The latest Pew Research Center findings show religious voters are gradually gravitating to Barack Obama as their pick for president. Obama is also leading McCain 51-42 in the latest Gallup poll which tracks the percentage of registered voters who say they would support each candidate if the presidential election were held today.
With a few states already voting early and the U.S. presidential election occurring in less than two weeks, look out for Concrete Loop’s upcoming Voting Etiquette Guide.
MCCAIN’S ‘WILLFUL IGNORANCE’
On Tuesday, Barack Obama said that John McCain offers little more than “willful ignorance, wishful thinking, outdated ideology” to the economic crisis.
“While President Bush and Sen. McCain were ready to move heaven and earth to address the crisis on Wall Street, the president has failed so far to address the crisis on Main Street, and Sen. McCain has failed to fully acknowledge it,” Obama said at a jobs summit in Florida.
Obama said that McCain’s to the economic crisis doesn’t offer enough to those worried about their jobs, homes and lifestyles:
“Instead of commonsense solutions, month after month, they’ve offered little more than willful ignorance, wishful thinking, outdated ideology.”
PALIN’S SHOPPING SPREE
According to Politico, the Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize Sarah Palin and her family since John McCain picked her in August.
The McCain-Palin campaign released a statement: “With all of the important issues facing the country right now, it’s remarkable that we’re spending time talking about pantsuits and blouses. It was always the intent that the clothing go to a charitable purpose after the campaign,” said McCain-Palin spokesperson Tracey Schmitt.
What’s ‘remarkable’ is how stupid this is, especially during a financial crisis, writes Marc Ambinder.
It wasn’t too long ago that John Edwards caught grief for his $400 haircut, but it would have taken him over seven years of getting one of those haircuts to spend what Palin has spent.
Perhaps Palin should put the shopping sprees on hold and find out what it is that the vice president actually does.
“Sarah Palin is WAY more beautiful than Michelle. I’m not saying this because I am a McCain supporter but to be straight out honest. ”
Your opinion is YOUR opinion. People are always getting facts and opinions confused on this blog. Just because you think Palin is more attractive does not make it so. I think Palin looks like any other hairy faced white woman.
___PEOPLE LIKE #56 PISS ME OFF BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT A SUCCESFUL,
INTELLIGENT BLACK WOMAN AND CALL HER A MONKEY BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT SOMEONE ELSE LOOKS BETTER.WHAT DOES SHE STAND FOR? SARAH PALIN SEEMS SO CLUELESS WHEN SHE’S ASKED QUESTIONS THATS HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER.THIS IS THE MOST IGNORANT SHYT I HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. AND IT’S NOT THE CLOTHES IT’S THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE STRUGGLING TO HOLD ON TO JOBS AND THEIR HOMES, PEOPLE CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY THEIR BILLS, AND THEIR LIFE IS CRUMBLING AROUND THEM, AND THEY WASTE MONEY LIKE THAT LIKE IT MEANS NOTHING. YEAH OBAMA IS BLACK, BUT SO WHAT JUST FORGET THAT FOR A SECOND AND THINK ABOUT WHERE HE STANDS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES AND WHAT HIS GOALS ARE FOR THE COUNTRY. HE IS RISKING HIS LIFE LITERALLY JUST TO MAKE A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. SO I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD REALLY, REALLY LOOK INTO WHATS GOING ON. PUT YOURSELF IN SOMEONES SHOES FOR A SECOND AND IMAGINE WALKING OUTSIDE AND YOU CAR HAS BEEN REPOSSED OR GOING TO WORK AND FINDING OUT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS BEING LAID OFF, OR GETTING A LETTER IN THE MAIL THAT YOUR MORTGAGE IS GOING FROM $760-$1200 BECAUSE OF TAXES AND YOU GOT A BAD MORTGAGE LOAN. SO PLEASE PEOPLE, THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK. AND PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE. WE NEED A CHANGE, THE LAST 8 YEARS HAVE BEEN HELL ON EARTH! THINK ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED IN SEPTEMBER 11TH AND IN IRAQ ALL THESE YEARS. IT’S TIME FOR A NEW CHANGE, AND IF OBAMA WAS WHITE, ASAIN, MEXICAN OR WHATEVER HE WOULD STILL GET MY VOTE…
AND 56 YOU NEED TO TRY GRAMMER BEFORE YOU TALK. YOU MEAN SHE RESEMBLES “A” AND YOU’VE SEEN HER “IN”. SO IGNORANT. NOW I SEE WHY ALL YOU SAID WAS ABOUT LOOKS, SOME CRAP THAT DOESNT EVEN MATTER AT THE END OF THE DAY. WOW, GET A LIFE!
# 56
You are nothing but a stupid, dumb ass negro (I dont give a damn if your ass isnt black either). The fact is my pinkey toe would make a better vice president than Sarah Palin. Michelle is much classier, respectable and even a better mom. You voting for McCain shows just how stupid you really are and Im sure you are proud of that. I hope you know ol’ white boy is the great granchild of former slave owners. That’s right, you just sh*tted all over the great ancestors who were beaten and whipped like animals ( an animal in which you described Michelle as). You and McCain both need to walk to the nearest tree, tie a rope around your necks and kill yourselves. Between his old pasty ass and your ignorant ass, you both make me sick. Both of you are nothing but a waste of space on this cold, detoriating ass Earth.
If you’re gonna pride yourself on being a “maverick” and a “reformer” on spending, it might be a good idea to NOT get caught with a 150 k wardrobe Palin. This is why I dont believe a word that comes out of that campaign’s mouth. The game of politics is really something else. I dont want this woman anywhere near the white house. And #56, You have every right to vote for who you wanna vote for, I just hope you voted for McCain based on his policies and not because of your issues with black women. Pathetic. And did anyone catch that special they had on Fox News where they linked Obama to socialists he supposedly “studied” and has ties with. Surprising behavior of Fox news, right? lol. I wonder when they are gonna air the special about the secret societies the Bush’s belong to and the terrorists they have ties with. hmmmmmmmm.
YOUR ALL ZOMBIES
Wow,
I hope all of you voted.
First 150k is not a lot to spend in these terms. I understand that this is a first for some of yall and you dont understand, but this is not uncommon male or female.
Now what I do find distasteful is the how much Obama and McCain have spent on air time. It hurt the common man. I bet you guys didn’t know that during election the FCC requires stations to gives equal time to everyone running. They also require the station to give the lowest price for air time. How does this hurt the common man. I’ll tell you. The station jacks up the rate for are time. some of the rates are impossible for the average store owner to afford. over 30 mill in advertising ( most of that on Obama’s side) and that does not include money from special groups that pay at the higher rate. I’m sure they could have gotten the word out better for less. But hey lets keep talk about that 150K.
I find it funny that states with Republicans in most if not all offices at the state level are doing way better than state who do not. I dont think it has anything to do with parties just the fact that we took the time to vote in local elections. Newflash if your local gvernment is jacked up there is nothing the president can do.
Yall kill me with the “Obama Said” that like “McCain said ” or “My Mamma Said”
Why do people care about what she is wearing anyway ( I know the answer I just think its silly) People we are voting for the President of the United States, not the First lady of the United States, or what so people fell to believe the Vice President of The United States.
What’s even more funny is the fact that you guys are calling each other names and getting all upset. When the truth of the matter is that all these people are friends ( with the exception of Palin ) NOT that much is going to change. Mark my words. Their will still be war in Iraq, poverty, racism, and rich people will still be rich, some people will advance ( as is the case today), and there we will be people no matter how much help you give them will still insist on say the government is not doinf enough.
One more thing. As the President you have to “care ” about everybody. That means folks with money. If anyone knows with proof what Obama intends to offer to the wealthy to encorauge them to keep their money here in the state please inform me. I swear if Oprah builds one more thing over seas because she feels Americans dont deserve her help. I’m start a peition
i dont like obama or mccain i woud love to have a black president but i need someone that as someone stated before a president of everyone &
he and i completely disagree on issues that i care so deeply about as this will be my first ever election that i get a chance to vote in i can only pray that i choose the right candidate
Awwww…great pic…OBAMA ’08
JA = MORON
lmao
Please keep ‘em coming…
___________@JA. THE REASON PEOPLE CARE ABOUT WHAT SHE IS WEARING IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO BE A LEADER YOU HAVE TO SET EXAMPLES AND BE A ROLE MODEL. SHE HAS A TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO IS PREGNANT, AND THATS PROBALY BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T WANNA TALK ABOUT SEX EDUCATION IN HER SCHOOLS, AND A YOUNG DAUGHTER THAT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED GIVING SOMEONE THE FINGER. IF THE SHOE WAS ON THE OTHER FOOT PEOPLE WOUD GIVE OBAMA HELL FOR THE SAME THINGS. YA’LL PEOPLE ARE KILLING ME. AND PLEASE, PLEASE LEARN SOME BETTER GRAMMER. YOU MEAN TO SAY “FAIL” NOT FELL . PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO THEIR OWN OPINION BUT SOMETHINGS SAID ARE JUST PLAIN IGNORANT, PERIOD. 150K ISNT THAT MUCH YOURE RIGHT, BUT AT A TIME LIKE THIS IT IS. REGARDLESS, IF THEY HAD TO DO THAT MUCH MAKING OVER FOR HER THEN SHE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN CHOSEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO MANY PEOPLE IN ALASKA HAVE BEEN SAYING THEY WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HER AGAIN, AND THATS HER STATE. SO SAD…
———@ JA
———its me again..lol…but u are right 150,000 is really not alot of money
———considering it was spent at saks and neiman’s. one jacket is like 10000
——–dollars lol. i think the issue came though is the fact that its taxpayers money
———not contributed money. but obama is proposing a tax credit for every worker
———that a company creates at home. it not alot but its something. but at the
——–same time he going to eliminate to tax loophole where companys set up
——–foreign po boxs to not pay taxes. that is something that too many companys
——–get away whith under the bush admin. its tax evasion
——–
—-@ wtf
——–just a correction, that pic of palin’s daughter was photoshoped
——-@ lori
——–u can pray all u want but i dont think the lord cares abotu politics…lol…but
——–forreal that why johovah’s dont vote
That picture of him and the child is adorable and very cute.
@ —bobbi—
McCain is not using Tax funding (public funding) Remember that big thin about Obama not taking Public funding. If McCain were taking public funding he could not use fundrasing.
oh yea forgot.
Remember the people on the bottem cheat too. like claiming other peoples kids, not adding all income, working under the table. People are going to cheat. You can tell when a company is on the up and up because when thing get rough in the States, taxes get to high, the move out of the country. i.e. W C Bradley in GA. Because they dont want to be punished because some companies are doing the wrong thing.
What I find really funny is the fact that people who have the smallest amount of money spend it on Jordan, strippers, Prada, BCBG, bling and Lil Wayne CD’s, when they could put that money on a visit to the dentist or on a health care payment or even in a college fund. But no maybe Palin 150K is more important. Silly me for not worrying about what someone else is doing with their money. I like to watch my own dollars
——-mccain is taking public financing which is 85 mil
——-but the rnc has already raised like 240 mil that they can spend on the campaign
——-its called soft money….mccain cant raise nearly as much money as the rnc
——-can, the rnc has always raised more money the the dnc……obama has raised
——-more money than the dnc alone…..but who cares about palins clothes, if i were
——-walking with cindy mccain i’d want to look fly too.
——-lol @ people claiming other people kids…..i always tell people that they can
————and will get audited. my brother got audited and had to pay the irs even
———— though he had proof that he was carrying his blood relative. i dont play with
————the irs myself.
@ Bobbi
Correction in my post. I meant to say the RNC not McCain. McCain is taking Public Fund, and that is why he could not raise fund starting in October. Which is consider General Election time. ( After the primaries ) Sorry about. I know I’m going to get jumped on for that one but since I already voted doesnt matter.
——–lol yea U BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THE UNEDUCATED! its good to see
———– republican thats not so damn mad for a change (hannity)
——– @BOBBI—-REGARDLESS OF IT BEING PHOTOSHOPPED ———————————-IF IT WAS OBAMA IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SCANDAL. ——
——–@BOBBI—EITHER WAY IT WOULDVE BEEN A SCANDAL IF IT WAS HIM
OBAMA 08, YES WE CAN!!!
________@BOBBI. REGARDLESS IF IT WAS PHOTOSHOPPED OR NOT IF IT———– WAS OBAMA IT WOULDVE BEEN A SCANDAL…