it was President Obama that ordered GOD and Jerusalem be put back into the platform...

[trailmonkee]

Last edited Wed Sep 5, 2012, 10:23 PM - Edit history (2)

From the article.....

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/us-election/barack-obama-orders-god-jerusalem-back-into-democrats-platform/story-fn95xh4y-1226466291194

BARACK Obama has ordered Democrats to reinsert references to God and Jerusalem in their party platform, quickly moving to snuff out a damaging political row.

The controversy had threatened to detract from the party's drive to draw a sharp contrast with Republican nominee Mitt Romney on the eve of the President's crucial nominating speech tomorrow.

Delegates at their Charlotte, North Carolina convention had faced a torrent of Republican criticism and some from within the party after dropping pro-forma references to God and the party's support for Jerusalem being recognized as the capital of Israel.

A campaign official said Mr Obama , who has been hammered by Republicans who see him as too tough on Israel, personally intervened to have language on Jerusalem, a feature of past party platforms, restored.

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I actually see his asking for the wording to be changed as a big plus.... With the video of some on the floor booing when they made the change, this shows that Barack Obama can make a stand for something that he thinks is right, even if there are a good part of his party that disgree... I am not sure how I feel about the change, but I do have a sense that this was a good move/statement on his part...

[msongs]

1. gotta keep those repubs happy. btw WHICH GOD got put back in? there are so many nt

[left on green only]

8. ....

[eqfan592]

19. Nailed it. (nt)

[JI7]

36. you really don't get politics if you think Republicans are Happy about this

[SunsetDreams]

2. oh ok

idc

[BeyondGeography]

3. What's with "BARACK"?

C'mon.

[nanabugg]

6. He wants to be re-elected and he needs all the help he can get which he does not seem to be getting

from the DNC officials.

[BeyondGeography]

13. Not my point...Can we call him President Obama...or even Obama?

I'm usually not a stickler for protocol, but "Barack," ffs...

[Coexist]

9. Its an acronym

apparently?

[trailmonkee]

35. I just used the version of spelling in the article... super controversial, I guess....

I changed it....

Now, since you called it an acronym, you are now obligated to come up with one , right?

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Give the OP credit...he struggled mightily not to call the President "BARRY SOETERO, of Kenya"

"BARACK" was apparently the best trailmonkee could do. Maybe trailmonkee will get better in the second term.

[trailmonkee]

28. didn't mean anything by it... thanks for the suggestion...

I actually see his asking for the wording to be changed as a big plus.... With the video of some on the floor booing when they made the change, this shows that Barack ( Obama ) can make a stand for something that he thinks is right, even if there are a good part of his party that disgree... I am not sure how I feel about the change, but I do have a sense that this was a good move/statement on his part... Thanks again for the comment, I will add this note to my post so people wont get the wrong idea

[BeyondGeography]

31. Very cool...thanks

Upon reflection, I think he made the right move as well.

[NYC Liberal]

34. What's WRONG with Barack?

[nanabugg]

4. Shouldn't have been taken out in the first place. Almost irrelevant. We did not need this

distraction. If our platform was good enough last time it should have been left in tact and just added to. No need to take anything out in the first place. Real stupid idea. When is the last time we paid attention to the party platform?

[DURHAM D]

14. That is absolutely true.

This is the god language -

Restored from the 2008 platform was language calling for a government that

"gives everyone willing to work hard the chance to make the most of their God-given potential."

I am a fucking agnostic and this doesn't bother me.


Edit: Anyone who is pissed about this has not been watching tv today and last night when Dem after Dem was asked about this and they absolutely could not answer/handle the question. It was stupid to leave it out in the first place. It caused an unnecessary problem.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. I'm an atheist and I don't care.

Big whoop. There's a lot different gods out there people believe in. So long as they don't tell me what I should believe in, or use their god to dictate what I should do, I
don't care.

[eqfan592]

21. I'm an atheist and I do care.

It's exclusive at best, when we need to be inclusive.

But I agree that it will be quickly forgotten, and it sure as hell isn't changing my vote. Just sucks it played out the way it did and that they couldn't figure out a wording that works for believers and non-believers alike.

[DURHAM D]

24. It is actually a pro-jobs comment.

[eqfan592]

27. A pro-jobs comment with a reference to god shoe-horned in.

Listen, I get why it's in there. I get the political necessities. That doesn't mean I have to like it and that I have to agree that there wouldn't have been a better way of going about it.

[alarimer]

26. No, it shouldn't be there at all.

Pandering to religiously insane people.

[itsrobert]

5. But he left out Jesus

I don't know if the Israelis will like the fact they left out the son of God?

[still_one]

18. That will only bother those Israelis that are Christian

[nobodyspecial]

7. Well, that does it! I'm not voting for him!

Is that what you were hoping for? Ain't gonna happen.

[trailmonkee]

32. I'm actually surprised so many people think I am making a negative comment with my post?

I added a comment to my original post to share how I feel about this move from President Obama... I also changed the title of my post since it did read like I was being negative....

[Ikonoklast]

10. Yawn. In two days, no one will care.

This is a non-issue.

[JaneyVee]

11. It's 2012 and we're still talking about God & Jerusalem?

[kestrel91316]

15. Who cares?

[RandiFan1290]

16. Outrageous Tale, Chap!

[still_one]

20. So what. /nt

[scheming daemons]

22. thanks for your concern

[one_voice]

23. What's with using 'Barack'...

[MzShellG]

25. BARACK?? I think you mean President Obama. nt

[trailmonkee]

37. holy crap!!

I added a comment to the post to clarify my position on this... If I even have one?

[MzShellG]

40. Thank you for changing the OP title.

That's better. I get what you're saying though.

[trailmonkee]

41. thanks

[WI_DEM]

33. If he did then he is doing what he thinks should be done so dems win this year

[trailmonkee]

38. yep, I thought it was a good move, agree or not, it makes sense