Political Punch

besides the obvious hypocrisy, i'm actually enraged by the manner in which obama's minions threatened not only the donors but also the EMPLOYEES of the group doing ads for his opponent. such intimidation and bullying, i expect, will be emblematic of obama's tactics. i wonder if his union backers like the idea of employees being threatened for their work on ads if the ads are against obama rather than for him.

I think the bloom is off the rose and Nader's entry will prevent him from distancing himself from these special interests.

Wish for the change you hope you can believe in. If we have a President who is a little black; it will make us get past racism, our slave past and the Jim Crow era. If we elect a man with a Muslim name; all the Muslim countries will become trustful of us and we can continue to destroy the atmosphere with affordable oil. If we elect a man even though we really don't know anything about him; we will show the world that style does mean more than knowledge and experience. If we elect a man because Oprah told us to; we prove that we are duped by celebrity. If we elect a man because he is good at reading speeches someone wrote, we prove America's reputation around the world as leaders in entertainment, because a good show means more than good work.

He is a brilliant politican who knows how to package himself and his message. And most importantly, he knows how to use the Celebraties-political-industrial machine to sell himself, the "product."

This is a very interesting article: "Barack Obama Inc.: the birth of a washington machine".

It does not really matter at this stage of the campaign. Even, if Obama kills somebody tomorrow, heis supporters will still be voting for him. They are addicted to the message of "hope" and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

The media is perpetrating this message and shoving his candidacy down the throat of the young people who will worship or adore a rock star-like person like Obama.
Frankly, I don't think they will ever snap out of it.

We Hope we are all united starting 2009
We Hope that we all have healthcare starting 2009
We hope that we all have our jobs starting 2009
We Hope there are no wars ..........2009
We Hope that there is world peace.........2009
We Hope we all get to keep our homes in the mortgage crisis .. 2009
We Hope that energy costs will go away .... 2009

Because, Obama will be "president" and there will be no despair anymore

If a person seems to good to be true Beware. Who and what has he offered for support in his bid to run this country. just a wild guess EVERTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I find it funny that each of the Lib Candidates are receiving money from non-Americans, Hilary from china and Obama Hussein from a man convicted in France that is a Billionaire Iraqi Muslim. where is the press on this.

Obama is a liar, a racist and a Anti-American.

What is he hiding that he does not talk to the national press.

He is not the "CHANGE we are waiting for". It has been obvious from the start for me.

"almost $200,000 to pay the salaries of members of SEIU local 1199 to volunteer on behalf of the lanky Illinoisan"....hmmm

hey, PAY the volunteers!

So what else is new? Obama has been doing this consistently, feeding the comment that will get support no matter how he has to change or what he has to say to get it. The only difference now is that it's starting to get more press or reported. He's a car salesman, a snake charmer who has swindled his way into a presidencial election and still people don't care. God bless American now more than ever - because we need it.

The contradiction is pure Obamaism.

He's self-centered. The world revolves around him. It's all about him. It's the way it's always been.

Therefore, it's no surprise.

The SEIU can support him all they want but me, I support Hillary. So I'm hopping on the interstate tomorrow morning and driving to Texas for her campaign. From Los Angeles. By myself. Ok fine, my cat is coming with me but only because I couldn't find a sitter...

So Obama can take his warchest and win this election with all his corporate followings (I mean, let's get real - his supporters are officially a corporation. It's called "Yes I Can Corp." But my commitment is special. And I'm proud to support Hillary when the whole world is telling me not to. Why do they tell me not to? Read Hannah Arendt - Eichmann in Jerusalem - she explains it better than I can.

What kind of curvy logic is causing people to compare 527s to unions. A union is not a 527, and unions are free to advertise. Sen. Obama has no control over how unions spend their money any more than Sen. Clinton does. Lumping unions in with 527s is completely disingenuous.

Explan something to me,why is everyone
APOLOGISING for saying HUSSEIN? That is
the name his MUSLIM father gave him
which is HUSSEIN OBAMA,am I right or
wrong? Louis Farrakhan the great MUSLIM
leader thinks I'm right.So whats the
problem?

Pat we all know politics is never pure, but it was Obama his self that made this a issue now he is doing the same thing, he was crying foul to the media he just could not understand this outside money thing, but maybe the sky opened and he got wisdom because he is very comfortable now is he not?

If Hillary had done this it would of been the talking point of the day, some of you would be calling for her neck, burn her at the stake, what a liar she is, she would of been a disgrace to hoodwink the public with this kind of double speak.

Now that the shoe is on Obama;s foot see how civil the discussion is, see how well some of you understand mistake can be made, and how forgiving and hopeful you all are that he will learn, its really amazing how understanding some of you are when Obama is caught in his own deception, its just a pity that some of you don't be that kind to other candidates.

SJ, I don't think you really hear what we disappointed Obama supporters are saying. You seem to have assumed that we take literally every word this man says. Politics is never pure, never! Of course, Obama is going to say one thing and do another in the course of his campaign and presidency. Do I think he'll do less of this than others? Yes. Do I think he has demonstrated an ability to own up to his inconsistencies and mistakes? Yes. The bottom line is that he is by far the best, most human, candidate for the job.

That's right Georgia. Let's light a match on the whole Democratic Party while we're at it. Let's have a brokered convention and while we are at it maybe a few riots in the streets. You just can't accept the inevitable.

Some of you Obama fans seems to have missed the point. Jake never mentioned it was illegal what he was alluding to is the fact that Obama had a issue with this with Edwards and MCCain but he sure does not seem to have a problem with it when millions are going to be spent to boost his run.

Seems to me some of you are so caught up with the wave that it is ok for Obama to say one thing today then do something different tomorrow. Has it ever occurred to you that he may just do the same thing if he wins, and all the promises he made on the campaign trail, all the fancy speeches he gave about hope and change may in the end just be nothing more but hot wind.

Words used to fool a gullible people willing to go with a catch phrase rather than dealing with the issues. Words to make you vote for him and once he gets what he wants he has no time to even think about what he promised all of you.

If he can flip flop now, do you really feel if he becomes President he wont do the same thing, he is clearly showing us he can and he has not won as yet so who will stop him then if he does?

I, too, am an Obama supporter who is disappointed to hear this. But then, I expected that he could never live up to the hype. My support for him continues, knowing that he is human, and a (cringe) politician. I do want to hear him discuss -- with the transparency I still believe is unique to him -- this series of events, and what it is the union is expecting in return. Politics is necessarily a filthy business, but transparency can at least allow us all to know the who and the why.

Leeann, I agree with you, and it is refreshing that some Obama supporters do recognize that he has double-talked on outside payers for advertising.

The debate probably will not be long enough to cover all the damage done on other issues in this divisive campaign. I hope the voters in the upcoming primary look for many sources to make up their minds. CNN, MSNBE, and FOX are not reliable sources. We seem to be the soundbites generation. That is part of the reason Bush was "elected".

I remain a strong Hillary supporter, and believe she should fight until the Convention. By that time, maybe more people will start paying more attention to the double-talk. In addition, there will be more time to scrutinize Obama's record and background before the Democrats make a final decision.

For just once - show me the details of your programs b4 you ask for my vote. Why does the media not do this. A pro/con sheet says it all when making decisions!!!

Don't look for Obama to carry Ohio and Texas. The republicans who have been pushing their supporters to cross party lines and vote against Hillary are now telling them to do the opposite. (Rush this morning) The republicans talk shows and bloggers along with help from the press have been doing everyting they can to drive Hillary out of the race. Unfortunately they have done their job too well as the latest polls are showing Obama beating McCain soundly. Look for the tide to turn against Obama in the Media as they follow the the republican pied pipers.