[quote=Infamous J]I do not mean for this to sound rude because I have many Filipino friends who I love and care about but......Americans need to worry about OUR country first, rather than the rest of the world. We have a lot of employment problems here, as well, and we need to fix it (I know it's not as bad as in the Philippines but our unemployment rate here is now the highest it's been in decades). Yes, American companies need to limit the outsourcing of our jobs so that we can get our economy back on track. We can't worry about the Philippines or any other place in the world when it comes to jobs. Sorry.[/quote] What I'm referring is your economy does affect other countries around the world. A lot of businesses around will merely shut down just because you're closing the right for them to decide on what they do to improve your economy. You think of losing your jobs? Why don't you look at yourselves first if you really deserve getting a job? People are getting so lazy that they can't even help themselves and now when someone is giving your opportunity to others, you get so mad with it. Look at those outsourcing businesses' remarks about other countries, they are getting more successes because of the quality they get. I've heard a lot of people complaining to us that we're stealing your jobs and it hurts to know it. You should go first to improve yourselves to show other people that you OWN these jobs. That's just an immoral way of thinking, it's very selfish and irrational in my part. [quote=Infamous J]Again, I do not mean to sound rude....but that is not our "problem", you know? The Philippine government needs to also work harder (or the "people" need to step up and change the system there) to create a better government so that it does not rely so heavily on outsourced American jobs and companies. No offense, again.[/quote] Like you, when we hate our government, we decide to work on our own. Sure, it's not your problem but when you get old and no one wants to help you in a nursing home because a lot of nurses has stopped going abroad to work for you, I bet you realize how bad "thinking of your own problem only" is. If your hoping to other nurses around in your country, do you really think someone will give you more hospitality than we do? Are you sure in this state of your country you will gain more help from less amount of nurses? Our government has seen nothing wrong with these American companies. What makes you think we should? [quote=Infamous J]That sounds like a kind of racist statment, sis. What makes you think that "blacks" can't help themselves? There is a black man running for president. I think you must only go with what you see/read in the media. There are just as many whites who cannot "help themselves". And under that reasoning.....it leads me back to the "jobs" issue. Maybe, like I said above (by stepping up) that the people of the Philippines need to find a way to better themselves and help themselves, too. You know?[/quote] That's funny. You're interpreting all my sentences one by one. I'm not being racist, that's because Obama has stated that he will give more jobs to blacks and I'm just stating the facts from what I know. You sound like your defending yourself here, mister. Don't push the talk in other way around. Let's include the whites or even the Americans can help themselves, does that sound good? You yourself already mentioned about that jobs issue. Look up and read it again for my reply, if you want. [quote=Infamous J]You're right. Because 1 Senator cannot pass a bill. To pass a bill requires the SENATE to pass it. A majority of the senate. No one single person can pass any bill. He has supported many, though, as has McCain.[/quote] Of course I know that, but did he even proposed something to convince the Senate to pass it? No. [quote=Infamous J]Here's anohter funny fact....Sarah Palin did not know what the Bush Doctrine is. Basically, the Bush Doctrine gives the president permission to launch preemptive military attacks on other countries. You would think that Palin, a mother of a soldier who was just deployed to Iraq, would know what that is, huh? If I (an average American) knows what the Bush Doctrine is, you would think a Governor who is the "commander in chief" of the Alaskan National Guard would should know what it is too. Wow, she's really ready to be president if something should happen to McCain. John was really thinking about what's best for America when he picked her. [/quote] A lot of people won't even bother to think about the Bush Doctrine. If that's how simple the doctrine was, what's so complicated with that? I agree that Bush has overdone this but it doesn't mean that McCain will do the same. I believe this doctrine is made to defend your own country from other countries terrorizing your state, can't you see anything positive for that? No wonder you can't even understand McCain. For me, it doesn't really matter how often you meet a person for you to be convinced to pick her. If you know she's really good and you can see it from her state, why would I even bother? I don't think it would be a bad idea. [quote=Infamous J]I notice on your user info that it seems you still reside in The Philippines. I suggest that before you make such strong statements that you do some thorough research and not base your statements on what you see/hear in the bias media outlets, for example CNN and FOX NEWS. You only see the superficial issues and soundbites, ear candy in the media. You have to dig a little deeper to get the whole story.[/quote] Then I suppose not posting here, don't you think? I'm saying my opinion but thanks for correcting me even if I'm not fully convinced. You vote for Obama, I vote for McCain. I say you should carefully think first before typing what you said. We don't know each other to judge, anyway. [quote=Infamous J]Some "bluffs" by John McCain (these are facts, not made up)[/quote] I don't really care about his answers about Obama. People get a lot of mistakes too, you know. These are just answers from the issues and I believe Obama will do the same. [quote=Infamous J]I do not deny that Barack does some "bluffing" (because ALL politicians and campaigns do) but McCain does just as much, if not more. I'm not really sure why you have such a negative view of Barack Obama, but it seems you really despise him, as I do to John McCain. The truth is, although I have "leaned" toward Obama from the beginning, I was persuadable until the debate 2 nights ago. McCain completely lost any chance of swinging my vote that night. Anyway, seriously, though, I would not make such strong statements about your government as I am not there and do not hear the whole story of every issue. What I know of the Philippine government is just the superficial issues and such so I would think you would not make such strong, blatant and blanket statements about the campaigns of two Americans. Sure, you are entitled to your opinion, but without knowing the whole truth....you can easily offend someone with those kinds of statements. No hard feelings to you, but I had to interject my opinions. Hope you won't hold it against me.[/quote] You got mad from earlier post and now you say you will be sorry if you hurt me? Nah, this is just a debate, I assume? I admit I go for McCain and it's natural for me to say the negative facts of Obama, I guess? You go for Obama, I go for McCain. One can't change their decisions if they already sticked with a thing, right? Same goes for me. [quote=Infamous J]Anyway, seriously, though, I would not make such strong statements about your government as I am not there and do not hear the whole story of every issue. What I know of the Philippine government is just the superficial issues and such so I would think you would not make such strong, blatant and blanket statements about the campaigns of two Americans. Sure, you are entitled to your opinion, but without knowing the whole truth....you can easily offend someone with those kinds of statements. No hard feelings to you, but I had to interject my opinions. Hope you won't hold it against me.[/quote] I say you don't have the right to criticize my country coz this is about the debate for Obama and McCain. Have you forget that? I'm sorry if I offend "someone" but this is an opinionated matter regardless from which country we came from. I guess you're getting off the hook. Honestly, I'm getting mad because of your post including my country. But yeah, this is just a topic. I don't know about you.