As well OBAMA should, after all JOHN MCCAIN will not be ready on day one. He doesn't have the helpful advice of a trustworthy guy like REVEREND JEREMIAH WRIGHT on his campaign to help him.

Obama is trading on fear - and disrespecting an American Hero before the debate even starts. So it appears there is lttle difference between Obama and Hillary. It is a shame this is what the Democrats have become. Debate the issues face to face instead of throwing S---t against the wall and see what sticks.

I for one would like to know what the Democrats have accomplished since taking control of both houses. Let me guess Palosi and reid -- ZERO -- great let put a democrat in the White House and finish the job for the liberal left and media. Has everyone lost their mind? Wake up - The democrats are only good at one thing and they have down to an art form they HATE REPUBLICANS OR ANY ONE WHO DISAGREES WITH THEM. SIGNED FED-UP

Will Mr. Obama go visit the troops in Iraq? He doesn't seem to care about them. All the others have gone. Is he above it all and doesn't he want their votes?

Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | Mar 20, 2008 12:42:12;

...Obama doesn't have the helpful advice of a trustworthy guy like REVEREND JOHN HAGEE on his campaign to help him.

WestcoastMessenger:

Is your Pastor your financial and spiritual advisor? Do you listen to him 100% and follow what he want you to do? Have you ever cursed Government and your country for being where you are today? in economical recession. Did you always followed and did exactly what your parents or uncles advised to you? If answer to these questions is yes then only you can attack Obama. He is grown intelligent man. He knows what is good for the country. You can only ask other people not say bad things but you cant sew their mouth.

McCain "refuses to learn from the
failures of the Bush years"!
Well John McCain saw the failures in the Bush strategy for the war and
strongly suggested the "surge" be instituted by the president and to his credit Bush changed his policy and we are now winning the war thanks to John
McCain! That is known as thinking outside the box, Barack!
We don't need a president who will look at a failed policy or one that is failing and just give up and move on to the next "flavor of the month" issue!
We need a problem solver and that is
John McCain!
That Bush Third Term Nonsense will not work! John McCain is nobodys clone!

Get real CITIZEN! You have it totally backwards. Republicans don't care who the President is as long as it is a Republican. Democrates challeng each Democratic opponent to see which would be the best!

WestCoastMessanger has nice words for McCain and not for Obama as her/his candidate Hillary is a great friend of McCain. Organizing tea parties for foreign visitors will never prepare some one to be ready on day one. Day one request judgement and that is what is missing with Hillary. Someone who was not able to manage her family while "things" were happening, somebody who has managed her campaign as a Rhum shop in Castries, that person cannot manage America. OBAMA08.

If there any common sense remaining with Americans, then it is common sense to end this war. Anyway, anyone knows what is the definition of the war? Invading someone else country is not war victory, its called bullying others. That is why whole world is saying that America has created more enemies than 8 years back. We need a messenger who will bring the peace to the world and regain the respect of Great America. Read and listen to What Obama said during his speech. countries like China and India are prospering and WE Americans are fighting on this issue of race and war.

Whew...What to do ?? Our choices are:
Hilary...many dislike. Obama...many distrust. John Mc...can't lead 3 donkeys to water. Whew...What to do ??

This much hate for either of the candidates has really gotten out of hand. We are supposed to be a "Super Power", the civilized nation, and yet, we cannot just support our respective candidates without the nastiness and divisiveness. Come on people, GIVE IT A REST. Obama and Clinton are no different on issues. If she was anyone other than a Clinton, she would have been asked to leave the race. I don't know much about McCain, but I do know that he needs a strong running mate to make it to the white house. I am an independant, and right about now, all I want is for all the bickering and nastiness to stop. I guess my vote will go for the candidate who can address the issues and conduct themselves in a respectible manner. I'm not fooled by the Day One nonsense either. Anyone of them who makes a decision at 3AM (when all our brains are foggy that time of the morning) without first consulting advisors, in my opinion lacks the necessary judgment that great office requires. Just my 2 cents.

Reaganfan said: We need a problem solver and that is John McCain! Would that include his sick "joke" as a solution: "Bomb, bomb, bomb ... bomb, bomb Iran" ??

I think that Mr. Clinton is right, if we want the first civilized general presidential campaign in the recent history, campaign which any normal person can look upon without revulsion, campaign of substance without any nonsense like race card playing, swift boating, moveon.orging - we should have campaign between H. Clinton vs. J. McCain. The respect which both candidates have for each other preclude them to resort to any of questionable tactics and lack of support of them from the fringes of both parties will tone the ugly passions down. The race issue which still exist in our society is no priority now for any group and we made actually big progress in this. Mr. Obama candidacy on the other hand just unnecessary inflamed the issue and divide us on healing scars. I am not saying that any black candidate will cause this. This is specifically Mr. Obama problem. His lack of
experience was substituted with above average politician rhetoric skills initially and race card playing later. I do not think that Mr. Powell for instance will have this problem at all.

Kathy, Obama loves the troops in Iraq. He did not want them to be there at the first place. He wants them to get out there.

It was Hillary and McCain who sent them there.

Better for Obama to drop out of the race to unite the party and country!!!

Better for Clinton to drop out of the race to unite the party and country!!!

Obama is dividing the country now. He used race card to gain benefit in SC AND MS. and now he is the black candidate.

Draw attention off of me. Lets pick on McCain now.

Please Obama continue to remind this nation where we went wrong and how to correct it. You are my Hero.

OBAMA 08

Obama is absolutely inept. He wouldn't recognize success in Iraq if it jumped up and bit him in the backside. It's painful just to listen to his babble.

Senator Obama might want to focus more on his campaign and on his own record of lies and deceit. First he lies about Rezko money, then he lies about NAFTA, then his people call his opponents names, then he lies about whether he has heard divisive comments in the pews of his church. Let's hear something POSITIVE from Senator Obama. Wasn't he ABOVE this kind of thing?

I have had a belly full of Senator Obama.

John McCain....what a laugh and what a dope, a flunkie of the American oligarchy.

Obama shold drop out immedeatly, Clinton would have been forced to.
I will vote McCain before hate.

Shame on you ABC news, you guys are biased at Obama, always reporting,instigating and speculating falshood about mr Obama, this wickedness and hatred should stop.

A CITIZEN ---- The Dems have only controlled both houses for just over a year. The Repubs controlled the houses for almost 12 years. What is your point?

After what one mans church has preached and celebrated for 20+ years, that man has no business running for any public office. And yes he attended these "rallies"

If the American People have not made a decision about Senator Obama, we have a problem. He is a Racists. He has no qualifications to be President. He has spent his whole political career running for President. If he is elected to any office with all the Foreign Saudi money being filtered into his effort where will his head be? This guy is a snake in the grass

BKMC .. I am curious? How would you know about a Rhum Shop in Castries? I do agree with you though, because if you've been there, then you know what you are talking about.

There is no debating the right-wing, mind-controlled, close-minded, hypocritical GOP sheep on this post. Thye have their closed minds made up, and DAMN the evidence. They distort, smear, and use race-tinged attacks to try and scare people. In short, these people are what is wrong with American today. They are the loyal followers of Karl Rove, Rush, MCain, Bush, and Cheney. They are lemmings incapable of thinkng for themselves. Thus, they feel threatened by an intelligent, reasoned, logical candidate like Obama. They DESERVE 4 more years of lies, deceit, and fearmongering from McCain because that is all they know and understand. If I did not know that they and the administraiton they voted for were dragging this country down more and more, I might kind of feel sorry for them. They are pathetic...

Obama will serve McCain up as an appetizer in a debate. McCain is such an idiot but i'm glad ot see he was honest enough to say he would see us in Iraq for hte next 100 years. That was very telling of him. Of course, our economy would collapse about 95 years before that could happen, but clearly, McCain won't let total economic collapse deter him from his unbalanced war views. He is damaged goods. I never understood why anyone would think some former POW Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome Sufferer would be a good person to lead a country or a war.

good to see the racial double standard in America is going strong. Wonder what would happen if the Aryan Lowriders endorsed McCain? hmm guess that would be ok huh?

and to all the joy-joy happy feeling hippies who want a healer in the white house.. ha you must be high. A healer? or how about a Shaman, or maybe Gandalf the Grey? There will always be someone out there that hates us. Remember the hostages in Iran? the bombing of the Marine barracks? Just think, who would our enemies want to win?

I'm kind of thinking, Obama, who really cares what you say. Tell us why you continue to go to that hate filled church first.

I think OBAMA is the best man to get us out of this multinational corporate wars and greed, Hilary is part of them she belongs to a weird church in Washington political circles, a book in May talks how this circle doe snot include Jews, Catholics, Blacks, women, Asians or Latinos, is almost a supremacist group, and she has to pay back to all those lobby rich war mongers back...

OBAMA is the man, yes he might have his flaws but he is the best candidate by far.

obama says he had good judgement to oppose the war from day one, where was his good judgement to denounce, distance and oppose his pastor cum spiritual leader for the evil sermons????

What about his decesion to attend Rev. Wrights church for 20yrs. What this say about his judgement. I don't think that he should be lecturing Hillary about judgement and making mistakes! He has been neutralized on the judgement argument. With that large american flag in the background looks like he is trying to show that he is now proud to be an american. Well Hillary has always been proud of her country! Maybe next we will see him with one on his lapel.

McCain...what a joke. He needs Lieberman by his side to spoon feed him for he is ignorant and out of it. Just a mouthpiece for the American oligarchy.

I'ts a shame that the presidentel campainge has turned Into a racial war. It seem's Obama think's he has all the answer's to unite all race's of people. If you ask me he should leave this alone. I work with black people that I like and get along with. Obama and the pastor have stirred up thing's they should have left alone. It is just gonna get worse for him..

Obama should not count his chickens before they come home to roost.

Jeff, I continue to go to my catholic church, who tell me that premarital sex is a sin (whatever), the birthcontrol is a sin (even bigger whatever) that we should forget about those pedophile priests (yeah right, go near my son I'll sock you!), I'm not supposed to take communion if i'm prochoice (tee hee hee) that we are not allowed ot even discuss the stupidity of priets who do not marry adn no female priests... I can't tell you how much of these sermons I just let fly right by my head thinking "when do the hyms start? I always love to hear the choir..really lifts my spirits..."

I could really care less what his preacher says. I care about what he says.

After going to Rev. Wrights church for 20yrs. he has the gaull to say that Hillary does not have good judgement! I noticed the large american flag behind hime today good to see he has become so patriotic! Maybe he will convince his wife and Rev Wright to do the same! Next look for the flag on his lapel!

If I were McCain, I'd rather have the Right on my side than Obama having the Wright on his. Vote for Obama? You got to be kidding.....

Samyr,
No, my pastor is not my spiritual advisor. What's your point. It is irrelevant that he is a spiritual advisor. He spews hate America rhetoric. That being said, I do not fault OBAMA for listening to it. I listen to RUSH LIMBAUGH and reject every word he says. I fault OBAMA for PUTTING the PASTOR on the CAMPAIGN!!! Do you get it yet?

When McCaan is speaking about BOTH Obama and Clinton, and saying that their war policies are wrong, I DON'T HEAR anyone saying that MCCain shouldn't be speaking like that! Is MCCain supposed to get a free pass because ??? Hillary was talking all day yesterday, and also continues today to talk about MCCain and his unwise choice in wanting to continue the Iraq war, is she wrong for mentioning that?! These are the policies of the democrats (Obama, and Hillary: they want to end the war, and bring our soldiers home, and force the Iraq government to step up, and take care of their own country), the democrat are letting the public know their policy by saying here is what we are going to do, and here is what McCain is going to continue to do. And letting them know that their is a difference, and ther is a choice that has to be made, unless we want our soldiers to saty in Iraq forever.

This is what campaigning is about for Obama, and Hillary, it is rightly telling democats, and independents why they should want change, and want to end the policies of Bush, which ARE NOT WORKING. Just like McCain has been telling people (conservatives), why we need to keep doing what we have been doing for the past 8 years, with little success, even when we have a recession, and massive job loss, and people with no homes, beacsue of mortgage fraud, when people in America can't afford to go to a doctor.
care

Time to clean house in America or we are doomed. So much ugliness in the land and it comes from materialism and prejudice and just plain old red state ignorance.....eeeeyyyhaaaaa!

Who is that person who chairs the senate commitee on Afganistan?? Oh yeah, Barak H. Obama. Who was the senator in Afghanistan this week. Not the chairman... No no, he's to busy.
It was McCain.

Now we know what "H"'s priorities are.

Dutch - just yesterday the stats were put out there for everyone to see (I think you missed that one) .. over the last 4 years re-enlistment has increased! Ok ..what do you know about the US?? Nothing .. climb back under your rock!

Dutch - just yesterday the stats were put out there for everyone to see (I think you missed that one) .. over the last 4 years re-enlistment has increased! Ok .. now that you look like a fool - what do you know about the US fool?? Nothing .. climb back under your rock with van der Sloot!

Of course you tired of it Angel, it show your "hero H in his true light. And you cant handle it .

jessboston, good thing you're not running for president. Obama shouldn't be either.

Where does McCain find all the time to travel why he is running for President. Obama cannot find time to have even one commitee meeting, not one.

SS810,

McCain EMBRACED Hagee's endorsement, McCain sought out Falwell and spoke at Liberty U, McCain calls Rod Parsely his spiritual advisor. Obama REJECTED Farrakhan's endorsement. Obama has explained himself about his church. move on people or stop being hypocrits!

How about we talk about the issues and quit with the fearmongering and stereotypical hippie remarks. Obama has said along that he would have gone into Afghanistan and even chased al Qaeda into Pakistan. He would not have gotten us into Iraq base don the intelligence AT THAT TIME. So why do you think we would be less safe under Obama? Restoring U.S. credibility while at the same time going after the actual terrorists sounds like a good idea to me, and is totally opposite to what the Bush administration has done this past 5 years.

No Les, I am tired of this broken record. I am tired of the same thing all the time. Who in this world have not made a mistake? Who is is world have not done things that are not proud of? We just tend to hang on to the negative things about people, more than the positive.

I am amazed at the kind of "debate" so many of you have. You get your attacks from the media itself, and do not think independently like a good citizen should. Many also seem to ignore facts and recent history and get lost in the mainstream media's swamp. I am so disappointed in so many Americans. They LIED to you to get you into this war, and yes it is the fundamental reason the economy is sinking. You want the status quo? OK, stay in your illusion, your nightmares of terrorism even as they destroy the American Dream. WAKE UP.

Obama has divided the Democratic party. How is he suppossed to unite the nation. He will never think Iraq is making progress because that would deflate the Democratic argument. Hillary is just as flawed.The Dems do not look at what the region will be like if IRaq is left destabilized. McCain felt all along there was enough troops and he was right. Obama seems not to care at all for the military. McCain has the attitude to unite the country and get the Dems and Repubs to compromise and get legislation passed. A Democratic president with a Democratically controlled Congress only means higher taxes, legislation that is anti-business and a surrender attitude.

It is 3 am. Something has happened. The phone rings in the White House bedroom. Who do you want answering the phone? Hillary Clinton, who in the ad let it ring 6 times? John McCain, who would pick it up and say "Bomb, bomb, bomb ... bomb, bomb Iran" (a phrase that will come back to haunt him in November.)? Or do you want the guy with the presidential demeanor, the steady hand, the savvy foreign policy, and professorial knowledge of constitutional law. I'll go with the latter. I'll go with Obama.

Obama has lost all credibility. His character is completely shot and his words now sound empty. I'm trying to peel the "change you can believe in" sticker off my car. I'll try obama be gone.

The pitiful racist is now attacking McCain?
Because his inept speech of yesterday was of no real value?
What does obama know of the war in Iraq besides condemning it verbally then going on to denounce Hillary Clinton and John McCain of being warmongers.
Obama the hypocrite.

malthusian77,

You really want Obama picking up the phone?

He can't even effect hope or change in his own church and pastor "uncle" of 20 years, as witnessed by the America hating racist beliefs and preaching of Rev. Wright.

How's he going to be effective picking up the phone?

you know i dont care what you guys been saying here,but one thing that i know for sure is that ,if the democratic party somehow try to put hillary over obama,then they will found out for real that the black community has never belonged to them,but this is time they will find it out in a hard way,these democrats have pretended for years to be a kool and black party somehow, but that is about to end,cause they have no shame to bring all this racism in the presidantial race

JackT, what exactly did Obama do to make you want to peel the sticker off your car? You know what saddens me, you guys have allowed what someone else said to judge a man, forgetting what he himself stands for. I have not seen Obama change his story he delivered before,, you guys are so weak man. You are easily persuaded.

John ... why, yes, how did you know?

Obama will have 8 years at most to get it done. Now he couldn't get it done in 20 years so I guess with some on the job training he thinks it will go faster.

Let's see now. Senator Obama is the product of what. A father did nothing for this country. A background that takes with one hand in someone else's pocket. Educated on who's money. 20 year association with a person who will not let social problems heal. If you continue to open wounds, scars will remain. Jobs can never remain if he allows unlimited latin immigration. Other countries are happy with this whole mess.( which started back in Clinton's time) They have closed the borders, increased security and taken positive action against the muslin invasion. Here you people pick and chose which laws to obey, whine when you have to wait a minute for security and are blind to the history and background of people running for election. We're falling just like the Roman Empire. Same causes and the results will be the same.

Miles1967.. while I do agree with you that we should be more aggressive in the Afgan/Pakistan theater. Thats always bothered me. But I would much rather have a man thats been to the bowels of war take the helm over a man who is ashamed that he is 1/2 white.

There is nothing that Obama has said or done that indicates he can be a good President. McCain's ideas and proven ignorance on Iraq indicate that he can be as bad as Bush.

Obama lacks judgment by participating and supporting Rev. Wright’s church. He sat there and listens to those hateful messages for 20 years without opposition. He didn't have enough common sense to just walk out and condemn that type of behavior. He lacks character by associating what his white grandmother told him in private to that of the public hateful messages of Rev. Wright as being equivalent. We don’t get to choose our Family but we get to choose our Pastors, churches and friends. Obama chose Rev. Wright and his church for the last 20 years. I have been a Democrat for over 30 years. If Obama were to get the nomination, I'll be switching over to the Republican Party and voting for John McCain. I’ll never go back to the Democratic Party and the reason is simple, I love my country more then I love my party.

Obama lacks judgment and character.

Obama is not Wright for America.

Angel,

If John McCain's white mentor, pastor, "uncle" of 20 years was an anti-American racist who railed against poor black people instead of "rich white people"---what would you do?

Would you give McCain a pass when he first said "I had no idea, even though I was their 20 years" then, "I was there, but he's done a lot of good, too."

Wrong is wrong and you are disingenuous if you don't see the problem with Obama's non-denouncing denouncement of Rev. Wright and Obama's participation in that church for 20 years.

Obama jumps from one thing to the other without answering or resolving any issue. The best candidate is Hillary Clinton.

These nimrods who keep talking about success in Iraq. Go talk to the parent of the recent 11 that were killed over there. Where are you hearing that from? Oh that's right, an administration that has consistently lied about everything in regards to this war. How does your Dubya say it? Fool me once...ah...ah..uh shame on you fool me twice...uh..uh.we won't get fooled again

Poor Obama. As much he is about CHANGE..(changing the subject)... this Wright thing will follow him (drip, drip drip) all the way to November.

Obama whisked Wright away for now, but in a couple of weeks Wright is due to get an award at a Divinity School in Texas, so he'll be there, and so will the media.

Obama, Obama, Obama. You were fun till the bubble burst. Now we know what and who you really are.

Actually Art,
as part of my advanced studies, I've chosen the american political system as my premise.

why continue to call names? As I've stated before, white america is a culture of cynicism and warmongers who never believe truth, but will follow a lie directly to hell.

keep validating my assumptions please

Barack Obama is the first candidate in years who doesn't insult our intelligence.
How can anyone justify voting for McCain, a man whose party has plunged us into a wasteful, disastrous, war -- and has bloated our deficit and weakened our nation?
Vieweing these things and denoucing Obama at the same time points to racism -- and you know it.

Jo, what an intelligent validation of Dutch Citizen's assumptions. When are you guys going to learn how to THINK??? If McCain wins and keeps running America into the ground, it will be your own damned faults. Same with re-electing that warmongering gang for a second term. I'll retire over here in Europe where, though some of you claim it's so messed up, it is actually a paradise of intelligence in comparison to the U.S. citizenry. Call me a traitor for seeing America for what it is, I nevertheless love America and am saddened to see how dumbed down you all have become. In fact, if you all disappoint me one more time with this next election, I swear I'll give up on you and live my life in peace. I give up, no further comment.

Sadly, the Dutch Citizen is quite right. We as Americans are very pathetic... The world does look at us and laugh.

There is hope though, and voting for Hillary or McCain won't ever bring that hope to a reality. Obama is really the one one who has a chance at making us respectful in the world again.

i think in all of this things going on,white america should realise,that they are the ones who are coming weak from all of this,im a black man and to tell you the truth i dont care if obama wins or loses,why because i know that even if he is elected not that much will change in my personal life,or about racism in america,but one thing i dont understand how can white america be this mad about obama for something he did not say ?,and dont be mad about slavery and racism we face everyday in the streets of america,the last time i checked obama has a white mother,but he is not getting any credit for that instead they are trying to make him look like another marcom x,i mean black peoples we can accept obama as a blackman,but most of white forks will never accept a white man with some black blood? i mean who is really racist in america,black or white

Obama is a liar. He has followed his minister for 20 years, thrived on every sermon, and now that he is running for office, he's turning on his minister in order to pretend that he does not agree with the statements his minister gave. Wake up people. Obama is a phoney. He is a hater. He is a racist. He has never voted on a single important issue. He doesn't care about issues. Hillary and McCain do, and they have experience to prove it and back it up. I'll go for either of them before I vote for Obama.

It's preety obvious that he wants to get the attention off his other problems including his connections to that racist preacher. Obama certainly is the most eloquent liar of our time.

You guys really care that much about Iraqis. I don't besides this country DOES support terror everytime we buy a gallon of gas. Think about what else are they exporting out of that region nothing. So why are we there,OIL, and its not even getting cheaper. We should leave and leave now and fight terror buy not buying any goods that come from that region. Circle the wagons and lob hellfires at them from home everytime they act up.

The last couple of times I've seen John McCain on tv he looks very old and he appears to be in poor health. Another old warmonger who's beholden to lobbiests and the wealthy is the last thing this country needs.

Becky: Just because Obama went to church to the same church does not make him a liar. We all listen to outrageous people all the time. That does not mean that we share the same view and we're all bunch of liars.

The only hater we have now is Mr. Cheney. Did you even see him on ABC yesterday when he did not even care about your opinion and the opinion of the America People Is this what you want to the US to be now?

I'm afraidMcCain will just give us more of what Bush gave us, and we're much worse off now than when Bush came into office. McCain truly scares me.

AMEN TO THAT JOHN

Mr. Obama has no credibility whatsoever as far as I am concern because of his connection with Rev. Wright who, mind you folks, is his spiritual advisor. If Mr. Obama is our nominee for the Office of President of the United States we will have four years of John McCain which is a continuation of George W. Bush's ill-advise war and a carbon copy of all the ills that Mr. Bush has commited against our beloved country. Hillary Rodham Clinton has always been my choice for this office and I will continue to support her till she assume that office and restore America to the greatness that we all envision that this country can be.

Mr. Obama has no credibility whatsoever as far as I am concern because of his connection with Rev. Wright who, mind you folks, is his spiritual advisor. If Mr. Obama is our nominee for the Office of President of the United States we will have four years of John McCain which is a continuation of George W. Bush's ill-advise war and a carbon copy of all the ills that Mr. Bush has commited against our beloved country. Hillary Rodham Clinton has always been my choice for this office and I will continue to support her till she assume that office and restore America to the greatness that we all envisio