Decision 2008: Where do you stand?
Barack Obama: a unique past frames presidential platform
Samantha House
Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: Features
The cost of being an American is currently higher than ever.
From the $3 trillion war that's costing every household around $100 a month to the rising price of food necessities, citizens are struggling to keep themselves from drowning in debt, reported Barackobama.com.
With everything growing higher except paychecks, it's easy to understand why so many people have lost faith in the government.
Despite the strains many Americans are facing, presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.) still has faith that together, the people of the U.S. can find a way to dig themselves out of debt and build a more prosperous, fair America.
"Yes, we can."
Once used by the senator in a speech, the above phrase has become a common slogan adopted by his supporters.
"I'm asking you to believe not just in my ability to bring change in Washington," Obama said on his Web site. "I'm asking you to believe in yours."
The question remaining to be answered is whether or not the American people have as much faith in Obama as he says he has in them.
With 171 more delegates and 15 more contest wins than Clinton, Obama's lead shows many people do believe in his potential, despite criticism he's received on his lack of long-term experience, reported his Web site.
However, while many know the message of hope he carries, few are aware of where the charismatic leader came from.
Born in Hawaii to an 18-year-old Kansas woman and a Kenyan man visiting the United States as a college student, Obama grew up in a much different world than his opponents, Republican John McCain and fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton.
According to an article in TIME magazine by Amanda Ripley titled, "A Mother's Story," Obama was born at a time when interracial marriages were illegal in most states across the country.
After his mother, S. Ann Soetoro, dropped out of college to raise Obama, his father got accepted to Harvard with plans to take his knowledge and return to Kenya. Understanding his motives did not include her or her son, Soetoro divorced Obama Sr. and began trying to work out a way to survive as a single mother.
From the $3 trillion war that's costing every household around $100 a month to the rising price of food necessities, citizens are struggling to keep themselves from drowning in debt, reported Barackobama.com.
With everything growing higher except paychecks, it's easy to understand why so many people have lost faith in the government.
Despite the strains many Americans are facing, presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.) still has faith that together, the people of the U.S. can find a way to dig themselves out of debt and build a more prosperous, fair America.
"Yes, we can."
Once used by the senator in a speech, the above phrase has become a common slogan adopted by his supporters.
"I'm asking you to believe not just in my ability to bring change in Washington," Obama said on his Web site. "I'm asking you to believe in yours."
The question remaining to be answered is whether or not the American people have as much faith in Obama as he says he has in them.
With 171 more delegates and 15 more contest wins than Clinton, Obama's lead shows many people do believe in his potential, despite criticism he's received on his lack of long-term experience, reported his Web site.
However, while many know the message of hope he carries, few are aware of where the charismatic leader came from.
Born in Hawaii to an 18-year-old Kansas woman and a Kenyan man visiting the United States as a college student, Obama grew up in a much different world than his opponents, Republican John McCain and fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton.
According to an article in TIME magazine by Amanda Ripley titled, "A Mother's Story," Obama was born at a time when interracial marriages were illegal in most states across the country.
After his mother, S. Ann Soetoro, dropped out of college to raise Obama, his father got accepted to Harvard with plans to take his knowledge and return to Kenya. Understanding his motives did not include her or her son, Soetoro divorced Obama Sr. and began trying to work out a way to survive as a single mother.
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John McGrath
posted 4/24/08 @ 6:57 PM EST
This article is crap.
Jeff Madigan
posted 4/24/08 @ 7:38 PM EST
Do you smell what Barack is cooking?
Ruthie Harper
posted 5/02/08 @ 5:09 PM EST
That's really rude. If you have a problem with the article, you could at least explain what you think is wrong with it in "grown-up" words. If you just disagree with Obama in general, you should get over it, because she did profiles of the other candidates, too. (Continued…)
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posted 5/26/08 @ 4:40 PM EST
I am in favor of Clinton but Obama is ahead by a good amount. But the demographics say that the people for Obama are going to vote Democratic even if Clinton wins. (Continued…)
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