Romney should be elected over Obama

Hello DDO, thanks to all viewers and voters. Special thanks to Roy for agreeing to do this debate. 1) Obama is a man for the people, and epitomizes the American dream. What is the American dream? The term “American dream” is used in many ways, but it essentially is an idea that suggests that anyone in the US can succeed through hard work regardless of birth unfortunates and having the odds stacked against you. (http://www.wisegeek.com...) Barack Obama grew up in a single-parent home with his mother who struggled to pay the bills. President Obama knows what it means when a family struggles, he knows the American Dream because he's lived it.(http://abcnews.go.com...) This certainly doesn’t qualify him for the presidency, however it does define a man’s character. Say what you will about Barack Obama, but unlike the many presidents who preceded him, he cares about what is best for the greater good. He truly does represent “The People.” His actions have always been motivated by a sincere desire to do what is best for the majority, even if it meant losing ground with the wealthy, influential or powerful minority. An example of this is Obamacare, his stance on same-sex marriage, and his continuing support and fight for women’s rights in the workplace. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com...) More importantly, he understands how to fulfill the needs of the people. As stated by Obama, “Rebuilding our economy starts with strengthening the middle class. Extending tax breaks on 98 percent of families now would give hardworking Americans the security and confidence they need.” Unfortunately, the house rejected a bill that would have introduced tax cuts to the middle class and lower, and allowed the Bush-era tax cuts for the well-off to expire. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com...) My opponent claims that the President made a promise that unemployment would be around 5%, however—according to politifact, a non partisan fact checking site—this claim is untrue. (http://www.politifact.com...-/) Some concerned citizens claim (my opponent included) that this election is one of a free enterprise system vs Bureaucracy, the problem here is that President Obama is very much a fan of the Free enterprise system. “I believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world’s ever known... I believe in self-reliance and individual initiative and risk takers being rewarded,” Obama stated in the 2nd presidential debate. This statement was a direct response to the question that asked what the biggest misconception people had of him. If by bureaucracy my opponent means his next sentence, “But I also believe that everybody should have a fair shot, everybody should do their fair share and everybody should play by the same rules,” I ask him what he thinks Romney would advocate, instead? His economic policies aren’t communistic, and they certainly aren’t any more socialistic (as if that’s a deadly sin) than what we currently have here in the United States. We already have tax money going toward subsidized food so everyone can afford relatively cheap meals including: Corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beer, milk, beef, peanut butter, sunflower oil. (http://articles.mercola.com...) We already pay for public education as a nation, and health care is rightfully next in line. It is not an attack on the free enterprise system & it is not to undermine the American dream—it stands to enhance it. My opponent’s claim that it will be a heavy burden on tax payers is a bit misleading. It will be a minimum of $95 in 2014, $325 the following year, and $695 when fully implemented. (http://www.factcheck.org...) Though the numbers seem high, it is certainly less than the average person pays per year for health insurance. Not only that, the “tax” has an exempt status if you cannot afford the coverage, who are undergoing hardships, or whose income doesn’t meet the minimal threshold, according to factcheck.org, a non partisan website. More importantly to not, the President doesn’t influence the economy as much as my opponent would have you lead. In fact, it’s minimal at best. (https://carohlfs.mysite.syr.edu...) This leads me to my next contention, the President is much better at the most crucial role at this time. 2) Obama is better than Romney when it comes to foreign policy. My opponent would have you believe that our President, Barack Obama, is on an apology tour. Yet, he has stated no country to which the President has apologized to—mainly because such country does not exist. His claim is simply untrue. It’s right-winged propaganda. (http://www.factcheck.org...) According to Biden in the VP debate, “This is the guy who’s repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again,” completely contrary to my opponent’s 3rd contention. He continues, “This is the guy who brought Russia and China together to make sanctions on Iraq to punish their efforts to acquire a nuclear missile.” President Barack Obama has been better at accomplishing George Bush’s foreign objectives on terrorism than he has—eliminating Osama Bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi, and many other worldwide terrorists. But enough on Obama, what has Romney done worldwide? Embarrass himself. He was seen as insulting in London with his comments on the Olympics (http://abcnews.go.com...), he offended Puerto Rico with his comment that, “Spanish is the language of Puerto Rico, but English is the language of opportunity,” (http://www.policymic.com...), & he offended Israelis and Palestinians with offensive remarks (http://www.cnn.com...). More importantly than his words, we have his foreign policy plans. He has no definite withdraw strategy from Afghanistan. In fact, he truly isn’t sure what he wants to do at all in Afghanistan, (http://www.democrats.org...) which flows into my last contention. 3) Integrity matters There is no one in the United States naïve enough to think politicians don’t lie. In fact, something they share with car salesmen, they have their own punch lines when it comes to lying. Problem is, Romney has no base. He stands on both sides of political issues to the point where no one can be for sure what side he’s on. He’s been on both sides of abortion, illegal immigration, auto-bailouts, foreign policy, health care, & women’s rights. Each are key issues in the debate. His own political party leaders question his integrity and refer to him as a man who will say anything to be elected. Though I don’t usually site extremely bias websites, this one has a video on it necessary to make my case. Ignoring the obvious, “Everyone hates Mitt,” bias, the video is of political leaders—Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fox News anchors (heavily republican channel), Newt Gingrich, etc—in the Republic party talking about the integrity of Romney before he became their primary candidate. (http://samuel-warde.com...) So we have a man willing to insult half of America with his 47% comments, who embarrasses himself on tours overseas with his arrogance.Though Obama may not be the best president the US has ever had, it is evident that he should be the choice over Romney.