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Obama didn’t answer the queston.

Obama evades the question again

when will they answer the question and not blame each other

Obama Never answers any question, just talks around it.

Obama already getting his ass kicked

I keep hearing that the middle class need tax cut. What about the people who are below the middle class. I which I made middle class income!

From the AP article “Palin stretches the truth in campaign”
“What’s next, claiming that he didn’t know two of his biggest supporters were running Fannie Mae, the subprime mortgage giant?” Palin said. “That has done harm to the American economy.”
She referred to Jim Johnson, who chaired Fannie Mae from 1991-1998, and Franklin Raines, his successor who stepped down in 2004 in an accounting scandal.
But Palin exaggerated Obama’s ties to Raines and Johnson while omitting any mention of a closer relationship between a top McCain aide and the failed housing giants.
Raines and Johnson support Obama but do not have strong ties to him or his campaign. Johnson briefly headed Obama’s vice presidential search last spring but resigned amid controversy over loans he got with help from an executive of Countrywide Financial Corp., a lender damaged by the mortgage meltdown.
Meanwhile, until August, Freddie Mac paid $15,000 a month to a lobbying firm headed by McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. The payment came on top of more than $30,000 a month Davis was paid directly by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from 2000-2005 to head the Homeownership Alliance, an advocacy group.
Davis has not taken any compensation from his lobbying firm since 2006, the McCain campaign said.

I don’t like him,
Wear you red !!!!

Obama finally actually answered question! 2 points Obama!!

Confident about the economy????What world is Obama living in. Some people will not be bale to stay in homes, nor should some of them been in the loans to begin with. Why should we buy up bad loans of people that did not read a contract, or agree to buy a home with no money down, then act like it is owed to them?

All they are doing is kissing the American people’s butts with their rhetoric and flowery comments. I am sick of that. Please just answer the questions.

McCain is taking shots where he has closer relationships with those he is throwing at Obama
typical Grumpy McCain

there is a lot of talk about home loans, business loans, etc. no one is talking about credit card debt and the high percentages that credit card lenders charge users. knock that percentage in half or even to a quarter of that amount and it would help immensely. if loans are 5-6% (and savings accounts are under 4%) why are credit cards still sticking to 20-36%? that just doesn’t add up. you want to help an ordinary family pay their bills?? talk about real debt that ordinary families pay every day. home payments and credit card debt and health care. it’s all bundled together hand in hand.

People below middle class receive tax cuts a lot already…the tax they pay out is minimum. but i guess it depends on what you define as below middle class….state a dollar figure please

Obama still talking about Bush. Obama is not cutting a dime. liar
#1 liberal

McCain talks about his past but is leaving out his record of voting with the Bush adminstration on all their major policies

isn’t McCain part of the Keating 5 of S+L bailout fame??? McCain fought to help Charles Keating, and not the customers of his S+L who lost money when Lincoln Savings collapsed!

This kind of money?!?? McCain barely knows his own finances!

Way too many republican’s here. If you have already made up your mind keep it to yourself McCain’s Palin Choice a Profile in Cynicism and yes Beverly Obama used funding from Fannie Mae as he received contributions from the employees unlike McCain from the LOBBYISTS….

Mccain wnats to cut social security.. no money for old people, but plenty of money to bail out wall street!!!!

Amazing how no one wants to bring up the fact that it wasn’t just Wall Street’s greed, it was also the greed of many of the middle class americans (who have now become martyrs) and who bought outside their means and in many cases made profits off the sale of their home. No candidate dares speak the truth that this was a product of America’s greed, not just Wall Street’s greed.

McCain was a part of the Keating 5

Obama $1 billion in earmarks including Jeremiah Wright

Way to go brandi….i agree

McCain says that he will reprice mortgages for those that made horrible decisions, which means that home values will fall. What happens to their neighbors, like us, who bought conservatively and put down 20% equity?

Obama keeps ignoring the debate rules he agreed to, taking unfair advantage, and talking on and on and on…

Brokaw needs to shut Obama up if he takes too much time.
Why is McCain going first again?

It will take years for nuclear energy plants to come online. What does McCain think he will do now?

Made in china? Why because they want to work, for any amount of money. Americans are too “good” to work for low wages….Look at the unions—–outdated policies to protect entitled americans

tax increases to those who haven’t paid the same percent of income as the middle class, a bit of fairness

J – I’m saying LOOK AT OBAMA’S VOTING RECORD. I’m not asking you to repeat what Palin or anyone else said. The record DOESN’T LIE!! I admit Obama’s voting record if sparse, but it’s still there to see. OBAMA HAS THE MOST LIBERAL VOTING RECORD IN THE SENATE!! Does Obama propose on creating an oversight agency to monitor his gov’t healthcare bureaucrats from robbing the program blind?? Docs will just go underground and give appointments to those that can pay more and pay on time unless they fear prosecution. This would require oversight and auditing which will cost the taxpayer even more!!

Boooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiinnnnnngggg!

Suggestion/Question:
Why can’t we have a real-time fact-checking team working during a debate to throw “flags” like in sports (foul, off-sides, etc) for false attacks and lies, to which the candidates are held accountable???
Then, we’d be able to hold candidates to making accurate assertions, and we could really see who wins the arguments.

will mccain cut spending in Iraq?? why do we always have billions for Iraq, with no real reason to be there, but no money — no health care, no foreclosure aid, for americans at home???
oh god, 9/11!! now obama is using 9/11! why don’t we remember Oklahoma city like we love to remember 9/11. When 9/11 is brought up, the brain shuts down. white terroists we can give a pass and forget(never mention), but dark skinned terrorists, always remembered

agree kaz
if the moderator could throw a flag on every lie or stretch of the truth it would be a far more interesting debate

No Obama the problem is YOU not answering the questions !

McCain lies again….
grumpy McCain

Sen. McCain keeps talking about cutting back on spending…why is the U.S. building a 600 million dollar embassy in Iraq? Ther are communities here that cannot afford to build new schools!

You go McCain, he rocks!!!

I just say that the best way to prove what your campaign stands for is by doing the actions in your own life first. How much did the suites that they are wearing tonight cost? Why not begin cutting things out of the government that these high dollar government officials are getting paid and the benefits that cost soooo much that they can use public transportation more….they can even give themselves and each other raises throughout the government….why does the president get paid in the hundred thousands a year when they have everything for free. Free housing, free transportation, free food, free whatever you want basically as a president so why not cut that first to prove you are serious in fixing this?

It will take years for nuclear energy plants to come online. What does McCain think he will do now?
It is a problem when we think we can get something for nothing. We can’t cut taxes to much or how do we pay for health insurance, education, energy solutions.
2+2=4 and there isn’t any magic in how we pay for government programs. WE PAY for then!! Promised of blue sky money has gotten us into the current financial situation.

I am so sick of Obama talking about the “working” man. Do you have to make under $250,000 to work hard? My husband spent 16 years in school to get to where he is today and works harder than anyone I know. And what if he makes more than $250,000 a year? Obama has said that we don’t need two houses. I thought people came to America because it is a land of opportunity. Who is he to say that working hard to get somewhere in life is a bad thing. Last I recall this was called “Socialism”. And finally, he wants to raise the “wealthy” peoples taxes dramatically. Last I checked we were already paying half of our income in taxes. If we pay even more we will stop spending, and when the people with the money stop spending it what do you think will happen to the economy? No more cleaning ladies and trips to the mall. Now these folks are on unemployment. Sounds to me like he is telling the “working” class what they wanna hear. Not reality.

I just wish, someone with their so called questions, would ask BOTH men….. Since you’re trying to convince us you’re “for the people of the USA”, why did you not fight to give the US the people the $700Billion instead approving it go to the very same companies that have helped bring us to the financial point we are right now?
The money would be split among every LEGAL citizen over 21. That money could have been taxed, so money would have gone right back into the country’s account. We could have paid up our morgage loans, car loans, any student loans.
It is because of the high gas, food, electric, cost of living prices that has caused US the American people to put these so-called companies that need “bailing out” almost out of business. We havent been able to afford, the electric, the gas, the food, the student loans.
So Mccain, Obama, if you want us to believe you really and truely care about us the American people, why didnt you give US the money back we have paid in to the very companies that are kicking us out of our homes?
To me, this is the question that should be raised to these two men.

I worked for Duke Energy 27 yrs. Both parties keep talking Nuclear energy a must. I want to know where is the nuclear waste going to be stored that these nuclear stations are producing currently and will produce into the future for our children and grandchildren to deal with? Believe me it is a serious issue. I’ve worked at the Catawba Nuclear Station in SC as well as the McGuire Nuclear Station in NC.

Somebody needs to explain to Tom Brokaw and Obama that Medicare and Social Security are NOT entitlements. I PAID FOR MINE!!!!

Obama promising tax cuts to 95% of us, but fails to bring up the fact that he will soak everyone else and they will move their business investments along with the jobs offshore to avoid the high taxes. Nothing new there!!

What does it say about Obama’s character that he won’t play by the debate rules but lectures on and on? Whatever one’s politics, McCain is the master of the town meeting format, and he’s playing by the rules, too.

For those of us paying are bills, whsats in it for us. They want to bail out those struggling. I work pay my car, pay my mortgage, pay my taxes, and now I pay for those who are not. I work my tail off to pay my bills and don’t look forward to paying others. I can’t file bankruptcy because i make to much, so punish us ood hard working americans

SS reform by mccain— i will answer the questions,,,then he didnt>>>>liar…..Oh My God….how many times do we have to hear the 94 time vote……if he says maverick will have to poke my eyes out

Obama is going to raise my taxes because he is removing the cap on social security taxes….and I do not make $250K so he is lying and I know that. I’ve read his tax plan. He is saying whatever he thinks he needs to do to get all of you to vote for him…Then he will have the Democratic Congress to allow him to do whatever he wants without any checks and balance.

hillary should have won, can we not just write in bill??? and he win? and get this fixed?

Did Obama just classify a small business as making 250,000 a year. Is he kidding. What business could surivive just making that? And if that is his classification, goodbye all small businesses in the country because you are going to be taxed out. But of course his “big business” supporters will find a loop hole around it. They can afford the lawyers!

You will never get enough people to volunteer for a Peace Corp because the last three generations of people have all been told to stand around with their hands out waiting on someone to put something in it.

Why would anyone sane want to run for president? We keep picking the worst of the worst. Only we are to blame…

I too am tired of only hearing that the middle class needs a tax break, what about the working poor. I work my butt off and barely make enough to survive.
I think that something that could help is to maybe rethink the credit issue. Most of us will never get anywhere because when we were young and dumb and didn’t know any better, we messed up.

Ditto to the comment above by Colette Pfeffer. Just answer the questions and quit the mud-slinging.

Since you’re trying to convince us you’re “for the people of the USA”, why did you not fight to give the US the people the $700Billion instead approving it go to the very same companies that have helped bring us to the financial point we are right now?

I dont think McCain can talk without telling a story about old times! I want to hear about today not yesterday!

What needs to be addressed is that the large corporations in America choose to move their dealings overseas where taxes are not as high. To keep this extra profit, they simple fold the money back into overseas business. This takes jobs AND revenue from the American economy. Tax “breaks,” or changes to the tax laws in the U.S., has the potential to benefit our economy by increasing our tax revenue and creating more jobs for our citizens on our soil.

When will any of the Presidential Candidates answer the Fundamental Question, and they should know it? They both are acting as mere ‘bean counters’. Soldiers without bullets are dying in Afghanistan and the VA is not ready for the Men over there. When will we have actual leadership, there is no one to vote for. The alternative energies have been around for 20 years plus, congress supports only the wealthy. When will they support America not the wealthy and Saudi Arabia etc?

Who’s Joe 6 Pack

What about those of us who have run our credit scores into the ground… making low wages and trying to pay back student loans.. what will the government do for us independent hard works that don’t have children? I hear a lot of talk about families, but what about me a college graduate living check to week before check?

Here we go again. Back and forth. He did this….he did that. Come on get on with the issues.

look at the record

Congrats to Jarod. You hit the nail on the head. I sure wish we had a moderator that would ask them to define terms such as “middle class” so that we know what we they are talking about.

My friends, I think McCain looks old and frail, while Obama looks presidential. He’s serious and focused, while McCain tends to wander, literally and figuratively.

I can relate to being on the poor end, and whats worse, I dont own kids, so I guess I am a highly taxed nobody.
It really is sad working TWO parttime jobs, and not bringing in $150 a week!!!
But then I hear some company with their high finance charges go under? Let them go under!! I want My money back, I am tired of being taxed to death, but then I cant get any insurance because I am single with no kids, or just ignored until it comes down to my pay check.
I dont care if the rich are hurting, hell it is MY money they have in their pocket!
I want to know where the “change” is from both of them! As it goes right now, the only “change” I see, is me getting poorer!

Janet, I agree whole heartedly. My family and I make just a little too much to receive any help from the state, but don’t make enough to be able to pay the dental bills. Both of my kids need serious dental work, and my son needs new glasses. Where is that money supposed to come from? How are we supposed to make sure we have a roof over our heads and still meet the needs of our kids?

McCains defination of middle class is anyone making under 5 million

i want to know what they plan on the disabled americans that cant work and get disablilty.

What if I don’t want my personal medical information on some giant computer database, Sen. Obama? Can I opt out and fill out those triplicate forms anyway?

Cant McCain answer a question. Even after he said ” I’ll answer the question” He still rambled with HE said I said. Gives us real infromayion not story telling.

Mccain blew it when he didn’t choose Romney for VP. His credibility went down the drain by overlooking a man with all the credentials to balance out the ticket. What’s wrong with real intelligence? Not this flaky, fluff we’re seeing on the ticket.

I think that McCain is not being honest just like always, and can’t remember the name of the person who is asking the question. That just proves that he can’t do two thing at once, and I wish he would listen to what Obama is saying that way he will learn something. Because he seems to be just as slow as
Sarah Palin. That’s why they are not getting to the american people.The answer to all of there problems are Obama. They should just join his campaign.

Palin would have been left in the dust by now…lol

I am scared of Sarah taking over for McCain! I feel like Obama is smart and full of the energy that we need to get moving forward, his ideas are fresh and growing! we need someone new, the old is working so well! and choice???? okay lets talk choice McCain, can i do with my body as a woman as I want without your nose in it?

Do we really think that an unregulated health insurance industry and a $5000 tax credit really going to allow more to get health insurance?

If the Republican Party wants change as the Democratic Party does, why wait until January? Do It Now !!! Afterall, they have the Presidency now.

Prove your action but cutting presidential benefits….isn’t it true we follow because of action and not because of what we say……Your true faith from your heart comes out in actions not in smooth talkint

Like to know if going to do anything about social security disabilty..Some people do really need to be on it but, not lose everything they ever work for as a taxpayer waiting to get it. If a man has 4 bypass surgerys and 10 bypasses, pacemaker, and disableing angena. Should he have to wait 1.5 to 5 years to get disability. Especialy if he has worked most of his life!

OUTLAW MEDICAL UNDERWRITING!
Insurance comapnies cherrypick hte best riskss adn duimp the rest on the government.
Outlaw cherry picking by all parties involved in medical care.. inurance companies, aptients and doctors..
mccain and obama are wrong.. we need one risk pool in the usa.. just ONE.. to eliminate cherry picking/eliminate medical underwriting..
if comapnies want ot buy insurance for their employess,. let them buy that insurance from the one nationwide risk pool.
and helath care is a privialge in america, rationed by how much moneyu one has.. end of story.
if private health care is so great.. why do private insurance companies NOT insure those over 65? come on, capitallism is supposed ot deliver more goods at lower prices, health care includeed.. our current system has been corrupted by cherry picking and medical underwriting.
insurance

Tom is cute, he can give attitude if he wants, at least he is making this worth watching…. and I want Obama! I agree a little but hey life isnt fair and being president is not going to be a fair job so Obama and McCain are going to have to learn to deal with America’s attitude even if this is just a small taste for both sides.

Obama is cracking up.

What do we want for all citizens? Is Heath Care a moral issue or monetary issue. Neither McCain or Obama is addressing the core of the Health Care issues. If as a nation we think it is a moral issue then we as a country new to give health care to all. And once again we need to provide it. We all ready have a system in place called medicare. Why aren’t we expanding it to cover the citizens that need health care? If you are making less then $30,000 a year then you should be able to participate

Can you really believe McCain, if so your head is in his butt.

The health care system is in such a mess because we are FAT and undisciplined, how will the candidates adress this? National health care or additional dollars will not stop the problem, you have to go after the sourcre which is our bad eating habits.

We have proven that our government does not handle large programs very well. Our government now waste millions of dollars a year within the medicare program. Obama wants us to have socialized medicine! Which is why Canadians and Russians come here to get health care!! They have socialized medicine and it is terribly ineffective!

HOLY crap! Obama put his VP under the bus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What about gun control

Why doesn’t someone tell what really caused the necessity for the bailout?
In 1977, I believe, Clinton’s action on the Community Reinvestment Act allowed people that could not afford a house to receive special terms and financing to buy one. Many of these buyers renigged on their loans, filed bankruptcy, etc. that ultimately brought about today’s problem.

so Delaware has loose banking rules- that does not attack Bidin

Brokaw is not letting Obama speak. It’s not not fair to him, very one sided debate………

I found it interesting the term “commodity” scared both with regards to discussing healthcare.

Janet McMorrow , there is an orginization that may be able to help you ramusa.org.
The organization is run on donations only. So anyone that can help the organization will help those of us that do not have health insurance as my family does not.
We are a family that does not make enough to buy health insurance , but make to much to qualify for Medicaid type programs.
Also, most areas have dental schools. These are usually in Community Colleges . They to will provide service at no cost or free.
I hope this helps.

I live in Michigan where companies like Home Depot build a new store five miles away from the old store due to tax incentives. Problem is that the first store is only three years old and it now sits vacant, who will stop this from happening

the little looks they give each other, I sometimes feel like I am at a highschool debate, guys we see you, we know who is full of it, you dont have to tell us with your body, we know!! try to be a proud AMERICAN and suck it up!

does iraq have a 79 billion surplus from us? why are we still supoprting them then? what are they doing with the money?

Obama just said he would make the medical insurance companies drop their prices. I would LOVE to hear how he plans to do this !! Give me a break, his ideas on medical coverage are weak and will never work.
Remember, Canada has thier medical coverage through the government. I happen to know many doctors who left Canada to come here to practice “real” medicine. We are in the forefront of medicine in America. We go with Obama’s policy and forget that. No more extra spending in the hospitals for new technology.

Get rid of both of them
GLENN BECK FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!

you cant contact, it was asked to submit your questions earlier, its now on and done for! So I have heard.

I think the rebate on insurance is a good idea, but I am wondering what people that cannot get insurance because of preexisting conditions will do. I would like an answer to this question.

BOOG!

What do we want for all citizens? Is Heath Care a moral issue or monetary issue. Neither McCain or Obama is addressing the core of the Health Care issues. If as a nation we think it is a moral issue then we as a country new to give health care to all. And once again we need to provide it. We all ready have a system in place called medicare. Why aren’t we expanding it to cover the citizens that need health care? If you are making less then $30,000 a year then you should be able to participate. Raise taxis on folks who make over $250,000 and have the companies making billions pay more.

How are the canditates going to keep American companies from moving to other countries and what would they do to bring those who have left back. What is the cost to the taxpayer for Obama’s healthcare plan and what is the cost of McCain’s?

Obama made the arguement for the Iraq war with his holocaust analogy. I guess using nerve gas on thousands of your own people is right up there with Hitler, so according to Obama, we had a moral obligation to go in??? More contradictions from Obama…the man is all rhetoric and political ambition with no real record to back it up!!

obama has not answered a question yet … he is terrible

what are the two canidates going to do about the foriegn countries buying up american business’s

OK, so maybe our men and women would be understood under McCain, but what about Palin? How are we supposed to feel safer with her at the healm than Obama, experience wise?

Regan! McCain’s hero….. I’m Done.

All the fundamental changes that have occurred in the history of United States has been based on the ability to speak freely against policies and cultural differences. How will you defend our constitutional right of freedom of Speech in the United States?
I will support to the end this ability to freedom of Speech. I think this is the essence of our country. When I hear that Sarah Palin fought to remove books from the Alaskan library I see this as the most outrageous hideous act against the American People.

J,
McCain was cleared in the keating 5 issue. If you want to talk judgement lets talk Bill Ayers, Jerimiah Wright, Fr. Flager, Tony Reczko, Frank Reines, Jim Johnson. Do you know obamas cousin was running for president in kenya and obama campaigned for him. His cousin wanted to ban public christianity and wanted to provide a safe haven in kenya for islamic radicals. That’s poor judgement.

I have a step son who has a serious drug problem when we took him to get help he was denied. 3 days later he tried to commit suicide. he was given 3 days in the hospital and released. When asked if he could be placed in a rehab for further treatment he was denied, I thought state health insurance was for those who couldn’t afford regular insurance. This is a boy in need of help and can’t get the state to help. So much for health care for everyone

Why is it that we are more concerned about terrorism than our failed prison system and the lack of money for law enforcement?

Rick,
Obama seems to be stumbling again to be positive. He seems more like a same old same old politician. What happened to the primary candidate?

The one word I HAVE heard uttered, over and over again (almost to the tune of a drinking game) is McCain saying “My Friends” seriously, is this a debate or a competition of 7-11 convenient store greetings?

Obama keeps saying we invaded a country that had nothing to do with the 9-11 attacks… How does he know? Maybe from his terrorist friend they have been talking about on the news. This comment is from someone who served in iraq. How many years did obama serve????

Obama talks big and carries a little stick.

What makes McCain think he is “my friend?” I could scream if he says it one more time. A friend is someone who has your back, and the only back McCain has is his own cronies and lobbyists in Washington.

You do not want to have more than a cold in CANADA.
If you go to the hospital you will be in a ward. You will go on a list .
I know this first hand. I have many friends from CANADA. Those that can afford it come here.
The rest get sent home and wait on a list. If you are lucky you will go in the hall before they get to the ward.
For this you have the pleasure to pay 17.5% on everything from a haircut to dinner . Gas is double the price it is here.
All that pays for their FREE health care.

Can you imagine, being under everyones watch 24/7 past and present?? Can you even think they wont make mistakes?? Of course they will, but sorting out right from wrong and what you want for the future is yours and yours alone, we each have hurdles of our own, but no matter what we have in our own lives as of right now we have to stop and think about what we want for our kids and for our own future. We need to understand not one of these guys is gonna give us all of what we want, for they are not santa but just a man in a position of life to make thier page in history, who do you want to write that page? the one who is going to tell me my children are going to grow old be healthy happy and atleast have the american dream as an option. Thats who I want!

We are peacekeepers at our best interest. McCain failed to mention that all other government entities need to be a considerable amount of oversight except DoD. Yes, there needs to be considerable amount of oversight in the DoD because it is the taxpayers who are also responsible for paying when certain DoD programs are overrunning in their budget. There needs to be some accountability and responsibility for the overruning of cost that the taxpayer has to pick up the tab. So how can McCain not include some of those DoD programs that need oversight. McCain has a solid point that Obama shouldn’t announce what the specific plans are to attack another country or leader. So I agree with McCain that we have to talk softly but carry the big stick.

wtf y do they have to critize each other y cant they just answer the damn questions and get to the piont without bring the other one in the mix. this sux when r they just gunna answer the damn question.

the economy is dying. The gorvernment bails out the big lending guns, such as Fannie, Freddie, etc. Then HUD / FHA (our government) make new gudelines and changes to help the people and the economy be able to afford to purchase homes or refinance their current loans and not default, but the biggest problem is all these lenders putting into place over lay of guidelines that do not conform to the government chages. So what is our government doing? What advice are they getting, oviously not from the people, but from the represetatives that have walked away with more money then our bail out plan!!!

what happened to the people ?????????

I would like to reply to Alisa’s comment.
Alisa sweetie, last I checked “African-American” was not the correct term anymore. It is “Black-American”. And for your information his skin may be dark but he has less “black” in him than anything else. Do your homework.
It makes me laugh that “black” Americans are voting for him because he is “black”. He is the a mutt. I don’t think he knows what he is for sure.

I am john mcCains friend!!!!!!!

Talk softly!! I was told to say what you mean and mean what you say. Stop being polite!! Take out the enemy! Those countries have been put on notice and have been fairly warned. Now let’s roll!

McCain is taking Obama to school. Obama can only talk in circles and lecture everybody in his snobby tone. I do not want to be lectured by this snob.

Brokow sucks as a moderator.

Diane T: I don’t necessarily agree with you that we should take out Pakistan. But…my father also a vietnam vet, and I agree as well that we didn’t finish the job we should have before we started a new one.

Just to clarify, folks, the bailout was NOT an effort to help people in danger of foreclosure. The bailout was to help financial institutions so that they wouldn’t tighten the credit market to the point that people couldn’t borrow money. When people start defaulting on loans, banks start getting stingy with money. When people can’t get credit, they stop buying big-ticket items. When people stop buying big-ticket items, the economy worsens.
I don’t support the bailout. It was a hasty, band-aid of a measure. The banks made this bed and they should lie in it.
But, if we’re going to comment on the issues, let’s make sure we understand them.

Why can’t Obama answer the question at hand????? and why does he not follow the rules HE signed off on?? He must feel he’s above the rules! That should give you insight into his “leadership” abilities!!! Duh! America, WAKE UP People!!!!…

Why does Obama talk about Iraq?

can McCain respond without an attack???
same old grumpy McCain

Why does McCain have to say the words middle class? He is talking about the american people. Should only the middle class be addressed? Aren’t the upper and lower class Americans?

Cheryl, stick to a talking point that you know about. You should like an idiot.

Michele, you might belower than a democrat with all that whining about losing a job! My father grew up in the segregated 60′s and 70′s and always had a job. Maybe it was just you. I was taught to go for what you want and exceptional talent will not be denied.

Why can’t the audience member do follow ups to narrow the scope of the answers? Man, we should running these debates, not the news media. We know what information we’re looking to hear to make decisions about the direction our country is going to take.
Heck, we’re going to be paying for the future so we should be in control of the interview.

hector – there were over 600 pow’s – mccain was not the only one! also, did you see any of the others in a video? how many did NOT come home or were never found. read what a comanding officer says of mccain’s pow experience.
rough, yes, but nothing that others did not go through too.

Middle class matter, they pay more in support, I personally have no money so why address me, flat broke, what can i do, probably not even afford a cab fair to vote so why do I matter, but I will vote even if I have to walk 10 miles to do it and this is the first time in 14 years that I have felt that strong about voting!

Obama hasn’t said a single coherent word

Mr Obama is saying that $250,000 is the top of the middleclass. where is the bottom. Before my wife was laid off we were making about $36,000 where does that put us?

Tom Brokaw is giving Mcain his support and not hiding it! He is not supposed to show who he is for in the debate. By the way, I am not Mcain’s friend…I want him to stop calling me his friend! Just because he was a POW doesn’t mean he should support the war and sacrifice everyone else’s children.

Andrew is you believe in pro-choice you believe in abortion.

Cheryl –
I wonder if the same DNA test that determines the level of “black” in someone can detect the level of ignorance in you. Let me know.

McCain fought for our freedom, that does not mean he can shoot strait to the white house! Holding a pen and a gun are two differnt things.

I want to know what their plans are with the island of puerto rico.

McCain- Monkey see oops Monkey hear Monkey say???

Russia – McCain’s clarity and decisiveness is reassuring.

blah blah blah, thank you my friend, blah blah blah

Obama says Umm too much.. he is an idiot

There is no doubt our children will inherit a war and an economic burden far more complex than we’ve ever seen. I don’t want my granddaughers or my teenage stepson to have to bear the weight. I feel Obama is our future’s hope, McCain’s time has passed. Sad to say, McCain makes me nervous. Give me the best and the brightest. Give us Obama and his team.

mak, the new media only lets you know what they want you to. you should know that by now.

McCain is lost. he would have no idea how to solve our nations problems.

Obama’s intelligence? Now that’s an Oxy-Moron

Obama has so many people fooled. The Democrats swore change in the last election and that is Obamas’ format. Let me ask this what has changed since they took control of the House?

Obama is showing his inexpierience by coming back with follow-ups is that how the country is going to be run under him by saying stop wait gotta go back on what I said didnt mean it that way. He refuses to own up to his own words and wants to change them constantly?

Silas: Can you please explain to me what the verichip is?

OMG – brokaw should retire

I dont think I would like that, someone right there in my face on National TV answering me like that with a mic! that is not personal and does not ring that way to me, I would rather a debate where they were sitting and focusing on answers alone and not on the one person. too much eye contact with them and none with us! All of us want answers! Look at me and so I can judge if your telling the truth. Talk to me not one person, yes make sure you address them at first but then move, take your eyes off them and move around, that really is a bit freaky!!

McCain has Obama on the defensive. Obama seems worried. He is rambling on nervously and giving the appearance of a young schoolboy. McCain has the experience and knowledge to lead this country. Obama has a lot of learning to do. You have to be prepared BEFORE you become the president. He and his wife do not have the country’s best interests at heart. McCain does. That is huge. This one goes to McCain.

if you don’t change jobs every 2, 3 or 4 years you are considered stagnant in the corporate world.

“Fundamental change”?
Then lets toss out these career politicians and elect someone outside the two parties… Ralph Nader.
Just check out the website and see if you like his stances before making your final decision.
http://www.votenader.org.

Leave Tom Alone! he is good at his job and I would be lost without him, even if i dont agree with him all the time he is my news guy and I dont want him to go anywhere unless its to come read me the news on the porch with an ice tea, then he can retire!

what does McCain really know about struggling financially? Cars, homes…. oh bring back in the pow thing… support, you shafted you x-wife after her accident, where were you for her???

Montana Governor Schweitzer for President – 2016 !!!! There’s a real leader who knows how reach across the aisle.

McCain had a decent start, but Obama kicked his butt in the second half

j is a retard sorry

Thanks McCain for your obituary at the end- the Great Honor of your Life to put Country First… thanks for the script- I think we will be writting something different though.

Someone named Jamie in here called health care “a human right.” That’s just nonsense. Nothing that demands a taking from someone else is a human right. Health care is no more a right than is a daily Happy Meal. The lack of understanding of economics and human psychology among the general population, including these two guy running for president, is astounding.

Robert: I respectfully disagree. I found Senator Obama to be very insightful this evening. And while I also found Senator McCain insightful I disagree with his stance on the issues.

changing employment every 2, 3, 4 years??? where is the stability? sounds like our government!

OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA

i hate politics they just spin u around in circle makin promises they cant keep sayin that theyre gunna help out people that r strugglin and especialy in this time we need someone who is honest and will do what they say that they r gunna do. healthcare needs to be changed, the economy needs help, and people need help just to survive.

They BOTH SUCK!!!

Where can you buy health insurance for two adults for $5000 Mine costs over 12000

As a republican I have to be honest. Tonights debate was not a game changer for McCain. In fact I thought Obama looked very presidential. I give Obama 55% John McCain 49%.

OBAMA! And thats a fact, I refuse to Vote for George Bush the third!

I second that! Most employers will start nitpicking after the 3rd year if you hang around. Things like your salary is topped out or you’re now over qualified for the job. Everyone should have a 2nd job just in case. I do and I feel more at ease in this economy because my world won’t end tomorrow with the loss of my primary job.

OBAMA 100% TAKE TAKE THAT FROM A REPUBLICAN WOMEN.

Why did the camera follow Obama after the debate shaking hands. Shouldn’t they give equal time to both canidates!

johna – obama did NOT say invade pakistan. he said for our guys to go there IF pakistan will not take osama out.

ABC as well as all of the media are good little servants. Those of us who don’t have a narrow narcissistic view of the world know what you are doing.

Jamie H.. I agree with you up to a point regarding the granting of credit. But what you didn’t say is that most of the loans we’re talking about were not bank originated but rather broker originated. Brokers do not work for banks!
When presented with the loans that were Interest Only – No Doc loans the banks were not allowed to verify documents presented or the loan would not have been a No Doc loan. Rather the banks would put the loan through either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac’s electronic underwriting models for approval. If Fannie or Freddie approved the loan the bank would purchase the loan from the broker and then sell it to either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. A vast number of the loans that were generated by brokers were loaded with points and fees, just short of becoming Section 32 High Cost Loans, which no bank would touch.
Additionally, banks have already been advised to work with borrowers that are in default and use foreclosure as the last resort. Monies going to banks from the bailout are to purchase non-performing assets, which would also include loans ready to go into foreclosure. Additionally, that is why the Secretary of the Treasury has been given the rights to re-negotiate loans.

Obama has lied about his associations with Ayres. He worked with the man for years in the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which Ayres worked hard to get a $49mm grant to lead….so I do not believe he did work hand in hand with Obama who was the Chairman of the Board. Why Obama would lie about that experience is the question? He used that experience in Chicago. But he lied to us about that experience. Why? There has to be something that he is hiding or he would have not tried to hide this experience.
He also had a close relationship with Resko in Chicago. If you think those are the types of relationships that our President should have….then Obama is your man.

I see the first part of the debate as McCain not really answering any questions. But McCain did get down with war. Obama was more to answering the qestions and the only question I didn’t care for the answer was Obama’s last question. But over all I give the debate to Obama. 71% Obama 29%n McCain

McCain/Palin Economic Plan
Invest $1K in Delta Airlines 1 yr ago,
Today worth $49.
Invest $1K in AIG 1 yr,
Today worth $33.
Invest $1K in 1 yr ago,
Today worth $0.
Drink $1K of Bud in the last year,
Recycle cans. Today worth $214.
Average Citizen walks 900 miles per yr &
drinks 22 gals of alcohol per yr.
That’s 41 miles per gal!
Therefore, the best current investment plan.
Drink Bud & recycle. Called the 401-KegOfBud.

Lack of common sense is a festering sore for America. I knew the mortgage problem was brewing since 2001 and I’m not a finance major. I don’t understand why the people in congress seemed shocked or why any American was shocked. There was talk of possible problems quite awile ago.

Fannie and Freddie launch the programs, approve the loans and now they have to be bailed out….. they were their worse enemy!

I am voting for McCain because I do not want to have a Democratic President rubberstamping legislation engineered by Pelosi, Frank, Reid,Dodd,Rangel,etc.

Barak Obama said that he does not understand a lot of things about why the United States left Afganistan and invaded Iraq. He and the world needs to listen when ben Ladin and the terrorist state their goals and they states that Iraq was the key and that is because they want the oil in Iraq. We all need to listen to our enemies when they publically tell the world what they think the key goals are and be ready to stop and combat their goals. Now back to ACORN, at one point, it was reported that ACORN was trying to register German tourists to vote in the U.S election and it would not surprise me if they are trying to register illegal aliens. They have already tried to register homeless persons and a key requirement is that every registered votes have and maintain a legal residence. Now we hear that the Obama campaign wants to have their voters wear campaing buttons and shirts inside the polling place. If Barak Obama is such a good lawyer, he should now that all campaign material is strickly forbidden inside the polling place.

Bob9775 — Thanks for the additional clarity. My point was directed at other bloggers who were making judgments about issues on which they were clearly uninformed of the facts.
In terms of my feelings on the bailout, I believe that a more effective method would have been dealing directly with homeowners. Perhaps the government could have created a program in which it purchased homes from those in danger of foreclosure and made arrangements for them to repay remaining debt if they were upside down in their loans. I realize this is also not a perfect solution…and ultimately people would still lose their homes. I just am concerned about how and when struggling homeowners will benefit from the bailout. And, what will happen to their credit, their savings and their security in the process?

I find one item that has not been mentioned in the struggle for the Presidency. Why is it that I call J.C. Penny for information about my credit and I can’t understand who I am talking to. You call Dell and get someone you can’t understand. Perhaps we should talk about jobs coming back into this country. We have problems with the Chinese and lead in their toys and who knows what else. Out dog food is contaminated. Can you find anything not from China? High taxes should be assessed to the companies that take jobs out of our country. They are responsible for those unable to make their house payment. This is the real reason why people have lost their jobs. Bring the jobs back to the United States!

One question. Did anyone see McCain’s wife after the debate? She stood back with her hands behind her back while Obama’s wife shook hands and talked to people in the audience. Anyone want to take a stab at what that was about?

Although one must reach a bit, often, they agreed when they appeared to disagree. Odd, almost scary, McCain got down in your face, sweet, soft, breathy, even the familiar syntax…if I’d not been watching, only listening, it was Ronnie, his Hero. It was almost as though he’d done his “prep” watching all the Ronnie debates and the contemporary press conferences. I was not a huge Ronnie fan–until his admirable, extaordinarily graceful and heroic announcement. I am offended that McCain attempted to invoke his spirit–”seriously.” I am not a Republican but Ronnie, at the end of the day, was simply decent, probably innocent to a political fault, but decent. McCain’s costume was not a “comfortable wear” and many are skeptical about a Bush Resale bargain item.

McCain had more attacks (true or not, one would have to fact check McCain’s claim because he lies so much) and Obama had more specifics on what he would do to fix the mess.
I thought Tom Brokaw’s strict time rules detracted from the debate and tied the candidates’ hands in following up on the others’ claims.

Lol, McCain wins! Obama skirted around each question with a pat answer. Obama used a script. I also didn’t fail to notice how he intends to use the U.N. in the Israel question. Obama will not lead he will take orders form who ever it is that pulls his strings.
McCain is his own man. You people can not be serious about voting for Obama. Please tell me you are not going to vote to put that socialist in the White House. Very scary! You people are scary to say the least. Democrats have lost their minds.

Obama needs to go back to school and learn the true history of our nation not the twisted version the media has help the democratic party push. Get over the first election and remember Bush was elected fear and square the second time. He needs to learn that Iran is the riches country oil and natural gas but is dirt poor because it feeds all it’s revenue to hamas and hezboula not it’s people. And there he goes lying to us again. Bush didn’t force iran into nukes by not dealing with NK and iran. He brought NK to the table by insisting that those countries will only be dealt with by a committee of nations. We will not meet so that it can be viewed as our words verses theirs should something arise. And he states he will meet with our enemies with no conditions. Yet, during the last debate he said ya he would meet but on his terms. What’s the difference between his terms and preconditions. Aren’t they the same. He talks the talk but I doubt he can walk the walk. Rumor is he spends hours every night rehearsing but I don’t trust him to walk the walk. He comes across as a game show contestant whose thought is to win at all costs. Not that he wants the job. Especially after he stated last yr while still scratching at hillary’s coat tails that he if elected “would hire a staff to do his job”. Hello, the president is the president. One person. Not a staff with him as a center piece or a face to put to the movement. WE don’t need democrats denials to rescue this nation. We need republicans because they seem to be the only ones paying attention to all that is happening around the world that can and will affect us. It was all that denial that got us to 9/11. Hell, sen. Edwards stated the week after 9/11 that he knew of the attack but felt it wouldn’t happened. We are protected by oceans so the public doesn’t need to know. That organization that blow up the spanish train to get them out of the war was blowing up americans in the 80s while I was stationed in spain. ETA is a muslim group that feels spain owed/ owes them half their country because of their religion. Proof of that look what frances has been dealing with. That is why there will be no peace for israel. The religion reads and is twisted that if a muslim lives on a piece of land that land is islam and all muslims are to die for it before it can be considered lost to infidels. Watch out they are making stands all around the world. They want to have a voice in the netherlands government. And the war on terror was stated to be and considering it started in 1979, It’s obvious it will not be over any time soon. So we have to make sure we have someone in office with the balls and knowledge to defend our nation. Because the cole, the african embassies, WTC bombing, and the committee not notifying us of impending attack on 9/11 shows the democrats are and will always be to blindsighted to be trusted with our nations safety and security. WE need someone that will juggle all three issues at once not one at a time. And someone that has already proved he is for the people and nation first even before himself. You do your history, real history of the past 16yrs and you would be shocked. You would ask yourself what the hell was bill thinking kicking those troops to the curb for their paychecks. And oh, by the way. Those budgets obama mentioned. They are the budgets that keep the military working. The budgets that keep the troops in country with more then just a bottle of water and a MRE. A budget that purchased mraps after way too many soldiers were killed thanks to democrats using the media to point out to the enemies to hurt us is to blow up humvees. Do you know that in the beginning the democrats didn’t want to buy mraps. They only did after the media couldn’t sit on the story any longer as persons like myself were saying guilt the bastards into giving our troops mraps. Now if they would only give them cornershoots. They are an attachment to guns that allow troops to shoot around corners and by propping their weapon above them while lying behind a berm. They can fire without exposing themselves. Obama and biden who lied himself during his debate. Have sold the people one lie after the other. Especially when it comes to military issues. Go to “pentagonchannel.mil” and there you will be able to see and hear that Bush didn’t forget afghanistan. You can hear every briefing start to finish and find out what the military is reporting but media is blocking. Beside afghanistan. You will say where has obama been when he keeps saying the two countries have to stand up so we can leave. Tell obama what we can do first is put a stop to what his party started after 9/11 and sen. Kennedy wants. Stop giving out visas to foreigners to come here and work high paying jobs while americans are suffering and working two low income jobs because they can’t find a job in their career force. My last job was to show someone the ropes so they can do the job and I go my merry way. I have an ecuadoring computer worker in the unit attached to mine. He somehow got his family here. His sons get free high end college educations by pretending to be rotc bond. There daughter to much of a princess needed something else for her high end college. That was the father and younger son coming onto my property while I went out. I found out by the doorbell ringing and the father handing me my wallet back. Funny how he had it when I left it on the chair before I left earlier. They tried to steal my identity to put the daughter in college. And also took every cent of monies I had in my wallet 17Dec05. Leaving me with nothing for christmas. They behave like they have champaign paychecks yet they stole my identity to put their daughter in college. Well thankfully it was already stole in 1990 and I’m still suffering from it so they weren’t able. But I still have to deal with them shoving in my face they know everything about me. And have our tax dollars giving the sons high end educations that my nephew couldn’t afford. And worse he had to drop out of his lower end school for law enforcement do to fearing if he tried to work 40+ hrs with school he wouldn’t do good enough. Oh, and in notifying my healthcare that I had the identity problem. I had my healthcare cancelled until I proved I was an american. There’s the rub. We want to fix our healthcare system we need to kick the illegals off and make their countries of origin responsible for that expense. That is were the healthcare went wrong. The neighbors also used the rotc program to get the wifes parents here. And grandma is making good use of the healthcare system. Another question is if Lou Dobbs did two shows on the wmds that were found in iraq. Them aside. I can understand national security reasons why we might pretend we didn’t find the weapons. After all all saddam did with the weapons in the past were to bury them. Why isn’t anyone interested or remembering that we found iraqi individuals that were testing positive for radiation poisoning back during the looting. When we were welcomed and received as liberators. Before democrats went and used the word they were told by clerics not to. That being occupied. Food for thought. Educate yourselves. Though my first choice was Duncan Hunter for his campaign to stop illegals. McCain is winning me over.

It just goes to show you when democrat’s make hateful personal remarks their candidate is losing. lol ha ha.
It never fails to be amusing how childish and unbalanced democrat’s sound.
Yet Obama is their man so I guess I shouldn’t be to surprised. lol.

Alot was made of the “that one” remark, but I was more offended by Mrs. Obama’s snub of the McCain’s afterward, very rude

If you were offended by Mrs. Obama’s snub on the McCains, I was offended by Mrs. McCain’s snub of the people in the audience. Very standoffish!!!!

Jason, Nice your father has a job and didn’t have his company go under do to not being able to keep up with bills 70/30 china trade which cost a lot of businesses their livelyhoods. And that was only two. The third I had to train a person to do my job and then give it to her because I was paid more. That company too is now under a different name. And it’s the same thanks to congress with the military. I was know of a lot of people that were kicked out for bills surplus claim and now we need those active duty back and we are either too old or damaged. I both being 45 with a neck and shoulder injury that infringes on my health and abilities arthritis aside. If given the chance I would go serve my country pain and hardships aside. And I put my creativity to use everyday. It’s not my fault no one is interested because there is cheaper workers out there or that No one is in need at the moment. I am not now or every one that complains. I didn’t raise myself that way. I believe it I don’t get it done it wouldn’t. So sorry if you didn’t read all the lines. Just the ones were I stated the recession started on bills second term and the democrats refused to work with bush or allow him the ability to correct it. Remember a president is only as good as congress allows him to be. And if they sandbag the president through his whole term then it’s not going to look good unless you see past the media stories and poll numbers to see. He did a great job with what little he was allowed to work with. And the next time you hear someone mention katrina. Remember Bush went there a number of times and even rolled up his sleeves. We begged congress to come off vacation to sign relief funds before the storm hit. And as yet no democrat that I know of has visited new orleans. And remember katrina didn’t hit new orleans. Katrina hit mississippi. And more to the point Katrina hit FEMA dead on. Give them credit for being up and running within two days. I know because my friend works as an er nurse for fema. Sad the dems denigrated fema and Bush when they were the only ones showing up before and during the storm. Sorry but the more I think the more history bubbles out.

We can ill afford the inexperience that Obama will bring to Forign Policy. This & immediate off shore drilling will help the infrastructure of our country. THE Most Important issues facing our nation were addressed by McCain. Energy and forign policy run hand in hand and we MUST stand firm TODAY on both issues. Obama is not the right candidate.

How many times did McCain mention his running-mate Sarah Palin in this debate?He mentions Joe Lieberman and Ronald Reagan several times. I just wonder why he did not mention his fellow maverick Governor Palin.

Jamie: We are not to know that when we went after the taliban they ran to saddam for free healthcare for their wounds. When we started bombing afghanistan the taliban and al qaeda scattered to pakistan and iraq by way of iran. Remember iranian government refused to hand over the terrorist they were holding. They’re the grief we are dealing with today. And the iraqi war was drafted in 98 for clinton to start because everyone was sick of saddam trying on a daily basis to kill american pilots by trying to shot them out of the air. He almost succeeded and that my friends is an act of WAR. And it sickens me that many youth and democrats think that those american pilots death would be a good exchange for the war we have. They would have rathered the pilot be killed then the war. I guess there’s that denial again that democrats suffer. The death of a pilot would have made the war more to the point and started sooner. Bill knew he just had two yrs to go and felt if he started the war it would get a republican elected. So he wouldn’t start his war for nothing. But the reason why obama refuses to talk about iraq is because iraq is just a few steps away from taking the reigns from us. And for him to acknowledge the positives and the situation he would totally blow his campaign speech of the past two yrs.

MICHELE WHAT DRUGS ARE YOU ON?
WHO STARTED A WAR FOR NOTHING BESIDES GW BUSH?!?
WOMAN GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!

Oh before I forget. ON the energy issue because we will soon be hearing that the democrats are giving the poor here in new england fuel, free oil from chavez. Let me educate you on oil and the free stuff. First and foremost. That oil democrats give out during the winter. It’s not really a gift from chavez. He blackmails it from exxon mobile. He forces exxonmobile to pump and deliver it to the US in exchange for being able to keep THEIR oil fields in his country. Chavez has fixed his government so now he can do what ever he wants right up to stealing exxons oil and giving it away in and effort to sway voters. And guess who is doing all the science and spending on alternative fuels. The oil companies are the ones developing alterative fuels. And ya, you will say they are making a huge profit every yr but if you do the math. The oil companies pay more in taxes then they make in profit when the situation is all laid out. The only people getting rich are the idiots that put the nation in the situation it is now. Dingbat traders.

to CD: gee i didnt know that the world started over on 9/11?!? it happened GET OVER IT! no one else in the world cares about 9/11 or July 4th!
you are the one that needs to use your brain and make a legitimate statement on the issues instead of some snide remark.
BTW i am on house number five! how many homes have you had?
conservative = afraid = no progress
just do everyone a favor and change your name to DUMBASS

j. henderson: I got As. I’m student of reality not of media teachings and manipulations. I watch marine bodies being dragged out of a bombed out barricks. I watched hostages being tortured for over a yr, I lived 15 months with the idea will I make it home then next time I left base. I watched the gulf war wanting to serve but had to deal with identity theft. I was gifted to the image of a naked soldiers body being dragged through the streets of somalia because the journalist wasn’t thinking the guy is but naked and dead with possible his family watching the mistreatment. I watched the WTC being bombed on my birthday. Then I got to see the african embassies bombed and the Cole bombed and still I can’t do anything about it. NO one is doing anything about it. But hey. When stationed in spain we had a problem and the president took care of it. Libya by the way. And the problem went away. Then there was 9/11 and sen. Edwards remark after I turned on my tv just in time to see the second plane strike. Then all the lets go to war. I was fine with that. WE need to stop taking punches and landing a few ourselves. Terrorist are nothing more then bullies and the only way to deal with them is to push back. It worked for Reagan. Then once we are pushing and it’s a positive for the republican party. The dems have to stop cooperating at the expense of our troops. And their manipulation of the situations are responsible for at least half the deaths. And that is being generous. And that constant where’s bin laden. Well if you killed him one of the two times you had him targeted we wouldn’t even be in the situation we are but Bill couldn’t bomb a place with monkey bars. And when he finally did drop the bomb bin laden was alerted ahead of time. Bill had to bully israel into releasing prisoners aka atta to add insult. And bin laden is nothing more then a match of the fire, and it’s containment is more important then were did the match land. My cousin is a fireman. I’m only on arthritic medication, ibuprofen. And I know things some americans don’t. What drives me nuts is talking to democrats and hearing the way they vote is looking for “D”. If a name has a D that is their vote goes. Or cnn interviewed a man last spring and he stated his 6 yr old daughter has a crush on obama so he’s going to vote for obama because his 6 yr old daughter is too young to vote. That we shouldn’t have answered 9/11 with a war. Those lives were worth not being in a war. Iraq had nothing to do. The pilots flying NFZ were expendible. I guess everyone with a problem with my not liking that way of thinking feel I shouldn’t mention that none of the american soldiers lost between 79 and present were worth the lost. To be upset by that makes me crazy, well so be it. Because though we take an oath of payment with our lives. I would rather a person of that stature living around me then that of a person too chicken to even think of earning their rights or as my neighbors pretending to want to serve for a free education on the backs of tax payers. So before anyone judges me nuts for having an opinion. Walk in my shoes first. That means raise yourself because you mom is too busy raising your three brothers and two were older. In a neighborhood that has no girls under 15 so basically in a boy zone. With a brother that uses you as a punching bag. With family in the service and hearing all the positives. I and two brothers joined. Though they are retired they are still involved through their civilian jobs. And now the next generation is serving. And ya I’m crazy if I feel the democrats are only good for getting good americans killed so I want to make sure people think before they make the mistake of electing one. An also want to get the point across that our soldiers are not feeling so loved by congress. I cross paths with a old friend lost winter and her husband couldn’t wait to share his feelings. He’s army reserve and his paycheck read United States Air Force. See dems didn’t want to sign budget so our troops got paid. Kept their homes, spouses kept their on base jobs, and childcare while they were working. Call me crazy if I’m alittle peeved at how the dems have so gravely mistreated our troops while inferring they are our national treasure. You don’t send a soldier to war then say oh by the way make do I’m not going to support you. Last christmas it was to the point that the troops were looking forward to not getting paid, only receiving bottled water and mres and hearing their spouses lost their jobs, homes, securities. I’m not crazy I’m beyond pissed at how the democratic party denigraded our military and harmed their families. And after insisting they want the whitehouse. Their candidate can’t even acknowledge those pulled from their mission to protect him. And everyone things that smooth operator is the next big thing. Smooth operator that’s all he’s got going for him. And it scary the crap out of me that he might win.

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MCCAIN IS A DIS-GRACE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY********HIS REFUSAL TO EXPRESS THE VIEWS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND ALL OTHER VOTERS SHOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A RECALL IN ARIZONA*****

I think Obama is winning the debate,
He is more congruent…
He is offering solutions

McCain is sitting so SMUG and his eye rolling and giggles disgusts me… I want to hear what they are going to do… don’t tell me what THE OTHER is doing… because there is three sides to all tells… McCain… Obamah and the TRUTH… Grow up McCain… you do NOT impress me with your attitude… you are acting like a HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT in a debate… I will support the mature one … and sound one… OBAMAH

McCain is more interested in bashing Obama than telling us what he will do. Heaven help us if Palin is ever president. Also, on McCain’s health ccare, what good is a tax credit of $5,000 for people that do not pay that much in taxes. Those people cannot afford insurace at all.

McCain is such a ignorant person. His view points are totally non-republican which means he is just talkin to get people on his side. As us Americans know Republicans talk a good game then they leave you for dead. Obama is clearly winning because he is constant on his answer and they are Democratic not just what people want to hear!

I think the mccain in this debate totally messed up. He attacks obama way too much rather that answer question and tell the american people his plan. Obama is doing the right thing by taking mccain’s attacks and just answer the question and correcting mccain on his wrong fact! Vote Obama 08

mccain to me is not addressing anything
he is sitting there making facial gestures waiting to attack
obama words
not coming up with solutions

McCain is a typical washed-up old fart. “Keep off my grass you damn kids”.
Still fighting the 60′s trying to get the last word. Same corporate backed ideas of bush.What’s up with the blinking grimaces? Scary bastard this one!!!

All McCain talks about is Obama votes against this and that but He Votes against FREE HEALTH CARE!!!! I mean there are people in Prison with better health care then our senior citizens. The good people have to struggle to pay when the felons and criminals get free medical attention. I mean they are people to but Senmior Citizens should get that health care not them.

I have never been moved to blog during any live event until tonight. I, for one, am sick of Joe the plumber who is fortunately enough to be able to buy a business for $275,000. I want someone to talk about Jane the single mother part-time Wal-Mart worker and tell me how McCain’s policies are going to be good for her.
I certainly think Joe deserves the best, but really, the majority of people out there are not even doing as well as he is, worse in the last couple of weeks, and still we have McCain holding him us as the representative of the working people. GET REAL!

mccain will not winn regardless of turn out tonight
having palin was his biggest mistake
no real woman
would choose a career such as this
with a child that age and one pregnant!
she have far too many issues in her own
home to clear up! how in the world can she take own the world
what shw gets paid for years to sit at
home and take care of her kids
she cant be in the offic!

“McCain: experienced, brave, accurate, goes to the point, well educated, great background, traveled, fair, admirable, honest, charismatic, decided, intelligent, wise, tolerant, responsible, optimist, generous, lovable”
No McCain is careless, childish, greedy,
McCain has little expirience in all actuality Joe Bidden has the most expirience of all the people in both party who are up for election.
All Sarah Palin does is make housewife jokes and try to make people laugh…HELLO SaraH Palin we are serious here were talking about running a country not your new found occupation as a stand up comic.

I think Sen. Obama is answering the questions much better. Sen McCain seems flustered. He keeps saying the same things regarding oil and taxes. I don’t think anyone should pick a president on the basis of how he feels on abortion. We need to hear plans about education, the war, health programs and the economy.The middle class needs some breaks. I feel that the middle class is holding up this country. We pay most of the taxes. I think Sen. McCain is reaching for straws at this point. Lastly, Gov. Palin is not ready to become VP. She lacks knowledge in too many important political areas and she needs to stop the terrorist insinuations.

mccain will have us on the scale of a third world country! middle and lower are doomed
we need a change obama at least give it a darn chance,
we can’t afford to keep going the bush route! his bus is what took us to this stop now.
and clearly mccain is a nastier bush in camaflouge

McCain just mentioned the Republican rallies. Both, McCain and Palin, are trying to stir up division in this country, whether racial or by class (middle-class or upper-class). Barack Obama is trying to look out for everyone. Barack for President.

I have more confidence in McCain. Obama is full of it… he will tell what you want to hear and won’t be able to follow through.

Let’s be real people. If you vote for McCain, you are voting a 3rd Bush term…time to move out of the country if McCain wins this election.

I am with you Ted of Ohio, if the Republican party wins I will be moving my family out of this third world country, that is what we will be if McCan wins. We will not have the strength as a country to live the American Dream

Terri,
You can kiss the American Dream good-bye if God forbid Obama gets elected. He will tax you out of any dream you will ever have and destribute it to the mass.

Here is something that will NEVER be made known by ABC, CBS, NBC, or CNN. I fact they probable won’t even show it here.
FW: Who Is He?
Good questions!!
Here is something that will NEVER be made known on ABC, CBS NBC or CNN. In fact they will not likely print it here.
> This election has me very worried. So many things to
> consider. About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I
> have changed my mind three times since than. I watch all
> the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say
> this drives my husband crazy. But, I feel if you view
> MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, you might get some middle ground
> to work with. About six months ago, I started thinking
> ‘where did the money come from for Obama’. I have
> four daughters who went to College, and we were middle
> class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked
> hard and there were lots of student loans.
>
>
>
> I started looking into Obama’s life.
>
>
>
> Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in
> California. He is very open about his two years at
> Occidental, he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his
> time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply
> himself to his studies. ‘Barry’ (that was the name
> he used all his life) during this time had two roommates,
> Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan..
> During the summer of 1981, after his second year in
> college, he made a ’round the world’ trip.
> Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in
> India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with
> his roommate’s family, then off to Africa to visit his
> father’s family. My question – Where did he get the
> money for this trip? Nether I, nor any one of my children
> would have had money for a trip like this when they where in
> college. When he came back he started school at Columbia
> University in New York. It is at this time he wants
> everyone
> to call him Barack – not Barry. Do you know what the
> tuition is at Columbia? It’s not cheap to say the
> least! Where did he get money for tuition? Student
> Loans? Maybe. After Columbia, he went to Chicago to work as
> a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago?
> Why not New York? He was already living in New York…
>
>
>
> By ‘chance’ he met Antoin ‘Tony’ Rezko,
> born in Aleppo Syria, and a real estate developer in
> Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery
> this year. Rezko, was named ‘Entrepreneur of the
> Decade’ by the Arab-American Business and Professional
> Association’. About two years later, Obama entered
> Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what tuition is
> for Harvard Law School? Where did he get the money for Law
> School? More student loans? After Law school, he went
> back to Chicago. Rezko offered him a job, which he turned
> down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill
> & Galland. Guess what? They represented
> ‘Rezar’ which is Rezko’s firm Rezko was one
> of Obama’s first major financial contributors when he
> ran for office in Chicago. In 2003, Rezko threw an early
> fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David
> Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with
> ‘seed money’ for his U.S. Senate race.
> In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwoood District
> of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price).
> With ALL those Student Loans – Where did he get the money
> for the property? On the same day Rezko’s wife, Rita,
> purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London
> Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire
> loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama’s new
> home was purchased Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with
> Rezko.
>
>
>
> Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie
> Jarrett, was Michele Obama’s boss.. She is now
> Obama’s chief advisor and he does not make any major
> decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett
> born? Ready for this? Shiraz, Iran! Do we see a pattern
> here? Or am I going crazy?
>
>
>
> On May 10, 2008 The Times reported, Robert Malley, advisor
> to Obama, was ‘sacked’ after the press found out he
> was having regular contacts with ‘Hamas’, which
> controls Gaza and is connected with Iran. This past week,
> buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers
> reported that during Obama’s visit to Iraq, he asked
> their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is
> elected, and he will ‘Take care of things’.
>
>
>
> Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that
> where born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those
> ‘small’ Internet campaign contributions for Obama.
> Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle
> class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle
> East?
>
>
>
> And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The
> Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on
> ‘This Week’ with George Stephanapoulos. Obama on
> talking about his religion said, ‘My Muslim faith’.
> When questioned, ‘he made a mistake’.. Some
> mistake!
>
>
>
> All of the above information I got on line. If you would
> like to check it – Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama;
> Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times – Obama visited
> Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times – September 7, 2008;
> The Times May 10, 2008.
>
>
>
> Now the BIG question – If I found out all this information
> on my own, Why haven’t all of our ‘intelligent’
> members of the press been reporting this?
>
>
>
> A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear – ‘Beware of the
> enemy from within’!!!>

Why can’t people name the gutter journalists who are covering the elections for the media. I tried to mention the name of only one journalist who thinks obama can do no wrong and McCain can do no write. He is always Giving Obama A+ grade and MCaain C- grade no matter what they say. Now they are asking why is MCCain not dropping out because no candidate has ever won a race when he’s more then 10 points behind. These gutter journalists like chief political correspondents, Washington Correspondents are saying Obama is 20 points ahead. I do not see it that way. The poll coverage of all the TV stations show most states are red. Very states are shown to be blue. Rasmussen polls show Obama to be slightly ahead overall. But he still shows McCain to be winning in most states. Only CBS polls show McCain to be ahead overall. Even the Zagat polls show most states are red when they cover Presidential races.
Stop this gutter plititics. It is doing the journalists no good.

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I voted for the first time today. I’m a working, married mother of two. I voted for Barack Obama. I am so proud to have been a part of this election and hope that Mr. Obama carries the enthusiasium and class he has shown in this election with him into the White House. I hope that my children have a more stable economic situation to grow up in. I hope that all people can come together and realize that Democrat and Republican shouldn’t matter as much as the good for all people, the UNITED States of America. I hope for change in our government and I hope for change in the midsets of politicians. We are one country – let’s start acting like it!

I’m still holding out for McCain. In fact, I have no choice but to “hope” (a term Obama knows so well) and pray for McCain.
You know it’s ironic that all of these black people are voting for Obama, the democrat, because the democratic party once was the party in favor of slavery–the republicans were against it.
It’s not so ironic, however, that the large majority of Obama supporters are black…it’s just sad and pathetic.
If it takes Obama to shut up all the crazy people accusing whites of being racists, then so be it. But having a black man as president isn’t going to solve anything except put an extra large flame under “black powah’” and even more racism.
I seriously think that all the southern republican states should join and form a new country…because we’re the only smart people in the country. In fact, they don’t even have to be southern. They just have to be smart (a.k.a. – Republican)!!

To paraphrase Mrs. Obama; This is the first time I’ve ever been ashamed of my country!!
I am looking for a state that wants to initiate a secessionist movement, or I want to move to another country..
I’m serious on this; never before has money and a lack of scrupels played a roll in the American eletorate.
If anbody starts a secessionist movement, I’ll sell my house, take up arms and move to that state.
It may be I’ll have to hunt and gather food, but at least the shame of this election will be washed from my soul!
Bout all I can say is; “shame on you America” It’ll take several months if not years for that to sink in,,,,but you’ll figure it out eventually…
Having a racist, certifiable, lying, sack of scheit for a president is not a desireable prospect.
God bless you all. If I can break away from the union,,,,I will!!

How can Utah go to McCain when it shows Obama won 49% against 48% to McCain? Obama: 98,237 McCain: 96,822 This doesn’t make sense to me, can someone explain this please?
~~Kat

All I can say is keep a copy of your pay check. Compare it to one in 6 months when your taxes goes up to redistribute the wealth (your pay check).

United Socialist States of America new President Obama – for a change

DEMAND THE CHANGE HE RAN ON!
MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR HEALTH CARE WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN TAXES!!
I’LL REPAET FOR YOU THAT ARE SLOW,,,,HEALTH CARE,,,,NO NEW TAXES!!
REMEMBER,,,,DON’T ACCEPT USER FEES, ENERGY TAXES OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF TAXES…
HE SAID HE’LL GIVE US HEALTH CARE AND NO MIDDLE CLASS TAX INCREASE……
“YOU” AMERICA,,,,HAS TIO HOLD HIM TO HIS WORD; NO WAFFLING,,,,NO BACKING OUT – NOTHING!!

America!!! God Bless America! I thank God I was born in USA.
Congratulations to President-elect Barak Obama, and to the country which gives us the right to vote in a peaceful process.
Senator John McCain was very eloquent in his concession speech.