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Ties That Bind?

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Editor, Times-Union:

We just experienced an overhyped, positively outrageous Tuesday night debate recently between McCain and Obama that featured Obama's same old abstract empty rhetorical "cries" for "change." Obama succeeded in departing Tuesday night's debate unscathed and, as always, failed to explain his implementation plan for this "change" he is proposing, whatever it is. I wonder where Obama will get the funding to pay for his programs? America should question why Obama keeps evading this issue and why the news media aren't pressing Obama for answers.

In my opinion, America is still in the dark concerning the truth about Obama's past associations with the radical left, such as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Antoin "Tony" Rezko and the infamous William Ayers just to name a few, all who hate America.

As an American, I am very concerned and have strong reservations about trusting my country to someone who refuses to address such allegations to the satisfaction of the American people. Some people believe that it serves no purpose to bring up Obama's past. Yet, we the people are naive enough to trust our country to a man who has documented history of associating himself with people who hate America? Is America supposed to believe that Obama was not affected by the hatred preached by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright for the 20 years that Obama and his family sat in Wright's church pews? Why haven't some of our news media rushed to some of Obama's questionable associates to discuss their side of the story? Why hasn't Ayers come forward or been asked to explain his association with Obama? Why does the liberal news media want to keep this issue quiet?

In my opinion, the liberal media has portrayed Obama as a kind of political superhero who has come to save America, who will bring both parties together, and infuse all of us with this "hope" for "change." But thanks to the liberal media, few Americans truly know who Barrack Hussein Obama Jr. really is or what he stands for.

It is common knowledge that Obama is one of the most liberal senators in our Senate today. Can America picture the chaos that will ensue on Capital Hill with Obama and other Democratic liberals such as Nancy Pelosi, Carl Levine, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer, among others, controlling our Congress and Senate? Obama has no track record or experience in foreign affairs or world diplomacy, let alone a proven understanding of how the economy and the world works. Obama is willing to set down with leaders of rogue nations without any pre-established diplomatic conditions.

Certainly, Obama talks the talk, but Obama has no track record of ever walking the walk. In my opinion, Obama's bouquet of flowery speeches are coated with thorns and smells of disaster for America.

If Obama will not be truthful and forthright with the American people concerning the allegations purported against him or disclose his implementation plan, then why should America trust or believe anything Obama says? Without a doubt, Obama will say or do anything to win a vote.

In my opinion, there are far too many unanswered questions and trust issues surrounding Obama that America should strongly consider prior to Nov. 4.

Rick Bradley

Warsaw