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September 5, 2008

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Girlygirl:

What has he lied about? Nothing...

You have to take that ENTIRE quote in context...but you won't, because you want to smear a man of integrity to fit your own agenda...

Barack Obama has more integrity than all the Republican candidates put together! I truly hope he wins...

Sarah~:)

(Suggest removal) 1/14/08 at 9:06 p.m.

Barack Obama is the ONLY candidate that can truly change the direction America is headed in...

He has more integrity and strength than all the other candidates put together...

I am afraid of what will happen if we have more of the same...He studied and taught constitutional law, started as a community activist making about $15,000 a year, stood up to lobbyists and NO other candidate can say this and he was in the State Senate for 7 years and by the time he is elected will be in the US Senate for almost 5years.... he can't be bought and he truly cares for ALL Americans, what more do we need?

(Suggest removal) 1/13/08 at 1:33 a.m.

3. There is one fundamental difference between Hillary and Obama’s health care plans. Hillary would force everyone to have insurance or pay a penalty and Obama would simply lower the costs as much as possible but not make it mandatory. I think Hillary’s idea is a little short-sighted. There will always be poor folk who cannot afford it regardless of how cheap the government makes it. To ask them to pay a penalty is, in my opinion, cruel and unreasonable.

They are virtually identical on every other major issue. However, being President requires more than just having the right stance on an issue. It takes foresight, judgment, honesty, reliability, and the willingness to see things from others' point of view. I believe Obama embodies all these characteristics more than any other candidate I have ever seen running for any election at any level since I was first able to vote. He has the judgment to make the right decisions the first time and the compassion to listen to the other side and understand their concerns so he can bring this country and this world together. That is a very rare combination and Hillary possesses neither of those qualities.

~ The TRUTH is MORE important than everyone's BIASED opinion....Base your vote on FACTS, not on closed minded, unwavering views...If you are going to vote, look at the FACTS!!

Thanks and Peace to all....

(Suggest removal) 1/13/08 at 1 a.m.

2. I do not believe Hillary’s foresight and judgment is comparable to that of Obama’s. Obama was against the Iraq War before it even began. Not only was Hillary for it, she also recently gave a vote to identify a large portion of Iran’s military a terrorist organization, which could’ve easily allowed President Bush to have sufficient reason to go to war with Iran as well. Hillary received a lot of criticism for that from her Democratic colleagues in Washington for obvious reasons. I should also say that Bill Clinton originally said he was for the Iraq War when it began and recently lied and said he was always against it, so I do not believe he can help her make any better decisions. Furthermore, Obama has been saying for a while now that we should go into Pakistan with or without the support of President Musharraf to apprehend the terrorists in the border region there. Obama got a lot of criticism from Hillary and the Republicans for that statement because they saw Musharraf as an ally they did not want to offend, even though it is quite clear he is incapable and unwilling to aid us. There has even been an accusation that Musharraf has misused funds we sent him for the purpose of tracking and apprehending the terrorists to use for the purpose of putting surveillance on his political opponents. It was not until January 5th of this year that Hillary and the other Democrats jumped onboard with Obama’s plan to deal with the terrorists in Pakistan. Again, I think this shows his superior judgment.

(Suggest removal) 1/13/08 at 12:56 a.m.

Differences between Hillary and Barack:

1. Hillary does not find anything wrong with taking money from Washington lobbyists and big businesses to fund her campaign and that of others. She is the only Democrat in the election to take this stance. I reject the notion that it takes experience to bring about change, and this issue single-handedly proves it. To bring about real change the country needs someone who has not been in Washington long enough to be corrupted by it. We need a President who will say no to Washington lobbyists giving money to our politicians in return for favors. If Hillary is elected she is going to owe all these businesses and special interests favors, and her ability to make sound decisions for the people of America instead of these lobbyists will be hampered as a result of it. Obama’s stance on the issue is lobbyists should be able to spend time in Washington pleading their cases to politicians, but not be able to provide politicians with money. That would allow reputable special interests, like some environmental groups, to have a voice but it would do away with the blackmail corruption that is rampant throughout Washington.

(Suggest removal) 1/13/08 at 12:56 a.m.

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