Pete8:19PMApr 21st 2008

"What is more scary than any particular canidate or policy is the gullibility of the public and its willingness to be satisfied with talking points, rather than serious arguments."

Thomas Sowell
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE PASSING POLITICAL SCENE
IBD: 4-9-2008

Barack Obama knows full well the United States has "maitained a presence" in Germany and Japan for over 60 years, South Korea for over 50 years and Kuwait for over 17 years. Barack Obama choose to exploit the publics ignorance of these facts by misrepresenting McCains statements as wanting 100 years of war in Iraq to a gullible public.

Democrats tried 40 times to surrender in Iraq and have had their heads handed to them. Democrats have been thoroughly beaten on Iraq so they are tring to make hay with the recent economic downturn.

Just as they turned "maintain a presence" into 100 years of war in Iraq Democrats are selling half truths to a "gullible public."

Goldbraid8:59PMApr 21st 2008

Barak Hussein Obamas' white mother died in 1995 when he was 35 years
old. He didnt even go to her death bed when she was dying of cancer
thats how much he hates white people. He also hates his white
grandmother, who raised him for 8 years in Hawaii, while his mother
was in Indonesia marraied to another muslim guy. Obama is not capable
to love and respect his one and only white grandmother, the only
person who was there for him in his teen years. OBAMA was dreaming of
his absent arabic/black muslim father in kenya who only came to see
him once, and never did a thing for him. This says a lot about
Obama, who wants to be 100% black, but he is really 50% white, 35%
arab and 15% black. But he pretends to be black while he surrounds
himself with radical muslims, who finance his campaign.
STOP THIS RUNAWAY TRAIN. VOTE HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT.
We know she loves America and wants to restore what Bush lost. We had
a splendid Clinton Administration everyone was doing fine, gas was
low, unemployment was low, we had a SURPLUS and everyone could go to
school and afford their houses and living well.
VOTE HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT
THE ONLY INTELLIGENT CHOICE.

BECAREFUL9:43PMApr 21st 2008

THIS MAN IS ASKING US TO IGNORE HIS PAST AND ONLY THINK OF THE FUTURE.

OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself the bomber-terrorist WILLIAM (BILL) AYERS --- the story will disappear. His excuse is he was 8 when Ayers bombed America --- he doesn't continue with, AFTER he became an ADULT, he befriended Bill Ayers. Ayers has given money to Obama's campaigns. He has worked with Ayers in Chicago. They socialize in each other’s homes. Look this up on Google.

OBAMA is not responsible for what Jeremiah Wright said, but he must be held responsible for supporting him financially, emotionally, verbally, and physically. It is the action that damns him. OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself and PASTOR WRIGHT --- the story will disappear. Obama has contributed thousands of dollars to the church. When Obama announced his candidacy for President, he dropped Wright as a speaker (Obama knew then what Wright was spewing!). Heck, I knew ‘after 9-11’ what his pastor was saying! Jeremiah Wright was on Obama’s political campaign ‘spiritual advisory committee’ until the truth came out! Then, Obama threw his “typical white grandmother” under the bus, while trying to protect Wright!

OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself and anti-American FARRAKHAN and all the money Farrakhan donated to his campaign --- the story will disappear. Wright gave Farrakhan a "lifetime achievement" award, and Obama lied in a debate saying it was for some community service Farrakhan did. Later, Obama said he may have received more money in donations than previously reported.

OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself and slum lord REZKO and his Arab associates --- the story will disappear. There is ample evidence that Rezko did favors for Obama. A million dollar home for three-hundred-thousand, plus the land next door. At first, Obama said he did a few hours of work for Rezko. Later, he admitted he may have received about $250,000 from Rezko for his campaign.

OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself and the NAFTA Meeting --- the story will disappear. The Obama campaign admitted the meeting AFTER they were caught!

OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself and MICHELLE’S COMMENTS --- the story will disappear. Read her college thesis.

OBAMA thinks if he puts distance between himself and Exelon, the country's largest nuclear plant operator --- we won't remember them. Obama's “Chief Political Strategist”, David Axelrod, has worked as a consultant to Exelon. Is this the history of the candidate who doesn't accept money from big business? How many other big companies are helping to raise these huge funds ($55 million in Feb)?

WE HAVE JUST OVER THREE MORE MONTHS TO LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA REALLY IS.

I'm sorry, but his past and his 20-year relationship with Jeremiah Wright, as well as relationships with other radical, anti-Amerricans, tells me that Barack Hussein Obama is not an AMERICA FIRST supporter. Over the last year, Obama has been stretching out lies (a little at a time). He pretends to have amnesia --- or he lies until he is caught!

OBAMA'S guilt is not just about his ‘association’ with others --- it’s about all the lies he has told.

CLEARLY, HILLARY CLINTON IS THE WISER CHOICE TO REPRESENT DEMOCRATS THIS FALL.

Tommy Christopher10:43PMApr 21st 2008

Caleb,
it seems to me the added context only damns McCain more. He runs through a laundry list of problems, but still concludes that people are better off now "overall" (an odd qualifier) than they were at the end of the Clinton administration.
Unless the reader is an ExxonMobil executive, that's a tough sale.

cd10:48PMApr 21st 2008

Obama talks about the economy he can create.. If it's like the one in his own state we can do without it.. Obama's home state in the MOST DEFICIT RIDDEN STATE IN AMERICA.. It's in the worst ficial crisis in Illinios history..

Obama is an economic nightmare in the making..He wants to finish Al qaeda's main objective..And that is to destroy the US economy for good.. With Obama they will succeed in their objective..

cd10:48PMApr 21st 2008

Racist Obama..

It took Barack Obama more than a year to repudiate his former pastor's racially charged anti-American tirades, but when it came to denouncing Don Imus for his racial slurs against the Rutgers girls basketball team, it took Obama only a week to demand the shock jock be fired.

Pete11:14PMApr 21st 2008

There is no "correct" answer to such a question. To answer the question factually one would appear out of touch with those who are dealing with our "serious challenges" like higher food costs, making the mortgage payments or higher gas/fuel prices.

In past five years GDP has increased by 16%, or 3% annually. Unemployment has hovered below a historically low 5% for some time. Nearly 10 million jobs have been created. Household net worth has increased by 20 trillion. Industrial production has expanded by 13.5%. Even home prices, dispite the current correction, have increased by 20%.

EIGHT YEARS AGO

The stock market peaked in March of 2000 and exactly eight years ago the stock market bubble was about to burst.

Eight years ago al-Qaida had successfully attacked the United States FIVE times and was planning to do so again. Eight years ago the Clinton administration had spent nearly a decade doing NOTHING to stop them.

first al-Qaida attack on the World Trade Center 1993. Blast blew a hole six stories deep in lower level garage, killing six.

al-Qaida attack on Air Force barracks, Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia.

al-Qaida attack on US embassy, Kenya

al-Qaida attack on US embassy Tanzania

al-Qaida attack on U.S.S. Cole

Eight years ago al-Qaida was finalizing plans to kill 3,000 Americans after eight years of inaction.

While some are having tough times right now we as a country, as McCain outlined, are better and safer than we were eight years ago.

werwrds11:46PMApr 21st 2008

That sounds sad. Maybe you could find your girl or boy on the celebrities and millionaires dating site *****wealthysoulmate.com****. It's said there are lots of models or even Hollywood star on that site. The rumor says Charlie Sheen found his love on that site last May.

Little Eagle2:12AMApr 22nd 2008

I have yet to see a succesful attack on either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton on anything approaching a substantive issue. So far the best the Republicans could do was to attack Hillary's vote to go to war in Iraq. A vote made AFTER our beloved leader chose to knowingly release false information to not only Congress but all of America too. And since then... Sen. McCain has repeatedly claimed for YEARS that "we will see improvement in Iraq in the next 6 months to a year". Get real people there is one Party truly helping the cause of radical Muslim terrorists... and it sure isn't the Democrats.

Splash3:16AMApr 22nd 2008

Little Eagle What are you talking about? No one has had to attack Obama or Clinton; they have been doing a good job without us. It is Obama who, over and over again, attacks Hillary on her war vote.

But lets be fair. Hillary repeatedly defended her war vote before she regretted it. She admits that sh did not even read the intelligence reports that EVERYONE had,before voting on the issue.

'Knowingly false info' is a real exageration. Maybe the intelleigence Bush relied on was less reliable than other sources, but the Senate Intelligence Committee was FULLY AWARE of the sources Bush was relying on (that's their job) and was FULLY Aware of the history of the reliability of those sources (that's their experience).

It wasn't the 'big bamboozle' everyone claims it to be. If Libs were bamboozled it could only have been because they were stupid. Pelosi's decision not to pursue threatened impeachment proceedings against Bush over this very issue was because, in the end, she knew liberals would have to admit they were stupid or that they were in a "rush to war" as well; take your pick. Pelosi KNEW the were barking up the wrong tree.

Over the last six months we have seen improvements in Iraq. Only an ostrich with their head in the sand could say that the Petreaus Report didn't demonstrate the success of the Surge. McCain, as everyone, admits there is still a lot of work to do, but we have made huge strides in the last six months. Huge!

The only party "helping the cause of the radical Muslim terrorists is the Libs. You hold out hope to them that they will be successful in driving out the infidels. They don't realize that both libs are just promising withdrawal to get elected. Neither will truly withdrawal if they win. But the terrorist are not as familiar with the intricacies of liberal empty campaign promises; they take you libs at your word.

But the hope they hold in a potential liberal US president is what spurs them on. mark my word, if Obama or Hillary wins, radical Muslims will dance in the street just like they did when the Towers came down and 3,000+ innocent Americans were murdered in cold blood. If that doesn't convince you, Little Eagle, which party is helping the Radical Muslim Terrorists, then you are without a doubt an L-bot, pure and simple.

Quite frankly, Al Queda, and other terrorist groups are stunned that America is still in this thing. They are wondering who these American politicians (and soldiers) are that have the resolve to continue pursuing, attacking and winning. They are not use to it. They want their weak, capitulating, surrendering, sympathizing (as we come to find) Jimmy Carter back. JC is where these terrorist got the notion that Americans have no backbone. This is why they want a liberal president to win; it will give the terrorist a fighting chance because, as it stands now, they are losing.

And you can thank McCain for that; he's not my favorite, but he will do.

JOHN6:36AMApr 22nd 2008

Have a look at Obama's 13th ward...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqu3u9ISctA

Loretta P in C -Towm8:49AMApr 22nd 2008

I think John McCain is going to have more problems than he thinks..... the GOP is already talking about hitting Obama with the Rev. Wright kitchen sink.... but McCain better be careful... better yet the GOP better be careful. All the evil rants in the world by Rev. Wright won't cure the shock of America learning that McCain's family owned SLAVES.... yeah that's right SLAVES. This proves that McCain is dishonest, becuase on his Bio-tour somehow he forgot to mention tha most important thing about his family... McCain got up there touting the accomplishments of his great great grandfather and his great grandfather, saying they were generals or something... I want to know how can he forget they were Confederates and owned many slaves. Don't take my word for it ... look it up for your selves. Sooooo... let the GOP come with the Rev. Wright junk, the fall out of a Slave owning Prez in 2008 won't go over too well with America.

Splash9:17AMApr 22nd 2008

Loretta P in C-Town - The GOP didn't "come with" Rev Wright. Hillary did. The Press did. But not the GOP. Why would the GOP waste any effort doing something that is being done for them by the Libs.

Did John own slaves? Did Cindy own slaves? Were you a slave? But more importantly, do you really want to defend Obama's own actions and associations, IN THIS LIFETIME, with the actions of dead people (related to McCain or not) from 150 years ago?

If your answer is yes to the last question, if that is the Liberal angle, I don't think McCain is going to have the problems you think he will.

You are a special kind of O-bot still hanging your hat on the evil white man. Time to move on, Loretta P. Time to move on.

4AMERICA9:18AMApr 22nd 2008

I feel certain the biased media was told to go easy on Obama because he is the black candidate, and it is just too racially divisive to bring up the truth about him, since the machine and the momentum is somewhat going in his favor now.

Americans: Do not be swayed by more of Obama's WHOPPING LIES, JUST LIKE HIS WHOLE LIFE STORY IS A LIE---AND THE MEDIA JUST SHRUGS IT OFF, QUITE UNLIKE WHAT THEY DO TO HRC, WHO IS RIPPED TO SHREDS EVERY FEW MINUTES. SHE ISN’T ALLOWED TO PROTEST OR DEFEND HERSELF. IT'S DISGUSTING.

But I will promise you this: When it comes time to pull the lever or check the box for President, the pundits and that completely worthless Democratic Party duo of Pelosi/Dean ARE GOING TO GET A BIG SURPRISE.

Obama and the DNC bigwigs are destroying the Democratic Party!

See ya in November!

mrbline9:45AMApr 22nd 2008

Caleb,

McCain has one shot at winning this: facing off with Hillary in the general.

We will have two GOP candidates then, but the GOP support, like Limbaugh, Pittsburg Tribune Review, FOX news, and others will bail on Clinton.

The "enemy of my enemy" strategy only works until the common foe is gone. Just ask the people who suffered the tragic loss on 9/11.

Reagan helped a young Saudi "freedom fighter" establish an organization in Afghanistan to help the Taliban defeat the Soviet Union occupation.

The Soviet Union crumbled under the weight of its own debt, mainly attributed to its more than ten year war in Afghanistan.

The group's name: Al Quaeda.
The man's name: a son from a well allied Saudi family with close ties to then Vice President G.H. Bush . . . Osama Bin Laden.

This is a well documented fact, for any who are brave enough to face. Thousands of our own killed, because a President was too shortsighted, too narrow in vision to see the real enemy at the gates.

David S.1:20PMApr 22nd 2008

Not sure I get your point here, Caleb..you say the ad is not exactly wrong, but then seem to slam it as well. Fine. The bottom line is McCain has to follow eight years of Bush and has to make the case for a third Republican term - a tall order.
As to the economy, you make a good point. No, many Americans do not think more government is the solution, but nor do they want politicians to ignore problems either. I would imagine those that feel their personal situation is fine will be more likely to go for McCain in November and those that feel their situation is not good will go for the Democrat. Usually how it plays out.

Splash7:37PMApr 22nd 2008

mrbline - BO will not survive the onslaught he will face in the general election. Any support he has gained beyond extremely liberal will fade away once he faces true political experience. Even with all that money. Hillary was nothing. This time he WILL cry.

Re Bin Ladin: you are not disclosing anything new. Most people know that Bin Ladin was American funded in Afghanistan against the USSR and Bin Ladin's lack of appreciation might be something Reagan did not plan for. Osama formed Al-Qaeda in 1988. The group didn't exist during the Reagan years and wasn't very organized for most of HW's term. The groups organization and worldwide cells were being built through the HW years. In 1993, they exposed themselves as our enemy in the first bombing of the WTC. The SITTING president at the time, Bill Clinton, should have, and had the opportunity to, taken care of Bin Ladin and could have thrown the young Group into chaos that would likely have ended its ability to threaten the Canary Islands, let alone the US. Now, the snake has many heads and must be fought on many fronts.

O-bot, you will now feel the urge to blame George W, and 'his' war in Iraq, but fight the urge because you are wrong. You cannot escape the fact that Clinton had the chance to cut the snakes head off and was too weak to give the order (a very liberal characteristic).

Yes the Afghan war was very expensive and did weigh heavy on the USSR's economy, but that is ONLY because they were a communist economy with an undesirable currency and they did not have the resources that United States had, has or will continue to have. And what was their solution to the financial crumbling so that it would never happen again. Develop a free capitalist economy. I understand they are doing better now. Go figure.

After reading back over this and your post, I fail to see why this matters to Maverick McCain's victory in November (other than nothing). No, the Libs only chance is to dump both of these candidates and start with someone who has yet to incur any battle scars. My prediction has been Gore all along. It really is the only way to bring the disgruntled O-bots & H-bots, who have sworn to cross over to McCain, back into the fold of the L-bots and reclaim the white house.

Of course, as everyone knows, I really don't care who wins. I'm just trying to help out.

Splash7:43PMApr 22nd 2008

David S. - You are forgetting the H-bot / O-bot factor here. If even half of the O-bots or H-bots cross over like they swear they will if their candidate loses, the numbers will be too overwhelming for H or O to overcome.

It will be like the crossover of Reagan (conservative) democrats in the 80s. We may even be talking landslide here; probably not as big nor as embarrassing though, so don't lose any sleep over it.

David S.8:15PMApr 22nd 2008

Splash - that is a big IF they cross over for McCain. Frankly, I could care less if McCain wins the White House - that way if the country goes further into the dumpster (if that is possible) we can continue to blame the Republican president. So don't bitch about what you get come November.
As to my 'losing sleep' I can assure you I never do so over politics nor what any nitwit writes on a blog.

Splash8:39PMApr 22nd 2008

David S. - I don't bitch; it's a waste of energy. I do, however, debate; it makes me feel so alive, energetic ENTHUSED! Nothing trips my trigger more than a good dialog with great people. You are one of those people, I know you are.

Call it a big 'IF' if you want to, but it has been going on for a while and it hasn't let up. If anything it has become more intense. I hear it on the streets, read it in the newspapers and see it on this fantastic blog. Hillary or McCain ... Obama or McCain or Snoopy.

It is why I coined the phrase O-bots and H-bots. They just are not thinking. The big picture is so fuzzy to them. They blindly support their candidate regardless of the damage to their beloved party. It is utter foolishness.

But who am I to judge.

I don't care if McCain wins either. Some say he is the best Dem running for president. Can't see why dems don't like him. Okay, there's the war thing, but neither H nor O is going to withdraw troops and end the war. They can't. They won't. McCain is simply more honest about how he will (and should) handle Iraq. If you believe that promise then you might as well do eenie-meanie-minie-mo in the voting booth.

I did half the number of cross over H-bots or O-bots in two. You don't think I can count on that? You don't think at least that many are foolish enough to actually do it?