Comments on: Obama Clarifies Reagan Remarks

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:54:17 +0000

Here’s a person that does not and will not support Obama, or Clinton. You need to be educated on the candidates and history to make a good informed decision. I’ve seen quite a few election cycles now and the one thing I can tell you is Obama is just another savvy politician that is also a great panderer. This man promises to take care of your babies with health care, yet Mom and Dad are going to get to deal with the insurance co.’s for theirs and he assures us it will be real affordable! Both Clinton and Obama are members of the DLC (read status quo). Just where do you think those $100 million war chests come from? You? Me? John Edwards is the only candidate who might bring back some of the glory years for our young people, starting with health care and including campaign reforms. If we don’t get campaign reforms soon, I’m afraid this great experiment will become a failure. This is why if John Edwards does’nt get in as Pres or VP nomination, I’ll be voting for McCain who strongly supports campaign reform and I will patiently wait another four years.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:43:12 +0000

I am an Obama supporter and I can’t believe people have taken this statement out of context and lost sight of the real issues. Regan was a relatively good president. Do I agree with everything he did? No! But, admit it people: Regan inherited an economy and country that was in shambles (horrible inflation and high unemployment) and instituted policies that fixed certain problems…even i can give him some credit. He did this with a democratic congress–again, we should give him credit for this.

Obama recognizes this and gives credit where it is due. Why do voters make it so difficult for candidates to speak their mind? We are crippling our candidates by not allowing them to speak freely for fear of being misunderstood…this is driving me nuts.

By: TB

TB — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:44:22 +0000

Oh COME ON Florida Gal! Why is it that conspiracy theorists come out in droves like this the moment someone looks honest? Is it because they are so invested in the notion of all politicians being corrupt that they are not willing to look at the facts and see a truly Honest man?

The comments on this article are pretty typical of what I am seeing across the web. about 30% operatives and misinformed and 70% pro Obama. We keep this up, and they won’t be able to drown out our cheers of victory

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:33:10 +0000

Obama doesn’t have the power to shut down a website. Maybe it was flooded with idiots like yourself. Obama is not a Muslim! Seriously people who state he is some kind of undercover Muslim terrorist have way to much time on their hands. Its just plain ridiculous!

By: Florida gal

Florida gal — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:08:38 +0000

I would like to know why Obama shut down this website http://www.islamichope.com
It was up and running yesterday, clearly showing Obama as a member of the organization, and now it is gone-shutdown! What I found interesting was the fact that that website talked about uniting people of all color and religion but yet there was not one white or latino person/picture on the website.

Now, you tell me, what’s wrong with that picture?

By: America in '08

America in '08 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:11:20 +0000

With Obama’s Reagan comments, you are seeing the same tactics the Clinton white house used for 8 years. They are now being perpetrated against the American public and opposing candidates yet again. When will we tire of the Clinton’s entrenched approach to the political debate and vote for true change. The problem with the Reagan comments isn’t with Obama, it is with the Clintons.

To have an open mind and truly change society, don’t we have to consider ALL of our history (Republican and Democrat), make an honest assessment of things that worked or didn’t work and move forward adapting the effective approaches of the past along with our fresh ideas for the future? The Executive branch, while having tremendous power, cannot act on its own whim - checks and balances. I’m not saying Obama is the right solution, but don’t make the Reagan comments something they are not - that’s what both Clintons want you to do. Think about their message to you- Obama is an inexperienced, Muslim, republican-lover who dares to challenge the only candidate who can truly lead this nation into it’s golden age.

Former president Clinton is sensitive about Obama’s comments because they imply he was not innovative. His goal was, and is, his legacy - it’s his only way to escape his personal demons. Hillary has obvious political motives.

Is anyone ready for another 4 years of Clinton scandal, deceit, and division. I just can’t do it.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:27:33 +0000

Here’s a 2 minute video clip of Obama himself so you can hear first hand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SjC6nnCvXM&feature=user

By: joseph pierre

joseph pierre — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:16:15 +0000

The Clintons are shameless. They’ll do anything to win and I can’t believe such an educated electorate doesn’t see through their tricks.

By: folk_astronomy

folk_astronomy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:51:29 +0000

Obama is trying to make the electability argument — and is correct.

There is tremendous evidence that says Obama can draw independents and disaffected Republicans in the general election. Hillary does the opposite — she repels everyone, has terrible negative ratings and is so reviled by the Right that here merely being the nominee will do more to turn out GOP voters than anything the GOP could do on its own in a million years.

Dems need to look beyond the primaries. Right now Dem caucersers/primary voters are voting for Hillary because Bill is basically running in her place and they are having a Bill love-fest. That’s not going to work in a general election.

Obama is the smartest choice. Hillary can’t win.

By: qabbalahman

qabbalahman — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:02:42 +0000

As far as I’m concerned the Reagan years, both in his governorship of California and in his presidency, were disastrous for the US. I watched to Obama clip several times and he was either speaking with great admiration for Reagan and the “conventional wisdom” challenging ideas of the Republican Party over the last fifteen years or he was pandering to prospective crossover Republican voters. Now he’s calling the reaction of people like me a “distortion” of his own words. I was undecided in choosing between Obama and Clinton, if I have to, until this. It is a demonstration of why Obama might make a good vice presidential candidate in this cycle but I am not ready to vote for his to be Commander in Chief.

Seems to me that the Bush presidency has been in place for half of the last fifteen years he referred to. A lot of great ideas came up during that period of time, real conventional wisdom challengers, e.g., “Lets bankrupt the US by lying to the American people and starting an immoral war.”

Bottom line: I’m voting for John Edwards, who is a lot clearer in where he wants to go and how he’s going to get us there than either of his opponents.