Obama keeps talking about change. What does "change" mean? He does not answer that question. Obama's whole thing is delivering speeches that others have wrote.

John Mccain is closing the gap on Obama, and pat buchannon ask whats wrong with Obama.?I think a lot of Americans need to ask whats wrong with themselves. If Obama was white he'd be up forty pts on Mcnuts how's that for the race card.

This is educational. I didn't know that John McBush EVER had an idea - even an old one.

why should he have new ideas. unlike sen obama mccain as outlined his issues and is spending his time explaining how he will impliment them and what benifits the country will derive from them. sen. obama spends his time whining and telling us the obvious about the shape the country is in.(like we don't know were all stupid i quess) and telling us we must move forward. and how things in a perfect world would be.unfortunately the reality is the country is almost broke and spending spending your way out of the problem is not an option.obama as been campaigning for over a year now is programs should all be out by now however he keeps flip floping so they are not stable just like him. maybe thats why he as trouble beating a tired old man bucking almost insurmountable odds

He's right. McCain is all attack attack attack - what makes us think he'll be any different as a President?

Obama 2008

Tuesday night will be the only time I will watch the convention.

My independence hasn't always made me friends in Washington. I was not elected Ms. Congeniality in the United States Senate," he said at a town hall in Aurora, Colorado.
DickBush trade in oil,so does MCain.
Selfish Repulcicans
OBAMA 08!

People say that Obama needs provide more substance. That irks the hell out of me because all I hear from McCain is contempt for Obama. This narrative that the media has going is sickening. I heard Campbell Brown in her piece ask if "Obama was full of himself." What in the hell kind of journalism is this

McCain has ideas………bad ideas. I guess McCain feels it would be better for his campaign to act silly and decietful than to argue for bad policy…….and it appears to be working, sadly.

Did he say no Taxes?????

How in the hell does he intend to pay for his proposals? Even if he pulled out troops day one, there is still not enough money to do what he wants.

I think this may come back to bite him in the butt!!!

Not only do they not have any ideas but they seem to be doing more bashing then talkin about issues that concern voters. They took a page out of Hillary's play book bash till your blue in the face.

I have been so impressed with the way Barak Obama and John McCain have been running their campaigns so far. Although disagreeing on different issues, they both have been fair and even complimentary to one another. It's been such a relief!

I am disappointed and so "turned off" that negative ads are now appearing.Why does it have to get ugly? I feel that if a candidate cannot stand on his/her own merits without belittling the other, I am not so sure I want to vote for either!

mccain is an old crook in washington he know how to make fraud happen like he did back in the days when he got caught doing fraud with his buddies.

That is what they do. That is all that they must do to win.

The only strategy Obama can use to respond to McCain's argument of riskiness is to choose a running mate who has experience and well seasoned and honestly I do not see anybody far much better that Hillary Clinton. For Obama to look at military credentials for a running mate against McCain is just to loose the election. If I was his advisor I will tell him to choose right now than latter because what McCain is waiting is to see who he chooses and honestly there is no other woman out there McCain can choose as a running mate better than Hillary. Hear me. !!

It's beyond my comprehension that anyone can believe that Obama would be anywhere near as risky a choice for President than McCain. Here's an old school poitician (McCain) that has been a faithful follower and advisor to Bush, who is 100% in bed with Bush's political ideas that have gotten us into this countries worse mess in history… versus a candidate (Obama) with fresh new ideas and an agenda of desparately needed political change that even the leaders in other countries of the world approve of and want to work with.

It should be obvious that the greatest risk would be voting for McCain as President…LET'S NOT RISK IT!! VOTE OBAMA!!!!

The McCain ad grouping Barack Obama with Paris Hilton missed the boat. It is McCain who fits in with the Hollywood types e,g, his affair with his now wife and her drug problem. If Obama had a past like that you may be sure the McCain group would have exploited it . Would American voters rather vote for a man with a past like McCain's or a clean-cut man such as Obama. McCain is so busy twisting the truth in his speeches. I have heard him repeat so many times untruths that I cannot understand why he isn't blushing or snickering. Scary. CNN never posts my contributions so I don;t expect to see this.

Of course Mccaub has no new ideas. And, there is no
way he can run on the republicans accomplishments and
merits as there are none.
The Mccain of yesteryear no longer exists. He is resorting to
the dirty tactics he once hated.
The fact that he is supporting swift boating, distorting facts,
exaggerating and out and out lying tells us he has chosen
the path of no integrity or honor.

Mccain, for your age you should grow up and treat us voters with some dignity! tell us what you have in mind and how you plan on being different from bush so we can make some kind of sane judgement and not attack because you are out of ideas…GROW UP!

Meanwhile, Obama is still running against George W. Bush.

Obama keeps playing the race card and using scare tactics.

Who doesn't have any new ideas?

"please don't take my star away !" once he gets a taste of the bright lites he can't get enough. Seems he also thinks all the people at the convention are there just for him ! ! Nuts isn't it ! Really, there are more important people in this world, AND at the convention.
Your comment is awaiting moderation…… yea right.

Obama is the real deal.

Obama will end the war and bring the troups home, McCain first said 100 years and now he is following Obama- the repubs are not to be trusted this time around, not this year.

End the war, save the economy. Exxon Mobil $1,500 profit per second and the people will not see a penny of that, but when the big companies are about to go under, the people pay to keep them running- that is the repubs and McCain policy of the same.

Landslide Obama 08/12.

Obama the wanna-be rock-star without any talent

AND:

Obama the wanna-be president without any experience.

AMERICA'S CHOISE IS CRYSTAL-CLEAR..TRIED AND TRUE:

Sen McCain for your next PRESIDENT.

%%%%%100%%%%%CRYSTAL CLEAR%%%%%100%%%%%

Because playing the race card is such a new idea. Kind of like the Messiah wanting to raise taxes, create universal healthcare, etc. Those are all brand new ideas. Wow, he is such a great leader. (Sarcasm).

I'm a republican voting for Obama! NO MORE WARS for oil. NO more Bush economics. McCain will be exactly like Bush and my grandchildren will have to pay and pay dearly if not by money then by a draft. NO MORE old experience in Washington! Out with the old and in with the new!!! At least with Obama we have some glimmer of HOPE!

Gramps has a GREAT NEW IDEAS!!!

1) Let's drill our way out of oil dependancy.
2) Let's extend the Bush tax cuts and watch the "trickle".
3) Let's continue to flush money down the toilet in Iraq.
4) Let's continue the GOP health care plan…"Don't get sick"
5) Let's de-regulate everything, CEOs and the Top 1% need help.

Mr. McCain may not have any new ideas that Barack likes, but he is willing to work within the only system we have along with his opponents to solve problems. He has a proven track record by co-sponsoring many bills with Democrats. What has Barack done? Barack said in Hawaii at a conference of Native American Cultures his first day back from his rock tour that America needs to make reparations to "people of color for its tragic treatment of them in its sad past". Why has CNN not run this story. I suspect that CNN like other major Networks favors Barack and would rather not show his true socialist beliefs for fear of rejection. CNN knows what reparations would mean.

I would also like to know why nothing has been Sen. John Edwards' escapades this past week in the posh Beverly Hills hotel room with his mistress and illegitimate infant? Hmmm more favoratism perhaps?

IT'S SAD ENOUGH TO HAVE AS PRESIDENT A MAN THAT

DOESN'T CARE TO KNOW HOW THE PEOPLE THAT PUT

HIM IN OFFICE ARE HURTING. IT'S SAD THAT WE WERE

IGNORANT ENOUGH TO ELECT A PRESIDENT THAT

DOESN'T HAVE COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,

LET ALONE ANY OTHER KNOWN SUBJECT, OTHER THAN

HATRED & LYING. IT'S EVEN SADDER THAT MANY AMERICANS

HAVE NOT LEARNED A THING BY THE EXPERIENCE & WOULD

LIKE TO ELECT A GERIATRIC TWIN VERSION OF GEORGE.

PerhapsWASHINGTON (CNN) — Congress can require White House aides to testify under subpoena, despite Bush administration claims of immunity, a U.S. District Court ruled Thursday.

Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers is not immune from congressional subpoenas, a judge ruled Thursday.

The House Judiciary Committee has been seeking to force former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to testify before Congress. The White House has been resisting, claiming she cannot be compelled.

But the White House position "is without any support in case law," Judge John D. Bates wrote in a 93-page opinion released Thursday.

He said the notion that "Miers is absolutely immune from compelled congressional process" is "unprecedented."

White House press secretary Dana Perino said the administration is reviewing the ruling.
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Gee, and I thought McCain was going to select Harriett Myers as his running mate. I think she may have other plans with the White House's claim for immunity to keep her from testifying struck down by a Judge with some sense.

Poor John….POOR HARRIET!

McSame = old man yelling at clouds

Seriously though, why is he such a grump!

its about time someone exposed McSame for who he really is: a dirty negative person. thank you Obama, you've got my vote.

yes yes republicans, please lets hear you dispute this…

Obama is right! McBush and the GOP are so desperate that they have nothing left in the tank, so they attack Obama because people all over the world want to see and hear him speak. McBush on the other hand, can't pay people to look or listen to him.

I can sum it all up in one word: Jealousy

Yeah, but all of the Obama ads have been peaches and cream, right?

The biggest problem with this guy is that he claims the mantle of "change" and acts like he somehow transcends politics as usual. He is, however, an extremely gifted politician in the traditional sense (and little more), and transcends nothing. He's the same as all of those other Washington jokers….

If John McCain is so experienced and has all the answers, then why is he whining like a baby about press coverage and then playing smear tactics on a third grader playbook:

1. Calling him names like elitist( raised on food stamps, can't bowl),
2. Non-American( didn't wear a flag and once),
3. Uunpatriotic ( didn't put his hand on his heart during the national anthem, nobody usually does!! is usually reserved for the flag salute),
4. The old "tax and spend liberal" (unlike the reduced tax for the rich and spend even more Republicans, $9 trillion in debt),
5. Obama just says words !! (problem is that words all makes sense, unlike the words that came out of George W. Bush's mouth over the last seven years)
John McCain whatever happened to your straight talk express, you used to actually have some integrity, and like a typical bully Republican with no real answers on what you can do to help this country.

What change, Obama? That's all anyone ever hears from you. Change, change, change. These things you talk about changing, how do you propose to change them? I for one would like to see a blueprint of what you intend to change and how you expect to go about changing it. Without that, I have no intention of voting for you. At least McCain is telling the people what he intends to do and how he's going to do it.

NObama '08

Yes, it is correct. John always talks about Obama. He did that , he did this. He may do that or this. He doesn't have any vision for ideas , how he can move this country in the right direction. Sick of this o…man.

Obama and staff keep fogeting to ask the definition of Win in Iraq,
Also they should remind the public of the long experience of Chaney and Rumsfield that Republicans select when saying he is not ready to lead because of inexperience.

Sure, McCain's spoken out against the Bush administration in the past. But since this campaign started, he's reversed himself on virtually all of those issues and is now in lockstep with Bush.

Obama has a legitimate point when he says:

"When we are in such dire straits economically, when our foreign policy has gotten so messed up, what's the bigger risk: choosing change, or choosing to do the same things that got us into this mess in the first place?"

The definition of insanity according to Einstein: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"

McCain is asking us to be insane.

Even if McCain has no new ideas at least he has some ideas.

It is true.
& the thing is they know they have nothing but still think so littlle of the public that they'll continue the sham as long as there are takers !!

What would you say of a nation that voted for president Bush twice into office, a majority of its people do not know the difference between Sweden and Switzerland, Austria and Australia.

Americans are dumb!! I will not be suprise if they make another dumb decision and vote for Senator McCain.

John McCain complained about Obama not going overseas and because Obama got more attention from his visit he complained. This ad reeks of jealousy and his claim that Obama gets more media time is true. However, the reason Obama gets more attention is because he is scrutinized more than McCain. McCain is an adulterer, but that is never mentioned. He did give up information when he was a POW, however I do not hold this against him because no one knows how they would react under those circumstances. CNN all of your coverage concerning McCain is mostly favorable. I have always lived which other nationalities all my life, but your reporting looks like because Obama is African-American he has to work harder than McCain.

If I were John McCain, I would fire my political advisors and public relations staff immediately. His ad depicting Obama as a SUPERSTAR is hypocritical at best. As an everyday shoe, McCain walks wears shoes that cost the equivalent of some Americans monthly rental payment. Who is really living the life of a SUPERSTAR? Obama appears in public with clothes that look like they were purchased off the rack of the Men's Warehouse. No offense against Obama, but honestly look at the styles of the two men.

What does BO offer us outside of abstract platitudes, such as hope and change. There is no substance behind his eloquence presentation. His pressence in the Presidential race reinforces the Democrats lack of a peception to what the process is all about. Even "beauty contests" have more than a bathing suit segment!

BUSH RAN ON HATRED & LIES AS HIS FATHER

BEFORE HIM. MCMORON IS DOING THE SAME.

YOU ELECT HIM & AMERICA WILL SEE A

MISERY WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THIS LAND.

THIS GROUP IS NOT ABOUT THE PARTY OR THE NATION.

IT'S A PACK OF WOLVES THAT WILL FINISH THE DEVOURING

OF THIS NATION, FOR THE GREEDY INTEREST OF THE FEW.

Try to remember Senator that not all of us fall under your spell and your speeches. Take a look at your rants about John McCain. You are like a broken record. Maybe you need a new speech writer.
Sorry, I won't drink your koolade or take your hope dope. I'm clean and not voting for you no matter what.
56 yr old white woman! HA

Let me get this straight: The Empty Suit with no specific ideas, in a speech critical of McWar, accuses him of having no new ideas and being critical of Empty Suit.

I can only shake my head in wonder.

He already has politics as usual down pretty well. He is going to do great in DC. Sadly…..

Senator McCain is not telling the whole truth in his ads and has lost respect and credibility with me. His comic book ad with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton have something in common with his own wife; all three are pretty, blonde millionaires, have a history of substance abuse and run-ins with the law, except that Britney and Paris haven't stolen from charities like Cindy has. Exactly what voter group was he trying to target here? Was he trying to pretend that he knows who Britney and Paris are? McCain promised a "Straight Talk Express", but he sure ain't talkin' straight. Perhaps he really is out of touch, not to mention desperate, because he's ruining the positive reputation his PR people have built up for him over the years. He's becoming a lying, playground bully.

Senator Obama's ads have stayed relatively clean by comparison, considering the close polls. He has maintained dignity. He wants to bring honor back to the White House, he doesn't want a dirty campaign. In studying the history of both men, each is qualified for the Presidency in his own way. Obama's record shows him to be the more intelligent of the two. McCain is starting to show himself to the public to be part of the "old dirty politics club".

Senator McCain, if you want to win this election, get on the "Straight Talk Express" and stop talking down to the uneducated. If you lose, you will have lost with dignity. Accept it. That's better than going down in history as someone who does not tell the truth and made a fool of himself.

I'm sick of the big wigs getting all the break with our government. It's time for the little people like you and I to get a real voice in the White House. McCain's push for off shore drilling will just add more billions of proftis to Exxon. NO MORE!!!!!!!! I'm just so sick of it!!!!!!!!!!!

I know Obama represents me in the White House.

Thank You!!!!

Obama is spot on correct. Obama has been correct on just about everything. When are the American people going to wake up and realize this country cannot afford 4 more years of McBush.

Pay no attention to polls. They will remain close until Obama evicerates McBush in the debates, townhall or otherwise. McSame does not have any new ideas. The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. McCain embodies this arguement.

It's a no brainer people, Obama will be a great president.

Right on the money. They have nothing to offer other than a doddering, old, evil, candidate who has no honor!

sounds like the Messiah is doing the same thing he is accusing the McCain camp of doing.

The candidate for change. hahahaha. What a joke!

Exactly. If McCain had any substance or character, he would be laying it out for all to see. But he's not. He is interviewing for the highest elected office in our land by solely being negative about the other candidate. He is counting on the public not to check his veteran's voting record, enormous donations made to his campaign from BIG OIL and an obvious two-way beneficial relationship with them - in a year when the ordinary person was robbed blind by them, and what about all of the flip flopping on MAJOR PLATFORM ISSUES and serious gaffe after gaffe.

If America does not question - we just may wind up with four more years of severely limping Bush policies. Not a pretty sight!

HE IS SO RIGHT, MCSAME HAS NO NEW IDEAS

isn't it interesting that as Obama accuses McCain of not having any new ideas and "only talking about me" which apparently proves his point…. that I haven't read anything that Obama has said in days.. except to continually talk about McCain.
Does that mean that Obama doesn't have any new ideas either????
I haven't EVER heard Obama say anything that has ANY substance. He just keeps repeating the same vague, touchy-feely phrases that "we need change".. what does that MEAN???
On the other hand he keeps trying to lump McCain into a Bush third term, that's not even possible. Like it or not McCain is no George Bush, they have completely different ideas, policies and plans.
Obama, tell us, please, what are you for and how will you implement your plan… how much will that cost taxpayers? Stop talking about how someone else is trying to portray you and just tell us who you really are… we're smart enough to sort through the 30 second ads and the campain speeches to find the truth.
Don't tutor us in reading between the lines or tell us what to think about what someone else says… just tell us about what you really plan to do, in detail, put it in writing, speak plainly, not in meaningless platitudes… What is your PLAN? We can sort through that too and decide if it's true and if that's what we want our President, our country to do. We are the American people, we are your equals, we are intellegent and capable and we will decide how we want America to be governed for the next 4 years and into the future.

At least McCain knows about building National Security. I do not believe he is going to give or sell out our America. Some times the old ways prove to be better than off the wall ideas that will cost Americans even more in taxs in these times and give more Government control over the citizens of this USA.

The only new idea he has is his doubtful "experience" and high taste for war "blood?"

Frankly ….McCain has NO IDEAS !!!! For someone with 35 yrs experience ….and a MAVERICK…. sort of disappointing !!! Wish he would give us more information reguarding his blueprints of programs of Change….not just negative stuff. I can be swayed from Obama…give us substantive reason to switch to your side….not silly negative stuff. Be a problem solver not a problem finder. Seems all of Washington can find PROBLEMS…few….can solve them. You have been given plenty enough time with 30 yrs tenure to do better than a new guy. You tell us we will not get anything from him, but what will we get from you ??? SHOW WHAT YOU HAVE…give us middle of the roaders a reason take McCain over OBAMA. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT YET. I think that your Poll numbers against Obama are in serious error…….truely negative is not the way to go .

MCMORON IS FIST & FOREMOST IGNORANT BIGOT.

HE NEVER GOT AN EDUCATION. HE HAS SPENT HIS

ENTIRE LIFE MOOCHING ON THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER.

HE LEFT HIS WHEELCHAIR BOUND FIRST WIFE FOR HIS

CURRENT RICH PILL POPPER. SO LOYALTY DOESN'T

EXACTLY GET IN HIS WAY. HE HAS FLIP-FLOPPED ON

EVERY ISSUE BUSH & CHANEY WANTED HIM TO. AT THE

END OF THE DAY HE IS A GERIATRIC CLONE OF BUSH.

Barack–you don't get it—
Your an empty suit–
I went on your website and you periodically take things off that don't help so your supporters can contribute—
You haven't agreed toi a debate–
Because there are no teleprompters to guide you—
You might give your audience "Breathalizers" instead of inhalers and I'm going to trust you to overhaii the Healthcare system—
Your a flamboyany man but your time is not now—
We can't have on the job training in these times—
BTW — have you noticed how good the Irag war is going—
Don't hear a word from the media about that—
It doesn't fit their agenda—

I'm telling you —A lot of people will say they will vote for Barack just to be" in vogue" but when it's them in the booth by themselves just like in the primaries–they will not pull the lever for him—
Hell—he lost Penn, WV and and number of states by over 30 points to Hillary—
Now if she were the nominee–I think she would have beaten McCain–

Now that I am reading that Hillary Clinton is probably not going to be on the ticket, I am going to try and move as many voters that I can to move over and vote for McCain. Instead of not voting, I am urging ALL of the Hillary Clinton voters to vote for John McCain. We the American people want a President that will look and work for the America people. Obama is only working for himself!

Obama should not even had made it this far, He has no talent, skills, experience to even run this country.

WAKE UP AMERICA! I want a President that believes in the United States of America and not for himself!

McCain 2008

Senator McCain is completely out of sorts with the steps of the rest of America. I recall once McCain speaking of morality and dignity. Seem like he has flip flopped on that issue as well. Although he is attepmpting to make Britney Spears and Paris Hilton look like dumb blondes, I get he would gladly accept their endorsment of him.
He attacks Senator Obama because he fears him. Let us not forget, come August, McCain will be 72 years old. Surley senility is setting in. You can tell by him not knowing who the Iranians were training as he spoke while in Iraq with Liberman. And he is suppose to be this big foreign policy expert…LOL!!!

John McCain may talk of his "independence," but we know he hugs George Bush's miserable trickle-down economic policies as much as he hugs George Bush himself.

And he shouldn't confuse being independent with being belligerent. His failure to make friends in Washington has less to do with his stand on the issues than it does with his abrasive, abusive personality.

Lastly, how does McCain say on the one hand that what Obama says and what he does are two different things and on the other say that Obama hasn't done anything?

The only risk to American National Security is 4 more years of Oil Mafia rule via McBush. Screw beaches, screw Alaska echo system, wage war in oil rich countries to raise gas prices, and refuse to invest in alternate energies. That is National Security risk.

McCain is desperate - but unfortunately, fear sells. All I can say is this is the country that elected Bush twice. If we fall for fear and smear again, our decline will be no more than we deserve.

Obama has no new ideas either. Its raising taxes and his lowering gas price proposal is idiotic.

Anyone who says they do not know what Sen. Obama is about and stands for, doesn't want to know.

And any one who says they know all about Sen. McCain is fooling themselves. Nothing Sen. McCain use to stand for is the same. The maverick has been put out to pasture and the Grand good old boy club are running things,Republican business as usual the rich get richer.

Waste your vote on NO CHANGE McCain!!!!!

Now that's what I'm talking about! Hit em' back Barack and hit em' hard. Do not back down!

Obama 2008

Yes, John is true, Obama is a simple and pure empty box.

John McCain hasn’t had a new idea about anything in years.
He is not offering anything new or inspiring about anything. It is all about
Negative,Negative, and Negative "My Friends"….

well that paint has stuck…he is too risky.
I'll take a possible 3rd Bush term over a definate 2nd Carter Term

RIGHT ON OBAMA!!

I used to think that McCain was an alright guy, not my choice but as decent human. What a jerk, it really does show that he has nothing… NOTHING! If he did he would use that money to make points and make up garbage that anyone with 5 minutes and google could figure out.

The media doesn't force McCain to be specific, that's why he isn't specific. Sure, Obama gets more coverage, but the media is much harder on Obama than McCain. McCain should stop complaining. Does he really want the media hanging on his every word?

That sums it up. Voters buy into Republican scare and fear mongering so the country can stay on the same track. Makes perfect sense (if you have the consciousness of a table grape). Oh yea, I'm sure millions of voters have a lot more to left to lose or put at risk by voting 4 more years of Republican leadership (an oxymoron).

Hey CNN, how about a different headline for this piece, "Obama Incorrect on McCain Ads". McCain has released plenty positive campaign ads touting his positions on energy, offshore drilling, winning the war in Iraq, keeping taxes down, creating jobs, combating global warming, keeping the nation safe, etc. Its the fact that Obama won't agree to townhall debates that forces McCain to run these ads showing Obama for who he really is. Obama would rather not have to answer for his unpopular positions on the issues.

It really doesn't matter what ideas either one of these guys have with the gridlock in Congress I doubt either one can anything done. We are doomed unless Congress realizes the seriousness of the Energy problem before it's to late. These high energy price will slowly destroy our economy if action isn't taken but these bozo would rather pander to the extremists on both sides instead of working together to solve the problem.

If Obama didn't chicken out of the town hall meetings, maybe he'd know McCain's ideas. Obama talks tough like he did yesterday, saying he wants to take on McCain but then he chickens out.
He's all talk and that's all he is.

LISTEN PEOPLE !!!!!!

MCSENILE NEEDS A FUNCTIONING

MIND IN ORDER TO HAVE A NEW IDEA.

Let's see you have the courage to post this one CNN…

Based upon the lastest release from their camp there is no doubt that McLame is playing the "race card" not Obama.
The repug-neocaons are really getting desperate when the fear-smear tactics of the McLame camp resorts to playing the "reverse discrimination" card in response to Obama's push-back on their subtle hate spewing campaign.
Maybe McLame and his"klan" should be wearing a confederate flag lapel pin so we all can see his "straight talking" true colors…

There you go again lying mccain! You just said the other night on larry king you may raise taxes on payroll and social security. Obama is only raising taxes on the wealthy, whose tax cuts you want to lower. Since I don't make over 250,000 dollars I think I will go with Obama's plan. AND STOP LYING MCCAIN!

Obama is right….McShame has run out of options that's why he is attacking Obama's character. McShame is playing the race card not Obama.

McShame has nothing to go on except for the race card an he is going to play it hard.

America….we do not need a man like McCain for POTUS. He'll cross us all. He'll take our sons and daughters away from us with the so called "100 years of war".

IT'S ASHAME SOME OF THOSE WEAK SCARE TACTICS STILL WORK ON YOU FOOLS.

THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY IS REPEATING THE SAME THINGS AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR VOTE FOR MCCAIN WILL DO TO THIS COUNTRY. WITHOUT AN IOTA OF DOUBT.

BooHoo…you wanted to be the "rock star candidate", so live with the consequences

NO NEWS AND ALSO THAT HE IS OLD!!!

There you go Obama! I have no idea what Mccain plans to do. He has flip-flopped on all most every issue. I mean from Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to his own immigration bill , to offshore drilling. If drilling offshore was such a great idea why did Goerge H.W. Bush vote to ban it when he was in office and where was John McCain to vote to lift it the past decade or so since he's been in the Senate. Why did Johm n McCain oppose offshore drilling until a month ago. Mcpander makes his positions according to what polls well. He has no message. i can't wait until the debates. Hopefully, they will be moderated by someone who is not going to treat McCain with kid gloves.

I'm trying to figure out what quote McCain is even twisting as a basis to claim Obama will raise taxes.

McSurge is running a horrible campaign and the fact that he has at least one supporter amazes me. I don't want more of the same, I want a positive change and that translates into a vote for OBAMA!

Okay, who would you want to advise you on economics, Warren Buffet, a man who's made millions and gives millions of dollars towards needy causes? Or, Phil Gramm, a man who said "Americans are a bunch of whiners", when he had a hand in the Enron scandal that caused higher gas prices? You choose.

Barack & Buffet 08

Hey wait a minute! What about Obama idea of getting us out of energy crisis by inflating our tires more. That's a great new idea which I think Obama should file a patent for.

McCain has no new ideas and the sad part is that many Americans don't either. It seems that many still have not had enough of the Bush years and want to continue the trend by voting McCain. It is a sad day in America. Very sad!

Obama is continuing to counter McCain's charges against him with ridicule. Not only that…..he is doing it in a way that makes it seem his audience is siding with him. In my opinion he is using the audience in a way that is unethical. The people are there to listen, not to agee with.

One good thing came out of Hillary's campaign being shut down. It has given us more time to see Obama's true personality, to observe the pompousness, the arrogance. His domestic glitter is wearing off and he knows it, we know it.

John McCain is a friend of George W. Bush and Karl Rove? Karl Rove and George W. Bush did push polling in 2000 elections about McCains black daugther.

Not only does McSame has no new ads, but he is willing to bite the hands that feed him! The Hiltons have given his campaign some big bucks and I'm sure he won't get another drop from them! What an idiot, I guess some dogs are not man's best friend! LOL

The Hiltons should have been left out of is outlandish campaign ad if you want to call it that! All this from a man that says he doesn't believe in running a dirty campaign. I told you guys once, twice and now a third time! McSame has the beginining stages of Alzhimer's, and the public will hear about it within the next year or so!!!! LOOOK OUT FOR IT PEOPLE!!!!

OBAMA 08

OBAMA - THE ULTIMATE POSUER

Anyone else notice Mr. Obama seems to move from one pose to another, probably for the sake of the cameras? For that reason alone I seriously have to question his ability to lead and intentions, although I can think of about a dozen other reasons not to vote for him. Am I the only rational & free-thinking black man left in America?

it's johnny mack , mack ,mack

I think it's important for us to understand the barrage of filth and lies that the GOP are beginning to throw at Barack. We can withstand it because Barack has a new direction for this country. We want to honor our Constitution, imagine that, and take our country back to a higher place in the world.

We also want to be able to send our kids to school, and make a decent living. We can do it.

Exactly right. When all you have is negative attack AD's. It is because you have nothing positve to offer. mcSurge!

Say it brother! The old dude has nothing coming out of his mouth but fear mongering. The good part, republicans book of fear is not going to work this time around. Look at the latest story of republican corruption from Stevens…mcsurge has avoided mentioning this throughout. Keep tying mcsurge to bush, bad economy, gas prices, corruption then let mcsurge crowd respond.

I want Obama be our president, MCSAME is another bush I am tire of MCSAME attacking Obama, MCSAME dont have any idea that our economy is mess up.

MCSAME is a dirty old dawg

mccain=experience, obama=no experience
mccain=war hero, obama=crowd hero, in germany.
mccain=truth, obama=lies
mccain=telling like it is, obama=telling it like he thinks you want it
mccain=telling like it is, obama=flip flopping to make you happy

I think it's important for us to understand the barage of filth and lies that the GOP are beginning to throw at Barack. We can withstand it because Barack has a new direction for this country. We want to honor our Constitution, imagine that, and take our country back to a higher place in the world.

We also want to be able to send our kids to school, and make a decent living. We can do it.

my concern with McCain is…..

EVERYTHING

Who benefits from McCain's policies?
Oil companies, corporations, and the wealthy.

Who benefits from Obama's policies?
Average Americans who need help right now.

Vote your self interest.

Are you an average American, or the president of an oil company?

Yes, Barack's arrogant; he has the audacity to run against a multi-millionaire with 8 houses, and a private plane. He has the audacity to run against a senator who has been inside the Washington circle for 27 years. He has the audacity to run against a man who was only a "D" student, but beat voters over the head with his war record. How arrogant of Barack–NOT.

McCain is the arrogant one, if he thinks we're going to lie down and take the baloney he's throwing. Now that's straight talk.

The GOP is running scared, especially at this time. Hang in their Americans; we WILL take our country BACK.

Obama 08

MCSAME is so worry about Obama policy, but do MCSAME have his on policy, I wish MCSAME tell American how he going to fix our economy instead talking negative against Obama

That's all obama has is ideas …ideas on how to steal an election. ideas on what to promise the dopes who are supporting him to make them think he cares. Any person who was in the state senate of Illinois for 7 years and did not do anything but sit on his butt and press the "present" button is not worthy to be even the candidate. Any body who then went to the US senate and sat for two 1/2 years and did not even bother to vote, is doubly a stupid twit. AND PEOPLE WANT HIM TO BE OUR CANDIDATE.

WoW! I said the same exact thing about McCain's ad. I also said it was immature but the negative ads clearly shows that even McCain realizes that he cannot win on his policies. So he ends up attempting to compare Barack Obama to Paris Hilton? That is a sad attempt borderline PATHETIC to get people to vote for you.

I hope Paris Hilton sues you for using her image WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.

I know why McCain is going negative, everytime he talks about the issues he gets a negative response from the people

When you feel you have to tear down the opponent to make yourself look good- that's a problem! McSame is running for President by typical republiCANT means- fear & smear.
NOT THIS TIME!

How stupid can Americans be???? Republicans have done everything they can to screw up the economy and foreign affairs and we just keep coming back for more. Shameful.

Yea, instead of taxes: McCain will raise the price of Gas, Groceries, Interest rates, increase the unemployment rate, ship jobs over seas. Lower veteran benefits, kill our soldiers and then tell us Obama did it.

Obama will not raise taxes on ANYONE making less then $250k. Don't fall for McCain's lies, he will say anything to get elected then screw us all.

Obama '08

Tell’em Barack.
McCain is spiting into the wind now, come November it will blow back on your face.

The ads show that the McCain campaign is smart.
People get so indignant about negative ads, as if they're conjured by sleazy dirty rotten people. In fact, negative ads ( or attack ads) are created by decent hard working Americans who truly believe that their candidate would be the better President. They use negative ads because they work.
If Obama wants to win this thing, he'd better hope his ad people are as brilliant as McCain's.

Desparation breeds negativity. By the way, what is Mccain's message again ?
No FOCUS. Use the AD to talk about the issues. People are losing their homes and you talk about Britney and Paris ?
I respected McCain, but I think he has lost it now

Obama thank you for READING this OLD SIMPLE man!

Same ole same ole Washington Politics!

Obama is wrong. The problem is that he gets too much favorable coverage, so the McCain campaign has to show the viewers a balance of opinion. If the media didnt flagrently love Obama so much, it could be a much more civil and positive race.

McCain has betrayed his core principles.

John is lonely and he has losed his marbles.

Thank you Barack, we know what the GOP is doing, and we've got your back.

Obama 08

2000 maverick has become a 2008 McScrooge. After losing in 2000 what makes him worth voting for now?

McCain has two weeks to attack Barack because the Olympics will start. He needs this time to sling every kitchen sink imaginable. Not only does he have to throw the sink, but the refrigerator and stove as well.

Of course, these dirty GOP tactics will not work because the American people understand that they've got nothing. They were in control of the White House and Congress for six years and we ran up the deficit. No, it's time for a real change, not some stealth change which will end in more war and economic woes at home.

MCCAIN IS A SENIOR CITIZEN PEOPLE. HE RICH AND COLLECTION SOCIAL SECURITY. DO YOUR REALLY WANT TO PUT THIS OLD MAN IN CHARGE OF THE MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD???????????? YOU BETTER THINK TWICE AND GET OVER THAT 800 LBS GORILLA IN THE ROOM..SKIN COLOR, AND VOTE FOR THE MAN WHO HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED HE HAS THE JUDGEMENT, SKILLS AND ABILITY TO LEAD AMERICAN INTO A BETTER FUTURE.

Exactly.

The GOP should talk about issues or they are going to lose badly.

I have a question for McCain:
If you are not going raise taxes but are going to continue with the wars then who on earth will pay the Deficit, restore Medicare, and contribute to Social Security? I know with the wife you have you don't need any of them but most American's will.
I know, I got it, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Miley Cyrus will all balance our budget, give equipment to the troops, and research new fuels.
I am not going to vote for an antiquated Washington politician who will put us and the UN to sleep with old ideas and no new solutions.

Not a third time!

That all you hear from Mcbush is attack attack and every ad he had come out with is tryimg to blame Obama when this man had been in the senate for 26 years OBAMA08

Obama is right on target. McCain is to focused on negative campaign strategies instead of focusing on the troubled economy of this nation. Soon "talking the talk" will terminate, and "walk the walk" will begin……and America will see who does what….McCain had best get a good pair of Ferragamo shoes……..he is going to need them.

Quinnipiac - the last name in polling firms; must be if they are being quoted by CNN.

Jack Cafferty and Wold Blitzer - time to retire!

The only person I believe to risky is Senator John McCain; no new ideas, just a bunch of the same old stuff (scare them and they will vote for us). Senator McCain may have made a good president about eight years ago but this is a new day and time, we need change for this country to return to it's glory days. As far as senator Obama changing his mind on the issues, well I've notice Senator McCain changing his mind on a daily basis.

He's too senile to have any new ideas!

John McCain's attack ads are:

1. False (as yoou hear on t.v. and read in the papers, by not only Democrats, but Republicans as well.)

2. The Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Obama ad, plus the ad accusing Obama for the price of gas would be too funny if McBush weren't so desperate.

DESPERATE ACTIONS BY A VERY DESPERATE MAN! Hard to do anything other than pity McCain.

Everyone has this view that John McCain is some kind of political maverick that marches to the beat of his own drum. While it's true that McCain has from time to time stepped out of the republican line and opposed the wishes of his party his record is pretty marginal as an independent. And now that he's running for President he's changed his mind and mitigated many of his prior counter curent positions. He opposed Bush's Tax Cuts as reckelss but now not only does he think they were a good idea - he wants to extend them. He has over the course of congressional career opposed drilling in ANWR and protected coastal areas but now he's aligned himself with Bush on opening up protected coastal areas and has even gone as far to say that his buddy Bush should get credit for the recent decline in gasoline prices. McCain today is trying to make hay out his alleged anti-earmark / pork barrel record and has empathically stated that he has never asked for an earmark or any "pork barrel" appropriations. Guess it's the old age because he seems to forget the federal money he requested and got for the Rheinquest Center at the University of Arizona. To me Mccain's got issues and the biggest is that in spite of all the effort to sell himself as "Mr Maverick" he's nothing but a politcal hack that has spent way to long as part of a party and congress that has brought us to the conditions we faced today. He's had 20 plus years to get things done and on par his performance has been mediocre at best. Step aside John it's time for new blood.

Hey! McSame, McBush, McLame, yadda yadda yadda….whatever the Liberals want to label John McCain….come this November, he's going to walk all over Mr. BOdiddleysquatt.

I read on yahoo.com that the celebrity message that McShame delivered in television ad is gaining traction. AMERICA, I have one thing to say about this country: If you don't stand for something, you will fall for ANYTHING!!!

Dont be fooled again by the GOP tactics to do anything to win. This is why our country is in shambles now.

All true…

I can't imagine listening to McCain and seeing that smirk on his face for 4 years. He is the dullest president in history and make no mistake about, we will go to twar.

If Barack has to go to war with Iran it will be because we have to, not because he wants to.

Obama 08

WHAT IS A NOISY BIRD CALLED?

Obama is no better than McCain. He is adding fuel to the flames as much as McCain.

Both candidates need to focus on their own campaigns instead of showing their fear of the other by bashing them.

Show us something productive will you both or is this an example of what we should expect when you get to office?

Couldn't agree more.

McCain is a bitter, angry, old man with old ideas looking to pick up where Bush left off.

Really sad how after 8 years of the worst president this country has ever had that so many support McBush.

I truly believe being a Republican is a birth defect and they just can't be taught and don't GET IT!

Should McBush win in November, prepare youselves for as many as 3 Supreme Court appointees, an undending war, huge take hike, etc. 8 horrific years and those who would vote for McCain just haven't a clue.

nope. he has hired rove and his henchmen. same ole same ole. even members of the gop are complainng about the ads

There you Obama!

Remind McSame that he should stay focus and what is he offering…

Since McSame is running for Bush's 3rd Term…

He has no new plans… which is why his Straight Talk Bus/Plane stays in the ditch…

McSame really takes the low road about Obama's speaking abilities and success. Why? Because McSame wish he had those abilities!

I bet if McSame could get over 200,000 people in any country to show up and listen to him… it would still be a major news story!

Yeah, like "Read my lips" famous words from a republican that did not hold up to be true……… America wake up!!!! People are being paid to travel across the country to tell people not to vote for Obama. I just hope that this election will be Of the People, By the People & For the People this time aroound.

Obama 08

Okay, Barack supporters we are on the last stretch. Let's get out there and support Barack.

Obama 08

Obama has hit the nail on the head. The [R] party has not had a successful new idea that has actually helped the country since Eisenhower. It is certainly no surprise that McCain would follow in that shameful trait. It is the party of failed old white men who revel in their right-wing heritage…..there is nothing there that will move this country forward in this new millennium.

In fact, although I laugh at [R]s calling themselves 'conservative', they do have the one dismal conservative trait that has been continually harmful throughout history, just as it is now: they do not want to change, to move forward. If America continues to embrace that warped message, as they have since 2000, Bin Laden and our other enemies won't have to lift a hand to destroy our country.

Even my 78 year old mother says it's is time to turn over the leadership of the country to the current generation of politicians and community leaders.

At 58, I couldn't agree more. Wise woman, my mom.

Sen Obama is absolutely right. mcattack is the same old, same old. Mccain is a desparate man and it's real ugly.

How can Obama be too risky? Just look how things turned out with Bush in office - talk about risky. McCain is the one who should be labeled "Risky", not Obama.

McCain hasn't said one thing since he started his campaign that has been worth listening to. McCain doesn't talk with concern about us, the economy, etc., not one thing McCain says has been heartfelt, absolutely nothing.

This country is going to regret it if McCain is elected president, just like how people feel about Bush and what he has done.

I didn't vote for Bush - but sure do feel bad for people who are suffering right now because of him.

Don't worry Barack…..I just made a contibution to "OUR" campaign so you can continue to fight the nasty McSame camp. I will continue to donate until you are POTUS!!

God Bless You!
Obama 08!

That is exactly right, Senator McCain is having trouble engaging a real political debate with Senator Obama, reason why he is just attacking him as much as possible and probably hoping that Obama will make a political mistake he could use at his advantage.

I have yet to see anything out of the GOP other than…

drill
surge
war
attack obama

drill
surge
war
attack obama

is that all they have?

I have a question for everone regarding how the most recent polls are conducted. Who are these people calling? Is it only land lines or are they calling cell phones as well? Are they able to call people on the no call list?

I apprieciate your input.

Yea, that sounds right.

Obama's arrogance knows no bounds.

First, every idea, every slogan, and many of the lines that flower Obama's rhetoric have been lifted from others. Each time we hear members of the media discuss "Obama's positions" or "whether Obama is changing his positions," we have to ask (after we stop laughing): When has Obama ever stayed in one position long enough during his short career in public office to have formulated his own position on anything?

Second, with the media's help, Barack Obama - the Paris Hilton of politics - did the same thing to Hillary Clinton… he attacked her daily on the campaign trail and then accused her of being nothing but negativity against him, the Chosen One, the One we've all been waiting for, the Gift to the World.

Hillary Clinton is a gifted leader with an amazing command of the issues.

Obama is a bad punchline to a horrible joke.

Barack Obama: Gift to the world, not.
Arrogance beyond all measure.

Knoxville NFIL

Senator McCain seems to only be in attack mode. He should get back to the issues and tell the American people what his plans are. The ad linking about to Spears & Hilton don't make sense. No disrespect to Spears & Hilton but one seems to be an airhead, been in jail for DUI and the other had some mental issues and Senator Obama has none of those. All the commecial does for me his to confirm that the ugly green monster (jealousy) has risen its head. Eventhough I do not support him, I thought Senator McCain was better than that but obviously not.

A better commerical for me would have been linking him to Denzel Washington, Will Smith, George Clooney - ladies doesn't this sound scrumptious! lol

If McCain thinks he's going to waltz into the White House, void of any new ideas and visions for this country he'd better think again. Running on Geoge Bush's third term will get you a front row seat at Barack's inauguration.

Obama 08

McWar/Bush and the GOP have a new GOD! Its called BIG OIL they will do any thing to maintain BIG OIL'S profits. They get down on there knees and pray to there new OIL GOD; EXXON/MOBIL.

12 BIllion in profits people in 1 qtr.

Perhaps, but Obama has no ideas what-so-ever. Read his speeches, there is NOTHING THERE! He's a talking-head reading a prepared script designed to "wow" the listener into euphoria.

You can read about a similar speaker and those who really listened by going to any newspaper of the 1930's when they wrote about a charasmatic German politician of the era.

of course. obama's correct.has been all along.but,people from both sides will come out and spew their hatred of each other.i say we settle this the easy way.a game of one on one basketball,mccain vs. obama.first one to 10 ,wins.there.election over. hate gone. obama president .nations problems begin to be solved.world happier.less tension.cheaper gas.safer environement.and a rock star,loved by the entire world,except a few racist right-wingers.

It is indeed a very telling sign that you've got nothing when all you can talk about is why the other person is terrible.

This is true of bullies in playgrounds, to bored suburbanites.

We as americans are tired of it.

Tell me what you will do for the country, inspire your country to be better. Harping on why the other guy is bad insults my intelligence, I can think and judge for myself.

The very essence of an ad like the celeb ad is that the electorate is stupid, i can influence them to think a certain way.

No Thank you John McCain

You still have 96 days to earn my vote the right way so please change your strategy

Obama should stop whining and complaining of being attacked every time McCain points out Obama's short-comings. I can't remember when a Presidential contender has cried "poor-me, poor-me" more than has Barack Obama.

"…The accusation came the same day that the Obama campaign released an ad comparing McCain to President Bush, and the McCain campaign released one likening Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton."

Opps.. CNN does it again! Your bias is so transparent. The Obama campaign released their ad AFTER McCain's ad. The focus wasn't to compare McCain to Bush but call McCain out for all the negative ads that he's been running. Your article makes it seem as if Obama is the guilty party. McCain ran FOUR straight negative ads against Obama. They have to eventually run something since the television media won't call McCain out for the lies and only helps McCain by running his ads in endless loops.

What Barack said is True. McCain knows the only thing he has to offer is a negative campaign. If the media talks about McCain's negative ads then they don't have to discuss the real issues that americans are going through. That also explains when John McCain's NY Times OP Ed was rejected. It was all negative and didn't offer any solutions.

I 100% agree with Senator Obama. As much as I respect Senator McCain for his services in armed forces, him running the ad yesterday about Obama being a celebrity versus telling people how he plans to fix almost every sector, whether Government or Private that we have in shambles, he really does not have any new ideas. He really does not.

You can not change the Evil republican party, all they do it attack with false smears. All the democrats need do is educate the American people on the history of the republican party, on what they did for the last Eight years, their racist and sexist views, their false christianity the uses God as a wage to do evil things and so on. If we can do this republicans have not change to win ever again.

Obama act presidential nominee of Democratic Party and dont be a cry baby. We want to elect a commander in chief and not someone who would like to cry on somebody's shoulder. As a commander-in-chief there are uphill challenges to face, many dictators to handle, many terrorist to tackle. If with some ads you feel offended then I am sorry you should not take up this job and remain with what you are comfortable right now and gain some experience and learn to be tough while gaining experience.