You all Obamabots still do not believe in "FAIR PLAY” do you? You pull that STUNT in the primary and those who did not know better follow your candidate. Now, we know what you are all about. "LOUD MOUTHS, WIDE EYED, HIP HOP, SPOILED BRATS" who instead of sticking with the issues, you rather run your mouths in different directions. Obama had stolen the nomination from Hillary and that is a fact because idiots like you contributed to an inexperienced candidate and you think, yes, he will win in general election. Ms. O. had illegally contributed to Obama's campaign during the primary and because Obama being a Muslim is being funded by the same oil money that he is denouncing here in the campaign. Isn't that the real reason that he broke the rule? He knows, his revenue will never run dry. So, if it were you, you too will negate the funding cap. He knows his money comes from the republic of Islam, Oprah, Trinity church and you fools who are so mesmerize by your cult leader to see straight? OBAMA, HAD EVEN SEND AN ARMY GENERAL TO DO HIS DIRTY WORK. HE TRASHED MCCAIN, SAYING HIS SERVICE WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR MCCAIN TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT. ANOTHER OBAMA TRICK. NOW HE WILL COME OUT AND PRETEND TO DENOUNCE IT WHILE ALL ALONG, OBAMA IS THE PERSON WHO ENCOURAGE THE ACCUSATION. SORRY, THAT NONSENSE WILL NOT WORK THIS TIME. I RATHER HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE FIELD AND KNOW WHAT THE REALITY OF WAR IS AND THE REALITY OF ENEMY COMBATANT IS AND THE REALITY OF WHAT HOMELAND SECURITY IS ALL ABOUT, THAN A FAIRY TALE CLOWN WITH FEW ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS WHO DOES NOT HAVE ANY CLUE AS TO WHAT HOMELAND SECURITY IS ALL ABOUT AND NOT TO TALK OF ANY KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN POLICY. YES, WE NEED A SECURED, FREE COUNTRY. WITHOUT THAT FREEDOM ALL THE WEALTH IN THE WORLD WILL NOT MATTER. YOUR CANDIDATE DOES NOT GET IT. DOES HE? HE THINKS, THIS IS A GAME OF SOME SORT. OUR AMERICA IS TOO DEAR TO US TO BE TRIVALIZED BY OBAMA WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHICH END IS UP. WE DO NOT WANT A NAÏVE PRESIDENT WHO THINK SELLING OUT AMERICA TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WILL BE THE WAY TO GO. YES, OBAMA IS A MUSLIM, WRIGHT AND MS.O’S SURROGATE. IT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MS.O. TO BE RICH, SHE WANTS TO BE AT THE HELM OF OUR COUNTRY TOO. YOU DID NOT FIGURE THIS OUT YET? I THOUGHT YOU ALL WERE SMART. OBAMA WILL BE INDEBTED TO MS. O. YOU KNOW THAT WASHINGTON INSIDER OBAMA SAID IT WAS EVIL? WELL, NOW IT IS MS. O. BECK AND CALL GUY BECAUSE HE WILL BE INDEBTED TO HER THROUGHOUT HIS PRESIDENCY. NO FREE RIDE WITH MS. O. YOU KNOW. ISN’T THAT ANOTHER TRANSLATION OF A LOBBYIST. WELL, SORRY, WE LOVE PEACE AND HEAVEN AT THE SAME TIME. WE CANNOT JOIN YOU. THANKS BUT NO THANKS.
THAT NONSENSE OF OVERSPENDING THE OTHER CANDIDATE SO YOU CAN WIN INSTEAD OF ABIDING BY THE RULES OF THE GAME WILL NOT WORK IN THIS GENERAL ELECTION. IT IS TIME WE AMERICANS SHOW YOU THAT, MONEY DOES NOT "BUY LOVE, OR VOTES." WE DO NOT WANT TO SET EXAMPLE TO OUR CHILDREN THAT CHEATING, CONIVING, INSULTING, AND DOWNRIGHT VILE BEHAVIOR IS THE WAY TO WINNER. SO OBAMABOTS, KEEP INSULTING THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT HOLDS YOUR FUTURE IN HIS HANDS THAT IS REALLY SMART MOVE. DO NOT KEEP IT ON THE ISSUES, KEEP ACTING LIKE BRATS. YOU WILL SEE THE RESULT THAT SOME OF US DO NOT GO FOR THAT ARROGANCE, INSULTING DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY COME NOVEMBER. I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD TAKE ALL THAT MONEY YOU THINK YOU HAVE AND BUY YOUR CANDIDATE, OBAMA , SOME EXPERIENCE BECAUSE HE WILL NEED IT COME NOVEMBER..
MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT 2008 AND HILLARY 2012!!!!!!!!.

"As an average American I support John McCain because he gets his money from the average American. I know I, and many of my average friends, have donated the maximum $28,500 to the RNC, and now we are donating thousands more for independant advertising. America unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us."

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LOL! You represent the AVERAGE AMERICAN? You just said you have donated over 28K to McCain's campaign, and YOU represen the average American who makes less then that per YEAR?

Talk about being out of reach with the country…

It is really hillarious watching you left wing marxist democrats attempt to bad-mouth McCain a true American that has paid his dues through personal sacrifice and courage. What do you have, a second rate senator with no real experience other than 3 years in the senate. You would have been better off nominating Hillary, at least I have more respect for her. I think he has a real good chance of defeating Obama.

The RNC needs Jesus to return for a big miracle to occur. They are doomed!

let them spend the last penny of theirs, LOL.

it might help the economy.

I am glad for the RNC, becuase Obama's decision to go back on his word unfairly put McCain in a disadvantaged position. McCain wanted to stand by his promise and keep his word, so help from the RNC is warranted and a blessing.

Democrat for McCain

Comments were closed for the other article, so I'll post here:

I think their (the Japanese commercial's) only problem was that they had the wrong animal behind the podium – it should have been a skunk like Barack – black and white and stinks up everything

Showing Barack as a monkey is an insult to monkeys

PUMA PAC

Sure RNC should prepare. They should prepare to talk about Charlie Black or Phil Gramm and ENRON.

The RNC doesn't seem to realize that people are TIRED of this Bush style campaign. The ads better be respectful of Obama or they will backfire in a big way.

This is what Obama meant in his speech concerning not accepting public financing.

"They have become masters of gaming the system."

Does anyone believe that this group will not be closely linked to the RNC and that it won't coordinate on content and strategy?

I don't know if it is just me or what but I can't stand to listen to or look at Mrs. Obama. She scares me, she really does.

And obama is two faced. i can't believe his flip flop of positions.

this guy has no scruples or values. He should never have been the candidate. He was put there by howard Dean and the DNC.

Hillary won the electoral votes and could have had a cake walk to the presidency but no we have to have someone who doesn't share our values running. I hope he loses and loses big.

Just be on the alert whatever Obama says this week he will change next week. Democrat for McCain. Obama lies.

"America unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us."

ummm, MIKE, your white pointed hat and white dress are ready to be picked up at the cleaners!! YOU are nothing like US, the vast MAJORITY of americans. "us" do not want to be in any kind of category with YOU!!

and you dont fool us a bit, we KNOW you're house in foreclosure and you cant afford to fill your gas tank…

Gee, I'm paying close to $5.00 a gallon and the RNC is going to lecture me on energy security???? I'm still undecided, but with the RNC doing something like this, my mind can be made up pretty quickly, if ya' know what I mean? That RNC is doin'n ha heck of a job.

Mike….most average americans live on what poor people on chicagos south side live on……these people just happen to live in a more expensive areas than trailer parks and flood zones……so you should take your divisve comments and sit down and enjoy the NASCAR event…….Obama doesn't hate you as much as you dislike yourself…..comments like yours make you sound somewhat racist……you may not be but as another American reading your post …..you are not speaking on policy you are on a George Wallace trip….and you really are not an accurate representation of American……so work on it man; you still have time

Mike. Must you refer to Obama as 'That black guy". This is dispicable. Obama is not black mind you, he is mixed which means he has both white and black blood in him. How racist can you be? He is an individual like you. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. I bet you will not get your moneys worth come November. Count on it.

have at it, losers!!!! this is going to be HILARIOUS!!!!!

"republicans" and "energy security"——that makes about as much sense as "OJ" and "father of the year"; "PETA" and "meat suits"; "dick cheney" and "the light of day and/or garlic necklace"; "mccain" and "POTUS".

take your silly games and go play with someone else, the grownups have a country to take back!!!!

See…this is exactly why Obama made the decision he did to not accept public funding. The republican party affiliates have billions to spend to attack Obama on everything. Dems do not typically have that sort of money so I think it was a strategically wise decision that exhibits excellent foresight on behalf of Obama.

Mike said he is not like us , well Mike we're not like you. we don't run around with white sheets over our head, we don't burn crosses and we know right from wrong. OOP's Mike you must be a republican.

Ofcourse they are prepping for an ad blitz. They will lie, smear, and do what ever it takes to bring out a vote against Obama. They wont let McCain just stand his policies up to Obama's because McSame will lose.

So they will try to personal attacks on Senator Obama, his wife, his daughters if they can!

Jerry-IA what lead are you talking about for McCain?
He has to catch up first.

Read carefully.

Obama is leading in the polls!
Got it. Are am I being obtuse?

Yeah…who will speak up for Big Carbon????

Oh yeah McCain. Let's cede over whatever remaining resources we have left for them to squeeze a few more billion out of us before we're left high and dry on energy because nothing has been done to get us into the future.

Yet more evidence that a vote for McCain is a vote for more of the same.

"Not once in 1994 did Barack Hussein Obama take his dog for heartworm checkups." – Swift boat vetrinarians for truth.

That's what they'll throw at him, folks, and the idiots in this nation will believe it..

PREDICTION:

McCain-40 states

Obama-10+the other 7 states he seems to think exists.

RNC group doing negative ads against Obama!

The reason is obvious, or they would spend the money glorifying McCain- guess there isn't enough there to work with!

I am confused, how is it a smear campaign? Are they going to put up the same kind of ads that MoveOn.org put out?

I appreciate the pretension that they wouldn't have set up these sorts of independent add campaigns had Obama agreed to campaign spending-limits.

Of course, the truth is, Obama had to opt out of the spending limits precisely because the RNC would do this kind of think, anyway, and the DNC is severely out-gunned.

Change > Fear

Bring it on, McCain, we're ready NOW…Go, Big O !

@Steve
You really aren't all that smart are you? To address your oil statment they would only be able to drill 50 MILES not feet off the coast. You won't be able to see the rigs. And yes oil companys hold many leases BUT most don't have oil, there is no sense in drilling for oil when there isn't any. Also they may hold the leases it doesn't mean that the states allow them to drill with out going through a multitude of hoops and red tape.

Stop looking at the oil companys like they are evil cause while they make high profits they only see 5% of that due to taxes. Oil companys are the largest tax company in the US. If you want to go for some one with high profits and little taxes go after some of these universites. Yale I belive makes millions and they pay very little taxes. I can't remember the report to well but if you look it up you'll find it.

Most of you are brain washed by the liberal media to belive that oil companys are the enemy, and that the goverment shood control them. Well guess what that is a step towards communisum. So keep talking Comrade.

Good, Obama's energy policy is so superior (and believable) relative to McCain's this is going to be a way to focus on Obama's strengths.

Obama supports individual rights to bear arms folks. NRA just wants a war in Iran it seems. They don't care about gun rights.

I just hope all Americans–Republicans included–rise up and tell the RNC that this is not the way to run a campaign.

But, as we have seen in the past, it does work.

Obama would have been left a pauper compared to the RNC/527/McCain money, if he had opted for public financing.

Good for him! He did the right thing by opting for true American
funding. Funding by the people.

The people want Obama. Beware the power of many.

Jon, I also check in at factcheck.org. More people should instead of whining & being nasty. It should be in bold letters at the top of the page.

i certainly hope they highlight his years of doing nothing in the IL senate except voting present, his 3yrs in the U.S. senate voting for earmarks that got his wife a raise, spending half his term running for president and NOT doing the job he was elected to do, his lousy judgement and neglect for subjecting his children to racist, anti-american rants on a regular basis in church, and his ability to outspend his opponents and still LOSE a substantial number of votes.

How can the RNC go there? What are they going to say? "I'm the party that put Big Oil in the position to screw you people"?

The White Boys of Obama will be working over to time to counter this air strike. Dump Obama. We want Hillary Clinton in the White House. Write her in to win on the November ballot and take back her stolen candidacy.

Well, I made my JUne donation a coupkle of days ago to Obama and will be making my July one soon. the more I read these stories, the more I give. That's the beauty of Obama opting out. John Kerry was capped at $72 million because of public financing and couldn't afford to defend himself from all of thje RNC "independant" groups.

Obama '08

I thought the RNC cried "unfair" when Obama opted out of the public finance system?

Something tells me this effort will be WELL coordinated with the RNC despite laws prohibiting such action.

Because when the republicans do it CNN will call it a 'blitz.' When Obama does it I'm sure they'll refer to it in some flowery way how he is 'spreading his message' of 'hope and change.'
That's how they interpreted his attack campaign against Clinton too.

How dare those silly Republicans promote actual ideas instead of cute little slogans. Yeah, they are doomed because they actual have ideas. If they had a golden child with a pretty smile and pretty words, then they'd be set.

You Obamites make me sick. Lets see, who has been in power since 2006 in Congress? Hmmm, gas has rose over a dollar since then? Thats it, stick your heads in the sand and blame Bush. Idiots!

Spend all the big oil money you want. You will lose, why would anyone accept a man as president who can't even tell people what he believes in.

Gosh, the RNC is just doing what Obama supporters have been doing for the entire campaign season. They are using all avenues available to back their candidate. Why not? Obama certainly has not held anything back — he has plenty of organizations running ads for him! This is not a smear campaign, and nothing highlighted in this articles can be said to be inappropriate. It is just politics.

Mike wrote:

As an average American I support John McCain because he gets his money from the average American. I know I, and many of my average friends, have donated the maximum $28,500 to the RNC, and now we are donating thousands more for independant advertising. America unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us.

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Is this sarcasm? It must be, because anyone who can donate that much money is not "average". You're right about one thing: Obama is NOT like you. He's not poor, but he is very rich in wisdom and judgment. He had the sound judgment to forego public financing for this very reason. He knew, just like we did, that the smear was coming, leaving McDepends to claim clean hands. This has worked in the past, but the days of GOP rule are over my friend.

Not a bit surprised.
Let them – spend it all – it won't deter this smart Pennsylvania voter.

This is why Obama had to opt out of public financing. These outside smear groups will be on the attack and now he will have the money to compete. With his own financing FROM THE PUBLIC. And to "Mike" (above) as a man who grew up a "poor black guy" in California, Obama represents more Americans than you could possibly know you RACIST.

Obama '08

in a landslide

Mike

I agree with you…. NOT.

John McCain with his brand new JET IS IN TOUCH WITH AVERAGE AMERICANS.

John McCain whose family CHARGES $750,000 IN ONE MONTH TO CREDIT CARDS….YES HE IS IN TOUCH WITH THE AVERAGE AMERICAN.

And you and your FRIENDS WHO CAN AFFORD TO DONATE $28,500
to the RNC, and now CONTINUE TO DONATE FOR INDEPENDENT ADVERTISING, YOU FOLKS ARE AVERAGE AMERICANS! YOU FOLKS ARE SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE AVERAGE AMERICAN, YOU SHOULD BE MADE TO STAND IN THE CORNER!

Smear campaigns..The Republicans bread and butter tactic. McSame's commercial will look like this.."My Friends, Vote for me or Obama will allow Iran to Bomb us"

MCBUSH IS AN ENEMY OF PROGRESS

and the lies and distortions continue : "Following Barack Obama's decision to become the only major party presidential candidate in history to not adhere to campaign spending caps, the Republican National Committee has begun an independent expenditure campaign in accordance with FEC regulations," I guess this is true if you believe "history" only contaoins those years since reagan was president.. but then most republicans cannot think back any further than that, they hit a block during the Nixon and forgettable Ford years and the thought of an intelligent man in charge made them use their control of Congress to stop all real good works done by carter (well except for his ppolicies intended to make America energy independant those were killed by Reagan, and oh yeah the Egypt Isreali peace thing that has held to this day! but you know his domestic policies were terrible there was high inflation and stagnant growth.. what? oh you mean those policies into effect by Nixon to fund his war machine and not touched by the republican congress or presidnet until Reagan got into office? the ones Carter tried, and failed, to force through a hostile Congress, that were responsible for the stagflation during the Carter years)

I agree Jerry in IA….as the weeks go forward, the gap will continue to widen in McCain's favor. Obama is a phony who will say anything to get votes. I am shocked at how so many have bought into his rhetoric. They follow him like he is a messiah—how foolish. Americans will come to know the real Obama as we get closer to the election—he is a preacher—pure and simple and is not deserving of the office. His followers believe every word that comes out of his mouth, I am shocked by that type of stupidity. This guy does not represent change—he is self-centered, arrogant and is in it for himself. Come Nov, let's send him back to Chicago from which he came. Our future and our people deserve better than this ill-qualified very…..scary candidate. Believe not all you hear from his mouth

doesn't McCain look like a farret face?

We arleady know what these ads be like… Lot's of patriotism questions, cause "black folks are not patriotic" remember jim crow days????? Same argument made then too… and fist bumps because that somehow now that is a link to terrorism, and if that doesn't do it, just keep shouting Barack Obama, his name, his name, it's ethnic, it's not all american right???? I dodn't know that being Black made a person less patriotic but you learn something new, or are reminded of long days past every step of the way. Heaven help us.

Good. We need to question Obama on everything. He's too green, too young, too racist, too anti-American, he questions anyone who questions him. He's scary and so his is wife. The fact is, Obama jumped on the political scene just a few years ago and we only know what he wants us to know. Dig deep, I say. Find out everything you can about this guy. Americans deserve to know.

CNN where's the comment about Obama's sweetheart mortgage? Please tell me he isn't gonna say that this is just a republican smear tactic also. Sweetheart deals being disguised as negotiated between two lenders is BS it is still preferential treatment which this guy claims he doesn't subscribe to!

dear mike,
since when can an "average" American afford to donate $28,500 to anything other than their mortage, college education, etc. who are you kidding- YOU'RE not like us!

Republicans have yet run any negative ags against Obama. However, with internet, it seems you do not have to run negative ads on the major news media. Who started all those negative email and web chats about Obama? It was definitely not McCain campain or even Republicans because those negative things were out even before Obama established himself as a front runner for nomination. But there are some 3rd party organizations like moveon.com that did attack McCain negatively.

We will see who will start the negative ads war. It seems RNC will start the negative, but only on the energy issue differences. I think that is acceptable. It is acceptable to compare differences on issues.

RNC/GOP bring it on. McSame will lose because the American people are lot smatter than you think. Enought smear attacks and innuendos. Bring it on – President Obama will prevail.

Finally the American people get it, if millions and millions of us contribute just $50 to Obama's campaign, we can compete against big business, corruption and the hypocrite neo-nut movement.

Have you ever seen such hatred from people like Rush "pill gulping" Limbaugh or ignorance from hypocrites like Bill O'reilly or Hannity. GEORGIA HAS A CHANCE TO GO OBAMA IF MORE WHITE BOYS LIKE ME VOTE FOR HIM!!

Does anyone actually think McCain and the Repubs wouldn't take the path of the most money? The right wing swift boat machine is already starting and Obama will need all the money he can get to fight the lies and trash that they will fling. Kick the scum to the curb.

HA and faux news and the repubs were crying about Obama's financing, like there was going to be a fair fight.

Dear Mike,
If you had $28,500 to donate to the RNC, you are not average. The rest of us will vote for Obama.

On a footnote, if the Republicans were really concerned with "energy security" it seems like they would have done something about rising gas prices and energy shortages years ago when they controlled the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. Maybe they can fly around in a big plane called "energy security".

I guess they were too busy snooping, waging war, running up deficits and covering up their past mistakes.

McCain fits right in. He was involved in the Arizona saving and loan scandal and then all of a sudden he became a champion of political reform.

Thank God I don't have cable!!!

RNC's Not going to change my Mind. My mind is aready made up No Mc walkin cain…….GO OBAMA All the way

Fighting dirty is the ONLY way Republicans know how to win. It's high time they are stopped and held accountable. I am so encouraged by the amazing support Obama is getting from the young voters and their determination to get him elected. This hopefully will be the election where the Republicans are taught Rove style gutter campaigns need to be put to rest.

Mike,
According to the US Census, the average US household income last year was slightly over $47,000. Does the fact that you donated over $28,000 make you an "average American"? How are you defining average? I would consider myself rather average, however there is no way I could ever afford to donate that much money.

I have, rather symbolically, donated $20.08 to the Obama campaign.

Lastly, what makes Obama "not like us"? The fact that he is black or the fact that he is poor…….?

I don't think someone who can't spell "independent" has $28,500 to donate to the RNC. Nice try, Mike.

Good grief, the Republicans sure know how to whine when they are on the ropes.

You had eight years run the country…. and you blew it. And now our grandkids our going to pay for your mistakes.

Yea go on, we all will pay $15 at the pump, go on, cast ur vote for Mc Confused and lets c who cries at the end of his presidency if he is selected by politicians under the disgise of evngelicals.

this one got rejected – anyone care to guess why? i think they are scared of the implications

all kidding aside, we all know barack HUSSEIN obama will win the whitehouse. very simply 90% of blacks will vote for him as well as a percentage of guilt ridden white people. throw in brainwashed young people (by the blacks-can-do-no-wrong american press – yeah you ny times, msnbc, cnn) and you have a winner for the dems eh, socialists.

i hope his supporters are happy with higher taxes, cap and trade penalties and putting employers who can't afford new government mandates out of business.

face east and pray we survive until he is voted out of office

The beginnings of another smear campaign from the republicans. At least obama can fight back now that he opted out of public financing.

and Jon, I LOVE factcheck.org!!!

HISTORY FOR REPUBLICANS

OBAMA/CLINTON 08-16
HILLARY/OBAMA 16-24

CHELSE/BILL C. 24-36
AFTER THAT THE GRANDCHILDREN OF OBAMA AND CLINTON WILL TAKE OVER

REPUBLICAN MAY AS WELL QUIT. THEY CAN.T WIN

RNC= real nasty cowards

If the "average American" belongs to the RNC and donates $28,500 there is a problem there. I don't think that average Americans can afford to donate $28,000 or should be able to donate that much. Does RNC stand for Rich Not Caring?

You could create a great distortion mill on that amount of money and buy a few politicians to boot. They probably will.

Aaaaaaaaaaand this is why Obama opted out of public financing.

Mcsame is trying to "distance himself" from the shrub and hires a shrub "campaign advisor" who looks for all the world like "mini-me".
RNC bringing out a smear campaign this weekend – that's all they know how to do – and the "swiftboating" is waiting in the wings.
Not gonna buy it this time. Mcsame and shrub co-joined at the hip for sure now. No more Bush and no McCain.

Wonder what McCain's Swift Boat Veterans will come up with this time. I look foward to the slander fest!

Once NObama picks a VP not named Clinton his support will decrease. And once this happens it's all over for B. Hussein Obama. Clinton supporters hold the key to winning this election for either McCain or NObama. So all of you Clinton supporters remember how the NObamanots treated you during the primaries. Do them all a favor and put an end to this NObama guy.

Politics is so boring without Hillary!!!!

Hillary 2008

get him obama

Now I am not a big fan of either obama or mccain, but its funny everyone saying oh they will smear him, umm they haven't done anything yet how do you know what they say won't be true or are you so quick to beleive that everything said against obama is a lie. Or is Obama the only politican in the world who never lies goes back on his word(umm well we know that is not true)? How about you wait to see what they say it could very well be true. Still waiting on that debate Obama let the people who aren't necessarily sure of you ask you some questions you dont have prepared answers for. Or is Obama gonna send out Hillary to debate for him?

Are there still voters who believe anything the RNC says?

McCain's energy policy: We need to drill more so that we can keep living under the delusion that cheep oil is our god given right.

What more are we willing to sacrifice for oil before we start making smart energy choices beyond this truly limited resource? Obama is absolutely correct to resist overturning drilling restrictions in the Gulf, the Atlantic coast, and ANWR. In all there is a little more than 25 billion barrels of oil in all of these places according to the most up to date estimates. At more than 12 million barrels a day we (USA) burn through 4.5 billion barrels a year meaning there is little more than 5.5 years worth of oil in these drill-restricted areas. What then? We are in for a painful future with respect to energy and the longer we delay in facing up to that reality the more painful it is going to be when we are finally forced to make the adjustment.

Like Bush, McCain seem only too willing to play the role of enabler to our oil addiction. His energy policy, drafted in Houston just like the Bush Administrations, will only serve to help the oil industry, not our economy, not our energy demand, and certainly not our national security.

If you are thinking of voting for McCain, do us all a favor and DON'T!!

Why don't he spend some of that campaign money to defend T-mobile's Japanese commercial with the monkey in it? After all in America we teach our kids that we are descendants of monkeys and nobody in my church has enough power to pull that from our school district! Yet the T-mobile company did pull their ad based on racism, what about evolution? I'm insulted that America allows the teaching of it in school but disallows creation.
Why not, Obama?
If he's wanting to be President and really wants the people of faith vote, try promising that he'll put all ideas of origin into the school.

Have you noticed the type of ads running? Guns, anti-abortion, and soon to be smear. The republicans are going to run the same campaign they run election after election. I just hope and pray that people are too smart for that to work again! I have to believe that HOPE will win this election.

Obama takes all the crap that republican pile on and uses it as stepping stones. Republicans can't touch this! It's just backfire after backfire. Bring it on!

The Republican Party will become the same as The Federalist Party. The party for RACISM will be Gone Gone Gone Forever

Oh my, I guess it's Willie Horton time. The racist Repugnants will think of any and everything to keep the White House. The country is over them and the DEMS will prevail.

See you at the voting booth.

Well, Obama asked for this, didn't he. He wants to control all the money on the DNC side. No 527s, no DNC, just Obama. He has asked the 527s (that have been quiet so far) and the RNC (also not all that aggressive this election) to take him on; just let his fans give him all the money. I guess the war is on; may the best man win.

Get ready people, by October the GOP will be saying that the country is at CODE: RED.

GW is on the phone manufacturing some kind of scare tactic now.

Funny, the republicans have laughed out of the otherside of their mouth for years when they had all the bucks.

Obama must go on the offense if he is going to convince American that he is not another Big Business Lobbyist puppet by calling the gas crisis an act of Terrorism on America… These gas prices are a blatant act of TERRORISM and every American feels it at the pump where his dollar has been dissolved into a quarter by George W.

Price gouging and price fixing are criminal. This crime left unchecked will force America into an economic meltdown few have seen all while the perpetrators did it without even using a gun…. Bush and Cheney have turned a blind eye to it all and America is getting angrier every time they have to get fuel.

If Obama is going to sell himself as a leader of the people he is going to have to stand against the petroleum companies right now or he can't convince Americans he is anything different.

Obama must say that Congress is presently investigating this and when they find the perpetrators of this crime send them to hard labor prison camp for life so it will make examples out of every one of them for other white collar criminals to see what happens when you get caught robbing Americans….

ITS FREAKING TERRORISM and the handful that are behind it are getting wealthy… Use the word terrorism to describe the gas price crisis and see if America agrees with you….Obama!!! I'll bet they will race top the polls to support cha!

The solution to the pump prices is very simple. Tax credits for conversion to natural gas in vehicles that allows taxpayers to recoup the cost and make sure the installers and manufactures of the kits do not gouge the market with inflated prices… It’s the purest fuel and we have plenty…a really a no brainer…

Mike says "As an average American I support John McCain because he gets his money from the average American. I know I, and many of my average friends, have donated the maximum $28,500 to the RNC, and now we are donating thousands more for independant advertising. America unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us."

…and billionairess McCain who cares only about the rich is like us? He's no way like me.

Oh what are they going to say? In 2000 they said McCain had ONE black kid, when he ran against GW. This time they'll say Barack has TWO black kids.

And this is why I'm so glad that Barack opted out of public financing. Senator Mccain and the GOP must really think that the American people are stupid. From the RNC smear campaign to the Bush operative now set to run his campaign……… no, Mccain is not like GWB at all….

Good grief. A president needs to have a thick skin, and now he's whining about some Japanese mobile phone ad…what is he going to do when he's president and the going gets truly tough?
As usual, no one can say/do anything that isn't offensive or racial to Obama and this will be no exception.
Good luck to the morons who voted for him, and God bless the rest of us.

I love it how they suggest that they are only doing this because Obama opted out of public financing when Obama was simply smart enough to see this coming and know that it wasn't just the $85 million cap on McCain that he would have to fight against but funding for this type of advertising as well.

I CAN NOT for the life of me understand how anyone could vote Republican this year considering the mess we're in. Anyone that still has confidence in Bush needs to have their pulse checked.

Yada, yada…we've been down that road.
Rev. Wright
Michelle
Campaign Finance
Debates

Bring it on, we're ready for the dirty, mudslinging politics of the GOP.

See you at the ballot, boys.

So Mike as an average American you are ok will helping to get a plan for a guy while the rest of the country is going broke and you want him as you say to beat the poor black guy.
WOW i really hope you are of fighting age so you can serve in this war that should have never been started
because as i see it an average american like you has no idea what this country stands for

We're ready.

Obama 08

Mike, Wow, since when did the average American have 28.000 to spend on politics ?? and still donate 1.000s ??

I am sorry, but the average American donates a 10-20 bill a month, and when millions do that you get a candidate who is from and with the people..

'He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us.'

How is he not like us ?? he have an education is that the problem, or he do work for the poor people in east Chicago ?? Have you ever seen McCain out doing anything good ?? or is it just because he is white he is one of us ??

barack if i were he; i would rent a home in each swing state that is up for grabs. the election hinges on the swing states. and i would put out a REPONSE AD; for those who want to run REV. WRIGHT RHETORIC ads, which mccain knows they were on the way. [wink-wink] i would run an ad simply stating; never have barack obama uttered any false words of discouragement against america this great nation and "LAND OF LIBERTY" w/ flags waving in the background something a tune to this . you've got to come out the gate w/ something to neutralize them swiftboats. i would start w/ this answer ad in mississippi here is where they the first of many boats have and will be launched. come right back in the same state w/ a ad of this responds nature. i'am in the south and these folks down here are hate'n besides a appearance late in the campaign like in late oct. i wouldn't even set foot in these red states because these folks are seeing red . i'd fly right over them………. also the democratic convention WOMEN should be the standard bearers of this moment in time and in history also the young let them know the torch of change is getting ready to being handed to the future. let howard dean know this .

typical republican mud-slinging…
All I have to say is that Obama better be ready for them to throw the kitchen sink and its plumming at him…

Senator McCain,
Just let the people understand which kind of change Obama represents, then you can win the presidency.
It is simple and easy.

The democrat candidates only must say one thing to get elected and take back our country… TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS AT THE GAS PUMPS!!! And then promote an all out investigation into what has driven these prices past any reality and prosecute the perpetrators of this crime!!!

It is going to destroy the economic model of America and the working man will become slaves to the rich if left unattended much longer….

Democrats have America behind them if they will just get on message and the focus of Americans is going broke fast!!! Every dollar has been dissolved into a quarter by Bush and McCain will continue this devaluation of your wealth. China now own 60% of our national debt while we pump billions a day into Chinese made consumer products. America is going to be a shell of a country just like Russia who did not lose the Cold War… The currancy of Russia became worthless and the country became insolvent….

Its TERRORISM PEOPLE!!! Go after the FUEL Terrorist and you will uncover that Bush and Cheney are part of that circle of crooks…. McCain then has to turn against them or he is toast…. Its curtains… Show is over…

America is sick and tired of big business getting all the breaks and stealing our money through inflation and strong arm tactics in the market place…. Democrats stand up for the little guy and show us you mean business by going after the crooks and you will take this country in the right direction finally…. else we all be screwed….

I don't get it. Do people prefer more guns or more money? I'd prefer have money money thank you very much!

Mahalo Nui Loa or Thanks very much!

McCain 08, the only wise choice!

Who profits from a policy of "Drill now! Drill everywhere!?" Consumers or Oil companies?

Why have George W. and Dick Cheney long promoted this scheme?

Could not a supply/demand issue also be dealt with from the demand side?

Ok RNC, give it your best shot! You would do better giving that money to us to help pay for gas.

Mahalo Nui loa!

McCain 08, the only wise choice!

Energy security is NOT the defining issue of this campaign! The defining issue for most of us is the destruction in the value of the $ under Republican watch. That is the key reason gas costs so much in American dollars. That started with the headlong spiral into Federal Debt because of Ronald Reagan's enormous tax breaks for the rich, when he lowered the Income Tax Rate from 70% on income over $400,000 to 28% for everyone. The Max rate of 70% on that income level held steady through Republican and Democratic Presidencies and Congresses from Kennedy through Carter. Since the Reagan Tax Cuts, popular with everyone since their tax went down, Deficit spending has been the hallmark of the Republican Party, and has destroyed the $'s value.

“Following Barack Obama's decision to become the only major party presidential candidate in history to not adhere to campaign spending caps…" ??? How about t"he only major party presidential candidate in history to reject public funds for smear campaigns?"

I LOVE that my little bitty $25 donations have gotten Obama so far. More are coming.

inexperienced barrack will be defeated by experienced john mc cain by a landslide. obama will win one or two states, and that is a shame!

The worst economy, an unpopular war, record fuel prices, the lowest approval rating for a sitting President in history and the race is too close to call? Why? Could it be because Obama was a little too urgent in his bid for the White House? The best chance to take back the White House, may not happen. Neither one will have a mandate from the people. Gore loss by 500 votes, and Lieberman may have been the main reason. The person each candidate picks for VP may well determine the winner in November. I will still write in Hillary on my ballot, as will many people I know. We don't like the choices either party, the DNC/GOP, have selected. Think of us as Clinton Democrats, rather then Reagan Democrats. Hillary is still my choice..

Maybe instead of lying for McCain the RNC (home of the Whopper) ought to tell the truth about the Bush insiders now running McCain's campaign.

How about the truth, RNC?

Hmmm?

Some agent of change.

barrack hussein obama is going to only one of two states. mc cain will win by a landslide. the demos will again scratch their heads and ask: "What happened?"

If you vote for McCain…. YOU are voting to start a war in Iran in 2009…McCain is FULL of ANGER, AND LACKS JUDGEMENT.

What exactly is "the issue of energy security"? I understand what "the issue of energy" is, and I understand what "the issue of security" is, but "energy security" has no meaning.

P.S. I love the "avergage American" Mike (not me) from 4:08 who donated $28,500 do the RNC. I have an above average income, and there is no way I could afford to donat $28,500 to the DNC… average indeed!

This was in the works from the beginning.

It is utterly false for the RNC to claim that this was in "response" to Obama foregoing campaign financing.

The Lie Machine starts with a whopper.

Hey dimocrats … or is it dumocrats :

Rant and rave all you want to that BO is going to win … America is waking up to what a flip flop phony he really is every time he opens his mouth.

McCain '08

Yeah, cause if he hadn't made that decision you would have stuck to the spending limits. Of course you would have…

Ian M asked: "*sigh* Is this all the Republicans have left? A smear campaign?"

Ian…look at the last 8 years. That's all they ever had!

Despite anything that might be said about Bill Clinton's private life (Ah if that sort of thing only stayed private as it did in the past!), his presidency brought us a huge surplus, a great economy, and peace. What the Republican gave us with their smear tactics brought us war, $4.10/gallon gas prices, record oil company profits, tax breaks for the wealthy, a gargantuan deficit, a loosing stock market, world mistrust and reputation loss and the desecration of the Constitution through loss of our basic rights.

Now John McBush is offering us 4 more years of the same.

If America elects this guy instead of Obama, then we deserve the misery we've had heaped upon us.

Obama? Why he is in this position is beyond me. Thank god that the brains of the Constiution that made sure that naive people had less influence electing the President by instituting the Electoral College.
OsamaforObama08.com

Nice try Mike – but "average" people don't have $28,500 to donate to a political party. I sure hope you were trying to be sarcastic.

Well, all I can add is Vice-President Cheney had a secret meeting with energy executives early in the administration and we've never seen one note from that meeting.
AND, Congress was in total Republican control from 2001 through 2006. Probably further back as I know the House was in Rep control as of 1994.

So my question is, if President Bush has been doing his job for the last 8 years, and Congress was doing their job for the last 6 years, (Dems took over in Jan 2007, so just 18 months now), then why do we not yet have a comprehensive energy strategy? Ooh, I so hope that Senator Obama, or one of his surrogates (or MSM if they're so inclined to do some investigative journalism and not just take soundbites and run a story) would ask this question.

Its not like they weren't going to do it anyway.

Its how the Republican's have done business for years. If you can't slam someone yourself, get a mouth-piece to do it for you.

And Jerry-IA, for a lead to widen it would have to exist. Johnny Mac is playing catch-up at this point when he should be waaay ahead given the extra weeks that the DNC took to sort themselves out.

They better watch their step. There are significant differences between the candidates and parties. Let's just hope they stick to POLICY and not more shenanigans like Barack is communist and favors government energy.

The Republicans have proven time and again in recent elections that their only defense is a smear campaign. It worked on John Kerry, but Obama supporters are too smart to fall for it. It will only reinforce the prejudices that already exist in supporters of McCain.

Can Americans see through the empty promises of Obama?
YES WE CAN!!!

Barack was right the public finance system is broken!

JED

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REPUBS FUNDS FROM THE BIG BUSINESS LOBBYIST.
WHICH IS STILL WAY BEHIND BARAKS PEOPLE FUNDED CAMPAIGN.

YEAH SPEND THAT MONEY , GIVE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF. NO MATTER WHAT REPUBS DO, NOBODYS LISTENING. TRUST IS GONE.

STOP THE MADNESS. VOTE OBAMA.

After what obama did to hillary I say republicans bring it on swift boat him !!!

Calvin Broadus July 2nd, 2008 4:12 pm ET

Yeah, good luck with that-

If the RNC was so "energy security" conscious, they would've done something about it by now

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I'm in no way a "fan" of the Republican Party, but you can't be serious. The President does not make laws, only Congress. This issue has only appeared since the Democratic Party took a majority in Congress. They haven't done anything about it. They're too busy investigating steroids and other trivial nonsense. The blame can put on the 535 members of Congress – Republican, Democratic and Independent. Quit playing partisan politics.

VotePact

** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **

all kidding aside, we all know barack HUSSEIN obama will win the whitehouse. very simply 90% of blacks will vote for him as well as a percentage of guilt ridden white people. throw in brainwashed young people (by the blacks-can-do-no-wrong american press – yeah you ny times, msnbc, cnn) and you have a winner for the dems eh, socialists.

i hope his supporters are happy with higher taxes, cap and trade penalties and putting employers who can't afford new government mandates out of business.

face east and pray we survive until he is voted out of office

obama got a good rate on house…why such the big fuss..report on the econmy and children abusin rather than focus on someone finacial happiness report john mccain im sure he has some crooked hook ups aw well

McCain has never advocated for a meaningful energy policy. This will be quite the interesting spin job of an attack ad on Obama….

The Bush Repubs Mcain, can spend all they can get from big businesses or the big people, but it will not work at all, and the people will not change thier mind, because they want change from the current republican administration.

Deficit, wars, lost of jobs, properties, skyrocketing fuel prices and so on. So, Bush, RNC, Mcain can spend all they want, but the people are watching.

With Obama this century will be America's century from the fall and beyond.

Obama 08 & 12.

Unless the Ron Paul faction of the Repubilcans take over their party, they deserve to be voted out of existence. They offer nothing to America except fear mongering, needless wars, the destruction of the Bill of Rights, and a horrible econmony.

If you can remember back during the 2000 election primary, where Bush and McCain were battling for the repugulican nod.

Rove, Bush and friends absolutely bashed our POW presidential wanna be. In fact, that is how McCain lost!

Republicans love piling on the hate. Its what they do best!

mike -

who's us? i'm american and obama is like me. by the way – repubs. get their money from big companies. you are not an average american if you can afford to donate 28,000 to a campaign

This is for Mike, Mr. average american. Who are you kidding?!!? You're not the average american if you donated $28,500 to the RNC. That's my salary for a full year as well as a majority of AVERAGE americans. You're one of the wealthy fat cats that McSame and Bush refer to as Average americans. GET REAL DUDE.

What a load of bull!!! The RNC was going to do this anyway and that is exactly why I am glad that Barack opted out of public financing. They can put as much lipstick as they want on this pig but it is still a big, fat nasty GOP pig!!!!

They must be nuts… They had close to 8 years to achieve energy security and what did they do? Just spend money on a war that destabilised the oil producing region even more.

They are pathetic, do they really believe the american people will fall for their BS again?

The only thing Republicans have left is "Security"… "Trade security", "energy security", "homeland security"…

They'll need "crutch security" to hobble across the finish line from their lashing at the hands of Democrats across the country.

Wisen up, dummies! Democrats '08 and '12!

Here comes the smear tactics in futile desperation, it's already over for McOld

I do feel sorry for BHO. The DNC is trying hard to find a sticking point with black voters because people are really looking at how empty the DNC really is. So they are gong to use this young in experienced politician just to get votes for the democrats. POTUS is an Affirmative Action position.

@Mike

If you can afford to donate 28k to a campaign, you arent anywhere near being an average american right now. Stop kidding yourself. You're even further out of touch than the people you're complaining about.

Good. I hope McCain SLAMS Obama.

Hills Still the Best

It's further evidence of the many ways lobbyists and political action groups dictate the RNC.

RNC spend your money – Your message is dull and void – no one is listening to you.

Go Obama

I am a McCain support and I love watching as the Obama- witness and all of his allies in the media including here at CNN say that his election is a foregone Conclusion and they keep saying it hoping that we Americans just except it and don't bother to look at this mans record or lack there of.
McCain will win because he is a man of great character, conviction, and honor. He is a man who has been willing to risk both his physical and political life to do what he believes is right for his country.
As for energy policy both parties have been wrong because both for so many years have been unwilling to compromise to get off oil and fossil fuels. The Republicans have been to unwilling to invest in alternative fuels and the Democrats seem to think that we can simply flip a switch and be off of oil.
No it will take a minimum of ten to fifteen years to transition and while we are doing so what is wrong with exploring for domestic oil especially in places were we know exists. After all Alaska was bought from Russia specifically for its resources. The liberals are unwilling to allow us to build more refinaries and or repair and upgrade the ones we have which will help increase capacity. They are also for some reason against Nuclear power even though countries like France, Japan, and Korea get over half their power from nuclear power we because of liberal propaganda have not built a new nuclear power plant in over thirty years.
It seems the to many liberals think that if we just "invest" in alternative fuel sources that will solve the problem…no after we find what works we have to build and set up the systems and transfer over from fossil fuels that takes time. We can keep talking or we can work together to actually do something about it.
Obama's whole plan is to tax the oil companies. What does that do besides make us feel better and raise the price of oil? Does it put more oil on the world market? No ! Does it remove one watt of fossil fuel produced energy and replace it with clean energy? NO! Does it lower the price of gas at the pump one cent? No! But it does punish "big" business so of course thats good right.

Once Obama is exposeds and the radical novice liberal he is McCain will shock the world with his victory in November time to wake up Republicans and like minded liberals and stop believeing the Obama/media hype that this thing is already over we can and will if were willing to work save america from this Radical man Barack Obama. Yes we can!

RNC, you money is better spent on charity. WE WANT CHANGE!!!

Posted by Mike July 2nd, 2008 4:08 pm ET

AMerica unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us.
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But John McCain is just like us? With his 7 mansions and total net worth of he and Cindy over 100 million dollars?, while 2006 income was 6 million dollars?. He is promising to make the tax cuts to the wealthiest 1% of Americans permanent, which will save he and Cindy close to 400,000 Dollars every year. Ya, he represents the average American……….

Batten down the hatches mates, here come the swift boats!

And everyone wonders why Obama didn't take Public Funding?

DUH!

Obama 08′

Not surprising one bit, but you know, I don't think their scare tactics and dirty tricks are going to work this time. Well, I guess they may still work on the 27%ers, but …they're hopeless.

Face them head on and debunk their lies.

It's about time RNC. Now let's play their game but with upmost accuracy in each and every staement. We already BHO changes his mind quite off on important issue ect. You should be thinking of W. Ayre, R. Wright,etc. RNC needs to do all they can so as BHO and his kind (The most Liberal in Congrees) never get to the White House. His energy plan alone should scare the cr-p out of everone.

Think I'll vote for COMMON SENSE '08

McCain will get trounced he brings nothing new to the table.

And did'nt Bush and Kerry opt out of campaign finace?

"that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us."

RACIST MUCH MIKE?? I am glad you are aligned with McCain..real people have no need for this type of ignorance…You don't know who relates to Obama…speak for yourself ONLY…

Oh no! Sounds like the swift boat boys are on their way back.

I don't care how you cut it,McCain is for more free trade with Columbia and that will cost more jobs lost in the United States.Naturaly it will make more money for the big companies to ship their manufacturing to Columbia, because they will not have to pay import duties on merchandise manufactured there abd THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THEIR PROFITS. What will that do to the workers who work for these companies here in America? They will lose their jobs of course!
McCain says they can be trained to do other jobs! What are they,Trained animals??????????? You don't take a man who has worked for years at one job and then say "Don't worry, we will train you to do something else. Meanwhile before you get all that training you may have to suffer some very bad moments, like losing your house!!!!!!!!!!

Energy security? From the party that came into power with oil at $30 a barrell and now has it hovering at $140 a barrel? Security for oil company CEO's 9ifgure golden parachutes is what they mean.

The Republicans will try once again to convince the American people that they have an answer to the so called "energy problem".

Well, why didn't the republicans get on with the energy problem when they had control of both houses of congress and the White House?

Why do we suddenly have such an energy problem? Because, the GOP wants to frighten you into thinking that only they have the secret answer to this issue. Well, why didn't they do something about it for the past eight years? Because the GOP and the oil and energy corporations are working together to swindle you out of your last few dollars in an effort to scare you into a foolish John McBush vote.

Don't be fooled, vote Democrat!

Hey MIKE!!

I don't know what average American you or your friends are, but I and my friends don't have $28,500.00. You guys must be the ones whos taxes are going to get raised when Obama takes office. See, we are the ones who have been donating about 10 bucks when we can to Obama's campaign. So if I do the numbers correctly. I think I have more friends than you do.

Republicans have destroyed this country over the last 8 years. McCain represents 4 more years, the third term and…………..Obama and McCain are still tied in a statistical dead heat in polls.

To the Obama supporters: ummm….doesn't this tell you something. It tells me that the democrats have SCREWED THEMSELVES AGAIN!! Obama is unelectable! We've been saying that forever and nobody believed us..

McCain 2008!!!…….then as it should have been HILARY 2012!!!

Senator Hussein's expansion of Bush's faith based organization to radical Muslim organization is a national threat in itself. This was uncovered after 9/11. How does Obama deal with this issue?

CNN are you workin for McCain?…lol

The United States is in the worse condition it's been in my lifetime. We have a horrible administration that will go down as the worst in American History. We have 2 wars going on, one of which was to catch Bin Laden and is failing miserably while the other is taking much need resources we need here at home for our own natural disasters and away from the other war that has been all but forgotten and more and more soldiers are getting killed. People are having to choose between gas or food. The economy is in shambles, American is in record debt to China, the countries overall deficit is at an all time high and the rich people are richer today than ever before while we have more poor people than ever before. And all the Republicans can do is spread SMEAR and FEAR hoping they will scare people into voting for them once again. They're hoping people did not learn their lessons from the times and will still be naive enough to believe their manipulations and lies. Yes there are still many people who will follow these thugs and criminals blindly, but this year is more important than ever not to allow the ReTHUGlicans to further damage this country for another 4 years. McCon is intertwined with Bush and Cheney and will continue their failed policies if voters dare allow him to live in the White House. He has changed on numerous positions that are now in line with Bush and Cheney and doesn't meet the defintion of maverick any longer. The RNC are now the terrorists who have destroyed this country and we need someone to be able to pick up the pieces and clean up their mess.

Mike – What kind of 'average American' can donate $28,500 to anything? And what do you mean by Obama not representing 'us'? Black people are part of this country, too. 'Average Americans' aren't just white. And they sure as hell can't donate nearly $30K a piece to political parties. Wise up. For once average Americans ARE going to be heard and Barack Obama will be our president.

And this is why Obama had to forgo public financing.

TO THE OIL COMPANIES: EXPLORE AND DRILL FOR OIL ASAP
OR OUR COUNTRY WILL GO DRY IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS.

How about focusing on the "improvements" in energy security during the last seven and a half years? That would be one short and inexpensive ad!

Just visited a website called dumpmccain.com and McCain is a scary person.

I didn't realize McCain was that bad. All I knew about McCain was that he obviously has a bad temper, he makes no sense whatsoever, and he has a stale character – talk about understatements.

Any person who would support this guy isn't in their right mind, especially a person like McCain who wants to be president of the United States…goodness

A statistical dead heat is not a landslide. People are smart enough to not vote for Obama. He is just as bad as the politians he is complaining about.

Right-wing slime machine in 4 … 3 … 2 …

Jerry

McCain led will begin widen next week ? Maybe in the land far far away and in a time long long away

who will McCain serve?
the big oil companies that he took $1,069,854.00 from?
the Lobbyist that work for him:WAYNE BERMAN,ERIC BURGESON, FRANK DONATELLI, REBECCA ANDERSON, CHARLIE BLACK, NANCY PFOTENHAUER, RANDY SCHEUNEMANN to name a few?
what America is John working for?
Pastor Hagey…"attack Iran", Farwell,Rob Parsley "we get off on warfare", Lowell Paxson?
what America does John represent?
worth over $100,000,000.00, 10 homes, country club, privilege( because of his father and grandfather he was able to escape the findings of the incident that took place aboard the USS Forrestal- 167 US soldiers killed by McCains wet starting his plane 1967).

why did decorated officer Jack McLamb report that POWs say McCain is a traitor, calling him "songbird McCain"? may be if John would release his Military Reports we would find the truth…WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO HIDE JOHN?

who's American values does John hold dear…
called christian leaders " agents of intolerance"

how does John honor our women…by calling his wife a C#$%? womanizing and abandoning them?

John is for the people who are in need? like he was the day Katrina hit…standing with GW next to Air force One celebrating his birthday.

i may not agree with everything Obama does and says, but at least i respect him. Obama raised money through 1.5 million ordinary Americans…not Big Oil and special interest like John.

GO Obama 08 12

Hey Jerry in Iowa… ummm, doesn't mccain have to have a lead before he can begin to widen it?

In response to "Mike":

"As an average American I support John McCain because he gets his money from the average American. I know I, and many of my average friends, have donated the maximum $28,500 to the RNC, and now we are donating thousands more for independant advertising. America unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us."

How can you say you are an average American and say that you have donated $28,500 to the RNC. I don't have nearly that kind of disposable income!!

Obama is drifting to the center and only making it easier to vote for Nader…again.

All the Repugnantcans have is smears to spread, lies to tell and fear to feed to the paranoid people who believe whatever they hear on the tabloid news channels and radio talk shows such as Rush Limppig. So let them spend their money on trash tv ads. We aren't buying it this time. Let's hope people have smartened up since 2004!!

Drilling on your Ca/Fl beaches and setting up 100 (45/55) scenic nuclear powerplants in your backyard are the "only" ways for clean energy. Trust me, I made a 2.3 GPA in college and never get my countries or people mixed up. I'm just like you, I don't pump my own gas and I married rich – so I understand hardships we face. I also was a POW, did I mention that? that means I know how to command an army and I deserve to be President. Additionally I have been in the US Senate for 25+ yrs – this makes me good at Economics. I have have never had a temper, only flip flop once a day and can read teleprompting really really well.

Vote for me, I approve of this message.

The past 8 years of Republican incompentance has created a new, very large generation of Democrats.

What the GOP doesn't understand is that one of the reason so many americans hate them so much is because of their advertisements. So, go ahead and keep shooting yourselves in the foot Repugs.

*sigh* Is this all the Republicans have left? A smear campaign?

It's not too late to bring back the only Dem candidate who can win over McCian and the Repubs in the November. Obama is the biggest filp-flopper in history and way too many folks across this country are starting to wake up to that fact – finally. He's like a fish outta water. Did anyone see the WashPo article today about Obama's great rate he got on his mansion deal in Chicago? Wonder how he'll squirm his way around that one while many, many people continue to lose their homes in this country to preditory lending institutions. The Repubs have got so much on this guy now, it will be all down hill after the Dem convention in August. Landslide is right – all 50 states into the red column. Rediculous. Bring back Clinton for crying out loud.

As far as I'm concerned, they can sink trillions into blitzing ads from New York to Los Angeles and it still doesn't enhance their candidate.

Senator McCain is simply out-of-touch. Senator McCain is simply peddling worn out messages and snake oil. He can shake up his campaign organization. Saturate the media with ads. He is still DOA.

And now the pretentious 'holier-than-thou' liberals will say that republicans are buying the election.
Let's examine facts:
-both Bush in '04 and Obama in '08 earned most of their campaign money from SMALL contributions
-both Bush and Obama have taken large sums of money from oil companies (see the otherwise liberal Newsweek magazine's article on that! No, Obama isn't clean of oil money either!)

But I guess it's alright when Obama does it, but not when Bush did…

UNITED WE'RE STRONGER

OBAMA (P) & CLINTON (VP) 2008-2014

NO TO "BUSH II" (MCCAIN) OR "BUSH JR.", MR. WAR, MR. DEATH, MR. NO BRAINS, MR. I BUMP MY HEAD A LOT

Jerry,

America is not that smart. And the smart money is getting out.

I work with corporate entities and market makers, and there is an unspoken "belief" that the market selloffs are related to Obama's polls. If he is elected, he will mount a Leninist campaign against the wealthy (which is really anyone with an adjusted gross income over 75,000), and investors are taking their money off the table.

Much of this capital is going offshore. Billions a day, in fact. And lawyers are preparing WARN Act notices in numbers not seen in decades.

So the end result is that economic activity from disinvestment and higher paying job losses (replaced somewhat by lower paid gov service positions) will take a nosedive, and, ironically, result in less tax revenue (experts call this "deadweight loss").

It is in my own economic interest to see Obama and the democrats wreak havoc on the economy. My practice will flourish. But to answer your question, I don't think americans are that smart when it comes to their economic futures.

If you can afford to donate over 28k to any political party you are not an average American.

3 million in attack ads. Waht else could it be they haven't done anything in the last 7 years they could brag about.

RNC You are done!!! Now we need to clean up the mess you created.

Obama 08

Hypocrisy alert!!! Democrats will now pretend that republican attack ads are repugnant while turning a blind eye to what democrats and their 527 henchmen do!

I just can't get the thought out of my mind that the republicans don't want to win in Nov. How easy would it be to hand over the country in the state it's in and just blame the dems for all the crap they inherited to get it back and bleed the country some more later.

What that Repugnantcan thug should have said is this: "Following Barack Obama's strategic and smart decision to become the only major party presidential candidate in history to not adhere to the totally laughable campaign spending caps, the Republican National Committee has begun an independent expenditure campaign in accordance with FEC regulations and I just want to point out to everyone that the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth was formed in accordance with FEC regulations. It doesn't mean that they Swifties had souls, in fact they sold theirs to Satan long ago. But as far as the FEC is concerned, they were legal, just like we'll be this year."

The Doom & Gloom GOP hope for a terror attack to get everyone back in fear mode. The "Party of God" is history thanks to Little george and his Mafia.

Ok,….Let's prepare ourselves for the LIE CAMPAIGN….get ready. I have been expecting this and nothing, and I do mean nothing will surprise me.

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!!

Well, in Sun Tzu's Art of War it is said, "…when an army is desperate – fight." what other choice does that desperate campaign have but to fight. Its media coverage just to claim your gonna fight..how can you hire people from the crew your trying to distance yourself from..this is what happens when political advisor's suggest playing three card monte with your campaign..bad move.

This statement doesn't make sense to me:

"does not coordinate on content or strategy with the party"

How can these advertisements not coordinate with the strategy of the party? There is coordination simply by the definition of the function of advertising and the purpose they serve.

Looks like another republican lobby-money loop hole to me.

Get real-RNC on energy. Why don't you ask America who is paying $4.79 for oil (CA) what we think on the energy policy of the Republicans. Oh yeah, let's not try different ideas like the Europeans and other countries are doing, let's stay behind the times and keep drilling for more oil, so the Republicans can line their pockets with ME money. GOOOD Luck fools.

It's about Time. Somebody has got to show Obama up for what he is. Thank you RNC. What took you soooooooooooo long

Oh great… time for dirty Republican attack ads………

The lying, cheating, name-calling Republican games begin! Bush got elected (in 2004 after he and his bro Jeb stole 2000) on lies and smear mails. Wise up America. Don't base your vote on lies and smear tactics. RNC – This time it is going to bite you in your over-fattened butt!

Mike… what cave do you live in? Yeah.. the average American like you and your friends are each donating $28,500 to the RNC? Sorry… but I don't know any average American that has $28K to blow like that. And I don't know if you've noticed.. but McCain's getting all his donations from closed off fundraisers… not the average American… That would be Obama. Do you repubs live on fantasy island?

Anyway… this is exactly why Obama chose not to go with the public financing. Because he knows that even if McCain himself sticks to the limits… he knows that the RNC and 527's have unlimited funds to run their smear campaign.

And for those that think McCain would be more trustworthy if there was a terrorist attack.. I beg to differ. At least Obama would strike back at the people responsible… not just label the whole region as Satan's den and attack everyone… making our country the joke of the entire world in the process.

Ads are not effective to the well edjucated and will informed people. I just laugh when I hear false and misleadings ads… like "McCain will reduce foreign dependence on oil by coastal drilling" HA! Even if that worked the oil collected would be minimal and not affect oil prices.

So, hopefully people are staying well informed and will only find these ads silly and fruitless.

Obama '08 – Real answers for real people (I just made that up but it sounds good)

The RNC knows that they will have to put as much spin and dirt that is not true out there because their candidate who won the nomination and Bush have made is impossible for them to win otherwise.

I still don't like the fact Obama switched his position because it benefits him. He states he is a man of his word — but after he threw his own family (as in the Rev, etc.) under the bus for his political gain, I don't trust him.

I knew it was coming folks. The RNC smear has begun.

RNC= Rafts n Canoes are no match for Destroyers and Carriers. DNC

McCains lead will widen when ?? He hasn't taken the lead yet so how can he widen something he doesn't have. Idiot !!!

It is not right to have an advertising blitz as it will be aimed against Obama. The RNC is a bunch of racist!!!!

Reptilican meltdown in slow motion. It reminds me of an old William Burroughs novel: "The Ticket that Exploded."

You would think first don't elevate a bush guy up when trying to distance yourself from bush(not possible), 2nd don't say to eleminate mistakes, come on people at least lie and come up with a good excuse like Bush would. You GOP people are really under performing its getting so its not even going to be fun kicking your elephant but. Obama is going to win by a landslide. Hop in the life boats Gopers the Titanics going down…

The RNC has always used this campaign financing backdoor. That's why Obama didn't take public funds. The RNC has about $50 million more in the bank than the DNC, so McCain has a huge spending advantage. That's why McCain wouldn't tell the RNC not to use funds for him — just another part of the broken system.

Is anyone surprised?

Save your money till 2020!!

Here in Ohio we will be collecting as many RNC / McCain ads as possible. We need to make confetti for Obamas inaguration!

wow…I am an Obama supporter, so call me biased, but its really starting to look more and more like a landslide.

who care republicans are doomend this year.

about the maccain shackeup… let's see what the has accomplished…

Steve Schmidt is a veteran campaign strategist and public relations expert. In his career to date he has been:

-Communications director for Senate campaign of Matt Fong. (1998)

-Chief strategist in charge of Supreme Court nominations of Samuel A. Alito. and Chief Justice John Roberts

-Counselor snd spokesman for Vice President Dick Cheney.

-Member of the exclusive "breakfast club" led by top White House adviser Karl Rove that ran President Bush's re-election campaign. (2004)

-Campaign Manager for re-election campaign of Gov. Arnold Swartzenegger. (2006)

Currently Steve Schmidt is working in the 2008 Presidential campaign of Senator John McCain.

well, sounds like…. here we go again!!!!

Yeah because Repubs have done such great job with this in the past.

You'll see McCains lead begin to widen next week.

Obama is done.

America is too smart to vote for Obama!!

Yeah, good luck with that-

If the RNC was so "energy security" conscious, they would've done something about it by now

it's their fault that we have lapses in energy security,and now they are going to fix it?i'm sure the big oil lobbyists will invest record amounts to keep control of our government in their hands.thieves offering solutions?no thank you!

I wonder if Joe Liberman is the one that is going to launches the new terror attack. Please stop scaring people for political reason. America, it is not true no terror attack in 2009. If there is one Joe Lieberman and the Republican Party is behind it.

Let me guess, the party that's known for being in the pocket of Big Oil is going to tell us that we need to drill an oil well every 100 feet off every coast, and in the entire northern part of Alaska. This in spite of the fact that Big Oil is not currently drawing oil from thousands of wells on land they already lease. Makes perfect sense. If you're an oil executive's lap dog.

The Republicans had their chance, and they blew it. They can spend a billion dollars on messages, and no one with any brains is going to listen. Instead of spending the money on ads, how about spending the money on something like alternative energy research, and showing us Americans that you actually can do something besides pander to Big Oil?

As an average American I support John McCain because he gets his money from the average American. I know I, and many of my average friends, have donated the maximum $28,500 to the RNC, and now we are donating thousands more for independant advertising. America unite and help John McCain win! He represents the average American more than that poor black guy that lives on the South Side of Chicago. Who is Obama kidding? He's not like us.

RNC save your money…. no matter what you do with you're advertising it won't help UN-JOIN MCWAR from Bush.

Second thought…..spend all your money on a 3 legged horse.

I just wish the candidates were required to make ads that didn't misrepresent or distort the truth. Any of you guys been on factcheck.org? It's really disgusting how both Senators are allowed to make claims that are completely nonfactual.

The title of this article should be "RNC prepares to initiate major smear campaign and more fear mongering."
When is the first debate? I want to see McCain flounder against the eloquence of Barrack Obama.
Are the Clinton supporters still angry and bitter and willing to sacrafice the country to the GOP out of spite?
We need you guys. come back home

DEMOCRATS '08 AND FOREVER

Here we go – the repuglicans smear and lies campaign. They are hilarious and predictable and don't realize that karma is returning quicker and quicker these days. They will get theirs' beginning with a loss on November 4.

But of course, ! Big Oil to the rescue, Cheney, Rove, Libby, and all of this croonies are running scared, look , When Obama becomes President, these people are going to be brought up to justice, and they will pay dearly for all the damage they have done to all of the thousands of lives they are responsible for as well as all the money they have pocket it aver 8 years…. Hliburton rings a bell right Cheney?

The reason is because The RNC owns the campain as well as the white house. Down with the Croonies!!

Here come the Willie Horton ads…or maybe they'll go after Michelle instead.

Look out!! Here comes the Republican dirty works!

Exactly why he DID NOT TAKE FUNDING – Republislugs are scum. Way to go, Obama! They must be looking forward to a fun weekend … they can't get in front of you and McCain has to bring in a bushie to run his campiagn, talk about Bush III

Here comes the big money Obama said he would have to compete against that McCain benefits from.

Spend that money RNC; however, it won't help! Your days are numbered and you know it!

Obamanation '08

YES WE CAN!