Comments on: GOP congresswoman hangs up on Obama – twice

By: Thankful 4 Obama-Goodbye GW Riddance

Thankful 4 Obama-Goodbye GW Riddance — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:53:53 +0000

To MIZZ Theresa Jones
Thats President Obama, not Mr. Obama. And even tho you would hang up on him, he is such a strong leader, & morally rich person, he would actually take the time to speak to you, despite your ignorance. Barack Obama will go down in history as one of the greatest, if not the greatest President. He will get us out of the recession Bush created. That you should be thankful for, not hating on him. Grow up.

By: DJPAL

DJPAL — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:43:45 +0000

Barack, don't you know that you are a president-elect? Be aware of presidential prestige, stop behaving like this. You do not need to call any single monster to get their sympathy. This is senseless.

By: David May

David May — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:31:52 +0000

Why do so many people leave hateful comments? What happened to respect & love? We should all be working together to make a better world. It starts with "you".

By: florida

florida — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:21 +0000

for the ones that said that is because is from florida....something really important they have since THE PRESIDENT is calling directly !!don't you think?

By: Mike B

Mike B — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:24:07 +0000

Personally, I thought the story was hilarious. With all the nutty radio show hosts around, I can't blame Rep. Ros-Lehtinen for being skeptical. This isn't a partisan story -- it's just funny. Of course, some Obama haters tried to put a partisan spin on it: mark said "I would hang-up on him also…so what"s the BIG NEWS" Then "Barry" Moore said: "I would like to hang up on him, too — permanently." Then Capt D said: "That's OK,… 48% of us would hang up on him too." First of all, you are all liars -- you'd be stammering and backpedaling like crazy if President-elect Obama ever called any of you (not that he'd waste time with such right wing crackpots). I can't stand President Bush, but I'd certainly never hang up on him. Second of all, you all have to deal with the fact ... THAT HE WON!! Growling and moaning about the results of the election is stupid, pointless and counter productive. You and your GOP ilk had your chance to do good the last eight years and you blew it! This kind of partisan "I hate the other side and always will" attitude is part of the reason why the GOP got so badly shellacked in November. Grow up!

By: Sherri

Sherri — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:21:55 +0000

I'm glad he called her and I'm also glad she was cautious. It speaks highly of both of them. President-elect Obama brings civility and good manners back in style.

By: FAYE, NV

FAYE, NV — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:19:07 +0000

No harm done, she was being careful and did not want to appear stupid or unfit for her job. Congresswoman I would have done the same thing.

It is great that Obama want to reach across the aisle and bring America and Americans together once again or like never before.

Let us all remember "There is no red or blue States, it is the USA".

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:17:37 +0000

There are people out there who are physically disabled too don't forget them

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:19 +0000

Thank you Dave at least somebody supports me

By: Michael, Houston Texas

Michael, Houston Texas — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:13:16 +0000

No matter what your politics are, this is funny. Oh and by the way sore losers, I tried to help you all during the race, so let me give you a refresher....ready....1...2.....3 President Barack H. Obama. See now don't you feel better. Any of you idiots would love a call from the POTUS. I can't stand GWB but if he called me, I'd shoot the gab with him. So shut up haters and get ready to live better for the next 8 years.

By: chris s.

chris s. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:07:43 +0000

The President-Elect reaches across party lines and they hang up on him. They just cant believe it.

By: M. Ann D.

M. Ann D. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:05:40 +0000

I bet she won't hang up on him again. After all, he is the President of the United States, or he will be soon. I will not waste my time with the Obama haters, I pray that I don't have that much hate in my heart. Only the good Lord above can help them. I never hated President Bush that much. Okay Lord forgive me, I did.

By: Dave, Central Illinois

Dave, Central Illinois — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:01:08 +0000

With the pop culture's idea of humor being nothing but sarcasm and idiotic pranks, who can blame her. I bet that the same people who are calling her an idiot on these bloggs probably get their news from the Daily Show and their moral convictions from SouthPark.

By: Latina for Obama

Latina for Obama — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:59:56 +0000

She is not an idiot.Im sure it was an honest mistake.And for all of you who claim that they would hang up on PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA..I doubt he will be calling you!

YES WE DID!

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:59:04 +0000

Alcmaeon, in Greek mythology, son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. After Amphiaraus was killed in the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes, Alcmaeon led the Epigoni (the sons of the Seven) in a second expedition. To avenge his father's death, on his return home he killed his mother, because she had coerced her husband to go on the expedition. He afterwards went mad and wandered from place to place, haunted by the avenging goddesses, the Erinyes, until he took refuge at Psophis in Arcadia. There, he married Arsinoë, the king's daughter. When the land was cursed with barrenness because of his presence, he fled to the mouth of the Achelous River and married Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god. The king and his sons pursued Alcmaeon and killed him.

By: hometowndemocrat

hometowndemocrat — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:57:10 +0000

Kaydeedee posted:
December 4th, 2008 12:36 pm ET

I got a real chuckle from poster "joe" who called Obama the "most overated president,' when he's not even in office yet. What a maroon. . .

Bless your heart Kaydeedee but moron is spelled..............well moron.

These posts just make my day!

By: paul (staunch Moderate)

paul (staunch Moderate) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:57:03 +0000

See? This is why I liked Obama from the start: he never takes himself so seriously that he cannot find the humor in a situation like this. And it is that demeanor which will bring him great success as President of the U.S.

By: Former Democrat

Former Democrat — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:56:28 +0000

CNN, once again you find a way to sensationalize a headline.

The headline should say, "Rep believes Obama call is a prank, hangs up."

By: Cruzan Obama Mama

Cruzan Obama Mama — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:55:12 +0000

I think the Rep. really thought it was a prank call. I guess there are some smart & cautious people left in the Repub party. Learn from Palin's numerous mistakes, girl. LOL!!!!!!!!

To all of you saying that you would hang up on him, I have one thing to say.....GROW UP!!!! YOUR GUY LOST GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON!!!! Dems had to do it when Bush cheated his way into the White House. YIKES, WHAT SORE LOSERS!!!!!

By: Comradio

Comradio — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:54:50 +0000

There's a phone call at 3:00 in the morning. Who do you want answering the phone?
Definately, not this lady.
"While its not true that ALL conservatives are stupid people, it IS true that most stupid people are conservative."
Well said.

By: Brian G, Sugar Land, TX

Brian G, Sugar Land, TX — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:53:27 +0000

With all the pranksters abnd robo callers out there, I actually admire her ofr being suspicious. Imagine how much less fraud consumers would suffer if they just hung up on solitors they did not know!

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:52:55 +0000

Julia,
If you do what you said,which you would think would be the right thing,CNN won't post it,your post need to be hateful about Republicans,and positive about Democrats,this is being moderated you know.

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:50:30 +0000

I am not paranoid

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:49:27 +0000

can i be included in the conversation too?

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:47:37 +0000

A lot of unnecessary name calling in these responses....

I don't understand, however, why anyone would willfully hang up on the person duly elected to be our President just because you chose not to vote for him.

I didn't vote for George Bush, but if he ever called me I would certainly extend him the courtesy due any President (or any human being) and not hang up on him.

By: RJ, CA

RJ, CA — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:47:28 +0000

Julia December 4th, 2008 11:43 am ET
I'm new to blogs . . . . The majority of what I've read strikes me as a dumping ground for emotional cripples . . .
______________________________
I totally agree with you, Julia. Note this:

December 1 Headline:
1 IN 5 YOUNG AMERICANS HAS PERSONALITY DISORDER.

Maybe that explains some of these creepy, babbling bloggers – - what a sad lot!

By: Doc

Doc — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:47:06 +0000

Julia,

Right on spot!!!!

By: DB25

DB25 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:46:21 +0000

Not really news, but kinda funny. I've seen this congresswoman on TV before, she doesn't seem crazy or anything – she just thought she was being punk'd!!! This lady is smarter than Sarah Palin, trust me.

By: eunice c

eunice c — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:45:45 +0000

president elect obama can call me anytime thank god for a president that have good sense and who will go through the budget step by step and line by line he's the man who will be for all of the people president elect obama has my vote in 2012

By: Independent America

Independent America — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:45:40 +0000

If you don't understand why this is news then you don't understand the racial dynamics in this country. This is news to someone at CNN because many White Americans are still having issues adjusting to the fact that Obama is going to be the president in less than 2 months. This story is all about giving a sense of power to those that are dealing with this issue. Way to go CNN! It is truly amazing to me the things that this organization considers big news. I especially noted the obsessive importance for CNN to share with us that Ms. Clinton had no problems contacting this lady, which again shows the reason this article was written. It is to show that somehow this little GOP rep still has more power than the next commander in chief because she hung up on him and that Ms. Clinton has more pull. This is so lame. I can imagine the number of people that hung up on George W Bush, but the reason that was not news is because Obama is African American and Bush is a White male. I have been interested in watching the news talk about how many people did not want to be Obama's Vice president, even when they were not asked. Another attempt to give supremacists the illusion of power over our next commander in chief.

Listen ! To all the supremacists, what you will find out is that Black people are not intellectually inferior to whites. I know that all your life you have been told this and you have told that Black people do not deserve anything good. So it is difficult adjusting to a Black Boss of America, you will find we are normal people, intelligent, thoughtful, and human. We are the full spectrum of humanity just as Whites are. There are Black lawyers and White Lawyers, black doctors and white doctors, single black moms and single white moms. we are human. We have a different history from White Americans which plays out differently in our American experience and many Blacks are still dealing with the historic consequences of discrimination and what that does not only to the psyche but also in tangible reality. Thankfully, however we are overcoming and thankfully there are White Americans that recognize the fact that African American success is not something to be intimidated by for truly in its essence, it is America's success. This lame attempt at a power play by the person and editors who felt this article was so important to share with the American people need to realize that they are dealing with issues that they need to work out at home in their hearts and minds and not share their therapy sessions with us. We are not interested.

By: Adam Smith TX, USA

Adam Smith TX, USA — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:44:49 +0000

Given history of GULLIBLE Governer Palin who devouvered all the absurdeties thrown at her by French pranksters anybody would be more suspicious of calls from President Elect Obama. But to Obama's credit he is still trying to reach out.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:43:33 +0000

Oh...and I think it's funny... geeze people... they are human... you know...like (most) of you and I...I think it's sort of cool that they report some of these things.. it just reminds us that they are just like us...they make mistakes..and they laughed it off... stop being so friggin bitter... the election is over..he is your president-elect..and in less than 50 days, will be YOUR president...ALL of you AMERICA. Give him a chance. The hateful attitudes and divisiveness will not help this country progress,nor will it aid us in getting out of this incredibly sad state we are in. You need to knock it off, and accept that he was elected. Why not try working WITH one another to make this country a better place for ALL of US. Hateful words and ignorance are what drive those groups we hate so much...(you know..the terrorists..) why not show them WE are better than that? Why not SHOW them we are the UNITED states of America...and not the DIVIDED states of America. I think it's wayyy overdue.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:42:51 +0000

This to me is amazingly sad,twice I have defended the honor of the congresswoman by saying she was intelligent,and because I haven't called her an idiot or insulted her,the CNN moderator won't post what I wrote-–that's very biased don't you think CNN???

By: Sweetie

Sweetie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:41:29 +0000

Berry needs to learn you can't just cold call someone!

Clearly he has a lot to learn!

For some reason this brings out the fear in me.

This guy who just spend an outrages amount of time and money to get elected is not qualified!

He doesn't know how the Real world works!

By: Marek

Marek — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:37:29 +0000

Hey, I am a die hard Obama supporter and you can't blame her for being a little suspicious after all she's probably not used a President that wants to be all inclusive and bipartisian. She not and idiot, she a national figure and she quite frankly and rightful so she was being cautious. The comments I see on here, is just a grim reminder that separation and division wil be the downfall of this nation...my the lord be with us!!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:36:25 +0000

C'mon, it's a funny little story and I'm glad they posted it, gave me a laugh over my morning coffee. Who wouldn't be wary of an unexpected phone call from the president-elect? And it sounds like Obama got a laugh out of it also.

By: kaydeedee

kaydeedee — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:36:23 +0000

I got a real chuckle from poster "joe" who called Obama the "most overated president,' when he's not even in office yet. What a maroon. . .

By: karen raleigh

karen raleigh — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:34:23 +0000

Cute!!!!!

By: Publius

Publius — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:33:39 +0000

I am surprised by the amount of Democratic vitriol and incivility, not to mention the willingness to engage in ad hominem argumentation. Jacob and Maria should perhaps attend courses on basic courtesy and manners. They certainly exhibit a high degree of intolerance for disagreement. I thought liberals were supposed to be for tolerance. But these two are as intolerant as anyone I've ever run across. I'm also surprised anyone is commenting so seriously on a rather innocuous and inconsequential and, after all, silly story.

By: digy

digy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:31:36 +0000

And I thoguht I was paranoid.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:31:09 +0000

Lindsey: he was calling to CONGRATULATE her... curious: HE WAS BORN IN HAWAII... you can see his birth certificate online.. and juuust in case you are out of the loop (as you so obviously are...Hawaii IS a state...just because it's not attached doesn't mean it's less of a state... it's just not ACTUALLY attached to the mainland. It was admitted into the union AUGUST 21, 1959... that would be...a little under 2 years BEFORE Obama was BORN THERE... SO... what's the question?

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:30:22 +0000

who's out there?

By: ki

ki — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:30:03 +0000

What if Obama wanted this woman as part of his bipartisan team? What would all of you dumb democrats say to that? Think about it, there aren't very many reasons why both Hillary Clinton and Obama would be calling the same FL Rep.

By: Lexigirl

Lexigirl — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:28:38 +0000

To the kid,
Somebody got an attiude what me to keep your mind off of it?

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:28:10 +0000

Have to give her a little credit...she's in Florida, after all, so for all she knows it was just another call from Nedley Mandingo...

By: Russians here

Russians here — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:24:41 +0000

...if for example, the president of France calls and tells you that he likes your last porno movie, you can suspect smth unless you're an idiot... What did Obama tell this woman so she hung up on him? What was the reason for that? Just your own thought that its a radio station?

By: kayla

kayla — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:24:30 +0000

Who loves the south side?
Miami Florida rocks!
Lived here all my life there is great weather anybody want to join me?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:24:04 +0000

Good! Maybe he will now realize he is not god. Now, I wonder how much the elite media will bash this lady now since she hung up on their god.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:21:54 +0000

Those of you who say you would hang up on him would only have to do so because you filled your pants. Cowards.

By: EDDIE

EDDIE — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:21:29 +0000

Republicans just do not have a clue.I don't think they know what the republican party stands for.