CNN

If Obama really cared about people, he would donate the money people are sending him to the poor victims of flooding and tornadoes in the midwest, and accept public financing instead. IF he is as fantastic as his worshippers say he is, then he need not worry about November.

Judging from the people commenting, they probably ARE sending in part of their welfare checks! They call us ignorant, yet they cannot even spell the word correctly. I guess you guys are "investing" in your future with Obama with your welfare checks right? Because you think he will expand the welfare program?

I have news for you... I WILL NOT PAY for the SLOTHS of society!

Weepy....you are very racist....why does Barack's money have to come from hoods, dope dealers and pimps as you say in your post.? I am white and I support Barack and many other white people do as well. Take your racist attitude oft this blog.

Jen, CA

You are very, very scary. I am ashamed to say that you live in CA. Why don't you to go the websites that spew nothing but hate for Obama. You can do that all day long. We don't need this type of hate on this website.

A lot of people see but a few dont accept most of my fellow american having that same feeling about themself as they felt when young JFK worn his democratic party nomination. All we have to do is sit tight and let the Repub. selfdestrutive in the coming month.

Is the US presidency for sale? Someone please let me know becos I am interested in competing with OBAMA. I may be able to outbid him.

>> Beverly, NYC June 20th, 2008 4:15 pm ET

So what is the presidential seal patented or something?

Cue the PUMA Packer and their "isn't he arrogrant rant 3…2…1…"

CNN, what happened at the conference, anything ideas of substance exchanged or was the new logo so mesmerizing?

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Oh, nothing much Bev. Obama just smeared all Republicans by calling them racists. You know, nothing too serious.

And as far arrogance goes, Obama looks to be heading for the championship. His little followers aren't too far behind him either. I would imagine we'll be made to watch Obama's ranting speeches every night, just like Hugo Chavez's. And anyone critical of The Barack will be branded a racist. Barack, and his little friends, are quite the pair.

“And did I mention that he’s got a ton of money?” Senator Obama is going to raise millions of dollars to beat the funny old party in November. He has got the knack for convincing people to believe in him and to believe that he will do what he has said he will do. Senator Obama is on his way to becoming an icon of the American political experiment in democracy. Obama ’08!

Seattle Voter, so it is fair for McCain and his league to call obama a boy, but what is Obama called McCain old ??

Dont worry Obama, you will do much better in june

How naive , to think that money raised by the Obama campaign is entirely made by small donations.
Is there a public record and if not , somebody should follow the paper trail.
What about the $ 28 600.00 a plate fundraiser one of the Kennedy's just gave , you call that small donations.?
Some families don't earn that in a year.
Therefore , all this talk about the enormous amounts of money raised and spent is repulsive and borders on obscenity.

I hope Obama doesn't expect too much from the Midwest. If he doesnt know (or care), we have been devastated by floods and tornadoes. Maybe he could donate some of that money back to the people that really need it. Bet him & Michelle wouldn't be able to go 5 days or longer with no running water or being able to flush a toilet.

Good for Obama, go out there and win this election!!!

Obama '08

This statement to Hello. That statement you maide about him recieving the money in welfare checks Is ignorent,and un called for since you dont know, Amatter a fact he raise his mone by small donations, and not depending un interst groups you need to get your facts straight

John mccain is going for public financing because he knows he can not raise as much money Obama can. Bush is helping him in secret dinners in the dark that they don't even allow cameras in.

Go Obama. I am with you all the way. My daughter has already saved money to contribute to your campaign. I and my wife love you and michelle.
Go Obamas!

It is $96 dollars till November or even beyond if need be!

Because you ran when our country needed you most, you told us there is tommorrow when we were really hurting, I am for you to the end. I really don't care those republicans tactics that they used "slice and burn". I am with you till I see you on that chair of the Presideny in the oval office. My money is worth to your campaign!

Because of the campaign you ran in the primary, as a student of business major I am going to contribute to your campaign till I get maxed out or I get to $2300..........You inspired me when I was low and this is the time to inspire you when you need me!

I joined a group of people this weekend that have pledged to contribute to Obama 25 dollars every pay check till election day. That should keep pushing him to those red states and blue states to make a united states of America!

Obama doesnt need anybody''s money till he has a friend like Rezko supporting him.

Republican Joe, we do not care if you vote for a loser Barack. You are a blind person because you are blinded by Obama's rhetoric. He is a zero. He has no experience. I do not want him to be my president period. I will never vote for him. He has to grow up and come to the center. He is a redical marxist person. Get a life.

What makes me so uneasy about this has nothing to do with Obama, but rather the way that many people are trying so hard to find something and even when they can't still...they never seem to place the focus back on the issues. This only tells me that if there is going to be anything at all, it has to be about berating and nastiness rather than America and politics.

Sharon Minnesota, don't mislead these people, you are just another woman with a chip on her shoulder because Hillary didn't win, nothing more.

Hang in there, you got them scurrying. It's your campaign, and you continue to set the tone, the pace, the records, and history.

Don't be afraid to bring Hillary Clinton back in, she's a winner too.

He's so full of S___ his eyes are brown.

He already agreed to he would not use public money.

Guess he's laughing all the way to the bank and the white house on his broken promises.

And this seal thing, come on, and I thought Bush was arrogant,
His nose in the air pictures and posters and then the one superimposed over MLK next there will be pics of him with a crown of thorns. He makes me sick.

People can barely afford to fill their gas tanks and he's talking spending 1/2 – 1 billion on his campaign.

How Gross!

I wonder why some people in here call Obama using money to buy the White House? These money come from American people, not from lobbyists. They should have said that Americans are pitching in to buy the White House instead. And for McCain, his funds come from lobbyists, so it is lobbyists who are trying to buy the White House.

And The United States of America is a country of people or lobbyists?

WRITE IN HILLARY 08 WERE NOT GIVING UP. WERE NOT BACKING DOWN

She won the popular vote .. and now its time the democrats pay

HE is a FLAWED Canidate. and we proved that months ago, now his money is goign to continue to deteriorate each month.

Obama is already saying one thing and doing another. You have failed at your word on this one. What is next. I cannot trust a single Democrat...they are all twisters of facts! I trust not a one. McCain will tell you straight. Just listen to his town hall meetings!

I hope someone is really looking into where all this money is coming from ...There is something really not right about this...And i know it...

All this gloating about the large amounts of money raised is demeaning the democratic process of electing the next leader of your country.
After having gotten it so wrong the last two elections , one would think that this time you apply scrutiny and thouroughly investigate the presidential candidates and what they stand for.
Yet here you are again , taken in by speeches that say nothing and once again cast votes based on likeability instead of substance.

The Obama campaign needs to keep raising more money. Good for them for keeping out the lobbyists and special interests, and shame on McCain for criticizing him for shutting out the public funds that would have included them. If you vote for McCain in November, you are voting for another four years of un-employment, continued rising gas prices, continued tax breaks for the very wealthy, that the rest of us will continue to have to pay for, no healthcare, more division, more poverty. Don't let McCain's campaign full you with their dirty tricks like the first bush did in 1988 when he pulled his dirty tricks against dukakis. Look where that left us, in a major recession, out of work, and in a major financial deficit. Don't buy McCain's lies.

Some of you are much dumber than I thought. Did you not see the racist button that was sold at a Texas GOP convention? Did you not hear a southern senator called Obama a "boy"? They ARE using race. He is the one that wanted to keep race OUT OF THIS. The Republicans are WELL KNOWN for their racism. Why are people keeping their heads in the sand?

Obama can play the race card without getting in trouble because he is bi-racial. He is so full of it! I'm a democrat but will not vote for him. Sure you don't need experience to be a US president that's why they have advisors but I DON'T TRUST HIM AT ALL. I'm sure Michelle will be making all the decisions anyways.

PLS DON'T USE STUPID TACTICS!

I think Obama is going to need all the money he can get due to all the potential skeleton's in his closet...ie, Rev Wright, his books, Michelle statement and Thesis, Larry Sinclair, his ties to Kenya...this list goes on and on. The only thing is, all the money in the world can't keep that closet door closed.

No way Obama will be president.American going to wake up and go McCain.20 mil. much less than before.Latter obama going to say" Sorry, i take public funding". You will see.

No one has scared me away from Obama except Obama. I'd vote for Condi any day even though her name is different and she is black. When Obama says his name is "funny" does he mean it has a muslim ring to it? Hey, doesn't he realize anyone who can remember 9/11 remembers the terrorism was caused by muslims? Anyone who doesn't have an inkling of doubt about this guy is simply naive. We're tlking about the highest office ands our national security, not Junior prom king. Vote for McCain; tried and proven patriot. Where do you think Obama is getting all the money from?

I'm just waiting for the bottom to fall out from under Obama – if something is too good to be true – it probably is – something about this guy's candiacy has the feel of thin ice., with it's propagandization, it's image make over's, it's empty chants of change – I always thought he got away too easily by quickly resigning from his racist church. As if that makes all the questions go away. It doesn't. I would not be at all surpised if some bomb shell gets exposed and he finds himself resigning from his candiacy the same way he did from his church.

CNN, you closed comments for Obama's speech in Jacksonville.

Barack, what you are is what you are. Do not try to teach us saying that Rpublicans will say something bad about you. Guilty conscience pricks the mind. You are making history here in America because you are most inexperienced with blank resume. You have not even completed your term in the US senate and do you want to becom our President? No way my friend. Please go away.CNN and CNBC have put you on the pedestal which you do not deserve. Imagine you need a team to select VP for you. You do not have experience and courage to do it on your own. You want to show to american people that you want to do everything openly including selection of VP. You are a total fraud. We do not believe you at all. I hope CNN will publish this to save our contry from the radicals, marxists.

This guys scares me. I don't need the GOP to tell me, he does a pretty good job on his own, I pray Hillary stays away from him.

Obama is a Corrupt FRAUD!!!!! All his money comes from Chicago – dirty political tricks. Sorry obama & DNC – you cannot STEAL or BUY this election. The MILLIONS of Hillary supporters/VOTERS and the MILLIONS of GOP's will UNITE to make sure you never win the white house – obama is NOT qualified to lead our country.

RNC ARE IN BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG TROUBLE ABD THEY KNOW IT...

Just say nobama.

Go Pumapac stop obama now !!!

Every story today on the ticker reinforces my feeling that Mc Cain is the smarter safer choice.

We will remember come november !!

I was apart of the Obama campaign donating and calling. Best and only political investment I made. I can't wait to make more donations and calls on behalf my future president, President Obama.

Mc Cain could not raise that kind of money in a year , unless his lobby buddies throw him out some serious cashola. The gig is up Grandpa Monster. Republicans are the root of all evil seriously look AT ALL THE DAMAGE THEY HAVE DONE. An Cnn just watchs and won't ask the hard questions. Instead they pretend like only Bush destroyed America but they voted him in, not to mention. Theres only one kind of Republican . There millionaires , the others are just stupid.

Republicans......WAKE UP!
Real Democrats Do NOT Vote Republican EVER.
Stop Playing.......We are Not FOOLED.

Funny Stuff, you've got that right! The GOP is usually the ones trying to get into peoples heads!

go obama we love you. You will be our president!!!!! obama 08

Why do they spend so much money in election campaigns?

THIS IS SO NEW AND REFRESHING. COME ON PEOPLE OBAMA HAS TAKEN A STAND AGAINST BIG MONEY WHO COULD PULL HIS
CHAIN AT ANY TIME LIKE BUSH AND MCCAIN.

HILLIARY PEOPLE GET OVER YOURSELVES GET ON BOARD AND TAKE THE WHITE HOUSE. THE OTHER CHOICE IS MCAIN WHO HAS
VOTED AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT WOULD HELP THE AVERAGE
PERSON.

NO - we don't HATE Obama - we just don't believe him.

Best money I EVER spent! I can't wait to donate again, and again... Who can blame us for using our advantage in a race this important?

Barak could probably beat McCain with one hand tied behind his back but why should he?

Yes We CAN!

Jen, CA...you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts. Obama raised $22 million in May (as a primary election candidate) and McCain raised $21 million in May (not $31 million) as a general election candidate.

Watch for June and July totals once Obama hits mid-stride before the Democratic convention. Obama will be hitting monthly totals of $30 to $60 million per month.

As a Hillary supporter, Jen,CA, you dishonor Hillary by not supporting Obama. If Hillary supports Obama, why don't you?!?!

This dude has declared pyschological warfare on Republicans. He is in everybody's head. LOL!

Obama has the gift of inspiring & motivating people and a master at fund raising so he'll be getting up to his uaual extravaganza totals again real soon & far in excess of what McBush will do.

I love all these GOP rats posing as Hillary Supporters crying like they were stood up on prom night..get use to these words...

President Barack Obama.

you'll be saying that alot.

Why doesn't Obama just take the public funding and let the rest of you donated the money to help the midwest flood victims. That would be a much better use of the money than paying TV stations to run ads.

GET A LIFE!!!! June 20th, 2008 9:49 pm ET
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Jen, CA …………. Obama raised $22 million in May. McCain raised $31! Think maybe folks are beginning to understand the truth (or rather, the "untruth" )about Obama? I certainly have!……..Part of McSame $31 came from a George Bush Fund RAISER although he has distant himself from BUSH………He is a MAVERICK ….Obama is a ROOKIE

CNN PLZ POST 2nd TRY

"He thinks he is perfect and God's gift." – Pride from above

Hey Pride, hate to break it to you but this is exactly the way I feel about him – God bless America and God Bless our next president -
President Barack Omaba.

I am a very proud democrat who gives to the cause I care deeply about. REAL democrats please give. Please be reminded that there are republicans that portraying themselves as democrats online to help divide our party. Don't let them!

Democrat 08

Put your money where your mouth is and that's exactly what Obama people are doing.

Weepy .................From WHERE are his campaign funds originating? Hoods, dope dealers, pimps, any of the other undesirables who try to take advantage of others? His race has not been a big issue—-until now. . . . . . . . Give 'em an inch. . . . . . . . . Weepy or Sleezy ..........GIVE who an INCH ..........I 'M not going to go there (PWT)

McCain raised 21 million.

Texas Trail Dog June 20th, 2008 7:48 pm ET

"MORE WELFARE CHECKS WASTED"

so only people on welfare donate to Obama??? so considering the typical welfare recipient is white ,35 with 2.5 kids I guess your comment isn't as racist as you intended. try something new. those tired old lines won't work. NOT THIS TIME!!!

In a questionnaire last year, Obama answered "yes" when asked: "If you are nominated for president in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will you participate in the presidential public financing system?" He added: "I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election."
So much for that! What’s a mere $85 million to Obama? By rejecting such public money, Obama can now raise millions more to buy more votes, just as he has in the primary campaign - and send Michelle to finishing school – and make himself a presidential seal – and buy off CNN the DNC – and that’s just for starters.

This money is coming mainly from everyday, regular but extraordinary people including those who do not have. These are the kind of people who saw through the establishment and saw in Jesus a person of integrity who invited them to work for CHANGE THEY COULD BELIEVE IN. Even Samaritans and foreigners believed in him as they do in OBAMA and his "WE" message.

No, "Bishop" — there's lots more. Care to actually investigate Obama's "platform"? Bet not!

But let's try, just for the heck of it:

In a questionnaire last year, Obama answered "yes" when asked: "If you are nominated for president in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will you participate in the presidential public financing system?"

He added: "I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election."
So much for that! What’s a mere $85 million to Obama?

By rejecting such public money, Obama can now raise millions to buy more votes, just as he has in the primary campaign - and send Michelle to finishing school – and make himself a presidential seal – and buy off CNN the DNC – and that’s just for starters.

Change is what happens....when the pain of holding onto what is not working exceeds the fear of what might happen if you let go. People, from all these comments, it appears we are at a watershed. I for one admit I am blessed but realize I am also hurting pretty bad in many different ways. Don't know if I can take the pain much longer. I might just roll the dice and say a prayer. Long live JFK and his brother Bobby!

At the Begining of June when the McCain camp announced it raised 21 Million, all the Obama supporters were saying – that's all, only 21 Million? And all the Non-Obama supporters kept asking, well how much did Obama raise?

Well now we know, it took us three weeks to find out, but now we know. McCain raised 21.5 Million for the month of May and Obama raised 21.9 Million, a difference of 400 thousand dollars. That's not much of a blowout by Obama, in fact that's not a blowout at all.

Moreover, in Feb 08, Obama raised the most his campaign has ever raised, 55 Million. Then in Mar 08 his camp raised 41 Million, then in Apr 08 his camp raised 31 Million, and now three weeks into the month of June (why did it take sooooooo long to report), we know that the Obama camp raised only 400 thousand more than McCain and only 21 Million for the month of May.

So every month that has gone by since February of this year, Obama is averaging 10 Million less each month in contributions. 55 in Feb, then 41 in Mar, then 31 in Apr, and then 21 in May- by this time next month he'll report that they only raised 15 Million at best.

Obviously people are slowly getting tired of giving him money.

It's the OB's who are out of step with reality and utterly disconnected from truth. You only have to read the reactionary posts on the CNN blogs dished out in daily rations by his supporters to tell you who the liar's really are. Such fantasy's are entertaining, if not crude, but they just can't possibly mean half of what they are saying.

OB and McCain need to discuss the real issues in a town hall setting like John has proposed. Until then, we'll just be getting more of he said, he said and the OB's will continue to post their silly rhetoric on these blogs.

Good Grief!

P.S. I'm not a PUMA just an ex-democrat fighting for America's right to exist as a free nation.

Jen, CA ............. Obama raised $22 million in May. McCain raised $31! Think maybe folks are beginning to understand the truth (or rather, the "untruth" )about Obama? I certainly have!........Part of McSame $31 came from a George Bush Fund RAISER although he has distant himself from BUSH.........He is a MAVERICK ....Obama is a ROOKIE

Plz post!

Mr. Obama has managed his campaign finances extraordinarily well. Maybe it's due to his "lack of experience" of being rooted in the Good Old Boys system... and that's a good thing!!!

I'm looking forward to having him manage our country's economy as well. It will be a welcome change!

Its amusing that kids will repeat simple name-calling and and direct them to Obama as if he is recieving their comments instead of CNN and instead of commenting on the subject of the article. I think CNN should eliminate such irrelevant comments or consign them to a general partisan rant blog. Adults are soon not going to bother reading comment sections. I am.

Texas....... Trail OH I'M SO HAPPY. MORE WELFARE CHECKS GONE TO WASTE. WHEN IS THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT GOING TO WAKE UP AND STATE CHECKING ON THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE DONATING MONEY..............YOu are an IDOIT!!!!.........ENOUGH SAID!!!!!.

John McCain had the best fundraising month of his presidential campaign, according to documents filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.

No doubt due to the Hillary supporters such as I, - who now categorically DISOWN the DNC and Democratic Party - a corrupt political establishment with no concern for the voice of the people! IT WILL NOT BE FORGOTTTEN FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME!

The tide - it is a-turning AGAINST "know-nothing, big-mouth Obama. "

And, yes, Obama, you ARE scary - VERY scary, no matter how you try to "spin" it!

Change, where it is? He is one from the same mould saying one thing and doing another; NAFTA, Copmaign financing, Rev Wright, his church – the list is on and on. One wonders why so many idiots still believe in him. Are they blind? The truth is obvious for people who have their eyes and ears open.
Hillary donot accept VP position if you have galls after all the insult.

From WHERE are his campaign funds originating? Hoods, dope dealers, pimps, any of the other undesirables who try to take advantage of others? His race has not been a big issue--until now. HE brought it up. "Poor me," he says. "I was born half-black, because my mom . . . . .". An illegitimate babe, parading around acting like an illegitimate candidate for president of the United States. Oh well, as the saying goes, "Give 'em an inch. . . . . . . . .

Obama is doing NOTHING to elevate the pervading perception of the ordinary black man. He is a racist, pure and simple!

Obama just does not believe that he can stand toe-to-toe with Mccain. He will change his mind to whatever is convenient at the time. This is the change we can believe in.

Texas Trail Dog, you are truly ignorant. I and most people who work are donating weekly or monthly for Obama. I have since I switched to campaign for him.

Don't be mad because McOld can't raise any funds.

His money didn't help him win the later part of the primary. Hillary actually came back albeit a bit late.

Clinton supporters UNITE – NOBAMA.

PUMA party. Check it out and we will defeat Obama and his thugs.

I just love to see all of the hatred on this board for Obama.

You people who hate him for NO REASON keep showing us how you don't have A LIFE. Why do you have so much time to post?

Obama / Hagel 08

every day I ask the same question over and over, if you find obama that bad that u can't vote , why r u voting for mccain, don't vote!

Jen CA:
Obama raised $22 million in May. McCain raised $31 million! Think maybe folks are beginning to understand the truth (or rather, the "untruth" )about Obama? I certainly have!

RJ CA,
June 20th, 2008 8:04 pm ET

John McCain raise more than $31 million in May, compared to Obama's $22 million. The tide — it is-a-turning!
_____________________________________________

Oh look republicans lying again:
McCain disclosed that he raised $21.5 million in May, spending $11.6 million and ending the month with $1.27 million in unpaid bills.

L.A. Times

I sent a little of that money, though I have none. As have so many that really had none to send. This is really going to be a people's election.

Poor McCain complaining that Obama won't take government funds for the election. Obviously, Obama realized he doesn't need them- so won't take them. It's not a flip flop, it's realizing that you shouldn't take government money when you don't have to.

McCain and the republicans have such a poor and small support base that they actually need government gathered money- people are not impressed with them and not pulling out their personal checkbooks for the republicans. If McCain can't get enough people to give single small to large donations, he should really know that he can't be elected.

It is amazing to me just how many sickos there are out there.
This is why we must break the chain. I will donate what ever it takes to beat mccain and his sick following. Whatever it takes

First speak against the run away campaigns... money buys the white house.

Then change the rules when it is you hauling in the cash. Then make a pretty speech about how great it is for people to throw money at you so that you can steal the greatest office in the land.

Why so much money? Why so much convincing?

Aren't your merits enough to convince people? Oh... wait... you have no merits, just perceptions and promises and images you create.

Nothing but a fake and a phony.

"John McCain raise more than $31 million in May"

No he didn't. He raised 20.9 million in May. The 31 million number represents the amount he has on hand.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080620/pl_bloomberg/alo2p8jzws6c

Oh. Please republicans are so upset now. They havent seen nothing yet. The american people actually get to make a financial impact in the general election....ahhaa. My family and I will be supporting this man until he reaches the white house. Cant wait to donate over the next 4 months. Anything I can do to keep scary McBush out, I will!!! Simple as that.

Obama 08

I love America....

Let me count the ways.

Racists won't vote for a black man (tee hee)... don't be afraid.... (teehee)

I'm color blind... except to the color green.

Long live the liberal elites....

He is not a puppet...

He is the one pulling the strings.

Watch the white people dance now.

Can't criticize him because they will be called racists.

I just luv it.

God help the gullible... they know not what they do.

They fall for a smile and a promise.

And forget that truth matters more than the promise of change... that substance matters more than charisma.

I pity the fall of the once great America.

Obama is worse than Bush... and I though Bush was full of himself and cocky and quick to pat himself on the back.

Obama is starting to believe his own hype.

He thinks he is perfect and God's gift.

No way I will vote for this prideful, arrogant, self-serving man.

Hey Jen, McCain raised $21 million. Sorry for the correction.

He reminds me of Bush... and why I did not vote for Bush ever.

Full of himself, prideful and cocky.

His marketing gimmick with the presidential Seal... just like Bush's "mission accomplished".

We all know how that worked out.

Cocky, overly self-confident, boastful men NEVER did appeal to this woman... even with nice smiles.

I look for sincerity, honesty and depth.

wtg Obama!

RJ, CA – That's all???

Money, money, money... because in modern America that's the ONLY measure of man. Forget what he says or said, forget what he did or does, forget what he believed or currently believes.
And people complain how our kids grow up to be greedy and materialistic?

Yes We Can – Let reach higher...I'll match you $50

Y'all better learn to read

Obama got 31 million in april.

McCain hasn't submitted his numbers yet.

More selective reading on the republican side? Maybe that's why you all are angry. You can't read all the words.

Texas Trail Dog are you upset that Sen. McCain can't raise any money without good 'ol Bushy??? You sound VERY bitter. I would be too, If I was losing....

I am a republican who will vote, work, and contribute to Barack Obama. Republican men, women, old, young, white, black, hispanic, asian, jewish, irish, italian, american indian and many others will vote for Obama and the RNC has a big problem that is not being addressed. This is a bigger issue than democrats voting for McCain. CNN you need to do a special investigation on this issue.

Don't Worry...there's more coming. Too bad there is a cap for donations...

so now that Obama has played the race card again, will the media still keep calling him the candidate of hope and change. Now that he has played the race card again, will they say he is the one to unite the country. He just said Republicans are racist. In the primary any Democrat who didn't support him was a "typical" white person. Is this what all the money he's asked for bought us. Four years of whining about being picked on. Let's see, he lied about how he was going to fund thecampaign, on MSNBC yesterday and Lou Dobbs tonight they talked about how he says one thing to us about ending the war, and another to the Iraqi leadership. He flip flopped on bringing race into the campaign. He's going to support the wire tapping bill that gives immunity to the telecommunication industry. What has he kept his word on.....Hope and change, looks a lot like the same old, same old to me. Keep sending him money though!

Correction:

Just wait until the next report comes out after he has opted out of the public funding. That total will be even higher.

Senator McCain, did you get the $200 I just sent you? Glad to do it - it's for my country!

I predict June will be a much bigger month for Obama. I know many of us were fearful that $$$ would be used to pay off HRC debts. I am so proud that Senator Obama is not using tax payers money for his campaign. Does anyone know what that 84.5 million will be used for now??? I hope it goes to help the people in Iowa...

A lot of Democratic advisors said Obama would rais $100 million in June and his campain would raise $500 million for the general election. He had better raise a lot of money. He has broken a promise for raising more money. If he cannot do that, it does not worth it.

McCain raised about the same NOT $31 million

You know when at the end of last year Hillary was outraising Obama in money, including small donations, Obama supporters were screaming foul and accusing her of buying the election.
Now that it is their guy on top they call it 'giving voice to the people.'
'Yes, we can... apply double-standards to everything in this election.'

To RJ CA and Jen CA

Was May the month that Bush and McCain held a fundraiser behind closed doors?

RJ..learn to read, McCain raised 21 mil.

Go head Barack!!!!! Come Nove, all three branches will be back in Democratic hands.

McCain won't need that much money. He can fly around on his wifes company jet.

HA HA HA...so McSame raised a few dollars more than Obama....hardly a tide turning event! More like some of the hundreds of Republican PACs thinking they better get behind old Johnny boy since thats all they got:) Obama has millions of REAL people who believe and are ready for a change in the "status quo".....the fear mogering Republicans are in deep S*** this time around:)

People have very short memory. Bush outraised Kerry in small donations in 2004, and yet then the democrats were crying foul about how Bush was buying the election. Now that it is their guy raising that money they consider it 'giving voice to the people.'
Hypocrisy!

Yet these Obama supporters criticized Bush for buying the election in 2004 when he also raised unprecedented amounts of money in SMALL donations. (certainly more than Kerry did)
Blind-sight is 0/0.

OK. May was another good month but McCain raised $21.5 million!

So... we are going to have to stay focus and step it UP!

Go Obama!

In two years when the country is in the pits, the very bottom. This seal will be on the bottom.

And these people continue to complain how the gas prices were the fault of the Bush administration and how they are crippled by the new cost of living... and yet they see no problem spending their 'tight' budget on a spendocrat...

So... when Bush raised unprecedented amounts of money in SMALL donations in 2004 he was being corrupt and buying an election... but when Obama does exactly the same thing he's 'giving a voice to the people?'
Hypocrisy alert!!!

They don't call them spendocrats for nothing... Taking more and more money from people to score cheap political points and to buy elections...

NOW HERE THIS. I KNOW EVERYONE HAS SEEN THE AD OBAMA IS RUNNING ON THE TV STATIONS CONTINUSLY ABOUT THE WOMAN WITH THE BABY CLAIMING IF THE WAR LAST IN IRAQ FOR 100 YEARS WELL McCAIN ISN'T GETTING HER SON.

WHAT A SCAM. THIS LADY IS ONLY ACTOR HAS NO BABY EVEN IF SHE IS REAL THERE IS NO WAY McCAIN CAN GET HER SON. WE STILL HAVE ALL VOLUNTEER ARMY. YOU FOLKS THAT ARE DOING ALL THE YELLING ABOUT GETTING OUT MUST BE THE GRANDKIDS OF THE HIPPEY GENERATION. WE DON'T NEED YOU HERE ANYMORE. YOU PEOPLE HAVE CAUSED US TO LOSE EVERY WAR WE'VE FOUGHT SINCE WORLD WAR II. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. KEEP IT UP AND THE BATTLE GUNS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE TURNED ON YOU TRAITORS ONCE AGAIN. I BET NOT ONE OF YOU HAVE A SON/DAUGHTER EVEN OVER IN IRAQ. AND YES WE MOST CERTAINLY NEED TO BE IN IRAQ. THE MIDDLE EAST IS A POWDER KEG READY TO BLOW. WE MUST HAVE A FOOTHOLD IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO DISEMBARK OUR TROOPS. SO SHUT YOUR STUPID MOUTHS AND BACK OUR TROOPS.

And what is he going to spend it on? Talking about issues? Presenting his record?
If the primaries were any indication then no. He's just going to spend it on cheesy ads that parrot empty slogans, or attack ads against his opponents.

How much of that came from Al Quida??

McCain 2008!

Obama is the worst of politicians. Just today he has injected race and fear-blaming McCain for using them when he is clearly the first to raise the issues. Now, he modifies the Presidential seal for his campaign-that appears comedic. He "changes his mind" on two issues (NAFTA and public financing). He is a farce and his followers bow. Or maybe this country has fallen down the rabbit hole with Alice. I am looking for the Queen of Hearts.

The brainwashed, adoring fools for Obama don't see anything shameful, decadant and reminiscent of "the ugly American" about it. This sheer wastefulness. How ostentatious. How ugly the democratic party has become.

Nations are starving. People are dying for freedom.

But here in America, we gleefully gloat about the huge amount of money we will spend to steal an election and install the least able leader.

And THIS in a year when the democrats have the election in the bag. Or maybe the democrats lost that advantage by trashing their best and installing their worst. Now the worst candidate of them all will simply buy his way into the white house.

I'm sick of his smug mug as it is. Now we will be plastered with images of the supreme leader everywhere.

The NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS DRIVEN ALL THE TRUE DEMOCRATS AWAY.

You are nothing but hypocritical manipulators.

Just wait until the next report comes out after he has forgone federal funding. It will be even more.

Obama cannot rely on his flip-flopping stances and his record to speak for itself. So he's just trying to muscle his way through the campaign by outspending his opponents on attack ads.

Is unpatriotic....he said that on that he never loved his country till he was locked up in Vietnam......I wont vote for that guy. He is a big Phony!!!!!

Obama all the way...

Ps didn't mccain run out of money and takes money from lobbiest and PAC groups....That is change you can believe in.

"Money, Money, Money...

For a small piece of paper it carries a lot of weight

Call it lean, mean, mean green

Almighty dollar...Don't let money, don't let money change you!"-Ojays

Stay the course and stay real!

Obama 08...I pitty the fool McCain...

I don't care whether that money comes in small or big donations. I want money OUT of politics! I don't care if it's 1000 or 1 million people having sent the money, it is still just buying an election and suppressing democracy. If we were to be fair we'd give equal chance to all candidates to present their platform and record instead of letting them outmuscle opponents by flooding the airwaves with attack ads that completely ignore the issues.
But then again Obama doesn't have stances or a record. So he relies on those attack ads.

Jen in CA . . . McCain only raised $21M, and has $31M on hand.

The fools for Obama don't see anything shameful, decadant and reminiscent of "the ugly American" about it.

Nations are starving. People are dying for freedom.

But here in America, we gleefully gloat about the huge amount of money we will spend to steal an election and install the least able leader.

And THIS in a year when the democrats have the election in the bag. Or maybe the democrats lost that advantage by trashing their best and installing their worst. Now the worst candidate of them all will simply buy his way into the white house.

I'm sick of his smug mug as it is. Now we will be plastered with images of the supreme leader everywhere.

Either Obama is the world's biggest fool or a complete idiot for putting a neo-presidential seal on his podium. If he can change the seal of the president, what makes you sure he won't change the name of the president's house. Give me a break! I like the name of Our White House. No change please.

I, for one, hope the closest he gets to the White House is the outhouse. He doesn't belong there as he is a serial quitter and a girlie man.

Second, did you see his gloves? Nice and frilly don't you think? What a comical cartoon character he is becoming.

How can anyone take him seriously. He is a clown. I saw new pictures today of sand baggers. I noticed not one was wearing gloves or girlie gloves like Obama likes to wear.

Give me a good old fashioned candidate with our values.

BARACK OBAMA IS**NOT** GETTING ANY

PAC OR LOBBYIST MONEY. WE ALL NEED TO GIVE

WHAT WE CAN & GET OTHERS TO DO SO.

PLEASE ORGANIZE & START COOKIE SALES,

GARAGE SALES OR ANYTHING YOU CAN DO.

NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME.

What a "waste of time" changing the presidential seal. Let's talk about gas prices, like drilling NOW. When will Obama face McCain in a townhall debate?

Excellent.
As soon as I get my economic stimulus check, it's going straight to Obama.
Take that, George!

If someone else does it it is WRONG...unethical...corrupt.

If Obama does it... it is great...visionary... genious.

If Obama does it it MUST be good.

Huh?

So now wasting millions to win a shoe-in campaign is a GOOD thing?

I thought Obama was the people's choice. Why does he need to keep spending money to convince people?

I thought America was hungry and eager for the kind of change Obama brings. So why does he still keep campaigning?

This is what it is. This is allw aste of money. Obama cannot be our president and he is not fit to be. He is a kid. Go away.Cnn lieks tog ive publicity to this guy who is NOTHING.

John McCain raise more than $31 million in May, compared to Obama's $22 million. The tide - it is-a-turning!

Just wait till June everyone. I am predicting 50 million

Everybody knows that money buys all the American Elections.

So now the new type of Politician, the man of change... becomes the worst of them all.

Wasting so much money JUST to run a glitzy, modern, internet age campaign... still just makes him a typical politician...

worse... it makes him a socialist propaganda savvy dictator. We have seen many like Obama impress the people into accepting their own demise.

Fools for Obama.

And you Repugs aint seen nothing yet. Obama, did you get the $100 just sent? If you need more, just ask. We are going to make sure our effort is not in vain. G-d bless America.

But wait - I thought Obama was against "general election fund." So now he isn't - and his campaign counts them in ?$690,000? What gives?

which means he has MANY great supporters like me.

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!!

And all from private individual small doners, wonderfull. Not the big Corporate bribes that fuel the McBush campaign.

Goes against everything the democrats have been saying for decades.

Wanton wastefulness where a candidate can buy his way into the presidency over other better and more qualified candidates.

Goes against Obama's preaching. His lofty oratory about Public financing and limiting the money wasted on campaigns.

Now that Obama is God, he can change the rules.

That his how he stole the nomination from Hillary to begin with. He kept changing the rules to his advantage, using the race-card as the threat.

The Supers abondoned their purpose just to annoint the self-proclaimed King.

DONATE, GET YOUR FRIENDS, STRANGERS

. ANY AMOUNT IS GOOD.

MCBUSH WILL BE GETTING HUNDREDS

OF MILLIONS FROM PACS & LOBBYISTS.

Now all we need is someone to find the number 666 on Obama's body somewhere.

Obama 08. The Republicans and racist people are scared. YES WE CAN and YES WE WILL!

McCain has probably spent that flying around the nation and overseas.
Jetsetting Oh what a life. Who's minding his seat in the Senate

Obama raised $22 million in May. McCain raised $31 million! Think maybe folks are beginning to understand the truth (or rather, the "untruth" )about Obama? I certainly have!

Obama raised $22 million in May. McCain raised $31! Think maybe folks are beginning to understand the truth (or rather, the "untruth" )about Obama? I certainly have!

I trust Obama with my life. I can't say the same for Mc100years wars

Well that's because Obama needs to clarify he is NOT giving OUR money to HRC to pay off HER debts. Afterwards, WE will continue to contribute as in the past (although I never stopped). WE will continue to take care of our future president-don't worry about that. WE are a lot more than talk-WE contribute. Let's go Obama supporters!

Only in Obama's America can small donors bring in 22M of $$$ to a campaign. Let's rejoice America: Change is on the way.

I think it outrageous that Obama think of using the Presidential Seal before he is elected as it stands for our commander in chief and the military that I am a retiree from, may take this as I do, an insult and plagerism of something we hold dear of the office of our commander.....It would be akin to making a flag for Obama...

More money will be raised. McCain will drown. The money will be used to what the poeple intended.

FOLKS YOU NEED TO GIVE AND GET YOUR RELATIVES

TO GIVE. OUR CANDIDATE DOES NOT GET FUNDS

FROM PACS & LOBBYISTS, WHICH WILL GIVE MCBUSH

& THE RNC HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.

He' ll make more in June. We want America back! That's, The United States of America not US of Corporate America.

Good for him. NOT!

OH I'M SO HAPPY. MORE WELFARE CHECKS GONE TO WASTE. WHEN IS THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT GOING TO WAKE UP AND STATE CHECKING ON THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE DONATING MONEY AND IF HE/SHE IS DRAWING WELFARE THEN TAKE THEM OFF WELFARE PLEASE. OBAMA ALREADY SAID THAT HE WILL NOT USE PUBLIC MONEY. WELL WELFARE CHECKS ARE CERTAINLY PUBLIC MONEY SINCE IT COMES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES. ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING IS GIVING UP ONE BOTTLE OF WINE A MONTH TO OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN.

I like all of the decisions coming out of Senator Obama's campaign to date but I think the new logo is presumptive and in bad taste.

Reminds me of something out of a Mad Magazine comic book.

Hopefully the new logo just goes away.

My contribution was in it. Go Obama.

There's only two kinds of Republicans; Millionaires and Suckers...

Which one are you?

heh heh and we haven't even BEGUN!!!!