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The minute Barack Obama does something I really don't like, the minute I stop donating to his campaign. There, I said it! That statement is neither proof that
by cjoh 15y ago
The minute Barack Obama does something I really don't like, the minute I stop donating to his campaign.
There, I said it!
That statement is neither proof that I am a corrupt insider, nor is it sufficient evidence that I have control over Barack Obama.
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- yellowbkpk 15y agoIf you modified your statement to "The minute Barack Obama does something I really don't like, the minute I stop donating tens of millions of dollars to his campaign." the outcome might be different.
- rickmb 15y agoNow change "does something I really don't like" to "stops executing policies I dictate" and you're getting somewhere..
- CWuestefeld 15y agoThis is a good argument. +1, but I still have reservations. There is a bit of a difference, though. When you supported Obama, I assume it was to elect someone that you believed would do a good job as Chief Executive, overall. It wasn't in order to pass one piece of self-serving legislation. The fact that you weren't acting purely in your own interest, and that the interest was broader than one single issue, makes it somewhat different. But different enough to overcome your objection? I'm not sure.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoMany people make their voting/donation choices based on a single self-serving issue. Is it wrong for sexually active people who don't want children to vote/donate based on abortion, or for gays to vote/donate based solely on gay marriage?
- chc 15y agoI'm not accused of having Obama in my pocket. If everyone was accusing me of having bought out Obama, you darn well bet I wouldn't mention him and money in the same paragraph.