Obama and Bayh, Sitting in a Tree … Sort Of

Kathleen Sibelius is a better choice. I see a Sibelius/Bayh ticket in 2016!!!

Does Bayh take thep iece of cake with the flower on it like Jake?

Obama/Bayah = THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND. One knows nothing and the other knows even less.

Obama fist bumbs his wife and hugs Even Byah. hmmmmm?

“Kathleen Sibelius is a better choice. I see a Sibelius/Bayh ticket in 2016!!!”
I think Sebelius has a good shot at being a future nominee. I don’t think I would recommend Obama pick her this time, but she seems to have a bright future.
I do like the Bayh pick. He helps in Indiana and because he is boring (first rule in running mates is do no harm). Kaine neither hurts nor helps in Virginia, so I’d prefer Bayh.

bayh IS boring…but I have to say
the comments on here show how smart the other side is
“It’s odd for a man to fist bump his wife but hug other men.”
well I guess we can see where the other side is… it’s odd for someone to even take note of those two things…lol
sounds like some commenters on here have their own little issues going on. lol

Obama could name God as his running mate, and I still won’t vote for him.

Did ABC just remove the picture? Did the Obama people complain?

So McCain wants to build 45 new NUKE plants. This raises a few questions which I hope some of you conservatives (no pun intended) can answer. What will we do with all the nuclear waste, which btw, stays radioactive for hundreds of years? How many YUCCA mountains do we have? More importantly, what happens when one of two of them have a meltdown? Does anyone remember THREE MILE ISLAND or CHERNOBYL? Who will be in charge of these 45 new nuke plants? Will the head of the Nucleur Regulatory Commission be Homer Simpson or Smithers?

Well, I think a big hug is OK, as
long as it didn’t go any further than that.

I think it is not a good sign for Bayh that Obama felt the need to spend this much time in INdiana and not make the announcement.
I would guess he is trying to shore up Indiana

Boston…completely new and improved technology now as far as avoiding a meltdown—-and although the waste is radioactive—–the waste is a tiny amount giving nuke energy a rating as an environmentally friendly energy source. I imagine the Yaka mountains have room for all the waste since there isn’t that much in mass.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, often mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, said Wednesday GOP candidates would do well to adopt a positive tone like that of McCain’s Democratic rival Barack Obama.
“Say what you will about Barack Obama,” the Minnesota Republican told a conservative group, “people gravitate when you have something positive to say.”

Good Heavens, Rob. Bayh is BORING? Maybe Obama should pick Jerry Seinfeld or someone funny. Hum. I didn’t know if was the role of the v.p. to entertain the American people. Learn something new every day!

I am a dem for MCcain,no way will i vote for Obama and BAYH..I just hope Hillarys voters vill stay with their word..WE the people need to show these dem they can,t run the world..and choose who we wan,t,,this dem,party has made me ill,,what a shame a few people like ted,jerry,carter,pelosi,edward and a few more have disgraced their own party..

Obama would have to pick someone that makes him LOOK more superior. I doubt he would never pick Hillary. But then… It doesn’t matter because I care about this country and I say GO McCain!

hillary .that is the only way obam

So many people in these blogs perpetuating lies, smear tactics, etc. etc. i.e. Obama is not gay nor is he an empty suit, not a drug addict, and all those other things. You folks do need to join the McCain camp where truth doesn’t matter. As for the Clintons–have you read the Clinton history? If not, you really should.
By the way, I’m a sourthern republican that will vote Obama in November in hopes that he can make changes in Washington for the good of the people. In particular, my grandchildren.

Don’t letthe media pick our next President
N Y Times is pro Obama and against everyone else
Newsweek , La Times and MSNBC are also in the tank. This is America – let the citizens choose. These news outlets constantly trash everyone BUT Obama. We in Middle America know we dont want racists , criminals and terrorists in our White house. Yes, Ludacris – WE CAN STOP YOU and WE WILL in NOVEMBER !!!

“Many of these bloggers are sons,daughters and grandkids of retired KKK members.” Dekonti’s remarks are more of the same bigoted, racist remarks from Obama supporters and of course, more silence from Obama supporters when their fellow teammates spew disgustingly racist, bigoted remarks.

fact check
You should live up to your name. You clearly don’t like Obama but it sounds to me like there’s some envy going on..Harvard educated, tall, handsome, large hands and feet! Need I say more? And trust me, I know of where I speak. It sounds to me like you’re short and have tiny hands and feet!

WE CAN’T INFLATE OUR WAY OUT OF THIS!!

Jeff – Who else would claim that Obama running onto a stage to greet Evan Bayh is a “devil dance similar to Rev. Wright’s damnce in the pulpit?” Who would claim the “Obama’s candidacy is based on Affirmative Action?”
In my opinion, that had to come from people with racist tendencies in my opinion.
My view is that the more Barack does well, the more angry such people will be. Sean Hannity from FOXNEWS is an example of such RACIST people. This man is being paid over $20MM to spew hate!!! Can’t blame him, blame those that follow him and pay his salary.
That is point I’m making as you may need to read some of the comment that have been made of Sen. Obama.

There were 3 young, black, gay men asassinated from the Trinity Church. Once in a while I google David Young to see if anything has been resolved, nothing so far. I find stuff like:
http://hireheels.com/blog/2008/05/12/holy-gay-choir-boy/
I would think this is all nonsense except for comment #28 by Glen McGahee (june 30) which mentions Joe Biden’s son getting involved to shut up Sinclair.
I should think the gay community would demand the facts, too. I feel so sorry for those young men.
I doubt that the Republican campaign will touch this with a ten foot pole. Their ads against Obama are aimed at children voters and are very mild.

You mean Obama even wants Hillary’s major supporter (and probably would have been her choice for VP) for his VP.

ABCnews – I’m very disappointed with the inuendos made in the first FOUR paragraphs of this article. It was immature and childish. Your writers were definitely showing their age with this one. I didn’t know ABCnews hired 5th graders.

Evan Bayh worked harder than any Democrat not named Lieberman to ensure that we went to war in Iraq. He co-sponsored the IWR and was personally thanked by George W. Bush in the Rose Garden for his hard work in getting the war started. The selection of Bayh would rob Obama of any credibility on his national security cornerstone- his early opposition to the war. The last thing America needs is another for-it-before-he-was-against-it candidate. Over 70% of Americans now think Bayh was disastrously wrong. And on this, the American people are right.

Paula – Thank you. I read Jake Tapper’s stories and their nomore then paraphrasing from the Drudgereport.
People watch a man dying in the streets after being hit by a car and we still say “someone doesn’t share their values.” Kids go to bed hungry in this great country every night and we still say “someone doesn’t share their values.” However, when too young embrace eachother because they both believe that America’s best days are still, ABC writes a story about them hugging for a momemt.
God, why did you take Tim Russert from us and leave us with these so-called journalist?

Ok Stan – Should we listen to Mr. Sean “no original thought” Hannity from FOXNEWS?

Checking their wallets as they hug.

I’d say Sean Hannity is just as one-sided on the other side. CNN leans toward Obama but aren’s quite as out there as MSNBC is. I flip between Fox and CNN and figure the truth lies somewhere in between. I have completely stopped watching MSNBC tho. They spin anything in favor of Obama 24/7 with the exception of Joe Scarborough, but even at that, he is the “token” anti-Obama employee. Guess they figure that’s their way of balancing things. As I said before, they are wanting in the area of professionalism.

Whatever happened to Biden for VP? At least someone in the Whitehouse would have some serious foreign affairs cred. Clearly, Obama’s ego is too big to put Hillary on the ticket which would ENSURE a democratic win, but I didn’t think he’d go for lightweights like Bayh or Kaine.

Every news organ is selling us what they want to sell. The most objective event with be listening to the candidates side-by-side during the debates.

Reading these blogs helps me understand how we ended up in the mess we’re in. Since when did National Enquirer and TMZ become our sources for political information, and since when did the “lowest common denominator” become the devining rod for our presidential elections? We see what that got us 4 years ago, do we really want to go down that road again? I’d much rather my president maybe get a little extra under the desk or experimented with drugs in his youth as opposed to being a total ignoramus with no social skills or a wack-job with anger issues and a Napoleon Complex.

beck you have issues. Have you or your friends for you, considered professional help?

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks MSNBC and NBC have gone off the deepend on this election. They don’t even make any pretense of impartiality anymore–especially Olberman and Matthews! The other night even Bryan Williams said with a straight face that Obama “refined” his energy policy when he clearly totally CHANGED his position with regard to use of the strategic petroleum reserve and offshore drilling (although he doesn’t really mean it!)I’ve watched NBC news all my life and am switching these days. With Tim Russert gone, there is no point. For the first time in my life I am actually watching FOX News on occasion in addition to CNN.

Kurt: I did not write the story, it is on all the other news sites. I just brought it to you.
What is the matter, your wrinkly-white-haired-guy is going to get his a** kicked by the Pop Princess bothers you?

He may be a good choice, but he’s not the best choice. Hillary Clinton deserves to be on this ticket and their is 18 million reasons why! I have voted democrat since I was 18 and I am now 33, but this time I am not so sure!

Bayh is the Republican’s wet dream of a so-called Democratic candidate. And what can he offer that Biden can’t? A pretty haircut and perhaps a silent voice? (And does Obama really want to pick up and dust off what may have been Hillary’s promised VP choice?) It’s just a hug.

anne1244 – you are so right. I cannot stomach that J.O. Oberman and Chris Matthes, what the heck happened to him?
It’s really disgusting how MSNBC is in the tank for Obama. Hey guys, can’t you even fake impartiality a little? Even CNN, with that creep McCafferty and the rest, I cannot watch it anymore. I too am watching Fox for the 1st time and THEY are more balanced than the rest of them. Go figure!

Obama, give us some new ideas besides inflating our tires. Is that all you got? Shut up about Sean Hannity. How about debating Hannity?

I used to be a republican too. I did all of the things most other Republicans did, I went to college got a degree, I got a good job and worked my butt off to get what I wanted. One day I woke up and said you know what I don’t want to get out of bed, I don’t want to have to work for what I get anymore. I’m an American and I deserve to be able to go out to my mail box on the 1st and the 15th of the month and get my check that all of the hard working people in this country are paying for. Why should they get to keep all that money? Just because they worked for it? Not if Obama gets his way!! GO McCain!!! Why would anyone vote for a man who promotes laziness and stagnation of the American people as well as dependency on the government? Why would anyone vote for a man who would punish people for sucess and hard work. We should be trying to lift the people on the bottom up to higher standards, not bring the top down to the bottom… thats what is wrong with our education system (no child left behind…)

Great point, Blumpkin.
I used to be a republican too. I did all of the things most other Republicans did, I went to college got a degree, I got a good job and worked my butt off to get what I wanted. One day I woke up and said you know what I don’t want to get out of bed, I don’t want to have to work for what I get anymore. I’m an American and I deserve to be able to go out to my mail box on the 1st and the 15th of the month and get my check that all of the hard working people in this country are paying for. Why should they get to keep all that money? Just because they worked for it? Not if Obama gets his way!! GO McCain!!! Why would anyone vote for a man who promotes laziness and stagnation of the American people as well as dependency on the government? Why would anyone vote for a man who would punish people for sucess and hard work. We should be trying to lift the people on the bottom up to higher standards, not bring the top down to the bottom… thats what is wrong with our education system (no child left behind…)
Posted by: blumpkin

Mike
And why do you think people with more knowledge tend to be liberal?

“It’s odd for a man to fist bump his wife but hug other men.” Totally gay, that is.

Blumpkin – Just like you, Obama also believes America should be trying to lift the people on the bottom up to higher standards, not bring the top down to the bottom. Obama’s education plan proposes to focus on kids to build motivation, emotional stability, and self control. He believes it’s time for intervention at a young age, such as the extremely successful bi-partisan supported Head Start Program. Not only can we make life better for kids at a personal level, but for the economic future of this country. “No Child Left Behind” has worked just about as poorly as Bush’s billions for funding “Abstinence” programs instead of educating kids to make responsible choices with birth control. McCain’s education plan is apparently the same as the last 8 years.

benvictor
You must not have supported Hillary because of any policies she cared about, or you woudn’t be considering voting for McCain.

Mike,
I have to agree with you on some points. Most people in college are liberals, mostly for two reasons. First, as you stated most of their proffessors are liberals and that is what they are being taught and most naive college students believe whatever they are taught. Secondly, On top of the environment they are forced in, most of them have little real world experience and do not see through all of the flaws that their ideas have. It usually takes a little while but after a little while in the work force they realize the errors. So, yes a lot of people start off as leberals due to unbalanced teaching and inexperience, but, those of who work hard for money see no point in giving it to people who do not deserve it. I truly believe that you get out, what you put in. If you are poor, it is because you choose to be!! As for “the libs pride them selves in their vast knowledge over others”…You just keep believing that if it makes you feel better. I personally think it will only keep you away from seeing the truth.

Anybody who was for Hillary and now wants McCain is an idiot!! How can you agree with ANY of McCain’s policies? It’s that sane illogical thinking that got America in the mess it’s in right now. I’m sorry about your spilt milk Hillary supporters but Obama is your man. Like it or not, their policies are 99% alike. Whether he picks her or not (most likely the latter), he is still the best candidate and most like Hillary.
Curtis

CNN’s National Poll of Polls
Barack Obama 48% 43% John McCain
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CNN’s “poll of polls” consists of four surveys: CNN/Opinion Research Corp. (July 27-29),
AP-IPSOS (July 31-August 4), USA Today/Gallup (July 25-27) and Gallup tracking (August 2-4).
The poll of polls showed 9% unsure; it does not have a sampling error. More polls

Wow. It’s amazing how… for lack of a better term –stupid– so many of you that post here are.
It’s about policy. Not zingers or innuendo or malicious speculation about motives or silly implications based on ancient associations.
McCain will attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade. Obama attempt to reinforce Roe v. Wade.
Obama will provide tax relief to the bottom 95% of income earners, and increase the tax burden of the top 5% of earners, and start a large public works program to stimulate the economy. McCain will reduce the tax burden of the top 5% of wage earners, as well as of multi-national corperations to stimulate the economy.
For energy policy, Obama will push for comprehensive portfolio of energy resources that has more renewables in the mix (slightly more expensive in the short run, less so in the long run); McCain will do the same, but with more fossile fuels in the mix (slightly less expensive in the short run, more so in the long run).
Both want what is best for America.
Both are patriots.
Pull your heads out of your asses, people, and start getting your news from multiple and diverse sources, not just from individual, one-sided partisan blowhard.

I’m one of those BabsNJ.

Somerseten-
You are correct. People here seem to conflate intensity of media coverage with favorability of coverage.
Were they be getting equal amounts of coverage and scruitny, McCain would be fairing worse in the polls, I think it’s safe to say.

Mary-
Go to the McCain and Obama websites and look at the policy sections.
For analysis, watch O’Rielly on Fox, then Olbermann on MSNBC. See who you think is more full of it. The truth lie in between. Keep an open mind.
Remember, it’s about POLICY.

Don’t like Obama — but I do like Bayh. Too bad he’s not Hillary’s VP…
I know, I know, that bus has left the station. (Hmmm — and Obama has a lot of folks underneath it!)

Just a couple of weeks ago Bayh was so
for Hillary-I would not vote for him& obama-fair weather friend is what I would call him.

Mary – You just be flip-flopping something different if know what I mean. Well, you might want to start doing MCCain’s “Drill-here Drill-now Dance” or Sean “No Original Thought” Hannity’s “All of the Above” flip.

Obama and all of his rapper thug cronies will be stopped….at the voting booth in November!

We need to know answers to many questions about Obama. How close was his relationship to communist Frank Marshall Davis when he was a teen in Hawaii (Obama’s book says very close – we need details)? How close was Obama to Marxist terrorists Ayers and Doerhn? If Obama says not close, we need an answer as to why his political career was launched in Ayer’s living room. Why did Obama decide to go to Chicago after graduating college? Was it because Davis was from Chicago originally? How did it happen that Obama became an Alinsky type community organizer in Chicago, just like Davis once was? Did Davis initiate the relationship between Obama and Ayers? All of these important questions and many others need to be answered. Why is the media ignoring them???

Obama has shady friends and marxist views. Everyone will see it. That’s why his poll numbers are down. His snobbery and arrogance will be his undoing. This always catches up to them (left). The media loves Obama, but the American people will see right thru this empty suit. Not even Bayh or Kaine will help him.He does more flip flopping than Kerry. A community organizer does not qualify a person for President.

I just heard Truman Burgess talked to Sean Hannity. He did not exactly tear up Hannity as Obama said. He couldn’t even provide a direct answer why he is supporting Obama. Sean treated Truman well. Truman seemed to be a cool guy. Barrack Obama is a total coward. Why send Truman Burgess to tear up Sean Hannity? He challenged Hannity so he should debate Hannity and answer the tough questions.

Dekonti is right. Bayh is a DINO (Democrat in Name Only). He wants to attack Iran, he’s been a cheerleader for the Iraq war, and he’s helped Bush take away our civil liberties.

Hilary supporters who keep crying that they are going to vote for McCain – just do it and be done with it! No one cares. Start a new party if that makes you stop the childish whining and accusations. Her lack of planning and organization cost her the nomination, but time and again I see people making fun of Obama’s time spent with community organizing. Looks like it came in handy to me. Stop blaming the DNC, Black people, Bill Clinton, small six legged insects and any other ridiculous thing that comes to your mind. While you’re at it dig in your pockets and help her pay her debt.

Bayh can carry Indiana; and even though Indiana only has 11 electoral votes, that would have been enough to put John Kerry in the Whitehouse. He’d be a good choice for Obama.

Jenelle Dew,
You are just plain ignorant. How in the hell can Obama hate any dam body when his mother, grandmother & grandfather are white. His daughters have African blood pumping through their veins, they are Black. You can tell he was raised in the United States of America by his articulation. Especially today, everyone is frustrated with the “American” economy so because we complain do that make us unpatriotic. If all we know, his white family probable was ostricised back in “those” days. After colonial rule of African countries during the ’60s, Europe & America allowed the poor to get educated to help build their countries. His grandfather was WWII vet with a GI bill to boot. that created a middle class life style. Black liberation theology has been taught since Slavery & Jim Crow (Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, MLK). Rev Wright don’t have a thing to do with Obama getting this far, God fearing WHITE and BLACK Americans do. I remember when black people was not “allowed” to go into white churches. Go read a book on History then you will understand what’s going on in America and the world. Heck I don’t believe in every policy Obama or McCain spew, but I will not talk like they are UNAMERICAN. Because his father was a Muslim do not make Obama Muslim, he was raised in a WHITE MIDDLE CLASS family and back in “those” days they knew little about being a Muslim in Kansas. That type of law exists in the African and Arab countries not here in America.

babsnj and ex-dem. You guys aren’t hearing what I’m saying. If you liked Hillary than why don’t you like Obama? THEY HAVE THE SAME POLICIES!!!!!!!!!!! It’s just a different person running the show. THEY BOTH THINK THE SAME WAY!!!!!!!! You guys will never make sense to me. Reagan Democrat or not, McCain is FAR from a Reagan Democrat. How can you feel safe with McCain and National Security when he thinks Iraq and Pakistan share a border? My 10 year old nephew knows what’s going on in the middle east better than he does. McCain doesn’t know the difference between a sunni and a shiite. This is ridiculous. You want HIM for National Security? Get Real.

Hmm — from the one photo it looks like Bayh is taller than Obama. Could Obama’s ego handle the threat of a running mate taller then himself?

This is just great, I have to choose between a white half dead guy and a muslim extremist for president. What’s important here aren’t these two jokers, it’s thier runningmates. McCain is going to wake up dead cold in the office and the VP is going to take charge. Some racist is going to shoot Obama and leave us with his pick. These are critical moments for both these losers, they need to pick people of real honesty here. McCain need to go with Newt Gingritch and Obama should pick Ted Kennedy who will also die and let Nancy Pelosa run this country! GO NANCY

I get the message that there is alot of jealous people that write these blogs.You can tell it just gets to some people that Obama is not what they think he should be.There are some that want to believe what they hear because they are to lazy to read what he’s about he has not hidden his life story like some politicians,McCain has been part of a the Keating Five he bilked plenty of elderly out of their money.He is a war hero and our hats off to him he has been apart of the Washington establishment for 30 years why has he not come up with an energy policy in those years?

“WHY NOT HILLARY? This is why I am voting for McCaine!”
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Well you just keep looking and searching that ballot for a name spelled just like that and see what you find. It would be funny to see you walking out scratching your head in wonder……..

Obama + Hillary = Winning (easily)popular vote and winning electoral vote.
Obama + Bill Clinton = Winning (solidly) popular vote and winning (barely) the electoral vote.
Obama + Caroline Kennedy = Winning (Easily) popular vote and Too Close to Call with electoral vote.
Obama + Bayh = Winning (barely) popular vote and losing electoral vote.
Obama + Kaine = Losing popular vote and losing electoral vote.
Obama + Sebellius = Losing popular vote and losing electoral vote.
Obama + Condoleeza Rice = Losing popular and eletoral vote.
Obama + Chet Edwards = Losing popular and electoral vote.
Obama + Biden = Winning (barely) popular vote and Losing the electoral vote.
Obama + Biden = Winning the popular vote and Losing the electoral vote.
Obama + John Edwards = This ticket will yield results when it was Kerry/Edwards.

I will not vote Obama or McCain. Obama is eloquent, smart & articulate & a lot of his policies are close to Hillary’s. But some have changed already, no? I’m talking within, what, 2 weeks, he had changed his stance from what he platformed during the nomination process. Yeah, it’s about policy, but it’s also about character. No candidate I’ve seen actually has character as a virtue, per se, so I’m not talking about character as a noun. I’m talking about not just paying attention to policy, but also to body language, how a candidate phrases answers, power words he uses, how he uses his facial expressions & which expressions while saying what, & then, of course, pay attention to your own gut instinct. Yep, I said it. Your Gut instinct. So, sure policy’s important, but if the only person left changes the policies I thought I was shifting for, then I have to suspect he may not be my candidate. I’d rather have Hillary & I’ll vote for Obama, but only if I begin to trust his character even only as much as one can trust the character of a politician. Right now, my instincts say he is much like Republicans during Bush’s runs. Slick, savvy & knows what to say & how to say it, & how to look like it.
I ain’t votin’ for that.

McCain is another Bush. lets see.. We voted in bush once.. 4 yrs of crap. we did it again.. 4 more years of crap.
we vote in mccain? 4 more years of crap.
doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
do not be insane. so do not vote mccain