McCain Drowning in Obama’s Money

McCain would have more money if the RNC hadn’t spent so much money at Neimans, Saks and on McCain’s make-up artist from American Idol.

Why doesn’t the media focus on Senator Obama’s flip flop on his promise to abide by the federal campaign spending limits? This is a real issue.
But the media only ignores what matters and fastens on the trivial, so as to promote Obama’s campaign.

Money talks!

It doesn’t matter how much money they spend, it seems that people have an internal ignore switch, we are sick of hearing it. Every commercial break here has half a dozen election spots, half of them Obama’s, I don’t even hear them any more, I don’t even need to mute or change the channel, it is auto tune out. So go ahead a spend a billion or two, waste your money, doesn’t matter.

jd, actually this is what he said:
September 2007 questionnaire from the Midwest Democracy Network, which included the question, “If you are nominated for President in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will you participate in the presidential public financing system?”
Obama highlighted the answer “Yes,” and elaborated as follows:
I have been a long-time advocate for public financing of campaigns combined with free television and radio time as a way to reduce the influence of moneyed special interests…. My plan requires both major party candidates to agree on a fundraising truce, return excess money from donors, and stay within the public financing system for the general election….If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election.

Jake,
Please reread the so-called “pledge” you cite incessantly. Really – you should post it verbatim here. It was more of a political two-step than the “pledge” you describe.
There are multiple problems with public campaign financing. First, the RNC has access to much more money than the DNC. Second, you’re complaining that the public is actually financing Obama’s campaign rather than him taking a government handout? Third, the flipside of the story is that in terrible economic times ordinary folks are still giving Obama money – don’t you think that says something? Fourth, don’t you think McCain would’ve done the exact same thing if he had the ability or organization to do so?
Obama’s camp is playing the game better. Just like the Republicans played it better the last two election cycles.

Well, I live in Fairfax County and I can say that there is a strange sentiment in the air. I have no doubt Obama will claim Fairfax County, as we have gone Democrat in the past two elections, but I believe there is some “blowback” building. People are grumbling about the exhaustive ads we are seeing on TV. I actually channel surfed last night through five simultaneous Obama commercials. I think the Obama campaign needs to be careful that they don’t turn people off. I know personally of two people that donated to the Obama campaign and are now getting up to 5 emails and 3 phone calls a day asking for more money. These people have asked to not be called anymore but are getting pummeled by the Obama folks to donate, knock on doors and attend rallies. Both of them are now voting for McCain out of spite. While I don’t think that’s a common trend, I believe there is a risk here that they should be mindful of in the closing weeks. There is a such thing as overkill.

Dear Commentators (and Jake too), please read Kenneth Vogel’s piece in Politico talking about all the stuff journalists have questioned about the candidates but still have no answers. My response to Mr. Vogel and all the others who during this campaign preferred to deal with fluff rather than substance, it is a little late in the game to restore your tarnished reputations as serious journalists. After reading Vogel if you do not conclude that the American Public has been screwed by the mainstream media then you have your heads up and locked.

re Post by: hank | Oct 23, 2008 9:23:10 AM
News flash! There was an invention called computers that can add up all the $200 or less donations per credit card. It actually works! We could also possibly find out who owns credit cards who gave far more than the legal limit as well as if the card holder resides in the US.
Of course Obama not only is unwilling to do it, he won’t allow others to even see.

No matter how much we hear about “election reform”, it’s STILL all about MONEY! Whoever has the most gets to run the country. Period.

Jake, this article is not up to your usual investigative standards.
To be honest about how much money each candidate has to spend, you have to give the totals for the Republican and Democratic National Parties. ABC did an article early in the summer on this topic. I don’t have the figures but I remember the huge disparity between what the Republican Party had in funds and the Democratic Party had available. It was like a ten to one difference if my memory is accurate. So it isn’t honest to do a straight comparison between the money Obama has from donors and McCain’s funds when the Republican Party has such a huge war chest to help him out.
In this case, comparing the individual’s funds without taking into consideration the national parties’ funds, some of which will be given to the presidential candidates if needed, isn’t being honest on the topic.

“…it has also refused to abide by principles of full disclosure — it does not provide the public with the names of any donors who have given less than $200, for instance.”
That is very misleading. The Obama campaign HAS complied fully with FEC disclosure rules which don’t ask for disclosures of donations less than $200.
Yes, the McCain campaign has put their smaller donations up online but that was not until the last few weeks and only because they decided to make this an issue. So what you are actually complaining about is that the Obama campaign did not let themslves be bullied into juryrigging a response to the McCain campaign changing the rules in the middle of the campaign, correct?
I actually agree with you that all donations should be listed but that should be a requirement established before the campaign season, not in the last month of the election.

A big difference between the two candidates’ campaigns is the large amount of volunteers manning Obama’s offices.
“In that one battleground, Obama has 50 campaign offices to McCain’s 24.”
The volunteers make this possible. Just like the millions donating to Obama’s campaign for the first time, people are volunteering their time to help.
It’s a beautiful thing for so many citizens to be active in their democracy.

Obama broke up large donations into small amounts to avoid disclosure. It’s like breaking up a shopping basket full of hundreds of items into many small orders to use the speed checkout lane.

8 STATES (Hawaii, Washington, California, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut seeking judicial authority to certify Barack Obama qualifications —Obama is ignoring the suits (hired attorneys to fight), and the “media” does not wish to have the American public know what is going on —-DESPOTISM has arrived in America. Throw away the constitution!

Can anyone explain how the “We’re probably more forthcoming about disclosure than anyone” is derived from their practices? All along we’ve said look at the actions not the words. But his followers believe every spun word that comes out of his mouth. It is unbelievable.
USA Today October 7, 2008:
“Republican John McCain’s campaign lists all his donors, even those who give less than $200, on his website.
The Obama campaign has begun to request passport numbers from donors to verify their citizenship.
Asked why the Obama campaign does not do the same and open its database to the public, Axelrod said the campaign returns improper contributions.
“Obviously we’ve got a huge database of contributors,” he said. “It’s valuable to our campaign … We’re probably more forthcoming about disclosure than anyone.”
Independent watchdog groups, however, have asked the campaign to provide more information about its fundraisers and to at least provide information about small donors by zip code or country from where they donate.

Madeleine, a new study shows that Sen. McCain has received three times more negative reporting by the mainstream media than Sen. Obama. And not just negative, but made up lies.
Here is a great example.
The other day, the National Review had an article by Byron York which included the following: “Watching press coverage of the Republican candidate for vice president, it’s sometimes hard to decide whether Sarah Palin is incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt, backward or…all of the above. Palin, the governor of Alaska, has faced more criticism than any vice-presidential candidate since 1988…”
YET, in an interview with Gov. Palin, CNN’s Drew Griffin stated the following: “The National Review had a story saying…”That I can’t tell if Sarah Palin is incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt or all of the above.”
Mr. York was clearly criticizing the mainstream media bias against Gov. Palin, but Mr. Griffin twisted his words to make it appear as if Mr. York was saying that Gov. Palin was incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt or all of the above…”
Now you may believe that, but that is not the point. Mr. York does NOT believe that. Yet, here we have the mainstream media, CNN specifically, lying and ambushing Gov. Palin with that lie. CNN has yet to apologize or even comment on this.
As an example of the reverse, Sen. Obama LIED in the last debate. He said, “The only involvement I’ve had with ACORN was I represented them alongside the U.S. Justice Department in making Illinois implement a motor voter law that helped people get registered at DMVs.” Everyone in the mainstream media KNOWS THIS TO BE A LIE. Yet the mainstream media, with very few exceptions, has ignored this lie. Sen. Obama worked for ACORN. He conducted leadership seminars for new ACORN organizers. And he used to be the executive director of the voter registration arm of the Chicago branch of ACORN.
The majority of the mainstream media is clearly biased and will do anything to get Sen. Obama elected President of the United States.

Now I understand how useful are all this laws about campaigns that we have in my country… equal time on tv for all candidates (this is severely monitored), no polls disclosed in the two weeks before the election. Campaign expenses are also monitored, and reimbursed afterwards upon justification. And of course, no cold calling. Our system may be far from perfect, but at least people do not end up elected just because they have more money to waste. Good luck to you with the results.

Obama the see no, hear no, speak no. Does he even know where he is?

Lydia, CBS at least had the courage to run the truth:
Lost in the attention given to Obama’s Internet surge is that only a quarter of the $600 million he has raised has come from donors who made contributions of $200 or less, according to a review of his FEC reports.

Thanks Jake. Contrary to the rest of your ilk at ABC, at least you attempt to be objective. Just look at all the negative headlines on ABC’s webpage today directed against McCain/Palin.
And yes, we’ve learned a lesson. Reform is good when it’s reform to help you win.
This election is being bought.

Lets be clear
this time it’s the “not wealthy” that are giving those moneys…
this time it is not the republican machine screwing us up
it’s Ma and Pa Kettle…and the real “joe Plumbers” and “Joe Policeman” and Jane Firefighter” and “Joe Teacher”
telling the fake plants…
our money may be small in individual size…
but together there are more of us than there are of you.
what this election will prove…is that we are NOT a “right of center” country
we are “left of center”
because that is where real “AMERICAN value voters…who understand “right and wrong” without dogma… exist.
“the emperor and the right wing have no clothes!”

Thinking,
Please think before commenting. Obama has opened the gates to lopsided presidential elections in the future. Sure, it’s great when your candidate is rolling in money, but what happens when the next Dem candidate comes up. They always pull less money then Republicans, and when that happens and the tables are switched, I’m sure you’ll be complaining.

Jake, this is nonsense. The GOP has always raised a lot more money through the much larger donations permitted to the RNC. RNC can advertise for McCain, and does.
If Obama had taken public financing, it would be McCain/RNC drowning them. Add the fact that the GOP have their private TV network in FOX news, and you can see why taking public financing would have meant a sure Obama loss. GOP whining about this is exactly that: whining.

This argument goes against the GOP premise
Instead of sitting on his duff and collecting a government handout, Barack Obama got out there and raised his own money.
So Republicans, OBAMA representsand exemplifies your mindset. SUPPORT HIM.

“This fundraising advantage comes directly as a result of Obama’s abandonment of his pledge to enter into the public financing system, a system creating to squelch the influence of money in presidential politics.”
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Senator Obama’s “pledge” was a conditional statement based on reaching an agreement with the Republican nominee. That agreement wasn’t reached.
-John McCain has received assistance from the Republican Party and SEVERAL outside groups in this campaign – just as Republicans always do to get around the campaign finance laws. Are you adding in those totals for John McCain, Jake?
- The law does not require small donors to be disclosed. Why are you creating the impression that Senator Obama has some kind of obligation to do something that the law DOES NOT REQUIRE HIM to do?
- Senator Obama should be applauded for rejecting money from the special interest groups and lobbyists that have run Washington for all these years.
- WE THE PEOPLE are taking our government back – at the voting booth, with our fundrasing donations, and yes, even by holding renegade members of the media RESPONSIBLE for their “journalism”.
Not this time Jake.
Senator Obama has met his obligation under the law, and no amount of griping and whining is going to change that.
Senator McCain was WELL AWARE of Senator Obama’s fundraising ablilities after watching the Democratic primaries. His failure to PLAN for the OBVIOUS is another strike against his JUDGEMENT.
Period.

really
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLLLLLENT POINT
Public finance needs to go.
Just imagine…. my tax dollars contributes to those vile robo calls I am now getting from the mccain campaign.

Jeremy
this year proves that democracy isn’t dead in America
as the last 9 years would have had you believe…
America almost lost it’s democracy and destroyed itself by the lies spin and damage we see still coming from the same GOP team
putting this Mccain palin ticket forward.
Mccain sold his soul for his own career and achievement…
America is cashing that check…and unfortunately Mccain is going to lose that risk he took in selling his character for spin and garbage tactics
same team
same tactics 9th year.
throw these bums out!

He’s spending 250k a day on advertising? That number sounds so familiar… I know: Let’s take that money every day and give it to the less fortunate. Ah but no… let’s give it instead to a man who wants power and control of the country so that he can take it from the people to give to the less fortunate.

The point is if obama had only public funding money, he wouldn’t deal with maccain campaign’s smears like terrorist, socialist attacks.
GOP campaign are so mean and so raw, they paralize people’s brain.
I myself as a obama supporter, i was quite dissapointed by his flip flop on this issue, but you have to use barb to take out the poison.

DL,
This year proves democracy is dead in America.
When Bush overstepped his power, he was called out on it and impeachment was called for (though not ultimately done). His approval rating is dismal. Americans are not standing for his compromise of democracy.
This year, however, the media is covering over the deep-seated corruption in the Obama campaign.
From here on, elections in the US will be bought. Obama has just compromised democracy to a degree on par with Bush

ja
and the reason you think the rest of the media is in the tank for Obama
is because they can not avoid facts…
like they were “worked” into doing for 9 years…
problem is Fox has fooled the American people for those 9 years…making spin look like facts…
and Ailes is good at it…look at his expertise…the name “Leni reifenstahl” mean anything to you.
the reason the media may seem biased to those who have been watching Fox is because for a decade they were fooled into forgetting about facts and what it is to have a reporter who actually has brains…and no agenda but the welfare and awareness of their audience…the American people.
Fox was created to manipulate that for power reasons…and the seems are starting to leak on that venture.

Look at the sad, pathetic rationalizations people are making for Obama buying this election.
Oh he needed the money to fight the smears. Give me a break, Obama has smeared just as much as McCain.
You fools don’t even know the long-term consequences of what you are supporting. Sure, you’ll buy this election but from now on the Republicans are going to have a huge cash advantage and buy ever election afterwards. Sad.
As far as I’ve seen, Obama has done nothing but ill for this country so far.

Hello Jake,
I, too, would like Obama to disclose the names of donors under $200.00, but aren’t you making much ado about nothing?
The candidate running as a reformer, and whose signature issue is campaign finance reform, is John McCain. Obama hasn’t been running on a reform platform, per se. He wants to sweep out the old style of politics and bring in the new. A politics not based on Rovian division, but post-partisan cooperation. You seem to be confusing the platforms on the mantra of reform.
Moreover, Obama has complied with the laws as they exist–laws crafted by McCain that are now the proverbial millstone around his neck.
The Obama campaign, while flawed, is probably the best run campaign in electoral history. It has stuck to its core message through thick and thin, while opponents to it have flailed in the wind. Obama’s campaign has been built on bedrock while McCain’s and Hillary’s were built on sand.
So, would I like more transparency? Sure. Do I think there’s a conflict between Obama’s platform and financial practices? Not so much.

ja
ansd the idea that Obama has “smeared” like McCain
pretty much sums up your logic…
lol
on the percentage of negative balance within each of the campaigns
Mccain’s was 100% the priority
Obama’s was the problems we face as the priority.

McCain gets negative coverage because his campaign is negative!
Obama gets positive coverage because his campaign is positive..
It that simple!!
FOX NEWS IS PROPAGANDA!

$600 MILLION dollars! What a waste.. If he spends money like this in a campaign, how much of OUR tax money will he spend as President.. It’s been like water to him.. He doesn’t care it’s not his… He’s cheap with his own money, gives little to charity and has a brother in Africa living on less than a $1 a day, but he doesn’t help him.. And he won’t help us either, he’ll send all our hard-earned money to all his croneys in his left wing groups, and we’ll be footing the bill.

I am ONE of those alleged overseas non-Americans! MY name is french sounding, but I AM AN AMERICAN who’s in France at the moment. I don’t want my name given to the public because I do not want my name used by scammers or lists of possible donors to OTHER causes. I believe the small donor LIST should be private.

ja
Im all for free speach it just shouldnt pretend to be news!
Rupert murdoch lost the right to own a TV network in Australia because he was swapping good coverage from the news department for cash…
After the investergation he lost the court case he had to sell his tv assets..
So he moved to london and did the same thing their he is currently being investergated by the EU for the same scams!!
You should be able to say what ever you want but dont lie and call it news because its not!!

Barack needs every dime to win against the BIGOTS, RACISTS, destructive NEW Rebublicans and their extreme right HITLER MCCARTHY 527′s and hate robocalls, FOX news hate machines!
He is fighting for our AMERICAN dream and our civil rights – The United States of AMERICA – not the pro-America/anti-America facists. If it takes $1 billion to beat these idealogical crazy McCarthy followers who are trying to take over the
equaltiy of our nation – I SAY GIVE IT!
The new GOP – EXTREME Right and WRONG!
RESTORE the MIDDLE CLASS! RESTORE AMERICA’s RESPECT in the WORLD! VOTE OBAMA!

I donated less that 200.00! And yes I make less than 250,000.00 a year!
OBAMA- BIDEN 2008

WOW! JUST SHOWS HOW MANY SUPPORTERS SENATOR OBAMA HAS, DOESN’T IT? He is the right man for the job, no matter what dribble McShameless wants to smear around. McCain sold his honor to run a baseless bunch of lies and inuendoes. Not the kind of leadership the Intelligent People out here want. Hope we get to send Palin’s lying mouth home soon too.

Oh by the way I forgot to mention I live in the GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! I AM A PROUD AMERICAN AND I BELIVE IN THE DREAM! I’m living the dream!

jpt writes:
“one wonders why it is that the Obama campaign feels this refusal to inform the public where all its money is coming from in any way squares with Obama’s claim to be a reformer.”

Indpendant American Woman
I could not have said it any better.
While you are calling Obama
Socialist
Communist
Radical
Untrusted
Untested
etc.
CALL HIM SMART
Imagine Barack Obama fighting the good ole boy networks on 80 million.
like I said
CALL HIM SMART

So I assume people wouldn’t mind it if their credit card company randomly posted some of their small purchases online along with their name and zip code, without their permission, or without warning them?

Belle Starr
Thanks for the warning.
Imagine a world without Nader
He done great things early in his career with motor safety laws.
He was instrumental in saving American Lives
then
He ran for president in 2000 where he took votes that would have went to Gore.
He was instrumental in lost lives of Servicemembers
one good thing about all that Lieberman did not become my VP!!!!

Hey folks, NEWS FLASH! Obama is flush with cash!
WoooHooo
‘nother NEWS FLASH! It’s all LEGAL!
And the reason is that the majority of Americans are fed up with the status quo and are tired of being fed a line of crap. Just ask Michelle Bachman.
The catalyst for September fundraising??? Try Sarah Palin!! Her selection as VP scared the donations out of wallets folks.

Belle Starr
Barack Obama’s campaign is paid for by the American people!
McCains campaign is paid for by the compaines and lobbyists!
Who’s side do you think McCain is going to be on ?
Who’s side do you think Obama is going to be on ?

“[Nader] ran for president in 2000 where he took votes that would have went to Gore.”

Belle Starr
Barack Obama’s campaign is paid for by the American people!
McCains campaign is paid for by the compaines and lobbyists!
Who’s side do you think McCain is going to be on ?
Who’s side do you think Obama is going to be on ?
Posted by: aussie | Oct 23, 2008 11:25:48 AM
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Don’t leave out me the taxpayer. Public finance has got to go.
I can not stomach the fact that I am contributing to the vile robocalls mccain is sending out against obama and the 150,000 shopping spree

Senator Obama pledged to enter into the public financing program if Senator McCain also pledged to accept public financing. Senator McCain accepted public financing, Senator Obama went back on his pledge, preferring to rely campaign contributions.
The legitimacy of $600+ million in campaign contributions is suspect due to the sheer amount. The Obama campaign’s disclosure refusal adds concern that the fund has knowingly, and willfully received illegal contributions.
Would an Obama Presidency be shrouded in secrecy like the Obama campaign? And would a President Obama be as quick to not honor pledges, as Senator Obama has in his campaign?

“Would an Obama Presidency be shrouded in secrecy like the Obama campaign? And would a President Obama be as quick to not honor pledges, as Senator Obama has in his campaign?”

McCain
The Obama campaingn said that your folks are racist and rednecks and I cannot not agreem with them more.
(paraphrasing)
Response: crickets.
Come on folks. There is a bingo game waiting for this guy.

“By the way, this is now the third consecutive day of this small donor story here at this blog.”

Belle Starr:
Under Obama’s health care plan, you will be able to afford the medication you need for your paranoid delusions.
In the meantime, cut off your radio and go for a walk from time to time.
Clears the head.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but why are people presuming guilt when there is no evidence of it. As McCain, and Tapper knows, since this is at least the third time he has done a story about this, the campaign is not required to disclose its donors of less than $200, because of the feasibility of doing so. I find it interesting that Tapper points out that Obama has been flagged for questionable donations, but so has McCain. I find it interesting that people wag their finger at Obama for failing to be a reformer, while McCain has the biggest lobbyist in D.C. working on his campaign.
And Obama did not give an unequivocal pledge to accept public financing. He said that he would pursue discussions with the Republican nominee, but would also not disarm unilaterally. For those that feel that his discussions weren’t agressive enough, that is up for debate, but he certainly approached the McCain campaign about it, and I recall that McCain said that he would not “referee” third parties or the his own party for that matter.
And another reason that accepting public financing was going to be highly unlikely, if not downright stupid is that Obama was pursuing a 50 state strategy. Now we can sit here all day and try to act high minded, but in order to fund those campaign offices, that takes a lot of money, and to change the state of the map it takes a lot of money. And, unlike McCain, Obama doesn’t have name recognition and this iron clad public hero persona. He has to be more aggressive to get out there, and for people to get to know him better.
So yes, on the one hand, Obama is certainly not pure on campaign finance issues, but for those clutching their pearls and acting like there is some conspiracy going on here is a bit much.

By the way, this is now the third consecutive day of this small donor story here at this blog.”

At the end of the day, Obama looks like he made the right decision. He put McCain at a serious disadvantage.

“Looking forward to the USA being one of the good guys again!”

Those following and believing Senator Obama’s political rhetric are weak minded and truly uninformed. He is a socialist/communist/Marxist of the worst sort. He spits in the face of traditional values and lifesyles.
If the people sending money to the Obama campaign get their money from food stamp fraud or other government freebies, they should go to jail for fraud.

“Those following and believing Senator Obama’s political rhetric are weak minded and truly uninformed.”
Useful idiots.

“one request
Respect the President.”
I’ll be flying my American Flag upside down if that one is elected. I’ll also be flying an empty suit in protest.
Posted by: Mack | Oct 23, 2008 12:01:05 PM
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Be my guest. America is beautiful isn’t it. Freedom of Speech. Wonderful

Mary,
That fearmongering/lie approach?
Not working.
Obama/Biden ’08/’12

Belle Starr
The difference is the Obama’s spent their own money. Palin got money to spare.

“The difference is the Obama’s spent their own money.”

ROFLMAO.
Concerned in OH repeats what he read on NRO and claims it as his own.
I actually have a credit card processing via the internet.
I can forget the middle initial. I can add a company name. I have spelled people’s names wrong.
But if I get the address wrong (street or zip code) the system tends to reject those sales.

Jake….I know you keep a list of Biden gaffes…..but I hope you covered his BIGGEST, by reminding Americans about the doubt we have in Obama to handle any crisis, let alone International. There would be less chance of effing with John McCain WHO KNOWS THE SYSTEM, KNOWS FOREIGN AFFAIRS!
Where is your headline with the Biden gaffe? It’s a bigger point McCain has to remind Americans of than even Joe the Plumber socialism poster boy.

Drown baby drown. McCain is drowning in MY small donations to Obama which I give every month. They have added up to about $800 so far. I now have the same power as the TV networks who have thought of themselves as king makers,..reporting selectively for twenty months to keep the fight going and their ratings high. I get my news from hundreds of state newspapers who’s journalists are not slaves of the 24 hour news cycle.
Its time we took back America from large corporations of all types who have transferred their debts to the middle-class, benefitting from tax loopholes while shipping our jobs overseas.

This is second post. Campaign Law does not require reporting of smaller than $200. Neither side has reported in past. Each side will have some problems as this is done online. Still you must give credit card number, name, address, employer, age, check box if you are allowed to give under their question form on Obama’s site, etc. If a person lied and this is brought forward anyone who committed fraud will probably be prosecuted and may serve prison time. I see Barack Obama has done all he could to prevent any problems.
Please be wise to evaluate why Republicans are now asking why??? Why Republicans provided lists when they haven’t in past and is not required by law. Why do they want names of all their people?? Do they even have a right?? Is it that they want to harrass us??
Is this same reason why they claimed voter fraud when no voter fraud existed?? No one has voted yet. No voter fraud can be committed until votes placed. Election day is Nov 4th. Only voter registration fraud occurred by the workers committing fraud against their employer. Seems ACORN is group being hit. Past legal investigation 2004 proved ACORN innocent. No voter fraud occurred. Republican suits were bogus claims for winning an election.
2008 Voters have been illegally been removed from voter registration lists. This is illegal!! This is fraud and is voter suppression. Investigations ongoing. Why and who did?? We shall see?? What will happen?? Computer voting machines are a problem as they can be altered quite easily and most have no paper trail. Many do not show if information technically changed. 2008 some machines were programmed to change Democrat votes to Republican candidate automatically.
Republican Virginia Voter Registration Election Office attempting to suppress voters by warning college student they can not vote or they could lose college scholarships, rights for tuition, etc. Caught and major problems!!
Michigan Republicans attempting/ed to use foreclosed homes as list to keep voters from being eligible to vote. Alerts all over news and continuing at present. Other states being used by Republicans also.
Republicans are filing lawsuits all over country using ACORN as their hit group claiming voter fraud. Republicans did this in 2004 too. No fraud legally ever found. Voter registration fraud never developed into voter fraud as Donald Duck never actually voted. State laws say person who votes must provide ID. Who can claim they are Donald Duck?? Same tactic was used in 2004. No voter fraud.
Results of past tell experts actual voter fraud is really rare. Experts say voter suppression attempts are rampant.
California chair/owner of a national group/firm hired by John McCain and National Republican Party Group arrested for changing people’s party affiliation and possible voter registration fraud.
Republicans have a long history of voter suppression tactics they employ. That is why Barack Obama requested special prosecutor to investigate all complaints and lodged complaint. This attorney is one who is investigating present Republican Administration for abuse of power.
I want both parties to comply by law. No voter suppression. Obama had defended ACORN alongside other groups too when he got voter registration into Department of Motor Vehicles. This was good law in Illinois. He also helped talk/train couple of times. He did give ACORN funds during primary for get out the vote canvassing. No funds given during Presidential race. That is his only connection and is ridiculous!!

I use ICVerify.
Our business is limited to North America with 95% being purchases in the US.
Like I said, the system tends to reject when the address does not match up but is more forgiving for mistakes in the name.

McCain Drowning in Obama’s Money
lol. Well Swim Baby, Swim!! daggonit
ridiculous.
Obama /Biden 2008. T-9 until all this is over !

This F, Obama is showing you who he is when he lies to McCain’s face and says he’ll abide by public financing for his campaign. LIAR….google Obama’s lies and you will get a list so long it takes days to read it. Foreign money coming in (a couple of brothers in Pakistan donated $28,000 each)….to Bozo’s campaign and we need full disclosure to see conflict of interest.
Americans rise up and take down the Flight 93, that is the Obama campaign, before it gets to the Capitol….rush the cockpit and take it down.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN

“the taxes on small business will mean lay offs in a way that will cripple this country.”
Small business will no longer have any capital gains taxes, a $3000 credit for new hires and get 50% tax credits if they give their employees health insurance.

A Florida billionaire and top fund-raiser for John McCain has been accused of “a reprehensible form of war profiteering” by the chairman of a Congressional investigative committee.
Rep. Henry Waxman, head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, contends a company co-owned by Harry Sargeant III overcharged the Pentagon over $180 million to deliver fuel to U.S. military bases in Iraq.

Here’s an example of “democratic” financial responsibility:
WHO screwed up Social Security??
When Social Security began the “democrats” SAID:
Participation would be VOLUNTARY.
The contributions would be TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
The funds wouldn’t be used for anything ELSE, and
interest would ADD to the account.
The payouts would NEVER BE TAXED.
LBJ & demo majorities in the House and Senate put the
funds in the General Fund so they could use it for
their pet projects (PORK), no interest adds to the
fund now!
CARTER & demo majorities in the House and Senate
gave Social Security to immigrants who had never
PAID IN!
CLINTON & demo majorities in the House and Senate
made the CONTRIBUTIONS taxable, AND made the
PAYOUTS taxable! (Al Gore cast the deciding vote on
the payouts!)
OBAMA wants to GIVE Social Security to the 11 million
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS that are here, ALONG WITH
Medicare! (Think more or them will come then to get
in on THAT?) AND, with demo majorities in the House
and Senate, he’ll SUCCEED!
AND, after all THAT, the “democrats” have the GALL to
blame Republicans for the mess Social Security is in!

conf1689: Many of the people at Obama’s rallies are his supporters from offices in the state he is campaigning. Plus you might see senior’s coming out just to hear him talk because they have nothing else to do. In St. Louis where the majority is black, they came out. I don’t think he had 100,000 but maybe close to 35,000. The media has a way of adding people to a picture on the internet that doesn’t exist in reality. From what I understand Palin had 60,000 people three weeks ago in Lady Lake, FL. Now that’s a big crowd. Biden is lucky to get six thousand.

“I don’t think he had 100,000 but maybe close to 35,000.”
Obama had 100,000 people show up in St. Louis and 75,000 show up in
He just had another 30,000 at his rally in North Carolina.
Those are police and fire estimates, not the campaigns.
“From what I understand Palin had 60,000 people three weeks ago in Lady Lake, FL.”
That was a lie by the McCain campaign disputed by fire & police officials.
Of course the funny thing is McCain doesn;t attract nearly as big a crowd as Palin and he’s the top of the ticket whereas the situation for the Democrats is the norm where the top of the ticket gets the big crowds while the VP gets smaller crowds.
The lesson as always? Right wingers lie.

Money doesn’t get you elected, voters do. Obama can be a trillionaire and still not get elected. McCain doesn’t need to spend a lot of money on Ads because he is well known throughout. He can save that money. Let Obama spend it all. Obama doesn’t have to raise taxes at all. The more you make the more tax you pay. What is it that Obama can’t figure out. I would pay lesser tax on an income of $40,000 per year than a person making $75,000 per year. Why raise taxes at all. Leave the tax as it is and don’t raise the taxes at all. Also what they need to do is have Medicare lower their deduction from 98.00 per month to 75.00 per month and make that the standard deduction to accomodate the people on social security. There is nothing wrong with the economy. People make their own mistakes by wrong decisions along with the banks and lending institutions. Foreclosures are not always the banks fault. Young people decide they want a condo or house, put 5% down, live in it for one year then decide they don’t want it give it back to the bank and rent again leaving the bank with a total loss unless they can sell the property over again.

Ryan C: You are wrong as usual about Alice J. Palmer. She was in politics before Obama ever thought about it. She did not have fraud signatures on her list but that’s his underhanded way of getting what he wants. I don’t know why the courts allowed it. I saw the whole episode on TV. Alan Keyes than ran against him and lost. Obama is the worst of the worst candidate for office of this country.

Obama’s raking in the dough from all his ties overseas. That’s admirable. ; )

Palin took the celebrity status aways from him (B O ) and he’s trying to regain it back.
Which is why he slams her so hard…. only through his supporters, of course;
He keeps himself clear of his dirty politics with his repelling teflon vest.!
(You remember “The Picture of Dorian Gray”???????)
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

PLEASE LOARD ! HEAR MY PRAYERS AND LET THE AMERICAN HERO, THE MAN WITH EXPERIENCE, THE RIGHT MAN, JOHN MC CAIN WIM !!! THANK YOU GOD…..AMEN

where did obamas money come from ???????????