Obama is Untrustworthy

Barack Obama is obviously not trustworthy. His latest flip-flop is his stance on public financing for the election. Barack Obama and John McCain had agreed that they would both use public financing for the election meaning they would each get the same amount of money to spend in the election. John McCain has made good on this promise. However Mr. Obama has not. He recently announced that he is opting out of public financing in a blatant disregard for a promise that he made to the american people. Here is a list of top Obama flip-flops from the Washington Post:


Top Obama Flip-Flops


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1. Special interests In January, the Obama campaign described union contributions to the campaigns of Clinton and John Edwards as "special interest" money. Obama changed his tune as he began gathering his own union endorsements. He now refers respectfully to unions as the representatives of "working people" and says he is "thrilled" by their support.
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2. Public financing Obama replied "yes" in September 2007 when asked if he would agree to public financing of the presidential election if his GOP opponent did the same. Obama has now attached several conditions to such an agreement, including regulating spending by outside groups. His spokesman says the candidate never committed himself on the matter.

3. The Cuba embargo In January 2004, Obama said it was time "to end the embargo with Cuba" because it had "utterly failed in the effort to overthrow Castro." Speaking to a Cuban American audience in Miami in August 2007, he said he would not "take off the embargo" as president because it is "an important inducement for change."

4. Illegal immigration In a March 2004 questionnaire, Obama was asked if the government should "crack down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants." He replied "Oppose." In a Jan. 31, 2008, televised debate, he said that "we do have to crack down on those employers that are taking advantage of the situation."

5. Decriminalization of marijuana While running for the U.S. Senate in January 2004, Obama told Illinois college students that he supported eliminating criminal penalties for marijuana use. In the Oct. 30, 2007, presidential debate, he joined other Democratic candidates in opposing the decriminalization of marijuana.


We cannot trust a man who will change his positions to whatever is currently politically convenient. Thats not straight talk.