New Era

OBAMA 2.0

In the 21 months we have seen the largest and longest as well as the costliest election in the nation’s history. Well over a billion dollars has been spent to get us where we are today. Millions of people have logged on to the internet to blog and volg about the President Elect and his ideas to “Change” the country. Change is coming alright. The new President will do a lot with the internet during his time in office. He has accumulated over three and a half billion email address and there is no telling how many cell phone numbers his can text and he plans to use them to inform and reform. "He's built the largest network anyone has ever seen in politics, and congressional Republicans are clueless about the communications shift that has happened," Democratic strategist Joe Trippi proclaims. The results, he says, "will be amazing to watch." So keep an eye out, its no longer personal ads and credit card offers that will be spamming your in box. Be on the look out for the spam of all spam, “Obama Spam”. With the world moving faster and faster into the electronic age this may be the only way for him to reach some citizens. Most of us are tired of the news after such a long election. I personally an exhausted over all the information and promises I have had to absorb over the last 2 years. So the internet makes sense. While some won’t turn on the news for what ever reason they may have most of America will still check their email everyday or if you’re like me every 30 min. So welcome the era. Obama's team is determining how best to convert his army of online activists into a viral lobbying and communications machine. Staffers are reluctant to discuss specifics, but Obama clearly is poised to become the first truly "wired" president of the digital age. Instead of the President’s normal radio address I figure we will see and Obama address on youtube every week. So hang on to your laptops and smart phones. Al Gore may have invented the internet (as well as global warming) but Barrack Obama will define it.

A tour of his new Home!

Today President elect Obama will get to see the Oval Office for the first time. He has been to the white house several times but never in the west wing. This is a tradition passed down from President to President to give the incoming a tour and let him sit behind the famous Resolute desk. I was wondering this morning if there is such a book as port raid in the newest National Treasure movie. The book of secrets. Does it exist and will the Prez Elect get to see it today? Only a hand full of Presidents have declined to visit the White House prior to inaugural day. President Bush didn't need the tour, he already knew his way around the White House since his dad had been President. While President Bush and President Elect Obama have their private meeting in the Oval Office, First Lady Laura Bush and Mrs. Obama will tour the living quarters and family side to the White House. They will also discuss raising kids in the White House as First lady elect gets advice from Laura. It should be a incredible day for the Obama clan as they take the first steps into his new roll in American History.

Elected on Merit?

Some say that you can't buy an election. Obama proved that wrong. He not only set the record for being the first African-American elected to the highest office in the country but he also set another record. President elect Obama spent more on an election than anyone in history. With television commercials out numbering John McCain 2 to 1 as well as radio ads and even advertising on popular video games. Then there was his Obama power half hour, a 30 ad with no commercial breaks.
As we move more toward a lifestyle where the Internet over whelms TV and radio, Obama still flooded the airways. But I have to ask "was Obama elected on his own merit?" I say he was not. In my opinion he was elected for other reasons. First he was not Bush or a republican. Second 90% of Hollywood and the music industry wanted him, with songs being written and celebs like P-diddy (or what ever his name is this week) putting up videos on youtube McCain never stood a chance. Rather than support a man who has half a century of experience serving his country, we elected a man the Hollywood told us to. The other reason he was elected i feel was for his race. When it all is said and done I can make excuses all day why he was elected but I can tell you he wasn't elected for his Merit. He has no history in the Senate. He went from being a community organiser to President in just a few short years.
Now don't get me wrong I'm not against change. I know we need to make some changes but the changes this man is proposing will cripple the economy even more if not completely. Taxing business causes people to loose jobs. Then those people cant pay bills. Houses get foreclosed and the housing market takes a fatal downward spiral.
All around the world people blame Bush for the housing crunch and failed economics. Maybe he could have spent a little more time in the last 8 years on the economy and less time on saving a country that just doesn't care. The fact of the matter is is reaches so much further than President Bush. This started during the Clinton administration when he ordered and Freddie mac to lower standards and boost home ownership. What that caused was people to buy homes they couldn't afford. Then you have to put blame on the Federal Reserve. When interest rates were a little higher people wouldn't buy homes. But the feds kept lowering the rates and people took loans they couldn't afford. Basically people just want someone other than them selves to blame. If you take time to look at it it is really self inflicted. People were unhappy with the President and worried about everything and quit investing in the stock market, pulled money out of other investments. When all we had to do was keep business as usual. The other problem is there is no accountability . No one is being held responsible for these bad loans. If the people who lied about there income to get the loan in the first place were prosecuted then maybe people would think twice before falsifying income. The more you analyze it the more it makes since!

The Divided States of America

The country has had a few hours to soak in all the election news. With a huge victory to President elect Obama and his supporters we congratulate you. We embark on a new journey. One that has shut the doors on history. America now has fulfilled Dr Martin Luther Kings dream. I can only hope that the rumors that Obama will navigate his office from the middle of the road. With the economy in the dirt we look to our new leader for advice. We can only hope that the change this man has promised our country so much change is change for the better. Looking back at the last 24 months alot has changed in this country. No matter who would have won the Republican nomination the left still would have compared him to President Bush. The platform that Obama ran on for the last several months was apparently the right one. I personally don't feel that it matters how Sen McCain voted but it was not my vote that made the difference. The fact is Hollywood and the music industry had a huge effect on the outcome of this election. With celebs coming out in mobs endorsing Obama the younglings of this country did exactly what they wanted. Some will say he won because he is Black. Others will say he won because of the last 8 years have been such a disappointment. Whatever the reason We need to remember we are a country and a team. We are only as strong as our weakest link.

A county divided will fail. We must walk away from the past and look to the future. The future can hold a bright and rewarding reward. We must become United again. The patriotism that came in the days and years following Sept. 11th needs to show its face again. It didn't matter if you were a Republican or a Democrat. Divided we cannot be United. We stand today a broken Country. Politics needs to be put aside and remember we are all fighting for the same cause. Survival!

A new mark in History

According to most networks history has been made on Nov 4th 2008. A African American man has won the election to become the next President of the United States. But did he really. It has come to our attention that the US military votes have not been included in the total. Why is it you can fight for your country but your vote to decide who your next boss is doesn't. As we witnessed in the 2000 and 2004 election, both Sen Kerry and former VP Gore bitched and complained about the results in many areas of the country. With that said there is also the accusations that a Obama worker took mentally challenged people and voted for them for Obama. Then there is ACORN and the Black Panthers that stopped McCain supporters from voting. The question you have to ask yourself is would this race be any different if it were not for race. I have heard so many people say they are voting for him because he is black or we need change yet no one i talked to knew what change this self proclaimed Messiah wanted to make.

I am proud to have been here to witness this day in history. I can only hope that his changes are for the good and he really does know what he is doing. His cabinet as he has said will contain both Republicans and Democrats. As Sen McCain just said in his speech, We must move on the get this country moving again, and we cant live another day wondering what might have been. I for one hope he is right. As a conservative Republican i can only hope that the house works in a non partisan way to help get the economy back on track. From this day forward we can no longer say that only one race have controlled the free world. I congratulate President Elect Obama in his win and wish him well in his first term as the leader of the greatest nation on earth!