HUCKA-BYE-BYE

Dear Censors,

Thanks for not reporting on Ron Paul. Rather than voting for McCain Bush III, I will encourage all of my veteran buddies and friends, and there are a lot of them, to write in Ron Paul on their ballots. Thank you for your censorship throughout the electoral process. Now we know just how fair and balanced you all truly are.

Michael

OIF Veteran

Well, he may have won the nomination, however, as a lifetime registered Republican, I would never vote for John McCain here in Ohio. Our economy absolutely is terrible, despite how you at Fox News would like to spin it. Maybe it’s fine for the elistists, but the last 8 years have been terrible for us. My husband has lost his retirement throught Owens Corning, they filed bankruptcy. Credit card interests rates at surges to over 32%, gas prices here are over $3.00, Ohio is 3rd in foreclosures due to job losses. And you guys want to say that the economy is fine? What world do you guys live in? My family feels as though it has been raped by the Republican party. For the first time in my life, I voted Democratic today in the primaries. And I will again in November, and in fact will campaign for them against the Republicans. While my son has served his second tour in Iraq, our country is being given away from within along with Juan McAmnesty. What a freakin joke! How can John McCain claim he is the “national security” candidate when he doesn’t have a freakin clue who is in this country and he could care less as long as it is cheap labor for his rich corporate friends? Isn’t it a little coincidental that most of our military is out of country while our borders are like a sieve?

I think all Republicans need to get behind McCain. My first choice was Romney but he’s out. Although McCain is a little liberal on some issues he still but a much better choice then ultra-liberal Obama and Billary.

Huckabee is giving his concession speech! Could it truly be that he’s dropping out? Drum roll please…

Way to go America. Today the 4 more states sealed the white house for Obama by voting for the wrong conservative . Dont complain when your taxes go through the roof and your health care system mirrors European health care systems that dont work. Dont complain when we leave Iraq prematurly and have to go back when Al Quaeda sets up a base. We’re screwed. Nice job. I hope you all picked up on the sarcasm. Maybe not because the media couldnt explain it to you with their spin on it. I’m really bitter today.

I figured the media couldnt spin all the coverage to get the result and the matchup they wanted. Oops, I guess I had too much faith in the American people.

Fox should be happy now. They have officially made John McCain the GOP nominee. I guess it is a consolation for their failed effort to get Mitt Romney elected. The GOP primaries where a sham. We now have a liberal as our nominee…all because Fox News failed in their focused effort to elect Mitt. All of that coverage, Romney lost and we are stuck with McCain.

Don’t believe me…look to the right.

Articles on Mitt Romney (when did he drop out?) – 88.
John McCain – 83
Mike Huckabee – 76
Ron Paul – 10

Who did Fox want to be the GOP Presidential Nominee? Or is it they just enjoyed the millions Rich Boy Mitt spent on advertising. Either way, the numbers speak for themselves. Fox News tried to shove Mitt Romney down our necks…guillable viewers pooted out John McCain.

Fox News, you have destroyed the GOP.

I just listened to McCains’s victory speech. I’ve been a Republican for all of my adult life. Except for Ronald Reagan, one of the greatest Presidents of all time….why is it that we seem to always elect the one Republican who is guaranteed be the worst communicator possible!. McCain is wooden in his deliver, stilted in his language, lame with his delivery. God help us!

i’ve watched your news for a couple of years and have enjoyed the different programming. i used to be a democrat for years and after becoming a christian changed to republican because of the moral values. i did not know until tonight that there is a big difference between being a christian and being conservative. i’ve actually been surprised at the push from fox for reasons only known to those who have the power to push McCain and seldom mentioned Huckebee. yes he lost his bid. but i had four people come into work today who voted today for McCain simply because they believed huckebee had already dropped out. it’s easy to see how the democrats who once had moral values years ago slowly became liberal. there is no difference between McCain and hillary or obama. sad to say since i teach a class of 48 people in my class we’ve pretty much decided to discontinue watching fox news because it is not fair and balanced. we’ve also decided to write in our own candidate for the election. i have to stand before God someday and give an account of my life. i ‘ll not just vote to say i’m one of the good ole boy. america and the religious told God tonight they don’t need him. don’t mis understand me, i m not mad because my candidate didn’t get it. i’m mad because the media decides who will or will not make it

As I watched the speech from Governor Huckabee, I noted that now begins the Republican party campaign for the White House. While the Democrats continue with their nomination process, Republicans are running against them; not themselves.

I did note some striking similiarities with this campaign to events from 1976 (especially as it relates to Ford v. Reagan in the Republican primaries).

Feel free to check out the article at the site.

-Swami Dave
-http://www.swamidavesays.com

Now you need to ask the question of whether McCain is electable.

I think a debate between the 2 remaining Republican candidates would be great.

Now he needs to pick C. Rice for VP and clean house. Go Johnny

He needs to pick C. Rice as VP Go Johnny GO

Oh happy day! Mike Huckabee is goin’ home!!

I didn’t vote in the primary because McCain was clearly in front and I don’t like some of his views. I WILL, however, vote for him in the general election because either democrat would be far, far worse!!!

McCain made it to 1191, now we need to continue to unite the Republican party by appointing Huckabee as the VP.

McCain did indeed make it to big show, now Mitt, Mike and Ron need to start, now if not sooner, working to put John in the White House, if they don’t, their political futures will (and should) be over.

Finally huck is out! Let us all unite for november.

Congratulations are in no doubt in line for McCain. Now we need a McCain/Romney ticket for November. We need to pay attention to the economy.

Oh great, Carl! McCain got the nomination. Now the liberal wing of the Republican Party can follow McAmnesty over the cliff in November like a bunch of lemmings. I predict this will be one of the most one-sided races in American History. I thought of a new term for McCain: he is a Republican Manque. He wants to be accepted by the conservatives, but he will never be one. McCain had better start planning on getting people out to vote. Have you noticed the numbers? If one were to add McCain and Huckabee’s total votes together, they would come in third behind Obama in Texas and Ohio. What does this tell you, Carl? The people of Iowa did the conservatives a disservice by allowing Huckabee into the race. Before there was a conservative against a liberal, but then religious bias came in and the true conservative was kicked out. They couldn’t let a Mormon into the White House! All righty then…you made your beds (Born Agains); now sleep in it! I voted for Hillary in Virginia…and I hope she wins the November election. Why am I doing this? I hate McCain! He is a traitor to the Republican Party and I will punish the Republican Party for shoving him down my throat! Nuff said!

Comment by carlos ventura
March 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am
All of this negativities against Senator Obama will hurt Senator Clinton more than it will hurt Senator Obama. She have to realize that her Political career depends on how she carry herself in this election, and believe you me, she is dividing the Democratic Party and the American People

YOU ,,AND ALL OF OBAMA SUPPORTERS THOUGHT ,,OH WOW, YOU DID IT BUT YOU KNEW SHE LOST BEFORE BECAUSE OF LACK OF MONEY ,MEDIA,AND OBAMA PLAYING HE RACE CARD ,,,SO ALL OF YOU WANTED HER TO DROP OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ,,

SHE DID NOT AND NOW SHE IS WINNING ,,,

SO YOU GUYS ARE BLAMING HILLARY FOR EVERYTHING ,,

WELL WHO CONTACTED THE CANADIAN EMBASSY ,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT TOO,

WHO DEALS WITH RENZKO,,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT ,,

OBAMA WIFE MENTIONS ,,BLACK AMERICA IN HER SPEECHES,,,,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT ,,

OBAMA WIFE,,SAYS PROUD OF HER COUTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME,,,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT

OBAMA DID NOT DO ANYTHING IN 16 MOS BEING IN COMMITTEE,,,,,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT ,,

OBAMA HAD 130 PRESENT VOTES,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT ,,,

OBAMA COPIES SPEECHES,,,DON,T BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT

HE IS A LOOSER ,,,OH BLAME HILLARY FOR THAT BECAUSE SHE IS AND SHE WILL BE A WINNER ,

SO GET TISSUE AND WIPE UR TEARS,,,,AND START GETTING NASTY LIKE OTHER OBAMA SU[PPORTERS

Could someone look at this You Tube video about Carl Cameron and tell me what this is all about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huf-4XVUwkY

Thanks….

Gringo

Sonia,

I don´t think Obama is the one being nasty here. It is the Clinton people who leaked the “photograph” of him in African attire, which she denies knowing anything about.

It is the Clinton people who seem to like to color people a “darker” color in their attack ads against Obama.

It is hillary Clinton herself who will not disclose her 2006 tax returns because it will indicate where she has been getting her money in the past. She will release her 2007 tax returns, which will indicate she has been more carefull. This should occure in April, 2008. Wait and see.

It is Hillary Clinton who believes that being married to a president counts as presidential “experience”.

And this one is the biggest one of all:

IT IS HILLARY CLINTON HERSELF, WHO PLAYS THE GENDER CARD ALL THE TIME. OBAMA VERY RARELY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE “ALL WHITE CLUB”…BUT HILLARY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE “ALL BOYS CLUB”. AND SHE IS PERMITTED TO CRY FROM TIME TO TIME, IN ORDER TO LOOK MORE HUMAN. OBAMA CAN NOT ENJOY THIS CHEAP TACTIC.

I think your views are misguided,

Gringo

John McCain gets the nomination – we have known this for the past three weeks but now it is official. Time to get down to business – can he win in November – Yes! Can he be the man to bring us back to some sense of civility – I hope so! Whoever wins the nomination for the dems he will win!

Like most americans I am very curious as to whom Sen. McCain choses as his running mate, but the names I’ve heard thus far given to me make absolutely no sense. One woman said she would like to see Condoleezza Rice, believing that because she is a black woman she would encourage the african american and woman voters to Sen. McCain’s side. In my opinion, any candidate for the presidency that chooses their running mate based on either race or gender does not deserve to win, period. I sincerely hope that Sen. McCain feels the same way, and chooses someone based on their views, intellect, and upstanding record. I believe that Sen. McCain’s best choice would be former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a name that to this point no one on Fox News has suggested. He has the credibility, brains, and personality that would give Sen. McCain the push he needs with the conservative base and truly unify the republican party.

P.S. For the record I’m a registered independent, and only want what is best for the country, not any particular party.

Huckabee will not be the VP. The Republican elect do not want a person who actually has a genuine relationship with his Creator on the ticket. It will probably be Mitt Romney.
John

Also, this will be the only time McCain gets to the White House. The Dems will beat him in the fall.
John

Dan B. – you need to start your own news network. I’m tired of hearing the complaints about fox.

If Huck had actually campaigned against McCain during the early primaries the last 3 weeks might have been interesting. McCain bought Hucks soul for 18 WV delegates. Rookie mistake Huck and you can’t blame Fox for that one.

Huck himself said ONE of the FOUR things needed to run a succesful campaign is $MONEY$. Huck didn’t get enough and yep, he’s not sucessful.

Huck is out.

I guess no one saw that you tube video of Calr Cameron..oky doky.

I am a very left leaning person, but Huckabee was a true hope for the Republicans. I liked him. He was a religious person, but he put his money where his mouth was. He might not have approved of abortion, but he cared enough to probubly get the funding to the mothers and fathers who made a critical error in judgement (usually while young) and could not afford the child.

Unlike that conservative blow hard Fred “I never met a lobbyist I did´t like” Thompson. His attitude about cutting spending (unless it is for the military of course) and eliminating what he refers to as entitlement programs. Those are the programs that help people in need, unlike Fred the “Lobbyist lover”. (Of course there are abuses, but they are in the minority of those entitlement programs).

Well, I am an Obama man myself, long before what Fox calls the “love affair” with him.

Cheers,

Gringo

Amazing….the views on this blog.

I was a big Huck fan! For those of you who said he never got airtime on FOX must not watch Fox & Friends. He was on there pretty often. Of course I can’t say I saw much of him on any other channels. He was a much better speaker than McCain. He was very personable and a great speaker.

McCain….I just don’t get him and I don’t get all those who voted for him!!!!

I am a life long Republican and turned 18 during Reagan’s 1st term. I was so excited about politics and I LOVED Reagan so much! Gone are the days. I have never been so disappointed in an election! I will vote but with no joy.

I just saw the headline about senator Clinton’s campaign comparing Obama to Kenn Sarr. Is remarkable what desperation can do. I think that senator Obama should provide the press with a written summary of his accomplishments as well as senator Clinton, and they should both turn in their taxes for the public scrutiny. Since FOX is fair and balanced, I also think that Shawn Hannity should go to the streets and ask the public: “what accomplishments as a senator is Hillary Clinton known for”?, just like he did with Obama. The reality is that people are more aware about Presidents work than senators, and weather is Hannity being more tough on Obama or MSNBC being too soft on him, it is both unnaceptable. Media should not fall for the same war that politicians fall into, they must remain fair, balanced and objective, for their own sake, if they want the support of the viewers. Please give attention to both candidates.
And to both Democratic candidates, please don’t give the republicans what they want and try to conduct yourselves in a way they unites the party as it moves forward to the Convention and DO NOT devide it, for everyone’s sake. And this, from a non afiliated voter.

Why isn’t the fact that Clinton camp called Canada last month not a front page story? Interesting that Obama/Canada story was released right before Ohio and Texas – more HIlary tactics?? WOW she’s good lol. See for yourself – http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iyTwLKLMqDp1j3uualAOhLUCvb5g

A McCain/Romney ticket in 2008 is the only winning ticket. Any other combination will bring the Democrats in the White House!

Well, I won’t vote for a war-hero who knows what it’s like to be tortured, but thinks it’s o.k. to torture babies to death for professional science projects…

McCain, Clinton, Obama…no difference…

We have 8 months to decide who to write in…none of the above are worth the gas or the stamp to get to the polls or to vote absentee.

Attention all Ronald Reagan worshipers:

A. Ronald Reagan will not be made a saint by the vatican.

B. There are enough large navy ships named after Reagan.
(compare this with the amount of large navy ships named after Carter or Clinton)

C. Ronald Reagan never served in battle due to his nearsightedness.

D. He made a movie entitled, “Bedtime for Bonzo”.

E. Nancy Reagan is not a Russion Faberge Egg, although she once was listed on a communist blacklist in Hollywood claiming that she was mistaken for another actress.

Thank you,

Gringo

I read an article on 2 spearate web sites that puzzled me. I was saddened by what took place. What saddens me more is that NONE of the news agencies have the story. When Hillary was 27 years old she was a lawyer defending a rapist. The victim was a 12 year old child. Hillary went to extreme measures to defend her client, even to the point of signing a sworn affidavit that was a lie. Yes Hillary signed a sworn affidavit that was a lie about the 12 year old child. That sworn affidavit won the case for Hillary and her rapist defendent. But that 12 year old child, now 45, had suffered all those years. She never new that Hillary Rodham was the same Hillary Clinton. Infact all she knew was the last name Rodham. How can Hillary be considered the woman presidential candidate, when she went to extremes to destroy the life of that 12 year old child. There are 2 websites with the story, I just wonder why the news media never took the time to investigate.
The 2 websites are: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-usark245589997feb24,0,2670956.story and http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/24/164324/479/463280 as a mother and grandmother the news of this story breaks my hear for the suffering of the victim.

Many scoffed at Mike Huckabee, and as a Huckabee supporter (one in about 5 million who actually had a choice and voted for Huckabee) I am offended. You refused to see past his former years as a pastor and see how deeply he felt about many of the issues that plague America. Many people sold out their vote instead of leaning on their values. Many votes that went to McCain would have gone to Huckabee if only the media hadn’t marginalized him as some hick pastor. He is a man of integrity who had many great ideas for America. He was truly concerned for the average American. Now we have tired and aged nominee, who may know war but knows nothing of diplomacy. He is for amnesty and as such will cause our borders to be insecure against terrorists. He is not a true pro-life candidate and has no governing or economic experience. America you should have quit laughing at Huckabee and listened to him He had over 10 yrs exp. Governing a state. He lowered taxes in AR over 90 times and awarded us many tax credits. The only two times he raised taxes,which by the way, was voted for by the people, were to rebuild our roads and bridges and the other was to improve our nationally failing school system. Truckers rated AR roads as some of the best and most improved and we rank 8 nationally for our schools now. ALL THANKS TO MIKE HUCKABEE.

John McCain may have the deligates for the nonination but he is not in the White House yet.
(dont count your chickens before your eggs hatch out)

I think that we as voters need to start a write in campaign for Huckabee if its change you want then get it together maybe we all need to take another look thanks mike Huckabee

Too Bad Nixon was not like McCain.

If Nixon was like McCain then we would be in Veitnam for at least another 60 years and McCain would still be a POW.

Unite behind McCain…? How…?

McCain is no less evil than his Democratic opponents. The ways he would spend money that we don’t have may be different, but it is still money we don’t have!

The way he misunderstands the situtation in the Middle East may be different from the way Obama and Hillary misunderstand the Middle East, but he still misunderstands it and is determined to lead straight into Hell!

Is the goal of unity a higher goal than correct principles…? Let’s all be wrong TOGETHER…?

No.

I’ll be writing in Ron Paul.

You HUcksters can’t totally blame the media for Huckabee’s poor performance. He chose NOT to campaign against McCain, focusing all his energy against Romney, even when Romney left the race. He did NOT see who his opponent was, or if he did, he chose to ignore it.

Actually, this is very similar to our present situation in Iraq. Iraq was never the problem, only Bush chose to take his frustrations out on them. So we persist in a stupid war against the wrong enemy.

Huckabee has about the same amount of insight and fortunately displayed that all too clearly.

First of all, I know many of us are not happy with our Republican nominee; however, we need to stick together and think about who McCain may choose for VP. The VP is almost just as important and although we may not be happy with McCain, we CAN be happy with the VP. With all the hype about who McCain will choose for his running mate, I had to stop and think about it myself. I think there is an extremely crucial decision to be made in regards to McCain’s running mate because although he [seems to have] won the backing of the GOP, he isn’t liked by all Republicans and choosing the right running mate may make or break the chances of keeping an elephant in the White House. As a young Republican-sided citizen, here’s what I think:

I wanted either Fred Thompson or Mike Huckabee to be President, period. However, since that’s out of the question, I think Fred would make a good VP because of his recent contributions dealing with health care, trade, Social Security, taxation, and International Security. While Fred works on these issues, McCain can give efforts into finalizing the war in Iraq while keeping an eye on Iran and hopefully prevent another war from starting. McCain would also be able to spend time working on stopping illegal immigration (being from Arizona, McCain should have some ideal plans after having it in his back yard since the 80’s). However, I could see Colin Powell being chosen for VP because he has dealt so much with the war in Iraq and I think we need someone with the knowledge to make sure we finalize it correctly. Lastly, I could see McCain making a surprising move and asking Ron Paul to be the VP because I think he may need the libertarian vote to be able to beat Obama or Clinton. Maybe all of this isn’t what I wanted to happen for this year’s Presidential Election; but we definitely can’t have an Obama or another Clinton in office.

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McCain More Hawkish Than Bush on Russia, China, Iraq (Correct) Hans Nichols
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March 12 (Bloomberg) — John McCain is at least as determined as George W. Bush to stay the course in Iraq and more confrontational than the president on foreign policy issues ranging from Russia and China to North Korea.

The perception that McCain is less bellicose than the administration is belied by his own positions. He’s skeptical about Bush’s plan to provide nuclear fuel to North Korea. He has signaled he would be tougher on China. And he called Russia’s elections “rigged” even as Bush said he wanted a “close” relationship with the president-elect.

“On Russia and China, he is clearly more hawkish than Bush,” said Ken Weinstein, chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute, a research group in Washington.

McCain, 71, an Arizona senator, departs for Europe and the Middle East this week, having weathered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination with his image as an internationalist on foreign policy largely intact.

Democrats are eager to challenge the notion of the former prisoner of war as a leader who understands the costs and consequences of armed conflict.

“This is a man who hasn’t seen a country he doesn’t want to bomb or invade,” said Ivo Daalder, a former National Security Council aide in the Clinton administration who has advised Democrat Barack Obama in his run for the White House.

By emphasizing his “more moderate approach on detainee policy and climate change,” the former naval aviator has been able to cloak his “more hawkish position on non-proliferation, China and Russia,” said Daalder.

Visiting `Old Europe’

McCain has embraced his image as a Republican who receives invitations to conferences in what former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld once derided as “Old Europe,” counting leaders such as Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Nicolas Sarkozy as friends.

He’s billing his trip to Europe and the Middle East, which includes Iraq, as a listening tour. “I would like to talk to our friends about ways that we can better cooperate,” he told reporters in St. Louis.

Yet even on Iraq, McCain has argued for a tougher response than Bush.

He called for an additional 100,000 troops in 2004, presaging the “surge” strategy of dispatching 30,000 additional soldiers that the president announced in early 2007. At the same time, he was critical of Rumsfeld and warned that the U.S. was losing the war.

Hardline Positions

On a host of other issues, McCain has telegraphed a more unilateral approach than Bush.

On China, he has said he will make it clear to the government that the U.S. is unhappy at the weakness of the currency and the “repression of democracy.” He also vows to oppose any effort by China to force reunification with Taiwan.

“He thinks we need to make sure that the hard edge of the balance is kept up,” said Gary Schmitt, a McCain adviser and senior fellow at the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute.

On North Korea, he questions the agreement by the administration to provide nuclear fuel in exchange for the country suspending its nuclear-enrichment program.

“The jury is still out on North Korea, and Senator McCain has been a little more skeptical about the route they’ve gone,” said Schmitt.

McCain has also differentiated his Russia policy from that of the White House, insisting that when he looks at the eyes of departing President Vladimir Putin, he sees the “K.G.B,” not the man Bush once said was “deeply committed to his country.”

`Rigged’ Elections

After the Russian elections earlier this month, McCain said they were “clearly rigged.” Bush told President-elect Dmitry Medvedev he wanted a “close working relationship.”

McCain’s aides said he has voiced concern that Medvedev is still chairman of OAO Gazprom, whose recent reduction of natural gas supplies to Ukraine is “a real problem,” said Randy Scheunemann, an adviser. He also supports a path to membership for Ukraine and Georgia in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Neither McCain nor Bush has ruled out the use of force in Iran or North Korea. Nor will McCain sit down with leaders of those countries, or Cuba, unless conditions are met. Both say troop withdrawals in Iraq will be determined by events on the ground, not timetables set in Washington.

McCain’s campaign aides have taken pains to knock down the notion that he is more of a hardliner than Bush.

“He’s no neoconservative,” said Charlie Black, another top adviser. “But he believes in supporting countries that are struggling.”

Party Split

The Republican Party has been divided between self-styled “realists” such as Brent Scowcroft who didn’t support the invasion of Iraq, and “idealists,” such as Richard Perle and Robert Kagan, who urged Bush to depose Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the name of democracy.

The so-called realists were skeptical of Bush’s plan to bring freedom to the Middle East and worried that regime change in Iraq would have unintended consequences throughout the region.

McCain is a “realistic idealist,” said Mark Salter, a senior adviser.

His foreign policy worldview is defined by “standing up for people he thinks are being abused,” said Salter. “Here was a guy who was deprived of liberty.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Hans Nichols in Washington at hnichols2@bloomberg.net

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Just one more debate, please…

But, this time, if you left Ron Paul out, like you did in New Hampshire, it would be McCain vs. McCain… And Ron Paul would still win!

Hey, maybe you could ask McCain if he is a viable candidate.

Btw, if you really did have one more debate, Ron Paul would make mincemeat out of McCain… It would bring new meaning to McCain fries…

I have a question for you Cameron: Are you a viable reporter?

McCain keeps drumming up Iraq, Iran and the war on terror. It shows how truely distant he is from the issues. (I.E Clueless) As bad as it sounds folks in America could care a less about Iraq when they are losing their jobs at home. I have watched countless friends and talented employees lose their jobs to outsourcing over the past month. I see the value getting sucked out of what less than 10 years ago were good paying secure jobs. The cost of living continues to rise, jobs are being lost to companies doing business with communist nations…what the heck is becoming of America? We worry about terrorist overseas yet citizens in major cities are terrorized by criminals crossing our borders illegally only to join gangs in Los Angeles and other cities. The average citizen in a major city has more to fear from gangs than from some guy running around the desert in the middle east. I’m not saying the war wasn’t necessary but it seems Bush policies have focused on “over there” instead of over here and McCain is embracing them. Our country isn’t safer and isn’t going to be. Our borders are open season. I believe that their are good folks who want to do better for their families coming across those borders but the sad reality is so are drug dealers, gang members and those who want to cross the border, breed and get on welfare the rest of their lives. Plus we constantly allow companies to ship our jobs to countries that hate our guts, taking them away from American citizens. The border, economy and job loss are issues that are going to have to be addressed by the next president. A man who will openly say he doesn’t understand the economy and who’s only issue is the war in Iraq has no business in that position right now. If the war was all we as citizens had on our plate right now then McCain would be a fine leader but the sad reality is there are so many issues that will have to be resolved during the next term or our beloved country is going to be at a point of no return if not already. I am convinced that John McCain is not the man for the job right now.

MCBUSH OOPS I MEAN MCCAIN will take this country down the ground the way Bush has. I never voted for Bush and i’m lucky to still have a good paying job, home, healthcare and ect. But i find it interesting that those i know who voted for Bush are struggling to pay their electric bills and one paycheck from being homeless. Well all I know is if they continue to vote for candidate because they are an Republican meaning voting for MCBUSH they will not be one paycheck away from being homeless but they WILL BE HOMELESS!!

Middle east money Clinton’s donations by Arabs and Chinese

Google these words then click on web page and watch video-DISTURBING!

To Lauren who is a woman and does not support Hillary Wow I am so proud. You should be so proud too. Maybe the reason you don’t like Hillary is because she is intelligent and you cannot even spell . Talk about issues people and quit with the name calling. Bill also should be proud: he can bash Hillary. Wow big strong guy. Do you know any issues and dont think Obama is not doing the same things you accuse Clinton of doing Its funny how he wants to empower all of the people who support him and no one else., how he lets his supporters do all the name calling and he stands by there side looking like a whipped puppy and now we are suppose to think he is so wonderful for giving Hillary permission to keep running as long as she wants. What a guy!!

Alison,
The ticker shows that rural areas and Detroit have more high school graduates 70 percent. I can tell you being originally from Detroit and living since 1999 in a rural area . That most of the kids I personally have met since 1970 they are just passing alot through . They dont qualify for most simple jobs. Cannot read or do simple math .

Thank You ,
Mary Ann Lanzon
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TO ALL DEMOCRATS READ THESE FACTS ABOUT GOP PLAN TO DESTROY HILLARY CLINTON>>>

Have you ever wonder ????? READ THESE FACTS>>>
WHY GOP surrogates such as FOX news, and other conservative Media personalities are doing all they can to destroy SENATOR CLINTON CAMP???

- RUSH LIMBAUGH – THE AUTHOR OF “OPERATION CHAOS” -”WHICH VERY PURPOSE IS to make an impression reverse to what was intended” – to trick and produce a perception upon the minds of Democrats supporters that SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON is only winning because of this operation, but in reality is trying to help BARRACK OBAMA to clinch the nomination.

TO ALL DEMOCRATS PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING FACTS>>>

Why the GOP Loves Obama

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:27 PM

By: Christopher Ruddy Article Font Size

Republicans this week are breathing a deep sigh of relief.

What was seen as a washout for them this coming November — with big losses expected in the House and Senate and a catastrophic loss of the White House — is now shaping up to be less ominous.

With the Democrats moving to pick Sen. Barack Obama as their nominee, the Republicans see a real opportunity to keep the Oval Office in GOP hands.

There is no question that the Republicans had viewed Hillary Clinton as the most formidable of the Democratic candidates.

During one of the primary debates, Obama suggested that the Republicans were “comfortable” attacking Hillary, suggesting they actually wanted her to be the nominee. Au contraire.

Republicans were attacking Mrs. Clinton because they believed she would be the nominee. They could hardly foresee Obama’s rise.

Indeed, she was the Democratic front-runner and hence the focus of their attacks. Now, Obama is discovering that he’s the focus of Republican scrutiny, with John McCain highlighting Obama’s accommodationist views with tyrants.

The glee seen in GOP eyes this week can be chalked up to the clearly visible fault lines shaping up for the November election, a seismic battle between McCain and Obama.

There are many reasons the GOP would rather face Obama. Here are some of the best reasons:

Obama is the risky liberal. Every time the Democrats run a liberal like Obama, who the National Journal reports has a 100 percent liberal voting record, they lose.

Remember President McGovern, President Dukakis, President Kerry? Mrs. Clinton, however, has been quite clever in her record and rhetoric to come across as more moderate. In New York state she consistently won hardcore Republican districts in her two Senate races.

A McCain insider told me this week that Obama’s support — for example, for driver’s licenses for illegals — is worth at least “five percentage points in the election.” Mrs. Clinton was smart enough to back away from that hot-button issue.

Obama energizes Democratic voters. It’s been talked about quite a bit that Obama is a charismatic man who energizes young voters. But young voters notoriously don’t vote.

Remember all the hoopla in the last election with MTV and its “Vote or Die” campaign to bring out antiwar young voters for President Kerry?

Indeed, Obama, as the first African-American candidate of a major party, will energize black voters. But don’t the Democrats know that black voters vote as a bloc for them already?

What does Obama actually bring to the table for Democrats? It’s not clear. Mrs. Clinton, as her longtime critic Dick Morris likes to point out, would have most assuredly energized women voters, especially millions of single moms that have never voted before.

Obama’s Latino problem. Clearly Latino or Hispanic voters are shaping up to be the key swing vote in this election, as they have been in recent elections. Some political pundits say George Bush’s come-from-behind win in 2004 was due to the solid 40 percent of Hispanics who voted for him, tipping the election in his favor.

This year was shaping up to be a terrible year for the GOP vis-à-vis Hispanic voters. But in primary after primary, Obama has had great difficulty winning over Latino voters.

Even in Illinois, where he beat Hillary to 2 to 1 in the primary, he only captured 52 percent of his home state’s Hispanic vote.

There are a variety of explanations for Obama’s Latino problem, including the belief there is an ethnic rivalry between Hispanics and blacks. Hispanics would like to see a Latino president in the White House, so the theory goes.

Mrs. Clinton, on the other hand, has done extremely well among Latino voters, perhaps owing to her husband’s likeability among these voters.

The recent primaries show Obama improving with Hispanic voters. Republicans, however, believe the problem with this key group will persist.

And then there is John McCain, who is the one Republican who is very well liked by Latino voters. He’s also a strong leader, which Hispanics respect. He’s pro-immigrant. As we all know, McCain joined Ted Kennedy in backing the recent immigration bill.

There’s little doubt Hillary could keep the Democratic stranglehold on Latino voters. Obama won’t.

Obama’s naiveté. Don’t forget, America is still in a war on terror. It is doubtful America will be tempted to go for an untested leader, no matter how charismatic he may be.

Some have drawn the comparison between Obama and JFK’s election win in 1960 during the height of the Cold War. But the Kennedy-Obama comparison is a weak one. For starters, John Kennedy was a war hero when he was elected president. Obama can make no such claim. Kennedy also had far more Washington experience in Congress and the Senate than Obama.

JFK also had his well-known father Joe at his side. And Democrats like to forget this, but Kennedy outflanked Nixon on defense issues, arguing that Nixon was too soft on communism. Obama’s dovish complaints about the Bush administration being too hawkish on terror won’t resonate with middle-of-the-road voters.

With good reason, the GOP is feeling better, finding its second wind as it coalesces around John McCain.

Despite some differences with the maverick senator, the Republican base will turn out for him. His $12 million fundraising haul for January is just one sign of that.

But there are many other reasons the GOP is more comfortable with Hillary out of the picture and Obama as the nominee.

First, Obama will not be able to lay claim to the good economic times of the 1990s that Bill Clinton presided over, as Hillary can. And Obama will be a nightmare for Democrats with swing voters in key states. Take for example the highly influential Cuban-American vote that Bill Clinton won in 1992 and 1996 — and was the key reason George Bush beat Al Gore.

The Cuban vote has been moving into the Democratic column but they will not go for Obama because he has clearly stated he will open up relations with Castro.

Sen. Clinton’s announced Cuba policies take a hard line, which resonates with these voters. And then there are the key Jewish communities in swing states like Florida and Ohio that are already deeply worried about electing Obama to the presidency.

Obama has talked openly about sitting down — without any preconditions — with Iran’s diabolical leader Ahmadinejad, who just this week referred to Israel as “bacteria” and has said in the past that the Jewish state is a “disgraceful blot” that should be “wiped off the map.”

With the McCain campaign blanketing key markets with TV ads featuring “independent Democrat” Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Obama will be in deep trouble.

The Democrats haven’t completely abandoned Hillary. But it sure looks that way.

There’s an oft-quoted saying that the Democrats “fall in love and Republicans fall in line.”

After this November, we may have to change that to “Democrats often like to run off the side of a cliff and the Republicans love to watch them.”

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Finally some real American leadership. Senator McCain is going to bring back law and order to the country. He going to round up ALL those greasy, nasty, stink, darkies, chinkers, Mexicans, and their little poisonous children and send them packings. He will start with that NI**ER Obama and then with that NI**ER lover Clinton and string them up in public.

I ha*e NI*G*Rs
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Sean Hannity and Hal Turner know how to hate NI*G*Rs. I watch him every night. Sometimes he brings a NI*G*R on his show and rips that blacky a new backside. When will those darkies learn that they will NEVER get anywhere as long as real WHITE Americans are still living here?

Red: Are you a raciest? What do you have againest brakies. because I know two cool blacks. They like different things. There are also some cool blacks on movies. Please don’t afend me and the blacks. What in the world do you have against Mexicans?
Just to let you know I’m an Huckabee supportor.

Red: Please forgive my spelling I didn’t look over it when I got done.
Thack you.