Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Obama Bio-sketch


Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii of August of 1961. His fathers from Kenya peand his mother was from Kansas. He was raised by a single mother and his grandparents. In 1958 Barrack graduated from the Naval Academy. He also fought in Vietnam and was awarded many metals. He took out loans to put himself through school. During his years of learning he went to earn his law degree from Harvard in 1991. He then returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law. His work led him to run for Illinois state senate. He ran as senate for 8 years and then he was first elected to office on November 2, 1982. Democrats chose Barrack Obama as the first ever African-American Presidential Nominee for a political party on August 27, 2008.

Obama believes in a 21st century economic plan to help make sure that America can complete in global economy and make sure the middle class is thriving and increasing. He will expand investments in infrastructure, energy independence, education, and research and development. As Obama being a democratic he believes in pro-choice. He supports legislation to expand access to contraception, health information, and preventative services to help reduce pregnancies that weren’t intended to happen. That is why he co-sponsored the Prevention First Act of 2007, which will bring up funding for family planning and comprehensive sex education that teaches both abstinence and safe sex methods. Obama supports charter schools but he’s skeptical of private schools. He believes that personally, marriage is between man and woman. But equality is a moral imperative for gays and lesbians. He says there shouldn’t be any discrimination against people who choose to be different in any way.

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