Obama to speak at veterans event in Orlando

Interested wrote:

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You are right about the up hill fight.
The question may be “Which candidate’s fiscal policies will have a positive effect on the country”

There are two men running, neither is prefect,
both have some flaws in their plans but for me,
I can only answer for myself, I see greater,
more positive agenda happening with Obama..

I think what most people have to consider is
Obama isn't up there alone, he will have advisers,
staff and other key personel.. I wouldn't mind
seeing now what either candidate has in mind
for key positions..

Major concerns I have with McCain is he has
simply chosen to tow the party line with Bush
for the past year and has flip flopped, as result on so many issues.
The addition to Rove to his campaign doesn't set well with me.
His age, not to be mean but this is a hard stressful job. I have seen it age people and 72
years old, concerns me. I can't help but feel a vote for McCain is really a vote for his VP..
Reagan suffered from Alheimers long before we were told, I have a problem with that..
I have read repeatedly with names mentioned of
respected Republicans senators who state McCain
is a hot head, bad temper- not good in by book, I want my President to be calm, composed and reasonable.
Pac Money - McCain is drowning in it.. One of the
things I like the most about Obama, there are not
alot of hands in his pockets..
I read recently that McCain doesn't work weekends
and limits his campaign to so many weekdays.. Being President is a 24/7 job.. Here is where it
becomes tiresome, hard, stressful.. Age is a big
factor...

Perry Masonite wrote:

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But that is all Osama can do. He has no experience and is a Marxist/Socialist.

Please site examples..

In the state senate Obama wrote 890 bills and co-sponosored over a 1000..

How many has McCain done?

Interested wrote:

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Unfortunately I said perhaps McCains' advisors needed their skills. Remember he may have input but he doesn't make the decisions.
We may not approve of the way either campaign is being run, but the choice of staff is not the candidates; even though they are responsible.

I agree, both are responsible. But when one campaign cuts off or limits media access to his campaign to ask questions says a lot about the person who wants to be America's next president:

In Loose Style, McCain Leads a Camp Divided
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/us/politics...

Mirror Mirror wrote:

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I am woman I don't see that.. Hillary did
a great job running, she lost.. Why
divide the party.. She is a smart strong woman
who has a great position in the Senate and is
well respected there.. She will only do herself
and the party harm if she keeps harping on the
race.. It was a race and she lost.. Move on..

Your points are presented well; however personally I suspect that her ambitions rise above that of being a Senator.
If you look at the time table and a presumptive victory by Obama the possibility of another run in 8 years is out of the question.
If McCain were to win she could make another run on the democratic ticket in 4 years.
Who do you suppose she is secretly rooting for?

btw Nancy Pelosi is not in Hillarys' corner

Mirror Mirror wrote:

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I am woman I don't see that.. Hillary did
a great job running, she lost.. Why
divide the party.. She is a smart strong woman
who has a great position in the Senate and is
well respected there.. She will only do herself
and the party harm if she keeps harping on the
race.. It was a race and she lost.. Move on..

Clinton and Obama made historical achievements with their campaign successes. I commend Hillary for that, since she is almost identical to Obama on the important issues in this election.

Whether it will be VP, cabinet position, Senate Leader, SCOTUS Justice, etc., Clinton has an opportunity for further achievements with an Obama presidency. Fortunately, most of her supporters understand that.

LEVEL1 wrote:

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I agree, both are responsible. But when one campaign cuts off or limits media access to his campaign to ask questions says a lot about the person who wants to be America's next president:
In Loose Style, McCain Leads a Camp Divided
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/us/politics...

Limiting media access is not unusual but is normally met with bad press. Not a good idea for either camp

Interested wrote:

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Limiting media access is not unusual but is normally met with bad press. Not a good idea for either camp

What's interesting McCain is not getting any bad press for doing it and you don't see the Obama camp calling him on it. But If it were Obama doing this it would be smeared all over the televisions, internet and radio sets and the McCain camp would be screaming bloody murder. So to say the least, there is whole lot of lopsided media double standards going and it seems the GOP are calling all the shots.

Mirror Mirror wrote:

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There are two men running, neither is prefect,
both have some flaws in their plans but for me,
I can only answer for myself, I see greater,
more positive agenda happening with Obama..
I think what most people have to consider is
Obama isn't up there alone, he will have advisers,
staff and other key personel.. I wouldn't mind
seeing now what either candidate has in mind
for key positions..
Major concerns I have with McCain is he has
simply chosen to tow the party line with Bush
for the past year and has flip flopped, as result on so many issues.
The addition to Rove to his campaign doesn't set well with me.
His age, not to be mean but this is a hard stressful job. I have seen it age people and 72
years old, concerns me. I can't help but feel a vote for McCain is really a vote for his VP..
Reagan suffered from Alheimers long before we were told, I have a problem with that..
I have read repeatedly with names mentioned of
respected Republicans senators who state McCain
is a hot head, bad temper- not good in by book, I want my President to be calm, composed and reasonable.
Pac Money - McCain is drowning in it.. One of the
things I like the most about Obama, there are not
alot of hands in his pockets..
I read recently that McCain doesn't work weekends
and limits his campaign to so many weekdays.. Being President is a 24/7 job.. Here is where it
becomes tiresome, hard, stressful.. Age is a big
factor...

I won't disagree with age being a factor; however just as you stated the President will not be alone in the decision making. I believe it would be too easy to accept the sales pitch of the Democratic party.
Both candidates know how to solve our problems the question is “which one do you believe will do it without fear of stepping on someone’s toes” and don’t believe the big business vs grass roots theory. Big business has its hands on both candidates so no matter which one wins there interest is protected.
The process of running the government hasn’t changed in 200 years I don’t expect it to change overnight.

LEVEL1 wrote:

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What's interesting McCain is not getting any bad press for doing it and you don't see the Obama camp calling him on it. But If it were Obama doing this it would be smeared all over the televisions, internet and radio sets and the McCain camp would be screaming bloody murder. So to say the least, there is whole lot of lopsided media double standards going and it seems the GOP are calling all the shots.

While I certainly respect your opinion on this; my tv channels tell me a different story.
Most Americans believe the major media oulets are giving OBama a free pass on many of the tough issues.

Interested wrote:

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While I certainly respect your opinion on this; my tv channels tell me a different story.
Most Americans believe the major media oulets are giving OBama a free pass on many of the tough issues.

While I doubt the major outlets on my television set is giving Obama a free pass, i respect your opinion as well :)

Interested wrote:

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Both candidates know how to solve our problems the question is “which one do you believe will do it without fear of stepping on someone’s toes” and don’t believe the big business vs grass roots theory. Big business has its hands on both candidates so no matter which one wins there interest is protected.
The process of running the government hasn’t changed in 200 years I don’t expect it to change overnight.

I believe Obama would do a much better job of minimizing the influence of big business than McCain. While I agree businesses have contributors to both candidates, the big difference is that Obama does not accept donations from lobbyist or PAC organizations. His contributors have to agree to this disclaimer when donating. The vast majority of his record-breaking totals came from the American people (over 2 million of them).

In contrast, McCain takes huge contributions from lobbyist and PACs. For instance, it seemed no coincidence that McCain changed his position on offshore drilling while receiving over $1.3 million from Big Oil.

LEVEL1 wrote:

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While I doubt the major outlets on my television set is giving Obama a free pass, i respect your opinion as well :)

Thank you!!
"Atlah" has called for a boycott of CNN,ABC,NBC,CBS, and MSNBC. that's the group you thought was a Saturday night live skit. lol
Seriously though the ratings of the major networks have dropped as a result of the public view of giving the Democratic candidate a free pass on many of the issues discussed on this thread.

Interested wrote:

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I take the risk of sounding too anti-Obama; but you shouldn't even try to debate real issues with Obama supporters since he won't or can't give them any amunition.

You hit the nail squarely on the head. I no longer even try to debate them because they resort to name calling and Bush bashing because Obama has no real substance or record of accomplishment that they can refer to. They seem to forget that Bush is not running in this election.

Gator wrote:

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I believe Obama would do a much better job of minimizing the influence of big business than McCain. While I agree businesses have contributors to both candidates, the big difference is that Obama does not accept donations from lobbyist or PAC organizations. His contributors have to agree to this disclaimer when donating. The vast majority of his record-breaking totals came from the American people (over 2 million of them).
In contrast, McCain takes huge contributions from lobbyist and PACs. For instance, it seemed no coincidence that McCain changed his position on offshore drilling while receiving over $1.3 million from Big Oil.

While there is no disputing the influence of big business contributions and there intended purpose; we would be naïve to think that the large amount of money collected by the Obama campaign comes from grass roots contributors and then look at the polls and see the race so close.
I just can’t buy it.

Interested wrote:

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Thank you!!
"Atlah" has called for a boycott of CNN,ABC,NBC,CBS, and MSNBC. that's the group you thought was a Saturday night live skit. lol
Seriously though the ratings of the major networks have dropped as a result of the public view of giving the Democratic candidate a free pass on many of the issues discussed on this thread.

[I'm being sarcastic here...] Well that explains why you think the media outlets are giving Obama a free pass. Quit watching that saturday night live wannabe preacher dude. LOL!

"There is no doubt the campaign to discredit Obama is paying off for McCain right now," pollster John Zogby said. "This is a significant ebb for Obama."

Perfect example of slanted journalism taken from the reuters link posted above. There is no campaign to "discredit" Obama. The campaign is to get the "truth" out about Obama. No experience - true. Tax and spend - true. No foreign relations experience - true... and on and on and on.

Obama/Osama 08
vs.
McCain/Romney 08

UnLevel 1 wrote:

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You hit the nail squarely on the head. I no longer even try to debate them because they resort to name calling and Bush bashing because Obama has no real substance or record of accomplishment that they can refer to. They seem to forget that Bush is not running in this election.

similar to you mocking me with your name and then switching to another name and making racist comments. That's not change we can believe!

LEVEL1 wrote:

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[I'm being sarcastic here...] Well that explains why you think the media outlets are giving Obama a free pass. Quit watching that saturday night live wannabe preacher dude. LOL!

That's my investigative side I guess.

Interested wrote:

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That's my investigative side I guess.

Don't rely on the SNL dude as a source. lol