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Actually, an usher at The Rogers Centre once stopped me from leaving my seat during the national anthems. I understood, and waited until a more proper time to leave. I guess if you're not a child, it's pretty easy to understand.

It's not "forced patriotism". It's called being respectful. Wait a mintue for the song to finish and then go to the bathroom. You may not be aware, but that song has a particular level of meaning in New York, after 911.

And why exactly should that not be counted? Just to fit your premise? Nope, no exception made to his record, sorry.

By losing the last several primaries? In large and important states? Only winning the nomination because of the mainstream media's conspiratorial silence over the John Edwards affair.

I was thinking the opposite. It saddens me that so many Americans base their vote on the anti-life issue.

Really? I guess it had nothing to do with graduating from Yale Law School, chairing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and then serving on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Yeah, other than that, his sole qualifcations were being black and conservative.

Nope. I would have to say that Ken Lay, Bernie Ebbers and Conrad Black wouldn't make good Presidents. Luckily, most business owners aren't crooks.

Says someone who references Democratic Underground and DailyKos as news sources.

Executive experience. Yes, if that's all it was based on. You say that as if it was the only accomplishment during that period of time, which of course, it isn't. Doesn't matter. Executive experience is executive experience. Like managing a small or medium size business. Again, managing something equivalent to a small or medium size business should not be discounted. Especially when compared to a "community organizer" and teacher. And perhaps Russia. Obama has zero, unless Wisconsin and Michigan count as internation interests. I guess it depends on what kind of experience. Governing vs teaching.

If that's the case, then Barack Obama has no business being President, let alone being a heartbeat away. I tend to agree with Hillary Clinton when she stated "I know Sen. McCain has a lifetime of experience to bring to the White House. And Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002".

Nope. I would have denounced a cocker spaniel forcefully and without pause, even though a cocker spaniel would possess only a little less executive experience than Barack Obama.

And yet, even the least experienced Republican available to him, has more executive experience than Barack Obama.

Looks like McCain was right! Obama's Acceptance Stage Built by Britney Spears' Set Designer Remember a few weeks ago when supposedly impartial media members were angered by a McCain ad that likened Barack Obama to Britney Spears? Well, the stage that Obama will be giving his acceptance speech from Thursday evening was actually built by the same guy that designs Britney Spears' concert sets Link

I don't really see any problem here. As an adult, you wait for the song to end, and then make your way to the bathroom. I could see an issue if it was a child, but 29 is not a child.

Don't forget all of Obama's important "present" votes in the Illionois State Senate. It takes courage to acknowledge your presence for important legislation.

Good ol'Canadian pseudo-superiority. Lucky for us, we don't have to worry about IPOD's, Walmart and McDonalds in Canada.

Wrong. Only a neanderthal ignoring science thinks that life begins at birth. For example, at week 5 of pregnancy, a heartbeat begins. If that's not life, then what the hell is?

Wow, that's pretty sweet. Can you imagine he actually said it was "above his pay grade" to answer the question. Apparently he has no idea when life begins, so logically you err on the side of possibly killing the unborn? Yeah, that makes sense.

McCain creeps ahead, 46% to 44% PRINCETON, NJ -- It's official: Barack Obama has received no bounce in voter support out of his selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate. Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 23-25, the first three-day period falling entirely after Obama's Saturday morning vice presidential announcement, shows 46% of national registered voters backing John McCain and 44% supporting Obama, not appreciably different from the previous week's standing for both candidates. This is the first time since Obama clinched the nomination in early June, though, that McCain has held any kind of advantage over Obama in Gallup Poll Daily tracking. Gallup

You stated that many Republicans don't like the ad. Maybe you should be the one providing the sources. It's your claim. If you consider a handful of Republicans to be many, then I can make the same kind of claim. Many Democrats don't like the Obama ad. Well, it's not my fault the source you cited was wrong. You should acknowledge that fact and move on. John McCain addressed the issue the day after the New York Time's story broke. So your/Huffington Post claim that he refused to bring up the issue or answer the accusation is wrong. Completely and utterly wrong. So I had to correct you. Well, Obama said rich starts at $150,000 a year. And since Michelle earns some $300,000+, and he earns $200,000+ per year, I believe they'd qualify. So, is Obama now disqualified from becoming President? Afterall, if you take the value of the Obama's home, it's worth more than most of the McCain homes put together. An observation can be a strawman, and I don't care if something is or isn't romantic. It's not germane to my argument. And you can keep Cindy's money in the picture all you want, but a prenup explicitly seperates the wealth of someone before the two entered into marriage. Don't blame me, blame the law. Do you? Any property owned by trusts and companies controlled by Cindy McCain are not automatically partnered with John McCain. Again, don't blame me, blame the law.

No, just someone who's actually qualified.

Biden should be at the top of the ticket, and Obama should be the understudy. He's immensely more qualifed to be President. But Obama gives a good prepared speech, so I guess that was the primary qualification of the Democratic primary. Too bad. And maybe Obama was thinking tha same thing, when he introduced Biden "as the next President of the United States". Quick somebody get Barack his teleprompter back, please!

Sorry, but 0.001% of Republicans doesn't count as many. John McCain Responds To New York Times Smear YouTube As I stated earlier, that's some interesting video for someone who "never brought the issue up" and has "refused to answer". Spread your Huffington Post lies somewhere else. Barack Obama earned a 6 figure salary. Michelle Obama also earned a 6 figure salary. In fact, they've been earning close to half a million dollars a year. Millions more if you count the book sales. Strawman. I wasn't arguing whether anything was romantic or not. I could care less. And no, John McCain doesn't get an allowance. He earns a salary as a United States Senator. No, they're not. Exactly. You can just make it up, like you're doing now.

Yes, just like McCain's celebrity ad. Still using Huffington Post as a source? Even after I've had to correct you several times over the past couple of weeks? Even so, one has to ask how a man making 4 million dollars a year, owning a million dollar mansion, and working as a Senator and University professor approaching the age of 50, only has a net worth of $800,000? Yeah, I want that man to be President! And how are they calculating McCain's net worth? He signed a prenuptial agreement before he married Cindy. John McCain doesn't own 7 homes. That's a lie. The McCain's as a couple may own several homes, but if you count the number of homes actually in John McCain's name, you'll find the number is quite small. And I'm sure he knows all about American's having to forclose on their mortgages, since he's mentioned it in several speeches over the last 6 months of campaigning. Cindy McCain's family is rich, John McCain isn't. It's quite simple. Nope, that's not a fact at all, just another Huffington Post lie. Republicans made a big deal of John Kerry's smearing of soldiers serving in Vietnam, his windsurfing, his flip-flops, and his "voting for the funding before voting against it". Not his homes.

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said in response: "Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people 'cling' to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?