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Singer-actress Barbra Streisand, who originally endorsed Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential primary race, has jumped on Barack Obama’s bandwagon with both feet to sing for the newly anointed Democratic nominee at a Beverly Hills fund-raiser next week. Organizers say the hurriedly planned Sept. 16 event will probably mark Obama’s final stop on the Hollywood political money trail before the November election.
According to political consultant Andy Spahn, a co-host of the fund-raiser, the evening will begin with a dinner for the Illinois senator and about 250 guests at the landmark Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Dinner will be followed by a reception in Obama’s honor at the main ballroom of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, featuring a performance by Streisand and others. The ballroom holds a crowd of up to 800 people.
Seats for the dinner and reception together go for a whopping $28,500 per person, but supporters who just want to hear Babs sing for Obama can get in for as little as $2,500 per ticket, Spahn said. At those prices, the two-part event could bring in nearly $9 million, making it the biggest single Democratic fund-raiser for the current election cycle. The money would be divided between Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
Other members of the hosting committee include DreamWorks studio co-founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. Spahn said the rest of the evening’s entertainment lineup has yet to be confirmed.
Streisand, 66, one of Hollywood’s leading Democratic activists and donors, was a longtime supporter of former President Bill Clinton and backed the presidential primary campaign of his wife until Obama finally clinched the nomination in June. At that point Streisand, an Oscar winner for her 1968 film debut in the musical “Funny Girl,” immediately switched her allegiance to Obama.
Rarely performing in public, Streisand sang at fund-raisers for the last two Democratic presidential nominees — Sen. John Kerry in 2004 and then-Vice President Al Gore in 2000. They both lost to Republican George W. Bush.
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Decadent. The Democratic party is no longer the “party of the people.” It is corrupt and it “selected” Obama and his Chicago political machine.
Babs has sung for two other losers. Obama makes three.
Just Say No Deal. No Obama PUMA!
This news should give McCain/Palin a boost in the polls.
BARBRA STREISAND WILL SING FOR OBAMA ….$28,000 PER DONOR TO ATTEND!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a very beautiful section singer-actress Barbra Streisand, who originally endorsed Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential primary race. At that point Streisand, an Oscar winner for her 1968 film debut in the musical “funny girl”, immediately switched her allegiance to obama.
In this Fan fare section gives more matter for me and I get obamas talent and his courage is so nice. Rarely performing in public, Streisand sang at fund-raisers for the last two democratic presidential nominees-sen.
It’s always so touching and inspiring when the wealthy elitist, Marxist-progressive Hollywood pigs wallow together at the trough along with Barbra.
They say it’s over when the fat lady sings and Obama is now Obupkis. He’s already finished and is too stupid to know it.
Babs is an idiot.
That’s a great jump-over,i hope many others will follow the same trail.
I hope she sings People…People Who Need People Are the Luckiest People in the World. I think Senator Obama’s presidential campaign demonstrates a new openness to level with the people and have a thoughtful and sincere dialogue, discourse about our concerns. We do indeed need each other. There is nothing weak about that. It can be hard dealing straight up with each other. But, truly what is our choice? War? The world is very interdependent.
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She sang for the last two losing democrats. Three strikes and you’re out Babs.
Vanity overwhelms Hollywood, and Obama courts the vain who live in extraordinary excess as if that will attract “the everyday American”… It’s insulting to me — “the everyday American” – that any presidential candidate would think I care what Babs or any other performer thinks or who they endorse.
Please. Yet another nail in the coffin.
‘Enough is Enough’. I’m sorry to ‘Rain on Her Parade’, but she’ll be remembering the ‘Way They Were’ with the rest of her ‘People’ when McCain is sworn-in as our president. ‘On a Clear Day’ in America, Babs and Madonna and Paris and Dreyfuss and all the rest of the Hollywood hypocrites can just ‘Cry Me a River’ when it’s all over!
Being talented doesn’t make up for being an idiot!
It’s wonderful that we have alot of people who want CHANGE!We need change, CHANGE IS GOOD!Obama knows what this country needs and he is going to make that happen.
When Barbara liquidates all of her assets, keeps just enough to live a middle class life, and gives all the rest to the poor, maybe then I’ll listen. Until then she’s just another limosine liberal, a huge and utter fraud. Obama is an even bigger Fraud. I bet the community he organized for is no better off now then when he started. Want to bet? I thought not. I’m a Dem voting McCain/Palin.
“I’ve worked in the private sector. They expect results!” (Dr Ray Stanz)
what i want to know is who’s going to sing for the mccain and the gun-loving mom of 5 who never get to spend time with mom? who’s the loser who’ll play for them? surely it will not be an elitist!!!!
\”Streisand sang at fund-raisers for the last two Democratic presidential nominees — Sen. John Kerry in 2004 and then-Vice President Al Gore in 2000. They both lost to Republican George W. Bush.\”
My logical guess and hope is Streisand will sing for the “elite” Obama and he will lose to McCain.
Way to go Barbara. Sing your heart out. Either way it\’s McCain ALL THE WAY!!!!
It is truly mind bugging to see all these antipathy and nasty attack toward one simple event. Barbra Streisand has her believe and show her support by contributing her talent for the cause she believes in. It is perfectly legitimate, and, quite frankly, an altruistic behavior. I wonder what is it out there in this election that elicits all those hate-mongers?
Greetings,
What a wonderful and delightful evening. I sincerely hope that the evening will be fill with support, love, and fun. I commend Ms. Barb for her continous progressive views. As a Democrate, Teacher, and Progressive thinker I sincerely hope that Senator Obama will be the next United States President. Education, Fast Rail, Food, Alternative Energy, Health Care, Effective Gobal Communications, Affordable Housing, Infrastructure, Jobs, and Elements of Humanity should be the primary reason to vote for Obama. Obama is the Change Agent, he walks it, talks it, comes from it, and he his highly capable to the orgainize and lead the American Community.
Remember: One Nation, Justice for All, and the History of a Nation that has a powerful pass and a promising future.
Keep the Faith!!
Ms. Paula Fordham
Florida
We support our talented artists. We stand with Barbra Streisand. Artist voices count too. This is a Democracy!
America can have a beautiful day in November by Voting for Change we can believe in
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U2 can dance with us
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Vote Obama/Biden ‘08
Gosh…. Wake up people, why would you vote for John McCain? (Unless your rich like him) Thats like another 4 years of George Bush.After all, he’s on the same side as Bush. Nothing but a golddigger.”America Needs Change”- that is in the right direction. With Mc Cain we will be heading in the same direction as the last 8 years! If Mc Cain wins this presidency (God forbid), things will either be the same or get worse. We can’t afford 4 more years of the same.Food prices up, gas prices high, utility prices too high,too many jobs being lost and etc….& the cost of living is so high!!! OBAMA FOR CHANGE, THATS WHAT WE REALLY NEED, A PRESIDENT WHO WILL HELP ALL AMERICANS & NOT JUST THE WEALTHY(LIKE HIMSELF).Obama knows what this country needs(CHANGE) and he is going to make that happen!!!!!!!!”Obama For President in 2009″
Barbra just happens to be a gifted artist and more important a caring American. The fact that she puts her voice out there (in more ways than one) is an example of a human being caring for other human beings. It’s ludicrous to consider McCain/Palin as voices for change when they each reflect the same ‘ole same ‘ole of the Bush/Cheney disaster. Sing, Barbra, and may Americans vote for real change a la Obama.
One person please respond: Do you or do you not believe in the “Freedom of Speech” of our Bill of Rights? Instead of calling people stupid or worse, why don’t you just be thankful that anyone, artist, actor, whatever, has the right to voice his/her opinion? If you tell people to ‘shut up and sing’ you are not American. Go live in China, Iraq, Cuba or any other country that arrests its citizens for voicing their opinion. Would you tell McCain or Palin to ‘shut up and be a politician’ if they had an opinion of an actor? It’s no different when you tell Streisand to shut up.
When Bush began his push to invade Iraq, many Hollywood liberals stood up and said it was a mistake: they said it would lead to the major loss of innocent lives, it would cost too much, that it was the wrong war at the wrong time, that it was an ill-conceived idea…and they were right. The republicans condemned them as being un-American, un-patriotic. But it turns out that the conservatives were wrong; yet when I read the comments here by the neo-cons I’m amazed at their arrogance. You would think that the plan worked beautifully and that we are loved all over the world for what we unleashed. If you believe them, then you have to believe that liberals are horrible people for suggesting that Bush/Cheney made a mistake. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize the real horrible people are the ones who pushed us into this catatrophe and the ones who have yet to accept responsibility for what they have done…somehow they only want to blame everyone else for their mistakes. That’s what we used to call immaturity.
another progressive, hollywood, out-of-touch, marxist, nanny-state, welfare for all out-of-work, former singer
Mike, how is Barbra a Marxist? Do you even know what a Marxist is?
I wish I could sing for Obama and collect money for him like Barbara Streisand. All I can do is type internet commentaries about my candidate all day long. Some of these articles I reply to have 800 commentaries! (More)Who sees them? Does anybody care? Sure they do and we influence each other. This is the height of democracy for individuals to express their opinions for the world to see, and this practice is being done all over the internet. Vive the democracy! Vive the freedom of the press!
Streisand is able to sing wherever and for whomever she
pleases. You are able to like it or not. Ain’t America great?
Sure Obama/Biden call for change. Yet, if regretably elected (ugh), the only change we will get is losing the change in our pockets. Wake up America!!!! John McCain and Sarah Palin are the only hope we have for a stable, strong country. Let’s all hope that Ms Streisand sings the “blues” when she sings for Obama!!!!
The Hollywierd folks are free to say all they wish. No one is taking their rights away. The problem is that many people don’t realize that they are completely seperated from the rest of the world. Living life on their fame and riches, they could not conceive taking their kids to the sitter every day, driving in traffic to a job that makes enough to cover the costs of doing just that. $28,500 for dinner and a show! For most Americans that is a huge part of their entire yearly income!
Obama has been lucky so far but talk is cheap, let’s look at what he has done. Oh, nevermind he hasn’t done ANYTHING of consequence.
McCain has at least been out there in the thick of it. As far as agreeing with Bush, why not they are in the same party? However, he has done things that Bush would never even attempt.
Me: Male, Catholic, Veteran, Blue-Collar and a hell of a fisherman!
To all you haters out there: “It’s not your fault that you’re sick, but it’s your responsibility to get well!!”
Honestly, I agree that unless you are wealthy like Mr. and Mrs. McCain, there is NO advantage to voting for the Republican ticket. The rich will get richer and the poorer will be left on their own. I guess the poor hold on to the possibility of being rich someday and so they vote against their interests today, and the Republican party exploits this. Wake up, people! You go and sing, Babs and raise all the money you can for the candidate who has even the possibility of bringing change to the system. PUMAs be damned, And honestly i think the people pretending to be PUMAs on here are actually republicans trying to enrage people…people who need people. Go Babs!
BARBRA STREISAND will be another Hilary Clinton.
Hilary Clinton has been sold by Obama,
But the sadest thing is Hilary is still counting the money for him.
What’s wrong with the American woman ?
Show me the dignity as an American woman please.
Isabella Chen: I agree. Raising money for a cause you believe in is altruism, and last time I checked that as a good thing. But to McBush supporters, altruism=bad=socialism. How conveniently they forget that McBush is paying for his campaign with donations from people doing the same thing.
In some ways I hope the McSame supporters get their candidate elected. Then, when their job is offshored/they have a heart attact/car accident, lose their income, health insurance, and their home, I won’t have to feel bad when I pass their box on the street, because I’ll know that that wouldn’t want any socialist, altruistic help.
I am consistently amazed and disheartened at how the English language is shredded, abused and trod upon by all of you – and Ms Fordham, I don’t know what exactly it is that you teach, but God help us if it’s English.
At the very least, would you people re-read your comments before posting them, and apply spell-check?
SO MANY OF THESE COMMENTS ARE NEGATIVE IT SCARES ME, BUT I WILL KEEP THE FAITH. BARACK OBAMA WILL WIN, AND I THANK MS.STREISAND FOR HER SUPPORT. SHE IS CLASS, AND HE IS CLASS. I WISH I COULD BE THERE,BUT I SPENT A GREAT SENDING MY 16YR OLD TO COLLEGE. SHE WILL PROBABLY BE CALLED ELITE SOME DAY, AND I WILL SAY THANK GOD!!!!!!
As someone who actually grew up poor in America – in the South Side Chicago neighborhood below Roseland, in a church Barack Obama organized and poor as in I was helping with groceries at 11 (in the 1980′s) – the negativity around this race is making me verklempt. Doesn’t anyone continue to see anything positive about this country? Where do we live, Columbia, in fear of the FARC? Hardly. Both upper middle class Republicans and Democrats are being disgusting.
I went to college on a full Pell Grant and while I am disappointed by the direction of this country and in both parties at this point, I can still dig down and muster up a candle to light my heart with hope.
Our country is in a time of opportunity where we can reinvent ourselves. We have a black man as the Democratic nominee for president and a woman as the Republican nominee for vice-president. There are still many countries in the world where ethnic minorities and women could never dream of such a thing.
Why are Americans such negative, angry and aggressive people? I am actually ashamed at this point that I served in our Armed Forces. You people don’t deserve people who sacrifice themselves for others like that. (http://www.krisirizarry.com/army_pic.ht m)
Before any politician brings change to this country, ya’ll have to change yourselves from within and all of us, as Americans, need to come together as one country and find common ground on solutions. We are interdependent. Per David Frum’s article in the New York Times on Sept. 5th, (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magaz ine/07Inequality-t.html?em) the biggest problem facing our country is the disappearance of the American dream as the wealth gap grows. The rich need the poor as consumers and those from the bottom who strive need the investment and philanthropic capital of the rich. Instead of bickering and being petty, why can’t we come together to find solutions? Across the aisle, across income, across states, across race and across isolated self-interest.
First of all, all this whining about the position Bush has put this country in is totally overblown. As difficult as it is for people right now and as scarce as jobs are, we still enjoy a higher standard of living than most of the world. Furthermore, he did do some good things. For instance, Bush allocated put more money than any previous president into in the Housing and Urban Development budget specifically for direct housing for the homeless.
I am sorry, Phil Graham was right. Instead of leadership helping the polity come together to find common solutions, it is encouraging everyone on both sides of the fence to whine and whine and whine. It is if our nation as a whole has never left middle school.
You may not agree with Barbra Streisand’s convictions and certainly, this event doesn’t do much to render a picture of Barack Obama as a common American in the way that he needs to at this point but she is still a fellow countrywoman who, like many others right now, is trying her best to get involved and promote the ideas she believes in. I’m no fan of her music or her superficial politics but she’s not exactly Imelda Marcos.
Change happens incrementally and both Obama and McCain as candidates, represent progress as far as representation of the average American in Washington. 88 years ago, just four voting generations ago, women could not even vote. Now we are looking at either a black woman as our first lady or a working mother with a Down’s Syndrome child as our vice-president. I have never been more proud of my country and I think either candidate will move us forward.
All I can do is be optimistic about it. That is the great spirit of America.
Most of you posting here don’t represent that spirit at all.
I can get on my high horse because I do things to forge change in this country. I have organized successful alumni from my high school to start a scholarship fund. On September 17, I am taking the day off work to go to Washington DC and lobby for a law that will better protect our country’s children from sexual predators. It really isn’t that hard to get out of your
I think ya’ll need to be subjected to a pogrom or slavery to really understand how shrill and annoying you all sound.
At least people like Babs and on the other side, John Voight are trying to do something with their clout to participate in molding America in a time when transformation – a transformation of both left and right ideas – is desperately needed.
The shrillness of the current debate is what keeps things from happening. The best thing that could happen to this country right now is for Al Queda to blow up Fox news and for someone to put a bullet in the head of Markos Moulitsas. All of you responding to this article as if Streisand is Stalin sound like those two collectives of knee-jerk jerks.
Get a friggin’ grip.
Most of the people on this blog who are against Barbara’s support for Obama make me sick. First of all, she has always been an expensive show; this is nothing new. Secondly, if most of the people on this blog had her superstardom, you bet they’d be using it to support their candidate. I wonder if these people know that most of McCain’s funds have come from corrupt lobbyists who actually run his campaign. Furthermore, since he took on Palin, he is now getting millions from the “religous right”. Have you seen the “youtube” video of her speaking in her church? SCAAAAARY!!! Barack Obama is a class act and doesn’t need to turn to the corrupt for funds. I’ve never funded a campaign in my life and am proud to say that I’ve donated $50.00 to Obama. Let’s get real people! You would support your candidate to the best of your ability. Can we just cut the bullshit and tell it like it really is. I know it’s hard for you Republicans, but please try.
democrats should really have picked hilary who would be better at winning .its well know thats babs was clinton supporter any way , she prob been told to follow clintons in endorsement , you dont want palin bigoted right winger in power again in the usa , anti every thing like abortion gay rights , in another time she would have been anti black and jewish , how times havnt changed !!!
get a life and get the democrats in again
thank you kristopher irizarry-hoeksema for your thoughts. I think getting rid of Fox news would be an act of patriotism.
I read through all the comments and am sickened by the hate and ignorance that has been expressed by so many.
At this point I even more feel so saddened by my fellow countrymen. Watch DemocracyNow!…………
as a country we’re arresting journalists for covering the news? Think.
no wonder we’re going down. seems we never learn.
Oh I had to write again. My anti spam word is LOVE. whO could resist?
peace and love to all.
At least Barbra puts her MONEY where it will help the AMERICAN PEOPLE….and not into another sinking ship……
I used love her singing many years ago. These days, all she does is ‘scream.’
BTW..Nobama’s goose is cooked anyway.
Her singing is still good…and she supports the right candidate.
Boy doesn’t this sound familiar. Obama seems to be getting in real deep with Hollywood. Be very aware, look where it got Bill and Hillary. Isn’t there still a trial scheduled for November for entertainment fraud.
It is ok to be a Republican and not support the wrong candidate. Voting is a choice you should make based on what is best for the country. As an independent, I will gladly vote for Obama. Yes, even though he is an African American. He can’t do ANYTHING worst than the republican’s have done thus far. I totally commend Barbara for not being afraid to stand out. We are already a country divided and not respected. She is doing her part as a woman of power, I would suggest that the people posting all the negative comments take a look at yourself in the mirror and imagine WHAT IF I LOST MY JOB AND MY HOME AND THERE WS NO MIRROR TO LOOK AT and do your part. Nothing Positive comes from a Negative comment..!
You got to be kidding me. With white rural and suburban voting block on the line, the Dems are going to go to Miss Moveon.Org. Talk about throwing the Republicans a bone. The Obama campaign, once pressured, has basically crumbled. What happens when a real crisis faces this man, like PUTIN? We have no choice, McCain must be elected.
Whatever…McCain will never get my vote. He does not deserve it. He does deserve praise for his military service and that is it…! He was not capable of running his own campaign without bashing the opponents and now he is hiding behind the skirts of Palin. Talk about crumble..McCain was never in a position to crumble. He is doing whatever is necessary to get elected with little to no answers to issues. He has no character. He has adapted to EVERY one of Obama’s stance including now having a campaign of change. YEAH RIGHT..! So, with that being said, we can put another Republican in office and have things get progressively worst. Or we can have the democrats clean up this mess of and country without war.
Let’s hope Barack HUSSEIN Obama has ths looney tunes Barbara Streisand sing at one of his functions and it has the same results as it did for Al Gore and John Kerry.
Haters! When you are rich the max you can give is the $28,500. McCain has similar roasts but it’s by big oil and the other constitutes he supports. Wake up people (republicans) and realize you all are being used. We pay for the war… they get rich. We fight social policies that actually support our people like health care because of fear! So before you put down B. Streisand. Realize she’s rich but still gives a damn about the less than rich.
Anyone who pays $2,500 to hear Streisand sing is looney enough to vote for Obama.
Appears like she’s ‘auditioning’ for the Norma Desmond role in the rumoured remake of Sunset Blvd. It’s just sad really; barely recognizable as the once great star she WAS, presenting herself as though she’s somehow relevent (much less influential to the party) while all these other liberal waxworks robots bask in her long-lost greatness. I can just see her making her grand entrance; clutching the railing as she makes her way down the styrofoam staircase, freshly croiffed, nipped, pulled, tucked, and painted .. “MAX! .. I mean JIM! JIM! where are you MAX! I mean JIM!”
I love it when the Streisand-haters make up stories instead of backing up their arguments with facts and a little intelligence. Just one fact: Barbra Streisand was just named (9/12/08) the third most generous celebrity in America, just behind Herb Alpert (2) and Oprah Winfrey (1). She puts her money where her mouth is. Her contributions in 2007 ($12 million) brings her total contributions to $36 million.
Streisand seems to be Presidential Poison. Every Candidate she sings for loses.
Maybe she should sing for McCain?
A lot of you Streisand haters are forgetting that she sang for Clinton and he won TWICE. She sang for Gore and he won the vote of the American people but Bush was appointed by the Supreme Court. So, Streisand’s record for singing for candidates isn’t bad after all. By the way, she sang for President Kennedy as well.
can’t really wait for the whistle to blow..
the election may be a de facto HIT…
Who will win?
http://www.cafepress.com/myelection08
These elitist snobbish celebrities who think they are so clever, think they know better what’s best for us than we do, using the wealth we gave them by watching their movies, and buying their sponsor’s products. I don’t want these celebrities to buy the Presidency. The people of the United States should chose the President. Each citizen’s vote should be equal, not canceled out, or overshadowed by some spoiled celebrity. Look at the list of lame celebrities who are trying to get Obama in the white house …
Madonna, Ludacris, the idiots from the View, Rosie, Pamela Anderson, Oprah, Lohan, has been chevy chase, Susan Sarandon … These celebrities are out of touch with us Americans. They are just part of an
“in crowd clique” who think they are at liberty to use disgusting language, and make nasty attacks, with impunity. They don’t know the issues, or care, for they are insulated by their wealth, and believe they are above reproach. We, the common people are the ones who gave them their celebrity and wealth … and, we the common people are the ones who can take it back. No Wright, no Farrakhan, no Rezko, no Ayers, no Pfleger, no mean Michelle, and, NOBAMA !
Good Grief. Why is it such a huge crime against nature for an American citizen, who happens to be an extraordinary artist, to decide to lend her voice and her support to a presidential candidate? I just don’t get why folks so love to jump on that “Let’s burn Barbra at the stake” bandwagon when she opens her mouth and voices her opinion about ANYTHING. If more intelligent people spoke up and spoke out maybe we would be a better nation. Smells like misogyny, anti-semitism and worse, just plain narrow mindedness to me.
Barbra Streisand has donated and raised millions of dollars to benefit and better the United States. What have you name calling, hateful people done to contribute to this country.
Ultimate diva meets other diva – Streisand and Obama, a match made in Heaven. I thought the democratic party was supposed to be “for the people” but in this case they’re only for the elitist. $28,000 a person is obscene when that money could go to help those in the hurricane ravaged areas. Obama will go to any lengths to try to buy this presidency won’t he? Where does Streisand get her facts that the Hillary supporters are behind Obama? On the blogs I’ve visited the majority of Hillary supporters have gotten behind McCain and many have even changed their party because of the horrible way she was treated. I, for one, can’t wait to see Barry’s face and the faces of those Hollywood morons when McCain becomes the next president. Go McCain-Palin!!! You’ve got more class in your little finger than these two have combined.
Many bitter people on this blog that seem to resort to name calling. Not attractive. I guesss, it’s the McCain/Palin way, to put people down. I THANK those at this event who gave mega bucks! Thank you, thank you, thank you. We need Obama! My son, by lucky chance, was invited to this event by a friend. I look forward to get his call tomorrow for updates on the event. He’s not wealthy, but his friend is. I donated ten bucks the day after Palin made her announcement. So, I’ve very thankful that those with more funds are willing to give. Thank you! Obama 08′
I love Barbara! Paying for groceries,gas,watching the finacial turmoil,people losing jobs. Think of your childrens future…Vote for Obama! Its a no brainer!
Kristopher Irizarry-Hoeksema, thank you for your service to our country, and your positive comment. I find it uneducated, for indiv to always blame a president, instead of blaming our senators and congress for not making progress. I believe it is largely due to earmarks, which the general public doesn\’t even understand. When a child strays from family values, it isn\’t always the parents fault–genetics, and associations are involved, as many other causes. O Bama has never even owned a business, needs a telepromptor, and when we are attacked, there won\’t be a telepromtor available. His wife stated that she didn\’t like America, until he was able to run for President. For all of the America haters–like their former pastor, who is having a MANSION built here, WHY DON\’T YOU LEAVE?
Totally Gross… Disgusting… is the only thing that comes to mind when I heard about the $28,500 a ticket.
It makes me sick thinking that all these liberals think that they are above everyone else. They think conservatives have a closed mind but they are even worse. They can say whatever they want and it is okay but if we disagree with them, we are intolerant but if they disagree with what we say it is okay. They are really the the ones that are intolerant of anything or anyone we believe in.
Once again, McCain and the Republican Party have no real issues and so they are trying to attack Obama any way they can. McCain is spreading half truths and perpetuating these stories in order to make himself look good. There is no association with Obama and Fannie Mae’s former CEO other than a 5 minute conversation. Obama has tried to clear this up but McCain keeps promoting half truths. Despite McCain’s pledge to run a clean campaign he can’t do it. He can’t stick to his word. And McCain says alleged association such as these are what are wrong with Washington. But it took him 26 years to figure it out! McCain had a chance to fix this and he didn’t. If McCain’s arguments or stance on issues are one of “change” and fixing things in Washington – again, why has it taken 26 years? And McCain was part of the deregulation of these very industries which has lead to this mess. And then McCain claimed the economy was strong when it crashed! He tried quickly to correct himself but his real response – the unrehearsed response was out there. I hope everyone was listening. McCain is out of touch. McCain doesn’t realize the impact of Wall Street on all of us. All of the people who aren’t millionaires, who don’t own 8 homes, who are worried about gas prices and the economy will be impacted by this crash. Regardless of whatever decision the government comes to regarding this Wall Street crash it will impact us. And McCain doesn’t know it. But let’s get back to the fundraising topic and the finance reform bill that McCain helped pass (McCain-Fiegngold). McCain is now trying to find and work every loophole in that very bill he helped draft so he can maneuver the maximum contribution legally possible. I find it very concerning that McCain is finding and using all the legal loopholes he can find. This maneuvering is not within the spirit of the law. The very law that McCain helped to write, sponsor and pass now stands in his way. But now that the law no longer suits McCain, he has to do whatever he can. So now we know McCain wants rules but when they don’t work for him then he’ll ignore them or find the loophole.