Why do people support Obama?

I support Obama because...

1. Saved the collapse of the American automotive industry by making GM restructure before bailing them out, and putting incentive money to help the industry

2. Shifted the focus of the war from Iraq to Afghanistan, and putting the emphasis on reducing terrorism where it should have been all along

3. Relaxed Anti-American tensions throughout the world

4. Signed order to close the prisoner “torture camp” at Guantanamo Bay

5. Has made the environment a national priority, and a primary source for job creation

6. Has made education a national priority by putting emphasis and money behind new ideas like charter schools, but speaking directly to school children in telling them they have to do their part.

7. Won the Nobel Peace Prize

8. $789 billion economic stimulus plan

9. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court

10. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles

11. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans

12. Renewed dialogue with NATO and other allies and partners on strategic issues.

13. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force… this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.

14. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops

15. “Cash for clunkers” program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulates auto sales

16. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan

17. Closed offshore tax safe havens

18. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan

19. Ended media “blackout” on war casualties; reporting full information

20. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts

21. . Ended media blackout on war casualties and the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB.

22. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules

23. Ended previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings

24. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports

25. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has created 2.1 million jobs (as of 12/31/09).

26. Ended previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions

27. Ended previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back

28. Ended previous policy on torture; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards

29. . Launched Recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, an unprecedented step to provide transparency and accountability through technology.

30. Ended previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices

31. Ended previous “stop-loss” policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date

32. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources

33. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient

34. Established a new cyber security office

35. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children

36. Expanding vaccination programs

37. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses

38. . Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America’s Veterans.

39. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research

40. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools

41. Responded with compassion and leadership to the earthquake in Haiti

42. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters

43. . Launched Business.gov – enabling conversation and online collaboration between small business owners, government representatives and industry experts in discussion forums relevant to starting and managing a business. Great for the economy.

44. Improved housing for military personnel

45. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals

46. Changed failing war strategy in Afghanistan.

47. Improving benefits for veterans

48. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants…) after years of neglect

49. Donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize to nonprofits.

50. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program

So, there's that

Why Do People Support Obama

Firstly, Iraq is not in a mess. As a matter of fact, they have more money than we do. They are currently enjoying a surplus (don't take my word for this...look it up.). What really doesn't make sense is why Bush is not on trial for lying to the public about the missing WMD's. Clinton gets a BJ, and he gets impeached, but Bush screws up everything, and nobody bats an eye. The Irony. Afghanistan is supposedly were Osama bin Laden is, which, if I remember correctly (you know, cuz the news hadn't talked about him in so long) orchestrated 9/11, is supposed to be hiding (in some cave with a dialysis machine). As far as going back to Iraq, the US should not have been there in the first place. Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11, and in fact hated Al-Qaeda. Of course, Obama is not going to make things better, but that would be a reason why people support him. I don't. Neither do I support McCain, either.

He is better than any republican I have seen...With the exception of Ron Paul, i really do like old Ron but he doesnt have a chance of winning so theres no point trying to support him....All the others are a bunch of millionaire businessmen..Sorry, but I can not relate to a millionaire, and they can not relate to me...they have no idea what its like to work 50 hours a week just to scrape by.....And just look at the last republican we had....Spent 2.5 trillion on 2 wars, spent $700 billion on bailouts to banks, another $7 billion to Haliburton (which was an illegal scam), we were attacked by terrorists, he never caught Bin Laden (Obama did!), gas prices more than doubled (and Bush owns oil companies), no child left behind was Bush's big plan to have all public school students be 100% efficient in rading and math by 2014 and right now it stands at 34% (another huge failure on republicans), he gave tax breaks to rich corporations who are worth billions including oil companies (oil companies were given $8 billion in tax breaks every year from 2002-2009), really? $8 billion in tax breaks for a industry that is raping the people of this country?, tax breaks to corporations when all they do is send their jobs overseas leaving their own people to suffer with no jobs? Seems republicans love to hand out big time money rewards to corporations and banks and industries that do NOTHING to help us!!

The population has been pounded with Marxist Liberal brainwash ever since LBJ imposed his "Great Society" crap. Take carefully note, our 2nd Amendment is still intact, and those Million or so ugly black assault rifles in Patriotic American closets are keeping it that way, a most effective deterrent just as our founders anticipated.

Why not?

I mean - he's fulfilled the majority of what he campaigned on.

Americans are rightly afraid of Republicans.

When Republicans are in power - they destroy things.

Were you living in the world when the Economic Collapse occurred in 2008?

Eight Million jobs were lost - while Republicans were standing around like Rabbits staring into automobile headlights.

Republicanism - in addition to being a Morally Vacant Ideology - - - is the Party of Incompetence.

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Why not? When he came in the economy was loosing 750,000 jobs a month. Now for almost a year straight the economy has experienced job growth, and in the last couple of months, job growth that exceeds 200,000 jobs a month. Add to that that Bin laden's dead, and the troops are out of Iraq. Why not support him?

5 main reasons

1. they really don't pay much attention to politics and think " oh my life is fine" and vote for him on election day

2. they always just vote straight Democrat and don't think about it ( I know some people who just vote only based on party however even though I am usually Republican ( because I am Conservative) I vote for Independents , Democrats, and Libertarians about a quarter of the time)

3. They choose between " the lesser of two evils" and think President Obama is better than the alternative

4. they are flaming liberals/progressives

Now I am for anyone but Obama currently in the Republican field although Gingrich would be hard to vote for I'd just be voting AGAINST President Obama

Have you not seen the alternatives ?

Because they have mushy minds that are easily indoctrinated by the Liberal media and college professors.