David M. Reisner
360° Digital Producer

Hey bloggers,
Yesterday we told you about comments President Bush made in a speech to Israel’s parliament. The president compared calls to talk with unnamed terrorist groups a ‘foolish delusion.’ (read more here)
Well today, Obama fired back.
Sen. Barack Obama slammed President Bush for launching “exactly the kind of appalling attack that’s divided our country and that alienates us from the world.”
Speaking at a campaign stop in Watertown, South Dakota, Obama also lambasted Sen. John McCain for “embracing” the president’s “attacks on Democrats,” and “suggesting that I wasn’t fit to protect this nation that I love.”
“So much for civility,” Obama said, noting that McCain had talked about the need for civility in politics earlier Thursday.
He went on:
“After almost eight years, I did not think I could be surprised about anything that George Bush says, but I was wrong…”“I have been adamant about not negotiating with Hamas, a terrorist organization that has vowed to destroy Israel and won’t recognize them.”
“If George Bush and John McCain want to have a debate about protecting the United States of America, that is a debate that I’m happy to have any time, any place, and that is debate I will win because George Bush and John Mccain have a lot to answer for”“…The president did something that presidents don’t do. That is launch a political attack targeted toward the domestic market in front of a foreign
delegation.”
So what do you think? I have included a clip of the Sen. Obama’s speech…
Please share your thoughts
| Paris |
May 16th, 2008 1:42 pm ET Obama why do you feel it was toward you? Anderson you are on of the most bias anchors I have ever seen. CNN = Politics , very true you play it well. |
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| angie tennessee |
May 16th, 2008 1:48 pm ET I knew bush had some screws loose but this take the cake. I have never been more embarrased in my life. I’m so glad he is leaving office he’s been nothing but a burden to the USA with his silly grins and head bobbing like he really said something smart. NOW AGAIN mccain jumps on that bandwagon with bush. How is mccain distancing himself from bush? I DON’T SEE IT and then mccain has this dream of america future what a bunch of hogwash. obama will be our next president because for the simple fact NOBODY wants another DUMMY republican in the whitehouse. SOME TIME IT JUST DON’T PAY TO GET OUT OF THE BED |
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| Michelle |
May 16th, 2008 1:49 pm ET Oh snap, I think Obama just schooled McBush. |
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| Cindy |
May 16th, 2008 1:53 pm ET I actually loved what Bush said! Nothing like a swift kick to start one heck of a fight! LOL But Obama did say that he would meet with anyone as the president and talk to them. Anyone does include terrorists like Hamas. So what is he whining about? Sending one of the diplomats to meet with some of these people would be OK but not the pres doing it himself. They would just use it as propaganda to rile up their people whose only desire is to annihilate us. No amount of talking with them will change that. |
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| Sarah |
May 16th, 2008 1:55 pm ET I do not trust Obama any farther than I can throw him. He is a dangerous man. By the way, Cooper, I am glad Erica corrected you regarding the correct pronounciation of ” wii” |
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| Kate |
May 16th, 2008 2:02 pm ET If Obama wasn’t so painfully transparent he would be comical. |
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| Renee |
May 16th, 2008 2:06 pm ET Apparently Obama hasn’t seen all the attack ads that they are running in the Tampa market again McCain. All of them funded by the wonderful leadership of the DNC. I am still looking for RNC ads and haven’t seen them yet. I’ll let you know. Amazing that AC 360 tries to remain unbiased and while I think Anderson does to a point . When the camera is off and the commercials are on CNN in the Tampa market the set is full of these nasty DNC ads against McCain. I don’t know all the stats for TV viewing but I had heard the Tampa market is in the top 10 in the US. Is that civil or is it the teaser for what is coming in the fall? |
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| JC- Los Angeles |
May 16th, 2008 2:07 pm ET McCain, Obama and Hillary get all worked up over a few politically -inspired words ; real leaders wouldn’t even dignify any of it with a response; civility? there’s no place for that in business, politics or world deplomacy; it’s all about results; it’s not personal; all three have had the benefit of access and now they think they can lead; McCain got access through his wife’s money; Hillary through Bill; Obama through Oprah and the Chicago political machine; none of them are born leaders. |
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| Maritza |
May 16th, 2008 2:12 pm ET Obama has some nerve , not to mention shooting his inexperienced mouth off, the arrogance is somthing voters should concider, he has not even been officially elected to office , People should take note of his words, his selection is one of confusing the issue, and to misconstrue, a deceiver. I heard the entire speech President Bush gave to Israel, the US stands with Israel it has historically, what is a country do do when they are called a rotting corpse by Iran ? when they are verbally threatened every single day by terrorists, Syria , Hamas / Hezbolla calling for their destruction , Obama is sending a very dangerous message to all of these extremists, he is testing the waters to see how far he can impose his very misinformed and misguided agenda of talking with terrorists that kill our soldiers and threaten other countries by wiping them off the map. Maritza |
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| Kelly |
May 16th, 2008 2:49 pm ET I am ashamed to say that I voted for Bush. I am proud to say I am an Obama supporter. This country needs a change from the old rhetoric and brought into the 21st century. Not talking to world leaders just because they don’t like us is not good enough. We need open dialog, we need to broach the ideas of others if we are to survive. This is no longer the country our parents and grandparents knew — and it sure isn’t the world they grew up in, Senator Obama knows this and he is willing to step up to make the appropriate changes protecting this country and her citizens. To suggest otherwise is pathetic, which is what the Bush administration will come to be known as in the history books. |
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| Larry |
May 16th, 2008 3:08 pm ET Hillary did the right thing by a brief comment on what was said; Obama did his usual reactionary-paranoidal skit. Was somewhat surprised when nobody mentioned that the guy who wanted to ‘appease’ Hitler happened to be a Republican Senator. |
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| Jan from Wood Dale IL |
May 16th, 2008 3:13 pm ET Obama has sold himself as someone who could bring those with discordant views to the table to achieve positive change. Yet in order to advance his own political agenda by becoming the next President of the U.S., Obama has greatly distanced himself from both Rev. Wright and his friend and Columbia University professor, Rashid Khalidi. Since Obama hasn’t been able to affect change in those who reportedly have supported him in the past, how can we judge his ability to affect change on those who will vehemently oppose him in the future? |
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| Bea |
May 16th, 2008 3:19 pm ET The above Paris comments shows she is a real dummy. What else could bush have been talking about at a celebration in Israel, talking about apeasers, Hitler and the like. Ostridge get your head out of the sand. |
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| Mello Doug NM |
May 16th, 2008 3:31 pm ET If anyone were to look up fascism you might find a definition that comes close to how our own country has been during the past 8 years. It has been governed by fear, middle easterners are the scape-goats, there has been a dire loss of personal freedoms, we have been lied to over and over and over. There has been a centralization of power. What is this about appeasement when we have and continue to be the aggressor? Over 4000 of our boys, still with a life ahead of them, have been lost, and for what? Why do not people wake up and see that our very own policies are what are creating the extremism and hate. Are our citizens so ignorant of the history in the middle east that they are swayed by Bush’s and Cheney’s continued rhetoric? Come on folks wake up! |
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| winnie |
May 16th, 2008 3:42 pm ET Obama must rehearse his speeches, otherwise he will always be caught changing his statements, and earn himself a name FLIP FLOP like John Kerry. In a debate he was asked if he could, as a leader, sit with the three tyrannous leaders, he said, “YES,” but today he is not sticking up to his words. Whats going on Obama? |
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| Paris |
May 16th, 2008 3:52 pm ET To Kelly, I like to know what Obama will be using as carrots when negotiating with Ahmadinejad of Iran. You have to give something to gain something and I like to know what Obama is willing to give up? Obama supporters please tell me what would be the carrots that Obama will be negotiating with? And based on what principal and judgment the carrots are chosen. |
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| Ms White |
May 16th, 2008 3:58 pm ET What is so wrong with talking to your enemies to resolve problems? |
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| penny |
May 16th, 2008 4:11 pm ET Obama took offense, because he wants to bring unity. What happen to GW BUSH’s compassion. That is all he talked about when he ran for President. Did someone just tell him to just say the word because he does not understand what it means. McCain is so scared and also MEAN and OLD. That is what Obama means when he said he has lost his bearings. He would not be a good president because he will loose his FAMOUS “temper” he has and have a heart attack. McCain is like the TITANIC. |
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| SimonJ |
May 16th, 2008 4:18 pm ET If GW Bush can compare wanting to open a dialog with a potential enemy (ie: Iran) to that of appeasement towards Hitler during WWII - then perhaps the media outlets of today should remind George about the New York Tribune article in 1942, whereby they labelled Prescott Bush (George’s grandfather) “Hitler’s Angel” for his role in Union Bank Company, and Nazi Financing. How soon history can be forgotten…2009 can’t come to the world fast enough! |
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| Corrine |
May 16th, 2008 4:19 pm ET Why does it seem that Barack and Michelle Obama are held to a higher standard than the others involved in this campaign? Does Hillary wear a flag pin? Tear her apart if she doesn’t!! Does McCain wear one? I don’t know and I don’t care. The one that takes the cake is the scrutinizing of BO for inadvertantly calling a reporter “sweetie’. Crucify him for that one!!! Please give him time to discuss the issues of the campaign instead of dwelling on nit-picking. I detest the fact that some call him ‘arrogant’, compared to who, George Bush??? |
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| Maggie |
May 16th, 2008 4:19 pm ET I listened to Sen. Obama speak today, his speech writer must have been off today. He sounded very confused, stuttering and Um…Ah…. I am certainly not a Bush fan, but if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it is a duck. Lets watch the Obama supporters spin this one. I can’t wait until the convention when you se those same ship jumpers come crawling back to the Clinton side. McCain will rock Obama’s world between now and then. Game on. If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Look out here comes a flying Republican sink |
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| Ethel |
May 16th, 2008 4:26 pm ET How much more defense have you in the bag for B Oboma about time you took a bias attach and quit the reverse racism. give defense for all the other candadits.Media should not make the decisions for the try to change |
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| Rob |
May 16th, 2008 4:43 pm ET the destruction to Americas status and safety that has been wreaked by bush, mccain etal over the last 8 years (dark ages) will take extraordinary means to repair. fortunately someone has come along with true vision for a different future that promises real change and hope. why people still refuse to see it is mind boggling.the repub type politics of fear and division and hate, pandering to the lowest common denominator is frightening in that they can still get away with it and people continue to eat it up. |
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| Barb |
May 16th, 2008 4:53 pm ET Obama is always changing his statements, I remember him saying he would go and talk too Iran without making any guide lines or anything,later he changed his statement after Hillary Clinton was asked the same question only she said they would have too make some concessions first. |
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| Shaun M. Wild |
May 16th, 2008 5:09 pm ET It’s time for Americans to take a stand against the steamrolling Republican Machine. First, Obama was a Muslim in hiding, then he was a nutty TRINITY CHRISTIAN. What is next? ….I can’t wait untill teh debates where John Mccain has to answer questions and rebutt statements without help. Sen. Obama will destroy Sen. Mccain in due time . I cannot wait. |
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| carmen |
May 16th, 2008 5:10 pm ET George Bush who has more blood on his hands than any other leader of the western world because of his personal wars that he started has no shame, no remorse and no class. History will judge him the worst American President that ever held that office. |
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| carmen |
May 16th, 2008 5:19 pm ET George Bush has killed over 4000 of your family members in Iraq alone to fight his personal war. Over 30,000 of your family members have been injured in that same war. No one really knows how many thousands of innocents of Iraq have also perished. He believes and has authorized capital punishment and torture of prisoners of war. Anyone who seriously thinks that the prospect of dialogue as a first step before engaging in the above is wrong, I say to them “God Help America.” |
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| Willie Wulf, Slidell |
May 16th, 2008 5:41 pm ET Believe it is ironic how McCain so easily picked up on Bush’s bashing Obama’s willingness to talk with our enemies in pursuit of peace. Wonder if McCain felt Kissinger and Nixon were appeasers when they agreed to talked to North Vietnam’s leaders. Does McCain believe Kissinger and Nixon should have “stay the course”? |
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| David, CA. |
May 16th, 2008 5:45 pm ET You know the bad thing about this the next topic on this blogg is Bin laden telling muslims to fight for the liberation of Palestine. That should say a lot about the Bush Admin. foreign policy. |
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| Jane, Detroit, MI |
May 16th, 2008 5:50 pm ET Want to end hostilities in the Middle East? End the war and get out of Iraq. Cut the cord on Israel and let someone else breastfeed them. Stop relying so much on Saudi oil. Do this, and we won’t need to worry about the Middle East again. |
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| jes |
May 16th, 2008 6:01 pm ET McCain is absolutely correct! Obama isn’t even fit to tell the truth, to control his sexist mouth or remain faithful to a minister & church he faithfully supported for 20 years. He should talk about civility in politics after he pulls out the knives he stuck in Hillarys back!! |
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| Tammy, Berwick, LA |
May 16th, 2008 6:02 pm ET Simon J-get your facts straight before you babble. “Hitler’s Angel” was referring to Thyssen. And the article was written in 1941. Furthermore, the assets were frozen, there was no clue as to Thyssen’s real role in Nazi Germany (he was out of the country by then), and any man worth his money in Nazi Germany played the game whether or not he believed in the Nazi ideals if he wanted to survive literally and financially. Read Pope Benedict’s accounts of being forced into Hitler’s Nazi youth and how horrible it was living that lie. President Bush was well within his rights to call on the comment he did to make a point that it is impossible to rationalize with terrorists and dictators. And when Senator Prescott Bush and his colleagues did realize the extent of what was happening, they asked to be removed but were told to stay on instead. Do you honestly think George W. Bush would defame his grandfather and not know his family’s true history? Get real. The Bush family is comprised of Yale legacies who know more about the inner workings of this nation and have proudly and respectfully served our country longer than Barack Obama ever could even if he was elected to an office for the rest of his life. And to the moderator, check historical facts before you allow misinformation to be put on this site. It makes you all look idiotic as well. |
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| Heather |
May 16th, 2008 6:07 pm ET Obama does not get it. He never will.Why doesnt he just admit the obvious, he doesnt like Jews.Its so obvious. He spends 20 yrs going to the same church where the man preaching loves Louis Farrakhan who hates Jews. Bush and Mc Cain are get it and are right. Obama is just mad that the rest of the world knows all about him now because the Pres couldnt keep quiet anymore. Winston Churchill tried to warn the world about Hitler and no one would listen. We the US even talked to Hitler about our participation in the Olympic games. We were not going to go unless we had promises that Jewish athletes in Nazi occupied countries could attend. The Nazis said yes. Well they lied (imagine that). Hitler even had a SS brigade made of Muslims in Israel recruited by the Grand Mulfti who knew Saddams uncle. Obama is a schmuck(thats yiddish for idiot). He knows nothing about history.You cant apply the same diplomatic method to Iranian Nazi’s. I dont trust Obama he scares me and hes dangerous. |
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| Slater |
May 16th, 2008 6:10 pm ET I find it scary that the leader of Hamas supports the election of Obama. I was shocked when I saw the statement of support earlier this week. I have a hard time with the candidates because they really are not my idea of good candidates. Obama is considered the best of the worst. That’s pretty sad. All he has in his favor is the ability to deliver great speeches. He really does and has done nothing otherwise. He has not really even been in politics for long enough to be considered as a Presidential candidate. My feeling is that he is running so far ahead because of his race. It seems Americans believe that if we elect a person of a different race, perhaps it will be an overnight solution to the ongoing friction in that area. I say this because America is so torn between Obama and Hillary that there is almost an even split. I am a Hillary supporter, not because of anything other than that she is more experienced and a democrat. If she does not get the nomination, I am voting for McCain. Obama is not even on my radar; he has no experience. |
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| nicky |
May 16th, 2008 6:43 pm ET i am a proud supporter of obama! america should look and think ahead for the future… |
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| Jim, Oregon |
May 16th, 2008 7:07 pm ET Dear, Hillary supporters. A vote for McCain is a vote for the Iraq War! So, please think about our sons and daughters in Iraq over 10 years. A vote for McCain will take away abortions rights for women. Let’s kiss and make up to defeat the Republican. Vote Obama! Thank you. |
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| A. Meharry |
May 16th, 2008 7:08 pm ET What I want you to ask us is this (while Bush is traveling internationally embarassing all of us): Why is Bush asking the Saudis for more oil when we should be provided with inexpensive or even benefit-oil from the Iraq government? Why is he afraid or even hesitant to ask them for this? What is really going on over there? This is truly a scandal…..and a joke on us, the American public. |
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| Wendy Thomas |
May 16th, 2008 7:40 pm ET Even high school kids recognize the need for mediation between ‘enemies’. How can you ever solve a problem without both sides sitting down and actually discussing exactly what the problems are? Be real! |
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| Bruce Archer |
May 16th, 2008 7:41 pm ET This election season is getting uglier by the day. Today, while speaking at the NRA - Mike Huckabee made a joke about Obama being shot at. What’ comes next? Huckabee suggesting the kind of knots to use when making a noose? Absolutely disgusting. |
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| Mike - Rancho SM, CA |
May 16th, 2008 7:48 pm ET Hypothetical Middle East situation as we move thru President Obama’s first term . . . President Obama quickly withdraws American forces from Iraq . . . Barack opens dialogue with Akminijad of Iran . . . Barack seeks talks with President Assad of Syria . . . Barack wants to talk to the Palistinian leaders . . . Barack talks to Israel and insists . . . Iran, Syria, and Iraq attack Israel with crude nuclear devices. . . Barack wants everyone to stop fighting and talk . . . Armagedden |
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| Gail |
May 16th, 2008 7:57 pm ET Negotiating with enemies is the PETRAEUS STRATEGY. Why is everyone slamming Obama for saying we have to talk with our enemies? He said he would insist on preparation - lower level diplomacy, setting up the agenda - but he never said “unconditionally” as McCain keeps hammering. What he said was he wouldn’t expect the enemy nation to agree to our terms before there was any talking. Look at our history. We’ve always negotiated with enemies all through the Cold War, all through the tensions with China - Kennedy and Kruschev, Reagan and Bush 1st with Gorbachev - that’s how you avoid full-scale wars. BTW, GWB pushed for the election that led to Hamas winning. He was warned by Israeli Intellingence that Hamas would win, but he wouldn’t listen. |
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| Tyone |
May 16th, 2008 7:59 pm ET How disrespectful to American troops say that there has been no attacks on American soil!!!! How sick ! Lou you need to tell the truth to the American people 4,070 are dead . THEY WHERE AMERICANS!! All President Bush did was add to 9/11 …………This country is not safe as long as the count of American death in Iraq keep going UP!!! |
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| blake roberts |
May 16th, 2008 8:04 pm ET I’m befuddled over why everyone finds Bush’s speech in Israel on yesterday so shocking? Every since this current administration has crawled from the bowels of Hell, they have spared no evil, been willing to break any law, found no level too low to stoop to and no gutter that they wouldn’t slither through to reach their goals. What is puzzeling to me is how after such a statement, why no one is willing to point out that Prescot Bush, the President’s grandfather, provided shelter for Hitler’s money which gave him the means to build his concentration camps,and massed a fortune. A fortune which our President has benefitted greatly from. Like in the court of law, now that Bush has opened the door to such questions, with his own “Nazi appeasers” statement, shouldn’t he now likewise be expected to field questions about his grandfather’s involvement with Hitler??? Just wondering why hasn’t the media ever spoke of this??? blakey |
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| Ed |
May 16th, 2008 8:04 pm ET I have voted Republican for the past 20 years. HOWEVER, that will not happen this time around. After hearing today’s comments by Huckabee at the NRA meeting, Karl Rove’s comments, McCain’s feeble minded attempt to adress issues and the comments by Pres. Bush, I will gladly vote for Obama! I would suggest that other Republicans honestly ask themselves if they want McCain as their president |
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| blake roberts |
May 16th, 2008 8:09 pm ET Prescot Bush, President’s Bush’s Grand Daddy, was relieved of his post in Congress in lieu of no jail time for aiding and sheltering millions of dollars for Hitler. Interesting no one talks about it. The records were sealed on this until just a few years ago. Now all you have to do is google Prescot Bush and Hitler and you’ll find the complete story… blakey |
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| narcis |
May 16th, 2008 8:19 pm ET corrine SWEETIE maybe you are just to that kind of language,but it is very poor knowledge for someone trying to be President.There is shuts thing as culture and being a role model,and yes people how are in public service should be aware of this. |
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| Susan |
May 16th, 2008 8:34 pm ET Senator Obama opened the door when he stated that he would not be opposed to speaking to Iran,Syria,etc without any conditions. He is now surprised that the Republican’s are using this against him. The Republican party has always been strong where foreign policy matters. Why do you think we are still in Iraq? Senator Obama seems to not have any problems attacking Senator McCain on economic policy. This is politics. You would think that a Chicago politician would be used to this. Senator Obama seems to have a glass jaw when confronted on matters not as familar to him. Susan |
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| D-Dog |
May 16th, 2008 8:36 pm ET Maybe Iran knows something that we don’t. That’s why King Bush doesn’t want us talking to them. |
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| Jerome |
May 16th, 2008 8:39 pm ET Wow…what a bunch of crying babies! We’ve had to listen to liberal democrats destroy Pres Bush from the minute he took office and now Obama can’t handle this. It wasn’t even directed at Obama. If liberals would stop going down to have poetry parties for terrorist at Gitmo, maybe people would have a different opinion of them. Liberals will stand up for terrorist before they stand up for their own citizens. The truth hurts. |
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| Jerome |
May 16th, 2008 8:47 pm ET Trust me Rob, the dark ages were when Jimma Carter was pres. You were probably not around yet, but he was the one responsible for bringing back that Hilter Kommenie…you know the guy that destroyed Iran. Please do some research on the subject since you think you’re such an intellectual. |
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| Roger |
May 16th, 2008 8:52 pm ET President George W. Bush DID NOT ATTACK Barrack Hussein Obama. He merely made reference to what Obama stated himself in the 17th or 18th debate that He, Barrack Hussein Obama said himself. “He said” he would sit down “UNCONDITIONALLY” with the leader of Iran and/or the leader of Cuba and talk with them. That is fact and not made up comments!I thought at the time how weak that would make us look in the eyes of our enemies. Those types of things need to be said to let the American people know EXACTLY how weak Obama is in foreign affairs. And more thing. Obama would not debate face on face with Clinton one last time……..If he is afraid to debate with Clinton…….How is he going to debate international affairs with foreign leaders??????? The Republicans should not and will not be so easy on the slick talking Obama. And we do not need to cry with him over being, as he calls it attacked. He sounds as a child running to their moma crying those people are picking on me!!!! Weak, Weak, Weak!!!!! Roger |
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| Noemi in Los Angeles |
May 16th, 2008 8:52 pm ET I am surprised that after 8 years of hearing Bush talk through his feet, people actually believe what he has to say. Directly from the Obama campaign: Iran The Problem: Iran has sought nuclear weapons, supports militias inside Iraq and terror across the region, and its leaders threaten Israel and deny the Holocaust. But Obama believes that we have not exhausted our non-military options in confronting this threat; in many ways, we have yet to try them. That’s why Obama stood up to the Bush administration’s warnings of war, just like he stood up to the war in Iraq. Opposed Bush-Cheney Saber Rattling: Obama opposed the Kyl-Lieberman amendment, which says we should use our military presence in Iraq to counter the threat from Iran. Obama believes that it was reckless for Congress to give George Bush any justification to extend the Iraq War or to attack Iran. Obama also introduced a resolution in the Senate declaring that no act of Congress – including Kyl-Lieberman – gives the Bush administration authorization to attack Iran. |
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| John A |
May 16th, 2008 8:55 pm ET Obama is a little cry-baby, if anybody says anything that he doesn’t like he thinks it is directed at him and he throws a tantrum. We cannot afford this man when times get tough he is going to fold like a pair of duces in a card game. People are afraid to say anything about him because his camp will scream racism, the media needs to talk about his lack of experience and his ties to people that hate America. Obama is a typical left wing democract and that needs to be brought up., I am sorry being a community activist doesn’t qualify you to be President of the United States. Wake up America he is not who he portrays himself to be. I am a middle of the road Democrat who will not vote for him. |
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| Molly |
May 16th, 2008 9:05 pm ET Obama is NOT QUALIFIED!!! Why did he have to wait to be “outraged” - waiting for the speech to be prepared - and delivered from the teleprompter. Obama’s lack of knowledge on foreign policy is scary!! He cannot even debate McCain on such issues - and everyone knows this. The party leaders even ran to defend him so he would not look so foolish while his speech was being written for him! He is an empty suit and we cannot trust him to be the President of the USA! |
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| Michael D |
May 16th, 2008 9:26 pm ET Response to Paris Well one of the most wonderful things about America is that we have options. I appreciate the balance reporting CNN offers. Fear will not work this year from the McBush camp!! |
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| Terry |
May 16th, 2008 9:35 pm ET So tell me, if anyone can, when the exact moment was that the U.S. started being “afraid” ? Was it before Bush and the republicans told you you should be or before ? Wonder how many fist-fights Bush or Chenney were ever in as they were growing up ? That is when you find out how to stand-up to a bully or loudmouth !! Fighting is the last resort, IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN A FIGHT, but once in, YOU FIGHT TO WIN CONVINCINGLY, so you won’t have to again. Our fathers knew that, because they fought Hitler, but to even use that name, is the sign of a coward. |
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| Paris |
May 16th, 2008 9:48 pm ET Isn’t dirty politics when you constantly try to attaché John McCain to Bush? |
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| maca |
May 16th, 2008 9:52 pm ET Obama is just a big PROBLEM for America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am Hillary’s supporter and I will never, never , never vote for him!!!!!!! If not HIllary , I will vote for McCain!!!!My family and my friends, also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Molly |
May 16th, 2008 10:11 pm ET George Bush is the President of the USA - obama is a wannabe! |
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| maria newcomb |
May 16th, 2008 10:14 pm ET my question is very simple, why is it that most of the time barack obama is asked anything he avoids a straight answer |
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| Ted Georgakis |
May 16th, 2008 10:26 pm ET Please tell me WHY the republicans are seen as stronger on national defense because I haven’t seen anything they’ve done right in the last 71/2 years.Not only have bush and chenney screwed everthing up in the last 2 terms but the republicans in the congress and senate have voted down party lines in that same am’t of time and let bush rule like a monarch.Bush made mistake after mistake with the military and was anything BUT good and still the republicans supported him,so please tell me HOW THEY ARE CONSIDERED BETTER AT DEFENSE. !!!!! |
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| Susan, Royersford |
May 16th, 2008 10:34 pm ET In order to get respect you have to earn it. Bush has not done that in any shape form or fashion since taking the oath of office. He embrassed this country with his absurd comments for the entire world to witness. He couldn’t even discern between talking and appeasement. It’s very sad. No matter what you think of Obama or McCain, every Americans should be able to agree that what Bush said was completely ridiculous. |
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| Roger |
May 16th, 2008 10:41 pm ET Well it has started agagin. There was no doubt who the CNN executives are going to push for in the November Election. There choice in the race for the Democrats was Barak Hussein Obama, and now after watching just 10 minutes of tonight’s show it is clear that they will start critizing John McCain and pick up the torch for the whinning Barack Hussein Obama!!!! Cnn hopes their Obama will win in the fall. It is obvious. Whinning Obama is at it again and is saying John talked bad about him when he said that Obama would meet UNCONDITIONALLY with the leaders of Cuba and Iran. Well that was the exact words from Obama’s mouth in the 17th or 18th debate with Clinton. Speaking of debates. Will Obama debate with John McCain. He was afraid to debate Clinton for one final time, because he did so poorly the time before. If he is afraid to debate Clinton will he be afraid to debate foreign leaders say from Cuba and Iran, or will he be afraid he will do poorly with them, and if he does poorly dealing with them, what will it cost AMERICA. By the way I noticed my previous comment, like several others on ohter nights, is still Awaiting Moderation, even though others were posted after mine. Does that mean you just post the ones that are for Obama? Roger |
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| Bonnie |
May 16th, 2008 10:42 pm ET You go guy! It is wonderful to see a Democrat fight back! By the way, look it up in the dictionary. “Appeasement” isn’t anything like “negotiation”, which by the way Nixon did with the Chinese, Reagan did with the Soviet Union, and George Bush is currently doing with North Korea. Now maybe the folks in West Virginia don’t know the difference, but the rest of us do. Once again, Bush is betting on the dumbing down of America and John McSame is backing him all the way. |
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| Rob |
May 16th, 2008 10:46 pm ET Both Obama and Clinton have been US Senators for some time and have not been able to work with the Republicans. They try to build themselves up by tearing down the current administration. How do they think they can possibly unite the country with empty hateful rhetoric. The Democrats won the house and senate in 2006 and have not accomplished much. The White House/President Bush’s ratings are low but Congress’s ratings are lower and we know what house Obama and Clinton are in! Obama and Clinton are to quick to blame the White House and President Bush for everything that is wrong with America and fail to look within their own house for blame! |
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| Shell Hari, New York |
May 16th, 2008 10:56 pm ET Look guys, why should we be listening to John McCain, George Bush, or Karl Rove. They have done the American people such a disservice that they have now become “persona non grata” in my household. I think the “Peter Priniciple” is being exemplified here. All three of them-George Bush, John McCain, and Karl Rove have reached their level of incompetence. Did you see how George Bush, the leader of the Republican Party, was dissed by the Saudi government today when he tried to “appease” the Saudi Goverment to make more oil available? Is this foreign policy at its best or its worst? Or, is it the oil policy that the George Bush, Karl Rove, and John McCain’s Republican Party have been touting for almost the last eight years? They need to find some meaningful thing to do because they are out of touch with the American people, and the dynamic of the political landscape of this election season is so different that their hawkish and boorish jabs do not matter. Source: Peter Principle-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle |
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| David |
May 16th, 2008 10:56 pm ET Simple as two words- GO McCain! |
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| M.C. |
May 16th, 2008 11:04 pm ET Obama is NOT looking good recently!!! Count Fl. and Mich., seat the delegates. At that point, it is close between Hillary and Obama for delegates and the popular vote. Bring on the convention and decide there. Obama people, what are you afraid of???? |
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| Frances L |
May 16th, 2008 11:06 pm ET I beg to differ Obama is a wannabe. Bush may have the title but that is all he has. RESPECT? Bush has taken a celebration in Israel and turned it into a political bashing party. Never in recent history has a president ever done that! He has as much political saavy as Reagan had in his little finger. To put this into perspective the mind set of Bush let us quote Bush. I kid you not a real quote. “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” McCain is more of the same, they all use the same playbook, just a different cover. George Bush said it best himself. “There’s an old saying in Tennessee - I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on…shame on you. Fool me…you can’t get fooled again.” Or something like that. Go Obama. I can truly say I am not better off than I was eight years ago, nor is this country. We have lost respect around the world because of “cowboy politics”. No thanks to McSame. |
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| erma |
May 16th, 2008 11:07 pm ET mcCain has already started his early dementia, just a few months ago he |
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| joy |
May 16th, 2008 11:20 pm ET One thing said “If you have to belittle or put someone down to make yourself seem better than another, that shows your leadership level to the best degree, as a citizen I would like to hear what each canidate can do for my country, not pointing the finger all the time like nagging women. No one is perfect but as of now Obama is the perfect canidate. |
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| Pat M |
May 16th, 2008 11:20 pm ET Molly I have to disagree with your comments. George Bush may be the President of the USA but that does not entitle him to respect. One must earn respect, even the President. George Bush has earned only contempt from not only Americans but world leaders and citizens. He is the one who has generated the hatred and criticism he receives. “How dare a Candidate or Senator trash him!” How dare He show such arrogance and indifference to Candidates, World Leaders, Nations and their citizens! The World will Collectively Rejoice and Dance in the Streets when this self proclaimed Leader they rightfully perceive as an Idiot finally leaves the White House and gives the World a chance to heal and recover from the multiple disasters he has created and conveniently disowned. |
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| Andrew |
May 16th, 2008 11:22 pm ET Oh and another fun fact. On the topic of not talking to our enemies. You know that nation called the Soviet Union that not only wanted to nuke us of the face of the earth but had the power to do it? I do believe we talked to them………A LOT. But you know the Cuban missile crisis only would have ended in NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST if we hadn’t sat down with them and came up with a mutually beneficial way out. But hey why would i expect you to know your own country’s history? |
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| Lynn O'Keefe |
May 16th, 2008 11:26 pm ET I thought W was speaking about Jimmy Carter. He’s the one grinning at and hugging Hamas, Israel’s enemy. When you throw a rock at a pack of dogs only the hit dog squeals!! Hussein Obama squealed. W must have hit a sore spot with Hussein. |
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| Trevor Adderley |
May 16th, 2008 11:32 pm ET Anderson, lets balance the debate if you are going to have Ed Rollins a republican on you must balance it with a demorcrat. The irony of Mike Huckabe and his Assassination joke is giving a pass and all kinds of excuses are made because he is White, but when Barack Obama misspeaks on guns and religion it is played over and over. The networks have beat the issue of Wright, (whom I disagree with), Guns, Religion and Michelle Obama to death but when a white person misspeaks they are given a slap on the wrist. Please be fair to all sides Please note that their are white and black in my family Trevor Adderley Nassau |
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| lb/NY |
May 16th, 2008 11:39 pm ET Obama fired back instantly at every dumb point dumbo made. Now dumbo has a partner. the partner’s name is “Mc”Cain” he could be Abel’s brother, so the jews better watch out. He could kill a good thing for the US and the Jews. Not only is McCain unable to get his comments together, but forgets that dumbo and dumbo’s own people have tried to get talks going with Terrorist many times before. Bush, I mean dumbo has no respect for the Jews on such an important day, he has no respect for the USA and it’s citizens and has none for himself, every time he opens his mouth there is garbage coming out. Now he has the senile follower to boot. Does Bush know what the reprocussions of his statement to can really do harm the USA national/international security?, does any one really care or do we only care that bush needs to just shut his trap. I MUST SAY WE ARE ARE LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE FOOLS TO THE WORLD EACH AND EVERY DAY. THE USA GETS NO RESPECT. |
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| Phin |
May 16th, 2008 11:53 pm ET Mr Obama’s hearing has improved greatly, I guess he will be able to hear Rev. Wright now. |
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| Watchdog2009 |
May 17th, 2008 12:01 am ET McCain is a great flip-flopper and war monger. He has flip-flopped in many issues like abortion, tax cuts, GI bill, foreign policy and finally he embraced Bush like he will be the Bush third term. McCain can not be trusted. He changed his minds and policies more often than the winds change its direction. McCain has tied up with the most big power lobbyist than any presidential candidate ever had in American history. What it means at the bottom is that he can say anything and do anything to win an election. He is not a Maverick nor is a straight talker the way people think about him completely wrong. McCain is a big time Karl Rove’s fan and American people should not forget the Karl Rove’s evil manipulation of the facts that led us from Iraq war to wire tapping to American people and use the wire taped information to someone who criticizes the Govt. |
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| Marie |
May 17th, 2008 12:17 am ET These personal attacks against Hillary and McCain are just wrong. What about how Obama and Michelle look? What about Obama stuttering when he’s not giving a prepared speech? |
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| Esteban, Daly City, CA |
May 17th, 2008 12:35 am ET Here comes the heat from the GOP and Obama is already crying foul. Obama cuando se la meten grita y cuando se la sacan llora. Go figure. He does not have the leadership qualities needed for the top job. How long and how many times can he cry foul and expect his surrogates to come to his rescue. Who is going to make the tough decisions…his wife at 7 am. I can just imagine Obama hiding under the bed and Michele trying to get him out with a broom with a hairdo that will scare the socks of anybody. GO HRC or McCain |
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| Barb |
May 17th, 2008 1:43 am ET Obama needs too practice his lines, he sounded like he was older than McCann. |
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| Corrine |
May 17th, 2008 1:49 am ET Narcis~ Of course someone who is running for president is supposed to set an example and be a role model, and Obama did just that. (He immediately apologized to the reporter.) I have called my spouse ‘honey’ for 45 years, along with my children and others that are dear to me, once in a while I slip, and call somebody out of my family realm ‘honey’. You’re saying that is an awful example to set? EXCUSE ME. Again, let’s dwell on the serious issues. |
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| CJ Pruitt |
May 17th, 2008 2:23 am ET I find it quite disturbing and am perturbed over the “joke” that Mike Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party made while at the 137th Annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meetings. First, of all, it makes me very uncomfortable that he would put such a notion in the minds of individuals that truly do cling to religion and guns….From my dead cold hands isn’t that the motto given to the NRA by the late actor, director? For Huckabee to suggest such a cold, heartless, spontaneous “joke” just lets me know what Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party truly believes and where he stands. The “joke” was that upon hearing a loud noise in the background, he stated that it was Senator Obama tripping over his chair when he was getting up to speak, but then went on to say that Senator Obama actually dove to the floor dodging the pointing of a gun. I’ll just say that if we continue to allow such idiotic subliminal messages to be aired over and over about this “joke” and something truly does happen to any President of the United States holding office, we should look to Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party as those wanting to harbor and instigate domestic terrorism upon the highest office in the land. Shame on Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party, and a former candidate of the Republican Party running for the White House. And, to re-think and say perhaps it was a bit offensive….you think? I see Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party no different than Osama Bin Linden with his terrorists views. But, one dangerous and scary thing I do see is that with Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party, it’s worst—because Huckabee’s a Natural, United States born-terrorist that will do the most damage because he knows his way around these common grounds all too well. Shame on you Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party for your tasteless, senseless, disturbing sense of humor. Please do us all a favor and continue to cling to your religion and guns…But, please do not point it at the President of the United States nor subliminal suggest anyone else to. By the way, if you haven’t figured it out, Huckabee a representative of the Republican Party, you’re not Vice-President Dick Cheney so chances are you’re not going to be able to get away with shooting someone because you’ve already premeditated your thoughts to every citizen of the United States. |
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| fab |
May 17th, 2008 2:28 am ET For Pres Bush to go to a happy event as the 60 th anniversary of isreal and instead of talking about bringin peace to the middle east, he talks about those who want to talk to so called evil nations ( Iran, North korea, cuba and venezuela) are appeasers just by doing diplomacy. |
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| deb in az |
May 17th, 2008 4:50 am ET i dont think the speach that president bush made was about poor bo,as a matter of fact it was a general statement…but i guess bo if the shoe fits wear it…….i would love for this war to end, but if anyone truely thinks that we are ever going to come out of the middle east, think again……..iran is more of a threat to israel more than ever,we back them so think about it…..the democratic party is making to much of what president bush said…….it was implied against president carter anyway….basically carter shouldnt have gone over there anyway…..he wasnt asked to go……its about going through a change of command…….like when bo let one of his campaign people talk with the candian embassy about nafta and how things wouldnt change between the us and them if he gets the presidency……..its stepping out of bounds…….his campaign accuses others of flip flopping , he is the only one doing that…….if he gets the nomination, i hope the rnc plays rev wright 24/7……..in his great speach he could no more disown him as he could disown his grandmother……..i am a democrat and i am so disappointed in the democratic party……..to approve of this nomination of bo , i am wondering where their value system begins and ends |
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| Alexandria |
May 17th, 2008 4:55 am ET Bush is attacking Barack Obama because he’s trying to alter the perception of the American people, just as he’s been doing for years with instilling fear into others by turning the assosiation of being muslim into being a terrorist.It’s time to have a change in the way that this world as a whole is ran.We need someone who will truely work their hardest to achieving what is best for the American people, someone who can heal broken bridges, someone that speaks from the heart, and someone who can unify this country.I hope that people will not allow their ignorance to stop him from making it into the White House.By ignorance I mean people who are uneducated.If your going to vote please know the facts and information before you vote against Barack.The fact that people won’t vote for him because they have heard he is muslim and he doesn’t wear a flag pin on every occasion is absurd.Look past all of that and see the real man, the one who inspires and brings hope, the man that truely believes in what he says, and honestly loves this country.At this point, after eight years under the Bush Administration, I am ready for a change.The war has gone on long enough and has done nothing but destroy what Bill Clinton did before Bush was in office.Please, get informed before you decide who you will vote for.Oh, Barack Rocks, by the way! |
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| Spider |
May 17th, 2008 8:28 am ET Hey people. Barack has a very good idea about talking to terrorists. Look at his experience. I’m sure he sat down and talked to all of the violent gang leaders in Chicago during his years (months?, weeks?, days?) as a Chicago “community organizer”. I bet that, if the truth be known, he was able to organize the community and stop the gang violence in that city, through an honest and hopeful dialog with those locally grown terrorists. Didn’t he? He was given a chairmanship on a Senate committee to examine the war in Afghanistan and has been too busy campaigning for President to even hold a meeting. Opportunity to accomplish something, lost. He has done nothing folks, has little or no experience, and it looks like we are gonna make him President during a very important and dangerous time in our history. God help us!! |
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| Marc |
May 17th, 2008 9:08 am ET John McCain has lost his bearings many times this past week….. George Bush and Karl Rove must be contagious. |
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| Spider |
May 17th, 2008 10:32 am ET But, he is Black. The Dream has come true!!!! Hopefully, for all of us, that dream won’t become a terrorist incited nuclear nightmare. |
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| Jan Gray |
May 17th, 2008 10:46 am ET I listened to Presidents speech and I did not hear him mention I just don’t understand why everything Obama says or does that He blamed everyone else for the “Bitter” statement, Rev Wright , I was an Obama supporter, but now I will NOT vote for Him. I read |
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| jt |
May 17th, 2008 12:55 pm ET Mr. Obama you said you going to change Washington. This is just he biginning, let us see if you can change the Republican. My feeling is the Republican will change you to be playing the old politics. Change what, I think first and last the you are going to change is your pastor. Obama Hussein Barak sound scary. Hillary 08!! |
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| Yessi,MD |
May 17th, 2008 1:26 pm ET Sooner or later the trash and the conspiracy about this Bush will go out. And this McCain is exactly a copy of this Bush.He is a lier and inconsistence on his idea. In 2006, he suggested that speaking with Hamas is helpful…,now he falsely critized Obama for saying that he wili discuss with those countires who have rough diplomatic relation with our government( the Bush Adminstration).Few months ago ,he said our troops will stay in Iraq up to 100 years, now only four years, he said he is conservative Republican and then liberal Republican whmm… we are not kid, we know everything Be patient, strong ,and united Democrats. Goobama and Hillary ! |
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| Pat M |
May 17th, 2008 11:27 pm ET Paris, if you see John McCain being different than Bush you must be seeing something that the majority of Americans have missed! You said they were even different on Iraq? How? Did you forget that John McCain said that when President he would stay in Iraq indefinitely, for as long as it takes?! Then he changed that to five years, then he changed that to 2013 !!! He changes his statements faster than he changes his socks! Did you miss John’s mother telling us that John was Bush’s most Loyal and hard working friend during his Presidential Campaigan? Did you miss John McCain’s absolute disregard for Veterans? He a Prisoner of War! Did you miss John publicly mistaking Iran for Iraq? Oh Yeah, he sure knows all about the War he just forgets what Country it’s in!!!! John McCain will be a worse POISON than BUSH has been. I pray those saying they will vote for him WAKE UP before America’s military and economy is depleted and that won’t take long if McCain wins the nomination. He’ll keep the Trillions going to Iraq. |
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| steve |
May 18th, 2008 12:59 am ET Whats appauling is how CNN makes Obama out to be the true and honest Politician and at the same time, make McCain out to be an evil Republican aggressor. |
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| beth |
May 18th, 2008 2:14 am ET Body: THERE IS NO CHANGES WITH OBAMA EXCEPT THE MEDIAS HELP AT HIDING HIS RECORD OF SUPPORTING THE WAR AND BUSH. Obamas record shows he supports the war, voted twice in 2006 against bringing America troops back home. He voted for war appropriations giving our money to Halliburton and Blackwater. His latest bit of posturing S 433 allows the Bush Administration to suspend any troop withdrawal!!!!if not suspended, still keeps the troops in Iraq for a long time to come? Obama when faced with tough choices always gave in to pressure from the Bush administration or corporate lobbyists. Such as Obama voted for Bushs energy bill, sending more than $13 billion in subsidies and tax breaks to oil, coal, and nuclear companies. Obama voted with Republicans to allow credit card companies to raise interest rates over 30 percent, INCREASING STUDENT LOANS RATES AND FEES increasing hardship for families. Obama voted for one of Bushs top priorities - expanding Nafta to South America - even as President Bush obstructed all the top Democratic priorities. Obama voted with Bush to make it harder for ordinary people to hold big corporations accountable when they do things like sell toxic toys, poisonous pet food, or just plain rip you off. Obama was the Senates biggest Democratic advocate of subsidies for liquid coal, even though liquid coal produces twice the global warming pollution of the crude oil its meant to replace and voted for increased subsidies, albeit with conditions.Obama, a Hamiltonian believer in free trade and supporters of globalization has lent his support to the Hamilton Project form |
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| J.V.Hodgson |
May 18th, 2008 3:57 am ET I think the media has “Severe sound bite disease” and I am fed up of being bitten!! |
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| Rob |
May 18th, 2008 4:24 am ET IT AMAZES ME THAT IN THIS VAST COUNTRY OF OURS THAT THE BEST THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TO OFFER ARE A JUNIOR SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS AND THE WIFE OF A PAST PRESIDENT. YOU COULD SEE IN THE EARLIER DEBATES THAT THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PRESS HAD PREDETERMINED THAT EDWARDS OR RICHARDSON, BOTH MORE QUALIFIED, WOULD DO NOTHING FOR RATINGS. THE DEMOCRATS ARE SO INSISTENT ON A AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN OR A WOMAN AS THEIR CANIDATE THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PLACE OUR COUNTRY IN PERIL! JOHN MCCAIN SHOULD ASK COLIN POWELL TO BE HIS VICE PRESIDENT, THE DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME WINNING IN NOVEMBER WITH MCCAIN AND POWELL ON THE TICKET. DO YOU THINK THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE WOULD VOTE FOR MCCAIN - SENATOR - WAR HERO AND POWELL - RETIRED GENERAL - SECRETARY OF STATE OR OBAMA WHO DID AND THEN DID NOT STAND BY HIS PREACHER AND CLINTON WHO WOULD NOT AND THEN DID STAND BY HER CHEATING MAN! |
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| george in ky |
May 18th, 2008 12:57 pm ET I think that Obama is seen as the weak candidate in foreign policy and in national defense. This is why it is too early to write off Clinton. As a lifelong democrat, who voted for a democrat in every election with the exception of the BUSH-KERRY race, if the discussion were security, I would have to vote for McCain if Obama got the democratic nomination. |
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| Eileen |
May 18th, 2008 1:44 pm ET I AM SHOCKED THAT OBAMA HAS GOTTEN WHERE HE IS, I AM A DEMOCRATE, AND I LIKED OBAMAS SPEECHES BUT THATS ALL THEY WERE,AFTER HEARING MICHELE SAY THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE”S PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, I BELIEVE THAT HER AN OBAMA HAS REVEREND WRIGHT VIEWS ON AMERICA., SHE HAS EXPLAINED HER SELF BUT I DON”T BUY HER EXPLAINATION. HILLARY CLINTON HAS SAID SHE GETS WHITE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE AND SHES CALLED A RACIST. WHEN OBAMA SAYS HE GETS THE MAJORITY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTERS THATS OKAY, WHATS THE DIFFERENCE, I HOPE HILLARY SWEEPS HIM AWAY OR I WILL HAVE TO CHANGE PARTY LINES, AS I FEEL AT LEAST JOHN MACAIN IS BEING HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE, WE HAVE HAD A DEMOCRATED CONGRESS WITH ALL KINDS OF PROMISES AND DID NOTING WHAT IS GOING ON HERE I THINK LOU DOBBS HAS THE RIGHT IDEA GO INDEPENDENT. |
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| Jose |
May 18th, 2008 6:34 pm ET I will like to say thank you to obama… thank you … from the bottom of my heart … for running… we really need a change in this country.. and i know … no .. im sure you are the right man for the job… we as a nation must grow up and face the facts.. Like pay our bills… im sick of all the media trying to throw people off.. They know that many people in this country are not the brightest.. and talk about issues that are not true… I will do my best to educate my students and talk about the real issues that is going on this country.. I now that both parties now you are the right guy for the job.. but they would use race as a issue.. White america tends to forget , that the civil rights movement wasnt that long ago.. and people still feel hate inside of them.. But thats why the government needs to better our school system, so that people can understand the history and not repeat the same mistakes.. thank you and god bless you.. |
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| cheryl bonilla |
May 18th, 2008 9:38 pm ET well barrack obama was talking about how every one already involed in washington was owned well everbody jumped ship on hillary,so that proved to me that she owed no favors to any ind of groups or politicians so how come this has never been mentioned. and you know take the race card out of this election it doesnt go well with me anymorSe ive heard how the blacks have been treated so bad well so has poor white pple so we want to get started on that one i just would like for some one to mention how HILLARY HAS PROVED SHE OWES NO FAVORS TO ANY GROUPS OR POLITICIANS. but that has been brought up that is what barack obama yelled and yelled how washington was owned certain senators were bought off well she hasnt been |
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| Tammy, Oregon |
May 19th, 2008 2:01 am ET Now that John McCain had to fire five of campaign team for being lobbyist. It time we keep vetting this matter. McCain had a to close for comfort relationship with lobbyist “Vicki Iseman”, where is she? We demand the truth from the so called “straight talking express”. |
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| jt |
May 19th, 2008 2:38 am ET This just one example that Obama has no experience playing with the big boys. Instead of crying in the media, he should have simply say “Hey the President is not talking about me because my foreign policy is not what is talking about. Then talk about his program but Obama is a rookie and instead he whines. |
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| Lebe |
May 19th, 2008 5:26 am ET I ‘m of the opinion that, this is one last chance America has to ambrace the Change that Barack Obama is echoing around the country. This the opportunity to get to track to find Bin-Laden because the current situation has demostrated that the US will never affort to get him while fighting in Iraq and intenting to get to war with Iran, which MR Mcain will obviously do once elected to power. The Bush Admin failed to help the Dafur situation and Africa is looking at MR Obama who is likely to have a different foreign policy. Its time that the Democrats stop critisising each other and start supportnig the likely nomenee”OBAMA”, Join together and become that one “Unstopable force” then they will emerge victorious in November. Or thewise, the US will sink like a Titanic, economically. |
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| Claudia, Houston, Tx |
May 19th, 2008 11:08 am ET McCain still hasn’t released his medical records as promised, not that it would make much difference because he’s just too old for the presidency. Why would anyone want a 71 year old man to be the decision maker of the United States when his sat in the Senate for 40 plus years and done nothing but vote for a failed war and Bush’s policies. |
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| Henry |
May 19th, 2008 1:28 pm ET You have to wonder why do you want to have other person to take complete control over your life. All these politicans claim to be able to change the way the government does things. I have seen no change. |
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