The will of the people always prevails. Apparently, people in North Carolina care about the truth. The ad should air. Eventually, the ad will air, no matter what.

The people in North Carolina should know the real Obama. Yesterday, Obama's campaign manager, David Axelrod said Obama doesn't need working class white voters. Obama said today that the problem is older voters. Last week, Obama said small town voters cling to guns and religion and hold antipathy for people who aren't like them. Obama's pastor, Wright has delivered sermons for more than twenty years during which his hatred of whites, Jews, and America is crystal clear. Obama's wife says she isn't proud of America, and that American's are mean and lazy. Obama's friend Bill "the bomber" Ayers said he wished he'd done more than just plant a few bombs to hurt America. Obama's other friend, Tony Rezko is an indicted crook who Obama has been closely associated with prior to and after becoming a senator.

Obama and his friends and family hold distain for working class whites, older Americans, church-goers, gun owners, people from small towns, Jews, and virtually every other American. Is there anyone Obama does like? Is there anyone else he can blame for his disintegrating appeal?

Hillary will work for ALL of us, not just the fortunate few.

The AD should still run. We have the right to know the real Obama.

Actually, the AD should have been played much earlier, in the beginning of the campaign. We'll elect US president, not only party nominee. So, we should know each candidate as fully as we can.

If there is some problem with Obama, we need to know as early as possible. We don't want to regret later that we elected a wrong president.

The sooner, the better.

Hillary is for hillary. She has made that crystal clear. Hillary is the real republican candidate. She is pro-big business and lobbyists. She is pro-war in Iraq and pre-emptive strikes in Iran and will commit US troops to any Mid-East conflict. She has no plan for Afghanistan. her every documented action has been Pro-NAFTA, she lies and denies regularly and she likes to use terrorist imagry to make you afraid of her oppenents. As far as she is concerned she is right and no one will tell her otherwise. You can't get more republican than that. The RNC in NC knows this so why should they listen to their candidate?

I dont undestand. What is wrong with the truth? Obama sat for 20 years listening to this crap. I dont buy he never knew of Wright's views of America. And that is way this ad is going forth because no one believes he never heard these extreem views of America. It is nothing but fair game to expose the truth.

If you want to know the REAL Obama why don't you ask him. why don't you look at his entire record? Of course it is not the REAL Obama you want to know, you want a justification for the hate you feel every time you look at him.

McCain, "please stop the ad." wink, wink.

I also love this leadership from McCain. I don't like what you are doing in the name of the party, but go right ahead, there will be no consequences or repercussions.

I think this whole BS is so BS, every person with half a brain in their head will see that it is BS. Lol. This helps Obama with every person with even half a brain in their heads, which is more than 70 person of voters.

Sorry, 70% of voters. But we all know that 98% of people that post in this site are retarded.

Obama is so whimpy and weak and the press wants to protect him. They are so delusional to believe he can still win. Obama is a profoundly wounded candidate out of step with the american mainstream. Granted he would be great as a philospher, a university professor but as the president of the United States he is too extreem. I dont buy the koolaid. Never had, never will.

The funny thing is: the ad has already been aired thru ABC, hasn't it?

Really? Rev Wright spouted all that stuff weekly for 20 years and all they have is 90 seconds or so of tape? You'd think there would be new clips by now.
Of course, McCain is delighted to associate with a Pastor that calls the Catholic church the great whore. I wonder how the Pope takes that one.

The GOP would be very wise to reconsider their position to bring up Reverend Wright, there is now a very strong connection between the Reverend and the Clinton's which was brought to light by Michael Moore's blog page.

McCain, at least you are TRYING to run an honorable campaign. I give you credit for that.

Wright was a Marine who dropped out of school and volunteered when Cheney and Clinton were riding their deferments and Bush was playing pattycake with the National Guard. he served and served well in the Marines and then as a Navy Corpsman. He gets to have his say. Have we become such a weak country that our citizens cannot speak out when they find they cannot agree with what our government does?

Rev. Wrights sermon is Obama's fault how? Ayers living in Obama's neighborhood is his fault how? he didn't hire him for the board they were on together. BTW he was not convicted of any bombing activites. he killed no one, as opposed to the Black Panthers that HRC defended. And the bombers her husband pardoned.
Did Obama write the bit about Hamas in the bulletin?
he admitted cocaine use in his youth, crack did not exist then. Our sitting President has had extensive cocaine use and drunkeness. HRC won't confrim, nor will deny her own drug use in college.
No link exists between Rezko and Obama regardign any illegal activity. As opposed to the fugive Hsu that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to kick start HRC's campaign. Fl and Penn are nothing alike demographically.
Again, this is an attempt to justify the hate you felt for him the first time you saw his image.

OBAMA FANS SHOULD APPRECIATE AN AD FEATURING REV. WRIGHT: Obama fans are crying about an ad that depicts Obama's racist and anti-American "mentor and spiritual adviser," Rev. Wright. If Obama didn't want to be associated with such a crude and hateful man, he shouldn't have attended his church for 20 years, considered him his mentor and spiritual adviser, and appointed him to one of his election committees. I remember when Obama was asked about Wright before anyone knew about him, he said that there is "nothing controversial at all" about him or his church. Since the news came out about Wright, Obama supporters have been tripping over themselves to defend Wright and his ideas. Well, if Wright is such a nice and non-controversial figure, why are Obama supporters upset that he is starring in a commercial. Obama fans can't have it both ways. They've been defending Wright constantly in order to defend their messiah. As such, they should be happy to see this "wonderful man" who has "done so much for the community" on television. It should only help Obama, right?:

REv Wright didnt go to Hammas he went to see Arafat. during reagan era to try and free airman Bobby Goodman, Jesse Jackson and Farakhan also went. Pick of a book. Trying to free america prisoner of war how un-america. By the way the former president Clinton got more of the black vote than Obama did. Does that mean we hate black people.

Again- how many american's really know the person who is in office. This is beating a dead horse - how about the draft dodging current president, or the sult chasing Pres Clinton?

The church tapes most sunday sermons, what you should be asking is, if this was supposed to be a near daily or weekely message why isn't there more tape? Let's find the worst things you have ever said in your life and play them over and over again, and see what everyone's opinon is of you. Then we'll put that on someone who knows you.

Amen Louis!

Rev Wright said that hate beget hate. We cant hat eother and expect love in return. Look at the whole sermon and form your own opinion dont be a puppet of the media. God hate lairs. God bless America. Obama 08

John McCain, trying not to antagonize his base... THE DEMOCRATS!!!!

He can't enforce his will on the GOP but he CAN enforce his will on the rest of the world. Does the idea of his finger on the button scare you, it should.

I LIKE that ad and I'm a Democrat.

Call a spade a spade. Or can't I say that anymore?

I live in NC and I'm volunteering for Senator Obama. (For those interested I'm white, 34, middle class, born here, and the first in my family to go to a 4 year college.) The ad is a joke. Republicans here have nothing else to offer in the gubernatorial race whichh might improve the lives of oour citizens so they reak this out of the Jesse Helms playbook. There hasn't been a Republican governor here since 1993. 15 years. It's awful that Democrats have been torn apart by our own candidates but please don't let this pap influence anybody. It's not exactly the talk of the town here in Raleigh.

Emily, I live in North Carolina. They know Obama. They also know Hillary & Bill very, very well as well. The Clintons blatant disregard for truth does sit well here. BTW, I applaud McCain for asking that the Wright be pulled. I cannot for the life of me ever see Hillary or Bill doing that....unless of course they were way ahead.

Quoted from Kevin: "Obama is a profoundly wounded candidate out of step with the american mainstream."

The American mainstream is completely out of step with what America really is all about.

So many people are still so blinded by their anger that when someone like Obama's pastor (who, by the way is NOT running, so his comments are irrelevant to Obama's campaign) speaks the truth, everyone gets all butt hurt and angry.

Face the facts: America is NOT innocent and is partly to blame for 9/11. Only an average of 30% of the people voted in the last two elections...meaning the minority of people allowed a bunch of thugs to take control and start fights with other countries in the people's name.

I'm not for Obama. Hillary is a psychotic witch, and McCain is just another Bush.

When, if ever, are the American people going to GROW UP?!

Louis...don't think so pal. You need to look at the facts and unbiased analysis of his tax plan. I don't hate obama, I just think he's dooped a lot of naive people to believe in him. Read this:

Senator Obama (D - Illinois) likes to call it Tax Relief for Working Families/The Middle Class. Let's explore:

Making Work Pay - The kind Senator from Illinois will institute a new tax credit of $500 per person/$1000 per 'working family'. The intent is to offset the FICA (social security tax) on the first $8,100 of income by eliminating income taxes. Obama claims this will eliminate the income tax for 10 million Americans. Obama would make the credit refundable if it resulted in a negative tax due.

The Junior Senator from Illinois has heard of the Earned Income Tax Credit, because he also plans to increase it. Here is what the IRS page says about the EITC:

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) sometimes called the Earned Income Credit (EIC), is a refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. Congress originally approved the tax credit legislation in 1975 in part to offset the burden of social security taxes and to provide an incentive to work. When the EITC exceeds the amount of taxes owed, it results in a tax refund to those who claim and qualify for the credit.

Hmmm.... sounds a lot like the Obama Making Work Pay plan....
Except it is a lot larger... The EITC is little complicated (hey, it is part of the United States Tax Code) but currently the max is $428 for a single/married with no children; $2833 for single with one child, and $4716 for a single/married with two children. The EITC is on a sliding scale, the max is in the range of approx. $10K to $17.4K of income. It slides toward zero as the income moves toward zero or towards the cap AGI of $39,783 for the married/single with two children. So Obama's plan would add on a kicker...

The result of this is that the marginal tax rate on the lowest income earners will increase. That is, Obama will build into the tax code an incentive to not make more money. Don't take that second job.... if you do your income will go down not up.

Obama will create a whole new group of income non-earners to fill those open 'second jobs' by unemploying millions of tax preparers/accountants. You see Obama will have the IRS send you the completed the tax form, you just need to check their work then send it back. Of course, they can't get my birthday correct (two years in a row now) so they will be able to figure my taxes correctly... no problem there....

In case the low income earner/former tax preparers do not know what to do with their free time, Obama has that covered too... a $4K college tuition tax credit. That will add to your refund and, get this, is available prior to you actually enrolling in courses.

Of course while you are busy (not?) taking classes and working 20 hours a week, your children will need to be cared for. The kindly Senator from Illinois has thought of that too. He will increase the Child Care Tax credit from 35% of eligible expenses to 50% and make the credit... you already know the answer... REFUNDABLE.

So, a married couple with two children each adult working 20 hours a week at minimum wage and taking courses at the local college will make around... $13,000 per year gross (not counting Obama's plan to raise the minimum wage). They will have pay about $975 in FICA. Their income tax withholdings will be completely refunded, they will receive tax credits of $2000 for the child tax credit, $4716 for the EITC, $1000 for Making Work Pay, $8K for tuition credit, and 50% of their Child care expenses. An expected refund of $15,716 + half the day care bill.

Thus, these individuals will suffer a net loss of income from full employment unless they find a job that pays them an after tax net of nearly $30,000. Which means finding a job that pays at least $50K.

Yeah, that's gonna happen. So Obama will increase unemployment by reducing the number of people working multiple jobs to reach full employment and by eliminating millions of jobs in the tax preparation business.

Senator, you are not the change we seek.

Honestly, this blog would fully support setting tax preparers and IRS agents free to pursue other career options by, say, implementing a flat tax with no deductions and no tax credits. This a much simpler and more straight forward approach than Obama's nightmarish web of tax credits. Obama would make the tax form so complex that the working poor, who tend to be under-educated, will need someone else to fill out for them. A flat tax would completely eliminate the need for them to perform a calculation... just send in the year-end paystub showing you made less than bar (what ever number that is... most ideas peg it around $65K) and no tax is owed.

That would be a change you could believe in.... Too Bad Obama doesn't see it that way.

How can we feel right about our country when its Government has been doing so much wrong?

We cant fix the problem until we admit there is one...So you people need to get your heads out of us behinds and live in reality.

The "Willie Horton Treatment" will backfire. We are SICK of the phony manipulation of facts by ad agencies and moronic think takers in order to "fool" the people. They are the fools. This ad will cost McCain everything. It will cost the repubs more seats in the congress and open up repub candidates for the same treatment...by "independent citizen action groups." The guy who made this ad is destroying everything the repubs have worked for...they should repudiate him and put out an apology.

McCain is a whimp and a fraud.

He "cant" stop this from happening, yet he has made little effort to stop it.

It seems that when certain politicians can't truthfuly say anything good about themselves the only thing they can do is go on the attack and makeup lies and halftruths or SCARE the most gullible voters into voting for them. It seems as though they are getting an early start this year.

con me not: Yeah they did start early this year. They must be worried that too many people might be too smart to believe all their BS.

Some guy this John McCain is , he left his very Sick Wife who couldn't leave her bed.. and run off to get wih this Bimbo.

What character!! this guy is pure SLIME.

Obama 08/ the 21st century await new vision and policies.

If Mccain is unable to control his own campaign how is he going to be able to run the country???

-golfgirlusa-
If you really wanted to know about the real message, I would recommend to go to the church website and listen and make your judgment rather than watching the Ad which I think will not reflect since it spin version. I think we Americans are smarter than this.

John McCain:

Show some leadership!!!

You CANNOT have it both ways!!!

Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!

I dont get what is wrong with what Rev Wright said.
I actually heard the whole sermon, not a sound bite.
In case you missed it, YOUR US tax dollars paid for and trained Bin Laudin and the murderers who did 9-11.
Those are YOUR chickens, come home to roost.
Rev Wright said, "our chickens have come home to roost".
There is nothing incorrect about that statement.
The statement was made the first Sunday after 9-11 happened.

The expression is OPENING PANDORA's box. It is an old tale, but still true.
We opened the box. The monsters have flown out.
Our CIA tax dollars created this monster.
Tell me that is not "our chickens, come home to roost". Get real.

I am for Obama, but I think ad should run. People are smarter than that and know garbage when see it.

As for McCain. He did the smartest thing he could. He reinforced my view that if it's not Obama then it's him.

Shameless, "say-anything", "do-anything" Hillary has no business in White House. She'll sell us to chinese if it helps her get elected.

For those interested in the facts, Clinton did NOT win by double digits in PA, as falsely represented on all the media. Her actual margin was 9% as reported by the state of Pennsylvania. Her single digit margin would have kicked her out of the race, but everyone rounded up during the spin afterward, and today the real answer is 9%. Let her go on. She cannot win on delegates, and the spin on counting states' results that didnt have real full elections is too stupid for any super to buy. Plus she will be seen to be the liar she is if she keeps up on MICH.
She is on record on video in NH as saying MICH should not count, because only a small state being first allows unknowns and people without a fortune to be part of the process. If Florida and MICH were first, only the rich and famous could be candidates.

Here is my challenge to the McCain independents and to all Democrats:
Where are your Constitutional rights?
Do you understand that the right to be free from being required to testify against yourself is GONE now? Do you understand that only Sen Obama is saying he will give it back to you?
Focus on the content and stop getting lost in what some preacher who isnt running for office said about 9-11.
Bush has taken your civil rights. McCain will not give them back to you. He is in a war against an enemy he doesnt understand. He cannot even remember the sects there are in the region.
You can blah blah about Rev Wright or you can have the Constitution back. Choose what you will do.
Only Obama is going to restore your right to be charged with a crime before Condi waterboards you.

McCain can only control the RNC. McCain has pledged the RNC will run a respectful campaign.

Shame on the media for badgering McCain over something he has no jurisiction over.

I guess when Hillary is president you will make her responsible for what every democratic governor does.

The media doesn't understand federal vs state.

Is reverend wright running for office? No. Bill Clinton had no issues inviting Rev. Wright to the WH. There can be no denying he has done great works. Is it not possible to disagree with someone you respect. that though you associate with somoene that you may not share all thier views? Should we assume John McCain now believes that the Katrina disaster was retribution from god against gays? Should we assume that Hillary Clinton believes that fraud is an acceptable way to do business and that being a fugitive is an acceptable way to live? Again i say. Fixating on What a third party does in the life of a candidate is lookign for an excuse to justify the anger and fear you feel when you look at that candidate.

If these people hold Obama responsible for the FL and MI non-delegates then McCain is responsible. As the presumptive head of his party he is within his power to say, do this and there will be new leaders of your local party before the end of the year. It is called leadership and he is giving excuses.

To louis,

What part of federal vs state don't you understand.

Do you think a president can fire a state governor?

You just said McCain can fire the local leaders.

Wrong McCain has no such power.

It is not constitutional.

McCain can't fire a governor who is elected locally and he can't fire state officals in the north carolina gop who is elected locally.

There is the constitution and the difference between state vs federal.

Learn the difference between state vs federal.

Louis McCain has zero zero zero power to do anything to officials who were elected locally.

I am tired of McCain getting blamed for stuff he has no control over.

McCain is responsible for the federal RNC not local officials who are elected locally.

McCain hasn't even been nominated yet offically. Even then he has no control to fire officials who are elected locally at the state level.

Please read up on government 101. The difference of state vs federal.

If you are going to hold McCain to this standard then when Clinton is president she must fire any state governor who does something wrong even though a state governor is elected locally.

Can bush fire a republican governor? Does bush have authority over them.

Of course not.

The governors are elected at the state level.

They are elected locally. Same thing with North Carolina GOP.

If he can't stop an attack ad from his own party how can he lead the country?

MCcain need all the help he can get and what better help then the Media, he says he can control what the party does is that to say the buck doesn't stop here? almost like Bush But he thought the buck was referring to a deer.

Bad news for McCain -- this gives Obama all the license he needs to forego public financing for the general election. He'll need all the extra money he can raise to combat the upcoming parade of ads like this one.

Wright is Wrong & Obama is History. We need Leadership that can Do Something ! Not say 1 thing to our faces & practice something else behind closed doors & behind our backs. Vote Hillary - get a work horse that will work for America.

Louis, I agree with you that Hillary is the real Republican. Not only for the reasons you state but because she would never do what McCain has done and ask that a controversial ad. Unless, of course it benefitted her politically. Put simply, she will use any Republican tactic to win. If I wanted to vote Replublican I would actually vote for someone is a member of the party (McCain) rather a Republican in Democratic clothes (Hillary).

This is what McCain always does. He sends someone out to throw red meat to the hate-loving GOP base, then claims he had nothing to do with it. But he does it over, and over, and over again.

McCain does not speak for all vets, nor does he represent all of us. He did his job. His inability to control an ad put out by his party demonstrates his leadership. I'm tired of his politics.

Am I the only one who is shocked by the fact that REPUBLICANS are meddling in a democratic primary by attacking only one specific democratic candidate while leaving the other untouched. LET'S TAKE A GUESS WHO THE REPUBLICANS WANT US TO VOTE FOR AND LET'S THINK WHY!

The ad should run... all is fair in politics. It's the truth and no matter how loud Obamacans scream, ya just can't run a way from what is.

If it was Clinton in this mess; the media would be running the ad ever 5 minutes.

30 years on the pulpit reduced to a 30 second snippet of remarks taking out of their intented context - how are reasonable people fairly judge what they are seeing - they simply cannot judge, just blindly react. Wright gave a great speech last night in Detroit, I hope all the naysayers remaining open minds listened to it. If they did any evaluation of Rev Wright would be considered fair because you would have had a more respresentative exposure to who / what the man really is. I agree with some of the speakers that insinuate that these "attack ads" featuring Rev Wright is going down in the African American community as a direct attack on the black church.