So, am I to understand that Barack Hussein Obama is NOT a news magnet like Paris Hilton or Britany Spears? Give me a break, I'm not as stupid as the Obama team thinks Americans are. Just listening to him is very TAXING. Get to know the man, look at where he has been the past 20 years, and I mean nit just the racist church he supported, but ALL of the man; that is very . . . eye-opening.
The only constant in the Democrat change is to increase taxes; proof: raise the gas tax 40% to 60% at a time that we are already suffering from the oil barrons at the pump.
Lessons from Berlin
History drives everything, including the disparity in reporting on McCain and Obama.
Jul 25, 2008 | Updated: 8:01 p.m. ET Jul 25, 2008
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Posted By: Diogenes 08 @ 08/03/2008 3:32:23 PM
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Posted By: busby @ 07/26/2008 6:47:05 PM
Take the blinders off. The fact of the matter is that we have two miserable candidates (what else is new?) One is a cantankerous doddering old fool and one is an arrogant self-promoting conman. With the problems this country has we get either recycled bushisms or pie-in-the sky garbage. Does it ever bother anyone that the voters are viewed with such contempt by washington and what passes for media in this country? We choose the one whoever has the loudest mouth tells us to choose when what we should do is demand that these elections are run on the issues. Frankly, I'm going to write in none of the above until you give us someone decent. If you have children and grandchildren the worry about what kind of world they will face is enormous........especially with the cream of the crop they put up this time. God help us, we can't seem to do it ourselves.
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Posted By: LieDetector @ 07/26/2008 11:56:09 PM
"One is a cantankerous doddering old fool and one is an arrogant self-promoting conman."
Can you think of anyone in his/her right mind who would run for US president? One's whole life, including
prenatally--illegitimacy, anyone?--is grist for the mill. Your kindergarten records are ransacked for evidence of incipient ambition, your friends are under surveillance, your mother disrespected, and your children ambushed. Few people can withstand the scrutiny that comes with running for office. Is it any wonder that the ones who do run are extremely self-confident, even--dare I say--cocky?-
Posted By: howiefineman @ 07/27/2008 9:24:33 AM
haha. Hysterical. How much research have you done on barry? Tell me some of the facts and your words might be more than gushing love for the messiah. He is an egomaniac, as was his polygamous alcoholic father. (East African -Barry Sr's childhood friend.) Check it out. Haha as if. Read any of barry's books? haha Yeah right. Check out "Dreams of My Father" his mythology about a man he met once - a man who chose his education over his wife and son. And contrary to barry's account of his leaving due to a meager stipend is an absolute falsehood. Sr could have gone to NY and taken them with him but instead chose to go to Harvard Make sure you read how he hates his mother's race and how he "found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race." And how he laid out his campaign strategy of race baiting. "Black politicians less gifted than Harold discovered what white politicians had known for a very long time: that race-baiting could make up for a whole host of limitations...A steady attack on the white race, the constant recitation of black people's brutal experience in the country...Yes the whites are responsible for your sorry state, not any inherent flaws in you."
And the topper, which was curiously taken out of the audioversion of his book: ""IN FACT, WHITES ARE SO HEARTLESS AND DEVIOUS THAT WE CAN NO LONGER EXPECT ANYTHING FROM THEM."
His words, his beliefs stated outloud in his book. If you're interested to hear some truth ms liedetector check it out. Go to YouTube and listen to him read his own words. Listen closely how he says the word *white*.
Check out past Alter articles - much of barry's (real life) history is there. Of course you will say provide links like the rest of the barrybots. Well hear you go: www.amazon.com & www.youtube.com. & http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/01112004/Features/PA2-11.html Will you? Haha. Not.-
Posted By: summer4077 @ 07/28/2008 1:44:40 PM
Yeah, I've read both of his books, TWICE. Those excerpts you have posted were completely taken out of context. Why don't you post the entire paragraph and situation in which the words were written? Obama states several times in his books that he had confusion over his identity while growing up--having trouble deciding whether he was black or white, wondering where he fit in. Anyone that thinks it wasn't hard for a mixed kid growing up in the 70s is naive, indeed. Obama is refreshingly honest about race problems, which are still extremely volatile in this country. He has addressed stereotypes on BOTH sides--that whites are entitled, greedy, and heartless, and that blacks are lazy, on welfare, and uneducated. Are those true? No, of course not, but the stereotypes exist nonetheless, which is what he addresses in his books and speeches.
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Posted By: jarcher1 @ 07/29/2008 8:33:13 PM
LOL, favorite tactic of the right's knuckledraggers, ripping things out of context, and thinking everyone else so stupid as swallow them whole. McCain has had a backroom operation going for a year now, with no body to concentrate on but Obama since June. If there was any truth in fineman's assertions, McCain's campaign would have them pasted all over the media. Oh, I forgot, they can't do that because of the liberal media conspiracy.
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Posted By: AmericanPatriot92 @ 07/27/2008 1:51:48 PM
One more comment countering Marc_sgp and how he is disparaging Obama's speech writing.
By the way, Abraham's stirring speeches and debates against Stephen Douglas, during the Senate races, on the future of our country and the role of slavery drew so much attention, that despite the fact that he lost the Senate Race, his speaking ability and his facility with words drew him the nomination to the Republican President in the 1860 race!!! How did it end? well he won the presidency and is considered one of the greatest Presidents of our time!-
Posted By: jarcher1 @ 07/29/2008 8:11:35 PM
Well I would go a little farther. Lincoln has a strong claim on being the greatest President of all our Presidents. He is part of a very small, select group. Those are the Presidents that stepped up and preserved our national existence when there was good reason to doubt it would continue.
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Posted By: Demokrat @ 07/28/2008 4:52:27 PM
I AM A DEMOCRAT WHO ADMIRES McCAIN. BUT NONE OF US HAS EVER PAUSED TO ANALYZE THAT WAR HERO THING. HE FLEW A JET THAT WAS SHOT DOWN, AND HE SPENT THE ENTIRE WAR IN JAIL, BRAVELY REFUSING EARLY RELEASE THRU HIS DAD'S CONNECTIONS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, ANY GRUNT WHO EVER FACED VIETNAM AT THE BUSINESS END OF A GUN HAD A GREATER HERO STORY.
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Posted By: jarcher1 @ 07/29/2008 7:59:51 PM
I think that's somewhat unfair, lots of people die in POW situations, especially those as badly injured as McCain was at the beginning of his imprisonment. However the larger point that is inferred is well taken. That being that if 6 years as a POW is the high water mark of a military career, its a rather lackluster career. And the supposed strong point of a military career is that it denotes leadership. Yet McCain, an Anpolis grad and the son of an admiral, retired after 20 becfause it was abundantly clear he would never become a flag officer. That tells me leadership isn't a strong selling point in his favor.
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Posted By: Susan Bernofsky @ 07/29/2008 4:23:46 PM
Dear Mr. Alter,
Thank you for pointing out that Berlin is the "Ground Zero" of the twentieth century - I couldn't agree more. It was the seat of power in the National Socialist empire that destroyed so much of Europe, and then, with the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, an important symbol for the division of Europe into West and East. Your remarks only underscore the historical framework that made Senator Obama's choice of the city as a site for a major speech so resonant.
Susan Bernofsky
http://berlinfromwithin.blogspot.com/
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Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/27/2008 9:36:28 PM
Well, well well...all the obamamohammeds have done their best, to discredit and trivialize Larry Sinclair. Well what's up with this...............................
Joe Biden niece, Lynne DeBoth, death threats, Larry Sinclair, Pinnacle Properties, Arkansas real estate agent DeBoth, Larry Sinclair new post, ???PRO-OBAMA BLOG & SELF-PROCLAIMED NIECE OF JOSEPH R. BIDEN, D-DE, SOLICITS MURDER ON THE INTERNET???
July 27, 2008 ·
According to Larry Sinclair, Lynne Deboth, an Arkansas real estate agent, posted the following on a pro Obama blog:
One question, isn' there anything we can do to get totally rid of Larry Sinclair? Perhaps put out a contract on him?
Lynne D.on 26 Jul 2008 at 11:50 am
If he is so inconsequential, why try to have him knocked off? Happened to Donald Young. He DID get whacked. Check it all out , in Sinclairs own words................ www.larrysinclair0926.com .............+2,000,000 hits .....................................
Charges are being brought against Joe's neice. Stay tuned. Getting hot in the kitchen.
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Posted By: soundiata @ 07/28/2008 1:23:19 PM
Apparently you suffer from the same dillusinal desease as the poor Larry sinclair. Get yourself a doctor.
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Posted By: Lynne00 @ 07/29/2008 10:46:35 AM
Larry Sinclair is a criminal and a Liar and charges are not being brought against me. Larry has swindled many people out of money and has been in jail for over 20 years with charges pending against him now.
The whole comment I made was a joke and I said so and I am not the niece of Joe Biden. Sinclair was saying Biden was involved in him being arrested after his "so called D.C. Press conference" so I made a comment after he had posted ugly comments right before the press conference and said he would regret posting those comments about me and I said "Oh I forgot to tell you I am Joe Biden's niece" and yes a joke. Sinclair is a loon and HERE IS THE REALLY FUNNY TWIST TO THE STORY, I DO NOT SUPPORT BARACK OBAMA, I am a Clinton supporter and I will not vote for Obama.
ALSO I GOT LARRY SINCLAIRS WEBSITE REMOVED YESTERDAY FOR POSTING MY PICTURE AND ALL OF THE LIES AND MONSTER.COM HAS SAID THEY WILL NEVER HOST HIM AGAIN.
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Posted By: Retsub @ 07/28/2008 9:23:51 PM
Mr. Alter:
I heard your comments on CNN this evening that,"in general," people don't believe McCain's advertising as it relates to Obama being the cause of high oil/gas prices. This is one of many fallacies put forth by the "right."
This is exactly the thinking that has hurt Democrats in past elections. Those who subscribe to right-wing philosophy or who are on the fence" politically, buy into these ideals.
Don't think for a minute that the American people are savvy enough to come to a sensible conclusion, relative to political issues, on their own. They are used to being conned and continue to be!
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Posted By: Retsub @ 07/28/2008 9:23:14 PM
Mr. Alter:
I heard your comments on CNN this evening that,"in general," people don't believe McCain's advertising as it relates to Obama being the cause of high oil/gas prices. This is one of many fallacies put forth by the "right."
This is exactly the thinking that has hurt Democrats in past elections. Those who subscribe to right-wing philosophy or who are on the fence" politically, buy into these ideals.
Don't think for a minute that the American people are savvy enough to come to a sensible conclusion, relative to political issues, on their own. They are used to being conned and continue to be!
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Posted By: sirhc @ 07/27/2008 8:24:35 PM
IT'S EXTREME JEALOUSY WHEN YOU HEAR "MESSIAH, 2ND COMING, HOLINESS.....ETC. ONLY THE EXTREME RIGHT IS THINKING THESE THINGS. IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN ONE SIBLING THINKS THE PARENTS FAVOR THE OTHER................WHAT DO THEY CALL THEM? THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS. JEALOUSY IS SUCH AN UGLY WEAR. YOU CAN HEAR IT ALL IN HANNITY AND RUSH LIMBAUGH'S VOICE WHEN THEY SPEAK ON HIM. AT LEAST BUSH SR. HAD THE COURAGE TO ADMT IT.
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Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/27/2008 9:42:40 PM
Only the "EXTREME RIGHT"??? Then what's this...and this is just a few.....................
Many even see in Obama a messiah-like figure, a great soul, and some affectionately call him Mahatma Obama."
-- Dinesh Sharma
"We just like to say his name. We are considering taking it as a mantra."
-- Chicago] Sun-Times
"A Lightworker -- An Attuned Being with Powerful Luminosity and High-Vibration Integrity who will actually help usher in a New Way of Being"
-- Mark Morford
"What Barack Obama has accomplished is the single most extraordinary event that has occurred in the 232 years of the nation???s political history"
-- Jesse Jackson, Jr.
"This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."
-- Barack Obama
"Does it not feel as if some special hand is guiding Obama on his journey, I mean, as he has said, the utter improbability of it all?"
-- Daily Kos
"He communicates God-like energy..."
-- Steve Davis (Charleston, SC)
"Not just an ordinary human being but indeed an Advanced Soul"
-- Commentator @ Chicago Sun Times
"I'll do whatever he says to do. I'll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear."
-- Halle Berry
"A quantum leap in American consciousness"
-- Deepak Chopra
This is bigger than Kennedy. . . . This is the New Testament." | "I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often. No, seriously. It's a dramatic event."
-- Chris Matthews
"We're here to evolve to a higher plane . . . he is an evolved leader . . . [he] has an ear for eloquence and a Tongue dipped in the Unvarnished Truth."
-- Oprah Winfrey
It's not jealousy...It's the truth.
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Posted By: sirhc @ 07/28/2008 9:04:02 PM
DUDE-DO YOU REALLY WANT ME TO POST ALL OF THEE RIDICULOUS RIGHT WING RELIGOUS ZEALOTS STATEMENTS DUING BUSH'S ELECTIONS?! BUT YOU DONT SEE OR HEAR US CALLING BUSH THOSE NAMES-NO JEALOUSY OF THAT GUY FOR REEEEAL.
NEWSWEEK WOULD BAN ME FOR LIFE FOR POSTING THAT AMOUNT OF MATERIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Demokrat @ 07/28/2008 4:48:48 PM
I ACTUALLY VOTED FOR McCAIN OVER GORE IN 2000. BUT NO ONE HAS EVER ACTUALLY PAUSED, AND REALIZED THIS: WHAT McCAIN ACTUALLY DID---WAS HE FLEW OVER VIETNAM, WAS SHOT DOWN, AND PLAYED OUT THE WAR BEHIND BARS (BRAVELY REFUSING EARLY RELEASE BECAUSE DADDY WAS A BIG SHOT). BUT EVERY GRUNT THAT EVER SAW VIETNAM'S HORROR HAD A BIGGER STORY.
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Posted By: gommy goomy @ 07/26/2008 7:02:22 AM
Call me crazy, but I'ld bet the farm, that this little Dem loning PUKE, ends up on "To Catch A Predator". First of all, look at him. Second of all, when you read his fawning drivel about the world; a world where Democrats pass out flowers and gumdrops, as EVIL and GOOD hold hands, and drink Coke, you can FEEL that this guy ain't right, in the head. You would NOT leave your kids with this guy.
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Posted By: summer4077 @ 07/28/2008 2:03:11 PM
Lol, what? I'd put cheating McCain on that level before Obama. Obama is a devoted father to two bright, respectful young girls. I mean, seriously, when you start babbling your insanity, you really need to take your meds.
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Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 07/26/2008 12:43:46 PM
You're nuts. I'd leave him with my kids, he looks really nice and fun, and he sets a great example as an excellent student that he was in his own childhood.
What do you want, a WHITE conservative *** who cheats to win? Wow, I wouldn't leave my kids w/ McCain because the conservatives have "gotten" to him and reshaped him and he no longer is authentic or comfortable. He might get too pissed off and angry and shout at them over nothing.
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Posted By: delucias @ 07/26/2008 8:56:20 AM
This article is a good example of media bias.
As a military spouse I can assure you Barack Obama does NOT listen to the people, unless you are wealthy, nor does he CARE what people want.......He cares about what will get him elected!
If he has his way in about 2 years my husband and many others will be pulled out to early from Iraq then will probably be put back into a more volatile war and we will end up loosing more soldiers knowing it could of been prevented if our 'President of change' was not so arrogant and listened to General Patreus instead of thinking he knows all.
If Germany and other Europe countries do not want to stand with us on Terrorism in ALL countries then perhaps we need to pull out of Germany instead of Iraq! Germany no longer needs us there - I believe we have been there for 60 years.
I lived in Germany for 7 years - 2 before President Bush.............they hated us then, even When President Clinton was in office, they hate us now and they will when Obama is in office. Another tidbit about Germany and France............they are a very racist culture. They think black people are horrible and if one of their woman marries one or dates they look as the woman as 'no good'. If you do not believe me ask some of the black Americans who had to rent from a German landlord and would find them in their homes all hours of the day checking out the condition because the tenant was black or When my friend and I would go into France and were stared at becasue they were black or even ignored because they were black. Better yet ask my French friend who married a Phillipino and was rejected by the French culture and who's own family would let him at certain parts of their house only and would wash anything he touched with clorox because he was Phillipino.....that was after 5 years of not allowing him at their house!
Perhaps Americans should not care so much what the Europeans think of us because they know how to be racist and hyprocrites themselves!-
Posted By: summer4077 @ 07/28/2008 2:00:51 PM
Typical childish response...smacks of Bush's "You're either with us or against us." Global politics are not that simple. Why should other countries support a war that even the UN denounced? We've been there 5 years...what has changed? Anything? We invaded a country with NO evidence, and assasinated their leader. Did you ever stop to think about the lunacy in that? No, you did not, because you have been brainwashed by the military's whole "terroism, homeland, apple pie" mentality. Just because your husband was sent to Iraq doesn't mean you have to agree with the war. I have many friends in Iraq, on multiple tours, that think we shouldn't be there. They still serve and do their duty, they just don't agree with it. My father was in Vietnam...didn't support it, didn't agree with it, still went.
And sweetie, you wanna talk about racism in other countries? It's still rampant in this country, and you're naive if you think it's not.
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Posted By: befair @ 07/26/2008 2:22:41 PM
I found Sen. Obama to be dignified, confident and diplomatic on his trip this week. How can anyone find fault with that. He was well recieved and what was clearly revealed on this trip, was that people around the world are hopeful that America will once again be the Leader that we have been in the past. Sen. Obama showed that he has the skills and temperament to work with other leaders to repair some of the damage that has been done by this administration, that took us to war in Iraq under false-pretenses and continued to lie not only to the American people but people around the world. What Obama did this week for America is something that everyone should be proud of and those who are not, well I guess you need to check your American Values.
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Posted By: Etta Mae @ 07/26/2008 9:58:24 PM
How many cases of Barack Obama Soda have you been drinking?
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Posted By: summer4077 @ 07/28/2008 1:46:36 PM
Befair speaks the truth...give me something to refute that Obama wasn't hugely received in Europe AND Iraq. Please try. The leaders of pretty much every country have all put their support behind Obama, as have 75% of Europeans. Our international reputation has been destroyed, and we need someone to rebuild it. Obama's tour proved that he is just the person do that.
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Posted By: josemarti @ 07/27/2008 10:18:21 PM
Your lack of respect for our Great Leader is not going unnoticed. Stop referring to him as "Obama." From now on you must refer to him as : His Highness, and His Holiness, Sub-Comandante Barack Hussein Obama, Emperor of Hyde Park, Prince of Chicago, Citizen of the World, and Universal Spirit.
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Posted By: soundiata @ 07/28/2008 1:16:19 PM
MLK used to be trounced the same way when he was fighting for civil right. He had a vision for the country not fully percieved by his contemporaries. Obama might end up the same way ! He has true vision for the country but unfortunatly, many poeple narrow down his candidacy to the historical implications.
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Posted By: Jack999 @ 07/26/2008 11:56:32 PM
OBama CANNOT make Visit to "US MILITARY BASE" under Public Finance as Presidential Candidate not allowed.
Obama CANNOT Visit "US MILITARY BASE" on ground as US Senator "Government Employee" BUT using "PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FUND ON THIS TRIP".
Both ways Obama cannot Visit the US Germany military base.
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Posted By: howiefineman @ 07/27/2008 8:31:36 AM
Your sentences make no sense. Barry most definitely is allowed as a US Senator to visit our troops. He did so in Iraq. If you recall he went there on an official CODEL to assess the situation on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Remember the 3-pointer (eighth try) footage of Barry with the troops? The military provided the video. Barry was told he couldn't bring his official campaign staff with him to Landstuhl, because it included retired military men.. The Pentagon didn't want him to campaign there. Barry could have gone there with his Secret Service agents and a non-campaign military escort. Barry chose not to because he wouldn't be allowed to get a MSM photo op. Period. And if you think McCain was behind any of it - you are a disgrace to the American people. A war hero - especially a POW - would never keep an American from visiting our maimed and injured troops.
'And you clearly have been on another planet if you think the MSM is biased in favor of the Republicans. It's been proven by independent studies that the MSM has given barry more press coverage and more positive press coverage. This the first time you read Newsweek? It's the pro-barry mancrush newsletter.and Alter is the staunchest barrybot in the MSM. Get a grip, educate yourself, and stop the whining.-
Posted By: nowatthepl8 @ 07/27/2008 5:58:48 PM
Howie, you've bought into the baseless adds put out by the McCain campaign. According to the Pentagon, Obama was not allowed to visit this base with the generals he was traveling with because they were foreign policy advisors, and the visit together would be construed as violation of campaign regulation. An argument ensued between a general and the pentagon, and the trip was called off to avoid making it a political battle. I saw John McCain's ad. It is made up, and purposely misleading. The republicans are simply back to their Grand Old Political tricks.
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Posted By: josemarti @ 07/27/2008 5:23:48 PM
His Highness, and His Holiness, Sub-Comandante Barack Hussein Obama, Prince of Chicago, Emperor of Hyde Park, Citizen of the World, and El Gran Sinverguenza of the Universe is GOING TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO GET USED TO IT!!!
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Posted By: Marc_sgp @ 07/27/2008 1:08:37 PM
Obama, a one term ( yet to complete ) federal senator, can't lead USA with all the best speech writing
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Posted By: AmericanPatriot92 @ 07/27/2008 1:42:51 PM
At least Obama has the ability to write most of his speeches. Bush doesn't even know how to do that much, and McCain can't even use a computer to write a speech, much less read from a teleprompter with out sounding foolish.
People are harping too much on experience. Experience counts ONLY in that it relates to skillsets that you can use for the future - skillsets such as leadership, judgement, and capability to handle the future. It's like education, it's not important that you know 2+2=4, only that understanding such basics allows you to understand and meet the challenges of learning tougher such as algebra or calculus.
Most of the troops did NOT have combat experience prior to going to the war - but that combat experience is not necessary. Would it help - certainly - but what's more important is that they were trained on critical skill sets.
Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, none of them had a huge extensive experience prior to becoming president
Abraham Lincoln served ONLY 1 term in the House of Representative. Yet he had the greatness and vision of how to guide the nation through the Civil War conflict. This was a turning point for us in our history. While we fought for our independence in 1776, we were not truly one nation, but rather a loose confederation of states. During Lincoln's presidency and with the end of the Civil War, we truly became THE UNITED STATES of AMERCA.
We are now at a turning point again in American history - how will we make our mark in history? How do we make a difference? From my point of view - our future is not served by someone who has a mindset of the cold war, with his view on the world order colored by our struggles in Vietnam, and who can't even understand technology. How can we make this man who can't even log on the internet the leader of our future??
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Posted By: Fernadez @ 07/26/2008 10:33:12 AM
John McCain doesn???t know Shiites and Sunnis are Bitter enemy since Saddam days, Also this spring, McCain twice appeared to mistake again twice between Sunnis and Shiites, two branches of Islam that split violently
John McCain doesn???t know where is Pakistan? , McCain responded I'm afraid it's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border. The ABC posting added: Iraq and Pakistan do not share a border.
Somalia for Sudan: As recounted in a reporters pool report from McCain Straight Talk Express bus on June 30, the senator said while discussing Darfur, a region of Sudan: How can we bring pressure on the government of Somalia?
Senior adviser Mark Salter corrected him Sudan
Germany for Russia memorializes McCain referring to President Vladimir Putin of Russia following a trip to Germany as President Putin of Germany by the way Germany Never have a President only Chancellor.
This spring, McCain said troops in Iraq were down to pre-surge levels when in fact there were 20,000 more troops than when the surge policy began.
In perhaps the most curious incident, McCain said earlier this month that as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he had tried to confuse his captors by giving the names of Pittsburgh Steelers starting players when asked to identify his squadron mates. McCain has told the story many times over the years but always correctly referred to the names he gave as members of the Green Bay Packers
In Phoenix earlier this month, McCain referred to Czechoslovakia, which has been divided since Jan. 1, 1993, into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He also referred again to Czechoslovakia during a debate in November and a radio show in April.
""WAKAKAKAKA "" This Guy deserves to Be the President of United Fools ..........I laugh my Ass off.-
Posted By: howiefineman @ 07/27/2008 10:09:36 AM
You're another cut & paste mindless troller. Where in your comments did you outline why barry should be president?
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Posted By: masonwl @ 07/26/2008 11:01:02 AM
Even Fox News knows McCain's Mistakes will hurt him, latest From The Burbon Room:
The Obama???s inner circle, they believe McCain set himself back not only with the general public but also with top-flight Republicans who will have to try to clean up McCain???s national security debris.
Here is what team Obama means.
* On July 21st, McCain said on Good Morning America that the situation was tough in Afghanistan, particularly, he said, ???given the struggle on the Iraq-Pakistan border.???
* On July 22 in an interview Katie Couric of CBS, McCain said the troop surge President Bush ordered in January 2007 and which didn???t reach maximum tactical deployment for months after led to the so-called Sunni awakening or uprising against Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists. While the surge no doubt gave greater confidence to Sunnis over time, the awakening began in the fall of 2006 with the moves against AI Qaeda by a collection of high-profile tribal sheiks.
* On July 23, McCain said the surge wasn???t really about more troops, but counter-insurgency tactics. And yet the political credit McCain seeks for the turn-around in Iraq is based principally on his advocacy if the surge - meaning more troops to carry out counter-insurgency missions. To say the surge wasn???t really about more troops undercuts much of McCain has tried to tell the public about what has changed in Iraq and why.
* On July 24th, McCain called Iraq ???the first major conflict since 9/11.??? Tell that to Hamid Karzai, current President of Afghanistan and brought to power by the US-led defeat of the Taliban in the months immediately following 9/11.
* And Friday on CNN, McCain said 16 months for a troop withdrawal from Iraq is ???a pretty good timetable.??? His campaign said McCain meant it was good so long as conditions on the ground warranted troop withdrawals. But the damage was done. Just check the profusion of blog posts in the hours immediately after the CNN interview with McCain.
The Obama campaign and the DNC is preparing an easy-to-follow guide to these McCain fumbles to assist any and all Obama surrogates in the coming debate over national security, Iraq or Afghanistan. Contrasting one or more of these against McCain???s contention that he alone ???knows how to win wars??? is likely to become a familiar TV jousting tactic.-
Posted By: howiefineman @ 07/27/2008 10:06:09 AM
How many times and in how many places have you cut and pasted this?
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Posted By: arbite @ 07/26/2008 11:13:24 AM
McCain can whine all he wants, but only one candidate has been consistent, and consistently right. All McCain and the Republicans have proven is that they'll sacrifice the truth to win an election.
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Posted By: howiefineman @ 07/27/2008 10:02:19 AM
Whose this candidate who "has been consistent and consistently right?"
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