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September 27, 2008 8:48 PM

ABC’s Sunlen Miller, Matt Jaffe, and John Berman Report: The rain pouring down, his jacket off, his white dress-shirt clinging to his body, Barack Obama played to a crowd in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1964.

Obama and his running mate Delaware Sen. Joe Biden took the stage at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., before a crowd of 10,000 to 20,000 people who had been waiting hours in the mud to see them. The weather in northern Virginia has been awful the last couple of days.  And not long after Joe Biden’s introduction, just minutes after Obama started speaking, the rain started falling again.

"I know some of you got a little damp," Obama told the audience gathered in the school quad. "I’d like to cover everybody’s dry cleaning bill here tonight, but I can’t because I got to use it on the campaign, so consider it one more modest contribution to our efforts to change the country."

As the rain began to pour harder, Obama noticed his running mate’s stool close to the edge of the slippery stage.

"I'm gonna ask Joe to move that stool up because I don't want to have to choose another vice-president," Obama joked. "I don't want him slipping over, toppling over there."

Obama spoke for just under 30 minutes, and used the unruly weather as a metaphor nearing the end of his speech.

"Sometimes the skies look cloudy and it's dark. And you think the rains will never pass," Obama preached, "The young people understand that the clouds -– these too will pass, that a brighter day will come."

Astute students of history have noted, weather is not something politicians should take lightly.  The presidency of William Henry Harrison, indeed Harrison's life lasted a mere month after after he caught a cold at  his inauguration, which was held outside on a chilly Washington morning.

September 27, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (1692)

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If Obama/Biden think its raining now, wait until the night of November 4th when Obama has to give his concession speech to President John S. McCain!

McCain/Palin 08!
"COUNTRY FIRST!"

Posted by: david from texas | Sep 27, 2008 8:50:51 PM

To david from texas


With Palin on the ticket? Dream on!

Posted by: TRUTH | Sep 27, 2008 8:59:49 PM

Don't bet on it!

Posted by: LAN | Sep 27, 2008 9:00:36 PM

It will all be brighter after Obama wins in November, remember, stop the liars, vote Democrat.

McSame/Failin 00, it's not just a phrase, it's their life choice.

Posted by: JR | Sep 27, 2008 9:03:45 PM

Thank you Senator McCain for one of the most powerful performances in a Presidentidal debate America has ever known. Obama has one of the weakest.

Posted by: politoli | Sep 27, 2008 9:03:54 PM

Whether on the road or on stage. Obama has some decency. What hit me last night was how smug and stupid McCain is and was on the debate. Not an inch of decency. Not even close to Presidential. More like a school bully who knows he is losing his power to push people around. What I can't understand is some people will still vote for him even after the economy is crashing and people are dying in needless wars. I used to ask whether these people are stupid. Now I know, "yes, they are". One thing for them… If McCain wins - it's your choice. You make your choice. Live with it, pay up the next $700 billion+ and shut the f*ck up. You just lost your right to b*tch.
http://angryafrican.net/2008/09/27/actually-you-are-a-stupid-twit/

Posted by: Angry African | Sep 27, 2008 9:05:31 PM

Right, david.

The McCain-Palin crooked talk express has totally come off the rails. He's plummeting in the polls and totally making it up as they go. Viewers of the debate saw a grumpy old condescending geezer and rightly rejected his tired policies and boring war stories.

Where is Sarah anyway? She hasn't been heard from since her babbling debacle with Couric. Thursday will be fun. I'm stocking up on popcorn already. You betcha.

Posted by: jefferson | Sep 27, 2008 9:06:04 PM

What hit me was how smug and stupid McCain is and was on the debate. Not an inch of decency. Not even close to Presidential. More like a school bully who knows he is losing his power to push people around. What I can't understand is some people will still vote for him even after the economy is crashing and people are dying in needless wars. I used to ask whether these people are stupid. Now I know, "yes, they are". One thing for them… If McCain wins - it's your choice. You make your choice. Live with it, pay up the next $700 billion+ and shut the f*ck up. You just lost your right to b*tch.
http://angryafrican.net/2008/09/27/actually-you-are-a-stupid-twit/

Posted by: Angry African | Sep 27, 2008 9:06:39 PM

McCain came across like a jerk yesterday. Palin has been a disaster. Go Obama-Biden

Posted by: Nick from Texas | Sep 27, 2008 9:07:37 PM

For those of you who thinking Obama lied about Kissinger's remarks about meeting with Iran, here is the transcript from CNN;
"KISSINGER: Well, I am in favor of negotiating with Iran. And one utility of negotiation is to put before Iran our vision of a Middle East, of a stable Middle East, and our notion on nuclear proliferation at a high enough level so that they have to study it. And, therefore, I actually have preferred doing it at the secretary of state level so that we -- we know we're dealing with authentic...

(CROSSTALK)

SESNO: Put at a very high level right out of the box?

KISSINGER: Initially, yes. And I always believed that the best way to begin a negotiation is to tell the other side exactly what you have in mind and what you are -- what the outcome is that you're trying to achieve so that they have something that they can react to.

Now, the permanent members of the Security Council, plus Japan and Germany, have all said nuclear weapons in Iran are unacceptable. They've never explained what they mean by this. So if we go into a negotiation, we ought to have a clear understanding of what is it we're trying to prevent. What is it going to do if we can't achieve what we're talking about?

But I do not believe that we can make conditions for the opening of negotiations. We ought, however, to be very clear about the content of negotiations and work it out with other countries and with our own government."

If that isn't saying preconditions I don't what is - so who is lying? Joh McCain, a man wiht 13 cars and 9 houses who calls Obama an Elitist!

Posted by: jozy | Sep 27, 2008 9:08:03 PM

I meant "no preconditions."

Posted by: jozy | Sep 27, 2008 9:09:18 PM

Typical scumbag politician..."the young people understand." I guess the rest of us just don't get it, huh? Maybe those of us out here in the heartland who are "clinging to our guns and religion" understand more than this Harvard maggot thinks!

Posted by: Independent | Sep 27, 2008 9:11:33 PM

"I know some of you got a little damp," Obama told the audience gathered in the school quad. "I’d like to cover everybody’s dry cleaning bill here tonight, but I can’t because I got to use it on the campaign, so consider it one more modest contribution to our efforts to change the country."
Barack Obama

TRANSLATION
Sorry folks. I know I promised you tax cuts, better health care, jobs,financial security but I was trying to win an election. Now I hate to tell you that the country is broke. So lets make some sacrifices for the country, okay.


Posted by: zoilodel | Sep 27, 2008 9:12:43 PM

That just the heavens rejoicing the coming of a true leader for the UNITED STATES.

The washing of the filth from the great commonwealth MY STATE - VIRGINIA

WE ARE GOING BLUE BABYYYYYYYYYY

When we take Virginia. GAME SET MATCH.


ITS OVER


Posted by: Omentum | Sep 27, 2008 9:14:02 PM

Mc cain was so ugly and nasty on last nigh Who would be proud of America if that snobish jerk get in

Posted by: johnnie | Sep 27, 2008 9:14:38 PM

It will have to rain very hard to wash the filth off Obama. What a scumbag!

Posted by: Independent | Sep 27, 2008 9:15:17 PM

WHEN ARE THE GOP GOING TO GROW A PAIR

Here we are A SUPER POWER

SCARED

to talk to a rogue president.

let them be encouraged to lash out. seconds later they will be a smoking hole.

GROW A PAIR MCCAIN.

Posted by: Omentum | Sep 27, 2008 9:16:20 PM

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE PROGRAMMING PALIN

a delecate process

She only have 1 kb of ram

Posted by: Omentum | Sep 27, 2008 9:20:10 PM

McCain during the debate reminded me of Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rainman.

Palin in her interview with Couric reminded me of Ricky Gervais in The Office. Lipstick added.

This country needs a President Obama, and it needs it badly.

Posted by: gregory | Sep 27, 2008 9:20:44 PM

Truth: You said it. I am willing to bet there was not 10,000 to 20,000 people at his campaign, maybe 6,000. The media likes to inflate his polls and his crown that are thousands lesser than what was there. And I believe John McCain is going to landslide Obama. Obama might win some states but McCain will win the electoral vote. Palin is a big drawing card and can draw more people than Obama. In Green Bay McCain got 11,000 while Obama got 6,000. In Lady Lake Florida Palin drew 60,000 people. I know Obama and Biden think they won already but won't they get a surprise on November 4th.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:20:45 PM

ABC puff piece. Do you wonder why it appears the major media are ga ga over Obama? It looks like "the thrill" is also running up the ABC leg!

Posted by: TN J | Sep 27, 2008 9:22:47 PM

Politoli: I am glad you said that because I believe McCain won the debate also. When the news media states that the polls show Obama edged McCain. No so. They are probably calling up Obama's supporter's and some of their friends. The media is pro-obama and will do anything to say he is ahead. They said Obama was ahead 52% to 43%. Not so. That was a bogus 9 point raised to make Obama look like he was winning the election. Later they brought it back down to 46% to 46%. The media is as underhanded and crooked as Obama and you cannot trust their polls.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:27:43 PM

Mariann, you say McCain will win the electoral vote?

He badly needs to change the current state of the race then.

Of the 78 Presidential Projection sites on the Internet (that focus on the electoral map), 69 currently predict a victory for Obama. Only 4 predict a victory for McCain. The rest predict a tie.

MY prediction is, that ALL of these 4 for McCain will be erased by Palin's performance next week in the VP debate.

Posted by: pollster | Sep 27, 2008 9:28:45 PM

McCain's Tactic: Deceive, Divert, Delude. McCain's reality: Befuddled, Bewildered, Behind

Posted by: Saxxon Domela | Sep 27, 2008 9:29:24 PM

McSame absolutely put country last in picking "Queen of BS" Palin and pulling of the latest stunt on play politics with bailout.

Whoever thinks he still puts country first should have their head examined by a vet!

Posted by: sandy | Sep 27, 2008 9:31:08 PM

Apparently, the democraps didn't watch the debate. How in the world could anyone who did watch say that the empty suit NOBAMA won? How many times did he agree with McCain? 5 or 6 at least.
Here wehave democraps, this weekend, trying to GIVE AWAY 700 BILLION on this bailout and their boy, NOBAMA is still saying he'll eliminate taxes for everyone making under $250K. come on! any fool that believe that BS deserves to have NOBAMA as their Muslim savior. GOD HELP US ALL!

Posted by: tizzy | Sep 27, 2008 9:31:21 PM

gregory: The country isn't that desperate that we need ObamaOsama for our president. The know nothing, do nothing and say nothing unless it is a speech copied from another president. Does he lack intelligence to run this country. You better believe it. He had to be schooled on foreign policy for three days in Florida by his advisors. McCain don't need training. He will need extensive training as president if elected. And this country will go into a disaster like it never had before. Worse than 1929.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:33:05 PM

sandy: I think your the one that needs to be examined. Whoever votes for a former anti-american, racist, white hating candidate needs to be put away and I don't mean in the hospital. And that also means you. I am surprised he didn't stutter last night. He must have been studying that foreign policy for hours and hours.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:35:58 PM

Curses, foul language don't win arguments. Reasoning and logic does.

Just shows the breed of followes barack Obama has.

Posted by: zoilodel | Sep 27, 2008 9:36:16 PM

About 160,000 readers from The Wall Street Journal voted on the outcome of the debate.

58% said Obama won the debate, aganst 38% for McCain.

That's a 20% advantage for Obama.

And don't tell me the WSJ is simply "liberal media".

Posted by: rover | Sep 27, 2008 9:37:13 PM

pollster: I don't think so. There are states that still will not vote for Obama and even on the internet it stated he might have a problem with race. I don't pay attention what the polls are saying about the electoral vote because they really don't know what state will vote for who. Only the voters know. And when you commenting about Palin, don't forget about big mouth Biden who got in trouble with Obama three times for his missteps.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:39:32 PM

rover, that WSJ poll....

you turned the outcome around; check again -

58% said that MCCAIN won!

LOL

Posted by: trent | Sep 27, 2008 9:40:00 PM

Obama presidential? He kept referring to his opponent by his first name "John" constantly - yet no one in the media noted it. If McCain would've said something like, "Now Barack, you know that's not correct" - the media and bloggers would be up in arms about "lack of respect" - it was universally a tie - not sure what websites you've been looking at - the DNC's site? CBS News? MSNBC? Yes, those are bastions of impartiality aren't they?

Posted by: Michael | Sep 27, 2008 9:40:05 PM

"Truth: You said it. I am willing to bet there was not 10,000 to 20,000 people at his campaign, maybe 6,000."
Mariann Pepitone| Sep 27, 2008 9:20:45

How much do you want to bet?
You're wrong, as usual!

Jay Snipes, chief of the University of Mary Washington police force, estimates that 12,000 are at the rally and another 14,000 were unable to get in, according to an email he sent the Obama campaign.

Guess another network has it wrong, too.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/27/politics/fromtheroad/entry4483053.shtml

Posted by: bailey | Sep 27, 2008 9:41:56 PM

I am a loyal democrat that will vote for McCain...bet you don't hear that too often, but it's happening across the land...for 4 reasons:
1. Obama has said that it's his judgement that is better than the other side...even better than Hillary's,yet he picked Joe Biden, who too voted for the resolution to go to war....why? to bolter a lacking foreign affairs portfolio.
2. Obama has voted 129 time "present" while in US State Senate...he was protecting making a decision for future use....not making a decision shows that he was more for himself than his state.
3. He has never once voted against his party lines. To think that the government will be run by Reid and Pelosi scares the crap out of me..
and 4. Who do you think that the government doesn't want to see in office....The people are terrified that John McCain will actually do what he says he will do and all the gravy trains will be broken.
I was a huge supporter of Clintons, and I also notice that the big Dems are rushing to help Obama....why?

Posted by: democrat4mccain | Sep 27, 2008 9:42:09 PM

Country first? More like what's in it for me first. Cut taxes, cut spending. Crumbling infrastructure. Everybody wants something for nothing. This country is in big trouble and most of the comments resort to name calling. I'm checking out of this blog.

Posted by: borgrav | Sep 27, 2008 9:42:35 PM

-- He kept referring to his opponent by his first name "John" constantly - yet no one in the media noted it. --

Maybe because that is such a non-issue.. just like how McCain wouldn't look at Obama even when asked to.

Get over it.. vote on real issues..

Posted by: Concerned American | Sep 27, 2008 9:43:52 PM

Mariann, these projection sites have a per state approach, here's an example of one of these current projections:

McCain 189
(146 Strong, 43 Lean)

Obama 239
(171 Strong, 68 Lean)

Tossup 110

Strong McCain: Alabama (9), Alaska (3), Arizona (10), Georgia (15), Idaho (4), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (9), Mississippi (6), Nebraska (5), Oklahoma (7), S. Carolina (8), S. Dakota (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (34), Utah (5), Wyoming (3) 17 States 146 EC votes

Lean McCain: Arkansas (6), Missouri (11), Montana (3), N. Carolina (15), N. Dakota (3), W. Virginia (5), 6 States 43 EC Votes

Tossup: Colorado (9), Florida (27), Indiana (11), Nevada (5), New Hampshire (4), Ohio (20), Pennsylvania (21), Virginia (13), 8 States 110 EC Votes

Lean Obama: Michigan (17), Minnesota (10), New Jersey (15), New Mexico (5), Wisconsin (10), Washington (11), 6 States 68 EC Votes

Strong Obama: California (55), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), DC (3), Hawaii (4), Iowa (7), Illinois (21), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (12), New York (31), Oregon (7), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), 14 States 171 EC Votes

Posted by: pollster | Sep 27, 2008 9:44:50 PM

rover: Are there a lot of blacks working there and are the majority democrats? I read a poll that gave McCain 76% to Obama's 60%. If you don't know about polls you should study more. All the networks are pro-obama and naturally they are going to say Obama won. They have been pro-obama since he started campaigning. Didn't they just lie when they said Obama was up 9 points only to find out it was a bogus raise and they are now 46 to 46% where they were in the beginning.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:44:59 PM

I laughed in the debate when Obama called John "tom" a couple of times. If he can't figure out that name, god help up on the foreign names

Posted by: democrate4McCain | Sep 27, 2008 9:45:44 PM


You people talk about Americans dying in Iraq, but you have no concept of what happens right here on our own soil. Over 12,000 Americans die from driving accidents per year. Over 14,000 Americans die from murder per year. Over 1 million Americans never see the light of day due to abortion! Get your priorities straight people!

Posted by: Toonces | Sep 27, 2008 9:46:05 PM

McCain's whole political being is focused on military spending and big oil companies. Cut all spending except for these and social security and medicare he says.
No infrastructure roads bridges airports.

Health care? Forget it.

Student loans, childrens programs, seniors, inner city will get no assistance.

All that matters to McNasty is killing and drilling.

Posted by: bill redington | Sep 27, 2008 9:46:30 PM

That rain was just the preview of the Republicans weeping after the election on November 4th!

As Palin has shown herself to be a fraud (Come out, come out, wherever you are!), so McCain showed himself to be a bully last night in the first debate. We don't want these people representing the USA!

We've already had 8 years of bully diplomacy! 8 years of being lead by someone who didn't have the judgment that God gave a hog (Axis of Evil). 8 years of someone who threw all of the Arabists out of Washington because they told him why he was nuts to invade Iraq. 8 years of "You're doing a great job, Brownie". 8 years of sucking the life out of the middle class.

We don't want the sequel to that!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08!!!!

Posted by: Donna Hughes | Sep 27, 2008 9:46:30 PM

McCain is so pathetic he lied, lied and lied some more, even about the help for veterans that he has voted against and about Eisenhower--who never wrote a letter offering his resignation. Obama is an honorable man who wouldn't stoop to that level--and instead of living in the past, he has a vision for the future.

Virginia, we can go Democratic and change history. Now is our time.

Posted by: Real Insight | Sep 27, 2008 9:47:21 PM

I was surprised to see McCain cowering in the debate last night. He was utterly unable to look Obama in the eye. Oddly, he somehow managed to look both angry and ashamed. (No wonder he doesn’t want to go face to face with with an enemy. They would walk all over him, behaving as he does like a scared and embittered child.) Only one person displayed Presidential Dignity and Authority: Obama.

Posted by: patmac | Sep 27, 2008 9:48:43 PM

MCCain 26 yrs in D.C IS NOT a friend of VET but LOBBIST
Can we say KEATING 5 all over again for McCain. The only lessons McCain learned from the Keating 5 scandal were how to better cover his tracks.
Rick Davis McCain's top campaign advisor was paid 2 million by Freddie Mac and Frannie Mae as lobbyist to prevent De-regulation. McCain's is in a tailspin and is burning out of control...just like all of his naval flights.
Fiorina Scarce as McCain Adviser After Gaffe, CEO-Pay Spotlight
Carly Fiorina. the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer was fired asked to leave with golden parachute, $42 million, including stocks, options and pension.
McCain was challenged about Fiorina's payout from a company that laid off 20,000 employees. ``She is an example of exactly the kind of person he say’s is at the root of the problem,''

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

Posted by: Rick | Sep 27, 2008 9:48:48 PM

MARIANNE
HI---YOU ARE NOT MILKING THAT ONE UTER COW AGAIN ARE YOU.

Posted by: rodney | Sep 27, 2008 9:49:05 PM

Pollster: I already viewed the map but that is just their opinion. That does not mean it will happen. And are you aware of the fact that Palin drew 60,000 in Laky Lake, FL? McCain drew 11,000 in Green Bay and Obama drew 6,000 in Green Bay. Tell me, what happened?

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:49:30 PM


McCain appeared to be a war monger. Have not we had enough sacrifice by our young men and women in Iraq war? How many more troops should be let killed. I am always disturbed when I see the names and pictures of young men and women killed in Iraq. Can McCain define when he will say we won? Folks there is no end point in Iraw unless we call it to be. All this non-sense that surge worked is BS because we are paying cold cash to Iraqis to lay down their arms. Therefore there is less violence.

Who in world is waging two wars and going bankrupt. It is time to focus on our own country.

Obama/Biden will change the scene. McCain will meke us go bankrupt.

Posted by: silkwool | Sep 27, 2008 9:49:33 PM

Every poll taken after the debate said Obama won by a wide margin. It's easy to see why.

John McCain is SOOOOOO last century. I'm sick of his war stories, sick of him acting like he's so capable. I listened to the debate on the radio, so I couldn't see the candidates, but let me tell you:

John McCain sounded old, weak and wimpy compared to Obama. Obama made sense. The rest of the world is laughing at us, Obama is the only one to restore our credibility worldwide. Obama has a wonderful, booming, reassuring PRESIDENTIAL voice.

McCain's high pitched whining sounds just like George Bush over the radio. BLEAH. We don't need another four years of THAT!!

But above all, there is that little problem called "Sarah Palin". I think she will drop out. If she does, her "base" will stay home and not vote. If she doesn't drop out, intelligent people will come out in droves just to vote against her!

It's a win-win situation for Obama and McCain only has himself to blame.

End of story.

Posted by: mavisdarling | Sep 27, 2008 9:50:14 PM

MARIANNE---WHERE IS LAKEY LAKE AT IN FLORIDA

Posted by: rodney | Sep 27, 2008 9:51:35 PM

jefferson: And how old are your parent's? I know their notin their 30's. How long do you think your'll live. Maybe your life will end before you reach 60 if your younger than that.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:52:07 PM

1. Obama has said that it's his judgement that is better than the other side...even better than Hillary's,yet he picked Joe Biden.

This is what you consider an indication of "judgement"??? You didn't happen to notice who McCain picked did you?

2. Obama has voted 129 time "present" while in US State Senate...

Yup, out of 4000 total votes.. and mostly to signal his disagreement with provisions in the text. On the other hand, McCain has missed more votes in the 110th Congress than any other Senator, and Obama has actuall voted more time than McCain in this session.

3. He has never once voted against his party lines.

False. While he has voted with his party more than McCain has voted with his, both have voted against there parties many times.

4. Who do you think that the government doesn't want to see in office...

Yeah, that's why the republicans put him on the ticket! Get real.

-- I was a huge supporter of Clintons, and I also notice that the big Dems are rushing to help Obama....why? --

Maybe because he was the better candidate? If these are the reasons you are not voting for Obama, you need to seriously reconsider your motivation and perhaps look at some real issues and the differences between McCain and Obama.

Posted by: Concerned American | Sep 27, 2008 9:52:54 PM

Reasons not to vote for Obama:

1. Ayers - Barrack started his political career in this terrorist's home.
2. Rezco - Barrack accecpted donations and worked closely with this corrupt person for years.
3. Wright - Do you really think after spending 20 years in that man's church he suddenly disagreed with every vile word that man spewed from the pulpit?
4. Experience - Barrack has none.
5. Taxes - There is absolutely no way he can put his socialist programs in place with out raising taxes and I mean everyone's. It will be a classic eating crow moment when Barrack says we have to raise everyone's taxes.
6. Michelle - A radical leftist.
7. Fruad - Pure and simple, the man is a total and complete fraud.


Posted by: Toonces | Sep 27, 2008 9:53:26 PM

Such a smooth talker..Obama/Biden are laughable. Get back to Washington folks and earn your $. Stop TALKING and start DOING. Oh, right no-one called them yet. Just $700 BILLION more they will throw anyone's way.

Posted by: kathy | Sep 27, 2008 9:53:55 PM

McCain was so good last night that I wish he were 80, instead of 72. The man is incredible, alert, sharp, informative. Obama, although a little thin and frail, has a good suit and tie.

Posted by: young_voter | Sep 27, 2008 9:55:14 PM

democrat4mccain,

Let's see;
Obama picked Joe Biden for VP
vs
McCain picked Sarah Palin for VP
and
this is one of the reasons you are voting FOR McCain?
You can't be serious!

Oh, I see, you are a PO'd Clinton supporter who is now cutting off your nose to spite your face!

Posted by: Donna Hughes | Sep 27, 2008 9:55:23 PM

If McCain cares so much, where was he when bodies were floating in the streets of New Orleans three years ago.

Having a birthday party with the President and guest appearing on conan's show.

Country first...... phoooey mccain first

Posted by: Omentum | Sep 27, 2008 9:55:34 PM

patmac: And you must be smoking what Obama smokes. I seen the evil eye that Obama was giving McCain because McCain was referring to Obama as a liar. And Obama used the same statement McCain had said previously making himself look like he was the one who gave warning about the downfall two years ago. No so. And how many times did Obama say to McCain, your right John?

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 9:56:37 PM

Obama is a joke. This country needs someone more mature, someone who faces death every day when he gets out of bed.


Obama | Palin '08
Death to America!

Posted by: Waldo Pepper | Sep 27, 2008 9:56:46 PM

I guess those that claim McCain had a great night are the sames ones that think this bail out is going to be paid with imaginary money. Spare me the details. McCain is on the ropes and like a dirty prize fighter, he is prone to do anything to win.

Posted by: william | Sep 27, 2008 9:58:48 PM

-- There is absolutely no way he can put his socialist programs in place with out raising taxes and I mean everyone's. It will be a classic eating crow moment when Barrack says we have to raise everyone's taxes. --

Obama has no 'socialist' programs, and both will drive the deficit up.. McCain more than Obama. And under Obama, only the wealthy will see modest increases, while the vast majority will see more tax cuts than under McCain.

http://taxpolicycenter.org/

Posted by: Concerned American | Sep 27, 2008 9:59:50 PM

What was missing in last evening's debate was a question about Campaign Finances. The Left has unleashed billions of dollars to undermine McCain and Palin. They have purchased MSNBC where all you see is these leftists, "for the first time proud to be Americans", selling lies after lies. Where these money camming from?. One of the sources is the Venezuelan dictator with his NARCO/PETRO dollars that sends billons of dollars in luggage’s to propel leftist candidacies. Ask why the Judas from New Mexico, a dear friend of the candidate from the left, pays numerous visits to the dictator of Venezuela.

Posted by: Umberto Zanabria | Sep 27, 2008 9:59:53 PM

True the moose hunter and newbie politician got her 15 minutes of fame, that has faded in the glaring light of a reality. She is George Bush dumb and unfit to be in a political office which requires thinking. And by the way those crowds were wingnuts desparate to find someone they could use for their agenda. They stayed home in droves when it was McBush speaking.

Posted by: Eugene Elliott | Sep 27, 2008 9:59:59 PM

Obama/Biden are the perfect actors under rain. How many more rains do you guys need to win this election?

Posted by: alex | Sep 27, 2008 10:00:36 PM

i was very dissapointed with mccain---he did not tell us about his 100 year war--or how due to nafta we are living in an era of prosperity---or how he was going to bomb bomb iran--or how he the champion of deregulation could explain wall street as the result--the surge worked we won --but we are still there--and china gets the oil----john has some explaining to do.

Posted by: rodney | Sep 27, 2008 10:00:40 PM

Toonces: you need to stop beating them dead horses.. they were put to rest a long time ago.

Posted by: Concerned American | Sep 27, 2008 10:00:54 PM

Omentum: And when did Obama go to New Orleans looking for dead bodies? Isn't he a senator like McCain. New Orleans disaster is not McCain's or Obama's problem. Their governor should take care of that. Not the senator's. The president should take an interest in the disaster and allow funding for them. That's his job.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 10:00:55 PM

It's a shame that McCain put her where she is. I'm a Democrat but at this point I genuinely feel sorry for

her. She is in over her head and doesn't know what to do next. People blame her for accepting the role,

saying she acted out of power hunger and ambition, but I think she was in a state of shock and awe,

dazzled by the offer. McCain didn't give her time to think about it or discuss it with people who could have

grounded her and advised her. She has led a sheltered political life in her unique state of Alaska. Now she is

getting a truly harse reality check on how the rest of the US operates. Her world has expanded faster than

she can absorb it. She must be feeling like she's on a roller coaster that left the tracks and is hurling through

space. Poor Sarah. How cruel of John McCain!

Posted by: Judi | Sep 27, 2008 10:01:01 PM

marianne ---they are starting that moose thing again.

Posted by: rodney | Sep 27, 2008 10:01:58 PM

There's a silent vote,a bubba vote and
a redneck vote out there.Those voters
they don't vote on primaries BUT they
vote in november.....

ROBERT...you are so right! Some of us are too busy to be polled over the phone! I guess we are "clinging to our guns and religion"...but we will vote in Novemeber and it wont be for some Harvard elitist scumbag crook and his Chicago gutter politics and racist America hating preacher/wife/etc.etc.

Posted by: Independent | Sep 27, 2008 10:02:12 PM

John McCain misspoke and used "Iran republican guards" instead of "Iran revolutionary guards. Obama who kept on affirming/aggreeing to what McCain said also used "republican guards"/

It would have been a knockout punch if McCain came back and said: Let me correct myself. I should have said "revolutionary guards" instead of republican guards. Obama would have been confused which is which and would look dumbfounded on TV.

Posted by: zoilodel | Sep 27, 2008 10:03:00 PM

McCain - Palin '08 "Bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk"

Posted by: Mr. Coffee | Sep 27, 2008 10:03:20 PM

mccain went looking for dead bodies--all he has to do is look in the mirror.

Posted by: rodney | Sep 27, 2008 10:03:30 PM

I just came back from the RALLY FOR CHANGE in Fredericksburg. Huge crowd of about 25,000 BLUE voters for Obama/Biden!

Yes, it rained and no, VA ISN'T McCain Country - It's going BLUE!

YES WE CAN!

Posted by: Sue M Vet for Obama | Sep 27, 2008 10:04:00 PM

CNN has the latest from a conversation with Palin:

"How about the Pakistan situation?," asked Rovito, who said he was not a Palin supporter. "What's your thoughts about that?"

"In Pakistan?," she asked, looking surprised.

"What's going on over there, like Waziristan?"

"It's working with [Pakistani president] Zardari to make sure that we're all working together to stop the guys from coming in over the border," she told him. "And we'll go from there."

Rovito wasn't finished. "Waziristan is blowing up!," he said.

"Yeah it is," Palin said, "and the economy there is blowing up too."


I'm looking forward to the VP debate!

Posted by: hanson | Sep 27, 2008 10:04:14 PM

Robert: I am an ex democrat and I don't like Obama. I am voting McCain also. I don't like his tactics and his dictorial ways. If the democrats voting for him think the got gold they are in for a surprise because they got zinc. Obama couldn't run this country even if he was trained by his advisor's. It takes experience, intelligence and capabilities and that let's him out.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 27, 2008 10:04:29 PM

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 44%. This six-point advantage matches Obama’s biggest lead yet (see trends). Obama is now viewed favorably by 56% of voters, McCain by 54%.

Posted by: Mr. Coffee | Sep 27, 2008 10:04:43 PM

-- I'm looking forward to the VP debate! --

Myself as well.. I think it will be a pivotal point in this election.

Posted by: Concerned American | Sep 27, 2008 10:05:57 PM

wow obamas preacher---get palins --the one that chases witches---you cannot be serious--talk about a radical

Posted by: rodney | Sep 27, 2008 10:06:08 PM

Daily Kos: Wall Street Journal poll on tonights debate has Obama ...
Wall Street Journal poll on tonights debate has Obama at 58.3%, McCain 34.4%. by attobuoy. Fri Sep 26, 2008 at 09:41:00 PM PDT. The WSJ has a poll on who ...

Posted by: bob | Sep 27, 2008 10:06:40 PM

Bush, McCain can run. But they cant hide anymore.

What ever congress does to try and fix our stunning economic catastrophe needs to be done very carefully. Congress needs to take their time, and be sure of what they are doing. Whatever is done needs to be sharply focused at helping, and protecting the best interest of the ordinary Americans. In particular the vast American middle class. 700 billion dollars is a lot of the peoples money to spend to bail out a bunch of corrupt Bush loan sharks.

My fellow human beings, just as I warned you ahead of this catastrophic economic meltdown, I must now warn you that what is ahead has the potential to be even more catastrophic than what we are going through now. The worlds geopolitical landscape has been booby trapped by the Bush McCain administration and their republican allies in congress. These booby traps are poised to spring at any time.

Fortunately the Worlds Nations have been blessed with many excellent leaders (except the US) who have been careful, wise, strong, and self-restrained in dealing with the provocations, and antagonism's of the Bush, McCain administration.

Barack Obama and the democrats are your best hope now. Tell your family, friends, and everyone you know to support them as best you can, and vote for them like your life, and the lives of your loved ones depends on it. Because it does. You will not survive 4 more years of Bush McCain.

JACK SMITH - WORKING CLASS...

Posted by: jacksmith | Sep 27, 2008 10:07:26 PM