Age Hurts McCain More Than Race Hurts Obama

I THINK JOHN MCCAIN IS TOO OLD AND SARAH PALIN HAS SHOWN SHE IS NOT READY

This a.m. United Nations poll says UN members want Obama to win. Then poll lists countries supporting Obama. Guess who they are. Now guess why.

As a republican this is what most of my collegues fear!!!! Most moderate republicans fear that due to John McCains age and health issues if he is to die Palin will take over. That is a very scare scenario and thats why McCain is loosing ground big time. They other issue is that people are sick and tired of the abused of powers by elected officials. Palin abused her powers as a governor, sound familiar????Channey all over again. Clearly independent voter dont like the negative campaining by the McCain camp. I a will proudly cast my vote for the best team around and that is NOT Sarah Palin and Frail John McCain.

Why don’t one of you ABC reporters bring us the tape of Obama telling how the constitution needs to be changed to address redistribution of wealth. Jeez this man is scary and still you write puff pieces, you allow him to get away with not having a press conference in over a month and you refuse to examine him or his policies.

I belive that race is not a issue for Obama.since the foundation of America the country was lead by white men and black people have not rejected them.so now white people will accept Obama to be their president.but the issue will be the age for Maccan 72 which can be misleaded because of low memory of thinking.OBAMA is talented man he will lead the world peacefuly .

Why are you not covering the issues???? Neither age nor race should be an issue, so why do you bring it up. Why don’t you talk economics?
Are you going for more nasty comments?

Here ya go ABC I’ll do it for you:
Barack Obama, in 2001:
You know, if you look at the victories and failures of the civil-rights movement, and its litigation strategy in the court, I think where it succeeded was to vest formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples. So that I would now have the right to vote, I would now be able to sit at a lunch counter and order and as long as I could pay for it, I’d be okay, but the Supreme Court never entered into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and sort of more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society.
And uh, to that extent, as radical as I think people tried to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution — at least as it’s been interpreted, and Warren Court interpreted it in the same way, that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties: [It] says what the states can’t do to you, says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf.
And that hasn’t shifted, and one of the, I think, the tragedies of the civil-rights movement was because the civil-rights movement became so court-focused, uh, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributive change. And in some ways we still suffer from that.

What America needs is a third viable party to help shake up the electorate and make both Democrats and Republicans more accountable.

Obama will need to be able to act quickly and with the full support of Senate and the House…I will be voting straight Democrat as I know many Republicans to have done the same… Republicans don’t want Obama to have that support because they want get in the way…They have fooled us once again into thinking that They hold the key to fiscal responsibility…I am more than fed up with the partisan quibbling…I have seen how narrow and how lowly the Republican base has become…The Bush administration has ushered in more Socialism than any before him…Socialism is here,,,if it is good enough for the wealthy, than it should be just as good for the rest of as well…

It is past time to vet Barack Obama.

Liberal biased media is leading the way for the destruction of this country.

If John McCain were to be elected, every morning when I woke up I would be wondering if he did. As a life long Republican, I find myself voting for Obama/Biden.

In many ways, I prefered the idea of McCain to Obama. However, I can’t stomach Palin. I have cut her as much slack as I can, but she has not the dignity, poise, presence, nor (apparently) mental strength to be a heartbeat from the Presidency – especially with an older gentleman in the White House.
Remembering our history, this nation has survived an eclectic mix of Presidents. For those who say it will never be the same again, that is correct no matter who wins; each President has left his individual stamp on us. The founders of our nation were wise in creating the three branches; even if one party controls both the legislative and executive, there are no guarantees. The legislators are individuals, and most have bucked party lines at some point or another.
Personally, I am more comfortable with a less experienced President who is backed by a highly experienced VP who would step up if needed than with a highly experienced President with a goof for an VP.
May we still be one nation after November 4, and may the hate stop.

Age, race, whatever. The bottom line is that whoever wins, there will be taxes galore to pay for all the corruption, greed and mis-management of the government for the past 40 years. Now that we are trillions of dollars in debt, with an economy in recession, do you REALLY think that either candidate is going to LOWER taxes?? hahahhahahaha

‘lp’:
May we still be one nation after November 4, and may the hate stop.
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I’m for splitting up the country. There can be a better America—one for the REAL Americans and the other for the foreigners, terrorists, and kiddies.

I feel Palin has put emphasis on McCain’s age as she is not ready to be President. She has cost McCain many votes. However, it does say a lot about McCain’s judgment to pick a person who is not ready to take over as President. Furthermore, McCain does appear to have some age related symptoms. People are starting to notice.

To the “Skeptical independent”
Nothing like throwing a little medical discrimination into the mix. Amazing that you have access to medical records of a candidate which no one else is privvy to. Let me guess – you are a white, male with maybe an online degree in soup making.

The Republicans have not done a good job for the last eight years. We have a deficit of over $10 trillion dollars, a debt of over a trillion dollars- we are in two wars that are draining the resources of this country, and the rich have just gotten richer, while the rest of us are trying to make ends meet. I think it is time to give the democrats a chance to do a better job and get this country back on the right track. If Barack Obama has shown anything, it is that he can reach across the aisle and work with everyone, and that everyone is important in helpng to bring our nation back from the brink of disaster. And, the hate, fear and racism of the McCain and Palin campaign has got to stop in this Country. We need to be one country again, with respect for all who live here.

John McCain is 72 years old and has more energy than most people half his age. Honestly, how many people could keep the pace that the presidential candidates have kept for close to two years? I know I couldn’t have. As far as McCain having skin cancer, millions of Americans, mostly young adults have undergone treatment for this. Biden who has had two brain aneurisms which is a much more serious medical condition,has to have constant monitoring to prevent further problems. So lets not make this about age or medical pasts. Your bias is showing and it’s not attractive.

I live in a mid western working class town and for many people they don’t care what a president looks like. What they care about is if they can produce good paying jobs and keep prices down and help the middle class from being destoyed. They could care less if a president is black, white or purple. The whites here voted overwhelmingly for an African American mayor over and over because he brought jobs and upgraded the city and did alot of good things.
But, for someone who is older like McCain people do think about whether he will be in office for a full term with all that pressure. So, they weigh in the veep pick and Palin is found to be wanting. If McCain picked a decent veep like Romney or Ridge, his age would not be so much of an issue but, people fear a President Palin with her lack of qualifications, far right tendencies ect.

We have bigger problems facing us than race or age. How about Obama’s plans to cut defense spending? Now Barney Frank has come on board wanting to cut spending for the military by 25%. Are they nuts? Russia and Venezuela are helping N. Korea build up their nuclear supplies, threats of terrorism and China becoming stronger than ever and the dimwits want to cut military spending. If anything it should be increased dramatically. How about the men and women in Iraq or Afghanistan? Have you forgot about them? Barney Frank and anyone including Obama should be tried for treason. What is the agenda of these people?

The most important issue to many is the economy; which will be corrected only through the creation of jobs by small businesses. Obama will stifle this by increasing taxes on those that took a chance and started their own business.–Obama will have to raise taxes on people making $75,000.–WSJ–The plunder that the Democrats plan to extract from the “very rich” — the 5% that earn more than $250,000 and who already pay 60% of the federal income tax bill — will never stretch to cover the expansive programs Mr. Obama promises.
What next? A core group of Obama enthusiasts — those educated professionals who applaud the “fairness” of their candidate’s tax plans — will soon see their $100,000-$150,000 incomes targeted. As entitlements expand and a self-interested majority votes, the higher tax brackets will kick in at lower levels down the ladder, all the way to households with a $75,000 income.

I am voting for McCain because even with the current economic crisis he is the one who is not going to raise our taxes! I don’t know whose going to pay for those bailouts,, ooops “rescue” but, with John McCain as President, I know it’s not going to be me!
Plus,,, I just love John’s health care plan…It makes me more responsible…I am so glad I don’t any pre existing ailments and the fact that I can purchase that Insurance across state lines, that’s a huge plus! (wink, wink)
I am so happy to be voting Republican because that makes be better than all those unAmerican people…
Remember vote McCain… No new taxes!
(wonder if we will have to read his lips)

As a democrat – I would have liked to see Hillary win the nomination. What I am really disgusted with is the lies both sides have put out and the corruption the DNC did to Hillary and others – not just McCains as many and the media states. That came from the media – so people hear it over and over. Age and race is junk mail. Obama’s health is just as vulnerable as McCains – no matter what age. He has smoked and had some drugs. Also af far as lies on both sides example: Obamas latest ad – McCain stated that he and Bush are alike. That was a deliberate LIE – when we saw it on TV – Mccain said with some of the Republican thinking he was like Bush. Just remember – in the end I hope you will not hold Mccain accountable for Bush’s tactics and I will not hold Obama responsible for Wright, Rezko, Acorn, Odinga, etc.,
Google Lee Iacoccas book “WHERE HAVE ALL THE LEADERS GONE?” We need to stop going along what media brings us and use our God given talent to think for ourselves to check candidates out. – because they will be held to task and held accountable from the citizens from all parties – if they do not deliver – the cry will be ‘impeachment”. God Bless America always – no matter who gets it in

Well in less than 8 days there will be another President no matter who wins. As for me, I’ve voted for Obama. It’s picking the better of two evils. Yes he says this and his says that, and I do believe that he does want change. But on any platform, he is a politician. So is McCain.
I see it this like this, see if you can relate;
For the past 8 years we have been going to the Company (America) Christmas Party and being served the same old dry chicken dinner. At first it was ok and free. The company paid for me and my guest. Then after 4 years they asked that I pay to attend the party (and for my guest) due to increase costs of food and entertainment going up (Wall St). So, I Pre-paid to attend the party. But, when my guest and I got to the door, I was told that it was going to cost me $200.00 more per person to attend. I had to pay it. After all, it’s my company (America) I work for.
Now, there is a chance for a change in Upper Management. This change in Upper Management is changing the menu and the entertainment line-up. No more dry chicken. They are offering an open buffet. The cost is a bit high, but after 8 years of the same ol’ same ol’, I’m open to being feed something different.
Change is coming, one way or the other. The same ol’ some ol’ but paying MUCH more, or something totally different.
See you at the next Company Christmas Party.

Let’s cut to the chase, shall we? McCain has more negatives than positives.
Has anyone really vetted his personal life as they did Obama’s? (Has anyone really vetted Palin’s personal life either?) The answer, NO! Their personal lives are much different than what most think. Check out both Republican’s connections to radical people or groups. I challenge you to do it. Check out their lives as the media has done to Obama, from birth to current. Check out what they were really doing with their lives in their ‘younger’ days. Both Republican candidates. Time to get back on track>>> Many think McCain will never make it to the end of his elected term, if elected president. What would that leave us with? Now, I personally don’t think McCain is smart enough to run our country. But what’s really important is ‘MOST’ Americans – Republicans, Democrats, or otherwise, ‘SAY’ Palin is too dumb to run America and allthe complexities of doing so. We can not afford any more of the ‘DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA’ that the Bush ‘puppet’ years has given us. We will need more than divine intervention if McCain/Palin get in… Yes, McCain is too old and his backup, Palin is way too dumb. Don’t worry – They will both survive nicely if not elected. McCain will live out his years enjoying the money of the woman he left his 1st, sick wife for. Palin? SShe can go back to reading sports broadcast scripts on some local TV station in rural America. That’s what she spent 6 years or so in 4 or 5 colleges training for. Saying what someone else thinks up…

I do not think McCains age would be such a factor if he had chosen a running mate that was more qualified. He dug this position for himself, I guess he calls it being a “maverick”. Palin has not helped McCain cross over, she only solidified the base Republicans for him and that is not likely to help McCain win the White House.

Was at a party given by Alumni of our state university last night to celebrate a long term staffer’s contributions. As it goes, converstations went very political due to the time of season we are in. The remarkable facts everyone agreed on was – McCain is old but not wise. Many instances were given of his lack of intellect to be President. But the proof offered most often to back up this accusation was McCain’s lack of sense and judgement in selecting and not fully vetting his running mate, Palin, who is unequivacally not qualified to fulfill the major role of the Vice President if McCain could not complete his term if elected President. This reason alone is enough to cast your vote for someone other than McCain and Palin.

Palin does not like or respect McCain. She wants it all for herself.

Palin is definitely his albatross.

“Smarter than a democrat”,..I’m curious did you vote for G.w. Bush.Well i think you a bit about a “LIE” that killed close to 5000 young americans.So when you’re talking about.values,integrity,character,that makes you an other “REPUBS MORONS”.Also the house is on fire save yourself “STUPID”

Isn’t John McCain the decendant of slave-owners? Didn’t John McCain leave his first wife, Carol McCain, when she became disabled after an automobile accident? How can other disabled women trust John McCain, when he left his own disabled wife? Didn’t John McCain cheat on his wife, Carol, with a drug addict and thief, Cindy? Didn’t John McCain take a vow “’til death do us part?” Didn’t John McCain break his vow to God and his wife? If McCain can’t keep a vow to God and his wife, how can he be trusted to keep an oath of office? How can disabled veterans trust John McCain? Who wants a recovering addict and thief as First Lady of the United States of America? Didn’t Sarah Palin abuse her power allowing her husband, Todd, to put pressure on the Trooper who wouldn’t fire her brother-in-law? It’s not about age! It’s about being a liar and a cheat. It’s about being a drug addict and a thief.

“Smarter than a democrat”,..I’m curious did you vote for G.w. Bush.Well i think you know a bit about a “LIE” that killed close to 5000 young americans.So when you’re talking about.values,integrity,character,that makes you an other “REPUBS MORONS”.Also the house is on fire save yourself “STUPID”

“Smarter than a democrat”I’m still waiting for the answer.Did you vote G.W.Bush?

Absolutely amazing, Obama comes from nowhere, gets elected to state senate, then runs for senator, get elected because of the Jack Ryan sex scandal. (Curiously at the time the 4 year divorce papers were unsealed after “Chicago media” outlets had sued for the release of the court documents). He is elected senator from Illinois in November 2006, on February 11, 2007 he begins his run for President. Wow almost no experience and yet he is qualified for President. Hmm it makes you wonder about this country.
and speaking of sex scandals did you see “Naughty Obama Mamma” (www.astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2008/10/naughty-obama-mamma.html)that might also be a first for this country if he is elected. His uncertain paternity might be the real reason he won’t release his original birth certificate.

To johnqhenry…Go back beind the pipe man…

Sorry typo
PAT IN PARIS, Never have used drugs, unlike your man……..

This elections are becoming a referendum on President George Bush, how
sad, is really sad, we are electing a
very inexperienced individual ,in all areas,we are putting our faith in to a man that we don’nt even know who he really is.We are “CHANGIN SOMETING BAD FOR SOMEONE ENVEN WORST”.
That will be the real change we are going to get.
I think our soldiers deserved better than chosing a guy who speaks loud an elocuent over a Veteran who have done so much for his country.

I don’t understand the people in this country and the media especially. I have been a registered Democrat all my life due to my stance on Pro Choice, but I will not vote for Obama. He is a racist, he does not like woman, he does not appear trustworthy and he is in my mind a muslum.There are also, in my opinion, too many questions regarding his eligibility to run for president due to the possibility he may have not been born in the USA. What is he hiding, why won’t he show his original birth certificate, school records? Where is the press in all this? The media are all quick to jump on Palin about her clothing costs, but don’t you think the questions of Obama’s birthplace are more important than what Palin is spending on clothing? I will vote for McCain not because I am carzy about him but I know he loves this country as I do and I am afraid of what will happen to this country if “BARRAK OBAMA” is elected. I am puzzled why anyone in this country would vote for a man named “BARRAK OBAMA” after the tradedy of September 11, 2001. News media please look at the important issues and people of this country wake up before it is too late!

This is about age versus race. We all have parents or grand parents who are close or near McCains age. How many of you would want your parent or grand parent to be president. Do you not resepect the people who have knowledge because they have all been there and know how it will end. I was taught to respect my elders. OBAMA himself claims his grandmother raised him. People are living longer and closer to 90 and 100. Have you ever listened to John McCains mother she is bright and shows to be well under her real age. It is in the genes. I do no think McCain will falter. He knows what to do in any situation. OBAMA and race. The fact that people still consider that an issue is beyond me. People voting because he is black and not voting for him for the same reason. He is not black he is mixed race. People should be voting for who they believe is the best canidate. The thing about today where we find OBAMA wanting to rewrite the consitution is what people need to be thinking about. Do you really want that much change in our Country to be compared to a country like Russa or China. Spread the wealth is not what made our country what is is today. Although our congress did spread the wealth when they let Fannie Mae and Freedi Mac make millions off the people they gave subprime rates to. And OBAMA made millions on that too. Maybe that is the kind of wealth he wants to spread, the kind he is included on. The And now the UN annoucned that our enemie countries want to see OBAMA win. Well if you want to hand over our country to other countries vote for OBAMA. If you love your country and the pledge of alligence then vote for MCCain.

If McCain didn’t act his age it would be less of an issue. Have you seen his eyes light up and his shoulders incline forward when he talks about V. Putin and the KGB. He wants to fight the Cold War again and he want Ayers to be his domestic opposition. He lives in the past. He is the Past. Palin lives in Alaska. She is Alaska. They should both just go home.

S Smith,
Yeah, that would be a terrible thing wouldn’t it?: An experienced military man and decorated war hero who could lead the armed forces if necessary (McCain)vs someone without even a hint of a military record who is so afraid of a fight that he has been on record as supporting appeasement and withdrawal (Obama).
Here’s something I do know for a fact: you did not lose anyone in the 9/11/2001 disaster/tragedy. If you had, you would not be so happy to have as a military leader an inexperienced, wishy-washy (votes “present” rather than taking a stand on any issues) junior senator (he has not even completed an entire term) with only community activist experience .
(You will probably write and say that you suffered greatly on 9/11. We will all know that’s not true because your values speak for themselves.)
Go McCain!!

I am a democrat who, for the first time, will be voting Republican this year. My reasons:
1. The unfair and horrible way Hillary Clinton was treated by the democratic party and the media
2. Obama’s inexperience
3. Obama’s past ant-American associations (Ayers and muslims)
4. Obama’s unpatriotic attitude –always putting down USA
5. Obama’s socialistic economic plan
6. Obama’s and his wife’s angry attitude towards America
7. Obama campaign’s dangerous association with foreign donors who gave hundreds of millions of dollars to him
8. Obama campaign’s close relationship with ACORN
9. Obama’s pastor who said “God damn America” again and again (and Obama seems to agree with him)
There is no way that I will be voting for a shady politician like Barack Hussein Obama.
I am a proud American and will only vote for a true American(democrat or republican) like Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin.

Of the 100 Senators, there is exactly 1 who has written exactly zero legislation.
Zero is the One.

“Poor uninformed twisted with hate and lies from the GOP” voter…did you know you can use the internet to look up facts..? Like legislation introduced to the U.S. Senate..(even in the Illinois state Congress) who wrote (their names) the legislation, who co-wrote and co-signed it and who voted either yes or no…(no..? didn’t think so..to stupid and lazy) I don’t think its McCains age…its the fact that if McCain keels over, we’ll have that “gone around the bend” airhead Palin as a President..thats frightening.!

Old people should prepare for retirement – not take on new jobs. How many 72 year olds could get a job in the regular workforce?

It’s really time for Republicans to walk the walk not just talk the talk. It’s time to 1) conserve energy, 2) increase personal productivity, 3) become better educated. You can do all of those things by not doing anything in favor of the replacement puppets for Bush & Cheny your party is running to further ruin our beloved country. Thank you in advance for improving your behavior, your life, and doing something for the good of humanity.

Deb….. Are the large cities afraid all the Irish-Americans will riot? Always got to worry about whether Irish-Americans will react with violence!

chris what are you talking about? Get serious.

Faye Daniels, I would like to see the tape you speak of. I’m not aware of anyone in this country wanting to tinker with that precious document The Constitution except the right wing religious nuts. Don’t like flag burning? Change the Constitution. Wanna outlaw abortion? Amend the Constitution. Definition of marriage? Prayer in school? English the official language? This folks are so hell bent on pushing their ideology down our throats they’d amend the supreme law of the land to make it happen.
But I digress. Trust me, bigotry is alive and well in America and this from a middle aged white guy, slightly conservative, retired from the Army and a life-long member of the NRA.
The things I’ve heard the past two months are appalling. A young man less than three weeks ago walking down the hall at the local community college yelling at the top of his lungs, “I’m not voting for that n***** rag head.” A blogger writing regarding the best person to steer the ship (America) through stormy seas the next four years, “Well it sure to hell ain’t gonna be the bait boy.” A woman blogger in the same forum (FoxNews): “I guess they’ll be serving chitlin’s in the White House soon.” A local teacher, “I’m concerned about what they (Black folk) will do if he (Sen. Obama) isn’t elected.” It’s all here again, rearing its ugly head and directly attributable to the tone and tenor of this Presidential race.
It’s time for our leaders, all of them, to take a stand on this: age, race, gender, ethnicity, skin color, you name it, don’t have any room as divisive issues in a mature representative democracy.

the against those who would leave those who survived a death sentence to die on a shelf in abortion clinics in chicago and elsewhere will soon be over.

bradmelton–what you write 3 things that are revolting–but what of the halloween effigy of a hanged sarah palin–their are plenty of examples of how americans should not act–in new york a mccain women was beat by a fat middleaged man–but i guarantee he was never in the military–and what of code pink–what of chidren singing the praises of their gloriuos leader–and on and on–there are radicle and fools on either side of the ailse–oh i forgot one rev wright–and ayers who still wears the red star-i agree with your assessment but not with your one eye openened technique

cisc, please re-read my last paragraph, to wit: It’s time for our leaders, all of them, to take a stand on this: age, race, gender, ethnicity, skin color, you name it, don’t have any room as divisive issues in a mature representative democracy.

We have had a theology that has preached hate in America the past 20 years. It just so happens to be largely white. It’s representatives are Rev. Falwell, Rev Phelps, & Rev. Dobson. And no one has raised an eyebrow when they heap scorn, tell lies and spew hate toward our gay brothers and sisters.

With the mounting bad news for their campaign, McCain/Palin will have no choice but to go increasingly negative in their attacks. Anybody else see this leaked 527 spot?
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Leaked_Pro_McCain_527_Negative_Ad_Small_Town_Fear_Itself/

George if McCain didnt look so bad, he could have a chance. People are tired of the Bush smerk, here comes MCsame

That’s because Obama uses fearmonger McCain is another Bush.
He is just lucky to be the Dems nominee this year.
That’s all!

There is an old story they tell down in Texas: McCain is like a hitchhiker on a west Texas highway in a hale storm, you can’t run, you can’t hide, and you can’t make it stop.

McCain will take your money and redistribute it to Iraq. Hundreds of millions of it.
It will go up in flames or be buried in American graves.

Gosh! Hope no blogger here loses their job due to their age.

Race is a significant problem for Obama in this election. Since heavily turn out of black people who almost 100% support their same skin color candidate. The white people who currently support Obama will change their mind to vote for McCain in final day.

Yeah, McCain is probably taking steroids to keep his energy levels up. His face has become more puffy, steroid symptom, in the last couple of weeks.

We are looking forward to packing Russ Limbaugh to Russia. Let him bah bah bah there. His 3 wives couldn’t stand him either, just like McCain with 3 of his marriages, and Cindy was his mistress before she became his 3 wife. So much for the sanctity of marriage of the socalled Communist Republican Party.

McCain looks increasingly like a fossil fool, and his arguments sound like relics of the McCarthy era. Can you imangine if McThusaleh dies in office…can you imagine Sarah Palin as President? Can you imagine?

You George Steph. shouldn’t even be allowed on TV. How do you call yourself a journalist? You and that Charlie Gibson and all the others on the other networks should all be fired and take that gushing Katie Couric with you. If this biased reporting was happening in the reverse and you all were backing McCain/Palin, the blacks would be in the streets rioting and burning everything down. How could all of you do this and sleep at night? You all are no better than the papparazzi!!! I don’t watch any of you anymore. Obama is agonizing to listen to. I can’t stand his stuttering and the blowing of his cheeks.

You’re all talking about how McCain did his first wife, but none of you think it was a disgrace how Obama, Howard Dean and the rest of the Democratic party did Hillary. I lost all respect for her when she came back to support Obama. I will never vote Democrat ever again! Where are all of her supporters that were mad enough over that, that swore they wouldn’t vote for Obama.
Wake up you fools.

How come Obama who has been born in Kenya running for president? His certificate that is from Hawaii states that he was re issued a certificate when his was lost. He is not an American Born . Why is he on the ballot and why is the media not reporting this?

Wake up Caucasian Americans the man Obama, the one you are about to vote into office is just an African American with the same sentiments about white people that his good ole Reverend Wright has with his Black Theology. He just wants to help the black people in America, that’s why he is planning to have wealth distribution, and have the Government to take care of your health insurance. He is leading the white people that are so unknowingly being lead to the death of their Country as they know it, it’s going to be like that commercial that the host have their visitors to sit on the couch and they stand behind the visitors and shake them up and down to get their money to come out of their pockets and fall into the couch without knowing. You are all being stupid with no way out once you find out you have just made the biggest mistake in your life. The thing I would like you to know is that the vote is not over, you can still change your mind and take off the rose colored glass’ that Obama has slide over your eye’s while they were closed. It is no way Obama can do the wealth distribution and do all the other things he wants to do without raising more than the 5% of Americans taxes. Where do you think that money is going to come from, it is going to come from the next people down the totem pole and that will be middle class Americans not the ones getting that welfare check from Obama’s so called wealth distribution? The money is going to come from capital gains tax, death tax, married couple tax, and Fuel taxes. With all of us using less fuel they will have to raise the taxes on fuel because the roads will start going down, and bridge will start falling. Who pays the most fuel tax the middle class not only for the amount of fuel that we consume but for the amount the trucks use that brought the televisions we buy, clothes we wear, food we eat. One other thing is when has 90% to 95% of black people got together, other than to stick it to the white man, wink wink?

What scares me more than McCain is that there are actually people in America like Maggie, the poster above. WOW…I don’t know that I have ever encountered ignorance of that magnitude before. I fell for her

It does have to do about race. You see it on BOTH sides.
I also am concerned about what I’m hearing from reliable sources in Africa about Obama and his relatives. He cares more for Africa than America. He wants the first “A” continent to succeed more than the second “A” country.

McCain’s worst trait isn’t that he is getting senile and might forget where he is…It’s that he has an extremely short temper and acts impulsively and aggresively! His only concept of international relations is control through military might. He will get us all killed. Remember McCain’s song “Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran”? If we do not have a calm, thoughtful leader; but instead have a blustering hothead itching for a fight with whoever doesn’t agree with us…we won’t live to see ourselves pull out of our economic crisis.

Has anyone else noticed that, for the most part, supporters of McCain seem to post more hostile and fear based comments than Obama’s supporters do?

Ooooooooh Becky white! U don’t speak as though u’ve lived in Africa for a wk. Common gal wake up. Africans are not bias people. So what have u been hearing about Obama that has given u cause for concern?

Kevin can you give me an intelligent answer as to why you believe Obama is African American and not white. His mother was white and his father was African so that’s 50% white and 50% African how does that equate to African American but not white. Also do you honestly believe that Rev Wright had more influence on Obama than his mother and grandparents who raised him? Who had the most influence on you, I would assume if you are like most people that would be the parents that raised you. It amazes me how people talk about all of these other non sense people who have influenced Obama but never not once mention the influence his white mother and grandparents would have had over him. I say all of this to say that it is laughable to believe that Obama is racist or only looking out for African Americans. The fact that you can only see him as African American and not as white, shows who the real racist is!

obama barack would do a better job as commander-in-chief.

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2008/10/reasons-barack-obama-will-lose-next-tuesday.html
See. “reasons barack obama will lose next tuesday”.
Good luck trying to read it

Some people are young souls, youngs souls cannot accept change they are on a lower level and they still have a lot of spiritual gowing to do, I am not talking about religion and I am talking about spirituallity Most souls who see the goodness of Barack are elevated souls that are on a much higher plain. elevated souls tends to be less shallow are good listeners and are more open to conversation and have respect for others opinions and views. Remember being an old or young soul has nothing to do with age it has everything to do with how many life experiences you have had. I am voting for Barack because I beleive he is an old soul with better insight than the other ticket. I beleive he will do everything within his power to return the USA back to the country we use to be.

The reason McCain is losing is because the Republicans have mismanaged the government so throughly over the course of the last 8 years that a huge portion of the populace is really mad at them. All that’s left in the way of support are the ignorant, the crazy, and the super-rich – and the last, I think, are ultimately voting against their own interests. Without a strong middle class, your ability to maintain your standard of living will decline regardless of how wealthy you are in this country.
McCain is clueless about economics. Cutting taxes on the upper classes doesn’t work as a means of economic stimulus – Bush’s daddy knows that, as does every competent economist. Reaganomics doesn’t work. Taxing health benefits is simply a way of increasing taxes on poor people and decreasing taxes on the rich. McCain is also pro-war, and is still living in Vietnam. News flash: we lost Vietnam because of people like McCain. Had we simply made peace with the communists in Vietnam, we may well have had an ALLY against the Soviet Union. Instead we decided that we’d fight against communism at any cost, including destroying democracy.
The reality is that Iraq is unwinnable because the people of Iraq don’t want or understand democracy. McCain doesn’t and never has understood this basic fact. Yes, some people there DO want democracy – but most don’t want it. They want theocracy or even dictatorial control to maintain order.
McCain is wrong about just about everything – drilling for oil won’t solve our energy problems and the oil companies AREN’T DRILLING SOME LEASES THEY ALREADY HAVE. I’m sorry, until they’re actually tapping ALL their resources, I’m not going to give them more. Period.
McCain is a slightly more capable Bush, but Bush was the worst president we’ve -ever- had – he’s worse than Harding, and its quite the feat to be worse than a president whose sole accomplishment was being incredibly corrupt.
The current incarnation of the Republican Party is a blight on the western world and needs to be destroyed. It needs to go back to the principles of Bush Sr. and the wealthy elite.

George, when will you become unbias? Why don’t you check out the Clinton supporters talking about the Obama supporters trying to intimidate them (Clinton supporters) from the VERY beginning. These bullies still are. http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/obama_voter_fraud/2008/10/27/144303.html?s=al&promo_code=6E3F-1

Vina, have you been to Africa? The people of Africa are like the rest of the world they want to be loved and respected. Yet as in any country there are the EXTREME ones willing to kill the other “tribe” even though they are the same color skin. You also have the white/black issues. You wouldn’t believe it anyway, but Obama’s family are known by many in Africa as being extremes. They want power and DON’T care who they step on or kill, Vina. You need to wake up as it is obvious, Vina, that you have not been to Africa or researched the bloody history of most of the countries there. Have you not seen movies of the killings of millions? They are TRUE!!!!!

Becky White, I have been to Africa, even as i speak, i am in Africa. Africans leave Africa in search of greener pastures and as u know, America is much more developed. I still stand on my point that Africans are not biased. Killings take place everywhere (Hudsons family killings)killings are not synonimous to Africa, please. Don’t be like McCain who spends his energies on smearing Obama instead expending it on the real issues.
Becky, i have been in Africa too long and has never heard or read any about the Obama Family as you have put it. Stop feeding people with untrue information. Thanks

I think and feel that we will be sorry if he does get elected. I’m not a Democrat or Republican. I vote for values not the person. We have killed (murdered)millions of babies (abortions) yet we are upset over the war? Don’t get me wrong. I don’t like war, but the men and women chose that, but the babies didn’t get a choice.
Dia and Vina, I am not BIAS. All you have to do is listen. It is all of Africa. You two are dwelling on the color of the skin not me. I am researching and not depending on others’ statements and emotions like you two are. I have family and friends STILL over there.

Becky, From Africa? I doubt much. The republicans ruled for 8 years, brought America into its present state of disarray economically; spent billions of dollars on war that got innocent, promising young men killed. What more years do we give? How much more waste of life and money can we afford?
If Obama has used the little money he earned to help Kenya, it will be same you who will say he has taken our money to Africa. Or was it not what you said yesterday, that he will take our money to Africa? Wouldnt it be better for money spent on war be used to feed those slums you mentioned in Africa?
Most politicians are in it to enrich their purse, only few are there to truely want to improve the lives of people who gave them the mandate and my conviction is very high that Obama is among the few.
About his background, lets give him kodos for being where he is today, without a father figure guiding him.
Republicans have failed, lets give someone who is intelligent and can inject more fresh idea and leadership to America. I believe God need someone to help America out of its present predicament and Obama is the chosen one. YES HE CAN
Just go and vote people
For you becky, we pray not to see more of Walls Streets Collapse, wars and House closures. I hope your own house is safe!!!

My Friends, I’m truly sorry for what I have become. The maverick I was when I ran in 2000 would denounce my campaign tactics in 2008.
You have to understand that my unraveling and incoherent campaign is largely not my fault, but the fault of Republican operatives formerly of the Bush camp.
They made me pick Palin when I wanted to pick Joe (Lieberman) or Tom (Ridge). They told me to embrace the negative smears on my opponent that I once aggressively denounced when they were instigated against me.
I apologize for what I let them do. It wasn’t completely me. They told me what to do and I went with it.
I do have to say the McCain of 2000 would cast a vote for Barack Obama, not the sorry Bush clone of McCain 2008. Thank you my friends.

Obama Lays Plans to Kill Expectations After Election Victory by Tim Reid, The Times of London:
Confident in an Election Day win, the campaign looks to lower supporters’ expectations on concerns their hopes of ‘change’ are unrealistic, a senior aide says “Barack Obama’s senior advisers have drawn up plans to lower expectations for his presidency if he wins next week’s election, amid concerns that many of his euphoric supporters are harbouring unrealistic hopes of what he can achieve.”
“One senior adviser told The Times that the first few weeks of the transition, immediately after the election, were critical, “so there’s not a vast mood swing from exhilaration and euphoria to despair”. Read the story at:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5051118.ece

We tried this “change” thing in 1976 when Democrats elected Jimmy Carter and a Democratic Congress. They gave us change all right — all bad. Carter was the worse President in modern times. He had the lowest approval rating of ANY President. After 4 years of Carter the country elected Ronald Regan by a landslide. If Obama is elected next week and history repeats itself I’m guessing that Palin will be looking pretty good in 2012.

You who tell us we are threatened about ‘big
government programs’ So you want to continue letting bridges collapse, perpetuating pothole streets, railroad beds sagging, so you numbskulls can keep
playing the markets of imaginary wealth
and paying incompetent CEO’s with bailouts
If you really were not such a minority I would say I cannot have faith in such a stinking thing as America not like McCain who was spoon fed until he was a shot down prisoner seven years but is spoon fed again now.

The fact that McCain pick Palin shows us the type of decisions he will make as president. He chose Palin after one meeting with her. He knew nothing about her. he thought she would bring in women voters. He didn’t care if she was qualified or not. He doesn’t care about this country. He cares about winning.