Saturday, October 11th, 2008
McSame Checks His Ignorant Supporters, Lady Calls Obama an Arab
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SMH at the old lady’s wig. Not only does she need to stop watching Faux and pick up a book, she needs to use that SSI check and hook her wig up.
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I hate white people.
Sarh Palin, the famous newscaster, was found GUILTY for abuse of power, in attempting to fire her brother-in-law, because he was divorcing Sarah’s sister…..
That was Sarah Palin…Oshie…How can u hate white people, and you are one??…..
wow I just got thru watchin it too–haha wowwwwwwwwwwww
LOL AT OSHIE! GIRL YOU ARE THE CRAZIEST WHITE GIRL OF ALL TIME!!
LMAO!!! Bossip that ain’t right…lol
I can’t help it… sometimes I just hate white people. I’m sure you understand.
racism is a disease that will only go away when treated. I don’t hate white people just ignorance.
J-Mac possibly changed those two to vote for Barack … and maybe more. Wait a minute, the voting system is rigged. November 4 is going to be VERY interesting.
The McCain campaign is a sinking ship. He had to check that woman. Otherwise, eventually people would be labeling him a racist and turning his campaign stops into klan rallies. Now, he what he needs to do next is dump that moran Sarah Palin!
I watched the video of this woman on the news, and, sadly, I think she’s far from alone in her erroneous thinking. I see that McCain is attempting to soften his approach, but I think it’s too little, too late. I watched individual after individual describe Obama as a “terrorist,” and I think that perception will be hard to turn around, particularly among uninformed voters. McCain and Palin have gone down a very ominous road. . .
For those who watched the town hall debate and remember the brother who asked a question about the “rescue” package, he posted the below response on his Facebook page, according to www(dot)msnbc(dot)com:
From NBC’s Michael Levine
I tried to get in touch via Facebook with Oliver Clark, the man who McCain said probably didn’t know what Fannie Mae was before the financial crisis (at Tuesday’s debate). Apparently others have done the same. He just posted the following on his Facebook page:
How did I feel about Sen. McCain stating “You probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this.”
Well Senator, I actually did. I like to think of myself as a fairly intelligent person. I have a bachelor degree in Political Science from Tennessee State, so I try to keep myself up to date with current affairs. I have a Master degree in Legal Studies from Southern Illinois University, a few years in law school, and I am currently pursuing a Master in Public Administration from the University of Memphis. In defense of the Senator from Arizona I would say he is an older guy, and may have made an underestimation of my age. Honest mistake. However, it could be because I am a young African-American male. Whatever the case may be it was somewhat condescending regardless of my age to make an assumption regarding whether I was knowledgeable about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
@ Sydney: THAT is why I hate white people.
LOL @ Oshie
No, you don’t, you’re just saying that. Like someone said earlier, I don’t hate any race, but I do hate ignorance. I feel more pity and sadness than anything. Some of the people I’ve seen on TV are filled with anger, and that’s just unhealthy and spiritually debilitating.
From Politico(dot)com:
Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis is accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of stoking hate, likening the atmosphere at Republican campaign events to those featuring George Wallace, the segregationist former governor of Alabama and presidential candidate. McCain’s campaign has responded with a statement in the candidate’s name, urging Barack Obama to repudiate Lewis’s comments.
“What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history,” Lewis said in a statement issued today for Politico’s Arena forum. “Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse.”
Lewis didn’t accuse McCain of imitating Wallace, but suggested there were similarities.
“George Wallace never threw a bomb,” Lewis noted. “He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.”
Lewis’s sharp words may be dismissed as those of a partisan Democrat in a campaign season. But the former head of SNCC and hero of Selma is somebody who McCain has lavished praise upon over the years, including admiring him in a book on courage and bravery and repeatedly invoking Lewis’s name in public appearances.
McCain’s response to Lewis and, predictably, he asks Obama to repudiate the remarks:
Now, Lewis is castigating McCain in the harshest of terms.
“As public figures with the power to influence and persuade, Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all,” Lewis said today. “They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy. We can do better. The American people deserve better.”
McCain responded with disappointment, but also a challenge to Obama.
“I am saddened that John Lewis, a man I’ve always admired, would make such a brazen and baseless attack on my character and the character of the thousands of hardworking Americans who come to our events to cheer for the kind of reform that will put America on the right track,” the GOP nominee said in a statement this afternoon.
He added: “I call on Senator Obama to immediately and personally repudiate these outrageous and divisive comments that are so clearly designed to shut down debate 24 days before the election. Our country must return to the important debate about the path forward for America.”
That is the Mccain I knew back in 2000. Honest to good man.
NOW that is better.
attacking wasn’t helping.Obama is winning with his decency-republican should learn from him.
anyway, OBAMA for president.
Well, when all else fails, use the scare tactics of old and try to stop social progression. There is no coincidence that black is synonomous with evil, bad luck, etc… It was the plot of the white man from day one, and it carries through to today. They will cheer you on at the sports event or the concert, but you are too risky for what the highest ‘brand’ of education has prepared you to do. I don’t hate them. But, I don’t trust them no further than I can throw them.
hahahah Oshie, girl you got issues!
Love ya!
lol. i knew there was a reason i liked mccain. its just unfortunate that he lost to bush. and that he’s running against obama. he just cant get a break.
obama 08
ps. mcain is ashamed to have the white racist voters. he’s just going along with it to hopefully win. dont pin that image on good ol mccain.
John Lewis told the truth. As long as Sarah continues to bring up the terrorist deal-it will always be connected with race.
If people with pillow cases and white gowns so up-McCain knows he’s in deep shit…
And the fat lady will eventually have sung.
Back in the 1960’s when the news recorded the police brutality of black men and women fighting for equality-America had a chance to see how UGLY racist IS-and if the McCain camp continues to let his supporters say ignoran tthings-Americans will become disgusted with racism-and possibly vote as their hearts lead.
I hope so….
I hope…
Why should Barack repudiate it, when it’s true? At the second debate, John called Barack ‘that one’. He can’t cry, now. You made your bed, you lie there, John. If you wanna stop things from going so wrong, tell Sarah to shut the hell up. John Lewis pulled that (Hoe sit down) card.
People are getting fed up with seeing the blatant racism-and they are speaking out, and I am proud of that.
COME ON IS ARAB THE NEW WORD FOR NI**ER??
as much as i dont like him i gotta give him props for snatching that microphone from that ignorant azz old lady and checking that dude talking about being scared of an obama presidency
My question is to anyone-why should White americans be tolerant of Black Americans? We are not all unwed mothers. We are not all in prison. We are not all uneducated, or lazy. Why does it take tolerance to relate from one human to the next human? white americans are human, but so our Black Americans, Latin Americans, Asian Americans, Natives, Arab Americans; we are human. We are all the same-just with differnt names. why does Barack’s race disqualify him to be the President?
I hope that on election day-people stop being scared, and do the right thing, and vote for Barack.
@Black.Woman
Sista, I had to log back on to show you this — it’s posted on cbsnews(dot)com:
(PHILADELPHIA) As the crowd cheered at a Sarah Palin rally this morning in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a man in the audience grinned as he held up a stuffed monkey doll with a Barack Obama bumper sticker wrapped across its forehead.
The incident came at a time when McCain and Palin’s events have increasingly been fueled by angry crowds, since Palin began drawing a connection between Barack Obama and 1960s radical William Ayers, claiming that the Democratic nominee has a history of “palling around” with a terrorist.
FUCK mcLAME AND EVERYTHING HE STAND FOR!!
Her name is Gail Quinnell.
@Sydney
That solidifies my original statement in reference to statements made by John Lewis. what is John going to say about that?
Face it. The fat lady is singing. People will be disgusted with this racsim-and vote their hearts.
Excuse me-Gayle Quinnell-and she raises her grandchildren to feel the same way.
I am sadden by the possibilities of people like this lady.
Remember Rosewood???
@Black.Woman
I don’t know what Congressman Lewis will say about this latest episode. This is out of control. It reminds me of some the events I watched in the Eyes on the Prize series. I’m sure our elders who lived through Jim Crow are having unpleasant flashbacks.
Below is the Obama campaign’s reaction to Lewis’s remarks, by the way, according to Politico(dot)com:
Obama’s campaign distanced themselves from Lewis’s Wallace language but took a shot at Palin for some of her tough charges of late.
“Senator Obama does not believe that John McCain or his policy criticism is in any way comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. “But John Lewis was right to condemn some of the hateful rhetoric that John McCain himself personally rebuked just last night, as well as the baseless and profoundly irresponsible charges from his own running mate that the Democratic nominee for President of the United States ‘pals around with terrorists.’
“As Barack Obama has said himself, the last thing we need from either party is the kind of angry, divisive rhetoric that tears us apart at a time of crisis when we desperately need to come together. That is the kind of campaign Senator Obama will continue to run in the weeks ahead.”
@Black.Woman
Yes, I’m very familiar with the Rosewood story. This is very sad, and so very disappointing.
Harold Ford Jr. also has an op-ed, “Will McCain Do Anything to Win?,” in the Washington Post today, www(dot)washingtonpost(dot)com.
I’m also a fan of Frank Rich of the NY Times, www(dot)nytimes(dot)com, and his op-ed for tomorrow is posted, and it’s great.
@Black.Woman
I have to run out, but have a good night! Continue to keep us informed.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AFP) – Vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin denied wrongdoing Saturday after a probe found she had abused voters’ trust as Alaska governor, in a new blow to John McCain’s trailing White House campaign.
Republican McCain was embroiled in turmoil of his own meanwhile, after he was booed late Friday by supporters and appeared to undercut his own campaign strategy by calling time on personal attacks on Barack Obama.
Alaska Governor Palin rejected the findings of a bipartisan legislative probe which found she violated ethics rules by letting husband Todd pressure top officials for the firing of her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper.
Asked by a reporter in Pennsylvania if the charges were true, Palin replied: “No, and if you read the report you will see that there was nothing unlawful or unethical about it. You have to read the report.”
The report said that Palin had “the authority and power to require Mr Palin to cease contacting subordinates, but she failed to act.”
But in a phrase seized upon by the McCain camp, the report also said she acted within her “constitutional and statutory authority” in the case.
The probe was the latest blow to Palin, who electrified the Republican Party when she was first picked, but has seen her impact, especially among undecided voters and women diminish amid questions about her qualifications.
The damaging report could make it tougher for the McCain camp to portray Palin as a crusading reformer set to flush out corruption in Washington.
McCain meanwhile took to the campaign trail in Iowa, for the first time after he had to step in at a town hall meeting in Minnesota Friday, when one woman said Obama was an “Arab” and a man said he was “scared” of the Democrat.
Critics say the seething anger seen at McCain rallies, with shouts of “treason” and “kill him” heard from some crowds, has been whipped up by campaign ads which have accused the Democrat of associating with terrorists.
“He’s a decent family man (and) citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that’s what this campaign’s all about,” McCain said at the town-hall meeting in Lakeville, Minnesota.
McCain told the man who said he was “scared” to bring his new baby into an America ruled by Obama that the Democrat was a “decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States.”
McCain’s comments drew boos from some of his supporters and appeared to directly undercut the thrust of his aggressive negative ad campaign which has question whether Obama has a character befitting a president.
The campaign has accused Obama of not telling the truth about what he insists is a passing acquaintance with William Ayers, a 1960s radical who is now a college professor.
Palin, who has been cast in the role of attack dog by the campaign, did not repeat her criticisms of Obama over Ayers during an appearance in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Obama meanwhile acknowledged McCain’s attempt to cool things down, but charged his rival with running a negative campaign to try to distract voters from the number one issue — the tumbling US economy.
“Now, I want to acknowledge that Senator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric yesterday in his town hall meeting and I appreciate his reminder that we can disagree while still being respectful of each other,” Obama said.
“I have said it before and I’ll say it again — Senator McCain has served this country with honor and he deserves our thanks for that,” Obama said, as McCain’s name was greeted with boos at Obama’s rallies in Philadelphia.
But McCain’s spokesman Tucker Bounds immediately responded: “The tone of this election is not fueling voter outrage, it’s that Americans are frustrated” at Obama’s “plans to raise taxes during a down economy.”
Just 24 days before the election, time appeared to be fast running out for McCain to change the trajectory of a campaign which has seemed to be slipping away ever since the onset of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.
Obama led McCain 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters nationwide, according to a new Newsweek survey, which a month ago had the race locked at 46 percent.
As many as 86 percent of voters said they were dissatisfied with the way things were going in the United States, and only 10 percent said they were satisfied — a grim omen for Republicans
McCain started this mess with all his negative campaigns and attack ads and now when people get all up in arms he is like cool down. You played on people’s fears, what did you think would happen?? People need to really think before they speak.
McCain started this mess with all his negative campaigns and attack ads and now when people get all up in arms he is like cool down. You played on people’s fears, what did you think would happen?? People need to really think before they speak.
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It shows why he should not be President. Clearly he does not have the right team assembled around him because has been bumbling around like an idiot since the Palin selection.
This situation illustrates why you should always be true to yourself and go out on your own terms not someone elses. He didn’t want to know about the repurcussions of the slash and burn tactic against Obama and now it may cost him his reputation and the Presidency.
How McCain gone try and correct this lady when he’s partly responsible for inciting ignorant ass white trash like herself..If he’s going to correct her and call her out he needs to tell his pitbull cheerleader Sarah Palin to shut the fuck up as well..You can’t put that kind of hate and stupidity out there and then try to call people out on it..McCain has gotten his consersative mob hyped up now he looks like a jack ass going back on his word.
As we can see it doesn’t take much to get a bunch of uneducated, low Iq ass fools siked up, they don’t read or watch the news and are too damn stupid to think for themselves.
so if obama were an arab, that would mean he wasnt a decent honorable family man?
IT’s sad to see the ignorance among many Americans. So now this man is an Arab? Even if he were an Arab does that make him a terrorist? It’s sad and it goes to show how prejudice many Americans still are and that’s why many other nations can care less if this one fails. To them we had it coming. IT’s sad…very sad.
I THINK THE PEOPLE SUPPORTING MCLAME ARE RACIST KKK MEMBERS, WHO DISLIKE ANYBODY THAT IS NOT WHITE; AND THEY FEEL SCARED THAT AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WILL BECOME PRESIDENT.
People forget that McCain was still calling Asians “gooks” just 8 years ago. I’ll give him some points for finally trying to pull his minions back but too little too late.
Politics are dirtier than a public urinal, that’s just how it is and Obama is intelligent enough to know that. Lewis and the rest should not make a fuss because this could back fired and hardened peoples heart thinking that we are piling it on. Just be kool about it and let Obama handle things. Go to chicagotribune.com and read his gracious, elegant response to the hate rallies. Remember, this is politics and folks will do anything to win, but in the end right will win out. If America (the majority of voters anyway) want McCain in the White House, that’s what they will get and suffer the consequences.
I would vote for Obama even if he was white, he is just a smarter and better candidate. When he wins in november, it will be CRAZY in African and African-American communities. Can’t wait. OBAMA 08!!
Mccain just holds ignant crowds as we can see…he was only saying those good things about Obama just to make his self looks better…even though we know he’s (Obama) proved his self as good people.
this is weird……..
He would talk freely to terrorist Iran so may as well be.
You only see this type of ignorant and racist, just pure dumb comments, being made at McCain rally’s. I won’t even spend my time on it.
If Obama wins, it sure will be crazy in Africa: east, west, north and south!
white folk….gotta love them. I find it funny they are so fearful of other races and cultures, when throughout history they have been the biggest threat to every other race on the planet. They nearly wiped out the American Indians on their arrival to America, enslaved African Americans, bombed Arabs and killed each other in both World Wars….funny how they are scared, my ass is scared, surprised I leave my house with all these crazy white folk!!!! lol only joking love all races, but seriously the irony and since when did it become a crime to be of arab descent?
mCSAME gOT uS oNE hEART aTTACT aWAY fROM sARAH pALIN bEING pRESIDENT(iF hE wERE tO wIN). hIS sUPPORTERS dON’T sEEM tO hAVE a hEART oR a bRAIN.(tHAT’S rIGHT i sAID iT!)
Good news out of Pa. from the Philadelphia Inquirer, www(dot)philly(dot)com — Bill and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to make a Pa. campaign stop today with Joe Biden:
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has nearly closed the deal in Pennsylvania, as anxiety over the economy overcomes lingering concerns about his inexperience and qualms about his race, according to more than three dozen political operatives, pollsters and analysts across the state.
A surge in Democratic voter registration is also helping.
Some Republicans in the state say privately it is all but impossible for Republican Sen. John McCain to win Pennsylvania. Others are hopeful but nervous. Still, many remain optimistic, noting that the race has been marked by wild swings in the polls.
Internal campaign polls show McCain trailing by only single digits here and the GOP continues to pound away at questions of character to argue that Obama is a risky choice.
Nonetheless, independent Pennsylvania polls have picked up sharp movement in Obama’s direction since the financial crisis rocked the country. Obama had a lead of 13.8 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average of state polls as of Friday, up from 2 points in mid-September.
@brandy
“so if obama were an arab, that would mean he wasnt a decent honorable family man?”
Great point. That “he’s not Arab, he’s decent” comment bothered me as well.
For Christ’s sake, i don’t think us whites really have a problem with a colored running the White House, it’s just that he came out of nowhere and he has that jihad holy war terrorist name. It just makes us nervous. Why could’nt his momma name him something more traditional that befits a colored boy —Like, Leroy or Willie?
this shit has to stop. i hope obama can really make a change. because we really need it…its funny how this country refuse to conform to change..the ppl in that snippet embodies everything thats wrong with this world..this is just wrong
Opie Taylor:
You have some nerve talking about Obama “coming out of nowhere”… who the hell knew Sarah Palin before 5 weeks ago?? Talk about pot calling the kettle
“colored”… That kuntry bumpkin Say-rah, with all of her winking and grinning, is as dumb as you apparently are.
That’s right Opie. Keep it up with the insults. Your way of thinking should be what frightens you. I truly hope that all the white people (you know) aren’t as shallow in their thinking as you. To be “afraid” of someone because of their name is extremely ignorant and embarassingly stupid.
I’ll pray that you can get your mind right before it’s too late.
P.S. @ Whatever… They even think Sarah is bright and qualified, which is extremely scary!!! LOL!!!
Sarah = Abuse of power, troopergate, and loves to inject racial hate.
Whatever….
I didn’t mean no harm. Why are you colored’s so touchy? We gave you the right to vote, to drink from the same public water fountains…Hell, y’all can also eat at the same restaurants that we do! We’ve allowed you colored’s to the same freedoms and advantages as us whites, but yet, you’re still angry, when you should be happy…So instead of being sassy, i would rather you’d say “THANK YOU” Oh, and btw, you’re welcome.
Now yall know, Opie Taylor is just a “colored” trying to get a rise out of folk right? instead of focusing on the issues, he wants to start up some crap…lol nice try lil’ boy, get off the computer and go get ready for work, what time do you have to be in? are you working fries today?
McCain vows to whip Obama’s ‘you know what’ By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
54 minutes ago
ARLINGTON, Va. – Republican John McCain vowed Sunday to “whip” Democratic rival Barack Obama’s “you-know-what” when the two presidential candidates meet Wednesday in their final televised debate.
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McCain made that pledge as top advisers said he is weighing new economic proposals to help the nation weather the financial crisis. The Arizona senator refused to answer a reporter’s question Sunday about what plans he might be considering.
Addressing several dozen volunteers at his campaign headquarters outside Washington, McCain promised some of his signature “straight talk” about the state of the race. National and many battleground state polls have shown him trailing Obama amid the deepening market crisis.
“We’re a couple points down, OK, nationally, but we’re right in this game,” McCain said to cheers. “The economy has hurt us a little bit in the last week or two, but in the last few days we’ve seen it come back up because they want experience, they want knowledge and they want vision. We’ll give that to America.”
McCain said he and running mate Sarah Palin would continue campaigning hard in the three weeks left before Election Day, in places like Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado. The two planned a joint appearance Monday in Virginia, a Republican stronghold turned battleground this time.
“We’re going to spend a lot of time and after I whip his you-know-what in this debate, we’re going to be going out 24/7,” McCain said.
The two men will debate Wednesday at Hofstra University on Long Island, N.Y. CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer will moderate the 90-minute forum.
Still, McCain promised to run a “respectful” campaign in the weeks to come.
“I respect Senator Obama, we will conduct a respectful race and be sure everyone else does too. But there are stark difference between us,” McCain said.
Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said McCain was considering policy proposals that would cut taxes on investments.
“I think it goes along the lines of now’s the time to lower tax rates for investors, capital gains tax, dividend tax rates, to make sure that we can get the economy jump-started,” Graham said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “It will be a very comprehensive approach to jump-start the economy by allowing capital to be formed easier in America by lowering taxes.”
McCain already has laid out proposals to address the crisis, including a $300 billion plan for the federal government to buy distressed mortgages and renegotiate them at a reduced price.
The Arizona senator has said his plan is necessary to get thousands of bad mortgages off the books in order to stabilize home values and open up credit. But critics said the plan would do little more than reward financial institutions that made the bad loans to in the first place.
On Friday, McCain called for legislation that suspends for one year the requirement that investors age 70 1/2 begin to liquidate their retirement accounts. The Arizona senator said it would be unfair to force seniors to sell their stocks when stock prices have tumbled so severely. Obama aides said the Illinois senator favors a similar effort.
Obama also has offered plans to address the fiscal crisis but nothing as sweeping or controversial as McCain’s mortgage proposal. On Friday, the Illinois senator announced a $900 million plan to temporarily extend an expiring tax break that lets small businesses write off investments up to $250,000 immediately, rather than over the course of several years.
Aides said Obama also wants to extend the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program to help small businesses that cannot access other sources of capital, as well as eliminate fees on SBA loan guarantees and increase the size of loans that could be covered. They put the cost at $5 billion.
Both candidates voted for the $700 billion bailout proposal Congress passed and President Bush signed into law earlier this month
Sydney(Check me out!)
@brandy
“so if obama were an arab, that would mean he wasnt a decent honorable family man?”
Great point. That “he’s not Arab, he’s decent” comment bothered me as well.
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It’s good to see that I was not the only person offended by that comment, and I hope the media calls John out on that comment. I really do.
On another note-
This is Bossip, folks. You will have people who are willing to share information and learn it-and others who come on to offend to have a few laughs to themselves. Please recognize and do not give in to these screennames inciting hatred. You are better than that.
That’s all I will say about that.
Why won’t John McCain just disappear already and take his crypt keep wife with him?
@black educated… you’re not “educated” at all… Iran poses as much threat as greece… dumbass…
white people hate us
there are some fuckin racist bastards over there in the usa.
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there are some fuckin racist bastards over there in the usa.
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My fear is that Obama becomes President of the U.S. and then assassinated. I don’t know about any of you, but I would definetely be in the streets challenging EVERYONE that opposes a Black president!
Other thoughts are…
Imagine if there were more choices for the Presidential spot. Race probably would’ve been spoken of more often due to more candidates running for the job. There’s only 2 candidates, the race card is too easy, however it’s still an important topic in this election. But since everyone quit before the nomination, except Hillary (Lord knows she wanted the job badly), I’m wondering. Could this be a “set up”? What I’m saying is since race/racism is such a relavent factor in this country, could this be a lesson in the making? Kind of like a reverse “Bradley Effect”.
For those of you that don’t know about the Bradley Effect”, basically this is when you have people saying they’re going to vote for one candidate, making it appear as if that paticular candidate w/win but then when they vote they don’t vote for that said candidate.
Americans are saying they want him in office, successfully get Barak in the White House, will he be “sacraficed” just so some folks can get an ‘I told ya so’ or ’stay in your place’ moment? I’m just wondering.
There seems to be conflict from every angle. The general media has been uncommonly kind to this Black candidate, more than we expected them to be. You have White folks acutally saying on TV they want him for President and the polls are boasting of his lead over McCain. Then you have the flip side: racist comments at rallys, news spots about racist voters, Black republicans saying “no Obama” and Fox news.
I want Obama to be President not because he’s Black but because I believe in him. However, I wasn’t born in the 50’s or 60’s and I damn sure don’t want any of those days to return. If we have ignorance coming out of the woodwork right now and the man hasn’t even taken office yet, imagine what may happen if and when he does.
I’m afraid for him, but I’m also afraid of what I might do if that sh*t were to happen.
Peace.
Obama Up by 10 Points as McCain Favorability Ratings Fall
By Anne E. Kornblut and Jon Cohen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, October 13, 2008; A01
With just over three weeks until Election Day, the two presidential nominees appear to be on opposite trajectories, with Sen. Barack Obama gaining momentum and Sen. John McCain stalled or losing ground on a range of issues and personal traits, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Overall, Obama is leading 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, and for the first time in the general-election campaign, voters gave the Democrat a clear edge on tax policy and providing strong leadership.
McCain has made little headway in his attempts to convince voters that Obama is too “risky” or too “liberal.” Rather, recent strategic shifts may have hurt the Republican nominee, who now has higher negative ratings than his rival and is seen as mostly attacking his opponent rather than addressing the issues that voters care about. Even McCain’s supporters are now less enthusiastic about his candidacy, returning to levels not seen since before the Republican National Convention.
Good day, Bossipers.
Johnston speaks on Bristol Palin, Obama and baby By ADAM GOLDMAN, Associated Press Writer
Mon Oct 13, 7:37 AM ET
WASILLA, Alaska – Levi Johnston, who’s having a baby with Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter, can’t believe all the things he’s hearing.
No, he wasn’t held against his will on the campaign trail. No, he’s not being forced into a shotgun wedding with 17-year-old Bristol Palin.
“None of that’s true,” Johnston, 18, said in a rare interview with The Associated Press. “We both love each other. We both want to marry each other. And that’s what we are going to do.”
Standing in the driveway of his family home in this small Alaska town, Johnston spoke about the rumors swirling around him.
The soft-spoken teenager discussed his relationship with Palin and how life has changed with fatherhood fast approaching. He agreed to talk despite the presidential campaign’s advice in the days following Gov. Sarah Palin’s nomination to avoid the media.
“They’re not telling me anything right now,” Johnston said as he checked his Blackberry. “It’s pretty chill.”
Not surprisingly, Johnston was a little shocked when he learned about Bristol’s pregnancy, but he says he quickly embraced the prospects of fatherhood. The baby is due Dec. 18. Johnston has dropped out of high school to take a job on the North Slope oil fields as an apprentice electrician.
Johnston hinted he’s expecting a boy, but he declined to discuss baby names.
“I’m looking forward to having him,” he said. “I’m going to take him hunting and fishing. He’ll be everywhere with me.”
Johnston, a Wasilla heartthrob, said he wanted to set the record straight.
For starters, he said his much-maligned MySpace page was a joke — the one that claimed he said: “I’m a … redneck,” and “I don’t want kids.” Johnston said his friends created the page a few years ago and he had nothing to do with it.
Johnston said he has dated Palin since his freshman year in high school.
“We were planning on getting married a long time ago with or without the kid,” he said. “That was the plan from the start.”
While Johnston provided few details about next summer’s wedding, the planning has started: A cousin will likely be his best man, and he has asked two hockey buddies, Ben Barber and Dane Wilson, to be groomsmen.
Barber doesn’t think anyone pressured Johnston into marriage.
“If he thought it wasn’t the right thing to do he probably wouldn’t do it,” he said.
Johnston is an avid hunter. He’s dark haired, tall and muscular, sports a bit of stubble and drives a red Chevy Silverado truck. He’d be the perfect cover for Field & Stream.
He’s bagged bears, sheep, elk, and caribou. Some of the antlers are scattered about his yard. Last July on a caribou hunt he lost a “promise” ring that Palin had given him. He said he decided to tattoo her name on the finger and not bother with more rings because he’d just lose them anyway.
Johnston said he wasn’t forced to campaign with Palin’s mother. Bristol Palin invited him and Johnston jumped at the chance. It was a whirlwind experience for Johnston, who was seated with the Palins at the Republican National Convention.
“At first, I was nervous,” he said. “Then I was like, ‘Whatever.’”
While Barber said his friend is a celebrity now, Johnston said it hasn’t changed him.
“I’m still the same old boy,” said Johnston. “I’m just a workin’ man.”
And now he’s also about to become a family man.
“We’re up for it. I’m excited to have my first kid. It’s going to be a lot of hard work but we can handle it.”
Wasilla hockey coach Bill Sturdevant, who was invited to the wedding, said he was sorry to hear Johnston wasn’t going to return for his senior year of high school. But he said he believes Johnston, a talented hockey player, will find his way.
“He’s a tough kid,” Sturdevant said. “He’s taking everything in stride.”
What about Johnston’s politics?
The young man said he wasn’t an expert on politics by any stretch. Asked about Barack Obama, he replied: “I don’t know anything about him. He seems like a good guy. I like him.”
But Johnston still rooting for John McCain and Sarah Palin.
“I just hope she wins,” he said. “She’s my future mother-in-law. She better win.”
Do you all think Levi is doing the right thing by dropping out? Win or lose-Governor Sarah Palin can help her daughter with her child and make sure both Bristol and Levi graduate and go to college. I think it’s a mistake for Levi to drop out of high school. What do you all think?
Hey, Sydney.
I also thought Levi saying he liked Barack Obama was interesting-it shows that his message is reaching people. Levi said he liked Barack. Nevertheless, he will vote for Sarah Palin his mother in law. I think Levi should vote his heart-not based on family. Besides, Barack would help his and Bristol’s situation with having that little baby better than would John McCain and his mother in law.
But what do you all think about this??
Discuss.
Im glade how Mccain took the mic from her and turned away from her. Im proud of him and I liked how he handled the situation
You right we do need more candidates from start to finish. All this millions of dollars to have a campain is bull. How you gonna be a rich man and understand what the average person has to go through daily
May God continue to protect President Obama and family from the “ignorant haters.” Amen!!!