Comments on: McCain's Acceptance Speech Draws Bigger Audience Than Obama's

[jongood56]

It''''s no wonder John had a much larger audience share than NObama....After all, the 50%-Amerifrican puppet''''s whole campaign is constructed of nothing more solid than that styrofoam Greek Toga House he stood before.

Any promises this character offers is founded in a real world resume that consists of one blank sheet.

ROTFLMGTBO!!!

Great leaders inspire us to be the best that we can be. McCain couldn''t have drawn 85,000 people to Invesco Field. I keep hearing McCain followers compare the masses that Obama draws to Hitler and that is ridiculous. Hitler was about nationalism, wrapping himself in the flag, hatred, us vs. them...sound familiar, that is what right-wingers do, divide and conquer. What about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King? They inspired us to make change, to get involved, to change our country from the bottom up, to be the best that she can be, to be the shining beacon for the world to follow. That is Obama, he is the leader of our generation. We cannot let this opportunity slip through our hands because our country is at stake.

[observantx]

I tried very hard to listen to John McCain , hoping that he would really be a maverick. Sadly, about half way through the speeech I turned the channel. The reason: Same old Repugnican Krap wrapped in a new slogan, "reform"

REFORM! Who the h*ll is he kidding?" He''s up to his ears in Karl Turdblossom and the same lobbyists and special interests that that have nearly ruined this nation and killed so many of our brave sons and daughters in Iraq.

I''m not buying it. Not one. single. solitary. word.

John: Just give it up. Stop dirtying yourself in the hog''s slop pit. You used to be so much better.

PooglyWoogly...Bush makes decisions regarding his gut feelings, which is almost always wrong. I hate to tell you this but I''m pretty sure McCain has the exact same philosophy. Obama makes decisions on knowledge. Listening to all points of view and has the good judgement of follow through. Obama isn''t even President yet but has already influenced policy...such as a timeline in Iraq, sending more troops to Afghanistan (which he said in 2007) and going into the caves of Pakistan (which he also said in 2007) to flush out Al Qaeda which is happening right now. I know change is hard for some folks but relying on the ways of the past is much more dangerous. It''s time for new leadership, new ideas and a new direction because the past is driving our country into the abyss. The history of our country and what has made our country great is taking risks, moving into new directions, not relying on and living in the past. McCain is the past and Obama is the future. He is the 21st century and he has the vision to move our country forward.

[chika6]

CBS in your wildest imagination. They left their tele on not to listen to Mccain. A student who listens to Mccain will fail his exams.

greenfun...if you can''t post from reputable sites then don''t bother posting at all. I could sit here and post all kinds of things from kooky websites as proof against McCain or Palin or whomever is in the public but it doesn''t make it true.

[greenfun]

Caucus fraud by team BO anyone?
http://victoriakos.blogspot.com/2008/04/obama-accused-of-cheating-in-caucuses.html
http://politizine.blogspot.com/2008/01/update-more-on-iowa-vote-fraud.html
http://alt.nntp2http.com/politics/socialism/2008/05/34f6cf6741a17669e4d1ac648c6ab1b5.html
http://annienyc.blogspot.com/2008/08/12-of-reports-of-texas-caucus-fraud-in.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/524991/how_obama_and_richardson_cheated_in.html?cat=9
http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/5/2/22818/72392
Iowa caucus

http://www.observer.com/2008/clinton-volunteer-thinks-obama-cheated

[whitemale08]

Can you picture a John McCain cabinet? Miss Congeniality, Archie Bunker as Homeland Security, the Cable Guy as Treasury head, Bob Hope to run the State Dept.

PooglyWoogly...everything you just said was a bunch poppycock. We could all get into guilt by association. McCain''s campaign is full of lobbyists. Lobbyists for foreign dictators, the banking industry responsible for Enron and oil speculators. Ayers donated $200 to Obama''s campaign and sat on a non-profit organization for the poor. Ayers is a professor at the University of Illinois. Why would Obama not sit on a non-profit organization board for the poor just because Ayers, a professor, was also on that board? Regarding Rev. Wright, there are many people who go to church who''s pastor says some whacky things. Rev. Wright came from an era of blatant racism however, he did and does many great things for the poor in his community in which Obama was directly involved as a community organizer. You judge him on a few seconds out of 30 something years. Rev. Wright threw Obama under the bus which is why Obama had to disassociate himself. Obama has never done anything in his career to suggest that he is racist or anything but above board. Has he made mistakes, of course, just as we all have had and he''s admitted them. Are you holding the same judgement toward Palin because she has a whacky pastor also and she has involvement in the whacky Alaska Independence Party? Obama has a history of searching for knowledge from all sides, listening to all points of views. That''s an attribute not a detriment.

[whitemale08]

The fact that McCain might croak and heaven forbid some Miss Congeniality were to have to step in his shoes and run the country frieghtens me more then I can describe.

But on top of that, the very fact that you have John McCain who throughout his life has shown poor judgement and relied on connections from rich people like his wife freightens me even more.

McCain admits he knows little about the economy which needs the attention of a smart and sound decision maker like Barrack Obama who has the guts to raise taxes on the rich to pay for the wars Republicans insisted on carrying out but more importantly to shore up our fiat-currency the "dollar" to curb the hyper-inflaton caused "defecit spending".

I hope we see Obama as President. We simply cannot afford more George Bush''s policies from John McCain.

[pooglywoogly]

I fear for our nation if Obama is elected. We''ve tried on the job training with Bush and that didn''t work. Now we have Obama who is even less qualified than Bush was. I know, Obama is going to surround himself with advisors so his screwups won''t be too bad, but isn''t a little nerve racking after what we just went through with Bush. I don''t want someone whose not qualified to be president, so I cannot vote for Obama.

[ljb6599]

That''s good!!!Then many got to watch a boring speech with no details as to how he is going to help the middle class.

[pooglywoogly]

McCain speech was OK for the 3/4, but the final ten minutes were quite good. I haven''t been much of a McCain fan, but I do believe that of the two candidates he is the most likely to bring reform. McCain has a history of seeking reform, whereas Obama just talks about it. Obama has never been properly vetted and likely won''t be until after the election (if then). No other person could count an unrepentant terrorist (Bill Ayers) as both a friend and a financial contributor and get away with it. Afterall, what does it say about the judgment of Obama? Additionally, no other candidate could attend a racist church for 20 years and claim he had no knowledge of it. No one would such a ridiculous claim seriously from any other candidate, and again what does that say about Obama''s judgment? Either he agrees with rev wright''s racist antisemetic views or he''s afraid to stand up to him. Does that sound like someone strong enough to bring reform? Of course he distanced himself from wright when he had no other choice, but again that speaks to Obama''s character. He was not a reformer in the Illinios state senate, but he did fight against reform when it would hurt his party. And Obama often hijacked legislation written by others and claimed it as his own. Bill Clinton was right about Obama when he said "this is the biggest fairytale ever." Obama is all fluff and his lack of legislative accomplishments prove that more than anything McCain could ever say.

[mandalay-bay]

01/20/2009. End of an Error.

CaryHermann...Leaders are born, they are not made. McCain cannot make himself into a leader no matter how hard he tries to hoodwink us into thinking he is. He''s already sold himself to the Bush/Cheney operatives into recreating him into something we''ve already heard, already done, and has already been proven to be a failure.

[mandalay-bay]

Those "speeches" at the RNC were cr.ap. I didn''''t know if i was watching a political party convention or some kind of a painfully long and unfunny attempt at a stand up comedy routine. They barely even mentioned the issues facing this country that were caused by THEIR leadership (if you can call it that). Of course, who would want to? That would just remind the voters of what an horrendous failure this republican administration has been. It was speaker after speaker getting up there acting like a 3 year old and making fun of community organizers.....yeah I guess they wouldn''''t know much about that considering they think if you make 4 million a year you are middle class. He11, Palin admitted she doesn''t know what the Vice President even does! and she''s trying to be elected as one in 2 months!!

For those who missed it:

No discussion of the issues
Distractions
Lies
Terrorists
9/11
War, War, War
McSame was a POW.

That pretty much sums up the RNC.

Republicans hope you''''re too stupid or lazy to fact check.

Palins speech and McSame''''s speeches in particular were so sprinkled with lies it was hard to find a true statement wedged between all the BS.

Palin stood there, read a teleprompter, and threw out insults. Dave Chappelle could have done that, And at least he could have made it funny.

McCain has no substance. He is running on being a POW and denigrating Obama. That worked the last eight years but it won''t work this year. He''s been part of the problem for the last 8 years and now he claims he will be the solution for the next four years. He''s already sold his soul to the devil.

ordisi1...yea right, we all believe you just made up your mind last night...sheesh.

Night671...My husband was a Marine. I was a Marine wife so please spare me the military argument. I am not going to vote for McCain because he was a POW. He served his country and I find that admirable. However, he is not fit to be President. Why don''t you google what many veterans think of McCain. Obama has been a better advocate for veterans than McCain has been. Google Obama and the GI Bill. Google Obama and Walter Reed. Google McCain and POW families to see how they have been treated by McCain.

[caryherrman]

An enlightening speech with substance and precision. I want to thank you Senator McCain, even when we gave up on ourselves- you never did, and you''''re bring us back together to fight together to be the America God intended for us to be. God bless you, Senator McCain- God bless America. You have my vote, my loyalty and my support. Profound enlightenment through courage. You truly will be, America''''s next greatest President. -Cary Herrman