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  • Posted By: spicegirl @ 07/12/2008 1:18:49 AM

    Obama needs to analyze the reason for this decline and make the necessary adjustment, however putting Hillary on the ticket is not the answer so all you Hillary supporters that are still touting this you need to back off. Yes she will play a dominant role in his cabinet but not as his VP. What I cannot understand why some of her supporters believe she is the panacea to his winning this election? Some of you have a nasty way of pushing this by over rating her and under rating him and this mind set is so wrong, and one of the reasons that combination would be dysfunctional.

    There is a group of voters that Obama may have to reconcile he will not get their vote and this group is made up of the older white folks, especially those that are not very educated. They will not vote for a black man period. We see it in our parents who were brought up this way and it is difficult for them to change at this stage of their lives. Among blacks, there is also a shade prejudice that again happens to be dominant among the older folks. This is a fact of life and we have to deal with it. What Obama needs to do is strengthen his support in areas in which he is strong to compensate for any fall out, and go after the independents with a vengeance. He has the ability to trounce McCain in this group. I am sure in selecting his VP he will take this into consideration and pick someone who best relates to the areas in which he is not as strong.

    • Posted By: sharenews @ 07/12/2008 1:48:30 AM

      New PRO-HILLARY website launched. Anyone who would like to sign the pledge (reiterated below and on the site), just go here: http://www.together4us.com/


      THE PLEDGE OF TOGETHERNESS: SPREAD THE WORD!

      We stand together with her 18 million voters in pursuit of all of the following:

      Bring us together by honoring Hillary Clinton and her supporters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver by:

      Placing her name into nomination (following traditional protocol)

      Ensuring a roll-call vote

      Inviting her to speak, during prime-time, on August 26th, the 88th anniversary of Women's Suffrage

      Bring us together by adoption of policies on the Platform Committee that Hillary Clinton has championed.

      Bring us together through reform of the primary and caucus system to reflect the basic principle of one person - one vote.

      Bring us together through outspoken denunciation of all gender bias, racism and other forms of discrimination.

      Bring us together by making a concerted effort to retire her campaign debt.

      We are being asked to embrace Party Unity without the fair representation of Hillary Clinton and her 18 million voters. Party Unity requires bilateral action. We ask Barack Obama and the DNC to respond.

      • Posted By: martvol @ 07/12/2008 8:15:33 AM

        WHAT?? Party unity does not depend on if Hillary is out of debt. Oh Wait, I se. Thats the democrat in her. She is not responsible for her own actions, now everybody pony up and bail her out. And guess what... Obama did. WHAT??? WHY??? I bet all the welfare junkies and bailout beggers are just foaming at the mouth to get him in so that the rest of us can pay their way. I'll do my part to prevent that by voting for McCain. I don't agree with all he has said, but he's a heck of alot better then Obama.

  • Posted By: Texan to da Bone @ 07/12/2008 8:04:56 AM

    Ok all you anti Bushies......How come knoe one has said anything about the 500 TONS OF YELLOW CAKE URANIUM that was shipped from IRAQ to Canada last week. What do you think IMANUTJOB in Iran was after all this time. NO weapons of mass distruction?????? Wake up, we are at WAR.

  • Posted By: harriscrl3 @ 07/12/2008 7:54:17 AM

    Actually its fascist that poses a threat to individual liberty sort of like GWB. No the glow isnt fading the media is deaf dumb and blind to McCain faults but Obama's they make it part of their 24/7 news cycle over and over no matter how silly it is and McCain had his worse week eve rand hardly a blimp from the MSM. If Obama had the kind of week McCain it would be over so no the glow isnt fading the Neofascist corporate controlled media is killing our braincells and we'll wakeup and find in November that we have another fascist government thanks to you guys at the media. Do you know thats one of the first sign that a country is exhibiting fascist tendencies. The American educattional system needs a complete overhaul no wonder Obama is making education a top priority he sees it.

    Carol

    • Posted By: Jill from Florida @ 07/12/2008 8:02:54 AM

      That educational system you are complaining about is none other than the brainchild of Senator Ted Kennedy.

      I agree, Kennedy has dumbed-down America. But - how else could we be so receptive to allowing government and the media to tell us how we think?

    • Posted By: Jill from Florida @ 07/12/2008 7:59:43 AM

      So you agree with Obama that all our kids need to learn Spanish?

      You prefer having Obama TELL you how to raise your children, what school they can go to, what subjects they will study, what type of vehicle you can drive, what type of job you can have...

      Are you so inept that you need to be told everything? Who helps you get dressed in the morning now? Your mother?

  • Posted By: Pitous @ 07/12/2008 7:56:19 AM

    Barack Hussein Obama is a fake, talks big on both sides of his mouth, I agree with Jesse Jackson cut his n---off, maybe that would put sense in his mouth.,We are a family of 48 people 2 are too young to vote, have been democrats all our lives from age 18 to 80, this year we vote republican.

  • Posted By: NoExcusesInAtlanta @ 07/12/2008 7:40:59 AM

    The ONLY way Obama can be sure he will prevail in November is to put Hillary on the ticket. Otherwise, this Democrat - and millions of others - will vote for McCain.

    • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:44:46 AM

      Right on with that.

  • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:13:49 AM

    Obama is a socialst piece of sh*t.

    • Posted By: USA YOUTH @ 07/12/2008 7:36:54 AM

      Enter Your Comment Know it here! Know it now!!! SENATOR BARACK OBAMA WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!!
      OBAMA FOR AMERICA

      • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:39:13 AM

        He will end up shining shoes.

  • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:09:40 AM

    Obama's "policies" would favor those who are already sucking off the system in the first place, and those of us who actually fund all the government waste through being taxed into oblivion would go bankrupt to pay for those who would suck even further off the system.
    We need to abolish the idea that the govt. should be in the retirement fund business (social security) and the healthcare business (Medicare and Medicaid). I want control of my money and an extremely angry that all the money they steal from me supposedly to go into the "fund" for social security has been spent before they even get it. Wake up there is no "fund".
    McCain is not perfect, but at least has some clue.
    I am a physician and although healtcare has some issues, It is the best in the world. Obama would ruin it for good.

    • Posted By: arpt1234 @ 07/12/2008 7:37:49 AM

      this is for bamishaan!!You say you are a physician?!! how come you cannot spell healthcare correctly?!! You just proved the calibre and level of healthcare under the BUSH regime!!!!

  • Posted By: paris1969 @ 07/11/2008 6:34:58 PM

    Obama gained the Black vote by his Campaign falsely accusing the Clintons of being racists, now he is using negative-Black-stereotypes to gain the "typical-white-person-vote" and sucking up to Evangelicals with his expanded faith based grants ... while voting for FISA ... not one more dime to this guy ... and he lost my vote!!

    • Posted By: USA YOUTH @ 07/12/2008 7:32:24 AM

      Enter Your CommentKMA! You never gave in the first place and you don't understand the FISA bill. SO go away you imposter, who cares?

  • Posted By: USA YOUTH @ 07/12/2008 7:22:36 AM

    Bamisasham-you have an "a" and "s" '"s" in your name. What does that make you?

    • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:25:50 AM

      As a "youth" you really have no say as far as I am concerned, since I and others like me are and have been paying the bills. Wait until your little a$$ gets taxed and taxed over and over again...THAT IS ASSUMING YOU MOVE OUT OF YOUR PARENTS BASEMENT AND GET A REAL JOB SOMEDAY.

  • Posted By: copfrompa @ 07/12/2008 7:24:53 AM

    I get a kick out of the Obama supporters like rmorgan967. While praining the messiah Obama, they wish death on those they do not agree with. Keep drinking the koolaid hyporit.

  • Posted By: USA YOUTH @ 07/12/2008 7:24:39 AM

    Bamisasham- you have an "a" and "s" "s" in yout name. The last 4 letters are "sham". What does that make you?

  • Posted By: rmorgan967 @ 07/12/2008 7:10:28 AM

    Obama! What experience did Mr.Bush have? Gov. of Texas? reas the Texas history and politics books and see if you consider that experience. Obama is a well educated man, not like some people that were born with a silver spoon or gas pump in their mouth, so they got C's at Yale and claim to be experience. Barack Obama love for this country is never an issue until the media wants to propegate hate and innate racism and so they mislead the lazy people that continue not to think and read for themselves. When has talking to your enemy become so wrong? I know that every peace deal has come about by talking. Ask Macain how he got home from the war. Why are we doing business with Vietnam now and not dropping bombs. Polls! they did not call me. Sample? If you get your sample from the same area/place what do you expect? It is time for a human being to get back in the white house. Because we are all God's childeren: Iranian,Iraqi, Americans, palestinians, jews,etc. Talking to all of them honestly and getting all of us to live in peace is better than dropping bombs and killing other human beings and putting lables on them. This world is your world, it's my world, it's Obama's world it is the Iraqi's world and the rest of man kind. McCain has pass his time in this world and should move on to the next world. Hell, for taking part in killings for the sake of earthly glory. Obama will lead us like a child of God. America, stop, look and listen. Do not let people that are stuck on race and hate mislead you. They know better, but profit of you ignorance. How much have they made since the war? where do they invest their money. Wall street is fine, but how many of you invest on wall street, beside your 401K plans? The economy is strong for the rich but not for you. Check the companies that invest in wars and oil, see how they are doing compare to the clinton years. Then compare another kind of company over the same time and ask the hard question: Is this a war on terror? or a war to enfich the rich? This life is not a trial run for you and me. We are just as entitle to all the oppertunities as the rich. When we die it is over. Barack Obama gives us the best chance to live a full life right now. Tony Snow just die. Pray for his family. He might see Saddam Hussein, because in the end we all die.

    • Posted By: ara9557 @ 07/12/2008 7:24:08 AM

      You want some cheese with that whine! Were you drinking the juice when writing your diatribe. Listen, Obama created the Un-American problem. Why did he go to the church he went to and why did he not wear American Flag pin? These are rather simple things, but he has not really answered these questions fully. He suffers what most politician suffer from which is telling the truth. Just my opinion brother.

  • Posted By: copfrompa @ 07/12/2008 7:23:21 AM

    I get a kick out of the Obama supporters. look at the rant and rave posted by rmorgan967. Wishing death on those she does not agree with by praising the messiah Obama. Drink some more koolaid hypocrit.

  • Posted By: NickKnight1944 @ 07/12/2008 6:43:24 AM

    If the stupid American People put another Republican in the White House, they deserve to be put out on the street and lose their jobs. They will, too. The policies the Republicans have followed since 1981 have put us on the threshold of another great depression. Bear Sterns, Indy Mac, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. Need I say more. After the Republicans brought us the S&L Crises of the 1980's who in their right mind would ever vote for them again. Vote Republican and have a repeat peformance of 1932!

    • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 07/12/2008 6:54:59 AM

      be careful with that stupid american remark what are you french ? or just a liberal !

      • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:20:50 AM

        Or as Obama would say"typical white person" or "angry American".

  • Posted By: mroseslily @ 07/12/2008 7:00:09 AM

    Obama lacks experience and being a 'community organizer" is not enough to govern this country.
    We need to look beyond his good looks and eloquent speeches-that also won't take him to the White House.

    • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 7:18:05 AM

      I just don't see the "good looks". I think he is disgusting to look at actually

  • Posted By: rmay @ 07/11/2008 11:10:32 PM

    I am adding a note here - (hit enter too fast last time) - from a position of working on campaigns starting 31 years ago. THere are four TRUE FACTS:
    1.

    • Posted By: thehappyamerican @ 07/12/2008 6:58:55 AM

      there's REAL facts about terrorism begining with 1. It's a fact!

  • Posted By: Jill from Florida @ 07/12/2008 6:57:56 AM

    The only time that Congress has NOT had a major role in governmental policies was when the Republican Congress handed over all their oversight powers to the Bush Admininstration. One would think that the Republicans STILL have control of both Houses considering how little legislation comes out from the Democratic led Congress. No longer is working across the aisle an art. We have gone from "Bush's Hiway" to the "neoliberals' Hiway".

    Never again should we have one party controlling all three branches of government.

    It's time for a strong centrist populist party to emerge from the shambles and mockery both the neoliberal Democrats and neoconservative Republicans have made of our government.

  • Posted By: Bamisasham @ 07/12/2008 6:53:54 AM

    I have always been of the mind that, in general, most politicians are pretty unscrupulous. Lets face it, the best of the best, are in the private sector making some money and enjoying life. So, we deal with what we have interms of choices. That being said, the likes of the completely unqualified marxist Obama, has taken us to new heights in terms of dismal qualifications. My "sleezeballometer" goes off the chart when he opens his mouth. An Obama presidency would make you yearn for the "good old days" of the Carter years! He is THAT bad and then some.

  • Posted By: God Bless the USA @ 07/12/2008 6:53:30 AM

    If "lostinamerika" thinks that if China was in carge they'd do a better job.....I suggest they go LIVE in China and LEAVE the good old United States to those of us that LOVE it!

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