Obama's pathetic knowledge of past talks between nations, is truly frightening. Kennedy and Reagan OPENED TALKS WITH nations thru proper channels, NOT MERELY TALKS AT, WITHOUT CERTAINTY THAT THERE WAS AN AGENDA AND A BASIS FOR DISCUSSION. Wild accusations are equally dangerous, and foment even more distrust. Who is advising Obama, and what are their credentials? I speak as someone who studied International Relations on the graduate level at Tufts University!!!

Obama is NOT Kennedy. Obama is not Reagan. If he were either one, I might vote for him. Talking to your enemies and standing around the campfire holding hands and singing Kumbaya are two different things. He wants to have the Castros to the White House for tea, without them making any adjustments to their so called human rights practices. If Obama wants to compare himself to Kennedy, he needs to take note of how Kennedy dealt with Castro.

Both Bush and McCain are wrong on every issue. McCain is trying to change his true colors into something he thinks will fool everyone. McCain's true platform is Bush's all over again, no one is fooled by this new McCain talk.

AMERICA-FIRST Great Post!! I am disgusted with Obama and the Democratic leaders who want him as the nominee! Everytime Obama makes a mistake, his so-call supporters keep bailing him out rather than looking at the real issue---Obama is an inexperienced, slick-talking racist/hate mongul who is bad news for this Country!! This whole primary season has been flawed and corrupt! Obama has bought the nomination but hopefully will be stopped before he is elected to the Presidency!! I will never vote for Obama and will actively campaign to keep him and other Democratic leaders who support him out of office!!

Not talking is a sign of weakness. Our president should stop showing such fear. The not talking policy is a total failure. Iran continues to march toward nukes and Bush has been totally ineffective in stopping them.

debbie you are another version of the kind of people that make America less than it should be. I would hope the government tracks your ip addresses because you make me feel uncomfortable with people who think like you guys do>?? Ask Pat Tillman's mother how she feels about the political game that is going on these days.

I haven't seen where the Bush, Hagee policy has gained us anything.

Lou

You must related to Obama's wife since you have so much hate for anyone who questions Obama and his abilities.

I would like to see this guy go one day keeping his yapper shut, he is worse a certain gender that shall remain nameless. He is such a hypocrite, claiming everyone else is 'attacking'; while he is the one attacking, slamming, vilifying. God help this country should this 'dude' get elected. He will have something to say every minute of every day; none of it substantive.

Does Obama realize that the Russians or Chinese did not attack us?

McCain and Bush are both wrong. Since they don't have anything good to say about themselves the only thing they can do is to try and knock down their opponents with dumb remarks.

You guys are losing perspective on what's going on. It's simpler than all of that... He is mentioning JFK today because news came out about the health of Ted Kennedy. Some people maybe emotional about it and he is trying to capitalize on it. Why didn't he mention JFK yesterday, or before? Wake-up, sleepy heads... He will have the right speech for every problem that our country faces. That's how things will change in Washington.

Serioulsy, As much as I hate Iran, but who's stupid enough to believe that talking with Iran is some how some way more dangerous than talking and dealing with the soviets ... The soviets were far more dangerous when Kennedy and Reagans dealwith them... USSR was the only country that could obliterate us...

Iran doesn't even have nukes to begin with...

So what if Obama talks to Iran ?

Do you think they can destroy us ???

Some people are more scared of Iran, than the soviets now ?

Iranians don't even have the army to compare with us...

People seem to make a HUGE deal, like if Iranians could attack us...

Republicans are such wimps...

The Bush/McCain war policy has led us to deep debt and we are now a nation that is less secure as a result of their unwise use of our military and financial assets. I would have voted for McCain 8 years ago because I thought he was somewhat independent and trustworthy. His personal ambition to be President seems to have taken over in subsequent years. Now his flip flops to suit the immediate and his fairly consistant hypocrisy have left his "straight talk" image far behind. McCain offers more of the same at a time when we need real change.

Talk to not "appease".

*Obama 2008*

LynnS, Do you realize that Iran hasn't attacked us either?

Sometimes we have to take a calculated risk to effect calculated changes. With Obama, yes, I agree, he's a relative newbie to the political scene; however, sometimes the newest face brings the freshest ideas. I'm tired of politicians saying and doing the same old, same old, and then getting the same bad results each time. I'm totally for Obama, and I'm a female and I'm Jewish and I have relatives in Israel and they are NOT worried about Obama. In fact they mentioned to me that maybe someone who is not afraid to talk to those people may have a positive effect for their country.

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I am flabbergasted with this heated discussion and people not realizing that the theme of JFK appeared in Obama's campaign the day when news came out that Ted Kennedy was hospitalized. I don't buy that's a coincidence. Folks, we need a president not a talk box.

Up to now Obama has had a soft ride. Wait until the big test comes when he will have to answer to his past such as his autobiography he wrote in 1996 where you get the feeling that he was a man with a huge chip on his shoulder.
Also, he is very clever at ducking issues and blaming others. Does he actually have an organized plan.
His handlers are very astute when it comes to marketing their candidate-perception in politics is everything,