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the reps. are so strong in their support for mccain and palin, anything they say or don't say is alright with them
no plan for the country-that is alright

going back and forth on an economic plan
that is ok

vp saying untrue things,to the point mccain for booed for telling the truth.
that is alright too.

you don't find this much loyalty to a sports team.

if mccain gets up there and makes a complete a** of himself tonight. that will be ok with his supporters to.
and they will continue to say country first.
what does that mean?
because bush with the support of mccain has tried to pull this country down to last in everything.
and mccain will cont to do the same.
mccain has no plan because he thinks bushes plan is just fine.
he will stick with it.

Obama accuses McCain/Palin of attacking his record … what record? Obama is an empty suit who hasn’t done anything. That’s why instead of running on his record, he has to run a campaign based upon attacking McCain/Palin. Obama’s tactic has always been ‘the best defense is a good offense’. For example, Obama will make the pig/lipstick smear, just days after Palin scores points with the ‘pitbull/lipstick statement … then he disingenuously acts as if there’s no connection. He did it again with Palin’s community organizer is similar to a mayor, but with out the responsibility … which everyone knows was Palin’s response to Obama demeaning her experience as a small town mayor. There’s nothing wrong with being a community organizer, but being a community organizer is certainly not credentials for becoming President of the United States! Obama has done this, as well as playing the race card numerous times. The changes Obama wants would dramatically weaken this country, in terms of our economy and our national defense.

I absolutely refuse to vote for a man that tells me I have to vote for him or I am a racist. Obama, you are running scared and I don't need a coward for my president.

"Do you even realize McCain used the image of Obama on a dollar bill in one of his ads? "

So What!

Obama used Obama's image on his phoney egotistical rendition of the B O presidential seal!

I don't care for either of the two! Seriously someone else who isn't mentally instable and who isn't pulling the race card every five minutes should run!

Obama is stating the truth and all you republicans are just making up this baloney to run Obama out of this race.

Obama is in this case playing the race card. He is flirting with these accusations so that he can be the victim and gain sympathy. This is one of Obama's strengths so it is logical for him to attempt to label McCain as a racist when he clearly is not. Although McCain has been wrongly accused, the masses may not recognize this and continue to be misinformed. I do not agree with Obama's suggestions about McCain, but i understand why he is campaigning the way he is. The fact is is that race is a factor in this election.

for everyone who keeps saying "obama is race baiting because of the dollar comments"

Do you even realize McCain used the image of Obama on a dollar bill in one of is ads?

It's been on u tube since june, just search "McCain Seal"

Obama was responding to the ad. That changes things. Alot.

Simply put, not since before, or after the Obama campaign would anyone EVER have accused the Clintons of racism. THis goes to show the subtlety if Obama's tactics, and how willing the press is to pick up on innuendo to sell newspapers and generate page views on the Internet.

For instance, during the South Carolina debates, when Obama was asked about what he thought about Bill Clinton being called the "first black President", Obama said a few lightweight things, and then went on to say that he didn't know if "Bill was a brother, because I (Obama) haven't seen him dance yet".

THis was said in a national debate, in front of a largely black audience, in a debate with Hillary Clinton, who is white. Hillary smiled through the whole thing as the crowd raored in approval for Obama.

Now, what if *HIllary* has said that? She would have been out of the race the next day.

Obama has USED race in a very clever way. He has used it to charge up his black base. Just listen to the change in the tenor of his speech when he addresses black crowds (Oprah does the same thing). It's condescending, but nobody dares say a word; it's another "race" elephant in the room.

Obama's campaign has been using this double race card since the beginning.

McCain has begun to deconstruct this tactic, and unpack it so that it loses its power.

Obama's tactic worked in the hyper-sensitive, ethereal world of Progressive-Left_driven Democratic campaigns, happily manipulating Ivy_league reporters who have been bred on white guilt. Obama is their big chance to excorcise that guilt. That's one of this campaigns significant, unspoken subtexts.

THis will not work in the general election, because moderates and conservatives don't react the same way as progressive liberals do about this sort of thing.

Obama simply does NOT resonate with the people he needs to win. He's a very smart elitist who has used his race, among other things, to climb. It's counterintuitive, but that's the way it is.

In the general campaign, Obama is going to receive a whole lot of blowback for his tactical choices in the primary. He will deserve every bit of it.

In fact, John McCain will probably beat Obama because of Obama's overreaching on the race issue, among other things.

I am truly concerned at the way this election is evolving. As a teacher, I am already leery of letting coworkers know my political views. But I am increasingly seeing the idea expressed that opposing Obama is the moral equivalent of racism. If we cannot oppose a person based on the fact that they are socialist just because they happen to be a (partial) member of a minority group, then anyone could march in to the White House claiming victory just based on their ethnicity. Isn't that racism-preference for one group based on color or background?

Jake, this is nothing new for Obama. Back on June 20th, he made the following statement: "We know what kind of campaign they're going to run. They're going to try to make you afraid.

"They're going to try to make you afraid of me. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?"

Never fear. McCain will keep his hands clean while others do the dirty stuff for him --- as Bush did with the Swift Boat crowd four years ago. Republicans have become masters of knife-between-the-ribs politics.

Thanks, Jake! It's nice FINALLY to see someone in the media notice that it is OBAMA WHO PLAYS THE RACE CARD!!! He did to Bill and Hillary and now he's doing it to John McCain. When you are an EMPTY SUIT, you have to play the race card as it's the only card you have to play!!

Obama will make the best President since Clinton!

It does not matter what obama says. He learned for Kerry and Gore: Tell the group what they want to here, Lie about everything.

We now live in bizarro world, where pointing out the obvious racial context of this election is racist, even though Republicans have been playing on racial fears for decades. Apparently, the most racist thing you can do in America these days is to point out that racism exists. If you think it's a coincidence that all of the faces on our money are white, you are lying to yourself. Obama faces serious challenges in running as the first black candidate of a major party and pretending that they don't exist is ridiculous.

Obama is facing a clear double-standard. The very fact that he's black means that he has to stay away from focusing on race, even when doing so is appropriate, for fear of being labeled "uppity" or a "dangerous black man." McCain, meanwhile, is free to spout off racial epithets like "gook" and no one cares. But if Obama even suggests that his race may be used against him, it sets of a storm of controversy.

What was the devil's greatest trick, again?

Politics is like survival and doing whatever you can to survive. "Those that do not know you or what you stand for will always try to discredit you to make themselves feel better about their own shortcomings"

This campaign will be decided on race whether we want to face it or not. If you are undecided you are going to go with your race. Even in interracial marriages, at some point you want to be with your own!

You would hope not but look, listen, and pay attention. As a nation we remain comfortable with what we are used too and who we surround ourselves with. Our environment, family, friends in an existential way teach us how we interact with those not like us. Sadly, color is still a barrier and there are those that continue to teach separatism. We will know as a nation in November whether we have turned the corner or are still going in a straight line of status quo. My bet is that when we leave work and close our doors at night, the truth reveals itself re soundly. My guess is that most of us work with those of different color because we have too, but have never invited someone of different heritage over individually as a friend and confidant because we share with those we deem to have the same obstacles, experiences, or advantages in life. Solodad Obrien did a wonderful piece on being black in America. Black Americans have to work harder and prove themselves more often than there counter-parts because of the color of their skin. A black male is born with a felony (Skin Color) and is less likely to be hired than a white male straight out of prison! Have we turned the corner in America? NO!

I am shocked that someone would suspect that the party responsible for the southern strategy would run a campaign playing to racial prejudices! How dare someone point out that Obama's appearance and name might be used against him! Inconceivable!!