Chris Mathews is Obama's highest profile surrogate. I'm sure he doesn't remember when he was a journalist.

There is film of McCain stating that he did not care if it took 100 years to win in Irag. He will now have to answer for that glib statement just as Obama has to answer for his Pastor. That's life in poilitcs but I do find it refreshing that Obama is up front about his choices and his having to deal with the repercussions regarding his poor choices...unlike Clinton or McCain.
As far as Chris Matthews goes? I just figure that he is a small person fighting against the FOX news network that has done nothing on a democratic manner regarding the United States. When they are responsible for asking people to try to throw an election, as they have allowed Rush the dill weed to do, then perhaps Obama having someone in his corner is allowed...besides the fact he was at a rally that had thousands of Obama supporters in attendance and was caught up in the moment.
On the other hand? Someone like Obama? creats a feeling that he really might be the real deal and we haven't seen that in politics in 40 years.

Al Gore? You wish. Al gore is an American who sticks to American Values,not socialistc ideals.He goes to a good church that doesn't damn Americans and America.
Al gore is Nobel Prize winner why would he chose to work for your inept administration
and abandon his cause?

I hope Gore will come out and publicly reject your offer which is soly staged to sway the Penn voter.What a lame way to do business. What a lame way to run a campaign. What a lame President we would have.

I can say that Obama despite the haters, sounds much more genuine than any other of the canidates. Hillary and Mccain both seem to speak more from what they think we want to hear. Obama seems to be more upfront and honest. Instead of completely denouncing his pastor he stayed true to a friend that said some inflamatory remarks. That shows his genuiness, the other canidates wouldve done the politically correct thing and completely denounced the man for political purposes. It shows honor on the part of Obama. To the others who call him a deciever well I say this, if it was kermit the frog that gave his speech on racism in America I would've bought it!! you know why? because it was valid and truthfull and to the heart. Those are things we haven't seen from a poilitician in a long time. And to those who call him a phony, well at the very least he speaks the truth which is the exact opposite of what we have now.

Since Obama was relatively unheard of on a national scale before this I have had to listen and learn. I am finding that he fits the typical model of "politician". He lies about things he doesn't need to, his father benefiting from the Kennedys, his parents meeting, learning Indonesian, statements by boyhood friends and more. He also lies about things that are more troubling. Responsible for asbestos removal in south Chicago, taking credit for other senator's work, "I didn't know the Rev. said those things" - "Okay, I heard some of it but I can't disown my 'uncle'" - "Well if he hadn't retired I would have stopped going". Please. Bojangles couldn't tap dance that well. And finally, Michelle's comments and college thesis really lead me to question the direction Barak will really take us if he gets in office. It just seems to be another case of saying whatever is required to get to the pot of gold.

What Obama meant to say was he remembered the parts he wanted to remember, put them in the big liberal word machine and put it on spin cycle. The arrogance and the the ignorance of the man called Obama is increasingly unbeleivable.

Obama has been caught in a lie. He thinks the Liberal media will shield him from anything and everything. As long as hillary clinton is in the race, they will.

Not after that they wont.

Obama is the most truthful of all the candidates running for President and we all know it.

McPain - 100 years war! - Yeah right.
Clinton - Misspeak - Yeah right.

Obama has dealt with all negative publicity he has received. How many people have the decency, courage and honor required to be the next President of the United States.

Columbia Law School has publicly criticized Obama for taking McCain's comment out of context. The entire McCain segment was on TV last night, and to take the "100 years" without listening to the rest of McCain's statement is typical Obama, but the Republicans will not let him get away with it the way the media has in his run so far. He is shameful, and to many Democrats like myself, the vote simple, Clinton in the primary, McCain in the general if she's not our nominee.

Leslie, let us make it clear, McCain has said it and Obama has repeated what he has said, that is the reality McCain has to face. He can try to run but he cannot hide. McCain's military mindset and love for wars is clear, he never overcome his jail time in Vietnam and he is looking for revanche everywhere and anywhere. The militarism will not make the greatness of America. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08

McCain did not say that. Watch the actual footage of the statement he made. Obama is twisting the words and acting dumb.

So "change we can believe in" includes lying about and distorting your opponent's quotes? Sounds like more of the same old same old to me.

Obama is nothing more than a South Side Chicago Democrat machine hack with a better delivery than most. Once the Republican 527's (where do I contribute?) get done with him even Michelle O won't find anything about him to proud of.

So Obama is back to smoking cigarette due to the stress. A legitamite question is whether he would relapse into drugs.

Gosh, there's so much to analyze in this story but I think I'll concentrate on the last point made. Yes, I'll concede that Obama is the biggest JOCK in this campaign - the daily pick up games with whichever local athlete's available (are they even voters?), his comments about "going on offense". I think male voters in Pennsylvania are a little more savvy than Matthews and Obama give them credit for.

Voters - male, female - all want solutions to the worsening economic situation we find ourselves in. They won't be looking to our President's promoting that he's sure got a set of "big ones" on the basketball court!

It's simple. If you like the way things have gone the last 7.5 years vote for McMore-war. If you think this country can do better, especially for the bottom 95%, then vote for Obama. Financial experts now say that there is not only a recession upon us, but a depression is very possible. For the sake of future generations vote for Obama 2008!

I liked Obama at first, but the more he talks, the more unreal he sounds. Lying about things that don't matter reminds me of Hillary and Bill and we had many years of that (yes, I voted for Bill..twice). Michelle Obama also turned me off completely and frankly, I find her thought process more than a little scary (NOT someone I want in the White House). This 20 year association with Wright, the property problems in Chicago, and the misleading statements Obama has made and then tried to change really put me off. Now the deception about McCain's statements...it is all too much. Being an independent, I have to consider both sides. McCain gets my vote, no matter if Clinton or Obama wins the Democratic Party nomination. I am sorry Obama is turning into such a disappointment. I had felt hopeful...not anymore.

I'm a solid Clinton supporter - it's offensive to me the personal attacks by old enemies that have been picked up and promoted by TEAMOBAMA. I've tried to keep my plans to myself over this past week to give the DNC a chance to inject some balance into the remaining months of this campaign but sometimes you just need to point out the obvious.

McCain has never felt entirely comfortable with the outer fringes of the Republican Party. He has good company in those republicans that long for the days of the "country club" republican party - before it got corrupted by evangelicals and others who want to legislate personal behavior for the rest of us. Well, centrists are centrists. This could just be the opportunity those traditional republicans have been waiting for - large numbers of disaffected CENTRIST democrats who don't believe McCain is a clone of GWB adding to his base to win in November and wrest control away from the extreme right wing.

(The other main reason for trying to keep this to myself is out of respect for Hillary Clinton - the good Democrat she is who has and will - if the time comes - call for her supporters to unite behind the nominee. I love and support Hillary Clinton fiercely. She is the best candidate we're seen in a while. But if the only way I can reject the hijacking of the Democratic Party by its left wing faction is to vote for McCain, so be it.) This everybody is the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about but maybe just maybe the Democratic Party is recognizing the truth of it.

Is that the republican machinery in action against Obama? Buzz, Yes typical black man and woman can play tennis, music, basketball, etc. But typical black man and woman can play politics, be great church leaders, be justices, be lawyers, CEOs and teachers, etc. Like it or not, Obama is just repeating what McCain has said, we have seen the footage more than 5 times and McCain can run but he cannot hide. War, War, War, War, militarism and War again, that is what a McCain's presidency will be about, please add to that that 3rd term WBush full of economic and foreign policies disasters and trade deficits.

Obama folks, they showed the whole tape on TV last night, and McCain's statement was taken entirely out of context by Obama. Obama may have been able to play these games with Hillary Clinton, aided by a complacent media, but if you think he will play them with the Republicans, you have another think coming. He is the only chance the Republicans have of winning the election, and the "Democratic" party is so stupid they are playing right into the Republicans hands. Those of us who follow politics more than just every four years know very well that John Mccain is not George Bush, no way, no how. So it really isn't a stretch to think of us voting for McCain if Obama is the nominee, it's a fact.

I'll say again....Obama repeated exactly what McCain said, so how is he distorting or twisting his words?

The double standards in this election are totally ridiculous.
John McCain is not to be held accountable for the words that come out of his mouth, we shouldn't hold hillary accountable for stupid words that come out of HER mouth....but we hold Obama accountable for words that come out of someone else's mouth....yep, that's fair people.