Obama strikes back

Ok, Mr. Obama... Point well taken in terms of you having experience other than being a community organizer... But since when does beign a civil rights lawyer, a law lecturer, or a lawmaker who has barely gotten his feet wet, count for running anything other than your own life, or your campaign to be president? Shallow brooks are noisy! Where's the beef?

Here's something for Palin & pals to consider: She was picked by only one person: McCain. Obama was called forth by millions of Americans. 'nuff said.

Mr. Obama is correct. I have watched both conventions and this RNC thing is not talking about us. They think this election is about Obama and McCain. It is not. It is about You and Me!

It is about how Washington cares more about sending our jobs and money overseas at the expense of our own people. Get a clue folks, we are being robbed right under our noses and if we don't get a grass roots movement going to take our country back from the few elite billionaires (like Carley and Meg [I suppose she should be called 'Gig' now]) that are running our government, we'll be a third world country sooner than you think.

FIGHT BACK! Let's now allow swift boating in the democratic party, we're smarter than that. Let's show'em some guts!

jerryt said: "Obama was called forth by millions of Americans"
What call was that?
The blind calling the blind? 'nuff said !!

The Republican party is full of sick puppies. They need a bitch to make 'em feel better. The old dog at the top has been sniffin' around and found a poodle that'll bite anything democratic, including Democrats.

I am tired of our politicians being selected from the lower end of the gene pool. What I love about O-man is that he jumps off the high dive and swims in the deep end.

BTW, will Palin move into the Vice-Presidents residence at Blair House or is it going to be a trailer out back of the White House?

Don't tell me to back off, people.....or anyone else.....she's a pit bull with lipstick, right? Tee-hee

most sane people stay away from pit bulls. even the nutty keep their children away from pit bulls.
mcnasty/barracuda man that is a fine pair to draw to.

OK, Mr. Independent, how does being a senator who now DISAVOWS almost every bipartisan piece of legislation he has authored consider himself qualified?

He has gone on record against his own climate change bill, his own immigration bill, and the McCain-Feingold bill is seen as a joke.

Shallow brooks, indeed.

George Bush Jr. has more experience than ANYBODY on either ticket.
I'll vote for Obama, no question!

db -- Mr. Obama authored and supported a number of critical bills, including key legislation to protect our country from illegal weapons.

Go to Obama's website or FACTCHECK.ORG if you really care to know.
Otherwise, if you're just repeating Hannity / Rove talking point? Go hang.

Anyone else notice that the McCain-Palin ticket sounds an awful lot like the Bush-Cheney ticket at the same point in 2000? There's every reason to believe they would lead us down the exact same path.

After witnessing the misinformation and disinformation throughout Palin's speech last night, one thing is clear: if nothing else, a McCain-Palin administration would mean a continuation of the lies and deceptions of the Bush-Cheney administration. And after hearing everything Palin had to say this afternoon, I had to wonder: is this woman a pathological liar?

Prediction: it's only a matter of time before she begins to self-destruct.

Palin says she's just "an average hockey mom". Don't we want our President and Vice-President to be more than "average"? I don't know about the rest of you, but I prefer someone who is more than a PTA pit bull mamma. There is no comparison between her and a woman who is smart, savvy, and experienced like Hillary Clinton or other much more qualified women in the Republican party.

She may have a folksy likeability and make good speeches, but that hardly qualifies Palin to run the country. What would she and McCain do to resolve the conflicts in Iraq and Afganistan, provide healthcare for everyone, restore America's image in the world and solve our economic and energy problems? Criticising Obama is not a plan and idolizing McCain is not a strategy.

"treated as if she were a man",? What the heck is that supposed to mean? Does Mr. Obama, by extension, wants to be treated like a white man? Your sexist attitudes are beginning to show through in your choice of vernacular, Mr. Obama.

I think Gov. Palin probably just wants to be treated like the accomplished public servant that she is!

Let's all recognize....that there are different kinds of "life experience".

Governor Sarah Palin lived in Alaska. What she has done, with her life, coming from where she lived, as a professional woman, who ...entirely on her own efforts, without a "political family that was rich"...or a "political machine" backing her...is quite simply.....AMAZING~!

I know that this will sound kind of strange. But, outside of Bill Clinton...& Jimmy Carter....can you really think of another person, from a smaller population state, who has risen....this far...on "pure effort"...and "merit"?...And remember...she is running for Vice President.....

Senator Barak Obama has also followed a "different track" for his life, and he should be commended for it. He did well in school, ..he worked hard...and he achieved the American Dream, marrying a good woman, and having a family.

However,....because he moved to Chicago, he was forced to join the "Chicago Political Machine"......which has been corrupt...ever since they helped "steal the Presidential election" from Richard Nixon...which resulted in John F Kennedy becoming President. (Yes, it is historical fact. (Kennedy's dad made a deal with the mob, to stuff the ballot boxes in Chicago, giving JFK the victory.)

If people are REALLY looking for a REFORMER...who does not "OWE FAVORS" to one group or another....then, Governor Palin is definately "The Choice"!.

The Big Issue is .......do you feel that at this time in History...the USA will be better off being led by a "Proven Leader"----Senator John McCain....or...someone who shows "Leadership Promise"....Senator Barak Obama...(but, has not actually "demonstrated" any executive level leadership in his life.)

I really feel, that if Barak Obama had 6 full years in the Senate....and some "seasoning" as a leader.......then, he would be an "A+" candidate.
But, right now.....he is really an "Bor B+",.....because of his lack of experience. His continued insistance that we "give up" in Iraq, before the end-game, is like "giving up in baseball in the 6th inning"....We have seen now that supporting Iraq, in the final "3 innings", has given us a chance to "Win".,......and that kind of decsion to take the tough road, comes from "real world experience".

Senator John McCain is by any measure...an "A".....and at this time in our history with foriegn policy being critically important (see Russian Invasion of Georgia)....I will support Senator McCain. But...I will respect Senator Obama...and with more experience....and some "real world seasoning"...he may yet fufull his potential to be a strong leader........But...I feel it's just a little early to "promote him" ahead of those skills being developed.

Thanks for speaking the unvarnished truth once again, Obama! I thought her speech was utterly insubstantial and insulting. This is one woman who will not vote for Sarah Palin.

Palin's Hypocrisy: Being so cynical about community organizers, and yet shamelessly bragging about being in the PTA. She must have been in the PTA 24/7/365 that she did not realize her teenage daughter was 5 month pregnant! As tough as a pitbull without lipstick, yet afraid even to speak to the press. Long Live Republicans' HYPOCRISY!

James in Tacoma,

"Proven Leader" is a bit of a stretch. Don't you find it curious that nobody talks about what McCain did in the Navy after he got out of the POW camp?

All I know about his career post POW is that he was a Navy Liaison (i.e. Lobbyist in uniform) to the Senate. I would like to know more about his command positions. Surely he had some command experience since he was about to pin on his first star when he bailed out of the Navy and started his political career.

From my US Army training, a "Leader" is one that can inspire people, through words or deeds, to do something they wouldn't ordinarily even try.

I'm sorry, but McCain does not know how to inspire. Lately all I see Mr. McCain doing is tearing down the folks that want to be inspired again. Unless the American people can be inspired from the ground up to change this country and solve our problems we will not get the job done.

On the other hand, Mr. Obama has inspired millions to at least "show up" and begin to care again. He has a message of "Unity" that we need at this time. He remembers the lessons that we were all taught in grade school that a "House divided cannot stand." We should take advantage of this "movement" he has started and begin tackling our BIG problems.

This election is not about Mr. Obama or M. McCain. This election is about you and me and the other 300 million people that we share the name "American" with.

To me, Palin came across as angry, cocky and condescending. Her agenda appeared to be to tear this country apart.

I see James in Tacoma has bought into the "Palin as Reformer" lie, as well.

I recommend you fact-check her "Bridge to Nowhere" claim (she was for it before she was against it, and actually may still be for it; and she kept the $$). I'd also like to refer you to her unprecedented addiction to pork-barrel earmarks as mayor (which McCain has railed against). Selling a plane on eBay is not reform; its a gimmick. And everything that's come out of her mouth has been a gimmick, a half-truth, or an outright lie. Its no coincidence that the Republicans won't let her do interviews; she's scared of being asked tough questions about her record. Wise up and stop swallowing the campaign PR.

Oh, and since when is "reform" refusing to cooperate into an ethics investigation, which she is now doing? That sounds just like the Bush/Cheney administration to me.

Palin is basically a small town mayor with limited experience outside her own little part of the world. For less than two years she's been governor of a state with fewer people than San Francisco, but with hardly any of the challenges found in other parts of the US. So this "experience" is hardly relevant to being VP, or more importantly, in view of McCain's age and health problems, President.

But I would go further than that. After seeing her speech last night, the possibility that she might make it to the Oval Office fills me with absolute dread. Her stridency, her snarkiness, her belittlement of public service, along with her extreme religious views, makes me want to work harder to see Obama elected instead. And I'm speaking as an independent who voted for Reagan twice. Obama and Biden are by far the safer choice this time round. There's just too much at stake.

I forget which site it was but earlier today I read a story on some news site about an Obama campaign staffer who was arrested for solciting cocaine from an undercover cop. Apparently it was intended to be used by the Senator himself.....has anyone else read this story...does anyone know the site or have the link?

Well Steve (September 5, 08 11:00 AM comment), it's this type of shamelessly primitive, tabloid style responses that's turning the American election circus into a real Third World show of superficiality and candidate bashing. Remember the fine allegations about Mc Cain's so-called black daughter thrown on stage years ago by Bush camp criminals? That's precisely the highly civilized kind of mentality leaking through your comment . Apparently the core Issues at stake (the really marvellous state of the American economy, the hundreds of thousands of poor folk still roaming our metropolitan slum areas, all the thousands of families without proper health care insurance, etc, etc) aren't the least relevant anymore. No, let's concentrate on petty hearsay and totally unverified pseudo occurences. That will help the American people make a fully sensible choice on November 4. Great going!!!