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  • Posted By: haynessemperfi @ 09/30/2008 6:03:15 PM

    Comment: With less than two months before the election, Republicans and Democrats are driving it home: This is the election of the century.

    And they're right: There is a lot at stake this year. This could be the year we change the lives of million Americans by providing them with decent health care and millions more with a living wage. It could be the year that we listen to the many Americans and Iraqis and withdraw occupying forces. It could be the year that we cut the near-trillion dollar defense budget, repeal NAFTA, revoke the Patriot Act and the illegal wiretapping FISA bill, build a green energy infrastructure, discipline runaway corporations and reign in the manic speculation driving the current food and housing crises.

    That is Ralph Nader's plan, anyway-to offer Americans what the polls show they want.

    So, while John McCain sings about bombing Iran and Barack Obama uses rhetoric about "smart" and "dumb" wars to stay in dumb wars and start new "smart" ones, Nader stands for strongly negotiated peace in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan. While Obama dismisses his earlier commitments to fair trade as "overheated," Nader would replace NAFTA with uniform environmental and labor standards. And while McCain chants "drill, baby, drill," and Obama prepares to replace Big Oil with Big Corn or Big Nukes, Nader calls for a renewable infrastructure.

    But the Democrats tell us that we cannot vote for Nader because there is too much at stake this year. After eight years of George W. Bush, the argument goes, we cannot afford another Republican. We must rally behind the change party. And for the most part, students are buying it. Emphatically anybody-but-Bush and unfamiliar with the Democrats' duplicity, these students mistakenly believe that ousting the current administration will exorcise the demons of war, jingoism and economic imperialism they represent.

    http://www.dailycal.org/article/102803/considering_the_third_option

    http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2008/09/22/nader-open-the-debates-for-third-party-candidates-like-bob-barr-cynthia-mckinney-and-me.html

    www.votenader.org

  • Posted By: haynessemperfi @ 09/30/2008 6:03:05 PM

    Comment: This is total BS. How can Obama be the King of Consensus? This same magazine calls him the King of Consensus on one hand but then reports. He has voted 97% of the time with the Democratic Party. Only 13 of his bills has bipartisan support and he has voted 190+ times present since he has been a Senator. Someone who votes 190+ times present cannot product consensus when they cannot decide there own self.

  • Posted By: NateBakker @ 09/23/2008 2:43:23 AM

    Comment: for trazer,

    To think that Obama has alienated 50% of Americans (wemon) by not selecting Hillary Clinton as his running mate is ignorance. To select Sara Palin, a governer for two years, and a mayor whith a shotty past, who has no knowledge of world affairs. This should be what alienates american wemon. To jump on Obama for his speeches in san francisco is something that should not be done. San Francisco is the most liberal and accepting city in the united states, and he was able to appeal to them (us actually, as I live in san francisco) and give his views without fear. Commendable. McCain has changed his opinions over many topics, choosing what he felt would fit at the time. Barack Obama has stuck to his views, at least showing that he is adimant about his beliefs. I honestly can say that I believe, and you don't have to agree, that McCain chose Palin in hope of gaining the Hillary votes, but any true Hillary supporters would have jumped off that boat as soon as they saw how uneducated in politics she is.

    Barack Obama does not have the experience that John McCain has, true. But to tell you the truth... I would rather have an unexperienced president who has similar views to me, than a man who is the same mold as the last president (buck fush) that has put our country in the situation we are in at this time.

    Agree or not, I don't mind. Have a good Day!! =D

  • Posted By: jsed @ 09/19/2008 12:33:52 AM

    Comment: He looks like he fits in well with actions typical of all the DC chronies; nothing original and unique about him in my eyes.;

  • Posted By: trazer @ 09/15/2008 8:36:02 PM

    Comment: He has alienated 50 per cent of America so if you talk consensus it generally means you listen to both sides. Obama has not. He is a political orphan who has failed to embrace change and tell us how he will work with everyone. He has alienated all women by his not accepting Hillary as his VP. He is so small minded when it comes to small town America given his remarks he made in San Francisco behind our bakcs.

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  • Posted By: Perusing-through @ 09/06/2008 5:38:57 AM

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #1: THE "WE DON'T KNOW HIM" LIES
    After 19-months on the campaign trail, detractors of Senator Obama (mainly GOP constituents), claim they "still don't know Obama" well enough to make an informed decision as to how they should vote. But within 48-hours of Sarah Palin's introduction to the GOP, Obama's critics suddenly knew everything there was to know about Sarah Palin. How is it that the religious-right cannot know (a fellow Christian brother) Obama after he endured 18-months of brutal media scrutiny, but suddenly 'know' Palin within 2-days of popping up on the national stage and without one public interview?

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #2: THE "EXPERIENCE" LIES
    After Senator Obama spent 19-months running a campaign that has totaled $350-million; and after 3 ½ years in the Senate negotiating legislations for the nation and for his 12.8-million Illinois constituents; and after 8-years in Illinois State Senate fighting for the middle-class; and after 3 ½ more years fighting as a community activist and organizer; it is genuinely hypocritical for McCain to pound Obama on the experience factor, and then turn around and install Sarah Palin with NO national and foreign experience, to be a single heartbeat from Commander-in-Chief of the United States. This is a GARGANTUAN HYPOCRISY and a RECKLESS decision that puts the nation at risk just so McCain can win the presidency.

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #3: THE "CHANGE" LIES
    Up until last week, McCain's campaign has been on "EXPERIENCE", while Obama's mantra has always been on CHANGE. After watching the DNC performance, McCain 'blinked' and changed his campaign to run on the same mantra as Obama's which is CHANGE. This is after McCain accused Obama of saying anything to win!!

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #4: THE "APPEASEMENT" LIES
    Bush and McCain accused Obama of wanting to "appease" Iran so they would stop their nuclear program. Obama blasted back and said McCain and Bush hold hawkish views and poor judgment, and their refusal to open diplomatic channels with Iran amounts to failed international policies. Ironically, Bush followed Obama's strategy and began backdoor talks with Iran. As it has turned out, neither Bush nor McCain are calling their own talks with Iran "appeasement", or given Obama credit for what Americans wanted the Bush-McCain leadership to try prior to military exercises. And by the way, Bush and McCain supported 'appeasements' to North Korea in exchange for shutting down their nukes. Again, how ironic, appeasement was the very thing Bush / McCain hypocrites accused Obama.

  • Posted By: Perusing-through @ 09/06/2008 5:38:02 AM

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #5: THE "TAX CUT" LIES
    McCain accused Obama of trying to raise taxes. But Obama has continually advocated tax cuts for the middle-class with annual salaries of less than $250,000.00, which is about 98% of the population. However, McCain doesn't tell the public his health insurance plan is going to effectively raise taxes for all Americans that have health insurance, while making permanent tax cuts for the riches upper 2% of Americans.

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #6: THE "BRIDGE TO NOWHERE" LIES
    Sarah Palin claimed on several occasions that she turned down $350-million of federal government earmarks for the "bridge to nowhere". But what actually happened is Sarah campaigned to get the money for the "bridge to nowhere", then flip-flopped after McCain voted the bridge down when she won the Governor's office. Ironically, Alaska still got the 'bridge to nowhere' funds but it was used instead to build a "highway to nowhere".

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #7: THE "PLANE SALE ON EBAY" LIES
    Sarah Palin insinuated she sold state plane on EBay for a profit, and more recently McCain repeated it as a fact that the plane was actually sold on EBay for a profit. That lie has now been debunked, and the good Christian Sarah Palin has no shame that she was caught in another lie. The plane could not sell on EBay so it was taken down and sold "privately for a lost".

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #8: THE "ABSTINENCE-ONLY" LIES
    Sarah Palin as an Ultra Extreme Religious-Right advocate uses her State office bully-pulpit to knock down public school sex-education, while plugging her "abstinence-only" religious views to public schools. Ironically, her 17-year old daughter Bristol fails to practice the "abstinence before marriage" views her mother is trying to push in Alaska schools. Then Sarah tries to hide it with another lie by telling the school where Bristol attends that her daughter must drop out because she has Mono. Sarah continued to hold fast to the Mono lie until rumors break loose just after her VP announcement. It was only then the "abstinence-only" hypocrite came clean.

  • Posted By: Perusing-through @ 09/06/2008 5:37:12 AM

    Comment: .
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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #9: THE "TROOPER-GATE" LIES
    Sarah Palin claimed she never called the State Trooper Magistrate to have her ex-brother-in-law fired. Soon after investigators got on the seen, emails were retrieved to dispute that fact, and now all seven of Sarah's state appointees have refused to testify. It has been learned that more than 20+ plus calls were made to the State Trooper Magistrate regarding the firing of Sarah's brother-in-law, and because the seven witnesses have 'lawyered-up', the investigators must use subpoenas to get the seven that initially volunteered to testify to give an account of what happened.

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #10: THE "POLITICS BEFORE COUNTRY" LIES
    McCain and Rove accused Obama of picking Virginia Governor Tim Kane as VP for political expediency, and also because Tim Kane would bring a southern state into the Democratic "Win Column". Instead Obama went for Senator Joe Biden to sure up the leadership ticket for the White House. McCain assuming it would be an Obama-Kane ticket, wrongly accused Obama of putting politics ahead of country. Well McCain and Rove got busted. The whole world (except blinded Religious-Right) witnessed McCain picking the least qualified Republican to be his VP in hopes of: (1.) stealing Hillary's voters from Obama; (2.) pleasing James Dobson's religious-right. Clearly a hypocritical VP pick by McCain for the "sole purpose of political ambitions", is now on record for the world???s eternal observation.

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #11: THE "SADDLEBACK CONE-OF-SILENCE" CHEATER-LIES
    It was McCain's responsibility to be in Pastor Rick Warren's "Cone of Silence" before Senator Obama got the first question. McCain was not in the cone-of-silence. Therefore McCain cheated. The issue is not whether McCain heard any of the questions posed to Obama, the issue is that cheating did occur when McCain did not follow the rules to be where he was suppose to be, at the time he was suppose to be there.

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    "McCAIN / PALIN / GOP" HYPOCRISY #12: THE "IRAQ TIMETABLE" LIES
    Senator Obama was consistent in his call for a responsible U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq under an agreed timetable. McCain and Bush said "absolutely" no timetables and anything like timetables was tantamount to "cut-and-run". It was Bush and McCain's desire to stay in Iraq indefinitely. Only after Obama took McCain's challenge and went to Iraq & Afghanistan, and secured an informal agreement to pull U.S. troops out by 2010, did Bush and McCain changed there views to accept timetables. Now Bush and McCain don't call timetables cut-and-run any longer.

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  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/06/2008 3:18:52 AM

    Comment: McPalin 08! Country First, Condoms Second!

  • Posted By: trazer @ 09/06/2008 3:13:18 AM

    Comment: Let me see - how many of the people in the crowds are paid people who show up time and time and time again. Obama is not a very good speaker given that Bill O'Reilly made him look so squeemish on his show. He has no idea to do about Iran and refused to answer the question on Bill OReilly. He can talk - but he can't make any important decisions on key issues given his record of voting Present versus Voting Yes No

    • Posted By: Kahalle @ 09/08/2008 12:26:09 PM

      Comment: Voting Present is representing that the bill needs to be worked on further. If the bill does not come back for adjustments than the present vote counts as a NO vote. Get your facts correct.

  • Posted By: SUSIE1938 @ 09/05/2008 6:59:01 PM

    Comment: I have watched the Pres.Nom. for the pass six month's and alot has been worth it,
    yet I want to know why McCain is using so much money to bash OBAMA, the way he is.
    it is a waste of tax payer's money, and alot of what he said's is lie's
    also McCain is hiding behind a woman's skirt, and playing diry.
    He baashed OBAMA, saying He is an unknown, yet he pick's an unknown, to
    be vp.
    alot of praise has gone up for McCain, but some have forgotten that he said, if
    he get's into office he will get back at Cuba, for what happened to him in P O W camp
    when he was there, that was back about 3 month's ago.
    what he want's is another war, remeber Cuba is close to the U.S.A. and we could
    be in a very bad war,and for what because he want's to get back at them, for
    something that happened year's ago. He should be Greatful he is alive when so many have
    been killed and never made it home,even in this war.
    wake up McCain and let us live,come out of the past.
    or get a rocker and sit in it. not in the White House either

  • Posted By: SUSIE1938 @ 09/05/2008 6:49:59 PM

    Comment: Why does McCain,use tax payer's money to bash Sen.OBAMA, with lie's and such.
    why does he not play the game fair, and square.
    the only real reason he picked Palin, was to hold on to her skirt, and hide behind her
    and use her, to try and get more vote's.
    That is unfair way to gain vote's and lose respect for one's self.
    McCain need's the rocking chair, not an office in the White House, have you forgotten he said if he get's
    into office he will get back at Cuba, for the time he was in P O W,? he want's war and will stop at nothing
    until he get's war.I want to see little children grow up, meaning my own grand and great grand children also.
    Evelyn

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/04/2008 9:48:27 PM

    Comment: I just watched the repig party invoke the image of 9/11 yet AGAIN in an election cycle. Showing images of the towers, the flames, the flowers people left on the ground, the fire fighters and police (who were killed because of Giuliani's fatal mistakes). They speak of the heroes and of the TERROR and FEAR we should NEVER FORGET, even though they forgot only months after it happened when they left Afghanistan and Bin Laden, and went to Iraq...McCain being one of the first to call for it, what judgment.

    There were 2740 Americans killed on Sept 11th 2001, it was a day I will never forget, none of us will. My heart was broken in a deeper way than I have ever known and for the first time since I lost my parents, I was glad they were not here to see this, or what has happened to this country since. My father was a WWII vet, 2 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Stars, and 1 Silver Star, not to mention a wealth of other medals, he was TRULY an American hero. He did not seek office, he did not ask for adoration, he came home (after being shot by a sniper just six months before the end of the war) and raised his children as did many other Americans who fought in that war. I am glad that he is not here to see what has become of our country, the country he took a bullet for, his friends died for, in a war NOT fought for OIL, but for the lives of millions of others...and oh yeah he won his war.

    My question is if you are going to speak of heroes and who have died for their country, why the BAN from the White House on showing the coffins of fallen American children who have given their lives for the OIL and EGO(s) of Bush and McCain? They have both tried to use this war to further themselves, just a second ago Senator Lindsay Gramm declared "VICTORY" in Iraq,...great so all of our kids should be home in no more than a few months, right?
    Why use the image of 9/11, an image they repigs forgot only weeks after it happened (unless there was an election), and use it any time they feel they NEED it to invoke fear, heart ache, or remind us of TERROR, as if we had forgotten, why use that image and BAN the other image, the image of 5180 Americans who have died following the orders of BUSH and the dreams of MCCAIN, for OIL and EGO. Why not show the flags draped over the boxes their shipped in, show the funerals and the flags being handed to the heart broken families, families who ask "why?" and have NEVER gotten a straight answer.

    Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see the bodies either, but don't politicize one (9/11) and try to hide the other (5180 of our sons and daughters coming home in flag draped boxes).

    If you care: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/03/2008 11:27:07 PM

    Comment: Palin only told 40 LIES in her speach, and made 16 references to FEAR and TERROR, way to go girl ;)

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/03/2008 11:26:55 PM

    Comment: Palin only told 40 LIES in her speach, and made 16 references to FEAR and TERROR, way to go girl ;)

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/03/2008 8:05:10 PM

    Comment: McCain's only "Maverick" act is being absent 61% of the time he has been a congressman, which makes him "present" only 9.6 yrs out of 26. Out of those 9.6 years, he spent 7.6 of them VOTING with Bush. So there are really only about 2 yrs where McCain was not just a lap puppet for bush, and that was when he was working with the Keating boys ;)

    As for Palin, yeah, being investigated for ethics violations, prego teen daughter, YEAH to Christians, Palin is a Maverick ;) she goes against everything thsy believe in except ABORTION.

    What "Mavericks"...LMAO still...

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/03/2008 6:38:35 PM

    Comment: Palin attended Hawaii Pacific College - now known as Hawaii Pacific University - in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1982 for a semester, she majored in Business Administration, and transferred in 1983 to North Idaho College. In 1987. Palin received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho, where she also minored in political science....hmm

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/02/2008 9:19:35 PM

    Comment: Coming this fall...

    from the man who brought you WMD's

    from the brainiac who gave us the SADAM - BIN LADEN connection

    from hte genius who thought "yuellow cake" was a desert

    from the master mind behind such sayings as "cut and run" (like he did in afghanistan). "stay the course" (like he did NOT do in afghanistan)

    NOW, LIVE, AND IN FULL COLLOR....

    The Man JOHN MCCAIN has VOTED WITH 95% of the time.....

    GEORGE BUSH gives you his next brave example of intelligence and "commander guy" stuff....

    SARAH PALIN!!!

    under investigation for ETHICS VIOLATION, can't even keep her own house in order, how will she keep the White House in order? (thankfully she is handy with a diaperas mccain is getting up there)

    NEXT!

  • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/02/2008 5:15:07 PM

    Comment: Obama Leads McCain by eight percentage points, 50% to 42% Gallup

  • Posted By: jlmealer @ 08/04/2008 12:37:47 AM

    Comment: A Mesiah with a forked tongue??
    Obama will destroy America's economy!
    Google the McCain 3R Economic Plan and see what we have ready to go.

    • Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 09/02/2008 5:15:46 PM

      Comment: So if he is the "Mesiah", do you represent the JEWS who would kill him?

  • Posted By: Territc @ 07/22/2008 10:51:25 AM

    Comment: Willnotvoteobama - Shame on you. He has not even come back and you're already doubting him and pre-empting what you think he will do. You are not a supporter! The Republicans have been having a field day over the fact that he presents a plan for Iraq but he is not been there recently and McCain has, but when he does go there you have issues! Shame on you. Oh hold on why am even bothering with you, you ain't a supporters. Just a McCain supporter stirring up nonsense.

  • Posted By: willnotvoteobama @ 07/05/2008 1:15:06 PM

    Comment: Comment: Posted By: olderwiser @ 07/05/2008 10:58:21 AM
    Comment: Barack Obama had the right as a U.S. Senator to go to look at Iraq. He did not. Then, one of his big vote getters was a promise to get us the hell out of Iraq. Now, nominated, he plans to go to Iraq to see if he needs to change his mind. I voted for him principally because he promised to get us the hell out of there. If he goes there and comes back to endorse staying there, then I reserve the right to flush my Obama vote down the toilet.

    HERES PROOF THAT THE OBAMA MESSIAH IS FALLING APART!

  • Posted By: mars6789 @ 05/04/2008 11:44:04 AM

    Comment: http://www.newsflavor.com/Opinions/Obama-The-Middle-Classs-Grand-Illusion.118981
    Highly recommended.

  • Posted By: mars6789 @ 05/04/2008 11:43:49 AM

    Comment: http://www.newsflavor.com/Opinions/Obama-The-Middle-Classs-Grand-Illusion.118981
    Highly recommended.

  • Posted By: kidjny @ 04/15/2008 9:57:51 AM

    Comment: I luv that picture of Obama and his daughter, He's so real, As a Obamalican even I agree it's time for a personal president. Hillary just sit down!

  • Posted By: ERNIER @ 04/04/2008 6:24:38 PM

    Comment: Under the Obama bus you will find women, Jews, new born babies, latinos, his grandmother, and most ???typical??? white people.

    Obama dismisses those that don???t embrace ???the great Obama light??? as laughable and ignorant. He relishes ???a following??? that includes college kids that don???t pay taxes, liberals consumed by guilt, the party dedicated that want change for change???s sake, and everyone else with a chip on their shoulder that portray America as an evil country ??? while wrapping themselves in the free speech and liberty that allows them condemn us.

  • Posted By: Logan6 @ 03/29/2008 6:07:55 PM

    Comment: Hillary Clinton needs to begin to prepare her exit from the race... Several sources in her own camp admit that she has virtually no chance of winning the nomination except if she succeeds in finding James Hoffa's body and moving it in Obama's flower garden to put the blame on him.

    Since there is little chance for the body to be found, she makes all these negative assertions. The goal seems to be the 2012 election. By putting enough doubts on Obama, Hillary is hoping that he will lose to McCain and that she or Chelsea (who is also an experienced leader after her journey at the White House mansion) will be able to run in 2012. The Clintons might then be able to capitalize again with the rental of the Lincoln Bedroom to big lobbyists.

    Whatever happens, since the Judas story with Richardson, we know that Hillary believes in ressurection; she or her husband Bill would be Jesus if I understood correctly the story. So, we can assume that Hillary will not hesitate to play the kamikaze with this election or the next one since she will probably reborn again, as the savior.

    Hillary Clinton needs to begin to prepare her exit from the race before she hurts herself or others.

  • Posted By: TruthForward @ 03/26/2008 9:21:27 AM

    Comment: Clinton refused to split the Michigan and Florida delegates... She was being selfish. She knows it wasn't a real win.

  • Posted By: HillaryGoHome @ 03/26/2008 12:54:50 AM

    Comment: To cookiemonster912002
    How can Obama not acknowledge the traditions of the American people?....Uhh he's American! Anyway, I enjoy politics, but these campaigns have gone on too long. I am ready for this whole charade to be over.

  • Posted By: Cantabrigian @ 03/24/2008 2:55:16 PM

    Comment: Obama is on vacation because he believes his nomination was wrapped up with his refusal to allow Michigan and Florida votes to be counted. Obama held stead-fast with the ridiculous claim that the votes be distributed equally between him and Hillary Clinton. Obama's judgment leaves much to be desired. Obama was quick to infer that Hillary Clinton's campaign was responsible for the pass-port fiasco, although USA Today reported that The Washington Times and CNN say one of the contract employees worked for a company called The Analysis Corp. That firm, in turn, is led by CEO John Brennan -- an adviser and contributor to Obama's campaign. Obama is carving a hole into democracy and the Democratic Party with his campaign to win at all costs. It begs the question if the Democratic Party can afford to lose the Presidential election and the respect of the American people due to Obama's poor judgment and behaviors.

  • Posted By: cookiemonster912002 @ 03/04/2008 2:36:52 PM

    Comment: Barack Obama is definately not the candidate for president that we should elect. Obama does not acknowlege the tradition of the American people, and seems to be a bit on the weird side. Obama would do nothing for the country but more burdens and financial debt. Clinton, is a much more effective candidate with experience. I am democratic, so John McCain is out of my mind.

  • Posted By: J Druid @ 02/24/2008 9:49:44 AM

    Comment: Clinton and Obama make me want to puke. McCain is a Clinton wannabe who basically is more Pro-War. All three of these fools who keep talking about how much they care about the American people, voted YEA (Yes) to authorize the Patriot Act, which undermines all of our civil liberties (urban, rural, whatever). If the average American knew what these crack pot politicians were doing to our basic rights as American citizens, I think they would be outraged (well, may be I am wrong on that point, but they really should be in my opinion).
    Please, please, please. I hope a Third Party is going to emerge that will call for the Repeal of the Patriot Act, as well as oppose the McClinObama train wreck policies of bigger government, more subsidies, less civil rights, and higher taxes. I liked Mitt Romney. Too bad Ron Paul doesn't get enough media exposure to mount an effective campaign, because truthfully Ron Paul's message and policies are the only ones that can save this country from economic collapse.

  • Posted By: Rolandas Tucas @ 01/16/2008 4:08:45 AM

    Comment: Mr. M. Romney is the best!!!

  • Posted By: peewee4235 @ 01/15/2008 10:54:02 AM

    Comment: SONOFMAN! Before you go running your neck about what us "RED-NECKS in Wyoming" maybe you should step down off you HIGH HORSE and remove the chip you have on your shoulder. You are NOT the only one in OUR NATION that knows about the Bill of Rights, or what the first 10 articles of the Constitution says, futhermore I do know what it is to a Patriot. My family for many years served our country and fought for OUR freedom as I would have done if I was able. So you run your mouth to someone you don't know criticizing a person about the knowledge or the "lack there of" so you assume about a topic that is publicized nation wide and you think I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. You want to throw the Bill of Rights and the Constitution up and call me a "RED-NECK". You haven't even got a clue about me, and I think you have turned a public posting on Newsweek into a Personal argument. If you don't like what people say on here argue the point of Politics, dont attack someones character because YOU think you are the only one who knows anything about what is going on with the Presidential Election. Being a "PATRIOT" is loving your country and supporting its authority and intrests. I, my friend, am a PATRIOT until the day I die! I also have the right to speak freely! As I will continue to do! Your name calling only shows the IGNORANT way people like you attack ones character when you dont like what one says. Let's stick to the real reason why myself and everyone else posts their comments on here. If Mr Obama was sitting at the dinner table and the meal in the White House was Prime Rib (beef) and it was against his religion to eat beef as it is a Sacred animal in the bible, and people made rude comments about him, I would be the first to defend him for doing what he believes is the right choice for his religion, but not even putting his hand over his heart in OUR country "Honoring and supporting it's intrests" then how can he really think people will believe that he has our best intrest and the ability to do the right thing for our nation. Weren't you just asking me what it is to a Patriot? I believe I made my point very clear! Obama does not appear to be a "PATRIOT" as he did not Honor and Support our Nations Intrests when it came to standing a singing OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM! Case CLOSED! Maybe you should look a little further into the meaning of being a "PATRIOT" because I think your defination is a little cloudy! Just for the record...Arrogant I'm NOT, but HONEST I WILL ALWAYS BE! FROM THE RED-NECK IN WYOMING!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: sonofman @ 01/11/2008 10:27:13 PM

    Comment: peewee4235! Before you go talkin what you don't know. Get the facts! Some of you are just red-necks trying to come up with a so-called plausible reason to not support Mr. Obama. Do you know what it is to a patriot? You think its some big talk about the flag? You think its going around the world bullying other nations can't defend themselves, much less attack us? You think its closing off opprotunities to those who just need a little assistance? then sayin that its right because they should pull themselves up by their bootstraps? Do you even know what the Bill Of Rights says? Do you even know what the first 10 articles of the Constitution say? Don't just pick and choose which ones you want to support. Go read it! Cause you most likely have not! The disgrace is yours, and those like you! who talk the big talk, but thats all it is! You and those like you are arrogant. Only seeing what you want, and think that yours the only way. President Bush hold his hand over his heart doing the singing of the National Anthem. He sings it also it seems. But he is not a Patriot! You have to look at what people do to further our country in its principals and values to know if they are patriotic. Not agree with them just because they in power, or the President. There is a part in the Bill of Rights that gives the power to the people to disband the government if the goernment does not do for the people what it is suppose to do. Why do you think the founding Fathers placed that in there? THINK! I don't agree with the President, but if any forign power or person comes against him, i'm with the President! Because hes our President, we deal with him in our way, not theirs!! So! A patriot is not so media show. Although it appears that people like yourself understand it in those terms.

  • Posted By: peewee4235 @ 01/09/2008 11:10:30 AM

    Comment: Comment coming from Wyoming... How can Obama stand with his head held high and vow to the whole country that he will make a difference in the world if he is elected President of the United States when he stood on stage in front of the whole country and would not honor our traditions and disgracing of Nation by not singing the National Anthem or putting his hand over his heart? We are a Nation of power and we have sent our fathers, brothers, sons, daughters, sisters and mothers over to Iraq to fight for the freedom we have today and if Obama wants to Lead our Nation as our President then he should honor our Traditions and act like he cares about our country. There has been contraversy over the 10 Commandments and why they should not be displayed and if my memory serves me correctly and Federal Judge lost his position because he refused to take the 10 Commandments out of his chambers or off the courthouse lawn. We need a Leader who is going to stand up for what our countries historical beliefs and honor them as our Leader, not come in and disgrace our country by snobbin the National Anthem in front of the whole world.

  • Posted By: Rolandas Tucas @ 01/06/2008 5:58:25 AM

    Comment: El Ballibierna ??s un cim molt estirat. Aqu?? vam tenir una discussi?? amb l'Ignasi sobre si s'havia de considerar com un tresmil o com dos. Ell havia llegit que n'eren dos, i jo argumentava que, aix?? com es pot escollir entre anar Obama o tornar-s'en (el que suposaria fer dos pics o nom??s un), no es podia anar a una punta del Ballhibierna sense pasar per l'altra. De fet, la difer??ncia de criteris ja l'hav??em tingut quant al Rolandas, doncs ell sostenia que s??n sis cims. Tot i que finalment el vaig conv??ncer de que avui nom??s en pod??em afegir dos al nostre curriculu. Qu??, hab??is hecho las tres tucas?

  • Posted By: Rolandas Tucas @ 01/06/2008 5:57:05 AM

    Comment: El Ballibierna ??s un cim molt estirat. Aqu?? vam tenir una discussi?? amb l'Ignasi sobre si s'havia de considerar com un tresmil o com dos. Ell havia llegit que n'eren dos, i jo argumentava que, aix?? com es pot escollir entre anar al Obama o tornar-s'en (el que suposaria fer dos pics o nom??s un), no es podia anar a una punta del Ballhibierna sense pasar per l'altra. De fet, la difer??ncia de criteris ja l'hav??em tingut quant al Rolandas, doncs ell sostenia que s??n sis cims. Tot i que finalment el vaig conv??ncer de que avui nom??s en pod??em afegir dos al nostre curriculum. tornar, ens va preguntar: ??Qu??, hab??is hecho las tres tucas?

  • Posted By: Mark^ @ 12/24/2007 9:23:09 PM

    Comment: Obama is truly a gentleman. Look at what he has done to the politics by staying above the fray. It forces everyone to rise above the usual negative name calling, insults, and blinding with half baked facts. It is quite refreshing! If what I am experienceing now is a preview of what the country will get in the future, then he needs the chance to shine. Clinton is good but brings a lot of baggage of the past. It can truly gridlock the country as we have seen lately. While Bill is a political genius, the last term reninds us of his stained image. I new beginning with someone like Obama will make us feel proud of America and restore the respect worldwide. Lilian

  • Posted By: abfabinri @ 12/20/2007 10:48:24 AM

    Comment: Seth Perlman/Associated Press reported In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature ??? to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried as adults, a position that risked drawing fire from African-Americans, or to oppose it, possibly undermining his image as a tough-on-crime moderate. In the end he voted "present"; to cover his political butt, NOT SOMETHING A LEADER WOULD DO. It shows his manipulation of a system he says is broken., perhaps if he voted his true beliefs the system might work. By avoiding the tough calls and not taking a stance by voting "present" he just shows he cares more about politics than real change.



    Barack Obama leaving the Illinois State Senate in 2004.
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    Barack Obama being sworn in as a Democratic state senator in Illinois in 1997. He was first elected in 1996 and left in 2004.

    In the end, Mr. Obama chose neither to vote for nor against the bill. He voted ???present,??? effectively sidestepping the issue, an option he invoked nearly 130 times as a state senator.

  • Posted By: abfabinri @ 12/20/2007 10:37:44 AM

    Comment: All wonderful and heartwarming if you live in a fantasy world. The facts though are we do not live in Barak's 'land of hope' we live in reality and I guess Barak even knows this since he voted present 130 times in Illinois Senate rather than to actually vote his beliefs. He may talk tough but just look at that record! He was more concerned about covering his political ass than to vote his true beliefs. He has criticized Clinton on her Iran vote but SHE AT LEAST VOTED. He says the system is broke but what does he do about it---he covered his butt to avoid any fallout by voting "present'. The cowardly way out in my opinion and not up to the standards of the job of President.

    • Posted By: Mark^ @ 12/24/2007 9:21:40 PM

      Comment: Obama is truly a gentleman. Look at what he has done to the politics by staying above the fray. It forces everyone to rise above the usual negative name calling, insults, and blinding with half baked facts. It is quite refreshing! If what I am experienceing now is a preview of what the country will get in the future, then he needs the chance to shine. Clinton is good but brings a lot of baggage of the past. It can truly gridlock the country as we have seen lately. While Bill is a political genius, the last term reninds us of his stained image. I new beginning with someone like Obama will make us feel proud of America and restore the respect worldwide. Lilian

 
 
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