Do you think a lot of people are fooled by Obama's "Change" message? ?

Question

OK, people, Obama's campaign has been run by the lobbyists and the special interest groups. How could he change the Washington without getting rid of these people?

Answer 1

Lol. I liked the lil' Bush commercial, where Bush said "Yeah, the last thing we need in the white house is a black man begging for change." I just couldn't stop laughing.

Answer 2

I have never believed the Change message he was saying, but after choosing Biden as his VP.  I guess we all should know that it was just a catch phrase.

Answer 3

Many people are fooled. And they come here to demonstrate their little brains. The maturity level of Obama's supporters is appalling.  

Answer 4

McCain = more of the same

Answer 5

McCain is preaching the same message, just using different terminology.  The difference is that Obama has laid out clear plans, and all the RNC has done so far is talk about what McCain has voted for, not what he will do to make change.

Obama's cmapaign has not been run by these things you say either.

Answer 6

the only change anyone will notice is the loose change left in their pockets after Obama raises EVERYONE's taxes...

Answer 7

maybe but after Barry picked Joe, long time Washington insider, it showed he's not for change. Barry didn't get the normal bump after the convention

Answer 8

You pretty much sold your soul to the Devil at that point. It's like joining the Mob...

Also, no matter who u vote for, for everyone who is against scams, please note that Chester W above used to be Todd R. He skipped out on that avatar after ppl found out about him. He will act like he is for whichever candidate the question is pro for, then asks answerers to link to his money-making blog...u gotta watch out for this one all the time...if you go to his link make sure u do a virus/spyscan after!

Answer 9

When obama and the dems pass cap and trade. you will want a change back to bush

Answer 10

I believe most campaign slogans fool us to some degree, but our votes are cast on faith, faith that are candidate will deliver on whatever our particular interest are. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Rest assure that it will be A tough job. but I believe he will deliver some if not all he's promised, after all a lot of his time will be spent cleaning up the mess that Bush 43 has left behind. I cannot bear 4 more of the last 8 can you.

Answer 11

I suppose you would prefer a Washington that will STILL be run by Pat Robertson.

Would you send your kid to a school that taught, "satan planted those fossils"?

Centralize Ethics and Lobbying Information for Voters: Obama will create a centralized Internet database of lobbying reports, ethics records, and campaign finance filings in a searchable, sortable and downloadable format.

Require Independent Monitoring of Lobbying Laws and Ethics Rules: Obama will use the power of the presidency to fight for an independent watchdog agency to oversee the investigation of congressional ethics violations so that the public can be assured that ethics complaints will be investigated.

Shine the Light on Federal Contracts, Tax Breaks and Earmarks

Create a Public “Contracts and Influence” Database: As president, Obama will create a "contracts and influence" database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts they are getting and how well they complete them.

Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny: Barack Obama will ensure that any tax breaks for corporate recipients — or tax earmarks — are also publicly available on the Internet in an easily searchable format.

End Abuse of No-Bid Contracts: Barack Obama will end abuse of no-bid contracts by requiring that nearly all contract orders over $25,000 be competitively awarded.

Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.

Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending: Obama's Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act will shed light on all earmarks by disclosing the name of the legislator who asked for each earmark, along with a written justification, 72 hours before they can be approved by the full Senate.

Bring Americans Back into their Government

Hold 21st Century Fireside Chats: Obama will bring democracy and policy directly to the people by requiring his Cabinet officials to have periodic national broadband townhall meetings to discuss issues before their agencies.

Make White House Communications Public: Obama will amend executive orders to ensure that communications about regulatory policymaking between persons outside government and all White House staff are disclosed to the public.

Conduct Regulatory Agency Business in Public: Obama will require his appointees who lead the executive branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the agency in public, so that any citizen can see in person or watch on the Internet these debates.

Release Presidential Records: Obama will nullify the Bush attempts to make the timely release of presidential records more difficult.

Free the Executive Branch from Special Interest Influence

Close the Revolving Door on Former and Future Employers: No political appointees in an Obama administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration.

Free Career Officials from the Influence of Politics: Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered them the job solely on the basis of political affiliation or contribution.

Reform the Political Appointee Process: FEMA Director Michael Brown was not qualified to head the agency, and the result was a disaster for the people of the Gulf Coast. But in an Obama administration, every official will have to rise to the standard of proven excellence in the agency's mission.

Barack Obama's Record:

Federal Ethics Reform: Obama and Senator Feingold (D-WI) took on both parties and proposed ethics legislation that was described as the "gold standard" for reform. It was because of their leadership that ending subsidized corporate jet travel, mandating disclosure of lobbyists' bundling of contributions, and enacting strong new restrictions of lobbyist-sponsored trips became part of the final ethics bill that was signed into law. The Washington Post wrote in an editorial, "The final package is the strongest ethics legislation to emerge from Congress yet."

Google for Government: Americans have the right to know how their tax dollars are spent, but that information has been hidden from public view for too long. That's why Barack Obama and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) passed a law to create a Google-like search engine to allow regular people to approximately track federal grants, contracts, earmarks, and loans online. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "It would enable the public to see where federal money goes and how it is spent. It's a brilliant idea."

Illinois Reform: In 1998, Obama joined forces with former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL) to pass the toughest campaign finance law in Illinois history. The legislation banned the personal use of campaign money by Illinois legislators and banned most gifts from lobbyists. Before the law was passed, one organization ranked Illinois worst among 50 states for its campaign finance regulations.

A High Standard: Unlike other candidates Obama's campaign refuses to accept contributions from Washington lobbyists and political action committees.

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