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Something is happening on the West Coast along the San Andreas faultline.Election 2008 candidates are not commenting about it. Fox news and other media channels are monitoring the situation asking the question IS THIS THE BIG ONE? Increased seismic activity in the San Andreas region is a cause for concern. Errol S

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people." BHO today

How in the world could he say that when he chose to sit in Wright's pew and hear his venom for 20 years?

Un ...ing believable.

yes that's what we need in this critical time in our history, a wannabee, cardboard cutout full of hot air, no experience, cult leader, muslim background, Christian church who is all black with ties to radical people against whites. yep. Well half the country were stupid and voted for Bush not once but twice, now half the Democrats are stupid and follow this false prophet like lemmings to the sea. God help us.

he should go back to africa if he dont like it

Jackie you are so right. This Obama campaign, is taking us back 50 years.

Im really sorry I supported my boy, he is toast

SaneJayHawk:

McCain did not "attend Hagee" (whatever that means) for 20 years. Hagee was never his pastor. He is just someone that endorsed McCain. He did not marry McCain and his wife. He did not baptise his children. HE was never describewd by McCain as his "spiritual mentor." Get your facts straight before you start trashing people.

How amazing that in 20 years Obama never heard any of this or read his church bulletin where it was coming our once a week,,,

Amazing that Obama never believed any of this stuff and never shared his doubts with the minister.

I do not believe Obama is any kind of agent for change...Unless you're talking about turning back the clock...His record and background reflect more of a return to the 60's mentality and anger....politiically and socially I don't want to go back to the anger and bad policy that we had then.

When Obama made his speech on race and included the "I can no more disown him..." line, my guess is that he thought Wright was going to stay in line and not do something like this. Otherwise surely Obama would have acted differently.

So if Obama can't assess the probable behavior of his pastor of 20 years, can't figure out that something like this might be coming down the pike (and it should have been pretty obvious, now that we've seen Wright's personality in full bloom), why should we trust Obama to lead this country? How can we rely on his judgment of foreign leaders if he can miss something this seemingly obvious? Did Rev. Wright's behavior surprise Obama? Did Obama really not see it coming?

Why is the second sentence so often left out?

"When Louis Farrakhan speaks, it's like when E.F. Hutton speaks...black America listens. They may not agree, but they listen."

THEY MAY NOT AGREE - what part of that do you not understand? It's perfectly possible to agree with Farrakhan on the Million Man March, the importance of families and father figures, yet disagree on other things he's said. Are you really that gullible and naive that you think it's only possible to believe people 100% or zero?

Uh.. HAGEE, HAGEE, HAGEE. McCain attends a pastor over 20 years that has attacked Catholics, advocates nuclear war, and says that God damns America all the time with hurricanes etc. But, let's not talk about him. Maybe because he is white and protestant?

I don't have to agree with Rev. Wrights statements, but I agree with a good number, and as long as folks want to treat Obama/Wright different than McCain/Hagee the only thing I can think of is racism and anti-Catholicism, both quiet and well known traits of the US religious right.

Some days, like Rev. Wright, I do hope the US gets hammered enough to finally wake up. If 100-Years-War McCain is elected, then I bet that is exactly what will happen.

OBAMA SPENT 20 YEARS WITH WRIGHT AND LIED ABOUT IT. DON’T FORGET REZKO, AYERS, FARRAKHAN, BLACK PANTHERS, MALCOLM X AND MICHELLE’S ANTI-AMERICAN COMMENTS.

OBAMA HAS RUN HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES. FINALLY THE MEDIA IS REPORTING THE TRUTH. IS IT TOO LATE? WHAT ELSE IS HE STILL HIDING?

REMEMBER — PELOSI WANTS TO BE THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT! SHE AND OBAMA, ALONG WITH HIS ANTI-AMERICAN FRIENDS, WILL DESTROY OUR COUNTRY.

THE DNC HAS WORKED OUT A “MONEY DEAL” FOR OBAMA TO GIVE PART OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY! WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING OBAMA IN RETURN? THE SUPER-DELEGATES?

VOTE HILLARY!

This is not about Wright. This is not about who the person who invited him to the press club supports. This is Obama and his judgment, pure and simple. Oprah Winfrey, the much-touted "get" endorsee, left the church over disagreements with Wright. Obama chose not to. End of story.

I just listened to Rev. Wright's speech before the Press Club. I feel that he told the TRUTH and the TRUTH HURTS. However, I'm not voting for Rev. Wright for president. Obama is being found guilty by association. I've lokked at a lot of the comments, and I think that if we stop looking at what each of the candidates have done or stood for in the past, and hold that against them, none of them would be electable. Let's look at each candidate for who they are NOW, and what thier policies are on issues that concern most americans today, like the economy, the war, and health care. Forget about the all the other garbage from the MEDIA that is DISTRACTING us all from what is important. There is always going to be gossip,scandals and other stuff that is not at issue here for this country right now. WAKE UP PEOPLE! America is in serious trouble. We need someone in the Whitehouse who is going to work on the problems at hand. Forget about Rev. Wright, forget about what Bill Clinton did. The race is between HILLARY AND BARACK, NOT BILL AND JERIMIAH.

Middleof the road, you wrote: "Geo. Bush was given the presidency by the supreme court." You also wrote, "...just hold your nose and vote for her. your wallet will thank you later."

First of all, several news agencies completed the recount. And George W. Bush still had MORE votes. So it was the people of Florida and not the U. S. Supreme Court who gave the presidency to George W. Bush. The U. S. Supreme Court's ruled, 7-2, that the method of recounting as outlined by the Florida State Supreme Court was unconstitutional. At the same time, it ruled 5-4, that it was too late for the Florida State Supreme Court to come up with an alternative method for recounting that would be constitutional and also meet the certification deadline as set forth by Florida state law. Had Al Gore not tried to steal the election by cherry-picking a handful of counties that are overwhelmingly Democratic to recount, but instead had immediately ordered a statewide recount, neither the U. S. Supreme Court nor the Florida State Supreme Court would have ever been involved in the case.

Now as for your comment that "your wallet will thank you later," you are absolutely right! That's because your wallet will be on your dresser enjoying the fresh air, and not being squished between you and the chair you are sitting on, since you won't have any money to put into it anymore. Sen. Clinton has already said that we can't afford all of her ideas. But that won't stop her from trying to implement them anyway!

I dont think Barack obama is a racist,,, i think hes a poser. I truly think he doesnt agree with Reverend wrights theology but he had to blend in to springboard his political career .

The Reverend is RIGHT on Blowback.
He's right on our country's faults. For God's sake, a succession of REPUBLICAN Presidents aided and abetted APARTHEID South Africa. Just because he has a grating voice, is not white, and voices unpleasant truths, ignorant minds turn away and the media demonizes him. My wallet, my peace of mind, and I would have much rather had Rev. Wright's foreign policy over the last 8 years than that of George "W.orst Ever" Bush.

i do not care what wright says, i do not care how he acts, i care little about him at all. what i do care about is a man who wants to be president associating with this man for 20 years. it is not about the average citizen, it is about someone wanting to be president. this association shows lack of character, lack of fore thought, and lack of judgement. surely bho knew this would come back to haunt him.

3 personal observations:
1. There is no such thing as a story going away as every avenue of the media we know is about somebody getting paid. No story no pay. A commentary never addressed by our expert?? advisors.
2. To date I have not found or had a reply from anyone, expert or not, who had reviewed Rev. Wright's "hate" sermon and only a couple of folks who have reviewed any of his sermons. Apparently most folks must be having spiritual revelations rendering great discernment in weighty matters of politics, government, and religion.
3. Once again America and Americans lie to themselves and each other. This story which in honest reality does not have anything to with this election is absolutely about race.

As a follower of Christ I often question God as to why the oppressed typically are called upon to initiate and sustain efforts at reconciliation and unity. In America,to my knowledge, there has been no time when white male pastors have led a national drive for reconciliation or collectively come to the table. It would seem that as a group they should have the greatest sphere of spiritual and moral influence.

@ Lance D,

We are talking about how many % white people vote for Obama compare AA vote for Hillary.
From that percentage you can figure it out.

To cindy in nc

I too am from nc, and what has mike easley done for nc, he is a part of the status quo as well and can't run anymore. What makes you think that hillary is going to care anything about you, especially if she does not win in nc. She will not even acknowledge nc if she loses it, like she has for all the other states that she has lost. People need to start thinking for themselves and not let the media speak for them. I'm glad you are finally proud of the nc democratic party. What where you before now, proud of the republican party?

Pastor Wright reminds me very much of Louis F. They both address the Black community's low self esteem by preaching hate of others. If I could do one thing for the black community, it would be rid them of their low esteem and belief, deep inside, that they are inferior.

I was appalled by the speech hosted today by the National Press Club. The moderator,Donna Leinwand, did a masterful job of making clear to all who watched the full speech and answers to questions by Rev. Wright how disrespectful, even hateful, ignorant and irrelevant the members of our press corp are today. They are the only ones who care about the "gotcha" questions they asked. Except for some of the frustrated looks Ms. Leinwand gave, I'm not sure they realized they roasted themselves.

Obama said after he heard the bombastic sermon of Rev. Wright, he talked to Rev. Wright, and Rev. Wright said to Obama "sorry for what happened," but today it seems Rev. Wright doesn't feel sorry at all to him.

So who's lyng now!

Wow Russ, what an intelligent thing to add.

Looks like Obama's "chicken's are coming home to roost!"

Geo. Bush was given the presidency
by the supreme court.
we need to try and keep this election about the issues that face the people of the us. affordable healthcare,affordable college,economy back on track.
sen. clinton is the only thing in town right now talking about helping the people.
if you hate sen. clinton
just hold your nose and vote for her.
your wallet will thank you later.

I believe that the republican party will come out in droves if hillary is the nominee.

Bill Clinton is the reason we got George Bush, and he disgraced the white house. Its funny how most people don't look at it this way, but we vote our president into office, and he has the opportunity to live in the white house, so that house is really OUR house. So who gave Bill Clinton permission to disgrace OUR house? And why are we the people willing to give him the opportunity to go BACK into the white house? I don't believe he deserves to go back, as he had his chance to make a difference and he did what was important to him, not for the people.

Republicans hate the Clintons. Hillary is unelectable. And if you believe that she is then you are looking through rose colored glasses. I don't care how many of you vote for her, there will be more voting against her. And remember she won't win the independents. They go to McCain or Obama.

Senator Obama is a train wreck, a tornado, earthquake and a hurricane all rolled up in one politician if he is elected. One simply does not know what he is or believes in. He keeps trying to change his colors in order to win.

Go, Senator Clinton.

I have heard a lot about the comment of this pastor wright, but what i haven't heard is a real debate about what he said:
-Are we imperialist?
-Did we trained Ossama to fight the soviet?
-Did we supported the apartheid system in South Africa for years?
-Did our nation was built with the blood of the african slaves?
-Did we for years supported and even continue to support dictatorship in some country (saudi arabia for example)because it fits our interest?
-Did we overthrowned elected government in some countries (Mohamed Mossadeq in Iran when he decided to nationalize the gas industry)to set up dictators (the Shah in the case of Iran)who will obey us?
I think we need to listen to the facts and realities we may not like. It's not because we look away that they will go away.I may not agree with some aspect of the pastor comments but we have to look at ourselves in the mirror sometimes and ask ourselves if we are really as clean as we claim.What are we doing in Iraq? By all metrics it's been shown that the iraqui people doesn't want us there? Why can't we ask the Saudis whose soons are behind the 9/11 attacks to democratize?

obama should have brought his far left side to meet his far seperatist side.
and maybe they could have avoided this.

I think if I were obama right now I would hope someone in the media would get the alice palmer story out now.
like he did-when wrigth first broke
this is when obama went back to the tribune and said "oh yeah, it was 250k that I got from resko not 150k.
and it barely made a blip on the msm radar.
maybe the alice palmer thing will work this way.
someone should get the alice palmer story out now.
because it the dem bigwigs let this go on and he become the nominee
the alice palmer thing is going to be part of what the rep. will bring out on him.

I heard this line in a movie once: "Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean someone's not out to get ya!" Like the PI idea though....

Jayhawk:

I prefer the Democratic tax and spend over the Republican borrow and spend.

He hit the media hard and the media didn't like it. So now the media will of course come after him with vengeance. They asked questions and were totally unprepared. I loved when asked did you hear the whole sermon, he had to ask it twice to get a response, and the answer? NO.

You say that Rev Wright might be self serving. Well I can tell you that the media IS self serving. The media has been on it's high horse for almost 40 years now.

The media is a Corporation, its interest are above the news, and the service it pretends to deliver. It is about profits, not service. It will inflame in order to draw attention to it's posts to draw revenue.

Wright said he told Obama, "if he’s elected November 5, “I’m coming after you.” According to Obama, they only talk God and religion. Doesn't this sort of refute that statement. Anyone who believes that is all they talk about is very naive. Just because Obama says something doesn't make it true, he tells lies just like every other politician when it is to his advantage. I bet Obama and Wright have cooked up this little press campaign to make it appear Obama has distanced himself, but I am not falling for it. They probably planned it over dinner last week when Sen. Obama was back in Chicago!

addendum:
"Why do you suppose Wright went off the reservation?" (If he really IS off the rez, and not just playing out some Machiavellian sketch developed by A-rod, Kerry, or whomever -- possibly a red herring to distract the press from Ayers, money-laundering, and all that.)

and I must say,
being an aa 53 year old female, I have been in the southern baptist church all my life. and if any of our preachers had ever preached what it seems wright is preaching my 94year old grandmother
would have looked over her glasses and said "rev. must have lost his mind"
and in wrights case she maybe right
obama has shown poor judgement-he should have left that church a long time ago.
not all black churches preach this stuff. most teach about love,peace, and brotherhood-and treating each person as they would want to be treated.
obama the uniter and rev. wright have set race relations back.

AkaDad:

According to Barack Obama's spokesperson, Obama is keeping his options open with regard to Iraq (counter to his previous statement of being out of Iraq in about a year). Obama is now saying that the United States will probably have to remain in Iraq for quite some time. Only the amount of troop deployment is debatable. So, whether a voter chooses the Democrat or the Republican, American military forces will remain in Iraq to stabilize that part of the world, just as they are in Germany, Japan, Korea, and a host of other places.

Refer to my previous for Obama economic policies. Tax and spend, tax and spend, tax and spend...

"OBAMA HAD IT BOTH WAYS FOR A YEAR --- UNTIL NOW!"

Why do you suppose Wright went off the reservation? The surfacing of Alice Palmer, maybe?

I just want rev. wright to go away for now-because this election is about everything except what it should be and that is the concerns of the american voters, healthcare,affordable college and getting this economy back on track.
we do need to have the discussion about race-but not before economic discussion.
wright need to go away right now
and if that means obama needs to go
then so be it.
this election is not supposed to be about race-it is supposed to be about
the overall needs of all americans.
"The world is holding its breath,hoping we get it right this time"-HRC 2008

well ever since this past friday
the world is crying its eyes out because rev. wright, obama former pastor
has railroaded this election-and we have taken our eyes off the prize.

nc,indiana,and all left to vote please help us get back on track.
vote for sen. clinton.
a lot of the things rev. wright is bring up-we have gotten past.
the answer for all poor people right now is-economic.
let us keep the main issue here up front
Barack obama has listened to this man
for the past 20years.
and not until he started to run for president and not until someone raised a question about rev. wright
did barack obama say that he did not agree with what rev. wright preaches.

and for all of you who think obama should out in the open denounce and reject rev. wright-it aint going to happen.
why not
because obama knows he will lose the black support he has now.
black people will see him as a sellout
and traitor-and will desert him
he cannot afford that.
mr. obama and his crew played the race card-not the clintons-obama and co needed to get the black support from clinton-and they saw a way.
how was what bill clinton said about jesses j. and obama in sc racist?
it was not. It was a politcal ploy that was blown up by the obama people.
there was no advantage to the clintons to play the race card. and it was very much to obama advantage to have the race card played.
the talk on black radio stations has already gone out if obama rejects rev. wright-he will lose the black vote.
obama has not done that much for the black community anyway.

Well I won't say America has been screwed up for the last 230 years. But it's definately been screwed up the last 8.

I can not believe what I have read. Just so that he or she know, each one of you sound so judgemental of one man and that man is Obama'. You know thousands of years ago there was also one man that was judge and crucified. His name was JESUS'. However, knowing what I know now, I am glad that JESUS' died for my sins and it hurts me that he had to suffer the way that he did. Fortunately, JESUS' had done this to save me and you. But, I am glad none of you on this earth can judge me because what he or she saids do not defined me. Now, I am not saying that Obama is JESUS'no! no! no! he is not. Therefore, what I have read and hear through the blogs and the media, you all have contributed to this man being judged through your mouths and not by GOD. WHO ARE ANY OF YOU TO JUDGE and CRUCIFY THIS ONE MAN? ARE YOU AFRAID OF CHANGE. NO ONE MAN OR WOMAN CAN SPEAK FOR ANOTHER. I AM SO TIRED OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES TRYING TO HOLD ANOTHER DOWN BY WANT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTHS. If you have not read the bible, it states "TAMING YOUR TONGUE'. WHY ARE WE AS PEOPLE SO CRITICALLY JUDGING ONE ANOTHER WHEN NONE OF US HAVE THAT RIGHT, with that being said, can we not go to the voting booths and voice our opinion as individuals. Instead of having someone else like yourselves and the media shaking his or her underwear inside out to see what has been discharge of him or her inner being. AS JESUS WALKED THE EARTH TRYING TO TELL US WHAT IS TO COME AND IF WE DO NOT GET IT RIGHT SOON, WE WILL ALL BE LOST. I AM NOT THE ONE THAT GETS CAUGHT UP IN SUCH DRAMA OF WHO'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. I HAVE MUCH MORE TO THINK ABOUT AND THAT IS: THANKING GOD' FOR HIS MERCY AND GRACE THAT I LIVE TODAY; HOW I AM GOING TO GET TO WORK TODAY ; WHAT'S FOR DINNER TODAY; MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS NEED CLEAN CLOTHES FOR THE DAY; OR DO I EVEN HAVE A JOB TODAY. While you all are sitting there taking one man apart by what was preached in a sermon one Sunday morning in a black community church 20 years ago. Futhermore, you have a woman (HILARLY CLINTON) stating that she would have left that church, that is not her call. God moves you when he wants to move you, whether it is a turn for the worst, in order to teach you to appreciate what you have ; or for the better, when GOD KNOWS that he or she is ready and can better serve someones else. So, with that being said, that could be Obama, Hilarly or McCain because neither dictates my life, my faith is in GOD AND HIS SON JESUS CHRIST! ALTHOUGH, I DO NOT OWN A GUN BUT YES, I DO CLING TO MY FAITH IN GOD AND HIS JESUS CHRIST, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY. AND YES, YOU MAY FIND ME BITTER AT TIMES AT WHAT HAS BEING GOING ON WITH OUR GOVERNMENT NOW AND FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE MY TIME. AND IF YOU DO NOT THINK IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE THEN, YOU ARE A DUPLICATE OF YOUR PAST GENERATIONS. signing off' A VOICE SMOTHERED"

If you all want to vote for McCain and he wins, because you don't like what Reverend Wright said, then we're staying in Iraq, continuing the policies that put us in a recession, and adding trillions more to the debt, which our children will have to pay off.

"This country makes me sick"
"Racism"
"Imperialism"

And so on.

From Reverend Wright's statements; from the comments by Obama supporters here; and from various other "progressive" blogs I've read, it's increasingly clear that Obama is the candidate for folks who really think America is badly flawed--maybe irremediably flawed.

I haven't heard from one Obama supporter yet who can say with a straight face: "I love America with all my heart, and that's why I'm voting for Obama." Rather, it's always "America has been seriously screwed up for 230 years, and only with Obama can America become a place I can stand to live in."

Obama is the candidate for folks who are at best ambivalent about America. Folks who see themselves as "Strangers in a strange land."

And therefore he is not the candidate for me. I love this country.

Gov O'Mally endorsed Hillary in Md and she lost badly. So much for the gov's endorsement

Actually, I did state that Obama promises to raise taxes on the wealthy. That would probably include the top 5% of wage earners.

As for his tax cuts for the middle class, specifics on what tax cuts Obama would make change from week to week, primary to primary, debate to debate.

With all the tax increases Obama has proposed (I only provided the short list), the middle class worker can be assured of experiencing a net loss.

cindy in nc writes:
"Gov.Easley has restored my faith in the NC Democratic Party. He had the courage to endorse Hillary when everyone around him jumped on the Obama bandwagon. Thanks Gov. Easley."

Yes, hurray for Governor Easley! If Obama loses in NC -- not inconceivable if the black church has turned on the faithless candidate -- I'm going to move there.

Many Americans have great esteem, respect, and gratitude for our men and women serving in the military, as they should. We all owe a great debt to those who willingly serve and sacrifice for our freedom.

However, military service does not give liberty to a veteran to indulge in hate-mongering, racism, and treason.

Nor does military service always act as a barometer of patriotism as Jeremiah Wright would have us believe.

If that were so, then Timothy McVeigh would qualify as a patriot.

Benedict Arnold would also qualify as a patriot under the Wright definition.

Military prisons are full of people with military service.

Military service does not provide an excuse for the treasonous statements spewed out by Jeremiah Wright.

Simply put, there is no excuse for Jeremiah Wright.

Not even one.

countallthevotes writes:
"Tribune has been a major force in American journalism for more than 150 years."

Among those who've passed through the Tribune is ... David Axelrod. 'Twas a lawsuit from the Tribune which opened the scandalous divorce files that drove his main opponent out of one of Obama's early races.

Axelrod -- not looking well -- was just on Chris Matthews, peeved at Wright, and sounding peevish about "the American people". Today, A'rod's pushing the tender candidate as a "bridge" between countries, religions, blablabla -- ignoring the fact that Obama's mostly been a bridge between white-run corporations and his own high pockets. (Actually, he's STILL on there, bitching about energy policy, just as though Obama/Exelon were unknown to the electorate. Ooops, there he goes. All gone now.)

That the excuse for Obama and A'rod's "race speech" has now thrown THEM under the bus is pretty darn funny. It'd be nice if Jesse Jackson would be next to jump from the sinking O-bandwagon, but JJ Jr. has one of the top jobs ...

Jayhawk

You conveniently left out Obama's tax increases are on the top 5%, and his proposal to give tax cuts to the middle class.

Belle Starr et al:

Do you know about Bill Ayers father?

He is hard to research but her is a bit from his obit and then the Tribune's own website:

Thomas Ayers, father to William Ayers, was the Chicago establishment, serving on the boards of Sears, G.D. Searle, Chicago Pacific Corp., Zenith Corp., Northwest Industries, General Dynamics Corp. of St. Louis, First National Bank of Chicago, the Chicago Cubs and the Tribune Co. .
(Chicago Sun-Times Obit)

That is right the Tribune Co. as in:

Tribune is one of America’s largest and most respected broadcasters. Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates 23 major-market television stations and reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. television households. The group is anchored by Superstation WGN, which can be seen in more than 70 million U.S. households via cable and satellite services. Fourteen Tribune stations are affiliates of The CW, America's new fifth network

Tribune has been a major force in American journalism for more than 150 years. The company’s market-leading newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and Newsday in New York.
Tribune is the nation’s second-largest newspaper publisher in terms of revenue and No. 3 in total circulation. The company’s publications are known for award-winning journalism, multimedia reporting and technological innovation. Newspapers currently owned by Tribune have won a combined 100 Pulitzer Prizes. They are read by about 8 million people on weekdays and 11 million on Sundays.

Thoughout this blog, several calls have been made to consider the issues instead of Obama's association with the racism and treason of his pastor and advisor, Jeremiah Wright.

Let's do that.

Right now, the economy seems to be the most important issue to a majority of Americans.

The Obama economic policy should be enough to make most taxpaying Americans run to the opposition.

Initially, Barack Obama has promised to raise taxes on the wealthy.

That would include Barack and Michelle Obama and Jeremiah Wright. I guess we can live with that one.

But the Obama tax increases don't stop there.

Barack Obama's plan to insure the future stability of Social Security?

Raise taxes.

Barack Obama's plan to provide future funding for Medicare?

Raise taxes.

Barack Obama's plan to provide national health care and prescription drug plans?

Raise taxes.

Barack Obama's plan to provide tuition support and even free tuition for college?

Raise taxes.

Does anyone see a trend here?

Barack Obama's economic program is to provide an enormous increase in government programs and control, and his plan is to do it with larger amounts of taxes deducted from your paycheck.

Voters rejected the same extremist, far-left, liberal economic proposals when McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis, and Kerry proposed the same policies.

In November, voters will reject tax increases and the candidate that proposes them.

The most disturbing thing about one of Wright's speeches this weekend was that he stated the attacks are not against him but against the black church.

I know a lot of black people and there are a dozen black churches in my city. None of them preaches Black Liberation Theology or spews the filth Wright does. I like and respect the African Americans I know and I believe they return those feelings.

My little 10-year-old niece has friends of all colors, and they are truly colorblind. What a beautiful thing! Isn't that what we've all been working towards?

LA Times articles:

I think the LA Times has had to retract a couple of stories in the past 12 mos. so I wouldn't believe it. A once pretty good paper has fallen.

Gov.Easley has restored my faith in the NC Democratic Party. He had the courage to endorse Hillary when everyone around him jumped on the Obama bandwagon. Thanks Gov. Easley

Jeff said, "Should America apologize to African Americans for slavery?" Yes, they should and they did. I think affirmative action, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Emancipation Proclamation were all steps in the right direction. Maybe you think Liberia is a good idea?

Great news, the Governor of N.C. has endorsed Hillary.

You can watch the entire speeches of Wrights they are wrong no matter which context you put it in. All the AAs and media screaming about context needs to think of how they treated Bill Clintons comments and took them completly out of context.

Im a Hillary supporter, I have been called a racist at least 10 times just because i wear a Hillary button. A black supporter of ours called me in tears because she was walking with her 5 year old and somebody yelled out "traitor" and threw a glass bottle at her. Old women were spit on for passing out Hillary flyers on the campus of UT. Our black superdelegates get threatend if they dare stick with Hillary. You never see this behavior from the Hillary campaign.

A change is coming? A change has happend. When i look at a black man or woman im not looking at anybody different or deficent. Im looking at my EQUAL!!!

Its speech like this that divides us all

On a side Roland Martin, talk about biased reporting, HES A PERSONAL FRIEND OF WRIGHTS. Notice he never volunteerd this info

I am one of those 10% of AA whom Obama has not pulled the wool over. One just needs to look at his history of lies from the start of his campaign...He has managed to singlehandely take race relations back 30 years.,,Just take a look at his senate district inChicago. He didn't help his own people...Just got rich off them with corrupt Rezko...Black Liberation Theology..?...He wasn't forced...I have heard severa of the sermons in entirety and they don't get better.Theres no excuse. Hate is Hate...No Obama.

Most of Obama's negatives are guilt by association. Most of McCain's and Hillary's negatives are about what HE or SHE has said or done.

Is not the most telling thing that apparently Obama saw absolutely nothing wrong with Rev. Wright's sermons or his association with Bill Ayers? It reeks of a black agenda and liberal elitism. Not a very strong resume for a president of ALL the people!

History lesson: Kiddies - go do your research on the Weathermen (Ayers, Dorhn, et al) and the Black Panthers. Connect the dots.

Obama is the future. Hillary and McCain are the past. Let's move this country forward not backwards.

Taking money from employees of a corporation is not taking money from the corporation itself.

Obama is correct when he says he doesn't take money from corporate lobbyists.

Wow, Great article.

I want to think that Wright/Obama have a strategy with this kind of talk, but cannot figure it out unless it is to grow Wrights speaking fees.

If you think gas prices are too high vote for Clinton.

If you're worried about the economy or jobs vote for Clinton.

And if you want to win in November vote for Clinton.

To Robert:

Then explain one thing to me please? Why has Obama gone back on his word of not accepting financing from lobbyists? He is as phony and as unelectable as a 4 dollar bill. Enjoy the coming McCain electoral landslide.

Obama's showboat preacher is the least of our worries about this "post-partisan" fraud.

Chris Hedges at Truthdig.com:
"Obama has also accepted more than $213,000 from individuals (and their spouses) who work for companies in the oil and gas industry, and two of Obama’s bundlers are senior oil company executives who have raised between $50,000 and $100,000. I could go on, but you get the point ...
Obama is an articulate, intelligent and attractive politician, but he is also a corporate figurehead. A vote for Obama is a vote for the corporate state. Under an Obama administration, the corporations would continue their ruthless drive to disempower the citizens, to protect an entrenched American oligarchy and to subvert what is left of our faltering democracy."

Spock (@1:11 PM), that was hilarious! Thank you for humor, which is sorely needed these days. You should get some shirts and bumper stickers printed up.

frisco girl

There's no such thing a the liberal media. The corporate media and the Republican party are ideological soul-mates. They both want lower taxes, deregulation, and little to no oversight.

Calling the corporate media "Liberal" is absurd.

Obama's campaign is a circus. A disgrace to the office of the Presidency. It isn't just Wright, nor Michele and Barack's allegiance to Black Liberation Theology. It is a list of RED FLAGS.

STOP THIS CHARADE AND VOTE HILLARY.

"Time for Obama."

Right after Hell freezes over.