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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (37107)	7/31/2008 9:30:14 AM
From: Geoff Altman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

He has voted down many bills helping vets That's rather a dishonest statement.....but nothing less than I expect from you...... McCain voted down a bill designed by demorats to be a give away to the military. McCain had his own bill that was MUCH better relating benefits to time served which makes it an INCENTIVE, (something the dems know nothing about), to stay in the military WHICH WAS THE POINT OF BOTH THESE BILLS!!! Only difference is one bill was actually designed to work for the military and the other would have done little to help maintain numbers but might have gone a long way to PANDERING FOR VOTES!

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (37107)	7/31/2008 9:54:18 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224748

Why did Obama choose to give Iraqi tribes credit for the defeat of alQaeda in Iraq, rather than the US military?

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (37107)	7/31/2008 11:02:22 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224748

nickyboy joins kennyboy to grow watermelon ??

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (37107)	7/31/2008 11:14:19 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224748

Campaigning in Adel, Iowa, last year, Obama complained to America's farmers: "Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula? I mean, they're charging a lot of money for this stuff." They're charging a whole lot of money for gas, too, but Obama opposes domestic drilling to increase supply and put downward pressure on that price. During a book tour stop on NBC's "Today" show promoting the senator's book "Audacity of Hope," host Meredith Vieira hailed Obama, Oprah Winfrey's choice for president, as a "rock star" and "electrifying." Commenting on his 2004 convention speech, Vieira said: "Many people, afterwards, they weren't sure how to pronounce your name, but they were moved by you. People were crying." Despite his rock star status, Obama's 2008 world tour did not produce the expected bounce in polls that are tightening, with one having McCain in the lead. Perhaps with a hint of panic, Obama, the post-racial candidate, has decided to play the race card again.

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (37107)	7/31/2008 11:15:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 224748

Presumed Racist [Peter Kirsanow] Obama's statement yesterday about Republican scare tactics is merely the latest in a string of statements in which he suggests that certain Americans are intrinsically racist, and those Americans aren't just confined to political opponents. His declaration that his grandmother was a "typical white person," was, at the time, derided primarily because it was seen as Obama "throwing her under the bus" for political expediency. But the statement's premise — that the "typical" white person is a reflexive racist — is at least as offensive. Similarly, the commentary surrounding Obama's statement to San Francisco elites about bitter, working class voters focused largely on the condescension in his claim that such folks "cling to guns or religion." Somewhat ignored was the clause "...or antipathy to people who aren't like them..." Again, Obama is branding a huge swath of the American populace in unsavory terms. During the primaries his campaign lept upon any statement that was even remotely related to color as evidence of racist intent. This is, to say the least, peculiar for someone whose campaign was based in part on racial transcendence. Even more so for someone who doesn't seem to have encountered any pernicious racism or racial barriers in his personal life. His profligate insinuations of racism now are far beyond unseemly. As the possible next President of the United States, he needs to be called on it. 07/31 01:58 PM

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (37107)	7/31/2008 11:15:28 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224748

As McCain's commercial was being released, Obama was in Springfield, Mo., telling voters that Republicans will try to "make you scared of me — you know, 'he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name,' you know, 'he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.' " If this sounds familiar, it echoes remarks Obama made in Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this year. "We know what campaign they're going to run. They're going to try to make you afraid," Obama said at a fundraiser. "They're going to try to make you afraid of me. He's young and inexperienced, and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?" Obama is young and inexperienced. There will be no adoring crowds chanting his name at 3 a.m. in the White House. The real issue is not the color of Barack Obama's skin, but the thickness of it. If you can't stand the heat, put down the arugula and get out of the kitchen. Obama reminds us of the role Robert Redford played in the 1972 film "The Candidate." A charismatic novice manages to eke out a narrow win over an aging veteran senator. Up in his hotel room, the victorious candidate looks up at his campaign managers and asks, "What do we do now?" That is what should make voters afraid. ibdeditorials.com