Concrete loop is far from fair and balanced when they completly leave out the republicans.

The implication is we arent smart enough to pick who is in our personal interests or who has the best policies for our people. So here, we will choose the socialist/welfare kings on the democratic side who like to keep us on welfare and public housing so we never progress and start buying up real estate in their lily white communities.

Go to the south. In places where there are many black stores, banks and so on like raleigh NC and maryland , they are republicans. Why? Because at the core republicans are for freedom, low taxes,property rights sound currency. Democrats want to take wealth from the middle class and pay for social programs for the poor that dont help them. With core republican prinicples there would be a lot more prosperity and the people who get left behind would be few, and since everyone would be better off charity could take care of them and local communities who know whats best for its people rather than DC throwing money at them,

@ 146

raising the minimum wage increases job opportunities for illegals and takes job opportunities away from american citizens

OBAMA ‘08. Black Ppl please stop with the ignorance saying Obama’s half white so he’s not really a Black Man and other crap. If you’re of the human genome you’re African period. There’s just phenotypical variations. Or if he wins he’ll be assassinated, vote in honor of your ancestors who fought to have that right (no matter who you vote for). Peace, Love, and Queendom

“Obama doesn’t have a plan on immigration reform; he says “just give them a license”. At least Hillary say’s they need to work toward becoming legal and pay a fine. I wanted to curse at Obama when he said that crap last night, and it looks like some of you are brainwashed or maybe you’re illegals and this is so beneficial to you.”

I HATE WHEN PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW, TALK LIKE THEY KNOW.

THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP - WHICH OBAMA WAS PART OF, IS BASED ON PAYING A FINE, LEARNING ENGLISH ETC. HOW IS HE ONE OF THE WRITERS OF THE BILL BUT YET YOU SAY HE HAS NO IMMIGRATION PLAN?

THEY ARE ABOUT 10 STATES IF I’M ACCURATE THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE LICENSES WITHOUT PROVING CITIZENSHIP. MY ISSUE WITH HILLARY IS, I DON’T WANT PEOPLE DOING HIT AND RUNS …BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF BEING DEPORTED. IF YOU HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE DRIVING WITHOUT A LEGAL LICENSE, IF ANY ACCIDENTS HAPPEN , I’M REALLY SORRY FOR THE PERSON WHO GOT HIT OR CAR GOT TOTALED.

@ Born queen

He wont be assasinated

in order to be assasinated you have to be someone who is against the statues quo

Obama Is a CFR member, as is Hillary. JFK spoke out against secret societies like the CFR and then he got assasinated.

Obama is part of the club

Btw, Hillary and experience doing what exactly??They say we have a democracy and I see that we run on dynasties. I’m sick the the Clinton’s. Bill the “black president” who incarcerated more brothers than you know and then there’s Hillary with all that botox injected in her face. Notice how her face couldn’t really move….

@ born queen

she has the same amount of experience as obama.

She helped kids sue their parents for spanking them early on then she was a walmart lawyer. Then she was first lady, then senator. Which the only reason she got that seat is because she owns a house in westchester. Shes not from NY.

Anybody that votes for Hillary and her unsuccessful and unrealistic health care plan is really naive.

I could care less what anyone else thinks, but if they start automatically deducting from my check, which they are already doing enough of, I would through a damn fit, and I believe anyone else in my position would also.

I am one of those people that barely goes to the hospital,but work in a medical office. I see it everyday, some would rather pay out of pocket than to get insurance.

So, i ask you, what type of country do we live in when it’s mandatory to get something you don’t want at the moment. Like Barack said, he believes every American wants insurance, and if it was affordable we would get it.

This among other things that she has said or done makes me question her experience.

If we vote hillary into the Whitehouse I feel sad for us Americans. Honestly, I don’t care who the republican nominee is, I will vote for them before voting for her. She can not be trusted.

And what about making tuition affordable, I have yet to hear her say anything about this.

LOL@ YUSEF SPREADING THAT REPUBLICAN BULLSHIT…

Yusef you are just spewing too much nonsense for a response….
your evaluation of the difference between repubs and demos is way too simplistic…also…let’s not forget that both Barack and Hillary are DLC candidates…sort of like republican light…but with re-organizing spending…not necessarily spending more to take care of the citizens who need help…
What again is wrong with taking care of our own citizens?

Im mad I fell asleep! I didnt get to see it, but I will say this…..

Im an Obama supporter….but I liked some of the things HC said, just like I liked some of the things Obama said……

But if I saw the two of them on a ballot for President and Vice President…..I would vote for them forreal!!!!!!

J.D. has done it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flylike, I appreciate you posting that link. I will definitley read the entire speech.

Yusef X, I think you will have to ask President Bush that question. I honestly don’t building fences or walls will help. I think we need to dig deeper and ask what is causing this surge of illegal immigrants to cross the border illegaly. But I think we already know the answer to that. Mexico is not taking care of their own while America seems to be the land paved with gold which we know is not the case right now, but compared to their situation America seems to have a lot more to offer.

Why is it when Cubans come over we give them political amnesty and create a path to citizenship but Mexicans and Haitians get the other not-so-pleasent end of the stick?

I can understand your concern about the over 140 bases around the world but ever since World War II that’s how it has to be in order to react quickly and effectively. I do know that we do not need another permanent base in Iraq.

Let the Iraqis work it out, because as long as we support Israel there will never be peace in the Middle East. Let’s shift focus to upholing civil liberties around the world and at home. Let’s wage a war on poverty now that’s some real homegrown terrorism.

@Yusef X

I agree with your comment in # 74, but this Ron Paul nonsense is exactly that, nonsense. Give it a rest already. He has an ice cube’s chance in hell of winning the election for the President of the United States. Obama will proabably be the VP, but Hillary will be president. I agree also that most of the public are easy dupes that deserve to be spoken down to. Any buffoon that falls for the same okey-doke everytime deserves nothing but disdain. In regards to the “V chip” and the lineage of Obama, brother you should try to keep it simple and steer clear of information like that unless you must bring it out. Most people believe the media hype machine and everything that they see on television. Obama’s relation to Cheney and Bush’s relation to John Kerry are documented fact that has been printed and can be referenced on genealogical websites and mainstream newspapers and publications. I saw it in the New York Post, lol. If it’s conspiracy, then all mainstream news is conspiracy. The seed of “conspiracy” is the stupidity and incredulity of the masses. Then the same negroes that claim everything outside their realm of understanding is a “conspiracy” are at a loss for words and thoughts when real things get exposed, i.e. Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian dirt cookies.

Bill Clintoon and NAFTA are the reason why mexico is in such bad shape and the immigrants are flooding america,

Ill admit I go overboard with my own rhetoric. I just get frusterated when people do not see the big shell game going on.

@ judah

I see you fam. Ron Paul is a long shot. Only because of the media and establishment. The media pays him no mind and neither does the establishment, simply because he has the best interests of the public at heart. Thats pretty pathetic in this day in age with the internet when you dont need the TV media anymore.

I have to cosign pretty much everything else

@ westindianbeauty

So we need bases in other countries to react quickly to something going on halfway around the world that has nothing to do with the US? What sense does that make that the US government is sending all my tax money overseas to maintain bases that have no purpose, but people are starving here.

The big problem I have with hillary and obama is there is NO way to pay for what they propose despite what nonsense they tell you.

All I have to say is Hillary 08′, Overall, she is a better candidate and she proved that gracefully on the debate lastnight. Barack was cuttin’ his eyes at her anwsers, he needs to check that!!!

what some of you ppl are saying is VERY worrysome. wow.

*OBAMA 08*

everyone. everyone. EVERYONE VOTE. (even if its not necessarily for OBAMA, this is OUR future.)

OBAMA!

After reading the posts here I am disappointed, many of you people really REALLY need to do some research because you are wrong on so many levels.

TO SDOTCARTER:

Freezing Interest Rates is unrealistic. Same goes for her Healthplan. If you had education you would read into things of such and know exactly what can be done and what cannot be done.. Secondly, This is a free Blog, we all have our right to choose and pick a candidate of choice. Are you getting paid to campaign here? NOTHING Hillary said last night will change my mind, nor many other million of Americans that she is NOT right for the job. If she was, she would have VOTED Against the war in the beginning. I wouldn’t be surprised if she and Bush were drinking tea after her debate last night.

OBAMA 08

i really want a obama-clinton or clinton-obama ticket. after watch the debate, seemed like both had the same policies with few minor differences.

Lol @ The Ron Paul Cult , I was on another website and noticed that all his suppoters spew the same theories-I guess that is kinda cultish

and god Im so tired of the “Hilary has the best experience!” nonsense , like that matters , JFK like Obama was a first year senator when he won the presidency

Anyway Im not slow enough to believe that theres ever gonna be a “prestine politician” critics call Obama idealistic how realistic is Ron Paul 08′ seriuosly?
isn’t that in itself an expression of optimism, if hes as “for the people as you claim
why would he have a chance in hell of winning?
and everytime I see HIlary I think of Meryl Streep in Manchurian Canidate–that woman is creepy, but you can tell that they’ve been programming her with “likeable” traits like “humor”, “warmth”,all the sudden women can relate to her. Funny before the race it was polled that most women though she was cold,manipulative,untrustworthy,calculating, and very unapproachable
But look at her now, crackin jokes, cryin on Tyra, discussing her motherly instincts
All just in the nick of time , I see how you could’ve fell for it , but just go to opensecrets.com and you’ll remember why people thought that of her in the first place!
Oh and why in the hell would ConcreteLoop post anything about a Republican canidate lets see we have “Mccain” who 2 years ago most people believed to be a “moderate Republican” whos now chuckin it up with the NRA “Romney” ok he ’s a morman a Morman !! nuff said , and …..Huckabee that compassionate fellow who wanted to quaranteen and ship off all HIV patient’s back in the day when AIDS was considered to be a “Gay Disease” he’s since attempted to clean that one up
So who am I gonna vote for do you really want me to be honest ?
Obama 08″ baby -fuck that college idealogy bullshit hes black and hes gotta chance !
You can say “Oh I’m gonna educate myself on the issues” all u want to but I’m keepin it real cuz to get in the White House you’ve gotta have some dirty connects folks lets be honest and all in all I can actually look and listen to Obama and not have my skin crawl!

As a person studying medicine and also public health, Hillary Clinton plan is very flawed. By forcing everyone to have health insurance that means the insurance companies can charge whatever they want and everybody has to pay it by law; therefore she is making insurance companies richer than what they are already. Obama’s plan, on the other hand which is to lower health care to an affordable rate, in order effective would make a lot of pharmaceutical ceo’s and health insurance executives have to lose their million dollars in order to make this possible. Because the extra costs were paying for insurance and medicine does not go to making the drug or to the doctor, nurse, or hospital; that money goes to health insurance ceos and pharmaceutical company ceos pockets. In fact, doctors don’t even make as much as they used because of insurance companies. So her plan, in essence, gives more money to insurance companies.

Very Well said NENE you must have an understanding of freemarkets

her plan is corporate welfare

Obamas is also to an extent

but the only way to eliminate the power of insurance companies is health savings accounts. Which will mean you set aside money and then use it when you need to but in the meantime your not paying for something your not using. By eliminating managed care , the FDA, cross state boundaries. Import from canada and so on. All of those things would have insurance companies scrambling for your business and no the other way around. Mandates always raise costs. New hampshire has the cheapest car insurance in the country because its not mandated, meaning the companies HAVE to compete for the lowest cost in order to get business.

@ Yusef, People are getting excited saying that she is going to make everyone health insurance and universal health care across the board. What she is not saying is you still have to pay for it and insurance companies can charge what they want for a monthly premium and you still have to pay it because your mandated by law. So who is really being helped by this us or the insurance company, she used to be a corporate lawyer don’t get it twisted.

Thank you Ms.Nene for exposing the Truth about Hilary Clinton’s Health Plan
Thank you for the Truth !!!

I know NENE

Ive been saying this for months on CL

people lack critical thinking skils and common sense.

FOR ALL THOSE THE POINT ABOUT THE LICENSE IF YOU GIVE THEM A LICENSE YOU CAN KNOW WHO THEY ARE DONT YOU GET THAT THATS WHAT IT IS….. RIGHT NOW IMMIGRANTS ARE HERE AND YOU HAVE KNOW ID WHAT SO EVER ON THESE PEOPLE … BUT BY THIS WAY YOU CAN…
NEXT AMERICA IS A DEMOCRACY RIGHT? BUT IF YOU PUT ONE MORE CLINTION IN THE WHITE HOUSE THE DREAM OF FREEDOM MAY JUST BE OUR DREAM…. she wonts to take taxes out of checks without a single question asked … is that rue freedom of choice…. what more is she going to mandate next….. BILL her pimp has already called this clintion America ( denver rally) and frankly that scares me… they are so open about how this country is theres but know one pays attention to that…. if you vote hiliary things are sure to change all right… they think so little of african americans Bill said ” obama is the jesse jackson of 08″ anybody can see that OBAMA is far far away from that scam and if we thought that he would nit of made it this far …. mr pimp thinks everybodys a joke but them but ha ha ha jokes on him because look how far he has come…
plus every one says that obama gets away with too much but look at biliary and there smart ass comments and all she does is half say sorry….. I DONT WONT TO SEE THEM IN THE WHITE HOUSE

BUSH , CLINTON, BUSH ,OBAMA

Rastarr you have never known freedom

The freedom that the founders of the country envisioned. You never saw it because its been gone for over 150 years.

The whole insurance issue is just a mess within itself mandated healthcare does not help with skyrocketing deductables , complicated referal programs,useless appeal systems , in-netwok providers,out-network providers, the share of cost,and the most upseting to most people prescription formularies . People cannot afford to get sick or maintain health, and lord help you if you have a chronic disease. And alot of doctors are no better , do you know how many pharmacetical sales reps frequent the dr’s offices and pharmacies? most pharmacies dont even want the reps near them , because its against ethics, not that it hasn’t been done before just that one mail order pharmacy got caught giving customer incentives for requesting a certain prouct form their doctoer and got spanked by the Federal Government , so now theres this big watchdog group and all this ethics training LOL,but alot of docotors allow the reps to lavish them with gifts beyond just pens and labled sticky notes, I’ve seen people pay copays of $800.00 (yes a copay) for a medication that was no more effective for her ailment than chewing gum !

Look at Ron Pauls position on healthcare

The federal government decided long ago that it knew how to manage your health care better than you and replaced personal responsibility and accountability with a system that puts corporate interests first. Our free market health care system that was once the envy of the world became a federally-managed disaster.

Few people realize that Congress forced Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) on us. HMOs rose to prominence through federal legislation, incentives, and coercion.

Now, the Food and Drug Administration’s bias toward large pharmaceutical companies enlarges their power, limits treatment options, and drives consumers to seek Canadian medicines. Regulations from D.C. make it virtually impossible for small business owners to cover their employees. The unemployed often cannot afford insurance, meaning those who need basic medical attention overcrowd emergency rooms and drive up premiums.

The federal government will not suddenly become efficient managers if universal health care is instituted. Government health care only means long waiting periods, lack of choice, poor quality, and frustration. Many Canadians, fed up with socialized medicine, come to the U.S. in order to obtain care. Socialized medicine will not magically work here.

Health care should not be left up to HMOs, big drug companies, and government bureaucrats.

It is time to take back our health care. This is why I support:

* Making all medical expenses tax deductible.
* Eliminating federal regulations that discourage small businesses from providing coverage.
* Giving doctors the freedom to collectively negotiate with insurance companies and drive down the cost of medical care.
* Making every American eligible for a Health Savings Account (HSA), and removing the requirement that individuals must obtain a high-deductible insurance policy before opening an HSA.
* Reform licensure requirements so that pharmacists and nurses can perform some basic functions to increase access to care and lower costs.

By removing federal regulations, encouraging competition, and presenting real choices, we can make our health care system the envy of the world once again.

I have notice over the last few months that Hillary never gives a truthful answer. I think the War issue was right on. Did anyone pick up the statement that Hillary made about the Immigration here is CLINTON:

Well, I just have to correct the record for one second, because, obviously, we do agree about the need to have comprehensive immigration reform.

And if I recall, about a week after I said that I would try to support my governor, although I didn’t agree with it personally.

People can we take a chance on a person who keeps saying I don’t agree but I will sign.

Why y’all gotta pay for health care, in a majority of the world healthcare is free. Even in other super powers like the UK and France. I think that America should take note ofthis….healthcare is an important issue

fallbackhaterz

healthcare is not free anywhere

would you like 30 % sales taxes to pay for your “free” healthcare.

or 40% income tax…huh?

“When the American People wake up and realize what the federal government has done to them; I would not want to be the president, or a senator or congressman. I would not want to be a judge on the bench, nor would I want to be in law enforcement nor even the local dog catcher. Because; When the American People wake up. they will hunt them down and give them a fair trial, and hang them on the capital steps.” -COL. RUSSELL HERRMAN-Herman -November 17, 1993

would you like 30 % sales taxes to pay for your “free” healthcare.

or 40% income tax…huh?

Yes I would because healthcare should be free and if paying 30% ST or 40% IT is a way to assure that me and my family can go to the doctor and not go bankrupt because of cost, or worse die because insurance won’t cover the cost and the hospital turns the sick away. How selfish are you that you feel you should not pay a little more so that humans can live. Shame on you.

So you would pay all those taxes to line the pockets of insurance companies?
Free markets are better. The people win. Regulating bodies like the FDA only help biig business

I just saw an earlier comment about cubans and amnesty, the reason we receive amnesty is because if we even speak against our government, like people here can talk about bush, we will get shot in public by the government to make an example, not making it up this happened to several of my relatives. In cuba, there is secret government police on every block watching your every move making sure you don’t do anything anti-castro because if they see you or even think you did something, well you just might disappear and no one hears from you again.

I read some of the comments and I don’t know who brought up illegals having licences but they can and do have them. If an illeagal immigrant wants a licence all they have to do is go to DMV in Oakland (the Calremont DMV to be exact) and pay $400 and you got one.

I’m suprised they just now catching that out here in the Bay because they been doing it since I was in high school and I graduated 6 yrs ago.

Oh and don’t get me started on this universal health care plan of Hillary’s at the SC debate she said her plan would cover illeagal immigrants. I have nothing against people wanting to come here but why pay for their health care if they are not leagal. I live in CA and half the state dosn’t have health insurance. What is even more depressing is that most of the people have jobs!

YURSEF X
THAT MAY VERY WELL BE THATS TODAYS TIME IS NOT WHAT WAS VISIONED BUT BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THIS IS AS GOOD AS GETS ….. & I DONT WONT TO SEE THE FEW THINGS WE HAVE GET TAKEN AWAY

OBAMA 08***

184 - thats because certain states allow it, Cali being one of them

and the health care system in the UK works because the country is small, universal health care works for certain populations, plus u have long ass wait times to get treatment for diseass like cancer…but atleast u get treatment - hopefully u dont die waiting.

The US is too large for “TRUE” universal health care, Obama’s plan makes sense.

Yusef u should give up, no one really cares for Ron Paul…

BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT 2008!!! VOTE THIS TUESDAY!! PEOPLE UNITE!! YES HE CAN!! LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN!!

@57 you noticed too huh lol…@143 that’s how you do it Brotha! Bottom line people Super Tuesday is make or break time.

I WAS AFRAID GOING INTO THIS DEBATE BECAUSE I THOUGH HILARY WAS GONING TO SLAUGHTER OBAMA……………………SHE IS A DEBATER MEANING SHE SAYS ALOT WITHOUT SAYING A DAMN THING!!!!!!HE WS READY FOR HER LAST NIGHT…..FOR EVERY PLAN SHE HAD, HE HAD A MORE REALISTIC ONE……………………MANDATED HEALTH CARE IS A RIP OFF JUST LIKE CAR INSURANCE……….U PAY MONEY EVERY MONTH, IF U CALCULATE THE AMOUNT U PAY A YEAR VERSES DOCTOR BILLS FOR THE YEAR; CLEARLY U LOSE! INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE DEALS WITH THE GOVERNMENT….. THINK…….GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CARE, UR BILL MAY BE $200, BUT THE IF UR UNINSURED U HAVE TO PAY $200, BUT IF UR INSURED THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAYS THEM ONLY $100….SO DO U TRULY THINK UR WINING BY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY $100/M FOR A $100/YEAR HOSPITAL BILL? NOT

BUT I THINK IF HILARY WINS THE TICKET, OBAMA HAS TO BE HER RUNNING MATE…………OR ELSE HE WILL BE LIKE KERRY, “NOBODY LOVES ME ANYMORE” LOL……….PEOPLE WILL FORGET THAT HE EXISTS!
GO OBAMA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama won last nights debate hands down. He spoke indept about his platform and vision for the country.

For those of you having difficulty understanding his healthcare plan it’s this simple. If you need healthcare it will be made affordable to you based on your income. If you are poor and are low income it’s free. If you have children under 18, they’re required to be covered. No one is turned away for prexisting conditions or because they can’t afford to pay. It’s that simple.

Hillary’s plan mandates that everyone by law sign up for health insurance and they will recieved discount rates based on their income in the form on Tax Credits. If you do not sign up, you will be breaking the law and can be fined.

Obama believes people aren’t signing up for healthcare, because they can’t afford it, not because they aren’t being forced too and I agree. Most people who don’t have healthcare want it but can’t afford it. If you make it affordable to them and don’t turn them away for prexisting conditions than you have healthcare for everyone. Obama has already helped deliver healthcare to Illionios children so I rather go with the person who got it right the first time.

Also, please understand that Hillary’s plan is not Universal Healthcare like you see in Canada or France or England. In those countries healthcare is free and everyone pays through their taxes. Both of these plans require some kind of individual contribution. Neither of these plans provide that.

People who continue to say that Obama has no substance are just not reading his platform or his record. If you allow yourself to be educated by CNN and MSNBC than you will never make smart decisions in the voting booth. Read the candidates platforms, call their campaign offices and ask questions, find the volunteers in your area and ask them for information. I’m conviced that if people were actually doing that they would know that Obama’s the best choice. Of all the candidates he is the one who has actually spoke most about the issues and he is the only candidate that actually has a genuine philosphy on how to run government from the bottom up. His campaign alone is a testiment to that. He’s mobilized and organized more grassroot activism and donations than any compaign in history. Thats a model for how he plan’s to govern.

If you’ll are prepared to allow a dynasty to continue - ok. But I’m ready for a new direction with a proven leader who is the most innovative and principled candidate the Democratic party has offered for years.

Obama ‘08

@ Yussef, if you believe all of problems are solved by the free markets than you are out of your mind. The free market and capatalism unchecked have been two of the greatest perpetuators of the striking disparities we see in our world today. If you need any indication for why the repbulican party and their backwards economic theory, focused on dergulation and tax incentives doesn’t work, just look are the state of our economy right now. The republican party had proven time and time again to be worse at growing an economy than anyone. And if the Bush error is any indication - they also have proven to spend more, create a bigger deficit and make governement bigger.

What I want is an Obama - Bloomberg ticket. Or even Obama - Edwards. If Hilary wins the nom, I’m voting for the most bearable person for another four years — which is certainly not her. This country is more than ready for a new beginning.

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