As far as I'm concerned, Kerry is the better of the two evils. I just.don't.like.Bush...I was cringing through that whole press conference the other night, especially when he said this:
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"You know why I do? Because I've seen freedom work right here in our own country. I also have this belief, strong belief, that freedom is not this country's gift to the world; freedom is the Almighty's gift to every man and woman in this world. And as the greatest power on the face of the Earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom. We have an obligation to help feed the hungry. I think the American people find it interesting that we're providing food for the North Korea people who starve. We have an obligation to lead the fight on AIDS, on Africa. And we have an obligation to work toward a more free world. That's our obligation. That is what we have been called to do, as far as I'm concerned. "
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*sigh* And again, here is the government tying themselves in with God and yet
again, alienating another group in this country that do not have a belief in the "Almighty". How are "we" all supposed to come to the table of peace, when various groups/people are constantly being
undervalued, underestimated and marginalized???
An obligation to help feed the hungry (impoverished), eh?
Mayors Survey reveals U.S. Poverty 2003
Census Bureau News
Coalition on Human Needs
Hunger and Poverty
And as far as the fight against AIDS in Africa...it seems as though the US didn't bother with it until it became such a huge epidemic.
I was always under the impression that we had an obligation to take care of our own citizens. hm....*shrugs*