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Did you think that I thought that?</p>
<p>John McCain's life story really blows Obama's out of the water. Sure McCain was born into a life of luxury, but he choose to enter into a position of danger and really did bleed for his country.
People like to say that military experience does not mean ppl will make good presidents and that is true. The problem is that McCain did not just serve in the military, he willingly choose to be tortured for three more years. That speaks of charcater. Regardless of issues, after hearing McCain's speech I felt I could put my life in his hands and he would not just leave me and that he really had the charcater to cause change.
What is amazing is that more ppl watched McCain give his speech than people watched Obama's speech. I think that really speaks, bc McCain is not flashy and did not have a crowd of 84,000, but was geniue and that was a really good substantive speech. I really think McCain is going to win.</p>
<p>I don't see how the son and grandson of admirals joining the Navy is quite as remarkable as Obama's climb to the pinnacle of American legal education and his subsequent decision to work with real people and teach the next generation of lawyers instead of working in a prestigious law firm. Yes, John McCain's decision to stay in his cell was admirable, but I'm really getting tired of that being his biggest credential.</p>
<p>Barack Obama's story is not awe-inspiring nor unique. He was smart went to a good undergrad (like alot of ppl) then became a community organizer (like a few) then went to a good law school (like a lot of ppl) and then worked at Sidley Austin (one of the top law firms in the country). He was smart and became successful like alot of ppl, but that does not mean he should be president. </p>
<p>John's McCain's biggest credential may be being a prisoner of war and being tortured for two years and being beaten daily (very few ppl have this) and then choose to stay for another three years bc he said others (who did not have family connection and had been there longer) should go before him. (Who else in America has done that? Very, very, very, very, very, few).</p>
<p>But even if none of that happened to McCain, he still has a long history of work in the Senate that would qualify him to be president.</p>
<p>McCain is in every respect better prepared to be President, his life story is just the cherry on top.</p>
<p>A naughty rich boy choosing the path of honor...not as remarkable as climbing to the pinnacle of the legal education system... Yep, that's the kind of American people look up to :)</p>
<p>jk</p>
<p>SurveyUSA</a> News Poll #14317</p>
<p>"24 hours ago, independent voters nationwide were split on whether Palin was an asset or a liability to McCain's campaign. Today, by a 2:1 margin, independents say Palin is an asset. Overnight, the percentage calling the Alaska governor an asset to the campaign climbed 13 points; the percentage calling her a liability fell 17 points.</p>
<p>The numbers are similar among moderates, who 24 hours ago viewed Palin as a liability by an 11 point margin; today, Palin is seen as an asset by an 18 point margin. "</p>
<p>Of those that heard Palin's speech, 60% of all gave her an A, 8% an F. 26% of Dems gave her an A, 57% of independents, and 52% of moderates.</p>
<p>Rasmussen</a> Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election.
"Obama now attracts 46% of the vote while McCain earns 45%. When "leaners" are included, it’s Obama 48%, McCain 46%"</p>
<p>Despite the fact that...</p>
<p>"Virtually all of the interviews for today’s update were completed before McCain’s speech last night. Roughly two-thirds of the interviews were completed before Palin’s speech on Wednesday night."</p>
<p>Despite this, and Palin</a> speech posts near-record ratings and Washington</a> :DWire - WSJ.com : McCain Scores with TV Viewers :D</p>
<p>^^^To be honest, she was probably one of the most brillant things a campaign has done in a long while. It is so funny to see, in the span of a few days, ppl going from questioning why she put him on the ticket to speaking of how great she was.</p>
<p>It will fade once she's released to the media. The RNC bounce is ephemeral.</p>
<p>Is that so?
YouTube - Sarah Palin plugs Ron Paul in MTV interview
YouTube - Palin on energy, Biden, and national security.</p>
<p>She's sharp. As McCain is, an amazing attribute considering his age.</p>
<p>In contrast
YouTube - Obama gaffe
Hilarious Barry on Global Warming</p>
<p>Haha!</p>
<p>re: #85</p>
<p>Poll:</a> Only 4 in 10 say Palin has enough experience - Yahoo! News</p>
<p>Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Republicans give her favorable reviews along with 33% of Democrats and 59% of voters not affiliated with either major party</p>
<p>However, following the Wednesday night speech, voters are fairly evenly divided as to whether Palin or Obama has the better experience to be President. Forty-four percent (44%) of voters say Palin has the better experience while 48% say Obama has the edge. Among unaffiliated voters, 45% say Obama has better experience while 42% say Palin. </p>
<p>It's great that McCain has nominated someone that has made decisions, not someone that voted present a lot. Only 3% more unaffiliated voters believe Obama has more "experience" than Palin. Of course, the public has seen Obama.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Sarah Palin is not going to get away with shunning the media for 2 months. If she does, the media will get ****ed off and start going after her with troopergate and creationism and Bristol and force her to speak.</p>
<p>Here is the problem:</p>
<p>Obama needs to stop playing the nice guy. He needs to take out all these issues into the open, and attack. McCain's campaign has done the ridiculous by claiming that she's experienced enough to handle the VP position, yet refusing to let her talk to the media. Obama needs to attack her and the McCain campaign on this issue.</p>
<p>Anyone who doesn't feel further patronized by this choice of the Republican party should be ashamed of themselves for lacking a brain. But the McCain campaign knows they can get away with it because the people who vote Republican are often idiotic enough to turn their heads and ignore the obvious. In particular, anyone who voted for Clinton who's switched to McCain's side should really observe the obvious: McCain chose Palin to use her gender to promote his campaign, but doesn't trust her enough to let her handle herself in front of the media. I think we've found who the real sexists are in this election.</p>
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<p>Didn't I already explain this to you? Get a new talking point.</p>
<p>Palin will try her best to avoid actual answers to pressing matters for as long as possible, but the honeymoon will soon wear off and once she doesn't have a script in front of her, people will see the real her.</p>
<p>Based soley on the Republican and Democratic conventions (especially the nominees' speeches), and taking into consideration that Sarah Palin doesn't aggravate me and Joe Biden (is that his name?)is kinda lackluster, and with me being fairly politically apathetic... I think I'm gonna go with McCain.</p>
<p>I just really liked his speech. Geez, what he went through - I had no idea. Even though he is on the old side I felt like he has a grasp of the concerns of younger Americans and the flexibilty and will to act commensurately.</p>
<p>I have newfound respect for McCain.</p>
<p>So it's: (at least I think i found the last poll count)</p>
<p>McCain - 8
Obama - 11</p>
<p>LOL Chris, you're funny.</p>
<p>YouTube</a> - Obama gaffe
This is Obama without a script.
Hilarious</a> Barry on Global Warming
OBAMA: Global warming is a serious problem. Uh, i-it's not just some tree hugger, you know, uhhh, sprout eatin' liberal thing. You know, the polar ice caps are melting. Temperatures are getting warmer in the oceans, and it could **wreck<a href="sic">/b</a> havoc on our agriculture. It could increase insect-borne diseases.</p>
<p>Haha, poor glaciers.</p>
<p>In comparison, Palin
YouTube</a> - Palin on energy, Biden, and national security.
:)</p>
<p>She's more than someone that can be graded an A by 60% of the population on her speech ;)
SurveyUSA</a> News Poll #14317</p>
<p>women usually always talk better than men. and Obama is not a good Orator when he doesnt have his teleprompter.</p>
<p>Back on Topic -</p>
<p>McCain: 6
Obama: 12*</p>
<p>*and I plan to make my first contribution today.</p>
<p>I'll be voting for Obama and so will my newly-registered 18-year-old.</p>
<p>4 votes for Obama in my immediate family!</p>
<p>We'll have 3 votes for Obama in my house (me, my husband and my college age daughter)...and my 16 (almost 17 year old) really wishes she could vote. My 86 year old mother will vote for Obama and all of my 7 siblings and their spouses and their voting age children will most likely vote for Obama.</p>
<p>My siblings live in MA, VA, CA and PA....never noticed we all lived in states with second letter A before typing this.</p>
<p>I don't doubt for a moment that Palin's statement about small towns -- "It's true that they grow good people, people who are working hard for America." is true...why on earth would she have assumed that there was any doubt that folks didn't would doubt this.</p>
<p>As for my large family...we don't have guns and we don't all attend the same church. We don't live in small towns....we live in suburbs near big cities....but WE ALL VOTE!</p>
<p>I'm excited to live in PA because, I understand, that Obama will be visiting regularly.</p>