I can’t believe Obama is looking for a veep! Outlined below are some of the reasons why I would not vote for him before this announcement. Now I just may vote for McBush!

The reasons I will not vote for Barack Obama under any case are legion. First off, he based his nomination and eventual win on the basis of hope. He conveys the notion that if all of America will get behind him, hope will cause great change. All of America will not be in the oval office with him, so this statement seems more like a cumbya moment to me, and not real politics. Secondly, in 2004 when asked if he would run he said no he would not seek a job he was not qualified to hold, which in my opinion he is not. He should have stuck to his original guns, and gained experience first. Thirdly, he has proven to me that he is just another politician like all the others. His change platform paled immensely for me when he caved on the flag pin issue. Every time you see him now he is wearing a flag pin and standing in front of one. Thirdly, he turned his back on a well educated black preacher, his preacher. I had to know more about this man after this took place. After watching Wright’s interview with Moyers and seeing how the press had spun his comments, I was sickened that Obama threw him under the bus. These are just the beginnings of the inconsistencies evident in his campaign persona.

I must at this point confess to you that I am a white college instructor that teaches many black kids in the classroom. I welcome diversity. I am not prejudice. And yet, I do not like flip flopping from a CHANGE candidate. Furthermore, it concerns me that nine out of ten African Americans vote for Obama. Go to youtube and check out poll fraud and you might find some interesting proof of tampering. Even if this is not the case, it shows that a race of people are basically being racist voting for the color of a candidates skin.

Fourth, I have watched him, arrogantly, treat Hillary Clinton as though she is no longer in the race. Is this how he plans to deal with issues he doesn’t like in the White House? If so, let’s just keep Bush he’s real good at that! Or is there a darker reason, such as sexism?

Fifthly, although Obama is an eloquent speaker, he really does not say much except hopeful words. Hope is just that, hope. We need action this country is in real trouble.

Sixth, I know in my heart the reason he stopped debating Clinton was because he could not beat her, very bad strategic move on his part.

Seventh, he knows that Michigan and Florida must be seated, but he would not work to have a revote in those states. Furthermore, he wants those delegates seated in his favor. Not only did he take his own name off the ticket in Michigan, but he kept it on in Florida and he ran ads in the state. Moreover, he also held a press conference there before the primary.

I could go on forever, but I’ll stop here for now. We are in big trouble if he gets in the white house, if he can even pull that off! I will not vote for him. I will sit out the election and not be heard rather than vote for such an incompetent unqualified candidate.

I think that Obama has a whole lot to overcome before the general election. So much so that it may be insurmountable for even him to concur! There are just way too many groups that don’t like him for him to have to pander to to get their votes!I just don’t see him getting it done.

Besides that…he isn’t through with Hillary yet! He may have the majority of votes but he doesn’t have enough delegates to win the nomination outright with out the superdelegate vote at the convention. You all need to start telling that little truth!

No one is saying it but I am here to tell you the elephant is in the room, Hillary Clinton is responsible for this divide, her campaign tactics has led us to this point where we have a divided party in such crucial point in American history, instead of unity she has introduced, racism, smear tactics and claims of sexism, she has managed to enraged her followers to the point that they will not look past gender or race and threaten to vote republican if she is not the democratic nominee, was that her goal or end result, because that’s were we are, as the DNC tries to move forward. We are supposed to do what’s best for the party at the end of the day we are Democrats. But because of an individual, the team may fail come November!

I have an idea how Obama could appeal to uneducated, low income males and a theory as to why they vote for Hillary.
That demographic was enthralled by the work Bill did in Oval Office!

With all the hypr that has been going on lately with the democrats and their comments regarding the NAFTA agreement, I would like to offer these comments. First of all, it was your government that pushed for Canada to enter into the agreement and as a result we are now overrun by US companies,primararily big box outlets buying out Canadian stores. All of a sudden this agreement is affecting your economy. What would the result be if you opt out?How would these big box companies like it if our government said fine, you must close and give us back our stores! So, as you can see, if might affect us more that you.
Thank you

Could depend on whether its a speech or a Q&A session.

Obama cannot be the only one inspiring voters to come out. Working class voters in Appalachia etc. came out in huge numbers for Hillary. Is that also attributable to Obama? Yet only he gets credit and that is the very basis of the problem. When up to 90% of blacks vote for Obama it is not racism. When white voters overwhelmingly reject such a strange assessment ,it is racism.

People do not like to be called stupid and ignorant as Obama supporters consistently tell Clinton supporters they are, as if all the Obama supporters including the 90% blacks are not from the working class and all older women are stupid.

It is the vitreol spewed against Senator Clinton and the hard working people of those states that has caused the divide and have women and others up in arms and then they say it is Clinton being mean to boot.

The Truth is the Truth and spin is spin and when people show you who they are believe them the first time.

It is an error to pick a president to be politically correct.

Hey Gary, perhaps only us Canadians get the Bill Clinton as VP thing. I had the same thought a few days ago - but I wouldn’t want to end the Clinton marriage on that note.

I agree with Maddem and Cindy. Obamas campaign has holes in it the size of Florida and Michigan. I really can’t see too many of their voters come November voting for him if he doesn’t try to seat the delegates to match the way they volted in the primaries. I’m not sure how to handle Michigan where his name was removed from the ballot, but if I lived there, the only way I’d ever vote for him is if he helped get a revote by either paying or agreeing to one. Otherwise he doesn’t have leg to stand on.

As a Democrat he needs to voice his support of a revote or counting the votes in both states because the decision for the date of the primaries there where set by the Republicans. It just doesn’t make sense to keep ignoring this fact and that by not agreeing to allowing the vote of these people to count he is allowing the Rebublicans to dictate who is going to be the candidate. The Democratic Party should NEVER allow the Republican party to pick their candidate.

I believe many of these votes will go to McCain.
The polls will show to be incorrect in many areas… not the least of which will be many who say they will support Obama. When asked they feel pressured to say yes because of the racial card so many supporters throw out. It is very visible on these very boards. If you don’t like Obama… or like in Kentucy or WV they start screaming racism is alive and well in the United States. Even if you have several very good poitical reasons not to support him… ie… things he’s said, his relative inexperience, his affiliations with some less than mainstream people like Wright and Ayers… etc… so when asked people don’t want the racial overtone when they answer… so they say sure… I’ll vote for Obama. However come election day… when they are alone behind the curtain… we will see.

The divide in the Democrat party is a sign that only half of the Dems are fully supportive of Obama… the vast majority of Republicans will not be.

At any rate… with the lack of faith in the current administration carrying over to McCain… what should be a blow out this year will be a very close race… down to the wire…. and maybe even an upset for McCain if the above hypothesis is correct.

To Chris Price - Americans only see what they want to see in NAFTA. They don’t care about how many jobs have been lost here in Canada. If you don’t like your 5% unemployment rate in the US, try looking at Canada where it often hovers around 10% - because of NAFTA.

Also, the US has many buy American clauses in the large government projects it puts out for bid, which means that Canadian companies are denied the chance to supply to the US anyway.

madden
I agree with you 100%. After all Rev. Wright was his “right” hand man in all matters for 20 years at least. Such weakness as dismissing him cannot be construed as integrity.

I completely agree with maddem. Almost all black people are voting for him just because he’s black. There’s going to be trouble with the black community either way it goes.

doesn’t it disturb anyone that Obama said the Government should control how much you eat, what temperature your house is, and how much you drive your SUV?

We should be doing these things because we have the freedom to do as we want. The federal government shouldn’t be stepping in to make sure I don’t eat trans fats.

The reality is that Obama will not win the presidency because of the color of his skin! 25% of those questioned in Kentucky admitted to this fact and I’m sure there were at least another 25% that voted for Hillary for the same reason thus will vote McCain in the fall. It is funny to me that the word racist has been replaced by less educated “working class”. It is often the less educated that harbor ignorance and hate towards other people. The states like Kentucky or West Virginia which have a larger percentage of less educated white Americans provides cesspools for racist culture. What scares me is the “less educated” out number the educated and has put a dunce in the white house twice and will do so again! Truly a government for the stupid by the stupid! Ironically it’s not the less educated that are benefiting.

Obama and his campaign staffers have had to clarify, or possibly retool, his statements that it’s sometimes difficult to recognize what Obama truly believes. Here are a few examples:

When asked at the CNN YouTube Debate if candidates would meet with leaders of Syria, Iran, and Venezuela during their first year in office, Obama immediately answered “Yes. The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them — which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration — is ridiculous.” McCain has called him out on this point, so Obama has now reclarified his original statement to include using diplomatic measures first.

Obama has been often quoted as saying, “nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian people.” Now Obama explains what he meant was, “nobody has suffered more than the Palestinian people from the failure of the Palestinian leadership to recognize Israel, to renounce violence, and to get serious about negotiating peace and security for the region.” See the difference?

Obama has insisted he opposes negotiating with Hamas “until they recognize Israel, renounce terrorism and abide by previous agreements.” If this is true, then why would Obama even consider negotiating with Iran and Syria without preconditions?

Obama says he favors tighter sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. Does that mean Obama would expect Iran to renounce the IRGC and recognize Israel prior to any diplomatic negotiations? Wouldn’t that be considered a “precondition”?

As much as Obama and his supporters claim the junior senator’s judgement will make up for his lack of foreign policy experience, I believe others are still quite skeptical of his “hope” to get it right.

It’s not about how big the victory is, but look at who he beat!
It’ll be a landslide in November. The fear factor does not work anymore.

The Key to Democrats’ Win: Let FL and MI Redo Primary

Democrats, including Dean, Obama, and Hillary, should know that nothing is more important now than resolving the problem of FL and MI delegates. Without resolving this difficulty will leave an open-ended primary process, create chaos at the convention, and eventually suffer a defeat in the general election. Unless both candidates agree, whatever DNC decide on May 31 still will not solve the problem. Furthermore, if DNC decide to punish FL and MI, they may just as well kiss good bye to these two states and accept the defeat in November. But if Obama and Hillary are unable to agree on any formula, what should DNC do? The only unambiguous way is to redo the primary. Remember, all rules governing the nomination are decided by DNC. There is no such thing as “rule is the rule”, because DNC need to invent rules to fit the situation. For example, what should be the threshold for this year’s nomination? Any number the DNC set will be challenged not only at the convention but also in courts. However, there is a rule that will never change: rules must be fair, legal, and winning. Unless both candidates agree, the only fair, legal, and winning decision that DNC can make now is to redo the primary in Florida and Michigan. After this is done, one candidate surely will get more than half of the total delegates to win the nomination, and the other can humbly accept the result.

I’m a Jewish, Liberal, Democrat and will vote for McCain before Obama.

As a naturalized American, I am appalled on what I am witnessing during this election year. Many man and women DIED to insure our right to vote and the democratic process. What are we teaching the rest of the world about our values and the system that we want them to embrace? When I hear voters saying that will not vote for a candidate for personally reason such as race and religion. I thing it’s humorous. Being in the most powerful country in the world where knowledge is everywhere, why these people in America not doing their research. Does the candidate have their interest in mind instead of what is their race, religion, and why they don’t wear a flag pin, etc? You (we) have bigger problems!

When a large share of people coming out of the polls stated that race is a factor in why they voted for a particular person, that is disturbing being an American and further more it is insulting that in a time when these same people might be loosing their home, jobs, and significant amount of their rights, they are more worried about race. People, please note that whoever is elected President, they cannot touch your religion and your guns. For the sake of this country and the rest of the free world, pick up a copy of the Bill of Rights right away and read it, study it and make sure you understand it; it’s very important because you are telling the rest of the world who we are as a people and I don’t like the message being conveyed right now. It’s not pretty!

Obama or Mr President whatever you want to call him,yes everyone knows Hillary has damaged the party and politics with her years of service,experience i guess youd call it.I think even she believes the puplic is tierd of the greedy experinced politicians,sitting back getting nothing done except higher prices on just about everything -but thats ok we pay for thier gas,car hell if you think about it we even pay their taxes.So I believe she loafing around for a reason ,to ease her voters back into believing Obamas a good guy and will be the best President,and ofcourse to keep the right off him as long as posssible.Common shes in Flordia and shes accually not bad mouthing him, just tryng to get the people excited about the Democratic party.

Some people will not change! They don’t want to vote for Obama because is skin color and his name, Barack Obama. I came to this conclusion, PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS!!! Obama will be a wonderful as a United States President.

Rahni, Connecticut

RECORDS SET

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- Second president accused of rape**
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad

source~Sam Smith

If Hillary wins this what we get with regards to Bill

Maddem, Here Here! I agree with you 110%

I am a White Middle Age Female and I am not prejudiced. In fact, I have neices and nephews of African American decent. I have nothing personally against Obama. I feel as Maddem that he does not have the experience, capability, political savy, international wisdom or judgement that is crucial to governing his Nation.

I also have a great fear that should Obama actually win the Nomination that it will put John McCain in the White House. And in my view, that would be an outcome that would bring America more devastation than the Bush Reign. And an outcome would warrant fear!

I see negatives in Hillary Clinton. She is far from the perfect choice in my view. But the key here is, I SEE the negatives. In Hillary there is nothing hidden. Americans know everything there is to know about Hillary. Not so with Obama. And this really upsets me. Why is it so difficult for the media to relay more information on Obama? It doesn’t seem to be a problem with any other Public Figure. And this makes me question him as both a Man and a Politican. If the media could be more forthright I would not have these doubts.

Obama will snap his fingers and he will win over women, working class, jews… Please, lie to us if you must, but don’t lie to yourselves! The guy spends 120 days or so in the US Senate, and then runs for President of the United States. He simply is not electable. We might be dems, but not stupid!

Obama has already won most of America that’s why he’s leading in the popular, most states won and delegate counts. THe media is focusing on his weaknesses, what about Hillary’s and McCains. All of the people who voted for Obama are not voting for Hillary or McCain. I wonder why? And we all know that Jewish, white woman, christian, and blue collar workers live in these states. Appalachia and the Rust BeltAdd people are just prejudice. Fl and MI votes. Then while you’re at it add the caucus states votes, which Obama won, Iowa, Nevada, Washington & Maine. The estimates from these four Caucus states increases Senator Obama’s popular vote margin by 110,224. Obama was not on the Michigan Ballot and thus received zero votes. Uncommitted was on the ballot and received 238,168 votes as compared to 328,309 for Senator Clinton. So count all of the votes and Obama leads.

Obama will lift us out of the fog and into a better place with fresh faces and better ideas. He can work with others from both parties to get things done and will be respected internationally. He is a good man with good values and intentions. He will bring so many people to the table this election will be exciting and important. He will serve all of us and make things better.

Anyone wants to know why it is that Hillary Clinton is staying in the race?
Seems that her campaign is waiting to take this to the Courts to decide…..(Breaking News)— Did anyone hear they have already started the process?
Next, She is hoping that something may happen to Obama on the way to the convention,,,like his transportation breaks down on the way.

I really like Obama, and even considered voting for him. But, I am conservative republican christian, and I can not morally vote for someone who would not vote for a ban on partial birth abortion.

I like his policy on education and the economy. He is also too socialist for me. I do not know that national healthcare is the best solution. My father used to live in the Netherlands (a socialist country) and he had to return to the US just to find a good knee surgeon. I also do not agree with him on Iran. I used to think that diplomacy was the only way, but now I see how Hamas, Hezbolluh, Iran, and Syria are trying to take over that region. These groups all belong to a political movement aimed at destroying Israel and the western world. They hate us because they think we are what they see in the media (sex and the city, etc.) We need to greatly improve the moral integrity of our country and Obama is too liberal. I have to vote my conscience.

ANDERSON -

People need a reality check. This is a primary. ALL this hogwash about what people are doing NOW is not realistic. We have two people fighting for the Democratic nomination. Okay?

When we have a Democratic nominee (which will be Sen. Obama), then all these PRIMARY polls, analyzations, etc. is nothing but foolish. This will ALL change once he is announced the democratic nominee.

The primaries will soon be over. WHY does the media keep focusing on this hogwash? The election maps will change come November and the polls will change once the Nation unites behind Sen. Obama.

WE DON’T WANT ANOTHER REPUBLICAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!

Maddem - get a grip. You’d rather vote Republican and 4 more clueless years of McBush, war, recession, future Katrina delays, stubborness, clueless etc. than to even try and turn this country around in a new direction? You’re not a true democrat. Every one of the candidates has baggage: McCain-Bush, Hillary-Bill(can’t get congress to work with her), Obama-Wright. What good was McCain and Clinton’s experience when it came to the biggest and most serious decision of this country? Where was their experience then? At least Obama showed some judgment that this war was wrong. And flag pins, reverends mean more to you than someone’s “right” judgment and want and hope for a new direction for our country? The United States of America has already voted which is why he is ahead!

If he doesn’t work out a deal to seat the Florida and Michigan Delegates, He will have even more challenges…I do not think he has enough experience either…And he share Rev. Wrights views as well…

He’s not only inspiring new voters, but after Bush, he’s the only reasonably choice.
To choose McCain will be an absolute disaster, what good can someone do who is 71 years old and has absolute no vision and no charisma at all? The USA don’t need another Boris Yeltsin annymore, so Barack Obama is the only serious candidate.

Here we go again… McBush will be our next president if he runs against Obama..people are blind if they dont see this or they just dont care!!! OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE

@ Jodie, our votes will cancel each other out. I could not possibly support someone who wishes to restrict in any way a woman’s right to choose.

We re-elected a president who had no experience when he initially ran. Okay, so I guess that’s a good reason to not vote for inexperience again.

But aren’t we getting a little ahead of ourselves here? Let’s have this discussion when the nomination is final.

And should he be the party’s nominee, let’s hope he is smart enough to select a VP that will balance him out and appeal to those “problem” areas. (The same can be said for Clinton.)

Janette- the problem is the only plans Obama lays out are ones he has stolen and sometimes modified from Clinton. He runs on HOPE! Hope is nice and warm and fuzzy, but we need a real problem solver not an eloquent interlocutor with no real clue of the daily workings of the Presidential office. Did you see his 2004 interview? As for the flag pin and Wright, those issues showed me the depths of his willingness to do ANYTHING to get elected. I would rather the country suffer four more years of dictarship. Then possibly dems would be willing to judge people for their deeds not their puffed up words. And as for Obama’s stance on the war, if you do the research, he said at the time, he did not know how he would have voted! Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but he wasn’t there!

The african americans were voting for Hillary over Obama. It is because of her and her husband’s race baiting that we don’t support her anymore and wouldn’t support her bid for the white house. She has not only ruined her legacy, but what of the so-called first black president Clinton who Africian Americans loved.
He stopped debating with Hillary because she was just accusing him of anything under the sun. She only wanted to debate because of her financial woes.

Even if Hillary gets the nomination somehow. When was the last time a democrat won without the black vote in an election. And I listen to the black radio stations and we are not voting for Hillary.

Seemed no one mentioned the enormous croud in Oregon recently was in part due to a rock band called “The Decemberists” They opened up for CNN’s glory boy , interesting note, they open up with the Soviet Union’s National Anthem , what does that mean to an American political campaign? left media loves it..

Maritza

She debated him on the issues. HE DID NOT DO WELL! Dems you want my vote put Hillary on the top of the ticket!

Obama has a problem, lack of experience. He may be a great community organizer which gives him great experience for his campaign, but he doesn’t have government experience. He didn’t even show up for his own committee meeting. Nevertheless, unless Hillary can do maricles and get the Florida and Michigan votes to count (which is right), then we’re stuck with him as the nominee.

If Obama secures the nomination I sincerely hope that he selects Hillary Clinton as his VP. It would be a barrier-breaking, historic, unstoppable ticket for the general election. In addition, he could then get the states that he couldn’t win by himself, the Big States that win elections, New York, California, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Yep, Obama has a problem alright, and his problem could be a worse problem for the Democratic party, he may not be electable against McCain unless Clinton is on the ticket. I hope his ego can handle that as we all know this ticket needs her!

We sure dont need somebody as President that shared Rev Wrights views for 20 years…and wonder how much money Wright raised for Obama and yes i know Obama said he didnt share Wrights views just like he didnt wear an American Flag on his lapel untill something was said about it

This is what I don’t understand regarding this I’ll vote McCain vs Obama. I did a google search on Sen. McCain because I wanted to get to know him. I found McCains skelelton’s and read the information. McCain has some issues, as does Hillary and Obama.

So voting for McCain vs Obama is not going to do anything but hurt this counry. Vote the issues.

Winston Churchill was also a man who spoke well and also had problems but nevertheless he led his nation out of a long darkness.

Did he have a plan? Did he have solutions? Not really, but what he did have was the ability to inspire his countrymen to overcome their fears, to perform the self-sacrifice needed to be great again. I am not saying Obama is a Churchill but I am saying that we need an inspiring leader with integrity and good judgment and who is not afraid of bold initiatives to lead our nation and the free world at this critical time.

So he doesn’t have experience - there are plenty of people with lots of experience to advise him and besides that may not be a bad thing.

Jewish voters who have long been libral, find Obama “suspect,” and the recent endorsement by Jessie “Hymie Town” Jackson hasn’t helped the matter. Obama should Not have accepted his endorsement, like John McCain did recently with an endorsee. Of course there is also the lovely Pastor Wright controversey that will not easily be forgotten or easy to overcome when seeking voting approval.

Gary Chandler in Canada wrote:

“I have an idea how Obama could appeal to uneducated, low income males….”

He does. Most black men are uneducated and low income.

Really, these anti-white comments from BO’s people are getting old.

Jodie Republican from Idaho wrote:

“They hate us because they think we are what they see in the media (sex and the city, etc.) We need to greatly improve the moral integrity of our country….”

And we’re not what they see in the media? Can you really blame them for concluding that we are? “Conservative Republican Christians” like yourself, who supposedly number in the tens of millions, didn’t seem to make much of a difference as the moral integrity of our nation declined.

Wow, this election is really, and I mean really, getting ugly. The whole race issue is going to cause divisions for years to come . . . no matter if Obama wins or not. My guess is that if it were a known fact that only 50-60% of black people were voting for him, he’d have the Presidency sown up already in any poll taken.

Racial prejedice has always existed in the USA as well as in other countries, it’s simply human nature for many (not a majority, but many) people to want their own race to be in control. It’s the same with religion, gender, sexual preference, social status, etc.

All of the do-good whiners (Polly Annas) need only look at their own preferences and the way they are individually so absolutely convinced that their viewpoint t is the only right one. Well sorry folks, but the majority rules in this land, right or wrong; be it Brack, or Hillery, or McCain. We are a nation of many complexities and we just need to work thru things according to rules and laws until an outcome is proven.

I still CAN NOT believe that Hillary supporters would rather vote for another four years of Republican-BS, than vote for Sen. Obama. I think those who say this are the “Rush-the-vote” crowd.

Surely, Clinton supporters know that danger in having McCain and his cronies in the White House!

Please Democrats, you need to unite! Unless………

You want the war to continue

You want the national debt to continue growing over $10 TRILLION!

Its time to find common ground, to UNITE as ONE VOICE and SAY NO MORE TO the RNC!

Think of your country and the future. If we continue ‘business’ as usual, with all the brutal attacks and in-fighting, the RNC will win even by a small margin.

Seriously, think of what’s best for our nation’s future, and SET ASIDE the EGOS!

More than the way people are lining up along voting lines, I am much more concerned about things like Huckabees ill remarks last week, and that front page cross-hairs photo of Obama out of Georgia.

I really believe in this country, and in every individual’s right to support whom they choose, but those who incite violence I take issue with, and I wish you would too. -These pat little apologies they give for the horrific things they know they could inspire are not enough, they should be taken to task.
Is it to extend their 15-minutes, or are they trying to create an air of expectation for some misdirected individual to ‘fulfill’? I don’t know, but I do believe some form of serious reprimand should be imposed on them, otherwise, I fear they may be successful in producing a truly regrettable result.

DNC knows the problem but they stil want to shove Obama.

Hillary is abetter chance.

The rust belt and Appalachia are not cesspools for racism; there are a large number of people in these areas that are not racist; who look at the issues and qualifications of the candidates and vote accordingly.

Its easy to explain votes against Obama with racism; it even gives the Obama supporters a moral high ground to cling to. But it isn’t accurate. I lived in Appalachia for most of my life and I voted for Clinton rather than Obama because she at least would get specific on what she meant to do - I haven’t heard anything but vague promises from Obama yet. Voting for him would be like buying a box which might have treasure inside or junk inside. I prefer to know what I am getting before I compllete the transaction.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Over 60% of the Jewish voters polled already support Barack, why would it even be a question that McCain would win that group? Yo humor the question though, particularly on a day when the Hagee denouncement is all over the news, I think Obama’s efforts will work and he will shore up more support with Jewish Democrats. I thought that his address today at the town hall meeting in Florida was fabulous. He has remained consistently in support of Israel. His discussion of his personal connection to Judaism through his faith and the poignant collaboration of Jews and blacks during the civil rights movement was very moving.

how can any of us know for sure what BO stands for ?? he says one thing and if that don’t seem to go over so well, he changes it to something else. We are not voting for the president of the senior class ..this is the president of the U.S. …The hardest and most powerful job in the world. We need someone strong, someone tuff, and someone smart enough to do the job …..and to me that would be HC

As for the most irritating argument about Obama’s lack of experience…

One of our greatest Presidents, Abraham Lincoln had almost an identical record (8 yrs as Ill legislator and 2 years in Congress), furthermore Teddy Roosevelt only had 2 years of experience before becoming Vice Pres., Woodrow Wilson only had 2 years as Governor before being elected, Reagan had 8 years… It’s about leadership skill and judgment, not experience.

Barack has shown great judgment with regard to the war, targeted operations in Pakistan, diplomacy vs. saber rattling, the GI Bill, nuclear proliferation, Veteran’s health care, women’s rights, civil justice… and significantly better judgment than Hillary or McCain with regard to his campaign management as evidenced by his amazing fundraising strength, his delegate wins, his strategists, etc. It has been Hillary and McCain who have had to get rid of top staff members, not Barack.

It amazes me how everyone has decided that since Obama is the leading candidate that they will vote for McCain. I’m an African American and I’m paying almost $4 a gal in gas ( this should be everyones concern moving forward) and because Obama is an African American you will not vote for him, than shame on you. There isn’t any other reason that they will not vote for him other than race. I know the first thing you’re going to say is, we are always playing the race card, well let this African American woman tell you this: If I decided to vote Republican because Hillary hasn’t been forthright than shame on me for allowing my feelings to get involved. We are suffering with the Republicans in office and it doesn’t matter who wins on the democratic side I’m a democrat and that is who I’m supporting. When Barack spoke at the national convention in 04′ everyone was talking about “this up and coming democrat that spoke so eloquently”, who may become the first African American president, what has happened to those people who talked with such conviction regarding Barack. I get it WE NEED TO STAY IN OUR PLACES AND BEING A LEADER OF ALL AMERICANS ISN’T BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE. I thought we were getting somewhere with race but I guess I was wrong. This is a sad day in American History.

please…. for god’s sake….someone explain to this poor, dumb
canadian, you have two candidates with equal amount’s of the
popular vote…but you see only one of them, who is destroying
the democratic party!!

Look he will beat McCain, that the least of his proplems. The clintons are the real problem. They are ruining our chance to win the white house. What are they trying to do ? I want to get this party to unit. I really loved the Clinton’s now I see there just willing to do almost anything to win . To the teacher who blog states he won’t vote for Barack and he listed the reason why. He is a sad excuse for a teacher, no wonder our kids ACT scores suck.

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This guy is all style with little to no substance. I can’t recall one solution to any of our problems coming out of his mouth. I’ve hear a lot of complaining about Washington and a lot of complaining about problems, but I want a problem solver. This guy is all style with no substance and some very questionable friends and allies. I really think Americans have to think twice before they decide to give the keys to the car to this guy. All I know of him is that he is the most liberal senator in Washington that will tax the hell out of us all.

My pocketbook is the last place I was from my government. If Washington is the problem why don’t we change the Congress to a Republican congress and why don’t we reduce government and taxes and elect McCain. Now, that is change I can believe in!!!!

I am totally aware of the shortcomings of Obama, but considering the alternatives, he is far above and beyong the other two choices. McCain can’t seem to decide if he wants what he wanted, or if he wants what he wants now; Hillary is so devisive, doesn’t know how to tell the truth, changes her mind on what she says and does one day and then something better comes along and she decides that is the way she will go. Her idea that being so indebt that it shows her committment to her cause only demonstrates that she can’t even manage her finances, let alone those of the country! I sincerely hope that Obama will NOT help her out of her financial crisis (her taking money from a child –how low will she stoop?), and I also hope that he will NOT consider her for his VP. Hillary is not change, brings much baggage to the table (quite a lot of which the public is not yet aware of), and would be most detrimental to Obama. I get a little disenchanted with all of the polls of today and whether Hillary can beat McCain, or whether Obama can beat McCain–let’s get a nominee and then see who can beat who. If people get the chance to meet, hear, and talk with Obama they will understand the person he is and will vote for him. By the way, some of the less-educated, white workers of Appalachia will not vote for Obama no matter what because he is still 50% black–if racism is more important to them than their own welfare and that of the U.S., then so be it. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink!

HILLARY, BARRACK, AND McCAIN DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE AS PRESIDENT. GEORGE BUSH WAS ELECTED TWO TERMS AND HE STILL DON’T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT BEING PRESIDENT.

So Brian, his work on nuclear proliferation, his groundbreaking ethics reform, his success with VA hospital reform, his co-sponsorship of the GI Bill that passed today, his unanimous passage of death penalty reform in IL, his success in increasing health care in IL… is just style without substance? Barack has plenty of solutions, you just haven’t been paying any attention to his town hall meetings and haven’t looked at his hundreds of pages of policy proposals.

It’s obvious you’re a Republican, so I suppose you must at least support Barack’s co-sponsorship of the bill to ensure that McCain even had the right to run as President (this came into question because McCain was born in Panama in case you weren’t paying attention then either).

These blogs make me sick to my stomach. It is just amazing to see that people are so caught up in their tiny little issues which are totally irrelevant to the real issues going on in the world around us. That is why Americans are so universally disliked. One sure downside of globalization for the USA is the ease with which our hypocrisy and self-absorption have been exposed on the world stage. No longer can we claim to be the greatest nation on earth, or world leaders, or the model nation. We are just a bunch of frauds driven by fear of the unknown and an obstinate refusal to come out of the dark ages when America ruled the world.

Maddem claims to be a college professor who teaches black students. Well, I’m sure blessed that none of my children would ever have to come under her hypocritical tutelage. Reading between her lyings I can tell she is pretending to be what she is not……..just like Hillary, in fact. What a bunch of racist hypocrites we have in this country!! Starting with the Clintons, more specifically Hillary Rodham Clinton.

So, McCain can reject an endorsement, and any belief of those endorsing him, but Obama must be a terrorist because Hesbala endorsed Obama?

With McCain’s logic, we should all vote for Obama because the “worst” is trying to derail Obama, thus he must be their biggest threat.

FYI, I’m a devote conservative, and want Obama to lose because he is the most likely to win against McCain, but lets have a factual competition - not a Liberal one of fear mongering for votes.

I think Obama will win over Mccain. This boils down to judgement. Look at how Macain handled this Hagee’s issue. We all should know that pastors are not politicians who say politically correct things. Pastors speaks from the bible convictions words as well as the truth. Was it not God’s will that the Jews lived 40 days and 40 nights in the desert and punished some. That doesn’t mean that God don’t love them. That is why parents who don’t punish their kids end up having bad kids. Macain will not be a stable president and we can’t afford that at this time. I think the jews who knows the bible can support Hagee on that. Macain should be bold and not go with the wind otherwise the wind will blow him away. At least obama supported his pastor till it got out of hand. Macain could have denounce Hagee’s statement but still kept his endorsement since he said he doesn’t go to his church. All this have revealed how unstable he is.

obama trying to win over clinton and/or mccain supporters in fla. that’s funny considering they voted for hillary. they’re probably still pissed too!

It’s a shame that in this day in time we are still making race an issue. Race should not be the reason that we vote, but that is what is pushing rual area whites to vote for Hillary and inner city blacks to vote for Obama. We have a log way to go. It’s amazing that every imigrant group that has came to the United States has been allowed to assimiate in to the culture, but Blacks. Where is all the hate comming from? Learn to deal with the real problems! Focus! These are the exact distractions Republicans are looking for us to focus on.

Monique & Anita,

Well spoken to both you!

Say it loud I’m for Barack I’m proud.

Now everybody chant with me:

No More Drama Vote Obama!!!!

The question with Obama is: Is the water bad?

It seems to me that the dems who support Hillary Clinton to the point that they would prefer to vote for mccain over obama are casting a racist ballot. The ONLY common ground between Clinton and McCain is the fact that they are both white. He is opposing nearly everything that comes out of her mouth. If you want the war to end during the primary (while hillary is still active) voting for McCain will surely not make that happen. If you are wanting jobs for the “hard working” Americans, McCain is countering that efffort as well. McCain says that foreclosures are the fault of the home owners and the banks that lend them the money, and not a federal problem. And gas prices, McCain could care less. He openly states that the economy is not his strong suit. When gas prices go up, so does the orice of everything that has to be transported. We recently saw stamp prices rise, and gas rises daily.
We know that America is in BIG trouble when 90% of the population is unable to obtain it. Going to college and getting a good job is good, but pointless if you can not afford the gas to get to work!

You Clinton supporters claim to be hard working Americans who require the economy to thrive for your own survival, yet many of you want to vote for McCain instead of OBAMA? Hard working or not, NO ONE wants to see the country that they live in fall into a deep recession.

THINK BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR BALLOT!!!

By the way, OBAMA and Joe Biden!!

Maddem and Chips,
Unless you both are acquainted w/every black person in the U.S. and excluding unreliable online polls and a classroom sampling where more than a few black students say Yes for Obama, how do you conclude that most (meaning the majority) black people are voting for Obama and those that are voting for him only vote because of his skin color? Does this mean black people do not have the intelligence to make informed decisions and differentiate between who they believe is qualified or unqualified to represent them? Or do you mean On that white people are absolutely justified in believing that any of the white candidates is qualified and could not conceive of voting for Obama? In the beginning, I had respect for Hillary Clinton but she and Bill Clinton created this nationwide dissent between black and white voters through their campaign smear tactics that the media has only intensified. I am a black, educated, professional female and unless you have telekinetic abilities, your generalization of the voting right and judgment of an entire race is absurd.

i am a young black woman and from alot of other young and old, women and men taht are black say that we know how people like obama and michelle are. they’re black people who try to act like they’re more them other and think about themselves. we will not vote for obama because he is inexperience and we have never heard about him. the only reason he has most of the black votes is because most black people are stupid and vote for people cause they are black and if they show some ghetto mentality that what they like. most of them have never heard of obama also until now. just think about it, if a war starts what will he do? do he have any military skills? that’s why we voted for hillary and if she doesn’t win the nominee we will have to vote for someone that we feel our lives will be and better hands.

John Wohlmut ,
How dare you compare Obama to Winston Churchill.
Here is a man that served in the army and saw combat in India , the Sudan and the Second Boer war .
Subsequently served as a member of Parliament starting in1900 and not until 40 years later did he become Prime Minister / Minister of Defense .
I would say that he had a pretty hefty resume and earned the respect of his people.
Obama supporters have their heads in the clouds.
Obama is a man of many words and will tell you anything you want to hear.
His statements regarding the Middle East / Iran show you how ill informed and immature he is. Flip flopping the next day made it worse.
America you deserve better than that , vote with your head.

Tane ,
It is experience , you may call it life experience , that give you the skills for leadership and judgement and please do stop comparing Obama to previous Presidents or Leaders because he doesn’t measure up.

This is for John Wohlmut who said “So he doesn’t have experience - there are plenty of people with lots of experience to advise him and besides that may not be a bad thing.”.

John, to you I say, George Bush didn’t have much experience either, so he picked Dick Cheney, a very experienced guy who screwed the country.

And to Tane who says that “Abe Lincoln and Roosevelt didn’t have much experience”, I simply must point out that this is not the 1800’s or 1930’s, 1940’s….things have changed.
If Obama gets the nomination, Democrats have made their bed and now they must lie in it, let’s hope at least there is enough sense to get a great VP. And believe me, 4 years from now when Mr. Loves to hear himself talk Obama is floundering, I won’t be happy, I will be sad at how this party screwed its self!

when does the madness end. barack obama attends a church for 20 years and becomes so close to the pastor that he calls him family. But he wants to say he never knew or heard the pastor spew his racist hate sermons. i say that is what it is A LIE!!!!!
then you have john Mccain dogging pastor hagee for his endorsement and says that john hagee and his wife dianna are the finest people he knows and then says he never entered hagees church nor was pastor hagee his spiritual guide. how does john McCain evaluate people? it sounds like he evaluates people by what they can do for him. both of these men need to reevaluate thier decerning abilities. but i would prefer they do it on thier own time and dime not while they destroy our country any further.
BRING ON HILLERY!!!!!!!!!!!

Maddem for Pres and Annie Kate for VP if you truly want an America with real positive Change!

I too would like to know what I’m getting before I complete the transaction. And that will never be an option with Obama. Obama voters are supporting him on what? HOPE? It must be as he hasn’t defined or enlightened Americans on any other issues as to what he is offering for Change. Hope is the Tree of Life but only if you water and nuture its roots and sinews. To vote on Hope void of any substance, reason, capability, or plan can only be likened to buying a lottery ticket and believing you are the only one that can win!

People need to get over their infatuation with Barack Obama before it’s too late and we all have to suffer another four years of the same devastation under a new name only, McCain! I guarantee you, if Obama is the Nominee, McCain is your next President. I’ll put my year’s wages on that one and buy a bicycle!

I agree with Verna hundred percent for Obama’s inconsistency “he says one thing and if that don’t seem to go over so well changes to something else.” Obama has been talking from both sides of his mouth since he entered this race, he has been reading the public for favourable information to pounce on, he himself does not have any message. If he succeeds in fooling Americans to vote for him, the crown will dangle on his head and presents himself in borrowed robes if it comes to the point of making important or tough decision.

NOBODY has the experience to be President. It is not like you can go to college and train for it. I am a college professor with 4 college degrees. Not one class I took during these 4 degrees ever prepared me for what I was to face in the classroom. It is new and different everyday. But I have good judgment to make the right decisions and the ability to think on my feet. These are two characteristics that Obama bring to the table. What makes Obama a leader is his ability to talk to the people. He has first rate speaking skills.

Anyone running to be the first black president in the history of the United States knows what they will be facing. Obama has proven he anticipates most scenerios and has made plans well-ahead of when they are needed. He is an amazing organizer with a terrific team of talented people who CAN think “outside the box”. Plus, he is a compelling speaker with a sound mind, body and soul. I think he has a very good chance of beating McCain in this presidential race. Need we forget he battling both the GOP and the Billary machine this year and won.

Obama 2008

Of course he will have a challenge but he will prevail. If this was a white man the wording would be phrased so differently. This is why the American people should be discussing race factors EVERYDAY because we are still living in Jim Crow days where minorities are not welcome in government as long as there are white people. BE FOR REAL!!!!!

All that may be true but the other two candidates are beginning to have to much ugly baggage they are rendering themselves unelectable! McCain is old, sickly, has alienated the Jewish people, some whom agree with Hagee, Evangelicals, Muslims?!, and gays by saying he does not condone their practices. Hillary is showing desparation that you could translate as poor leadership skills. I don’t want her to lead me into the lion’s den.

Obama for President. We want change. Hillary has experience, but the people do not want that type of leadership anymore.

I happen to have been in India when the Iowa results came in.I was completely overwhelmed because I thought finally we get it , finally we realize that all this black and white garbage has got to stop because most importantly we are American and while we are bickering the rest of the world is passing us by. In the past weeks my joy has turn to dismay, with my orignal choice Hillary trying to steal an election and tearing the party apart and injecting race into the process. Yes Obama does have work to do, but he can do it. He withstood Hill and Bill.

Maddem - an idiot. Too bad he/ she teaches kids in college!!
Mcbush - I like that term as it speaks to four more years of failed policy, both nationally and internationally.
Clinton - The Clintons gave us retail degradation [ unless you are part of the Walton clan!! Walmart drove manufacturing from the US!! The deal with China was the starting point for corporate America to outsource a load of jobs to lower paying countries. I am sure China has honourary citizenships ready for the Clintons for what they accomplished for the Chinese treasury!!
As to spoken idiocy regarding possible assassination attempts on Obama. a simple question. Would that mean ‘open season’ on the Clintons and Huckabee??!!
Obama is a possible last chance at turning your country around and avoiding a catastophic malaise that will finish your role as any sort of international leadership!! Unless you want to be China’s lawn jockey or bellhop!!

Pat M - Maybe there isn’t anything to find out, has that ever crossed your mind. Do you think that it is out of the relm of possibility that there are no skeletons in his closet? But then as a man and a politician there should be in your mind! How does that sound, really? Maybe he is a MAN that has chosen to live his life correctly! Oh my goodness shameful. Have we gotten to a point where we are so caught up in gossip and looking for a scandal that we have lost sight that there are still good decent honorable people in this world? Go figure

This is the beginning to the end. He has a huge ego and will be childish in his behavior. He has been so spoiled and will effect rational thinking. He does not compartmentalize and his decsion making will not be clear. He will act as thogh he is the CHOSEN ONE until someone tells him he is just a typical white man…aarggg

rere,

you have to be kidding. I’m glad you admitted to being young because this explains your comments.

Well, I’m a 47 year old black woman who had never heard of Sen. Obama. Yet I did my research and learned based on my concerns for this country Sen. Obama came in at #1, Ron Paul #2, and Sen. Clintion at #5. Go to KCAL news and perform the test pick your canidate. I visisted Sen. Obama’s website and learned so much more. I learned about his years as a community organizer, his time in the Senate and I beleive if people took the opportunity to learn the FACTS they would realize America has the opportunity to change this nation with Sen. Obama as President.

So he get’s my vote based on his abilities.

Vote for McCain if you want.

The challenge is just beginning. We may be shocked and in despair at what may yet come. I am a 56 year old white, female, Christian Republican. I cannot even express how repulsed and shaken I am by some of what I see and hear from both conservative Republicans and conservative Christians. The emotionally driven slander, biased information, hostile use of quotes taken out of context, etc. is a disgrace to both groups. If an individual is truly a follower of Christ, their political position should never undermine or cancel out their Christian character, but this is what I see. I will vote for and campaign for Obama. I believe in hope. Hope deferred makes the heart sick.