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Mike, Syracuse, NY

You are exactly right!

McCain is intelligent. I would not be surprised if he selected HRC for a cabinet position...placing the country before his personal interests.

Obama, on the other hand, is too egotistical. He wouldn't pick HRC for dog catcher.

By election day, a majority of American's will come to their senses and either select McCain (for what he believes in) or NOT select Obama (for what he believes in).

For the Record:

Obama did NOT have any voters at that Forum. So I think anybody who changed his or her mind to vote for him is icing on the cake. The audience and the format were FIXED. As we know John McCain heard the questions on his way to the church. There was no "cone of silence" as the pastor said. The cone of silence was the fact that the house was stacked with the GOP.

So all in all, Barack did well. He held his own and I'm proud of him.

Obama 08

He will win by a landslide believe it hillbillies Barak Hussein Obama will be on your TV for the next 4 years. i love it.

Since when does arrogance mean he can't be an effective leader. The fools on here who speak of arrogance haven't met the man, don't realize he has had more of a normal life than McCain and probably voted for Bush twice because he was 'a people's guy'.

What that kind of reasoning no wonder America is struggling to catch up with the rest of the world. Bush and his party squandered our head start and McCain voted lock-step to support the policies.

Obama will win. You red staters will not get your stooge in the white house this time.

HRC will not get the nomination next 4 years if Obama loses. Watch and see.

I am BEGGING you; PLEASE do not elect John McCain. You will greatly damage the futures of all us 20-something's and your young children that will have to live with the disasters of global warming, intolerance, and energy dependence for the next 50+ years. You will all be gone and dead and while you argue about abortion and gay marriage you will all look as ridiculous as those in the anti-women's rights movement, proponents of slavery, and those who thought the world was flat! Open your eyes, Obama isn't perfect but the road we're on is full of DISTRACTIONS (like Obama is arrogant) and leading us toward disaster. You gave us George Bush for 8 years and it's not fair; fix it this time. I am begging. <3

How is that being arrogant or presumptuous? If any one doesn't think or believe they will win, why would enter a race in the first place?

Wait a minute. Obama is arrogant because he says, "I will win." Isn't he supposed to think that and isn't he supposed to display confidence? I'm glad he's confident in his abilities. Why want a Doubting Thomas as president.

For those comparing Bush arrogance and the supposed Obama arrogance...not even close.

Oh yeah, Just like McCain didn't hear the question that was asked of him that he did answer.

Barack, you may win in Chicago and San Francisco. You cannot be our President. You do not desreve it. Go away, you joker.

I can live Biden... and unlike Clinton... I believe he won't say or do anything to hurt this nation or Obama...

I am convinced that Obama will win - even more so when when the McCain advicates only show the one poll where both Obama and McCain are tied.

My own personal guess is Obama will win by 10%

Now don't get me wrong I don't hate McCain, I just think that the Republican mind set has caused a generation's worth of problems and the problems need to be fixed.

Look at the kool-aid drinkers lapping it up. Unless I can't understand polls right, it looks as though the Messiah is slipping. Maybe it is because he is nothing when not reading from a teleprompter.

YES YOU WILL WIN! It's so good to hear you say that!

Glad to hear Obama is finally hitting back hard. Keep swinging Barack!

Obama '08!

I find most interesting that boh candidates have changed in some positions.

Senator Obama has been most consistant about making America's home issue first and most important.

Senator McCain has been most consistant about being prepared for war.

Yet, so many are willing to align themselves to a candidate who has warned us for months that there will be more wars and deaths in the near future and he is willing to take us there.

I used to think that John McCain was dumb. Now, I know that I am wrong. He is smart enough to know that Americans don't want to think. They want a leader who will tell them that they are the best then send them to thier deaths. Then, they turn around and complain about what the person they chose has done to the country. John McCain knows that most Americans have a much shorter memory than him. Thus, all he needs to does is continually change his surface message and at the same time continue pushing his war plans. I can actually see him win the Presidency because poeple are simply dumb.

And if you do win, everyone must genuflect and bow in humbleness to our supreme leader and messiah

can this guy be any more arrogant?

I'm white and i will never vote for Obama.

Guess that makes me a racist. It doesn't matter that i don't support Obama's victim mentality and socialist agenda.

Here is some Obama math:

White + No vote for Obama = racist bigot.

The Forum with Rick Warren has shown me and my husband who has our hearts and votes in November...Obama! He was speaking from his heart and mind while McBush was only repeating stories we'd heard over and over such as the soldier and the cross in the sand for effect....and a Christian's only definition of evil is Osama bin Laden........??? Obama though told us he sees it in the bin Ladens of this world, in our streets and in evil abusive parents.....McCain...my kids who go to Sunday School could do better.

Obama/Clinton "08

CNN- Quit doing this. This is not news. He is telling supporters that he's going to win at a rally- you shed light on it like he's cocky.

McCain supporters- are your computers, newspapers, and radios broken? He wants the same Bush tax cuts and he wants to stay in Iraq even though it's clear that they want us out. I can't believe someone said that McCain means "Change." He is what is wrong with politics- NO new ideas, MANY lies in his ATTACKS.

Pick an America subject – foreign, domestic, economy, energy, health, etc. all are in dire condition.

Look at the last 8 years and there is absolutely no logic that can be applied to say the Republicans candidates for the presidency or congress deserve to be rewarded for their performance by electing them. The Republicans themselves say they have lost their way and their principles. You have seen what that has done to this country. Lies, greed, and complete incompetence is all they have exhibited for 8 years with a very patient public. The American public deserves much much better than we are getting from our politicians.

We must get past the 50/50 split this country is in to move us forward. You have seen what a divided country gets us. Lets work together and see what a country that is working together gets us.

America – prepare for the long haul to repair our once great country back to its rightfully respected position in the world and we all gain.

Vote wisely!

Boy does the GOP have such sore losers. They should take a hint from Hillary. If you can't beat em, join em.

Obama 08
We are unstoppable, we're taking our country back.

Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 08

Yep. McCain knew the questions. No doubt in my mind whatsoever.

That said, in terms of substance, McCain lost to Obama big time. McCain just pandered to the crowd. Obama bared his soul.

his only chance is with hilliary as vp, if not game set match mccain

I do think Bush won his debates. What the heck did that prove, Geniuses?

Those of you want McCain to be President prepare your kids and grkids to be DRAFTED !!!!!!!!!

Obama is obviously starting to believe his own PR. What an arrogant smart-alec. Sure it's good to be confident- it's even better to be be humble. He reminds me of some of those overpaid football players who think they have to showboat in the end zone every chance they get. Sort of "aren't we special". Well guess what, Mr. Obama, you're not all that special. Have you looked at the polling numbers lately?

I would never lower myself to vote for McCain. And I just can't bring myself to vote for Obama. It would be like voting for Bush again– he looks nice, he sounds nice, but he doesn't have a lick of sense. So, for the first time in 40 years, I won't be casing a vote in the Presidential race, I guess.

And I'm just waiting for the wailing & moaning & finger pointing when Obama loses in November. We'll all be called racist for not voting for him. Has it EVER occured to anyone that it has NOTHING to do with race or gender– it has EVERYTHING to do with the issues and with whether or not we think he's qualified and has the good sense to do the job.

Yes he will win!

Obama will win if the American people use their brains and don't fall for the same old slime from the Republican operatives. If the American people are stupid, then McCain will win and we deserve what we get – a decline in our standard of living and the same old Bush policies that have brought America to the brink of disaster.

somebody needs a little arrogance check don't they

For the sake of our country's future...I hope you're wrong. We'll be overrun in 3 years with you in charge.

People are so stupid. What difference does it make if the man stutters? For all the people on this blog who do not stutter, I'd bet money that his IQ is higher than yours!!!????

Obviously his pay is higher also, so all your quick witted oral skills did you no good at all???!!!! What a bunch of dummies who post on these blogs?

His arrogance has been obvious 4 years ago at the DNC. It's amazing that a lot of naive and superficial 'yet claimed to be highly educated' people still believe in BO.

Think! Think! Think!

You are the same people who elected the criminal we have in office today. Oh yeah, we trust your judgement. Oh boy, can't wait til you guys against Obama give us some more advise. Can't wait to see the results as you try to put another potential criminal in office who has the staying power of hot grease. With the wisdom you guys have shown I'm sure the US will be on the rise. Your choices are priceless. Too bad they won't be needed this cycle. Later, nuts for Hillary/McCain/Bush Obama?Biden 08

Obama's own sumugness is going to make him lose. What a snob. Its going to be a tight race – I guess if he bodly states he will win that will make it so. Go ahead and win – it won't be long before people will be calling to put you out of office for putting our County in jeopardy and peril. You do not have what it takes – you just have money and a bigger voter registery of young people -who by the way – by the time November comes might not even go to the polls. Good luck Mr. Show Off. The dem. party is going down the tubes!

Hillary – you should have never backed him. Turn things around at the convention -that is what your supporters want to see.

can you really believe this guy. what if he does buy his way to the white house. is he going to cry, their picking on be every time Putin or some other head of state makes him look bad. first Hillary then McCain did nothing but talk about issues, and obama was telling the Media how they were smearing him and then, he tried using reverse psychology telling everybody, what his opponent was going to do to him. so lame. Georgia showed how naive he is, making promises based on the money he will save by ending the war in Iraq.does he not realize with all his superior judgment how fragile the middle east is, and that we may have to deploy our troops elsewhere to help our allies i think being tied down in Iraq right now is a blessing in disguise, other wise we may very well be in Georgia fighting the Russian army. he seems to have no concept of the world stage other than, oh we can talk our way out of these things. so sad. now if the big oil companies don't make these windfall profits or if they win a court challenge how will he pay for those energy rebates he promises. i think he is so jaded by the money he is accumulating from donors, that he as lost touch with common sense

THAT'S MY PRESIDENT. WHOOHOOOOOOOO, GO BARACK!!!!

We're taking our country back, state by state.

O/08

Any so called "democrat that votes for McLame is just plain STUPID!!!! For ONE he is a very,very, OLD man.If anybody thinks a 72 year old man has the stamina or the mental quickness to serve as POTUS then that further proves how truly simple -minded you are. This is not some revenge game here...your vote affects your future. If you liked the last 8 years then you will LOVE the next 4.Hillary will be ok...she's a millionare!!!! She's not jobless,homeless or uneducated. She can pay 5.00 per gallon for gas without batting a eye.She gets the finest of health care. Her job isn't affected by her support of NAFTA.. She doesn't have to bury a family memeber that was lost in IRAQ,And even though she "dodged"sniper fire in Bosnia, she surrvived.
Some of these Hillary supporters are unbelievably IGNORANT....
The primarys are OVER....she LOST!!!!! OBAMA has good reason to be arrogant...HE defeated the Clinton Machine!!!!!
Now if you don't want to vote for him DON'T!!! But please get a "clue" on how the nomination process works. There can only be ONE nominee....In this case its OBAMA. Hillary LOST...IT'S OVER!!!!!
"Some" of You Hillary supporters that can't seem to GET OVER this are to be pitied.
YOu show your ingnorance EVERY time you post! IF you are indeed such die-hard Clinton supporters why don't you send her some money,so she can pay off her debts???? That's a better way of showing your support. Screaming about voting for McLame isn't helping Hillary's debt problem, and there's nothing YOU can do or say to change the fact that OBAMA is the nominee!!!! NOTHING at all!!!!!
So GET OVER IT!!!!!!!

I don't think Obama comes off as arrogant. He's running a race. It's typical to want your leader to be confident. If you want to talk about arrogant, how arrogant was it for McCain to already act like the chief with his comments and actions on Russia?

I consider myself a moderate (and I wanted McCain to win 8 years ago), but I'm very curious to see what Obama will bring to the table. We all already know what McCain will bring... more of the same. Bush 2.0. Let's see what the new guy can do. It can't get any worse and I think it will be nice to be liked again by other countries.

Obama 08

To whoever said that McCain is playing god for being pro life, how can you honestly tell me that being pro choice and supporting abortion rights is NOT playing god? You are sucking a baby out of your uterus... very natural.

Anyway as I digress... Mr. Obama your arrogance is huge!! I wish mine was that big. It's too bad you don't have anything to back it up with and polling is showing that America is finally realizing that after your spanking on saturday

fella from Chicago,

I beg the differ; McCain looked like a person who reacts before he thinks, the same as Bush. Having that approach as cost America, BIG TIME, just look at Iraq. Obama answered questions wisely and anyone can tell that he put some though into his answers. And Obama is wise and humble enough to admit he didn't know that answer to everything. Only a fool thinks he knows and has the answer to everything "MY FRIEND".

I dont think it would have even mattered if McCain heard the questions or not, he would have said the same things anyway, Obama appeared to be fine with his answers, they basically gave me all the more reason to vote McCain. If you cant even stop HiV how you gonna bring numbers down for abortions, now I want to know that answer. Im not for reversing the legallity of abortions, but I really would like to know how you gonna bring those numbers down, and really, when you think about it, oh, we'll just kill less babie, doesnt ring well when you say it like that does it.

For all of those still whining......did you not see the orphan question where Obama said he cheated and looked it up before hand? They had the questions before the forum.

You folks who say that Obama is "arrogant" and "cocky", you are an example of old-school racism making excuses to hide your racism. Obama is a black man who is confident in himself. As he should be, especially when running for President. If he doesn't have the confidence, faith, and belief in himself, he shouldn't be running!

Obama's own sumugness is going to make him lose. What a snob. Its going to be a tight race – I guess if he bodly states he will win that will make it so. Go ahead and win – it won't be long before people will be calling to put you out of office for putting our County in jeopardy and peril. You do not have what it takes – you just have money and a bigger voter registery of young people -who by the way – by the time November comes might not even go to the polls. Good luck Mr. Show Off. The dem. party is going down the tubes!

Hillary – you should have never backed him. Turn things around at the convention -that is what your supporters want to see.

People
McCain = War with anyone who doesnot believe in the US.

WWIII.......you decide.

Obama'08

So it's arrogant and wrong to say 'I will win'? What, do we want someone who says 'Eh, I'll likely lose but I'll try'?

People, the party bickering is to the point that someone saying he will win is a bad thing? Come now. Don't like his view? Fine. Don't like his voting record? Fine, but you don't like him cause he said he will win?

This is the time and chance to go beyond just the image, go beyond saying 'I want him to lead cause he has a nice smile' and other hogwash.

McCain or Obama..at least vote for the right reasons and not for the pretty ones.

IT'S FUNNY, WHEN A BLACK MAN IS INTELLIGENT AND CARRIES HIMSELF WITH CONFIDENCE HE'S CALLED ARROGANT...

WOW YOU HATERS REALLY AMAZE ME.....

OBAMA '08

Obama's own sumugness is going to make him lose. What a snob. Its going to be a tight race – I guess if he bodly states he will win that will make it so. Go ahead and win – it won't be long before people will be calling to put you out of office for putting our County in jeopardy and peril. You do not have what it takes – you just have money and a bigger voter registery of young people -who by the way – by the time November comes might not even go to the polls. Good luck Mr. Show Off. The dem. party is going down the tubes!

Hillary – you should have never backed him. Turn things around at the convention -that is what your supporters want to see.

Go Obama! I am so proud to be one of your 2 million donors..........making my next contribution next week!

Hang in there, it will be over soon. From one proud AA to another proud AA.

You go Obama! Frankly, i've been wondering why people need so much prodding to embrace a change of direction.

Voting this year is easy...
you like the current direction vote for McCain.
you want a whole new direction in policy you vote Obama.

Rallying at a fundraiser is not arrogance. Obama was talking to supporters that want to hear he is confident he will win. That's the way it is done. Do you think McCain stands in front of his supporters and says "I don't think I can win"?? He would be correct of course but I doubt he is saying that. I can't wait to see Obama slaughter McCain in the debates!

The questions were the same at the forum... but biased to begin with.

Obama still wins, and wins big.

i think it's funny how obama takes the time to think out his answers and speak thoughtfully and reasonably and respectfully, as opposed to just giving immediate stock answers that people want to hear, and people accuse him of "fumbling and stuttering".

As a former Crack Addict, I found the first thing I learned was to lie good. We are not ready for a President that used hard drugs.

All the marketing in the world can't help Barack even if he says he has a fix foreverything.

Remember Cindy McCain also was arrested for drug use while she was a nurse !!!!!!!!!!!! (Arizona in the 90"s) I forgot the exact yr.

i was disgusted when i heard McCain was in his limmo saturday night as obama was speaking. he knew the questions ahead of time and this is sickening. he was so transparent in his answers and acted like a school boy trying to throw the answers out before the questions were asked. pick me...pick me....i already know the answers!!

Why isnt Cnn talking abour McCain and his affair? he left his wife who was in an accident for Cindy mcCain. For her MONEY!!! What a loser!

ALL OF YOU IGNORANT PEOPLE BLOGGING FOR MCCAIN YOU ARE THE FOOLS. AND VERY SLOW LEARNERS. YOU PUT BUSH IN OFFICE AND WHAT WAS THE OUT COME . I BET YOU PEOPLE CAN'T TIE YOUR OWN SHOES. MCCAIN WANTS WAR AND THE DRAFT. DO YOU HAVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO SEND OFF TO DIE, HOW STUPID.

OBAMA...........08.

How not?

Oprah, the DNC, the media and African Americans threatening to black out the vote will see to that.

The heck with the democratic process.

Let the nominee be installed.

Says the Oh boasful one

You haters crack me up. He's arrogant for saying he'll win? I suppose McCain doesn't think he'll win? Umm duh, they wouldn't be running if they didn't think they would win!

I swear people in this country have become so spiteful and hateful. It's one thing to dislike someone's policies but you people degrade the man if he blows his nose, and the same goes for some Obama supporters about McCain.

I wish we could have a grown up election where people researched the truth about the issues and had an intellectual conversation instead of this name calling, condescending, and hateful barrage of comments.

Believe me San Fran speaks for San Fran only, and wow a dem doing well in San Fran what a suprise.

The newest polls I'm sure will be saying otherwise. Granted CNN manipulates the information and filters dissenting comments so I'm sure they'll keep Obama in the lead to continue inspiring false hope.

Obama is not what this country needs or wants.

If he picks Hillary for veep, he WILL win!!

Obama/Hillary 08

Yes we can, and yes we will!!!!!!!

Obama 08/12!!

barack obama will win no matter how you try old cinle retard mcidiot.
Mcain equals third tearm of bush. I hope mcain looses other wise all of us are doomed for another 4 years. There will be more job losses to come, and more wars to come. Any one who votes for mcidiot are plain idiots them selves.
obama 08,12

Don't be too confident.

Indeed, I hope he does, but let's not get cocky.

At Saturday's forum, Obama committed the cardinal sin, he trusted his ENEMY. Obama got to remember, no matter whomever it may be, the media, commentator or what have you, if they are not outwardly and vocally supporting you, treat them as an enemy. Nine times out of ten they will have a dagger behind their back, ready to do you in. No more these "set up" forums. Give three debates, no town hall meetings. At this stage of the game you don't have to prove jack. McCain can afford to shoot from the hips, he has nothing to lose, so don't give him an audience to try to belittle you with all those stupid war stories. Keep the base fired up, to h-ll with McCain, let him draw his own crowd and not profit off yours.

Obama has his finger on the pulse of the nation. His statement isn't arrogant... IT'S INFORMED!! That's the difference between knowing what's going on in our nation, and PRETENDING like you know what's going on (the GOP fantasy world that Bush and McBush live in).

Arrogance is defined by McCain ACTING like the POTUS during his statements to Russia last week... and then has the AUDACITY to send two of his ENVOY's over to Georgia to end Russia's aggression (even though is was GEORGIA's aggression that started the whole thing!!) And don't forget Randy Scheunemann, top foreign policy adviser for Republican AND paid lobbyist for GEORGIA!!!!

McCain is the definition of arrogance, as proven by his actions and those that he has surrounded himself with.

Obama will lose because he is just a media-hyped fluff puppy.

HOW ARROGANT!! DON'T COUNT ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol obama got schooled by an 'old man' Saturday night when forced to actually THINK and not just read.

How could the messiah do so HORRIBLE and let an OLD MAN beat him? He didn't .... OLD MAN cheated and LIED and made stuff up.

So let's jsut disregard the fact that obama had ZERO substance and believe OLD MAN MCCain had 5 mins where he could have possible heard two questions to which he could forumlate an answer. but wait, doesn't that go against the senility that you libs always throw at him?

Alice in Florida August 18th, 2008 10:38 am ET

Obama is the knucklehead, and he proved it again on Saturday night. He can't answer a question without stuttering all over the place. I can't wait until the debates.

He is so sure he'll win even though he's neck and neck in the polls with a Republican after almost 8 years of the worst Republican we've ever had. He should be 20 points ahead now.

Gallup DOES call cell phone numbers, and he's at 45%, and so is McCain at 45%.

The Democrats threw away their best chance for a win in November by forcing this fool down our throats!

McCain '08 for Hillary '12
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Keep on dreaming about Hillary '12 if McCain '08 cause it ain't gonna happen Alice in Wonderland. If Obama loses to McStain, Hillary in 2012 just ain't gonna happen, we Obama supporters will guarantee that much. You can hate on Obama all you idiots want, but the fact is, He WON, Queen Hillary DID NOT. We're not worried about him losing to McGeritol because the reality will hit you fools when November comes around. Polls go one way and then the other every week but you notice that McLame has NEVER gotten ahead of Obama in the Poll of polls..case rested haters. Gallup does NOT call cell phone #s, where do you get your information cause that's a LIE.

Maybe you can win on the basketball court..but not here where AMERICANS vote...I am and always will be a HILLARY supporter...sorry guys I am a true blue democrat ..income over 100,000.00 ,working Mom,Treehugger and live right outside of Chicago...Barrack Obama and his crew have done nothing for us here!!!Barack is a joke and finally grown ups are starting to see just how he is sooo much like George W Bush....Vacations..never his fault...cannot make up his mind...horrible in answering ???? and just doesn't get it...My picks are HILLARY CLINTON/HAROLD FORD JR OR JOHN McCAIN/KAYE BAILY HUTCHISON Both tickets compliment eachother nicely......

Yes we can!

Obama/Biden '08!!!

YES YOU WILL OBAMA!!!!!!!!! Here in pa your bumper stickers yard signs, Volunteers all over this state PA IS YOURS OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow. Talk about cocky. I think the voters need to decide that in Nov-08. Electoral voting that is.

"Oh he's so arrogant, he's presumptuous, whah, whah, whah, blah, blah, blah"!

Come on. I mean, really. What is he supposed to say to DONORS at a FUNDRAISER. "I might win and I might lose, now GIVE ME SOME MONEY!!"? Some people are so stupid! Is John McCain arrogant and presumptuous for releasing ads calling himself the President of the United States?

Another thing. The McCain camp and all of his blind folowers are obviously running scared because they gleefully site ANY minute movement in the polls to say the race is tightening. What they must rememberis that this election is decided state by state, not by national polls. The state by state results do NOT bode well for McCain at all. As much as the media wants to say this race is a dead heat to make news, all signs point to an impressive Obama victory, including increased Black turnout and youth turnout. Not to mention that Ohio is doing same day registration and voting, which the Obama camp is taking advantage of on the huge college campuses.

Trust me when I say, it's the MCCain camp that is running scared moreso than the Obama camp. That's just the reality.

I laugh at people who think its close,Obama in a landslide.The numbers are cooked for the hopeless Republicans,like Rush Limbaugh and his mindless followers.

So much for the "change" obummer has promised this land. Negative ad's,press etc..same old dirty politics-here it is again from your beloved Obummer...tisk tisk!
McCain"08

Obama will win!. He is clearly the better candidate.

He has my vote!

Yes, he will win without a doubt.

Wow, wow, and double wow on raising $7.8M in one night. For anyone who thinks Obama is desperate because he says he will win is out of touch with reality. This is for Bill.

How come CNN doesn't report what McCain says when talking about during his fund raising. Why are they constantly reporting on what Obama says?
I

If he wins, America loses.

Mission Accomplished?

50% arrogance + 50% ignorance = 100% bad news for America.

For Here we go again:

If you read Russian author Solzhenitsyn you would see that McCain lifted his great story about the cross in the sand from .. that author. So much for McCain's performance !

McCain heard some of those questions on his way to the forum. He has lied all the way through this campaign. Only a fool would believe anything else he has to say, a fool. Obama/Biden 08

No Hillary, No Win.

It doesn't matter how much $$ he can lure from his limousine liberal supporters. Bread basket America is able to detect the truth. You can dress him up all you like, but the fact is that he is the most liberal Senator, and his values and vision are not in step with the majority of Americans. We don't like arrogance either.

That's right we are here to rise up and clean house.

The tricks will not work. For the haters – you have nothing to hate him for, but I know that you will find any and everything to dislike. However, I wonder have you looked in the mirror, and asked yourself is it him, or is it you with the problem?
Be real – the truth will set you free.

OBAMA 08 and beyond . . .

Wow, the comments on the blog are fascinating. Obama is not one of us. He gave bad answers at the forum. He graduated from Harvard. He is arrogant. McCain can threaten Russia and pretend to be president and make decisions without discussing it with the current presdient. This is not being arrogant and presumptious. McCain owns 8 homes and went to the best schools in the country. Somehow he is not an elist. Obama who was raised on foodstamps and worked his way to college which most American's do is considered an elitst. McCain did not answer one question about his faith. Just because he had quick responses does not equate to having a strong performance when he did not discuss his faith which was the purpose of the forum. Wake up people or not enlist in the military and fight in the war if you support McCain.

No way!

Obama, McCain has kicked your butt on Georgia and in the religious forum. Just wait until the debates. Your weasel word answers compared to McCain's straight talk are going to get you blown away. The polls are getting closer as America finds out what an empty suit you are. Just go back to hawaii on vacation again. It won't matter; your 15 minutes are over.

"All my support…heart,soul, mind, and money goes to OBAMA."

i AM IN total AND complete aGREEMENT!!!!!!!!!!

not this election! Hit em HARD BARACK! WE NEED YOU! WHO WANTS TO STAND BEHIND AN OLD PASTY FACED MAN? EXCEPT OTHER OLD PASTYFACED MEN. GO GET EM OBAMA!

Yes he will and yes we can !!!

If McCain wins it means that they fooled enough stupid voters to believe their lies. Plain and simple. McCain has no substance. His "experience" consists of a bunch of controversies and he has the worst attendance record in Congress. Therefore, all McCain can do is attack the other candidate in hopes that nobody will look at his actual record.

Google: carol mccain bad car wreck.

This is the real McCain. What really happened to Cindy's arm? He can just toss human beings away.

A great war hero – yea – right.

Barack Obama will win. He has moral values and integrity.

TonyInKentucky wrote:

"...we're starting down the long [sic] to taking back our government."

If that were possible, elections would be made illegal.

wycliffe, NJ wrote:

"All my support…heart, soul, mind, and money goes to OBAMA."

A mindset shared by the Hitlerjugend and the Chinese Red Guard.

Wishfull thinking or in other words...the last kicks of a dying horse

Ofcourse he believes he's going to win. He wouldn't be running for the presidency if he thought he couldn't. I have found that when people have low self-esteem, they think anybody with a slither of confidence is arogant. Get some help people, go to therapy!!!

Holy Cow! You republicans are sounding vicious! Obama will win.
This country cannot take another 4 years of bushism.

You call it arrogance, no it's not; it's knowing that the time has come for change and we are going to reach out and grab it.
Go Obama

I just did another $3,000 donation to OBAMA !!!! Go Obama we are here to support you no matter what!!!!!!!! We will continue giving as much as we can !!!!!!!

Here come the accusations of arrogance, because a black man is not allowed to express confidence and self esteem.

It's an underlying racism in our society that abhors an uppity black man.

A black man is not allowed to work hard and attend an Ivy-league law school. That makes him elitist, not an American success story.

All you got on the dead heat IS, DEAD HEAT. The polls don't show the whole picture. If you want to watch polls, you are by default misinformed. The blow out will prove that in Nov. So go right ahead and gloat for now and cry later. Obama nor are any of his supporters (myself included) swayed by your negative talk. We are motivated precisely because you guys are pissed and there isn't any thing you all can do to stop it or get McCain elected. McCain is low caliber and is incredibly clumsy. He is the best you got, just face it. Obama/Biden 08

Wow so let's do the math. 7.8 million dollars, 1300 donors = $6000 per donor. What happened to the small contributions? And yes obama is the one with the scare tactics saying the machine is out to get him. But guess what I haven't seen much of these attacks. Yes McCain has put out some misleading ads but obama the holy one has put out an equal amount of misleading ones as well. There has been no republican machine that he keeps harping about. Funny he talks about it more then his policies.

Yes You Will Win Obama !

How can Obama not win, I mean, look at his opponent. There are too many Americans that know Obama will make a great leader for America, and we are not going let Obama slip through our fingers. Our future generations have too much to lose if change is not met now.

We are Right Behind you Obama – All the Way to Washington!

Let's see :Mcain says he will win:confidence
Obama: arrogance

The Republicans' hypocrisy continues!!

For all of you that thought Senator Obama "lost" the civil forum on Saturday night, I ask you to please listen to his answers again. They all were very intelligent, thougtful answers, not to mention, truthful and accurate. Senator McCain's answers ALL revolved around war. Every story was about war or being a POW. Read, listen, pay attention – be smart – be informed. I pray that Senator Obama will get elected. Not only do Americans need him, the world does. If Senator McCain gets elected everyone may as well prepare for WWIII.

Obama, you're nothing but a fraud and a clown in a nice suit. You are full of pretty, flowery, yet completely meaningless speeches. You will say anything to get elected. You will never get my vote.

NADER 08

Barack -

The GOP has no honor and will throw blatant lies at the American public about you just so your team has to expend time and money rebutting them.

This only keeps your head above the water and the best you can do is stay even.

You've got to go on the offense ... do not play PREVENT [the loss] defense. Don't be mean spirited but you've got to obliterate this enemy. Suffocate them.

An remember. Democrats ALWAYS have smarter answers than Republicans.

However, heartland America, where you will win, wants SIMPLE answers, not complex, nuanced ones. Make no more than 3 simple points when talking to them.

Save the intellect wrestling for when you and your cabinet govern.

The Warren forum is a set-up. What really makes me sick is all those right wing conversative hypocrits want it both ways. No Abortion, but adultry is okay, as long as you get a divorice( divorce is okay too), and marry the adultress you had the affair with. McCain was for a woman's right to choose, now he's flip-flopped because he wants to the the McSame pres.

OBAMA, please start attacking McCain more. Especially, he needs to be called out on cheating on the rules in the Faith Forum. Your answers were absolutely astounding! I especially liked the comments about looking after the poor–straight out of Catholic theology. I am a Catholic thrilled about Obama!

George W. "BUSHrupted" U.S. – McCain=McSame – OBAMA in '08
McCain: Out-of-Date!

I have to laugh at some of these post? You do not think McCain thinks he can win? All politicans think they can win! Did you even take note of where his speech was made? To supporters during a fund raiser! What do you want im to say: I think I will loose. He is not arrogant, but BUSH is. And a BULLY!

McCain has no new ideas about our economy. His tax policy benefits the rich. He wants to continue to drill for oil off of our shores. What kind of change are either of those? He is old, and antiquated!

The last thing we need is another old, rich, wrinkly, white man in office.

Hillary Supporters: nu already! you are a bunch of racists sore losers

McCain: cheats on questions. Think what he will do in the WH

Not only will he will he had better win. I am not sure how many of us "regular folks" who has a bank account that can survive another republican president. With the prices of everything skyrocketing and no end in sight we NEED Obama to help us. If you all out there don['t see that MacCain is Bush x 3 I really suggest you get your eyes and ears checked!!! Go OBAMA we are all rooting for you!

DESPICABLE

The amount of money thrown at any election is shamefull. But these amounts are ridiculous for both sides, but especially for the O camp, as they claim that they are of the regular folks and will almost immediately raise taxes (as he has said outright).
Take some of this money and self fund some of the "lazy" social programs that he will have to make up and fund as well.

It is not regular america that is funding these campaigns, it is hidden biz/lobbyists. That should scare all REAL Americans and more importatntly change the campaigfn laws YESTERDAY. Fix the amount they have to spend and maybe we will all get to see real political conversation, comprimis and talent rise to the respected levels we once had in our political offices, instaed of the excellent speech reader.

Correction-the Rasmussen poll now only has him up by 1 point. Obama is doomed!

Obama, you are the WORST candidate our country has ever seen. The least experienced, the most arrogant, you are so negative and play old dirty politics Chicago-style.
We know about the caucus fraud. We know about your intimidation tactics and Camp Obama. Your tactics are veering toward fascism. Your Kids for Obama and your campaing's threatening of free speech. You scare me.

Arrogance and inexperience won't make Obama the President. He's like the used-car salesman with a fake smile telling you how bad your car is, while trying to sell you something that costs a lot more, runs a lot worse and won't keep you safe.

BAH HAHA HAHA...THIS GUY IS SUCH AN ARROGENT FOOL. GO HEAD MCGOVERN 08. THIS JOKER IS GONNA LOSE AND LOSE BADLY, OBAMAGEDDON JUSTS KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER AND FUNNIER BY THE DAY. FOR A YEAR THE DEMS SHOULD BE SMASHING THE REPUBS THEIR RUNNING EVEN. OMG THE MCCAINS 50 STATE SWEEP ON NOV.4TH IS GONNA BE SSSSSOOOOO SWEET! THE DEMS BETTER GET OUT THE OLD BAR-B-Q SAUCE B/C THEIR GONNA BE EATING ALOT OF CROW ON NOV.5TH! MCCAIN 08! HILLARY 2012! PUMA B&*%@S!

No Senator Obama Mccain is not making u look risky u are. Anyone who needs proof needs to watch the forum with Rick Warren. It's time to start panicking.

who could not love this man?

Obama will be the President of these United States of America..Obama '08

How could he make 7.8 million with only 1300 donors in attendance? That means that the average donation was $6000. I thought there were limits to what individuals can donate to a campaign, in the neighborhood of $2500. Guess this could be likened to the old Chicago saying of "Vote early and vote often!"

I'm sure that nothing is fishy here because only Republicans engage in shady campaign donations (yeah, right)

Even with all the money that's being spent in his campaign he's going nowhere.

It will take more than money and a good speech....

Not without Hillary you won't.

Such an ego on this guy.

YES WE CAN! !!

No more McBush!

That’s right Obama press, we believe you care about us and nothing anyone can say will change that, that’s right continue on with the business that is causing severe negative impact on us the 98% of voters who are suffering the most without jobs, without affordable healthcare and the show of unconditional love for human lives that God is not happy about. Last election the religions groups that supported our present President, whom by the way left religion at the White House front door going in. that. I pray that we will not be fooled again and FORGET about the SEVERE MAIN ISSUES that 98% of us suffer day after day in this WORLD (as we pray). This election is ABOUT showing GOD IS IN CHARGE OF JUDGING US HIMSELF, not any MAN of flesh. To be humble and proud of the blesses HE supply for everyone (sinners and non sinners). He wants us to be smart enough to be concern with who can help make our lives better with a better… economy, jobs, cost for food, payments on our home mortgages, much better health care, affordable better gas prices, and a war he is UNHAPPY. How do we call ourself religist groups when we have saw how the present administrative has shown a bad way of treating the people in New Orleans, whom by the way are God children TO! Our religion belief were used last election until it was over and we had a President that continue us in war.

As far as McCain comment about his first wife, he had to say that, it was a Evangelist forum and the details of his affair during his first marriage is stated on ever blog, it‘s PUBLIC news…..If a pin could be heard after his comment then that shows they know nothing about the real serious severe issues of the 98% who struggle because they want to do God‘s job.

Let me just state the truth….if you were of Caucasian, those who are causing a stir would know better, ask Bill Clinton, GW Bush and the others in the past of Caucasian race.

Obama 08

that's what I'm talking out. Sen Obama will be a great commander in chief because he' s wise and thoughtful. He is no pushover either.

I just hope the American people will not be so dumb as to put Mcsenile in office. It would be a huge mistake that I am not sure we can rebound from. All mcsame wants is war, war, war and drill, drill drill. No solutions, just destruction.

HERE YEE HEAR HEE...... THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS NOT UP FOR SELL........EFFECTIVE AS OF NOW.... AS OF NOW....THERE SHOULD BE A FINITE POLITICAL DOLLAR AVAILABLE FOR EACH CANDIDATE....NO INTERNET CONTRIBUTIONS... period////// ALL BIRTH CERTIFICATES MUST BE ACCURATE....AND LISTED AS LEGAL AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE THAN THREE DEBATES [ 3] OUT OF ACTS OF COWARDICE and lack there of ALL TELEPROMPTERS MUST BE SHUT DOWN AS BOGUS.....SPREAD THE WORD......SIGNED johnny fairplay

No, he won't!

He's rested, he's in front, and he's rarin' to go! YEE-HA!

Of course he will win. Isn't the Obama camp tied to Diebold? Obama is a weak candidate whose supporters whine and provide one excuse after another for his lackluster performances. How come no one is talking about his press conference (while on vacation in Hawaii) about the Georgia/Russia conflict? It was pathetic and a real eye opener as to how he would respond as President. When are people going to see that this has very little to do with race (which is excuse #1) and has everything to do with the man. By the time November rolls around Obama will be toast and we will be stuck with another Republican administration.

Yes, enough is enough!!! Obama/Biden 08-best of the old and new!!!
Obama, you were wonderful at Saddleback sat. You gave thoughtful answers and solutions to a lot of problems. McCain just gave jokes and war stories and I do not want to hear anymore war stories or how likes generals!!!! I lost a lot of friends in Vietnam and DO NOT want to be reminded of another war that was NOT necessary!!! I'll be sending you another check soon!!! America's future for my grandchildern is in your hands–NOT McCains. McCain was so self centered at Saddleback–almost narcisstic. Obama was a humanitarian. Obama cares about the American people and understand what "rich" is. McCain thinks having 6 million is rich!!! McCain is sooooo out of touch with average America!! I'd like to see him live on under 50 thousand a year!!! He couldn't buy his $600 shoes or live in 8 houses.
Obama/Biden 08

NO YOU WON'T WIN!!!!!

I voted for Hillary at my caucus. I never bought into the "not ready to be president" line. I thought she had the politcal experience to stand up to the fear mongering attack machine. I still feel she would have been great but I stand corrected on the "political experience" worry. If john Kerry or Al Gore had half of Obama's ability to connect George W would be the commissioner of base-ball today. Get out and vote Obama!!!

How arrogant can this guy get. We arean't even into the general election and he is already declaring victory. Sounds like hubris to me. With polls this close and McCain gaining everyday, how can this guy continue to be so ignorant to his own faults. He is a dem and as such should be up by at least 10 points in the polls yet he is not. I wonder why. When the election is all over with he will lose because Americans hate people flaunting there arrogance. Obama is heading for a fall and it is only because he has been so arrogant and not humble to the country he is trying to convince he deserves the great honor to lead.

Cue all the people frothing about how this makes him arrogant

(why would he be running for President if he didn't think he'd win? seriously?)

Come on, this guys arrogance is beyond belief. Nancy Pelosi, who called him "a leader that God has blessed us with at this time." I'm I the only one who is gettng sick everytime one of these left wing nut jobs calls this tool the next Messiah. Wow, I thought we were electing a President not a God. I cannot wait for this tool to lose.

Swiftboats sinking into the sunset! Herr Rove's playbook in Davy Jones Locker....The Death of the Republican Party will be celebrated by freedom-loving people world-wide!

Here he goes again, Over Confident, What will he do when he lose? He will go hide in a corner for a while I Bet!.. As of now hes Tie with John McCain.

Obama is a serial fliip flopper. He has been on both dides of most of the issues in this campaign and in fact he has flipped two or thre times on some of the issues. He will do or say anything to try to win a vote. Very sad! Here it is about a week to the convention and any other Democrat would be up by 15% points or more, but the gallup tracking poll has it a tie at 45 to 45 % and he only leads by two points in the Rasmussen poll. The gallup poll of "likely voters has McCain 5 point ahead.

McCain’s REAL names:

McBush – He vows to continue Bush’s failed policies
McWar – He wants to keep the Iraq war for 100 years
McFear – His goal is to make you afraid of Obama, so that you vote for him
McSurge – He never talks for a minute without talking about the SURGE
McDrill – He is calling for a surge in Drilling to solve energy crisis
McOil – So far, the Oil company executives have given him more than $2 million
McOld – He is very OLD
McShame – He divorced his first wife - to marry a younger, richer and sexier woman
McSame – He has voted 95% for Bush.
McThird – He is running for Bush’s third term in office
McLies – He supports the GOP Book about Obama that contains more a thousand lies
McRove – He plays the dirty Karl Rove politics
McBomb –his foreign policy song is: bomb !, bomb !, bomb !, bomb !....

GOP = Grand Old Pharisees (or you can argue it is rather- Great Oil Party)

And may we all pray that Obama does win! After watching McCain during the Saddleback Forum, I can honestly say that man is angry, deceitful and not fit to lead.

He wants Socialism, for those of you who vote for him just take your sorry butts back to Europe, if you don't see what he's going to do open your eyes, look at Europe, and if that's what you want go back, your elders came here to get away from that type of gov't, just go back and leave the rest of us alone. Less gov't the better........

This reminds me of a Monty Python sketch on politics, in which Obama would be the Serious candidate. No one knows why the Silly and Extremely Silly candidates are in the race at all, but we shouldn't underestimate their ability to win votes, presumably from the sillier factions among the electorate.

Don't forget, Americans don't like to reason, we're not very good at it, and many of us are afraid it could make our heads explode. Counting on the American people to reason and have confidence in their thinking gets you undercut by the demagogues whisper campaigns. Silly, but effective when targeted toward those who prefer to avoid the risk of being responsible for their own votes.

YES!!! This the kind of swagger I've hoped for out of a Democratic candidate for so long!! Let's go after McSame and grab him by the short hairs and MAKE him talk about the issues and why HE is qualified to be president!

Obama will win. If you think this country is getting ready to put another republican in office. You got to be crazy. I don't are what the polls are saying right now.

Obama raised $7.8 million Sunday night and told donors, “I will win.”
Yes you will!!!

You are the king Obama. I know you are intellegent man, but I was disappointed by you going to the evangelican church, you did very well but their intention was to set you up by letting you go first and let Mccain hear what you have to say Never trust the so called Evangilican christians they want Mccain to win otherwise they have a lot to lose if you are elected. I like it when you said if you are selling 25 million copies I think you are considered rich. I am glad you clear the lies of the mccain ad that suggested you will raise for people making 42k a year and also Mccain thinks rich is a person who has ove 5 million that laughable.

Oh by the way, It will be Obama/Biden. That's a wrap! Obama/Biden 08

I'm sick of the devisiveness not only from the Republicans but also from the PUMA type groups as well.

Obama/Biden 08

Mr. Obama's combination of statesmanship, leadership and eloquence is happily married to political strength and savvy. Without the latter abilities, he would not be able to use the former in service to the country. We are profoundly lucky that all these characteristics are combined in this, our next president.

Isaiah 54:17: "No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn". Amen.

Go get'em Obama!!! YOU CAN DO IT! WE CAN DO IT!

GOT HOPE?

I'M NOT TO SURE ANYMORE OBAMA. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID I'M SURE THOSE RED STATES WILL VOTE FOR MCCAIN ANOTHER 3RD BUSH TERM.

Why is this important? Sounds like you are trying to start some hype story CNN. I guess he is going to be arrogant now for being optimistic about his campaign. Give me a break. Should he tell his supporters I am going to lose. I believe you reporters need to go back to elementary school and play the tag game "gotcha" like you so obviously want to play.

Its great Obama gave specific answers to Warren. On the other hand and sadly so McCain gave stories and avoided pining himself to anything with his rehearsed answers. Cat out the bag self started answering even before Warren could finish the questions, also strange how McCain helped Warren bring out the Supreme Court question. There is no way anybody can convince me that McCain didn’t know the questions before hand. Unfortunately with all the stories given people will remember the stories and nothing on concrete plans. Good example was about orphans and adoption; all McCain said was how 17 years ago his wife brought home a daughter from Asia. What does that help with millions of kids who need homes in this world?

What a cocky punk. He knows nothing and would bring absolutely "zero" to the table as far as leadership. And that's less than George Bush, which is saying a lot.

I am one of those American's that are tired of what is happening in the country. America is suppose to be the country of oppurtunity and hope, but it has been recently become the land of the oppressed and and pessimistic. I am looking forward to a change and new direction in our country and Obama is the individual that will lead the charge.

OBAMA 08.....

Every time I think this guy cannot get more arrogant he proves me wrong. He is even more arrogant that George Bush, and I never thought that could be possible. There is NO WAY I will vote for him, even though I've been a Democrat all my life!

I also wish he would stop sending me fund-raising letters! No way is he getting any money from me.

I will say again as I have said before, don't mistake Sen. Obama's kindness for weakness! He is a thinker and makes calculated decisions. This is his game of chess, and come Nov it will be check mate for McWar and his crew!

Regardless what people say negatively about Barack Obama one thing is for sure, he is not running a negative campaign. He is not being dishonest. And he won't send us to war unnessarily. He has broken all kinds of political records and has shown the American people what they should expect from a candidate. You don't do those things if you are a flawed candidate. John McCain is not going to be able to beat this guy and I believe McCain is on his way to retirement.

Don't count your chickens before they come home to roost, Jeremiah, er, I mean Obama.

Well, at least now, when Obama tries to put words in the mouths of Republicans, he no longer says, "he's risky, he's risky" and then talk about looking different.

You are awesome BO, and i voted and will vote for you for POTUS. But be weiry of counting your chickens before they hatch. makes me and i'm sure others a bit nervous. Best of luck to you, Sir!!!

OBAMA '08

You have my FULL support, sir. And I am a Republican!

Just excellent!

McCain should be ashamed of himself.

Way to go...you will be our next President and you will do your best given the disaster that our present administration will leave behind.

I don't know about anyone else but I think Obama is EXACTLY what this country needs right now. He is honest. He is to the point and he does not act like a politician. He acts like an American who wants to make America the way we all wish it could be.

Barack Obama, if elected, will destroy the US from the inside out. We were warned but will we heed this warning?

Glad to your hear you will no longer tolerate McCrypt and Crew's smears! Of course, since McCrypt has no plan other than the Bush plans, both economic and foreign, which got the country in the ditch in first place, what else can you do but attack the individual?

On the other hand, you could also attempt to start a war with Russia now that Iran front seems quiet, just for good measure, to prove you "know how to win wars".

Doesn't anyone find it odd that CNN would headline a story about "I will win" and bury the fact that the Pew Poll is 46% O to 43% M with 2.5% error, which means dead even?

Or bury the Gallup Poll Daily tracking that is TIED at 44%?

Yup, that certainly is fair coverage of the candidates, isn't it?

AMEN!!!!!!

Real Talk.
OBAMA 08

Of course there will be a lot of haters posting here calling Obama is arrogant for making this statement. But I want a candidate that is confident in his abilities to win and lead. And if you're a potential donor, do you want your guy saying "Well, I might win if you give me a few dollars." NO. You want to place your bets on a winning horse.

we will not lose.

OBAMA 08

Should he say that he is afraid of losing ??????

Osama Obama, all he wants to do is talk about me. They know they can’t win on the issues. So what they’ll do is they’ll try to scare people. He’s risky. He’s risky. We’re not sure,” said the Arizona Senator.

Obama does not know WHEN HUMAN LIFE BEGINS !!!!!

That is why he is FOR Abortion.

enough is enough with you Mr. Obama

McCain 08

He is so cocky that it makes him sickening to watch or listen to.

Before some of you shout arrogance, if Obama doesn't think he will win, that doesn't say much, now does it?

Of course he is getting huge donations from California–Oprah is one of the richest women in the world–Kennedys are too. It has already been proven that cash does not equal # of votes. Keep hoping Barrack, that money will buy you votes!! We little people have a vote that equals the Movie Star vote. And stay arrogant–we love it!

Haha, oops. I'm an Obama fan, but I can't see this going over well. Quick, CNN, post an article about how McCain said the threshold for being rich is $5 million.

Obama is a moron and will lose!!!

I'm amused that the ticker won't allow comments on Rick Warren's claim that McCain didn't "violate the cone of silence." The corruption swirling around this issue is amazing. First, Warren SAID, during the event, "we have safely placed Senator McCain in a cone of silence.” We KNOW that is a lie - McCain wasn't even in the building. Next, you have McCain campaigners say "that McCain did not hear or see any of the broadcast." But that doesn't answer the question of whether somebody else did "hear or see" it and called him on his cellphone. Then, we have: "a McCain adviser who was with him at the time, told CNN: 'We were in motorcade until 5:30 p.m. ET; then a holding room in another building with no TV.'" That ALSO does not answer the question of whether somebody called him and told him. In other words, the campaign did NOT say the one thing they should have said: "He didn't know any of the questions besides the ones Warren told both of them in advance." Extremely fishy.

I like his confidence. The anti-change folks will call this arrogance. Who needs a meek President? Not me.

Obama is the best chance we have at repairing our damaged reputation around the world. We need respect to have any influence in international matters, and Obama will earn it.

For the sake of our Nation, our Children, and our future; I hope you are right Mr. Obama.

John McCain has betrayed our Veterans. He is NOT a war hero. Being a POW does not entitle you to the Presidency.

Have we forgotten about the S&L scandal that McCain was in the middle of?

This man is just another Bush.

I certainly hope so... I've had enough GOP, lies, corruption, fear tactics, and inequality.

PUMA's – quit calling yourselves democrats and start calling yourselves republicans.

We don't need or wants your votes.

Enough is enough.

I wouldn't be so confident if I were him.

JOHN McCAIN SAYS HE IS PRO LIFE. BUT JOHN SPEAKS WITH FORKED TONGUE--HOW CAN HE BE PRO LIFE WHEN HE VOTED FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ THAT HE SAYS MAY LAST 100 YEAR.

SOUNDS TO ME HE IS PRO DEATH.

Excellent.

That's exactly what I want to hear from our next president: unwavering confidence in his ability.

I'm glad Obama is so confident. However, this notion that McCain is Bush's third term is so overused and just a smear by the Obama camp. Both camps are propelling smears.

McCain is very different from Bush. McCain wants to get out of Iraq but he wants to do it the right way. If you've fought in a war before you understand the importance of leaving with dignity and with the job done.

Also, it seems as though people are labeling him the "Mc-warmonger," even Countdown of MSNBC is touting the reasons McCain will be the "war president" if elected.

To insinuate that McCain does not know the sacrifice, loss and heartbrake of war is unfair and not a very well thought out position.

McCain is NOT BUSH.

Obama 08/12

Yes, you will win!!

OBAMA 08

you better win Barack. Your campaign has been waayyy too soft on mccain. He attacks you and you hope the American people will ignore the attacks as lies? These are the same idiots who voted for George bush twice!!! You have to attack back and do it quick and forcefully. I you loose, it will all be ur fault – because this year is made for democrats.

YES HE CAN.....................

“Not only do you have a candidate who doesn’t take any guff. Not only do you have a candidate who will hit back swiftly and forcefully and truthfully,” Obama closed. “But you’ve also got American people who are rising up all over the country and saying, enough is enough.”
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That's right! Obama will win...

So "in your face" to all the MSM whose trying to derail him.

Obama is the most truthful candidate I see.Why cnn will not investigate this story about Songbird McCain?Google "Songbird McCain" and either prove it wrong or right.When someone put ugly things on the web about Obama you were glad to run this information and did not even set the record straight.Cnn mentioned it many times even though they knew it not to be true,they did nothing but let it linger.

Senator Obama is absolutely correct. Republicans have played that "Fear" game, for many years...it took us into Iraq. America should be smarter than that. What we should fear, is another Administration like we currently have.

'WAKE UP AMERICA'

Just for once I would like Obama to speak about his specific plans. He as none. Why is the news media going ga-ga for him when he does not have a clue how to put forth a plan. And when he puts out an idea, it is against what he stated on the primaries. He never flip-flops, just clarifies his position.

I hate to say it, but Hillary was ten times better than him, just a shame she was railroaded by the press and the dirty smear tactics by Obama.

In the end, it will be "money" that decides this Presidental election.....money talks and influences more than any other commodity in America.......Americans are frustrated and tired of the status quo......and what better way to change it all........"MONEY>"

And he WILL win! I've NEVER been polled nor do i know of anyone who has been. I'd like to know where these polls are and where are they being taken?

Its sad but the only reason McCain is even mentioned in the same sentence with Obama is due to people within our own party who cant accept an honest defeat. You dont hear the Edwards, Richardson, etc supporters crying foul. Only the Clinton supporters who, like her, thought the nomination was guaranteed before the primaries even began. Cockiness only makes your fall from grace much more difficult to swallow.

YES WE CAN!

I take it that all these people who donated money to him on Sunday did not see his pathetic performance at the forum. He presented himself as weak and green. Not the guy you want to have running this country. Oh but wait, he will consult Michelle and Granny about the big issues. Oh yes, I will send him a check right now.

McCain made Obama look like a school boy. Not enough experience yet Barack, go back to Chicago and try to clean up the mess there first. Then we will think about maybe letting you run for the WH again.
MCCAIN 08

Wait until people see through your Smear- John McCain is NOT George Bush. Your campaign will collapse!!!

"Change" – Its guaranteed by our constitution!

"Believe" – Not you!!!!

"McCain = George Bush" – Are you kidding me??? Way different personalities, different character, different men.

These are your "issues", this is what you want people to talk about??

McCain cheated and was not in a cone of silence. In this mordern age of blackberries, do they want us to beleive that you can only get information by watching television?

McCain had people in the congregation who were texting to him the questions Obama was being asked!

Shame on you McLame!

I say enough is enough

Amen. McCain is dishonest. He lied about being in the "cone of silence" this weekend (Rick Warren lied too); he lied about the "cross in the sand" experience in Vietnam...taking it right from Alekasandr Solzhenitsyn's book "The Gulag Archipelago"...who he often quotes as his hero (Meg Whitman?...what about the Google??); and he asked Rick Warren..."Are we going to get back to the importance of the Supreme Court Justices?" 19 minutes into the forum and before Rick Warren asked him the question. So he lied about knowing about the answers up front! And he lied about his support for Katrina. He was celebrating his birthday with Bush in Arizona and did not show up to New Orleans for months and voted against three bills that would have given the appropriate support to rebuild New Orleans. He is truly shameful and not worthy to be our commander in chief.

GO BARACK! It is great to see a Democrat who will respond quickly and forcefully to the Republican attack machine. Democrats have looked like punching bags in previous elections. Lets get the truth out there and stop the lying. Focus on the issues....

Nice! Confidence...such a bad quality in a leader!

Obama '08!

We've had enough of Obama's words, that's for sure.

I'm not so sure you can just buy votes.

Gallup Daily: McCain, Obama Remain Tied
45% of registered voters support each candidate
August 17, 2008
Registered voters are evenly divided between Barack Obama (45%) and John McCain (45%) when asked how they would vote for president if the election were held today.More ...I

get 'em barack.we're behind you all the way!throw the bums out!

This Is Good News To My Ears! Mccain Does Not Have A Chance As Long As You Hit Back Hard And Fast With The Truth! You Will Have My Vote Come This November!

it's comments like this"i will win" that is going to cause him to lose.
he's ignorant, cocky and a liar who will say anything to try and fool people. i can not stand him...he's the reason i've left the party and became an indpendent.

Before the Neocons get all hot and bothered about the supposed presumptousness of Obama let's get something straight. All candidates think they will win and publicly state it. Obama has said it before, McCain has as well. They will both say it again this month. Everytime the are introduced, they are introduced as the next POTUS. Besides, who you donate $$$ to someone who was confident he would not win?

Obama will not win....when it comes time to vote in the "booth"....
The end result will be an Obama loss by 7 points.
Why? The change guy "does change his mind alot folks".
Colin Powell need to be involved in our next ADM, and "listened" to this time.
Janice J
Chicago, Il

Why is this a headline?

ALL candidates say they are going to win. What are they supposed to say? I might win? How would saying "I might win" do anything to motivate supporters and donors?

This is part of a ongoing pattern where the media tries to paint Senator Obama as "arrogant" or "out of touch."

Like when David Brooks said "Obama can't relate to, you know, the kind of people around the salad bar at Applebee's"

Applebee's doesn't even have a salad bar, so apparently David Brooks can't relate to those imaginary people either.

I'm confident that Obama – Clinton or Obama Richardson will win.

A few points:

The RNC purchased enough Corsi books in advance to make his book the number one seller just to create discussion and publicity.

Paster Warren misled us all on Saturday night by claiming that McCain won the coin toss and was locked away in a Cone of Silence. Truth is McCain was in his limousine likely watching Obama. He can claim otherwise but his quick short answers were rehearsed and not typical of McCain normal stumbling style.

Why do my American friends put up with all the LIES THE RNC SPEW ON A DAILY BASIS? DID SEAN HANNITY WRITE ALL THEIR ADS?

Don't underestimate the stupidity of the American public as they elected one of the worst war criminals in recent history to a second term so they are just as capable of electing another war monger in Novemeber.

John McCain has told so many lies and made so many confused and ridiculous statements he shouldn't have the support of 2% of the American electorate but look at the polls.

If he loses, America loses.

I'm glad he is not taking McCains attackes lying down, he would appear soft if he did. Hwoever, there are some that will claim he is playing old politics instead of change if he responds. Point is, Obama can't win with skeptics, he is held to a standard MCain is not, fairness is somewhat lacking in this race.

Unfortunately, there are those looking for any reason to dislike Obama who will say he's coming off as arrogant or elitist. But maybe he's just trying to inspire confidence and hope in the american people. Many other presidential candidates demonstrate the same confidence and certainty but are not scrutinizied nearly as much for those traits.....hmmm, I wonder what is that all about?

CNN once again does not want to talk aboult how the McCain camp cheated this weekend at the Rick Warren McCain Show!

McCain had his Blackbarry with him, I know you will not report that or post my comments.

Obama you are not going to win N.C. you are to cocky. Plus in forums like Saddleback you got beat!

The problem with Republicans is that they DO consider themselves to be in the pay grade to act like God and determine for others what they consider to be the best decision. I prefer someone who listens to others and recognizes that he should NOT play God!

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

McComplain talks about you coz you are so popular and people cant get enough of you,,,,while you are on vacation, politics is been boring,,,,now you are back I am excited lol.....Go Obama

Note that in all the above quotes, Obama was attacking John McCain for attacking him and not discussing the issues, all while attacking John McCain and not discussing a single issue...

Talk about running the political playbook into the ground!

It's not the audacity, it's the hypocrisy that turns me off of Obama... that and the constant throwing down of the race card.

I am going to start making my donations again. I am tired of seeing McCains negative commercials.

YES WE WILL

OBAMA 08

Two words: GO OBAMA!!!

Someone on Obama's campaign needs to slap the arrogance out of him. Confidence is one thing, but outright arrogance is another, and it is having an effect on people I know who were planning to vote for him.

David Pouliffe (campaign manager) needs to wake UP!

Yes. Obama will definitely WIN. Only a matter of time.

Well what the hell is he supposed to tell his donors before asking them for money?

"I'm going to lose this race.... now please donate to my campaign."

Come on CNN, use some common sense here.

YOU HAVE TO BE CONFIDENT, THATS THE WAY TO GO OBAMA

Democrats....behold the monster you've created. You had the chance of the century to change the tide but instead you gave us this arrogant suit. If you truly believe the blabber he sputters then you deserve what you get. Sad....

McCain/08

Obama is the knucklehead, and he proved it again on Saturday night. He can't answer a question without stuttering all over the place. I can't wait until the debates.

He is so sure he'll win even though he's neck and neck in the polls with a Republican after almost 8 years of the worst Republican we've ever had. He should be 20 points ahead now.

Gallup DOES call cell phone numbers, and he's at 45%, and so is McCain at 45%.

The Democrats threw away their best chance for a win in November by forcing this fool down our throats!

McCain '08 for Hillary '12

GO OBAMA!! Your right. Enough is Enough. The old guard is on it's way out. Don't forget. Baby Boomers are the majority now!!!

Sorry... to have an opinion on that is above my paygrade...

Nobody on the planet has a higher paygrade than the POTUS...

His non-telepromter answers the other night were exactly what we expected... ahhh, uhhh, mmmm, ummm.... fumbling, non-answers...

Looks like Obama is starting to run scared.

Just another sign of Obama's arrogance. Obama you will be defeated in November.

Obama fits in with the San Fran crowd is correct....and Columbia Univ education, along w/Harvard, and the socialist crowds.
Our Society is becoming very loose and morals are a problem behind many of the problems and it will be much looser after four years of Obama.
He's not a balanced American however.
Jack Colson
Portland OR

The recent polls are stating just the opposite, Barack. You're gonna lose and it looks more amd more like you're gonna lose big time. Senator McCain looked Presidential at last Saturday's televised Forum while you looked like the rookie Senator you truly are, let alone Presidential material. Geez, can hardly wait for the debates when the good Senator from Arizona will give you a proper spanking in front of the nation and send you back home to Chicago. We'll be waiting for you back here to give you some additional training before you go out into the world again.

We already know you will win, and we are behind you 100%!!

Obama Richardson 2008

So the haters will call him presumptuous etc… But of he didn’t have confidence and didn’t believe in himself, he shouldn’t be here. I love it!

OBAMA 08

Exactly Obama. Say it like it is! You will be our next president.

I agree with Obama he will win and the repubs are using their same old dirty tricks.I am praying that the American people will not fall for this again,If they do they will get what they deserve, four more years of BUSH. OBAMA/BIDEN 08 Connie from Indiana

All my support...heart,soul, mind, and money goes to OBAMA.

They can spread their fear all they want. It's not going to work. Not this time!

Obama '08!

He is so arrogant!!! Think he will win, huh!!!

Amen! No more war mongering. War is a last resort. Let's rebuild our country for the sake of our children. DOWN WITH MCCAIN!

No you won't! – Your arrogance is showing!

God help us if you do.

What an ego maniac....very Bush-like.
He's correct, people are saying enough us enough....while they get to know the true BO....
No Hillary... No Vote
Polls are moving to McCain....

Obama... "I will stutter..."

I didn't see McCain talk about Obama at all Saturday... But did notice Obama brought up McCain's name 4 times.

Arrogant empty suit... He will not win. The American people noticed he is all talk and little action. His policies are either copied from Hillary or Mac, or a downright awful.
Tapping the SOR for example especially with what is going on in the world???
Saying we need to use the UN for issues with Russia when Russia has veto power???
Saying he wouldnt nominate Clarence Thomas because of lack of experience, when in fact, Obama has lack of experience for the POTUS. Hypocritical much?

The more he talks the worse he sounds....

Vote experience this year...
Vote honor this year...
Vote American this year...
Vote McCain!!!

I see.... the great uniter!!!

Yes he can!!!

It's the will of the people, we're starting down the long to taking back our government.

Actually, Mr. Obama, when you and McCain were presented with questions that were apples-to-apples on the issues, you lost horribly. And you, Oh Great One of Change, were the candidate to release an attack ad the day after the Civil Forum.

Give me a break. If I want the same old American politics, I'll vote for you. If I won't real change, I'll vote for McCain.

yes school boy obama, we believe you. (NOT!)

He sounds like Baghdad Bob saying that he's winning, will win, people are rising up, etc. When all signs point to a dead heat and a VERY tough time come November when the REAL polls will speak volumes and show that Americans are not stupid and as superficial as he believes