Alas, a sober voice amidst a crowd of McCarthy understudies

I couldn't have articulated these points any better than this man....a true personification of intellectual vigor.




As a side note, I'd like to quickly dispel some of the emails that are going around that are leading the feeble minded to believe that Sen. Obama is some sort of Anti-American socialist zealot.

The following lies are often sent in emails

Sen. Obama is a Muslim.....false....as if it would matter if practice Islamic faith in a country of religious freedom.

Sen. Obama's chief economic advisers are former CEO's of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.....false....although one of them actually vetted vice presidential candidates for Sen. Obama, for about 2 weeks.

Michelle Obama went on a racist tirade about white people and said the word "whitey"......false....you can thank Limbaugh for that one.

Sen. Obama is a close friend and possible co-conspirator with Mr. William Ayers.....false....the school reform board Sen. Obama served on with Mr. Ayers was created by a conservative thinktank..the Annenberg Foundation ...meaning that Mr. Ayers served on a School Reform board that was granted funds by the federal government. Leonore Annenberg is the chairman of the Annenberg Foundation and is a supporter of Sen. McCain's campaign....does that mean there is a terrorist tie for Sen. McCain? I hardly think so.

Sen. Obama is not an actual American citizen.......false.

Sen. Obama is not in Hawaii to visit his sick grandmother, but to interfere in a lawsuit filed to retain his original birth certificate.....false....Sen. Obama has already issued his birth certificate to the press.

Sen. Obama did not really write the two books published about his life before and after becoming a U.S. Senator.......false....Sen. Obama is as eloquent a writer as he is a speaker....how could you otherwise become President of the Harvard Law Review?

Sen. Obama wants to rewrite the Star Spangled banner.......false

Sen. Obama's view to increase taxes on the wealthiest 5% is socialist and unjust......false....our tax structure has always taxed the wealthy at a higher rate than those who are less financially independent...it's called progressive taxation. Sen. Obama's current tax proposal is just one of many ways we can reclaim our control of the deficit that is spinning out of control.

And lastly....that email claiming the 50 lies Obama has told is full of misquotes and false information.

It's disturbing to me that the same political machine that, during the 2000 Republican Primaries, referred to Sen. McCain's adopted Bangladeshi daughter as a product of an extramarital affair with a black woman, has now taken over Sen. McCain's campaign with the very same tactics of overtly false robocalls and emails against Sen. Obama. It's even more disturbing to me that there is a large number of individuals out there that are basing their views of Sen. Obama solely on these fabricated and deceptive emails. Some even yelling out "Terrorist" and "Socialist", in reference to Sen. Obama at Republican rallies.

Although I obviously advocate Sen. Obama as a presidential candidate, I do not aim nor expect to sway anyone's vote by spilling my brain onto a bulletin or blog on MySpace. My only hope is to quell the hopelessly negative and false emails that are circulating out there, in hopes that maybe one person will conduct their own investigation into the real issues that we are facing now. If then, you want to vote for Sen. McCain based on his foreign, domestic, and energy policies, good for you, I cannot and will not try to deter anyone from exercising their democratic right.

- Shawn C. Slaughter

Ok, so this wasn't as much of a side note as it was an extension of what Gen. Powell paraphrased in the video, lol, but once I start going it's hard for me to stop. Happy Voting all.


As always, comments are welcome from all sides. Thanks.

*Note: This was written before President Obama was elected, due to all the ignorant emails I kept getting...only downside to living in Texas*