What is up with all these Obama haters……..Oh well their McCain supporters anyway their opinions don't matter.They have no idea about
the economy or the war I mean look who their voting for the worst
candidate the Republicans can dig out of the ground. BEGONE!!!!!!!!

McSane is just upset because he doesn’t have as many donors as Obama. So he fears that he can raise as much money as Obama. Well too bad! At lease Obama didn't hide it from the public like McBush tried to hide his Bush McCain fundraiser.

YES WE CAN!

Hey McSame,
WORDS DO MATTER! HOW ABOUT A 100 YEAR WAR!!! INTRESTING!!! If you don't remember I guess its the alzheimer's!

NO WAR JUST PEACE

McCain is a hyprocrite! He has used and abused the system- a man who left his crippled wife for a barbie doll -broken his marriage vow of for better or for worse should think twice before questioning Obama's ethics and moral standards! McCain flip-flops more than a dolfin!

Obama has done nothing illegal, immoral, dishonest, misleading, or destructive. The people are not going to be outraged about Obama's fund raising prowess. They're the ones that gave him the money in the first place. Better to be financed by the citizens than by big money special interests like the oil companies that John MCain loves so much, as he showed with his destructive flip-flop on offshore drilling.

Let's just say it, they're both flip-floppers but the question is, who's the lesser of the two evils. McCain has been flip-flopping since he began his campaign; Obama has gone into the I'm-so-close-I-can-taste-it mode & has come into the general election arms up & swinging so now we're seeing the 'politician' side of him. Not that I blame him, just like Hiliary got real negative when her back was against the wall during the primary, Obama is not agreeing to anything he might have agreed to in the past if it gives McCain a chance to inch closer to him in the polls, i.e., why use $85 million to TRY to win the election when you can use in excess of $200 million & EASILY close the deal.

Again, a true voter & patriot of this country needs to evaulate the issues they're flipping on & decide if it was a good flip or not.

However, I have to admit, McCain has guts to come out with this ad when he has flipped more times than a little bit, the Obama camp knows it, & they can use McCain's own tactic against him.

Yeah he will sit down with John McSame!!!! But ONLY on OBAMA time! He will get to you when he gets to you! Now sit like a good Republican puppy and wait!!!!!

OBAMA TIME 08

I guess that McCain forgets that he might be a campaign-finance criminal due to his committing to public financing during the primaries, getting a loan secured by the public funds, then un-committing to the funds (ask Carol Schep about John McCain's ability to commit). This means he secured the loan fraudulently, but the FEC doesn't have enough members to form a quorum (thanks to Bush's nomination of ridiculously inappropriate and ideological commissioners), so the FEC cannot send McCain the hypocrite to jail.

McCain is just mad that Obama will still have an advantage over him when it comes to cash on hand. Brown shirt Republicans are shaking in their boots.

The lack of understanding of public financing demonstrated here explains exactly why it's needed.

McSame is just a sheer loser…he thinks Americans 're stupid people—he is the biggest flip-flopper in modern histroy.

McCain must get a life. He was obviously banking on exploiting the system. Obama is too smart to fall for your dirty tricks. Stop whining over nothing!

Seriously, give it up! Nobody cares about what kind of financing each candidate has…
The GOP is REACHING for dirt on Obama, IT'S ridiculous and not in a good way…lol!
Please do tell, who has the accurate interpretation of the bible. Where can I find this person?
And the lame argument about Obama's seal…lol…there is no law broken because it is not an exact replica of the presidential seal…
JEALOUS MUCH!
If you can dream it, Obama, you can BE it! Kudos to your campaigns creative finance…
I look forward to you being our next President!

My advice to Senator Obama is to run as a Man and Leader, and the American people will evaluate you as such, not as a victim. This is a Presidential race, based solely on a capacity to lead the United States of America. It is not about skin tone…however, perhaps we should come to expect these immature statements.

It also seems rather humorous that the Presidential candidate who was supposed to be such a "uniter" and transcend race is the one talking about it the most. If Senator Obama was confident in his abilities and character, he would not need to create a crutch for failure. Senator Obama has just tipped his hand, any criticism of him and his policies will be directly attributed to racism. I congratulate Senator Obama for taking race relations in America back some 30 years.

Why should tax payer's money should be spent on presidential advertising? Public financing should not be of the form where you force every citizen to pay for it. You should let the citizens contribute to the campaign.

Obama's public financing is true to its words. He lets people fund his campaign and believes that people will directly support his cause, instead of government telling how people can donate.

Way to go Obama.

Obama speaks well in front of a crowd, but I've noticed that in one-on-one he falls apart. This is a man with no substance or experience. If elected, Obama will flush this country straight down with the tidey bowl man.

OOPS, FORGOT TO MENTION GAS PRICES.

By the way, I am thankful to high gas prices, I started cycling and hence saves almost $100 per week and has lost weight. So no complaints on that.

Sen. Obama said he will debate anytime anywhere. He probably will not debate and he can get away with it because media will help him. Why do we need to believe anything Sen. Obama or the media and the DNC says?

WE care about views not process.

Mc Millionaire is already under ivestigation for campaign voilation. Why would anyone trust him to play fair. How 'bout that "non-political" flight to Canada- how 'bout that loan the DNC is ivestigating? How 'bout using Cindy's jet to fly all over the place?

mccains ads are boring and unbelievable.

Obama has already saved the taxpayers $85 million, and he's not even President yet.

If you want fiscal responsibility, vote Democratic. The only fiscally responsible President we have had in the last quarter century was the only Democrat.

Republican Administration = runaway deficits EVERY TIME.

Obama 08 Yes We Can!
WE ARE AMERICA AND WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!

Wasting tax dollars on presidential campaigns when our nation is in debt is NOT fiscal "conservatism." Obama got this one right.

Its just odd to me that a republican is upset because someone decided NOT to use tax payer money! Hmmmmm!

Oh man screaming at clouds knows good and well that if he had the money he would have also opt out… He cannot raise money so he is crying about campaign financing, he cant raise crowds so he is crying about town hall meetings… come on John do your own work ,you had three months to start your general election, Where are your supporters?

Obama 08

MCBUSH HAS DIPPED INTO EVERY POCKET HE CAN.

GOOGLE KEATING FIVE.

Poor lobbyist! Obama has left them jobless. Collecting money from common joe and speaking for him is so unamerican that it is unpatriotic. One should collect money only from tax dollars. This is the only form of socialism that is permitted in this country. Spending this type of money on health care is "Socialized Medicine" and unamerican. "Socialized Politics" i.e. politics done on tax dollars is commendable on the other hand.

Why is Obama changing politics. Poor old lobbyist. I pity them.

McCain supporters, do really suppose that if John McCain could raise the kind of money that Obama has raised, and will raise, over the rest of the campaign, that he would forgo it and instead take public financing? Of course he wouldn't, and he would be a FOOL to do so. Now, is that what you would want in a president? A FOOL who says, I could spend $200 million, and be competitive in a lot of states, but no, I think I'll just be a FOOL and take the $84 million.

People, this game is called politics, and it ain't tiddlywinks. When circumstances change, and you realize you have much more fundraising ability than you ever dreamed of, you do the smart thing an d take the cash! In in so doing, you don't make a FOOL of yourself, but hopefully you become president.

mccain is a nut. Go Obama 08

Give it to him John please pick up where Hillary left off…..

"I keep leftovers in my refrigerator longer than that"
Food poisoning it's the only reason for you to make stupid comments like that and tell that a guy like McCain can be smart!!!!
Probably you think the retard GW Bush should get a Nobel?

SURE HE DOES.

HE HAS SLEAZED HIMSELF RIGHT THROUGH

THE LAW FOR A BUCK OVER & OVER AGAIN.

REMEMBER KEATING FIVE.

I don't really have an issue with Obama's fundraising, but I would not like to see an election won because one candidate had more money and essentially "bought" their way into winning. Funding should not be the ruling factor, but rather how they manage the funds they have. If they would both take public funding, at least they're on a level field as far as funding. Then let the public decide on whose the best candidate for president, not the one they see more often on TV, radio ads, and newspapers (i.e., buy the election).

Words matter just like age matters imean every time mccain say's somthing stupid,out of touch, or just out of this world I along with millions andmillons of people laugh.

Old Mcsame is getting nervous all the polls show him losing he has less money than obama and less volunteers than Obama and he Know we DOn't Like Republicans this year i can smell him cooking ha ha ha ha Obama 08

McCain would have done the same thing if he had the backing that Obama has. If Obama took that public financing, McCain would have spinned that against him too. Who are you kidding? Who's the typical politician? The one with SO CALLED experience. Obama is CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN. Let's get to work!!

Obama '08

McCain wants terrorists to attack us..so the old fart could win. See, this is why age should be a factor. This guy is a slave to Bush and he thinks he is running for the President of Iraq or Iran.
Go wipe your butt properly..McCain.
OBAMA (2008 -16)

Mcshame must feel the heat in the kitchen and feels his blood boiling Obama is going to take him to the cleaners in november

America CANNOT afford another Republican president. If Obama has to play tough to beat the Repugs at their game - do it - just win.

the only public finanace that I now is what Obama does, when I finanace it not with my tax that I have no control of with my own money that I sent out to him. If my public finanace is on Mccain camp, I would like to take that out.

Texas Trail Dog. I love you, very smart man. Anyone who votes for Obama is an idiot.

It is a question of form vs. essence. The essence of public financing is for the public, rather than lobbyists and PACs to finance campaigns. McCain Feingold set up one form of fulfilling that essence. The fact that Obama chose a different form of manifesting that essence than McCain expected, does not make Obama wrong. Often there are different ways of producing the same result. Sometimes it serves us to be a bit more open minded to diversity. What a boring world it would be if everyone did things the same way. The result is that the public is financing Obama's campaign. What difference does it make if he does it one way as opposed to another? What does the song say? "I did it my way".

leon….we McCain supporters don't want your kind. You are too fickle if you have always voted democrat and now aren't happy with your candidate you want mine. Well, we don't need fickle people who can't make up their mind. What will you do when you change your mind about McCain over some petty frivolous thing you get mad about and pitch you a hussy fit. Your girl lost fair and square. She would have lost anyway in Nov. to McCain. Whats your gripe? She didn't stand a snowballs chance and neither does the O. I'm soooo sick of you whiny sore loser Hillary people with your puma or nike or adidas or whatever you are calling it these days. We don't need ya, ya hear??

Ironic, considering the DNC is suing McCain for breaking FEC law during the primary today.

Say what you will about McCain, but this is definitley a Barry backtrack since he didn't know he would have so much money. I don't really care one way or the other, but I can only imagine this is the kind of 'change' Barry is bringing our way. A change for himself.

JC June 24th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

Very good ad. Words do matter, and if you cannot keep yours you have no honor or integrity. The whole world is watching.
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McCain:
- I want to make the Bush mega-rich tax cuts permanent; but I said they "bothered my conscience" when I was against them.
- I am going to campaign as an environmentalist but I think drilling in environmentally sensitive areas is a better strategy than reducing our demand.
- I am an environmentalist, but I have not voted in favor of any piece of environmental legislation in over 2 1/2 years.
- I am for supporting our veterans, but slinked out of town rather than either voting for or against the bipartisan GI Bill.
- I am against torture, but holding people indefinitely without any proof of their guilt is okay by me.
- I am a moderate but promised only to appoint justices who fit a conservative ideology.

I guess since you want integrity, you are not supporting McCain, the king of flip flopping panderers!

are republicans caught in their own dirty games?
check mate, u should have seen it comin…
…and when a predator becomes a prey…
…fustrating how big money can't talk all that loud, when American small money shout? It's where all of it come from afterall…
Go America make your case heard….
i am loving this…

Well then Obama can do an ad showing various pairs of "FLIP FLOPS" and have McCains image in the background…we all know he has FLIP FLOPPED on several topics…

I feel sorry for the Republicans..this is the best candidate they can come up with….LOL….

Stings, don't it?

I'm giving Obama ANOTHER hundred dollars!

Nightingale, being a POW prepares one for a lot of things but, being President of The U.S.A. is not one of them.

obama politics (Chicago style) distort lie and justify

A non-issue considering other problems we face as a nation. Our honorable has-been Senator McCain is getting desparate.

If J. MCcain was getting funding like Obama… this would be a non-issue…

MCcain chose not to take the funds whole-heartedly as well… If he could get more than 80million he would… he can't… so he'll bash the other guy… REAL MATURE

-V

Mccain Doesnt Have An Issue To Stand On!

All of the neo-cons posing on this blog are so transparent!!! You know what, Barack did go back on his word about this and Isay BIG DEAL!!! I would much rather he go back on his word about something like this than to try and leave our troop in Iraq any longer than they have been or start drilling off the coasts. These have far more important and long term ramifications than campaign financing!!!

Who cares? Money is money and McCain wouldn't have a problem if he had the advantage. Republicans are always trying to divert attention away from the real issues.

So the man changed his mind…so what? McCain has changed his mind about plenty of things as well.

Quit your whining McCain! As if you would not have done the same if the shoe were on the other foot! You and your supporters make me sick on this issue. As an Obama supporter, I can honestly say that it would have been absolutely irresponsible for Senator Obama to accepted public financing for his campaign when his candacy is the epitome of public financing without the limits that McCain is so concerned about. McCain and his supporters can whine all they want, but its not going to change anything. Why would any responsible candidate give up such a huge advantage because of some agreement whose conditions were never met (reach an agreement with the McCain camp which is an important point that seems to be omitted here)?

McCain will have plenty of supplemental support from the 527s and other organizations not bound by the spending limits and no one seems to want to acknowledge it. The negative ads from these groups have already started and Obama and his campaign were smart enough to see it coming. This time, the financial playing field will be level and Obama will be able to combat all the blatantly inaccurate attacks with his own ads. I wish this were not the reality, but it is. Sad that the Republicans stoop to this level every election cycle, but I'm thankful that Senator Obama has the resources to fight back this time.

Obama '08

W A A A A . . . . Im Gonna Be Swiftboated!

Stop the crying McSame. No one told you to use the promise of public funds as collateral to obtain a loan to keep your floundering campaign alive. If you really care about public funding so much, rest easy Barack's campaign is being funded by this member of the public who will give his campaign the 2,300 allowed. I am old enough to know, had the situation been reversed you would be doing the same thing. Then the hot air hacks would be on every channel crowing about how the war hero got one over on the youngster. Face it you had your chance in 2000 and you let the repugs talk you into waiting your turn in favor of Bush, now your time has past. But keep spending on those ads, you shold be broke by September.

Oh the ignorant and blind McCain-ites… tis the season of dirty politics, and you sure didnt fall far from the Bush tree.

OBAMA 'O8

these type of ads just make more mad and fuel me and incourage me to donate more $ to obama.

Somewhere along the line it became cool for politicians to never change their policies or ideals. I think we should stop treating this as cool and start treating it as bad.

This is hilarious, McCain broke FEC by using public money to gain private loans, then went off public financing without approval during the primary. What a flopper! Obama said he would agree only if McCain would, which he didn't. Tough luck, McCain.

How can I trust anyone that turned his back on his church!?

leon June 24th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

I was a Hillary Supporter and have always voted Democrat but from the very beginning I saw Obama for what he really is a typical politician from the corrupted school of politics of Chicago. Barack will do anything, will change his positions on issues all the time to accomodate that position in order to gain votes.

Little by litle people are seeing the real Obama the over ambitious and lack of principles and values who betrayed his friends and church to win the Democratic nominee
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-do you want me to lend you a violin so that you can play it while you type?

People are allowed to change their minds. McCain is a crybaby. Want to compete? Raise more money. Don't blame Obama for revolutionizing the fund raising process.

Honesty from Obama? Who cares!!

How can McCain make an ad about somebody flip flopping on public finance…it's astounding. And what's more astounding is the fact that the MSM is letting him get away with it by not stating his own drastic flip flop on the issue. With him opting in and out depending on how much money his campaign had. The whole point of public financing is to keep corporations and special interest groups from having influence on the presidential race…and that's exactly what Obama is doing he is getting public finance from the PUBLIC. What people should be more concerned about is the fact that he merely said he would talk with his opponent in reference to both candidates using public finance, with provision that had been set forth which include getting rid of the 527 groups with there unlimited financing abilities…and to this McCain said "i can't be an overseer" of these groups. Basically saying that Obama would be screwed if he opted in…so smar move on his part by saying NO!!!!

Good catch SEAN MICHEALS…

It seems all McCain does is spend his time attacking Obama. I would really like to hear something from this man about what he''s going to do about the economy. I mean, just some kind of firm plan, something that makes sense. I honestly don't have any idea where he stands on anything. If he would just put as much effort into speaking about solutions to our problems as he does in nit-picking on Obama, but I guess that just ain't gonna happen.

Poor, pathetic and old McCain! He is so predictable. All you have to do is replay the Bush election stragegy book of 2000 and 2004 as designed by Karl Rove and you know what McCain will do and say. McCain tries to turn an obvious positive for Obama into a negative. McCain, if he is confident of his abilities and appeal, should follow suit with Obama and let his so-called followers contribute to his campaign expenses. He hjas to worried if he is attacking this bold strategy of Obama. It's wishful thinking on McCain's part. He simply is so out of touch and lacks the vision to tackle problems in the 21st century.

"Obama, whom McCain has called inexperienced, reckless and naive, has just schooled him. And he has done it while maintaining the principles America voters cherish."

Well said. The reason Hillary lost is because she ran on an outdated campaign model. As is McCain. They can't make sense of Obama's success and fall back on calling him a "rock star" and implying he has no credentials.

I think the success of his campaign to date is that he's maintained an organization that's raised more money and done more to support his candidacy than any other in history, which just furthers my belief that he can run the country.

His abilities shouldn't be questioned. Had the republican's gone with a more… desirable… candidate, they'd have tons of money like they normally do.

Dear American Voters, reporters, media. professionals, political parties, and presidential Nominees,

Please plead and request the media, pundits, and politician's to "Compare And Contrast" " Presidential Temperament" of our Presidential presumptive nominees? as we do for the appointments for the Supreme Court Justices of Our Greatgrand Nation.

Yours truly,

COL. [retd] A.M.Khajawall
Disabled American Veteran
Forensic psychiatrist, Las Vegas

PS: Please talk about the " Presidential Temperament, Composer, Consistency And Caliber " is the key for our presumptive presidential Nominees. We do talk about the "Judicial Temperament" of our Supreme Court Justices nominees and so far we have failed to talk about the " Presidential Temperament " of our presumptive presidential nominees. The " Presidential Temperament " is the ultimate and in my opinion only requirement of our president as that effects every living soul here and around the world.

Thanks once again.

Just imagine for a second that it was, say, Hillary who broke her word on campaign finance. Do you honestly believe these Obama supporters would be saying anything but screams of foul-play, talks of her dishonesty, lying, and a need for a politician they can trust?

But blind-sight is 0/0 I guess…

Get over it McCain. If you had raised as much money as Obama, you would have done the same thing.

Obama will need the money in order to defend the smears that the Republicans have already started. I think the Dr. Dobson one is the best so far!!! Ridiculous.

Can't trust Obama?…are you serious?

Obama decides NOT to use your money to finance his campaign, while McCain uses your money illegally to obtain a loan…and you say you can't trust Obama?

McCain has "flip-flopped" a lot more than Obama has, and on much more important issues. In 1999 (his last presidential campaign) he supported the ban on offshore drilling, but has now said that the ban should be lifted.
He's "flip-flopped" on Social Security privatization, the estate tax, FISA and Domestic spying, just to name a few.

I would gladly trust the future of our great country, my friends and family (more than a few of which are proudly defending our country at home and overseas in the armed forces), and my 8 month old daughter, in Barack Obama's hands long before I would even consider John McCain as being anywhere close to trustworthy.

Leon the republican troll….See what I did with your blogging.

I was a Mitt Romney Supporter and have always voted Republican but from the very beginning I saw McCain for what he really is a typical politician from the corrupted school of politics of Washington. McCain will do anything, will change his positions on issues all the time to accomodate that position in order to gain votes.

Little by litle people are seeing the real McCain the over ambitious and lack of principles and values who betrayed his friends and church to win the Republican nominee

Come on, be honest people! If it were anyone else going back on their word you'd be screaming "liar" and "dishonest." Why is Obama going back on his word any different?

I completely agree with dmw. Well worded. Also thank you to A Nightingale Sings in Berekly Square for the rundown of the record of this egomaniac.

I am sick of the whole mess.

I DO NOT trust Obama. I am smart enough to know with his record of experience (143 days and most of his votes were "present") he is not qualified.

I too am writing in Hillary Clinton for president.

For all you Obama fans who do not understand the concept behind public financing, please do some research. Your ignorance is showing.

The bubble you kool aid drinking libs live in. If BHO said that leaving troops in Iraq was for the greater good of the country, would you still say no big deal? This is just the beginning of BHO's position changes. Let's see public financing, FISA, etc. What's next for him to change.

When McSame talks in tv I fall to sleep,,,,he is sooooo boring lol. He just talks war sick man

Has Obama derailed John McCain's financial campaigned, yes he has and McCain doesn't like it. But wait, the best is yet to come. Go Obama.

It's a simple thing. McCain can get money from 527s and fat cat sources but he can't get it from working people - so he criticises those who can. McCain gets it where he can, and has to live with the restrictions. Boo hoo, poor John.

Obama Rocks! We've given three times, not much, but we'll give again and again - no restrictions on how it's spent because Obama gets his fair and square. Take that Fat Cats!

Republicans trolls:

A Nightingale Sings in Berkley Square,
DC Insider,
JC,
Dmw

You can clearly tell them apart from others.

Leon you're a liar. Barack never betrayed anyone. His pastor through him under the bus. Stick with the facts.

Let talk about the important issues please…
Did you see Michelle Obama's dress on 'The View' last week…I could care less what cry baby McCain says about his money shortage.
Republicans lets face it ,it is over. Your eight years are almost up and you left America with a sore behind. She won't be calling on you again. You better pray that Ronald Reagan comes back to life soon because your brand is diluted and the word is out.
Barr for president in 08!

What I find interesting about this whole thing are the words Obama's critics keep using. They keep saying "Obama PROMISED this, PROMISED that. Please show me the video clip and/or transcript where the words "I promise" came out of his mouth regarding this public financing issue.

Not only can I trust Barack to do the right thing, but I can trust him not to roll over and allow the GOP to sucker punch him.

The money we are sending in record numbers is for BARACK OBAMA's campaign. He should do what he thinks best, and he hasn't let us down. The money is for him to win against John McCain. PERIOD. So get off his case because you haven't seen anything yet.

There will be more money, and plenty of it.

Obama 08

A Nightingale Sings in Berkley Square says - What is JM highlander? Will he live forever??? If he's just now hitting his stride then my name is Abraham Lincoln….(…and it ain't…)

None of the Obama kool-aid drinkers will actually stop and consider any criticism of their annointed leader, and the desire for "payback" on Bush, Florida, 2000, whatever, that the left/democrats will overlook anything to see Obama elected.

Well, Obama, agree with you that words do matter! But then again, they only matter if they fit into your contorted dishonesty.

Well, Obama did flip-flop. I don't begrudge him that - why tie one hand behind your back so the swift-boaters can destroy you once you've run out of money?

At the same time, it is AMAZING that all McCain and Obama seem to do is talk about the other one flip-flopping. They've both done it! They'll probably do it again! People need to get over it…

Please, people, see the truth which is that Obama is a total liar. He speaks from his mouth only and has no integrity of promises.

it,s time to get on with the the real issues that we the people are concern about. There are lot people hurting out here .we,er not intrested in who said what back when. we want to know how we are going to get out of this really,really bad mess we are in.I am retired , but i know young and older people that cannot fine a job fo over a year and half and they have families to take of.the have no insurance behind in morgatage payment,going without their needed medications,having their utilities shut off unable to buy school clothes for their children and so many other thing ican name and by the way I am shearing part of my groceries each time i go grocery with a family so the children will have some food.I can.t buy all they need but it helps. so lets stick to the real life issues.not intrested in the so called Flip-Flip stuff.

If he cannot keep his word to the American people before he is even elected, what can they expect if he gets in the White House? Will world leaders take him at his word after seeing him so blatantly toss it aside? What is he thinking? He is absolutely no different than any other politician out there. But his followers keep on following….

John McCain has nothing new to say. He's simply another Old White Guy. Well folks, we've been electing old white guys for eons. They promise change and we still don't see any. Albert Einstein once said: "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity." Well it's clear to me that we've been doing this with our politicians. Obama has broken the mold in a number of ways, but this week he shattered the norm by turning down $80 Million in public financing. That's a pretty cool deal folks. If we truly want to turn this country around and see a more prosperous result, we need to do things differently. Obama is willing to push the limit on 'doing things differently.' McBush is going to try to spin Obama's decision as a negative (because McTool is the same old politician that has been around for 100 years, that's when John McCain was 23 years old). Folks, show some courage. Vote for Obama and see what he can do to change things. Bush has driven our country to the brink of disaster. McCain is only going to "stay the course" and drive us even further into the melee. Let's let Obama turn this bus around.

Wow.. McCain is completely wasting his money. Everyone understands that when you suddenly have the opportunity to get such a big financial edge in a fair way, you take that advantage. Yes he went back on his word, but really the only people who will get upset over this are people who already were backing McCain.

This is a complete waste of McCain's funds.

BTW: but did anyone really listen to this ad? Did Sen. Obama "promise" to TAKE public finance or "promise" to TALK about preserving public finance with Sen. McCain…I don't know I wasn't there. However, his ad seems to imply they where supposed to TALK about it…

You almost got me McCain…

way to waste those limited funds, john!
keep 'em coming-

and btw: no one cares about this issue; don't you read the polls?

How dare Barack, actually using the money that we gave him for his election. The nerve of that guy. He should have denied his campaign the money, taken the public financing, and helped his opponent who couldn't raise enough money on his own, to win. That Barack is a mean, mean man.

Obama 08 (that's why I picked him, he's smart, and I'm happy he did what he did). Where's my checkbook?

Is this an example of Desperation? Here comes the Republican attack machine. POSH! POSH!

People, come on. McCain is so distorting the issue. He was the one who wouldn't come to the agreement. But the Press loves him so much they are calling Obama a flip flopper, but it was actually McCain. So stop this nonsense and tell the truth for once.

We the Public Finance Members are thrilled that Obama is depending on us, he'll also need us to volunteer which will save him more money.

Did John have this ad made while he was flying in his wife's private jet?

honor, integrity, and judgement. these are what i base my vote on, all three are qualities that sen obama is lacking.

Senator McCain’s not in the position to speak about this. He used his public financing as collateral to get a loan, and then, low and behold, he didn’t use it, and he broke the law.

Forget it Senator McCain. Obama supporters are so blind to the truth about their messiah that they can't see the politician he really is. When their taxes triple (which it must to grow the government as big as Obama wants to have the government do what he wants), then they'll realize what fools they are.

I don't understand why everyone is afraid of or doesn't trust Obama. I truly believe people are afraid of his youth, ethniticity. He's different and that scares people. Which is really a shame - it just shows you how small minded America really is.

As for McCain - I can only hope and pray he doesn't win the election.
I am terrified of what will become of our country and our way of life after 4 years under a man like him.

there's a line between being a flip-flopper and giving one's self permission to change their mind.

so glad Obama changed his mind and refused public money. now he can use that financial freedom to manuever through the political muck and mire many Republicans plan to throw at him.

bring on the swiftboating, the false pretense of appeals for patriotism, the evangelical terrorists, the fear mongers and the like.

bring it on.

if we have anything to thank GW for it is that we've already been there and done that and there ain't no going back for more.

bring it all on.

we are aware.
we are not afraid.

I was a Hillary Supporter and have always voted Democrat but from the very beginning I saw Obama for what he really is a typical politician from the corrupted school of politics of Chicago. Barack will do anything, will change his positions on issues all the time to accomodate that position in order to gain votes.

Little by litle people are seeing the real Obama the over ambitious and lack of principles and values who betrayed his friends and church to win the Democratic nominee

I would be surprised if McAncient even knows what a web site is.

Debate #1

Moderator: Sen. McCain, what is google.com and when was the last time you used it?

*Crickets chirping*

McCain: Hmmm…Ahmmm..My friend..Well it sounds like a terrorist orginization..you know and American people know that I dedicated 20 years of my life to fight against terrorists and that's why I am called Maverick. As your president I will fight against the terrorist organization google.com to prevent 9/11 style attack on our soil.

*Crickets chirping*

Tomorrow will prove to be another day when Sen. Obama goes back on his word and "strong" rhetoric.

Sen. Obama will vote in favor of a bill granting immunity for telecommunication companies after stating several times he would never vote for a bill with that provision attached to it. So, what changed?

VotePact

** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **

Al Gore wanted to win and I wondered why God would allow a low-life like GW win the presidency. My question has been answered. It took a George Bush to get the country to see that we really need a dramatic change. Had GW not been the WORST PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY, we would never have had such a ground-breaking election.

So thanks for living up to your reputation by doing nothing George, we owe you one.

Obama 08, our next president

YAWN!!!!!!

While the McCain campaign is concerned on why Obama did not elect to get a government hand-out of all taxpayers money to run his presidential campaign, six Americans have died in Iraq over the last two days.

Where is the positive campaign Mr. McCain? Just words?

McCain should watch the hits he is throwing out. When Obama trumps him in raising money we will see who is left feeling the sting.

OBAMA 08!!!

McCain flip-flopped on oil drilling. Correct me if I'm wrong but those are words too right?

He's just mad because he Obama is proving to be a better campaigner than him. Believe me if he could do what Obama is doing he would.

He needs to save his money on more important ads he will need to do in the months to come.

Obama is getting money from us "the public" voluntarily and not through people's tax money.

OBAMA 08 - MCCAIN IS INSANE!

SEE — This is exactly why Senator Obama needs all the money he can get to fight these type of ads.

Soon enough intelligent and objective minds would comfortably replace the words political expediency with Barack Obama.

What happen to an ad on the issues……….gas, mortagae crisis, food, the economy? McCain…grow up!

What McCain should be saying is "I can't make that kind of money.Not fair boo hoo"
Believe me folks, If McCain had access to that kind of cash he would definite take it and leave Obama crying like he is.

McCain…my boy. Instead of attacking, which is ineffective(and makes you look petty and whiny) …why not just do the same thing Obama does? Why don't you opt out as well?

And be careful supporters when you go bragging on my boy McCain's experience……Dick Cheney has more than both candidates combined and lord knows we don't want to tie McCain to Cheney. Experience has become a scary word in the past 8 years. We're gonna have to have something more substantial than that to use against Obama.

$84 millions are not PORK? What McCain has to offer to the country that we need to give him $84 millions when children don't have health insurance? 84+84=$168 millions for two guys when public schools don't have books and when our veterans are sleeping under bridges! Just go and raise money on your own and leave public funding alone. We need money for our veterans please.

Chantilly

I don't blame Obama, I would have done the same thing in his shoes. The test of a strong man is to do the right thing even if it's not the popular thing.

Yeah, John, sure.

BARACK OBAMA 08

Yes, John…words do matter…like death do us part…in sickness and in health…give it break why dont you?

Obama has been criticized by campaign finance reform advocates and Republicans since he announced his decision not to take public funds to support his general election campaign. “…………….IF McSame had .a .large base of more than a million individual donors he would OPT OUT !!!!

If Obama's decision to not take taxpayers money to fund his campaign bothers you, then I guess this ad will touch you deeply. But the fact of the matter is that most Americans don't care about public financing…And just because Obama won't agree to McCain's terms doesn't mean that he won't discuss the issues. It means that Obama and McCain can't agree on terms, McCain is just as responsible as Obama in not having town hall meetings.

GET OVER IT MCCAIN……………….

Sorry not gonna work! He made a smart move and didnt break his word.

McCAIN flip flopped about 10 times in these past two weeks…. LOOK IT UP

Obama decides he can raise more money from voters who want him to be President, rather than to take alloted taxpayer money, and McCain is trying to slam him? I know there's a lot of angles on this one, but basically, if Obama forgoes government money, he's putting more pressure on himself to raise money. If he pulls a Hillary Clinton, he won't have enough loot to make it to the White House. Sounds like Obama is pretty confident he can raise money. What it sounds like is it's Hater Season. McCain didn't get his gun out of the holdster quick enough, and took one to the chest. Obama is framing McCain up to be exactly what voters already perceive him as, old and out of touch. Basically, McCain is saying Obama promised he would take money tied to special interest, but now he changed his mind. Good for him.

Yes , but because its Obama ( God) Then its OK to flip flop , It just doesnt matter!!!!!!! Get It?

Look who's talking
Come on McShame, politics speaking you are the worst flip-flopper that I've ever seen in my entire lifetime
Try something else

And John's wife is a Barbie Doll–there's no one home.

Oh, wrong arguement.

Anyway, Obama 08

go johnny go! Hit this flip flopper where it counts. Hey UNIBAMA why won't you agree to do a town hall with McCain? Oh yea because you need to figure out what you stand for this week. McCain '08.

just go away mccain do all us american people and our country a favor and go far away like your one to talk about flip flop mccain you flip flop so much i dont know what you stand for and what you dont you make my head spin the country and the world would be a better and safer place without you so please shut up and go away!!!!!!!!

CNN —

I've hearned that John McCain now HAS TO RETURN the private money tdonations hat he was raising to support his campaign in the General Election.

Is this true?

If so, Mr. McCain was attempting to do the very thing for which he is condeming Mr. Obama. Sounds like he wasn't successful in his quest and like a poor loser is complaining about Senator Obama beating him at his own game.

What else can he run an ad on?

In all fairness to McCain, Obama did lie.

Gotcha!

Talk of non-issue!

John is a sore loser.

Umm, wasn't one of the stipulations Obama requested was that McCain reel in the 527 orgainizations? So, since McCain refused to do that, Obama did what he said he would do, which is pull out of public financing. This is simple CAUSE and EFFECT. BeCAUSE McCain didn't hold up his side of the bargain, the EFFECT is that Obama opted out of public financing. Everyone keeps saying that Obama is not an innovator or a man of his word, but Obama did exactly as he said he would. Plus, what's more innovative than having 1.5 million unique donors from ordinary people? Sounds unprecedented and innovative to me! Quite impressive! Obama '08

ooh boy, how low?

Aww… is Johnny Boy getting scared? He knows he doesn't have the support Obama has and couldn't raise as much money. It's not like McCain hasn't gone back and forth on financing.

Oh, and please! knock off the "my friends" on every sentence. I am not your friend. After you compromised every "maverik" ideal you had, you are closer to my enemy. This "my friend" stuff is just a tactic to make people think he is the second coming of Reagan.

Who wants to sit down with John McCain? I don't blame Barack. That would have been a very short conversation.

John would have said "I want you to take public funding, one third of what you can raise for the general election", and Barack would have said, "No thanks". End of conversation, now on with the election.

Who cares about campaign finance.

Wonder if the ad was financed by the rich businessmen backing McCain? It's amusing to watch the GOP decry the influence of money in a presidential election now that they're on the shor t end of the stick.

MCCAIN IS THE KING ON FLIP=FLOP!!

only he Flip-Flopped on the issues we CARE ABOUT!!

taxes, off-shore drilling!!! the list goes on!!!

This is funny, they can't get anything on Barack. This is a non-issue that will go away.

Is this the best you can do John, the fact that Barack has raised much more money than you is a sign. The people want change, real change, not just pie in the sky or "eye" as I call it, change.

John McSame is no match for the democratic machine, voter registration, and voter turnout that can be expected in November 2008.

Over and above that McSame is financially strapped with matching govt. funds. Democrats will blow McSame to pieces come November 2008.

The Republican party does not have a prayer with Barr running on the conservative side.

We don't care that Obama rather have the voters volunteer to support him financially instead of using our tax dollars. I don't want McCain to use my tax money. I'd rather use it to help the flood victims in Iowa or something like that. This was not a promise to the people. This is between him and McCain. What we care about is Obama's promises to bring the soldiers out of Iraq, reduce our taxes, change NAFTA so that we don't lose our jobs, change the education and social security system. THese are the things Americans care about.

This is such a non-issue. Every expert is saying that Obama is doing the smart thing and using "real" public financing. McCain in desperately trying to make it into something it is not - an issue!!

How ironic. A Republican slamming a Democrat for opting to use non-governmental funds.

Americans fundamentally want a "level playing field" for all candidates.

Historically, republicans have ignored this concept (no surprise given their previous stances on "level playing fields').

In past years the so-call public finance money given to the GOP candidate has been augmented with big money activity from corporations and right wing fanatics with deep pockets. The combination of these sources has allowed REPUBLICANs to outspend the Democrats ….

Those Swiftboat ads falsely questioning John Kerry's patriotism in 2004 are a perfect example. The "official Bush campaign" didn't pay for them but it sure was able to benefit from it.

This year, Mr. Obama has been able to counteract the big money republican donors but do it with very small donations from a large number of individuals via the internet.

In so doing, he has kept the spirit of campaign finance reforme … namely that no single large donor can buy influence with the candidate through large donations.

Obama, whom McCain has called inexperienced, reckless and naieve, has just schooled him. And he has done it while maintaining the principles America voters cherish.

I think mccain might be alittle worried, that america is hungry for change is ready to give our money to the man that is going to do it! make as many ad's as you want we are still going to give and get the democrats back in the oval office….obama 08

That's exactly what we HILLARY Supporters have been trying to tell you about OBAMA. He Lies, and he lies, and he lies. The man is a corrupt individual. HE LIED ABOUT REV. WRIGHT. HE LIED ABOUT REZKO. HE LIED ABOUT HIS MUSLIM FAITH. HE LIED ABOUT HIS TERRORIST SUPPORTER IN HIS IL. SENATOR CAMPAIGN. HE LIED ABOUT HIS COCAINE USE. HE LIED ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATION. HIS WIFE HAS EXPRESSED HER OPINION OF AMERICA. WHAT THE DEVIL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT AFRICAN AMERICANS. YOU CAN NOT SEE THE FORREST FOR THE TREES. THIS MAN DOES NOT HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS FOR AMERICA. DO NOT PUT THIS MAN INTO THE OVAL OFFICE.

EITHER WRITE HILLARY'S NAME IN OR VOTE FOR JOHN McCAIN.

This is so ,so crazy, If McCain want to use public money by al means
go ahead. American don't care about that . We care about issuses, things that effect our well being.

It takes two, baby, and John's hands are not clean.

Barack's supporters WANT him to use the money we gave him for both the primary and general elections. Enough said.

Obama is a typical politican. Most of us saw this from the beginning. The folks who are gullible and the media forced him down our throats. The Superdelegates selected him as our nominee. We knew Hillary was the best qualified and she would have won in November, but, Obama, his campaign and the media made her the villian and a racist. Most of us knew this was not true. Now we are stuck with Obama as the nominee and before November, he will be shown as the inexperienced, liberal, radical that he is; although he does give good speeches and use inspiring words. He is not ready to be President. His change message, his I am not of Washington fooled a lot of people. If you look closely and paid attention you would see all the while they were dissing Clinton, Obama's advisers served under Clinton. So sad! I will vote for Hillary in November.

RNC, who cares. You have come up with nothing to help the people of this country to better their lives. All you have done is come up with new ways to attack Obama

McCain shouldn't be wasting his money on these ads… he's going to need all the cash he can get so he doesn't end up like Clinton begging for money on web ads.

Barack will be our next president and the soon McSame can come to grips with that, the better. John's own party is against him, why?

Did McSame talk about how he has been double dipping between private and public funds. Oh, I guess not.

So, when Obama changes his stance on public financing he violated his word, but when McCain changes his stance on offshore drilling it's not? When he changes his stance on the Bush tax cuts it's not?

This is why no one trusts any politicians period, their words don't matter, and then they attack eachother on a principal they themselves violate.

Principals matter. The fact that McCain's have changed since becoming the nominee concerns me more.

Of course he did. It wont' work though.

Go McCain

Is this all you have McCain, stupid stuff.

Hi John, just wanted to congratulate you on yet another ad that brings up a subject that NO ONE CARES ABOUT! It must suck to be a Republican these days, especially when you've been in bed with Bush ever since he spanked your hiney 8 years ago.

Barack already has a public financing in place. How much more public can you get than to have voluteer donations to your cause.. rather than having us taxpayers be forced into paying for the 84.1 million if they do take the public financing…

Seem sto me McCain is pissed off and scared now Barack can in fact deal with those 527's on their level of financing….and not be swift boated and stuck with only 84.1 mil.

Awww too bad McCain, NOT THIS TIME, NOT THIS YEAR!!!

Obama 08′!!

Yes John …. words do matter and so does leadership.

Your words were something like …. " Don't expect me to be the "referee" when it comes to what Republican 527s do. I can't control them".

I contrast those with Barack's leadership of the Democratic party to regject lobbyist and soft money. Moreover, I contrast that with MOVEON.orr, a democratic-leaning 527 organization stating that it will FOLLOW the direction laid down by Senator Obama.

John, if Barack can get his troops to follow him into battle but you can't, what does that say about your leadership mandate?

Caney-Cane is disturbing…he's just all soiled because he lacks the means to raise funds like Obama. He's running scared and now will do anything to tarnish the impenetrable image of our next President…Barak Obama. We all know that words DO matter–the words that Obama willr ecite when he takes the oath of office….

Later Caney-Cane–see ya at the inaugural parade!

Very good ad. Words do matter, and if you cannot keep yours you have no honor or integrity. The whole world is watching.

Sooner or later the nation will come to grips with the awareness that Barack Obama is more of flip flopper than John Kerry, and has never had a position he would not change for a few votes/

You just have a feeling that you can't trust Obama. You know it and I know it as well

Thank God for John. He has the experience and necessary intelligence to be our president. Now here is the other candidate:

Just how much Senate experience does Barack Obama have in terms of actual work days? Not much. From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a P