Political Punch

They have every right to be upset.

This is a presidential race.

Obama keeps talking about the "new politics," of "hope," "change," and "unity," but there is always this double-standard - that is the exact opposite, and no one is supposed to say anything about it?

How was the pimping comment sexist? Are people suggesting Shuster wouldn't have said the same thing about McCain and his daughter if there existed similar parent-child exploitation? I'm not even sure why Shuster made such a comment - Haven't many past presidential candidates' adult children engaged in such campaigning efforts?

And one thing I do know. If there were any WMDs found in Iraq, they were chemical weapons, most of which were manufactured pre-1991. These were not the WMDs we went to war to find and destroy. Why do people on these threads attempt to mislead others when there's no opportunity for political gain in so doing?

Bill Clinton needs to find a hole and crawl in it. I'm an Obama supporter, and I'll openly admit that Bill has severely damaged his wife's campaign.

So tired of the "sexism" stuff. Drop it.

I'm black and trust me I'm so tired of the racial battles on both sides. Dang, let's drop it already.

I look at all these posts and all I see is the same stuff the politicans go through, hate, rivalry, distortion, complasency, idiocracy, and down right bashing. Is this what politics have come to be? Is the whole point of politics now to bash each other verbally and mentally until the other gives in or one achieves their goal? I honestly thought it was suppose to be about the persons interests and abilities, not their private lives and interactions with the media. NO it is suppose to be about how the country works as one and what they can do for the country and what is best for the country. The whole point of politics is to elect someone who will make the decisions you want made or you would make in their place. We have politicians, because unlike in the Greek days, we can not all go to congress and decide for ourselves. Think about that before you vote. Every politician is full of crap, everyone does something for personal gain, but vote upon the basis of the one that best suites you and the nation, not the one that has the best slogan or the best ability to humilate or insult their opponent.

Reading these comments has reinforced my opinion that, unfortunately, many of my fellow citizens are either morons or totally uninformed.

For instance, WMDs WERE found in IRAQ. Get over it.

The "pimping" comment was directed at Hillary, NOT her daugher.

Stewart's and Colbert's shows are COMEDIES - NOT news programs. That's why they are on the COMEDY channel.

And anyone who believes Hillary's experience is anything other than lying and cheating (after all if being a first lady is "experience" let's elect Barbara Bush!) is delusional. And anyone that votes for someone because they have a good campaign slogan (albeit a copied one) is a moron. Demand that your candidate spell out EXACTLY how he or she intends to enact the so-called change they are talking about (if you can even get them to say what change exactly).

Shuster's comment disappointed and disgusted me. MSNBC's continuous, veiled sexist remarks are unacceptable. If it was racist, much more action would have been taken.

I'm a lifelong Democrat, but I'll be voting for McCain. Obama has no experience and Clinton is a self-absorbed and power hungry beauracrat.

We've all seen that McCain can work with both sides and has by far the most experience. We've seen time and time again that he'll compromise with us. And since we've seen him speak out numerous times against Bush, we know he's not the RNC's lap dog.

I hope my fellow Democrats consider him.

In reality, when one looks upon this, the media is trying to overlook her loss of her campaign money and show a more sturdy side, one of Bill protecting his family, and showing that they aren't going down without a fight. In all honesty, the democrats need to get there heads out of the dirt because this is their election to win, but they are destroying themselves by not working as one. Clinton, Obama, it's all the same. Are we ready for a two year Illinois senator, who spent really ONE year in his office and another campaigning for president. Are we ready for a female senator and solid politician who has a husband who was one of the greatest Presidents of this nation with an ugly personal life... I am not sure, but everyone needs to take a second look before reacting.

I'm tired of racial divisiveness on all sides. Why not focus on the issues? Who is the best person for the job? This is not a beauty contest. We have some very serious problems facing our country and the entire world (upcoming recession, over 4000 soldiers dying in Iraq, poor health care, rampant gun violence, terrorism and etc).. I'm tired of media focus on Obama and his super star greatness. If he was all that, why not check his voting, his work ethics, his influence, and his focus both in the senate and the Illinois statehouse. If he was a big humanitarian, where was he post hurricane Katrina? If he was interested in withdrawing from Iraq, how many trips has he made to Iraq and the veteran hospitals? If you want to give away your vote to someone is full of platitudes and is naive, then Obama, is your choice. However, he is not mine. At the end of the day, I'm going to vote for someone who is willing to work hard and can run a country without Oprah in the wings. I want someone with experience. I want someone who can think for themself and not be a puppet.

I hate to do this, but I have to agree with Bill Clinton (at least partly): there is double standard.

MSNBC has been using terms like that (and far worse) about Bush and other Republicans for years, and no one has been suspended for it.

So he's right, there is a double standard, but not in the way he contends.

Ahhhhhhh... The old Clinton victim card. Like we haven't seen this one played about a million times. I have honestly seen no sexism involved in the critic of Hillary. I am so sick of one of the worst political attack machine of the Clintons attempting to play the victim card all the time. It gets really old.

I am a moderate leaning Republican from Ohio, and I will be voting for Obama in March, and in November.

"upper-income voters who, who, don't really need a president ..." now, that's just daffy...

What most people seem to forget is that whatever $$$ she raises during her campaign is hers to keep, win, lose or withdraw. Now Bill is claiming she has to run her campaign on a shoestring budget. No wonder Bill is begging for more donations.

Hillary lost the election last week. It's impossible for her to catch up now. The media keeps her alive just so she can draw in more money.

A Clinton complaining about the media taking them down in an election?!?! Wow! Things really have come full-circle. It's about time you experienced the full wrath of the left, Bill. How do you like the taste of your own medicine?

I must say, it's entirely entertaining watching the Democrats tear themselves apart.

In what should be a Democratic year because of Bush's errors, it's all going to south for them--and quickly! They're going to nominate a person with the most liberal voting record in the Senate, a man with three whole years in serious govt service, a man who never ran a business or any significant enterprise at all, a man who never served in the military, a man who cherishes his association with a black militant church, a man who somehow taught law for ten years at the University of Chicago without publishing any legal scholarship, a man whose principal virtue is inspiring left-wing airheads with Robin Hood economics and neohippie bravado, a man who almost certainly cannot win a single red state, a man who constantly speaks in class-warfare and racialist overtones.

This is the best the Democrats can do? Really? Hillary must be a weak candidate indeed to lose to someone so obviously on the fringe.

Just this week, we saw Obama propose that retirees should pay no income taxes on earned income under $50K per year. This will "unite" America, by pitting one group against another as sharply as it gets? Young people with babies earning $40K have to pay taxes, in part to pay Social Security and Medicare entitlements for seniors, but those same seniors would be exempt from federal income taxes?

The man is a fool, who will only get the votes of fools, and by the fall he'll probably be a laughingstock and his groupies will be looking for their next messiah over whom they can cry, to whom they can give supplications of blind faith, and whose feet they will kiss.

McCain by 10-12 points in November.

In all fairness, the Clintons have always been powermongers. Everything they do is self interest. She favors abortion; let's abort her. She should serve out her term as Senator and then hang it up.

Hillary is my Senator and while she hasn't been a bad senator, neither has she been an outstanding senator. I am not aware of any significant legislation bearing her name. She seemed to use a lot of her votes, power and efforts preparing herself for her run for President. Though that may be fine, not on my dime.

hillary clinton's "EXPERIENCE" equals SEVEN years in the senate with no major accomplishment.

she has NEVER held a leadership position in hre elective career.

What has Hillary done while she has been in the Senate? Why does everyone let her count her husband's presidency as her own political experience? Did she have her hands in his pockets and make presidential decisions? If so, do you want more of that? Check the Library of Congress out and see the types of bills Hillary sponsored. Naming buildings was a big one! Then look at the bills that Obama sponsored, cosponsored, and wrote! I would say that he had alot more experience and positive actions in the Senate than she did. She was too worried about what other people would think if she sponsored a bill that someone didn't like because she knew she would run for president. Obviously she was not thinking about what was best for the country then, what makes her so well suited now?