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  • Posted By: SBibb @ 07/27/2008 1:19:52 AM

    it amazes me. One minute McCain supporters are saying Obama is wrong for not going to other countries such as Irag and now they are saying he is wrong to of gone. They accuse Obama and say he is conceited and arrogent because of the huge support he receives but notice that he does not try and come off as someone special and he tries very hard to be humble and meek in his speeches yet though he shows confidence, they jump all over him and make these false accusations against him. He has said he is one man and needs help to accomplish his goals. He has never said he could succeed alone. American people are not stupid and can see through the bull and nonesense the Republicans are throwing at Barak Obama.

  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 07/27/2008 1:11:43 AM

    Obama is only saying what the people want to hear. Those who believe what politicians say especially during election time are stupid fools or have no faculty to think freely anymore after all the brain washing by the media.

    Politicians are not to be trusted because they are no different from the criminals except that they are able to manipulate the laws and legally justify their wrong doings.

    It will make no difference no matter who is elected to power. You all must be dreaming!

  • Posted By: All4Obama @ 07/27/2008 1:04:58 AM

    I think this trip of Sen. Obama???s, which by the way was suggested by McCain, has been a magnificent success! Obviously, Sen. McCain wishes now that he had never suggested it because during that trip Sen. Obama represented the majority of Americans??? sentiments with dignity grace and he looked very presidential while doing so. Picture this; while Sen. Obama was speaking to a huge crowd in Europe, Sen. McCain was at a local supermarket talking to a few consumers that happened to come into the store. If he had any sense at all he should have used the opportunity, while Barack was out of the country, to state his case. Instead, he was busy worrying about what Sen. Obama was doing overseas. So, if the press is not reporting on Sen. McCain???s campaign as much as they do Sen. Obama???s (I don???t believe that???s true) it???s probably because of the way McCain has chosen to run his campaign (i.e. small town hall meetings, supermarkets, tiny hamlets and such.) Who in America wants to sit and watch him converse with these small pockets of people in the most boring settings he can find?

    People love the newness, excitement and ???audacity of hope??? that permeates in Sen. Obama???s message and campaign. That???s not his fault, that???s just his charisma and message. Republicans like to make fun of the way Sen. Obama???s speeches move people. Well, it???s easy to speak and capture an audience???s attention when you speak from the heart and you know what you???re talking about. The Republican???s wish McCain could speak the way Sen. Obama does and capture the same amount of attention, but he doesn???t. He???s often in error in his comments and his demeanor and disposition both concerns and turns people off. That???s not Sen. Obama???s fault! It???s Sen. McCain???s own flaws that make the media and everyone else react the way they do. Many people see McCain as an opportunity to revert to the past. People see Sen. Obama as what???s possible in the future of politics.

  • Posted By: karela @ 07/27/2008 12:50:41 AM

    I am filled with hope and a deep desire to do all I can to see to it that this good and wise man becomes our next president. So much has to be addressed and so much has to be dealt with; I wouldn't wish this job on anyone. But I am so grateful that Barack Obama is willing. John McCain is clutching and grasping out of a sense of redeeming his loss in the Viet Nam war, but Barack Obama is willing out of a deep love for America and it's people and the way we connect with the rest of the world. That's the big difference that I see between the two this week; John McCain is clutching and grasping. Barack Obama is willing to serve.

  • Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 07/27/2008 12:27:25 AM

    Nice to see Bush endorce Obamas policies and switch, as Mccain flops, or is it on flip,I lost track, but hey when the guy is right. What can you do when the WORLD does not fel like waiting for him, and pushs Bush,NOW we change the cource,mmmm? Someone forgot to tell MCcain, about something else he could try to take full credit for. Last rant: The student, who took Obamas prayer off the wall, should be castrated in public,and may he burn forever, as written!

  • Posted By: an obama girl @ 07/27/2008 12:24:18 AM

    Thank God Obama can string together a coherent sentence!!

    I am so sick of Bubba Bush and his inability to speak!! I never thought there could be anyone worse at public speaking...then come John Macsame! My 3rd grader speaks better than Macsame! I'm no longer sure if Macsames problem is just a speaking disability or Alzheimer's.

    After 7.5 years of the Republican economy, Lord knows we NEED a president who inspires us!!
    Literacy is a good thing in a President! Why do Americans want literacy for our children yet we just spent 7.5 years with a retard as President and the Republicans want another?

    Lets talk about how safe oil drilling is after this week and John Macsame cancelling out on his trip to sea! I want to hear again about how safe drilling is! Will the media please do their job and cover Macsames blunders! I know there are countless everyday....but....could you please try to do your job! This is not a referendum on Obama...It is a literacy test for Macsame!

  • Posted By: nopartyaffiliation123 @ 07/27/2008 12:20:51 AM

    Holly, please keep your postings coming, you are doing a great job converting undecided voters to vote for Obama. Very much appreciated.

  • Posted By: Jack999 @ 07/26/2008 11:55:31 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.

    Republican and Media all Biases bullshit.

  • Posted By: Jack999 @ 07/26/2008 11:54:20 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.

    Republican and Media all Biases bullshit. lies ...again and again

  • Posted By: sedonakaren @ 07/26/2008 8:36:35 PM

    If Obama was talking about himself too much, i don't think there would still be 13% of the people in this country who still think he's a MUSLIM!

    • Posted By: collymore @ 07/26/2008 11:37:27 PM

      you know what's needed! education. it's amazing how many people have never talk to a muslim woman to find out why she wears long flowing clothing, covers her body,why she is so modest,never read the holy koran.never had a close relationship with a muslim man but just sit aside and judge.it is unfortunate that the only image some americans have these people is buildings coming down etc.when i was growing up we studied world history, world geography including religion, culture,food climate,what was acceptable and not acceptable in foreign lands.we were thaught to be ambassadors where ever we went in this world. a lot of kids in school don't even know the capital of their state,the name of the states that border their state. why is it so horrible to be a muslim? education! education!education.

    • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 07/26/2008 8:48:54 PM

      That's the 13% that can't read, doesn't want to learn and probably holds lots of prejudice...

      • Posted By: sedonakaren @ 07/26/2008 9:03:09 PM

        How judgmental you are!

  • Posted By: sparky716 @ 07/26/2008 11:27:56 PM

    stick a fork in McBush ...he's done

  • Posted By: sparky716 @ 07/26/2008 11:25:34 PM

    Mcbush is histroy...just like his age he's the past Obama is our future...all he can do is cry now....he dont know what he believes anymore...Obama 08

  • Posted By: soundiata @ 07/26/2008 9:54:08 PM

    Holy Roller is a term in American English used to describe Pentecostal Christian churchgoers. However, "Holy Roller" is also more commonly used to describe any religion follower that tries to promote their religion at doorsteps or in public forums. The term is commonly used derisively, as if to describe people literally rolling on the floor or speaking in tongues in an uncontrolled manner.
    Figure out for yourself what Kind of sick person he is!

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:07:56 PM

      HolyRoller est un Pentacostal Chrétien. Doté avec les cadeaux de l'Esprit. Appelé pour révéler ce démon dans la forme humaine. ..called Hussein Obama. Un mohammed dans la Maison blanche ? DIEU Défend. Et IL a. ...

      NOBAMA ! ! !

      • Posted By: Jude Denis @ 07/26/2008 10:55:01 PM

        Vous etes vraiment pitiable (That's you're pitiful for those of you who dont know french) First of all, Obama is not Muslim. Second of all, there is nothing wrong with a Muslim being in the White House. Stop hiding behind another language. Say what you mean in English. You Punk. If you're so proudly racist.

        • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 11:21:13 PM

          There it comes out. Couldn't hold it in. First the obamamohammeds want to restrict free speech. When that doesn't work...go to the good old standby. Call them RACIST. Well that doesn't work either. As a matter of fact...it is causing quite a few problems for Hussein. The Clinton supporters will NEVER forgive and forget. They just vote...McCain. P.U.M.A. hahahaha....

          NOBAMA!!!

      • Posted By: Jude Denis @ 07/26/2008 11:06:05 PM

        Vous etes vraiment pitiable (That's you're pitiful for those of you who dont know french) First of all, Obama is not Muslim. Second of all, there is nothing wrong with a Muslim being in the White House. Stop hiding behind another language. Say what you mean in English. You Punk. If you're so proudly racist.

  • Posted By: soundiata @ 07/26/2008 10:00:49 PM

    I've made some research on this sick f*** holyroller and here are literaly some of his his interests: afterparties, air drumming, alcohol, any-sexuality, anything with alcohol, bars, beer, betty ann, bitching, caleb followill, cameras, charlotte froom, chatting online, cigarettes, clubs, cowboy boots, drinking, drummers, drums, family reunions, fighting, fixin', ganja, getting drunk, glasses, god, good music, hatin' the bitch, hoodies, ivan leon, jared followill, jeans, jesus, kings of leon, los angeles, matthew followill, models, music, my cousins, my dad, my mom, my ol' beard, nacho followill, oklahoma, parties, partying, peter griffin, playing the drums, regina spektor, secret machines, sleeping in, smoking, summer, taking photos, tattoos, telling rude jokes, tennessee, tennessee thomas, the bible, the kills, the like, the office (british version), the strokes, the velvet underground, traveling, tyson followill, wine, you, your mom, z berg.

    So i will let you judge him.

    • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 10:08:30 PM

      Vigil, I might respect you if you would report abuse on the above comment. What does mocking holyroller have to do with BHO and his sober mood?

      • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:28:22 PM

        Done and reported. I don't approve of what that guy posted at all; it's far worse than HolyRoller's posts, actually. Two wrongs don't make a right.

        • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:38:39 PM

          Virgil...what are you so worked up about. The Edwards story is TRUE. Just have fun and say whatever you desire. Soundbite doesn't bother me. I think they are funny. That is one of this nation's greatest gifts, to her people. The right to freedom of speech and expression.

          NOBAMA!!!

          • Posted By: lee226 @ 07/26/2008 10:54:35 PM

            Freedom of speech also entails the respect for the right and the common sense to know when to excercise it. It is obvious that many lack those qualities and denigrate the freedom it represents.

            • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 11:03:15 PM

              Are you talking about Hussein's "spiritual mentor" Rev. J. Wright??? Or maybe, his wife, MicHELLe Obama??? No, they get the same rights.

              NOBAMA!!!

          • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:48:46 PM

            You know, now that I know you read the National Enquirer for investigative reporting, I'm a whole lot less afraid of you. ;)

            I'm serious, if you like the Enquirer, you ought to try the Weekly World News! This week's story is on the discovery of the "Fountain of Vermouth". Other top headlines include "Democrats Plant Sexy Intern To Discredit Bush", "What if I'm Bitten by a Vampire?", and "ALIEN BIBLE TRANSLATED!" (The alien bible story seems to have something to do with Oprah, by the way.)

            Bring your vermouth cocktail glasses and your garlic vampire repellent and have yourself a good old time! XD

        • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 10:30:35 PM

          Thank you very much!

      • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:14:15 PM

        I don't see it as abuse. I see it as HolyRoller getting the correct response. If they didn't show what they really are, I wouldn't be getting my point across, very well. I'm having more fun, than a homeless citizen of Denver, visiting the zoo.

        NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:04:28 PM

      citizens arresr...citizens arrest...I'm reporting you as abuse. You called HolyRoller bad names. Your messiah may behead you......Better watch out. The FBI might wiretap you. Hussein made sure they got FISA passed. hahahaha...LMAO....TWICE

      NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 9:27:31 PM

    Boy oh boy...I love it when the obamamohammeds get their burqa's in a wad. Ya'll are PITIFUL. Moving on...Looks like The One may have "lost" another potential VP/Cabinet position. Maybe not. He might fit in well. With Barry and Larry and all. Might work out............

    A Beverly Hills hotel security guard told FOXNews.com he intervened this week between a man he identified as former Sen. John Edwards and tabloid reporters who chased down the former presidential hopeful after what they're calling a rendezvous with his mistress and love child.

    The Beverly Hilton Hotel guard said he encountered a shaken and ashen-faced Edwards ??? whom he did not immediately recognize ??? in a hotel men's room early Tuesday morning in a literal tug-of-war with reporters on the other side of the door.

    NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 9:31:56 PM

      Reported as abuse. I urge anyone else who wishes to see Ms. Roller's statements removed to do the same thing.

      • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 9:37:14 PM

        Why is it abuse? It has been reported everywhere? Is it because Edwards is a democrat? Can you imagine BHO in power? We are going to have to run every word that we say past a committe. That is unless it is about a conservative, then blast away!

        • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:21:19 PM

          So by "reported everywhere" you mean "reported by Fox News and The National Enquirer"? Oh, and I forgot the UK's Times, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch too.

          The coverage by *mainstream* and *respected* publications of this supposed "scandal" focus more on the newspapers covering the scandal rather than the so-called scandal itself. Why? Because it's a fake story and a political hit.

          But keep getting your news from the tabloids if you really feel it's top-notch investigative journalism. By all means...

          • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:35:17 PM

            It is true. It will be MSM by Monday. They have no choice. His mistress already made public, the affair and the child. She then shut up. The Enquirer then set up shop. They have the goods on him. The Nat'l Enquirer is more factual than PMSNBC, or NBC (Nat'l Obama Corp) or NewsWeak. They are rarely factual. FOX is by far the most dependable souce. MSM is dead. Real jounalists do not work there. Sorry your feelings got hurt.

            Edwards is scum. Always was. Always will be.

            NOBAMA!!!

            • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:52:27 PM

              Whatever you say. ;)

        • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 9:39:47 PM

          oh, it is just a obamamohammed deal. Free speech scares them. They are afraid of what might come out. Kinda like Edwards.

          NOBAMA!!!

      • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 9:38:15 PM

        I've been wondering when that obamamohammed trait would come out. Shut down free speech. They will reveal our messiah as a fake. That would screw everything up.

        BTW...what are you...the Blog Nazi???

        NOBAMA!!!

        • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:15:23 PM

          You post slander and defamation and your words are not protected by the First Amendment; no amount of blogging you do changes the legality of the situation.

          • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:30:03 PM

            I only told you, what is the truth. Just because you disagree. Just because it is unflattering to The One you call Lord.... Just because your bubble of euphoria is bursting.....doesn't make it defamation or slander. My God...Hussein can't even shut up Larry Sinclair. His blog is over 2,000,000. The YouTube are still up, and near 3,000,000. He accuses him of drugs, sex, and involvement with murder. WHY CAN'T he shut up Sinclair??? Maybe because it is true???

            NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 9:29:06 PM

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_malice
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_amendment#Libel.2C_slander.2C_and_private_action

      • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 9:35:39 PM

        hey Virgil...these aren't my allegations. Straight from breaking news. The Enquirer caught Edwards, his mistress, and their love child , in the hotel. Video, pictures, and interviews. JohnJohn locked himself in the bathroom. Poor Elizabeth. Striken with cancer, and the voice for the poverty striken treats her like this.

        This is no farce. It is the real deal.

        NOBAMA!!!

        • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:26:20 PM

          Wow, the National Enquirer. You know what a "tabloid" is, right? If you get your political journalism from the supermarket tabloids, that explains a lot.

          You should check out the Weekly World News next. I hear there's a bat-boy living in a cave outside of Nevada now, and that aliens have landed too! Seriously! ;)

        • Posted By: Rob A. @ 07/26/2008 9:59:53 PM

          Sounds like what McCheater did to his first wife after her debilitating car accident.

  • Posted By: mj it @ 07/26/2008 10:41:42 PM

    Holy Roller: Maybe you could answer this question: On what Christian path was McCain taking when he left his disabled wife and 3 kids for a younger, richer beer heiress only to then abandon her after a stroke for her to learn to walk on her own?

    McCain also left behind his values to climb into bed with the big corporations - I'll name them next time

    • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 10:49:06 PM

      On what Christian path was BHO following when he was going to a racist church? Cindy and John McCain tithed and did many good deeds.

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:48:23 PM

      I have never said McCain was perfect and without faults. It is the obamamohammeds, who think their candidate, is The One. A messiah. McCain has made mistakes. He has however, been married to Cindy for decades. He is wise. He is flexible. He loves America. He is ...........................

      NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: cybergal619 @ 07/26/2008 10:34:22 PM

    ne faites aucune attention à HolyRoller (le menteur)

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 10:45:24 PM

      HolyRoller ne ment pas. Je peux ajouter une valeur de divertissement, mais que je poste suis fondé sur les véritables événements et les véritables faits. Obamamohammeds cependant, sont seulement pris en haut dans l'émotion. Hussein Obama est un un prodige de succès. Un crochet et une fraude.

      NOBAMA ! ! !

    • Posted By: TheVigil @ 07/26/2008 10:38:45 PM

      Je conviens.

  • Posted By: bkghd @ 07/26/2008 8:39:40 PM

    That was a good speech in Berlin. He talked about a global vision for the 21 century, something that we haven't heard from anyone else in Washinhtion.

    • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 9:20:09 PM

      That was it. It was just a speech, not even written by him. What deed has he ever done to back up his words? Mugabe, Chavez, and Castro were the same way. This trip is becoming known as the BET (Barack Ego Trip).

      • Posted By: ossieamerican @ 07/26/2008 10:23:00 PM

        He usually writes his own speech. Where is the evidence that he didn't? Of course there is none.

        I guess the Gettysburg address was also a speech, as was MLK's I Have a Dream speech. Speeches inspire and move people to action.. Amusing that McCain goaded Obama into going to Iraq. Always be careful of what you wish for.

        • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 10:43:58 PM

          There are three: 26-year-old head writer Jon Favreau, 26-year-old Adam Frankel, and the self-described ???elder statesman??? 30-year-old Ben Rhodes. BHO also has approximately 300 advisors. With that many people and that much money, even Bush would look smart. It will be interesting to see if BHO will grow a pair and meet McCain in a town hall event. Every time that I have seen BHO without a teleprompter, it was an uh, uh,......... event.

  • Posted By: cybergal619 @ 07/26/2008 10:33:10 PM

    ne faites aucune attention à HolyRoller (le menteur)

  • Posted By: innervoice @ 07/26/2008 7:43:58 PM

    "rockstar"....please.....their was a free concert after his speech! Get a grip! Report that!

    • Posted By: ossieamerican @ 07/26/2008 10:26:20 PM

      And the 200,000 in Berlin were there for .. what? You people are so sad. McCain can attract 10 people in a supermarket and Obama inspires thousands. Actually would almost feel sorry for McCain if he didn't display such a cruel and vicious streak. Will never forget the Chelsea Clinton "joke" or his rape "joke". Sad, sad old man.

    • Posted By: sedonakaren @ 07/26/2008 8:39:47 PM

      Who told you that? As far as I know, there was NO concert afterwards. They were there to see the next President of the United States. I guess all you can think that might attract someone like yourself is rock music, but the Europeans are must more sophisticated than most American youth. They are interested in world politics, believe it or not, and probably know more about YOUR country than YOU do!

      • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 07/26/2008 8:41:51 PM

        SO TRUE, but I think there was a concert there as well...the media did report it.

        • Posted By: sedonakaren @ 07/26/2008 9:05:13 PM

          Could it have been FOX NEWS? I watch news all day long and never saw anything like that. I read all the newspapers I can find on the internet every day too. I still think you're misinformed, but if not, please send me proof.

          • Posted By: Lmhyrid @ 07/26/2008 9:27:23 PM

            There was a concert. Two different groups. Look at the pictures of the crowd. You can see the stage. You can also see many people not even looking at BHO.

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