Chelsea
If you think calling Lord Obama is taking the Lords name in vain then we have a different definition of taking the Lords name in vein. Besides why dont you just dismiss the comment? Benj

Benj,

The gal who dismisses anyone who disagrees with her and professes to be the know of all....had this to say on the board about John Edwards, the Dem who today acknowldeged that he did cheat on his dying wife...

"I'm with you Tal. Wish John Edwards would have done better. I really like him. Maybe someone will be smart enough to offer him the VP spot."

I think that VP post is pretty shot now. What was he thinking??? Running for POTUS and cheating on his dying wife at the same time?? Not good. So many of our pols think they are above everything. I am not condemning him for cheating as much as I am the timing. Things happen in life. His timing though, is inexcusable.

I think that VP post is pretty shot now. What was he thinking??? Running for POTUS and cheating on his dying wife at the same time?? Not good. So many of our pols think they are above everything. I am not condemning him for cheating as much as I am the timing. Things happen in life. His timing though, is inexcusable.
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In my opinion and many folks disagree with me but CHARACTER is a very important part of the formula in deciding who to vote for. Edwards cheated and lied not only to his wife and family but to the american public and the Democratic party as he DENIED THIS ON CAMERA MORE THAN ONCE.

Yes, as some will say,this is a private affair, EXCEPT when it becomes part of the campaign and part of the character of the candidate. Nobody is in a position to make announcements of good or bad without examing and discussing.

I have been made fun of because I brought up CHARACTER issues or at least POSSIBLE character issues....those who no longer care about the character of the person in the White House are quite troubling to me. I do not circulate internet rumors, etc. but I do examine FACTS.

I suppose that this story which I hope dies quickly proves that we should not dismiss what we hear as just stupid internet rumors without examining them as much as we can.

Bucco
Go figure. I never got an answer to the question I posed respectfully all day yesterday, only condescending remarks. This morning she accuses me of blaspheme.
Maybe she should start a religious thread , then we could argue politics and religion. Benj

I always thought the National Inquirer was a nasty rag and have never purchased one.. I heard several years ago, though, that if you see political in the Inquirer, you'd better listen up. More often than not , it is based in fact. Even the sleezy mags get it right sometimes. In this case, they really got it right. Now he denying the child but admitting the affair. How sad for the child...and how sleezy of Edwards.

I always thought the National Inquirer was a nasty rag and have never purchased one.. I heard several years ago, though, that if you see political in the Inquirer, you'd better listen up. More often than not , it is based in fact. Even the sleezy mags get it right sometimes. In this case, they really got it right. Now he denying the child but admitting the affair. How sad for the child...and how sleezy of Edwards.
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I have never read the Inquirer myself and doubt that most of the headlines you see in the markets or wherever have a lot of substance, but the Edwards story like some others has been sort of seething underground for quite some time. As I say, he denied the accusation on camera but you kept seeing stories of one sort another all over various of the many many internet sources.

I do not ordinarily post on the Political Forum; in fact, I rarely even read it. What I'm posting now has nothing to do with McCain, Obama, and politics but does have everything to do with character:

It is now over two weeks (August 3) since this thread was started by SABRMnLgs with false, even libelous information, whether or not he/she was aware of doing so at the time, the falseness of which was clearly established in the second posting to the thread on the same day. Even the captain who was 'outed' on what he had done, whatever his motives were, apologized for lying. Out of curiosity I have waited all this time to see if SABRMnLgs would express any apology, humility, regret, acknowledgment of what he/she had posted, and to date there has been no subsequent post by him or her.

Does this tell us something about ourselves that all of us need to be cognizant of?...

I have been critical of Sen Obama but there is nothing in his background at all to show that loss of freedoms would occur. That, to me, is simple inflamatory talk without any substance.

Thank you Sidney. You are a man of few but good words.

You're welcome, Chelsea! What's sad--and this is why I waited so long to see--is that anything posted by SABRMnLgs now would be too late to have any meaning. What a mistake to begin with--and what a lost opportunity now....

Originally Posted by DDoug

You folks missed the whole point.I wasnt saying he would ban that singing of that song or that it is his platform.If you read the history of his entire family here and in Africa I think a number of your freedoms you enjoy today will be taken away. Also I would never refer to someone as being stupid.

Oh get a grip....his father left him he was raised in Hawaii. (I would have loved that) His family is in Hawaii...his grandmother and sister. He has a half brother in Africa he only met once. Some blogs are trashing him because the brother lives on $1.00 day. Why doesn't he help more is the cry...

I remember hearing his same thing when Kennedy ran.....I was just a mere child but I still remember he was going to hand the US to the Pope.

If you like the way the country is being run then vote for McCain he is your guy...but do it for the issues not out of fear.