Obama Sets Fundraising Record in August, Thanks to Palin

I love the way Palin supporters, when confronted with the fact that their candidate was as deep into earmarks as any other politican, immediately try to change the subject to "well, Obama does it too". Come on! I thought that was what made Palin so gosh-darned great - hat she took on the establishment in her own party, said no to earmarks and said thanks but no thanks to the Bridge to Nowhere.

Now we find out her snout was in the trough as deep as anyone, and she actually said "Thanks" for the bridge until the very end when it was going to be killed by congress anyway. So what the republicans are left with is someone who ISN'T particularly anti-establishment, and ISN'T really a reformer or an agent of change. So then when we look at the rest of her so-called accomplishments we see that she derives her vast foreign policy experience from seeing Russia from her window and refueling her plane in Ireland on her way to Kuwait.

But OK, Obama did it too. Snappy comeback, completely missing the point.

This is hilarious now right wingers are upset that Obama is spending money his supporters donated vs the $150 million McCain blew in the primaries and now the $85 million in TAXPAYER money he will spend in the general.

"Obama must have spent almost 100,000 Million dollars... and he's still not winning!"
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Well, it cost quite a bit to buy the nomination ...

Ryan---
"Because Obama did not lie about his earmarks. That is the difference"
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I don't know whether he lied or not about his earmarks B U T:

I DO know that he lied or disremembered to mention all the PORK which came his way through those earmarks!

I do!

There are food pantries going empty.
There are bills unable to be paid.

You would think "the Messiah" would share some of his manna with the needy.... donate some of it to worthy causes instead of using it all to show off Obama's ego and his ears.

But all charity will get from it will be video clips filled with "words ... just more of the same vindictive words"..... Nothing to warm the cockles of an empty stomach, or soothe the depression that comes from missing a payment on your mortgage.

I think there should definitely be a ceiling on how much money one can spend on ANY political campaigns!

Obviously, it would take more to run form president than it would for mayor... but Obama must have spent almost 100,000 Million dollars... and he's still not winning!

Granted, you can't tell his followers what to do with their money..... but to me, continuing to spend this surplus of
monetary adoration on advertising when people are going hungry is beyond going from the sublime to the ridiculous.

It has passed foolish a long time ago, and now borders on the pathetic!

"I agree that Palin is lying about requesting funds for the bridge to nowhere. It's indefensible. But how is it any better or worse than the $750 million in earmarks that Obama procured for Illinois over the past four years? It's all pork. You seem to intelligent to believe otherwise."

Because Obama did not lie about his earmarks. That is the difference.

In fact Obama disclosed every earmark he requested during his campaign and has made earmark transparency HIS issue during his time in the US Senate. Obama is not against earmarks. He is against wasteful earmarks and he feels transparency(coupled with public outcry) will make it hard for wasteful earmarks to survive.

It's not as if I think politicians are honest or Obama is singularly ethical.

I am voting based on issue positions (some ideological, some philosophical) as I am sure you are.

But the comfort with outright lies shown by the McCain campaign should give anyone pause who is tired of Rove politics.

I know you don't excuse that or endorse it and your vote for McCain will be based on the issues because you think he's the better candidate.

But it doesn't make it right.

And when we fail to speak up against such things, we all implicitly condone it.

"His glamorous Hollywood style acceptance ceremony cost more than $5 million."
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"Glamorous"?! Try "tacky" -- and for students of European history, far WORSE than tacky.

"They brag about the fund raising amounts but they sure don’t report how much of that money is going out the door."

FEC reports include all expenditures as well as donations.

"In twelve months of campaigning the Obama team has spent more than $200 million and continues to spend more."

Actually the number is over $325M with about $400M taken in.

"His glamorous Hollywood style acceptance ceremony cost more than $5 million."

The RNC convention in 2004 cost $150 million.

Doesn’t anyone have concern about the massive millions of dollars the Obama campaign is spending. They brag about the fund raising amounts but they sure don’t report how much of that money is going out the door. In twelve months of campaigning the Obama team has spent more than $200 million and continues to spend more. His glamorous Hollywood style acceptance ceremony cost more than $5 million.

In all this time and massive spending Obama still only receives a 41% rating that he is the person to be president. Talk about “same old politics”, spend, spend, spend that’s all he has done for a year.

Take a look at the recent unemployment figures. Obama’s state of Illinois is in the top 5 for the highest unemployment rate. What has Senator Obama done to help his state create jobs?

American voters it’s time to step back and take a good look beyond the glitz, glamour and feel good speeches and look at this man’s qualities to lead a country. What has he done in his political career to advance the quality of life for the citizens of his state and country? If your vote is in favor of Obama in the White House I hope in two years you remember how he got there and who put him there.

kat,

Obama's past is still very much a mystery to much of the country. He was pretty much given a pass by the MSM during the primary season and the other Democratic candidates certainly couldn't stir the pot too much against one of their own lest he win the nomination.

Many people, in particular registered independents, don't even start paying attention to the election until after the convention. Those people know little to nothing about Ayers, Wright, Uncle Frank Marshall Davis, Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals and how its language subtlely finds its way into some of Obama's speeches. The subject of Obama's mentoring in his years when he was forming his political philosophy is absolutely fair game. Change is certainly coming to this election.

"Obama had plenty of scrutiny on Ayers during and after the primaries."
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NONE: in fact, the mainstream media has YET to admit that the Ayers family was Obama's EMPLOYER for several years.

Even Bill O'Reilly wouldn't touch it -- after all, Obama SAID and SAID Ayers was "some guy in my neighborhood". Now, a lot of American voters don't know the ins and outs of what the Weathermen DID, but those who DO, know that Obama is just a liar -- and that he's lied about it because ANY version of the "truth" would end not only his presidential aspirations, but perhaps his do-nothing career as a Senator.

Which is ancient and from which McCain emerged clean as a new born babe.... as opposed to a couple or three Democrats!

McCain and Palin

Palin Asked To Release Husband's Emails

I guess Obama is using some of those campaign dollars to make some new banners, COUNTRY FIRST (McCain's slogan). He was miffed that McCain and Palin are using the Change mantra, as they are really change....Biden will really be the POTUS, and he IS politics as usual...Obama is just poster boy....script reader with loud yelling delivery. He is a fraud...lacking in experience and judgement.

"McCain's slime machine gets cranked up and introduces Oama's associates to America and in painful detail . . ."
Obama had plenty of scrutiny on Ayers during and after the primaries. It would be nothing new, like the Keating 5.

Ryan_C,

No, I rely on many sources for facts and formulate my own analysis. I agree that Palin is lying about requesting funds for the bridge to nowhere. It's indefensible. But how is it any better or worse than the $750 million in earmarks that Obama procured for Illinois over the past four years? It's all pork. You seem to intelligent to believe otherwise.

All politicians lie and then lie about not lying. For example, originally Obama claimed he hardly knew Bill Ayers, then he worked with him for 6 years organizing the community, and then Obama told O'Reilly that Ayers was "a guy in my neighborhood." Really, that's all? I won't go through the litany of lies on both sides, they're well documented. If you want to get high and mighty and say they lie on the right worse than they lie on the left then knock yourself out. In the end people make their decision not on who they're most comfortable with but who they're least comfortable with.

When McCain's slime machine gets cranked up and introduces Obama's associates to America in painful detail it won't matter what Obama says or how much money he raises. Step 1: expose Obama as just another politician, not "new politics hope and change" agent. Check. Step 2: convince America he is too radical. Ongoing. I'm not saying it's right or admirable but that's what's coming down the line.

from associated press obama and mccain have big economic differences:
Under Obama, the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers, those making roughly $600,000 or more, would see their taxes go up on average by $93,709 in 2009, according to an analysis done by the Tax Policy Center, because Obama would begin implementing his tax changes even before the scheduled expiration of the Bush cuts.

Under McCain, those same taxpayers would see an average reduction of $48,860, reflecting in part additional cuts he is proposing.

By contrast, the bottom 20 percent of taxpayers, those with taxable income of roughly $19,000 per year or less, would see their taxes cut by an average of $567 under Obama's program and $21 under McCain's plan, the tax center estimates.

For the 20 percent of taxpayers right in the middle of the income scale, making roughly between $37,600 and $66,400, the tax break would be $1,118 under the Obama plan and $325 under the McCain plan in 2009, according to the analysis done by the tax center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, two Washington think tanks.

"What she is being attacked for is her lying about her position on earmarks."

... and what OBAMA is being attacked for is all that golden pork clinging to him and his family, friends and associates.

Hillary declared Obama wasn´t qualified to be president. Biden criticized Obama´s lack of experience.

How can we trust this man when the opponents of his own party think he´s unqualified?

Voting Mr. America community organizer is the worst harm we can do to America.

Deb...

What would you EXPECT them to say?