L, I’m an audio engineer and that is most definitely the sound of a hand holding too tightly to something. Microphones pick up *everything* and usually more than we hear right there in the moment. I tell you, Dubya was holding tightly to that podium.

LG, DeB wrote “isn’t it about time he stepped up…to endorse Obama.” Not that he had. It’s all good. We’d love to see that.

I’m with you, DeB. That’s exactly what Obama should do. Stand on that stage in Mississippi and answer the questions.

This just in: McCain to the debate - “Thanks, but no thanks”. Now he claims he won’t show if the proposal isn’t settled by Friday.

I’m also wondering if any of you heard the loud rubbing sound like a man clamping tightly to the podium while he read the teleprompter. It happened throughout his speech. I was thinking it’s the collective sound of a nation’s neck being wrung.

BC, thanks for passing along that link. I’ve sent it to a host of people I know and will continue to post it on sites that have comments. Good job locating this buried treasure. I have had a “not good feeling in the gut” about McCain and this and his latest stunt about the debate make me more determined than ever to work towards the truth coming to light about him.

true, true, Barbara. They do need to roll their sleeves up and do the work they were originally elected to do. They are all three senators and they should jump in. (as for the Palin joke. Yup, I laughed alright!) However, I still see no need to postpone the debate. It would be refreshing to see the candidates go at it without a bunch of “studying up”.

not country first, urgoingnuts…he didn’t come up with the idea in the first place, he just raced to break the news to look like he’s putting country first. So don’t be too quick to praise him for his lame slogan that does anything but puts country first. Remember, McCain and his cronies are the crafty deregulators that got us into this mess.

I’m with you, Geri….Keith Richards? oh puhlease. He is the picture of anti-sexy in every pic I’ve ever seen of him since his youth.

MOre coffee spewed at monitor in laughter. Note to self: don’t read the comments on wowOwow while sipping morning coffee. gc - she might even be able to fit in a “thanks but no thanks”. I’m dyin’ here!

EK, I about spit my morning coffee at the monitor laughing so hard. That was one of the best quotes I’ve read in a LOOOONG time! Kissinger morphing into a living, breathing CliffNotes. Now THAT is an image! The Baton Twirler meets Senior CliffNotes. That’s what I call “a SUMMIT!” ha ha all day on that one. (If I don’t laugh for a minute I’m going to go completely out of my mind in this Tim Burton political play we’re experiencing.)

no oversight on war spending, now no oversight on the economic mess that two decades of Republican deregulation got us into in the first place? This is turning into the world’s worst nightmare. GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICE! btw, McCain has a nickname in the Senate….guess…..c’mon…you can do it…. THE DEREGULATOR It’s absolutely outlandish that he’s trying to pin this on Obama. What in the name of (insert your favorite deity here) is going on in that man’s mind?

Oh Gawd help us! SomChics, I’m with you. First, she’s “close” to Siberia (mind you people…Alaska is not close to Moscow!) Then she publicly claims that we’ll probably be in a war with Russia at some point. *&^$(_@#+_Y what the F…? Did anyone not tell her that you just don’t shoot your mouth off at the hip like that? Holy Smokes! We’re in TROUBLE, people!

C O, if I may. The military personnel only see things as they are “supposed” to see things. And unless your fiance wears a lot of stripes, he probably was only able to see what was planned. This is not to diminish his work in any way as I have the highest respect for people who put themselves in the line of duty for their country. Please don’t get me wrong. But what your fiance saw/sees and what the media sees are similar, both slanted views.

Hi Michael, I do like the way you type “please” before asking me to get a grip. Thank you for being so polite. I think though, that you’re missing my point. You see, I’m a Christian, but I don’t use Christ’s teachings to judge or make someone who doesn’t follow Christ feel inferior or as though they are going to be left out of the grand rapture. I think fundamentalism of any sort is the root of religious evil and the way many of you on the right interpret the teachings of the Bible (written by humans, you might recall) in a very literal way. I mean, clearly Jesus didn’t turn one loaf and one fish into a way to feed the crowd with thousands of loaves and fishes…it’s a metaphor. He filled them with his uplifting speech, guidance, stories of the downtrodden finding their way to the light. What is so confounding is that the religious right Repubs take those teachings and use it to not only judge others, but to also legislate and make the rules that the rest of us have to live by. What if my neighbor is not a Christian? Then, why should their child have to learn creationism in school. Does Sarah Palin not favor this over teaching science and evolution? Do you forget that the creationist story is different for every religion? So, how can a publicly funded school be told that the new rules are “teach creationism”. I believe that you Repubs are behind this line of thinking. And there are SO many more arguments that support my thinking here. Christians can be in politics, absolutely. But they have to keep their personal views out of the limelight and do everyone in their constituency a favor and listen and govern by representation. They do not represent the will of the people if they only hold court about their own personal views. And that especially goes for the President and Vice President.