shortsshortsshorts5:16PMMay 20th 2008

I believe McCain was just entering the air force when McKinley was offed. He recalls the tragedy with a personal note, as McKinley was McCain's illegitimate child.

vlg6:16PMMay 20th 2008

Don't blame me; I voted for Hillary.

vlg6:29PMMay 20th 2008

FROM AN AUSTRALIAN VISITING KENTUCKY:

I'm from Australia and i'm visiting my boyfriend here in Kentucky. Last Sunday myself, my boyfriend, mother and great friend went to see Hillary at WKU in Bowling Green. I was so floored by her that I wish I could have the opportunity to vote for Hillary!

Before I came down to the states to visit, our new prime minister came down to talk to Hillary and Obama. On the news back home * in aussie land* Hillary came out as a great representative for your country as Obama came out aggressive.

You need a leader, your country needs a representative that has international credibility, your country needs Hillary!

I wish I could vote but I guess, i'm casting my own vote here!! God Bless Hillary!!

by dettygirl at 5/20/2008 2:46:10 PM

vlg6:36PMMay 20th 2008

From The Christian Science Monitor
By Shireen K. Burki Mon May 19

Stafford, Va. - Osama bin Laden must be chuckling in his safe house. After all, the 2008 campaign could very well give Al Qaeda the ultimate propaganda tool: President Barack Hussein Obama, Muslim apostate.

The fact that Senator Obama – the son of a Muslim father – insists he was never a Muslim before becoming Christian is irrelevant to bin Laden. In bin Laden's eyes, Obama is a murtad fitri, the worst type of apostate, because he was blessed by Allah to be born into the true faith of Islam.

There are two types of apostates according to sharia (Islamic law) and the Hadith (sayings of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him).

The first type is murtad milli, one who converted to Islam and later renounced the faith. The second, and most egregious, type is murtad fitri. It refers to a person born of a Muslim father who renounces his birthright. Two recent examples of the latter are Magdi Allam (a male Egyptian who converted to Catholicism in Italy) and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Somali-born woman who's now an atheist). Both now face death threats.

According to Islamic jurisprudence, children of a Muslim father – even an apparently nonpracticing one, such as Obama's father, and irrespective of the mother's faith – are automatically Muslims. Most Muslims around the world agree: A child of a Muslim father is a Muslim. Period.

Should Obama become US commander in chief, there is a strong likelihood that Al Qaeda's media arm, As-Sahab, will exploit his background to argue that an apostate is leading the global war on terror (read: attacks against fellow Muslims). This perception would be leveraged to galvanize sympathizers into action.

Remember: Al Qaeda's ultimate goal is to restore the caliphate (the Islamic form of government that would preside over the community of believers) and expand Dar al Islam ("Abode of Islam"). Reaching it requires a long war against all – Muslim and non-Muslim – who don't share its extremist Wahhabi worldview.

Al Qaeda, though, has struggled recently to recruit volunteers for this jihad. While bin Laden retains significant support as someone willing to stand up for Muslim concerns, most Muslims abhor Al Qaeda's terrorist methods whose primary targets are innocent noncombatants.

But an apostate as head of the United States could change this equation. It would be a propaganda boost for Al Qaeda's mission. All one has to do is read Al Qaeda's public statements to recognize how frequently it makes baseless apostasy accusations against fellow Muslims who challenge its message or actions.

That's why Obama is bin Laden's dream candidate.
Once branded as an apostate, President Obama would face enormous difficulties in the foreign policy realm, especially in the fight against terrorism.

He's caught between a rock and a hard place. If he softens the US strategy against Al Qaeda and its ideologues, his apostasy might be an afterthought for Al Qaeda. But if he acts firmly in America's national interest to defeat the terrorist threat, he'd be vilified in an Al Qaeda propaganda campaign for reneging on his "true identity."

Furthermore, his administration would struggle to positively engage the Muslim world, where Islam isn't just a religion, it's the way of life. Conservative Muslim populations that are riddled with poverty and low literacy rates can be more readily swayed to join the cause against the "Great Satan" (the US) if their imams and mullahs shout that it is led by an apostate.
Diplomacy is highly personal. The leaders of America's Middle Eastern allies – such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar – already feel besieged by jihadists and disgruntled citizens who see their governments as toadies of the West. The murtad card could intensify that pressure, so leaders of these countries might be compelled to distance themselves from Washington.

In short, an Obama presidency – which might be fine domestically – could have serious repercussions for US foreign interests at a time when it is especially vulnerable in a tight global oil market.

So far, Al Qaeda has been conspicuously quiet on Obama's candidacy. But that should not come as a surprise. Hoping Obama gets elected, they're probably waiting until he's taken the oath of office to begin branding him a traitor to the faith of his fathers.
Islamic terrorists know that the long road to success lies in stoking the "clash of civilizations." To reach their goal of restoring the Caliphate in a form that fits their worldview, they need massive numbers of Muslims to join their global jihad.

Bin Laden and his followers have already shown their willingness to exploit real or imagined religious schisms to expand their support base. So it's not hard to imagine bin Laden praying that Obama wins this November.

(Shireen K. Burki is an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Va. The daughter of a Muslim father and a Christian mother, she spent her childhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she studied Islam at school.)

lmay7:28PMMay 20th 2008

Remember that huge crowd that gathered in Oregon on Sunday??

The band THE DECEMBERISTS were having a concert..FREE..This band is very, very popular!!!

SO..for those of you who think he is that popular, think again. Most of those people were there to see the bank.

Go Hillary..take this thing to the convention. You have the popular vote and we are all behind you!!

THANKYOU KENTUCKY!!! Lets keep this going!!

Obama is unelectable and is a threat to our national security!!!

Liberty or Death7:39PMMay 20th 2008

RE: "Ron Pauls wacky followers"

since when did the idea of following the constitution (and the principles it embodies; freedom, liberty, limited government etc.) become wacky? I guess the answer is self-evident: it was when America became a nation of mindless cattle. there's an old saying: "people get the government they deserve" until Americans wake up, sober up or smarten up they will continue to get a government that lies to them, steals from them and makes them the object of the worlds hatred. I for one will watch with glee as this government Americans voted for finishes the job of sucking the nation dry of wealth and pissing it all away before it (and the economy with it) goes insolvent and collapses on top of them (get your popcorn, the next installment is the invasion of Iran and the kickoff to World War III)...

vlg9:07PMMay 20th 2008

George Stephanapolis and Charlie Gibson asked why people keep voting for Hillary. I'll tell you why: We realize that, even though the media would have you believe otherwise, Hillary has the votes of more Americans than Obama. We realize that WE are the people....."We, the People;" not we, the media; or we, the politicians; or we, the superdelegates. We keep voting because we know that Hillary is our nation's BEST HOPE at a critical time in our nation's history. We continue voting because we believe strongly in Hillary, just as strongly (and perhaps more so) than Obama supporters believe in their candidate. We keep voting because Hillary keeps working....for us and for all Americans!

Mr. Clark9:41PMMay 20th 2008

Ken Layne,

How about a compromise? Let's just take 29 states off the list of Caucus/Primaries and the fuel savings there alone would be incredible. Plus, I heard Cindy refuses to put out free Bud for Midge's "friends" on the front porch or anywhere else for that matter. In no particular order:

Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Alaska
DC
Delaware
Louisiana
Virginia
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maine
Connecticut
Maryland
Oregon
Vermont

Hmm, they all seem to have been won by Sen. Obama. Well, fair is fair. Since these were picked at random by my cat, Maxine. I guess that makes Hillary the Democratic Nominee AND saves a ton of airline fuel and even "Old Bitter Man On a Bus" fuel. (Supposedly fueled my some kind of Methane gas that Midge emits throughout the day.

Sincerely and respectfully,

Mr. Clark

Marta3:58AMMay 21st 2008

Wacky? AOL is going down the tubes and you insult the million plus people that have voted for Dr Paul. Really, don't you think you should be nicer? You need all the subscribers you can get, turkeys.

Ali Khajawall10:17AMMay 21st 2008

Dear Fellow Americans,

Our Great-grand Nation, the United States of America
is facing and will face very critical and substantial
"Challenges" in coming, months, years, and next decade[s].

It is very essential as well as critical that we pick our next
President keeping in mind the following criteria.


1. A candidate who has a clear and candid " Vision
and Mission" for our Nation.

2. A candidate with " Strong Character and Stable
Integrity" in-spite of adversity during our present election process.

3. A candidate with sound and sustained
"Presidential Temperament" and " Judgment".

4. A candidate with little "Washington exposure"
and "real connectedness with people and future
generation".

5. A candidate who "Inspires us up" rather than
"Tears us Down".

6. A candidate not based on sexism,
racism,regionalism,and ageism and as well as “ attempts to bring us
together “

In my professional, political and personal opinion,
the only candidate that meets the all above
characteristics and has shown constant and consistent
coolness, calmness, and connectedness { PRESIDENTIAL
TEMPERAMENT } is Senator Barrack Obama.

As an independent registered voter since 1980. I voted
for Carter, voted for Reagan, voted for First Bush,
and second Bush in 2000 and In the process last
interest in Washington politics and I stopped voting. Getting
disinterested and disgusted in our political process and stopping voting that
was a very bad decision in any circumstance, particularly under present
circumstances.

This time we can not afford to stay on side lines and
let "Washington" stay the same.We can not afford our
Greatgreat Nation to become less than what we are,
what we were and what we can be?

We need to send clear, careful and candid message to
the world and some time 24 hour partisan divisive media,
that WE the American people will set the agenda for our future and
America will be back.

These partisan media outlets are trying to deprive,
dupe, and derail us and our Nation in getting it right
this time. We not let it happen this time or in future.

Some of these partisan media and pundits are trying their best
to deny us better future and continue focus our
weaknesses and generate bitter future for us and our
Greatgrand Nation. { Our Greatgrand Nations people
are persistently and constantly subjected to this
Psychological Terrorism" without common people’s knowledge. The
common and regular people do not have time to see
thru and sort thru this psychological terrorism perpetuated
by some of these partisan media outlets. I find it tragic, unfortunate,
and sad [ Probably they do not care about our Greatgrand Nation ].

We the Americans should not and would not to allow
Some these partisan media outlets psychologically
terrorized, traumatized and silence us this time or
any time in future.

I am sure that we will get it right this
time and elect Senator Obama our next President.

Let us remember that our Greatgrand is constituted of
family, friends,fellowships, faith, funds,foundation,
fun, and future with fairness and freedom and without
fear, favor, or failure .

We can not afford to lose any of above. Let us stand
up, be counted, save, build our Greatgrand Nation for
centuries to come and regain our world economic,
moral, and power status back.

God Bless our Great grand Nation and its diverse
people.

Our Greatgrand nation needs present and future
stability, security, safety,sustained progress and
restoration of our due status in this perilous Global
World at the all levels.

Yours sincerely,

COL.[retd] A.M.Khajawall M.D.
Forensic Psychiatrist.
Disables American Veteran.
Las Vegas Nevada.
Cell: 951-505-6975

Terry11:15AMMay 21st 2008

dear col.ali why would support osama bin obama?thats easy you,r a muslim too.if you weren,t then your fellow muslems would already killed you

VICTORIA10:30PMMay 21st 2008

It will take a lot more than stars and political person's to stop jet setting around. Sure, it would help but so would walking. I was raised that each and every person had a right to be heard, and not all the votes are in, so slow down cowboy. Obama may be leading in delegates, but she has like 65% of the people's vote. I don't know about you, but I say let's finish this and only after every person has cast a ballet then we can declare our canidate. I have nothing against Obama, I like the man, but everyone gets a say and the people of this country are wanting Hillary, regardless of what the delegates want!! Mix it up Hillary! Listen to those that gave you your jobs! WE, THE PEOPLE...

Vinny1:54PMMay 22nd 2008

The DNC has made this election illegitimate by discarding states and voters.The D.n.c. are hypocrits
they told us GORE WON THE POPULAR VOTE AND SHOULD HAVE WON AND CALLED BUCK ILLEGITAMATE yet they are doing the same to HILLARY.DEAN, POLLOSI THE MACHINE
DOSEN'T WANT OUR VOTES TO COUNT ONLY THRERE PICK.
SHAME ON THIS ELLITIST PARTY THAT HAS ALSO THROWN THE UNIONS AND MODERATES TO THE DOGS.

Marta8:11AMMay 31st 2008

Wacky? AOL is going down the tubes and you insult the million plus people that have voted for Dr Paul. Really, don't you think you should be nicer? You need all the subscribers you can get, turkeys.