Why McCain Won

I'm just gald that we don't have to put with the McCain/Palin lies for much longer!

I cannot believe the slant you gave this. So if McCain pulls off a win it???s because of racism? What about because the media was totally in favor of Obama and did not give him the treatment they even gave ???Joe the Plumber??? or the treatment of a prescription drug problem of Cindy McCain.

If you can explain all this I would be more then willing to change my vote for Obama. Luckily I realize there is no way you can do this.

Why don???t we go into the racial bias of over 90% African-Americans voting for Obama, and normally voting 75-88%$ for Democrats. Reverend Wright and the way he preached and Obama there all of those years, but never heard the hatred.

I for one am disgusted by this kind of ignorance. I fully believe the media is ignorant and cannot wait for the traditional Print Media to die. Next to fall will be the media that does not report both sides of the issues in the TV studios. Kudos to the reporter in Florida for daring to ask Joe Biden real questions.

It's so incredibly obvious that nearly every corner of media is on the Obama-agenda and unable to actually report objectively. To epouse that only those who fail to read and educate themselves about the candidates will vote for McCain is not only ludicrous but incredibly egotistical on your part. Who died and made you the All-Knowing of who the educated should be voting for? Coming from someone with a Masters degree, working in the non-profit field and living in NY, with a strong belief that voters should inform themselves on more than listening to and reading short-sighted, slanted media sources, I can hardly wait to vote for McCain on 11/4 - even if almost every media source tells me he doesn't stand a chance. I believe in Democracy - not Socialism and being told how I should vote if I consider myself an "intelligent" person.

To attribute the possibility of an Obama win to race is racist. The simple fact of the matter is that Obama is the least experienced candidate to ever run for presidency since those who penned the constitution and fought for the independence of our nation participated personally. One can hardly blame our founding fathers for having little experience running a new government, but one can hardly overlook the precarious situation that the Democratic Party and fawning press have placed our nation in by promoting one with so little experience in a time of such need. With anti Bush sentiment and eight times the funding of McCain who stuck to principal in accepting public financing, Obama might become our nation???s president. If he does it will be due in large part to racism, slanted journalism and corrupt financing. If McCain wins, it will not be due to race and those who espouse such ludicrous ideas are divisive.

Since when has it become a crime to be prosperous in this country? I am not for Obama, not because of his race, but because I do not share his policy views. I have heard some of my democrat friends and when we get into it about tax policies, the basic answer I get from them why it's ok to tax more for people who make more, is basically this: "They have enough money already. They need to pay more."
That comment to me is so aggrevating, mostly because it is usually said with this huge sense of entitlement. I don't understand how you can accept money from the government that came from someone's hard earned paycheck. What's even more aggrevating is that when I give my reason in that I don't want to collect from someone elses money that they worked for, and some even put themselves through years of schooling for, that I just want to keep more of the money that I worked for myself, I get a filthy look like I am stupid and ignorant for saying so. I am so tired of people expecting this government to take care of us like some small, pathetic child. I don't make above $250k a year, but I tell you this, I don't want someone elses money, I just want more of my own. That is a part of why I am not for Obama's run. So, does that make me racist when I cast my ballot for McCain??? The media has lost any shred of integrity and I no longer watch the news as much as I wish I could. I cannot stand this liberal elite society forcing it's opinions and ridicules down my throat. CNN included. I'm done.

Thats a pretty ignorant way of explaining the scenario. You (Alter) seem to be attributing your projected outcome mostly to race and racism and you do so in a very biased way. I would answer this like Ben Stein answered Charles Barkley on Larry King when Charles commented that if Obama loses the election it would be due to racism: Probably 5% of whites will vote McCain based on race while 95% of blacks will vote for Obama simply because he is a Democrat and a black man.

As a white man I find it offensive that you have to degrade this to a matter of race. I, as well as most whites, have no problem with a black man as president, I do have a problem with misguided or misinformed voters; a president should be elected on the ability to govern so I do share your (again Alter's) view on that matter. My own personal opinion is that both candidates are sub par in that their platforms exist to pull in votes and not be entirely for the benefit of the country.

I started out this election process (over a year ago) really liking alot of the things I heard about Obama and a lot of what I saw. But it has been him and only him and his actions that turned me away (not his color). Three things really did it for me.

1. Him going overseas with all his rallies over there, talking to them. Absolutely turned me off. I could understand going and meeting the other politicians, but the huge rallies he held....made me feel like he was going more for a WORLD LEADER position rather than running for the American Presidency.

2. REMOVING THE AMERICAN FLAG...HE DOESN'T NEED A SYMBOL. IF HE IS RUNNING TO BE MY PRESIDENT THEN THE AMERICAN FLAG IS HIS SYMBOL. There are people out there who seems to think that the American Flag represent all kinds of bad things and ill feelings, if that is how they feel then they can leave. The American Flag represents alot, and some of our history isn't great, but if you don't feel that you still live in the best country with all our freedoms (aleast while we still have them) and that you aren't proud of our flag....THEN GET THE HECK OUT AND LEAVE. And if you are running to be my COMMANDER IN CHIEF, then you better damn well, respect and have no problems with displaying it WITH PRIDE.

3. And this isn't necessarily him personally, but the whole thing. I am sick and tired of having the race card shoved down my throat....and not sure how I will stomach 4 years, if that is what it comes down to.

I'm tired that I keep getting told that somehow Reverend Wrights, Bill Ayers, etc... are somehow acceptable. That I am suppose to accept that Rev. Wrights hateful, racist and mean words and attitude are okay and understandable, that I have to understand where he is coming from....WRONG...AIN'T BUYING INTO IT. Mean and hateful is just plain mean and hateful and it is never acceptable from ANYONE FOR ANY REASON.

Bill Ayers again, hateful and yes, by our definition now a terrorist. One that still doesn't feel bad for what he did and wished he'd done more. Somehow I'm suppose to ignore these facts and that Obama has had numerouse questionable "friendships, working partners" with more than just 1 or 2, not sure what to call them. And then he wants to claim IGNORANCE of their beliefs and thoughts...especially after 20 years...again..NOT BUYING IT.

These are a few of the reasons why I have already voted for McCain/Palin.

I'll take the Veteren POW and a hockey mom over 2 MORE LAWYERS running this government...Thank you.

I think your article is not accurate. Do not underestimate the Puma's. The Hillary supporters who are now voting for McCain because Obama stole the primaries.

I cannot believe the slant you gave this. So if McCain pulls off a win it???s because of racism? What about because the media was totally in favor of Obama and did not give him the treatment they even gave ???Joe the Plumber??? or the treatment of a prescription drug problem of Cindy McCain.

If you can explain all this I would be more then willing to change my vote for Obama. Luckily I realize there is no way you can do this.

Why don???t we go into the racial bias of over 90% African-Americans voting for Obama, and normally voting 75-88%$ for Democrats. Reverend Wright and the way he preached and Obama there all of those years, but never heard the hatred.

I for one am disgusted by this kind of ignorance. I fully believe the media is ignorant and cannot wait for the traditional Print Media to die. Next to fall will be the media that does not report both sides of the issues in the TV studios. Kudos to the reporter in Florida for daring to ask Joe Biden real questions.

How about I won't be voting for Obama because I don't agree with his policies? Or does it mean that on a subconscious level I am a racist? Or am I just one of those LIVs? Seriously, Mr. Alter, you must know that if it weren't for all those doctors' and dentists' offices, no one would even see Newsweek and that doesn't bode well for you. Just think what an Obama presidency will do to the medical profession, between taxing the daylights out of high earners and implementing socialized medicine. Oh happy day.

Since when has it become a crime to be prosperous in this country? I am not for Obama, not because of his race, but because I do not share his policy views. I have heard some of my democrat friends and when we get into it about tax policies, the basic answer I get from them why it's ok to tax more for people who make more, is basically this: "They have enough money already. They need to pay more."
That comment to me is so aggrevating, mostly because it is usually said with this huge sense of entitlement. I don't understand how you can accept money from the government that came from someone's hard earned paycheck. What's even more aggrevating is that when I give my reason in that I don't want to collect from someone elses money that they worked for, and some even put themselves through years of schooling for, that I just want to keep more of the money that I worked for myself, I get a filthy look like I am stupid and ignorant for saying so. I am so tired of people expecting this government to take care of us like some small, pathetic child. I don't make above $250k a year, but I tell you this, I don't want someone elses money, I just want more of my own. That is a part of why I am not for Obama's run. So, does that make me racist when I cast my ballot for McCain??? The media has lost any shred of integrity and I no longer watch the news as much as I wish I could. I cannot stand this liberal elite society forcing it's opinions and ridicules down my throat. CNN included. I'm done.

Time FOR SOME STRAIGHT TALK!!
Okay, I'm a Republican by ideology. In fact, I???m a rare breed of Republican ??? I???m highly educated, smart, insightful, successful and very cultured.
I???m QUESTIONING that out of all great GOP leaders in our party, the BEST CHOICE was McCain ? And Palin?
McCain is an OLD fool that does not seem to be in his right mind. McCain cannot even keep his own set of lies straight, or even seem to know where or what he is doing at present !
And for his judgment, just one word ??? Palin!
Come on, Palin !
Palin is a train wreck; SPIN any which way you want she is a HUGH mistake!
Palin is an embarrassment to professional women, the state of Alaska, the GOP and to America.
Is this the BEST my party can do?
WHO EVER is running the show at the GOP, needs his/her head examined?
AND FOR THE RECORD G.W.Bush is much more qualified to be president than McCain or Palin !
Bush was just a little stupid, and that???s not a crime in America, because if being stupid was a crime then 93% of people in America should be locked up !
One final word, I cannot believe that the GOP has become so BADLY misguided that the ONLY SUPPORTERS we really have are the WACKOS and FREAKS !
Only a couple of years ago, those were the types of people we called Democrats, and NOW there are Republicans ??? the losers of society !
Colin Powell, my apologies, I was anger at you, but NOW I understand you !

Let's not overlook the fact that Republicans are suing to throw out thousands of votes in Lake County, that they shortened hours for voting in democratic counties in Florida, that it's been demonstrated on Fox and CNN and in the documentary "Hacking Democracy" that votes can be flipped as is already happening in 3 states.

After encouraging a new generation (and re-inspiring an older generation) to believe again--this election will be stolen. And the puppetmasters of our current corrupt administration will continue their string pulling.

James Dobson and Stephen Strang (who wrote a vile e-mail to his readership insinuating that if Barack Obama were elected boy scouts wouldn't be able to sleep safely in their tents--like any of the molesters of Boy Scouts have been deterred by the fact that there have been Republican presidents for 30 of the last 40 years) will claim victory.

And Rupert Murdoch and the ruling class will toast Sean (Goebbels) Hannity and Rush Limbaugh and all those e-mail strategists for a job well done.