Political Punch

Most people need to educate themselves before posting on thes blogs. There are hardly any facts here. It's important to read the articles not just the headlines. Especially the ones on ABC. Turn off the TV and step away. Grab a book or newspaper. Do some real research and you may be surprised at what you find.

NC wants - Clinton/Edwards 08! Vote Clinton ya got a chance to get Edwards VP for 8 years then Pres. for 8 years. Sweet!

Amozon traveler...I'm hoping for 17 points but I'll be happy with 15 :)

McCain's privileged upbringing? That would depend on how you define the word privilege?

Let's see....Being a military brat and then himself, McCain going into military, being shot down, a POW, mentally broke down and ashamed....

And gee....there are two sons of McCain in the military now.

Yep, I would say America and my fellow brothers and sisters are privileged, indeed, to have a presidential candidate who comes from a military family of making the highest sacrifice a person can make for or to their human being.

All the people that want to trash talk McCain, ask yourself, just What have you done for your country or your fellow man?

What have you done to improve this world or make the lives of others better.

What sacrifices have you made?

Opinions and words are cheap...actions count.

Did anyone here watch Adams on HBO?

Those were great men....and women. Too bad the sorry excuses for the Democrat nomination don't have a shred of their integrity. Obama at least seems like he's loyal to someone or something, I'm just not sure who or what. Hillary is loyal to herself and Bill - as for the rest of us, we can serve her interests or, in her words, "screw em". Can you imagine Adams or Jefferson saying that?

Oh please Tapper: "(Pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes? Huh.)"

This is from his 2004 speech, well before you and the media stirred a non-issue about patriotism into the mix. Perhaps you and the media should take a look at the patriotism in Obama's past to create a balanced story.

Obama's life story defines what this country is about in a way that McCain's privileged upbringing cannot.

Empty suit. No plan. No original thoughts or words. Hillary takes PA by 15 points. Take a seat and watch Chris of the misogynist boys explain it away ... again.

Obama has proven He can't take pressure.

He has proven he will not defend or protect America. Evident by his policy removing our defenses. spending less on defense and removing our nuclear capabilities.

So Hopefully His talk of changing the Constitution will be halted by the oath of office. The best of ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. So I hope he knows and will be expected to live up to that.
But he is so cocky and thinks he is above things, that he scares me.

His Lack of Honor and integrity lying on his family and best friends. So calmly, like it was part personality to simply lie outright, and feel no remorse, even when catch on them, brushed them off as nothing.

He has proven his has not Honor or integrity, how easily he was able to lie on his family and best friends. To millions. Was he to dumb to know it was seen and be known he was lying. He had no remorse and just fluffed it off. C'mon your own family and friends.

His sexist remarks with the kitchen sink.

His Gutter politics with flipping hillary off, then snickering about it.

Patriotic Americans get upset with someone damning their country and he calls you racists for it. Get Real!

He sells the small town people out to his new San Fransisco friends, they get a laugh and he gets money.

He lied to the blacks in his Selma speech.

He pretty much is a scam artist and has taken many.

Not my Kind of Presidential material.

I love America

I want my country to be around for my Great Grandchildren and theirs.

I want them to be able to live with the freedoms I so enjoyed and cherish. I want them to have a country they can be proud of and love, and not ashamed to show it, like me.

I have my Flag out. I have yellow bows on my porch in support of the troops. I am Proud to show I am an American, support my government. I wish everyone was.

Lou said:obama is floundering, like the fish he really is. No guts, no glory just a big flappy mouth that goes on and on and on - and now another "speech" is forthcoming for all of us to hear and to throw ourselves at his feet? The golden by is speaking once again? Hallelujah. Ok you you obama female followers, please don't faint. It doesn't look to feminine.
obama is on his way out and I am so happy.

LOL!!!!!!! Keep dreaming Lou. He will win. Accept it and get behind him so the country can move forward.

obama is floundering, like the fish he really is. No guts, no glory just a big flappy mouth that goes on and on and on - and now another "speech" is forthcoming for all of us to hear and to throw ourselves at his feet? The golden by is speaking once again? Hallelujah. Ok you you obama female followers, please don't faint. It doesn't look to feminine.
obama is on his way out and I am so happy.

Bosnia lady to Bill on working class:
"Screw ''em," she told her husband. "You don''t owe them a thing, Bill. They''re doing nothing for you; you don''t have to do anything for them."

google it to see more on the remark
Obama 08!

Sharon said: Obama's campaign has been on Blaming, putting down, Condemning people.

He has no respect for the office of President. He has proven that.

He has no respect for the average American. He has proven it by selling you out to the highest bidder.

He cares about money, the rich and himself. He has proven that by his actions.

He has proved he has no honor, lying on his family and all of his friends. By lying and lying over again.

He has Proven He will not uphold the oath of President. He will not Defend or Protect this land.

He has Proven he is not the one to be president, by his words, his actions and his deeds.

Please vote Hillary, McCain someone who will take their oath of office seriously.

Wow!!!! Sharon you just described George Bush’s Presidential legacy and the majority of Conservative Republicans. Now please put down whatever it is you are drinking or smoking and use that brain that God gave you. He gave all of us one, but it is up to us to use it. You must be one of those illogical, frail emotionally thinking Hillary supporters who just can't accept the fact that Obama WILL BE the democratic nominee and would be willing to vote to have another 4 more years of Bush/McCain.

I have one question for you, ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????

OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!

People are struggling out there to put food on the table, some have lost their jobs or cant even afford to pay for gas. Yet barack h obama is raking in millions and millions of dollars. Where is most of this money coming from? And with all this huge amount of cash, why isnt he the nominee? Why is he unable to deliver the knock-out punch? The answer is easy. He just doesnt have what it takes. ITS HILLARY ALL THE WAY, BABY! ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE!!

People are struggling out there to put food on the table, some have lost their jobs or cant even afford to pay for gas. Yet barack h obama is raking in millions and millions of dollars. Where is most of this money coming from? And with all this huge amount of cash, why isnt he the nominee? Why is he unable to deliver the knock-out punch? The answer is easy. He just doesnt have what it takes. ITS HILLARY ALL THE WAY, BABY! ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE!!

..I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands......

* the author of this article seemed to be confused when Obama stated that we pledge allegiance to the stripes and stars..hopefully ths clears it up a bit

Ever notice that Obama and Hillary both talk about helping the 'middle class' and say nothing about the poor?

Clinton is broke................She will stay in long enough to get her 5 mil back,She owes so many people and citys,

one guy asked him why he did not wear flag pin and he answered because the flag is behind him.
I just can not believe it.

SJ,

Lastnight ABC released his campaign donation mostly comes from big contributions from CA and other states not from internet donors like Hillary.
No surprise he got all those big money.
Imagine one time fundraiser can collect about $3 millions.
but because he is been outspent all along the campaign he almost spent all the money even owe some vendors money.
Imagine if he did not get those big nonation, he'd be lost long time ago.

Ron,

We actually pledge allegiance to the flag, so Obama got it right.

obama,

we pledge allegiance to the constitution and not to the stars and stripes.

he is just another politician...not a messiah after all.

Do you really think the same old politics are going to work? If we keep going the way we're going we'll end up going the way of the Roman Empire after they stretched too thin and lived outside their means. We need to change course for the better and change it now. The current generation in power is recklessly greedy and unwilling to face the consequences of their extravagant ways. Instead they pass it down to their children and children's children so they don't have to deal with it. McCain is of this mindset. Either Democrat (they're really not all that different policy wise) would make a great president. Obama has the ability to inspire and instill hope and we need that more than ever now.

Obama '08

james - Don't worry Obama will be the next president, and I say this as an obvious Ron Paul supporter. I also want to tell you that these are Clinton supporters blogging and not republicans. The republicans are a depressed bunch at the moment, to depressed in fact to counter the democratic enthusiasm.

It's not just money.

I walked a precinct in West Oakland for Barack Obama. Two straight days of knuckle rapping on doors till it hurt.

We won CA-09 4 delegates to 2 by winning the last two out of every 100 voters and getting them to the polls.

It that kind of volunteer activism by patriotic, committed Americans that will keep this close in Pennsylvania.

Obama has energetic Democratic activists in full force.

Republicans! wait until the general election finally kickoff before blogging here and seizing this blog. You act as if are Hillary supporters and most of you are not. The truth is that they are scared and know that Obama would be a more formidable candidate and anything they can do to weaken him they would try..

Obama's campaign has been on Blaming, putting down, Condemning people.

He has no respect for the office of President. He has proven that.

He has no respect for the average American. He has proven it by selling you out to the highest bidder.

He cares about money, the rich and himself. He has proven that by his actions.

He has proved he has no honor, lying on his family and all of his friends. By lying and lying over again.

He has Proven He will not uphold the oath of President. He will not Defend or Protect this land.

He has Proven he is not the one to be president, by his words, his actions and his deeds.

Please vote Hillary, McCain someone who will take their oath of office seriously.

countallthevotes - What you say is true. There is no denying these things that are facts. Just another reason I will write Ron Paul's name on the ballot in the general election. He continues to be one of the very few to vote based on principal, not on what is convenient. I could explain the multitude of other reasons why you all should vote for Paul, but I know that it will fall on deaf ears especially with these Hillary nuts.

Really, Matthew, really? What are you basing that on?

What is happening in this country is what most Americans that allow the media such as ABC and FoX deny them of. Our standing in the world is diminishing. Our children could hardly compete in a global economy especially when we are now ranked 17th in education. Our young men are dying in Iraq with an ever changing reason for war ( Now proxy for Iran).

1,356,000 people donated to Obama campaign that may be so, but there is no way in proving that is there?

That is what Obama camp is saying, you really don't expect them to say otherwise do you? I still feel its a lot of money being shown, and my gut feeling is some one is not telling the entire story with where that money is coming from.

A,
Don't forget that Hillary has also independent supporters. Independents are pretty big bunch of ~42M registered voters.

1. Obama made the right decision on Iraq?? why has he then consistently voted to fun the war? Then why did he tell the Christian Science Monitor in 2004:
On July 28th, 2004, the day after his speech at the Democratic convention catapulted him into the national spotlight, Barack Obama told a group of reporters in Boston that the United States had an "absolute obligation" to remain in Iraq long enough to make it a success.

"The failure of the Iraqi state would be a disaster," he said at a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, according to an audiotape of the session. "It would dishonor the 900-plus men and women who have already died. . . . It would be a betrayal of the promise that we made to the Iraqi people, and it would be hugely destabilizing from a national security perspective."

2. Obama says he is not beholden to special interests?? March 7th, 2008 -- Obama say he doesn't take money from DC lobbyists and special interest PACS. This is the type of double-talk "politics of the past" rhetoric Obama rails against.

While his claim is technically true, what he does do is take money from state lobbyists and other big money contributors who have substantial lobbyist machines in DC, like law firms and corporations.

In April 2007, the LA Times quoted the Campaign Finance Institute’s Stephen Weissman as pointing out that the distinction Obama makes on lobbyist money is meaningless: "He gets an asterisk that says he is trying to be different. … But overall, the same wealthy interests are funding his campaign as are funding other candidates, whether or not they are lobbyists."

The Capital Eye reported that "[a]ccording to the Center for Responsive Politics, 14 of Obama’s top 20 contributors employed lobbyists this year, spending a total of $16.2 million to influence the federal government in the first six months of 2007."

Obama’s no stranger to being influenced by those campaign donations, either.

3. Obama is the great unifier?? At no time in my life's history can I recall a more divided Democratic party. Pundits and pary leaders have all expressed fear that the Party will not be able to unify in the GE.

4. Pledging allegiance to the flag - all one people?? Wright, "God damn America!" Ayres and Dohrn:

Forget the Democrats, they say. “The Democratic Party supported the war in Vietnam …” Dohrn began. Ayers cut in: “Led the war in Vietnam.”

“And they’ve been supporting, and leading this war,” Dohrn continued. “I don’t look to the Democratic Party. I don’t have hope for the Democratic Party. I think the Democratic Party is bankrupt. And I think the only answer is for us to build an independent, radical movement, and, I mean, the big ‘us.’ “

Nice candidate!! Nice friends!!

We will take our country back from these corporate lobyst and establishment. 1356000 people donated to Obama campaine already. I am proudly one of them..

Dirty money and money with strings should also be a concern. Payback will have to come so when huge amounts of money passes hands its not for free, there is always something wanted behind that.

what really scares me is that Obama
and his friends seem to be happy with
what happened on 9/11.

(Pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes? Huh.)

Since you and the rest of ABC felt it so important to attack his patriotism, I don't know why you are surprised he is demonstrating it in some not too subtle ways.

I know more republicans blog here and pretend to be democrats. There is a liitle difference between Hillary and Mccain anyways.

Obama seems more divisive than anything
else.... What a loser...

Obama supporters still tried to defend their idol was a Saint... Unfortunately, he was just a typical black politican without gut to face the heat...

He received the same money from special interests and had the same lobbyists to back him and fundraising for him...

He used the same old tatics to attack his rivals...

His hope is to bring people together but clearly he has been dividing the country....

He couldn't be able to anwser the questions but just wanted to "eat his waffle"...

So what else can he do?

Hillary cannot even run a campaigne free of debt and she can manage the economy. Let us get serious

pro-palestinian or pro-Israel? How about an honest broker that sees the horrors of suicide bombings and the horrors of continual settlement building and demarcation of Palestinian land. All sides are guilty. Obama is not wrong to feel for the Palestinians. To quote Ron Paul from the debates, "We give more 3 times as much aid to the Arab states than we do to Israel". Doesn't this mean that the current administration sides with the Arab cause? I am a believer that with those 300 nukes Israel can take care of itself, but I also believe that the Palestinians have and continue to be treated like dirt. Obama should have empathy for the Palestinians as he should for the fear that the Israelis have in their lives.

Hillary with her Bosnia lies can be ready on day one. Let us get serious....

I beleive soon the fraud of Obama's
money campaign will be revealed...

and he'll withdraw...

I would rather spend my time doing better things than to read the McClinton blogs.

Hillary 08!!!

"A donation here and there but these figures that his camp is calling is making me believe that money is coming from somewhere else."

Yeah, the same thing that happens to "public" radio stations in gentrifying regions ...

"Paper will lie still and let you write ANYthing on it." -- old saying from eastern North Carolina

I have no idea where Obama's money is coming from I just don't feel its the small man the figures are too high.

I don't feel the average individual are dumb with their cash, you not going to see a campaign has 50 mil to spend and leave your daily house hold budget to give more.

Something just does not seem right to me, he is spending close to 2mil a day and he still has money to spend, nope something is starting to look very fishy there, anyway that is just my opinion.

You Hillary supporters are funny. After Obama wins, you'll all support him and do so gladly.

"Pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes? Huh".

Against the war? Huh. Why then did he vote for confirmation of Condoleeza Rice as Secretary of State?? Not to mention votes for every single war appropriation or reauthorization of Patriot act?

That's all this guy ever does is respond; does he even have any original thoughts? Even his little brush off the other day was copied from Clinton's Rocky speech -- which he mocked. Oops, what that him having a beer in Scranton? Hilary has a beer and he mocks her. That's all he does is mock and say the same old things over and over: he says he wants to talk about issues but he never does have any plans other than naive overgeneral one. He's like the beauty pageant contestant who wants world peace. Yeah, and ....?

real leaders know that there are no
"stupid" or "silly" questions.

Clear cut: Hillary 08!!

SJ - Didn't Obama already admit to taking PAC money. We all know Hillary has sold her soul to these special interests groups. I must admit that I admire the small donations that have trickled in to Obama's camp. This reminds me of the way the Paul campaign was funded, and it is the way it should be done.

Honestly I do feel all this money that Obama says is coming in to his camp is now starting to raise my eyebrows.

My gut feeling is something is not right in those figures or where this money is coming from, I really don't believe that the man in the street is going to be consistently throwing their hard earns dollars after Obama like that.

A donation here and there but these figures that his camp is calling is making me believe that money is coming from somewhere else.

"Michael Moore endorsed Obama today"

Yeah -- late and lukewarm, like many well-to-do "left" elders looking for a bandwagon.

Obama clings to guns and religion!

Loser...

Looks like the Clinton people are playing childish games by copying what Obama people write and substituting Clinton for Obama. Wow I knew they were stupid and desperate but this is the worst kind of idiocy. It will be so sad to see them crying their eyes out when the Hill is marched away to her quiet rest home. Shame....

Obama can't even wear a lapel pin properly
and will not be able to get a whitehouse
security clearance.

Why do people have to use slurs to prove their point?

sally - What? Obama spoke out against the war, and Ron Paul actually put the ink to the paper against intervention. As far as I have read, Hillary was for the intervention that has left us in a mountain of debt, ruined our already trashed credibilty in the region, and has killed many Iraqis and soldiers. To me this is not a strength, and many of the soldiers coming back would agree.

Obama couldn't even take on the "stupid questions" from Debate, how could he take on the real issues facing the country...

Perhaps all he can do is to read out the note written by his advisors...

Obama for senator!

Obama has picked up another fine superdelegate today. Also, Michael Moore endorsed Obama today, and called Hillary's tactics disgusting and much more. Google it to find all of his comments. You won't find any news of this on ABC.com though, as they are way too biased. ABC is censoring this news on these blogs. Of note, the Financial Times also endorsed Obama today.

Hillary is right to challenge Obama! Quite frankly I know quite a few people that could be running the country better than it is now. Even George has governor experience. Hillary's strength against McCain and Obama is the war issue. At least Hillary will be more apprehensive in jumping in another mess overseas.

Hillary 08!

Are unions not considered "special interests"?

Do the math. The same person claiming that half of Obama's contributions are for over $1,000 must be the same person that is claiming that Hillary is close to winning. $1,000 times 500,000 (1/2 of one million) is $500 million dollars. Sorry, you count as bad as Hillary does. Sometimes the facts just hurt.

Obama is liar. Wait a minute he takes money from lobbist too. He didn't make decision about the iraq war. He only had the speech. I guess if he was US senator in 2002, he would vote for the war too.

Obama is in panic mode... His entire campaign has degenerated into mud slinging -- probably because of his inability to articulate on the issues as witnessed by his childish performance at the ABC debate.

Obama is right to challenge Hillary's add. Quite frankly I know quite a few people that could be running the country better than it is now. Didn't George have governor experience? So much for experience. Obama's strength against Clinton and McCain is the war issue. Ron Paul also was against the war and Paul makes sense fiscally when compared to Obama. At least Obama will be more apprehensive in jumping in another mess oversees, hopefully.

k:

He sure isn't trying very hard. His entire campaign has degenerated into mud slinging -- probably because of his inability to articulate on the issues as witnessed by his childish performance at the ABC debate.

Obama:
They are asking me questions
about my friends and past...

That is so unfair!!!

Clinton is the only one who gives us hope for tomorrow. Obama and McBush are the same old, same old. Old people with old ways. War and war-like people need to go away! We need change and Hillary is the woman. Peace and Hillary 08!!!

Obama takes special interest money - what do you call Moveonorg. and Billionaire George Soros and the media? Obama takes money from Exelon, other energy companies and big Wall Street firms. And Obama is the GREAT DIVIDER! Obama and Rev. Wright have set this country back to before the time of MLK!! No Obama in the White House! NO LIAR OBAMA IN THE WHITE HOUSE! NO WIMPYBAMA 08!!!

She will win by 15%.

Obama is the only one who gives us hope for tomorrow. Clinton and McBush are the same old, same old. Old people with old ways. War and war-like people need to go away! We need change and Barry is the man. Peace and OBAMA 08!!!

This race has become disgusting. I am starting to see who hillary and bill really are and how low they can go to get what they want. Obama is true to his ideas, friends and even to those to whom it is not politically correct to be friends of. He is a true soldier for America!!

OBAMA 08 OBAMA 08. YES WE CAN BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE!!! IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE. VOTE OBAMA 08 THAT'S CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!!

Wait... what!? More than 50% of Obama's
contrubutions are for more than $1000.

Obama = liar...

Rise above this petty chattering from inept candidates. Vote for real change. Vote Nader.

Appealing to undecided voters patriotism. Pretty smart move for with Pennsylvania voting tomorrow and North Carolina voting next week.

These states proudly founded the United States of America.

America we have to become United again. When Washington voted for the Iraq War, they failed to do their job.

Somehow this reminds me of the old joke

'Bet I know where you got thoes shoes.

I'm flat-out sick of this election. I hope Hillary drops out if she doesn't win by more than 15%. I mean, how else will she catch him. She down by almost 30% in NC and trailing by 5% in Indiana.

"To finally take on the special interests - not take their money. Who made the right judgment about opposing the war and had the courage and character to speak honestly about it. And who in times of challenge will unite us - not use fear and calculation to divide us."
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Unfortunately,

Obama took money from similar special interests, lobbyists......
Obama has been dishonest about this long time pal, uncle pastor, etc..
Obama has been divided Dems party.....

Obozo takes the low road and abandons his principles of unity. He's just as adept at wallowing in the mud as anybody.

Obama takes special interest money - what do you call Moveonorg. and Billionaire George Soros and the media? Obama takes money from Exelon, other energy companies and big Wall Street firms. And Obama is the GREAT DIVIDER! Obama and Rev. Wright have set this country back to before the time of MLK!! No pro-palestinian Obama in the White House! NO LIAR OBAMA IN THE WHITE HOUSE! NO WIMPYBAMA 08!!!