Local Voices for Obama

   I'll have to admit, that at first, I was fairly certain I'd vote for Obama and support his campaign.  He seemed to be a really compelling candidate, with his great oratory skills and his propensity to advocate "change" should he be elected.  And, like all of the rest of us who had sat through 8 years of Bush Jr., I was really ready for that change.

   At the onset of his presidential campaign,  Barack seemed to have a tough road ahead of him.  He was young, relatively unknown outside of his state, and much to the chagrin of those in this country still tied to racist ideals-he was black.

   Nonetheless, Obama's campaign has gained a lot of momentum.  So much, in fact, that it's worthwhile to take a look at the powerful figures supporting him.

 The following is an excerpt I found regarding Obama's interesting ties: 

 FROM AMERICAN FREE PRESS
(Excerpted from article) 
[National media outlets were abuzz the morning of June 5 with news that Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) had a secret rendezvous the night before, purportedly at the house of Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.). What they failed to mention was that only a few miles away, the most famous clandestine group in the world—the Bilderbergs—were also meeting in Chantilly, Virginia... 

...For starters, the Beltway mansion where he supposedly hunkered down with Mrs. Clinton is owned by Mrs. Feinstein—a member of the Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, and frequent Bilderberg attendee in the past... 

...Suspicions that he was being groomed for a run at the White House became apparent in August 2007—before most Americans even knew who Obama was—when Zbigniew Brzezinski endorsed Obama for president... 

...Brzezinski, of course, is a longtime globalist luminary whose mentor is none other than David Rockefeller... 

...Considering his monstrous motives and globalist philosophy, Obama still selected Brzezinski to be his foreign policy “advisor” during his campaign. While giving a policy speech on the Iraq War in September 2007, Obama said that Brzezinski was “one of our most outstanding scholars and thinkers,” and that he was “someone I have learned an immense amount from.” 

...Another clue that Obama has accepted the tenets of a one-world government is his sponsorship of the “Global Poverty Act” where the United Nations would directly tax American citizens. He has also selected Susan Rice—a member of the CFR, Trilateral Commission, and Brookings Institute—to be another foreign policy adviser; while Anthony Lake is also a member of his inner circle. Lake is a notable Henry Kissinger protégé and was Bill Clinton’s former national security adviser. He was also the man who was instrumental in making policy decisions leading up to the atrocious murder of over 800,000 Rwandans—another inexcusable genocide. 

Last but not least, we should all hearken back to the seminal event that placed Obama on the national stage. It occurred in 2004 at the Democratic National Convention where Obama—a recently elected unknown freshman Senator from Illinois—delivered a charismatic keynote speech which electrified the audience. Who was the man responsible for handpicking Obama; the man who literally “made” him, so to speak? It was none other than Yale Skull & Bonesman John Kerry, who ran against fellow Skull & Bonesman George W. Bush in 2004.]    
 
 

It's not that hard for me to place Obama into this grand scheme, and to picture him as a figure-head of the planned New World Order.  The powers that be seemed to have known we would tire of a dumb, seemingly senseless leader after 8 years.  They knew how easy it would be to build a newcomer up as the new agent of change, and that the majority of the population would be yearning for it.

 

Perhaps instead of desperately seeking change within our political system, we should seek to change our entire political system into something else--a system not financed by the wealthy elite, a system not focused on domination through fear of supposed terrorism, a system that is honest with the people it governs.

 

I'm ready for change. 

If we can agree that we are all striving to live/think/see non-dualistically then shouldn't we be taking a step back from the dual that was imposed on us by the corporatocracy? Does voting your conscience mean vting the lesser of two evils? If you vote for Obama and the military industrial complex keeps on expanding, we keep on killing, corporations keep on taking/wasting, are you going to hold him accountable to his promises? What did he promise anyway? To keep this wasteful destructive system surviving just a little bit longer? I simply cannot and will not ever vote for someone who is pro-war, who is pro-free market, who is a puppet. How long will it take for folks to see that voting is in America is the opiate of the masses? We become political for a few months every 4 years. Vote with your conscience. Vote with you consciousness. Open society. Free society. That is what we want! Unfortunately, Obama isn't going to bring us any closer to that. And, for the majority of the world's population Obama's pro-corporate, pro-war ideology isn't going to bring much hope, change, or progress. Despite all of this, I'm still very optimistic about the future. Either way, change is coming. But, its not coming from Obama or McCain. It's coming from us.

If you're jaded stay home because we're building it.

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Good video. Seems from the heart. Grass roots. 

Agreeing with some of your comments Prop. It's my impression that in addition to Europe and South America, most of us here in Canada hope you friends to the south elect Mr. Obama.

Am surprised at some of the racist/negatively provocative comments I've read in other comments. I guess for the importance of freedom, they should be left alone and ignored, demonstrating the lack of worth in paying attention.

But it's disappointing to see them.

(And disappointing how I cursed under my breath at someone for blocking my way today. Lots of off-the-mat yoga lessons for this camper too.)

I feel reminded that words contain more power than we usually remember. Both written and verbal. Both for author/speaker and reader/listener. Both for present and future feelings of self-respect. It's something the plant medicine (and getting older) has seemed to communicate to me. I think words need to be chosen wisely, constructively. And yes of course humor is of high importance, but not at the expense of, you know, simple human decency. Then there's the question of the power of thoughts, huge topics obviously.

I think this points to the importance and value of Reality Sandwich - it's upcoming and ongoing ventures, and organizations like it.

Powerful words here stimulate thought and action.

I think there's something intangible and positive and ulimately concrete happening through RS and related. Baby steps becoming adults jogging. Interweb communities becoming in-the-flesh gatherings.

Ok. Now ready for a slacktivist quip from Xanaduxero, and hoping for another 1-liner back from Daniel. Am enjoying those.

and digging that sign-off Paul D. Miller: 

in peace.

 

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Is anybody aware of the Obama vs. Berg civil law suit? Google it or check out at http://www.obamacrimes.com/ It's just another example of how our Constitution and are rights are being slowly undermined. This election is not about change. Nothing is going to change because both parties prefer the status quo. This election is about who has the most charisma.