Comments on: Obama thanks McCain for efforts to 'tone down rhetoric'

By: Wake-up America

Wake-up America — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:10:40 +0000

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.

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:10:05 +0000

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

By: bronxite10

bronxite10 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:10:02 +0000

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.

By: GlenR

GlenR — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:09:27 +0000

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

By: Mrs. Texas Teacher

Mrs. Texas Teacher — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:09:14 +0000

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!

By: plain jane

plain jane — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:09:12 +0000

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

By: Leo Hussein Smith - TX

Leo Hussein Smith - TX — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:08:49 +0000

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"

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:06:33 +0000

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.

By: mel

mel — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:05:55 +0000

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.

By: Carlos Jean-Gilles

Carlos Jean-Gilles — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:05:54 +0000

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

By: idiots for McPalin

idiots for McPalin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:05:38 +0000

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.

By: Renegades

Renegades — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:05:26 +0000

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:)

By: Gina for Obama

Gina for Obama — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:04:38 +0000

Hey Doroty ,Your granddoughter might be pregnant.......

Obama/Biden 08

By: Lourdes

Lourdes — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:03:46 +0000

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!

By: Justin Time

Justin Time — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:03:07 +0000

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)!

By: Sherry for Obama

Sherry for Obama — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:02:21 +0000

Real white of you McCain

I'm a white woman voting for Obama proudly.

By: GlenR

GlenR — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:01:00 +0000

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.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:00:52 +0000

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

By: Mrs. Texas Teacher

Mrs. Texas Teacher — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:00:19 +0000

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!

By: Franklin County, PA for Obama

Franklin County, PA for Obama — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:58:49 +0000

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.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:58:09 +0000

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.

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:57:51 +0000

to deb.

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

By: Ron's Neighbor

Ron's Neighbor — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:57:33 +0000

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

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:57:09 +0000

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?

By: Concerned citizen

Concerned citizen — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:51 +0000

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.

By: therealmarie

therealmarie — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:29 +0000

McCain is scum. Period, Full Stop.

By: Rj

Rj — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:55:02 +0000

McCain is a stuntman!

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:54:29 +0000

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.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:54:17 +0000

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.

By: Sure They Will

Sure They Will — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:54:12 +0000

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

By: Mrs. Texas Teacher

Mrs. Texas Teacher — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:53:02 +0000

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!

By: solomon pungong.

solomon pungong. — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:52:47 +0000

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

By: carlo from montreal

carlo from montreal — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:52:36 +0000

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............

By: Lost in Texas

Lost in Texas — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:52:27 +0000

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!

By: R. W. Halker

R. W. Halker — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:51:10 +0000

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.

By: Pun Nio

Pun Nio — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:50:19 +0000

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

By: S Callahan

S Callahan — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:50:18 +0000

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.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:49:19 +0000

"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.

By: Hick

Hick — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:48:56 +0000

Ayaana, Is Farrakhan your diddy or your gramps!

By: Too Little, Too Late

Too Little, Too Late — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:48:12 +0000

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.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:47:14 +0000

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?

By: Noel from Maryland

Noel from Maryland — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:46:35 +0000

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?

By: plain jane

plain jane — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:49 +0000

John Lewis just added more fuel to the fire!

By: Accent - GOP with no where to GO Please

Accent - GOP with no where to GO Please — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:47 +0000

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.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:18 +0000

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.

By: GlenR

GlenR — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:43:27 +0000

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.

By: shenee78

shenee78 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:42:37 +0000

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.

By: G Ray

G Ray — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:42:00 +0000

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

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:41:51 +0000

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

By: Hillbilly Somewhere

Hillbilly Somewhere — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:41:27 +0000

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