'I Don’t Believe in Coming in Second,' Obama Tells Bon Jovi Fundraiser

I was all for Obama until it got down to his truthfulness and being a good American. This is american who served his country and had friends and family die for our freedon. How dare he not salute OUR FLAG afraid he would upset others. THIS IS AMERICA and with all our problems we are still a great nation. His wife stated she is now proud to be an American, well it was ok you received a great free education and are able to live here in this country and you want to be our first lady!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone thinks Obama is such a gifted speaker but what happened when is teleprompter went down?

Let us not forget Rev. Wright and where the heck is Obama's birth certificate?

Some interesting statements made by some concerned citizens in this email I received about Obama

Please read on and pray and think, before you vote for your kids future if not your own!

---To All My Friends, this is long, but very important, please take the time to read it.
This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times since than. I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say this drives my husband crazy. But, I feel if you view MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, you might get some middle ground to work with. About six months ago, I started thinking 'where did the money come from for Obama'. I have four daughters who went to College, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans.
I started looking into Obama's life.
Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California. He is very open about his two years at Occidental, he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. 'Barry' (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan. During! the summer of 1981, after his second year in college, he made a 'round the world' trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate's family, then off to Africa to visit his father's family. My que stion - Where did he get the money for this trip? Nether I, nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they were in college. When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York. It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barack - not Barry. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia? It's not cheap! to say the least. Where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe. After Columbia, he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000. a year. Why Chicago? Why not New York? He was already living in New York.
By 'chance' he met Antoin 'Tony' Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria, and a real estate developer in Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery this year. Rezko, was named 'Entrepreneur of the Decade' by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association'. About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School? Where did he get the money for Law School? More student loans? After Law school, he went back to Chicago. Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, M iner, Barnhill & Galland. ! Guess what? They represented 'Rezar' which Rezko's firm. Rezko was one of Obama's first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago. In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with 'seed money' for his U.S. Senate race. In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwoood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With ALL those Student Loans - Where did he get the money for the property? On the same day Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi -born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama's new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.
Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett, was Michele Obama's boss. She is now Obama's chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this? Shiraz, Iran! Do we see a pattern here? Or am I going crazy?
On May 10, 2008 The Times reported, Robert Malley advisor to Obama was 'sacked' after the press found out he was having regular contacts with 'Hamas', which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran. This past week, buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama's visit to Iraq, he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will 'Take care of things'.
Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that where born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those 'small' Internet campaign contribution for Obama. Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East?
And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on 'This Week' with George Stephanapoulos. Obama on talking about his religion said, 'My Muslim faith'. When questioned, 'he make a mistake'. Some mistake! Oh yeah! not a mistake!
All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it - Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times - Obama visited Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times - September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008.
Now the BIG question - If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven't all of our 'intelligent' members of the press been reporting this?
A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear - 'Beware of the enemy from within'.

Two narrative: One "put up" with non-stop torture and humiliation, refusing to be released early, as a POW at Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam because that would humiliate and demoralize his country at a time of war, and the other "refuses" to come in second in presidential races after he has "put up" with 19 months of airplanes and bad hotel food!

Character and judgement, INDEED, and a case against entitlement as well!

Can the choice be any clearer, this lifelong DEMOCRAT wants to know???

“I hope you guys are game,” he said, “because I haven’t been putting up with 19 months of airplanes and hotel food and missing my babies and my wife –- I didn’t put up for that stuff just to come in second.

THIS GUY FEELS THAT HE'S ENTITLED TO THE PRESIDENCY. John McCain endured almost 6 years of daily torture as a POW and Zerobama can't endure 19 months of planes and hotel food????

He is NOT presidential material.

NO WAY. NO HOW. NOBAMA.

First, I'm surprised that Jake was able to report this story and that news people were not locked out. Secondly, if Obama wanted a different campaign format, he should have taken McCain up on the offer of holding joint Town Meetings so the voters could have seen the candidates side-by-side (in a no spin zone).

But since Obama doesn't like to really talk with people about the issues, and would rather spend your money spouting rhetoric via teleprompters with splashy backdrops, keep donating to his campaign because he needs alot of money to pay for the props!

And since running the campaign IS Obama's depth of EXPERIENCE, just think how good he'll be at wasting your tax dollars if he were ever elected. Remember in states that he still lost to Hillary, he normally spent 3x-4x what she did with negative results. Let's get the real change deal--vote McCain/Palin to end wasteful spending whereever it exists!

Obama is a very good at making speeches, but that does not mean he will be a good president. Absolutely no experience. I wish him well in whatever he decides to do next.

good He is scared. Obama is going down. Take a look at the polls and since all the polls are in the tank for Obama McCain is crushing him.
He always opens his big fat mouth during fundraisers just to insult people. The Democrats aren't talking about the issues. No one is talking about the issues because the Obama campaign doesn't know what the issues are and since he is also a sexist the Republicans are to busy defending Sarah from the sexism the media and camp Obama. He hates being beat by a woman. Sarah will defeat him and Alice and Hillary will also win.

Hey Patriot (Sep 6, 2008 1:08:37 PM)
You said about McCain -That IS NOT CHARACTER in a man!

Such a man CANNOT be trusted, and SHOULD NOT be trusted!

My question to you - ever heard of Larry Sinclair - ask him about Obama's character.

Mary Anne: You are so right about Obama. He won't have to worry about coming in second because he won't be coming in at all. His supporter's were calling him the Messiah but evidently God brought him down to level. McCain is leading by 10 points and that will climb higher. Hillary can't make a difference in Obama's campaign polls because Palin is too popular and many women will be voting for McCain because they love Palin. She really made a difference in McCain's campaigning when he chose her for his VP and she will win the debate against Biden.

The Palin selection is the most hypocritical thing McCain could have done. While saying he wants to unite the US, he deliberately chooses to reignite the cultural wars by choosing the most divisive candidate possible as a way of keeping voters' eyes away from any and all issues.

McCain would rather divide America than lose an election. Some patriot.

Gotta love dems and their total lack of a clue. Having high profile rock stars and other celebs campaigning for dems never works. It just illustrates how out of touch you are.

Although Sarah Palin is allowing an interview under scrutiny, she may carefully negotiate which questions are deemed off the table, therefore crafting her manufactured popular image, and withholding valuable answers to some serious ethical and judgment issues. We need to do something. We need to collectively send an email to ABC news. I believe I heard that Charlie Gibson may do the interview. We need to make sure that they place Palin under the same scrutiny as they did Obama, especially during that ill-fated debate when they invoked flag pins, and Wright, and Ayers, and questioned his patriotism. We need them to ask the tough questions voters need answered. I will write a letter and email it to ABC. If you wish to be included in this email, please email me at montherea@aol.com asap, and I will include your name in this email to make sure we a real interview regarding her record and judgment from ABC and the press. This same email will also circulate to NBC, CBS, MSNBC, FOX, etc. Please join me and take action. Our comments on blogs are nice, but we need to understand what we are dealing with, and if we don't take a tangible stand, our futures are at risk. Send your email to me and let's get the ball rolling. There is strength in numbers. Come on, guys, let's DO SOMETHING!

" I dont believe in coming in second"

Actually, Obama believes he IS the "Second Coming" , as do some of his supporters.

If he ever carried Indonesian Passport, it means he was Indonesian Citizen?
How'd come nobody ever try to check on this case?

So Obama doesn't like coming in second. Well, I guess he better practice because we are doing everything we can to see that he does come in second in November! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Go McCain!!

Barack Obama comes off as a great big whiner who feels entitled to the presidency because he's actually had to put some real effort into it. Average Americans who work hard without a guarantee that things will always go their way are becoming pretty tired of this poor me rhetoric.
The candidate who deserves to win this campaign is the one who has the best plans for the country and the greatest ability to carry them out, not the one who has supposedly "sacrificed" the most to run.
Please, call the whaaambulance for this fragile and overextended candidate - before he succumbs to the stress.

Yup, 6teezkid, it is all about him! A legend in his own mind - he thinks he is the 2nd coming! Anyway, he is already 2nd - to Hillary, to McCain, to Palin, to Biden. So he had better get used to it! BHO is lazy - never heard Hillary or McCain complain about campaigning - or take so many exotic vacation and world tours as he does! He will go hog-wild if he should become prez! He is an obamanation!

Is everyone deaf and blind on this blog? I have not seen one comment on Obama's extremely elitist remark about having to "put up with airplane and hotel food and missing his kids and wife" ????

He is SO OUT OF TOUCH with what ALL Americans have to do every morning when they wake up. They go to work, miss so many things in life in order to provide $$ for their loved ones (at great sacrifice).

What is the proof that he is oblivious to "real" life? He actually made the statement....that's the only proof you need. He is actually flying on his own private jet, being catered to like a king and he's complaining??
That complaint can go down in the history books.

He's lost me entirely.