Obama the Unruffled

Americans look for the character trait that the times require. There's no question: this moment cries out for stability.

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  • Posted By: jimmyp1 @ 11/04/2008 10:33:16 AM

    This article just goes to show that two people looking at the same indivhe has been asked over and over again to present an original copy of his undisputed birth certificate and has not doidual can see two different pictures. Barack Obama is an accident waing to happen. He doesn't have the will power to quit smoking. I hope that he doesn't think that he can smoke inside the White House! The fact that ne so as of election day , tells me that he without a doubt is hiding something.There are so many unanswered questions surrounding this man that I could never consider voting for him at this time. No matter who wins this election, Barack Obama is in need of a serious probe ! In the words of Barack Obama, All "59" states need to look at this man with a fine tooth comb!

  • Posted By: Vote Now @ 11/01/2008 2:36:58 PM

    FUN QUOTES FROM PALIN
    I got all of these quotes off of google quotes
    You really couldn't make up this kind of stuff up if you wanted to
    This all part of the reason why so many important republicans have been saying she
    is a joke

    When asked about her foreign policy experience she said
    "As Putin rears his head," she said, referring to Russian prime Minister Vladimir Putin, "and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border."
    TELLING THE TRUTH FOR A CHANGE SHE HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT HER RUN FOR VP
    "It's time that normal Joe Six-Pack American is finally represented in the position of vice-presidency"
    WHEN ASKED TO NAME ONE SUPREME COURT DECISION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SHE CAME UP WITH THIS ANSWER
    "I'm in that sense a federalist, where I believe that states should have more say in the laws of their lands and individual areas"
    when asked again to name one decision she responded
    "Well, let's see. There's -- of course -- in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings"
    When asked about being a redneck she said
    "Someone called me a `redneck woman' once. You know what I said back? `Thank-you very much.'"
    when asked what promises she might not be able to keep
    "How long have I been at this, like five weeks? So there hasn't been a whole lot that I've promised, except to do what is right..."

    Talking to dobson about prayer she said
    "It is that intercession that is so needed and so greatly appreciated," Palin told Dobson. "And I can feel it too, Dr. Dobson. I can feel the power of prayer, and that strength that is provided through our prayer warriors across this nation."

    When asked about being a environmentalist she originally said
    "I'm not an Al Gore, doom-and-gloom environmentalist blaming the changes in our climate on human activity."
    when asked again later if she thought people had a impact on global warming
    "Show me where I have ever said that there's absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any effect or no effect on climate change,"
    asked about voting she said
    "I truly believe that the wisdom of the people will be rebuilt on [Election Day]. As they enter that voting booth, they will understand the stark contrast between the two tickets,"
    when asked how mccain did at his first debate
    "I just thought he was great, because the American people are angry, and John McCain is angry, too
    when asked about tina feys imitation of her she said
    "I watched it with the volume all the way down," Palin said. "I thought it was hilarious."

    IS SHE KIDDING IS THIS WHOLE THING A JOKE
    IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE SOMEONE COULD BE THIS CLUELESS
    SOMEONE THAT THINKS THEY COULD RUN THE COUTRY NOW LESS
    VOTE OBAMA BIDEN NOW AND SEND HER BACK TO ALASKA

  • Posted By: 291ffdpf @ 11/01/2008 12:24:16 PM

    Barack Obama has proven he has the steady hand our country needs so badly. John McCain showed his poor judgement in his pick of Sarah Palin for VP.

  • Posted By: funmi365 @ 10/26/2008 3:28:46 AM

    Some poeple are so blinded by their anger that they can see the truth right under their nose!!! McCain is the wrong candidate at the wrong time period!! He has lost his mojo, let the new guy with fresh ideas for the 21st century in!!! Experience does not mean anything if you are wrong 90% of the time(think JFK) . Enough of the shortsightedness and let embrace the future BARAK OBAMA

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:26:20 AM

      New ideas unfortunately are BAD ideas in this case....down with Obama/ Biden

  • Posted By: ceemack @ 10/27/2008 8:06:32 PM

    John Mc Cain does not get it. Obama's calmness come from his love of people. The universe is love therefore its laws govern all outcome. The universal law of retroprocity is why McCains negative campaign garners negative reaction in the economy while Obama's calm demeanors garners him positive results in polls and the hearts of the people. The universal law of retroprocity acts accordingly wether you believe it or not. As so as there is only that one, the market will change simply because his one and only message will be positive, therefore the market will respond accordingly. Wait and see, The law was made in the beginning of the universe and wheather you believe or not It is what it is.

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:25:26 AM

      Obama's calmness comes from his love of nicotine. Wow you are gullible!

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:14:13 AM

      Obama's calmness comes from his Marlboro's (or whatever brand it is that he smokes)

  • Posted By: tarajamaica @ 10/29/2008 4:13:49 PM

    obviously you are all walking around with blinkers. McCain has no vision for your country. Without vision the people perish

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:24:23 AM

      Obama has nothing but a vision to degrade America as we know it. I have never heard him say a positive thing about America and his wife is constantly bashing the country in her speeches.

  • Posted By: jkalosa @ 10/29/2008 5:19:07 PM

    Myself and my wife are both independents. We recently attended rally's of both parties, one in Ohio and one in Pennsylvania. We were undecided up until this point. The difference in demeanor of these two canidates and thier supporters is amazing. We had to leave the Mc Cain rally as it was a mob mentality and this was being encouraged by the canidate himself. It is amazing the hatred within this man. WOW. After attending the Obama rally the one word that came to mind after watching his demeanor and listinening to his speech was Statesman. This man was amazing. No lies, just straight talk about the economy taxes, energy and foreign policy. He did not encite ther crowd to hate his opponent or disrespect him in any way just a tremedously stark contrast of Mc Cain. OBAMA YOU HAVE EARNED OUR HOUSEHOLD'S VOTES....

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:22:56 AM

      You are really blind to Obama's deceit and lies. He has a calm demeanor because he is a nicotine user. He and his wife are constantly talking about what is wrong with America. I have never once heard him say anything positive about America the beautiful - have you? He and his supporters set out to belittle and dishonestly smear a private citizen for asking a question that made Obama look bad. How can you support this kind of person?? I will pray for you.

  • Posted By: Concerned Canadian @ 10/30/2008 1:42:32 AM

    Did NBC offer Barack Hussein Obama a sitcom deal yet? ....Little Mosque in the Midwest!

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:19:29 AM

      If he is not elected perhaps he could become a permanent on "the Daily show" or a tent preacher for his "lost" constituents who are so "educated" and desperate for change they will take change for the worse

  • Posted By: Jesus Lover 1225 @ 10/31/2008 12:22:32 PM

    Senator McCain you are no hero, you are in fact a terrorist.

    Your campaign advisor & "Transition Chief" William Timmons was a Saddam Hussein lobbyist for 5 years.
    You pal around with Gordon Liddy, domestic terrorist.
    You are a member of "The Project for a New American Century" - a radical extremist terrorist organization.
    Your VP candidate's husband Todd Palin is a domestic terrorist in the Alaskan Independence Party.
    You accuse Obama of knowing Rashid Khalidi, yet you yourself have given Rashid Khalidi & the PLO $500,000.00!!! So by your logic, if Obama is a terrorist sympathizer like you claim, then you Senator McCain are a state spronsor of terrorism. You are, by your own twisted logic, a terrorist by your own admittance.
    You have met with Chilean Dictator Pinochet, a terrorist.
    You're coordinated effort to use FOX NEWS, the Bush Administration, your campaign, Sarah Palin, and The Justice Department to commit voter fraud, voter intimidation, & voter suppression is an act of terrorism.

    John McCain you are a disgrace to your uniform.

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:17:40 AM

      To this poster: You are a coward and a freak

  • Posted By: Change_Is_Good @ 10/30/2008 5:11:22 PM

    My wife, my son, and I have already early voted for Obama.

    I'm a white 52 year old man and all my neighbors and co-workers are also voting for Obama. This is a well educated community and we all have a good understanding of the world. We are all looking forward to the Obama Presidency.

    It is fortunate that this time the underinformed and undereducated are not going to win.

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:15:51 AM

      I have a bachelors degree and my sister a master's. I voted for McCain and was able to talk her out of voting for Obama, thank goodness.
      Please keep your prejudices to yourself.

  • Posted By: Independant Voter @ 10/24/2008 4:07:08 PM

    Thank you Anna for once again showing grace and wisdom in your writing. This election is all about character, judgement, intelligence, and leadership. McCain showed great qualities 8 years ago - but he went off track in this election - while Obama has been nothing if not steady and confident.

    Barack Obama has won me over with his leadership skills.

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:12:59 AM

      Obama is no leader. He has done nothing with his time in the senate. All he has done is "community organizing" for a group of people with an "entitlement" mentality. He has had only part time jobs and has hardly been in his senate seat because he has been campaigning most of the time. He appears calm under pressure because he smokes and as an attorney has practiced arguing alot.

  • Posted By: Concerned Canadian @ 10/22/2008 8:31:25 PM

    BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA WILL SUFFER FROM THE "NOBAMA EFFECT???...TOO BAD...HE WILL LOSE!!

    TODAY, AT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S DAMAGE CONTROL PRESS CONFERENCE ATTRIBUTED TO
    JOE BIDEN'S "FLIRTATEOUS RHETORIC" RELATING TO OBAMA NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE PENDING CRISIS IF HE WERE ELECTED. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA GOES ON TO PROMOTE HIS ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY OF "SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND" SO THAT HE CAN CREATE AN AMERICAN SOCIETY WHERE ALL CITIZENS ARE AS EQUALS AND ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN ORDER TO PURSUE PERSONAL PROSPERITY. WELL, IN OTHER WORDS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IS TELLING TO EVERY AMERICAN'S FACE THAT HE WILL BE "DICTATING" YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES. AND ALL YOU GUYS ARE EATING IT ALL UP.

    THIS POLITICAL DOCTRINE THAT OBAMA WILL IMPLEMENT IS KNOWN AS SOCIALISM, MARXISM, COMMUNISM, OR WHATEVER TERM ONE WANTS TO USE...BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS IS AN AFFRONT
    TO THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA...CAPITALISM.

    TO IMPOSE THESE DRACONIAN MEASURES SUCH AS RAISING TAXES TO SUPPORT THOSE IN SOCIETY WHO DO NOT EVEN WANT TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES BUT OBAMA DECLARES "SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND" WILL LEAD TO AN ECONOMIC ABYSS.

    IS THIS THE IDEOLOGY OBAMA ADOPTED FROM HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH WILLIAM AYERS WHO ALSO IS A BIG PROPONENT OF MARXISM?

    AMERICANS, IF INDICATIONS ARE CORRECT AND OBAMA GETS ELECTED, IT WILL PROVE TO BE THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW THAT AMERICA REGRETS WHO THEY ELECTED AS PRESIDENT.

    AN OLD WISE MAN ONCE SAID ..." BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR ...."

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:09:45 AM

      He is doing his best to "buy" the presidency with the help of his liberal media "attack dogs". People are so clueless, they think he is so calm and running such a positive campaign when he has the media attack dogs to do his dirty work and he smokes like a chimney to appear calm under pressure. He still has spent more money on negative ads than anyone despite having his own liberal media attack dogs and when McCain and Palin stand up to defend themselves the liberal loonies demonize them. What a sickening double-standard!

  • Posted By: Independant Voter @ 10/22/2008 6:13:26 PM

    The difference between Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin is now night and day. We need the character traits of a calm, intelligent leader who understands the economy. We don't need an angry leader with a strange, unintelligent sidekick. Barack Obama has won me over with his judgement, intelligence, and common sense!

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:06:44 AM

      and his heavy smoking??? (A little nicotine goes a long way to calm the nerves, doesn't it)

  • Posted By: www.bookmama.biz @ 10/22/2008 2:39:24 PM

    I find Obama's calmness and ability to think under pressure admirable. However, it doesn't surprise me that someone who has traveled the spiritual/psychological journey that he has would then end up being really competent, confident and "comfortable in his own skin." It is in owning his life story that he enabled him to move beyond rage and actual envision a better world, and be able to acknowledge progress.

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:05:54 AM

      and to Marlboro's (or whatever he smokes)

  • Posted By: lamm01 @ 10/20/2008 3:31:09 PM

    If Nobama appears unruffled, it must be because he also appears to be on some kind of drug.... Perhaps he's gone back to his old ways......

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:03:42 AM

      It's called Marlboro's or whatever he smokes

  • Posted By: al19454 @ 10/19/2008 12:36:47 PM

    Thank you for this great article and yes Sen. Obama is a man of extrodinary character and vision; what I don't understand is, why do the talking heads such as Tom Brokaw, Joe Scarborough, and Andrea Mitchell that constantly by the use of subterfuge, continue to try (with their comentary,) to create doubt in their viewers mind as to Senators Obama's Sincerity and Patriotism and are un-wiling to hold John Mccain to account for his unpricipled and debased behavior that led him to collaborate with the enemy during his Naval career. Wink,Wink, Nod,Nod I don't mean it is not in the POW Code of Conduct, nor is nameing your commanding officer for the purpose of exchange for better treatment. John Mccain is not fit to lead our Nation and should be Court-Martialed not held on a pedistal as an American Hero. He and his buddy Keating should have been cell-mates.

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:03:01 AM

      Obama is a community organizer for people who share an "entitlement" mentality and whom the working class will be supporting come Nov. 4th. What a fine character!

  • Posted By: Tabi @ 10/19/2008 6:05:26 AM

    It is easy to appear unruffled when you're winning. Obama hasn't yet had everything stacked against him. Even when he was trailing Hillary, he still had a larger war chest, a friendlier press and enough youth to try several more times. McCain has a press that has largely turned hostile, has been trailing Obama with only a short-lived exception following his convention (at which point Obama went 77% negative in advertising), is working in a climate hostile to his party and his war chest is a mere fraction the size of Obama's.

    So we are left with a question similar to what Satan asked in Job, "Is he unruffled because he has no reason to be ruffled, or is he unruffled because that is his nature." How does Obama deal with failure, the nigh-impossible or the hopeless? Unfortunately for us and him, we are likely to get that answer early within his first term (unless McCain gets a miracle).

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:01:41 AM

      And when you are a HEAVY SMOKER...

  • Posted By: Jim Johnson @ 10/18/2008 9:54:06 PM

    Obama's view of the future of America - Socialism which is the next step to Communism!! He admitted to Joe the Plumber than he wanted to spread the wealth! He said that he wanted to make everyone equal! Is America ready for Socialism? The Iranian president, Ahmadinejad, said today that he is glad to see the end to capitalism in America!! Are you glad?????
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    Under socialism a ruling class of intellectuals, bureaucrats and social planners decide what people want or what is good for society and then use the coercive power of the State to regulate, tax, and redistribute the wealth of those who work for a living. In other words, socialism is a form of legalized theft.

    The morality of socialism can be summed-up in two words: envy and self-sacrifice. Envy is the desire to not only possess another's wealth but also the desire to see another's wealth lowered to the level of one's own. Socialism's teaching on self-sacrifice was nicely summarized by two of its greatest defenders, Hermann Goering and Bennito Mussolini. The highest principle of Nazism (National Socialism), said Goering, is: "Common good comes before private good." Fascism, said
    Mussolini, is "a life in which the individual, through the sacrifice of his own private interests??realizes that completely spiritual existence in which his value as a man lies."

    Socialism is the social system which institutionalizes envy and self-sacrifice: It is the social system which uses compulsion and the organized violence of the State to expropriate wealth from the producer class for its redistribution to the parasitical class.

    Despite the intellectuals' psychotic hatred of capitalism, it is the only moral and just social system.

    Capitalism is the only moral system because it requires human beings to deal with one another as traders--that is, as free moral agents trading and selling goods and services on the basis of mutual consent.

    Capitalism is the only just system because the sole criterion that determines the value of thing exchanged is the free, voluntary, universal judgement of the consumer. Coercion and fraud are anathema to the free-market system.

    It is both moral and just because the degree to which man rises or falls in society is determined by the degree to which he uses his mind. Capitalism is the only social system that rewards merit, ability and achievement, regardless of one's birth or station in life.

    Yes, there are winners and losers in capitalism. The winners are those who are honest, industrious, thoughtful, prudent, frugal, responsible, disciplined, and efficient. The losers are those who are shiftless, lazy, imprudent, extravagant, negligent, impractical, and inefficient. [What about the role of luck­being in the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time? R. R. Pope}

    • Posted By: Nins @ 10/20/2008 6:36:51 PM

      Jim Johnson, no matter how many times people tell you that Obama is against socialism, you keep posting these blogs that accuse Obama of socialism and communism. It is not true and you know it. You are just trying to smear Obama and make people afraid.

      In his book Audacity of Hope, Obama writes at length about the FAILURE of SOCIALISM and the failure of communism. He enthusiastically states that American democracy is the greatest political system on earth. Obama is not a socialist, and he does not admire socialism.

      You need to recognize that all democracies socialize certain functions: police, fire fighting, military, roads, public schools, sewers, water. This is for the greater good and we all accept it. It does not make us socialists.

      To you, Jim, and to all of the conservatives out there who think that Obama is a flaming liberal, I would like to remind you of what he did when he was elected President of the Harvard Law Review. The Law Review President gets to name ten individuals to write articles for the Review, and these ten people also get to control the content of the publication. All of the minorities and the liberals thought they finally had it made, that Obama would appoint ten left wing editors. Instead, Obama appointed three conservatives, three liberals and four moderates. That year the Law Review was critically acclaimed as the best run and best written Harvard publication in decades.

      So when he wins in November, conservatives don't have to freak out. Obama is a centrist and will appoint a balanced cabinet full of active people who will really get things done. Kind of like the way our multi-cultural society is supposed to be. And exactly what we need in this time of economic crisis.

      • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 6:00:02 AM

        Do you believe everything you read? If you were to look at Obama's voting record you would know why he has been called the most liberal person in the senate. Get a clue!!!

  • Posted By: a brighter America 08 @ 10/18/2008 7:20:51 PM

    Isn't it nice to see an intelligent, intellectually bright, and unruffed candidate running for president? Senator Obama is the epitomy of integriity, honesty, brilliance, wisdom, vision, leadership, the unique ability to bring people together toward the common good, and who genuinely loves and cares about America and does NOT HAVE to boast about it!! McCain, on the other hand, shows great incompetence, insincerity, insecurity, anger, resentment, hatred, and instability; John McCain is erratic and keeps changing his stance, first he is for this and then he is against it or vice versa. He appears confused and forgets where he is at.....he recently addressed his audience as, "MY FELLOW PRISONERS" and never corrected himself!! I wonder when John McCain last had a brain scan or some kind of medical testing to evaluate his mental capacity? Are some of his brain cells dying (dementia, Altzheimers)? It is something we, the voters, need to seriously consider. His decisions to "suspend" his campaign (not really, Palin was still out there) and, his claims he wanted the second debate "delayed" until the "save the banks" bill was passed proved to be futile, controversial, and further proved his instability. His extremely poor judgement of picking Sarah Palin as his runningmate proves his wishy-washy decision making. Palin standing beside him in their rallies emphasizes his old age as it actually makes the young/old contrast very visible. There is a photo on the internet from the last debate which shows Senator Obama walking away from the debate table and John McCain is behind him lunging forward forward with out-stretched arms and his tongue sticking out of his mouth. To me it looks like he stumbled or tripped and he put his arms forward to brace himself against Senator Obama's back to keep him from falling. The sticking out of his tongue, I have no clue why he did that except maybe surprise? I would hate to see McCain in this pose in front of foreign leaders. He looks rediculous and physically unstable. I am just glad he did not fall and hurt himself. I can imagine Senator Obama reacting calmly and helpfully if infact he suddenly found McCain's hands grasping his posterior!! Frankly, I found myself laughing so hard, my stomach muscles hurt!! The photo reminded me of my two grandkids playing a scary "I'm gonna get you" game!!

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 5:58:29 AM

      Obama is a smoker, he is a hate-spewing, fear mongering fraud.

    • Posted By: stematwork @ 10/20/2008 5:42:37 PM

      after reading your remarks, i did the only thing i could:
      take off my shoes, for this is holy ground.

      obama will change the world! in his hand is compassion and on his brow sits wisdom. he holds the keys to death and the grave! his plans for america, nay, the world, will lead all of us into a new state of consciousness; ultimately, we will all evolve into pure engery and discover the joys of living in the 4th dimension.
      obama, holy is his name.
      he is love.

  • Posted By: Cantabrigian @ 10/18/2008 5:52:55 PM

    1. Obama told a crowd in Elko, Nevada,"I need you to go out and talk to your friends and neighbors. I want you to argue with them and get in their face."
    2. When Stanley Kurtz began researching Obama's ties with terrorist William Ayers, the papers in the Richard J. Daley Library in Chicago were at first closed off to him for several days, apparently at the bequest of Nobama supporters. When Kurtz was appearing as a guest of Milt Rosenberg's radio show, Obama's supporters were alerted by campaign email and jammed the radio station (WGN) phone lines and sent in hundreds of protest emails.
    3. Last month, St.Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce warned citizens that they would bring libel prosecution against anyone who made "false" statements against Obama.
    4. Similarly, the Obama camp called for a criminal probe of the American Issues Project when it linked Obama to Ayers.
    5. Saturday Night Live ran a spoof of the fininacial crisis that skewered Democratics like House Chairman Barney Frank. The tape disappeared from NBC's Web site and was replaced with another that omitted the reference to Frank.
    6. WHY did Obama inject send 31of his hired employees to Alaska to assist in the Troopergate investigation? Was it an attempt to dig up dirt on Sarah Pallin?

    IS AMERICA NO LONGER THE LAND OF THE FREE?

    THE LACK OF INTEREST IN KNOWING JUST WHO NOBAMA IS IS STUNNING!

    • Posted By: oregano @ 11/01/2008 5:57:31 AM

      People are so caught up in hate and fear of the "past 8 years" that they can't think straight. Ironic that a candidate who preaches hope repeats hate-speech after hate-speech of how bad America is and can't seem to come up with anything that is right with america. He is always fear mongerring about the patst 8 years - and how we can't repeat them. Why would we want someone who is so negative running the country. I wouldn't want someone like that running anything at all! His constituents cannot see through his spin and his lies.

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