Last Presidential Debate

Does anyone else see just how much trouble this country is really in? It has come to the point to where we are forced to elect the lesser of the two evils. Personally, I think that we as citizens of this country should exercise our rights and go to Washington and clean house, kick the whole mess of them out and just start over. We need to do away with all the lobbyists and special interest groups, with new blood in every position then maybe things would change.

I can't understand what has happened to a country that was born from a belief in God and in opposition to all the taxes from England.
Now, we pay more than double the taxes than any other country in the world. Not only do we pay taxes on something when we buy it, but we have to pay taxes on it for as long as we own it. What's wrong with this picture? Here in N.C., we pay the highest gas tax at the pump in the country. Supposedly, it goes for the roads, then can someone explain to me why N.C. has one of the worst road systems in the country.

I really hope that my daughter can get a good paying job in order to help take care of her parents in their golden years. I am 46 and I know that by the time I am able to retire, all the money that I have paid into Social Security will be gone, it will all be history and Social Security will be bankrupt. Not only my children have to support their parents, but they will have to try to have some kind of retirement for themselves and I don't see it happening.

Without a larger wide sweeping change, I don't see things getting any better no matter who gets elected. All I can Say or do is pray extra hard that God shows mercy on us all, because in reality that is the only hope we have to survive.

When is someone going to wake up and smell the coffee?
The debate tonight, from McCain's side, seemed to have the objective to discredit Obama and try and get him away from his even demeanor, not to talk about the issues for every minute of this debate. McCain wasted almost 20 minutes of this debate talking about negative ads and attempting to discredit Obama. That 20 minutes could have been talking about the issues and how he is going to get results. How many times did we hear that he is going to fix the problems in our government and he was the best candidate? Almost as much as he talked about how he was going to fix it. Was he trying to get a subliminal message across? Again wasted time. If he was as worried about fixing problems as he was about any negative aspect of Obama, maybe he would have talked about the fixes more, instead of wasting half of his time in the hot seat on Obama.
If you look at the facts of the negative ads being run, they have had the same amount of time on air running negative ads. Granted Obama has spent more on ads overall, the amount of minutes of negative ads are equal. By the way McCain, where did all your campaign money go? Overspend just a little?
If you want to get a look at the two candidates prior years leading up to this point, get onto a public access TV channel and look for a show comparing them. Locally my station played one twice just last night. It's two hours long and takes you on a trail from childhood to now. Make your own decisions on their lives, don't use precious minutes of the debate to try and make yourself look like the better candidate from your personal lives.
John McCain also showed me tonight that he is not as willing to work both sides of the aisle as he says. One more roll of his eyes and disrespectful gesture tonight was going to make me sick that he is even a candidate for President. He has no patience and showed that he is very set in his ways. We need a president that is going to look at all options and make the best decision for the people, not the party.
Just as it has been in the past in this country we are still looking at the basic conflict between Republican and Democratic views on how to fix our country. We need a change. We need to look at what is destroying this country:

1. The rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer.
2. PAC's are getting out of hand. Whoever has the most money or influence does not mean that the average American is being represented.
3. How do we expect Social Security to last even more than a few more years, when our young kids are going out to get jobs on $7+ an hour. Are we expected to keep funds going into SS to pay for the future when our minumum wage has only doubled in the last 30 years, yet inflation has quadrupled the cost of everything we buy. Where is all the money from inflation going? It's not back into the economy, it's going in someone's pockets. When wages are still low, today is what happens to our economy. If you don't think that this affects our SS fund, look at how many kids are in the workplace and tell me they won't settle for less than inflation allows, because they think that's all they are worth when they get into the "adult" workforce. Has anybody seen the average starting pay out of college go up over the last 15 years? Maybe in the big cities, but not in the rest of the country.
4. Big business is putting little business out of business. Everybody wants convenience at a cheap price. Why do you think Walmart is so successful. Now we are paying for it in the long run. If we don't spread some of the wealth from "Joe the plumber", it will continue. If Joe is making over $250K, then he's doing alright. Take a look at the statistics. Only 20 percent of the population makes over, what, $160K? (It might even be less, but you get my point). They are getting the rewards from the common man to use there business, because of their convenience or product, then they should be responsible to get some of that money back to the people. Ask yourself, do you know how much big business donations to non-profit organizations has been down over the last 5 years. Look it up, you'll be suprised.
5. Government spending is out of hand. Not only does each program need to be looked at with a scalpel, but the people need to do their job to help. Many people take advantage of "government programs", but yet can't get off their butt to keep a job. It's awful nice when the "gov't program" pays for your food or kid's medical bills. If you can't get a job that you want, get something to get you by. The average to find a job is one month for every $10K in your pay. That means that the average person making $40K will need 4 months to find a new, comparable job. What do you do in the meantime? Ohh that's right, sit on you butt, someone will pay for it.
6. Big business hasn't helped in keeping our economy stable. Everyone that works for a big company is pushed to their limits more and more every year. Budgets keep going up and there are less and less resources or time to get to those levels. Greed my friends has been our biggest demise. Take a big company that puts more and more expectations on its employees every year, yet the workforce gets smaller and smaller. That equates to more earnings and higher profits for these companies every year. If they are successful, they also make their competition smaller and smaller every year. Why, because, with the help of inflation, new small companies can't get started. Each year it is more dangerous to go up against the big companies as a small independant trying to start out. While all this is going on, the workforce in the big company is getting smaller (more people out of jobs) and the people that still have their job need to work longer hours to keep up with their ever increasing demand from the company. Do you want to fix the economy quickly, get rid of "exempt" employees and pay them hourly, then see how much money hits the economy. Wall Street has been on a "false" high prior to it's drop. This has stemmed from these big business pushing their employees harder and harder. Who hit the wall now? Big business is not the only one paying now, so are the people that are getting laid off right now after being pushed by their company for so long.
7. Healthcare has become a very profitable business. I currently left a medical practice that had all the conveniences within one building. They would conveniently need you to come back 4 or 5 times to remedy a simple medical issue. They always needed you to come back tomorrow, then two days from now, then one week from now, and oh by the way, your regular doctor is not in right now, so we'll need you to check in with them later also. Cha-ching!!! Gotcha for $20 bucks a pop and we'll bill out your insurance each time too. Oh and by the way, your insurance doesn't cover the medication you need, since the drug rep gave me lunch today and I need to prescribe their medicine, but this is the meds you really should take if you want to get better.
8. Do I even have to go down the oil business route? Check the profits for oil companies over the last couple of years. Once again greed will get paid back.

Sorry for the long list of thoughts, but I am voting for Obama and will hope for something different. He certainly seems to be the only one who wants to make the changes that will help these issues out. As for the greedy people out there, good luck, because whether it's through new policies or the economy staying the same, your headed for a demise or a new meaning on life.

McCain needs to answer on the story below! Why in the world would he select someone so dangerous to run with him!

Breaking News: The Terrorist Group AKA Alaska Independent party Calling on Russia to help secede from the Union

Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll former leaders of the Alaska Terrorist group AKA Independence Party and friends of Sarah Palin are calling on Russia to help them gain independence from the United States.

Watch video of Sarah palin addressing The Alaska Terrorist Group also known as The Independence party. They are calling for a civil war against the mainland.

www.chilitoz.com

Doesn't McCain seem like a "warped frustrated old man"?
That is Mr. Potter from It's a wonderful life.

John McCain is Mr. Potter.

The way its going we will end up with a Dem in the white house and house and senate. Then people will wake up when they find out all the crazy crap polisie and her corrupt leaders are really planning, just think america modeled after her home town. Its too bad people don't see that the leaders in the house and senate are just as much to blame for this finacial mess.

I thought this was McCain's best performance by far. I also thought Obama didn't do as well as he did in the first debate.The one thing I really disagreed with is when McCain said that Gov. Palin is such a great role model for women. I really like how Obama answered the questions in all calm and appeared to be thinking as he spoke. I like how the setting of this new debate made each of the candates have to talk to each other face to face.

McCain has failed to capitalize on the last debate. On the campaign trail Obama has been going on about the failure of deregulation. McCain touched on his support for GSE (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac) legislation and that was it. I believe this is a central issue to the financial crisis that we are experiencing. Republicans were calling for regulation and reform while Democrats were saying that everything was OK. See Google link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

McCain voted for reform of these Government Sponsor Entities while Obama’s vote was typical – Present.

Another lost opportunity by McCain.

I will not accept Oprah as my first ambassador to the world. ARE you kidding me? We know where his money is coming from...but can I please breath before she is my voice to the world? Anyone? Is that the counsel he is going to put forth first in his cabinet?

Anyone want to comment on how Oprah will now be taking over power?
No wonder Obama's wife acts odd. Anyone...She has a larger power over her head.

I wish I could claim the writing you're about to read. I can't. This piece was written by a Cuban refuge Named Manuel Alvarez, Jr. Who escaped from communist Cuba on June 30, 1968.

You will find his observations very prophetic ... And very chilling.
Make sure you get this into the hands of every person you know. Make sure you get this into the hands of every State GOP official you can you reach by Email. These remarks could change the election.


The Richmond Times-Dispatch Monday, July 7, 2008
Excerpt from 'Letters to the Editor'

Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach 'Change'

Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I Celebrate my Independence day. On July 4 I celebrate America's. This year is Special, Because it marks the 40th anniversary of my independence.


On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba and a few months later I was In the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.

I've thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there.
In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive.

When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he would help the farmers and the poor, and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said 'Praise the Lord.' And when the young leader said, 'I will be for change and I'll bring you change,' everyone yelled, 'Viva Fidel!'

But nobody asked about the change, so by the time the executioner's guns went silent, the people's guns had been taken away. By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. By the time everyone received their free education it was worth nothing. By the time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working for him. By the time the change was finally implemented Cuba had been knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time
the change was over more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts, and inner tubes. You can call those who made it
ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans. And now I'm back to the beginning of my story.

Luckily, We would never fall--in America--for a young leader who promised change without asking, what change?
How will you carry it out? What will it cost America?

Would we?

Manuel Alvarez Jr.

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Let me pose a question: By the time Sen. Obama's much-promised, soon-coming (but never discussed) change takes place, and the American people are forced to take to their boats, rafts and inner tubes ... Where do we go? Cuba? Haiti? Think about that when you go out to vote on November 4 because this is the most critical election of your life. And, by the way, remember this, too.
Not one single person has thought to ask Sen. Obama to be very specific in telling us precisely what changes he plans to make in our United States of America.


Jon Christian Ryter