Now this is the attributes of a TRUE LEADER. Acknowledge your opponents efforts to correct their malice and hateful mistakes and then get right back to the real issues that affect Americans.

Keep on the facts Senator Obama, I am confident there are enough Americans that won’t buy into these FEAR TACTICS the Republicans have been shoving down our throats for 8 years.

The Republicans are the TRUE SHAME of this country and this is one Independent Voter that will NOT be voting Republican this election.

This is a disgrace to our country. SAD, JUST PLAIN SAD.

Sorry but its the republicans who are hypocrits!!!
they claim to be these moral christian people but yet they are out there at these rallies of Palins and McCain spewing out their racism and hatred for Obama
please explain to me how that is christian like
they claim to be christians but their actions say otherwise!
I would say Senator Obama is by far the christian here!
I will give McCain the credit for trying to change the rhetoric but its too little too late
You need to reighn in your pathetic pick for VP!!
Onam-Biden08

McCain is not my choice, but he's not a bad guy. He responded to the Keating scandal with McCain- Feingold, he called the Pat Robertsons of the world "Agents of intolerence" which, of course, they are, he was against failing Rumsfeld tactics in Iraq and supported the more successful surge. He would have made a much better President than Bush, and it's a pity the Rovian smear machine was used against him in 2000 in South Carolina so successfully. It does not speak well of him that, when the chips were down in this election, he decided to use the same smear machine against Obama.

McCain's basic problem is his conservative economic position. This finanical mess that set back our savings by five years would not have occurred but for the economic conservatives who thought oversight of the finanical markets just "got in the way". Well, now we very much want government to get in the way, and particularly get in the way of a worldwide depression.

Conservatives now want to blame "greedy men". Herbert Hoover tried to do the same. Greedy, self serving people have always been and will always be there. The question for government is how to prevent those people from gaming the system for their short term benefit, and conservatives utterly failed to address that. They stuck their collective heads in the ground and pretended the problem didn't exist or that the free market would take care of all. This is where McCain's background, and he won't be able to break free from it no matter how much of a mavarick he is. He doesn't really know anything else. That's why McCain is the wrong choice for 2008.

What exactly are you trying to say Jake? I hope it isn't a take on Palin's 'executive' experience? I live in a small county containing one small city in upstate NY. It's population is 2/3 of Alaska's and it has a more diverse population and economy than Alaska. Funniest is that the Onodaga County Executive is a Republican woman who is smarter when she's sleeping than Palin could ever hope to be

Janie Wilson, I am so sorry for your plight over your grandson. This is the kind of horror that is born of the hate rhetoric the McCain Camp is using. Someone will no doubt get seriously hurt and then it will be too late. The bus driver should have been fired! God bless and your grandson.

Jesus said, "whatsoever you do unto these, you do it unto me"…. our good Christian Republicans seem to have forgotten this. Hate breeds only more hate and violence. We do not need a return to the PreCivil Rights era!

Look at the comments here and YOU BLAME McCaiN!!! the comments are here are racist and vile.

I will bet $1,000.00 that the Bald Black Guy at McCain's wisconsin rally was gay and a paid plant. He was with a black lady who had fear on her face near the end.
Hurry November; the Rethugs are "Killing Us"

I was starting to worry about Obama's safety. If anything should happen to him, I will put the blame on McCains shoulders! I think even McCain saw he got out of hand and tried to fix what he has done. Obama has shown us that even when the pressure is on you keep your intregrity and keep forging forward. I also think Michele Obama will make an excellant First Lady, she interviews so well and has a professional but warm way about her.

Senator McCain for for the record, your dirty campaigning, President Bush in the White House and the whole republican party has turned me into a Democrate! We need change, not 4 more years of the same.

Wonderful. Now can both parties please talk about what each one will do to lead us out of this crisis? Please be specific. Our economy is sinking like the Titantic. We need a leader who has a plan, not a slogan, or an attack, or a bag of politcal tricks. America understands that we are flying by the seat of our pants and holding on by the skin of our teeth. We understand that every day we wake up and have to figure out what we can sacrifice just to get by until the end of the month. The economy is sending fast curve balls at us at an alarming rate. Every ball, you have decide to swing or duck. It is a new day everyday. We "get" that the President may also have to change his direction because of world market changes that he won't have control over. Both candidates need to tell us what path you think America needs to follow to get out of this mess. What are your priorities on day one? What do we need to to do fix this problem….pointing the finger at who has caused this can be decided by history. The cat is out of the bag. What do we do today and what do you expect to see from your actions to help get us out of this mess. The guy with a real plan is who America is looking for? I like to see some discussions of why one plan or direction has an advantage over another before election day. Believe all of America is really undecided.

To Barbara in NY–

The problem with your reasoning is very simple: because Sarah Palin appeals to you, it doesn't mean that she will ever appeal to the majority. Have you ever heard of the saying that likes attrack likes? A dumb broad, with absolutely no substance, appeals to you. What does that say about you?

Sarah Palin is a one-hit wonder. After this election, she will quickly disappear from the national stage, and return to Alaska with her tail between her legs, never to be heard from again. After discovering who she really is, the people of Alaska will quickly boot her out as their governor at the first opportunity.

The people of Alaska deserve better than Palin, and so does the rest of the country.

Carlos Jean-Gilles
Saint Louis, MO

what is there to Thank mccain for, telling the truth. That crazy lady from the audience said she "doesn't trust him, he's an ARAB!".

This just shows you how uneducated people are. That lady was a disgrace. McCain is no one to thank. Palin is still using hateful rhetoric, while she was found to have abused her power in alaska.

GOPS are nuts.

I always respected John McCain, especially for serving our great nation and defending our freedom. I give kudos to John for calming down the crowd at the Lakeville, Minnesota rally…no doubt I've gained a new respect for Senator McCain after these actions….Having said that, I still disagree with the McCain/Palin agenda and will be voting Obama/Biden this year:)

Hey Doroty ,Your granddoughter might be pregnant…….

Obama/Biden 08

McCain looked utterly *pained* at having to say anything nice about Obama. He only did it because he realized his campaign had gone to far and that it was hurting him not helping. He's a hypocrite; a few days before he stood there and smirked when someone from the crowd yelled "terrorist!" The McCain campaign has been appealing to the basest human instincts and the worst of American fears and he ought to be ashamed.

For those posters who say Obama offers no plans…really, that's a matter of you not doing your research. Please visit his website; there are too many specifics laid out there for me to summarize in a post. Unless of course you are just looking to justify voting against him for the guy whose plan is to continue the same policies that got the US into the situation we're in.

CNN please post me!

Choose the right answer (there is only ONE correct answer);
OBAMA: cool, calm, collected, sober, thoughtful, graceful under fire.
MCCAIN: erratic, calculating, bizarre, attack dog reaching across the aisle (to bite your hand off!)
Regards, a Canadian with free Universal Health Care – and loving it (come on up and see for yourself)!

Real white of you McCain

I'm a white woman voting for Obama proudly.

I so love the 'socialism' whine. Can one of you anti socialists (as if you actually know what the word means) come up with a word to for a party that brags about tax cuts while they're borrowing trillions from Chinese banks to pay for them? We pay $400 billion a year in interest on the debt thanks mostly to Reagan/Bush and Bush running up debt with no means to even begin paying it down in the near future. Add up 20 years of the interest on debt the GOP has run up and see how it compares the tax cut amount. In the long run their 'cuts' cost more money than they're worth.

But hey pardon me for not wanting to burden future generations with my lack of fiscal responsibility. That, lying and abuse of power seem to be the GOPs greatest talents.

MCCAIN AND PALIN CAN CERTAINLY DISH IT OUT, BUT LIKE MOST REPUBLICANS, THEY CAN'T TAKE IT.

Let's see? My last comment there was a bit long and rambling.

I think what I was trying to say before I got caught up in the snake metaphor was that McSame is trying to look like McNiceGuy…. McFairGuy…. McApologeticGuy…. McI'veTurnedOver a NewLeafGuy.

But all I can see is STILL McBUSHGuy with McBarbieGal at his side!

They simply sound obscene to me in their attempts to smear the reputation of a good man!

Way to go Senator Obama, its great sportsmanship to show respect for your competitors. I can understand how hard it would be to do so though, Senator McCain has been anything but respectful all throughout his entire campaign.

If Macain supporters think they are angry, wait till Obama looses.
The whole world is watching and everyone in this country believes that Obama is not leading with wider magine because of his race.
We all can move forward and give Obama chance after 8yrs of hell or be stupid and see how the outside world especially those we owe will react to this non-sense Macain/Palin ticket.

to deb.

You "embarace" yourself. Are we supposed to have respect for someone's opinions when they can't even spell them?

Guys, I know Ron, and he's a real pansy.

Over and over again, I hear tne news report that both campaigns are nasty and this is the worst ever. I don't understand their logic as I have never once seen Obama attack John on anything but his policies and the character traits he exhibits in his role as Senator and Presidental candidate. As a retired disabled Navy Vet, I am appalled at McCain's record on supporting his so called fellow Vets. I am also appalled at the way he turned on vets during the Vietnam War and treated his fellow POWs. To add insult to injury, he lied in the last deate and told the American people that we (vets) know he will take care of us. Yes, he'll take care of us alright. He'll stick it to us like he's done in the past (as his record shows) until we have nothing left. He is a trader to his fellow vets. Every decision he makes is based on what is best for John McCain. Furthermore, his wife Cindy accused Obama of voting against support and supplies for the troops (playing on the sympathy of the American people) all the while knowing that he husband voted the same way two weeks earlier. McCain voted against a bill to support troops because it hada timetable to withdraw; Obama voted against a bill to support the troops two weeks later because it had no time table to withdraw. Yet, the majority of serving members in Iraq are supporting Obama as they are tired of this senseless war and wantr to come home as well as Iraqi government and people want us out of there. Who is McCain, Cindy and Pallin really fooling?

I should have known that everything and everyone on this site is VERY liberal. Surprise,surprise! Go figure that CNN is not reporting anything about the voter fraud…ya know ACORN and how Obama has ties to that organization. Is it 10 states that have had voting fraud or has the number of states gone up?…I've seemed to have lost count of how many states have been effected. Apparently people who no longer exist (ya know dead people) and people who have never existed (ya know made up people) are voting. That's amazing!!! Why is CNN not reporting this to the American people???This network is withholding news. I always thought that news networks were suppose to report the news not HIDE it! Silly me.

McCain is scum. Period, Full Stop.

McCain is a stuntman!

I can't wait until Obama is elected and all of the people who praise what a wonderful guy he is start complaining again like they always do. It's amazing how easily swayed and fooled people are.

And one question: How is it that two people who have absolutely no good experience with financial matters are frontrunners in this election?

People complained for months and months about gasoline prices and how difficult their little lives were, and all of a sudden nobody needs money, all they need is hope and a larder deficit than before.

Obama shouldn't have to thank McCain for doing what a decent person would have done to start with.

McCain needs to tone down his irresponsible comments because of the intellectual level of some of his supporters.

Hmmmm….anyone read the headlines over at FOX news yet…heh heh…..let the terror begin

Speaking of snakes…. and no insult intended to snakes here, I love snakes, though I respect them enough not to take them for granted….

As I was saying, snakes do not change their colors…. McShame and McBarbie change like the wind… all they seem to know is that they want to win at any cost….. be it their integrity or for the sake of their souls.

If anyone thought for one moment that McBush was not aware of what his camp was saying…. they were sadly wrong. I'm listening to CNN covering the campaign with what the candidates are saying on the campaign trail. It is very informative.

And it merely proves my above comment that McBush is not changing anything. He's just trying a different tact. Mr. Nice Guy, strange…. he still looks like McBush to Me!

Fellow citizens of America.chritian fathers and mothers; if you say you doubt if obama has changed from his past you all read from his story; then i doubt your chistianity becaus it takes God to change some one for a Purpose.Saul was a persicutor of christ but God made him king over isreal.do you know that.pope john paul 1 was doubted in Rome even by a certain media.just because he was thought of as new but then he was just the right person at the right time but evil prevailled and he never finished his job .may his soul rest in peace.the white brought christianity here down to Africa and we today believe it because we have seen the works of God.and then what do we do when those same white do not reflect what they preached to us some centuries back.Kill him!!!!!!! is that what you had to say as christians.please i think we should all prey God to reason and make the choice for us.i respect McCain but i know Obama was meant for this time just as SAUL to the isrealites.God bless America

as a canadian i've been watching this election since the primary's….
i'm very surprise to see people out there event talk about the republican…
look where we are in the economy….it is the result of their philosiphy and their bad judgment. from going to irak ….
.
so i think the choice is clear for u guys…..
don't do the same mistake because obama is half black & white.
he's a very intelligent guy ,smart , he has leadership, he's the only best thing that can happend to your country right now for many reasons…………

is racism and bigotry still alive in America? Just read some of the negative comments by some of the McCain/Palin suppoters here and decide for yourself!

I hope this sin by McCain/Palin does not continue. The 8th commandment," You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" – Exodus 20:16.

How a candidate runs his campaign shows how he'll govern. Evidence: Bush. Swiftboated into Iraq, swiftboated into robbing the national treasury.

I am glad that Senator McCain stepped up and demand dignity in his campaign stops. God tells us there is a time for everything…and I think this may be the time for Sen. Obama, in the presidency. This is not deminishing all that Sen. McCain has done or been through in the past. It's time for our nation to move forward, to try new ideas, and to bring the birghtness of this country back to life. America is made up of so many different , and talented people, but we are all citizens of this great country and should act that way. I am equally glad that Sen. Obama acknowledged Sen. McCain's efforts.

"your dumb Christian redneck anger is nothing compared to how angry the rest of us have been feeling. having to live through this disaster you inbreeds have put this country and the rest of the world through since 1994."

republicans hate America

You have a foul mouth,and you wounder why this country is so divided. With people like you spouting such hatred,just because of some stupid political party views. I was going to say you needed to take control of that hate you have boiling up inside of you, but I see it has already taken control of you.

Ayaana, Is Farrakhan your diddy or your gramps!

MCain has sunken to new lows. This once honorable man has now slid himself into the hole of one of the most dishonorable campaigns in history. Why did he wait until after several days of this type of incendiary outbursts at his rallys? He obviously wanted a negative reaction against Obama with his recent attack adds and statements, so it can only be one of two things: 1) he realized it was getting out of hand and will likely leave a stain on him so now he has to get it under control; or 2) he wanted it to get to a point where he looks like the good guy by defending Obama. Or possibly both. Either way, his motive is dishonorable. If he was really sincere he would have squelched it the first time it happened, not days later.

An Eye for an Eye, I didn't realize they had internet access at the Funny Farm. Did they let you take the straight jacket off?

Hey I just thought of something why is it that McCain didn't tell the lady in the red shirt who called Obama an Arab that, that was wrong also to put down Arab people as if to say they are all like the Islamic Extremists! I work with a lady from Iraq who pays her taxes, works hard, etc. Why couldn't McCain tell that lady that Obama is a Christian same as her and is also an AMERICAN CITIZEN same like her?

John Lewis just added more fuel to the fire!

Does GOP stand for “No Where to GO Please (GOP)?” Why would he say nice things, well he tried everything under the rock which did not work. Now he is trying what Present Obama has been doing, holding dignity doing the right thing. Maybe he Mr. McCain is hoping it will work for him after all these 26 years.

Can not hide the truth, now that the truth comes out. Hate is the easiest thing to sell. Which Mr. Bush and the dark victory VP have been selling us all these years. Man they good it or where we drunk?

Yes, watch your back President Obama. Help us got out of what WE have put ourselves and children into. May God help us or we will be a third world country soon.

Obama does not need to thank Macain for anything because Macain started the negative name calling about Obama among uneducated voters and he cannot erase this from their minds no matter how much he tries.
Now we know the mentality of Macain vp and supporters.

McCain should be ashamed of himself. It's his campaign that has fed the ignorant hatred displayed at his meeting. He's accepted an idiotic vindictive phony for a running mate to buy off the Christian right and he's allowed his campaign to be run by the same neocons liars and attack dogs that swift boated him. He's even courted that scumbag Ralph Reed a man he once thought should be thrown in jail.

As for 'super patriot hockey mom' Sarah I have to say I'm sure she is the only patriotic hockey mom who wants to take control of the Alaska oil fields and secede from the union. Her husband and his white 'native' Alaskan pals what to become sheiks on snowmobiles. The founder and hero of their little group makes Ayres look like a conservative.

Dorothy, I have a seven year nephew who is just as much into the election as the rest of the family. One day he came home from school and told me that Mc Cain was lying on Obama calling him a terrist. We researched Obama and Mc Cain together as well as vist fact check.com. Mc Cain is spewing hate and bearing false witness on Obama knowingly.
My niece is six years old and she came to me one day and said that she said that Mc Cain was a bad person. We asked why she felt that way. She then said that she saw a cartoon in Mississippi showing McCain shooting Obama. Now we explain to her that it was just a cartoon- like it is easy to explain to a six year that it was just a cartoon. She watches the news too.

McCain can do something that will improve his stature greatly,
by issuing the following statement:

"If the only reason you are voting for me is because my opponent
is a black, then I do NOT want your vote!"

G Ray

Mccain has to save this rep. I lost all respect for him. Her was a hero , now hes like Bush. Dirty politics wont work today.. Not to Normal americans if Mccain wants the crazies than he can have them. We the true people want change not more Bush like politics in the whitehouse.. Obama is a goodman and i a white women who shops at walmart if voting for him…
Obama /Biden 08

About the only thing I really know or understand is that Palin is hot!

John S October 11th, 2008 9:34 am ET
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Palin, you are a liar. This trooper fiasco was over two years ago and it was investigated and he was suspended by his peers. You fired Monegan,

Why are my comments from an earlier post this morning, which was first btw, still saying waiting for moderation. Come on CNN, soemthing sticks here. Whats up with this BS or does CNN censor people they don't agree with.

Kenyans for Obama October 11th, 2008 3:14 pm ET

N obama-Biden 08???????? some jalousy?

I have no problem with negative ads but insighting hatred, it's wrong. I blame Palin a lot for this dangerous tone set by thier campaign. I receive e-mails from Republican friends that spew hate and lies. All this talk about the media being unfair to Palin (i.e why she sucked in her interview with Couric). Obama has been at this for months, little Mrs. Palin, what 6 weeks. Of course the press wll question an unknown. They did it to Obana when he was running against Clinton. Go home Sarah Palin, you embarace me.

We are a people of many nation with that said there is no excuse we have to fight among each other. The only figh we should have is our fight in a world economy and we have the tool to do it and win. This is a national economy security war we must win' in order to do so we need to incorporate the military super computer and figure out how we can put it to use in battling this problem.

A HISTORIC TICKET….

Now that Sarah Palin has been found to have abused her powers, violated state ethics, and lied about it, I did a little digging and found an interesting historical footnote.

The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.

McCain, of course, was admonished by Senate Ethics Committee "for exercising 'poor judgment' for intervening" with federal regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, as part of the infamous Keating Five scandal.

And now McCain's running mate has also been found to have violated state ethics laws and abused the powers of her office, as part of the "Troopergate" scandal.

The nation has had 102 major-party tickets covering 51 presidential elections over more than two centuries. And we've never had a ticket in which both candidates on the same ticket were responsible for ethics violations before a national election. McCain/Palin is the first.

It makes the whole "reform" pitch a little more difficult, doesn't it?

I was all for Hillary and swore up and down that I would not vote for Barack Obama if he got the nominiation. I was determined that I would vote for McCain because of his "experience" I admit that I have eaten my words. With JM choosing Sara Palin to try to get the Hillary votes was insulting. Sara Palin does not even come close to Hillary. As I have watched the ads I have become increasingly disgusted with John McCain and Sara Palin. As of yesterday I filled out my absentee ballot – I won't tell you who I voted fore, but I can tell you who I DID NOT vote for – John McCain/Sara Palin!

You people are unreal. Tone down the political smears?..what..this is the most important election ever(so far). I don't consider it a smear when what your saying is true. Obama is thanking which ever god he prays too about this econmic crisis. It has taken away all attention from his corrupt and terrosit ties and his hardcore liberal stances on just about everything.

The media (including CNN) really needs to stop being lap dogs and start being watch dogs. What happened to the 4th branch of government? You can't watch any news network without immediatly knowing who they want to win. (This includes Fox people)

EVERYONE GET OUT AND VOTEEEEEE…what a great man

OBAMA/BIDEN

Socialism — OH PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK! The Rethuglicans are happy to have their hands out for the BAILOUT, but they call helping people pay medical bills socialism. HA! Give me a break…..

True Colors == Rethuglicans

Obama has both the character and integrity to lead this Nation as President of the U.S. I trust him to work hard to carry out his plans as set forth in his website. Obama has remained consistent over the entire course of this election cycle. His positions are the same as those laid out in his books written in 2006. I want consistent, reasonable, pragmatic, intelligent, articulate and grounded in my next President. Obama/Biden '08

McCain is a clear racist and it is evident and an angry man who cannot digest the fact that he is not as verse on the economy as Sen. Obama is and as for Palin, she is a hugh mistake, unaware, uninformed and an abuser of pwer and those are the facts.

The truth hurts… you can run, you can deny until the cows come home…
but the truth will prevail and linger.

Obama is a creep, a loser, a liar. It started a long time ago when he decided to teach the ACORN recruits how to "steal and cheat" to plant the seeds for his nomination in 2008.

He's simply not qualified and he's too dangerous and shady to lead this great country. His antics are not wanted in this country.. go away.

Yes be respectful my friend Obama, and be careful with McCain because i believe he has a plan B for saying this. But be warn all McCain supporters and McCain, if anything crazy happen to our next President (OBAMA) God forbid, it will mean the end of our empire. So let be reasonable and not allow any thing stupid ok

I'm glad that Obama took the high road on this and it is about time mccain finally stood up for what is right even though he has been the author of this nonsense. As a Evangelical Christian who supports Obama I cannot stand to see the nonsense that McCain has been allowing at these neo-klan rally's. Being a Christian is not just in name bruh! it is in action. If the way Barack has been running his campaign is an indicator he is a whole lot more Christian than these Pharisee's showing up at McCain's rally's.

Obama/Biden 08

One more thing to say. For the poeple on here, saying stop the nonsense that it's getting to you. Consider that no one is forcing you to be on here reading or posting comments. If it's getting to much for you, then simply log off.
Not real hard to accomplish, when something is bothering you.

Obama/Biden '08

Rednecks get ready to eat your heart out

NC will indeed remain red in 08

It's really a sad day in America when two candidates for the highest offices in the United States have serious known ethics violations and hold their heads up without shame. McCain should never have been a candidate because of his Keeting meddling and evidenced through several documents and testamony. Palin definitely shouldn't have become anyone's running mate because of her investigation and now ruling of abuse of power as the Governor of Alaska. Wow, can you believe that voting Americans are willing to say that it doesn't matter. What has America come to? Are we now saying that we shouldn't obey our laws, guidelines or moral authority?

Hey, Margi! You called it – a snake! All kinds of snakes out there. Some very helpful. Some dangerous to us. In Arizona, we have rattlers, and one in particular that we work to avoid: the Mojave green.

Most rattlers will go their own way, given the opportunity, but a Mojave green will make chase. Very aggressive, it is also the most venomous of the rattlers. Mojave green bites get complicated quickly. These snakes blend easily with the Arizona brush & rocks. So, you can be within striking distance of a Mojave green before realizing it, & find it difficult, if not impossible, to safely back away.

Consider McCain a Mohave green….

A panel of 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats just found that Sarah Palin abused her power. I need you to remember, that Palin said in the debate, when elected as vice president, she would seek to expand the power of the Office of Vice President of the United States.
Does that mean change the Constitution? She is obviously a power hungry, driven, person.

What's the matter, Hank? Is "psychologist" too big a word for you? Do you just hate anyone who has far more education than you do? Are educated people scary to you, Hank? Do they know more, do they understand more of how the world works? Is it really that jarring that the world doesn't work in black-and-white?

Neo-con motto: If I don't understand it, it scares me. And when I get scared, I get angry. And when I'm angry, I hate the thing that scares me. And when I hate, I…

You fill in the rest.

Thank God Sarah Palin won't have to put up with an idiot like McCain when she runs for President in 2012.

McCain refuses to take the gloves off against Obama and as a result McCain will be back in the Senate again. What a loser he is.

Meanwhile 100,000 are coming out to see Sarah Palin in Virginia on Monday. This is even bigger than the 60,000 that came out to see her in Orlando. McCain could never draw crowds like that.

Amount of fearmongering,incitement and hatred generated by election this year very detrimental for democracy and future of this country .Pundits need to take their responsibility for their retoric.What do they want revolution ,miseries for people ?Or they need improvement?

M. S Redmond WA October 11th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

If something bad happens to Obama, I mean a physical attack, McCain and Palin should be held criminally responsible, tried in Federal court for murder for insiting violence against Obama by encouraging the"kill him" by the crowd of psychopaths racist followers of them.

They have been pushing for violence against Obama.

McCain and Palin are desperate with nothing good to offer this country.

No man, Americans should be prepared to protect Obama by any means possible. They should also be prepared to erase the entire tribe of anyone who attempts to attack senator Obama by any means. That's what this all means.

Dr. Martin Lutter King Jr. Had a nice little holiday during which we all go home fishing or barbecueing and wait for the next work day.

And that is ok with many people. A dead heroe, celebrated all over the UNITED States, is all that this country deserves, instead of the change that MLK promised to all of us Americans, black, white, orange, or blue.

John F. KENNEDY was also crucified for us and we accepted the death penalty, the crucifiction of these decent family men, our heroes, who left children and wife, to fend for themselves, while we celebrate their holiday, without a thought to them.

we all missed them when we think about the changes they would have brought to our country. No men, this time, it is different. we the american people don't want any more dead heroes.

we want Obama alive and breading his special breed of american, right here in this Godly country of ours, the next generation of Obamas and Tom Cains, and Bill clintons. The next generations of MLKs and KennedYs, not dead ones.

Don't even try. No one should even try, because any such try will mean suicide for many in this country, if they have to die saving Obama, or claiming the soul you took from our leader into that meager existence of yours and that of anyone who incited you to act.

No this time, no golden prison for anyone who tried to take the best thing america ever gave to this world. and this I don't think many americans realize it yet. But they should have known when they saw that crowd in Germany, that this president is not going to be just an american president. The world have already adopted his leadership. and that my fellow americans, is worth dying for.

Dumocrats are just plain dumb

janie wilson i read your comments it's cruel what people will do to your grandson, don't take that crap laying down, fight for your grandson's right to fair treatment.

McCain only changed his tune because the Secret Service warned that the crazy so-called religious repubs were making more threats towards him and his family – how sick is that. We hate those who (Islamic Extremists) hate us because we are Americans and then we turn around and preach the same hatred! They continue to question Obama's intergrity and by saying "Who is the Real Barack Obama"? My God he has been campaigning for 2 years and now all they can use are smear tactics. Palin is dirty in a proven ETHICAL WAY and McCain is connected to Iran Contra but Obama has to prove that he is more AMERICAN then them? Citizens of this great country wake up – Obama is a guy who is running for President who happens to be black – come on American we should be ashamed that we see color and stop there and don't listen to the issues! Obama has proven to me that he is very Presidential – keep going Barack & Joe – I hope you win!

Jessica,he had a chance but he chose the low road, and a low life.

As you can all see McCain keeps changing his mind about Barack..I don't think he knows if his coming or going anymore…Can't talk about what he's going to do for the country so now he has to speak about how great Obama is …I guess he's finally seeing the light at the end of the road…

Go Barck/Joe (08)

Senator Obama, you make me proud to vote for you.
I am happy to cast my vote for you. In my opinion you are the better Candidate and the true leader in this race.
Stay above the Frey.

Obama/Biden 2008**** We will have a great leader when you take office. Resorte this country to the America that we all believe in.

OLD INSTIGATOR MCK K K

JUST UNFIT TO COMMAND !

GO OBAMA / BIDEN !

Obama has NOT disproven all the allegations against him.

Raila Amollo Odinga, The Prime Minister of Kenya, his cousin.
To whom he went and CAMPAIGNED for. Against Kenyan governments judgement.
Odinga has a son named after Fidel Castro,, geez.

And what about Barack Obama's appointed Muslim outreach adviser who went to a meeting with Islamic groups with extremist views, just two months after her predecessor resigned connections to a radical cleric.

Obama said he did not know the extremist would be there.

How many times will we hear Obama say,, I did not know. I did not know Ayers was a terrorist, I did not know Wright preached hate, and now he did not know his OWN people were meeting with terrorist groups.

I also agree with the poster questioning why the headline as written implies that Obama's speeches are drawing boos, when in fact it's McCain's conduct that's being booed by supporters of Obama.

When Obama talked about McCain, I heard the crowd yell KILL HIM and SHOOT him. Obama just stood there!!!

Please report this! You talked about it when it happened at McCain's rally. You block all of my post!

Proud OBAMAITES
I am so glad your prophet from the land of the highest taxes in the nation, highest drop out rate, and highest crime rate makes you feel so cozy, all he has whinned about for days is that McCain has tried to distract you from the facts, so what FACTS has he been giving you?
You clamour all about sarah Palins lack of qualifications but just what does Obama actually bring to the table in the way of experiance? What is his experiance in operating a busniess and balancing a budget?
How many of you have actually printed off his so called plan to fix the healrh care system and taken a hard look at it with a highlighter?
It is full of they will support efforts but who's? It is full of they will "ensure's", "will requires", "will prevents", "guaranteeing", and even "mandates", along with a lot of "tax credits", and even a whole new branch of government called a "national plan".
Big busniess would be required to contribute a "meaningful share" while small busniess "would be exempt", he is even promising "healthy environments".
There is even a familiar statement we have been hearing for months but aimed at the OIL industry previously "while drug and insurance industries are enjoying record profits" but no clear plan to pay for any of his Obama/Biden DREAM.
It is a great plan on paper but where is the money to come from for GOVERNMENT to take over the health care system as he seems to be proposing, Obama says he will take it out of plans that are not working, this will take many years to do and should be done first before any more debt is incurred.
Some other of his promises are five hundred million to education and even school vouchers,what part of BEYOND BROKE does he not get?
Now who is proposing SPEND,SPEND,SPEND???????
We do not need any more bailouts, stimulas packages, or tax credits, we CAIN'T PAY THE BILLS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This campaign is bringing out the worst in people. Jesus' message of love never changed even when He was near death.

"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man." – Matthew 15:18.

For the non religious, heed master Yoda – "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

Chuck

Obama/Biden 2008 vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama will drive this country into the dirt. He has shown such poor instinct and judgment thus far, I'm scared to death of what he'll do if actually in office.

He's so full of himself that he thinks he's smarter than everyone else, and makes snap decisions without counsel- not what we need in times of war and economic crisis.

dorothy,

let me guess, you had a good gut feeling about Bush

Mention of McCain's name got "boos," not shouts of "terrorist" or "kill him." Obama has the ethical stature to be president. Neither McCain nor Palin do.

Ah Oh! Rezko is spilling the beans as we speak!

Has anyone thought that the people who asked the nasty questions about Obama in Wisconsin were nothing more than PLANTS who the McCain camp put in the audience? Maybe the McCain camp paid them to stir up things.

The writing is on the wall and John McCain doesn't like it. The message he reads on that wall sends him into a delusional tizzy, into a state of denial.

So, now, in an effort to defy gravity, he has let loose his Alaskan attack dog to scare Americans, to muddle the water, to create doubt about Barack's resolve to fight for his country, his people.

But this strategy will only work with the groosly ill-informed like that lady who thinks that Barack is an Arab, like those who think he's a Muslim, and hard-cre party loyalists. But, by and large, most Americans can see through the smokecreen and not fall for it and will register the Ilinois senator a major endorsement for president on November 4th in a landslide.

All you people praising the "messiah" Obama for running a clean campaign but I'm sitting here listening to him compare McCain to Bush over and over and over and OVER! For god's sake. Wake up and listen to yourselves. Most of all, listen to reason. Obama is NOT who you're being told he is.

This is another proof that Obama exudes a very high level of professionalism and is far more presidential than McCain without a doubt.

I just hope the secret service steps up security around Obama with all the hate and racist comments coming out of the McCain rallies, there's no telling what these Idiots are capable of doing. Like it or not, the change we want is here and Obama will be President of the United Sates of America come November 4th.

Hate it or love it the under dog is ontop!!!!

Obama/Biden for President and VP.

McSame and Plain-dumb

Should be ashamed of trying to stir the fear and prejudice of people!

How can you lead when you want to divide!

Sick and tired

Seattle

It's too bad civil discourse can't be part of the campaign. I think McCain realized where the rhetoric was going. People were getting too emotional and that can be dangerous. At least Obama stayed on the high road and it will be nice to see McCain find his way back there.

The Obama supporters are venting after seeing the nazi wing of the Republican party get angry at McCain for not being ahead in the polls, so they didn't like it when Obama had something nice to say about McCain. These Republicans believe in majority rule only if they are they ones in the majority. They are the ones who gave us Bush twice, and they are probably the 23% who still give him a favorable approval rating.

Let Democracy reign! Let everyone take the high road, including SP. Let's hope we elect the candidate who will do the best job at putting this country back on track. It has a long way to go.

The difference between Obama's and McCain's campaign is once again clear here: McCain attacks the person (and then when his followers join in and make him look bad, he tones it down a BIT) whereas Obama critiques policy and offers alternate views… while RESPECTING the person. McCain, like Bush, repeatedly stresses that "if you're not with ME, you're unpatrotic." Whereas Obama has said repeatedly that anyone who serves this country and works for it is a patriot, is an AMERICAN — including his opponents. We desperately need a bipartisan president to heal the polarization this country has undergone in the last 8 years, and Obama's measured, steady approach is the one that's going to help put out the fires… McCain seems to foment them.

John's wanting it both ways – he's willing to have his surrogates, Sarah, Cindy or himself spit vial, hateful remarks that stirs up the crowd. Then he seems shocked when people in the crowd take up the speaker's call and calls for the crowd to calm down.

His campaign is yelling "FIRE" in the crowded movie theater. That's not free speech – that's HATE SPEECH.

He's two-faced. No one can trust John, Sarah, Cindy or his surrogates.

WHITE OR BLACK,
WE NEED OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN

Thank you John McCain.

I'm voting for Obama because I think he offers the best direction for our country. However, I think the action Senator McCain took last night was one of the most honorable acts I have ever seen.

Instead of bowing to the crowd McCain took a stand for what he knew in his heart was right. It may cost him the extreme conservative vote, but he can probably sleep better at night. If that was the McCain we had seen over the last few months who knows what might have happened.

Obama/Biden, McCain/Palin…A person is judged by the company that they keep, and in the case of both Presidential candidates, they are BOTH part of the politacal machine that has put us into the quagmire that we are in today. Hey…thanks for voting for the bailout, McCain and Obama…as yoou can see, it's done nothing but help! I wonder if they would give me, the average American, a bailout if I couldn't pay my mortgage?

This is getting good! Anybody have a Bud Light with Lime handy. I simply don't want to move from my chair!

WJYung,

really? you think that woman is the only one that thinks that way, where have you been last 30 years?

I can'i wait for the baby boomer generation to disapear, thy have inhereted a country which was #1 in everything, now we are only #1 in defense spending

thanks baby boomers, should have sent you to Siberia a long time ago

I cannot imagine that we have ever had a nastier campaign than what McCain and his camp have run. The people at his rallies remind me of the scenes in movies of the mob being fired-up before rushing the jail and lynching the innocent man.

Is this what American politics has come to? Is this what we want in our leaders? Are we going to have another civil war after the election?

I'm sure that many Obama supporters would rather lose the election than have to fight our neighbors, but I can't say the same about McCain supporters. Hopefully they will lose their blood-lust in the waning days of the campaign. GOD help us if they don't.

dear ms texas teacher i hope your not teaching kids

Unlawful Abuse of Power: Take your wife and kid back to La La Land.

MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE IN HISTORY RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ON THE SAME TICKET TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ETHIC LAWS. MCCAIN FOR KEATING FIVE AND PALIN FOR TROOPERGATE. IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL MAVERICK?????

SARAH PALIN could be our next president. Does she represent YOU? does she represent middle America? I dont think so. In fact, she is a vicious, mean and uneducated self-interest PIECE OF WORK.. I love it when these sorts are always THE GOOD CHRISTIANS.. dont make me barf. Keep this trash out of the White House .. PLEASE!!! VOTE OBAMA!!!

Please Sen. Obama continue your message so that the American voting publc will not be WRONG three times in a row. McCain was a good soldier but he would not make a good president.He just doesn't have a clue, thus he flip flops back and forth as determined by which advisior he speaks to for advice. God Bless our country and you Sen. Obama

If there wasn't a problem in the first place, such acknowledgments wouldn't be necessary.
It is a sad reflection on America that such ignorance, bordering on racism , still exists, even more disturbing when it is stoked by candidates of the opposing side in this race.

Vince, is it 1 i or two?

Trig Palin 2016!

Supposedly, an Obama supporter interrupted McCain with something or other. Of course, the crowd when wild with chants and McSame went forward with a prepared commentary which ended with, "these people just don't get it." That was so contrived! SO McBush and McBarby!

I'm so McCynic about anything the McBush camp does anymore. I don't feel I can trust McSame or McHater…. I wonder why? (heavy sigh)

Am I too McSick to try to blog? I just don't know!

Thank goodness McCain started acting civil. I felt sorry for that old lady in red. She represents the past. I actually felt sorry for her. It looked like it killed McCain to clear that up but it had to be said. Palin has toned it down and does not sound as shrill. Now if he could really intensify the paper training phase. I personally never liked bringing strays home. They are adorable and fun to play with but they lick you in the face and then they pee on the floor. Then I have to beat them with a newspaper.

I will give John McCain credit for coming forward, trying to get his campaign under control. I'm just glad he got them under control, before one of those stupid idiot, filled with rage do something they're regret. We need a President that will bring the American People together, not divide us. Being a fool has know place in either one of these rallies. So People, if you can't show respect for Senate Obama, or even Senate McCain at the rallies, how about staying at home, and letting someone have the opportunity to go and cheer for their candidate. United we stand divide we. fall. Obama/Biden 08

I've tried to post this 5 times now to no avail! We fully support Obama as our next Prezeedent – that's whyz weez buyin all them votes!

If I was Obama I'd take a baseball bat and go to work on dirty McCai an unethical Palin (metaphoricly speaking)

Senator McCain should be ashamed of himself. He is causing an uproar with half truths and flat right out lies. He's using Sarah Palin to do this. Now She is not the brightest star either. I fear for our country if McCain/ Palin goes to the white house. If the senator sit down with foreign leaders and behaves like he did at the last debate that would be really scary. He refused to shake Senator Obama's hand at the end. Now that was childless and very inappropriate. I also check the facts and enator McCain does not give all the detailes. He even brings up voting records where both he and Senator Obama votes the same on an issue but does not indicate that just emphasises that Senator Obama voted a particular way. He also always talks about the surge wel that is fine and dandy but he NEVER acknowkledges that he voted to go to war in the first place. That is the signifiant part of the equation not the surge because if the mistake had not taken place to begin with there would not be a surge to discuss. Pleas people reflect on the past 8 years and decide if you want 4 more just like it or worse with his temperment and erratic behavior it will be worse and vote OBAMA/ BIDEN 08

I have never been so repulsed by the hate and anger seen at McCain and Palin rallies. This election has turned me from a life-long Republican to a Democrat.

The GOP only has moral low-ground now.

Can someone tell me where all the REAL conservatives went?

While some of you goofballs are busy defending anything and everything this woman does just because she's on the GOP ticket, the REPUBLICAN president has just recommended Nationalizing the Banking industry. In all your whining about the alleged Socialist ties of Barack Obama, you've ignored the fact that George Bush, between the manner in which he's expanded the federal bureaucracy, started a "war for freedom," and now taken federal funds and placed them in the hands of private industries, has been closer to a Socialist than any president since FDR.

Maybe when you're through parroting whatever talking point Sean Hannity has spewed over the last few weeks, you might notice that your "conservative leader" is more liberal than any president in the last 50 years.

The Minneapolis paper said that the woman who thought Obama was an Arab then went on to say later that she thought he was a Muslim and a terrorist! Where do these mutants come from?

By the way, McCain's response was rather inappropriate in that it implied that being an Arab was not ok.

Thank you Senator Obama to acknowledge the attempt Senator McCain did to stop these attacks. It seems Senator McCain is now trying to save his legacy and repair the short term damage the attacks are doing to this election. The American people can now tell the difference between a leader and a person who wants to lead.

A leader is born and not made. It is similar to what we experienced to the BUSH administration that had landed him a first place in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. If you are not a born leader but want to be a leader, you always make the wrong decisions and take the unfortunate actions. Senator McCain demonstrated such quality by the choice of his running mate, SARAH PALIN. The GOP is down playing the impact of that choice but a good number of the party members will remember Senator McCain as a man who wants to be a leader, even though he is not called in that position.

Senator McCain has a team of intelligent, brilliant, smart, rich, honest, trustworthy and outspoken people on his hand but abandoned them for a person that do not compare to any of these qualities. The question is why did he choose Palin? The answer is not because he wants to win the women's votes but because he is not a born leader. Therefore, the inner quality of leadership that is required to make such decision is lacking. So, he ended up using his physical ideas to make that decision.

The decision to make fales attacks on the campaign is a last resort to find a way through to the white house. He knows those attacks will not change the people's perception about the choices he makes including that of his running mate.

Misleading ads… funny.

Listen. Obama's friends are fair game, people. The media did not vet this man, yet America embraces him as their savior. He's vague about economic policies, yet is hailed as the one to bring us relief.

The reason McCain had to tone down people yesterday is because he's trying to keep out of the fray. Americans are mad. We really don't have good choices in this election because the Dems went for style over substance in the primary!

In a spiritual sense ‘Than One’ is a positive term indicating the ‘ordinary man’, and an ordinary man is real, not delusional. Obama is just a name, McCain is just a name, Senator is just a title, and even President is also a title. All names and titles are created imaginary descriptions used to distinguish one person or his title from the others. If one called other ‘that one’ and he meant negatively about other’s character. The negativity must have originated directly from his character. This would help me to see who he really is. This is indeed too personal.

I am really, really tired of listening to or watching McCain/Palin’s campaign AD. They are totally irrelevant to the issues the nation is facing.

I’d rather spend time to listen to Obama’s offering to the nation if he is elected.

I think McCain is too old to be president, and Palin is too young to be vice-president. I hope I am wrong about this.

I love the way this ends. When it is meant to be, the lame tactics (or strategies ) don't matter. We have come too far to be deceived by sillyness. I am glad Barak can see it for what it is and resists the urge to sling as much mud as thatbeing thrown his way. I am holding my breath America. I love it when the nice guy gets to finish last!

AMV, get a real job.

your dumb Christian redneck anger is nothing compared to how angry the rest of us have been feeling. having to live through this disaster you inbreeds have put this country and the rest of the world through since 1994.

Nobama-Biden 08

Dis boy can't get elected.

KJ, Clinical Psychology! What a joke. Quit giving your patients the dummy pills.

Obama Biden 08

it's sad to see that nearly 50 years after the civil rights movement that this is still an issue today. however a darker reality of the situation shows that america is still indeed very much a racist society to where we are in a presidental election where two AMERICAN leaders are running for a position to run a country they both love. the fact that you hear these TERRORISTS and KIILL HIM comment is not a reflection of McCain but the people in this country. to the point where he gets booed at his own rally by his own supporters shows you just how pathetic these people really are. this is the same party that claim they are the "religious conservatives". where in the bible does it say to behave this way towards another man?? these type of people are no better than the other religious extremists around the world who hide their hate behing the bible, kora, torah, or any other religious doctrine. in fact they are even worse because they pose as being the "true americans". for the past few decades american government has been preaching democracy thru out the world and calls for fair elections to be held so that "the people" are represented. but look at our own process? we have this vile hateful venom coming out of the mouths of americans towards a man who helps govern their country. you once again have talks about voter fraud and faulty voting machines and talks of possible screw ups in the elections. this is not a true democracy. we are the world's military and economic super power and we can't even get our elections right. meanwhile a few years ago, the iraqi people, whose country we have sent back to the stone age were able to get their elections right by simply using a voters card and voting by placing their thumb in a purple paint. pathetic. people in this country need to stop making T.V as source of education and learn how to read a book. we are getting left behind in the world and the evidence is all around us.

uptill now i dont know what everybody think OBAMA can do to bring this change which is topic to any new campainer .infact its McCain or no one.AMERICANS…..wake up before is too late.this must be a very risky….ooo

Does McCain even know what's going on with his campaign anymore? Seriously. I mean, they are running all of these ads trying to paint Obama as this radical, dangerous guy that's unfit to be President and then he tells his supporters that Obama is a decent, family man and you shouldn't be afraid of his Presidency.

As an Obama supporter, I am delighted to watch McCain's campaign fall apart at the seams. It's unfortunate for McCain – if he were the McCain of 2000 he might actually have a real shot here. I guess after Bush swift-boated him in 2000, he figured "If I can't beat them, join them."

And now with Palin being proven to have abused power, I just don't see how anyone other than the extreme right can seriously consider voting for them.

The LAST thing we need is another Cheney in the VP slot along with clueless McCain running things.

A nice gesture from "that one," but just the other day, McCain was basing his PA stump on nothing but attacks against Obama. Why the sudden turn-around? I doubt it's to do the right thing.

To all social conservatives who think they reflect American values and constantly invoke the intentions of our forefathers on their behalf: Do some research. Read the constitution. Read about our forefathers. You'll find that you are an aberration of their ideals.

Yea, thanks McCain for putting my wife and my young daughters in danger by manipulating your supporters and having them believe I'm a Islamist terrorist. Thanks buddy. And thanks for putting us all in danger by picking a corrupt, inexperienced, ignorant of all fact governor one heart beat away from the Presidency, if God forbid you win.

Wow…. I was all alone this morning…. finally people are coming out to blog!

It is wonderful to see how many people recognize how ingenuous McCain's attempt at appearing that he wants a clean campaign now whle continuring to allow McShame continue her tirade of hate and fear! The McBush has no shame! He showed us that when he chose McBarbie for his pit bull dog. He was ready to get down and dirty as soon as he chose that woman! She is a indeed a barracuda in barbie clothing.

Now McBarbie is changing her story: Obama is no longer a terrorist, now he's a baby killer! Watch out, soon she will telling us that he tried to make her have an abortion!

This is rediculous. McCain hasn't made any effort to tone down rhetoric. Besides, what kind of leader sees the fire ignite and waits until it has engulfed many acres before attempting to put it out. Seems a little late to me.

Palin winks and smiles while her audience screams 'Kill Him' and then start hurling Racial Slurs at a black reporter. Way to witness for the Lord Sister Sarah. That should bring the sheep into the fold. Ya betcha.

Hey Dummies, anybody who Farrakhan would call the Messiah will never get my vote! Bye Bye

McCain and Palin should give the American people a public apology! To treat this election like one of McCain's "war" tactics while all of us suffer in one way or another during this economic crisis and knowing Bush went to war for oil (al Quaeda and bin Laden have ALWAYS been in Afghanistan since Reagan days and Bush and McCain know it…our leaders HIRED bin Laden to build Afghanistan oil pipeline YEARS ago), well…McCain and Palin are NOT so Christian with their false claims and hate mongering. No Christian I know lies and manipulates the way McCain and Palin have!

McCain and Palin have dug themselves into a hole…and only a dignified LEADER like Obama would be so gracious. Obama ever since Day One has talked about respect for McCain's service…and yet McCain treats Obama the way he has? disgusting!

Obama and ACORN stole the primary. They cheated and multiple invalid votes were cast for Obama. WHERE is Hillary? Will the REAL winner of the Democratic Primary please step UP?

MARK LOUISIANA, doesn't that sound great?? Who told you their would be riots if McCain won? We're the civilized one's remember? You have the history of ignorance and violence. Before you believe something someone says, ask yourself, "Is this person as dumb as I am though?"

Tanya, is it Wright or Farrakan that leads your Church?

yes, everybody wants and deserves respect, it cost nothing to give and it is priceless if you have it. McCain deserves or respect , most of us really don't know the true value of freedom, he does. This election will be over very soon and here's to hoping that both candidates work together as we will have too to get our country back.

to DOROTHY:
You are a horrible grandmother. Educate her.

"My 14 year old granddaughter told me that 'I couldn't trust Obama'.. She has that feeling 'in her gut'"

Oh please, it's quite obvious your hate and fear is affecting your little one.

I recently watched a rerun of Sen. McCain and his running mate in Michigan. She makes this emphasis on the media not asking Sen. Obama the questions. Here is a woman who won't speak to the media, has been on the stump campaigning with McCain 90% of the time since her introduction as the GOP VP. The Two interviews she did give were horrific and embarrasing. We all have questions for her that we want to know ok Sarah why don't you speak to the media.

McCain sort of hangs back a little once in a while and lets his dogs do the tearing. So, either his own campaign and choice for VP care nothing about what he wants or McCain's a snake.

One or the other, it doesn't really matter, neither is good. He's harming the country with all this inciting to violence and harming his own legacy: I don't think there are many people left who regard him as honourable and affable and able to create consensus (without a shotgun).

I'm an African American and registered Republican. I am first and foremost an African-American. The Republican party has pushed me away with this kind of non-sense, thus I will be proudly voting for Obama. I'm apalled and ashamed, by their racial overtones. And the selection of Palin is an insult to the American people. You can't piss in our ear and tell us it's raining!! Stop your lying and cheating McCain!

It is disheartening to hear self-professed conservative Christians yelling out "kill him", etc. at the Republican rallies. These same Christians get really upset when they hear Muslims saying such things, yet for them it is OK. While it is not my place to judge people, I seriously question their Christian ethics when they do this. And gives me all the more reason to NOT vote for the McCain/ Palin ticket.

This has more to do about the Sarah Palin article but comments were closed on that one.

The consensus of the people down here in my small Southern state is that Sarah Palin was railroaded on the ethics violations. That's not true. That report was unanimously approved by 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Moreover, I read the findings in the report and it clearly states that she violated Alaska Statutes by abusing her position for personal gain, not financial gain as the Palins are claiming.

I used to audit the Federal government and, from my experience, ethics violations are very serious. Americans shouldn't let Sarah Palin off the hook on this one.

I'm horrified to see adults acting like such juveniles. How is this getting anything accomplished? You do not have to like or agree with the other candidates policies or choices, but you should have a level of respect for them. You are not out there being publicly scrutinized and every aspect of your life put on display. I have a Master's in Clinical Psychology, and I work with domestic violence victims and troops returning home from Iraq. Obama was wonderful and helped our shelters out when we needed him as senator of Illinois. As for Biden, he helped write the Violence Against Women Act, which, by the way, McCain voted against. So why any self-respecting woman would vote for him is beyond me. I think by picking Palin he has once again insulted women. She stands for everything women have worked so hard to get accomplished. As for the abortion issue, it no longer has to do with abortion. What it comes down to is the power of choice. Obama does not want to take away that power. While I could never have an abortion, I do not think it should be the government's choice as to whether a rape victim should carry the rapist's child. That's cruel and unusal punishment. Why would you want to induce such torture on someone who already has been violated in the worst way possible? And for the people who believe Obama is a terrorist, Muslim, whatever else has been said about him..ignorance is bliss. Enjoy.

the heat will only continue to rise as we hear more of Obama's real plans. If Obama should win, I pray to god this will never happen, I will join the ranks of those who are mad as hell and will seek a means to right these wrongs. it is the history of the american people when we see wrong doing by the government, we do what ever it takes to corect the wrongdoing.

I know many oil engineers. They are laughing their heads off because Palin said she is an oil expert.

Thank goodness MCain finally stood up against is hate mongering supporters! Lets hope he continues taking the high road like Obama. As a nation, we do not need to be in that ugly place again. Hopefully, both McCain and Palin will stop this negative hateful campaigning. Now Palin needs to stop her negative enticing. McCain/Palin need to set an example for all those negative minded people who are easily provoked because of racial ignorance. There is absolutely no room for pure uglines in our political campaigns. .As Obama said "it is OK to disagree but BE RESPECTFU!

Wayne, any idea when California will fall in the ocean?

I remember Hubert Humphrey, in front of Lincoln's home in 1968. He mentioned Richard Nixon's name and one or two people in the audience booed. Mr. Humphry's response was to say something to the effect: "no, no, I do not want any Humphrey supporter booing anybody. I mean that in a respectful way but I mean it none the less." I wish……

Rumor has it that it was the Secret Service that asked McCain/Palin to tone down their angry rhetoric since it was having the effect of increasing threats against the Obama family. It was not the "honorable" Senator McCain.

You go barack! Senator Obama, once again takes the high road.

A VW bug…it's reaaaaal slow!

Eratic McCain is out of touch. Biden served 20 plus years in the senate, head of the foreign relations committee. How much more qualification do you need for VP. I say , it's a unique opportunity.

Todd Palin is a high school drop out., and he is the best brain behind the palin governorship. Moose, bear hunter and snow machine champion. How much brain do you need for all of that?

He sits in on every conversation Sarah must have with the public. no wonder she has so many kids. !!!!!!

guggg..guggg…guggg……. thut tuh…….ME MEME MEMEMEME

In the event you don't get it folks that sound from back stage
is from the large Lady, Gargling then clearing her mouth….

The ME etc is just warming up the old vocal cords…

The last few days until Nov. 4 will be slow comming but folks
its past time for the Fat Lady to start singing… And thinking American Voters should join her…. Thank God for OBAMA and BIDEN we will
have a reason to sing on Nov. 5th..

Yup its that old-white-retired guy from Ma. (69yrs) Former Republican.

BRUCE

Elections for the Executive Branch should not be about personalities. In many ways, they shouldn't even be about the individual at the top of the ticket. Whether the voter knows it, or not, the vote is cast for the team that the President will put in place and which will carry out the policies that s/he has articulated. It's about the team of economic advisers, foreign policy experts, military leaders, and judicial appointments that the President will install. Bush failed largely because he couldn't articulate a philosophy or direction of any real coherence, and because his leadership corps was largely devoid of the team concept. Rather, it consisted of a cluster of individuals functioning as does a room full of 3 year-olds engaged in parallel play. McCain's team will take the Supreme Court further to the right, will employ Phil Gramm as its economic expert, and will be composed of military hawks who cannot define the term, "victory." Obama's team will consist of pragmatists who know their mission is to get us out of Iraq, to again neutralize the Taliban, to re-establish diplomatic ties with our allies, to provide better balance in the Judiciary, and seek to instill confidence in the economy.

Bottom line: who will make the better team captain, the erratic and hot-headed egotist who tends to alienate those who seek to collaborate with him; or the no-drama leader whose composure under pressure allows his team to function with confidence?

Ali called it " Roper Doper" All of a sudden they're talking nice. Even Sanchez, Castellanos and Rollins. Now we'll all feel good and not go to the polls. Remember, a leopard doesn't change it's spots.

Mark from Louisiana, you are listening to too much redneck conservative radio – Obama is going to win this thing because he is the only one that has an actual plan for restoring this country, like it or not…

McCain is both the arsonist and the firefighter. All the fires he started are burning out of control and about to sear his butt. He is going to have an impossible time getting some of his supporters to put away their hoods. Good for Obama for always taking the high road and sticking to the issues, but defending himself when necessary.

White Christian Mother, you definitely need to pray for some guidance.

Governor Palin's current family crisis (troopergate findings, pregnant daughter, Todd's indiscretions) is sure to have a psycholgical impact on Mrs. Palin.

It depends is America wants to move forward from the Rove years.

Hopefully, McCain,72, will retire now.

Oh one other thing, did anyone watch the video of the larger(?), grey haired women wearing red, saying that Obama was an Arab??! The woman couldnt string a sentence together what a moron!! Its so tragic, its funny!
I actually feel sorry for McCain, he probably hates these imbeciles, as he is quite a liberal man in some senses.

The correction McCain made to his "fellow prisoners" was made due to the media's constant reporting. Ms Palin hasn't stopped her foolishness out on the stump. Will the win for president for McCain be worth it when someone gets hurt? McCain statement in the debat referring to Sen Obama as "that one" was racism on the down low. We got it. McCain there isn't anything new under the sun.

If McCain's policy on home owners is not socialism. Them what is it. I am so amazed at people look at parties and look at race and define people. So many liars train up their children to hate people of other race….That is dangerous. If you are drowning and the man of opposite race throw u a lifeline..do u let go or you grab the life line…Stop this fear mongering.
Dorothy its clear you are a racist training up you daughter to be exactly like you. She is a 14yr old innocent child who has a long way to go in this great country. I can tell you are not a christian…Love your neighbor as your self

Senator Obama has attempted to raise the level of debate throughout this campaign. While it is true that some voters will never vote for Senator Obama no matter what, the same is true for Senator McCain. I would never vote for Senator McCain because I don’t agree with him; not because I dislike him or wish him ill. We in America must realize that the entire free and not so free world is watching this election and our collective behavior. I agree with Senator Obama that bringing down the level of the negative rhetoric is essential to the next president of the United States, who I hope will be Senator Obama.

The REAL reason McCain changed his tone was because his campaign got the results of the Palin investigation and it is not too pretty! I am very upset with this lady! She came to us like a lamb, but inwardly she is a WOLF! She actually threw a brick and hid her hand. She had others in her administration intimidated with the thought of losing their jobs, her husband standing on the platform with McCain acting like he's so innocent, when everyone, but McCain knew she had a lot of baggage in her closet. Oh Yes, McCain is hoping this Palin troopergate issue get lost on the bridge to no where! McCain is faking it to make it! I'm very dissappointed in my party, ugh! Don't get angry with me guys, I have to go with the party that has substance and can make our country whole again, Republican for Obama all the way!!!!!

I think respectful should be the order of the rest of the campaign. McCain lost control over the campaign when he put the Rove crowd in charge instead of following his judgement and this will probably cost him the election. His mistake was trying to be what independents wanted and what base Republicans wanted at the same time. It is very difficult to serve two masters and in all of this, McCain forgot who he really is and what his followers liked about him in the beginning.

It's not over until the fat lady sings but I can tell you right now, she is getting her makeup on and selecting a dress as we speak!

Obama – Biden 08!!!

People don't realize, not only is it causing racism against obama, bit it's affecting others My grandson is of mixed race, he is 9 years old. The bus driver is very prejudice, so she is making comments to the other children on the bus. My grandson has been choked, shaving cream in his eyes. He is so afraid to get on the bus. Complaints were filed she was suspended for 3 days, will be back to work tuesday. Come monday we are going to higher authorities. It's really sad that So people wake up it is really harming innocent people. I am so afraid for my grandson..

Well, all you McCain/Palin supporters who are "worried" about what an Obama/Biden victory will "do" to America, just move to Alaska.

Both McCain and Obama need to make sure that both campaigns respect each other. Don't let hateful comments take over this election. It'll get us nowhere fast.

Obama 08

How convenient that now that registration is closed in many states, Republicans suddenly raise questions about a group who registered so many first-time voters. How convenient that if these voters' registrations are called into question, there is no way for them to re-register. How convenient that it no longer matters whether the accusations are true or false… It matters only that now a portion of votes–and coincidentally a large number of first-time voters–can be questioned. If the Republican loses.

John, John, John… I'm having to take back my thank you for bringing the man I so respected. Sarah is still at it and either you don't have control of your campaign or you approve of what she says. tsk tsk tsk. I see now you're just worried about having "hate crimes" added to your resume… shame on you and shame on your supporters that approve of this hate mantra. For those McCain supporters who don't approve, do what I did when I didn't like an ad that Obama ran… email the campaign and tell them so!

McCain-Palin First Ever Ticket Where Both Candidates Found To Have Violated Ethics Standards Before An Election

McCain did the right thing correcting the ignorant lady. Hope she is the only one out there. The American people is smarter and more informed then that.

i know Mr.Obama will be our president, because at the end, god will prevail and hate and evil will go out of the window.

as much as i dont agree with Mr.Mccains policies, i feel like he is a good man, but his vp candidate is vicious and cunning politician, it is truly sad how she uses the god's words to create and fuel evil in the world. sara palin is evil!

I'm just curious why McCain backers always say we'll be sorry if Obama is elected. I"m curious as to why? I"m definitely open to hearing the reason why you say this but i'm not willing to just accept the answer I get from my little neices and nephews…. "just because"

At first, I couldn't believe "Dorothy's" comment about listening to her 14-year-old granddaughter's gut feeling about Obama. Then, I thought back to the last two elections and realized that people like Dorothy who voted for the Idiot who is now in the White House, and might possibly vote for McCain, simply prove they have the thought process, self-absortion and maturity of a 14-year-old.

Dear President Obama: We are planning a party on the night of November 4th. The Moment that the deciding Vote has been cast, we will be dancing in the streets.And for Michelle, she will be a beautyful first Lady. God bless you and your first family. On the morning of November 5th, we will all be FREE, FREE AT LAST!!!!

hey TOM,

really? no clue what Barack's specific plans are? funny. I've heard him say quite a bit, and if you dared to inform yourself!!!, you might find your way to his website where he has his specifics laid out clearly. CLEARLY.

Governor Palin calling form her Alaska igloo insisted that the signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars should be imminent.

Hopefully, McCain,72, will retire now.

(Mark, B'ham., Al) , I guess you know about Chicago politics cause you're from Chicago right? more dervisons from the true issues that affect the American people..

I agree totally with Amy who said that McCain got misguided by his campaign advisors who this year know nothing else other than attack the other candidate's character. I think McCain realized after seeing reactions at his rallies, how much hate is being brought up (and Palin is not helping). These supporters are not the same ones that supported him in 2008 and not necessarily the ones that supported him in this year's primary. Some of these extreme individuals were the same ones that said he was "too moderate" and making friends with people who were pro-choice. But his pick of Palin countered that. But now he knows the base that he took the risk of picking Palin for and it's not working among moderates and independents. Actually Palin is turning many away from McCain (even some publically known conservatives). So I (also Obama according to his comments) am glad McCain took a stand against the unreasonableness of some of his angry supporters, because not all of his supporters are that extreme or ignorant.

McCain was once again pretending to bow to decency, but his smear campaign continues. Has anyone noticed how his smears hop around from one subject to another? Ever hear of the boy who cried "Wolf" too many times? Enough is enough, the McShame campaign is willing to spout any unsubstantiated trash to further their interests. Someone needs to ship them 1000 truckloads of Mud to swim in. The McCain-Keating Five/Palin-witchcraft-statecraft abuse smear team needs to quit polarizing this country.
We need a real leader like Obama to bring unity to this country in a time of crisis, not the sirens of mudslinging, hate, bigotry and racism that have been unleashed by the McCain campaign.

Sorry to disagree with you Lance as well its the republicans who are hypocrits!!!
they claim to be these moral christian people but yet they are out there at these rallies of Palins and McCain spewing out their racism and hatred for Obama
please explain to me how that is christian like
they claim to be christians but their actions say otherwise!
I would say Senator Obama is by far the christian here!

Please tell me why all my comments remain in "moderation"!!!
I didn't use any bad words or racial slurs!!

what made Obama a viable candidate for me…and i have fought against the GOP all my voting life..was his ability to remain focused…effective…and on topic in the face of the blatant low road politics of todays political environment…

144 postings in three days,not posted because I upset some wannabe reporter working as a moderator.So much for freedom of speech.

McCain's comments were refreshing. too bad we haven't heard more like this from him.

It's unfortunate that certain supporters on both sides of the political battle are compelled to boo when the candidates recognize that their respective opponent is not in fact the root of evil and a suitable object for their blind hate and ire. Such behavior is truly un-American.

That said, these reactions are hardly surprising (if not so easily forgivable). After decades of political smear campaigns establishing negativity and unsubstantiated character attacks as the status quo in our elections, who wouldn't expect the electorate to become so automatically polarized? McCain led a valiant battle against such tactics in 2000, but his actions and words over past several months have specifically targeted ingrained voter biases and worked very effectively to elicit such emotional reactions, regardless of their veracity or decency. Fortunately, it appears that the Republican fear tactics and hate-mongering are failing miserably this time around, and with any luck, and some leadership-by-example from Obama, the American people will put dirty politics and these outrageous incidents behind them.

Mark in Bama, I have family where you live I know how the south is, we know your views… but sorry we're not listening to you anymore! McCain has lost his mind and Honor and this race! There were Riots in the streets when Bush took the White House in 2000 and with good reason. If you think this country wants 8 more years of that your more off track then the rest of Alabama!

the mccain palin campaign makes me sick.

I guess Obama missed the Governor's speech on abortion. She should read a couple of recent US Supreme Court cases before making this personal. Does she think America is a lawless land? Alaska? For someone in her position , who uses her child as a political accessory– how many pictures have we seen of her cuddling her newborn? She should think before she speaks. More" Do as I say not as I do." Make her answer questions about Joe Volger– or any question, really.

I'm so glad that McCain finally came out and said that Obama is a decent guy; although it was him, Palin, and the rest of the Republican party that was trying to picture him as a muslim terrorist. I still can't believe that there are people going to Republican rallies and still talking as if Obama is a terrorist! Do they try to ignore the rest of the news that's out there and only cherry-pick what they want to believe? McCain's just a poor puppet to the GOP, he won't get to be the maverick that he has claim to be in the past.

Obama/Biden '08

To Dorothy:

Have your meds been adjusted lately? It certainly sounds as though they need to be…

The way the media keeps referring to Senator Obama as the first African American candidate, reminds me of how historically the prevailing view in this country has been; if you have 1/4 african blood, then you are black…which implies a bias of african blood being inferior to european. Why can't the media just refer to his as he truly is…'the first bi-ethnic candidate?'

Mark from Alabama I here this often but don't see any actual evidence in his policies. In what way is Obama a socialist? I don't think I've ever seen one policy that would point to this. Again, if we moved away from name calling and just looked at policies it is easy to see why independents are leaning towards Obama. I mean lets face it Dems will vote Dem and Rep. will vote Rep. but the independents will carry this election. McCain just doesn't have any answers for average independents. People are not interested in hatred they want solutions.

"Yes, thank you John for sticking up for me against a lady who thought I was Arab because of you. And thank you for the ad's calling me a terrorist earlier in the day. And for your campaign injecting race, religion, and patriotism into the race. You're VP has been great. Thanks for that too." CNN is complicit in all of this. McCain runs the TICKER. OPEN YOUR EYES!

STOP THE NONSENSE!!

Getting tired of it.

A Democrat!

To Mark Louisana,

You said:
"I've heard that if Obama loses that there will be riots in the streets."

And from which reliable source did you hear this? Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage or Sean Hannity?

Some more scare tactics that mask the bigotry and hatred that's being spewed by mindless. knee-jerk right wingers.

Seriously though.. You cant accuse someone as a terrorist and say at the rallys that "I AM SCARED of OBAMA"… Like Palin is doing and not get some that follow suit and ACTUALLY Believe IT!! .. and USE Obamas Middle name to scare people making them think he is Arab… and Be wanting to KILL Obama like we want to KILL Terrorist… or not be scared of him and get people really upset and worried Because they believed what YOU SAY!!

I believe McCain and ESPECIALLY PALIN… has used words that shouldnt have been used… Instead of Terrorist say Radical… Todd Palin is a Radical if you want to get down to it. Same type of Asociations. That doesnt mean he is a Terrorist but then again who knows. But do we want to cause a American Uproar over this Election??

I think McCain needs to pull these Terrible Ads that are causing this STIR>.. and talk to his VEEP and get her to tone down her name and accusations calling on the pulpit…. and calm their supporters more and MORE.

McCains campaign Advisor doesnt seen anything wrong with what is going on he says…. Well Mister… I think its not right to make threats of Kill Him and cut his head off… there is no need for such Violent threats like those or shouts… I am SURE there are CHILDREN at these Rallys and THEY might not TOTALLY understand if its a REAL threat or just people getting wound up!! THere are other think people can say or cheer instead of violent comments

Hmmm? I'll take that as a "No".

Sorry to disagree with you mark Louisiana its the republicans who are hypocrits!!!
they claim to be these moral christian people but yet they are out there at these rallies of Palins and McCain spewing out their racism and hatred for Obama
please explain to me how that is christian like
they claim to be christians but their actions say otherwise!
I would say Senator Obama is by far the christian here!!

Tom:

Sen Obama has been campaigning for 20 months or so, and if you still don't understand his plans for economic, social, and other platforms, then I am afraid, you weren't paying attention or not trying to understand.

His plans are all on his website. Take a read, think about it, and then come back post another message. Would love to read what you thought of them.

To all you right wingers concerned with socialism… Guess what…It is already here! You can also thank your precious McBush for that!

OH,NO…. we know Mrs Democrat did not mean Obama/Palin! She is home sick still recuperating from the flu! She, of course, meant Obama/Biden! (She is too McSick and McFrustrated to be held accountable for such slips of fingers on the keys!)

Let's just say No to Bush McCain and Cheney Palin

Vote OBAMA/BIDEN!!!!! (there now she feels better)

Just so I'm clear, McCain's defense of Obama was essentially "He's not an Arab. No, ma'am, he's a 'decent' family man."

Well, I have to say as someone who is a taxpayer, a voter, the child of a 40 year long marriage (with ten years in my own right) and an American of Arab descent, it makes me feel so much better to hear an old adulterer redefine what it is to be a "decent family man." It's also nice to know that the media essentially accepts that John McCain "gone and 'done' a good thing" as opposed to challenge the ignorance within their own circle.

The media proving once again proving how oblivious they are to their own ignorance (and I include Dem spin doctors). You all should be ashamed with the way you've handled this story. Disgraceful and bigoted.

Character attacks have come from both camps, so don't be so quick to get all huffy for Obama or McCain. In this election, as in many others, character of the candidate is a valid concern. This election is running tight , so all the fringe people that say that Obama is an islamic terrorist or that McCain is the same as Bush are going to come out. Both claims aren't true but people will try to convince you with fear that they are. So everyone, when you hear something that has to do with character of a candidate, give it some thought as to what is being said and who is saying it.

Oh, for those of you that say "McBush" and such, nobody is that inept or mediorce as Bush and that is what I really think. Bush is not a bad president, he is a mediocre one in EXTRAordinary times. He goes through all the 'correct' motions for his party and beliefs. At the end of the day though he implements his plan poorly or picks a person to run it, that doesn't know what they are doing and that reflects on him.

I wonder if John mcCain wants a position in Sen Obama's cabinet seeing as he has now suddenly got "respect for him"!!!!!!!
I'm glad McCain has got on top of this nonsense…..very dangerous behaviour from those vicious crowds…..it would have been nice if McCain had not let it happen in the first place!!!!!
This campaign after all is about the state of this country and who is best served to command the role of President……from what I have seen so far it is very obvious that Sen Obama is that man.
He has been so gracious after all those vile, evil attacks against him and has not once has he run John McCain down on " over the line" remarks….it's all been about John McCain's policies!!!
This is the mark of not only a gracious man also a highly intelligent man with very high principles and that is the sort of leader we need.

OBAMA/BIDEN 08 OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR THIS COUNTRY!!!

In a news clip covering a McCain meeting where he is asked if Obama is an Arab…the media is praising him for defending Obamba, but in his response, it is as if he is implying somehow being of Arabic descent makes him not trustworthy or not decent. Is that how the majority of Americans see Arabs?…is that how Senator McCain sees Arabs?

Sarah abused her power as Governor wait till she gets to VP.
Sarah supports party that opposes US constitution.
Sarah cheated on her husband
Sarah kills animals, why is Michael Vick in jail.

Mccain fine man but poor judgement.
Mccain appointed Palin, that is enuff.

Obama and Biden for the future

To Mark Louisiana:

You sound like a reasonable man. But what you just said is just simply unfounded, Sir. The dimwits at Fox News and Rush Limbaugh have been spewing this rubbish that there will be riots if Obama doesn't win.

This is a country of law, Mark. We are not in the 60s that there will be race riots. So, next time someone tells you something like this, use the best gift god has given you, your brain and ability to reason.

I am worried that Obama may not be safe from the radical right who continue to think he is a terrorist – something fueled by the shameful rhetoric of Palin. Other leaders who were victims of radicals – Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy. Kennedy's brother Robert (also a visionary like his brother) met the same fate.

I hope that Obama and his family will remain safe and that the secret service holds anyone inciting the terrorist, muslim, "kill him", "bomb him", slurs. They must be arrested and investigated. Palin should be charged with inciting people to harm Obama.

I too, commend McCain for trying to reign in the hate & lies coming out at his campaign rallies. But from the ads he is still running, it doesn't look like he has abandoned the line of attack that prompted this hate.

Remember everyone, Obama's poll numbers are good,
BUT THE ONLY POLL THAT COUNTS IS NOV 4
!!!!!!!!!!GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!!!!!!

. I put up with anger and tremendous disappointment for 8 years of Bush/Cheney regime. I don't feel one bit sorry for those disgruntled hard core right wing maniacs screaming and yelling about how "mad" they are.

>> VOTE OUT ALL CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENTS <<

Too little too late, John Bush McCain and Sarah Cheney Palin.

You can't put Pandora back in her box. The damage is done!

Vote Obama/Palin for change!

Don't believe all you read or hear on the news. Study the facts on what both parties stand for. What they will do for our country. Yeah there were some who were for Clinton but did not agree with his afair he had on his wife all his lies then. Obama is not perfect either. Forget about the gossip stick with what each party is going to do for our country! No one is perfect! Remember what our fourfathers founded this country on. America votes (not the media) remember that! Bring back the Red, White and the TRUE Blue!
McCain / Palin you have my vote!

I truly do not understand why so many people are crazy about Obama!
He is a junior Senator of Illinois, not even serving 4 years yet, Where and how did he get from that to be a Presidential Candidate? His background has many flaws and he has no record that even shows he is capable of running anything, especially our wonderful, free country as we know it. If you want someone who has an ability to charm and talk, then he is your man. If you want someone who has dedicated his life, literally, to this country we call America, then choose the man who has the background to lead us forward. McCain has the experience and qualifications to do that. THINK AMERICANS!!
THIS IS NO TIME TO TAKE A RISK ON AN UNKNOWN!!!!

Riots if McCain wins? I think its the other way around. Did dyou read the state security service comment on the Republican party rallies? Obama has never called for riot nor called for people to hate McCain, he has always point out the difference between the two policies not the persons.

McCain is the only candidate that has actually said he will do something that saves money. HE SAID HE WILL CUT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. Now i know that pisses off Liberals but if you freeze spending and cut programs you will save money. You don't always have to tax your way out of problems. Think in the small term in your family when you want something and you can't get credit you save and you scrimp and you cut back.

if this spoiled country doesn't cut back soon it will destroy itself.

mark louisiana. they might be riots if repubs steal another election. liberals haven't been threatening john mccain. your party has shown more propensity towards violence than any i have seen since the 60s. ur pathetic.

How can McCain/Palin stirring up hate, racial tension, fear, division and rage be considered putting "country first" when it tears this wonderful nation apart? It is a complete paradox in my opinion. We need unity at a time like this, and OBAMA is the man that has the vision for it.

Agreed. This campaign has gotten out of control. McCain rallies are looking more and more like Hitler rallies. I'm glad he FINALLY stepped in to control the crowd. It only took him 3 days. If he wants to win he should win the way Obama is winnning. By relating to the people and talking about the issues. However, to this point McCain has not brought forward any real ideas to fix our country. That's why he's losing.

I don't know why McCain tried to tone down and quiet his following…. but this is the John McCain I remember. This was the man I could have voted for in 2000. I hope he remains the rest of the campaign, he will pick up votes if he does.

There are those from the right who will chastise my comments, but it is clear, by all accounts, that this country is getting ready for an Obama Administration. Don't draw a conclusion based on what you read in this forum or other CNN media venues. Look at Real-Clear-Politics, POTUS, politico, MSNBC, even FOX.

Listen to John McCain himself. He knows that his task is daunting right now. Obama is beating him at his own game with regards to foreign policy and is dominating him on the economy.

The only Bradley Effect that is in play is the fact that Obama does not have a 20 point lead in the polls.

Obama supporters will remain humble, but the Democratic candidate I believe has cleared the last hurdle in his surge towards the White House and McCain knows it.

Go, Barack! You are our last best hope!

Since the beginning of this campaign, the media has been referring to Senator Obama as the first African American candidate, when he is really the first bi-ethnic candidate. It seems like many are trying to emphasize his African heritage and play down his European heritage?

Too little too late, John Mcshame! He has no honor and dignity left. All he has is a whole bunch of racist uneducated white people voting for him. It makes me sick in the guts to know there are a lot of those people out there in the US.

Please everyone, we gotta vote for Obama and send a message to those racist mcshame/palin supporters that their votes will not be enough to drown out the votes of the people who are disgusted by their behaviors.

Guys I was just watching CNN today in reviewing the week. I saw Gov Sarah's rally…She said Bill Ayers about 4 times….Who is Bill Ayers? I know william Ayers in Chicago University. I need everyone to go and look at the video on cnn " Bill Ayers" if you trying to make a negative comment get it right.

Obama is nice to you in your face, but he is from Chicago Politics where his pals will stab you in the back and twist the knife while they are at it. To all you Obama fans if you think European Socialism/a Wefare State is the answer for America, than go to Europe or Venezula. I want to keep my hard earned money, my religion, my guns, take care of my family, and take responsiblity for my actions as our fore fathers dreamed of for this nation.

Go Obama, we are countime on you

I'll bring the berr.

For Once I would just Like obama to tell us what he will do to fix something instead of all the empty rhetoric of how out of touch everyone else is. if he has the magic formula he is certanily keeping it secret and to me that is not the CHANGE that America needs.

McCain has no plan for the future of America, so when you have no plan you rely on fear and smut.. only smoke and mirrors..diversions… kinda like if your trying to save your house from a fire someone saying….

" Do you realize how high you water bill is going to be!?!?! ?"

I'll pray for you McCain…

That one/Biden 08

If something bad happens to Obama, I mean a physical attack, McCain and Palin should be held criminally responsible, tried in Federal court for murder for insiting violence against Obama by encouraging the"kill him" by the crowd of psychopaths racist followers of them.

They have been pushing for violence against Obama.

McCain and Palin are desperate with nothing good to offer this country.

dorothy people like you and palin has gotten mccain in the shape he's in with his campain.He was doing find until he got that no brainer palin on board and people like you encouraging him to do this degrading politics which has back fired on him.Now he will be remembered as a dirty old senator,all his past accomplishments will not be remembered because of people like you and palin,(small shallow minded people)

Let's make this short people. McBush, It's over. when are you going to concede? and don't come asking us to pay for your debts. because you knew it was over since you started going negative. IF you have to sell your soul to win an election, then, you know deep down of you, if you have any guts, that it's over men.

Throw in the towel big mac. When you selected paling knowing full well that todd palin was the governor, a high school drop out, in a state as populated as one little side of manhattan, you knew you have put you first, not country first.

When Obama chose Joe Biden, rather than Tom Cain or other smart men/women, that the democratic and republican or independents abound, I knew he had put country first.

Let me put to you the difference between these two VP clearly.

Palin governs by proxy. SHe can't take a decision without consulting Todd, because he is the half brian between them. but the best of the two. That;s still a high school drop out brain.

He sits in governor meetings without being officially appointed. And I don't know about you but I would have allowed anyone to sit in while I am having a meeting with a governor if I knew this person is not elected or appointed or even employed officially to be there.

So not only couldn't she be trusted to say the things that her husband told her to say, he didn't trust her to make a judgement of a situation herself, in a meeting and say the appropriate thing. that is what we have seen on the campaign trail: a not so worthy huckey mum thrown out into the professional league, to be player, judge, referee, and coach at the same time to Mccain. That is why she find herself defending not big mac, but herself all the time, and doing it very poorly.

I would have felt sorry for her, but she chose to accept the position knowing that Todd, not her, was the governor.

Lord, the hot air stinks in here!

Sarah Palin is not qualified to hold any high office. She is even not worthy of going back to her Governer role either.
For Republicans it is now not just the policies but the quality of leader that they are going to entrust the future of America. Even if there is one ounce of patriotism in people still supporting McCain/Palin they need to think again.

Obama explain your involvement with Acorn?

Although I am voting for Obama.. and this MAY or May NOT be just a ploy of McCains… I do RESPECT the fact that he Actually said something about it and kept his Stand on it. It makes me RESPECT McCain more than I have. I used to have SOME respect for him until his campaign and how he ran it and all the lies. But now that he has Told his Supporters we must Respect the other guy regardless of our Fundamental Differences and that is the way a Campaign is supposed to run… I have GAINED some of that LOSS RESPECT for HIM.

Odd, I saw Obama deliver that line this morning and didn't hear even one boo…they were very obvious at McCain's town hall last night….

Another case of the media distorting the story greatly by trying for balance….

I think that someone neds to speak to Palin. She needs to be brought under control. To hear the kind of hate she whips up is scary and she is behaving most un-american.

The boat is sinking! the old method is nolonger working!
You cannot stop the future nor can you stop progress. That progress is Obama. Many of you expressed rage and fear….please …You neocons are so set in your ways that you cant even recognized that its those OLD ways thats leading this country to destruction. Step aside and let the rational people lead this country for a better future! GET OVER IT MCCAIN WILL LOSE!

Early voting is the way to go.

Registered Republican voted Obama/Biden 08

Day after day I appreciate Sen. Obama even more.

PK…We will be jumping for joy!!!!!!!

both parties have their "fans"..
which ones are saying kill him..talk about bombing..terrorist..spewing hate..etc
are you proud of your party?
..what we have seen in the past week is that these supporters of McCain/Palin exhibit terrorist tendencies.. ie terrorists and hate mongers support the McCain/Palin campaign..

Isn't the so call base of the right wing suppose to be the most Christian of Christian so how could the base condoned such behavior. You will be judged on judgement day for sitting in that audience and allowing those people to be have like that.

Sanator put his self in that position where he had to defend his comments he mande in the last week

Now 2 Questions to his supporters

1. Are you proud that these people are yelling " kill him !"

2. Isn't this the person who continuously claims that he can reach across the aisle and unite the party and the country ?

You can see the difference in character between Obama and McCain. Unfortunately, McCain realized too late that his and especially the rhetoric of his running mate are appealing to the most dangerous and ignorant segment of the population.

Palin is shameless in her endless pursuit of the Ayres connection – one which has been examined and dissected over and over again during the last 20 months. Obama is an open book.

McCain is so ashamed of what has happened to his campaign that he can't even look Obama in they eye or shake his hand.

The only presidential candidate running is Obama.

Response to Lance who wrote (…Obama. What he is doing is providing the frame work for our country to put down our petty differences and come together to resolve our problems…)

Lance, I've heard that if Obama loses that there will be riots in the streets…doesn't sound like your team is really that interested in "putting down petty differences"…SOUNDS MORE LIKE IF YOU GET THE POWER, YOUR TEAM WILL BE HAPPY…otherwise, YOU"LL RIOT…give me a break…you LIBERALS are so hypocritical!!!

Dear God,
Please keep Sen Obama, Sen Biden and their families safe. Let them continue to take the high road and stay focused. Then God, please open the eyes of those who are being deceived, misled, and consumed by racism, and let them see that we are all created in your image, and have the same color of blood. None of us are islands. We need each other. Thank you.

McCain/Palin need to get off their negative campaigning, especially this close to the election. Little over 3 weeks to go…though the hole they've dug for themselves is likely too big to get out of at this point, they can at least go out with some honor. At least we'd like to think so. Obama is a powerful speaker and leader that genuinely cares about the country and not just winning his campaign. So tired of McCain's smear ads. Tell America how you're going to FIX something!

Dorthy. you need to get help for your mental problem.

The last resort of all Failing Republican Campaigns are the Right Wing Looneys! Republicans are mad, they are waking up from a long and peaceful Bush slumber, to find two morons [McCain/Palin], disturbing megalomaniac love affair with themselves, out of touch with the any of America's true issues, and running the worst Smear and Fear campaign to date! That's a tough wake up call, "MY FRIENDS"!
McCain's answer is a Slang Talking Junk Yard Dog [Palin] running around the Nation drumming up Racist Bigotry! This country faces the hardest financial disaster in the History of the USA, that McCain's DEREGULATION Laws created! John McCain has no idea what Americans trying to survive face day to day…
McCain/Palin are a disgusting self serving disgrace!

Thank you, Obama, for campaigning in a positive, constructive manner, and for showing respect for your fellow Americans and for the people of the world. I think it is now clear that your attitude and your policy ideas are what the majority of Americans want and need.

Please vote, everyone! Remember 2000 and 2004. Although Obama has a comfortable lead today, there is no doubt that every vote will be crucial on election day. With Republicans conducting voter purges, and with defective voting machines, and with dirty tactics like recorded phone messages to misinform voters or scare them away from the polls, etc, I fear that the election might be much closer than anyone seems to imagine at this point.

An Obama-Biden team in the White House would be glorious. I think we might be looking at the Bill Clinton years of our time, but without the distraction of sexual indiscretions. I look forward to a turn-around of the economy, and better relations with the entire world, and a model of leadership that will inspire new people to consider roles in government. Let's have a government that we can be proud of, and which truly represents the interests and well-being of the people. Our country has had some great presidents in its history, and I am hopeful that Obama can be yet another great leader and another inspiration to all.

McCain did speak up at his rally, but he should have done more of it long time ago. McCain has nothing left to do but attack, attack, attack. The fbi is looking in to the hate campaigning of McCain & Palin.That sheriff, wearing his uniform on Palin's stump, that definitely shows bullying, strong arm tactics. I don't think this type of campaigning will work, there is just no place for it in the 21st century. We have moved forward away from hate tactics. Not this time McCain. No McCain, No Palin, No Way, No How.

Dorothy,
My mom has the same gut feeling. She's not psychic either. It's fear of change. We're already down a very scary path.
Get over it.

The Senator McCain that we saw on Friday is the McCain that I had grown to honor and respect. He stood up to his own supporters and absolutely denounced the bigoted statements from a couple of the audience members. He knows that those "fears" are not because Obama is unknown, new, or inexperienced, but because he is a Black man whose name is Barack Obama. The woman who stood up and called Barack an Arab is not alone and I am so glad she publicly stood and showed how much misinformation is out there. I am trying not to use the word ignorance in an attempt not to disrespect her but that is actually what it is. It is ignorance driven by racial prejudice, intolerance, and a mentality that has been ingrained in this society since the first boat arrived.

Although, I strongly disagree with your politics, I thank you Sen. McCain for standing up for what is right and true at that town hall meeting Friday.

i just don't understand Palin?

This Dorothy, where did you come from? It is because of people like you that America is in this situation…….. Please think!!

It's about time. Senator McCain has sunk to such lows he's hardly recognizable anymore. I give him credit for telling the audiences that Senator Obama is a good family man, and that our country need not be afraid of him as President. Unfortunately, his campaign has been so ugly, and it will take much more effort on his part to redeem himself. I'm truly shocked at McCain's behavior over the last few weeks, especially since he knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of a smear campaign. Senator Obama will win this race because of his decency, demeanor, intellect, wit, and steady hand.

Dear Friends:
How come MSN and all other analysts and the public have forgotten that Obama changed his stance so much since the primaries with Hillary Clinton?
Can you count the ways?
Dear Friends:
I like Senator McCain, but this two faced SOB of Palin who said she supported abortion is the most wicked nanotech person on alive. Twisted like a coyote with rabies!

Obama cannot know the suffering of a Veteran who has lost an arm, leg or legs, or eyes or part of or all of his brain and their families, or like Senator McCain. Nor can he understand the hate of veterans by a few enough like the Latino who saw the setting on fire of a Veteran, a man, a human, who felt every second of that raging fire of his flesh! This little teen that the witness is harboring is evil like Satan like hitler, like the men that torchured John McCain and other Viet Nam Veterans, like the terrorists that strung up our men in Iraq and tied them to electrical poles and turned on the power, like those that have been blown up! You are guilty and out their is the rage that gives American citizens many veterans, their families no home and takes their jobs.
Drugs! Insane! You better be the evil one who set afire this Los Angeles man and committed murder.

John McCain knows the fear of his men, his self, his military in action and so be under his command to being torchured. Torched for you and me as this citizen was and others may be. Veterans support your fellow man who knows what being in the line of fire is and all those who fought in the private military! All citizens who understand that other nations are not alone in the need to have a military to protect our borders. Latino we will not protect you and in your sleep and wake we want you hunted down for you are the likes that are here illegally taking our jobs, our homes and our peace.

Tell the nations that have drugs and bring them here the war on drugs has not ended, The the ban on drugs for it destroys minds, bodies, brings disease, prostitution, evil acts, murder, rape, abuse beyond all imaginable and the cost rises as in the society of Afganastan. The world for the sake of all religions and peace of mind take out the mind control the popping of drugs and the brain, A BAN ON DRUGS AND POPPIES AND ALL TYPES EVERY WHERE. YOU ARE IMPOWERED TO BRING BACK THE LIFE, THE FOOD, THE SHEEP FOR CLOTHS, THE FIELDS OF VEGETABLES AND MORE. YOU ARE IMPOWERED TO SAY NO! JUST SAY NO!
ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. JUST SAY NO! DRUGS AND BAN THE POPPIES AS WELL.
PALIN LIES LIKE A DISEASED RABIED COYOTE! MAY NO EXCEPTION TO EQUAL LAWS PREVAIL! VOTE FOR MCCAIN AND GET HER OFF THE TICKET! WRITE IN VOTE FOR VP.

VETERANS AND AMERICANS EXPERIENCE FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS AND OTHERS IS NEAR! MILITARY EXPERIENCE AS IN OUR VETERANS IS MEANINGFUL AND CAN NOT BE PRETENDED.

Does anyone really believe McCain when he promises to balance the budget by the end of his first term? I can't wait till this campaign season is OVER!!!!!!!

If you have supported McCain for the last few months, how can you be proud of his behavior in this last week. This man is acting strange. He and Palin are making these crowds go crazy by feeding them little signals about this dangerous man Obama. Next thing you know he is saying he is a good man. We Know Obama is a good man John McCain, you are the one with the poor behavior and the one trying to incite violence and hate at your rallies. Lets hope this path you have chosen does not bring harm to anyone, it would be on you!!!

I am glad that Senator McCain Has tried to turn it down a little BUT.. Governor Palin is the big promotor of this trash talk…

The BIG problem with Governor Palin is ..she's just not that smart. No, offense it's just the truth. That is the reason the McCain campaign will not ALLOW her to do ANY more interviews without Senator McCain at her side?? Because she is not qualified and you can REALLY tell it when you ask her questions that require answers other than remembered talking points.
I ask you members of the Republican party..Do you REALLY want this type of person in the White House!! The last person we elected that was of average intelligence was….
George W Bush and look at the mess the world is in from that election!!

Amen! Will nov 5th get here already, so mccain can try to regain an ounce of dignity.

Who is Palin?
The first time that I saw her, I just did not like her boy languages and

He everyone! Please excuse the fact that I'm posting three times but I want to clear up this booing business.

The booing at the rallie this morning I think lasted 4 SECONDS. No one there was booing Obama. We booed McCain's behavior over the past few days. Personally I think for they way they have gotten crowds so angry they deserve a 4 second boo. There was not one person at that rallie who yelled out one ugly thing about how McCain and Palin are running this campaign that only seems to happen at the repugs camp!

Every time Sarah Palin talks, an angel dies!

McCain Palin crowds don't care about the economy because they don't have a reason to worry about their large investments. I bet these people will not say a peep when Obama cuts their taxes…

It is good to see that there is some resemblance of decency in McCain’s body. He should be applauded for calming the angry crowd at his rally in Minnesota. Barack did well to acknowledge McCain’s efforts. That, I would say, was very presidential.

yeah boy

You Obama voters are going to get change alright if he is elected. It is going to be interesting listening to the aftermath of the Obama voters down the road.

Perhaps McCain is beginning to realize how sick and twisted his campaign has become, and now he has a change in heart. I believe that he knows deep down inside he has lost this election, and in order to save face he is trying to calm his lynch-mob supporters down before a racial riot starts and he is personally held responsible for it. Although I strongly disagree with McCain's political views, I do believe he is a good man who got severely misguided by his campaign contributors, who all happen to be idiots!

McCain also made a very bad choice for his VP, and I believe deep down inside he now knows this. Sarah cannot keep her mouth shut! She's the one who instigated the racial tensions, the terrorists comments, the hate-filled rallies, not McCain. Not to mention the fact that she absolutely knows NOTHING about being the VP, or worse yet, the President of the United States! McCain will lose this election because of Sarah Palin, no doubt about it!

I'm also glad that Obama is showing the maturity and grace and is stopping some of the mudslinging as well. He will be a wonderful President!

Obama/ Biden 2008!!!

Bless any effort to bring peace to this world. No matter where it comes from.

Why are LIBERALS like OBAMA so hateful and racist?

John McCain could not bring himself to say that Obama is an American. He could not say that Obama is a christian.

Is it so difficult to say ?

Is it any more difficult to say those words than it is to say "decent person" ?

There is nothing to thank or praise McCain for. He is weak of character and lacking in ethics.

Obama gets my vote because he always takes the high road. McCain offers nothing but cheap shots.
McCain is out of
TIMES
IDEAS
TOUCH
HONOR
We need to move forward with a new direction into this complex world.
Obama/Biden 08 12

Given the financial distress will Barack Obama have to wait to implement his reparations plan?

Go Obama, go! You have enough american support to send you and your family to the white house where you will have a chance to make the changes America needs to move forward. We all love you an support you 100%.

Keep the fight. It;s past time on having a democrat run the country.

Senator,

Keating five doctrine of intimidation, deregulation followed to date by mcain and bill gramm put us into this mess. when are you going to talk about that in no uncertain terms?

CNN PLEASE STOP PUT ON ME HOLDING MODERATION THANKS..

Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Obama is REAL leadership in the world, London WANT Obama to win in the white house

That One nation

Enough said

What is with you people? There is nothing wrong with people respecting each other. Americans need to concentrate on the issues that Obama has put on the table for us. Not giving him a bad wrap for giving someone else a little credit. It's behavior like this that makes me wonder if we are becoming like other nations that behave like animals. You can give respect and still address the negatives regarding McCain.

Both of – Sen.McCain and Sen. Obama should take their energy to what's good for America and it's People. Don't bring in old potatoes of the past. I was born in Germany (makes me closer to Sen. McCain) during World War II. Can you (any of you) blame me for what the sorry governmet did? I do not think so.

I want to thank Senator McCain. He ads made me do my on research
Frankly I still have more question than answers about Senator Obama.
Senator Obama statements keep changing and have for the last 2yrs.
I have still not come to the conclusion of what I believe. There is one
issue I find concerning Senator Obama did not stop his ear marks
until he decided to run for President? He has never (that I can find) stated or shown any positive contribution that he changed as a community organizer. So I guess you would say I still do not know
who I will vote for???????

Enough with ANYTHING even resembling hate!! . . . Live by the sword, die by the sword.

McCain and Palin had better be very careful. And for two reasons:
1) The immediate (and increasingly likely) risk is that they will alienate reasonable persons, those undecided and/or independents they cannot win without . . .
2) If they actually DO win the election, they will experience an ENORMOUS backlash from an even-more polarized opposition. Governing will be extremely difficult, and this precisely at the time we need good government more than ever.

One might well say that Obama can afford to be (mostly!) gracious. Perhaps, but beside the point. One thing is for sure, it isn't Obama who's pushing the negativity button more than his opponents.

Hey Dorothy,

You or whomever your grand daughter is being exposed to have put that GUT feeling in your grand daughter. Bias, and prejudice are LEARNED behaviors. You must be so proud!

Obama/Biden 08

My goodness he changes his mood as frequently as his policies. I think the Secret Service told him to button up the hate mongering.. it is just too evil for words and makes their jobs hell.
McCain is in a bottomless pit and is grasping at anything to get out.. good luck gramps.. you shot yourself in the foot on this one!!

"My 14 year old granddaughter told me that 'I couldn't trust Obama'.. She has that feeling 'in her gut'. (I won't repeat the poster's name)

Taking advice from a 14 yo? Are you kidding me?? I have a 14yo!!

Unfortunately too many Americans use instincts like this in their decision on who to vote for on November 4th. This election is too important, our country and fellow American are too precious and our economy is sinking for your vote to be based on the gut feeling of a 14 yo, etc ….

I hope you have a very large family because my entire family is voting for McCain. Just because Obama supporters are more vocal does not mean there are more of them.

Did Obama's camp plant these hateful people at McCain's rally?

NOT THIS TIME. A NEW DAY. A NEW CENTURY. A NEW AMERICA. A HOPEFUL AMERICA. A READY FOR CHANGE AMERICA!
THERE IS NO MODERATION NEEDED FOR THIS COMMENT.

Senator is a great man! Senator Obama is a patriot! Senator Obama cares about all Americans and will work hard on their behalf! FDR came long when the country needed him. JFK gave the country the vision and desire to do better. Jimmy Carter made peace in the Middle East. Bill Clinton was able to put the economy and government spending on the right track. And Barack Obama will also steer this country to greatness!!!

I suppose all politicians are ambitious, but–more than most–Palin is willing to use slander, libel, emotional manipulation, and hate-speech to energize the base. What a contrast to Sen. Obama, who has remained respectful and even generous toward McCain / Palin, even as as they spew their nonsense.

Ambition and rank desperation do not become you, Gov. Barracuda.

McCain and Palin have been whipping up crowds with inflamatory rhetoric and then are remaining quiet as the mob shouts racial slurs.
Every reporter, every reasonable citizen should express outrage at the McCain/Palin ticket. I'm counting on you, t hose of you who reach millions of people daily, to speak out against these tactics. I used to respect McCain – no more!
(I am a 65-year-old white woman.)

I can not wait for this man to be the next president!

Who could have guessed we would go from 8 years of the worst president in modern American history to a fresh, new and truly inspirational ticket.

Republicans, at least give him a chance. 8 years, thats all we ask.

This race is bigger than Obama. What he is doing is providing the frame work for our country to put down our petty differences and come together to resolve our problems. He is setting a new tone for America which is going to help us regain our status in the world.

Unfortunately, John McCain lost his focus when he saw that he was behind in the polls. In the beginning, it looked loke we were going to have a race based on the issues, then McCain allowed the orchestrators of negative Republican tactics take over his campaign. That was a poor decision and it is costing him.

I agree with Obama when he says that we should thank McCain for his service to our country. He should be honored. However, that was then and this is now. Soon honor will go to our new President, Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Hey CNN wil you please post my comment, it's still awaiting moderation.

Within two weeks McCain sents Palin home, end his campaign for
he is to tired and endorse Obama like I predict 12 months ago.
Barcak is what America and this world need.

America, please keep Barack safe!!!!!!

Ted van Tol
The Netherlands

Again Obama has shown his true character to stand tall and maintain his diginity despite all the mud. Whilst McCain campaign shows they are morally defunct, Obama looks more presidental. How lucky are you America to have the chance to someone like that (Hillary too- I was and am a Clinton supporter!) to lead you, just a shame some of you dont realise it?
I reckon is sickened by the morons at his rallies, but has no choice? As for Palin- disgusting individual- nuff said!
And Mark Louisiana- An educated, smart, articulate, BLACK man who has worked his way up to the top- 1 house, 1 car, 1 spouse is elitist??U are a complete idiot and so naturally doesn't value intelligence (esp when it involves colour), cos your chimp in clothing did a great job the 8 yrs he was in power!! Whatever!

I have to agree with Aaron from Ohio that McCain's crowds are starting to sound like the racial riots I witnessed in the 60's-70's growing up. I am not too sure it is ALL racially motivated but it sounded way to familiar when you are hearing phrases such as "kill him and off with his head." I am a white female voting for Obama and have supported him from the start. Dorothy, I think it is unfortunate you will not vote for Obama because you have a feeling. I work in the legal field and we cannot find guilt or innocence without some kind of evidence of facts. I would like to invite you to compare facts. I think the people in government that extended another loan to AIG after knowing they spend our hard tax payer money on a "spa retreat" and then extending them another loan after it is ALREADY known they have another "retreat" scheduled for the Hilton. These are the real villains. Can you affords to a Hilton resort and spa for a week?

Deanna,
Give me a break. it's the old and tired non-sense written over and over again by rednecks. What specifics? Honestly, what specifics did u hear from McCain or for that matter, from any Presidential candidate before? Going into specifics is the job of his economic advisors, Treasure Secretary etc…. A President needs to explain his philisophy on various issues. As long as he is one of us and he shows real concern about what we are going through, that qualifies him to be the President.

Why would anyone on this website say anything good about McCain? Birds of socialism always stick together, as witness all the comments above. Leave your comments on Fox…. you can get mixed reviews there, unlike here

McCain is loosing his bearings? He is way out of touch and the Pailn appeal is GONE. He picked that nut case and now look they are tunning it down, because Pailn was found guilty of ABUSE OF POWER. I knew they were no damm good. Her husband Todd will be all in important business that he dosen't know anything about. So I son't buy and it's too late to change the racial crap that Pailn and McCain have started.

Dorothy,

Are you quite serious? Your 14 year old granddaughter told you Obama couldn't be trusted? And you listened?!?

What are her thoughts on the econmy while we're at it? What insight does she have on healthcare, the war in Iraq, and global warming?

Instead of taking my cues from a 14 year old, I'm going to go with Obama. I'm a 27 year old Iraq war veteran and know what this country needs to move forward. McCain is the past with used and dried up ways of thinking. Obama's campaign has proven all the smears false.

Obama has run a good, clean campaign. How can you support someone who inflicts hate through his supporters? If you want to get elected, then tell the american people why you are the better person instead of smearing your opponent.

Even though McCain has served our country, Obama has shown more grace and honor than anyone in this election season. The John McCain of the election is not the same John McCain of years past. Even the pundits agree and that is why he is trailing Obama.

I enjoy reading the ignorant blogs on this Obama site. The write as if their intellect matches that of most of ACORNs folks.

i agree with Donna – Mchateful didn't just speak up yesterday to be nice – i think he did that to impress the swing vote. Also, he was being taped and if at the end of this all something violent were to happen, he knows he & Palin would be responsible.

OBAMA/BIDEN 08-12

It has been interesting to follow the American election process from up here in Canada while we are undergoing our own election (don't see anything on CNN about that–yet).

While the economy has become "Issue #1″, we, too, are facing similar issues "up here." Unfortunately we lack any leader who can compare to either Obama or McCain leading our parties.

Americans must realize that they are not just electing a President. They are electing a person who must give a sense of leadership and inspiration to the democratic nations of the world.

On another note, I often wonder why Americans are unaware that Canada is the #1 market for American goods and services. We also send more oil and natural gas to the United States that any other one country.

What has amazed me is how Obama has managed to engage the 18-25 year olds. In the 40 years that I have observed American politics, I can recall no other leader who has done this to the same extent. What an incredible achievement! I also firmly believe that they will–for probably the first time–turn out to voting booth in the millions.

About health care in the U.S. That is something those of us in Canada can never understand. Why does anyone in what is, probably, the wealthiest nation in the world to be concerned about getting quality health care? Economic cycles come and go but the need for health care–especially with an aging population–has to be the major concern. Every time I speak with, or visit, friends in the U.S., health care becomes–for them–"Issue #1."

What does amaze us "up here" most about your election is the selection of Governor Palin as a possible President-in-waiting. Given that John McCain, should he be elected, has a one chance in three that he will not survive to the end of his term, the prospect is–in a word–terrifying.

dear dorothy, thank you for your thoughts, although it's worthless, people should follow their gut feeling based on the fact that Obama is an arab??? ok here's a good one he is a terrorist, u can hold on to ur Gut feeling apparently it's only 40% of you who are greatly misinformed and we don't need your vote, take your vote to the man who hasn't given us a reasonable and educated plan yet on what we need to do to save this country and to the woman who is filled with hatred and confirmed to have abused power not 10 yrs ago or while she was 8, on the other hand who knows?
We dont need your vote.

Obama/Biden 08.
We want CHANGE!

Obama has shown nothing but leadership in this campaign! He talks about the issues and draws his distinctions with McSame camp and thats how it's suppose to be done. McCain has attacked Obama's character, had his running mate and his wife attack his character and that of Obama's wife and been nothing but hatefull and spitefull. And now that his followers have bitten a piece of that anger and are starting to scare people he wants to shove it back in the closet! Good luck with that, the republicans are angry and hateful people thats going to be hard thing to put back in the closet! I have lost all respect I once held for Mr. McCain. As a Military wife I'm shocked at his conduct so far, to divide this nation so bitterly just for a chance at the White House!

The opposition on these boards is amazing…

Obama has laid out his plans for the future….check his website and do some research.

Socialism…..please. Looks to me like the Republicans have been the socialists but only when it helps their rich friends.

Watch out Obama – just because McCain makes one statement to keep his hateful and rageful base from committing acts of violence does not mean his nasty tactics will stop. The Secret Service is investigating the McCain campaign for all the hateful smears and violence-inducing language they are using to incite rage among their small group of supporters. McCain and Palin are dangerous and reckless and this proves they are unfit as leaders. They seem more like cult leaders or KKK clan leaders in how they try to incite hate and fear among their followers. The media should take a moral stand and stop covering these hate-mongering rallies that are nothing but proven lies. Even the crowds are attacking the media with racial slurs now. McCain and Palin stand there and say nothing and never denounce it. This is the same as condoning it. They are disgusting and desperate. Palin has now been officially proven corrupt in her own state. How much more do we need to see from these two to show how unfit they are for office??? Keep the high road Obama. McCain is imploding and turning his own Party against him.

Yeah Right ! McBush sets up a situation where he gets to look good by defending Obama while his ReThugLican supporters Boo him. Now on Monday he will set up being asked about sleazy attacks and McBush will proclaim, I am the one who defended Obama my friends. Kind of like, I am the one who suspended my campaign. Every thing this shallow old man does is a cheap gimmick. Silly McBush, tricks are for kids and gullible media.

If they're booing J-Mc…they might as well not vote at all. OR they can vote for Obama!

Obama/Biden '08!!!!

Anyone who would vote for a Chicago politician for president is a very foolish person.

Chris,

It's ironic that Obama wins your vote for doing something you like as he is thanking McCain for doing the same thing.

At any rate, I finally understand why campaigns are so negative. Candidates are booed by their own supporters when they say something nice about their opponents.

Flint

So Dorothy says that we have to think with out "guts" and vote for McCain. You have to think think your brains, not your guts. Otherwise you can confuse McCain's fart with a word of wisdom.

I have no respect for palin or mccain.when it is proven that what they are saying is untrue,they just keep on spouting the lies.I wonder sometimes if they take stupid pills especially palin. Maybe she cant read the label and takes two!
peg tenn.

Watching McCain bounce from one failing tactic to another is frightening. I am truly frightened by the prospect of McCain being president.

If I needed surgery and the surgeon behaved as impetuously and blindly as McCain does I would not want him operating on me. The same goes for pilots, realtors, teachers, etc. Why would we want a brash, mean spirited old man as our president if we wouldn't tolerate him as an accountant or fire lift operator?

I have had enough with the hazardous mediocrity of McCain-Palin.

Obama-Biden '08

I went to the Obama rally today in Philly it was GREAT! Senator Obama asked us supporters to please show Mccain RESPECT for his war service and then the senator went on to say THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO SHOW EACHOTHER RESPECT MEANING HIM AND MCCAIN DURING THESE CAMPAIGN hes right respect eachother and bash eachothers policies only the rally was truly GREAT cant wait to vote for him in nov! Obama/Biden08

Obama/Biden, are the hope for the better future for every human being live in America and the rest of the world.

Mr. Obama keep fighting sir, and louisiana will follow

McShames weak attempt to diffuse the blowback was stupid but Obama' is good at recognizing an opportunity to stick it to him and sound gracious…McShame can not deny it now… and it makes Obama look good and him look foolish..

He did not even address the ARAB comment…We have many good American Arabs…they must be outraged..

Article on Kos says Palin was paid by Alaska to attend church!!!!!

CNN, why do you have this story listed on your front web page as:

Ticker: Obama's McCain comments draw boos

Why are you also trying to stoke the fires of rage?
Why are you feeding into the anger at the McCain/Palin rallies?
CNN, you also need to tone down the rhetoric.

Hey ,Mark from Louisiana, I honestly can't believe there is a republican supporter left in your state. I guess your house and family didn't sink in Katrina and Bush's complete mistreatment of your state!

Why worry about the others who did lose everything, it's not you right!

Since comments are closed on the Palin abortion article, I will try to post my response here.

Palin said, during the VP debate, that her children attend the public school system in Alaska. If so, why are they not in school? School is in session in Alaska, is it not? Why are they traveling the country with her? Missing so many days a year will cause you to repeat your grade. Is that what she wants. At least the Obamas, specifically MIchelle, made sure their children are in school and not on the campaign trail.

I agree with mojo – how can you be pro-life but agree with war, the death penalty, etc…? And once the unwanted children are here, pro-lifers are against any effort to protect and feed them.

Dorothy….Oh pleaseeeeeee! You make no sense.

Yea sure, I'm going to let my 14 year old niece / relative influence my tax paying, family supporting mind, according to her "gut" instinct!

How much homework as she done or you for that matter, on the candidates to create a "gut" feeling to know who is who and what they stand for?

How has she contributed to the S.S. tax paying society?

Does she have a job? Support a family? Pay bills?

Her educated opinion was acquired how? To enable her as a correct justifiable opinion on your behalf to vote…accordingly?

If YOU do NOT know how our government works according to country and State, you should not be voting!

You would be doing this country and yourself an injustice by voting according to anyone's "gut" instinct.

Get the facts! Know them! Then connect the facts to the brain!

Gut instincts have nothing to do with it!

McCain is full of hate at the moment, desperate for the sake of "winning" and his better judgment and pathways to running this country which will accommodate my best interests for my family are confused to say the least!

Palin is down right unqualified, you betcha!

OBAMA all the way, this time……

Dorothy, hey..wanna talk about 'angry racism'? What about people shouting such things as 'kill him' at a Palin rally?

Oh wait, I guess THAT'S OK, right?

Barack Obama is showing real leadership.

"Aaron from Ohio" is right on the mark. McCain/Palin are drawing the racist, ignorant and angry undereducated that have been nurtured by Hannity, Limbaugh, Savage and other media morons over the years. This is the hate crowd, pure and simple. Fundamentalist zealots, white supremacy, and the haters are filling their rallies. They have fed this mentality with vile lies and smears and they are reaping what they have sewn. McCain was desparate and unwitting and I think he is surprised that all this has turned on him because he has no idea what he is doing. Palin knows exactly what she is doing. She has a pattern of this behavior. It is her method. In the end, both are reprehensible. Both have allowed ambition to overtake decency.

To "dorothy"… You, my friend, don't have the love of God in you to make such comments. Did you and your daughter know that fear is from satan not God. God doesn't give us a spirit of fear. He gives us the spirit of Peace and Joy.

And, let me say one more thing. If Rev. Wright was so wrong in saying what he said, then why are there still people saying they won't vote for Obama just because he is BLACK!!! "Why isn't everyone living in peace and harmony with each other?? Why are you and your daughter afraid of Obama and not afraid of those people in the McCain's rallies? Think about it…please!!!!

You are not a racist just because you recognized racism and voice it. And, that's all Rev. Wright was doing. Please don't be so narrow minded. People like you love to put blinders on people and pretend everything is okay when it's not.

Republicans should stop trying to tie Senator Obama to an ACORN
"scandal".

The Democrats will not need to commit voter fraud this year.

OBAMA / BIDEN 08.

Looking forward to McCain's town hall meeting tomorrow! I just hope I get the opportunity to convince him to start nailing Obama on his BS economic proposals, such as tax reductions for 95% (by the way, roughly 40% pay no income tax) and his health insurance for everyone. Ask Barry how he'll pay for that one and he'll just talk and talk and talk and convince his ignorant supporters that he actually knows what he's talking about.

Everything else is goping down for McCain, the bismal poll # and the failed policies he espouses, the lost of jobs and the economic downturn are a reminder that we can not efford another republican administration. Not after the last 8 years. No more repubs this year.

Obama/Biden will fix the counstry create jobs and bring prosperity back again the ordinary Americans.

The good days of the 90's will be here again.

Obama/Biden 08/12.

Hey Deanna, you say "socialism would weaken our economy even further". Pray tell, what do you call buying 300 billion worth of mortgages? LIke, where does that leave the guys who actually try to PAY their mortgages?
Awaiting your deep thoughts on socialism, I remain,
A Canadian socialist with free health care that works – and lovin' it!

Hey wait! Hes a nice decent family man….that nobody should be afraid of to be President!

No wait he pals around with terrorists! No wait Who is the REAL OBAMA?, No wait he is Not an american, no wait he is a muslim!

So tell me blowhard Republicans which is is? It cant be both….its got to be one or the other! The bottom line is that Reganomics and trickle down is not worked and will never work. Ronald Regan ran this country into the ground and it was not until Clinotn came in office that things were cleaned up! Now we will have to clean up 8 more years of your crap!

Honorable men don't lie.

Obama 08!

I am heartened by the new found civility of these guys, lets hope we can all remember to debate ideas and uplift personalities. This is how I handle the sniping. What the candidate says of himself is what he wishes he was. What he derides in his opponent is what he knows he is. If third parties comment and the candidate does not immediately correct the comments they are to be taken as if they came from the candidate and to be inspected with the pre stated lens.

I am particularly put off by the stock partisan rhetoric, he will tax you to death, he won’t protect your security, it will be a nanny state, that is socialism, markets will completely protect you, they spend and spend, misfortunes happen to those who deserve them and the like.

If our dollars are not backed by real value how does the mere printing of more of them diluting them still further help? It seems to me this drives us further into the hole. If our problem is that too much credit has been granted on to little real value, I would think that it is time to create some more real value and stop the hemorrhage by limiting credit and demanding that the credit granted be backed by more substantial real value. This may be an endorsement of the earmark spending in the bailout bill as its best part, if the “play arrow” company keeps some jobs for the Christmas rush are not those folks creating economic engine for at least a few months.

I am still a somewhat fence sitting voter. What will help me decide is respectful debate that outlines what the candidate thinks and why he thinks it. I will check this against what sounds reasonable to me, if I can follow the reasoning on enough issues and the reasoning is what I can agree with, then that is the candidate who I will select to represent me in this republic, because he most probably will use similar reasoning for unforeseen crossroads ahead.

Dorothy. Apparently a majority of Americans are "trusting their gut." That's why Obama is leading. Most Americans can't stomach the idea of four more years of this failed Republican policy, on that really hits most Americans in the gut. Oh, and Palin's a right-wing wacko…that doesn't help the ticket's cause either.

Dear Christina,

RE: The mental Hospital – the sooner the better.

THIS is the reason we need Obama as a president! never once has the obama camp or the majority of his supporters turned to the racist, misguided, false accusations that seem to come hand in hand with mccain-palin politics. it is shameful how their supporters are behaving – hollering out "kill him" at a campaign rally! even if they were speaking of Ayers, what happened to the republicans that chanted "USA" when they were emotionally charged by rhetoric??? Obama will get my vote and many of my fellow republican's votes because THAT type of behavior is NOT what MY party is all about.

dorothy, that feeling in your gut is indigestion, go take some maalox. You are a closet racist, and hide behind fear, and ignorance. You fear nothing, you are just trying to spread it. And ignorant people like you are what is holding this country back. We saw people like you at the McCain rallies this week. The democrats have this one in the bank, and we're not going to let McCain and Palin continue to bury this country in debt and war. When Obama wins the election, stocks will rise again. Don't worry hon, it's only 24 more days.

We already knew the image of John McCain; but Palin is a false prophet! She was put on the ticket to pacify the "religious folks". I say religious because Jesus warn us about those types of people. Grin in your face and smear you with their poisonous hate. This is not God's word. She and her dude husband who had no business in gov't official policies was exposed and now she's trying to lie about it. Look 10 republicans on that board (majority) ruled against her. When you play dirty, stuff happens.

Obama maybe generous to a fault but I understand his need to stay calm and continue talking about issues that are important to voters. He is truly the bigger man when it comes to grace, Obama has endured more smear than any other candidate in history in my opinion. Being the first black candidate has alot to do with this. My fear is with all that McCain camp have done in the past week will only intensify 1 week before election. I have faith the American people will vote their interest in Nov. and reject McCain tactics. We need a thinker in the Whitehouse if we are going to see our way through this financial crisis and McCain/Palin is not the one's to do it.

Obama/Biden 08 & 12

Obama has maintain grace and dignity throughout his campaign of 20+ months. He has shown more Christianity than any other political figure in recent years. This in itself speaks VOLUMES of Obama's character and he's going to be one of our finest and best US Presidents ever in American history.

It has become my firm belief that you,Senator Barack Obama, Shall become the next president of the United States. My thoughts and my prayers go out to you Sir. For the task ahead is daunting to say the least . And regardless of Who,Why,or Whatever befell my beloved nation. I believe that the buck now stops with you. I also beleive that the Republican Party as a political entity has run it's course for the forseeable future. Which I might add makes your job easier with a Democratic majority in congress. However, it is encumbent upon you sir,to now to unify the country behind a single minded purpose. And that is for us to once again become the UNITED STATES…of AMERICA.

Deanna where the hell have you been for the past 20 months? Do us all a favor and don't breed, okay?

How is it that seemingly every out-of-touch, fruitcake, racist facist is at these McCain-Palin rallies? Obama is handling this horrid display by his opponents like a true president should, by staying on the issues and not wading into the septic tank in which McCain-Palin are swimming.

Disgusting.

The typical Osama supporter: "McBush" this and "McBush" that. Most of you couldn't articulate why you support Obama if you had to.

Do you people really think either on eof these guys will "save" us…..they are the same person
This is really starting to remind me of the year Jimmy Carter was elected….we all know what a total disaster that was.
Putin and Ahmadenijhad are licking their lips at the prospect of eithe rone of these clowns being elected. A person with a little common sense has NO one to vote for in this election…..I guess its the lesser of two evils once again

He's cool. Obama I mean!

I was at the first stop today in North Philly. I got down there at 5 a.m. and the line was three blocks long and many had camp out. It was great the energy was really high!

As usual Senator Obama was well spoken and a solid leader! It was a once in a life time experience. If you get the oppoutunity I highly suggest seeing Senator Obama in person!!

Dorothy,
Maybe you don't remember the last time McNut ran for president he ran an add that said "when all you opponent can do is use smears he has no plan".

John McCain's own party is disowning him for creating an environment of hate, anger and racism. If some nut does something to Obama, you, Senator McCain, will forever be remembered as the person to blame. Do the honorable thing and take thos Ayers ad out of your campain. In every race, there is a winner and a loser. But a loser can win with grace. That my friend McCain is something you can show us you have earned.

Why don't we ever see the faces of the people that are making comments about Obama? Are they planted at more of McCain's rallies? We know what McCain looks like, now let's see their faces instead of the back of the people making remarks against Obama.

Aaron from Ohio –

All white crowds at McCain/Palin ralies? I sugest you check your facts before you make comments like this. I seem to recall that it was a minority at a recent McCain/Palin rally that begged Senator McCain to "take it to Obama" during their next debate…

Very Presidential approach by Obama.

So is the fact that an Obama crowd booed McCain somehow supposed to balance out recent McCain crowds calling Obama a "terrorist" and a "traitor" and screaming to "kill him"? That seems to be the implication here.

Seriously, this was in Philadelphia. They boo Santa Claus in Philadelphia.

Thank you for the "fair and balanced" reporting.

John McCain should be ashamed of himself for instigating all of this. He not only incited people, but he stirred up bigotry and hate when he knows deep down inside that Obama is not what he alledges. He not only mischaracterized Obama, but may have put him and his whole family in danger with all the lunes attending his ralley. He woke a sleeping giant, (hate and bigotry) and he should be ashamed of himself….

you have my entire family's vote Obama – we need someone forward thinking that doesn't play on character fears or smearing.

awaiting moderation: What does this mean? The whole World is watching this election, as we all have a lot at stake. Believe it or not, Bush and McCain have done a huge disservice to the rest of the World, and everyone in the World has a story to share on this economy.

All McCain and his camp can do now is to resort to fear tactics. He can try to play the innocent man in this campaign, but I smell something real bad.

after all the crap that McSame and his bulldog vp….or whatever kind of dog she is….after all the crap they said hell I would boo them too. CNN you guys need to find some real news besides trying to make something out of this. No one said kill him or and crap like that so stop trying to make something out of nothing.

GO OBAMA!!! YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE!!!!!

That's the right thing to say, no boos from me on that. I don't care if it's true or not, it's good to show positive reinforcement for the effort and hope for the best. McCain got booed for his compliment, and it took guts to say that in front of his increasingly scary pitchfork-wielding base. You can't help that there's ignorant people out there, but in these times it is important for both candidates to be able to keep the fight in the ring and battle on real issues.

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I for one am really tired of the slime coming from the McCain Palin camp…you do have to hand it to poor old Senator McCain he finally did a noble thing and corrected that kooky old lady who called Obama an Arab. Rather too little and too late though. It did illustrate just how uninformed and lacking in reality the McCain supporters are …. that they would actually make that kind of a statement and believe it!

Missed yesterday's blogs so want to add my two cents (if CNN will allow). As a Roman Catholic with Muslim friends I really took offense to the rude persons comments who abused the expression Enshala which means "God Willing."

I would also like to comment on the beautiful Hopi belief that was quoted. It is very fitting that Senator Obama would use a phrase from our Native Americans (who by the way love him). He has the same love and respect for our country that the original Americans have. And speaking of our Native Americans, I would like to know why absolutely nothing is said about John McCains abuse of power with regard the the Navajo and Hopi in his state of Arizona regarding the Black Mesa relocation and Peabody Coal. When is he going to stop mining at the Grand Canyon? When is he going to address the toxic waste issues that the Navajo are facing due to coal mining from the past? How is he going to take care of the American people if he cannot even take care of the Native Americans living in his own state?

I am very concerned about the racial undertones at these McCain rallies. It is good that he is trying to keep crowds calm because I have a feeling that when Obama gets elected there will be more hate crimes on the rise.

McCain saw the polls again that said tone it down or you will lose in a greater landslide than usual. Then he tries to tone it down by saying things about Obama that he really does not believe to please the polls. He and Palin are totally responsible for stirring up the rednecks and getting them to mouth off at the rallies..Had Palin stuck to the real issues once in a while this would not have happened. She will be impeached when she returns to Alaska.. .

Dorothy, you said "Obama is a very untruthful man, to say the least"

Are you just ignorant or lying to yourself?

The person will need to be afraid of is Sarah Palin, woman who abused her power.

Sarah Palin said to acertain party, continue with the good work. Good work? What good work, a political party that is against what USA constitution.

This woman will abuse her power as vice president or president if she is elected or finally divide this country for what the party always wanted, we are all should be afraid.

She only joined the republican party to boost her political career.

Dorothy, if you rely on a 14 year old to make a decision like voting… good luck on your life decisions. I bet you TRUST that PALING who worship WITCH DOCTORS from Alaska after being found to ABUSE POWER.

Dorothy–you rely on the gut feeling of a 14 year old? Wow–that's what I'd call an informed voter.

Let's all face it, Obama will be the next President of the US!! He was destined to reign!! Obama is intelligent, cofident, and knows what he's doing. This was prophesied byDr Martin Luther King years ago that we will not be judged by the color of our skin but by the content of our character, this is Obama, this man has character and integrity. This is what we need in the White House! McCain is negative and has a problem with his ego, he doesn't want this black man to beat him in this race. Too late McCain this race is over!!!!!

Mobster Palin And The Paliin "AIP" Pals

Senator Obama,

You have shown courage under the GOP fire with great concern for the American economic issue. Even though, they (GOP) are not willing to let go of their rhetorics, never let them pull you into their dirty tactics.

USA needs a candidate with a sense of direction and an implementable plan of action from day one.

You have got it, and during your next debate sell the plans well to the nation and let history be the judge of America's great democracy.

Oh , please Obama , enough of all the rhetoric.
What specifics have you actually told the American people about anything.
Obama has the gift of the gab , lots of talk and promising a christmas wish list that makes you dizzy with delight.
Time to wake up from the Obama coma , our country is in trouble and it is a frightful thought , to think that the likes of Pelosi , Reid and a weak man such as Obama would lead our country.
Socialism would weaken our economy even further , America would turn into a welfare state.

thug Palin

I still, as a Democrat, want to know why Obama just did not Produce the Oath of Allegiance in the Berg v Obama lawsuit. Why did his attorneys file a motion to Suppress Discovery?

Is Barack Obama a naturalized citizen of the United States? Why did the DNC also file a motion to Suppress Discovery?

Is this yet another attempt to hide facts from us? Why did Obama lie about his relationship with Ayers, and Rezko? Don't we as Americans, deserve answers? I am sick of the Obama channel…I want a little truth from the man who would be President.

Barack needs to shutdown the Daily Kos, MoveOn.org, and the Huffuington Post which have Obama supporters that make anyone at the McCain/Palin rallys look like peacful protesters in their commentary!

Why is it that everyone against Obama is accused of being a racist. What about all the blacks, including Rep. conservatives blacks who say they are voting for Obama because he's black? The only race card being played is by the Obama campaign and his supporters. If you want to know what Obama thinks, go to U-tube and reply one of Rev. Wright's sermons.

dorothy – so all those parishioners that listened to their pedophile priests are guilty too by your logic.

The only people that still seem to be rooting for McCain are the ones that appear to be grossly misinformed with no clue about the National Chamber of Commerce and it's grip on the Republican Party.

I'm glad to see that folks are starting to get it. Maybe it took everybody losing their 401K's, but FINALLY it happened, and people seem to be more focused on the real issues.

Where the heck were all of you 4 years ago? The only election reactions from the public that were on the news back then were a bunch homophobes that wanted a really dumb constitutional ammendment.

No I do not think McBush deserves a thank you. We now know that the black man at the McBush speech who screamed about Rev.Wright, was a plant by the McBush team. The black guy is a conservative talk radio personality used by McBush to bring up Rev. Wright because McBush had previously said that he would not stoop low to bring him up. So McBush used this surrogate to do his dirty work again.

John McCain is a man of honor and has respect for what is right! McCain's actions in correcting his own supporters at the rally is very characteristic for a man that is willing to take on anyone, including his own party and supporters when they act in a way that is inconsistent with what is right for America. That people in these comments suggest that McCain is being a snake or acting out of self-interest is clearly as nuts as those suggesting Obama is "scary" We should be able to disagree and debate policy differences and truthfulness without resorting to personal insults or outrageous attacks! It may be too late for McCain to win this election, but I am glad that people are getting a chance to see what type of man he is! It is a shame that this great man probably will not have a chance to be president!

Dear Oboma's:

"Whaa, whaa, whaa."

You are both elitists.

Sen. Obama you have been very Presidential and I urge you to continue to be so. If care is not taken by McCain , he will soon learn that the line between a political rally and a mob protest is a very thing one indeed.

Don't defend him Obama, especially not the way they have trashed you. And they found palin guilty, what a surprise. Reformer my axx. Hope she serves time, she deserves it for the lies she's told against Obama.

Yea thanks McCain but i dont think your babbling idiot running mate got the memo.

If Obama wins, this Country is Screwed!

No weapons formed against Barack shall proper!!!

I must say that when I saw those videos and those citizens telling such statements about obama i realized, they are being fed by fox news. its sad how ignorant they are. How they think we will become socialist, how they think obama is a muslim and an arab. Thanks fox news, you are responsible for the misconception.

by the way, i just found out the origin of the word maveric.

Maverick.
In Texas, where, about 1840, one samuel maverick began raising cattle. Maverick failed to brand any of his calves- which led to wholesale rustling of maverick stock. From this, any unbranded animal came to be called "Maverick"

Exactly what mccain and palin are unbranded cattle, to me. A repetition of bush and same heartless cheney with a skirt.

Thank you CNN, for showing the rest of America that John McSane's rallies are full of hate. Palin seems to be the new head of the Klan. She is truly a hater. They need to read our constitution, "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…"

Yes, Palin our founding fathers got it right. We are all created equal and we're endowed by our Creator. So stop being a hater and don't forget that Senator Obama is equal under the eyes of our Creator and everyone else (brown, white, black). Our Creator is colorblind.

So McCain did the right thing, Obama acknowledged that (right before going back-handed), and he gets booed? What's wrong with America?

Now that's what I call reaching across the isle. Good for you, Senator Obama.

Don't thank him for something he should have been doing all the while.
McCain and Palin know what they are doing, and even Palin admits they are trying to make uninformed voters connect the dots they are painting.
I just dont want Senator Obama to be a victim of some terrible act, by someone who was listening to Palin and McCains rhetoric and lies about Senator Obama.

We just want you to remain safe Senator Obama.

Godspeed President Obama.

Obama is a gentleman, McCain and Palin needed to speak up sooner…they are whipping their crowds into hate. Let's see if Palin can take his lead. People want to have the issues discussed, not lies and smears. McCain's campaign of Rove tactics wont work this year. Either discuss what you will do that is different or shut up!

McCain should not calm down his supporters or prevent them from expressing their views. I do not trust Obama and I think he is the WORST thing for this country. I am very angry that a lot of people can't see through him. He is a great con man. He reminds me of Fidel Castro right before he took over Cuba. He also sounded great and had a lot of support. We all know how that turned out. McCain supporters are angry and they have every right to be.

I hope I am mistaken, but it appears as though you are trying to compare boos from a crowd to crowds that yell terrorist, or kill him or call Barack Obama a hooligan. To help you out; one crowd (McCain's) is inciting and even treatening violence. One crowd (Obama's) is voicing disapproval. Big difference that needs to be pointed out.

Its amazing to see how the republicans are trying to get the issue of foreign policy to eradicate that of the economy. The issue of North Korea is just a way of helping Mccain…

i agree with marty.your title is misleading .

"There has to be a reason why McCain acted so nice yesterday. I really don't trust him and his attempt to calm his people down. I'm thinking that he doesn't want to be held responsible if, God forbid, one of his nut cases does something very stupid."

More than anyone in America, McCain knows what it's like to be on the recieving end of the far right's fear and hate tactics. Remember when Bush ran a picture of his adopted daughter in the deep South and claimed she was an "illegitimate black child?" I can't believe he doesn't regret how low the campaign has sunk on some level, especially when the people screaming "kill Obama!" at his rallies were saying the same thing about him eight years ago. He thinks he can't win without going negative, but he can feel it's wrong, which is why he's acting like this now.

Hey folks… don't take the boos to seriously either… Folks from Philly will boo anything (just ask any professional athlete that has played here, even for a Philadelphia team). It's our way of showing our love.

Bottom line: Philly loves President Obama. Kinda has a ring to it, no?

Dorothy,
I have to ask you, were you sitting in the pews for that 20 years? The videos that surfaced were of very recent sermons. Don't you think that if this has been going on for 20 years, that they would have found other footage as well?

I am so sick of people attempting to judge 20 years of sermons on less than five minutes of sound bites, some of which were taken out of context in the first place.

McCain became scared when he realized the level of violence and hatred he was causing within his own small base. The Secret Service is also investigating their campaign for these hate-mongering and rage-inducing smears against Obama.
McCain and Palin haves shown nothing but disrespect and comtempt for Obama throughout the campaign and have tried to stir up fear and hatred of him. McCain would not even shake Obama's hand after the last debate.
It's time McCain shut up with his negative and ridiculous lies about Obama and talk about the issues…problem is that he cannot talk about the issues because his whole focus has been on trying to bring Obama down. All it has done is bring McCain and Palin down. They are losing more ground and more voters every day.
I'm glad McCain tried to calm down the rageful crowd at this one rally but it is too little too late. He and Palin have incited violence-inducing behavior which is completely irresponsible and shows a lack of leadership and judgment. Both McCain and his now convicted of corruption in Alaska VP have been proven unfit for office. Palin's abuse of power is a testament to her lack of character and to the lies she so easily tells when it benefits her. Her abuse of power is an impeachable offense in Alaska. What a great VP choice she was!
McCain has thrown away his last shred of decency in a desperate attempt to grab votes. Palin has always been incompetent and over her head on a national level. Thank goodness the American people have now seen who the real McCain and Palin are and are rejecting them more and more. Obama is a man of honor and intelligence and he will bring back prosperity, integrity, and character to the White House. Obama has real and validated plans by non-partisan experts in the areas of the economy and healthcare. McCain has just started throwing out stupid and unworkable one line solutions that his own Party is speaking out against. What a sad and pathetic man McCain has become. He is going to lose and leave office in disgrace. He will only be remembered as the man who ran the nastiest campaign in the history of American politics, No one will remember Palin at all. She is a joke who will soon be forgotten. Obama will be our great next President and I will again be able to be proud of having a decent and good man in the White House.

McCain deserves credit for admitting Obama is a good, decent family man.

After months of disgusting attacks, I'm not sure how much credit he deserves, or how long it will last. McCain's surrogates are still repeating the nasty stuff, and McCain's ads are still dirty and negative.

I hope McCain can clean up his campaign, it might be the only chance he has with Independents. Otherwise, he's just crashing and burning.

Enough with the booing! I really appreciate and respect the tone that Obama has taken throughout this entire campaign. It's one of the reasons I've voting for him. The recent hate mongering at McCain/Palin rallies was disgusting and scary, and I appreciate McCain FINALLY speaking against it, because I'd always though he was above that. Now I'd like to see Obama supporters rise above all of this too. We're not haters, that's not the point of this campaign and not what this country needs right now. We're winning, so let's win with dignity.

I wish both candidates would cool it for awhile. Americans are worried sick about retirement, jobs, food on the table, and caring for their families. We are angry and have no one to take it out on. Can't they just stay positive a few more days/24 to be exact! I personally don't like either one of them right now.

I see Macain words as an endorsement of Mr. Obama for president. He is aware that the game is over and it is nice thing for him to start working towards making Obama the president we can trust.

now all McCain needs to do is reel in his "pitbull" Palin who is the one that seems to be throwing out all the red meat. And she seems not to really care when people make such hateful comments at her rallies. I bet you'd never see Palin say nice things about Obama and correct the hatemongers at her rallies. I saw Michelle Obama the other night and I had wondered what would happen if you locked her in a room alone with Palin for 10mins. Mrs. Obama had nothing but nice things to say about Gov. Palin and isn't the governor supposed to the the born again Christian here? Like them or not the Obama's seem to always take the high road and that usually pays off well in the end.

Key difference. Obama has not been whipping the crowd up to a froth against McCain or inciting possible violence against him. He is actually thanking McCain for finally telling the truth. The video yesterday of the women who called Obama an "Arab" was priceless. Even the rest of the mob had to laugh at her ignorance. Check out the women over her left shoulder.

McCain should not get cool-points for doing what he should have been doing anyway. And besides, he was the one, along with Palin, that created the mob mentality at their rallies.

My fellow american as a resident from Alaska i know very well how sick….Sarah Palin is and her husband is worst. She is for sure guilty of abusing her power. God save us all.

to DOROTHY have you not seen or hear the things McCain's pastor has said and still does. At least Obama denounced his church while McCain is still happy to have John Magee's support. Get real… I guess its Okay for a white man to talk down to minorities but for the other way around its just called terrorism.

wow!!! this guy is a scary, confused person!!! watching his rallies are pretty scary too. one minute he's for something and the next he has to stand looking stupid and go against everything he's said!!! erratic (and confused) he definitely is. what will he and palin resort to now that he FINALLY realized that painting obama as a terrorist won't work? he's confusing the hell out of me….WHO IS THE REAL JOHN MCCAIN?

Donna, I definitely agree. I think he could be trying to distance himself from one of his followers doing something stupid.

Did anybody see that sherriff in uniform speaking at a Palin event? It had a very facist look about it. Palin will stop at nothing to get in office. The McCain-Palin ticket needs to reach a higher moral ground.

As someone who would like to vote for McCain, I find him to be an idiot. He has given up the fight, if he has ever even been in the fight. Obama's relationships with bigots, terrorists and criminals is relevant, and does disqualify him from the presidency, never mind his lack of experience.

By the way, once Obama is in, wait for the gates of hell to be opened. Open borders, stealing from the rich to give to the poor, the absence of personal responsibility, tolerance of intollerable postions (i.e. tax dollars going to pay for abortions), they are all coming our way. The European socialist system may look like heaven when we are done.

As the day of reckoning draws near, I can’t help but wonder what the result of this un-ending soap opera will be like.
We all know how George W. Bush won the election. If that were to have occurred in the developing countries, it will be called “Rigging” but in our great US of A it is called “Irregularities”.
No matter what you post on this blog or others or no matter what you do or how you plan to vote, please GO OUT TODAY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NAME IS IN THE VOTERS REGISTER AND THAT YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE COME NOV 4.
If you continue to rant and rave here and end up not voting, then it will simply be leaving the decision to those who may not be as informed as you are.

I was watching this speech (still am listening to it), and the crowd DID NOT boo McCain when Obama lauded him for his service. They booed him when Obama talked about how McCain is out of touch with the people and is focusing on attacking him and not on what matters: the economy.

I'm kind of with you, Donna from CO.

I hate to be so jaded but we've seen McCain do this kind of thing before…..usually just before he pulls another rabbit out of his hat.

Remember the oh, so cordial congratulatory message the day before he set Palin loose? I think we all knew something was coming then didn't we?

The problem is McCain's camp has gone way way too far in its smear campaign. You can't put the jeannie back int the bottle with one comment. You can't let surrogates and Palin and those who introduce your candidate do the smearing and then say oh McCain is now turning down the dial on their smear campaign.

A real "straight talk" campaign would make sure that EVERYONE in their campaign will not talk trash.

yeh but i still dont trust McCain.
he should know better than having these hateful people at his rallies.

Strange, the headline on the CNN's homepage reads: Obama's McCain comments draw boos

The story says nothing about that, yet yesterday it was actually McCain's Obama comment that elicited boos. Who's writing these headlines?????

Even McCain can't pander to the mindless bigots that tend to be drawn to the Republican Party. I have to give McCain some credit from backing away from the hate mongers. I can't say the same for Palin who seems to relish this.

McCain and Palin are inciting rage and hatred amongst fellow Americans. Yet they deride the Islamic extremists for inciting hatred and violence against Americans. Does John McCain have to borrow a leaf each from Karl Rove and Osama Bin Laden in order to win this election? Where is John McCain's conscience while he makes a lame attempt at portraying Obama as a terrorist. This is going too far and it just plain sad.

John McCain and Sarah Palin have to be called to order before they turn us all against each other. This has to STOP! Americans must rise up against this politics of division. We have a nation to rebuild.

Families are hurting right now under the crushing economic burden and all John McCain offers is to use Osama Bin Laden's tactics of fear? So who is the real terrorisist now? Osama Bin Laden? John McCain, Sarah Palin or all there? America, you decide! I have alrady made my choice. I'm voting for Obama.

I think Philadelphia's just so used to booing (i.e. Santa Claus, etc.), they just don't know what else to do.

Poor Barack, next week they will probably be calling him an "Eskimo"

The headline for this story on the CNN.com homepage "Ticker: Obama's McCain comments draw boos" is the oppositte of the story. The original incident was Republican partisans booing John McCain for comments about Mr. Obama. This story is a follow up about Mr. Obama's reaction. The headline was never accurate and its worse now leaving a lot of bad impressions including the impression that the CNN.com homepage headline writers don't actually read the stories.

Senators McCain and Clinton should be invited to be a part of the new administration, should Sen. Obama ascend to the presidency.

We have got to make our country "whole" again — the politics of the past eight years must be healed, and everyone brought together.

I was not an original true believer, but, my friend, I am after witnessing the past few months on the campaign trail.

Barack Obama is a gracious and confident leader. Thank you for being strong in the storm. I was outraged yesterday and the calm, cool and collected Sen. Obama is setting the example we all need to follow on how to respond to the craziness McCain is inciting at his hate rallies.

Keep up the great work Sens. Obama and Biden! The world is watching and we are not being disappointed by your examples! And BTW, every time McCain/Palin do something stupid, my husband and I make another donation to your campaign!

I'm voting for the SMART one!
Obama/Biden 08 and Beyond!!
Turn VA Blue!!!

Republican conventions = Filled with hate and hostility

Democratic conventions = filled with hope and integrity

DIVIDED WE fail- – thanks to the McCain campaign for FUELING HATRED and Palin for making this about personal issues(most likely racist) and not about our government. Just tearing down our country.

Obama is true to the core. It will be an honor to call you Mr. President. You have shown valiantly that you stand against the rain and sleet , you stand tall and proud and for that you have my complete respect and support.

Obama/Biden 08!

McCain may have "toned down" his rhetoric, Barack — but we American voters are just STARTING. You're far from out of the woods on Wright, Flager, Farakhan, Ayer, ACORN, HAMAS, Michelle, Rezko. BANK ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shoukld haVE Added thank you Senator Obama for you grace under fire to my control comment on McCain- Heaven forbid that tthat you thought it was meant for Obama

"He's an Arab." That's actually what she said. Probably because she forgot how to say "elite." It breaks my heart when my fellow countrymen and -women act like this. To prefer ignorance over knowledge; to prefer negativity to positivity; to prefer despair over hope. This is what laziness really looks like.

If McCain won I'd abandon all hope in life and would swifly check myself into a mental hospital.

McCain had to try to tone done the vitrol because it wasn't polling well. The outrageous behavior of his campaign, and the economy… he had to quash the rhetoric.

I also believe that Obama calling him out, "say it to my face", may have made McCain have a little accident in his pants, knowing that they would be meeting for the last debate this Wednesday. If McCain didn't try to calm the waters, Obama would have just hammered him.

Who knows, Obama may still stick it to him. Can't wait for the moderator to try to get them to go down that road.

Thats right- NOT THIS TIME Sarah!! You may have smeared some ugly rumors about your friends in high school-but this aint high school and Barack aint your average Joe six pack! Take that back to Alaska cause millions of us cant relate. I want the best for my family, students and community and you aint it! Wink!! Wink!!

Oh thought Id use some average Joe six pack english for ya!

While people are panicking over the stock market and bank failures, all Palin and McCain can think to do is sling mud instead of restoring calm and confidence in the American economy. They're fiddling while Rome burns.

McCain said the fundamental are still strong, then he stumbled and still can't get up. Instead of suspending his campaign he should have reached across the aisles to Obama to come up with a plan to restore calm. People are panicking because when they look at one potential leader he's flip flopping all over the place in desperation.

Obama is looking more presidential because he is going to be our next president.

The McCain/Palin rallies are looking like Klan rallies. All white crowds screaming and shouting everytime Obama's name is mentioned. The anger is palpable. It must weigh heavily on his supporters that John is losing to a first term black senator. Palin in particular whips the crowds into a frenzy of hate. These two are going to unite America? What Americans are they going to unite? The bigots? The rascists? The intolerant? Take a good look at their crowds and how they act. Is that the America we are proud of?

I'm not sure why the front-page link to this story was titled "Obama's McCain comments draw boos" — this headline makes it sound like the audience reacted badly toward Obama about something he said, but the article makes it clear that the audience is booing McCain's comments–and possibly that Obama is saying something positive about McCain. a cursory scan of the headlines would give a reader a very different impression about this story.

Boos for McCain in this case are understandable. Seeing Sarah Palin mugging into the camera while people in the crowd at her rallies called for Obama to be killed is probably something that a lot of Obama's supporters took rather personally.

American politics need more displays of decency like what Obama has promoted with his positive campaign.

OK I want to know why my comments are still 'awaiting moderation' when others posted after mine have been published?

if he cant control what his running mate says or his staff how will he be able to be an effective president- I evidently under the misundestanding that he was the boss and what he says goes!!!!!!!!!!!

The rhetoric between the Obama and McCain camps has been sharply contrasted for some time. While Obama-Biden have stuck to the issues and been civil with little deviation McCain-Palin have consistently taken the low road and almost completely avoided the issues. While everything else supports the same conclusion that alone should be enough to indicate to any objective and rational voter that McCain-Palin just don't measure up and don't offer any solutions or promise, only more of the same (Bush-Cheney focus). To not see that someone would have to be blinded by their biases / prejudices.

Obama is a very untruthful man, to say the least

U.S. citizens need to be mindful of who they are voting for. If they feel scared of Obama being president, they need to follow their 'gut feeling'

My 14 year old granddaughter told me that 'I couldn't trust Obama'.. She has that feeling 'in her gut'

His 'past involvements' with his church in Chicago with his angry racist pastor tells you a lot. He was there for 20 years. Must have learned a lot – and it wasn't about the LOVE OF GOD.

Don't boo Obama: if he wins, he'll have to work with MCCain in the Senate to get things done. He can afford to be nice if he's winning, and MCCain's being nice even though he's losing. MAybe they realize their petty bickering isn't going to fix the economy, but working together will!

I won't believe that McCain wants to stop the dangerous reactions with his crowd and his voters that he and his campaign have created until he removes the same messages from his television ads, and also muzzles Sarah Palin. If he wants to be the commander-in-chief, he should start acting like one and control his campaign and his message, and stop letting things happen allegedly without his knowledge or consent. The buck stops with him. He's the man 'to get it done' according to him, but he doesn't actually seem capable of it.

McCain and Palin are running the most divisive campaign in History.
"I am a Uniter not a Divider" won't be on Palin lipstick

Go gettem Obama!!!!!

I greatly appreciate both Sen. McCain's and Obama's calls to tone down the rhetoric. Demagougery and egging on angry crowds is not needed now. Nor negative ads. Tell us what you believe in!

In this time of financial crisis, we need to discuss the issues, not call down character. Both candidates have been vetted by a long primary and general election process as well as years of public service. Throwing dirt will just turn off voters, and lower election turnout.

He's been negative on McCain, and even started it…but
the liberals don't want to see or admit any wrong.

McCain brings decent dialogue…now Obomba wants
to look like he is as decent.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOO

Excellent quality of a true leader.

Obama should consider offering McCain a position in his cabinet and bring America back on track once and for all. We have too many issues to work on.

And Palin needs to be sent back to Alaska, prompto. She abused her power – why aren't people talking about that???????

Mr. Erractic should have kept his word and ran a respectful campaign. Too Late! He also should have picked a respected running mate instead of the choice he made. Too Late.

I really am very proud of John McCain this morning. It's about time.

In this complex, sort of sublime campaign season, we can't let our national discourse become one of animalistic outbursts, or even display that in the image we broadcast to each other and the world, especially as we're just on the very brink of turning power back in to the hands of contemplative, competent people. And I mean that for whoever wins. So, thanks, Senator.

But I'm voting for Obama.

Don't trust McCain. He is a dishonorable human being. I can't believe I once thought of voting for him. McCain has been using Karl Rove's dirty tactics but since they are not working, now he is acting all sorry. Well don't be fool Senator Obama, McCain is probably getting ready to launch something really nasty your way. If they were capable of smearing you by saying that you love hanging and being friend with terrorist, I would not trust anything that man says. DO NOT TRUST MCCAIN, HE IS A WEASEL.

GOOD FOR U OBAMA……SHOW UR RESPECT TO MACAIN AND SARAH. THATS WHY IM VOTING FOR YOU, BECAUSE I ALWAY NEW YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART. US ISLANDER WAS RAISE THAT WAY.

who is backing obama?

I am concerned for Barack Obama's safety. Some McCain/Palin supporters seem to be so obsessed with keeping an African American from becoming president that they are willing to resort to branding Obama a "terrorist" and even calling for his murder.

Just recently, someone attending a Sarah Palin rally hurled a racial insult at a member of the press who happens to be an African American. To my knowledge, Sarah Palin has done nothing to discourage this kind of behavior.

Why is it, that in 2008, we still have "fundamentalist" Bible-colleges like Bob Jones University, who, to my knowlege, still won't allow romantic relationships to happen between their black and white students?

I am convinced that racism is the driving force behind much of the opposition to Obama becoming president. I believe it's time for many McCain/Palin supporters to do some serious soul-searching and be honest with themselves regarding the true source of their hatred for Obama and their opposition to him becoming president.

The high road is never easy. You sir, Mr Obama, have my total respect in your grace under fire. I actually feel bad for McCain. He was put in a position to have to go negative, despite his honorable past. I find the true seed of negativity to have been Palin. She was/is the cancer on that ticket. I hope this election is looked back upon and the lesson learned is that you do not put a person that ignorant on a ticket as important as the 2nd in charge of this country.

MR OBAMA REMEMBER TO ACCEPT MCCAIN CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2008.

Keep talking about issues, Obama. That will take you all the way to the White House. The other guy is almost speechless.

I really did not think McCain and company could out do Bush's Swift Boat campaign lies…. but they have done it! They have invoked fear and hate amongst their base, which at this point appears to be a lot of religious fanatics, trailer trash, KKK, and Neo Nazis types. It is very scary to watch one of Palin's rallies now. She has a pretty face, but an ugly mind. And McCain is responsible for choosing her, for allowing her to preach hate and terror, and for even enlisting his own wife in the Terror Tactics.

His campaign reflects how he will run this country given the chance. Just like Bush/Cheney…. anything goes!

Thanks, but no thanks to McSHAME's "bridge to no where!" American deserves better! And that is Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Call me naive, but after watching the exchange, I truly feel that McCain sincerely meant what he said about Obama, and as a supporter of Senator Obama, I truly appreciate that gesture by Senator McCain.

We can all disagree on policy and the direction we feel the country should go, but calling each other out of our names or questioning our integrity or patriotism is just uncalled for and not in keeping with rationale adult behavior.

Way to go John, that stance resembles the McCain of old – the version I actually respected and admired.

Obama/Biden '08

Obama had better Thank McCain, because it is the fear in many of our minds that will prevent Obama from leading this country.
I do not care if he gets elected or not, it is a no win thing for Obama. There are way too many people who fear him, for reasons understood, proved or not proven and understood.

I myself will vote for McCain and Palin, I am sorry, I think Obama is a smooth talker who knows how to play politics. It has nothing to do with his skin color.

I do fear Obamas connections to Kenya, I do fear his believes while sitting in a chuch for over 20 years with Wright.

McCain is not perfect, but I will vote with what I am not scared off.

There has to be a reason why McCain acted so nice yesterday. I really don't trust him and his attempt to calm his people down. I'm thinking that he doesn't want to be held responsible if, God forbid, one of his nut cases does something very stupid.

He's back at it Obama, when you know it''s a snake, continue to treat it like a snake.

Senator Obama shows a greater decency than most people and even myself. I must admit if it were me I'd be sucked right into the fighting because as normal people we want to defend ourselves. That is why I am voting for Obama he doesn't have the bad temperment we see in ourselves. He thinks things through and therefore has better judgement. He has the mold of a Dr.King.The quiet confidence of kindness. And the visionary ideas of a JFK. I think he'll win these people over during his presidency. Because he's won over millions in 2 years

Well… considering the McCain campaign is the one doing the smearing the booing is understandable. But Obama's crowd booing didnt help matters and made the crowd look just as bad as McCain's. Then again, they didnt call for McCain's head.

This is the old McCain that I remember and admired– someone willing to stand up for what he believes is right and decent, despite the pressures to do otherwise.

That was great for Obama to acknowledge what McCain has done to simmer down the mess he created.

Does this mean Obama will retract his comments about "getting in their face" and "bringing a knife to a gun fight?"

Liberals are always outraged when conservative use similar tactics to their own.

Who is really the divisive candidate here?

We saw something very special yesterday and today. McCain and Obama showed to be both descent men in the middle of the heat of a campaign.
But as a European what I really don't understand: Why did McCain pick Madame Palin to be his running mate? The most awfull smears started after she had been chosen.

This is the old McCain Ithat remember and admired– willing to stand up for what he believes is right and decent despite the pressures to do otherwise.

I would like McCain to clearly tell his misinformed constituents, that…
1. Barack Obama is a Christian.
2. His dad is from Kenya which is not in the middle east.
3. His mother was white.
4. Obama is not a terrorist.

Obama to McCain: I own you, boy. Tell 'em.

i'm so happy that john mccain said what he said during a rally, but i think both obama and mccain should stop the personal attacks.

Obama the President. We will be praying for Obama. America needs Obama a President. $50.00 more for 30 minutes commercials.

ONE [American] Car
ONE House
ONE Wife…(cough cough) to whom he has always been faithful

that ONE '08

I cannot believe how the media have allowed Obama to go un-scrutinised for so long. There are loads of questions I have wanted to see interviewers ask Obama and not stop until they get clear answers. Now it's all going to get rounded up with a 30 minute propaganda piece on national tv. I guess it takes 30 minutes to part the Pacific ocean.

I'll tell you upfront I'm an Obama supporter. I'll also tell you the ONLY defacement of political property I've seen in my walks and driving around Fairfax County, Virginia is the defacement of McCain signs (all over, really, so not just an isolated group or instance). I have not seen ANY Obama sign defaced, and there are a LOT of them around. Kind of makes me wonder about the behavior of some of the folks around here as contradicted with their verbal rhetoric.

A New Meaning to SMEARS
S- Sarah
M – McCain
E – Erratic
A – Attitude
R- Result
S – Stupid

What…? McCain are you embaressed by what your campaign's brought to your life? A campaign about fear and hate… that's what you're wife, runningmate and other surrogates have been preaching from the campaign pulpit. Don't act surprised. Having said that it's good your try to do something to control the wild fire now seeing the fruits of your labor first hand.

As sick as it is to say… looks like Father Phleger was right… maybe not as far as directing the attack towards Hillary… but it sure sounds like the reactions of the Republican base at McCain's rallies now.

at least obama has some integrity of his own.

I think both campaigns would do well to tone down the rhetoric. Democrats have suffered through eight long painful years and if polls can be believed, most of us think President Bush has left us in much worse shape than we were the day he took over. Now perhaps another new day is dawning and in spite of everyone's differences, in a month there will be a new president and it will benefit all of us – from the president to the legislature and down to "we the people" if we try to put our differences behind us and work together to get the job done. There will be a lot of different opinions about how to do that best – but calling the other side names takes not a single step toward solving the problems that are common to all of us.

I'm just really sad that there are such hate-filled, closed-minded, and totally ignorant people (like the one lady in a Senator McCain rally on Friday who shouted '…I've read about him. He's and Arab.' or the man in Florida who had the sign in his yard declaring that Senator Obama was a 'Muslin') in our country like the ones who shout 'kill him' at a political rally (funny, btw, how the crowds appear to be worse when it's a Governo Palin rally).

It's like we're in a time warp or something.

Congratulations to both of them. McCain and Palin let it go on far too long, and it took the Secret Service to wake them both up. When McCain learned that he and Palin could be held legally responsible for anything that occurred due to their early failure to stop the threats of physical violence to their opponent, they both got religion.

I don't believe the McCain campaign at allThis whole thing is a set up to stop the bleeding of the McCain Campaign. McCain has created the whole racist, hatred charge against Obama. He is only backing off now because he is losing in the polls. It is time to change his strategy since it is not working.

DO NOT LET McCAIN FOOL YOU. HE HAS NO CONSCIENCE!

VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN '08

I wish McCain would talk about the economy more. I wish he would talk about how during the first term of Bush the economy was on the rise and booming. I wish He would talk about when the economy began to slow, after the democrats gained a majority in Congress. I wish he would talk about how he and many republicans warned Congress about Freddie and Fannie and how the issue was dismissed. I wish he would talk about how the economic mess stems from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and who was behind giving loans to people who were not qualified in the first place. Banks give loans, bad loans cause foreclosures, foreclosures cause fear, fear causes caution and now we have banks in trouble. Oh how I wish McCain would talk about the economy!

Watch him/them. Holloween is approaching fast!

This just goes to show that the fringes of America, who always want
lead with their seperatist views, is in no way qualified to lead a diverse
country, especially if their mindset is of the back woods. Be content to
stay there if you must. But don't attempt too lead a whole nation with
narrow minded views.

How can you lead, when you are so far BEHIND in your thinking?

Sara Palin is a perfect example of this logic.

Thanks, but no thanks

It's great that McCain is taking steps to tone down the worst of the rhetoric of his crowds. But it would be better if he and Palin hadn't supported this 'terrorist' nonsense in the first place. Every ad they brought out, every statement from their surrogates, everytime that they let a smear go unchallnged, led to this starting in the first place. They are guilty of starting this – and now they're tryin to tamp it down after it got out of control. I admire Obama's attitude and fortitude throughout the campaign, and I'm disappointed that McCain and Palin let things go so far that they actually became dangerous. That is not 'country first'.

Though John McCain has served this country with honor, there is absolutely no honor in the way he is running his campaign. There is a violent atmosphere surrounding him among his followers. This is worse than negative, it is outright dangerous. We have never before seen people screaming to kill the opposing candidate as is happening with McCain's raging supporters. McCain is scared himself as he tries to calm these people. Governor Palin is guilty as well as she attacks Senator Obama with her vicious remarks. She is a disgraceful politician, who has done more harm than good. She needs to get back to her state and fix the trouble she caused along with her husband. Alaska doesn't need her and we don't want her in the White House.
I pray for the safety of Senator Obama as he paves the way to the White House. He is honorable and super smart and will do the right thing for our Country.

When will McShame suspend his campaign again? Does anyone know? I think he should suspend it until December!

obama is so gracious, he always compliments mccain….even though mccain tears him apart, i cannot see how anyone can vote for an erratic person who flips and flops like mccain, he is like a jekyl and mr hyde, we never know day from day who he is going to be……today he is trying to be nice….it doesn't fit his character….we need a president who stands on solid ground like obama………

I'm glad John McCain has finally gotten back to straight talk. It took a lot of guts for him to do the right thing in front of a crowd like that. A few of the people I've been seeing on TV at the McCain/Palin rallys are through-backs to an uglier time. I thought our Country had come farther than this. I have news for those people, liberals love their country just as much as conservatives. We all love this Country and want to make it a better place for EVERYONE!
OBAMA/BIDEN '08

The Obama Campaign has such a great attitude in reaching the people. His campaign is not based on Racism, Bigoted talk, appealing to the Racists and talking to the people about their concerns. Jobs, The Economy, Energy, Education, Healthcare and the Reputation of these United States of America. I respect and like that very much. These are the things that are very, very, very important to me and my family and my friends. I as a former Republican will be voting for "THAT ONE"!

Shelli in Georgia

ALMOST IN THE NATION WIDE MILLONS OF ILLEGALS IMMIGRANTS ARE SUPPORTED BY OBAMA , TO HAVE DRIVERS LICENCES. IT IS A VERY RADICAL PLAN AND VERY SERIOUS TO OUR FBI AND ICE, OFFICES. THERE IS NO DOUBTS THAT THE ORGANIZED CRIME AND ACCORN, ACTIONS WITH DEMOCRACY ALIANCE, HAD RELIGIOUS CONNOTATIONS TO MADE VOTE FRAUD APPLICATIONS AND FAKE REGISTRATIONS. VOTE FRAUD FLORISHED IN MANY CITIES, STATES, DUE TO ECONOMIC FACTORS, POVERTY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT. IT IS THE IMPORTANT CAUSE OF BRIBERY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVEING POWER. OBAMA POLITIC IS EXTREMA AND OFTEN CONFUSED.////

Thanks for the 30 seconds of chivalry BUT please Senator McCain leave the role of Two-Face to Aaron Eckhart.

Actually, Senator, the American people don't know what is going on… they are just looking for a hero to give them confidence that the future will be brighter than what it is now.

Well there is good news for all. Before the election even decides our next President.

North Korea is now off the terror list.
I read this morning that gas should drop below $3.00 a gallon soon, and stay there.
Electric/hybrid technology is developing in such a way that lower-gas usage automobiles should be widely available within two years.

That is all good news, and has nothing to do with either candidate.

you see, Obama looks and acts more presidential. Running misleading campain is turning of average americans. i am glad Mccain come to his senses.

Obama has such a calm, cool and collected demeanor. These are the signs of a great leader and president.

McCain does not have anything to offer to solve any of the problems facing America so he resorts to name calling, and scare tactics to try to win votes.

Don't Thank Sen. McCain Obama, Thank The "NSA" and The "FBI".

They Warn The McCains Camp!

Senator Barack Obama has managed an admirable campaign. He continues to project leadership with calm fortitude that our country has been missing. I believe that Senator Obama is an intelligent man with the smarts to surround himself with the right people to get this country back on track, that’s a sign of a true leader. Granted he has made mistakes in his past, but at least Barack Obama has been man enough to admit he was wrong and quickly dismissed anything or anyone who would prove divisive to this country. Unlike like John McCain!!!

John McCain has poisoned this campaign with lies and half truths. Now his supporters are spewing misguide hate! He laughed in a town hall gathering when one of his supporters called Hillary the B-word. He has managed to convince his supporters that Senator Obama is a terrorist. Why would someone do this, knowing how Americans feel about terrorists! I’ll tell you why, because John McCain will do and say anything to win this election. John McCain and his surrogates only care about winning; McCain could care less about this country or the American people. Some hero….

All I can give John McCain is prayer, but for Barack Obama I will give him my vote (and prayer).

OBAMA/BINDEN ‘08

Racisim is not a sign of civilization…….

"Your comment is awaiting moderation."

And, as ever, Senator Obama is the gentleman.

And yet, he will not back down from the truth!

Obama/Biden '08 and Beyond!!!
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Well? Are you going to print it?

There goes Barack again, always the gentleman, always the intelligent one, "that one" who will be a wonderful President—because he has brains! charisma! leadership ability, as shown by his nearly flawless campaign (compared to Hillary's disatrous one and McSame/McShame's never ending antics). The whole country needs to get behind the future President Obama to help him dig this country out of the Bush messes of the past 8 years and put the USA back on the world map of respect! Thank you Obama/Biden for being yourselves and speaking the truth about all matters that concern our country and those unintelligent people who would destroy it (Palin).

I'm glad that John McCain made an efforts to "tone down the rhetoric.
But I'm also afraid that the Red Meat Republicans will not stop!

If he is sincere, why won't McCane pull his Fear Tactics TV ads?

Even in defending Barack Obama's character, John McCain missed a golden opportunity to lower racial prejudices and stereotypes. In his answer to the misguided elderly lady who believed that Obama is an "Arab", he never addressed the fact that there is no shame in being an Arab. His answer actually reinforced racial hatred and prejudices towards all Arabs in America.

I wonder what the millions of law-abiding Arab-Americans think of this double slur. Shame on McCain who clearly showed his true colors and the fact that he is unfit to be the President of all Americans.

I guess it is to late now to stop what they started! McCain doesn't event know what his is doing anymore!

John McCain is realizing that you can't put the genie back into the bottle. My question is did John McCain realize this on his own or did other Republican Senators demand that he apologize for his and Palin remarks?

the sad part about all of this is it may be too little too late. john mccain supporters booed him who he tried to be civil. he has whipped then into a frenzy and now there maybe no stopping what he has started.

Humble guy!!

It is about time that McCain started shunning those screams of "kill him" and "terrorist" at rallies instead of smiling for the cameras.

But I still want a full apology for not condoning those actions for the past week. One day of "Obama is decent" isn't enough.

WHERE IS MY COMMENT, CNN? DIDN"T LIKE IT? DIDN'T LIVE UP TO YOUR BIAS TOWARD NOBAMA?

AN ANCIENT ADICE TO McCLOWN:

""""…they have sown the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind""".

When will we spend time talking about illegal immigration or non-intervention? These silly little attacks on both sides is going to get us a president who didn't have to answer one question through the whole debate process.

I guess we'll have to settle for of the same. Nobody fixing anything..

Yeah way to keep an open mind liberals! How can you boo mccain after someone praises his service to the country. pretty ignorant if you ask me

My guess is that thoughtful Republicans …or secret service…contacted the McCain campaign and insisted the rhetoric stop!

Once again Obama being the bigger person. It should not have taken McCain so long to put an end to the hatred. Based on what Palin has been saying lately I thought McCain was going to throw more logs on the fire. McCain please just tell me how you differ on the issues and how you can turn this country around, don't take the country down with you. Let people make decisions on the issues and who they think can get us out of the mess Bush has put us in.

I appreciate McCain and Obama turning down the heat, and getting back to the issues, its sad that some division mongers, and old political partisans still subscribe to the negative ads, spin and shouting matches from the days of old, but NOT THIS TIME, we are too deep in issues to allow it. NOT THIS TIME, Thank you MEN for stepping up and stamping out the nonsense.

WHY IS OBAMA THANKING HIM??? MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE THE
ONES THAT STARTED ALL OF THIS AND GOT THE PEOPLE
GOING..TOO LATE MCCAIN>

I found out that the aggressive and personal attacks against Barack Obama has been intensified after Steve Schmidt took over the campaign from Rick Davis. The Republicans have underestimated this year`s voters and the actual developments.

Its a shame Palin had to get so negative in her smears. I blame her for the drastic plunge in integrity in the McCain campaign.

LOL

Had this been McCain's tone throughout the campaign, I might still be a republican and been voting for him as I really admired him. However, it is too little, too late. He has shown the type of people with whom he chooses to surround himself and I simply don't think that type of win at all costs, abuse of power mentality is what I want to see in a president.

Hopefully, supporters on both sides will learn something and tone down the vitriol and instead, respectly disagree.

Good to hear this from both sides… Lets stick to the issues fellas!

So McCain did the right thing, Obama acknowledged that (right before going back-handed), and he gets booed? What's wrong with America?

And, as ever, Senator Obama is the gentleman.

And yet, he will not back down from the truth!

Obama/Biden '08 and Beyond!!!

but campaigns should be respectful to one another

I am an Obama supporter. But, this is the problem between the two candidates. With all the negative attacks, we are separating the country rather than bringing it together. We need to get back to the issues and stop attacking one another!

I thank McCain/Palin for nothing.They puposely stirred up this "lynch mob mentality",and it was done with premeditation.If dsomething horrible happens to Obama,we know EXACTLY who to put on trial.If by some Supreme Court judgement McCain becomes president,Palin will make Cheney look like an Angel.Besides,I was under the impression that the ONLY "Supreme" entity was God.Only in American politics would someone dare equate themselves with our Creator.

The tone of this campaign has turned extremely negative. So much so to the point that I fear for both candidates' lives if either were to be elected.

We are reaching a truly scary point in American history.

'That One' is THE one!

Obama '08!

Uh, it's Philly. They boo Santa Claus there.

Awesome…

Both sides supports suck.

Quit your whining!!

You want me to think you can stand up to terrorists and you have the audacity to play the old, 'He's being mean to me' Martyr card?

Gimme a break!!

Fellow Obama supporters: do not stoop to the lows of the McCain mobs and start boo-ing. Keep positive and rise above the negativity.

McCain for president
McCain for president
McCain for president

Something a true leader would do.

Obama 08/12

America doesn't have to fear Barak Obama because of his race, wether he be black or white what matters is what the person on the inside does for this country.

Barack needs to maintain the high road. McCain has decided to get down and dirty, his campaign is stuck in the mud and that's where it'll stay.
The important thing from now until Nov. 4th is to keep the voters informed, keep us in touch and motivate everyone to get out there and VOTE!!!

He's right once again. He's so presidential. I'm glad we will finally have someone whom is decent in the White House. He has excited America.

McCain is not an honorable man…but politics forces the truth to be gloss coated. If McCain was honorable, he would chastize Palin for causing the situation, he would kick her off the ticket for abusing her authority, He would kick he off the ticket for NOT PAYING HER TAXES. Wake up America. The only honor is in the Obama ticket.

A BIG applaused to Senator John McCain's professional attitude
regarding Sen.Obama. Great job…….

The anger, misinformation, and mislaid fear I'm seeing from McCain supporters in the past week is truly frightening. People who believe Senator Obama is an Arab, a Muslim, or a terrorist sympathizer, or whatever else their fear soaked minds can imagine, should seek professional help. Thank God Senator McCain has stepped up to the plate to quash this idiocy. The only shame is he's the one who let the genie out of the bottle and stoked the ire. If anything happens to Senator Obama he and Governor Palin should be held responsible for inciting a riot.

The crowd was booing the hateful comments made by McCain's supporters (including Palin) not Obama's acceptance of McCain's attempt to dial down the hatred at his events.

Thank you Senator Obama for acknowledging your appreciation of McCain toning down the rhetoric, but we know McCain can't be trusted to do what he says.

Sometimes I think that Obama is just too much of a nice guy, but that is okay. He is still aggressive enough for me. All McCain is trying to do is lock back up the Pandora's Box that he helped to open and unleash on this campaign. McCain is unstable and erractic and cannot be trusted to handle the serious issues that require a calm and steady hand of leadership.

mccain just got heckled by a war protester. lmao!

Yes Mr. McCain has no plan for the economy which seems to be pretty obvious. We need a plan and Obama has it! Obama 08

NOT THIS TIME I TELL YOU!

Sasha, did McCain call Obama a family man before or after he called him a terrorist?

It seems to be that Sen. Obama is being very gracious and understanding. Sen. McCain, on the other hand, has been forced, I believe, to take this new stand in reaction to the negative press his campaign has been receiving. Stoking the fires of hate,and dealing with any potential consequences can't be something a candidate can look positively on. He's just covering his own you know what.

I was there and the boos were not heavy.

It was entertaining to see the w.a.s.p. from Wisconsin to declare his anger to the world. Then he declared that there we needed our heads examined. The irony in that statement is that has been my sentiment for the last 8 years.

John, clean up your own house first. Too many lobbyists, Keating Five in your past, and taking both sides of every issue. What were you thinking when you nominated Palin? You certainly didn't put "country first" when you let your little head think for your big head.

YES IS NOT GOING TO WORK YES I BELEIVE IS NOT WORKING GO OBAMA

Obama, tit for tat is a fair game. Dont handle those two musketeers with baby gloves. March them word for word, action for action. They have run out of ideas and honestly I do not understand why they are still running.

That's right. This movement is bigger than Barack Obama. This is the American people taking our country back. Barack is the vessel we chose to achieve this goal. No weapon formed against Obama shall prosper. I pray for McCain and his supporters to stop the hate. America needs to heal.

Great comment !!!!
Leadership to acknowledge your opponent when they are right and when they are wrong, you disagree with them with respect.

Thank you senator Obama for showing a 72 years old veteran what is a leadership is all about

Obama = Gentleman

Obama 2008

barack will be our best president,ever……

Good job Sen. Obama. Recognition for doing right and giving thanks is something Gov. Palin is totally stumped on. I'm sure deep down inside she may be actually be a caring person, but that side of her is miles and miles away from what I can see. Perhaps she displays it during her angry mob rallies.

It is sad how low the McCain Palin people have sunk. Do they know that it is treasonous to call for murdering a Senator, patriot and most likely next President??

The ONLY people still standing with McCain are the racist nut-jobs. Every decent American sees these two for what they are, cowards and narcissists.

Great, thank-you john McCain for endorsing Barack Obama for president

Senator Obama, you have been consistently gracious… I commend you.

Please Mr Next president focus on winning don't pay attention to looser Mccain who got nothing better to say, all he's good at it's lies lies one after another. Be positive that's the attitude.
Obama/Biden for President

I like McCain but cannot vote for HIM due to his selection o f
Vice-president. I cannot trust or read lipstick unfortunately.

Come together,
right now!

A sleezy comment from a sleezy politician. McSame is stooping so low, he's now getting "supporters" to throw softballs at him. "I can't vote for an Arab". Are these people for real. For God sakes people, learn to read and do a little homework, after all, we are in the 21st century.

Thank you for showing us how to be tolerant.
Vote Hope Not Hate
Obama/Biden 2008

If I were Obama, I wouldn't mention McCain unless it was absolutely necessary.

A winning campaign needs to talk about positive issues that matter to Americans.

Just keep to those issues and let Mcain an Palcheny to to themselves.

But McCain is a POW.

OBAMA 08!

McSane like to tell his base what they want to hear which is the ecomony is fine. He keep disrespecting Chicago like they all thugs. He keep talking about it is Obama fault regarding Freddie and Fannie
He also keeping stating lies that have been proving by the FACT CHECK regarding fineing small business when fact check have said it was a lie. This man just lies and lies on all the thinks fact checks have proving McCain is a big liar like he Republican basis.

Ayers was a university professor who had been honored by the City of Chicago for his service to the city. He was a young child whe Ayers was planting bombs at government buildings. McCain being older has a different frame of reference, going back 40 years.

McCain and the Rep have no solution to the economic crises and all they have left is nonsese smears that doesn't help us with our financial struggle!

The Mcain camp is making this country look like politics in a third world country.
The campaign tone is at the verge of violence.This is very close to Robert Mugabe,s campaign in Zimbambwe.If Mcain won, would he have face to tell any world dictactor to run a decent fair election?

Just another occasion where we can all see who the better man is, obviously Obama is the total opposite of what The McCain-Palin ticket tried to paint him as. Obama will go down as one of the greatest people in worlds history, that I am sure of.

Barack OPresident.

McCain keeps changing his mind about what he's doing. That was some pretty fast back-tracking McCain did when he realized people in general weren't buying the conspiracy theory crap about Obama. Now he's stuck talking to crowds of violent idiots at his campaign events because a lot of his good people went over to Obama's side.

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE!

YOU CAN'T UNRING THE BELL

Senator Obama you are a gentleman and very presidential. This is what we Americans want from a person that wants to be the leader of this great nation.We Americans deserve decency and honestly from ours leaders.OBAMA/BIDEN/08

go BARACK and go JOE!

Meanwhile nothing from Obama supporters asking them to tone down the vehemence in their anti-McCain rhetoric

McCain and Palin agitated the crowd with their slams against Obama till the crowd sounded like a "lynching mob." Now he is trying to get out of it. I think the damage has been done.

Obama will win.

Obama is just a gentleman. Instead of going there and he said he could. He takes the higher road. This is the man that I want for President of the United States.

Obama/Biden

Within two weeks McCain sents Palin home, end his campaign for
he is to tired and endorse Obama like I predict 12 months ago.
Barcak is what America and this world need.

America, please keep Barack safe!!!!!!

Ted van Tol
The Netherlands

REAL TALK!!!

Period!

In an effort to make all things seem equal, even when they are not, CNN tries to make the actions at an Obama rally seem on the same par as the madness taking place at McCain rallies. Seriously, if it is not equal, it should not be portrayed as such.

This is the kind of president I want. This is the kind of president I will be voting for. Thank you Barack Obama for helping me show my children how we can respectfully disagree with one another.

I respect Sen. Mccain for doing this however i feel they need to reel Gov Palin in, shes drunk with "power" and loves riling up the crowds!

Bill Ayers fought harder for America than John McCain.

Obama may think that McCain is out of touch with the issues concerning the economy, but in truth, we are navigating in waters that are foreign to most. Even highly respected economist can not agree to which "next steps" taken could produce the most effective results. That said, Obabma has not provided any real "meat and potatoes" as his solutions to this crisis either. If you have a solid plan, Mr. Obama, other than a thinly veneered statement that we need to fix the economy (even 3rd graders know this) we need to hear it and we need to hear it now. Same with McCain…. we need to know what you think will help at this time. In time, actions may be different than what you state now, but at least let us believe that someone has some ideas!

McCain really helped to woman who said Obama was an Arab. As a citizen of the USA she dosen't realize a foreign person "can not" run for the presidency of the United States of America. It's just common sense. It's okay to use your brain you know.

Christopher Buckley a strong conservative, criticized mc c/piglin and endorsed Sen. Obama. Very Smart!

and where's the first dud???? they are so shameless…probably doing kkk rallies

and, "my fellow prisoners", he just doesn't even realize what he says anymore….pathetic, oblivious, liar,

will piglin resign? after all she is GUILTY

I saw that clip of McCain correcting his supporters. While I STRONGLY disagree with his policies and the way he's been running this campaign. I have to admire that gesture. It shows that the McCain that I once held much respect for hasn't completely been destroyed by this campaign. Perhaps, he's just been in hiding. I hope he continues to tone down the divisiveness shown by his supporters of late. With all the problems we're facing right now, we need unity in this nation-despite our differences.

Lets disagree without being disagreeable!

Too late…his fanatical base are foaming at mouth, out of control

The McCain I REMEMBER

Not this time, not again.

A Presidential demeanor, calm.cool and collected in the face of attacks and gracious. McCain, pay close attention, you could learn a thing or two.
Oh and nice choice of VP old man… another abuser of power.hmmm. Change?

CNN ABC,NBC,CBS, SUPPORT THE MUSLIM. BRAVO.

ONLY THING THEY LET BE POSTED IS ? NEGATIVE TOWARDS THE THERE LOVERS OPPONETTS . WRIGHT !!!

THEY SUPPORT ALL HIS TERRORIST TIES -A-MEN

we need to be asking ourselves –

Why are all the loony nutjobs supporting McCain?

I am an Obama supporter and I felt a twinge of pride when McCain said those things about Obama and defended him.

I now feel more than ever that McCain lost control of his campaign in order to win but the fight has been knocked out of him.

It's ashame that niether party can run a campaign built on mutal respect, debating the issues at hand rather then mudslinging.
It reminds me of two little boys name calling.

Maybe this will bring an end to the back and forth, eye for an eye politics that we have had to witness lately. It was a small glimpse of the old honorable McCain when he corrected that ignorant voter, but it was only a tiny glimpse. He is unfortunately not the same candidate that ran, and should have won, in 2000. My vote is for Senator Obama.

McCain was getting heat from not only the Democrats, but from the Republicans (the intelligent ones) as well. Therefore, he had to start calming down his crowd. If it wasn't for that, I don't think he would have said anything to those people because he feels the same way they do. They were saying the things that he could not say, but wanted to say. That's why he was not saying anything to them at first.

McCain's ads on TV here in PA do not match his words on the stump about respecting his opponent. I call it the Smack Talk Express.

Where are these "boo's" that the headline suggested?

Obama has proven over and over to the American people that he is ready to lead. He has proven character, he is steady, solid, and focused. He doesn't deserve what McPalin are saying about him. Palin was found guilty of abusing her power as Governor of Alaska and she is in denial. It seems that she thinks she is above the law. She is unstable, just like McCain and they are not fit to lead.

Obama will win the white house, and he deserves to win. He has proven himself!

Obama/Biden '08/12

That was a stand up thing to do McCain! Thank you for taking the high road. I am ashamed that fellow Minnesotans would say such comments in the first place and hope that this doesn't reflect badly on the rest of us.

I am an Obama supporter, but I do believe in a strong 2 party governing system, it is just too bad it took so long for the adults to stand up to the reptilians in charge of the party. The same can be said for McCrypt, POSSIBLY, when he actually defended Obama at the KKK rally his stump speeches have become. I will wait to see if McCain has actually rediscovered his integrity or was this just another senior moment.

I hope it is not too late.

Thank you President

So let me get this right, Obama has had this planned out the whole time to get together with a domestic terrorist on a board in Chicago (who is now a professor at a distinguished university) become president by fooling all of America by hiding his evil intentions and then (heh heh heh) destroy the world.
Only inbred-ignorant-hateful racists actually believe this crap.

You can't unring a bell. The things that have been said by the McCain/Palin camp are still fresh in peoples minds. Palin is STILL lying and it will do no good putting her in the position of the VP of the USA. Things would only be worse than Cheneys policies. You think they pushed the envelope with him? If Palin got there, she would only further the ways of Cheney…Vote wisely.

Isn't it funny how the "country first" campaign has turned into the "win at any cost" campaign?

Unfortunately, the two faces of the McCain campaign are not compatible with each other.

Frankly, that combined with all the fast talking right wing talking heads blathering on a mile a minute with half-truths and ridiculous support for obvious falsehoods has sunk his campaign.

Didn't Orwell warn us about people that try to convince us that war is peace, up is down, and so on? When are they going to increase our chocolate rations from 200g to 100g? It's offensive!

They can't treat us like idiots and expect us to like it, can they?

Senator Obama you are a man of means and your honesty, truthfulness, good heart and strength in not whailing on McNasty is refreshing. As a former Republican I am voting for you!
This Old Man, He played Racism, Bigotry, Republican Party Smear/ Fear tatics and is a Losing/Lier along with his Untrustworthy VP Pick and it it coming back to haunt them! Now his followers are yelling out Kill Him, Traitor, Terrorist, speaking of (Senator Obama), This is scare tatics and McNasty and FailinPalin are War Mongers and BIGLIERS!

AS A FORMER REPUBLICAN, I AM AFRAID OF MCCAIN/MCNASTY/ FAILINPALIN AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP US IN THE SITUATION WE ARE IN WITH THE ECONOMY LIKE IT IS AND IT WILL GET WORSE UNDER THEIR SO-CALLED LEADERSHIP AND THIS IS WHY THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

SHELLI OF GEORGIA FOR SENATOR OBAMA/BIDEN

It is seriously too bad that all the supporters for John McCain are racist, uneducated people. In a rare case they are educated but either racist, rich pricks or in the worst case both.

To laugh and cheer at comments like "Off with his head", and "He's an arab", just goes to prove my point. These people believe anything they read…if they can indeed read.

The Republicans know that they need to target the uneducated because they are the only people left in this country who are stupid enough to believe in the Republican party and their so called "change". They figure if they can divided the country via race or by any other means that that will give them a chance at winning the election. The same exact reason why they picked Sarah "I can see Russia" Palin because they believe that they can distract female voters and supporters of Hillary Clinton. The only problem with that is that Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton, not by a long shot.

Good luck Republicans, of course if you keep messing with the registration and ballots you won't need luck.

YEAH YEAH MCBUSH JUST WANT VOTER TO THINK THAT HE IS RUNNING A CLEAN CAMPAIGN , WHEN MCBUSH STILL RUNNING NEGATIVE AD AGAINST THE OBAMA.

McCain has served our country with honor, and he will also as president. Obama you are so dishonest, buying votes, paying ACORN 800.000 dollars to turn in phoney voter registration forms. All your lies is going to bounce back on you!!!!!

The notion of 'experience' when it comes to leading a country should be considered carefully. While it is important to have some understanding of working in government, when there is no incumbent running, neither candidate has any more experience leading a country than the other. So what the voters really need to do is vote for who they think has the most 'potential' to be the best leader for the country. Think about it.

Sara Palin is a complete oxymoron of an American. It is ironic how
she spewed her venom and incited the most ugliest underbelly of
American society, and she herself abused her power while in office.
I wonder of the bigots some of which call themselves Cristians can look themselves in the mirror this morning?
The sad part is that they probably can. McCain may have saved a tiny
bit of any honor that he has left by defending his and Palin's lies about
Senator Obama, who worked his way up to become a worthy and
patriotic American, only to be told by his fellow American, that he is the
wrong color. This should wake America up to not judge a book by
its cover. The devil just may wear lipstick.

The effort by McCain and Palin to incite fear and loathing from their supporters has backfired. Now everyone realizes how dangerous things can become. There are a lot of white people in this country who are afraid of what a Black president could mean for them and I guess in some ways understandable, they have not seen anything else.
This is the time for America to show that it can rise above all of this and do what they think is right.
This is your test America, this is the biggest test since the Civil Rights era and on Nov 4th we will know how far we have really come.

Obama has got to learn from the swift-boat lesson, shoot down lies as soon as they come out of McCain-Palin camp. Don't ever think lies and poison don't stick if you are clean.

This is the tone we all expected when these two great public servants were elected as nominees. Please don't get back to the tenor of the last few weeks. As an Obama supporter, McCains comments yesterday brought me back to his maverick days in 2000.

I will like to know what the latest poll say about the latest news in regards to Palin abuse of power?

I seriously doubt McCain is trying to tone down anything.. he loves it
but of course he won't admit it! Like his "plants" in those rallys he has been holding. omg,,.. but if he is the cause of a serious racial issues,
or condones violent action… HE CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, BY LAW. Federal law prohibits those types of actions and approval of
any violent acts against anyone.He better get a grip on his campaign
supporters, if possible.

That rhetoric is lightweight. There are more intresting facts, just google this:

obama foreign contributions

obama acorn

You are going to make a great President!

Change We Need!

Obama/Biden '08/'12

Now that's a real leader! Senator Obama is AWESOME!

It is very sad that Barrack is implying that the McCain campaign is trying to tone down their crowd reactions to Barrack. The reality is that these sleazy cretins are fist whipping the crowd into a frenzy and then McCain (as opposed to McAble) pretends to try and rein in the crowd. The proof for this is in the analysis of the Palin rallies where she lets loose everything and anything that she can fit in that meager mind of hers and no attempt is made to rein her in my McCain and the campaign team. These are hateful, small minded, not very bright (creationism and "End of Days"for example) people that should be sent back to their back woods homes (Arizona & Alaska), in Palin's case back to the double wide that serves as the Alaskan State House. She and her backwards oh I meant backwoods husband who thinks that everything can get solved by being a bully (a Joe Six Pack trait) rather that being educated and understanding the issues and then coming to a best practice solution.

Well back to the original idea, it's time for Barrack to stop saying that McCain is trying to tine down the crowd and start accusing him and his leadership team of inciting the actions and suggesting that this type of tactic is not what we need to bring the US back into the world community that it will be a continuation of the last 8 years and another 4 years may put us so far outside the world community that it would take a far bigger commitment to return to being a member in good standing than we would want to have to tackle.

Advice to the Dems: Take the high road and keep fighting back with the truth.

Do not let your guards down until after November 4th.

The low road taken by the repubs has proven to work in the past and in the present for and with those flat earth people.

That's great to hear. Now if only both parties could do the same with their ads.

A little late I think for McCain to tone down rhetoric after inciting crowds to hate and racist rants! How honourable of him but why did he stoop to such dispicable tactics in the first place and why did it take him so long to amble onto the edge of the high road to try to disquiet what he ramped up! Too Little Too Late. He showed his true character and nothing will turn the page on that now! McCain is Done.

GO OBAMA/BIDEN America needs Truth, Integrity, Decency, and A Leader that gets it and knows what to do with it!

THE NEWS SHOW WHTA THEY WANT TO SHOW. WHY DIDN'T THEY SHOW WHEN MCCAIN CALLED OBAMA A HOLLIGAN?

Barack is a good guy.

So Presidential

It's still going on in the abusive ads running in NC. Sickening.

Voting Oct. 16 for Obama/Biden '08

Every time I hear Barack Obama speak I think of how nice it's going to be to have a grown-up in the White House for a change.

Obama/Biden '08