Quote:The people have more power than they think.  Power comes in numbers, but right now we are so pitted against each other we are losing site of that.  I do think, though, with Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump making waves it has opened the doors for others and showed it isn't impossible.  It isn't about agreeing with each other.  Just knowing that those who consider themselves Republican or Democrat or Independent are not that much different from each other.  Many things one side thinks the other is fighting for gets turned into a headline.  For instance, Hannity constantly repeating Bernie is an old socialist angry curmudgeon.  Or Trump is Hitler.  And we Americans fall for that crap time and time and time again.  That people who are poor want hand outs and people who are rich are greedy and on and on and on...  It isn't even about the issues.  The real issues when you pull back the curtain and try and look at things objectively.  How can you?  From the radio to the TV you are being pumped with headlines, one liners and bias points of view with absolutely zero context.  "I want this country to be great and for us to be proud to be Americans and lower taxes and make everyone rich and blah, blah, blah."  Then people cheer and no one really knows why they are cheering because there is no substance.  Just rhetoric.  But hey, it is fun when others agree with you and you can talk about "Obama is just terrible and ruining this country."  Why?  "Well, he is a Muslim sympathizer who is destroying this country, taking away our guns and our gun rights, is killing our economy, etc..."  But how?  "What?  He just is now stop asking me for details."  My son who is six does not like Obama.  Why?  Because my grandmother does not like Obama.  So I ask him why don't you like Obama and he says "because I don't like him."  That about sums up half the people (not referring to this board) I have discussions with whether on social media or in person.  Main point is guns and taking away guns even though more people bought guns under his Presidency then any other.  No matter how great of a point he makes (the driving example being an extremely good and logical one), Obama isn't trying to make gun ownership safer, he wants to take all of your guns.  It doesn't matter if he said it or not, because Rush Limbaugh said so.  And by the way, I did not vote for Obama and I don't think he has done the best job, but he has done good things just like every President before him.  Anyways, that is my rant.  

 

I can certainly understand your rant.  As I've said before, this campaign has become an "American Idol" thing.  That's pretty much how we ended up with at least one of the leading candidates.

 

I personally don't like President Obama because I feel that he has failed in his job as being a leader.  His priority seems to be to make this country PC and avoid (ignore) the danger(s) that this country faces.

 

For perhaps the first time in our brief history, we are leaving the country worse off to our children and/or grandchildren.  The choice of the next "leader" is down to two different criminals that are after nothing more than the power and prestige of The Presidency for their own personal gain.

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