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Michiana Politics ~ What are the effects of Barack Obama coming to Michiana?Today we are beginning our Blog on how the news of today affects us locally. Each week we will be posting our thoughts about various items of interest in our area, from politics – local and national, to sports, to just stuff around the community. FinditLocal411.com is all about local and we will give you our thoughts and we’d like to hear yours in return. So let’s start with….What are the effects of President Barack Obama coming to Michiana in May? 4 Comments »Leave a comment |
Our President declaring this week (in a foreign country), that the United States of America is “losing its religion” and “is no longer a Christian nation”?
He then, stood on French soil, a country that our troops liberated in World War II, a country still holding the remains of thousands of Americans dead from the beaches of Normandy…and called the United States “arrogant”, and then he apologized for our arrogance!
The United States spent billions of our tax dollars rebuilding Europe and we’ve spent billions and billions more defending our allies in Europe under NATO. If it weren’t for the American blood that was shed Europeans would be living under Nazi, fascist communist control today! All America ever asked was for a little ground to bury our dead who defended their Liberty. Mr. President…we have nothing to apologize for!
And closer to home, the South Bend Common Council is reporting that it is trying to pass and ordinance declaring that any organization who invites anyone that requires South Bend to spend “unbudgeted” funds for the security of that invited person – should have to pay for that “unbudgeted” expenditure so that taxes would not have to be raised to cover the short fall of funds already earmarked for other “budgeted” expenditures. Sounds like a good ordinance to me!
All this, along with the President’s positions that are in direct conflict with the Catholic Church – make me realize why it so important that he be honored by Notre Dame in a couple of weeks at their commencement.
Irene M. Right
Posted by Irene on April 9, 2009 at 3:51 pm
As a college student in the Notre Dame community, I have to say that it is indeed an honor to have President Obama come speak at Notre Dame’s commencement. He is not the first president to do so, and hopefully will not be the last. The 2008 Presidential Election was one of the most exciting races in history, with amazing campaigning and a new idea of “change” and “hope”. There is no doubt that many students at Notre Dame took part in this election — and many of them voted for President Obama. With the recent protests and disagreements with the idea that President Obama is now coming to campus, it is important to realize that he is not coming to campaign.
In all fairness, I admit that I was not an Obama supporter throughout the election season. I wasn’t thrilled with the outcome of the election, but I respect Barack Obama because he is our President, and I have to believe that he would not steer our country in the wrong direction. Do I agree with all of his beliefs and ideas? Certainly not, and there is a definite time for voicing those oppositions. However, the University of Notre Dame commencement ceremony is not one of those times.
President Obama is not coming to the University to speak about abortion, religion, or any other idea that might be considered conflicting to Notre Dame’s ethics, values, and beliefs. He is undoubtedly going to speak about hope and promise for the future of the graduating students. He is going to encourage them, give them advice, and provide them with a sense of security in his words. Issues of morality will not be brought up, simply because they are never brought up in graduation speeches. President Obama isn’t coming to South Bend to cause controversy, he’s coming to spark a fire in the graduating seniors of Notre Dame, and as a community, we need to fuel that fire.
Posted by S on April 9, 2009 at 10:36 pm
S, you’re right about sparking a fire in the community…he will do that for sure!
S, wake-up! You’re in a dark tunnel and running to the light…quick turn around before it’s too late! You’re floating down that river in Africa…you’re in (de)Nile!
And please S, stop drinking the Kool Aid!
Posted by Irene M. Right on April 10, 2009 at 1:42 pm
You are right S? President Obama is not coming to Notre Dame to talk about abortion! But it is the fact that he represents abortion and does not have the same morals as the Notre Dame Catholic faith.
If this wasn’t an issue for the community then it would not make national news.
Posted by Jim on April 10, 2009 at 7:43 pm