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"Why should republicans get rewarded for screwing up America from Iraq to this financial mess?"

This financial mess is the Repubicans’ fault because the Democrats’ responsibility isn’t talked about. According to a 9/11/03 NY Times article, “New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,” Pres. Bush pushed for more oversight of FM/FM back at that time:

“The plan is an acknowledgment by the administration that oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- which together have issued more than $1.5 trillion in outstanding debt -- is broken. A report by outside investigators in July concluded that Freddie Mac manipulated its accounting to mislead investors, and critics have said Fannie Mae does not adequately hedge against rising interest rates.”

And:

“‘These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis,' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ‘The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.’” (The Boston Herald has two articles today on Barney Frank’s responsibility for the crisis, and quote him as saying, “in 2003, nobody that I knew of foresaw the crisis of subprime lending, and that is what caused this problem.”).

The article reports that the proposal was opposed by Democrats.

There are plenty of other Dem connections as well to FM/FM, such as the top campaign donation recipients being prominent Dems (according to the Hartford Courant’s “Crumbling Financial Giants Gave Generously To Dodd” - Sens. Dodd, Obama and Kerry; Kerry’s GOP opponent has called on him to return the funds) and other Dems making a ton of money off of FM/FM while the the books were being cooked (such as former Clinton officials Franklin D. Raines and Jamie Gorelick - see the informative Slate article, “Fannie Mae and the Vast Bipartisan Conspiracy” that seems to name dozens of Dems and Repubs linked to Fannie Mae).

McCain was also behind efforts in 2005 to reform FM/FM, the “Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005."

Now Dems are taking the “democratic capitalist” position on executive compensation for those who will lead these troubled entities, giving the same arguments about having to compensate to get good people, etc.

Underneath it all, though, the Dems seem to have their hearts set on communism (see Saul Alinsky, whose proteges Obama worked for). Castro is not only not different from the president of France or the P.M. of England, but a hero. All the atrocities of communism seem to mean nothing to them. A California bill, SB 1322, sought to repeal a law against the positive teaching of communism in schools - “teaching communism with the intent to indoctrinate or to inculcate in the mind of any pupil a preference for communism." However, Schwarzenegger just vetoed it, saying: “Many Californians have fled Communist regimes, immigrated to the United States and sought freedom in our nation because of the human rights abuses perpetuated in other parts of the world," Schwarzenegger said in his veto message. "It is important particularly for those people that California maintains the protections of current law.” We’re ignoring China’s communism and have forgotten the cold war. I just read the story a North Korean political prisoner, “Eyes of the Tailless Animals.” It puts in perspective what communism is like. You have the same human greed and corruption, but but a permanent greedy and corrupt class at the top controls every aspect of people’s lives without any accountability at all, as they’re just “protecting” the people from greedy and corrupt capitalism, imprisoning them for their own good and forcing their opinions on them.

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Democrats have been campaigning for Obama on this crisis loudly all along and the voting-for-Obama members of the mainstream media has been all too glad to help them out. You would have never have known from the media coverage on McCain which was all negative, but last Thursday after McCain's bold moves, he drew even with Obama in the Gallup poll (I'm sure the media knew that, though). If anything, McCain and the Republicans haven't defended themselves enough during this crisis. The media has talked about Republican attempts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the Bush administration. The NY Times article from 9/11/03, “New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.” The measure was opposed by Democrats. McCain co-sponsored the “Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005," and then sternly warned about the dangers of not doing something about FM/FM in 2006, as Mr. Tapper acknowledged in a post awhile back.

I wonder, if both sides believe bipartisanship and not blame is needed right now, but one side keeps attacking for the sake of the election anyway, would it be okay for the other side to defend itself if the shoe was on the other foot and it was the horrible Republicans attacking first and the noble Democrats just defending themselves?

Not only is McCain out of touch but....anybody here that advocates voting for McCain who is a member of the republican party the same party that has screwed up and ruined our great nation is either a paid blogger, delusional or stupid. I could add more but you get the picture.
Why should republicans get rewarded for screwing up America from Iraq to this financial mess? Isn't that like rewarding CEOs with huge bonuses even when they screw up the company. Sure let's reward the people that screwed things up. Who's stupid enought to do that? A fool, idiot, moron, masochist, lobbyist?

The extreme rightwingers are out tonight blowing their horns on Palin's VP qualifications! Palin cannot even speak English fluently, she cannot tell when to use "is" or "are", "has" or have", etc. She seems to have problems completing sentences and really does not make too much sense. Yeah, she is gotta be good for ya extreme rightwingers....she was "exorcised" by her Pentacostal preacher to remove the "witch" in her. She is under investigation for abuse of power, she had to return tainted money AFTER it was brought to the forefront. She fires good people and hires her highschool friends who are not qualified for the government jobs. Her husband belonged to, and she supported, an outfit in Alaska that wants to secede from the United States, an outfit that CONDEMNS AMERICA!! ANY SANE PERSON WOULD CALL THIS "ANTI-AMERICAN"!! Palin and her dude have NO business being anywhere near the White House!! The Republicans, Bush, and McCain have all but destroyed our country, perhaps McCain specifically picked Palin to help him complete the job. Then The United States of America would become "The Lower 49 States of Alaska". Isn't Sarah part Russian?? That right there should tell you something. Would Sarah then convert the entire country to Russian rules?? McCain, the Repubs, and Sarah Palin are NOT to be trusted!! Haven't we had enough of lies and BS in the last almost eight years?? What are you?? Suckers for punishment??

A citizen Vice President what a refreshing idea. Since all foreign decisions are on the latest news coming from a country and experts in the law and relations are going to be presented at briefings, what is the point of knowing the mistakes of the last few presidencies.

USA policies are not respected and everyone agrees most decisions of the past about war were flawed. Then Palin brings into the next presidency an innocent citizens views and not the MSM carpetbaggers paid for thoughts or the bought and paid for Washington politicals. What is not to like about the Govenor Palin? Maybe if she runs the 50 states well, Obama will tell her how to get the other 7 states to like her?
Cheers, rfm

Who cares about Couric? Still, no one. Palin is doing just fine, and this election is hugely funny {even as the nation's future is at risk from a Leftist educated no-nothing who threatens to team up with Pelosi/Reid/Wrangel/Wexler/Dudd/Schmucker/ana Barney's frank}

Katie Couric and others are knowingly distorting what Palin said when they have the transcript of the interview. The media, who are supposed to be guardians of the truth, should set the record straight rather than running with this distortion for all its worth.

Leonard Peltier,

You wrote:

"She was asked to elaborate on her foreign policy experience. In response, she discussed Alaskas proximity to Russia."

No, that isn't the case. That's clear from the transcript on the ABC site:

GIBSON: Let me ask you about some specific national security situations.

PALIN: Sure.

GIBSON: Let's start, because we are near Russia, let's start with Russia and Georgia.

The administration has said we've got to maintain the territorial integrity of Georgia. Do you believe the United States should try to restore Georgian sovereignty over South Ossetia and Abkhazia?

PALIN: First off, we're going to continue good relations with Saakashvili there. I was able to speak with him the other day and giving him my commitment, as John McCain's running mate, that we will be committed to Georgia. And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable and we have to keep...

GIBSON: You believe unprovoked.

PALIN: I do believe unprovoked and we have got to keep our eyes on Russia, under the leadership there. I think it was unfortunate. That manifestation that we saw with that invasion of Georgia shows us some steps backwards that Russia has recently taken away from the race toward a more democratic nation with democratic ideals.That's why we have to keep an eye on Russia.

And, Charlie, you're in Alaska. We have that very narrow maritime border between the United States, and the 49th state, Alaska, and Russia. They are our next door neighbors.We need to have a good relationship with them. They're very, very important to us and they are our next door neighbor.

GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?

PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.

GIBSON: What insight does that give you into what they're doing in Georgia?

PALIN: Well, I'm giving you that perspective of how small our world is and how important it is that we work with our allies to keep good relation with all of these countries, especially Russia. We will not repeat a Cold War. We must have good relationship with our allies, pressuring, also, helping us to remind Russia that it's in their benefit, also, a mutually beneficial relationship for us all to be getting along.

(I also have another post a little further down with more on this subject).

Obama still only has 58% of Hillary Democrats onboard, same as June. That is about 7 million that won't vote for Obama. Only about 30% of Democrats voted in the primaries. If the trend holds that is about 21 million Democrats that won't vote for Obama. He can't even get the Democrats.

That's the Obama way, send out your brownshirts.

leonardo:

Wolverine? Congrats on Wisconsin. Shocking weekend in the top ten. The Tide rolled over Georgia. WHOOP!!

"One more thing, Truman was a Democrat, so what is your point?"

Truman was a haberdasher first, and considered for the ticket only because FDR thought him incapable of being a power player. No one thought him capable of stepping in and FDR knew he was himself, unlikely to make it.

He did it anyway.

You know what you know but you know, you never know, you know? Life's a long song.

McCain says he is a reformer because the records showed. Yes, the RECORDS showed. To win the election, he has changed his position to align with Bush. For example, tax cut. I wonder how he reforms the country when the majority of his aids are Bush's people. As for Palin, she may be fine as a state governor, but absolutely has NO CLUES or SKILLS to run our country.

Denise,

The Dems introduced sub-prime loans in 1999, which was bad, and signed off on Phil Gramms economic agenda.

The Repubs introduced leveraging and the derivative market in 2003 through intensive, relentless deregulation.

If you think the Dems are primarily responsible for the problem then you are not as objective about the situation as you would like us to think.

I agree about the 2 party system. The only real solution is a parliamentary government, and we know how likely that is.

Democrats are the ones that sold out our SSI.Democrats are the ones that REFUSED to recognize the problems with FannieMae and FreddieMac. Democrats are the ones who sold out main street for wall street. If you want the truth check out the voting records. There are bad apples in both groups, just fewer in the current Republican ticket. What we need to do is eliminate the electoral colledge in order to allow for third and even fourth party viability. As things stand at the moment I will be voting for the lesser of two evils. The Republicans! Oh, by the way this republican is well educated.

Obama is the one who said you can't change Washington by simply changing the chairs people sit in. Then he puts a 36-year Washington insider on his ticket.

Now we have a true outsider added to a ticket who is closer to the lives of real Americans than any of the other three on the tickets.

Someone who can represent real people without Washington connections or favors owed to anyone. Paired with a maverick who has the best chance of bringing real change to the way Washington works than anyone else we've seen from either party.

The Democrats are using the scare tactic that McCain will suddenly drop dead and Palin will have to take over. Not likely with all we know about how closely Presidents are monitored by their physicians. But it's the only chance they have of defeating the Republicans.

Bill Clinton said don't let yourself be influenced because someone is trying to scare you. Smart man, Clinton.

Dave:

"A reasonable person has to ask: what are they hiding?"

Haven't you heard, McCain and Palin are Republican; they have to be hiding something. Obama doesn't have savory friends, doesn't lie and his minister...

"Vote for the party the media hates."

New Republican slogan should be:

"Vote for the party that the media hates."

The Republican ticket!
John McCain (We bomb everything)
Sarah Palin (I see Russia from my house)
His aged and ambitious
She is young and motivated.
For him is the last chance to be President
For her the last chance to be his cheerleader.
Their story SPIN, LIES and LIPSTICK

The news here is that someone, ANYONE, was able to get through the multiple layers of McCain campaign aides insulating Palin from everyone but hardcore supporters.

A reasonable person has to ask: what are they hiding?

Emm,

She was asked to elaborate on her foreign policy experience. In response, she discussed Alaskas proximity to Russia.

It's possible that she was answering a different question than the one posed.
How does that make me more confident in her grasp of international relations?

Joe Biden was chosen for VP, for his honesty free spirit and his experience!
He’s supposed to make a point when is needed. Sarah Plain was chosen for the position after only one meeting .The decisive factor was only the women’s vote and the prerequisite to be the John McCain cheerleader. She makes only scripted interviews and has very thin Resume. Sarah Plain VP? Thanks but not thanks!

Joe Biden was chosen for VP, for his honesty free spirit and his experience!
He’s supposed to make a point when is needed. Sarah Plain was chosen for the position after only one meeting .The decisive factor was only the women’s vote and the prerequisite to be the John McCain cheerleader. She makes only scripted interviews and has very thin Resume. Sarah Plain VP? Thanks but not thanks!

It’s interesting that we get some reporting on this while many stories at least as relevant if not moreso get no national coverage at all. How about the news from KMOV in Missouri that Obama supporters in government there - St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and the leader of his Missouri campaign, Senator Claire McCaskill - are forming a “truth squad” to sic the law on those putting out “untrue” ads on him? "If they're not going to tell the truth, somebody's got to step up and say, 'That's not the truth. This is the truth,'" McCullogh told the station. As KMOV put it, “The Barack Obama campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading TV ad during the presidential campaign.”

And it’s amazing how the media can lie so easily. I’ve seen two articles which claim Palin said in her Gibson interview that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her foreign policy experience (Couric claimed the same thing). Check the transcript; she said no such thing. She answered questions about Russia, one of them on the proximity angle. And part of her answer was cut out. Now if you were a reporter interviewing a top politician from Alaska, and you asked about Russia along the lines of it being a threat, wouldn’t the state’s proximity come up first thing? During the Cold War (which so many people have evidently either forgotten or never experienced) the Soviet Union’s proximity to the U.S. due to Alaska was often mentioned. If you’re an Alaskan politician of a certain level, you should be thinking a lot of Russia being just next door. Does our military in that vicinity have Russia on their minds? Of course it does. Just recently Canada felt that Russia was trying to be intimidated and boosted their military alertness. “We are concerned about not just Russia’s claims through the international process, but Russia’s testing of Canadian airspace and other indications ... (of) some desire to work outside of the international framework,” said Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Emm,

Getting elected with two cans and a string would be difficult even for Reagan.
If she is too good for the lowly press, then she is too good for the rest of us.

She's doing more interviews than Biden, despite the media bias and ridiculous attempts to unfairly judge her.

The Dem robots are stepping up irrelevant comments to shift focus off of the fact that Biden had to be told by Obama to shut his mouth because they can't even coordinate their lies to match on any given day.

Where does it say that McCain isn't allowing Gov. Palin to do interviews? What sort of nonsense are you perpetuating with that ridiculous claim?

Why would McCain/Palin give any additional opportunity to be misrepresented by a biased in bed with Obama media?

Lenny,

One more thing, Truman was a Democrat, so what is your point?

lenny,

I'm a Wolverine.

Palin? Not sophisticated enough? Not educated enough? Not smooth enough?

Nothing against her personally but she's a joke!! She is way over her head. There's a reason why McCain is not letting her do more interviews.

"One week from now we'll sail by and pick up the survivors."

A USC fan no doubt. Oregon State just a bunch of hick players, right?

This will be the sweetest election season in the last five. People are starting to do the math and read the non-mainstream news sources. They are beginning to understand that the bean counter with a slick speech is just a front dummy for the biggest bunch of rip off artists ever to grace the halls of Congress, and that's saying a lot.

I think it's Harry Truman time and you and yours are about to get the shock of your lives. Hope you can get some of those millions back from the mob.

Quite the Palin solidarity-fest here
tonight. I hope all that loyalty indicates your readiness to go down with the ship. One week from now we'll sail by and pick up the survivors.

"We should thank Phil Gramm and George W. for this fine mess they got us into."

Nope. Barney Frank stood there and told the world Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "just fine" when McCain proposed reform. The very people telling you they are saving the republic are the very people who took the biggest handouts from the crooks.

And now they have their bean counter at the top of their ticket.

Palin? Not sophisticated enough? Not educated enough? Not smooth enough?

Doesn't it occur to you the people who are are the very people who are robbing the national treasury right now?

When common people are too common for the highest office, something very very wrong has happened. Since when did we accept that we are the nation of the Ivy Leaguers?

Take back the government. Say no to the thugs in the expensive suits. Tell them they can take their services back to tjeir bankers in Moscow and Beijing. They love 'em over there.

What is Obama's answer to lack of cash flow in banks?
Tax them more.

What is Obama's deeds as to "equal opportunity & pay for women"?
No VP ticket for women.

What is Obama's solution to Iran's nuclear threat?
Meet their President Unconditionally.

Obama want to change USA into a thrid world country.
That's degradation. That isn't change.

McCain-Palin for American future.

Typical Philly fans. Palin would have received a warm welcome if she was in Pittsburgh. Maybe the Flyers fans are still bitter they lost to the Penguins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pittsburgh for McCain/Palin '08

Is dannygirl suggesting that the Obama campaign is muzzling Palin. Wow how did they become so powerfull. Has McCain so totally lost it that his opponent is running his campaign?

You know republicans can't have it both ways about Palin's experience. John McCain told Romney in one of the debates that he was not qualified to be president, because he had only been mayor and governor, and that he had led for profit, and not for patriotism, as he John McCain, discounting the last part, how does Palin's executive eeperience differ from Romney's?

Just goes to show, no matter the case, the media will always spin a negative slant on Gov. McCain, reinforcing the fact that they are in bed with Obama. She's doing everything a VP candidate should do, meet with heads of state, meet with common ordinary people, do interviews, etc, but it doesn't matter, the media will always show it in a negative light, nitpicking at her every word or gesture. Obama and Biden have never gone through this blatantly biased gauntlet that the media has placed up for Gov. Palin. It's great to know that whenever the media launches their own blanket negative campaign on a candidate, you can always be assured that the person will be good for America and rather than vote for the "lesser of the two evils", it would be easier to say "Vote for the candidate the media hates."

We all have to remember the democratic party and the biased liberal media have done a real hack job on Sarah Palin. They went after her like she was the #1 on the ticket, because after the convention she made their #1 look mediocre. So she didn't have the best interview with Katie, big deal, have you listened to Joe Biden lately and nobody is even asking him any questions. We have to go back to her accomplishments in Alaska and what made John pick her in the first place. He didn't pick her because she gives a good interview, he picked her because she is a go getter and she will help trim the fat in Washington. I have not lost my respect or support for her, that is exactly what the dems want to happen. Fellow Republicans don't play into it! Stand by our girl and she will work hard for us in Washington.

As I recall, Pennsylvania Democrats chose Hillary Clinton over Obama.

I would guess that the same voters who are "clinging to their religion and guns" (as Obama put it) will take a closer look at Obama's stance on guns and religion before they vote.

The few that protested Sarah Palin are undoubtedly paid Obamabots.

With Obama and Biden, we would have two of the three most liberal voting Senators in the United States running a regime occupying the White House.

No matter how Obama supporters spin it, Obama/Biden will not be good for religion or individual gun ownership in this country.

Not good for Pennsylvania or any other state in the Union.

Anybody But Obama/Biden...

This board is full of dung, and many Republican shills - real waste of time for the most part.
We need change over the past 8 years of going down the wrong track, and having mostly cronies appointed in driving the bus over the cliff...Gonzalez, "Brownie", Libby, Goodling --it's a VERY long list. Miserable Failure -- enough already.
Anyone notice that McCain, if up to him, never would have pulled troops out of Vietnam? Said he would always help his 'boys', but gave no support to the 2008 Veterans bill? Abject accomplished liar, and dishonorable in his role as presidential nominee.
Friends don't let friends vote Republican.

I find Palin perfectly capable and a lot more entertaining

Not perfectly capable but definately entertaining.

Obama supporters are oh soo classy... Must be that
new "get in your face" strategy being advocated by the candidate himself.

What are Obama's qualifications again??

People in the US think that being rude is a sign of intelligence. Palin has more executive experience than anyone else in the race. OK, as a democrat, I find some of her positions odd, but she is certainly better than Dan Quayle - OK, I am searching for a democrat - Jimmy Carter comes to mind. I think she would do a better job than Carter did. At least she is listening to the people. She has an 83% approval rating as governor.

The democratic party has become the party of hate mongers. I find Palin perfectly capable and a lot more entertaining than the blow hard Biden. I am a long time democrat and I want everyone to have a voice.

Why doesn't the press ever mention the fact that this woman uses the phrase, "you guys," all of the time. I get super irritated when the server at the local Denny's says that to me and my daughter. Now I have to listen to our Vice Presidential candidate saying it????? No wonder she needed so many colleges to get her degree.

"I guess you don't ming Nancy "Esmerelda" Pelosi stirring a cauldron full of pork for the Wall Street hedge fund managers "

The enormous profits being made by hedge funds only started during the Bush government. Now we must bailout Wallstreet, else the economy will collapse.
We should thank Phil Gramm and George W. for this fine mess they got us into.

John McCain hobby? Political stunts!
John McCain dream? Be the president no matter what!
John McCain political ideology? Opportunist!
John McCain cheerleader? Sarah Palin.!
John McCain favorite place? Florida, many elderly residents and you can manipulate the voting results!
John McCain favorite Cable news? FOX spin masters!
John McCain favorite movie? Pinocchio!
John McCain favorite song? Bomb.Bomb..Bomb Iran!
John McCain favorite word.? President Reagan ,my friends!.
John McCain friends? Wealthy people like him.!
John McCain ability ?Regular flip flop.!
John McCain number of houses? Seven!
John McCain Number of cars?Eleven!
John McCain favorite song?Bomb.Bomb..Bomb Iran!
John McCain definition of middle class?Under five million assets!
John McCain family business value? Over hundred millions!

Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president.

She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start. The next administration is going to face a set of challenges unlike any in recent memory. There is an ongoing military operation in Iraq that still costs $10 billion a month, a war against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan that is not going well and is not easily fixed. Iran, Russia and Venezuela present tough strategic challenges.

Domestically, the bailout and reform of the financial industry will take years and hundreds of billions of dollars. Health-care costs, unless curtailed, will bankrupt the federal government. Social Security, immigration, collapsing infrastructure and education are all going to get much worse if they are not handled soon.

And the American government is stretched to the limit. Between the Bush tax cuts, homeland-security needs, Iraq, Afghanistan and the bailout, the budget is looking bleak. Plus, within a few years, the retirement of the baby boomers begins with its massive and rising costs (in the trillions).

Obviously these are very serious challenges and constraints. In these times, for John McCain to have chosen this person to be his running mate is fundamentally irresponsible. McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, it is simply not true.

I dont like Palin. But I actually feel sorry for her. John McCain has not only made her a laughing stock but he also is helping her ruin her career. Although she should have said Thanks but No thanks when asked to be his VP But with that Big Ego of hers she will Crash and Burn.... Hmmm do you think her pastor Did get rid of the Witchcraft. And now not only The Whole US but possibly Alaska will be rid of her also.

"Sarah "bewitched" Pailin is going to zap somebody with her mystical powers. I thought I saw her nose twinkle."

So now the Democrats are going after a forty year old sitcom character?

My stars!

I guess you don't ming Nancy "Esmerelda" Pelosi stirring a cauldron full of pork for the Wall Street hedge fund managers but forgetting which Blackberry is hers.

Oh well. Alabama is up on Georgia right now and some contests are just more important the Barack's Magic Beans.

Give me a break about the negative sentiment towards McCain/Palin. Don't tell me you never saw the racist comments being made.

Palin is an embarrassment to herself, and McCain did some wacky things the last two weeks.

With the financial crisis and Palin giving these terrible interviews it's no wonder McCain is losing his marbles.

I predict after the Palin-Biden debate it's pretty much game over. The people will see the emperor is wearing nothing at all.

What?! Why can't Gov. Sarah Palin make a appearance in PA? This is America? Why can't she make a appearance to her supporters. Why are Obama supporters being so unamerican? Why are they trying block Gov. Palin from speaking. Let's be Civil. This a free country.

This is still America we have a democracy. We all get to vote. Then we tally up the votes. The one with the most votes become President. This haterd and anger trying keep her from speaking only shows fear from the Obama.

Behave civilly. Let Gov Palin speak to her supporters. And she will get to speak to her supports whether the Obama camp wants her to or not. And Obama will speak to his. When the election is over. We all have to live with each other. This blocking her is wrong! All this anger and aggression is wrong! The people get vote.

The People will choose the President. Not the obama Camp. You guys are becoming Thugs. Is that what you want people to think of Obama?

Danny

What?! Why can't Gov. Sarah Palin make a appearance in PA? This is America? Why can't she make a appearance to he supporters. Why are Obama supporters being so unamerican? Why are they trying block Gov. Palin from speaking. Let's be Civil. This a free country.

This is still America we have a democracy. We all get to vote. Then we tally up the votes. The one with the most votes become President. This haterd and anger trying keep her from speaking only shows fear from the Obama.

Behave civilly. Let Gov Palin speak to her supporters. And she will get to speak to her supports whether the Obama camp wants her to or not. And Obama will speak to his. When the election is over. We all have to live with each other. This blocking her is wrong! All this anger and aggression is wrong! The people get vote.

The People will choose the President. Not the obama Camp. You guys are becoming Thugs. Is that what you want people to think of Obama?

Danny

Why are Obama supporters so full of hate? And why do they even bother to protest? No one, who is there, cares. I do not care for Obama, but it would never occur to me to say to myself, hey, Obama is in Philly, I think I will go protest him being there. He has a right to hold a rally, or stop by a bar. Only Dems preach rights, unless you do not agree with them.

@cara: Using Father Pfleger's phrases and terms hardly makes you sound like someone hopeful for real change. It's thuggery.

Obama is a bean counter. That's why he needs the mob to get him elected.

Looks like the pitbull with lipstick has been muzzled. While Biden made the rounds on most networks, Palin was where? Is McCain so distrustful of Palin's abilities, that he won't allow her to speak to the press on his behalf. How sexist of McCain to muzzle Palin.

Hannity interview with Sarah Palin was charming. She looks so confident and savvy! ONLY because of so many rehearsals!

McCain said he would not go to the debates until a deal was done on the $700b package!

Was the deal done ??

NO

Did he go to the Debate ?

Yes

When he tells Iran not to do this or else will they believe him ?

NO

McCain blinked said one thing then backed down like a worm!

McCains unfit to lead!

Now we know that not only Obama can lead, but also he had a plan for the future of this great country!
Now McCain can snooze tight. Obama can answer the 03.00 am call any time!
Rebublicans can spin like wash machine all day long! The truth is
Senator McCain past actually impairs him from to be flexible and confront the future with open mind. .Senator Obama foreign policy is moderate but also smart. That helps to keep our friends near, and or foes nearer!
What an ostrich and the Republicans have in common? Let me guess!
An ostrich bury its head in the sand and pretend everything is fine.
Republicans do the same and follow McCain!

The Arctic Ice Queen got a
chilly reception in Philly.
Comes with the territory.

MM,

Palin is not in Congress. She cannot propose a cent in earmarks. Your bracelet wearing boy Obama admitted he abused the earmark system.

She must have just learned the word paramount as she seems to be using it a lot lately.

ellen

Borring!

Barack Obama is for the middle class and tax breaks for real people not coperations like john mccain is!

John McCain had a lot to say about Obama, but he had nothing to say about us. He didn't even say the words "middle class." Didn’t say the words “working people.”"

Republican for Obama!

Palin Foreign Policy Irish pub talk.
Do you know I help the peace process in Ireland ?We stop for refueling the airplane there
Did you know I can see Russia from my house?
Did you know I said Thanks but not thanks to the bridge to nowhere?
Responsibilities of the Vice- President?
First to be Senator McCain cheerleader, and second if he die I will bomb Russia!
If I am ready to be President?
Of course I will never blink!

REPUBLICANS ARE GETTING REALLY NERVOUS!!

There are ONLY 5 days to go until Palin has to take the stage next to Biden in the VP debate...

For 90 MINUTES she will stand up there and utter embarrassing "gibberish" just like she did with Katie Couric on CBS the other night...

The big difference is that this will be on TV in front of 60 million Americans watching and listening very closely to every word she speaks.....

Man, if I was a Republican I would be thinking about suicide right about now!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave

I dont hate Palin I feel sorry for her I think she is in way over her head!
Being McCains running mate is a bad move! She should bow out and people should leave her alone!

Dave

I dont hate Palin I feel sorry for her I think she is in way over her head!
Being McCains running mate is a bad move! She should bow out and people should leave her alone!

Do you all hate Palin because she is beautiful...or just because she has more experience than the top of the democrat ticket?

She is a Governor...like Bush, Clinton, Reagan and Carter. That is real experience. 2 years as a Senator where you vote for nothing of substance, accomplish ZERO, and are proven to be the most liberal Senator in history is not experience. Obama is a disgrace.

“The truth is,” Obama said, “through ninety minutes of debating, John McCain had a lot to say about me, but he had nothing to say about you. He didn't even say the words "middle class." Didn’t say the words “working people.”"

Obama discussed the bailout package that lawmakers hope to pass this weekend before markets open on Monday, laying out his proposals and reiterating the need for strict oversight.

“This administration started off by asking for a blank check to solve this problem,” said Obama. “It is unacceptable to expect the American people to hand this administration or any Administration a $700 billion without any conditions attached, without any oversight when a lack of oversight in Washington and on Wall Street is exactly what got us into this mess in the first place.”

The Illinois senator mocked McCain for stealing the Democrats’ lines, laughing, “You gotta come up with your own stuff!”

“He's been grabbing our signs, using our slogans,” said Obama. “The other day he said, I think, we need to ‘turn the page.’ It's like, come on, John! I've been saying that for - how long have I been saying that? Pretty soon I'm going to have to start saying I'm a maverick!”

If you missed the news this week, you didn't miss all that much.

The stock market threatened to crash, but didn't.

John McCain threatened to skip the presidential debate unless members of Congress approved a huge financial bailout, but they didn't, so he didn't.

The debate went on; the candidates stayed on message; the pundits all
agreed that it wasn't a "game-changer."

You did miss the largest bank failure in American history, not to mention a $25 billion bailout of the auto industry, but that's chump change these days, right?

You might not have heard that investment banks are now officially extinct, but basically the economy is on the same precipice it was on last week.

What you DID miss was an amazing week of political theater, starring the frenetic, operatic, borderline erratic McCain, the former fighter pilot who seems to have found his calling as a kamikaze politician.

He might not win the election — another thing you missed this week was Barack Obama pulling ahead in the polls — but when it's over he's a shoo-in for a show on TNT.

RuPaul doesn't know drama like McCain knows drama.

Wow, if Obama has such contempt for the working man, why is every member of my blue collar Pittsburgh family voting for him? Obviously they don't feel contempt. Why are unions supporting Obama? Because they know that Obama is on their side. How can some guy married to an heiress, and who doesn't even know how many houses he owns, be on the side of working men and women?

Trashes America

Why didnt John McCain have a flag Pin on ?

Who hates America ??

Palin's husband wants Alaska to be its own country Palin was a member till she became Govoner.

Yawn...

Middle class folk will take their country back from the lobbyists the pull mccains strings.

Vote Obama

This former Republican is!

I don't think the Palin problem is fixable.

She is who she is: an unqualified fundamentalist liar with no knowledge of or experience in national domestic or foreign policy.

And McCain had absolutely no idea who she was when he picked her.