" Lets all get together and say "change" hundreds of times. What a great way to solve our countries problems......Tell me what Obama stands for and then let him know, cause he hasn't decided yet. At least you have a candidate you can get excited about "

" four year anniversary celebrations of Obama's speeches? seriously? "

" And thus is was written, the people came in masses to be led blindly into the socialist world of new hope and change. "

" When you're done at this rally, why not hold a protest on something....say Bushie? Or the war on terror? McCain? "

" Make sure your tires are fully inflated before heading over to the rally. "

" No thank you, won't be there, or won't vote for him!!! "

" I still won't vote for him. "

" to be there I sure as heck wont be! What a waste of time and effort that could be put into something useful. "

" GO OBAMA!
He will certainly win the white house. Anything is better than McCain! "

" I keep reading, hearing, and recieving e-mails that are bashing Obama, but yet have I read, heard, or recieved one e-mail on a reason to vote for McCain. You are all great at bashing someone else, and I feel that is because who I feel your canidate in November is going to be, will lose. You feel like you are in that corner, and all you can do is come out throwing jabs. Tell us why to vote for McCain, not why not to vote for Obama, then I won't think you are a bunch of crybabies that are not getting your way. "

" I am trying to decide if I would rather tolerate 8 years of you Crusty Old Republicans whinning about a young, next generation Visionary President like Obamma, or if I'd rather spend the next 8 years making jokes about the job that taxidermist did on John McCain.

George Bush singlehandidly created Barak Obamma. "For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction."

I never thought I'd say it but, thanks George. "

" You think maybe if free beer was offered and some rock bands.... you know like over in Germany... you think maybe you would go? I heard McCain supporters will be there handing out tire gauges. "

" Go Obama Go!! "

" You guys can complain and and make your cynical comments all you want. Fact is, he's going to be our next President. We had to deal with 8 years of your conservative crap and sending our youth halfway across the world to fight a senseless war to put more money in GW's pocket, so get ready for someone a little more of an open mind in office. And tell Bush not to forget his kilo in his desk on his way out. It must freak all you diehard reps. out knowing a black man will be in office! "

" If you don't know what Obama stands for, you haven't been listening. "

" I haven't been listening? I can't get away from the guy, he's always on TV, all I do is hear him. Still haven't heard him say anything of substance. Haven't seen or heard him take a controversial stand on anything. Why listen and absorb it if he's going to CHANGE his mind down the road? "

" Hmmm...there's that race card we were all waiting for. People are "freaked out" because a black man may be president? Sorry, I'm freaked out at the thought of an inexperienced flip-flopping leader getting in the White House. Get ready for the Democrat's version of Dubya, we may being paying through the nose for the messiah's salvation, but hey, we'll finally get that change we can believe in! Speaking of change, can you spare a dime? "

" I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me how he's a socialist. He has yet to name any public resources he plans to nationalize, so I'm confused. Either he's not a Socialist, or people just don't even know what the word Socialist means. I'm going to posit both are true. "

" I am fully aware of what Obama stands for. And will vote for McCain (with a few reservations) because he views me as a reponsible adult, will respond to Islamo-fascism, will appoint conservative judges, will not be condescending toward my beliefs. "

" Thanks TG for the laugh this morning man that was well written there. Give Obama a break guys he is for change. Changing of his mind ever day on the issues. Obama is a flip flopper and a lier. The best is his uncle helped free Auschwitz concentration camp. I still listen to that speech and just laugh. You can hear how he is like a little kid making up something and trying to put all the words together before he says it.

Peopel need to wake up and see this guy for what he is. "

" "And thus is was?" I can tell by the excellent grammar who you voted for last election. And you also used the words "to be led blindly", given the past 8 years that is just hilarious. And since we're all poking fun at shallow, and really very clever observations, not policy or anything like that. The McCain rally will be held at the Senior Center at 4:30pm after the early bird special. And of course be sure to inflate your tires on your way there as you drive 15mph with you blinker on!! "

" Glad I won't be there!!! He is a poor excuse for a president!!! Let's get one who knows how many states we have!!! That there alone shows some intelligence!! Oh, also let's NOT vote for someone who does or use to belong to a radical church!!! "

" You people who want to Vote for Obama are Crazy ....Do you listen to the News...He wants to raise TAXES! He will put this country in a recession!...McCain Is the better choice! He may be old but he got a better head on him then obama...and it is not because he is Black...that is the least of his worries. "

" I'll go there and protest against Obama "

" I think that when you want to conviscate the oil companies revenues and give them to people in the form of a rebate, that may qualify as socialist. I will not vote for him. I don't know what he stands for today. I don't know what he stood for yesterday. We do not have good choices this year. But i will not vote for someone who is as elitist and egotistical as BO. It would be an Obamanation. I will pay aattention to who is the veep choice on both sides and vote for that person. McCain is too old. "

" I don't know if I can fully blame the Journal Star, but the media seems to be doing a horrible job of informing the public about reality. Obama has stated that he wil llower taxes on anyone making under $250k per year. I don't know how many angry posters in here are making over that amount, but I doubt it's very many. The rest of us are getting a TAX BREAK.

I'm also curious what an Islamo-fascist is. Because, based on the definition of fascism, there's no way that any terrorist group with Islamic ties could be called any such thing. So, please take off your scaredy-cap and join the rest of us who aren't afraid of the boogie-man. "

" I'm guessing that many of the folks denouncing Obama here are the same ones who were singing the praises of George Bush four years ago. For those of you who have not yet received the memo: Your credibility is shot. What was it your fearless leader said: "Fool me once, shame on. . . shame on you . . . a fool me can't get fooled again." "

" All these reasons here not to vote for Obama are pretty nit-picking "reasons". Got anything of substance? I need a good reason like Bush's 3 bankruptcies as CEO, that you people ignored when you voted for him.. Somthing real like that. "

" Here's the thing, half of the income earners in this country do not pay any federal income taxes. How can people with low/mod incomes who do not pay any federal income taxes get a tax break? "

" doesn't matter who wins president they will both answer to the same masters behind the scenes. anyway obama is already a shoe-in. "change" to fool the public. just like when clinton was "change" even though him and father bush are good friends. let's see if i get censored again by the journalstar. probably because i speak the truth. "

" not that it matters because this city is so full of non-progressive, small minded people ...the same people bashing obama are they same ones angerly typing comments on the LES news. there is no change here, and people are to afraid of things that are new and different, thus why there are no solid good businesses in this town, and why all of the college graduates move away. lincoln is full of an elite group who think that their ideas and only their ideas matter. so please bring tire gauges to the rally, i could use a new one, and why your add make sure your kids and grandkids sign up for the military because there is no end in sight, unless john mccain keels over in the white house. stop thinking about how life was in the 1950's and focus on the fact that we need to exist and thrive for the next 3 million years.please lets increase this countries uselessness and elect someone who doesn't want to change, because what we have been up to for the last 8 years has been so positive. step outside your red state boundaries and try to experience how great life can really be. "

" All of these comments are making me laugh. You all basically agree that we have two poor choices. If everyone would've paid attention during the primaries instead of letting the media pick these two for us, we wouldn't be in this mess. I can think of two great candidates that everyone ignored from the beginning simply because the media said "He won't win". If anyone wants real actual change, you'll have to pay attention during primary season instead of when the field's been narrowed down to media pick A and media pick B. "

" its funny how both sides pick up talking points & propaganda from both campaigns. change, no substance, no experience, McBush, to old. it's all a bunch of crap that you buy into and regurgitate to your friends & on blogs.

if either side uses these arguments your just following the lead of some advertising company & being played for fools.

if these campaigns have proven anything it's that advertising works on your average folks. "

" Lets see, McCain = Democracy, lower taxes, and less govt controling our lives.
BO = socialism, high taxes, weaker military, more vulnerable to terror, european elitist snobbery, hatin' on America.
nuff said. "

" Rhonda, please, he knows as well as you and I how many states there are: we have 50 plus our newest petrol-state, Iraq. Can you believe Obama said that? Why, that is nothing like wanting to contest the war on the Iraq-Pakistan border (it doesn’t exist Rhonda). We can go toe to toe on the gaffes and flip-flops, but you would run out before I even get warmed up. Nothing is quite sporting as watching McCain plumb his atrophied cortex at some town hall photo op, trying to answer some sweet little girl’s softball on raising taxes. I can almost hear Brain McCain sifting through a mental Rolodex of Rick Davis-approved platitudes. What makes it fun is he can’t even get those right. Please do skewer Obama for all these manufactured controversies and elect Mayday John. Then also prepare to face the world’s ridicule for handing the keys to a perma-baffled career politician still getting comfy with the Google and the Internets. I WILL be there tires fully inflated. Tell me, when is the McCain rally? "

" It's called a refund. They'd get a larger refund. The only people in America who would have any increase in their taxes from Obama's plan are those making more than $250,000/year. It's been open and obvious from the beginning that this was the case, but I'll have to agree with the post that the media sure isn't doing a very good job of giving out those facts. "

" I am definitely attending...because i have a bunch of fools gold i would like to dump, and B.O's supporters seem to buy anything that is shiny but worthless. "

" to see McCain and Obama supporters fight like little school kids. He said this, he said that. Both of them are running for president of course they are going to lie,cheat,steal and say anything for them to sound like god. I will be voting Independent once again and for good reason. You people love to "settle" but I will have no part of that. Both of these canidates are pathetic excuses for president. "

" You plan on going to Obama's rally and protesting? And so you will be able to do. Now, don't try the same trick at a Bush rally. They were famous for creating "friendly" audiences, screening out the protesters before he spoke.

So practice your right to protest at Obamma's rally. You'd never get the same right at the man you obviously voted for in the last two elections. "

" Correction.....the bottom TWENTY percent of incomer earners still pay about 5% to the IRS. The Bush tax cut netted these people about $18 per year. "

" Outside of Nebraska everyone knows Obama will be the next president. He might even get some Nebraska electoral votes. These Republicans here would probably have voted for Goldwater. "

" Are you seriously saying nobody has ever protested Bush? Wow, I'm speechless. Bush has forgotten more about getting interupted by protesters than Obama will ever know. "

" I get the impression that many of the posters here would turn a fire hose on Obama just like back in the dark days of the '60s. Grow up and move on. You know who you are. "

" I remember in st. louis when bush was visiting. We certainly got to protest...six blocks away from anywhere near his motorcade.
He had no idea anyone was protesting anything "

" disagreeing on economic philosophy and wartime strategy = "turning hoses on him in the 60's"???? so this is where we're at. disagree with an intelligent black leader on substantive issues and you're called a racist?? sad. "

" . . . that Republicans complain about happy occasions and nice things. Why not have a positive community outing that rallys people for a common cause. Oh, you're right, that wouldn't be any fun. Let's all just sit in our houses and complain to our families about how everything will get better if old wrinkle face gets elected. Then we can turn on the telly, get fatter and think about we have it sooooooo good in America. I'll be steering the boat back to England if anyone is interrested. "

" I would criticize, but don't want to be labled a racist. "

" I would rather vote for Hilary Clinton! Period! "

" Actually, the haters out there are thrilled Obama is running for president. Now they can openly hate someone for at least four solid months under the veil of politics. When someone calls them out for being so hateful, the haters do the knee-jerk "who me?" maneuver and the yelp about Obama supporters "playing the race card." Magically, though they're the ones who are the haters, in their minds THEY'RE actually the victim of a smear. Pretty cool how that works, isn't it? It's clear evidence of what group in America still holds the long end of the stick. I'm a white, former Republican, native Nebraskan born in a rural community who is voting for Obama this November. My vote probably won't turn the first district "blue," but I'm expecting to be voting with the national majority this year. "

" Quit being ignorant and cynical Hadrian. How about reading? Obama's not going to visit your apartment personally to spell it out to you. Nebraska needs to support Obama because John McCain has already turned his back on the midwest and has proposed to take support away from the midwest, small business, and farmers. McCain also supports large oil company subsidies while opposing sustainable energy including ethanol. -No one in Nebraska would benefit from McCain policies. "

" The funny thing is, if you subtract the party officials, speakers, etc., there are probably more commenters on this thread than turned up for the rally.

What a groundswell of grassroots support! "

" Half of McCains's Olympic commercials have been negative so far. All of Obama have been positive. McCain can't bring himself up, so he has to try to bring Obama down to himself. "

" Please raise my taxes Barry!!! "

" if you are in the middle class and vote republican you are a brain washed robot. the gop has been crushing the middle class since the 80's when Reagan crushed the Unions. "

" Obama get's critized constantly if you hadn't noticed. The ONLY way you will be labeled a "Racist" is if you critize him for being another color than your self. A lot of true colors do come out here on these posts though don't they. "