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By Michelle Malkin  •  August 28, 2008 05:37 PM

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  1. #201
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, RockyR said:

    Is this the U2 Obama song? This may be the biggest load of crap I’ve ever seen.

    “Now announcing Jesus… errr…. Barack Obama”

  2. #202
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, navywife91 said:

    and the crying begins…

  3. #203
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, GaMidnightRider said:

    ok everyone everytime he says huh or uummm we have to drink…LOL

  4. #204
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, Dan Lee said:

    He should really thank that audiebce, don’t you think?

  5. #205
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, navywife91 said:

    Amazing! So much for teaching history….. This wonderful teacher must be in the business of making history!

    I just hope it’s not a sign of things to come throughout the year.

  6. #206
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:14 pm, Dan Lee said:

    oops audience..

  7. #207
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:14 pm, navywife91 said:

    si se puede!!!!!!!!

    Ugh!

  8. #208
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:14 pm, RockyR said:

    I feel like I’m watching a car commercial Or some other cheap, B-rate, late night ad…

    oh, there, he got them to be quiet..

    “thank you, thank you”

  9. #209
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:15 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:13 pm, Dan Lee said:

    He should really thank that audiebce, don’t you think?

    Yeah, for being fool enough to pay for the privilege of being there.

  10. #210
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:15 pm, navywife91 said:

    Dick Durbin is about as appealing as Bill Ayers to me. I wouldn’t claim him as a friend.

  11. #211
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:15 pm, Dan Lee said:

    This would be perfect if he had a “Rockstar” energy drink on that podium..

  12. #212
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:16 pm, navywife91 said:

    Michelle, if you’re out there, I hope we can go beyond the 308 comments from last night. I was kind of disappointed it was closed.

  13. #213
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:16 pm, RockyR said:

    Dan Lee said:
    This would be perfect if he had a “Rockstar” energy drink on that podium..

    LOL! Brilliant!

  14. #214
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:16 pm, Dan Lee said:

    There’s another thread to jump to that relates.. :)

  15. #215
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:17 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    He’s wearing a flag on his lapel – I guess he’s for it now after he was against it.

  16. #216
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:17 pm, RockyR said:

    Don’t close it, MM. There is a historic amount of BS we need to tread through, here….

  17. #217
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:17 pm, navywife91 said:

    She who thinks America is a downright mean country…

  18. #218
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:17 pm, K2 said:

    navywife91, for your daughters sake and all the other students in her class, i hope it is not also…..
    So much for our trusted teachers to TEACH our kids to use their brains and learn how to think for themselves.

  19. #219
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:17 pm, Dan Lee said:

    His kids are adorable.. I hope they become conservatives..

  20. #220
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:18 pm, navywife91 said:

    Beautiful children. I hope they grow up to love their country, even if daddy isn’t elected president.

  21. #221
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:18 pm, Send_Me said:

    An inspiration to our daughters: Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Yeah, sure, if the intended learning points are how to lie, cheat, steal, and tolerate a cheating husband only for the purpose of political gain and power.

  22. #222
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, navywife91 said:

    His kids are adorable.. I hope they become conservatives..

    Jinx! you owe me a beer!

  23. #223
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, K2 said:

    Wow, didn’t know it was so bad….he is making me depressed…

  24. #224
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, GaMidnightRider said:

    Economy in tormoil… it was up 3.3% this last qrt. jezz he is as dumb as he looks. They the people their are as dumb as they look too…LOL’

  25. #225
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, Dan Lee said:

    That was a gaffe.. People are tired of the Dem’s still talking about running against Bush..

  26. #226
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, Dan Lee said:

    That was a gaffe.. People are tired of the Dem’s still talking about running against Bush..

  27. #227
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:20 pm, navywife91 said:

    Economic numbers came out today and we had 3% growth. Wonder how that’s going to work into his speech tonight.

  28. #228
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:20 pm, RockyR said:

    No one said they weren’t a beautiful family, they just said he was incompetent.

    Anyone here from Dallas? You know the Kia commercial that imitates Barack? “Do you have a job? Do you have $5? Do you want a new car?”

  29. #229
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:20 pm, RockyR said:

    how in the HELL did we ever let Katrina become a politlcal / race issue?

  30. #230
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:20 pm, K2 said:

    He just used the John Edwards line about veterans sleeping on the streets!

  31. #231
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    He just blamed Bush for Katrina again. Obama is the one that’s the big wind.

  32. #232
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm, travlinman said:

    Someone on TV earlier tonight hit the nail on the head. They noted that Democrats ony ever see the glass as half-empty, as opposed to Republicans see it as half-full.

  33. #233
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm, navywife91 said:

    Dick van Patten is going to want a royalty check!

  34. #234
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:22 pm, K2 said:

    I love this country too much to not fight for every vote against this idiot!

  35. #235
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:22 pm, Dan Lee said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, navywife91 said:
    His kids are adorable.. I hope they become conservatives..
    Jinx! you owe me a beer!

    Ok, what did I miss..

  36. #236
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:22 pm, GaMidnightRider said:

    I can not take this hate America stuff he is spewing. I am going to watch James Bond. Have fun all, i just can not take the B.S. lies he is spewing

  37. #237
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:23 pm, greenfairie said:

    No blame of course for Chocolate City Nagin or the ex-gov of LA.

  38. #238
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:23 pm, navywife91 said:

    that guy with the earrings was there for the music. :)

  39. #239
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:23 pm, Dan Lee said:

    I though he was going to keep away from rhetoric?

    Hahahaha! I knew he couldn’t go ten minutes without going back to being the boring rhetoric mill he is…

  40. #240
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:23 pm, K2 said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm, travlinman said:
    Someone on TV earlier tonight hit the nail on the head. They noted that Democrats ony ever see the glass as half-empty, as opposed to Republicans see it as half-full.

    That was Michael Steele! A true American

  41. #241
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:24 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    Now he’s lying. He’s attributing statements to McCain that he didn’t make.

  42. #242
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:24 pm, K2 said:

    so much for an uplifting speech…..the lead-in video was uplifting…..

    And, yes Mr. Obama, you are currently leading the the pack on the ‘nation of whiners’

  43. #243
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:25 pm, navywife91 said:

    That was Michael Steele! A true American

    I wish McCain would choose him as VP

  44. #244
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:25 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Toga! Toga! Toga! Toga!

  45. #245
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:25 pm, travlinman said:

    You are correct K2, it was Steele. Listening to all of this B.S. has dulled my brain!

  46. #246
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, navywife91 said:

    What 100 million Americans??????? Most of those people probably don’t pay any taxes!

  47. #247
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, Dan Lee said:

    I did that you idiot! I pulled myself up BY MYSELF!! I hate his lying bs!!

  48. #248
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, navywife91 said:

    You may not have boots, but you sure do have tv’s and cars.

  49. #249
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, travlinman said:

    Ahhh the little red-head was crying.

  50. #250
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:27 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    Anybody have a washing machine that needs spinning? He’s got the spin going strong. Of course, you’d have be careful not to get the *fertilizer* on you clothes.

  51. #251
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:27 pm, K2 said:

    Let me tell ya buddy, I was born into poverty! I did pull myself up by my bootstraps and made a damn good life of it…….. didn’t need any government $$$$$ to make my way….Thank you!

  52. #252
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:28 pm, RockyR said:

    She was crying… she must have read about the Nurembourg rallies…

  53. #253
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:28 pm, navywife91 said:

    and Republicans measure progress by how many people don’t need the government’s help!

  54. #254
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:29 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    The Reverend Obama is preaching about how great your life will be if you turn control of your life over to Godvernment.

  55. #255
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:30 pm, YTZGal said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, joromima said:
    Of course, Fox News, isn’t showing all the military officers now on the stage supporting Barack – you might want to switch to C-Span or CNN inorder to see that.

    I don’t have access to a TV…is this correct?

    Active duty military, in uniform, standing on the platform behind the One?

    If so, this is a big no-no.
    The DoD directive of Feb 08 was pretty clear about this.

    Can somebody pls confirm or deny? Thx.

  56. #256
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    It’s getting up to my knees. (Maybe I can pull the hip waders up to my neck and survive.)

  57. #257
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, RockyR said:

    Did he just say “the market should award drunks?” hey, I think we’re in good shape!!! ;-)

  58. #258
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, travlinman said:

    Barack needs to remember that net income is what counts in my bottom line. You take more home under Bush than Clinton, due to the tax cuts.

  59. #259
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:32 pm, Dan Lee said:

    When will people learn that talk is cheap, & Democrats never deliver on their cheap words?

  60. #260
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:33 pm, travlinman said:

    Did he just say “my sister’s keeper” and not mention his brother?

  61. #261
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:33 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    I don’t have access to a TV…is this correct?

    Active duty military, in uniform, standing on the platform behind the One?

    That was before the One took the stage.

  62. #262
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:33 pm, K2 said:

    Michael Steele would be an excellent choice for McCains VP….but, doubt he was on the list.

    But, like Jindal, better to not be associated with McCain….come into your own later..

  63. #263
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, travlinman said:

    Cut taxes, Hmmmm could that be Barry’s “read my lips” moment?

  64. #264
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, navywife91 said:

    I

    don’t have access to a TV…is this correct?

    Active duty military, in uniform, standing on the platform behind the One?

    If so, this is a big no-no.
    The DoD directive of Feb 08 was pretty clear about this.

    Can somebody pls confirm or deny? Thx.

    I didn’t catch it. Biden came out when I turned the channel.

  65. #265
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, Dan Lee said:

    He thinks he’s going to be in for Ten years? Is he planning to turn us into an Oligarchy?

  66. #266
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    He’ll end our dependency on foriegn oil in 10 years – Obama-you need to step away from the crack pipe.

  67. #267
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, K2 said:

    Oil from the middle east…..well, we get the lions share of our oil from Canada and Mexico!

    do you think the ONE knows that?

  68. #268
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    I don’t believe for a minute there any taxes he will cut; I don’t believe there are any he will not raise.

  69. #269
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:35 pm, cwbois said:

    Went to the Support the Troops rally last sunday in Denver. The anti-war peeps that paraded by were pretty weak compared to the ones I had to deal with during the Anti Nuke days back in the 80′s at Davis-Monthan. If this is all they can drum up then there in deep kimchee.

  70. #270
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:35 pm, K2 said:

    How is he going to help our auto companies re-tool? Abolish the UNION?

  71. #271
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:35 pm, travlinman said:

    Ahhhhmmmm, he just said nuclear power! I’m telling Jane Fonda.

  72. #272
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:36 pm, gco said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 9:37 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:
    I am your enemy, fascists…. I will not stop till you are all dead….. sorry, I’m more cerebral… but I’m really pissed. ban me, Michelle, if you like.

    It sounds like Butters has adopted his “Professor Chaos” persona again. If he teams up with General Disarray, then we’re all in for it!

  73. #273
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:36 pm, Dan Lee said:

    And I (The One), will create ten catrillion billion megazillion jobs, withing 5 years!

    Come on Obama, such empty bull…

  74. #274
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:37 pm, travlinman said:

    Obliglatory shout out to the NEA.

  75. #275
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:37 pm, K2 said:

    Is that going to be world class Liberal Arts education? Or an education in a skill? You know – engineering, medicine

    or is that just law!

  76. #276
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:37 pm, navywife91 said:

    More give aways coming up!

  77. #277
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:37 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Nothing specific about how he’s going to do all of this though..

    Pennies from Allah??

  78. #278
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:37 pm, navywife91 said:

    How about the salary and retirement plans of those in Congress. You might as well promise that too.

  79. #279
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:38 pm, K2 said:

    He is going to give everyone the same coverage as Congress………
    Really?
    Does he know the true cost of that type of insurance?

    oh, i see another tax increase.

  80. #280
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:39 pm, travlinman said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:36 pm, Dan Lee said:
    And I (The One), will create ten catrillion billion megazillion jobs, withing 5 years!

    Come on Obama, such empty bull…

    I think that number will be the annual budget when we all get Congress’ Healthcare Plan.

  81. #281
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:39 pm, navywife91 said:

    Slashing government programs? Sure you will.

  82. #282
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:39 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    Last I heard, the president doesn’t have the authority for line item veto of the budget.

  83. #283
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    Nothing specific about how he’s going to do all of this though..

    He’s the Obamessiah. He’ll do a loaves and fishes miracle with the federal budget.

  84. #284
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Yes, run all the companies out of the country with taxation Barack.. That will work..

    Nissan moved from California to here in Tennessee because of that.. Other companies are following, or already have, because of Democrat policies..

  85. #285
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, K2 said:

    the one will pay for it by taxing our companies – you know the ones who provide all the jobs.

  86. #286
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, travlinman said:

    Let’s all air up the tires on our mobile homes, right before we kick our dogs, beat our wives and cling to our guns and the Bible!

  87. #287
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:41 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:38 pm, K2 said:

    He is going to give everyone the same coverage as Congress………
    Really?
    Does he know the true cost of that type of insurance?

    I’m sure he has no idea.

  88. #288
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:41 pm, navywife91 said:

    and who cares that you opposed the war while you were not in the Senate!!!!!

  89. #289
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:42 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Iraq? You mean the war we one? You mean the real threats that we’ve avoided for 7 years now under Bush terror policy? I want more of the same Barack!!

  90. #290
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:42 pm, travlinman said:

    He’s the Obamessiah. He’ll do a loaves and fishes miracle with the federal budget.

    I feel more of a “vaseline and no kisses” miracle coming on!

  91. #291
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:42 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Obama opposing Iraq from the beginning is crap – he was a lousy state senator then.

  92. #292
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:42 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Ooops, war we won. Getting tired.. haha.

  93. #293
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:43 pm, K2 said:

    Ah, but what will code pink say when the ONE sends our troops into Afghanistan! And, then invades a soverign country – Pakistan?

  94. #294
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, navywife91 said:

    You can’t possible be President after 143 days in the Senate either.

  95. #295
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, Dan Lee said:

    He’s going to go get Bin Laden out of the caves… Now, That I’d like to see, as long as the give Barack an assault rifle & drop him off in Afghanistan..

  96. #296
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, DesertLover said:

    Too bad he didn’t wear that toga … no underclothing in those days … so it would have been the ancient equivalent of an empty suit …

    Sorry folks … I can’t take more than about 30-45 seconds of this POS at a time … and these naive kool-aid drinkers are just guxzzling it down …

    They said they put down covering on the field to protect the grass … actually it was to make it easier to clean up all the deep piles of BS afterwards …

  97. #297
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    The Democrat Party of today is not the party of Roosevelt and Kennedy.

  98. #298
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, navywife91 said:

    The “old” Democrats would keep us safe. You’re Progressives now and I don’t trust you.

  99. #299
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:45 pm, K2 said:

    So, How do you defeat terrorists? Explain that, will ya – BO?

  100. #300
    On August 28th, 2008 at 10:45 pm, travlinman said:

    right after I cut the military budget by 138%.

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