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Mr. Sowell: Thank you for the article. The issue at stake is the character of the man. The people a person chooses to associate with shape much of their character. As you point out Barak Obama choose to associate with some shady characters. As so little is known of him you are correct his past could be a valid indicator of his future. Our future. I ran across a video on YouTube recently. It is called “The Obamaland Song – A Tale of two Poverty Producers”. A point it makes is that both McCain and Obama are creators of poverty. Obama even more so than McCain. A great deal of Obama's support comes from poor people who seem to assume he is going to increase the size of their government checks and make it easier to get on the dole. I wonder what they will think if they find that instead he plans to legalize the illegal aliens and put them on the dole. The middle class will have more people to compete with for the jobs that are still here. The poor will have more people to compete with for government benefits. Of course McCain plans to legalize the illegal aliens as well but does stop there. The video also points out there will be no change anyway if we put the same people back in Congress. The link to the video is below. Following that is the description of it copied from YouTube. “The Obamaland Song – A Tale of two Poverty Producers” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_YDw6-ttFk “Those who are playing Washington games have been identified. They are selling out America to please illegal aliens. They feel the poverty that transfers from Mexico to the United States with each new illegal alien is a small price to pay to break the stalemate between the major political parties. They see a vote that can be purchased with a path to citizenship and tax dollars. They are playing a very dangerous Washington game. Poverty is also created when wealth is transferred out of the country. Not drilling for oil domestically does this. Obama has been consistently against domestic drilling. Amazingly the only bill he wrote in the Senate was to recommend that the President transfer even more wealth out of the country by reliving poverty in foreign countries. Don't we have poor people here that need relief? Furthermore, both Obama and McCain have consistently voted to allow poverty to continue walking across the Mexican border. Obamas actions do not match his speeches. His record has been consistent in making things worse for the poor and middle class by creating poverty. He is very much a part of the reason the Democratic controlled Congress has done such a poor job these past two years. In tough times, people are easily fooled by the promise of hope and change from eloquent, speakers. Could this promised change be the change of fools? Our representatives can do anything they want. After all the damage they have done, we still don't throw them out. Once legalized, perhaps the illegal aliens will throw them out if they don't give more money to poor Hispanics than they do to poor Blacks and poor Whites. Hey maybe illegal immigration will be good for America. We will finally get change.”

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Liz, it is stunning that you want to disqualify McCain from being president because he has served in the senate for 26 years. Did you consider the fact that Joe Biden has been in the senate for 36 years, and is only "a heartbeat away" from the presidency? You also point out that big corporations are what make up McCain's campaign, but you neglect to point out that Obama's own political allies are entrenched in real estate CORRUPTION (including Obama himself). With regard to the Keating scandal, John McCain was not found guilty of any wrong doing, and for the next 20 staying as far away as possible from anybody or anything that might be corrput. He was disliked by many of his republican colleagues, and beloved by the democrats, and yet as soon as he gets the presidential nomination he is suddenly "dangerous", "not to be trusted". So which is it with you liberals? Was it that you all had poor judgement of him in the past, or the obvious: You used him and YOU ARE ALL HYPOCRITS. Thomas Sowell is a perfect example of somebody ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS should look up to. Consider this: JOhn Mccain in the senate for 26 years: was loosely tied to a scandal and then proven to have done nothing wrong, followed by another 20 years of major accomplishments in the senate. OBAMA: in the senate for less than 2 years, and has been tied to at least two scandals (Rezko and Acorn), plus the shadiest of friends from "the neighborhood". Joe Biden: Lied on multiple occasions about his accomplishments in law school, plagiarism on multiple occassions. I don't know Liz, you do the math....

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Re: Holly Campbell, when a country nominates and elects someone based on his or her religious beliefs and not on their qualifications to lead and serve, yes I do worry. I worry when a highly qualified candidate comes on the scene but is judged "not right" because he is pro choice or believes government shouldn't interfere in people's private lives and a religious vendetta is waged by the aggressive Christian right against them. I worry when minister's and preacher's tell their flocks not to vote for a candidate (no matter the qualification) simply because he doesn't believe in burning witches or worshipping dolls. An exaggeration, but you get my meaning. I remember when JFK was running the many concerns that he was "a Catholic". The reason another candidate couldn't make it this election "he was a Mormon". Joe Liebermann, "a Jew". God help Tom Cruise if he ever decided to run for office. Oh no, a Scientologist, we're all going to hell! Our country has fought to relieve other countries from the bondage of religious tyranny, yet most don't recognize it on their own doorstep. Christian's have been unable to tame their flocks due to their own failures. In retaliation, they now attempt to put into law their religious beliefs. I want no part of that. Give a people good government with personal and civil freedom and watch how quickly the cream rises to the top. We are a nation of many beliefs, founded on freedom from religious tyranny. Those who don't believe as you do realize the danger. Do I fear Obama and his beliefs, of course I do, but his beliefs are not part of his political agenda. The McCain Palin team are together exactly for who and what Palin represents to the Christian right and I fear their hypocrisy and pseudo-Christianity much more.

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Mr. Sowell - thank you for some truth and honesty in this campaign. The American people for Obama should know about his past and how he really feels about the USA. His wife - in her initial campaign speeches - talked about how they dislike America... how much more do people need to hear. I fear for this country's future if this man - who constantly changes the "truth" about himself - is elected. God bless America and help us!!

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Mr. Sowell - thank you for some truth and honesty in this campaign. The people of America who are for Obama need to know the real truth about the man and his background. He constantly changes the "truth" of his past - what kind of man does that really make him and how does that qualify him to lead the USA? His wife during her initial campaign speeches stated many times that they disliked America = how much more do people need to hear to know that this man is NOT for America - but for himself. I fear for this country's future should he win. God bless America - AND HELP US!!

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Mr. Sowell - thank you for some truth and honesty in this campaign. The American people for Obama should know about his past and how he really feels about the USA. His wife - in her initial campaign speeches - talked about how they dislike America... how much more do people need to hear. I fear for this country's future if this man - who constantly changes the "truth" about himself - is elected. God bless America and help us!!

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Mr. Sowell - thank you for some truth and honesty in this campaign. The American people for Obama should know about his past and how he really feels about the USA. His wife - in her initial campaign speeches - talked about how they dislike America... how much more do people need to hear. I fear for this country's future if this man - who constantly changes the "truth" about himself - is elected. God bless America and help us!!

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What in Palin's past would ever bring you to the conclusion your freedoms are threatened by Palins religious faith. Her very high approval numbers (higher than congress or the pres) in Alaska- (hardly known for being part of the Bible belt) I believe indicate a person that has not become so removed from those that she SERVES and is also understanding of how to utilize resourses and get out of the way of progress. Is the concern you have for Palin's faith the same concern you have for Louis Farrakkahn and the Nation of Isalms support of Obama?.Or perhaps the angry hateful anti American statements from THE PULPIT of Wright's church?? And it's Palin's religious faith and alliances that threaten and scare you?

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I read your biography, and I too am from North Carolina. I was born in 1946 and lived there until I left for college. I read you article in my local paper and then went online to see who you were. Your personal dislike for Obama is apparent and therefore in my opinion disqualifies you as an unbiased writer. McCain has things in his past that are not so wonderful, and the thought of Sarah Palin as President is what is really scary to me. Shame on you, Mr. Sowell, for your political mud slinging. This is not what the American poeple want to hear at this point. We have more important things to worry about than a 60's radical or a loudmouth preacher.

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Re: Brenda Lee It's obvious you're not used to truthful, impartial HONEST reporting. Talk about mud-slinging, either you can't read or have a poor interpretation of the media's attack on Palin & McCain. Sowell is right on target. He presented something most columnists shy away from--TRUTH!

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How can you question Barack Obama background and policies, and voting record? When John Mccain was involve in the Keating five in 80 -90 that we current dealing with today . When John Mccain was at the bottom of his class in college with a C average from Yale? Sarah Palin went to four college in six years and failed out of , then returned to after making up some course work at a community college,and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement but she is qualify to be Vice President. We do not need another eight years or another four years of the same.

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McCranky and his "Girl Next Door"? No, thanks.

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I realize this is your grand opus on Obama and his allies, but let's look at McCain's alliances and ask yourself which is the greater threat to our country. "McCain... a 26-year Washington insider who is now the (corporate darling)and trusted candidate of America's corporate establishment. He's such a reliable conformist to the corporate agenda that, at last count, 177 lobbyists for Big Oil, Wall Street banks, telecommunications giants and other industries form the very core of his campaign. The campaign manager, chief strategist, top economic advisor, foreign policy director and fundraising chairman — lobbyists all."

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Corporate establishment is actually a now defunct word. Considering the damage they've done to our country and the global economy corporate Terrorists is actually more accurate. If McCain and Palin get in you'll have Corporate Terrorists at the helm; with Palin, forget freedom of religion and separation of Church and State. Whatever rights and religious freedoms you think you now have will be stripped away due to the passage of laws that suit not only their political, but also their religious agenda.