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Well at least McCain VOTED! 70% of the time Obama voted "present" instead of a YES or a NO. Talk about total B.S. Obama is WAYYY to inexperienced to run this country!

Write in Ron Paul for president. Maybe we need an Independent for a change.

Ron Paul is the best republican we have in our party. I would have voted for him.

Well, why wouldn't McCain prefer foreign companies. After all, he was born in Panama, not the US.

This is more than just true .Sending American Jobs to China has become the Republican trademark.

Go on the offensive........

Nice!

I dont belueve in miracles. I wish they could happen , but they wont. If they could happen, I would love to see an independent win the election and every incumbent in washington sent home! A pox on both these two worthless partys

Another blog full of angry people.

OBAMA HAS NO RIGHT TO SLAM ANYONE WITH ALL OF HIS RADICAL CONNECTIONS,YET HE KEEPS GETTING A FREE RIDE WITH THE MEDIA. His Hawaii trip is just to make the media circus focus on the glorious Hawaiian surroundings and not the Obama skeleton closet. He has been said to have direct ties to Raila Odingo,an Islamic radical in kenya ,and known connections with the Taliban. What else do we need to know about Obama,to know he is not a Presidential option?

Yeah!!!!!!!!! Hit him hard. GO OBAMA!

dont you guys get it by now. Obama is a newby. Clinton and McCain are Vets and both have a very hard time defeating Obama.. Stop the Obama attacks. ITS NOT WORKING. It hasnt worked and never will work. Obama 08. YOU DONT HAVE A CHOICE. NOW DEAL WITH IT.

Hey, Obama! Enough of telling us about what McCain does or doesn't do! What have YOU done? What are YOU going to do?

Has anyone of you who are die hard Obama supporters even bothered to look at his record or lack there of. Neither one of these canidates is worth voting for. They are both severely lacking.

McCain depends on the uninformed voters. I pray many of them will stay home on election day. There are a lot of them on their computers today.

Obama would protect jobs for all his cronies and tax the rest of us .
Smart boy , raise taxes during economic down turn .
I bet that would put small business out of business.
That's a logical way to create jobs now isn't it

TIT FOR TAT, for McCain!
I liked the ad! It is far better than McCain's Britney Ads.

Our government must buy products made in american. This is a simple, fundamental concept. Mr. Obama's not mandating that any private citizen buy american. But what he is saying is that we should keep our tax dollars here at home

Good point TEAM OBAMA but this is presented too intelectually ... you need to get JUST a bit MORE GUTTTERAL ...

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Five years ago John McCain torpedoed a requirement for the US government to buy US made motorcylces.

But just last week, he claimed to like the sound of 50,000 Harleys.

What changed? The Election?

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This one's a freebie

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McPander made a complete and utter fool of himself at the Sturgis Rally last week. What a dolt.. trying to be cool just didn't cut it.
My husband is a Harley Davidson rider of some 20 years and he agrees with Obama.
Harley Davidson has had courageous history in America in times of War, law enforcement and government secret service.. I am glad Barack has stood up for American companies and workers like he promised.. Give him a break you people..he is NOT some empty headed Bush or old senile McCain he is bright, honest and cares.. so give us a break already!! Barack/Biden 08

This is not Protectionism – American Tax dollars should go to purchase American Products first and imports if the same is not available as American made. The average consumer can spend their discretionary funds wherever he or she wants. But, tax dollars should be spent here.

PERIOD.

The people complaining about "Buy American" being dropped sound like you're all screaming "They took er jerbs!" at the top of your lungs. *LOL*

Typical of a Socialist to want government to hinder fair and healthy competition. Just how tight are Obama and Putin?

The only thing McCain cares about is our military and war. He will bankrupt the country (more).

Nice, polite little ad. Issue oriented, not a personal attack at all.

In other words, another missed opportunity. Obama is going to have to go after McCain – hard and personal. The senile old hypocrite is going to win if his lies go unchallenged and his misanthropy remains hidden by the fawning media.

There's no redeeming or reasoning with that hateful old warmonger. Obama needs to put him out of OUR misery – and now!

The Washington Post, citing lobbying records, reported in June that Davis' lobbying firm (a McCain aide) earned $125,000 from Airborne in 2003 and $465,000 from DHL between 2003 and 2005.
The Post also reported that McCain helped to overcome opposition to the deal by Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who objected to foreign control of an American shipping company. McCain blocked an effort by Stevens to prohibit the foreign-controlled company from holding U.S. military contracts, the newspaper reported.
With Davis lobbying on DHL's behalf, McCain, then chairman of the Senate commerce committee, stepped in, arguing that spending bills should not be used to make "a fundamental policy change" such as Stevens's provision. Congress scaled back the provision to ensure that the DHL-Airborne deal could go through. DHL deal will cost thousands of job to Ohio workers who work for an American owned air transport company.

Now this is new fodder for me. McCain voted against the government requirement to "buy American". How very "American" is that. This literally angers me.

This last year McCain pranced his wrinkled butt all over the country talking about how much he cares for Americans and what a great war hero he was and how long he has been in Washington. I fact check his vote against requiring government office to buy American and yeah he voted against it. He also voted against the last 3 GI bills and has said he'd appoint an "anti abortion" supreme court judge if given the chance. Regardless of how you feel about abortion it is clear there should be a requirement for the US to purchase American because those spending our money won't when given a choice. Just look at the Defense department and the contracts they intended to offer European companies instead of Boeing. Its time to take our country bad from the Republicans – they're capitalist first not Americans.

Debby – Obama is saying the Government should buy products (motorcycles) made in the USA... not products made in other countries.

He's not saying what consumers should buy, just what the government should (police vehicle)

Kind of like German Shepards for police – why do we buy 90%+ for Britain when we have breeders/trainers here in the USA? Why are we always the importers?

"John McCain. A man with experience"

Yeah, experience at lying and covering up what he's done to this country in the past.

Three points for Obama. It's Obama time!

That's funny, I think Sturgis, SD is in the United States and Berlin, Germany isn't. McCain's going around visiting American cities and Barack's flying around the world, yet HE'S the one that's gonna protect my job? And redistribute my wealth, too? Your services are not necessary, Obama. I'd like a leader as president, not a celebrity.

some of the responses of free trade is concerning. Not everything is either or. There is always a balance. No one is saying that global economy is bad or free trade should end. Obama and others are saying that manufactoring jobs should not be outsourced to another country for cheaper labor because it increases unemployment in the U.S. If unemployment rises, the economy sinks because people cannot afford to purchase anything without a job. Free trade laws have to be fair in which we can export goods while maintaining manufactoring jobs in the U.S.

Reading all the anti union comments in these posts definitely shows how ignorant a lot of people have become and they all deserve to work 12 hour days 7 days a week for minimal pay and no benefits. But then what do you expect from a country that doesn't seem to care how many of the fellow citizens die each year just because they can't afford health care.

kim hussein taylor, You are totally clueless about the Boeing tanker deal. McCain opposed giving a contract to Boeing without competition. It was for leasing tankers at a rate that worked out much higher than an outright purchase. It was later determined that an Air Force procurement official (Darleen Druyan) and Boeing conspired, so she would get a high paying job after leavinbg the gov't in return for the contract. She is in jail now, and the Boeing CEO was forced to retire. Hence Mccain prevented a fraud worth tens of billions. Get your facts straight, or don't vote. We don't need our next President determined by ignorant fools like you!. Google 'Darleen Druyan' and get the correct story. In a subsequent competition, Northrup Grumman and EADS beat Boeing. That competition was successfully protested and will be recompeted. So EADS has gotten nothing yet.

How this differs from 2004 is that the OBAMA camp strikes BACK – immdeiately- they (gop) will not get by with their rovian crap THIS TIME!

One day our politicians will be outsourced... then McCain will see what it's like to lose a job.

doh! McCains like 100 yrs old so he'll never know =( So much for helping America!

I love all the "protectionist" garbage being thrown out here. If McCain or Duh-bya had said this it would have been "great they are protecting American jobs" but since Obama said it and nailed JM on it, it's bad. What a laugh!!!

By the way Obama has done more to help people find jobs as an activist than anyone here making a comment. I read all this self righteous talk here about how Obama has done nothing, and yet, most people here are doing nothing to help their neighbors.

The average american is a nationalistic idiot, so Obama will never be considered as one of their own.

Maybe we could "Buy American" if we didn't produce such crappy goods for expensive labor, thanks to our strong Union lobby.

Our U.S. government should use only American products. Although its citizens should have a choice, I believe our government shouldn't. They should always invest in U.S. made products and that includes government issued vehicles.

McCain's current campaign advisor Rick Davis, a former lobbyist for DHL helped kill thousands of jobs in Ohio.

Mike – Texas August 12th, 2008 11:55 am ET

Obama is no better on this.

Earlier this year Obama stood there and told the American people that he is going to undo NAFTA while at the same time telling the Canadian and Mexican governments to IGNORE what he is saying on the subject. You remember, it was posted right here on CNN and on other media outlets.

Obama LIED to the American people.

MIKE – TEXAS, You are wrong. It was later reported that it was actually a Clinton person who spoke with Canada and tried to blame the Obama camp. An attemp to derail Obama by the Clinton campaign.

Obama forgot to mention the Ohio DHL plant sending its jobs overseas, thanks to McCain's efforts (and thos eof his lobbyist campaign manager). Or the HP jobs that were lost to outsourcing under the leadership of another McCain insider, Carly Fiorina. Then there's McCain's central involvement in the DOD's decision to snub Boeing and give business to Airbus – effectively outsourcing our military manufacturing. The list goes on and on. Vote McCain, fight four wars at the same time, return to the Cold War ideological and military spending bunker while cutting taxes on the megawealthy and megacorporations – but balancing the budget. The man is dangerous.

Laissez fare, protectionism, free trade what does it all mean when we trade with countries that employ slave labor. How can we compete with that? Our government has sold out our industry. They will continue outsourcing jobs until we are a third world country.

Instead of bashing Obama with no substance to back up your claims, why don't some of you actually take the time to find out if what he is saying is actually true? I know why-you KNOW what Obama is saying is true, but your hatred and bitterness won't let you vote for him. He was bludgeoned about Rev. Wright, someone who will never advise him on policy, yet McCain has bona fide crooks ADVISING him and you cast a blind eye to that. First you don't know enough about Obama, then you see too much of Obama, then you criticize him for taking a vacation, and now when he airs a truthful substantive ad, now he needs to go back on vacation! You people are unreal.

Obama with negative ads = wonderful, great, truth

McCain/Clinton/Anyone else with negative ads = disgusting, lies, trash

most CNN bloggers = mindless hypocrites

Yea we need less government intervention. Looks at the great results it produces when we eliminate regulation of mortgages (housing disaster), Banking (how many failed banks so far this year?), energy (Enron, California rolling blackouts, oil tripling in 6 months), ect....

Regulations are put for good reasons and removed only by bandits looking to steal money. Thanks Bush and McBush for giving the keys to the crooks!

Seriously? This is what it's come too? People throwing insults back and forth at people in these blogs because they don't agree with the other side of the isle? Come on people...calm down.

For people on BOTH sides of the isle, the comments that are made during their ads aren't lies...they are truths. Whether we like it or not. The problem is – McCain will get hit a lot more in these ads cause he has a voting record. Obama on the other hand has voted present on most of the big issues because it doesn't force him to take a stand. He can say whatever he wants and no one can pin him down. That's not me leaning anyway, it's just fact. That's it.

Obama is not going to bring the world together – the world (population) is set in their ways and we live in a world that even if someone is shown Truth, they still don't believe what they see.

McCain isn't Bush. Just because they're Republicans (although we all should remember that McCain almost dumped the Republican party). He probably is the most liberal Republican there is.

The point is – regardless of who we put in office, the next four years are going to be very difficult. It's not going to be completely fixed, it's not going to be much worse. Either way, the troops are coming home on one of these two's watches.

The best thing you can do is to take care of yourself in your own houses. Stop using your credit cards for everything, spend what you make, hug your children and be mindful of what they're doing when they aren't in school. That's it. Nobody in this world is any better than anyone else. They may have different abilities or characteristics...but hey George Clooney isn't any better than me, and I'm no better than the janitor that cleans the toliets in my office at night. Politicians don't care about you – regardless of what they say – they're out for one thing and that's their legacy. We're all human beings and we should all look out for each other. Period.

Ooooh, now who's being negative. Guess your candidate isn't all peaches and cream, Obamabots. Hmm now why would McCain want to lower taxes on companies being forced to ship jobs overseas? Maybe it is because high taxes in America forced those jobs overseas in the first place.

Sounds like McShame is spreading the same old lame lies about he's for America again. I'm tired of the same. I'll take that change! Obama and beyond! LOL all the way to the election.

Exactly, that's why the Right is right, no one gets a free ride in a capitalistic society. We don't need or want Obama's socialism!!

Heck with unions, vote Republican!

Obama's not saying that individuals can't buy foreign made motorcycles, he's saying the government should be buying American made products only.

Isn't the government suppossed to support America?

Of course individuals can buy from wherever they want. What Obama is talking about is keeping jobs in America! If the government buys from other countries their giving our tax dollars to other countries!

So we have a major conflict going on in Georgia and Obama wants to bring up this worthless stuff?

He is what you call an isolationist. He doesn't want any part of foreign policy...nor does he understand it.

"Buy American"? I guess he doesn't mean the imported cars that are made here(Lexus, Honda, etc...)?

Provide some real solutions to real problems and we might pay a little more attention to your substance over your delivery.

Barack Obama introduced the Patriot Employer Act of 2007 to provide a tax credit to companies that maintain or increase the number of full-time workers in America relative to those outside the US; maintain their corporate headquarters in America; pay decent wages; prepare workers for retirement; provide health insurance; and support employees who serve in the military.

Go Obama! Go America!

Sad to say but people who make Harleys, buy Harleys and sell Harleys are types who just will simply not vote for Obama. McCain is anti american Jobs, but those types are the uneducated and have their biases, they would rather be unemployed before voting for Obama and guess what, its already started to happen. Rental car companies and most government agencies buy american parts. McCain was against it and literally shipped jobs overseas. What's not discussed by the Media is how he single handidly almost cost Boeing the Tanker program which is Hundreds of thousands of american jobs. Thank God the government commitee has re-evaluated that contract and Boeing may get it over Airbus. This McCain guy doesn't care about the american worker losing jobs. He cares about the billion dollar investors making money wherever they can if even in other countries. Need a president who cares about America First. Then we can show the world again how great we are and be proud.

McCain is a "maverick." Which is a polite way of saying he doesn't really stand for anything.

Maverick = loose cannon.

NOT ONLY IS OUR MILITARY EQUIPMENT BEING BUILT ABROAD, BUT SO ARE THE "AMERICAN FLAGS" !!!

WHAT HAVE WE BECOME???

Obama can still take the high road while hilighting the difference and He needs to be a little bit more forcefull in doing so.
Obama 08

The reason the government (not just McCain) eliminated the "buy American" requirement..was because of pressures by the Pentagon–because they werelocked into high cost contracts–based on pork, affirmative action, and prison industries that reduced their actual buying power in a time of reduced spending on quality of life for the troops.

If Obi-Wan Obama had actually been working within–or had a clue of current affairs of the fed for more than 36 months–he'd know that himself.

Someone needs to call McCain out since the media refuses to. McCain has all kinds of controversy in his career yet the media doesn't cover any of it. The more I find out about McCain's "experience" the more I find he is a sleazeball.

Nice try, Obama.

There is still an excellent chance you will lose both Ohio and PA.

CNN send me an email and let me know what is wrong with this statement.

Chips August 12th, 2008 12:07 pm ET
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I will take Obama over McCain any day. At least he can pronounce the foreign countries/people names from around the world.

McCain on the other hand mispronunciation will have us fighting the wrong country/people.

Who was really buying the whole McCain-Harley connection anyway?

Independent Voter, can you explain why voters like you continue to vote against your own economic interest? Is it because the "liberals" aren't in office enough to provide you with an education?

McCain will lose Ohio because of the DHL job losses. McCain pushed hard for having foreign-owned DHL corporation buy out an American company, Airborn Express, in Wilmington, OH. 5 years later, DHL is closing the Wilmington business and putting 8,000 workers out of a job. This is how McCain "supports" American companies. If you vote for McCain, this is just the tip of the iceburg.

McCain + America = Ameri-stan = 3rd world country.

and Obama's plan is to replace all of those American industry jobs with 'Green Jobs'

Instead of building and riding motorcycles, we can be building the solar panels the Obama administration will be requiring us to buy.

All power to you Obama!
Show MacCain where north is and send him swiftboating to the south.
OBAMA'08

McCain has had 26 years to save America. He has done NOTHING. Time for a change!!!! Go Obama

Well it does make sense that American tax dollars be spent to purchase equipment actually made by the same citizens who are paying for them... Naw, makes too much sense, and the beltway bobble heads couldn't use off shore accounts to hide their corrupt millions.

It is about time to slam the DoubleTalkExpress and expose his lies. This guy says something behind doors when he is with Bush, Cheny and alike and something else when he out compayning, It is a digrace to be Old and lier.

The "Government" shouldn't buy American just to have American companies increase their prices by 50-fold to make a buck on the government and ultimately the American tax payer.

Harleys are for consumers – not the government – so Obama's ad makes no sense. Proving yet again how out of touch with consumers he really is.

Come on, Obama, you're smarter than that.

Vrroooom, vrooooom

They also need a TV ad about this showing McCain at the bike rally twriling his arm to get he bikers to rev their engines.

mccain for corporations. obama for the people

Good job Obama. McCain is desperate because he knows this is his last chance to become president. He is saying or doing anything to win; even going down celebrating the loss of Dr. King when he voted against making his birthday a holiday.

Obama never changes his mind on anything that really matters to the American People. Check the record and see hasn't he stood firm on issues that really matters.

Not to mention Ohio where McCain's campaign lobbyists walked away with a sweet take from the DHL deal.

Yet another example of how Anti-American McCain truely is.

McCain-Selling out american jobs in bulk (8000 a bid)

About time. Now if he really starts hitting on McCain about anything economic from here to the election, McCain is finished. Obama has to make this about the economy and McCain's lack of knowledge about it. That in itself will scare the American people senseless. You have a 26 year Senator who publicly spoke and said he doesn't understand how the American economy works. WTH has he been doing for 26 years? I forgot, he's had some Keating Scandals he's had to lock in the closet but we haven't forgot any of them.

You Re-pubic-ans can try to slander Obama all you want too but don't be mad because we actually like our candidate and your party detests yours.

I don't understand why a simple statement can be interpereted so wrong by people. He didn't say that we shouldn't buy ANY car/good from foreign nations, he only said that we should buy GOVERNMENT official vehichles from American companies. So it's not protectionism at all.

This is kind of a weak argument. I think the president is responsibly for much of the blame for indirectly electing political cronies to important positions.

Time for a change....McCain is too cozy with George W. I don't think this country can take another 4 years of that!
OBAMA in 2008.

It cracks me up the way these bitter old women for Clinton bash Obama then they put McCain 08 Hillary 12. I don't know why...it just gets me laughing every time. They think they are making some sort of statement but it just looks really pathetic and sad. It gives you insight into their bitter lives....so, I guess I really should try harder not to laugh.

Am I the only one who notices that CNN closes the comments when they see them running Obama's way. (see the item on Mark Penn as an example.)

that's so lame. is HE only buying American vehicles?

If NOBAMA gets elected, I hope all of you NOBAMABOTS have plenty of money because he is going to tax our A$$E$ off! Wake up and listent the the empty-suited idiot!

What do you know OBAMA, you're not even an AMERICAN?????

McCain doesn't CARE about your jobs or mine. He's got a $100 million dollar wife who buys him $500 pairs of shoes and $1,000 suits just to flap his gum and walk around like a stiff robot with nothing of substance to say.

This OLD WHITE HAIR DUDE continues to live in the past. He doesn't even know HOW to use the internet. Are you kidding me? This is the man YOU want to lead this country? A man who also confuses the Shiites and the Sunnis every single time he opens his mouth!!! He still refers to the Russians as CZARS!!! ha! ha! I mean, pleeeeez.

HOW many more of you are going to continue

1) LIVE IN THE PAST?
2) WANT your JOBS sent overseas?
3) KEEP paying the Iraqis BILLIONS a month for what?
4) WAIT for McCain to drill offshore in the hopes that in 15+ years he finally FINDS some oil?
5) SEE your loved ones sent into another WORLD WAR III to appease OLD WHITE HAIR DUDE'S political ego.
6) BELIEVE in a candidate who doesn't even KNOW how to use the internet? AND he's suppose to run our country? yeah...okay.

Geeez, let me see, this reminds me of someone we already know whose sitting in the White House already!! GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!

Good job Obama camp......there are alot of things about McShame that are distasteful......the general public does not know all the harm he has done while those 27 + years in the "old" washington way of doing things has run rampid.......if they did,.....well they are starting to find out.

McCain will only protect the "rich" jobs. If this country doesn't wake up and realize that McCain is just another Republican good ole' boy that can easily have his strings tugged to their advantage like they did with George W. then the U.S. deserves what we vote for!! We fell for George and look what we got. WAKE UP AMERICA..........OBAMA in 08!

pandering dolts. Laissez Fiare allows you to buy the best product at the best price (If made the best product, I'm sure our government would purchase it, but we don't because union's allow employees to be lazy and over paid). Barrak Obama is precisely what we revolted from in 1776. America has lost its work ethic... and I'd feel much worse for the blue collared populace if it worked hard and lost government contracts. There is a trend, it is easy to follow... best product, lowest price equates to more revenue (leading to more profit). The state (communism) should not get involved.

Brilliant. Obama focuses on the substantive issues important to the American people based on McCain's voting record. McCain seems to prefer misguided rhetoric of celebrity and sacrilegious references. It makes the choice clearer in this election for many Americans. Obama '08

It doesn't matter how many times Obama says the truth. He is BLACK and that is all many people need to know for NOT voting for him. McCain IS insane, but he is WHITE and that matters most for these voters.

Oh give me a break. Obama couldnt care less about the average American. Obama is concerned with what would be good for Obama and will say and do anything to get what he wants. I have been a Democrat all of my life but will be sitting this election out. The choices are dismal.

Alice in Florida August 12th, 2008 11:55 am ET

I thought we were going to finally get a break from Obama! Didn't he go on vacation because he found out most of us are sick of all the overcoverage of him? Looks like he flip-flopped on this too, like he does on everything else.

McCain '08 for Hillary '12
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Yeah, you just keep reaching and making up new reasons to hate on Obama while Hillary slips further and further into irrelevant obscurity... You really make me laugh with your "McCain '08 for Hillary '12"..like THAT'S gonna happen if Obama loses this year..silly woman.

Regardless of what is happening today with our deteriorating economy, no matter what is said or shown about McCain's negative intentions, and worse of all, seeing 4 more years of Bush in office, people are actually going to vote for McCain???

Why would anyone would want to risk 4 more years with the same results as the past 8 years?

Well, it's a good thing there are a lot more people who have a positive insight as to why Obama should be our next President, and see the obvious reasons why people choose to support McCain.

It's been easy for Obama during the primaries to criticize Hillary's voting record, Mr. 191 Times Voted 'Present' in his State Legislator. He knew that would further polarize the divide between the Hillary Haters and those who know EXPERIENCE when we see it.

Now he's using the same ole tact on McCain. NEWS FLASH TO SENATOR OBAMA – It didn't work before and it won't work now. See it's easy to criticize others when you don't have a record to speak of. It's easier to criticze others period. What EXPERIENCE affords you to do is not only learn the word 'Humili te' as one learns but more invaluable to America, it affords you the ability to 'Talk the Walk'.

All we know of you is that you sound like a 'Walkie-Talkie with no workie experienci'

Hey Obameeee where are you hoops and balls made? Maybe your nikes as well are made other than the U.S. as well. What side of your mouth are you going to talk out of today?

No Obama, your union cronies are sending the jobs overseas with their unsatiable demand for more and more, which is why it doesn't pay for them to stay here.

I'm an Obama supporter, but I find a law that requires governmental agencies to buy American-made motorcycles pretty ridiculous–voting against such a measure is hardly substantive enough to "slam" someone over, one would think.

This is so lame Paris Hilton of Politics!

Obama hasn't protected any jobs either- he's to busy lookng for a new one for himself

Obviously, you are trying to appeal to "gun toting, bible clutching" Americans who think you're an idiot and wouldn't vote for you on a bet!

It's a big world out there, Barry. You think taxpayers ought to line the pockets of American corporations even if it costs us our salaries and our groceries and our mortgage payments.

How about coming up with some ideas of how to bring American auto makers into the 21st century? Buy American No Matter What doesn't work in 2008.

Sincerely,

Gun toting, bible clutching 21st century American

Alice in FL:

Get used to hearing from Obama. You're going to hear more about him in next 8+ years.

obama can find ammo easy against McCain. However, all obama has is empty words and few votes in his three years as a senator. He has NO experience on which we can judge. 'Spose I could buy his books to learn more about this man running for president. ..

McCains been in Washington 30 years and watched American jobs disappear, did nothing and now he cares. McCain can't relate to working people because he has never had a job, he just wants to be president. A vote for McCain will continue to destroy the integrity of our country.

There will be plenty of jobs if Obama get's in, digging graves
after the New Soviet Union overruns us.

Exactly.

Our "All American" GOP candidate is all talk when it comes to American jobs.

Scratch McCain and you'll find an internationalist, elitist, job-destroying NAFTA-lover.

Vrroooom, vrooooom.

All you Hillary supporters now supporting McCain. Great, this will finish the Clintons in American Politics. If, you think she will run again in 2012 after causing Obama to lose, think again. THE CLINTONS ARE FINISHED!! LOL

So, how exactly does taxing corporations at a higher rate help protect jobs? Simple...it doesn't. Just like "windfall profits" tax (is 8% really a windfall?), anything done to increase costs of production will impact jobs negatively.

I don't understand how anyone can support someone who openly supports the spread of Socialism. I work for MYSELF and for my own benefit. I DO NOT work to improve the lifestyle of those who don't care enough about themselves to find a job!!

I personally think McCain's decision of basically banning "Buy American" campaign is great for the free trade, market driven society. By the government unanimously purchasing only American car, there're less competition to deal for our Amrican companies. Where there's competition, innovation is born, new ideas are born and qualities are also improved by simultaneously bringing down the price

So sorry for the Harley Davidson guys but if they want to sell their bikes to the government, they must "COMPETE" with others and proove that their better than their competetors.

Good luck all our American companies.

I think that we need a law to force the purchase of American-made oil!

Ohhh, I hear a lot of grumbling from McSame supporters. It hurts doesn't it?

Debby, you missed the whole point. Who cares what the average citizen buys. McCain made it so that the U. S. Government does not have to buy American. In my opinion, the U. S. Government should buy American products and keep jobs and money in the hands of American tax payers. Look at the contract that went to Airbus instead of Boing. That provided a lot of jobs for another countries citizens instead of American citizens. Make jobs, don't ship them away.

LOVE IT!!!! glad to see my donations are being used in the right positive ways unlike being spent on brittney and paris, Good job Barack keep them coming the more i see these POSITIVE ADS the more i donate!!!!!!!!!

Once again..., Obama shows us that hypocrisy was not taught to him at Harvard's Law School.

Way to go Obama, some idiots can not understand what change is all about. Those of you who want four more bad years of bad business that go ahead.

There are some of us who really want America back on track, so please forgive us for wanting a better America.

We need jobs, better housing, gas, the war and healthcare. People need to get onboard for a better future for us and our children.

And I approve this message!

kgb, probably a pseudonym for Republican, but why digress...?

now, nom from 11:57,
your SPECULATION is well taken if we take you at your word and your credentials. But here's the thing – we have DEFINITIVE numbers under the current administration. And since Senator McCain is advocating many of the same measures (and in fact has poistioned himself to stand behind President Bush 95% of the time over the last two years), why would you think jobs would come back under McCain?
Get back to us when you can conjure up something realistic. Until then, we need change and therefore we must go with Senator Obama. At least he wants to buy American. McCain not only opposed it but actually has lobbyist (perhaps similary positioned like you) to profit from those jobs going overseas.

How is Buy American a bad idea? Yes we should have quality and the government can demand it through contracting. But keeping jobs in this country needs to be a critical component as well. If our own government won't support it, how can we expect the American people to follow suit.

The Republican agenda is going to spell the end of this country as we ship jobs overseas, give tax breaks to the rich, keep our poor sick and spend money we don't have to fight wars we don't belong in.

That's the way to kick Repub behind, Senator!

Things younger than John McCain:
Howdy Doody
Area Codes
FM Radio
Peany Butter & Jelly sandwiches
Automatic Car Transmissions
40-Hour Work Week

I'm leaning towards voting for the presidential candidate NOT endorsed by the worst president in American history.

Those backward winks at the Canadian and Mexican presidents of NAFTA undermine any real change Obama says he has to offer...

Obama is right... it is unfair for McCain to criticize Obama, when McCain supports free trade, which just takes away American jobs.

Vote for Change.

I like this add too. Its good to see Obama really taking control of the conversation. Its a very good politcal point and certainly one that is really making me re-think of voting for McCain.

sincerly,
An American "independant"

Debby @ 11:47: you did not read the article. The public can buy whatever brand they like. McCain voted against the GOVERNMENT purchasing american made bikes. Shouldn't we care where our tax dollars are spent? If the government wants to make purchases I prefer the 4 be spent here, not overseas.

Debby and Joe,

You obviously can't read. Obama is not arguing against an open market. Just saying that the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT should buy AMERICAN MADE GOODS.

JOHN MCCAIN IS ANTI-AMERICAN!!

Oh and I sure McCain's USA Flag is also made from China or some other country. McCain speaks from both sides of his face.

McLame votes AGAINST most anything that the Dems suggest. In fact, he won't even propose bills in the US Senate that would benefit the public infrastructure here in Arizona – his home state! Why? Because he is against "earmarks" on principle, not merits.
Check the record, Arizona is ranked last in federal earmarks for infrastructure as compare to Alaska which is ranked number one. Given that do you think we can expect McLame to look out for US interests when it comes to jobs? I think not...

Europeans love Obama, right??? (at least those germans at a rock concert Obama spoke at did).

From The Economist (a U.K. publication).

" . . . On the economy, [Obama's] plans are more thought out, but he often tells people only that they deserve more money and more opportunities. If one lesson from the wasted Bush years is that needless division is bad, another is that incompetence is perhaps even worse. A man who has never run any public body of any note is a risk, even if his campaign has been a model of discipline. "

Obama is so weak that his arguements are easily refuted. How's your vacation Barack? Thinking about a US response to Russian agression while lying on a beach in Hawaii? Thinking about how to find the electricity to run your electric cars that is not generated from coal while sipping that tonic?

Obama stole the primaries from Hillary. A neophite and egomaniac is the presumptive democratic nominee. How sophmoric can one get?

I will take Obama over McCain any day. At least he can pronounce the foreign countries/people names from around the world.

McCain on the other hand mispronunciation will have us fighting the wrong country/people.

People are so stupid. Corporate control of America happened all the way back to the East India company and ended with the Boston Tea Party. Then again Rooselvelt had to stand up to the Fascism (look it up Repugs it means marriage of Corporations and Government).

Once again we are faced with corporations controlling our media, stealing our jobs and hiding their profits in Dubai.

It is once again time for a Revolution of the common folks – it is time for Obama!!

Obama are you for free trade or not? If The US government has a policy of only buying from US companies then other nations will just do the same and buy from their own native companies and that will mean the US does not always get the best. Obama you are just playing the old kind of politics here putting anger and fear into peoples mind instead of trying to make people competetive.

Buy American everywhere except at the gas pump..., hey Obama!!??

Ouch!

With Obama's history in Illinois, there really isn't much McCain can talk about on this.

to Alice in Florida: Please just stop posting. You've never said a single thing about this election season that has made one bit of sense. Give it a rest, take a breather, FORGET ABOUT HILLARY, and then vote for the man who actually will make a difference.

OBAMA 08.

The government's job is to not choose which companies survive and which don't. The government ought to run as cost-effective as possible. Let the American consumer decide if Harley is worthy of business, not some politician in a slick suit.

Too many Americans expect the 'government' to do way to much. The govt is just a bunch of over-paid, over-comped, all I care about is job security bunch of folks. Look at the DMV! They don't care how long you sit in line for because they still get paid if zero people walk thru the door.

The government is not the answer, Mr. Obama.

Why?

-He supported going to war in Iraq!
-He wants abortion to become illegal!
-He doesn't think we should buy products from hard-working Americans!
-He campaigned hard for George W Bush and helped Bush win two very close elections!
-He dumped his first wife after she gained weight from car wreck injuries- and married his younger prettier heiress mistress!
-He knows how to dress- he shoes cost 500 dollars!
-He doesn't waste his time taking questions from reporters anymore!
-Why wouldn't we want a Republican in charge for another four years? Look how wonderful things are going in America right now?

-Go McCain!

Ouch, hurt when your words comes back to bit you on the butt doesn't it. The maverick, saying anything doing anything to get elected. Wrapping himself in the flag while stabbing Americans and our soilders in the back. November can't come soon enough.

OBAMA 08

GREAT AD!!!!

Dan, you should research before posting... But I guess that a brainwashed republican, you don't really care for the truth. Only disinformation counts.

OBAMA 08-16

Like Hillary and Mark Penn....John McSame is just another "bitter" american.

Now you all see what Obama was talking about. There are "bitter" americans and they all seem to be in the Hillary & McSame campaigns.

We need a change from politics as usual.

Register to vote now! Barack Obama 08

That is right obama, stay on target. Do not let McJealous and his camp throw you off.

Is he holding up his hand to part the Red Sea?

now we're on the right track – keep hitting him where it hurts with the truth!

Normally liberals like Obama blast atttempts to bolster the "military industrial complex". In this case he supports it? Does he have an ideology or does he just make it up as he goes along?

McCain 08

Looks like Obama is saluting and saying "Sig Hile" in this photo.

Awesome and truthful!!

Unlike McCAin ads that lie!

McCain is right, Harleys are crap and I don't think my tax dollars should be wasted on crappy bikes. Our taxes should be spent to purchase high quality bikes, just like buying AirBus planes for our military.
McCain is the kind of man that stands by quality. He doesn't buy cheap american shoes but only the best $500 shoes on can get.

Go McCain

mccain: merry christmas, ya bunch of whiners!!! i'm sending your jobs overseas!!!

What has Obama done to save jobs?????

I forgot – NOTHING!

“Back in Washington, McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles.”

Back in 2005 Obama voted for an energy bill that will give more money to oil companies and their employees most of whom are funding his campaign. Yes both candidates have cost Americans hardship.

Sounds like another old style politics attack ad from that new style politician Obama. I guess I fail to appreciate the difference other than the label.

Sounds like Obama is embracing protectionism as an economic model for future prosperity. Of course that excludes US oil since he opposes drilling.

Come on Obama, I mean why would the American government buy American products? Doesn't that go against the Bush/McCain policy of having China finance our country?

“Back in Washington, McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles.”

Back in 2005 Obama voted for an energy bill that will give more power to oil companies and their employees most of whom are funding his campaign. Yes both candidates have cost Americans hardship.

You go Senator Obama!

Enough of the Republican lies. Hit those idiots with the facts. Remind people in OH and PA that Republicans like McCain sent their jobs over seas. Remind women that McCain voted against equal pay and birth control. Remind senior citizens that McCain will privatize their healthcare if elected. Hit them with the facts and hit them hard. The truth shall set us free from this Republican dictatorship!

Yeah to democracy! No more of the few elite stomping on the backs of the people to get ahead!

FWIW folks, I counsel companies on employment matters. I have a degree in tax law from the most prestigious tax law program in the nation. I have a law degree with high honors. I have worked in top corporate law firms. And I am telling you this.

The democratic agenda will cause jobs and benefits to disappear. Period. So sure of I about this that I am putting my money on it.

Vote Obama if you like. He will raise your wages and force your employer to admit unions and raise benefits.

I'll be the one collecting my profits when the company goes under or is bought out and moves overseas.

McCain or Obama–Matters little to me since I either profit on the McCain rally, or make money dissolving companies ground into dust by the Democrats.

“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.” Vladimir Lenin

Mr. Obama, we're intelligent. We understand that you pander to the unions who've bankrolled you with the greatest amount of monies ever given to a candidate. However, " buy in America" does not mean we throw away sound economic policies to advance protectionism. This country is founded upon and has a lengthy track record of supporting an open market, where buyers and sellers seek to meet their needs based on price and quality of goods.
If your policy is "buy america" then kick out Toyota, Nissan, et al, and see how consumers will react.
We're getting tired of your populist, pro union, against free enterprise ideas cleverly masqueraded and unquestioned by outlets like this.

Now, that's what I call "a kick in the head".

I thought we were going to finally get a break from Obama! Didn't he go on vacation because he found out most of us are sick of all the overcoverage of him? Looks like he flip-flopped on this too, like he does on everything else.

McCain '08 for Hillary '12

Can't believe McCain would even show up at the Harley plant. He's just trying to look cool at the expense of the Harley employees – literally.

Obama is no better on this.

Earlier this year Obama stood there and told the American people that he is going to undo NAFTA while at the same time telling the Canadian and Mexican governments to IGNORE what he is saying on the subject. You remember, it was posted right here on CNN and on other media outlets.

Obama LIED to the American people.

Yeah, like Obama's been protecting jobs, as well; huh?..........these politicans, make me sick!

Can't believe McCain would even show up at the Harley plant. He's just trying to look cool at the expense of Harley employees – literally.

Nice Obama, shed some light on this old snake oil salesman. He wants to be Bush 8 years ago, and he is too old and has too little charisma to come close

John doesn't understand what's going on in the USA. Why? John was never a civilian (military family, fathers coat tails, married rich and had a career in Washington – HE'S the ELITIST). He doesn't understand what it's like to lose one's job and not be able to feed your family.

Now that is the full-contact I was waiting for.

Hit McCain even harder next time.

They are both guilty. They both have been in government for a number of years now. I don't know of any bill that Barak Obama has sponsored that creates more American jobs. In fact, I don't know of any bill Obama has ever sponsored? Our government, democrats and republicans alike have sold us out to cheap foreign labor, both in this country and abroad. It is up to us to vote all the bastards out of office.

Seriously, Obama Campaign, why haven’t you been screaming at the top of your lungs that, McCain, in 2003, introduced an amendment that ended the ‘Buy America’ requirement on government purchases of equipment? GO GET HIM!!! His record is on your side. He gave our jobs away.

Way to go, Obama. Keep hitting hard and telling the truth.

McCain’s strategy is to keep the new organizations busy pumping out junk news about Obama to obfuscate his own murky past and present flip-flops. Obama is amazing in who he keeps focus on the real, meaningful issues. Obama continues to show extraordinary leadership far from the “empty suit” McCain has tried unsuccessfully to portray him as.

I like that ad. Points out legitimate criticisms based on McCain's voting record, and there aren't any celebrities or movie clips that make it totally laughable and unworthy of any campaign, much less one for president.

and dont forget his betrayal of boeing and this country. mccain worked for EADS (a EUROPEAN company), getting them a contract worth BILLIONS from OUR air force. Mr. Military Hero took jobs AND MONEY away from an AMERICAN company and gave it to a EUROPEAN company.

so we have FOREIGN countries making OUR military equipment--NICE, john mccain.

shouldnt our OWN country be producing for OUR military, and made by AMERICANS making good wages?!?!?!?!

Obama!!!!!!! We need more of the truth serum. This is the kinda of Attack WE NEED TO SEE FROM YOU. But once again you're responding. CREATE A NEW LINE!!!! not only responses.

It doesn't make any difference to McCain: he doesn't remember voting against "Buy American" nor does he remember saying that "Buy American" requirements for the American government was "disgraceful". His record of votes against "Buy American" stands and is a matter of record no matter how tough he talks.

Next he will be calling for Congress to come back and vote to "Buy American".

This guy is all show and no go.

LAME.

WOW.....good! I am glad to see Obama is taking the gloves off now. I am a 37-year-old first time voter and I have NEVER been excited about politics in my LIFE! I never really read anything pertaining to "politics" but this moment, this time, this year, I am voting for the first time. I am so excited, I can't get enough of politics now. woohoo.....

go Obama.

Protectionism at it's finest. If an American company can't compete then we have to have government mandates to keep it in business.

This is what Obama wants folks. Don't be fooled. He thinks more government regulation is the answer to everything.

“Back in Washington, McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles.”

In 2003, the Arizona senator introduced an amendment that ended the ‘Buy America’ requirement on government purchases of equipment.

That's all they have on McCain? Pretty sad. I can't wait until the fall when the Republicans unravel Obama's horrific statements made in his memoir, statements the msm have avoided for months. Maybe then people will realize what Obama REALLY means by 'change'.

So whats wrong with this the government shouldn't totally rule on what we buy and what we don't. You can say the same for German, Swedish, Japanese etc. vehicles that have dealers all over the US. Harley Davidson is the symbol of the US. I see more Harley's than any other ricer around so this radio add is another idiotic attempt by the Obama camp. If people want a Triumph, or an Italian racer they will import it anyway so I don't see the point again Obama is trying to make. I wonder what the Obama family drives. LOL

Obama could slam anything. He couldn't beat his way out of a wet paper bag unless his advisers told him it was OK or he read it on the teleprompt.

More political pandering in half-truths. Did Obama ever have any positions in the Senate besides 'present'?

I like this ad.

sounds like a powerful attach ad. It's about time

And Obama's plan of redistribution of wealth will work. His economic plan is like his environmental plan of CAP and trade with no new room for growth. Keep following the pied piper and see what happens to us taxpayers.