A WOMAN WHO WANTS CHANGE!

They both appear very ambitious, so I can't believe that they wouldn't "try, try again" if he fails this time. When that happens, you can be sure the other candidates will point to these comments and question his honesty.

I like him, but I'd like him a little more seasoned.

A final note to Jack Staples. Coments like yours are what tear America apart. It is good to have disucssion and disagreement, but you took it a bit far, don't you think?

Sarah,

Orange County, CA

Senator Obama treats his wife with respect, as an equal marriage partner.

President Bill Clinton treated his wife to a steady diet of Bimbo eruptions. How does that qualify her as a strong leader. Her own husband treated her with the utmost disrespect through out their marriage, and what is worse, she accepted it, and continued to enable and cover for him.

If she did not respect herself, then how is she supposed to regain respect for America.

" He is a broken record with the "change" and "hope" factor."

He's no more so than Hill with her "experience" that she spouts ad nauseum!!! To my knowledge her only political "expereience" (prior to becoming a Senator) was being Bll's wife...I hesitate to call her FIRST lady with Bill's reputation still fresh in most people's minds.

And only someone who has not matured enough to feel comfortable about their own identity would worry about being "changed too much in 4-8 years." We can change our reasoning as we mature BUT Michelle makes it sound like she and Barry are planning to change for the WORST = Is that being hopeful and optimistic?? They are saying that they themselves are probably going to be corrupted by Washington?? They'd better pack their bags and go home to Hyde Park now if that's the case, before Sigorney Weaver takes over their bodies!! Heaven knows we don't need any more illegal aliens in this country...

Your comment was most eloquent and right on target. With individuals like you and many more across this land, we can exact change...much needed change!!!

Oh woe is me!! How does the old saying go = don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out...

He & Michelle must not have consulted with all those Clinton era advisors? And Oprah has been curiously silent lately - what does SHE have to say about Obie's running for Prez again??

Inquiring minds want to know

I listened to Hillary's response to Bhutto's assassination, and I can see how she will hit the same roadblocks as Bush has. Hillary's can only see from the American's point of view. Obama have seen America from the outside, and he can see how America is perceived, its strengths and weaknesses, and has a better chance of breaking through the roadblocks.

Go Obama!

C'mon, Give me Obama anytime!

I am more than certain that there were much more important issues that he and his wife spoke of during this event in Iowa. CNN, please explain how this is the only thing that you found important? and then explain why this was so important? Sorry to be in awe here...but a husband and wife should discuss any issue that effects there household. Hence, a marriage is a partnership! In addition, if you are a man (straight, gay or other), and you partner doesn't submit to you and vice-versa, then there is no partnership. Even in business, a partnership is a partnership! Get it! If you have made all decision on your own without any input or feedback from anyone else, I could careless, your opinion. George Bush made several decisions on his own or better yet w/ his willy lynch'em buddy. His worst one was this horrible mess of an act, that has us divided straight down the middle. Barack has gotten more flack for his hopes of doing something good for this country then Bush has gotten for committing crimes against other countries!

Maybe, just maybe...Bush's wife should've put her foot on his neck and told him HELL NO to this war!!!

As I always say, media pushed Obama to the frontline. Obama he himself never walks to the front. This is another example, "elxperince "matters. I felt so unbelievable when I watch him comment on Bhutto's death, even his cheerleader Chris Matthew reacted "That is so cold". Actually, that is just the real Obama. Take away his speech, his notes, he can't talk right, he can't make sense, like someone has speech problem. Wait, he is a speech guy, right ? All his ads are all same theme, speech, speech, speech.
By the way, did anyone get his latest comment on CNN ? I,I,I,...... Wolf did a good job and did not buy his trick.

Obama is a breath of 'Fresh Air' that will WIN in Iowa and the Democratic Nomination because he's a Statesman that has a grasp of the World and an Idea on how the counrty can aspire to be that 'Shining City of a Hill'!

The policy of 'HATE' in our National Politics will wilt away when Obama sits in the White House. And melting away also will be all this narrow mindedness that stunts not only Individual Growth ~ but National Growth as well.

This is a man who would not put his hand over his heart during the National Anthem. What does that say to you America?

You wait and see the real results. All these CNN polls have been cherry picking!

The real results will begin to throw some light on who is who....hang on, its just about four more days!

I love the Obama family. His wife is terrific, and I love the fact that Senator Obama is man enough to let it be known that his wife is an equal partner in life.

If that revelation from the Obamas has made you declare that you would never vote for him, then you were never going to anyway, and were just looking for some excuse. If Michelle Obama having a real say in how their marriage will be conducted scares you, then you are the weaklings and cowards. All misogynists are.

"Mr. Obama was also the sole present vote on a bill that easily passed the Senate that would require teaching respect for others in schools. He also voted present on a measure to prohibit sex-related shops from opening near schools or places of worship. It passed the Senate.

In both of those cases, his campaign said, he was trying to avoid mandates on local authorities."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/obamas-present-vote-ig_b_77713.html

In light of the tragic school and mall shootings, and the rampart child pornography on the internet why does Barack Obama keep getting a free pass on his position on such vital interests to the welfare of America's children?! What does this forbode for the future of the United States Supreme Court - when he's NOT even willing to stand up and publically commit to taking action for our youth and the vulnerable??

Why do his supporters continue to GLOSS OVER what public records that still exist??!!

Here's what how he "defends his positions"

Shys away from making decisions by voting "present" if he even shows up for the vote.

No real world experience at anything significant.

Open borders amnesty supporter which 75% of the voting public (remember us?) do not support.

Nice cute remarks but without substance.

Excellent track record of spending other peoples' (taxpayer, remember us?) money.

Not now, not ever.

For me someone who speaks what he believes and has voted for consistently is a real leader.

We need a truthful leader not another Gestapo master.

RonPaul2008.com

Judging from a lot of the comments (mostly from men who are against Barack), there seems to be a huge issue w/ a spouse who has an opinion. I truly love and respect my spouse valuing everything she brings to the table. With that being the case, the decisions we make (most importantly regarding our family) we make as partners, not as her being the women and me being the man. Such a decision as running for President, is one that would definately require his wife's opinion.
Everything that he is subjected to she and there children have to bare as well. She has her on life her, on goals and going thru the things that they have experienced on the campaign trail would be enough to make any of you never wish to repeat.

Look at Gore, who would be the most logical candidate if he were available. For those of you who state that Hillary has so much great experience. He would not even step his foot anywhere near this race. Why not, it is the slime involved and he has dealt with the Clintons enough to know to steer clear, which is why he is not involved in the process in anyway shape or form. Gore has completely distanced himself from the Clintons. Is this because Gore is a bad person??? No, this is because he knows the beast that he was in bed with in the 90's and would not dare challenge it.

All of the perceptions regarding Barack have come specifically from one camp. First was the experience, then the naive remark from Hillary (when he suggested that we should be focused on al-queda and the taliban were they are and destroy there camps, not in Iraq). In addition, she fires a few campaign workers for sending emails that he is muslim and that he is trying to take over America for the "muslim world". There are so many other attacks and none of the attacks had anything to do with Barack Obama, as so many of you riding the Clinton wave like to repeat 'Barack Hussien Obama'.

Yeah and Clinton has so much experience, she is capable of coming right in and leading the country! Says who, those who know that Barack is capable, but want to limit him for all the claims listed above. I have a boss right now with tons of experience and has been with my corporation for years. If he makes all the wrong decision and can't manage properly, most of you would still want to give him a promotion because he has been there. But back to Clinton, she has made tons of decisions with little to no evidence of what she has done. Things that we do know that she has done, make no sense and were done for political reasons. We all know that she should have never voted for the war in Iraq, all the time knowing that Iraq had nothing (absolutely nothing) to do with the attack on our soil and was no were near a threat to the U.S. Even after this knowing how reckless 'Curious George' is, she still signs an agreement to label Iran terrorist, giving him further authority if he chose to munipulate us and act to attack. Hillary has truly display the wrong type of leadership and experience and I will not be a follower.

Obama, thinks outside of the group think tank and has chosen to put everything on the line and offer his services to this great country in hopes of restoring the values that we live by, after a low that this country should've never experienced. He has made it completely clear who he is hiding nothing. The Clintons hide any and everything and love the game of distortion, corruption and deceit for there own political gain. America is no longer viewed in the world as the most just. We are consumed by the elite (corporations and politicians), who think JUSTUS. We can no longer allow the continuation of such a divisive, destructive and elitest path.

It is amazing how we claim to have such strong values and carry the title of a true free country, when so many (sorry men) expect this man's wife to shut up and not have an opinion. And you all fear Barack is muslim! See this man as he is and not as someone who doesn't look like you or all of the prior Presidents of this country and you will see an extraordinary individual who's time could not be better to lead us to a brighter future for our wives/children and also the respect America deserves abroad.

Try to educate yourselves about a candidate before jumping all over his case!

hey just because he listens to his wife, and reasons with her, he is now a sucker? gimme a break, he show he has a healthy respect for his wife and her views matter to him, would you rather a president who disregards his wife by having numerous affiars like u know who? it doesnt mean he will be weak, its shows good judgement and being open to the opinions of others , he shows good leadership skills, the same way he wont do anyhing alone or without his wife, it shows he will not do anything as president without the consent of the people, now thats who you want leading you, grow up!