Obama supported the DC Gun Ban. Just saying.

Here is him nodding to the question and then supporting it in an interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wu9jE1MnAE

This topic is ridiculous. It's baseless rhetoric to assume Mccain thinks that MLK's contribution to this country was nothing. He just doesn't see a reason to make it a federal holiday. Why just him when there are so many others that deserve one as well? The Founding Father's of this country get lumped all together and they even get tossed to the background of July 4th.

Grow up.

And, that is a bad thing why? He is a Socialist. In that whole paragraph it is "boooo private enterprise, go strong central government!" That is not an American principle.

It is truth. It was something a campaign strategist would say in a meeting, why he did this like this I do not know. When everyone on Morning Joe said there was no real issue for they knew how to take it I have hope for us.

It is true, and even the DEMOCRATS, including Hillary Clinton stated this, this was also big in the 2004 election. All commentators, even Democratic operatives stated that should anything military or terror related happen it would favor the Republicans (Bush and now Mccain). The same is true now, both sides feel it.

Grow up and be real. He was not saying "Oh gosh, I hope we get hit by a terror attack and many die", he was saying "If something terror or military related I do know it will be a "big advantage" to Mccain." And, it would. It's just simple fact. Commentators have been saying it, analysts have been saying it, everyone in the media has been saying just this for a very long time now. But, when a Mccain guy says it, uh oh. Sure Olbermann will dedicate tonight's rant to this.

The bitter, grumpy, angry old man has met his end and will now meet his maker. Gosh how I wish I could be there for that. Carlin will likely go down ranting before him as well...lol. Godspeed.

Two soldiers now acquited, innocent in the Haditha farce, are now suing Senator John Murtha for slander. I hope they get millions.

All soldiers were found innocent, besides one who is awaiting verdict.

Okay, let's say you're walking down the street, you live in a small town or a small suburb, walking home from a party and it's very early in the morning. Like 2AM.

You look over at a home and see that the garage door is wide open and the front door is open as well. You walk up to make sure everything is alright and see that the guys keys are in his truck as well.

What would you do? Any good citizen would call the police because it looks VERY suspicious.

Reasonable Clause

Most are.

I remember watching one of those Amazing Videos thing and this guy tried to rob a store with a box on his head. Like a big cardboard box. He forgot to put holes in the box and could not see a thing he was doing. One of the dumbest things I've ever seen.

Or, the robber who has the homeowner come home during the robbery and hides under the bed, falls asleep, and the homeowner hears him snoring.

It was done to campaign without actually announcing it is a campaign speech. Just like putting your name on ANY bill that is important and coming to vote without actually being there as the bill is being introduced or worked upon in the committee.

I'm most interested in the fact that this took place in Colorado...lol, isn't it sad when the thing I'm most shocked about in this story is where it took place? haha

Wow you did some serious research...lol. I knew we had a lobbying effort in Washington, and honestly I have no problems with most lobbyists. These people work with Congress members and people in their administrations.

There are good lobbyists and bad lobbyists. Just like there are good Realtors and bad Realtors. However, there are no good Congressmen, that's the exception...lol jk, there are good ones out there. They are just hard to find.

The only reason I jumped on Obama is because the Obama side think they are bad, so I just used that to my advantage. However, the thing is these same side loves environmentalists, and have you ever heard of the Sierra Club? That is just one of the many environmental groups that have HUGE lobbying power in Washington.

Washington needs lobbyists. A country with such huge territory, businesses, people, and infrastructure need very informed and dedicated people lobbying their causes. And, people lobbying opposition as well is done. That is fine and dandy, it is when the Congressman or woman gets a kickback, money directly into their state that is a bit shady, and so on that there is a real issue.


As to lobbying, right now there is a huge effort in my state for property tax reform. It will benefit us realtors, but it will save a market crippled here by very high taxes. Homeowners and home buyers are being hit really really hard.

Isn't it interesting how this topic has had an EXPLOSION of replies so quickly?

Jist of the speech I just watched.

Mccain sucks because he doesn't support my VA Bill, he has one of his own and it stinks.


The rest of the speech was just normal stuff, nothing new, nothing thought provoking. I thought I was watching a Mccain speech.

Mccain proposed 10, Obama said he'd do only 1.

"Republican presidential candidate John McCain proposed on Wednesday that Democrat Barack Obama join him in at least 10 face-to-face encounters at town hall meetings this summer." - http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWAT00958120080605


Obama says heck no, only 1 and 4 crafted debates so he knows what is coming:

"The Obama campaign offered to do one joint town hall with McCain on the economy" - http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1140179.aspx

I'm watching it right now. He does well in speeches because he is very good at memorization of his speeches. However, it has been noted that in unscripted stuff, townhall stuff he is not the same man. That is why many say he won't do as many townhall debates, I think he said yes to only one.

Anyways, I'm watching the video right now.

Or, maybe the fact the evidence I posted is from multiple major news media outlets, every source saying the exact same things.

I've been too busy trying to show fact after fact so you would stop getting that tingle up your leg Chris Matthews.

Why are you now backtracking? I did not say he took money during this campaign but he has in the past and quite significantly. He not only took money, but he actually assisted the lobbyist in getting good results for the COMPANIES they worked for. He has also funneled quite significant pork over the years back into his state to assist COMPANIES.

The TOP personal donations for Obama are coming from Lawyers. Very rich.

He is getting donations from hedge funders, those uber rich who sit on boards of big companies and have served on major companies in the past.

Obama isn't a man of change, well besides going back to financing PRE-WATERGATE, breaking precedent of public financing that was setup because of Watergate.

First of all, your quick assumptions show a weak character to judge so quickly based off of no evidence besides how you feel. Second of all, that is not the fact at all. George Soros is a bad rich dude all around. He made billions off of currency deflation and weakening stocks and economies. He bought his way into the Ukraine government among other corrupt people. Third, MoveOn.org is a far left organization founded by an even more far left guy (Soros), and they are a group that resorts to the most vile of smear attacks.

There ya go. Again, you take a tiny piece of what I said, focus on that, and try and change the subject yet again because you're reaching, it is obvious.

Well no kidding all politicians have been doing it for years. That isn't the point. Though Mccain's PACs and lobbyist money thus far barely makes up 1% of contributions according to OpenSecrets.org: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.php?cid=N00006424&cycle=2008

However, Obama is claiming he is above it all, he is the candidate of change. Now he is giving up public financing, something was introduced after WATERGATE.

He has taken lobbyist money in the past, PAC money, participates in pork barrel spending, and has the uber-richies lining up with him as well.

He is also getting major funding from MoveOn.org, which is more powerful and wealthy than most lobbyist and PACs out there. Their chief financier, George Soros, made over 1 billion last year alone. MoveOn.org IS a lobbying GROUP, no different than a lobbyist for they are lobbying their views of how the country should be by spending millions in ads and tossing millions to get him elected.

He is a typical politician.