I do know what he meant by that comment about his grandmother being a typical white woman. My grandmother is white, and she grew up in a time where races didn’t mix and she isn’t racist but she had prejudices. Sometimes she says things were it shows. So I think that people may have prejudices but once you become part of a blended family, those things go away and you see people for who they are.

Obama voted “present” 120 times out of about 4000 votes in the Illinois state senate. That’s a strategy that is often used in that legislative body. You’d have to look at the reasons behind each of Obama’s “present” votes in order to analyze his record. Otherwise, your criticism is just empty rhetoric.

Obama was NOT “voted most liberal” by his “peers”. Do you really think that Senators vote on who among them is most liberal or conservative? He was ranked most liberal based on voting records in 2007. Now, mind you, he missed a lot of votes that year, which is the reason he was ranked more liberal than some of this colleagues who generally come out more liberal. Of course, Obama didn’t miss as many votes that years as John McCain. John McCain missed far more votes than anyone else in the Senate that year, even more than the senator who had a brain aneurysm.

Half truths, misinformation, misunderstanding the facts, and lies. That’s your evidence.

As far as “ties” to terrorism go. It depends on the meaning of the word “terrorist” and the word “ties”. How are these for “ties”?

McCain’s good buddy William Timmons (who McCain chose to lead his presidential transition team–not that he’ll need one), worked to lobby for Sadam Hussein. Yes, THE Sadam Hussein.

Last year, McCain praised the philosophy of his good friend G. Gordon Liddy (who hasn’t shown any remorse for his tactics during the Watergate years, that included plans for kidnapping and murder).

John McCain was part of an organization that provided aid to the Contras in the 1980s.

McCain blocked attempts to investigate his friend, the late Vo Van Kiet, for war crimes (ordering the executions of POWs during the Vietnam War). Kind of disgusting considering that McCain is MISTER POW.

Compare those with Obama’s “ties” to Bill Ayers. Don’t you think that maybe McCain has a few more (not to mention stronger) “ties” to war criminals and terrorists?

Now, I’m tired and I need to go to the market and prepare myself for a long evening of watching the State map turn blue.

And I’m not sure which racist organizations you speak of, or why you think you are the uncoverer of a smoking gun that nobody else has gotten hold of and thoroughly researched in his two years of running for president. All this conspiracy theory sounds a lot like paranoia. Do you also believe the Jews caused 9/11…?

Anyway, I don’t give a shit about Palin’s pastor. I give a shit about Palin’s ignorance and her being crooked. Troopergate will probably continue in Alaska, just as will other scandals about her charging her constituents for her children to travel with her on trips where they weren’t invited.

And guess who has ties to lobbyists convicted of being unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein??? Don’t play the bad ties game, cause everybody has bad ties.

And Indigo don’t forget the bill with Republican Senator Lugar to help countries get rid of nukes.

Dino – get some neosporin and a band aid! I almost cut my finger off doing the dishes one day too. It made me very gun shy, or more like Knife Shy. And right now, I wish I had some of that wine. It’s been a day!!

Of the 15 bills Senator Obama sponsored or co-sponsored in 2005-7 that became law:

Two addressed foreign policy:

Promote relief, security and democracy in the Congo (2125)
Develop democratic institutions in areas under Palestinian control (2370).
Three addressed public health:

Improve mine safety (2803)
Increased breast cancer funding (597)
Reduce preterm delivery and complications, reduce infant mortality (707).
Two addressed openness and accountability in government:

Strengthening the Freedom of Information Act (2488 )
Full disclosure of all entities receiving federal funds (2590)
Two addressed national security

Extend Terrorist Risk Insurance (467)
Amend the Patriot Act (2167)
One addressed the needs of the Armed Forces

Wave passport fees to visit graves, attend memorials/funerals of veterans abroad (1184).

And he does have ties to terrorists; do you? I don’t, so Barack is one up on me there… my church’s pastor never said “God Damn America” or US-KKK-A” either… and the minister says Barack is a close friend, and has been his advisor for 20 years… and Barack has ties to a racist sect within the black community… I don’t, do you? He has done nothing in the Senate, TELL ME one thing the man has done… no one can…

I can tell you many things McCain has done, and how he risked his life for the sake of others as a soldier in captivity, I don’t think I could have stayed in captivity, if the enemy wanted to send me home but only me, and not the others… I would be on the next plane.

That enough issues for you…enjoy the day.