Comments on: CBS Poll: Obama Boosted Most By Debate

Uncommitted Voters Give Edge To Obama On Economy, McCain On Iraq

[kathy626]

The two most unpatriotic things to have happened in the last 6 weeks are (1) John McCain selecting Sarah Palin as his Vice-Presidential Candidate, and (2) Hilary Clinton''s virtual silence after McCain''s selection of Palin and, even more incredible, after Friday night''s debate. I voted for Hilary in the primary and had donated significantly to her campaign. However, she IS NOT the Democratic candidate and has clearly decided that it is not in her interest to support Barack Obama because he would likely be a 2-term president and John McCain would more likely be a 1-term president, giving her the opportunity to run again in 2012. Given the damage John McCain''s presidency (and, God forbid, Sarah Palin''s should he not last out the next 4 years) could do, this is incredibly selfish and unpatriotic. Should the McCain/Palin ticket prevail, I will find it extroardinarily difficult to vote for her in 2008, and impossible to contribute to her campain financially.

[whosaid1]

sterlingread said: At least Obama acknowledges the existence of the middle class. McCain doesn''''t know anyone in that category, other than probalby those who clean his many houses. He''''s out to get the rich richer.

yeah it''s clear the Obama has a "checklist" of words that he must SAY at every opportunity. All it means to me is he said the words....I don''t make the bold leap and assume that he really cares about it. Yeah he probably has people who clean his houses....I''ll bet he pays them....keeps people working. I''ll guess you statement that he''s "out to get the rich richer" is about his wanting to not raise taxes on business...that keeps them in the United States and encourages them to maintain a healthy workforce...the better the business is the more work there is..

[sterlingread]

whosaid: "So if he had repeated the phrase "middle class" would you have assumed he care about the middle class"

At least Obama acknowledges the existence of the middle class. McCain doesn''t know anyone in that category, other than probalby those who clean his many houses. He''s out to get the rich richer.

[whosaid1]

tmn123, incredibly people with minimum wage or no jobs, just barely scraping by, are proudly proclaiming their allegience with McCain as if he gives a hoot about them or their needs, other than that they can shine his shoes or clean his many houses. Did you notice he never said the phrase "middle class" once in the debate?

So if he had repeated the phrase "middle class" would you have assumed he care about the middle class. Seems to be the case with Obama...he SAYS it, it must be true...

Look, McCain married a women who had a very productive family business...should he have told her to get rid of all that money...because he wanted to run for President? Nothing like that was said about Kerry. McCain doesn''t have a lot of money himself...he comes from a long line of military men..and anyone who has served in the military knows that you don''t do it because of the money!! Do some research and you''ll find that there are a lot of members of congress who have more money than McCain....most of the top 10 are Democrats.

[sterlingread]

tmn123, incredibly people with minimum wage or no jobs, just barely scraping by, are proudly proclaiming their allegience with McCain as if he gives a hoot about them or their needs, other than that they can shine his shoes or clean his many houses. Did you notice he never said the phrase "middle class" once in the debate?

[tmn]

"The percentage of watchers who think Obama understands their needs and problems has also increased by 21 points, while a majority still say McCain does not."
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That''s not fair. McCain understands the needs of multi-millionaires everywhere. It''s no trip in the park to manage 7 homes across this great land. Have a heart for HIS problems and those of filthy-rich folks like him...

[sterlingread]

aggiecat, in my experience bullies are always cowards and not very bright.

[aggiekat2004]

booboo, sorry, but calling me gay isn''''t an insult to me, probably is to a kindergartner.

Posted by sterlingread at 10:47 PM : Sep 28, 2008
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I KNOW! I feel like I''m being bullied on the playground.

Oh, and about the comment about "thinking people vote for Obama, fearful people vote for McCain..."

I really felt "inspired" to get out and make the world a better place after listening to Obama. McCain really didn''t have that same effect.

I''m also tired of McCain''s little SMIRK that he makes...he did it several times during the debate. It''s when he''s being facetious and condescending. It''s really not an appealing part of his personality.

[whosaid1]

I''''m almost willing to give the new guy a try...just because I think the people with the experience and power are the ones who can''''t get away from the status quo. And the status quo is what''''s killed our country and how the rest of the world thinks about us.

I watched the debate...and I got so tired of McCain dropping the "precondition" word every time someone asked him about meeting with Iran. I''''m tired of watching our leaders act like we''''re so much better than everyone else. The fact that we might be in a position to be humble, and perhaps talk to the rest of the world, is actually appealing.

Having served in the US Army (active) for over 30 years..you might expect that I would have a different opinion. I would be greatly disappointed if MY president agreed (without pre-conditions)to just "sit down" and talk - attempt to "reason" with some of the "crazy" leaders out there that are in the news all the time. We can%u2019t afford to tell the rest of the world that we''re that *** naove! Have you noticed that a lot of them want to KILL us?

One last thing..."our current leaders got us into this mess". You shouldn''t make the mistake of thinking that it was all caused by Bush (and the Republicans) . His approval rating is very low...so it''s easy to say it''s all his fault. The president of the United States doesn''t have that much power...he''s had a lot of help from Congress...both parties.

[sterlingread]

booboo, sorry, but calling me gay isn''t an insult to me, probably is to a kindergartner.