U.S.A and U.K what are your opinions on Obama?

Question

I am british and think he'd be great for america. I have my own good reasons for supporting him.Leave your opinions on him good or bad but please be respectful! Whoever leaves the best opinions with good reasons will get 10 points!

Answer 1

He certainly has the gift of the gab, and seems to be promising all things to all people   - let`s hope he can deliver.

It`s his film-star charm that is attracting a lot of his fans  - but there is nothing wrong with that if he can also come up with the goods.

Answer 2

I`m British and like you I think he will be good for America and a very welcome change from the Bush regime. I think he will be more interested in home affairs rather than taking on half the world with aggression...Good luck to him...

Answer 3

I think it would be great if he won. I live in the UK but understand the impact he'd have, being the first black president. He truthfully sounds like he would do good for America. Listening to him talk he sounded like Martin Luther King, but he'll never be as big as that. If I could vote it would definitely be for him.

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Answer 4

i am british

i dont really know what obama stands for at all - i agree with the poster who says he talks the talk with his sweeping statements and so everyone thinks he is  abreath of fresh air - i saw a headline - obama pledges to 'heal america'

i get the impression that people will support obama not because of who he is but because of who he isnt - and that who is George Bush, if fact he is the anti-Bush - democrat, young (ish), black (mixed race anyway)  and i think that is a pretty sad indictment of how the democrats have selected their candidate - because i feel that he is more of a figurehead of what the american people want to move towards rather than an experienced politician who will make measured and calculated decisions.

Point in hand - Margaret Thatcher, the policies that she made condemned her a s a figure og hate for many people - but those decisions i would argue had to be taken - she was an example of a strong leader who genuinely cared about the progress of the country as a whole rather than being popular - and we are better off as a country for the decisions she took

Answer 5

I think he is the best chance we have to change the direction our country is headed.  He will be an excellent President.  

Answer 6

style over substance

pushed well beyond his ability

the sexist choice - hillary was a far better candidate

he was selected because of his race - to engage black voters and to allow people to show that US is liberal and would accept a black president

he is not ready to lead

he has a  wife with what could be considered racist views and has kept some very dodgy company for a very long time (conveniently side lined now)

his early life seems to have been sanitised in preparation for this campaign

he has great support in the media glossing over his obvious flaws

he would be a weak president

Answer 7

I am voting for McCain.  Obama speaks all of the time about change but offers no plausible changes and, from what the media shows us, he doesn't have a decent plan.

Answer 8

It's high time the US looked for integrity in a president.

Also someone who can represent not just the black Americans but people from other cultures too who are American citizens.

And of course someone who can spell!

I really hope Obama will get elected but I'm not sure America is as independent minded in voting as we are here in UK.

Answer 9

I'm British.

McCain is from the Bush camp, so he is in the American oil companies pocket and I wouldn't be surprised if another recount isn't required. Obama has a green policy and America is the planets top polluter, so he would be a good choice for the world.

He wants to rein in the American military, but he isn't talking about retreat. I would expect Bush's gung ho Middle East policies to continue with McCain as its oil motivated.

Obama is the equivalent of the British Labour Party and America needs a radical change from the Conservative decades to balance their country.

Of the two candidates Obama appears to be the only one that can speak without a script. Face to face debates will be interesting.

It's about time America had a black president, just to prove all men are equal rather than merely state the fact for convenience.

Answer 10

couldnt care less im british

i think obama SHOULD win BUT i dont think he will

to much celeb endorsement...it puts ppl off you know :-)

Answer 11

I don't like him because I'm conservative. And Obama is THE most liberal person in the senate. I don't like his voting record. When he was in the state senate he was the ONLY senator who voted against a bill to prohibit the early release of convicted criminal sexual abusers; was among only four who voted against bills to toughen criminal sentences and to increase penalties for "gangbangers" and dealers of Ecstasy; and voted "present" on a bill making it harder for abusive parents to regain custody of their children. He is pro abortion and he is anti 2nd amendment. He pretty much goes against everything I believe in.  

Answer 12

Lets face it,they are all front men and women,its the people behind the scenes that call the shots.Obama seems to be an intelligent god fearing person, but what use would he be on the world stage?The man has had no experience in these matters in fact he's a freshman and that doesn't exactly fill me with confidence as the possible leader of the worlds most powerfull nation.He is being fronted by "the others" because he is a very good speaker , very likable, has good family values etc.etc.Don't forget that in all countries the multy billion dollar companies have a lot of say at home and the "old cronies" in the background tell the front-man what to say on the world stage.Why, In such an important and vast country on the world stag  cant they find a candidate that is both charismatic AND experienced in world politics like JFK?a truely inspired man who was respected the word over.THATS what the worlds leading nation needs.

Answer 13

Wonderful speaker and reminds me very much of John F Kennedy.I do not know were I an American for whom I would vote however as I do not pretend to I know what policies would affect my everyday life in America. Pulling out of Iraq would appeal to me.I do wonder if he is not a little young and inexperienced and certainly has had no dealings with defence and foreign affairs but since naming his running mate for vice president to fill that "hole"I think he stands an even better chance. One thing I do not quite understand is why the constant referral on radio and on TV that he is black and maybe some whites will not vote for him.I understand he has white parent and a black parent Surely this would be an advantage as he would be able to view society from both aspects. I may be wrong.

Answer 14

I am English, and i don't know much about him, sorry.

Answer 15

I'm English, and all I hear from him is hot air and the news channels kissing his @rse like he's god. He's similar to David Cameron in that he makes massive sweeping statements that don't really mean anything but no one can disagree with. I'm not a fan of the republicans either but I can spot a phony a mile off, if it wasn't for his colour the media wouldn't be in the slightest bit interested in him and would be saying the same as me. Style over Substance......Americans can vote for whoever they want of course, He'll probably win and then they'll be disappointed when he changes nothing.

Answer 16

Obama is pretty refreshing in every sense. I'm going to hope America don't keep up the tradition of bringing in a backwards right wing old man. I'm UK

McCain has continually proved his ignorance for people and general knowledge

Answer 17

i am white female british  - i would vote obama - a breathe of fresh

air and a brain. young and intelligent. usa this is the time to grasp

a good leader and regain world respect.

Answer 18

I haven't decided who to vote for yet. I liked McCain back in 2000 when he didn't walk lock-step with the rest of the people who've hijacked the Republican party - I hope he returns to that past and restores the Republican Party to what it once was, not as it is today. As for Obama, I respect him, like what he says, but am not quite sold.

That said, I feel that whoever wins will be set up for failure. The current occupant of the White House has made such a mess that it's going to be an uphill battle to clean it all up.

Answer 19

hes a blowhard, all talk and (probably) no delivery

remember when tony blair made loads of promises in 1997?

Answer 20

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Answer 21

For all their rantings about being anti-racist I cannot see Americans trusting their precious country to a black man.  Can you really see all those red-necks and people in the Deep South voting for a black man whatever his policies may be.  I'll be very surprised if he wins.

Answer 22

I am not voting for Obama. I do not trust that he will make the right decisions when necessary. I dont look at how well someone speaks but how well they can handle what needs to be handled. McCain is who Im voting for.... and for the record I think his VP choice is perfect.

Again, he chose on the type of person, not the popularity rate of that person. Just one more move that I respect him on.