Comments on: New state polls show shift towards Obama

By: tiredofgarbage

tiredofgarbage — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:48:50 +0000

I am so tired of hearing all this finger pointing. FACT - the American public was too busy being greedy, allowing ALL politicians - that includes counties and cities, to decide how to create the next quick buck. Face it everyone wants to blame someone else, BUT the REAL TRUTH is we have only ourselves to blame. Listening to speakers, like Obama, who say what people want to hear, not what is factual is horrid. WAKE UP AMERICA - we put ourselves here! How many of you lived of credit cards? How many of you thought you were pulling a fast one by getting a home you REALLY couldn’t afford.

The Great Depression was preceeded by pure and simple GREED - not any one party.

As long as people want to point fingers - let me make a note, most of the politicans who can’t seem to budget and think money floats through the air have ONE COMMON BACKGROUND - THEY ARE ATTORNEYS, yes. More amazing, their legal ethics are more than questionable. The Consititution created THREE, Legislative,Judical & Executive, Branches - why are we allowing those whose ethics and morals are questionable and have too many connection to the judical branch run this country.
Maybe Americans have watched too many court movies and they really believe all attorneys speak only the truth - reminds me of “Alice in Wonderland”.

By: Vegas

Vegas — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:55:18 +0000

I’m tired of all the fluff and lies, smears, etc. I’m just going to vote Obama. Period. He’s the best candidate for the job of being President of the USA. McCain and Palin are inept. They have no ideas, plans, etc. All they have are insults, lies, smears, their up to their eyes in Troopergate, etc. I don’t want to start out that way. And I don’t want a VP with ties to a secessionist group in Alaska. It just smells bad.

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com /2008/10/finally-obama-camp-raisestodd- palins.html

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:30:16 +0000

Well all of us will likely get what is coming to us….change!! Frying pan into the fire makes for more great news opportunities and a much larger body count. Just remember this day and your rational as it’s you, your husband, your parents, your children that two years from now when CNN and the others are reporting and debating on why the Obama “CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN” administration and Democratic Congress failed and are presiding over the greatest Domestic and International catastrophe ever to face the people of the United States since the Civil War! Folks 20/20 wisdom does not live with the young and inexperienced! Obama is a young pied piper!! Get ready and HANG ON!!!

By: david

david — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:57:01 +0000

Does anyone in the room see the Pink Elephant?

I see two root causes to the current crises:
1. The change in bankruptcy laws which encouraged banks to soften their lending practices leading to this crises.
2. The US government competing with the private market in borrowing. Our politicians are borrowing vast amounts of money (5 Trillion in 7 years) that should be available to the private sector. If the US government was run responsible we would have 11 Trillion more dollars in the private sector (about $35k per person) and about 750 billion to spend on the military, health care, retirement or schools depending on your personal preference.

In case anyone has been asleep and does not realize it; the republicans with the tacit consent of the democrats have usured in the largest tax increase in US history. More than doubling our debt in 7 short years. To make payments on our debt (which is mostly short term) we must alocate about half of what we spend yearly on our milatary. This amounts to an estimated 12% of our total tax revenue spent on servicing just the interest on our debt. If inflation begins to rise, which it will if we start printing money to fire up the economy or pay the debt, we will see the funding for every esential service cut to service our debt.
Remember this when you vote whichever party you choose. We can not have a healthy ecomomy while the government is competing for private capital that could be invested in your neighborhood. Your company, state, neighborhood or average home owner can not compete at any level with the government to secure funding.
We need to enact a balanced budget amendment and get our nation back on track.

By: Den Gran

Den Gran — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:33:09 +0000

I love conservatives now days. They make me laugh so hard when I see how angry they are because the concerned citizens of this nation are wising up to the idiocy of the Republican leadership. It’s not just McCain and his vapid VP. Republicans are going to lose most of the congressional seats to Democrats, as well. Not as well publicized, but vital to controlling congressional direction, Democrats just may have a filibuster-proof majority. Combine that with a Democratic President, yeah, I can see why these right-wing posters are worried. Don’t blame the country for the downfall of the Republican party. Blame the party itself for sowing the seeds to its own destruction. Finally. OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT (at least this time). Except for the name callers and ideologues, the posters here have shown that there are many thinking people in this country.

By: LATINOVOTER

LATINOVOTER — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:59:25 +0000

John McCain picked Palin, its not CNN’s fault or the conservative Republicans like me, who will vote for Obama in the end. Please, stop blaming the media.

By: Kb

Kb — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:48:05 +0000

I’ll be in NH this weekend to canvas for Obama. The polls are still close there. And that’s one thing I wanted to mention. I hope that we all are still focused on how close this election is, and how critical it is that John McCain and Sarah Palin not be allowed to become the next President and Vice President. I have a great deal of hope, and yes, the polls have shifted, but nothing actually matters until the final results are in on November 4th.

That being said, please do what you can.

1. Send this link to everyone you know and ask them to make sure they are registered to vote and to vote early if possible. http://www.voteforchange.com/index_obama .php#
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If nothing else, please, please pass these links on to others.

November 4th is almost here. I’m really looking forward to November 5th. I’m sure you are too. Let’s make it happen together.

Stay well,

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By: I HATE LIBERALS!!!

I HATE LIBERALS!!! — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:32:22 +0000

jimbo you are an idiot. what does the spending bill that phil gramm slipped in have anything to do with all of these bad mortgages. are you that dumb. clinton himself even said that this was the fault of the democrats overlooking regulations of frannie and freddie. look at the hearing that is all over youtube with the dems saying there is nothing wrong with frannie mae and freddie mac, which hold about half of all the mortgages in the u.s. bush and the repubs were pushing for more oversight and the DEMS WERE WRONG. funny too how much money these corrupt dems like dodd, obama, frank received from these companies. i hope the american people are smart enough not to vote in the people who are responsible for this mess. but it appears most of the people who post on these blogs are stupid enough. you gotta stop drinking the kool-aid you liberal idiots.

By: Eideard

Eideard — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:14:28 +0000

Hugh’s comment illustrates the how and why of ideologues like neocons - and their nutball sycophants - can’t acquire power long term. Their ideology is more important to them than reality.

In truth, CNN and MSNBC have expanded their viewer base over the course of the election campaigns. To the point that MSNBC decided to publicly embrace more of a leftist position with the addition of Rachel Maddow - which also has been a success.

The only portion of CNN’s broadcast schema which has diminished? The Glen Beck - kiss rightwing butt parade.

Folks who earn their living in media note all of this. It’s only out in Cloud-Cuckooland that ignorance is bliss.

By: saminator

saminator — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:26:04 +0000

CNN JUST IGNORE THE MCCAIN DREAMERS AND DO YOUR JOB. WHEN THE POLLS SHOWED MCCAIN AHEAD AHEAD OF OBAMA SOON AFTER THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, THEY DIDNT SAY A THING, WHY CRY NOW. ALSO THE POLLS SHOW SIMILARITIES WITH OTHER POLLS ELSEWHERE, SO WHAT’S THE FUSS?