11:19 am ET
Sep 14, 2008

Campaign 2008

Obama Raised $66 Million in August

    • He could be raising 100 million it still wouldn' be enough. He is burning through it like there is no tomorrow. 50 states strategy isn't all it cracked up to be. PA is tightening up. MN is tied. Michigan is very tight. Yeah. He will need more than money to win this.

    • At what point does Obama say enough is enough? Maybe there'd be less folks on food stamps if they didn't feel compelled to contribute to Obama?

    • Fortunately, people on food stamps are more generous and more patriotic than people who inherit their money from beer distributors.
      Fortunately, there are more people period who want to save America from the Know-Nothing ticket.
      And fortunately bigots like s.t. are a dying breed. Evolution (which they don't believe in) insures that they will not survive.

    • The American Issues Project will commence its Swift boat ads against the Community Organizer next week, per the Washington Post. Hurrah!!! My hope is that the Republican 527 organizations + Bradley Effect + Caribou Barbie + Common Sense by the American voter = Republican victory.

    • Blacks are permitted to vote 95% for Obama because it is politically incorrect to challenge their voting behavior. The Bradley Effect merely notes the polar opposite phenomena without corresponding approval by the politically correct establishment. Thus, blacks are justified in voting for their candidate solely based on race; non-blacks are advised they cannot consider race unless its pro-Obama, because that would otherwise be racist. Fortunately, there is a curtain in the voter's booth where one can vote for a candidate based on their politics, food preferences, shirt size, gender, age, favorite sport, race, height, weight, and eye color.

    • John McCain does not meet the citizenship requirement for being president of the United States. What is your point?

    • The McCain campaign is desperate to change the subject. False controversy takes the emphasis away from a candidate who was so uninspiring that only 20% of his supporters were enthusiastic about him. Tiny crowds of bored people were the norm for McCain. Palin was selected by the same folks who brought us a "compassionate conservative" from Texas, who, like Palin, has turned out to be anything but what they sold.
      She brought home more earmarks per person than any other state, 10 times higher rate than Illinois.

      Meanwhile, hard working Americans are slipping into the mud in this economy. Our real incomes have dropped while everything costs more. Can you tell me one thing McCain has done to help uninsured Americans get health care? Can you tell me what McCain has done over the last 26 years that will help us transition to a renewable energy economy? McCain agrees that global warming is influenced by the burning of fossil fuels. But you know what his solution is, you heard it at the convention: Drill, Baby, Drill.

      Drilling. That was the answer in the 1970's, 1980's, 1990's and most of the first decade of the new century. Don't you think it's time we actually did something different?

      Barack Obama authorized incentives for renewable, green energy in this country. Barack Obama authorized a program to help 150,000 people in Illinois get access to affordable healthcare, and he voted to cover uninsured children in the CHIP program. Barack Obama will cut taxes for 95% of American working families, and everyone making less than $250,00 will see large decreases in the taxes they pay across the board: Payroll, income, capital gains taxes, etc. will decrease for hard working people and we will be able to begin to get ahead once more.

      McCain voted against healthcare for children. McCain voted against renewable energy. But McCain emphatically supports tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%- the biggest rate cut going to those who make over 2.5 million dollars a year.

      Barack Obama will lower taxes for those making less than $250,000 per year to the lowest levels in 50 years. Those making more will be taxed at the same rate they paid in the Reagan years. Senior citizens making less than $50,000 will pay NO TAXES under Barack Obama.

      Barack Obama: Lowest tax rates for working families in the last 50 years, affordable healthcare for the uninsured, clean renewable domestic energy.

      McCain wants to continue the Bush policies in each of these areas.

      And I still haven't heard anyone ask McCain how he plans to pay for continuing Bush's failed policies. Perhaps China still has some money to lend.....

    • Freedom from Fear - I understand you are a surrogate for the Obama campaign. Its obvious from your postings: disagree with the Obama Messiah and you must be racist. That game will not work behind the curtain of the voting booth, Freedom from Fear. Americans can vote their conscience as they see fit, not the politically correct liberal elite like the Anointed One - Obama Messiah - Community Organizer - Empty Suit - Jeremiah Wright Disciple - and his surrogates.

    • Alawys remember: Obama does not like America. He refused to wear the flag pin until political expediency changed his mind. He is a misogynist who does not believe women are suited to govern. Obama is racially biased against white voters. Remember the comment about Bible thumping gun toting white bigots in small town American. Obama is very bad for the future of America. Elect a true patriot who has put his life on the line for America. Ignore the Socialist Obama. Be patriotic, vote American, vote McCain-Palin!!!

    • I have issues with both sides, BUT, it is clear the Obama-as-rockstar (or diety) phase has ended. His campaign handled the Rev.Wright issue badly, but the star power was strong then. His very poor handling of Palin, and the reaction of even Hillary supporters indicates it is all downhill now. Even the press has to notice.

      In November, with a McCain victory, the stories will all be about how the liberal white coasties still don't get it. Three blown Presidential elections. We SHOULD get a top to bottom re-evaluation of the Democratic party, but instead we will just get new books, like "What is Wrong With Kansas II"

    • Has anyone mentioned Obama's record in the Ill state senate. He did pass a bill to help the poor in chicago with affordable housing. Gave 14m to Tony Resko. That housing today is condemend and Resko was convicted of fraud. Yet until recently he was still on Obama's staff to oversee donations. He also helped Obama buy a home. The media does not cover this and he wasn't asked to testify.
      What about the fairness act in congress now. This allows the govt to have final say on what is broadcast on tv and radio. Has anyone read Obamas webpage. He is for unions and supports a bill to do away with the secret ballot. With Obama our rights are on the line. His economic policy is the same policy that bankrupted Britian in the 60'S and 70's. What makes you think it will work here.

    • Wow, S.t. did you even run that through your interior monologue to see how ridiculously ignorant it sounds of you to say? Why would the people who contribute to Obama be on food stamps? But thanks for revealing that perhaps you McCain folks are equally if not MORE "elitist" than Obama.
      Rep in VA. You are celebrating the arrival of "Swift boating" & 527's to engage in dirty politics to give a Republican victory as opposed to dealing on the issues? This suggests that running on the issues and the Republican platform wont appeal to the "Common Sense of the American voter?"
      As an Independent, I have to say that I lean more & more towards Obama daily, as the McCain campaign seems more content to run on half-truths & smears. It's quite sickening, hypocritical & far from presidential.

    • Every American should spend some time scanning the left websites, especially MoveOn. You will see 'marching orders' for blogging and Letter to the Editors. Hitler and Stalin would be impressed. Fake being a Republican, saying you are voting for Obama. Claim to be an Iraq vet, and hate Bush. Tell a phony sob story about how your life was destroyed by Katrina.

      College students, join the hip, cool crowd and lie through your teeth. It is good training for your life in the "party".

      The guy who came to my door, claiming to be a Marine from Iraq should have reacted with I said Semper Fi. Hair cut was good, acting was bad.

      I am sure that Obama would not approve of this type of dishonesty, as McCain wouldn't, but it seems to be the mission of his disciples. Now is the time to clean things up.

    • Whoever is running for political office against a republican will be smeared, whether it's Ron Paul or Ralph Nader. It happens to be Obama. Now, we know politicians will say and do anything to be elected; however, we KNOW for a fact what the republicans will do if they ARE elected. They have plundered the US Treasury for the past 8 years, and they want to continue to finish off our natural resources. I want a REAL change -- if it doesn't work, we can vote again in 4 years. I believe Barack Obama has sound plans for the economy, for new jobs, for the environment, and for health care. I believe Barack Hussein Obama has more judgment than McCain and I believe that Obama can help America recover from the devastation caused by Bush and his greedy cronies.

    • It's hard for me to believe that an independent such as "Seriously" can lean "more and more" and still be independent. His emotional tone "sickening, hypocritical" betrays his leftist sympathies.

    • Never ceases to amaze me just how badly educated many Americans are (even readers of the WSJ, NYT, Post etc - see above). An inability to think critically or analyze. This is why US elections are not about issues because people would have to analyze policy and reach their own conclusions. Instead, we have politics as sport where people pick their teams (based on political affiliation, perceived social or cultural status, race) and then cheer on mindlessly. The McCain Mets v the Obama Yankees. Yayyyy!!!

    • So is it the case that America has a litmus test that says, if your name sounds ... (fill in the blank) ipso facto you are that ethnicity?

      Does it make John McCain an Irish citizen (I thought he was born in Panama)?

      Is Sarah (Heath) Palin a Brit? And do we still hate Europeans because they don't stand by us?

      I forget which of the Bush doctrines we are applying these days. "In what respect, Charlie?"

      As a private citizen not employed by any campaign and registered independent in my state, I have noticed that "mark of the beast" (12:55) is correct that the same catch phrases are regurgitated over and over again in the comments sections of many sites.

      When I see these words appear, I know I am reading an infomercial and I just click on by ... so should you.

    • To Anonymous (I'd refuse to list my name too with stupid comments like you made): McCain's love of America extends to this -- he wants to win the Viet Nam war! His whole platform is on his PO"W" experience! Viet Nam was wrong, and so is Iraq! We should never have been in either place. One more thing, the republicans have depleted our military budget -- how do you McCain supporters plan to continue to pay for all the war you want to wage?

    • I wish I were being paid, but I'm giving up my own time. McCain's negative, false attacks in this campaign have dishonored his service to the country. He is not fit to be President, and THAT WOMAN he picked certainly is not.

    • Wow! Bunch of geniuses commenting here, on both sides of the aisle!
      How about the article, though? What is only lightly touched upon is the fact that all through the campaign 90% of the money being donated on the Democrat's side is being donated to Obama. On the Republican side, it has been fairly evenly split between McCain and the Republican Party. what this actually means is two things.
      1. The (R) party will have more funds available to support McCain's campaign.
      2. They will also have more funds available to support Congressional candidates in battleground states.
      The Democrats have all their eggs in 1 basket-Obama, and have to hope his coattails are long enough to carry their congressional candidates.

    • The right makes a straw man and goes to it attacking Obama.

      Straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To "set up a straw man," one describes a position that superficially resembles an opponent's actual view, yet is easier to refute, then attributes that position to the opponent. For example, one might deliberately overstate the opponent's position. While a straw man argument may work as a rhetorical technique—and succeed in persuading people—it carries little or no real evidential weight, since the opponent's actual argument has not been refuted.

    • McCain has had FOUR malignancies. Doctors agree that melanoma is likely to return within 10 years. McCain's last cancer was in 2002. When Palin smirks that she is a heartbeat away from the highest office in the US, this makes me shudder. And it should make us ALL be very careful.

    • I see a disturbing trend occurring. There is a concerted effort to "discourage" Obama support with polls that don't reflect the realities of the electorate. For instance, the Rasmussen likely voter poll stubbornly sticks to a 60% proportion rather than a likely 75% proportion. Rasmussen has adjusted their party id difference to reflect a lesser differential between Dems and Repubs yet still thinks AA's won't show up. Apparently the McCain campaign is sending bogus absentee ballots to likely Obama voters. What does this tell me? That the McCain campaign knows they can't win unless they limit turnout. If we just let the ground game work its magic and make sure we vote in person, the rest will take care of itself. Look for more strategies to limit turnout from the McCain campaign.

    • Why did Biden say on National Television, That Hillary Clinton..SHOULD be the V.P.Candidate, Is Biden getting "Cold Feet"...or perhaps he wants."OUT" of the NOBAMA sinking Ship...After all Biden said during the Primaries, That NOBAMA DID NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE to be PRESIDENT of rhe, U.S.A......

    • "An Obama spokesman said that the campaign received donations from 500,000 new donors" I'll sell you the Golden Gate Bridge if you believe that one. He better spend some of that money hiring experts to prove that his birth certificate isn't the forgery the lawsuit claims it is. Isn't there somebody in this race that had a plagiarism scandal? Oh ya, a guy named Biden, what if something should happen to NObama like dying in office if people are stupid enough to elect him? Do you really want Biden as your president? NOT ME. I would much rather have the fantastic Sarah Palin look out for this country.

    • Sounds like a lot of people have received their marching orders from MoveOn. Read the above posts. Hmm, imply that McCain has an incurable disease. CHECK. Call anyone who disagrees with Obama a Racist (worse than a child molester)CHECK.

      Most Americans are too busy to care what rich white college students think about politics or how clever they are as they lie their way through life in the blogsphere.

      This election will be won by people living in places that Obama disciples would not be caught dead visiting. Blog your heart out, it won't matter. Obama or McCain, who will the voters think can lead the country the best? It is that simple.

    • Bush won in 2004 because he won Ohio. He won Ohio because he was there the night before the election at a Gospel Music Festival, working the crowd. Kerry was in NYC with the celebs. Check out the demographics of the voters in 2004. Like him or not, Bush worked for the Black vote and got a large chunk of it, at least where it mattered. Kerry assumed he had it. Guess who won? Blacks, white, etc. it doesn't matter when it comes down to who you think can run the country best. The white liberals can scream all they want on CNN, the winner is the one who works the hardest and appear to be the best choice. Simple stuff.

    • What really saddens me is how few Americans seem to actually make up their minds about issues individually anymore. Why we all have to be zombies following one party's views or another is beyond me. I will say however, that while I supported McCain back in 2000 (and even joined the Republican party so I could vote in the primaries [NY state requires you're in the party to vote in primaries]) this time around his pick of Palin is so far away from his original moderate platform that there's just no way I can vote for the man even if I hadn't started leaning left over the last 8 years. Seriously, Palin is a disappointment to moderates.

    • Obama is communism's best hope they will rob banks to buy his way into the White House.

    • Dr Ron & Ralph

      "The two parties should be
      almost identical, so that
      the American people can
      'throw the rascals out'
      at any election without
      leading to any profound or
      extensive shifts in policy."
      - Carol Quigley

      Cynthia Mike Dennis Jesse Ross Jimmy

      And the men* who hold high places
      Must be the ones who start
      To mold a new reality
      Closer to the heart

    • The problem is that McCain can't win on the issues. The economy keeps reminding everyone what "every man" George Bush has done. The unemployment rate is 6.1 and rising. The 2008 budget deficit is double what the forecast was. The "W" era has produce 4 trillion in additional debt. The whole Iraq War which borders on War Crimes was a travesty of mismanagement and yet McCain keeps talking about how to "win" it instead of how to get out so we can save money. But McCain's only answer is to nominate a gimmicky governor for VP. This race should be about Republican mismanagement and lack of new ideas. Yet Americans get captivated by racial politics and entertain turning it over to the same guys that would rather spend 10 billion a month in Iraq than here. Go figure.

    • Like the last 8? you'll love the next 4:

      1. Hire incompetent friends and cronies - check
      2. Conduct loyalty tests and fire any dissenters - check
      3. Secrecy and opaque governance - check
      4. God's own personal government on earth - check
      5. Corruption, lobbyists and earmark heaven - check
      6. Ready, Fire, aim, denial (no blinking) school of policy - check
      7. Checks and balances - what checks and balances? - check
      8. Stupid is the new black (no pun) - check

      And that's before you even get to the policies:
      Tax cuts for the rich; All War all the time; What Health Care problem; More Children Left Behind; Markets = Individualize-the-profits-socialize-the-losses; The No Market Oversight express; This here market will fix Social Security (look how well its fixed your 401k).

      Change you can bank!

    • Fake marriage to an Eskimo?? I hadn't heard that before. Cinches it for me - I better vote for BHO.


    • This week the barefaced republicans are gonna be playing victim before the Democrats begin to kick their behinds in. Nothing to do with the resolution of the resolution of our declining incomes. And the stupid palin-Mccain sheep think that's kool. they need to check out their kool-aid served in long-stemmed glasses.
      Palin-McCain LIARS !!!

    • The great thing to remember is that it won't be long before the vast majority of American voters will not have been alive prior to 1968 - and we can proceed with a future and public policy decisions without the folks who stood against the American civil rights movement. The Republican party as it exists today and what it stands for, will likely no longer exist. I am confident that the Democrats will prevail in November 2008, but I am certain that liberal progressive public policy will ultimately prevail in this country and it is only one generation away.

    • How is WSJ attracting all these idiots? Google News I presume?

    • Stansan, would rather prove my point by labeling me "leftist" than address the concern in my post that folks like him/her are content to win by attacks & smears than issues. My emotional tone comes from the sad fact that I actually supported McCain's 2000 bid. Yes, I am sickened because he betrayed us & himself, the maverick he's claimed to be, both in his stance and the type of campaign he said he'd run. You know its bad when dirty politics mastermind, former Bush & current McCain adviser Karl Rove says Sun. that Sen. McCain had gone "one step too far" in his recent ads attacking Sen. Obama. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/
      If he ever was a maverick who'd rather lose an election on principle, he's now a cynic who feels need to sell out for the nomination?

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