Legalities

Another morning - another not so flattering story about Obama .. if you can't see what this guy is truly about then you're just blind!! Either that OR you don't want to see it. "Senator, you're no JFK!"

Cracks me up - people are going to vote for him just because he "makes them feel good"! Laughable!

12 years of teaching law---i would think that he is far beyond mccain on the mental issue----take away his family influence and where would mccain be---perhaps sanitation engineer.we all know how mccain got where he is--and it certainly is not through education.

What do you mean it offers a different picture? Thats what Obama has been portraying for the last 17 months people just haven't been paying attention!!!. Of course he has deep political ambition how else can you explain him staring his run for president after about 1 year as us senate? Of course he takes no stand did you not wittness the flip flops on just about every issue that got him the nomination, or the present votes he did so he did not have to take a stand? The media right now are his groupies, hopeful in the fall the voters will have been paying attention.

What does it matter whether or not a college Professor takes a stand on a controversial issue? His job was to teach, and all that mattered was the view of his students. They praised him. He did his job. Case closed. The media's obsession with all things Obama is seriously hittign critical mass. I read the same NY Times article and found it quite flattering.

This is not new information. Obama has had no opinions, no new ideas, and no specifics on what his change is all about. This is why he always voted present. No opinion no stand nobody mad. In the debates how many times did you hear him say I agree with Senator Clinton or there's not much difference in our programs. Once we see who the VP picks are maybe we should skip the canidates and vote for them. Our choices are less than good in this election.

There is that word again,elitist. Most people really have not done their homework on either candidate.

I would be interested to hear Senator Obama speak on this issue. I have a question for all those supporters out there. Has Senator Obama ever headed a committee while in Senate? Has he demonstrated any leadership at all? Right now I am just trying to figure out who I am going to vote for. I am leaning towards McCain, he has earned the vote, I think...but am keeping my options open. Obama is very charismatic, but I want more than that in a POTUS. Also, I am concerned that people are going to vote for him or not vote for him because of the color of his skin. I understand he is just as much white as black, but for some reason, the americans that are of african decent seem to think he is the fixer of all their problems. I want a POTUS that will help all americans, not just a certain few.

What you all want is a perfect person for president. There are no perfect people. Everyone has flaws and makes mistakes. Got knows John McCain has made his share, the media just doesn't bring them up or badger on them. He has basically had a free ride. I don't care what a person did in law school, the military, or in their peronal life. I want to know what they will do as president to get us back on line.

CLEANING UP THE GANGS IN OUR CITIES WILL HAVE TO START WITH A LITTLE HIGHER FAMILY ORIENTED PARENTS----in most part these thugs are the product of single parent familys --which has to change --as it truly takes two parents to raise children properly----however our gavernment rewards sing;e parents and has supported a new industry --as children go into foster care usually with relatives and foster care is paid to the tune of approx 1000 per month for each child----no need to work just have more children and share the money-----i dont have the answer as the problem is monumental---i would think that education would be a good start----and somewhere the need to have a complete family is of paramountimportance.

Which is it people? Do you hate Obama because he his intelligent man, and university professor? Or do you hate him for being popular with students? Then perhaps you would like to see a story of bottom of his class McCain, where the reporters could talk to his instructors about their inability to teach him anything.

Note that, despite all of the emoting on the part of "Justice" Thomas, who chooses to put quote marks around the CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS of all Americans, Obama didn't side with the gangs.

If Obama wins, America can withdraw from the Iraqi war exactly as the Australians, Canadians, Britons have, so that we can face the problems which involve the NATIONAL INTEREST, such as our preparedness to compete with the soon to be largest economy in the world.

Are we ready to compete with China, people? We need to devote the resources we have in the infrastructure and education of our nation.

PS. The people who attacked us on 9/11 were not in Iraq. And note to John McCain, Afghanistan does not have a border with that country.

CJ: I'm not easily fooled and not one who gets caught up in charisma and hype. I'm an educated, thinking adult. I will vote for Obama not because he makes me feel good. I will vote for him because he stands for things I believe in and McCain stands for everything I don't. Politics is politics. We need to look deeper into the candidate's message and the issues that affect our lives and discard the really silly negatives that people get bombarded with from the press and opposing campaigns. For me, there's no choice other than to vote for Obama.

Another election year where we have to try to choose between the lesser of 2 evils.

Hillary Clinton on Obama's ethics reform bill, since passed into law, January 2007:

"The American public deserves to be certain that their elected officials are not being swayed by lavish gifts offered as quid pro quo for promoting special agendas," she said at the time. "To that end, gifts from registered lobbyists have no place in our legislative process. For that reason, I support the sweeping ban on lobbyist-paid gifts in the Senate bill. This ban includes not just meals but also gifts of travel and lodging, areas that have been the subject of notorious abuse."

A couple more laws sponsored by Barack Obama:

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (if you don't understand what this was about, you don't care about justice for working women)

James Webb G.I. Bill (college tuition for returning Vets from Iraq -- which McCain opposed).

Another day has started and Obama haters are at it again.

You can say all you want but the article and students who knew Obama all loved him because he was very intelligent. Nobody talks about how McCain finished 6 from the bottom of his military class of 980 students. Wasnt McCain supposed to hit a target and flee the enemy zone but was dropped in Vietnam? He is simply inept.

ABC and their negative coverage on Obama is just disgusting. Am still waitin for the story on McCain endorsing the Obama 16 month plan.

Judgment over experience. Obama 08

``Another election year where we have to try to choose between the lesser of 2 evils.``
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One is bringing good judgment while the other is offering the same cold war mentality as Bush.

I`d rather chose the one with superior judgmen.Obama

kenny
these people for the most part are older people living in the 50s with their attitudes and in another 10 years most will no longer be with us actually 50s and 60s-----i see them every day and have to deal with them.some of the crap that comes out of them is astounding

Alvin which lesser evil are you refering to?

The one who has been part of the last 27 years of borrow and spend republican 9.6 trillion dollars in National Debt.

Or the one who is new to Washington and wants to change the status quo???

Obama's 16 month plan also includes leaving peacekeeper troups on the ground in Iraq a number they will not respond to but could number in the tens of thousands, moving the troops to Afghanistan, entering Pakistan if necessary and possible military action against Iran. Wow! He said he wants change, I didn't know this is what he meant.

The fact he did not want to get tangeled up in a case involving the ACLU shows he has better judgment than most. That usualy entails being tied up for a great many years at great ewxpense as the ACLU has deep pockets and doesn't mind the expense. So I'd say he showed very sound judgement.

maryintampa
bush got us into this mess and bomb bomb iran mccain is no different---so i guess obama is all the hope we have left.however he is quite intelligent.