“This Is Someone I Could Vote For”
Terry, from Plantation, Florida donated because she feels that she can actually vote for Barack – She's not forced to choose between the lesser of two evils.
When I was younger, the only person I wanted to vote for was Bobby Kennedy. Recently, it's been the lesser of two evils. The minute I saw Obama speak, I thought "Oh man, this is someone I could vote for." He's really so different from everyone else. He talks to you and he's so honest. You don't get that in politics anymore, at least in my lifetime. It's more than charisma – it comes form honesty rather than a polished line. And I've never seen him in person. I've hear in person he's even more compelling.
I've originally from Brooklyn. We can spot bull a mile away – and this man doesn't have any in him.
He also has this ability to go past the boundary that everyone else seems to make. He can talk to someone who you might consider an enemy. The only way to get out of this war is to get all the parties talking and I think that he's the only who could do that.
Domestically, I think everyone is concerned about trade agreements – CAFTA – he voted against that. It's so important for the workers that are losing their jobs –Barack would be for the people, he's not for the big businesses.
Healthcare is another thing. We just changed our healthcare provider at work, I work for the city of Plantation, but I have a co-worker whose son is battling cancer. Besides making her crazy that she may be losing her son, she's had to fight with this new provider. Less and less is being provided to take care of people's health.
I believe most Americans, are sick of politicians, canned speeches, rehearsed sound-bites. I see in him the same integrity of character as Bobby Kennedy.
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