Opinion Talk

By Josh

July 17, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this

uh oh everyone, Rev. Jackson is racist because he made fun of Obama and called him the N-word.

By JackLeg

July 17, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this

Arianna Huffington, needs to shut up and put on a bra, nobody would care what she had to say if she did not have 44DD and no bra. Osama, I mean Obama has been 100% true to his values, “Change” He changes like the wind.

By Ray

July 17, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

Not a single one of these stalwart Americans says much of anything that American should hear, just what will get them elected. Every politician has a wet finger, pointed in the air at some special interest group that has a vote. Politicians will be the death of this country yet. All 545 of them should be thrown out on their collective a*s.

By Goldie

July 17, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

I agree with Arianna — Obama does not have to agree with every “progressive” position. He needs to be himself, using his great analytical skills, and take America into a new future. About 80% of America believes we’ve been “on the wrong track”, so now’s the time for Obama!

By Mike

July 17, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this

I guess Ariana must think Bush is a real leader. He sticks to his positions too.

By macca

July 17, 2008 8:50 AM | Link to this

Find and read the New Yorker Magazine - the one with the hiliarious cover of the Obamas that has everyone’s panties in a bunch. The article clearly demonstrates Obama is just another politician - albeit one who can turn a phrase - “with his finger in the air” The question to ask is, “Which finger?”

By Michael

July 17, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this

Why does anyone care what this witch thinks? She is no more qualified to comment on a national election than my dog. She is an idiot.

By AH

July 17, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

And the wheels on the bus go round and round….

How much longer till that bus completely crashes?

By Just Nasty and Mean

July 17, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this

I believe Ray @ 8:39 has it “dead on”.

Obama has shown himself, and Arainne Huffington is seeing, just another w******* politician looking for power and influence by sucking up and saying whatever it takes to whatever group it takes to get elected.

Arianne Huffington doesn’t understand. Obama has no core values to draw from. His values come from Chicago-based political expediency to get elected—-and THAT IS ALL!

Let’s be clear: Obama has now “come clean” that his is not a campaign of a new kind of politician of the people or representing “change”, but the standard, same old sh*t— gutter politician.

By Copyleft

July 17, 2008 9:20 AM | Link to this

Progressives like Huffington are disappointed that Obama really isn’t the “most liberal senator in America.”

But that’s not the same as saying President Obama has no solid principles or positions. They’re just not the ones that Huffington was hoping for.

So President Obama is somewhat liberal and somewhat centrist… that’s what will get him elected. He needs to run the ENTIRE country, not just the areas where the smart people live.

By JR

July 17, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

JackLeg, it’s one thing if you really don’t like Obama’s politics, but the “Obama = Osama” thing is pure racist. And yes, Arianna has a lovely pair of 44DDs, don’t hate her for that.

By KnowItAll

July 17, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this

Arianne Huffington has a rich husband that allows her to buy her way into political circles—and that is IT!

She is no more qualified to speak to political commentary than I am to discuss Romanian sour kraut.

By rocky

July 17, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this

Obama does have a moral map to follow. I believe that he just blew his chance to win the presidency this week. Laying out an agenda for Iraq and other dangerous places in the world without being there in years or never being there to meet the people face-to-face is the mother of all blunder. It would be like a judge deciding a case without the facts. You should understand that Ms. Huffington.

Obama is the wrong man for this time in history. After watching him I think he is very good at campaigning because he is a good speaker and has Soros backing him with millions of dollars. As for sticking to his moral guide and being a good leader he is the worst since Carter.

By Bailey Hankins

July 17, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this

On the bright side, he only has to beat an old midget whose sole qualification for anything was being shot down and then denouncing America year after year as he was kept in a nice apartment as an admiral’s son.

Let’s all ask to see those tapes. Why are they sealed? Let’s all watch John “Songbird” McCain denounce America.

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this

It is outrageous to believe that it’s just a matter of disagreement over a few items on a Progressive checklist.

The disagreement is actually revulsion. There are more than a few items. The issues go much more to core democratic principles and needs of the country than Democratic Party wish lists.

It is apparent that Arianna, editors, contributors, and some readers of the AJC think it’s just peachy that Obama wiped his a55 with The Constitution over the FISA vote.

Obama, Pelosi, Reid, … are far more dangerous than McCain, Pelosi, Reid, ….

By William Cornelison

July 17, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this

Every policy Sen. Obama has proposed on Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush administration is now trying to implement. As far as the idea that he has to go to the countries first, before he can develop ideas and strategies concerning the wars there, is not bound by history. Did FDR go to Germany, Italy, France or Japan? However he was able to be an effective Commander in Chief during the greatest war of our time. Did JFK, LBJ or Nixon go to Vietnam? They still developed policies and a war plan for their commanders in the field to implement. Sen. McCain’s trips to the war zones are false bravado. His travels were covered by a large contingents of heavily armed troops and gun ships. If Sen. McCain was greeted by the Iraqi government like the president of Iran was, with a red carpet and a military band, then I would be impressed that he was actually seeing a true vision of the country. For once can our country elect the candidate that was the leader of his class and not the fifth from the bottom of his class. If it was not for the high position that Sen. McCain’s father had, Mr. McCain would not have been a pilot. Those elite position are normally held by highest achieving graduates, not those at the bottom of their class. Please understand, I am not diminishing Sen. McCain’s service to our Country, I am just trying to shine a critical eye on his entire history. “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower

By Just Nasty and Mean

July 17, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

To Bailey Hankins @ 10:01

Sir, your shameful condescending remarks regarding John McCain’s service to this country is sickening beyond belief. It is perfectly clear that you are attempting to demean a major contribution of an American hero because you are a supporter of the Messiah (Obama).

The fact that you cannot point to a single item the Messiah has done to:

1) Hasn’t contributed a SINGLE THING of any significance to the USA;

2) Can’t point to a SINGLE VOTE where the Messiah has reached across the aisle to oppose his Pelois/Reid leadership. (McCain does this ALL THE TIME!)

3) Can’t explain a SINGLE THING that was accomplished as a so-called “Community Organizer” (whatever in hell that means).

The Messiah (Obama) is purely a Manchurian candidate conceived and configured by Madison Avenue marketeers (as evidenced by his post primary election flip-flop-flipping) all to simply GET ELECTED!

If you can’t see core personal values in a military hero and independent maverick like John McCain, you clearly don’t know what you are talking about—pure and simply.

By Alyssa

July 17, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

If politicians and elections were taking place in a perfect world, every candidate would stick to his values and be true to himself rather than trying to please people. Unfortunately, American politics don’t work that way. It would benefit the country greatly if candidates told the people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. Huffington has a good idea of what a leader should be, but that isn’t realistic. That doesn’t happen. She might be qualified to write a book on how the perfect world would work, but who would waste their time reading it? There have been lots of good points made here, but we aren’t changing anything, like Obama claims to be so eager to do. Working toward a perfect world would mean wiping out American politicians completely. We need to put in positions of influence people who are actually going to change things, not just talk about them.

Election time is probably the hardest time to find those kinds of people.

By Dr. Dave

July 17, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

Obama DOES stand for something. Getting into power. He’s a professional politician who carefully crafted his way to the Senate back in Chicago. He uses same ‘ol same ‘ol Chicago style politicking. He really has nothing to offer but his charismatic personality. But these days, when celebrity counts more than anything, he has a good shot at taking power.

By findog

July 17, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

LBJ went to nam

By Rob

July 17, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Bailey Hankins -

You probably don’t want to start comparing what qualifies McCain to be president over Obama.

Other than “change” and “hope”, what has Obama done? Neither of those are qualifications. Please just name one thing that he’s actually done. You can leave out his ideas - those aren’t qualifications. Every politician has ideas and makes promises.

By time for the awkward we all must despise lefties truth

July 17, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

@ Just Nasty and UNERRINGLY CORRECT

cheers for that superb, FACTUALLY UNASSAILABLE post. @ 10.22. Nice to actually see some objective, incisive thinking on Urinal blogs. My only real criticism though is of your curious level of civility to the assembled worthless hordes of surrender monkeys. I am a veteran poster on Senor Wooten’s usually excellent token conservative blog where such niceities are invariably astutely dispensed with in the interests of promoting clear, rational non Bush Derangement Syndrome thinking.

Huge Thatcherite conservative snigger

By JackLeg

July 17, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

Hey JR, please explain how my comments are racist? People like you are just ignorant to what a racist is; I am not racist because I don’t like Osama or Obama for the incorrect political ideology. I do not want a socialist to run our country, how is that racist?

By Fix-It

July 17, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

Hey Goldie, 80% believes we are on the wrong track, you are correct; this democratically run congress has the lowest approval rating in history. Even Bush has a higher rating that congress. LOL

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

July 17, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

When obama voted with the fascists to gut the fourth amendment he lost me for good. I’m voting for president McKinney.

By Pedro

July 17, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this

Wow, I’ve heard the references (ala William Cornelison) to the “leadership qualities” embodied in Obama’s scholarship at Harvard from several corners now, all to my left. It’s great that he excelled at an elite, liberal university and we should praise him for his accomplishment there. It really does show that he has a feel for crossing.

Should we not also consider his allegiances with the rest of the radical pack in his past? Forget Jeremiah Wright, his snuggling with the Weather Underground et al, admitted, unrepentant bombers, but of the Pentagon, not North Vietnam?

What Huffington is asserting is a valid point, and that is that Obama is pandering to whatever message will get him enough votes to sit in the chair. What then? What’s his agenda? What’s his plan? Change? Change what to what? It’s becoming a song and dance - or a shuck and jive.

He should be displaying leadership qualities, but instead he’s showing his true colors as a politician.

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

July 17, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this

Jackass,

But you haven’t minded a fascist running it, into the ground, the past eight?

By Pedro

July 17, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this

Fix-It - you just nailed it.

By Carl Rove

July 17, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this

TO mean,nasty and Rob,

Take a Chill pill!

Mr. Obama accomplishment pale to Mr. McClain.

Mr. McClain was shot down in a War.

Mr. McClain did not support Mr. Bush tax cuts but now he does!

Mr. McClain started a immigration reform bill but now he does not support the bill.

McClain states he came-up with the surge not the Generals on the Ground which is actually working because we ( THE United States) is paying the SHIA and SUNNIS to not shoot at our soldiers.

McClain voted not to drill off the US coastline but now he does want to drill off the coastlines.

McClain does not have a piece of legislation that help the United States of America.

By Rob

July 17, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

Carl Rove -

You did not answer my question .

Name ONE Obama accomplishment.

By ed from ga

July 17, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

It seems like the old “socialist” canard comes out with regularity on these discussion boards when Obama is the topic. The same description was used for Martin Luther King by the similar mind-types.

I guess these folks want a continuation of the Reagan/G.W. Bush style of facism we’ve lived with the last seven and a half years. Unreal.

By Mike

July 17, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

I agree with Ariana and I hope Barack is such a leader.

By BARACK "BLESSED BY ALLAH"

July 17, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

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By Carl Rove

July 17, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

As as community organizer Mr. Obama help create several partnerships to put unemployed workers back to work! Organize a committee to have abestos replaced in several housing projects on the southside.

President of the Harvard law review!

Passed a bill in the Illinois senate to provide health care for $100,000 children.

Passed a bill in the Illinois senate to provide training for out work steel workers!

Passed a billed to have video tapes in every police station to prevent the police from beating a confession out of innocent people.

2 term Illinois Senator! Passed a bill with a REPUBLICAN that prevent rouges nations from obtaining nulcear weapons.

Passed a bill that that funded the world health organization to prevent avian flu and other epedemic diseases in the World.

Did not vote for passing a bill for pay-day lenders to cap their fees at 30 percent because in business companies will collude to get the highest price with-out a set high premium financing companies will slowly rise the rates.

Assembled a magnificent team who outsmarted the WHOLE CLINTON MACHINE to win the DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

Now Tell me something Mr. McClain has done!

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

So, The Constitution doesn’t matter to you?

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

But, Obama does remain true to himself (and no one else)!

RECENT SHORT LIST: retroactive FISA immunity — bye, bye Constitution; faith based initiatives with public funding; free trade is ‘a mistake’ OR something of which he’s ‘always been a proponent of’; Iraq troop withdrawal — get ‘em out OR keep ‘em there; Impeachment and censure; campaign and election financing reform; universal healthcare for all ages; single payer healthcare alternative; death penalty support; class action fairness act; will OR will not listen to the commanders on the ground; surge is not OR is working (web site scrub and confused war-talk), equivocating on marriage rights (part of catering to religionistas ), Obama doesn’t think that ‘mental distress’ qualifies as the health of the mother.

OLD SHORT LIST: handling of the Reverend Wright debacle — one equivocation after another obfuscation; association with Rezko — eleven dilapidated affordable housing properties in his district;
association with Ayers and Dohrn — questionably repentant terrorists; association with Auchi — food for oil scams; association with Exelon — electric utility and nuclear waste disposal; association with homophobes McClurken and Rev. Caldwell; wife’s huge pay raise after his Senate election;
opposition to Feingold’s censure of Bush over wiretaps; rejection of Murtha’s call for redeployment;
said Bush doing a good job in Iraq; absence as chair of European Subcommittee — ergo, missed opportunities for NATO cooperation; support for the Bush Cheney energy plan; vote for Bush’s Class Action Fairness — deprives legal recourse against large corporations; correction for Bush’s tax relief still favors upper incomes; repeated votes for Patriot act; skipped the Iran Resolution vote; rhetoric invokes past Republican Administrations — riddled with excesses and crimes; has a weak record on FISA; spokesperson equivocated on NAFTA while in Canada; spokesperson equivocated on troop withdrawal while in England.

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

Charisma is a thin veneer. Usually, it is high maintenance, and will not stand up to hard use where there are defects and gaps. Necessary, because you can’t shine 5h1t.

Neither Obama nor McCain will make a great President, or even a good one. But, Obama, Pelosi, Reid, … are far more dangerous than McCain, Pelosi, Reid, ….

By Copyleft

July 17, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this

And for the millionth time: Obama’s Accomplishments:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4519993

Try READING this time, instead of listening to what Rush and Hannity want you to believe.

By Fix-It

July 17, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

Carl Rove, there is not enough room to print McCain’s accomplishments in this column. But I do have one question for you, would you let a first year medical student be your doctor? Then how can you even think about voting for a freshman congressman? Just because the public hates Hillary more than Obama you call that an accomplishment? LOL

By BoneHead

July 17, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

Hey CopyLeft, do you think that website is biased? Put the bong down and go get a job….

By AH

July 17, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

Links to links a good way to make your point. But following a few of them I see that BO’s accomplishments are that he voted on bills that others wrote and argued for, real courage and leadership there. He also talked to people in both parties, great accomplishment I guess he was in an elevator once when it was crowded. He then spend 140 some days in the US senate before announcing that he was running for Pres., Thank God he waited till he got everything in his office arranged before making the important decision to run for the most powerful office in the world.

By Mrs. Godzilla

July 17, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this

Regarding McCain list of accomplishments

what would McCain say his greatest legislative accomplishments were? I took a look at the “About” page on McCain’s website, looking for accomplishments. It touts his “record of leadership,” but doesn’t include a single reference to an accomplishment from McCain’s quarter-century as a member of Congress…..Well, “About” pages tend to be kind of vague, so perhaps I was looking in the wrong place. There’s also a timeline of the important milestones in McCain’s life on his website. (It skips over some of the personal details, such as his adultery and divorce.) It’s a lengthy review of McCain’s awards and key moments, but it lists just one piece of legislation: “May 20, 2002 - Final passage of John McCain’s trademark McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation, which reformed the influence of money in political campaigns.” This, in and of itself, is kind of interesting. After more than 25 years in Washington, McCain mentions just one landmark bill — which he now no longer wants to talk about, because the Republican base hates the legislation. Indeed, it’s also worth considering the fact that McCain no longer stands by his only landmark legislation, and has flip-flopped on some of the provisions of his own bill…..If the race comes down to legislative accomplishments, I think McCain’s in trouble.

What in the name of heaven has McCain been doing over 4 terms in the Senate??

I tried a number of searches my self…and cannot find a comprehensive list of McCain’s accomplishmenst anywhere.

C’mon Righties….this should be YOUR homework - WHAT ARE MCCAIN’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Served honorably in Vietnam…..then what?

Seriously, THEN WHAT?

It has taken McCain 24 years in the Senate to decide that it should change?

It took Obama 2 years!

By The BIG 12

July 17, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

Truly this is a sad time!

The right wants to elect a senator who has serve 4 terms and does not have many accomplishment but all you care to do is term down the opponent instead of building up Mr. McClain.

In the past supporter try to build up their candidate not worry about the opponent!

Could it be that the right or haters do not believe in their candidate!

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this

Ms. Godzilla completely skirts the issue of whether or not Obama remains true to himself.

I say that he does, with regard to duplicity and deceit. I posted two partial lists (recent and old) illustrating this, with the latest example of his “Fisa immunity promises” vs. his “Fisa immunity yea vote.”

He is in lockstep with the miscreants of the Democratic Party, including Pelosi, Hoyer, Reid, Biden, Dean, et al. And, this is why Obama, Pelosi, and Reid will be more dangerous than McCain, Pelosi, and Reid.

Everything that needs fixing can be accomplished with solid majorities in the House and Senate sans Obama. Otherwise, this Blue-s**-triad will continue in their treachery.

By Obama Girl

July 17, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this

I applaud the passion so many die-hard Republican bloggers venomously exihbit here, indicating that we won’t continue to be apathetic about our political future, as we strive to become a UNITED State of America, but it amazes me that they continue to plead for legitimacy of a political party that has proven for the last eight years their complete ineptitude.

Can Republicans honestly say that they are proud of the path this country has taken? That they are pleased with our diminished global standing? That their personal finances are increasing towards wealth and prosperity? That they weren’t swindled and lied to about the real reason we were so foolishly led into a needless war? A needless war that their Republican candidate vows to continue? The Iraq war has no end, and will undoubtedly lead to a third war, a war with Iran. We no longer have the global clout to be the world’s policeman, pointing out to other nations what they should and shouldn’t be doing. We’ve lost our respected standing due to the current administration’s ridiculous and misbegotten sense of reasoning. Bush is delusional, subject for prosecution for war crimes against the globe. As a nation, we were wrong to ever go there, and our present leader (and Rove, Rumsfeld, Libby, Cheney)lied to all of us to pursue his personal, fictitional, political legacy. His war will bankrupt all of us, and we need to elect a leader who will get us OUT, and who will rebuild our global standing.

Sorry so many of you can’t accept it, but Obama is that man.

By ButtHead

July 17, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla, since when does a lefty care about adultery? Clinton was the king of adultery yet you all loved him. And just to correct that leftist lie he was separated for over a year when he met his now wife. Repeating a lie does not make it true. What in God’s name makes a 1 term senator, Obama worth spit? If you ran a company would you make the mail boy the CEO? That is a big problem; you lefty wing nuts think that Obama with his less that 2 years experience is up for the job. Yes less than 2 years because he has spent the rest of the time campaigning and sucking up to America hating people like George Soros. Get real, or better yet get an education, Obama is a post turtle.

By Fix-It

July 17, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

Here are some of his accomplishments, see how they look next to Osama’s freshman year of doing nothing other than hanging out with Reverend Write, Andrew Ayres and George Soros. We are judged by the friends that we keep. You can’t hang around a pile of garbage with out starting to smell like it.

http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=IssuesLegislation.Legislation

By Mrs. Godzilla

July 17, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

GOOD JOB FIX IT

I most certainly will compare his 24 years worth to this

Obama Accomplishments

WHY isn’t all that good stuff on McCains website?

By Mrs. Godzilla

July 17, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this

OH AND MR FIXIT…didn’t McCain hang around with the Keating 5?? Rick Renzi??

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

Notice that Obama Girl and Mrs. Godzilla skirt the issue of Obama wiping his a55 with The Constitution.

We cannot afford to have Obama, Pelosi, and Reid in office at the same time. They are treacherous.

By MV7

July 17, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

Obama flops more than my pit bulls

By Fix-It

July 17, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

Have any of you lefties even listened to Obama? The only answer he has to ANYTHING is more and higher taxes. Wake up!

By ed from ga

July 17, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

Honestly, folks.

Inexperience my eye. I’ve never served in a political position, but I’d be better than what we’ve had the last seven years.

Why? I’m fairly well educated. I read. I spell well and my grammar is passable. I’m willing to listen to, and consider, views that I may not agree with. I’ve even read the Constitution. More than once.

Exactly what is the right experience needed to lead this country other than basic honesty and a belief in our laws and Constitution? The current guy is a long way from a nuclear physicist.

If you don’t care to vote for Obama, for any reason, that’s your choice, and ypu’re entitled. It would be a good thing though, if more of his detractors (and supporters) became better informed about out legislative and governing processes, and spend a little less time parroting the talking points.

By Rob

July 17, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this

-Carl Rove-

You are borderline illiterate, and it scares me that you will actually have a say in electing the next president.

By Obama Girl

July 17, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this

old91A10— Merely repeating your message of naming and denouncing the democratic leadership over and over is as tiresome, as as outdated as your presidential candidate.

Your current President has wiped his a$$, and each of our noses in his own fanatical distortion of what our constitution represents. Distorting Obama’s words to fit your own obvious warped sense of reality to fit your spin will only delay your inevitable….

Get used to the notion of the upcoming trio of power, and get your head out of the sand.

By Maniac is accurate

July 17, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Ronald Reagan – agree with him or not – had a set of principles that guided his presidency. That’s what a leader does. Clinton was not a liberal, he was a wishy washy moderate, who governed by poll. He was a great actor and up until now the most successful con man in world history. I see a lot of him in Obama.

We really could use a leader. I don’t see one anywhere.

By PAUL

July 17, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Obama Girl, You could not be more wrong. I have been a registered Democrat for over 35 years and supporter of Progressive causes even longer. I will soon be changing my registration, after waiting for this recent primary so I could once again support JohnLewis. Another point, if you were to carefully read my complaints about Obama, you would realize that they are not talking points that neocons are able to utter, rather they come from a disaffected soon-to-be former Democrat.

But, now I find that every invective laden phrase I have uttered in contempt of the current administration, can be dusted off and reused, replacing Bush with that fart Obama.

If you choose, you can ignore the duplicity and deceit shoveled out by the Blue-s** cabal. I do advise that you stock up on personal lubricant, because the next four years are really going to hurt.

I suppose you support Obama’s perfidy in his recent vote on FISA immunity? Try answering that in print.

Obama is a liar, a fraud, and a traitor. With the crap-a* triad of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid, we have no hope of reversing some of the recent horrible choices Obama has made (in keeping with his past duplicity during his short political history).

Without Obama, perhaps the solid majorities we will enjoy in the House and Senate will accomplish something. With him, they will be embolden to cheat Americans of their birthright.

Obama, Pelosi, Reid (the list goes on) are more dangerous than McCain, Pelosi, Reid.

Now, if anyone is spouting talking points, it would be you when you try to misdirect and distract rather than addressing the b****** handed to us by Obama.

By GMAN

July 17, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this

After 24 years in congress, MaGoo didn’t do anything until 2007. What the hell is that?

By Lynne

July 17, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this

$52 million - average donation $68 dollars….nuff said.

By Ms. Tucker If UR Nasty

July 17, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

To Mr. Fix It, we’ve in effect had the equivalent of a pre-med student running the hospital for 8 years, and a low C one at best. Why can’t the blinders come off about the horrific mess we’re in because of the sheer unadulterated incompetence of the present administration. Okay we’ve tried conservative Republican leadership for 8 years, it’s just not working. I admit to being not as schooled as I should be on conservative versus liberal, but it seems to me that conservatism is just a catch phrase, there’e nothing conservative about the big debts we’re running up, and darn, it’s all so senseless. If Barack Obama does a worse job than Dubya, hold on, can you actually do any worse than the sorry state of affairs we’re seeing now?

By old91A10

July 17, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this

Lynne: Not “…nuff said.”

You didn’t mention the $50 million or so being solicited from lobbyists to support the Denver coronation. Just part of a larger scenario.

Undercut The Constitution. Pander to the religionistas. Get 50 million bucks from lobbyists. Load up the church buses. Dash to Denver singing “Kumbya….” Keep the protesters far away in a corral. Rah-rah stadium party. Dash home singing “Everything is gonna be alright….” Back to ignoring and undercutting The Constitution and Progressive principles.

By RealityKing

July 17, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

If you really look i will bet that 90% of Obama’s money is coming from George Soros, that is why he turned down public funding. Then he would have to report where private donations where coming from. Wake up people!

By Butt Geyser

July 17, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this

Only a candidate fool would commit to a postition on any issue. That’s how you get through congressional hearing to be a supreme court justice: Dont say nothing about anything.

Same with candidates. Just say a bunch of rah rah, and maybe conform to standard textbook responces concerning defense or jobs, but dont commit.

The last dope to commit to a position was Mondale and his “I just told you” (about raising taxes), “he wont”.

That ended up the biggest landslide defeat in our history. He got 4 electoral votes, or something. Huffington is a big juicy babe, but she doesn’t understand politics. How could she? She’s a woman.