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I was planning on voting for Obama, but then i found out that he doesn't eat fried food, and i do, so i dont feel that he relates with me.
I was planning on voting for Obama, but then i heard he's a muslim from a Conservative tabloid-trash journalist, and that scares me, so i'm not going to vote for him.
I was going to vote for Obama, but he didnt pick Hillary as a VP candidate, and i voted for her during the primary, so i dont feel he respects me, so now i'm not going to vote for him.
I was planning on voting for Obama, but he has a extremely loose association with some guy who was a "terrorist" in the 60's, and i don't like terrorism, so now i dont think im going to vote for him.

Whats next? I was planning to vote for Obama, but he looks good wearing orange, and it doesn't look good with my complection? Get a freaking grip, get a clue, and get some prospective.

Jill you talk about drugs that obama took while forgeting bush was a alcoholic and coke head till his 40's.....now we know why the good old USA is in the shape its in...oh I'm sorry bush is a republican so thats makes it ok...the direction he has taken America in make you think he is still using booze and coke but the that would be assuming....

Democrats have suddenly developed an interesting sense of morality. John Edwards has been banned from making a speech at the DemocraticConvention for having an affair and lying about it. Bill Clinton will be speaking in his place. and michelle's speech is so scripted that anyone could predict what was going to be said so much for being like you and me !! p.s. if they are like you and me then where the hell is my 4 million from last year ?

Once again, the Democrats are in the process of behaving like children come convention time. Memeorandum captures a slew of stories on bickering between the Clinton and Obama camps.

This is neither new, nor unexpected. They will offer excuses for this - it''s the Clintons, a too close primary race, but none of their excuses can ring true. They are, for the most part, a party of children and became that by choice.



In national political terms, prospective nominee Barack Obama is most certainly the equivalent of a young child. His attractiveness is not so much a gravitas, or an earnest grasp of important domestic or international affairs - it is the wanderlust of the almost always emotionally immature Hollywood star, or starlet.

As if Hillary Clinton speaking from the floor as part of the New York delegation can really resolve the bitter differences of boys and girls accustomed to having their way on the play ground for all too long.



And if there''s anything the vast majority of Americans simply can''t tolerate, it''s a child who does not know how to behave, especially in public. Don''t be surprised if Democrats are spanked yet once again this year in their seemingly never ending quest to gain the White House. I''m afraid the National Park Service may need to add a playroom and a playground or two before that even becomes practical for them at this point.

Its amazing to read comments like the one posted by ssbn777.....Voters like ssbn777 is the exact fan base that Hilary took advantage of as well as George Bush. This is the voter base that just because they may make over minimum wage, live in a half class suburb and drive a 30,000 car that somehow you have been made to believe that you are not POOR in America. Just because you can afford some minor luxuries that doesnt make you too far from the welfare class of Americans. What the "working class" has been tricked into believing is that just because they live a comfortable life paycheck to paycheck that they are not poor.Bty average Joeneeds to think what will happen when the Republicans push all jobs abroad because that will make better profit for the companies that they own economy, and hell to top thus causing less jobs for the working class and turning them into the POOR of America. Dont vote Obama, Vote McCain because that will keep America right were we have been for the past few years. Under Republicans America is failing! We have a weak dollar, under-educated society, failing industrial it off women will continue not to have equal rights because McCain doesnt find that important either. Some are blinded by what it means to be American because all they can see is color, nothing has changed! And one final correction to ssbn777 more people of color are born and raised in "exotic countires" than white people! Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiwaii, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico...are all the ORIGINAL homes of people of color!! And if its so rare for blacks to receive an ivy league education then how did Obama come across a black woman that also attended Harvard? His wife isnt peddling beer for a living! Your racism is hidden but your comments will always show your true feelings. Vote McCain, because you are just like him......living in the past and in denial!

I don't even need to read this article: the title alone raises my doubt about the insight of the "average" Democratic blue collar worker. McCain comes from a legacy of family military history(just what we DON'T need more of in America), lived in comfortable cirfcumstances, married a second rich wife; Obama was raised in unstable circumstances, lacked a father to be there for him, and raised himself to his present position. And blue collar workers WORRY about him?! Who are these people? They'd better open their eyes!

pearsoncrz: The "fairytale" comment was taken totally out of context by the Obama campaign and used to portray Bill Clinton as a racist
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What your claiming is also a fair tale. There was a small number of people associated with Obama's camapaign that distorted Bill Clinton's comment, but the Obama campaign _never_ tried to portray Bill Clinton as a racist. There are always a few people with any campaign who say stupid things. Like Geraldine Ferroro, who really did make racist comments about Obama.

to bad in his 200 weeks as a senator he did nothing ...i know in his 416 weeks as a senator in the last 8 years he voted with bush 95% of the time....thanks to him and people who voted with bush our econmomy is gone down our world standing has gone down...our wages have gone down...the only thing UP is gas, food and almost every thing you buy... execpt the value of your home...if you still have it

Obama is just SO MUCH better of a candidate than Hillary. He owes her ZERO for defeating her.....and she should not act like a spoiled brat baby. But she will....because she is just that. He does not need her....she needs the DNC to hide her negatives.

I would rather have a third Bush term than a second Carter term.

Listen up you gringos, whiteys, rednecks, crackers, melanin challenged, gueros, left hemisphere dominant, moonshine drinking, autosomal recessive prone Homo sapiens. If you don't vote for Barack Obama it means you are a racist.

As a lifelong Democrat and Hillary supporter I have no intention of voting for either candidate because neither are qualified for the job. Neither man has ever managed anything. Obama is all talk but gives no plan of action , which is like Bush's war in Iraq. McCain can't be forgiven for his and Cindy's connection to the Keating scandle which cost so many their life savings. He only plans to stay the course of Bush.

Obama has no credentials. Michelle -- as much as she 'pleaded' and tried to act down-home demeanor, she was clearly out of her league in presence. People in the audience, which the media cameraman clearly staged, were driven to tears to see a black woman on stage in this position. That was 'racial pride', just as Hillary supporters feel 'female pride' when she takes the stand and veterans 'courage pride' when McCain gets up, etc., etc.
Michelle said nothing poignant, nor new about the credentials of her husband, just told over and over how 'nice' and 'caring' and 'hopeful' he always has been and will remain to be. And she was trying in her 20-minute pleading voice to show the world how 'nice' she thinks she is. That makes him PRESIDENT? Don't think so ...