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  • Posted By: nolie @ 10/26/2008 2:19:52 PM

    When I saw this headline, I thought perhaps Newsweek was going to threaten to leave the US if Obama didn't win. This threat is usually issued by fanatical supporters just before an election, and Newsweek has been a strong supporter of Obama from the start.

  • Posted By: texnewmex @ 10/26/2008 2:18:20 PM

    Bernice123,

    The Republicans are not going to "steal" anything. Last time I checked, voting for the person you think best represents your beliefs and viewpoints was a right available to all legally registered voters. So you are saying that if the majority of Americans vote for McCain and he wins the election, then the election was somehow "stolen" from Obama? That is simply ridiculous! The Democrats have tried in every way to turn the tide for Obama by using ACORN to illegally register thousands of voters and have spent $1 billion on the campaign to essentially try and buy the presidency. And the liberal media has certainly done their part to fuel the frenzy for the "chosen one" now haven't they. I hope McCain supporters go out in force and vote and that McCain has an overwhelming win over Obama and just knocks it out of the park.

  • Posted By: purpleconservative @ 10/26/2008 1:16:13 PM

    economic policy

    Obama: Give a man a fish. Feed him for the day
    McCain: Teach a man to fish, give him a job, and feed him for a lifetime.

    Enough said.

    • Posted By: rapidron @ 10/26/2008 2:17:27 PM

      Wow you've spammed this message--all the while Obama's policy is centered on Job creation--while McCain has no policy to speak of in this respect.

      Your comment is ignorant and reversed.

      Enough said.

  • Posted By: Illinest @ 10/26/2008 1:16:57 PM

    This article disgusts me. McCain can only win if there's enough racists on his side?
    Hey what about all the blacks and hispanics blindly voting for the minority candidate?
    Maybe I don't believe in socialism? Maybe I voted Obama in the primary and decided to switch to the alternative when I learned more about his moronic policy? Maybe 40+ percent of the country is republican? Maybe they aren't all exactly the same as each other?
    OH MY GOD MCCain and Bush are from the same 40% of the population they must be the same person!

    This is like drinking whole milk for your entire life, getting a spoiled carton once and trying to make a case to switch to drinking motor oil. Government control of the economy worked great for Russia right? (actually no)
    But hey it worked great for China right? (again no)
    Oh but I'm just a racist. What do I know?

    • Posted By: rapidron @ 10/26/2008 2:16:15 PM

      So you're complaining that the article is racist, and then you put forward your own comments about Blacks and Hispanics? Isn't this the definition of hypocrisy?

  • Posted By: Emilli @ 10/26/2008 2:16:09 PM

    Here we go more McCain Bashing. Got to love the journalist open non bias these days. Is there any any legitimate news anymore. I guess American news is now like the British tabloids. What ever happen to integrity in this country?

  • Posted By: Emilli @ 10/26/2008 2:15:58 PM

    Here we go more McCain Bashing. Got to love the journalist open non bias these days. Is there any any legitimate news anymore. I guess American news is now like the British tabloids. What ever happen to integrity in this country?

  • Posted By: Domonu @ 10/26/2008 2:15:52 PM

    I see the commucrates have already started to show there true agenda by attacking the freedom of the press and supporting mob rule of unions can or other liberties be far behind if they managed to convince the voters there stupid lies are true. Lets not forget how Hitler came to power and the steps he made to consolidate his power . I see a time when the so called Democrats try to convince us we are safer with out private ownership of guns or some other attacks on rights to assembly or worship and they have already attacked the freedom of the press witness Bidens and Obama Camp statements about getting asked about there tax plan in Flordia and there attacks on Joe the Plumber, are we hiding the truth? Why should a honest ?? be silents or ignored

  • Posted By: NoGuilt @ 10/26/2008 2:15:40 PM

    Ask yourself this: what ideological tremors are occurring when PC invades and causes the economic sector meltdown?

  • Posted By: bill328 @ 10/26/2008 9:59:54 AM

    So wait a sec, if Sen. McCain wins, then I as a supporter of him am to feel guilty? Then I do not have common sense nor decency? Then I am a racist? Because that is what this article implies. Newsweek, just another example of the death of unbiased reporting.

    • Posted By: grock40 @ 10/26/2008 2:15:34 PM

      I guess you guys didn't do too well on the reading comprehension section of the test - maybe you should read an opinion piece with an open mind before spouting nonsense. If you don't agree with Obama's policy or think he isn't ready, one can respect that. What are you so angry about - thou truly protest too much and come off like people who are what they claim they are not.

      Despite how this election ends, John McCain will be remembered for running a campaign that is nothing but divisive. There's not enough time to document all the ignorance in his campaign:
      - Middle name references
      - McCarthy style socialist comments
      - Anti & Pro America references
      - Food stamps with Chicken and Ribs
      - Obama's a terrorist/muslim/arab/anti-American
      - Obama's supporter put a backwards B on my face (I bet you were ready to find that guy)

      The outright racist comments on record in print, video and on blogs like this are evidence that racism is alive and well in this country. You need to get your head out the sand and open your eyes. Hopefully, the 6% noted is the most race will play in this election.

    • Posted By: erc4590 @ 10/26/2008 10:14:55 AM

      well said bill328. It can't possibly be the case that many Americans came out to support McCain because we actually prefer his POLICIES over Obama's?? No, it must have been because we are closet racists. This article is disgusting. The basic point is that if you support McCain you are a racist. Alter, if you support Obama then please debate us on the merits of his policies. I'm so sick of the left trying to silence people who don't agree with their policies by implying that anyone with another view point is racist. I'm voting for McCain because Obama represents big government, big spending, big taxes, protectionism, anti-free trade, anti-free market, wealth redistrubtion, class warfare policies that I fundamentally disagree with and think will be a disaster to implement in the current economic crisis. By the way, I didn't vote for Kerry either and he was white. How do you explain that one Alter?

  • Posted By: AlwaysInTheRight @ 10/26/2008 2:10:47 PM

    Four Horse, great point - however, this inconvenient truth will not see the light of day in the mainstream liberal media.

    And Newsweek, et. al. wonder why their subscriber numbers keep declining: with 'reporting' like this, it's a wonder they have any subscribers at all.

    • Posted By: FloridaPalmFlower @ 10/26/2008 2:15:19 PM

      Seriously, AITR? Would LOVE to see them... Please provide the stats and source for that info! Thanks :)

  • Posted By: VoterUSA @ 10/26/2008 2:15:18 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A
    Please go watch this guy, he has a powerful message democrats

  • Posted By: purpleconservative @ 10/26/2008 1:18:54 PM

    Obama economic policy: Give a man a fish. Feed him for a day.

    McCain economic policy: Teach a man to fish, give him a job, feed him for a lifetime.

    • Posted By: rapidron @ 10/26/2008 2:14:55 PM

      So you're spamming this? You know that Obama's policies are directed at creating jobs (he has already put this forward) while McCain HAS NO POLICY of this sort.

      The fact that you will spam this irregardless and with such a lame simpleton message speaks volumes.

  • Posted By: Four Horse @ 10/26/2008 2:10:54 PM

    Obama's race is helping not hurting him. A poll in The Columbus ( Ohio ) Dispatch shows that 34 % of Whites are leaning toward Obama but 0 % of Blacks are leaning toward McCain. 0 % ? Now where is the racial benefit in that ?

    • Posted By: NoGuilt @ 10/26/2008 2:13:51 PM

      Then years of PC indoctrination in this country by liberal media and black nationalists have been prepping for this very day.

      OMG, horrible.

  • Posted By: RMouver @ 10/26/2008 2:12:58 PM

    As usual, any Obama defeat scenario proferred by the mainstream media promplty features racism as a compelling reason. What an insult to the American public. Perhaps the lead reason as to why Obama might not win is the fact that he has no professional accomplishment as either legislator or a business or military leader, nor does he have any substantive political experience besides any uncanny ability to promote himself. Perhaps it is because he is all style and calculation and no substance without any core beliefs and meaningful goals.

  • Posted By: Klancy51 @ 10/26/2008 1:22:57 PM

    Well, the Low Information Voters really always show up on this site. I am disgusted at how conservatives throw around the word "Socialist" like the words "***," or "***." It is intended to hurt. It is also intended to inspire hatred. How ugly.

    The conservative politicians are much smarter that all of you LIVs. They get you to vote against your best interest every year. How has this fantastic, business rules everything plan been going so far? How have giant tax cuts for the wealth helped you? Do you really think the mass of well to do, creepy religious millionaires really care about you? Not only do they not care about you, they look at you as if you were prey. They get your money and they get your vote. They're not going to overturn Roe V Waid. Are you kidding? They get more votes out of that than they can count. Conservatives just keep being disengenous and you keep buying it. Genius.

    Moving right along...If you make 100,000 and someone else makes 1,000,000, you BOTH PAY THE SAME SOCIAL SECRITY TAX! Even though the other person makes 10 times as much money. That is the kind of stuff you are really voting for when you think you are keeping God in pledge, or banning gay marriage or flag buring or some other foolish social wedge issue.

    As far as the socialism goes, we just had the biggest government bail out EVER. Privatize the profits, but socialize the losses.

    This conservative mess is going to end. Get used to it.

    Reality has a liberal bias.

    • Posted By: rapidron @ 10/26/2008 2:12:55 PM

      All that and the fact that conservative Republican politicians as well as newspapers are now pulling for Obama.

      Steadily, the hate, divisiveness, demagoguery and ignorance is being pushed toward the fringe, and with good reason. Just look the videos of McCain trying to control his own constituents foaming at the mouth.

  • Posted By: Dromara @ 10/26/2008 1:55:33 PM

    Most people think that Obama will win the election; even the folks up in Canada. God help us, God help America.!! If McCain wins it will not necessarily be because Obama is black. Perhaps the anti Obama crowed will have paid attention to how Obama got where he is today. He catered to the most corrupt political machine in the U.S: Daly Chicago. He knows that corruption is widespread in the sorry city, but has never spoken out against it, in fact he went along with it. Why? Because they were his ticket to where he is today; you guys in the media have given Obama a free ride. His empty rhetoric you have extolled as proof of policy. When he commits a gaff, you ignore it. Everything he says is "divinely inspired" He gives you tingles up your collective legs with every word he utters. You guys have sold your souls to a great con artist, you have not searched into his past. You have not investigated his past and present association with a terrorist, a convicted felon, a grossly bigoted, anti-American pastor, a corrupt ridden political machine. We hear nothing about these things from the mainstream media. Contrast that with the hatchet job you have done on Sara Palin: armies of reporters rushing to Alaska to find any dirt, real or imagined, to pull down the governor. Why haven't you dredged Obama's past with equal enthusiasm? You people disgust me. One day the people of your great country will wake up and belatedly discover its the lift wing liberal media and the brainless clowns in Hollywood and in TV land who are pulling your great country down. It is my fond hope that that day will arrive soon!
    God help us if Obama wins.

    G. F. MIller
    Kingston, Ontario
    Canada

    • Posted By: CANADIAN VIEWER @ 10/26/2008 2:04:31 PM

      i bet you votes for the guy that has been sleeping with bush lol what's his name HARPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so much your your thought without a brain Kingston Ontario!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      • Posted By: Dromara @ 10/26/2008 2:12:45 PM

        Perhaps if you would (or could) clean up your prose, I might have a fighting chance to "see" what your weak mind is trying to elucidate.

        G. F. Millar (from you-know-where)

  • Posted By: AlwaysInTheRight @ 10/26/2008 2:12:30 PM

    NoGuilt, I believe Raines from FNMA is black - as is Rangel, Waters, et. al. And Barney Frank: he was involved knee-deep in the current financial crisis.

  • Posted By: WHY9999999 @ 10/26/2008 2:11:53 PM

    It is so sad that in 2008 anyone including the media would utilize race to determine the outcome of a presidential election in the United States of America. Whether you are for or against a candidate is irrelevant and articles like this just insite racism and continue to divide our country.

    I personally am not voting for Obama but it's because I don't want the government running my health care, they can't run homeland security and I sure as hell don't want them involved in my medical treatment. I also don't believe in the redistribution of wealth, I work hard and have my entire life. I'm tired of looking through my neighbors windows to see their plasma tv while knowing that my hard earned tax dollars fund their welfare checks.
    I am however horribly offended that my vote for John McCain will be labeled by the media as something based off race. I am much more intellegent than to use race to determine my President and I think everyone should be offended that the media chooses to imply that we are to ignorant to make infomed choices about our vote without racism playing a factor. I will proudly cast my vote for John McCain and know that had John McCain been a black man that I would have still cast my vote for him.

    Shame on Newsweek for such a shameful article.

  • Posted By: 40YearR @ 10/26/2008 1:50:08 PM

    GOP: We federalized credit. Nationalized the banks. Grew the National Debt and the size of government to their biggest size ever. Now emagine what that Socialist Obama will do!!

    If McCain wins it will be that he sold out to the lobbyists and the RNC right wing propaganda machine. I you want to see an LIV, just look at blogs like this. Give them a mantra and waive a Palin at them.

    The links below to legitimate news sources that show that Fannie and Freddie paid many millions of dollars while the Rs were in control of the executive and legislative branches, lobbying Rs only, to prevent regulation of the financial practices that caused the global financial crisis.

    One of the biggest recipients of those millions is Rick Davis, McC's campaign manager, who has been recieving up to $35k/mo. since '00 right up to the present. Freddie continued to pay Davis while Davis managed McC's campaign.

    And Freddie donated $250k to the R convention.

    These facts are everywhere in the legitimate news. You can start at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/us/politics/22mccain.html and http://www.newsweek.com/id/164732/page/1 There's much more legitimate news on this.

    But "Nowforthetruth" wants us to believe that it was the Dems' fault, and that we must fear "that one".

    I was a solid McC supporter and voter until I found out about who paid whom millions to be allowed to loot trillions from our economy, and until I realized how McC sold out to the the most extensive and virulent propaganda machine I have ever seen.

    Ken Peterson, a 40 year republican

    • Posted By: bojones1 @ 10/26/2008 2:00:14 PM

      I don't think it is proper to cite newsweek as "legitimate news" anymore.

      • Posted By: FloridaPalmFlower @ 10/26/2008 2:11:27 PM

        Really? How do you feel about Fox?

  • Posted By: bojones1 @ 10/26/2008 2:11:15 PM

    How dare you call me a racist for exercising my constitutional right to vote for the person that I think is the best candidate? This is not journalism!

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