Generation O was nothing but a gimmick! He will say and do whatever he can to get people to back him. The trick is getting these young people out and voting when it really counts!

Honestly I think most people who back Obama are caught up in the hype that is Obama! I saw a report where they asked these young voters to talk about the issues and what Obama plans to do to change things and none of them could tell one thing! (I can’t blame them there…I have no idea what he plans since he never tells anything!) So that tells the whole story right there!! They are just in it for the feel good time! We don’t need a feel good time! We need someone that is actually going to get in office and do something!!

And can I ask…why is every guest that comes on 360 with Anderson pimping a book!? That to me takes away from anything they have to say! It seems to me like they are trying to prove an agenda to sell their book! PLEASE stop doing that 360!! It is getting to be too much!

Cynthia, Covington, Ga.

Hi Anderson,
I am caught up in Obama fever too. In my 40 years I’ve never cared this much about a campaign. No offense to seniors but, the idea that this small percentage of the population be the majority of the voters is troubling. People under 30 need to vote. This is about their future.
People accuse Obama of not having plans; he does actually. But that’s not as important to me as having a vision. We don’t want him to force a plan on us. What we want is for him to work with others in putting together a plan.
I want people to stop fearing people not of their ethinicity, or religion, or school, or political party, or sexual orientation, or whatever. I have friends of all different backgrounds and we are respectful of each other. We also listen to each other and work towards common goals.
That is what I think Barack Obama wants for us. Let’s get rid of the fear.

Take a look at the federal withholding on your paycheck- - are we taxed enough? Does Obama’s “change” involve lowering that withholding amount? Somehow I don’t think so.

I think I’m not too old to remember what it felt like to be 18. Everything seemed possible, so emotional and the future was just huge. So a candidate of endless hope will of course appeal to the young. Having said that, perhaps a dose of optimism is not a bad shot in the arm for any age. We all have become a bit bitter and cynical. The world really can’t change us. We can only change ourselves. Doom and gloom may be an “in thing,” but no where is it written that PollyAnna can’t be right. Hard work and hope is a better plan than whining into the wind.

Lorie Ann, Buellton, Calif.

Frankly, any group of people that is motivated by emotions rather than issues is a little scary to me. The loud chanting of the crowd when Senator Obama gives a speech reminds me of a football game. I take politics a lot more seriously than that.

Keli is there anyway to find out how the Rock the Vote(young people)primary numbers from the 2004 election compare to this years? If I remember correctly Anderson commented that a lot of young people were saying they were going to vote for Kerry in the 2004 election, but the numbers just didn’t show it. Hopefully this time around the young voters won’t say one thing and do another.

At this point I’m backing Hillary but I would be very happy to support Barak as well. I believe that either of them will bring us the “change” we need as they both are stand for the exact opposite everything Bush currently stands for. But I do think that it’s hard not to get caught up in the Obama movement. They do appeal to your heart where as Hillary appeals more to the head. That doesn’t mean that Obama isn’t just as intelligent or thought provoking as Clinton or that she can’t appeal to the heart. However, I think each campaign is sort of playing certain things up.

Frankly, they are so close on issues most people are voting for one or the other based on likeability or emotionally feelings about each one. For everyone that is a democrat the bottom line is that we’ll be much better off then with the alternative.

On another note, is it really that horrible that people have a book they are plugging when they come on the show? That’s a typical thing on all news shows. 360 is no different. These people are on the show because they literally “wrote the book” on the subject they are talking about.

I don’t understand how people say the Obama movement is a gimmick or vague. He is very specific on nearly every issue, if you do a little research. The results from Super Tuesday make it obvious this is no gimmick.

The challenge for Obama is the women who are 45+ and are set on Clinton. It would be great to elect a woman president, but Hillary is not that woman.

Probably the funniest part about Hillary is that she’s not catching any negative attention from women even though she’s stood by Bill through repeated adultery.

I can see it already, “Now China, we mostly have a good relationship so you get one more chance, but after that no more chances. Stop selling nukes to Iran.”

To Barbara in Culver City California,

I think you have a good point. Isn’t that what got George W. Bush elected? Unfortunately, it is not just younger people who are not familiar with the issues. It is frightening that people vote all the time without really knowing what they are voting for. That is our responsibility as citizens.

I think enthusiasm is great, but this “Generation O” event does sound a lot like Gary’s blog earlier in the week “ Why the presidential race feels like a movie.”

When the balloons and music are gone you have to deal with the reality and the problems left on the table. As Bill Clinton found out, the party doesn’t last forever.

Jo Ann
North Royalton, Ohio

Keli,
As a political commentator, haven’t you wondered why Obama has become the Pied Piper to the young, but has ignored trying to win the hearts and minds of the older generation?

Surely you remember how America, young and old, came together right after 9/11. Surely you remember how America, young and old, came together after seeing how our government treated the victims of Katrina. The list is even longer. We didn’t have Obama uniting us then.

I believe it’s the great “American Spirit” that unites us and brings us together, and that has been going on for generations. That is not something Obama has instilled in us, but it is something one generation passes on to the next.

oh how i love barack obama…people are always telling me it’s because of my youth…but i’d much rather people appreciate that it’s because he’s done something that no other candidate has in my 7 years as a legal voter *with the exception of dean who didn’t last long enough for me to vote for him*…he’s inspired me to believe in change, and hope for a better tomorrow. i don’t expect him to carry through with every promise, i don’t believe he’s perfect…but i want to believe in something and he’s the only one who’s managed to capture my imagination and my desire for something different in a way that doesn’t leave me feeling empty inside. what’s more, i’m not alone to date more than 7,000,000 people have joined me in voting for him from all walks of life all across this nation…

despite my youth, please know that my vote has never been cast out of fear of the “vote or die” campaign, nor have i ever cast a vote based on a celebrity endorsement. honestly, i think it’s my youth that makes oprah seem far too powerful and a little scary rather than lovable as many MIDDLE AGED women seem to think she is.

as for young people being unreliable voters…i live in a college town, and i suppose that makes things a little different…but i saw more 20 somethings wearing I VOTED stickers and candidate t-shirts from both parties yesterday than i saw elderly people doing the same, and i shared my polling station with 7 other twenty somethings at 7 a.m. yesterday and only 1 elderly lady.

so…call us generation O, call us young and dumb, call us conned, call us obamamanics…we’ll let it roll off our youthful shoulders as we use them to hoist barack high above the mosh pit to spread the word about the after party. incase you didn’t get an evite…it will be next january, when he officially takes over the white house…YES WE CAN!

Jen Stillwater, OK

Most of the young people I know are for Obama although some of them admit that issue-wise there isn’t much difference between Obama and Clinton. They feel a connection to him because he is young and his speeches are inspiring and his events are not boring. One told me he didn’t care what Obama had planned as long as it wasn’t more of the same and that was why he wouldn’t vote for Clinton - because she was “more of the same”.

I prefer a candidate with more experience and a history of working with both parties to get something done. Without that ability and experience I fear that we will see more of the same - nothing done because no one can unite the Congress to pass meaningful legislation.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Anderson,

What is being done at the DNC to allow the delegates of Michigan and Florida to be counted for the Democratic Party? Regardless of who the candidates are, it is a crime for the democratic party to disenfranchised millions of voters in Michigan and Florida. There needs to be another way for the DNC to deal with in house issues without taking their participation of the process away.

I have been a democrat all my life and now may vote for a republican in the general election because I am so furious over this issue!

I just donated another 50 bucks to the Obama campaign, which has raised over a 5.1 million dollars in 23 hours since the polls closed in CA yesterday.

HOPE 08

I am a 30 year old African American woman. Obama is my number one choice. The race card is a factor but not as important as many non minorities think. Americans in my age group are ready for a change. That includes losing the Clintons too. Many of us voted for the “first time” in 1996 to re-elect Bill Clinton. The 2004 election of George Bush lessened the belief in the election process. Barack is the answer of hope to many of us who wonder where our next meal is coming from. He gives hope to us who juggle paying bills to have gas to make it to work. Obama offers the reassurance that after all the hand shaking and baby holding, he will hold true to the promises that he made. Yes he may be successful but has not forgot the struggle. No matter what he does people see color. One more reason to elect him president. He can relate to the true America more so than any other candidate running.

I think Obama is the male version of Oprah. Possibly that is the reason he does not appeal to women as much. We have Oprah, why do we need Obama?

Hi Anderson,

As a college freshman voting in my first election I can speak to the momentum surrounding the Obama campaign. Although I personally prefer Clinton, I think there has been a connection made in the media and across college campuses between Obama and youth that is making kids feel like they are a part of something greater than any one of us individually. As a part of a generation that often gets dubbed apathetic and lazy, I can see the appeal in wanting to be a part of something that resembles the political and social greatness of past generations like that of the 60s.

PS- I LOVE YOU!

Given:
1. Hillary is so polarizing to people (love her/hate her),
2. Republicans would come out in DROVES to vote against her if she was the Democratic Nominee,
3. Many people are tired of the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton seesaw,
4. Republican Party elders have to be frightened by the momentum Obama has gained (that’s another reason they want Clinton to be the nominee),

Obama seems to be the better choice for the Democratic nominee. He is more electable IMHO because I think some Republicans and Independents would cross party lines to vote for him.

I would be shocked if Democrats granted Clinton the party’s Nomination.

Why are the delegate numbers so different than MSNBC? Just in California only about 100 have been assigned through CNN while MSNBC I believe all of the 370 some delegates have been assigned.

Of course the younger generation, generation y, is voting for Obama. We are smart enough to realize that another 8 years under the same would only hurt this nation further. But make no mistake, we have no loyalties to anyone but ourselves. Should Obama win the presidency at the end of this year and go sour on what he had said be sure that our generation will turn on him faster than an ingrown toe nail.

Hi there, just a thought, I’m over 65, WASP and female. Just so you know I love Obama too. He reminds me of JFK, which was my very first vote. He is inspiring, he is hope. My concern about Hillary is that she didn’t read the NIE before she voted for war. Another concern is that she didn’t vote for the amendment to hold Bush’s feet to the fire. Senior moment can’t remember the name of the guy, OH, Levin amendment. She uses spin, nasty tactics, and I wonder if her campaign is the source of that awful email about Obama being a muslim. While he had my vote at the Nevada caucus, I do not believe I could ever vote for Hillary, especially if the Super Delegates give it to her over the popular vote of the PEOPLE.
By the way, I read papers, watch c-span, and most of the cable news channels. I”m not uninformed.

Your point about POTUS being turned into a monarchy by the Bush-Clinton-Bush dynasty and Hillary wanting to be anointed the next QUEEN of this dynasty is 100% on target. I am 41 years old, a conservative Independent, and I voted for Barak Obama yesterday in the Missouri Democratic primary. I realized a few weeks ago that someone of my generation could actually be elected to POTUS and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I have voted in six POTUS elections and it has always been for someone my parents or grandparents age.

I made this Bush-Clinton-Bush dynasty point to my own daughter (age 14) and it really struck home with her as well.

Upon hearing the news that Sen. Clinton wrote her campaign a cheque, the first thought that came to my mind was: is this a trick to stir up pity and get people to open up their wallets as in “poor girl is running out of money, better help her out”. It would not surprise me considering the tricks (race card, claim on Michigan and Florida delegates etc.) coming out of the Clinton camp.

Generation ‘O’ is a MOVEMENT against the political establishment that exist now which is why it is so appealing to youth and those of us who have been negatively affected by the bad politics of the Bush regime. Listen to the retoric. Change, Yes we can… It’s all so inspiring you can’t help but get caught up. Couple that with the recent 20M return on Clinton’s investments in Dubai it just kinda proves Obama’s case. Hillary is Government as usual. I’m 37 year old conserative who is ashamed to say I voted for Bush in the last election but Obama has won me over.

9/11 happened the day before my 18th birthday. I don’t think people are putting enough focus on what this has done to galvanize the younger generation. Studies on the topic suggest that the same characteristics present in the G.I. (WWII) generation are repeating today in generation Y. It’s a shame to see the height of idealism in the baby boomer generation wizened down to a husk, and actively fighting the spirit by which they once were emboldened. When I cast a vote for Obama, I’m casting a vote for the days before the 2000 election - Not because they were Clinton years, but because of where I believed things would be heading AFTER their reign. I couldn’t vote then, but now I have a shred of the power needed to correct it; You had better believe I’m going to use it. I don’t want a simple tidying up or reset of the cycle. I want to break the cycle.

I’m 24 years old. While I don’t totally buy the feel-good ‘hope’ rhetoric that Obama sells to his adoring crowds, what attracts me to him are those moments when he goes off-script. ‘Generation O’ — or whatever label they want to call us — are, if nothing else, media-savvy and sharp-eyed. The usual blandishments of politics don’t strike us as authentic; we simply don’t trust it. But what Obama has done is successfully appear honest, slightly irreverent, but still serious. He seems true blue, and clearly my generation is rewarding him for it.

Obama inspires people to want change. At his rallys he engages the audience and makes people believe that he needs your help to make change. Obama is a very accessible candidate. Other candidates hide behind phony smiles and big political machines all the while spinning it so even their mistaken pro-war votes sound good.
I think the bottom line is the electorate (young or old) want a leader to be straight up. We are weary because we have been lied to for 8 years.

This sounds like radical islamic cells recruiting young people in the Middle East. Same propaganda based on HOPE.

Andersen,

I agree with Glenn Harris that the Michigan and Florida delegates need to matter. What I find disingenuous, though, is that Sen. Clinton claimed victory in both states. She had 30% of the vote in Michigan. The rest voted uncommitted. One can assume that at least 30% if not more would probably have gone to Obama if that had been an option. Same applies to Florida. I feel the delegates of each state should be devided evenly between the two candidates.

I am a 25 year old college graduate who is suppose to be idealistic and optimistic about a canidate like Sen. Obama. He believes what he says, which makes it all the easier for young voters to jump up and cheer when says “…can we change…Yes we can!”. Unfortunately, I majored in politics, which to my detrament has enabled me to see through the “peace, love and no war” song and dance we continue to get from the Obama campaign. He leads everyone to believe he somehow voted no in 2001 which gave Pres. Bush the power to go to war and the Sen. Clinton has continually supported the war. Sen. Obama is misinterpreting the facts and someone needs to get him informed.

When I have asked many of his supporters why they are voting for Sen. Obama, the thing they tell me is he speaks so well. That’s great! With the economy tanking and our military in desperate need, what we need is someone who speaks well in public. Yeah, sounds as ridiculous as I thought, even in writing.

Sen. Clinton is informed, has the experience necessary to hold the office and get the job done the first time. She has a plan and knows how to follow it. Althought Sen. Clinton understands Washington Politics need to be changes, she is under no misaprehension it can be done overnight. We have to remember, we have a duty as citizens of this great nation to chose the candidate that not only represents our individual interests, but we must chose the candidate that can successfully and without fear of conviction unite the two parties and lead this nation.

I dearly hope the ‘young’ crowd buy into the 2008 election campaign as they seem to have done so far.
From way up north in Canada Obama looks like ‘the man’ .
For U.S. image repair, fresh re-start to begin with. Where has ‘experience’ and knowledge of the D.C landscape gotten you in the last 8yrs.
Why would you choose to put a female face in front of your female hating radical islamic foe? A bit simplistic, perhaps but isn’t that the mindset of your ‘enemy’?
Also, a man of color is likely to bring back on board former friendly countries who look with disgust and skepticism the aggressive, imperialistic foreign approach of the U.S. while at home race relations seem as bad as ever. “Who are you to tell us”? will suddenly be diminished. Just a thought - global as it is.
Quit looking inward. The world is watching.

To JoAnn and to Barbara in Culver City: Don’t candidates typically tell you what they think we want to hear as far as issues goes? So how can you really “vote on issues”? I think it boils down to a gut feeling and as far as that goes I have a sense that Barrack Obama will at least make an effort to bring the country together and give consideration to the people’s needs whereas I have a feeling that Sen. Clinton will do or say anything to get elected. Once in office, to we really know that she will end the Iraq occupation? Earlier in her campaign she said she would maintain bases in Iraq and leave troops in that country. Only after after candidates such as Richardson, Dodd, Biden and Obama said they would not did she adjust her rhetoric. It is simply time to turn a page, and get a fresh start into the future. My gut tells me Obama is the person to take us there. His “YES WE CAN” attitude is starting to affect my personal life! I am starting to do things the Obama way. Help out, reach out, build bridges. BTW, I am a white male (originally from Germany, here since 1985) and I am 57 years old. I am so ready for change!!

Hi Anderson,
I am a proud member of Generation “O,” I’m a 35 year old unemployed single mother of two, and I have a renewed sense of hope for this great country. I’ve always followed the elections and voted, but this year has been very different for me. There have been many firsts for me since Senator Barack Obama came on the scene. I’ve volunteered for his campaign, I have bumper stickers on my car (that’s huge, I typically think they’re tacky!), I wear Obama pins everywhere I go, I’m asking people in the grocery store lines who they’re supporting, and I’ve donated twice $25 from my weekly unemployment check! I support everything Senator Obama stands for, I’ve listened to his policies as well as all the other candidates (as well as Republicans). I agree with where he stands from drivers license for legal immigrants to the healthcare issue- making it an option, not mandatory. I think this man is brilliant and he’s the right person for the job at such a time as this! I believe in my heart he’s running for office because he CARES, because he believes he can MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Obviously money is not his motive, he could be very wealthy by now if he had become a lawyer right out of college! We don’t need another President whose been waiting in line for years for their turn, no more politics as usual! CHANGE- COMPLETE CHANGE- YES WE CAN!

I downloaded Al Gore’s book “Assault on Reason” last night and have been listening to it on my shuffle all day, .. At swim lessons, on the treadmill, in the car, at McDonalds etc, etc. It speaks to me on the same level that Obama speaks to all of us. He is one of us. He gets it. He understands what our founding fathers understood. He is bringing the cynicism out of so many Americans, and it makes each one feel enlightened, and I’m sure it scares the hell out of the radical right and special interests. But it’s about time for the politics of fear to be turned on its creator.

Over the last decade, I have come across so many people passionate about democracy, and the ideals this country was founded on, yet cynicism took over, myself included. “It would be nice to think that what you thought and how you voted mattered, but it doesn’t, what matters is money and power”, I used hear people say. All of “us” just needed someone to represent us, someone to take charge and represent our views on a larger scale. Obama is doing it, and there is no stopping him. It’s not just young people, it’s all people. You can attempt to group them, but this movement spans race, gender, age, and religion. This George W. really is the “good vs. evil”.

He’s going to do it to. I remember when George W was asked what mistakes he had made, in some debate a while back. Well, he couldn’t come up with any. Last night Obama admitted that he will make mistakes. He realizes human nature, and how important democracy and the rule of law are to our country. I’m so excited about it. My 3 year old Asiya was running around last night chanting Obama, Obama, and my 5 year old David came home from kindergarten and told me about Martin Luther King today. What an awesome thing to think that this countries foundations and principles are going to be restored and taken to a new level so that my kids will be able to say that they are proud to be Americans.

As long as i’ve been voting, the candidate of “change” has won the presidential election: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton . . . and now Obama. It would seem that Americans are eternally optomistic. Granted everyone should have a chance to change Washington politics. But frankly, it is an old strategy that seems to result in the candidate being changed by Washington instead of the other way around.

I hear about so many young adults who have no health insurance and I would like to see this problem addressed. I have two “20 something” children who are about to become ineligible with our family health insurance plan. Will they have coverage as they enter the job market in the middle of a recession? Or will I spend my time praying that nothing happens to them until they become established? I like the idea of universal health care and Senator Clinton is the only canidate that stands for this.

To Jason in Visalia: Why do you mention Bill Clinton’s adultery in regards to Hillary’s effectiveness as a candidate? What a politician does in his/her marriage is not our business. I am concerned with a candidate’s position on the issues and the experience they would bring to the office. Too many Americans are judging Hillary according to what they watch on the soaps. I’m not speaking of you Jason, because you care enough to blog here, but a whole lot of people seem more comfortable in judging candidates by comparing them with their own personal lives. Maybe they’re too lazy to get informed on the issues. Maybe it’s just a way of feeling superior to a candidate.

It’s the people who say Hillary is too polarizing that are making her seem polarizing. You repeat an accusation often enough and some people will accept it as a truth.

To Bernard S.: No, I am not yet so cynical to think that all candidates only say what they need to say to get elected. They have voting records that can be checked. Obviously we can’t ever be sure how anyone will act in a future event, but normally it would be consistent with their past. That is why experience is so important. It’s not just a matter of “being ready on day one.” It’s also a matter of having enough of a record that people can check it out.

No way am I ever going to select a candidate based on my gut instinct. I would never be sure I was right, especially if all I knew about a candidate was what he or she said in a speech that was probably written by someone else anyway. People in sales and advertising are quite good at manipulating others to buy things they don’t need. I’m not saying Sen. Obama is insincere. I would have to using my gut instinct to say that, which I refuse to do. If he winds up being the Democratic nominee, I will vote for him. I don’t dislike him. I just think Hillary is more qualified.

Generation O? Just where are you drawing the age line? I myself am a 56 year old Republican Viet Nam vet who is crossing party lines to support Obama. I feel we need a complete change in the way we deal with our politics in our country we need someone to unite us not divide us!
I went to the Obama web site tonight to make a donation and from the looks of things i wasnt the only one who had that idea. It seems that the supporters will be very close to raising 6 million in the last 24 hours. This is stunning since Hillary Clinton just had to put 5 million into her campaign from her own pocket. The interesting thing about Obama is tham from reading the posts so many of these contributions are from individuals contributing small amounts $50 - $100 range.
There is a movement afoot and that can not be denied!
YES WE CAN!

6 million in one day! i am so proud to be a part of Generation O!!!!!

Smart as she is, Clinton doesn’t stand a chance. Experienced and tough as he is, McCain doesn’t stand a chance. Diebold and electronic voting doesn’t stand a chance.
Obama is riding a tidal wave and the masses are speaking. It’s just getting started. Check out his website, see the fundraising - the people are speaking to the Washington Establishment more than ever before. They see their chance to start fixing the system. They are giving lots of money to make sure it happens.
Clinton can loan herself as many millions as she has but it really won’t matter. One by one, the small guy s like me will donate $50 bucks, $20 bucks - so far Obama has over 650,000 donors. Just today, he’s raised over 6 million bucks.
I’m telling you, it’s over. Make way for President Obama.

Obama is a fake. He should stop immitating JFK’s tone of voice when making speeches and find his own style. His knowledge of domestic and international affairs is diminutive compared to Hillary’s. He will be shredded to pieces by the republicans. It’s very satisfying that Hillary takes Massachusette despite the endorsement by Ted and Caroline Kenedy endorsement. Who cares?!?! And Oprah, stick to your book club and the color of purple. Hillary is da real thing. She is hated by the conservatives because they can’t touch her. People, young and old, wake up before it’s too late.

To Bernard S, All of the candidates will do anything to get elected; it is the nature of the beast. Candidates tell us what they think we want to hear as far as anything goes, including “change” and “yes we can.” I am happy that you have found something that inspires you, but it doesn’t work for all of us. Although I am trained as an artist I do not make decisions like this based on any “gut feeling” or “instinct.” I might play the lottery based on those feelings; I might even consider it during another time in our history, but at this time there is too much at stake.

Gary Tuchman’s blog, “ Why the presidential race feels like a movie” made me take a closer look at how the candidates are trying to manipulate the voters into voting on their “gut feelings” as opposed to the facts and the issues. It reminded me of the scene in “The Wizard of Oz” where the Wizard says, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.”

I also think this is a time for caution, and although I am an Independent voter and have not made up my mind, I am taking a closer look at Hillary Clinton because I think she has a lot at stake here. Not only would her presidency reflect on her, she knows that it will also indirectly reflect on the legacy of Bill Clinton. She has a lot to prove, and yes, a lot to make up for, but if you take an honest look at the Clinton years, for the most part they were very good for our country.

To Barbara in Culver City, California, Again, I agree with you.

Jo Ann
North Royalton, Ohio

The repeating theme that Obama supporters are young and uninformed simply ignores that “Generation O” is the most media savvy, computer literate generation in human history thanks to the Internet. The amount of information that this generation can consume and produce is breathtaking. Obama is the third national candidate (Prior: H. Dean and R. Paul) who understands and harnesses this resource. Throughout all of human history, he who has the most information, wins. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THIS GENERATION.

Hillary and Bill was supposed to be so great in the 90’s! What about the 800,000 rawandans that he let die in africa!!!! forgot about that! He he was almost impeached for god sakes!! Cheating on his wife! thats crazy, take a second look at hillary!

I agree with a lot of my fellow baby boomers, I am 53 and voting for Obama. If you listen to his issues during the debates, on his website; he explains his side, but most people think that is all you are suppose to talk about. He has a vision; hope, change and new ideas-that is as important in a President as well as what he wants to achieve. Universal health care via Hillary; is mandatory-what does that mean; it means even if I don’t want it I have to get it. How is that helping me afford something at cost? What if I don’t want it?
Obama wants all of the children covered and make the cost low enough for the rest of us that want it, afford it. Now I have to ask myself why does Hillary want it mandatory-does it have anything to do with the special interest groups and lobbiest that support her (check it out, public information). They may be close on the issues, but think how each is going to deliver and at what cost. Healthcare is only one issue that I question how Hillary is going to come through for.

As far as experience, I am so tired of hearing that one. Neither have experience being the President of the United States, unless she was running the country during Bill’s term. So let’s try to find a better excuse.

Thank goodness we have someone running for office, that wants the people they are going to serve, have hope, dreams and new ideas. Isn’t that how this country was formed, with dreams, hopes and new ideas. Guess it isn’t a new thought after all. It is the American Spirit-Yes we can!

Generation “O” .. Well as a young black male I really think the “O” is over-rated, other then the very last debate I have heard nothing from Obama about specifics..Obama is a great speaker and he does connect with the American people I will say that but, the fellow is clueless. I think the media has made him as big as he is, I think race has a lot to do with this situtation, if they talked about Cliton and all her positives they would be looked upon as not giving the first real black candiate a chance, so they focus on him instead. The truth is Obama is simply not ready to be Commander In Cheif, one day maybe but not now! I have no idea what any of his policies will be..O yea forgot change, change to what Obama?

I would love to hear what change Obama is planning.There is no substance to his campain at all.T he media bias against Hillary is sad. I have always been a democrate but if Obama is the nominee I will vote for Mac cain who is at least the middle of the roadI wish the issue of losing the white vote would get the attention ,the losing of the Black vote has recieved in the media.The media created that mess and should be held accountable .