Our Obligations to our Country never end but with our Lives
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Name: Rafael
Age: 40
I am a proud American of Hispanic/American heritage, a proud veteran of the 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagles, and the United States Army. Thank you for visiting my home on the Web.

AND I WILL PROUDLY CAST MY VOTE FOR
OBAMA AND BIDEN COME NOVEMBER!!

"The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. So let us agree that patriotism has no party.
I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain.
The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag.
They have not served a Red America or a Blue America -- they have served the United States of America.
So I've got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first."
- Barack Obama, DNC Nomination Acceptance Speech, 08/28/08


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More about me. ..These are things that I do NOT agree with, and STRONGLY oppose:

* Any type of fundamentalist system of beliefs, whatever its denomination, particularly Islam and Evangelical Christianism.

* ILLEGAL immigration, (and those who condone it), and out-of-control, unrestricted multi-ethnic culturalism. These are clear and present dangers to our country and its sovereignty, our traditions, and our national values.

* ANY kind of anti-American activity or notion, wherever it may come from.

* ANY kind of extremes in our political life and discourse, whether they come from the Left or the Right.

I agree with Bill O'Reilly on a few things, and with Michael Moore on others. I support the Second Amendment, but I am against anyone arming themselves to the teeth with automatic assault rifles just because they can.

I believe abortion is an issue based ENTIRELY on personal responsibility, that should be PRIVATE, and should have NOTHING to do with government or politics.

I am into critical thinking, tolerance, and open-mindedness. I am Agnostic/Atheist, and believe that Secularism is not only healthy, but that it makes for better relations between people of all races and backgrounds.

I am a strong believer in Darwin's Theory of Evolution and in Science. I absolutely DO NOT believe in Creationism or Intelligent Design ideas.

I passionately believe in the principle of Separation between Church and State, and in the idea that religion belongs strictly inside the temple and in the home, AND NOWHERE ELSE!

I believe in the principle of religious freedom that caused our earliest forefathers to cross an ocean in search of that liberty, which remains brilliantly enshrined in our Bill of Rights.

I am for Peace-Through-Strength, and also for the notion that it takes a village to raise a child. I like the idea of a strong and pro-active foreign policy that aggressively promotes democracy and justice in the world.

However, I also support equally aggressive and pro-active domestic and fiscal policies that strengthen mainly the poor and the Middle Class, and that feature the sturdiest social safety net mechanisms we can possibly implement.

I believe ALL Americans should have basic medical coverage GUARANTEED by the government, as is the case in most of the other industrialized First World nations.

But I also believe in the advantages and the enduring power of Alexander Hamilton's uniquely American economic super-system. I STRONGLY BELIEVE in Darwin's Theory of Evolution, but I STRONGLY OPPOSE Darwinian capitalism, because it is a LETHAL threat to republican democracy as we know it.

I am a big fan of FDR, but an equally big fan of Ronald Reagan. I believe the best Republican ever was Theodore Roosevelt, and the best Democrat ever was Harry Truman.

I could be a very liberal Republican, or a very conservative Democrat, so that makes me very much a Centrist, and that is part of the essence of my American Dream, AND I SUPPORT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT! GO OBAMA!!

So, again, thank you for visiting. Please, be respectful and coherent, and enjoy!
Country: United States
Occupation: Veteran--101st Airborne Division, 30th Medical Brigade. I also worked sporadically with 1st Armored Division, 1st Infantry Division, 5th Special Forces Group, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Schools: Excelsior College (Liberal Arts Major)
Companies: United States Army, 1999-2003
Interests and Hobbies: Internet Marketing, History (particularly American Military History), Law, Reading, Web Surfing, Military and Veteran's Affairs, Current Events, YouTube, The Pittsburgh Steelers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Sons of the American Revolution
Movies and Shows: A Prairie Home Companion, The Godfather Trilogy, Heat, Ransom, Better Off Dead, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Red Dawn, American Beauty, Pulp Fiction, A Bridge Too Far, Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, The Alamo, Full Metal Jacket, Deterrence, Tombstone, Band of Brothers, Braveheart, Law and Order, Boston Legal, The Practice, Dallas, C-SPAN, The West Wing, Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Lou Dobbs Show on CNN, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Military Channel, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Meet The Press, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, the Back To The Future Trilogy, The Star Wars movies, all superhero movies. I also listen to KGO 810 AM, (West Coast), every single day....
Music: Hard Rock, Metal, Blues, Smooth Jazz, Easy Listening, 80's music, some Contemporary Country, and a little bit of Rock en Espaniol, (El TRI con Alex Lora, Soda Stereo, Tierra Santa, Miguel Rios, Rata Blanca)...
Books: Any books by Tom Clancy, Larry Bond, Harold Coyle, Sam Harris, Luis Spota, Patrick Buchanan, John Ferling, Victor Davis-Hanson, Mario Cuomo, Thom Hartmann, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Bob Woodward, Jeff Shaara, Stephen Ambrose, Cornelius Ryan, John Keegan, David McCullough, William Manchester, Anne Rice, and Tom Friedman.
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futuresoldier897 (11 hours ago)
well that's what i like about you, you don't instantly resort to name calling or none of that crap most ppl do. Anyway what's going on bro?
USA04July1776 (1 day ago)
Did I one star one of your Obama videos? LOL! Friendly fire, sorry. Don't get in the middle when I'm shooting mass one-star ratings at the Obama candidate, plus 99% of my friends are pro-McCain so I usually don't even look at who's channel the video is on, it's usually "the other side." Anyways, although I can't stand Obama I do respect you and I'm sorry for trashing one of your videos.

How've you been anyways? I must say from my perspective that I am super excited about Sarah Palin, she did inject some oxygen to an otherwise -it is true- pretty tepid campaign. Obama is a much better showman for sure, but that is not what counts in a leader in my opinion.

May the best candidate win. You take care of yourself.

Never-the-less... McCain/Palin in '08!
DABIGRAGU1 (1 day ago)
Rockinraffi: I guess it only demonstrates we don't have to agree on how to get there, we all want the same result, the best for our country.
Thanks man, appreciate your reply.
Peace to you and yours. Signed:
Gulf War Vet, guess we do have commonalities.
SailorWuvsPeanut (1 day ago)
errata: Gadsden :p

And thanks for the Biden On Fire share, I'm checkin it out
SailorWuvsPeanut (1 day ago)
you're welcome! The background on my cnannel is borrowed from a flag too btw . Gadsen, if it isn't obvious ;)
rockinraffi (1 day ago)
DABIGRAGU1, I appreciate the coherent and well thought-out reply. I'm not "emotionally involved" with Obama or any other political figure. However, I am emotionally involved with the fate of my country. I attack those who reject reality that is supported by evidence, and those who abuse their right to their own view by fabricating malicious factoids that only mislead and confuse people. I'm an independent as well, but I think Obama has the right views, and will take the country in the direction it needs to go after 8 years of George W Bush. Thanks for watching my videos!
DABIGRAGU1 (2 days ago)
"DABUGRAGU1, I posted that because it is the truth, whether you want to believe it or not. You have a right to be ignorant if you choose to..."

My friend, you're aren't privy to that information unless you were there at the birth, judging by your age, that's not possible. You see, when people are so emotionally involved with a candidate they tend to blame and name call to those who don't have the same view. We all have the right to know the truth, especially when it's the law. It's irrelevant who the messenger is, ad hominem attacks, accusations of ignorance and low level education are moot. I'm an Independent, not GOP.
Now, unrelated, you've got some great comedy videos, bro
Babigirl1980s (2 days ago)
I appreciate the new video you sent me about Obama's views on Palin. Obama is one smart President to be, he thinks before saying anything regretful and I'm learning from him everyday.
SailorWuvsPeanut (2 days ago)
Very cool channel rockinraffi! Glad to be your friend.
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