I abhor the way you are running your corrosive campaign. Country First is a shamless phrase considering your tactics and especially your attack dog, Sarah.

I'm 75 years old and my friends and acquaintances want a future for our grandchildren. With your health and age we think running for our president is a very selfish act on your part. You are not the man you were in 2001…please age with more grace.

Well, as usual CNN followers all love the Democrat. Well, no wonder, the news coming out of CNN is totally biased toward Democrats. This is exactly why Fox news is #1, and that's how the election's gonna go. There is an unbelievable number of Americans that aren't being polled and we're all saying the same thing. McCain will win by a huge margin on election day.

No weapon forged against you [ Sen. Barack Obama ] will prevail, and you [ Sen. Barack Obama ] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Mrs. Michelle Obama and Sen. Barack Obama ] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Sen. Barack Obama ] of the LORD, and this is their [ Sen. Barack Obama ] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17

At this juncture, the only cancerous growth that should seriously worry McCain is Palin. He should have had it (meaning Sarah) removed when it (she) first gave him trouble (Charles Gibson interview), but now I fear it may be too late and fatal (to his campaign). Start writing the eulogy.

McCain and his advisors have probably downloaded all of Obama's economic policies from his website so John can reword them to seem like his own as he did with the conditions Obama had for the 700 billion dollar Bailout/rescue bill. McCain has no vision or understanding of the PRESENT and is in over his head.

This man has NOTHING except stories from the past, empty rhetoric about "maverick" change with no policies or positions to back them up and continued lies and smears.

McCain / Palin 08

They are not Bush. We know it.

McCain-Palin are the future destroiers of America if they are elected .
They could make Bush-Cheney looking superheroes of economy and war.
McCain is a big lier and palin is learnning very fast to mislead the
voters.

I think you Palin smear machines on this blog are in for a surprise. Sarah is no pushover–about as "dumb" as a fox. Obama/Biden will never see the punch coming.

McCain will do just fine . I expect him to win this debate easily as Palin did. Of course no matter how well he does the main liberal media will say he lost as they said Palin did. By the way liberals this was the most watched debate in history. It ought to scare the he@@ out of you. You know that many people did not tune in to hear the third most liberal democrat in the senate. He only got 0.9% vote when he run as president in the democrat primary.

Hillary once said: How can he tolerate his anti-America Pastor for 20 years? How can he palls with Extremist Bii A. for such a long time? How can he has friends like the jailed Major? such and such.

They are all facts that shadow his past.

But yet, he and Palin are right with us in Main St. America…okay…

im voting for Obama/biden !!!!

May all McCain's negative attacks and lies come back to bite him big time!!

I don't care who you support, all of you need to lay CNN and the comment moderation. They don't do it so they can only show pro-Obama posts, they aren't trying to hold down your startling truths that will shake the foundations of this election. It's just a simple fact that reviewing the millions of comments that comes through this site take some time. This isn't your personal blog so don't expect things to be instant.

ps. You ever think that the reason that there are more Obama posts here is that there is more Obama supporters? The polls would express that to be fact, but of course facts have a noted liberal bias.

Did he do all this when he was 8 years old. Come on?! They can taste the defeat and they are going to do anything to try to win. It shows what the Republicans are all about. That's why I left.

As I reflect back on the past few elections, and watch this one, only one question comes to my mind…

"Who is John Galt?"

Can anyone make the connection?

McShames prepares by forming vile mud pies to throw at Obama. Nasty disrespectfull looks, lies, distortions, sub-message racial hate. Whats to prepare? This is his normal day to day message and behavior. Hate Obama because I say so. Don't be concerned about the issues and problems our nation faces. When elected you will do as I say, and because I am John McCain I am right. Or is that I am …..

Ms. Winky is really desperate.

nani,
which country are you from? jerk

Wow. McCain and Palin are really desperate. A US senator connected to terrorism. HaHaHaHaHa…. Too funny. Yep! Keep riding that psychotic horse towards that burning stable. Soooo Sarah… Loved the Aerial Gunning of Wolves Video! You really are an unmoral woman. I wouldn't vote for you two if you were the only ones running.

–Pamela Rainsong

palin can be a good teacher,and not a politician,is time for her to back home and teach her kids ,how she was taught at mcCain:s college she can learn so easily ,go home and have a rest with mcCain ,see you guys on next generation

Palin is amazing. She tries to lambast Biden for his 30+ years in Washington, yet stands by McCain who has some 25+ years in the same political arena. Hmmmmm, methinks she is bathing in the waters of hypocracy again. However, if you ask her, I'm probably sure she'd respond that "hypocracy" is another grecian country we need to watch out for like "achilles". Then she'll turn the conversation around to describing her vast "executive" experience up in the good ole state of Alaska. You know how all that experience turned out: crystal meth labs abound, bridge to nowhere, phantom gas pipeline…

Stole enough money from the sheep with them Wall Street fella's my home IS a resort. Is that down homey enoungh for ya Palin. Right back atcha!

Remember: Ignorant does NOT mean Stupid…

Having said that, MOST people…. that is, people from those depicted in "Deliverance" to those people who just don't get it (unable to see the big picture) are those who are on the McCainPalinBuchCheney side*.

The rest of "THE People" have advanced, evolved, become informed, understand what is at stake. These folks are having a hard time making ends meet and some aren't. BUT they DO get it! They will NOT allow "dumb-down", bold-faced lies of the Republican machine to exist any longer!!

Winking & flirtin and drinkin'with the Prez IS NOT going to save this Nation and the world. Intelligence, wisdom, and good morality will. These 3 things are lacking in the GOP.

STOP living beyond your means folks and pray to GOD that Barack Obama WILL deliver a CLEAN, SOLID presidency, which frees us from these horrific times.

In God I trust. In OBAMA & BIDEN I pray for - to LEAD!!!

Sabina (Canada)

Obama Campaign - Time to bring out the Keating Five ads, McCain got away with it with a slap on the wrist for that little debacle, must be because he was a POW and an Admirals son, Looks like he didn't learn anything from that narrow escape.. Dirty pool John, Dirty pool.

GET OVER YOURSELVES WITH THESE RIDICULOUSLY LONG B/S POSTS

No plan, no morals, NO McCAIN

Sure go prepare for your negative attacks instead of dealing with our ECONOMY!
NOT THIS TIME!!!!!!!!!

You see how NovoMcCain and PAIN (no typo-just dropped the "L") have tried begun taking the gloves off. That shows how desperate they are becoming. Trying to tie Obama to a man whose actions occurred when Obama was a child was stupid in the least.

Remember it is the economy, not character.

I can't believe McCain and PAIN think they can save the economy when she could not answer Couric's specific questions.

America will need the change and Obama is the change we need.

He is going to a resort??? The man can't remember how many houses he has or where they are located!

I have a hard time voting for someone who can't come clean with his personal life. I feel like he is hiding information and will probably do the same when he is president. Not the president I have in mind.

Obama for president!

dennis from chicago
October 4th, 2008 3:40 pm ET
Look, it's the next Bernstein and Woodward over in Chicago!!! Get over it Dennis. Barack is an AMERICAN. Find another non-fact to exploit.

You all have no idea how proud I am to be an American. We will survive what Bush, et. al. have done to our country. It will be hard and it will take sacrifice and discipline, but we will regain our world stature with great men like Obama and Biden. Biden was amazing on Thursday night. Obama's selection put country first. Can you imagine these two together - intelligence, honesty, heart and soul. God Bless America.

This accusation of Obama by Palin is outrageous and the Republicans and Palin should be ashamed. I don't care if this was said about a democrat or republican. It is SO wrong. It panders to the worst in people.

The press needs to do the fact checking (as you have done) and publish it prominently and commentary must must demonstrate the heinousness of this kind of personal attack. And the candidates who make this kind of attack need to know what the opinion is on this.

Thanks!

LOVIN ALL THAT LIBERAL THINKING LEFT WING HATE OF PALIN

REMINDS ME OF YOUR EMBRACING ANTAGONISM TOWARDS HILLARY WHEN SHE SPOKE AGAINST B.O.

I will write in Hillary Clinton on my ballot in November. I cannot vote for any of the candidates that will be on the ballot. It may not matter to anyone but me. My vote is my vote and I value it.

McCain on his way to ONE of his SEVEN houses where he parks his 13 cars. Palin and McCain sure are Joe sick-packs when pigs with lipstick start to fly.

Be well prepared and go get him McCain.

I just couldnt believe a beauty contest was sent to having debate with Joe.
Sara seemed like someone who just prepared for exam in high scool, she didnt know how to answer the question and so she wrote other story, very long story….and that make her even more stupid.
Check when the moderator asked her about Which one more dangerous, Iran or Pakistan, and she even didnt mention Pakistan at all. In fact she mentioned Iraq, Cuba, Rusia, Iran and talked something else…how stupid that was.

American people are smart to see who are more qualified to be President and VP of this great country.

Answers to my first comment yes. But where is the first comment… The Democrats Voted against the Bail Out First, then for it.. Why try to make John McCan a liar.. They Flip-Floped… Not him… Politics… Are not there for CNN to use in Electing their Choic4e…

The more McCain goes negative - The more it will BACKFIRE.

He's entering the homestretch of his campaign. If he wants to WASTE the rest of these precious few days going negative, playing old school politics and not answering to America about how he can make America a better place to live, so be it. Deal with the backfire..

Why does he have to prepare for a town hall meeting? I thought those were supposed to where he was most comfortable…or are his advisors concerned that he is out of touch and needs to be coached on his answers and behavior? Will he be able to bring himself to look at Obama this time?

I hope McCain is as irritable, mean and condescending as he was in the Des Moines Register interview…what a crotchety, angry old man. If Obama just keeps McCain off guard and showing is true temper and grumpiness..I think it would be the best thing going. Who wants a gumpy old man for President. not me. GO OBAMA!

Why does he have to prepare for a town hall meeting? I thought those were supposed to where he was most comfortable…or are his advisors concerned that he is out of touch and needs to be coached on his answers and behavior. Will he be able to bring himself to look at Obama this time?

If Obama runs this country they was he has run his campaign than we are in good hands, If McCain is planning to run this country the way he has been running his campaign then good help us all!

Is it not inapropriate to be staying at a resort two days after bailing out a failing economy? Maybe, he should see what it feels like to be a everyday american.

People wake up it all comes down to more years of Bush or change. everything is going to shambles but yet. we want another republician in office., and I only say we as human beings. Wake the heck up. I guess individuals speaking in circles and speaking on a grammar school level is the american way ….My friends…That is the catch term of the American way…PLEASE…

As I once told my brunett daughter when she told me that she was using my stero, instead of her own "Because I don't want to wear out my speakers"…. "Honey. Don't look now, but your blonde roots are showing………..

I wonder who he is there with since he has no commitment to his wife… didn't the first time and doesn't this time. He is without morals.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh…the McClown/Vacant One ticket–full of hipocracy, deceit, arrogance, sleaze. The scary thing is that these lying buffoons will probably get elected. If they do I fear for this nation.

Wait… which house number is this? The 1st? 5th? 11th?

Well all I can say is that I hope Obama wins the debate!

The repubs are shakin n their boots. Obama will win by a landslide and WE THE PEOPLE will send him to Washington with a BIG mandate for change!

By the way, the polls are not including the millons of us who have cell phones, (not landlines) and not being polled. They will hear us Nov 4!

First Time Young Voter
Obama/Biden 08

Very Sad, I am honestly very disappointed with MCCain's campaing, thanks to this I had made my mind on who am I going to vote for.

What's wrong with nani said the word idiots? Obama's supporters said that all the time and no one says anything to them they always call it a free speak. If you can't take it don't dish it out.

To begin with McCain has to accept that the Keating Five will come up and once again his judgement is in question. He wants a dirty fight because he believes that We the People are not Smart enough to see through his handlers objectives. They try the same things over and over however this time it will not work. To many young energized voters are coming to the polls this year. They want their voices heard. We do not need another 4 years of Bush. McCain and his "my friends" speeches say the same and treat those listening like children. AMERICAN WAKE UP AND DO NOT ELECT A MAN 72 YEARS OLD AND A WOMAN WHO IS NOT QUALIFIED>>>>

Nani's comments prove that the dumbing-down of America is not working (case in point:George Dubya).

Nani, my friend, there is much to be said for the failing educational system in America, as you clearly demonstrate.

We simply cannot take a 10% chance on the p.o.dubya and the barrcutie.

response to Tired: it can't be..that is a rehab.. TheLastResort is in Panama…hmmm isn't that where John McCain was born?

I think it is funny he is in Arizona…anyone see a Utube story on this??lol Maybe underground?

Hello America !!!!! John McSAME does not work weekends !!! You may work weekends, but not McSame.

When he is off on weekends this means Sarah Falin will is in charge. Not thats scarry !!!!

Senator Obama will be the winner of this debate. McCain can't change his childlike demeanor that he demonstrated in the first debate. You can't teach and old dog new tricks. Remember the first impression is the the last.

I wish I had 7 houses to choose from.

Palin's excutive experience:
1. as mayor, left $20 million debt and a lawsuit;
2. as governer, working most the time from home govening an oil rich state;

Biden's excutive experience:
1. none but strong on foreign policy;

McCain's excutive experience:
1. in charge of his campaign; raising money from ?

Obama's excutive experience:
1. in charge of his campaign; raising money from American people;

If we vote for the top ticket as we should, whose excutive experience you prefer?
If we have to drag Palin in, in case of God forbid something happens to McCain, now, you have a choice.

The focus of this article is NOT on McCain's preparation for the debate, it is about the fact that he is going to e "resort" which for some (obvious CNN) reason seems to be newsworthy.

Of course, CNN chooses to ignore the extreme extravagance that Obama has in every step of his campaign - like his PALATIAL, supersized, super fuel using, super emissions emitting campaign jumbo jet, complete with egotistical "Obama presidential seal". How presumptuous this elitist is, and how meaningless his behavior renders McCain's weekend visit to a "resort".

Are there any independents running? I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils. Obama and McCain both suck. Obama does not have enough experience to run the country, and McCain is out of touch. I wish the people of the US could nominate who we want nominated for our respective parties, instead of leaving it up the the buffoons in Washington. I am sick and tired of either having to choose either A or B. I want to be able to choose A or B or C or D!!!

did mccain tap palin again?

someone said she was surprised that Obama,despite having schooled in harvard as a lawyer could not put away McCain last wk. at the debate…..well i say to you, Obama has not lead by a wide margin in the polls cos of people like you, who are still afraid and find it difficult that a black intelligent, well educated and respected man is close to been your next president, the whole world is watching Americans to make mockery of themselves by electing mccain, infact, lets call a spade a spade if obama was white, he would be leading by 30 points in the polls,,….after repulicans have ruined america that was one looked at super rich, super power of the world, some idiots are still bent on returning same party to power…as for sarah palin, she is very empty headed,lack substance and can never be in the league of the likes of obama,hilary,joe biden,

Palin acted like she just aced an exam after the debate, when she shook Bidens hand. By the way, Biden is so much more educated than her, and it shows. She was scripted and coached. I find her annoying with that winking and smirking and sarcastic remarks . (just like Bush), and all those lies about Obamas record and that voice awggg!!!

biden and mccain are the only two people who have any business running this time. and since only one of them is at the top of a ticket….
and did you all notice how everyone was so impressed with Obama looking right into the camera at the first debate, then chris matthews from…guess where…msnbc ridiculed sarah for doing the exact same thing. revealing and hilarious.

John's "last resort":
Now we all know that having failed to play the race card, or the bad guys will get you if the Navy flunky isn"t running everything, John and Sarah have rented tanning booths at a fancy resort, so they can stop pale-ing in the polls. Another hail mary, another gamble with America.

I'd like to see Campbell Brown host a debate. Her facts only, no bull coverage has placed her up front amongst her colleagues who seem to be obssessed with candidate parity regardless of the facts before them.

Not every side of the issues should be left for viewers to decide on. Truth in reporting is the essence of good journalism and good debate hosting for that matter

SO I GUESS PALIN WILL BE OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN MC CAIN'S ABSENCE, SPEWING HER SCRIPTED GARBAGE AGAIN.

PALIN–

P HONY
A IR HEAD
L AME BRAINED
I NCOMPETENT
N IT WIT

With just 30 days left throw more crap…I suppose the McCain camp is hard at work on an Ad "somehow" linking Obama to OJ Simpson. I know. it's in the juice, right?

Stay tuned America…the rabid and wounded are about to get more lewd than the law allows (oops, I forgot ~ they're above the law).

McCain's at the resort to get further in touch with "Joe Sixpack," I guess. As somebody said, give me the guy who owns just one house. He understand a lot better what it's like for everybody else out here!

It's shameful how bias CNN is, a disproportionate number of their "pendants" are pro-Obama. They take every opportunity to put McCain down just like they did with Hillary. No fair reporting from CNN, I'm switching to the BBC. I thought the media was supposed to be impartial. ps. I'm a Democrat…

mc c says he is gonna clean up washington of all the corruption and make sure we never have this kind of economic failures again……how many boxes do we send to your office senator? and after you are finished cleaning your office, the truck will be waiting outside

obama going to win hands down

Imploding on his words, actions, lack of leadership and ability to focus on the economy with solutions, so much for the straight talk my friends…

Of course John McCain as a house there too. I hope Obama gets more aggressive at the debate. At the last debate McCain was rude and looked like a grumpy, mean old man. He didn't even look at Obama. Who does he think he is!!! I am so tired of the rude, sarcastic remarks and not forget LIES coming from McCain and Palin. How are women from the north-east, or whatever, like HER. With all the winking and mocking, I think women in America are better than that! She doesn't seem professional at all. She got coached and it showed at the vice-president debate. She kept reading answers too. If someone ask her questions she can't read, she is dumb-founded. If McCain gets elected we get another 4 years of Bush, or WORSE!!!!! But people will vote for McCain and he gets elected and 2 years from now, they are the ones whining and complaining. People, vote for Obama if you want your life to be better!!!!

I am so sick of hearing 'MAVERICK!" James Garner was the only "Maverick" that i knew and that show was over in '62. Mel Gibson reprised the role, but JAMES GARNER was the REAL Maverick. Who does McCain think he's fooling besides Sarah Palin?
These two are buffoons. Plain and simple . . .
Here is the definition of "maverick":
A maverick is an unbranded range animal, especially a motherless calf; it can also mean a person who thinks independently; a lone dissenter; a non-conformist or rebel. The word first arose in mid-19th century America from Samuel Augustus Maverick, a Texas politician with a large ranch full of unbranded cattle.
McCain and Palin do not think independently nor are they lone dissenters, non-conformist or rebels. Hell, they are Republicans and we know they aren't know for thinking out of the box. Therefore I am going to go with the former definition because I have not seen their "brands."

OBAMA/BIDEN '08!!!!

THE LOGICAL CHOICE . . THE ONLY CHOICE!!!!!!!!

as a obama supporter i have to say i'm a little nervous about him coming into this debate tuesday . I think he's the underdog going into this debate cause i think he might mess up badly with answering question in lose. i hope he survive cause i think he got pretty low
expectations going into this debate.

SO I GUESS PALIN WILL BE OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN MC CAIN'S ABSENCE, SPEWING HER SCRIPTED GARBAGE AGAIN.

P HONY
A IRHEAD
L AME BRAINED
I INCOMPETENT
N IT WIT

What we have now is a seemingly confused old man who has
sometimes shifited his opinions on issues several times in
one day.
A man who put politics ahead of country by selecting an unqualified
running mate to placate the evangelicals.
He appears to be an occasionally confused old man who needs
someone else's words to express himself.

tom brokeoff should not be moderator - isn't he in one of '0′ (the big zero's ads). I've done by fair share of bush-bashing but the more I see of the dems ie kerry (who I voted for, shamefully admit) the more I think that someday I will have to eat the words I said about Bush. The more you see of these so-called dems, the better Bush looks. The real dem. party & journalism died in 2008. McCain/Palin look nothing like Bush & '0′ voted party lines alot more than McCain. Palin is a real live human being - not something bred, led and corrupted by south side chicago corrupt underground politicians. She even paid more taxes percentage wise to income than '0′. She has governed a state and mayor of a town, '0′ couldn't govern his middle finger that he flipped at Sen. Clinton or his mouth when he called Gov. Palin a big, and he is too stupid to know how many states we have. Although I do think he was referring to the 57 islamic states where he belongs.

Randy Scheunemann was the President of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq,
which was created by the Project for the New American Century (PNAC),
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ECONOMY = WAR
$ JOHN McCAIN $
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John McCain is about to go negative. He really does not want to do that. Obama is the real deal. Obama has the right plans to fix the United States.

John McCain is prepared to smear and be prepared to go back to the Senate in Washington.

We got tricked the last time.

Come up with an excuse , so you don't have to go .

COUNTRY CLUB FIRST and BIMBO'S FIRST–Mc Cain's motto's

Perhaps he should learn to look at Obama when they are talking?
Or is he too elite to look at Obama?

McCain has to practice LOOKING SOMEONE IN THE EYE when he's talking to them!

McCain has to practice not laughing outloud when Palin's vp debate is brought up……….IT'S DOWNRIGHT SCARRY!

OBAMA / BIDEN 08

McSame He's lieing again, he's tired…This is his weekly Mon - Fri work schedule…Sat and Sun is his off time.

Today, Obama was in VA campaigning there and talking to peolpe about his health care proposals.

McSame has 21 former Bush administration officials & campaign advisors within his campaign including Steve Schmidt who ran Bush 2004 re-election bid, and who is now running McSames campaign.

McSame has no vision, no leadership, no future for growth for our economy, but he has TAX CUTS FOR HIS WEALTHY FRIENDS AND BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS.

Do we have to go through another 4 years of economic hardship for Americans just for the few to profit?

Bush could'nt run for a third term so we get his clone in McSame who voted with Bush over 90% of the time. I don't want to see my country turned into a bananna republic with these huge budget deficits that the Republicans has rang up.

No Way -No how- No McSame /Failin!!!!!

Sen. McCane,

Is your good friend Tom Brokaw joining you at the resort this weekend?

I'm just askin'…

We need something to be suspended and we need it soon! How can McShame bail out himself of his downswing?

Wow!.. Did FOX suspend it's blogs like Mccain did his campaign?
The wingnuts are out in full force today all ove the internet!
These types give me the creeps!
Sarah Palin is a discredit to intelligent woman everywhere.
Winking to our adversaries is not going to help the state of America with it's foreign policies.
She is NUTS!

CNN: In that case why leave the commemt open if you cannot accomodate another poster? I noticed you been blocking all my postings. Care to comments?

Can Tom Brokaw be as good a moderator as Gwen Ifil? He has been a strong McCain supporter and I think he is biased. I would like to see another moderator in light of Brokaw having Mathews and Olbermann bumped from election coverage.

KRISTI

PLEASE GO BACK TO FOX

Johnnie Bush, my friend~

You can run, but ya can't hide ~ dogonit.

You betcha, change is coming….and it begins on Nov 4th!

Btw, what's your involvement with the stonewalling in Alaska's "Abuse of Powergate?"

We'll be waiting and watching on Oct 10th…

Dennis from Chicago: Provide proof of what you're alleging. Re: Crimes of Obama and citizenship. Otherwise STFUP!!

John McCain is planning the Big Republican Mud-Fest. Palin is a LOSER and sank any chance he had of winning. Who in their right mind would vote for him now??
Many of my friends who were undecided are actually becoming Obama supporters because they are repulsed by the Republican choice for VP and the attack ads currently running in our area.

Like the title "McCain spends weekend at resort". Expect to see alot of titles like this if he makes presidency. Why its just like George Bush with well over a year (+400 days) of his term being on vacation.

Maybe McCain will break the previously held record by George for "U.S. President on Vacation".

IF MCCAIN WINS I WILL SLEEP SO MUCH BETTER AT NIGHT, BUT IF OBAMA WINS, I WILL ACCEPT IT AND LIVE LIKE I DO EVERY DAY , WORKING HARD, ABIDING BY THE RULES , AND LOVING LIFE.
JUST THE FACTS
WE ARE ALL FROM THE USA

Town Hall format…McCain draws a line down the middle of the stage and tells Obama not to cross it.

"I didn't decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. IN TRUTH, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president."
-Sen. John McCain

yay, mccain??

This is so sad….

"Flirting her way to victory
Sarah Palin's farcical debate performance lowered the standards for both female candidates and US political discourse"

THAT'S WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS THINKING. THE ABOVE IS FROM THE UK'S - THE GUARDIAN.

MCCAIN, YOU HAVE HUMILIATED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH PALIN. MY FATHER, WHO KNEW YOU, WENT TO ANNAPOLIS WITH YOU, WAS IN THE NAVY WITH YOU AND RESPECTED YOU, I'M SURE IS TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE. YOU HAVE NOT PUT COUNTRY FIRST. YOU PUT YOURSELF FIRST.

MCCAIN, YOU'RE GOING DOWN IN HISTORY AS A BUFFOON.

How by going negative as usual? Look People are fed up with McCain and his crew lying all the time. It's curtains for McCain and crew!

Americans are finally seeing the truth about McWar's bad policies and the lies he's been saying about Obama for months. Thank God, for the future of our country.

Too much is riding on this election for the people to be bluffed into another republican administration.

8 years is quite enough repub McCain. No more. Give it a rest.

Obama/Biden 08/12.

MCCAIN IS NOT A BUSH TERM REPEATED.
GOSH DARN PEOPLE YOU HAVE SO MUCH HATE OVER HERE FOR MCCAIN/PALAN.
I CAN SEE MCCAIN NEEDS TO EXPOSE OBAMA AND RATCHET IT UP A FEW NOTCHES.
MAYBE MCCAIN WILL FORGIVE YOU PEOPLE WHEN HE AND PALAN GETS TO THE WHITE HOUSE ,….BUT I DOUBT IT.
I'M TELLING YOU, THE MORE HATE YOU SPEW THE MORE VOTERS PUT OUT THE YARD SIGNS,OUT COME THE BUMPER STICKERS FOR MCCAIN AND ON AND ON IT GOES.
I HAVE GIVEN ABOUT 100 BUMPER STICKERS FOR MCCAIN OUT TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVERY TIME YA'LL SPIT YOUR HATE , THEY COME BACK FIGHTING AND ANGRY . WHERE'S OBAMA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FETCH GRANNY FROM THEM THAR HILLS TO FIND IT.

Big, big mistake.

BTW, does he know how many resorts he owns?

ani- no..we'll ALL suffer under McCain

TANIOPOWER- go be ignorant someplace else..this is a MCCAIN article…you must be the minority who thought MCCAIN WON but IT'S been reported OBAMA WON..be ignorant someplace else..OBAMA EASILY CRUSHED MCCAIN WITHOUT A TELEPROMPTER AND SCRIPT

He shoulda stayed at a HOLIDAY INN!!!

I really think McCain is going on full attack at the debate on Tuesday. This can go one of two ways for him. He will either be able to plant doubts in peoples minds about Obama or he will come off as desperate. Dems need to be careful not to get over confident. They must turn out to vote and not think there is no way McCain can win. As far as Palin is concerned It would be terrible if she came anywhere near the white house. Anyone who believes as Chenney does that the VP isn't part of the executive branch and tries so hard to be "folksie" also makes statements about "Todd and I" (meaning that as in Alaska Todd will help her make decisions) should not be given any sort of power.

Obama has already won.

Obama and Biden Have won

As things unfold or come clear to all, even GOP ers will want to switch.

McCain is troubled.
Palin is doing Obama supporters a favor.

With any luck maybe he will get lost!! The world would be a better place.

good, take some time to prepare your lies to justify you're undensible position John. For a man who once received and deserved alot of respect you surely have fallen far. Whether it's your desire to tax healthcare that our employers provide for us for the first time and instead 'give' us a $5,000 tax credit and call that progress. Or it's selecting a wholly unqualified, right-wing woman for purely political reasons. Just weeks after John McCain had said that the primary thing a VP needed to be able to do was fill in for the President at a moments notice. This woman doesn't even listen to her opponent in a debate! In Thursday's VP debate Biden went on at some length about investing in clean-coal technology; even sharing that technology with China rather than let the Chinese negate all of our environmentally friendly initiatives. Yet today, Saturday, Palin was speaking in Ohio saying that Biden did not want to do anything with clean-coal.

let's get the maverick back in the Senate by ending his presidential bid. I do believe John McCain is a good man, he's just lost himself in this campaign.

13 homes and he needs to go to a resort to rest??? Must be nice!

Clearly nani-who called all of Obama's supporters "idiots"-is what's wrong with the Republican party these days. The fact that they just don't see the problem with calling someone name's or distorting facts(I call it lying) or trotting out people like Palin shows that their days are numbered in the coming months. While the Democrats still have to prove they are worth our vote, the Republicans have proven they are not.

Well-here it comes. what every Democrat and certainly the Obama team has been figuring would start to happen eventually.: the Republican attack machine with John McCain's attack dog Palin leading the pack, is foaming at the mouth. They're desperate because they know their sliding like an LA house in a mud slide during rainy season. What's left for them to do? Nothing else has work so let's start the fear-monger, race-baiting, and personal innuendo smears about Obama's character. We've been down this road before. They've got nothing. No doubt it will have some effect; negative ads always do. But this time they are going to be up the creek without a paddle. In the end, this time the tactic will do far more damage to McCain's own character than it ever does to Obama's.

I find it interesting that people are so concerned about Palin's tax returns and have not shown equal interest in the other candidate's returns. For those who prepare tax returns, we know not all documents have been disclosed to the public by other candidate. Forget about Palin's tax return, focus on the important issues. Who understand and can turn the economy around. Who is really prepared to lead this country! But most importantly, who can develop an Iraq exit strategy. Who actually understands what a military exit strategy is? This is not something you learn in Alaska, Illinois, Pennslyvania/Delaware or Arizona. You don't learn it in the Senate or being governor. So who is really qualified to lead our nation and be Commander and Chief of the US millitary?

Palin is not and has never been a reformer! The whole world knows she was only selected by McCain because he thought that with her he would pursuade women everywhere to vote for him….what a stupid stunt!! She only exceeded in showing the voters that she and her alcoholic buddy "SiX PACK JOE" are equally UNQUALIFIED TO SERVE IN THE CAPITOL! Any educated women or man can clearly see that this team is anything but the SELF ENTITIED "MAVERICK'S"!!

Why didn't McCain vote "NO" to the extra pork loaded BAILOUT?? He is running his campaign promising to "VETO PORK FILLED BILLS" why didn't the so-called MAVERICK standup and "JUST SAY NO"??
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And why if Palin is a "REFORMER" why is she and hubby refusing to obey a U.S.Court ordered subpoena?? She isn't even in office and she already thinks she's ABOVE THE LAW?? Clearly more of the same BUSH TACTICS. VOTE FOR OBAMA.. THE "REAL MAN".

Sarah Palin is sitting on a wave she can't control and she wonders how she got there. When the wave is rising her voice rises with it.
What a pittyfull ticket has she and McCain become.
When Palin still campaining, McCain already left and endorsed Barack Obama.
The next debate will show how far Barack is as a leader and how far
Mccain is as an old man repeating himseff constantly.
"I think Sen. Obama is not ready to lead and has not the judgement
as I do"
In the mean time Barack has proven to be a smart, presidential leader with a vision for the future and he knows the way to ger there.

America you are a blessed country when Barack makes his enterence in the White House.

With love from the Netherlands.

God bless Barack Obama, America and the entire world.

NOTE TO MCCAIN PALIN, YOU GET NO HELP FROM BUSH AND CHANEY, BUT YOU ARE REPTHUGLACANS YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM YOU'RE OWN PARTY. 8 YEARS OF THIS MESS IS ENOUGH.

800,000 JOBS LOST UNDER W, AND YOU FOOLS WANT FOUR MORE YEARS, I DONT THINK SO.

Sounds like a typical republican…run off to an expensive resort. Doesn't he live right around the corner from there? What is wrong with preparing at his home? Not luxurious enough? I doubt that.

Lets be for real my fellow people for Obama, what is left? All he can say basically is, "Don't vote for the black guy." Think about it. Hillary used Rev. Wright so much until most people don't even blink upon hearing his name. McCain used the superstar card until he got a generic star of his own (Painful Palin — how's this working out for yah). I mean really besides focusing on race, what is left? Oh yeah, Ayers, but again, Fox News and other members of the media have used that name so many times, and the ties were so weak until, bam, nothing. Why don't they do a special on Republicans who will vote for Obama, there are plenty of us who will.

The Dumbing Down Of America, Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin!

Interesting comments. Our family is looking forward to the next debate. One of the reasons, we, former Republicans, are now registered Independents is due to the Republican 'attack-hate-war-fear-and-holier-than-thou' mindset. Their onslaught of negative ads, and ONLY negative ads causes us to change channels or change radio stations each time.

One insulting thing the Republicans have done, is have Spanish-speaking ads. Which is INSULTING since IT IS the Far-right (and their base) who would like nothing better than to throw every undocumented immigrant out of our Nation! Its the Republican-far-right that is ALWAYS for the "English Only Laws" …..that would deny equal access to people of all nationalities and ethnicities! The Republicans party has, in my opinion, become a bastion for prejudice, fear, anti-everything that's fair and just.

McCain does not realize that we are aware that for the last 8 years, he has been Bush's BIGGEST supporters.

Gov. Palin did fine in the debate, because she was well REHEARSED and has MEMORIZED her lines well. I do not hate her, I do not wish her ill…….. I just hope and pray that she is not our next vice president!

As Roger Cohen of the New York Times said, " there is a 1 in 6 or 7 chance that Palin will become president, given the mortality tables statistics."

THANKS BUT……..NO……..THANKS!

He always did like to take weekends off. He did that every weekend until people noticed. If he's ever President, he'll break the record Bush set for time off. I didn't realize that the government is on a 5 day week schedule. I remember when I hit 72. It was all down hill at 70! He never did have a lot of energy, mentally or physically. Marrying a young woman and choosing a young woman for a running mate, isn't going to make him any younger. But at least he'll have someone to catch him when he falls!

He and his campaign have promised to "take the gloves off" and attack Obama. His record, war stories, make believe veep candidate and policies are a losing strategy; so now, you just go out and prove to the world who you really are… a bitter old man who will do and/or say anything to WIN.

John, the American public is not as gullible as you and your henchmen think. They are going to be concerned about issues not you tabloid mud-slinging ads.

Most people have only one house and may lose that one, whereas McCain flips a coin to see which of 7,9,or 11 homes he will stay in and which one of the 13 cars he will drive to it….hmmmmm.

sarah palin =my fair lady. proof once again that with enough training you can turn a flower girl into a fair debater.

It seems that McCain is running scared and that he will stoop to any level to win the presidency. Americans know what he is doing and are not stupid. A conservative government is not working. Our economic conditions are evidence of that. The proof is in the pudding. I am a teacher, and my husband owns a small business. Still, I have found that we have to change our eating habits because of high food and gas prices. if we are hurting, I can imagine how those with mediocre jobs are faring. As I think about them, I tear up. Our economy has gone to the dogs, and McCain plans to run business as usual. I don't think so.

Obama/Biden 08

Well folks, this IS CNN - not fair and balanced reporting!!!! For all of you Obama supporters - hope you still support him if he gets to the White House! This man is DANGEROUS!!! If he become president of the US, Texas can become our own country and have a TRUE leader run our new country… forget Barry Hussein Obama and his antics! Tax on, young man, tax on….. you will need 57 states to collect the money you need to redistribute the wealth! Minus Texas!!!!!

The debate will be moderated by someone from NBC - now there's fair and biased for you.

MSNBC - bias to the max!

Anybody else getting sick of these cry-babies from the right wing facist who always want to compare honorable journalism to FOXNEWS? Funny how every news agency that don't have their view or won't believe their lies are cast as liars. CNN allow guest to talk. CNN respects the views of everybody and every party. They don't dog one candidate while hiding information on another. So if you don't like how "Fair and Balance" really should work, then go back to your fairy-tale, "Alice and Wonderland", screaming, shouting, yelling "Girly Boys" on FoxNews and stay there. We want miss you. "You Betcha"!!!!!

Gee wonder if he took off for Hawaii for two weeks like obama did. Oh I forgot, its ok for the messiah obama to take a break but no body else can.

John McCain is going to need a lot more than a "polishing" of his views to make any difference now. Perhaps he and his running mate should try something novel for the Republican party–basing an agenda on thought rather than ideology. The Republican formula of low taxes for the wealthy, enormous spending on the military, and deregulation has gotten us into the current mess. I truly can't understand why anyone who is not wealthy or, at the very least, a big shareholder in an oil company, would want to support the Republicans. The fact that the states with the best schools and college-educated people vote overwhelmingly for Democrats is no accident.

Sedona? Ah, the good life! Hopefully if elected he'll remember what the definition of 'public servant' means. Probably not, as most once elected tend to forget their place in life.

I said it in 04 that by electing Bush, America will get what it deserves. And we did! If America elects McCain, I will have to again say America gets what it deserves, but there is not much left to destroy after Bush's handy work.

Lastly, It's so sad that our tax money is going to help Wall Street and institutions like Fanny Mae. Our money is helping these people, but then a 90 year old woman has to shoot herself because Fanny Mae was going to evict her. Then, after she shoots herself and gets national attention, Fanny Mae forgives her of her loan proplems. That's so nice of them. Well, I don't forgive Fanny Mae, Wall Street, or these Republicans for shooting our country in the back for the greed of the rich over the last eight years. It makes me sick and I am very close to say I am ashamed to be an American, because this is disgusting!

Obama, make me proud again! McCain you suck!!

Who were the Senators that added the "Pork" to an already loaded bill which we as taxpayers are going to pay for.?We need to know their namesand what pet project they inserted with costs. McCain stated he would name them when he is President and veto any bill which has them attached. Also how much "Pork"was added.Lets see if Campbell Brown or Wolf want to address the American people on this!

I can no longer watch McCain’s town hall meetings. When he attacks Obama his grimaces are repulsive to me. He comes across as mean-spirited and so unpleasant as a human being. I have not seen such a disgusting and un-presidential behavior ever.

If Mccain had vetted palin the way CNN vets our comments
there would be nothing left.
Course this comment won't be allowed.
Am sure glad MSNBC lets all views through as we would
never get a chance to state our opinions.

Mc Same says he is gonna clean up washington and make sure we never have this kind of economic failures again..

JOKE..!!!
It is precisely Because of Him and other De-Regulation yahoos that we have this economic disaster rnow..

He is gonna go back to Washington and Resign and finger the other pro-deregulation idiots that he used to vote along with ???

I dont think so…

If Senator McCain wants to go more negative with his ads as promised, he has to be prepared for a "Keating 5″ response. The Senate Ethics Committee found that the senator "used very bad judgement". Can the public hear how your policies are different than the current mess we are in. Tax raises didn't create it as we have had "tax cuts" the last 8 years. More of the same.

I checked out the website for both Obama and McCain. They both have stores where you can shop for gear. The Obama store has so much stuff to choose from. The even have "onesies" for babies. The McCain store is lame and that's not a joke people. You can really see how well thoughtout Obama's website and store is versus McCain's store. Obama wins again.

Another vacationer, like Bush. Always out of the office executive.
Hasn't really worked out all that well for America.

Can I call you John, or how about Juan? Juan do your best, it will soon be over and you can return to the senate to be the very needed loyal oposition! Yes you will be part of the team that turns this country around, but just not President. You will be needed to make continuety from your right wing conservatives to President Obama and your long time friend Vice President Biden and President of you, the senate! And as for Governer Sarah Palin, you and the establishement Republicans did a fine job of destroying her for what she did to loyal party Republicans in Alaska! If you can't beat them, then join them, then beat them!

Being able to see Russia from Alaska, then, means you have an understanding of foreign policy; living in an Arctic state means that you have an understanding of climate change. In Mr. McCain’s case, it means, as he wrote last month, understanding technology policy because he flew airplanes in Vietnam and being concerned about the oceans’ health because he served in the Navy
Two Ironic Morans.

Looks like McCain is going to use the kitchen sink strategy. He does remember that it did not work for Hillary.

Hey dudes, 75 million tuned to dig Sarah the other night. I bet if your wives knew why, you'd be sleeping on the couch.

Anyway, I feel the same way about her as you do (although you do it in secret out of fear of your wives).

Well, we're all safe in the privacy of the voting booth. So let's show them how we really feel about Sarah and at least get her ready to win in 2012. Forget McCain, he's a loser–write in Sarah Barracuda.

I knew McCain was a phony in the 90's and now finally people are seeing through it. better late then never.

cecil October 4th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

Gov Palin IsTrying to Flirt her way into The VP position.

Why Is It Ok ForThis White Women To Dumb Down The Office Of VP

of The USA.
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Hey, Cecil,

Crawl back under your rock with your big-butt black mama — where you just came from!

I honestly have to say that I will be so glad when this election is OVER. I plan on staying home at this point because I am tired of coming on CNN to get some news and then thinking I can read some intelligent comments..What I have learned is that the only change we have recieved this year is for the worse. Many of you feel its okay to call Obama any name you like. Whats worse is the fact that Obama supporters cry when their candidate is attacked, but feel okay to call McCain names, wish for his death, and distort his record. Worse than that, they have taken their hatred for Hillary and have treated Sarah Palin with disgraceful remarks..calling her vile names and overlooking all she has accomplished. I am done. Many of us are fed up with you hypocritical supporters and bias news coverage.

Next face-off? Which of the two faces will McWarmonger be wearing this time?

He's such a liar - no honor. He should be ashamed.

Obama/Biden '08

Do not underestimate the competition.

I wish they would print these fact checks and bring them to the debates, I remember that lieing xxx Palin saying there will be fact checks on what they said and how oh she'll see, and now every factcheck has proved her wrong! Please Obama campaign give him a list, a printed list, to give to the moderator, the american people deserve the truth! I am so sick of Mccain's lieing campaign, it is unbelievable, I officially would rather have Bush than Mccain/Palin, they are worse than Nixxon.

I'm soo sick of these right wing radicals complaining about every channel except FoxNews. Tell me how FoxNews is fair and balance when they won't even allow their guest to talk. Why want FoxNews mention "The Keating 5″? If you don't like CNN, ABCNEWS, CBSNEWS, etc., then keep shutting your eyes and live in your fairy-tale land you MORON.

Is McCain sick?

no matter how much he prepares, he will not get it, WE the people DONT WANT BUSH THIRD TERM dressed up as
bush's grandpa but older and angrier
cheney all over with a skirt and lipstick, oh yes but worse than Quale

mcshame go to bed adn take a long long nap let cindy and palin go flirt with young firefighters and the beer…

ohh mcshame, shame on you old fool

fight me fight me fight me

and this time have the COURAGE to look at our Next President to his eyes…
mcfear

This should be interesting to see if it's truly questions that are submitted based on internet questions submitted… but this could also turn into a mudslinging contest.

What I'd love to see is Obama having a debate against a panel of Limbaugh and Hannity.. and I'll bet you he'd send them both crawling away bruised and battered.

I agree with some of the bloggers here that Palin is trying to flirt her way into the white house. She reminds me of that high school teacher who tries to use language like "cool" and "dope" to be "down" with all of us. She may not be 70 like old man MCain but she is not exactly 20 either. No wonder Tod is glued to her hip, even in her governor's office. By the way, if they win, Todd will be the one making all the decision if Palin takes over our country….she is already disagreeing with grandpa MCain and we will be stuck them for at least 4 years.

Is this the "Last Resort"?

Debate prep or emergency under the radar cancerous growth removal ??? Can you read the writing on the wall? You may as well stay in Arizona with the other retirees…

I hope that he is better prepared for this debate, than Sara was for hers.
Maybe he should have sent her back to Alaska to do some moose hunting with Dick Cheney before the debate and she may have actually been able to answer some questions.

He should do fine as long as the questions will allow him to use the words,maverick,friend,reformer, liberal or democrat in his response.

He can also refer to that other "reformer and maverick" on his ticket for good measure.

Hah! This man that I respected in 2000 has revealed his true self; a politician who will sell his soul for a victory. He should be ashamed.

And now, he's going to pay; all he can do now is attack, yet if he goes negative in this Town Hall debate, he'll come off so poorly that he'll lose even more independents.

America does not buy your ideas and they certainly don't buy your lies, "Maverick." And that goes for your running mate/grand-daughter as well.

Beautiful scenery…A true common man of the people heading for one of his seven ( or is it 8? ) modest estates in one of his 15 vehicles to cram for a coming exam, like his Joe-six-pack, fellow maverick with lipstick did last week. No ELITIST digs for these two, no sir, they want to stay real close to common, everyday Americans who are suffering the effects of a souring economy.

Griff…. there is no such thing as liberal bias. That is merely what Republicans do when they are running behind. They scream LIBERAL BIAS, it's not us! It's that liberal bias, they don't want us to win otherwise they would not cover the Democrats AT ALL!

CNN WHY DO YOU POST OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOG RIGHT AWAY AND HAVE MINE IN MODERATION. I CAN LOOK AT THE TIME BLOG WAS POSTED AND KNOW YOU HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF KEEPING MINE.
I'LL JUST GO BACK TO FOX AND LET OTHER BLOGGERS KNOW THAT IF THEY DON'T PRAISE OBAMA THAT YOUR SITE WILL NOT POST.
SARAH PALAN HAS MORE EXPERIENCE THAT OBAMA WILL EVER HAVE. GO JOHM MCCAIN
MCCAIN/PALLAN WINS BY A LANDSLIDE. POLLS ARE RIGGED, GEE

Don't you think it's awfully wasteful to go to a resort in a town where you have several homes? Hmmm, sure don't sound like normal average everyday Americans to me…… McCain don't know sh** about your avg. American, and Palin just don't know sh** period….

nani:
First, you have to trust your fellow citizens. America will never become China in 1960s. You know why China was like that during the culture revolution? Because of fear, the direct result of closing doors to the world, solo control of the media. The government told people that what they have is the best in the world, and all other people are suffering but them; they should put country first, put people first … But when you THINK that you put country first before yourself, most of the time, you may put yourself into some politicians’ hands. That’s what happened in China. I know this because I came from China.
Second, I don't believe that Obama will give us everything he proposed in a day.
But I agree on his vision. If you can't even visualize the future, how can you get there?
Third, I like how he runs his campaign. It is almost two years now. If he can run a solid campaign, I have no doubt how he will run a country.
Last but not least, his campaign is fund by American people. He doesn’t have any baggage after he wins the election but work hard for the American people.

HIT HIM HARD RIGHT WHERE HIS CITIZENSHIP IS… check out obamacrimes.com i like when obama states he has been to 57 states………that includes…..washington dc……..puerto rico…….the virgin islands…..iraq….israel indonesia. and KENYA….. where he was born 8 4 61 and then declared a live birthh 8 8 61 in HAWAII…….

I just read this on a Senior Citizen site, seniorark.com. It is to the point, and there is more like it at that site.

Sarah Palin believes that the entire universe was created about 4400 B.C., and that God put the dinosaur bones, and all of the other fossils underground—for some strange reason, to make it look older. She believes that the 100,000 true Christians in the world will migrate to Alaska and be raised into the sky just before God punishes everyone else. It's called the rapture. The light we see coming from distant stars cannot really have originated there, since science tells us that light travels at a speed that it would have taken billions of years for it to arrive here. Do you know that she "speaks in tongues", a kind of unintelligible gibberish, through which God reveals truth, action, and his will? She wants the fundamentalist, King James version of creation to be taught in the public schools as a step-by-step factual account of how it all happened. She supports laws that not only criminalize all termination of pregnancy, no matter how that pregnancy occurred, or how young the pregnant child is, for any reason. And she would support forbidding any instruction on any type of birth control. That sure worked well in her family. And there is evidence that she believes witchcraft can inhabit a human, and needs to be hunted down, and cast out by