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  • Posted By: traczimm458 @ 11/04/2008 10:42:42 AM

    YES WE NEED CHANGE BUT NOT OBAMA WE ARE NOT READY FOR A BLCK PRESIDENT, ALL OF THE BLACK PEOPLE WILL GET OFF OF WELFARE, AND THE WHITE PEOPLE WILL BE ON WELFARE.....C'MON PEOPLE LETS GET REAL IF HE GTS TO BE PRESIDENT, WE LOOSE OUR COUNTRY TO AFRICA.......AND I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN ...MYSELF....HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF OBAMA'S COMMERCIALS HAVE NOTHING BUT BLACK PEOPLE IN THEM.....AND HE DON'T CARE ABOUT JOE THE PLUMBER OF COURCE JOE IS WHITE.......HAS NOBODY BEEN WATCHING THE TV??? MARK MY WORDS AMERICA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

    • Posted By: fishy @ 11/04/2008 11:15:37 AM

      It's fascinating that all your political references regarding Obama are from the television. Please get up off of your couch, out of the trailer and educate yourself.

    • Posted By: proudamericansoldier @ 11/04/2008 11:12:55 AM

      I feel you trac... Just as soon as Obama is elected President the sky will open up and fried chicken and watermelon will rain down on us good ole', true Americans. Hell, we can barely aford the millions of white people on welfare that are there because the economy is in the tank. Just think if Obama assigns the rest of us to welfare. He'll take the billions of dollars we are dumping into our Christian cause and do something stupid with it like help Americans...wait, you know what mean. Don't you, Cuz?

    • Posted By: katyblue @ 11/04/2008 10:48:09 AM

      OMG it's way evident that you are RACIST! Hello? Are you also LDS or on LSD? There are several Americans on welfare, and in this economy you may be as well. So shut up and listen. To say "blacks on welfare" shame on you, didn't your mom teach you manners? I will say this: there is a great website that shows Republican owned businesses. I Vote we boycott them. Yup that's my vote.

    • Posted By: Objectivisor @ 11/04/2008 10:46:44 AM

      Your left forefinger must be fatigued after writing that,

  • Posted By: lauriem-1961 @ 11/04/2008 11:15:18 AM

    Have we forgotten that Barack Obama is as white as he is black?

  • Posted By: mriversNov2 @ 11/04/2008 11:12:28 AM

    First I would like to say to the person who posted the comment @ 10:41:29; you should be ashamed of yourself. We can no longer allow parents, grandparents, teachers, community leaders, or the pastors of our churces to dictate what group of people should be in charge and what group of people should be begging for a chance. I think we should all ask ourselves how we would like to be treated and treat others accordingly. If you are scared of losing your country, then I say to you, its not your country to lose, we have all different types of races in America, and its about time we try to understand each other. We can not move forward unless we stop this fear we have of acceptance regardless of race or religion. Lets pray for a fair election, and hopefully the person the PEOPLE vote for will win.

    • Posted By: mriversNov2 @ 11/04/2008 11:14:54 AM

      Where did you learn how to spell? It doesn't matter where I come from

  • Posted By: theheeb @ 11/04/2008 11:14:51 AM

    Joe the plumber is only a go for. Go for this go for that.
    He doesn't even have a plumbers liscense. Typical of Republicans everything is done underhanded.
    The Heeb

  • Posted By: isittruth @ 11/04/2008 10:57:38 AM

    I just don't understand how the countryt got so turned upside down. Kill your babies...check, take your money to give to the less fortunate...check. Suport gay union.....check. Support banning of offshore drilling...check, No Ten Commandments...check. Supports human cloning...check. There...finally..all of the interest groups satisfied. What a job that would be!!!!!

    • Posted By: nelsbels222 @ 11/04/2008 11:14:16 AM

      probably when someone sitting at home who had nothing better to do than to decide that prayer should be taken out of school; that parents could no longer discipline their children except for using "time'out"; for the single sex schools/universities to be forced to admit the opposite sex; shal i go on.

      this country has gone to "hell in a handbasket" over these last eight years and whoever is elected into office, should only be about bringing change for the good. people can think what they want to think and say what they want to say, but in the end it's all in God's hands. and besides can you honestly believe tyou can honestly and/or agree on everything that a politician says.

  • Posted By: lauriem-1961 @ 11/04/2008 11:14:15 AM

    It seems that everyone is saying a black man is going to be voted into the White House. Isn't he just as white as he is black? It doesn't matter the color ,only the man and what he stands for.

  • Posted By: marshallr0ss @ 11/04/2008 11:14:00 AM

    Posted By: kelskamp @ 11/04/2008 10:58:31 AM
    Comment: what is even more funny is that 95% of the people don't pay taxes, only approx 50% do. The statistics are that the top 10% of wage earners pay 60% of the taxes already, the top 50% of wage earners pay 98% of the taxes, the bottom 50% pay only 2% of the taxes....

    ***************
    I agree with your sentiment. However, the correct numbers, according to IRS statistics, are the top 5% pay 95% of the revenue collected by the IRS.
    Imagine 100 people going to lunch as a group. When the meal is over and the waitress brings the bill, the total comes to $1000.00. The way the income tax system works in the U.S. today, 77 people would pool their money and come up with $50.00. 18 people would sneak out without paying, and the other 5 people would be stuck with paying the balance of $950.00.

  • Posted By: hensley7177 @ 11/04/2008 11:05:22 AM

    Are you serious traczimm458? You have no idea how ignorant your comment sounds. Obama is just about as "American" as it gets.

    • Posted By: traczimm458 @ 11/04/2008 11:13:58 AM

      listen to yourself, you are saying he is mroe american than I am? where was he born where is his father from his grand parents and so on, you will remember all of the comments you have made, and that in the futrue after Obama screws up our country even more you will say to yourself OMG what the hell was I thinking

  • Posted By: Dissedvoter @ 11/04/2008 11:12:15 AM

    traczimm458 you are indianan? lol what city

  • Posted By: Semma @ 11/04/2008 11:11:50 AM

    Photonphreak -- Thank you!!! I don't think I've ever read a comment on here that I've agreed with more. My sincere hope is that there are plenty of others who agree too, they just don't frequent comment boards as much.

    Each side has it's extremists, each side has it's stengths and weaknesses, neither side is without fault, and neither side is without merit. Whoever you vote for, remember that about 50% of the country disagrees with you. So let's not pretend that there's only one rational choice out there, and everyone who goes another way is evil or a moron. We'll all still be stuck with each other tomorrow, so why not go about this all with a little civility?

  • Posted By: Semma @ 11/04/2008 11:11:31 AM

    Photonphreak -- Thank you!!! I don't think I've ever read a comment on here that I've agreed with more. My sincere hope is that there are plenty of others who agree too, they just don't frequent comment boards as much.

    Each side has it's extremists, each side has it's stengths and weaknesses, neither side is without fault, and neither side is without merit. Whoever you vote for, remember that about 50% of the country disagrees with you. So let's not pretend that there's only one rational choice out there, and everyone who goes another way is evil or a moron. We'll all still be stuck with each other tomorrow, so why not go about this all with a little civility?

  • Posted By: always-an-american @ 11/04/2008 11:11:25 AM

    I must agree with aquamerican. The news media is not about news anymore... it is about entertainment just like hollywood. Sizzle sells while truth, honesty and fairness take a backseat to ratings. Whatever happenned to the responsibility of the media to simply report the news, give the facts, let the people make their own decisions instead of the bias reporting and opinionated comments that distort and corrupt the general public's view on issues. You have totally disgraced the professionalism that should be held highest for news media reporters... that is right, reporters not commentators. Tha thsould be left to those that actually know what is going on. McCain has been railroaded by the media and this whole election process as reported, and I use that term very loosely, has been a disgrace to all americans.

  • Posted By: mgreen@bloodsystems.org @ 11/04/2008 11:11:19 AM

    First I would like to say to the person who posted the comment @ 10:41:29; you should be ashamed of yourself. We can no longer allow parents, grandparents, teachers, community leaders, or the pastors of our churces to dictate what group of people should be in charge and what group of people should be begging for a chance. I think we should all ask ourselves how we would like to be treated and treat others accordingly. If you are scared of losing your country, then I say to you, its not your country to lose, we have all different types of races in America, and its about time we try to understand each other. We can not move forward unless we stop this fear we have of acceptance regardless of race or religion. Lets pray for a fair election, and hopefully the person the PEOPLE vote for will win.

  • Posted By: photonphreak @ 11/04/2008 11:11:10 AM

    Wow, now I know how Obama will win this election: All the strident Republicans and racists seem to be too busy posting here to go out and vote! Well, it works for me...

  • Posted By: ellyw72 @ 11/04/2008 11:10:28 AM

    isit truth- its too late in this election to try and argue points with you. Go vote and we will see tonight how many people think that obama's views make any sense

  • Posted By: zxcv @ 11/04/2008 11:10:18 AM

    i wish some people would quit being so predidous about obama being black everyone is entitlted to fairness based on what they do not on what their race is...how some people have their head stuck so far back in time, you would think we were voting back in the early 1900's not 2008...

  • Posted By: Semma @ 11/04/2008 11:09:41 AM

    Photonphreak -- Thank you!!! I don't think I've ever read a comment on here that I've agreed with more. My sincere hope is that there are plenty of others who agree too, they just don't frequent comment boards as much.

    Each side has it's extremists, each side has it's stengths and weaknesses, neither side is without fault, and neither side is without merit. Whoever you vote for, remember that about 50% of the country disagrees with you. So let's not pretend that there's only one rational choice out there, and everyone who goes another way is evil or a moron. We'll all still be stuck with each other tomorrow, so why not go about this all with a little civility?

  • Posted By: awilliams94 @ 11/04/2008 11:09:06 AM

    Blacks are not voting for Obama because he is black. Blacks have always supported the Democrats why would election be any different. Now if Obama was running on the Republican ticket and all blacks for supporting him, I would say it was just because of his color. Voted for Obama history in the making.

  • Posted By: snookums_41 @ 11/04/2008 11:08:03 AM

    Don't forget We're supporting Illegal Aliens too.How many?? _____ How would you fix the Economy? Creat more jobs and run the Country??

  • Posted By: miamijer @ 11/04/2008 11:07:29 AM

    Poor Nate doesn't have a clue about the dynamics of politics at the polls "could have a potential impact on California's Proposition 8, which seeks to strike down same-sex marriage. If Obama appears as though he's headed toward a landslide victory, crestfallen conservatives might not bother heading for the polls to vote for Prop 8."

    In reality, a "landslide victory" for Barry in California could actually hurt the anti 8 campaign since many Democrats wouldn't bother showing up to vote if they know their guy will blowout McCain. What Mr. Silver doesn't realize is that most Prop 8 supporters will show up at the polls despite McCain's numbers in the early returns, since most Republicans already know that McCain will lose California. This is such a polarizing issue that many formerly apathetic conservatives will vote just to make sure that 8 passes!

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