot of night school… and an advanced degree from the School of Hard Knocks, count?

For years the liberals in our society have attacked our country, our morals, and our spiritual beliefs. They have portrayed us as a land where everything is tolerated… except being intolerant or using politically incorrect words. They have mocked and attacked the values of our Country, teaching our children that immorality is proper behavior and that crime does pay. They have made every effort to remove the name of God from our Society. They have challenged the right to bear arms, and the most basic principles of our criminal codes. They have attacked the most fundamental of all our Freedoms, the right of free speech, unless of course it’s in the name of flag burning or pornography. Mr. O travels overseas, on my dime of course, and promptly bows to foreign leaders who are our sworn enemies! Adding to the insult he apologizes for America being American, then tells the world that we’re arrogant and that all the problems in the entire world are our fault! He, and his left wing cheering section, want us to drop the tried and true policies that have made us the most successful nation in history and the leader of the free world, instead we're to follow in the footsteps of assorted petty tyrants whose regimes have utterly failed! Majority rules in America, and I can fully agree with the concept. However, the left has been an extremely vocal and totally irrevelent minority for years, a rabid mob that demands we follow their rules, and has the avowed goal of totally destroying my country! I will be a voice in opposition to Obama, his leftist minions, and their "Goals for America”. I am going to be a thorn in the side of those who would allow that Socialist – Marxist crowd to change everything that is good about America. Unite behind Obama? Never!

We’re in the home stretch of the election campaign. In less than two weeks we will head to the polls to vote for the future of our families, our communities, our state, and our country. We’re seeing the closing arguments now, which are what the politicians want voters to have in mind when they head to the voting booths. Those arguments should be very simple and to the point. In 1984, Reagan’s closing argument was “Morning in America” versus returning to the malaise of Jimmy Carter. In 1994, the Republican closing argument was the “Contract with America” versus decades of broken promises from the Democrats. This year, the “Pledge to America” is a closing argument for unseating left-wing, big-spending Democrats. It’s a fact that in January 2007, when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid took over Congress, unemployment was 4.6% and food stamp usage was around 26.5 million people. Today, the unemployment rate is 9.6% and rising, with over 40 million Americans on food stamps. The choice in this election appears to have evolved into paychecks versus food stamps.

Trust Obama and the gang? Well, which future do you want? More food stamps? Or more paychecks? Now, go Ye forth and voice your opinion, by voting your convictions.