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  • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 08/28/2008 11:49:37 PM

    I was so entirely taken up with tonight's -- and indeed, this entire week's -- speech and the entire scene in Denver that I now believe it is truly possible that we CAN elect this man!

    He appealed to everyone - left out nobody - and spoke so ELOQUENTLY and INTELLIGENTLY that I find it hard to believe we wouldn't elect him in November -- it is just impossible not to like and respect and admire this wonderful candidate - a once in a lifetime politician - whose brilliance is only enhanced by his dedication to the plight of our fellow citizens.

    There is nobody else but Obama to elect as our leader, as far as I'm concerned. There is nobody else in the whole country who could possibly hold a candle to him and his wife Michelle.

    An excellent convention! Superb spirit and wonderful talented leadership - very encouraging.

    Out with the old, in with the NEW!!! I'm ready for change - and only hope even 30% of it could come to pass in Congress. That would be a significant achievement and worthy of America's rekindled "promise" that we've left by the wayside for so many years.

    • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 9:42:38 AM

      Obama has learned his sleazzy talk from seating in Trinity church listening to Jeremiah Wright rethorics over the past 20 years. Like Jeremiah Wright, Barck Hussein Obama's adopted uncle said, Obama 's talks are just words, just speeches. That is why we cannot elect him and we cannot afford an anti american closet muslim bastard in the White House. GOT IT!!!!!!

      • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 1:12:26 PM

        You are stuck on muslim... he met his month once when he was 10 years old for a month. His father said "Here hide this book under your pillow and read it, don't tell anyone, have to run bye. He is 10 years old and has to read another book. Likely.

        Maybe he found the time to find a secret place of worship because no one cared where he was. His sister had no idea where he was on most days. That will fly.

        A secret muslim in a Christian church and his skin didn't peel off. amazing! Did you look a Michelle, her mother, or her brother. Obama would not last 2 seconds,

    • Posted By: careerdaytrader @ 08/29/2008 8:15:51 AM

      Nobody who can hold a candle to him? Hahaha! There are MILLIONS of people who are more qualified to be President than him! He's a moron. Raising taxes on small businesses and the rich at the beginning of a recession is a CRAZY idea. You will lose your jobs, houses, cars under him. But "We elected a black man!" Yeah! That's real smart voting for him BECAUSE he's black! Not due to his lack of ANY experience! Mc Cain is superior to him and Romney is a billion times smarter and capable than him. Just wait for the DEBATES, this guy is a moron when there is no teleprompter! He stutters like a retard!

      • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 12:15:25 PM

        They all use teleprompters even your beloved McCain. This is all about your money. I don't think you even watched the conventions, why would you, he's a moron, right?

        McCain is not going to be as sharp as he once was and this could be his last shot so the anxiety will be through the roof We'll see the desperation.

        Good move on chosing a woman as VP though. With Obama and Joe both respecting maternal figures, that was a strong move. Let's wait and see how that plays out...

        ,Equal pay or a female trojan horse....interesting.

      • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 9:51:34 AM

        You are so right!!!!

  • Posted By: emmarcee @ 08/28/2008 10:45:25 PM

    Now that HE has been crowned it may be the time for exposition. Please google: Obama's money machine and we will find how his team successfully raised enormous amounts of money through internet scheme and bundlers all under the radar.
    Search you will find. The same money machine which worked for Obama stands to gain from him. From what? from his sleazy promise of going energy "independent" by investing 150 billion into renewable energy market. Who are these people behind obama, the same people from the time of Silicon Valley Internet boom, which left millions of retiress poorer exactly by the end of Clinton Era. So if it was internet bubble at the time of Clinton and oil energy bubble with Bush Cheney. ... wait till you see the next bubble.... with the pumping of 150 billion dollars into sham projects. I just have to post this theory since that is one way I can keep my consceince clean. Thank you. I don't mind if Republicans run with this idea and revelation.

    • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 10:18:26 AM

      Have we traced where the money is coming from? How about muslin extremists?

      • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 12:53:19 PM

        Buzzer....you are incorrect. Please try again

  • Posted By: sw2@suddenlink.net @ 08/28/2008 8:03:26 PM

    Thank you Mr. Fineman, for a fine entry.........Ihave been reflecting also on this historic moment in our History taking place tonight.
    My Gandmother would have referred to him as "the nigra boy"
    My Mother refers to him as "the black candidate"
    My sons refer to him as "the candidate"
    I refer to him as my candidate

    • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 9:50:22 AM

      I refer to you as a racist bastard

      • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 12:51:35 PM

        But voting for Obama. likely

      • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:30:41 AM

        DON'T ASSUME HONESTY IS RACIST, DON'T ASSUME THE BASTARD TITLE.

        POWDER IN THE NOSE IS A BAD THING ---- LADY !

    • Posted By: neos @ 08/28/2008 11:36:24 PM

      A fine post. May we come to refer to him as our president!

      • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:31:21 AM

        NEXT YEAR AFTE THE SWEARING IN .

  • Posted By: maddoginak @ 08/28/2008 9:52:37 PM

    Howard Fineman shares the same affliction as his colleague Chris Matthews--their hearts rule their brains. Just like we know we are Americans when the pride surges through our bodies during the National Anthem, we know the Democrats are ruled by their emotions. I think a lot of us start out as Democrats when we are young because we want to make a difference. When we wise-up and start making a living, we move to the center.

    Howard and his Democratic media colleagues must start to recognize the evolving Centrist Party. We are here and we are not going away. We want women to be responsible for their choices and we want government to ensure they are safe regardless of the decision they make. We want fiscal responsibility. We want accountability. We want government to work on problems and not the linings of their pockets. We want quality education whether we pay for it ourselves or whether it is provided by state & federal funding--just don't tax us twice. We want to earn our way and we want to be kept safe at home. We don't want to police the world but we need to have a strong military.

    Very similar to what the leaders of the Confederacy knew when they committed to the Civil War. These men wanted what was guaranteed in the Constitution and knew that if they failed, they doomed all future secession efforts.

    If Sen. Barack Obama fails after his historic nomination to achieve victory, the price will be enormous for the next African-American candidate for President. Bobby Kennedy had it wrong--the first ceiling was always for a woman to become President. Women represent a valid majority of voters as sex transcends race. Their numbers, experience, judgment, and readiness to lead are undeniable. Sen. Hillary Clinton knows that all too well.

    The women of this country were denied the right to vote until 1920. If anyone has a legitimate reason to break the string of white males elected to the Presidency of the United States, it is a woman! There will be a black President of the United States of that I have no doubt. But first we will have a woman President whose race is of little concern.

    • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 9:49:14 AM

      Great comment! here will be a black president some day but it will not be Barack Hussein Obama. We cannot afford this sleazy closet muslim. We near a true patriot, someone that we can trush at 3:00AM. Someone that does not chance with the wind. Someone that act not just given speeches. Spechees are just eloquent words with no meaning. We need substance and this is not Barack Hussein Obama. NOBAMA

      • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 12:39:44 PM

        Sound like there a gun to your head. Are you republican?

      • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:27:23 AM

        DENMILL !

        PLEASE QUIT SNIFFING POWDER UP YOUR NOSE.

        " ( T )HERE WILL BE A BLACK PRESIDENT SOMEDAY........"

        " WE NE (E) D A TRUE PATRIOT, SOMEONE THAT WE CAN TRUS ( T ) AT 3:00AM."

        " SOMEONE THAT ACT NOT......" ??????

        " SPE ( E ) HES ............. "

        THE POWDER IS AFFECTING YOU IN MORE WAYS THEN ONE --------- LADY !

    • Posted By: pyramid @ 08/29/2008 12:09:20 AM

      Maddoginak: Great Comment!

  • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 12:36:43 PM

    THE OLD MAN MAKES A MOVE, A WOMAN !

  • Posted By: greatmidwest @ 08/28/2008 11:28:29 PM


    American families all across America will remember this day in US History. A day when America's first politician of African-American heritage accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Senator Obama's speech to his fellow Americans tonight was one of the most motivating and substantive speeches I have ever heard in my lifetime. It was reminiscent of the spirit of change and American pride exuded during the times of the late Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
    Senator Obama clearly made his message to the American people tonight.

    • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 9:59:51 AM

      Ok we all we remember that a black man was the nominee for his party and we need to move on. We not going to elect him president just because he is black. Is being black a new qualification to the presidency of the USA? The answer is NO. so let's stop conning the American people into voting for a men becuase of his race. I am black and I will not be voting for Obama because as a patriotic American woman, I put my country first, before any race, gender, age or creed. I want the best more qualified person to be the commander in chief and this person is not Obama. As a true American, I do not trust Barack Obama's judment due to his questionable association. I want to see if Obama is a legitimate American, but Obama does not want to release his birth certificate. You see I cannot vote for Obama in spite of being a black man with mixed heritage just like my 14 years old son.

      • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 12:31:54 PM

        You wanted Hillary and you see Obama in your son and that bothers you. You think the government has not checked,.. they stamped without lookingl Likely. You want to show the world that you will not follow the crowd.

        Meanwhile your son is looking at you and looking at Obama and thinking to himself I wonder if she really doesn't identify with me either?

        Join the Republicans and send your son off to war. How many children do you have?

      • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:13:08 AM

        YOU SAY YOUR A WOMAN, YOUR MOM WANTS TO VOTE OBAMA AND YOU WILL CHANGE HER MIND.

        SORRY ! DID YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT FIRST ?

        WHAT IS THAT WHITE POWDER UNDER YOUR NOSE ?

  • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 08/29/2008 12:17:40 PM

    McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for his running mate is the social equivalent of putting women back in the kitchen, b arefoot and pregnant. She is a token, for window dressing the GOP's real interest in nominating her - to drill in Alaska. Big whoop.

  • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 08/29/2008 12:04:46 AM

    Well well...BREAKING NEWS ON LARRY SINCLAIR....we all remember his arrest at the NPC. Seems that Delaware Attn. Gen. Beau Biden...son of Joe...didn't fall far from the tree. The attempt to harass and intimidate Sinclair, into backing away from his claims against The False One, have utterly failed. Rumors abound that this is how Daddy Joe got the V.P. nod...make him VP candidate and he would shut up ex-loverboy Larry. Sinclair was threatened with a life sentence by the A.G. office. Sinclair stuck to his guns. Here is the result..........

    BELOW IS THE DELAWARE COURT CASE DOCKECT

    This is the latest DOCKET ENTRY ON YOUR CASE:01 SCORNC

    08/06/2008 13 SCHEDULING ORDER ISSUED
    THE FOLLOWING COURT DATES ARE ESTABLISHED:
    (A) FIRST CASE REVIEW 08/11/2008
    (B) FINAL CASE REVIEW 09/02/2008
    (C) TRIAL 09/11/2008

    02 CCR 08/11/2008 CASE REVIEW CALENDAR: SET FOR FINAL CASE REVIEW.

    03 SUBISS08/15/2008 14 SUBPOENA(S) ISSUED.___SHERIFF(2)

    04 NOLPRO 08/28/2008 15 NOLLE PROSEQUI FILED BY ATTORNEY

    GENERAL RSN: INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

    05 CASE 08/28/2008 CASE CLOSED.

    Larry is getting louder and louder......Boy, sure looks like Barry is going to be answering...LOTS of...questions really soon.

    NOBAMA!!!

    • Posted By: max in fl @ 08/29/2008 11:54:17 AM

      If someone ACTUALLY cared about McCain, we would go though his past. Why don't you tell us about the Republican thinking of cancelling their convention? After they saw Obama's last night. Even Bush back was from McCain and wished him luck. A storm is coming all right..

      They want him to stick to town halls and smear tactics.

      FOUR MORE MONTHS!

  • Posted By: ledball @ 08/29/2008 9:59:17 AM

    DENMILL...another avid listener and regurgitator (look it up moron) of Right -Wing hate speech. This piece of crap was born in the wrong century and the wrong country. His bile sounded better in the original German.

    • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:43:57 AM

      BE NICE ! LEADBALLS.

      DENMILL SAYS SHE IS A FEMALE.

  • Posted By: valadezaj @ 08/28/2008 10:45:31 PM

    Lord Obama has spoken. May his blessings be upon us. :)

    • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:16:51 AM

      THE LORDS FIRST NAME IS " OBAMA " ?

      WOW ! YOU MUST BE IN THE KNOW.

  • Posted By: glimps @ 08/28/2008 10:46:21 PM

    Obama gave a great speech.....................
    Obama/ Biden 08" Let's make HIS-STORY !!

    • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/28/2008 11:04:08 PM

      HELLO ! GLIMPS.

      HOW ARE YA DOING ?

      • Posted By: glimps @ 08/28/2008 11:08:41 PM

        Hey ol" friend... LOL !! how have you been tired & old?

        i just watched the speech & i think he did a good job. so did H.C. & Bill this week( i feel they did their job for the party)..

        • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/28/2008 11:22:27 PM

          GOOD !

          WORKING HARD OUTDOORS.

          I WATCHED OBAMA TONIGHT AND I LIKED WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

          HOPE ! HE CHANGES THINGS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND GETS OUR SOLDIERS HOME FROM IRAQ.

          AS FAR AS WICKED WITCH AND ADULTEROUS BUBBA ----- THEY DID WHAT THEY DID FOR SELF PRESERVATION.

          GET YOUR HOUSE SOLD ?

          EATING SEA FOOD ?

          VISIT PENNSYLVANIA ?

          • Posted By: glimps @ 08/28/2008 11:54:44 PM

            yes still loving sea food
            yes visited back home in july ( spent 2 weeks)
            nope ! still in CA. havent sold yet... hope i'll be able to in a year or so ( cant wait to get back home).... :-)

            i hope he changes & brings our troops home as well ( i have family over there)...


            • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:15:08 AM

              I GUESS YOU FLEW HOME; I DID NOT SEE YOU ON INTERSTATE 90.


              HA ! HA !

  • Posted By: Dare270 @ 08/29/2008 11:07:13 AM

    I can't wait to see the bore fest at the republican convention. I can't blame gov. Schwartzenagger for wanting to skip that train wreck. Being around those right wing conservatives gives most Americans hives.

  • Posted By: rick go @ 08/29/2008 3:04:37 AM

    Would it be historic if his birth certificate said he was white? The media should have read ML Kings speech on this 45th year since his great speech.

    • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 11:06:45 AM

      HOW LITTLE BLACKNESS DOES A PERSON NEED TO HAVE; BEFORE, HE IS NOT REGARDED AS A NEGRO ?

      IN OUR SOCIETY, I WOULD GUESS 0 %.

      P.S. ABRAHAM LINCOLN DID THE RIGHT THING SETTING THE BLACK MAN FREE ( TO A DEGREE ) --

      HE WAS REPUBLICAN ------ RIGHT ?

      DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS ALL HAVE THEIR SHARE OF GREAT MEN AND WOMEN, AND YES ! THEY HAVE THEIR SHARE OF WICKED WITCHES AND ADULTEROUS BUBBAS.

      OBJECTIVITY IS NEEDED ON THESE BLOGS.

  • Posted By: Mirabhai @ 08/29/2008 7:50:06 AM

    "Concerned Canadian" -- if we're going to be using full names here ("Barack Hussein Obama"), let's do it for both candidates: John Sydney McCain III. Yes, "the third"!

    • Posted By: greatmidwest @ 08/29/2008 9:56:42 AM

      So does that mean JOHN SYDNEY MCCAIN III pay VII property taxes on his VII homes? Most middle -class American families are struggling to pay 1 mortgage. How can the Republicans even remotely try to paint their Democratic opponent as "elitist" ??? The Willie Horton and the Swiftboat games worked in the past, but Senator Obama learned he could not win this alone and has recruited the American people to play, Change you can Believe In !!!

      • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 10:56:23 AM

        HOW MANY HOMES DOES A SYDNEY OWN ?

        DID SOMEONE TELL JOHN MC SAME HOW MANY HE ACTUALLY OWNS ?

        HAS JEWISH JOE LIE BERMAN BEEN GIVING JOHN MC SAME HINTS AGAIN ?

        HOW RICH DOES A RICH MAN NEED TO BE ?

        ON TV YESTERDAY I SAW A HOME FOR SALE IN WASHINGTON D.C.

        ASKING PRICE 25 MILLION DOLLARS.

        SOUNDS PRETTY BAD, WHEN SOME FOLKS CAN'T BUY ENOUGH FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

        HOW RICH DO YOU NEED TO BE; BEFORE, YOU REALIZE YOU ARE A VERY GREEDY A S S H O L E ?

  • Posted By: leighmingle @ 08/29/2008 9:47:17 AM

    wow.. you are despicable human being denmill. Weather you agree with Obama's political message or not attacking him for his eloquence and background (most of the points you make are false, by the way) and using profanity to do so only makes your look intolerant, uneducated, and easily swayed by lies. You should be embarrassed by your behavior.

    • Posted By: denmill @ 08/29/2008 10:14:49 AM

      The truth hurts, inst it?

      • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 10:42:30 AM

        YOU WOULD THINK THAT A PERSON THAT KNOWS ONLY FIVE WORDS " THE TRUTH HURTS, INST IT?"

        WOULD AT LEAST SPELL THEM CORRECTLY.

  • Posted By: mystic7 @ 08/29/2008 10:30:35 AM

    The giant gorilla in the room that no one wants to talk about is the fact that after 8 years we still have electronic voting machines without verifiable paper trails.That means our voices may not all be heard. The elections are therefore mere theatre, an illusion of democracy. We may as well all live in Zimbabwe.

    • Posted By: tired and old @ 08/29/2008 10:33:42 AM

      OR ! MYSTIC CONNECTICUT.

      GAS PRICES MUST BE VERY HIGH THERE.

  • Posted By: leighmingle @ 08/29/2008 9:43:52 AM

    It is people like you denmill, that keep the country from making progress. Being closed minded and easily swayed by internet rumors only keeps things exactly the way that they are. Weather you like the way things are going right now or not, progress is essential to keeping America a world leader. We did not get to the top by staying the same and not hoping or reaching for more. The current administration controlled by Republican fat cats has only halted our progress. That is unacceptable.

  • Posted By: austin c @ 08/29/2008 9:29:16 AM

    The atmosphere of celebration in Obama nomination in the stadium is equivalent to the closing ceremony of Olympics in the Birds Nest stadium only a week ago which drew equal size of crowd. One wonders if we should be in the stage of huge celebration, judging from the status of nation described in Mark Warner's keynote speech.

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