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Has the General Election Begun?
May 28, 2008 9:32 AM
We took a look at this question today on Good Morning America.
Who are you planning on voting for? And why? And to all the Democrats out there, does it bother you at all that Sen. Obama is campaigning as if the nomination -- which he has not yet clinched -- is his?
- jpt
May 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (111)
The Obama fanatics will beg for votes and forgiveness from MI and FL. He is not going to get it. He is going to loss by FL, MI, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio , Texas, Arkansas,
It is all the way downhill for him.
Posted by: John_Lai | May 29, 2008 12:21:31 PM
McCain is not the maverick hero some think he is. His war record, including his involvement in the Forrestal Fire, should be scrutinized. As should the Keating scandal.
But he REALLY lost me when he went hugging and kissing on GWB.
Hillary voted for the War Based on Lies, so she is out also.
Posted by: Rowland S | May 29, 2008 9:39:07 AM
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 11:34:25 PM
i agree...lets add my number one biggest reason( excluding the candidate himself)-----
MICHELLE OBAMA!!!
Posted by: pp | May 29, 2008 12:57:13 AM
I have three important reasons for not voting for Hillary:
1.) The perfection to which she has developed the art of lying.
2.) Her naivete in foreign affairs, to wit, she made a corkscrew landing under sniper fire into Bosnia. Her only backup was her then twelve-year-old daughter, a guitar player and a comedian. She could have least had a sax player with her.
Posted by: rhbate | May 28, 2008 9:49:11 PM
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS - TAKE NOTICE
-----------ROE v. WADE-----------
Two of the current justices of the United States Supreme Court will probably retire within the next four years. One is 75 and the other is 84. This will give the new president the ability to nominate two new justices. If McCain is elected you can be sure the new justices will be just like Roberts, Scalia and Thomas: willing to overturn ROE v. WADE. So think when you vote!!!
Posted by: rhbate | May 28, 2008 8:55:49 PM
The General Election has begun. And Hillary Clinton is totally irrelevant!
Posted by: rhbate | May 28, 2008 2:49:50 PM
Obama!
And, he certainly should be campaigning against McBush! John's had enough of a vacaton!
And you clintonistas (probably republicans in disguise) who keep threatening to vote for McBush -- you deserve him!!!
Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!
Posted by: jackt51 | May 28, 2008 1:51:12 PM
Geevil, what heat?
This topic is tame.
If you disagree with anything I said, so what?
I still support Hillary, and if Obama becomes the nominee, I will vote for McCain, as will millions of other Democrats.
Why? Because Obama is too far left, and his actions over the last 20 years shows that he shares the radical left-wing views of Jeremiah Wright.
Say whatever you want about me-- I'm going to eat lunch.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 1:03:32 PM
USMarine0331 said,
One last comment, I did not post at 12:14:17 p.m. or at 12:14:18.
As for how do we pay for Iraq, I think that Iraq should pay war reparations and for the cost of safeguarding it from Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
Iraq is a major producer of oil.
It can afford to do both.
You make comments & cannot stand the heat. Next thing is to blame someone else for your utterances. Typical of the person you support, I suppose.
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 12:56:00 PM
USMarine0331
Someone has hijacked my screen-name.
It must be an Obama supporter.
You sound like one of those guys that engage in Cyber seduction. Someone hijacked my screen name, do u own a franchise to that name?
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 12:48:03 PM
not as ingorant as obama on the issues that face this country.
but thanks to you obama supporter,
you are a scholar on jayzee and rap.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 12:47:23 PM
One last comment, I did not post at 12:14:17 p.m. or at 12:14:18.
As for how do we pay for Iraq, I think that Iraq should pay war reparations and for the cost of safeguarding it from Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
Iraq is a major producer of oil.
It can afford to do both.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 12:46:42 PM
Someone has hijacked my screen-name.
It must be an Obama supporter.
I am going to leave with this comment.
I support America's goal of guaranteeing its access to Middle Eastern oil.
Until technology develops a reasonable alternative source of energy, which will allow America to keep its high living standards, America should keep guaranteeing its access to Middle Eastern oil as one of its national security interest.
For those who disagree, good luck trying to find work on a bicycle and trying to stay warm by burning whatever you can find which will burn and by staying cool by replacing your air conditioner with a hand fan.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 12:38:07 PM
USMarine0331:
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question(s).
I agree that the Iran issue is a serious one. However, I am confused by those who feel that talking with Iran is a problem. When did negotiating become a sign of weakness? Without direct communication, what is the alternative? Do you really think America is strong enough to just wage war on everyone who doesn't agree with us?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 12:34:36 PM
Jake,
Short of you possibly showing your right leanings, why would you "stir the pot" so to speak by asking:
"...does it bother you at all that Sen. Obama is campaigning as if the nomination -- which he has not yet clinched -- is his?"
No, Jake, what has bothered me most about this election process so far is the unmitigated gall Clinton has shown to get what she believes should have been hers. She has thrown decency to the wind. Instead of going to Florida last week to continue her stump speech of how she is better, she instead fans the flames of voter disenfranchisement by saying over and over again how Obama stymied the revote Florida wished for. She makes correlations to voter suppression in Zimbabwe to enforce her argument? As you would say Jake...Really? How in any way is that kind of talk good for the democratic party, even if she were somehow to get the nomination?
I do, however, appreciate her hitting Obama pretty hard in the primary, since some of her attacks will likely diffuse the republican attacks in the general. And it certainly toughened up Obama.
Posted by: Ted | May 28, 2008 12:33:43 PM
Another point for USMarine0331:
Since Senator Clinton claims that she is going to leave Iraq, what is your basis for your support of her candidacy?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 12:29:24 PM
Nobody's fool, you asked how I think we should handle Iraq.
However, I think the better question is how should America handle Iran, which is trying to become the dominant power in the Middle East by acquiring nuclear weapons.
I support America's current efforts to stabilize Iraq's current Pro-American government, which is working.
I also agree that America should keep supporting the United Nations attempts to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The greatest risk that all Americans face is the risk of nuclear annihilation.
Osama Bin Laden has already called for the use of weapons of mass destructions against America by Muslims.
America should do whatever it has to do to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 12:29:05 PM
USMarine0331:
So are you saying that we are going to be in Iraq indefinitely? How are we going to pay for that?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 12:27:46 PM
If Obama thinks Hillary tearing him up wait until McCain and the Republicans get their hands on him.
Posted by: Tom | May 28, 2008 12:27:28 PM
so obama has told his supporters there are 59 states instead of 57.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 12:25:12 PM
la la in indianaland,
thanks for the lesson in jive and hip hop, maybe you will be the sec of rap.
and before it is all over, we will have jayzee rewriting the national anthem,
and jive and slang will be required reading in schools.
i just take my chances with mccain
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 12:21:44 PM
Nobody's fool, our goal in Iraq is to protect America's access to Middle Eastern oil, which America needs to avoid massive unemployment, economic depression, and to avoid the economic collapse of our national economy.
This is why protecting America's access to Middle Eastern oil is a national security interest.
Even though the U.S. has only 6 percent of the world's population, it uses 25 percent of the world's oil production.
Iran will take control of Iraq and the rest of the Middle East if America allows it to do so.
It will also go all out to acquire nuclear weapons if Obama becomes the next U.S. president.
55 percent of the world's oil reserves and 32 percent of the world's natural gas reserves are in the Middle East.
Another Arab Oil Embargo will harm America, which is why America is trying to guarantee its access to Middle Eastern oil, especially when China, India, and other emerging nations are clamoring for it.
Iran wants Obama to be president, because it knows that he, like Jimmy Carter, think that they are smart enough to negotiate to get what they want.
Iran humiliated Carter, and Obama is too inexperienced to trust with America's future.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 12:20:25 PM
The Republicans are laughing their rears off at what they have masterminded. How do you people not see what they have done here? Christ Rush Limbaugh said it long and clear months ago. Sean Hannity has followed his lead. McCain now has a cake walk in the GE.
Posted by: Eddie | May 28, 2008 12:14:45 PM
I won't surrender my friends. I'll stay for 100 years and hope for the best.
Posted by: USMarine0331 | May 28, 2008 12:14:17 PM
Spock said,
Now to Barrack Hussein Obama - He has no clue, this is another lie, just like the one that his father came here under JFK's open door with Africa, but then it turns out his father came 4 years earlier, and other stretches of the truth.
He is a liar,!!
The only choice we have for President is McCain!!
I can see that you're one of those uneducated people that support Hillary. I know you can't read & write, who's typing for you? Your cows
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 12:12:28 PM
USMarine0331:
In your expert opinion, how should we handle the situation in Iraq?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 12:09:21 PM
Do the party rules also state that Hillary should get every delegate in Michigan?
Posted by: Eddie | May 28, 2008 12:09:21 PM
Pary rule says, if you advertise in FL candidate will loose all the delegates. Is Obama ready?
Posted by: Tony | May 28, 2008 12:03:24 PM
USmarine0331 - Thank you for your service, you are a true American!!
You are correct on Socialism, but remember the ones arguing about it are taking there arguments from the Communist Manifesto, which is to deny and put down those who see through to the truth.
and then there are the others like some below that are brainwashed followers, that really do not know what it is, all they hear is Free this free that, not realizing that nothing is free, and the socialists cost will be higher then anything in capitalism. Their Liberty!!
Socialism has failed everywhere it is! Europe is pulling away, China is even trying to mix Communism with Capitalism but we got the Flat Earth people here that think their way can work.
But what has it gotten us, higher Fuel, higher food costs because of the false claims of man-made Global warming, this is also in the Communist Manifesto, to come up with a common focus. Take Venezuela for example the common purpose pushed there is being against us!!
Now to Barrack Hussein Obama - He has no clue, this is another lie, just like the one that his father came here under JFK's open door with Africa, but then it turns out his father came 4 years earlier, and other stretches of the truth.
He is a liar,!!
The only choice we have for President is McCain!!
Posted by: spock | May 28, 2008 12:01:56 PM
USmarine0331
Hillary should run as an independent.
If she does, I will vote for her.
I agree with u. After casting your vote, we'll give u guys some "banana republic" to run. Imagine all the lies you can tell & all the funds you can waste without anyone questioning your authority.
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 12:01:44 PM
USMarine0331,
I refuse to get off into the weeds with you in a discussion about "wealth distribution" when we are paying BILLIONS of dollars to reach an as yet unidentified goal in Iraq. This is just the kind of "distraction" that I feel we do not have the luxury of obsessing about this election. Too much blood has been spilled for that.
There will always be debate about the best use of America's limited resources, however, the fact that the American economy is suffering under the weight of the tremendous reallocation of resources to Iraq is undeniable.
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 12:01:33 PM
S
I'm not talking about primaries versus general election. We all know Bill won 7 states during the general election that he had lost during the primaries.
Bill and Hillary are claiming ALL polls show she does better than Obama in the general election. That is false.
Look at Real Clear Politics general election average of poll numbers. In the 20 battleground swing states, Obama is outperforming Hillary by 20 electoral votes. Obama is also far ahead of McCain in electoral votes.
Posted by: Debbie | May 28, 2008 11:58:06 AM
Laura said,
If OB is a nominee, I vote for McCain.
Laura Ingraham, I know you're republican. You would not have voted for a democrat anyway.
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 11:57:58 AM
Hillary should run as an independent.
If she does, I will vote for her.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 11:57:47 AM
IF McCain was to really pick Hillary as his Vp what chance do you feel Obama would have?
---------------
That would Obama's dream come true!
The majority of the Republicans HATE Hillary and Bill. They'd NEVER vote withher on the ticket. What a great idea! Someone should suggest it to McCain.
You must be an Obama fan.
Posted by: You're kidding right? | May 28, 2008 11:55:42 AM
geevil
I can't vote, I'm not an American. But I support McCain position on the Iraq issue. He is much better on foreign policy than Obama.
Posted by: Bridget | May 28, 2008 11:54:25 AM
The Democrats spent years telling us that Bush was a illegitimate President because they did not count all the votes.
Now they are doing the same giving us Obama an illegitimate nominee for president.
Not counting all the votes of Fl/MI is that not the same thing that they are doing after protesting so much, this is the hypocrisy that will make many vote McCain.
Posted by: SJ | May 28, 2008 11:52:27 AM
If OB is a nominee, I vote for McCain.
Posted by: Laura | May 28, 2008 11:51:27 AM
USMarine0331 and Guardian,
Please spare me the "I'm in the military so you can't question me" routine. Being in the military does not by default make your judgement superior.
This election is about the future of our country - whether we negotiate or blindly race to war, whether we use the government as a tool to benefit its citizens or to do the bidding of the lobbyists who pay to protect their interests.
I am against ANYTHING that is used as a DISTRACTION from the real issues in this campaign - and that includes John McCain's "I was in the military so I am always right on foreing affairs" poliicies.
I base my vote on things that are real, not mythical associations, innuendo, and socialist boogeymen that some claim are in the closet.
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:46:43 AM
Bridget said
Nobody is stupid, Obama must lose this election.
McCain 2008! Clinton 2012!!!
VOTE McCain!!!
After your vote is cast, pack your stuff & head to Iraq cause that's where your vote would lead U.
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 11:44:53 AM
Obama: "“He was never my spiritual mentor. He was my pastor."
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:40:45 AM
JLD1959
Obama is a puppet. You can look it up if you're capable of reading between the lines.
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:21:06 AM
Soetoro for you to make an asinine statement as to my ability to read does reflect on your ability to conjure up a meaningfull thought, this is substantiated by the fact that you wrote words without a usefull point or purpose.
Posted by: JLD1959 | May 28, 2008 11:39:25 AM
IF McCain was to really pick Hillary as his Vp what chance do you feel Obama would have?
Posted by: SJ | May 28, 2008 11:39:00 AM
Nobody's Fool -
What a stupid question you ask of a Marine. It isn't even worth his response. But since you can not obviously understand I will maybe help you out.
He is in infantry, a gunner to be more specific. Meaning in direct contact of the enemy, not just someone supplying bullets, beans and gasoline. Anyone of us that serves in such a MOS is well prepared to die for what we believe. It is what we do and are proud of our choices. We are a all volunteer military. We do not have a draft.
Posted by: Guardian | May 28, 2008 11:37:43 AM
Nobody is stupid, Obama must lose this election.
McCain 2008! Clinton 2012!!!
VOTE McCain!!!
Posted by: Bridget | May 28, 2008 11:37:33 AM
Nobody's fool, I have already put my life on the line in defense of my country, and I am willing to do so again.
I have seen war, have you?
I also oppose socialism, but your comments suggest that you don't mind socialism.
If so, please explain why.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 11:37:14 AM
Obama: "I never heard Reverent Wright say those things."
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:36:22 AM
It sounds like John McCain should pick Hillary Clinton for his running mate - talk about the dream team!
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:35:02 AM
Obama: "I really didn't mean that".
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:34:29 AM
McCain for president!!!
Posted by: Bridget | May 28, 2008 11:33:49 AM
This race is not over. The manipulation of the media with pundits saying this again and again creates the impression that if Hillary were to win the nomination that it would be "stealing" the election. This is not the case. All along, we have known that neither candidate can win the nomination without the superdelegates. Neither one has done this. And if the superdelegates see the writing on the wall that Hillary Clinton has the best chance of winning in November they will rightly vote for her. Since the groundswell of blind "support" for Sen Obama on super Tuesday, she has tronced him and is leading in popular votes as well as most of the polls regarding the GE. This is not a popularity contest, this is serious and warrants thoughtfulness about your choice, not just following along because a candidate makes you feel good! I am in Montana and will vote for Hillary on June 3 because she is the best Dem candidate we have had in many years, for her qualifications and the solutions she has for the issues that face all of us.
Posted by: shelleyt | May 28, 2008 11:33:47 AM
Soetoro No! said
McCain for president
Obama for court jester.
McCain becomes president and Soetoro No gets drafted to Iraq. What a happy ending to the story.
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 11:32:46 AM
Obama's legacy: "Present".
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:31:28 AM
It doesn't disturb me. It is typical Obama. The media disturbs me but the descent of ABC, CNN and MSNBC into rag hell started eight years ago and continues unabated.
The choice is easy. If not Hillary, then McCain. Obama is tied to Pelosi's apron strings and having seen the lengths his campaign will go to to lie, deny and then sigh, well, this is not the person to have as a commander-in-chief.
Posted by: len | May 28, 2008 11:31:15 AM
Debbie
Why do you assume the general election and the primaries are the same thing?
Posted by: S | May 28, 2008 11:30:25 AM
USMarine0331:
I am an American citizen tired of watching people like you try to change the subject when they cannot defend the horrendous results of the policies they have advocated.
I am not a Socialist, but I am not afraid of Socialists. They cannot be used to scare me into doing the bidding of you or those who think like you. This election is not about "us" versus "them".
I note that you did not answer my question - are you prepared to die for what you claim to believe?
So many people feel claim to feel so passionately about their point of view, but I wonder if made to sit in the deserts of Iraq or the mountains of Afghnanistan and face the reality rather than the politically spun fairytales, if their tune would change?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:30:02 AM
This just in, a judge has agreed with past rulings that the DNC has the right to decide how Florida delagates are seated.
The DNC Rules are written so that any state breaking the rules can not receive more than 50% of their delegates.
Also, check out Real Clear Politics average of poll numbers. Obama and Hillary win most of the same swing states (including Pennsylvania and Ohio).
The only swing state Hillary wins that Obama does not is Florida.
Obama wins Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Oregon, but Hillary loses them.
That's 47 electoral votes that Obama wins, compared to 27 electoral votes for Hillary.
There goes the electoral votes argument for Hillary.
Oops, the Clinton campaign was wrong when it said all polls.
Posted by: Debbie | May 28, 2008 11:29:03 AM
well robs,
whatever he was talking about it was a juvenile way for a potential presidential candidate to act.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 11:28:05 AM
What I cannot understand is how can the SD or the DNC nominate a candidate that has the least possibility of beating McCain.
That baffles me, I thought the DNC wanted to win. All the signs are there for a Obama loss, the polls, disgruntled votes, the FL/MI mess, the race issue, the bitter and guns issue, the working class issue, the Obama gaffes and his checked, questionable friends and past.
Yes it seems the media and some have given Obama the nod to face McCain, as the daily cries increase of persons changing their party, voting indy, or McCain, all I keep hearing is that these people will come around for the GE and vote party first no matter who is chosen.
Wishful thinking I say on someone's part the odds of Obama beating McCain are growing daily, so I have resigned myself to waiting for President McCain because I really don't see a different result if Obama is given the chance and all indications are that he will be the nominee but that is as far as it will go.
Posted by: SJ | May 28, 2008 11:26:50 AM
going down to madness,
this from the
urban MOOK-MASTER
to the marine who said obama is planning a global poverty act or something like that.
well, maybe the brothers and sister are about to be PAID-HEY!
so we will have african and american caught with their hand in the cookie jar. and the poor will just get poorer.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 11:25:08 AM
This is the United States of America, a Republic. Not a socialist state.
I have sworn to defend the US Constitution from enemies of both foreign and domestic. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say we are a socialist country. Anyone that is going to 'change' us to such will be declared an enemy.
I have done my part as 'We the People' and served to protect the things this country stands for the way it was founded. I am not alone in my thinking and feelings on this. Most of us with a MOS that women can't hold feel this same way.
Those of you that want a socialist state, move to another country which flies the red, white and blue in their flag. This one is set in stone and there will be no 'change'.
Posted by: Guardian | May 28, 2008 11:24:09 AM
JLD1959
Obama is a puppet. You can look it up if you're capable of reading between the lines.
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:21:06 AM
Nobody's fool, Obama certainly did tell a "story" about his white relative, who supposedly help liberate the Auschwitz concentration camps.
Why was it a story? Because it was Soviet troops that liberated Auschwitz.
Even Obama's corrected version is another "story" that he is trying to fool the American public with.
Why? Because Obama now claims that he meant Buchenwald, which was liberated by its inmates, before U.S. troops arrived there.
Obama told the stories in a political attempt to get Jewish votes.
I have no problem with Obama wanting us to pay attention to his relatives.
Obama has already mentioned his grandmother and a great-uncle, and he wrote a book called, "Dreams of My Father".
To better understand Obama's socialist agenda, American voters should research why Obama's Marxist mother and father embraced socialism.
Posted by: USmarine0331 | May 28, 2008 11:21:02 AM
justsaying: Its still unclear to me why a number of people took Obama's cultural cue to mean something about Hillary. He was referencing how lopsided the ABC debate was.
Posted by: Robs | May 28, 2008 11:20:03 AM
I think there are a lot of naysayers as to Sen Obama's Chances in Nov, I say the Republicans are in for a rude awakening come Nov. Obama will win the American people over by his stance on the isssues such as healtcare,Iraq, Abortion,Economics, etc. When I think of the McCain response to the Mortgage crisis, I thought he was not supporting the average home owner, but was more for the lending institutions. My suspicions were validated by the revelations that former Sen Gramm who supported deregulation in the banking arena and is also blamed for the mortgage crisis and the revelation that he was a lobbyist for the UBS bank at the same time helping McCain in the forming of McCain economic/mortgage plan. How hypocritical can Mccain be?
Obama 08
Posted by: JLD1959 | May 28, 2008 11:19:31 AM
justsaying,
Mainland grown? Senator McCain is the only candidate who wasn't Mainland grown - but don't let the facts get in your way.
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:19:08 AM
yes never obama,
the wiping off of the shoulder thing i did not understand until i was watching it replay on tv and one of my teenage children was sitting there and said
OH SNAP! that is jayee-meaning that he got that from a rapper!
and i asked what does that mean-
well the brushing off the shoulder means
you don't mean that much to me-you are just dirt on my shoulder.
how classless is that?
and why is a presidential candidate doing such? so for me he was pandering to the bases part of the black community.
I say our first black president should be someone who was "mainland grown"
and had the black experience that others his age had.
obama will be a mess as president.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 11:15:54 AM
Obama: Jimmy Carter reincarnated.
Posted by: Soetoro No! | May 28, 2008 11:14:45 AM
Hillary for write-in candidate. Forget voting for McCain, write in Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: Ron | May 28, 2008 11:14:33 AM
PM,
I think that Senator Clinton is not going to be on the ballot in November. I think that the polls have been extremenly unreliable this year, and I am confused about why we should believe this one as fact.
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:13:40 AM
Mr. Coffee,
You are wrong about Bill Clinton. He was the longest serving sitting governor in the country at the time of his election. Get your facts straight.
Posted by: countallthevotes | May 28, 2008 11:11:16 AM
Never Obama,
Are there any substantial issues on which you are voting, or is it just all about you being offended on Senator Clinton's behalf?
How can one lead as a victim?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:09:40 AM
juli,
try to batten down the hatch,
obama only promises food stamps and welfare lines to help the poor.
no self empowerment.
and to the marine
yes the programs you are talking about is similar to what happened in the late sixties and early seventies,
and all they provided was more blight
and finally catching the managers of the programs caught with their hands in the cookie jar.
obama deal only helps his well connected people.
juli,
try to find out about your states write in laws, explore all other avenues before committing to obama and his plan.
unless you live in the urban area of you town, if you are working middle class you will still suffer under obama.
the dnc for the sake of their main base the working middle class and the poor should have backed sen. clinton, the moderate dem. and not gone with the far left guy obama.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 11:08:25 AM
USmarine0331:
Are you prepared to give your life for the things you claim to believe?
Since Senator Obama was not raised by his father, how is a paper that you claim he wrote relevant?
How is sharing a story about your family the same as "taking credit" for the things they did?
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 11:08:14 AM
Beth:
Her husband which is her ticket to her senate seat and this race was elected with less experience. The experience he had was from the State of Arkansas where he learned to enact policies that turned our nation into a group of retail store clerks and chicken processors.
Posted by: Mr. Coffee | May 28, 2008 11:05:09 AM
I'm a Hillary supporter and was planning to vote McCain in the fall.
As I'm calming down, I'm realizing the impact the economy is having on my family. McCain's plan to use Bush economics really scares me. We've already canceled our summer vacation and are having a tough time paying our bills.
I'm left with no choice. I have to vote Obama. McCain's plan will cost my home.
Posted by: Juli | May 28, 2008 11:02:03 AM
snarkie pony
so if obama loses it is SEN.CLINTON' fault?
obama and obama supporters have it all sewn up.
obama will lose in nov. as he should have lost in feb. after people got to know him. if we had known now what we know about obama now, he would be out of the race. what we know about obama only brings up more questions about him and show us just how little we know about him.
obama is good for show, he will be a good prop president, because his handlers will be the real power.
just as they are now.
sen.clinton is not trying to tear the dnc apart, i think she is trying to help it. because right thinking people know how the far left of the dem. party have tried to hijack it with the help of the msm. history will record it was right to let the democratic process play out all the way to the end. it will read better, than what the dnc wants to have happen.
it the media and dnc had their way.
people in the future reading about this, will see how democracy was derailed. not a good legacy.
should let the process play all the way out, and they unbiased biased superdel.
should let the process play all the way out too.
Posted by: justsaying | May 28, 2008 11:00:45 AM
General election has sure begun for Obama campaign since NC and Indiana,never mind she beat him literally on home turf in Indiana and lost by a much narrower margin than expected in NC andtrounced him in WV and Kentucky.Also, by the way a million plus voters are still to go to the polls this weekend and next week.
DNC the incompetent un democratic entity that it is has yet not decided the fate of 2.5 million voters from FL and MI.Of course the shameless and arrogant Obama campaign goes right ahead because people do not matter,math does.
Hillary should run as an independent people's candidate.
Posted by: vic | May 28, 2008 11:00:34 AM
It is a real luxury we all have to be "perpetually offended" by the slightest mistakes from the comfort of our homes and offices, casually deciding whether our fellow Americans live or die based on the most meanigless criteria available.
While the kool-aid jokes are funny, it is sadly true that many are deluding themselves by consuming the divisive nectar of misniformation and distraction.
It is sad to witness the the large number of Americans who feel that they are well within their rights to decide the Leader of the Free World based on what someone on TV said, what an anonymous blogger wrote on, or how the candidate looks.
The choice is yours to make, but such an awesome responsibility should not be taken so lightly.
Posted by: Nobodys fool | May 28, 2008 10:52:23 AM
In the beginning, I was for either Obama or Clinton, though leaned toward HRC. As the campaign continued, as I saw the way Obama was treated with kid gloves, while HRC was criticized for such consequential things as her laugh and her outfit (why has no one ever complained about seeing that stupid blue tie over and over again?), when I saw the pandering, fawning coverage, when I observed the way HRC was treated in the media and NO ONE protested ... well, my either-or attitude changed. I cannot stand Obama, I cannot stand his wife, who has a chip the size of Illinois on her shoulder.
He has virtually no experience on a national scale, having done little in his two years of being senator. Really, all he's done is give a big convention speech! Add to that his propensity to invent family stories to appeal to a particular audience that don't happen to be true, his underhanded campaigning while claiming he's not, his ties to lobbyists, while claiming he doesn't have any ... way too many negatives in character and conduct for me.
I haven't decided on what I'll do in November. For the first time, I may just ... not vote. But I am fairly certain I won't go for The Chosen One.
Posted by: Beth | May 28, 2008 10:52:17 AM
Will Hillary Clinton show as much class as Paul Tsongas?
While Bill Clinton did not effectively clinch the nomination until the June 2 primaries in 1992, he had held a commanding lead over his Democratic challenger Jerry Brown since his March 17 wins in Illinois and Michigan.
Clinton's closest rival, Paul Tsongas, left the race two days after Clinton's Midwest victories. Brown stayed in despite trailing Clinton by more than 800 delegates.
Shortly after, Democratic leaders had all but declared Bill Clinton their contender for the fall election. Clinton was so far ahead, that Paul Tully, the Democratic Party political director at the time, told The Associated Press in a March 19, 1992 article: "The fat lady is doing a sound check."
Clinton was just 86 delegates short of the majority coming into the six-state primary finale in June that included California. He surpassed that amount to wrap up a nominating process that started with the Iowa caucus on Feb. 10.
Posted by: Bitter Dead Enders | May 28, 2008 10:48:26 AM
What bothers me is hack reporters who keep asking stupid questions about something that is done and over with.
Seriously, write about something real for a change.
Posted by: jdobson | May 28, 2008 10:46:29 AM
Get Real said,
Nobody's Fool,
I think drinking too much of the Kool Aid has made you "Somebody's Fool".
I guess you're talking from experience.
Posted by: geevil | May 28, 2008 10:44:34 AM
Hillary who? Is she still crying about not winning? We already know she lacks math skills. She has also demonstrated fiscal mismanagement by running her campaign into debt. She has proven that she lacks vision for not having a strategy in place post super tuesday. She has clearly demonstrated she could not adequately perform as President of the United States. And for those of you who claim to be Democrats that will cross over and vote for McCain. Go ahaead. I hear you can attend some fundraisers this week hosted by his party leader, G. Bush.