I did check for myself, as you suggested, on the site you suggested, and these 2 "facts" are specifically noted on Snopes as being false.
1. A congressman was indeed sworn into the House on a Koran, but that person was NOT Barack Obama.
2. There is indeed a photograph of some candidates singing the National Anthem and Obama's hand is not on his heart. He is NOT refusing to take the pledge in the photo, as some emails have claimed, but is singing the National Anthem without his hand on his heart, like many otherwise patriotic at many sporting events.
Listen, hes black, hes a democrat and worst of all hes a muslim...we HAVE TO..AS HARD AS WE CAN to try to pin something on him! :xmas:
No, in all seriousness all of our candidate are lame choices.
Absolutely NO ONE in the republican part has a personality, no one speaks to me as a natural leader..except maybe Mc Cain who AT LEAST was a POW for 4 years and can actually claim adversity...unlike the rest of them tough talking pussies.
But even Mc Cain doesnt seem quite right. So we're left with Barak and Hilary. Hilary has a personality, unfortunately its a negative one. Everyone says a woman president would make for a more peaceful union, I say bull shit. I see Hilary being a Golda Meir on crack...she never lived in the middle east like Golda, but has an inferiority complex because shes a woman and just like the little kid who was picked on and now becomes a cop, so is Hilary...she THINKS shes been kicked around, she THINKS shes not respected as a politician so she builds up this think coat of armor and will probably unlease hell on us upon being sworn in.
Mr Hussein Obama? While i have NO PROBLEMS with his race or religion, lets face facts...while he COULD get elected, if you think the country got divided after Bush won the office, this guy would be more divisable...not neccessarily because of his politics, rather simply on the fact that hes Black and Muslim. The country is not ready for that...not right now, not in the enviroment where in. One things for sure If Barak was President, hed "get elected on Friday, assasinated on Saturday, burried on Sunday" oooooh if Barak was president.
All of them...Dems and Reps share the common idea of making the central government STRONGER. Whether its from the mege-liberal dems or the scary religion crazed neo-cons formerly known as Republicans.
So Ron Paul is the natural choice? Well he is libertarian to the core...I do agree with most (not everything, but no one is perfect) of what he says. The only guy looking to take power of the central government...so this is the clear choice, right? Wrong. Listen, the man has a lot of great ideas and hes honest...thats refreshing in a politician. However, alot of people here have great ideas. Shit half the board think Ron Paul is the second coming of christ cuz he shares THIER beliefs...basically, most of us are little Ron Pauls...does merely having the right idea make us fit to be President???
SOme say yes, I say no. Merely having the right idea doesnt qualify me as president. My problem with Ron is that hes just not a very Strong guy. I dont see him being able to take the reigns of the office and make the changes he wants to do. I see him getting bullied.
I told my buddy yesterdya that all these candidate have some serious flaws and Congress should hold an emergency meeting and select Arnold as the interim president. Seriously, Arnold is a TRUE Rep/Libertarian, like Ronnie, except Arnold is strong...he would push for the changes we all think are right, and he wouldnt let himself get bitched around.
Oh well, that'll never happen. Guess we'll just have to wait for Senator Arnold to come around soon.