Obama Camp Responds to GOP Slams on Greek-Columned Stage for Obama Speech

I wonder who would win an a ego-off? Obama’s Ego or Olbermann’s Ego?

Ah, finally, the dukakis moment we’ve been waiting for.

Obama is scheduled to distribute loaves and fishes and maybe even turn water into wine.
He will show all us mere mortals how divine he really is.
He is the ONE!
Wonder if this is the “Temple of Doom”?

Didn’t the Obama campaign learn ANYTHING from the Berlin follies?

Why are the Republicans calling the stage motif ‘greek columns’ when it is clearly modeled off of the architecture in Washington, DC?
Hint: They take pride in being ignorant.

Did you see the Roman Temple the Republicans have build for next week?
Who does McCain think he is. Nero? Traianus?

“Did you see the Roman Temple the Republicans have build for next week?”

Will BHO descend on some kind of cloud with lightning flashing? Will he be carried in a chariot? Will there be cherubs playing their harps? Who will play those parts? Reid, Pelosi? Will Wright announce BHO’s descendence with a trumpet? This will certainly cement in people’s minds that “he is a man of the people”.

‘Bout time for Senator Obama to channel Pat Nixon’s “republican cloth coat”

Is Obama honestly this clueless?
The comeback from the Obama campaign about the mocking is McCain couldn’t fill a stadium of 25,000 much less 75,000. Karl Rove replied is Obama had one of his largest crowds in Pennsylvania before the the primary there and Hillary defeated him 2 to 1 so they should not be talking about ability to fill stadiums vs generating actual votes.

RYAPLE
LITTLE THINGS FROM LITTLE REPUB MINDS—–

LOL to whomever said:
The Temple of Doom

HEY DEBORA
WHAT ABOUT MCCAIN AND YOUR RIGHTS AS A WOMAN—–YOU MAY GET SET BACK 100 YEARS —GUESS SOME WOMEN NEED AN OLD GESER TO RUN THEIR LIVES.

“WHAT ABOUT MCCAIN AND YOUR RIGHTS AS A WOMAN—–YOU MAY GET SET BACK 100 YEARS —GUESS SOME WOMEN NEED AN OLD GESER TO RUN THEIR LIVES.”
who’s worried about McCain when women had Obama during the primary campaign to do that against them.

I think I heard the Republicans are talking about the togas being sold for the event, with more modest ones for those that cling to guns and religion.
California just passed on their vote…what?

PEACH
AND ALL THIS TIME I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH MCDUMMY

“Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, an Obama supporter, said Clinton’s challenge in getting her delegates to come on board with Obama “may be the biggest test of her leadership.”
Posted by: geevill | Aug 27, 2008
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Really?! A New Concept of democracy from the Temple of Doom on top of Mile High – Your own inability to earn support is the fault of your opponent for lacking leadership to persuade those who are against you to vote for you!
The Greeks actually counted their stones at the foot of their temple, one by one and one person one stone, a true Jeffersonian, excuse me, Greek democracy.

GW Bush used an identical stage at the RNC four years ago. So you’re all both sophomoric and hypocritical.

This election is extremely important. It saddens me to see that this mudslinging is all McCain’s supporters can come up with – this and hatred for Obama because he pushes a lot of their us/them buttons. Face it, guys. Your challenge with Obama is that you are afraid of him. Once you know where this is coming from, you can let it go because it is irrational. Breathe in, breathe out. He is not going to hurt you – in fact, this is a new day for our country. Four years from now, you lives will be better if Obama is elected. Four years from now, I hope you have health care for your family, that cars cost less because GM doesn’t have to add $1500 per car for health care, and that you are having a great time in your lives. I know that is hard to grasp, but I am praying for you -and it’s a tough job, belive me. Just remember, this election is for the future of our country, not some mudpit volleyball game.

Pretty peculiar “jab” as Bush used pretty much the same backdrop during the last GOP convention. But then the Republicans have always believed in “whatever works at the moment.” Remember them calling John Kerry a “gigolo” and “kept man” for having married a wealthy heiress? Guess that’s not an “issue” for them this time out.

what is health care –is that something we are privilaged to have today—someone better get real

Brooklyn Democrat -
The stages looked nothing alike. Nothing. Go to politico and look and then to drudge and look and get back to me.

From the mouth of rwers – “The comeback from the Obama campaign about the mocking is McCain couldn’t fill a stadium of 25,000 much less 75,000. Karl Rove replied is Obama had one of his largest crowds in Pennsylvania before the the primary there and Hillary defeated him 2 to 1 so they should not be talking about ability to fill stadiums vs generating actual votes.”
Is lying pathological with Republicans?
Pennsylvania 04/22
Obama 1,046,822 45.4%
Clinton 1,260,937 54.6%
Clinton +214,115 +9.2%
Or are is it a lack of math skills?
BTW in terms of generating “actual votes” Obama had at least 17,535,458 votes for him during the primary season. How many did McCain get?

I recall traveling on Interstate 95 and coming to rest stop in the state of Maryland and I saw for the first time a picture of then Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. I felt really good knowing that a man of color held such a status in America…
It troubles me today when I now see this same guy go after senator Obama who may become the first AA president in American history…..
I wonder how Mr. Steele actually feels when he lays down at night after saying the stupid and silly things he says to undermine Obama’s election…….I wonder…..such a sad, sad, sad, situation with this U.S senate race loser.

A couple of democratic delegates are wondering if Obama can’t stand up to the Clinton’s, how in the world will he stand up to our nation’s enemies?

It’s so sad how the democrats are wasting money on this venue when they already had the venue at the Pepsi Center paid for. What a shame.

LOL, Ed. LOL

All this stuff is grade-school distraction, spit wads and “kick me” signs. Let’s keep our eyes on the real story here. Obama has the Republicans really terrified. There is no reason for them to be terrified, but this is an expected outcome of the “be afraid, very afraid” party.

Actually, it’s your spelling that’s appalling, Debra.

its all a part of the grand brainwashing. obamas WHOLE campaign has been about words, speeches, and “charming” the mindless with likability. he is flat out not prepared or qualified to be the president of the free world. thus, he has to REALLY get people t like him. so, go after the mindless with key words.. “hope”… “change”… “believe”.. then throw in there some rock shows to get even more attention. he is a complete fraud, and in my opinion, only will get the “mindless” vote.

The Obama camp says columns on the Temple of Dumb, oops, I mean stage, is meant to look like the White House.
Sure. And he meant his private plane to look like Air Force One. Until he took off the American flag and replaced it for a O.
He thought the O stood for Obama. We all knew it stood for zero.

“McCain could never do to women what the Obama campaign and DNC did to women throughout the primaries”
Hmmm I don’t remember Obama calling his wife a **** or offering her up for a biker beauty contest like McCain did? But you rwers do have fanciful imaginations.
I do remember McCain saying his supported equal pay for women for equal work but didn’t bother to actually vote on the issue the last time it came up.

when biden–hillary–obama get done with mccain—the old geser will be looking for another home—all they have to say to him is that is not what he said yesterday—it would be amusing

Tim,
Self awareness is a wonderful thing.

The republicans have nothing to say, that would make any sense just like McBush

I suppose it was ok when GW Bush spoke in front of columns at the 2004 convention?
Facts: Who needs them?

not sure what your point is ryan.

Oh Ed, you sound like such sour grapes. Boo hoo Obama is a born leader. We’ve seen people like this before, sometimes from this country, sometimes not. MLK, JFK, FDR, Bobby Kennedy, Reagan, it happens. There are some people who just move people. It happens about once every 20 – 30 years or so. Deal with it. You all sound so petty and jealous. It is what it is. The man when to Germany and had over 200,000 germans chanting his name. That’s a leader. It’s a good thing. HOw good is that for the US to have a president who moves people, both americans and not americans. It’s a good thing. TRy acting more like an American and seeing how this benefits us instead of bieng so petty that he’s not from your party

The GOP has gotten pathetic. Why not promote what McCain has to offer….which is not much, instead of making ridiculous comments that only make the GOP look ridiculous. My party has really gone down the toilet.

ABC news reports the stage looks like a Greek Temple. LOL on all the dunces who think the pic in politico look anything like a Temple.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=5660266

hey, like him or not, at least mccain has a history TO LOOK AT. mindless.

Mark….Obama paid a German platinum selling rock band Reamonn and a reggae performer, to give A FREE CONCERT IN THE PARK, BEER AND FLAGS TOO. You think they could really get 200,000 to hear an unknown nobody senator without a lure? By the way, other countries want Obama as they see the push over for what he is and every other nation in the world DOESN’T WANT US TO MAINTAIN OUR #1 STATUS!

Peach -
Just looked at Politco and Druge as you requested. You’re right. Bush’s stage was far more grandiose than Obama’s.
Gas at $4 a gallon. Two wars. Osama and cronies resurgent. 51,000 people lost their jobs in July. Housing values fell more sharply during the 2nd quarter than at any time in history. 47 million Americans without health care. No wonder Rebublicans want to jabber about convention stages.

hey Tim – sure we can look at McCain’s history, lets look at the last 8 years and how his support for Bush has only increased. Having a history doesnt mean its good. I would rather vote for someone that has at least 50/50 chance of suceeding than someone who has a 100% of failing (McCain)

and your “blowing up the world long ago” statement is cute… lol

McCain also said such a nasty joke about teenage Chelsea Clinton that he was so embarrassed by that when it became public that he wrote a letter of apology to Pres. Clinton.
Debra, you never needed any excuses to tell lies and smears, why start now.

wow! what a grown up bunch of bloggers!
it just doubles my determination to have NOTHING to do with BOZO and his circus!
John McCain will do me just fine, now that Hillary has been put to rest!

Obama drew a record 35,000 to his speech in Pennslyvania and lost the primary there. Food for thought.

my mom.. (cute by the way)
that is a TYPICAL left wing extremists answer. first off, the steadfast comparison of mccain to bush is old and weak. and the old statement “things could always be worse” has never had more relevance than today. you people think and act like everyone who comes in here talking against obama, WANTS to support mccain. im a conservative, not a republican. believe me, i DONT want to vote for mccain. he’s not my favorite guy out there, thats for sure. but its one thing to maybe “take a chance” on a canidate and give him a shot. but the office of the president isnt the time or place to do it. and not to mention the canidate spills marxism every time he opens his mouth. things could always be worse.

Hi Jake,
You need a second update to your story. It appears according to Politico that Bush used the same setting as the Obama campaign for his acceptance speech. Check it out.

Please stop drinking the Obama cool aid. John McCain will be out next president. Obama’s numbers are dropping at the convention. Unheard of in politics. He is toast.

Pretentious. Arrogant. You saw it at the State of the Union address when he turned from Hillary as Hillary greeted Ted so magnanimously. Why magnanimously? Because Ted had just endorsed this party’s annointed one that day. Sad, since BO has no experience, no record of accomplishment, and lacks the trust of mainstream Americans. Remember, 4 years ago he was voting present in the Illinois state legislature.

Bush was on a stage with column backdrop not a stadium with props/sets for a movie. Let’s get the cost of both arenas….there would be no comparison. Bush WAS also President at the time of this acceptance, so whatever the stage, it looked appropriate.
This just feeds into Bozo’s arrogance and ego. More celebrity treatment, like 9 covers on TIME and McCain’s 2. I tell you when McCain wins and the liberal media have to take that and shove it, I will laugh my a– off.
AMERICANS DO THE RIGHT THING IN THE VOTING BOOTH, ESPECIALLY THE BOOMERS THE LARGEST VOTING BLOCK IN THIS ELECTION!

Obama has taken a lot of heat for being the so called anointed one, etc. You would think the the DNC would be smart enough to cool it will all that “Highness” stuff. “TEMPLE OF DUMB” IS PROBABLY APPROPRIATE.

“not to mention, those who are undecided usually end up leaning towards the canidate.”
Yes undecided voters do lean towards the candidate.
But which candidate?
History says the challenger and considering McCain is carrying the incumbent’s torch that would make Obama the challenger.

tim….great post – Obama’s 15 minutes of fame are just about up.
Hillary is casting the votes for NY now and I’m puking.
McCain ’08/Hill ’12

Ryan,
Rightknow 50% of Americans are proving they are smart and 50% are proving themselves stupid…
America is a mess our economy is stuffed our nation is weak stuck in a dumb war, The worldthink we are a joke Russia is doing stuff around the world it would never dare do and we our 3 trillion dollars to China…
Its time for change and time for Obama.. Not Mcsame.
Wake up! America is in trouble and McCain is offering more of the same.. Just with more wars!!! Here comes the daft!!!

When Thomas Jefferson selected Greek Columns as a symbol of our new country it was because they stood for strength and freedom.
Today the McSame Smear Machine demeans these great symbols of our Democracy.
I doubt if they would like Thomas Jefferson any better than Obama- after all Jefferson had ethics which the McCain campaign surely lacks.
From another White Middle-Aged Gun Owning Rural Western State Male for Obama & Biden!

beth – It is not Obama faut that he is loved by so many people encluding other countries and McAngry is not most Republ don’t even like him and are mad he is the Republ Nom.

This is the way Obama will waste our money if he becomes president.
He loves spending other people’s money.

sorry, my last comment should have said the undecided usually end up voting for the conservative in the race. something more safe. history has shown this through the years.

McCain and his campaign just come off as whiny little losers, who can’t stand the fact that Obama is constantly towering over them. They sound like little school kids, contantly hurling childish insults instead of focusing on the important issues. It is this mindset that Americans are tired of, it’s embarassing to McCain and it’s embarassing for America. It is also why McCain will lose by a bigger margin than most people are expecting. The GOP is a world class joke, and they will look even more foolish in retrospect, after Obama goes down in history as one of the greatest Presidents in American history. McCain is a half-wit, of course he’s going to pull the “elitist” card. My 8 year old nephew would score higher on the SAT than McCain. He used to be an American hero, now he is just a disgrace.

Comparing resume’s for job of Pres. Is there really any comparison? That’s why so many people are finally realizing why Obama’s campaign is truly a fairytale as Bill Clinton has stated. Obama barely has two years in Senate – with no acomplishments, a lot of very bad baggage and some pretty far out and failed ideas about how to run this country. If it wasn’t for the media out front blocking for him, he would be just another Dennis Kusinich blowing in the wind.

heartlander…
ok, so aside from getting more attention by the media, how exactly is obama “towering” over mccain?! they are in a dead heat right now even though the democratic convention is in full swing and he has already announced his v.p. choice. do you think all of a sudden, obama is going to get a surge? why do you say he is towering over mccain? makes absolutely no sense.

I can see the movie, after Obama’s loss in november. It will be called “The Temple of Doom”. I wonder if President McCain will watch the movie?

Wow…now McCain is focusing on Obama’s stage decorations??
I’m sorry, but McCain and his staff have officially hit rock bottom. America is in a very troubling place in our history, multiple wars, economic hell, no healthcare for millions of our people, a terrible international reputation, and these guys are focused on stage decorations. I’m shocked…well, not really. After all, this is the party that brought us the worst President ever, George W. Bush.
John McCain is just another old, rich, white guy, who is stuck in the past, and cares more about his own legacy and wealth, than he does bout average Americans and the future of our nation.

and obama wants to give us another thousand dollar “hand out”. except he wants to steal it from the oil companies. good idea barry. those damn oil companies…

Reading this blog has helped me make up my mind…
I was for Clinton now leaning Obama but thinking Mccains been a good guy but reading more and more of this blog..
And the racisim of Mccain supporters and the lack of care for how their fellow Americans are doing in a tough economy!
Obama has my vote! I hope he is our next POTUS…
Obama 08 may America live up to it promise and Ihope we can all come together as one people one nation.

We understood Hillary’s message. She never said Obama was ready to lead or ready on day one.
Message received:
Vote for McCain and I will return in 2012. Thank You – PUMA !!!!!

ryan…
ahhh not sure if you realize this, but that is obamas answer for everything. steal from the rich to give to the poor. that is sooooo american isnt it???

Will “THE ONE” bring his wanna-be presidential seal. I wonder how many points “THE ONE” will go down in the polls after this blunder. Boy blunder is defeating himself.

hmmm, something just dawned on me. if obama “draws these HUGE crowds” that you all say he does, the just how on earth can it be a dead heat right now??? i guess it just cant be… i guess we just have to assume that his rock shows really mean something huh?

America wrote:
And many of us, like myself, who gets sick just thinking of Obama’s views on late term partial birth abortions (even though under normal circumstances I am “pro choice!) ….. will TAKE THAT PATH!
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Stuck on stupid???

Republicans will be working it, selling two kinds of togas at the entrance to Mile High stadium….one sexy version and another more modest version for the group that clings to guns and religion.
HILL SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONVENTION!

Dexter, dude, you know the war called Vietnam, well it was escalated by the dems. and it took a repub. to end it.

The GOP convention will be great. It will be a virtual exhibitiion of irrelevance.
I can’t wait to see all the old white people in bow ties trying to convince America that they represent change.
What change? Well change from their own inept President, and the GOP Congress full of criminals that was thrown out on its ear in 2006.
How can the GOP represent change from itself? I don’t know, but I can’t wait to find out.
Also, I suspect that four days of ridicule of Obama and drumming up war with Iran and Russia will go over real well with the voting public as well.
Can’t wait to see it.

Debra – Sorry your guys are the minitory and Obama will be our next President and what will you have to stay then.

gl:
We wouldn’t even be able to leave Iraq within the window of time now under discussion had it not been for the SURGE promulgated by McCain but argued against by Obama.
In fact I think that might have been the only thing he didn’t vote present on!

Hey Tim and Hype Bites …. stop making so much common sense …. you’re confusing the Liberals!!!

tim: What makes you think that the “free market” is going to do anything but vacuum money out of your pockets?
It’s small businesses that want health care reform because their premiums have been going up double digits every year. Are you going to lecture small businesspeople about the free market?

Rodney, if McCain is so lame why isn’t Obama blowing him out of the water in the polls?
The answer was 0, McCain owns no homes. Didn’t you listen to the news last week?

tim, kathy’s point is dead on. Medicare has been shown to have much lower overhead than private health providers.

Denver – Day 3: Roll call, Bubba, and Biden

  Its day three of the DNC in Denver, and there is lots to report, but first, the usual obligatory first links. Heres a link to tonights schedule. The biggies, of course, will be Bubba making his big speech at 9. Obamas V…

The columnar “temple”:
1. If it is supposed to be the White House, it is cheesy.
2. If it is supposed to be reminiscent of MLK’s speech, it is arrogant.
3. Of course, it is not supposed to be a “temple,” but the visual analogy is there, whether anyone likes it or not.
Yes, bring on the columns, feel free! Enjoy your moment in the sun…heh heh.

Will Obama’s ego fit between the columns!

Will McCain be giving his speech in front of 75,000 people? 7,500? 750?
Make your fun. You wait and see the contrast between the Dem convention and the GOP convention.
I can’t even imagine what the applause lines are going to be for Republicans this year…. Seriously, what are you going to talk about for three days? You haven’t had so much as a new idea in 15 years.

“For every dollar spent on healthcare in the private system only 66 cents goes towards health care in a government run healthcare system 94 cents are spent on healthcare!”
But Kathy that money is needed for advertising, lobbying and executive pay packages!

Focus Action’s Stuart Shepard Prays For Rain At Obama’s Acceptance Speech And Gets A Hurricane For The GOP Convention Instead. Talk about Karma.

unfortunately, that probably IS true….
but do not lump those of us who will not be voting for Obama because we don’t like his values or his lack of plans or his surly behaviour or his inability to think clearly on his feet…. into the same pot!
That would mean that you would also have to lump all the blacks who voted for Obama and dissed Hillary…..as racists .
And I choose not to believe that!

Kathy.
What did the war in Iraq do for us? For starters how about no terrorist attacks on our homeland since 911 – this was because our presence in Iraq FORCED the terrorists to PUT ALL THEIR EFFORTS INTO IRAQ …… AND NOT HERE!!!! We also knew even before our invasion of Iraq that Iran was going to be a problem – WHICH IT HAS BECOME. Now, Iran will not be able to take over Iraq which they had planned to do in order to launch their domination of the total mid-east area. Obama, nor most libs understand none of this.

gl.
IRAN…. DUH!!!

You know, I just had another look at the “temple” picture from Drudge, and it really just looks like a stage.
You GOPers get so worked up over nonsense.
As for PUMAs, you guys just had a “convention” in D.C. Like twelve people showed up, including a couple of known fringe wackos and anti-semites. Hear the “Roar”. I’m terrified.

I wonder what kind of experience Maccain people are bragging about their nominee.
20th century world view?
No to alternative energy plans?
Tax cuts for big oil companies?
Sorry, 100 times No to those kind of resume.

We would not have invaded Iraq with Bush lies. It was not only the Surge that slow down the voilent. If the Surge worked why are we still there idiot!
Posted by: gl |
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Everything is fine and dandy over there, lets open ALL
the gates to the Green Zone and be one happy family.
HA!

Yeah the Obama has an ego like egg noodles

every credible country on earth agrred with intel that bush used to make his decision to go in. if bush lied, so did the rest of the free world.

“What did the war in Iraq do for us? For starters how about no terrorist attacks on our homeland since 911 – this was because our presence in Iraq FORCED the terrorists to PUT ALL THEIR EFFORTS INTO IRAQ …… AND NOT HERE!!!!”
i am so tired of this tired old chestnut…had we been under siege prior to 9/11? no, we had not. it is not completely out of the question to suggest that had the outcome of the 2002 election been different, 9/11 might never have happened in the first place. so while you die-hard bush supporters like to promote the politics of fear, the truth is that there is zero evidence that the war in iraq did anything to prevent further attacks.

Kathy.
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU GET THAT A GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS MORE EFFICIENT ($) THAN THE PRIVATE ONE WE NOW HAVE?? HUFFINGTON POST? CANADA AND MOST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WANT TO TRASH THEIR HEALTH PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY ARE COLLOSAL FAILURES AND HAVE BANKRUPTED THEIR COUNTRIES. ALSO CALIFORNIA HAS HAD TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES WITH THEIRS – STATE IS BUSTED, MASSIVE FRAUD!! CANADA’S PROGRAM IS SO BAD THAT SOME AREAS ARE EVEN SETTING UP LOTTERIES WITH THE WINNERS MOVING UP THE LADDER FOR APPOINTMENT DATES FOR OFFICE VISITS AND SURGERY!!!

McCain’s acceptance speech:
“That’s not change we can believe in.” (Creepy grimace. Uncomfortable chuckle)

Rodney, if McCain is so lame why isn’t Obama blowing him out of the water in the polls?
The answer was 0, McCain owns no homes. Didn’t you listen to the news last week?

antijake…
i aree with you on almost everything except tha WE WERE UNDER SIEGE BEFORE 9/11. our foreign embassies being attacked, the first world trade center attack, the u.s.s cole bombing… but you wont hear the democrats talk to much about those because their bot slick willy ignored all of them, along with numerous alerts about the danger of osama bin laden.

You neocon or neo-morons or what your ever your names are, Hitler?? LOL

Antijake
Maybe we just got lucky over here and the bad guys thought that one attack was enough for us TO LEARN OUR LESON!!

“every credible country on earth agrred with intel that bush used to make his decision to go in.”
Two nations created the Iraq intel that was the prompt for us to go in, the British and ourselves. Both countries have been shown to have deliberately manipulated or falsified data to support military action in Iraq.
Bush ignored data from the International Atomic Energy, US weapons inspectors, the UN, & various NATO allies.
“if bush lied, so did the rest of the free world.”
If he lied? Where are the massive stockpiles WMD? Where were the nukes that could launch in 45 minutes? It was all LIES.
Not only di Bush and his admin lie. They had a covert CIA agent exposed to cover up his lies then had to pardon the asshat that was directly implicated in said exposure. There’s a word for that, its called treason.

McCain’s acceptance speech:
“That’s not change we can believe in.” (Creepy grimace. Uncomfortable chuckle)
Posted by: BBpd
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Hey McCain is helping in one segment of
the economy, Aunte Millie and LL Bean have
sold out of Rocking Chairs. They’re all being
shipped to the Republican Convention!

“except tha WE WERE UNDER SIEGE BEFORE 9/11. our foreign embassies being attacked, the first world trade center attack, the u.s.s cole bombing… but you wont hear the democrats talk to much about those because their bot slick willy ignored all of them, along with numerous alerts about the danger of osama bin laden.”
Let’s see the 1st WTC attackers were arrested and tried and now sit in Supermax. Clinton attempted to hit Osama in 98 but rwers claimed he was trying to wag the dog.
Why did Osama want to kill us again? Oh yeah, American troops in Saudi Arabia protecting the Bush’s family favorite family the House of Saud.
Condi Rice claimed no one could have foreseen 9/11 even though she acknowledged a memo said exactly that in the hearings.
Bush ignored Osama being holed up in Tora Bora so we could start a war in Iraq.
I will take Slick Willy any day of the week over that complete incompetence.

Kathy.
That’s what the Canadians and Europeans originally thought – NOT NOW. The problem is that in general almost all gov run social programs are ripe with inefficiency and fraud. Yes, private plans do have promotional expenses, profits, etc. But minor compared to the boondoggle potential of a gov run program. I am on medicare and it is FAR INFERIOR to my company health plan. EXPERIENCE IN CANADA AND EUROPE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!!

kathy…
so you’re saying when we start pulling our troops out, and the war is over, britain and the u.s are going to have control of their oil?! or were these leases just set up temporarily while iraq was in chaos with the war and had no central, stable government? what did you think was going to happen to the oil?! somebody still had to take care of it. but do you think the world will just let britain and the u.s keep the leases when we leave?! cmon now…

tim…look, the idea that dems and libs want a socialist government is so trite and so old, and so annoying. Pick a new line of attack you selfish selfish person. People are DYING in America because of tooth aches. The health care system we have OBVIOUSLY is not working and McCain is NOT going to change it AT ALL. Healthcare in the RICHEST country is not a privelage, IT IS A RIGHT. But many of you cold hearted neo cons could care less i’m sure if some poor slob dies from strep throat or a tooth ache.

tim,
Iraq isnt going to let us keep them!!
Thats what all this is about the Iraq government has made friends with Iran to make sure the cushy deals we made for US and British compaines with our troops lives are retendered and that the oil from Iraq, profits Iraq not those compaines!
Its a mess BP and the British government have already given up and excepted less and are pullingtheir troops out!
In the end it will be Americas biggest miss adventure! Leaving us indebt to China! Because Bush took us to war on a lie and didnt ask us to pay for it but borrowed the money from China! We are in bad shape!

Every government building has Greek columns. Bush’s 2004 convention speech was framed by Greek columns.
Jesus are these people hypocrites about EVERYTHING? Apparently YES!

Temagami
The figures I gave you are true!
FACTS ARE FACTS
CANADA AND EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA DDONt have problems with fraud!
The Problem they have is you have to wait for things you dont have to wait for here.. Thats because everyone is covered! We dont have to wait because lots of Americans are just plan left on there own! In the UK and Australia you have the choice of the government system or Private cover! Everyone in Autralia pay on avverage $550 and get government coverage! they can then enter in to private cover and pick there doctors and hospitals!
Private system is for profit…
Public healthcare is for care…

McCain is so in love with Obama that’s why he keep picking on him. He want Obama to love him back!

kathy…
listen, im done with the war subject… lol im so sick of talking about what bush’s intentions were. frankly, at this point i dont care. i know we are there, i know we need to get out. and we are working on that. im not saying you are wrong and im right. i may be wrong, its just so exhausting to me.. but i do want to hear your reply on why you trust the government so much? its funny, whenever i come in here and have chats with democrats or liberals on the issues, i always ask “why do you trust the government so much” and i never get any replies… lol

tim,
I dont trust the government but at least with a government I can vote them out. Socail security is ran by the government and most of the time everyone gets there checks on time… True ? The fire department is ran by the government and the get the job done with honour!
I have lived for short periods in the UK and Australia anfd think they have it right! On healthcare. I fell there in australia Some years ago and was treated straight away as my daughter married and Australian. I fell here and Bluecross told me to sue my work and denied me treatment! Hmmm
We are a rich and carring nation and yet we cant even provide care for our people when we need it! The world think our way is greedy and wrong and sadly I think they are right! We are better and can do better Tim!

kathy…
well said, and i agree. i think it is a huge shame that we cant provide health care for all americans. or at least those who abide by the law. but see you brought up a perfect point. you brought up social security and how people always get their checks. but do you realize how the government has stole our money from social security??!! im 30 years old. social security will NOT be there when i get ready to retire. why? beacuse the government couldnt keep their greedy little hands off of it and have been “borrowing” from its fund for years. BOTH PARTIES. not just dems or repubs, but both. and on top of that, they have known this for a long time ad have done NOTHING to repair this. so now let me ask again… do you trust them with your healthcare? the bigger and more control government gets, the more greed and corruption there will be. and this holds true for my beliefs on most issues. welfare? its a complete joke, both financially and socially. we have wasted BILLIONS of dollars on it since its inception. and it has done nothing but held the majority of those people down, especialy inner city black americans. and i work in that industry and see it everyday. its one of the biggest frauds in this country. but heres my point: the government should be small. survival of the fittest (to a degree). we need to lessen government handouts, and strengthen our MORALS again. we have become a country of whiners and people who “expect” everything. less government is the basis of all of this.

Peach, Obama already supports Social Security, Drivers licenses, and welfare for illegal aliens.

The poll also separately asked voters’ choices if Ralph Nader and Bob Barr were included. In Colorado, Nader was at 7 percent, Barr at 3 percent, leaving 43 percent support for McCain and 42 percent for Obama.
In Nevada, the two candidates created a dead heat between McCain and Obama. Each candidate got 41 percent support with Barr at 5 percent and Nader at 6 percent.
In New Mexico, Nader was supported by 8 percent of those polled with Barr getting no support. Obama still had a lead of 50 percent to 36 percent.
NADER/GONZALEZ 2008
JUDGMENT TO LEAD!!!
OPEN THE DEBATES

Why doesn’t someone pull a screen grab or post video of W accepting the 2004 nomination in front of a very similar set…These republicans are a bunch of whining babies….its ok for them to do something like this, but not Obama. What a joke.

Senator Obama seems to have the opinion that Big Brother should take care of all those foolish people who are so irresponsible. By this, I mean those who drop out of school, using drugs, doing crimes, having babies at 16, getting HIV from stupid behavior, etc. The number l thing people need to be educated on is BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN LIFE AND THOSE IN YOUR FAMILIES. Obama’s socialist policies deny making people responsible.
A young healthy person should not be given a free place to live, food for the table, free health care, etc. Too many of them blame everyone except their own selfishness and lazyness for their problems. That is why so many people want Obama and his socialist programs–so they do not need to be responsible. The Trinity Church also blamed those rich white people for Black folks failures. Some bloggers are looking forward to getting part of the free trillions for slave reparation that Obama proposes.

If Senator Obama believes that 100% health care costs, education through college is a absolute right, how soon will it be before all families should live in a above average home paid by tax money. Those who think this should read our Constitution and Bill of Rights and educate themselves. The founders of our country believed in personnal responsibility.

You’re right, John McCain doesn’t need a stage set like The Temple of Obama, and he doesn’t need a sea of enthralled Germans. He’ll win with his American townhalls and his visits to groceries stores. You’ll see.

Bush had greek columns at his 2004 acceptance speech. McCain has a head shot photo of himself in front of columns. Lots of columns in Washington. This is a stupid story.
Why don’t the Republicans talk about how they’ll turn this economy around, save the middle class, restore our international credibility, get us off of oil, provide equal pay for equal work, bring our troops home, finish the fight in Afghanistan…
Fear and smear will not keep people in their homes, create jobs, increase wages, lower gas prices. What do they really have to offer?

kat:
!!! that would be even worse if he were to presume that his speech would have the same power and significance as King’s BEFORE he gave it! Wouldn’t it?

I have heard that after his speech, Obama will lift himself to the heavens with the other gods.
If ego alone could do it, Obama would be in orbit.

Anybody read the new book, The case against Obama”?
Good reading! Also, how about those Ayers commercials???

With all the problems facing our country, the McCain camp focuses on the Roman/Greek architecture of the set? McCain is still fighting the VietNam conflict and suffers from an Oedipal complex as does Bush, but with this he’s showing senility.

OK Let’s talk substance. The GDP is actually up over 3% for the second quarter. Where’s the recession? Ooh, I saw a homeless man today. Ooh, I heard someone saying we MIGHT lose our health insurance. Ooh, I had a bad time with cancer treatment. The census reported yesterday the number of unemployed people DROPPED by over a million people OVER THE LAST YEAR!
I believe we can agree we do have economic problems caused by high gas prices and the conversion of corn to ethanol is driving up food costs. JM’s plan, increase oil production, invest in alternatives for the future, develop nuclear and clean coal production to lower the price of gas, improve our trade balance and provide jobs here in the US. JM is also calling for the reduction/elimination of ethanol subsidies.
BHO calls for inflating tires, buying cars that don’t exist and can’t with today’s technology, continuing with high gas prices and keeping the farm subsidies that are hurting us.
The Dem response to our economic issues? “What if the hurricane turns into a cat 5 and hits New Orleans? Wouldn’t that be great!”

I am a Singaporean and I am following the United States Election Campaign everyday. I think history is going to be made this time and Barrack Obama will be the next president of U.S.A. One thing puzzles me – why do so many people have a problem with the color of his skin? I thought his mother is a white women, an American? So, logically, he actually represents both the white and the blacks in America. You should be happy….

Frankie, most people don’t have any problem with his skin color or whatever his race is. One of our most cherished leaders stated “I dream of a day when a man is judged not by the color of his skin but by the strength of his character.”
By far and away, most people who object to BHO is due to his lack of experience, his poor judgement in not backing the surge, his stubbornness in not admitting it has been successful, his unwillingness to meet the press and answer questions without a teleprompter telling him what to say, and his policies that he would like to implement should he become president.
The color of his skin is not a material concern except for those who want to see him become the first black president only because he is black.

It’s a TEMPLE OF DOOM, is what it is.
This is what happens when a campaign gets into BUBBLE mode, and overeager advisors sell stupid ideas to an insulated, INSECURE, and not-too-savvy, candidate.
This temple idea was STUPID.
Why is Obama continually pandering to the “Nose in Air” Whole Foods and Starbucks wing of the Democratic Party? Does he feel so sure of the AA vote that he thinks he can throw the poor white blue collar contingent under the bus with Grandma and Rev. Wright?
Someone should teach the man that there is elegance in simple settings. There’s DIGNITY, too, when you don’t need silly visuals to prop up a real message–if you have one.
Fake, plywood columns straight out of the Christopher Lowell school of decorating aren’t going to impress “regular” or “real” people. The latte and arugula wings of the party may be loving it, but Joe Sixpack thinks the candidate has gone overboard, and is INAUTHENTIC.
And he HAS. And he IS.

If the Democrats honestly believe that the edifice they have raised in Mile High Stadium is the best way to convey a message to the people tuning in tonight, they don’t or won’t understand why millions of Americans are not supporting him. Clue: it has nothing to do with “funny names” or exotic background.

John McShame & the Republican’s political gospel: public office is private graft.
Google it!!
Obama/Biden 08

They have to try and poke fun at his ability to attract 80K people because what else do they have? McCain would be lucky to draw 5000 or less. They would have to pay people to fill the bleachers at a local HS for him.

Swirl,
Isn’t your “man of the people” the one who measures inflation by what the price of arugula is and states he doesn’t think high gas prices are a problem?

It also worth noting that the difference between Obama and McCain when it comes to public appearances is that Obama can DRAW crowds of thousands, while McCain merely inserts himself into any place where more than a few people have loitered.
The lame complaints of the anti-Obama crowd smack of candidate envy.

hfp said: Obama sicks JUSTICE DEPARTMENT on legal makers of legitimate truthful campaign ad.
Sidekick McCain “don’t know nothing ’bout the economy” and has new ideas or plans to stimulate it. So he tries to distract with his Karl Rove strategies. BTW freedom of speech was sent packing by the current administration. No third term and no McCain.