Obama limped his way to the Democratic nomination.

The DNC rules committee gave the nomination to Obama.

Hillary supporters won't forget how badly they were treated by Obama supporters.

You reap what you sow.

Posted by: Stephanie | Jun 15, 2008 5:11:18 PM

Stephanie, you are right about one thing. You reap what you sow. This is exactly what the republicans will find out on November 4, 2008. It will be pure payback for the devastation they have caused to our country.

let's make obama a more responsible father.

SEND HIM HOME to raise his children.

don't vote Obama

This is a message of personal responsibility that will no doubt play well with the moderate set. He is refuting the white view of African Americans as entitled victims.

Obama will say anything. To bad, but some people believe anything.

I was at the church this morning when Obama spoke. Barack was great. What he said was a support for all fathers who are doing what they are supposed to do. His message was well-received by a church that has for many years supported good family values. The pastor has been married for over 30 years. His dad (who was the pastor) has been married for nearly 60 years. They have been good fathers and grandfathers. The negative messages of these various bloggers -- they just don't know what they are talking about.

Obama laid out areas where fathers must parent better: "by setting high expectations for their children"....yet Obama cannot lick smoking and overlooks any dangers to his children by second hand smoke. This is a SMALL THING for his children and their health so how can we as Americans ask for a BIG THING a more important thing for our nation. Obama also said that
"too many fathers in the African American community are MIA in their families", why again is he just singling out black people...Is Obama just interested in black people...why can't he say too many fathers are MIA in America and not single out just the blacks----we are a melting pot of people of all walks of life and yet his continues to direct his messages toward just the "black race". This new church must be just for blacks and that is why only the reference for blacks?

"Fathers step up to the plate". What does that mean? Are women really willing to give up overwhelming legal advantages in courts when that man who does step up to the plate hits a home run? Meaning, that if a man is ultimately a true father, sets good examples and provides for his children and the mother by the way decides to leave for whatever personal reason, she is going to try to limit as much as possible a fathers contact with her child. And why? Because he stresses me out? He did not care for my needs, "stepping up to the plate" is trite, simplistic, inflammatory and does not acknowledge women's 50% contribution to total failures of families. So when women refuse to acknowledge this they will remain confused, alone and bitter.

Talk's cheap Obama. Where's the beef?

Obama will say anything. To bad, but some people believe anything.

Posted by: A | Jun 15, 2008 6:14:02 PM

Me and Mccain are guilty of that also. Take Mccain, now he is pandering to hillary supporters even though he is against everything she stands for.

"What makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – any fool can have a child, that doesn’t make you a father – it’s the courage to raise one that makes you a father."

Yeah, right - this coming from the man who had his daughters sitting in Trinity Church since they were babies listening to the Wrong Rev. Wright preach his own brand of religion. Absolutely the perfect person to lecture/preach to the rest of us about parental responsibility...

The Republicans must be laughing in glee about this new "talking point" of Obama's.

PUMA - Party Unity My ***!
A Proud, Black, Hillary Supporter
Rise, Hillary, Rise!'08

Americans have plenty of beef with the republicans. The proof is coming big time this November. Don't believe it? Just wait.

look i am not an obama supporter but...first of all i agree that obama's 20 year history of attendance at trinity church was a problem, especially by involving his young impressionable children. to me this does bring to mind poor parental judgement issues. HOWEVER, in all fairness he has rebuked his church. and yes, i agree with him on this point, too many aa fathers are absent in their role, that message is necessary and has been for a very, long time. however if you or i hillary or mccain brought this issue up we would be accused of racism so we have a long way to go. i agree this is a very important discussion for obama to engage in. i hope to see more accountability versus victimhood entering into the discourse. this is a good start, kudos to obama.

"What makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – any fool can have a child, that doesn’t make you a father – it’s the courage to raise one that makes you a father."

Yeah, right - this coming from the man who had his daughters sitting in Trinity Church since they were babies listening to the Wrong Rev. Wright preach his own brand of religion. Absolutely the perfect person to lecture/preach to the rest of us about parental responsibility...

The Republicans must be laughing in glee about this new "talking point" of Obama's.

PUMA - Party Unity My ***!
A Proud, Black, Hillary Supporter
Rise, Hillary, Rise!'08

Posted by: LeeLee07 | Jun 15, 2008 6:36:34 PM

Which republicans are you suggesting are laughing? Is it the gay congressmen chasing tyoung male interns for sex? Is it the gay senator Larry Craig arrested for soliciting in the mens room at a rest stop in Minnesota? Is it John MccCain who cheated on his first wife with Cindy McCain his current wife? Which is it? I'm curious since we all know the republicans are the party of family values.

To all the Obama-despisers on this site: I understand some of you are die hard 'W'epublicans, McCain supporters or disappointed Clinton Democrats. But when you feel you must attack everything Senator Obama has to say, even something universally championed like his call for 'real' fatherhood, you start to sound like a broken record with almost nothing of value to add to the debate. If you must be hateful/contrarian/skeptical/whatever, at least have the common sense to pick your battles. But please... keep at it if you must. You ultimately make the rest of us look and sound better.

Talk's cheap Obama. Where's the beef?

Posted by: T | Jun 15, 2008 6:31:17 PM

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Americans have plenty of beef with the republicans. The proof is coming big time this November. Don't believe it? Just wait.

Obama and chrch are a scary combination.

Where were Rev. Wright and Father Pfleger?

I am amazed as an Independent voter how many folks will post horrific smears against Obama AS IF their OWN (McCain or Hillary) candidate could not be bombarded with the same rhetoric.

Anti- Obama posters bring up the same repititous remarks, while the Obama supporters defend their candidate.

Hc & MC supporters are quite hypocritical.

I live in FL, nothing was "stolen".
EVERY Democrat knew the rules before this election, and if they didn't like them, they should have been political activist LONG before now.
I don't live in Michigan, so I won't speak for them.

This election cycle has shown me how truly ignorant and self centered so many Americans are.

Guess what, this Independent voter in Florida, is voting...

OBAMA
OBAMA
OBAMA

YUP, I drank 42 pitchers of BLUE Kool-AID and I'm damn proud of it.

Barack Obama's father abandoned his family when he was only two and I bet he missed having a father around and knows that is a grief and loss. Unfortunately, over 74% of African American babies are born to unwed moms and many do not have a relationship with a dad.
Nothing is more important than having a loving family around a child and that includes a dad. This is one thing I will agree with Obama on. Dads needs to be responsible with love and support.

McCain and church are a scary combination.

Where were Rev. Hagee and Rev. Paisley?

ooooh, obama's latest pander..

why didn't he say black fathers need to stop acting like "typical black men"?