GOP Senator on Obama: “Do You Really Want to Have a Guy as Commander in Chief When You Can Question Whether or Not He Really Loves His Country?”

Well thank God this guy had the guts to say what millions of us are thinking.
I believe this is the main reason why Obama cannot pull ahead in the polls.
People are still uneasy about Obama. About his friends, mentors,church and why someone that truly loves America would be so comfortable around these people.
Obama supporters want him because they worry about the economy, but totally ignore how he could jeopardize our safety.

Oh, it was Inhofe. That explains a lot. The least intelligent person in the United States Senate thinks he can tarnish a colleague’s patriotism just by saying so? But then he has said a lot of even dumber things as if he believed them.

Questioning someone’s patriotism is unpatriotic.

riley
How could Obama jeopardize our safety? What do you really think he is going to do? Treason is a very dangerous slander, and can easily backfire on the partisan scum who try it.

It’s not just about a flag pin although it seems strange for Obama to say he took his off after 9/11–while others wore them proudly.
It is about his decisions and who he chose to spend time with, who he chose as mentors.
Frank Davis, Rev Wright, Pfleger, Ayers, (there are more)–these men all have a common theme.
They hate America. And it seemed to be OK with Obama.
When a presidential candidate has to make a speech about patriotism, and go out of his way to prove his–there is a problem.
Wake up people!

Let’s see, Sarah Palin’s husband was a card carrying member of the Alaska Independence Party from 1996 to 2002. Sarah attended the conventions with him. And a Republican is questioning if Obama loves his country?
Let’s ask the Palins how much they love this country.

Big surprise here. This is the malarky that they’ve been spewing for the last eight months all the while claiming that they’ve never done it. Americans are ignorant if they buy this BS. Steve Schmidt, Karl Rove, and Eskew are the same guys that brought us Bush, and republicans are lining up around the block to buy their new get rich quick scheme. This is just more of the say one thing, do another politics of the last eight years. Only this time there is a doddering old nincompoop and his dog on the advertisement.

If you still support the war in Iraq after the lies have come out, and you support bombing Iran it could be argued that you don’t love this country or the troops. Why? Because we are broke, and the troops overwhelmingly don’t believe this war was a good idea and don’t want to die for a bad idea.

Republicans have been scum since Rove, Bush etcetera came on the scene.

How about NO MORE DEBATE? Look at yourself, Mr. Obama.

lol Concerned, if that’s your line of argument, McCain has his degree in “presidency”. How stupid. lol
She’s not qualified to be Governor, let alone Vice President of the country.

I don’t need the pundits, repubs or McCain campaign to tell me to have doubts about Bambi H. Ophra-Obama Jr’s lack of American patriotism.
Obama’s new comments in his own words; McCain is not critizing my Muslim faith.
What do you know. How long can Bambi hide his Muslim faith before his tongue trips him over. Thanks for the priceless jewel Obama.

Sen Inofe: Would we want a man to be a senator who can’t talk intelligently? I’m not saying he’s a moron but really any man who can’t talk any better than this has to be a moron right? Just saying.

Maccain = 5th from the bottom in School
Palin = changing 6 colleges before graduation
Where are all smart people in RNC?
We need at least average IQ persons in Oval office.
America deserves better than this.

Stay focused people. It will only get worse in the upcoming weeks. Knock on doors, register voters, donate and VOTE.
Go Obama/Biden/WE THE PEOPLE 08
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Just a suggestion the Obamabots are not impressive. They are divisive, race baiting and are the very things that repel Democrats like me against Obama. I would nix the “knocking on doors thing” Stick with things you are good at like donating money to the “chosen one”.

New controversy to hit the Palin family the week after next.
The McCain has seen nothing yet.

The really sad thing is that there are people stupid enough to buy into this load of b.s. Our country, goin’ down the toilet. Again. So embarrassing. We are the laughingstock of the world.

Palin is a “Jerry Springer mom”. I do not see a “typical hockey mom”.

outtahere, you are 100% correct.
Complete laughing stock. And these ignorants will be whining when the leaders of the world start laughing and ignoring the U.S. Most military members are more qualified for vp than this caribou yahoo. We will get exactly what we deserve.

lol Samantha, is that the same school as Bush and Cheney? Be careful who you belittle.

‘And yet Rick Davis acts all offended when Obama correctly points out that some Republicans will try to paint him as “other” or “unpatriotic”. Many have been doing exactly that for a long time.’
Do you really not understand the concept of declaring one’s faults prior to your opponent bringing them up so as to make it look like you are the slighted party and the fault is untrue?? Get a grip on reality!
Lisa, you really need to remove the rose colored glasses, and see the Obamajoey group for what they are truely telling the public.
If you cannot here’s a hint;
Every word uttered is a lie, so belive it to be the truth and elect Obamajoey to office, just as thou we were Clintoons…

Well all the republicans trolls are here today…out of the woodwork they come. Their main mission is to throw any smear,lie and inuendo and see what sticks. Can’t talk about issues…that would mean they’d have to think for themselves. Dems are ready this time..we’re going to challenge you on everything.We’re fired up ready to go.

All the repubs did by parading this uneducated hick to the world is mobilize the center. $10 million in 24 hours means this country doesn’t want a theocracy. Having an intelligent leader to address complex issues is whats important.

Every Obama supporter that sees this type of GOP behavior should immediately send whatever money they can to the Obama campaign. We have to change the corrupt ways of these classless Republicans. As usual, Obama is right.

Mccain and Palin
4 more years of hide and seek government…
you know hide and seek it’s what covered up every blunder we have seen…
and what got us…HERE.

Gallup – McCain +3
Rasmussen – Tie
Not looking good for Obama.

Senator Obama’s degree from Columbia University is in political science. He taught Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago, Law Degree from Harvard.
Biden, law degree.
Miss Congeniality (come to find out that was another lie) can’t even teach a class in this country.
And her slow walking old dude graduated at the bottom of his class.
Wow, the contrast is too stark. This will be much worse than the two oil warmongers we have in office now.
Time to mobilize folks. We can’t let this ignorance take over this country.

Hit em hard dems…keep it up ….make them eat those lies. Obama 10 million raised on Wed night and we can do it again.

For those who don’t recall Inhofe’s most spectacular, buffoonish, lame, and macho comments, let’s revisit the awful Oklahoma City bombings. After that incredible tragedy, which took place in his home state, killing his constituents, he cracked something to the effect of “Fortunately, they were federal workers, so many of them were not working at the time of the bombing.” This guy is an ignorant loser, licking the boots of big oil, and proving it everytime he opens his mouth.

There are no moose burgers in Washington. Let’s send that uppity hockey mom who looks down on community organizers back to the igloo where she belongs. She can hunt moose, ice fish and procreate all she wants back in Alaska – especially after she and her husband help the final frontier secede from the USA.

samantha
lol
“Obamabots” are fighting the same people who got us HERE…
the people whose ethics back a campaign that is the same ethics as cheney and Bush and rumsfeld
play games
that would be people like you.
as you notice Obama supporters rarely quote daily tracking…because only a loser really quotes those.
and you would have to be stupid not to see that they got their shot by playing the system and market a VP that has absolutely no grasp of as single issue we face and now they are going to try and hide her
so Obaviously they are going to get a BIG bump from that tactic
the problem is …it’s based on bologne that isn’t holding water…
she can’t answer detailed questions and follow ups on ANY issue.
and cliff notes for a VP is just …well…
I don’t have to say what the fact that this woman is getting educated in the clffnotes on the world issues because Alaska doesn’t have any of those in it’s state government.
Knowledge and judgement.
she has neither…and only a person who didn’t put their country first would not see that in the next week…
or somebody that unfortunately was as dumb as a rock.

What is the significance of a hand over your heart if you deny hard-working men, women and children a living wage?
What has more meaning, a flag pin on your lapel or action to prevent more flag draped coffins from a needless war?
What is more American, saluting the flag or building homes for people who never had one?
In my mind, the whole conversation is banal when 38 million Americans go hungry every day, when 1 in 8 children is uninsured, when 1 in 4 teens drops out of high school because it does not serve them, when our grandmothers and grandfathers are forced to choose between buying medicine and food.
Excuse me if I don’t join you in debating the significance of a symbolic gesture. I’m busy in deed to make living easier for my brothers and sisters and the world a safer place for us all.

TO ALL OF YOU CLOWNS WHO STATE/QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT MCCAIN LOVES HIS COUNTRY I SAY SHAME ON YOU!!!!!! MCCAIN HAS SERVED HIS COUNTRY PROUDLY FOR OVER 2 DECADES!! CAN ANYONE HERE SAY THAT????

“I cannot support a candidate who refuses to put his hand over his heart when reciting the Plege. Go McCain/Palin!”
Again, he didn’t “refuse” to put his hand over his heart during the pledge. The national anthem was playing.
I swear, some of America would vote Putin into office as long as he decked himself out in flag accessories, stapled his hand over his heart and made sure all of his speeches contained “I love my country, but I’m not so sure about the other guy”. Work beyond the visuals, people.

Samantha, for those that like Hillary Clinton, understand one thing. With Hillary comes baggage Bill. Most in this country understand that Hillary would not win BECAUSE of Bill. Hillary can best serve this country in another capacity, but most did not want Bill back in the White House. He disgraced OUR house. The republicans are disgracing OUR house in other ways, like praising ignorance and rewarding incompetence. No wonder they’re so happy to nominate the uneducated Palin and bottom of the class McSame, it remains in line with their ignorance and incompetence.
And the downward spiral continues.

linNcar: The TRUTH hurts.
My family goes back three generations defending this beautiful nation, uncluding my son’s 21 year service in the Navy. My uncle died in service defending this nation. I am a proud Christian, proud American, proud democrat by birth, proud to have a certified birth certificate from the great state of New York.
And Obama and family are???
I Love America, I Love John McCain.

Dear Concerned – you are confused.
Obama has never been a Muslim. He is a Christian and has said so many times – attended church for many years.
Obama’s stepfather was Muslim and took him to mosque – but he was a small boy and has never been a member or even tutored in this faith.
At the end, I do need to ask, is it the perception of a lie, or do you object to the Islam religion???
a middle-aged venison eating white woman in Michigan

Concerned, the entire flag pin mess is stupid. There is no prerequisite that people wear a dumb aluminum pin on their lapel. Seriously. Just like TGI Friday’s flair requirement (10 pins), if it’s going to be required, then make it a mandate. Otherwise? Actually listen to what the candidate says. In this case, I think he’s right — a pin is no replacement for actual efforts to benefit the nation.
I don’t care if you like McCain’s policies rather than Obama’s, but it doesn’t say much for people who hang their entire argument of patriotism on ACCESSORIES.

concerned in Ohio
why has the Mccain campaign put the Rove cone of silence on their VP caniddate
could it be that she has not one detailed answer to a single issue weare facing?
could it be that her grasp of ANY of the issues we are facing … is non-existent or better yet completely lala land wrong?
could it be that they could have picked a local high school PTA president and she would have had more grasp and knowledge and plans and understanding of what we are facing than Ms “doesn’t believe in science” and “chose schools on the weather”
is not equipped in the slightest way to deal with our nations safety, diplomacy, trade agreements, global warming (ugh that she doesn’t believe in)…
all for a tactic straight out of the past 8 years…
and a cover up of that tactic that is even MORE straight out of the last * years of failures covered up…that got us in the sh!t hole we are in?
throw these bums out.

Mrs. Phoenix,
Barack Obama also has generations in his family who served this country (grandfather fought in Patton’s army in WWII, great uncle liberated a concentration camp, grandmother worked on bomber assembly line…)
Who are you to question his family and on what basis?

I seriously doubt that any of the Republican leaders love their country. And my doubt is not based on made up controversies like the flag pin issue but on their actions over the last 8 years. Maybe I’m out of touch with Washington, but to me action speaks louder than any symbolic gesture.

Well, I heard out of his own (Obama’s)mouth that he’d been a christian for 20 yrs. He is, however, 47 yrs old. Just exactly what was he in those other years? We have a right to know, if he is a candidate.Was he an atheist? The point is, we don’t know.
As Fred Thompson said the other night at the GOP Convention, there are 2 questions you don’t need to ask re John McCain:
(1) Who is this man?
(2) Can I trust him?
Until we get the *whole* Obama story, we cannot answer yes to either of these questions.

Samantha,
Which family – His white family or hisblack side of the family that he clearly identifies with.
Indus

Oh sure Samantha, his loss in the primary proves he did nothing for the state of Illinois. You’re just another delusional republican, voting on a man that crashed planes like it was a job requirement.
Being a POW is why you’re voting for him? LOL unbelievable.
And trust me Samantha, I have relatives and friends in swing states as well. My e-mail box is full with comments like “can you believe they’re trying to get over with these two in nomination”
Dem voter registration is through the roof. Most intelligent folks understand the stakes. I don’t get poll calls, and neither do most between the age of 18 and 34.
This election is not about a POW. There were many POWs, he wasn’t alone. This is about much, much more than a POW in Vietnam. And much, much more than a beauty queen with moose burgers.
I am a veteran and will not vote for the POW. I know what he stands for based on what he talks about, and even more important what he DOESN’T talk about.
Its obvious our Education System needs a major overhaul.

Obama loves the country so much he is going to let his big Gov’t take care of us.
He’ll give us $1000 even if we don’t pay taxes.
Give 47 million free health insurance(even illegals)
We can quit our jobs and let the rich take care of us. They don’t deserve all that money they worked for anyway.

What actions has Barack Obama taken as a community organizer, law professor, state legislator, or U.S. Senator that provide any evidence that he’s not a patriotic American? Why would someone spend his entire adult lifetime in public office or teaching about our nation’s laws if he weren’t patriotic? The people who question his dedication to our nation’s ideals are responding to innuendo and rumor. I’d suggest they read his books. There is simply no way to interpret his words or his thinking process as anything other than deeply appreciative of the brilliance and practicality of our nation’s founders and the very high principles that form the basis of our national identity.
Barack Obama is seeking office because he thinks we can move closer to our best goals of opportunity for all. It’s not unpatriotic to point out where we fail to live up to our ideals– it’s what democracy is all about! More importantly, his analysis of how we’re not the best we could be is accurate. We have millions of people who can’t afford basic health care. People are losing their homes and livelihoods because of unregulated housing and credit markets. Our economy and foreign policy are bound to our dependence on fossil fuels. We’re fighting an endless war that’s bankrupting us now and for years to come, killing or damaging for life our young men and women, and preventing us from investing in the energy technologies of the future. We face an increasingly competitive global environment, but the McCain campaign is framing its vision around a cultural divide left over from the 1960′s. Let’s stop using “patriotism” as a wedge– that, as someone said earlier, is itself unpatriotic, and it distracts us from our national needs.

Marty, Obama’s mother was secular — as religion’s a social construct usually passed on in families, it’s no surprise. Later on, he clearly felt drawn to Christianity.
This is a problem, the amount of religion that’s gotten mixed up in politics. You don’t have to be a faith to be a good person, let alone Christian. There is nothing wrong with raising children outside of a religious mindset — it’s possibly more fair to the kids, because then they can explore and choose a faith as adults.
But if we’re headed in the direction I THINK you’re hinting at — just because he wasn’t a Christian does not mean he was a Muslim. You don’t have to have a religion. Many get along fine without one. So the absence of a strong Christian affiliation did not leave a vacuum with some mystery religion in there instead.

Obama considered joining the military but decided against it.
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It just like him marking “Present” 143 times.
He goes comatose when has to make a decision.He needs a shrink!
McCain/Palin 08

Oh sure Obama has won and will win Illinois. Most people here are just talking about the favors he will have to kick back to Illinois if he gets in. And how they are sure to get the Olympics in Chicago if he does. Illinois and Daley and his cronies are out for payback. Top City of Chicago workers are forced to attend Obama’s fundraisers. Blago is out for Blago
But the state my mom in law is in you guys have a problem. I am laughing.

Today’s Gallup: McCain 48% – Obama 45%
Finally Americans are coming to their senses.
Dem for McCain/Palin

How could anyone possibly question Obama’s love for this country?
He never heard any of Rev Wright’s sermons cursing America.
All of Chicago knew, even his friend Oprah but not Obama.
So you can’t blame him for staying in that anti-American church for 20 years, he never knew.
Rest assured Americans–our country is safe with Obama’s superior judgement.

Samantha,
You are wrong.
Obama did not even introduce his uncle, Charlie Paine, at the Democratic Convention. John Kerry did. John Kerry correctly named the camp as “a Buchenwald camp”. On the stump, months and months ago, Obama incorrectly said it was an Auschwitz camp. His campaign corrected it later.
But now I have to ask, what’s your point? Barack Obama’s great uncle, a WWII veteran, liberated a death camp. To chortle about a name confusion is to show you are losing perspective and focusing on the petty.
I’ve got to say, Samantha, you get a lot of these facts — not partisanship or interpretation, but FACTS — dead wrong a lot of the time. A simple check would tell you that Obama did not make this mistake at the DNC. It makes me wonder where you get your information from, because it always appears in your posts with the worst possible untruthful twist on it.

Obama keeps trying to compare McCain and Palin to Bush but no one is buying it. All of Washington knows that McCain unlike Obama has stood up for the Country and its people. MCain and Palin have fought against corruption. Obama has been on the side of corruption from the beginning.
Obama is all talk. What has he ever done for America? NOTHING
Democrat for Palin/McCain

Gosh bc46, I should vote for Obama because their were more black people like me in the audience than there were at the RNC. Do you think that is something to compel me to vote for Obama?
What a concept, I should vote for someone because we share the same skin color. So what about my Caucasian husband who is also a Hillary supporter that is now voting for McCain?

I am thrilled about the McCain/Palin ticket!
Obama was ignorant and arrogant to choose Biden over Clinton. It is his own fault that he will lose this election.
Gallup Poll: McCain 48% – Obama 45%
A democrat who is proudly voting for Palin/McCain-Change we will vote for!

Gallup polls don’t mean didly squat..
Individual battleground states do and looking at several battleground states, MCCLUELESS is in trouble.
Colorado-Tied
Michigan- Barack by 4
Iowa-Barack by 15
Virginia-McCain by 2
NM-Baraack by 11
NORTH DAKOTA!!!!! Barack by 3 which bush won by 28 points in 2004
Ohio-Barack by 2
Pennslylvania-Barack by 9
Florida-MCain by 4
Minnesota-Barack by 12
And by looking at each states new voter registration for democrats it looks to be ROUT!! So keep looking at these lopsided gallop polls and when President Obama is named the winner, yall will have your mouths open.

Samantha, I can’t help but noticing that you constantly bring your race into discussions. I initially thought others were bringing it up, but they’re not. You just keep personalising absolutely everything.
The comment that there were 36 African-American delegates at the RNC is a reported fact. It’s wholly your own leaps of logic that make you conclude that people are saying you should vote Democratic because of that figure. No one’s saying that. So — I’m not sure that constantly taking offense (and constantly reintroducing your race, which most posters don’t know because of the miracles of internet posting) is useful, except to derail discussions.

Issue—Energy / Oil / Nueclear
McCain–Drill AMERICAN oil so that we use AMERICAN energy which will create AMERICAN jobs for the AMERICAN people
McCain–Build AMERICAN nueclear plants
Obama – No drilling , no nueclear plants

I just read that Palin is going to give her first interview as VP pick, to Gibson! I can’t wait to see it!
Obama needs to go on vacation again. I’m sick of looking at his face. He is so arrogant, it is disgusting!
Democrat for Palin-McCain 2008

Alaska would have been smart to secede from the Democrat socialist union. I’m hoping for Texas.

Samantha, I can’t help but noticing that you constantly bring your race into discussions. I initially thought others were bringing it up, but they’re not. You just keep personalising absolutely everything.
The comment that there were 36 African-American delegates at the RNC is a reported fact. It’s wholly your own leaps of logic that make you conclude that people are saying you should vote Democratic because of that figure. No one’s saying that. So — I’m not sure that constantly taking offense (and constantly reintroducing your race, which most posters don’t know because of the miracles of internet posting) is useful, except to derail discussions.
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Then why did your Obamabot bring up diversity as a reason for me to chose the DNC??? Why did your Obamabot mention tapes of the RNC and the lack of diversity. Yes this is personalized. It is my country and my vote. I think YOU are bothered because you like the other Obamabots assume that everyone of color is voting for you guy. It is interesting that only Obamabots get upset when I do say that I am of color.
You are the ones who brought race into this election by calling Hillary supporters racist and then extending that to McCain supporters.

neville,
I realize that you are republican and you, like the repubs, like to confuse the facts. Obama will cut taxes for 95% of the people. He will let the tax cuts expire for the rich, the ones that mccain was originally against but now is for. Obama will cut taxes on anyone making less than $250,000/year. Obama/Biden 2008 will be GREAT.

I remember when the republicans took Michelle Obama’s “Proud of her Country” statement and spun it to mean the opposite. I wonder how they will spin the story about Mr. palin and his membership in the AIP which is an organization that wants Alaska to be separate from the other 49 states. Here’s a guy that doesn’t want to be part of the USA for Christ-sake. This also tells a lot about mc-more-war’s decision making abilities. Obama/Biden 2008!!!

It all comes down to whether or not you think we should continue the bush policies. If you think the war should continue indefinitely, while we spend $10,000,000,000 a month, and you think that bush has done well with the economy then mc-more-war is your man. If you think that it’s time we start to get out of iraq and do some positive things for the average American instead of just the top 1% then vote for Obama.

Republicans are mocking the important issues that face the nation. They have no solution, just more of the same. The republican agenda or lack of an agenda is unAmerican.
We won’t let you make this election about personalities. You can’t hate who you will. Someone has to be a grownup and do what is right for America. It isn’t republicans.
If you are undecided, I ask you to look at the issues. What vision has the republican paarty given to America. Can you an average American afford another 4 years of a republican administration full of liars and bullies. Don’t stop here, study the issues.

DO YOU REALLY WANT McCain as president who puts votes before country oh that’s righr he was a POW.so it doesnt count. McCain choice of VP was for campaign reasons only not for leadership just like Rove said. If he is elected may God forbid he could have chosen no one less qualified to be CIC. Governor less than 2 years and with no FP policy experience. All she does bring to the tickets is scandles, like the GOP
DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM ALREADY!!!!

Anyone considering voting for mccain needs to do some research about the guy.Here is some info from his own party:
Former New Hampshire Republican Senator Robert Smith publicly voiced his concerns, once saying McCain’s temper ‘ … would place this country at risk in international affairs, and the world perhaps in danger’.
That sentiment was echoed by Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Cochran, who told a Boston newspaper: ‘The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.’
Obama/Biden 2008!!!

It all comes down to whether or not you think we should continue the bush policies. If you think the war should continue indefinitely, while we spend $10,000,000,000 a month, and you think that bush has done well with the economy then mc-more-war is your man. If you think that it’s time we start to get out of iraq and do some positive things for the average American instead of just the top 1% then vote for Obama.

Did you guys see the latest word that Obama is backtrack on his tax cut pledge? That’s it… he’s completely sold out his base, from drilling to Iraq to eavesdropping and now tax cuts.
This guy is shameless. His only goal is to make it to the top. He’s not a compromiser or a unifier, just a power-mongerer.

jpt,
it’s reporters like you that have been giving Republicans a free pass on this subject.
for god sake, reporters need to get some backbone.

I’m sorry this flag pin thing is still an issue. McCain didn’t wear a flag pin during his acceptance speech last week.
But then, again: noun, verb, P.O.W., consequently no one out there will “notice.”

Oh, look!
Obama Supporters have gotten their little gerbil feet stuck to the spinning wheel and are now going around in circles.
Just like Obama.
Spin, Gerbils, Spin! :D
McCain – 48%
Obama – 45%
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.”
- Susan B. Anthony

trustthesky
You are correct! As soon as Obama sees the public going for an issue, he’ll change is position on a dime and join right in. Within a week, he’ll be saying it was his idea all the time.
As someone said, ‘fooling some of the people all of the time’. Doesn’t say much about those being fooled. Does it?

mc-more-war quotes:
“There’s not a history of clashes that are violent between Sunnis and Shiahs. So I think they can probably get along.” [MSNBC, 4/23/03]
“Because I believe that the success will be fairly easy,” [CNN, 9/24/02]
“We’re not going to get into house-to-house fighting in Baghdad.” [CNN, 9/29/02]
“But the point is that, one, we will win this conflict. We will win it easily.” [MSNBC, 1/22/03]
“But I believe that the Iraqi people will greet us as liberators.” [NBC, 3/20/03]
“It’s clear that the end is very much in sight.” [ABC, 4/9/03]
“This is a mission accomplished.” [This Week, ABC, 12/14/03]
“I’m confident we’re on the right course.” [ABC News, 3/7/04]
Can you estimate when we can bring our troops home? (Matt Lauer) “No, but that’s not really important.” [ABC 6/12/08]

People, you are wrong about what Obama said about his tax cuts. Personally, I don’t want a president who can’t take a changing situation into account and act accordingly. We’ve seen what happens with the stubborness of the current president.
Obama isn’t going back on his tax cuts.
Even if we’re still in a recession, I’m going to go through with my tax cuts,” Obama said. “That’s my priority.”
What about increasing taxes on the wealthy?
“I think we’ve got to take a look and see where the economy is. I mean, the economy is weak right now,” Obama said on “This Week” on ABC. “The news with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, I think, along with the unemployment numbers, indicates that we’re fragile.”

A blogger makes a good point, do we need another cowboy president. McCain has a history of a very bad temper. Speak or act first, think later. A hair trigger temper..holding the key to nukes…um….

Palin will hide from the press. Why?
They will not expose her to any interviews by responsible media if they can at all avoid it. My guess is “maybe” Faux news, but that is it. Why? Because daily more and more is coming out about this woman. So far it seems she has lied more than she has done anything else so far. Wait, am I being sexist? Well, I will risk it while we fact check Sarah Palin, the rock star candidate some are saying will be the Republican candidate for President in 2008.
1. Sarah Palin sold the Governor’s plane on Ebay, and made a profit: Umm, no. She did list it on EBAY 3 times, but it failed to sell. She finally sold it through a broker, at a loss.
2. She is against earmarks, and has stopped them in Alaska: False. In fact, she submitted $197 million in earmarks in her current administration, the highest amount based on population of any state. In fact, the people of her town get 50 times the pork of the average citizen in the US.
3. She takes on the lobbyists. I guess this is true in one respect. She took on one lobbyist, when she put a lobbyist on her payroll to help get those earmarks and pork projects approved!
4. She has ties to extremists, She gave a speech to a group of extremists a few months ago. Her husband was a member for a long time. This group has stated that they hate the American flag, that they hate American institutions. Their founder died in an illegal attempt to buy plastic explosives!
5. If the real measure of experience for the presidency, then Palin has more experience than does Senator McCain.
6. She was before the “bridge to nowhere” before she was against it. She only opposed the measure after the project gained national attention as wasteful pork spending and was ridiculed. Once it was obvious it wasn’t going to happen, she withdrew her support. I thought Mavericks stuck to their guns no matter how the wind of popular opinion blew? Seems that rule doesn’t apply to THIS maverick.
7. She stated that Obama has not authored a single piece of legislation in the US or state senates: FALSE. Obama worked with a Republican to expand efforts to track down WMDs being sold on the black market. He lead initiatives in Illinois to study racial profiling, to record interrogations in death penalty cases, and co-sponsored ethics reform legislation. This is just SOME of the work he did, but should be enough to disprove the lie.
8. Palin said: “The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars.” False. According to an independent group, unless you are among the top earners, you will see your annual income rise as a direct result opf Obama’s tax plan. Capital gains and dividend interest tax would rise, but only for the wealthiest Americans. And small businesses would see their taxes go up only if their earnings exceeded $250,000.
9. She is governor of the state that produces 20% of our nation’s energy supply. Misleading. While Alaska does indeed produce 20% of the nations energy supply, she has no control or say about that supply. This is not Saudi Arabia. The energy companies decide what is done with this “energy.”
10. She is in charges of Alaska’s National guard. This has been used to state that she has command experience, and that she has foreign experience, and that she has experience commanding troops in the fight against terrorism and in Iraq. Incredibly misleading. While she is commander in chief of the Alaskan National Guard, she has no say in their deployment outside of Alaska. She isn’t even consulted. In actuality, no one has yet to find a single order that she has issued to the troops.
11. Huckabee said she, “got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States.” Incredibly false. She received a total of 1,525 votes in two campaigns for mayor. Biden received 76,165 votes before he dropped out of the race.
12. Palin is a supporter of stevens (I think that’s the name), the senator now under charges for numerous ethical and campaign violations, even leading a 527 group to help him win his election.
13. She took on big oil. Yeah she did. The fight was about how to divvy up the windfall profits. In fact, she has been a hardcore big oil politician. She even opposed and sued the Bush administration for placing the polar bear on the endangered species list because that would protect the polar bear’s habitat where oil company’s want to drill.
14. She attends a radical church. One sermon in that church has stated that terrorist attacks against Israel are God’s retribution for not accepting Christ.
15 She attempted to ban books from the town library as Mayor. When the librarian refused, she fired said librarian. Eventually she had to rehire that librarian because of the uproar it caused.
16. She believes that all abortion should be made illegal, no matter the circumstance. This includes rape, incest, or the danger to the mother. This is a direct attempt to mix church and state. She also believes that birth control (except abstinence) is wrong, even between married couples.
17 Did I mention she is under investigation for a breach of ethics in political firings when she tried to use her office to carry out personal vendettas, and then lied about it? Now she, and McCain want the investigation to be moved from the bipartisan committee that is investigating it to the personnel department. They believe that is the appropriate place for this matter. I guess it is just a coincidence that the members of the personnel department that would conduct the investigation are all appointees of Palin.
In short, the McCain campaign can not afford to have her interviewed by any respectable journalist. She would have a lot of uncomfortable questions to answer. Questions about her patriotism, questions about her radical right wing views. Questions about her ethics. Because of her Rock Star status, people WOULD tune in to that interview. Even a seasoned politician would have a hard time fielding these kinds of questions. She could end up losing not only moderate voters, but the base as well. Therefore it is my guess that she will be held back from the press, and only make speeches to voters. Eventually she will be given to FOX news for some softball questions, all approved in advance. She will also likely be part of a McCain style Town Hall meeting. You know, the ones where only staunch supporters are invited, and they are given the questions that will be asked by the campaign itself?
The McCain campaign can not afford to have an election about the issues, especially when it comes to their new VP She is a ticking time bomb, in more ways than one

Obama was against the Bush Tax cuts before he was for them!–Concerned in OH
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Look, if you are a McCain supporter at least know his positions–it’s McCain who was against the failed Bush tax policies that he now supports. Obama has never supported them.
You can call them “cuts” if you want; all they do is implode the national debt. You can’t spend more revenue than you take in without creating debt. I suggest John McCain try a basic economics course. I have to assume they didn’t require it at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Apparently McCain didn’t always love his country.
In John McCains’ acceptance speech he said, “I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else’s.”
Sounds like the 1st couple decades of his life he didn’t love his country.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels this way! I actually liked the guy at first, when he was running against the evil Clinton machine; but after seeing Rev Wright God damning America…well it just sort of turned my stomach. And Obama’s explaination was even worse. For 20 years he listened to this guy put down my country! Add Rezko, Ayers, Sinclair and the list just goes on amd on! Sure makes McCain look a lot better to this independent!

Ed, if you think Wright was something, just wait until you get a look at Palin’s preacher…

Obama: “Small town folk are so confused about the complexities of life that they cling to their bible and tote their guns wherever they go. Now, you people in San Francisco are elite and intelligent and … WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS BEING RECORDED?”
“Well, that was probably a poor choice of words …”.

Republican are wrong again. The whole Wright sermon is available on the internet. Oh by the way, to the uninformed republican, go hear the whole sermon. The remarks were taken out of context. Do a bio on Rev Wright. Skip the talking points. Rev. Wright is not against America. Go find out for yourself. Stop listening to rigght wing junk slogans.

I’m not trying to convince you to vote for Obama, Samantha. At all.
What I’m trying to do is counter your false assertations, which you’ve apparently heard and picked up without examining them or researching, and are now spreading around to anyone who will listen. Your vote’s gone, I’m not looking for it. But hell if I’ll stand back while you pepper undecideds with untruths about Obama — untruths it takes a Google search and 20 seconds to disprove.
You’re the one constantly saying that black people are “supposed” to vote for Obama — I’m not. I think that’s a daft idea. You vote for the person whose plans and vision you agree with. Not the one who’s got the same skin tone, or the same reproductive organs.

Watch out, if they the republicans keep talking they will have to tell the real truth about their agenda. Republicans don’t want you to know how selfish they are. The changes Obama is talking about will only help average Americans? Independents you wouldn’t want the family friendly, middle class friendly policies Obama offers over the republican plan, what ever that is, would you?

Not caring about public displays of patriotism never bothers me.
What really worries me is a candidate who:
claims to be ready to lead yet is not even ready to take legitimate questions from the press; or
claims to be ready to lead but sounds like he is more ready to retire.

I have to wonder about McSame’s comment that he didn’t really love the U.S.A. until he was captured and imprisoned in North Vietnam. Seems to me, conservatives went ballistic over what they claim was a similar comment by Michelle Obama. Oh, I forgot that conservatives are the only patriots in this country. I guess we must assume that McSame loved this country before he said he did. Obama/Biden 08!!!

So Jake, when are you going to mention Obama’s Freudian slip about his “Muslim faith” in his interview with George Stephanopoulos and how that is resonating in the blogosphere?

Caliguy,
Most people’s true love for their country comes in the 20s – the same age when McCain was captured.
McCain’s love was a result of seeing how unjust other countries can be.
Michelle Obama, on the other hand, only recently while in her 40s realized her love for her country.
This “love” was a result of her husband, Barack, doing well in the polls.
QUITE A DIFFERENCE, DON’T YOU THINK?

Inhofe isn’t the most credible attack dog against Oama. He’s spoken many a diatribe against global warming, stating it’s a myth. Like the McCain and his camp, Inhofe also likes portray himself as a media critic. Recently, the Oklahoma Democratic Party has demanded that he return thousands of dollars of campaign contributions back from the idicted Ted Stevens of Alaska. His credibility and ethics as an attack dog without the lipstick probably rival Sarah Palin’s.

What’ wrong with that question?
All you have to do is read Obama first book ( the book was written right after graduating from Harvard) and you will see that he belongs to that group that think “all the worked problem is because America did something wrong”

Grace…Sinclair recieved death threats from Obama’s goon squad! I guess Rezko didn’t sell Osnoba a house. Rev Wright had some different meaning when he was God damning America. Ayers was actually trying to help our country when he set off his bombs! Michelle meant she was proud before but just now realized it!Oh thanks…now I get it!

How come the Republicans don’t jump on McCain or Palin when they don’t wear their “flag pin,” and when does wearing a flag pin signify your love for your country. I don’t wear one and I dare anyone to say that I don’t love America. Sometimes, the arguments coming from the conservative side are so rediculous and they would be funny except these idiots, like Senator Inhofe actually believe their own drivel.

Do you think only republicans died on 911?

so Jake
I hope Charles Gibson is actually going to follow up questions when he “interviews” palin next week.
I hope when you asked what questions should be asked …this past couple of days you are passing those on to Gibson.
He sure didn’t ask hard questions with mccain…. so it is not surprising that they picked him for the first “interview”

I personally found the part of Obama’s interview with George Steph interesting when Obama said, “my Muslim faith” and George quickly corrected him, saying “you mean your Christian faith?”
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Paul,
I had to rewind that part of the interview. Obama scares me!

Sigh. Ed:
Sinclair is so wholly unreliable, I have little doubt that he’d think an unaffiliated phone call was a death threat. And then would claim it was Obama on the other end. Seriously, the guy’s just not reliable.
And you’re right, Rezko didn’t sell Obama a house. Obama bought a house and Rezko bought adjoining land from the same owners at the same time. Then Obama bought 1/6th of Rezko’s land, at exactly 1/6th the original purchase price. The homeowners verify that the OBama offer was the best one they had.
Reverend Wright, fiery preacher. I’ve heard worse, and am generally unimpressed with the amount of religion in politics these days. Wright’s not remotely an issue for me, he’s not even an out-of-the-mainstream church.
Ayers was never convicted, and more importantly, OBama was SEVEN. Ayers has been an upstanding citizen in the 40 YEARS since, and they served together on a board. I don’t see the point in this, it’s more hyped-up jingoism to me, trying to push an anti-patriot angle.
As for Michelle, the woman clearly is proud of her country. The flap’s ridiculous, in context she’s talking about how the youth, grassroots movement has overwhelmed her. And yet again, this is part of the “he’s not really an American” bullcrap.
Do you not see how ALL of the stuff you’ve just reeled off has NOTHING to do with the issues? It’s all just the same tired whisper campaign to make people think that Obama is somehow not quite as American as most Americans. It’s cynical and dumb.

Jake
the Gibson interview that they just announced better be real…and not pre approved questions or ABCNews will be taking the hit.
Charlie talked about his similar experience to the guy who was arrested at the convention …a week or so ago.
about how when he was younger and trying to get a difficult story how he fought for it…
his interview this past week with mccain was fluff …
and I am sure that is part of the reason they granted it.
their are far too many hard issues questions that Gibson’s interview better not be fluff this time…
and I would hope you are going to fight for the network to make sure that doesn’t happen.
ABC News outside of you and one or two others needs just a little redemption from a lot fo fluff that has gone on.

Ferraro was being interviewed within four days of being announced.
Dan Quayle gave an interview one day after being selected.
We are now on Day Nine for Palin and are told to expect another thirteen before she’s ready.
This is a pitbull with lipstick? More like a cowering chihuahua.
Obama, Biden and McCain have faced tough questions from the press this weekend and shown their mettle.
WHERE IS SARAH PALIN?
Come on, Republicans.
Ditch hockey mom Eagleton and give us a VP who is more meat than sizzle. I’m never going to vote for a ticket containing a VP who can’t even answer questions without a script or a teleprompter. I can picture her facing Putin now. “Just one second, Mr. Putin! JOHN!! Where’s my teleprompter?! YOU PROMISED!!!”

Do Republicans think only republicans died in the world trade center or on flight 93, or at the Pentagon? This really why Republicans can not be reelected in the November election. Republicans have managed to take the good will of the American people, and turn it into division, debt, and unmerited war. These republicans don’t seem to care about truth. Any LIE will do to win. The end seems to justify the means. There is no discussion of the issues that affect the American people. Only us against them! There is no way a republican should be elected. Remeber 911. Remember the patriotism, the unity, the sense that we would all go to bat for one another. Today on the coming anniversary of 911, we are left with the mess created by republicans. If you can’t talk about the issues, and what is good for America, go to you know where…….

Obama confirms he is a Muslim on ABC. Obama: “My Muslim faith” Steven at BucksRight writes: “While lobbing a baseless attack accusing Republicans of trying to paint him as a Muslim on ABC’s This Week, Obama paints himself as a Muslim. The Obama campaign is in such a panic over his poll collapse that the candidate doesn’t even know what he’s saying anymore. This is the gaffe that will keep on giving.”

“…opposed to public displays of patriotism and national pride, like wearing an American flag lapel pin.”
Was he talking about McCain when he gave his acceptance speech before the RNC?
Since McCain wasn’t wearing a lapel pin, he must have been sending a secret signal to his nazi brethren.
Imhofe is that FRUITCAKE that believes that global warming is the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people and compares people who believe in it to the Third Reich. McCain believes global warming is real and that it is caused by humans, so…?

her global warming stance explained in detail how she came to the stance that she does not buy into global warming
her knowledge of russia, north korea
the spread of terrorism
her understanding of the constitution
I mean sooooo many questions you better hand Charlie Gibson the lists you received Jake… just to remind him of all of the issues which she has either denied science on not “been paying attention” really or utterly wrong on…
and outside of drilling and building a pipeline what exactly is her energy “expertise”

Inhofe is a repugnant little man.
This is a man who says he loves “his” country sooooooooo much, but when he’s asked to put the money where his mouth is, Inhofe is not at home.
He voted against Senator Jim Webb’s GI Bill.

Please Americans, do not let hollywood runs the White House.

COUNTRY FIRST.
COUNTRY FIRST.
COUNTRY FIRST.
McCAIN/PALIN ’08

We actually know more about Palin during these last two weeks than Obama during the last 19 months. She’s had several interviews with CSPAN with people calling in and asking her questions as governor of Alaska; Obama never has given such interviews. The only time ABC News probed Obama with any depth was during his last debate with Hillary. When is ABC News going to properly vet him?

Wait.. Which country are we talking about, U.S., Kenya or Indonesia?

Do Republicans think only republicans died in the world trade center or on flight 93, or at the Pentagon? This really why Republicans can not be reelected in the November election. Republicans have managed to take the good will of the American people, and turn it into division, debt, and unmerited war. These republicans don’t seem to care about truth. Any LIE will do to win. The end seems to justify the means. There is no discussion of the issues that affect the American people. Only us against them! There is no way a republican should be elected. Remeber 911. Remember the patriotism, the unity, the sense that we would all go to bat for one another. Today on the coming anniversary of 911, we are left with the mess created by republicans. If you can’t talk about the issues, and what is good for America, go to you know where…….

Obama is pretty pathetic. I kind of feel sorry for him because he looks like such a sad loser now. Palin is the change maker that Obama says he is. It is hard to trust someone like Obama when all he has ever done is give speeches. He should have taken over Rev. Wright’s church. He is a good preacher.

JOe
that is …
there are no words as to how factually debased your comment was….
lol
and everyone knows it.
tell me what are the answers and stances that Palin has given on any issue facing us?
you know from all of those “interviews” and questions she took on C-SPAN?
you don’t know…
neither does anyone else…
and how many times did they ask a follow up after she got her 30 second soundbite out.
Obama has done hundreds of follow-ups open town halls …dinner meetings and cooffeeshops where people got to ask questions…and they were taped most of the time…
your comment doesn’t add anything to the discussion if it has as much fact in it as Palin’s speech.

Inhofe was a real estate developer and became president of the Quaker Life Insurance Company. That company went into receivership while he managed it; it was liquidated in 1986 during the Iran Contra affair, and despite a two year investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into accounting irregularities connected with the failure, Inhofe was never charged with any criminal offenses, and has since denied any wrongdoing or personal relationship with Oliver North.[5]

Reading all the messages in this board, I found out one thing: Human mind is strange. The dualism and egoistic perception induce different opinion & views on any truth. This could be my last post as I am very dissapointed. The only advise I can give is: Think what our nation will become in the future. More war? More depression? More ethical immoral? Think for the future of your children, grandchildren, parents…… So, put aside your personal & emotional urges. Vote the right candidates who would give us hope and change for the betterness of this country and the world.

Not only does Obama reluctantly wear the flag pin to show patriotism, his campaign threw away 12,000 flags after the Democratic Convention. They can try to spin it all they want by saying that they were going to use them again , but they were in with the garbage in dumpsters and found by workers cleaning up. Thank God they were given to the republican party to re-use.
That’s how much the Democats love America, they were only using the flags as props.

I am very shocked at what is happening with the Repubs. The only thing that came too my mind when McCain hired Palin as veep. is OH WOW Mr. is going too try and *ussy his way into the white house.
McC is using this woman for his own means. This shows more than any other thing could of what the inane thinks of women.

Grace, When have “foreigners” ever liked America” Remember “The Ugly American” published back in 1958? So please stop promoting the myth that George Bush has made America unpopular in the world. America has always been unpopular. The facts are that an Obama Presidency will not change the World’s view of America for the better. It may even make America look weak and stupid to our enemies who will disrespect the US even further by voting for an inexperience cry baby who likes to play the victim and whose references include corrupt Chicago political fixers, loony racist preachers or unrepentant terrorists.

I’m so excited about Palin. She is coming to my state soon. I just made an awesome poster for the rally. I have heard people at my school who use to be all about Obama talking more and more about Palin. Palin is the real thing. Did I mention I excited!

Palin is a real agent of change. Excerpt from Newsweek article:
“Palin has given jobs to friends and appointed lobbyists to oversee industries they used to represent. There’s nothing illegal about it—that’s business as usual in politics. But part of Palin’s appeal is that she markets herself as a reformer who fights against cronyism, when in fact her record shows her to be, in many ways, a typical politician who rewards her friends and punishes her enemies.”

If you are an ordinary American you need to vote for Obama.
I suggest that you don’t vote for right-wing slogans.

Folks, Obama is just a politician, lighten up, he’s neither a saint nor a devil, he’ll just do or say anything to win an election.

Mary the newsweek artivcle makes her sound not only like a religious zealot but one that used her political power to reward and punish her personal relationships…
and that she has no clue on issues that face our country.
read the article again.

Debra, I agreed. Obama and the liberal Dem leaders have divided the Dem Party seriously this election year while the GOP successfully unit their own Party by chosen Palin, a typical conservative from their republican base.

Dl
Obama only says what he thinks will further his carrier. He has changed positions so many times on so many issues in the past two years no one knows where he stands. He had time to make a difference in Washington but he did nothing. Look at how he left Chicago in shambles. I don’t know how anyone can even consider trusting Obama. Obama is all talk and vague solutions and poor judgment.
Obama’s celebrity peaked too soon. Now he is old news. Maybe he should have continued dying his hair so he could keep the college kids interested.

The biggest hypocrites are Palin fanatics. They were the same folks crying up a storm that A)Obama is inexperienced and B)Obama is an unknown and his supporters are cultists and fanatics.
Palin has been a nationally known entity for less than two weeks and folks here and at her rallies are giddy. Nobody knows anything about her and she is scared to do do any real interviews, she’s an image not a candidate.
It looks like folks were just jealous of Obama more than anything.

Wrong again, republicans mistate the facts so often, they lack credibility.

Dan
Most of your comment had a typ-o
you typed Obama you meant Mccain.
“Mccain only says what he thinks will further his carrier now. He has changed positions so many times on so many issues in the past two years no one knows where he stands. He had sooooooooo much time to make a difference in Washington but he did nothing. “

Plain isn’t qualified to be VP. She doesn’t know the issues and everywhere she goes, she just reads from a teleprompter. She used to be a sports caster.
If she ever gives an interview, she will get the questions ahead of time. The dumb media won’t do their job and ask her any hard questions like they did with Hillary. If you’re a former beauty queen like Palin, the male media will give you a PASS.

This guy will flip flop and do and say anything to get elected….kind of like when Rev. Wright said to Moyers, “Obama says what he has to as a politican”. Who here doesn’t think BO would sell his soul for this? My guy, McCain risks being unpopular within his own party often, and tells you he’s never been “Miss Congeniality”. He and Bush have not been big fans of one another and I’m sure they don’t like each other now. BO needs to go back to the Senate and try SERVING this country for more than 143 days! Never Presidential material….McCAIN/PALIN ALL THE WAY!

Ed, I look forward to watching an interview with Palin about international issues, the war in Iraq, and education. At the moment, every day that goes by makes me more and more certain that she’s holed away learning how to divert those questions. That’s not promising to me, and it doesn’t say much about McCain’s judgement, that he picks someone he then has to kidnap and indoctrinate.
Can’t you see that he should’ve picked someone who already held these opinions? It doesn’t work to just project McCain’s opinions onto her, like she’s some sort of cipher. I don’t want to suddenly get to know the Real Sarah Palin two years down the road when she’s President Palin.

Dan: Obama is all talk?
Bwaaaaahhhaaaaahahaaaaaa.
Palin gives a scripted speech full of lies. Lies about Obama and lies about her own accomplishemts.

someone find me a report from Alaska that says anything about a single issue we are facing where she shows a grasp of it
and then show me one report where someone says she grasps any of these issues
and then show me a report somewhere that someone says she reaches across aisles outside oil and gas revenue issues (including a pipeline in the oil and gas revenue dependent state)…
she has an 80% approval because they are an oil economy dependent state?
guess who has made the most money in the past few years ?
you guessed it Alaska. of course they have an 80% approval…ugh..

Bloggers, I have this to say. Progressives need to fact check republicans often. They mis-state and lie alot. Check them. Don’t let independents be misinformed. They want to make the election about personalities. It isn’t. The elction is about the important issues facing the American people. Republicans think only they love their country. The evidence is to the contrary. The republicans want to win the election by smearing the opposition. Don’t let them. Make them tell the truth about their negative motivations. Vote for hope, and vote for change. Obama/Biden
God bless America

I look forward to watching an interview with Palin about international issues, the war in Iraq, and education
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hahahahahahah
Somebody is still writing her script. The they have to load the teleprompter. Then she will read it. Then all the fundie dummies will say she’s a genius!

Grace..your point is good, except for one thing! Your true liberal colors are showing through! You try to put McCain and Palin down because you can’t show Obama’s good! There aint much there, is there? I am not crazy about McCain, I am just being forced to choose the lesser of two evils!Get it? I’ll simplify: Obama-evil
McCain- less evil
Thanks and have a good life!

It amazing that the Palin fanatics are all juiced up over someone who’s only spoken words so far are coming from a Bush speechwriter at a time they’ll trying to pull off their “Change” sham. Barack is right, she’s just more of the same.

William of Orange,
Another pop quiz:
Which of the following positions has Obama held this past week?
1. The surge has not succeeded
2. The surge has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.

Obama “My Muslim religion” isn’t qualified to be President. Obama doesn’t know the issues and everywhere he goes, he just reads from a teleprompter. He used to be a community organizer. Obama was trained to work in the Alinsky method of community organizing. Saul Alinsky, the radical University of Chicago-trained social scientist. At the heart of the Alinsky method is the concept of “agitation”–making someone angry enough about the rotten state of his life that he agrees to take action to change it; or, as Alinsky himself described the job, to “rub raw the sores of discontent.” Whenever Obama gives an interview, he makes a bunch of gaffes without his handy teleprompter. “57 States” “my Muslim religion” etc etc etc. The dumb media won’t do their job and ask him any hard questions like they did with Hillary. If you’re a former member of the racist black liberation theology church, the liberal media, in the tank for Obama, will give you a PASS.

REALITY CHECK.
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Americans have a choice………
If you like to pay higher taxes,social
programms,higher gas prices,more government,very weak defense and foreign policy ultra left liberal wing
agenda…vote Obama…
If you like LESS TAXES,SMALL GOVERNMENT
STRONG DEFENSE AND FOREIGN POLICY….
VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN ticket.

Debra
Mccain through out the unifier title when he picked the anti woman woman as his vp.

Grace,
Name those countries.

Willem van Oranje, FACT: An Obama Campaign headquarter did have a poster of Che on their wall. Deal with it.

robert go look at the numbers
taxes are going to get raised…Mccain is asking you to “read his lips”
so either you can paick obama who is telling you who he is going to tax and who is going to get a rebate…
or the guy who is lying about any taxes.
there is no way that Mccain won’t tax…chances are he just will make sure the middle class carries more of the burden than Obama will…when he comes abck and tells the American people that “things have changed”…

JA: UK and NZ.

Palin should not be allowed to hide from the media or to give fake interviews.
Oh, I have to be tutored on world issues, then I will talk to you, but only if you give me the questions ahead of time and let me read from a teleprompter. Cause I’m a hockey mom. Duh!
Leaders around the world are laughing at us.

We know Rev Wright fought on the frontlines in Vietnam but McCain only flew over vietnam.
What about hate mongers like McCain`s spiritual guides Hagee and Parsly.

I`d rather vote for Obama who provides real solutions than McCain who is running on experience and POW.
And did i hear McCain talking about change. He is so lacking ideas that he now has to copy Obama`s campaign message.

Since Obama and his supporters can’t stop talking about Palin, let’s see ABC News have a round table debate between Obama and Palin with both George Stehanopoulos and Charlie Gibson moderating. After watching her eviscerate her opponents in a similar debate when she ran for governor of Alaska, I predict the Barracuda will shred him to pieces for crabs and fishes to feast on. I’m sure the McCain campaign will agree to it, but will Obama and his supporters agree to it given his past poor performance without teleprompters?

Grace,
And oh yeah, NZ has notoriously a bad UHC system.
There are wait lists for surgery beyond belief.
People are being urged by the government not to go to the hospital unless a real emergency.
DO YOUR RESEARCH.

It would be very dumb to question the patriotism of a candidate running on a major party ticket.
This is just dumb. How about the candidate that actually collaborated with the communists in vietnam and also grounded 5 US fighter planes?

“I’m sure the McCain campaign will agree to it, but will Obama and his supporters agree to it given his past poor performance without teleprompters”?
I’ll take that bet Ace. Palin only likes to attack when there isn’t anybody there to call her on it.

Inhofe is a typical right-wing nationalist – he could care less whether the country is in the tank as long as the people who put it there are wearing flagpins.
And this from a McCain supporter, whose candidate for the highest office in the land said today that because Russia sits just across the Bering Straits from Alaska this means that Sarah Palin has foreign policy experience. Anyone who trades in that sort of logic should be disbarred from consideration for any sort of public office. Neither America nor the world needs another four years of the GOPs’s mixture of intellectual laziness and religous zealotry.

America has the option to chose between an intelligent president with real solution(Obama) and somebody who will continue the policies of the worst president in US history(McCain).
The choice is very clear and all those who love America understand that.

JA – you forgot Obama flip flopping on his answer about conception at the Saddleback Faith forum.
King of Flip Flop….he will become more outspoken in weeks to come, about drilling too…..mark my words.

dl
Read some history books about political
campaigns…
Back in ’84 between Reagan/Mondale
debate…quote:Reagan said:i will not
raise your taxes…..and Mondale said:
my opponent won’t tell you…i just did.
You know who lost the elections…It
was Mondale…..
You don’t tell the voters:i will raise
taxes to a certain group of citizens
because you will lose the elections..
Americans don’t like to hear about
taxes either way….

McCain said Palin has foreign policy experience because Alaska is close to Russia. How pathetic. How can he be a president than Bush?

JA, what you fail to realise here is that while there are waiting lists in NZ — THEY STILL GET SURGERY. In both countries, in fact, you can “go private” if you wants faster service. The point of national healthcare is not to provide top-notch healthcare to all comers. It is to ensure baseline healthcare for all, where you can get affordable prescriptions and regular doctor visits, and even surgery — WITHOUT going bankrupt.
These systems protect citizens from going to totally bankrupt if you need a liver transplant. They protect people from missing something like diabetes because of regular doctor visits. In the US? We don’t have that protection. We’re not looking out for the least of us. And that’s a filthy shame.

It,s the usual republican smear campaign to scare the hell out of their base. The commander in chief they have now got us in the wrong war in iraq and remember John Mccain voted 90 percent of the time with his commander in chief. Iraq had nothing to do with 911 and President Obama is an american just as i am american and i serve in the military and believe me there are corporate titans and lobbyist who have not serve a day in the military and will sell our country to the highest bidder and you better believe their patroitism will not be questioned sounds something like this OH he.s a good fellow.

Grace,
Yeah, they get surgery if they don’t die first!
And even then, many doctors REFUSE to diagnose real illness for the elderly so as to cut costs – leaving them to die.
And get this………THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE VOLUNTARY SURGERY PAID FOR OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS WITHOUT BRIBING DOCTORS.
It’s a cute little idea, but it is FLAWED.

The McSameBush campaign said that Palin will not do any interviews unles she is treated with “deference.” Like some little lady in the 19th century.
Somebody tell this fool that Putin and Afghanistan will not treat her with deference!

And get this………THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE VOLUNTARY SURGERY PAID FOR OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS WITHOUT BRIBING DOCTORS.
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JA, that’s flat-out untrue. If you want to pay and go faster, you go private. That’s how it works.
Your information is not reality.

JA: “hospitals throughout New Zealand were under-funded by $94.6 million in the year to June 2004.”
OMG. That’s it? Underfunded by $94.6 million?
NZ-Dollars? What’s the exchange rate?
And when the deficit is corrected, how much are New Zealanders paying for their healthcare? And compare that with how much we are paying? And then compare the quality of healthcare they get and we get?

Debra, let them insult women, they will regret when they see the final reult.
My family now votes for Republican.

William,
Guess what the budget is for the NZ health care system?
Are you aware of the budget and population size?? LOL

To those hilary supporters who are ready to jump ship and vote for Mccain you will be sorry he is already sounding more and more like obama just listen to some of his ads after the convention, they are actually using new words as change and out of touch in their ads all from the obama campaign ads. You see if you can,t beat em join em. Unite behind your party their are very serious issues in this country that need to be worked on .

It’s a cute little idea, but it is FLAWED.
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Explain to me how a sudden, unforseen illness resulting in the loss of your home, your savings, everything you have — remind me how that’s not flawed.

Gus,
Obama = Ayers/Wright/Rezco
what part of Ayer/Wright/Rezco do you really want to keep?
McCain/Palin 2008

My posts can be stale as Wonder Bread and I my husband and I are Hillary supporters that are voting for McCain. Mother in law is an Edwards supporter that is voting for McCain. Aunt in Florida is a Hillary supporter voting for McCain. College friend and her partner in Colarado – are Hillary supporter voting for McCain.
Paste all the links you want. We are people who voted for Hillary in the DNC primary that are now voting for McCain/Palin.

Grace,
Here’s a solution: BUY HEALTH CARE AND HAVE THE GOV GIVE A TAX DEDUCTION FOR IT.
People have enough money to buy cable tv, but don’t want to pay for their own health. It’s sickening.

Sorry Dave….50% of Americans vote on emotions….who they feel is deserving of the job. I am 50 and usually vote right of center and have voted both Rep and Dem. I am not a believer in all the PROMISES of either party. I like that McCain is INCLUSIVE and wanting leaders in BOTH parties to work together….a reformer and a Maverick. I also can’t stand Obama…seriously…not for Prez. I don’t care what he does after this, hopefully serve his country more than 143 days (Senate). Community organizing (getting asbestos removed from a building) doesn’t count in my books. I also watched a bio on him today and the early 80′s are a mystery. He was living on the streets and doing drug, his two friends from Pakistan won’t give interviews. BO has no character witnesses except his Indonesian half sister he lived with as a boy, and Michelle (who has her own issues against whitey).

William of Orange,
The population of NZ is about 3.9 million. So let’s not compare it to the US when it comes to total cost. It’s kind of stupid, don’t you agree?

JA, have you actually experienced the NZ healthcare system?! You speak like a person who has learned much through the all-seeing Google, but has no idea what information is real and what is not.
The system in the UK is different from the one in NZ. NZ is much more basic, and I’m hearing they’re looking at going totally private — partially because employers offer the over-and-above healthcare. In the UK, I paid for nothing and my aunt skipped a waiting list for a knee replacement by going private. In NZ, I got a good amount of basic health and paid a very low copay per visit. In the UK, my uncle had a stroke and went national all the way with it.
I’m not saying we need to follow either of their models. I AM saying it’s totally unacceptable to me that people living in America find themselves paying hugely inflated medical service costs if they don’t have healthcare. I was caught unawares by this on a business trip back to the US. Twinged my back, couldn’t move well, went to the ER. Eight hours and an x-ray later, I was prescribed some pills. Total cost for this visit? $1,500. Which I had to pay in its entirety.
So no, I don’t quite think that the US system is fine as it goes now. I have insurance now, but I am also in a position where I can pay for it.

So Obama isn’t a patriot because he doens’t wear a flag pin in his lapel?
News flash-wearing a flag pin in your lapel doesn’t make you a patriot any more than walking into a garage makes you a car!
My favorite definition of patriotism comes from Mark Twain: “A patriot supports his country at all times, and his government when it deserves it.” Amen, Mr. Twain.

Obama voted 85% of the time as Bush on war issues….didn’t support the war because HE COULDN’T VOTE AT THE TIME. He would have friggin voted present anyway, we all know that.

All this talk I’m looking at here about Love of country or non Love of country. How that the Dems. nominee is or is not for His country. If We the People elect the Reps. back into the higest Office of our land after knowing he has voted with BUSH 90% of the time. Did he vote with the Pres. on taking away our constitutional rights? Our Liberties? All under the delusion of “What’s Best for the Americain people ‘that we love’”. As my nephew used to say “BULL MANURE”. What does this destorying of our rights have to say? I haven’t heard any response form you McBushers on that subject! All you’ve hammered on is somebody that just bring back our rights and liberties. Plus our pride in of self and Nation….

To those hilary supporters who are ready to jump ship and vote for Mccain you will be sorry he is already sounding more and more like obama
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Timothy you do realize that the above statement wasn’t exactly edifying of your own candidate? Like I said the problem with Obama is the Obamabots. With supporters like you guys who needs opposition? You say that the RNC is putting fear into their base for Obama. You guys are doing a good job of that all on your own. So much that the supposed RNC base actually has some DEMS like Lieberman in it now.
Hey DNC!!! GOT BASE??????

JA, the McCain proposed health care credit is $5,000. My individual premium cost annually is $6,000, and I am a young single woman with absolutely no expenses or preconditions. Something tells me that that deal won’t look so good 10, 20 or 30 years from now, when my health changes.

Palin doesn’t speak like a VP. IS SHE REALLY READY FOR THE JOB?????
I DOUBT IT 100% .

Why between the two ABC blogs…Political Punch and Political Radar they have several headlines from the ABC George interview this AM (I didn’t see) and no headline of the “MUSLIM FAITH” gaffe? What the?

to jellybelly: you write so matter of factly .i like john Mcain but i will not vote for the same old washington politics as usual and one question did you see either convention what inclusion did you see. YOU must of had your blinders on if you saw inclusion at the republican convention forgive me that pretty photo opt of palin and mccain at the convention is not inclusion but division.

So your idea of being “fair” is for me to pay for your health insurance? I would rather use my hard earned money to save up for a potential disaster like the one you describe. Or, if you have a home, I assume you can afford health insurance. If rent and cannot afford insurance, you can go into any free clinic or hospital and get the health care you need there.
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Do you know this in theory only, Gary? Because it’s not true. If you have any sort of assets at all, you will not be able to get free healthcare. If you have bought a house and you can make those mortgage payments but not healthcare, then you get breast cancer — you’re toast, there goes your home.
You shouldn’t have to choose between your health and a roof over your head, or your health and your retirement. I’m willing to give up some of my hard-earned cash to make sure that the woman down the road can keep her house and get a mastectomy.

Debra…We all know that Obama is a Christian. My question to you is why do you hate Muslims? This country was founded on the premise that you can be whatever religion you want to be or you can be no religion at all. There are many good American citizens who happen to be Muslim. I think you do them a huge disservice. This is their country too.

There is nothing that makes me madder than these self righteous Republicans who presume to tell someone else they are not patriotic or they don’t love this country. Who the hell promoted any of these idiots to god status one who can read anothers mind and soul.

Just got a call from my sister in law in Wisconsin, She saw the McCain speech and has now changed her mind to McCain. She felt bad about not being DNC loyal but said that Palin situation more closely mirrors her own and with McCain being for the troops and so much Military experience (she served in the reserves) she is going McCain.
Her quote “Obama is looking tired and slipping all over himself. He can’t keep a story straight”
She also brought up Ayers and his self serving DNC speech. I never saw the Ayers anti Obama ad. She said it was on Fox news and made her think that Obama just has too many unknown qualities and “sketch” associations.
I told her you know how I have felt about Obuma all along. I say principles before party, race etc.. I feel that you should vote for the PERSON that you feel will do the best job and for me that is John McCain. We talked about the policies and were just like Obama is so flaky in Illinois and has these criminals as associates who even knows if he is not one or means what he says plus he flips flops all over the place.
There is nothing consistent at all about Obama except he is for Change. My other relatives are in Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, I am going to see whats up.

Grace, If you want to pay for the lady down the street to get health insurance, go right ahead. Again, I do not want to be forced by government fiat to hand over my hard earned money to some government bureaucrat who will have the power of life and death over me. A government run health care system = Rationed health care = higher costs = poor health care. A government run health care system will allow some government bureaucrat to have the power to deny a mastectomy to your lady friend down the block.

Nice try Samantha. (Don’t forget your cousin in PA, another important swing state) How much are you paid to do this? I could use some extra $$$ but don’t do ‘phony’ very well. My advice to you would be to break up your posts so that they don’t sound like campaign press releases.

dave, you wish. If you were truly concerned you would ask for more info so you could brainwash her. I am laughing so hard. You guys really think that your BASE is solid. which is why you will lose. And yes as someone who has gone to grad school in MA, CN, grew up in IL Lived in CA…I know people and I have relatives all over.

Debra – Please define “true blue American” from your previous post. Thanks

Good thing a Republican in Denver had the good sense to collect all the flags from the Greek rock concert/Obama speech week before last…..THAT WERE IN THE TRASH, DESPITE AXLEROD SAYING THEY WERE STOLEN! Boy Scouts and Vets collected them and handed them out in Colorado yesterday at McCain rally…20,000 of them from the trash. Camp Obama can spin it any way they want…..they didn’t have recycle bins out for these flags, and I’m glad the rally yesterday looked so beautiful with all those waving flags. They were told to take them HOME or leave behind and they would be distributed to different memorials by Republicans.
Way to go….McCAIN/PALIN

Inhofe? Isn’t he that rightwing neanderthal who is pro-global warming???
When the GOP had the Senate, he was head of the environment committee, and spent all of his timing trying to destroy the earth.
Rightwing criminal thug, Inhofe.
No surprise there.

I Have to agree she tipped her hand with that whopper, Samantha is definitely a Republican plant. McCain is FOR THE TROOPS?! LOL!! He voted AGAINST the GI Bill because it might encourage the troops to to leave the service and collect their well deserved benefits. Yeah, he’s for the troops all right, he’s for them staying in for 100 years.

Sorry Maura, saw the TRASH bags full of flags on a website….didn’t look like recycle bins to me. Glad the Republicans love our flag and know how to treat it. Don’t bother spinning it….Axlerod didn’t think on this one…they were too busy partying at the concert.

Debra: Oh that Carl Cameron Story again.
Bwaaahaaahahaaaaa.
Republicans are so proud of their American flag, they even use it to fabricate underwear from it.
That’s the quickest way to soil and stain and desecrate the flag.

Samantha, you’re great…I am so sorry you catch flak from fellow African Americans. You are in the minority (no pun intended) as I’m sure you know the black support for BO is 98%. Didn’ see any blacks at the Rep Convention (maybe 5 courageous souls).

Obama is patriotic. McCain is patriotic. They just have very different views. The flag thing was, like just about everything else in this campaign, a rumor. The Fox reporter apologized. Obama is not a Muslim. He grew up in a secular household with a Muslin step-father. That’s it – no drama there. He was baptized as an adult. The slip of the tongue in the interview (“Muslin faith…”) was a slip of a tongue. Nothing more, nothing less. These guys have been campaigning endlessly and McCain’s had his share of slips as well.The right to vote is a sacred responsibility, people. Take it seriously. Check out McCain’s positions and Obama’s positions and then see where you stand. Whatever you choose, do vote.

Dave….SOMEONE WHO PUTS THEIR COUNTRY BEFORE THEIR EGO.

Maura, not the website I saw them on…they were in TRASH bags in no rolled up order…..they were thrown in with TRASH. Wierd way to recycle for the Dems, who didn’t think this one through….so be glad the Republicans did their share it SAVING them and sending them HOME with the CROWD or were told to leave behind so they could be DISTRIBUTED to MEMORIAL SITES.
WAY TO GO McCAIN CAMPAIGN.

Debra: “saw the TRASH bags full of flags on a website”
On a Rightwinger site?
And they had pictures?
And it’s SOOOOOO hard to make pictures of flags in a trash bag and claim the ‘Dems’ did it.
Rightwingers are totally incapable of stealing a bunch of flags, put them in a trash bag and make pictures of it and then claim the ‘Dems’ did it.
It would be TOTALLY inconceivable that Rightwingers could even THINK of such a thing. Carl Cameron is SUCH a standardbearer of unbiased reporting.

Interesting Jim for a Dem you’re watching FOX the #1 rated cable news for years….why? BECAUSE THEY ARE FAIR AND BALANCED AND RIGHT OF CENTER, NOT LIKE IN THE TANK CNN OR MSNBC.
Why would a Dem watch Fox, they all hate it so much?
Glad Gov. Palin is going with Gibson. EVERYONE wanted that interview, and I didn’t want Couric to get it. She was horrible with Hillary during primaries and embarassed herself.

Can you trust a candidate who took 20 years (and after the story was leaked) to distant himself from the pastor who hated Americans more than anyone in this world? Wakeup, liberal Dem and Americans.

Hey Debbie..who says I’m a Dem I am an registerd Independent. Hillary was treated badly and their are lots of different people with lots of different opinions in this country. If you want to “box” something up try your narrow views of people.

This whole flag thing’s actually gotten pretty hilarious.
So the Republicans claim they “rescued” flags… carefully bundled flags, that look from the photos like they are intended for reuse. And now they’re screaming about how they were going to be thrown out in the trash.
Well, I hope the party is ready to start renting some serious warehouse space, because this is evidently the “right” way to dispose of an American flag, according to the Flag code

Carl Cameron *fabricated* Kerry-quotes in the 2004 election. FOX-news had to retract the story after they were caught.
The said it was a ‘just a joke’
It’s election time again and Carl Cameron has another story. About flags this time.
FOX news apparently is a Comedy-chanel.
I guess you guys all wear brownshirts and wear your flags as underwear.

Debra,
Thanks. For years I voted democrat. My mother raised me that way. I hated Carter and thought he was awful. Then the following candidates Mondale and Dukakis were terrible. I did not want to vote for Dukakis or Bush. Clinton was someone I believed in I voted for him twice and felt good about my vote.
I also felt great about Al Gore and that election was a fiasco.
The following election was where the dems started losing me. Kerry was an awful candidate. I did not understand why the DNC could not get someone stronger, and I NEVER trusted Edwards. I was NOT SHOCKED at all when the affair came out. I thought that Hillary should have run then but I knew she had just taken a senate seat and needed to do right by NY (unlike Obama and IL).
When Kerry lost I though okay Hillary will be all good for 2008. Then my own senator, this empty suit comes along and gets nominated. You know I was through at this point. I am tired of voting for DNC nominees that I don’t believe in. While I never voted RNC before I like McCain, and always did. I like Huckabee too.
I took at look at myself and thought, that I was mostly influenced to vote DNC because of my family and the parties strong connection to Blacks during the 70′s until now. I also did not like the African American bas members I knew who were calling Hillary a racist. it was unfair and frankly racist.

Grace why would you put flags to be used again in trash bags with cups/food/garbage? What makes you think they were in recycle bags…I saw the bags with my own eyes. Dems are just back peddling now because they DIDN’T THINK TO RECYCLE….THEY LOVE TO FLUSH MONEY DOWN THE TOILET WITH THE ROCK STAR PROPS/CAMPAIGN.
Just live Gov. Palin said….they sent the styrofoam colums back to Hollywood lot….they should have thought of what to do with all their flags before the Boy Scouts and Vets gathered up the flags.

Stock craft
Rev Wright served in Vietnam on the frontlines just like McCain who only flew over Vietnam.
Now you have two of McCain`s spiritual guides who will not serve America but rather spew hatred against fellow Americans. I`d chose Rev Wright over these two.

Gary
Government runs healthcare in England. It is one of the best.

DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney issues a statement: “American flags were proudly waved by the 75,000 people who joined Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention. John McCain should applaud that, but instead his supporters wrongfully took leftover bundles of our flags from the stadium to play a cheap political stunt calling into question our patriotism. On the same day he agrees to join Barack Obama at Ground Zero on September 11, John McCain attacks the patriotism of Obama supporters who so proudly waved the American flag at our historic event in Denver just days ago.”
UPDATE II: Another statement from the Democratic National Convention Committee: “Stories circulating about flags at the Democratic National Convention are false. We distributed more than 125,000 American made flags at the Convention – the flags removed from Invesco field were intended for other events and taken without permission. It’s disappointing that someone would take American flags without authorization and then falsely describe how they were being used. We have the utmost respect for the American flag, and it’s sad to see them being used for a cheap political stunt.”

Sarah Palin became a first term mayor of Wasilla with 616 votes.
616.
Yes, indeed. You heard that right.
616.
Ha.
Hahaha.
616.
Hahahahahahaha.
616…
Woohaha.

Government run health care in GB is horrible and I have family there, as well as in Canada. They would love to have our health care and freedom to choose doctors. When visiting here, my grandma needed attention and said it was superior to the treatment she got in Canada.

Debra, you are confusing two different things.
There are photographs of tons of American flags neatly rolled and tucked into industrial black bin bags. These were clearly for reuse, and these are the ones the Republicans snagged.
You’re also seeing photos of trash bags from within the field, where a few flags are in with a bunch of actual garbage. To fish out that flag, covered with soda and nacho cheese and who knows what, was not what the Republicans did. I guarantee you similar minimal flag-trashing happened at the Republican convention, because that is what happens during events.
And when all is said and done, if you are so intellectually incurious as to hang your vote on how a delegate from Oregon treated the 10 cent flag he accidentally spilt orange juice on — well, you deserve what you get. What is it with people and symbols.

Debra
Dont lie. I have family in GB and Canada who think their health care is excellent. In GB you sometimes have doctors visiting you at home. That is how good it is.
Dont lie just to defend McCains poor judgment on healthcare.

Some obama supporters are now parroting talking points that the DNC did not throw 12,000 US flags in the trash. They claim the GOP stole them. Did they file a police report? huh? LIARS! we all saw the flags in trash bags.

I was shocked.. shocked.. to see McCain NOT wearing a flag pin!!
This is proof he is not American enough!
(right cons? is that how we’re really to judge patriotism?)
or is this just another Rove wedge issue to divide us?
humm…

Samantha you are brilliant, and the Dems better not come to my door either or I’ll keep my pepper spray close by. I happen to be and Independent, who usually votes Rep, but voted Clinton, and Gore….I am unusual to say the least, not being a party loyalist. However, interesting 50% of Americans do vote on EMOTIONS and not platform….how many promises actually come to fruition. I don’t want the pony Obama is promising and TAX HIKES IN THIS SOFT ECONOMY THAT OBAMA WOULD DO WOULD WORSEN OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION!

According to McCain`s logic if i live in Buffalo which is close to Canada then i have foreign policy experience.(Palin and Alaska close to Russia).
Wow!! What kind of president will McCain be?

I’d love to see how many posters here have actually been PART of a government-run healthcare system. As I said, England and New Zealand treated me pretty well, though on different levels bureaucratically.
People seem to be wilfully ignoring this fact: government healthcare does not mean the abolition of PRIVATE healthcare. You still want to go private? Good on you, off you go. No, you don’t get your NHS taxes back, but what’s because you’re choosing to amp up your coverage. NHS is basic health care, though I does cater for all ailments.
Sure, people carp about it. They also whinge about the BBC license fee, because they have NO IDEA how awful and biased media coverage is in countries that don’t have the BBC to set a neutral standard. People whine about absolutely everything if given the chance, and you’ll never find everyone happy at once.
Yes, you’ll probably hear how good the US private system is. Should be, it’s costing an arm and a leg. The point is, basic health care SHOULD be provided, and the best way to ensure that everyone who needs to get covered pays up is to do it through government taxation.

“industrial black bin bags”, fancy words. Coulda just said “garbage bags”.
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I could have, Concerned, but we were talking about two different photos. In one, it’s clear medium-sized garbage liners. In the other, it’s… industrial black bin bags.
See, words can be used to highlight differences between objects. In fact, I think that’s why most words were invented.

Hitler used two slogans to brainwash his rabble into following his lead:
Blut & Boden – “Blood and Soil”
Land Erster – “Country First”
McCain is a nice enough guy on the surface, but clearly the RNC has adopted Nazi tactics.
After Hitler was elected, he started various unjustified wars, and 4 years later, Germany lay in collossal defeat.
History will repeat itself, if we only give McCain’s party the chance.

McCAIN DOESN’T HAVE TO WEAR A FLAG PIN…FILM OF HIM COMING OFF PLANE, WALING DOWN THE RAMP AND SALUTING WITH A BROKEN AND BATTERED BODY AFTER 5 1/2 YEARS OF TORTURE, RETURNING TO U.S. IS ENOUGH FOR ME, AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS….This man’s life story is amazing and I saw it again today in a one hour bio. Obama’s bio was empty and only raised more questions about what he did in the early 80′s when he was living on the street and doing “blow” as he refers to it. His druggie friends would not be interviewed and two Pakistani friends from college would not be interviewed either. WHO WILL ATTEST TO THIS GUYS CHARACTER EXCEPT INDONESIAN HALF SISTER WHO ONLY LIVED WITH HIM A SHORT TIME, AND MICHELLE? Rev. Jeri Wright? Ayers? Rezko? Anybody?

Krista,
America is still waiting for Obama to answer serious questions about his patriotism and his good buddy Ayers( ” I wish I could have bombed more”), Rezco gate, and his loony racist Pastor Wright (“God D### America) and the question no one has asked Obama: Do you believe in the black liberation theology teachings of the church you belonged to for twenty years?
We are waiting.

I want to pass along that if you have employer-provided health care, McCain’s ‘health’ plan will tax you on the cost the employer pays on your behalf. For example if your employer pays $2,000 annually to cover you with health insurance and you pay $500 to the company to offset part of the premium, you will have to pay income tax on the difference of $1,500 under his ‘plan.’ Currently, these benefits are not taxable to you. I guess he has to do what he can to fund those tax credits for big oil.

The best part of this Palin frenzy was to watch the pro-Obama media go out of control beserk.
It’s a good thing for the world to see how far the media will go to get him elected.
And how funny now the Obama camp/media has dropped saying Palin isn’t experienced enough. They realize now she is more qualified than he is.
Their only hope is to trash her.
I’m still waiting for the MSM to vet Obama. How about the Obama/ACORN connection?

When is Obama going to answer questions about his mentor Frank Davis?
And why he chose to launch his career in the house of a domestic terrorist.
What a patriot…

Debra LOUDLY says: “McCAIN DOESN’T HAVE TO WEAR A FLAG PIN…FILM OF HIM COMING OFF PLANE, WALING DOWN THE RAMP AND SALUTING WITH A BROKEN AND BATTERED BODY AFTER 5 1/2 YEARS OF TORTURE, RETURNING TO U.S. IS ENOUGH FOR ME, AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS..”
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If that were him today, that soldier would have to fight for his healthcare because what was good enough for McCain is apparantly not good enough for today’s vets per Mccain’s horrible voting record against Vets.
On at least 10 occasions since 2003, John McCain has voted against funding of increased healthcare benefits for veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan. Here are some of the key votes:
• In 2005 McCain opposed an amendment that would have provided an additional $2.8 billion for veterans medical care.
• In 2006 McCain opposed a plan to add $1.5 billion to veterans programs with money used by closing some corporate tax loopholes.
• In 2006 McCain opposed a plan that would automatically increase funding for veterans health programs by indexing the appropriations to inflation. The bill would have automatically indexed spending to rise or fall depending on the number of veterans.
• In 2005 McCain voted against a measure that would have targeted $500 million for veterans mental health programs.
• In 2006 McCain opposed an amendment that would have added $430 million for veterans outpatient services.

I’ve heard it said that the only foreign experience Obama has is the two times he visited IHOP.
To me, there is NO comparison or choice:
The VP nominee on the Republican ticket trumphs the presidential nominee of the Democratic ticket.

Samantha says: “I also think that he would buck his party and reach across party lines.”
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Yes, he demonstrated that beautifully when he did not pick his first choice, Leiberman and went with Palin to placate the far, far right wing of the Republican base.

Marylou -
Obama has said America’s best days are behind her.
McCain has said America’s best days are ahead.
When and where was that said? Please send me the link to the quotes. And if McCain thinks our best days are ahead and Obama does not, why is Obama the one with firm, definitive policies to move us forward?.

Willem van Oranje, I agree, there are way to many government workers getting free health care on our dime. McCain is right in order to reduce the cost of government we need to do a top down review of all those wasteful government programs and get rid of them. Glad your on board with McCain/Palin

Krista, I agree, When will Obama answer the below questions? The voting public has a right to know.
Krista, Obama has not “faced” those questions: For example:
You belonged to a church for twenty years whose Pastor, Rev. Wright, preached black liberation theology from the pulpit. Are you a believer in black liberation theology and if not why did you remain in the church if you did not believe in the teachings of the church?
You said that Ayers was “just a guy in my neighborhood” when in fact Ayers hired you in 1995 to chair the Annenberg Challenge whose mission was to improve schools in Chicago. Based on the Annenberg Challenge Final Report it failed. Whose pocket did the 110 million dollars go into from the funds that were allocated to the project, including $60 million dollars in public funds.
Your buddy Rezco helped you buy a house when he was under investigation for corruption. You said that was “bone headed”. Was there ever anything you did to steer public funding to Rezco Slum housing projects in Chicago?

If the media had discovered that Michelle Obama was a member of a secessionist party (a fact about Palin’s husband accepted by the McCain campaign) republicans would be frothing at the mouth. Because he’s married to a republican it’s all fine and dandy. This guy was on stage at the RNC being whooped and cheered, a guy who for several years thought it would be better NOT to be a part of the union. And republicans complain because Michelle Obama said she hadn’t been proud of her country – at least she recognised it as being her country, not a political arrangement she wanted nothing to do it. Talk about patriotism!

gary: why do you have to cloud your language in vague terms like ‘wasteful government programs’?
Why don’t you be blunt and say it like it is?
McCain wants to get rid of Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, SCHIP.
Admit it.

If you think this is a fair line of attack then you should be aware that Senator Obama dislikes this country just as much as any Republican. I’m going to vote for Obama because I want Democratically appointed Supreme Court justices. If he loses to McCain, big deal, Hillary can run in four years and we’ll get those appointments.

“Do you really want to have a guy as commander in chief of this country when you can question whether or not he really loves his country?” Huh. I mean he didn’t choose a VP whose husband belongs to an organization that wants to secede from America. Hmm – not wearing flag pin, seceding from the union – which is more unpatriotic. The only thing I don’t get is where is the outrage about this. I guess if you’re a republican, your patriotism can never be questioned.

“Do you really want to have a guy as commander in chief of this country when you can question whether or not he really loves his country?” Huh. I mean he didn’t choose a VP whose husband belongs to an organization that wants to secede from America. Hmm – not wearing flag pin, seceding from the union – which is more unpatriotic. The only thing I don’t get is where is the outrage about this. I guess if you’re a republican, your patriotism can never be questioned.

Peggy, Obama told a 7 year old little girl (In response to why do you want to be prez)….stammering, as always, he said that he wants to see this country be what it used to be, or some inane answer. Google it. He implied that our best days are behind us.
McCain the optomist is for me

jellybelly…What a joke that is. Palin isn’t qualified to be VP? But in your eyes Obama is qualified to be POTUS. You are a comedian. You lose with that point big time.

Anyone who votes for a Republican after what they’ve done to the country, is clearly unpatriotic.

To William:
In regards to your comments about Obama being “flippity floppity” on the issues, what about McCain on the issue of the confederate flag. In his own words, he apologetically denounced raising the flag over the S. Carolina Capitol building, when he previously supported it. After divine enlightenment (yeah,right), he changed his mind and declared that his judgement had been a , “sacrifice of principle for personal ambition.” HIS WORDS NOT MINE. Seems this wasn’t an isolated incident, but more of a motis operande!!! Obama flips flops my arse! If he does, he isn’t the only one! GO OBAMA/BIDEN !!!

If the McCain camp believes they have it bad now wait until the week after next.
A new controversy surrounding her family and their dealings.

On the Rasmussen site today they stated this:
McCain earns the vote from 89% of Republicans while Obama is supported by 81% of Democrats. McCain also manages to attract 15% of Democrats while Obama gets 9% of the Republican vote. Voters not affiliated with either major party remain fairly evenly divided between the two men.
I guess about now Obama and his camp are thinking to themselves that it was a very poor judgement call to offend the women supporters of Hillary Clinton, when they bashed Hillary, during the primary! Oh yes, he’s a really bright guy! He didn’t even realize how important our votes would be in the general election and that we could tip the scales. He should have realized that from the fact that the black voters put him over the top in the primary! He’s a real Einstein! I hope it continues to tip in McCain’s favor and that Obama loses the election to him! I will dance in the streets!

Debra says “Didn’t even bother reading your post, as it is hillarous to think BOZO WOULD CARE FOR VETS MORE THAN McCAIN.”
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SOme of us research policy and use our minds to make an informed decision.

So this is what you meant when you say you do advocate positively for your candidate? You can certainly see why I might be a bit confused.
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You are voting for Obama. You are already more than a bit confused. Don’t feel sorry for me. I don’t for you.

McCain had to find out in the Media about the conditions in Walter Reed.

Mary Anne, you are so right! And don’t forget Donna Brazile who said that they don’t need the old map – they have a new demographic – African Americans, University students, rich Liberals and late-drinking Liberals. They don’t need blue collar working class men and women, Hillary 16 million voters, Reagan Democrats any longer. Last I heard, they now need Ohio, which they said they could win without!

Patriot, The Dems and Obama have refused to drill for more oil, build new refineries or new nuclear power plant greatly contributing to gas prices to sky rocket. The Dems have failed to address any key economic issues such as lowering corporate taxes to stimulate business and create new jobs. The Democrats keep spending spending spending making the deficit go higher and higher. If Obama gets elected the economy will really go south with higher taxes, higher spending, higher deficit and blocking the US from getting the oil,coal, natural gas we need to keep our economy growing. Obama and the Dems will be a greater disaster to the economy than 9/11 and Katrina combined.
McCain/Palin 2008

obama has been scrutinized from one end to the other—all anyone can find is childish third grade bs——all we need for mccain is his involvement for the past 8 years—and that should be enough—–95% in favor with bush —MAKES HIM MCBUSH—-AS TO OTHER NEGATIVES WE COULD GO ON FOREVER. I LIKE FLIP FLOP THE BEST —FIRST HE WAS THE EXPERIENCED CANDIDATE—NOW HE HAS TRIED TO PIRATE OBAMAS CHANGE PLATFORM—WITH MCCAIN HE SIMPLE CHANGES TO WHATEVER HE THINKS YOU WANT TO HEAR—-REMEMBER 26 YEARS AND NO CHANGE—-MCDUMMY HAS RUN OUT OF TIME

HUGH
YOU COULD ALWAYS TRY TO GET THE IRAQ OIL THAT CHINA IS GETTING——WHAT AN OUTRAGE.

Beckie,
Donna Brazille. Nah, she’s not biased. She is an idiot.
Like I said that is what Obama gets for letting the Bratz kids run his campaign. As for the African Americans a minor flaw is that most of the African Americans reside in Southern states that going red anyway.

DAVE
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT SOME NAM VETS KNOW MORE ABOUT MCCAIN THAN HE WOULD LIKE THEM TO.THIS IS THE ONLY THEY CAN GET BACK AT HIM.

$10 says Axelrod doesn’t let that moron see the light of a camera again w/o his trusty pacifier, the teleprompter.
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Obama’s been appearing on the stump and taking questions for the past 18 months. Since being nominated as VP, so has Joe Biden.
Somewhat ironically, the only person still using a TelePromTer on the trail and NOT answering any questions is…. Sarah Palin. She continues to give the (inaccuracy-riddled) acceptance speech we all saw at the convention.
So there’s not much to crow about on the Republican side.

Dave take a look at your own party and I was actually speaking of the interview today with George Stephanopolus not Denver. As far as the POW’s not voting for McCain big deal. I am black and not voting for Obama (sorry grace). I never said that all POW’s were voting for McCain. I admire McCaine’s sacrifice and service to my country. Yes i admire that far more than Obama’s journey of self discovery through taking cocaine and thinking about taking heroine.
Like I said I prefer McCaine’s character.
Why should our kids JUST say no to drugs when the man we are electing to our highest office can’t.

This disgusting slander from the GOP must stop. All the repubs have left is try to swift boat anyone who opposes their failed policies by questioning their patriotism. Well, here’s news to you hypocritical GOP bottom-feeders – the most patriotic act is to oppose the republicans. Your party cares nothing about this country, and that’s been amply proved by the last 8 years of nightmarish Bush incompetence and abuse of power.

McCain loves Veterans sooo much.
As Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, he had to learn from the Washington Post about the conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
McCain was OUTRAGED I tell you.
OUTRAGED.
At the Washington Post …

Pathetic, hysterical GOP. The person whose patriotism is in question is McCain. No one who loves this country could risk such an obviously unqualified VP becoming president. McCain has clearly put getting elected before the good of the country. Obama has been dignified, principled and intelligentm while McCain has been reckless, thoughtless and amoral. Makes the choice of who to vote for easy.

Stanley, Obama’s community service: Obama was trained in the Alinsky model of community agitation, wherein paid organizers learned how to “rub raw the sores of discontent,” in Alinsky’s words.
In a 1971 book called Rules for Radicals, Alinsky scolded the Sixties Left for scaring off potential converts in Middle America. True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism, Alinsky taught. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within. Alinsky viewed revolution as a slow, patient process. The trick was to penetrate existing institutions such as churches, unions and political parties.
Guess Obama is now trying to use the lessons Alinsky taught him by infiltrating the highest office in the land. Just hope the public wakes up in time to see that behind the mask that Obama is wearing, hides the true face of a radical whose friends should tell you who he really is, Wright,”God D### America” Ayers “I wish I could have bombed more, and Rezco the convicted felon with ties to Palestinean terrorists.

Tom, Palin has more experience than Obama so I would rather vote for Palin for President than Obama.

Repub’s want to question his love for his country – why is that? Because he is black? Because he was a community organizer? Because he has a muslim first name? This repub slimeball is not worth even mentioning his name – white upper class, wealthy, elistist members of the same party. I mean how many blacks did you see at the GOP convention (party) last week? So when you talk of out of touch and elistist people, please remember this slimeball from Oklahoma who blows more than the tornado’s that come thru there. If wearing a flag pin is a measure of how much I love this country – then damn I must hate it because the last thing I would again is wear a flag pin of this country….

The raging right-wingers on this board attack Obama’s patriotism, while ignoring Palin’s ties to a party that wants to secede from the union. They attack Obama’s courage while ignoring the fact that McCain didn’t have the nerve to stand up to the fringe neocon wing that now dominates the GOP. Thay accuse Obama of changing positions while ignoring the fact that Palin was for the bridge to nowhere before she was against it. The GOP has completely lost it, it seems. After 8 years of failed leadership, the GOP simply can’t be trusted.

Humm ….. I don’t know what election is about … no issue ..
I am sorry to hear from good person

Jozy, Obama’s race or name has nothing to do with anything. What counts is Obama’s experience including Obama’s community service: Obama was trained in the Alinsky model of community agitation, wherein paid organizers learned how to “rub raw the sores of discontent,” in Alinsky’s words.
In a 1971 book called Rules for Radicals, Alinsky scolded the Sixties Left for scaring off potential converts in Middle America. True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism, Alinsky taught. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within. Alinsky viewed revolution as a slow, patient process. The trick was to penetrate existing institutions such as churches, unions and political parties.
Guess Obama is now trying to use the lessons Alinsky taught him by infiltrating the highest office in the land. Just hope the public wakes up in time to see that behind the mask that Obama is wearing, hides the true face of a radical whose friends should tell you who he really is, Wright,”God D### America” Ayers “I wish I could have bombed more, and Rezco the convicted felon with ties to Palestinean terrorists.

Any woman who votes for McCain deserves to get payed less at work, and you also deserve to lose the right to control your body when Roe v Wade gets overturned.

mary
So we should vote on women’s RIGHTS?

I dream of a world where politicians, black, white and red and all politicians children would join hands and tell the truth…
I have a dream today..
By the way, you should be uneasy about ALL of them. They all thrash and pummel truth as if it was a home invader. Politicians should NEVER use the word character. Pass that as law, I dare ya.

Mo
At least we know Rev Wright fought in Vietnam just like McCain who only flew over Vietnam. Who are you to question his patriotism.
What about McCain`s agents of intolerance who are now his two spiritual guides. All they do is presch hatred against fellow Americans.
Of course they are Rev Hagee and Parsly.

OMENTUM
HIS BROADCASTS REALLY WERE TERRIFIC WHEN POW

it’s like, how hard would it have been for John McCain to have at least worn a flag lapel pin while he was being tortured, so rude.
And I forget, the most patriotic person is the person best for the job? Like how the person who loves sony the most is its CEO.
The GOP is backwards, and a GOP victory only means the US will continue to slide. I hope when China is the new super power that McCain’s and our nostalgia can feed and house us.

You are right Concerned in OH. My mother was on welfare my entire childhood. She was my inspiration but at times I felt she gave up on her own abilities and frankly could have did more. I had a job before she did. I did not like having my fate or happiness in the hands of others. I don’t like being a victim. Worked as a waitress at 14 as soon as I could legally work. My tips could get us off welfare but my mom liked that crutch. When I was 18 I said I am outta here and went to college.
I give back to my community and I pay taxes. I have no problem paying taxes.

SAMANTHA–
WHATEVER YOU DO —–DONT HATE YOUR MOTHER–IT WILL ONLY HURT YOU IN THE END
I SAY IT AS A FRIEND

Patriot, Now your true colors come out, an autocrat at heart, just like your hero Obama.

Sara – I see that – All the Stats “support it”- (snark)
Women workers in their 40s earn 20% less than men, according to an analysis of government data published yesterday. Research for the Office of National Statistics found that the gender pay gap jumps from 1% for women in their 20s to 20.3% for full-timers aged 40 to 49.

Sara-
The Wage Gap Persists
The wage gap between the sexes still plagues the American workforce. In 2004, median annual
earnings for full-time year-round workers (which include self-employed workers and other sources
of pay differences such as annual bonuses) demonstrate that women earned just 76.5% as much as
men.24 Out of 19 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries,
the United States has the largest gender earnings gap, save for Austria and Switzerland.25
In 2007, median weekly earnings for women in the U.S. were 80.2% those of men. For most
women of color, the earnings gap was even larger:26
• African American women earned just 70 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2007.27
• Hispanic and Latina women earned just 62 cents for every dollar men earned.
• Only Asian American women’s earnings were closer to parity with men’s: in 2007, they
earned 95% that of all men. However, they earned 78% as much as Asian American men.
The wage gap is also more pronounced for older women: in 2007, women over 25 earned 78% that
of men in the same age group while women aged 16−24 earned 92% as much as their male peers.28
Equal pay is a problem in every occupational category, even in occupations where women
considerably outnumber men. In 2007, certain professions showed a significant gap:29
• Women in professional and related occupations earned over 27% less than their male
counterparts, while women in sales and office occupations earned 23% less than similarly
employed men.
• Female elementary and middle school teachers earned nearly10% less than similarly
employed men, despite comprising 82% of the field.
• Female registered nurses earned more than 10% less than their male colleagues, although
90% of nurses are women.
• Female physicians and surgeons earned a whopping 41% less than their male counterparts.
• Female college and university teachers earned over 25% less than those who were male.
• Female lawyers earned 23% less than male lawyers.

mary
China controls the lives of women. Do you want that here?

There is a clear difference between Obama and McCain concerning the future of this country.
McCain wants to continue the same failed Bush policies but Obama wants to cleam the mess left behind.
Those of you Conzies who think Americans are stupid enough to vote four more years of failures are in for a big surprise. Americans will vote with common sense not out of fear.

inhofe needs to quit… did mccain not stand in front of the world at the RNC and blatantly say that it took him to leave his country to love it? naw that is a fact… the obama jabs are speculation! the gop will stoop to any level to win the election…. smdh

Russ
Rev Wright fought in Vietnam and nobody can deny this. Go find out for yourself.
Thats a fact.

I don’t hate my mother. I hate that she did not fight for her own happiness. During the 80′s she spent a lot of time hating Carter, Reagan and the RNC. Governor Thompson of Illinois. She took politics seriously and felt they kept blacks down. I asked her if she thought about looking for a job and she said to me that I don’t want to spend my day working for white people. To me this is very defeatist. That is what I hated where were we in the equation?
Sure we can vote for McCain, Obama or whoever but ultimately the Hope or change is in you. Reagan did not keep my mother from looking for a job. Harold Washington did not help her look for one as first black mayor of Chicago. You make your own life.

Under Universal health care, doctors and patients make the decisions, not some HMO bureaucrat.

SAMANTHA
I TRULY KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO START LIFE WITH NOTHING—–BUT MY MOTHERS LOVE KEPT MY HOPES AND AMBITION UP–SHE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN ME——GUESS WHAT IT REALLY WORKED–YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS—AND SHE IS STILL ALIVE

Fact: The economy does better under Democrats than Republicans. If you don’t believe me, look it up.

“He said further that he would reach out to anyone… regardless of their political ties… to fix it!”
And where did he reach out? In his first decision with probably very real consequences for the US?
A Religious Fundamentalist Firethrower. That’s ‘reaching acros the aisle’ according to McCain.
What do we already know about her?
- Proven to be liar.
- Has a real knack for firing people for personal reasons
- Backstabs people once they fall out of favour with her (how many Valerie Plame investigations can this country afford? With real consequences for National Security)
- Likes to ban books
- Loves Lobbyists
The list in endless.
The only thing SP did not lie about is being a ‘fiscal conservative’: She left her small town with MILLIONS in debts. She inherited it with NO debts.
That’s what fiscal conservatives are all about: WE spend the money and direct it to our Rich Friends / YOU have to pay for it.
WE make a Mess of it / YOU clean it up
That’s what Republicans consider Fair and Balanced.

OBAMA CAME UP IN THIS WORLD THE HARD WAY—–HE WORKED FOR WHAT HE HAS, AND KNOWS TH PROBLEMS EVERYDAY PEOPLE FACE——-MCCAIN NEVER WORKED FOR ANYTHING—HE TOOK THAT TO THE EXTREME WHEN HE DUMPED HIS FIRST WIFE AND FAMILY FOR A RICH WOMAN–INSURING THAT HE NEVER WOULD WORK AND NEVER KNOW WHAT WE WORKING STIFFS GO THROUGH—-CANNOT BE MORE TRUTHFULL THAN THAT
GOODNIGHT

Mary, The facts I provided are very accurate and you can look up the very real, very detailed information available to you through numerous public sources. I can not; however, continue to provide information to a person like you who has no interest in facts and only molds and adjust them to fit into your ill-conceived vision of what you want just to make your candidate look good. Good luck to you.

Willem van Oranje, and who decides what health care is “needed” the government that’s who. So you prove my point. So who is “silly” now.

mary: “Obama has never reached out to anyone in the GOP on any difficult issue.”
Sigh. Obama’s bipartisan record has been extensively discussed.
But keep on spreading lies and smears. It reflects the true values of the Republican Party and it is more proof that a McCain/Palin administration won’t be any different than the Bush/Cheney adminstration.
It will be worse.

Do republicans plan to live in the world all by themselves. If so, how do you plan to accomplish that? What will you do with all the people you don’t want to feed or educate, or provide health care to. will you build a green zone around your selves. I believe in France not so very long ago the people rose up against those who let them starve. What kind of world do republicans invision. Is that why republicans need so many guns. What is the republican vision for the world. Maybe the wild west, gun smoke, the sheriff, the saloon, and the grave yard. Maybe as I heard a republican say you intend to get rid of everyone who isn’t a republican.
Who is unAmerican? I don’t think it is progressives.

Once again, uninformed republicans try to talk about health care. Please go read the actual proposals for healthcare. Don’t take these republicans word, they make up things, misstate the facts, and sometimes out and out lie to confuse you. The only answer is to get the information for yourself.

Once again, uninformed republicans try to talk about povery in America. The poor could not leave New Orleans. The poor are not represented, are often unseen, and certainly people like you don’t know the poor. But, that is an aside, go do your homework, readers. Don’t let republicans snow you over with nonsense.

Obama 08
the common sense choice.

linda n carolina, Get real, Obama is the one that wants to turn Iraq back over to Al Qaeda and with access to all of Iraq’s oil reserves Al Qaeda will have the means and opportunity to attack us again and attack us hard. So just pray that Obama does not get elected cause if he does, Al Qaeda will rise again all due to Obama’s desire to hand Al Qaeda a victory in Iraq.

Mary – I’ll help William-
Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Honest Leadership and Open Gov. Act
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimdation Prevention Act
Obama-McCain Climate Change Reduction Bill
There was a provision to his original legislation for which Obama also introduced the Obama0Lugar Threat Reduction. The provision came later and included Chuck Hagel, as well. I could go on and on, but I have stuff to do.

Mary, I forgot to add…. In eight years in the IL. State Legislature, Obama sponsored 820 bills that became law. In 4 years as a US Senator he has sponsored 427 bills and authored 152 Bills.

Bloggers,
How do you stop a republican bully? You confront them. You let them know you are not afraid, that you won’t intimidated. Just tell the truth. Republicans won’t care about the truth, but undecided will. Let them know that republican are making up things, mistating facts, and trying to confuse them. Don’t let people forget the facts of the last 8 years. Don’t give them another 4 years. Republicans should justly not be allowed to lead this nation.

NMP: Obama hasn’t been a senator for four years yet. Don’t you listen to the news? He never sponsored those bills he missed too many days in the senate to pass any bills and the whole congress has to pass bills Obama himself can’t pass bills. There has to be a vote on it. You better start reading.

Mary get your facts straight. Senator Obama has co-sponsored legislation with Senator Coburn of Oklahoma who is far to the right.Get educated.

Obama felt that Gov Sarah Palin demeaned “Community Organizer”. I think He and his hate brigade needs a course in English,.Unless they are trying to twist her speech or play the victim.
If you review her speech. I am sure, what she meant–compared to “community organizer” mayor job involves more decision making, She in no way ran down “community Organizer”.Even the ladies at the VIEW think she ran down CO

A despicable comment. He should apologize.

Obama/ Biden will have a difficult time because they will be responsible to the people. People are fickle, and you can’t ever please everybody. An Obama administration however will be inclusive and open. Obama policies will be pro middle class, and pro family.
McCain will simply control your pocket book. You’ll be glad if you have a job when they get through sucking the life out of your income with a surcharge for this that. McCain will be responsible to business America. Things like fewer sick days and vacation, or that you’ve got too much family leave, or tax your health insurance benefits. Hears one I heard recently, they plan to charge for for your health/vices. You could loose your job if you smoke, or they give you a year to get your weight down, and blood pressure under control or you pay extra money to keep your job…things like that. They’ll continue trickle down economics.

A Senator’s job in the Senate is to introduce Bills and he needs to find other Senators who will support that Bill. Okay?
Let’s do some numbers. Let’s count who has a more impressive -bipartisan – record in the Senate. Shall we? Let’s do some counting of McCain’s record vs. Obama’s for the currrent Congress, using the Thomas database (thanks to Paul Rosenberg for his work).
Bills Sponsored:
Obama: 129
McCain: 38
Total Co-Sponsors:
Obama: 547
McCain: 91
Maximum nr of Co-Sponsors for a Bill:
Obama: 36
McCain: 14
Number of Bills With 10 or More Co-Sponsors:
Obama: 14
McCain: 1
Finally, to test the bipartisanship claim.
Number of Co-Sponsors From Opposite Party on 7 Bills With Most Co-Sponsors:
Obama: 29
McCain: 16

Posted by: bll | Sep 7, 2008 10:01:41 PM
The problem is that a vote for Obama is more a vote for four more years of Bush than a vote for McCain would be!
Obama is a carbon copy of our current BOZO: equally inexperienced (except that Bush had at least managed a state),
both actually running on the same cheery platform of “CHANGE!, and both filled with charisma with nothing else to support voting for him!
COUNTRY BEFORE BROKEN DNC PARTY
MCCAIN AND PALIN

Anyone one know the last time McCain voted? April 2008 thats when.Couldn’t even go back for the new GI Bill.How’s that for supporting the Vets. Go to war and die for us but we don’t things too good for you, you might not want to re-enlist.

Sorry Bill…my post was for jim

Awe. How cute. Paul Street’s famous ‘Backroom Deal’ with Exelon is rearing it’s head again. How predictable.
Has already been debunked. Factchecker says that Hillary’s campaign could not provide any proof that there had been a ‘backroom deal’.
Exelon lobbied many senators over the nuclear notification bill. Had Obama not agreed to the drafting changes, the bill would have been blocked by the *Republican* majority on the Environment Committee.

Krista: Common sense doesn’t vote for Obama nonsense does.

You know I never thought of it that way but yeah the Senator is right. Why would I want to vote for a wimp that degrades my country? I’m not a german nor am I English. I think I would rather have my interests at heart on the world stage instead of all the other “world citizen’s” If I was voting for a world leader than I can see but I’m not I’m voting for the Americian President. The leader of MY nation. Not the leader of the world. I expect my President to put MY country first.

Maryanne: It was the STATE SENATE he voted present 130 times. Gees atleast get the story straight. This has been flying around the internet for months. If he was absent from the Us Senate 130 days….then McCain is about to catch him. He hasn’t been there since April thats 120 days and counting

Concerned in Ohio: Obama words of audacity and hope are from his pastor Rev. Wright who was preaching those words in his sermon. Obama took those words and published himself a book making a few million dollars. Obama copies from everyone including JFK, MLK and RFK. He doesn’t have the intelligence to write his own words. Biden is a good choice for him because Biden will be running the country and Obama will stand in the background if elected.

linda n carolina: Of course the senate keeps records that’s why they know how many times Obama missed the senate and how many times he voted present or didn’t vote at all. If you listen to the news, the media made a remark that Obama is a sincere liar everytime he speaks. The good news is that Palin got 40 million viewer’s, McCain 39 million and Obama 38 million. I don’t believe he will win the election to be president.

BLL:
“America, republicans are lauging at your concerns.”
Obama’s the one who’s sneering… at the amount of money you gave him to show off his enormous ego and equally large ears in Denver a week ago!
He’s laughing with delight at trashing enormous quantities of American flags!
He couldn’t think to donate them to some inner city schools. Hed couldn’t even see that they were destroyed in a dignified way…. by fire!
It was OK with him……. the one who intends to be the defender of this flag… to throw them out!
As for health care…. his plan was never the perfect one; it left too
many people uncovered!
Obama is words.. just words…. and most of them aren’t even his!
McCain doesn’t have B O’s glitz, but he has substance and experience upon which we can depend.
And he has already proved himself to us by his years of service both in the navy, and in our Congress!
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!
McCain and Palin

We did not trash any flags….they were stolen…lies and more lies. Hey if a repub’s lips are moving their lieing.

the only reason McCain’s speech was so highly watched was because we wanted to see how bad he was going to do . I wasn’t disappointed. I like the Walter Reed school too…Ha Ha supposed to be Walter Reed Hospital.

Only other thing I learned that night was republicans can’t dance either.

Bloggers, do not let the election be about personalities,as the republicans would like. The election is about the important issues facing the American people. Who has the solutions. Republicans want to talk about people. I want to talk about policy.
Just a reminder to readers, go get the facts from various sources. Fact check the rrepublicans. They have no problem with lies and mistatements.

Barack has had 290 missed votes since 1991. That’s 45.5 percent!
He has hit the yellow button 195 votes to enter “present” since 2005.
You can tell he is a strong leader by his inbility to decide what to do.
But he did have an opinion on some things:
“Obama voted to rid our country of DEFENSIVE missles. You know, those missles that would destroy incoming warheads from elsewhere?
In a day when every third world country is developing nuclear capabilities, we will now have to sit back and watch them come…because we can’t defend ourselves against them any longer. ”
Be careful when you vote!
You only get O N E chance!
MCCAIN AND PALIN
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY

Mariann Pepitone – I already answered you. I said You’re right! It has not been 4 years,it has been 3 years 9 months which makes his record even that more impressive.

We’re taking it from the 2 war criminals Bush and Cheney. We’re going to take it back to when the world looked to us as a beacon of hope and justice.We gave the repubs 8 years and look at us. Gestopo….anyone who disagrees must be unamerican is that it?

amrica*centric,
In case you have not noticed, America’s greatest territorial threats are no longer the same as when our missile defense system was created or when the untested space based defense system — star wars, was proposed. Perhaps you would like to keep spending money fighting the war from a couple decades ago, but I would prefer a commander-in-chief who looks at the present situation and focuses on where the actual threats are.

Mariann Pepitone,
Oh, and Palin is real. She hides behind the men in the Republican party, dodges the press, then wants to be seen as a symbol of equality. Who is the fake? Palin is all imagery right now and a coward for not speaking with the press!

wait till the berg injunction against the dnc and bho hits the fan(bho and the dnc were served friday). bho will be shown to be ineligible to be president vis-a-vis his citizenship!!!

yes, this is what it takes to PROVE that you love America, you have to wear a lapel pin. Not going to school, paying your bills, spenidng 20 years in poor neighborhoods trying to make things better for your fellow citizens and teach Constitutional law. It is a lapel pin.
Senator McArthy is alive and well and been reborn in Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.
Not for nothin, when you HAVE to wear a lapel pin to show your love for country, this is no longer the country I love.

What scare me is the Obama has over 305 advisors and still Obama makes one serious error after another. Either he is not smart enough to listen well or his advisors cannot make Obama listen to issues or initiatives that need to be made. Obama will get our troops into a third Iraqi war and worse an Iran war.

How many Americans think we have 57 states? Raise your hands now.

umm, Sen. Inhofe ….Obama wore his flag pin when he gave his speech at the DNC, while McSame didn’t….

Why, when people talk about Universal Health care, do they speak as if everyone MUST get their health care through the government? Can’t Universal Health care allow people who can afford it, pay for private health care insurance as they do now? Can’t employers still provide health care? Isn’t the purpose of Universal Health care to provide health care for those who do not have health care through their employer or are unemployed, and do not qualify for government programs in place now? If, not, why can’t that be the Universal Health care plan. Let those who can pay for it, have that choice. Those who fall through the cracks but still have resources, such as home ownership will be covered without exhausting their savings or selling their home because they needed surgery, for example.