All Obama, all the time

This is too scary. Does it ring of Big Brother (no pun intended). If he is this desperate to buy all this air time McCain must be winning.

I wish Obama would finally address the #1 issue facing America - and threatening his candidacy if anything is - the gullibility of around 40% of the American public and the politicans and commentators so skilled at playing to their fears with untruths and innuendo. It's not just an Obama-McCain problem; it's how they sell us unnecessary wars and unnecessary policies and harmful world views in general. Til we get more aware, we're always off-balance with this crappola. Oh well, Obama seems to know what he's doing - more power to him.

This just proves that elections can still be bought!!! I wonder what the polls would say if he had accepted public financing like he promised McCain?

I hope someone asks him about why no one has released anything about his entrance into Harvard after dropping out of another college with less than good grades. Where did the money come from? He was supposedly from a blue collar family. Why haven't we heard about any of his college pals? Where is his birth certificate? He won't produce it because he's not an American citizen. Where is all this $600 billion coming from? What about his seemingly innocent ties with the Muslims all through his life? Can we really be so stupid that we would put this guy in the highest office of this land?

I read in the paper today that Joe the Plumber says "John McCain is a real American". Is he insinuating that black people like Obama are not "real Americans"? I am white, but find the Republican party's "use" of Joe the Plumber to be outrageous. They are using him to further divide this country, feeding racism among the under-educated white class, such as Joe is. I live in Toledo, am upper-middle class, and have been working with the Obama campaign. And I was raised in a conservative, Republican family. But I have educated myself. Sarah Palin and her right-wing gang will be dangerous if they win. God help this country. War will never end. The gap between rich and poor will continue to grow.

If one excerise wisdom not affiliation, one can clearly see the quality demanded by the position of the president of America, it would be obvious to to say, that the president of America must be dignified with intense personality and strong solid professional integrity. Which one among the candidates shows that quality. Is it Mcain-Palin or Obama-Biden? God bless America.

Propaganda anyone? Just the thought that this socialist, marxist, left-wing, inexperienced, elitist, terrorist, secretive joke of a man is even in the running for President makes me literally feel sick to my stomach. I am amazed at how fooled and taken in the American people are. We are seriously considering handing over the most powerful office in the world to a man who has spewed lies about his past and who has openly confessed his socialist agenda. Redistribution??? Economic justice???? Economic justice is that if I earn it then it's mine. The pursuit of economic justice that we need in this country is to pursue those making crooked business deals and finding creative ways to get out of paying taxes. There is nothing just about taking money from someone who had the initiative to go earn it and giving it to someone who sits on their bum all day. That is entirely different from helping someone who is disabled or incapable. That my friends is socialism. You may remember your history teachers back in grade school telling you that one of the reasons we are taught history is to learn from the mistakes of the past. Take a look at history and it's very clear that socialism was always a mistake, it's never worked.

Then lets take into account the fact that this man couldn't even pass a background check to be in the secret service and to protect the president, yet we want to make him the president??!?!? Obama wouldn't even be able to pass a background check to be in the FBI, what are we thinking?!?

Lets say that I'm an idealist and I somehow manage to cloud over these vital issues, how about the fact that Obama has apparently no moral compass, he has spread so many lies you can hardly wade through them. Obama voted FOR the born alive baby bill (despicable). And we want to give him an office that is supposed to command integrity??!?

I am amazed and appalled at our ignorance and our naivete. If Obama gets elected, this country will suffer worse than ever before.

Ronald Reagan had a history in Hollywood before he changed careers to become a politcian and then President. Barack Obama actually thinks and treats the Presidency as Hollywood. If the polls are correct, he is going to be our first Hollywood President. I can envision that the media will be running his shows day in day out. How sick! Murdoch should see a nice niche market for a NObama Channel for those of us who are already turned off by his empty smiley face.

This is humorous. I don't really care about a candidate buying up a half an hour of airtime or not, but he has the money, so why not.

The only thing that really makes Republicans sick on this issue is the fact that for once it is the Democrats with all of the money and thus the ability to do something like this.

Sure, you can blame public financing all you want, but that is the biggest farce in the world. Ever try to donate to either candidate? Go to either site, guess what, they are both accepting donations. The only difference is that Obama's money goes into his campaign fund while McCain's goes into the RNC. In both cases the money goes to fund the advertising campaigns, this would be no different if Obama had accepted public funding.

In fact, it's worse than that when you really get down to it. If an individual makes donations that total more than the personal maximum to either candidate guess what happens? Nope you don't get turned down, the money is split off at the maximum and then channelled to other organizations they have set up which are EACH allowed to accept the maximum donation. The only stipulation is that they are not allowed to have strategic relations among the different organizations.

So any talk about public financing or campaign contribution limits is just bogus crap, either man can effectively accept as much money as his donors are willing to give. One man has collected a lot more.

Goebbels was the producer of this piece of trash.

What's pathetic is that MLB agreed to push back the start/continuation of tonight's World Series game back to accomodate this clown. I'm almost glad the Sox didn't make the Series. Could you imagine the reaction of Red Sox nation being preempted for this?

this is appalling. this is the cumulation of the failure of barack obama to not accept public financing. absolutely appalling

I love how the Retreads are all getting their panties in a wad about this.

The democrats have more money than us... WAHHHHH!! It's socialism, marxism, darwinism, some other -ism we don't know the definition of!

It's a conspiracy... a foreign plot... He must be stopped! He's dangerous! Unknown (read: black)... He's going to ruin our country, even though the majority of people prefer his policies. They're SHEEP! They're MORONS! Blah blah.

It's hysterical someone invoked the name of Reagan... because, guess what???

HE BOUGHT PRIME-TIME TV AIR TIME TOO WHEN HE WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!!

He, of course, was a great (read: white) American.

How is this different? Other than we now have the internet to give these wingnut extremists a platform to air their base frustrations?

I hope McCain wins, because I don't want white folks (that support McCain) to take out their frustration on me because of Barack. I've never seen this level of disdain for a candidate in my lifetime.

Wow, trolls are everywhere. Do you really think people pay attention to you?

Get a life people. If McCain had the $$$, you can be sure he would do this. Too bad Cindy Lou can't buy him the Presidency. Her money has bought him everything else in life. But I forgot, he is such a fighter with the scars to prove it. Am I ever sick of that line!

McCain already has his own infomercial - it is called Fox News.

Lots of whining and not much voting from my old home state. Stop your continuous complaining about Obama and say it in voting terms! (Because McCain will need every stinking vote at the RATE HE"S CIRCLING THE POLITICAL DRAIN!!!

Lots of whining and not much voting from my old home state. Stop your continuous complaining about Obama and say it in voting terms! (Because McCain will need every stinking vote at the RATE HE"S CIRCLING THE POLITICAL DRAIN!!!

I helped pay for that ad, and I'm proud of it - it was classy and positive. I'll knock on doors in New Hampshire because this man with this message is the right person for the job.

Whiney Republicans.........................stop being cheap and send some $$ to the McMavericks if you really believe in him and your party! Then he can have a really mavericky half hour on Fox and we will all be even. Consider it an investment in your big "tax break" that will be coming your way if McCain wins! Seriously, who is really still believing that the REPUBLICANS care about ordinary Americans. Did all of you pass out from 2001 to the present? Missed Katrina, did ya? Forgot about WMD's you betcha? Must drive a bicycle, cause gas prices obviously slipped all your minds as well? Heat your home with wood now do ya?

Please, just move to Alaska after the election.

What he did tonight was very unfair. He was able to speak to the American people without McCain having the opportunity to rebut any of his arguments. Why didn't he just agree to more debates with McCain?

You haven't seen this level of disdain in your life? Have you read the newspaper or watched television over the last couple of months? Day in and day out the left wing media has done nothing but criticize Sarah Palin and John McCain. Also, some of the comments I have read recentley by the so called tolerant people have been nothing but hateful and disgusting.

It's not a matter of which party has more money, it's how the candidates are using it. Any candidate of any party or any race who, in this economy, has the balls to spend $1 million PER SPOT on multiple networks for a 30 minute infomercial should be ashamed.

Also, "Sherry" - I can't even begin to point out how idiotic a statement you make in your comment. 1. If you're letting Joe the Plumber influence your voting choices, you're an even bigger moron than one might suppose. 2. I'm going to guess that by "real American" he's referring to McCain's status as a veteran and many many years of political experience. To decide it's based on race is inflammatory and unfair to all involved. How about you and "me that's who" go post on some blog with other racists so you can find others like you.

Just because ignorant people can vote doesn't mean they should.

Obama has a lot more than just SOCIALISM ON THE BALLOTS

In the quest to find the reality of what is Obama

OBAMA SAYS HIS Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - NOT EXACTLY, HIS
cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to
overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya .

It is the first widespread violen ce in decades. The current government is
pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim
Sharia law.

OBAMA'S half-brother, Abongo Obama, is Odinga's follower. You will notice in the New Hampshire campaigning he interrupted his campaign to speak to Odinga on the phone.

Obama's cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to
get Sharia muslim law in place there.

When Odinga lost the elections,
his followers have burned Christians' homes and then burned men, women
and children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter..
Obama SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here started.

> Google Obama and Odinga and see what you get. No one wants to know the
truth.
>
>Obama says his Name is A frican Swahili - NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic

Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama. Barack Hussein Oba
> If elected, he would be the first Arab-American
> President, not the first black President. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was > from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs. Barack Hussein

Obama's father's birth certificate states he is Arab not black.

In an interview it was said obama and his wife decided to go with the black label so that he could run for President.

In 1966 Obama was fully funded by MARXISTS for more than a "few" years a matter of public record. Obama in a book revealed that in his college days he preferred the communistic/socialistic circles.

His spread the wealth statement is a Marxists statement that is the crux of the MARXISTS motto's.

Obama has enjoyed the freedome to lobby to build his own career to the present he has 47 lobbyists and counting.

While attempting to deprive WE THE PEOPLE of their right to lobby. Which incidentally is the main avenue this Nation uses to seek protection for it's SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE without losing services and without privatizing.

The Democratcs want socialized medicine which has no plus side and never will. It only grants the medical community the right to not care if someone dies while waiting for treatment.

Guess the right catch phrase for this election should be ---WAKE UP AMERICA THE FREEDOMS YOU SAVE WILL BE YOUR OWN!!!

To the present the Los Angeles Sun has refused to release the video of Obama ties to the Acorn.
MCCain has said he will press for release of the video in national news. We shall see?

We all know McCain would have done the same thing if he had the money. Sounds like sour grapes here.

The inane repeating of Neo-con talking points with no real thought behind them is too much to bear.

Of course it's propaganda, like every ad for every thing ever advertised is propaganda for that thing.

Obama didn't help or hurt himself. Most people have already made up their minds anyway. He did this to flex muscle against McCain.

I loved it! I think Senator Obama is an amazing man with an extraordinary ability to see issues clearly and bring people together. This is surely his time and I am happy to feel hopeful for the first time in many, many years. I had never contributed to a political campaign in my whole life until now. Do you want to know where the money comes from? It comes from me and my neighbors. We want this change and this hope for our country because we love it and we don't want any more of it sold to the highest bidder. That was a truly inspiring half hour.
Now, I have to watch the World Series!

As always, this discussion is like a zoo exhibit featuring the minds of McCain supporters. Sorry, they just don't make enough Haldol.

Newsdork, I agree. It's hilarious. They call Obama a socialist, then complain that he's not letting the government pay for his campaign.

me that's who-

I am a white woman who works in a very diverse setting and I was actually hoping Obama would win for the same reason. I guess both parties are guilty of that.

The founding fathers warned about vanity. They believed government should stay out of people's lives. We started this nation to avoid being told what to do by a government that dictated what they thought was right.

Obama is critical of the founding fathers, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court for not redistributing wealth according to what he dictates is "fair". Obama addressed the crowd in Germany as "People of the World". Vain people are very dangerous.

The idiot up top that states Obama isn't an American citizen is an idiot. If you are not an American born citizen, you can not run for President. That's the reason Arnold probably hasn't done so yet. It is misinformed people like this fellow that vote for McCain for the wrong reasons. McCain is an honorable man, but Obama is clearly the right person for a new generation of Americans.

As Jay Severin said, When will Atlas Shrug? (with thanks to Ayn Rand)

Go Nader, or at least any third party candidate. We are starving for additional voices!

Wow. There are a bunch of right wing morons, dim-wits, and outright racists on this page. You sure know how to cry about a candidate capitalizing on the free market to buy advertising time. How "socialist" of him. I suspect you are just jealous because your candidate couldn't do the same. Additionally many of you don't seem to understand what socialism actually is...use the computer pages and look it up if you aren't scared of actually educating yourselves.

ps- You do realize that the spot was bought and paid for a month ago, when there was no baseball game scheduled for tonight? I suppose it's the Democrats fault it rained on Monday night too.

Am I the only one who noticed that when back-to-work retiree Larry put his nametag and hat on in the mirror the reflection could be read? Like so much of Obama's campaign, it's designed to be audience-friendly and easy to understand; I still wonder how much substance is there behind all the smoke and mirrors...

I thought it was great! The script, the well timed delivery, the colors and the background music were all superb! I can't wait for the next episode!

Oops, I just realized that I watched "Pushing Daisies" instead.

The countrys moving on haters, good luck with your lives.

Obama is the right person for this time in our history. He has vision and wisdom to carry us through this troubled time. Mc Cain of old would have done a decent job in the White House, but his pandering of the right wing and vp pick swung me over to Obama.

What is most alarming to me is the doubts, the fears, the willingness of some Americans to accept the lies about Obama: that he is not a citizen, that he is not a Christian, that he pals around with terrorists. I am dismayed that so many people are so gullible to believe such nonsense. The evidence about Obama is so clear, so evident, so available to everyone. This election is so critical that we cannot possibly vote for a Republican whose track record fits so closely to failed policies and stupid decisions. Obama in this video clearly shows what is important to him. And all that should be important to all of us, for our children, for oir retired parents.

The current leadership at the Globe needs to understand that by endorsing Deval Patrick, a man who sweet talked his way in and then tried to sneak casinos in and the day of the vote, was so vain he was in NYC signing a book deal, a book about his favorite topic, himself, they let a punk from Chicago use his Harvard education to pull the wool over their eyes and prove the Globe has bad judment. The promises he made were either too vauge or were so out of touch with reality that it made the Globe's endorsement a testiment to their lack of judgment and lack of grasp of reality. If Obama flops and makes attempts to significantly undermine capitalism and second guesses the constitution. The Globe's reputation will be mud.

I was there for the 1968 campaign of Robert Kennedy, I see those same hopes and dreams in Barrack Obama. This country is in desperate need of a leader.

Barrack will restore our greatness and once again we can all be Proud to be Americans again.

To all of you Republicans who hate Obama . I hope that you will give him a chance to unite this country? Remember the feeling we all had on 9/11? That day there were no democrats and no republicans, just one United States prepared to do whatever needed for our country. I want to have that feeling again.

i think it neither helped or hurt his campaign. i'm just glad that the 30 min ad was not negative against mccain

Let's make this simple. If you voted for George Bush in 2000 or 2004, you really don;t have any credibility at the moment in terms of picking a good president for our country. So just pipe down and go away quietly.

If you voted for John Kerry, and are now supporting McCain, well then, I might hear what you have to say.

This commercial was predominantly bought by Obama supporters who contributed to his campaign. The amount of money that he has garnered over the past year is an irrefutable example of the positive energy that constitutes his support. Why doesn't McCain have equal funds as other Republican candidates have had in the past? Hmmmm... Based upon the incredible negativity displayed by his supporters on this website, I think the answer is pretty clear. Personally, I will always side with tolerance, generosity, and open-mindedness in my life. For all of our happiness, I hope these principles are the victors in this election. We need to see through our fears and choose the individual who can furnace the incredible energy required to move change in Washington. For me, Obama's incredible success with the internet-based and grassroots fundraising is not a flaw but an example of such energy. In this case, fear-based politics did not compete in campaign financing, and will not compete next Tuesday. Go Vote!!!

Go Obama.

I think his tenacity is just what the Democratic Party needs. John Kerry and Al Gore weren't aggressive enough and we got stuck with 8 years of George Bush. Now that the Democrats are fighting harder, this is a problem?

Obama's pushing hard because he knows Democrats have had the ability to "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." I want someone who is going to fight all the way to the end and not let up at the last few moments-- it's going to take just that to pull this country out of the mess that it is in.

Go Obama

Why is a $1M paid political 30-minute ad being broadcast by the Boston Globe for free at Boston.com?!? Would the Globe run a McCain ad for free like this? The Globe should pull this down immediately. I'd suggest everyone wrote to the Globe editor and Ombudsman to complain ASAP.

To the misinformed poster who questioned whether Obama was a citizen.....if you open your eyes his birth certificate is available on line. He was born in Hawaii, however McCain was born in Panama. You don't see Obama supporters questioning his citizenship......do I hear the song "Desperado" playing in the background?

Thank you to all the volunteers who work for John McCain who contributed comments to this blog. Your work is greatly appreciated by the Republican party.

"Irene Kennedy "

This is the reason intelligence tests should be administered before people are allowed to vote. Do you honestly believe that somehow the Democratic nominee is not a citizen of this country?

And these are the people who will be voting for the leaders of our country...wow....

I personally think that Obama should have had Billy Mays or the guy that sells Sham wow on T.V. to do his add. They both do a better job selling something that you don't really want or need. Wow ,how does this guy get into peoples heads and convince them that he is the answer to our problems? The scary part is that he really does have weight with young voters. Hey parents !!! Talk to your kids. Please remind them of when they were young ,"never take candy from strangers".

He's not your baby!

Check out the Anchorage newspaper's website and see photos of Sarah Palin bending way down for a photo shoot with a "Target" dog. This photo was taken March 2008 and this woman is not eight months pregnant.

Why is Sarah withholding her medical records....because they will show that she wasn't pregnant and that she wasn't carrying her "son" Trig.

Is this an issue in this campaign? Honesty should be and I don't believe that this woman gave birth in April of this year to an infant.

This was paid with the small amount of money that I donated to Obama's campaign and I believe it to be money well spent, even if it was preaching to the converted.

Really nailed home why I believe in this guy, and why I am so hopeful for our future.

Cheers

Where did Obama get the funds to run his campaign? I have worked on many campaigns during my lifetime and have NEVER donated one cent to a campaign until I watched Obama at a rally.

This encouraged me to visit his website and I made my first donation to any campaign. I made four more donations to this campaign since that initial donation, all small in dollar value but apparently very large in the big picture.

If you want to know where Obama got his money to fund this 30 minute infomercial look at your friends, co-workers and neighbors. He is bringing people who never invested in a political campaign into the fray.

We the people.....are finally speaking, and speaking loud. I feel my voice is finally heard.

Wow - amazed at some of the horrible and misleading statements made here. I guess as long as there are people stupid enough to believe claims about Obama not producing a birth certificate because he isn't a US citizen or that McCain is secretly a spy for the North Vietnamese we will always reflect the worst in all of us. This just proves that there is a portion of the electorate that is just plain....dumb. So, I'm going to say thanks to Mom and Dad for the brains and, from a partisan point of view: Republicans, get over it. This time you can't win an election on fear, the questionable appeal of Caribou Barbie Palin, or steal the election at the polls. To paraphrase what my right-wing friends are so fond of saying: if you don't that Obama is going to be President then go live in Russia. Publish some of the horrible things that "Debsy" (who calls herself Debsy and gets taken seriously anyway?) says and see how long it is before the SVR knocks on your door at 0300. This is a great country and we elect our officials - if you want something better than Obama for the next 8 years, guess what? - You lose :-)

Not the most bold statements in the ads but it works on Obama's biggest problem; getting people familiar with him. When people learn about Obama from neutral sources or Obama sources they like him.

Ross Perot was a genius with infomercials. He actually got people to understand how bad our national debt was for us. Too bad idiots voted Bush 8 years later after forgetting that lesson and now Obama has to fix the same problem.

Look, all you whiny losers -- get over it! We suffered through 8 years of airheaded jokester Ronnie Reegan (sic) and his voodoo economics that initiated the redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the plutocrat class, then 4 years of Poppa Bush in which the economy was stagnant, then later, 8 years of his dimwitted son, the worst president in the history of the country. These 3 clowns about bankrupted the country, impoverished the middle (consuming!) class, and directly caused the disastrous economic meltdown we're now facing. So sit down, shut up, and watch as Obama begins to repair the damage that has been done. Obama proposes only to reset the marginal tax rates for the top brackets to what they were before the Bush tax cuts, and you people scream socialist! and communist! If you really want to see creeping socialism in action, just look at what Palin has done to spread the wealth from the oil tax revenues in Alaska.

I am in amazement that none of the facts concerning Obama's integrity , judgement and veracity are being vetted and carefully weighed when deciding who will be the most influential and powerful person in our government and in the world. This speaks to the fear that has invaded our lives during times of crisis and good judgement has gone sideways. I have lost faith in the media to report factually...this is all about agendas and it keeps me awake at night wondering where we will end up if we make the wrong choice by voting for a man that mocks our Constitution and the precepts our forefathers set forth for this great land and its people.

I think everyone is going crazy. Is everyone extremely left and extremely right now? I actually like both canidates, but will vote for Barrack Obama. The middle class having more money in their pocket is good for everyone. The rich and the small business owners need people to buy their product or services. The middle class buys these product/services to make them rich. If they are not buying it, they don't make money. They keep throwing out the term socialism. Were we a socialist country 8 years ago? I hope one leader brings all the people together.

Obama saved money on clothing to fund his ad. Got that, Palin?

Some of you need to check your facts in your US History books and not rely on Wikipedia. Vanity wasn't criticized by the founding fathers. Also, this infomercial is nothing like "Big Brother"... Get a copy of George Wells' 1984 from your local library and re-read it. You're actually referring to a little gem called The Patriot Act. John Perry Barlow once said "Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds." Invoking the Constitution and the Supreme Court and blustering with fear-mongering statements written in bold type to shout down opposing views doesn't conceal your deep-seated fears and prejudices.

As a high school sophomore, I wish that I had your privilege to vote in this year's presidential election instead of just watching from the sidelines. It's a shame that some registered independent voters will be swayed by negative and untrue blogs. Looks to me that peer pressure doesn't go away when you grow up... Please, vote wisely. Vote for Obama-Biden.

Sen. John Kerry was talking the other day about reinstating the "fairness doctrine" because he said it shouldn't be the people with the money who get to decide which side you get to hear. Oh really, does this apply to your own party too?

Obama has spent more than poth parties combined in 2004. Where's the backlash?

WE NEED TO WAKE UP, PEOPLE!

Interestingly, I have asked many of my friends from Illinois about Obama and what has he done for the state of Illinois to-date, and everyone I talked to either has not heard of the man or does not recall any accomplishment of significance.

I ask you, exactly what qualifies Barack Obama to be President of the United States?

We might think that it is bad now, BUT IT COULD GET A LOT WORSE, if the wrong man is chosen to be leader of the free world.

We only get to vote for President once very 4 years! There is no room for error.

Irene Kennedy: Who paid for Obama's campaign? I did. And a lot of other folks like me. Like your family members, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. And who am I? A registered, red blooded Republican who learned to tell the difference between sh@t and Shinola. In fact, I am sending more money now.
As for McCain's outrage at the infomercial? He would have done the same if he could. But he couldn't. And he is bitter.
My next move? Urging Obama's campaign to financially bury McCain/Palin in AK and AZ-not for the votes, but for the indignity of having to spend the last dollars of their campaign defending their back yard-a fitting end for such a poorly run and disgraceful bid for the presidency of the USA.
Mr McCain, you have betrayed your own principles and ate from the hand of the operatives who buried you in 2000. My sympathies. Go home to your wife and try to forget about Sarah-she's too young for you and never really lliked you anyhow-you're too liberal and cerebral for her!

I dream of an electorate that first debates the proper role of government and complicity of the governed, and appeals to those principles when deciding on detailed policy. It is the fundamental nature of the government and governed that should form the basis of our public discourse. Whether some individuals suffer from lack of health-care resources, or our leaders consort with revolutionaries, is entirely irrelevant. J.S. Mill certainly seems to have understood the instinct to abandon any number of principles for personal motives when he penned "On Liberty." Would that our public discussions reached that level, or the level of the "Federalist Papers" which were media content during a period of "real change."

I'm glad I have given my little bit of money to Obama. He has a vision of an even greater America for the people, by the people. Thank you Mr. Obama and I look forward to working with you when you become president.

"In 1966 Obama was fully funded by MARXISTS for more than a "few" years a matter of public record."
Obama was 5 in 1966, what did they fund, His converse sneakers?

I'm with arabella57 above... I've never even considered donating to a politician before, but I did for Obama.

Since they decided to attack Palin over the wardrobe Michelle Obama has been very vocal about her JCrew and HM clothing. Does anybody remember her clothing of a few months ago? All designer. Do a google search of Michelle Obama and designer clothing. USWeekly did many reports on her and the various designer clothing she was wearing. One necklace alone cost $750. Funny how she switched from all high end designer to off the rack just prior to the attack on Palin. Did she decide she all of a sudden preferred off the rack? Coincidence or well orchestrated? A clear sign of things to come with these phonies.

Hey #52... 'how has this guy gotten into people's heads and convinced them he's the answer to our problems?"

The same way any other intelligent human being does... by offering cogent, convincing arguments. Obama's script is pretty straightforward: here's the problem, here's how I'll fix it. Everyone who claims they "just don't know him" or that he's "all empty speeches", clearly doesn't WANT to know him or learn what he stands for.

The real question, #52, should be: How gullible, stupid, brain dead, etc. do you need to be to believe the outlandish smears Sen. Obama has to endure? The guy is a freaking United States Senator, put himself through two of the greatest universities in the country, has a wife and two kids, ONE house. He was raised by a single mom. He displays more leadership skills, and calm, reasoned judgment than most politicians in a generation. He couldn't be more American if he was born to Betsy Ross and George Washington, for cripes sake. But because he's half black, and has a foreign name, he's going to lead to the downfall of Western Civilization? Please.

Don't worry about the kids... the kids are alright. It's YOUR generation I weep for.

If you don't like how his policies will affect you, fine, don't vote for him. God knows after George Bush, maybe you'd be willing to vote for a smart guy this time around. But don't demonize this guy like Hitler or bin Laden. He has too much respect for you, maybe you can return the favor.

Give me a break, I'm undecided, but if John McCain paid for the 8:30 time slot with he'd be on it in a heartbeat

It's disheartening to see how ignorant and brainwashed some people are... believing lies put forth by McCain/Palin supporters, not founded on any truth.

I, too, have contributed to Obama's campaign and am proud of it. The ad tonight re-inspired me and my family. We are more confident than ever in Obama leading this country.

Thank you, Colin Powell and all of the other wise supporters who know what's best for our country at this time of dis-ease.

All you Republicans crack me up...Nearly 100% of your comments are attacks on Obama's character. It just amazes me that fear-mongering isn't just restricted to those Republicans actually in the GOP, it has infected nearly all of you like some kind of virus. You all are sheep and your shepherd has no idea where he's going. You are sheep because all of you use the exact same simplistic, propaganda buzz words that come out of McCain's robotic mouth. Obama is a liar, a socialist, a communist, an Arab, a Muslim, a terrorist, etc., etc., etc. Can all of you do me a favor? Please make sure the next time you type your descriptions of terror, put them in ALL CAPS because the extra emphasis really helps me understand you better. I guess McCain's strategy still works to some extent, that is, if you say a lie 100 million times than people will start to believe you.

When I read your comments, I read the words of a lot of scared people, and you're scared because McCain is going to lose and all of you know it. After 8 years people are coming to understand the true core values of the Republican party...fear and lies. Your political platform is lies and your message is fear. The once drunk, coke-fiend, and moron that is the head of your party and our President won an election twice with fear, he somehow managed to convince millions of people that we needed to invade Iraq because of fear, and now, a once respected war hero is following his example. Despite the irrationality of it all, they have made you so scared of the alternatives that all of you have blind allegiance to their idealistic Republican core values, which themselves, are blatant lies. I feel sorry for all of you because all of you are victims of fear inflicted by those who are in power, and unfortunately, they will say anything to stay in power.

I am from Florida, I already voted in Florida, and I voted for Barack Obama. My wife voted for Obama, my Mom voted for Obama, and nearly everyone I know voted for Obama. Aside from the numerous logical reasons, do you want to know why...? We are sick of being afraid.

Obama wins

Lucas

"The amount of money that he has garnered over the past year is an irrefutable example of the positive energy that constitutes his support. Why doesn't McCain have equal funds as other Republican candidates have had in the past? Hmmmm... Based upon the incredible negativity displayed by his supporters on this website, I think the answer is pretty clear."

You neglect to mention that McCain is limited in the funds he is allowed to raise because he, like so many presidential candidates before him and like Obama said he would, agreed to accept public funding for his campaign. Negativity has nothing to do with it. The amount of money Obama has raised is only an "irrefutable example" of Obama's troubling willingness to say one thing and do another.

Why hasn't this information ever been publish or mentioned on any news,(TV or newspaper....Oh I forgot he is their baby! who can do no wrong.
The public needs to know the TRUTH about the democrat's candidate.
Could you please help me find these things Sir?
1. Occidental College records -- Not released
2. Columbia College records -- Not released
3. Columbia Thesis paper -- "Not available"
4. Harvard College records -- Not released
5. Selective Service Registration -- Not released
6. Medical records -- Not released
7. Illinois State Senate schedule -- Not available
8. Your Illinois State Senate records -- Not available
9. Law practice client list -- Not released
10. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate -- Not released
11. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth -- Not released
12. Record of your baptism -- Not available
Oh and one more thing Senator, I can't seem to find any articles you published as editor of the Harvard Law Review, or as a Professor at the University of Chicago. Can you explain that to me Sir?

I am glad my series of $25 donations was put to good use last night. Obama's campaign is OUR campaign. It IS publicly financed. Over THREE MILLION people have given him money, with average donations under $100.

McCain and Rethugs COULD NEVER accomplish that. Obama's campaign is MY campaign.

Obama/Biden '08/'12!

I have never donated a cent to a campaign and I, too, am one of the many who has sent in her $25 to make sure McCain doesn't get elected. Somewhere along the line, he sold his soul to the devil.

Couple of points: #75. While the McCain campaign can't take private money, the RNC sure can, and you can donate through the McCain webite. But somehow, despite all the vigor with which the right-wing is arguing for him, they can't seem to raise the dough. You have to wonder why.

#69. Michelle Obama pays for her own clothes. Sarah Palin used campaign donations. See the difference? I have no problem with a woman who spends on her wardrobe, and Palin obviously needed something nicer than her Hockey Mom duds, but not for nothing, I work with several women who make millions of dollars per year, they all look GREAT, and none of them has ever dropped 150 grand on a one-time shopping spree.

As for those who say Obama has not been "vetted" - dear lord, what does it take? The man (and his wife) has endured unprecendented levels of scrutiny for the past 18 months -- just cuz you don't want to believe the answers doesn't make them untrue.

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