I want to see Obama supporter Barney Smith in a commercial.

They say that Wall Street is not an issue on Main Street. Take a look at my 401K balances and tell me again that we don't care.

If you actually heard McCain when he was saying this nonsense you'd think he had just gotten out of bed and was confused. He was almost (but not quite) incoherent. His speech pattern was just plain strange. Folks, he IS getting old. Remember Reagan? He had the beginnings of alzheimer's when he was still in the White House and it was only after the fact that the American public was notified. Generally speaking 72 is not OLD old, but I guess it depends on the individual. Given McCain's having been a pow and suffering tremendously, it's got to have had a deleterious effect on him, both physically and mentally. You folks out there who are voting the republican ticket are taking way more of a chance than those who are voting democratic. Way more...

Way to go, Joe. You've just joined the Nation of Whiners. One of the things I liked about Obama way back when was how inspirational he seemed. This is a bummer listening to this.

The fundamental of the economy are strong
The fundamental of the economy are strong
The fundamental of the economy are strong
The fundamental of the economy are strong
I can see Russia from my house!
The fundamental of the economy are strong
The fundamental of the economy are strong
The fundamental of the economy are strong

I get a doom and gloom feeling from the Dems.

From the NY Post today ... Obama playing politics with the lives of our soldiers:
WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.

According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.

"He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview.

"The New York Post has been criticized since the beginning of Murdoch's ownership for what many consider its lurid headlines, sensationalism, blatant advocacy and conservative bias. In 1980, the Columbia Journalism Review asserted that "the New York Post is no longer merely a journalistic problem. It is a social problem - a force for evil."

(Wikipedia entry for the New York Post)

I don't know why he would be stupid enough to say that today of all days. Then the way he tried to clear it up just insulted the intelligence of everyone he was talking to.

It's clear what he said.

darn right its doom and gloom mccain is a dangerous choice for president, he must be stopped!

After that kind of remark can a republican honestly say that this guy is what's best for the country?

Joe Biden is an idiot. He totally took McCain's words out of context. He was refering to the hardworking spirit of America's work force.
anyway who in their right mind would listen to a man who said that he wasn't qualified to be vice president?

all you republican voters out there...you're f'd up if you're going to reward the republicans for this mess.

You're f'd up if you lost your home and your jobs and still want to vote this party in another 4 years.

WHO THE F CARES IF PALIN IS A WOMAN...she belongs to the party that f'd up our economy, took jobs away, bankrupted our country with a wreckless war and did nothing while we lost our homes!

SO AFTER THE STAR OF PALIN FADES...and if you voted for them into the white house...don't cry like babies if you see NO CHANGE!

THIS IS S F'D UP! HOW BAD DOES THIS ECONOMY HAVE TO GET BEFORE YOU PEOPLE FINALLY GET IT!!!!!!!

If McCain thinks so much of the hardworking spirit of the American worker then why doesn't he give them the bulk of his tax breaks instead of giving them to rich people and corporations?

Wait a minute, team Obama has two (2) Fannie Mae executives as their economic advisors . . . Duh!

The value of currency without precious metal to back it up like in the olden days is largely a matter of perception.

That is about the only thing the Republicans have gotten right so far.

The Democratic Party.
"Cleaning up Republican rug stains for decades."

McCain thinks that the fundamentals of the economy is strong.

What an idiot!

The Housing crisis is the fault of the Democrats.

They ran Fannie Mae and Feddie Mac.

They created the rules for approved mortgages which were bogus.

McCain and Palin will fix this mess.

This subject is one that should wake the people up it is ok Economy is just fine will handle this>>>>> my gosh what the hey is it going to take if???? If I made 6 million a year had 7 houses I would say it it's ok too,But to us little people this sucks>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I don't know how much more we little guys can handle>>>>>>>>

It's a bad day when people are unable to figure out that all of our polititions are unable to fix this mess. . . maybe it's time to roll our the Guillotines

Kate Asks:

If McCain thinks so much of the hardworking spirit of the American worker then why doesn't he give them the bulk of his tax breaks instead of giving them to rich people and corporations?

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You have to understand Trickle Down / Supply Side economics.

First, you give the 1% of the people who own 90% of the assets in this country a 98% tax break on their income.

Then, they donate to the charity that is providing you housing after your mortgage defaulted.

In this way the prosperity "trickles down" to you. Got it?

A few comments on the man who helped provide the words Sarah Palin put in her speeches:

Westbrook Pegler -

Pegler decreed America was “done for” after Truman won a full term in 1948. For his part, Truman regarded the columnist as a “guttersnipe,” and with good reason. Pegler was a rabid Joe McCarthyite who loathed F.D.R. and Ike and tirelessly advanced the theory that American Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe (“geese,” he called them) were all likely Communists.

A few comments on the man who helped provide the words Sarah Palin put in her speeches:

Westbrook Pegler -

Pegler decreed America was “done for” after Truman won a full term in 1948. For his part, Truman regarded the columnist as a “guttersnipe,” and with good reason. Pegler was a rabid Joe McCarthyite who loathed F.D.R. and Ike and tirelessly advanced the theory that American Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe (“geese,” he called them) were all likely Communists.

republicans are lame, pathelic and sad the world is lame pathelic and sad.

Is this the same Biden who told a cripple to stand up last week and then said "I don't know what I am talking about."" Who takes this guy seriously anymore? He is a clueless buffoon and an embarrassment even to the Obama campaign.

Kitty:
You get a gloom and doom feeling from the Democrats? Three out of the fab five financial institutions that were the cornerstone of Wall Street no longer exist (hint: they were all old enough and strong enough to withstand the great depression). We can't just stamp a bunch of 'Hello Kitty' stickers on it to make it seem okay! Don't blame the Dem's if you can't handle the truth.

No, actually Kitty, I think you can thank the Repubs for that. This is what 8 years of their leadership has wrought.

Mr, Coffee thanks for that Reference.

It was no coincidence that in her allusions to 'small town America growing good people', Palin was steered into making a direct reference to Truman who was an ideological enemy of Pegler.

They even give us the hints as to what they are up to, for those inclined to read between the lines.

Here's the story Jimmy. Just a day after musing that Mrs Clinton ‘might have been a better pick than me’, Mr Biden left an audience cringing in Columbia, Missouri, when he urged a paraplegic state official to stand up and be recognised.

‘Chuck, stand up, let the people see you,’ he shouted to State Senator Chuck Graham before realising, to his horror, that the local politician uses a wheelchair.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1055768/Bungling-Biden-ruin-Obama-fear-Democrats-tells-disabled-politician-stand-up.html

BIDEN SHOULD STOP INSULTING THE DISABLED!!

TRUTH

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/biden-rips-mcca.html

Okay Free Association Time:

If I say "deregulation" what political party comes to mind?

gabrielle

he actually took mccains words as he said them this morning, it was later that mccain came back and attributed his fundamentals of the economy are strong statement to mean that he was talking about hard working people.

if thats his new statement then i ask you does mccain know what the fundementals of the economy are? because they are not hard working americans...

hard working americans may be the corner stone of our economy but fundamentally that is not true....

he screwed up, he is out of touch, and his cover up answer is even more out of touch displaying his campaigns manic episodes

geeeeeeez the liberals are really getting uptight since their man is lagging in the polls!

Here, Here to Tammy re: comment Sep 15, 2008 6:22:50 PM.
Tammy you are trying to reach a group that is virtually unreachable. These are the very same ones that voted for the goofball that (with help from syncophants) drove the country off a cliff.
These are the children of Hamelin that continue following the pied piper to an ever worsening fate.
These voters are mindless scum and are ultimately responsible for the current state of affairs affecting our country.

Woman for She Who Must Be Obeyed,

Enjoy it while it lasts, Virgina is just about to flip.

Obama has never gone out of his way to relate to women. Only seven of his top twenty Senate staff positions are filled by women (McCain has thirteen of twenty) and women on Obama's staff earn 83 cents for each dollar his male staffers are paid. (McCain pays his female staffers $1.04 for each dollar he pays to his men).
dm

McCain relates to women.
Boy And How does he relate to women.

The sky is falling. The sky is falling. Most people have not lost their jobs, and the ones who did will adjust. It's what humans do. Tell us what you are going to do, Joe. Don't whine.

why are demorcrats mostly poor and use goverment programs?

THE FORCES OF DARKNESS in America are hidden in the light of day in mainstream American life. They smile in your face, appear to be as All American as a Norman Rockwell painting. They seem to care about the lives of average, every day people, so much so that they even arrange rally's with endorsements from latino rap stars, stand alongside people of different races and socioeconomic backgrounds (NASCAR) for photo ops. These people always have a black friend, a latin friend, an Asian and a Midwestern housewife and a blue collar worker. They concoct their photo ops to hit certain demographics because they fundamentally disrespect every single one of them and think you can be had if you see them standing next to someone like you.

For all of their efforts to appear just like you and me, outside the spotlight of TV, Radio and Media as the "True Elitists" they legislate against the American taxpayer, create loopholes for the oil industry and insure that their NEOCON friends and war profiteers will continue to have more war while they bankrupt the nation's treasury and leave small towns in rural America to die. This is true even if they come back every 4 years and prey on them for votes. They scare you and then tell you that they want to protect you. They say that they love America and then they dictate to you their version of patriotism and question yours because you do not wear a flag pin. They do not love you, they do not care about you and they do not want you to have a seat at the table, to see the back room maneuvers and yet, if you should educate yourself, succeed and rise up and gain access and are able to see inside the rigged game that they have set up, spoiled frat boys with trust funds, label you, the one who climbed up from the lower middle classes....they label you as the "Elitist"...as a Muslim..as one with radical friends.

The real danger of the Neocon Forces of Darkness & Intolerence in America is when they reach down, among the people, to find and pluck out a "true believer" in their agenda. The deception works marvelously when they find someone who is attractive, likeable and seems to have a lifestyle just like you and me, rather ordinary. They present her back to the people and ask for your support. It is the oldest elite trick in the book. Who were the most loyal foot soldiers in the 3rd Reich? Elitists who manipulated loyal foot soldiers and pulled them up to high ranking positions. You give them a life and access to power that they can only dream of and of course they will do whatever their mentors/puppetteers advise them to. Sarah Palin is their current decoy and a deception to take away your attention from John McCain's rapidly decaying mental and physical health and those who have commandeered the GOP and McCain's Maverick Brand. The Neocon Trojan Horse, John McCain needs one more layer of deception to get this con by the American people.

why are republicans old money never walk a mile in someone elses shoes elitist punks who think everyone can make it with a little hard work....

nevermind my trust fund, i made my first million on my own... after living off my 600 million dollar trust fund

kitty

LOL

you are a moron your last comment proves it... lol

All those who think Bushed messed everything up need to remember that nothing gets done unles congress approves it. Did i mention that Bush has a Democratic congress? Think it's bad now? Wait until you see what will happen if Democratic Obama gets in with a democratic congress. Start kissing your money and your rights as American citzens away.

I agree. McCain is loosing ground big time. Palin truth is coming out. I agree as a republican, I will hold my nose and vote for the best candidate. McCain is not a wise man.

(CNN) – The bounce John McCain received in national opinion polls following his party's convention and the selection of Sarah Palin to the GOP presidential ticket appears to have evaporated, a new CNN poll of polls suggests.

In the latest CNN survey of several recent national polls, Obama and McCain are locked in a dead heat at 45 percent each with 10 percent who remain undecided with 50 days remaining until Election Day.

“When we average the latest national polls, it is increasingly clear that neither candidate has any serious momentum at the moment,” said CNN Senior Political Researcher Alan Silverleib. “The convention bounces have faded and left us with a dead heat. Even though we are now in the final stretch of this historic marathon campaign for the presidency, the White House is still genuinely up for grabs.”

CNN's latest poll of polls consists of three recent surveys: Newsweek (September 10-11), Gallup (September 12-14), and Diageo/Hotline (September 12-14). It does not have a sampling error.

Christopher,

You sound like a raging left-wing wacko.

I'M IN!!!

If this is Leonard F. Peltier commenting... people you are reading comments posted by a highly esteemed individual and one of the TRUE owners of this country. LISTEN to him

I bet Biden is grateful for the ABC blogs that keep his name out there, as most Americans are saying "Biden, who?"
Obama should take down his CHANGE banners as old Joe, is politics as usual, Washington insider....nothing hopey, changey there.
I love that Joe who would have been proud to run with McCain, and is on the record as saying Obama is not presidential....and clean and articulate for an African American, storybook man. Oh, that Joe!

I 100% agree. As a republican is sad but I belive with all my heart that Biden is far better choice than Palin. Palin interview with Charles Gibson proved that she has "ZERO" foreign Policy experience. Palin is a joke. The more days go by the more we hear the truth about her. Shes controversial and LIES, LIES, LIES, LIES and more lies. I dont know about you but the last time I checked with my pastor, lying is a SIN and lyers go to hell.

@SW: Bush has had a (admittedly impotent) Democratic congress for the last one and a half years. Apparently you were sleeping for the preceding six years. As for "kissing you money and your right as American citizens away" - you obviously think we're idiots. Bush secretly wiretapped everyone, watched your email and maybe worse. Bush has tortured people who were later considered innocent and has spent more of my money than any of the worst wasteful spending Democratic presidencies.

So, it is one thing to talk like you know something. It is another thing know it. You fool no one but yourself.

TruthTrumpsHonor,

I changed my name initially to back Sarah because of her allegiance to the Alaska Independent Party and their fight for independence from the 'Outside'

She and I are Freedom Fighters, but alas,the anarchistic ideology of your party proved to be beyond my conceptual reach.

Maybe I'll reinvent myself as Phil Gramm now.

Yeah! If the economy was better I'd be able to buy two i-phones instead of one!
Vote for Barry because he knows people that know stuff.

TruthTrumpsHonor,

Apologies, I misread your post. The nuance was beyond me, but the fog is clearing.

We dont say no more the reality is that we republicans lost vision and direction. We have a very bad candidate representing us. Palin is even worse. I belive that we republicans need to re-group as this election is a lost case. I dont like McCain as he does not represent me as a republincan. Palin is just too dis-honest. O wellM, MITT 2012

Leonard Peltier,

You go man! Clobber these clowns with the truth however you will!

"Obama should take down his CHANGE banners as old Joe, is politics as usual, Washington insider....nothing hopey, changey there."

Exactly. Where's the change in that? Present!

McCain is just a dottering old fool still stuck in the Vietnam era, playing Abba's ancient hit "SOS" again and again on his eight track tape deck. He seems older than his 72 years.
Meanwhile, Biden is energetic and lives in the now and seems younger than his years.

The wheels are slowly coming off...

I agree. McCain is loosing ground big time. Palin truth is coming out. I agree as a republican, I will hold my nose and vote for the best candidate. McCain is not a wise man.

(CNN) – The bounce John McCain received in national opinion polls following his party's convention and the selection of Sarah Palin to the GOP presidential ticket appears to have evaporated, a new CNN poll of polls suggests.

In the latest CNN survey of several recent national polls, Obama and McCain are locked in a dead heat at 45 percent each with 10 percent who remain undecided with 50 days remaining until Election Day.

“When we average the latest national polls, it is increasingly clear that neither candidate has any serious momentum at the moment,” said CNN Senior Political Researcher Alan Silverleib. “The convention bounces have faded and left us with a dead heat. Even though we are now in the final stretch of this historic marathon campaign for the presidency, the White House is still genuinely up for grabs.”

CNN's latest poll of polls consists of three recent surveys: Newsweek (September 10-11), Gallup (September 12-14), and Diageo/Hotline (September 12-14). It does not have a sampling error.

Not surprised this is being swept under the carpet by the media--
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama_tried_to_stall_gis_iraq_withdrawal_129150.htm

Senator Biden, you are on point...Keep up the good work you are my #1 candidate.

WOW!!! AMERICA IS WAKING UP!!!!

NO MCCAIN-

WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.

According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.

“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview.

[…]

Obama has made many contradictory statements with regard to Iraq. His latest position is that US combat troops should be out by 2010. Yet his effort to delay an agreement would make that withdrawal deadline impossible to meet.

OMG!! Why would he want to delay bringing the troops home?!!

When Bush became President, we had a 200 billion dollar surplus, today we have a 400 billion dollar deficit.

Gas was $1.60, today it's close to $4.00

The debt was 5 trillion, today it's 9 trillion.

Unemployment is up from 4% to 6%.

It's time once again for the Democrats to fix what the Republicans broke.

"I agree. McCain is loosing ground big time. Palin truth is coming out. I agree as a republican, I will hold my nose and vote for the best candidate. McCain is not a wise man.

(CNN) – The bounce John McCain received in national opinion polls following his party's convention and the selection of Sarah Palin to the GOP presidential ticket appears to have evaporated, a new CNN poll of polls suggests."

It's funny how CNN only mentions polls when they believe that they're favorable to Barry.
Last week it was "national polls don't matter, look at the electoral map." This week it's don't look at the electoral map, look at our poll of polls. No matter which way you slice it, Barry is sinking.

People are sending less trash to their landfills, and they are finally walking. Why is Bush so bad? He will go down in history as the President who saved the health of a nation and, maybe, our planet. Ok, it's a stretch, but there's a silver lining to everything. Hey go get some bootstraps and pull yourselves up. Some of you are starting to scare me with your panic mode.

"I get a doom and gloom feeling from the Dems."

You should have a doom and gloom feeling. Some of the largest financial institutions in this country have collapsed, or are on the verge of collapse. That is a scary thought indeed.

And before I get the "Americans are optimists blah blah blah", 80% of people think this nation is headed in the wrong direction.

"Not surprised this is being swept under the carpet by the media--
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama_tried_to_stall_gis_iraq_withdrawal_129150.htm'

They're doing their best to avoid it at all costs.
Palin..blah..blah..computers...blah..blah.

Reggie: Are you another dumb one like Obama and Biden? The economy is not because of the president it is because of the stupid people that didn't know how to handle their money. Many of them bought condo's and house's without a down payment of only 10% down and the mortgager's also caused the problem. That's why they are hurting. They made the loans and now they can't get their money back because the buyer's cannot pay the loan. That's part of the problem. They buy automobile's that they can't afford or lease them then they can't make the payment's. People are the cause of their own disaster's. Wake up.

"And before I get the "Americans are optimists blah blah blah", 80% of people think this nation is headed in the wrong direction.'

And 90% supported the war in Iraq.

Go Joe-give those liars Hell!

How out of touch Mcsame can be. He still believes the fundamentals of our economy are strong. If you are like jhon Mcain who has 9 houses and a net worth of more than 100 millions dollars, then you can feel free to say the same thing. People are losing their homes and their jobs, businesses are failing right and left, and this guys has been so detached from our realities that he has the gall to run on change. What is he going to change? He already agreed 100% with Bushism policies and plan on continue that trend. Only stupid people with no rational behavior will continue to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result. The Choice is clear. We must change course otherwise America is bound to become a third world country in just one short generation.

"We must change course otherwise America is bound to become a third world country in just one short generation."

Elect Barry because him and Joe aren't part of the problem....oh wait.

Mack: Your right. Obama is sinking and McCain is gaining. And the networks who support Obama are getting nervous. I can't wait to see their faces if Obama loses this election and also the face on Nancy Pelosi. And I do not think he is going to win this election. Palin is the celebrity now and Obama is in the dust.

"And 90% supported the war in Iraq."

Uhm, no. You made that up.

"NY Post Article"

Obama campaign is asking for a retraction.

"Your right. Obama is sinking and McCain is gaining."

More wrongness. The Palin/Convention bump is wearing off and the race is returning to where it was in August. Pretty dead even. It's called a Gallup tracking poll. Read it. Use it.

"stupid people that didn't know how to handle their money."

Do you mean like Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, WaMu and Lehmans?

In this case, you are right - it isn't Bush's fault. It's Phil Gramm's (ex-McCain economic advisor, famous whiner-hater), as he wrote the law deregulating the banking sector that has contributed to this implosion.

Wait wait wait! Now McCain is saying.... CRISIS! (gasp!)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/2008/09/mccain-palin_ad_says_economy_i.html

Hahaha this is so insane I can't even keep up anymore.

""NY Post Article"

Obama campaign is asking for a retraction.'

Of course they are. Silence the critics.

Alex: Your right America finally woke up to Obama that's why McCain is now in the lead and Obama is losing ground. Obama may win the Latino's vote but who cares. Its the white people's vote he needs. Obama will get the black vote but there are more white's and I believe he will win this election.

I obviously have no idea what I just wrote above because I'm clueless. More whites? In the lead? I meant to say there's a tie.

"More wrongness. The Palin/Convention bump is wearing off and the race is returning to where it was in August. Pretty dead even. It's called a Gallup tracking poll. Read it. Use it."

I guess you'll be clinging to your polls the day after us typical Americans elect the next President of the United States of America, John McCain.

Actually: The only crisis in this country is the stock market and the loan companies that gave loans to people that couldn't afford to buy condo's or homes because they didn't have enough money to put down. That's why there are so many foreclosures. Don't blame the president. Investor's made big mistakes in investing money. McCain is right. I am not hurting and there are a lot of people in this country that are in good shape. People are the cause of their own destruction by living beyond their means. You don't buy what you cannot afford. I am sure everyone on this comment board has enough money to purchase buy groceries, pay rent and utilities. When I go shopping for food the stores are crowded with people and their baskets are loaded with food. And the expensive cars they drive. So don't tell me the economy is bad. Its the people making their own mistakes.

For the real John McCain, look at this -
actual footage does not lie...
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/325.html

The Palin/Convention bump is not wearing off in fact its getting better and she is drawing more crowds than ever. Its the Dems that are hurting and don't know which way to turn. Minnesota was leaning towards Obama but it is now a tossup state. And McCain is surging in NY. I hope he surges in NJ, PA and OH. ObamaOsama is failing and that's the good news for this country. And there is nothing wrong with the economy in this country, its the people living beyond their mean