Showing posts with label Advance Indiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advance Indiana. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Open Comment to Advance Indiana

Today Advance Indiana suggested that gay people shouldn't support Obama because he took a trip to Kenya and did an appearance with a Kenyan politician who is a distant cousin of Obama. AI implied that Obama supports the Islamic Sharia Law which requires that gays be put to death.

Here was my response:

I watched the entire video and Obama said absolutely nothing to support Odinga. Of course on that same visit, he also met with other political leaders in Kenya but the editing job told the story it wanted to tell.

Show me some evidence that Obama actually supports Sharia Law any more than the rest of us do (every time we buy gas), then I might believe you.

Frankly, I don't know why you focus on national political issues. You don't have anything new or original to say. Your local commentary is far more interesting and I think it makes you more credible. When you try to link Obama to Sharia Law, you look like a lunatic.


Guilt by association is a terrible standard to hold people to. But I'm noticing more and more that those who oppose Barack Obama have nothing left but trying to tie him to controversial figures. Those dead-enders have lost the war of ideas. If the election were 100% about the issues, Obama would win with 60-70% of the vote. That is why this campaign (and frankly most modern campaigns) aren't about issues, they about character.

Frankly, I would rather vote for someone's tax policy than vote against them because they stood next to someone at a public rally. Oh well. It's over in 3 weeks.