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  • Posted By: bagwell20002000 @ 11/06/2008 4:41:00 AM

    Gee, sounds like apack of sore losers. You forget that Obama won the white vote as well. They didn't really vote for Obama but actually the democratic ticket. Obama didn't win, John McCain lost! His biggest mistake was initially trying to ride George Bush's coat tail into office. Clinton won the same way in 92. The economy was in shambles following the elder Bush's administration. You have to do what I have done the last 8 years. Learn to live with it! Good luck.

  • Posted By: hopeful1970 @ 11/06/2008 3:01:22 AM

    carmenincali , I wasn't enthused about either of the Presidential choices, but I do believe that it is people like you, comments like yours that caused people to vote for Obama. There are things you typed that are absolutely not true. Further, the passion in your remarks indicates to me that you actually believe what you're saying. How could you come to the conclusion that Obama is a "mantra for hate?" Maybe you should have seen some of the footage from the McCain/Palin rallies. Some, (not all) of those people showed the world that hate is still very much alive. Yesterday proved that the majority of Americans are disgusted by THAT message of hate.

    Then you claimed that "Obama sent the media after Joe the Plummer." Don't you honestly think that Obama SENT the media anywhere? The liberal media does what it wants to do, and if citizens are off limits, that should include Obama's wife, his former minister, and all the other citizens the media decided to explore. No one is off limits, and to think citizens are exempt from media coverage is naive. Besides, Joe the Plummer isn't fazed. I'm not sure how true this is, but last I heard, his national exposure has made him somewhat of a celebrity. He may even be signing a record deal.

    The part of your message that was the most confusing to me is when you claimed that Obama plans of heavily taxing "struggling Americans." I thought he planned to marginally increase taxes on people making over $250,000 (excluding small businesses) and HELP "struggling Americans."

    We lost the election. Now we have to get over it, stop whining, and figure out how we can help to pull things together. No one caused us to lose. We got distracted by focusing on Obama's middle name, and his completely irrelevant associations. Even after he explained his connection to Ayers, we still couldn't stop talking about it. Then we started the "terrorist talk." (sigh) These utterly ridiculous scare tactics caused THINKING Americans to wonder why we couldn't stay focused on the issues that really matter. Now what?

    Who knows.

  • Posted By: Warrier05 @ 11/05/2008 11:50:16 PM

    Carmenincali: Mantra for hate? Didn't you hear the speech last night? Venom? Not from Barack Hussein Obama. Your accusations are not true. Please turn hatemongers Limbaugh and Hannity off. Investigate the facts. Do you really think the millions of people who voted for Obama hate America? Can you make room for the possibility that we just elected a strong, brilliant man with the vision to lead us out of the current morass? Would you give him a chance? Would you consider working with us?

  • Posted By: anitra43 @ 11/04/2008 4:08:59 PM

    To the women that hates america now, because America is chosing Obama. You have shown you hated a big part of America. We as black people are much more than, rap music,fancy cars, and drug dealers. I am more thn black, I am a mother, a college graduate,I am a professional,I am a god fearing american just to name a few of my titles. I don't see why people like you are so afraid of what a black man might do as president, when we as black people have put our trust in white people all our lives, knowing full well that most of the time these people do not have our best interest at heart. So, Obama truly just *** everything up even more then you will be right, but if something wonderful happens and he makes thing better, and the thugs don't take the white house, then how will you view America, or shall I say black America.

    • Posted By: GC from NC @ 11/05/2008 10:49:58 AM

      Obama has not put his trust in white people. His book indicates that. He attended a church for 20 years
      that had a minister who obviously hated this country. Obama is not of the "ground roots" black, so to speak. Wake up!!!
      By the way, for a college graduate, your command of the English language is terrible.

      • Posted By: traders @ 11/05/2008 6:57:50 PM

        I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING .

  • Posted By: amberco @ 11/05/2008 6:13:34 PM

    The media is so liberal it's ridiculous. Sarah Palin was the only thing that kept the McCain campaign alive. McCain's problem was he wasn't conservative enough.

  • Posted By: FRANK TELLS @ 03/15/2008 4:25:27 PM

    I WANT TO FIX HILLARY CLINTON FOR STAYING WITH BILL WHEN SHE SHOULD HAVE DIVORCED HIM OVER:
    1. HIS ANTIMASTURBATION
    2. HIS CHEATING ADULTERY
    ALSO IM AGAINST HER NOT LISTENING TO ME ABOUT VOTING AGAINST THE ANTI POKER BILL (PHONE CALLS, LETTERS) AND RECEIVING FUNDING FROM HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES WHEN THEY ARE ALREADY OVERCHARGING AND AGE DISCRIMINATING. I ALSO BELIEVE LIKE JOE LIEBERMAN THAT BILL CLINTON SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED AFTER ILLEGALLY CHEATING ON HIS WIFE.

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 5:11:16 PM

      Get over it. it was almost a decade ago. Move on to something that is more important to us now, but get the facts first.

  • Posted By: teebee @ 11/04/2008 3:51:43 PM

    What ever happened to the federal appeal for Obama's birth cirtificate. Is he even able to be the POTUS? I feel our country is in for many problems in the next four years. God help us all.

    • Posted By: GC from NC @ 11/05/2008 11:08:17 AM

      I suppose they changed that law to make it fit Obama. He does not have to be a naturalized citizen evidently. I think they found a birth certificate (from what I have heard) that was not authentic. That figures. And to think, Obama's wife is finally proud of America. I have always been proud of America.
      This presidency was not chosen, it was bought. I'm hearing this from both Democrats and Republicans.
      At any rate, we'll just have to wait and see what lies in store. It's so odd that just a few weeks before the election, the banks started failing. It's even odder than gas prices started rising two years ago, and the Democrats took over Congress two years ago. Regardless of what happens, I will always love America.
      Let's see if we can get our new president to recite the Plege of Allegiance and put his hand over his heart. Also, let's see what Bible he uses when he takes the oath. I am a registered Republican, but sometimes I vote for a Democrat on a split ticket. I just know I love God and I love America. I have always been proud of my country.

      • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 5:02:18 PM

        FACTCHECK.ORG
        You are just throwing things up against the wall to see what will stick. Check your facts and stop making things up.

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 2:38:42 PM

      Oh my GOD! Do you ever check any facts. There are any number of sites where you could get your information from except for the internet email scams and open forum. Read, enlighten yourself, you may be surprised at what you find. By the way, most of the negative comments from McCain and Palin about Obama's character assassination have been debunked. His taxes would give middle class about $1,200, McCain's 150. Huge difference there. The rich, under Obama would pay $19,000, under McCain would receive $125,000 tax break each. PLEASE CHECK THE FACTS FOR A CHANGE AND DO SOME RESEARCH.

  • Posted By: SAGEHeart @ 11/05/2008 3:33:40 PM

    We only just began to live.... we are in a new chapter all that is said in the past is gone. Now lets see who is going to appreciate this change.. the responses so far are bitter & sweet. It called the road test, I hope you will like it.. All the Republicians that went joined are wise, they have a job too.. All the American voters that
    wanted this change, long live the dream, the best my to my beloved friends.
    Obama not only thier behalf is in the forefront hoping that he will represent in raising the standard. Being President is a price to pay, you come good or great. or.... Here is to the promised DREAM a reality.
    In return I hope that he appreciates all the votes & does a great service, not forgeting where he came from or a least in the memory of the sixties movement. Since he was raised in Hawaii & had other travels, at least he has his mothers heritage to be greatful for that gave him the opportunity of a life time.

  • Posted By: cognizance @ 11/05/2008 3:30:49 PM

    Question: Why is the title for Obama's Press Box the Smartest and Dumbest..., whereas McCain's press box is titled Best and Worst...? Come on Newsweek lets be more cognizant!

  • Posted By: cognizance @ 11/05/2008 3:28:19 PM

    Question: Why is the title for Obama's press box named Smartest and Dumbest and McCain's press box is titled Best and Worst? Come on Newsweek lets be more cognizant!!

  • Posted By: pwcm @ 11/05/2008 1:42:06 PM

    The birth certificate issue was decided and debunked 6 months ago. Some people must have just come out from under a rock just to vote. I believe the issue was taken up by the State Department and decided by a mostly Republican panel. Some of the most interesting acts that have come about in this campaign were the defection of well known Republicans, Colin Powell, Chris Buckley and so on. Then Karl Rove last night laid out everything the Republicans didn't get right not only in the campaign but in the last 8 years. I think one of the most telling stats that came out of the exit polls announced last night is that 17% of the people who voted for Bush in 2004 voted for Obama. When you have all these high tone Republicans and basically 1 in 5 that voted Republican 4 years ago voting Democrat this tells you the overwhelming disgust the American people have for the Republican Party. It may also not bode well for future elections for Republicans noting hat the 18 - 25 year old demographic voted overwhelmingly Democratic. One thing Republicans have to look forward to in 4 years though is Sarah Palin. SCARY!!! She makes Bush look like a rocket scientist. That's what America needs is one more Republican President walking around the White House going duh? She would be better off on her front porch standing watch and protecting us from the invading Russians that are sure to come. We could also have had John McCain who graduated like 882 out of 889 in his Naval Academy class. What is done is done and now we can put Hannity, Beck, O'reilly (JERK!!!), Limbaugh (Bigger jerk) and then Mark Levin who is a raving lunatic away for maybe a month. It's amazing where these people get some of the crap they spew. Even more amazing is amount of this crap that is believed. O'Reilly and Limbaugh have to be the most hypocritic clowns on TV or radio. People who follow these people would have followed Jim Jones and David Koresh straight to hell. That is how mindless you have to be.

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 2:54:43 PM

      I totally agree with you. I too am at a loss as to how lazy people are not to check out facts before they start spewing statements. FACTCHECK.Org

  • Posted By: memo2 @ 10/28/2008 11:49:23 PM

    This is not about a work electrician this is about all us who have the same or similar situation you people keep tal- king about it the real story is people are losing their house and family going apart.
    McCain and palin have the way and sources to solve most of the problems we are dealing now.
    and what the press don't mention is the number of Democrats are changing to be Republicans,
    who know this Obama that why He try everithing for my I have my reasons to not trust Mr:Obama.

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 2:50:03 PM

      You have that backward. The Republican party is shrinking by leaps and bounds. Check your facts.

  • Posted By: crickettlynn @ 11/04/2008 5:21:44 AM

    OK yeah lets talk about OBAMA hmmm he will not put his hand on his chest for the American Pledge...He will not go into the tents and see the wounded soliders because his camera crew could not go in there...He dont care about the American people because to him it dont matter who comes here in the USA !!!!! Yes we have had some hard times with each and every President but we need to look at MORALS in America we are FREE and I am not for whites !!! I am not for blacks I am for myself and my kids and the safe America that it should be. Yes my Husband is in the Military and I feel for all those who have lost there lives in Iraq but THANKS to them all they did there job and knew there job when signing there papers.....I thank all of them..Yes its hard when we send our loved ones to war but they are keeping us here in the USA safe. When a so called person like OBAMA wants to pull out and let our gaurds down you will see this world will be a mess. I look out for my kids and I feel that OBAMA dont know crap !!!!!!!! I feel Mc Cain is a Christian Man and has military backround and knows what he is doing. So lets all look at this before we go and vote for some man name OBAMA not a American name hmmmmm ring ring !!!!!!!!!!!God Bless our Troops all over the USA

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 2:43:15 PM

      FACHECK.ORG
      Go to that site and find out the real truths and not the campaign rhetoric that has been abounding.

  • Posted By: busby @ 11/05/2008 10:33:39 AM

    I was a life long democrat who became disgusted at the treatment Hillary Clinton and moderate democrats received at the hands of the DNC and outraged at the anti-semitism I saw on some of the far left wing posts (I said some). But I have to say that both men in victory and defeat came across last night as extremely decent people. I think Obama realizes the gravity of the responsibility that has been put on his shoulders and the best thing the ultra-liberals including the media could do would be to try to tone down the rhetoric and the nastiness and not put him in a position where he has to pick and choose. If this is truly a new age, he has to be president of all the people whether you like them or not. So try some charity, it will make his job easier. We'll see what happens.

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 2:32:30 PM

      I was a life-long Republican until McCain started telling outright lies that can be checked on places like FactCheck.Org. Even when this was brought to his attention that he was found wrong, he wouldn't believe it, pretty much I believe what I believe and that's it. Sounds like Bush to me. No thank you. Enough.....

  • Posted By: asmith25 @ 11/04/2008 5:09:08 PM

    Dear Dan J. Do us all a favor and keep telling it like it is. Because the truth hurts. I think its funny that in the South the NAACP is busing the blacks in to the polls to vote because they cant get there, and they want to make damn sure Obama gets in office. Funny that they are running ads on radio stations with phone numbers so they get picked up. Nice since they have never really done this for any other election.
    Oh and an additional message to anitra43 Obama and his wife have both made comments about how much they dislike america and the only good thing that has come from america is the people letting him run for president. You Obama Fans are just so blind, open your eyes.

    • Posted By: icheckfacts @ 11/05/2008 2:30:26 PM

      You definitely need FACTCHECK.ORG and other fact checking organizations so you don't sound so ignorant on the subjects. Anyone can make up a story and spread it, but it doesn't make it true. Know your facts, please.

  • Posted By: Legendary @ 11/04/2008 5:00:49 AM


    Some say they don't know too much about Obama. How when so much is talked about him since day one??? We know Obama is bi-racial. We know Obama mom is a white women from Kanas and his father is black man from Kenya who feel in love in College here in the USA. Obama grandparents help raised him. Obama is not muslim in religion, his father was. Obama never got to know his father really because his father died in a car accident when he was young. Some people say he dose not talk much about where he come from when he dose! We look so much at color. Why should that matter? Obama represent both white and black in america! Obama represent Change to the point it unite people ratter than divide us.

    As for experince?? Experince dose not mean a thing when not applied! Bush has had two terms and nothing has really come from his experince! Heck George Bush father was president and you would think he would of had tips from his father. McCain would be a better general than a president! Also McCain has less of an inexperince VP. Sure she is a governor but of a small crimeless state. Too quite of a state! No stress! She is so inexperience she can't see a prank being played on her on the phone. How can he talk?? McCain says Obama is cocky when McCain is so sure he is the winner more than Obama.

    This is not a election of race people! People think Obama is winning because of African Americans when they are a monority in the US. Everyone one is voting for him from black and white etc. Sadly he represent whites and blacks some only see him as a black man both in the eyes of whites and blacks! Some whould say blacks are only voting for him because color??? The same can be said when it comes to McCain! Though there are many who would vote against Obama based on color as well as McCain! I feel it's more than color! It's more of change in something different. Nothing no different than women voting for Hiallary because she would be the first female to of been president. Would that be sexist?? Not really because it has not been a female in that high of a prosition. The same for a minorites. Think of the change it would bring?? It would open many doors for women and anyone!

    I can say I am so happy in people! Some can see through the BS! Meaning the lies! Some are looking beyond color! I see this when I see an Obama crowd. Now when I see a McCain crowd I see division and McCain help promote it! McCain says he's fighting?? Some has Obama! This is a man who has been threaten through his campaign but still gose on! This is a man who has heard so many smears but tries to be a better man! To hear he lack knowledge he is very educated! He's an example of a good father figure! So this is tested also! So please people vote fair! it's or choice but make it for better reasons than by inner
    prejudice and making the smears reason for voting against someone. Do your research. GOD BLESS! GO OBAMA 2008! United we stand and divided we far!

    • Posted By: GC from NC @ 11/05/2008 11:20:05 AM

      Change can be good or bad. Even six year old children know this.

    • Posted By: Lethewaters @ 11/04/2008 3:09:19 PM

      Lengendary, you tell people to do their research. I think you should follow that example. You said in regards to Gov. Palin: "Sure she is a governor but of a small crimeless state." Alaska is small and crimeless? Odd, maybe it shrank early this morning, because the state of Alaska is about the size of the continental United States. As for crimeless, we are far from. AK doesn't see the large scale of crimes compared to a city like New York or Chicago but we have alot. I think you need to return to school as your Geographyy and Grammer are lacking.

      On the terms of a President you said, "Experince dose not mean a thing when not applied! " So you're telling me experience matters for nothing. Why aren't you running for President? How is it that all the businesses, large and small are successful with the CEOs and bosses they have? Is it luck? Do they have a magic rabbit? Experience matters, period. Yes McCain may have a less experienced VP but it's a ew things called MENTORSHIP and TEACHING. The President should be helping the VP learn the job and groom him/her for the position, not the other way around.

      If you see through BS so well then maybe you can explain why Obama contradicted himself on many issues over the course of a year? It's called, playing the popular vote. Not a new trick though.

      All I will say is PLEASE do your research, don't listen and believe everything a canidate says.

  • Posted By: jnakhoul @ 11/04/2008 1:10:43 PM

    haha the crack pots come out in force. don't worry when obama is president we'll all have to work together. no need to be bitter

    • Posted By: GC from NC @ 11/05/2008 11:14:13 AM

      When you say crackpots -- are you referring to the crack cocaine users or dummies --- or maybe the Hispanics that are bring the crack into this country and using the blacks to help them sell it -- I would not really know, but this is what I have been told. The Hispanics are getting their money somewhere and in my little county, the Hispanics and blacks are the ones who are arrested for dealing in Crack Cocaine.

  • Posted By: misplaced yankee @ 11/05/2008 9:26:15 AM

    Dear DanJ: Comment: One of the reasons that people like me (white) voted for the Obama/Biden ticket was that instead of just deciding we wouldn't vote for someone because of the skin color we LISTENED to what they had to say. We did our research and our homework and learned about the candidates. We didn't blindly accept the lies and garbage thrown around by the far left. And we didn't want our country's future to be decided by bigots like you. God Bless America!

  • Posted By: asmith25 @ 11/04/2008 5:25:29 PM

    Dear CABOYSAVOR: The reason you treat 99% of white patients is because they are the only ones smart enough to come in and get help or want to get help, its not because they are the only ones using so dont make it sound like that.

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