Oct 19, 2008 9:32am

A Good Morning for Obama

Coming off rallies of 100,000 in St. Louis and 75,000 in Kansas City, Mo., yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., awakes this morning to a world where his campaign announces it raised more than $150 million in the month of September, and Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) is endorsing him over his old and dear friend Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

Powell said on NBC’s Meet the Press that Obama is a transformational figure; he said he was disappointed by McCain’s campaign and added that he doesn’t believe Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is ready to be president of the United States.

Powell was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under his father, President George H.W. Bush.

– jpt

User Comments

Colin Powell is not a real American! He’s black, he’s against John McCain, and he lied to the United Nations!!!
Vote for Sarah Palin! Jesus Saves!!!

Posted by: Ben Smith | October 19, 2008, 9:36 am 9:36 am

Powell know what America needs right know to survive and thats a pair of good brains, not some old goof armed with a lipstick pageant

Posted by: jeff | October 19, 2008, 9:48 am 9:48 am

Jesus would have endorsed Barrack Obama. Nyahahahahahahah!

Posted by: Chandu | October 19, 2008, 9:56 am 9:56 am

great day. what’s mccain’s next stunt? joe the late-term-aborted-fetus?

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 10:08 am 10:08 am

Isn’t it funny how a gentleman such as Colin Powell can endorse the BEST candidate for President and the republicans true colors come out. What a shameful grand ole party they are. Look at the absolutely nasty remarks by Capitalism. They should be angry at McCain for dropping their party off the cliff.
Hey Republican….assume the posititon.
Obama 2008

Posted by: democratic | October 19, 2008, 10:10 am 10:10 am

lol ben smith. don’t you mean jonathan martin?

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 10:10 am 10:10 am

Does John McCain get it at all that he has made so many bad moves this campaign that even his friends are walking away from him?

Posted by: DMR | October 19, 2008, 10:13 am 10:13 am

vs, you might not want to check how early polling is going. obama’s widely outperforming every poll …

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 10:14 am 10:14 am

Well I guess that rounds out ALL the intelligent now. Those that aren’t will be voting for McBush and Failin….

Posted by: John Not A Plumber | October 19, 2008, 10:14 am 10:14 am

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw

Posted by: msa123 | October 19, 2008, 10:15 am 10:15 am

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.
-Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)

Posted by: msa123 | October 19, 2008, 10:16 am 10:16 am

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free!
-P.J. O’Rourke

Posted by: msa123 | October 19, 2008, 10:17 am 10:17 am

And people think Obama is “change”? LOL
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
-Voltaire (1764)

Posted by: msa123 | October 19, 2008, 10:18 am 10:18 am

so far early voting is a LANDSLIDE, even in red states, for obama. keep the votes coming!!!!

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 10:20 am 10:20 am

Kansas City is a Boston Marathon qualifier. Kansas City’s River Market.
Obama Camp has Staged Obama rallies into events already Happening in order to have people think Everyone is there just to see him.
Just like it has done on other rallies of Obama.
All worked into the Mind manipulation of his program.
Same with the Crowd in Germany offering a free concert.
Obama is a Marketing wonder and a speech. Costing almost a Billion Dollars to make a Presidential candidate out of nothing at all.
Mr Obama uses and exploits everyone and every thing.

Posted by: seah | October 19, 2008, 10:24 am 10:24 am

Ben Smith
You are the reason we need someone like Obama as president.

Posted by: The Unshrub | October 19, 2008, 10:26 am 10:26 am

JOHN MCCAIN opposed justice for women who were seeking equal pay.
JOHN MCCAIN thinks your health insurance company should be able to ELIMINATE ALL pro-consumer regulation by reincorporating in another state.
(Good luck bringing your complaint to Texas when you insurance co denies coverage!)
JOHN MCCAIN says he will make up the money for his $5000 tax credit by TAXING your health insurance and CUTTING medicare.
JOHN MCCAIN says that the money currently paying for your grandmother’s social security check should be diverted to PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.
JOHN MCCAIN doesn’t give a flying fig about the fact that real wages for middle class Americans has DROPPED during the last seven and half years!

Posted by: John McCain's conscience | October 19, 2008, 10:29 am 10:29 am

I love this country!
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 19, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am

Susan
“Over half of Obama’s money is coming in from radical overseas connections in the Middle East & elsewhere (via the internet). Time to wake up America!”
————
From where do you get your source? And not from some wacko web site. Just because you come up with an idea in your mind, does not make it so.

Posted by: The Unshrub | October 19, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am

If americans are suffering, how come this Lord Obama is raising $150 million.
Greatest Country started falling, US will be no more super power.
Good Bye America. America will be a History

Posted by: adam | October 19, 2008, 10:30 am 10:30 am

Colin Powell is Right and Im sure this was a hard decision for him,Him being a Republican, and having to turn against his party. But hey look at all the Republicans Endorsing Obama and I dont want to hear the Black thing, Thats BS Chuck Hagel isnt Black,Mccain only has hisself and his VP to blame For running a Disgusting Campaign and constantley LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! Maybe Mccain should of choose his Campaign staff better BAD JUDGEMENT MCCAIN!

Posted by: Angie | October 19, 2008, 10:31 am 10:31 am

The Unshrub
Has campaign agreed to send $3.5 million to forighn donars. what else proof you need

Posted by: adam | October 19, 2008, 10:32 am 10:32 am

adam…
good point, where do all the “poor” obama supporters get the money to donate record numbers? kind of ironic.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 10:33 am 10:33 am

So Colin Powell is not a real American in the eyes of the McCain/Palin fantatics. And the Northern Virginia is not the real Virginia. And no one is real who disagrees with the right wing usurpers holding the Republican party a prisoner. And nothing is real that they don’t want to see. What’s REALLY happening here? McCain/Palin and company are REALLY into the politics of hallucination.

Posted by: Martha Nochimson | October 19, 2008, 10:36 am 10:36 am

Tim
Not all of Obama Supporters are poor let me Guess Warren Buffet is poor? you people are PATHETIC Its Mccain supporters like you who say these stupid things is why Mccain is losing!

Posted by: Angie | October 19, 2008, 10:38 am 10:38 am

tim
The average donation is $85 total donors 3.1m new donors 656,000

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 10:43 am 10:43 am

im a little disappointed in colin powells decision. i mean, i can see where he is comming from, and he explained his decision very clearly, and very direct. which i appreciated, but im not sure if he is looking at the big picture. as a conservative, i have been sick ever since i knew john mccain was going to be “our” choice. im not his biggest fan. he has done alot of good things, but also some really dumb things. im not going to go into that so much, but the point i want to make is that, im not sure if colin powell realizes the big picture if obama gets in the white house, and some how (which americans are proving to me right now) the democrats gain even MORE seats in congress. ill use the comparison all those on the left give me that ” in the clinton years, everything was great”. things were ok. i wouldnt say great, but stable. this is a different time. where decisions of our past has come to a boiling point. and powell thinks electing the most liberal nominee to ever run for the president is a good idea??!! with the most liberal led congress, with left wing extremists like pelosi and reid, schumer, dodd, and frank are looked upon as leaders is a good idea??!! WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. an obama presidency could be absolutely be the final nail in the coffin for our great nation.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 10:43 am 10:43 am

chill out guys, i was poking a lil fun with the “poor” obama post. relax… lol

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 10:44 am 10:44 am

“Powell said on NBC’s Meet the Press that Obama is a transformational figure”

Posted by: Belle Starr | October 19, 2008, 10:46 am 10:46 am

Obama gets his money from millions of people just like me. I am retired and a 62 year old white woman and has sent small donations of, $50.00, $50.00, and $60.00. We make $28,000.00 a year and I saw a young man who is smart, intelligent and a “Peacemaker” instead of a WarMaker. I have never given to a campaign before and I am very proud to do so. I am so thrilled with Colin Powell’s endorsement for Obama. I also feel very comfortable knowing Obama will watch out for us middle class citizens. We have a GM pension and I would hate to see it go down the toilet with McCain.

Posted by: SUNMAKER777 | October 19, 2008, 10:47 am 10:47 am

added that he doesn’t believe Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is ready to be president of the United States
—————————————-
Interesting he says the VP isnt ready for the President. But yet endorses someone who is the “least” experianced to ever run for President.
The rest of it was all BS..

Posted by: Patti | October 19, 2008, 10:48 am 10:48 am

now, now belle… lol i dont think we can start to tear mr. powell to shreds. i respect him, and i alwayshave. he has been about as steady on his views as any “major” figure can be in politics. i just think he is looking at this from too narrow of a window. and please dont use the “wmd” thing!!!! the whole world saw, and agreed with the intelligence. very bad analogy…. lol

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 10:50 am 10:50 am

“I think that Sen. Obama brings a fresh set of eyes, a fresh set of ideas to the table…. I think we need a generational change, and I think Sen. Obama has captured the feelings of the young people of America, and is reaching out in a more diverse, inclusive way across our society.”
“Sen. Obama has demonstrated the kind of calm, patient, intellectual, steady approach to problem-solving that I think we need in this country.”- Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) endorsing Barack Obama.

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 10:50 am 10:50 am

tim,
I would suggest that not ALL Obama supporters are poor. We, like most of the American voters, have incomes that range from $0 to $infinity. Isn’t that how the voting system is supposed to work? Small donations add up no matter what our incomes are.
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 19, 2008, 10:52 am 10:52 am

sunmaker…
i respect your views on the issue, but there is ALOT more to being a president than being a “peace maker” or a “war maker”. and obama “watching out” for the middle class is a big part of what bothers me about him. its his ideaology that turns me off about him. if you look at everything at fce value, yes, obama sounds great. but there is an overwhelming ideaology that controls these ideas. and thats the problem. idealists do not make great leaders. by the way, i am middle class as well.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 10:54 am 10:54 am

The Messiah has come!!!
I cannot wait for him to change the world, as he promised us two days ago!

Posted by: Tommy | October 19, 2008, 10:55 am 10:55 am

common sense…
i already posted the fact that i was just poking fun. i didnt mean anything by it…

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 10:55 am 10:55 am

Powell said to the UN that Iraq had WMD, too.
Posted by: Belle Starr
John McCain told the American people that Iraq had WMD’s
That the war would be quick and easy!
That Againstian can wait!
Need I go on Belle Starr ?????
Barack Obama said it is the wrong war and we will be blogged down fighting this war for years !

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 10:56 am 10:56 am

tim
What do you hate about Obama looking out for the middle class ?
Why do you support john McCain redistrubuting our wealth to corerations and the rich ?

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 10:58 am 10:58 am

For a long time Powell has expressed views on international affairs and war efforts that are similar to Obama`s. This endorsement comes as no surprise. Kissinger also agrees with Obama on these topics. Why doesn’t he come out and say it? Nation should be above party politics.

Posted by: rvillate | October 19, 2008, 11:01 am 11:01 am

mike nc…
it all sounds good, the whole “fresh set of eyes” and “steady, intelectual approach to problem solving” but, what problems has obama solved??? throw away ALL of the crap that is aired from the campaigns. you are still supporting a guy that HAS NOT SOLVED ANY PROBLEMS. he is new. he is a rookie. he is inexperienced, call it anything you want, but it dosent change the fact that you are putting ALOT of faith in a guy that has, essentially, no track record for the position. i would hate to play you in a game of poker.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:01 am 11:01 am

My bad…
corerations meant corporations

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:01 am 11:01 am

A lot of Obama’s donations come from poor struggling people like me. An ordinary “secretary” from Michigan. Every time I hear about something upsetting from “right” I donate another $10 or $15 dollars. Amazingly, there are thousands of like minded individuals. He has energized his base. we say ENOUGH!!!!

Posted by: OrangeCrush | October 19, 2008, 11:02 am 11:02 am

Wow, I guess the economy is not as bad as we thought! LOL
Jiff

Posted by: Jimmy Jones | October 19, 2008, 11:03 am 11:03 am

Mike NC,
Instead of “redistribution of wealth”, I tend to think of it as “wealth correction” since the old tax system stole our wealth to enrich their friends without bettering this nation.
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 19, 2008, 11:03 am 11:03 am

Well there you go, Collin Powell, a voice of reason crying out in a Republican wilderness of hate and cynicism. I guess the right will now try to assassinate Collin Powell”s character or try to change the subject or both.
Collin Powell, a true American hero

Posted by: John | October 19, 2008, 11:04 am 11:04 am

tim
You can tell alot about a man in tough times…
Campaigns are tough times!
Barack has acted with honour!
McCain and Palin ran from the gutter!

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:05 am 11:05 am

Hey geevill,
Powell is a republican, in case you’ve forgotten. Of course Powell made some mistakes in Iraq but I find it very insulting you are insinuating the only reason why Powell is endorsing Obama is because he too is African-American. Powell regrets the mess W made of foreign policy and can see McCain will do the same thing.
Some of you McCain supporters are ridiculous. You start sliming your own side now when they start backing Obama. I think instead you should take a look and ponder why so many Republicans, and now a former republican secretary of state is endorsing the Democratic ticket.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:07 am 11:07 am

OrangeCrush
Me too! Everytime they make me angry i pullout the credit card and hit the web!
Obama 08

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:07 am 11:07 am

Mike in NC,
That’s probably part of the reason Barack managed to pull in $150 million in September (:

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:09 am 11:09 am

The big rallies do not necessarily translate into votes: remember the primaries in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas, which Hillary won. People attend the rallies for the same reason people go to freak shows at circuses: they can’t believe we might end up with our first “affirmative action” president.

Posted by: tina | October 19, 2008, 11:10 am 11:10 am

what problems has mccain solved?
obama:
ethics reform
nuclear nonproliferation
and it’s been one heck of a two-year-long interview. he’s a rookie, but he’s a first draft pick.

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 11:10 am 11:10 am

Tim
Why do you support John McCain’s redistribution of our wealth to corperations and the rich ?

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:11 am 11:11 am

Powell savaged McCain’s campaign. He showed how silly the Ayers stuff is.

Posted by: ed | October 19, 2008, 11:12 am 11:12 am

tina, early votig polls are showing a landslide for obama. repubs are so far unenthusiastic and just staying home.

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 11:13 am 11:13 am

tina,
I suppose all those people who turn up at rallies where Palin is there are also watching a sideshow. Well, I confess the only reason why I watched her on TV because it’s kinda like a trainwreck to me- I don’t like her, but can’t help looking on.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:15 am 11:15 am

Belle Starr still waiting for an answer!:
Powell said to the UN that Iraq had WMD, too.
Posted by: Belle Starr
John McCain told the American people that Iraq had WMD’s
That the war would be quick and easy!
That Againstian can wait!
Need I go on Belle Starr ?????
Barack Obama said it is the wrong war and we will be blogged down fighting this war for years !

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:15 am 11:15 am

To Tina and Ben Smith:
He’s “Black”, and an “Affirmative Action President”. Racist much??

Posted by: OrangeCrush | October 19, 2008, 11:17 am 11:17 am

mike nc…
wow. ok, first off i respect your views. honestly, i do. i started to reply to your question below about “why i dont like obama “looking out” for the middle class”. and i got into waaaay too much depth, and got so angered i had to give up… lol ill just say this STEALING FROM THE RICH TO GIVE TO THE POOR IS NOT WHAT AMERICA IS ABOUT. now, i know what you’re going to say, because you already said it, “at least he wont help the rich out anymore like bush and mccain want to do”. and to a point, i agree. im not saying it should be that way either, but there is a fine line. some on the far right take it too far for the rich, and those on the far left go to far for the poor. there HAS TO BE A MIDDLE GROUND. and if you look at obamas ideaology, you will find he is too far to the left!!! thats the whole point. he, essentially, is going to do exactly what the far right does for the rich, except he will go in the other direction. its still the wrong answer!!!! i could go into depth a lot more, but i have to chill out… lol also, at the same time he is doing this, he will be PUNISHING the rich. you know, the JOB CREATORS. its wrong.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:18 am 11:18 am

“Barack Obama said it is the wrong war and we will be blogged down fighting this war for years !”

Posted by: Belle Starr | October 19, 2008, 11:19 am 11:19 am

tim,
Jesus is a socialist by some standards. What do you call the giving the loaves of bread and fish to the hungry?
Look, they’re just trying to tax people more fairly. The big corporations can most afford to bleed. They don’t need any tax cuts like what McCain wants to give them, at the very least.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:20 am 11:20 am

tim, the government’s income from taxes will be the same percent of our gdp under obama as it was under reagan.
was reagan a socialist? the simple truth is we have gone too far to the right, and mccain would only take us further.

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 11:22 am 11:22 am

“So this makes Obama representative of the 3rd Bush term then.”

Posted by: Belle Starr | October 19, 2008, 11:24 am 11:24 am

Belle Starr,
Vacillating? If Obama is vacillating, by comparison McCain must be a rollercoaster ride or a 9.0 earthquake, or a drunk driver veering down the highway at 250km/h.
Ambition freak? Seems like McCain is the one you are talking about. He has thrown all his honour out of the window, hired the same people who smeared him in 2000 for his campaign, made those stupid robocalls the Repubs used against him, picked Palin just for the short-term benefit but is terrifyingly inexperienced- and doesn’t seem to be able to catch on quickly at least.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:24 am 11:24 am

So getting an endorsement from the guy who brought the American people on board with the invasion of Iraq is a BIG annnouncement for Obama??? WOW, talk about “doublethink!”

Posted by: hmn | October 19, 2008, 11:25 am 11:25 am

hmn, yes, iraq was all powell’s doing. he never fought tooth and nail to prevent it. whatever you need to sleep at night.

Posted by: mm | October 19, 2008, 11:27 am 11:27 am

hmn,
That same guy regrets the invasion and feels it was botched up. So yeah, it’s a big endorsement as he’s a prominent Republican.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:28 am 11:28 am

grey matter..
the rich can afford to bleed more?! i think you said it all right there!!! in a “fair” system, there would be no bleeding!!! im not one who throws the word socialism out there, lightly. hell, we already live in a semi socialist country. look at all the entitlement programs we have. to live in a “descent” place, there HAS to be a sense of socialism. im not saying it to be a bad word. i think there is enough money (or WAS enough money) to go around to help those in need. im a compassionate conservative. but you know what? WE BLEW IT. every entitlement program we have here is BROKE. a complete, utter financial failure for the government. why? because through the years, greed and corruption has stole and, “borrowed” it for other causes. at whose expense. ours. and in the long run, it will be just a part of the collapse of our nation. open a history book and you’ll see, at the pace we are going, it is absolutely inevitble we will fail as a nation. i know im getting a littl side tracked here, but its because there is alot more than meets the eye with a guy like obama. his ideaology will get in the way of sound, fiscal ideas and actions. its just that simple. and at a time we cant afford new spending.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:29 am 11:29 am

Logically, McCain supports the invasion. If you claim Powell still does, what does it say that Powell doesn’t want to endorse McCain? I hope you can give me another reaosn either then “he’s black too”.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:29 am 11:29 am

Tim
I get you I do that to go and right things but it turns into a rant…
Im interested to know from you.. What you think makes Barack far left ??
I can tell you smart and you right things in a clear way to not conced a point like belle Starr seems to always do…
So Im interested to know what you think makes Barack far left ??
If you intend to say his voting record shows it as fox news repeats over and over I will let you know that the report they sight is based on only one issue its based on voting for Bush’s budgets… Nothing more Nothing less then that..
Does being far left of Bush’s budgets seem so bad now ?

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:32 am 11:32 am

tim,
Yes, Obama’s policies are more socialist (he’s a democrat after all), but he’s trying to help support the middle-class. But Obama is planning to cut costs in other areas- pulling out of Iraq, for one, would save us at least $10 billion per month.
McCain wants to continue fighting. He wants to give everybody a tax credit for health insurance, but HOW is he going to pay for it if he’s going to lower everyone’s taxes? he wants to do all this stuff, but it’s Obama who seems to be able to account for how to pay for it.
I don’t want to borrow from the Chinese anymore, we owe them about US$ 1 trillion, plus interest already.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:34 am 11:34 am

So getting an endorsement from the guy who brought the American people on board with the invasion of Iraq is a BIG annnouncement for Obama??? WOW, talk about “doublethink!”
Posted by: hmn | Oct 19, 2008 11:25:05 AM
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At least Colin Powell expressed regret about his role in getting America into the Iraq war. Bush and McCain still thinks they were right and have no regrets. Yet you want voters to continue the oddessy that is Bush.

Posted by: McCain/Palin = Corporations First | October 19, 2008, 11:34 am 11:34 am

Why should a person making $2.87 million get a $269,364 tax cut.
and
A person making $18,981 get only $18
???????????
Barack gives the person making $18,981 a tax cut of $576
The Rich person making $2.87 million has to pay $70188 more.
John McCains plan ads 3-3.6 trillion dollars to the national debt.
Barack Obama’s is payed for by the Rich paying that little extra. One less gold backscratcher for a Mr Burns what about that worries you ?

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:35 am 11:35 am

mm..
you bring up a great point that is NEVER brought up by the left… lol history has shown, that no matter what tax policy is in place, REVENUE remains the same. its a simple fact, we just never start taking in anymore money as a percentage no matter if a democrat is in office or a republican. so, it IS wealth distribution, plain and simple. and like i said below, there is a fine line. obama is a liberal, so therefor he will help the little guy, and mccain is a conservative so he will help the rich man. or so goes the stereo type. both are equally as dangerous. both are wrong, and both were warned by the writers of the constitution. im not saying i have the answers, but i know one thing: when you steal from the “rich” to give to the “poor”, you hurt the rich. even if they can afford to “bleed” a little more. and i know another thing: the “rich” create the jobs in this country. so you are punishing those who create jobs for the rest of us. thats scary, and all you have to do is look at jimmy carters term for proof of this. and aside from the financial mess this will bring about, think about the moral mess t will continue to create. it will be easier for the “poor” to survive. without working any harder, or risking anything. that is not capitalism, and sends the exact opppsite message we have always sent to our citizens. through hard work, education, risk and reward, you can achieve anything in our country. now, with an idealist as president, he thinks its a “right”. wrong.

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:37 am 11:37 am

grey matter and mike…
sorry, im getting bogged down, and frankly i just cant type that fast, so forgive me… lol

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:41 am 11:41 am

Man. I can’t imagine that even some Dems or Obama fans aren’t wondering why this man is being so pushed down our throats at every turn.
The stage has been set. The economic woes of Wall St occurred the final month before the election. Millions of dollars are being funneled to his party and everyone knows it’s not the ordinary American “joes” sending this kind of support. Something isn’t right… I guess we’ll probably figure it out after it’s too late…

Posted by: msa123 | October 19, 2008, 11:42 am 11:42 am

tim
“PUNISHING the rich. you know, the JOB CREATORS. its wrong”
Thats not true Wallmart having more money having there part of McCains $200 billion dollar give away isnt going to make them hire more people…
If the middle class is broke they wont be buying anything!!
Giving relief to the middle class cashing them up will help create jobs and once they have that money they will spend it which will help Wall Mart.

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 11:45 am 11:45 am

mike…
quick point i’d like to make. in your tax scenario above, you are forgetting its about PERCENTAGE. you are looking at this like “well the rich guy can afford it and the poor guy cant”. i sympathize with that, and im not saying the tax code is fair by any means (im a supporter of dropping this nghtmare of a tax code and adopting a fair tax by the way) but you are looking at this like an idealist. you’re feeling for the little guy and feeling hate for the rich guy. you have to learn to curb those thoughts in a capitalist system.. lol i know that sounds kind of harsh, but its the truth. this is an age old debate that peoplein the country have always had. thats acapitalism. my original point above wasthat, you need to take a look at the percentage the “rich” already pay in taxes. please, you need to do this!!!!

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:46 am 11:46 am

haha tim,
Glad to be able to engage in a discussion with you no less.
In my opinion, I mean, of course I think if you’re rich and you worked your way up, no one should begrudge you for it. but these are trying times, because of the huge hole Bush has dug us into, the middle-class is suffering. Right now, the LAST THING we need is permanent tax cuts for the upper-income and corporations. At the very least, McCain should be letting the tax cuts expire. Once we stabilize the middle-class, then maybe we can go back to tax policies where everyone pays around the same percentage and not just the upper-income.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 19, 2008, 11:47 am 11:47 am

tim,
“but i know one thing: when you steal from the “rich” to give to the “poor”, you hurt the rich. even if they can afford to “bleed” a little more. and i know another thing: the “rich” create the jobs in this country. so you are punishing those who create jobs for the rest of us.”
The rich that were supposed to create the jobs DID NOT CREATE JOBS as they sucked up their tax breaks. We gave the republicans a chance, but that republican argument has not worked.
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 19, 2008, 11:47 am 11:47 am

ok, im going to try to keep it simple this time…
why do you think the middle class is “broke”?

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:49 am 11:49 am

grey matter..
listen, im not the biggest fan of bush. i voted for him twice, and he made alot of mistakes. but this mess we are in is a BI PARTISAN MESS!!! this has been going on for decades. growing and growing and growing. its just now reaching its boiling point. but i ask again, why is the middle class broke?

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:51 am 11:51 am

If americans are suffering, how come this Lord Obama is raising $150 million.
Greatest Country started falling, US will be no more super power.
Good Bye America. America will be a History
Posted by: adam | Oct 19, 2008 10:30:35 AM
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If Bush and the republicans have done such a good job why is his clones McCain/Palin having such a tough go connecting with voters?
BTW America starting its downward spiral when Bush stole the election under the auspices of the supreme court.

Posted by: McCain/Palin = Corporations First | October 19, 2008, 11:53 am 11:53 am

Sir:
My concern over Obama is not his color!I have many concerns over all of our challenges right now. Voters who challenge color (either side) are just wasteing time!
Can a young 40 year old Illinois Senator with no political background(like Jack Kennedy had) make the right choices for his cabinet, make the right choices for letting the milatary run the war and not interfering(remember Bush 41′s action),realize the slow down that the enviromentalists have put into our system.We just can’t pay for everything! We need to earn our rewards not wait for a handout.
Will he punish the bankers who did this to us,will he punish the legislators that permitted bankers to do what they did. Will he close his eyes to liberal spending or stop it in it’s tracks and put cash into the hands of the american
population in a responsible way(if we just cut the silly budget add on’s, how much will that add up to, any dollar not spent is a dollar saved, wake up). Just writing checks to banks w/o strong rules for bailing them out is irresponsible. Inflation is right around the corner by the thoughts of the folks that really know what is going on(has anyone forgot Jimmy Carter).
I will not forgive the mentality of the weather underground or any of thier members(Colin Powell was fighting for his life and the lives of his men when these jerks were killing and destroying,(remember the burning of college libraries and buildings. Did PETA reward the arsonist of the BT lab at Michigan State University? Would Mr. Powell sit down with Hitler, I don’t think so)! I realize that our leaders must meet with those of opposition some time, but I can’t get by Bill Ayrs,(and all the other radical groups of the 60′s and 70′s) even if he said he was sorry.Has Mr. Powell forgiven Jane Fonda? Where is our honor as individuals, come on. I am not happy with Bush 43, I think he has done a bad job, he and Mr. Chaney blew it! Radical change can be VERY DANGEROUS, think about all of it not just a few bright spots or “what we want to hear”. I want a change too, but I would rather let Obama practice for a while longer than have him in charge right now. I am a conserative Democrat raised by “new dealers”. THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR
YOUTH AND INEXPERIENCE!
Another note, Tom Brokaw wrote a wonderful book,”The Greatest Generation”, I learned from this book “again” what my parents were really about in there lives. Go back and grab that for yourselves and apply your parents common sense and moral standards to your vote this year. I just don’t see how Obama is right for us at this now.

Posted by: concerned | October 19, 2008, 11:53 am 11:53 am

stole the elections… lol havent heard that one in awhile…

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 11:54 am 11:54 am

tim,
“the rich can afford to bleed more?! i think you said it all right there!!! in a “fair” system, there would be no bleeding!!! ”
Try replacing the tax scenario with a scenario in which only two people get to eat. Do you think that the republican fairness system should hold up in a situation where there are two senior citizens that are hungry. One is very fat because he’s eaten well; the other is so thin you can see nothing but skin covering his bones. Who do you feed first?
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 19, 2008, 11:57 am 11:57 am

common sense…
tough analogy.. lol you make it seem like a no brainer, but listen. im not a greedy person. i believe in a certain amount of fairness. i dont, by any means, think the system is fair right now, but im not sre doing a 180 is the right answer either. maybe it will work, democras have a history of leaving the office more financially sound. so, i have no choice but to try to be optomistic, but to be honest, im more worriedabout the “big picture” than just helping out the middle class. im worried more about the “ideaology” and how it can spread. you can argue all day about these issues, and there is no right answer, but i just think obama, in general, is an idealist. we are only talking about one issue here, the economy. there are alot of other issues that bother me about this guy.. lol but, im in a world of hurt right now, because i cant stand mccain either!!!! im basically a man “without a home” right now.. lol very depressing

Posted by: tim | October 19, 2008, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm

Tim,
“why do you think the middle class is “broke”?”
Unemployment is the highest in years…
Dept Labor:
In the last Eight years:
America wage gap widens.
Bulk of workers are treading water.
While median income rose year-over-year in 2007, it was still smaller than way back in 1999 by $408 or nearly 1 percent. Eight years and no gain is not good news.
Looking deeper, the data show that the gains are almost all at the top. . . . of the gains of the top fifth, an astonishing 42 percent went to the 1 in 400 taxpayers.”

Posted by: Mike NC | October 19, 2008, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm

tim,
“tough analogy.. lol you make it seem like a no brainer, but listen. im not a greedy person. i believe in a certain amount of fairness.”
Not greedy here, either. Nothing in life is fair. That’s WHY we have taxes — for the good of the public (all).
Again, I call this a “wealth correction” rather than a “distribution of wealth”. When given the chance, the last group that was further enriched by tax give-aways did not do what they were paid by the taxpayer to do. They did not create jobs. They did not support the American economy by outsourcing and insourcing. They did not invest in alternative energy. They did not make this country more safe.
They’re fired!
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 19, 2008, 12:24 pm 12:24 pm

its a restoration
to the system before that worked well

Posted by: nick | October 19, 2008, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm

Well, my moderate-conservative cousin told me on Friday night, over dinner, that she’s decided to vote for Obama.
She thinks that McCain has gone too far with his “personal attacks” on Obama and she is worried about where we are going economically.
And she’s worried about the possibility of Palin being in the Oval Office.
She lives in Florida as well. This doesn’t bode well for McCain.

Posted by: John Foster | October 19, 2008, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm

Here’s a new idea:
Why not have a MAXIMUM WAGE implemented, where the wealthy can earn up to say $1 million. Anything over that, goes into a kitty to be distributed to the middle class.

Posted by: molly jones | October 19, 2008, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm

It’s nice to see the dead enders in the Bush Love Society are still with us.
All the free thinking Republicans, who actually care seriously about issues and our standing in the world, have jumped ship and are leaving McCain behind in droves.
McCain is unsteady, ill-tempered, and unproven. A McCain/Palin White House would be a disaster waiting to happen.
And I say this as a person whose first ever political contribution was to…John McCain.
And none of that money that Obama raised was mine either, as my only contributions have ever gone to Republicans and the only party I’ve ever belonged to was the Republican one.
So, you Bush loving dead enders can do your thing, whatever it is you do that keeps you from living in the real world.
But you are looking at four years of Obama/Biden. So, enjoy all that bile and angst you have built up for the only man on the ballot with the intelligence and temperment for the job of POTUS.

Posted by: Bud | October 19, 2008, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm

Too Funny, the new republican talking point is to say Obama is a third Bush term.
Yeah, that one is really going to stick.
You can’t call him the farthest left leaning democrat in the congress (lie by the way) and in the same breath say he is the same as Bush the crazy right wing religious conservative nut job.

Posted by: McStupid | October 19, 2008, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm

McCain/Palin have entered the post-rational phase of their campaign by calling Obama a “socialist”
because he wants to give the middle class a tax break.
I guess we’ve made some progress, though, as this accusation seems to acknowledge that the middle class will get tax breaks under Obama’s plan.
Bush sent taxpayers “economic stimulous” checks…we probably borrowed from China to do it but it sure sounds socialist.
McCain supported partial nationalization of nine of the country’s largest banks. We’re now all equity holders…kinda defines socialism.
McCain wants to tax employee health benefits to finance tax breaks for those without health care to purchase health care…income redistribution at its purist.
McCain wants to buy up inflated mortagages from banks and then give homeowners mortgages based on actual value. The taxpayers get to pick up the difference…another fine example of income redistribution.
We’ve seen what the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest among us have done for job creation. Almost 750,000 Americans have lost their jobs since the start of the years. So much for “trickle down.”

Posted by: Brooklyn Democrat | October 19, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm

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