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nobama? how many states are there?
57? no. that's kerrys' ketchup sauce
empire from momma t

Look, McCain also did PR ads for the No Vietnamese. He was paraded around by them alot because his father was the admiral.

None of what he did means he's a coward. If your organization is dependent on people not talking under torture, then you have much bigger problems. You cant fault a POW for _anything_ they did while held by the enemy.

He was, however, bombing civilian targets in violation of the laws of war, and he should at least have complained up the chain of command about that. You can call him a coward for not speaking up about war crimes.

McCain stayed alive as a POW because he sold out his fellow Americans. Signed statements whenever the Vietnamese put a piece of paper in front of him. So much for Name, Rank, & Serial Number: McCain sold out. How does this make him a Hero? Sounds more like a coward to me. Do/Say anything so your captives leave you alone, while selling out your fellow Americans. Disgusting.

John McCain survived five years in a POW camp. Do you think he is going to let Obama play the race card on him? Don't think so. The man knows how to stay alive.

McCain had to stop the race card from Obama. If he hadn't we would have heard it everyday from now until November. I am glad he did. When Obama accused the Clinton's of being racist he may have won that round, but he will lose the game.

McCain's a big, fat liar who is playing the race card. Mr. Republican David Gergen says so. There should be no low road to the white house, but Karl Rove and GWB proved that there was. Now Karl Rove and McCain are trying to prove you can get there through the sewer. It's shameful.

The strategy that Camp McCain is trying to use is the belief that the highest level of notoriety/fame an African American can attained in America is that of celebrity.

They are tapping into the psyche of a group of Americans who are ONLY comfortable witnessing African Americans ascend to popular status as entertainers and sports legends. Goes back to "they can only sing and dance." The underlying theme is RACE, RACE and Negroes, please "stay in your place."

So if you cannot understand why McCain used Britney and Paris alongside Obama, the man who has shattered the glass ceiling on what an African Americans can achieve-- now you know. It's all about psychological exploitation.

I have a child who is almost five and she has already outgrown this kind of avoidance tactic: saying "no it isn't", when it obviously is so, or "I didn't do that/say that", when she obviously did. Interesting that McCain hasn't!

:-)

I just saw the ad with Obama on the $100.00 bill!

It's perfect!

And Obama was the one who set it up by first importing his picture and design into his "clever" re-make of the Presidential Seal!

This new ad... just took Obama's
initial presumptuous act..... and put it into spin, spinspin.

Very clever of Mccain!

If the obamaniacs don't like it, they can blame the parody on their fearless leader.

McCain Says He's Running "Respectful Campaign," Not "Negative In the Slightest"

He should tell that to the marines. He is running a smear campaign which is fast becoming the stock in trade of the republicans.

Man who lives in glass house should not throw first stone.

I so wish the Dems would produce an edited video on McCain's brilliance - The Foreign Policy "expert" who did not know the difference between Sunni & Shia...who thinks Iraq & Afganistan border each other...who sums up his Iran policy by singing bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. The guy who admits he does not know much about economics when we are sliding into a recession...etc, etc, etc.

Use his own words to expose him and then remind him - it is not mean spirited...just having a little fun.

Right, maybe we should ask Obama's former opponents in the US Senate race and in the Illinois Senate race how "clean" Obama is in campaigns.
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Why yes. . .let's ask the always credible, carpetbagging loony tune Alan Keyes about political campaigning, shall we?

The only one who has been playing the "race" card are the ones perpetrating the idea that only the same minority who bought their way into the White House for over 200 years is entitled to the office. In that respect, one should wonder why only one minority is represented on our currency - when it is obvious the vast majority of Americans have no racial or gender relationship to those figures.

McSame doesn't seem to understand the word "respect." Perhaps if the Democrats started regurgitating some of the ads generated by the Bush campaign eight years ago, he'll remember how well Republicans respected him in 2000.

Bush-McCain must think we are really stupid. He is running the most negaive campaign in US history. If he doesn't believe it then his handlers have him hidden away in a closet somewhere.

Love the ads, John - keep it up. Reflect exactly what a lot of voters are feeling. Mission accomplished - you are hitting raw nerves. Stop whining, BHO. Yes, Mc Can!

McCain and his campaign understands the voters are clearly upset with the state of Nation and its affairs. When comparing the candidates on the issues challenging America, Sen Obama has commanding lead over Sen McCain. Given these facts McCain has decided to try and Smear Obama with lies & distortions. McCain fearing a loss has decided to throw Decency, Integrity & Issues under the bus. I guess McCain believes " If you can''t dazzle the voters with your Brilliance, Baffle them with B-ll S--t". This is a very bad year to be a Republican Politician, It is so bad that the Republican leadership is telling their House & Senate candidates to campaign against the GOP if they hope to get elected. Let''s face it, McCain has Buzzard Luck , Can't kill nothing and nothing will die."

The Good Ole Party are devoid of ideas or Leadership!

Obama 08

Isn't it GREAT to see an average American really make it big. Obama was raised by his single-mother with the help of his grandparents. He worked Hard, got a good education, and turned down large sums of money to go to work for the average American. What a great story. He raised his large sums of money for his campaign, not thru big corporate donors like many others, but thru average Americans giving $10 or $20 at a time. I suspect he is going to go down in history as one of the great presidents of all time. Obama will be Great in 2008!!!.

Obama is quoted as saying “Let me be clear — in no way do I think that John McCain’s campaign was being racist...I think they were cynical and I think they want to distract from talking about the real issues.”

Two things about this comment demonstrate that Obama is the real cynic.

First, the Obama played the race card continuously against Hillary. Everyone knows it, and everyone knows it worked. Obama knows the Clintons are not racist, but that did not stop his campaign from smearing them as racists. So, McCain knew the race card was coming and he was prepared for it.

Second, Obama is not interested in talking about real issues. If he was he would meet McCain in town hall meetings. His campaign is about celebrity, about style, about huge crowds, and about pretty words. It is not and never has been about any real issues.

This 2005 interview with Tim Russert on Meet the Press make it very clear.
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RUSSERT: The fact is you are different than George Bush.
SEN. McCAIN: No. No. The fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.
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It all comes down to whether or not you think we should continue the bush policies. If you think the war should continue indefinitely, while we spend $10,000,000,000 a month, and you think that bush has done well with the economy then mc-more-war is your man. If you think that it's time we start to get out of iraq and do some positive things for the average American instead of just the top 1% then vote for Obama.

Right, maybe we should ask Obama's former opponents in the US Senate race and in the Illinois Senate race how "clean" Obama is in campaigns.

Suppose it is "clean" Obama style. He can play dirty campaign tricks, but don't play funny campaigns ads with him, 'cause he's "the one."

I appreciate the humor coming from the John McCain camp. It seems to me Obama and his camp are taking Obama way too seriously - as noted by Obama's own words. I loved the playback of Obama's speeches. The Arrogant One might want to think twice BEFORE he goes over the top with self-worship.

geevil...I don't think being disrepectful of a man's religion and what is believes is funny at all!!! We need people to talk about what is happening in this country right now, not personally degrading stuff. I thought McCain was above this. Obviously I was mistaken.

Senator McCain is not running a negative campaign. He's running the only campaign that he knows how to run. The real question is whether or not America is ready for four more years of the same?

I agree with kaj,the best is yet to come. the different mc and obama is obama expect game from mc and is prepared for it ,mc is never prepared for what comes from obama as a matter of fact no one because it is so miraculous. we are expecting the red sea to open.thanks to mc for bring the message.

This morning Obama flipped his position on offshore drilling. McCain once again has the right policy. Then when asked about the recent ads, Obama replied in his usual humorless fashion blamed the media. When asked if Obama's negative ads might figure into the storyline, Obama hemmed and hawed and once again said he is not like other candidates once again weakly playing the race card.

Talk about a dearth of new ideas... if that was offense, it scored no points. If that was defense, he better brush up on his light saber skills and right soon. This week goes to McCain.

McCain is sad and desperate. But Obama cannot simply take the high road like Kerry did against the Swift Boat liars. Obama needs to spend his money hitting McCain back hard with factual ads attacking McCain's flip flops and juvenile negative attacks.

The media is making a big mistake if they think the blame for the falling tone of this campaign is equal on both sides.

McCain is following classic Rove-Bush tactics, stir up emotions, create false story lines. They are obviously afraid to run the GOP record. That's the story here.

Those who think age does not matter are just ignorant of the facts. The Presidency is a very demanding job and that person will need to have lots of energy to do it well. There is a GOOD reason why pilots have to retire at age 60. mc-more-war has already had too many senior-moments to handle the job well, plus he can't even use a computer. The Real straight-talker, John Murtha was right when he said the presidency is no place for an OLD man. Obama 2008!!!

Great minds talk about IDEAS, not people. McCain is obsessed with Obama...as evidenced by his disrespectful ads. It is clear he has no ideas that aren't more of the same ol W type that have taken our nation under like the fall of the Roman Empire.

I've always wondered at exactly what age you reach your second childhood, I guess John McCain has answered that question. I can no longer compare McCain to Bush, Bush is much smarter and more mature and can lie to us and make us believe him. John's lies are superficial and obvious and delivered in a manner that is totally unbelievable. Given all the problems this country faces the best McCain can do is compare Obama to Moses and ignore the real issues, I guess that is the easy way out when you don't have a plan. John's solution to high gas prices is a gas tax holiday which takes from the funds to repair roads and bridges that are falling into ruins, gosh what a fine plan. Tax the middle class and give the money to big oil, gosh what a fine plan. Health care, uh, no plan there that I am aware of. The war, another 100 years give a decade or two. How to kill Iranians, ship them cigarettes. Boy, John is my kind of guy!!

It is time for Obama to see things for himself before it is too late.The tactics the Republicans are playing negative campaign. They have done it with Kerry and they were successful. I hope that Obama responds to theirs now without any delay. If he doesn't, it will be too late for him.

For a candidate the supporters follow because he promises to work across the aisle many of his supporters sure do like to hop on 'the republicans are evil train'. BO and his supporters don't hesitate to accuse republicans of every trick in the book before they even do it. Obama is leading a campaign of hate towards any one who steps out of his line of 'unity'. Sounds a lot like GW's "your either with us or against us" - how then can he (BO) promise to change Washington with a new brand of politics? Please ask yourselves these questions before following him blindly.

I'm so glad that McCain called him on this race-baiting. Obama has said this before... Why is he accusing McCain of something he has never done? Hmmm... I wonder.

“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?”
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“What they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me,” Obama said. “You know, he doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.”

An Obama spokesman denied that the line about “dollar bills” was related to the Democrat’s race.

Democrat for McCain '08

i am a die-hard dem of 36 years. NEVER voted republican.
i am disgusted with dem leadership and their unabashed support of bho from the beginning. bho's experience is a community organizer and a unremarkable stint in the Illinois and us senates. the record speaks to that lack of legislation, votes, etc. law review...that makes him presidential material?...he never contributed with writing to the review.
how is he duping us? he does not have a clue what he is talking about. he has no grasp of american history(as evidenced by his numerous gaffes...57 states, the "bomb that dropped on pearl harbor". he is very good at emoting via teleprompter, but is asked to talk extemporaniously on anything, he screws up. he has NO record of anything. he has no record of any significant decision making. since when is being a community activist criteria for anything?
since hillary suspended her campaign he has changed his position on almost everything...nafta, fisa, guns, drilling, etc.
bho has used race himself, and via his surragates, to squelch any negatives or dissent that comes his way. he has used race, and reaped the rewards of that, by getting 90+ % of the black vote.
regardless of mccains qualifications, bho is not qualified, and it is so disappointing that in an attempt to be politically correct, and push a candidate that is "any one but clinton", the dems have pushed bho on us.

McCain is a joke.

He just made me laugh.

lighten up false Messiah. Mccain's "just messin" with you.

Emm, JohnR, et al: So, you're republicans and you follow the party line with closed minds. So what else is new? You're entitled to your right-wing, conservative viewpoints but you're not going to change anyone's mind, at least, not anyone with more than half a brain because it takes just about that to recognize that the republican party is not about serving "the people." The republican party is and has been in the past few administrations about corporate wealth and greed and self-serving self-aggrandizement and our current administration is the epitome of just that. At this point in time I would be more than happy to vote for just about any democrat who was running for the presidency. The republicans have done enough damage to last for at the very least the next two decades and it will most likely take that long to undo even a small percentage of it.

From the get-go the media has treated Obama as if he could walk on water. He and his wife act as tho they agree. The McCain ad is right on target. There is nothing negative about it.

ANYONE who thinks Obama is going increase the domestic oil supply .... IS JUST PLAIN NUTS!! WE ARE DROWNING IN OIL, BUT WITH OBAMA, PELOSI AND REID - NO POSSIBLE WAY!!! TRUCKERS ARE REALLY HURTING - THEY WILL SWING THIS ELECTION TO MCCAIN. ARE DEMS JUST PLAIN STUPID, OR WHAT??

Obama's an "empty suit"? More of the same from McSame/Rove. Take a candidate's strengths (intelligence and intellectual curiosity) and make them into negatives. "Empty suits" don't lead the Harvard Law Review, write two best selling books, or teach at the University of Chicago. Only in Bush/McSame world can intelligence be seen as a negative.

If anything's empty in this campaign, it's McSame's brain. The reasons he graduated second to last in his class were on the table again this week...lack of judgement, perspective, intelligence and maturity.

The real "empty suits" are the dogmatic, incompetent fools who've been running this country into the ground for the past eight years. They've given us division, destruction, deceit, domestic and international disasters, and crony capitalism. Some of them are now running McSame's campaign. Enough's enough.

you bho supporters must have blinders on(or are blinded by your idols "glow) not to see bho's faults: all of his poorly chosen associates(rezko, ayers, wright, farrakan, el-hady,etc,), lies(on finance committee, parents met selma, etc.), changes of policy( everything once hillary suspended her campaign--drilling off shore, guns, fisa, nafta, etc.), gaffes(57 states, the bomb that hit pearl harbor), and the list goes on.

you are oblivious to the fact that he lacks any experience preparing him to lead any one.

he is like the wizard of oz...all show, but when you pull back the curtain all you find is a little man with no clue of what is going on.

McCain made an ad a month ago picturing Obama's face on dollar currency. It was primarily used to suggest Obama might be so presumptuous as to put his face on our currency. The ad also puts his face on Mt. Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty. Therefore the ad casts him as arrogant while simultaneously suggesting he might change our most American symbols.

The only thing Obama originally suggested was that McCain will paint him as too risky, and perhaps too different, since he doesn't look like the president's on those other dollar bills. He also doesn't look like what we see on Mt. Rushmore.

Even further, the McCain camp is also seeking to paint Obama as effeminate. It's no coincidence they put his face on the statue of liberty landmark. And it's no coincidence they chose two females celebrities to connect to Obama either.

Political Campaigns pay millions to create these images in subtle ways. We all remember the silly Mike Huckabee Christmas ad that transparently showed a cross behind the book case to communicate his faith. These ads are market tested and shaped to present an image.

Almost every McCain ad is sure to place an American flag directly behind the candidate's picture. Even the star below his name on campaign material is intended to convey a military background.

This is not pie in the sky conspiracy theory. This is deliberate high paid marketing in a high stakes election.

Emm--I'm so glad you agree with John R. He may have taken economics, but he needs a refresher on the economic history of the years 2000-2006. With a Republican controlled congress and Republican president, he failed to account for what they did with a the budget surplus inherited from the Clinton administration and what the deficit was (in hundreds of billions of dollars, please) by 2006. In those 6 years what was the gross number of middle class jobs lost due to layoffs, what was the cost to the budget in unemployment dollars as a result of those layoffs? How many months did the job projection by the administration come out miserably below the projection? How many jobs were lost to overseas outsourcing and what was the gross loss of tax income as a result? How many times did the Stock Market crash and lose overall value? Why was the president and congress so resistant to a raise in the minimum wage so that people at the bottom of the middle class had a chance to improve their lives economically?

And Emm, I'm still waiting for an answer to my question regarding Obama's great "dupe."

John R. is right on the money. Our Democrat controlled Congress holds the purse strings, not Bush. They're the blame for misappropriating funds, creating general funds, and in general, doing nothing except raising their own salaries. As long as a liberal has control of our money, you can be sure it's not going where it was supposed to go.

John R - And what was so conservative about spending 300 billion dollars on an unjustifiable war?

To Obama supporters:

You don't really believe the president controls the economy, do you? This stuff about President Bush not doing anything for the middle class is really getting old. Did you give him any credit at all when the economy was thriving for five years in a row before the Democrats took control of Congress? And just exactly how do you think Obama's massive tax increases will improve the situation? Please take a class in economics and stop regurgitating the same old nonsensical liberal talking points.

Two nights ago, I predicted on these blogs that Obama would change his position on offshore drilling. And, by golly, he's done it! (And right after I filled up my tires, too).

Now I predict that in the next few days he'll say he's been in favor of it all along and that McCain has now flip-flopped to HIS position.

Then, a few days after that he'll go back to opposing drilling when the environmentalists let him have it.

And he and his supporters will claim he never changed his position and that McCain is a racist for suggesting so.

LOL Ninak's delusions are almost as funny as The One video. BO's newest breath of fresh air (anything that comes out of his mouth is seen as original and new by the liberals) is "I'd be open to offshore drilling..." What a laugh. This clown will say anything one day to see how his ratings go, and then change his story the next. The WH has always been a vicious campaign, since the beginning. So lighten up liberals, no prize for your second rate candidate. He can't take the heat in getting to the WH, no way he'll be able to take it once everyone realizes they've been duped.

RESPECTFUL: showing or marked by proper respect

(QUOTE) McCain Says He's Running "Respectful Campaign," Not "Negative In the Slightest" (UNQUOTE)
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Looks like McCain has finally lost ALL his marbles. I really find his claim FUNNY. Is this an example of his having fun?? I LOVE IT!!

Ames--

I enjoyed your paraphrase of what the Sanhedrin said about Jesus of Nazareth.

See, the so-called messiah humor can cut both ways. And because the ad is a less-than-veiled reference to Jesus, a lot of Christians will find the ad discomforting and disrespectful. It is an attempt at hyperbole that fails because no reasonable person will believe the comparison between any presidential candidate and the one who Christians revere as the Son of God.

McCain believes he is running a respectful campaign? Really?? There is NO QUESTION McCain has gone completely INSANE!! I bet Mitt Romney, Mr. Huckabee and all the other Republican candidates are wearing earplugs so they do not have to hear McCain embarrassing the party!! McCain does NOT KNOW what RESPECTABLE Means!

According to the American Heritage Dictionary:

RESPECTABLE:

1. Meriting respect or esteem, worthy
2. Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct
3. Of moderately good quality; i.e. respectable work
4. Acceptable in appearance; presentable.

By these definitions, McCain's campaign is NOT respectable, it is the opposite: Deplorable

DEPLORABLE:

1. Worthy of severe reproach
2. Lamentable, grievous
3. Wretched, bad

DEPLORE: To express strong disapproval of

Now it's being reported that Obama is rethinking his no offshore drilling stance.

Well, well, well. Isn't it nice when Obama starts agreeing with Bush & McCain ...oh yeah, and the majority of Americans too.

Love it.

McCain the the Republicans urged Obama to visit Iraq. The Obama campaign called McCain 4 more years of Bush/Cheney. Now they both get what they want.

To all American People,

I'm a Filipino and we learned from the experience of the majority voting for the supposedly champion of the poor and a rock star that's experienced as a mayor for years, studied in the best school but chose to be an actor instead. He was likened to Reagan. He's all promises but an empty suit. He won the Presidency only to be impeached and overthrown 2 years later. He was never known as corrupt then but when he came into power, that's when his corruption started but eventually discovered. He was replaced by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who run and won her second term. She is still the President of Philippines. She was a classmate of Bill Clinton back in College days, achieved academic excellence graduating summa cum laude and an experienced economist and senator for years. Hillary Clinton has a lot of similarities with Gloria, esp. on sound judgement and strategic intelligence. If Hillary becomes the VP, history may, in most probability, repeat itself. Obama has too many clues already out in the open. He's not experienced (145 actual days of senate experience). His corruption and scandals are already out in the open; however, media and supporters seem to be playing blind as if nothing happened since March and from Chicago politics he played around within. I still believe America is safer with McCain or Hillary than with Obama not because he's black but because of his past associations, misjudgements, inexperience and shallow perspective of the complicated issues that America is currently facing.

Rob 10:13:39 See, that's the thing. Hillary never complained even though she knew about Wright trashing her on Christmas. She didn't say anything until the Saturday Night Live skits that brought it out in the open. Sadly, we say thank God for Tina Fey because the MSM was in the tank for Obama and that the people voted for him that now regret their vote. The shoe's on the other foot and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

I for one certainly have more respect for Britney for her music and Paris for her fashion line sold around the world than I do for the Rev. Wright who spewed hate and racism for 30 year, or Tony Rezko who cheated banks and taxpayers out of $100 million dollar through fraud and Bill Ayers who is a terrorist and brags about it. These people were all long-term friends and associates of the Great One. Both of the young women are outstanding citizens compared to the people Obama has around him.
Senator McCain may be old but he is right on.

'I'm still trying to figure out why mccain confused the Packers with the Steelers 3 weeks ago ' PT
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And I'M still trying to figure out where in the world the seven extra states came from in B O's statement that there were 57.....

For someone who's running for office... which bone headed goof do you consider more important?

Tooth for tooth.

What's wrong fighting back against this phony zero-bama.

McCain should leave the humor to the late-night comics. It is unbecoming of a Senator running for President of the United States.

How dare McCain insult the new messiah!!! Off with the head of this and all the other Republican infidels!!!

Mcain give it up already we all know karl rove is helping you with the smearing of obama mccain everything about you is negitive your anicent years of senator you have done nothing good you campaign totally sucks all you are is an attack attack machine!! and you becoming potus is the most negetive thing ever GIVE IT A REST GRAMPS YOUR AN OLD FOOL!!

We are NOT amused McCain!

Anyone who thinks McCain is running a positive issues based campaign probably doesn't have the mental capacity to function independently. For the sake of the newly unemployed, the uninsured and men and women in the military, I sure hope John McCain will start actually talking about issues instead of making a fool out of himself.

We have seen and have come accustom to Obama's negative, evil and vile campaign.
Plus he sends his band of followers out to do dirty work for him.

McCain is a breath of fresh air in this campaign.

"Having a little fun", are we John? Think those 51,000 lost jobs today was fun? Those foreclosures all around are fun? Banks on the run, stock market in the tubes, and the economy in the tank. Lots of fun, you think? But tell me John: you plan to run the country like this, with yucks and childish jokes all around? Who do you think the American people are, anyway?

WHAT IS FUN ABOUT THIS ?

If, Senator McCain's campaign is to be taken seriously - they have asked us to take them seriously - then, as the logic goes:

If a = b and b = c then, a = c .

If, Senator McCain compares Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton to Senator Obama, and Senator Obama to Moses, then, he is comparing Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton to Moses.

This clearly shows what and how much Senator McCain knows and respects his Religion or, either they are making fun of it.

Of course Obama will play the race card early - as the well-proven Southern strategy has shown, the race card will only help McCain. Playing it now forces it out of the way early so he can't use the class Republican dirty trick of playing it in the closing week and getting elected before the backlash forms. Republican's typically use classic hit-piece tactics (lies and exaggerations pushed when there isn't enough time left in the election to fully refute them), hence their classic rise in the polls in the final weeks. Lies and mud slinging works.

Of Course, with his low intelligence, narrow outlook and......elderly , dying mind , McBush will play dirty.
He does not have much choices – gray, boring, outdated . I am bored that prisoner’s experience, which means NOTHING in fact.
When Media will tell that loudly?
To give some colors to this election Media is trying to make Something from this old man, who is just ordinary and useless with all his slogans ( at no sense).
Still did not find a message(cause there is nothing he can tell).
Can not speak reasonable.
Can not use computer.
No, guys, give me a break : we are from dynamic society, so let’s move on from this ruin.
Retired community may pick him to lead.
Maybe.

I love the reaction from Obama followers.

McCains ads are cute

Obama and his followers get all bent out of shape.

Obama even uses his own race card against himself. I think he wants the race in the media and someone to get riled up about it.

It all comes down to whether or not you think we should continue the bush policies. If you think the war should continue indefinitely, while we spend $10,000,000,000 a month, and you think that bush has done well with the economy then mc-more-war is your man. If you think that it's time we start to get out of iraq and do some positive things for the average American instead of just the top 1% then vote for Obama.

Interesting article in the NYT today about how some in the media realize that they were pushing Obama on the folks and now realize that he is an empty suit and have done an about face.------
George Will not bad, either.

Gary, Gee, I'm still looking for that piece. In the meantime, I did see a piece about 50,000 people losing their jobs, the need for a real education policy, and a piece called "Low Road Express" on McCain: "The candidate who started out talking about high-minded, civil debate has wholeheartedly adopted Mr. Rove’s low-minded and uncivil playbook....Many voters are wondering whether a McCain presidency would be an extension of Mr. Bush’s two disastrous terms. If the way Mr. McCain is running his campaign these days is an indication, Americans don’t have to wait until next January for the answer to that one." Did we read the same paper?

I'm still trying to figure out why mccain confused the Packers with the Steelers 3 weeks ago while speaking to a Pittsburgh crowd. He said he used the names of the famous Steelers Defensive line of the 1970's while being interrogated, too bad these guys weren't even playing when mccain was being interrogated. He is either going senile or he was trying to pull one over on the Pittsburgh crowd, either way this is BAD news for mc-more-war. You can check out the article by going into google and typing "mccain steelers" and picking the first link.
Obama 2008!!!

It's amusing to see how the right is pushing the "empty suit" line on a guy who was elected president of the Harvard Law Review, graduated magna cum laude, was a very successful instructor at UC (turned down tenure), has had a successful legislative record (if you bother to look at what he wrote and got passed in Illinois, well before entering the spotlight), successfully out campaigned the inevitable Senator Clinton, and is now astonishingly polling ahead of a well known war hero (albeit one tarred officially tarred as exercising "poor judgment" during the Savings and Loan corruption scandal/Keating Five).

Empty suit. Say the big lie enough and hope it sticks I guess. Maybe it works with those 'anti-elitists' folks who aren't up to plowing through all the position papers full of big words and numbers he has posted on his website).

Gary - Want to provide a citation for that article - I read the NYT pretty often and I missed it. Let me guess, though, was it Zeleny, Nagourney, or the idiot who thought we shouldn't vote for Obama because he will be assasinated because he is NOT Muslim. Or was it the brilliant Bill Kristol - who has more retractions than articles, no real word experience and actually said that the Sunnis and Shiites get along fine - it's just liberal pop psychology that says there is a problem?

Interesting article in the NYT today about how some in the media realize that they were pushing Obama on the folks and now realize that he is an empty suit and have done an about face.