Comments on: Obama takes on Clinton’s “electability” argument

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:12:34 +0000

The voting trend in European countries and Canada has been strongly leaning towards conservative leaders and policies.
Their economies are fairly stable and yes , they all have access to good healthcare and social programs.
Their main focus is on national security and fight against terrorism , this is a fact and nobody sees it as fearmongering.
In the meantime , America is at war , economy is in bad shape ,too many people have no access to healthcare , mortgage crisis is looming and major job losses have occured.
An election is coming up and Americans have the chance to elect a new leader to help bring their country back on the right track.
This is not the time to cast a vote for an inexperienced candidate who has so far failed to put forth specific plans and vision for the future of your country .
Change is his big word , but doesn’t say what and how he is going to do it.The outrageous part is that nobody is questioning his statements instead they sit zombie like in his audiences chanting ” Yes , we can…, please explain , you can what.??!!
He is going to change Washington.. ,surely people are not that naive to believe that.
Too much empty political rhetoric without substance.
I won’t delve further into the Wright affair , but that 20 year association should have disqualified him on the spot from ever becoming Pesident of the United States.
Hillary Clinton is the better candidate by far but too many people measure electibility by likeability and therefore you will miss out on a candidate that is smart , extremely intelligent and impressive with her knowledge on national and international affairs.
She is the only one that has ever mentioned fiscal restraint and the need to have a balanced budget.
She would make a great President if only given the chance.

By: Keith M Warwick

Keith M Warwick — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:11:11 +0000

Obama IS the ONLY choice.

A vote for Clinton is a vote for more of the past.

Obama is the most important, significant and suitable presidential candidate since WW2.

BUT - the US people MUST see sense and reject what will turn out to be a political disaster that will drag the name of the US through the sewer of political ignomy!

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By: Docb

Docb — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:33:00 +0000

neil– there you are spewing your factless screed…Why you would think that posters not of your ilke would read what you have spewed is laughable. Boundless and unfounded rhetoric do not play to any but the mindless and bigots…
Truth will out…

By: COL[retd]A.M.Khajawall

COL[retd]A.M.Khajawall — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:00:56 +0000

Dear Fellow Americans,

Our Great-grand Nation, the United States of America
is and will face very critical and substantial
“Challenges” in coming,
months, years, and decades to come.
It is very essential that we pick out our next
President on following criteria in mind.

1. A candidate with “Vision and Mission”.

2. A candidate with ” Stable Character and Integrity”
.

3. A candidate with “Presidential Temperament” and
“stable Judgment”.

4. A candidate with “little “Washington” exposure”
and
“real connectedness with New Voters”.

5. A candidate who “Inspires us up” rather than
“Tears us down”.

6. A candidate not based on sexism, racism, and
ageism.

In my professional and personal opinion, the only
candidate who has the above qualities and
characteristics and is also cool, calm, and collected
is Senator Obama.

As an independent registered voter since 1980. I voted
for Carter, voted for Reagan, voted for First Bush,
and second Bush in 2000 and In the process last
interest in Washington politics as usual and I
stopped voting.Not a good idea under any circumstance
particularly at present.

This time we can not afford to stay on side lines and
let Washington stay the same.We can not afford our
Greatgreat Nation to become less than what we are and
can be.

We need to send clear and candid message to the world
and some 24 hour partisan hateful media. These media
outlets are trying to deprive, dupe, and derail us
from getting it right this time.

They are trying there best to deny us better rather
than bitter future. { Our Greatgrand Nations people
are persistently and constantly subjected to
Psychological terrorism” without their knowledge thru
these hateful partisan media outlets.

We Americans are should not and would not to allow
them
psychologically terrorized, traumatized and silence us
this time.

I am sure that we will get it right this
time and elect Senator Obama our next President. let
us not get dragged down into racism, sexism and
ageism.

Let us remember that our Greatgrand is constituted of
family, friends,fellowships, faith, funds,foundation,
fun, and future with fairness and freedom and without
fear or favor.

We can not afford to lose any of above. Let us stand
up, be counted, save, build our Greatgrand Nation for
centuries to come and regain our world economic, and
power status back.

God Bless our Great grand Nation and its diverse
people.

Our Greatgrand nation needs present and future
stability, security, safety,sustained progress and
restoration of our due status in this perilous Global
World at the all levels.

Yours sincerely,

COL.[retd] A.M.Khajawall
Forensic Psychiatrist.
Disables American Veteran.
Las Vegas Nevada.

By: roncypert

roncypert — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:57:44 +0000

Considering that “illegal immigrants” who need to drive, probably will, regardless of whether or not they have a driver’s license, I would prefer that they have a driver’s license and insurance. And if one’s fear is due to all of the unknown “illegal immigrants” that are out there, then why would one object to documenting them.

As for liberalism:

“Dog-gone it, our folks are liberal. I don’t know about America being ‘fundamentally sound’ and all that after-dinner hooey, but I know that America is ‘fundamentally liberal’.” - Will Rogers

By: ashanti

ashanti — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:37:12 +0000

What Obama should say:
Q: Why didn’t you just leave?
A: That sounds so Simple, when someone says something that you disagree with do you just walk away? The truth is that the family ties to the people of that church were far greater than the leadership of the moment. When Japanese Americans were released from interment camps did they leave the country, when Slavery ended did black people leave, when the government did not respond to the needs of the people during Katrina, did people leave the country? The reason is that the people and community and their bond is far greater than and far more important than the misguided words and actions of leadership. 75% of Americans do not approve of the way that president bush has lead our country. Are they leaving? No because the ideals of this country is not in it’s words or it’s leaders but in it’s people. We see it all the time, when Katrina hit people came from all over the country to offer their help , not just with words but actions. When the tsunami hit in Indonesia , our people worked together as a country to help, even with the genocides taking place in Darfur, our people mobilized to make a difference. That is why I love this country and support the people of this land. Imagine if the abolitionist just decided to leave. Imagine if Lincoln had said to the south, fine you can secede from the union. You always have that kid that just wants pick up his toys and leave when things don’t go his way. I’m not that kid, nor do I believe that characteristic reflects the American people and nor should it be reflected in the leader of this nation. That is why I am in this election, that is why I haven’t buried my head in the sand when the election hasn’t gotten tough, that is why I said that Wright is legitimate issue , because I won’t just take my toys and leave when times get tough, because the I idea of change That we have walked and talked for the past 16 months is worth it, because 14 million Americans believe in this change for America. Much like the people of Trinty, the greatness of this country is in its people.

By: Jerome Ho

Jerome Ho — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:52:42 +0000

It’s time to pause to reflect from the past White
House adminstration as to distinguish the likelihood of the most viable choice of heading the 53 states i.e. U.S.A. Do Amercians wish to fall back to the past
adminstration that has left an impint of low morale or rather some new blood that aspire the nations out of
financial, economical and social woes?
On the foreign, it would seems that relationships would be ignited again through new fermentation of bridging the table of negiogations to ne heights with a new man at the helm rather than someone who had past experiences of historical prejuices that henceforth would upset any
diplomatic ties and universal well-being.

By: neil1785

neil1785 — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:49:46 +0000

Voting for obama will spells DISASTER for this country.
Here is just some examples why:
1. Obama will not enforce border patrol.
2. Obama will gives driving licence to ALL illegal immigrants.
3. Obama will sign a bill to give FULL constitution rights to suspected terrorists or enemy combatants currently locked up in Gitmo.
4. Obama will appoint extremely Liberal judges that represents the values and self-interest of the very very far left people or groups like George Soros, Rezko, Wright, Ayers, ACLU, Moveon.org, Codepink.
5. Obama will veto any bills that fights illegal immigration. An obama administration will encourage MORE illegals flooding into this country and create more social problems. More social problems means increasing government spending on law enforcement and social welfare, and more crime and more citizens dissent.
6. Obama is just a VERY VERY INEXPERIENCE version of John Kerry or Ted Kennedy.
7. Obama’s wife Michelle obama is just another “Oprah Winfrey” except that she Oprah is much much richer and prettier than her.
OBAMA = DISASTER.
INDIANA & NORTH CAROLINA -
BE A TRUE AND FULL BLOODED AMERICAN TODAY.
EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS TO REJECT OBAMA NOW!!

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:33:55 +0000

HE IS UNELECTABLE. I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR THAT MAN!!!! HE’S A NARCISSIST, ARROGANT, ELITIST, RACIST, PANDERER. HE SAYS WHATEVER PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR AND I’M SMART ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH IT. ARE YOU??

Democratic right gets it about Clinton
May. 6, 2008 12:00 AM

As much as I hate to admit it, the right is right and the left is in a bind.

To my dismay, right-wing analysts are starting to side with Hillary Clinton’s argument since Pennsylvania.

And New York Times columnist William Kristol, in “Hillary gets no respect,” makes the case for Clinton against Barack Obama.

It’s all about electability, the wicked genie that comes out of the box at every presidential election. Nothing is more telling than Pennsylvania, which gave Hillary a significant victory.

If the right can recognize Clinton’s worth, then the left owes her due respect, not insults. Hillary won major Democratic states, essential toward victory vs. caucuses, which are unrepresentative of the states.

The superdelegates should absorb the significance of her win before deciding who is more electable. - Colette Jenkins,Anthem