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  • Posted By: pumapurr @ 08/25/2008 3:59:22 PM

    Obama is no family man. Obama is an Obama man. Never mind his treatment of his mother, grandmother, and brother, Obama has mistreated his own kids by dragging them to the hateful Reverend Wright every week, all so he could gain "cred" with some fringe moonbats who claim to represent the black community (they don't). Involving his kids is disgusting. What a nasty piece of work this guy is. No wonder he and Wright were such pals. Birds of the same feather, and boy did they flock together.

  • Posted By: crazydems @ 08/24/2008 10:18:23 PM

    . Barack Obama was the only member of the Illinois Senate to speak against a bill that would have granted legal protection to already-born babies still alive after a failed abortion. He used his power to prevent those innocent babies from having the best chance to survive. The evidence speaks for itself. It doesn't get much colder than that.

    • Posted By: Nor-Cal for Obama @ 08/24/2008 11:14:13 PM

      Incorrect. Fabricated, lie.

      • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:34:16 AM

        Not a lie. I saw the clip on CNN where Obama said that he voted against saving these babies lives because it would be "too burdensome" for the mother and "too burdensome" for the abortionist to call a doctor who could provide care for the baby. Those babies were dying alone in cold dirty utility rooms at Christ Hospital in IL until a very brave woman named Jill Stanek became their voice and advocate. Read her words then to quote Obama...tell me words don't matter.

        • Posted By: sjpersonal @ 08/25/2008 3:17:33 PM

          Comment: The Next Smear Against Obama: "Infanticide"


          "Unlike Obama in Illinois, Sen. Hillary Clinton voted to support the [2002 federal] bill," Hudson wrote earlier this year. "In fact, the bill passed the Senate 98 to 0 with pro-abortion senators like Boxer (D-CA) and Reid (D-NV) supporting it. In 2003, the bill was introduced in the Illinois legislature for the third time and directed to a committee chaired by Obama, Health and Human Services. They refused to bring the bill to a vote. Only when Obama left for Washington in 2005 did the Born Alive Infant Protection Act pass the Illinois legislature. It's for good reason Barack Obama has been called 'the most pro-abortion presidential candidate ever.'"

          One significant problem with Hudson's logic is that it requires comparing apples to oranges. The Illinois and federal bills differed not only in language, but regulatory impact. Critically, the Illinois version of the bill that Obama opposed was also bundled with other proposals that would have put doctors at risk of prosecution, which led the Illinois State Medical Society to oppose the measure along with Obama. The state bill also carried greater influence in terms of enforcement, since states had been granted greater leeway in regulating abortion practices ever since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1992 ruling in the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

          Illinois State Representative Rosemary Mulligan sighed when the Huffington Post told her about the "infanticide" claim currently being leveled at Obama. As a pro-choice Republican who is supporting John McCain for president but also worked with Obama back in 2001, she described the first Illinois version of the Born Alive legislation as "a very onerous bill," adding that "I think that the hardcore, hard right conservative Catholics overreach on this one."

          Something else Deal Hudson fails to note in his critique of Obama is the fact that the 2005 version of the state bill, which passed, was a compromise bill free of any other measures Obama had previously opposed. Had he been there to vote for it, he may well have done so. Specifically addressing his onetime concern over the impact of a re-definition of what "born alive" could be interpreted to mean, the 2005 measure that passed after Obama left Springfield included three new clauses that read:

          (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affirm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal right applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at any point prior to being born alive, as defined in this Section.

          (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect existing federal or State law regarding abortion.

          (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to alter generally accepted medical standards.

          link to entire article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/04/the-next-smear-against-ob_n_116891.html

        • Posted By: sjpersonal @ 08/25/2008 12:20:36 PM

          Lori,

          Are you sure that these is what Obama said. Because statements like this are rather extreme for a politician to say in public. I will try to find the clip.

        • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:16:10 AM

          What are the chances that the baby would survive to lead a normal life? I'm curious...haven't seen any info on that.

  • Posted By: gmgl @ 08/25/2008 3:17:18 PM

    I respectfully disagree with the article. People have heard an enormous amount about Obama as a personality and precious little else. More just feeds into empty sugar rush calories followed by the subsequent crash of disappointment. Obama has a second opportunity to put this campaign in the dem court and its not more bloviating about his wonderfulness in the form of biography, as interesting as that might be to the hard core Obama supporters like Fineman. Obama needed 1) to unite the party which he blew by not picking Clinton and thus stop the leakage of Clinton supporters to McCain. Failing that, which he did by picking Biden, he has one more more chance, maybe two to win. The second chance is to focus us all on a "cause" beyond him Obama -- pick energy independence and the return of economic greatness and power (again the Obama camp is blowing an opportunity by not having Bill Clinton both stoke his own ego and introduce the Obama era as ussering in economic prosperity once again. Obama could make it about racing China in economic greatness (you know insert patriotic inspiring message here, try not to make it too offensive to the Chinese, rather a friendly competition). In short the more Obama takes the focus off himself the better off he is. He already has the votes of the Obamabots like Fineman who would like to stare endlessly at him. Obama needs to give something to the rest of us to cheer about, he's already taken away cheering for a woman on the ticket, give us something hopeful to take our minds off it. More fluff about Obama himself isn't it.

  • Posted By: benluclar @ 08/24/2008 10:40:12 AM

    I guess Biden has changed his mind and has determined that the Presidency IS AN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING possibility for his new "THE MAN" Obama.
    Interesting........

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/24/2008 12:55:03 PM

      Biden has flip flopped on a lot of his previously held opinions about Obama.

      • Posted By: sjpersonal @ 08/25/2008 12:33:29 PM

        Lori,

        They all have, have you forgotten all of the insults that Mitt Romney said about McCain, the same with Clinton & Obama. They were all in contests to win not to make friends with the other candidates. But in the end the Republicans supporting McCain agree with him and Bush, and the Democrats who are supporting Obama identify more with him and Bill Clinton's presidency.

        By the way I know that the main problem that you have with Obama is that he does not hate the Clintons. You are extremely transparent when it comes to this subject. Your tone towards Obama completely changed as soon as it was anounced that he and Sen. Clinton were campaigning together.

  • Posted By: wildlifeusa @ 08/24/2008 7:15:44 PM

    Humans are multiplying like rats. When we start fighting for clean water, it will be too late. The fight for natural resources has already started. So yes, countries have to control their population growth. Keep abortion legal and safe and be responsible, no more than one kid per family.

    • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:20:29 AM

      Unfortunately it seems the educated, responsible people hold off on having kids until they can support them, and then they have 1 or 2. The ones that shouldn't be having kids--welfare recipients, crack mothers, abusers--seem to be popping out 5 or 6 without batting an eye.

      • Posted By: sjpersonal @ 08/25/2008 12:24:44 PM

        I agree with you totally and let's not forget the illegal aliens that have them to stay in the country. I live in Los Angeles and am always surprised to see these women pregnant with 3 or more children that they depend on the US Citizens to support. This is what I resent!

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:40:25 AM

      I hope you are still taking your BC pills!

  • Posted By: LJ bkamman @ 08/24/2008 11:15:24 PM

    Michelle Obama has been compared to Jackie Kennedy, that would make her a GOLD Digger! American tax dollars and Barrack would be her p!mp in that case.

    Obama has been compared to J.F.Kennedy. So what I would like to know is how many venereal diseases he has and how many ladies he would plan to use in the White House?

    There is no way we can let these two unpatriotic fakes in the White House.

    • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:14:42 AM

      If you knew anything about Michelle you'd know that she is an extremely successful attorney in her own right and is a loving mother of two girls. Yeah, sounds like a gold digger to me. I'd rather have a self-made woman in office who knows the value of hard work, and an extremely educated and intelligent one to boot, than a spoiled pampered beer baron ice princess. A beer heiress for first lady...how American. Seriously, the knuckledragging mentality astounds me.

      • Posted By: sjpersonal @ 08/25/2008 12:18:25 PM

        Great Reply,

        I am sure that the BS will run rampant on these boards today. So be ready.

  • Posted By: wildlifeusa @ 08/24/2008 7:20:48 PM

    Have you ever heart that birth control is not 100% effective, I have! plenty of women get pregnant on the pill, I did.
    Please, just like your religion of fairy tales, don't force it on others. we don't force abortion on you!!! Mind your own business and leave other people live their lives as they wish. And by the way, why don't you start adopting all the unwanted kids.

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:38:51 AM

      More women use abortion as birth control than ever have to have an abortion due to "medical reasons to save their lives".
      BTW, I voted in favor of a small sum of money to be give to employees who adopted a child. Later, some woman claimed this was unfair and raised a big stink in the local papers...called me and the other two board members "viruses" I am pro-adoption. I am pro-life. I am anti-infanticide.

      • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:18:40 AM

        I have a couple friends who've had abortions. They were both very conscientious about taking birth control but sometimes accidents happen. I'm not sure whether I would have one or not but I support their decisions. It's not an easy one, and I've watched them struggle with it even now, 4 years later. I've never been in their shoes, so I can't judge and neither can you.

        • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 08/25/2008 11:09:28 AM

          DID THEY CARRY FOR 8 MONTHS AND THEN GET A ABORTION ? BECAUSE IF THEY DID THEN THEY ARE MURDERS AND IF YOU SUPPORT SUCH A THING THEN YOU ARE WORTHLESS !!

          • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 08/25/2008 11:10:18 AM

            AND I CAN BE JUDGEMENTAL IF I WANT TO BE !!

    • Posted By: LJ bkamman @ 08/24/2008 11:18:46 PM

      Enter Your CommentName one kid thats unwanted. Child hater.

  • Posted By: careerdaytrader @ 08/25/2008 9:57:46 AM

    When Obama is WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN POOR family in Kenya who lives on $1 a day THEN I may listen to him when he asks the WEALTHY who already pay 2/3 of all taxes to pay MORE.

    Obama was born to a Muslim, raised Muslim till he was 10 and has many Muslim beliefs about wealth and poverty that will destroy America. He hasn't achieved anything as both his Chicago seat and Senate seat were gotten in very sneaky ways and he has neither created nor voted for any significant legislation in his short number of years. He's accomplished NOTHING and is a NOTHING in my opinion. Just another WORTHLESS Politician and I'm disgusted by him in so many ways, especially not giving medical attention to baby's not wanted and letting them die. He's a horrible person.

  • Posted By: benluclar @ 08/24/2008 10:49:58 AM

    I also find it interesting that Fineman says that many Americans can identify with Obama's upbringing in today's America.
    Gee, I thought that his upbringing and dreams of overcoming his life of ''hell'' were the real problems of the day: broken families, absent father, child-rearing grandparents, food stamps.... OH YES.... I forgot.... they lived on food stamps but got free college degrees, they resided in Hawaii, wow, that is a terrible place to have to grow up, then they got graduate degrees for free at the best schools .,.. OH YES ... I forgot ... DADDY got free education, MOMMY got free education, SONNY got free education, or, at least part of ot. I guess Obama's college loans for PART OF HIS HIGH-BROW education was his TRUE STRUGGLE in life.
    Wow, I can identify with all of this .... CAN'T YOU PEOPLE?!
    I could have sworn the American dream was a loving family, undivided and close enough to be in the same household as well as the same country, work hard to educate oneself for the chosen field you have dreamed about since a child, while eating your dinner cooked by your MOM and discussing it with your DAD, while your SIBLINGS chimed in about their own dreams.
    Yep, I can sure identify with Obama. .....
    Somebody convince me, please.

    • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:26:41 AM

      That's how Obama was raised, but not how he lives his life. He's been married to Michelle for 16 years and has 2 daughters he adores. His family is stable, successful, and the perfect example of the American dream. The American dream is to achieve better than what your parents had--to have a happy, stable family, a home, a successful life filled with love and joy. Obama has all of that. Your post refutes itself.

    • Posted By: Nor-Cal for Obama @ 08/24/2008 11:18:13 PM

      Check your hatred.

      Your ignorance is blinding. Listen to yourself!

  • Posted By: topcat2001 @ 08/24/2008 1:32:24 PM

    Americans like Lori make me fu*king sick. If you want to help third world countries stop bombing us so you can win elections and stop propping up dictators so you can feed your oil addiction which is worse than that of any junkies I have seen in third world shacks.
    And you hypocrites want Obama to send money to an unknown family member who wants nothing but to stand on his own legs.
    I have to go puke now.

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:50:30 AM

      Again...your post makes absolutely no sense.

      • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:24:36 AM

        What didn't make sense about that? We put Saddam in power, then executed him. We gave Osama money and weapons, now he's attacking us. It's been our m.o. for decades. And yeah, most families have relatives that are less fortunate--are all of you neocon naysayers out there paying the way for those unfortunate relatives? Probably not.

  • Posted By: cm4297 @ 08/24/2008 5:46:31 PM

    loriw, I am pro-life, but guess what, I'm voting for Obama. All the groups you've named have already been victimized by Bush. A Republican Congress, with a Republican president approved the RU-486, the actual Abortion Pill. When Conservatives say they oppose Abortion, they do not have sense enough to say what methods.

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 08/24/2008 6:28:11 PM

      I'm not lori...but...if you cannot distinguish between the "after morning pill" and dumping botched "born alive" newborns in the trash...then you shouldn't be allowed to vote. Even Boxer and Kennedy spoke out passionately against this practice. Hussein did everything in his power, to make sure the practice continued in Illinois. They passed the ban, as soon as he left.

      NOBAMA!!!

      NOBAMA!!!

      • Posted By: Nor-Cal for Obama @ 08/24/2008 11:17:12 PM

        HollyRoller is the most hate filled uneducated moron i've ever seen leech these boards. Worse his lies are in the name of religion.

        Hate filled demon.

        • Posted By: summer4077 @ 08/25/2008 9:22:40 AM

          Most hard core bible thumpers are like holyroller. Pure hatred and intolerance all in the name of religion, quite frightening, huh? Bet he curls up every night with his shotgun, praying that the commie dems don't get him, lol.

      • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:47:19 AM

        Holy you are on a Roll! Bravo+ standing ovation for best post of the day!!!
        I couldn't have said it better myself. :)

      • Posted By: wildlifeusa @ 08/24/2008 7:01:59 PM

        Sure sound like braccaloni who keeps shooting herself in the foot by supporting republicans.. dummy, they don't give a d am n about you!

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 08/25/2008 8:40:01 AM

    August 25, 2008 · 1 Comment
    Philip J Berg, attorney at law, filed a complaint on Thursday, August
    21, 2008, against Barack Obama. The complaint states that ???Obama does not meet the qualifications to be President of the United States.???
    MR. Berg states the following in his press release:

    ???Berg filed this suit for the best interests of the Democratic Party and the citizens of the United States.???Eighteen million Democratic Primary voters donated money, volunteered their time and energy, worked very hard and then not only supported Senator Clinton, but voted for her and often recruited other supporters as well. All the efforts of supporters of legitimate citizens were for nothing because this man lied and cheated his way into a
    Philip J. Berg, Esquire stated in his lawsuit that Senator Obama:

    1. Is not a natural-born citizen; and/or

    2. Lost his citizenship when he was adopted in Indonesia; and/or

    3. Has dual loyalties because of his citizenship with Kenya and Indonesia.

    Berg stated: ???I filed this action at this time to avoid the obvious problems that will occur when the Republican Party raises these issues after Obama is nominated.???

    The defendants in the complaint are:

    BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, a/k/a :
    BARRY SOETORO, a/k/a :
    BARRY OBAMA , a/k/a : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
    BARACK DUNHAM, a/k/a :
    BARRY DUNHAM, THE :
    DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL :
    COMMITTEE, THE FEDERAL :
    ELECTION COMMISSION AND :
    DOES 1-50 INCLUSIVE

    hmmm....getting better and better.

    NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 08/24/2008 6:25:11 PM

    Since we are talking about the Hussein "family", lets not forget brother, George Obama. Living in a dirt floor hut on less thana dollar a month.

    And Hussein is concerned with the poor. Sure he is...but only if they can vote.

    NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:44:49 AM

      Holy you made a lot of sense with this one! Good job!

  • Posted By: wildlifeusa @ 08/24/2008 7:07:39 PM

    Yes, force abortion just like in china!! Population control is what we need!!

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/25/2008 2:43:12 AM

      Please Please keep taking your birth control pills!!!
      Better yet, go live in China, they are all about population control, i'm sure you'll like it there since the Chinese government shares your same views.

    • Posted By: crazydems @ 08/24/2008 10:14:51 PM

      wildlifeusa, Are you a communist? You sure are an evil socialist, but you sound like a communist too. Did you crawl out of hell recently?

  • Posted By: bereal @ 08/24/2008 1:37:22 AM

    Fineman's on-line love affair with Obama continues.......

    • Posted By: Nor-Cal for Obama @ 08/24/2008 11:20:04 PM

      Funny how you fools have the audacity yo insult true journalistic integrity. You right wing haters and hillary blow hards are pathetic.

      Like you guys have ever written anything worthy, ever. Another excellent article, Newsweek.

    • Posted By: loriw @ 08/24/2008 1:02:26 PM

      What do they say... love is blind.

  • Posted By: crazydems @ 08/24/2008 10:12:40 PM

    Obama needs to GO AWAY!

    • Posted By: Nor-Cal for Obama @ 08/24/2008 11:14:41 PM

      You need to stop spamming and get a life.

  • Posted By: LJ bkamman @ 08/24/2008 11:05:12 PM

    Hello for no Obama

  • Posted By: crazydems @ 08/24/2008 10:16:07 PM

    wildlifeusa doesn't like life. He/she likes "death". Pretty SCARY, huh?

  • Posted By: Ellenleigh @ 08/24/2008 7:11:31 PM

    Obama states he gets his strength from an absent father. Yes, many people do when one parent is missingt whether thu abadonment (liker BO's father) or death or divorce. My father died when I was seven and yes I had to bestrong and do more than other kids my age had to do. This was physical strength. Ev ery ni9ght I cried in my pillow for I wanted my Dad home and not in Heaven. It was not a family without him. BO needs to stress how important the family is and family values. He is lacking in this perhaps ashe did have a merry go round up bringing with his white Mother marrying a black man and then an Asian man and he was raised by grandparents also and was here and there during the impressionable years.
    ABORTION! I am PRO LIFE unless the woman has been raped or for the safety of the Mother. Thats it! If one cannot take Birth Control pills, buy the galoshes. They are in every drug store.

  • Posted By: wildlifeusa @ 08/24/2008 7:05:26 PM

    Why don't you people educate yourselves... 20 000 Romanian women died in back alley abortion... is it what you want for your sisters, daughters and nieces?? Your stupidity really baffles me.

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