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  • Posted By: Kris003 @ 04/22/2008 1:18:48 PM

    I just watched a member from the Clinton camp whining about how obama has been attacking poor Hillary and making himself look bad. Funny thing though that Clinton was the first to play the race card, she has thrown everything she can at him and still has not slowed him down one inch, and the more she does it the worst she looks. If obama was attacking her as hard as she has him then why is she looking like the bad guy (girl) in America's eyes.

    Also she says that at 3 am when that phone rings she would be the candidate who would be ready, heck she couldn't even remember if she was under sniper fire back in 95 because she was "tiered" wow wonder what she will recall at 3am.

    As for her experience as president because she has already been in the white house once. give me a break, she was in the white house and was totally oblivious to her husband screwing around in the oval office. if this lady get in the white house i have to ask how many times can she use the good old quote of " I was tiered, and i am not dumb" give me a break. Obama will be our next president, and America will just have to get use to it.

  • Posted By: elaycee @ 04/20/2008 8:01:33 AM

    Barack Obama???s Prescient Discussion of ???Bitter??? /// Obama spoke regarding this specific issue in his book, ???The Audacity of Hope??? written in 2006. /// Page 114 - re: wealthy liberal donors: ??????Most were adamantly prochoice and antigun and were vaguely suspicious of deep religious sentiment.??? ///??????Whenever I could, I would try to share with them some of the perspectives I was hearing from other portions of the electorate: the legitimate role of faith in politics, say, or the deep cultural meaning of guns in the rural parts of the state.??? /// P 115 ??? in the press of tight scheduling and competing demands, he worries: ??????The problems of ordinary people, the voices of the Rust Belt town or the dwindling heartland, become a distant echo rather than a palpable reality, abstractions to be managed rather than battles to be fought.??? /// He goes on to talk about the difficulty of maintaining balance between the real and inescapable demands of politics and serving the people whom he originally set out to help. /// I believe that if you are aware and actively reflecting on these problems, you have a much, much better chance of actually finding a way through to maintaining your own integrity in a somewhat toxic environment. /// I will be doing anything I can to support this candidate who is thoughtful, self-honest and attempts real balance. /// Laura C - pediatrician in Michigan

  • Posted By: honest sue @ 04/19/2008 8:03:52 PM

    Some people just won't face the truth. How many people are pleased that gas prices are climbing every day? Nothing will change until people admit that they are frustrated and angry. All of the gas companies are profitting at our expense. Stop being proud and do something about the situation that we are all in. Bush's administration does not care about us. McCain is on the side of the Republicans who care nothing about the poor. Hillary Clinton only wants to win for selfish reasons. Barack Obama is the one who suggested change in the first place. Stop hating that man because he is not totally white. He's half and half. That makes it easier to understand both races because of his racial make-up. Philadelphia needs a change in their economy now. If not bitter now, I bet they will be soon if the economy keeps getting worse.

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