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Originally Posted by serenityseeker
I really had to think before replying to this, but I will, you are accountable for what you say.
"If you did ANY research on his background you would find that he is and was always of this mind." Your words. Your perception of my research.
"I also might add since you mentioned this...NEVER have I said anything about President Obama personally...NEVER. He is a smart and obviously articulate man but there is nothing in his background that would indicate he will be anything but what he is..a smart politician who believes in socialism !" I never said you did.
"perhaps you should open your mind a bit to other thoughts instead of condemning those who feel strongly the other way." I never condemned you or others for their opinion, and I submit that I am quite open minded, your judgement not withstanding.
"Your comment about "Tired old partisan blame tactics and ideology will not fit or work in today's situation" is confusing as I blamed NOBODY for anything...but your comment does sound like a sound bite from the campaign. ". It really shouldn't be confusing as it is a simple and straightfoward statement of opinion. You seem to have a penchant for turning things into some personal judgement of you...the statement was general. As for it sounding like like a sound bite from the campaign...that's kinda funny, but I feel safe in saying there are alot of people fed up with antiquated partisan bickering down lines drawn in an era that was much different than today's.
"but you obviously dont feel voting on a bill without reading it BECAUSE of party is a bad thing but I do, and feel just as strongly about those who voted against the bill because of party pollitics.". Again, how you can pronounce what I "obviously" feel is beyond me, and frankly innapropriate.
In essence I took the time to answer this because you should be held accountable for the things you say. I have no personal issues with you but will not be bullied or allow inaccurate statements about me to stand. This should be a place to exchange ideas and participate in healthy debate, not a place however where innacurate statements or accusations are allowed to stand. That is what drives so many from the forum.
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I sure dont want to get into a war of words with you !!! I began my response to you with the following words...."Your points are well taken and I understand your feelings." Anything that came after that was a result, IN MY OPINION of your sensitivites, not mine but I surely can apologize for anything you perceived as personal, but my post was not even remotely about YOU and my first sentence was to let you know that whatver I disagree with I do with respect, but you obviously did not see it that way !
I, and SIXTY MILLION OTHER AMERICANS, did not feel that President Obama was the answer for this country in November.
I opposed his nomination and his election openly from the very beginnning on this board. As a result of that, I was called on here and in PM's a racist (NOT even close), a neo con (NOT in the same world) and a Bushie or other remarks to denote the same thing (WAY WAY WAY out of my world), and I am not going to apologize for my opinion and feeling.
There are those on here who during the primary called him names (empty suit, etc) and now feel he is the best thing in the world.
If being close minded is the new racist, neo con, Bushie or whatever that means I must agree with everything he does or I am one of the above...sorry !
Thus far he has done nothing to change my mind in anyway about how I feel and I will add that during the campaign I said on a number of occassions that his election with this specific congress made it even worse and I still feel that way.
I sure wish that those who are on this board espousing holier than thou comments about bi partisanship and reaching across the aisle could have been saying this during the last 12 years or so, but it only seems the "thing to do" now.