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Brian Bowen 
Print this page Barack Obama visited my church last Sunday. It’s been quite amazing to hear the many stories of how God touched people through Pastor Steve’s message and I thought it was a great challenge he gave to the candidate that takes the presidency. This isn’t exact, I couldn’t find the video of the whole service and I haven’t picked up my copy on CD, but it was basically this: To simply recognize you can not do it on your own and he challenged Obama if he wins the race, the first time he walks into that Oval Office, to ask everyone to leave, come to your knees, and tell God you can’t do it on your own and ask him for his wisdom and help to be the president.
Im not an Obama supporter and I don’t believe the same things he believes when it comes to abortion and his socialist agenda, but it was interesting to hear his Christian testimony.
Soooo I figured I would search YouTube for a video and transcribe it here. I may have missed a word or two as I was typing and listening but this should be pretty close. There was a bit more too but the YouTube Video didn’t include it.
So here you go, Barack’s testimony of how God called him to submit to him. Oh yeah, I embedded the YouTube video at the end if you want to watch it.
I didn’t know a soul when I moved to Chicago. I was 25 years old. I moved there after college. I had been working Wall Street but I wasn’t content. I knew that I wanted to be part of something that was larger than myself. So I went to work as a community organizer with a group of Christian churches who had come together to deal with the devastation of steel plants that had closed on the south side of Chicago and thousands of people had been laid off. Communities had fallen into disrepair. There were young men hanging out on the streets, buildings were boarded up, people had lost hope. And during these three years as an organizer it wasn’t easy. There were days when we got tired, days when the road ahead seemed too long or too hard to trek. But working with this community, ordinary people, who had discovered they could do extraordinary things when given the opportunity who never stopped believing in the Samaritans sense of justice. Month after month, year after year, we provided: job training for the jobless, hope for the hopeless, after school programs for working families and block by block we help to turn those neighborhoods around. And this is were I want to give some personal testimony, if you don’t mind. Because I was meeting with lay leaders and lay people of these churches and I was trying to get them organized. We were busy with meetings and we were busy with plans. I recognized myself in them. I could recognize my hopes and my fear and my joys in their lives. I knew scripture and I knew that many of the values I held that had propelled me in my work were values that they shared. But I think they also noticed that there was a detachment to me. There was a part of me that was an observer when I was in church and slowly I came to realize that something was missing in my life. Because you see I wasn’t raised in a particularly religious household. Some of you know my father was from Kenya in Africa and he was not a religious man. He left when I was two so I didn’t know him. I was raised by my mother and my grandparents. My mother who was from Kansas was a deeply spiritual person but she wasn’t religious in the way most of us use the term. Partly because she had grown up in small town Kansas and she had seen that sometimes people who preach the gospel or went to church didn’t always act very church like. And so she had sensed that you can be in church without being of the church. You can call yourself a Christian but not act the way Jesus Christ would have us act. So she had rejected and rebelled from organized religion. My mothers parents who had raised me throughout my childhood, they were Methodist and Baptist. But they had kinda fallen away from the church. So I didn’t have a particularly religious household. Partly because of this upbringing I had no real anchor for my beliefs. No commitment to a particular community of faith. And so I’m going around these churches in Chicago, trying to organize these churches, some of these pastors, these pastors are slick, because they’d call me into their office and they’d say well you know Barak we think its wonderful work your doing, this job training work. And we like your ideas in terms of challenging the city to deliver services to communities that had been neglected. We want to help you but its hard getting our folks involved. If you’re organizing churches, it might be helpful if you were a member of a church. Just a suggestion, no pressure, but it might be helpful if folks saw you in church once in a while. I had to admit they had a point. So one Sunday I woke up at 6 AM and I brushed the lint off the only suit I had. I was getting paid 12,000 dollars a year plus car expenses. I had one suit and it was a little thread bare. And I went over to Trinity on 95th Street on the Southside and I heard a sermon about hope and faith and the love of Jesus Christ. During the course of the sermon I was introduced to Jesus in a way that I had not been introduced before. And I learned my sins could be redeemed if I placed my trust in him. That he could set me on the path of eternal life. It was because of these newfound understandings that I was finally able to walk down the isle one day and get baptized. I have to say, I didn’t fall out in church, it didn’t come as an epiphany. It was a gradual process, all the questions and the doubts and the pain that I sometimes felt didn’t magically disappear. The skeptical bent of my mind didn’t suddenly vanish. But kneeling beneath the cross I heard Gods spirit beckoning me. I submitted myself to his will and I dedicated myself to discovering His truth and carrying out His works.
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wow….
that’s actually pretty awesome.
I was touched by Barack Obama’s speech to the congregation because of the true humility expressed in his coming to Jesus Christ and how he was drawn to Christ with a desire do want to do something for people and not for himself. Unlike George W. Bush, who has always warn his religion on his sleeve, Mr. Obama chose to instead, use his actual arms to embrace Christ and to dedicate his life to “the least of these”, as opposed to making windfall profits for the “most of these”. I was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, my father was a Chicago police officer and I can relate to Mr. Obama’s humility. You see, I have always believed that the only real way an individual can have pride in him/herself if to first master humility, otherwise the pride a person has is false. Everything about Barack Obama is real and what he has gained and achieved in his life was earned through humility, which is how Jesus Christ tells us to live. This is why I know that Barack Obama will be an excellent U.S. president, as he would be a breath of fresh air, in comparison to all the stale, arrogant propaganda that the past seven years of Bush has given the American people.I truly hope Mr. Obama wins the Democratic nomination for the presidency and goes on to lead us, so that we can begin to undo all the harm George W. Bush has caused to the American people, and actually the entire world. Once Obama’s in office, I feel, the long overdue healing of this nation will immediately begin and be felt by us and the world. Sincerely, Peter Renardo
Thanks for your comments Peter.
I agree Senator Obama does seem to have humility. And he certainly seemed sincere when he gave his testimony even though he didnt use the evangelical language to say he was “saved” or “born again” or “accepted Jesus as my Lord and savior”.
But, I dont think it quite works to speak about how great humility is and how wonderful caring for other people is… and then in the same breath drag someone elses name through the mud.
While I don’t agree with your comments about President Bush, I certainly respect your freedom to have them. It just doesnt seem very Christ like to point out someone elses perceived shortcomings in an effort to lift someone else up. Does it?
And arent we as Chirstians, um… suppose to wear it on our sleeves?
And do you honestly believe that the state our country is in is ALL because of George Bush?
Just curious.
a leopard cannot change it’s spots. Mr. Obama has the GIFT OF GAP. Believers, TEST EVERY SPIRIT TO SEE IF IT IS OF GOD. IT IS TIME THAT THE BRID OF JESUS CHRIST START READING THEIR BIBLES AND TEST ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES. JESUS CHRIST IS GOD. ONCE YOU ENCOUNTER THE LIVING GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, YOU NO LONGER LIVE, NOW CHRIST LIVES THROUGH YOU. MR. OBAMA HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT IS TO BE “SAVED” FROM A DESTRUCTION IN THE “LAKE OF FIRE.” HE HAS NO CLUE OF WHAT HE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM. JESUS IS NOT AN IDEA TO LEAD YOU TO A PATH OF SALVATION, HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE AND NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER BUT BY HIM. JESUS IS NOT A MEANS TO AN END HE IS ALFA AND OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END. CHRISTIANS, WAKE UP!!! SEEK DECERNMENT, THAT IS ONLY THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN WE DESCERN THE SPIRIT OF DECEPTION, WAKE UP CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, WAKE UP.
Hey Liza
Thanks for your comments. I do like to hear other peoples thoughts on things.
You said, “JESUS IS NOT AN IDEA TO LEAD YOU TO A PATH OF SALVATION, HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE AND NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER BUT BY HIM. JESUS IS NOT A MEANS TO AN END ”
I totaly agree. I also believe Obama was totaly sincere when descirbing how God was calling him.
Does this mean he is saved? Does it mean he is a Christian? I don’t know. I believe the bible defines a very narrow path to salvation. It’s not very “tolerant”. There is one way and one way alone. To believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord.
Obama did not tell us he believed in Jesus. So did he not say… and that day I gave my life to Jesus… because of the political ramifications? Did he simply “vow to follow god” that day or did he accept Jesus as Lord and Savior? I don’t know.
If he did accept Christ, then he is saved. If he didn’t, then he isn’t. Im not the one who writes the names in the book of life (or erases them depending on your theology)so I dont know. Maybe he should just say “I accepted Jesus” and not worry about the political flack. But can we really condem him for not saying it? I mean, can any of you say there has never been a time in your life that you “denied Christ”?
Not denial as in.. giving back your salvation and turning your heart away from him… but sitting there, at a training event or a party or in the mall or anywhere in your day to day life, when you know you should have proclaimed the name of Jesus and his rule over your life, but you didn’t for fear of what people might think or say?
So, what are we to wake up and see? I’m not voting for the guy. Im not even saying he is saved or not. Simply putting up here the words he said and described as his Christian testimony so that others can read it and pray and ask God for discernment.
But certainly you arent saying we should all ask Jesus to get up out of his sit so we might sit down in judgement? Are you?
Brian, I read your post on Barack Obama visiting your church, and as a fellow Christian I have emailed you to ask a simple question. You said that you do not support his “socialist agenda”. Let me ask you something, please…
What do you know about this supposed “socialist agenda”? Is is a label, created to define what is not definitive? “Socialist agenda” today, is a term used to scare many into believing that someone will take from them to give to another, when it is clear that with the richest 1% enjoying the steepest of the tax cuts, while others go hungry, a socialist agenda is nothing more than trying to do the work of Jesus in giving hope to the hopeless. I also know as a christian that abortion is a touchy subject, and while I do not support abortion, I cannot, will not, as a Christian, defend the true agenda of the Republicans, which is to use Jesus and worship the almighty Dollar instead. Jesus has been brutalized, and the word socialism itself has been changed to reflect what is not true by these people. Please find it in your heart to understand that everything is not black and white, and as complex as this world is, we have to have each others back. Democrats, aside from abortion, are prepared to deliver on what Jesus has laid out faster than any Republican abusing Jesus’ name. It is not a tough choice for me to make. Please find it in your heart to feel the same, for the love of your brothers. I come from Pennsylvania and I do not find Obama’s “bitterness comments” offensive at all. We are, in many ways, carrying the bitterness of years of economic meltdown in the southwest corner.
Also, Brian, as someone who has spoken to grandparents of a much earlier generation, they bear witness to stories of convents being torn down, with the skeletons of newborns hidden behind walls. As sad as it makes me to think of the children dying, my experience in the community of midwifery has also given me a long term understanding of the historical abortions of the past. Abortions used to be herbal, and no one thought anything wrong of them because science had not caught up to the miracle of life in the womb yet. Back alley abortions were more common than those would care to realize in the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, and today, speaking on a technical level, obtaining an abortion in many states is not an easy task. I would ask you to understand that this is where gods ultimate choice comes into play. It is in our hands, to tell our sons, daughters, neighbors, and friends, that we support them with their unexpected pregnancies. As a christian we cannot be accountable for all people that do not want to be accountable for themselves, but in the case of republicans, I will not let them be the judge, when that is for God to decide. Please again understand that being a democrat is far, far, far from “socialist” as the term would be harshly, and injustly defined. I care about my neighbor, call me socialist if you will, but I care.
Hey Alysia,
First let me say thank you for taking the time to write a comment. I know its easier sometimes to just read something and if you don’t agree to just move on. So thanks.
About using the phrase “socialist agenda”: I agree, this phrase is often thrown out without understanding. One of those things people say when they think they oppose something but arent real sure what they oppose. I get that.
From my perspective, a socialist agenda is one that promotes socialism. Right?
So heres a definition of Socialism from Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Socialism refers to the goal of a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. This control may be either direct—exercised through popular collectives such as workers’ councils—or indirect—exercised on behalf of the people by the state.
Ok, so as I look at the Senators platform, this is what I see.
Here’s a quote from a speech he gave on poverty:
“When I’m President, I will raise the minimum wage and make it a living wage by making sure that it rises every time the cost of living does. I’ll start letting our unions do what they do best again – organize our workers and lift up our middle-class. And I’ll finally make sure every American has affordable health care that stays with you no matter what happens by passing my plan to provide universal coverage and cut the cost of health care by up to $2500 per family.”
And his Wifes comments to a group of North Carolina voters as saying “The truth is, most Americans don’t want much. Folks don’t want the whole pie. Most Americans feel blessed to thrive just a little bit. But that’s out of reach for them.” The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so someone else can have more.”
Sure that’s her, not him… but isn’t she speaking on his behalf on the campaign trail?
This is from his official website:
To help fund the new national health care system:
“Employers that do not offer or make a meaningful contribution to the cost of quality health coverage for their employees will be required to contribute a percentage of payroll toward the costs of the national plan.”
This is from his site too:
Obama will create 20 Promise Neighborhoods in areas that have high levels of poverty and crime and low levels of student academic achievement in cities across the nation. The Promise Neighborhoods will be modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone, which provides a full network of services, including early childhood education, youth violence prevention efforts and after-school activities, to an entire neighborhood from birth to college.
(Side note: I admit, I don’t know anything about this Promise Neighborhood program. Just at first glance it certainly looks like a form of socialist reform. I could be totally off on that because like I said, all I know about it is from this one bullet from his website.)
So whats that sound like to me? It sounds to me like… the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community… I mean, I have to give up a piece of my pie so someone without pie can have some? So the profits from someones business will be used to help fund the national health care system?
Doesn’t he want more power given to unions across the country? I mean, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Just one small piece of the over all agenda.
And do a quick scan of his website. Every one of the “issues” is answered with a derivative of… “I will increase federal support of…” or “I will double federal funding of…” or “I will create new federal subsidies for…”
The answer to all the problems seems to be, lets increase the budget for this and get more Government agencies working on it.
Where then does this money come from? Tax dollars right? So would that not be the government taking control of the program and money and exercising that control on behalf of the people?
What was that definition of socialism again?
Now, none of these things standing alone can be called a socialist agenda. I mean they seem good. They are needed. We have a lot of broken stuff and needy people that need help. But when you put them all together, it begins to look a lot like a socialist agenda to me. But that’s just me.
Soooo that’s where I was coming from when I said I don’t support his socialist agenda. Not just an uninformed statement of Republican rhetoric.
You said:
“a socialist agenda is nothing more than trying to do the work of Jesus in giving hope to the hopeless”
Well, I kinda agree I kinda don’t. You see, I personally don’t agree that the government taking my money and distributing it for me to the less fortunate is me following the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Take a look around my blog. My life is centered around giving to and helping those around me. I see the homeless. I see the needy. I see the down trodden. And its my responsibility as a Christian to get out there and do all I can do to help them. I mean, that’s why I have done volunteer work with the Ronald McDonald House. That’s why I go to the Macon Rescue Mission once a month.. That’s why I spend my Thursday nights talking to the people on the street. Praying for them, feeding them, caring for them, loving them. That’s being a follower of Christ. Not giving my money to the government so they can do it for me. To me, it’s simply living my life with my eyes and heart wide open and being ready to respond to whatever God calls me to or to help in anyway he reveals to me to help.
About the republicans abusing the name of Jesus. I agree with you 100%. Our government is fraught with deceivers and people who will say whatever it takes to sway a segment of voters. Many people in the republican party have used Christians stand against abortion as a leveraging tool simply to manipulate a vote. I agree. I agree.
I was just asked recently by this homeless guy who was on his way to Denver via Macon from Florida, if I was a democrat or republican. My answer: You know, I really don’t base who I vote on by the party the candidate aligns himself with. The only thing I know how to do is look at what they say they believe, look at the things they do, pray, and ask God to help me make the right decision in my vote.
That’s how I decide. Party affiliation really doesn’t play a role in who I am behind in an election.
Abortion… *sigh* I totally hear you. Without a doubt the church has set an atmosphere of condemnation when it comes to abortion. (or homosexuality or viewing pornography or whatever…) That’s wrong, and I believe the church will be held accountable one day for the people who have been driven away from the saving grace of Jesus Christ because of the condemnation of his people. Yes, the sin is wrong. Yes, we need to teach that it is wrong. But that doesnt mean it comes with the hammer of condemnation. Im not talking about throwing stones and attacking people as individuals. But the word of God stands on its own about the issues.
You said, “It is in our hands, to tell our sons, daughters, neighbors, and friends, that we support them with their unexpected pregnancies. As a christian we cannot be accountable for all people that do not want to be accountable for themselves.”
You’re right. It is our place to love and accept people as they walk through things. No matter what it is. And your right, come judgement day, I will be standing before God and will be held accountable for my own actions, nothing anyone else did for me, will matter except the substitiontionary atonement of Jesus. So while its true, I cant make someone make a decision. I cant make them care about life the way I do. But certainly its my responsibility to stand up for the life that can’t voice its opinion? Certainly I should stand in the gap for the one who can’t stand up for themselves? Right?
Ok, I’ve read over this and I truly hope I havent come off as argumentative or stand offish or whatever. I do value your opinion and it has helped me look even more at why I believe what I do.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment.
Yes, I do believe that the shape our country is currently in, IS because of George W. Bush and his corporate run administration. I do not belive a person has to “proclaim” that they’ve been saved because it is JESUS who saves us, not ourselves, but we must still continue to approach the Lord in humility. It takes more than words alone to attain grace, as the Gospel of St. James tell us, “faith without works is dead”. So, I stand by my statements about Senator Obama, who is now our Democratic candidate for the Presidencym and I can already smell the fresh air. Ciao!
ummmm OK. So congress didnt help? The American people had nothing to do with it? Or maybe just the overall corruption that is running throughout our entire political structure where almost all politicians are looking out for their best interest and not those of the people who voted them into office?
Ok… maybe the condition of our country IS all because of President Bush.
About proclaiming Jesus…
Im out of town sitting in a training room atm… so this is just a quick google list… But the bible DOES say we should proclaim the things the Lord has done for us.
Luke 8:39
Mark 5:20
Deu 32:3
I do agree with you Peter, our political system needs an overhual. And yes it is one of the major factors contributing to the state of our nation. But, its years of government that have brought us here… not simply one administration.
SIDE NOTE: While I do believe we have a corrupt political system here in America, I love it here. We have a way of life like no other in the world and I am proud to call myself an American.
Okay, so I know the last comment was made in July… and it’s November, but I have something to say!
When President-Elect Obama was at our church, he used the story of the good samaritan to justify his “socialist agenda” as we are calling it, and I totally disagreed. (and I know you have already said this in you reply Pastor Brian, but I just wanted to say it)
The good samaritan was an individual person, not a government. As Christians, it is our responsibility to care for others. Because so many people feel that these taxes are needed to help society, maybe this means that Christians as a whole aren’t doing their job???
But also, I love how it’s those who wouldn’t be suffering from the tax cuts speaking with such passion about helping the needy. In my opinion, helping the needy is something that money can’t do. What we do (well, did for me) downtown has nothing to do with money. It has nothing to do a program, organization, or ministry… it has to do with love. This is what is really needed, and this is something that those who aren’t in the upper-class bracket can do at no cost to their pocket.
As far as Parties using the name of Jesus to gather support, it is blasphemous! The kingdom of God does not operate in the bounds of the issues facing a certain country of a certain time period.
But, it is WRONG to put economic issues on a pedestal and God’s morals on a back burner (in reference to abortion)
Lastly, maybe we all look at individual candidates’ when basing our decisions of who to support (that is how I do it, and I personally am non-affiliated as well) BUT, I am beginning to recognize exactly how important parties are. In fact, I am starting to view it as crucial! A president’s power is limited, true, but they appoint judges and other positions that will make many many decisions on a federal level that will interweave throughout the entire nation. And they generally choose people who base their views on those of the same party. That is partly why I feel as though this election was unbalanced. Obama represented the Democrats perfectly, while McCain hardly represented the Republicans. He dissociated from his party on many points (hence the “maverick” term)… so I felt that the Republicans were cheated.
And I am starting to feel that having a solid foundation for your issues is important. (which should be the Word of God) But, since there isn’t one party that coincides perfectly with the Word we all resort to judging individually.
I am seriously considering pursuing politics (be the change you want to see in the world) and if I do… I will have to create a party. That’s all there is to it.
BRIAN, DO YOU GET THE IMPRESSION THAT CHANGE IS A DIFFICULT WORD TO SWOLLOW. IN MOST OF THE TESTIMONY HERE, THERE IS A MAJOR “I” ISSUE. OUR COUNTRY IS IN THE WORST SHAPE THAT IT HAS BEEN IN SINCE THE LATE 20′S,30′S AND 40′S. WE AS A PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND HELP EACH OTHER,NO MATTER WHAT OUR BACKGROUNDS ARE. BEING A CHRISTIAN, IT IS HARD TO ACCEPT WHAT WE CAN’T CHANGE, SO THAT IS WHERE YOU LEAVE IT WITH GOD AND MY FAITH THAT JESUS CHRIST IS MY SALVATION. NOW THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA IS THE LEADER THE PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN WE SHOULD LET HIM LEAD OUR COUNTRY. SINCE YOU HAVE HEARD HIM SPEAK DO YOU FEEL HE IS A LEADER. I DO. THIS COUNTRY HAS NOT HAD A LEADER THAT CAN INSPIRE THAT FEELING THAT EACH ONE OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE SINCE LET’S SEE, AROUND THE 1960′S. I THINK OBAMA CAN LEAD. THE QUESTION IS, AM I. CAN “I” TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO ACCEPT SOME OF THE CHANGES THIS COUNTRY WILL HAVE TO MAKE TO BECOME STRONG, INDEPENDENT, AND THRIVING AGAIN. “I” DON’T KNOW, BUT “I” SURE AM GOING TO TRY. WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP REBUILD AMERICA, WRITE OUR SENETORS AND HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES, THE PEOPLE WE VOTED INTO OFFICE TO BE OUR VOICE. “I” FEEL THAT THE RIGHT PRESIDENT IS THERE TO LEAD AND OVERSEE OUR COUNTRY, BUT IT IS UP TO EACH ONE OF US TO MAKE SURE OUR VOICE IS HEARD. AS A CHRISTIAN, I TRY TO LIVE MY LIFE BY EXAMPLE. CHANGE IS HARD, COMPLAINING IS EASY, INSPIRING SOMEONE TO A BETTER PLACE IN THIER HEART IS A GIFT FROM ABOVE. REACH OUT, BE READY TO SACRIFICE, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES THAT ANYONE IN MY GENERATION HAS SEEN. WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW I TOLD MY HUSBAND THE OTHER NIGHT THAT IF I HAD TO GIVE A EXTRA $200.00 DOLLARS A YEAR TO ENSURE MY CHILDREN HAD MEDICAL CARE, A EDUCATION AND A BETTER LIFE THAN ME, I WOULD. WE STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET EVERY DAY. MY CHILDREN ARE IN THERE 20′S AND ARE STRUGGELING TO KEEP UP. I DON’T MAKE ENOUGH TO HELP THEM THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO BUT I SURE DO TRY. MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR A COMPANY THAT CORPORATE BONOUSES ARE IN THE $100′S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, SOME CORPORATE EXECUTIVES THE MILLIONS. THE COMPANY HAS HAD BILLION DOLLAR QUARTERS THESE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. HE HAS LABORED AND WORKED HARD FOR THIS COMPANY FOR 35YRS AND GET’S A HAM OR A JACKET, BUT HE IS A SKILLED LABOR, NOT MANAGEMENT, I WORK IN A OFFICE AND WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF MY STATE. THAT’S GREAT, AND HIS JOB AND MY JOB HAS KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD, AND FOOD IN THE FRIDGE, AND HAS HELPED US RAISE OUR FAMILY. I AM TRULY GRATEFULL THAT WE HAVE JOBS, BUT WE BASICLY LIVE PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK. “I” WANT A BETTER LIFE FOR MY KIDS, THAN MINE. THIS IS WHAT MY DAD TOLD ME, AND I TELL MY KIDS. I WORK, MY HUSBAND WORKS, AND MY KIDS WORK. LET’S GIVE OUR NEW GOVERNMENT LEADERS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF WE DON’T MAKE THE CHANGES WE NEED TO NOW, OUR KIDS PAY FOR IT. I THINK CORPORATE GREED HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY. WARS OVER OIL AND POWER ARE WRONG, TERRORISM MUST BE STOPPED, AND RACE PLAYS NO PART IN HEALING AMERICA…AMERICANS DO! COPORATE AMERICA BRING OUR JOBS HOME TO THE USA AND INVEST IN AMERICAN WORKERS.
Rachelle and Pam, thanks for the comments. I really do have a reply just no time to write it. Ill get back here soon.
Barack Obama for me is the most charismatic president to be ever elected. He also makes great decisions, for example in the ecomomic stimulus package to counter the effects of recession.
Mr. Obama speach does sound good, but you got to remember there are alot of people who claim to be a christian who really are not. For most of my life I was like that, and I could tell you what the bible says, but never really had a personal relationship with Christ. Though we cannot tell a persons heart and only God can see that, the bible tells us to look at a persons fruit of the spirit. Looking at the polocies that Mr. Obama has and the things he stands for it makes you wonder where his heart is. Im not claiming to be perfect, and know that I don’t deserve Christ or Heaven, but through the Mercy of God I have Eternal Life. Its easy to claim Christ, but our actions show if we really know Christ.