Comments on: CNN report on the Barack Obama – William Ayers relationship

By: BossHOGG

BossHOGG — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:19:13 +0000

I am really amazed how much character “doesn’t” matter anymore. For the last 5 – 7 years, all we have heard is how dishonest Bush is… “Bush lied, people died!” And yet, when obvious, blatant inconsistencies are reveal about what Obama says and what the truth actually is, we simply push it aside and make excuses for it.
Here is another piece of information to simply “excuse away”… When Mr. Obama was running for the Senate, he promised to cut taxes as well. But, since he has been in the Senate, he has voted 94 times to increase taxes and hasn’t put forth any proposal to cut taxes.
To continue to excuse the “rhetoric over substance” actually reveals more about “our” intellectual honesty than Baracks!
Change we Need? SIMPLY HIP-PO-CRITICAL!

By: minty

minty — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:15:03 +0000

Obama’s Rezko connection is much more damaging in my view. If I understand the story correctly, the Obamas made out like bandits from their shady deal. They made somewhere between $100,000-$1,000,000.
He’ll still be a vast improvement over Bush/McCain, but disappointing nonetheless.

By: minty

minty — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:57 +0000

I suppose if I was one of those gulilble, sub-100 IQ undecided voters who are rapidly eroding my faith in democracy, this story might alarm me. I might think Obama is a terrorist, or an unrepentant Communist. That is the target audience for this story.
Does this story change my belief that the Republican foreign policy – and torture policy – over the past eight years has been a cruel disaster? No.
Does it change my belief that Obama’s fiscal and tax policies are an improvement over McCain’s prescription for $700,000 tax-cuts for Wall Street bankers, and trillion dollar deficits courtesy of Bush as far as the eye can see? No.
So I just don’t know what to do with story other than shake my head. /shakes head.

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:59:21 +0000

Oh I forgive the man, for being an anti-american radical terrorist. But I still wont let him within 1000 yards of my children. And I'll question the integrity of every single one of his "freinds". Anyway, since you mentioned "repentance and forgiveness", let me ask you: do you see any repentance here?

By: Nick R

Nick R — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:19:01 +0000

Just because Todd Palin is not gay you think he is an animal.

You have made assumptions about what I think for which you have no evidence. I do not think he is an animal – but it does say something about you that you assume I would think that about people with whom I disagree. And what does his being straight have to do with anything? You owe me an apology.
Was Ayres a domestic terrorist when Obama served on an education committee with him, or had Ayres changed his ways by then? If the latter, then I find it repugnant that people claiming to be Christian hold this against Obama. Apparently, repentance and forgiveness are traits that conservative Christians demand but don’t give. Unfortunately, I’ve come to expect conservative Christians to act in ways opposite to how Jesus did. As a gay man, I’ve seen how “Christian” so-called Christians are and I assure you it’s disgraceful.