Obama, McCain Dream Up Tombstones

(CBS)  In less than a week, Americans decide whether Barack Obama or John McCain becomes the 44th President of the United States. In the series "Presidential Questions," CBS News anchor Katie Couric asks questions that move the candidates well beyond the usual sound-bites. Some questions concern policy. Others are more personal. All will give you a better sense of who these men are - and what has shaped them. What follows is Couric's question - and the candidates' full answers.

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Katie Couric: What would you like to have on your tombstone?

John McCain: "He served honorably" or, "and he put his country first."

Barack Obama: That "he was a good man, and an honest man." And that "he was a good father and a good husband." And that "he tried to give something of himself to make the world better." Something pretty simple, but somehow hard to achieve sometimes.

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sheaminor

Exactly who put Obama here for the purpose to be President? Whoever it was, are they guaranteeing a good one or a poor one?

[robstrck]

What about talk of his own country? Obama''''s goal is to be a world leader, no doubt about it... just like his fast track to his candidacy, he''''s already thinking way bigger than America. And a bunch of suckers are trying to vote him in thinking he cares about middle class and poor Americans. Tell him you want pancakes for breakfast, and he''''ll promise to come cook you pancakes. You people are fools.

Posted by msa123

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I agree. He ends all his speeches with change the world. Question, has anyone that supports Barack Obama bothered to spend the money to purchase his two books and read them? I did. He won''t have my vote.

[sheaminor]

Some people are put here for specific reasons and Obama''s reason for being here is to be President. So stop with all the "he''s not experienced" Bush is experienced but all experience isn''t good experience!

[design1991]

OBAMA''S TOMBSTON SHOULD READ::::

"HERE LIES A LIER....A SMOOTH TALKER....A TRERRORIST RADICAL LOVER....OVER CONFIDENT...NOT EXPERIANCED ENOUGH TO BE THE LEADER OF THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD...THAT HIS WIFE WAS NOT PROUD OF AND HIS REV. WRIGHT DENOUNCED IN THE HOUSE OF GOD"

[onarollagain]

Everyone...Repubs and Crats...email the LA Times to release the tape...it is our civil duty to do this and their responsibility to release the tape. Take action...let''''s get control of the United States of America again and out of the mainstream media''''s bias release of information