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I think the October surprise is going to be the islamic connections. Valerie Jarrett the Iranian born brains behind Obama. Nadhmi Auchi the Iraqi born businessman money man (that 250mil donor list thats not published) and tony rezko that syrian born businessman that bought Obama's house with Nadhmi money. i dont think the american people like islamic connections that will surely bring obama down

Senator McCain was dismissive and poorly mannered; I see no reason for that behavior in a President of a nation. And McCain's last comment sounded overty pitiful: "I'm old and white and married an heiress (who cut her sister off out of spite). Feel sorry for me. Vote for me out of pity."

You mean there are going to be more october surprises? Hope they succeed as well as the last week of attacks. Like they haven't already tried the islam card? They start slinging mud, some of it might just get them a little dirty too.

What bothers me a lot about all these comments is the persistent way some people repeat the lies or half-truths that propagate via the internet. I'm talking about the smears to both candidates that are circulated but not reported in main-stream media because they have not been proven and can not be proven. These same people claim bias by the media (towards both sides!) because the media will not print these unproven lies. I can only hope that the majority of americans who vote can see through and rise above such tactics.
In fact, neither candidate is perfect and they both have their good points. As a voter my job is to decide which one will do the better job for our country to improve our lot and keep us safe, end or win the wars, improve our international image, etc. Looking at McCain, one has to be very afraid that he would not make it through a term in office. Thinking of Sarah Palin as president of the United States gives me the shudders.
For most of my life I was a dedicated republican. I voted for every republican candidate from Barry Goldwater to the first Bush. But somewhere along the line I began to open my eyes and see that the republican party had become something different than the party my father so admired. The past 8 years have shown me nothing to change that. So I will vote for Obama, not because I think he is wonderful, but because I cannot stand the thought of more years like the last 8, and because I think Joe biden has the experience to be president whilst Sarah Palin does not.

I know I will be attacked by a large group of you for saying this, but did anyone get the sense when McCain continually said- my friends- that in a way it harkened back to dialogue with the USSR decades ago when the word comrade was spoken in every sentence? I remember those discussions; I remember hearing various Soviet politicians speak to their constituents, making promises of how their government will work for them- comrades I feel your pain and I will fix this broken system- McCain repeated this sentiment last night, but never actually explained how he would fix it. It was too eerily familiar to Cold War words. What I found extraordinarily amusing was when the second question was asked by the young African-American gentleman, McCain totally skirted answering the question, insulted the man by saying you probably have not even heard of Freddie or Fannie, and then Obama got up and said- first let me answer your question, and he did. When it was McCains turn next to answer the question first, he started by saying, alright well let ME answer your question, attempting to sting Obama, and the hilarious part was, he never answered the question. Now I am in no way saying that McCain is a communist, so do not infer it that way, I am just drawing some Cold War parallels that add on to the ones I already have seen in McCain, that continue to concern me over his ability to properly run this country in this day and damaged age.

If Senator Mccain says "let me tell you something my friends" one more time! He is very demeaning in his reference here. Also, how does he get away with referring to Senator Obama as "That one". If Senator Biden or Senator Obama referred to the other candidates in this fashion, it would be punced upon.

I think at this point, anyone paying attention has heard enough about the candidates' stances on the economy and foreign affairs. Obama might have well as been reading his transcript from the previous debate. I guess at this point playing it safe is a good political strategy, but really not all that inspiring. If the next debate doesn't address some other topics of interest like our childrens' education, abortion and immigration I think we can all declare that the liberal media won their first presidential election. Congrats to Brokaw for doing such a fine job "filtering" the questions. Anyone who says Brokaw is unbias, probably also thinks O'Reilly is unbiased. To all the socialists out there (oops, sorry, I mean "progressives"), you can say good bye to the capitalist incentive and personal freedoms that established this country as the financial superpower that IT STILL IS. I think Mrs. Obama summed it up best when she said (and I paraphrase), that the average American doesn't want the whole pie, they are happy with just their slice. Really?? Either she's calling us lazy or stupid, I haven't figured out which one yet. Easily said from a woman with an Ivy League education, earning over $300k/year, and currently campaigning to be the First Lady. If you pick apart the Obama's position on almost everything you will see it either signifigantly changes from week to week (off shore drilling, troop surge, Russia/Georgia) or it simply doesn't apply to the times (tax policy). The ONLY point I am willing to conceed to Obama is his health care plan, but even then until a candidate recognizes that it's a demand problem and not a supply problem, we won't have a workable solution to our health care situation (soon to be crisis).

Read up on the Born Alive fiasco and you will see that he bold-faced lied to the American people. Then tell me why the media flat out ignored this topic, not from an abortion stand point from from one of character and EXTEREME liberalism. This is a case in point of jusy how much Obama trusts the media not to run with anything that would condemn him. The same people who are angry with their government (myself included) should be equally as angered by the media's decision to HIDE THE TRUTH from us. And then you complain about how McCain is "desperate" and "angry"...hey, wake up, someone has to say it if the media refuses to. Then ask yourself one last question...not why was Obama interested in working with Ayers, but why Ayers was interested in working with Obama. Let freedom ring and GOD bless this great county on mine.

Obama is getting a bump out of this because people are not being reminded of the whole history where the economy is concerned, and who did what when. Call it bias by omission. The media simply says that the economy is Obamas strong issue, but never discusses the facts in detail. Further, who had a majority when is rarely relevant. If the simplistic Party In Power model were true, then the Democrats would not have needed the House Republicans when they tried to pass the bailout bill, as Democrats have the majority in both houses and there is no threat of a veto. In theory, they do not need the Republicans to vote at all. In fact, something like twelve (12) Democrats from Barney Franks own banking committee voted against the bill. Obviously, it is not so simple and the media does the voter a disservice by doing little more than reinforcing the error. A similar argument would be to say that the economy appeared to be doing fine until the Democrats took over control of Congress and the power of the purse, then it tanked. As an aside, the media also misleads regarding the Clinton economy when they fail to mention that it also ended in a recession, requiring the first round of Bush stimulus checks immediately after he took office..


Do Obama and the Democrats deserve a lift in the polls as a result of the financial and mortgage problems? The answer from history is a clear NO. Here's the lead of a New York Times story on September 30, 1999:

"Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending" [link below]. That's 1999 folks. Clinton Administration, I believe.

Here's the lead of a New York Times story on Sept. 11, 2003:

"The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago. "[see link below] The Democrats killed the reforms.

McCain said in co-sponsoring the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, S. 190:

"If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system and the economy as a whole. The Democrats killed the Bill.

What was Barney Frank and fellow Democrats saying at the time of these attempted reforms? According to reports, Representative Barney Frank(D-MA) claimed of the thrifts :

"These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis, the more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."

Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) added of the reforms "I don't see much other than a shell game going on here, moving something from one agency to another and in the process weakening the bargaining power of poorer families and their ability to get affordable housing." [ See Community Reinvestment Act, link bel

If a 1960 "Unibomber" did you a favor and got you started in politics, wouldn't you fee indebted to him? I wonder what Ayers will require of Obama in return............Scary, huh?

While they are both smarter than W, truth is I was absolutely appalled at the logical inconsistencies that consisently came out of both candidates' mouths last night. America, is the best we can we de?