Why McCain Won

Why, why do you bring up the color of the candidate skin????? That is EXACTLY what is WRONG with the liberal media, they are just plain stupid. It is not the color of the skin, it is the color of what is under the skin. God created us with all the same color under the skin, thus we are all alike beneath the surface- initially. But it is the color of a man's heart that should be the real measure of the candidate. While Obama says that he is a Christian, all that he says speaks loudly otherwise. His attendance for 20 years aat a church that spews hate (black or white) is deplorable.

There should be a qualification process for the voters, just as you have bad-mouthed the LIVs, you would really show pseudo-indignation if there was an intelligence test to vote-be able to read, be able to discuss, be able to understand, and be able to repeat some of the FACTS.

As a reporter, you have an obligation (which you have abrogated) to report the news. You get an F. Obama wilol destroy the fabric of Democracy as we know it in this country and replace it with his wealth-distributing socialism. The working class will be over-run by the welfare class that has no desire to produce anything. Oh, maybe not, Obama speaks well of doing things for the poor, but he has never put his money where his mouth is and contributed to any charity -look at his tax records for the past 10 years.

Maybe God is fed up with America with its sexual perversions, its lack of respect for life, and it's me-me-me ways. The gates to Hell are wide, but the narrow gate to Heaven is open to only those who have faith in Jesus Christ, that Jesus died for our sins, and through his blood on the cross we can be saved, period.

I swear I'm going to scream if I hear one more person say or imply that anyone who doesn't vote for Obama MUST be doing so out of racism. I'm voting for Obama...because I agree with his policies more than I agree with McCains. However, I have heard some perfectly logical arguments from McCain supporters that have nothing to do with race, I just happen not to agree with them. Like some people have said, this is going to get very ugly if Obama wins and someone screams "racist" every time someone criticizes him.

It is deeply troubling that this author would assume anyone who disagrees with Senator Obama is either a racist or a "L.I.V". Why can't I disagree with the Senator's view points without being labeled a racist? I have found that the disagreement between Conservatives and Liberals come from fundamental differences that are usually undebatable. Someone may believe that the government should help people and give them opportunity to be successful. Others believe the best way for the government to help to to simply stay out of the way. How do you argue these points? Both seem very reasonable, neither one is stupid or racist.

As with other demagogues in history, the messmerized electorate will get glimpses of reality. And think up loud "Why am I voting for this guy? he hasn't show any real record of accomplishement other than "neighborhood organizer"
The salaried specialist and technitians working for the Democratic npmenee have these reality shock often. "Othey than the pay I get from this guy, what is it that makes me such a fanatic for an inexperienced, unproved, charisma-missuser person?

So, remember the candidate who refused to wear an American lapel pin?

Johnathan Alter,
You are a j o k e! You uninformed and whining l i b s have never provided any valid reason why Mr. Obama SHOULD BE ELECTED. The best you can do is play the R A C E CARD over and over ad nauseum. We are all BEYOND TIRED of your pathetic l i e s and inability to form an intelligent, objective argument. It never occured to print the truth -- that many people will not vote for Obama because they believe he is a F R A U D. So your pathetic whine that W H I T E S WHO DO NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA are r a c i s t is as much of a J O K E as you are. YOU DID NOT COMMENT IN YOUR P A T H E T I C ARTICLE OF HOW MANY POINTS OBAMA WILL GAIN BECAUSE HE IS B L A C K OR HOW ANY AA 's will vote for him because he is B L A C K - WHICH IS R A C I S T. But your so called reporting only goes one way - doesn't it - you are a l i a r and an a r r o g an t b u f fo o n to think that the THINKING, INFORMED Americans will buy your p a t h e t i c empty words. You should be ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. 2008 THE END OF JOURNALISM. No wonder the liberal MSM's ratings are down -- and falling! I myself have stopped watching because I like objective intelligent presentation of the facts over P R O P A G A N D A but you people will not get a clue until it is too late for you and your t r a s h y publications.

As an author and former small business owner living in Orlando I would like to give Newsweek a little geography lesson. I-4 does not go all the way to Pensacola, it only goes from the very northern tip of Tampa to Daytona Beach. If you wanted to get to Pensacola you would have to take I-4 to I-95 to I-295 to I-10. That being said Obama is spending a whole lot of campaign dollars here; every time I turn on the t.v. or radio I have to hear his voice. I voted early for McCain. I chose McCain because I believe he is the more ready of the two candidates to be President. I didn't not vote for Obama because he is black, I didn't vote for him because I don't believe in his policies. I've seen countries with Nationalized healthcare and it's not a pretty thing. I don't agree with "spreading the wealth" because small business owner's will have to lay-off employees if they are taxed higher. Also last time I checked Governor Palin has more experience then all of them. Are people not voting for her because she is female??? I also don't agree with Obama's "Messiah" complex, he's just a charismatic speaker in an expensive suit. I also can't see the next First Lady being an anti-American, which his wife is proven to be.

Underground Sanity ,

I don't know the circumstances about the 2 jets you refer to that he crashed, but maybe you have some way of gathering all of the confidential facts about those incidences. But your statement that he should have been taken ot of service because of that is ridiculous. What do you know about those missions and about what went down? I can't imagine that you can presume to make that kind of judgement on a man who has given his life in service to this country and even further, as a POW for 5 long years. What sacrifices have you made for this country? None of us, myself included, could even hope to come close to the things John McCain has endured for his country.

And as far as McCain having the stable judgement about decisions and stragies of war, well his record speaks for itself. Obama doesn't have clue as to what military strategies are or how to proceed should an attack on a hostile country be necessary. Surely you don't want someone, who has not even been a part of any military branch or managed any company or city or state to all of a sudden start bumbling around trying to get his arms around issues he has no idea how to deal with.

When men and women CHOOSE to join the military, they know going in that they don't have a choice in when or where they are deployed. But they understand that and choose to be wherever their country needs them most.

And by the way, his family didn't "insulate" him from anything. In fact, McCain's torture as a POW in Vietnam was far greater because his father was a high ranking officer, so I'm not sure where you are getting your information in that respect. His service in the Navy should not be trivialized like that especially if you don't know what you are talking about.

Oh what a web the liberal elite have woven. The elites hunger for Power is so great they have choosen to use the ultimate most devisive angle they could play, race. And by selecting Barack Obama as their sacrafical lamb it is grossly apparent of their motive. Blinded by the policitcal forces that have nominated him, Obama faces a bar set so high that he will never reach it and failure will surely engulf him. I pity him in a way.

I really hope this writer and other biased writers enjoy their occupation after it is changed to a state controlled media outlet if Obama is elected!!!

To suggest that any "democrat" who does not vote for Obama is because of the color of his skin is totally insulting. You must sleep a lot and dream-up these ridiculous ideas or else you have drank way too much Obama Kool-aid. You also insulted the intelligence of anyone who doesn't vote democratic as "low information" people. I have watched cable news stations only to become nauseated at their propogandga instead of actual "factual news" reporting. The TV stations of ABC, CBS, and NBC are also drinking too much Obama Kook-aid.

Wow this is some "great" journalism. I live in Orlando, which is in the I-4 corridor and last time I checked it doesn't go all the way to Pensacola it only goes to Daytona Beach, then you would have to take I-95 to I-295 to I-10 to get to Pensacola. Okay so enough of a Geography lesson I will tell you that Orlando is a huge melting pot of different ethnic groups, and there are just as many Obama stickers on cars as McCain stickers. I have to hear Obama's voice every time I turn on the t.v. and the radio he has so many ads running. I personally already voted and it was for McCain because in my humble opinion he is the more responsible candidate, not because he is white. I don't care about race I've grown up here and gone to school with hispanics, asians, blacks, whites. I just support small business and don't believe we need higher taxes. McCain/Palin 08', oh and what about people not voting for Palin because she is a female, last time I checked she has more experience out of all candidates???

I am tired of all the racism I see in the comments by bloggers all over the place. Are we as citizens of the United States that hateful? The nasty comments about Blacks on welfare sicken me. I worked in the welfare system for over 30 years and can tell you that it is not only Blacks on welfare. I really liked the choice of John McCain by the Republicans and after Obama was selected over Hillary Clinton, I thought John McCain would have been a good President. Then he chose Sarah Palen to run with him. I thought that was a horrible choice so decided to really research the two candidates. I came down firmly on the side of Obama. I am a retired White woman, so I'm obviously more conservative than a lot of younger people, but I have a list of wants for our great country. I want to see a UNITED States of America, without all the negativity and hate mongering I have seen come out of the Republican campaign this year. I want our country to be respected around the world--not vilified as it is now. I want us out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I want us to use diplomacy in place of force wherever possible. I want a strong military that is there when we absolutely need to use it. but when we use it, it is used for our protection--not because we disagree with the way a country is being run. I want our politicians to work for us, not for their own wellbeing. I'm very afraid that if McCain is elected, he will not make it through his first term--he looks ill and has been very erratic during this campaign. I cannot imagine Sarah Palin as President--she is not prepared, and from what is coming out of Alaska, has used her power there in a very underhanded way. She has been very negative in this campaign and I cannot picture her in charge of our national policies. She is a way right fundamentalist Christian with some really skewed views on things. We need someone a little more in the middle of the road than "that one."