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"It's called cynicism..."

Which Willem is a philosophy that questions the presentation, or is an "unpleasant way of telling the truth". Classically it is "advocating the pursuit of virtue in a simple and unmaterialistic lifestyle" and criticised greed.

The Haight-Ashbury district of the 1960s was full of Cynics. You probably called them "hippies". Now it's full of investors in upscale real estate development that helps finance the candidacies of men who take favors from crooks and use pork barrel legislation to filter money to the employer of their wife and then into their own pockets. In the 1960s, before the era of greed, these same investors were called "hippies".

Call that... Cynical.

"Obama complained about how long McCain has been in Congress but hasn't gotten problems solved. Apparently he's unaware that his VP has been in the Senate longer than McCain."

The difference is simple. Obama's VP pick GOT THINGS DONE for the middle class during his tenure.

The worst mistake the GOP will make this cycle is underestimating Obama and the Democrats.

"Ryan, Biden has spent more time in Congress than McCain and your guy is thinking HE'S change you can believe in?"

Biden has fought for the middle class including the family leave act, the college access act and his efforts to reduce crime.

McCain has done NOTHING for the middle class.

Compared with Obama's flip-flops, McCain's is minial. Anyway, can you offer some real meat showing that Obama can stand against his own party? He has said so much about his willingness to cross lines. I hope it is not the ethic reform, I have heard so much about it.

Ryan, Biden has spent more time in Congress than McCain and your guy is thinking HE'S change you can believe in?

So Amy you offer that McCain fought against the Bush tax cuts as an example of his being anti-Bush(at the time he called them irresponsible) when MCain is campaigning on making those tax cuts permanent.

LOL!

Flip flopper & bush policy champion!

"I voted with Bush 90% of the time" - John McCain.

John McCain voted with the Republican party 88% of the time this Congress.

McCain's problem is that political parties rarely nominate mavericks, and McCain has decided the only way he'll ever be president is as the Republican nominee. So today he cares very much about what hurts him or helps him in his own party.

The most flagrant sign of this was his February vote to continue Bush's dividend and capital gains tax cuts, which he once eloquently opposed. "It's a big flip-flop," one-time McCain foe Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, told The Washington Times' Donald Lambro, "but I'm happy that he's flopped."

If only democrats can think logically. Obama people can not define McCain as Bush. It is a rare opportunity to nullify the entire Democratic line of attack and McCain should seize on it

"The truth is, of course, that McCain is the most unlike Bush of any of the Republican senators. (When Obama's people claim that Bush and McCain voted the same 94 percent of the time, they forget that most of the votes in the Senate are unanimous.) The fact that McCain backs commending a basketball team on its victory doesn't mean that he is in lockstep ideologically with the president.

The issues on which McCain and Bush differ are legion:

• McCain fought for campaign finance reform -- McCain-Feingold -- that Bush fought and ultimately signed because he had no choice.

• McCain led the battle to restrict interrogation techniques of terror suspects and to ban torture.

• McCain went with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) on a tough measure to curb climate change, something Bush denies is going on.

• McCain opposed the Bush tax cuts when they passed.

• McCain urged the Iraq surge, a posture Bush rejected for years before conceding its wisdom.

• McCain favors FDA regulation of tobacco and sponsored legislation to that effect, a position all but a handful of Republican Senators oppose.

• McCain's energy bill, also with Lieberman, is a virtual blueprint for energy independence and development of alternate sources.

• After the Enron scandal, McCain introduced sweeping reforms in corporate governance and legislation to guarantee pensions and prohibit golden parachutes for executives. Bush opposed McCain's changes and the watered-down Sarbanes-Oxley bill eventuated.

• McCain has been harshly critical of congressional overspending, particularly of budgetary earmarks, a position Bush only lately adopted (after the Democrats took over Congress).

I agree Amy.

McCain just needs to show he is a man of action for the middle class.

Just one problem.

He's spent decades in Congress and hasn't done squat for the middle class.

Maybe he can explain why Obama's tax plan gives the middle class more money than his.

That would be fun.

Exactly, Amy. McCain got alot of material to counter attack from that speech tonight. My first one would be, "This is the second time Sen. Obama you have said you'd debate me anytime, anywhere, and I said let's do 10 town halls at the beginning of summer. You backed off then, but let's set a date for next week...name the place".
Plenty of other points McCain can jump on too.

Just read the official McCain response.

That crack team cited a factcheck article that calls one of their ads false.

McCain Campaign: Obama is lying, see this non partisan org that called our ad flase, well they said Obama voted to raise taxes"

This is what the bully looks like upon being socked in the mouth.

Confused and scared.

As long as McCain can help people see the difference between a "SPEECH" and real "ACTION", then Obama's lofty words mean nothing, and the feel-good moment will fade soon.

Obama offered a laundry list of government spending. McCain group can just go one by one to dispel them, and then ask a question, Can Obama deliver? look at his affordable housing policies in Chicago. The results: 39 defunct housing projects, 11 in his own district.

McCain can run this in a new ad -- what has Obama accomplished? his housing policy, his education reform (40million spending with no impacts), his urban garden project (10 million spending with not a single garden built). There are too many holes in Obama's record, one good speech will not fill them.

MSNBC internet poll is showing 75% saying they are more likely to vote for Obama after his speech. Over 21,000 votes so far.

Obama already has over 2 million donors and his donation site is so busy it won't load

Today is just the beginning, Republicans.

You are going to own your failures,

Way to go Barack. Hit the repubs HARD, LONG,and OFTEN.

The old man will be spitting up blood by October.

When that idiot bush shows his face at the republican convention, they are DONE !!!!!!!!

Conventions NEVER determine the outcome of an election, or a speech. IT WILL BE THE MEASLEY 3 DEBATES OBAMA AGREED TO (since he's afraid of McCain and town halls/debates). That will determine our 44th president.
50% of voters vote with emotion
50% vote party policies
I AM ONE PROUD HILLARY SUPPORTER WHO WILL STILL VOTE McCAIN!
The fraud BO unelectable.
You have to do MUCH public service before we hand you the keys to the WH...not just get asbestoes removed from a building. Skin color is not a determining factor in my decision.

You are going to OWN your failures Republicans!

Not even Mittens and his country...err...um..campaign serving sons can save McCain.

Obama laid waste to him.

This speech will be seen over and over.

Then next week, Americans will get to see the pathetic alternative.

I'm still astonished how thoroughly Obama demolished McCain and the Republican party and all they stand for.

I just listened to Senator Obama's speech the second time (rerun on TV) and I certainly came away angry from some of his lies, distortions and bogus promises. He is not a new politician with fresh ideas but the same old political rhetric and pandering. It sounded just like a speech a true socialist would make when trying to hide his agenda. And no, I will never vote for a man that thinks government should be a DO ALL for its citizens. The price is too high and too extreme. This whole thing was a spectacular event for his benefit--to make himself a super star, rock star but a perfect fool. He offers nothing for me, my family, friends, neighbors that I believe he will and can deliver.

I think McCain should start off his convention with just getting out among the people, no prompters, no stiff speeches and say he's going to take it down a bit and get serious...this isn't show biz.
Not into the over the top glitz and bs about fixing our economy....could have saved millions on his set alone.
HILL SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN....BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONVENTION!

Geevil is right Obama is a liar...McCain made a joke about "what is rich" (when asked by Rick Warren) and he joked, and as soon as he said it HE KNEW THIS BOZO WAS GOING TO USE IT AGAINST HIM.
Thank God, McCain has a sense of humor, because I have seen the dark angry eyes of Obama and it ain't pretty.

I meant his wife and sister

I don't believe Obama's granny is that sick....she was given a gag order long ago, or maybe she's not really speaking with her grandson, like mom, Ann. Two years BO and mom weren't talking before she died of ovarian cancer, alone in a hospital.
Thank God, McCain's 96 year old mother is sharp, healthy and beautiful....and able to tell us about the character of her son.
Isn't it wierd BO has no one but his wife and Michelle to speak on his behalf....friends? colleagues?
Joe, Hill and Bill have known him for 2 minutes....where are the long term associations? Oh, that's right....Ayers, Wright and Rezko are not good character witnesses!
HILL SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN!

@Wilhem

Then why did the Obama camp try to censor instead of rebutting? It's because everything Kurtz said was factual. And Obama's radical associations hurt him.

Obama's grandmother is too ill and frail to travel.

I took note of Senator Biden's mom who is 90 or so on stage yesterday at his acceptance speech.
Where was Obama's grandmother???
I don't hear any mention of her only during his visit to Hawaii.

Talking about Pelosi occupying a prime seat, one would have seen how much displeasure was written all over her face, and how disappointed she was, when President Clinton was getting the extended standing ovation yesterday and made his incredible speech. And when Sen Obama came to join Joe Biden on stage, she was the first to rush to the edge of the box and tug Sen Obama in adoration for an unbelievably long period of time, as if her own son has become the nominee. The bias was clearly visible. It also points to the allegations how she was one of the architects, along with the likes of Dona Brazile, to influence the Rules and Bylaws committee, to reward Sen Obama with the votes from Michigan and Florida. She should be the one who should be shown the door when she faces the next election.

"Biden has been there longer"

Biden has a long list on his Senate-record that is stellar, and only two that are horrible: voting for the war, and voting for the credit card industry.

McCain has made a few decisions in the past that are stellar or at least okay. But since his embrace of the rightwing fringe, his record is truely horrible.

I loooooove the fact that Obama went into attack mode tonight. THIS is what I want to see from the Democratic Party.

Hit these republicans HARD, FAST, and OFTEN.

Obama/Biden '08 YES WE WILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Willem van Oranje and you know that for sure uh!! oh, wait it must of been Obama called you personally and told you huh.
Just because I don't agree with you
you don't have to call people a liar..

A great scholastic mind, brought on by his mother waking him up at 4:00 in the morning to read a book, afforded Obama a scholarship to college. And although Affirmative Action really benefits white women mostly, thank goodness it was in place. Otherwise, you would have people like Governor George Wallace of Alabama who stood in the door to block the admission of two black youngsters to the University of Alabama; who, in his 1970 campaign ran ads saying, "Unless whites vote on June 2, blacks will control the state".

But even George Wallace redeemed himself in his last days.

Stanley Kurtz doesn't have "information", he has lies and smears.
He has a right to right to smear anyone he likes, but the one who is being smeared has an equal right to rebut and protest.

McCain was destroyed tonight!! Every talking head on EVERY CHANNEL (except FOX Noise) AGREES!!

A PERFECT END TO A PERFECT CONVENTION!!!

I SMELL AN OBAMA LANDSLIDE!!!

The pollsters are out in full force on the phones tonight and McCain and the rest of the Republicans are in a FREEFALL!!!

Obama/Biden 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, you repubs didn't think Barack was going to fight back did ya?

Head shots, body shots and GUT shots from now on !!!

The old man will be spitting up blood blood by October.

O'Biden '08 YES WE WILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peach: "There's a name for someone who talks like this"

There's a name for someone who talks like you, You know the same ole same ole.

It's called cynicism

people, poor, you are from the day before yesterday.

Shame on your stupid noise!

Barack went right in for the kill.

Republicans will be roadkill in November and they won't know what hit them.

naysayers.....you are now isignificant

Frieda
What happened..the speech was had angry tone? why?
He was angry about WGN radio in Chicago
having a guy name Stanley Krtz having information about him and ayers.
He is trying to block that story..
Now, that is just great Obama already doesn't like the Second amendment-cling to your guns now no first amendment- freedom of speech What's next to "CHANGE"

As soon as the speech was over I went straight to foxnews....

The repubs are in panic mode. They are so used to attacking the Democratic party, they NEVER expected Barack to fight back.

You repubs are on notice. GUT SHOTS, BODY BLOWS and HEAD SHOTS from now on !!!!!

@Jack
Not if I'm a politician and this deal is being giving to me by a known crook who's going to want something in return
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Yes, but when you just want to buy a piece of land who would ever think that something criminal would be associated with it. I could see if he were buying arms or something seedy, but a piece of land, and what could he give the crook in return when he was just a junior senator? Who knew he would be the democratic nominee for president when he bought the land?

Obama's speeches used to be about "Hope and Change", tonight it was about gloom and doom ??!!

What happened..the speech was had angry tone? why?

YOU CAN INCLUDE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN YOUR LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE SAME WAY YOU CAN INCLUDE YOUR MOTHER'S HARD WORK ON THE LIST. IF YOU DON'T WANT IT ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FAIL TO CHECK THE BOX THAT ASKS RACE OR SEX OR ETHNIC GROUP.
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No one, not a woman or any minority who has accomplished anything in life did not work hard to accomplished that achievment, even if affirmative action was the stepping stone for them to get their foot in the door. They still had to work and sometime work just that much harder to prove that they are worthy of the position. They don't have to shout to the top of the mountains that they are a product of affirmative action. What ever they accomplished speaks for them.

@Jack
Not if I'm a politician and this deal is being giving to me by a known crook who's going to want something in return.

Way to go, Peach.

I was thinking the exact same thing (that his VP pick Biden had been there 30+ years) when Obama made that remark about how long John McCain has been in the Senate.

You'd think he'd be a little more reluctant to point out the disparity in experience between himself and his opponent, rather than drawing such attention to it.............

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S NOT TRYING TO STOP IT ON HIS LEVEL.

SAME OLDE SAME OLDE.

So, you mean to tell me, that if you could get a deal on a great house with a chunck of land to go with it, you wouldn't take it? It's not hurting anyone in the process. It's not taking the land away from anyone else. It's just a piece of property that's expensive but if you know this person who can give you a deal you wouldn't jump on it?

i am so I can!!!! sorry..

Peach- You got that right..He opened himself up for that criticism... And Biden has been there longer..

YOU CAN INCLUDE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN YOUR LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE SAME WAY YOU CAN INCLUDE YOUR MOTHER'S HARD WORK ON THE LIST. IF YOU DON'T WANT IT ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FAIL TO CHECK THE BOX THAT ASKS RACE OR SEX OR ETHNIC GROUP.

Hillary rocks...read my post again I was agreeing with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jack,

All I'm saying is the more people you have packed into one place at any given time, the more diversity there is going to be among them.

As far as I know, the Republicans aren't planning on any mega-productions in any venues like a pro football stadium for any of their convention events, so the likelihood of having as much diversity at their events would not be as high.

JACK I THOUGHT THAT WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED ABOUT THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS IS THE VERY THING THAT OBAMA IS TRYING TO STOP.
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He's not trying to stop it on that level because it's impossible. My dad plays golf and on the golf course all kinds of deals go down to help each other out. That kind of wheeling and dealing like getting a good deal on land or a house is small.

After watching and listening 4 days of the Democratic Party convention, I still say, No Way, No How, No Obama, Not Now, Not ever.
He is a fraud, fake, flake and a liar. Nothing has changed about the corrupt candidate.
Change also includes 9/11 and Katrina. Obama as president well be that sort of change. Do yoU want that?????.

Al - Great point you made:

SO IF OBAMA TRIED TO WHEEL AND DEAL ON HIS HOUSE WITH REZKO HOW CAN WE TAKE HIM SERIOUS WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT CLOSING LOOP HOLES?

Obama complained about how long McCain has been in Congress but hasn't gotten problems solved.

Apparently he's unaware that his VP has been in the Senate longer than McCain.

SO IF OBAMA TRIED TO WHEEL AND DEAL ON HIS HOUSE WITH REZKO HOW CAN WE TAKE HIM SERIOUS WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT CLOSING LOOP HOLES?

So Obama is going to end genocide, cure diseases, end nuclear proliferation, etc., etc.

There's a name for someone who talks like this - megalomania.

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How can anyone include affirmative action in their accomplishments when affirmative action is done with in the system without the recipient even knowing. Women benifit from affirmative action also not just blacks. There are so many positions women are in and doing a great job because of affirmative action. When she gets the promotion or the job, she isn't told that it's only because of affirmative action.

JACK I THOUGHT THAT WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED ABOUT THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS IS THE VERY THING THAT OBAMA IS TRYING TO STOP.

HILLARY 2012

Mary OK I second that!!

lOOK, WE ALL KNOW THAT OBAMA IS A VERY VERY INTELLIGENT PERSON, THAT BEING THE CASE HOW COULD SUCH A SMART PERSON (AND I'M BEING SERIOUS HERE) NOT KNOW HIS 1.6 MILLION HOME PURCHASE WITH REZKO WAS SUSPECT. THINK ABOUT IT. HOW COULD SOME ONE SO SMART BE SO STUPID. ANSWER: ?
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I know a lot of people with money, and they will use every loop hole they can to get a better deal. They get better deals that poor people because they know the ropes and they know the right people. This doesn't make them horrible people. It makes them cheap and looking to pay less. Big businesses and corporations do it every day. They wheel and deal. It isn't fair but it is what it is, and it will never stop.

Lee-No, no, haven't you heard?
Obama's saving a special place under his bus for his brother

Ha, ha no kidding!! I think his brother will tell hin no thanks I rather live in my homemade box!!

As a democrat who will vote for McCain, largely because I believe the Presidency is for people who have been public servants over the long haul, here are some observations:

1. The set and fireworks were not needed, but only a little overblown.

2. How come Michelle Obama got stuck having to tell all the lies of this conventions?
a. she and her husband could have had high powered jobs in law firms - well who wants to work 80 hour weeks for a law firm when you can make $300,000 working for a hosptial and on the board of a company that is a wal moart supplier, after a job with the City of Chicago, that you accepted only after your husband talked to the hiring manager, and he can write an autobiography that makes millions instead?

b. She said tonite in the film that she and her husband never talked about him running for various high offices - only serving the American People. Well it is a matter of public record that he entered the USSenate with a 2008- 2012 - 2016 plan for the offices he would run for - with the Presidency at 2016 at the latest. I am sorry Barack did not share this with Michelle, but his campaign shared his plan with the Chicago papers.

c. Barack told us about all of the things his parents and grandparents did for him, but still can not fill out exactly what he did in the US Senate where he really did not show up. AS an earlier poster said, I am from Chicago, and I am well aware of what he did instead of contributing as an elected official. Today, his campaign sent an email out to his supporters asking them to call and email a very prominent Chicago radio station, demanding that they not allow someone doing research on Barack Obama and Bill Ayer and the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. In this case, Barack Obama is not for transparency and freedom of the press. The station is saying the pushback is unprecedented.

d. Yes, John McCain has not always taken positions that are popular with republicans. Barack Obama has taken positions that are party line democratic positions virtually 100% of the time - especially in the Illinois state Senate.

e. Yes John McCain has been in the Senate for 26 years and Joe Biden has been thee 35 years - and this is largely Joe's only job. John McCain alone among the candidates so far announced, is the only one that understands all the risks of war.

f. Two of things that Barack mentioned in his speech - immigration policy breaking up families and gun control legislation that at least includes a ban against assault rifles - John McCain agrees with.

g. Now, exactly why did the campaign say Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen appearing and charged significant $$$ for seats, yet they did not appear? Maybe most people were there for the historic nature of the occasion, but a few were excited also about the entertainement.

h. As a non practicing Cahtolic, I was pretty dumbfounded by Nancy Pelosi's Meet the Press interview about the Catholic Church's position on the beginning of life. Pretty hard to believe that they want Catholic votes with when one of their most prominent Catholic leaders doesn't properly represent the Chrurch's teachings.

Other than that, a great speech - people will have to decide if a void of public service can be replaced by this speech. You should go to WGN radio(the home of the Chicago Cubs), Extension 720 from last nite and hear the full two hour interview on Barack Obama's work on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge and the efforts of the Obama campaign to hide his work from 1995 to 2000 and beyond.

NO I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE ONLY REASON THEY GOT INTO COLLEGE THEY BOTH ARE VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT ITS BAD IF THAT IT HAPPENED I'M JUST SAYING IF THEY GIVE A LIST OF REASONS WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO GO TO GOOD SCHOOLS WHY DID THEY NOT INCLUDE IT, AND IF ITS SO OFENSIVE WHY DOES MOST OF BLACK AMERICA FIGHT TO KEEP IT GOING. I'M NOT TRYING T BE MEAN I'M JUST TRYING TO BE STRAGHT, SORRY IF OFFENSE WAS TAKEN.

This is without a doubt the nastiest acceptance speech I’ve ever heard in my life. He delivered an unusually amount of direct personal assault on his opponent.

Hillaryrocks:

No, no, haven't you heard?

Obama's saving a special place under his bus for his brother.

You mean like the same kind of diversity you would see at an NFL football game or rock concert at a big stadium??

You're right, you won't be seeing that at the Republican Convention. They're planning on nominating a presidential candidate, not launching the career of a matinee idol.
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So you are saying that divirsity isn't welcomed when nominating a republican presidential candidate? The privilege to attending that function is only reserved for the select few?

am so I can!!!! Take a chill pill. I was just stating what I heard at that Saddleback forum. I did watch the whole thing..ok. I don't care about either candidate. They still haven't introduce the real one yet!!

Senator Obama, I will vote for you when you enter that cave and bring back that mad man/terrorist who planned the 9/11 attack. Of course, this must happen soon.
Otherwise, I will vote for a true stateman and candidate, Senator McCain.
I just forgot, you like and respect terrorists like Bill Ayers and others.

lOOK, WE ALL KNOW THAT OBAMA IS A VERY VERY INTELLIGENT PERSON, THAT BEING THE CASE HOW COULD SUCH A SMART PERSON (AND I'M BEING SERIOUS HERE) NOT KNOW HIS 1.6 MILLION HOME PURCHASE WITH REZKO WAS SUSPECT. THINK ABOUT IT. HOW COULD SOME ONE SO SMART BE SO STUPID. ANSWER: ?

OFFENSIVE DID THE COLLEGES THEY ATTENDED HAVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES, IS SO DO YOU STILL CONSIDER IT OFFENSIVE?
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It doesn't matter if they had affirmative action policies or not, that doesn't mean that that's the only reason they got in. The seem to be very intelligent to me. Do you honostly think that's the way all blacks get into college? You don't have to answer that because your comments say it all.

Hillary rocks you said:
Now obama did take that out of context McCain said at Saddleback Forum-I don't know what is considered rich I say 5 million and laugh and said someone will take this comment and run with it...And Obama sure did.

My response that was beyond a low remark and BO using it made th erest of his speech hard to swallow.

I watched and must say I expected much more. I can see the McCains camp coming back on the experience line also.

Not his best and the after speech hoopla fell flat.
They looked like a a group from th eX Files when they wer surrounde dby the ring of lights awaiting a UFO lift.

Nothing like the Clinton Gore nominatioon celebration.

Mc Cain just announced that they will not announce the VP until noon Friday
Also Romney will be in Dayton tomorrow

Francis-Obama said he is his brothers keeper, but his brother lives in a box.

oops!! I guess he forgot all about him.. Obama will probably say his brother is not the same person he knew.

I ALSO SAW AN EMPTY SEAT AT THE CONVENTION BEHIND MICHELL, IT WAS SAVED FOR TONY REZKO.

Jack,

You mean like the same kind of diversity you would see at an NFL football game or rock concert at a big stadium??

You're right, you won't be seeing that at the Republican Convention. They're planning on nominating a presidential candidate, not launching the career of a matinee idol.

Obama said he is his brothers keeper, but his brother lives in a box.

Jack as a life long democrat i can tell you that the democrats have always had a divese group at their conventions.

This will be my first time i either don't vote or vote for a repulican. and i'm not crazy about mcain either

OFFENSIVE DID THE COLLEGES THEY ATTENDED HAVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES, IS SO DO YOU STILL CONSIDER IT OFFENSIVE?

That speech was the most disappointing drivel of rerun, tired, same-old, same-old boring mainstream Democratic crap. If that is the change I can believe in, I think I will go with the white-haired dude who has actually done something in his life and not been the great pretender, Barack Obama.

Hillary 2012

Whether you like Obama or not, you have to love the divirsty that was in the audience. There were people from just about every race there is, but I know you won't see that at the rep convention.

The biggest battle ground state will be California, if the gop takes it its all over, and they acturally have a chance with govenor Arnold. At the very least the gop will force the DNC to spend more moeny then they want in California.

Obama mentioned several ways that he and michelle were able to go to good schools but he forgot to mention affirmative action as the main reason.
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Do you think that's the only way black people can get into college? I'm not even black and I just find that so offensive.