The name Obama means love and unity for anyone that wants to tarnish the name Obama. Anyway, it was nice to see Hilary doing the right thing last night and talk about the issues facing America, and stop bashing Barack. Too bad her husband cant keep his mouth shut, he still thinks he's running for president.

all voters should wake up, did you hear what Macain said if he gets to be president? he said he will go all out making an effort to catch Bin Laden, that means he will be doing the same thing as Bush, spending millions and millions of dollars, cutting after and before school programs, cutting housing and other community programs, and spending it looking for some guy that is not in the US. Why is he looking for Bin Laden, there are thousands of people like Bin Laden who will do the same thing Bin Laden is doing, so Macain is going to spend all the tax payers money looking for one guy, while there are others out there who is willing to harm Americans. Macain was definitely not thinking straight when he made those statements.That's the reason why the country is in a recession because of all the taxpayers money going to fund this never ending war.

There is NO comparison between Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton. Michelle has class, intelligence, logic, and will be a wonderful First Lady. Billy is self-absorbed. He only thinks of himself--a has-been that appears to have no self-control. I have no respect for the Clintons, he lied on national TV to all of us and Hilly stayed with him just because of politics. These two people have no shame. They will do anything to get in the White House. Obama '08

Michelle Obama's not of mixed race, and as an employee of the Univ of Chgo, we dont sit around and question why the administration decides to pay her what she makes, quite frankly, considering the history of the salary disparity by gender, Im happy for whatever she makes, especially considering what her counterparts (male) make. And that has nothing to do with her success. Also with her being questioned regarding her statement "Im a lil south side girl" and the reply from a reader that she's heavy handed w/the statement cause she's college educated smells of a lil racism or just ignorant cause its alot of US who come from the south side and have college degrees and have NOT lost our identiy. Sad thats the focus of some of the readers.....

As usual, Americans are doing their best to miss the point by looking at things only from the superficial. This presidential elections of 2008 has a much higher and a much deeper meaning than just the superficial nonsense of politics and political parties. If anybody thinks that a black man and a white woman are running for president in the United States of America in the year 2008 is just coincidental, then Americans are still not getting it and the world is in real trouble. Everything that happens, happens for a reason and has an important meaning and never more so than in this year of 2008. Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton symbolise the opportunity that humanity is being given, once again, to become whole, balanced and integrated in order to make the quantum leap that is absolutely vital not only to the continued existence but also to the evolution of the human race. We are now at the turning point and have between now and 2012 to make up our minds, individually and collectively, whether we wish the human race to continue to survive and evolve, or whether we wish to become extinct. In Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton you have the male and female, black and white, the old (Barrack Obama's roots go back to Africa and to that region of Africa credited with being the place where the first humans have been found) and Hilary represents the new world. In this year of 2008, a No. 1 year, which means a year of new beginnings, all the energies that Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton represent have to come together in an integrated, balanced whole in order to ground the energies that will pave the way for wonderful miracles in the years ahead. In this year of new beginnings of the 21st century, it is time for America to truly grow up; to stop talking about the past and war and trying to base its present and future on war and fear. It is time for America to grow up and understand what being a super power truly means. Super power does not mean that you can march in anywhere you like and do whatever you like just because you believe you have the military might to do so. That is not true power. That is just being a spoilt brat. Super power means Christ power - the power to feed the hungry, to heal the sick; the power to chase away sorrow and bring joy; the power to create miracles that changes lives and lifts humanity up to another level of existence. That is what being a super power is all about. It is the power to serve - to serve humanity and the earth on which they dwell. Being a super power is surely the highest honour that can ever be bestowed on any individual or any nation on earth. So wake up America and reflect on the privileged position that you hold and the true responsibilities that that position places on you. For if you go into this election thinking that it is purely coincidental that a black man and a white woman are running for president in the United States of America in the year 2008, then you are still not getting it, America and the world is in real trouble.

I believe that Americans are at point in history when they should overlook white or black about Barack Obama and concentrate on who actually he is. Obama's mother is white and his dad is black. If you say that obama is black and voted against him because of that it is a disrespect to all women because it means that the white womb that bears a Obama for 9months and nurtured him to what he is today is of no important. i urge every right thinking American to wonder why Obama is captivating all the support he has today. May be it is time for a person of his intelligent to lead America to a greater future. Clinton's has been there. I can't deny that Bill Clinton era is not good, but someone set the tone for him to ride high. Today lets look at it in a different way. Things are not the same. It is not Clinton but Hillary. Let us be realistic, there are many first ladies and senators who can not make a good president even though they have years of experience in the senate or white house. When Hillary talk of experience, i saw a very grave mistake she is making because i believe that voters are watching as those other experienced presidential candidates are being defeated by less experienced Hillary and Obama. If Hillary should look for another tactic that will be better because Obama is well experience and smarter than him and his Bill. I am not wondering if Obama made Hillary cry, what i wonder is if Bill Clinton cried too. However, i am sure that Obama has made Clinton mad. so crazy that he start running from one campaign ground to the other. Don't get me wrong, i love bill but his recent approach to Obama's issues showed how tactical that man can be. He has pretended to be the First Black President all this while and black people will not forgive him for that. If Hillary knows how important a single vote is in deciding who will rule America, she will advice Clinton to pipe low. Republican party are waiting for Hillary to win and they will remind Americans how Clinton defiled the white house with Monica and who knows what another Clinton will do. White house is like NORTH AMERICA TEMPLE OF GOD, where oats are taken by all that believe in ONE NATION UNDER GOD before they rule. TO show such a disrespect to a great nation and such a great responsibility is unforgivable by men. During the prosecution he said he sinned only to God and his family. But what of fellow American people whom white house represents that gave him such a great privilege. When i read about people saying that they don't know Obama, i see it as they are telling me much about him. They are just simply saying that he is a Calculative, simple, humble,quit but active, focused husband and father. A good leader,who speaks up and talk sense only for the love of America. Yes, they is nothing on him because his plates are clean and that is why i think he should be given a chance for the next 4years to fix. Let no racial bias cloud your mind to see a real candidate, a GOD sent, for a change to greater America at the right time.

Michelle did not mention her connection to walmart. She was in it as thick as Hillary But bailed out when Obama decided to run.

**michelle obama and walmart find out for yourself. They all have skeletons in the closet and the Republicans will be all over it.

One thing no one has been able to explain to me is this: If the Clinton did such an outstanding job during their 8 years in office, why did Gore lose the election? Oh, I know you're all going to say it was because Bush stole it, etc. which is probably true. But it was so close. Shouldn't it have been a landslide victory for the Democrats since 'times were so wonderful' under the Clintons? Or could it possibly be that voters were tired of the Clintons and wanted a change? Any change-no matter how bad it turned out to be? Just think about it when you put Hillary on the ballot in the GE. Is she electable? I think not.

TexBork said it very well. JFK " When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."

For a generation that moved to the voices of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and all the folk singers of the 60's to hear Obama is to once again think of the poetry of hope. OF something new, something good.

It's like finding that we haven't lost our roots in the long years. I can reach across the years to my 18 year old daughter and say this is what we believed...Obama is that wind of change.

The difference between Michelle and Clinton is: Michelle is like her husband, a man not just of style but of substance. B. Clinton is like his wife, a woman not just for substance but for style.

Obama claims that if elected president he will come in to office being 'Right' I am afraid of someone who always thinks they are "right" more of the same. Think about it people.

I don't think we know anymore about Michelle Obama than we do Barack .. and that is the problem.

Hillary '08 ... she'll be GREAT!!!!

Elinda,
Stop saying you don't know about Obama. Go and do some research girl. The information is out there. Go and read it!

Cat Lady,
Obama was already a senator when the senate was voting to go to Iraq. Guess what he voted no compare to Hillary. He too was under the press' pressure. I guess he was smart enough to do not believe The Bush's administration.
I never voted before because i never believe in an politician. But Feb 5th i will. You know why? I finally found a politician you speak the truth.
To let you all know Hillary said is she knew what she knows now she would never vote to go to Iraq.
I would like her to answer why did she vote yes to give the same Bush's administration the power to attack Iran.

Its a welcome change to hear Michelle Obama , she is straight forward , intelligent and charismatic lady..it will be pleasant to see her as first lady.

I want all of the Obamathon supporters to realize that I was impressed with his appearance, his calm, his great style. I will vote for him if he wins, no doubt about that.

I just believe that if you strip away the desire to apply even more golden clothes to the emperor, you cannot possibly compare ‘beliefs, hopes, dreams’ to fact, figures, dates, bills, and actual events.

Obama is getting it both ways when he says ‘I would have never . . . ‘ or ‘I would have done that differently . . . ‘. He is able to say what he would have done, without facing the consequences of his actions. How convenient. In hindsight, and it seems in his general view, he can remain 100% correct on all issues, in all discussions, involving anyone that steps up to the challenge.

The point here is that he wasn’t elected to high office at the time of these momentous decisions, and when faced with supposed facts, from sources one would think could be trusted, he did not have to face the wrath of his choices.

And as for experience, just what incredible levels of experience has Barrack obtained, and how did he come to this rosetta stone of knowledge? Ambassador somewhere? No. Secretary of anything? No. Department of Labor, Education, Defense, Environment . . . . No.

He has a whole 2.5 years in high office, as a Junior Senator who started running for President after the first year. He was in the state senate for 8 years, and that has its involvments, not on a national scale of course, but still, there are decisions to be made. But let us remember that to this day, Illinois is not some bastion of escape for the ills of America. It has problems. Vast, unaltered prolems.

Chicago is still run-down, old, polluted, filled with crime, poverty, traffic, drugs, guns, pornography (if you care about it, me, its your right to have it), prostitution, low wages, slum housing, communicable diseases, homelessness, lack of medical insurance, and hunger.

I do not see any difference whatsoever in Chicago or Illinois in general, having had Obama in the state house for 8 years. The above problems were there before him. And they didn’t evaporate because of him. The conditions that Mr. Obama found when he entered the state house, were the same conditions he left behind. But higher callings were, uh, calling.

So what, you say. So everything, I reply.
I do not believe that someone who hasn’t been in high office, let alone only lower state legislatures, has the fight, the experience, the know-how, or the qualifications, to be President Of The United States. They just simply cannot prove their abilities through actions. If one has little to point to when presenting their evidence, they do not win the case. Unless your OJ.

But when the state that was left behind, for ego and ambition, is no better off today than it was before your arrival, that may be all the evidence that is required. It speaks volumes. And its speaks truthfully. It is the deeds that you do not the words that you say.

He is a nice man, a well presented man.
He is very articulate. But he is vague, non-descript.

He takes the high road because he can avoid contentious details that way. He votes present on bills that require his decisions, even in the US Senate. He doesn't take a position and then derides those for the positions they were brave enough to take.

But he is well versed and attractive. Savvy and inspiring. But he is not prepared to lead because he has a habit of jumping positions before he has adequately completed the job he was elected to do in the first place. And he cannot make a tough decision that might have consequences as evidenced by 'Present', 'Present', 'Present' . . . 130 times.

Ambition and a sense of right, like a royal mandate from God, though long dispensed with by Reason, drives the ego to reach for what one hasn't yet proven their capacity to deal with.

One does not reward ambition with position, unless results prove the merits behind doing so.

There are no 'merits' found in Illinois that one can point to as a reason to entrust the defense and governance of the United States, to the purple prose and poetic rhetoric of a junior politician.

Google Illinois and take a peek: Crime rates, health rates, public housing conditions, wages, guns, disease, traffic, pollution, job rates, foreclosures, unemployment, literacy rates, homelessness rates, business failures, bankrupcies . . . there is nothing in Illinois very different than a lot of US states. I know that momentous change is not accomplished by one's self. It takes a village. But when you promise the heavens and promise the earth, one can reasonably expect miracles from the miracle worker.

But there are no miralces to be found; no real recovery or example of corrected troubles that would cause the Nation to burst through Illinois' borders, desperate to experience this new promised land.

It was promised, yes.
It just wasn't delivered.

As an independent white guy living in the south. I will put my hope in God not man. I trust Mr. O B A M A is the right man for our times. Hillary expects to take the good points from her husbands 8 years in the white house but what about all the bad. The 2 go hand in hand.

Wal-Mart - $168K in salary for Mrs. Obama. + $7,200 is stock options, which she hasn't sold to this day.

$300K discount on a house before the major slump, + dividing property to NOT pay the other $625K. That's $925K questionable dollars.

I know this doesn't compare to Clinton, but when you have the same NeoLiberal or NeoCon hypocrisy, it has to be called out.

Mr. Hsu, bad bundler, bundled $72,000+ for Obama and he still hasn't admitted it or given it back.

'5 hours of billed services' for Mr. Rezko and the 'church' job? - Try 17+ years, dealing with this man, WHILE he was building a very public reputation for illegalities.

130 'Present' votes, 166 missed votes because he started running for President after 1 year in office. He says what he would have voted had he been there? Rubbish. He would have voted Present just like he always does.

The high road is the gutless road. It means you can pretend to be above it all without having a clue what the hell you would do.

Great. Another uniter? Check out Exit Polls on any MSM source and see what a uniter this guy is.

It's still 75% black for blacks.
It's still 75% white for whites.

and that ain't unity, folks.

PS - it takes two sides to create a divide, not just one.

2009 Where Are You?
Thanks for all the Wal-Mart info you provided. where you expecting Obama to do the Mayor and the police job in Illinois? He was the state senator for god sick. The last time i check i think that is why we elect a mayor and we are paying the police department they are there to serve and protect.

2009 Where are you: You answered my question about the Democrats with a tirade about Republicans. Hey, I'm on your side. I just want to know if Hillary is electable given that in 2000, if things were so good under the Clintons, why did Gore lose to a Republican? And a rather bad one at that. There are a lot of folks who don't like the Clintons which I guess is part of the reason Gore lost since noone has given me a better reason. So, my question is, can she win in November?????

Her 35 years of experience means nothing for me. I am living in New York and i don't see what she does for New York as a Senator. The only time I see her face on TV is when she is asking me for my vote. What does she do for our kid that is dropping from school? Nothing. Health care ? nothing. Oh wait!! she made a lot of noise for the 9/11 police and fire fighter concerning their health after 9/11. Guess what it was all noise. nothing happen after she got elected for a second term. All the fire fighter and police she was shaking hand with are forgotten in her book.
One thing i can tell you Thanks God we have a good Mayor. He is a millionaire who understand what is going on and he is working hard to keep New York as the greatest City in the world.
Hillary only does the talk to talk. and nothing else.
She voted for no child left behind. Hey if it was for her in New York Every kid would be out of school by now.
Every time she says she has 35 years of experience. I ask myself what that is going to do for me if she get elected. The answer is nothing?
She is Clinton Hillary she will stay Hillary Clinton. All she is all about the Clinton Dynasty and nothing but that.
I don't expect any change from her.