Political Punch

Here's the big picture, if he didn't know before he agreed to the interview, then he is out of touch with reality. This was a ploy 2 fold. One he gets to expose his family and let the world see how "normal" his family is, two he gets the chance to admit he is "human and makes mistakes", this is to make all of us refer to our emotional side, rather than our political side. As I can tell from reading in here, it worked. He has people with advise all around him, this was not innocent, this is an election. In our country this has become a game. Who cares about the platform, they will just change it when they get elected. He can say and do whatever it takes to get elected, as did Bush, and Clinton and anyone else since the 60's. When it comes right down to it, it about exposure. And if any of you believe the person we elect will be the same after he gets his oval office, then you need to pay closer attention. Corporations, special interest groups, popular topics all play a major roll in what our president does and doesn't do. It has not been about what is right and wrong in this country for a very long time, it about the bankroll and the promise exchange, and the "gentleman handshake".

I could care less - but not by much that he could not follow the good sense and example of others who haves served in the whitehouse. He has a very very limited resume and shows time and again that if the polls show it to be popular it is his position. (Sound familiar - a recent female candidate used the same strategy during the primaries.) I pray the American people will require a statesman with some real executive leadership experience to lead the country. We are not filling the position of "manager" at the local seven eleven or shift supervisor at Mcdonalds. This is the most important job in the world and I just dont see the credentials or the track record. Stop worrying about the mistakes he makes with his children and start concerning yourself with the train wreck ahead. The Obama Express may be the greatest man made disaster since world war II.

We all know we need change. I have not heard Obama once say how we are going to achieve this change? Hope is nice, but give me solutions.

Carl Chiocca,
If you haven't gotten it yet, this IS the real issue - he can't/won't make a decision and stick by it. There is always a "regret" or an "excuse" for when his position appears to have done HIM damage. The dweeb is running for President of the United States and can't make a simple decision about an interview? And contrary to what he has lead people to believe, it took a few days to get this interview orchestrated as the crews were all on vacation too!

Missy M,
A war is NOT illegal when congress votes for it - you should take a government class to refresh your memory on how this country works. Oh, and the executive branch DOES have the authority to engage in limited military action WITHOUT the approval of congress for a variety of reasons. And my last point on your comment - if I were still in the military, I would serve without hesitation - AGAIN! Regardless of whether I were in Iraq or Afghanistan. People like you get to live in a free country and make ridiculous comments which show you really don't have a clue as to how things work in government because of the sacrifices of those of us who HAVE SERVED.

Now let's forget the theatrics about this ridiculous show and regret issue and get to something that really matters;

It's unbelievable the number of people in this country who actually believe that a FRESHMAN Senator who was a liberal "Community Organizer" AKA "Political Activist", and who can't take a firm position on ANYTHING should be a serious candidate for the Presidency. Let's also not forget that on just about every major issue that Obama has engaged himself on, he regrets his decision. Definitely NOT someone I want making major decisions as the leader of my country and arguably the most powerful country in the world. God help us all should NObama get elected.

Who cares? Doesn't anyone care about Obama's or McCain's platforms? Am I obtuse here? I don't care that Obama's kids were on TV discussing their bedrooms. I don't care that McCain has had cameos in movies. These things are trival. Doesn't anyone care about the big picture? I support Obama's policies and platforms- thus I vote for him.

People should be complaining to the cable channels for taking something that was good and not only attacking Obama, but making negative comments about the children. CNN was terrible. One person was saying Malia the 10 yr old was too mature for her age. It was the attacks on his children that made Obama say never again

I appreciate Obama for giving us a view of his warm and loving family.

It was revealing to see how unspoiled their children are. They are doing a terrific job raising them to be strong young women someday. Up until now they have been keeping them out of the spotlight which Obama said he will continue to do. This one interview isn't going to go to their heads with the obvious excellent upbringing they are receiving from their parents.

bb - Yeah, we need someone who never questions his positions, like George, because that's working out swell for us, huh? You BO haters just can't stand that their family has the qualities that America likes. Talk about both sides of an issue? McLame: "I was FOR my first wife before I was AGAINST her."

It seems that Obama is always regretting the way something he said or did turned out. I wonder if he will carry this trait with him into the White House.
He wants to take 2 sides on alot of issues. We don't need that from a President.

For Heaven sakes people!!! Would you all listen to yourselves!!

Our country is in the middle of one of the most important election years ever and your worried about a brief interview that the Obama's family did with Access Hollywood.
I was not like they grilled the kids for hours about political issues. They talked about ice cream and their bedrooms.

He chose to admit it may not have been the best decision. Good for him! Everyone one of us makes mistakes and it takes a lot of courgage to admit when you are wrong.

Unlike some people we know who continues to make them and never owns up to them.

We need to focus on turning our country around; not on ice cream and bedrooms.

Bad judgment right Barack - and you were the one that was supposed to be the God-send of judgment.........what a dork - but worse than that are his supporters that were duked by him!!!!!

His habit as usual.
Do it and regret it later.

Adorable children.Having said that,they have no place in their father's campaign,they are CHILDREN.I understand his regret, as parents, all of us make some mistakes.I just hope he doesn't do that again.Not sure it sends the right message. Ok now people,lets take a look at real stories.

Betty, did you like the braids or just the little kids thinking dad is great???

I LIKE THE ISSUE ON THE CHILDRENS AND THE FAMILY.I KNOWN OBAMA AND MICHELLE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE CHILDREN THEY ARE GREAT PARENT. IT NICE TO SEE A REAL
FAMILY TOGETHER ON TV.

Just more of the same from Obama. More bad judgement, with only a poor excuse afterwards. Soon he will have his finger on the button. I hate to think of what he might get "carried away" with then and what poor decisions he will make. I could care less about his wife and kids. The man has, and will continue to do or say anything to get elected. Even if it is parading his wife and kids out on national TV. Show me some substanance Obama. Show ME (a middle-class American) the "money".

It's amazing that Americans are so focused on non-issues.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with the interview and his kids obviously enjoyed it. I would respect Obama more if had the courage to stand behind his decision to let the girls do the interview. While the interview seemed light-hearted and fun, everyone knows it was a shrewd and planned political move on Obama's part to appeal to that segment of the population who watches such shows. Why can't he just stand up for himself and say, "this was justified."

I wonder if McCain regretted voting for the Iraq War when his son Jack went there? That seems to be a far bigger parental mistake. Letting your daughter appear on TV vs. voting to fight a second war, and an illegal one at that, when you have a teenage son who wants to join the Marines when he becomes old enough in a few years. TV or Iraq? Hmmmmm. Tough one.

What I find most troubling is not the fact that he allowed the interviews of his young daughters to happen, but that when he saw that it "did not play well" on the cable news channels, he suddenly "regretted" his error in judgement. So, Barack, if your kids had "tested" better with the intelligent news viewers, does that mean you would have been OK with it? I cannot believe that this man is possibly going to be the next POTUS.