McCain Offended by Lewis’ Comments; Calls On Obama to Condemn

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT PITCH BOULDERS.
Google: Steve Stoll and Palin.
Extreme? You must judge for yourself.
DO WE REALLY KNOW SARAH?
PLEASE do you own research.
Do your homework.
This Woman Could Become President!

McCain is inciting violence and hatred and he has the audacity to criticize someone for pointing this out.
This whole debacle is unbelievable.
John Lewis is right and has nothing to apologize for.
McCain should be ashamed of himself and his supporters.

Who started this mess Mc Cain?????OHHHHH>>>>>> now the cheese is getting binding ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…How do you like it?????? HA*HA*HA

John Lewis was right. McCain/Palin rallies have become hate-fests. Even David Gergen said that if this continues that this will lead to violence.

Cry me a river McCain!!

Obama and his supporters should stop playing “the race card.” We’re all tired of it.

And again McCain demonstrates his detachment from reality. Your the one rabble rousing John, you and Palin, or are you so far gone you think Obama is calling himself a “terrorist” and calling for himself to be “killed” at YOUR rallies?

ok, i condemn those remarks not made by me or my campaign.
I want everyone to know John McCain is a decent citizen.
Barak

McCAIN CANNOT CONTROL THE ANGER OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS! How do you expect him to control the emotions of millions? 50% of Americans vote on emotions……and as Carvelle said, if Obama goes into this election 5 points ahead in the polls and loses, we’ll see scenes in the streets and uprising like never before….WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THAT? ACORN VOTER FRAUD TRYING TO GIVE THIS TO BO……AMERICANS WILL REVOLT OVER THAT TOO, TO HAVE OUR VOTES VOIDED BY ACORN……law suits on Nov. 5 that could make the Gore/Bush debacle look like a teaparty.

O.K. – McCain/Palin rallies incite hate and they resent someone criticizing this. Is McCrazy on Prozac? Maybe he should be.

Mark my words, the constant race card playing by Obama supporters and the media will backfire, and backfire big.
BTW – the vast majority of undecideds are going McCain – they’re just not telling you.

Jake,
Are you going to cover the case of
Philip Berg v. Barack Obama,
Civil Action No. 2:08-cv-04083-RBS, pending at the US District Ccourt for
the Eastern district of Pennsylvania?
Will you, a journalist, sit and
watching a potential constitutional crisis developing without saying anything?

I can’t believe I’m reading this.
McCain has not even repudiated his own outrageous and divisive comments and he wants Obama to repudiate someone else’s?

McSame Endorse Obama
“I have to tell you. Sen. Obama is a decent person and a person you don’t have to be scared of as president of the United States,” McCain said. – John McSame at Rally yesterday.
Now your turn.. guys..
OBAMA/BIDEN O8

So McCain is upset about what he calls a “character attack” by the civil rights icon John Lewis (who knows first hand about both character and physical attacks) at the same time McCain is running an attack ad against Obama titled “Dangerous.”
Senator McCain – read John Lewis’ statement again. He is criticizing your rhetoric not your character.
At the same time you are trying to calm a crowd by saying that Sen. Obama is “a decent man,” your “dangerous” ad calls Obama a liar and “dishonorable.”
To the Senator McCain I thought I knew: where have you gone? Were you ever real to begin with?
You wrote in one of your books that you ran in 2000 out of personal ambition and not love of country. Is your motivation for this 2008 campaign really different? Is it “country first” or “at any cost?”

Wait! Isn’t John Lewis the person that John McCain cited as one of the wisest people he knows at the Saddleback Church forum along with Meg Whitman and General Patreaus? Now, McCain wants Obama to denounce this same person?
Is General Patreaus and Meg Whitman next? Who else does John McCain throw under the bus in his drive to the Presidency?

John Lewis is right. And Obama owes McShame nothing.
McShame shat on any claim he had of being honorable by having his attack chihuahua Palin launch hate-filled, racially suggestive attacks against Obama — and saying nothing for days when those attacks, as planned, provoked extreme, potentially violent responses from bigots.
McCain attempted to back away from those attacks ONLY when other Republicans denounced them and it became obvious that hate wasn’t buying him any points in the polls.
And now McShame is having Palin start in on the infanticide smear.
This won’t work either. The vast majority of voters who oppose abortion already are in McShame’s camp. The ones who are pro-choice are already voting for Obama.
Most of the handful of undecided voters are disgusted by the vitriol that is all the McShame/Failn campaign can offer.
This is the political death rattle of a once-honorable man and an unqualified, narcissistic woman who ought never have been on the ticket.

Lewis has nothing to apologize for when he spoke the truth! The McSames bunch think that they are allowed to incite hate and fear but when faced with the truth, they cry foul? The extent that this pair will go to is unprecedented in history, and McShame will be judged accordingly. For the guy who lives by the sword, will die by the sword, and we have seen an old “hero” who has not only diminished himself, but brought this campaign to the lowest level possible. McShame would only be remembered as one who split and destroyed his own party by the force of his own destructive temperament and character, and a thoroughly flawed judgment by his selection of a pit bull for VP.

I agree with you Senator McCain.
Inserting imagery of George Wallace is designed to nothing more than stoke anger among blacks over a non-existent issue. If Obama doesn’t repudiate these remarks, it confirms everything I’ve sensed about his orchestration of negative attacks.
McCain-Palin rallies have been very energetic but lately one or two are taking it upon themselves to try and make the campaign look bad. As someone who has attended these rallies, the only disruptors I see are the Obama supporters.
Did it every occur to anyone that it is OBAMA supporters infiltrating these rallies to disrupt from within? Based on my experience at Republican rallies, I’d put money on it being them. What’s the word they use — astroturfing, that’s it. I guess the sight of large, enthusiastic REPUBLICAN rallies must be stopped. Can’t interfere with the meme that everybody loves Obama.
These UNFOUNDED cries of racism are designed to stifle enthusiastic rallies, squash debate and stop scrutiny of Obama alliances.
I look at the timing of this.
Until these *cough* republican *cough* bigots made the news, democrats would ridiculously whine about non-existent codewords and spew laughable subliminal musings until their fellow travelers disrupted McCain rallies.
I also imagine the left is pretty ticked that ACORN is continuously exposed as the leftist vote fraud arm, with over $800,000 from Obama campaign to assist their efforts.
I guess the open attacks from the left weren’t having the desired effect so they decided to disrupt Republicans from within. How radical!
The socialists and radicals are openly on the march.
GO MCCAIN-PALIN!!!

“We all better take a deep breath, including David Gergen, James Carville, all of us.”

Off course John Lewis is right!
John Lewis has every right to compare it with Wallace. This morning I had a talk with my sister and we draw the comparison with Ruanda. People were setup against each other with hate speeches on the radio. Compare this with the daily sinister ad, Who is the real Obama ???
When you’re running on some sinister, xenophobic messages, targeting on the fear of the people you’re walking a dangerous path.
And BTW.
John Lewis is not part of the Obama campaign, he can say and write whatever he wants.

If Rep. Lewis thinks the McCain rally yahoos are scary now(and they are), he’s really gonna be freaked out when and if McCain greenlights going after Obama for his membership in the Trinity UCC.

Why on earth should Obama condemn another person’s opinion, when McCain’s campaign is the one that continues to focus on character attacks?
Does McCain really think the American people are that stupid?
What an awful man he’s turned into.

“The truth is that when John McCain says “jump,” the media still ask, “How high?” Think about this: When was the last time McCain or his campaign has wanted the news media to focus on something, and they have refused? From “lipstick on a pig” to Bill Ayers, the media have scampered after whatever mud McCain has flung, like a puppy dog chasing a stick thrown by its master. Sure, sometimes they have pointed out that McCain is lying — and that’s tremendous progress for a profession that has spent a decade flatly asserting McCain’s honesty. But — as I’ve explained in the past — even as they’ve debunked McCain’s claims, they’ve too often privileged the lie by allowing those claims to drive their coverage.
And, increasingly, they uncritically quote McCain campaign attacks on Sen. Barack Obama for things McCain himself has done. When a campaign does something like this, the media often point out the hypocrisy, and the attack backfires. But those rules don’t apply to John McCain. So when John and Cindy McCain attack Barack Obama for what they describe as a vote to “cut off the funds for the troops,” the news media dutifully repeat the charge — without noting that, by the same logic, McCain also voted to cut off funds for the troops: Obama voted against a funding bill that did not include a timeline for withdrawal; McCain voted against a bill that did include a timeline for withdrawal.”
——Media Matters

John Lewis is NOT a friend of Obama. He was with the Clintons until someone challenged his seat in congress. This guy has never campaigned or advocated for Obama. The only thing this guy shares with Obama is race and political party, period. How many people fit that bill? hundreds of thousands people. Is Obama responsable for what all that people say? No sir.

I don’t see McCain apologising for remarks made by right wing talk show hosts or Republicans in the south that are saying terrible things…
McCain has allowed Palin to turn his rallies into hate filled mobs, he has made that bed. He has to deal with it…
The remarks by Lewis are silly as they bring is race but teh fact is that GOP crowds are baying shameful mobs. McSame takes the blame for that no one else. As usual he’d rather talk about the messenger than the idea.
So Lewis should apologise for Lewis but not for the underlying idea that McCaion and Palin have turned into disgusing say anything pathetic excuses for candidates. Obama has nothing to do with this.

Let me state this very clearly: If you launch your political campaign out of the home of someone who admits to bombing the Pentagon, Capital Building and New York City Police Headquarters, you are palling around with terrorists. If you voluntarily worked closely with someone who waged War against the United States, you are palling around with terrorists. If you then claim that this was just some guy in your neighborhood, you are covering up that you are palling around with terrorists.

Interesting McCain waits until a civil rights icon launches a criticism to react. These criticisms have been in the press for the last three days, including from within his own party.

I don’t understand why no one cares that Obama is a racist? He sat in a racist church with a racist pastor with a racist theology for 20 years.
In my book that makes him a racist, just as anyone who had been a member of the Klan for 20 years would be a racist.
And don’t tell me Black Liberation Theology is not racist. It is racist to the core.

John Lewis is NOT a friend of Obama. He was with the Clintons until someone challenged his seat in congress. This guy has never campaigned or advocated for Obama. The only thing this guy shares with Obama is race and political party, period. How many people fit that bill? hundreds of thousands people. Is Obama responsable for what all that people say? No sir.

Will McCain repudiate Palin’s comments?

Telling crowds filled with racists that Obama is “palling around with terrorists”, while other campaign spokespeople intentionally highlight his middle name is pure fear mongering.
Many republicans have been calling McCain on this, its not just this one case. His campaign has gone over the line.

Ironically, on 10-08-08 i sent an e-mail to the Obama-Biden Campaign which included fifty-four of my compiled quotes. The very first one is: KINDS OF MINDS; SIMPLE MINDS DISCUSS PEOPLE. ORDINARY MINDS DISCUSS EVENTS. GREATER MINDS DISCUSS IDEAS. The fourth qoute is more ironic. SIN HAS MANY TOOLS BUT A LIE IS THE HANDLE [EVEN WITH LIPSTICK ON IT] THAT FITS THEM ALL. These quotes submitted two days before the release of the Trooper Gate investigation. Fact you cannot argue, you can only discuss.

GOP = More hate in 08

Hey Johnny, ya military genius. When you throw rocks they sometimes get thrown back. Remember, ‘People who live in glass houses shouldn’t ,, well, you’re a smart guy, you figure it out.

I am a 51 year old white guy, I live in California and there ARE some areas I don’t feel safe driving through, they happen to be predominantly WHITE neighborhoods where the majority of people are highly intolerant and racist!
in response to the comments from “hope, change, hate, nobama”.
I am a Hillary supporter voting for OBAMA and BIDEN!!!!!

“George Wallace and the violence he provoked” Senator McCain, look in the mirror with an honest eye and you will see what you have allowed yourself to become and what you have allowed yourself to do. John Lewis is seeing clearly. You are doing what George Wallace did. You are provoking violence and you are allowing and encouraging Sarah Palin to provoke violence. The country is seething with fear over our economic situation and you are coming in at a time like that and whipping crowds up to hatred. You disagree with some of Barack Obama’s policies, but you don’t in your heart of hearts believe that Barack Obama is a bad or evil man–and yet that is what you are bringing out of the guts of other people. There are lines an American shouldn’t cross even in a political campaign. George Wallace crossed them. And you are too. Instead of blaming Lewis for saying things you don’t like, take a moment to wonder if he’s right—and then make some changes. The real John McCain doesn’t respect your own campaign.

I am impressed by Obama and his maturity during this campaign. I no longer think about McCain/Palin as they have stooped so low as to not be on my radar any longer.
I see a change coming and it will be led by Obama. There is hope for America and that is President Obama.

What a stupid remarks.
No one ever called McCain a racist, because we know that isn’t so. He has adopted children from Bangladesh, so we know he isn’t a racist.
It’s his demagogue path we are offended by, his sinister, xenophobic message to spread fear. It’s dangerously. And history has shown how stupid people can behave, and that is John Lewis message !

As a people, we often rely on preconceived, prejudged, and stereotypical declarations that cannot bare the light of truth. We are wrong.
Today, news media does not report objectively or fairly. Many reporters actually try interpret the news for us. They are wrong.
Candidates campaigning for the highest office in the land argue about their opponents use of character assassination and then use the same offensive tactics. They are wrong.
We, the people, need to step up to the plate and stop our American ideological flags from being dragged in the mud and then waved as if there were glory in standing for garbage.

Why did McCain wait until several days after people started yelling hateful things about Obama to suddenly come to his defense?

I can stand either Obama or McCann. Not voting this term.

How the Senator Lost it at a Puerto Rican Casino
For this entire presidential campaign, the media have been waiting for John McCain’s famous temper to explode. A few small examples have been reported without anyone trying to make a big deal about it. The rule seems to be that if he can keep it bottled until November 5, he’s home free. But if he explodes in the interim, it becomes an official issue. This isn’t completely nuts. If he can’t hold it in for just the few months he is under maximum scrutiny, then he has a real problem. Otherwise, hey—Bill Clinton also had a temper, it was said, along with other uncontrollable passions.
Until recently this anger business didn’t bother me much. There is a lot to be angry about. Furthermore, I was not confident that McCain’s anger passed the whose-ox-is-gored test: As an Obama supporter, would I be equally alarmed if my preferred candidate had anger issues? (Which some folks say he does, by the way.) Then I heard the following story.
It comes in an email from my friend Jeff Dearth, a media investment banker banker and former publisher of The New Republic. We also went to junior high and high school together in Michigan. He would not make this up. In 2005, Jeff attended a magazine industry conference at a casino hotel in Puerto Rico. (I was there, too, though not a witness to what follows.) The guest speaker was McCain. He put on a terrific performance, breaking up the friendly crowd by referring to journalists as “my base.” (To anyone who remembers this period in McCain’s history, his attempt this year to paint Barack Obama as Britney Spears or Paris Hilton because Obama is now the media darling seems especially cheap.)
McCain’s game is craps. So is Jeff Dearth’s. Jeff was at the table when McCain showed up and happily made room for him. Apparently there is some kind of rule or tradition in craps that everyone’s hands are supposed to be above the table when the dice are about to be thrown. McCain—“very likely distracted by one of the many people who approached him that evening,” Jeff says charitably—apparently was violating this rule. A small middle-aged woman at the table, apparently a “regular,” reached out and pulled McCain’s arm away. I’ll let Jeff take over the story:
McCain immediately turned to the woman and said between clenched teeth: ‘DON’T TOUCH ME.’ The woman started to explain…McCain interrupted her: ‘DON’T TOUCH ME,’ he repeated viciously. The woman again tried to explain. ‘DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO?’ McCain continued, his voice rising and his hands now raised in the ‘bring it on’ position. He was red-faced. By this time all the action at the table had stopped. I was completely shocked. McCain had totally lost it, and in the space of about ten seconds. ‘Sir, you must be courteous to the other players at the table,’ the pit boss said to McCain. “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? ASK ANYBODY AROUND HERE WHO I AM.”
This being Puerto Rico, the pit boss might not have known McCain. But the senator continued in full fury—“DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?”—and crisis was avoided only when Jeff offered to change places and stand between McCain and the woman who had touched his arm.
What is bothersome about this story, if it’s true, is only partly the explosive anger. More, it’s the arrogance. At the craps table, who cares who he is? And there’s the recklessness of such a performance in a casino full of journalists (unless McCain absolutely couldn’t control himself, which is even scarier). But this gamble paid off. Although there were published reports that McCain had gambled late into the night, which properly treated that matter as charming, this particular episode has gone unreported until now. Maybe no journalist saw it. Or maybe this illustrates the unwritten rule of political journalism that all human-interest anecdotes must reaffirm a previously established belief. Arrogance is something McCain is not known for. Quite the opposite. Logic might dictate that an anecdote showing that, say, Obama has webbed feet would be more interesting than one showing that he is a skinny guy with big ears. But that’s not how it works.
Jeff Dearth is not an extreme partisan or an activist for either candidate. He supports Obama, in part because he is truly alarmed at the thought of the arrogant hothead he saw becoming president. (“I’d happily gamble with Senator McCain again,” he says, “but I definitely wouldn’t gamble on him.”) It alarms me, too. John McCain is the best Republican presidential candidate of my lifetime. But a performance like this would give me pause about supporting a candidate of either party.

CLAB,
Right on! You have it right. The dangerous tactics Senator McCain (McShame is appropriate) and Govenor Palin (power abuser) are using should be stopped. John Lewis merely pointed out this fact.

Obama doesn’t have to repudiate the truth… too bad for McCain.

McCain should simply acknowledge the comments made by Lewis and thank him for expressing his concern. At times campaigning does cross the line and both sides need to be careful. I happen to agree with Lewis and McCain’s reaction is just plain dumb. He needs new advisors and a positive message. I’m for Obama so I guess I shouldn’t be giving him advice.

hey emma i will take the rev anytime over mccain—i did not hear his people yelling kill him.

It also seems to me that John McCain’s peculiar statement (seeking to demonize critics of his “fear-mongering” strategy) shows that there’s more coming – or that at least this was the plan. He’s clearly fearful that this backlash is going to tie his hands. The poor guy’s going to have to come up with a new strategy.

McCain/Palin supporters won’t be satisfied until someone is killed with all this hate rhetoric. And THEN they will again, blame it all on Obama. Its his fault…if he wasn’t black, none of this would happen!
Just like Palin today with her lie about what Obama said about abortion. He clearly made a statement about his own daughter, but this witch changed it to include all women. She is a liar and SHE is the one who is whipping up the hatred, with her “he’s not like us” crap. All under the guise of attacking Senator Obama’s “record”.

McCain goose was cooked when he let the radical right pick Palin as his running mate. He could have chosen Kay Hutchinson or any number of intelligent conservative ladies. But NOOOOO, he’s gotta pick Ms Trash that incites the nutty far right base and takes McCain off the cliff with her. Stupid McCain, just pure stupid.

Aside from inciting crowda, the Bush-McCain-Palin campaign, has a convoluted strategy. Make an issue of Ayers, when that didn’t seem to fly with the Anerican people, shift to the next buzz word: ACORN (see how many times they drag that up for the next weeks or so, then id that doesn’t catch on, finally shift the buzz to the Rev. Mr. Wright. Just watch the progression, looking for a devil that will sell.
They have the nerve to deny whipping up crowds, while we see them on TV doing just that.
They should be ashamed of themselves, but of course they won’t.

I condemn McCain/Obama, how’s THAT Jake!

The fact is, in the last 2 weeks, both McCain and Palin have made it clear that they no longer have characters to attack. They are actively inciting violence against a decent man of integrity. I’m old enough to remember civil violence in the 60s…and I am seeing the same venom coming from McCain and Palin. It needs to be stopped now. Palin needs to stop spouting sludge about others, when she lives in a secessionist cess pool herself. And McCain needs to be reminded that if violence erupts because of his campaign direction, even his POW history will not save him from national censure.

For someone who said he would unite America, Obama is doing a lousy job of promoting a new politics of hope! No matter who wins will have a very unsuccessfull one term presidency. America is so divided and will not come together after the election, it will be a terrible time for the USA….

In my earlier comment, I confused Lewis with Clyburn. It was Clyburn who was labeling Obama’s opponents racists during the primaries.
But still, IT IS NOT RACIST to question Obama’s background. Any man who is so at ease associating and integrating with KNOWN ANTI-AMERICAN individuals and groups as Obama is, must be questioned. I do not give a darn what his skin color is, or what his religion is. If he is on friendly terms with anti-American people and groups along with openly bigoted people, then he DOES NOT HAVE THE JUDGMENT OR CHARACTER to be President of the United States.

McCain and Palin – shoes on the other foot now, isn’t it. Ask Cindy to try it on too.

Brain washed would be my feeling about many of you on this blog. Do you believe that McCain loads up the audiences to included the racist zealots? If you are old enough to have been around when Wallace was at his top level of fighting integration you see no comparison between Wallace and McCain/Palin. McCain has severed with Senators on both extremes of the issues of race. That is what you do when confronted with people with different ideas if anything is going to be accomplished. Only Kings and Dictators do not try to work with people with different ideas. I hope we do not elect a dictator , regardless of party,

John McCain is the perfect example of someone who can dish it out but can’t take it. Every single time anyone calls him out on his really dishonorable campaign tactics, he cries like a little girl in a pink party dress for Obama to come stick up for me after he has been dragging him through the mud to his own supporters. What kind of respect does John McCain deserve? Absolutely none. His black daughter should be ashamed that her father has used race baiting to bring down his opponent because he cannot stand on his own ideas. Pathetic!

WHY IS MCCAIN ASKING OBAMA TO DEFEND HIS REPUTATION ISNT OBAMA A SHADY CHARACTER? OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE….
Posted by: MOMO | Oct 11, 2008 4:16:31 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You sure know how to weave a tangled web!!

There really is nothing sadder to see than a desperate and cantankerous old man.

Since we’re talking about terrorists, why doesn’t anyone ever bring up the Alaska Independence Party? Palin’s ON VIDEO congratulating them, and her husband was a member. The founder says he hates the United States, and the party is all about seceding.

Senator Obama observed during the 2nd debate that a wheel must have come off the Straight Talk Express. Since then, all the wheels have come of it.

Do you know why people keep talking about Rev. Wright, ACORN, Farrakhan, Ayers, and Rezko?
BECAUSE THEY MATTER and ignoring that is just idiotic. Obama can spout out all the bs hopey changey crap but it simply doesn’t jive with all his longtime associations.
McCain is not my favorite, but he is far and away the more honest and forthcoming candidate.

No point in protesting too loudly, Senator McCain. You opened the door…and it swings BOTH ways.

Franconia
They weren’t ignore, they were talked about till nausea in the primaries… Short memories.

Lewis is a raciest…along with Rev Wright…notice a pattern here?
Obama for Change…BS

ABC and the media is stoking racism in the campaign. When other people sated that McCaine was encouraging hostility it wasnt this big story. Why didnt McCAine tell the former governor of Michigan and Gergen to take it back. He and the media just know how to cunningly minipulate racial tensions and attitudes.
You are trying to bring race front and centre in the final weeks. It is clear to me and should be clear to the ameriacan people I hope. Some of you can’t help yourself its as if history has put it in your DNA.

charlotte palins career may be coming to an end in alaska—–check their assets and then check their income===SOMETHING DONT JIVE–MILLIONS OF ASSETS ON 100 THOUSAND A YEAR—-

By the way, are you folks so gullible that you don’t realize he is saying this crap to distract from the real issues? Any moment he can change the subject from ‘troopergate’ or the economy is a win from his standpoint.

Tina no race card involved- Palin aimed it that way at her rallies when people screamed kill him, treason and terrorist- We all know why many voters will not vote Obama and that is a shame- it spit of america’s racism, Obama will win hands down and I couldn’t be happier for America.

When will McCain and Palin apologise to Obama for calling him a terrorist. Palin herself has ties to the seccionist party in Alska. She has incited her crowds where they have become an angry mob calling Obama a terrorist and wanting him to be killed. Also, it is quite ridiculous that McCain wants Obama to apologise for waht someone else has said. McCain GROW up.

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The liberal, anything goes crowd are actually almost as bad as Bush. We have only Obama’s word on his intent, and his background doesn’t bode well for that at all. It’s a country gone downhill in too many ways. Too bad.
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Remarkable…McCain asking for a retraction of Lewis’ comments, when there has been plenty of racism, not to mention death threats agains Obama, at both mcCain’s and Palin’s rallies? When McCain had to take the mike away from a hater at one of his own rallies? Hypocrite much, McCain?

Geez, anytime anyone critizises Obama it’s called racism. You can’t question his past associations, you can’t question his judgement, or even his views on the issues. If you hit him hard, you are a racist. But go ahead and call Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton anything you want. After all, you can call a woman anything and it’s fair game. No problem there. But a black man… no, you can’t oppose him or you are a racist. I think people are sick of this.

Does anyone else think it was just too too coincidental that the cameras were just at the right angle to catch John McCain’s response to that little old lady, in defense of Obama being called an Arab?? Anyone? Now on Day Two of his turning over a new leaf, he chastises Obama and wants him to repudiate his own pal Lewis’s reference to George Wallace’s incendiary rallies? More Repug theater, if you ask me.

: Wild | Oct 11, 2008 4:22:31 PM
Your somewhat windy diatribe was somewhat fascinating. You used all the buxx words you accuse “libersls” of using to support your own argument. I really didn’t know that “liberal” or “conservative” were hateful descriptions, but rather a set of beliefs. The Obama campaign is all about hope, change and the future. What does that have to do with “Conservative Women”? You haven’t cited a single example to buttress your argument, just using innuendo to defame others.

George Wallace was a DEMOCRAT.
The KKK was the terrorist arm of the Democrat Party.
Learn some history folks.

God Bless America if John McPain and Sarah Palin are voted in to run this Country!!!

Obama has nothing to do with what Rep Lewis said and in my veiw, Rep Lewis is calling this for what it is and McCain is mad. McCain allowed Palin to get this mess going with her rallies that had attendees shouting “terrorist” and “kill him”. Does she think that is okay to do? Does she agree with what was being said? Rep Lewis fought for the Civil Rights of African-Americans right with MLK. McCain waited until the Secret Service came to him before he started trying to tone this crap down. This campaign is not worth someone losing their life over. This started with McCain letting Palin have free reign and it should end with McCain and Palin.

Excuse me? How can McCain even claims he was insulted when Lewis spoke the truth that everyone in the USA knew was happening in the past several days? McCain and Palin were trying to incite hate and fear, which is the truth. No one can’t deny it due to what was easily heard from the supporters at their rallies.
So McCain and the Repubs shouldn’t even bother with this “I’m hurt!” approach given Obama had not ever cried like this when he was being attacked. Now that it is on the other foot, McCain is being a cry baby.
Toughen up, Mr. War Hero. If you can’t take the heat, you shouldn’t have bother to start the fire.

McCain is so wounded because he knows it’s true. It’s why he’s started, just a little, to try to pull back. Maybe he didn’t intend to go this far when he let his campaign work in all the subtle and not so subtle attacks to hint that Obama was a muslim, terrorist, etc. But he chose to do it.

You need to think about what you’re saying.

The hatemongers lead by the drug addict Limbaugh and coward Hannity are alive and well. Palin is a clueless parrot and McCain hapless with a campaign run by Rove’s wolves.
Good people like Russert die, while the addict and nazi Hannity remain..How sad and terrible for America.

Obama shouldn’t repudiate Lewis, he should embrace him.

Shyam
Yes, your rhetoric is exactly the kind of thing we are talking about. Hate and fear can lead to very bad consequences, even if unintended.

Wallace was a Democrat! But history – shmistory!

Since when is Obama responsible for all negative comments toward the McCain campaign. Surely McCain is not insinuating that somehow Obama is responsible for Lewis’s comments simply because they are both black?

Could it be that these people calling for assassination are really Obama supporters trying to cause problems? Oh no, the Dems would never do anything dishonest…

Are we being a touch erratic today John?

Mary:
Just because you say it does not make it true.

Wallace was a Dixie Democrat, the ones that were left over from the civil war after Republican Lincoln’s Emancipation of Proclamation…. Look up “solid south”… McCain sparked this issue of terrorism association to change the focus of the election, it will cement his defeat.

“God Bless America if John McPain and Sarah Palin are voted in to run this Country!!!”……..God Bless this country, its leaders (all) and its people no matter who is voted in!!!!!! God loves Obama just as much as McCain. He isn’t favoring anyone, the cards fall where they may, we make our own choices.

George Will, David Brooks, and Kathleen Parker, all conservatives, have written similarly about McCain and Palin walking very near the line. This is a fact, folks. They are yanking the chains of the most unstable elements of their base for pure political benefit. Obama is no radical, though he is not afraid to engage anyone.

McCain, and mostly Palin, are this close -><- to calling Obama a terrorist. So dont' give us this false 'shock' that someone calls you on your bad behavior.

I guess John Lewis wants the Rev. Wright link to Obama to be front and center. There’s no question that Obama sat in that racist church for 20 years. What’s Palin’s relationship to George Wallace besides being white?

When can we expect Pailin and/or Cindy to apologize for the mudslinging… it won’t happen

When is McCain going to ever learn.First the Demo rats suck up to the CEO’s at Fannie and Freddie ,block every attempt to reform them ,then media gives the rats a free pass on the problem they created.Barney Frank,Dodd,Schumer,Snowbama all in bed with Fannie big shots,Barney Fa er Frank literaly. Then you have the ex crack dealers minions throwing out the racism charge every time someone dares question the wisdom of the Messiah.Mac can’t quite come to grips with the fact the only reason the dem hacks at CNN,ABC,cBS etc liked him in the past was because he was disagreeing with the republicans.I can hear it now if McCain loses the first time he disagrees with a republican hacks in the MSM will say Golly gee if he’d only been this way before maybe he would have won. Poor Mac the media has always hated him but only slightly less than they hate all republicans.John Lewis can say anything he want’s because he’s a black for one and since he’s a demorat that makes him a good black to the MSM,one needs to only look at Clarence Thomas,Condi as examples of bad balcks.The media is an absolute disgrace.

Actually Angie….Wright says one can be both Muslim and Christian at the same time…and in fact many members of Trinity Church call themselves Muslims. Which probably explains Wright, Obama’s, and the church support of the Nation of Islam, Hamas and other Muslim causes. (Wright was officially a muslim btw before starting the Trinity church.)

Posted by: Lou | Oct 11, 2008 4:35:51 PM
Excellent comment!
Sad but true. I always thought what a better place the world would be, if it was Hannity and not Russert.
The Titanic Express is sinking fast.
“Man the Life Boats, she’s going down”!

Obama’s surrogates are absolutely wild. They did the same to Hillary but McCain isn’t going to stand for it.
Win or lose, he will make these crooks famous.

chattyaway that is a lie!

I just pray that the cards fall in the right place!!! For everyones sake. And please don’t speak for God!!! You don’t know who he favors!!! And He does give Favor!!! In Jesus Name…

Anytime anyone critizises Obama it’s called racism. You can’t question his past associations, you can’t question his judgement, or even his views on the issues. If you hit him hard, you are a racist. But go ahead and call Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton anything you want. After all, you can call a woman anything and it’s fair game. No problem there. But a black man… no, you can’t oppose him or you are a racist. I think people are sick of this.

McCAIN IS NO GEORGE WALLACE, , , BUT HE & PALIN ARE STOKING THE MOB LIKE WALLACE!!
Of course the hypocritical McSame and GOP lynch mob twisted Rep.
Lewis’s words. Lewis is NOT calling McSame a George Wallace twin. Lewis is saying McSame is stoking “obvious violent responses” from a “lynch mob”.
Lewis is reminding John McSame and Sarah Phailin of their responsibilities “not to stoke the hatred and violence” currently brewing in GOP rallies. When GOP supporters respond to McSame and Phalin with “kill him”, and “he is Arab so off with his head”, and “Obama is a terrorist, bomb him”, then it is pretty clear we have a 1960′s George Wallace violent confederate-like rally feeding the thousand of nut jobs hidden in those rallies.
GOD Bless the United States of America!
GOD Bless the Wise and Courageous Leadership of the Obama-Biden Team!

Please, please, please, John McCain cry me a river!

After reading this Im totally convinced now that mccain and the republican party have completely lost it.

Finally someone is coming out and speaking about the race baiting politics of McCain and Palin.
They are the ones who should be apologizing to Obama!

MM sorry about the caps but thats the problem people do not want to research. they want to belive Vile E-mails from the Mccain campaign.

Joe
I actually have not seen very many people calling someone racist JUST for not supporting Obama. I’m sure it has happened. This is the internet after all, where all kinds of weirdos hang out. But these people are not affiliated with Obama, any more than the guy who yelled “kill him” at a rally is “affiliated” with McCain.

Vote for me! I organized a community and I can deliver a great speech! And Biden says I’m “clean”.

Best candidate–Obama? The guy that has constantly lied…..from everything about his real name—Barry Mohammad Soetoro, to his religion, to his friends to his donors (many foreign muslim donors hidden by Obama now coming to light too) to both workng for and contributing money to Acorn that is buying votes and having the deal and illegal vote? Best Candidate? I don’t think so—just a lying communist markist crook.
Posted by: chattyway
Several things wrong with this Mr. Chattyway. 1. Obama was born Barack Hussein Obama. When his mom got married Soetero (who wasn’t Muhammad) it would be up to him to change his name. CNN proved that the ACORN voter fraud was a smear. McCain had illegal donations from the Middle East as well. By the way Obama descent is Kenya, a Christian nation.

McCain/Palin have turned this into a horrible, dangerous mess. I fear for Obama’s safety now. They have totally divided this country with their lies. Cindy and Sarah stand there and smile while people yell kill him. Then turn around and say this a “dirty campaign”.

Wait, wait, wait! McCain stated in the 1st debate at Saddleback that John Lewis was his #1 “hero”. Now, today he says Lewis is “brazen… and baseless”??? If there WAS any doubt that McCain is erratic and unbalanced, that is over! Elect McCain, put him next to “the button” and God Help America!

Senator McCain took a step back when he saw how upset the rally for him got for that I commend him but its been out there weeks pounding it that Senator Obama has tie to terroist and when you keep saying it over and over it will sitck but some of the folks are really scared of Senator Obama

John McCain said recently that John Lewis was one of the wises men he had ever met and that he was a man he would seek advice from if he was elected President.
Well here is your chance Mr McCain to show us how you would handle this wise man’s advice.
Please don’t cower and look for others to blame for your actions, it will only make you look smaller in peoples eyes.
Stand up and take responsibility.
We all know whay you and your gal pal, Sarah Palin have been up to and AMERICANS ARE GETTING FED UP WITH IT!

Hope Change, etc wrote: Gov. Palin’s Troopergate pushed by Obama campaign and report concludes NO WRONG DOING…she didn’t fire the ex-brother in law and the guy in question DID TASER HER 10 YEAR OLD NEPHEW, AND DRIVES AND DRINKS BEER ON THE JOB.
This is a dead issue, much to the disappointment of the Obama campaign.
PERIOD THE END.
Then why is she contesting the report? Wasn’t the overall verdict she abused her power? You should really do more investigating on your own before you assume it’s a dead issue. The only dead issue is McCain/Palin. Thank God!

I know Obama won when the opposing bloggers only want to talk about smears because the issues are devastating to McCain.

The ugly head of white racism is event in the McCain rallies on a daily basis now, Palin has given them a cause to voice their true feelings without fear…. This could be the beginning of the final battle of social freedom in our nation, thank you Republicans…

HOW CAN JOHN MCCAIN SAY THIS IS OUTRAGOUS WHEN HE AND GOV PALIN HAVE BEEN BAITING PEOPLE FEARS FOR DAYS NOW.GOV PALIN HAS JUST BEEN OUTED BY OWN STATE AND NOW MCCAIN IS CRYING FOWL .I DON’T THINK SO , MCCAIN HAS BEEN USING SMEAR ADS AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING AS WELL AS HE HAD PLANNED, AND PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST IT AND HE IS SAYING HOW DARE THEY GIVE ME A BREAK . HIS ADS ARE HATE FILLED AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS NOT BLIND OR FOOLISH TO FALL FOR THESE KINDS OF ADS AND ATTACKS. THIS IS JUST A CLEAR CASE OF THE CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST ESPECIALLY FOR GOV PALIN WITH HER ABUSE OF POWER.

Oh it’s a unfair character attack when Rep. Lewis calls out Dumb McCain and Dumber Palin for whipping up hate filled comments at their campaign rally’s that sound eerilly similar in tone to klan rally’s. yet it is simply talking about Sen. Obama’s record to try and link him to something a person he knows did when he was 8 years old. When McCain denounces every criminal he knows, starting with his wife Cindy who stole narcotics, then he will have the moral authority to question anothers character. As for Palin she is a joke and a liar, and frankly not worthy of any attention.

Billw
“suckful?” LOL. I kind of like it.

Lewis is the ugly head of black racism.

The McCain/Palin ticket is the most disgraceful campaign I have ever witnessed and I have been voting for 30+ years. I am an Independent and supported Senator McCain in 2000, NOT ANYMORE. I just can’t understand how many Independents can buy into these Republican FEAR TACTICS.
McCain/Palin are not Uniters they are dividers. They are single handedly turning back time to an era that I honestly thought was slowly but surely diminishing in this country. I guess I was wrong. I have seen with my own eyes the hatred expressed NOT by Obama supporters against McCain supporters but BY McCain supporters against Obama supporters. There have been acts of vandalism against property and violence against persons.
Is this the type of leadership America really wants?
Any one, let alone a Presidential Candidate who could not only condone these racial, bigoted gestures but be a part of them is NOT A LEADER and is surely NOT PUTTING COUNTRY FIRST.
The Republicans are the TRUE SHAME of this country and this is one Independent Voter that will NOT be voting Republican this election.
This is a disgrace to our country. SAD, JUST PLAIN SAD.

McCain can dish it out, but can’t take it.
and John Lewis was right.

Today, we mark Two weeks of mccain and palin’s most aggressive smear campaign—-and Obama GETS HIS HIGHEST POLLS EVER IN THIS RACE….TODAY
RCP Average 10/03 – 10/10 — 49.9 42.3 Obama +7.6
Gallup Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 2773 RV 51 42 Obama +9
Rasmussen Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 3000 LV 52 45 Obama +7
Reuters/CSpan/Zogby Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 1212 LV 48 44 Obama +4
Hotline/FD Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 808 LV 50 40 Obama +10
Newsweek 10/08 – 10/09 1035 RV 52 41 Obama +11
FOX News 10/08 – 10/09 900 RV 46 39 Obama +7
GW/Battleground Tracking 10/06 – 10/09 800 LV 51 43 Obama +8

Senator Obama has told his audiences and media that he is not responsible for the words or actions of attacks of his supporters. Neither McCain nor Palen called Obama a terrorist and for a Congressman to say they did is outrageous. And Obama did have a long and close relationship with a man who was a terrorist and has admitted it. The McCain campaign is absolutely correct–he did pal around with an admitted terrorist. This speaks more of his character and beliefs than a million other words on the campaign trail. Now Ayers is trying to influence young people into radical beliefs though the education process–just like they do in North Korea.

MJ: Thank God for people like you!!! You said that!! I
couldn’t have said it any better. The truth speaks for it’s self!! And the truth will set you free!! Beautifully said, Senator Obama is the right person to serve as President of the United States of America.

This is the republican plan…to finish what Dubya started…further divide the country so they can remain in power.
Republicans are disgusting.

maybe if they tell Gov Palin to back off some it gets the crowds really upset and its true Senator Obama is cool as a cucumber

October 10, 2008
LaHood Doesn’t Like Tone of Palin Rallies
@ 6:50 pm by Chris Good
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) says he doesn’t like the tone at rallies held by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), today joining liberals in condemning the reportedly incendiary tenor of Palin’s audiences.
Liberals have blasted Palin and John McCain for not doing more to address riled-up audience members after reports that some supporters have yelled “traitor!” and “kill him!” in reference to Barack Obama. Critics have accused Palin and McCain of agitating crowds by accusing Obama of associating with terrorists and questioning his patriotism.
“Look it,” LaHood told Chicago’s CBS TV affiliate. “This doesn’t befit the office that she’s running for. And frankly, people don’t like it,” LaHood said, hinting that the attacks reportedly being hurledby McCain supporters could hurt the GOP ticket in November.
Lahood, who is retiring from Congress at the end of the year, said the attacks on Obama “certainly don’t reflect the character of the man.”
http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/10/10/lahood-doesnt-like-tone-of-palin-rallies/

Sen. Mr. McCain should put country first, not as a empty campaign slogan but to preserve his honor. The first step is to fire the mercenaries that run his campaign. You will probably lose the election but will preserve your honor. These fear mongers mercenaries have been doing irreparable damage to the country for over 25 years starting with Lee Atwater, followed by his protégé Karl Rowe and now Rick Davis. The second step is to fire Sarah Palin and select any of the many qualified republicans to replace her. Not a great plan to win; but it would be worst for him to end in the wrong side of history after all he gave this country

McCain. Grow up. You sound like a child complaining to your mother. “Bobby said something mean to me.” If you have a dispute, go to the person directly and tell them what is wrong. Listen. Respond. Work it out. “Come let us reason together.” That is one of my favorite things from the Bible. Stop the name calling and complaining. You are providing a poor example of how to get along with someone who has a different opinion than you. That is a consistent Republican tactic. Name Calling. Not helpful to our Democracy.

more and more, the republican party is showing how they are nothing more than bullies, who, when they are about to be put in the corner (by the working class and middle class, who are voting them out) turn from bullies to cry babys… shut up john mccain, you freaking loser, and take your totally incompetent idiot running mate with you… everyone can see she is a complete moron whom you should never have picked

Senator Obama did not pal around with a terrorist!!! That has already been established. And you people need to stop spreading Vicious Rumors!!!.

MCCAIN IS ACTING LIKE A SCHIZO, HE CANNOT MANAGE HIS MESSAGE OR HIS CAMPAIGN, YET HE WANTS TO RUN THE COUNTRY .HE WAS RUSHING OFF TO CONGRESS TO SAVE THE DAY BUT WE NOW KNOW HE WAS SITTING IN KATIE AKA ELITE MEDIA MAKEUP CHAIR , AND THEN HE HAD ATTEND THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE IN PERSON .
HIS PICK OF PALIN IS AN INSULT TO INTELLIGENT WOMEN EVERYWHERE IT SEEMS AS IF HE MADE AN IMPULSIVE DECISION AND AFTER THEIR FIRST TETE A TETE HE THOUGHT WHaT THE %&#@ HAVE I DONE!!!!! HIS ONLY CHOICE WAS TO MUZZLE HER.THESE DAYS THE MAVERICK NEEDS HIS LIBRIUM INCREASED… AND HE IS GOING TO GET IT FROM SMART HOUSE REPUBS THEY KNOW HE IS THE PAST DESTROYING THE PARTY BRAND WITH GEN X AND UNDER . THEY ARE GOING TO FORCE HIM TO TONE DOWN THE RHETORIC STARTING THIS WEEK HE IS GOING TO START ACTING MAVERICKY AGAIN….

As an older Brit now retired, having spent my life in the professional middle classes, I have to say that I am saddened to see the World’s greatest democracy once again wracked by the divisive issues of race, religion and patriotism.
Come on guys (and guyesses); get your act together. Simply judge each candidate on their natural instincts & competence to steer the good old US of A through a REAL threat to your country. The rest is not important. You can always hire brains.

When asked at the Saddleback Church Forum which three “wise” people he’d consult with upon becoming president, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listed among others civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., “who can teach us all a lot about the meanings of courage and commitment to causes greater than ourself.”
McCain went so far as to tell Lewis’s story in his newest book, “Why Courage Matters.”

Interesting McCain waits until a civil rights icon launches a criticism to react. These criticisms have been in the press for the last three days, including from within his own party.
Posted by: hmm | Oct 11, 2008 4:04:43 PM
hmm, I agree…the only reason McCain waited has to do with his original intent…code words out to the racist/extremist individuals. Wait until a black man says something then criticize it! McCain and Palin are indeed attempting to stir up racial devisiveness once again. By being silent when someone talks of assasination or calls his oponent a terrorist, McCain is indeed condoning the behaviour! John Lewis is right! Gergen is right! McCain is drastically wrong!!!!

I AM A HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN!
Posted by: Hope, Change, Hate, Nobama ’08 | Oct 11, 2008 4:04:47
We can’t all be educated.

McCain`s arrogance is amazing. He must do himself a favor by repudiating Palin for stoking racial flames at her campaign. No one can deny the fact that her supporters were chanting `kill him` `terrorist` etc.
As for Obama there isno need for him to repudiate Lewis. He was just calling McCain`s attention to the kind of negative campaign he is running.

Ok, maybe because I’m a grad student here ( still not a citizen), my opinion might not carry as much strength as you folks. But here’s my two pence on the election I would have loved to vote in:
I feel unsafe under McCain. And i feel terrified by Palin. Do we want another war? In another country? Any other strike in say Iran, is going to create a worse backlash. Violence begets violence, always remember that.
Obama is not arab. Hell, anyone who is not white is NOT arab. And even if he is, all arabs are not going to bomb you, For that freaking sake, loads of americans have german roots. Should we generalize that they are all white supremacists? Or Nazis?
Its frightening to see this sort of ignorance in this country, and stoking it is what McCain is doing!!

$300 Billion more tax dollars to bail out banks who gave risky loans?
We will not stand for John McCain’s SOCIALIST policies!

.
“Sarah Palin can incite a crowd to call for assassination of a US Senator”
Typical Obama supporter mindset.
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D1109- no racial mandate here- Race has nothing to do with who should be elected the president of the united states– A name is a name- Integrity is integrity- intelligence is intelligence- judgement is judgement–
I am voting based on the facts- black and white facts-
I don’t have hate in my blood- you seem to like every other republican on this site- Oh well, see how far hatred gets you- I am happy that I can choose a candidate that has integrity, intelligence and answers to our heavy problems- Go Obama/Biden

I am losing all respect for McCain. He conducts scurrilous attacks on Obama and then cries foul and blames Obama when anyone says something remotely negative about him.
He needs to run a campaign based on issues. Whatever happened to the Straight Talk Express?

The McCain/Palin crew has been trying to get off the issues and into LaLa Land for days. The bad thing about this is that a SEASONED POLITICIAN would have better sense than to have crowds shouting “kill him” and “terrorist” at a rally they were holding. I know they have to campaign, but, there is a way to campaign with class and there is a way to campaign without class and Palin was without class. ;-)Now, McCain in being put in the position of having to defend Obama and campaign against the man at the same time.

this is know laughing matter at all if a man can shout kill him at a polictical rally I take him to heart

I notice that there are two Mary’s making comments here, I don’t want to be mistaken for the on that is speaking negative about Senator Obama. So I have added an L to my name, this Mary by No means support John McPain and Sarah Falin!!!

John Lewis hit the nail on the head, so why should Obama “condemn” his statement? John McCain, you just cannot handle the truth. Admit it – you WERE playing with fire. People who play with fire eventually get burned.

Here we go with the race card, can anyone honestly say they are suprised by this statment? You can’t question or disagree about Obama without being a rascist. I hate to say it but maybe Bill Clinton was right. Honestly, do we want to hear about this for the next four years? I have nothing to be ashamed of in my past and will not be shamed into submission of my political views.

McCain and Plain know what they have done and they cannot take it back its out there now those two have told the base that Obama pals around with terroist he is not like us??????????
who is us

more_logic
They may have been thinking of the entier United Church of Christ denomination, although I think that would be more than 60% white.
Trinity UCC does have white members, however, and they often have white guests, who have been known to comment on the overwhelming welcome they always receive.
But you know better, don’t you? Because you heard 3 seconds of a Wright sermon!

McCain already had issues because of his voting against MLK holiday in SC, his supporting keeping the Confederate flag flying over the SC capital, his “friendships” with Thurmond and Helms. So he does seem to have a “slight” pattern here. Not saying he is racist…but…

McCain calls Obama a liar who pals around with terrorists? Then he tries to quiet the crazies in his ginned up crowds reminding them Obama is a decent man who loves his country and would be a good president, McCain just thinks he would be better?
Poor McCain, he’s bouncing off the wall. He’s playing with fire, trying to play the same dirty game Bush used against him in the south in 2000 but his guilt stands in the way.

I’ll ask again, I’m not voting for Obama. What will you call me?!
Posted by: D1109 | Oct 11, 2008 5:00:40 PM
Ignorant.

OhioChic
Gee, I wonder why Michelle Obama might have ever thought America was mean? Thank you for showing us.

Mccain— You reap what you sow!

OBAMA SAYS THAT 95% OF MIDDLE AMERICA WILL GET A TAX CUT BUT WHAT HE DOESN’T TELL YOU IS THAT 40% OF THE BOTTOM EARNERS IN AMERICAN DONT PAY TAXES AND WILL GET A TAX CREDIT; IN OTHER WORDS, A CHECK PAID FOR BY YOU AND ME. :(

Jane White–That’s a lot of words for not saying very much.
Obama’s ties to Rezko and Ayers are much worse than Keating 5 for which McCain was found not guilty, incidentally the ones found guilty were 3 democrats.
As for Hagee, he endorsed McCain, McCain didn’t sit in his chirch for 20 yrs and when he heard about the controversial statements made by Hagee he condemned his endorsment.
Obama and his wife sat with their 2 small children in a racist, radical, black liberation theology church for 20 yrs.
Don Fowler, a democrat was overheard on an airplane saying that God Blessed the Democrats by sending Hurrican Gustav during the Republican convention. Gustav was expected to be worse than Katrina at the time.
Michelle Obama makes anti-american statements everytime she opens her mouth. Her college thesis is nothing but rants against white people.
Ayers and Obama have a long history together that dates back to Obama’s first appearance in Illinois. Do some research, it’s very enlightening but too much info to list here.
Obama has played the race card from the start of his campaign and anyone who disagrees with him is called a racist. He is trying to guilt people into votes. Well not me sister, call me racist all you want I will NEVER support a racist, inexperienced, man, black or white, who has ties to terrorist and criminals and endorsed by terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

little sniveling Johnnie McCain. GW whips the little man and he curls up like a puppy with his nose in GW’s armpit. Now he thinks he’s owed the presidency because he was a good little NeoConnie and played by the rules. GW promised him that if he was good he would win in 2008. How’s that working out for you Johnnie? Your reality check is getting closer.

…And they wonder why America holds ‘politicians’ in such low esteem!! Look at what they have done TO the American public, and look at what they HAVE NOT DONE for the American public! Talk about a disgrace!!! Both sides seem to delight in calling each other names when I have developed less and less faith in either of them doing nothing more than being two bit politicians when one of them wins. Think that both parties nominated the bottom of the barrel! One is old and becoming senile; wants to lead, but has forgotten how — the other one does not have a clue how to lead but may be young enough to learn. Just sad — so they go about calling each other names!! Standby folks, you are going to see a lot of businesses leaving the US in 2009!! WHY SHOULD THEY STAY????

Does McCain not control his campaign? Could he not see this coming by having Palin out there saying Obama pals around with terrorists? If he didn’t know this kind of campaigning would create mobs of hate, I don’t trust his judgement.

Obamas new friend is coming out on monday his name is ODYNGA!!!!!!

Come on. The McCain-Palin camp knew what they were doing when they started running with all of this garbage.
What they didn’t realize was that they would create an angry mob wielding virtual pitchforks. It certainly didn’t help them attract any independents or moderates. They stoked the fires. Now they need walk it back and try to blame it on someone else.
McCain and Palin are not fit to serve. Lewis was speaking his mind and expressing genuine concern about what was happening.
This Rovian garbage is just meant to create a distraction–because the McCain-Palin camp doesn’t want to address any real issues facing this country.
I can’t wait to see the last of these two.

John Lewis is right – I’m a49 year old white woman who remembers segregation – they are just trying to envoke hatred – McCain is wrong – we don’t owe any apologies to anyone – let’s move on – this is not the 1960′s. Let Palin go back to Alaska and John McCain will still be in the senate. Go Obama/Biden

Senator Obama and alot of blacks are RACIST, yet they put this label on whites. We’ve already given and given and given to these people, think ACORN, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Make your own way. By the way, this biased columnist is a real piece of work, but that’s another thing we all know about and have to tolerate unless you’re ignorant and believe him. The media mergers were made on Bill Clinton’s watch. He changed the FCC’s media ownership rules. The result was a massive amount of mergers that resulted in all media being owned by 6 huge corporations All the investigative reporters and all the political cartoonists were fired.

Not mentioning that the GOPs tactics are the same as those used by the Fascists in Germany and Italy in the forties invites more hate that will threaten our democracy.

All you guys who are paranoid about Obama keep in mind that George Bush nas your phone and internet tapped. Guess who gets the records in 2+ months?

chattyway
I think in America you actually have to have evidence to put people in jail.
Would you like to see that changed?

ONCE OBAMA IS ELECTED, THE US OF A WILL CEASE TO EXIST AND WE WILL BE THE UNITED STATES OF SOCIALISM AND GLOBAL UNIFICATION. WE WILL BE TAXED FOR GLOBAL POVERTY AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THE DEMS WANT MONEY FOR IN THE NAME OF “FAIRNESS” (ALSO KNOWN AS SOCIALISM).

It appears to me McCain must have been broken by the NV and cracked. Look how easy it was for the neocon’s and right wing kooks to get him to crack. It didn’t take long for them to break him. Goodbye John. You sold your soul and pride for something that you are not worthy of and that is President of the United States of America. You have been dividing and not uniting. Shame on you and the republican party.

So much for the old adage:
United we stand, divided we fall.

One good thing about these blogs is that it gives Bin Laden something to read while he sits in his cave. Then he can take all the hatred expressed, but more specifically the hatred expressed by “Americans” to promote his agenda. And he doesn’t even have to lie in doing it. Yep, we sure do promote freedom regardless of race, creed, or religion, all you have to do is read the blogs and this is easy enough to figure out.

Let me just say that the republican party should be ashamed of itself – They are spewing all the lies. People need to read CNN and other newspapers – not Fox – they never have a good word to say about Democrats – that news station is trash. Watch CNN and they will tell you the truth. The whole thing was created by Republicans and Fox news. Go Obama/Biden

Obama is not Lewis’s keeper. Is he being asked to apologize for another black man’s words just because they are both black? That IS racist to me.

SHAME on YOU, John McShame! If anyone should be profusely apologizing, it is you and your shameless soulmate Sarah! Denounce yourself!!!
Maybe he’ll apologize when he returns to the Senate on November 5th — I’m not holding my breath, though. Thankfully, it cannot possibly be argued that he won’t be too old to run for President EVER AGAIN!!!
Obama/Biden 08

It still amazes me that there are so many kool-aid drinking morons that post comments that do not have any facts to support their idiot comments.

Your running mate, Sarah Palin: Obama “palling around with terrorists”…And your crowd: “kill him”…”off with his head”…”terrorist!” You lit the fire, Johnny, and you ARE inciting violence. So get off your toy “high horse” and face the fact that you created this mess.

WISDOM NUGGET #32.
Words matter!!!
When you are like Palin and McCain having people believe that Senator Obama is a “foreign born Arab terrorist” that was responsible for knocking down the Twin Towers; then why act surprise when nut jobs feel it is okay to scream “kill him” and “off with his head” and “bomb Obama” at you “lynch mob rallies”.
John McCain and Sarah Palin have proven once more that neither have the proper judgment to lead this country.
GOD Bless the United States of America!
GOD Bless the Wise and Courageous Leadership of the Obama-Biden Team!

So, Obama is a “terrorist” and McCain is a “racist.” Great choice we have here, folks.

The implosion of McCain and Palin campaign could be traced to their lack of education. Mistake number 1, McCain SHOULD HAVE NEVER PICKED PALIN.

Did anyone see the footage of the McCain supporter in the red t-shirt talking to McCain at the Hate Rally? She said she was “scared because Obama is an Arab.” McCain had to talk her down. God save us from the zealots who attend the McCain-Palin Hate Rallies.

Anna: said
“Senator Obama and alot of blacks are RACIST,
yet they put this label on whites. We’ve already
given and given and given to these people, think
ACORN, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Make your own way.
By the way, this biased columnist is a real piece of work,
but that’s another thing we all know about and have to
tolerate unless you’re ignorant and believe him.
The media mergers were made on Bill Clinton’s watch.
He changed the FCC’s media ownership rules.
The result was a massive amount of mergers that resulted
in all media being owned by 6 huge corporations
All the investigative reporters and all the political cartoonists were fired”
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Senator McCain and a far more white ARE indeed racist.
Furthermore your own comment proves your racial bias as well
“We’ve already given and given and given to “THESE PEOPLE”,

I do not fault Senator McCain I fault Sara Palin McCain did not start this mess she did (not like us) (palling with terroist) Plain opened up a hwole lot of hate out there for Obama and she should have thought before she spoke she just did what she was told to do now look what she has done

Gov. Palin is inciting hatred at her rallies. She’s is a terrible role model and unqualified. I am extremely offended by her remarks and actions.
This is a woman is still obviously upset that she was and always will be a runner-up.
Sen. Obama is intelligent, has great ideas, is calm under pressure and is going to be the next President of the USA!

All you folks defending the trooper and his boss are begging for an invitation to be abused by a rough neck drunk carrying a gun or maybe the real motive in your defense of those two is just want to spread dirt about a good woman so you can get your messiah elected. Yeah right. Get all self righteous and legal until some guy beats up on you and your kids and then gets protection from his own kind who have the authority in the neighborhood to do as they please. It’s all a put up job and anyone with two brain cells with connecting nerve endings can see what’s going on. A smear campaign par excellence.

Atta boy McCain -don’t take about this racist crap. McCain cited John Lweis as a hero in his Warren forum. Why doesn’t Obama say it to McCain’s face instead of using his racist friends. Clyburn pulled the same crap on BIll Clinton.

Atta boy McCain -don’t take this racist crap. McCain cited John Lweis as a hero in his Warren forum. Why doesn’t Obama say it to McCain’s face instead of using his racist friends. Clyburn pulled the same crap on BIll Clinton.

McCain: I call on you to condemn the inflammatory comments made recently by John McCain, John S. McCain, John Sydney McCain III, and the angry midget who was pacing around the stage during the last debate.

I find it appalling that Lewis would EVER; compare John McCain to George Wallace and likened it to those precious little children that were killed.
John McCain and Sarah Palin combined have more class, integrity and morals than Lewis will ever have.
For a leader in the, to interject race in this campaign is taking the lowest of roads, crawl back under you rock.
Investigations are all the Democrats ever want to do, just spend more of the taxpayers money, on outrageous cause, causes, give money to acorn, etc.
If Obama cared about the middle class, poor and hungry, homeless, people, then he would not go to lavish fund raisers, spent over 2.5 mil. On 30 min. of TV time. Give me a break; all he cares about is his political career.
All John McCain has EVER done for our COUNTRY is fight, voted against bills, earmarks, funding acorn, he was tortured for years and never gave up.
I think Lewis should tell us what he has ever done for this country, he can’t, look at the earmarks he has hidden in bills, he has helped, mess up our economy.
At least what John McCain is saying about Obama is true and every day something new comes out, how he is connected with Ayers, Acorn, keeps skirting the questions, if he would come out and tell the truth, then we would not even be talking about these things.
Did he not hear the honorable statements McCain said to his audience yesterday??
What a skum bag, I bet Martin Luther King is rolling over in his grave in disgust, all that Mr. King set into motion, all the peace he wanted, for our people, I am glad he cannot hear those comments, Lewis has set up back 20 years by those remark, undone a lot of progress.
That person telling the story above, that John McCain is arrogant is a liar. Anyone can make up a story. If he did say don’t touch me please, do you think it could be that. He was tortured for years serving our country, beat repeatedly, spit on, things YOU cannot imagine was done to him. His arms were broken, over, over and over. Don’t ever try to disgrace him or him family.
Bettie

Concerned in OH,
who plays a lot of basketball and works out obsessively. Kevin Duckworth just died at 44. remember Reggie Lewis? Dennis Johnson?

>>>You KNOW if ANYONE ever yelled those things about Bush they woudl be scooped out and thrown in a van and never seen from again!<<< Au contrare. Bush has been called the most reviled, violent things by leftists for years, and no one has been "scooped" up and whisked away. What a nut.

IT IS BECAUSE OF INSINDIARY VEIWS SEWN BY BUSH AND PROPAGATED BY FOX THAT CAUSED US TO LOSE THE WAR ON TERROR OUR GOAL WAS TO WIPE OUT AL Q AND TALIBAN ,THEY ARE STILL AROUND PLANNING OUR DEMISE, THEIR GOAL DESTROY OUR ECONOMIC AND DIPLOMATIC SUPREMACY, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED !!!!
JOHN MCCAIN IS CLINGING TO POLICIES THAT REPEAT THE PAST . THERE CAN BE NO VICTORY IN IRAQ SUNNIS AND SHIAS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING SINCE BIBLE DAYS , THEY ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR THEIR BELIEFS WE ARE NOTWILLING TO DIE FOR OIL . WE DONT HAVE TO AGREE WITH BUTWE NEED TO RESPECT OTHERS CULTURE . BARACK IS RIGHT WE NEED ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND LEAVE THE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO FIND THEIR OWN PATH ,JUST LIKE WE DID

For those that think Rep. Lewis was out of line take a look at what just happened at a Palin rally:
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/11/politics/fromtheroad/entry4515246.shtml

Where’s the outrage, Sarah Palin has been asking this week, in her attacks on Obama’s fuzzy ties to Ayers? The question is more appropriate when applied to her own disturbing associations.
Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party. Inconveniently for Palin, that’s the very same secessionist party that her husband, Todd, belonged to for seven years and that she sent a shout-out to as Alaska governor earlier this year. (“Keep up the good work,” Palin told AIP members. “And God bless you.”)
Voegler’s greatest moment of glory was to be his 1993 appearance before the United Nations to denounce United States “tyranny” before the entire world and to demand Alaska’s freedom. The Alaska secessionist had persuaded the government of Iran to sponsor his anti-American harangue.
That’s right … Iran. The Islamic dictatorship. The taker of American hostages. The rogue nation that McCain and Palin have excoriated Obama for suggesting we diplomatically engage. That Iran!

Mr. McCain, if you admire John Lewis so much, then why not pause and think about what he has said? That’s what people are supposed to do. When I say I admire my teacher, that means when she gives me advice or when she criticizes me, I take that to heart rather than go on the defense. What is the point of admiring and respecting someone if you don’t respect their opinion? Learn something, sir!

Lewis was right..!
That Lap-Dog loud mouth Palin started
this whole mess with her ignorance!
LOL!

Concerned in OH :
Gore also got more votes. Does that make you proud?

McCain: if you really do respect John Lewis and you want to know more about his comments, then call him up and have a discussion. That’s what adults do.

Hope, Change, Hate
If it had no character witnesses for Obama, then it was obviously biased.
Duh.

Chattyway how can some one of your obvious values support a bribe taking(read his pleading in the Keating 5 he wasn’t found not guilty in fact he admitted to taking $ in exchange for his votes), disfigured wife cheating on, fellow veteran betraying(which explains why his support is slim among Veteran’s organizations),bad pilot(if not for his family connections he would have been grounded after crashing his 3rd aircraft and thus would never have been shot down to become a “hero”)? I realize that is a convoluted sentence but it’s hard to get all of the questionable character points into one phrase.
Sure McCain is a loving family man who refers to his wife as a c##t in public. Whatta guy. Then there is his only executive decision to date; picking the least qualified person in history for the VP spot. Who else could make Katie Couric look authoritative? Where is the values crowd’s outrage when it comes to Ms. Palin’s bad parenting? A pregnent daughter she is forcing to marry and a drug using son forced into the military to avoid jail on a drug charge. Whatta parent. Compared to the values candidates the dems look like saints.
These idiots would vote for Hitler if he had a (R) after his name. The right wing as a whole should be ashamed of their collective civil rights record.

>>>McCain: if you really do respect John Lewis and you want to know more about his comments, then call him up and have a discussion. That’s what adults do.<<< Why waste the time? Lewis' comment about someone who everyone on Capitol Hill – even his political opponents – call a decent and honorable man shows that Lewis is in the tank for Obama.

Many people have already tuned out the McCain-Palin “campaign.”
Sen. McCain is an experienced politician, an adult, and a human being. For him to stand idly by while his “barracuda” rattled out some lines from the Rove crowd was simply unforgivable. Now he doesn’t want to be called on it publicly??
I am glad he finally got his courage and a few brain cells working at that rally in Minnesota when he asked his supporters to “tone it down.”
Much too little, much too late. The voters who were for Obama are still going to vote for Obama. Those who might have voted for McCain will no longer vote for McCain. Simple as that.

Wow!!! How i wish everyone who believes everything that McCain says like its gospel truth would go to factcheck.org and check out what the truth really is about McCain and Obama. Believe what you must but please get the real truth before passing judgement.

Troopergate Inquiry finds Sarah Palin GUILTY.
Sarah Palin VIOLATED THE TRUST Alaskans placed in her and BROKE THE LAW as their governor when she fired a state official who had refused to dismiss her ex-brother-in-law from his job as a state trooper, according a legislative report released Friday night.
Ten republicans and four democrats were unanimous in adopting the findings (as they were in initiating the investigation.)

All these destructive rhetoric was started by the pit bull who was selected solely for the basis of attacks! If McShame had used his judgment wisely, and picked another respectable VP, any one of those who ran in the primaries, the party would have been in much better shape, especially if Romney, who is best for the economy was selected. They were able and willing! This is an example of McShame’s judgment, and little wonder he has been erratic and now drowning in his own mess. Obama has said that no one but him that speaks for himself, and the rest of them, other than the nominees and their VP’s are the only ones to speak for themselves. However, you all have seen how the female pit bull attacks!! Enough said!! The country is in a mess and we need real leadership NOW. It is obvious that McSame is NOT the one.

Thank you, Rep. John Lewis, for telling it like it is.

If you feel that the segregationist comment is fair, or somehow McCain deserves this, I wonder how you would feel if McCain played his race card and compared Obama to the Black Panthers.
How ironic that the Obama campaign, a campaign that has come so far because of racial tolerance and acceptance, would turn around and support those intolerant of John McCain because of his race.

LET’S STUMP THEM ALL AND VOTE IN RON PAUL!!!! HE’S BEEN CALLING ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE POLITICAL GREED AND CORRUPTION FOR YEARS. IT’S TIME TO LISTEN TO HIM AND ENACT THE FAIR TAX. IT WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS IN THE ECONOMY AND ENCOURAGE JOBS TO FLOURISH AND GIVE THE AMERICAN CITIZEN AND TAX BREAK AND SOME MONEY TO SPEND AGAIN RE-ENERGIZING THE ECONOMY. NO OBAMA. NO WAY. JOHN MCCAIN’S NOT MY PICK EITHER BUT SINCE THE US WON’T LISTEN AND VOTE IN A DECENT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, I’D RATHER THAN A HERO WITH HEART THAN AN INEXPERIENCED, LIBERAL, LEFT FOR PRESIDENT.

bullies and thugs are the republican base, how many black people do you see at palin and mccain’s rallies?

When the leader fails to set a civil tone for the organization, the politics of them versus us take hold and nothing good can come of it. Setting aside your beliefs about the other side in this contest, one thing is abundantly clear. Mr. Obama HAS NEVER called to task even one of his supporters who stepped over the line of civility in support of his candidacy. A wise leader will have learned the lesson long ago that silence in the face of demogoguery is fatal to a democracy. Mr. Obama has not yet learned that lesson. And that has many of us very concerned. Should he become President, and many seem to believe that he will, he will have to deal with irresponsible supporters like Congressman Lewis who are out of control. May he find a way to contain and reverse the hatred he has engendered through his relentless criticism of the Bush Presidency, his class warfare themes and his angry appeal to the dark undercurrents of unrest in the country. Otherwise, his accomplishments will be few, and the governing majority that he counts on, with its deaf ear to the concerns of roughly half of all Americans, will be swept from office within two years. Then Obama will either learn to be a centrist or he will become yet another failed, one-term President.

IGNORANT NATION – If Barack Obama’s name was “Steve Smith”, would you ignorant people still be believe he was a terrorist.
Have you thought about McCain’s Vietnam tour of duty? How many innocent people/children could and or did he kill?
Obama/Biden 08′!

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“McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton”
YEA!!! GO MCCAIN! GO PALIN!. Keep the heat on, it’s burnin’ their butts.
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Is McCain going to demand Obama apologize for what Rush has said about McCain?
This guy is nuts.
(oops, now I suppose Obama has to apologize for me calling McCain nuts.)

I haven’t heard where Obama has asked his supporters to tone it down. This is just the kind of politics that he wants to foment.
By the way, Palin hasn’t had a trial except in the lynch mentality of the libs.
Palin hasn’t been pronounced GUILTY in what remains of our courts.

A few things you need to know:
Barak Obama and Joe Biden will win this election by a landslide! They will win on policies and issues that will once again bring the USA back to its rightful place as leaders of democracy.
John McCain deserves respect for serving his country, that’s all! He is an egocentric opportunist who has proven ‘it’s not how you play the game; it’s whether you win or lose’. He will retire a defeated man whose legacy is tarnished due to his sever lack in judgment especially in the selection of his running mate!
Sarah Palin will return to Alaska where she will serve out her term as Governor but will never be reelected! The local media in Alaska will continue to investigate this woman’s background and what comes to light will ruin any chances of her ever again having a career in politics.
You will see that true Republicans (like me) will never again resurrect the ‘Palin Parasite’ who single handedly destroyed one of the most promising elections for our party in recent history! Democrats will have the majority in Washington for years to come and we have only the Governor from Alaska and the Senator from Arizona to thank for that!
Take that to the bank…

Just remember, far more Americans are voting for John McCain Solely because he is white than voting Against him Solely because he is white.

>>>The McCain/Palin campaign is inciting hatred and division amongst americans to divert the campaign from the issues that should worry you and that are hurting them in the polls.<<< If Obama wants so badly to speak about "the issues", then why didn't he accept McCain's standing invitation to have 10 town hall-style meetings? Answer: because Obama doesn't really want to talk about "issues." He doesn't have any concrete solutions for "the issues." He's a slick-talking demagogue and a fraud.

If Obama’s name were Steve Smith and he had the same background and associates, darn right we’d be suspicious.

the FBI is stretched to the limit right now investigating Obama’s terrorist friends and associates, like Ayers “…..get OVER IT. Obama has met about 400 people in his associations over the years in columbia, in Harvard, in the Harvard Law review, in his 11 years as law professor and his 12 as a state senator. HOW PATHETIC you are to think any of those you mentioned have met or mean anything else to Obama than the other 400 People he has met and associated with over the past 30 years in the many travels he has had. THE FBI IS NOT DOING IT’S JOB! NO ONE should be allowed to yell out a violent remark about the United states’ senator. period. I Think obama should send his own people to videotape these rallies and find out who these people are and sue the FBI to do their job and apprehend these people and hold them unti lthey comb through their computers, their mail, their houses and be sure none of them are planning anything violent and then charge them with Domestic terrorism. YOU PEOPLE ARE WHAT YOU THINK YOU HATE! REPUBLICANS ARE THE DOMESTIC TERRORISTS HERE! AND YOU PROVE IT EVERY DAY AT THE RALLIES!

“Clearly wounded,” ABC? I mean, come on. Another political gambit – from a campaign that whipped up crowds to racist frenzy, i.e. “Kill him” and “Off with his head.”

Adversity doesn’t build character; it reveals it. The past several days have shown us all we need to know about the lack of character on the part of John McCain. This is a sad ending to what had been a distinguished career.

Andy, you left out a key fact in your list of criminal/repugnant offenses committed by McCain and Palin. Sarah Palin isn’t the only one who pales around with terrorists.
John McCain served on the board to the U.S. chapter of an international pro-Nazi, anti- Semitic terrorist group that supports ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America. John McCain is a terrorist sympathizer who condones the murder of innocent civilians.
It’s true, see for yourself at usatoday.com
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-07-mccain-iran-contra_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

THE FACT THAT SO MANY AMERICANS ARE BUYING INTO OBAMA’S BS SHOWS WHY THIS COUNTRY IS TAKING A DOWN TURN, EVERYONE WANTS EVERYTHING HANDED TO THEM ON A PLATTER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD TO SUCCEED.
AND THE FACT THAT SO MANY BELIEVE THAT HE WON’T RAISE TAXES IN UNBELIEVABLE! PEOPLE, HOW DO YOU THINK HE WILL PAY FOR ALL THESE PROGRAMS? HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO RAISE TAXES. AND UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE 40% OF AMERICANS WHO PAY NO TAXES, YOU AND I WILL BE FUNDING THE GREATEST PORTION OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE! SO THEY CAN SLEEP LATE, AND DO NOTHING. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? IF SO, VOTE FOR OBAMA, IF NOT, WRITE IN RON PAUL OR VOTE FOR JOHN MCCAIN. FOR MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS, THERE IS NO CHOICE.

McCain you should of said something a week ago. When you play with fire someone is going to be burnt and I know it’s not going to be Obama.

Joey
The fact that you would never know that Obama did drugs unless Obama had never spoke about or wrote about it in his book.

OhioChic
We bought and paid for Obama. No lobbyist is given to his campaign.

Hollywood and George Soros has delivered us to Armagendon!

>>>Just [because, sic] mccain [sic]cant’ draw a crowd adn [sic] nobody wants to hear mccain [sic] speak…<<< Are you serious? Where have you been for the past week or so? The McCain/Palin crowds have been HUGE in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

MM–You might be intereted in reading this about OBAMA–PAC’S AND LOBBYISTS AIDED OBAMA’S RISE—BOSTON GLOBE–SCOTT HELMAN–AUG, 9, 2007 But behind Obama’s campaign rhetoric about taking on special interests lies a more complicated truth. A Globe review of Obama’s campaign finance records shows that he collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists and PACs as a state legislator in Illinois, a US senator, and a presidential aspirant.In Obama’s eight years in the Illinois Senate, from 1996 to 2004, almost two-thirds of the money he raised for his campaigns — $296,000 of $461,000 — came from PACs, corporate contributions, or unions, according to Illinois Board of Elections records. He tapped financial services firms, real estate developers, healthcare providers, oil companies, and many other corporate interests, the records show.

reality801
You need a reality check. 2006-2008 campaign lobbyist money = 0. The Presidency will not be influence by Lobbyist.

To Isidro garcia
Sorry, but it wasn’t the Republicans that brought the house down.Barney Frank,Chris Dodd(Mr.Sweetheart deal) and Raines(the 90 million dollar man)all had their hands in the cookie jar.This congress has the lowest approval rating by Americans in history.I’m part of the blame also because I voted for them. No more.

you republicans keep holding out hope for some kind of miracle, but i have to tell you i have been watching elections for 45 years and its a sure bet that obama is a shoe in by a large margin , barring a return visit from jesus to resurrect the mccain/palin campaign.
nobody believes the republican b/s propaganda anymore. nobody believes the fox news crapola anymore. nobody believes the “moral majority” anymore…
ITS OVER…YOUR DAY HAS COME…AND GONE
AMERICA HAS SEEN YOUR REPUBLICAN VISION FOR THE FUTURE ,AND IT HAS BEEN REJECTED ,YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW REJECTED ON 11/04/08.
REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS LISTEN UP…IF YOU CANT GET WITH THE NEW LIBERAL PROGRAM ,JUST SHUT UP AND LEAVE ,BECAUSE WE REALLY DONT WANT OR NEED YOU OK? …HAITI IS WAITING FOR YOU WITH ALMOST NO TAXES!!! GO NOW AND DONT COME BACK!!!
STICK A FORK IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ,ITS DONE!!

Would someone please show me where it says you have to have an oath of allegiance certified to be citizen of the US and oath of citizenship. Obama’s mother was a citizen of the US and that makes him a citizen of the US. You are beginning to bend lower that is permissable.

Regina T: “BTW – the vast majority of undecideds are going McCain – they’re just not telling you”
HAHAHAHA — But they told YOU, apparently. I feel silly that I’ve been paying any attention to the polls showing that undecideds are going for Obama in greater numbers…..all I had to do was ask Regina!!

I am not concerned with a person’s race, age, sex, familial status, disability or otherwise. What I am concerned about is what a candidate’s agenda is.
I know Barack Obama is all about programs and taxes.
I don’t know what his agenda is with national security (or insecurity as I see it).
I know he associates with people who HATE America and Americans.
I know he worked for Acorn. I know Acorn has a hidden agenda to get him elected.
I know Acorn had a huge participation in the fraud which occurred at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
I know John McCain is not a perfect candidate either. But he is a patriot. He wants what is best for the US and with the democratic majority in congress, he will be limited with what he can achieve; however, he IS experienced. I believe the reason he has been erratic in this election is because he IS torn and doesn’t want to discredit Mr. Obama because everyone is so ready to pull out the race card. OPEN YOUR EYES AND EARS PEOPLE. Vote for the best interests of the US and us. Not greedy liberal lefts like Barney Franks, Nancy Pelosi, and Chris Dodd.

neno-cons’ are frantic now because they are losing and will say adn do just about anything to stop what will happen….
America is such a sad nation – one that the neo-cons are losing control of.,…

Wow, this is great. For a while I thought we were going to have real candidates talk about real issues, but to my relief we are back to politics as usual: name calling, back stabbing, inuendo dropping, get’em out the closet, dirt digging crap. Good job guys the American poeple now have hope
that things are getting back to “normal”.

America cannot have in the White House someone who befriends those that hate America. America cannot have Obama in the White House

So sad the fear and paranoia that have taken over the Republican party. The Republican leaders tell them what to fear, and they fall into line and fear it. Look at yourselves. It’s pathetic.

“I don’t remember ever hearing anyone raise concerns or questions or concerns about [Ayers'] background,” …

>>>Obama already produced his birth certificate.<<< I believe he produced a copy, not an original, which appeared to have had alterations made. Just produce a certified copy of an original, and end the issue once and for all. Easy enough to do.

It’s an insult that any American university would hire Ayers. He is not repentant,quite proud of what he has done and still associates with the likes of Chavez. Parents are actually sending their kids to this school. How lovely. For those who use the excuse that they didn’t know who Ayers was and they had a working relationship with him, are ignorant of history. Do you know who Bobby Kennedy was? Duh, no, never heard of him.

The only thing I’m afraid of is not having enough of my pay check left to live on after I support every do nothing in the US and then add the global poverty tax on top of that. I will have to be added to the poverty list.

Hey OhioChic
McCain and Palin have openly said that they are unpatriotic. I have heard them. During the VP Debate Palin mocked Biden for saying that it is patriotic to pay taxes. Palin said where she comes from it is not patriotic to pay taxes. That means she has no patriotism for our troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. Where does she think the money for armor and monetary support for her son and the other troops comes from? She needs to be invesitgated right now! I think we need to investigate her background and who she is associated with. She and McCain are both traitors to the United States. They will not be elected.

Why do people continue to ask why congress hasn’t done anything in the 2 years since the democrats achieved a slim majority? Don’t you people have any idea whatsoever how congress and our government works!!!?
Bush is still the president, and he threatens to veto and does veto anything the democrats want. The republicans have enough votes in congress to stop anything they don’t want, and to prevent a veto override. So how can you blame the democrats in congress? If they had enough votes to override a republican president’s veto, then you could blame them. But until that day, please go back to school and learn how our system of government works before you open your mouth again.

I was honestly starting to get very afraid for Obama’s life. I lived through the 60s in the south and I know that this mob mentality can get out of hand. If people at Obama rallies shouted to kill McCain I would be very upset about that. McCain did the right thing yesterday by denouncing this horrible behavior. But in typical McCain behavior he has a new tune today.. Oh well, that’s why he will lose. He does not have the temperment or consistency to be president. Obama-Biden 08

That the one who never felt angry or doubted about his country throw me the firt rock.
John Mac Cain uses the scapegoat strategy.
He uses the violence and the fear of the american society to try to sacrifice Barak Obama and recover the purity of the american nation which values are down, during this era of crisis and uncontrolable mimetism.
Unfortunatly for us Barak Obama cannot carry the burdon of all this fears and violence.

Don’t try to rationalize with the irrational…they are not equipped.
It can be on video and they would swear you faked it all.
Just vote and they might see then.
Obama/Biden ’08

How you gonna condemn a civil rights hero? John Lewis fought for my freedom here on American soil, standing up to American terrorists. McCain and Palin are now courting the sons and daughters of those same terrorists. If Obama fixes his lips to apologize for what Mr. Lewis said, he’s wrong. McCain and Palin should be the ones designing an apology.

McCain is trying to divide this country into conservative (faith based) and liberals. Its very dangerous. Look at Shia and Sunni … Russia.. India and Pakistan. It works but vey dangerous for our country. Today a Iowa Church was found doing same thing.. Divide we fail.. Unite we stand..

McCain would condemn Jesus Christ if it meant he would win Ohio.

OhioChic, if you’re worried about your taxes going up, becoming poor, etc, then vote for Obama. The Republicans have been, by far, the big spenders for many years now. The war in Iraq, an unnecessary and tragic war, has cost us, the taxpayers, trillions. Deregulation of Wall Street has led to Bush’s Bailout plan, which will cost us another trillion. Meanwhile, the Repubs have *lowered* taxes on the super-rich (I assume you’re not in that group), so they’re bearing the burden less than they would have. Obama will look out for the middle class. The Republicans will look out for corporations and for the rich, as they always do.

McCain would condemn the Pope and Mother Theresa for 5 electora votes from Pennsylvania.

andrew
THANK YOU ! I needed that lol

This is typical John Lewis and the response from Barack Obama campaign is as usual unbelievable. Deny and don’t deny – which is it? What a slick guy! He always said two different things out of the same mouth! UBELIEVABLE!!

John McCain said the economy is strong just 19 days ago. Now how is that a lie?

Kind of easy to see McCain is using the Lewis remarks to take away attention from the Palin Troopergate inquiry results that are splashed all over the major news sites today. Nice try, Senator. But I can hear the backfiring of your old model T again…

sd, very good and obvious point that I missed: Why the hell is McCain demanding an apology from the Obama camp instead of from Lewis himself. Just like the Ayers thing, guilt by some odd association: oh, they’re both black. Messed up, really messed up…

John Lewis is uniquely qualified to speak on the subject of hate and mobs. He faced down one of the angriest mobs in Selma in 1963 and came away bloody. Instead of McCain being insulted, he should take heed from someone McCain claims to have high respect for. McPalin may a right to use negative campaigning. But they do not have a right to incite violence. Obvisously this hate for Obama has been brewing below the surface. If McCain appears to endorse the hatred, what is to stop a lunatic from going after Obama.

speedy_453:
you are a victim of your own beliefs. as i will tell anyone, i tell you. please check your facts about Obama before you speak. i guess foot in mouth diease is the highest diease that repubs die from. go to factcheck.org and check out what you do know from what you dont.

It’s really so pathetic of the democratic party to try to silence people who are trying to get to the bottom of who Senator Obama really is. It won’t work. If Senator Clinton’s supporters could have gotten the press to do it’s job and explore Senator Obama’s relationships with Ayers, Father Flager, Reverend Wright, Rezco, and others, Senator Clinton would have been the nominee. You will not silence us, for we seek the truth about Senator Obama’s relationships with these people. He has lied, and continues to lie about them. He is dishonest about his relationships, and about what he has done/not done in the past. He distorts his record, and tries to sound more mainstream than his record, which clearly shows him as the most liberal member of the Senate (even beating Senator Kennedy!) He will not even directly answer questions. He will do whatever he has to do to win in November. I, and millions of Americans, do not trust him with the presidency. May God almighty have mercy on us if we allow the democrats to control the House, the Senate, and the Executive Branch.

America needs to face the fact that this presidential campaign is about RACE. I think Obama works race in his favor. When someone talks about his race, he claims racism. When he talks about McCain, he claims fair game. I think Obama is a FAKE and PHONY and I do not trust him and his political cohorts. He will do anything and say anything to win. He is hungry to win this race and filled with pride. Obama will not get my vote!

PittBull61, perfect analysis of what’s going on, the bigotry and stupidity is coming to a head, and it isn’t Obama who is going to seem “extremist” in the end. I think we all know McCain is about to face defeat. However, let me warn everyone that if we see either a terrorist attack or a feverish issuing of Bin Laden statements in the next three weeks, please be suspicious of why these things happen or who is behind it. The only thing that could save McCain at this point is a terrorist attack in Miami or somewhere like that. Suddenly, fear of the “enemy”, the thing that McCain has resorted to as a last resort, could spread through American society and produce a defeat for Obama despite the wrongness of it.

Good God. What is McCain doing?
He knows what his followers have said and he knows why they are saying it.
For the same reason that these imbeciles think Iraq had WMD they believe Obama is a muslim terrorist. Why do they believe that? Because McCain led them to believe it with his connect the dots reasoning.
I used to respect McCain, he needs to stop this rubbish right now.

If every black candidate continues to spout race at every turn…I will not vote for them.

SJP,
I’m not buying that. I’ve checked the Congressional Record. Nancy, Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd and Barney Franks in addition to Franklin Raines and William Johnson in addition to Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter all were people mislead by the notion that ALL people needed to own homes and enacted the Community Reinvestment Act and subsequent legislation which led to down the down fall of Fannie and Freddie. I am a 20 year veteran Realtor and I have followed this cause very closely. You might want to check your facts.
That being said, I would really prefer to have someone other than either candidate up for the job. Where are the people who are truly qualified to run this country? Sorry, I am not convinced of Mr. Obama’s ability to be president other than he dresses well and speaks very well with the assistance of his teleprompter.

McCain is a 72 year old toddler. Now that Obama has denounced the ridiculous comments of Lewis can we PLEASE hear ONE idea from McCain about the economy? Just one original thought? The mortgage bail out was originally Obama’s idea and even he now thinks it is bad (as well as true conservatives like those at The National Review), trickle down economics (McCain’s “idea” of big tax breaks for the wealthiest companies) proved to be a failure years ago and his health care tax plan does nothing to reduce the millions of uninsured who use the ER for primary coverage which drives up costs. To borrow an old phrase – IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID! Not Ayers or Lewis or Acorn or race-cards or any other non-issue that McCain is drumming up. IT IS THE ECONOMY, STUPID and you don’t have a clue.

“I think Obama works race in his favor. When someone talks about his race, he claims racism. When he talks about McCain, he claims fair game.”
Was this a Freudian Slip? When someone speaks about Obama’s race in a negative way, of COURSE it is racism. Whereas just speaking about McCain while making no reference to his race is clearly not. Sure. So what’s your point?

McCain has definitely lost his bearings. Lewis was spot on in his assessment of what Palin/McCain have been doing.
This is the most insane campaign I have ever witnessed or even read about in history.
Do they really believe that people can’t see what they are doing? They have encouraged their nutjob supporters to believe total lies and know that it could end with a violent act. Obviously they don’t care. I guess their path to victory is the elimination (literally) of their opponent.

speedy_453
I have seen no evidence that Wright hates America. I wouldn’t know about Ayers, and wouldn’t care.

I’m no expert. But I’m guessing that no one’s ever whined their way into the White House.

reality801
Still individuals give not the lobbyist. To say that the oil companies are influencing Obama is ridiculous when the only person pushing for more drilling is guess what McCain.

I don’t care who hates America, it’s their right!

When did Obama ever lie about Ayers?
Posted by: jock59801 | Oct 11, 2008 6:45:02 PM
First he said he hardly knew him, he was some guy that lived on his street and their kids went to the same school. (Did you ever consider the age difference between the Ayres kids and the Obama kids? They may have gone to the same school – about 25 years apart.)
Then he said they were on a committee together for a bit and went to a few meetings. (How many years did they work on the Woods Foundation and then the Anenberg Foundation. I guess it depends on what your definition of a bit is.)
Then he says he didn’t know about his background.
Just yesterday, he said he thought that he had been rehabilitated. If he thought that he had been rehabilitated, doesn’t that at least suggest he knew of his background (even though he said he knew nothing of his background)?

BOB,
Thank you for the comment at least someone has some intelligence to think. Because I am somewhat in tune with the universe and what’s happening now I can assure you there will be an attempt by the Republicans as a last ditch effort to save McCain/Palin but it will not work. He will not become POTUS. I’ve predicted outcomes in the primaries and I’ve been on the mark 95% of the time.
PittBull61

Jack Smith
Obama started his political career in a ramada inn. Everybody knows that.

John W,
I think it is best to listen to anyone else on Fox news than Hannity. He is one sided. I watch fox news at times. I can’t bear to listen to Hannity. In my opinion, he is one of the most bias journalists. Maybe Oreily, anybody else but Hannity. You might be right, the media probably favor Obama, but I can’t see how a person who once voted for Obama can stand to listen to Hannity.

PEOPLE WHO SHOUT OUT “KILL HIM” OR, “GET HIM” AT POLITICAL RALLIES ARE TERRORISTS. AND THOSE THAT PLANT THE SEED OR ENCOURAGE THEM ARE??????????

The Rolling Stone piece, “Make Believe Maverick,” by Tim Dickinson, likewise calls into question McCain’s military legend. It portrays John McCain as he is running from his burning jet on the Forrestal’s deck and virtually hiding in the carrier’s ward room while others died fighting the ferocious fire and exploding ordnance. In all, 133 sailors died in the tragedy.
133. From another McCain mistake.

I think the hateful republican rallies are arranged and operated by republican campaign operatives.
McCain has just lost it.
I always know that republican party is an evil.
It uses God for election victory.

McCain and Palin are getting bitten by their own misdeeds here. And then they have the nerve to try and switch the focus to John Lewis!
Their rallies have deterioriated from presidential rallies to rallies where people shout hate filled and fear filled things.
Its unacceptable. And Sarah ‘crooked’ Palin has a lot to answer for in this regard. A lot.

Jen06 – He hasn’t lied, he’s just been less than forthcomming. Lying would have been to deny he ever heard of Ayers. And of course he’s been less than forthcoming, he is a politician afterall.

McCain has not demonstrated good leadership in his own campaign so why I should think he will exercise good leadership or sound judgement for that matter in the presidency. The man is simply erratic and UNFIT to be presdient of the United States.

The reign of the conservative culture is over. The democrats will continue to outnumber the right-wingers in this country, simply because the dynamics have changed. Republicans have run us into the ground the last 8 years and are unable to take responsibility.

Factcheckconflict:
thank you.
The question i have for you is, if Factcheck.org has a conflict of interest, then why do they report when O
bama is wrong when he misquotes McCain? i find that this site is more focused on the truth than the spin. if there is another site that is better please direct me to it. thank you

Jock59801–”Obama’s ties to Ayers did not end with their cooperation on the CAC. Obama and Ayers were both chosen to sit on the board of directors of the Woods Fund, a Chicago charitable organization. They served together for two years, while Obama spent a total of nine years on the board (Ayers is still a board member). It is important to note that the Woods Fund donated money to Trinity United Church-Obama’s and Reverend Wright’s home church-and ACORN during Obama’s membership.”

reality801
The reality is the majority of your claims are false and have been proven false by the majority of news networks,and fact checkers. Now you are trying to look for smears that are talking about any and everything that is not the economy. Our markets are in free fall and the majority of Americans agree with Obama’s economic policies.

>>>The democrats will continue to outnumber the right-wingers in this country, simply because the dynamics have changed.<<< Perhaps. But if so, it will be due to illegal aliens and other left-leaning groups, and the liberal judges who "write" laws from the bench, not due to the soundness of liberal ideaology.

We may as well vote for Homer Simpson. At least we will have some nuclear power plants and be able to drink Duff beer.

The McCain campaign hasn’t been organizing rallies. They’ve been organizing lynch mobs.

A vote for Palin is a throwaway vote. If you vote for her you’re just an idiot.

>>>We may as well vote for Homer Simpson. At least we will have some nuclear power plants and be able to drink Duff beer.<<< Ha, ha. FINALLY! A voice of reason who understands what's important!

ACORN is voter registration fraud thats okey …Unlike G.W. Bus florida actual voting fraud with his brother and bunch of lunatics.

>>>Obama has produced only a Certificate of Live Birth. A vault copy birth certificate looks different, has more information on it, it is signed by someone (usually the doctor) that was actually present at the birth, and it has a raised stamped seal on it.<<< So what's problem, Obama? Why not produce the certified copy and lay this issue to rest? Hmmmm??

ourfreedomnow,
factcheck is a republican operation, funded by the Annenbergs.

I’m shocked at the hate that is spewing from both sides. Don’t forget, that only united we stand.
Both John McCain and Barack Obama are respectful men who care about America. We should have respect for both of them.
Let’s focus on the issues and try to ignore the slander.

Over the past three months, numerous reporters, journalists and Left-wing pundits have openly stated that Blacks will riot in the cities if John McCain is elected President of the United States. We have heard that those who do not support Barack Obama are racist, even by networks such as CNN. Now, however, when the American people are learning that Barack Obama palls around with terrorists, John McCain is accused of inciting violence.
Let me state this very clearly: If you launch your political campaign out of the home of someone who admits to bombing the Pentagon, Capital Building and New York City Police Headquarters, you are palling around with terrorists. If you voluntarily worked closely with someone who waged War against the United States, you are palling around with terrorists. If you then claim that this was just some guy in your neighborhood, you are covering up that you are palling around with terrorists.
Now, of course, the mainstream media is fearful because John McCain is telling the truth. God forbid that people get angry if they learn about Barack Obama’s past. I guess it is okay so long as Black people threaten violence if their candidate is not elected? It was okay for journalists to blackmail the American people with violence if their Leftist Messiah is not elected, but not if some people do not support socialism.
I did not hear the mainstream media complain when soldier’s bodies were burned in effigy on college campuses, or when George Bush was hung by a noose in an anti-war protest or when Leftists clashed with police during the Republican convention. No, that was legitimate anger according to the liberal press.
However, according to the MSM, John McCain is responsible for inciting anger by questioning who Barack Obama is. This is such a pathetic double standard by people who are already in the tank for the Democratic candidate. Just imagine if I said that Conservatives will riot in the streets if Obama is elected. I think we all know how well the mainstream media would approve.
(Borrowed from Copious Dissent.blogspot.com)

Son of Rodin -
I SHOULD support McCain? I HAVE supported Mccain in the past but I stress – again – I’M AN INDEPENDENT. Three weeks is an eternity in politics and he’s not looking so good lately.

The founding fathers objected to “Taxation without Representation”, that’s what the Boston Tea Party was about, not paying taxes in general. It seems to me the people who want something for nothing in this country are those who expect all this great country offers to somehow pay for itself. Yes, paying taxes is patriotic, and I’m happy to contribute, but why can’t the Wall Street fatcats pay their share too?

MM— Just because you say it isn’t true doesn’t make it so. I know you won’t bother to check the facts because what you would find will conflict with the image you have of Obama. Everyone has the right to vote, but they also have a responsibility to research the issues.

Bishop,
Is it all right that McCain’s political career was started with mob money?
Cindy’s Dad and uncle have both been convicted of federal offenses.
Look it up.

What is “shocking and beyond the pale” is the behavior of Palin and to a lesser extent McCain. At least McCain attempted to soften the ugliness of people calling Obama names. Since when in this country do we chant Kill Him, etc. because we disagree with someone.
Accusing people who dissent of treason is very George Bush…and look at the evolution in a few short years. Bush called those who dissented with his Iraq war treasonous – now Palinistas call for death to those who disagree with them. How Third World are we going to get?

reality801
I check the facts and I know that McCain has lies more often and more viciously then Obama does. – politifact.com

Jen06 – I couldn’t disagree more. Anyway you and the GOP want to stretch reality, it does not change the fact that Obama never bombed anything or anybody. He’s not a terrorist and does not condone terrorist acts. The whole point of this is to distract americans from what really matters in the election. Unfortunately for you and the GOP, American aren’t that stupid and this tactic isn’t going to work, not this time

Jen06: Amen. I couldn’t have said it better myself. I hope people will do some research before they vote. It is the responsibility of every voter to do just that. Unfortunately, there are not many responsible voters these days. Goodnight, and God Bless you.

More people have Hope than Hate.
Obama Wins!

FedUp
Obviously there are many people who disagree with your assessment of Obama.
Isn’t democracy great?

“race race race. democrats: get over it, grow up, stop your whining. Everyone is sick of hearing it.”
Just denying that it exists, doesn’t make it not exist. The mroe you den y it, the more you, and people like you, give the impression that you have something to hide.

Here is your rascist, Sarah Palin.
The following is an excerpt from todays Frank Rich column in the NY Times…
No less disconcerting was a still-unexplained passage of Palin’s convention speech: Her use of an unattributed quote praising small-town America (as opposed to, say, Chicago and its community organizers) from Westbrook Pegler, the mid-century Hearst columnist famous for his anti-Semitism, racism and violent rhetorical excess. After an assassin tried to kill F.D.R. at a Florida rally and murdered Chicago’s mayor instead in 1933, Pegler wrote that it was “regrettable that Giuseppe Zangara shot the wrong man.” In the ’60s, Pegler had a wish for Bobby Kennedy: “Some white patriot of the Southern tier will spatter his spoonful of brains in public premises before the snow falls.”
This is the writer who found his way into a speech by a potential vice president at a national political convention. It’s astonishing there’s been no demand for a public accounting from the McCain campaign. Imagine if Obama had quoted a Black Panther or Louis Farrakhan — or William Ayers — in Denver.

Christopher Buckley, son of William Buckley founder of intellectual conservatism is voting for Obama.
Reagonomics (borrowing from future generations to lower peoples taxes, resulting in debt) died last week.
2 parties will emerge.
Progressive Liberals and Classic Liberals (libertarians)
GOP R.I.P. you now have to pay for your services.

Roxanne–
Here is the quote where Obama and his campaign admit using the race card–”Sen. Barack Obama was referring in part to his race when he remarked that the McCain campaign wants voters to fear Obama because he doesn’t look other presidents, according to his chief campaign strategist.”
“He’s not from central casting when it comes to candidates for president of the United States,” David Axelrod today told Good Morning America. “He’s new to Washington. Yes, he’s African-American.”

roxanne: I hope you are enjyoying the liberties and freedoms the brave men like McCain have fought to safeguard. You owe him at least some respect.
But times are different and respect is one of those old american values that the liberals want to invert. They even want Americans to elect the incompetent wind sniffer of Obama.
Vote McCain.
Posted by: speedy_453
Actually, serving in the military does not alone garner my respect. See, Rev Wright also served in the navy. Now, I’m black and I don’t have any respect for either one of these men. So, you see, your standards for respect are much lower than mine!

Let me see, Black Americans admittedly arer voting for Senator Obama because he is black, but Senator McCaine is the racist?

Good lord they’re all a bunch disturbed nuts. God help the Republic.

“Here we go again…anytime people go on the political attack against Obama one of his surrogates accuse them of being a racists.”
Not true. That’s just your jaundiced perception of it. There has rarely been any attribution of racism to McCain’s campaign until recently.
Racism is not a figment of people’s imagination. There is a percentage of voters who say they will not vote for Obama because of his race. So I guess that isn’t racism either, right?

McCain is playing w/ fire. When you have supporters calling Obama a “terrorist”, a “traitor” and shouting “Kill him” and “Off with his head”… THAT’S DANGEROUS.

McCain to Obama…” I can’t believe I will forever be remembered as the candidate who lost the Whitehouse to a black guy! Better play the race card.”

>>>”He’s not from central casting when it comes to candidates for president of the United States,” David Axelrod today told Good Morning America. “He’s new to Washington. Yes, he’s African-American.” <<<
Posted by: reality801 | Oct 11, 2008 7:27:27 PM
explain to me and the rest of this forum what did that have to do with injecting race into this election? please stop taking small quotes and turning them into big paragraphs.
this is what both campaigns has done and we as americans are tired of it. Americans want to know will we have a pay check, a house, a car under their administrations. We are tired of the BS.

Folks within McCain’s own party have been calling him out on his negative rally tone for the past few days. Spare us the fake outrage Senator McCain. You are clearly playing the race card and trying to put this on Obama. Very weak.

>>>The democrats will continue to outnumber the right-wingers in this country, simply because the dynamics have changed.<<< Perhaps. But if so, it will be due to illegal aliens and other left-leaning groups, and the liberal judges who "write" laws from the bench, not due to the soundness of liberal ideaology.
Yes, and maybe you need to escape all those aliens and left-leaning groups while you still can! and by the way, Judge's interpret the law because that's how the constitution is set up. Just because a Judge interprets a law differently than the way conservatives see things does not make it "writing law from the bench". You obviously are not in the legal field. The right-wingers have come up with this catch phrase. Judges have the right to interpret laws because of the constitution and just because you may not agree, doesn't mean what you think it means. Judges (conservative and/or liberal) make something called common law. Please stop repeating statements you don't understand that make no sense!

“Let me see, Black Americans admittedly arer voting for Senator Obama because he is black, but Senator McCaine is the racist?”
Not true. A majority of African Americans were backing Hillary Clinton before they saw that Obama was simply the better candidiate. 80% of blacks backed Kerry, GOre and Clinton before Obama. They’re generally just better it seems at picking good presidents.

I must say,i have been reading this for a while, i was a supporter of sen. clinton but just as with sen. clinton i am firmly behind obama now.
i am a older white woman around the age of sen. clinton. i was not a part of the fem. movement sa with the sixties and seventies, but i do believe in womens rights. and equal pay for equal work.
i type slow because of arthritis, and for all of the thing i have seen in my lifetime, i feel blessed (i grew up in the south) to be able to be able to vote for barack obama.
my husband was a republican all of his life. and if he were alive now i don’t think he would be pleased to see what is going on in his beloved republican party.
i would like to thing, given the times we are living in now, he would have voted for obama also.
we didn’t have much, we worked hard for everything we had, and we tried to help as many as we could, those who were less fortunate than we were.
when i look at the tv today, i don’t know what has happened to the republican party.
i cannot tell for sure if some of the people writing on here are white or black.
but for the white people who are writing here to support sen. obama, i thank you, for my generation, and for all of those who have gone before us.
i know that none of you living today, had anything to do with this, but i will tell you a short story, ( and i am glad that obama is black and white)
but when i was a teenager, in my town an black man and woman were trying to reg. to vote, and they had a little girl looked about six years old, and a group of white men started to pick with the black man, he would not say anything, and they kept picking with him, pushing at his back on the shoulder, but he would not take the bait.
the little girl started to cry, the white men saw they could not rile up the black man, so one of them told the little girl to hush. she did not, so he took the butt of his gun and hit her right in the mouth, it knocked her front teeth out. the sheriff came along and told the black man and woman for their safety, they may as well go on back home and forget about trying to reg.
i am ashamed now, but all i did or could do was just feel sorry for the little girl, who had her teeth knocked out. suffice to say she hushed.
this is not about race, but from what i have heard from mccain supporters, and what i have heard from mccain and his running mate, mrs. palin. after bush,
we need someone new.
i think mr. obama knowing he is the first black man, will try his best to do a good job. knowing he is standing on the shoulders of a lot of people black and white.
you all be good and vote for mr. obama.
stop calling each other names, and lowrating yourselves.
i know you all are smarter than a lot of your writings.

Just heard from a friend who was at Palin’s puck drop, and caught a clip of it. Whoa, did she ever get booed off the ice!
Ah, Philly… Feel the LOVE.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Sarah Palin!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Anyone who is confused about the character of any of the candidates before us should do some homework. The bi-partisan “fact” web site is excellent, and you can ask questions on there if you want to clear up any of the accusations being made about the candidates. We have a great responsibility to put the best people on offer into the White House in November. I have no doubt that America will make the best choice.

Good God! It sure is easy to tell who on this board watches False News and listens to the Hate Monger Sean Hannity.

AYERS RESEMBLES PALIN’S HERO! Joe Vogler founder of AIP said… “My government is my worst enemy. I’m going to fight them with any means at hand.” AIP chairwoman, Lynette Clark said that Sarah Palin is her kind of gal. “She’s Alaskan to the bone … she sounds just like Joe Vogler.” Sarah Palin and her husband are the ones “palling” around with domestic terrorist. The founder of the facist party her husband was a recent member of, “preached armed insurrection against the United States of America.”

McCain comes across like the parent who encouraged his kid to trash the neighbor’s yard because he was mad at the neighbor, then declare he’s shocked that anyone would think he was capable of doing such a thing when confronted with the truth of it. I’m shocked that McCain is shocked that Lewis and others are on to his and Pitiful Plain’s divisive tricks.

The right wing is really good at handling the media.
Palin makes up PALLING AROUND WITH TERRORISTS
and the liberal is supposed to apologize.
Great stuff. Palin then denies any wrong doing after the Alaskan legislature states clearly that her behavior was unethical and that she put her employees in a difficult position by making them act in an unethical way too.
That’s what’s scary about her. She is taking a page from the Bush Cheney playbook. Just deny everything and call the other guy a bad name.

JimmyTMac
The way it is looking now Obama has already lock up 277 electoral votes. He only needs 270 to win.

Bruce Becker: Are you sick? Thousands of people have Yahoo email. In fact, I had it at one time. There is nothing wrong with it. There is something wrong with the hacker. I think he should spend at least five years in jail for what he did and you would expect the same if he hacked yours. The trouble with this generation is that everybody else is wrong but them until it happens to them.

Has anyone bothered to notice that McCain is about to get landslided on November 4th? I mean seriously. There’s a very real possibility that Obama will end up with over 350 electoral votes.
Posted by: JimmyTMac | Oct 11, 2008 7:41:48 PM
Actually it depends totally on who bothers to vote.
40% of registered people did not cast a vote in the 2004. We shall see which side is ‘energized’.

@Fed UP – You speak for a lot of us.
Thanks
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

If I were Obama I would do NO such thing. McCain and Palin have been 2 of the most despicable people in politics. They are responsible for the violent tone his rallies have taken.
His supporters are yelling out Terrorist, Kill Him!! Until the ladyin RED directly said to McCain, I can’t trust Obama he is an Arab, then McCain was forced to tell her “no mam he is an American”, until that moment they acted like the didn’t hear the violent outbursts. Did I misss anything??
I am ashamed of him and his supporters that participated in those kinds of racially charged outbursts.
Wallace and McCain sounds like the same game without the direct racial words that Wallace used!!

Paul-11 Veto’s were used in 8 years by Bush, 3 were overridden. It can be done if you have the people’s interest at heart. Dem leadership couldn’t muster enough votes on the rescue bill because they lack leadership.

McCain is dangerous and his rallies are turning into hate rallies. It scares me. McCain is the one that needs to back off. I am a white Obama supporter and McCains rallies are starting to make me fear what might happen to Obama if he keeps spewing hate towards him.

At McCain rallies supporters are now bringing stuffed monkeys, calling Obama an Arab and demanding the hate spew be kicked up a notch. Palin says she represents “Joe Sixpack”. If it looks like George Wallace, acts like George Wallace and talks like George Wallace, my guess is that this is George Wallace all over again. The only thing missing are the pointy hats and the burning crosses.

McCain’s strength is bringing people together. Isn’t that what he said during the debate?

To all who continue to bring up Ayer’s past. A reminder here: Ayers was never convicted due to lack of evidence. He was later pardon of having committed anything wrong. Now get over it. McCain has closer to someone most recently than forty plus years ago who could very be cosidered a present day budging little domestic terrorist if only by proxy.

notice how the black cowboy was chosen to sing at the RNC? notice how the black guy in a suit begged mccain to go after obama at a gop rally the other day? it sickens me to see mcshame & his sidekick sarah “moose-ilini” palin using these black guys as props to their sideshow… i’m disgusted as a black female…

The republican party wouldn’t vote for a democrat period. The only racists in America are the libs. Ain’t life grand.

Bruce Becker – The times have changed. This is an election unlike none of us have ever seen. 40% not voting? Ain’t gonna happen this time. It’s more likely that records will be broken in terms of voter turnout. And the enthusiasm gap definitely favors Obama according to polls. His base will show, McCain has cause for concern.

I voted for J Mac in the 2000 primary and was a supporter in this election. However, his choice of Palin does scare me. The hate rallies are not the type of leadership JMac has always exemplified. It is very disappointing.
I can’t vote for Obama, so I’m not voting this year.

Here’s how it works:
You take a strength of your opponent and make it a weakness. When the press starts hammering your rallies as being undignified and dangerous, you then attack a civil rights icon that you previously said was one of the wisest people you knew. Then you put it on your opponent to condemn the comments.
Is this bizarro world? Have we forgotten the economy? McCain’s campaign has been dishonorable no matter how you slice it.

Let the truth be told, Mr Lewis you are right 100%

Racism comes in many colors. I will not vote for Obama, because for 20+ years he listened to anti-American, anti-semitic, anti-white rhetoric. He did not object to it, he did not walk out of the room, but embraced it. Some of Obama’s mentors and people who put him in power make me sick. If you criticize them then you must be a racist. Far left tries to shot everybody up, the press is completely bias in the coverage of this election. The liberal blogs kick people of who are critical of Obama’s associations and luck of experience.
AMERICA MADE A MISTAKE WHEN IT ELECTED BUSH, WHEN IT ELECTS OBAMA IT WILL MAKE ANOTHER MISTAKE, EXCEPT THIS TIME WE HAVE MUCH MORE AT STAKE.

TakeAmericaBarack – That’s what I don’t think people understand. This election is shaping up to be laugher. McCain’s presidential stock is falling faster than anything on the Down Industrial.

McCain calling on Obama to condemn John Lewis’s statement is an example of gross manipulation. GIVE ME A BREAK! I would call on McCain and Palin to denounce the people at their own rallies who cry “kill him!” about Obama. By not speaking out against such statements at their own rallies is helping to breed an environment of hatred. One that I don’t care to see carried into the White House.

Using lies and trying to push racist tactics, Palin said three things in her speech that fact check were totally false, gee I am stunned!

TakeAmericaBarack – That’s what I don’t think people understand. This election is shaping up to be laugher. McCain’s presidential stock is falling faster than anything on the Down Industrial.
Posted by: JimmyTMac | Oct 11, 2008 7:58:18 PM
Ignorance is Bliss.

aware2u:
the ultimate radical, if you must know, that changed the lives of millions of people even to this day, tomorrow and forever is Jesus Christ.

Lol I have seen a few people who are “all of a sudden” going to vote for McCain now, because of this latest ignorance. This is just another rendition of republicans lying and being deceitful in their ways. It won’t work.
Last resort is appealing to emotion, rather than logic, and that’s what they are doing. I am not going to place my vote in the hands of a republican party that has greedily and chaotically messed up this world. It isn’t about the latest comments, nor the latest eye wear fashion, nor the false attacks and associations. It’s about saving this country, and it’s reputation.
Republicans do not get it, and they won’t get it. They are focused on greed, and fear of change.

Sarah Palin shoots wolves from helicopters. Does anybody really need to know more about her character than that? What does the Bible say about killing God’s creations just for the sake of killing?
Obama/Biden 08!

John McCain is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. If he continues to support Palin as his running mate, he looks like a fool, and if he drops her, he admits to everyone that he made a huge mistake. Now, to compound his bad judgement with baseless allegations, innuendo and fear-mongering – that’s just too much. Barack Obama has to repudiate what a Representative from GA said? Maybe John McCain should repudiate his anti-Obama rhetoric and Palin’s accusations, as well as those of people like Hannity and Limbaugh. Because of course, we all have control over what our supporters have to say in our absence and under their own direction.

What Obama couldn’t find Jim Clyburn

Mariann Pepitone
Ayers is not running for President.

Educational Background:
Barack Obama:
Columbia University – B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations.
Harvard – Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware – B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law – Juris Doctor (J.D.)
vs.
John McCain:
United States Naval Academy – Class rank: 894 of 899
Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University – 1 semester
North Idaho College – 2 semesters – general study
University of Idaho – 2 semesters – journalism
Matanuska-Susitna Colle ge – 1 semester
University of Idaho – 3 semesters – B.A. in Journalism
Education isn’t everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in the world. You make the call.

McCain has run a very sloppy and dangerous campaign.

Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around?…..think about it. Would the country’s collective point of view be different? Could racism be the culprit? Ponder the following:
What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?
What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to painkillers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)
What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
What if Obama couldn’t read from a teleprompter?
What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?
What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?
What if Michelle Obama’s family had made their money from beer distribution?
What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?
You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are? This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.

McCain’s broken campaign is so broken, he is so despicably desperate, and does anything to take people’s attention off the real issues. His sorry choice for running mate, Six Pack Palin, and his mis judgement, and lack of focus on the real issues that are taking this nation down the tubes are big reasons why his campaign is F A I L I N G!!!! AND B R O K E N

McCain & Palin: “Desperation… Party of Two. Your table is ready.”

Ever had a nasty negative boss. This is what republicans are selling. I’m not buying. I’ve got alot of company. The mob mentality, devoid of reason and common sense, driven by fear, bias, and other not so American things. Is that what republicans are selling to America. Who do think is going to buy your product?

Watching McCain these days is like watching a reunion tour with a missing lead singer. It’s just sad.

Gee let’s see why the GOP is making us afraid of Ayers as an educator. Palin believes we should teach that a particular version of the Bible is Gospel. Nevermind that there are dozens of versions of the Bible, HER version is THE version. She’s the Taliban and the kids better not try to learn anything new.

My absentee ballot was sent to Michigan today. Yea! I voted for President Obama.

What Sarah Palin said is true. When you go into the home of a known unrepentant domestic terrorist,(a meeting arranged by Obama, not by the incumbent legislator, as Obama maintained, and corroborated by the legisator’s statement she did not arrange the meeting) and meet in his living room to get his endorsement and financial support, you are paling around with terrorists. The story here is, he did it and he lied about it!

LATEST McCAIN STUNT.
This is simply an attempt to play the ‘race card’ card. Then McCain can attempt to dredge up Ol’ Jeremiah.
NOTE TO JOHN McCAIN:
YOUR VP IS NOW A CONVICTED CRIMINAL.

If you listen to everything terrorist say then the terrorist have really won. McCain/ Bush have lost the war on terror.
Posted by: MM |
Sorry, your logic eluded me. Could you post that thought in English instead of nonsequitur?

Somebody missed a U.S History class or two. Please tell me one time, in the history of our great nation, that the Democratic Party took a great step toward the welfare of our African American citezens. Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. He lead our country to uphold freedom as all men are created equal. George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998), was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967, 1971-1979 and 1983-1987) and ran for U.S. President seven times, running as a Democrat in four times and in the Independent Party three times. He is best known for his pro-segregation attitudes and as a symbol of states’ rights during the American desegregation period, which he modified later in life. Please just one thing the Democrats have done for the African American community. Martin Luther King had a dream and the way we are acting today WAS NOT IT.

“Jane D. You said: “We don’t have to know Sarah that well because she don’t have close ties to a terrorist that bombed his own country. That’s more than I can say about Obama.”
You think that because Palin is white and “Red” and “has no close ties to a a terrorist that this exempts her from close scrutiny? How many serial killers do you know who had close ties to a terrorist?
You think it’s a simple as that? You think people’s motives and agendas can’t be hidden?
What is it the Bible says: “A man’s enemies are the men of his own house.”
One thing I have found to be indubitably true is that things are never as they seem to be on the surface. However, Obama has been in the media spotlight now for at least two years whereas Palin is new on the scene.
Who do you think I’m going to trust? If Obama is a devil, well at least he is the devil I know.

Okay, John, get used to these tactics. Obama’s supporters called Hillary a George Wallace. This is a major tactic of an Axelrod campaign. It’s been documented. Axelrod’s speciality is playing the race card in minority campaigns. Hope and change are big elements as well. This is nothing new. Just consider it par for the course and pay no attention to the man behind the curtain of Obama, John. That man would be Axelrod.

Obama/Ayers/Wright/Acorn—-
“Obama’s ties to Ayers did not end with their cooperation on the CAC. Obama and Ayers were both chosen to sit on the board of directors of the Woods Fund, a Chicago charitable organization. They served together for two years, while Obama spent a total of nine years on the board. It is important to note that the Woods Fund donated money to Trinity United Church-Obama’s and Reverend Wright’s home church-and ACORN during Obama’s membership.

Politics sure does bring out ugly behavior in people.

James50 – I said no such thing. This is what I wrote: “John McCain is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. If he continues to support Palin as his running mate, he looks like a fool, and if he drops her, he admits to everyone that he made a huge mistake. Now, to compound his bad judgement with baseless allegations, innuendo and fear-mongering – that’s just too much. Barack Obama has to repudiate what a Representative from GA said? Maybe John McCain should repudiate his anti-Obama rhetoric and Palin’s accusations, as well as those of people like Hannity and Limbaugh. Because of course, we all have control over what our supporters have to say in our absence and under their own direction. ”
If you’re going to repudiate someone, at least respond to the correct person.

“Politics sure does bring out ugly behavior in people. ” em – you sure got that right!

My favorite quote is from Ghandi….
First they ignore you,
When we got started with this process back in 2006, Barack Obama was a “who?” An Illinois Senator who won a seat on the national level and evidently had a good speech-writer, nothing more to most minds. Two years later when he would announce his candidacy for president, it garnered nothing. Many, many Democrats were trying to draft Gore, while the Republicans were literally lining up to campaign against Senator Clinton. Barack Obama wasn’t really a blip on anyone’s radar, except for a very few who supported him from the get-go. For a while, Dennis Kucinich was regarded as having better chances.
Then they laugh at you,
Both sides laughed at Barack Obama, calling his aspirations Quixotic – a 47 year old newcomer to Washington? Pshaw, guffaw, hawhawhaw. But it started to be a little nervous laughter as Edwards dropped out, leaving Obama and Clinton vying for the ticket. The Clinton campaign did their best to embarrass Obama, to shame him out of the race with allusions about his name or his connections to the good reverend Wright. But it didn’t work, and Obama took home the nomination. On the other side, we saw Obama waffles, doofus caricatures, and a bunch of other “jokes.” Even as Clinton and Obama mended their fences, it was evident that the Republican party could not, would not take the junior senator from Illinois seriously, even as its candidates, no longer able to campaign against Clinton, began dropping like flies. They pull a bespectacled “hot librarian”-type out of the nether reaches of Alaska who’s head is empty besides the bats and cobwebs, and pair her up with McKeating. Clearly, laughing and thumbing their nose at America.
then they fight you,
Here we are today. “Terrorist!” and “Kill him!” are screamed at Palin and McCain’s appearances, to the obvious amusement of both Republicans and the rest of the crowd. Vandalism against those of us displaying our support for Obama via signs, bumper stickers, or even clothing like that poor fellow in the UK is on the rise. Unsubtle threats hang in the air. The Republicans are taking Obama and the Democrats behind him seriously, and they’re no longer laughing. On Freerepublic and other sites, they speak of arming themselves for the supposed riots they think will happen “when McCain wins.” The supporters of the Republicans mill in the streets like zombies, angry and ignorant, a terrible combination in any time for any reason. Obama is a terrorist. he’s a criminal. He’s a threat to our nation – so they say. They have no reason for these claims beyond their own anger and hatred. They want a fight.
then you win.
Right now, we see the best blows the McCain can deliver falling far short of the mark. Cries of “Liberal!” or “Socialist!” gain no traction – in the deregulated economy of the Republicans, these words have lost any stinging power they may have once had. Trying to tie Obama to Bill Ayers has fallen flat, as even other Republicans have come up to slap the idea away. All the McCain campaign has now is appealing to the lowest brows among their throngs, who were never going to vote for Obama anyway. In short, the McCain campaign is isolated, pulling out of states, and making no inroads anywhere that it wasn’t a given already.
Look at the electoral maps, the polls. See the articles and declarations from traditional Republican circles. Obama is winning, and winning hard. The calls for violence, the displays of ignorance both against our candidate and in general, are disaffecting the many, many sensible Republicans and strengthening the position of Democrats. Every time a McCain supporter calls Obama a terrorist or infers that he’s a Muslim and thus (for some reason) unsuitable for office, the Republicans lose some support and Obama gains it. Every strike they make against us and our candidate paints a stark picture of their own ignorance, their propensity for being mindless bullies, and strengthens our positions.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are winning, both by the strength and ability of our candidate, and by the weakness and ineptitude of the pair the Republicans have put forth. Obama is up by seven, even by “conservative” estimates, with less than a month to go before the elections. Kerry didn’t have those numbers. Gore didn’t. Clinton didn’t. We’ve still got a few weeks to go, but the trend is showing signs of growth – by the fourth, I fully expect to see Obama at +10 or even higher.
We haven’t won yet. The chance for fraud still looms, though the stronger Obama’s polls and the more media support he wins, the less likely this is. We’re still in the “fight” stage, and the worry some have of these angry, ignorant people doing something massively regretful isn’t unwarranted. But I do think it is unlikely. The type of person likely to have such thoughts is also the type of person to be too much of a coward to act on them.
They ignored us, and lost their advantage. They laughed at us, and made fools of themselves. They fought us, and only ended up wounding themselves. Now we’re set to win.

Reality801…
So What???
That’s nothing compared to the Keating 5.
Taxpayers lost billions of dollars through Lincoln Savings & Loan and McCain is associated with it.

Obama-hating extremists:
you can call him Hussein, arab, muslim, commie, or anything else you want to.
You can try to conjure up all sorts of associations with others AS SMOKESCREENS —while of course conveniently ignoring the filth of your party:
Keating,
Troopergate,
palin’s terrorist buddies in the Alaska secession crowd,
palin’s witchdoctor voodoo weirdness
palin’s “view of Russia from her front lawn
cindy mccains drug history,
john mccain’s adultery,
john mccain’s erratic behavior,
palin’s family mess,
palin’s tax evasion,
palin’s slaughter of helpless animals,
palin and mccain’s dismal education records,
mccain’s frail health,
palin’s lack of experience
palin mccain’s hate lynch mob rallies
and all of their lies.
YOU EXTREMISTS can go right ahead and rage about all of this internet trash you have invented to smear Obama.
WE are well aware of the above list of stinking garbage that follows mccain and palin everywhere they go.
Rant on. We don’t care. The stench from the GOP ticket is sickening—THROW OUT YOUR TRASH, GOP.

Nobody cares about this Ayers crap. McCainers can keep beating this dead horse all the way to the unemployment line.

jock59801, what are you on about? You’re not making any sense. Why does Obama have to speak for someone else?

Palin abused her powers of Governor of Alaska. She is unfit for office but doggone it, people like her and that’s what Republicans do when elected, you betcha!

I think McCain and Palin are addicted to name calling and finger-pointing. Do they plan on offering viable solutions to the problems faced by this nation or is this it?

The Republican Party is slowly becoming the party of the less educated, as more mainstream conservatives distance themselves from the ignorance and intolerance of the Ralph Reed/Karl Rove GOP. This brand in severely damaged.
It won’t happen overnight, but if intolerance is the only issue the GOP can bring, it’s only a matter of time.
Issues matter.

So — you McCain supporters… keep on supporting (just like you most likely did George Bush the last two presidential elections)……. it’s your right as Americans to vote for whomever you think best represents you.
The end of the story is, however, this. There are a lot more people who are not like you and they are not going to sit THIS election out. We’ve had enough, we are tired of lies, distortions and revving up fear and intolerance among people without intellectual curiosity, a grasp of truly important issues or sincere, truth based dissent.
Time has come and the chickens are about ready to roost.
Amen and so be it. OBAMA/BIDEN 2008

Obama’s very big on paying lip service to “Change” but what exactly is the change he’s proposing. The guy can’t even make the meetings of the Oversight group he chairs! If an original thought went through his head it would be the shortest trip in the history of history.

“George Wallace never threw a bomb,” Lewis noted. “He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.”

Dear Ms Pepitone
The use of Yahoo to do state business breaks statutes.
Neither you nor Ms Palin get to say she is not breaking a law, when she is breaking a law.
1. Not a secure system. That’s a requirement.
the kid hacker does not get to post her emails to the Gov of California, which I viewed myself, if she used a secure system. See?
2. No backup. by not having backup, we get the abuse of Cheney, deleting the Iraq war records when the truth became inconvenient. See?
Two points. Please acknowledge. Palin is a governor. She is not a private person like you.
See? Bruce Becker: Are you sick? Thousands of people have Yahoo email. In fact, I had it at one time. There is nothing wrong with it.
YES THERE IS. IT IS AGAINST STATUTES.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone

I support the truth. I support Obama/Biden

Obama and his supporters should stop playing “the race card.” We’re all tired of it.
Posted by: tina | Oct 11, 2008 3:33:59 PM
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The only race Obama supporters are concerned about is the one with 270 plus electoral votes on Nove 4, 2008. Yes “That One”.

McCain and Palin are spouting all this garbage about Obama paling around with terrorist and trying to insinuate that just knowing this guy on a casual basis makes Obama a terrorist. I have a very close friend that is in prison at this very moment for his addiction to drugs, before he was arrested and sent to prison he and I were very close friends and will continue to be friends when he is released. I am in no way associated with, use, distribute, or condone the use of drugs. I guess according to McCain and Palin I am a drug addict by association. Give be a break!!

I have already voted for Obama/Biden. It’s over, Republicans.

Is it not time the US Department of Homeland Security intervene and stop the inciteful comments being made by the McCain-Palin camp on a fellow american? The US Dept of Homeland Security’s overriding and urgent mission is to lead the unified national effort to secure the country and preserve our freedoms. While the Department was created to secure our country against those who seek to disrupt the American way of life, their charter also includes preparation for and response to ALL hazards and disasters. No rational person can say Ms. Palin is not disrupting America and is not hazardously delivering her loosely interpreted message of Mr. Obama’s past associations to her followers. She is a threat to all of us and her message is inciting vocal and visible hatred and bigotry which only tarnishes our already beaten down country.

I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Supreme Court Justice
I doubt Sarah Palin ever thought about that, but the rest of us have. We actually understand what our Founding Fathers thought of as The American Dream, and it wasn’t about being rich, famous and powerful. After the language Palin has used, the sooner she leaves the stage the better. She’s a disgrace to Americans everywhere, and shame on John McCain for picking her in such a flippant, who cares! fashion.

…..BUT OBAMA D O E S PAL AROUND WITH TERRORISTS!
AND OBAMA I S ASSOCIATED WITH ACORN AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE NOT ONLY FRAUDULENTLY AND DISCRIMINATELY HACKED INTO AND RE-INVENTED VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS BUT ALSO RE- DISTRIBUTED PUBLIC FUNDS TO AYER’S RADICAL EDUCATIONAL GROUPS.
And if you guys are happy with his associations with Ayers and Dohern and Nachmi Auchi and Rashid Khalidi and Farrakhan and Reverand Meeks and Pfleger and Rezko and Raila Odinga (another agent of change, albeit a bloody one!) then vote for him.
(You’ll note I didn’t mention Jeremiah.. although he’ll be back in the picture as soon as the election is over….)
Nothing anyone could say to you about the almighty B O could dissuade you from voting for him anyways…. but remember, should he win, that you had a choice…… and you blew it and got another Bush-like Bozo!

>>>There are a lot more people who are not like you and they are not going to sit THIS election out.<<< Yup. ACORN will see to it that even dead people don't sit this election out. Liberals couldn't win the last two presidential elections fair and square, so they're going to enlist a little "help." Voter fraud on the left is patently obvious.

After two weeks of hate and smear by palin and mccain—two weeks. And Obama’s polls are at their highest ever.
Go America! Reject the lies!
RCP Average 10/03 – 10/10 — 49.9 42.3 Obama +7.6
Gallup Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 2773 RV 51 42 Obama +9
Rasmussen Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 3000 LV 52 45 Obama +7
Reuters/CSpan/Zogby Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 1212 LV 48 44 Obama +4
Hotline/FD Tracking 10/08 – 10/10 808 LV 50 40 Obama +10
Newsweek 10/08 – 10/09 1035 RV 52 41 Obama +11
FOX News 10/08 – 10/09 900 RV 46 39 Obama +7
GW/Battleground Tracking 10/06 – 10/09 800 LV 51 43 Obama +8

eyes extremely wide open
Except when were eyes are glancing over information that completely refutes these smears. When every independent news organization claims it is false, it probably is false.

>>>When McCain talks, it’s ‘I will do this’ and ‘I will do that’. When Senator Obama talks, it is how WE will work together to solve our problems.<<< Good grief. Is that all it takes to secure your vote? That was easy…

Also, I’m a 47 year old professional WHITE man.

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 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 contribution 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 make 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?

“…legitimate criticism of Senator Obama’s record…”
McCain knows he’s been lying about Obama raising people’s taxes and misleading them about Obama voting against funding our troops. McCain also technically voted against funding our troops: both men did not oppose the funding they opposed the absence or presence of a timeline in the bill.

Here is exactly what John Lewis said…
“As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign,” Lewis said in a statement. “Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse.”
The veteran Democrat even invoked one of the most divisive figures in recent U.S. history. “During another period, in the not too distant past, there was a governor of the state of Alabama named George Wallace who also became a presidential candidate. George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama,” said Lewis.
He warned, “As public figures with the power to influence and persuade, Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all. They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy. We can do better. The American people deserve better.”

bev,
What facts? Innuendo is not fact, taking things out of context is not fact, taking things to conclusions that are open to interpretation is not fact.
Yes, you are probably going crazy.

>>>McCain knows he’s been lying about Obama raising people’s taxes.<<< Read my lips: BILL…CLINTON…ALSO… PROMISED…A…MIDDLE…CLASS…TAX…CUT. And when he got into office, he promptly rescinded that promise. Another Democrat lie.

If McCane has an ounce of self-respect left, he will render a public apology to the American People – Republicans and Democrats – for the racist hate-filled dangerous divisive demagoguery of his campaign.
The McCain we see on the campaign trail is not the McCain that many once admired if not for any other reason, his service in the US Armed Forces and the years of his life he had to sacrifice as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. My Republican friends are saddened by the fact that McCain in a desperate attempt to win the presidential election at all costs, irrevocably tarnish his own reputation and legacy. I personally don’t think that there is much of reputation to tarnish – other than perhaps the carefully crafted public persona McCain has created for himself. The reality, given his ties to criminals like Gordon Liddy (of Watergate notoriety, an advocate of domestic terrorism), his cosy relationship with Cuban terrorists, and his and his wife Cindy McCain’s intimate connections with organized crime, is much uglier.
As for Sarah Pallin, David Brooks, a dyed-in-the-wool Bill Buckleyite conservative is right on the mark when he called Sarah Palin “a fatal cancer to the Republican Party”. In other words, the Republican party has a deadly case of SARAH PALINOMA.
If the Republican Party does not want to lose all those decent Republicans who are getting disgusted with McCane-Palin candidacy, it needs to denounce the McCain-Palin candidacy and focus on tough task ahead – that of rebuilding the Republican Party on the principles thatthe great Republican luminaries Abraham Lincoln stood for.

I noticed that when Obama talks—-he doesn’t have any good history to demostrate how he will lead. Just a history that shows what he is saying is a bunch of nonsense. For example, when he says he will only raise taxes on those making over $250,000 then only those making over $200,000….keep in mind his voting record shows those making over $42,000.

TakeAmericaBarack: “I’m a 47 year old professional WHITE man.”
Hey, so am I!
In Montana, though.
It’s cold here.

What is the most important issue to you:
1. Race
2. Palin
3. “Palling Around With Terrorist”
4. Economy
5. Education
6. Health Care
7. Your 401K
What has Obama or McCain done for you that you are willing to not look at an issue objectively? I bet you don’t even know that Obama or McCain favorite colour is, favorite movie, favorite food, yet your will lie for him. I bet half of all the people in this room are “monkey see, monkey do” “see people jumping off a cliff, and you line up to jump also”…
We know that if you are a McCain supporter you will say anything in order to convience others to vote for McCain, likewise for Obama supporters.
Personally, I’m thinking of not voting at all because neither has REALLY EARNED my Vote!
It is my individual right to vote or not to vote….I’m not voting for the sake of voting…I will vote for the candidate who EARNS my vote!

Socialism is bad—and always has been. It wipes out the middle class..while punishing those that work to give to those that don’t…whether they be rich or poor. What you get is a huge “poor” class and the few super rich that tell everyone how to live that must give to the state to help the “poor” and pay off the socialist leaders. It is that simple.

Love the education is bad argument. These guys went to Harvard …
* John Adams
* John Quincy Adams
* Theodore Roosevelt
* Franklin Roosevelt
* John Kennedy
Yes, some smart people do dumb things. Yet, some brilliant people went to Harvard too.

Not only is Obama taking illegal contributions from the ME and lying his butt off about it….but without a certain Saudi Prince pulling strings to get the less than qualified Obama into Harvard, he would have never made it in or graduated. (Obama is a charity case for Harvard since he killed to many brain cells.)

LEE LEE 07– I know there are alot of people confused about who to vote for since the DNC pushed out Hillary. We have decided to vote for every Democrat running for Congress and then vote for McCain. This isn’t the best compromise but in light of all the shady back room deals this is one we could live with.
Posted by: reality801 | Oct 11, 2008 8:09:51 PM
Sorry about the delay in response. I will vote McCain/Palin and most likely down ticket. This election is a huge mess!
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

TakeAmericaBarack: “I’m a 47 year old professional WHITE man.”
Hey, so am I!
In Montana, though.
It’s cold here.
Posted by: jock59801 | Oct 11, 2008 9:13:51 PM
67 and BEAUTIFUL here in the Los Angeles area. The sun is just going down.

John Lewis is right. McCain rallies are becoming mobs for fringe personalities. It is unamerican. Obama 08

the REpublicans speak:
“…..McCain’s neocon makeover is so extreme that Republican generals like Colin Powell and Brent Scowcroft have refused to endorse their party’s nominee. “The fact of the matter is his judgment about what to do in Iraq was wrong,” says Richard Clarke, who served as Bush’s counterterrorism czar until 2003.
“He hung out with people like Ahmad Chalabi. He said Iraq was going to be easy, and he said we were going to war because of terrorism. We should have been fighting in Afghanistan with more troops to go after Al Qaeda. Instead we’re at risk because of the mistaken judgment of people like John McCain.”

I would have loved to vote for the first black president, but Obama is not who he says he is. Look at his actions, not his wall of words. He represses free speech and dissent and encourages voter fraud. He worked with a “little c” communist to implement indoctrination in schools (that’s the real problem with his work with Bill Ayers). He has erased his records and worked hard to repress any examination of them — why? Now, as if on cue, the Demagogues are coming out implying the honorable Sen. McCain is fanning flames. Excuse me?! So quickly we forget the hatefest and BIGOTRY when Sarah Palin came on the scene. IT’S ALL ABOUT CHARACTER. Sen. Obama has proven to be a cunning liar of a man. Sen. McCain may have his flaws, but he has the character and courage to reform Washington, which we badly need. My vote for a black president will have to wait for a REAL one.

YO MCCAIN INSTEAD OF RUNNING YOU MOUTH OR FOR PRESIDENT RUN THOSE CHECKS AND LOSE THE TAX THING

So you republicans out there for two solid weeks McCain and Palin heard those racist in their rallies yell all kinds of racial slurs at Obama and did or said nothing about it as a matter of fact Mrs. Bridge to Nowhere actually looked up in the crowd when the Kill Him comment was made and did nothing but smile in the direction of that idiot she should have had him escorted out of the venue but nooooo, that was what she meant to do was incite this type of behavior, it seems that Rick Davies is the wrong man for the McCain/Palin camp now that they are behind in the polls the only avenue is to incite racial bigotry and hatred, what Mr. Lewis said is true McCain should not be trying to tell him to ease up with his comments He should have been telling that to the supporter who yelled Terrorist at his rally, Sen. McCain should be scolding his PITBULL WITH LIPSTICK, and take back control of his campaign. This is just like the republicans when they get caught with their hands in the cookie jar and the tables are turned they want to cry foul. The problem is there wouldn’t be a foul had the Pitbull not created it.

>>>PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.<<< Yup. For former Hillary supporters, who still want her to be the first woman president, there are only two choices: (1) vote for McCain, or (2) sit the election out. If you vote for Obama (who frequently dissed Hillary, too), you are practically guaranteeing that Hillary never gets that chance, if Obama wins. If McCain is elected in '08, Hillary gets to run against him on '12 – unopposed in the primaries. Go Hillary!

I am voting for Barack Obama because I agree with him most of the time, and do not McCain.
I am voting for Obama because he is the first candidate in a long time who seems to talk to us like we are intelligent adults
Because every issue I have heard him speak about, I have been impressed with his knowledge of the complexities and balances involved.
He is also one of the most eloquent speakers and writers we have had as a candidate for awhile. A very refreshing change.
I am voting for Barack Obama because he has shown an understanding of the need to return fairness and justice to America and the world. We have been waiting for such a candidate for a very long time, and were starting to despair of it.
The craving for real change is much deeper than people seem to realize. It will not be denied.

Except when were eyes are glancing over information that completely refutes these smears. When every independent news organization claims it is false, it probably is false.
Posted by: MM | Oct 11, 2008 9:02:54 PM
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Everything in the post has been factchecked; nothing has been denied by any INDEPENDENT news bureau.
You should do your homework.
… and also read the post by “BEV”…..which raises other questions about Obama, like how did he get the Indonesian passport he travelled under when he went toAfghanistan as a student unless he was born there….SINCE INDONESIA DOES NOT HONOR DUAL CITIZENSHIP?
And considering that yesterday, on stage in Ohio, McCain verbally chastised unruly anti-Obama shouters from acting disrespectful towards Obama…..perhaps Obama SHOULD have said something about that outrageously racist slanderous slur which was made comparing McCain to Wallace.
BUT, OBAMA L O V E S it when race rears it vicious head. It’s part of his attraction for African Americans!
And so he could only say “NO” with a come hither gesture.
That’s Obama!

>>>It’s so hard to believe Lewis did this to his friend, John McCain. It shows it’s all about allegiance to a race not a country..don’t be fooled. What a sad choice for the Obama camp to play.<<< You ain't seen nothin' yet. Obama will DO anything – SAY anything – PROMISE anything – DESTROY anyone – to be elected. He can taste it, and NOTHING is going to stand in his way. Watch out for this guy, folks.

I was a republican who voted for Bush! I admired John Mccain all my life! But I quarantee you this is not the john Mccain we once knew! He wanted Lieberman as his V.P, and when his base through a fit, Mccain threw us all of us under the bus by going out and geting a uneducated young lady who knew next to nothing about foreign policy or the World economy! He did not vett her and know stuck with a V.P, legally accused by her Republican peers of Abuseing her power, and allowing her husband to use her Governors office, and employee’s to do a personal vendeda against a ex brother in law!Their campagne has nothing left but to cause racial divide in their rallys in stiring up the crowd to call for Obama’s death,and accuse him of being a terrorist,and committing treason! Lewis went over board by refering him to George Wallace, but was right about calling him out with the hate/violence and racial divide he was committing at his rallys, an not reigning the crowd in whe they call for Killing Obama! obama said the exact right thing, and he owe’s Obama no apology, Mccain/Palin however does owe Obama an apology!palin flat out lied to ABC when she stated that her nore her husband did or said anything to try to get that trooper fired! She is nothing but lie!

Obama funneled thousands of dollars as chair of the Annenberg project to his friend, domestic terrorist Ayers’s radical school projects which shows you the type of educawtional system the US would be in for if Obama gets elected. In case you don’t know what Obama’s money from the Annenberg fund promoted, find out in Ayers own words below from a a speech Ayers gave in Hugo Chavez’s Columbia (not the university, the country):
“[M]y comrade and friend Luis Bonilla, a brilliant educator and inspiring fighter for justice … has taught me a great deal about the Bolivarian Revolution [i.e., Chavez's movement] and about the profound educational reforms underway here in Venezuela under the leadership of President Chavez. We share the belief that education is the motor-force of revolution, and I’ve come to appreciate Luis as a major asset in both the Venezuelan and the international struggle—I look forward to seeing how he and all of you continue to overcome the failings of capitalist education as you seek to create something truly new and deeply humane….
[I’ve] learned that education is never neutral. It always has a value, a position, a politics. Education either reinforces or challenges the existing social order, and school is always a contested space—what should be taught? In what way? Toward what end? By and for whom? …
Venezuelans have shown the world that with full participation, full inclusion, and popular empowerment, the failing of capitalist schooling can be resisted and overcome. … [W]e, too, must build a project of radical imagination and fundamental change. Venezuela is poised to offer the world a new model of education—a humanizing and revolutionary model whose twin missions are enlightenment and liberation.”

the favorite:
Over the years, John McCain has demonstrated a streak of anger so nasty that even his former flacks make no effort to spin it away.
McCain is sensitive about his physical appearance, especially his height. The candidate is only five-feet-nine, making him the shortest party nominee since Michael Dukakis.

Posted by: Obama/Biden – The only positive choice | Oct 11, 2008 9:30:06 PM
Obama/biden -The Only Positive Choice:
You said some very powerful stuff. Can anyone disprove what was said about The McCain Crew: “THE REPUBLICAN’S “REFORMERS”
John McCain – Violation of Code of Ethics
Sarah Palin – Violation of Code of Ethics
Todd Palin – Unelected individual uses power of Governor’s office to settle personal vendetta
Cindy McCain – Drug charges and theft of drugs from charity organization
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Seems like what really needs to be reformed is the Republican Party!
This isn’t some weak “guilt by association” inuendo. All were PARTICIPANTS in their OWN sleazy activity!
And we don’t have to use biased speculation. Everything above happened!”

Mr Lewis, what do you say about this?Maybe you should make some time and go to the State of Missouri’s, The Governor’s web site, to read his message to the Obama campaign about freezing free speech in that state. The governor says Obama’s strong arm tactics are intimidating the free markets by forcing them to pull down ads which are crucial of Obama’s voting record or face being sued. There are other incidences of this strong arm tactics in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. A leader for all. A new change. Is that what you marched for sir, No. Stop being used, sir.

Convicted felon Tony Rezko. Unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. And the race-baiting Rev. Jeremiah Wright. No other presidential candidate before Barack Obama could have associations with three more execrable characters and even be given a half a chance to be given the keys to the White House. Yet let the McCain campaign raise the issue, and the mainstream media begin fulminating about dirty campaigning tinged with racism and McCarthyite guilt by association.But associations are important. They provide a significant insight into character and what your true beliefs are. Who are Obama’s long time friends and collaborators? Can you name one that is not a terrorist, communist or crook?

Why aren’t you reporting the fraudulent action of ACORN? This is a group of people that are trying to steal the election for OBAMA. Why isn’t any one reporting that the Obama’s campaign donated $800,000 to ACORN? He was their LAWYER in 1994 and he wanted us to believe he didn’t who they were. Now we bring it to light and they cry racism. You can say any thing about Obama, or you’re labeled a racist. Obama is a fraud, made up by wealth Americans like SORO. Come on people wake up, same America.

Obama has no control over Lewis’s opinion. McCain and Palin do have control over spreading lies and rumors. McCain/Palin should read history. The most famous person to use their tactics was Hitler.

>>>Thank you for your fearlessness in facing down the hatefilled rhetoric of the McCain/Palin/Rove-cloned machine.<<< Sorry, but those of us who are opposed to Obama's election will NOT be cowered into discontinuing to talk about Obama's alliances by words like "hate filled" and "racist." That's what demagogues do – they attempt to stifle free speech (which they purport to support) when the "speech" is about topics which make them feel politically uncomfortable.

Most of the ACORN Executives belong in jail.
I might add that Obama should have done his duty as member of the bar (and an officer of the court) and testified against them – but he did not.
Michelle Malkin has a good set of posts on the ACORN voter fraud scam.
ACORN stands for Association of Corrupted Organizations for Registration of Non-Eligible Voters
Ciggies and cash
I can’t even count how many registrations I filled out
Fraudapalooza
Fo shizzle
Dawn of the Dead Voters, continued
Have a person such as Obama involved in so much criminal activity running for the President of the United States of America makes me want to vomit.
It is no wonder why the markets are in a tail spin with the ghastly specter of gangster crime syndicate in the Oval Office.

The hate speech and hate mongering that is going on with McCain/Palin is really bringing out the worst in the worst people. You have the rich republicans and then you have the dumb republicans. These two do not have much in common. McCain’s republicans make at least $500,000.00 a year. The rest of the republicans are brain dead, racist, bigots, christian hypocrites, or a little of all these. It seems with 2 wars going on, the economy in serious trouble, America very unstable, and you still want old republicans to get more chances to completely ruin the country.

People wake up…we cannot as society, a free people call Obama..Hussein Obama think about it..it’s already begun..now, they are wanting to order what free people can say or not say at open rallies..please wake up before it’s too late.

You can’t expect much from
a lowbrow, low-rent candidate
like Palin. The Republican
bosses who are sending her
out to incite riots are a
pack of riffraff.

>>>Because we republicans cannot now truest this john mccain any more.<<< Am I supposed to believe that you're a Republican, and feel that the better choice – given only these two choices – is to elect the socialist Obama? The man with the most liberal voting record in the Senate? Sorry, but it "does not compute." Republicans are angry – and have every right to be. We pay most of the taxes in this country. We play by the rules. And when a Democratic social engineering program called the "Community Reinvestment Act" and Fannie & Freddie cause our 401(k) accounts to practically get wiped out, WE'RE expected to foot the bill!?!?!? And our tax-paying children?!?!? Sir (or madam), to be honest, given that backdrop, we're lucky that a bit of shouting is all that's happened so far. And the last time I looked, the First Amendment allowed us all the right to speak – even if it means by shouting.

John Lewis is absolutely right and it took an act of courage – which he certainly known for – to speak up. McCain used Sarah Palin and her hatred toward ordinary Americans to fire up lynch mobs in her rallys. When sane, reasonable, prominent Republicans – including Governors, Senators, and Representatives from his own party said “enough” he seemed to listen. But he claims to be a student of history – and he should know that once you incite a lynch mob – they take on a life of their own. He dug his own grave when he chose Sarah Palin without looking into her dreadful history – the Alaskan Independence Party – the church full of hatred toward Cathoics and Jews and now he has to pay the political consequences. Calling John Lewis out s simply another act of cowardice. I was a McCain supporter. I hardly recognize the man.

Hey Bev, while your checking out things on the internet check out your girl Palin and her husband being memebers of the anti-American, anti-government ALASKA INDEPENDENT PARTY. Hmmmm.. wonder what’s their agenda. So before you go throwing stones check out your own candidates. McCain has some pretty shady people in his past. Wasn’t his father-in-law found guilty of fraud in the 80′s?

Drop the raqcism crap already. Both Clinton and Biden questioned who Obama associated with in the primaries. Why were’nt they called racist? There are black people voting for McCain as well!!! Obama is scared to death that’s why he’s got all his cronies crying racism for him and it’s gonna back fire on him. That’s the problem with this country scream racism when you get caught with your pants down! All the problems we have were INHERITED from the Clinton administration. WAKE UP!!
As Bob Marley so rightly sang “you don’t know your past you won’t know your future.”
I’m in North Carolina and know absolutly no one who is voting for Obama. I had 10 people stop by my house today to find out where I got my McCain-Palin signs and bumper stickers and I just put up the sign last night.

Yeah! “The Democratic platform is full of specifics, over 94 pages” 94 pages sum up of how there going to take from the working class and give to the non-working class, 94 pages of socialism, 94 pages of how it’s going to cause more business to call it quits here and move oversea’s. 94 pages of the same “good o’l boy politics”, 94 pages of more gov. control of your health care, your education system, your pocket book.
You socialists seem worried tonight. Good. You honestly are going to cast a vote for a Communist Community Organizer? Do you hate America this much? What have your people done for the United States of America? The real question is: Do democrats really look out for the interests of Americans? Or, do democrats just want to control Americans? Obama knows nothing about how to govern a country. He is best friends with a Domestic Terrorist: William Ayers. For 20 years, Obama sat in the pews of a church who’s pastor was a racist and spewed hatred for the United States. Why on Earth would any true American vote for Barrak Hussein Obama?

I wonder if any money has changed hands for this one…… hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
After all, it IS Chicago!
—————————Let’s hope the US Attorneys office is smarter than the crooks and get what they need. Come on Rezko, save your self..if Obama gets in, you’ll be a sleeper in Marcie park.

I’ve had it: Both Cindy McCain’s daddy and her uncle are ex-cons. They are felons. The great irony is that John McCain’s father-in-law cannot even cast a vote for him. The odd thing is that he came out of prison richer than when he went in. Now, how does that work? I guess when you work in the booze and racetrack world, it’s all part of the package.

Obama does a pretty good job of hiding what his true beliefs are. That is why he and his surrogates like Lewis get so bent out of shape whenever anyone brings up the fact that Obama friends and associates includes a close knit group of communists, terrorists and crooks like Rev. Wright, Ayers and Rezco.
This makes me suspect that Obama must share some of Ayers and Wright’s racist and anti-American beliefs. What I really believe is that Obama is an ideologue who believes that all our problems could be solved if we only taxed the rich enough.
Since Obama doesn’t have a record of accomplishment I can’t tell how practical he is. He did abandon his pastor, public financing etc. to achieve his goals. It shows he does have the ability to plan ahead. All things considered, if Obama is elected his ideas will ensure the economy never recovers and will be run even further into the ground during the course of an Obama Presidency.

John McCain – the truth hurts so grow up and deal with it.

Its not just Lewis, its many republican leaders and pundits who have called McCain out. Nobody likes the atmosphere at his rallies.
And how did this happen? McCain’s strategy is to set up a series of dots and let people connect them to think of Obama as a muslim and a terrorist. McCain is reaping what he has sown.
God help John McCain. He’s marching down a path to disgrace.

McCain just will not let this whole thing go. He is playing games. He is soo pathetic… What an A_ _…greg

This is the same tactic Obama pulled on the Clintons.
With the help of the media, he successfully portrayed them as bunch of racists.
Wake up Democrats, your party is getting hijacked by somone who thinks he can shame people in to voting for him.

Landens says ” are you willing to enlist in the military if he calls upon you to do so.
and to keep our nation safe.’
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Obama is not the one that has brought up the draft repeatedly – YOUR candidate has. Obama has not stated new countries he would like to go to war with that would need a draft like YOUR candidate has. Funny – you don’t need a draft unless you want to Bomb, bomb, Bomb, bomb. Iran…..
Get your candidates straight!

Danny- say”When will McCain and Palin apologize for accusing Obama of “palling around with terrorists.”
Why should they? He does. Just fact. Was on board of directors with, had him at his kickoff campaign, got gov. grant money for him. Was his neighbor,Good buddies. Oh yeah! I forgot, Obama said he barley knew him. Add that to his list of lies.

I think Obama has watched to many MLK video’s. He sounds just like him in the way he speaks…I have a dream. Oh yeah, Obama used that one too.

McCain was BORN into a navy family.
Yet he can dish it out but not take it.

Son of Rodin: Wanna back up your statement that Republicans than Democrats pay more taxes with some facts? According to Warren Buffett, who is now the richest man in America, he pays less taxes than his secretary. Two of the bluest states in the union are New York and California – and they pay an awful lot in federal income tax, as opposed to say, Mississipi. Can you give us a reference? I doubt it.
Red states receive far more money from the federal government – both through earmarks and entitlements than blue states – and its been that way for a long time. In fact – the red states are far ahead in welfare and it is the blue states that bankroll the red states.California, New York, New Jersey and Mass all give more to the feds than they get back. Of the 30 states that receive more money from the feds than they give – 23 voted for Bush. They are known as “red states.” It’s easy to find. Try tax commission. It exactly the opposite of your argument. It’s the Democrats who are bankrolling the Republicans. Another fun fact – there are a whole lot more WHITE people on welfare than there are black people.

There is a big difference between free speech and breaking the law to insight violence! most of you probally wasn’t around when the Viet Nam protest in the streets turned violent because of the spew of hateful words in the rallys that was not kept under cotrol? Lewis, I’m sure saw his fair share of such things that happened in the pass! We should learn from History,not repeat History! So yes, it’s every Americans right/duty to speak up when people insight rally’s to a fever pitch of racial divide, and spew hate and not keep it in check! No one wants to stop honest,good debates, and free speech! But whats happening in those rally’s have been seen before, and most of you are probally to young to even have seen it or realize it, and just think were trying to stop free speech! Sorry Kido’s read your History books and learn or ask your grandpa/ma an others like lewis what it was like!

For quite sometime now McCain and Palin have used under means to incite their supporters. They’ve either implied or outright accused Obama of being associated with terrorists, being a Muslim, practicing Islam and even accused him of attending an Islamist school as a child. It was a more subtle and sneaky way to place fear in the minds of the GOP supporters. This hatred misinformation has been spewed on every right-wing radio talk show and right wing websites. There’s no way McCain and then Palin could not have known the dangerous turn their own speeches would go. It was inevitable that many of their supporters would turn hateful and even threatening towards Obama. It was easier to call him an Arab, A Muslim or a practicing Islamist or even a traitor, terrorist and to shout “kill him!” When really it simply boils down to one thing, a black man running for president and that alone is what it all boils down to. Be honest, America. The fact that a black man might become president of the U.S. leaves a bitter, bigotted and intolerant taste in mouths of many. Now, I’ve visited many of these states that are fired up over Obama possibly becoming president. Especially Florida. And believe me, there are still certain towns in Florida that a black person had bettern not be in after sundown, even today in raceblind America, such places still exist. The GOP knew they could play into the most basic instinct and psych of the people in these town, which is very racist.

I’m a Latina not voting for Obama… to Obama and his supporters that would make me a racist :-)

Obama and his campaign is currently being investigated for: (1) ACORN voter Fraud . There IS a RICO investigation of ACORN and the Obama campaign underway. Federal agents are investigate ACORN, which has been funded with upwards of $800,000 in questionable donations from the Obama campaign (in what appears to be the expressed and explicit direction to engineer voter fraud in the general election). – (2) the Sun Times is reporting that prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is about to make a plea deal with Rezco that may finger Obama based on Obama’s support of Alexi Giannoulias, the 30-year old State Treasurer of Illinois (who was elected only because Obama backed him). (3) ). There is a lot of activity in Chicago right now, with a lot of IRS agents looking into the finances coming in and out of this city, and across state lines (this was established on Monday when the GOP issued emergency press releases that much of Obama’s campaign contributions could very well be illegal foreign contributions – what appears to be deliberately poor record keeping designed to hide the true identities and monetary sources of online donors is at issue here. (4) Whether Obama has the qualifications to be President based on the fact Obama has not produced a valid birth certificate.

“People wake up…we cannot as society, a free people call Obama..Hussein Obama think about it..it’s already begun..now, they are wanting to order what free people can say or not say at open rallies..please wake up before it’s too late.”
Christie, John McCain asked them to stop saying things that were not only untrue but not relevant to the issues of the election… and they booed him!
Hussein is a name of Arabic heritage. Hans is a name of German heritage… so, in your world — is Hans a Nazi?

Obama is a raicst.

John McCain is obviously beginning to worry about his reputation beyond this election and quite possibly his legacy as a public servant.
But this turn of events is his doing as either he approved the new tone or he was talked into it.
Either way he has shown he is not the person to be President of the United States.

mp: I am amazed at how many un-provable speculations that you have made that indicate a person with unfounded fears. Me thinks that the complains too much. You have nothing to fear but fear itself. Get over it my friend, we will have a great Democrat as president who will bring our nation together and help us “all” take care of each other and even take of your survival of the fittest fear based hind-end. Your rights to be self actualized will be protected from others like yourself. The middle class will grow and the poor leaches you are so worried about will become much less of a problem as our nation become more balanced and fair.

>>>I think this situation has gotten so out of control. This is not the McCain we know. It has Karl Rove written all over this.<<< Oh, for God's sake. You don't know Karl Rove, and I'll bet you couldn't cite one thing Karl Rove ever said during his frequent TV appearances. Karl Rove has proven himself to be a rather thoughtful and insightful political commentator, never quick to shoot from the hip, and certainly would never advocate the kind of rhetoric at McCain rallies that you're complaining about. He's far too smart to engage in this, even if he were inclined to do so (which he's not).

McCain should be less than surprised that the tatic he and Palin have been putting out there has caught on with their supporters. Rep Lewis was right to call it for what it is and maybe now McCain will tell Palin to switch gears and cool it at her rallies, since it seems to more out of control there. McCain already has a shady record on civil rights issues, to include not supporting MLK holiday in AZ, not supporting bringing the confederate flag off the SC capital and having “ties” with Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms and G. Wallace, JR. So…

“When will McCain and Palin apologise to Obama for calling him a terrorist.”
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They never called Obama a terrorist!
They said that he associated/associates with terrorists… and he does!
Ayers, for instance, was responsible for the death of at least three people . He is a radical who literally got away with murder!
He was a terrorist who never paid for his crimes.
He was known to have placed two bombs in the home of a judge and his family (including a nine year old boy!) and one in the family’s car!
Luckily, thanks to the heroic intervention of the police this set of bombs didn’t go off,,, but others did.
And as recently as 9/11, the unrepentant Ayers said he hadn’t done enough; he should have done more….the implication being that he didn’t set off enough bombs!
He is just one of an assortment of questionable characters Obama is associated with… like Nachmi Auchi, Bernadine Dohrn, Rashid Khalidi, Farrakhan, Rezko, and (another “agent of change”) Raila Odinga.
OPEN YOUR EYES!
This information is available to anyone willing to do his homework….
Don’t let ANYONE steal this election because of lack of the real facts!

leelee quotes susan b. anthony-’No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.’ – no self respecting woman should work for the success of a party which chooses such a clearly unqualified woman for such an important position. i believe that is called pandering.
furthermore, no self respecting hillary supporter could possibly support mccain/palin, as their positions are diametrically opposed to those held by senator clinton. unless of course, you vote for a candidate’s gender, not their positions on the issues…

Christie I don’t know my neighbors either. Some who live only about two doors from me. And I’ve lived in my neighborhood for over forty years. So what is your point? There are neighbors who live only steps away from one another who don’t know one another. Also, Obama never said he didn’t know Ayers. They just aren’t close the way the McCain camp have been trying to make them out to be. Why doesn’t anyone question McCain’s relationship with G. Gordon Liddy? Now, therein lies an interesting story. More recent than some washed up anti-war protestor from forty years ago. Of which, Obama was only eight years old when Ayers is alleged to have been associated with some anti-war group.

There is something not quite right about this whole election cycle.

mp: Let’s see if we can get past your extremist fears about that 95% tax reduction. Could it be, hmm, 95% of those that are already paying taxes? Hmm? May be these fears that you are carrying around are preventing your brain from functioning correctly. Again, Get over it my friend, we will have a great Democrat as president who will bring our nation together and help us “all” take care of each other and even take of your survival of the fittest fear based hind-end. Your rights to be self actualized will be protected from others like yourself. The middle class will grow and the poor leaches you are so worried about will become much less of a problem as our nation become more balanced and fair.

Obama a “bigot,” not a “citizen,” heading ACORN, a “terrorist,” “if you don’t agree with Obama you’re a racist,” ad nasaum.
Are these supposed to be ligitimate attempts to converse. Why waste your time trying to insult people who cannot or will never agree with these types of thought proceses.
Some non-McCain supporters follow that road; however, I’ve not read a single blogger against Sen. Obama here who has raised a substantive argument against his platform. How sad.
D. Lawrence
Tulsa, OK

It takes significantly more than a tax cut to run a country, IT TAKES A CHARACTER. I will take a national hero over an apparatchik of the corrupt Chicago political machine any day.
A grave national (and global) challenge is facing us today – melting economy. Most global economic crises were solved by world wars, there is no reason to think that this time around it will be different, particularly given the fact that mr. Putin is arming Iran and Venezuela. Ofcourse our press hardly talks about this Bermuda Triangle. This country is facing serious challenges. I do not trust a man whose only accomplishment is to ran an effective campaign for 18mns, and whose pals are just scary. If America does not agree with me on November 4, On November 5th it will be too late

“leelee quotes susan b. anthony-’No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.’ – no self respecting woman should work for the success of a party which chooses such a clearly unqualified woman for such an important position. i believe that is called pandering.
furthermore, no self respecting hillary supporter could possibly support mccain/palin, as their positions are diametrically opposed to those held by senator clinton. unless of course, you vote for a candidate’s gender, not their positions on the issues…”
Posted by: antijake | Oct 11, 2008 10:45:10 PM
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Hmmm, well, I guess you are wrong. Get over it.
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

There is a video with OBAMA CAUGHT SAYING ACORN AND FRIENDS WILL SHAPE HIS PRESIDENTIAL AGENDA. I am surprised that Obama and his surrogates have not gotten around to removing it and than if anyone says anything about it calling them racist and inciting hate. Beware, don’t point out anything truthful about Obama, you will be called a racist and hate monger if you do.

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I served in the USAF and I would serve again under Obama. Have you ever served? If so, you know the answer to the question. You serve your CIC and your country always. ;-)
Integrity First
Excellence In All We Do
Service Before Self

No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony
“WHY I’M NOT A REPUBLICAN”
Obama/Biden – Change We Truly Need

Urmom: Prove Muslim. Prove to us you aren’t one of those in a McCain audience screaming “traitor” or something more vicious.

So, basically, Obama did not condemn the words of Lewis.
Give him a week, he’ll flip flop and will.

BikernAz11
I served under Bush. I can serve under Obama. You serve your country no matter what. McCain does not support VET causes as much as he would like the American public to believe. You need to read up on his records of votes for VETS. Obama has actually voted for VETS better than McCain. So, yeah I will serve under Obama because he has supported us.

McCain has significantly more capable women working on his campaign. Obama could not put a white woman on his ticket, just because she is smarter then him.

Ha ha !
Hurts don’t it, Johnny Boy?

It appears that McCain/Palin strategy is working. Let’s talk about character (as long as it’s not about mine’s). Lets make “Character” the main issue before 11/4/08.
How many times have McCain changed his message to the American people?
He Tried Change
He Tried Postphoing his Campaign
He Tried Buying up Loans
He Tried Bringing up Ayers
He Tried waving the white flag
He Tried planting a voter to call Senator Obama an “Arab.”
What will he try next? What do you think will be his next “Hail Mary?”
The only thing that has changed more than McCain/Palin is the Stock Market.
McCain please show some consistency, for goodness sake!
Give us something that will bring out the best in us, not the Worse!
Give us something taht will make us beam with pride, not steam with anger.
If you lead we will follow….Lead by example.
YOu should be able to lead for you are an ex-pow, and Palin is a state executive. LEADERSHIP, that is what we need.

Wow, Republicans are scared. And for good reason, as they’re not going to win the white house. Obama will win in a LANDSLIDE victory too!

McCain wants us to talk about racism, Ayers, abortion, ANYTHING but the economy and here you all are talking about all kinds of things. McCain has succeeded in diverting the conversation away from the economy. However, it’s too late. America doesn’t want old (McCain) and unqualified (Palin). Times are too scary. We need educated, smart Obama/Biden.

urmomI’ve known even more with the name of Joseph, but I know they are no way related to Joseph Stalin. I can’t believe the ignorance of some people. To associate someone with someone based on their birth name. I’ve always considered Americans smarter, more compassionate, humane and diverse than that. There’s so much ignorance in this world and that’s why it’s in the sad shape it’s presently in, because those ignorant people often end up in charge or their ignorant supporters place them in charge. So much ignorance so little time to do anything to correct it.

Get used to it if Obama becomes president anybody critical of him will become a racist

*******LANDSEND******
Are you calling Rep. Lewis a racist?

The price of gas is now $2.91 in Dallas, TX, I guess it is BUSH’s fault for gas prices decreasing….right OBAMA, you enjoy blaming everything on BUSH but you & PELOSI can’t accept any responsiblity for anything that is wrong with the current economy. Last time I looked, the Dem’s had control of the SENATE for the last 2 years. It has been the DEM’s spending on pork barrel items, the DEM’s deregulation of the bank industry that lead to sub-prime lending fisco…Sub-lending was set up to be the “Affordable Housing” project for individuals that NO money to put down on a loan on a house that they couldn’t afford in the first place.
Someone that can’t put down 1% or $1,000 on a home doesn’t need to own a house in the first place.
One other thought….Did it ever occur to ANYONE, that a few very wealthy individuals were playing with the market last week? The more the economy tanks along with the market the more OBAMA plays “Do you want 4 more years of Bush? card. Just remember OBAMA didn’t want to take public funds because he didn’t want to disclose where his money was coming from…overseas….HAMAS????? Saudie????? Bin Laden??????? Russia??????? Chavez????????
Why doesn’t OBAMA produce that letter that he sent to the Sec. of Treasury that he said last week in the debate. Because there is NO letter. Why doesn’t he disclose that he worked for ACORN, almost went to work for Tony Rezko & his real relationship with AYERS. OBAMA’S peace core job, really means that everyone that turns 18 and graduates from high school will have to join the PEACE CORE and serve the US for 2-4 years. Sounds like a mandatory job vs a volunteer job…..

landsend…19 yr military veteran here. We’re already IN the military, so what’s the problem?

Trace…as a veteran of the first Gulf War, Afgan and Iraq….I must say, you are way off. You do not serve your country no matter what, what is wrong with you. When a leader of a country is a tyrannt a line has to be drawn and once you cross that line…there is no going back. It is people like you who have brought us to this point. When I see video footage of JFK giving his speach in Berlin and how proud it was to be an American at that time, I cringe to see what this great land has become in the eyes of the world due to people like you. Just because a person is a soldier in a war or even a pow, does not give them special priveledge. You did your duty, you get nothing in return and if you think that no matter what your government says you do it, then you are in for a rude awakening. George Bush has disgraced this country and John McCain is the same moron, shame on you for your brainwashed idea and shame on George Bush for allowing one single soldier to die for his agenda.

I always knew Mccain was a Warmonger. Mccai/Palin can’t defeat Obama on the issues now they want to start a race war so either way Mccain gets his war. I think Mccain/Palin are disgraceful. Until Mccain/Palin sturred up these lies against Obama we were having a respectful election atleast at the rallies now its shameful to watch. Every rally Palin or Mccain have theres some kind of racial slur. I’m glad Mccain/Palin are 11 points behind in the polls, America doesn’t need them.

Here’s a question I posted before, but Obama supporters conveniently chose to ignore because THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SPIN OR ANSWER FOR IT!
Let me try this again!
1- If Obama is so ashamed of his middle name, why hasn’t he changed it? I do not think he is ashamed of his middle name.
2- Why is it racist to call Obama or anyone by their “full” name? It is not racist to call anyone by their full name…how about John Sydney McCain for size. But, when you say his middle name and then try to tie him to terrorist, then you are insighting people to believe he is a terrorist. I do not believe that Obama has a problem with anyone using his name.
3- What is he afraid of? Nothing, but, McCain is afraid to look him in the eye. ;-)
4- Does he equate it with racism/radicalism/extremism? And if so, why not change it? He does not have to change his name if people would stop using it in a bad context. He is using SYDNEY as a talking point. It is really petty to do that anyway, when America is going thru so many hard times. I do not care if his name was SuperFudge, if he can make my life better…who cares?
5- If he’s so proud of it, why the insults and defensive attitude when someone utters his middle name? I do not notice he does that. I think he is proud of it. I wish I knew my actual families name from Africa. I, like, many African-Americans have no clue what our real last names are. He is lucky.
6- If he wins on Nov. 4th and the pundits, as they always do, call the winner by his full name, will he be offended or will every pundit and/or TV anchor be called a “racist.” I seriously doubt he cares now or will care then.
Please enlighten me!

landsend: I would enlist in a second for Obama as I know that what ever wars or conflicts that we would have to engage in under Obama would be well thought out and justified. The talks would have occurred if we could have had them. Any Bin Laden’s would have been found and brought to justice many years ago. We would and will be much safer. Thanks for asking. It feels good to say this. The McCain hothead and vengeful Palin worry me deeply. Too much like Bush and company. Again, yes I would be glad to enlist under the Obama/Biden ticket.

CANT WE ALL JUST GET ALONG VOTE OBAMA 2008 BIDEN 2008 IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE NEXT 8YEARS LIKE ME 8YEARS OLD

Still no answer…how typical!
I rest my case!

HypocrisyAtIsWorse |

Republican desepartion, fear and whining is astounding, WOW! These are the same people who think G W Bush is the best President ever after 2 terms.. History books will show otherwise..

Obama didn’t lie about anything. This Ayers, Rev. Wright, and Rezco business is all old news. Obama has answered questions during a number of interviews during the primaries. Mccain is only trying to start a race war which is a disgrace. I always knew Mccain was a warmonger but I never thought he would stir it up in his own country. Mccain/Palin doesn’t deserve the White House. It shows that they are incompetent and more concern about winning than the issues that really matter to the American people. Our economy is going down the tubes, were fighting 2 wars and Mccain and Sarah Palin are baiting a race war.

obamma the antichrist? not sure. Alot of southerners think so. Prophecies of the bible r being fullfilled.

BikernAz11
He did not even vote for the last GI BILL to help fund education for veterans and service members. PORK!! How can supporting education for VETS be pork?

HypocrisyAtIsWorse |
Don’t waste your time! They won’t answer you because they don’t have an answer. They cherrypick the questions they wish to answer and when confronted with facts they accuse of you of bigotry and racism. This is their defensive mechanism.
BUSH BEAT YOU TWICE, MACK WILL BE YOU TOO..DEAL WITH IT! ;-)

Oh yeah, the Alaskian Independence Party sounds horrible. Here is what there official website states their mission is.
The Alaskan Independence Party’s goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives:
1) Remain a Territory.
2) Become a separate and Independent Nation.
3) Accept Commonwealth status.
4) Become a State.
The call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party’s founding father, Joe Vogler, which was for Alaskans to achieve independence under a minimal government, fully responsive to the people, promoting a peaceful and lawful means of resolving differences.
The Obamabots lie and this all they do. The AIP is not a group of monsters as they claim—they do not advocate violence and are only seeking a Vote so they can chose what direction their states go in. Geez, Obamabots you guys are truely pathetic.

Gen, I do not believe a word of anything Obama and his supporters say.
– Obama said that Ayers was “just a guy in my neighborhood” than had to admit to Charlie Gibson that he had known Ayers for “10 or 15 years”. Ayers held a fund raiser for Obama in his home. Obama served on two foundations with Ayers and funneled money from these foundations to Ayers radical causes and to ACORN.
– Obama said he had nothing to do with ACORN which is a lie. Obama represented ACORN as an attorney and conducted training for ACORN workers based on the teachings from The Rules For Radicals book by Alinsky.
– Obama said he never heard any of Rev. Wright’s anti American and racist sermons but admitted that he went at least twice a month to Rev. Wright’s church over the twenty year period he was a member of Rev. Wright’s church. It is just not credible that Obama was not present during many of Rev. Wright’s anti-American and racist sermons.

Kevina, You are playing poker with adults here, ya know.

All you people that keep talking about how Jesus would love socialism I wonder how he would feel about abortion, gay marriage, giving birth control to pre-teens. The bible, if you ever read that book, does not speak favorably about any of these topics so dont use it unless you are prepared to use all of it

OBAMA WENT FROM “CHANGE” TO “RACIST”, FROM “HOPE TO “RADICAL”

Just maybe Senator Obama was correct, when things get difficult, people tend to want to cling to their guns.
Thank you John and Sarah for stirring up these emotions in this mess that we are not in! Thanks again.

Answer to HypocrisyAtIsWorse
Here’s a question I posted before, but Obama supporters conveniently chose to ignore because THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SPIN OR ANSWER FOR IT!
Let me try this again!
1- If Obama is so ashamed of his middle name, why hasn’t he changed it?
I do not think he is ashamed of his middle name.
2- Why is it racist to call Obama or anyone by their “full” name?
It is not racist to call anyone by their full name…how about John Sydney McCain for size. But, when you say his middle name and then try to tie him to terrorist, then you are insighting people to believe he is a terrorist. I do not believe that Obama has a problem with anyone using his name.
3- What is he afraid of?
Nothing, but, McCain is afraid to look him in the eye. ;-)
4- Does he equate it with racism/radicalism/extremism? And if so, why not change it?
He does not have to change his name if people would stop using it in a bad context. He is using SYDNEY as a talking point. It is really petty to do that anyway, when America is going thru so many hard times. I do not care if his name was SuperFudge, if he can make my life better…who cares?
5- If he’s so proud of it, why the insults and defensive attitude when someone utters his middle name?
I do not notice he does that. I think he is proud of it. I wish I knew my actual families name from Africa. I, like, many African-Americans have no clue what our real last names are. He is lucky.
6- If he wins on Nov. 4th and the pundits, as they always do, call the winner by his full name, will he be offended or will every pundit and/or TV anchor be called a “racist.”
I seriously doubt he cares now or will care then.
Please enlighten me!

Trace, if those weren’t YOUR questions, then I apologize…I was answering whoever asked them.
Just like everyone that keeps saying Obama injected race into this campaign. Others may have done it, but he has not. Telling the truth about what the McCain campaign is going to do (which they did) is not race baiting. Senator Obama is actually bi-racial, but since he is SEEN as black, based on the color of his skin, then that is how he himself identifies.
It is still amazing to see folks belittle others based on the color of their skin. Wake up people…we are one nation, we are one people. Lets bury the color issue and move this country forward.

I believe Obama will win and I believe he is going to be the punishment for the moral decay of this country. A country that cares more about money and wealth than about life and justice. The great days of this country are over and Obama is going make sure it gets worse much faster and I doubt we will ever recover.

trace— Did you see what other items were included In that bill?

McCain is punching 10 people. Each of them got one punch.
Now, the ten people is going to punch McCain back. Each of them is going to punch him one punch. Now he is going to get 10 punches.
What do you think?

tom: Obama never was a Muslim and you can’t prove otherwise. It’s all been disproven, time and time again. Saying it over and over again does not make it so. Give it up and enjoy your future with future Democrat President, President Obama.

4 HypocrisyAtIsWorse
Here’s a question I posted before, but Obama supporters conveniently chose to ignore because THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SPIN OR ANSWER FOR IT!
Let me try this again!
1- If Obama is so ashamed of his middle name, why hasn’t he changed it?
Francheska Answer: I do not think he is ashamed of his middle name.
2- Why is it racist to call Obama or anyone by their “full” name?
Francheska Answer: It is not racist to call anyone by their full name…how about John Sydney McCain for size. But, when you say his middle name and then try to tie him to terrorist, then you are insighting people to believe he is a terrorist. I do not believe that Obama has a problem with anyone using his name.
3- What is he afraid of?
Francheska Answer: Nothing, but, McCain is afraid to look him in the eye. ;-)
4- Does he equate it with racism/radicalism/extremism? And if so, why not change it?
Francheska Answer: He does not have to change his name if people would stop using it in a bad context. He is using SYDNEY as a talking point. It is really petty to do that anyway, when America is going thru so many hard times. I do not care if his name was SuperFudge, if he can make my life better…who cares?
5- If he’s so proud of it, why the insults and defensive attitude when someone utters his middle name?
Francheska Answer: I do not notice he does that. I think he is proud of it. I wish I knew my actual families name from Africa. I, like, many African-Americans have no clue what our real last names are. He is lucky.
6- If he wins on Nov. 4th and the pundits, as they always do, call the winner by his full name, will he be offended or will every pundit and/or TV anchor be called a “racist.”
Francheska Answer: I seriously doubt he cares now or will care then.
Please enlighten me!
Posted by: Francheska | Oct 11, 2008 11:29:05 PM

I’m going to bed. Truly there are some crazy people out here. Irrational. You can’t reason with irrational. God bless America. Obama/Biden 08

To Francheska:
You are about as ignorant as snot on a rag. Obama was born a Christian and has always been a Christian. I told my wife that some people should have to take a test to vote–you are such person.

“you people will get whats coming to you”
More of that goose-steppin for McCain.

Rob— If you truly believe that the greatest days are over for this country, I hope you are not passing that on to your kids. At least let them participate in a brighter future.

dlbogan
you will not call Obama president until Nov 4th and if Mccain comes from behind you will rejoice and take it like a man period!

“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.”
Joe Vogler – Alaska Independent Party founder.. RIP
Todd Palin a 7 year member and Sarah’s ties questionable..

Obamas papers when he entered the United states his religion was listed as Musilim. That being said I was brought up catholic a religion I never embraced but to say he was always a Christian is just not true

“All you people that keep talking about how Jesus would love socialism I wonder how he would feel about abortion, gay marriage, giving birth control to pre-teens. The bible, if you ever read that book, does not speak favorably about any of these topics so dont use it unless you are prepared to use all of it”—————
rob… okie-dokie… give me chapter and verse where Jesus -specifically- mentions any one of the things you list.
The basis of the message of Christ is love and forgiveness… why do you look for condemnation?

IM PLAYING POKER WITH ADULTS HA NOW YOU KNOW WHO WON DONT YOU NOW SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 2008 NOW REMEMBER THAT ONE NOW

John Lewis is right.
The Repubs are trying to distract from the real issues.
John McCain and Sarah Palin are sowing seeds of hatred and division. Obama wants to bring the nation together.
Obama/Biden 08

OBAMA/BIDEN – THE NEXT PRES & VP, YES! YOU’LL ALWAYS HAVE MY VOTE..

dvine
but your vote isnt going to be enough…. too bad!

Kevina— Say what?

Lee! Welcome. You seem like another in a long line of new posters who just happened to stop by to tell us that all of those Hillary voters are voting for McCain. Except it isn’t true – almost no Hillary voters are voting for McCain. Palin has low approval ratings, period – but her lowest approval ratings, by far, are among Democractic women. They pretty much think she’s an idiot. She even has low approval ratings among Republican women and it isn’t because some people think she’s attractive – it’s because she can’t put a sentence together in the English language and because she has turned the McCain campaign into sewage that would shame Lee Atwater. So the meme, whoever came up with it, isn’t working – but to your credit, at least you didn’t quote Malkin.

Tom
yep.. where do those people get off dictating stuff… there is already a civil rights law…. this is not the 60s Obama intentionally made it about race after Hillary came back and won NH

Sarah disqualified herself by abusing her power.
She is not fit to be VP.
She is uneducated -
She uses bad English -
She is affiliated with terrorists – AIP
She is a liar
She is a racist
She won’t set foot in the White House!!!

Cindy, Obama’s heroin use doesn’t show the judgment of someone I would like in the white or black house.

AIP is a terrorist organization.
The Palins can’t talk about OBAMA!

staniam, please translate:
“dasis
I know your savior Obama is dark skinned btu that doesnt make him the messiah but we do have to prevent him from being elected thus causing the end of the world… and speaking of ected you would not be one of the elect if that were to happen!”
My savior is Christ, I only want Barack Obama elected as president. Not because of skin or race or religion — because I perceive him to be an intelligent man with ideals and ideas I want for our country to move forward.
You just spoke condemnation to a follower of Jesus Christ… I won’t hold it against you.

LW
this campaign is not about race and you will not make it so… half of Obamas campaign organization will be indicted with ACORN so get ready to implode