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Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise |  | Creator: Barack Obama
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Pages: 273
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ISBN: 0307460452
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EAN: 9780307460455
Publication Date: September 9, 2008
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At this defining moment in our history, Americans are hungry for change. After years of failed policies and failed politics from Washington, this is our chance to reclaim the American dream. Barack Obama has proven to be a new kind of leader-one who can bring people together, be honest about the challenges we face, and move this nation forward. Change We Can Believe In outlines his vision for America.
In these pages you will find bold and specific ideas about how to fix our ailing economy and strengthen the middle class, make health care affordable for all, achieve energy independence, and keep America safe in a dangerous world. Change We Can Believe In asks you not just to believe in Barack Obama's ability to bring change to Washington, it asks you to believe in yours.
About the Author:
Barack Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He is the junior U.S. senator from Illinois and the author of The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Michelle, and his two daughters, Sasha and Malia
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 Plan for a Failed Presidency L Michel NY August 21, 2010
Lee Michel (Lockport, NY, US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
superman couldn't accomplish all this. He was elected on hope and change and this book outlines how short of the goal and promise he has fallen.
Clearly uncertain of economic principles he has planned a course sure to fail and outlined it for all to see.
impress the gullible June 19, 2010
abran paso
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
the reason why this book is lucky enough to receive one star is because i am tired of him pointing his finger at the prior administration.
i gave him credit for his strategical campaign of "change".
his demagogue persuasive speeches got many inspired and hooked, like an addiction.
the many credulous voters were to occupied looking at him as the first african american, that they failed to look at his credentials.
tell me, why should i peruse this book when the nations job environment continues to hemmorage?
tell me, why should i peruse it when the deficit is horrible?
tell me, why should i look at this book when the stimulus package has been an abject failure?
the unemployment rate is at 9.7-10% strong! the secretary of
treasury, mr. giethner is having trouble sleeping at night.
remember read my lips "i will not tax families making 250,000 a year." now, he's agnostic.
now the spill.
it doesn't matter if you're a left/right wing. all americans are aware that obama's response was like a snail.
hay mr. oops! sorry, i meant mr. obama. your lease is about to expire. when it does, i am going to give you your book as a failure treat.
don't waste your brain cells and hard earn money on this book.
all you have to do is look at the white house.
Marxist & Environmental Extremist, History Forgetting Change You Can Believe In February 8, 2010
EAJ (Troy, MI)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Would You Pick These People As Your Advisors? Obama Did. Its Change but crazy change
- Anita Dunn, former White House Communications Director is on record stating Mao Tse Tung & Mother Theresa are her two favorite philosophers. She actually defended the Mao statement
- Van Jones, former Green Jobs Czar, who claimed he became a Marxist while in prison. Was ousted only after signing petitions claiming Bush Administration carried out 9/11
- Cass Sunstein the Regulator Czar who questioned the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms & who's 2004 book states he believes animals should be permitted to bring suit, w/ human beings as their representatives
- Science Czar John Holdren who co-authored a book Ecoscience where he proposed population controls by putting sterilants in drinking water & forced abortions
- Energy Czar, Carol Browner was an official member of Socialist Internationals Commission For A Sustainable World Society til summer 08, a group who's key position is that rich countries must shrink their economies to address Global Warming
- Mark Lloyd, FCC Diversity Czar -he praises the "democratic revolution and rise to power" of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. Calls for white media execs to set down so minorities can take their place
- Tim Geithner. Failed to pay his taxes for 4 years. When caught by the IRS for 2 years, he paid them but not the other 2. Only paid them when appointed Sec. Of Treasury, which if you don't know, runs the IRS. His AIG ties are another disturbing matter you can look up for yourself.
After being associated with the vile Reverend Wright or terrorist bomber William Ayeres, their backgrounds come as no surprise to me.
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Would You Defend Tillman Act?
The Presidents State Of The Union Address public criticism Of Courts Decision On Citizens United Vs. Federal Elections Commission is wrong and ironic.
Aside from the decisions support of our 1st amendment that says that congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech, it also threw out Tillman Act passed in 1907.
The act is named for Senator Benjamin Ryan "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman (1847-1918) (D-SC). He was one of the most despicable men to have ever served in the US Senate and is said to have done more to establish the Jim Crow system in the South than any other single person. In the post-War south, he was a leader of the "Red Shirts", a terrorist paramilitary group organized to attack and intimidate blacks and Republicans.
His Red Shirts' campaign of murder, violence, and fraud led to the defeat of South Carolina's integrated reconstruction Republican government. Arguing that, "The negro must remain subordinated or be exterminated," He openly called for the murder of blacks in order to, "keep the white race at the top of the heap."
Elected South Carolina Governor in 1890, he then created South Carolina's 1'st literacy test for voters and he promoted a number of property and educational requirements for voting. For his services, South Carolina sent him to the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1895 until his death in 1918
His intent in the Tillman act was aimed to cut the power of northern industrialists, Republicans, whom Tillman hated in part because of their more liberal attitudes on race. That the President should publicly challenge the Supreme court over this matter is unprecedented, that he should decide to defend the Tillman act and all it was intended to represent, is sad and ironic.
 Obama's Vision for America January 23, 2010
Mr. Joel L. Sys (Wisconsin)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is written by others presenting President Obama's positions on critical problems facing the American people. It shows that his adgenda is too large and going forward with 20:20 forsight you can predict what is going to happen....
Should Be Required Reading Before the 2010 Elections November 27, 2009
Steve Dietrich (Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Monica CA, United States)
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
365 Days later the arrogant dishonesty of the book becomes more apparent.
It's primary value in 2010 is that of a scorecard, like keeping the old advertisement for a defective product. It reminds you of the gulf between promises and performance and the need to make a better decision next time.
The outline of the book is from one of the prior fawning reviews. A reality check is added
1. Reviving Our Economy: Strengthening the Middle Class
* Provide immediate relief with an emergency economic plan - Ya'll might recall that the trillion or so rushed through Congress in the dead of the night was to keep unemployment from rising above 8%, the result, record profits for banks and wall street and a reported unemployment rate in the mid 10% range. The actual rate is probably 15% . Few also realize that the clunker program was not so much intended to help dealers, car manufacturers or consumers as it was designed to get bankers back the money loaned to floor the cars at the dealer as these cars were about to be last year's model. The surge in car sales was followed by a drop off.
* Economic security and opportunity for all American families - Are you more secure today ? Economic security should come from the individual family taking advantage of economic opportunity while providing a safety net only for those who are incapable supporting themselves.
* Affordable health care for all Americans - A 1,200 page bill that is simply a collection of the compromises necessary to get votes is being sold to the public. A couple hundred million Americans will become lab rats for the greatest medical experiment in history. No small scale testing, no fine tuning of tested prototypes, just one kludge of programs, designed to be free from court or congressional oversight. Obama, several million government workers, workers union plans will watch from the safety of the sidelines as their lush plans are not affected.
* Empower families to succeed- OK as long as they are the families of bankers and wall street traders and of course some friendly law firms. There was far more angst about the economic fate of the investment bankers and wall street than genuine concern for the American family.
* Restore trust, return to fiscal responsibility - step one was to deep six the promise to leave approved bills in the sunlight before signing. Now it has disappeared or is redefined to be from when the legislation was written so that citizens have to stay current with every draft. Fiscal responsibility? - record new debt, trillions to wall street . Trust - The approval of Geitner says a lot. Contrary to what the big press would like to have you believe, Geitner did not under pay his taxes. Rather he took funds given to him by the UN for delivery to the fed govt (equivalent to your employeer's withholding) and rather than remitting them to the govt just stuck them in his pocket.
Just to confirm the administration's view of trust and reform - Eric Holder announced this week that payments would continue to Acorn, despite a Congressional ban on such payments. This is the same Eric Holder who testified that he say nothing unusual when he approved the pardon of Marc Rich at the end of the Clinton administration. Nothing unusual? Marc Rich was on Page 1 of the State Department's Most Wanted International Fugitive website at the time of the pardon, side by side with bin Laden.
2. Investing In Our Prosperity: Creating our Economic Future The huge deficits are being funded by foreign countries who will convert much of this debt into real assets. The US has the very real possibility of being converted into a third world country where the buildings, mines and factories are owned by foreign interests to whom we send the rents and profits.
* Promote our energy independence and create five million green jobs- Promoting the false economics of wind and solar power as a replacement for fossil fuel or an alternative for nuclear ignores the fundamental truth that these sources cost 200%-400% of the current sources. These are promising technologies which are unable to compete economically with alternatives including nuclear. We will be a poorer nation as a result. Japan, Germany. France, Sweden, Belgum, Switzerland and a host of other counties produce more of their electricity from nuclear. However, it is not on the Obama agenda.
* A world-class education for every American Educational improvements will not come until there are alternatives for all parents to send their kids to good schools. Where public schools hold a monopoly and are run for the benefit of the unions, politicians and political insiders, education takes a distant backseat to politics.
* Make America the undisputed leader in science and technology - Just approved transfer of sensitive missile technology to China which will help them compete for launch vehicle business and of course build better nuclear missiles
* Build the infrastructure of the twenty-first century
* Help our small businesses and manufacturers thrive and create jobs- Healthcare as it is written will hurt business, participation in the global warming mob ( now shown to be based on politics not science) hurts small business, the end of secret balloting for unions small hurts business, . Helping business, well Wall Street and Geitner's friends have done ok, have you?
* Compete and thrive in the global economy
3. Rebuilding America's Leadership: Restoring our Place in the World- Foreign visits have only exposed his weakness. The talk nice and hold hands diplomacy he promised has already failed.
* End the war in Iraq responsibly - There's no real progress other than troops demoralized by the lack of support in DC
* Finish the fight against Al Qaeda and turn the tide against global terrorism-Obama promised the country that he would transfer from his self created "Office of the President Elect" to the President fully up to speed to make the big decisions. Yet Obama has been unwilling to make a decision on Afghanistan in the 5 months since his hand picked general requested more troops. Initially the Obama administration attempted to delay the general's analysis until AFTER Obama made his decision. Once the decision is made the military has no choice but to support the president or resign.
* Rebuild a strong twenty-first-century military - Well we have canceled the F-22, the best in the world in the name of economy while senting a trillion or so to the wall street bankers and lawyers. That's sure to win the wars of the future. Within a few months those who have never served in the military in a cramped ship or remote outpost will abolish the don't ask don't tell policy and replace it with a no restrictions policy.
* Stop the spread of nuclear weapons The flowers and kisses programs have gone nowhere with N Korea and Iran. Proliferation continues . The UN keeps its eyes closed. America is seen as a joke.
* Renew our alliances to meet new global challenges The British are up in arms at Obama's unwillingness to come to a decision on Afghanistan while troops are in the field. Again , Obama's promise was that he had a plan ready to go to win in Afghanistan.
4. Perfecting Our Union: Embracing America's Values - compare that with the actions re friends, wall street, blaming the cops and telling us not to jump to conclusions regarding the Ft Hood shootings. Those who might have looked in the background to connect the dots.
In his senate campaign Obama had a TV debate with Alan Keyes during which Keyes suggested that Obama needed some spiritual guidance. Obama's retort was that he did not need any outside advice, he (Obama) received all of his spiritual direction from HIS minister. Who was his minister Rev Wright.The same Rev Wright who preached from the pulpit - God damm America and other hate filled diatribes.
* Restore trust in government and clean up Washington see above Also note that the recent rise in gold and fall of the dollar are a clear message the the world does not trust our government. This is also the administration that helped create Acorn and provided support to the organization.
* Make voluntary citizen service universal Universal and voluntary are mutually exclusive.
* Partner with communities of faith - Like Acorn and Rev Wright
* Strengthen families - Success, to the extent that having the kids move home, giving up travel, entertainment, ect make you stronger. A health plan to get rid of grandpa and grandma earlier.
* Advance equal opportunity for all Americans - Sorry we have to support the Wall Street bankers to their accustomed lifestyle.
* Secure our borders and reform a broken immigration system Seen any changes?
* Safeguard the environment for future generations
* Honor sportsmen and protect the great outdoors
* Fight crime and promote public safety - You promote public safety by supporting the police, like the Cambridge incident. You protect the public when you keep foreign terrorists out of the US court system. The only reason the terrorist trials are being held in NY is to give the Obama administration a tool to shift public focus from other problems and stuff like citizen protests . Holder has the ability to suck the air out of the news on any given day or week. It also gives them a chance to have the waterboarding issue brought to the public by the terrorists so Obama's hands are clean.
This book should be required 2010 reading for every person who voted for Obama.
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