Obama: 'We are a better country than this'

Nice talk but I don't think he can deliver on the promises in his speech.
Lots of talk but no track record.
THe democrats have had 2 years of control of the congres and haven't delivered either. Sorry but gas prices exploded about tow years ago and we see no action from any of the democrats.
Lots of talk but no action.

A bunch of non doable promises.

And, why hasn't the Democrats done some of these things over the past three and a half years???

Not bad..

Bob, don't forget the prez has to sign a bill to make it law. The dems can't pass anything with Bush in office. He even veto'd the SCHIP bill for children's health insurance for crying out loud. I agree that the dems haven't done much. But reality is reality and it's gridlock - until January!

this doesn't do anything for me . . . except parts of it actually made me laugh.

barack obama is like a saturday night live skit come to life.

britney obama in '08? not a chance.

He is better when politics are out of the issue i.e. attacking John McCain doesn't come across as natural as talking about improving lives and a better future.

Despite a life long Republican and strongest of strong Bush supporters, I think Obama's strength's out weigh McCains...

Sad that such an inexperienced leftist is this close to controlling our country all because of media hype and skin color. Question: what has Barack Hussein Obama ever done besides promote himself?

Very true Bob, no action...like driving this country into a ditch, as Bush has done. That's the Republican idea of "action"...I'd rather have someone who will just talk and sit on his hands than the moron who has backed up his stupid ideas with stupid actions for the past 8 years

What an amazing speech. I only hope the speech concludes with Obama taking 2 tuna's and 2 loaves of bread and feeding all in attendance seared tuna sashimi and toast.

“We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don’t tell me that Democrats won’t defend this country. Don’t tell me that Democrats won’t keep us safe."

I maybe wrong.....but didn't Kennedy almost take us to WWIII?

YADA.....YADA......YADA.......
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Obama continues to deride offshore drilling. Hey, B.O., if offshore drilling HAS NO EFFECT ON OIL PRICES, then why does a hurricane simply passing through the gulf for a few days cause the proce of oil to go up.

Don't worry though, Barack will give speeches as president that will prevent hurricanes from affecting oil production so there's no need to drill any more.

No action? The man hasn't even been elected president yet!

Turn off the Karl Rove Kool-Aid tap!

Now that I think about it though, when you say "lots of talk but no action" you actually hit the nail on the head.

It's a perfect description of the last eight years of the Bush misadminsitration!

Brilliant speech

You're nuts...like most myopic Bush sheep. A child can see things are worse. Kennedy promised that man would walk on the moon: he had no track record of doing anything similar to THAT.

But it happened.

Republicans love to focus on the Congress and what they haven't done.
BUSH IS THE PRESIDENT. It's not too complex to understand.

What happened to Harry Truman's motto, 'The buck stops here'?

He didn't tell us how many White House interns he will diddle like the last Democrat president did. He also should have an estimate for us about when we can expect Islamists to successfully poison NYC's water supply or fly airliners into another series of buildings as his attentions are focused elsewhere.

honestly, what do politicians have to do with gas prices?? if you believe they have any impact on the price of gas or any market for that matter you are a complete fool

Blah Blah Blah.. same rhetoric, but he will be completely unable to fulfill the promises presented.

Like Clinton (version male or female), they can talk a big game, but just can't deliver

Posted by Bob August 28, 08 07:03 PM

"THe democrats have had 2 years of control of the congres and haven't delivered either."

someone needs to brush up on their schoolhouse rock.

i agree with the first poster; actions speak louder than words.

"And I will do it by taking a bigger piece of pie from those who made it. If they mind, they are just greedy and selfish and so we'll throw them in prison! Especially if they criticize me! We'll have none of that in my administration. We'll have no more poverty when I am crowned President because I say it is so. And so it will be."

So, some people have cars that they can't afford to drive and have credit card debt? Please explain to me how that is governement's problem. Sounds to me like a lot of folks simply don't know how to live within their means. We all want nice stuff, but most of us buy what we can afford. .

In 10 years...he will be out of office even if he serves 2 terms!!!!

obama or mcain, NO difference.

This guy is such a blow hard!! I can't wait to see him debate, b/c when he loses that TelePrompTer his weakness is going to be shown. This guy can't think on his feet, and I do not want this man to become president.

Like we say here in Montana to someone like Obama... all hat and no cattle!
Nuff said

This guy is unbelievable. If it were up to him, we would have left Iraq in defeat, not winning and leaving with dignity.

60% of our budget is already spent in entitlements, he will just add to that.

Dependency kills initiative. Dependency kills risk-taking and success. Dependency kills individual responsibility.

Obama seeks to make more Americans Dependent on the Govt. No to Obama, Yes to McCain (especially if he taps Romney for his Veep)

Hard to change the direction of the country when you don't have a filibuster-proof majority and when your president vetoes everything you throw at him.

...And Brutus is an honorable man.

Make it easier for small businesses by placing a $15,000 employee tax to pay for your universal and socialistic health care? Get real.

Eliminate capital gains taxes on small businesses? What does that mean? If you invest in small businesses then you won't have a capital gains tax? Or if you start a small business, you won't have to pay the capital gains tax on any of your investments (what a loop hole that would be)? The only mention of capital gains taxes is that you have intended to not raise them "any further" than the Clinton era of 28%, and qualified that statement by saying that it might settle around 20%. Way to really encourage investment by making it more expensive and less profitable to do so. The amount of people that will immediately start selling their long-term investments in order to ensure they're only taxed at 15% will be scary the day after the election.

That speech has no more substance behind it than the phony "Parthenon" backdrop BO has decided to deliver his speech in front of. I guess BO has the approval of Zeus and the Gods. Ridiculous.

I agree with you, Bob. I'm a conservative, first; Republican second. This country can't afford to go so far to the liberal left...and the people voting for him don't really know what's going to hit them (and their wallets) if he's elected. I'm scared for myself and my country if Obama gets in the White House. I don't agree with McCain on a lot of the issues, but I do know this...he will keep terrorists at bay, bring our troops home with a victory, and will serve this country proudly. I'll stake my reputation on that...and that's why he'll get my vote. And, I'm not one of the "jump on the bandwagon" people like so many of the Obama followers are. I've spent the last year (maybe more) studying issues on both sides and what's best for this country. I wouldn't vote otherwise. It scares me that so many people voting for Obama don't have a clue what he stands for. Heck, I'm not sure Obama even knows what he stands for. I guess "winging it" will work for him.

Yo, Bob. How many times in the last two years has the Republican minority in the Senate blocked Democratic measures on critical issues? Control of Congress means nothing without 60 votes in the Senate (does anyone really think that new filibuster rules have actually helped our governing process??).

Contrary to your concept, we need more Democratic control in order to get things done. The Republicans had their chance to govern from 1994 to 2006 and they blew it trying to establish a permanent majority rather than governing the country.

Time to give the other guys a real chance.

If he can't deliver on the promises in his speech Who can BOB.....you..? Democrats have had two years of a crappy president VETO'ing everything they tried to do......thats why there is no action. BOB if you want to see high gas prices take a drive to Canada then you won't be able to afford to drive home. IF a republican president is elected I truly believe the enite world will give up on the states because they apperently are to blind to see the forest thru the trees.

So, he tells you that you buy homes you can't afford, cars you can't afford, credit cards you can't afford! So, whose responsibility is that?

This is a lame speech and certainly doesn't rise to the level that requires a stadium or all this fanfare. He'll finish the fight against al queda. Yea, sure. I doubt he knows a platoon from battalion. A President Obama will be just as ineffective as Clinton's sorry years.

Bob, a party controlled Congress doesn't really control congress without a President of the same party - unless they have a veto-proof super majority. Congress can't do anything unless it's already made a deal with the White House - or else it's not worth doing until they, hopefully, can secure the White House for themselves. Until then, Congress is stuck waiting around for that White House or that super majority - then you will see change, whether it be good or bad.

So he's going to Finish the Fight, eh?

I am cautiously optimistic for Obama. As a solar professional I favor his progressive energy platform, it would create thousands of rewarding jobs and reduce our use of fossil fuels.

But lets read what the tons of resigned and cynical people write. Their wit and mispelllngsin are entertaining. Can I get a Messiah comment? How about his funny middle name? Empty suit? Birth certificate? Bring it!

Obama/Biden 08!!

I am certain he can deliver!!!!!!!!!! OBAMA/BIDEN 08/12

"More of you have lost your homes and more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit card bills you can’t afford to pay and tuition that is beyond your reach. These challenges are not all of government’s making. But the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush."

So basically, even though these problems aren't the government's fault, the government should fix them. Another way of putting that is, the fault lies with people who spent more than they earned, and Obama is going to make the fiscally responsible people pay for it.

I really like Obama as a person, but stuff like this makes it hard for me to vote for him...

Outrageous!! Here in Democratic controlled California we are on the verge of bankruptcy. We finally have had to bring in a Republican Governor to try to sort through the financial mess. In New York, it wasn't until they brought in Republican Rudy Guliani that there was any change in the crime infested and decaying city.

Up until the Democrats controlled the congress 2 years ago, the economy was booming. Wall street was at record highs. The dive in wall street, the housing crisis (which came about as a direct result of a Democratic initiate to force banks to lend to high risk people) and record high gas prices all occurred after Democrats took control.. and squandered 2 years in bickering and finger pointing.

Some people didn't think he would be able to stand here tonight and give this speech, so whether or not you believe he can deliver, is irrelevant.
The fact is Senator Obama has a proven track record of improving the lives of the American people, and he will be an excellent President of these United States.
Having a majority in congress doesn't mean a thing when we have a President who uses his veto pen more than any other President in history. Together, a President Obama and a majority of Democrats in congress can and will deliver.
Vote Obama for a better and brighter future for America.

Great speech, and it's all workable and can be put into effect. Bush and his cronies have all but destroyed a once great nation. They continue to reach out with evil talons to scratch the backs of the those who backed them knowing full well they would reward them. They rewarded the oil companies, they rewarded the wealthiest of Americans, and they lied to the people to get a war resulting in countless dead. History will never be kind to this Mafia, and the ringleaders who concocted and fabricated lies. 232 years, and in less than 8, this band of thugs have robbed the citizen of rights, freedoms, and hopes all the while protecting them and their cronies.

Empty suit and empty promises. He's a great speaker but no track record except associations with terrorists, anti-Americans, and Chicago political cronies. This man has not earned the right to be our leader.

Oh Obama Osama our Messiah!!!!!
Please deliver us from the evil white man and all of the horror he has inflicted upon us holy democrats....let the illegals come in and destroy the middle class...let continue to keep the borders open so terrorist can destroy the republican...alaha has blessed us with you...cough cough..hair ball!!

I agree with Bob. All talk with no proof to back any of it up. The government can not bail every person out who is irresponsible enough to place themselves in debt up to their eye balls (i.e. buying cars they can't afford or run up unpayable amounts of credit card debt). I am curious what Obama would do with the USSR... sorry I meant Russia, and exactly what he means by "I will end this war in Iraq responsibly." I also question his ability to work with rather than against Republicans.

Thank gooness for the fact-checkers who will reveal the countless errors in what is set forth by BHO as fact...wink wink wink.

"Give me power over your life, liberty, and property and I'll make everything better. I've got this great five year plan, you see ..."

Yeah, more of the same National Socialism (read: Neo-Communist) collectivist garbage that's poisoned Federalism in this country.

Big Brother does not know best. Barrack Obama and his allies need to get their filthy hands out of the wallets and businesses of the American Citizens. We do a great job for ourselves, thank you very much. Government is not the solution to our problems as a nation, but rather the greater cause of most of them - as well as a constant enabler / apologist for the failings of individuals. The solution is to let Americans take care of themselves, their families, and their neighbors. The strength of the American spirit lies in her independent, hard-working, and moral citizenry - not her Public Sector overrun with lawyers, politicians, and lobbyists.

Charity is not a function of the National Government.
"Climate change," is the true "politics of fear," in the 21st century.
Appeasement is not a foreign policy in the interests of the United States.

America, we are a better country than this.

There is nothing more poignant than the vericity of this statement. I'm not a member of the Cult of Obama and I think that McCain is basically decent and would be a fair-to-good President, but God I hope that Obama wins and that he is able to make good on the change he promises.

Because it is needed.

We deserve better than the less of 'Who Cares;.

Shut up and vote for McCain then Bob.

Dems have not had "control of congress" for two years but held a slim majority which was overridden by Presidential vetoes and obstructionist Republicans repeatedly. There can be no improvement when the Republicans continue the same agenda. We need a Democratic President and a majority in both houses to undertake the repairs of 8 years of obstructionist, elite favoring damage to our economy and security.

LOL at criticizing the Democrats for two years of failing to deliver. The GOP's stars were aligned between the White House and Congress for far longer than that - and all they gave us is a teetering economy, a pointless SECOND land war in Asia, a complete failure to accomplish even basic disaster recovery after Katrina, and a Constitution which Bush himself described as "...just a G-D piece of paper" before using it as toilet paper, all in the name of "Freedom!" Apparently only the Second Amendment is important enough to "preserve, protect, and defend." Some president Bush Jr. turned out to be.

Eight years of those swaggering clods is enough. I'll take my chances on Obama.

Republicans now act like the Democrats did 40 years ago.
Democrats now act like Marxist's

My favorite is how he talks about our economy in turmoil as it's growing more and more since the beginning of the year. We're up 3.3% this quarter Obama, way to pay attention. Furthermore, his "tax cuts" for the middle class are basically a big SCREW YOU to the hard working and educated people who have busted their ass to make their life the American dream. By cutting taxes to the "rich" (by the way, apparently "rich" is defined by making over 6 figures, which can't even buy you a house in a decent area in some states), so who is really out of touch here? I'm afraid of Obama being in charge of this nation, he's talking the same pipe dream that Nancy Pelosi was talking before she took control of Congress, and look where that got us. Wake up people, Obama is leading you right into an ideological hell.

"I will do I will do I will do... yet I can not tell you how exactly I will do this do do do."

Blah blah blah...promise the world...
Bill Clinton promised a middle class tax cut during his first campaign and reneged as soon as he was elected.
Obama will do the same.

Off of foreign oil in ten years ? How is that going to happen without drilling, crackhead?
Al Qaeda isn't in Afghanistan as much as it is in Pahkeestahn...are you ready to invade another foreign country, Odumbo?

This guy's proposals are a mile wide and an inch deep.
This guy is a

Nice speach. I dont buy it. Our liberal Congress will get ahold of him and the agenda will change very quickly. He wont be able to move without Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid telling him which way to turn.

“Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit card bills you can’t afford to pay and tuition that is beyond your reach"

Hmmmmm.....
Unemployment is at it's lowest rate in years. Wrong there.
Most of you have lost your home because you bought more than you could afford and banks gave loans to people that couldn't afford them. Not GW Bush's fault.
If the Democratic Congress would allow domestic short-term drilling, we could get off the foreign import teat and pay our own country (the Evil Oil Companies that employ Americans).
As for the rest of the drivel, how does bringing up people's personal bad financial stewarding have any relation whatsoever to the job of the presidency?
If you fall for this line of fear mongering, you deserve this idiot.

Its time for change. George Bush has been in office for eight years and the country has turned for the worse. Give the new guy a chance John McCain sounds like more of the same.

Ok, Bob, so you are saying that continuing failed policies is a better choice?

This congress was lucky to be able to slow the Bush Administration even a little bit. That is going to change in November.

The responsibility for the mess this country is in lies directly at the feet of Bush-Cheney-McCain and the rest of the Republicans. Republicans had their chance and they blew it big time with greed and unprecedented cronyism and incompetence. Ask the 71% of Americans who agree with me on that, Bob.

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By portraying Obama as someone without a working history in government, without a track record, you are making a grave error in judgement. George W. Bush had far less experience, a more dubious past, and yet we elected him twice. The Democrats in congress and the Senate have been effectively neutered by the President's signing statements.

Hear me out that Obama has a more legitimate voting record than McCain, that he has invested himself at the State level considerably for many, many years, and he's not one to rest on the laurels of pure chance. McCain is a veteran who never ceases to repeat that he was a POW for 5 years, but overcoming prejudice is a challenge that Obama has faced his whole life. And if you look at McCain's character over the last 30 years, you will see a man who's idea of action is bending over to his largest contributers and lobbyists. Is that the alternative you want?

If the Senate Republicans hadn't filibustered every freaking bill in sight, then maybe something could have been accomplished.

Remember how they whined when it was the Democrats doing it to them? Well, the Repubs have smashed the old filibuster record to smithereens and they still have months to go.

Way to go Repubs!

-The lowest level of job creation since 1939.
-Corporate raiders that run our government and give huge tax breaks to big oil.
-Tax breaks for the wealthiest 10% of the population and the failed belief that trickle down economics works.
-Failed foreign policy and a weakening of our standing in the world.
The list goes on and on.... Yes, let's vote 4 more years for a Republican candidate. I will take Obama over a George Bush third term any day of the week.
George Bush or John McCain - There is no difference.
Go Obama!

Just words . . .just jive.

Panderings to the gimme crowd, who never produce or pay.

How sad America has come to this: am empty windbag in love
with himself, "the One", and an old has been, muddling on.

I vote:none of the above. We need a revolution!

Voodoo Economics and Voodoo Foreign Policy...

B-HO as president would get taken advantage of.
Obama seems more concerned about the world view of the USA rather than doing what it takes to keep us safe and maintining our way of life. He would negotiate from a position of weakness with Iran, he wants to surge in Afganistan but can't even admit that the surge worked in Iraq, he want to tax oil companies which will pass the tax onto consumers. He seems to be person who is only concerned with his celebrity. He is not the right person right now.
McCain is hardly my first choice to be president either. His anger management issues are well documented, I sure do not see him lasting 8 years in office, I disagree with his stance on illegal immigration, he does not seem to be the most cheerful of people, he seems to be a reformer but changes his song during the election, his lame attempt to win favor with the Christian right was pitiful.
I guess I am reminded of the line from Othello when one of the charachter says, "You are a senator". It was meant as an insult. Not looking forward this election or the next president if this is what we have to work with.

(1) Bush isn't running for President; McCain is.

(2) Vague references to your childhood will not assure us that we know you, Mr. Obama. In fact, you haven't even served long or well enough for us to know you on a professional level, let alone any personal level.

(3) Blame Bush/Cheney all you want, but it was Pres. Clinton who gave Osama bin Laden a free pass to terrorize our nation's soil, take thousands of lives and orphan thousands of families. Not only that, Pres. Clinton made a mockery of the Oval Office, wagged his finger at the American people and then flat out lied to us about Monica Lewinsky.

I thought that he was running against John McCain. Why is he always talking about Bush. Could it be that he has no concrete ideas? I think so. It is east to voice all the platitudes, but has he ever tried to do any of these things the two years he has occupied his seat in the Senate. I think not.

He is voicing a what he thinks he thinks the people want to hear. The dems want the country in chaos and want the people dependent on Washington so they keep their jobs.

Is the government the solution or the problem?

My fear is that if the Democrats control Congress and the Presidency the only CHANGE we will have will be the coins in our pockets. What is government- 50% efficient at best, and probably far worse?

Electing an inexperienced far left liberal in a time of potential economic peril makes very little sense.

Kennedy said we were going to the moon. Ten years later, we did. America can do anything, we just have to believe that we can, get off our asses, and do it.

Democrats have been in charge of congress for the last 2 years and for the last 2 years George Bush has had a record number of Vetos as a president over that time.... Check the facts.

In the words of Olberman... better get a shovel.

Obama's strengths outweigh McCain's strengths? I don't see that Obama has any strengths. If we need contacts with Hamas, or racists, or terrorists, or if we want someone who is married to someone who hates America, he's our guy. However, no one can name anything that constitutes "experience". Community orgainizing in the dirty pimp Chicago politics does not count. He's all forms, no substance. The only thing more empty than his head is his suit.

Bob: yes, the Democrats have had a majority in Congress the pass 2 years, but NOT control. The Republicans still were able to filibuster and prevent Democrats from taking action, as they did several times. Both sides deserve blame.

As far as Obama, I'm not sure he can deliver on his promises either. But I like the idea of a younger, intelligent president, who surrounds himself with intelligent people ... rather than an older president who seems to be having several "senior moments" as of late, and has a reputation for being short-tempered.

Do we really want a man who has a short temper with his finger on the war button?

Obama is the best hope for this country right now.
GO OBAMA!

Bob, I think you are a cynic whose belifs and ideals and ebedded in the Republican idealism. Its a sham that folks like you are still living in the last century. Please lets face reality and join the ship of success. Obama will take this country places, he will redeem our dignity in the comity of nations. Our economy will be robust again and we will regain the hope of the American dream that had been derailed by the Bush-Cheney policies.

hahahahaha this is hilarious. all the anti-obama people are such haters. please, after you hate, say something that mccain will do better or what he brings to the table that people can rally behind rather than just seem ignorant. PLEASE!

B-HO as president would get taken advantage of.
Obama seems more concerned about the world view of the USA rather than doing what it takes to keep us safe and maintining our way of life. He would negotiate from a position of weakness with Iran, he wants to surge in Afganistan but can't even admit that the surge worked in Iraq, he want to tax oil companies which will pass the tax onto consumers. He seems to be person who is only concerned with his celebrity. He is not the right person right now.
McCain is hardly my first choice to be president either. His anger management issues are well documented, I sure do not see him lasting 8 years in office, I disagree with his stance on illegal immigration, he does not seem to be the most cheerful of people, he seems to be a reformer but changes his song during the election, his lame attempt to win favor with the Christian right was pitiful.
I guess I am reminded of the line from Othello when one of the charachter says, "You are a senator". It was meant as an insult. Not looking forward this election or the next president if this is what we have to work with.

I have a message for ya Barry.... It just ain't gonna fly...Sorry you Chicago thug!

This is a load of garbage. He will say what he needs to say. He says McCain has been in Washington all these years and done little to nothing about the dependency on foreign oil. He needs to check his side; his VP choice has been there LONGER than McCain and done nothing. His ego is big enough to catch him when he falls and that is all he will have left. This entire campaign has been a trip in megalomania.

Whatever. What's new on Youtube????

Unfortunately Barack Hussein Obama lies. The unemployment rate now is lower than that under Clinton. Clinton led the U.S. into the 2000 recession. America is growing, as evidenced by the recent GDP data.

Barack Hussein Obama is in bed with the Terrorist Ayers, and has lied about their associations.

Barack Hussein Obama has never once decried the corrupt politicians of Chicago and Illinois, as he is one of them and they pull his strings.

Barack Hussein Obama received special real estate deals from a convicted felon.

Barack Hussein Obama voted to withhold healthcare from viable aborted infants...yet says he wants healthcare for all. Is that so he can withhold healthcare from overweight African-Americans with diabetes? Or from those who smoke? Or from those who don't share his Marxist views?

Barack Hussein Obama is not an American patriot. He would lie down and let the likes of Iran, Russia, China and Venezuela take our lives and our livelihoods.

Barack Hussein Obama asked the overrun nation of Georgia to show restraint when Russian tanks overran the nation. I suppose he would've told Poland to do the same when Hitler's tanks rolled at the outset of WWII.

These items are truths, not the lies that have been spread in Denver this week. A vote for Barack Hussein Obama is a vote that would cause countless Americans to lose their lives and their security to outside forces.

A vote for Barack Hussein Obama is a vote for those who hate America, and a vote against freedom and Democracy.

Blah, blah, blah. I will play Robin Hood on your behalf, stealing from the haves (those who get up and go to work in the morning), and giving to the have nots (those who look to government for handouts).

"“Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story – of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren’t well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to." - BO

Actually, Obama's daddy abandoned both him and his mother to go to Harvard, where he met and married yet another wife (while he still had 2 others).

Come on BO, quit telling these fairy tale stories and try to tell the truth.

Words -- Just Words

yada yada yada..if he is elected, his first term will be the longest full time job he ever had! This guy worked as a community organizer in Chicago and what did he accomplished there...nothing...actually something...spent millions of public funds and benefited his friends. His wife is no public service saint. She is making 300,000 dollars a yr for a hospital system that shunts the non-insured to the public hospitals...so much for the public service. I can't believe, even for the democrats, the affirmative action crowd, would select someone who has done so little in his own life and be the nominee for the President of the United States. Imagine someone, let he be black, brown, red, white or yellow, with two yrs of experience as a line manager in Walmart, can he be the CEO of the company the third yr. I don't think so.

Wow. What a lot jerks.

- Are we really ready for this 'fall?" . . . and by the way, are the ruins in
Obama's stage set those of Greece or Rome?

Reading the STUPID attacks against Obama here, it is no wonder America is in decline. He may not be perfect, but if you are too STUPID, to see that he and the Democrats are clearly an improvement over another 8 years of national decline, then you should be ashamed.

The downfall of America is idiot racists and bigots (like those mentioning Obama's middle name repeatedly, "BHO, Hussein blah blah") who are too damn bigoted to see their OWN BEST INTERESTS above their own STUPID bigotry. You morons will be the end of our once great country.

if one more person blames the crappy 8 year leadership of the bush administration on a 2 year democratic congress one more time, oooo!

Nobama's just an empty suit, giving another empty speech.

And yes, I agree with some of the others. What has he done in 3 1/2 years as Senator that leads us to believe he is ready to be President?

Oh, I forgot, he's been running for the presidency for the last 2 of those years.

McCain will wipe the floor with Barry Hussein Obama on election day.

Before the Democrats took over the congress two years ago the economy was sky rocketing, home values were up, we had plenty of jobs, etc.... Nancy Pelosi and the democrats take over in Congress, we are nearly in a recession, people losing their jobs, home values go down, people losing their homes, etc....

So, go ahead you democrats sheep and blame the President, I blame the democrats in Congress. Like it or not, the facts are real, if O. gets elected this country is going down the tubes. When they realize that taxing the rich isn't going to be enough, suddenly somebody making $40000/year will sudddenly be rich. It happened before when Clinton taxed the middle class after he came into office. Oh wait, they were contributions, not taxes!

These comments are meaningless coming from him--they "sound nice"--but they mean nothing. Look at his record, look at his affiliations. Look at the actions or inactions. 140 some odd days in the senate? No real legislative accomplishments. Nothing. "Present!" here I come. Look at how he deals/does not deal with questions--are they substantive responses? Words are just words when actions don't track with them. Obama is a phony. It doesn't matter if he puts on a good show--and that is what you are voting for if you vote for him, Phony-bama.

wow!!!! Obama knows how to say it like it is.....who cares if he can solve everything...if he just makes progress on any one of the things it's better than what we have with the same old same old

obama and his wife are sofull of it. They are black liberals, like reverend wright who hate the US. i don't blame them but just take a trip to africa and suddenly you will become very patriotic. Obama is just lucky he was born here or he may have been in the hut next to his step brother. Please black people get over your hatred and you will be super succesful just like the many africans who come to the usa.

The naysayers are out in force tonight! Your GOP precinct captains must have said they'd buy pizza for you after a tough day slaving over a hot keyboard.

It's really quite simple - Obama says we are a better country than this. McCain, and the GOP, say we are not.

America has always achieved greatness by being challenged. But the GOP says everything is hunky-dory, and pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Just go back to watching "American Idol" and leave the driving to us.

The choice is OURS, America. We can answer the call and accept the challenge to be better, or hit the snooze button and sign up for four more years of the same.

All of you with your negativity and cynicism are a disgrace to the Republican party.

Since when did we become the party of tearing others down to make ourselves look good. I see Barack putting out idea after idea about how to change things. Do I agree with all of them? No.. but all McCain has done is tear down Barack. Has he offered any changes? No. All he has done is try to make us feel good about the big mistake we made with George Bush.

When we use Baracks name as a slur, it just makes us look ignorant and spiteful.

We ARE better than that.. well, at least I thought so..

Republicans for Obama.. "Following bad leaders is not Patriotism"

(4) McCain and you, Mr. Obama (that is, when you did vote), voted differently the majority of the time. That's good enough for me.
(5) Progress and jobs? What about the ridiculous amount of money that was overspent on a failing welfare system? How is that encouraging people towards jobs?
(6) Dems and jobs you say? Hmmm. Didn't Clinton push through NAFTA?
(7) Measuring the strength of our economy by business start-ups, you say? From what little you have shared with us, Mr. Obama, you will KILL small business with your plans.

Keep the Change!!! The only experience he has is running for office. Obama spent most of his second term as a state senator running for the US Senate. After 144 days of experience as a US Senator he decides to run for president. When Obama is defeated in November it will show that as socialist you can get elected by the government dependant south side of Chicago and southern Illinois but when it comes to the national stage this type of candidate no matter how neatly packaged will get trounced every time.

sorry but I am lost! On one side i like what i hear, but looking on hysterical obsessed mr. Obama supporters, i am discussed. Listening "sisters" from mrs. Hillary C camp makes me sick.
On other side religious bible belt is so infantile including naive flag viewers in back ground..... what now???

Be afraid, be very afraid. Even if you assume that Obama is really a moderate with the best intentions, he is politically weak inside the Beltway -- just like Carter. The shots will becalled by Nancy "Save The Planet" Pelosi and Harry "The War is Lost" Reid, as well as the other leftist bulls in Congress. And these people are whacked. And as a member of the middle class, I resent the notion that I am part of the Joad family and that I need Uncle Sam to help me with my life. That's a bunch of crap. Yes, we have problems, but we do not and should not fundamentally remake our economy to address them -- but that is exactly what he proposes to do. God help us if The Messiah is elected. I'll take a war hero over a community organizer any day of the week.

Love the liberal rhetoric. What a joke. How could anyone actually be taken with this guy? All emotion and charisma. No substance. He will take us down the socialist path. Shame on those who support him without actually understanding his philosophy.

Wait, GDP up 3.3%, lower unemplyment rate than the Clinton years, less poverty than the Clinton years...What is he taling about???

WELL DONE, Barack Obama; well done. Too many nay-sayers are invested in looking at the glass 'half-empty', due to the last 8 years of shame and lies. Those who have a vested interest in keeping things just the way they are will, no doubt, rally against Obama; those who see and KNOW that radical change for the good of our country CAN AND WILL BE OBTAINED by the help of Barack Obama, will totally understand and support him.

Thanks for reading my 2-cents' worth of rant!

Good speech. The ineptitude, arrogance and ignorance of the Republican Party has finally lead to its demise. Good riddance. We hope to have the country back in a decent shape for your children and grandchildren. Really GOP, you can't be proud of what you've done.

great point, most americans tend to live out of their means these days, especially we twenty something and younger generations. i admit i was one, i had it all, a house, a new car, everything. well, eventually it all caught up to me and i am happy living a simple life as a single dad without dealing with POLIDICKS! No matter who you elect of the two, there is no difference. Although, I do believe Putin's idea that the Georgia conflict was escalated by some silly Republican. But hey, if he selected Pawlenty, the guy I really love to hate :-) [I'm in MN] AWESOME because that guy made it possible to get a conceal carry permit here and Americans need more of those, indeed!

Let's give the brother a chance. Let's face it, you have to play party politics to get into office. Don't hate the player, hate the game. I am sure that once inside the oval office (and he WILL be elected) Barack will do all he can to change this country for the better. It cannot get any worse than it already is ... Bush has Fu@&ed this country up ...

Ha ha ha! -- If the Democrats control the House, the Senate, AND have the Presidency (Not unlikely, should Obama win) - then The comparisons to the past democratic majority's inability to move forward progressively will be moot. --
It seems odd that there's a parallel between (1) LBJ's great society after Kennedy's assassination and the influx of greater protectionism for Americans after a foreign war and (2) the gutting of the American economy after another fruitless foreign war abroad. -- As a betting man, like it or not, it does seem like the democrats have the potential to drastically alter the future of America. While I remain uncertain as to whether I believe in Obama's full potential for the sweeping changes he claims he will make, I can't deny his campaign's might.

The President (Bush, Clinton, Carter, Reagan, Kennedy, Johnson) doesn't make laws. Congress does. If you are fed up with what has happened the last 16 years look to Congress. Clinton's best economic years were when the Republicans gained control of Congress in 1994. His democrat buddies did not help him in 1992-1994. I will admit Bush let the Republican controlled Congress spend like drunks from 2000-2006 and that was wrong - but the democrats piled on the spending at the same time. Since the democrats have had control (2006) my life has gotten worse under democrat control and it has absolutely nothing to do with the Presidency. Look at the poll numbers for Congress - worse than the president's - what does that say about our government. Doesn't matter who is president - it matters who is in Congress. And even more it doesn't matter who is VP. I find it ironic that Biden is supposed to handle the experience Obama is missing but for 7 years people have trashed Bush for allegedly letting Cheney run the country. What is the difference? Is Biden going to run foreign policy?

HaHa...I seriously feel like someone is going to say "hey you're on candid camera" This guy Obama is a freakin joke! He has no substance and no track record and his policies are all lies...why don't we all sit around a campfire eating gum drops and jelly beans and sing coom-bai-yaa...this is not a socialist country we are based on capitalism...work hard and keep your money....I wish Dems knew how much the rich actually paid in taxes so they can shut up and stop talking about Bush's tax cuts are bad for America.

After the Democrats and Republicans have sucessfully divided the country with their pet liberal or conservative issues...and the election is over...it will once again be government as usual: Government for the big corporations...government by the big corporations...and government of the big corporations...and, until a real election reform is put into place, the people will...once again... be screwed!

And exactly what "action" was done by the Republicans", who controlled the White House, and for a large portion of the last 8 years, the senate?

Pick the topic:
- Economy (Housing crisis; gas was $1.50 / gal when Bush took office)
- Emergency Mgmt (Katrina)
- Fiscal Mgmt (started with $100 bil. surplus, ended with $500 bil. deficit)
- Energy: ignoring investment in alternative energy technologies
- Global Warming (must not exist b/c there's no chapter about it in Bush's Bible)
- Defending torture as a legitimate means of interrogation of potential enemies
- Plummeting standing of the USA in the global community
- I could go on and on and you know it

If you aren't embarrassed by what the Republicans did while they have been in power then you haven't been paying attention or have been drinking way to much neo-conservative ideology kool-aid. Republicans don't deserve another shot at the presidency and more than the Democrats did after Carter in 1980.

Well written speech but thats all it is for now. A Speech!! Change!! Change!! Thats all we hear. Where are the policies?? How will you end the war??? How will you pay for Universal Health Care??? No drilling!! Maybe some drilling!! Tax cuts!! No tax cuts!! There are just so many unknowns. I think he has to stop dreaming and start getting more specific with his polices. There have been plenty of mistakes by our government over the last 16 years. Republicans and Democrats to blame. We cant afford to just Dream of change we have to follow through......an undecided Independant.....

I just wish Obama had the same republican mindset as Kennedy. Low taxes... strong military... limited government. Instead he's lured 80,000 people to Denver with their hands out for government entitlements I'll be paying for.

Somebody wake me up when this radical nightmare is over.

HEY ARRONP808! GWB has vetoed 12 bills since 01/19/01, guess how many the fair haired boy from hope the philander vetoed in the same amount of time 37. Nice try, but there hasn't been a spending bill GWB hasn't liked I'm surprised at you libs GWB should be a key note speaker not the same old tired line that frankly is boring and predicable. B-HO might as well promise a chicken for every pot while he's at it too tonight.

I hope there is more to it than this. Seriously, there is not enough here to warrant the large arena and huge temple to self.

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(8) McCain has always fought to cut spending, increase jobs in the US, and deregulate. McCain had nothing to do with the amount of oil Americans use and import. That's just nuts.
(9) Want to conserve energy and ridiculous spending, Mr. Obama? Why not rethink that temple you built to yourself at Invesco and think about those supporters who gave sacrificially to your campaign, or the hundreds of thousands that could have put an impoverished family's child through your Harvard alma mater?
(10) Where's this 150 billion coming from? The middle class and the backs of small business?

just more of the same ole same ole from the dems. this is the same speech we heard fom kerry, dukakis, and the rest.... everything is horrible and the goverment will come to save you. it's as though we're all okies in the 'grapes of wrath' choking on dust. it's a very tired scenario. most folks in this country are doing just fine.. if not completely spoiled. the people in trouble are, as always, those who are living beyond their means or those who don't try to succeed at all. i'd like him to explain how he plans to cut taxes while at the same time having billions of dollars to throw around on this program or that project without gutting the military and taxing businesses out of existence. where does he think jobs come from ? magic job-land ?? i say we send this fellow back to his crime-ridden south side neighborhood where he can do some more 'organizing'. NObama.

You Baaah Baaah Bama sheep are so predictable, Obama promises you FREE this and FREE that paid for by ""others"", that's all you need to hear..........Socialism is alive and well in the Democrat Party...........Vote McCain.........Not Hussein

Its incredibly astonishing to me to see how willing this many Americans are to be dependent upon government for their every need! I think obama will lose in a landslide because the majority of Americans won't elect anyone to be Prez who hates America. But to see this many Americans of like mind means to me that the change we need is a revolution whereby we take back the schools at all levels and re-institute the 3 R's. It'll restore people to individual thought and the desire to be free, to think for themselves, to not succumb to elitist propaganda whereby those with power determine the lives of those they cheat, lie to and steal from.
Remember, government is made up of people who want power for themselves but not you!

Nice words. Inspiring to read and not doubt they will be delivered with Obama's soaring elocution. But come on. . . Joe and Barack are two very liberal Senators, one with considerable experience in getting his way in Congress (Joe - oh, and who voted for the Iraq invasion) and one whose ability to lead is patently unclear and untested. His speech talks (falsely) about the 10% difference between McCain and Bush then, in a flight of hyperbole that would any high-school debate coach proud, says "I’m not ready to take a ten percent chance on change." Well is America ready to take a chance on Barack's inexperience? Does his character - and the associations that are a clue to character - resonate? I don't think so.

I'm still waiting for my "middle class tax cut" promised to me by Bill Clinton in 1996. This is full of the same old song and dance from a Democrat. America is bad, were the cause of all the suffering, we should be like Europe, indoctrinate our children on the splendors of Socialist, "Robin Hood" mentality. Democrats had control of the White House, and both houses for most of the past 50 years. Why haven't we seen and end to poverty, lower college tuition, an end to disease and war as they always promise? When has ANY politician really delivered on their campaign promises anyway? Pure rhetoric pablum
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This is more of "A chicken in every pot" FDR speak. But you don't get that chicken unless we give it to you via a government program. Socialism 101.

Promise all you want. But show me what you have accomplished in the last 10 years that shows you deserve my VOTE. So far all I have heard you Boast about is being a community activist?????

Tax cuts for 95% of working families...why not 100%? Who are the 5% of working families he needs to demonize in order to deny them a tax cut?

Well despite being a lifelong democrat... this speech has convinced me to vote for John McCain. This Obama character couldn't run your local McDonalds competently, much less the US.

John McCain is a bonafide WAR Hero. He was a prisoner of war. He was tortured and held captive.I can truly relate to his ordeal.I've held as a POW for the last 8 years by the Bush/Cheney White House and it's policies. So, I can TRULY UNDERSTAND.

It didn't say whether he'd be lowered down to his shrine to give his speech and then lifted off again at its conclusion.

Anyone can promise ANYTHING, What had Obama DONE ??? Just look at who he associated himself with in his past, a felon and a wacko Minister, and it was not until he was called out on them that he ever talked against them. He gives a great speech, but no chance any of his promises will go anywhere. As for the Dems .. take a look at the American Communist web site, their platform is 95% the SAME as the Democratic platform.... THAT lets you know where they will take this Country if elected.

You people are morons... what could they do with Bush "the veto pen" in office. Use your brains!!! There has been plenty of bills sent to the Presidents office that he vetoed without giving a second thought.

Every choice he makes is political... same for McCain! Look at how he's running his campaign!!!

(11) Democrats have historically gotten us into the bloodiest wars in history. Any questions?
(12) Won't hesitate to defend this nation, you say? You can't even bring your hand to your heart when the national anthem is played. Who do you take us for, anyway?
(13) How can you say you'll end a war responsibly when you said you would withdraw troops immediately? Sounds like back-peddling to me.

You've waited FAR too long to outline any specifics for your presidency, Mr. Obama. And we cannot afford for you to learn remedial leadership on our account. Find another profession and take your carpetbagging schpeel elsewhere.

Latest second quarter numbers show 3.3% growth. No recession. Obama and democrats are lying about the economy to gain power. But if they get in expect an economic collapse with the proposed tax increases. Just say no to socialism!

Pretty speech. I can't wait for the debates....

(Retarded-seven-year-old-pro-Republican comment with bad spelling and grammar)

Type your comment her Yes the economy is in dire straits - people are losing their homes, they can't send their kids to college, or put gas in their cars - and yet they still managed to contribute over 400 million dollars to Obama's campaign!!! Hmmmm, whoda thunk it?

Toga, Toga, Toga

Obama or McCain BIG difference.

Inexperienced Community Organizer vs. Experienced Senator and U.S. Military Serviceman.

Bush has been an embarrassment who squandered our money and our reputation. Republicans aided him. Republicans simply can't run a country well. McCain will be more of the same. He was a brave soldier but that was decades ago. We need someone who is part of the future, who's unafraid to dream. All of this backbiting against Obama is the sad result of people who are afraid to be positive, who seem only happy when they're being mean or angry. Didn't mommy and daddy love you?

Since the Democrats have taken control of congress in 2006, gas prices have nearly doubled, the stock market has crashed, the housing market has crashed, and unemployment is up. Imagine when we have a Democratic congress and a Democrat for President :(

Unemployment in July stood at 5.7% - 5.6% is the historic average since 1948...Bush had to deal with 9/11 job losses (over one million), Katrina, Wall Street Scandals and other global catastrophes which devastated the world economy...the fact that it isn't worse is a testimony to the job he's done. Some of you don't do any research for perspective.

Bob blames Democrats for high gas prices? Are you high? George W. Bush, the biggest blight of the US Presidency is in the hip pocket of big oil. Hello? Texas? And his blatent disregard for the Constitution? The outing of undercover CIA agents? Katrina? Weapons of Mass Destruction? How dare you.

He does know that wages are up for Americans (except Michigan, we all know the reason for that!) and the economy grew by 3.3%? Oh that's right it's convenient for him to ignore this!

How has Bush failed in his eyes again? What, the war? The fact that he took this broken country and made the economy strong again after 9/11? The fact that unemployment is at 5.7percent, when it was only 8 years ago that 5.5 percent was considered amazing numbers under Clinton?
Oh sure the Government has gotten bigger but Bush has done a stand up job as far as I am concerned with this country considering we are currently fighting TWO wars at the moment and took one of the worst hits since PEARL HARBOR. Oh and the fact that Bush has been blindsided left and right by partisan politics by the Democrat party all along the way.
So, how has Bush failed again? Can someone please fill me in on this?

seriously, I just read most of these posts and can't believe that some people still don't know how our government works...some people really do need to brush up on their "school house rock". Anyway, what I constantly have problems with is when Obama talks about all these tax cuts for the middle class and than in the next sentence he talks all about all the other federal programs he is going to put in place (that require A LOT of money), where will he get it from? The rich? Doesn't anyone understand that the "so called rich" help the poor and unemployed by making jobs and stimulating the economy with their businesses!!! Ugghh! Also, not that I am overly excited about McCain, but come on, do you really want someone with NO real experience running our country? I don't care who his VP,,(as some of the democrats on this site have posted), he would be the President, so doesn't he make all the final decisions???

what is the big deal about obama? who is mcain? everyone is bashing the other and no one is talking about the stock market about to crash, banks closing, or the fact that bush, a republican, has been in office for 8 years gas prices and everything else has went sky high. i just hope we dont make the same mistake for a third time

Obama's a "Smart Talker" with no record.
Sad so many are deceived by this guy. He's a socialist.

Same demoncratic montra every four years. How can politicians mandate engineers to adhere to their policies, like being independent of foreing oil?
And end the war and hunt down the Taliban? How can we quit fighting and start fighting. More double-talk.
And then there's the Blame Bush echo. The president didn't apply for house loans that the people can't pay. People have to take responsibility for their own actions, something the democrats don't understand.

"As President, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. I’ll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America. I’ll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars. And I’ll invest $150 billion over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy"

Sounds like His Big Governtment wants to spend my money more then keep us free and help our allies. Also, if you dont remember , our congress has imopsed many restrictions on our cars. Emissions, safety and al and also consider frivelous lawsuits. We need less regulation and more inovation without our money going to it. BTW. That is your and my money he is wanting to spend and we may not see any of it.

'But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons' - That statement alone should scare anyone that is truly concerned about our safety. Ridiculous.

Wake up, America! NObama 08!
"a brief union between a Kenyan man and Kansas woman who believed in America"? That's why they raised him overseas (as a muslim - per school records)?
The only Americans who can't afford their cars and houses took out loans they couldn't afford to begin with! So, let's see...the Government should bail them all out?
Barry, you don't respect John Mac or any other American soldier or the American flag. Your ACTIONS speak louder than your words.
Our economy is up and unemployment is down. Thank you, Pres. Bush.
Empty, useless energy promises are all you offer.
You'll defend our country how? By appeasing radicals with the advise of Wm. Ayers (known terrorist/Obama mentor)? Puhleeese.
It's going to be deep tonight...get your boots on.

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can't handle my comments:

Obama's a colorful balloon full of hot air.

He changes positions(driill or not, run from Iraq asap or slowly ,
cut taxes on middle class+poor and tax rich--or maybe not all rich . . .)

Why,? He only panders to the fashion of the moment--on everything
except one thing: no foetus, at any time, shall be considered a person--
that's anti Roe, burden a momma with commitment!

He's words, always blowing in the wind--nothing more. That's
due to ignorance, no experience in making hard choices in life.

dr gene

It is sad when people cannot see more clearly than what their party' tells them, they should instead take what is better for the country regardless of party lines. Forget about party lines and vote for what is better for us. In this case I think Obama is a better choice. Bush had eight years and look what he has done to our country, there is nothing positive that he can claim he did. McCain would be his continuation.

like sal says, scratch that festering wound, tell them whatever they need to hear, whether you plan to deliver or not.. well done comrade o bama.

furthermore john mccain was democrats favorite republican, now he's gw's twin. Barak cant believe the tripe he's saying about mccain, ant that makes him a liar!

If only the Dems were still the party of FDR and JFK. If anyone gave Kennedy's inaugural address today the dems would call him a neocon..

this country was built on reason -- the founding fathers were SMART. Bush is a MORON. any reasonable person who looks at the last 8 years, sees FAILURE after FAILURE after FAILURE. i don't understand how you people can keep your heads in the sand. WAKE UP - Barack's gonna win and all you racist, liberal phobes will have to eat your words. hopefully this GREAT country is not at the point where small minded people are the majority.

The "patriots" of the Republican party disgust me. It's all smoke, mirrors and hate. They don't talk about the issues, because they can't win on issues. So they talk about Britney and the "Greek" stage, and the "annointed one" and their opponent's funny name.

They question whether Democrats are true patriots. As Jon Stewart put it, "We all know that the Republicans love America-- They just hate half the people living here."

Bush and Cheney make me ashamed to be an American. They've put this country in the crapper, while their buddies at Haliburton and Exxon enjoy record profits quarter after quarter. I've never seen such naked graft in my lifetime. They LIED to push our country into a war no one wanted and because of it, 5,000 kids have come home in body bags.

Fact of the matter is, McCain probably won't be in office in 4 years, because he'll be dead from the cancer he continues to cover-up.

I take solace in the fact that after they die, Bush, Cheney and Karl Rove will spend an eternity in the lowest level of hell getting butt raped by the devil 24/7!

God Bless America!

These days, even George Bush himself knows that he is truly a steaming piece of schnit!

"Sad that such an inexperienced leftist is this close to controlling our country all because of media hype and skin color. Question: what has Barack Hussein Obama ever done besides promote himself?"

What has George Bush done besides make himself, and his cronies, and China, filthy rich while make the average American poorer? Bottom line - Bush/Cheney have done more damage to this country than 9/11 ever did, with a complete disregard for our civil rights and civil unity, our long term viability as an independent Nation.

Wake up America... wake up, Steve.

Obama speaks with a forked tounge. Funny I naever hear him talk about liberty, oh yea, Marxists do not believe in liberty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd rather have 8 more years Bush than 8 years of Hussein Obama have to bow to allah. He's a phony!

What an absolute crock of s**t. Are we to believe this Socialist all of a sudden understands and appreciates capitalism and the economic dynamics of small business? Do any of you actually believe you will get a tax cut from this shyster? From the man who promised to END the Bush tax cuts? 95% of us will get a tax cut but wait..only 40% of this country actually pays ANY tax..hmmm. C'mon people,he's a CHICAGO STREET ORGANIZER, a black liberation theologist slash marxist to the core. Mainstreet America, if you indeed watch this speech, just TRY and keep track of all his policy reversals .. Nuclear now? Clean coal? uh huh. And now he favors drilling as well? Nonsense. Pretty, but utter nonsense. He assumes you're ALL fools who will lap it up. He assumes you're all schmucks, suffering mightily from latent white guilt but still capable of putting the ring through your own nose... America IS facing tough challenges, not the least of which is the social security time bomb but Obama's answers to this and other challenges is, at best, hopelessly naive and collectivist in remedy. Are we,after 200+ years of proving to the world the true power of individualism, capitalism, and self determination..are we going to give the reins to a man who incontravertibly believes GOVERNMENT has ALL the answers, and moreover IS the answer? Are we to give the most powerful post in the world to a man who had 300 (THREE HUNDRED!) bullet point advisors doing his thinking for him on his european coronation tour? Unqualified seems too frail a word for this charlatan's resume.

Bob999999,

A hurricane approaching the Gulf impacts oil prices not because of the off shore drilling, but because of the locations where oil tankers unload. The two are unrelated. If there were offshore oil wells in Rhode Island, and a hurricane were approaching Rhode Island, there would be no impact on oil prices.

It amazes me how someone who doesn't even like our country can be nominated to the Democratic ticket. Hell, even Hillary likes our country. BO sounds like an angry black man.

If your not doing better off than you were 8 years ago, that's your fault. If your waiting on the government to make it better for you, you have already lost. Funny, all of these whiners are usually successful people, who would not have gotten where they are without working for it. They seem to think that the masses are a bunch of idiots, not able to do anything without their lofty help. I challenge people to take care of themselves. Now that would be American.

'But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons' - That statement alone should scare anyone that is truly concerned about our safety. Ridiculous.

Type your comment her Yes the economy is in dire straits - people are losing their homes, they can't send their kids to college, or put gas in their cars - and yet they still managed to contribute over 400 million dollars to Obama's campaign!!! Hmmmm, whoda thunk it?

Promises, promises, promises.

No change, no change, no change.

The ability to deliver great speeches is, in my opinion, one of the greatest qualities a leader can have. A leader must do one thing first and foremost, he must lead. The ability to deliver a message that motivates and inspires Americans is precisely what I want in a leader. Why do you think president Kennedy was so popular? He did as Barack is doing now. He inspires hope in a time of uncertainty and dispair.

seriously, I just read most of these posts and can't believe that some people still don't know how our government works...some people really do need to brush up on their "school house rock". Anyway, what I constantly have problems with is when Obama talks about all these tax cuts for the middle class and than in the next sentence he talks all about all the other federal programs he is going to put in place (that require A LOT of money), where will he get it from? The rich? Doesn't anyone understand that the "so called rich" help the poor and unemployed by making jobs and stimulating the economy with their businesses!!! Ugghh! Also, not that I am overly excited about McCain, but come on, do you really want someone with NO real experience running our country? I don't care who his VP,,(as some of the democrats on this site have posted), he would be the President, so doesn't he make all the final decisions???

dorchester for barack!!

# 22 - You are right on the money. What business is it of the gov't if we rack up debt we cannot pay off?? Our credit rating goes down and that is our fault. If we buy a home we cannot afford we are foolish, as well.

B.O. is such a fraud. A set-up by George Soros and the liberal radical lawyers. It is scary how much this guy is a puppet. Oh, how arrogant he and his new side-kick Jo Biden. That guy (Jo) is the meanest man I have ever seen. The way he talked to Gen. Patrayas(sp) and Roberts during the confirmation of the Supreme Court. A total jerk !! Has a terrible mouth...

Agree with Steve's comment

These days, even George Bush himself knows that he is truly a steaming piece of schnit!

Look at all the Republican-hack interns assigned to assail us with "posts" over the DNC. Two from "bob" and "c.Moore". Please.

Barack Hussein Obama want's to be nailed to a cross to accept the nomination and then he will go to Bethlehem to visit his birth place.

Obama = 42 and did not vote for the failed WAR IN IRAQ.
Mcain = 70? and spent multiple years in a fucking box.

you decide.

If you believe that nothing can be done to make life for you any better, then reject Obama and vote for McCain. But if you earn less than 250k a year and you vote for anyone other than Obama, then you are shooting yourself in the foot. Period.

Obama is our only hope

Actually Grant, they can destroy markets. Build them? Not quite so much.

As far as the buck stopping at the President, well, it's gotta get to him first. And it's got to go through Congress to do that.

Report came out yesterday saying average income is now higher than in 2000. Don't remember if that's mean or median, but before you complain about it all going to the rich, remember that we also have a few million more illegals, who tend to be poor. (Quite your crying, I'm talking about the effects on statistics.)

Roosevelt and Kennedy are pre-68. This is a post-68 Democratic Party. With all due respect, there's no real hope for the Democrats as a pro-America party until the last Baby Boomer gives up the ghost.

Kennedy's administration did put a man on the moon. The question you now need to ask is at what cost. That's the adult question. It's the mature question. And when you go back and look, you'll find that that's exactly why we haven't gone back. It was crazy expensive to do it. We did it as a pissing contest with the Soviets.

Am I glad we did? Yes. Because unlike a very large portion of the Democratic Party, I'm not sympathetic to Socialism. But you have to look at the costs.

Vote McCain--A bridge back to the 19th century!

"Bob, don't forget the prez has to sign a bill to make it law. The dems can't pass anything with Bush in office. He even veto'd the SCHIP bill for children's health insurance for crying out loud. I agree that the dems haven't done much. But reality is reality and it's gridlock - until January!"

Posted by aaronp808 August 28, 08 07:09 PM

in reply to above: buddy you need to check the constitution again, 2/3 majority vote puts a veto out of play and creates law.....

I'm voting democrat. It's been a long road, because I campaigned for Reagan.

Finally someone is saying what we've all been thinking. How a person can defend George Bush after everything we've come to know is difficult to fathom.

It's obvious that the conservatives are out of dreams. Talk radio has become just as vapid of content. The other day I heard Sean Hannity tell a little girl that her father was in Iraq fighting for Jesus.

Lord have mercy on us all.

The ability to deliver great speeches is, in my opinion, one of the greatest qualities a leader can have. A leader must do one thing first and foremost, he must lead. The ability to deliver a message that motivates and inspires Americans is precisely what I want in a leader. Why do you think president Kennedy was so popular? He did as Barack is doing now. He inspires hope in a time of uncertainty and dispair.

7 years. No terror attacks on U.S. soil. Thanks GW and US Armed Forces.

You guys can bash him all you want, but he's the right man for the job and I'm going to do everything I can to help him run this country! OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!

Great speech. How far does the country have to fall before some of you get it. You know what, elect McCain and drill, drill, drill. Mankind is more comfortable with pain and suffering anyway. Hell, now people are angry that they get to keep some of their hard earned money. The group that has kept this country moving (Middle Class) is finally getting some attention under Obama. Go ahead, vote McCain, I dare you. I guess more pain will deliver us from the evil we are pump faking to elect.

When will the American people see through this bogus rhetoric...what a loser Obama is

BIG WORDS.... Little Action... That's the Obama way. !

We call him the "FLUFFER" with good cause!

The party of Roosevelt and Kennedy.... Is that the best you can do?

Roosevelt? Have you ever heard of Yalta? He gave away Eastern Europe to the Soviets.

Kennedy? Bay of Pigs. JFK was a great orator but a disaster as POTUS.

It's a shame that neither party understands the dynamics of the economy. He quotes statistics about growth under Bill Clinton, but the economy actually broke out of a recession before Clinton took office. There is no way that he can guarantee Americans that they will be richer simply by virtue of a Democrat controling the Oval Office. What is he basing this on? Will vague promises of tax cuts to middle class Americans and tax hikes on the rich ones who are more likely to employ workers fix all of this. Is it really right to try to control where jobs go with arbitrary taxation policies.

republicans motivate by fear
democrats motivate by hope

lets hope that hope is stronger

Why are the Dems (Obama) running against Bush? Bush is not running for President and McCain is completely different. If you look at McCain's Senate records, you will see that he disagreed with Bush on many issues. AGAIN, WHY ARE THE DEMS RUNNING AGAINST BUSH?

The last time government tried to legislate alternative energy we got quotas for ethanol mandated to be made from domestic corn which consumed as much gas to produce as it generated and drove up the price of gas, corn and all food. It was subsidized which increased the deficit and reduced available resources for other promising technologies. Cheaper ethanol from saw grass or from Brazil was banned! And now that the facts are known, the congress while not stop the increase in quotas for next year.

Let science and the free market determine which alternatives will be successful. Congress should stick to screwing up things they know such as tax policy.

I am reading a great book, Mindset. At one point the author cites something that happened in the Kennedy Admin. His advisors never disagreed with him and offered differing opinions because he was so charasmatic. They fixed their mind set and didn't disagree. Kennedy would have listened, but the people around had a certain mindset regarding his abilities...how could be wrong? BO is much like this. This really scares me. If they all idolize him, who will provide the other side of the problem.

He is such a celeb. Like a rock star. Who will be honest with him? Nobody in that crowd. He needs some seasoning. He couldn't even get into the 2000 DNC convention.

The McCain posters are right: George Bush is on the right track and we need to continue this course for at least the next eight years. I only wish that that we could removed term limits for the presidency.

Yes. All the Change. With Clinton, president for 8 years, nothing was done. Biden has been in the Senate just about as long as I've been ALIVE, and none of this is done. Gore. Biden. Carter. Clinton and Clinton. All these people who have been showcased in the Convention as leaders in the do-nothing-Democrat part. All establishment. Pelosi. Establishment. Kennedy. Establishment. So what exactly is going to change? Exactly?

Nice grammar and spelling everyone.
#1: "congres" and "tow years ago"
#2: "why hasn't the Democrats"
#6: "I think Obama's strength's out weigh McCains" (nice)
#9: "Obama taking 2 tuna's
#10: "I maybe wrong"

Is this the norm on boston.com?

It's doesn't matter who they are...throw them in a paper bag...shake them up...and they're all the same....Shady politicians who can't be trusted, and people who make promises they won't keep. We need a new system! Anyone have any good ideas?

obamaz great. he is soo smart and when he getz eleted, thsi country will be a better place. hes even betterr then osama ben laden.

Good speech, good policies, AND WITH a solidly Democratic Congress, he can make then happen. Yes, the current Democratic Congress hasn't done much, but they've had Bush and the corrupt Republicans stopping any signs of progress. Yes we can.

Obama is more handsome than Mitt Romney (if McCain chooses him) and he will wipe Romney's ass to the ground if they ever debate.

Obama will not let any homeless people in the streets anyt more and they will go to colege.

dum heads vote for McCain.

Talk is cheap. Obama has zero experience outside of community organizing in Chicago and a lackluster term as a US Senator where he missed most of the key votes. He's generated no significant legislation and yet he claims he can solve energy problems even though his party's obstructionism in the past on everything from oil exploration to blocking nuclear power plants is the whole reason we're in this mess.

The only wind power I see is generated by Obama's lips moving.

Spoken like uninformed whiners who have no clue about Obama, his background, his work history, his education, and his passion. Speeches by their nature are all talk and no action for pete's sake! OMG - I really wonder about the future of this country when I read this kind of drivel!

“But the record’s clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush was right more than ninety percent of the time? I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to take a ten percent chance on change.”

Best line ever.

IF...........he were to somehow be elected, how long will it be until reality hits him and he finds out that he can't deliver and take everyone to the promise land like he said he would? It seems that humility has not been one of his strong points. I do not care what color a person is or where in the USA you come from, you better not make promises you cannot keep no matter what side of the isle you sit on.

www.o-bummer.com

i bought one for everyone i know!

I read the comments.
The negative smart alec comments go to prove that 80% of the people think they're in the top 20%
If they made less than $250K last year and vote for McSame they are demonstrating they're in the bottom %20

7 Years. No terror attacks on U.S soil. Thanks GW and U.S. Armed Forces.

It's sad to see how many of the comments are negative and pessimistic. What about hope? What about trying to make a difference? Are any of you interested in that? If so, what are YOU going to do about it?

First I', not happy with either....I've always judged a person by past actions and with politicians....anything they say can't be believed. All I know about Obama are his dealings with folks that do not like America. Water seeks it's own level, You Obama supporters say what you want, he was forced to throw them under the bus. other than say the word change what has he ever done. McKain has a track record at least but what he's saying now isn't how he voted in the past. The last time we had someone speak of change was J, Carter ( I voted for him) and in my life he had the worst admin. Gas prices went up, Inflation was staggering, unemployment was high, Iran took our embassy personnel hostageand J, Carter at least was a govenor. Obama has never run anything (and don't bring up he was a organizer) , McKain at least ran a squaderon(nothing to brag about). Obama is a socialist. He wants to give everyone free health care (Which I'd Love to have) but who is going to pay for it, and don't say the rich, Carter tried that too, put a luxury tax on item that the wealthy bought. who did it hurt...the average joe, the wealthy stopped buying the stuff and guess what happened, the folks that made those products lost there jobs. I'm afraid this is what will happen with Obama if he's elected. Sooooooooooooooo I wont be voting for that empty suit.. if you think I'll vote for McCain, think again....His judgement and character is better but I understand he has a temper..which isn't good. Nixion had the same problem and look where it got him. Most of you Obama folks hate Bush ( I'm not thrilled with him either) but we have not lost another non soldier life since 9/11.

Look. The economy was good under Clinton because he got to ride the wave of those who preceded him. His second term the economy seemed good because of the irrational tech bubble. The economy was recovering from a small blip when he got there, and was trashed when he was on his way out. I am no Bush fan at all, but you people start and end history at points that are convenient for you. Yes a child can see that it is worse than it was by some measures. An adult should be able to think critically and see cause and effect. Bush is no conservative. He is a crony corporatist. (That is different from sensibly regulated capitolism.) If you cannot see the damnable old ghosts of Hegel, Marx, and Rhodes in this old street agitator then you are following the same way folks followed Hitler(National Socialist),Stalin, Pol Pot etc... Behold a Pale Horse

The person who suggested that Kennedy almost brought us into WWIII needs to read their history a bit more. Start reading about the Cuban missile crisis and then the Berlin Blockade. You will find out the Soviet Union pushed us to the brink and JFK used diplomacy, which George Bush has not had the patience for. Obama is a polished politician from the standpoint of delivering a speech. They all talk a good show before they get in, then it gets hard. I don't wish the job on any of them.

Ya know, in spite of his big government, anti gun Liberalness I'd vote for him in a heartbeat if he spoke the reality of the stae of the nation. It's not just the past 8 years it's the past 40 years! Both parties are responsible, both parties are beholden to the globalist, both are tools of big business. Both are bought out by PACs and Lobbyist. They're blaming Bush out of expediency, not reality. All we need to do is look at the voting records of our elected officials. HEY! Biden voted for NAFTA and CAFTA; you'd think that instead of passing onother failed free trade agreement after watching one hurt our economy for 20 years would make these people stand up and do whats right. But no, we get more rhetoric.

I make $50K more than I did 8 years ago. I don't credit bush for that but I do credit bush for letting me keep more of it.
Obama not going to raise taxes? How is he going to pay for all his promises?

I don't understand how the doubting Thomas types actually chose to respond here. For the last eight years (Should really include the Clinton years to), our country has been sledding down a slippery slope of international respect, as well as economic loss.

The big cheeses (ceo's, coo's, and other "old boy club" people that have golden parachute deals), have taken apart American industry, outsourced our jobs, infiltrated US government (GWB) to the point "we the people" no longer have a voice due to their avarice. It's time for a change.

Does Obama mean we are a better country than the one where both he and Michelle went to Ivy league schools and are now millionaires?

My income doubled in the last 4 years but I need to vote for Obama.

Just need to (no real reason) I guess because everyone else I know is.

Obama is the last great hope for change...and any change will be good change because Bush is BAD. Just think, Bush got us into Iraq, Bush got us into Afghanistan, Bush got us into everything that is BAD. Bush is trying to get us into a war with Russia. Russia was our friend when Clinton was president. And if we don't bother anyone else in the world, they won't bother us. Bush bothered the terrorists and so he caused 9/11. Bush is friends with big OIL and so he caused gas to go up. When will people stop listening to right wingers and believe the truth?

Nice speech, President Carter. I hope things go better this time than they did during your first term...

Once again this speech draws a clear distinction between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats think everything that happens in this country is because they made it so....the moon launch (executed during the Nixon administration), Clinton's low unemployment (with a Republican congress), Michael Phelps 8 Gold Medals (no doubt the result of Nancy Pelosi), etc etc. Republicans know it is the individual and people that create innovation, weath and jobs in the country (e.g, ask Bill Gates how much politiicans were responsible for Microsoft's growth from 1992-2000.)

wow!!! why all the anger? are'nt we all Americans? Don't we all want the same baic things? Is'nt the only thing we really disagree upon ... How to get where we all want to go?...then lets just either jump on the Obama Train or ride the McCain Express...but lets take it easy on each other because otherwise we might all forget the one lesson we all learned from 9-11....that we all need one another

McCain is nothing like Bush. The Dems can't get Bush off the brain. Bush isn't running.

The Democrats are mired in the past. They never even understood what Bush was doing anyway, because they are too busy making up conspiracy theories.

That is why they're going to lose.

Complete nonsense. This doesn't even rise to the level of snake oil. I guess we should all be proud that here's a half black man who can actually read a teleprompter. It doesn't matter in the slightest what he says because to dwell on the meaning of these words would be embarrassing.. Talk about the bigotry of low expectations, this is it. I miss George Bush already.

i work at a major news orgn and he gives this same lame-o speech everyday. obama sucks. good grief someone shut him up. he yaps a good game but delivers zilch. And remember, all the important decisions are "above his paygrade."

"Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason."
- Benjamin Franklin

This is a great speech and I believe that Obama will be able to deliver....we all are ready for a change and I don't think McCain is the right one for that change...The billions of dollars that is used to pay for the war can be invested in this country and thats the reason that Obama will end the war.......

I don't know what this doofus is talking about, frankly. "No" to eight more years of the same thing as Bush gave to us? First of all, my family, friends and I did extremely well over the last eight years, thank you. Eight more years of that? Yes, please! "No" to eight more years of no additional terrorist attacks in the US? Sure! Eight more years of placing the US in a forward strategic position in the Middle East? Fantastic! Let's keep it up! Eight more years of low taxes? That sounds great, yes! Another eight years of supporting freedom and spreading democracy around the world? Absolutely! Eight more years of defending western culture? You betcha! Eight more years of fighting the spread of Islamic fascism? Damn right!

On the other hand, two more years of Democrat control of Congress? Uh, well, that would require them to actually BE in CONTROL, but let's go with it...hah! No... no, thank you!

Obama says "We are the party of Kennedy." are you, Barack?

If Kennedy were the nominee this time around, the speech would likely go like this:

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, (unless it's like 500 trillion, in which case, that's too much) bear any burden (unless too many soldiers die in which case, let's bring the troops home), meet any hardship (unless it means supporting a Republican in anything, that's just too hard), support any friend (unless we don't like them, then we call them a lap-dog), oppose any foe (unless a Republican is in the White House), in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

man, i really hope obama wins. if only because it will totally piss off a lot of losers who can't spell.

Too bad speeches don't stop terrorism or bombs. Obama is valium for the uninformed. Problem is, valium doesn't fix anything and neither will Obama.

Which reminds me.... we know 90% of blacks will vote for Obama and the media will call it appropriate. What would happen if 90% of the whites vote for McCain? How would the media and Obama approach that?

Here's how you can tell that its all lies. Abortion. Its simple, being pro-abortion is about being selfish. Someone who argues that babies born alive after botched abortions should be killed as intended, cannot with any degree of credibility discuss how they are all about proecting the less fortunate. Who is less fortunate and more innocent than a baby whose mother along with a "Dr." has just tried to kill her? The guy who might lose his job - No. The girl who might lose her house - No. The family without insurance - NO. Becuase getting killed for being born, is about as bad as it gets. Why does somebody defend this? They defend this becuase they want the flexibility to do it themselves if they have a "mistake." It is the mindset that places personal convenience above another's life. That person CANNOT truly place you and I and the guy who just lost his job or the girl who just lost her house or the family without insurance over themselves, becuase they value their ability to do what they want over the lives of others. Plain and simple, its all mumbo-jumbo designed to appeal to the masses who think Obama will give them free ice cream every night and they won't gain any weight.

Lets complete some of Mr. Obamas comments.
“It is that promise that has always set this country apart – that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams". . . and then be despised and forced to share our incomes with those who avoided hard work , risk and sacrifice.

“It is why I stand here tonight. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women – students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors. . . sacrificed their lives and limbs in brutal and not always popular wars .

"More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit card bills you can’t afford to pay and tuition that is beyond your reach" . . . because you have thought your self entitled to the "good life" and have overextended yourselves financially with
no savings to fall back on.

“I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan". . . which will become my Vietnam quagmire draining American blood and treasure as it did the Soviet union decades ago. Though I have no definition of victory or exit strategy I will rush pell-mell into war just like Bush did only this one won't be for oil; it will be for dirt.

defeated the soviets

For everyone that thinks Healthcare and Energy are Bush's fault, didn't we recognize those issues during the Clinton years?
As for Kennedy, he was a great man, and unfortunate that we will never know the true legacy of the presidency. NASA was a great success, but he didn't really get to see it through. A noble goal, but he did not really execute it, did he?

Let's not forget the Bay of Pigs incident, nor his complete disdain for Castro and Communism. Do you think he would have approved of Michael Moore's praise of Fidel's healthcare system?

And I am pretty sure that JFK was in the White House during 1961, when South Vietnam signed a military and economic aid treaty with the United States leading to the arrival (1961) of U.S. support troops and the formation (1962) of the U.S. Military Assistance Command. This is the war that Liberals hoist as the anathema of a generation and the guy Obama compared himself to today started it. hmmm.

Let us also not forget that if FDR had been a two term president, his legacy would have been TERRIBLE. The great depression and Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor whilst millions of Jews were being thrown into camps and the Nazis rolled over Europe. By the time we got into WWII, it had been going on for quite some time and we turned a deaf ear to it.

So before the revisionists get too excited about FDR and JFK, lets just keep things in perspective. I am not ignoring other presidents foibles, merely pointing out a few facts that might be overlooked in hindsight

Oh, excuse me, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Hey #134......What is causing all the hatred you are living with. Sounds like you have some very powerful issues that need to be dealt with. There is hope but you have to work on it. Thank God for our leaders and our brave military members who have volunteered to protect us. I am trying to think of a time since 9-11 that we have been attacked but I cannot come up with one...maybe you could help me.
GOD Bless America.

Hmmm, he didn't mention any plans for immigration reform, health care reform, social security reform, Medicare reform or tort reform. Oh yah, I forgot, the democrats created all these problems via THEIR relationships with THEIR special interest groups: the trial lawyers, the education establishment, the new deal and great society beaurocrats, the public and private sector labor unions. These groups (Social Security 21%, Medicare and Medicaid 21%, Other Mandatory 11%, Interest 9%) ,suck up about 62% of the annual budget of this country (defense uses 20% and about 18% is truly discretionary).

If something is not done about the growth of the 62% MANDETORY spending, we WILL have hyper-inflation because the government will have to print so much money so fast it will make the costs of the one-time costs of Iraq war look like peanuts. THE WAR WAS A ONE TIME EXPENSE OVER 8 YEARS. THE 50 YEAR LONG EVER GROWING ENTITLEMENTS ARE THE REAL PROBLEM! (except that drug entitlement program that helped get bush a second term….that one was okay……but I digress)

Obama has had four years in Congress to get bills passed on these issues mentioned in his speech. Voting “PRESENT” didn’t get it done!
What makes people think he will start now? The executive branch does not craft legislation the Congress does and Osama, errrrr, Obama is not going to be in Congress.

This is nothing but Obama running hard to the right on in an effort to hoodwink voters so that he can increase that 62% of MANDETORY spending to about 75% MANDETORY spending that we will have to spend FOREVER and the National Debt will begin to grow so fast that we will not be able to keep up with the interest payments.

Comparing Obama to Kennedy is a joke. McCain is more like Kennedy than Obama ever will be. Military hero, tax-cutter--and how many houses did Kennedy have?

Obama's true character is demonstrated by the fact that he's rather press his "economically disadvantaged" supporters for $400+ million than to do as all previous Presidential candidates have--use the public finance system that was designed to eliminate influence of lobbyists. Obama ought to return their hard-earned money and seek support based on well-reasoned proposals and a coherent, consistent political philosophy, instead of constantly hiding his past and his deepest held confictions.

Captain Mccain is dangerous for this country. Even those in Congress, in his own party, don't trust him because he has a reputation for being rash, ill-tempered, and uncooperative. He is a relatively undistinguished soldier with only one military accomplishment -- being shot down and subsequently tortured. That is not heroism. That is just unfortunate. A hero is a man like General Powell, not Captain Mccain - a man who has always lived in the shadow of his greater and more heroic father. Like Bush in this regard, perpetually in the shadow of his father, he is forever going to be trying to convince himself of HIS greatness in relation to his father's. Don't give Captain Mccain a chance to live his dream of military adventurism. The Pentagon considers him dangerously incompetent, so why doesn't America?

I can tell I'm not in Kansas anymore: snobby eastern libs

the kid has no idea how much he does not understand. perhaps he shopuld stick to community organizing.

I will cast my vote from the roof tops

All his promises has a hidden message:

Spend, Spend, Spend.

And how do you think he'll able spend all that money? I'm not fooled by his "95%" tax cut...that's just bullshit. Democrats has a track record of raising taxes and spending their brains out. He's criticising Bush about the economy, but his proposal is, guess what, what Bush already have done -- tax cut and stimulus plan. Also about unemployment, if it's really high, then why do we have a lot of illegal immigrants here looking for work if there's no jobs for the citizens? Also the reason why companies are out sourcing jobs because Democrats like you, Obama, wants to tax them to death. Stop taxing them and they will stay here.

I'm tired of the Democrats' empty promises, Democrats said that once they gain majority in Congress, they can end the war...well what do you know, they can't do anything after all.

I'm done with the Democrats.

For a party that decries the "politics of personal destruction", Obama is more of the same - attack, attack, attack.

I'm sorry but you cannot pass on blame for our current state to the democrats in congress. With a stubborn and short-sighted republican in the White House, the dems would need a veto-proof majority to get anything important done. With a slim majority in the house and, at best, a one vote majority in the senate, congress is castrated by the president and nothing but the most weak-assed, do nothing compromise legislation can get through. The slim dem majority has only served to put them on the chopping block when bills that could actually change the direction of this country are stalled by the republicans and vetoed by the president. And now we're expected to believe that under a president that has undercut the power of congress more than any in our history the barely-majority Democrats are to blame?

Can anyone explain to me why you would vote for a man who promises to perpetuate the status quo while paying nothing more than lip service to ideas that could revolutionize our economy? Why is McCain's experience worth so much when it's shown a pattern of the same neocon foreign policy as Bush, the same out-dated, "trickle down" tax policy and the total abandonment of every position that once made him more than a rank-and-file Bushite? Shouldn't the fact that he's been around for decades and still not learned anything be considered a problem?

Let's talk about judgment. Barack Obama has displayed a far better understanding of the economy and the world (John McCain may be surprised to learn that it DOES matter). He was right about Iraq, he was right about Afghanistan, he has been right about every important foreign policy issue of the last decade. John McCain has been wrong, time and time again. Give me a break.

It's so funny to read peoples' comments here. People take what each candidiate says serioulsy. People, this is PR and Marketing at it's finest. They will say whatever they want to get peoples' votes. If you're expecting to choose your vote based on the speeches at the national convention then I question your vote period. Nothing they say at conventions can be taken seriously. You have to look at their track record and proposals. Let's get serious now.

I thought Communism was dead. Apparently it is alive and kicking in the democratic party.

Barry Hussein Obama is the most unqualified person ever running for President.
What are the democrat moonbats smoking? Kerry was horrible of course, but this guy is much worse for our country.

No experience. Grew up in a muslim country. Friends with Bill Ayers, a terrorist. Friends with racist preachers, friends with convicted felons. Doesn't salute the flag, won't wear a flag pin on his label. Yep, must be a democrat.

The great founding fathers of this country would be appalled to see this Obama light-weight in the office of the presidency.

Who will protect our children and the constitution better?
Of course, the only answer is JOHN MCCAIN.

#226 say's: man, i really hope obama wins. if only because it will totally piss off a lot of losers who can't spell.

(M)an, (I) really hope (O)bama wins. (I)f only because it will totally piss off a lot of losers who can't spell.

There you go #226.. Here is a site you might find helpful; HookedOnPhonics.com

As I've said before...

Osama is a phony in front of a facade. His "facts" are as specious as his questionable "associations" with thugs and naredowells. This guy is an empty suit full of empty rhetoric.

If anyone out there, Democrat *or* Republican, somehow thinks that "their Party" has all of the answers and that the world will be *such* a better place with "their Party" in power, they are truly delusional and need a serious reality check. It's gotten to the point where the two Parties will say and do whatever it takes to keep themselves in power, period, and they're both *real* good at pointing fingers and telling everyone everything that the other Party is doing wrong. I don't think that one is any much better or will do any much better than the other once in power.

All of that being said, I could care less about Party affiliations any more. I tend to look at things that I, as a person, believe in & will support those who have in the past or say they will:

Protect my 2nd Amendment Right to Keep & Bear Arms.

Do nothing to infringe on my freedom to ride my motorcycle.

Keep taxes low.

Get away from the Country being a "Welfare State". WAY too much pork barrel spending, too many handouts, everyone thinking their entitled.

Send illegal aliens back home & strengthen both our borders & immigration control.

Support & protect American businesses.

Limit lawsuits & associated awards - They are both slowly but surely *killing* this Country.

Alaskan & offshore drilling NOW.

While at the same time investing in & supporting at all costs alternate energy sources & future technologies.

Continue the exploration of space.

I'm sure someone out there will want to debate all of these issues to death; but it's kind of a moot point, because these are the kinds of issues that I make my voting decision on. And the *real* funny things is that I talk to LOTS of other people who feel the same way.... ;-)

People here are claiming that the Democrtic Congress couldn't do anything because Bush would veto their bills. That doesn't explain why they couldn't even get their act together to put up bills for a up or down vote. They never had a serious vote, for example, to defund the iraqi War (btw, don't look now, but we WON--the terrorists have been routed). They are a do-nothing bunch of incompetent leftist fascists who excpect the Saudis to pump up their oil production but can't think of increasing our own, who claim that drilling won't reduce oil prices--and then turn around and insist that Bush release oil from the Strategic Reserve to reduce oil prices.
And this "change" thing that Obama keeps intoning? Carter, Mondale, Dukakis and Clinton all said the same bloody thing, and then proceeded to keep the staus quo. "Sound and fury, signifying nothing".

No experience, no class and no clue. Who would vote for this POS? The DNC has become the party for the stupid, gullible and underachieving. At least Hillary had a pretend job at the Rose Law Firm for awhile. Obama has never even had a job!
And, for God's sake, he not "African American." One grandparent was an African black, one was Arab and two were white. How does that make him anything but an American? You stupid, old white-guilt 60s hippies better get a clue before we make a mistake so collosal we can't correct it...like Jimmy Carter almost was! Thanks God Reagan saved us from that idiot!

To all of you Obama haters: what a miserable, apathetic lot you are. Bitching and complaining, always doubting, never part of the problem and never the solution. To hell with the whole of you.

McCain is a joke. Bush was a disaster. For the love of God, wake up.Wake up!!!

LOL!!! A couple of desperate, angry GOP trolls thinking that their lame posts here are going to influence the political narrative, persuade swing voters, or somehow distract attention from the historic events of that are taking place tonight. Hahaha!

Obama's speech tonight, in front of a max capacity crowd of 80,000 in Denver, covered by all forms of today's most influential multi platformed media, and perhaps watched in one form or another by more than 70 million Americans...

Your efforts are inconsequential.

Close your laptop, take a moment to really think about how bad your party has blown it in the past eight years, and use this time to start making plans to hide in the shadows, and in shame.

Because your time... is almost... up.

My income has risen to a very high income bracket in the last 7 years & I trust Obama will not tax me any more than he has to.

Obama is the man for ALL incomes.

ALL I CAN SAY IS........
IF YOU SUPPORT THE GOP
YOU MUST BE A DEE DEE DEE!!!

same ol' rhetoric, from both party nominees............nothing changes, always pandering to who will vote for them..........the lesser of two evils of course, is barack

It is amazing that a person would take offense at the respectful and accurate use of Obama's middle name and call someone racist for doing so. Who is playing the race card here, my friends? Me thinks he protests too much!

It is also quite interesting that none of Obama's supporters have yet to refute the facts that he received special real estate deals from a convicted felon, that he has never spoken out against crooked Illinois or Chicago politicians, that he would let rogue nations roll over us, that he is closely allied with a domestic terrorist, and on and on and on.

They must be really scared that the left-wing media will someday be forced to tell the truth about their candidate.

Heaven help us if he's elected...and many of the people who are supporting him now would howl the loudest when he tries to take away their freedoms.

What a croc............

What is SCARY is our fellow Americans who cannot analyze and are not informed. Bush set a 200 year old record for being a President who has vetoed the least. Through the Bush presidency and since May of 2008, Bush has vetoed only 10 times. Yet, many, many comments are from people who think Bush has vetoed everything in sight. Say what you will about Bush but he allowed Congress to function. And our economy, our governance is a result of that action and probably explains why most people give Congress a 9% approval rating.

Bush was responsible for 9/11

Think about it and vote for Obama

More homes are in foreclosure because of lending regulations insisted upon by democrats which loosened the purse strings to unqualified borrowers.

Does Karl Marx come to mine?
Please Barack Hussein Obama help pay for my car, my house, my college, my food. I need my government to take care of me. I need my healthcare paid for. Please help me oh great government that fixes all social ills. Take the obscene profits from big corporate America and redistribute them to me. Afterall, it is for the common good. Right?
We need a Republican now more than ever

The Bushes and Clintons are Gone so MC Cain can start anew!

Obama is a farce and a figure head of who knows what!

obama is going to win. sweet sweet day in america. the country is going to turn the page whether the dinosaurs want to or not. they cant run on issues, so obama now = boogy man. the democratic congress, if you actually pay attention to what happens in our government (cspan shows is all, by the way, if you are interested...) cannot get anything passed now because of the veto pen and slim majorities. when obama has the biggest congressional advantage SINCE LBJ,, oh how things will change. sorry repubs - you are going to eat crow ;)

Go Obama! - save us from more of same wretched hell that we have endured over the last eight years under the former coke-head alcoholic whose "born again" Christian policies promote war over diplomacy. While McCain could be a good president, his down fall will be his association with GW and voting on the same lines. He’d have been much better off and had a fighting chance by turning his back on this failure of a president - don’t you think it odd that Bush and the conservatives have only started now in the election to mindlessly phrase: “drill here, drill now, and pay less." Wasn’t GW supposed to be an experienced oil man and if anyone saw this coming, it should have been him? Ha ha – that’s only because our C grade former college cheerleader now president was a failure in the oil business as well.

All in all... I'd still rather vote BUSH III over MARX II.

Only a product of two dysfunctional adults could produce this Obamination. What have we sunk to as a nation. At least Bush had his mind in the right place and made one miscalculation in 8 yrs -- that is the troop plan after the invasion. He has recovered with the surge.

Obama will miscalculate and then waffle. Lets hope this socialist prima-dona does not make. I believe Americans will realize what a joke he is and only the "mis-fits" will vote for him.

Lets finish the last mission McCain 08

This is nothing we haven't already heard.
It's like Marshmallow fluff: It's sugary and delicious on the surface...but it's NOT going to satisfy you. You wouldn't eat it for dinner. Or if you do, you're not thinking straight.

Guess what? I'm a really good orator, also. I give great speeches, and I love doing it. I even won a state competiton and money, and was even published. I love words. I love to write them; I love to read them. Period.

I was even president of my class for fours years. So there's my experience.

...But that doesn't qualify me for the highest elected office in the United States.

This speech tonight is going to fool a lot of people. Sheep, who are lost and looking for a shepherd as vivdly idealistic as they. This speech is going to come across just as lofty and airborne as those prior to it, and some people will be fooled. But some people (hopefully those in the "heartland" of the US) will see right through it, to that empty suit giving it.

Most of Hollywood is supporting Obama and they have IQ's than the Average Joe.

We need to follow their led for once. Stars are lined up for Obama and so should you.

Doesn't he know that Bush is not running for re-election? There is only so much distaste for Bush that can be used to distract people from Obama's lack of experience. I believe people are tired of hearing this and want real solutions, not just change for the sake of change.

Wow! On a day when the economic report comes out saying that we had positive growth in the 2nd quarter and no recession. When the surge has worked and we are WINNING in Iraq. When more people have jobs than under Clinton. Hmmm, maybe he should check the news before he speaks.

Are you kidding me..?!? This is the best he has?

This entire convention, from a party now known as the Depression Party (free Prozac with every vote) has done nothing but tear this nation down, uplifting only the great O..Obama, not Oprah. (Although I hear she is wearing diamond studded Obama sunglasses tonight!)

I have heard this speech before Obama, and as then and now, it is platitudes, applause lines and empty promises. You sir are a fraud. The temple awaits..but Americans are beginning to line up at the vomitorium..Just be quiet already, we beg you..

If you vote for Obama and he wins I just hope you remember what it was like when Carter was in office. This guy will make Carter look like a genius by comparison. Never has a candidate been so poorly prepared to take office as this clown. But, I guess we can start to look for the Planet to heal...what a tool....

Check out a funny "Nobama" parody song and video at: www.myspace.com/rogerweber

This is a joke, we should not know the speech before it is given. This just more propaganda. BTW, the Obama Brownshirts are going after any media outlet that dares, I say dares to exercise their 1st amendment rights and criticize His Holiness.

The DNC needs to renamed "Socialist Party of America"...

Why are so many in this country so blind to the efforts of the Dems (and some Reps) to Socialize this Country! We are not Europe, nor should we ever try to be. This country was started on the very simple foundamentals of Democracy, Capitalizism (which by the way pay's for all those so called great social programs the DEMS want) and freedom of Religion. It is about time we get back to them now.

Al Gore, the hipacritical person that he is (he maked over $100M per year jet setting around screaming about global warming)Barac "Socialist" Obama and the rest of them simply need to move to Europe if they think it is so great.

The Government can't run anything with out greater coruption than private business, why does anyone think they will run heath care, there retirment or any thig well.

Drill now, go to a part time legislature (there only there half the time now), privatize the military and dump the IRS (fair tax)!!!!!!!

Obama & Biden, Dumb and Dumber; McCain and whomever, marginally better.

Hardly any senators should be a candidate for higher office. They have no relevant experience, unless they were actually somebody before they became a senator.

We need a whole new class of politicians to serve max. two terms in Washington, their home state, their municipality or their neighborhood association. After one or two terms, they need to be gone.

Politicians are like diapers. They need changed every so often, and for the same rasons.

It's a nice emotional speech and I'm sure we'll hear many more of them after he's elected president. But ultimately, Obama has given no indication that he's any different than McSame. Our two parties are different in means, but not in the end they strive toward. Both spend more than they take in. One steals from the productive of today, the other steals from the productive of the future. Both keep us entangled abroad in fights we have no business sticking our noses into. Both will continue sending money to the UN and marching the USA toward subjugation under a global government. Both continue to erode the promise of the constitution under which our union was founded and preserved for so many years.

The older I get, the more I learn, the more I see the same bad men taking my money away to do useless or bad things. It gets very depressing being American.

I would like to return to being a strong economy that makes quality products and doesn't throw bombs into houses half a world away because we got some "credible intel" from a drug dealer.

I'm still voting for Ron Paul.

IF Obama loses, I hope and pray that the black community does not riot because of the loss. It would send the what ever advances made, back 50 years.

I'd like to see wind and solar power powering a steel plant, or an aircraft carrier. I'm sorry, but Obama's promise to end US oil addiction in 10 years via these alternative technologies is ludicrous.

Oil is going to be here for the rest of our lives... and Obama's insistence that we don't drill for our own oil will ensure we supply middle east terrorism with plenty of cash.

Drill here... drill now!

I care for you, therefore, I should rule over you! That's the real driver behind Obama's motive. Government doesn't create jobs or wealth; companies, owners and shareholders do more for America than any politician. Hey Barack, just steal my money (through your version of a "fair tax code") and redistribute the funds to your congregation of the incompetent, just don't bore me with the reasons why.

Sen. Obama exhibits extraordinary leadership, proven judgment, knowledge of the U.S. and global economy, acute understanding of foreign affairs, and will uphold the constitution. He was elected President of the Harvard Law Review. Among other important legislation, he successfully passed bills dealing with crime, nuclear proliferation, and ethics reform. He is a patriot of admirable character. Compare McCain who, in the midst of reporters and the public, snapped to his wife after being teased about his thinning hair: "At least I don't pile on the pancake makeup like a trollop, you c___" ? If you find that extremely distasteful and inappropriate, welcome to the club. He served his country in the military, but that does not mean we must elect him. No way, no how, no McCain. No thank you.

Oh yeah. Them Democrats have the right idea all right. Why, take a look at California....once a bustling economy and now, uh, well, now, um, ahem. Well Schwarzenegger is a Republican and he, uh, I guess couldn't do much with the Dem Led Legislature up there in Sacramento, but if you take a look at that state, it is a perfect representation of what our Democratic ideals can accomplish. We took that state and, well, let's see, oh, I hear Michael McDonald singiing America The Beautiful and he's uh, he's trying to channel um, Ray Charles...RAY CHARLES yeah that's it Ray Charles, Hallelujah Praise Obama for what he says he can do!

I remember when John Kennedy said we would put a man on the moon in ten years. That was when the Russians were leading the space race. Kennedy asked the American people to sacrifice and perform. We did! We succeeded! For the past eight years we all have been privideged to be part of the worst presidency in history of the United States. For the last sixteen years we have NOT had a LEADER. I am tried of Slick Whilly and Clueless George. All I want is to have a president who will ask the American people to Step Up. The man who can do this is the man I will vote for. People we need a leader. We need a leader NOW.

Obama is a glittering jewel of colossal ignorance.

"Sad that such an inexperienced leftist is this close to controlling our country all because of media hype and skin color. Question: what has Barack Hussein Obama ever done besides promote himself?"

What has George Bush done besides make himself, and his cronies, and China, filthy rich while make the average American poorer? Bottom line - Bush/Cheney have done more damage to this country than 9/11 ever did, with a complete disregard for our civil rights and civil unity, our long term viability as an independent Nation.

Wake up America... wake up, Steve.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just a lot of the same old Bush scapegoating, misery exploiting, I-feel-your-pain jargon we have heard a thousand times from Obama. It is Bush's fault that people bought houses they could not afford? It is Bush's fault people can't pay their bills because they can't control their spending habits? It is Bush who stubbornly refused to support more domestic drilling for oil even when gas prices and our foriegn dependence was at its highest? If the people of this country truly want change they should vote for the candidate who was calling for change in Washington long before it was popular. That candidate is John McCain.

Obama says eight is enough. An Obama Presidency is four years to many.

(11) Democrats have historically gotten us into the bloodiest wars in history. Any questions?
(12) Won't hesitate to defend this nation, you say? You can't even bring your hand to your heart when the national anthem is played. Who do you take us for, anyway?
(13) How can you say you'll end a war responsibly when you said you would withdraw troops immediately? Sounds like back-peddling to me.

You've waited FAR too long to outline any specifics for your presidency, Mr. Obama. And we cannot afford for you to learn remedial leadership on our account. Find another profession and take your carpetbagging schpeel elsewhere.

Ya know, in spite of his big government, anti gun Liberalness I'd vote for him in a heartbeat if he spoke the reality of the stae of the nation. It's not just the past 8 years it's the past 40 years! Both parties are responsible, both parties are beholden to the globalist, both are tools of big business. Both are bought out by PACs and Lobbyist. They're blaming Bush out of expediency, not reality. All we need to do is look at the voting records of our elected officials. HEY! Biden voted for NAFTA and CAFTA; you'd think that instead of passing onother failed free trade agreement after watching one hurt our economy for 20 years would make these people stand up and do whats right. But no, we get more rhetoric.

this is to bob:
you are so negative. if you think positive maybe things will change. we all need to think positive.
yes, the democrats had 2 years in congress but they were not joined by republicans and failed to get the votes to move issues. not here to blame any party but it's time we all took compromises to get things done.
again, think positive.

Wow! Sounds like the GOP are scared to death.
What? You guys can stomach lies, a war that doesn't involve OBL, debt to China, sky rocketing groceries, food and global warming?
Don't any of you have children? You think you can buy your way out of everything?
Ronald Regan? Are you kidding me? Remember Iran Contra?
How desperate, how pathetic. You had 8 years. You screwed it up and now you get to live with OUR solution. Deal with it.

Iran would love Obama as President.
China would love Obama as President.
Castro would love Obama as President.
Hugo Chavez would love Obama as President.
The Russians would love Obama as President.
Islamic fundamentalists would love Obama as President.
The Communist Party of America would love Obama as President.

Tell me...Why would I love Obama as President?

#133
Suzy said:

"Type your comment her Yes the economy is in dire straits - people are losing their homes, they can't send their kids to college, or put gas in their cars - and yet they still managed to contribute over 400 million dollars to Obama's campaign!!! Hmmmm, whoda thunk it?"

HAH!! BRILLIANT!!!

McBush and Bush are in bed together...Obama wants this country to flourish...we are the world bullies, our economy sucks, and outsourcing jobs is a common theme...now, McBush was a POW, just ask him...WHO does have experience to be president of the US? NOBODY...just look at the last 8 years...his resume SUCKS...I wouldn't hire him...is Cheney still alive? At least Biden has experience and he knows how to work it...McBush just named his VP...its KARL ROVE!!!

Come on. Seriously, it's silly to believe that George W. Bush has really possessed the power to wreak such havoc on our country. The President of the US is in many ways the undeserving recipient of either praise or criticism, simply because he's in the right or wrong place at the right or wrong time in history.

Demonizing (or sensationalizing) the executive officer of the country, is simply a political tool aimed at influencing the mass majority of the American people who share the psychological need to polarize their association (or disassociation) with one party or the other. In order for people to believe in good, it's easiest to get them to identify a "bad". We saw this operative during the "war on terror", we see it in every bipartisan political race.

It's politics, stupid!!! It's like a big game of chess. And it's terribly frightening to understand that this game is how our country makes important decisions!!

Love te part about McCain being there for 26 years while we did nothing about energy efficiency and alternative energy. Only, Biden was a Senator for a full NINE YEARS before McCain, so would he also be responsible for the same failures?? But it is ok for Biden to be VP and McCain is responsible for our dependacies?? And What about the line how he will invest in safe Nuclear energy. Not as long as the Greenheads own his party...oh but don't worry he will flip on this promise too, just like he did picking a PRO-WAR VP candidate...what a hypocrite

I think the Democrat party should change its name to the Delusional party. Seriously, the people they paraded on stage were a joke. An obviously very overweight woman who blames her heart condition on George Bush instead of not pushing away from the table? A small business owner who opens two pet shops, buys a house, essentially puts herself in debt over her head, blames George Bush? Getting in debt over your head is your own fault. The guy from Detroit won't say that the fact the cost of vehicles in the USA is so high because of the huge pension costs included in every car, and the Japanese don't. Duh! Your union and your company are to blame, not George Bush.

This is not a political party, it's a puke fest. Disgusting.

Three words: China, Russia, Japan. We are now so deeply in debt to these nations from a war we couldn't afford that we are hogtied and ready to be ravaged. Our currency has been inflated by funds in China and the Oil states in the middle east buying up dollars that we could be thrown in to uncontrollable inflation overnight if they liquidated their currency reserves. We were once the dominant economy on the planet, the envy of another nations. This is no longer the case. Please don't vote for another trigger-happy maniac from the Republican party, unless you want to be paying 50 bucks for toilet paper.

I remember when John Kennedy said we would put a man on the moon in ten years. That was when the Russians were leading the space race. Kennedy asked the American people to sacrifice and perform. We did! We succeeded! For the past eight years we all have been privideged to be part of the worst presidency in history of the United States. For the last sixteen years we have NOT had a LEADER. I am tried of Slick Whilly and Clueless George. All I want is to have a president who will ask the American people to Step Up. The man who can do this is the man I will vote for. People we need a leader. We need a leader NOW.

Oh yeah. Them Democrats have the right idea all right. Why, take a look at California....once a bustling economy and now, uh, well, now, um, ahem. Well Schwarzenegger is a Republican and he, uh, I guess couldn't do much with the Dem Led Legislature up there in Sacramento, but if you take a look at that state, it is a perfect representation of what our Democratic ideals can accomplish. We took that state and, well, let's see, oh, I hear Michael McDonald singiing America The Beautiful and he's uh, he's trying to channel um, Ray Charles...RAY CHARLES yeah that's it Ray Charles, Hallelujah Praise Obama for what he says he can do!

jesus,you people are stupid,google bush vetoes,he rarely vetoes anything,the economy boomed for 6 years under bush,and new gnp is over 3 percent this quarter.please do some research.

Please...no difference between McBush and Obama? Clearly there is...you watch...McBush will tell all who will listen about his trials and tribulations as a POW...Obama? He is a visionary and only wants us middle class to survive...which we aren't...he also says that credit card debt isn't the gov's fault...so Leslie...listen! As for you Joe...make an amendment for Bushy to stay another 4 years ok? And then you and him can move somewhere where he will steal all of your money ok?

Here some facts for you to think about!!
George Bush has been in office fo 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was
fine. A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000 +
5) American's were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations overseas,
living large!...

But American's wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yep--we got 'CHANGE' all right. In the PAST YEAR:

1) Consumer confidence has plummeted.
2) Gasoline is now near $4 a gallon
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS &
prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM STOCKS, BONDS
& MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!
6) Hitler gave good speeches also

Obama or nobody. If McCain steals his way into the white house, I think he will start a huge war.

And if that happens, I hope we lose and everyone who voted for the maniac is destroyed.

Sounds like another 4 years of Jimmy Carter!

GOP=Immoral, Unethical, vile and committed to the destruction of America.

Are you proud of yourselves, repugnicans?

Obama has a collossal clean-up job ahead of him.

Mission accomplished for the GOP----the scum-of-the-earth.

Obama is a glittering jewel of colossal ignorance.

"Soaring rhetorical skills?
Are you kidding?
The TelePrompTer could do a better job without him!

What a bizarre little narcissist he is.
This speech and "His Temple" were a combination of Greek tragedy, tin-plated savior and "Triumph of the Will."

All those spotlights.
Hitler would've felt right at home.
Who knew Leni Reifenstahl was alive and well and working for Der Demokraut Partei?

His father, a young man from Kenya... yeah that country sitting right next to Kansas.

McCain doesn't stand a chance. The speech tonight by Barack killed. Specific, passioned, and inspiring oratory.

But I couldn't help noticing his lectern was borrowed from the wedding scene in Beetlejuice.

I feel like we point the point of blame to groups of people, which is pretty wrong. As to those who are downing the democrats, hey they may have not done anything that we can see, but like someone else said, the president have to sign bills also, and he is/was a republican. Democrats do have voice in congress, true, but overall republicans do, do underminded things hello do anyone remember the bush election flordia situation????. So keep in mind the proper channels of government when pointing the finger of blame.

I think his speech was inspirational and made me proud to be an american, which I havent been in eight years. I see so many people on here complaining that he doesnt have the track record to be president, but i think thats exactly what we need. Fresh ideas and a new outlook ont he 21st century. Granted he alone cannot make these promises come true but as a nation we can rise to the occasion and make this a great country once more. I think he is grounded and understands what is wrong with this nation and is prepared to do all in his power to see this nation succeed. I hate what this country has become under George Bush and we have the opportunity in this election to see change enacted under his new leadership. I think all you nay sayers are the ones who have no idea what long term turmoil is and if we elect McCain in the upcoming election then we will be worse off in another four years and beyond. People need to stop doubting and realize that he is the best candidate for the presidency

can you believe how stupid some of these comments are?? i think some of these people have just been sniffing too much glue. How can anyone defend what this idiot Bush has done to our country? McCain thinks all is rosey and we should just go with the same policies. it haven't heard anyone who condemms Barrack say anything about what john McCain will do. i would say not one of them have a clue what McCain stands for

Gives new meaning to SPECTACLE.

As a Republican, even I felt sorry for sobbing Hillary supporters. The Dem voters got robbed.

I wonder how many widow dollars aid for the frenzy at Invesco. Shameless.

It's going to be very funny when all of you tin-foil hat wearing, fat-assed from Dunkin Donuts crullers Repubitard trolls don't have anyone on talk radio to tell you what to say.

You have just listened to one of the greatest political speeches in the history of this country, and all you want to think about is how you can out jerk-wad a stupid egotistical bone-brain like Howie Carr or the Rushbo so that your friends who never will have sex again (like you) will talk about you while you drool, thinking about your next Mochachino and Cinnamon Cruller. Guess what, guys - you just had your obituary read to

So let me get this straight... Obama says WE are going to pay for this and fund that? How? And then he says he's going to go over the federal budget "line-by-line," he says, to fund all of this stuff. Oh really? Shouldn't he have done that already before pledging the billions, if not trillions, it would take to cure all our ills?

It's a no-brainer that the smallest household budget couldn't even operate that way. Someone hasn't done his homework.

And lets get real here. Just how much time does he think it will take to read and evaluate the budget line-by-line, anyway?

Yeah. I thought so.

I swear most of the people who write on the Globe site are totally insane. Should you not be reading the Herald?

Finally a man with integrity, brains, leadership. I hope America was watching.

Wow, what a bunch of negative people here.

If you want to sit around and whinge about how hip it is to be cynical, don't then go complaining that nothing ever gets done, that you're in debt up to your eyeballs, and that we're in a never ending war.

I'm as cynical as they come, but some of you people, wow, how do you even get up in the morning?

Me thinks the Republicans are a tad worried.....

Nothing like the smell of Republicans frying in morning.

Could we try and put some intelligence into this conversation - or are you McCain supporters too bloated with starbucks to realize that this country is in the toilet and we need new ideas to get out of it. Quit yapping about his inability and give the guy a shot - can it really be any worse than what we've had? The McCain supporters are the same ones that will be whining when oil runs out and we have no back up somution and are paying $15 per gallon. Give me a break, we need new ideas and we need them now or our children might not know what the USA is except int eh history books from the 20th century.

#305 So because Obama used spotlights he's a Nazi?

Are you suggesting that Obama will put people in camps and start another world war? I can't quite follow your logic on that one.

When was the last time 200,000 Europeans gathered to wave American flags? It isn't only about domestic policies, it's about our standing in the world. Get out of your cul-de-sac bubbles and listen to what the rest of the world is saying.
I'm amazed by anyone who thinks that we can somehow solve any world problem without the help of other nations. That has never happened in our history.

It's kinda funny that Republicans talk about how government doesn't work and that Big Brother doesn't know best, then proceed to try to bring down Obama because he doesn't have experience in DC. Wow. I felt better about our country for a minute, then came to this message board and quickly came back to the reality of cynicism, selfishness, and lack of faith in their government "by the people, for the people". If you don't believe in your government, get out! While it is far from perfect, continuing to propagate this belief that government cannot be effective becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy relived every time a crooked Republican hits office.
For those who honestly believe the Bush administration has led this country efficiently you don't know history. Reaganomics led to recession under Bush 41, should you be surprised we're in a recession at the end of Bush 43 term? Trickle down economics is a ploy to ensure a permanent bourgousie class for which 90% must be subservient to.
The borrow and send economics of Bush 43 ruined our country financially, a war fought against the wrong people is helping Iraq's budget run a $79 billion surplus, oh yeah, the oil is paying for the war all right.
And personal responsibility, right, Ken Lay had personal responsibility. All of the CEOs taking multimillion dollar bonuses at the expense of their work force and their shareholders exhibit personal responsibility.
Lest you free market morons realize, Adam Smith's fundamental assumption is that man is greedy. Yet all of you Reps. thump your Bibles which is predicated on caring for your fellow man. I just don't get it. i don't understand your logic. What scares me more is the fact it is evident you have no logic.
I am an independent. I consider myself more of a social conservative, but how on Gods green earth could you possibly imply 8 years of Bush and his record spending and record debt qualifies as fiscally conservative?
You know, George Washington had limited legislative experience. JFK had limited experience. Bushie had limited experience. At least if you're going to spoon-feed Republican talking points try to understand the history of your nation just a bit clearer.
While I do not agree with everything Obama has proposed, at least he's genuine, intelligent, and has a vision. You wanna know why this country should fear the middle east? Oil. We know many islmaic states, including Iran and possibly Saudi Arabia, take our dollars from oil and feed it to terrorist groups. Oh yeah, liberals brought down the towers? Puhleeze. Those too stupid to realize that eventually after sucking the straw for so long it runs dry. You're right, off-shore drill so that we see a couple of cents off gas prices 5 years from now. Wow. As I said, the stupidity of this message board takes the cake.. ...

A great speech from a gifted orator and statesman. With President Obama and a Deocratic Congress there will be real progress to solve the problems created or agravated by the Republicans. McCain has nothing to offer the country except more of the same banrupted polices and politics.

"I make $50K more than I did 8 years ago. I don't credit bush for that but I do credit bush for letting me keep more of it. "

Actually he just borrowed it from your kids.

Wow.... I had no problem with Obama using a stadium until I saw it on TV. That was astoundingly arrogant. He wants to sell himself to the "common man"... buying a football stadium and loading it with fireworks and strobe lights falls FAR from that message. He presented himself as a rock star and it left a bad taste in mouth....

It is true that the proposals that Obama made tonight are ambitious, and it is almost certainly true that some of them will, for one reason or another, not be implemented. The promises made by those running for President are almost always far greater than what can actually be realized, given the nature of our lawmaking processes.

But I would rather have as President a man who understands the difficulties facing Americans and is determined to set the bar high in an attempt to address them than a man who not only fails to understand the problems facing Americans who don't own multiple homes, but who has done nothing to explain how he will deviate from the destructive policies implemented over the past eight years.

I don't expect perfection from Barack Obama should he be elected. But I can imagine few things with greater potential to further damage America than the election of John McCain.

you bet the republican are worried - they are not used to someone challenge them and fight back- and I want a president who fightsback - beacsue that president will fight for me and for americans,

and what if his name was Barrack Husain Obama, what is the problem? so what , if he capable, smart, will restore my country's dreams and reputation than the other candiate , I want him to be my president everytime

again, what if his name was Barrack Husain Obama, what is the problem? what if his name was Zhao Lui Xiai , so what , what if his name Menachem Ehud Mizrahi , so what ??

if he capable, smart, will restore my country's dreams and reputation than the other candiate , I want him to be my president everytime

Some idiot Bob asked why gas prices rise when a hurricane goes through the Gulf. Well Bob, you ignorant twit, speculators. That is why your gas has been so expensive dumba$$. Don't be afraid of the business section of this or any other news site. Oh, by the way, a pipeline burst in Saudi Arabia or Turkey fluctuates oil prices much more than a hurricane in the Gulf, what does that tell you?
I take back calling you an idiot, that would be an insult to idiots everywhere.....
Our gas consumption is dropping at record rates, we have a large federal reserve of gas and oil, yet prices have gone up? That's free market at work. I do not aspouse socialism but I do believe that capitalist greed must be tempered with democratic principle, otherwise CEOs make 400 time what their rank and file make while they ship your jobs overseas and collect their multimillion dollar bonuses. Bah, Bah, Bah, Rush says jump, you say how high, huh? What's the matter, thinking for yourself strain your pea brain a little too much? Did the smoke set off the fire alarm?

RE: #312 Waltham Crank:

You're saying we've just listened to one of the greatest political speeches by Barack? Hah! Rhetoric is rhetoric, no matter how it tickles the ears or scratches the idealistic itch. Once again, the junior senator is promising something he hasn't been able to deliver to his own Illinois constituency.

In fact, no one of political stature can name one specific and significant accomplishment Barack has done in the Senate, not even his most fervent supporters. THIS alone is scary!

Interesting speech. Specious and full of empty promises. He does sound good when he has his teleprompter. I am looking forward to the debates, especially after his abysmal performance at the Saddleback forum. To you conservatives out there arguing with the Obama supporters, I would like to give you a word of advice that I told my children years ago...you CANNOT confuse a liberal with the facts. They will just come back with "Well, that may be true, but I FEEL" Feelings are all important when you are a liberal.

m: Given the amazing amount of misinformation displayed by McCain supporters in this "blog,"--about Obama, the democractic process, geography, economics, etc.--not to mention the hatefulness of their commentary and the baseline greed and/or racism which fuels it, it will be a miracle if Obama wins. But then again, as Jefferson said, people get the government they deserve. . . .

I love the speech, usual liberalism at it's best.
I would use the same strategy that the Democrats have used since the day the party was born since it works like this:
Tell everybody that their life sucks, the economy is is terrible (which no more than a year ago it was not terrible, besides that the conomy goes up and down no matter what anyway), the country is in dire straights and is going down the tubes (yet call it the world power and leader in everything). Then tell everybody to blame the current president for their so called miserable lives, then tell everybody that they need "Change". Give them the idea that you as the nominee can help "Change" their current situation by listing the laundry list of their "problems" but don't give them specific details on how you plan to change it. Just say it needs to be changed and you can promise the following:
95% tax cut for middle class workers
provide more education for early childhood
provide healthcare to all Americans even if they can't afford it on their own
bolster social security for the future
bring more jobs to america
cut foreign oil dependency

You do that every time and you can be the Democratic nominee.
Let me ask you, how do you do all this and get the money to do it, you have to get it from somewhere. Let's take one example I have heard from him (which was not given from Obama's speech tonight because his speech gave no examples whatsoever as to idea's, how to's, strategies, etc. but I digress).

Tax oil company profits because they make so much money - ok, let's do that, tax the profits even higher than the current tax rate the oil company pays in profits. Who are you taxing in this case, the oil company owners, correct? Everybody following me so far, good. So if you are taxing the profits at a higher rate you are taking money away from the person who owns that company, right. Well, guess what America, you actually own that company whether or not you want to believe it, how you ask, do you have a 401(k) plan or something to invest in from your employer, or your own personal account where you invest money in mutual funds (99.9% of all employer sponsored retirement plans invest in mutual funds). Well, if you do, then you own mutual funds that contain oil companies as one of the holdings in the fund. Therefore, taxing oil company profits decreases the profit of the stock, which decreases the return of the stock, which in turn decreases the return in your account. So who loses money, you do, simply for owning those shares. What does he want to use this money for, all those above things. Thus, tax the working class and give it back to everybody, working or not. That is called Socialism, everybody gets the same piece of pie, no matter how much or how little you worked to earn the piece.
Thanks but no thanks, I'll stick to taking care of that myself and not allowing the government to do it for me because quite frankly, I don't trust the government (democratic or republican) with spending my money, I'll do that myself.

Wake up America - Barack has not given a specific yet, when he does, let me know.

#318 "m" said:
"Quit yapping about his inability and give the guy a shot - can it really be any worse than what we've had?" The short of it? Y E S .

Remember Clinton? He pushed through NAFTA, funded Osama, and let him get away with bombing WTC the first time before he returned years later to kill thousands of innocents. How's that for starters? Helllooo!? For our children's sakes, I fear the continuation of the half-a$$ed leadership from the likes of someone who has the audacity to think we can "chit-chat" our way to diplomacy with these extremists.

Three words: China, Russia, Japan. We are now so deeply in debt to these nations from a war we couldn't afford that we are hogtied and ready to be ravaged. Our currency has been inflated by funds in China and the Oil states in the middle east buying up dollars that we could be thrown in to uncontrollable inflation overnight if they liquidated their currency reserves. We were once the dominant economy on the planet, the envy of another nations. This is no longer the case. Please don't vote for another trigger-happy maniac from the Republican party, unless you want to be paying 50 bucks for toilet paper.

Barack says:

“Change means a tax code that doesn’t reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it"

Biden Says:

"Oh Crap, I hope I don't have to give all of that money back!"

Many of youl need to get a Life negative statements about who ever are not going to make America better, it will only tear it apart. We all need to be better than this we all came together as one America on 911 if we do not start doing this all of our Ememy Mine wins,and America will lose as bullets will not win the fight, but they will bankrupt the United States so lets really be the United States no matter who becomes the President of the United States it would be the great Glory of being The United States Of America

Thanks,

Hk

#316 wrote: "Wow, what a bunch of negative people here. If you want to sit around and whinge about how hip it is to be cynical, don't then go complaining that nothing ever gets done, that you're in debt up to your eyeballs, and that we're in a never ending war. I'm as cynical as they come, but some of you people, wow, how do you even get up in the morning?"

First, what the heck is "whinge?" Second, this isn't cynicism you're hearing, it's a realistic view of a delusional would-be leader in Obama. What's grieving, actually, are the faces in the convention crowd who really believe this stuff. I feel for them. I really do. The line of bull they're being fed is an incredible injustice, truly.

Isn't this a wonderful world. The reporter who addressed Obama's speech gave him a C. I wonder what grade did she receive in English when she didn't realize that him should be the object of the preposition about. Not many of us rest in position to judge. Obama has nothing to worry about. When God is for you, the world can't stand against you. If it is his time and his season the victory will rest with him as well. Sorry for all you who support hateration the KINGDOM HAS COME. IT HAS SUFFERED VIOLENCE AND THE VIOLENT ARE TAKING IT BY FORCE!

Many of you need to Get A Life, negative statements about who ever, are not going to make America better, they will only tear us apart. We all need to be better than this, we all came together as one America on 911 if we do not start doing this again our Ememy Mine wins,and, America will lose as bullets will not win the fight, but they will bankrupt the United States. So, lets really be the United States no matter who becomes the President of the United States it would be the great Glory of being ,The United States of America, other Countries are watching to see who we really are.!
Thanks,HKWA

Many of you need to Get A Life, negative statements about who ever, are not going to make America better, they will only tear us apart. We all need to be better than this, we all came together as one America on 911 if we do not start doing this again our Ememy Mine wins,and, America will lose as bullets will not win the fight, but they will bankrupt the United States. So, lets really be the United States no matter who becomes the President of the United States it would be the great Glory of being ,The United States of America, other Countries are watching to see who we really are.!
Thanks,HKWA

StellaCa, those who supported Bush have lost any chance to complain about budgets for the next twenty years.

Wow, there are scary Republicans hitting the Tubes tonight all over to write that Obama's speech was nothing. Could be they are scared.

My vote's for Obama--I'm willing to take a chance on a campaign and candidate that is inspiring average American people for the first time in years, than sign up for four more years of Republican backscratching and demoralization.

I was ready to tune in to the Republican convention in September to hear their message, but if it's going to sound anything like the posts here...I'll pass.

I'm not usually one to post to these forums, but it disgusts me to see the ignorant, racist comments posted here. A person's name does not make him a terrorist or anti-American. If the McCain supporters could stop looking for a conspiracy theory surrounding Obama's middle name for one minute, then maybe we could have an intelligent conversation about the future of this country and the two men running to lead it. Until then, I guess we're just left with the personal attacks and rumor mill, and 'more of the same.'

Maybe the real change we need isn't in our President, but in the thinking of some Americans themselves.

Bottom line; Obama has no experience. Affirmative Action only goes so far.

Affirmative Action at its best.

Obama WINS!!!

I am so psyched for something new & different. Who TF would not want something very new and very different after the last 8 years of dictator Bush?

Vote Obama...Vote Obama...Vote Obama...

His speech was RIGHT on the MARK! It was very eloquent and spoken by a truly great orator.

Obama is destined to be our next president.

Someone wrote;

"Anyway, what I constantly have problems with is when Obama talks about all these tax cuts for the middle class and than in the next sentence he talks all about all the other federal programs he is going to put in place (that require A LOT of money), where will he get it from? The rich? Doesn't anyone understand that the "so called rich" help the poor and unemployed by making jobs and stimulating the economy with their businesses!!!"

Guess what? That's wrong. consumer spending drives the economy, not corporations or the wealthy. Without increased demand, there are no profits and if there aren't any profits, there are no new jobs. I always love how some people believe the wealthy drive economic growth and create new jobs...THEY DO NOT!

You can question me if you like, but I work as an economist for a large corporation. So don't bother.

the reason oil prices went up after Katrina is because oil processing plants were put out of commission not because off shore drilling was interrupted ! we dont have enough oil off shore to make any significance to our oil needs - besides it would be at least five to ten years before any oil would be realized from off shore drilling and even then oil companies do not sell oil below international set commodity prices for oil , it might come down a few cents because there is a little more oil around ,gasoline or home heating oil will not significantly drop because of off shore drilling - the fact is that the potential permanent catastrophe to fishing , recreation etc of our coasts by oil drilling hardly is justified for a very TEMPORARY few cents savings many years from now - Obama is right - get us off of oil all together

BO is a socialist, maybe a pure communist. If thats truly want you liberals want, you may indeed get it. but as the saying goes: 'be careful what you wish for'.

I've never liked Bush, and I really don't like BO, but then again, isn't it hard to like any politicians these days? Both parties are interested in one and only one thing: keeping themselves in power. The idea that either party is interested in your well-being is a complete farce. Only you have your best interests in mind, and only you can make the most of your life. The only party that truly understands that is the libertarian party. Unfortunately, they are barely a blip on the radar of most, and the 2 main parties want to keep it that way.

As bad as Bush has been, I truly fear for this country if the dems get complete control (presidency/congress)...if you work for a living, get ready to see alot less of your money; if you live off the govt for a living, you'll be overjoyed! but Atlas will eventually shrug....

Give the speech writer a lot of credit. Barrack looks great when he is reading someone else's speeches. Put him head to head without a teleprompter and it's all, ah, um, aah, mmm. Agree or disagree, McCain knows the issues inside and out and will skewer him in the debates. Barrack will try to minimize them at all costs and will never accept the town meetings that McCain has requested. He won't even do an interview with anyone on the "evil" Fox News. How is he going to face Putin and Ahmadinejad? Some leader!

The whole Dem. convention made me sick. I am an independant voter and bending towards Rep, . The whole entertainment slapstick jokers were there to sway voters but over estamate their importance. No one takes any of them serious. Obama talkes about taxing the top ten percent of wage earners but it's their money that got him where he is today. Tthe majority of Obama's voter didn't give him a dime. I've said from day one, that the Dem. should be ashament of themselves for picking this guy. Was this the best they could come up with? As far as Opera getting "choked up" by Obama speach, has anyone watched one of her shows on her "favorite things"? She spends $400.00 on sheets, expensive soaps, ets. Most people watching Opera could't afford her "favorite things. What a joke. Obama wants Gov. to help with Early Childhood Ed, kids wanting to go to college, more money for the poor, better health care for people that can't affor it. Be real, The middle income (if there is one) are the ones that will bear these expense. The top 10% wage earners are paying a rate equal to approx. 70% of the taxes, as is. Immigrants coming to this country today work hard and come here expecting to work hard, they don't expect the Gov to take care of them, sometimes they have to work two jobs. Obama is playing to an audience that want more freebees and feel a sence of entitlement. from the Gov. These are the people that are waving the American flag- I say work two jobs like I do and get your kids an education.

"Hey, B.O., if offshore drilling HAS NO EFFECT ON OIL PRICES, then why does a hurricane simply passing through the gulf for a few days cause the proce of oil to go up."

The first has to do with practicality, the second has to do with speculation and panic. I thought conservatives were the economic realists...

"He also should have an estimate for us about when we can expect Islamists to successfully poison NYC's water supply or fly airliners into another series of buildings as his attentions are focused elsewhere."

I agree, it would have been nice to know that, nine months into his first term, despite all of the warnings and credible intelligence, George Bush would have allowed two hijacked airliners to destroy the WTC, one to severely damage the Pentagon, and one to aim for thw White House itself (but for the courage and actions of some actual heroes).

"Are we to believe this Socialist "

This says a lot more about you than it does about him.

very interesting poison remarks by the Reps bloggers... Latinos for Barack Obama!

You nailed it, Jerry F.

The blatant stupidity of the republicans posting to this board if simply astounding. If they truly represent the rank-and-file of their party, then no wonder their party is so rank and vile.

Don't like the prospect of an Obama presidency? Too bad. If it disgusts you that much, move to Mexico. Abortion is illegal there, you will fit right in. You'll love it. There's lots of your beloved corruption, and guns everywhere. Sounds like a GOP paradise.

It was one of the greatest speeches of my generation. The worst job in America right now is John McCain's speech writer because nothing's gonna top that.

It's just so surreal to have somebody who is so close to becoming President stand there and express all of the same feelings and frustrations that you've shared in the last 8 years. Electing Obama as President is one opportunity that America can't afford to lose.

You want to see what he's going to do....just look at Massachusetts and what Dueval has done...not a damn THING! another useful idoit!!

DId anyone notice that BHO had a new piece of jewelry??? An American Flag on his lapel.

He is all style and no substance. He is a great speaker. He is a rock star. Scratch beyond the surface and there is nothing there.

My selectman would make a great president too. Can I nominate him?

I loved the point...Clinton lead us into the mess we are in now because it was all about the pollster. BHO will using this play book.

I just sign up to get a McCain bumper sticker.

It amazes me that people are so afraid of change or something different. And to the fool who stated "didn't Kennedy nearly take us to world war 3, it was Kennedy that kept world war 3 from taking place!!

Nothing can ever get done in this country with a Coke and Pepsi regime of Republicans/Democrats "fighting" over what should be done, when the real issues always elude us. The middle class is being squeezed, small businesses are in trouble while big businesses get tax breaks; globalization is killing our economy and straining our natural resources, as well as selling out any semblance of culture both here and in Europe to illegal immigration...pretty sad.

A true, strong president and Congress would get us out of the middle east, stop giving money to Israel, stop taking money from ALL lobbies, take care of illegal immigration with the newly displaced troops, subsidize renewable sources of energy (it can be done, no one has any incentive at the moment - why is this taking so long? Because the US auto manufacturers are just starting to figure out that they can't rely on gas guzzling truck & SUV sales forever), etc. Unfortunately, the system is designed so that the least common denominator always rules. No politician with the current system of government will EVER get anything great accomplished. Try and think of the last time you were really proud of a President's accomplishments. If you're not 80 years old you probably can't do it, and if you can, you're kidding yourself.

The idiot commiecrats will vote for hitler if he was a democrat , just like the idiots voted for useless deval . Osama wil be the same as deval not more of the same worse than the same . country doomed either way

Do we all live in the same country? I read some of these postings here and wonder how in touch people are with reality? People..go out and enjoy life, enjoy your family, and hope for the best.

Government won't solve our problems, but they may be shift some resources to help us lowly commoners out...My company just switched to a high deductible health plan, so in essence I no longer have insurance. Its painful, the premiums are higher than they were on our better plan, and it basically feels like I got a 15% pay cut. If that is the direction health care is going, then yes, I will buy into a government sponsored plan. This is not socialized medicine...It is similar to the system in place in Switzerland (hardly a bastion of liberalism in my book) and the Swiss have adopted it readily.

The reason so many people are bashing his speech....

It made sense and the people doing the bashing are republicans. They are scared. They know McCain is feeble. He is a "bush baby".

One poster stated,..."it scares me that people will vote for Obama and they have no idea what he stands for..."

What scares me is that people knew what Bush was all about and they voted for this idiot anyway. If McCain wants to continue Bush's lame policies then where does that lead us?

Only people with blinders on would even think of voting a republican into office.

* Points:

1. McCain and his cronies think we are whiners.

2. McCain does no think that speaking with Iran is a good idea. Even that idiot Bush has taken Obama's side on that one and sent his people to speak with Iran.

3. McCain wants to stay in Iraq. Iraq wants us gone and has 80 billion in surplus while we are going down the tubes.

Reality check...WE MUST CHANGE THE WAY THE US DOES BUSINESS and McCain will not be the one to do this folks.

The US gave Bush a chance and look what happened. Folks, its time to change the guard.

By the way, Clinton helped this country to prosper. Bush was the recipient if the momentum that the Democrats built and the republicans killed it!!

Get your facts straight!!

Obama/Biden 2008 and 2012

I am undecided - a Hillary supporter. I'm generally not for John McCain and yet not convinced about Barack Obama.

It's amazing to me that after eight years of an embarrassing administration and an ignorant fool for a president - it comes down to these two candidates. Once again - I feel that I am not represented in an election. I will wait to see the debates and decide based on performance, facts, and intuition - not media hype, advertising, pundits or polls. Neither candidate is perfect but I have hope that the next president will make himself clear to the public.

A lot of the posts on Boston. com are troubling. A lot of angry, ignorant, personal comments based on speculation and racism. I thought that Bostonians were more intelligent than that. We get what we deserve.

Go to the BBC World News for more enlightening posts.

I don't think he can deliver as much as he is promising, but IF he can start us down some of the roads and deliver 50% we are better off than before. I have managed people in a company for 20 years and I can tell you that having goals to reach for and picking the right people to lead it makes stuff happen. Not all of it works, but the each gain is gives momentum for the next.

Go Obama - Biden 08

Senator Obama is a socialist.

His mindset is that government is the solution to most problems because you and I need to be led. That we are not being led has allowed us to make our own decisions over the past eight years which has resulted in our buying houses and cars we could not afford and over-using credit cards that are pushing us into bankruptcy.

I believe the senator feels that we will all be happier (if not necessarily better off) when more aspects of our lives are determined not by our own poor choices, but for us by caring giving government bureaurats seated behind desks in Washington.

Perhaps then we can add another "S" to USA.

Deval has done nothing?

What about Mitt Romney?

Mitt shifted the tax burden to local government so he could say he did not raise taxes. However, taxes went thru the roof with him in office. (WHEN HE WAS AROUND)
The last few years in office he was busy getting ready to run for President. His aspirations were more important then the people in the state of Mass. Duval was the receiver of Mitt's garbage.

(although I will bash Duval for the Cadillac nonsense)

Sad that such an inexperienced leftist is this close to controlling our country all because of media hype and skin color. Question: what has Barack Hussein Obama ever done besides promote himself?

Actually, quite a lot you asshole.

What have YOU done?

Errh ahh John here , just checking in from the dead, its very hot where I'm at.
I beleive Obama is just like me OVER RATED. Maybe he can steal the election like I did ha ha ha.
gota go now me a Hitler are playing cards

Most of the comments I see here are products of the cynicism Senator Obama talks about in this very speech. A lot of talk about no track record or experience. Let's talk history. Abraham Lincoln, the great icon of the republican party, had a few years in the Illinois State Senate, and few years in the House. FDR had a few years in legislator, and only three years as Govenor of New York. JFK had less experience than his canidate as well. So if you can only put stock by a canidate who has spent an entire career in Washington, you are fooling yourself. Some of our greatest leaders were Washington outsiders.

In terms of the speech, I thought it was great. He laid out a clear vision and admonished the right. He seemed powerful and inspirational. He's ready.

Wow...as probably the only person of color commenting on this, I would like to say, irregardless of what you feel about Obama, that last night was an historic moment for this country, something to be proud of and hold dear.

I will be a mother to biracial children and I can finally, FINALLY tell them, "yes, you too can be president". How even better to say that it happened on the anniversary of "I have a dream".

I wish people would acknowledge that we are looking at a great change in America, irregardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, and that is something no matter your background, if you're American, you can be proud of.

Hold on to your walets OBAMA is coming.

Experience? John McCain can't comment on this message board. He doesn't even know how to send an email. The world has changed, is changing. McCain wouldn't know a good idea unless it bit his behind and then he'd want to nuke it.

hiya my names loretta i watched barac obamas speach last night and he lifted all women round the uk im from weston-super-mare and he brought a tear to my eyes hes wright he will make it happen and so should america i wish he was my president

The Devil is the best liar

Ok, Folks, listen up.

My guess is that most of you out there spewing hate and venom haven't taken the time to truly assess the candidates, look at past elections, and make intelligent decisions. So get your heads out of the sand, drop the rhetoric and take some time to study the candidates and make an intelligent decision.

The very efficacy of our country is at stake here. Never in our history have we been so vilified and hated. We need change and we need hope. And that's what Obama's speech gave me last night - for the first time in 8 years. I'm tired of a climate of fear - which is exactly what the Republicans have given us.

Sure Obama could use more experience, but so could Abraham Lincoln and other past presidents who did outstanding jobs.

And, this election is not about what happened during the Clinton administration. It's about what has happened during the Bush administration.

Stop falling back on the rhetoric of hate and use your heads for once. What you are spewing does not speak highly of your character and cheapens and degrades our great democratic process.

So step outside your comfort zones - don't be afraid of change! It's good for you!!

i love me

They talk about change but then they pick a has been VP who we booted out of the race months ago. Same ole
McCain picks a woman VP....they don't just talk change.

Hey Jan #348

I don't know if you knew this, but Obama writes his own speeches... So, yeah, give the speech writer a lot of credit.

Having read the comments regarding Obama's acceptance speech, I can only conclude that BARACK IS WRONG. We are not a nation of hardworking American's who only want a better life for us and our children, but rather a nation of mean spirited (and not very bright) people who deserve no better than what we got over the past eight years.

God help us all.

Obama is a very impressive speaker. His speech was delivered beautifully. However, I still don't understand how he is going to invest billions in alternative energy, re-build infrastructure, keep Social Security viable, introduce universal health care, help the auto industry re-tool, prevent jobs from going overseas, reduce taxes for 95% of americans, make college more affordable, and pay for all this by raising taxes on 5% of Americans and closing some tax loop holes. While he talks about going over the budget and eliminating waste, he will not committ to ending earmarks which cost taxpayers billions and billions of dollars. Too much rhetoric to little substance. As a teacher my favorite part of the speech was his statement that teachers will get more money. Can I expect a monthly check from Washington, or will it just be added to my regular pay? I am an indep. who usually votes Democrate, this election I'm leaning toward McCain.

Wages are up but so is inflation (5% the last year). And what about the value of our American dollar (.77)...THANKS BUSH FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS

Hey Charlie #366

Barrack stole his "Just Words" speech from Daval Patrick and some of his Berlin speech from Bono. He has a staff of at least 3 speech writers (Google it). What are they doing, getting coffee?

If he writes his own speeches why is he so good with a teleprompter and so bad without it? He's looked bad in the primary debates and awful at Saddleback.

Honest to God, do ANY of you know how to proofread?

I can see that most people here are too stupid to notice that Obama is a snake oil salesman.
How is he going to spend billions to fix the energy crisis without raising taxes?
Lets keep taxing the "rich" untill we are all poor .that would make all you Left wing nut jobs happy huh

I can honestly say articulate man but an empty suit

Mcain/Palin 2008

Did all the Republicans come out to play today? Does everyone here really think the current status quo is good for America? Are the people here today who are deriding Obama the same 23% of Americans who actually still support Bush's policies, both foreign and domestic? Or has Bush so defeated our spirit that anything that even has the faintest smell of change has become just too much to comprehend?

We stood at a crossroads in September 2001, and Bush made all the wrong choices then. We stand at another crossroads today. Is drilling offshore going to solve our energy needs? The answer is no. If we don't start, today, to create change, there isn't going to be a tomorrow for a "world power" America. There will be a tomorrow for a "third world nation" America and if that sounds positively un-American than you haven't visited one of our cities recently, not to mention New Orleans.

Does Obama have all the answers? No. But he does have vision and he does have hope and he at least comprehends the need for change. Giving tax breaks to the wealthy and to corporations does not benefit the middle class. It only serves to make us bottom feeders - living of the crumbs that are left by the wealthiest few. If we are to become a great Nation once again, it will be through the likes of Barack Obama.

If Obama does well in the debates he will win this Republicans vote in November. McCain offers nothing other than failed business as usual.

Didn't watch. Won't watch McCain either. I've been dienfranchised as a voter for years. Can't say when I actually voted for a candidate ... any candidate for any office. They all make promises, then can't deliver on any except to their Special Friends.

GOD help us all!!

It's funny to read the posts on this issue and recognize all of those people who work for Republicans to write the same BS over and over again. Yes, there are those people who are brainwashed and completely delusional who think Bush has done well for them by vetoing stem cell research and children's health care bill, trading the lives of young American boys in Iraq, for more money for his behind the scene bosses, etc. etc., but mostly, you read comments by people who get paid just to write these type of false comments, which make no sense; Carl Rove style, talking about BS to distract people from real issues. Blaming Democrats when Bush vetoes everything they pass in Congress which people really need.

If only a speech could change the world .... then the speech writers should become the President.The whole thing was setup like a hollywood movie... all geared towards making weak people sentimental by talking about the sorry childhood ...

I agree with Matt (response 382) and most of you. People didnt see his speech because they were in tune with him...but rather with a skeptical eye to confirm the fact that BARACK IS WRONG!

Who can't read a speech if one is written for you.???

McCain Just married wife # 3

the party goes on

Facts.
Barack Hussein Obama.
He spent his childhood in most populous Muslim country in world.
Attended an Islamic school in Indonesia during his formative years; unclear whether it was a Madrassa. Had a muslim father. Had a muslim step-father. Has muslim siblings.

We are now fighting World War 4 (WW 3 was the cold war which Reagan won).

Its radical Islam vs. Western Civilization, with radical Islam's goal of enslaving the world with 24-7 Islam, Islam-everywhere, overthowing the US constitution and replacing it with Sharia law. Islam means "submission".

Who would be better protecting the West (freedom) from radical Islam?

McCain of course.
The democrat party is already the peace party (peace at all cost), the Neville Chamberlin party, the anti-Miltary party.

It is a reasonable question to ask. With Obama already being a knee-jerk pacifist, would he also be sympathic and soft fighting the radical Islamic jihad and its excalating assault on western civilization? Like Clinton and Kerry, go to Manhattan district court and file a motion with the court as their toughest response to the bad guys?

Pacificsm Is Not The Answer

obama snubed Palin, obama is out. Obama better than sliced bread? don't think so. Obama go home , buddy, we don't need you . Your act is over, Steve steve.64@hotmial.com. e-mail me buddy. Set you straight, good buddy

Don't be misled by people who think that by flooding the blog with their negative comments that they represent majority or consensus. Their aim is not intelligent conversation, but to try to change your mind. They will not change MY mind. If this is how Christians act, and you don't want someone in charge that reflects the inherent bigotry and lack of intelligence and class, then I say simply vote for the man they don't want. As for me and my house, I will vote for a yellow dog before I vote for a republican of any color. I prefer a good and kind man regardless of personal beliefs, someone who cares about the struggles of the common people. I'm tired of the people with money being the only people who matter. I want Senator Obama and his beautiful family to represent ME in the white house. The others can just form their own country - again - as far as I'm concerned.

Wait, you call this a speech? Aren't these "prepared remarks"? Just another example of the pathetic un-journalistic bias promoting the Democrats that is being run by the Globe.

I knew the Democrats and Obama (or whoever got the Dem nomination) would be toast in 2008 when Howard Dean somehow got the reigns on the DNC after his sorry presidential bid. What an early Xmas gift that was.

Kennedy also said: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Yet, Obama would have us ask our country to pay for our mortgages, pay off our credit card debt, pay for our Ivy League college education - all while he would supposedly "cut taxes" and end our dependence on foreign oil within ten years. He forgot to mention that he'll also turn water into wine

We are a better contry!!!!