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This is in response to my wifes blog (http://www.davisfamilydoodles.blogspot.com/) Titled: "Politics as Usual; It's All Black and White"

I find it too funny how uninformed the America vote is or worse yet their unwilling necessary to get to the truth. My wife asked me to view a blog that she reads and to watch some clips called “the McCain-Palin Mob” that was posted on it. In the crowd were people stating that Barack Obama was a terrorist but when asked why they believe that they couldn’t answer or gave answers that made little to no sense; very uninformed answers. There was even an African American man that when ask why he was supporting McCain instead of Obama, this appeared to be a race question, which I didn’t think fairly asked. But what made it worse was the man’s response “Get out of my face” was all he could say.

A man answered that “Because he was raised with the teachings of his father” His father who he had only seen twice in his life. Didn’t this man know that he was raised by his grandparents, a grandfather who serviced in the military during the war and grandmother who worked in a factory building the equipment needed by her husband. Clearly he did not, he only could say he was a terrorist and that was that.

I never play the race card because it, in my opinion is a sign of limited education and a sad excuse but I think in this case I have to ask these questions:

1) What if Obama’s name was Jimmy Williams
2) What is Mother was White American and His Father Black American, both born and raised in America

Then what?

Clearly he was good for the State of Illinois since he was voted into the Senate Twice. He developed a bill that allowed low income families to buy homes outside the ghettos of the cities. Isn’t this a good thing?

Not to limit myself because there are Black Americans who don’t believe he represents the Black Community. And why is that? He was raised by a single parent and then grandparents, he fought his way into a great college and got his degree, and instead of going into law firm where he could have made millions off the back of the rich, he instead chose to work as an advocate for the people and then a senator. Sounds like a normal Black American to me.

So I ask where did Palin come from? What qualifies her to be VP? When the people in the aforementioned clips were asked when did you first hear about Palin? most answered today, 6 months ago but one answered “in 1985, during her beauty pageant days” Surely this doesn’t qualify someone for VP. Or maybe it’s her being the governor of Alaska, where it was a good decision to get a hot tub for her office with tax payer’s money; ok now I’ll picking. The truth is I can’t talk intelligently about VP Candidate Palin and that’s because I know little about her, but I’m willing to acknowledge that. I do know about McCain and Obama. The same McCain who had an opportunity to give the same military a raise, which by the way he fought hard for but got voted down but during the same year had an opportunity to vote down a bill that gave congress and the senate a 125% pay and benefits raise but chose not to break the period of silence that would have killed the bill.

I know Obama who when it came time to vote not to go to war with Iraq stood by his beliefs and voted no. Did he do this because he’s a terrorist or because we had no need to go into Iraq; when it was Al Qaeda in Afghanistan that planned and executed the destroying of the Twin Towers and Pentagon? I understand the why of going to Iraq and I have been there twice supporting the Marines. I support them now because I’m retired after servicing 22 years and I have worked in the defense business since 1999. What I now don’t understand is why we’re still providing financial and military aid today when the Iraq government has Trillions in financial revenues.

I read once that Obama doesn’t support the troops in Iraq and voted down a bill to pour more money into the Iraq War. The fact is he voted down that bill because he believed that more attention should be paid to the real war front Afghanistan; as did many others.

I guess the short of it is Vote for who you want to, it’s your right but make an informed vote. Not one based on McCain’s POW Status or Palin’s ability to give you the feeling you can sit with her and have a cup of coffee and talk or even because Obama’s Black (this goes both ways). Get to know your candidate, what they stand for, how they will help the American People not just you but everyone.

My First Post

For my first post I thought I should introduce myself and give you, the reader an understanding where I’m coming from.

I’ll start of by telling you why I chose this name for my blog. The short of it is I grew up in a world that I wasn’t black enough for the black community and not white enough for the White Community. So one can say I have a Gray prospective on life. I see the world from both side and most of both sides hate that in me.

I’m 48 yrs old, married and the father of 3 adults and 1 child. I have been married three times; twice to black women (1 child from first Marriage, 2 children from second marriage) and my current and last wife is white (1 Child). I was born and raised in upstate NY and I am the product of a White Mother and Mixed Race Father (Mother Black/Father White). I was raised by the only woman I’ve known as my mother (stepmom) who by the way is black. My parents were firm believers in there is no black and white, people are people and you treat them as they treat you. In my town it wasn’t about black and white it was, in my opinion, about religion. The religious order was Jewish, Catholic, then all others. I was raised as a Pentecostal until I reach my teens and then I went Catholic. I attend Catholic Mass and Pentecostal services. My reason for both was to become well read. Ok, the truth is Catholic Mass was short and Pentecostal had great music.

I joined the Army at 17 and went active at 18yrs of age with a plan to do 4 years, save enough money, get out and go to law school. You know what they say “The best laid of mice and men”. I went to Germany for my first tour of duty and fall in love with the Army; 22 years later I retired and have been in the Defense business every since.

I have lived an interesting life and have seen a lot. This blog will provide a vehicle for me to share my life experiences with you and give you an opportunity to share your thoughts with the readers.

I have one rule; that you respect the views of everyone who post here. You may not like what someone post but respect it.