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Obama claims neither McCain or Palin spoke about you. I listened and watched. Sorry OB the entire speeches were not just about you. They spoke the most about OUR country and that is about you, me, women, children, of all race,color,creed,man,and my dog.

How many people watched McCain's speech last night? I would assume about 20% of how many watched Obama's.

Either you like McCain and you are going to vote for him no matter what stupd policies he come sup with, or you like Obama.

There is no middle ground anymore. McCain is either "Old and out of touch" or he is "Wise and a great leader."

I think the answer is obvious to everyone.

Seriously, would anybody select a doctor whose only practiced medicine for a year perform surgery? Why in the world would you even consider someone so inexperienced as Obama to be president. If elected, he will be the most underqualified president ever elected. 90% of these bloggers are just as qualified as him. Democrats should be ashamed for being duped by a con man and selecting someone so underqualified to lead our country. You should be ashamed for endangering the future of our country so recklessly. I just hope the rest of the nation isn't as stupid. I'll give it to Obama, if he pulls this off, it will be the biggest scam in the history of the world. (Bigger than the Trojan horse!) The man's done nothing except stir up contoversy by not wearing a patriotic flag pennant. That's it. He's one successful novel away from running pyramid schemes. Its a hoax, he's a chamelon and a snake. Wise up America, its almost too late. Ps- Shame on you the Liberal media, your behavior is outright immoral. McCain/Palin! (Or Lord help us!)

"Obama never had and could never have your vote even if he was the Most Successful Governor "

He's not, so stop dreaming. He's a street organizer from Chicago that has you bamboozled.

"Did you see Jack Cafferty and Donna Brazille today? Those 2 had the Biggest SourPuss Faces I've seen yet!!! Guess Palin for McCains VP WAS The Right Choice!!! Go McCain/Palin!!! PS Obama IS gonna need ALL the Money he can get, McCain Can Do Alot More On Alot Less!!! THAT"S PRESIDENTIAL!!!!"

HaHa! It's like a funeral over at CNN.

"49 % obama 42% mccain stop lying like all republicans"

CBS Poll

McCain 42
barry 42

Sorry Charlie.

Obama is right. In this campaign, we have heard almost nothing about him except through alternative media.

It sucks when our New York news media wants to perform thought control on us by hiding infromation. I think we ought to perform profitability control on them by avoiding their advertisers' products and services. After sending them an email explaining why.

JerryZ- If knocking the 'Community organizer" is the only thing that made you change your mind, you never had any intention of voting for McCain.
For the record, no one is knocking being a community organizer, but that is a big experience that Obama is drawing from. Being a community organizer or volunteer in your community does not qualify one to be president of the United States. Neither does being a Jr Senator for 144 days.

I'm disappointed in McCain/Palin on knocking community organizers. They can knock Obama all they want but, there are "community organizers" or what republicans call volunteers, who try to help people or communities. They are out there helping people who lost jobs in their communities, help children have safe areas to play and etc.. I find them really good Americans. I myself help those great Americans. The GOP forgot that its the people in the trenches and in the neighborhoods that makes America great. I was behind McCain until now. I'm can't support someone mocking Americans. Palin was shameful mocking them.

we can not afford 4 years same thing, NO NO NO , and now this so called maverick from Alaska who abused her power, it just no way, Americans are smart people and we need a smart and presentable person that is OBAMA.

One word NOBAMA ! America is in trouble, no time for a ROOKIE.

She brought up Community Organizer in defense of attacks on her as mayor. Everyone knows this, but MSNBS and CNN are only saying Obama is being picked on.

Listen to you. "Guess Palin for McCains VP WAS The Right Choice!!" You people are still seeking validation for this wacko backwoods barbie.

Did you see Jack Cafferty and Donna Brazille today? Those 2 had the Biggest SourPuss Faces I've seen yet!!! Guess Palin for McCains VP WAS The Right Choice!!! Go McCain/Palin!!! PS Obama IS gonna need ALL the Money he can get, McCain Can Do Alot More On Alot Less!!! THAT"S PRESIDENTIAL!!!!

Its true. How can she bash him for being a Community Organiser and wanting to help people at the age of 23 when at the same time she was running for beauty pageants when she was that age. What hypocracy!!!

I really don't understand the mocking of Obama for being a community organizer as a young man.

Giuliani last night: "On the other hand, you have a resume from a gifted man with an Ivy League education. He worked as a community organizer. What? He worked -- I said -- I said, OK, OK, maybe this is the first problem on the resume."

Palin last night: I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities.

Now, the truth is that, starting at age 23, Obama ran a faith-based charity called the Developing Communities Project.

It was made up of eight Catholic parishes when he got there and had one staff member. He was its director, meaning he was in charge. He made decisions about it, including staffing, budgets, etc. And when he left in 1988 to go to law school, he had grown its budget from $70,000 to $400,000, its staff from 1 to 13 people. More important, he created a job training program for this community and a college prep tutoring program.

As mayor, she built a hockey rink/rec center using eminent domain (because apparently there just isn't enough land in Alaska).

And keep in mind the timeline here: Obama did this as a young man BEFORE going to law school, becoming a successful lawyer and a law professor.

I don't think it's right to attack someone for working in a faith-based charity out of college. I think we all have some embarrassing first-jobs in our past. I would not make fun of Palin for being a beauty queen and sports reporter out of college during these same years. Although, I do think Obama's experience shaped his political future a bit better ... Michael Landauer

Hey mike, Bet the 12 yrs of teaching constitutional law didn't Change either. Obama Never Needed To Change His Notes. Just Read Those Words Those Words!!! That doesn't qualify Presidential Qualities.

McCain Will get Energy Under Controll,bring home our Troops and Our Dollars and Create Jobs. You can Trust McCain/Palin. They have Proven What they Talk!!!

Obama's experience. And you have to love the Republicans zooming in on his FIRST public service lol that was a LONG time ago and that was how he started his career.

Obama:
B.A in political science from Columbia University, with a specialization in international relations
J.D. in Law from Harvard, graduated magna cum laude; President of the Harvard Law Review
12 years (92-04) teaching constitutional law
7 years State Senator: sponsored more than 800 bills
4 years Senator for Illinos, a state with 12.8 million people

Need I say more? Shall I share Palin & McCain's "experience" because honestly neither one of them have anything amazing to speak of either.

And don't bring up McCain being a pow, good grief he got shot down, and as much as I respect that having been raised by a 21 yr marine father, just because you join the military does not make you better than anyone else.

It is a very very respectful duty, but it is voluntary.

McCain is a great man I believe, but he is no more experienced than Obama is to be the president.

The ONLY experience you can have worthy of being "experienced" for the US Presidency is having been a US President.

Why has the MSM spent more time in 1 week vetting a female vice presidential candidate, than they have spent nvestigating the corrupt, anti american, terrorist connections of Barack Obama in 2 years? Can somebody please give some clarification to this strange contradiction?

49 % obama 42% mccain stop lying like all republicans ---CD

The chinks in Senator Obama's armor are starting to become obvious. He seemed very upset today. But why did the press let him get away with "no one is talking about you?" It's a lie. The republican convention has addressed these issues. Where is the fact check?

I heard her nick name is Wassilla the Killa given her by the environmental groups opposed to her plans to open up hunting polar bears.

Martin,

Mark my words, by next week Thursday there will be no McCain/Palin ticket.

I know your type and is was your type of "Hillary Supporter" that turned me off of Hillary. Now that she is back to herself you can remain your true self.

Obama never had and could never have your vote even if he was the Most Successful Governor of one of the biggest American states after retiring from the Military as a decorated 5 star general. You and I both know why. I know you feel obsolete and resent it. Too bad, you are.

"Trash to you might be news-worthy to others since I suspect you would ignore any negative information."

Good and bad should be reported. Don't attempt to tell me there is nothing good to report.

McCain and Palin represent real change. Barry and Biden represent empty rhetoric and confusion.

"Mayor of a village of 9000 doesn't qualify you to be vice-president, especially if you left the village millions of dollars in debt."

And street organizing experience qualifies you to be President?

Mack:

could it be that you watch too much tv?

"CNN MSNBC already BLATENTLY LYING about Palin, and McCain today."

They see their cash cow slipping away.

Sarah,

You obviously are ill informed. Gallup now reports race in dead heat, McCain picked up 8 points, You are clueless.

joseph:

so if Obama played down to her duties as a mayor, is it justified for her to play down his duties as a community organizer? I did not hear Obama critizizing her duties as a mayor, but I heard what she said....

And by the way, senator Obama was also a civil rights atty and law professor....Can you do that, bud? If you can, then why not do it......That is a great and honorable profession.....

Now Obama is saying on OReilly Factor that troop surge worked much better then even he thought it would and that he cannot outrule more military involvement in the middle east. Well to all the non-war Liberals that voted him in for the nomination what do you say to this ENORMOUS flip flop. Obama is completely idiotic

CNN now playing the race card, Jack Cafferty is disgusting. He is actually insinuating that whites are racist if they dont vote Obama.The media has gone beyond their already biased Obama praise, and McCain sabotage. This is CRIMINAL. Wolf Cambell, Chris Mathews etc agaents foer Obama.

CNN MSNBC already BLATENTLY LYING about Palin, and McCain today. For instance, Wolf Blitzer just said that Sarah Palin mocked Obamas decision to become a community organizer. FALSE and MISLEADING. She was merely rightfully defending herself against the Obama camps unfair ridiculing of her duties as a Mayor. The media is SCUM

Obama has stated that the media should leave Palins kids out of it. Biden has said the same thing. The so-called "liberal media" doesn't listen to Obama, or Biden, or McCain, or Palin. They listen to the viewers and are going to report on whatever gets them the highest ratings. So stop whining!

Mayor of a village of 9000 doesn't qualify you to be vice-president, especially if you left the village millions of dollars in debt. Obama IS a senator of the great state of Illinois. He WAS a community organizer. He WAS a state legislator. And has ALWAYS been against this fiasco in Iraq.

I voted for Bush in 2004 because of national security, and I voted for Gore in 2000 because of his character. Gore was always decent and he proved he put country first when even though he fairly won, he stepped aside.

In other words I am an independent woman. I hate party politics. I forced myself to keep an open mind about Palin until I heard from her -- against a huge tide of logic, she is plainly inexperienced, and against a huge tide of vetting news about how hypocritical she is personally, about earmarks and the literally hundreds of millions of our tax dollars she has squirreled away up in Alaska.

If I was a Democratic, then I'd be in PUMA. Party Unity My U-know-what. May the best person win, and in their case, Obama won, didn't he. Hillary, eventually, took it in stride and she is standing up for her issues. I'm proud of her for that, not for "party unity."

So it came to last night and my mind was pretty well open. Palin completely lost me, and the independent girlfriends in the room with me, and my mostly conservative husband. We believe in common decency. Obama and Biden have given McCain and Palin both all the respect in the world. In turn, she insulted both of her political opponents and in turn, she insulted me and I suspect, most other independents.

McCain obviously made a hasty, poorly informed decision. She obviously belongs nowhere near the top of our government. Palin was like a partisan revivalist, like a cheerleader shouting "beat 'em, thrash 'em, kill 'em, trash 'em."

Partisanship is not reform, dividing this country is not a change, and it is not American. I would refer Palin to our most fair founders George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, to our great compromisers and keepers of our union Abe Lincoln and Henry Clay, and to the independent, decent, American choice in this election Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Janice
Maumee, Ohio
2 sons in the Marines and a bigger woman than Sarah Palin

There has still been no bump in the polls for McCain this week. He got a small bump of 2 pts. when he announced Palin but is still 7 pts. behind Obama. And if you look at the electoral polls, you'll see that Obama is winning a lot of the swing states by even larger margins. You can expect the negative ads against Obama to multiply and the Swiftboating to begin.

OBAMA IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!

After watching some of the bitter words spoken by GOP representatives last night, senator Obama hit the nail on the head.

AND THAT IS WHY HE'S WHERE HE IS TODAY...

This man knows how to communicate people feelings. He is able to put what I felt into words....

I felt frustrated and just did not really know how to express it after listening to the former mayor of New York and gov. Palin.....

There is just something that's almost evil feeling about what went on last night....

Stop the maddness or it will stop US.

Over the last 18 years. I have fought in 4 campaigns 12 tours of duties, under three administrations. In the name of my children would not have to. I am deeply sadden and sorry to say they will. What was once the razors edge has become a dull knife. According to intel our enemies know this. We will be forced to use Nuclear weapons. Our conventional tactical advantage are now being deployed by 18 year old american children being trained by 19 year old experts. I would of gladly not come back If I knew they would have to go. My kids are no killers.

Obama will have a hard time justifying his better qualification vs Palin. Or, pick a random blogger here and Obama will still have hard time justifying a better qualification. If Obama is elected and becomes a net positive for the US, we can adopt a 'dart throwing' strategy to select POTUS.

While a debate rages over how honest Sarah Palin has been in stating her opposition to the infamous Bridge To Nowhere, another massive, widely-criticized transportation project is lingering in Alaska, in which Palin supports (and may still).

The "Road To Nowhere" is a $375 million "mega-project" designed to connect Juneau to the towns of Haines and Skagway via 50 miles of new road along the steep slopes of an avalanche-battered canal, ending at a ferry terminal at the Haines river.

Mack,
Trash to you might be news-worthy to others since I suspect you would ignore any negative information. However, I suspect where there is smoke there is at least a little fire. 90% of the American people do not know who Sarah Palin is. There are only 61 days to find out. There is a rush to suppress the bad and present her in the best possible light. Fine, but this is no way to seriously handle the office of vice presidency. Sarah Palin's name should have been in front of the press month's ago. It is John McCain's own fault for creating a media-frenzy. I personaly think it was intended so all the right-wingers could once again rail against media bias. That is bull. It is the media's job to find out about a candidate and report, good and bad information. You only want the good.

"I know that she didn't talk ABOUT us with a mouth and talking heads and supporters flinging insults against left and right for being Hillary supporters. I remember when Obama talked about US. I hate him NOW!"

Great point. He's already talked about apathetic, gun and bible huggers.

"Mack,
Exactly my point. If I have to dig deeply to find Sarah Palin's life experienced then I guess they are not that extensive. "

No, just means that you have to dig through the trash stories to find it.

"Nah, because then he would have had to actually do something"

No Mack, Daley has sat on his fat rump for decades and not done a thing as Mayor of Chicago.

I know that she didn't talk ABOUT us with a mouth and talking heads and supporters flinging insults against left and right for being Hillary supporters. I remember when Obama talked about US. I hate him NOW!

Mack,
Exactly my point. If I have to dig deeply to find Sarah Palin's life experienced then I guess they are not that extensive.

geevill,
I don't really care. And you're right. I probably will vote Obama and for one simple reason. Republicans had their chance and failed miserably. McCain likes to present himself as a maverick but is not. He will continue the failed policies of the Republicans. I don't get caught up in the personalities. Republicans will do what Republicans do and Democrats will do what Democrats do. Republicans haven't had an original idea since the Reagan administration which is the last time I voted Republican. I see nothing different this year. Same tired old ideas and same old chest pounding and arguing about who is more patriotic, who loves America more, who believes in god more, and all that nonsense. Republicans have been all image and no substance for years. The selection of Sarah Palin falls right in line with that.

Barack Obama: Me, Me, Me. It's all about me. But I'll tell you that it's about you.

"JESUS CHRIST ---The greatest Community Organizer known to man."

Yes we know. Barry is the Messiah. It's not about him, it's about us.

Senator Obama CAN TALK AND TALK and TALK and say so little other than make more bogus promises. He say "I" a hundred times with no real substance, certainly not believable.

Obama is a 'I will guy', 'Palin is the I have done it' lady.

I am a Hillary Democrat voting for McCain/Palin.

"So where are Palin's life experiences."

You have to dig to find it since the MSM only seems to print the negatives and rumors.

If he really wanted to make a difference maybe he should have been mayor instead of community organizer. Nah, because then he would have had to actually do something.

Debra,
So where are Palin's life experiences. Beauty queen? Small town mayor. Governor for a year and a half? Never travelled abroad except to visit the Alaskan national guard. What on earth does she about living in a mult-cultural country? What does she know about other country's cultures at all. Seems to me that her only claim to fame is that she stood up to corruption once and has been milking that ever since. Republicans like to describe her as a "regular person". Well, George W. Bush was also a regular person. A nice guy. Personable. Family Man. An an incompetent moron. No where do I see in Palin's background the ability to handle complex issue. She may be okay for president of the PTA. But no way does she have the experience to be president....Okay, now you can go bash Obama all you want. But remember Obama has been in front of the American people for 18 months and has attracted 18 million votes. 90% of Americans do not know Sarah Palin. She was chosen by one man and Republicans are trying to shape this image of her to shove down American throats in 61 days. I don't care if she is a "regular person". I care if she understands what the world is about and whether she is ready to lead. Nothing I have heard from her leads me to believe she is.

I have the same reaction to all of Obama's speeches - Hope, change, yawn, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

"Obama, choices Joe Biden
as his running mate, someone that is extremely accomplished and only enhances the democratic ticket."

Hey I thought he was about change. I've been lied to!

Obama explain how you are going to pay for these entitlements you talk about? which are unconstitutional , geesh I thought you were a constitutional lawyer?

Yes I would like to know when we get shipped to Tehran.

"It's so nice not to look at the angry Nobama, who looks so mean, like Michelle when he yells his speeches. Geeze, he really looks like he has no sense of humor."

They have a lot of hate built up for America after all those years of attending TUCC.

Debra - You're right. I should give it a rest. If you don't care about winning Florida or the impact this will have and is starting to have in the Jewish Community - why should I?

I once attend an Obama concert by mistake. There was this popular local band playing and I had no idea he was going to be there. Some people felt they were tricked but I thought it was kind of cool. Don't remember what he said.

Jennifer....give it a rest. No one is going to attack Gov. Palin on her religion or church to the extent Obama's good old uncle/mentor of 20 years. Move on.
I'm watching our 44th President on stage now rehearsing for tonight's speech. It's so nice not to look at the angry Nobama, who looks so mean, like Michelle when he yells his speeches. Geeze, he really looks like he has no sense of humor.
McCAIN/PALIN

"At least Obama admitted his community service was for only 3 years"

Admitted?

He never claimed differently.

Unlike say Palin who said she told Congress thanks but no thanks for the bridge to nowhere when in fact she was a supporter of the bridge, used that support as part of her 2006 gov run and then after the project was canceled she kept the earmark money.

Obama and Biden are the real deal.

McCain and Palin are a cycnical marketing effort.

Yes we know. Change, hope, we are who we've always been waiting for.

Debra - Brickner, [Palin's church leader] also described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity. Palin was in church that day and did nothing.
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I see the good and bad on both sides. You just shove the Republican agenda down people's throats with out regard, respect and often times facts. I hope the McCain campaign is paying you well.

So Palin gave a nice speech to a friendly Republican audience. Big freaking deal. When is she going to be allowed to be interviewed by the media so tough questions can be asked of her experience and her policies. I suspect the Republicans will try to bottle her up for as long as possible to control the image of her. However, there are now 61 days left in the campaign and 90% of Americans do not know who Sarah Palin is except for one speech and Republican propoganda. She needs to appear on as news programs as possible (and not just FOX) and be hit with tough questions on foreign policy, abortion views, sex education views, her experience, etc...

Did Bill O'Reilly serve Obama with the papers to the lawsuit regarding his non-citizenship. Should be a real gotcha moment.

At least Obama admitted that his community service amounted to all of three years. A huge contrast to that sappy video the DNC showed that made it look as if he has done community service for three decades.

No wonder my uncle who worked for better conditions in the Chicago Housing Authority, Operation PUSH and Public schools had never heard of Obama until he ran for senate.
Barry the Bonehead. Obama is a fake and everyone in Chicago knows it. including Jesse Jackson. The only reason he gets high votes is because the crooks in Chicago know that Obama will reap favors on them when he gets in office.

JENNIFER.....NEWS FLASH....PALIN WAS NOT RUNNING WITH ANY MINISTER/"OLD UNCLE"/MENTOR FOR 20 YEARS, NAMING A BOOK AFTER A SERMON, AND A GUY WHO MARRIED HER AND BAPTISED HER KIDS.
We all know Wright was more than just a radical Black Liberation Theology rev. to Obama.....probably a daddy figure.

Why do people blame the messenger. Palin's comments on Obama view of small town people is per his words not hers. People should be going after him for saying it.

"Sorry Obama was not in Minn., O'Reilly flew to him wherever that was...WHO CARES, NO ONE IS TALIKING ABOUT HIM."

I wonder if this interview will get better ratings than McCain's speech.

It would be tough since its only on one network but it would be interesting.

Maybe we can look at the FoxNews ratings
only.

Obama is so yesterday. Palin is the real deal. Biden who?

But you cannot hide the truth. Especially since I'll just retype it. Here goes.... Palin did a great job. The angry and "bitter" reaction of the Dems proves this - otherwise they would just be laughing (like we did with Dan Quayle). Conventions are pep rallies, and they did what they needed to do -- rally the base and make the other party the "opponent." And Obama is just getting what he gave to Clinton. We were told that it does not matter what his plans are (which you could just get online) -- instead, it's more important that he inspires. Well, Palin apparently has been inspiring her party too.

I think that sums it up...

Deb....there is something about LIFE EXPERIENCE that matters more than the elite Harvard Grad. Also, living in and loving THIS country. Obama grew up in Indonesia with Muslim school, missing out on July 4th parades, saluting our flag every morning in school and part of the American fabric in his youth. His mom was an atheist and both dad's Muslim....THAT has to effect your thinking in the formative years..sorry.

Debra

that lipstick pitbull joke wasnt ad lib...

i dont know where you are hearing that, but i read that line hours before her speech...

ive read numerous reports that the teleprompter was not broke, and when the camera would swing around to just behind her you could read the teleprompter and it was always her next line....

you are misinformed

brad

i think you hear what you want to hear.

Wow Obama just announced that you should vote for him over McCain/Palin because he is for CHANGE.

What else is new? Obama was clearly frazzled.

Sorry Obama was not in Minn., O'Reilly flew to him wherever that was...WHO CARES, NO ONE IS TALIKING ABOUT HIM.

There is just way to much drama with Obama. Kind of reminds me of a Sex in the City episode.

Brad

because you don't listen

you only focus on the negative crap foxnews conjures up.

If you McCain lovers want to brag on his war record then don't forget to mention that he graduated from the Naval Academy and out of a class of 389 he was 384.

debra

it's not Odrama

that seems to have all the "drama"

sure seems with all these investigations and lawsuits and business closings and denials of science and lobbying and no sign of either parent staying home with the kids etc... and absolutely no proof of knowledge or comprehension of ANY issue we face...

isn't Palin "Alaskan for drama...or is it the judgement of a pitbull"

the worst VP choice seriously in the history of our nation.

Dl, I have attended three of Obama's rallies. I'm just saying that he is never specific on his past accomplishments but talks a lot about what he's going to do in the future. That's fine, but, it is nice to hear about things Palin has accomplished. I'm still undecided but it does make me wonder. Sorry if you don't agree.

"Thanks Ryan. I try to remember that when this bitter butter battle is over in November, we'll all still be facing the same challenges we are now.

So in between the fun of jibjab, we should talk about how to get those jobs done. We have lots of social problems, but it is the engineering that will save our bacon while we are battling over who gets the best parts of the pig."

You are a true American sir.