Let's meet in San Diego, McCain says

McCain just wants a debate so he can stand in front of the huge crowds Obama brings everywhere. I say no debates. Let McSame draw his own crowd.

Republicans have proved to be tough on your wallet, poor on international security (safer now one during Clinton's presidency?), poor on budget, poor on foreign policy and social services.

I don't know why all Republican supporters argue Obamas words are empty and he is inexperienced.. 8 years in State Senate, 3 yrs as Senator, reliable father, turning 48 next month, lectured in constitutional law, been a civil rights attorney, born in US, belief in refocussing washington...

What has McCain done? Flew aircraft, was shot down and tortured, been in and out of the Senate since 1987, has military genes, cheated on his wife and divorced. The only qualification here is time as a Senator, and patriotism. These two things don't mark someone for progressive leadership of a country.

The NCLR might describe themselves as "a leading Latino civil rights and advocacy group", but that doesn't mean the Boston Globe has to repeat it. They support extremists and they oppose our laws.

They even gave an award to someone who said "We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him." They gave him that award *after* he said that:

http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/007678.html

It's obvious McSame is desperate, he's trying to get some free exposure, free press to cover his appearances because they're so dull, with lots of empty chairs.
It's also the only type of setting he feels he can handle. Whereas Obama communicates with voters in different types of presentations, town hall meetings, big rallys, indoor and outdoor meetings, and other small venues. Obviously many people like the big rallys otherwise they would not stand in line for hours just to get in. McCain can only be jealous, so he's trying to drag Obama into the one format that he can handle and get some free publicity out of it. The Obama camp is smart enough to see his game and won't fall for it. They made a counter offer, McCain needs to settle for what he can get.

Hey Mike,

Barack Obama was born in 1961, he will turn 47 this year, not 48. Check your facts about that and the other issues.

Democrats have managed to create the illusion that Democrats are tough on our wallets, and have been aided by the willing American Media. The Media has gone from "Fourth Estate" to "Fifth Column". Now, they are willingly assisting the Democrats in their primary talking point "We won't drill our way out of this [oil] crisis." A better statement is "We won't wish our way out of this crisis." It is patently absurd to ask the Saudis to pump more of their own oil when we won't pump more of our own oil. The Democrats are intellectually void on virtually every subject and any clear thinking American would recognize it as such.

Both candidates SUCK.

Obama has yet to be held accountable for his contradictory views. He calls for "change" yet has not articulated ANYTHING specific. McCain is worse, he is pandering to conservatives, yet is just as liberal as any democrat. He has done absolutely NOTHING about securing the border in Arizona, yet he claims to have the answers for the nation? We are seriously in trouble whichever one of these clowns get elected.

Lou, that's a sweeping generalization that isn't true, read Obamas blueprint for change on his website for specifics or even easier listen to him speak.

This coment is intended to show the relationship between Georgr Soros and
Barach H. Oboma.

2004
Boston (CNSNews.com) - Without a formidable Republican opponent in his U.S. Senate race, Barack Obama has little reason not to take money from billionaire liberal financier George Soros, a man other Democrats keep at a distance.

When Obama takes the stage Tuesday night for a prime-time address at the Democratic National Convention, the candidate for Senate in Illinois will be introduced to a wider audience for the first time, bringing heightened scrutiny to the relative political newcomer's campaign.

Democrats expect him to pass any test he faces. They view Obama as a rising star within their party, touting his good looks and ability to connect with voters. If elected Nov. 2, 2004 he would become the first black to hold a Senate seat since Carol Moseley Braun, also from Illinois.

Obama, however, is different from most Democrats because of his willingness to embrace the controversial Soros. Shortly after Soros equated the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Obama joined him for a New York fund-raiser June 7,2004.

The event, held at Soros' home, boosted Obama's campaign at a time he was still facing a challenge from Republican Jack Ryan. After news broke about information in Ryan's divorce records, the candidate was forced to drop out. The Illinois GOP has yet to find a replacement.

Obama, meanwhile, has emerged as the party's young face. He was selected over longtime party stalwarts to speak Tuesday night, and Obama has seized the opportunity.

Little has been made of his connection to Soros, although it is quite unique. Not only did George Soros donate to Obama's campaign, but four other family members - Jennifer, sons Jonathan and Robert and wife Susan - did as well.

Because of a special provision campaign finance laws, the Soroses were able to give a collective $60,000 to Obama during his primary challenge. Obama faced millionaire Blair Hull, which allowed donors to give more than typically allowed.

Obama is one of only a handful of candidates to get a personal contribution from George Soros. The others include Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Bob Graham (D-Fla.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, and former Vermont governor Howard Dean

"Why did George support Obama?" his spokesman, Michael Vachon, asked rhetorically. "Because when they met in Chicago a couple of months ago, it was apparent that Barack Obama was an emerging national leader, and he would be an important addition to the Senate."

Vachon said Obama is the only candidate this election cycle Soros has met personally, with the first powwow in March. Asked why Soros hasn't sought out a meeting with Kerry, the man he is pulling for to defeat President Bush on Nov. 2, Vachon said it was just a matter of Soros keeping his distance.

"George is a major funder of an independent 527 group, and it probably makes more sense for him and Kerry to keep each other at arm's length," Vachon said.

Those meetings with Obama have caught the attention of the Illinois Republican Party, said spokesman Jason Gerwig.

"Barack Obama and his liberal voting record have gotten a free ride," Gerwig said. "His aspirations seemed to be focused more nationally now than they do on Illinois, especially if you look at some of the money he's taken from Soros and from left-coast liberals."

On issues like health care, education, energy and the economy, Obama has articulated defined positions on his campaign website. But on other matters, the candidate hasn't been challenged to say where he stands. Obama's campaign didn't return CNSNews.com's calls.

"He's more of a socialist than he is even a Democrat," said a critic, Cathy Santos, co-founder of the Chicago-based Republican Young Professionals. "A lot of his policies have the government taking care of people. Instead of giving people a leg up, he would rather give them a leg."

Soros initially was attracted to Obama because of his vision on education and health care, Vachon said. But Santos said if Obama got his way, the U.S. health care system would be worse than what Clinton proposed after her husband was elected president. She also said voters should be wary of Obama's "any time, anywhere" stance on abortion.

Illinois Republicans have also grown frustrated with the glowing media coverage Obama has received. Three publications, The New York Times, New Republic and The New Yorker, have all written at length about Obama, who is still only a state senator from the Midwest.

"He's turned into being this darling, but he still hasn't had to talk about the issues," Santos said. "No one really knows where he stands on a lot of these issues. Until we have a Senate candidate, if we have one, no one's going to know how liberal he is until he starts casting votes."

I'd rather see McCain and Obama debate in the same room directly across
from each other talking to us about the serious problems America faces than
listen to his narsassistic dog of a VP choice attempt to "swift boat" Obama on the campaign trail. McCain you may fool the intellectually challenged people who support you into believing your bald faced lies, twisted jabs and your out and out slander to bolster their convictions but the rest of the country has been there and done that. Look what we got using those tactics. G.W. Bush of the Republican party. The most incompetent and corrupt president in our history.
president in the history of our country.

In the next debate I expect you to behave with some grace. Your last
performance hurt you badly. I don't think your Mother taught you to be so
rude. Your demeanor was that of a sore loser who is mad because he
has really no substance and is losing the game. You've milked the POW
thing to the max. I am sick of hearing about it simply because the experience
didn't make you a better man or a more empathic person. Get creative.
Stay away from personal attacks and look like your at least alive. I have my doubts. I want you medical records made public. Voters have that right.