Political Punch

When is John McCain going to apologize for dumping his first wife after she became disabled by a car accident?

His first wife was a beauty queen and she had three children with McCain. She waited for him during Vietnam. But when she became disabled, McCain viciously dumped her for a 20 something year old beer heiress/USC cheerleader.

He was 40 something at the time. McCain is a scumbag.

And we truly want to believe that everything in America is all good. Some of us are living in make believe world's and this including Reverend Wright speech is waking up covert feelings of racism in our society. It has never went away but manifested into anger and diviseness. Martin Luther King, Jr would be turning in his grave if he would see how his dream never turned into a reality.

Obama tries to have it both ways on everything!

Senator Obama is a train wreck, a tornado, earthquake and a hurricane all rolled up into one “typical” politician.

One simply does not know what he is or what he believes in. He keeps trying to change his colors in order to win. It looks like Obama’s chickens “are coming home to roost”.

Don't forget --- we have 50 states --- not 48!

GO, SENATOR CLINTON!

right on, Pastor. Good By John McWAR!

When will the media also cover Hagee and other extreme Christian ministers as well?

OBAMA HAD IT BOTH WAYS FOR A YEAR --- UNTIL NOW! FINALLY, THE MEDIA IS TELLING THE TRUTH --- AFTER HALF OF AMERICA HAS VOTED!

WE HAVE 50 STATES --- COUNT THEIR VOTES.

Obama is making a huge mistake by not debating Hillary. We all know their policies are similar ,but when they debate the American people have a clearer picture of who is the better candidate of the two.

We all know that she is better than he is in these debates, but he should try to show the American people that he can also be good. By not accepting to debate her , he is showing a weakness and I do not think it’s good for him.

The American people want a strong President who can stand up and fight for us --- Obama can't even stand up and debate! He can only read speeches from a teleprompter. He is not capable of confronting the tough issues.

VOTER PHOTO ID’s SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN ALL STATES! TOO MANY “DEAD” PEOPLE HAVE VOTED!

HILLARY 2008!

I called my cable company and told them to shut off my T.V. service because of this racial crap. They begged for answers so I told them I will turn it back on as soon as the cable news channels turn the news back on. I mean come on the pentagon came out with a bunch of fake nuke site pictures to stir up a war AGAIN and the media has not said diddly about it.

Reverend Wright has a much better command of facts than John McCain ever had.

Yet the media still gives McCain a pass. Is it the barbecue or the skin color?

It is apparent that most of the comments are those supporting Barack and his pastor's message of hatred. I thought Barack was running on the platform of unity. Where has that message gone? I think the other candidates are entitled to have their own PERSONAL feelings about the hateful words and crazy thoughts that Pastor Wright has made us all aware of. The problem of course is getting religion involved in politics. Wright says he is not political but much of what he says certainly has political implications. When you bash McCain you should be equally bashing Barack and Hillary for bringing Wright into the mix in the first place. Of course that would be too much to ask since all most of you really want to do is just continue to throw mud and run down the opponent. I personally am angry with Barack for having ignored this problem to begin with. He knew it would surface and didn't or couldn't take care of it. He is walking on a thin line because at this point no matter what he says he will offend many. McCain is walking a thin line also because as evidenced in this very bias article those that want to get their panties in a bunch will take this opportunity. If you are a Barack supporter this article is meaningless since nothing McCain can say or do will pass the mustard. The same is true for those that oppose Barack. He has crossed the line too much times for some of us to just take his word that he just didn't know about many of his political associations and didn't really know his mentor at all. That being said, I honestly think nobody should be held accountable for anybody else's words. Wright is enjoying the attention at the expense of Barack and maybe the country. Wright knows exactly how to manipulate his followers and while doing so uses the scriptures as evidence he is only doing the lord's work. All religious types say the same thing. Who is right, and who is wrong?

It's really funny how wingers like John can claim the press to be liberal while talking about the Wright issue. This same "liberal" press is busy wrapping McCain in the flag and barely mentioning that ol John has turned his back on his church of 71 years to embrace Christian extremist for political reasons. For them, the right can do no wrong.

"Please pass-on to family and friends. Thanks"

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Yeah...let me get right on that. Why don't you stop demanding special treatment. You were warned that you couldn't vote early and have your votes counted. Your leadership made a stupid decision and now you need to live with it.

Don't worry though, some deal will be brokered by which your votes will be worth half as much or something. Encourage your party leaders to follow the rules next time.

I love it. McCain is being forced to relinquish "straight talk" and adopt negative campaigning. You see, McCain is not in tune with his own party platform, traditional conservatives or African Americans. He is alienating too many and cannot win without the core conservative base or African Americans. That is also why he is not attacking Clinton. He is terrified of the Obama movement. Clinton is McCains easiest path to the White House.

OBAMA '08

If the democrats can finally figure who will be running in the fall, their opponent will provide an easy victory for the democrats.

John McCain seems to be contradicting himself more and more these days. The John Hagee comments in the interview with George Stephanopoulos, the Lower 9th Ward comments, now this. How could this guy be our president when it seems like he has a hard time staying on message or even figuring out what his message is??

Racism, by its perhaps simplest definition, is discrimination based on race. One with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their race (i.e., bigotry), or in the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits. Racism inherently starts with the assumption that there are taxonomic differences between different groups of people. Without this assumption, prejudices against different peoples would be categorized as being prejudices related to national or regional origin, religion, occupation, social status or some other distinction.

Millisa according to Wright black people are differant the way their marching bands act the way they learn etc etc he says white ppl like opera etc etc he there for is racist not prejudices he believes there is a racial diff. I/E blacks learn differantly if he just said that the music blacks like was a prefarance then thats ok (note I'm white hate country music several afir/amer friends love it this tells me country music is based on likes and dislikes not color.)

Lol.

Mc Cain tried to take the high road. He even went against his own party on the wright ads in North carolina. What did the liberal media do?

chastise him anyways .

All hail the MEDIA SPIN .

If Obama says in an interview that the Wright issue is a legitimate one, then again its just another instance where he doesnt think things thru before he opens his mouth.

He gave Mc Cain -and Clinton for that matter - a green light to attack him on it.

It's true..Wright = False Prophet

I THINK MOST BLACK AMERICAN REALLY COULD CARE LESS IF YOU WANTED A ALL WHITE TV STATION OR ALL WHITE RADIO SHOW- HOWEVER I THINK THE BET THING IS ILL THOUGHT OUT SEEMS THE COUNTRY CHANNEL IN MOSTS EYES IS THE WHITE MUSIC STATION---LOL.
BUT I THINK IF IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL GOOD AND ITS NOT TO HURT ANYONE ELSE GO FOR IT!

BLACKCREEK61,

FIRST LETS TALK ABOUT RACISM AND BEING PREJUDICE
BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN MY EYES- RACISM IS THE VIEW THAT A PERSON ISNT HUMAN AND IS MORE LIKE A OBJECT THAT HAS NO FEELINGS AS CAN BE DONE WITH WHAT YOU WANT - KILLING A SMALL CHILD OR A INNOCENT ADULT FOR THE COLOR OF HIS OR HER SKIN COLOR BLACK OR WHITE IS RACISM....
PREJUDICE IS HAVING THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WAY SOMEONE THINKS OR FEELS WITH OUT REALLY KNOWING - THE THOUGHT THAT ALL IRISH ARE DRUNKS THAT ALL BLONDES ARE STUPID THAT ALL BLACKS ARE CRIMINALS OR WISH TO DO HARM ..
PREJUDICES ARE EVERYWHERE IN AMERICA BUT I THINK YOUR RIGHT THAT ITS NOT A GOOD THING FOR ANYONE! BUT IM NOT SURE WHAT REV.WRIGHT SAID THAT YOU FELT WAS PREJUDICE OR RACIST?

god should be allowed to be talked about every where

Shouldn't the author have written "OBAMA TRIES TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS ON REV. WRIGHT"?

After, all on March 3rd, Barry said he didn't ever hear the wright speak those awful things, a few days later he had heard of it, a few more days and he said he was there (with his children) to witness some of the speeches,
later still he threw his grandmother into the trash pit.Fianlly in the PA. debate he said he denounced what the revered had said.
Now he's back to somthing esle.

What McCain wants more than anything is for no one to drag up his past comments or actions. On more than one occasion he's put his foot in his mouth or attempted to put his fist into someone else's mouth. Hopefully the press will get around to looking into his behavior to evaluate what kind of leader he would make.

MIKE LIKE WHAT?
YOU THINK HE HATES WHITES AND IS GOING TO LINE THEM UP LIKE HITLER DID JEWISH PEOPLE? YOU THINK THAT ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE IN THE SENATE ARE GOING TO BE LIKE COOL GREAT WHERE IS THAT LINE I WANT TO BE FIRST???
PEOPLE AROUND YOU IM SURE HAVE THOUGHTS YOU DONT AGREE WITH IT DOESNT MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE! YOU DO....
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO VOTE IN A BLACK MAN AND THATS ALL IT IS NO ONE IS WORRIED THAT MCCAIN IS GOING TO RUN HAGEE'S THOUGHTS AS A BILL THAT NEEDS TO PASS... PEOPLE GET CARRIED AWAY WITH THE FEAR OF THE NEW BUT THEY HAVE TO REALIZE THATS ALL IT IS!!!

VERY TRUE, MCCAIN SHOULD NOT BE EVEN WILLING TO BRING UP REV. WRIGHT BECAUSE OF HAGEE...
THE FACT IS SOME PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE WILLING TO OVER LOOK WHAT A WHITE MAN OR WOMAN DOES THAT A BLACK MAN OR WOMAN... AND THOSE WHO THROW NASTY COMMENTS OUT IN BLOGS ARE PRIME EX, THEY WILL SUPPORT HILLARY CLINTON WHO IS MUCH MORE SCANDALOUS THAN OBAMA - THEY WILL TALK ABOUT BITTER YET REFUSE TO BE UPSET ABOUT SCREW EM, THEY WILL THROW OUT REV. WRIGHT AND CLAIM THAT OBAMA IS A RACIST FOR NOT TAKING ACTION AGAINST HIM FOR HIS " HATE OF WHITE PEOPLE" BUT THINKS THAT ITS OKAY FOR A BLACK MAN OR WOMEN TO IGNORE RACIST REMARKS MENT FOR THEM - EVEN WHILE SOME BLOGGERS ARE SPEWING HATE AT OBAMA FOR THE THINGS REV. WRIGHT SAYS!!!! IT MAKES ME SICK HOW DARE YOU THINK YOU ARE SO GREAT THAT BLACK MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD NOT " RIOT" BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING MISS- TREATED BY WHITES BUT THAT THEY DONT STAND UP FOR US AND " RIOT" WHEN WE ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT!!!!
THE FACT THAT REV. WRIGHT IS BEING BROUGHT UP ALMOST DAILY YET HAGEE IS NOT.. THE FACT THAT WE WILL QUESTION THIS MANS VERY LOVE FOR AMERICA AND WHAT HIS TRUE WANT FOR AMERICANS BASED ON WHAT ? EVEN IF HE WAS HALF WRONG ABOUT HIS BITTER COMMENT HE WAS HALF RIGHT WE IN SMALL TOWNS ARE MAD AND PEOPLE DO TEND TO CLING TO GOD IN HARD TIMES AND THEY CLING TO THE THINGS THEY LOVE THAT REMIND THEM OF GOOD TIMES LIKE HUNTING IN PA MEN... HOW IS SCREW EM EVEN ANY WHERE NEAR A HALF TRUTH OR EVEN A SMALL MISS UNDERSTANDING? ITS NOT IT WAS A DISMISSIVE COMMENT IF WE ARENT FOR THE CLINTONS THEN DONT BOTHER WITH THEM!
BUT WHO ARE WE MOST CRITICAL OF ???

Racism is WRONG no matter what!!!!!
So why is it ok for the Rev. Wright to be so wrong. Because he is Africian Americian, if so then there is a deeper problem when one race shouts out against racism and then turns to racism as a tactic THERE IS A PROBLEM let us correct this before we correct the other

Have you noticed that everytime
Mr. Obama tried to explain himself
it makes things worse??

No way we should elect a long time
cult member as president...

People supporting Wright are going
to be sorry - since Mr. Wright
will very soon be campaigning against
Obama -- thats how cults work...

America:

As you vote, seriously consider whether you want the likes of Jeremiah Wright to be a frequent guest and speaker at the White House.

A vote for Obama is a vote for Wright.

I'm more concerned with McCain's pandering visit to Bob Jones University than I am concerned with Rev. Wright's goofy comments. But then again, I don't stay awake at night, paranoid about slave uprisings. McCain is no Maverick.

Let us talk about Wright:

People familiar with the church compare its emphasis on African culture to the way some Catholic churches play up Irish or Italian roots. People who know about the church reject the accusations that the church is separatist or turns away white members.

An actual member who is white tells the story of a group of young Germans visiting the church. Wright met with them before the service and prayed with them in German, she said. Later, he delivered part of his sermon in German and the choir sang in German.

“To me, it’s a testimony that this is not a church that rejects people of other cultures and races,” she said.

Since he is poking at Wright, what are McCain's spiritual beliefs and who is his minister?

I have permanently lost my trust
and respect for Mr. Obama.

Age, Health and judgement will be Achilles hill for John McCain this November.

Obama all the way!

Obama is a long time member of Mr. Wright's cult:
what more do American's need to know?
Obama should withdraw...

Only in america we have a change to put too idiot into the highest office of the land (as my mother would say GOING OUT THE WORLD AS? BACKARD)keep it up america

John McCain is too old for the job and his best days are behind him and "Rocking Chair" is waiting for him.

His Wife cut him out of her fortune with a "Pre Nuptial" agreement, the "Little Miss Sweetie" Cindy McCain wont give him a dime?

Hillary and Bill are reaching for straws and trying to fool the people in NC and IN it wont work the American people are fed up with the Clintons, Bushs, and the old sneaky McCain Bush want-to-be politics as usual. The American people are to smart for that and will turn the page. The talk radio Conservatives shook Jocks want the American people to believe that their for Hillary but they want the fight between Hillary and Obama to continue until November to try and make McBush look good that want work either.

Obama's state wins 30 lost 15, Delegate count 1715 +/-, Negatives are way down, Better nominee

Clinton's state wins 15 lost 30,
Delegate count 1585 +/-, Negatives way up. Not a good nominee.

Fund Raising Obama beats Clinton or McCain Expediently.

Registering new voters Obama beats Clinton or McCain.

Bring the country together Obama beats Clinton or McCain.

Overall, Obama beats Clinton or McCain.

Race against McCain, Obama better nominee.

Obama all the way!

What Wright has said is very troubling but it is even more curious how Obama is handling this. Wright's going on a massive speaking and pr tour while Obama is saying "this is a legitimate issue". It's like Obama has said "Yep, this is what I'm about. I'm unelectable."

Thanks to JPT for bringing out this point. A candidate speakes out of both sides of his mouth in a wily, slimy fashion, saying he's not doing something and then, in fact, doing the very thing he says he's not doing...that sounds like George W Bush's tactics. Use the language of reconciliation for window-dressing while actively spreading smear and divisiveness on other occasions. I'm afraid McSame is all about appearance versus reality and he will fool enough of the voters to make enough headway to win against a damaged Democratic Party.

Wright will be a HUGE issue for as long as Obama is in the race. And Obama was correct whe he called it a legitimate issue on Fox yesterday.

I listened to Wright's speech to the NAACP last night in its entirety. I came away thinking that the man is not only racist, but more than a little off balance. His recitation of stereotypes about blacks and whites and how they think and learn was stunning. His mocking imitations made it worse. If you don't understand my point, think about how you would have felt if a white man gave the same speech with all the stereotypes and mockery reversed... Racism is wrong no matter the color of the racist.

It may be too late for BArack Obama to put this issue behind him, but it is strange that he is not even really trying.

For Obama, it doesn't matter whether McCain fans the flames or stands back--either way, this will be a conflagration.

Everyone keeps screaming "context" when looking at Rev. Wright and his words of hate.

Question: If a white politician said the N-word one time, would "context" save his sorry hide?

Hate is hate. Rev. Wright considers himself a great Christian scholar, but he missed the day in school when Jesus told us to "love our enemies." He is a modern day Pharisee, busy telling people to "look at all the good I've done" and missing the real point altogether. And as for Mr. Obama, if you can't denouce someone who hates, who can you denounce? A message to Barak: If you really want to be different, you really want change, and you want to have a real discussion of race, it's time to call hate what it really is.

Wright is Obama's problem. Not Clinton's, Not McCain's. So what? I guess we can now use Obama's middle name since Wright said it's ok.

I'm not fond of McCain but it should be noted that in a recent interview, even Obama said it was a legitimate political issues.

"Question: Do you think that Reverend Wright is just the victim here?

OBAMA: No. I think that people were legitimately offended by some of the comments that he had made in the past.

The fact that he is my former pastor I think makes it a legitimate political issue. So I understand that."

HRC has said one thing correctly, although not recently--a vast right-wing conspiracy exists, only it is helping her now in order to tear down the first man-of-the-people we have seen in decades who has a real chance. The mass media itself is the backbone of the right, what gives the right its continuing power against the interests of 90 percent plus Americans and 98 percent plus global citizens.

We would never keep voting for the likes of Bush, McCain, and Clinton if we had an impartial media fairly presenting the most important issues of the day. TV especially has been reduced to nothing but the cheapest forms of propoganda--there's no information there to be had at all!

Look underneath, behind the fog, through the smoke. Ignore the bells and whistles and look under the hood!

Obama '08---Yes, we can!

I notice McCain has been getting confused a lot lately.

I notice McCain has been getting confused a lot lately.

Jake,

I do not fault McCain at all. Obama reopened this issue himself by saying Wright is a legitimate issue and relevant to this race. Then, factor in the recent statements by Wright about our military forces, equating them with Al Queda and Romans. Wright is like the gift that keeps giving. I cannot help but think that this is payback from Wright to Obama for Obama's denounciation of his statements.

So long as Wright is stoking the fire, it is fair game for McCain. If he misstates on occasion, I doubt it is purposeful since you can quote Wright literally and still see his rhetoric for what it is-a frontal assault on the US military. I would never expect McCain to be silent on that. Why should he be, really??

Here we are once again, at that point in the presidential campaines where the media takes over and ditates what the issues are and what is improtant to the american public. While watching the FOX interview this weekend I couldn't help but notice that the interviewer "would " not let go the racial context of the interview. If his intent was to start a national dialouge about on the subject, this was not the way to go about it. There are so many things needed in America, but most of all is a since of nationalism. We as a country have to face the fact that we are our brothers keeper under this notion of these United States of America and if we don't reconize that there is something wrong with the ststus quo, and that we need to change, in search of a new horizon, we are domed to go the way of the great powers of the past. We can do better...we can be better. The media has to put aside it's agenda, we as "the people" must demand it.

Jake

I really am not trying to change the subject...but someone needs to address the Boston Globe's article about "Hillary Strangelove"

Here is the media all going where the hype is...the incendiary and the Globe is the only one asking about Hillary's "new "
and whacked dangerous foreign policy.

Why are not all the networks asking questions...why is this not the lead story!

If the press' job is to report newsworthy...isn't the fact that one of our Presidential candidates is using nuclear weaponry and "obliteration" and "massive retaliation" and policing the world to win votes and it is not only dangerous but the opposite of what the country needs, fiscally miltarily, ...and it is antithetical to what she has said she will do during this entire campaign.

It IS cowboy diplomacy...more than Mccain's.

Someone somewhere get the media on the right track!!!!

Another example of the liberal bias media soaking John McCain with retoric. Rev. Wright is a racist through and through and his idiology may not be shared by Obama, but the fact is that this man has been credited with "shaping" his views..... enough said!

Whoever gets in next is probably going to be the most important choice in the last 50 years. Beset by a major downturn that will only get worse next year when the cost of food is affected by this years planting costs and the ever spiraling upward costs in transport we can only hope we get a president that knows what they are doing, and a congress thats prepared to get rid of all the pork.

I dont see McCain or Bill and Hillary doing this.

B(oo) H(oo) Obama.

Are there any positive associations to explore with this guy? Does anyone else notice that his rhetoric is diametrically opposed to his reality. "I will unify," declares the polar leftist with the former muslim Black Liberation Theologist mentor and distaste for "typical white people" including his own grandmother.

In Obama's relativist explanations, Ayers = Coburn; Wright = crazy uncle = grandma 'bama; Rezko = ???...

He must have picked up the habit from Wright who equates the USMC and Operation Iraqi Freedom with the Roman occupation of the Holy Land, "Operation Israeli Freedom" as he puts it. He equates the GWOT with the Jihad; Hiroshima with 9/11, etc...

Seriously, Wright & Obama ought to go work for Hamas or Al Qaeda. It's kind of them to propagandize pro bono, but they really should earn fair wages!!

Hey, Deward Bowles, have you read the Revelation?
The Great whore of babylon is clearly the Catholic church. Find out what's written on the Pope's throne and scepter in latin, and add the roman numerals up, guess what you get? Plus, guess how many hills Vatican City encompasses? and look at their behavior in slaughtering over 20 million non-Catholic Christians in the dark ages.

Sorry to tell ya, but Hagee is right.

Quite honestly; In my opinion, if Politicians DIDN'T dabble in "Sewer Politics", how would we ever know who we're electing into office?

Not that we do regardless; but at least this way we know a 'little' bit more than we might have.

I say keep the trash coming so we have the best chance of flushing out the sewer rats.

Making MLK a national holiday will really help to amend the centuries of racial injustice in this country. Give me a break. Just another bleeding heart, with liberal guilt. Grow up.

I really hope once the reality-TV-show of the Democratic Primary ends, people will begin to focus on McCain's double-speak in regards to the following issues:
1) His "spiritual advisors": We can start with Hagee & Parsley, but let's not forget Falwell (someone McCain referred to as an "agent of intolerance," then later spoke at his institution). Falwell blamed 9/11 on gays, lesbians, feminists, and the ACLU. At least Wright was somewhat correct in his assessment of the event.
2) Campaign finance: McCain has broken the campaign finance laws that he helped pass
3) Torture: He voted against the most recent anti-torture bill that would have made waterboarding illegal. Nevermind that McCain had earlier called that act torture
4) Civil rights: So, the man who voted against making MLK Day a national holiday gives a speech in Selma? Really?

This list could go on...

Mr. Tapper, let me guess who you support in this election? Surprising, another "objective" piece from the main stream media. Every candidate has fringe supporters, but only one has an America-hating lunatic as their RELIGIOUS ADVISOR.

I wonder if John McCain has listened to Reverend Wright's sermons in total or listened to his interview with Moyers or his speech to NAACP. How is it that Christians find it so easy to try and destroy a man who has given his entire adult life to Christ, growing many good missions, bringing thousands to Christ, without looking at the man in total? How many Christians in this country have asked for forgiveness for Tuskeggee? How many Christians in this country would rather bury their heads in the sand than look at injustice and poverty as Christ has asked us to do?

It is not McCain causing the problems, he is just another say anything politician. It is the big media who don't like people who disgree or point out the error of their logic or illogic. If a white person in the public or religious sector made similar remarks; they would be called racist, charged with a criminal hate crime, sued on civil grounds, and attacked aggressively by the mainstream media. Talk about promoting and allowing double standards and promoting divide!!

THE DEMOCRATS HAD BETTER COME TOGETHER. McCAIN'S CRAZY.HE'S A FUNDAMENTALIST IN A SHEEP SUIT.RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM IS THE BIG EVIL NO MATTER WHICH OF THE GODS YOU GROVEL TO.

Roxanne,
I can appreciate where you are coming from on some points, but i disagree overall.
1) If McCain wanted just to do what made his dad proud, he wuold have accepted the rank of admiral and continued into the upper eschelon of Naval Leadership. His father AND Grandfather were both Admirals (4-star). McCain retired as a Captain (The highest rank before 1-star admiral) to enter a life of government service over military.
2) Old Money? Buying a presidency?
Not possible. I dont know if you follow the transactions and reports, but his campaign is SEVERELY hurting financially right now. Especially compared to the vast millions Hillary and especially Barrack are pulling in from special interest groups.

and you can leave off the "Period". It makes you sound superior which you are not. Especially with incorrect information.

Thank-you, Mr.Tapper for finally exposing McCain for the phony, hypocrite that he really is. I cannot stand McCain he pretends to be this moral saint that can do no wrong, but he's really liar and theif.

He is no different then Clinton talks out of both sides of his mouth sick of ALL this crap on both sides.To bad there was not a single person running for this office that knows what they were doing and had this countrys interest at heart/ Not one has this >>>>>I thought one did but now I am not sure of that anymore.

McCain is a major panderer. How many times has he flipped his stances on issues depending on who he is trying to get to vote for him.
With the Clintons, it's like this:
Cinderella’s stepsisters, per the Brothers Grimm, were so desperate for life in the palace that they were willing to cut off parts of their own feet to wear the glass slipper. Why is it so easy to see Hillary and Bill Clinton with such knives in their hands?
Yet the wisdom of fairy tales also consoles: the stepsisters lose, and the one who is a more natural fit wins. I suppose the only question remaining is how much damage the Clintons are willing to do to themselves and their party before they accept defeat.

We stand on a threshhold that has the potential to lead this nation down a new path. A path where all people, all color and all religions could learn to live together as a unitied nation. A united nation with a goal. A goal to leave behind our differences, our past, our fears and our hate. A goal that could bring us together, to work together to forge a future of peace that can build bridges, not bombs. The powers are rallying their "controllers" to derail this goal and hinder the progress of this future. Hate, bigotry, racial divide and differences in religious belief earn big money for the manipulating game of power and politics. They will not reliquish it quietly or with grace. They rely on conditioned responses to overcome the threat. They utilize fear to interrupt the message that speaks to one nation united. Do we dare listen and believe? I for one.who was raised with the cold war threat of tuck and cover beneath the desk, amired of being afraid. Obama has no ties to special interests or lobbiest monies. Jesus dared to walk among sinners to spread his message of faith. It is easy to walk among believers and blend in. I want to believe Obama may just be comfortable enough with his message,that he can stand among the narrow minded and dare to speak with a different voice. He carries a great message for everyone. I do not feel he can damage this country if given the chance to move our country into a direction of change. He is refreshing. Our Congress is in peril. W do not need the same rhetoric and corruption to continue. It is time for change. I have faith that Obama is a voice of hope in a hopeless world.

McCain is not onlu out of touch with the people, he is out of touch with himself. The more he says the more we understand that this poor old man has been, because of his years as a prisoner of war, been mentally damaged. His wife, if she really cares for him, should take him home where he will have the obvious care he needs.

McCain really does not need to say anything. Rev. Wrights remarks are truly racist. His CNN speech last night clearly painted whites and "europeans" responsible for any and all injustices that Rev. Wright perceveis as injustice. He invents facts and presents racist premises and then preceds to inviete his audience to follow him ..encouraging their..."Amens"..to whatever he is ranting about..."Say Amen"...Isn't it the least bit curious that a man of GOD..spend so much time talking about himself...So much time preaching hate...I have yet...to hear him say ONE constructive, compassionate, caring comment about any white person or america in general...It is sad and distrubing to see...and hear..It is unfortunate that his followers juts blindly follow him..never questioning his remarks...

I was unhappy with the DNC ad twisting McCain's 100 years remark, but this is as bad from McCain. Dragging "our Savior" into the mix of this sewer campaigning, really. I can only imagine what God thinks of this stuff.

Where does the campaign go from here? Blogs and chatlines are buzzing with pro and cons kitchen sink strategies and the merits and demerits of below the belt teleads.
The high standard of the Presidential office demands statemanship. John McCain has demonstrated mature leadership and is to be commended for his stand in denouncing negative below the belt teleads.
Protocol demands rigid attention to conventional wisdom.Regrettably , desperation demands more unorthodox means.
The superdelegates in their collective wisdom will amongst other important criteria,such as proposed election manifesto , total votes won ,debate strategy,public decorum etc etc look at the overall conduct of Hillary and Barak in Election 2008 with regards to strict adherence to party rules and election conduct before endorsing the candidate to be the party choice..Errol Smythe.

and Deward Bowles

You are more than right... McCain can't denounce one pastor because he is associated with the other candidate ...the one of his candidate and not denounce the ones whose support he jockeyed and worked to get.

Hagee who doesn't just preach anger in response to oppression (whether you agree with Wright or not that is what he is trying to get the focus on)...

Hagee preaches hate and anger toward people who never did anything to anyone... catholics ...gays, etc... and John McCain didn't just happen to have him as an old time family pastor...he actively fought for this guys endorsement.

Old time divisive politics... get rid of them in the White House...thaey have been there for 20 years and they are not helping us.

I thank McCain for his service to this country!

BUT, his medical records must be released...1 out of every 3 men over the age of 70 suffer from Alzheimers Disease and if we couple that with his understandable PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder - his faculties do not equip him to be able to run this country!

This is what it's going to be about ...just like the primaries...

take this incendiary issue...not caring about the opportunity to brudgea divide ...and use it...twist it...and try to act like your not doing that all in the name of yourself getting the presidency...
that is how it has been in the primary ...that is how Mccain will try to do it in the general

Hopefully the one thing Hillary's campaign has done is made more Americans sick of the issue and the poltitical game playing ...old time politics may speak louder than the words themselves this time.

America will catch on this time...

when yuo are faced with losing either your home... your retirement...your food on the table...your job overseas... and continueing to go down this road where we look more and more like the big bad enemy of the world rather than the country to look up to...

the choice becomes clear and the mistakes of divisiveness and political garbage start to smell even more.

Johm Mccain like Bush wants to win the Presidency more than for any other reason ...to make his Daddy proud. As much as I like John McCain ...This is old money, old school politicians the same ones who got us here going down the same road.

This can't be good for the country.
Period.

McCain should explain why his "spiritual advisor", Parsley has said "The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion [Islam] destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore."

McCain should explain why he has defended comments by Hagee who has said the Catholic church is 'The Great prostitute,' the 'apostate church,' the 'anti-Christ' and a 'false cult system'. Hagee has said Katrina was God's punishment of America for the sin of homosexuality.

First McCain should explain himself before he starts questioning somebody elses faith.

McSame is a not a good guy afterall.

Wake up media!