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Union are going to be in big trouble, after this Election.. Barack Obama will lose and destroy a Large amount, of how, "Unions have exploited their Member's, this time around...

Proud Teamster for Obama/Biden!

We are watching the economy crumble before our eyes, and it always falls hardest on the backs of the working people. John McCain said our economy is fundamentally strong this past Monday, as Lehman fell and AIG choked. He can't back peddle away from that. I hope my fellow union members will stand up for the average people and recognize the Obama/Biden ticket will bring sound, solid judgment to the White House.

CLEAN CAMPAIGN, HUH! Not a chance. This was going to be different...yea right! I voted one candidate that was not even considered for the VP spot...consider voting either Demo/Repub but noooo those folks now have decided for me to look at a 3rd part candidate (as many of my friends are doing, their friends and so on).
Rather vote for a 3rd party and not lose my vote to the donkeys and elephants...great animals as it suites them. Maybe the independants ought to be the rabbits so we can ran from the idiots.

I just heard Biden speak in VA. His message was powerful. He just ripped the socks off John McCain. He said some things to women that I have not even heard spoken by Hillary Clinton. Obama is always presidential in his speeches, but women need to hear Biden. He just went hard on McCain and Palin.
McCain claims he would fire Christopher Cox, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Committee. Yet, McCain won’t even fire his economic advisor Phil Gramm. The real man who created policies which contributed greatly to this recent Economic Meltdown. Unbelievable! Maverick or Mouse, or pathological liar?

Regardless of who you support, do any of you find it odd that McCain's campaign has been run so badly? Remember, almost a year ago his campaign was a hair's width away from folding–it seemed like Romney was going to carry the Republican mantle into the general election. I'm used to seeing a certain level of discipline from Republican campaigns (this is the message–stay on message) that is obviously lacking from McCain's. I know there are good Republican strategists out there–why do none of them seem to be working for McCain?

I just got here; anyone rip unions yet?

Distortion, distortion and distortion.

But the problem is not only the wrong doings of some the problem is that our so called journalists have only eyes and ears for what is wrong with the Republicans and they are completely blinded about Obama and the democratic party.
This is a major issue and I know that will be talked about and analyzed in the years to come.
Not even once the media has called Obama on his socialist agenda.

Why?

Uh oh, he's introducing html in his responses.

I am still waiting to hear a concrete original thought come from McCain. I will not get into Palin ( and her "shadow governor), who would become the "shadow VP".....scary.

McCain come out today with a new government agency...which was already being worked on in Washington with bi partison commitment, as this is too big an issue to not work together .
Obama comes out and says i am going to wait till i see waht is worked out , and how as this is too big an issue to politicze it, and to muddy the waters with proposals that might not be good. He is take the logical road the road of common sense.
This election is too imprtant to entrust the country to what is becoming more and more a senile old man, and a young womand who does not have clue.

Dear Riots Anyone,

"I've got no time for hatin', no time, the river rolls and so does time. Nothin' easy once it's starts, hatin' just takes too much heart, the river rolls and, there's so little time... so little time".

–Song from "Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope"

Tony
Allow me to correct you statement

McCain is for WAR
Palin is for earmarks and wasteful spending. Bridge to nowhere, sound familiar? $14.7 million sports complex for 5680 people...close?

To "Riots Anyone",

Your statement is very racist. I guess you mean Barack's supporters are blacks and only black people riot? Well a lot of Barack supporters are not only black, but intelligent. We will do what everyone else does when our candidate loses–go on with our lives.

I can tell "Riot's Anyone" that you were raised with a very limited view of the world.

So.... Obama's position is therefore... America's economy is screwed, walk away people!

How can you diss someone being optomistic about America's potential? Talk about negative attacks... That is negative in every sense of teh word.

Fight fire with fire! Way to go Senator Obama. Don't let McCain and those cheating Republicans keep spewing their lies and you not respond.

Lies, lies, lies, lies, McCain and Palin!

Het morons...John McCain just happens to be right! Open your eyes and ears people! Obama and the Democrats are being absolutely false!

mccain is a tool. period, the end.

WHY-DO-SOME-OF--YOU-INSIST--ON--WRITING-LIKE--THIS???

Frankly, it's annoying.

If the fundamentals of our economy are not strong then explain how Biden is the 2nd poorest senator and Obama is a multi-millionaire. There are a lot of people hurting in this country, but there are still a lot of people making a lot of money. We would all be hurting if this wasn't true.

hate to break it to everyone that buys into this two party sham but neither candidate is going to help much. they are both out to do the bidding of the elite that pulls their strings. and they want a total economic collapse so that we can copy the European Union and have a currency like theirs. but the sheep continue to support them. do you really think the current crises happens on its own. it's manufactured for the endgame.

McCAIN HAS LOST IT--HE IS WAY WAY TO OLD TO BE PRESIDENT.

McCain's support will hit an all time low! Obama will get the white woman and white men's vote too! McCain remains out of touch...if union member think he will support them...they better hope they win the lottery!

Volunteers? Where do I sign up?

America do the right think and vote for the right candidate! Yes we can!

John McCain is ALL WRONG he has no idea how much his homes are worth how could he ever have any idea of this economic disaster his Republican Party created.

McCain = no change

Obama/Biden 2008

It's about time the unions started working for Obama. He's being ripped by the media, the GOP and any other ignorant fool that chooses to. It wouldn't surprise me if the protestors in florida were paid by John McCain to stand up and show how stupid they are.

McCain claim Obama got monet for Fanny ... its was actully McCain that too money from the lobbyst working for Fannie mae.
Workers and individuals working there gave monies to Obama like i do but the CEOs and the lobbyist gave money to McCain.
Got to FactCheck and find it out yourself.

I am sick and tired of hearing people refer to Obama's tax plan as "redistribution of wealth". This is simply code, trying to convince people not to vote for a taxing left leaning democrat. It may not be the best plan, but it does make sense to do away with the ironic tax break that high earner's receive when they no longer have to contribute to the Social Security tax after making a certain amount of money. This is purely an example of the rich getting richer, by not having to pay taxes that poorer pay all year.

Now, let me tell you what "redistribution of wealth" means, as it is being practiced by the republican party. My wife and I did not receive our stimulus checks because we earned too much money, however, my aunts (living in central Virginia and in the same household) each received "stimulus checks". My wife and I paid more in taxes last year than the three of them earned, combined. That MY FRIEND is called redistribution of wealth.

The Unions are overwhelming UNITED for Democrats.

You Republicans don't seem to get it. Obviously the Republicans are the ones that are constantly attacking Unions and attempting to break them up whenever possible.

More importantly the Republicans consistantly vote against any type of worker rights whether it be minimum wage, benefits, etc. So why on Earth would anyone in Union even think about voting Republican? Get real.

»Sarah Palin is so WONDERFUL = Our Next Vice-President. YES!

»HURRAH for McCain/Palin 08 = YES!

Union members need an increase in their dues. It's the patriotic thing to do according to Joe Biden!

»John McCain =Next US President. The LOVELY Sarah Palin = Next Vice-President. Yes.

»John McCain/Sarah Palin will be the WINNERS,of course.

Obama is winning this race and his supporters are so nasty & negative. I wonder what will happen if he loses?

If you go to the Democratic Socialists of America website, there is a Q&A about their views, including this gem about handing corporations in the short term:

The government could use regulations and tax incentives to encourage companies to act in the public interest and
outlaw destructive activities such as exporting jobs to low-wage countries and polluting our environment. Public
pressure can also have a critical role to play in the struggle to hold corporations accountable. Most of all, socialists
look to unions make private business more responsible.

It struck me that this was the Obama economic plan in a nutshell. I also recalled that Cornel West, formerly a professor at Harvard Law
School, is a leading member though the website recently took down the names of prominent democrats that were also DSUSA members.

Begs the question–since there is no distinction between Obama, the unions and the Democratic Socialist Party, can't we rightfully call Obama and union leaders socialists?

www. dsusa.org.

O.K.

Since Barbie (Sarah) and Ken (first dude) are running all over the U.S
who is taking care of the children?

I mean, since this IS the party of "family values." No wonder why the kids got themselves into so much trouble.

For the person who asked where John Mccains ex-wife is. They have a very friendly relationship. She actually worked for Ronald Regan. Very well known lady back then

I think american were fundamentally strong, but fundation is eroding because of tax incentives to allow corporations outsourcing. This is just to confirm we should employ our strong work force before we destroy them.

Lets settle down and look at the record. Everyone that really wants to find out the truth google Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 which John McCain co sponsored but was killed
and never voted on. John Mccain was writing bills to try and stop this madness with Fannie and Freddie and the democrates and some republicans stopped it. Why are we not demanding the news media to get anwsers regarding this from the people who were against it. John Mccain does get it and he tried to help all of us but was blocked.
When they talk about Mccain being a deregulator it is primarily with manufacturing, He has been trying to get government out of the way of
so manufacturers will come here and build plants and create jobs. We can;t even get a nuke plant built here because of all the regulations. (4 years to get through all the read tape) That is just crazy. Everything he has worked for is to try to make it easier for new business to want to come and build here in the United States. That is why he wants to decrease taxes on businesses. We are second highest in the world for business tax. Why would companies want to come here to build plants? To much regulations and high taxes equals no new plants. If we can't get these businesses to build her where are all our young people going to find a job? So the person who said John Mccain does not get it is just flat wrong

@Silence Dogood....John McCain has 169 LOBBYIST running his campaign along with much of the Bush 2000 2004 staff...all wall st. and big oil LOBBYIST, from Wayne Berman-Chevron to Frank Donatelli-EXXON to Nancy Pfotenhayer-Koch...we see they have infected McCain in this campaign...tell me who do you think will really be running the White House if McCain is elected? him? as it stands John McCain seems like an older version of Ronald Regan, and his VP pick seems like Dick Chaney shady

Marc: You don't really believe McCain meant the workers of America are what's fundamentally strong about the American economy do you?

Not when McCain has been caught saying the exact same thing 16 times over the last year, and never once did McClown mention American workers, EXCEPT when he was called out on his gaffe on Monday.

Spin it anyway you like, but Americans know exactly what he meant, or didn't mean, or didn't understand, or now meant to say,.....

Obama is whipping McClown. McClown is just too old – he sounds like a tetering old man.

You just sound dumb.

Unions my fellow citizens are the way progress is made in a Democracy. Without unions our country would be similar to China as far as unhealthy working conditions, fair pay, and equal benefits for both men and women.
Many people criticize bad union leaders and they should. There are a few no doubt, just like there are bad CEO's, but at the end of the day a secure union job with guaranteed benefits is by far better than a Non-Secured(Walmart) job with shoddy benefits.
I worked at Walmart for a year and I have to say the funniest thing I heard in the breakrooms was "At Walmart if you get cancer you are guaranteed to die"
That said...God Bless Democracy,God Bless the Unions, and is it Nov 4 yet cause I want President Obama in office Today!
Obama/Biden by a landslide!

Maybe the media won't call out McCain for his outrageous lies in his political ads, but the American people are not stupid enough to believe
anything McCain says anymore. He can't be trusted. He is no friend of working families. Thank goodness the AFL-CIO is making sure their members know what a disaster McCain is and would be for their lives. McCain can't speak without a script – just like Bush. Palin is a corrupt liar who abuses power and tries to take down anyone who disagrees with her – just like Cheney. No one is showing up for the McCain-Palin events anymore because they are sick of hearing no substance and only negativity, lies, and rote speeches repeated over and over and over again. They are a stuck broken record and have no clue and nothing it takes to truly lead this country. Good job AFL-CIO. It's time these two liars are exposed. Obama and Biden are the true leaders we need and they have kept theoir character and integrity despite the gutter tactics on McCain and his lobbyist campaign staff. They actually care about Americans and want to help fix the disasters caused by Bush and his Repubilican buddiies. They are our best hope for the restoration of America on many levels. Encourage everyone you know to make sure they are registered to vote and get out and use that vote to tell the Republicans we have had enough of t their failed and corrupt government tactics. Obama/Biden – CHARACTER and TRUTH we can believe in.

Its funny listening to the IDIOTS that are trying to "explain" what McCain said. He was dumb enough to say something stupid and now there's those trying to defend his stupid remarks. I guess stupidity does run around!!!

You can see Mccain bad judgement again just like when pick Palin for his VP, a mother of infant who needs the special care and a grandmother to be to her underage pregnant daughter. How he expect palin to help him if she can't even take care of her own family .

he is in the twlight zone, not broke USA.

McCain is right. Obama is fundamentally a fool and that's no lie.

If Senator McSame plans on running the White House as he is running his campaign we should all be very afraid. It speaks one untruth after the other and even spends money on ads with these untruths. Does he think Americans are stupid? Voting for McSame would be sending this country into a depression.

Fundamentals of the economy ....Economic fundamentals....

Marc i am not part of the AFL-CIO
But this i know non of the above is equal to american workers

breaking up words in english is very easy but replacing the words are not as much. There is no economic book that signifies fundamentals with human beings except in biology.

Human beings are not "fundamentals".

No Child Left Behind in full effect!

Try learning how to read before downing someone sane for exposing the trash spewed out of a Repugs sewer trap.

And even if they were...they are anything but strong.
Unemployment: 6.1% and climbing
2 million house foreclosures.
$4 dollar gas
retirement benefits worth nothing.

Even with his stupid quasi-logic and lie laden linguisitcs, this is all wrong and its all from Bush-McCain. And he has the nerve to blame Obama for his 26 year record of voting to de-regulate...

Wait a minute...

Is McCain trying to help Obama win?

Obama just hang in there the storm is almost over. We have to go through these things I noticed CNN closed the comment section with the protesters. This is a evil mean world we live in, I don't care if your black or white the ignorant stuff needs to stop. Hate is something we all don't need any part of. Keep your head up Obama and to the 10 protesters I hope your registerd to vote, that way you can let your voice be heard. Go vote!!! Get involved and find out about Mcain and Obama then let your pencil do the talking NOV 4th . Remember this young black protestors freedom of choice is what you should ALWAYS FIGHT FOR. I may disagree with same sex marriages, abortion; however God gives every human the right to choose. That's what America is all about thats what are founder fathers fought for. Educate yourselves and be strong and courages, but educate yourself first!!

Marc said: I guess blind partisanship means you'd rather inaccurately attack the candidate you don't like instead of accepting due praise. Good job, AFL-CIO.

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Kind of like the Republicans and John McCain are doing, eh?

Marc September 19th, 2008 1:28 pm ET

"'John McCain says the economy is fundamentally strong,' the mailer reads." Too bad that's not what he actually said.

"…the economy is fundamentally strong…" does not mean the same thing as "…the fundamentals of our economy are strong…"

Though I suppose basic reading comprehension and proper English skills aren't exactly in abundance among the AFL-CIO.

The funniest part is that people like AFL-CIO members are exactly the "fundamentals" McCain was speaking about. I guess blind partisanship means you'd rather inaccurately attack the candidate you don't like instead of accepting due praise. Good job, AFL-CIO.

And you, Marc, are one of those people that we laugh at that is willing to buy that Bridge to Nowhere. All 16 times, Johnny Mac was talking about the fundamentals being sound - he meant the American worker....yeah OK pal. Your tinfoil hat is too tight, "my friend"

if we had his money we would think his way but we live in the real world and he is out of touch with real people

Some of you just stop the madness. He has been saying this throughout the campaign. It is only now that he is trying to flip what he really means. The dud is a loser.

The Fundamentals of Economy are stong

The Economy is fundamentally strong

Either way... I would say that would be stupid to say when all of these big conglomerates are looking for a hand out oh I mean bail out.

McSane being one of the GOOD OLE BOYS who's fundamentals are based on GREED !!!

John McCain is correct, the American worker is one of the fundamentals of the American econony and it is strong. The only exception is mostly oshama supporters who expect handouts not handups.

Some of you just stop the madness. He has been saying this since throughout the campaign. It is only now that he is trying to flip what he realling means. The dud is a loser.

McCain needs a muzzle and a short leash for his pit-bull.
THE PALIN-MCCAIN ADMINISTRATION
You Know It's A Really Bad Week When Your Running Mate Calls It Her Administration...

Sad so sad, right now the rest of the world is not just laughing at America they also have Wall Street by the balls because they know we need them much more than they need us.

Obama's thought out plan during this economic crisis:
Obama said his economic team would not present a detailed economic plan at this time, "given the gravity of this situation, and based on conversations I have had with both Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke."
He would not present his plan until the Treasury and Federal Reserve have presented theirs.

McCain's thought out plan during this economic crisis:
Fire SEC Chairman Christopher Cox.

maro..what exactly is the difference it escapes me

with all their gaffs lately the McCain Palin duo seems to have forgotten the rule of the political game.."It's all in the perception and sound bite kiddo" your recent gaffs and brazen populist reversals on the economy etc have really led you down a blind alley..one that you may have real trouble finding your out of

If the economy is so strong, maybe McCain would like to donate the next quarter trillion dollars to Wall Street.

with all their gaffs lately the McCain Palin duo seems to have forgotten the rule of the political game.."It's all in the perception and sound bite kiddo" your recent gaffs and brazen populist reversals on the economy etc have really led you down a blind alley..one that you may have real trouble finding your way out of

Obama's lobbyist at work!!

"Your comment is awaiting moderation" :
CNN-speak for what you submitted isn't pro-Obama enough.

John McCain has stated over and over how little he knows about the economy. What about his Trillion dollar war we frankly can't afford. He is out of touch. Palin is a trained puppy. She is surrounded by the Bush gang. They tell her what to say and how to act. We don't need puppets. We need REAL CHANGE>
A vote for McCain is a vote for Bush/ Bush policies. A Vote for Obama is a vote for our future.

Why is everyone afraid to investigate the Federal Reserve?

Hey ....wait, read the headlines

No one is really talking change

Goto Ralph Nader's Website, just for the heck of it, see what he's saying.....thats all, it wont hurt, and you will be a bit wiser

C,mon daRE YA TO GET INFORMED,

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

(Cmon CNN, be a member of the Free Press, post alternatives to these risky, pre-packaged choices)

McCain has always been WRONG and out of touch with America!!! He should have gone to jail with Charlie Keating in the Keating 5 and now as head of the Commerce Commission he should go to jail or be fired for this mess because he deregulated every rule that was put in after the crash of 1929 so this could NOT happen again. BUT noooo he and his cronnies got rich and richer. WE need jobs, jobs and more jobs!!! We need projects to rebuild the American infrustructure to get Americans back on their feet and this would be the best money spent by government!! AND get rid of old, old seniel McCain!!!! The man wears $600 shoes and is trying to tell us who can not even aford food anymore "the economy is strong". McCain, get out of America and go to Dubi with your friends!!!

If the AFL-CIO could be stone cold blind and still smell a rat when one steps forth. GOP reeks from the Palin manure-spreader and her puppy dog "Big" Mc. Hell before we know it Sarah and First Dude will be crawling around the WH running the Country and McDumb won't know what hit him.

OBAMA_BIDEN 08

Don't worry, we'll make sure more jobs get sent overseas, then just blame McCain and the Repubs as always..........

If you like the way things are now vote for Obama

Asked for 936 million in earmarks, took more then 111,000 thousand from lobbylist, boy what a Resume.

MC CAIN is wrong on everything can we just get this guy out of here already

Not so hard to picture this fictitional scenario:
ring, ring . . .
Pentagon calling McCain: A delegation of Russians and Spaniards are flying in to see you.
McCain: Shoot them down!
(a few hours later)
McCain: What I meant to say is send out for Mexican food.

Its the ECONOMY S T U P I D McSAME!!!

Obama '08

No Unions, lets leave the well being of the entire American workforce up to the free market, I am sure they will be up to the job. Remember deregulation. I always knew the memory American was short, my god, but not that short.

LIKE the PALIN choice, that remark is just more of McCain's self deprecating humor.

Why is everyone afraid to investigate the Federal Reserve?

Hey ....wait, read the headlines

No one is really talking change

Goto Ralph Nader's Website, just for the heck of it, see what he's saying.....thats all, it wont hurt, and you will be a bit wiser

C,mon daRE YA TO GET INFORMED,

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

Why is everyone afraid to investigate the Federal Reserve?

Hey ....wait, read the headlines

No one is really talking change

Goto Ralph Nader's Website, just for the heck of it, see what he's saying.....thats all, it wont hurt, and you will be a bit wiser

C,mon daRE YA TO GET INFORMED,

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

Marc, get real, we as americans are not stupid, we knew what he meant, just face it the guy is out of touch. The fundamental of the economy is strong, does not mean "people", that's just the crap you republicans call your "SPINCARD" around something that you know you screwed up by saying. He can't get his way out of this one!!!!!!!!!!

It's the economy.

One ticket has a an academic scholar, who seems to be able to grasp new ideas and think things through before he speaks or takes action.

One ticket has a decorated veteran who seems able to look at ideas from his perspective, but does always think things through before he speaks or takes action.

WE NEED MORE AD'S..........................STICK TO THE TRUTH.........

NO MORE LIES

NO MORE LIES

NO MORE LIES

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

Time and again Mr.McCain is making goofy decisions on economy and other matters during his campaign. At 72 and having health problems his mental faculties are worrisome. Is Cindy going run the show for him?

Look who was waiting in the wings–Romney, who would run the country like a business, but would not care about the customers (us.) Rudy, who is as ruthless as they come (lived with his mistress and his wife in the same house). Huckabee, who will talk you to death with folksy, homespun humor, but really doesn't understand urban America. He is clueless when it comes to minorities as was exemplified by his tasteless joke about Barack being shot.

So the Republicans will have to go back and think about their image. For so long they were known as great on financial matters, but lacking on social issues. Now they're lacking on both.

Obama/Biden for a new America.

Haha, a union lecturing others on the economy is like a drunk lecturing on the virtues of sobriety. Neither one has any idea what they are talking about.

There are definitely people hurting right now, but this economy could be A LOT worse. Look at the historical facts. 6 % unemployment is not high – it's low. There are more foreclosures, but they are still a fraction of overall ownership. In election years, everyone seems to lose sight of the fact that the economy does take downturns every few years with regularity. I wish politicians would stop using it as yet another excuse to hammer each other, and in the process make it seem that the sky is falling. I wouldn't put up with this behavior from my 5 year old.

One of the most corrupt so called labor unions in the USA, The AFL-CIO and the affiliates beneath their umbrella.
They have the integrity of the managementof FREDDIE MAC and FANNIE MAE. FILL MY POCKETS AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR MEMBERS.

Obama was right when he said - "Enough Is Enough!" "You can't just make this stuff up!"

The GOP's just makes up lies and keep repeating them over and over –even after it is reported they are lying. S.P. keeps saying, "I told the Congress, Thanks but no thanks to that bridge to Nowhere." Everyone now knows it was the Congress who said, Thanks, but no thanks to that brigde to Nowhere. Somehow S.P. still got millions. That's not reform.

They just think American's are too stupid and will believe all their lies, if they say them enought times.

Unions have made this country strong. they have ensured that our workers make a living wage. Coorportations that make billions have a social obligation to pay their workers a living wage.

Go Unions! Obama/Biden '08:-)

WHERE IS JOHN MCAINS FIRST WIFE AND WHY HASNT ANYONE FOUND HER???

What a laugh coming from the biggest group of liars that align themselves with the mob! Get a grip!

McCain/Palin – CHANGE we need! Nobama can't even change his underwear without asking permission, much less change things in this country!

"'John McCain says the economy is fundamentally strong,' the mailer reads." Too bad that's not what he actually said.

"...the economy is fundamentally strong..." does not mean the same thing as "...the fundamentals of our economy are strong..."

Though I suppose basic reading comprehension and proper English skills aren't exactly in abundance among the AFL-CIO.

The funniest part is that people like AFL-CIO members are exactly the "fundamentals" McCain was speaking about. I guess blind partisanship means you'd rather inaccurately attack the candidate you don't like instead of accepting due praise. Good job, AFL-CIO.

John McCain is George W. Bush. What the hell is the difference? Really, they're both clueless and inept when it comes to leading.

John has been a wealthy man for a long time and no amount of preparation will morph him into a caring, concerned candidate who is aware of our struggles.

He got a lot of help from Rick Warren, which finally gave him is quasi townhall. He got a lot of help from Sarah who served as an opening act for a has-been. Americans are smart, and we can see that this man is unable to do the job.

My vote goes to Barack Obama, who is young, but wise beyond his years.

hey, Steve in the above comment.... How much do you makie per yr. One of 2 things r going on here! either ur "rich" or u r brain dead. If it wasn't for the unions of the past and present you would be making oh let's say $4.00 per hour. the unions gave "us" the people a 40 hour work week, fair labor laws, and a decent wage, now who r u rich or brain dead? No Moderation please

Unions will be come obsolete when companies stop exploiting workers. Until then they are necessary to the health and welfare of the working people of America. Vote Democratic in November.

McCain is running his campaign like he would his White House. He is fundamentally wrong on so many levels. I hope the American people will be able to see through his lies.

Obama/Biden 08

Mcsame and air head Sarah Palin have no ideal what is going on with the average american. Just listen to both of them on the trail, neither one of them are saying anything about what their going to do for the average person, its just Mcsame is a war hero, Mcsame is a reformer, Mcsame knows about me(Sarah) was a point guard on my high school basketball team, my husband is a union guy,(so), wheres the important things for this country. OBAMA/BIDEN "08"

Fact check this, Barney Frank was on Charlie Rose the other night and he said the same thing as McCain. Look it up.

Running around saying the economy is terrible is as bad as raising taxes in an economic down turn. I guess the worse things get the better it is for Obama, what a sad way to run for President.

Are Americans ready to unleash another Bush idiot in the White House namely John McCain. McCain has the principles of are economy wrong, wrong, wrong and he has no resume of education to back him up. In fact McCain has no college education at all to support him in any economic decisions. Check out Obama and Biden's education resume and you be the judge.

This is a lame ad as we already know thats not what McCain meant and its getting old repeating it. They can't go after him for not having any solutions because he has been touting them for the last 2 days vs. Obama who said we can't comment on this right now.

McCain claims he would fire Christopher Cox, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Committee. Yet, McCain won’t even fire his economic advisor Phil Gramm. The real man who created policies which contributed greatly to this recent Economic Meltdown. Unbelievable! Maverick or Mouse, or pathological liar?

Some of us still want to vote for McCain because he looks like us! Major league baseball learned years ago to hire the most talented players regardless of their skin color. We should do the same and vote for the person who we think has the best ideas.
Obama'08

i wont feel at all secure with mccain and palin. they dont have it goin' on .

Where does CNN keep getting their Opinion-Polls from! My psychics are so much stronger than CNN's. I will prove it in November, When John McCain, and Sara Palin win this Election... He can't lose! It's in the "Almanac of Change"...

Go get them!

McCain needs to be held accountable for his inadequacies.

McCain told the people of Michigan earlier this year that their jobs aren't coming back and to get used to that. It wasn't until Monday afternoon that McCain acknowledged a financial crisis. He truly does not live in the same world as the rest of us

If I am counting my 100's of millions of dollars in one of my many homes in any time zones I choose, then I can say that the economy is fundamentally strong.

McCain...a maverck? That's curious! Then he's a maverick confined in the very small Bush corral!

McCain seems to be wrong about a whole lot of things, but most important he is wrong for President

For "Unions are Corrupt:" It you are correct in your opinion, why does Governor Palin make such a show in each speech of claiming that her husband is a member of the Steelworkers union?

“John McCain says the economy is fundamentally strong,” the mailer reads. “John McCain is fundamentally wrong.

And this comment is not from the Obama camp.

It's scary, really and truly. He's really losing touch. His response, "I was referring to the American worker." Wow! He may be accurate, but that was not what he was referring to! He back pedaled on that!

It is truly frightening that a man under the "pressure" of the campaign can be so out of touch and/or make so many mistakes. Take your pick...both problems are quite worrisome.

I can't see how this man in this state is electable!

What's interesting about this is that it is just the simple truth. McCain's own statement, his complete statement, not taken out of context.

It would be nice if the Palin/what's his name ticket could start to be a little truthier.

be kind McCAin isn't lying he has alzheimers-look at how he's acting and how when he's talking he say's things more than onec..He forgot what he said. He won't let us look at his medical records--Shame on him and Botox Barbie..

Wow he's definately going to loose those states no...WhEW...Glad some people are seeing through his dollar painted screensaver.

It's a wholesale revolt against McCan't. I'm not sure if the debates will matter by the middle of next week.

ONE NATION

If We are the fundermentals, we dont need our social securities privatised mr. McCain. Since you claim wall street has turn itself into a casino. PLEASE DON'T PRIVATISE SOCIAL SECURITY!!!

AFL-CIO is fast becoming obsolete as are most unions. I don't need to be a union thug to get ahead in life. I think for myself and depend upon my hard work to get ahead.

He is not to blame...The guy is too old for this job...
What choice he has other than to attack what he was supporting recently. This is an early sign of dementia

Obama proved himself he is inexperience candidate in foreign policy and economy when he was talking about G 20

For photo he was standing with former Clinton advisers

But he doesn’t want Hillary in the ticket

What a joke

Hillary supporter for Mc Cain
Mc Cain 08
Hillary 2012

It's a wholesale revolt against McCan't. This is getting out of hand. I'm not sure if the debates will even matter by the middle of next week.

ONE NATION

Let see John McCain family including his Son Andrew McCain and Wife CIndy McCain is all over this they cause the fail Saving and loan in AZ.

Was it call Silver lake ? the Rich Crooks....

YEs, and how lame was it that he said the fundamentals were "the American worker." Would those be the same American workers whose jobs have been sent off-shore for years by McSame and his Reptilican buddies with their union-busting ways?

To: Unions are Corrupt,

First of all you are fundamentally wrong regarding how unions work because labors do benefit from being a part of the union. This is why the GOP party has continuously tried to get rid of everything that protects the American people. It is obvious that you must be an over the $250K threshhold croony because they are the only ones hollering that AFL is attacking McCain!!!

IF you leave a disabled wife to take up with a drug-addicted beer heiress worth untold millions of dollars, owning who-knows-how-many houses, then yes, for you the fundamentals of your economy
probably are strong.
Foe real people living in the real world however.......

John McCain in not in touch!

I want to see his medical records.
5 years in a prison camp and a guy has to have some screws loose. I do not want this tempermental time bomb as leader of the free world.

i just want to know why is it ok to welfare the people with big money? but not ok to welfare the very people who struggle to make them big money? why is it ok to give them big payouts an unlimited health care that we have to pay for? an the American people are dieing left an right at home an abroad with no health care? why are republicans are so pro life but have so many of our people in a war dieing for a cause still unknown to the American people? i just want to know why?

We have what we have today because of the hard work of unions. Those who look for corruption need only look at the two that are heading the repubican ticket.

mccain create another blackberry and our economy will grow lol

Gee, under McCain there will be no unemployment, no taxes, and best of all...he will "eliminate greed". I'm very impressed...I hope to see some ponies and unicorns also.

So we can come up with nearly 1 trillion dollars of tax payer money in 7 days to bail out Wall Street but we cant afford to give the same tax payers universal healthcare????

Our nation is too important to let McCain lie his way to the White House.

Don't let up! Don't let him breathe!

Trying to figure out with the economy in trouble and the unions being big backers of Obama then why are they pulling strikes –AT THIS TIME. It looked as if maybe Boeing was gong to get the military new refueling planes contract so a French company and other overseas companies didn't and then they pull this strike. Is that the way Obama wants to rebuild the economy and stop out sourcing? Non of them care about America. Now this whole contract is being reevaluated by the Pentagon and could very easily go overseas. we need help keeping people working not striking. What bad timing-- BUT they are Obama people and are going to help the American people and economy. What a bunch of crap!!!!!!!!!

the economy is strong? where? overseas maybe where we exported all the jobs to. when we exported our jobs we exported our economy, its coming back to haunt us now..Obama 08..............

Deregulation and high-risk lending practices caused the Savings and Loan collapse in the 1980s. Taxpayers footed the bill while S&L directors, including George Bush’s brother Neil, walked away with millions. The current financial crisis resulted from similar conditions promoted by the Bush administration and Congressional Republicans. Time for a change?

poor suffers and all our tax money is going to bailouts what is this now were are bail bonds for the rich???????!!!!! mccain get it right you are not taking office this year

McCain = economic genocide

He doesn't get it.

And working people know it.

JUST REMEMBER THIS!!

A VOTE FOR THE PALIN/MCCAIN TICKET WILL BE THE DEATH OF US ALL.

TRANSPARENCY MY BU–! THESE TWO WOULDN'T KNOW TRANSPARENCY IF IT HIT THEM IN THE FACE.

And, as mentioned above. WE DEMAND a MENTAL EVALUATION OF MCCAIN BEFORE he is allowed ON THE BALLOT.

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE

"Palin will bring transparency to Washington."

True in a way. I find Palin's dissembling pretty transparent.

I and a lot of my friends had jobs outsourced overseas, and we weren't union.

Quit blaming, and find a solution. Put brains in the white house and while you're at it, put in decent senate and congress

do we laugh now of latter aflcio is nothing but a joke

If the AFL-CIO is willing to mail these flyer, one would think, seriously think Palin/McCain is dead wrong about the economy.

Palin I work in a hospital patient registration representative does it mean I am qualified to be a doctor, nurse, CEO? You may mean well, but we don't trust you and believe you are a danger to this political world.

I'm voting Democrat because English has no place being the official language in America.
I'm voting Democrat because I'd rather pay $4 for a gallon of gas than allow drilling for oil off the coasts of America.
I'm voting Democrat because I think the government will do a better job of spending my money than I could.
I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq, I know the Islamic terrorists will stop trying to kill us because they'll think we're a good and decent country.

Hope they save postage and don't send one to my PA address. They are part of the problem.

YIKES! That's a mailer for you.

I remember in McCains acceptance speech he said he would deal with the union bosses. As soon as he said that I thought; there goes the union vote... the teachers were next...

Naturally the right wingers will try to equate Unions with Communism, etc. McCain is in full back pedal (or rather back 'peddle') over this comment. He has no clue on the economy and has been a staunch advocate for deregulation which has directly contributed to our current financial crisis. He is unqualified to lead.

McSame again nails it ... NOT.

McSame = Clueless = Senile

I can only hope that the poll shifts that have been in the past week have people getting past Caribou Barbie, the "shiny object," and looking at the issues. McSame is wrong, time after time. He's wrong on everything, but I do have to say I'm glad he invented the Blackberry. : -)

Just say NO to Bush 44.

GO Obama/Biden!!

take these lies any more ///// o bama does not even have a valid birth certificate....check it out obamacrimes.com....i hear obama ads in spanish are up to a good lie EXPLAIN THAT/// bt his antics o bama acts his age with his pompous redicule.... patent pending o bama's CHANGE his exclusive DO NOTHING JUST PROMOTE SARCASMS .......CAN'T HIDE WHEN THE DEBATES ARE FORCED ON YOU........NO TELEPROMPTER NO LUCK o bama

Tjhe Republicans are running on a tank of hot air, McCain and Palin. We have had enough of the business as usual, and lying politicians. McCain and Palin lead the list. They should be on a reality show named "Which One Is The Biggest Liar".

FactCheck.org is a beautiful thing! People, read....get informed!

Our workers have ALWAYS been strong! The failure or success of the economy has little to do with how "strong" our workers are.

McCain was obviously back-pedaling and grasping at straws.

If you believe he was actually referring to the workers in his original statement, then I've got a bridge to sell you in Alaska.

> Unions only benefit the lazy worker and the union bosses. The hard
> working laborers carry the entire load and get nothing for it.

You are right, let's get rid of Unions and bring back child labor, 80 hour work week without health benefits, the company stores, and sweatshops on every street corner. This will really help the US establish the right tone when China completely takes over the country.

John McCain and Sarah Palin is starting to get a TRUE reality check from the American People. Voters are tired of getting LIED to over and over, and getting CHEATED because of politicians like John McCain and Sarah McCain are all about putting THEMSELVES FIRST, not "Country First".

WE'RE SICK and TIRED of being LIED TO....

Unlike Cindy "Barbie Doll" McCain who comes out wearing $300,000 in ONE OUTFIT at the RNC while millions for families are trying to just put food on their table!!! That's DISGRACEFUL!!

The McCain family is NOT about "COUNTRY FIRST"... they are ALL about "YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN"!!...

THANK YOU JESUS......AMERICAN HAS FINALLY HAD ENOUGH!!!

STAND UP AMERICA!!!

STAND UP AMERICA!!

STAND UP AMERICA!!

STAND UP AMERICA!!

STAND UP AMERICA!!

WE'VE PROVEN THAT WE ARE NOT STUPID, EVEN IF THE REPUBLICANS LIKE TO PLAY THE VOTERS AS SUCH.

I THINK JOHN McCAIN and SARAH McCAIN ARE NOW GETTING THE "REAL" TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE!!

Nothing like dirty politics. Just need to look at what is happening to Sarah Palin......unbelievably sad to think that is how politics work.

Nov, 4th will count. Mr. Bill Clinton said Quote: Do not underestimate Sarah Palin.

The world is changing but, I feel sorry for the next generation that have no values and enjoy demeaning others as they did with Hillary Clinton and now Governor Sarah Palin. we in Canada can relate to Aaska.
However thereis a saying What goes around comes around and the DNC will see this in November. Please post.........or are you really Pro OBAMA............

But but but....He is a POW.

But but but ..She is a Hockey Mom.

It is going to be a landslide victory for Obama

You just misunderstood him.

He said the fundamentals of HIS economy are strong.

Too bad we can't all cheat on our wives with beer heiresses 17 years younger than we are and then run off and marry their money.

That's puttin' the FUN back into "fundamentals" John ol' boy!

Hey, I'd like to why Sarah Palin isn't putting forth an economic plan....she has 'executive' experience and all. What a JOKE!

When McCain and Palin have no record of their own to run on, what else can they do but ATTACK, LIE, and DISTORT!

Right out of the Republican playbook. Pathetic!

Obama is getting big LOBBY $$$$ from corporations and the ones involved in this mess are paying him.

Why didn't Obama warn us about this? Most politicians knew it was coming. Follow the $$$$$$$$.

Obama has lied about his donations – he is already lying and corrupt and in the pockets of Wall Street, Big Oil, etc. etc.

Vote Green Party – anti-corporate, feminist, anti-war.

McSame is running ads in MN talking about how Democrats love big government. But historically the republicans have been the party of BIG GOVERNMENT and BIG SPENDING...Proof:

Now McCain wants to ad another agency to fix the financial crisis...don't we already have enough financial agencies?

MCCAIN=REPUBLICANS=BIG GOVERNMENT WASTE

They should have listed the other FIFTEEN TIMES McCain has said that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong."

When do you ever see the Obama campaign lie?
I mean, besides the McCain is Bush mantra.
Although it' is hard to refer to that as a lie.
I would simply call it the Obama campaign.

If you compare McCain remarks this morning with Obama's remarks, there is NO comparison.

Barack Obama looked and sounded *presidential*. Everything he said was right on the money.

McCain sounded – once again – like an old man who wants to go to 'war' with Wall St.....and Spain.....and Russia....and Iran......and whoever else gets in his way. Typical McCain; shoot first ask questions later!

The "blue colar" economy is strong.

What has messed everything up is the greedy finacial advisors that lined their pockets with millions of dollars, 2 of which now work fo Nobama.

but some of us want to vote for McCain because he looks like us!
Major league baseball learned years ago to hire the most talented players regardless of their skin color. Also they know that the players with the most years of experience aren't necessarily the best.

Scary how McCain keeps bringing up war analogies to explain issues to the people of the United States. I guess war is never far from his thoughts.

If I was supporting McCain, and he stood on national television making those comments, I would not be too set in my old ways to change candidates. I can't understand how anyone in their sane mind can honestly believe and make excuses for the things McCain and Palin are saying on the trail. McCain will do anything to become president. Palin will do anything to become vice president expecially to a man as old as McCain with bad health. Palin is fighting to become president, that' why her focus is on Obama rather than Joe Biden who she should be competing with.

McCain is a liar and every one even the people who are supporting him, knows it.

If Obama or Biden was caught in the number of lies McCain and Palin has been, this race would be over; they would be 30 points down in the polls.

Obama/Biden '08

McCain has given us a glimpse of what kind of president he would make during his campaign. He has already alienated many, including other countries, with his lies and misleading statements. This is NOT the kind of leadership our country deserves. I hope folks can give up their idealism and do what is truly right for the future of our country. PLEASE vote for Obama, or will be in big trouble, and based on McCain's comments so far......headed for another costly war. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Kelby,
Because the lies are from blogs, the look into what you haters say about lies and find there is nothing to report. If you believe everything Obama says but everything McCain says then you are not doing your homework. They've both told mistruths. That's not a lie if your a politician....

There should be a new law that for every proven lie told in a national campaign, the person guilty of the lie should lose 1 electoral vote. At this rate, McCain would beat -11.

McCain/Palin maybe too much BEER in their blood.

PLEASE pick up a copy of Screwed by Thom Hartmann. Also, The Fourth Turning by William and Howe.

I'll give you a hint – McCain's way WILL NOT work. How quickly we forget the lessons of our past.

McCain is all about WAR!

Palin is all about ENERGY!

Both will wallow in the gutter, lie, cheat and steal to get what they want. Everything is expendable to them....even the country!

This remark from Sen. McCain is unbelievable.
The statements and Smear adds he has been making over the media shows that he is sufferering from "Senile dementia" and his mind is unbalanced.
The "afl-cio" sending out these mailings is best thing they could do.
This mailing will remind these 500,000 people who receive it that his thought processes are not rational and he would not make a good president.

Susan from CT

The fundamentals of our economy are strong. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just a whiner... or unpatriotic... or sexist... or hates America!

This won't bother McCain much. He doesn't know what the AFL-CIO is about. What does it have to do with the Economy...Jobs, what Jobs? Who worries about Jobs? He's still trying to figure out what Jobs have to do with Economy.

Lets see,
Why is Michigan in such a state of chaos economically, could it possible be they are so unionized they've forced companies out?
Unions were once good for this country but not any more. I would say the AFL-CIO are partially to blame. Just glad I didn't get sucked in.....

If McCain was right, why are the poor bailing out the rich right now?

Go Unions

McCain needs to stop spreading lies about his rival. I liked the McCain of 2000 way more than the McCain of 2008

What's most wrong about McCain/Palin is that their campaign is fundamentally racist. Ever wonder why he's all the sudden saying all the same things as Obama has been saying all along? That's because the cornerstone of McCain's new campaign strategy is the Bradley Effect. He wants everyone out there who is on the fence and might not really want to vote for a black guy to know that "hey, I'm John McCain, and I'll do everything that black dude is saying he'll do for you, but you won't have to vote for a black dude to get it!" Too bad they seem to have forgotten about Harold Ford.

It's disgusting. The LAST thing this country needs is a return to the 50's.

It is still mind-boggling how many people in America are so eager to drin the Kool-Aid.

Anyone with an ounce of intelligence can see that McCain is Desperate.

John McCain used to be an honorable man, a moral man, and a role model. Now he is little more than a sad, bitter, self-absorbed, angry old man with old ideas. He will lie and cheat to win at any cost.

How pathetic to think that he would sellout, compromise his conscience and his humaness all to win an election.

A very, very sad man.

we need all the help we can get. we can take these lies anymore we need to move foward with Obama/Biden.
mcclueless doesn't get it. he is out of touch. his reality is our nightmare. we dont need that guy in office

But he doesn't need to know much about the economy or be qualified to run a corporation.

He can just invent another BlackBerry!

The AFL-CIO is what's wrong with america's workforce today and why jobs are being shipped overseas.

Unions only benefit the lazy worker and the union bosses. The hard working laborers carry the entire load and get nothing for it.

Unions have proven to be corrupt, are corrupt and will continue to be corrupt. So why I ask would you take their advice on choosing the president?

the workers create wealth,

and the paper-shuffling "high financiers" on wall street are parasites on the workers.

washington is owned and run by these loan-sharking, public-defrauding, war-profiteering neo-cons.

NO ONE in power WORKS FOR THE WORKERS!

WANT TO SOCIALIZE CORPORATE DEBTS?

SOCIALIZE CORPORATES THEMSELVES FIRST!

OTHERWISE, throw all the thieves out of washington into prison of hard labor!

WE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE ULTIMATE POWER!

I would like to see more tv spots that call McCain and Oalin out on the flat out lies that they have been spewing across the nation. I need to see this because I don't see the media doing it. So, go get'em AFL-CIO!!!

The old tag line: OBAMA'08 DEMOCRATS'08 AND FOREVER.
The new tag line: VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS or VOTE FOR OBAMA...

What do you think?

The McCain campaign continues to spread lie after lie. Instead of seriously weighing in about the financial crisis he spreads lies about Obama being linked to Freddie's Lobbists. Fact check it for yourself. Don't be fooled again by these same old, crooked, lier Republicans!

“John McCain says the economy is fundamentally strong,” the mailer reads.

Whoever wrote the mailer must have forgot that syntax is everything. What McCain actually said was that the "fundamentals of our economy are still strong." There is a huge difference. He did not say the ECONOMY IS FUNDAMENTALLY STRONG. If you want to attack his choice of words that's fine but at least get your quotes straight! Unions are obsolete anyways...

...mock the inventor of the BoysenBerry.

Can we get physicians or psychiatrists to evaluate McCain and tell us if this man is aging in a normal way or if the is in the first stages of dementia?

I don't trust McCain. AT ALL.

Yes! Way to go! Spread the word! McCain doesn't know what he's talking about and he's a pathological liar!

McCain is getting hit from all sides. His advisors are not doing their job of helping a man who is not up to the task. Feeding him lies does not cut it.

TELL PEOPLE TO WORK HARD AND RUN FAST SO THAT THE CONFUSED TWINS WONT GET TO THE WHITE HOUSE

McCain yesterday called spain and country rulled by dictator when he meant Mexico. Last march he said Somalia when he meant Sudan. Palin refuse to abide by the same law she swore to protect and obey. Palin gave her best idea so far yesterday saying she will bring transparency to washington ..guess what Obama did that two yrs ago( even though GOP claimed he has no acheivements)
Everyone is beggining to see that this people dont have brains of their own to think.

I am not impressed with the Palin/McCain ticket, excuse me McCain Palin ticket. I get a little confused. I'm tired of hearing of Palin having "executive experience". Those who keep harping on this need to think of the last 8 years of having a president who was a governor with so called "executive experience". That's real scary!

McCain hasn't a clue on how to tackle this failing economy.

McCain was right. What's the problem?

McCain and Palin, or Palin and McCain spread lie after lie. You can Fact check it for yourself.

McBush is fundamentally wrong...on sooooo many levels.