And Obama comes hurtling out of the blue corner, and lands one giant blow, smack in the center of McCain's jaw....that's gotta hurt folks, few more hits like that and he might be down for the count.

Yeah, I've been hoping that the Obama campaign was using the 'rope-a-dope' strategy. They let McCain and Palin throw everything they had for a few weeks and now it is time pummel them into the corner.

Keep it comin', Barack. Keep it comin'.

It's really disheartening to see you all eat this circus politics up with glee.

I think whats disheartening is the feeling that so many people have... that this is the ONLY way to win an election... reason and candid debate have gone out the window.

I won't be able to vote in this election i'm sorry to say... but it troubles me to look at see how combative people are about 'their' candidate. Honestly it's close to fans at a football game at this point than it is agreeing with your candidates issues... it doesn't matter what candidate 'A' is for!... as long as he doesn't beat my candidate 'B'...

And now for informed political insight we cross live to our reporter in the street.

"... Yes John, to counter the onslaught of accusations and misdirection the campaign as responded with:
'Lier, Lier, Pants on Fire.'

However qualifying this statement, he did pause to add:
'Neener Neener - Neener'

... Back to you in the studio Jeff"

again, I hesitate to say that I have serious doubts that such information (true or not) will make much a difference when the election is not about popular (read: democratic) votes, but influence -- which McCain (by way of the GOP) has in spades.

Sorry Obama. You should have sold out when you had the chance.

Being that I'm not in America, are these ads, those from Obama attacking McCain, and those from McCain attacking Obama, all there are?

Or are there some ads actually offering policy ideas? Anyone? Anyone?

Some do discuss policy, even if not in depth. Hard to get in a good explanation in 30 seconds. This is probably the best ad i've seen so far (substance wise): http://www.videosift.com/video/Barack-Obama-Adresses-The-Nation-9162008 .

Unfortunately Negative ads work, and not using them is detrimental to a campaign.
>> ^spoco2:
Being that I'm not in America, are these ads, those from Obama attacking McCain, and those from McCain attacking Obama, all there are?
Or are there some ads actually offering policy ideas? Anyone? Anyone?

^yeah, I like that one, that was good.

>> ^spoco2:
Being that I'm not in America, are these ads, those from Obama attacking McCain, and those from McCain attacking Obama, all there are?
Or are there some ads actually offering policy ideas? Anyone? Anyone?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Barack-Obama-Adresses-The-Nation-9162008

FAIL.

A few snippets of quotes from irrelevant drive-by media sources do nothing for the swing voter.

The media creation that is the Obamessiah will not brook ANY criticism, factual or imaginary, "high" or "low". I can't pity his inability to take a punch below the belt when he refuses to take any thrown above it. That should set off alarm bells in anyone.

McCain isn't perfect. No one is. "The same" is better than communism.

^ keep shooting in the dark and you might hit something. Maybe.

You can fool some of the people all of the time. That's the Obamarx voting pool.

>> ^quantumushroom:

..."The same" is better than communism.


Uhhh...the republicans just socialised over a trillion dollars worth of debt, and Obama is the communist ?

Wake the fuck up shroom, the US has turned into a corporate-fascist state, where the only interests washington gives a shit about are those who run the companies.

$8k a year since bush got in power, that's how much the average home owner is worse off under bush than the last administration. Taxes have been removed altogether from the top 2% of income earners if they follow some loopholes set up specifically for them, corporations are able to take immense risk without any care for the consequences, as the fed just bails them out.

Privatize the profits, socialise the losses...seems to be the motto of the day.

Obama's plan for universal health-care is no more a communistic ideal than it is in Australia, or Canada, or England, or Denmark, or Sweden, or Holland, or France....etc...etc...all of which the citizens receive a far higher standard of care than anyone with "average" cover in the US, and all for free.

His plan to raise taxes on income earners over 250k is returning them to their previous levels pre-bush.

Lets not forget his removing of tariffs altogether from import/export to south-american nations, decimating the work-force in mexico and causing the massive influx of immigrants to the country.

NAFTA is a piece of shit, its caused more economic harm in the America's than its worth.

The war in Iraq, doubled the national debt, gone from 200bn surplus to 300bn defeceit, the devaluation of the dollar, the illegal threats of aggression against Iran, North Korea, and now fucking Russia.

The man and his party are all fucking batshit insane, this is not how you participate in a global society.

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Very well put charliem. Yes, Australia has a free government health care system which I thank my lucky stars for. Last time I checked, the communist party was not in power in Canberra.

Couldn't agree more - wake the fuck up.

Not you QM - you stay just how you are, because you make a nice alternative voice here on the Sift

- but just your wingnut brethren who are still screeching about the "red menace" that Obama will bring to the US.

Please. The Un-American Activities Committee called from the 1950s. Joe would like his scare tactic back.