By Dan

October 13, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this

If you Hate America then vote Obama because he does. He is going to make it his own. He snubbed the military in Iraq(unless he had his TV camera)so good luck getting soldiers to fight for him.

By jneill7854

October 13, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this

This year I am sure we can all agree economy and jobs trumps everything. It will trump Iraq war, race, and abortion issues. I will vote for Barack Obama. My family cannot make it another 4 years of the same republican trickle down economic plan of McCain. This has not worked. None of us in Ohio is better off than 8 years ago. Obama will create jobs by building inside the US. New infrastructure projets include roads, bridges, levys etc. This will mean jobs for everyone in every aspect of business. Obama also will take away the tax credit for moving jobs outside the US. Tax breaks will be given to companies that keep jobs in the USA. I will vote for the democratic platform this year strictly because it is in the best interest of my family.

By jneill7854

October 13, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this

This year I am sure we can all agree economy and jobs trumps everything. It will trump Iraq war, race, and abortion issues. I will vote for Barack Obama. My family cannot make it another 4 years of the same republican trickle down economic plan of McCain. This has not worked. None of us in Ohio is better off than 8 years ago. Obama will create jobs by building inside the US. New infrastructure projets include roads, bridges, levys etc. This will mean jobs for everyone in every aspect of business. Obama also will take away the tax credit for moving jobs outside the US. Tax breaks will be given to companies that keep jobs in the USA. I will vote for the democratic platform this year strictly because it is in the best interest of my family.

By Lee

October 13, 2008 2:09 AM | Link to this

McCain has been eratic and hypocritical and I am concerned that he does not have what it takes to be a great president. First, he continues to have Palin do his dirty work spreading lies. I have also heard reports that his campaign people may be behind the people in the audience shouting out vicious comments. It is McCain’s character and judgement that should be questioned. His judgement with choosing Sarah Palin to apprease his conservative base, when he wanted Joe Lieberman. If he would have vetted her correctly, he would have know about her ABUSE OF POWER. Sounds like a female version of Dick Cheney, except with no substance. ( I have to admit that Cheney is intelligint although I disagree with his perspective. McCain’s campaign is taking a chapter from past Republican campaigns. Ignore the issues and scare the public with false misleading ads. There is 2 wars going on and the economony is in horrible shape. Thank goodness Obama is speaking to the issues.

By grrace

October 11, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this

The housing deregulation bill signed by Clinton was a Republican bill and the Republican led Congress had power to overturn his veto. Thank you.

By Jim

October 11, 2008 12:44 AM | Link to this

Steve: Maybe you’re hoping to score some anti-Obama points by slamming Illinois and figuring no one will know better, but here I am checking in from Chicago and you’re not going to slip it past me. I’ll take your errors in order: 1) Illinois is not “in the worst financial shape than any other state,” which not only makes zero sense, but would be inaccurate if I think I understand what you meant to say. All states are struggling, of course, but Illinois has lower unemployment, fewer home foreclosures and fewer personal bankruptcies than Ohio by nearly half. 2) The state pension fund has run at a deficit of about 3% for the past decade. It’s nothing new, and no retiree has ever lost a penny of their state retirement benefits. 3) Nowhere in the entire Cook County (not Cooke, Steve) area do we have a 10.25% tax rate. Try about 2 full percentage points lower. 4) Chicago Police report just over 300 murders this year (in a city of over 4-1/2 million), as opposed to over 4,000 U.S. military deaths in Iraq. I know Al Capone used to live here, but did you really think you could make an outrageous claim to the contrary and no one would care. Get a clue, people (and Donna Noggle, you’re included too with your silly anti-Palin tripe), the farther out your BS is, the worse it reflects on your candidate.

By Joe

October 11, 2008 12:16 AM | Link to this

Thinkaboutit: In regards to the cop thing, a police chief in FL is being investigated and may lose his job for appearing and speaking at a McCain rally in his uniform, which is unfortunate. It is against the law for someone to even appear to be using their public uniform in a campaign. Obama was simply saving these cops from possibly losing their jobs by not appearing in photos with him. They were there as public employees, not as campaign surrogates. And yes, the info you are spreading did come from viral emails rather than anything credible so please don’t misrepresent your sources. If you choose to believe the emails and even the misinformation being spread on talk radio, and you truly believe it to be true, then you have no reason to misrepresent your sources.

By Red State Rick

October 11, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this

The Republican controlled Alaskan legislature has just announced that Sarah Palin has been found to have abused her power as governor in the Troopergate scandal. We have had 8 years of an administration that considered abuse of power standard operating procedure. With the monumental problems facing the country now, we cannot afford 4 more years of abuse of power. Sarah Palin has shown that she cannot be trusted to wield the great power of the office of vice president or, heaven forbid, president fairly, ethically, and legally. Please spare the country that horror and vote for Obama/Biden.

By Alice

October 11, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this

I’ve made statements on this board in the last couple of days regarding my lack of respect for McCain in reference to the nasty attacks going on at McCain/Palin rallies and McCain’s reluctance to denounce them. In light of an event today, I feel the need to post again. I disagree with McCain on policy (and disagree with Palin even more) and I have supported Obama for the past couple of years based on issues alone, but I have always had respect for McCain not only as a war hero but also as an elected official who believed in what he stood for and had integrity. That respect diminished in the past week as I have watched hateful supporters spout violence at rallies and have watched McCain do and say nothing. Today, in Minnesota, McCain finally spoke out against the rhetoric. He declared that Obama was not an arab, was not a terrorist, that Obama was a decent family man and an American whom he happened to have differences with on the issues. He went on to tell his supporters that they had nothing to fear under an Obama presidency other than in differences in policy. It hasn’t changed my vote, as my vote was truly based on first policy and only then character. I still disagree with McCain on the issues, but he has restored my respect in him as a decent human being. Thank you John McCain for doing the right thing and I ask all hateful, nasty supporters on both sides to come to their senses and take to heart the example that McCain set today.

By Jeff

October 10, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this

Lets see …Obamas way … .Tax the rich and big businesses and not the middle class …Sounds really great right? … .Well not really. Lets examine this a little. When you start to tax the rich and big businesses like Wal-mart, Kroger, places you like to eat at . .ect. the first thing they will do to compensate their losses is to raise the prices of their products, and guess who will pay for that? Yes the middle class. They might even start to cut JOBS! Obama also does not want to drill off shore for oil. So that means the oil prices will stay the same and the Semi trucks carrying all of the supplys will use alot of gas. With the higher taxes, the cost of fuel, once again the cost of the product to the consumer goes up! The middle class taxes will not go up but believe me… .we will end up paying more out of our pocket for the products we need on a daily basis. His plan makes the middle class pay more! McCain on the other hand does not want to tax the rich and big businesses therefore resulting in lower prices for the middle class. McCain also wants to drill for oil off shore. Once again….that will make gas cheaper, and the gas that the semi trucks use will be less and less means a lower cost to the consumer! Thats less money the middle class has to fork out for their daily needs! And lets not put all of the economic problems on President Bush. Congress truly controls the nation and who has been in charge of congress the past years? … .the democrats! And Clinton was actually the first to start shipping jobs overseas as well.

By dan

October 10, 2008 10:38 PM | Link to this

It will be nice to get back to “one nation under God,” instead of the neo-conservatives “one nation under surveilance.”

By dan

October 10, 2008 10:37 PM | Link to this

It will be nice to get back to “one nation under God,” instead of the neo-conservatives “one nation under surveilance.”

By Ethel S.

October 10, 2008 9:55 PM | Link to this

Is calling Gov. Palin, Carabo Barby, sexist? We certainly do not want to confuse the Obama supporters with the facts and “the records” of both candidates. It always so fascinating that most people want to discuss the issues but then it spirals downhill with personal attacks after Sen. Obama’s paper thin record is revealed. Keep up the research Leslie because the facts and the records are very important.

By Steve Fought

October 10, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this

McCain and Palin are so busy trying to smear Obama that they are neglecting to tell us what they would do to get us out of this mess.

By lax20

October 10, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

6 reasons to vote Republican: 1.) 1973 Oil Embargo-Price of gasoline begins to rise exponentially-President Nixon(Republican) 2.) 1973-1976 Wage and Price Freeze Recessio-President Nixon/Ford(Republican) 3.) Oct.19, 1987 Stock Market Crash-Largest one day plunge in Wall Street history-President Reagan(Republican) 4.) 1987-1992 Recession President Reagan/Bush(Republican) 5.) 2002-2003 Recession-President Bush(Republican) 6.) Financial Meltdown/Wall Street Defaults Socialism Begins 2008-President Bush(Republican) Why wouldn’t you want to vote Republican? I’m sure the denial will continue but Jack Nicholson said it best in ‘A Few Good Men’,”The Truth, You can’t Handle the Truth. Good Luck to all If McCain wins, because you live in Dayton, Ohio. This is for you GM retirees. If GM goes into bankruptcy(I pray they do not), your pension will be reduced to 20% which is .20 on the dollar. If you get $4000 a month you will receive $800 a month from the PBGC(Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation). I wish everyone the best of luck and MAY GoD Bless.

By No

October 10, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this

Thinkaboutit , I believe the word you are looking for is ‘portray’.

By mwm

October 10, 2008 8:52 PM | Link to this

Thinkaboutit, your trash talk is not working. Now you are coming up with bizarre stories with no verifiable evidence to substantiate your claims. Are you getting this garbage from FOX or the AM drug addict, Limbaugh? Or, is it the republican version of “national enquirer”. Your next story will be that Obama is actually from the planet Zircon and plans to have the Obominites land soon. Your stories are full of cow dung.

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this

To Robert: You just don’t get bud….If McCain was the crook you betray, the liberal media would be all over this man. They have been looking for stuff for years, and about his extra marital affairs, yes this is wrong, but so was wild Bill Clinton have you forgotten the oval office or should I say the banana office..lol Next, I don’t listen to Rush Limbaugh and don’t know Sean Hannity, I’m to busy listening to my radio while in public service if your college educated brain can put two and two together. A college education does not make you supperior, I know alot of brilliant, good people who did not go to college. This is not a knock on college graduates (Good For You!!!) but it is a knock against college graduates who think there better than us hard working people who spent our time raising our family by working long long hours. Not to mention my brothers and sisters who spend their days,evenings and nights protecting our beloved local citizens and watching our local dirt bags get a slap on the wrist just to turn and repeat their crimes on a daily basis. God bless the men/women in blue and to the roberts of the world, come do a ride-along so as you can see your democratic views working well for the hard working men and women who are victimized while you sleep.

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this

To Robert: You just don’t get bud….If McCain was the crook you betray, the liberal media would be all over this man. They have been looking for stuff for years, and about his extra marital affairs, yes this is wrong, but so was wild Bill Clinton have you forgotten the oval office or should I say the banana office..lol Next, I don’t listen to Rush Limbaugh and don’t know Sean Hannity, I’m to busy listening to my radio while in public service if your college educated brain can put two and two together. A college education does not make you supperior, I know alot of brilliant, good people who did not go to college. This is not a knock on college graduates (Good For You!!!) but it is a knock against college graduates who think there better than us hard working people who spent our time raising our family by working long long hours. Not to mention my brothers and sisters who spend their days,evenings and nights protecting our beloved local citizens and watching our local dirt bags get a slap on the wrist just to turn and repeat their crimes on a daily basis. God bless the men/women in blue and to the roberts of the world, come do a ride-along so as you can see your democratic views working well for the hard working men and women who are victimized while you sleep.

By alert

October 10, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this

News alert. Palin has been found to have abused her power!!!

By thank goodness

October 10, 2008 8:37 PM | Link to this

I too am happy that McCain is changing his tune. That stuff he and Palin was saying was bringing out the fear in people. So much that they wanted to off Obama and thought he was Muslim terrorist. I am happy to see that the Replubicans realize this was not working. We need to be united and note divided.

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this

Just in case you had any doubts. Obama disrespects cops. I recall earlier this year where his campaign set up porta-potties on a fallen officer memorial during a campaign rally. To all, I have read all of the emails from not only some of the MTOA board members, but from other Law Enforcement & Military personnel about Barack Obama’s rudeness and what seems to be disgust for basically anyone in uniform. Well, it’s my turn to add to the list of emailers. So members of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, MSP, and other local agencies inside Calhoun County are working with Secret Service in the security of Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama’s bus arrives in Battle Creek and pulls into the stadium area. Before Mr. Obama exits the bus, he has the Secret Service get off and tell all Law Enforcement personnel in uniform that they now have to stand behind the bus so Mr. Obama is not seen with anyone in a Law Enforcement uniform before he gets off or while in the public view. So, everyone from MSP, Sheriff’s Dept., and other agencies looks at each other for a brief second, goes and stands behind the bus out of sight so Mr. Obama does not have to see, or been seen with, what to him is ‘undesirables’ since he refuses to been seen or even acknowledge Military or Law Enforcement. At a time of war and terrorism in our world, this presidental candidate who is being protected by various branches of the military & law enforcement at the tax payers expense, refuses to acknowledge, be seen with, have in his photographed background, any type of Military or Law Enforcement in uniform. But this is not in the media or headlines in the news. Why? I wonder what the story or media frenzy would be if it was muslims, blacks, whites, jews, or any other race, gender, religon, and/or occupation, that Mr. Obama refuses to be seen with or have around him. Just food for thought leading up to November 4th.

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this

Just in case you had any doubts. Obama disrespects cops. I recall earlier this year where his campaign set up porta-potties on a fallen officer memorial during a campaign rally. To all, I have read all of the emails from not only some of the MTOA board members, but from other Law Enforcement & Military personnel about Barack Obama’s rudeness and what seems to be disgust for basically anyone in uniform. Well, it’s my turn to add to the list of emailers. So members of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, MSP, and other local agencies inside Calhoun County are working with Secret Service in the security of Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama’s bus arrives in Battle Creek and pulls into the stadium area. Before Mr. Obama exits the bus, he has the Secret Service get off and tell all Law Enforcement personnel in uniform that they now have to stand behind the bus so Mr. Obama is not seen with anyone in a Law Enforcement uniform before he gets off or while in the public view. So, everyone from MSP, Sheriff’s Dept., and other agencies looks at each other for a brief second, goes and stands behind the bus out of sight so Mr. Obama does not have to see, or been seen with, what to him is ‘undesirables’ since he refuses to been seen or even acknowledge Military or Law Enforcement. At a time of war and terrorism in our world, this presidental candidate who is being protected by various branches of the military & law enforcement at the tax payers expense, refuses to acknowledge, be seen with, have in his photographed background, any type of Military or Law Enforcement in uniform. But this is not in the media or headlines in the news. Why? I wonder what the story or media frenzy would be if it was muslims, blacks, whites, jews, or any other race, gender, religon, and/or occupation, that Mr. Obama refuses to be seen with or have around him. Just food for thought leading up to November 4th.

By Jim

October 10, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

John McCain finally put a stop to all the hate nonsense against Obama at a couple of rallies today. He calmed his crowd and stated that Obama was a family man and decent human being. While I plan to vote for Obama, McCain’s stock went up with me. I was glad to see him take the high road, and show some class.

By Obama '08

October 10, 2008 7:05 PM | Link to this

John McCain graduated at the bottom of his class, Barack Obama graduated at the top of his class. Enough said!

By Responsible voter

October 10, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this

Why is it that with DHL leaving Ohio the blame is going to the Bush Administration and not the Ohio Governor? When Taft was Governor, all jobs leaving Ohio were blamed on him. However, with a Dumocrat Governor, the blame is pushed passed him to the White House. Typical hypocritical Dumocrat voters: always blame someone else. Why isn’t the Dayton mayor taking heat for GM closing the truck plant in Moraine? Oh yeah, she’s a Dumocrat and not to blame. When Turner was mayor he got blamed for the Delphi closings. Again, typical Dumocrats who don’t take responsibility for their actions. The Dumocrats have controlled the House and Senate for 2 years: the economy has gotten worse. Who’s to blame, again the Bush White House. Dumocrats need to learn how to be responsible citizens and not always blaming others for their failure. Just losers, no other way to say it.

By JOE "melting pot" BIDEN

October 10, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

On Obama: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” On Indian-Americans: “You cannot go into a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. Oh, I’m not joking.”

By WOMAN EMPOWERED

October 10, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

I am voting for McCain/Palin because my daughter plays soccer and I wear lipstick.

By George Herbert Hoover Walker Bush

October 10, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

Vote McCain.

By Robert

October 10, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this

I wonder if it was Michelle Obama who was busted by the Drug Enforcement Agency for stealing drugs for her drug habit like Cindy McCain would Fox news cover it?

By Freedomlover

October 10, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

I’m voting for Chuck Baldwin who is running on the Constitution Party ticket. My next choice would be Alan Keyes.For all those Barak Hussein Obama supporters, you need to get geared up to study Arabic and the Koran,women must cover their face, and be prepared to live under an Islamist facist regime.You may also want to brush up on your rights as a citizen under Sharia law.

By Dr. Strangelove

October 10, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this

First the “That one” comment during the last debate. Now the “My fellow prisoners” comment. McCain is flashing back to his prison camp days in Nam. Does anyone trust he won’t push the nuclear button if he has another flashback to Nam in Office. Senator Eagleton resigned from running as Vice President. McCain should resign for the saftey of this country and the world.

By Robert

October 10, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this

To Thinkaboutit: Just because Mcdinasaur got away with assisting Keating scamming millions of Americans hard earned money doesn’t make him innocent. John McCain is one the most corrupt politicians in D.C and that is one of the reasons why he committed adultery and left his poor injured wife for Cindy to start his political career with Cindy’s father who had ties to the mafia. I think some of you guys really need to ask yourself why are you getting hateful and untruthful information from Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh who are two idiots with no college education. One thing I know for sure, I do not want another dummy in the white house. I believe anyone who voted for Bush in 2004 and planning on voting for Mcdinasaur in 2008 is anti-American and hold hatred for the youth of this country.

By SongBird

October 10, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this

Word on the street is that McCain’s nickname was “SongBird” Was he sitting in a rat hole or ratting someone out? “My fellow prisoners” did he just have a flash back the other night. McCain has sold out his soul to Bush and the Country by picking our gal Palin. I will take my chances on Obama knowing Biden is in there with him. And we Americans need to keep our eye on Washington ALL of it.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this

Please, Leslie1, your better half implores you! The goodness and tenderness inside is trying to break through - you just have to let go of your fears and your hatred. You will feel so much better if you let this part of you (Me) come through. You’ll feel healthier and prettier and smarter and you won’t be so angry and sad all the time. You’ll want to turn on the lights in the dark room and turn off the computer and go outside and breathe some fresh air! PLEASE! Our brain needs some oxygen!!! With love, the better half of your split personality

By Leslie2

October 10, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this

Let’s pretend my long winded rambling posts don’t stink.

By Leslie1

October 10, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

Does Obama Walk The Walk On Schools? By THOMAS SOWELL What about those “real issues” that Barack Obama’s supporters in the media say we should get back to, whenever some new unsavory fact about his past comes out? The Real Obama: Part 1 Surely education is a real issue, with American schoolchildren consistently scoring below those in other countries, and children in minority communities faring worst of all. What about Senator Obama’s position on this real issue? As with other issues, he has talked one way and acted the opposite way. The education situation in Obama’s home base of Chicago is one of the worst in the nation for the children — and one of the best for the unionized teachers. Fewer than one-third of Chicago’s high-school juniors meet the statewide standards on tests. Only 6% of the youngsters who enter Chicago high schools become college graduates by the time they are 25 years old. The problem is not money: Chicago spends more than $10,000 per student. Chicago teachers are doing well. A beginning teacher, fresh out of college, earns more than the city’s median income and that can rise to more than $100,000 over the years. That’s for teaching six hours a day, nine months of the year. Moreover, a teacher’s income is dependent on seniority and other such factors — and in no way dependent on whether their students are actually learning anything. Obama has said eloquent and lofty words about education, as he has about other things — for example, how it is “unacceptable in a country as wealthy as ours” that some children “are not getting a decent shot at life” because of the failing schools. In a predominantly black suburb of Chicago, where the average teacher’s salary is $83,000 and one-fourth of the teachers make more than $100,000, Barack Obama noted that the school day ends at 1:30 p.m. In his book “Dreams from My Father,” Obama said candidly that black teachers and administrators “defend the status quo with the same skill and vigor as their white counterparts of two decades before.” It is not a question of Obama’s not knowing. He has demonstrated conclusively that he knows what is going on. But, for all his eloquent words, he has voted consistently for the teachers’ unions and the status quo. “I owe those unions,” he has said frankly. “When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away. I don’t consider this corrupting in any way.” Only other politicians’ special interests are called “special interests” by Barack Obama, whose world-class ability to rationalize is his most frightening skill. Even when he verbally endorses the reform idea of merit pay for teachers, he cleverly redefines merit so that it will be measured by teachers themselves, rather than by “arbitrary tests.” In other words, Obama placates critics of the educational status quo by being for merit pay in words, while making those words meaningless, so as not to offend the teachers’ unions. The failings of teachers are only part of the disaster of inner-city public schools. Disruptive and violent students can make it impossible for even the best teachers to educate students. Administrators are reluctant to impose any serious punishment on those students who make it impossible for other students to learn. Partly this is because liberal judges can make it literally a federal case if more minority students are punished than others. In other words, if black males are punished more often than Asian-American females, that can be enough to get the administrators drawn into a legal labyrinth, costing money and time, even if the punishment is eventually upheld. When a bill was introduced into the Illinois state legislature that would put more teeth into suspensions of misbehaving students, Barack Obama voted against that bill. A real reformer would want to crack down on both unruly students and unaccountable teachers. A clever politician would speak eloquently, demand “change” — and then vote for the status quo. Obama talks a great game.

By mwm

October 10, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

McCain is also opposed to a new GI Bill, as proposed by Senator James Webb. McCain is no friend of veterans. McCain continues his dirty politics campaign and, it is making him, Palin and the Republicans look like hatemongers and evil. It isn’t working. McCain using “guilt by association” Well, McCain had connections to the Keating 5 scandal, Iran/Contra and also, he lacks morals… Cheated on his first wife to marry a rich cheerleader/former drug addict. McCain voted with Bush 95% of the time.. Bush is a former alcoholic, with possible cocaine use in his past. McCain probably has some lingering PTSD from his VietNam experience and has anger issues. He is irrational and not fit to command. McCain will continue the failed policies of Bush. He does not care about our country and would put his own goals above the needs of our country.

By Leslie1

October 10, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

Does Obama Walk The Walk On Schools? By THOMAS SOWELL What about those “real issues” that Barack Obama’s supporters in the media say we should get back to, whenever some new unsavory fact about his past comes out? The Real Obama: Part 1 Surely education is a real issue, with American schoolchildren consistently scoring below those in other countries, and children in minority communities faring worst of all. What about Senator Obama’s position on this real issue? As with other issues, he has talked one way and acted the opposite way. The education situation in Obama’s home base of Chicago is one of the worst in the nation for the children — and one of the best for the unionized teachers. Fewer than one-third of Chicago’s high-school juniors meet the statewide standards on tests. Only 6% of the youngsters who enter Chicago high schools become college graduates by the time they are 25 years old. The problem is not money: Chicago spends more than $10,000 per student. Chicago teachers are doing well. A beginning teacher, fresh out of college, earns more than the city’s median income and that can rise to more than $100,000 over the years. That’s for teaching six hours a day, nine months of the year. Moreover, a teacher’s income is dependent on seniority and other such factors — and in no way dependent on whether their students are actually learning anything. Obama has said eloquent and lofty words about education, as he has about other things — for example, how it is “unacceptable in a country as wealthy as ours” that some children “are not getting a decent shot at life” because of the failing schools. In a predominantly black suburb of Chicago, where the average teacher’s salary is $83,000 and one-fourth of the teachers make more than $100,000, Barack Obama noted that the school day ends at 1:30 p.m. In his book “Dreams from My Father,” Obama said candidly that black teachers and administrators “defend the status quo with the same skill and vigor as their white counterparts of two decades before.” It is not a question of Obama’s not knowing. He has demonstrated conclusively that he knows what is going on. But, for all his eloquent words, he has voted consistently for the teachers’ unions and the status quo. “I owe those unions,” he has said frankly. “When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away. I don’t consider this corrupting in any way.” Only other politicians’ special interests are called “special interests” by Barack Obama, whose world-class ability to rationalize is his most frightening skill. Even when he verbally endorses the reform idea of merit pay for teachers, he cleverly redefines merit so that it will be measured by teachers themselves, rather than by “arbitrary tests.” In other words, Obama placates critics of the educational status quo by being for merit pay in words, while making those words meaningless, so as not to offend the teachers’ unions. The failings of teachers are only part of the disaster of inner-city public schools. Disruptive and violent students can make it impossible for even the best teachers to educate students. Administrators are reluctant to impose any serious punishment on those students who make it impossible for other students to learn. Partly this is because liberal judges can make it literally a federal case if more minority students are punished than others. In other words, if black males are punished more often than Asian-American females, that can be enough to get the administrators drawn into a legal labyrinth, costing money and time, even if the punishment is eventually upheld. When a bill was introduced into the Illinois state legislature that would put more teeth into suspensions of misbehaving students, Barack Obama voted against that bill. A real reformer would want to crack down on both unruly students and unaccountable teachers. A clever politician would speak eloquently, demand “change” — and then vote for the status quo. Obama talks a great game.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this

Leslie1: This is the better half of your personality. Please, for my benefit, get some help and stop spreading ignorance and fear to this half of you and to everyone else.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

Letslie1 needs some psychiatric help.

By Fred Thompson's Convention Speech

October 10, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

Now, our opponents tell us not to worry about their tax increases. They tell you they’re not going to tax your family. (Laughter.) No, they’re just going to tax “businesses.” So, unless you buy something from a business, like groceries or clothes or gasoline — (laughter) — or unless you get a paycheck from a business, a big business or a small business, don’t worry, it’s not going to affect you! (Laughter, cheers, applause.) They say they’re not going to take any water out of your side of the bucket, just the other side of the bucket! (Laughter.) That’s their idea of tax reform.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

Not only was John McCain a no show on the GI Bill vote he opposed, which the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars fully supported, he now wants to limit veteran health care to only combat related injury in order to save money. Per retired Army General Robert Gard, McCain’s proposal for concentrating health care on just combat injuries would “shortchange those veterans who suffer from non-combat related conditions”.

By Leslie1

October 10, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this

A new Leslie has shown up so now I seem to have a split personality. So I changed to Leslie1. The democrats tried to bring up Obama’s alliances during the primaries and they got squashed by their own party. Gee wonder why? How many democrats are really trying to dismantle capitalist America? Pelosi, Barney Frank, Dodd and who knows who else. Looks to me like they have been doing a good job and Bush was to stupid to realize it. McCain is protecting his country. He has to do this, this should have been done long ago. Do you want a President that does not believe America is good? Do you want a President that believes capitalist America is evil? This vetting needs to be done. The citizens of America need to know who they are voting for.

By keeping it real

October 10, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Leslie you are missing a “T” and an apostrophe from your name… we all know it really should be “Let’s lie”

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Iraq and Afganistan Veterans of America has given John McCain a grade of D for his support of veterans. Disabled Veterans of America gave him a 20% rating on support while giving Obama an 80% rating.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

Dutch Youth Socialists traveling to US to campaign for Obama Netherlands blogger Michael van der Galien reports that a group of young Dutch Socialists will be flying here to campaign for Barack Obama: … I received an e-mail I found quite interesting. The Jonge Socialisten asked me whether I would like to travel to America with them shortly before the U.S. elections in order to do ‘research.’ Now, before readers will think this would be a great opportunity for me to visit the country I write about so frequently, the trip had a specific partisan purpose despite it being described as ‘research’: They would travel to the United States to campaign for Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for the presidency. In fact, one of the demands of potential applicants is that they need to have a “great affinity with the Democratic Party and Barack Obama.”

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

Claims that Obama “promises more taxes on small businesses, seniors, your life savings, your family are untrue for the vast majority of small businesses, seniors and individual taxpayers, who would see their taxes go down under Obama’s actual plan. - Factcheck.org

By John Doe

October 10, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this

I.ve read so much about Obama and would not vote for him to be a garbage man. He’s such a liar, or he has dementia because he remembers nothing in the past or present.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this

While President Bush has been in office, “there’s been great progress economically,” McCain said. (“Money & Politics,” Bloomberg, 4/17/08)

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

Barack Obama is lying about his involvement with the group ACORN, which recently added Missouri to the list of states in which its activities are under investigation. While Obama’s site maintains that he never trained ACORN activists — whose training apparently encourages them to play fast and loose with election laws — Chicago ACORN leader Toni Foulkes has thanked Obama for doing precisely that: Since then, we have invited Obama to our leadership training sessions to run the session on power every year, and, as a result, many of our newly developing leaders got to know him before he ever ran for office. Thus it was natural for many of us to be active volunteers in his first campaign for STate Senate and then his failed bid for U.S. Congress in 1996. By the time he ran for U.S. Senate, we were old friends.” The Los Angeles Times has reported the same. Given all the improprieties with which ACORN has been associated in the past, as well as the accusations against it this year, it’s easy to see why Obama hopes the media will ignore this issue.

By John Doe

October 10, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this

Robert: You seem to have researched McCain, Go to Google and look up Investors Business Daily and read their daily editorials about Obama. You will learn a lot. But then, you may not care to learn the truth.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this

FROM CNN interview: Here is another ACORN filled out registration form. It’s for Jimmy Johns, 10839 Broadway in Crown Pointe. Jimmy Johns. We decided to track him down. Here he is. Is there anybody here that’s actually named Jimmy Johns? Nobody registered to vote here named Jimmy Johns? This could really — I mean, there has been no fraud yet because people haven’t voted yet, right?

By John Weaver

October 10, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

John Weaver, McCain’s former top strategist, said top Republicans have a responsibility to temper this behavior. “People need to understand, for moral reasons and the protection of our civil society, the differences with Sen. Obama are ideological” Weaver said. “And from a purely practical political vantage point, please find me a swing voter, an undecided independent, or a torn female voter that finds an angry mob mentality attractive. As a party we should not and must not stand by as the small amount of haters in our society question whether he is as American as the rest of us. Shame on them and shame on us if we allow this to take hold.”

By Ben

October 10, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this

Jack: Irregardless of ACORN, it is the job of Secretary of State and the Board of Elections to verify registrations, not local police department. The point is that you have a bunch of low information Republicans getting freaked out and calling on a Republican leader to use his authority (of which he has none in this case) to bully people. Further, if there is registration fraud, the point would be only to drive up registration numbers. A false registration doesn’t equal a vote. Bottom line, there is nothing for Fischer to gain from this other than personal information on people in a heavy Republican county.

By tbill

October 10, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

“Keeping it real” got his email address from Eric Cartman. They both have equal maturity. Picking on McCain because of his physical limitations: FDR was in a wheelchair due to polio. So McCain won’t be in any marathons; so what? Grow up, people! Sit in a POW camp and tell me how good you feel afterwards. Over half of us don’t vote anyhow, so this whole discussion is pointless.

By John Doe

October 10, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

There are many stupid people in this country. Anyone voting for Obama-Biden should read and believe the truth and they will not vote for them. You will probably have William Ayres as Secretary of Education, or maybe Treasury Secretary. How would you like to have a terrorist in the Cabinet? Lord help us.

By myopinion

October 10, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

Leslie.. which house would McCain sell - oops.. he doesn’t know how many he has. Take a chill pill and relax. You will not change the minds of those in the know.

By John

October 10, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this

Whether you agree with his policies or not, everyone on this blog calling Obama a terrorist or anti-American IS ANTI-AMERICAN. He is an elected official, just as McCain, elected by fellow Americans. You should be ashamed and I hope Bush is tapping YOUR phone at your compound with the rest of the radicals because you are the type that will just snap and start acting on your nutty delusions.

By Jack

October 10, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

Someone please give me an intelligent reason why Brunner would not want to verify the information on voter registration cards? I dont care if you are republican or democrat, shouldnt you want to know that every vote is legit? Also, I “heard” this story, can someone verify if it is correct or just a mde up story. Someone from ACORN’s registered a voter named Jimmy John and gave an address which matched the local sub company. PLEASE tell me that this is just one of those stupid stories you hear. I choose not to believe any of the stories unless proved true. If true, I would throw ACORN out of this state.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

Wall Street is not getting better and it’s not going to. People currently retired or close to retirement must pull out before it is to late. The wealthy are afraid Obama will be elected so they are pulling out before he takes half of their wealth. They may support him but they are not ready to have their wealth redistributed. If they were they would have already helped and we would not have had to do the bailout.

By The Big Lebowski

October 10, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

Vote McCain/Palin. McCain is my brother who married Paris Hilton for her money. I married Palin so I could retire.

By Phyllis

October 10, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this

John Kasich says that Sarah Palin is just like us,a working mom who shops at WalMart,Is that where she buys her $2600 designer jackets and her tanning bed. Also how many of us have been told by a “witch hunting” Pastor that God wanted us to be anything?

By Phyllis

October 10, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this

John Kasich says that Sarah Palin is just like us,a working mom who shops at WalMart,Is that where she buys her $2600 designer jackets and her tanning bed. Also how many of us have been told by a “witch hunting” Pastor that God wanted us to be anything?

By Phyllis

October 10, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this

John Kasich says that Sarah Palin is just like us,a working mom who shops at WalMart,Is that where she buys her $2600 designer jackets and her tanning bed. Also how many of us have been told by a “witch hunting” Pastor that God wanted us to be anything?

By The Real Clay Aiken

October 10, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this

These comments are racist and repulsive.

By tbill

October 10, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

Have we forgotten that Carter, a Democrat, bailed out Chrysler? I think so. Learn some history, Gecko, before you spout off about greed and who is bailing out whom.

By Four more years

October 10, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this

Things are great. Stock market down 20% this week is good news. Who wants to retire. Vote McCain. Four more years.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this

I hear Obama wants to set the example. He does not need that expensive house. He’s going to sell it and buy a small modest home and begin redistributing his and Michelle’s wealth. Need your mortgage paid off, need to send your kid to college? Sign ups are on his website.

By keeping it real

October 10, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

When elected, will Obama paint the whole White House black…or just half of it? please email me your response (email address embedded in name above) ty

By keeping it real

October 10, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

When elected, will Obama paint the whole White House black…or just half of it?

By rubbish

October 10, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this

Leslie, you really need to change your name…maybe you have a few times today. You look like a paid Republican blogger with long statements. You have been on this string since 9:45 AM.

By Nobama

October 10, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

How can this race be so close when the Democrats get to vote more than a dozen times each????!!!! If Obama wins it’s because he has cheated. The American dream my a##.

By tbill

October 10, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

One vote PER HOUR???? Those will be accurate results, now won’t they?! Each day the Dayton Daily Socialist has this sort of forum and each day venom and bile are submitted. Maybe it’s good to air the frustration. Just remember, Johm McCain is running for President, not George Bush, who we all know can hardly put together a coherent sentence. Don’t blame John for George’s mistakes, nor is the President guilty for the greed of the mortgage lenders and that of the public who seem to know no limit for buying on credit. 2nd and 3rd mortgages on a house? IS that the American dream? Now that it’s crashing down, it’s easy to point fingers, isn’t it? Let me know when BinLaden is willing to negotiate. NoBama has a lot to learn, and the Oval Office ain’t the place to do it! Has Ted Strickland helped you find a job lately? He was supposed to be a change, too, but it looks like the wrong kind to me.

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

To Maria: Why do you keep making this a race issue, no one else on this blog has gone there as much as you. If you would rather have chocolate milk on your cereal rather than white, that is your business. This is not your racist forum. Grow Up, Please!!!

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

To Maria: Why do you keep making this a race issue, no one else on this blog has gone there as much as you. If you would rather have chocolate milk on your cereal rather than white, that is your business. This is not your racist forum. Grow Up, Please!!!

By LensCrafters

October 10, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

Sarah Palin has stolen Louis Farrakhan’s glasses.

By Dave

October 10, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this

Leslie, why do you listen to Hugo Chavez? Why do you even care what that moron thinks? When you let people like Hugo Chavez shape your thinking, THAT is un-American!

By justme52

October 10, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

for God sake people ..wake up!!! ..Obama has you all Brain Washed..bottom line is he is a LOSER !!!!! sure i will admit he is a great speaker of crap..he wants to be in the White House and it will not happen…he is another flip flopper …he wants Change…and he keeps changing his speeches that”s it..i can’t believe the American people falling for him ..it’s unreal ..

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

To Robert: Didn’t do your home work in high school either did ya “Sport”. First McCain was one four four congressman involved in the Keating Scandal the other three were democrats “WOW” what a little research un covers. McCain was found to the least involved person receiving only verbal disipline stating that he used questionable means. You are the person who is pathetic for speaking prior to thinking…..Wake Up “SPORT”……

By Thinkaboutit

October 10, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

To Robert: Didn’t do your home work in high school either did ya “Sport”. First McCain was one four four congressman involved in the Keating Scandal the other three were democrats “WOW” what a little research un covers. McCain was found to the least involved person receiving only verbal disipline stating that he used questionable means. You are the person who is pathetic for speaking prior to thinking…..Wake Up “SPORT”……

By Mike

October 10, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

OOOOH Snap! Looks like McCain’s getting his butt whooped!

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

Change you can believe in. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, another powerful Chicago-based political figure associated with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and other long-time associates of Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama, is leaving no doubt about what he thinks of the leader in the campaign for the White House. He says when Obama talks “the Messiah is absolutely speaking.” “You are the instruments that God is going to use to bring about universal change, and that is why Barack has captured the youth. And he has involved young people in a political process that they didn’t care anything about. That’s a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking.” “Brothers and sisters,” Farrakhan said, “Barack Obama to me, is a herald of the Messiah. Barack Obama is like the trumpet that alerts you something new, something better is on the way.” Farrakhan points out that the man Nation of Islam followers refer to as “the Savior,” Fard Muhammad, had a black father and a white mother, just as Obama did. “A black man with a white mother became a savior to us,” he said. “A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall. “Would God allow Barack to be president of a country that has been so racist, so evil in its treatment of Hispanics, native Americans, blacks?” he asked. “Would God do something like that? Yeah. Of course he would. That’s to show you that the stone that the builders rejected has become the headstone of the corner. This is a sign to you. It’s the time of our rise. It’s the time that we should take our place. The future is all about you.” That’s the future you leave for your children and their children. No America!

By Rush Oxycontin

October 10, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

“You can fool some of the people all of the time” I love my sheep.

By TheChurchLady

October 10, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this

Obama is scarry. McCain/Bush is good. Being unemployed is good. Watching your retirement savings go to zero is good. Four more years.

By Robert

October 10, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this

If anyone is anti-American, it’s Sarah SKANK Palin and her involvement with the Alaska Independent Party and John Mccain Keating 5 scandal that robbed 5 billion dollars from hard working Americans. The McCain/Palin ticket is not only erratic they are simply pathetic.

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

Obama is WHITE!!!! We are not afraid of change. We are afraid of an anti-American getting to be President of America. We may need reforms in our government but we do not need to change how and what we are about. Don’t listen to Obama and his minions, they want you to believe Americans are bad evil people. That is not true! We are a good country, we are good people, our constitution is perfect for us! Chavez (Venezuela) says we need a new constitution. No we don’t, we just need to protect and defend the one we have. Bush has been paid, yes, but do not let this anti-American Obama fool you. The change he wants to bring to America is not want you want!

By CFNeumann

October 10, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

Obama should be brought up on charges of high treason: At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S. military in Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to convince Iraqi leaders in private conversations that the president shouldn’t be allowed to enact the deal without congressional approval.

By Maria

October 10, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

I am not suprise that so many white people do not like Sen. Obama, what are you guys scared about. This is an intelligent young man with good intentions for EVERYONE in the good land of USA. Change is freighting to stupity people. Wake up Sen. Obama will make a wonderful President and gain us back our respect in the World and bring our Troops home safely and give us back our lives with good paying Jobs, were we will keep our homes etc. Everyone need to review both candiates web site. www.barackobama.com also www.johnmccain.com and see the difference yourself. John Mccain/Palin are racist because they refuse to bring EVERYONE together, God created all of us and it’s time to recognized the TRUTH! Things happen for a reason, Bush destroy our Country and now Obama/Biden will re-unite our Country finally we can all be thankful for some good people to do good things by the Middle Class…Wake up!

By Leslie

October 10, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

The Obama health care proposal will force insurers to hire a lot of bureaucrats to do paperwork” at a time when administrative costs already account for 31% of existing health care costs in the U.S. The more government tells insurers what to do, the more insurance costs. U.S. residents are forced by states to buy insurance that covers things they don’t need. The McCain proposal, which involves increasing market competition to drive down prices is a lot better than more government mandates of the kind that have made health care so much more expensive than it has to be. A health maintenance organization (HMO) is a type of managed care organization (MCO) that provides a form of health care coverage in the United States that is fulfilled through hospitals, doctors, and other providers with which the HMO has a contract. The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 required employers with 25 or more employees to offer federally certified HMO options.[1] Unlike traditional indemnity insurance, an HMO covers only care rendered by those doctors and other professionals who have agreed to treat patients in accordance with the HMO’s guidelines and restrictions in exchange for a steady stream of customers. The earliest form of HMOs can be seen in a number of prepaid health plans. In 1910, the Western Clinic in Tacoma, Washington offered lumber mill owners and their employees certain medical services from its providers for a premium of $0.50 per member per month. This is considered by some to be the first example of an HMO. However, Ross-Loos Medical Group, established in 1929, is considered to be the first HMO in the United States; it was headquartered in Los Angeles and initially provided services for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and Los Angeles County employees. Approximately 500 DWP employees enrolled at a cost of $1.50 each per month. Within a year, the Los Angeles Fire Department signed up, then the Los Angeles Police Department, then the Southern California Telephone Company, (now at&t) and more. By 1951, enrollment stood at 35,000 and included teachers, county and city employees. In 1982 through the merger of the Insurance Company of North America (INA) founded in 1792 and Connecticut General (CG) founded in 1865 came together to become CIGNA. Ross-Loos Medical Group, became now known as CIGNA HealthCare. Also in 1929 Dr. Michael Shadid created a health plan in Elk City, Oklahoma in which farmers bought shares for $50 to raise the money to build a hospital. The medical community did not like this arrangement and threatened to suspend Shadid’s licence. The Farmer’s Union took control of the hospital and the health plan in 1934. Also in 1929, Baylor Hospital provided approximately 1,500 teachers with prepaid care. This was the origin of Blue Cross. Around 1939, state medical societies created Blue Shield plans to cover physician services, as Blue Cross covered only hospital services. These prepaid plans burgeoned during the Great Depression as a method for providers to ensure constant and steady revenue. In 1970, the number of HMOs declined to less than 40. Paul Ellwood, often called the “father” of the HMO, began having discussions with what is today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that led to the enactment of the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. This act had three main provisions: Grants and loans were provided to plan, start, or expand an HMO Certain state-imposed restrictions on HMOs were removed if the HMOs were federally certified Employers with 25 or more employees were required to offer federally certified HMO options alongside indemnity upon request This last provision, called the dual choice provision, was the most important, as it gave HMOs access to the critical employer-based market that had often been blocked in the past. The federal government was slow to issue regulations and certify plans until 1977, when HMOs began to grow rapidly. The dual choice provision expired in 1995. In 1971, Dr. Gordon K MacLeod MD developed and became the director of the United States’ first federal Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) program. He was recruited by Elliot Richardson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

By Voice of reason

October 10, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

I am registered Independent. You’re just so DemocRAT. Meaning wrong. You can’t fathom a conservative not being Republican. If I was Republican I would simply say I was. No problem. If I HAD to be one or the other I would be Republican. Anyhow…I’m glad you’re happy and wrong. LOL

By ????

October 10, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this

Reason. I have to laugh. This entire string you bashed one party until I called you on it. Please spare me…Conservative = Republican in the US. Unless you belong to the UK Conservative Party….after all you did state to cheer up. No worries you can have the last word. I’m happy to see you can bash both parties.

By myopinion

October 10, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this

Is it my imagination or are the republicans in this communication the biggest Loud Mouths.. I find that true wherever I go - but.. the votes are what counts.. see the lead Obama has on this survey? The silent (intelligent) majority will win. All the garbage about race.. is wrong. This is not a black and white issue - it is a red, white and blue issue - but I guess some don’t get it… Yes there are bigots on both sides.. they scare me no matter what color they are.. very angry people - living in the past, thank God they are not the majority. If Hillary had won - it would have been a “female” issue.. always griping. Relax and communicate without bigotry.. look at the real issues not the smoke and mirrors.

By stupidhickohioans

October 10, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

Hey redneck Ohio I AM NOT JOE 6 PACK, I have an education a 401k that is tanking and kids to put through college. I would rather have a lecture than a beer with my next President. I think we tried the good old boy let’s have a beer approach, that did not work. So I think a Harvard JD can handle the job better than last in his class Naval Academy.

By April

October 10, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

I am voting Libertarian. Don’t tell me it’s a throw-away vote. We have a right to vote and that right can be exercised on more than to parties. To note: The framers of the United States Constitution made no provision in the governmental structure for the functioning of political parties because they believed that parties were a source of corruption and an impediment to the freedom of people to judge issues on their merits.

By John Cleese

October 10, 2008 1:59 PM |