Rev. Wright AGAIN!!

Okay, I thought that we got the whole Rev. Wright thing out of our systems a while ago. But John McCain, who has previously stated that he doesn't think it should be an issue, is airing ads in Pennsylvania about it. 

Here's the thing. Pennsylvania's a very odd place, politically. The only reason it is  a swing state to begin with is because it's two main cities, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, are primarily Democratic, but all that farmland in between is primarily Republican. Now, I used to live in PA, so I have seen the extent to which some of the people in both parts believe in what they believe. It's pretty extreme sometimes. But Pennsylvania has been Democratic these past few elections. We have a Democratic governor, and have voted Democratic in past Presidential elections. And in these extreme times, it's pretty likely that we're going to vote Democratic in this Presidential elections, no matter what kinds of ads are aired.

But back to Rev. Wright. I may not be a great representative of everyday Americans, but, when I went to Church, I rarely paid attention. I didn't really listen because I had heard it eight thousand times before, so I read a book a tuned out. And if I did pay attention, I didn't necessarily agree with everything my Priest was saying. 

What has been coming up over and over again in this election is that, if you associate with someone, you must obviously agree with absolutely everything they say and do. This is ridiculous. You might even be friends with someone who you don't agree with. I know I don't agree with a lot of the things my friends believe in. So, maybe the Rev. Wright is a good reverend. Maybe he's a really nice person outside of church. That's why you go to the church, and be friends with him. No one on the planet is going to agree with someone else 100%. It's ridiculous that we're using other people to judge Obama. 

Maybe Bill Ayers is a kind person, with a great personality. Maybe they actually enjoy talking to each other. While I don't believe they were even friends (I say hello to people I vaguely know, and they definitely aren't my best friend), it is possible that people can change, even Bill Ayers. And calling Obama a terrorist because he knows Bill Ayers, who they call a terrorist even though he didn't he didn't actually kill anyone. Terrorist seems a little extreme for that. 

I'm very frustrated by all the people who think they know everything about Obama because they've seen the picture of him in traditional garb, heard about the infamous "whitey" tape, and heard that he knows Bill Ayers and Rev. Wright. I'm sick of everyone voting on personality rather than issues. I wouldn't want to have a beer with Lincoln or Washington, but they were amazing Presidents. Andrew Jackson ran on the idea of an average man in the White House, and he killed thousands of Native Americans after defying the Supreme Court three times.  And Grant fought in the Civil War, and he was a terrible President. 

I would like to end by encouraging people to vote on the issues, not the people. Get educated people.