New Wright Ad Attacks Obama in Battlegrounds
ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: A Republican political action committee on Monday is launching a new TV ad campaign in three battleground states featuring Sen. Barack Obama alongside the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in the latest salvo from a GOP-aligned group to use clips of Obama’s controversial former pastor.
The ad, from the National Republican Trust PAC, features now-famous video of Wright declaring “God damn America,” and the “US of KKKA.”
“For 20 years Barack Obama followed a preacher of hate and said nothing as Wright raged against our country,” the ad says. “He built his power base in Wright’s church. Wright was his mentor, adviser and close friend. For 20 years Obama never complained — until he ran for president. Barack Obama. Too radical. Too risky.”
An adviser to the PAC said the ad will start airing Monday night in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida — the three most-populous battleground states. The National Republican Trust is putting $2.5 million behind the ad, after soliciting donations online and through conservative groups, the adviser said.
Sen. John McCain himself has declared Wright’s inflammatory statements to be off-limits for his campaign. While he has repeatedly raised questions about Obama’s relationship with Bill Ayers, a former member of the Weather Underground, he has refused to bring up Wright.
In April, when the North Carolina Republican Party announced an ad campaign using clips of Wright’s sermons, McCain condemned the ad and asked that it be taken down.
But McCain has no control over state parties or outside groups. Other organizations to have used Wright in anti-Obama ads include the Our Country Deserves Better PAC; the Freedom’s Defense Fund; and the Judicial Confirmation Network
A previous ad from the National Republican Trust blasts Obama for backing drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants, using images of 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta and the ruins of the Twin Towers.
National Public Radio reported that the PAC was formed in September “by a former Defense Department strategist, a freelance journalist and a lawyer who have tried to prove a link between Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11 attacks.”
ABC News’ Tahman Bradley contributed to this report.
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Posted by: d0 | October 27, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
Old News. However, Rev. Kroon, Pastor Muthee are not. Roll Palin getting prayed over by the “witch doctor” non-stop in a loop for the next 8 days.
Posted by: Pathetic | October 27, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
COULD McCAIN LOSE IN HIS HOME STATE OF ARIZONA?
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Obama Closes In On McCain in Arizona
According to two new polls, Sen. Barack Obama is actually closing the gap with Sen. John McCain in his home state of Arizona.
Zimmerman: McCain 44%, Obama 42%
Rasmussen: McCain 51%, Obama 46%
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/10/27/obama_closes_in_on_mccain_in_arizona.html
Posted by: Steve_NJ | October 27, 2008, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
digging the bottom of the barel DESPERATION?
Posted by: Angie | October 27, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
It’s a sad day for the Republicans when this is all they can do in the final week. You are no longer united when you go against your candidate that is running when he chose not to pursue this avenue. I am so sorry to day that I was once a Republican – you have disgraced us all with this ad. May God forgive each and everyone of you.
Posted by: Grandma | October 27, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
This may be October but it’s not a surprise. I think it won’t help and will be looked on as the desperation of the McCain Campaign. The fact that the name Republican is in the group’s name says it all. By the way, Ted Stevens was just convicted on all 7 counts. Palin used to head one of his 527 PACs. As far as I know Reverend Wright has never been convicted of any crimes but served his country both as a Marine and a medic in VietNam unlike Mr. Cheney.
Posted by: bhciapol | October 27, 2008, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
Cant wait to see all the Juicy things on Palins witch pastor and Mccains Pastor hating Jews this is about to get fun
Posted by: Angie | October 27, 2008, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
DO US ALL A FAVOR and make these people pay to air their propaganda, ok?
If you think the media acted irresponsibly by giving countless free air time to the ‘Swift Boat vets’, then demonstrate your remorse by not giving free air time to this slander.
(Slander? You-bet-cha. Obama wasn’t present when these inflammatory comments were made. Perhaps Rev. Wright wanted to avoid Obama’s criticism.)
Posted by: John | October 27, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
This went from a convincing victory for Obama to an epic landslide of a victory for him. These folks just do not get it!
Posted by: nice | October 27, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
WoW, what PIGS.
Posted by: deborah | October 27, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
This is amazing. How illiterate GOP PLAYERS are taking wrights words OUT OF CONTEXT and using it as smear. I am sure that if ANYONE were to LISTEN to his WHOLE speech(es) they would sit back and say “that wasn’t racist….”
Posted by: SocialistAvenue | October 27, 2008, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
It’s the economy, Stupid!
Posted by: Clint | October 27, 2008, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
FYI everyone,
Obama was born in Kenya and legally NOT allowed to be president, just like Arnold Schwarzenager (born in Europe).
Look it up on you tube under “Obama’s birth certificate” and see a DEMOCRAT’s view.
Posted by: Carrie | October 27, 2008, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
God bless us if Hussein Obama becomes our next prez. Read:
http://www. obamaunveiled. com
Posted by: Jim | October 27, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
Maybe we should listen to John McCain’s own words when asked about Wright last March: “But I do know Senator Obama, and he does not share those views.”
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
prediction: mccain 294 electoral votes; obama 244. remember those numbers. ron, center for southern studies, U of Louisiana
Posted by: ron | October 27, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
It is OK to have Rev. Right.
It is OK to see Sarah Palin being ordainned as a Voodo Priestess
Posted by: Steve_NJ | October 27, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Carrie, I suppose you also believe the earth in only 6000 years old and that dinosaurs and humans coexisted?
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
I guess desperate times calls for desperate measures…I think I saw an interview of McCain’s declaring that he would not use this Wright issue in any of his campaigns, that it would be about the issues.
Posted by: jmarsha | October 27, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Obama has given $830,000 to ACORN, the center of problem in this country!
Obama has been a benefactor for ACORN.
http://www. obamaunveiled. com
Posted by: Meck | October 27, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Yawn…
Posted by: Daisy | October 27, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Ask Hillary how well this will work.
Posted by: doug | October 27, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
GOP, you have no policy issues to address?
Is division your only answer to America’s problems?
Posted by: America08 | October 27, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Hey Grandma.. it is a sad day for Obama, and I have a feeling as the week goes along it will not get any better!
First we have new poll from IDP/Tipp Obama only up 3 points. IDP/Tipp was the best polling group in the 2004 election.
Second there is a new radio interview Obama did in 2001 with a Chicago Radio station where he talks about “redistributing the Wealth”, but more importantly how he feels that Suprem Court is not Radical enough!
Now we have Fox and ABC News catching up with Bill Ayers but this guy will not answer any questions. See Link Below. Please tell me what is this guy hiding? Just look at his face he acts so smug! If this gets played all week trust me the American people are going to realize this guy is non repentent, and it is going to hurt Obama!
Have a great week, I know I will!
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6119830
Posted by: chuck | October 27, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
It’s laughable how the lunatic fringe far-right wingnuts try to use Obama’s middle name to instill fear.
President BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! Get used to it imbeciles.
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
Is this the only thing they have? It is too late
Posted by: kenny | October 27, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
HEY REPUBLICANS!
So delightful to hear you twist, writhe and spin on your DEATH MARCH to election day!!
I just heard on the national radio news on both CBS and ABC, that the country is ready to PUNISH the Republicans!!
Reverend Wright? Ha, ha, ha, ha, !!!!!!
Old news, desperate, pathetic, grabbing at straws as you Republicans go down for the 3rd time!!
Can you say THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
This is what they have left ,DIRT I would throw the book at McCain and Palin if I were running this gig….I hope they all rot in hell.
Posted by: NH voter | October 27, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Carrie,
You are a damn LIAR.
Obama was born in Hawai to a “White” 18 year old woman.
Keep you numbskull stuck in the sand bozo.
Posted by: Steve_NJ | October 27, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Even my Republican friends–who while most of them aren’t voting for Obama–they’re NOT voting at all–not even for McCain/Palin–feel that the Republicans are a LOST cause, and that McCain/Palin ticket is HORRIBLE, and most definitely HATE Palin. I tell them HATE is a pretty strong emotion, but I can’t convince them to NOT hate Palin, so I just don’t bring Palin up because of their visceral reactions towards her.
Thank goodness I actually LIKE/ADMIRE/TRUST the persons I’m voting for–Obama/Biden.
Posted by: Brigette_J | October 27, 2008, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
As an Obama supporter, I’m actually glad to see this ad finally come out. It signals the end. It is officially McCain’s last hope. With this, GOP supporters can expect nothing new in the last 8 days.
Ron, 294 to 244? Please, you’re hurting the University of Louisiana’s credibility. Incoming freshman may want to think twice about enrolling.
Posted by: PoliticsAsUsual | October 27, 2008, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
Say it again: BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! The next president of the United States.
HUSSEIN!
See the ignorant and uneducated shaking in their boots?
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Yawn…….
Posted by: Remus | October 27, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Posted by: Carrie
Obama was born in Kenya and legally NOT allowed to be president, just like Arnold Schwarzenager (born in Europe).
Look it up on you tube under “Obama’s birth certificate” and see a DEMOCRAT’s view.
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Look at a legal copy of Obama’s birth certificate, on http://www.factcheck.org. He was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born citizen. Also, a Federal Court has thrown out Berg’s court challenge on this matter. So please research an issue before posting the same lies that have been debunked for months now!
Posted by: Sharon | October 27, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Its about time! Let the truth roll out! I know you Obamabots will be feeling a little angry about this. Its called “cognitive dissonance”. Its when your belief system is in contradiction with fact. Your first inclination is to be angry and then make up a bunch of fallacies to protect your belief/Obama. have fun.
Posted by: Rob | October 27, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
MECK — ACTUALLY that claim has been proven wrong, also Obama and his staffers have their own voter registration company. Furthurmore, hypothetically, what is the problem with voter registration fraud, though it is fraud and fraud is ALWAYS bad (speaking dumb so you can understand), Last time anyone has checked, registrations don’t decide a victor.
Fact check please. As well as comprehension skills please. Or maybe you’d like to go back to junior high?
Posted by: SocialistAvenue | October 27, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
McCains Pastor Hagee: “Jews are spiritually dead”.
JOHN MCCAIN Pastor John Hagee: Jews Are Spiritually Dead. A short documentary by Bruce E. Wilson. Watch Video about Bruce, E., Hagee by Metacafe.com.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1331562//
Posted by: Steve_NJ | October 27, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
McCAIN WILL BE THE ONE PUNISHED BY THE BACKLASH!!
As the RIGHT-WING-NUTS put out racially tinged ads, the only one that will suffer will be McCain/Palin and their ANGRY MOBS!!!
THROW THE BUMS (Republicans) OUT!!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
I am an American first and a democrat second and I will never vote for a politician whose pastor condemns my country.
Barack Hussein Obama’s ties to Rev. Wright and the Nation of Islam gives me the worst nightmare. I will never vote for Obama. Obama’s angry and anti-American and anti-white wife scares me too.
No, thank you! We don’t need a typical politician with a Hussein middle name and with an anti-American and anti-white wife in the White House.
I know this may not make Barack hussein Obama and his wife happy but I will say it proudly……. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Posted by: Beth Lou | October 27, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
I believe McCain campaign ha caused separation of our country. Now we have a threat against Obama! thanks McCain!
Posted by: Sophia Beck | October 27, 2008, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
You wish, Carrie. The number of absolute lies and conspiracy theories about Obama are astounding. Whisper campaigns are supposed to be quieter than this.
Obama denounced Wright when he said those incendiary things. Guilt by association has no logical basis. I’m sure you’re friends with people you disagree with. If you’re not I feel bad for you.
Posted by: AwesomeRobot | October 27, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! The next president of the United States.
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
Look it up
Posted by: Carrie | October 27, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
If McCain can’t control his own party, how can he control our nation?
Posted by: Billy | October 27, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
BETH LOU — You speak in conservative tongue. I love all you conservative white collared kid’s saying you are a democrat, hiding behind the internet with your spin. But that is what the GOP is all about. SPIN. DISTORTION. CORRUPTION.
Posted by: SocialisticAvenue | October 27, 2008, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
McCain + Republican Party = DESPERATE!
Posted by: Howard Gallas | October 27, 2008, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
GET IN LINE REPUBLICANS
Get in line for the DEATH MARCH to election day!!!
Reverend Wright? Pathetic, desperate and racially tinged old news….
Backlash McCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
Afraid of the truth…
Posted by: Carrie | October 27, 2008, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
Classy move RNC. That ought help unite the country.
Posted by: jake | October 27, 2008, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
The McCain campaign is officially racing to the bottom.
Last week, they faked a race-baiting attack on one of their own staffer.
Yesterday, they accused Obama of supporting reparations for black people.
Today, they are going to pull our Rev. Wright.
Now that they are in the hole, it’s going to be all racial all week long.
This is going to be a very difficult week for America… but on November 4th… the majority of Americans will stand up against this cynical, negative, and desperate grab for power.
We will elect Obama. And send the GOP to their room, to think about just how selfish they have become in their political ambitions.
Posted by: blip | October 27, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
Afraid of the truth…
Posted by: Carrie | October 27, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
The more negative ads they run, the more I despise the campaign. They only dig themselves a deeper hole. Only those who already hate Obama will “appreciate” these ads. They’re sure not gonna sway anyone else to McCain…
Posted by: cwm9 | October 27, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! Yes we did.
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
This does not surprise me when the repub VP candidate endoreses in from tof children in her rallies, the inuation of terrorist connections. The ROBO calls that children pick up in homes is extremely frightening.
If this is an example of good Christian Conservatives, no wonder many have jumped the wagon. Palin might start advocating children’s rights by denouncing the crap her party is instilling in innocent school kids picking up the family phone. It’s way past time the first father and mother of all this US, denounce this nonsense
President Bush and First Lady Laura.
Posted by: aw | October 27, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
The Wright issue finally trotted out by the McCain campaign.Sums up his whole campaign of nothing but smears, lies and inuendos.What a sad little man he has become. The whole GOP is going down in flames and it’s about time!
Posted by: linda n carolina | October 27, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
Funny thing is that during the convention, the Republicans passed out and displayed signs indicating their VP pick was a hottie. Then when the media doesn’t give her any respect they claim bias. Didn’t the lack of respect start at the convention with those signs? We women need to be taken seriously and one way to prevent that is to comment on our physical appearance and not our brains. Maybe next time the Republicans pick a female candidate, they will place emphasis on her brains and experience and not her appearance.
Posted by: Catherine | October 27, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
McCAIN CAN’T PROTECT THE GREEDY RICH RACISTS ANYMORE!!!
So they are taking things into their own hands now…
BUT THE BACKLASH WILL BE AGAINST McCAIN/PALIN!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
No! No! No!
God Bless America!
No Barack Hussein Obama for America!
Hillary 2012!
Posted by: Kevin (Chicago, IL) | October 27, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
It’s official!!! —-New Mexico Sun headlines “OBAMA WINS!”.
So let it be writen-so let it be done.
Posted by: DobermanSpencer | October 27, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
Please…Run an ad asking why we know absolutely NOTHING about Obama’s background. None of his “students” have stepped forward to say anything, good or bad. Obama won’t release his birth records, his medical records, his educational records, etc, etc etc and our pathetic media (we have no more journalists) give him a free pass.
Run the Jermiah Wright ad to remind people what Obama is really all about. The tax-paying people that are paying for sorry folks to sit on their rear ends need to see this ad over and over and over.
Posted by: Bonnie | October 27, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
HEY REPUBLICANS!
So delightful to hear you twist, writhe, convulse and spin on your DEATH MARCH to election day!!
I just heard on the national radio news on both CBS and ABC, that the country is ready to PUNISH the Republicans!!
Reverend Wright? Ha, ha, ha, ha, !!!!!!
Old news, desperate, pathetic, racist, grabbing at straws as you Republicans go down for the 3rd time!!
Can you say THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:31 pm 4:31 pm
Obama seems to have a Teflon quality because the American public is hesitant to criticize an African American. If Obama were white, he would have been crucified a long time ago. This need to vote for someone because of their race is an insidious and destructive form of discrimination.
All Obama says in his speech is empty hyperbole. And like a Gumby without integrity, he bends his words to fit what the public wants to hear, prostituting his words for a vote.
But what the populous fails to consider is Obama’s past actions and associations which clearly demonstrate a hatred for this country and horrendous bad judgment. And Instead of addressing the accusations of associating with terrorist and mob members, Obama reacts like a terrorist by threatening all who dare to criticize or challenge him.
I have never given credence to the idea of an Anti-Christ, until now.
Posted by: Darlene Stevenson | October 27, 2008, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
I took the time to hear the entire sermon. When he says white people started the aides epidemic to kill black people, that is hateful. If they are not hateful why did Trinty church take them off thier web site? You used to be able to click on them. Also if they are not hateful why did Obama denounce his former Pastor. I have voted both Republican and Democratic. I voted for Kerry, I am voting for mcCain this time.
Posted by: mike | October 27, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
But, but, but this is not them man Obama knew! How unnnnfaaair!
Posted by: david | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
All together now, say:
President Barack Hussein Obama.
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Only one way to say it. DON’T BE STUPID!
What are you people drinking? You want to tell me that Obama went to a church for 20 years, was married by, baptised his daughters and thought of Wright as his family and you think Obama doesn’t share his views? Stop making excuses for this man. He’s a danger along with all of his associates. Does something have to happen before you say Oh, I guess you were right.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
CHECK OUT CHARLOTTE.COM OBAMA HAS LOST HIS LEAD IN THE STATE WITH SOME DEMS CRYING THAT THEY VOTED EARLY AND NOW THEY SEE THE SPREAD THE WEALTH VIDEO, BECAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!
Posted by: RICK | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Dispicable. What does this have to do with the real issues Americans are concerned about? The GOP can’t play the race card, so they’re playing whatever cards they have left. This ad will be seen exactly for what it is — a desparate attempt by a desparate party to win at any and all costs. This will backfire. Maybe even swing more votes Obama’s way…….
Posted by: sohelpmegod | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
DESPARATION!
Posted by: John | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Darlene Stevenson,
Throw the Republicans out! The greedy rich power hungry pigs that ruined our economy and my 401K!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Did they include Palin’s minister in this add?
Posted by: BraveBrick | October 27, 2008, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
One more disgusting Repub-lie-can smear job
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
Bonnie,
Being a good christian conservative, do you also blame the good people in the congregation for all the hundreds of southern Baptist ministers and youth leaders who have been convicted of chid molestation? I hope not.
Posted by: aw | October 27, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
from Carrie
“FYI everyone,
Obama was born in Kenya and legally NOT allowed to be president,”
Wow, isn’t it strange that no one knows about this incredible expose?
Perhaps it’s because it’s total and absolute nonsense swallowed by only the most gullible and idiotic of Repubicans?
Grow up for goodness sake. You’re going to lose the election and you’ll have to ‘suffer’ an Obama presidency like Democrats have had to suffer the nightmare of Bush.
Accept it like the Democrats did for years and stop whining like children who’ve been told they can’t have their favorite ice cream
Posted by: gmjh | October 27, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
Throw the Republicans out! The greedy rich power hungry racist pigs with lipstick, that ruined our economy and my 401K!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
It’s the bottom of the ninth two outs and up comes the old guy who has sat on the bench too long! HERE’S THE PITCH, A FLUTTER BACK TO THE PITCHER, GAME OVER!!
McCAMPAIGN DESPERATION!!!!!!!
Posted by: jtd | October 27, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
How about the Rev. John Hagee, McCain contributor? He’s the one who said God sent Hitler to force the Jews to Israel; God sent Hurrican Katrina to punish New Orleans for their sins; and characterized the Catholic Church as “the great wh*re.”
McCain has NEVER repudiated Hagee.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Posted by: RICK | Oct 27, 2008 4:34:41 PM…IS A REPUBLICAN LIAR…
Posted by: TRUTH SQUAD | October 27, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Beth Lou wrote, “I am an American first and a democrat second and I will never vote for a politician whose pastor condemns my country. ”
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Why do I have a feeling the Democrats don’t need a vermin like you?
Posted by: D | October 27, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
McCain talks about the terrible “redistribution of Wealth” by Obama. Isn’t that what giving tax breaks to the Wealthy is all about? The “trickle down” theory? (which doesn’t work because the wealthy don’t like to share. No wonder McCain is so opposed. Him & his running mate have quite the wealth themselves – houses, cars, clothes. McCain’s wife even rides around in a helicopter. Now who would want to share the wealth if you were them? amazing…..
Posted by: solsenz | October 27, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Seems Palin has had some Corrupt ties with her buddy Stevens you know the Senator that was Just found guilty for Corruption stay tuned folks things are about to get real Interesting for Ms Palin!
Posted by: Angie | October 27, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
I’m lost, I got a ballot in front of me and I there’s nobody good enough to be president. McCain too old, Palin too inexperience. Obama ambitious, but I don’t trust the country on his hands or his wife’s hands. LOST…
Posted by: LOST... | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Sotty, John….nice try. NOW you start condemning this smearing? Give me a break, my friend.
Posted by: Michael Huppman (Folsom, PA) | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
RICK,
YOU DAMN BOLD-FACED LIAR.
SHOW US THE PROOF.
Posted by: Steve_NJ | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
HERE WE GO, WHAT THE REP. DO BEST, ATTACK, ATTACK AND ATTCAK. DON’T YOU GET IT, YOU IDIOTS, IT DOESN’T WORK THIS TIME AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA 08
Posted by: ETHAMR | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
aaaaaaaah !!!!!!!!!!
dont you just luv it , I GUESS this is the NEW ECONMIC POLICY/PLAN by John McCain .
NOV 4TH can’t come fast enough.
last time i check REV Wright was not the reason people are LOSING their HOMES and JOBS.
Still waiting for that Economic plan John.
Posted by: riley | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
So the final promise made by McCain has been broken. Good to see him abandon ALL of his honor.
Posted by: Billy | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
WHAT HAPPEND TO COUNTRY FIRST…THESE REPUBLICANS ARE RACE BAITERS…AND I AM ASHAMED FOR THEM…GOD BLESS AMERICA AND OBAMA 2008
Posted by: ONE AMERICA | October 27, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Gross. If McCain doesn’t come out and condemn this personally, he is truly disgusting. This will backfire as sure as I’m sitting here.
Posted by: lisa | October 27, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Repubs where is your honor? Where is your sense of decency.
Posted by: Sacto | October 27, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Mike: Take the time to look up the Tuskegee Syphlis Study and Compulsary Sterilization of Americans from 1907 thru the 1970′S. Ask them if they thought this couldn’t happen in America! Ask them if their government wouldn’t lie to them! Then you tell me Rev Wright was just imagining this could happen in America!!!!
Posted by: linda n carolina | October 27, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Isn’t that cozy, Obama and his buddy Wright together again! This should serveas a reminder about the things that have been exposed about Obama! Look back folks, the people he’s associated with and the list goes on. Obama has been proven to be a liar and a hypocrite over and over again, and yet people believe what this loser says and are going to vote for him. Whats wrong with the people of this country? Are they asleep or just plain stupid? The facts are in front of everybody. Wake up people! This whole “campaign” has been nothing but a taboid and a soap opera thanks to tabloid reporting like ABC. Its obvious who ABC is for and this is very wrong.
Posted by: danito | October 27, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
The worms have taken over the Republican party – much to the disappointment of Colin Powell, Susan Eisenhower and Lincoln Chaffee.
Trickle down economics absolutely works! America’s wealth has been trickling (correction – “gushing”) to Asian and middle-eastern countries in the form of jobs, manufacturing, dividend re-investment, oil and infrastructure development. All this inspite of ZERO taxes paid by 2/3 of the Fortune 500 companies using loopholes to erase the “high tax rate” that McCain keeps talking about. These foreign countries then use this wealth to loan America money to buy more stuff from them.
We already have a universal healthcare system in the US! It relies on the uninsured being able to tap Emergency room care at nearly ten times the cost of preventive care and passing on those costs to tax payers driving up state budget deficits. McCain’s $5000 tax credit would shift the burden to the Federal government.
America’s future supply of oil is guaranteed!…by 130,000 troops sitting in the gulf permanently and running an off-budget tax funded cost of $150B annually. Its just another social give-away to the oil companies in the form of lives and treasure. McCain suggests new tax cuts and de-regulation to motivate companies to build 45 nuclear power plants. Not in my backyard!
Everything about these examples is due to an obsolete borrow, spend and de-regulate philosophy that McCain whole heartedly shares with Bush. His tax cuts/credits will add an addition trillion dollars of debt compared to Obama’s investments (acording to tax policy center).
Ofcourse, in every other way McCain and Bush are quite different.
Posted by: Young Atheart | October 27, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
“Its about time! Let the truth roll out! I know you Obamabots will be feeling a little angry about this.”
Oh, please. This is no October surprise! Do you think anyone in the US hasn’t already seen or heard that stuff? Or Palin and her witch doctor, for that matter? This is desperatation; the last gasp; the dying embers of a campfire.
Once again, the only people this is going to impress is Fox news and the republican base. Everybody in America was waiting for this.
Posted by: JDL | October 27, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
“Give me Liberty or Give me Death”. Patrick Henry said this a little more than 200 years ago. The English said he was traitor, and rebel. I guess to them he was a terroist. But without men like Henry we would never have been free from the English. Our country has done a lot of bad things as well as good things for us and the people of the world. Rev. Wright is a black man who has seen things that most of us have never seen. His perspectous is extreme because he has experience some extreme realities that your average person has never experience. I am not saying he is right in things he said but I have seen things that most Americans have never seen in their own country and abroad. And some of these things have angered me to say what I feel. Racism exist in America and throughout the world. Hopefully if Obama wins it will be a glimmer of hope that racism must end.
Posted by: cony007 | October 27, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
I am an African-American Christian woman and I can not believe that Barack Obama sat in that man’s chruch for 2 years!!!!!!! I am a devout Christian and my pastor never said such awful words in our church. So much hate coming from a priest who is supposed to be God’s messenger of love and peace!!!!!!! That is why I never trusted Obama ever since I heard about his pastor. That’s why I will never vote for him. Yes, racism is an issue in our country. But we live in the greatest country that has improved so much when it comes minority rights. I am a professional woman who achieved the highest level in my career. To have a pastor who preaches hate and antagonism towards whites as a mentor for twenty years shows me the level of poor judgment that Barack Obama suffers. I wish Obama well but I will never give him either my vote or my support.
Posted by: Fair Lady | October 27, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
It is interesting to note the often violent and hateful tone of Obama supporters. Doesn’t this say something about who Obama attracts and associates with?
Posted by: Darlene Stevenson | October 27, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
How about McCain’s “spiritual advisor” (McCain’s words) the Rev. Rod Parsley? the good reverend has called Islam a “false religion” and that we must go to war with the Muslim world! That’s only about a third of the countries of the world! NO REPUDIATION from McCain.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Attack ads have been proven to be effective.
Why not use what works!
Posted by: David | October 27, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
I wonder what Palin has to say about this?
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Two names: Ron Parsley and John Hagee. Look them up and see who McCain looks up to as a spiritual leader.
Posted by: foxisms | October 27, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
It will not work this time. Old narative. McCain must have known about it and must have encouraged it in a last desperate effort, otherwise he would have called for it to be discontinued or taken down. While Obama is today focusing on hope McCain and his supporters are back to their old game of division, cultural war and other aspects of their narrow vision.
Posted by: Dr. Sam | October 27, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
Darlene, you’ve got to be kidding me! McCain and the Republiecans have smeared Obama every day from day one! Talk about hateful, they invented it.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
Attack ads have been proven to be effective.
Until now.
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
This is McCain and his “respectful” campaign.
Bottom feeders that appeal to the gullible, easily manipulated lemmings in our nation.
Everytime McCain goes negative, so do his poll numbers. That’s what the “base” refuses to acknowledge. They still think these attacks will work.
Posted by: Straight Talking Maverick | October 27, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
McCain would rather attempt to win an election than hold on to any integrity.
According to court documents unsealed Monday, the federal agency has broken up a plan to kill Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 other black people in a Tennessee murder spree.
Agents said they disrupted plans by two neo-Nazi skinheads to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school.
Posted by: Republican for Obama | October 27, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
To Chuck from Grandma:
Obama will be the greatest president ever! It’s people like you that stir up society and don’t really research what you are talking about. I respect Senator Obama and feel bad for what he has had to put up with during this election process, but he knew it was going to rough and he has inspired us all. I voted today for Senator Obama and 75% of the people in line were voting for him and I live in the Republican state of Texas!
And yes I will have a great week now that I have voted for someone that will finally make a difference!
Posted by: Grandma | October 27, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
“..That ought help unite the country..”
Sure, jake, you mean like the report that came out the other day where Jesse Jackson was in support of a group who plans to pack their bags and march to Washington and take over the White House if B.O. loses the election??
Now that’s a real class act.
Posted by: SandyB | October 27, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
McCain is running a campaign that will take the whole Republican Party down the tubes.
Posted by: samurai | October 27, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
Sleezeball politics by a sleezeball party. I am so sick of the tactics these sleezeballs are pulling….The Republican party as exist today led by John McCain and Sarah Palin simply have nothing to say…..Negative, negative, negative that is all they have….I hope Obama’s victory is decisive and sweeping so that Republicans will be kept out of Washington for decades until they learn how to act like an honorable party again…
Posted by: indy_voter | October 27, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
John McCain is impotent.
Posted by: john | October 27, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
There are a number of people who regularly post comments. I enjoy exchanging opinions with many who agree or disagree with me. There are a few people who constantly repeat what we have now learned to be lies or wishful thinking. They operate on the premise that if it is repeated enough times, it becomes true. We encourage these people by constantly responding to them instead of ignoring them. Try this…when you see their comments, ignore them. They are not a part of the dialogue in here. They just state and repeat lies. They are a part of what is wrong with “us” and “we” need to become better people. It might be exciting causing needless drama and pitting people against people using words that bring out the worst in all of us. If you ignore their taunts, they will go away because they exist to cause trouble and dessention. Whatever happens over the next 4-8 years will require “us” to work together and find solutions and rebuild our country and our image both here and abroad. We are better than all this hate, meanness, bigotry, and racism. As they say, relax, take a breath, focus, repair, grow. Thanks in advance for being involved in the solutions and not the problems.
Posted by: Michael Hall | October 27, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Darlene Stevenson
No.
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
It is about time.
Dem for McCain/Palin – Obama scares the h*ll out of me
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Jim…sean hannity is a racist bigot he will say anything not to support a black man for President. He has shown he is a bigot by being so obsessed with Ayers and Wright. Sean cannot speak a sentence about Obama with out mentioning one of those names. He is a idiot just like Rush. People who are just like sean will believe what he says because they too are just as ignorant.
Posted by: SHEAMINOR | October 27, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
I can see that the McCain camp has not learned anything from the attack ads and the whole guilt by association idea,This is exactly what is losing them the election and rightfully so know one in this campaigne is thinking clearly about .When the polls are in their favor they happy, but when the are not , the libel media is lying . So their solution is more attack and smears ads, no wonder the McCain camp in losing in battleground states.
Posted by: KWOLF443 | October 27, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
“As Obama ties come out, Obama will never have the respect of Americans and more American will distaane them selfs from Obama as Obama has to distance him self from his ties. Sham on Obama.
Posted by: ImAfAm | Oct 27, 2008 4:37:29 PM”
I am an American, I am an Officer in the United States Navy. My colleagues and I all have the utmost respect of Mr. Hussein Obama. McLellen has the utmost respect for Mr. Hussein Obama. General Powell has the utmost respect for Mr. Hussein Obama.
Your comment is skewed and dwarfed.
Posted by: SocialisticAvenue | October 27, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Grandma – Ditto – We are a whole house full of Texas Republicans and we voted for Obama/Biden this week.
Posted by: Republican for Obama | October 27, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
OLD Ancient NEWS-
Obama just Roll a Clip with Pastor
Muthee the “Witch Doctor” praying over Palin
and
Roll a clip in Florida of John Hagee
talking about Hitler being sent by God to drive out the Jews.
Posted by: Martha Gomez | October 27, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
“New Rule:” Use tax payer money to fund campaign advertising that is irrelevant to the needs of the country and plays it loose with the truth to slander your opponent and offers nothing to the voting public that addresses the real issues of the nation and you pay a fine equal to that advertisement back to the American people prior to the election. Oh, Johnny. That would be some real reform for you.
Posted by: foxisms | October 27, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Good job, now the few Independents you haven’t already turned off with your name calling, lame attacks, and hypocrisy will go running to the Democrats. Do you think that we will reject Senator Obama for his pastor’s remarks which he publicly condemned but overlook Sarah Palin’s controversial pastors remarks and anti-witchcraft ceremonies? When will you learn this stuff plays great with the base, but Independents and moderates like myself see it as another sad distraction for a party that has no economic plan.
Posted by: Teri | October 27, 2008, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
McCain + Rev. John Hagee + Rev. Rod Parsley + no repudiation from McCain =
where the hell does he get off talking about Wright?
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
This shows just how desperate the Republicans are. They can’t focus on the real issues cause they are clueless about them so once again they stoop to the Karl Rove playbook.
Well I’m not buying it.
Obama/Biden 08
Posted by: Mark | October 27, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
Do these people have no scruples at all..is their not enough fueling of hatred in this campaign yet? This vile politics has already fueled an attempted assination…enough already!!!
Posted by: Dee | October 27, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
Isn’t McCain tired of whipping up the far right hate nuts? Just read where some Neo-Nazis were arrested in an attempt to assassinate that evil terrorist, Obama. Mccain and Palin should be ashamed of themselves for their “un-American” behavior the last month!
Posted by: Voting Type | October 27, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
Obama seems to have a Teflon quality because the American public is hesitant to criticize an African American. If Obama were white, he would have been crucified a long time ago. This need to vote for someone because of their race is an insidious and destructive form of discrimination.
________________________
Yes Darlene, it is. Ask any older African American 70 what that is like. They could tell you first hand. It is amazing to me how white people are complaining of discrimination when we all know about the “Bradley” affect. American’s accept this as a part of life in America. We accept that racism exists…as long as it is not white people who are the victims. Am I right? So why shouldn’t African American people vote for him because he is like them? Isn’t that why we have only had white people in the white house to this date. Because people who are white can not fathom the idea of having someone that does not look like them in the White House. I think Americans need to take a good look at themselves and ask the question… Why are we still having this discussion? When you can answer that question, then you will know why Barack Obama is so popular.
Posted by: Kathy764 | October 27, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Michael Hall*** Post*** you are 100% correct and I would like to add something. If you have the opportunity read Healing of America by Mariane Williamson. I believe Obama has read this book. Because when he speaks I hear the echoes of this book.
Posted by: cony007 | October 27, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Are you serious? What is the point? This just shows how insane this camp is. You know I volunteer for Obama’s campaign and the message that comes across is: Respect, listen, integrity, dignity, please, thank you and no cheap shots at the Republicans. Obama’s campaign follows his beliefs and attitudes. Talk about grace-
McCain’s camp-character assassinations, deceipt, hegemonic tone, lack of respect, lack of grace and lack of dignity, reactionary and unorganized.
DO YOU WANT MCCAIN TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT WITH THIS RULE?
GO OBAMA -I VOTED FOR OBAMA
IF YOU WANT YOUR VOTE, YOUR VOICE, YOUR EMPOWERMENT OR CHANGE-OBAMA IS THE CHOICE—
Posted by: Sophia Beck | October 27, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
If McCain is against these ads he will speak up. My guess is that he keeps his mouth shut because he wants to win at all costs. Unfortunately, that path led him to literally and figuratively embrace Bush. My guess is that he learned nothing from that…
Posted by: MIguy | October 27, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
It is patently false that McCain “has no control” over the RNC or “outside groups” unless you would have us believe he can’t control his own party (which is another good reason not to vote for him).
Apart from demonstrating McCain’s willingness to sacrifice any position or principle to try to win, all this shows is McCain’s desperation.
He is following Hillary Clinton’s failed election strategy to the letter, only with perhaps even less success.
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | October 27, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
“Its about time! Let the truth roll out! I know you Obamabots will be feeling a little angry about this.”
===========================
Really? I find it comically desperate.
McCain Campaign Strategy Meeting
Can’t win on domestic policy
Can’t win on international policy
Can’t win on tax policy
Can’t win on medical care policy
Can’t win on financial policy
Can’t win on education policy
Can’t win on credibility (thanks Palin!)
Can’t win on judgment
Can’t win on personality
Can’t win with old war stories
Can’t win with a sarcastic pageant princess
Can’t even win getting mavericky
We tried stealing the “change” line
We tried stealing the “middle class” advocate line
We called him a “socialist”
“Uh, John, lets try that crazy Reverend man. That’s change right? Let’s do something really different and start smearing. That’s what Americans want. That’s what our country needs. And besides, I won’t have to know what I’m talking about if we just make accusations!”
“Sarah, I would rather sell my integrity and self respect than lose an election.”
Posted by: Then the Desperation Set In | October 27, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Who is guarding William Ayers in this ABC video? Obama has this guy covered.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6119830
Posted by: Mark | October 27, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
“US of KKKA.”
I guess the Republicans would know about the KKK.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Fair Lady,
If you blame Obama for his Pastors words and deeds then:
I blame you for all those young boys and girls that your Pastor molested.
I blame you for all the sex scandals of the Catholic church since you are a christain.
Do you see how stupid your reasoning is?
I am sure very soon we will start blaming Obama for accepting to seat in the Senate and listed to McCain, Lott, Thurman, etc., etc.
You are pathetic.
Posted by: Steve_NJ | October 27, 2008, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Sharon, McCain was born in the Panama Canal and on November 05, 2008, he will be sent back to Panama, because he is a citizen of that country, he is not a US citizen thus cannot be a uS president, he is a wrong latino his name should have been Leonardo McCain.
Posted by: Panama Canal | October 27, 2008, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
I’ve been saying for the past several months that in the last week of the campaign the Republicans will use the “N Bomb” on Obama. The “N bomb” will be used will used this week.
The group that controls the Republican Party is basically evil and cares little for the future of our country.
Posted by: steve Dobkowski, jr. | October 27, 2008, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
What a dumb strategy – McCain has finally found a message with the economy, but he is thirty years too late. …………….
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/27/mccain-has-found-his-voice-but-it-is-too-late/
Posted by: Ohg Rea Tone | October 27, 2008, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
McCain is a tired old warrior fighting a losing battle. He has run out of amunitions, and is firing with an empty gun. This Rev Wright saga is an old, stale, redundant story that is tasteless and boring, at its worst.
Posted by: what667 | October 27, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
First off Obama said he did not agree with Wright on everything he said. I belive most church goers can say they do not agree with their pastor on everything. Obama probably was not there the day these things were said. I have been going to that church for 3 years and Obama has only be there maybe 3 times if that.
I am sure people have still not seen the entire sermon or researched Rev. Wright. No matter how much you villafy Wright or Obama the many positive things they have done for their communities and communities across the country will never be forgotten by those who have been impacted by them.
The church has 8000 members some of which are white so are we all racist? I was not in support of Obama denouncing Rev. Wright but I understand for people that only listen to Fox News he had to do what was best.
Rev. Wright served in a military that discriminated against him, he lives in a city that is ultra segregated and I say that having lived in the south for 24 years before moving to Chicago. Rev. Wright was talking about a reality that some can not or will not understand and so of course it came off bad especially without hearing it all in context.
Those who are intended on making Rev. Wright and Obama out to be hate-mongers will do that even when facts prove different but I hope open minded people will look into the truth, and even though Rev. Wright has retired come visit TUCC because we welcome people of all colors and ethnicities.
Posted by: Ashley | October 27, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
Obama’s support of Wright for 20 years is consistent with his support of Muslim radicals. Why did Obama go to Pakistan after college? Why is he not releasing his college and grad school grades and college files? What does he have to hide? Is he trying to live a lie?
Posted by: BR | October 27, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
Both sides have some ties to racist pastors. Hate speach is hate speach no matter how you slice it. it is people like rev. wright and the likes of what he spews regardless of color or creed that keeps us devided. all ads like this do is remind us of the uglier sides of each race. both sides have some connection to this type of behavior. It is disheartening to know we will be more divided as a nation regardless of who wins.
Posted by: will it end | October 27, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
Second there is a new radio interview Obama did in 2001 with a Chicago Radio station where he talks about “redistributing the Wealth”,
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Ummm…explain to me why this is a bad thing? For those of us who aren’t right wing ideologues (a convincing majority of Americans), we’re all for middle class tax cuts and balancing that out by having the jet-set class pay for it. If that’s socialist, paint me red. Ironically, Republican policies have led to the biggest actual socialization of our finacial sector EVER.
Posted by: nic | October 27, 2008, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
GOD DAMN AMERICA. GOD DAMN AMERICA. That is exactly why Americans of all races died in conficts: so that black radicals could incite polarized rhetoric in the absence of anything credible. In the ansence of anything meaningful: play the race card. The economy stupid? You mean in the 2 years Dems have taken control?
Posted by: hubba bubba | October 27, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Obama and his supporters smeared Hillary and now they smear Palin. It is time for some of their own medicine back at them.
Posted by: Kim | October 27, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Barack Hussein Obama’s Cabinet
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Chief of Staff and Spiritual Advisor
Bill Ayers, Secretary of Homeland Security
Tony Rezko, Secretary of the Treasury
Louis Farakhan, Secretary of State and Islamic Affairs
Jesse Jackson, Special Envoy to the Middle East
Al Sharpton, Press Secretary
Michelle Obama, Secretary of Hate and Whitey Affaris
Posted by: Manchester | October 27, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Barack Hussein Obama’s Cabinet
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Chief of Staff and Spiritual Advisor
Bill Ayers, Secretary of Homeland Security
Tony Rezko, Secretary of the Treasury
Louis Farakhan, Secretary of State and Islamic Affairs
Jesse Jackson, Special Envoy to the Middle East
Al Sharpton, Press Secretary
Michelle Obama, Secretary of Hate and Whitey Affaris
Posted by: Manchester | October 27, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Sure, jake, you mean like the report that came out the other day where Jesse Jackson was in support of a group who plans to pack their bags and march to Washington and take over the White House if B.O. loses the election??
Now that’s a real class act.
Posted by: SandyB | Oct 27, 2008 4:43:44 PM
Jesse Jackson doesn’t even care for Obama, so I doubt that is true. Obviously you haven’t heard some of the thins he has said.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Well, here as expected, Mr. McCain leaves the campaign in disgrace. He will need to go home to Arizona and hide out after the election.
Mr. McCain shames himself, his party and our nation. It’s always interesting how the people who espouse god as their own the most loud, are the sadest. Someone today called the GOP, the Gang of Pharasees. How fitting.
Posted by: Lucy2008 | October 27, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
Old TIRED news. The sad thing is McCain said this subject would be off limits. It just goes to show he’s NOT a man of his word. He accuses Obama of saying anything to get elected. Guess that Acorn didn’t fall far from McCain’s tree. He’ll evidently sell his own mother’s soul to get elected. The funny part is all this lashing out on his part is backfiring.
Posted by: SFRussell1963 | October 27, 2008, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Finally…..Sen. McCain has more integrity than me, as I would have blasted him about Wright for months. Black Lib Theology blames whites, Jews and our Country for all their woes. Racism is racism from either direction AND HE CHOSE TO SIT THERE FOR 20 YEARS!!! Why does he get a pass to the White House for that. Should have chose a mixed race church if you wanted to call yourself the “Prince of Unity”.
OPRAH HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO LEAVE AFTER A YEAR…..she knew she would lose viewers and $$$$$$$.
Thank God McCain can’t control these sub groups that can run any dang ad they want. They should run 24/7 in all swing states.
WHY HAS WRIGHT GONE INTO HIDING FOR MONTHS? ANYONE KNOW….IS HE DEAD?
HE HAD A BOOK HE WANTED TO PEDDLE IN OCTOBER, BUT OBAMA CAMPAIGN PUT THE KABOSH ON THAT…..no one will want to buy in after 11/4.
NEVER OBAMA.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN
Obama lost the last 9 out of 14 primaries after the Wright flak hit the airwaves……too late for Hillary NOT for McCAIN!
Posted by: Hopey Uniter, is Dopey Divider | October 27, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
lets start the tapes rolling on Palin’s preacher talking about god’s will for this and for that….bringing his wrath upon all the sinners in the land. The end is near.
Posted by: scott jeffries | October 27, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
This is just ridiculous! Rev. Wright has no business bieng in any commercial during this election. WHO GIVES that Obama used to go to his church. Obama can’t control what the rev. says and does. To use him again Barack is just plain stupid. Poor McCain, he has nothing to go off of anymore! So he has to use Rev. Wright. Poor old man!
Posted by: Jeremy | October 27, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
Give me a break…this country is in SERIOUS trouble…and some people only want to focus on past relationships?! McCain was “pallin’ around” with G. Gordon Liddy…look it up…talk about terrorists. Sarah Palin was exorsised by a witch doctor at her church..look it up..there is video proof available on the internet.
…when you get right down to it, nobody is EVER going to have a perfect past…the real question is, who can help us improve our future?
I beleive Barack Obama can help us reach a point where we pull together instead of pointing fingers and driving ourselves apart. Fear and anger will not help us now.
Posted by: blitheone | October 27, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
It’s official!!! —-New Mexico Sun headlines “OBAMA WINS!”.
So let it be writen-so let it be done.
Posted by: DobermanSpencer | October 27, 2008, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
quote
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It is interesting to note the often violent and hateful tone of Obama supporters. Doesn’t this say something about who Obama attracts and associates with
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you’ve got to be joking. Republican voters have for decades produced the brutish most spiteful and above all politically ignorant comments.
what they lack in political awareness they more than make up for in sheer nastiness.
Posted by: gmjh | October 27, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
I actually think it is good for America to see it, ingest it, think about it, investigate it and the conclusions will still be the same -as the first time…
It is not unfair, it is just a dumb way for McCain to end his campaign- stirring up fears, and divisions and tensions, and discord. That will be his legacy.
And his reputation among the Independents, like myself, will forever be tarnished.
The Republicans have sought to divide Americans on the issues of race, class, rural v. urban, elite v. unelite?, socialists v. “pro-Americans” , Muslims v. terrorists (wait I’m getting confused- there were so many).
By the way- there goes there WHOLE ENTIRE MUSLIM argument. Unless they want to portray the thousands of Americans that go to this church as “closet Muslims”. And as Powell asked, “what IS wrong with being a Muslim in America”? See how these attacks becomes so irrational.
If people don’t want to vote for Obama because he is a “closeted Christian-Muslim-elite-Chicago-gangster-terrorist-palling-around-with-socialist-communist-Marxist- FRONT RUNNER” that is their choice.
What ever happened to “he cheated on his wife or his taxes”?
(Things were much simpler then.)
But, when it is all said and done, rational, intelligent voters, who have watched both campaigns FOR 2 excruciating years, will not be swayed by one more failed attempt to re-characterize the race (by race).
Posted by: It'sAGoodThing,Really | October 27, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
I actually think it is good for America to see it, ingest it, think about it, investigate it and the conclusions will still be the same -as the first time…
It is not unfair, it is just a dumb way for McCain to end his campaign- stirring up fears, and divisions and tensions, and discord. That will be his legacy.
And his reputation among the Independents, like myself, will forever be tarnished.
The Republicans have sought to divide Americans on the issues of race, class, rural v. urban, elite v. unelite?, socialists v. “pro-Americans” , Muslims v. terrorists (wait I’m getting confused- there were so many).
By the way- there goes there WHOLE ENTIRE MUSLIM argument. Unless they want to portray the thousands of Americans that go to this church as “closet Muslims”. And as Powell asked, “what IS wrong with being a Muslim in America”? See how these attacks becomes so irrational.
If people don’t want to vote for Obama because he is a “closeted Christian-Muslim-elite-Chicago-gangster-terrorist-palling-around-with-socialist-communist-Marxist- FRONT RUNNER” that is their choice.
What ever happened to “he cheated on his wife or his taxes”?
(Things were much simpler then.)
But, when it is all said and done, rational, intelligent voters, who have watched both campaigns FOR 2 excruciating years, will not be swayed by one more failed attempt to re-characterize the race (by race).
Posted by: It'sAGoodThing,Really | October 27, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
McCain/Palin are not mavericks, they are desperados!!! This didn’t work before, why on earth do they think it will work now? They might’ve had a chance if they would stick to the issues at hand, but I guess they don’t know what they are. Their whole campaign has been based on fingerpointing and name calling. Maybe Obama needs to use some of the millions he has at his disposal, and air the Troopergate investigation results along with Sarah being prayed over by the witch doctor along with the inuendos of discontent within the McCain/Palin campaign. That certainly would not bode well for the WH. Sarah wants to be “boss”!!!
Posted by: akskimo | October 27, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
Hopey Uniter: Obama repudiated Wright’s radical spewings. Perhaps you can tell us all why McCain has NOT repudiated Rev. Hagee and Rev. Parsley?
Got an answer for that?
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Barack the Redistributor is coming. Sell now & save your wealth for yourself.
Posted by: inl82008 | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
someone tell me why i should give my money away to others when i work hard for my money?
Posted by: stephen | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Ah yes, Republicans doing what they do best: demonstrating they have no scruples or conscience.
Posted by: jason | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Just when you thought they couldn’t try and scare us anymore, they go just a little bit further. They can’t win on their own proposals so “let’s tear down the other guy…” Pathetic. Next they’ll run an ad on Obama’s link to Hitler. Actually, where was Obama in the early 1940′s?? Seriously, don’t count it out. Very, very sad.
Posted by: Jeremy | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
News reporting disrupted plot to assassinate Obama. Well I hope McCain and Palin are happy…this is what all this negative campaigning and hate rallies have done. They gladly picked the scab festering on these hate groups.
Posted by: linda n carolina | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Old news. Every voter knows about this Wright non-issue.
At least we know Rev Wright served in Vietnam. What about McCain`s hatemongers like Rev Hagee and Parsly?
Posted by: Krista | October 27, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Sad they would run something like this at the same time that Skin Heads have been and are plotting to start a race war by threatening to kill Brarack Obama and an additional 102 black High School kids. That’s just Great and so GOP!!! These murderers are part of the Republican Party as the whole world knows. That’s right show your fangs CONSERVATIVES.
Posted by: Ralph | October 27, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
McCain + Hagee + Parsley + Liddy = McCain’s legendary “poor judgment”
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
What a desperate and pathetic campaign. Is this the way he would run the country? Bringing up Rev Wright isn’t going to help my shrinking retirement account. Quit the distractions please because it might help with the ignorant rednecks in this country but it won’t with the rest of the population.
Posted by: t42 | October 27, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
It’s hard to escape the truth no matter how hard we try! Obama may not want to tell of his pasts but his associations tell us a lot. What a pattern Obama has set for himself.
Posted by: knifeslice | October 27, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
Oh this is just old news and no one cares says the LEFT and Obama staff. But we do care. People paid with their lives for this country and we love USA. We do not want an America hater for President. This crack addict named Obama with ties to radical Muslim does not deserve to be PREsident!
Posted by: Simon | October 27, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
Posted by: Manchester | Oct 27, 2008 4:55:28 PM
Like we haven’t seen that stupid list before. Why don’t you try something original?
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
Beth Lou….Does McCain’s pastor, saying that it was GOD will that the holocaust happened to the Jewish people… scare you? Or is he speaking in your and McCain’s tougue?
Posted by: Wondering | October 27, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
God DAME America?
Posted by: stephen | October 27, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
t42: An American hating Obama is definitely not going to help your retirement funds. We are alerawdy seeing the markets reacting to a possible Obama victory.
Posted by: Karen | October 27, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
We are still waiting for McCain to repudiate hatemongers like Rev Hagee and Parsly. He called Parsly his spiritual guide.
Posted by: Keith | October 27, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
Just in: AP poll shows Obama ahead by a margin greater than Al Gore and John Kerry had among key groups of independents, those who describe themselves as Moderates, and young voters.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
Four names. Look them up. Rev. Kroon, Pastor Muthee, John Haglee and Ron Parsley. Four wrongs don’t make a Wright.
Posted by: foxisms | October 27, 2008, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
Comrad Obama is a socialist, a man who learned from communist Frank Marshall Davis, a poet, whom Obama writes glowingly about in his 1st book. READ IT all you brainwashed people. Obama will have us allied with Russia, Cuba, China, Venezuela, etc., and his government will dictate to you almost all aspects of your lives. Are you that dense that you can’t see this man is mocking democracy? He will never support Israel if Israel is attacked. He is an Arab who has been taught the communist rules: redistribution of wealth, nationalize businesses, tell people where and how they are to be employed. He already has the media controlled.
Posted by: Julius McFarland | October 27, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Good thing there is no “America Hater” running this year. Hmmmm, McCain’s behavior would say otherwise, now that I think about it.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
OBAMA STAYED WITH HIS PASTOR WRIGHT FOR TWENTY YEARS…REAL BAD JUDGEMENT.
AND CRAZY PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE THIS GUY PRESIDENT OF AMERICA??
Posted by: strayt tupp | October 27, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Great link above to the ABC journalist who tries to talk to Bill Ayers and he won’t respond to questions (must be a thing with Obama campaign to avoid the tough questions). Looks like Obama’s posse is protecting him!
I’m guessing Wright has body guards around him twenty four seven too.
A look into the Obama Witness Protection Program!
NEVER OBAMA.
Posted by: Hopey Uniter, is Dopey Divider | October 27, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Julius, take your hatred somewhere else. All those lame arguments are pure lies. You know it.
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
When I talk to my Republican friends, the most I can get from them these days is the fact that they are NOT going to vote. They can’t / won’t vote for Obama, but they HATE McCain.
And the word “disgusted” comes up a lot, too…
Posted by: neveragain | October 27, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
Darlene Stevenson, for many decades we have been led to believe that the presidency is a tradition reserved for the privileged male white individuals. Would you consider that to be racist? or, do you think that the black community that has been voting for all these years for white candidates are stupid? I am voting for Obama not because of his race but because he is qualified to be president, in many respects. He has the temperament and judgment to the job— unlike Bush, McCain, Cheney, and the rest of the GOP that are eratic, selfish, and clueless. Time for a change.
Posted by: what667 | October 27, 2008, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
OK.. so you Dems can demean & rejoice in the humiliation of Palin.. but we can’t return the favor???
and now you need a crying towel!!!
You guys are F–kin babies!!!!
Posted by: Larry | October 27, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
Finally, someone is willing to show people the truth about Obama’s character!!!!! He CHOSE to attend that hate-filled church for 20 years. he said Wright is like family, then when it began hurting his campiagn, he threw him under the bus.
Posted by: mom | October 27, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
ImAfAm
What has Obama ever said that was racist?
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
“…He (Obama) already has the media controlled.”
Oh I’m sure Rupert Murdoch would love to read that one! ROTFLMAO!
Posted by: neveragain | October 27, 2008, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
McCain and Liddy,
McCain and Liddy,
go together like a horse and buggy,
let me tell you brother,
you cant have one without the other
McCain and Liddy,
McCain and Liddy
raising dollars til their both quite giddy
who cares if he’s a felon
its together that their palin’
Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 27, 2008, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
My Fellow Republicans,
(I knew that would get your attention)
It is not that we “can’t handle the truth”, it is that we’ve heard it all before, ad nauseam.
If it weren’t for Rev. Wright, Fox’s ratings would be in the gutter, (with some of their commentary).
That soundbite is like Jason in the halloween flicks, just when you think he’s gone- watch out. At least it will only be a week this time.
Posted by: val | October 27, 2008, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
CARRIE, This is just for you….
Can you read ? Obama was born in Hawaii, which the last time I checked was part of USA and so legally he is allowed to be the President. I do not balme you and is hardly surprising given that most AMericans can not find their country on a map.
Posted by: Sushmita | October 27, 2008, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
Hey America08. Have fun this week all you want. Next week when Obama gets elected, it will be my turn.
Posted by: Obamaboy | October 27, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
mom
Well, technically, I think Wright threw himself under the bus (and that must be one mean bus!).
And if Obama had gone to a hate-filled church for 20 years, I wouldn’t vote for him either.
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
This is just another reason to not vote for John McCain!!! This is old issue!!
If you are going to attack Barack Obama and Wright – WHAT ABOUT SARAH PALIN GETTING BLESSED TO KEEP WITCHCRAFT AWAY FORM HER BY WORLD REKNOWN BISHOP MUTHEE, THE WITCH HUNTING MINISTER!!! HER PENECOSTAL CHURCH HAS BISHOP MUTHEE COME SPEAK FROM TIME TO TIME. MOST RECENTLY HE SPOKE LAST SEPT 2008. HER PENTECOSTAL CHURCH DOES PRACTICE “TONGUE.” THIS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH APPEARS TO BELIEVE STRONGLY IN WITHCRAFT.
ASK SARAH PALIN’S HER HUSBAND BELONGING TO INDEPENDENT PARTY IN ALASKA. REGISTERED WITH THEM 1995 – 2002. THIS GROUP HATES AMERICA. QUOTES OF “DAMN AMERICAN FLAG.” WANTS ALASKA TO DE INDEPENDENT.
PEOPLE DO YOU WANT A VICE PRESIDENT WHO BELIEVE IN WITCHCRAFT!! LET;S BE FAIR!!
ASK JOHN MCCAIN ABOUT HIS FATHER INLAW. YES, CINDY’S FATHER. INDICTED 2 X ARIZONA AND WANT TO PRISON. MAFIA INVOLVEMENT. CLOSEST ASSOCIATION IS MARLEY. MARLEY GAVE THE BEER DISTRIBUTORSHIP AS PAYMENT FOR CINDY’S FATHER HENSLEY TAKING THE FALL FOR HIM. MAFIA IS WHERE CINDY GOT HER MILLIONS. GOOGLE BOOTLEGGING DAYS OF ARIZONA. ASK JOHN MCCAIN ABOUT HIS KEATING FIVE!! MCCAIN IS ONE OF THE FIVE SENATORS.
Barack Obama is not going down this road!! His ads stick to issues.
I say GO OBAMA!!
Posted by: Sharonklim | October 27, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
They should have launched these ads long ago! Some people will say that they’re not fair but I say that all’s fair in love and war and this campaign season is definitely WAR!
Posted by: carlyonsue | October 27, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
It’s an ugly ad … but not untrue.
Posted by: Francisco Cardenas | October 27, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Look! It’s Palin’s Posse!
Federal agents have disrupted a plot to assassinate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate dozens of black students in Tennessee, the ATF said Monday
(They probably carved a “B” on their faces as well.)
Classy bunch those McCain supporters.
Real classy!
Posted by: Facist Losers for McCain | October 27, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Attention fellow Obama supporters,
You and I have known for months that John McCain and all of his far-right backers were going to pull out all the stops to try and tear our man Barack down.But we also remember the elections the Republicans stole from Al Gore and John Kerry in 2000 and 2004.We’re almost there,but we haven’t won anything yet.These ads bringing up Pastor Wright show that they’re going to fire every bullet in their gun until they have none left,which should be by around 11:00pm on November 4th!
Posted by: TommyO(bama) | October 27, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
They just don’t get how sick of the negative America really is do they??
Posted by: Julie | October 27, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
This man is one for our
United State of American Senator’s
about to become our President you people need help.
President Barack Obama get us to saying it.
Posted by: Jerome | October 27, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
carlyonsue: “I say that all’s fair in love and war and this campaign season is definitely WAR!”
The problem with suspending human decency for an election campaign, is that it can be hard to find it again afterwards. I mean, when will your next excuse be?
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
John McSame supports American terrorist E. Gordon Liddy the lunatic. He’s one of mcCains friends. Liddy advocated shooting federal agents in the temple. Yeah real good Christian! My behind.How many of you Rightwingewrs think a lowlive felon like Liddy is a good guy?
Posted by: AJ | October 27, 2008, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
HMMMMM … I wonder what the democraps would be doing to McCain if he had attended an anti-American church for 20 yrs.
Posted by: David | October 27, 2008, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
Let’s hear more about McCain’s endorsements from Rev. Rod Parsley (Ohio) and the fat man from Texas, the Rev. John Hagee.
McCain LOVED getting their endorsements, so let’s see some of their sermons too!
Posted by: Eric | October 27, 2008, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
This story is older than McCain!
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
Can McCain give us one reason to vote for him without using Obama’s name?
Oh yea, he’s proven? When? He’s been in the Senate 30+ years and he said himself that when he ‘sounded the bell’ on Fannie Mae, no one listened. No one listened to a seasoned veteran, I wonder why?
Or is it b.c he is tested? When was he President? When was he tested? When he was in prision? That makes him a great soldier…saying that a great soldier would make a great President is laugable. I guess great quarterbacks also make great coaches.
I think that Obama and McCain have exactly the same amount of Presidential experience. Zero. McCain has been in Washington 30+ years and has nothing to speak of. He can’t even run his own campaign. He’s flip flopped so many times its pathetic. Who is the real McCain?
Posted by: Opt2 | October 27, 2008, 5:19 pm 5:19 pm
Haven’t ya heard this saying before; “birds of a feather flock together?” Use your brain instead of your emotions, Obama made the choice to associate with Wright’s church and its radical racism ideology. He got out when he realized this would hurt his political aspersions. Wake up people you can’t sit under Wright’s teachings for 20 years without adoptings his radical teachings! Obama claims to be a Christian, if that were a reality he could never remain under Wright’s teaching, so how about those 20 years? For those who still have their head in the sand, be careful for Obama’s next move will be to have his hands in your pockets.
Posted by: Michael Killy | October 27, 2008, 5:19 pm 5:19 pm
I comfort myself with the fact that a HUGE percentage of Repubicans DO NOT TROLL THESE BOARDS…they are working for small businesses and want to keep their jobs. They are of an age demographic not represented on these boards (like the young and ignorant…bulk of Obama supporters).
I will work to push back the voting age to 21, unless you are self supporting or enlisted. Kids don’t know sh– about the world or economy, especially the ones being supported by mommy and daddy in their dorms or in the basement. Why should parents who pay taxes, have their vote negated by a teen who knows no better? Ignorance voting this guy into office would be the saddest day in America.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN
Posted by: Hopey Uniter, is Dopey Divider | October 27, 2008, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
What is the difference of obama ads criticizing McCain advisors and MCCain ads criticizing Obama advisors. Negative ads is a double edge sword. It only works if you are the pope. Knowing Obama pockets, he could make the pope look like a hypocrite.
Posted by: James | October 27, 2008, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
Grandma: Obama should ask God to forgive him for attending the church he went to that didn’t preach the gospel from the bible. Where have you been. Obama doesn’t know the word christian and never attended a christian in his life time. He has been a racist, white hating anti-american from an early age. His mother was a very liberal woman. You should listen to the news report of Obama from 2001. And its people like you and this young generation that are going to put this country into a disaster if Obama is elected. Because you see a young man speaking the copied words of other’s like JFK, MLK and RFK you think that he is going to change Washington. Get a grip. Because of his associates he should not be running for president of this country. We don’t want a controlled government like Kenya has an he is half Kenyan half white.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | October 27, 2008, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
ImAfAm
How is that racist? It may not have been the most appropriate thing to say, but noting that a lot of white folks have a gut reaction when passing blacks in the street is certainly true, if perhaps better left unsaid.
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
RIGHTWINGERS ALWAYS FOLLOW THE LOWEST OF THE LOWEST: CROOKS,CRACKPOTS AND DEPRAVED RACIST HATEMONGERS. WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? NO WONDER FALIN AND McSAME ARE YOUR ROLE MODELS.
Posted by: AJ | October 27, 2008, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Wow is Obama a snake!
Disgusting that he can talk with such a forked tounge.
But the absolute worst, the ultimate in disgusting is the sheeple that are in the tank for a snake. I’ve heard it before and I know am convinced it is true. These disgusting liberals would burn America for a political victory.
Like I said, the ultimate in disgusting. It doesn’t get any worse than liberals.
Posted by: Sick of liberals | October 27, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Are you that dense that you can’t see this man is mocking democracy? He will never support Israel if Israel is attacked. He is an Arab who has been taught the communist rules.
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Are you so dense you can’t we’re mocking you and your conspiracy theories? We’re not laughing with you, we’re laughing at you.
You guys crack me up!
I’m going to miss these little chats with all the suggestion of “secret muslims”, “secret communists”, secret terrorists”, “secret socialists”, and of course “secret racists”.
Posted by: Losers for McCain | October 27, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
They should have launched these ads long ago! Some people will say that they’re not fair but I say that all’s fair in love and war and this campaign season is definitely WAR!
Posted by: carlyonsue | Oct 27, 2008 5:13:58 PM
Trouble is we saw these clips etc in the primary. It’s old and it just goes to show what a low life your candidate is.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Mariann Pepitone
Fortunately, this is a democracy and we get to vote too. See you next week!
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
You’d think the Republicans would learn… They are only preaching to their own choir with these negative ads at this point. The only people who think these ads are cool are their die-hard supporters who see absolutely nothing wrong with the past eight years! What a bunch of thick-headed, arrogant numbskulls – we’re just going to have to drag you kicking and screaming into the 21st Century and hope you don’t manage to panic yourselves to death in the process.
Posted by: LaRae | October 27, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
This is pitiful and ridiculous. Any one who has listened to Senator Obama or followed him knows he does not share Wright’s sentiments and would not have JUST sat in a church listening to this. Besides, why would a politician want to be tied to this type of divisive rhetoric?
What this highlights is the republicans lack of plans and vision for the country. While Senator Obama is laying out his plan for the nation, the republicans are laying out attacks on their opponents. That is all they talk about, Senator Obama not how they are going to solve anything.
Since Sarah Palin is an energy “expert”, why doesn’t she lay out an energy plan and give a speech on it? Tell us how she and John McCain are going to break America’s dependence on foreign oil? I want her to tell us. McCain calls her an energy expert, speak!
She will not speak because she is a fake, a gimmick, made up to win an election. John McCain, what happen to you? Pitiful. The republicans should be charged with treason for their anti-American sentiment.
Posted by: CitizenAJ | October 27, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Maybe we should listen to John McCain’s own words when asked about Wright last March: “But I do know Senator Obama, and he does not share those views.”
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
Anyone who claims to be a Hillary supporter voting for McCain is either a liar or mentally ill.We know who you are you lowlive GOP paid posters. You will burn in HELL one day!
Posted by: AJ | October 27, 2008, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
WHY DID OBAMA GO TO PAKISTAN AFTER COLLEGE?
WHY IS OBAMA NOT RELEASING HIS COLLEGE INFO? DID HE HAVE SAUDI SUPPORT. He is ignoring these questions hoping that time will run out and stupid Americans will vote him in.
Posted by: Hussein Obama Fraud | October 27, 2008, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
But in the Oval Office, Mr. Obama would have a new set of deficits. Just 47 years old and only four years into a national political career, he has never run anything larger than his campaign. He began his run for president while he was still getting lost in Washington, a city he does not yet know well. His promises are as vast as his résumé is short, and some of his pledges are competing ones: progressive rule and centrist red-blue fusion; wholesale transformation and down-to-earth pragmatism.
Mr. Obama’s ambition and confidence have long confounded critics and annoyed rivals. In 2006, the still-new United States senator appeared before Washington’s elite at the spring dinner of the storied Gridiron Club, and as tradition dictated, roasted himself. He ticked off the evidence of his popularity: the Democratic convention speech that had won him national celebrity, the best-selling books, the magazine covers.
“Really, what else is there to do?” he said in mock innocence. “Well, I guess I could pass a law or something.”
He passed a few. By the end of the year, he was running for president. NOBAMA, HE”S NOT READY TO BE PRESIDENT with his ONE BILLION DOLLAR ELECTION AND EXCUSE COVER UP FOR EVERYTHING THAT COMES HIS WAY!!!!!NOBAMA!!!!
Posted by: Mel | October 27, 2008, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
carrie McCain was born in Panama so what is your point here? Obama was born in Hawai Last time I checked Hawai was part of the good U.S.A. or did Palin’s pastor get rid of Hawai like he what to seperate Alaska from the U.S.A.?
Posted by: say_what2566 | October 27, 2008, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
i love how the republicans continue to think that attacks and avoiding the issues will somehow win them votes… america has already rejected attacks loud and clear… but drilling… er i mean digging their hole deeper is all they know how to do, so it is fitting today that ted stevens is going to jail, alaska will have a new democratic senator, alaskas biggest paper endorsed obama, and now arizona (mccains home state) is a toss up state!… trying not to gloat but this is LONG OVERDUE!
Posted by: earthisnotflat | October 27, 2008, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
out of time , out of money and i’m tired got to go to sleep. Lost my job. behind on house payments. Ive already voted for Obama i guess ill sleep until the election is over. Oh wait I have to drive Obama supporters to vote election day.
Posted by: mary derricotte | October 27, 2008, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
Hey Maryann: Joe Pepitone just called and he disowns you! He’s voting for:OBAMA!
Posted by: AJ | October 27, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
You all can bring up any clergy, missionary, or visiting pastor in Sen. McCain’s or Gov. Palin’s past…..BUT IT WILL N-E-V-E-R COMPARE WITH THE CLOSE MENTORSHIP/OLD UNCLE RELATIONSHIP OBAMA HIMSELF REFERS TO……FOR 20 YEARS.
People, leave it alone with any comparisons to McCain or Palin and the churches they attended…..DOES’T COME CLOSE.
By the way 40% of Americans DON’T PAY TAXES….THE POOREST in our country. So Obama wants to give them more welfare checks from YOUR POCKETS?
Wake up folks.
DEMOCRATS WANT TO GIVE YOU A FISH, REPUBLICANS WANT TO GIVE YOU THE FISHING POLE TO LEARN TO BRING IN AS MANY FISH AS YOU WANT. Get it?
NEVER OBAMA!
Posted by: Hopey Uniter, is Dopey Divider | October 27, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Can the Republican Party say desperate? This is old news, no one is talking about Palin and her witch doctor priest are you? Give up the ghost, Obama is gonna smash the Republicans. Don’t you people get it, we want change. John McCain does not offer that change, just more of the same. It didn’t work when Hilary tried it, and it won’t work now. Nobody cares who his reverend is, who his friends are, all we care about is what is going to be done about this country. We want to know when jobs are coming back to this country, how we’re going to pay for our food, put our kids through college, pay to heat our homes. These are the things the American people care about. If you want something to talk about, talk about how the Republican Party spent 150,000 dollars to outfit Mrs. Palin and her family. What, Macy’s, Target, and H and M too cheap?
Posted by: Karen Williams | October 27, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Michelle is one ugly ass, angry militant racist gorilla, dontcha think?
ugggghh, go back to Kenya b*tch!
Posted by: MONKEY HOUSE | October 27, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Manchester; I bet you say your not a racist in front of people don’t you??
JACKA$$!
Posted by: JTD | October 27, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
WHY DID OBAMA GO TO PAKISTAN AFTER COLLEGE?
Posted by: Hussein Obama Fraud
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You’re joking right?
Get a life.
Posted by: Julie | October 27, 2008, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
I was concerned that McKlan might talk about the economy this week and close the gap. Seems like I give too much credit to McKlan’s team. Bringing Wright now? May be he was too focused on GOP primaries that he didn’t notice that the media ran the Wright story for a full month, 24/7 before public backlash forced the media to stop discussing it. I am worried what secret weapon is left in McKlan’s arsenal. Obviously, he got nothing else left except Wright. That’s good news for Obama. It’s an old story used by Hillary and it misfired. McKlan is a idiot to use the same weapon. Infact, I urge McKlan to stick with Wright for this whole week. That will actually help Obama.
Posted by: TJ | October 27, 2008, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
Hopey Uniter
Good idea: disenfranchise all of the voters who you disagree with. That’s democracy for you!
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
Obama should ask God to forgive him for attending the church he went to that didn’t preach the gospel from the bible. Where have you been. Obama doesn’t know the word christian and never attended a christian in his life time.
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Oh ye of perfect faith, casting stones are we?
Yes your judgmental and condescending words prove you are obviously one who knows what it is to be a “real” Christian don’t they?
Well, since such a fine Christian as yourself is voting for McCain, I think I’ll stick with Obama.
Posted by: Losers for McCain | October 27, 2008, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
What’s the difference between the Republican Party and the KKK? Lipstick.
Posted by: hamishdad | October 27, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
One word : L A N D S L I D E
:-D
Can’t wait! I already voted!
Yep, get used to it:
PRESIDENT Barack Heussin Obama !!!!!
Posted by: One More Week | October 27, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
“WHY DID OBAMA GO TO PAKISTAN AFTER COLLEGE?
WHY IS OBAMA NOT RELEASING HIS COLLEGE INFO? DID HE HAVE SAUDI SUPPORT. He is ignoring these questions hoping that time will run out and stupid Americans will vote him in.
Posted by: Hussein Obama Fraud | Oct 27, 2008 5:24:30 PM”
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he’s not ignoring them at all. Only the Idiot’s can’t figure out how he paid for harvard. College Loans, finally paid off by his books. Aswell as his financial security (he manages money very well)
Only the idiots would vote for mccain. What has he even told you about his policies, IN DEPTH. NOTHING. He hasn’t said anything! Stupid conservatives.
Posted by: SocialisticAvenue | October 27, 2008, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Posted by: Sick of liberals | Oct 27, 2008 5:22:01 PM
Obviously you haven’t researched your candidate’s past associations to well.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
NObama LIED!!! He made an agreement with McCain to not accept public campaign financing.. and then turns around and goes against his word!!
He’s a LIAR!!!!
Posted by: Jeff | October 27, 2008, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
ANSWER THE QUESTION. STOP MAKING EXCUSES OR ATTACKING THE QUESTIONER:
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WHY DID OBAMA GO TO PAKISTAN AFTER COLLEGE?
Posted by: Hussein Obama Fraud
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You’re joking right?
Get a life.
Posted by: Hussein Obama Fraud | October 27, 2008, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
It’s this kind of sh** that brings out the skinheads and other hatemongers. Nice timing = just after the ATF foiled an assassination plot against Obama and an African American high school. The Republicans and those that fund this bullsh** need to be roundly REJECTED and DENOUNCED for their hateful ways. And they will be – on November 4th.
Posted by: gail in chicago | October 27, 2008, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
YAWN
Posted by: Gee, more negativity from McCain? | October 27, 2008, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
I CAN’T GET THESE TIRE MARKS OFF’N ME, FROM WHEN THAT DAMN BUCKY THREW ME UNDER THE BUS!
Posted by: GRANNY TOOT | October 27, 2008, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
Markets are tanking with Obama victory ont he horizon. Save the markets and USA from Obamaniation.
Posted by: Jeremy | October 27, 2008, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
are the dems scared they will lose some votes because of the wright ad, if so good that why they are running it dummies!
Posted by: s | October 27, 2008, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
Jeremy
I am voting for Obama AND starting to buy stocks again. So is Warren Buffett. Don’t miss out!
Posted by: jock59801 | October 27, 2008, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
How can anyone argue that Obama has to agree with much of what this racist preacher spewed. Obama brought his children to listen to this filth. I have never heard any of my pastors bad mouth blacks, jews or hispanics and if they ever did I WOULD HAVE LEFT THE CHURCH!!!
Posted by: dave | October 27, 2008, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
I’m a typical lazy a$$ black on welfare, and my man Obama is going to give me more free money, like slave reparations from you white folk!
Posted by: bobo | October 27, 2008, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
Those were Pastor’s Wrights views, of which, when I last checked He had a right to voice. And they are from a particular perspective,HIS!! All members of worship groups are subjected to their spiritual leaders rantings,when they cease to have anything else to say. Doesn’t mean the believe the same, and it doesn’t mean anything wrong was said.
Posted by: fempharoh08 | October 27, 2008, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
THAT DAMN OBAMMY, HE NEVER COMES TO SEE ME.
NOW HE COMES HERE, HE JUST DOES IT FOR HIMSELF.
THAT DAMN A$$HOLE!
I TOLE HIM, YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON MICHELLE, BUT IT’S STILL A GORILLA!
Posted by: GRANNY TOOT | October 27, 2008, 5:37 pm 5:37 pm
Hey fempharoh08…So I guess we have the right to attack NObama too huh!! MORON!
Posted by: David | October 27, 2008, 5:37 pm 5:37 pm
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Oct 27, 2008 5:20:07 PM
This rant from a “true” Christian….lol
I’ve read some of the crap you have posted and you wouldn’t know what Christian meant if it hit you in the face.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 5:37 pm 5:37 pm
Jwench, you should get out of your mom’s basement and get a real job,
because you really suck as an Obama blogger.
Maybe try McDonalds for starters
Posted by: . | October 27, 2008, 5:41 pm 5:41 pm
If these are the kinds of tactics McCain doesn’t mind being remembered for … the so be it. Sticks and stones.
Posted by: NotoJohn | October 27, 2008, 5:41 pm 5:41 pm
Jwench, you should get out of your mom’s basement and get a real job,
because you really suck as an Obama blogger.
Maybe try McDonalds for starters
Posted by: . | Oct 27, 2008 5:41:37 PM
Nahhh I make $43,000 a year but you can apply there. I hear they need some toilet cleaners.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
caught off guard and without a telepromper, Bucky stutters like Porky Pig on cocaine. And Michelle comes across as an angry militant racist gorilla.
don’t let these freaks anywhere near the white house
Posted by: oprah | October 27, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
if so good that why they are running it dummies!
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What? Is that Engish?
Posted by: Oh the Irony | October 27, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
HEY REPUBLICANS!
So delightful to hear you twist, writhe, convulse and spin on your DEATH MARCH to election day!!
I just heard on the national radio news on both CBS and ABC, that the country is ready to PUNISH the Republicans!!
Reverend Wright? Ha, ha, ha, ha, !!!!!!
Old news, desperate, pathetic, racist, grabbing at straws as you Republicans go down for the 3rd time!!
Can you say THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
Wow, now I am very scared. Being a white conservative, will I be branded and hauled off to a concentration camp by the leftists on this forum? Because your hate for anything conservative scares me if Obama wins. You spew hate, and comments like:
GET IN LINE REPUBLICANS
Get in line for the DEATH MARCH to election day!!!
Reverend Wright? Pathetic, desperate and racially tinged old news….
Backlash McCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | Oct 27, 2008 4:26:13 PM
do nothing but divide us further. Most conservatives want to be able to work hard and get ahead WITHOUT it being handed to them, and without it being taken away when they are successful. They want to be able to worship God WITHOUT being persecuted for it, and many use the Bible as the foundation of their moral compass. We believe in family values, and instilling those same values in our children, and serving our country at any cost. So please explain to me, why do you feel the need to threaten us so? I’m sickened by the thought of not being able to be truly free in anObomanation.
Posted by: Christie | October 27, 2008, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
I have never heard any of my pastors bad mouth blacks, jews or hispanics and if they ever did I WOULD HAVE LEFT THE CHURCH!!!
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You a Catholic by any chance? People still bring their kids to the church of molestation.
Posted by: Oh the Irony | October 27, 2008, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
Senator John McCain entered this campaign as a respectable and decent gentleman but now has come to the brand of negative politics that has divided our great country into silos of race, gender,religion, and economic-class warfare.
Senator McCain’s talk about his ability of bring people together has proven to be nothing more than rhetoric. But this time the brand politics of negativity will not work for the GOP as a formula, because too many American families have been hurt by Republican economics that have resulted in rising unemployment, higher inflation, gas shortages, credit crisis, housing bubble, losses in retirement plans and government spending.
Reverend Wright’s word are of anger but the GOP’s deeds as mentioned above, have far surpasses Reverend Wright’s angry words in harm by multitudes and degrees. Vote your mind not your bias.
Posted by: threeriverscrossing | October 27, 2008, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
Obama was born in Kenya and legally NOT allowed to be president,
Posted by: Carrie | Oct 27, 2008 4:12:24 PM
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It might be a good thing that he will have to resign and Biden will be the pres.
Posted by: d0 | October 27, 2008, 5:50 pm 5:50 pm
Wright ad will not work. it is old news. McCain and Haguee, Palin and witch Doctors and Alaska Independence party. The American is not stupid or neither is the economy ready to give back control to repubs that are only interested in their rich cronies on Wall Street. In short it wont work. Most of the bigots who have decided based on race and hatred have made their minds, they will get excited but not Americans who are interested in economic solution. What this advert does it will REINFORCE OBAMA IS A CHRISTIAN AFTER ALL AND NOT AN ARAB AS SOME PEOPLE THINK. It is my prayer that this ad goes national, in opinion it helps Obama and hurts the republican brand. So bring it on.
Posted by: Is the Economy Stupid | October 27, 2008, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1027081obama1.html
Skinheads In Obama Assassination Plot
Feds: “White Power” duo planned “killing spree” of African Americans
OCTOBER 27–Two white supremacists who plotted a “killing spree” targeting African Americans that was to culminate with the murder of Senator Barack Obama have been arrested on a variety of federal charges. According to a court affidavit sworn out by a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent, Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, began discussing the murder plot after meeting online about a month ago. In the ATF affidavit, a copy of which you’ll find below, Cowart and Schlesselman “discussed the killing spree to include targeting a predominately African-American school, going state to state while robbing individuals and continuing to kill people.” The pair’s “final act of violence” would be an attempt to kill Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee. In separate interviews with investigators, the men said that they planned to speed their vehicle toward Obama while “shooting at him from the windows.” Apparently befitting the historic assault, Cowart and Schlesselman “stated they would dress in all white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt.” Cowart and Schlesselman were arrested last Wednesday night by Tennessee sheriff’s deputies soon after the pair used chalk to write “numerous racially motivated words and symbols,” including a swastika, on the exterior of Cowart’s automobile. The wannabe assassins were named in a three-count federal felony complaint, a copy of which you’ll find here.
Posted by: MrUniteUs | October 27, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
I wonder if Obama will remain on course for attacking issues, and not stoop to exposing McCain’s and Palin’s own crazy preachers.
Posted by: Brandon | October 27, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
face it Obama zombies. Your stupid rants and violent language and attacks are just splitting the party.
Posted by: oprah | October 27, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
I’m Republican that was setting out this election. Don’t think I will now that it’s turned so dirty. Obama/Biden just won another GOP voter today. I cannot honestly stomach the smears and garbage of my once proud decent party.
Posted by: Samatha | October 27, 2008, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
This is OLD news, but, I am glad that it is coming out. It signals that the McCain camp is FINISHED!! This shows that the Republicans have nothing else to throw out there and if this tatic was going to work, it would have worked when it first came out during the summer. It just shows the truely ugly depths the Republican party is willing to “plunge” to win. I guess that is why McCains FAVORITE person if Joe the Faux Plumber. Nice try though.
Posted by: francheska ;-) | October 27, 2008, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
Christie, here is another one for you right wing-nut!
McCAIN WILL BE THE ONE PUNISHED BY THE BACKLASH!!
As the RIGHT-WING-NUTS put out racially tinged ads, the only one that will suffer will be McCain/Palin and their ANGRY MOBS!!!
THROW THE BUMS (Republicans) OUT!!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm
I’m sickened by the thought of not being able to be truly free in anObomanation.
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Freedom of Religion GOP style:
You are free to be a Baptist, Methodist, or a Presbiterian
Anything else and you are obviously un-American and probably a terrorist.
Posted by: Oh the Irony | October 27, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
If Obama wanted to emulate McCain’s attack ads, we would hear robocalls in the Heartland informing America’s patriots that McCain:
a) was in the pocket of former Lincoln Savings & Loan president and convicted criminal Charles Keating;
b) was buddies with fellow convicted criminal Republicans Ted Stevens, Tom Delay, Scooter Libby, Bob Allen, Trent Lott, Jack Abramoff, Don Young, Larry Craig, Randy “Duke” Cunningham, Tom Feeney, Alberto Gonzoles, Bob Ney, Mark Foley…etc;
c) accepted political donations from the Watergate convicted criminal G. Gordon Liddy;
d) picked a runningmate mired in scandal (Troopergate) and has acted “unethical” according to her own people – - and doctored expense reports to bilk her taxpayers;
e) gave up information to his communist captors in North Vietnam, whereas other American prisoners did NOT;
McCain has a lot to answer for, but Obama hasn’t stooped to that level. You can’t call yourself patriot while voting for criminals.
Posted by: umtomcat | October 27, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
When did Obama stop smoking crack? He admitted to smoking crack all through college and grad school for 8 years or more in his book. Is he going to smoke crack in the White House?
Posted by: Obama Who? | October 27, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
Oh what we have to look forward to with an Obama Administration ……..
Think before you vote is this what we want to not dare question our leaders for fear of retalliation ???????
joe the plumber asked a question Obama gave an answer of “spread the wealth”
since this could potentially hurt the campaign Joe the plumber was trashed they went through his tax records divorce records and tried to discredit Joe when all he did was ask a question .
Next we have Barbara West while asking Joe Biden legitimate questions of Biden the Obama camp didn’t like it so they immediately cut off any future interviews with this station and tried to discredit the reporter ….I think I see a pattern it’s called censorship and yet here is another example of the hObama camp trying to stop the press
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/huston/080828
Is this what we want do we want to fear questioning our leaders for fear of retalliation ????? I don’t this is America and we are a free country with freedom of speech lets keep it that way .
Mccain/Palin
Posted by: missy | October 27, 2008, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
This ad coming on the day that a plot by two skin heads to kill college students, and then try killing Obama. That good ole Republican Party has REAL class. NOT!!
Posted by: Margie | October 27, 2008, 5:58 pm 5:58 pm
Davis: Why should there be BLACKLASH if Obama is defeated? HE is an Arab with a white mother. Not black.
Posted by: Olson | October 27, 2008, 5:58 pm 5:58 pm
face it Obama zombies. Your stupid rants and violent language and attacks are just splitting the party.
Posted by: oprah | Oct 27, 2008 5:52:21 PM
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Ya, splitting the Republican party (what’s left of it!) you right-wing-nut!!!
Hey greedy Republicans thieves, since you and McCain destroyed the economy, when are you going to give me all the money I lost in my 401K back?
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
DAMN IT, WILL YOU TELL THEM TO WAIT A MINUTE? I NEED TO FINISH MY SMOKE IN THIS HEAR BATHROOM IN THE WHITEYHOUSE, I’LL BE RIGHT UP THERE FOR THAT MEETING IN A MINUTE! OH TELL MY KIDS TO QUIT SWINGING FROM THE CHANDELIERS TOO! AND DON’T LET ANYONE IN THE LINCOLN BEDROOM, WE ARE HAVING A CRACK PARTY AND GAY SEX!
Posted by: BUCKY NOBAMA 08 | October 27, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
Just goes to prove, you can take the boy out of the Ghetto but you can’t take the Ghetto out of the boy. Barry is a Fraud and always has been a FRAUD!!!
Posted by: . | October 27, 2008, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
Olson,
you’re just a right-wing-nut right-wing-nut Republican parrot!
You need to go to McNasty’s website and get the new talking points for the day, you moron…
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Obama Who?
Obama did not admit to using crack…in his memoir, “Dreams of My Father” he said that he used cocaine and marijuana in high school and college. At least he was honest about this fact in his life. Cindy McCain was using prescrips. G.W Bush was an alcoholic.
Posted by: DeAndria | October 27, 2008, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
Olson
HE is an Arab with a white mother. Not black.
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How “ignant” is this remark. Obama is biracial. His father is Kenyan and his mother is White. That combination would NEVER equal Arab. And what is up with the hate for Arabs? We do not hate them when we buy the oil they sell us.
Posted by: Mellisa New York | October 27, 2008, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
No Samatha, you’re just another McNasty Republican LIAR like the rest!
I’ve seen you here plenty of times spreading your right-wing-nut lies…
You need to go to McNasty’s website and get some fresh talking points from you “very fearful” leader!!
You have 7 days left on your death march to election day! Enjoy it fools!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
This is some of the most bigoted, race-baiting comments I’ve seen here. Obama’s probably a shoe-in at this point, but it may be months before the losers climb down out of their trees and face reality. Are we setting ourselves back with this kind of argument, or is it just the kind of treatment America needs? Kind of like lancing a boil and letting the puss drain. It may stink but it will never heal if you don’t do it.
Posted by: Shocked&Awed | October 27, 2008, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
Wow! The GOP is stooping to a new lower low. Is anyone surprised at this point? They have tried so hard to slander Obama’s character. But Obama has never done anything negative. You say that just because he’s talked to people that maybe have said or done some questionable things make him a bad guy. Well look at JESUS you Christian right-wing nuts. You preach how Christian-like you are, well look at JESUS!! He had friends who were lower than low, but he LOVED EVERYONE!!!! And said you shall not cast the first stone and she shalt not judge lest ye be judge thyself. Well judgement day is coming for you all of you Christians who say you are Christ-like but you so are not acting like Christians. So why don’t you practice what you preach for once and quit being promoters of HATE and WAR!! Your actions speak way more louder than your words!
Posted by: lkinopfl | October 27, 2008, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
You Obama lovers have fun while you can, cause if Osama is elected it will be the last time your voice will be heard. He has got alot of people to turn a blind eye where he is concerned, and everyone of you are going to have a rude awakening. To bad the rest of us that could see through him will have to put up with communism too. Since Wright does not like America, I don’t know why he didn’t go live with all his communist buddies and take Osama with him, then we wouldn’t have to be putting up with all of his lies and cheating at the polls now!!!! GOD HELP THIS COUNTRY IF OSAMA WINS!! GO MCCAIN/PALEN–We will win to save AMERICA!!!!!!
Posted by: countrygirl_74 | October 27, 2008, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
This presentation is a must watch for the left-wing-liberal media clowns and all “morally sound” American fellows.
A VIDEO PORTRAIT OF BARAK HUSSEIN OBAMA
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=2036
AMERICA DO NOT VOTE MARXIST/RADICAL BARACK OBAMA AS OUR NEXT COMMANDER AND CHIEF.
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
Very HONORABLE mccain. You have done everything you said you weren’t going to do this campaign. You are dirty. Your campaign is fraught with lies. You and sarah palin will suffer a defeat most deserved come election day. I cant wait so I don’t have to hear about you and your lies anymore.
Posted by: tehevo | October 27, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
Freedom of Religion GOP style:
You are free to be a Baptist, Methodist, or a Presbiterian
Anything else and you are obviously un-American and probably a terrorist.
Posted by: Oh the Irony | Oct 27, 2008 5:56:02 PM
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Not so, but because you are one of those things doesn’t mean you are anti-everythingelse. So you hate me because I believe in God and have that freedom of choice?
Posted by: Christie | October 27, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
I don’t get, I don’t get it… I just don’t get it. Have you people realy thought this through at all. When Obama gets elected and he will get elected. Do you really think he is some kind of god or something. That one man can totally change America into something so terrible. You say he is anti-american. He is some kind of terrorist. He is a socialist. So this one person will do what exactly. The american people will let him do what? Give over the country to some other state? Start bombing schools? Make the rich poor? Give me a F**kin Break. He is just a man working in a system that has worked for 100′s of years. Why are you so afraid? Let your worst fears be his motive. It could never happen. Our system could never let it happen. Maybe he really does love this country. Just maybe he will do the best he can in this country full of hate to make it better. Not a easy thing. God please. If you have no faith in Obama. Have faith in yourself and America.
Posted by: Tony Lyda | October 27, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
Just goes to prove, you can take the boy out of the Ghetto but you can’t take the Ghetto out of the boy. Barry is a Fraud and always has been a FRAUD!!!
Posted by: . | Oct 27, 2008 6:01:58 PM
Marianne Pepitone is that you?
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
Good lord, the Repugs are pathetically desperate. Or is that desperately pathetic?
Posted by: KWangnoo | October 27, 2008, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
McCAIN CAN’T PROTECT THE GREEDY RICH RACISTS ANYMORE!!!
So they are taking things into their own hands now…
BUT THE BACKLASH WILL BE AGAINST McCAIN/PALIN!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 6:17 pm 6:17 pm
Obama’s audacity…
ABC Video: Obama Out of Tune?
No hand over heart from Obama during national anthem.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3759803
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA: THE AUDACITY
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 6:17 pm 6:17 pm
Tony,
“So this one person will do what exactly.”
You are about to get served 10,000 right-wing whack job Hitler-Stalin-Mao analogies warmed over every four years since Nixon/Kennedy
Posted by: Shocked&Awed | October 27, 2008, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
Just to refresh your memory American fellows…
No hand over heart from Obama during National Anthem…
David Edwards and Jason Rhyne
Monday October 22, 2007
Weeks after coming under fire for his refusal to wear an American flag pin, Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama is again facing questions about his patriotism from some conservative blogs — this time for apparently failing to put his hand over his heart during a rendition of the national anthem at an Iowa campaign event.
A video of the event in question, obtained by ABC News, shows Obama with his hands firmly clasped in front of him during the song. Meanwhile, rival Democratic candidates Gov. Bill Richardson (D-AZ) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) strike a traditional anthem pose beside him, holding their right hands over their hearts.
The conservative NewsBusters media watchdog group first reported on the story, linking to a Time Magazine photo of Obama at the event. “Does [Obama] perhaps believe that, like wearing the flag pin, the hand on the heart isn’t “true patriotism?” asked the site’s Mark Finkelstein.
The episode took place during a Sept. 16 steak fry hosted by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) in Indianola, Iowa.
The following video is from ABC.com, broadcast on October 22, 2007.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3759803
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http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Obama_doesnt_put_hand_over_heart_1022.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
But don’t take my word for that. Take John Adams’ words on the matter:
The people “have a right, an indisputable, inalienable, indefeasible, divine
right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge — I mean of the
character and conduct of their rulers.”
Posted by: amazed801 | October 27, 2008, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
TIME MAGAZINE PHOTO
Respect…
http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2007/harkin_steak_fry/harkin_steak_fry_08.jpg
Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem.
2008 TIME Inc.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1662530_1446035
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
It was just announced today that the Oklahoman, the largest newspaper in Oklahoma, is endorsing John McCain for president! The Oklahoman has a circulation of all over the southwest! This election is not over yet!
Posted by: carlyonsue | October 27, 2008, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
Haven’t the brain dead gop learned that attack ads and the negativity they seem to wallow in is not selling this election.
While Obama is winning because he is talking issues, ideas and vision, the dunderheads in the gop cannot understand that one reason they are losing is that the voters are sick and tired of attacks and hate and fear and smear.
It’s not 2004 and the voters are tuning it out.
But, I suppose when you have zero ideas or vision and the issues are against you all you have left is peddle the same old tired stuff even if it is backfiring on you.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
There are doubts Obama can pull this off..after all, he was handed a win against Hillary, not sure he has it in him. His ethos is too shady!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
I don’t care how old any “news” is. Facts are facts. Reminders are good. Except to those who want to pretend they never existed or no longer exist. for whatever reason.
Posted by: msa123 | October 27, 2008, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Yes, you go PAC!!!!! Tell it like is!!!!! For twenty year OBAMA sat at that church and listened to that horrible Rev. Wright. No way, no how, no Barack Hussein Obama.
Posted by: sanjose56 | October 27, 2008, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
I don’t care how old any “news” is. Facts are facts. Reminders are good. Except to those who want to pretend they never existed or no longer exist. for whatever reason.
Posted by: msa123 | October 27, 2008, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Natasha
The Facts: According to Bill Burton, an Obama spokesperson, Obama sometimes places his hand over his heart during the national anthem, and sometimes does not. Indeed, there are photographs of him with his hand over his heart during the national anthem. Even though the U.S. Code states that “all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart,” experts on U.S. customs say that the rule is no longer strictly followed. Anne Garside, director of communication for the Maryland Historical Society, says that “there is no obligation to put your hand over your heart” during the singing of the national anthem and that “the bottom line is that you show respect with your demeanor.”
Origin & Evolution: An email began circulating in October 2007 asking, “Does this man not cross his heart when the National Anthem is playing, or when the flag is raised or lowered?” The email usually came with a photograph of Obama standing in front of an American flag with his hands clasped in front of him. Beside Obama are Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson, with their hands over their hearts and all with their backs to the flag on stage, presumably facing another flag or the singer of the anthem offstage. The right-wing blog NewsBusters, in an October 20, 2007, post, noted Obama’s posture and suggested that it was a political statement: “Does he perhaps believe that, like wearing the flag pin, the hand on the heart isn’t ‘true patriotism’?”
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
For the far rightwing fools who spend their days obsessing over whether Obama put his hand over his heart during the national anthem, I dare you to watch on your television during the world series and see how many people do put their hands over their hearts during the playing of it.
duh.
Most people do not.
All this wrapping yourself in flags and your faux patriotism garbage is just so old and so far rightwing stupid.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
If Barack Obama were to apply for a job with the FBI or with the
Secret Service, he would be disqualified “because” of his
past association with William Ayers, a known terrorist.
If he is elected President he would not qualify to be his own body guard!
Posted by: Tom | October 27, 2008, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
msa123 wrote:
I don’t care how old any “news” is. Facts are facts. Reminders are good. Except to those who want to pretend they never existed or no longer exist. for whatever reason.
And I’ll match you Palin’s witch doctor.
In other words, who cares.
We can match you associate for associate.
The rightwing will find that culture wars are so old and soooooo over and no one cares.
During all your trashing of Obama it seems to be sticking not to him but, to McCain.
So, have at it and we will just have a bigger landslide, fool.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
It is so funny how Obama’s followers think he is so awesome. The election has practically been handed to him, what with Bush’s popularity (or should I say ‘lack thereof’) and the economic crisis and 8 yrs of Repubs. And he’s barely squeaking by. It should be 75/25 with Obama in the lead. He’s just not much of anything folks, except a good speaker who happens not to be republican.
Posted by: msa123 | October 27, 2008, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
I don’t care how old any “news” is. Facts are facts. Reminders are good. Except to those who want to pretend they never existed or no longer exist. for whatever reason.
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 27, 2008 6:30:46 PM
Ok here’s some old news. Look up :
William Timmons and John McCain
US Council for World Freedom
G. Gordon Liddy
Real squeaky clean McCain is.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
At this very point in time…I am more scared of Barak Hussein Obama, then Sara Palin and I’m an Independent I don’t belong to neither party!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
Tom, Obama is not applying for a job with the FBI or Secret Service. That is because he is going to be the president next week.
Too bad, so sad.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
This is so ironic. I’m listening to the local news and Obama is in Ohio talking about McCain saying “well, I guess that’s what happens when you don’t have a record to run on”…HUH??!! McCain is the one that DOES actually have a record here, NOT the junior senator Obama. This is just like the old fairy tale The “Emperor Has No Clothes”. OBAMA IS A PHONY PEOPLE!! OBAMA HAS NO REAL RECORD EXCEPT RUNNING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN!!
Posted by: grumpyoldmanintown | October 27, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
“I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions,” and “The fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my hate for the American government.” –comments by–Wright? Ayers? No, those are the words of Joe Vogler, founder of the secessionist Alaska Independence Party (AIP), to which Sarah Palin’s husband, Todd, admittedly belonged for seven years. (AIP motto: “Alaska First–Alaska Always.) It’s unclear whether Palin herself belonged in 1994, when they both attended the AIP convention; chairman Lynette Clark originally said Palin was a member, then denied it. The McCain campaign tried to bamboozle us by showing voter registration records of Palin as a Republican over many years; but you can still be a member of one political party and register as another, and many small parties have encouraged their members to do this, then run for office where, if elected, they can consequently further the small party’s policies.
Thing is, Palin herself has never even been asked once that I know of about her allegiances and the history of her relationship to this extremist group, much less about her husband’s relationship, whether he, too “hates” the U.S., and how that has affected her views, etc. Additionally, given how much he’s involved himself in his wife’s business as governor and his role as her political advisor, we ought to know alot more about Todd Palin than we do–not to mention, about Sarah herself.
Vogler has also said, “I’m an Alaskan, not an American.”, and even refused to be buried in Alaska while part of the U.S. and now lies in Canadian ground. On the other hand, Wright voluntarily joined the Marines and then the Navy, where as a well-regarded medic he ultimately helped care for Lyndon B. Johnson after his 1966 surgery, and as a member of that team later received three letters of commendation from the White House. Despite his few bizzare rants, to reduce him to an America-hating caricature is undeserved, defamatory nonsense.
As for Palin, until she and her husband are vetted on the issue of AIP allegiance and beliefs, she has no right to pretend to represent the interests of the rest of us, much less question the patriotism and dedication of any other candidate for office.
Posted by: Donna H. | October 27, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
Cindy wrote:
At this very point in time…I am more scared of Barak Hussein Obama, then Sara Palin and I’m an Independent I don’t belong to neither party!
then go hide under your bed in a fetal position because Obama is going to be elected president next week and you will have to deal with it.
My heart bleeds.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
msa123
don’t for get the obscene amount of money Obama has spent…It sickens me to think about it, here he is spending outrageous amounts of money and there are people struggling to get by every day!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
DonnaH, you are so right.
Palin and her hubby are anti american and belonging to the AIP, you would think these wingnut flag wavers would have a problem with that.
They seem to have a limitus test for every democrat but, if they have an R after their name they could be members of any terrorists group, including AIP and they ignore it.
hypocrits.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
jwench: I didn’t say that McCain was a saint did I? In fact, I didn’t even mention McCain. I was stating that Obama fans are basically in denial. That’s all.
Posted by: msa123 | October 27, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
God bless the USA!!!
I pray that this Country can stand behind President Obama once this thing is over. It’s going to take US all to rebuild the damage inflicted.
Posted by: Chapman | October 27, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
Cindy, All that money you are so sickened by, well guess what! I have sent Obama money every month since he announced and there are over 3 million of us who have.
And we will keep donating if for anything but to tick off you wingnut wackos.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
Let’s be honest! How many of you think there will be rioting on Nov 4th not matter wh wins?
1=yes
2=no
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
msa123
don’t for get the obscene amount of money Obama has spent…It sickens me to think about it, here he is spending outrageous amounts of money and there are people struggling to get by every day!
Posted by: Cindy | Oct 27, 2008 6:37:42 PM
Cindy Brady I presume? That money was donated by his supporters so that we will have a better life and a better country and to get the Republican thieves out of office. Quit yer whining.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Looks like McCain is striking out with the call center people in his obsession with running the dirtiest campaign ever:
From Andrew Sullivan:
Call-center workers walk off the job rather than spread McCain’s muck. Know hope.
Posted by: vwcat | October 27, 2008, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
America this is not the time to divide. Rev Wright is not our problem. It is Iraq, Banking, Mortgages, Education. It is what we hold dear our families. We cannot go into next year fighting. We must unite to save our country. Division will be what ultimately defeats us. Stand up America. We can do this if we agree to go together. There is not they there is just us. If you think that we will get ahead by attacking any pastor, please reconsider. Our country is at stake. Stand up America we are better than this.
Posted by: lee | October 27, 2008, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
vwcat-your not ticking me off…I just think without it he can’t win! It’s another form of political corruption! So keep sending it and I hope for your sake he does win!
By the way, don’t sound so bitter!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
Jwench
You presumed wrong… I just think without it he can’t win! It’s another form of political corruption! So keep sending it and I hope for your sake he does win!
By the way, don’t sound so bitter
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
jwench: I didn’t say that McCain was a saint did I? In fact, I didn’t even mention McCain. I was stating that Obama fans are basically in denial. That’s all.
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 27, 2008 6:41:08 PM
Denial of what? McCain has become one of the biggest sleezeballs in political history.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
McCain can not keep his campaign staffers from stabbing each other in the back. Is that the type of leadership we can look forward to with a McCain presidency? Rev Wright is an issue that was used against Obama and Obama overcame it. The GOP needs to find fresh stuff to talk about or just give up.
Posted by: Mary Anne, Alabama | October 27, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
The Norwegian newspaper VG has reported a truly amazing story about a newly-wed trying to get to Norway to be with her husband, and the stranger who helped pay an unexpected luggage surcharge. The blog “Leisha’s Random Thoughts” has translated the story.
It was 1988, and Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a long flight to Norway to be with her husband when the airline representative informed her that she wouldn’t be able to check her luggage without paying a 100 surcharge:
When it was finally Mary’s turn, she got the message that would crush her bubbling feeling of happiness.
-You’ll have to pay a 103 dollar surcharge if you want to bring both those suitcases to Norway, the man behind the counter said.
Mary had no money. Her new husband had travelled ahead of her to Norway, and she had no one else to call.
-I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without. But I had already made such a careful selection of my most prized possessions, says Mary.
As tears streamed down her face, she heard a “gentle and friendly voice” behind her saying, “That’s okay, I’ll pay for her.”
Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before.
-He had a gentle and kind voice that was still firm and decisive. The first thing I thought was, Who is this man?
Although this happened 20 years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated from the man.
-He was nicely dressed, fashionably dressed with brown leather shoes, a cotton shirt open at the throat and khaki pants, says Mary.
She was thrilled to be able to bring both her suitcases to Norway and assured the stranger that he would get his money back. The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper that he gave to Mary. She thanked him repeatedly. When she finally walked off towards the security checkpoint, he waved goodbye to her.
Who was the man?
Barack Obama.
Twenty years later, she is thrilled that the friendly stranger at the airport may be the next President and has voted for him already and donated 100 dollars to his campaign:
-He was my knight in shining armor, says Mary, smiling.
She paid the 103 dollars back to Obama the day after she arrived in Norway. At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker* in Chicago, and had started his law studies at prestigious Harvard university.
Mary even convinced her parents to vote for him:
In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents had heard that Obama was considering a run for president, but that he had still not decided. They chose to write a letter in which they told him that he would receive their votes. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.
And Obama replied:
In a letter to Mary’s parents dated May 4th, 2006 and stamped ‘United States Senate, Washington DC’, Barack Obama writes:
‘I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help back then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator’.
The parents sent the letter on to Mary.
Mary says that when her friends and associates talk about the election, especially when race relations is the heated subject, she relates the story of the kind man who helped out a stranger-in-need over twenty years ago, years before he had even thought about running for high office.
Truly a wonderful story, and something that needs to be passed along in the maelstorm of fear-and-smear politics we are being subjected to right now.
UPDATE: Thanks for the recommends, folks! Also, remember this was 1988, when 100 dollars was quite a bit of money, compared to today’s value.
By the way, this would be the perfect antidote to the Smear E-mails going around. If anyone has a good long email chain list, shoot it out, and let it be passed along.
Posted by: themanwhosawtomorrow | October 27, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
Having the courage of one’s convictions is something I would hope my twelve
year old would have. Barack Obama was nearly 30 years old
when he first met and befriended Jeremiah Wright, and upon their very first
meeting, the Reverend Wright informed Obama that his “fellow clergy”
considered him “too radical.” He was warned by Wright himself. Obama was
no innocent waif, as he now contends.
Posted by: amazed801 | October 27, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
ABC and other networks SHOULD NOT BE GIVING FREE AIR TIME for this.
Americans Want a new POLOTICS
NO FREE AIR TIME
NO FREE AIR TIME
NO FREE AIR TIME
Pleas act responsible….as News Journalist. This is not NEWS.
Posted by: lee from Treasure Island Fl | October 27, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
themanwhosawtomorrow
I saw Obama’s face in my bowl of cornflakes this morning…and last night, he was in my soup! He is the chosen one sent from above to cure and rule the world of its dirty deeds!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
vwcat-your not ticking me off…I just think without it he can’t win! It’s another form of political corruption! So keep sending it and I hope for your sake he does win!
By the way, don’t sound so bitter!
Posted by: Cindy | Oct 27, 2008 6:46:07 PM
Ok I won’t be bitter that the last 8 years Bush has destroyed this country.
I won’t be bitter that we have over a couple trillion in debt. I won’t be bitter that people are scraping by. I won’t be bitter that people are losing their jobs and their homes.
Since when is contributing to a candidate political corruption?
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
“the Oklahoman,…is endorsing John McCain for president!”
Put on my best Stewie voice and say “Ooh goodie!” Finally the tide has turned! World domination is in sight! Just what the unwashed masses have been waiting for, direction from the Oklahoman! Words cannot adequately describe my excitement! As the Olkahoman goes, so goes the nation!. With this earthshaking endorsement McCain/Palin will undoubtedly now carry the town of Seminole, Wheeless and maybe even Felt. I can sooo feel the snowball growing.
Posted by: Shocked&Awed | October 27, 2008, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
I think what some people won’t admit that there has been serious greivances committed by our country and we are not humble enough to say that we are wrong. Do you think for one minute that Rev. Wright’s accusations are not supported by facts although some are disputed there is evidence to what he says. John McCain is a southern baptist and they did not repent of their racist beginnings until Clinton was president. What are we doing people. This is not what the problem is? Don’t you think if someone wanted to they could dig up some very damaging things about McCain? I don’t believe for one minute that McCain loves his country any more than Obama. But when you sow the discord that is being sown we all will pay the price of divisions. Our country is not perfect the war in Iraq proves that and no one has apologized for taking us down this path of destruction. We spent billions and more importantly countless lives and for what purpose? We must examine our country and our policies and do the right thing. We cannot sit in our sins and pretend that they never exist. We can overcome or divisions. Let’s stand together strong and for our country. Don’t depend on Washington to save us. This is our country fight for it, fight for our future. Stop the Hate!
Posted by: lee | October 27, 2008, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
HAS NO REAL RECORD EXCEPT RUNNING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN!!
Posted by: grumpyoldmanintown | Oct 27, 2008 6:36:13 PM
And what an impeccable campaign he has run. He’s got my vote just for that. To me that’s an indication of how he would run this country.
Posted by: annie | October 27, 2008, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
themanwhosawtomorrow
I saw Obama’s face in my bowl of cornflakes this morning…and last night, he was in my soup! He is the chosen one sent from above to cure and rule the world of its dirty deeds!
Posted by: Cindy | Oct 27, 2008 6:52:03 PM
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Did you take your MEDS this morning? Say something intelligent. I have read your post all the way down this page and you are really showing true ignorance.
Posted by: Jason Johnson | October 27, 2008, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF THE BASEMENT AND GET A JOB YOU DAMN DUMMY!
GO TO MCDONALDS TOMORROW!
Posted by: Jwenches wench mom | October 27, 2008, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
New attack ads don’t matter. He has his brainwashed supporters in his hip pocket now. One week to DOOMSDAY!! I will be calling my broker on Nov. 5th and take all of my money out of the market. I will take the hit now because after January 20th, LOOK OUT!! President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Reid will be running the country. Time to start building bomb shelters in your back yard again and get in line on the soup kitchen lines.
Posted by: Pee Vee, Long Island | October 27, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Jwench
I’m an Independent…yes Bush is to blame but so are our legislatures! Don’t fool yourself, it’s our entire corrupt political institution!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
For Tony Lyda—-
You are exactly on point. Just ignore the hate and ignorance posts. It’s really boiling over in here today.
Posted by: Michael Hall | October 27, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
Cindy,
You may say whatever you wanna say, i don’t have any problem with that. But no matter how had you try, the truth shall always prevail!
Posted by: themanwhosawtomorrow | October 27, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF THE BASEMENT AND GET A JOB YOU DAMN DUMMY!
GO TO MCDONALDS TOMORROW!
Posted by: Jwenches wench mom | Oct 27, 2008 6:55:25 PM
How old are you 5? Boy you people are pathetic. God bless your little pointed head.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
Cindy–that was hysterical!! I don’t think everyone can understand sarcasm though.
Posted by: amazed801 | October 27, 2008, 6:59 pm 6:59 pm
jwench: I guess your theory is, because one guy is a bad deal, the other guy is a saint. Or something. I don’t follow your logic. I have not brought up McCain. I do not care for McCain either. I am not defending McCain. But just because you feel forced to vote for ‘the other guy’ doesn’t mean you have to defend him on every single question or issue that comes his way. Just be man enough to admit the truth of the matter and move on. The country is screwed either way, it’s really pretty simple. Why do you have to insist that one person must be good if the other guy is ‘bad’? I think you’ve been watching too many movies.
Posted by: msa123 | October 27, 2008, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
Jason Johnson
Well then, don’t read my post!
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
McCain campaign needs Palin voodoo witch doctor for exorcism of satanic impulses. Please, Doctor Voodoo, speak in tongues for McCain campaign and help take Devil away for good.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
amazed801
I agree! They’ve learned by their leader now to react to sarcasm and questions.
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm
Jwench
I’m an Independent…yes Bush is to blame but so are our legislatures! Don’t fool yourself, it’s our entire corrupt political institution!
Posted by: Cindy | Oct 27, 2008 6:56:49 PM
Gee tell me something I didn’t know. I think Obama is going to do just fine.
If not we can vote him out in 4 years. It’s time for a change and to take this country back and into the future.
The good thing is McCain will be out of the picture and Palin…well enough said right there.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm
Steve from Danville
Ooooh good one! lmao
Posted by: Cindy | October 27, 2008, 7:05 pm 7:05 pm
I have to agree with bhciapol; this is OLD NEWS and was used continuously by Clinton during the primary. Just another example of the desperation in the McCain camp. How much lower can they go???
Makes no difference to me, I’M STILL VOTING FOR OBAMA!! McCain and his followers can go to hell.
Posted by: Debbie, SC | October 27, 2008, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm
HEY REPUBLICANS!
So delightful to hear you twist, writhe, convulse and spin on your DEATH MARCH to election day!!
I just heard on the national radio news on both CBS and ABC, that the country is ready to PUNISH the Republicans!!
Reverend Wright? Ha, ha, ha, ha, !!!!!!
Old news, desperate, pathetic, racist, grabbing at straws as you Republicans go down for the 3rd time!!
Can you say THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm
I still would love to hear what they think Obama would do to this country. I hear the accusations. But no real points on what they are afraid that he will do. Come on say it…. Are you too scare to voice your fears? Do you really have an arguement that you can logically defend?
Posted by: Tony Lyda | October 27, 2008, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
Just be man enough to admit the truth of the matter and move on. The country is screwed either way, it’s really pretty simple. Why do you have to insist that one person must be good if the other guy is ‘bad’? I think you’ve been watching too many movies.
Posted by: msa123 | Oct 27, 2008 7:01:16 PM
Your first post insinuated that this nonsense should be brought up again no matter how old.
I am saying Obama has faults just like everyone else. These people who are afraid of him because he is different and have to use slurs to get their points across is disturbing. It wasn’t even this nasty when he was running against Hillary. I voted for her in the primaries.
McCain is no better than Obama. In fact, McCain has proven to me that he doesn’t care about us, if he is willing to dig this low to win the WH.
My apologies if I read more into your post than was there.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
If Barack Obama were to apply for a job with the FBI or with the
Secret Service, he would be disqualified “because” of his
past association with William Ayers, a known terrorist.
If he is elected President he would not qualify to be his own body guard!
Posted by: Tom
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Tom, you hit the nail on the head!
Stay tuned…the best is yet to come!
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
DAVIS, WILL YOU COME BACK TO KENYA WITH ME?
I’LL PUT LIPSTICK ON YOU AND YOU CAN BE A PRETTY GORILLA LIKE ME!
WE CAN SWING IN TREES AND SING KUMBAYA!
Posted by: lil' Davis & lil' Michelle | October 27, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Just a reminder! PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE TAKE OTHERS WITH YOU TO VOTE. NO ONE CAN TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED!!!!
Posted by: pleasevote | October 27, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Jeremiah Wright served honorably in the Marine Corps as well as in the Navy – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright
I think perhaps McCain declined to use him because McCain does have some honor. This PAC obviously does not. Rev. Wright’s sermons in their entirety are strong but not hateful. But, I doubt that the neocons will play them in their entirety.
Posted by: MrsDi | October 27, 2008, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
I bet that the majority of you posting today believe in God and you go to church yet you dismiss the relationship that Obama has with the so called man of God who preaches nothing but hate. Obama told you that he could no more disown Wright then his own grandmother. You don’t actually believe he did, do you? That man is in the background. Obama won’t give up 20 years of friendship because he is part of the plan.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | October 27, 2008, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
Cindy– I have noticed the Obama followers continue to ignore the facts and seem to anger easily, but you know what they say…Ignorance is the absence of information and stupidity is having the information, but not using it wisely.
Posted by: amazed801 | October 27, 2008, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
DAVIS, WILL YOU COME BACK TO KENYA WITH ME?
I’LL PUT LIPSTICK ON YOU AND YOU CAN BE LIKE ME!
Posted by: lil’ Davis & lil’ Michelle | Oct 27, 2008 7:13:20 PM
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I suggest you save the lipstick for that PIG PALIN. As she will need it when she gets back to Alaska next Wednesday and the Alaskan’s start the impeachment hearings!!!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!!!!
Posted by: Davis | October 27, 2008, 7:18 pm 7:18 pm
I just saw on Yahoo they have Obama 355 McCain 156 for electoral votes. Hmmmmm
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
Thanks to the friends of McKalin team for making Obama Hussein Barrack the next historical 44th President of the United States…As you can see the Republicans haven’t learned much…
Posted by: America.... | October 27, 2008, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
MrsDi
Strong but not hateful? What do you call blaming the white race for all problems? The damning of America is not hateful? I just don’t understand people who don’t like it here, there are other countries to move to. I will gladly help pay for Wright,Ayers,Farrahkan and Pflger to move to Iran tomorrow and I’m sure there are others who would gladly donate.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | October 27, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Cindy– I have noticed the Obama followers continue to ignore the facts and seem to anger easily, but you know what they say…Ignorance is the absence of information and stupidity is having the information, but not using it wisely.
Posted by: amazed801 | Oct 27, 2008 7:17:52 PM
Show me where any of you parrots have posted “facts” that are true…lol
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm
This needs to be investigated further, with more polygraph tests on McCain and Palin and the campaign staff… blah blah blah…”
Posted by JoeShmoe (ObamaBot)
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/palin-drops-328.html?cid=136353613#comment-136353613
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Hmmm, TS clearance background checks and various investigations are on-going…If Obama is elected and the
“s–t hits the fan”…Oh well, that’s what “impeachements” are for!
Btw, TS clearance does not give someone a life-time “pass”! Just because someone may have passed a TS background check once, it does not mean that all background investigations automatically end!
(stay tuned…the best is yet to come…)
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Barack Obama Couldn’t Pass a Routine Background Investigation
By Gregory D. Lee
Retired DEA Supervisory Special Agent.
October 10, 2008
A while back, radio talk show host Michael Savage brought up the notion that Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama couldn’t pass a background investigation to become an FBI special agent.
He doesn’t know how right he is.
Sen. Barack Obama wouldn’t pass a routine government background investigation, not only to become an FBI agent, but a police officer as well. If he were a soldier, his background would preclude him from obtaining a security clearance. He wouldn’t even qualify to be a support person in a federal agency, such as secretary, for that matter. His past cocaine usage disqualifies him from being a DEA agent.
There’s another big problem Sen. Obama has: His association and business relationship with Weatherman Underground founder William Ayers, a former domestic terrorist who is still unrepentant for his bombings on U.S. landmarks and police stations. Usually, the company you keep reveals who you really are. Ayers felt then, as he does now, that America is the evil of the world and needs punishing for past and current bad acts. Not many federal agencies would want someone with that kind of chip on his shoulder working for it.
Also, Sen. Obama’s association with Tony Rezko and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) come to mind. Rezko was just convicted of promoting corruption among Chicago politicians. He helped in the purchase of the senator’s home and was a campaign fundraiser for Obama. ACORN is being investigated by the feds for systematic voter registration fraud. Not good things.
Let’s not forget about Sen. Obama’s pastor and mentor for 20 years, America-hater Rev. Jeremiah Wright. When first questioned about his membership in Wright’s black theology church, Sen. Obama first denied knowing Rev. Wright harbored such negative feelings about the U.S., but after being further pressed, he dismissed the reverend’s conduct as like a “crazy uncle” who lived in the basement. He finally decided that he couldn’t politically afford to stay in the church, and dropped his membership.
To keep job applicants honest, many government agencies such as DEA, FBI, CIA and others require them to take a polygraph examination. Do you think Sen. Obama could pass a polygraph when he approves an ad that mocks Sen. John McCain for being unable to send e-mails without mentioning his poorly mended broken arms while in custody of the North Vietnamese which prevents him from manipulating the computer keyboard? He’s not computer illiterate, he’s handicapped!
Would you want a police officer in your city associating with such people? Not likely. But Obama supporters ignore these associations because they are desperate for a Democrat in the White House.
A federal government full-field background investigation would also look for prior inconsistencies, exaggerations and outright lies on an application for employment.
I once conducted a background check for an applicant to become a secretary for DEA. She had previously worked for a large police department as a secretary, and left the job to have a child. She was ready to re-enter the workforce and wanted to work for DEA. She seemed perfect for the job until the background investigation revealed that she lied on her application. She claimed to have 30-semester hours of college in office management, when in reality she attended one day of one class and then dropped out. The fact that she lied was sufficient justification to consider her application no further. After all, if she would lie about that, what else has she lied about? Obviously the woman lacked integrity, which is a vital qualification for any position within the federal government, even a DEA secretary who would have access to all investigative reports.
I’d like to conduct Sen. Obama’s background investigation. I’d review his application for the Illinois state bar and see if he mentioned the drug usage that he disclosed in one of his books. If the question about drugs was asked, and he denied it at the time, his integrity is immediately put into question. He revealed it in his book to float a balloon to test his potential as a viable presidential candidate. Admitting it prevented his political opponents from attacking him about it. In fact, in the eyes of many Sen. Obama supporters, using drugs enhances his resume. It’s something they can relate to.
Personally I like my presidents to not associate with known criminals, be drug-free for a lifetime, have unquestioned integrity and be able to pass a simple background investigation.
Gregory D. Lee is a nationally syndicated columnist and a retired DEA Supervisory Special Agent. He can be reached at http://www.gregorydlee.com.
http://www.northstarwriters.com/gl045.htm
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm
Well then, don’t read my post!
Posted by: Cindy | Oct 27, 2008 7:01:34 PM
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Then stop posting. Your ignorance is killing the rest of us.
Posted by: Jason Johnson | October 27, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
DAVIS, WILL YOU COME BACK TO KENYA WITH ME?
I’LL PUT LIPSTICK ON YOU AND YOU CAN BE LIKE ME!
I KNOW YOU ARE A GORILLA TOO!
Posted by: lil' Davis & lil' Michelle | October 27, 2008, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm
A chain e-mail has been burning up the Internet with the allegation that Sen. Barack Obama is not eligible for FBI or Secret Service jobs because of his acquaintance with former antiwar radical William Ayers.
The implication is that anyone who wouldn’t qualify for a federal law enforcement job has no business as commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces.
One version of the e-mail we received on Oct. 10, 2008, had the subject heading, “FW: unbelievable food for thought.”
“Just passing along info that came to me,” it began. “This is something to think about no matter what other concerns may be on your plate. If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past associations with William Ayers, a known (and unrepentant) terrorist. If elected President, he would not qualify to be his own body guard!”
It’s worth noting that the president, no matter who he or she may be, automatically gets access to any classified information, and in fact has the authority to decide who else in the government gets access to it. Just by virtue of having been elected to the U.S. Senate, Obama already has access to a great deal of secret intelligence information.
Still, that says little about how Obama would fare in a background check, since none is required for either job.
An FBI spokesman said the bureau would not comment on whether any individual would pass a background check, and the Secret Service did not return numerous calls on the matter. So we asked outside experts whether Ayers would pose a problem for Obama.
Ayers was a founder in 1969 of the violent antiwar group the Weathermen, which took responsibility for at least 12 bombings between 1970 and 1974. A pipe bomb attributed to the group killed a police officer and severely injured another in 1970, and three of the group’s own members were killed in a 1970 explosion in a Greenwich Village townhouse in which they were making bombs. Ayers was investigated in connection with the group’s activities, but the charges were dropped in 1974 due to prosecutorial misconduct. He emerged from hiding, earned a doctorate in education from Columbia University, and is now a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Like Obama, he lives on the South Side of Chicago.
Obama and Ayers are both active in politics and civic life in the city. They both volunteered at two different charities, the Woods Foundation and the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, and Ayers hosted a small gathering for Obama and then-state Sen. Alice Palmer in 1995 as Obama planned to run for the seat Palmer was vacating.
Were Obama to apply to the FBI, he would have to fill out Standard Form 86, a background-investigation form used by the entire U.S. intelligence community. The more detailed iterations of the Internet rumor allege Obama would have to disclose his past connections to Ayers on the form, particularly in a section titled “Association Record.” It asks seven questions along the lines of these two:
“Have you EVER been an officer or a member of, or made a contribution to, an organization dedicated to the use of violence or force to overthrow the U.S. Government…?”
The Secret Service did not return our calls for comment about the agency’s application procedures, but its Web site indicates that applicants must fill out a modified version of the form called the SF-86A, which asks: “Are you now or have you ever been a member of any foreign or domestic organization, association, movement, group, or combination of persons which is totalitarian, fascist, communist, or subversive; or which has adopted or shows a policy advocating or approving the commission of force or violence to deny other persons their rights under the Constitution of the United States, or which seems [sic] to alter the form of government of the United States by unconstitutional means?”
Note that the agencies ask whether the applicant himself has engaged in this behavior – not whether the applicant knows anyone who has. Ayers’ militant activity occurred in the ’60s and ’70s, when Obama was a child. Even Obama’s harshest critics do not allege he had anything to do with them.
So there is no reason to believe Obama would have to disclose his relationship to Ayers, experts said.
“There is nowhere on the form that Obama’s relationship to Ayers as it exists or existed would even come up,” said Mark Zaid, a Washington attorney who specializes in security-clearance work. “It would never come up unless somebody mentioned it during a background investigation.”
Moreover, even if it did come up, there’s no reason to believe it would impede Obama’s hiring, Zaid said. “Given what has been said publicly about their relationship, I can’t fathom that it would ever get more than a moment’s attention,” he said.
A second lawyer specializing in security clearances, Elizabeth Newman of the Washington, D.C., firm Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman, concurred that the Ayers connection would pose no problem for Obama, even if it did come to the attention of the investigators.
“They would care if there was a recent relationship with someone who is currently on trial or currently considered to be advocating violent overthrow of the government,” she said. “But not something that was 20 or 30 years ago.”
A third security-clearance lawyer, Mark Riley of Odenton, Md., who is also a retired Army intelligence officer, was slightly less dismissive of the Ayers issue, saying it was “something they would investigate.”
But Riley leaned toward the conclusion that the Ayers connection would not cost Obama a security clearance. “The issue is what is Obama’s relationship with him in his adult life,” Riley said. “If he didn’t have one, other than they sat on a board and maybe had the same political causes, that’s not enough to deny a fellow a clearance.”
So all three of the attorneys we contacted agreed unequivocally that Obama’s relationship with Ayers would not be an automatic disqualifier, as the claim suggests.
In fact, Zaid said someone with Obama’s record – a law degree from Harvard, teaching experience at the University of Chicago Law School – would be an excellent candidate.
“The agencies would be fighting over him,” Zaid said. “As an outright claim, this statement is false.”
We agree. It’s False.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm
AMERICA…
CAN WE AFFORD TO IGNORE THE “EVIDENCE” BEFORE THE “CORONATION”??
A VIDEO PORTRAIT OF BARAK HUSSEIN OBAMA
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=2036
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
This is the year 2008 and I thought that people were more of an educated lot then back in the 1930′s. I guess not. All it takes is a smooth talker, money and a smile (helps being a lawyer too)to convince a flock to follow him to greener pastures. What surprises await. Pick up a history book, the ending has already been written.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | October 27, 2008, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
ABC: Obama Buys Primetime Television Time Before Election
Hmmm, ABC really meant to say, “Obama Buys Primetime Television Time Before Coronation”
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Don’t miss this show!
On the day of his prime time show, Barack Hussein Obama will officially drop “Hussein” from his legal name.
Also, he will officially denounce and reject Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, ACORN, and his own father (and possibly, Michelle).
There will be other rejections as well…..including, but not limited to, Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, NAACP, and the nation of Kenya.
It will be a prime time show of Obama’s super “throw’em-under-the-bus” talents.
Get your popcorn.
Posted by: Rocky Mountain Dude
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ABC Blogs:
Obama Buys Primetime Television Time Before Election
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/obama-buys-prim.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm
Just as I’ve already said! This election is not over yet! The Oklahoman, the largest newspaper in Oklahoma, endorsed John McCain today. The Oklahoman is a major newspaper. It’s subscribers number close to a million people. It has a circulation of all over the southwest. This is a major endorsement! Obama has not won this election yet! Go John and Sarah!
Posted by: carlyonsue | October 27, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
AMERICA…
CAN WE AFFORD TO IGNORE THE “EVIDENCE” BEFORE THE “CORONATION”??
A VIDEO PORTRAIT OF BARAK HUSSEIN OBAMA
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=2036
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 27, 2008 7:28:22 PM
The only thing we are going to ignore is your posts, which I might add are NOT truthful.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
Obama wouldn’t pass the background check to get on a local police force either.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | October 27, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
May you Republicans who believe all without fact checking, or questioning anything your party tells you:
May you feel the agony of your huge defeat next week..It will hurt..Your lies will all come back to bite you on the a**…
Posted by: Brad Cantor | October 27, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
Factcheck.org people. Ever heard of that?
Posted by: Donna
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/palin-says-obam.html?cid=136616111#comment-136616111
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Yes, we have …
ACORN, Factcheck.org, and That Marxist/Radical One – all have ties to the Annenberg Foundation!
THINK!
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
“…the Republicans passed out and displayed signs indicating their VP pick was a hottie. Then when the media doesn’t give her any respect they claim bias. Didn’t the lack of respect start at the convention with those signs? We women need to be taken seriously and one way to prevent that is to comment on our physical appearance and not our brains. Maybe next time the Republicans pick a female candidate, they will place emphasis on her brains and experience and not her appearance.”
Catherine, you couldn’t have said that any better! I have said that since DAY ONE. I even wrote a letter to my local newspaper saying that it’s disgraceful that she these “adult” republicans were wearing buttons about their ‘hot candidate’. It IS no wonder she’s never been taken seriously, and the blaring reality that she was simply chosen due to her gender was more obvious. Nobody knew her, and what we info got out of the Mccain camp was trickled out. When she finally was allowed out, her interviews spoke volumes.
We women have to try harder to get half as far, and NOT rely on our looks. We try and tell our daughters that they can achieve so much if they get an education and dig in and go for it, and all we’ve been hearing is how Palin “looks good”. Her base is White republican men.
Posted by: JDL | October 27, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm
Really??? Well at least he can be president!
President Obama! Get used to it!
Posted by: Independent realist | October 27, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm
Just as I’ve already said! This election is not over yet! The Oklahoman, the largest newspaper in Oklahoma, endorsed John McCain today. The Oklahoman is a major newspaper. It’s subscribers number close to a million people. It has a circulation of all over the southwest. This is a major endorsement! Obama has not won this election yet! Go John and Sarah!
Posted by: carlyonsue | Oct 27, 2008 7:30:59 PM
Golly gee whiz take a look at the yahoo homepage Obama 355 McCain 156
‘wink wink’
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm
Now is our time for fundamental change, and black supremisity, and superiority.However, Im afraid that a lot of people now say they are voting for Obama, so they will be not called a racist, and will vote for McCain. And if over 50% of voters will do that, and Obama is ahead even 30 points, McCain will win with a big landslide.
Posted by: Jeff | October 27, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
I’ve never understood why so many voters are comfortable with a potential president who subscribes to the philosophy that this church preaches on its website. The link between Ayers, the Woods Education Board and Rev. Wright’s church is an interesting connection.
Posted by: My two cents | October 27, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
If a person pals around with one bad apple, I can understand that maybe they just made a bad choice, but when we go from Rezko, Khalid, Ayres, Wright, you have to wonder; howmany more are there that we don’t know about.
Posted by: zoe | October 27, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
wow..insane McCain….he has lost his mind..
Posted by: shan | October 27, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
We need a leader like Sarah Paline in America now. She will be a great president and a great leader.Obama is not a leader, all he talks is this is wrong and that is wrong everything is wrong obout America for him. If he find so much wrong, he should move to Kenya,to his muslim cousin Odinga. We dont need Obama and we dont need Michelle.Every day he insults us Americans.
Posted by: pat | October 27, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 27, 2008 7:32:32 PM
Try politfacts and realitychex then.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
I guess it’s really just a coincidence that Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers are both outspoken proponents of Black Liberation Theology.
Posted by: say it ain't so | October 27, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
– Do you really have an arguement that you can logically defend? –
That is the problem. McCain can’t even defend his own stance on the issues. The only thing he has is the guilt by association and character attacks, throwing everything he can out there and hoping it sticks to the more ignorant.
I love it how people are running around pointing the finger of blame wherever they can, particularly the media.. yet neglect to look at the issues and consider that they might just be the root cause. McCain continues to chant the ‘Change’ mantra, yet has not shown in any significant way how he would be any different than Bush. He would continue down the same failed tax plan. His foreign policy is a mirror image of Bush, and in fact he was a major factor in shaping the Bush policies regarding foreign policy. His health plan is a disaster waiting to happen and would cause more americans to lose health insurance than to obtain it. His absurd selection of a running mate simply shows he puts himself and winning at any cost over the Country. McCain is simply a Bush clone, and one that has an even poorer education at that. Of course, that has nothing to do with it.. it’s the media.. you betcha [wink wink]
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
New attack ads don’t matter. He has his brainwashed supporters in his hip pocket now. One week to DOOMSDAY!! I will be calling my broker on Nov. 5th and take all of my money out of the market. I will take the hit now because after January 20th, LOOK OUT!! President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Reid will be running the country. Time to start building bomb shelters in your back yard again and get in line on the soup kitchen lines.
You got that right!!!!
Can’t wait till January 20th to fire all the dead weight in my company!
They can then go spead their wealth around!!!!!!!!
Posted by: ruby | October 27, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
You can smell the fear from the republicans. You all know that not only is Obama going to win the election and be the next president of the USA, but that both houses of congress will be democrat! Move over republicans, you are worthless now!
President Obama! Get used to it!
Posted by: Independent realist | October 27, 2008, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm
If a person pals around with one bad apple, I can understand that maybe they just made a bad choice, but when we go from Rezko, Khalid, Ayres, Wright, you have to wonder; howmany more are there that we don’t know about.
Posted by: zoe | Oct 27, 2008 7:34:43 PM
Look up John McCains demons. Keating, US COUNCIL FOR WORLD FREEDOM, William Timmons, G.Gordon Liddy. Guess we can say “If a person pals around with one bad apple,….”
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
WHY DID OBAMA GO TO PAKISTAN AFTER COLLEGE?
Posted by: Hussein Obama Fraud
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You’re joking right?
Get a life.
Posted by: Julie
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Get a grip…in reality!…. :>
ABC: Obama’s College Trip to Pakistan
At a fundraiser in San Francisco, Ca., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., claimed he had more world experience than his rivals, Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and introduced a new bit of biographical information.
“Foreign policy is the area where I am probably most confident that I know more and understand the world better than Senator Clinton or Senator McCain,” Obama said, according to the Huffington Post.
“It’s ironic because this is supposedly the place where experience is most needed to be Commander-in-Chief. Experience in Washington is not knowledge of the world. This I know. When Senator Clinton brags ‘I’ve met leaders from eighty countries’ — I know what those trips are like! I’ve been on them. You go from the airport to the embassy. There’s a group of children who do native dance. You meet with the CIA station chief and the embassy and they give you a briefing. You go take a tour of a plant that [with] the assistance of USAID has started something. And then — you go.”
“You do that in eighty countries,” Obama said, “You don’t know those eighty countries. So when I speak about having lived in Indonesia for four years, having family that is impoverished in small villages in Africa –knowing the leaders is not important — what I know is the people…I traveled to Pakistan when I was in college — I knew what Sunni and Shia was [sic] before I joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.”
This last part — a college trip to Pakistan — was news to many of us who have been following the race closely. And it was odd that we hadn’t hear about it before, given all the talk of Pakistan during this campaign.
So I asked the Obama campaign for more information.
Apparently, according to the Obama campaign, In 1981 — the year Obama transferred from Occidental College to Columbia University — Obama visited his mother and sister Maya in Indonesia. After that visit, Obama traveled to Pakistan with a friend from college whose family was from there. The Obama campaign says Obama was in Pakistan for about three weeks, staying with his friend’s family in Karachi and also visiting Hyderabad in Southern India.
ABC NEWS
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/obamas-college.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm
Anyone see a pattern yet??–
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.
Posted by: amazed801 | October 27, 2008, 7:44 pm 7:44 pm
This is the year 2008 and I thought that people were more of an educated lot then back in the 1930′s. I guess not. All it takes is a smooth talker, money and a smile (helps being a lawyer too)to convince a flock to follow him to greener pastures. What surprises await. Pick up a history book, the ending has already been written.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | Oct 27, 2008 7:28:24 PM
Oh, I thought you were talking about Bill Clinton and what a good job he did with the economy. Guess you weren’t.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:45 pm 7:45 pm
Ahahaha!!!
Do not miss this Obama photograph
in Honolulu, Hawaii! It has made front page news in… KENYA!
Hmmm, when I look at this Obama photo, I see a “K” and a “G”, and a “B”!….. :>
PHOTO/REUTERS
Daily Nation – Kenya
http://www.nation.co.ke/image/view/-/483864/highRes/47722/-/maxw/600/-/12vn95d/-/Index+Pix.jpg
P.S. I want to know how much those sun-glasses cost… :>
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
Could be wrong, Mr. Independent realist, but if Obama wins, it won’t be long before half of those that voted for him will feel like they were took.
I’m 99% sure of what Mr. Obama has planned. Rationally, looking from the outside, it would be pragmatic. But most Americans will not like it.
“Change” just isn’t a campaign slogan for this guy. But, don’t think for a second that it’s going to be easy street-Socialism requires commitment, hard work, sacrifice, and the loyalty of the individual to the State above that of his/herself, family, ambitions, etc.
Are you sure that’s what you really want?
Posted by: Grand Old Party | October 27, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
Don’t fear too much ruby.. most people who can remember history farther back than a couple of weeks know, and as Lynn Forrester de Rothschild so bluntly puts it:
“It’s going to be, What is in the best interest of all Americans? And I think if history is our guide, we’ve had stronger economies, more wealth creation, under Democratic presidents than we have under Republican presidents. So I don’t understand why all my capitalist friends aren’t Democrats.”
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
Oh what we have to look forward to with an Obama Administration ……..
Think before you vote is this what we want to not dare question our leaders for fear of retalliation ???????
joe the plumber asked a question Obama gave an answer of “spread the wealth”
since this could potentially hurt the campaign Joe the plumber was trashed they went through his tax records divorce records and tried to discredit Joe when all he did was ask a question .
Next we have Barbara West while asking Joe Biden legitimate questions of Biden the Obama camp didn’t like it so they immediately cut off any future interviews with this station and tried to discredit the reporter ….I think I see a pattern it’s called censorship and yet here is another example of the hObama camp trying to stop the press
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/huston/080828
Is this what we want do we want to fear questioning our leaders for fear of retalliation ????? I don’t this is America and we are a free country with freedom of speech lets keep it that way .
Posted by: missy | October 27, 2008, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
It’s going to be, What is in the best interest of all Americans? And I think if history is our guide, we’ve had stronger economies, more wealth creation, under Democratic presidents than we have under Republican presidents. So I don’t understand why all my capitalist friends aren’t Democrats.”
Posted by: Concerned American | Oct 27, 2008 7:47:44 PM
Maybe she should listen to her own words…lol
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
Obama’s Illegal Alien Pakistani Roommate
Mr. Obama’s inadvertent admission of spending a college vacation in 1981 in Pakistan has also shown a light on yet another qualification he has for the Presidency.
For Mr. Obama at one time befriended and ultimately roomed with an illegal alien from Pakistan while attending Columbia University.
Behold the momentous details from Mr. Obama’s first autobiography, Dreams From My Father:
CHAPTER SIX
I SPENT MY FIRST NIGHT in Manhattan curled up in an alleyway. It wasn’t intentional; while still in L.A., I had heard that a friend of a friend would be vacating her apartment in Spanish Harlem, near Columbia, and that given New York’s real estate market I’d better grab it while I could. An agreement was reached; I wired ahead with the date of my August arrival; and after dragging my luggage through the airport, the subways, Times Square, and across 109th from Broadway to Amsterdam, I finally stood at the door, a few minutes past ten P.M.
I pressed the buzzer repeatedly, but no one answered. The street was empty, the buildings on either side boarded up, a bulk of rectangular shadows. Eventually, a young Puerto Rican woman emerged from the building, throwing a nervous look my way before heading down the street. I rushed to catch the door before it slammed shut, and, pulling my luggage behind me, proceeded upstairs to knock, and then bang, on the apartment door. Again, no answer, just a sound down the hall of a deadbolt thrown into place.
New York. Just like I pictured it. I checked my wallet-not enough money for a motel. I knew one person in New York, a guy named Sadik whom I’d met in L.A., but he’d told me that he worked all night at a bar somewhere. With nothing to do but wait, I carried my luggage back downstairs and sat on the stoop. After a while, I reached into my back pocket, pulling out the letter I’d been carrying since leaving L.A. …
It was well past midnight by the time I crawled through a fence that led to an alleyway. I found a dry spot, propped my luggage beneath me, and fell asleep, the sound of drums softly shaping my dreams. In the morning, I woke up to find a white hen pecking at the garbage near my feet. Across the street, a homeless man was washing himself at an open hydrant and didn’t object when I joined him. There was still no one home at the apartment, but Sadik answered his phone when I called him and told me to catch a cab to his place on the Upper East Side.
He greeted me on the street, a short, well-built Pakistani who had come to New York from London two years earlier and found his caustic wit and unabashed desire to make money perfectly pitched to the city’s mood. He had overstayed his tourist visa and now made a living in New York’s high-turnover, illegal immigrant workforce, waiting on tables. As we entered the apartment I saw a woman in her underwear sitting at the kitchen table, a mirror and a razor blade pushed off to one side.
“Sophie,” Sadik started to say, “this is Barry –”
“Barack,” I corrected, dropping my bags on the floor. The woman waved vaguely, then told Sadik that she’d be gone by the time he got back. I followed Sadik back downstairs and into a Greek coffee shop across the street. I apologized again about having called so early.
“Don’t worry about it,” Sadik said. “She seemed much prettier last night.” He studied the menu, then set it aside. “So tell me, Bar-sorry. Barack. Tell me, Barack. What brings you to our fair city?”
I tried to explain. I had spent the summer brooding over a misspent youth, I said-the state of the world and the state of my soul. “I want to make amends,” I said. “Make myself of some use.”
Sadik broke open the yolk of an egg with his fork. “Well, amigo…you can talk all you want about saving the world, but this city tends to eat away at such noble sentiments. Look out there.” He gestured to the crowd along First Avenue. “Everybody looking out for number one. Survival of the fittest. Tooth and claw. Elbow the other guy out of the way. That, my friend, is New York. But…” He shrugged and mopped up some egg with his toast. “Who knows? Maybe you’ll be the exception. In which case I will doff my hat to you.”
Sadik tipped his coffee cup toward me in mock salute, his eyes searching for any immediate signs of change. And in the coming months he would continue to observe me as I traveled, like a large lab rat, through the byways of Manhattan. He would suppress a grin when the seat I had offered to a middle-aged woman on the subway was snatched up by a burly young man. At Bloomingdale’s, he would lead me past human mannequins who spritzed perfume into the air and watch my reaction as I checked over the eye-popping price tags on winter coats. He would offer me lodging again when I gave up the apartment on 109th for lack of heat, and accompany me to Housing Court when it turned out that the sublessors of my second apartment had failed to pay the rent and run off with my deposit.
“Tooth and claw, Barack. Stop worrying about the rest of these bums out here and figure out how you’re going to make some money out of this fancy degree you’ll be getting.”
When Sadik lost his own lease, we moved in together. And after a few months of closer scrutiny, he began to realize that the city had indeed had an effect on me, although not the one he’d expected. I stopped getting high. I ran three miles a day and fasted on Sundays. For the first time in years, I applied myself to my studies and started keeping a journal of daily reflections and very bad poetry. Whenever Sadik tried to talk me into hitting a bar, I’d beg off with some tepid excuse, too much work or not enough cash. One day, before leaving the apartment in search of better company, he turned to me and offered his most scathing indictment.
“You’re becoming a bore.”
I knew he was right, although I wasn’t sure myself what exactly had happened. In a way, I was confirming Sadik’s estimation of the city’s allure, I suppose; its consequent power to corrupt. With the Wall Street boom, Manhattan was humming, new developments cropping up everywhere; men and women barely out of their twenties already enjoying ridiculous wealth, the fashion merchants fast on their heels. The beauty, the filth, the noise, and the excess, all of it dazzled my senses; there seemed no constraints on originality of lifestyles or the manufacture of desire-a more expensive restaurant, a finer suit of clothes, a more exclusive nightspot, a more beautiful woman, a more potent high. Uncertain of my ability to steer a course of moderation, fearful of falling into old habits, I took on the temperament if not the convictions of a street corner preacher, prepared to see temptation everywhere, ready to overrun a fragile will.
My reaction was more than just an attempt to curb an excessive appetite, though, or a response to sensory overload. Beneath the hum, the motion, I was seeing the steady fracturing of the world taking place. I had seen worse poverty in Indonesia and glimpsed the violent mood of inner-city kids in L.A.; I had grown accustomed, everywhere, to suspicion between the races. But whether because of New York’s density or because of its scale, it was only now that I began to grasp the almost mathematical precision with which America’s race and class problems joined; the depth, the ferocity, of resulting tribal wars; the bile that flowed freely not just out on the streets but in the stalls of Columbia’s bathrooms as well, where, no matter how many times the administration tried to paint them over, the walls remained scratched with blunt correspondence between niggers and kikes…
Like most of this tome, this passage is weird in any number of ways.
And of course, like every other episode in the book, it ends with racism. Which is always “topic A,” with Mr. Obama.
(By the way, there aren’t any alleys in Manhattan.)
“Yes, no alleyways and 109th and Amsterdam is not Spanish Harlem!”
tracyz20
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Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
Oh Natasha!! Please call 1-800-225-5324.. there are some people who would like to talk to you :) It would be in your best interest to contact them first [wink].
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm
Posted by: Natasha | Oct 27, 2008 7:46:11 PM
What’s your point? Like usual you don’t have one. Copy and paste, copy and paste.
At least if you are going to post something make sure it is factual and not off Newsmax or Fox. Just about everything you have posted has already been debunked more than once.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm
Too little, too late.
Most Americans have already made peace with this.
Posted by: Bill | October 27, 2008, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm
List of Barack Obama’s friends and roommates
http://en.metapedia.org/wiki/List_of_Barack_Obama's_friends_and_roommates
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 7:56 pm 7:56 pm
Have any of these so-called Christians ever heard the christian belief that one should condemn the sin, but not the person. That is exactly what Obama did. He repudiated and condemned Rev. Wright’s inflamatory and divisive sermons, but not the person. The truth is, that Rev. Wright has said some awful things that Obama does not condone or beleive himself. But Obama also recoghizes the good in Rev. Wright (he has done many good and Christian works in his life). This shows that Obama is a true man of faith who sees our better angels and does not try to exploit the worst side of out humanity–a true christian and not a hypocrite.
Posted by: ttMo2 | October 27, 2008, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
I’m voting for McCain, and I know he will most likely lose. I don’t like Obama and I don’t like his ideas for this country. His radical ties make me nervous. But I keep coming back to one, basic question – why do all these things – his radical ties, his leftist ideology, his lack of stance on some pretty important issues – why do these things not seem to bother anyone in the media or in the democratic party? Obama is supported by some pretty bright people, and I just don’t get it.
Posted by: Conservative Voter | October 27, 2008, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
Boris and Natasha were commanded by the sinister Mr. Big and Fearless Leader
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm
Natasha–They are following Obama’s tactics– accuse and attack–they foolishly think this will make you stop posting facts about Obama.
Posted by: amazed801 | October 27, 2008, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
ttMo2 – He repudiated Rev. Wright, but not Black Liberation Theology – the foundation of the Trinity Church and the foundation for many of Rev. Wright’s sermons – in fact, Obama defended the theology. Look up Black Liberation Theology – you’ll be horrified at its ugly history in other countries.
Posted by: my two cents | October 27, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
I’m voting for McCain, and I know he will most likely lose. I don’t like Obama and I don’t like his ideas for this country. His radical ties make me nervous. But I keep coming back to one, basic question – why do all these things – his radical ties, his leftist ideology, his lack of stance on some pretty important issues – why do these things not seem to bother anyone in the media or in the democratic party? Obama is supported by some pretty bright people, and I just don’t get it.
Posted by: Conservative Voter | Oct 27, 2008 7:57:38 PM
Because if you would research McCain he has ties to unsavory people as well. What’s the difference?
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
YOU DAMN DUMMY I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF MY BASEMENT AND GET A JOB!
Posted by: Jwenches wench mom | October 27, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
Hmmm, a high-profile endorsement for Barach Hussein Obama…
You got to love that man, Mu’ammar, God love him, man!
Btw, has “Joe the Parrot” said anything about this??
A Dictator’s Endorsement for That One!
Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Libyan Leader Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi marking the anniversary of the U.S. air raid on Libya. The address aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 11, 2008:
“Libyan Leader Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi: Obama Suffers Inferiority Complex That Might Make Him Behave “Whiter Than the White.” He Should Be Proud of His African, Muslim Identity. Ben-Gurion Gave the Green Light for the Killing of JFK ….”
TEXT (Qadhafi’s Public Address – June 11, 2008)
http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1791.htm
VIDEO – Qadhafi: Obama is a Muslim – Qadhafi’s Public Address – June 11, 2008
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/gaddafi-obama-is-a-muslim/2563816338/?icid=VIDURVNWS07
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
Natasha–They are following Obama’s tactics– accuse and attack–they foolishly think this will make you stop posting facts about Obama.
Posted by: amazed801 | Oct 27, 2008 7:59:12 PM
You call those facts. Please go to politifacts or realitychex or research something other than a right wing site. 95% of what Natasha posts is untrue. All of the stuff she has posted hasbeen debunked.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm
If Obama wanted to emulate McCain’s attack ads, we would hear robocalls in the Heartland informing America’s patriots that McCain:
a) was in the pocket of former Lincoln Savings & Loan president and convicted criminal Charles Keating;
b) was buddies with fellow convicted criminal Republicans Ted Stevens, Tom Delay, Scooter Libby, Bob Allen, Trent Lott, Jack Abramoff, Don Young, Larry Craig, Randy “Duke” Cunningham, Tom Feeney, Alberto Gonzoles, Bob Ney, Rick Renzi, Richard Curtis, Steven Griles, Mark Foley…etc;
c) accepted political donations from the Watergate convicted criminal G. Gordon Liddy;
d) picked a runningmate mired in scandal (Troopergate) and has acted “unethical” according to her own people – - and doctored expense reports to bilk her taxpayers;
e) gave up information to his communist captors in North Vietnam, whereas other American prisoners did NOT;
McCain has a lot to answer for. You can’t call yourself patriot while voting for criminals
Posted by: umtomcat | October 27, 2008, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
Jwench – the difference is that McCain has served in the Senate for over 20 years – was cleared in Keating 5 and his other “radical” ties have been examined by the media over and over in his 20 years. When McCain went up against Bush in 2000, Bush threw everything he could find at McCain – the slurs and lies were legendary and eventually proved false – so much so that even during the Republican primaries, opponents could find very little to use against him. Obama doesn’t have that history and the media refuses to look into most of Obama’s radical ties. That’s the difference as I see it – but again, I just don’t get why so many seemingly intelligent people are not bothered by Obama’s numerous radical associations.
Posted by: Conservative Voter | October 27, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
I do have a job that YOUR tax money pays me for, it’s called the Federal Government. Thanks for the paycheck every two weeks. Now run along little one.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
ttMo2 – He repudiated Rev. Wright, but not Black Liberation Theology – the foundation of the Trinity Church and the foundation for many of Rev. Wright’s sermons – in fact, Obama defended the theology. Look up Black Liberation Theology – you’ll be horrified at its ugly history in other countries.
Posted by: my two cents
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AMERICA WAKE UP!
Pay special attention to section # 8:
“Disavowal of the Pursuit of “Middleclassness.”
Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago
“The Black Value System”
http://www.trinitychicago.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
I dont get why those so qworried Obama is an extremist that they cant see how cold “predator like” Sarah Palin is.
I can easily see her as an extremist in many forms, as part of an extremist group.
Even if she isnt part of one. Even if only her husband was part of such a separatist extremist group.
You can see and hear it when you hear her talk:
-How devisive she is
-How she talks about “us” and “them”
-The “real americal”
-How she is over confident like Bush
-How pitbullish she is – btw, this isnt a quality. Maybe if she joins the commandos going into Syria. But not for governing a country.
Posted by: Diane | October 27, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
United we stand. Divided we fall.
After seeing and hearing about posts, websites and unknowns….we are in for a big fall. It has begun. We get what we give. What comes around goes around.
It appears some hate others more than our enemies do.
Don’t take down a fence before you learn why it was put up.
Go online…search for Lincoln’s debates of 1858….
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). Political Debates Between Lincoln and Douglas.
Fourth Joint Debate at Charleston
Mr. Lincoln’s Speech
(September 18, 1858)
These were the words of a presidential candidate.
Was it prophecy?
Posted by: spirit of 76 | October 27, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
– Natasha–They are following Obama’s tactics– accuse and attack–they foolishly think this will make you stop posting facts about Obama. –
How funny! Natasha wouldn’t know truth if it ran up his pants leg and bit him on the testicles. Of course, he doesn’t have any problem taking government money and turning around and saying how evil that money is. But, it’s fun watching him twitch and squirm as McCains numbers continue to tank.
McCain = Bush on steroids only stupider.. it is not surprising “Natasha” supports him.
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
Jwench – the difference is that McCain has served in the Senate for over 20 years – was cleared in Keating 5 and his other “radical” ties have been examined by the media over and over in his 20 years. When McCain went up against Bush in 2000, Bush threw everything he could find at McCain – the slurs and lies were legendary and eventually proved false – so much so that even during the Republican primaries, opponents could find very little to use against him. Obama doesn’t have that history and the media refuses to look into most of Obama’s radical ties. That’s the difference as I see it – but again, I just don’t get why so many seemingly intelligent people are not bothered by Obama’s numerous radical associations.
Posted by: Conservative Voter | Oct 27, 2008 8:08:52 PM
I don’t care if he has been a Senator for 100 years. Although he is about that old.
Tell me if this is anything to be proud of:
McCain linked to group in Iran-Contra case
Organization had ties to former Nazi collaborators, right-wing death squads
WASHINGTON – GOP presidential nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair.
McCain’s ties are facing renewed scrutiny after his campaign criticized Barack Obama for his link to a former radical who engaged in violent acts 40 years ago.
The U.S. Council for World Freedom was part of an international organization linked to former Nazi collaborators and ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America. The group was dedicated to stamping out communism around the globe.
Story continues below ↓
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The council’s founder, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Singlaub, said McCain became associated with the organization in the early 1980s as McCain was launching his political career in Arizona. Singlaub said McCain was a supporter but not an active member in the group.
‘New guy on the block’
“McCain was a new guy on the block learning the ropes,” Singlaub told The Associated Press in an interview. “I think I met him in the Washington area when he was just a new congressman. We had McCain on the board to make him feel like he wasn’t left out. It looks good to have names on a letterhead who are well-known and appreciated.
“I don’t recall talking to McCain at all on the work of the group,” Singlaub said.
The renewed attention over McCain’s association with Singlaub’s group comes as McCain’s campaign steps up criticism of Obama’s dealings with William Ayers, a college professor who co-founded the Weather Underground and years later worked on education reform in Chicago alongside Obama. Ayers held a meet-the-candidate event at his home when Obama first ran for public office in the mid-1990s.
Obama was roughly 8 years old when Ayers, now at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was working with the Weather Underground, which took responsibility for bombings that included nonfatal blasts at the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. McCain’s vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, has said that Obama “pals around with terrorists.”
In McCain’s case, Singlaub knew McCain’s father, a Navy admiral who had sought Singlaub’s counsel when McCain, a Navy pilot, became a prisoner of war and spent 5 1/2 years in North Vietnamese hands.
“John’s father asked me for advice about what he ought to do now that his son had been shot down and captured,” Singlaub recalled in one of two recent interviews. “I said, ‘As long as you don’t give any impression that you care more about him than you care about any of the other prisoners, he won’t be treated any differently.’”
Covert arms shipments
Covert arms shipments to the rebels called Contras, financed in part by secret arms sales to Iran, became known as the Iran-Contra affair. They proved to be the undoing of Singlaub’s council.
In 1987, the Internal Revenue Service withdrew the tax-exempt status of Singlaub’s group because of its activities on behalf of the Contras.
Elected to the House in 1982 and at a time when he was on the board of Singlaub’s council, McCain was among Republicans on Capitol Hill expressing support for the Contras, a CIA-organized guerrilla force in Central America. In 1984, Congress cut off CIA funds for the Contras.
Months before the cutoff, top Reagan administration officials ramped up a secret White House-directed supply network and put National Security Council aide Oliver North in charge of running it. The goal was to keep the Contras operational until Congress could be persuaded to resume CIA funding.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
Mariann Pepitone from Grandma: You were writing back to a 70 year old white Grandma, not a young thing as you referred to me and I happen to know a thing or two even if I am old and also I am a very devote Christian. I have been a Lutheran for 75 years and I can’t believe how you can judge Obama and say he isn’t a Christian. I thought there was only one person that could judge us. I think you better rethink your statement and maybe ask for forgiveness in your prayers tonight.
Posted by: Grandma | October 27, 2008, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
ACORN, Factcheck.org, and That Marxist/Radical One – all have ties to the Annenberg Foundation!
Posted by: nic | October 27, 2008, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm
If Sarah Palin was as big of an idiot as all you democrats (wish) — I doubt you’d be spending so much time bashing and slamming her the way you do. Only people that are a threat to someone else’s competition would be given the attention that all you are giving her.
Now let’s take a look at the other VP Candidate…Biden, LOL LOL LOL LOL – now there is a real piece of work. You only see the Republican’s talking about him when he blatantly lies, or makes Obama want to tie him up and lock him away until after the election. LOL
Posted by: Logan | October 27, 2008, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm
Natasha,
Another lie….tsk tsk
Black Value System
Attack: The “Black Value System” promulgated by Trinity United Church of Christ proves that the church is “separatist” and shows that Obama is a divisive candidate out of the mainstream of American life.
The Facts: Trinity United Church of Christ promotes a “Black Value System,” whose tenets include “Commitment to God,” “Commitment to the Black Community,” “Commitment to the Black Family,” and “Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect.” But contrary to the assertion that Trinity is “separatist,” Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity said on the March 1 edition of Hannity & Colmes, “The African-centered point of view does not assume superiority, nor does it assume separatism. It assumes Africans speaking for themselves as subjects in history, not objects in history.” Far from shunning non-blacks, Trinity welcomes worshippers of all races, as Martin E. Marty of the University of Chicago Divinity School wrote: “My wife and I on occasion attend, and, like all other non-blacks, are enthusiastically welcomed.” Addressing criticism from conservatives, Obama said, “Commitment to God, black community, commitment to the black family, the black work ethic, self-discipline and self-respect. … Those are values that the conservative movement in particular has suggested are necessary for black advancement.”
The Echo Chamber: chain emails, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, right-wing news sites, right-wing blogs, Investor’s Business Daily, The Obama Nation by Jerome Corsi (pp. 177-178), The Case Against Barack Obama by David Freddoso (p. 158)
Origin & Evolution: A February 6, 2007, article in the Chicago Tribune discussing the Black Value System and the mission of Trinity United Church of Christ sparked a firestorm of criticism from conservatives. On the February 7 edition of MSNBC’s Tucker, host Tucker Carlson claimed that Trinity “sounds separatist to me” and “contradicts the basic tenets of Christianity.” On the February 28 edition of Fox News Channel’s Hannity & Colmes, guest Erik Rush of the right-wing news site WorldNetDaily called the Black Value System a “scary doctrine” and compared Trinity to a “cult.” For the next several months, co-host Sean Hannity asserted numerous times that Trinity advocated a separatist ideology.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
Uh, this election will never be over.
Especially if Obama wins.
Increasingly these elections aren’t just a matter of the losing party’s supporters hanging their heads, taking off the straw hats with red, white and blue ribbon bands around them and saying, “Well, maybe next time.”
I’m telling you, these Commies are playing for keeps.
Figure it out now or later.
If they had run Hillary, I wouldn’t even be posting here. Though Liberals, she and her husband are, after all, pragmatists, and are willing to work within the system (though, they strike me as a little too selfish for my taste, even in politicians).
Posted by: Grand Old Party | October 27, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
Natasha–They are following Obama’s tactics– accuse and attack–they foolishly think this will make you stop posting facts about Obama.
Posted by: amazed801
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amazed801- Yes, the ObamaBots are following the tactics of Barack Obama–that Compulsive Liar–that Drug Addict–that Marxist/Radical One!
Stay tuned…the best is yet to come!…:>
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 8:25 pm 8:25 pm
OBAMA SUPPORTERS!!!!
GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!!! We will prevail on November 4th.
Have a great night!!
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
Jwench –
The problem in your logic is that you assume there’s a homogenous “mainstream” America and that your views are indicative of it. This thought is a fairy tale, much like your religion, the Republican platform, and probably the entire foundation of your worldview.
Guess what? We’re sick of your B.S. and general cognitive dissonance. When Republican anti-gay Senators stop getting BJ’s in bathroom stalls and the “mavericks” on the top of your ticket stop getting found guilty of ethics violations, come talk to me and I may actually listen.
Posted by: nic | October 27, 2008, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
Natasha,
Swiftboating 2.0 look it up :)
You really shouldn’t lie, God frowns upon that.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
It’s about time Rev. WRIGHT came up, just look at the dem’s posts here. They now Rev Wright is posin for Obama. Most INDPENDENTS cant stand Wright, and will vote agenst wright oww I mean Obama You now the EX-CRACK HEAD Well maybe EX??
Posted by: real world | October 27, 2008, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
Logan,
There is another possibility to explain why Democrats spend so much time talking about Palin. IT WORKS. The more anyone talks about her, the more people like Obama. In fact the same can be said for everyone currently running for, or holding either office today. The more anyone talks about Obama, Biden, McCain, Palin, Bush or Cheney, the more people like Obama. Why else would the GOPers spend all their time talking about anything and anybody besides the people who actually matter-those who have the job and those who want the job.
Posted by: Shocked&Awed | October 27, 2008, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
– I’m telling you, these Commies are playing for keeps. –
I thought we got over that era.. I guess you are still living in the past unfortunately. How people can be so ignorant is beyond me. Fortunately, you are the minority!
http://www.gallup.com/poll/108043/Candidate-Support-Education.aspx
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
Jwench –
The problem in your logic is that you assume there’s a homogenous “mainstream” America and that your views are indicative of it. This thought is a fairy tale, much like your religion, the Republican platform, and probably the entire foundation of your worldview.
Guess what? We’re sick of your B.S. and general cognitive dissonance. When Republican anti-gay Senators stop getting BJ’s in bathroom stalls and the “mavericks” on the top of your ticket stop getting found guilty of ethics violations, come talk to me and I may actually listen.
Posted by: nic | Oct 27, 2008 8:28:43 PM
Ummm nic. I am voting for Obama.
Posted by: Jwench | October 27, 2008, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human.
God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme.
Posted by: PopePaul | October 27, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
You make it sound like Pastor Wright was saying things like that every Sunday for 20+ years. I seriously doubt that.
I have heard my pastor say some things that I haven’t agreed with over the years. It hasn’t caaused me to leave and I continued to disagree with his viewpoint.
I doubt that anyone here has heard every sermon preached at Trinity and therefore is not qualified to make a “judgement” one way or the other.
I also must consider the fact that in the full context of the sermon what he said might make perfect sense. Taking things out of context to use them against a person is a favorite trick to get people upset and change their point of view. I’ve seen and heard plenty of that over the years.
Grandma is correct—God is the judge and no one else.
Posted by: George | October 27, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
Obviously Rev. Wright isn’t good for the Obama campaign. Also, it’s not really clear how many voters (those who haven’t voted already that is) are aware of, remember, or even care about Rev. Wright and his connection to Obama.
Posted by: Grand Old Party | October 27, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
This is really too bad. John McCain was just finding his voice on the economy. No matter, I’m voting for Obama. ………..
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/27/mccain-has-found-his-voice-but-it-is-too-late/
Posted by: Ohg Rea Tone | October 27, 2008, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm
I am going to take a little brake to see what that witch of CNN – Campbell Brownose, has to say tonight during her.. “FULL OF BULL–FULL OF BIAS” show.
Btw, does anybody remember this??… :>
HILLARY CLINTON TO CAMPBELL BROWN–WHICH PLANET ARE YOU ON?…
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103×321308
Yeah, Miss Brownose…which palnet are you on, baby??
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm
McCain keep ignitating fear and racism into his campagin!!!!
A McCain supporter was charge with filing a false police report that a African American had beaten, rob her of $60 and carved a backwards “B” into her face!!!
Today, two Skinheads was charge with ploting to kill Obama and African Americans!!
What about McCain’s relationships with Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Farwell, Pat Robinson, Sean Hannity and the list goes on that have sparked racist propraganda in America!!!!
This campaign should not be about White America against African American, Latino American, Muslium American, Oriental American but a United States of America as a WHOLE!!!!!!
MCCAIN’S SUPPORTERS RACISM HAVE NO PLACE IN THIS ELECTION!!!!
THE ECONOMY, JOB LOSS, BAILOUT OF WALL STREET, HOME FORECLOSURES AND TWO WARS ARE THE ISSUES!!!!!
WE ARE ALL IN THIS FINANCIAL MESS TOGETHER!!!!!
PEACE!!!!
Posted by: sisterdearest09 | October 27, 2008, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm
Nut Jobs and Conspiracy theorists: what will you do after Nov. 4? Go back to your mother’s basement, read your porn and watch Hannity till your eyes bleed.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 8:52 pm 8:52 pm
yep, I agree.
Michelle could spend 150,000 like Palin, or even one million,
but she’d still look like a gorilla!
hahahahaha!
well maybe if she get’s a head transplant she would get her moneys worth!
Posted by: HOUSE GORILLAS | October 27, 2008, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
Swift Boat Liars from Hell and Smear Artists: On November 4 American voters will put an end to 8 years of Bush-McCain political crapola and turn the page. It might be time for you to go back and get that high school diploma.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm
McCain is a Maverick in his own mind.. in reality, he is an isolationist and will antagonize anyone who disagrees with him regardless of facts, and one who has a short fuse and a intolerant temper. That has been his character his whole life all the way back to childhood. Over and over again we have heard his friends and colleagues say the same thing. As the Senate Majority Leader said:
I’ve served with the man 26 years. Do I have the ability to speak with experience about someone who has abused everyone he’s dealt with? Someone who does not have the temperment to be president, who’s wrong on the war, wrong on the economy, wrong on nuclear waste. What am I supposed to do? Walk around talking about what a great guy he is? I don’t believe that. He is not who he portrays himself to be. He is not a maverick. He’s a clone of George Bush.
We don’t need 4 more years of a dumber Bush in office. I am looking forward to 8 years of intelligence and rational leadership, as should most Americans.
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
ITs over McCain. This dog just won’t hunt.
Posted by: nina | October 27, 2008, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
Liars and World Nut Daily Creeps: on November 4th you’ll be toast, just like Liar McCain. Mitt Romney will start trashing Palin on November 5th. Limbaugh will start trashing McCain on November 5. Hannity will start trashing McCain on November 4th. McCain will explode like a bag full of dog crap on George Bush’s front porch. Laugh out loud at the nut job wackos who live in their mother’s basement. Ha ha ha ha.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:01 pm 9:01 pm
about time somebody did.obama is a mystery.nobody knows or asks him where he stands on things that are dear to american people.Rev wright- 20 years association. I am sure he has a marxist mind set.this is going to be bad for US.fIRST WE TRUSTED the BUSH without a proper record.see what he did to US.Now obama!!UNTESTED,UNKNOWN and a HUSSEIN middle name.
Posted by: joe var | October 27, 2008, 9:02 pm 9:02 pm
Nut Jobs from the Right Wing: you still have time to send in another $500 to the McCain campaign. Put your allowance money where your mouth is, nut job. Palin needs a new pair of shoes. Thanks, sucker !
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm
What an insult to the people who live in the targeted states. This creepy Swiftboat-inspired ploy will backfire on the McCain campaign because you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Posted by: Pat J | October 27, 2008, 9:04 pm 9:04 pm
Sarah Hussein Palin needs a new pair of shoes. Nut Jobs: please send $25 to the McCain campaign immediately. Together you can save her wardrobe from Disaster!
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
Obama’s former pastor is no more a valid issue than Palin’s clothes—just something to get our minds off the issues—
Posted by: George | October 27, 2008, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
The difference between Sarah Palin and Barak Obama is that her *witch doctor* was a visiting person seh barely knew -Obama’s goes on 20 years. Puhleeze you *share the wealth* nuts, get a grip.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:07 pm 9:07 pm
Right Wing cave dwellers : world nut daily needs more money to spread lies and influence Fox News. Please get your mother’s credit card and send another 50 bucks. Extra $$$ will go directly to Palin’s wardrobe fund and the chocolate elephant fund. Thanks Mr. Nut Job. Thanks for being a sucker!! HA HA.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
I don’t want to see one more hate-ridden GOP ad. They are all extremely hateful, misleading and major distortions of the truth. How much more of this can the Americans take? I mean if you’re going to have an ad at least it could be truthful. But these days that all I see out of the GOP is lies and distortion. Makes me think I’m in Germany in the 40s or something. Hitler would be proud!
Posted by: lkinopfl | October 27, 2008, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
I hate Obama supporters because they are just sooooo stupid.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
Obama compares US to Nazi Germany in 2001 interview on Chicago Public Radio.
At about 15:30, Obama compares what was going on in the United States during the time of Brown vs. the Board of Education to … Nazi Germany. Yes, really. Here’s the quote: Obama:
“…just to take a, sort of a realist perspective…there’s a lot of change going on outside of the Court, um, that, that judges essentially have to take judicial notice of. I mean you’ve got World War II, you’ve got uh, uh, uh, the doctrines of Nazism, that, that we are fighting against, that start looking uncomfortably similar to what we have going on, back here at home.”
There you have it. America is close to electing a President that compares his own country to Nazi Germany.
Posted by: bernie | October 27, 2008, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
Right Wingers: Sarah Hussein Palin needs new shoes. Please pray to her Voodoo Witch Doctor that God will give her some new boots before election day. Thanks, sucker. Now go back to your mom’s basement and shut the #### up.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
Sigh…I guess it was inevitable. As if the two months of constant Rev. Wright coverage earlier this year weren’t enough. John McCain’s campaign, unbelievably, is out-sleazing George Bush’s, something I didn’t think possible. Today’s republican party obviously hates america. What a disgrace. I’m putting my country first and voting for Obama.
Posted by: Cindy Lou | October 27, 2008, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
Obama will not be elected-he needs to be up 20 points to cover the Bradley effect. Read it and weep you losers.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
bonnie – go carve a backwards B in your face and then cry like a baby to Hannity.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
bonnie – go to your mother’s basement, carve a backward B in your ### and then call 911 to complain you’re stuck in traffic. Tell them Joe the Commie-Baiter McCain made you do it.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
Let’s see, where did Obama get 300 million of his campaign money? From unreported donations under 200.00, but my God lets talk about beautfiul Sarah’s clothes-so much more important than foreigners stealing our election for a Marxist. You people should have to take a test to vote. You need an IQ.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm
about time somebody did.obama is a mystery.nobody knows or asks him where he stands on things that are dear to american people.Rev wright- 20 years association. I am sure he has a marxist mind set.this is going to be bad for US.fIRST WE TRUSTED the BUSH without a proper record.see what he did to US.Now obama!!UNTESTED,UNKNOWN and a HUSSEIN middle name.
Posted by: joe var | October 27, 2008, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm
binnie – go shoot a bunny, tie it around your neck and then call 911 and complain that an unruly supporter of the left wing made you do it. That should earn you 30 minutes of fame on Hannity.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
I apologize for my previous post calling Obama supporters stupid. I had been up all night huffing glue and popping antidepressants, and I wasn’t in my right mind. I admit I was wrong to generalize about Obama supporters, and anyone. Once I let the cocaine, speed and heroin clear my system, I will reconsider the error of my ways and try to become a better person and american. With sincere regret, Bonnie Dudley.
Posted by: Bonnie Dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
bunnie – carve a backwards B in your face then throw yourself down a well and then blame Obama’s preacher. You’ll be famous on Fox News for at least 4 hours.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
Listen to the 2001 tape of Obama where he talks about supporting redistributon of wealth. It’s code talk for reparations for blacks. You’ll find it on Fox News.
Posted by: ReparationsHereWeCome | October 27, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
“Make-Believe” Maverick -versus- “Rogue” Maverick
- Sarah Palin has already started campaigning against Mitt Rommeny and the other Republican Stooges (Rudy, Mike & Fred) for the 2012 Republican nomination. It’s a good thing that she held on to that RNC Credit Card after her $150K shopping spree.
Posted by: Targaray | October 27, 2008, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm
The republicans are done, and they know. they are throwing every bit of dried up mud they can find, and nothing sticks, which makes them only more desperate. APaulin is terrified of going back to Wasilla, where the feds are gearing up to put a new crack in her ass for her “oil line negotiations”. Some ignorantly think she is queing up to be next presidential candidate for the republicans. Only if she can do it from a jail cell.
Posted by: unclebigboots | October 27, 2008, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
bonny – stop sniffing glue for 10 minutes. Then carve a backwards B in your face. Then call Fox News for your 20 minutes of fame. Then tell us all about your web site that has the maps where the Democrats live with terrorists. Then tell us Colin Powell is a commie traitor and Joe the Plumber is really Jesus.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
“Maybe we should listen to John McCain’s own words when asked about Wright last March: “But I do know Senator Obama, and he does not share those views.” Posted by: jock59801
That’s what they hope jock59801..the RNC is hoping that the Republican voters aren’t listening (and Dems for that matter). They are really digging at the bottom of the barrel at this point. The issue of Rev. Wright has already been drudged up, beaten to a pulp, buried, and resurrected about 200 times, but still they just keep digging up WHATEVER they can to try and make a point that cannot be made because there is no truth to it, or it just doesn’t matter or have any significant bearing whatsoever on Obama’s stance or views, or the issues at hand. But do you think they’re going to stop rehashing and rehashing the same old stuff to just try and try again to batter Obama’s character? It has been proven that –THEY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO TRY AND DISTORT PEOPLE’S MINDS JUST TO GET A VOTE.– It is sad, and the rest of us are victimized by having to watch these ads over and over and over again until we’re just so sick of it that we can’t stand it! Can’t wait until Nov. 4th and pray that Obama is the new President!
Posted by: lkinopfl | October 27, 2008, 9:23 pm 9:23 pm
Obama supporters are showing their true colors. Thanks you guys! Did it for me-what a bunch of losers. Liberals were all nerds in High school. hahahhahahahahahah-so true. I think I will write the book.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
Like most McCain supporters, I am angry, though I do not know why. I have never been outside this country, and people who are different than I and are scary. I am poor, uneducated and have few prospects. To distract myself from these unpleasant truths, I use the easiest explanation I can grasp – that my problems are the result of other, evil, different people. That God hates these evil, different people, and wants me to fight these people. That communism is evil. That’s why I support John mcCain for president.
Posted by: Bonnie Dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:25 pm 9:25 pm
binnie- sorry you’re back on heroin. We will pray to the Palin voodoo witch doctor that God saves your soul. Meanwhile, try this: get a bag full of vipers from that church next to the swamp. Put the bag over your head and then spin around 6 times chanting “I love John McCain.” That should do it.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
I kind of hope the big ZERO wins on Nov 4. Then we can shut up the left once and for all. The guy wont last 4 years with his lying and trying to shut down the media. hahahhhahah
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
BTW, the Democrat base is the uneducated and homebound/homeless/incarcerated. Must have me confused with your famly.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
Obama’s victory will be even sweeter.After he wins and The Mcshame/Faline Ticket can final end this rant about guilt by association .The reps have clearly lost their direction .
Posted by: KWOLF443 | October 27, 2008, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
I support Sarah Palin because anyone who isn’t christian, white, straight and republican (like me) is an evil America-hating terrorist.
Posted by: Bonnie Dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
It is unbelievable that many Americans are so infatuated with Obama that they are unwilling to overlook his close relationships with one radical after another. If McCain had attended a Church where they followed “white supremacy” ideology it would be all over the media 24-7. Wake up America. It wasn’t an accident that Wright was his mentor all of those years…that’s the kind of idiocy Obama really believes.
Posted by: Terry | October 27, 2008, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm
bonnie – sorry you are poor and scared. Try this: give $50 to the CEO of Chevron. Then watch to see if it trickles back down on you. If that doesn’t work then just watch Cindy McCain go shopping. Your being played by the right wing and they laugh at you out loud. They call you “the low-hanging fruit.” In 4 years you will be a worker for the Re-Elect Obama campaign.
Posted by: Steve from Danville | October 27, 2008, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
Nerds. Read it and weep you Nancy Pelosi lovers.
Good night-going to watch Baseball-you know that American sport..probably havent seen it , it is for REAL MEN.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
Nerds. Read it and weep you Nancy Pelosi lovers.
Good night-going to watch Baseball-you know that American sport..probably havent seen it , it is for REAL MEN.
Posted by: bonnie dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
McCain is running on economic growth. Obama is running on redistribution of wealth. When Obama was confronted with the fact that a cut in capital gains taxes actually increased government revenue he said he was still for increasing the capital gains tax because it was the “fair” thing to do. There is now an audio of Obama on Chicago public radio confirming the fact he is for “economic justice” and “redistributive justice” which sounds a lot like what his friends Ayers and Rev. Wright believe in. Why people do not see that a vote for Obama would be a vote for the far left ideas of Ayers and Rev. Wright who believe in bringing down the white power structure that they believe are a bunch of racist war mongers.
Posted by: sara | October 27, 2008, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
Steve – McCain did happily receive the endorsements from the religious luminary John Hagee, who claimed that Adolf Hitler was doing God’s will. he also received the endorsement of pastor Rod Parsley, who said Islam is inherently evil. If you want to play the association game, McCain loses every.
Posted by: Agent of Intolerance | October 27, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
Campbell B rown no bias …no bull What a joke. All you have to do is watch her facial expressions with any McCain supporter to see who she is campaigning for. In case you heavn’t noticed it’s Obama…… Too bad an idiot like her is on the air…
Posted by: conf1689 | October 27, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm
Steve from Danville, Do you know how many people Chevron employs? Answer: 100s of thousands. Do you know how many people Chevron will have to lay off if their taxes go up? Answer: Thousands. Not only that Chevron will have to increase their prices so everyone will have to pay higher prices at the tank in order to pay for Obama’s tax increases on Chevron. Duh.
Posted by: Henry | October 27, 2008, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
I am gay. Because I fear that part of myself, I repress the raging tornado of my sexuality and desperately attempt to appear straight by repeating meaningless, jingoistic comments like ‘real men play baseball, the american sport’. I guess in that way I’m not much different than those two great republicans, Larry Craig and Mark Foley.
Posted by: Bonnie Dudley | October 27, 2008, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
I’m sure quite a few posters on here reached instant orgasm upon reading this article about a new ad re-injecting Rev. Wright into the news. It must have been such a catharsis for them as I’m sure they’ve been waiting with baited breath for MONTHS for this non-story to re-emerge. Perhaps it was validation that after months of Obama constantly gaining ground, someobdy out there actually had the good sense to bring up his estranged pastor yet again and confirm what they (having never set foot in Trinity Church) knew all along–that Rev. Wright was akin to the devil.
They beleive this with such conviction, yet interestingly I’d bet my right pinky toe that they can’t recite a single policy proposal of McCain’s or furthermore, one that will help average Americans.
Posted by: Gnashing of Teeth | October 27, 2008, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
McCain running on economic growth – you mean like George W Bush ran on economic growth by cutting taxes and letting the free market do what it does best? Yes, what a great strategy that is – the national debt is double what it was in 2000, the housing market, Wall Street and the banks are close to collapse and the country’s in a hole like we haven’t seen since the great depression. But, don’t worry folks, John McCain, who claimed three weeks ago that the fundamentals of our economy are strong, is running on a growth strategy! Sara, you are the biggest retard on this board.
Posted by: Sara is woefully uninformed | October 27, 2008, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm
Just in case you Obama supporters didn’t read my last message, the Oklahoman, the largest newspaper in Oklahoma, endorsed John McCain today! This is a major endorsement! The Oklahoman has close to one million subscribers! It has a circulation of all over the southwest! You can buy it at just about every news stand! This is great news for the McCain campaign! The election is not over yet!
Posted by: carlyonsue | October 27, 2008, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
sara,
That’s an interesting conclusion you’ve come to considering many non-partisan government watchdog groups and think-tanks (some even conservative) have stated that McCain’s tax plan will give less tax releif to average Americans than Obama’s and further decimate the middle class whereas Obama’s will provide sizeable tax releif to the middle class and grow the economy. Unless you are making more than 250,000, then you sara will benefit from Obama’s economic policies.
Posted by: Gnashing of Teeth | October 27, 2008, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm
And I just wanted to add that the endorsement of the Oklahoman is far more significant than those of Colin Powell, Scott McClellan, William Weld, Kenneth Adelman, the Anchorage Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, and all those other conservatives and conservative-leaning newspapers that have endorsed Barack Obama.
Posted by: Carlyonsue | October 27, 2008, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
Well well well…..as the Repugs fall ever-so-quickly into the abyss, it is comforting to know that they have learned absolutely NOTHING about the past several weeks. No, they insist on trying to re-hash tired skeletons when everyone in the public knows that THEY TOO have them. I will relish the thought of all those Repug whos in whoville cryin’…..booooo hoooooo! Next Tuesday can’t come fast enough
Posted by: seansatx | October 27, 2008, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
Update America:
A look at Obama’s National Health Care Program that was tried in the United States and around the world.
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4972
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/healthcare/socialized.html
Obama will use you, the Middle Class taxpayer, to test his misguided thoughts on how to run the United States. I hate to tell you Obama supporter’s that all his thoughts have been proven NOT to work to benefit the people
Posted by: Update America | October 27, 2008, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm
No Caryonsue, the Oklahoman is NOT more significant than other endorsements such as Colin Powell. As a former Oklahoman I know better. Put down the wacky-tobacky
Posted by: seansatx | October 27, 2008, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm
Who is Barrack Obama?
A privileged African-American, who has not shared the black American experience
by birth, blood and training. A member of a church for twenty years whose Rev. preached the racist creed of black liberation theology. A socialist whose politics are rooted in Marx, Ayers and Wright and whose tactics were conceived by Alinsky, the author of “Rules for Radicals” who dedicated his book to Satan.
A master at shaping his own mythology and completely unqualified to be Commander in Chief
Posted by: Jack | October 27, 2008, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
Update America:
President Ronald Reagan quotes that make Obama a ZERO:
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.
The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’
Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
I don’t believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.”
Reading the endorsements of Obama in the liberal media should strengthen the determination of all believers in American self-government and greatness to fight this election campaign to the end. Time magazine’s Joe Klein tells us that Obama “seems a grown-up, in a nation that badly needs some adult supervision.” To the contrary, we are a nation of adults. We don’t need the “supervision” of a conventionally liberal and totally untested junior senator whose most impressive lifetime achievement has been the construction of an effective narrative about himself.
But wait. Obama does have one great achievement. He’s run a good campaign. The New York Times tells us, “After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the 44th president of the United States.” And how has he proved this? “Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change.”
The “challenges” Obama has met have been political and electoral. He’s met them well, and we’d be the first to pay tribute to his disciplined and effective campaign. Still, is this “proof” of a capacity to be president? Obama has run the most impressive campaign by a non-incumbent since George W. Bush in 2000, and by a non-incumbent Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Do the Obama acolytes want to hold up the Bush or Carter administrations as models for the proposition that a good campaign translates into a good presidency?
We also hear a lot of squeaking from rats deserting the McCain ship about Barack Obama’s exemplary temperament. So what? If he’d had his way, Obama would have lost the war in Iraq–with equanimity. He would have been calm, cool, and collected as U.S. interests were sacrificed and U.S. honor besmirched. Neville Chamberlain also had a fine temperament and a good intellect. Joe Biden, by the way, has neither. But he did–much as he now wishes people to forget it–support the Iraq war. These days, he can barely be bothered even to mention Iraq. Oh well, start a war, lose a war. Gotta move on.
Posted by: Update America | October 27, 2008, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
carlyonsue- Thank you for letting us know! You bet, this race is not over yet!……. :>
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Oklahoma City – Oklahoma’s largest newspaper is endorsing the presidential bid of Republican John McCain.
The newspaper says McCain has the toughness, courage and inner strength to be president during present difficult times.
It also says Democrat Barack Obama lacks needed experience for the job, would appoint liberal judges and raise taxes.
The state of Oklahoma hasn’t supported a Democrat for president since it backed Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
2008 KTLU TV, LLC
2008 The Associated Press
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1008/564702.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 10:06 pm 10:06 pm
I see you all have not lost your fight :
GOOD! Because we have a lot to do. You! (the American people) are going to have to take back control of your elected government at every level, and set your government back on the right path of service to you, and the greater good of the World.
Barack Obama and the democrats are your best hope of doing that now. Tell your family, friends, and everyone you know to support them as best they can. Because the Bush McCain vote fraud, vote cheating, vote buying, vote manipulation machine is already hard at work to cheat you again. And we all know what a disaster that has been the past 8 years of Bush McCain.
Barack Obama and the democrats will need all the power you can give them at every level of government (Federal, State, County, and local City elected governments). Obama and the democrats will have an enormous mess to fix for the American people, and the rest of the World. A mess caused by the corrupt Bush McCain administration.
You see, starting back in 2000, and before 911, it was mostly the Republican governors, Republican legislatures, and county elected Republican officials that conspired with the corrupt Bush McCain administration to raise college, and university tuitions by the fastest, and highest rate increases in American history. Some state tuitions went up by as much as a WHOPPING! 30% in one year.
The reason the Bush McCain administration did this was to force struggling working class kids into the military to pay for the sudden jump in tuition. Which was forced on them by the corrupt Bush McCain administration, and their corrupt Republican Governors, and republican controlled state legislatures.
See, Bush McCain had plans to get us into all these immoral, foolish, criminal, and unnecessary wars from the start. So they could use these wars to seize power, and later to get reelected. But, for their evil plan to work they needed more volunteer soldiers struggling to pay for an education whose blood they could spill to help them seize more power. Remember Bush McCain’s “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!” theatrics.
The exploitation, and lost lives of these finest Americans is despicable, disgusting, immoral, corrupt and criminal. And it makes me SICK, and ANGRY!
You will have to vote for Obama, and the democrats in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush McCain vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help your fellow Americans cast their votes now, and on through election day. Vote for Obama, and the democrats like your life, and the lives of your loved ones depends on it. Because it does. You will not survive 4 more years of “Let Them Eat Cake” Bush McCain, and their republican allies.
Just look at the mess we have now.
You can fix this mess with your votes for Obama, and the democrats. And REMEMBER, no matter which of us may stumble or fall, the rest of you must continue to surge forward for Barack Obama, and the democrats, and for your-selves most of all. The children, and the World are counting on us.
It’s in your hands now. And I know you will get it done.
God bless all of you.
JACK SMITH – WORKING CLASS… :-)
Posted by: jacksmith | October 27, 2008, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
Update America:
Obama supporters fail to tell everyone about this Obama $500,000,000 failure that did not give the deserving voters in the 13th district good safe housing.
Where did all the money go? I guess all the money went to the contactors and nothing went into corrupt pockets.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/06/27/grim_proving_ground_for_obamas_housing_policy/?page=1
http://rezkowatch.blogspot.com/2008/03/follow-money-more-on-rezkos-slum.html
This makes Governor Sarah Palin look like an angel. Nevertheless, fear not the Obama supporters will say it is not true that there can be any corruption from a failed $500,000,000 housing project.
Posted by: Update America | October 27, 2008, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
It has been a wonderful day thus far..
The 2001 tape fleshing out what exactly Obama meant when he told Joe the Plumber “spread the wealth”…
The IBD/TIPP Poll and now I get to donate to a organization that will RUN DAY AND NIGHT IN THOSE states where “bitter Americans cling to their guns and religion” or as Jack Murtha called them racist and rednecks….
Thank God for those people in those BATTLEGROUND STATES that make and break elections…
:smiles wide: yes indeed a good day!
Posted by: Jaded | October 27, 2008, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
Update America:
Facts that Obama and his supporters keep telling.
Obama has created misdirection by claiming it is rich Americans that cause our financial crisis. In reality, the Democrats are the direct cause of the financial crisis and the economic meltdown. Without the rich Americans, there would have never been a Middle Class, there would only be rich and poor.
Now, Obama makes promises that anyone can look through like a pane of clear glass. Obama does not have the power or funds to complete any of his programs and he knows that. What cause the 10 trillion dollar worldwide financial crisis is well documented.
There is footage of Sen. Schumer and Rep. Frank rambling against regulation on Fannie and Freddie? Truth hurts. You know why the Democrats were for the unabated operation of Fannie and Freddie. It allowed for more funding for banks to issue loans to ‘victims’ that did not have the ability to make their mortgage payments, in the event of an unexpected setback (like rising food prices). The other thing that it allowed was to allow the banks that made those loans to sell them and it allowed Fannie and Freddie to package them with other loans and sell them around and around. It worked fine until people stopped paying the mortgages. The Democrats were the main obstacles to reigning in the GSEs. This is fact not reported by Ms. Couric, and Mr. Gibson or the left wing think tanks.
Democrats fervently opposed reigning in Fannie and Freddie because they believed that they effectively created homeownership for those that would not have had access to the same without their existence.
Obama’s role was to take no action even when it was brought to his attention by the Bush administration. Acorn was protesting in local banks, bullying them, under auspices of the CRA to make home loans to ‘victims’ that could not afford the terms of the loans they wanted the bank to make. The banks were threatened with a LAWSUIT, if the did not make a loan. It is not the shame of the banks; it is the shame of Obama and the Democrats.
Now Democrats are implying that because Bush and McCain received campaign contributions that they are also responsible.
Democrats are completely responsible for the financial crisis that is totaling $10,000,000,000,000 and counting. Moreover, Obama received more campaign contributions from Freddie and Fannie then both Bush and McCain.
The Jimmy Carter and Clinton administrations are the DIRECT CAUSE and NOTHING ELSE that forced the banks under threat of a LAWSUIT to make loans to persons without sufficient funds to repay. That is how the LAW reads.
In addition: The Democrats had control of the congress for two years and it is business as usual. NO CHANGE from Obama or Democrats. That is 8 years – 2 years equals 6 years. The Democrats do not know simple math. There is no way the Democrats can run the United States.
Posted by: Update America | October 27, 2008, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
And this new AD will help McCain how? McCain is running with Bushs’ shadow attached to his back. Having an AD that brings up Wright is not really going to hurt Obama with anyone who has already made up their mind to vote for Obama, because this Rev Wright issue was brought up over the summer. Obama dealt with it then. All this AD proves is that the GOP had really run out of hot topics to pin on Obama. They are stretching today with the radio interview that came out today, but, anyone with half brain who listens to it knows that Obama was speaking on the issue of slavery and redistribution, because those slaves did not have money after the Civil War. If McCain wants to get into Civil Rights, I am sure Obama can answer him and shove right back that McCain has not been the Civil Rights King…based on his vetoing MLK day more than once and his supporting keeping the Confederate Flag flying on the SC capital building in Columbia,SC.
Posted by: GEN X | October 27, 2008, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
But Obama is an A-rab, right?
Posted by: FrankieStage | October 27, 2008, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
it so sad, they did not get it, did they? obviously, we are not kids any more. This election is not about Rev Wright he is not significant, people care more about their health care, jobs, terrible shape of our infrastructures, schools loans…. the Republican are really out of touch. Yes they are.
Posted by: ray | October 27, 2008, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm
The last days of the Neo-cons. We will accept you into our world as a living example of what happens when big business, greed and corruption takes over our government. Neo-Cons bare witness to the better part of this nation, the real PATRIOTS who would put country first. WE are going to enter a new Era in America history. WE do not fear YOU!!!!
Posted by: ramaci | October 27, 2008, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
Gnashing of Teeth, Obama’s tax plan will result in an increase in taxes for the middle class as follows:
(1) Businesses will just pass their tax increases onto the Middle Class by increasing the cost of their products and services and/or by laying off people.
(2) Obama is planning to increase the cost of energy via his draconian carbon taxes that will increase the cost of gasoline, fuel oil, coal and all oil based products like plastics, etc. which will impact everyone including the Middle Class.
(3) Obama will increase capital gains and dividend taxes which will increase the taxes of anyone who saves or invests.
(4) The Wall Street Journal documented the fact that Obama’s massive government spending programs cannot be paid for by increasing the taxes of the so called rich or cutting government spending. When confronted with this fact the Obama campaign stated that the difference will be made up with “additional measures as necessary” translation HIGHER TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS.
(5) Obama has constantly flipped flopped on his tax policies, his health care policies, his Iraq policies, etc etc. So anyone who thinks Obama will keep his promise to reduce the taxes of the Middle Class is very naive. Just look at the above items and you can already see that Obama cannot possible keep any of his promises.
Posted by: sara | October 27, 2008, 10:20 pm 10:20 pm
I am from Canada and I hope the Obama National Healthcare Program doesn’t end up a mess like ours and in England. I know a few rich people that can pay to travel to other countries for better and timelier surgeries. I am sick and upset from the entire bloody situation. I had to wait a fortnight for a simple cyst removal. A friend of mine had to wait month for the removal of a gall bladder. She suffered the entire time and had to take pain medication.
http://www.theadvocates.org/freeman/8903lemi.html
Posted by: betsy | October 27, 2008, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm
Not any of these republican political action committee evil tactics nor any of McCain’s WEAK campaign attacks of lies, hatred, fear, racism, and division WILL NEVER PREVAIL against Sen. Obama – this nation’s next Commander-in-Chief !!!
You [ Barack Obama], are from God and have overcome them [the enemy's attacks, schemes, and plots ] , because the one [God] who is in you [ Barack Obama] is greater than the one [the enemy ] who is in the world. – 1 John 4:4
No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me,” declares the LORD. – Isaiah 54:17
” I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run.” – Exodus 23:27
They will fight against you [ Barack Obama] but will not overcome you, for I [God ] am with you [ Barack Obama] and will rescue you,” declares the LORD. – Jeremiah 1:19
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. – 2 Timothy 4:18
11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. – Psalm 91:11-13
I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. – Luke 10:19
It’s time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It’s time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It’s time for REAL change in Washington, it’s time to elect Barack Obama for president !
Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !
Amen.
Posted by: Barack Obama IS Our 44th president ! | October 27, 2008, 10:23 pm 10:23 pm
Barack Obama (The Imitation Christ) will be going home to Chicago in 8 days!
Posted by: Jaded | October 27, 2008, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
ramaci, I do not see how seizing someone’s hard earned money and handing it over to a bloated and corrupt government that will decide who gets how much, if anything, will make anyone’s life better. Sounds a lot like tyranny and slavery to me.
Posted by: Tim | October 27, 2008, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm
I am an Obama supporter and I’m glad they are doing it. I welcome it. You know why because it kills McCain’s numbers. I don’t know why people don’t get it. Rev. Wright has lost it’s shock value since it’s been seen already. This tatic all but killed Hillary’s campaign. All the polls say people don’t care about this and the more negative McCain was the more his numbers tanked. People that had an issue with this are already for McCain and independents aren’t impressed. It’s too late in the campaign and it’s already been seen. It looks desperate and people knew it was going to happen and Obama even said they would do it. Let’s see if McCain speaks out on it like he did the first time or he will let it slide. I believe that is why Obama saved the joint rally with Bill Clinton for last and brought the tv time. He knew they would go there and he knows everytime he gets on tv his numbers rise. While there may be some people who say they will vote for Obama and don’t, the new registered voters (the under 30 crowd and the african americans) will make up for it ten fold. I don’t think it will be close at all considering that the polls have him at a decent lead and don’t include the new registered voters which outnumber the Republicans 6 to 1.
Posted by: Meg | October 27, 2008, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm
We don’t need 4 more years of a dumber Bush in office. I am looking forward to 8 years of intelligence and rational leadership, as should most Americans.
Posted by (un)Concerned American
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BOZO- We don’t need 4 years of a Marxist/Radical – drug addict and friend of terrorists and other crinimals – in office.
I am looking forward to having a patriotic American as our Commander in Chief – an honorable war hero and POW, who almost lost his life for our country.. Yes, regardless whether the war was right or wrong, McCain was, is and he will always be FIGHTING FOR AMERICA.
Morally sound Americans would rather have a patriotic American hero as our Commander in Chief, NOT a “whinner” Harvard “elitist”!
You got that, O’Bambino??
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 10:33 pm 10:33 pm
This kind of hate speech is OK with you Obamatrons? What are your brains made of?
Of course, anything said FOR Obama is fair game–no matter how vile, untrue, hateful and divisive. Nothing said AGAINST Obama is to be considered–no matter how well documented. Obama CAN’T do anything vile–like embrace hateful, racist “Black Liberation Theology.” Obama CAN’T be divisive–like preach class envy in an attempt to “redistribute the wealth.” Obama CAN’T be wrong, can’t be criticized, can’t be held accountable for bad decisions, inaction, lack of leadership. Bill Ayers wrote his autobiography. Somebody writes his speeches. He is a great actor–and nothing else. Get over yourselves, you pathetic automotons.
Posted by: Lexie | October 27, 2008, 10:33 pm 10:33 pm
Obama Bombshell Redistribution of Wealth Audio Uncovered (04:17)
Obama bombshell audio uncovered. He wants to radically reinterpret the Constitution to redistribute wealth!! He says it’s a tragedy that the redistribution of wealth not pursued by the Supreme Court.
Underlying Obama’s remarks is his hostility to the constitutional protections of property, and based on the audio, it appears that Obama has thought long about the subject and seriously about the project.
In Obama’s America, we’ll finally be able to break free of the “constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution” — and in so doing, achieve “social justice” through “redistributive change.”
Posted by: gary | October 27, 2008, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm
To correct a misconception, the certificate on Senator Obama’s website and the similar one on factcheck.org is a “Certificate of Live Birth”, not a certified “vault copy” of a birth certificate. There is a difference. And I would suggest everyone read the Senator’s own words: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YmFhYzIzMGQ1Y2FlMTA4N2M1N2VmZWUzM2Y4ZmNmYmI= and then decide if you believe he will ‘protect and defend’ our Constitution. Just my opinion, and as of the moment, I am still entitled to have one.
Posted by: Michiel W | October 27, 2008, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm
Gnashing of Teeth, Obama’s tax plan will result in an increase in taxes for the middle class as follows:
(1) Businesses will just pass their tax increases onto the Middle Class by increasing the cost of their products and services and/or by laying off people.
* Gee, how does that work since
* Obama has not proposed changing
* the corporate tax rates?
*
* Now, as far as taxes, if you vote
* for McCain, unless you make more
* than $250K, you WILL pay more taxes
* than you would under Obama. The
* tax cuts obama would give to the
* middle class will go to the wealthy
* under McCains plan.
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/
(2) Obama is planning to increase the cost of energy via his draconian carbon taxes that will increase the cost of gasoline, fuel oil, coal and all oil based products like plastics, etc. which will impact everyone including the
Middle Class.
* Oh My, then you better tell McCain
* since he supports the exact same
* plan regarding energy credits
(3) Obama will increase capital gains and dividend taxes which will increase the taxes of anyone who saves or invests.
* If you make more than $250K, yes
* and all existing exemptions will
* remain in place that are there
* today.
(4) The Wall Street Journal documented the fact that Obama’s massive government spending programs cannot be paid for by increasing the taxes of the so called rich or cutting government spending. When confronted with this fact the Obama campaign stated that the difference will be made up with “additional measures as necessary” translation HIGHER TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS.
* And yet the article you reference
* only looked at Obamas plan without
* comparison to McCains.. and when
* you do compare the two, guess what?
* McCain will wind up costing more
* and raising the national debt even
* further given the fact that he is
* not generating any new revenue
* at all through taxes.. amazing how
* that works, isn’t it!
(5) Obama has constantly flipped flopped on his tax policies, his health care policies, his Iraq policies, etc etc. So anyone who thinks Obama will keep his promise to reduce the taxes of the Middle Class is very naive. Just look at the above items and you can already see that Obama cannot possible keep any of his promises.
* Obama’s plan has been on line and
* available for anyone to view since
* before he started his campaign.
* It is far more detailed and specific
* than anything McCain has come out
* with. It has not changed.
*
* If you want to see what McCains
* “Straight Talk” is, go to his
* web site and tell us all how he
* is going to ‘fix’ social security!
*
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
Morally sound Americans would rather have a patriotic American hero as our Commander in Chief – NOT a “whinner” Harvard “elitist”, who forgot his brains at Harvard!
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
– Just my opinion –
And we all know what the saying is regarding opinions!
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
From a visitor to The Corner at the National Review Online:
So I went to the Obama website this afternoon and clicked on the “Donate” button.
I used my real MasterCard number (but was not asked for the 3 digit security code).
Used the following information and it was accepted…
First name: Fake
Last Name: Donor
Address: 1 Dollar To Prove A Point
City: Fraudulent
State: AL
Zip / Post: 33333
Email Address: allmyinfoismadeup@mediabias.com
Phone Number: 2125551212
Employer: Mainstream Media
Occupation: Being in the Tank
And incredibly, my $5 donation was ACCEPTED!!!
I then went to the McCain site and used the exact same information (and WAS asked for the 3 digit security code for my MasterCard). There, my contribution was rejected with the following message: “Your transaction was not approved for the following reason(s): Invalid data”, and then: “We have found errors in the information that you have submitted. Please review the information below and try again.”
I have screen shots and printouts of all of this as well.
Please tell me what I can do with this information? Is this a violation of FEC law by the Obama Campaign? How do we publicize this???
Posted by: sam | October 27, 2008, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm
Hmmm…has anyone seen Barack’s grades?
Posted by: Grand Old Party
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/palin-drops-328.html?cid=136350495#comment-136350495
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Snorting cocaine, especially just before exams helped him graduate from Harvard.
Barack Hussein Obama’s brain is permanently damaged because of his cocaine addiction.
It is interesting that the left-wing-liberal media clowns spoke so much in the past about President Bush’s alcohol abuse but they are downplaying Barack Hussein’s cocaine addiction.
AMERICA DO NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA – COCAINE AND OTHER DRUGS HAVE FRIED HIS BRAIN!
(still waiting for Obama’s complete medical records)
OBAMA HAS NOT RELEASED HIS COMPLETE MEDICAL RECORDS. HE HAS ONLY RELEASED AN ONE PAGE “DOCTOR’S REPORT”…
I WONDER WHY? MENTAL ILNESS? DRUG ADDICTION? (WE KNOW HE WAS ABUSING DRUGS BUT NOT FOR HOW LONG, ETC)
************
CNN TRANSCRIPTS:
CNN PRESENTS
Fit To Lead: An Historical Overview Of The Health Concerns, And Medical Care Of The U.S. Presidency
Aired October 11, 2008 – 20:00 ET
Partial CNN transcipt regarding Obama’s medical records (for the complete CNN trancript follow URL below).
GUPTA: In May, the Obama campaign released a statement from his doctor of 21 years. It was a one-page summary of his medical records.
Here’s what it said, “Senator Obama has been in excellent health. He has been seen regularly for medical check ups and various minor problems like upper respiratory infections, skin rashes and minor injuries.”
Dr. Ellis says there is no reason to doubt the official statement.
CNN TRANSCRIPTS – FIT TO LEAD
http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:x83l0w2ylrwJ:transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/11/cp.01.html+CNN+OBAMA%27S+MEDICAL+RECORDS+FIT+TO+LEAD&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm
The Boston Herald
It is what it is: Obama allied with scoundrels
October 11, 2008
In the best tradition of Bill Clinton’s declaration that the answer to the question of whether he was having an affair depended on “what the definition of is is,” Sen. Barack Obama was clearly concealing the truth when he said that William Ayers was “just a guy who lives in my neighborhood.”
The Ayers-Obama connection was, in fact, an intimate collaboration that it led to the only executive or administrative experience in Obama’s life.
After Walter Annenberg’s foundation offered several hundred million dollars to American public schools in the mid-’90s, Ayers applied for $50 million for Chicago. His purpose was to “raise political consciousness” in schools.
After he won the grant, Ayers’ group chose Obama to distribute the $50 million, and the future senator raised another $60 million from other civic groups to augment it. In doing so, he was following Ayers’ admonition to grant the funds to “external” organizations, like American Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), to pair with schools and conduct programs to radicalize and politicize the students.
Reading, math and science achievement tests counted for little in the grants, but the school’s success in preaching a radical agenda determined how much money it got.
Obama should have run screaming at the sight of Ayers and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn. Ayers has admitted bombing the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon, and his wife was imprisoned for failing to cooperate in solving the robbery of a Brink’s car in which two police were killed. Far from remorse, Ayers told The New York Times [NYT], in September 2001, that he wished he “could have done more.” Ayers only avoided conviction when the evidence against him turned out to be contained in illegal wiretaps. He was, in fact, guilty as sin.
So let’s sum up Obama’s Chicago connections. His chief financial supporter was Tony Rezko, now on his way to prison. His spiritual adviser was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, of “God damn America” fame. And the guy who got him his only administrative job is former terrorist Ayers.
Not a good recommendation for a president.
The Boston Herald and Herald Media.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1124922
Posted by: Natasha | October 27, 2008, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm
– Morally sound Americans would rather have a patriotic American hero as our Commander in Chief –
Then I guess it’s a shame that one wasn’t nominated to run for office. We are left with a choice between an intelligent rational leader who is a constitutional law expert or Dumb and Dumber. Given that the Presidents primary duty is to execute and uphold the laws of the land, the choice is pretty simple. It will be refreshing to have an expert in office, given that the two numnuts in office seem to have never even read the Constitution.
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
Meg As a registered Independent and someone who didn’t follow the democratic primary for 15 months and waited to see who would be the deomcratic and republican nominee I can honestly say I knew nothing about Ayers or Wright up until recently. I did not watch the democratic primaries and follow Obama and Clintons campaign against each other till the end of time. I just know it is only since Clinton finally conceded in June/July(?) that I have considered following the presidential election and really this is the first I have paid attention to Wright and I must say it is a bit alarming. If I feel this way I am sure there are many who have just learned of this and may be as alarmed as me. Althoguh I have already decide on McCain because of the issues I am sure many will be influenced by this. Do I care about it NO, but many will so I can’t blame the republican GOP for letting it air. After all we waited a long time to see McCain even cosidered to be a part of this election. It was so much Hillary and Obama for months.
Posted by: conf1689 | October 27, 2008, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm
– Please tell me what I can do with this information? –
Not much.. until you can verify that the charge actually was made to your card, which it won’t be without a valid cardholders address :)
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm
– Althoguh I have already decide on McCain because of the issues –
Care to elaborate on which ‘issues’ :)
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
I’m voting for Obama to keep the Supreme Court balanced. All dems should. If you don’t like him then vote him out in 4 years.
Posted by: annie | October 27, 2008, 10:49 pm 10:49 pm
So sad, The Republicants are down to the last straw……and this will seal the election as a last chance desperate move, either to win (so highly unlikely), or more likely to scorch the earth.
So much for “America First”
Go back into your holes…..Republicants….
Got Hope ?
Posted by: JW-FLA | October 27, 2008, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
President Obama, Joe (Gaffe) Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Frank, Dodd, Reid; what a cast of characters for a horror movie. Too bad election day isn’t October 31st!!
Happy Holloween all you liberals!!!!
Posted by: Pee Vee, Long Island | October 27, 2008, 10:54 pm 10:54 pm
Here’s some food for thought that may or may not explain McCain’s reluctance to use Rev. Wright. Did you see the news stories last week about the black McCains—the slave families that were owned by McCain’s father’s side of the family? Slaves were given the last name of the slave owners. Jeremiah Wright is responsible for his own words and actions, but the thing he is so angry about is slavery and the things that have happened since then. Wright’s family were slaves. Both John McCain’s father and mother come from slave owning families in Mississippi. John McCain’s mother’s family name is——-Wright.
It would be a strange twist of fate indeed if it turned out that McCain’s family owned Wright’s family. It could also be a clue to McCain’s reluctance to go after that negative campaign story. McCain surely hasn’t been shy about going after any other nasty thing he could think of. Mississippi was known for the cruelest slave owners in the country. The threat used against slaves farther north if they displeased the owners was that they or their wife or their children would be sold “down river” to Mississippi. There is still anger about what happened to people there. If I was McCain I would do whatever it took to keep that story from coming up. Even if they aren’t related, the story would still be breath taking; a kind of full circle in American history.
Posted by: karela | October 27, 2008, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm
Concerned American Sure one issue I am very much against is Obama and the dems support for the Unions and wanting to give them more power and making everyone have to vote on an open ballot instead of a secret ballot. I feel this is intimidating and wrong for workers in many industries. Unions can be good, but unions can also be bad.Especially if given to much power.And don’t get me started please my husband is a union member, not presently working in the industry he’s a member of . But since I first met him 22 years ago and he was the first union member I knew I have been horrified of the power unions can have and Obama supports giving them more. Just one issue… Thank-you for asking. If you don’t mind I prefer freedom in the businesses….
Posted by: conf1689 | October 27, 2008, 10:58 pm 10:58 pm
“John McCain is losing in a way that threatens to take the entire Republican Party down with him,” David Frum writes in the Sunday Washington Post. “In these last days before the vote, Republicans need to face some strategic realities. Our resources are limited, and our message is failing. We cannot fight on all fronts. We are cannibalizing races that we must win and probably can win in order to help a national campaign that is almost certainly lost. In these final 10 days, our goal should be: senators first.”
Not a good position to be in..
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
– Obama supports giving them more. –
Giving them more what?
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
Concerned American I forgot to ask. What issues are you basing your vote for Obama on?
Posted by: conf1689 | October 27, 2008, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm
Did ya’all know that slaves were given the owner’s name? Did ya’all know that Jeremiah Wright is still angry about slavery and everything that’s happened to black people since then? Did ya’all know that Jeremiah Wright’s family were slaves? Did ya’all see the story on the black McCains last week who were owned by McCain’s father’s family? Did ya’all know that both McCain’s mother’s and father’s families were Mississippi slave owners?
Did ya’all know the John McCain’s mother’s maiden name is —-Wright?
Posted by: karela | October 27, 2008, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm
dont forget pre lincoln was to give ALL slaves FREE Passage back to africa…he wanted there black ass’s gone too !
Posted by: messenger | October 27, 2008, 11:14 pm 11:14 pm
Concerned American Giving them more power. Which in turn gives them the power to discriminate and intimidate. Let me tell you I read my husbands sheet metal union magazine the other day. The one with the picture of Obama/Biden on the front cover titled Whos fighting for you? As I looked through the pages something jumped right out at me. On probably 25 pages of pictures and press, I decided to count the members. Out of over 800, guess how many were African American 6 men. And I counted 4 women. Yeah, lets give the power to the Unions they are diversified. Personally I believe non union companies are probably alot more diversified and all are better off without Union organizations having more power to influence and intimidate your votes. The issue at hand is called The Employee Free Choice act…go look it up and tell me what you think. My personal opinion is it won’t be good for employees, just the unions. And last I checked we were all entitled to our own opinions.
Posted by: conf1689 | October 27, 2008, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm
Then I guess it’s a shame that one wasn’t nominated to run for office. We are left with a choice between an intelligent rational leader who is a constitutional law expert or Dumb and Dumber.
Concerned American, I would submit that you are not intellectually capable of being a concerned American. This candidate you support, otherwise known as the ‘Empty Suit’, along with his cronies, should scare the living h… out of you. Obviously you’re not that bright. You are the epitome of the “Dumbing Down of America” and I pity you.
Posted by: Retired USAF Colonel | October 27, 2008, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm
Where’s the birth certificate? Why have Obama’s birth certificate records been sealed by Kenyan govt and recently by Governor of Hawaii? Why does the Kenyan govt have anything to seal? Was he really born in Kenya like his Kenyan grandmother claims (she said she was there)? Why did Obama and his sister both give different answers when asked which hospital in Hawaii he was born in?
What does Obama have to hide about his past? Was is father really his childhood mentor (Frank) communist Frank Marshall Davis as claimed by Andy Mrtin recently investigating Obama in Hawaii? This could be easily solved by having Obama release his real birth certificate (the fake ones didn’t cut it Barack).
WAKE UP America!
Posted by: WakeUpAmerica | October 27, 2008, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm
Gashing of the teeth,
- Obama proposes to increase the top individual income tax rate by 13% and the second individual income tax rate by 10%.
– Obama proposes to increase the capital gains tax rate by 33%.
– Obama proposes to increase the tax rate on dividends by 33%.
– Obama proposes to raise the top payroll tax rate by between 16%-32%.
– Obama proposes a new payroll tax on employers to help pay for national health insurance.
– Obama proposes to reinstate the death tax, which is being phased out under current law, with a new top marginal tax rate of 45%.
– Obama proposes tax increases for corporations as well, such as the windfall profits tax on oil companies.
– Obama’s protectionist trade policies even suggest higher tariff taxes.
While Obama focuses his rhetoric on raising taxes on the rich, he has voted to raise taxes on the middle class in voting for Democrat party budgets that would let the Bush tax cuts expire.
(1) Businesses will just pass their tax increases onto the Middle Class by increasing the cost of their products and services and/or by laying off people.
Obama is planning on increasing corporate taxes from 35% to 39.5%. Also, 60% of small businesses have gross incomes over $250,000. Obama is talking about gross income by the way and over the weekend changed the amount to $200,000.
(2) Obama is planning to increase the cost of energy via his draconian carbon taxes that will increase the cost of gasoline, fuel oil, coal and all oil based products like plastics, etc. which will impact everyone including the
Middle Class.
McCain’s carbon taxes are not as draconian as Obama’s plus the fact, McCain plans to use Congress to hammer out the details so you and I will have a say in the ultimate outcome whereas Obama knows that the public will not accept his proposed higher taxes on energy so he plans to by pass Congress and use Presidential edicts to make to increase the unpopular taxes.
(3) Obama will increase capital gains and dividend taxes which will increase the taxes of anyone who saves or invests.
* If you make more than $250K, yes and 60% of small businesses fall into that catagory.
(4) The Wall Street Journal documented the fact that Obama’s massive government spending programs cannot be paid for by increasing the taxes of the so called rich or cutting government spending. When confronted with this fact the Obama campaign stated that the difference will be made up with “additional measures as necessary” translation HIGHER TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS.
The article I am referring to was in the October 24 edition of the Wall Street Journal and did not reference McCain. McCain is planning to put a freeze on government spending, decrease everyones taxes including business and corporate taxes which will stimulate growth and new jobs and bring in more government revenue. Obama has already made clear that the purpose of his higher taxes is to “spread the wealth” not grow the economy. When confronted with the fact lower corporate taxes were proven to bring in more government revenue Obama said he did not care he was more interested in “economic justice”.
(5) Obama has constantly flipped flopped on his tax policies, his health care policies, his Iraq policies, etc etc. So anyone who thinks Obama will keep his promise to reduce the taxes of the Middle Class is very naive. Just look at the above items and you can already see that Obama cannot possible keep any of his promises.
Obama’s flip flops:
Obama is against nuclear power than he is for nuclear power?
Obama is for gun control than he is against gun control?
Obama is for public financing than he is against public financing
Obama is against NAFTA than he is for NAFTA than he is against NAFTA?
Obama is for single payer health care than Obama is against single payer health care?
Obama is for Iraq troop withdrawal than Obama is against Iraq troop withdrawal than Obama is for?
Obama is against welfare reform than Obama is for welfare reform?
And so on and so on and so on.
Posted by: sara | October 27, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
– Concerned American I forgot to ask. What issues are you basing your vote for Obama on? –
If you have read any of my many posts, you would know.
1) Taxes. Trickle down has proven throughout history to have failed. Obamas tax plan will provide an greater economic stimulus by reducing the tax burden on the middle class. Giving large tax breaks simply shifts the burden down to the middle class and does little to spur the economy. That is one reason former fed chairman Volker supports Obamas tax plan, and why Greenspan has come out and said he does not support McCains tax proposals.
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/
2) Superior health plan. Obamas health plan will get more Americans insured and be more efficient at doing so. In addition, it will further stimulate the economy by saving companies an estimated $140 billion annually as well as injecting more insured patients (47% of currently uninsured as opposed to 7% under McCain at peak). McCains health plan, like his tax plan, simply favors the wealthy and would cause more Americans to lose insurance.
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/pm126
3) Foreign relations. McCains unilateral foreign relations stance that mirrors that of Bush will do little good in restoring our relationships with foreign allies. It is no wonder that the vast majority of the World is looking forward to Obama taking office for just that reason. It is the same reason that many who know McCain will tell you that he does not have the temperment to be president due to his shoot first ask questions later policy stance. As former supreme commander of NATO, General Wes Clark has said: ““If you don’t think John McCain is just as dangerous in the White House as George W. Bush, think again.” and ““McCain will not reverse the foreign policy mistakes of George Bush. He is content to leave us in Iraq, saying it’d be ‘fine by me’ if we were in Iraq for another 100 years. He is rash on using military force with Iran. He overplays the military card and doesn’t seem to appreciate that the real strength of the nation lies in our economy and in our values.”
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Wes_Clark:_McCain_As_Dang/2008/02/15/72949.html
4) Intelligence. I’m a firm believer that the best and brightest should be elevated to leadership. He has demonstrated that he also brings the ability to act in a controlled and rational manor. This one is a slam dunk for Obama. And in terms of foreign relations, again, this is one of his strong points.
5) Constitutional Law Expert. Given how the current administration has run all over our Constitution, I’m beginning to think neither has ever read the Constitution. Even now, we have the VP saying that he does not consider that position as part of the executive branch. I’m a firm believer in constitutional rights, and since the primary function of the President is to execute and uphold the law, this is a big plus (and one of the reasons 24 of our former presidents were lawyers).
6) Other various policies. I think Obamas energy policy with a faster shift towards alternative energy is a better way to go than sinking more money into an existing infrastructure that we are trying to move away from. I am pro-choice and don’t believe that the government should have the right to tell a woman what she can or cannot do (within reason). I am a firm believer in equal rights. There are others..
Shall I continue?
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
Update America:
The Real Culprits In This Meltdown
INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY is an unbias and Well Respected BUSINESS DAILY
Big Government: Barack Obama and Democrats blame the historic financial turmoil on the market. But if it’s dysfunctional, Democrats during the Clinton years are a prime reason for it.
Obama in a statement yesterday blamed the shocking new round of subprime-related bankruptcies on the free-market system, and specifically the “trickle-down” economics of the Bush administration, which he tried to gig opponent John McCain for wanting to extend.
But it was the Clinton administration, obsessed with multiculturalism, that dictated where mortgage lenders could lend, and originally helped create the market for the high-risk subprime loans now infecting like a retrovirus the balance sheets of many of Wall Street’s most revered institutions.
Tough new regulations forced lenders into high-risk areas where they had no choice but to lower lending standards to make the loans that sound business practices had previously guarded against making. It was either that or face stiff government penalties.
The untold story in this whole national crisis is that President Clinton put on steroids the Community Redevelopment Act, a well-intended Carter-era law designed to encourage minority homeownership. And in so doing, he helped create the market for the risky subprime loans that he and Democrats now decry as not only greedy but “predatory.”
Yes, the market was fueled by greed and overleveraging in the secondary market for subprimes, vis-a-vis mortgaged-backed securities traded on Wall Street. But the seed was planted in the ’90s by Clinton and his social engineers. They were the political catalyst behind this slow-motion financial train wreck.
And it was the Clinton administration that mismanaged the quasi-governmental agencies that over the decades have come to manage the real estate market in America.
As soon as Clinton crony Franklin Delano Raines took the helm in 1999
at Fannie Mae, for example, he used it as his personal piggy bank, looting it for a total of almost $100 million in compensation by the time he left in early 2005 under an ethical cloud.
Other Clinton cronies, including Janet Reno aide Jamie Gorelick, padded their pockets to the tune of another $75 million.
Raines was accused of overstating earnings and shifting losses so he
and other senior executives could earn big bonuses.
In the end, Fannie had to pay a record $400 million civil fine for SEC and other violations, while also agreeing as part of a settlement to make changes in its accounting procedures and ways of managing risk. But it was too little, too late. Raines had reportedly steered Fannie Mae business to subprime giant Countrywide Financial, which was saved from bankruptcy by Bank of America.
At the same time, the Clinton administration was pushing Fannie and
her brother Freddie Mac to buy more mortgages from low-income households.
The Clinton-era corruption, combined with unprecedented catering to affordable-housing lobbyists, resulted in today’s nationalization of both Fannie and Freddie, a move that is expected to cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars.
And the worst is far from over. By the time it is, we’ll all be paying for Clinton’s social experiment, one that Obama hopes to trump with a whole new round of meddling in the housing and jobs markets. In fact, the social experiment Obama has planned could dwarf both the Great Society and New Deal in size and scope.
There’s a political root cause to this mess that we ignore at our peril. If we blame the wrong culprits, we’ll learn the wrong lessons. And taxpayers will be on the hook for even larger bailouts down the road.
But the government-can-do-no-wrong crowd just doesn’t get it. They won’t acknowledge the law of unintended consequences from well-meaning, if misguided, acts.
Obama and Democrats on the Hill think even more regulation and more
interference in the market will solve the problem their policies helped cause. For now, unarmed by the historic record, conventional wisdom is buying into their blame-business-first rhetoric and bigger- government solutions.
While government arguably has a role in helping low-income folks buy a home, Clinton went overboard by strong-arming lenders with tougher and tougher regulations, which only led to lenders taking on hundreds of billions in subprime bilge.
Market failure? Hardly. Once again, this crisis has government’s
fingerprints all over it.
INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY is an Unbias and Well Respected BUSINESS DAILY.
Posted by: Update America | October 27, 2008, 11:35 pm 11:35 pm
Sara, you are wrong on every point.. please cite references for you ‘claims’..
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
I’m putting my country first – and voting for Obama. I don’t care how much sleaze McCain dredges up this last week – I’ve had enough of Bush, Rove, McCain, and that whole disgraceful gang. They’ve practically ruined this country, and lost my vote.
Posted by: Meduim | October 27, 2008, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm
and god help america if obama takes office and something happens to his demise and its found aka whitey did it.
…the blacks will go on a killing rampage in this country and it will be HISTORY,
IT WONT MATTER IF YOU VOTED FOR OBAMA OR NOT….your white, there black…your in there sights…YOUR DEAD!
and there will stand jeremiah wright among others black leaders agging it on.
Posted by: messenger | October 27, 2008, 11:39 pm 11:39 pm
It is clear Obama is more interested in “spreading the wealth” and “distribution of wealth” than he is in growing the economy. We do not need a guy with socialist tendencies in the White House during an economic downturn. Even Europe is seeing the light and reducing their corporate taxes in order to stimulate their economy. Obama is proposing the opposite.
Posted by: Tim | October 27, 2008, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
– The issue at hand is called The Employee Free Choice act… –
I have, and you claimed that it would cause an open ballot vote.
That is incorrect. One part of that legislation is:
H.R.866 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Have you actually read the bill or are you just going on what you have ‘heard’?
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Search for S.1041
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm
My ancestors were Cherokee and they were kicked out of their homes and made to walk to Oklahoma (Trail of Tears). Many died along the way. Many of us have tragic pasts but you need to think about the future.
Many Americans today have no ties to slavery since they immigrated in the 1900s or later. Some have their own tragic stories. Think of what the Jewish people had to endure around World War II.
It makes me sad to think we may soon have a First Lady with as big a chip on her shoulder as you seem to have. Rev Wright does bring that out in people.
Posted by: LetItGo | October 27, 2008, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
I don’t know who wrote the last message with my name attached to it but I assure you I did not! They had better stop it now because that is identity theft and I will not hesitate to file charges against them when I find out who they are!
Posted by: carlyonsue | October 27, 2008, 11:43 pm 11:43 pm
– It is clear Obama is more interested in “spreading the wealth” and “distribution of wealth” than he is in growing the economy. –
So please explain how taking money from the middle class and giving it to the wealthy is any different?
And as a bonus, please explain how trickle down taxation grows the economy.. history has shown that it does not, and simply raises the deficit and national debt along with unemployment.
Sustained deficit spending leads to recession.. guess where we are now?
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm
As an American, I wish to thank all members of the Negro race who have ancestors dating back to the beginning of the USA in the earliest of times when slaves were used for work purposes in the fields of America. America as we know it owes everything we have to all of these deceased people, for without them, we would not have a country. From these poor slaves, our country became rich. Their blood, sweat and tears made it all possible. Then I wish to thank all the people who have died in all wars, no matter if they were Negro,Asian,Native/Aboriginal/Caucasian…no matter what race.
The slaves were cheaper to feed, and easier to teach then oxen. That is why they were used. They were mistreated and all those who did it are now burning in hell.
But that is over, except for the slavery that continues in our country.
The slavery of the mind.
Yes, I know that some Russian and Asian women are in the sex slave trade in our country, but we are trying to help them.
I am talking about 0bama and Saul Alinsky and how they have fooled you into believing the crap 0bama is swilling.
0bama is just a minor player. He is the puppet. He is not the puppeteer. YOU DO NOT want to meet the puppeteer.
0bama doesn’t know his arse from a hole in the ground and neither does 0biden. These dudes are a couple of losers. We all know it. But the enema-media will not tell you the truth, and most people cannot even spell, let alone understand the truth when it flys in the face of lies coming out of the 0sama0bama’s mouf.
Wake up America.
Ya’ll better take your last paychecks and go buy some provisions. Ammunition is going up 500%. Soon it will be too expensive to hunt here in Michigan.
Oh, by the way. Have you ever heard of Michigan? Have you seen what the radical Libs have done to our state?
Do you know what it is like to live on nothin’?
Get used to it, because that is exactly what is coming. By the way, read this a weep:
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=309998514066924
Bub byee
Posted by: Patriot Diva | October 27, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm
Update America:
The real reasons for the large corporations moving out of America and moving to Canada, Mexico and the Far East: Unions winning big wage and benefit packages and American companies paying high taxes.
Big business needs to be competitive with the rest of the world. When unions call for big wage increases and big benefit packages, America can NOT compete with the rest of the world.
Obama’s financial programs will bring down the final curtain on America.
Posted by: Update America | October 27, 2008, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm
Now matter how Obama and his media friends try to hide it, the truth comes out.
Obama shameless relation with his ex pastor and his anti American rantings cannot be brushed away.
Posted by: Greg h | October 27, 2008, 11:54 pm 11:54 pm
– Obama’s financial programs will bring down the final curtain on America. –
Funny, since you cite unions as the reason for businesses moving jobs overseas in your rant above..
PS: Obama will save companines an estimated $140 Billion annually in tax savings, and will not change corporate tax rates. Currently, most large companies only pay around 15-18% anyway due to loopholes in the tax structure.
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:56 pm 11:56 pm
– Obama’s financial programs will bring down the final curtain on America. –
Go to a dictionary and look up logical fallacy.. bonus: find “guilt by association”.
Doesn’t work in debating 101, doesn’t work in the real world.. except on those ignorant enough to fall for it.
Posted by: Concerned American | October 27, 2008, 11:58 pm 11:58 pm
Does Obama have NPD?
September 30, 2008
The 2008 presidential election in America is the most crucial election in this country’s history, not because the issues are that critical but because of Sen. Barack Obama. The Democratic presidential candidate’s language, posture and demeanor suggest that he may suffer from narcissistic personality disorder, or NPD. NPD is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration and a lack of empathy. The following are some of the symptoms of NPD that can be seen in Sen. Obama:
He subtly misrepresents facts, opportunistically shifts positions, ignores data that conflict with his fantasy world, is overly confident and acts presidential despite commensurate merits and his modest life achievements, considers himself above the law, talks about himself in the third person, has a messianic vision of himself and his “mission,” displays false modesty while often evincing haughtiness, sublimates aggression, holds grudges and behaves as an eternal adolescent. These are narcissistic traits as seen in Sen. Obama by Dr. Sam Vaknin. The author of “The Malignant Self Love,” Vaknin states, “Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist.”
NPD is the prime disorder experienced by all the madmen of history – from Hitler to Stalin, Mao, Kim, Pol Pot, Osama, Khomeini, Saddam and Idi Amin. These men wreaked havoc and killed millions. They looked normal. Few suspected their insanity until it was too late.
Obama shares something else with these infamous narcissists: a chaotic childhood. One determining factor in the development of NPD is childhood abuse, such as the neglecting of his or her emotional needs.
Pathological narcissism is not run-of-the-mill narcissism – someone with a hedonistic or self-centered sense of self – but rather someone with a very weak sense of self. A child who feels inferior, due to real or perceived social rejection, will try to compensate his feeling of inferiority by a subconscious neurotic mechanism, which the pioneering psychiatrist Alfred Adler coined “Superiority Complex.”
Such a person compensates his devalued and injured self with puffery, pomposity and by projecting a false image of majesty and authority. He retreats into a bubble universe of fantasy, in which he is loved, respected and omnipotent. All children create such a fantasy world. Narcissists simply don’t leave it. Since, due to their extreme feeling of inferiority, they don’t fit in the real world, they refuge into this bubble world of fantasy and never get out. This world of pretence becomes to them as real as the real world, to the point that they can’t tell the difference. When Obama acts presidential, he is simply acting out his childhood fantasy of omnipotence and grandeur. Emotionally, he is still a hurt little boy neglected and unloved, in the body and mind of a grown up man.
Narcissists have the emotional maturity of a child, or even an animal, but the intellect of a man. They feel like a beast, but think like a human. What makes narcissists dangerous is their lack of conscience, combined with their superior intelligence and their superb performance ability that fool many. They are predators that outsmart you.
To a narcissist, reality and fantasy are intertwined. He does not just pretend to be omnipotent, omniscient and superior to others; he actually believes it to be so. His delusions of grandiosity are real to him. That is why Obama acts presidential, despite his nugatory life achievements, lack of experience and complete ignorance in economic, political and military matters, as his flip-flopping shows. Obama is a cipher, but in his mind and those of his worshipers, such as Oprah Winfrey, he is “the One,” the messiah who holds the key to all human sufferings.
Narcissism is not just a character flaw, but a mental disorder. Pathological narcissists are dangerous because they look normal and they are intelligent, when in reality they live in a bubble world of fantasy. It is this incoherence, this disjunction between reality and fantasy that makes them overly confident, self-assured and authoritative.
Narcissists disguise their feeling of inferiority by projecting unusual calmness, confidence, assertiveness, dominance and focus, and almost always possess superb thespian, communication and oratorical skills. These are traits that make one charismatic and attract a stampede of votaries like flies to sugar. Narcissists are needy people who crave attention. They develop these skills and act them out with regal exquisiteness to attract love, respect and admiration. They are performers, actors, slick chameleons.
Sadly, all the grace, exuberance, equanimity, charm, positive energy and magnetism that narcissists project, are pretence. They have the same function that the Styrofoam Greek columns at the Democratic National Convention had – to impress. The world of the narcissist is the magical world of smoke and mirrors. He is an illusionist.
NPD, and people’s lack of understanding of it, has made it possible for many insane individuals to rise to the pinnacles of power. It is to this disorder that we owe most of the carnage of history.
When the Bible describes Satan, it gives a textbook definition of narcissism. Narcissists are charming, charismatic, intelligent, persuasive, but deceitful and ruthless. They can seduce multitudes.
When World War II ended and its horrors became known, the world said, “Never Again.” “Never Again” can only work if we choose our leaders wisely. Once a madman is in power, it is already too late.
In an article entitled “Understanding Obama: The Making of a Fuhrer,” I have shown many narcissistic traits that can be observed in Sen. Obama. Should the senator have NPD, all issues in this election would pale in comparison to what is at stake.
Imagine someone with the mindset of Hitler, Khomeini or Kim Jong-il in the White House, with Congress and Senate at his feet. Can you think of a more dreadful scenario?
In the case of Hitler, the only issue that really mattered was his sanity. Instead, the Germans were hoodwinked by his charisma, his oratorical skill and his vacuous promises of change. They paid a hefty price for their negligence. Shouldn’t we learn from their mistakes?
It makes no sense that cops and pilots should be required to take psychiatric evaluation prior to being trusted with a gun or an aircraft, whereas there is no such requirement for those aspiring to run a country and be commander in chief, in charge of weapons of mass destruction.
It is time for the people of the world to demand that those who want to become head of any country submit to rigorous mental checkups. Millions of lives depend on the sanity of these leaders. If the physical health of presidential candidates is important, how much more important is their mental health?
There is no basis upon which to assume Obama would become a murderous tyrant, but there are a number of disturbing traits he shares with murderous world leaders that are worrisome. He can dispel our fears by submitting to a mental checkup.
In the spirit of fairness, I am asking all candidates to submit to this test. Psychiatric evaluation for leaders seeking positions of authority must become mandatory in all countries. Without it we are playing Russian roulette with war and our lives. Imagine how many millions of lives would have been spared only in the last century if aspiring leaders were screened and madmen barred from gaining power.
If you agree this is a vital issue, which transcends all other issues, whatever your political affiliation, I urge you to please sign this petition (follow link below) and invite others to do the same. If enough people become concerned about Sen. Obama’s mental health, they may think twice before casting their votes for him.
Knowledge is Power. Power be with you.
Follow URL to see Petition to US Congress:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=76552
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 12:00 am 12:00 am
middle eastern countries…cannot donate to presidential campaign funds….sooooooooooooooooo?????
this does not stop them from
sending millions of dollars to abc,cbs,nbc,cnn for what is called positive publicity.
its happening everyday !
its a conspiracy to BUY the whitehouse thru the media.
with enough banana’s[money] you can teach a monkey[news networks] to do anything!
Posted by: messenger | October 28, 2008, 12:01 am 12:01 am
About time Rev. Wright get’s reintroduced to America. Clearly, Rev. Wright, Michelle and Barack Obama hate this country and would love nothing better than turn this country into the United States of Socialist America. Donate all you can to goptrust.com!!! PA, FL and OH will now become red states!!! Let’s play this ad everyday in every market in the country for the next 8 days!!! Down with Hussein Obama!!!
Posted by: ImpeachObama | October 28, 2008, 12:01 am 12:01 am
Natasha! Welcome back.. they are still waiting for your phone call..
1-800-225-5324
Posted by: Concerned American | October 28, 2008, 12:04 am 12:04 am
Update America:
Obama has proposed effective tax increases of 20% or more in the two top income-tax rates, phasing out the personal exemptions and all itemized deductions for top earners, as well as raising their tax rates.
He wants a 33% increase in the tax rates on capital gains and dividends, an increase of 16% to 32% in the top payroll tax rate, reinstatement of the death tax with a 45% top rate, and a new payroll tax on employers estimated at 7% to help finance his health insurance plan. He’s also contending for higher tariffs under his protectionist policies.
Finally, he would increase corporate taxes by 25%, though American businesses already face the second-highest marginal tax rates in the industrialized world, thus directly harming manufacturing and job creation while weakening demand for the dollar.
Obama argues disingenuously that his tax increases would only affect higher-income workers and “corporate fat cats.” But it is precisely these top marginal tax rates that control incentives for savings, investment, entrepreneurship, business expansion, jobs and economic growth. While he wants to tax the rich, the burden will fall on the poor and the middle class.
In their new book, “The End of Prosperity,” Art Laffer, Steve Moore and Peter Tanous argue that the threat of this tax tsunami is already destabilizing our financial markets and causing capital flight from America.
Obama: The Final Curtain For American Jobs and Business.
Posted by: Update America | October 28, 2008, 12:04 am 12:04 am
Update America:
The American economy was in shambles when Reagan entered office in 1981. Inflation had soared by 25% over the prior two years, unemployment was heading toward 10%, the prime interest rate hit 21%, poverty was on a 33% upswing and real family income had decreased by almost 10% due to the stagflation of the late 1970s.
Reagan cut the top income-tax rate from 70% to 50%, adopted an additional 25% across-the-board rate cut and sliced capital gains taxes in half. The 1986 tax reform left us with just two tax rates of 15% and 28%. Reagan slashed spending growth, lowered tariffs, reduced regulatory burdens and promoted anti-inflation monetary policies.
The result, the authors explain, was actually a 25-year, noninflationary economic boom, with only two brief, mild recessions in 1990 and 2001. “We call this period, 1982-2007, the 25-year boom — the greatest period of wealth creation in the history of the planet,” they write. “Adjusting for inflation, more wealth was created in America in the 25-year boom than in the previous 200 years.”
By 1989, the economy had grown by almost one-third, the equivalent of adding the entire economy of West Germany to our U.S. economy. In 1984 alone, real economic growth boomed by 6.8%, the highest in 50 years. Nearly 20 million new jobs were created in the 1980s, increasing U.S. civilian employment by almost 20%. Unemployment fell to 5.3% by 1989.
Spectacularly, inflation was slashed to 3.2% by 1983. The prime rate fell to 6.25% by 1992, even though opponents had argued that Reagan’s tax cuts would increase interest rates. Family income reversed its decline, poverty reversed its rise and tax revenues actually doubled.
Obama: The Final Curtain For American Jobs and Business.
Posted by: Update America | October 28, 2008, 12:07 am 12:07 am
– Obama: The Final Curtain For American Jobs and Business. –
Gee, where have we heard that before? Oh, yea, when Clinton was elected and he wanted to implement his ‘radical’ tax plan.
In my best GWB voice: “Bring it on”!!!
Posted by: Concerned American | October 28, 2008, 12:08 am 12:08 am
I know Rev. Wright, hence I know better then to judge him by a hatefully and deceptively crafted caricature. I am neither a racist nor an America hater, nor is he. He is a loving man who loves God and this country. He is a giving man. He is a highly educated and intellectual man who wants the best for us all. He wants us to be all that God would have us to be. It’s sad that he has been horribly portrayed and used as a political pawn in what has been a very nasty campaign. The talking point is that Obama listened to Wright speak of hate for 20 years, when the questionable old sound bites were probably not even 20 seconds. Rev. Wright is a man after God’s own heart and God will have the last word on all of this! Obama will prevail!
Posted by: Joy | October 28, 2008, 12:12 am 12:12 am
and who was the president leading up to reagan…umm o yaa…demOcrat peanut head jimmy i cant get the terroist to release the iranian hostages Carter.
Posted by: messenger | October 28, 2008, 12:15 am 12:15 am
joy …your an idiot
let one whitey say anything from 20 seconds ago to 200 years ago that said the N word…and all hell breaks loose….
SO DONT say…he said it but didnt mean it !
HE DAM DID !
Posted by: messenger | October 28, 2008, 12:19 am 12:19 am
Update America:
Many big company plants closed and Dana Corporation lost jobs to Canada. The Dana Reading, Pennsylvania plant closed because the union wages and benefits were the direct cause of jobs going to Canada. The people of Canada welcomed the Dana Corporation jobs from America. Dana Corporation finally emerged from bankruptcy. Guess what? Their Korean plant is doing fine. The huge property that once belong to Dana Corporation in Reading, Pennsylvania is for sale with Dana never to return from Korea or any other foreign country. Thank You Unions for the lose of American Jobs.
Posted by: Update America | October 28, 2008, 12:19 am 12:19 am
‘ No, no, no, God damn America, that’s in the Bible for killing innocent people, God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme.”
Posted by: TheRev | October 28, 2008, 12:29 am 12:29 am
The right wing nut jobs will shoot McCain in the foot with this TV ad.
Don’t think for a moment that Obama does not have the counter to this ad ready to go.
Yes, it is true that racists and/or McCain-Palin devotees love this ad. These are the same people who still think that WMDs are hidden in Iraq and Bush is a great president.
The Ayers BS did not work and neither will this ad. People are tired of the negative campaigning. The good news is that the Republicans will have four years to regroup and learn from their mistakes. Then Palin can run against Obama in 2012.
I will be dancing in the streets when Obama reaches 270 electoral votes. However, I do regret the divisive tone of the McCain campaign that will only make it harder for America to get back to it’s former greatness.
Posted by: Dave | October 28, 2008, 12:36 am 12:36 am
President Obama, Joe (Gaffe) Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Frank, Dodd, Reid; what a cast of characters for a horror movie. Too bad election day isn’t October 31st!!
Happy Holloween all you liberals!!!!
Posted by: Pee Vee, Long Island
————————————
Speaking of Holloween…Oh! Those haunting memories…
“Let’s vote for change. Let’s undo what we did in 2006.” !!!
*************
The Last Two Years
By Randall Hoven
The Obama/Biden ticket’s entire campaign theme is based on “the last eight years.” Maybe we should really look at “the last two years,” or the time period when both the House and the Senate were run by Democrats.
In December 2006, after six years of Bush and the last month before the Democrats took over both houses of the national legislature, a snapshot of our economy looked like this.
Unemployment stood at 4.4%.
Real GDP growth over the previous four years (under a Republican President, House and Senate) averaged 3% per year.
A gallon of regular gasoline cost $2.30.
The S&P 500 stock index stood at 1418, or 84% above its post-911 low and more than 7% higher than when Bush took office.
Every year of Bush’s Presidency, real (inflation-adjusted) disposable income per person went up. By the end of 2006, the average person was making 9% more in real terms than before Bush became President .
If you recall, that 2006 election was considered a referendum on Iraq. The people wanted change, so they threw out the Republicans and replaced them with Democrats. Welcome Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.
Here is how they handled Iraq once in office: Harry Reid told us that the Iraq war was “lost” and the surge was not “accomplishing anything.” Senator Obama introduced legislation that would have prevented the surge and would have taken all US troops out of Iraq by March 2008 (that would be seven months ago, as you read this) .
Were they right?
Barack Obama now admits that “the surge succeeded.” So much for that change. And as the surge succeeded, Congress’s approval ratings plummeted. The latest CBS/New York Times poll has it at 12%, well less than half of the already low level it stood at when the Republican Congress was being tossed out in 2006.
The Democratic Congress did a great job, if what you’re looking for in a Congress is continual investigation of Republicans. Did the White House out CIA agent Valerie Plame? No, it was the anti-White House Richard Armitage at State, but Congress investigated anyway. Did Alberto Gonzalez, with White House urging, fire nine prosecutors for political reasons? Probably not, and it wouldn’t be a crime anyway, but Congress investigated, and is still investigating. Did the CIA, under orders from the White House, “torture” prisoners? No evidence of that yet, but Congress is on the case.
What Congress would not investigate was anything about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In fact, they fought against such investigations and cast aspersions against anyone who would even doubt the soundness of those institutions. Here is what Barney Frank said:
These two entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.
You can also see on this video
( http://vodpod.com/watch/1038839-dems-refuse-to-reform-freddie-fannie-in-2004-video ) how Democrats treated the regulators trying to reign in Fannie and Freddie.
But now we know what happened. Fannie and Freddie were run corruptly and ineptly and went bankrupt. Their $1.5 trillion portfolios had to be rescued by the government this year. Franklin Raines, the Clinton-appointed CEO of Fannie Mae who was vigorously defended by Congressional Democrats, was sued by government regulators for cooking the books to the tune of $10 billion to increase his own bonuses to the tune of tens of millions. He settled his suit for an estimated $25 million.
On the other hand, here is what the New York Times had to say in 2003 .
The Bush administration is rightly pushing for the Treasury Department to regulate the two giants, along with the network of federal home loan banks. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide financing to lenders by creating a secondary market for mortgages. All told, these two institutions’ debt portfolio exceeds more than $1.5 trillion. Their current regulator is ill equipped to keep tabs on Freddie’s and Fannie’s sophisticated hedging strategies and the other financial moves they use to manage their huge investments.
And here is what John McCain said on the Senate floor:
For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac… I join as a cosponsor of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, S. 190, to underscore my support for quick passage of GSE regulatory reform legislation. If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole.
So on the big things, the surge in Iraq and the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that led to our recent financial mess, the Democrats were wrong. Dead wrong. One hundred eighty degrees out wrong.
On the other hand, who supported the surge? George W. Bush and John McCain.
Who tried to strengthen the oversight and regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? George W. Bush and John McCain.
In the case of the surge, Bush and McCain got their way. The result? Apparent victory in Iraq, a country that is now a democracy, at peace with its neighbors, no longer a WMD threat, no longer a terrorist sanctuary, and no longer filling hundreds of mass graves with hundreds of thousands of its own citizens.
In the case of Fannie and Freddie, Bush and McCain did not get their way – Barney Frank did. The result? The failure of Fannie and Freddie, law suits against their executives and the spark that sent banks failing and stocks falling across the globe to the point of threatening a Great Depression.
Let’s vote for change. Let’s undo what we did in 2006.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/the_last_two_years.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 12:39 am 12:39 am
how many of you are more concern about these stupid tactics than there possibly being a continuation of bush policies? barack obama will be our next president. now we can be just as ignorant as the republicans and say they had something to do with that plot to kill obama.
Posted by: .mary. | October 28, 2008, 12:40 am 12:40 am
All the GOP’s have is slander and slime.
Democrats could easily pull out this stuff….Songbird, witch doctor and more. Plays to the uniformed and ignorant. I will vote for vision and future with Barack Obama!
Posted by: JWHL | October 28, 2008, 12:40 am 12:40 am
Concerned American You are wrong on every point.
1) Taxes. Obama’s socialist tax policies have failed throughout history. Increasing the taxes of the job producers will “trickle down” poverty to every one via higher prices and job cuts. Keep in mind that Obama is also talking about tax refunds for people who have not earned the income, which are not tax cuts. Obama will increase the tax burden on the Middle Class with his higher dividend,capital gains and energy taxes. What we are really talking about is capitalism vs socialism and if you want a lower standard of living than I guess Obama is your guy because Obama has made it clear that he believes in the precepts of socialism and the redistribution of wealth.
2) Superior health plan. McCain’s health plan will get more Americans insured and almost everyone will do better under McCain’s plan. so.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122506862956370705.html Anytime government is involved in anything costs go up and the service is rationed. This will be especially true under Obama’s plan of covering the health care cost of illegal aliens which everyone will have to pay for. As the demand goes up, health care will have to be rationed and quality and access will go down. A friend of mine from Canada had to wait month for the removal of a gall bladder. She suffered the entire time and had to take pain medication. That’s what will happen to all of us if Obama get his way. Not only that, Obama has not said what “fines” he will charge businesses who can’t afford to provide the coverage he is dictating.
http://www.theadvocates.org/freeman/8903lemi.html
3) Foreign relations. Obama’s foreign relations plan in a nutshell. negotiate, equivacate , capitulate. That is why Biden warned everyone that an inexperienced Obama would be tested by our enemies just like President Kennedy was. Biden went on to say that the public would not support whatever Obama did. Which sounds like Biden thinks Obama does not have what it takes to make a good decision. Obama has said so many stupid thing on foreign relations, like, for example, he would sit down with Iran “unconditionally” for talks. Obama tried to wiggle his way out of this but it is on record he said this. Obama tried to justify his
“unconditional meeting” statement by using the Kruscheff Kennedy meeting as an example. Problem is that after Kennedy met with Kruscheff unconditionally we got the Cuban missile crisis and the Berlin Wall went up.
4) Intelligence. I’m a firm believer that the best and brightest should be elevated to leadership. 57 State Obama has said so many stupid things it is a wonder he has any credibility what so ever. Some of Obama’s more glaring gaffes include June 2008, Obama Falsely Claimed His Father Served In World War II:
Obama: “My father served in World War II, and when he came home, he got the services that he needed.” (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At The NALEO Conference, Washington, DC, 6/28/08)
On May 23, Obama Mistakenly Says He’s In “Sunshine” At Rally In Sunrise, Florida
Obama: “How’s it going Sunshine? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everybody. It’s good to be in Sunshine!” (Barack Obama, Campaign Rally, Sunrise, FL, 5/23/08)
* South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “It Wasn’t Clear If Barack Obama Knew Exactly Where He Was Friday Afternoon …” “It wasn’t clear if Barack Obama knew exactly where he was Friday afternoon when he spoke at his mass rally at the BankAtlantic Center. He repeatedly used the term ‘Sunshine’ as a place name rather than ‘Sunrise,’ the city where the arena is located, including, ‘How’s it going Sunshine? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everybody. It’s good to be in Sunshine.’” (“Did Obama Know Where He Was For Sunrise Rally?” South Florida Sun-Sentinel Blog, 5/24/08)
On May 16, Obama Mistakenly Says He’s In Sioux City At Sioux Falls, SD Rally. Obama: “Illinois Sen. Barack Obama started his speech tonight with a gaffe. ‘Thank you Sioux City,’ he said, before realizing his mistake.” (“Obama Starts Speech With Gaffe,” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5/16/08)
“I think that DOMA, the Defense Against Marriage Act, was, was a (sic) unnecessary imposition on what had been the traditional rules governing marriage and how states interact on the issues of marriage.” – Barack Obama, referring to the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA)
5) Constitutional Law Mangler. Obama believes in redistributing the wealth by changing the constitution which he believes is “fatally flawed”. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122515067227674187.html Obama compares US to Nazi Germany.
At about 15:30, Obama compares what was going on in the United States during the time of Brown vs. the Board of Education to … Nazi Germany. Yes, really. Here’s the quote:
Obama: “…just to take a, sort of a realist perspective…there’s a lot of change going on outside of the Court, um, that, that judges essentially have to take judicial notice of. I mean you’ve got World War II, you’ve got uh, uh, uh, the doctrines of Nazism, that, that we are fighting against, that start looking uncomfortably similar to what we have going on, back here at home.”
There you have it. America is close to electing a President that compares his own country to Nazi Germany.
Shall I continue?
Posted by: Tim | October 28, 2008, 12:41 am 12:41 am
oh poo. bush screwed up the entire 8 years. he led america to a seemingly neverending war. trying to blame the dems for their uk up.
Posted by: .mary. | October 28, 2008, 12:43 am 12:43 am
A little love for Obama from…Moscow!!
Unreal! The Rusian Times report that Obama leads McCain 2:1 (!!)
Ahahahahaha!!!!
You got to love him, God love that man, Obama, those Russians love him, man!
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The Russian Obama Effect
The Russian Times
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/371950.htm
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 12:45 am 12:45 am
mccain want to privatize social security. everybody’s elderly parent will have to work then. you should see all those elderly people working in walmarts. some in electric scooters. and i have seen quite a few handicap people working there, too.i blame bush. and if mccain is elected i will continue to blame him.
Posted by: maya | October 28, 2008, 12:49 am 12:49 am
they don’t like palin, even though she can see them from her front porch. she’s so dumb. and mccain is prehistoric
Posted by: maya | October 28, 2008, 12:50 am 12:50 am
“G*d d*amn America” – I am Barack Obama and I approve this message.
Posted by: sensible_001 | October 28, 2008, 12:50 am 12:50 am
Exposed! The Democrats’ Coverup Of The Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Crisis
Dems Refuse to Reform Freddie & Fannie in 2004 (Video)
vodpod.com/watch/1038839-dems-refuse-to-reform-freddie-fannie-in-2004-video
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 12:52 am 12:52 am
The big lie …. Returning corporate tax rates to the same as during the Clinton years will destroy jobs. Americans can only hope that we return to the same prosperity as when Bill Clinton was president.
A little fact to consider … if we don’t create energy independence our economy will be at the mercy of our enemies. Or, we will invade other countries to steal oil. Alternatively, we will fund and develop new technology to free ourselves and create more jobs.
Fifty four percent of our tax dollars already go for defense. Under a McCain administration that number will definitely increase. As conservative commentator Pat Buchanan said, “McCain will make Cheny look like Gandhi.”
Finally, with all of the educational, energy and health issues … wars and national debt … who will pay the bill? Our children and their children?
Or will we face these issues once and for all? Obama has the answer, McCain more of the same … including more wars and debt. And, sitting by while the problems at home are given Katrina like attention. Its time to get America back on track.
Posted by: Dave | October 28, 2008, 12:59 am 12:59 am
Obama WILL INCREASE THE TAXES OF THE MIDDLE CLASS AND IS WILLFULLY LYING TO EVERYONE.Obama will rescind Bush’s tax cuts. What this means for the average middle class family.
For a married family, filing jointly and earning $75,000 a year, this increase will be $3,074. For those making just $50,000, this increase will be $1,512.
Despite Senator Obama’s claim, even struggling American families making just $25,000 a year will see a tax increase — they’ll pay $715 more in 2010 than they did in 2007. Across the board, when the tax cuts lapse, working Americans will see significant increases in their taxes, even if their household income is as low as $25,000. See the tables at the end of this article.
Check this for yourself. Go to http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/ and pull up the 1040 instructions for 2000 and 2007 and go to the tax tables. Based on your 2007 income, check your taxes rates for 2000 and 2007, and apply them to your taxable income for 2007. In 2000 — Senator Obama’s benchmark year — you would have paid significantly more taxes for the income you earned in 2007. The Bush Tax Cuts, which Senator Obama has said he will allow to lapse, saved you money, and without those cuts, your taxes will go back up to the 2000 level. Senator Obama doesn’t call it a “tax increase,” but your taxes under “President” Obama will increase — significantly.
Senator Obama is willfully deceiving you and me when he says that no one making under $250,000 will see an increase in their taxes. If I were keeping score, I’d call that Tax Lie #1.
The next loophole involves the payroll tax that you pay to support the Social Security system. Currently, there is an inflation-adjusted cap, and according to the non-profit Tax Foundation, in 2006 — the most recent year for which tax data is available — only the first $94,700 of an unmarried individual’s earnings were subject to the 12.4 percent payroll tax. However, Senator Obama has proposed lifting that cap, adding an additional 12.4 percent tax on every dollar earned above that cap — and in spite of his promise, impacting all those who earn between $94,700 and $249,999.
By doing this, he plans to raise an additional $1 trillion dollars (another $662.50 out of my pocket — and how much out of yours?) to help fund Social Security. Half of this tax would be paid by employees and half by employers — but employers will either cut the payroll or pass along this tax to their customers through higher prices. Either way, some individual will pay the price for the employer’s share of the tax increase.
However, when challenged to explain how he could eliminate the cap AND not raise taxes on Americans earning under $250,000, Senator Obama suggested on his website that he “might” create a “donut” — an exemption from this payroll tax for wages between $94,700 and $250,000. But that donut would mean he couldn’t raise anywhere near that $1 trillion dollars for Social Security. When this was pointed out, Senator Obama’s “donut plan” was quietly removed from his website.
This “explanation” sounds like another one of those loopholes. If I were keeping score, I’d call this Tax Lie #2.
(updated) Senator Obama has also said that he will raise capital gains taxes from 15 percent to 20 percent. He says he’s aiming at “fat cats” who make above $250,000. However, while only 1 percent of Americans make a quarter-million dollars, roughly 50 percent of all Americans own stock – and while investments that are through IRAs, 401Ks and in pension plans are not subject to capital gains, those stocks in personal portfolios are subject to capital gains, no matter what the owner’s income is. However, according to the US Congress’s Joint Economic Committee Study, “Recent data released by the Federal Reserve shows that nearly half of all U.S. households are stockholders. In the last decade alone, the number of stockholders has jumped by over fifty percent.” This is clear – a significant number of all Americans who earn well under $250,000 a year will feel this rise in their capital gains taxes.
Under “President” Obama, if you sell off stock and earn a $100,000 gain — perhaps to help put your children through college — instead of paying $15,000 in capital gains taxes today, you’ll pay $20,000 under Obama’s plan. That’s a full one-third more, and it applies no matter how much you earn.
No question — for about 50 percent of all Americans, this is Tax Lie #3.
Finally, Senator Obama has promised to raise taxes on businesses — and to raise taxes a lot on oil companies. I still remember Econ-101 — and I own a small business. From both theory and practice, I know what businesses do when taxes are raised. Corporations don’t “pay” taxes — they collect taxes from customers and pass them along to the government. When you buy a hot dog from a 7/11, you can see the clerk add the sales tax, but when a corporation’s own taxes go up, you don’t see it — its automatic — but they do the same thing. They build this tax into their product’s price. Senator Obama knows this. He knows that even people who earn less than $250,000 will pay higher prices — those pass-through taxes — when corporate taxes go up.
No question: this is Tax Lie #4.
There’s not a politician alive who hasn’t be caught telling some minor truth-bender. However, when it comes to raising taxes, there are no small lies. When George H.W. Bush’s “Read my lips — no new taxes” proved false, he lost the support of his base — and ultimately lost his re-election bid.
This year, however, we don’t have to wait for the proof: Senator Obama has already promised to raise taxes, and we can believe him. However, while making that promise, he’s also lied, in at least four significant ways, about who will pay those taxes. If Senator Obama becomes President Obama, when the tax man comes calling, we will all pay the price. And that’s the truth.
Posted by: Tim | October 28, 2008, 1:00 am 1:00 am
Let’s Back Away From Barack
Kathryn Jean Lopez
Friday, October 24, 2008
Janet Jackson sang a pop tune back in the 1980s that contained some good advice that’s relevant to the presidential election this year: “Let’s wait awhile before it’s too late. Let’s wait awhile, before we go too far.” I suggest this catchy number be on every American’s iPod, cell phone — wherever they’ll listen. Everyone remotely susceptible or already intoxicated needs to take a breath and get some distance from the political rapture of Obamamania.
More than a week before Election Day, the Barack Obama camp has moved from campaigning to moving into the White House. It’s already setting up a victory-night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago. And the rhetoric, as always, flows copiously. To a crowd of 35,000 in northern Virginia, Obama recently announced, “I feel like we got a righteous wind at our backs here.”
Across the globe, in a very unrighteous regime, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, seemed to agree. He seconded former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell by endorsing Obama, saying that Iran is leaning toward the Democratic candidate “because he is more flexible and rational.”
The Persian praise came just days after Obama’s running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, warned that an international crisis is guaranteed if Obama becomes president. (With friends like these, Barack … ). Acknowledging what is blindingly obvious — the Illinois senator is untested, unscarred, previously unknown — Biden warned of a coming disaster under an Obama regime. He said, “Mark my words … It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant, 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America … Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”
While the comment didn’t make as much news as, say, Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s shoes, it was a bombshell. It shined a spotlight on Obama’s sketchy record of accomplishment — one that includes his refusal to condemn MoveOn.org’s notorious attack last spring against the former commander of our troops in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus. The comment is even more disturbing than it appears on its surface because it reflects poorly on Biden, as well. Obama supposedly tapped the senator for his vice president because he adds foreign-policy heft to the ticket. But on issue after issue, Biden, a lawmaker for three decades and counting, has been wrong. He helped seal the deal on defeat in Vietnam. He opposed Ronald Reagan as the Great Communicator drove a stake through the heart of the Soviet empire, and he ran toward surrender in Iraq after supporting the deployment of American troops in the first place.
These things, along with Obama’s radical associations — most notably, his friendships with William Ayers, an unrepentant terrorist, and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of “God da** America” fame — should have given Americans pause long before today. But if, in these final days before we head to the polling booths, we take that pause, it’s not too late. We haven’t gone too far. Yet.
Between taking fittings for the coronation, pundits warn that the polls may be inaccurate. Mostly they blame the so-called Bradley effect — named after an unsuccessful black candidate for governor in California. The worry is that non-black voters are uncomfortable with the idea of a black politician but won’t tell pollsters that for fear of being cast as racists. But if Obama doesn’t win on Election Day, it doesn’t mean we’re a nation of closet bigots. It may just mean that Americans took a deep breath and realized that this country can’t gamble on an inexperienced president during a time of war and economic uncertainty.
As Karl Rove recently wrote, “Sen. Obama hasn’t closed the sale.” Given the disturbing open questions about his judgment and readiness, if America takes a moment to sober up from the high of the historic moment, they may not buy on Nov. 4 the bill of spoiled (socialist, recklessly irresponsible, anti-life) goods the Obama-Biden ticket is selling. With Biden’s words in mind, voters may choose to avoid heading into an “international crisis” with an untested leader. And they will have made that choice while there was still time.
http://townhall.com/columnists/KathrynJeanLopez/2008/10/24/lets_back_away_from_barack
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 1:02 am 1:02 am
Natasha,
Ok we get you’re against Obama and his policies. Now explain in the same lengthy fashion why Bush/McCain policies are better since we have and are currently experiencing the utter failure of those policies?
http://sarahpalinexposed.com/
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
Posted by: McCain/Palin = Corporations First | October 28, 2008, 1:21 am 1:21 am
Yes Sir.. this guy got the media figured out!
Ckick here to see photo:
Hilarious!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2678855518_940ea7abb9_o.jpg
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Obama is a “post turtle”
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Texas rancher, who‘s
hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a
conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to
Obama and his bid to be our President.
The old rancher said, ‘Well, ya know, Obama is a ‘post turtle’.’
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a ‘post
turtle’ was.
The old rancher said, ‘When you’re driving down a country road and you
come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a ‘post
turtle’.’
The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face, so he
continued to explain. ‘You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he
doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he is up
there, and you just wonder what kind of a dumb ass put him up there.’
Clinton Democrats for McCain/Palin
http://clintondems.com/2008/06/obama-is-a-post-turtle/
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 1:22 am 1:22 am
Yawn,
Natasha, go away you fake blog plant.
What a phoney
BTW People, Natasha works for ABC as a Blog “animator”. Yup, she’s here to play devil’s advocate and “stir the pot”.
Notice the time she’s here by reading the time stamp of her posts. She’s here 24 hours a day! Or is she???
Hmmm, seems ABC liked the name Natasha so much, other ABC blog staff started using it too!
The media conspiracy!
Posted by: LOL | October 28, 2008, 1:26 am 1:26 am
Yep, Sarah Palin the maverik reformer alright!!!!!
An associated press investigation found Palin curbed bids on the Alaska pipeline to direct contracts to her cronies. Sound familar?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081025/ap_on_el_pr/palin_pipeline
Posted by: McCain/Palin = Corporations First | October 28, 2008, 1:27 am 1:27 am
So Natasha is calling Sarah Palin a post turtle. How sweet!
Posted by: McCain/Palin = Corporations First | October 28, 2008, 1:31 am 1:31 am
Tim,
You should probably stop with the typing unless it’s helping with the fits of depression you must be going through knowing that Obama is going to walk all over that old man on the 4th. I know it’s frustrating but counselors will be available en masse to help all distraught Republicans.
The redistribution of wealth is actually the Earned Income Tax Credit, I hope that you knew that. Let me see, who was it that really brought this redistribution of wealth to the forefront? Thinking…Oh, it was Ronald Reagan and from what I can remember he was a member of the Republican party; wasn’t he?
My understanding of how the health care system works when the government has a hand in it is that required surgeries are done as quickly as possible; elective surgeries take less priority and are moved down the list. Your friend was probably trying an alternative to the surgery; gallstone dissolution by different drugs such as chenodeoxycholic acid ursodeoxycholic acid, methyl tert-butyl ether and ethyl propionate, perhaps a gallbladder flush. I’ve heard that traditional Chinese medicine recommends the use of “Gold Coin Grass (GCG)”. I have family and friends all over Europe and I haven’t heard any complaints.
Foreign Relations. So what would you rather do? Go in guns blazing? It may be okay with an Iraq, a Syria maybe even Mexico. Anyone would be a fool to go up against a Russia, a China, hell China wouldn’t even have to step foot on our soil and they could crush us. Who do you think is helping the United States out with this so called bailout plan? Where is all of this money coming from? The only thing that China need do with us is pull all of their investments out and we are royally screwed, even more so than in the great depression.
Intelligence. Are you kidding? You couldn’t even try to compare the two. I don’t remember Obama ever saying “My fellow prisoners” Obama is head and shoulders smarter than McCain / Palin combined; that’s a no brainer, don’t even have to elaborate.
And speaking of Nazi, Germany. Please do not speak of something of which you obviously know nothing about. George W. Bush, closest thing to a Dictator the United States has ever had. The idiot has done what he’s wanted to do and when he’s wanted to do it. The Iraq war was started by one man and only one man; first with the lie of WMD’s and then when that no longer worked he used Democracy and freedom for the people of Iraq. We had no business going into Iraq when we did, Afghanistan was the primary objective and you see how he screwed that one up.
Shall I continue?
Posted by: watcher | October 28, 2008, 1:42 am 1:42 am
“Natasha, go away you fake blog plant.
blah blah blah…”
Posted by LOL – an Obama dummy poo poo head
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Obama dummy poo poo head…
Go get a dog to make yourself feel like a master!
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 2:02 am 2:02 am
Do you remember an event that happened on 9/11? And an individual by the name of Osama bin Laden? How many of you were stranded in another state or in another country trying to get home? We couldn’t and why? THERE WAS A BAN OF ALL FLIGHTS, remember that?.
US government records show that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents gave personal airport escorts to two prominent Saudi families who fled the US, while several other Saudis were allowed to leave the country without first being interviewed.”
The information was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit lodged against the Department of Justice by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group, who gave the information to the New York Times. Although “major passages” of the information were deleted, “the records show that prominent Saudi citizens left the United States on several flights that had not been previously disclosed.”This clearly answers the question posed May 18, 2004, by Alexander Bolton: “Who let the bin Ladens leave U.S.?” In his article, Bolton provided a comprehensive overview of the situation as it was known at the time.
Earlier in the day, September 13, 2001, the FAA “issued a notice that private aviation was banned and that three private planes that had violated the ban had been forced to land by military aircraft,” according to an article published in Vanity Fair. On the afternoon of September 13, 2001, “three Saudi men in their early 20s flew in a Lear jet from Tampa, Fla., to Lexington, Ky., where they boarded a Boeing 747 with Arabic writing on it waiting to take them out of the country.”The flight from Tampa to Lexington, first reported October 2001 in the Tampa Tribune, “was one of several flights that Saudi Arabian citizens took in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001 when the rest of the country was prohibited from flying. Many of the Saudis were members of the Saudi royal family or the bin Laden family. The New York Times “reported that bin Laden family members were driven or flown under FBI supervision to a secret meeting in Texas and then to Washington, from where they left the country when airports were allowed to open Sept. 14, 2001.”Bolton concluded that “close to 140 Saudis left the U.S. days after the attacks, even though 15 of the 19 terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks were Saudi Arabian.”"
So….the question I have for you then is:
Why haven’t more questions been asked about these flights that were cleared to fly and about the individuals that were on those flights? Why hasn’t our illustrious leader, George W. Bush been made accountable to answer these questions? I can’t imagine any of us would believe him if he were to use his pat answer for everything…”It’s a matter of National Security”
So….let’s all play the Guilt by Association game, something that the Republicans seem to be quite good at; kind of like flogging that dead horse over and over.
Since many of the individuals on those flights were Saudi’s and a number of them were family members of Osama bin Laden hence the last name of bin Laden and having been verified as such then it is only safe to assume that they were guilty by association which would have made our leader guilty by association.
Our leader ultimately gave the authority to the FBI to allow these flights to take place.
FBI Directors are appointed by the President of the United States. They must be confirmed by the United States Senate and serve ten-year terms. The current FBI Director is Robert Mueller, who was appointed in 2001 by George W. Bush.”"
So….every single individual (mostly Republicans) that voted for our current leader in the 2000 and 2004 elections would then be guilty by association, OF TERRORISM!
Posted by: Hansi | October 28, 2008, 2:09 am 2:09 am
Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights?
By Orson Scott Card
Editor’s note: Orson Scott Card is a Democrat and a newspaper columnist, and in this opinion piece he takes on both while lamenting the current state of journalism.
An open letter to the local daily paper — almost every local daily paper in America:
I remember reading All the President’s Men and thinking: That’s journalism. You do what it takes to get the truth and you lay it before the public, because the public has a right to know.
This housing crisis didn’t come out of nowhere. It was not a vague emanation of the evil Bush administration.
It was a direct result of the political decision, back in the late 1990s, to loosen the rules of lending so that home loans would be more accessible to poor people. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were authorized to approve risky loans.
What is a risky loan? It’s a loan that the recipient is likely not to be able to repay.
The goal of this rule change was to help the poor — which especially would help members of minority groups. But how does it help these people to give them a loan that they can’t repay? They get into a house, yes, but when they can’t make the payments, they lose the house — along with their credit rating.
They end up worse off than before.
This was completely foreseeable and in fact many people did foresee it. One political party, in Congress and in the executive branch, tried repeatedly to tighten up the rules. The other party blocked every such attempt and tried to loosen them.
Furthermore, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were making political contributions to the very members of Congress who were allowing them to make irresponsible loans. (Though why quasi-federal agencies were allowed to do so baffles me. It’s as if the Pentagon were allowed to contribute to the political campaigns of Congressmen who support increasing their budget.)
Isn’t there a story here? Doesn’t journalism require that you who produce our daily paper tell the truth about who brought us to a position where the only way to keep confidence in our economy was a $700 billion bailout? Aren’t you supposed to follow the money and see which politicians were benefiting personally from the deregulation of mortgage lending?
I have no doubt that if these facts had pointed to the Republican Party or to John McCain as the guilty parties, you would be treating it as a vast scandal. “Housing-gate,” no doubt. Or “Fannie-gate.”
Instead, it was Senator Christopher Dodd and Congressman Barney Frank, both Democrats, who denied that there were any problems, who refused Bush administration requests to set up a regulatory agency to watch over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and who were still pushing for these agencies to go even further in promoting sub-prime mortgage loans almost up to the minute they failed.
As Thomas Sowell points out in a TownHall.com essay entitled “Do Facts Matter?” ( http://snipurl.com/457townhall_com ): “Alan Greenspan warned them four years ago. So did the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to the President. So did Bush’s Secretary of the Treasury.”
These are facts. This financial crisis was completely preventable. The party that blocked any attempt to prevent it was … the Democratic Party. The party that tried to prevent it was … the Republican Party.
Yet when Nancy Pelosi accused the Bush administration and Republican deregulation of causing the crisis, you in the press did not hold her to account for her lie. Instead, you criticized Republicans who took offense at this lie and refused to vote for the bailout!
What? It’s not the liar, but the victims of the lie who are to blame?
Now let’s follow the money … right to the presidential candidate who is the number-two recipient of campaign contributions from Fannie Mae.
And after Franklin Raines, the CEO of Fannie Mae who made $90 million while running it into the ground, was fired for his incompetence, one presidential candidate’s campaign actually consulted him for advice on housing.
If that presidential candidate had been John McCain, you would have called it a major scandal and we would be getting stories in your paper every day about how incompetent and corrupt he was.
But instead, that candidate was Barack Obama, and so you have buried this story, and when the McCain campaign dared to call Raines an “adviser” to the Obama campaign — because that campaign had sought his advice — you actually let Obama’s people get away with accusing McCain of lying, merely because Raines wasn’t listed as an official adviser to the Obama campaign.
You would never tolerate such weasely nit-picking from a Republican.
If you who produce our local daily paper actually had any principles, you would be pounding this story, because the prosperity of all Americans was put at risk by the foolish, short-sighted, politically selfish, and possibly corrupt actions of leading Democrats, including Obama.
If you who produce our local daily paper had any personal honor, you would find it unbearable to let the American people believe that somehow Republicans were to blame for this crisis.
There are precedents. Even though President Bush and his administration never said that Iraq sponsored or was linked to 9/11, you could not stand the fact that Americans had that misapprehension — so you pounded us with the fact that there was no such link. (Along the way, you created the false impression that Bush had lied to them and said that there was a connection.)
If you had any principles, then surely right now, when the American people are set to blame President Bush and John McCain for a crisis they tried to prevent, and are actually shifting to approve of Barack Obama because of a crisis he helped cause, you would be laboring at least as hard to correct that false impression.
Your job, as journalists, is to tell the truth. That’s what you claim you do, when you accept people’s money to buy or subscribe to your paper.
But right now, you are consenting to or actively promoting a big fat lie — that the housing crisis should somehow be blamed on Bush, McCain, and the Republicans. You have trained the American people to blame everything bad — even bad weather — on Bush, and they are responding as you have taught them to.
If you had any personal honor, each reporter and editor would be insisting on telling the truth — even if it hurts the election chances of your favorite candidate.
Because that’s what honorable people do. Honest people tell the truth even when they don’t like the probable consequences. That’s what honesty means . That’s how trust is earned.
Barack Obama is just another politician, and not a very wise one. He has revealed his ignorance and naivete time after time — and you have swept it under the rug, treated it as nothing.
Meanwhile, you have participated in the borking of Sarah Palin, reporting savage attacks on her for the pregnancy of her unmarried daughter — while you ignored the story of John Edwards’s own adultery for many months.
So I ask you now: Do you have any standards at all? Do you even know what honesty means?
Is getting people to vote for Barack Obama so important that you will throw away everything that journalism is supposed to stand for?
You might want to remember the way the National Organization of Women threw away their integrity by supporting Bill Clinton despite his well-known pattern of sexual exploitation of powerless women. Who listens to NOW anymore? We know they stand for nothing; they have no principles.
That’s where you are right now.
It’s not too late. You know that if the situation were reversed, and the truth would damage McCain and help Obama, you would be moving heaven and earth to get the true story out there.
If you want to redeem your honor, you will swallow hard and make a list of all the stories you would print if it were McCain who had been getting money from Fannie Mae, McCain whose campaign had consulted with its discredited former CEO, McCain who had voted against tightening its lending practices.
Then you will print them, even though every one of those true stories will point the finger of blame at the reckless Democratic Party, which put our nation’s prosperity at risk so they could feel good about helping the poor, and lay a fair share of the blame at Obama’s door.
You will also tell the truth about John McCain: that he tried, as a Senator, to do what it took to prevent this crisis. You will tell the truth about President Bush: that his administration tried more than once to get Congress to regulate lending in a responsible way.
This was a Congress-caused crisis, beginning during the Clinton administration, with Democrats leading the way into the crisis and blocking every effort to get out of it in a timely fashion.
If you at our local daily newspaper continue to let Americans believe — and vote as if — President Bush and the Republicans caused the crisis, then you are joining in that lie.
If you do not tell the truth about the Democrats — including Barack Obama — and do so with the same energy you would use if the miscreants were Republicans — then you are not journalists by any standard.
You’re just the public relations machine of the Democratic Party, and it’s time you were all fired and real journalists brought in, so that we can actually have a news paper in our city.
This article first appeared in The Rhinoceros Times of Greensboro, North Carolina, and is used here by permission.
http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081017light.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 2:22 am 2:22 am
Hansi, what kind of name is that, anyway?
It sounds really gay.
But I can tell from your postings, you’re in love with my husband and you better get out from under his desk and wipe off your sticky lips.
If you want to move to Kenya with me!
Posted by: lil' Michelle & lil' Hansi | October 28, 2008, 2:23 am 2:23 am
Barack Hussein Obama, his campaign and supporters can smear and call everybody and their mothers whatever they want. Look at how they labeled the Clintons racists when they did so much for ungrateful African-Americans and other minorities, and how 90% plus African-Americans turned against the Clintons for the Chicago thug aka the most corrupted and unworthy politician ever to run for POTUS. Look at how they have been smearing Gov. Sarah Palin and her family. Where’s the outrage? How can hypocrite Obama talk about unity and hope when he has been the greatest race baiter in history, and has divided this great nation for the sake of his ambition? Brainwashed Obama supporters are so blind and deaf that whatever they hear goes in one ear and goes out the other. And for those who say that John McCain has pastors issues, you are wrong, McCain did not attend a racist church for twenty years where they spewed “GOD DAMN AMERICA”. We know everything we need to know about McCain whereas Barack Obama is a total mystery because he sealed all his records pertaining to birth certificate, transcripts, thesis, state senate, etc., and the damn media failed to do its job. FOX is the only credible source on T.V. and they’re fair and balanced.
McCain supporters, don’t believe the polls. The polls are not credible or reliable because it’s the media who conduct them. I was polled about two months ago via telephone, and as soon as I said that I was voting for McCain they hung up on me. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD!
Posted by: Diana | October 28, 2008, 2:25 am 2:25 am
Hansiiii, oh Hansiiii?
where did you go? hope I didn’t scare you away!
come on boy, let’s go to Kenya, I’ll put some lipstick on you and you can be a pretty gorilla like me!
we can swing in trees together and sing Kumbaya!
Posted by: lil' Michelle & lil' Hansi | October 28, 2008, 2:43 am 2:43 am
http://www.palinaspresident.us/
Posted by: umtomcat | October 28, 2008, 3:08 am 3:08 am
Is Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
By Colonel Bob Pappas, USMC, Retired
Article II, U.S. Constitution states, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”
The issue is so fundamental that it defies reason that any patriotic American would not want to clarify a candidate’s status before an election. If there were no problems in Obama’s case it would not rise to significance, but he and his attorney’s have maneuvered the Court to rule in their favor, albeit as a legal maneuver not as a matter of substance. U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick ruled that a suit brought by Phillip J. Berg, a Pennsylvania attorney, was, “too vague and its effects too attenuated to confer standing on any and all voters,” and dismissed the case for lack of “Standing.” But it will only delay, not stop the inevitable. Click here to see.
In my opinion, now that the Judge has dismissed the case, others, perhaps the Attorney General, or even those who support Obama will pursue it. In the supporters’ instance it would be to prove that he is eligible, and in the Constitutionalists’ instance it will be to clarify whether or not Obama is eligible to be President. The entire matter could be resolved if the State of Hawaii produced the original copy of Obama’s birth certificate, or if Obama has one, if he would produce it; not the one posted on his website because it is by expert accounts, a fake. See the posting on Obama’s website Click Here
And compare it to the following which is an authentic birth certificate from the State of Hawaii. It was copied from an article in NewsMax.com titled, “Obama Refuses to Answer Birth Certificate Lawsuit.”
The one above is authentic, so where does that leave Obama? The obvious answer is that it leaves him in a hoax or another lie, and this one disqualifies him to be President.
This has already been, and may prove to be an even more interesting election, because if Obama should win the electoral votes to become President, which he won’t, and between the election and inauguration he is found to be ineligible, that would put the entire matter into a cocked hat. Would Biden automatically “ascend,” or would Hillary be “crowned?” Or, would the entire matter be back to the Supreme Court and the entire Democrat Party process be invalidated, and the election handed to Senator McCain by default? Wouldn’t the left love that?
Judge Surrick’s dismissal of the case raises the question of who or what entity would have standing to bring a suit? Having read Berg’s complaint one is astonished at the poor legal writing skills, but that aside the case is intriguing. Read, my previous article on this subject.
In the world of legal justice in the contemporary United States, it evidently matters not that there is a legitimate question about Obama’s citizenship status, because in the legal world everything hinges on whether or not one has “standing” to bring suit. If an American Citizen who is subject to the Constitution, brings a suit so fundamental to the heart of the elective process about the qualifications of a Candidate for the Presidency, does not have “standing,” no person can have standing given the wording of Judge Surrick’s ruling, and that portends a fight potentially of a different sort.
If the ruling means that only another candidate for the Presidency can bring suit, then one would think that a man of integrity would do it, but in this instance that man might just be a woman.
“John McCain is a giant of a man, a man of integrity, a man of valor, and a man of experience; a man who endured the unendurable, was tried in the crucible and emerged an authentic American patriot and hero. He may not be an eloquent speaker, he may not have the most charismatic personality, and, although John McCain has manifest his human failures along the way, I will support him, I will work for him, I will vote for him and I will salute him in victory!”
Semper Fidelis
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Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 3:11 am 3:11 am
Some of you Obama supporters make the stupidest or most ridiculous comments trying to defend Obama flaws. Are you that brainwashed you can’t distinguish between the evidence presented by some in the media, and the lies your messiah tells you? It’s one thing to support a candidate but another to be so BLIND and EMOTIONAL. I think you Obama supporters idolize Barack Hussein Obama that if he asked you to commit suicide you would. You people need serious help. Try praying or going to church and talking to a priest, clergy, pastor but don’t seek counseling from the likes of Pastor Jeremiah Wright, Father Michael Pfleger, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Louis Farrakan or Rev. Al Sharpton. They’re all race-baiters, racists, radicals, scary and not worthy to preach the word of God. Notice the first four are from the most corrupted city in the U.S. and four of the five are African-American, and all of them support Barack Hussein Obama. Why? What’s with the water in Chicago?
Posted by: Diana in California | October 28, 2008, 3:19 am 3:19 am
McCain is absolutely responsible for this ridiculous, obsolete, irrelevant, despicable and desperate ad.
I thought Americans were in need of serious solutions to their serious problems!
1-wk to go and all what the republicans have for the world is character assasination.
Democrats seem better equipped to address and clear the mess created by the repubs; it’s bn 8 long and terrible years for the repubs; it’s indeed time for change!
Obama/Biden “08!
Posted by: Foreign Observer | October 28, 2008, 3:22 am 3:22 am
Just in case you missed this “fascinating” discovery. Obama is literally fuming…
Watch video:
Obama’s Redistribution of Wealth Audio Uncovered–Marxist Angry at Fox News
Monday, October 27, 2008
http://americasnewstoday.com/stories/10272008-oBAMARADio2001iNTeRVieW.html
Posted by: Natasha | October 28, 2008, 4:16 am 4:16 am
Give a break! Mccain has lost in election.If he can not control his own party, can he control our nation????
They have nothing to offer in this 8 days to go just the same old thigs and same failed policies.
Posted by: I.A.T.SMITH | October 28, 2008, 4:21 am 4:21 am
It looks like the vast majority of you belong in pastor wrights church too! Good for all of you! Just remember the way you voted when “california like laws” apply to the whole country! Liberals have depleted this country of integrity and honor. All looking for free handouts…pathetic
Posted by: Jay | October 28, 2008, 8:00 am 8:00 am
How funny is it when you read all these blogs and the ignorant people getting so up tight when referring to Baraks middle name. Hello liberals it really is Heussain or which ever way you spell this anti american name! Most of you don’t even know his name let alone how spending works with your party. get ready…you asked for it!
Posted by: J | October 28, 2008, 8:05 am 8:05 am
All the mindless drugged up emotional wrecks waiting for Obama to fix them. Bush, the greed on wall street,the Iraq war fix me Bami fix me Whaaaa Whaaaa. What a bunch of wussies.
Posted by: Hippie Smasher | October 28, 2008, 8:10 am 8:10 am
Bring it on!
NObama is bad news. Don’t read the mainstream media junk. They are in the tank for him.
NObama is going to be major trouble.
RUN, RUN, RUN!
McCain-Palin ’08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Kray | October 28, 2008, 8:25 am 8:25 am
Listen to NObama’s 2001 radio interview that the mainstream media won’t publish.
It was just released. He wants to rewrite the U.S. Constitution!!
Wake up people.
Use your search engine for Obama’s 2001 Chicago radio interview.
Posted by: Kray | October 28, 2008, 8:29 am 8:29 am
When the GOP has nothing left in its arsenal, it dredges up the Rev. Wright again. I’m sorry GOPers – it’s too late for you. You’ve spread your hateful rhetoric around and turned off Americans by and large. Every great man has his detractors. Wright got more than his 15 minutes of fame and his message was one of many designed to tear down and destroy rather than build up and inspire confidence. This country has been beaten down pretty bad over the last couple of weeks. Do we need more negativity at this time?
Posted by: Bob | October 28, 2008, 8:49 am 8:49 am
I WILL defend my country from Neo Nazis, violent black panthers, racists in general. You want me to vote for a black man? nominate Alan Keys and I’ll dump McCain like a hot potato.
Posted by: D | October 28, 2008, 9:20 am 9:20 am
Sure, jake, you mean like the report that came out the other day where Jesse Jackson was in support of a group who plans to pack their bags and march to Washington and take over the White House if B.O. loses the election??
Now that’s a real class act.
Posted by: SandyB | Oct 27, 2008 4:43:44 PM
Jesse Jackson doesn’t even care for Obama, so I doubt that is true. Obviously you haven’t heard some of the thins he has said.
Posted by: Jwench | Oct 27, 2008 4:55:35 PM
** Most black people are tired of Jesse Jackson. He doesn’t speak for all of black america. He’s just mad that he lost the election he tried to run in and Obama is popular. Thats all.. just like some of them GOP attacking Sarah Palin which is wrong.. they asked her to tag along and if she wants to be a ‘diva’ so be it… they know not to mess around w/ her though! Go Sarah! I’m not voting Republican but I support her because the media and the GOP have attacked her unfairly when they asked her to run w/ them!
Posted by: Wow! | October 28, 2008, 10:00 am 10:00 am
It looks like the vast majority of you belong in pastor wrights church too! Good for all of you! Just remember the way you voted when “california like laws” apply to the whole country! Liberals have depleted this country of integrity and honor. All looking for free handouts…pathetic
Posted by: Jay | Oct 28, 2008 8:00:02 AM
** Hey Jay you better stop it! You sound like Jerry Falwell and he was the worst GOP member of them all! That’s you spreading hate because one person said something. I’ve heard you and Jerry just say the same thing about Liberals. That’s judgmental and not part of God’s plan. Think about it~
Posted by: Wow! | October 28, 2008, 10:05 am 10:05 am
John,
You’re comments are either naive or blatantly biased. Either way this kind of “logic” only works with the brainwashed. No one is saying don’t vote for Obama if you must but at least face the facts – Obama is far from perfect and wrong on so many levels. His associations (too many to mention) are part of who he is!
Posted by: johnisachild | October 28, 2008, 10:09 am 10:09 am
McCain is a “post turtle”
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Texas rancher, who‘s
hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a
conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to
McCain and his bid to be our President.
The old rancher said, ‘Well, ya know, McCain is a ‘post turtle’.’
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a ‘post
turtle’ was.
The old rancher said, ‘When you’re driving down a country road and you
come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a ‘post
turtle’.’
The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face, so he
continued to explain. ‘You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he
doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he is up
there, and you just wonder what kind of a dumb ass put him up there.’
Posted by: Wow! | October 28, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am
The only post turtle here is Obama and aholes that put him there are the media and Acorn and the chicago lefty political machine…
Posted by: post turtle | October 28, 2008, 10:14 am 10:14 am
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
MCCAIN/PALIN 08!!!!!
Posted by: patriot | October 28, 2008, 10:16 am 10:16 am
Swiftboating is obsolete. If you can’t win on the issues… you can’t win.
So just keep smearing and slinging. The backlash is going to bury you in your own mud.
Posted by: Yukon Sam | October 28, 2008, 10:24 am 10:24 am
Every single Obama supporter on this blog has to understand. The GOP and McCain supporters here are only trying to do whatever it takes for the dems. to realize this country is going to he_ll in a hand basket and quickly if Obama gets elected.
I’ve already voted for McCain because I too fear for the country if a man who has about as much experience, as well as the smooth talking ability of a well trained actor playing the role of the President in Hollywood. That about sums him up.
Posted by: BEYES | October 28, 2008, 11:41 am 11:41 am
I always believed that the Liberals were mis-guided in their support of Obama. Know I know differently they are just STUPID! To stupid to admit they are supporting the most inexperienced radical candidate in our nations history who wants to change what America has always stood for and was founded for. They turn a blind eye to associations like Ayres, Wright and ACORN and claim it has not shaped his agenda. You could not be more wrong Obama’s agenda is the agenda of the people I just mentioned. He surrounds himself with people who hate American and what it stands for. He stands up for those wanting a hand out not a helping hand. In America everyone is given the opportunity to succeed and Obama wants to punish those who actually have succeeded and give what they have worked for to those who do nothing but complain they were not loved enough or given enough! You usually get out what you put in so if you want to be a success you have to work for it not wait until someone hands it to you!
Posted by: batesba74 | October 28, 2008, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
Why the economy fares much better under Democrats
by Larry M. Bartels
The Christian Science Monitor
Princeton, N.J. – John McCain is a maverick and Barack Obama is a postpartisan problem-solver. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at their economic plans. Both candidates’ proposals faithfully reflect the traditional economic priorities of their respective parties. That makes the track records of past Democratic and Republican administrations a very useful benchmark for assessing how the economy might perform under a President McCain or a President Obama. The bottom line: During the past 60 years, Democrats have presided over much less unemployment and much more robust income growth.
The $52.5 billion plan Senator McCain announced last week includes $36 billion in tax breaks for senior citizens withdrawing funds from retirement accounts and $10 billion for a reduction in the capital gains tax. Those are perks for investors, most of whom are relatively affluent. (McCain is also proposing a two-year suspension of taxes on unemployment benefits, but that’s a fraction of the plan’s cost.) He also favors broader tax cuts for businesses and wants to extend President Bush’s massive tax cuts indefinitely, even for people earning more than $250,000 per year.
McCain’s proposals reflect the traditional Republican emphasis on cutting taxes for businesses and wealthy people in hopes of stimulating investment – “trickle down” economics, as it came to be called during Ronald Reagan’s administration. But will proposals of this sort really “stop and reverse the rise of unemployment” and “create millions of new jobs” as McCain has claimed? The historical record suggests not.
President Bush’s multitrillion-dollar tax cuts, which were strongly tilted toward the rich, could not prevent (and may even have contributed to) significant job losses. On the other hand, when Bill Clinton raised taxes on affluent people to balance the federal budget (while significantly expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for working poor people), unemployment declined substantially. Under Clinton’s watch, 22 million jobs were created.
Prefer a broader historical comparison? In the past three decades, since the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries oil price shocks of the mid-1970s and the Republican turn toward “supply side” economics, the average unemployment rate under Republican presidents has been 6.7 percent – substantially higher than the 5.5 percent average under Democratic presidents. (The official unemployment rate takes no account of people who have given up looking for work or taken substantial pay cuts to stay in the labor force.) Over an even broader time period, since the late 1940s, unemployment has averaged 4.8 percent under Democratic presidents but 6.3 percent – almost one-third higher – under Republican presidents.
Lower unemployment under Democratic presidents has contributed substantially to the real incomes of middle-class and working poor families. Job losses hurt everyone – not just those without work. In fact, every percentage point of unemployment has the effect of reducing middle-class income growth by about $300 per family per year. And the effects are long term, unlike the temporary boost in income from a stimulus check. Compounded over an eight-year period, a persistent one-point difference in unemployment is worth about $10,000 to a middle-class family. The dollar values are smaller for working poor families, but in relative terms their incomes are even more sensitive to unemployment. In contrast, income growth for affluent people is much more sensitive to inflation, which has been a perennial target of Republican economic policies.
Although McCain portrays Senator Obama as a “job killing” tax-and-spend liberal, the new $60 billion plan Obama unveiled last week also has a tax break as its centerpiece – a tax break specifically tailored to create jobs by offering employers a $3,000 tax credit for each new hire over the next two years. Obama’s proposal would also extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks for those who remain jobless, as well as match McCain’s in suspending taxes on unemployment benefits.
Obama’s new proposal complements $115 billion in economic stimulus measures he had already announced, including $65 billion in direct rebates to taxpayers and $50 billion to help states jump-start spending on infrastructure projects. All of this is squarely in the tradition of Democratic presidents since John F. Kennedy, who have relied on public spending and tax breaks for working people to stimulate consumption and employment during economic downturns.
These and other policies have produced not only lower unemployment under Democratic presidents but also more economic output and income growth. In fact, over the past 60 years, the real incomes of middle-income families have grown about twice as fast under Democratic presidents as they have under Republican presidents. The partisan difference is even greater for working poor families, whose real incomes have grown six times as fast under Democratic presidents as they have under Republican presidents.
Of course, past performance is no guarantee of what will happen when the next president takes office. However, given the striking fidelity of both presidential candidates to their parties’ traditional economic priorities, the profound impact of partisan politics on the economic fortunes of American families over more than half a century ought to weigh heavily in the minds of voters.
Larry M. Bartels directs the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics in Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is the author of “Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age.”
Posted by: Sarah | October 28, 2008, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm
With twenty years on each side and since some of the ups and downs of the U.S. business cycle lie beyond the direct control of policymakers, one would expect similar results in the two groups. Not so. Instead, one discovers below a significant advantage when a Democrat occupied the White House in each of the five categories.
% Per Annum Democrat Republican Bush43
GDP Growth 4.1% 2.9% 2.2%
Employment 2.9% 1.7% 0.5%
CPI 4.0% 5.1% 3.0%
DJIA 8.1% 6.5% 0.9%
Dollar +0.8% -3.6% -5.9%
http://currencythoughts.com/2008/08/19/how-the-us-economy-performed-under-democrat-and-republican-presidents/
Posted by: Sarah | October 28, 2008, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm
Unfortunately the formatting got screwed up on the last comment. There are 3 categories from left to right. Democrat, Republican and Bush 43. It clearly shows Republicans suck at the economy.
http://currencythoughts.com/2008/08/19/how-the-us-economy-performed-under-democrat-and-republican-presidents/
Posted by: Sarah | October 28, 2008, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
To us people who keep up with these things, it is old news. But there is a large percentage of the population who have never heard or Rev. Wright or Black Liberation Theology, the garbage he’s been preaching for the last 20 years. Feel free to shove Gov. Palin’s church experience back at me if you like as I just watched it. Rev. Kroon is not anti-semetic, his comment was PRO Isreal. “We need Christian business men and women in the workforce today”. That was a request for morally sound business operations. Then he compares that favorably to whom? The Isrealites. “Just as they had done back then and still today”. He is referring to solid business practices of people from Isreal. There is no negative connotation here at all. Bible-reading Christians understand that the Jews are their heritage. This is no secret. So utterly detached is the MSM that they cannot see that, nor did they want to find it out. And just in case you haven’t been to church lately, Pastor Muthee has the same message you’ll get in any bible-following church in the country. Once again, and again, ignorance combined with lack of context results in stupidity.
Posted by: 600vista | October 28, 2008, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
Surprise: Dems are better for rallies
Despite ‘market friendly’ Republican policies, stocks rise more and volatility dips under Democrats.
By Alexandra Twin, CNN/Money Staff Writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Plenty of Wall Streeters are Republicans. The party’s policies are seen as better for big business and therefore better for the stock market.
“Democrats are seen as being pro-regulatory, and more willing to enact laws against Wall Street and laws against CEOs,” said Don Luskin, chief investment officer at Trend Macrolytics.
But here’s Wall Street’s strange little irony — studies show the stock market performs better and tends to be less volatile when Democrats are in power.
This discrepancy was explored recently in a study by two finance professors at the University of California at Los Angeles, Pedro Santa-Clara and Rossen Valkanov.
According to their paper, entitled, “The Presidential Puzzle: Political Cycles and the Stock Market” and published in the October issue of the Journal of Finance, stock market returns are on average about 5 percent higher when the White House is run by a Democrat than during Republican rule.
Looking at the 72-year period between 1927 and 1999, the study shows that a broad stock index, similar to the S&P 500, returned approximately 11 percent more a year on average under a Democratic president versus safer, three-month Treasurys. By comparison, the index only returned 2 percent more a year versus the T-bills when Republicans were in office.
The study also looked at how the index responded under both Democrats and Republicans, using two portfolios tracked by the Center for Research in Security Prices, a research outfit affiliated with the University of Chicago’s business school.
The “value-weighted portfolio” ranks all the stocks in the index according to their total market value, whereas in the “equal-weighted portfolio” the stocks are all ranked the same.
On average, value-weighted portfolios returned 9 percent more under Democrats than Republicans during the 72 year period, while equal-weighted portfolios returned 16 percent more under Democrats.
“I think plenty on Wall Street would be pretty shocked to hear that,” said Barry Ritholtz, a market analyst at Maxim Group.
The study examined a variety of reasons that might have caused this discrepancy. One particularly interesting finding was that markets seemed to show more surprise in reaction to economic or stock-related decisions made by Democratic administrations.
“It thus seems that the difference in realized returns can be attributed to the market being systematically positively surprised by Democratic policies,” the professors wrote.
According to their study, the difference in stock returns becomes gradually obvious through the course of a presidency, rather than in the period immediately surrounding an election.
Volatility down under Dems, too
Critics say that if the Democrats should win the presidential election in November, the almost year-old stock rally could be in trouble, largely because many of the Democratic candidates have vowed to scale back some or all of the $1.3 trillion in tax cuts that President Bush enacted in 2003.
In addition, critics fear that a Democratic administration would make markets more volatile. This is because of extensive research showing that gross domestic product growth is slower during Republican presidential mandates and that higher interest rates are more common during Democratic mandates.
However, volatility is actually lower during Democratic presidencies, according to both the UCLA study and another recent study by two political science professors — David Leblang of the University of Colorado and Bumba Mukherjee of Florida State University.
The study — which tracks stock market returns since the first day the Dow Jones industrial average was calculated in 1896 through the fall of 2001 — shows that market volatility decreases during Democratic administrations.
The paper argues that the expectation that inflation rates will rise under left-wing presidential administrations does indeed have an impact on trading, as older studies have suggested, but in a different way than those studies proposed.
“Our model predicts that rational expectations for higher interest rates under left-wing administrations decreases demand for stocks among traders,” the professors write. “This decrease in demand leads to a decline in stock price volatility not only during the incumbency of left-wing governments, but also when traders expect the left-wing party to win elections.”
Alternately, the statistics also show that expectations of lower inflation under right wing administrations make the market more volatile. This is because traders increase their inflow of capital and investment into the stock market when they believe the interest-rate environment is more friendly for stocks. More money at work translates into more volatility in the markets.
The study showed this trend was consistent regardless of whether a right wing administration was in office or whether traders merely expected the Republican party to win the presidential election.
Posted by: Sarah | October 28, 2008, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
Surprise: Dems are better for rallies
Despite ‘market friendly’ Republican policies, stocks rise more and volatility dips under Democrats.
By Alexandra Twin, CNN/Money Staff Writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Plenty of Wall Streeters are Republicans. The party’s policies are seen as better for big business and therefore better for the stock market.
“Democrats are seen as being pro-regulatory, and more willing to enact laws against Wall Street and laws against CEOs,” said Don Luskin, chief investment officer at Trend Macrolytics.
But here’s Wall Street’s strange little irony — studies show the stock market performs better and tends to be less volatile when Democrats are in power.
This discrepancy was explored recently in a study by two finance professors at the University of California at Los Angeles, Pedro Santa-Clara and Rossen Valkanov.
According to their paper, entitled, “The Presidential Puzzle: Political Cycles and the Stock Market” and published in the October issue of the Journal of Finance, stock market returns are on average about 5 percent higher when the White House is run by a Democrat than during Republican rule.
Looking at the 72-year period between 1927 and 1999, the study shows that a broad stock index, similar to the S&P 500, returned approximately 11 percent more a year on average under a Democratic president versus safer, three-month Treasurys. By comparison, the index only returned 2 percent more a year versus the T-bills when Republicans were in office.
The study also looked at how the index responded under both Democrats and Republicans, using two portfolios tracked by the Center for Research in Security Prices, a research outfit affiliated with the University of Chicago’s business school.
The “value-weighted portfolio” ranks all the stocks in the index according to their total market value, whereas in the “equal-weighted portfolio” the stocks are all ranked the same.
On average, value-weighted portfolios returned 9 percent more under Democrats than Republicans during the 72 year period, while equal-weighted portfolios returned 16 percent more under Democrats.
“I think plenty on Wall Street would be pretty shocked to hear that,” said Barry Ritholtz, a market analyst at Maxim Group.
The study examined a variety of reasons that might have caused this discrepancy. One particularly interesting finding was that markets seemed to show more surprise in reaction to economic or stock-related decisions made by Democratic administrations.
“It thus seems that the difference in realized returns can be attributed to the market being systematically positively surprised by Democratic policies,” the professors wrote.
According to their study, the difference in stock returns becomes gradually obvious through the course of a presidency, rather than in the period immediately surrounding an election.
Volatility down under Dems, too
Critics say that if the Democrats should win the presidential election in November, the almost year-old stock rally could be in trouble, largely because many of the Democratic candidates have vowed to scale back some or all of the $1.3 trillion in tax cuts that President Bush enacted in 2003.
In addition, critics fear that a Democratic administration would make markets more volatile. This is because of extensive research showing that gross domestic product growth is slower during Republican presidential mandates and that higher interest rates are more common during Democratic mandates.
However, volatility is actually lower during Democratic presidencies, according to both the UCLA study and another recent study by two political science professors — David Leblang of the University of Colorado and Bumba Mukherjee of Florida State University.
The study — which tracks stock market returns since the first day the Dow Jones industrial average was calculated in 1896 through the fall of 2001 — shows that market volatility decreases during Democratic administrations.
The paper argues that the expectation that inflation rates will rise under left-wing presidential administrations does indeed have an impact on trading, as older studies have suggested, but in a different way than those studies proposed.
“Our model predicts that rational expectations for higher interest rates under left-wing administrations decreases demand for stocks among traders,” the professors write. “This decrease in demand leads to a decline in stock price volatility not only during the incumbency of left-wing governments, but also when traders expect the left-wing party to win elections.”
Alternately, the statistics also show that expectations of lower inflation under right wing administrations make the market more volatile. This is because traders increase their inflow of capital and investment into the stock market when they believe the interest-rate environment is more friendly for stocks. More money at work translates into more volatility in the markets.
The study showed this trend was consistent regardless of whether a right wing administration was in office or whether traders merely expected the Republican party to win the presidential election.
Posted by: Sarah | October 28, 2008, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
Rev Wright should NOT be off limits to McCain. This ALL goes to honesty and JUDGEMENT. This was NO casual aquaintance. Unfortunately, if McCain brings it up he is a racist. What BS. Either Obama is a outright liar and was not in church at least 2x per mo for 20 years as he claims or he lied and he really DID hear many\most of Rev Wrights anti-American, Anti-Zionist, Anti-White rants and stood idly by just to be accepted as “black” by his peeps and wife. I never bought this crap, including his “historic” Race Speech. He makes me sick. I want McCain to win just so I can see how NUTS the media and his kool-aid drinkers get. Let the race riots begin for this “post-racial”, unifier candidate.
Posted by: CrazyUncleWright | October 28, 2008, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm
Ashley you wrote:
“First off Obama said he did not agree with Wright on everything he said. I belive most church goers can say they do not agree with their pastor on everything. Obama probably was not there the day these things were said. I have been going to that church for 3 years and Obama has only be there maybe 3 times if that”
Ah HAH!!!
That means that OBAMA is a BIG Fat Freakin Liar, just as we suspected. He joined that Church not because he is religious or spiritual, which I believe he is absolutely NOT, but joined just to say he belongs so Chicago blacks would accept him since he was raised by whites and his momma is white. He wanted to erase all traces of that side of his heratige. Again, it’s all about Political Expediency…this guy is a fraud and thinks he should be President because he really, really wants it. He does not give a rat’s behind about Middle class white people. I hope all of you middle class “crackers” that vote for him drown in your Kool-aid.
And with what he takes from you, Kool-aid is about the only drink you will be able to afford. You are BLIND.
Posted by: CrackersAgainstObama | October 28, 2008, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
worth posting again
http://americasnewstoday.com/stories/10272008-oBAMARADio2001iNTeRVieW.html
I find it funny that standard Obama camp answers are always the same they did’nt like joe the plumber so they trashed him they didn’t like Barbara West interview questions so they said she was unprofessional and immediately cut off future interviews now they don’t like this 2001 radio interview so they blame it on Foxs news ….
Is this what we have to look forward to in an Obama Administration ??? Fear to question our leaders for fear of retalliation ??????
Posted by: Missy | October 28, 2008, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm
Great website
http://hiphoprepublican.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Carrie | October 28, 2008, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
I figured out why I feel, subjectively, why Obama’s campaign is actually very negative, even more negative than McCain’s or Clintons. It goes beyond advertising. The negativity, ironically, springs from the very message that Obama’s campaign has a corner on “hope” and “chage.” The feeling is very similar to a born-again christian sort of intimating that they “get it” and you are going to hell. You, in contrast, are doomed, because you don’t believe.
Obama’s message has been uniform, even against democrats: I bring hope, he or she brings “the same old politics.” I am sure Hillary loved that.
The same message is directed at all republicans, of course. Obama is the future, who will bring us out of the benighted horrors of the dark one’s misery. And, well, if you happen to have a disagreement with regard to policy, you are getting in the way of hope.
So, if you oppose higher taxes during a recession on anyone, even the rich, and understand that lower taxes leads to more revenue for the government, you are not just wrong, you are bad.
To me, it is cleverly developed propaganda, so clever that it makes people feel that they are subscribing to a “movement” rather than just another Clinton/Kerry/Mondale/Kennedy democrat.
It seems to also make Obama supporters feel “righteous” and that others who don’t support Obama…well, they might just be evil, racist, closed-minded, etc.
Long post, sorry, but the bottom line for me is that when one candidate claims that he or she is the bringer of hope, and change (remember the “lightbringer” article?”) to the exclusion of all others, it is a monolithically negative statement about any and all political opponents.
Plus, the bonus is you sound positive all the time and can just basically say, “quit hatin on hope!”
Just my two cents.
Posted by: Wade | October 28, 2008, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
Again,
Great website:
http://hiphoprepublican.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Carrie | October 28, 2008, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
you got it right, Wade. Too bad there are so many out there who can’t see it for the light of day.
Obama has promised to be everything to everyone. Isn’t it amazing how many people believe that he really is the person he claims to be? And all you have to do is look at actions, not words.
Posted by: msa123 | October 28, 2008, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
McCain won’t touch this which is stupid. Hopefully we can pump these ads, ayers ads, and abortion ads in the swing states. We can win this election DESPITE McCain.
Posted by: Mike | October 28, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
I cannot understand how anyone can vote w/their heart and not w/their brain. Obama isn’t a person for job of being President. He has no experience at all and there are to many questions about his past, all the way from birth. Any president wants change but Obama don’t say how he will do all this stuff he is going to change. Actually, Bidden will do a better job.
Posted by: Robert Hills | October 28, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
sceniro
barrack is elected and then some dummy takes him out…aka whitey.
what will black america do?
they will riot,burn,destroy,pilfer and KILL…if your white it wont matter to them that you helped vote there canidate into office .you could plead for your life and they wont care, your white…your dead.
all one has to do is look back at teh LA riots… at black america’s violent history of rioting ,burning, pilfering and KILLING.
dont say THAT ISNT SO
dont say BLACK AMERICA ISNT RACISTS
let something happen…you’ll see, gawd hope it doesnt happen and gawd hope your not white and caught up in the crossfire if it does.
Posted by: messenger | October 28, 2008, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
You people want to throw some bums out, start with Barney Frank, Sen. Dodd and the others that ran Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They are the Greedy B;;;ards that started this whole thing. If you people are too stupid to realize this, you shouldnt even be voting. What Idiots.
You believe this Obama and you are following him down the Obambrick Road to destruction. Idiots!!!!!
Posted by: R.E.D. | October 28, 2008, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
I CAN’T GET THESE TIRE MARKS OFF’N ME, FROM WHEN THAT DAMN BUCKY THREW ME UNDER THE BUS!
Posted by: GRANNY TOOT | October 28, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Let’ always remeber OUR HISTORY, White America has done so many hateful rotten thing throughout history to BLACK AMERICAN. They enslaved us, murdered us, separated our family, stole life from us. Then they went to THEIR WHITE CHURCHES every Sunday. Preached white power and now you act surprised. Get over it, just like you want BLACKS TOO.
Posted by: gulfport | October 28, 2008, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
TO MESSENGER; WHITE
HISTORY 101
THE WHITE RACE TO DESTROY AND KILL PEOPLE. WHITE PEOPLE
STEAL ALL THE WEALTH OF THE LAND. WHITE PEOPLE
KILL WOMAN AND CHILDREN. WHITE PEOPLE
TAKE ALL THE JOBS. WITH NO EDUCATION AND NO REAL SKILLS. WHITE PEOPLE
LOOK IN YOUR FAMILY’S HISTORY AND YOU WILL SEE. WHITE PEOPLE DON’T AND NEVER WILL HAVE CLEAN HANDS WHEN IT COME TO TRUTH. THEY IS NONE. AND THE PRIME EXAMPLE: GEORGE BUSH, STOLE THE WHITEHOUSE WITH THE HELP FROM WHO. WHITE PEOPLE. JUST STOP YOUR BULL.
Posted by: EYES | October 28, 2008, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
THAT DAMN OBAMMY, HE NEVER COMES TO SEE ME.
NOW HE COMES HERE, HE JUST DOES IT FOR HIMSELF.
THAT DAMN A$$HOLE!
I TOLE HIM, YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON MICHELLE, BUT IT’S STILL A GORILLA!
Posted by: GRANNY TOOT | October 28, 2008, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Did they forget that we know about Sara Palin and that African Pastor using Voo-doo? Not too mention, Barack does not speak for his church. He is just a member! My church preaches about Homesexuals going to hell, but that doesn’t make me a Homophobe – or against Gay people?
Posted by: HisGirl04 | October 28, 2008, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
DESPERATE TIMES BRINGS OUT THE DESPERATE STUPID REPUBLICANS…
CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU’RE GOING TO TRY AND STEAL THIS ONE!
Posted by: Hansi | October 28, 2008, 7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Hansi, what kind of name is that, anyway?
It sounds really gay.
But I can tell from your postings, you’re in love with my husband and you better get out from under his desk and wipe off your sticky lips.
If you want to move to Kenya with me!
Posted by: lil' Michelle & lil' Hansi | October 28, 2008, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
Hansiiii, oh Hansiiii?
where did you go? hope I didn’t scare you away!
come on boy, let’s go to Kenya, I’ll put some lipstick on you and you can be a pretty gorilla like me!
we can swing in trees together and sing Kumbaya!
Posted by: lil' Michelle & lil' Hansi | October 28, 2008, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
That story about Palin using an African witch doctor is great !
Good for her for using good old fashion remedies for a change. Some of the synthetic stuff is crap and causes people to crap more as well as get headaches, ed, bloating etc. etc.
Posted by: Carrie | October 28, 2008, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm
Great website
http://hiphoprepublican.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Carrie | October 28, 2008, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
Please make a donation to Goptrust.com so that they have enough funds to air the Pastor Wright ad 24/7 from now until election day in the battlegroud states.
To all foreign observers: Mind your own country’s business and stay out of ours. In your country you wouldn’t elect Barack Hussein Obama for your president because racism originated in your countries. You hate America, but would love to live like us. I’ve lived in Europe myself for three years, loved it because I was there with the military, and knew it was only temporary. I wouldn’t trade the U.S. for the world!
If Obama wins this election, Kenya, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and all the foreign countries that hate us will be dancing in the streets celebrating because all they want is the downfall of our great nation. GOD BLESS AMERICA and the rest of the world!
Posted by: Diana | October 28, 2008, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
Amen Diana !!!!!
Posted by: Carrie | October 28, 2008, 8:13 pm 8:13 pm
lil’ Michelle,
Hey, I find it entertaining to watch as you make an A$$ out of yourself and may I add that you’re doing a great job! I guess someone has to do it. Keep up the good work!
It’s sad to watch McCain / Palin beg and grovel for votes in areas that used to be Republican strongholds. I guess that so many have had enough of taking it in the ARSE from Bush and his cronies; eight long pathetic years. Can’t really blame them for switching sides.
Well all I’m off. Will be in Europe for the next month. Might just join you next Tuesday for all of the fun and merriment.
lil’ Michelle…keep up the good work and remember, positive thoughts…
C-ya
Posted by: Hansi | October 28, 2008, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
http://hiphoprepublican.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Carrie | October 28, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
Heh – all of the Obamabots are upset. Sounds like the ad is going to work nicely.
For those who are hysterical about Palin and talking about some witchdoctor, pastor, etc., take a look at Alaska and Wasilla. They are quite happy and free, folks. Nothing to be hysterical about.
In Chicago, things are relatively bad. Very high murder rate, bad schools, high taxation, corruption, large budget shortfalls. Not the end of the world, but nothing to get so excited about.
Posted by: David M | October 28, 2008, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm
It amazes me how ignorant, people are. I mean if you lazy, outstretched hand, waiting for your damn government handout people would just research a little you would find that you’re not voting for Barack H. Obama for any reason on his platform. In fact, it hs been proven by a randomized study of 5000 respondents that when McCain’s Platform has been substituted with Obama’s Platform, and vice versa, Obama always wins the popular consenus (The people still chose McCains views when represented as McCains. So you are all just voting the Hype. I understand you want change, a good friend of mine who is from Cuba told me this is exactly how Castro appealed to the masses. So be careful what you wish for. For more insight, go to
http://bigcojones-mdp.blogspot.com
Posted by: BigCojones | October 28, 2008, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
It amazes me how ignorant, people are. I mean if you lazy, outstretched hand, waiting for your damn government handout people would just research a little you would find that you’re not voting for Barack H. Obama for any reason on his platform. In fact, it hs been proven by a randomized study of 5000 respondents that when McCain’s Platform has been substituted with Obama’s Platform, and vice versa, Obama always wins the popular consenus (The people still chose McCains views when represented as McCains. So you are all just voting the Hype. I understand you want change, a good friend of mine who is from Cuba told me this is exactly how Castro appealed to the masses. So be careful what you wish for. For more insight, go to
http://bigcojones-mdp.blogspot.com
Posted by: BigCojones | Oct 28, 2008 9:32:44 PM
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You must be delusional if you expect voters to reward the McCain/Palin republican ticket by electing them after the republicans have ruined our great nation? That’s like rehiring contrators that ruin every job they work on. Yeah, that sure makes lots of sense.
Posted by: McCain/Palin = Corporations First | October 29, 2008, 1:59 am 1:59 am
so the obama supporter EYES philosphy is…if anything happens….
aka white america is to blame!
and aka black america will do as it always HAS and riot,destroy,pilfer and kill aka white america in cities accross america.
and that makes it what?
REV WRIGHT !
Posted by: messenger | October 29, 2008, 7:35 am 7:35 am
The Rev is a Porch Monkey! Who’s gonna believe him anyway?
BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAA!
Posted by: Jimbolini | October 29, 2008, 8:11 am 8:11 am
I’d be surprised if after all of the corruption and abuse of power inflicted on the American people by Bush and the GOP that any Republican wins in any election for sometime to come, and why should they. The American people have had enough of being lied to and ruined economically. The chronic failure of some networks to investigate the truth in Government abuses and doing their job in letting us know what was really going on, comes to an end when Obama is sworn in and regulations on network ownership returns. For too long the networks feared being cut out of the loop with the Bush administration to cross him,and tell us the truth, now ABC does the same as Fox assuming McCain will win, in spite of the polls showing America wants and needs change. How many times can the networks insult our intelligence hoping not to be caught? McCain sold out and lost all of us who were once Republicans. McCain’s ugly campaign was filled with regretable moments of spreading racist hatred and chronic lies, and in the end was pathetic and a shameful way to end his career.Being a prisoner of war doesn’t make McCain any more qualified to be President then Bush’s avoiding duty did him . Shame on McCain for betraying us and himself just to win at all costs, even if that cost him his own soul. Who is this John McCain? ABC’s decision not to run the Obama 1/2 hour on Wednesday night will not keep the people from hearing the truth, we’ll just change channels. Perhaps like Fox News “Faux news”, ABC assumes after Tuesday they can continue to ignore the will of the American people in our attempt at taking back our country from the abuses and shame brought on by the republican party, with the assistance of media neglect. The dumbing down of America stops on election day.It’s just sad to realize that ABC has now lined up with Fox News as the network that sold out the American people just for a spot with a politician, even when America is screaming “change”. ABC and FOX news still side with the likes of Bush and McCain, and for 8 years have failed the American people, failed to investigate the facts and failed to inform us of the truth along the way until it was too late. I for one miss Peter Jennings and the integrity that ABC once had. It is my hope that after the elections the networks dumbing down of America stops and the networks get back to real reporting and real investigative journalism. Reporting with integrity includes the White House and Congress with no editing from “those who would rather we not know the truth”.. Racism is not going to destroy America no matter how hard some networks want us to believe it will. Obama is the best man and the best hope that this country has had since the Kennedy’s. Let’s hope the likes of ABC, and Faux News fail in their attempts to stir old wounds. ABC’s attempt at keeping Obama off of the air on Wednesday night will cost them more then ratings that night.America will be listening to the other networks that will carry his message of hope..
Posted by: ljlu765 | October 29, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am
What would it take for a democrat not to vote for Obama? Would he have to be a pedophile or murderer? Or would that be enough? I have read a number of these comments and everyone posted by a democrat just wants to shrug off this relationship like its of no consequence. It is incomprehensible to me that someone could vote for someone attached to this hate-monger
Posted by: john henly | October 29, 2008, 11:23 am 11:23 am
Who cares about Palin and voodoo? The point is that Obama has way too many connections to radical, anti-American, pro-PLO crack pots. It’s plain to see DESPITE the entire mainstream media being in the tank for Obama that he is a socialist and a Marxist. Imagine if the media was acutally doing its job! If Obama is elected, the current generation will go down in history as the one that chose handouts and socialism when economic times got tough – “The Worst Generation”.
Posted by: R. B. | October 29, 2008, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm
Beth Lou,
and to others like you…instead of being led around by your ears and forced fed information – how about you educate YOURSELF?!
Listen to the WHOLE SERMON, not sound bites and tell what exactly Rev. Wright said that’s so wrong. Or that other people haven’t already said – mostly White.I can’t believe how dumbed-down America has gotten. Some of you will believe just anything…..(remember the WMD’s)
Posted by: Rick | October 29, 2008, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm
Some of you are too d@mn funny and too d@mn stupid!
Who gets their information from ‘you tube’?
Are you serious?
Posted by: Rick | October 29, 2008, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm
It is time for Obama to crawl back in the hole he crawled out of four years ago. Chicago needs some community organizers, I hear their power poles haven’t had any posters nailed to them in a long time. McCain will win this election! “Mark my words”!
Posted by: chris | October 29, 2008, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
YA’LL ARE IGNORANT AS THE PREACHER IF YOU DO NOT THINK THIS WILL HELP MCCAIN.
RACIST PREACHER FOR 20 YEARS AND YOU THINK AMERICA DOESN’T CARE. YOU ALL MUST BE NIGGERS.
Posted by: Will | October 29, 2008, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
You know some of you like “Angie” are very ignorant. You don’t have a man marry you, baptize your kids and attend his church for 20 years and have no idea what kind of racists beliefs he has, please be realistic. If you are going to vote for Obama do so, but don’t try to make these lame excuses that Obama had no idea the Reverend Wright preached these views.
Posted by: Jay | October 30, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
How sad they use a man who preys differently from white folks, who on many occasions praised the USA, but yes on a few occasions said some wrong things. But he did serve in the USA Marnines, and he did help operate on a USA president and he did grow up in a supressed sociaty. Yes he remembers well the times he could not vote.
The real story in McCain, and his family who engaged in slave trade and had many cotton plantations with slaves working on them, That is how the McCains family made their wealth…
Posted by: Roberto | October 30, 2008, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
It’s really amazing that when you raise legitimate allainces or even use Obama’s own quotes against him – it’s desperation! YOU CANT QUESTION THE MESSIAH
Posted by: Bobby | October 30, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Bow to the plastic messiah. Yes we can, yes we can,yes we can. Bah-bah-bah said the sheep! What if the shoe was on the other foot? Obamabots, you sound desperate to hide the truth.
Posted by: Ishmil | October 31, 2008, 7:50 am 7:50 am
Obama wasn’t present when Wright said these things? Say what? Obama quotes parts of the very same sermons in in his autobiography! Those particular excerpts are only examples of the continuous hate speech Wright spewed for a period of 20 years. I guess it depends on the meaning of the word “present,” which is certainly a word that Obama has used a lot.
Posted by: Eyesopen | October 31, 2008, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
Wright=Doubt=Independents Vote for McCain.
It is what it is.
Nuff said, Nuff seen by this proud Indy!
Posted by: suddenlyisee | October 31, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
You know, most of you voting for Obama haven’t a clue. You are part of the mushy middle who never care to dif for the truth. If the Dems take control, you’ll wake up one day when they say, hey we’re gonna tax everyones 401K’s, hey we’re going to impute welath on you because you only pay 1000 dollar mortgage when all your neighbors are paying 2000, so what does that mean, you get to pay more taxes. Obama has no experience yet you want change, so you don’t even care whats going to happen to this country. You have no idea. Matter of fact they should enact laws to not allow ignorant people to vote. So now we’ve come from 250,000 down to oh 200,000 for a family (Barack’s words) now we’re down to 150,000 Biden’s words. Come off it people, when Biden was on the bid for President he couldn’t agree with one thing about Barack. None of you can a have an intelligent argument about this, but you’ll wake up when this country has turned to a modified Socialist country.
Posted by: Bill | October 31, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
It’s about time the real truth is exposed about Obama – he can’t hide behind the liberal media forever!
Posted by: Kelly | October 31, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Angie (October 27)says the republicans are “digging the bottom of the barel (sic)”. Here is an example of the type of uneducated, low maintenance voter the party depends on. That, along with street people and criminals who will profess their love for Obama for a cigarette. I couldn’t stand being a democrat: no class.
Posted by: Jack | October 31, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
THIS CAMPAIGN BEGAN WITH A TINGLE RUNNING DOWN CHRIS MATTHEW’S LEG and will end with a whimper as McCain takes Ohio, Florida, Pennsyvania and Virginia. The left hi-jacked the campuses in the sixties and seventies and they produced the Left Wing Media from a crop of Poli-sci’s who made a career out of college and protests. Not this time, Not this Year, Not against an American Hero. Thanks God for Talk Radio, Cable TV and the Internet…the Truth Will Keep Us Free.
Posted by: MIchael | October 31, 2008, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Thank you SO much for letting me know about this. I just donated $250 – not much I know, but just to get the truth out is so worth it since the mainstream press will not report it. I hope people take notice of these very important ads(facts).
Posted by: heidi b | October 31, 2008, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Obama’s Tax Plan….. why on earth does it keep changing???First he tell America if you’re making $250,000 or less you will get a tax cut, then $200,000, and Biden tells us $150,000 as of this morning, we’re now hearing Obama’s definition of the middle class is $120,000 and under, and there is a tax cut for those only according to Bill Richardson New Mexico Gov (D). It won’t take long folks until Obama is again raising taxes on Americans making as little as $42,000 a year. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! When Obama comes to your door tonight, there will be no treats, just taxes!!!
Posted by: Kelly | October 31, 2008, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
All of the associations that Obama has cultivated over the years that led to his election as Illinois Senator, U. S. Senator, and now to the run for President, deserve a truthful answer form Barack Obama. We were told that he barely knew William Ayers…he served on a committee with him. As it turns out, Ayers has been a close friend and mentor for many years. Ayers is a domestic terrorist.
When we ask questions, entire newspapers are blacklisted and we’re told by Obama’s party that his “handlers” will not let him be too close to the press. So does this mean that his “handlers” might be such people as William Ayers, Khalidi, Frank Marshall Davis, Reverend Wright, and Tony Reyes? Is he being handled, much as Mike Tyson was? Can we expect his handlers to be the ones who actually run our government…have they found a new way to overthrow our government by using a Barack Obama?
Posted by: Sprytling | October 31, 2008, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
Its not Wright, by himself
Its not Ayers, by himself
Its not Khalid by himself
Its not “my Muslim faith”, by itself
Its not his Muslim name, by itself
Its not his Muslim education, by itself
Its not his lack of Birth certificate
Its not his no preconditions to speaking with Chavez, Armageddon John, or any other despot, by itself
the Arab worlds positive view of Obama as one of them, by itself
etc, etc, etc, etc
Add them up though, and you have one scary dude. Combine that with the spectre of the Fairness doctrine and further plans to stifle the voice of opposition, gun control ( you won’t be able to fight back), wealth redistribution (marxism) What better way to take over the USA than from within.
I’m very afraid we are going to get what the Obama folks want and they can’t see the forest for the trees.
This man is dangerous and there may not be an opportunity to rid ourselves of him in 2012 with the combo of Pelosi and Reid ushering in the era of a New America and changing the constitution to have him elected to an unending term of power. Sound far fetched. watch and see.
Posted by: Doug Mathews | October 31, 2008, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
One just has to ask – if Reverend (?)Wright is of “no concern” – then why are there over 7000 response to this ad ?
Hmmm – maybe the media is complicit in getting Obama elected ? Ya think ?!
Then ask yourself – Why did Obama kick the nwws media off his plane – that back MCCain? Sounds an awful like the “KGB” to me – and when he becomes President, we will only get what King Obama (and Pelosi & Reed) WANT us to know and hear and discuss ! Discuss anything else or say anything BAD about his hioliness and they will send mobs of officials out to “investigate” you (basically ruin your life!) – JUST LIKE they did to poor old “Joe The Plumber”
Good luck!
You will get the best and prettiest man – $840 Million – can buy you !
Posted by: GLaugh | October 31, 2008, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
It is so sad that the media is not doing their job by investigating and reporting on all the radical associations of Barrack H. Obama. William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Acorn, Saul Sadinsky, College back ground, Million man march and exactly what it is that was taught in the so called educational reform institude by the Woods and Annenberg foundations by and with William Ayers??
Posted by: Perry Kemp | October 31, 2008, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
I’ve completed my 108th deployment and come back to this?
I find a candidate running for the highest office in our great country who has no credentials to offer – with looming controversy and a slue of questionable relationships. Media being kicked off his plane, news reporters being ostracized for asking questions thought to be a risk (for Obama that is).
The media has skewed this to appear to be a land side win for Obama already – yet, they ask no questions about who it is that they promote. How about this ACORN issue? Silence from the media.
I’ve heard this man speak here in Virginia Beach and he offered nothing. In my line of work and life, I deal with certainties. If someone is promoted within or to my team, we look at their HISTORY. Don’t tell me what you’re gonna do, SHOW ME!
Senator Obama has shown nothing. His performance in the Senate has revealed what his priorities were – himself!
600 Million spent with ABC, CBS & NBC on buying the Presidency – Shameful! He has total support by all the News stations and apparently the major newspapers as well.
This guy wants to leave our servicemen behind – you should all be ashamed of yourselves for voting for this person.
Now, as for this ad – Show me your friends and I’ll show you YOU! This (so called) pastor is a racist. And this is the man who Obama called (pastor). Spin it how you like, we have all had a sample of Barrack & Michelle Obama.
I recall reading about a man down in Louisiana who ran for the office of Governor – he was a former grand wizard/leader of the KKK. And it was a National issue.
So why should this Obama person get a pass?
Another thing – I now understand that there was a lawsuit filed questioning where he was actually born. Is this true? You mean to tell me that this guy might not even be recognized as a naturalized American?
Holy Jumping Johoasphat.
Wait, if all this is not enough – people are ready to vote in a “Full House.” Democrat for President, Democrats for both Congress and Senate. Whether you are a Democrat, Independent or Republican, that should scare the hell out of you.
I do know how to look beyond the hype and emotion of it all. So as I deal with the absolutes – I know that the US Navy votes for McCain. Hey, we trust him to do the right thing.
Attempts to tie him to push are all political – McCain is closer to Teresa and John Kerry then President Bush.
Families here in Virginia – Church, Naval Base, families and groups we all know are voting for McCain. Naval Families across the country are voting for McCain.
I agree with Ron – 294 to 244 – McCain wins.
Posted by: AJ Seal | October 31, 2008, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
It’s hard to believe that so many people hate their (our) country so much they will vote for this sick man, Obama. We are truly doomed as a democracy if Obama is elected. The damage will last through many generations.
Posted by: Keith | October 31, 2008, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
Finally! The truth comes out about the real Obama. A racist and friend to terrorist like Bill Ayres who is just Terry McVay only he did not pay for his crime. I read some of these stupid comments and wonder if you people have a brain.
Posted by: FC Adams | October 31, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
I agree that the wright thing should not be shown. I do want to say that I am concerned . I grew up in a poor home with 5 brothers and sisters. My dad at one point worked three jobs and we were lucky we had a nice pair of shoes to wear to church. Education was key to our family. We grew up and have worked hard to provide a safe secure home for our own families. Some of my siblings are doing better than others. Not one of us expect the “better off” siblings to supplement the others. I know if things went south for me, my siblings would be there helping me find solutions. Our family is about personal responsibility. The country needs to stop thinking of the government as a wealthy uncle. People who need a hand up? Okay… but too many want a hand out. American have become lazy.
Vote McCain
Posted by: wealthyrepub | October 31, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
For TWENTY years Obama sat under this man’s hateful sermons! Wright is a Black Supremicist! And Obama NEVER heard this? Who is he kidding?
I respect John McCain for not bringing this up, but I think the media has really let the Americans down by not investigating this more fully!
Posted by: Kahleeka | October 31, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
For TWENTY years Obama sat under this man’s hateful sermons! Wright is a Black Supremicist! And Obama NEVER heard this? Who is he kidding?
I respect John McCain for not bringing this up, but I think the media has really let the Americans down by not investigating this more fully!
Posted by: Kahleeka | October 31, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
About time some one exposes the truth about Barak Hussein Obama. Now if we could view the video being held by the LA Times we will know the true character of this man.
Posted by: Thain D | October 31, 2008, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Birds of a feather flock together. Scary. I am waiting for Obama to speak out against the hateful sexist acts against Palin.
His silence speaks volumes
Posted by: Sandy | October 31, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
I cannot believe how naive liberal Americans became.
Obama is no more than a guy with good speaking skill who is cashing in the problems we are facing after 9-11 and the economic malaises concerted by greedy black bosses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
How could these white liberal Americans believe in Obama’s empty promises? Blacks vote for black candidate Obama is understandable. But when all the Blacks went out and voted for Obama simply because he is Balck and then the media said that this election isn’t racist! How could this go unchecked?
All hell will broke loose if Obama was to be elected. Obama the friend of terrorists will have his fingers on the atomic bomb trigger buttons. Bill Ayer will share all our security information with Obama. Reverend Wright was right when he predicted that the chicken will come home to roost: The friend of terrorist will become our president!
Posted by: AntiSocialism | October 31, 2008, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
It is sad Obama supporters are so blinded by the rhetoric! At least those who have done their real homework know what’s coming if he goes in….you will look like deer in headlights in a year! You obviously are people who want to work less and get handouts! WOW can’t wait to see the economy grow from the bottom up. I’ve never seen poor people create jobs! Also, all your kids have fun in the Peace Corp even if they don’t want to go! They must!
As for the Birth Certificate on factcheck …it is a fraud. Hawaii BC’s didn’t look like that in the 60′s. Sorry, that has been proven!
More voter fraud than ever before in this country! Gee…wonder why…almost a million dollars to corrupt ACORN one of Obama’s community activist groups!
That wasn’t Palin’s pastor praying over her but a guest. And in this day and age you do need to prayed over. Hagee wasn’t McCain’s pastor! Obama and Wright 20 years together and you should do your homework! The church history wreaks of this belief system and you don’t sit in a church for 20 years if you disagree with it’s mission statement!
Posted by: bj | October 31, 2008, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
If Obama isn’t the anti-Christ, he surely is the anti-American who does not deserve to be in the Oval office.
This man is evil. Judge a man by the company he keeps. He has surrounded himself with felons, racists and terrorists his entire life. He throws journalists out who do not agree with him. He will run ruffshod over anyone that gets in his way.
I’m praying the majority of Americans will see the light by 11/4.
Posted by: Jim | October 31, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Unlike Michele Obama, I have always been proud of America UNTIL the Democrats selected Barack Hussein Muhammed Obama as their candidate. I changed my 48-year association with the Democratic party and am now proudly signed up as a Republican. I want no affiliation with that anti-Christian, anti-American, anti-white, jr. senator who has not accomplshed a single honorable thing in his entire life. The really sad part of all of this is that we will ALL have to suffer for the ignorance of the Democratic party if their candidate wins the election. This will be a very sad day for America. Bring out your black arm bands. BO promises to bring our troops home, and he better, because by the time he disarms America the battlefield will be on American soil!
Posted by: Sad American | October 31, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
I’m amazed by how many morons cover up for Obama’s shady associations. There’s a lot of truth to the saying “birds of a feather flock together.”
Examining Obama’s affiliations and relationships is completely reasonable. If these were McCain’s associations the media would be in an uproar. However, since it’s their beloved liberal candidate, they’re mum on the FACTS of his hate-mongering associates and advisers.
Obama is a dangerous individual who will turn this country into a welfare state. His insincerity is so obvious.
All of you idealistic liberals will regret voting for Obama once his friends Louis Farrakhan (who has called him the Messiah!), Jesse Jackson, Rev. Wright, Khalidi, etc. come after you and turn you into second-class citizens.
YOU ARE SO NAIVE PEOPLE!!!!! How can you be sucked into this guy’s B.S.?
I do NOT like George Bush and agree that we need change. However, to vote for this guy simply to punish the Republicans is ridiculous. It’s like making a deal with the devil when you’re mad at G-d. Completely illogical.
Posted by: LexiNYC | October 31, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
Thank God for Hannity! God Bless America!
Posted by: Kelly | October 31, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm
Why don’t people feel examining Obama’s affiliations and friends is fair game?
His “spiritual advisor” of 20 years is an afro-centric, hateful person that hates everyone who isn’t like him.
His other associations are also vile.
Bringing light to these friendships and close associations is TOTALLY FAIR and not “dirty politics.”
I agree with Lexi (above) – if the shoe were on the other foot the media would be splattering this info all over the airwaves.
Unfortunately since the media is so biased to the left, McCain has to PAY to get this information out. If this info benefited Obama, it would be FREE Public Relations.
I’m sending that PAC a donation right after completing this post. It’s important for people to learn the truth about this individual who will lie through his teeth to get into the White House.
God help us all if he actually wins. The only ones who will benefit are people who don’t work and live off of the government while other people actually work for a living. Ugh.
Posted by: Concerned | October 31, 2008, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
“You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time…..”, and that may be enough to get Obama elected. I’m not so much worried about his social programs, as much as I am about what he wants to do to the U.S. Constitution and our courts.
Wake up and smell the Marxism, people!
Posted by: MrBill | October 31, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
Just send me the money. Send me the money. I won’t have to work. You work and pay me.
Posted by: packersue | October 31, 2008, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm
In a recent poll 49% of young voters did not know who Karl Marx was. I guess if he appeared again today……… he’d have just as much success as he did before…….
Our schools are a disgrace…..
Posted by: informedvoter | October 31, 2008, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm
Do we really want to hand over the keys to the new car to an inexperienced driver? Are we overlooking his extremist associations for the sake of electing someone “hip” and promoting “change”. Journalists in their zeal to bring “change” to this country have provided so much cover to Mr. Obama and done a disservice to the american voting public. Give us the facts. We don’t know what this candidate has done that has earned him the highest position in government. We don’t based on his experience what he will do. We do know who he has hung around with and that will lend us clues to ascertain what we need to know as informed american voters. Someone has to do the job the journalism community has not done.
Thank you.
Posted by: Joe Alio | October 31, 2008, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
i’m seeing 99.9% comments from the obama side are emmotiona,negative, hateful and childish. i wonder why
Posted by: dmaui | October 31, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
The chickens have come home to roost. Obama has been silent too long about the true extent of his relationships with questionable, radical people. General Electric and other news media owners use the press to attack anyone who questions Obama’s background. The people of America have had enough of Obama’s duplicity. And his tax plan? Guess what people – it was done before the Depression and led directly to the Depression. Look it up!
Posted by: idbogue1955 | October 31, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm
I love getting lectured on morality by Obama supporters. Obama supports infantacide and worships at the altar of ‘choice’. If Obama wins, Rev Jeremiah Wright will have his wish….God will have ‘damned’ America. God’s people are praying for his mercy. America deserves Barack. However, for the sake of the unborn, we pray for a different outcome this Tuesday.
Posted by: Thomas Forsberg | October 31, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
HE IS SHADY ,, HE WANTS TO MAKE US ALL,,,, POOR,,,, JUST WHAT WE NEED ,,
Posted by: KEVIN | October 31, 2008, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
You are who you hang with. 1 bad friend in the pack is forgivable and understandable. We all have 1 friend that might be a bit questionable BUT Obama has way too many questionable friends. It is not desperation to bring to the publics attention a potential dangerous situation. I think Obama and his associations are dangerous. The republicans did not invent this stuff it is provable fact. Obama followers are so blind. I can see them all holding up there hands like little children saying….nanananananananananan I can’t hear you. But HEAR THIS…do you want your money to pay for thousands of ILLEGAL immigrants hospitalization, do you want them to get licenses, do you want them to collect social security…that is just one thing Obama will do and not for humanity…but to ensure Democratic votes so he can get elected for another 4 years. He will try to make peace with a people that hate us and everything we stand for. They hated us long before George Bush took office. They have one mission and that is to destroy the USA. Bin Ladin said he would not destroy the US with bombs…he would destroy us from within. If you are so stupid not to see that we have people in our own country at this very moment plotting to destroy us then you must believe that 9-11 was all in your imagination. WAKE up Obama wants to break down this country starting with the Constitution. He stated this fact in the Chicago interview in which he stated that the Warren Court did not do enough to address redistributiom of wealth. What more do you idiots need to hear. He will tax us all and not just those making $250K. It will be all of us. Look back at each Candidates past voting record and that will tell you a big story about what they will do when in office. Obama voted over 300 times for pork barrel bills since voted into the Senate….during that same time McCain vote on none of them…..he considered them wasteful spending. The Republicans tried to blow the whistle on Fannie and Freddie in 2004 and DEMS belittled them. Congresswoman Waters stated “Fannie is doing just fine under the excellent leadership of Franklin Raines…well we all know what Raines was up to. He is a criminal and Waters and the Democratic Congress should all go to jail for part in the cover up. There is video on YOu Tube that actually shows the hearing. Again no fabrication the real hones truth. 2005 McCain and 19 Republicans signed a bill to regulate Fannie and Freddie like a bank because the bill states we are preparing for an economic crisis if we do not….again the Dems squashed it because they were more interested in giving mortgages to people that could not afford to pay them back than what was good for the country. Lets see can you deny that Obama was deeply associated with terrorist Bill Ayers, racist Rev Wright. Islam leader Farrakhan, Al-Mansour, follower of the Saul Alinksi principals of community organization, Odinga, refuses to show proof of his citizenship…McCain had to do it and he proudly handed over the BC. All of Obamas college records are sealed…why, all of his medical records are sealed…why. If he gets elected all you robots that voted for him will get exactly what you deserve. The only fortunate thing is that he will not get elected for more than 4 years and then he will gone. I only pray he does not destroy this country before he is kicked out on his butt. BUT never fear McCain will win this election.
Posted by: Karen Bracken | October 31, 2008, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
I watched a biography of both John McCain and Barack Obama the other night and one aspect of the program really grab my attention. At relatively the same age, John McCain was being tortured in the Hanoi Hilton as a direct result of serving his country. On the other hand, Barack Obama (in his own words) was a college student with a drinking problem, doing cocaine trying to discover himself. Of course I know he didnt inhale but i do know what “is” is.
Posted by: Ron Gambrell | October 31, 2008, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
The MSM has been in the tank for Obama except FOX.
Why can’t we see his college records?
His alliances are too radical. Obama would fail a federal security clearance.
He is not President material. I’d vote for a black person. It is not Obama’s race, it is his poor judgement that prevents me from voting for him.
Posted by: QB2626 | October 31, 2008, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
I gave GOPTrust.com $150 …the ad is great!!!
Sen. Hillary should have run it…but Obama and ACORN stole the primary…not this time!!!
HillRaiser for
McCain Palin 08!!!!!
Posted by: Diane Binder | October 31, 2008, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
I am a Bible thumper. Senator Obama is one of 2 senators in America who supports partial birth abortion. God is going to judge America and the fact that over 50 million Americans have been aborted since Roe v Wade was enacted in 1972, God’s judgement is going to exact justice.
Please notice the number of weather related calamities have occured in America. What has already happened pales compared to what is going to happen in the next 4 years. Turn to God is my advice to all who do not have God in their life. This is only advice, if you use it or not is up to you.
Thank you for your time my brothers and sisters in Christ
Daniel
Posted by: Daniel | October 31, 2008, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
Great ads. LOL! Hussein is losing now in the new Zogby poll. Osama’s campaign workers in PA are on suicide watch and Muslim Barrey Sotero has to go back to Iowa because he is going to lose there. When Obama loses – Rezko is going to turn on Osama. Obama is going to jail. LOL! Bring on the perp walk.
Posted by: Franc | November 1, 2008, 12:27 am 12:27 am
Love those Hillraisers, PUMAs and Hillary voters! They were treated horribly by Obama and his ACORN thugs. I saw it on Huffington and Politico web sites. The Obama thugs were vicious towards Hillary voters.
The Obama ACORN thugs stole the caucuses and voting primaries from Hillary. The fools supporting Obama thought Hillary voters would just forget. Thank you PUMA’s for standing up for America. By electing McCain; the America First,sane, moderate Clinton Democrats will win their party back after it was hijacked from the Kenyan from Indonesia and his ACORN thugs. Love all of you PUMAs!
Posted by: Franc | November 1, 2008, 12:34 am 12:34 am
What a hoot to hear these “liberals”/”progressives”/socialists scream when the truth is spoken. Let’s face it, your man is an empty suit, a fraud, a charlatan, a hollow man whose only appeal is to easily led followers anxious to follow a “messiah.” From the hidden hypnosis techniques in his speaking style, the ubiquitous subliminal “Change” mantra, to the 1930s-era Soviet style posters, Obama is a radical elitist who, with the aid of David Axelrod, has manufactured a cult of true believers. For all the glitter and guile, he is, at bottom, a presumptive emperor without clothes, sporting instead a record of no accomplishment (unless, of course, you count the Saul Alinsky-style training of ACORN staffers, the bag-boy errands for Tony Rezko’s real estate empire, and the waste of millions in foundation monies in the name of Bill Ayers’ crusade to bring revolution to the Chicago Public Schools).
This election might have been more about substantive issues, but with Obama’s baggage, character and trust is front and center. Or, should I say, far left of center. Obama’s lineup of radical associations define him far more accurately than all the lofty campaign rhetoric and mindless political pandering he dishes out along the campaign trail, from the haunts of the San Francisco super rich to the Pennsylvania hinterlands, where they ”cling to their guns and religion.” Obama hasn’t even surmounted the first hurdle.
What were the Democrats thinking when they nominated this narcissistic neophyte whose only positive attribute is that he can say nothing better than any modern politician can say nothing.
Obama sat in Rev. Wright’s church for 20 years because he bought into the black nationalism and racist rage Wright was spewing. It was a logical extension of what he had already learned from Frank Marshall Davis and his radical leftist professors at Occidental and Columbia. Indeed, he chose the church because of Wright’s radical worldview, a worldview which comported with his political goals. He came there not looking for religion, but for a springboard for political activism and agitation. Either that, or he was a fool from day one. Take your pick. There are no other choices. The Wright ads simply point out the obvious to the American people. Obama was perfectly content to stay in Wright’s church until it threatened to derail his campaign. His public apologia only served to confirm that Obama takes the American electorate for fools.
These ads would not have been necessary if the media was covering an election instead of a coronation. Just yesterday, Charlie Rose and Tom Brokaw had the temerity to admit on national television that neither knew who Barack Obama was (check out the Charlie Rose archive). Now they tell us. In fact, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC and PBS have all engaged in the most one-sided and incompetent reporting in the history of the medium. Only FOX, talk radio, and CNN’s Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck have consistently given us the truth about Barack Obama. For the rest, journalism has died, and Brian Williams, Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Chris Matthews, and the lunatic Keith Olbermann are among the pallbearers.
Barack Obama is, quite simply, the most radical and the least prepared candidate of a major political party in modern American history. He can’t be trusted anywhere near the reins of power.
For a full exposition of Obama’s radical associations, visit: http://www.sensiblechange.org
Posted by: Kendall | November 1, 2008, 12:41 am 12:41 am
After trying to research issues and make an informed decision I know why the democrats are referred to as ‘dumbocrates’. Read the rhetoric in these posts, the only few that made sense were blasted by people who obviously are unequivocally supporting obama
Posted by: cb | November 1, 2008, 1:02 am 1:02 am
I personally abhor racsim. My only connection with slavery is that two of my great great grandfathers fought in the Union Army. Every black person I know is voting Obama on only one issue: BECAUSE HE IS BLACK (well half black, technically). I have donated to the GOPtrust.com out of respect for the blood shed by the Union Army, which at a terrible price freed all slaves in the US. Racism is Racism, whether white or black.
Posted by: Greenacres | November 1, 2008, 1:08 am 1:08 am
For those who are still not sure who to vote for, please do not vote at all! Or at least go for what’s right for the country — McCain! It’s always a choice between two evils, but this time, the choice is very obvious! May God Bless America indeed! We will definitely need that if Obama were to be our President on Nov. 4, 2008!! People please wake up!!
Posted by: Soccer Mom in NC | November 1, 2008, 1:10 am 1:10 am
I had more faith in our younger voters, but even our older voters are being influenced by the Media and Hollywood for God sakes! Most celebs are anti American. They have made a fortune from us watching their movies buying their music etc, yet a lot of them proclaim their wishes to leave our Country. How anyone could be influenced by the likes of such. The fact that the Media is bombarding and campaigning insults our intelligence yet people are falling for it. They are rooting for appearance, not substance, not quality. The average American never reads, doesn’t know the facts, doesn’t know who our Vice President is, and typically doesn’t vote. The biggest part of their education on policy are skewed facts or falsehoods from NBC, CNN, MSNBC,MTV, S&L, David Letterman, Chris Matthews, Larry King etc. If Hollywood is pulling for a candidate, thats a no brainer. Come on America, I know half of our Country can’t be that stupid. Vote for a hero, Vote for experience, I don’t even have to say the name. Don’t be stupid America. Too many question marks for Candidate helps me make my mind up. Their shouldn’t be any undecided voters at this time. We have more than enough facts to decide who is the better of the two. Neither one of the Candidates are vowing to give you more of the same..so don’t try that one. Statistics prove, half the people commenting here won’t vote. If you’er one of those, you don’t deserve to comment. If ya don’t have the brain of “goat” go vote. No offense goats.
Posted by: al | November 1, 2008, 1:21 am 1:21 am
America is no more
Posted by: Daniel | November 1, 2008, 1:38 am 1:38 am
Yes Kendall! – everything you said in your comment, I echo everyday to family friends and colleagues. However, you echoed it more profoundly than I. It’s good to know that we do have some intelligent over watchers of our Nation’s values and freedom. Please keep it up, you gave such a great synopsis of what has been an extraordinary and blatant hijacking of this election. I will check out http://www.sensiblechange.org Thanks Kendall.. al
Posted by: al | November 1, 2008, 1:53 am 1:53 am
Please help out the National Republican Trust PAC. I did, just give 25 dollars it doesn’t have to be alot to help. I feel good know we are at least fighting for what we beleive in. Please help out the National Republican Trust PAC. I did, just give 25 dollars it doesn’t have to be a lot to help. I feel good knowing we are at least fighting for what we believe in. Wouldn’t you like to see Keith Olbermann burst into flames when McCain wins?
Posted by: al | November 1, 2008, 2:02 am 2:02 am
Steve from Danville, if Obama wins and after he screws up our country are you gonna sneak out in the dark of night and peel off your Obama sticker’s like Bill Clinton supporters did. None of the idiots that voted for Clinton would admit it. It will be the same with Obama supporters after awhile no one will admit they voted for him. Except, Obama will be engaged in more serious endeavors and mistakes than Clinton was. People still crack jokes about Clinton and people still like him as if he is a good friend yet he disgraced our Oval Office and shrunk our Military and Dept of Defense so small that it took billions to get it back to where it is. He enjoyed the economy that was set in place years before him and still takes credit for it to this day. He has made millions upon millions just for speaking all around the world. He is half of America’s hero. Well, that half may get their wished again but I think it will involve more than “cigars” I asked myself after Clinton got into office, how this could happen? Are people in this country that stupid. He and Hillary had a trail of scandal that led all the way back to Arkansas and finally he got the boot. The same people who voted for him are now going to exercise their right to be stupid again and vote for Obama along with easily influenced MTV watching peer pressured ill informed younger voters . Why none of these weird associations with questionable people doesn’t matter to Obama supporters is beyond comprehension. You have to question what’s really going on in the minds of these people. No one will deny that the Bush Administration lacked in domestic policy but to recklessly support someone who has such questionable character is amazing. It’s the “Bill Clinton phenomena” it’s a condition that inflicts over half of this Nation. It’s characterized by voting someone in office that you will be ashamed of later or you will lie and say you didn’t vote because they are both worthless. Yes Steve I think you’re a bumper sticker bandit. How many people that put bumper stickers and signs all over actually vote? A certain percentage won’t. I know it makes about is much sense as over half the people in this country. Well, I will still cling to the values and concepts our great Nation was founded on and unlike some of our Hollywood stars I’m staying here to try and help salvage what we have left. Don’t forget to turn you clock back Steve.
Posted by: al | November 1, 2008, 3:08 am 3:08 am
Hey Grandma, much like the rest of Obama supporters who attempt to blog you show your lack of information on your chosen candidate as well as your ability to spell. I have no doubt you were never a member of the Republican party. The Republicans are intelligent enough to know this because we know that today is one word, not two. Nice try you hand out wanting Obama supporter.
Posted by: KD | November 1, 2008, 4:12 am 4:12 am
Who would really want to vote for the same person that Al Gore is voting for…think about it. Can you think of a bigger fruit cake and hypocrite than Al Gore? He took research that many great scientist have compiled for years puts it in a power point presentation and wins Nobel Peace Prize. What a fruit cake, standing there blithering findings that we already know while liberals applaud and look on with love and admiration. How embarrassing, while he maintains several mansions that suck up enough energy to sustain a small city and flies around in Jet, wow he is really conserving energy. Why are their so many Democrats like this? Why are they such hypocrites? “An Inconvenient Truth.” The film won two Oscars, for Best Documentary and Best Original Song,.you have to be kidding me. Gore is pathetic. Have you really listened to him speak? No wonder his state of TN repudiates him. Like Arkansas disowned the Clintons. Hillary claims New York like she was born and raised there. I tell ya, the Democrats and far left sure have no shame. To all you supporters of Obama don’t vote for him just because you hate Bush that is a lame excuse. Don’t vote for him just because his is Black. We need to get this right. Early on, I was for Obama, til I learned more about him. At first I fell for him just because he spoke well, but I gathered info and facts and realized..no way.
Posted by: al | November 1, 2008, 4:39 am 4:39 am
Michelle Obama’s family attended this church before she married Obama (with Wright officiating). The Black Liberation Theology espoused there has its roots in Marxism. See:http://www.acton.org/commentary/443_marxist_roots_of_black_liberation_theology.php
Michelle Obama is DANGEROUS.
Posted by: captivated | November 1, 2008, 6:48 am 6:48 am
WHO IS OBAMA? Bravo for the ad that exposes Obama’s leftist associations to mainstream Americans. What is even more troubling is Obama’s lack of truthfulness and his ability to lie directly to the American Public about his radical associations. It is the media’s job to shed light on a candidate, not work for them – what an abuse of the First Amendment! It seems like we are entering into a Big Brother (Chavez, Hitler or Castro) society with the media playing the dispicable role of Nazi Germany’s Joseph Goebbles! REMEMBER IF YOU DISAGREE WITH OBAMA’S LEFTIST VIEWS, THEN YOU ARE LABELED STUPID, A RACIST OR AN UNCLE TOM. IF YOU PUBLICLY DISAGREE, THEN YOU ARE PERSONALLY DESTROYED BY THE MEDIA AND LIBERALS(like Joe the plumber)
Posted by: Chicago Bob | November 1, 2008, 11:01 am 11:01 am
Americans HAVE A RIGHT to know the truth, whether the liberal news media or the Democrats like it or not!!! It is a sad day in America when a group has to raise money to do what the news media OUGHT to be doing in the first place: their job!!! John McCain may not approve of the mention of Wright, but that does not mean it shouldn’t be done! And you who are voting for Obama, if he wins, just remember, WE TOLD YOU SO!!!
Posted by: Alison | November 1, 2008, 11:51 am 11:51 am
“You are identified by the company you keep” and not by the scripted words you speak.
Posted by: Albert Spizzo | November 1, 2008, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm
Unniversity studies prove the power of speech patterns and code or triggers that influence people. Obama has all the power points in those studies. If you truely believe he loves America, then I guess it does not bother you he will not even salute our flag. He makes his own eblems to signify America. Yes he is hypnotic and a elegant speaker, and there is reason for it. You are now his sheep. McCain has not separated this county as I have read some say here. It is you who have done so, being influenced and hypnotized with lies. Not to mention, McCain has not choosen Obamas associations and friends through his climb to power. You are so blind and if he does get elected, you will all pay a severe price I am afraid. I guarantee you will all try once again to blame it on the republicans. What none of you realize is this. Democrat goverment has moved soooo far left they have become “radical”. Republican goverment is now the moderate liberals. And you are so blind to see that. Freedom will be lost if Obama gets in and you will have no one to blame but your own ignorance. God Bless us all.
Posted by: Concerned | November 1, 2008, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN AND A SMALL BUSINESS MAN OR EVEN A LARGE CORPORATION AND YOU PLAN TO VOTE FOR OBAMA, YOU MIGHT BE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE . I have been a businessman for over 55 years, and I can tell you that if Obama get’s to be president, with his wild ideas, you and I will regret it for ever. I can tell you that things would be bleak for us from now on. New and higher taxes will hurt us all. I can see yours and my Capital Gains going from 15% to possibly 25% or 30%, and he will increases taxes on our income as well to spread the wealth as Obama says.. Please help us all and think clearly this election. You might not like McCain or Palin, but that is the real alternative right now. I Hope you are smart enough to see what is needed to create more jobs, hold onto your hard earned capital and get our economy moving forward.
Posted by: Stan Finberg | November 1, 2008, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN AND A SMALL BUSINESS MAN OR EVEN A LARGE CORPORATION AND YOU PLAN TO VOTE FOR OBAMA, YOU MIGHT BE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE . I have been a businessman for over 55 years, and I can tell you that if Obama get’s to be president, with his wild ideas, you and I will regret it for ever. I can tell you that things would be bleak for us from now on. New and higher taxes will hurt us all. I can see yours and my Capital Gains going from 15% to possibly 25% or 30%, and he will increases taxes on our income as well to spread the wealth as Obama says.. Please help us all and think clearly this election. You might not like McCain or Palin, but that is the real alternative right now. I Hope you are smart enough to see what is needed to create more jobs, hold onto your hard earned capital and get our economy moving forward.
Posted by: Stan Finberg | November 1, 2008, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
Hey you all, who gives a rat if Obama is colored. stop trying to play it up. You all need to take your head out of the sand, and see him for what he is, he cannot get a security clearance, how in heavens name can anyone vote him into the highest office, he has no experience, he does not give a crap about the military, he did not even visit the wounded in Germany, he is for partial abortion, and I would suggest you all find out really what that is, it will disgust you. He is going to take from the so called wealthy and spread it around, I am not wealthy, I am a regular person, and one cannot tear down the wealthy togive to whom. The wealthy did not get wealthy by handouts, you all need to get a job like I do, I work, and no hand outs, he slick, when it suits him, he distances himself from the radicals, come on people America is too great a country for you to vote it down the tubes, at least McCain has served his country, and is not slight of hand, he is by far the better candidate, as for knocking Palin, she served as Governor of Alaska, Obama has not done anything, no accomplishments, and by the way it was President Clinton Nancy Pelosi (the Liar) and the Democrats who voted for Fannie Mae etc to give loans to unqualified applicants and now it has crashed, the Republicans voted against this but the Democrats were in the majority, so stop Blaming Bush, he did not have anything to do with it. Go get your facts straight, then talk sense and not nonsense.At least McCain is for AMERICA and so is Palin,McCain should have come out and slammed the Obama campaign every time a lie was put forward, then my question is, where did Obama get so much money, it has never been told who donated, as for Colin Powell, I am sure he wants a position or was promised one, or should we say as a advisor, he should have been asked the question , I take it that you are endorsing Obama, but will not be serving in any capacity in his government if he wins. That would be an interesting answer, why did the press not ask it?? Come on people think on facts, search and find true answers then come to a conclusion. if it was a white candidate would be have been treated with kid gloves like Obama? Com on quit the crap about color now, that is way too old. who cares what color he is, it should be IS HE QUALIFIED TO LEAD THE MOST POWERFUL AND GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. AND HE SURE IS NOT.
Posted by: Jo | November 1, 2008, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
Ok I tried to post some facts about what media was surveyed as most in the tank for Obama and factual as it was it was held for review. So I better NOT mention anything true. I also posted a video site to view to get some plain speaking truth and that was “flagged” so lets see if this one will be accepted. I HATE being censored because God forbid its truth. Just a confirmation of how “free” we are going to be.
If you want a plain spoken ideas please look up “BTW I’m voting for McCain/Palin” by mauchosauceproduction. (if this isn’t “censored”)
Posted by: Concerned | November 1, 2008, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
For the love of God….can any of you out there tell me ONE THING Obama has done for this country, ONE accomplishment, ONE thing that qualifies him to be the President of the United States??
Voting present 130 or so times, voting for higher taxes, voting for late-term partial birth abortions?
Guilt by association? You’re darn right…Ayers, Wright, Rezko, ACORN, Khalidi…the list goes on. Anti-American, white-hating, Jew-hating, corrupt and criminal.
Why has his supposed “birth certificate” been sealed by the Governor of Hawaii? Why won’t he release his college records?
And finally, how do you expect him to take care of everyone in this country when he doesn’t even take care of his own family….his brother living in a hut that he never mentions and keeps hidden, and now a London newspaper has discovered his aunt who is here illegally living in a slum housing project. Check it out…it has just been reported on.
Posted by: nodem2008 | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
If obama cant tale care of his own aunt and uncle living in the slums of boston,how can he protectour family!this is a gr8 ad,too bad a.c.o.r.n cheated hillary in the primaries she would be running against john instead.
Posted by: char | November 1, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
I like it how every time someone says something that shows who Barack Obama really is there automatically labeled as a hater. If you show me your past I will show you your future.
Its sad he believes in redistribution of wealth. . As Thomas Jefferson once said “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not“.
Silly liberals paychecks and tax rebates are for workers.
Posted by: NICK B | November 1, 2008, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
I want to know why there is no mention of Sarah Palin and her husband’s affiliation with the Alaskan Independence Party. Why don’t we hear about John and Cindy McCain’s adulterous affair. Now if John McCain is a “man of his word” who said he would run a clean and honorable campaign, then why is he resorting to dirt and filth and knows he is lying. How can you trust anything he says? As far as I am concerned, he has lost all credibility, he is no Maverick, he is just low down and dirty like the rest of the GOP, probably worst!
Posted by: Char59 | November 1, 2008, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
If Barry O wins just think the revolution is around the corner
Posted by: greg | November 1, 2008, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm
Ayers/Obama/Acorn 08
Posted by: Cesar Camarillo | November 2, 2008, 2:02 am 2:02 am
You whining Dems are starting to get scared now that McCain is closing the gap. When your backs get to the wall, the shaking starts and replies to the spoken truth starts to hurt, doesn’t it? So when that happens, you spew forth viciousness, profane language, hate, lies and innuendo. Your candidate for president, (Obama) speaks with a slippery – forked tongue and flip-flops all over the page on issues. He only says things that will mesmerise the crowds and bring them to a frenzy, similar to the tactics that Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Castro, Chavez used.
If elected, he will bring this country into Socialism for sure. Beware this man. You don’t want to go there.
Posted by: tackhammer | November 2, 2008, 5:22 am 5:22 am
I say it’s about time Senator McCain’s campaign started putting out more information regarding what Mr. Obama is all about, where he comes from, and from what basis his philosophies and ideas were shaped.
Senator McCain promised to run a “clean” campaign from the start — and he has — much too clean, according to many of his supporters. When faced with the filth and dirty attacks aimed at Governor Palin and her family, his own family, and even Joe Wurzelbacher (who merely asked a question!) there have been plenty of reasons to pull out the stops and reply in the same manner.
Senator McCain himself has been true to his pledge as a person. We, his supporters, made no such pledges.
Since this is still a free country, we can choose to express our position against Mr. Obama however we wish. If that includes donating as much as we can whenever we can to commercials that show the truths behind the man — then, we will donate and support the effort.
It’s not desperation, it’s finally “the truth will out.”
http://www.thoughts.com/mczwz/blog
Posted by: Michele | November 2, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
OK . . . let’s see here. It’s OK for Billy Clinton to screw around with an intern IN THE OVAL OFFICE, no less, but not at all acceptable for Senator McCain to have had an affair AFTER coming back from being a prisoner of war and his then-wife’s accident — and still maintaining a very good relationship with that first wife??
Yup, typical liberal mentality . . . things are considered “OK” only one way.
One standard for the so-called “right-thinking” people like Streisand, Bill, that NY governor who screwed around, and the rest of the liberal set . . . but it’s never — ever “OK” for a Republican.
Lord, save us from these double standards and the mind-bloggling that goes along with it!
I wonder their heads don’t burst from the effort to rationalize everything!
http://www.thoughts.com/mczwz/blog
Posted by: Michele | November 2, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
Most Dems are losers in this society.
Most of them struggling to pay bill and when they can’t make it they want a change and force someone to give them money.
I am so sorry for that.
Posted by: K G | November 2, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
What do you expect when the right wing media treats Americans like we live in a third world country.. THis what goes on in countries that we condemn
Posted by: West Virginia Mary | November 2, 2008, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm
Obama gave $27,000 to HIS church! Obama has the NERVE to say that he did not KNOW about this “Reverend’s” hate mongering and disdain for out great country?
I am not so much insulted by Wright’s teaching because as Forrest Gump would say, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Why can’t he do like a REAL PASTOR and teach HOPE and RECONCILIATION? THAT is what Jesus would teach! Who is Wright’s savior? I don’t hear one bit of Jesus coming from his mouth when he goes on these rants.
I am not even offended that Obama gave this ministy money. That sort of thing is ALLOWED IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
What torks me is that Obama would have the UNMITIGATED GALL to LIE ABOUT IT. THAT, folks is and insult to our collective American intelligence!
“MARK MY WORDS…” (as Joe Biden would say) we have NOT SEEN THE LAST OF OBAMA’S LIES AND DECEPTIONS.
I say “IMPEACH” HIM BEFORE HE GETS TO THE OVAL OFFICE!
NO NO NO NOBAMA.
Posted by: ILoveJoeThePlumber | November 2, 2008, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm
I don’t agree with this add either, but if you read the article you know that John McCain had NO part in this add and CONDEMNED its use, something that Obama continually fails to do when his attack dogs hit below the belt…or engage in illegal voter registrations! I live in Ohio and have seen it first hand and have yet to hear “that one” CONDEMN it. All I’ve heard is ignorant comebacks about Republicans trying to subdue black voters, and lot’s of I had nothing to do with it’s from Obama. Again I LIVE here, and we believe everyone’s vote should count ONCE and in the state that they actually LIVE in. Where’s my apologie from Obama. Why can’t he condemn ACORN?? I wonder.
Posted by: truth | November 2, 2008, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
Oh please!!! If there are any blacks or stupid whites on here defending Rev. Wright, Obama, or this ad…give me a break! How racist that there are so many blacks who are only voting for this disgusting excuse of a human being because he’s black. Well he’s not, he’s MUSLIM! Idiots! Obama would not even be able to pass an FBI background check because of some of his friends & associates. Oh yes, I want HIM for my Commander in Chief! NOT! He isn’t going to win. But I do hope we have a black President one day. I would vote for Michael Steele in a heartbeat. But this man is not the one! He could be accused of snorting cocaine with a prostitute in front of his kids & excuses would be made for him. You all disgust me as an American. He’s a white hater & an American hater. And he will not “change” MY country!
Posted by: Vickie | November 2, 2008, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
“As one who attends a UCC church, I would ask other UCC parishioners to contact this PAC and ask them to bring down this ad in the next 2 days, or we will expose McCain for what he truly is , i.e. an Episcopalian disguised as a Baptist!!!!
: – )
Given Senator Obama’s repudiation of Rev. Wright’s ill advised remarks, this last minute nonsense is way over the top.”
Posted by: Robert Campbell | November 3, 2008, 12:29 am 12:29 am
There is a certain group of Americans who are supporting McCain and they have a good reason to be doing so. These are the Americans who have come from communist countries and came to America for freedom. The ability to work hard for what you earn, not to be given hand outs. The Cuban vote in Miami is strong, they are very passionate because they know what socialism is and it is coming our way if Obama is elected. Hardworking Americans who vote for Obama based on his lies will regret this decision. The family income that will get a tax break keeps coming down. It started at $250,000 and now it is at $125,000. Last year Obama voted that anyone making over $42,000 should pay more in taxes. If Obama is elected he will give Amnesty to all illegals living in this country. These people who are estimated at 15 million will be handed money from the rest of us who have worked hard for all that we have. They will be given social security benefits and will drain this country even more. If anyone thinks that Obama was not at that church when Right spoke those racist anti-American commentsthey are a complete idiot and don’t need to vote on election day. Do you believe everything someone tells you? Wake up America.
Posted by: scorley | November 3, 2008, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm
It is sad and disgusting that so few people have any understanding of the world that Reverend Jeremiah Wright grew up in. He is a peer to two of the strongest fighters for Black progress in an unjust society, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm (X) Little. He has the right to challenge the senses and educate this society for its inhumane treatment of Blacks through the enslavement, conspiracies i.e. Tuskeegee Experiment, Black Codes, lynching, destructon of “the Black Wall Street, miseducation of the Negro, sharecropping, etc. What you don’t recognize is that Barak and Michelle Obama, Colin Powell, Codeleza Rice, Oprah Winfrey and others are the answer to our ancesters prayers and a paraphrase of Dr. Kings’ quote that one day people would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Reverend Jeremiah Wright served this country as a Marine and as a medic during Vietnam. He put his life on the line for all the people of this country and he went on to a spiritual calling to help people build a relationship with God. He does not restrict God to one country, he views all people as the children of God. Therefore, if he feels that a person, group, a people or a country has gone against the tenets of God then he feels obligated to condemn them. This is not about Obama this is about progress in this great country of ours. This is where we have laws that protect the freedom of speech and expression that is one of many reasons I love my country. I too served as a Marine as well as an Army officer, a teacher and a correctional officer. We have more significant problems to unite around than one person’s critical view of our country. We must address our economy, the high drop out rate, crime rate, single parent household, increase in negative values, etc. Yes, I do support Obama for President. Because I’ve seen the kind of leadership and inspiration that has the potential to make this world a better place. Am I proud that he is a Black man. Yes, for more reasons that some of you may comprehend. If he breaks the color barrier for the highest office in this land it will send the most positive signal to a people who for the most part feel oppressed. It is as significant or more so than the glass ceiling the Hillary was so proud of putting 18 million cracks in. This is the true new world order not that conspiracy of totalitarinism that some have been trying to put in place. To them I can only say evil men (demons) have a plan and God has a plan and God is the greatest planner. God Bless The United States Of America and Barak Obama, John McCain an Reverend Wright.
Posted by: Terry | November 3, 2008, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm
Here is a comment written on one of the other blogs…wake up people!!!
Come Wednesday, Yous WHite folks gonna bend over and kiss out happy black aces for the next 8 yers. Gonna take you 401ks and monies and spread the wealth to us’s you have enslaved for 200 years. We gonna get raparations and big checks from Mr. OBAMA. I thought I would never see the day the white man bowed down to the black man, but tomorrow is OUR day. And the besst thing about it, you whiteys are gonna MADE to love it. Obama / Biden ’08-’16
Posted by: Debbie | November 3, 2008, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm
Incredible what stupidity and malice such things bring out. Anyone who watches more than the Wright sound bites provided by right wing hit squads knows that Wright is not about “hate” but about reconciliation. One can only hope that the vile tactics employed by this “Republican Trust” PAC bring McCain down harder in a righteous backlash.
Posted by: eds | November 4, 2008, 4:28 am 4:28 am