Obama Disagrees With Nevadan Assailing McCain’s Vietnam Service

It seems Obama is always up and ready to defend McCain. Why?

Vanessa, Obama is always ready to defend McCain because he knows that McCain is the better candidate

It’s not about “defending” McCain, it’s about raising the level of political discourse away from the gutter and into the light.
Go Obama!

obama,will not be little himself to a level of dirt talking anyone.(1)to wise

Or it could be that Obama is simply a better human being than McCain and not willing to stoop to personal attacks to win.
McCain needs to learn a thing or two about class, style and dignity from Mr. Obama.

Kate,
Bill Clinton refused to open up the areas to drilling that we are considering doing so today.
Had Clinton followed the general Republican ilne, those oil resources would be coming on line today. Hence greater supply, lower gas prices.
Please before you post do a little research.

It seems that the left is still stuck on Vietnam. Why not ask the candidate on issues that are going on in Iraq, Georgia/Russia, Israel/Palestine, India/Pakistan/Afgahnistan? There are so many MORE important things to talk about. If I got the chance to ask either candidate a question, THAT would not be in my top 50! High prices of gas, value of the dollar, nuclear power, coal and other energy scources, lower income taxes, lower corporate taxes to bring more jobs back to the U.S. What was that questioner thinking?
McCain talks more about his Senate record, that about his POW experience. He talks about crossing the isle to get things done, while Obama hasn’t yet!

“Is it true that Iran is a “tiny country” and “not a real threat”?
This is what Barack Obama has said, and I believe everything he says without questioning him.”
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Context, context, context! Obama was speaking about the old Soviet Union, which had thousands of ICBM’s pointed at American cities, and the current threat of Iran. In this sense, Iran is a miniscule threat. I hope you’d agree.
Now, Obama has gone on to say, since the Soviet Union no longer exists, that Iran poses a grave threat to the U.S. due to its nuclear ambitions.
There’s no contradiction here.

ChrisNBama,
Actually, W Bush is the one who starting to lift the bans, ones that were supported by his father and Bill Clinton.
Again, please do your research.
And the reason why the oil industry has not been aggressive with their current leases is because preliminary studies indicated THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OIL THERE FOR IT TO BE COST EFFECTIVE TO DRILL.

Everything Obama does seems like its all staged. Just like that weirdo that demanded Obama say the Pledge of Allegiance. That really looked staged. Nobody can be that weird

Obama defending McCain? What a surprise. Maybe if Obama had put a stop to the sexist insults and racist attacks on the Clintons by his campaign and goon supporters on TV, he would be ahead by 15 points. Instead, McCain came out and defended Hillary and President Clinton.
Now Obama has to accept Affirmative Action from the Clintons to win the nomination at the convention.
Obama said that he’s selfish and thinks that things are about him…just like pretty boy John Edwards. No wonder they’re great buddies.

Obama has always been a class act, so unlike Bush and now McCain who will sign onto any smear if he thinks it benefits his presidential aspirations. It will be great to restore honor and dignity to the Oval Office once Barack is sworn in.

Barak learned something from the Rick Warren forum, He is not a bad guy and I like Barak and McCain.

ChrisNBama,
1. My point was Republicans supported offshore drilling (W), not Dems.
2. I said “what has Obama done for his country” and “what has Mccain done for his country”. McCain served his country. Once again, what has OBAMA done for his country??? NOTHING

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ChrisNBama,
1. My point was Republicans supported offshore drilling (W), not Dems.
2. I said “what has Obama done for his country” and “what has Mccain done for his country”. McCain served his country. Once again, what has OBAMA done for his country??? NOTHING”
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Jeremy,
Thanks for the clarification. Regarding point two, I will just have to say that Obama has served his country in a different way than McCain. McCain’s service was honorable, and he deserves our respect for the anguish he suffered during his years of captivity.
Obama, on the other hand, went to the south side of Chicago after graduation, and helped organize churches and unemployed workers, to obtain assistance in finding jobs, etc. Now, admittedly this isn’t as glitzy as serving in a war, but it is STILL service to our country. Just a different kind of service.

Obama knows he can’t criticized McCain military service for this country. As a matter of fact, McCain’s sons are in the military. One is currently attending the Naval Academy to become a pilot. The other is in the US Marine and did a tour in Iraq. He is scheduled to deploy again…

I just don’t see how Sen. McSame being shoot down makes him a war hero. I have served in this recent war and have received all kinds of medals also. I don’t consider myself a war hero just doing my job that I signed up for. The objective is not to get capture. If unfortunate if you are but that doesn’t make you a hero if you make it back. If it did we would have many soldiers trying to gain a medal that way. As me and many of my fellow veterans watch the media try to link one mans service to his country as the experience to be president, must mean that every veteran that went to this is ready to lead our contry.
P.S.
Our mission was to go to Afghanistan, we still don’t know how we arrived into Iraqi. Guess we do like a good soldier and just follw orders from our War Hungry President.

Any individual who doesn’t believe that this “questioner” wasn’t a plant by Team Obama should have their head examined. The democrats get the vicious POW rumor out there, yet Senator Obama is made to look “honorable” which anyone familiar with Chicago politics would double up laughing over!!

I listened to the interview live…Obama took a tough tone, and stuck up for McCain. McCain’s let his campaign blast and blast and blast Obama. It’s the Hannity, el Rushbo, Hugh Hewitt, Ann Coulture, Laura Ingrahm playbook, and McCain can’t get his “express” out of the ditch.

That same question for McCain is quite simple: even putting aside his political achievements, he served his country and was a POW for years.
Posted by: Jeremy
And this helps the 51,000 who lost their jobs last month how?
Open your eyes and wipe your mouth. McCain is a crazy man who will never be president. These are not political achievments. By contrast, Bill Clinton never served and he did a much better job with running this country. You freaks who slobber over McWar don’t have a single argument that this clown is anything but a warmonger!

ms1236
What is McWar’s experience other than getting shot down? In 25 years he has done nothing to effect the economy for anyone but lobbyist!

McCain was shot down on his 23rd mission over Viet’Nam. He was not stationed in Viet’Nam, he flew those missions from a carrier. Most pilots flew 2, 3, and sometimes 4 missions a day over Viet’Nam. That gives McCain all of about 6-12 days worth of COMBAT experience. Those are the facts. He was not a good pilot…any of your heard of the USS Forrestal? Try Google. Those are the facts!!!

al4mcattack
I’ve got news for you. Bush does a lot of ahs but when he finally does say something it’s incoherant! He and McCain have a lot in common. I’ll take substance over style any day!

I think Obama says “uh, ahh, and um” too much also, but I know he’s thinking and picking his words carfefully because every pundit, columnist, and critic will pounce if he makes the slightest mistake. Unlike McCain…President Putin of Germany, Iraq-Pakistan border, Sunnis in Iran getting training…he can fumble and fumble and fumble and it goes unnoticed.

“his service is honorable, but his politics are horrible”. Not a bad statement from Obama but for those who try and link McCain and Bush from the Obama camp ,remember that it is McCain, who much to the chagrin of republicans, crossed over and voted with and worked with the democrats on more than one occasion. Can Obama claim the same in working with republicans? Absolutely not!

david
Obama has introduced legislation with Republicans at least twice.

McCain is a joke. He is old and the same ol’ politics. We need to rid the US of the Republican leadership and get this country back on track. McCain’s war service was admirable, but it doesn’t make you the most qualified for the job. Many of the countried that liked us, or were tolerant of us are voicing their distaste and trust for us. Many other countries do not like the US. Why do you figure gas prices are so high? Supply and demand? Or the fact that Bush was an oil owner in TX and did business with the Bin Laden family.
Interesting…Don’t vote McSame!

al4mcattack,
That’s my problem with McCain. I admire him and his family for their military services but what’s beyond that. Does he [McCain] have a solid plan to jump start our economy back to a surplus? How to fix our health care system? Ways to improve education? Ideas beyond drilling to accomplish energy independence?
There’s more to the United States problems then our foreign policy. What about our domestic issues.
When I think of a McCain administration I think of a war with Iran, Afganistan, Iraq, and a possible cold war with Russia. We can’t afford that.
We can’t afford another president who rushes to judgement. McCain’s response to the Russian invasion of Georgia was very revealing. Condemning Russia’s actions was appropriate but then to throw around accusations especially towards a nation you need to get to Iran was very unpresidential.

Why is it news that the candidate running on trying to change our politics from adversarial to cooperative tries to keep his forums cooperative rather than adversarial?
Rick Warren had it right last night and Obama has been saying it all along…we HAVE to learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Obama not only believes that, he walks the talk.
The Reps and, sadly the once honorable McCain, have taken dumbing down and fear mongering our politics to a newer and lower level.
We MUST change the direction of this country or there won’t be anything left to defend with honor.
Vote change. Vote hope, not fear.

“Yeh, it’s called being a social worker. A fishy career change choice given the fortune he spent to complete two universities. Oh wait, did he even pay a dime for that education?”
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Emm, yes, he paid for some of his education. In fact, he and his wife only recently retired their student loan debts.
I consider community organizing to be a form of service. Heck, I consider public school teachers to be a form of service. Certainly one doesn’t do these things for the money, but rather to help their fellow man.

Mille,
Well, “if” and that’s a big “if” Obama got preference to get accepted to Columbia and Harvard, and eceryone screams “affirmative action”…moocher like emm did…that’s garbage. I bring up facts, maybe not in a nice way…but you can’t play the “you owe the taxpayer this and that” and not look at both sides of the coin.

“When I think of a McCain administration I think of a war with Iran, Afganistan, Iraq, and a possible cold war with Russia. We can’t afford that.”
Don’t let McCain scare you David. Stay positive.

Obama did the honorable thing. Similiar comments on this list imply intolerance of the opinion of others. In fact, some are downright hateful. It’s not limited to the Obama supporters, but they seem to be more passionate. These comments are not conducive to unity. The media and some political surrogates, such as Dean and his “white party” comment, only serve to further agitate those who are already angry.

rules,
That was beautiful, almost got a tear. But experience, is RELATIVE. Does the 7 years spent in state legislature count as experience? Yes, no? Oh, you have to have “Washington” experience. You mean, the same “experience” that leads a freshman Congressman into bilking American taxpayers out of million, with a bungled savings and loan scandal? Well, there was a fershman Congreddman that did that…McCain. Washington “experience” to block bill after bil after bill, for equal pay for women and minoriies? McCain has that experience. Washington “experience” that sucks up to lobbyist in all corners of industry in this country? Yes, I’d say McCain has more “experience”. But, it’s all RELATIVE!!!

In 2000, Bush (thru surrogates) attacked McCain’s military service and then Kerry’s and I found it equally despicable. Those who fight for this country should be thanked and honored without reservation. To try to use that sacrifice against someone is unthinkable to me and shame on anyone who would do so.

The heckler was a Obama supporter, look at the polls. Obama is still falling and falling in the latest polls. The dems gave up Hillary for this loser. Mike Ducacus, take two…

Little Brother….state legislature experience and U.S. Congressional experience are two different things. But yes, I do count Obamas service in the state legislature. It will be of some help to him. But not quite as helpful as U.S. Congressional experience. But imagine this….can a person honestly say they can repair diesel engines just because they know how to repair a lawnmower? They are both engines, but far different engines. Yes Washington has its problems, but believing that one man with little experience will be able to get over 500 other people to suddenly bow to his will is unimaginable. And electing him simply because we want to give someone “New” a chance is crazy. Even in the best of circumstances, it is crazy. He has to know what it takes to get things done….and he hasn’t proven that yet.

Mcain needs to take lessons from obama on how to be a respectful human being i think that was very nice of obama to respect his military service and not bash mccain unlike mccain thats alls he knows how to do is BASH people i mean he did call his wife the c word in public TAKE LESSONS JOHNNY ON HOW TO BE A RESPCTFUL MAN!!!!

Who are those of you who question McCain’s war record? It is unbelievable that anyone would think it wouldn’t come up a few times. Have any of you even been a prisoner? Been tortured? Then shut up and give us a break….. It is only natural that those memories are a big part of McCain’s thinking. Obama didn’t hestitate to remind us he was opposed to the war (how convenient that he could fit that into the questions). Of course, Obama is determinded to build a military presence in Afghanistan. Obama isn’t against the war, he just wants to pick the location. He has no integrity.

John McCain is a phony. The guy was a terrible pilot and he sold out the U.S. to the Vietnamese. There is evidence to support this.

In 2000 America thought bush would be a better president than McCain. A vote for McCain means a vote for a weaker, poorer and worse America.
Can you imagine we are now borrowing money from communist China? Lets reason up America and vote Obama.

The Bush comparison is apt. I’ve got another. What did McCain say when Joe Leiberman suggested Obama didn’t put his country first? Just wondering.

Obama is typically making statements that mean nothing. It’s his style. All fluff and no meat.

By Temagami:
“McCain CAN make good military and foreign policy decisions in that he has EXPERIENCE with same. Obama CANNOT… NO EXPERIENCE IN EITHER – OBAMA’S INCORRECT PREDICTIONS ON IRAQ PRETTY MUCH SHOWED OBAMA’S LACK OF PREPAREDNESS FOR THE PRESIDENCY.“
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are you kidding me. Obama has been right on Iraq from day one and McCain has been wrong.
McCain wants to stay in Iraq for hundred years but Obama has called for a 16 month time table. The Iraqi prime minister supports the timetable and now the Bush administration is negotiating a `timeline` for withdrawal. Once again McCain got it wrong.
Bush is now supporting Obama`s diplomatic talks with Iran which McCain has always opposed. Bush sent 2 whitehouse diplomats to Tehran last month.
Question. Where is McCain`s so called foreign policy experience?

Keith.
Nice try Keith, but I can assure you that ABC is not pro McCain. Most of us know that.

Obama’s response was an insult to all the vets who, unlike McCain, actually did serve honorably.

Obama had to defend McCain, otherwise, Obama’s lack of military experience and service would have stood out. McCain is an American Hero. He served our country well and came back a disabled veteran who was tortured for 5 1/2 yrs. He could have been released after 2 yrs but demanded that his friends also be released. Because of his refusal he was put in solitary confinement and tortured another 3 yrs. You can disagee with McCain’s positions and policies, but not his service and dedication to his country!

mccain never had the rank to make important decisions—who is fooling who.why are mccains military records sealed–must have something to hide.????????????????????

If these are the followers in denial that are rah, rah about Obama, heaven help the Am. electorate. From the few clips that I’ve seen of McCain getting off the plane he looked emaciated, hunched at the shoulders, pale, unsteady and going grey. What a piece of ungrateful human detritus; planted perhaps to show Obama in a positive light?
If the Obama followers and his camp don’t want a massive backlash, they best leave McCain’s military service off limits.

Hey Debra I was thinking the same thing! Obama’s people must have planted this guy in the audience. Obama doesn’t do or say anything unless it’s in the script. You noticed at the forum last night, between the uh’s and um’s he rambled. He had no idea what to say without the teleprompters and script writers.

we want to see exxon johns military records in detail—-we are entitled to know where the hero status came from.wrecking 4 planes and getting shot down in anothe does not make him a hero.
maybe we should ask the deck crew on the uss enterprise

The reason Obama is raking in more money is obvious. He flip-flopped on the public financing system, that he at first agreed with McCain they should follow. He is also getting backed by George Soros and other big name out-of-touch-with-reality Hollywood Libs. If McCain had broken the public financing agreement, he would surpass Obama’s funds 10-1!

Obama has class
Wouldn’t that be a refreshing change in a President
As opposed to aother “C” student with a powerful father and grandfather -

In just 2 years at the US Senate Obama sponsored the Ethics bill to control public spending, check lobbyists and how contracts are awarded”
Now we know. Obama is more than ready to lead.
Wow, I will vote for him tomorrow because of this! Get real people. you need more than an ethics bill, which in fact he did not get passed all by himself,to be president. appears it doesnt take much to please obama supporters as long as you keep drinking the drink he offers.

What has the Republicans done for this Country? NOTHING! What has McCain done for this Country? NOTHING! He’s a troll of a man. His brain is as cluttered as his office. He has refused to vote on any of the energy bills that have been introduced in the Senate. He has missed on voting eight times on the veteran bills that has been introduced in the Senate. He’s the number one Senator that has missed the most in the Senate among the candidates. In the thirty-five years that McCain has been in office; what major influence or bills has he introduce or passed in the Senate that has brought positive change in any American lives or improve any American lives? NADA! He’s a fraud. Pretending that he is for the average Joe. Yea right. He wears five hundred dollar shoes, has eight houses, his pill-popping wife jet’s him around in her private jet. He has lots and lot’s of money and collects Social Security, and wants to revamp the Social Security for others. Apparently he’s enjoying and participating in the system collecting that measly little bit of money. He has no qualms, nor any principals. He’s a loser and an old man without a brain.

Mille:
Yes you’re outrageously wrong!
…. but where’s CUBS?
THAT might be interesting!

Rodney,
The Navy released McCain’s military records in May 2008.

sadams
sorry you are wrong–we are still waiting.and no stories please.

rodney | Aug 17, 2008 8:25:36 PM:
Too bad no one can see Obama’s military records….

hey hummer
tell us about mccains military background–we are not discussing obamas—the sidetracking will not work

RODNEY:
We KNOW the truth; However, we’d love to hear YOUR version…..

I suppose in some circles class can mean having the ability to disguise who you are, sort of like a criminal’s way of keeping under the radar, avoiding taking a stand on anything, to allow for wiggle room when the wind blows the other way. Gee, Obama may have some class after all. Just not the kind that we need for pres.

Rodney,
Stop reading the Huffington Post and Google if you want info. The Navy released McCains military records in May 2008. Meanwhile, We are still waiting for John Kerry to release his…….
Since Obama obviously has no military experience, good or bad, to speak of, maybe his Senate record…?
143 days isn’t much to go by, good luck with that.

Hmmmm,
Thanks for doing Rodney’s homework for him, I googled and read the same story. I’m giving Rodney an F-.

Obama is a sheep in wolfs clothing, look to Raina Odinga 07 campaign, a socialist and alledgedly his cousin, they are sharing crib notes! Even if he isn’t related Obama ackowleges speking regularly with this man, imprisoned for yrs for treason in his own country.
We are in for a wold of hurt America if this man and the liberal media love fest succeeds

Mille. When did I say that we should not pay taxes? FANTESEYLAND? I said that there will be a MAJOR INCREASE FROM WHAT WE ARE PAYING NOW IF OBAMA GETS IN, WHICH WILL RESULT IN A LOT OF BAD STUFF DOWN THE ROAD!!
Posted by: Manitu | Aug 17, 2008 9:24:38 PM
If you’re an American living in America I don’t want to fight with you.
But please don’t be utterly naive.
Somebody has to pay, for us to get out of this mess. At least Obama does not lie about it. Mc Cain sells only the headlines. NO TAX, I don’t want to tax anyone. DRILL NOW DRILL HERE. INFLATING YOUR TYRE DOES NOT HELP. Don’t buy into the hype. Right now where we’re sitting it going to be tough.
Mc Cain’s not the answer. Countries can be annihilated with the push of the button. Wise me are treading were fools (Mc Bush) are rushing in. Please think well before you vote. Or move to Cuba.

Ronaldraygun,
Debate! The next time these two will be on the same stage it will be for their first debate. I didn’t say it wrong. Stop being so dense!

Oh please, I have seen McCain’s town hall meetings. He has held the same positions on every issue addressed at the forum. I have heard him answer these same questions time and again. Here is the difference between Obama and McCain, Obama is a flip-flopper who changes his positions depending on the crowd, Abortion answer is just one example. McCain knew the answers because his positions have never changed. Obama people are just embarrased at Obama’s poor showmanship, as they should be. Maybe the next debate will have a teleprompter for Obama.
Posted by: S Adams | Aug 17, 2008 10:40:45 PM
Of cource Mc Cain has the same answers. No Taxes. No taxes for anyone. Drill Here Drill Now. Call Pelosi back, have them come back my friend.
And please don’t get me started on Mc Cain flip flops.
1. I have supported 90% of Bush’s votes.
Flip: I have been a maverick.
2. No off-shore drilling.
Flip: Drill here drill now.
3. Inflating your tyres and servicing your car will not help.
Flip: Inflating your tyre and servicing aactually does help according to NASCAR.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MmQ1NGRkNDVlYjg4NTY3NTY0YjBmZWU2NzZlMmYwNTA=
DO THEY HAVE YOU LOCKED UP IN A CELL AND ONLY LET YOU READ WHAT THEY WANT
OR YOU’RE COMMING UP WITH THIS ON YOUR OWN????

Obama will lose the election only because evil never dies. The Republicans are going to win, they will get away with it and we will be at war with half the planet, and our economy will just get worse every day, and it’s all because of prejudice. Fear defeats Honesty, we cannot have a good president, we deserve Bush, we deserve McCain, we deserve who we vote for.

Senataor Barack Obama doesn’t need to have political assasins with poison pens do his bidding. He has campaigned on the issues -not by using smear tactics. Senator McCain articulated himself well during the forum at Saddleback Church. Why doesn’t he continue to tell us his views as opposed to the negative ad campaigns. I think he is getting bad advice.

In an interview with Rick Sanchez the pastor admitted McCain was not even at the Church for the first half hour of the event. This admission comes as a surprise to those of us who watched the event and were told many times that McCain was at the Church and in isolation

Guys have a good day. I just wanted to let you all know we’re in this together.
Thick or Thin. Black or White.
We’re all Americians and unitied we must stand. I’m out. Peace!!

The Obama camp is paranoid. They are having day dreams of losing are are concocting conspiracies theories to explain McCain’s victory.
Obama has no energy policy, no knowledge of economics, no knowledge of energy resources, no foreign policy, but plans for increased taxes and a burning desire to remove US troops from Iraq and send them to Afghanistan.
Obama is not offering peace. He is offering a war with a change in location in Afghanistan. Obama also is offering continued dependence on foreign oil while we wait for the imaginary alternative energy sources.
Obama is a failed politician who never improved the lives of Chicago citizens when he represented them. He is an empty $3000 suit who can deliver a rehearsed script.

McCain always changes his position on every issues. He is a flip-flopper.
Obama ’08

What the Swiftboater was probably trying to get at is why has Senator McCAin consistently stonewalled efforts by POW families to have records opened up.
In some cases McCain has been downright surly and hostile toward the families.
The underlying elephant in the room being that McCain did something he didn’t cop to as a POW and he doesn’t want that information released.
THAT’s the elephant in the room that Obama doesn’t and won’t touch…for obvious reasons.

Obama will lose the election only because evil never dies. The Republicans are going to win, they will get away with it and we will be at war with half the planet, and our economy will just get worse every day, and it’s all because of prejudice. Fear defeats Honesty, we cannot have a good president, we deserve Bush, we deserve McCain, we deserve who we vote for.
Jocko is right on the money except that the American people did not vote for Bush in either 2000 or 2004. Both of those elections were stolen. However the American people are to blame for allowing him to remain in office. Although there have been millions of us in the streets protesting against his illegal administration, there have not been nearly enough. We could have gotten him out of office if we had had the intensive nationwide protests that this coup d’etat deserved.

I don’t think Obama’s defending McCain, he just DOESN’T WANT TO SINK TO THEIR LEVEL!

Democratic voter registration is up in every state in the union, that means numbers, voters who were silent & didn’t feel their voted really counted. many people have kicked themselves in the rear for allowing the last 8 years under a Republican, people are motivated and will elect Obama because of his depth of the issues and the solutions needed, Come November i can start looking for healthcare for me and my family and for every other citizen also. Change that is going to happen!
Obama 08

Obama is a very smart man and he knows that attaching McCain’s military service in anyway will hurt Obama. Remember, the swiftboats attached Kerry because Kerry attached is fellow serviceman calling them murders and liars. There is comparison between McCain and Kerry whether you like McCain or not.

To Websurfer:
The empty $3000 suit was smart enough to become the Democratice Nomination, and has led McCain in the polls since the primaries. He must be doing something right. And by the way, Psst….in case you didn’t know…he wants to go after Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan, not just change the location of the war

Obama is a passanger poised to ride the wave of negativity the campaign launch. He seldom smear direct himself; for example during the RFK-remark which the Obama-campaign wanted to live over the weekend and the way they did that was to have Obama say “such comments had nothing to do in a campaign”, and the very next day when the Kennedy-son stipulated comment should not be misinterpreted, Obama said “she didn’t mean it, lets move on”. Meanwhile Obama got what he wanted, a weekend of malicious blogs calling Clinon an assassine, murderer etc.
In that case the Obama-campaign did not come out very well, it was too late in the primaries and people recognised the technique. He still does it though. How many times did Obama use the word “confused” about McCain in his Larry King interview, even if Obama says they are not running on ageism, they are – shamelessly.
Hypocricy, we see it; even if Obama does it well it’s way below most people’s pay grade.

Ted wrote:
“Obama is a sheep in wolfs clothing, look to Raina Odinga 07 campaign, a socialist and alledgedly his cousin, they are sharing crib notes! Even if he isn’t related Obama ackowleges speking regularly with this man, imprisoned for yrs for treason in his own country. “
I wonder how McCain supporters think we are stupid enough to buy into their cooked up stories against Obama. These are flat out lies and nobody`s buying them. Obama does not know the man you are talking about let alone speak to him.
If you think the Democrats are stupid enough to put such a candidate up for election then you are definitely living in a fantasyland.

Obama leads in the polls because the media wants him in not for the good of the nation but for some other reason…and even with their bias and flat out lies for Obama, the polls are showing a tie which means that McCain is ahead if history of the polls and what actually occurs in booth continues as it has in the past.

Btw, Obama has moving down in the polls for the last week or so.
, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking for Aug. 14-16 finds John McCain and Barack Obama tied at 45% in the latest presidential election trial heat

Very good reponse from Obama. I will go 3rd party or write in Paul, but I do hope Obama wins over McCain. McCain’s militancy is terrible.

Can someone please explain to me how someone can be Pro-Life and Pro-War?

Obama dare not speak the truth about McCain: anyone who could be 1/2 of the “McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law” (which should be an affront to ANY American who believes in Freedom of [Political] Speech) must have been brainwashed in ‘Nam by the Communists; only a left wing loony (like Russ Feingold) would have ever come up with something like that bill. McCain’s cosponsoring of it proves to me that he is no different than the Communists who brainwashed him. And Obama is even MORE left wing than McCain. Welcome to the USSA, Comrade! America has already lost!

Once and for all, the “Swift-boating” of John Kerry was effective because it exposed the true John Kerry. He didn’t answer it because he knew it to be true and attempting to answer it would only have exposed him more.

Cindyct- I appreciate your position, but be careful with your hyperbole. I don’t think “butchers” is a word you want to use in defending abortion. Again, my point is the unborn are defenseless and are completely dependent on their mother’s for their well-being. The mothers do have other options for unwanted pregnancies.

You have got to google– bop-o-rama –the numbers are really interesting. How do they stack up against the daily GalluP? McCain vs Obama?

Republicans have a long history of leading the country to support the values of equality and to more prosperous times. Studies have shown that more taxes on the rich ultimately results in less overall tax revenues, due to the rich have fewer dollars to work with in the economy or they work harder to effectively shield their income from taxes. The Dem candidate would raise taxes, and the middle-class and those near retirement age would feel the hurt the most.

Obama is an honorable man, and that is refreshing to see. He refuses to take cheap shots at his opponent. He wants to keep the campaign focused on the issues. Some people just don’t know what to make of it.

John Kerry had many, many fellow vets who came out in support of him. He is a good and decent man who has done a lot to serve his country, whether you agree with his ideas or not. The “swiftboating” was a purely political move that was despicable. The Republicans have lost their moral center and have now adopted these kinds of tactics on a permanent basis.