Michelle Obama wows 'everyday people' at CU event
By Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published October 1, 2008 at 2:32 p.m.
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Michelle Obama makes an appearance Wednesday at Farrand Field on the campus of the University of Colorado. Scattered in the crowd were volunteers, ready to register voters on the spot.
For the Garcia family, this has been an Obama kind of week.
On Sunday, they were first in line to snag tickets to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's appearance Monday at Mountain Range High School, which 25 members of the family attended. On Wednesday, just three Garcias came to see Michelle Obama help get out the vote at Farrand Field at the University of Colorado, but they brought a crowd's worth of enthusiasm.
"Michelle comes across as very caring, very empathetic," said Charles Garcia, who stood on the sun-splashed expanse of green with wife Delia and daughter-in- law Theresa after Obama's speech, part of a get-out-the-vote tour. "She's in tune with the issues of everyday people."
Everyday people like them, they said.
Thornton resident Garcia, a retired federal employee, said he and his wife, a retired third-grade teacher, have lost more than half of their savings because of the economic crisis. Their daughter-in- law, Theresa Garcia of Denver, said her husband's loan business has ground to a halt.
"Don't we deserve a government that speaks to our needs, a Washington that truly understands what regular folks are going through?" asked Obama, who spoke of her life as the daughter of a blue-collar worker with multiple sclerosis, and her husband's upbringing by a single mother.
"Barack understands that people in America aren't asking for much," Obama said. "They just want to know if they get up and work hard every day, they'll earn enough to take care of their kids. And that after all that hard work and sacrifice, they can retire with a little dignity. They're not asking for Washington to solve all their problems. They're just asking for a Washington that understands."
Both Obamas understand what it's like to be in debt because of student loans, she said, and what it's like to be desperately ill and more worried about insurance coverage than getting well. Barack Obama's mother died at age 53 of ovarian cancer, which health insurance wouldn't cover because it was a "pre-existing condition," his wife said.
"Barack has seen what it's like to struggle - when a mother is doing everything she can to give you a better life," she said.
People began lining up at 7 a.m., and by the time Obama took the stage around noon against a backdrop of mountains and campus buildings of cream-and-pink brick, about one-third of the sprawling field was packed with students and families toting babies in backpacks and jog strollers. Scattered throughout the crowd were volunteers, ready to register voters on the spot.
Obama said there were 170,000 young Coloradans who had yet to register, and the campaign hoped to take care of 4,100 CU students.
Before Obama's speech, former Bronco Rod Smith told the crowd how much he regretted not voting in four of the five presidential elections that have been held since he turned 18.
Vote, he told the crowd. "If you don't vote, don't complain."
As Obama's caravan headed off campus, Diana Adams and Rhonda Hovendick were sure they got a wave from the woman they want to see as the nation's next first lady. The retired teachers from Longmont described themselves as excited - wait - thrilled - no - exuberant.
"I thought she was wonderful," Hovendick said. "She's a woman who worked for what she has. She wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She's not a trust- funder. She's really the embodiment of the American dream."
"So relatable, on so many levels," Adams said.
Both women agreed that the Obamas' relationship speaks volumes about their values.
"I think you saw that after the debate, there's a warmth, a sincerity. I think what makes us so enthusiastic is there's a genuineness about them," Hovendick said.
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October 1, 2008
2:53 p.m.
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IRUNMAN writes:
Solomon, I pity you.
October 1, 2008
2:58 p.m.
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Elwood writes:
"Obama said about 170,000 young people in Colorado who are eligible to vote are not registered"
How many are now registered 2 or more times?
Call ACORN and find out.
October 1, 2008
2:59 p.m.
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Jack_Durden writes:
Solomon, you sound like the racist here...
October 1, 2008
3 p.m.
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Shaggy writes:
Solomon, I idolize you.
I just hope Michelle was proud talking to all the Liberals in Boulder.
October 1, 2008
3 p.m.
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LockNLoad writes:
Best election money can buy. You think the economy is bad now, wait till Obama gets in office.
He will lie and steal his way into the White House. I better be quite now. Obama has a team of lawyers attacking anyone who criticizes him.
October 1, 2008
3:05 p.m.
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MrCrush writes:
If you vote for Obama:
Your taxes will go up across the board.
You will be inviting terrorism to our soil again.
The economy will get much worse.
The borders will open even wider.
You're accepting Anti-American behavior in your president.
You're electing the most liberal person in Congress.
You’re electing a man who voted against Wall Street reform in 2006.
He also voted against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform in 2006.
You’re electing someone who financially supports national voter fraud.
PERIOD!
McCain/Palin 2008
October 1, 2008
3:08 p.m.
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sheepherder writes:
I'll bet she hates having to associate with whitey to pander votes! The Obamas are the racists!
October 1, 2008
3:09 p.m.
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sheepherder writes:
troll, troll....
October 1, 2008
3:14 p.m.
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Shaggy writes:
Solomon, it is too late to tell you but if you don't love Obama and his unproud wife you will be labeled a Racist by the plastic messiahs faithful followers.
October 1, 2008
3:17 p.m.
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psu96 writes:
lemmings to the end
October 1, 2008
3:24 p.m.
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Mayor_Quimby writes:
Shaggy is 100% correct.
Obama is a fraud and a hack. People who vote for him have small minds that are easily hypnotized by the propaganda.
October 1, 2008
3:26 p.m.
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sheepherder writes:
But Obama has a (D) following his name! That makes him the best canidate right? I think some people would vote for Captain Kangaroo if he had a (D) following his name.
October 1, 2008
3:28 p.m.
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buzzman writes:
sheepherder is right on---she is a true product of affirmative action--too bad she is so unappreciative
October 1, 2008
3:41 p.m.
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Shaggy writes:
"My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it." -- Barack Obama
October 1, 2008
3:42 p.m.
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INC writes:
Funny Mayor_Quimby, does not realize his character is based upon Ted Kennedy.
speaking of small minds, indeed! it takes one to know one eh mayor,shaggy?
I just love how the racists squirm and never mention current polls.
all they can complain about is affirmative action. When it is obvious none of them even made it to the level to be considered for acceptance anywhere. Much less actually competing with others that are different form them selves.
October 1, 2008
3:47 p.m.
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T1anda writes:
The angry Cruella DeVille in Boulder! How appropriate!
October 1, 2008
3:51 p.m.
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Mayor_Quimby writes:
INC, thanks for telling me where my moniker came from. I was just too stupid to know that since i picked it out of the blue. DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Give me a break.
INC, the small minded are voting for the person without experience or substance. Calling for change without detailing any of it and having half the nation vote for it shows the stupidity of the American electorate and is an indication of the quality of our public school system.
"When it is obvious none of them even made it to the level to be considered for acceptance anywhere. Much less actually competing with others that are different form them selves."
Although i did go to an Ivy league school (Cornell), maybe the people you are talking about didnt make it because they had to give so many spots to the undeserving like B. and M. Obama who got in because of the color of their skin and not the content of their character.
October 1, 2008
3:56 p.m.
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skippy71 writes:
Obama in Boulder? Isn't that simply "preaching to the choir"? What a waste of money for the campaign.
Voting for Obama is not just stupid, but it's downright dangerous.
As for "Change"? I'd rather hold on to mine and decide for myself who to give it to. I don't need government to make those decisions for me. Obama will bring "feel good, warm fuzzy" policies with negative long term effects on society. Look at the Community Reinvestment Act backed by Carter and Clinton. Sure, it felt good, but don't tell me that an act like that didn't contribute to the current financial crisis.
October 1, 2008
3:58 p.m.
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rg52 writes:
Sounds like a lot of republican hatred here. How much worse can the nasty comments get?
Here, no one sees you and your face, so you can be as mean and hateful as you want to be, and be proud of yourself for your educated well written comments.
Shame on you for your ugliness.
October 1, 2008
4:04 p.m.
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INC writes:
speaking of "content of character"
Obama has more content than BOTH of the republican puppets put up for the job...
McSame folded after three days in Hanoi and signed a confession of war crimes in Vietnam. (traitor)
graduated sixth from last in his class at Annapolis.
Secessionist Sarah wants to rip a star out of the flag. make us 49 states. (without Alaska)
went to no less than four colleges before graduating with no better than a "D" in economics.
For Americas Top Job Ill still go for the smartest guys running...
Obama/Biden '08
October 1, 2008
4:06 p.m.
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T1anda writes:
rg52.. I suggest you check out the far-left websites like Dailykos..Moveon.org..MediaMatters etc!!
You will then, see the putrid,naked, ugliness of Obama supporters!!
SHAME INDEED!!!!
October 1, 2008
4:10 p.m.
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Mayor_Quimby writes:
Heck, just look at INC. He is the definition of hatred. Not to mention stupidity and ugliness etc. Look, he supports Obama so his mind must be the size of a walnut.
October 1, 2008
4:13 p.m.
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INC writes:
T1anda,
not to forget Freerepublic.com... they advocate assassination.
October 1, 2008
4:17 p.m.
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Sue3275 writes:
Say GOODBYE to our country and the rights/opportunities of your children/grandchildren if Obama gets elected!!
Here is just a glimpse of how Obama is going to DESTROY our country!!
Obama steps into N.C. immigration debate
Opposes ban on illegal immigrants in college
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008.
Alex Brandon,
The News and Observer
"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama suggested this weekend that the children of illegal immigrants should have an opportunity to attend public community colleges -- thereby interjecting himself into a contentious North Carolina issue.
Obama said children who attended public schools should have the chance to continue to improve themselves rather than being consigned to the fringes of society.
"For us to deny them access to community college, even though they've never lived in Mexico, at least as far as they can tell ... is to deny that this is how we've always built this country up," Obama said in an interview over the weekend with WUNC during a campaign stop in Greensboro.
The campaign of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain issued a statement saying McCain was opposed to providing benefits to illegal immigrants but did not specifically address the issue of whether they should be permitted to attend community colleges.
"John McCain does not support amnesty or benefits for undocumented immigrants," his campaign said in the statement. "He has consistently opposed giving amnesty or public benefits to undocumented immigrants."
In his interview with WUNC, Obama said he favored tightening border security and cracking down on employers who hire illegal immigrants. But he also said there must be a path to citizenship for those already in the United States.
Obama said many children of Mexican immigrants have spent nearly their entire lives in the U.S., and "for all practical purposes, they are an American kid."
Cont'd through link............................
http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story...
October 1, 2008
4:21 p.m.
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INC writes:
no issues discussion just name calling eh Quimby?
How about that Democratic candidate... He discusses Ideas. shows leadership and the ability to lead our nation away from the brink.
unlike McCain that shows no leadership qualities. selected a VP as a gimmick. Then wants to continue bushes failed policies and take our country off the cliff into the abyss.
Ill vote with my Grandchildren in mind.
Obama/Biden '08
October 1, 2008
4:24 p.m.
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me2 writes:
I checked out those left wing sites and found, surprise, just more of what is here, but with better spelling and syntax. And a lot more upbeat optimism.
October 1, 2008
4:28 p.m.
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skippy71 writes:
INC, just because someone is "smart", as you define it, it doesn't mean they will be a good leader.
Think Jeff Skilling, former CEO of Enron. Graduated top 5% in his MBA program at Harvard. Now sitting in a nice cozy cell, having RUINED lives upon lives of former Enron employees.
If this is the main reason you are voting for Obama... with all due respect, MAN, you are a shallow thinker.
October 1, 2008
4:40 p.m.
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Mayor_Quimby writes:
Agreed Skippy.
INC, you see what you want to see because you have been brainwashed. What "good" ideas does Obama have? Where has he shown leadership?
The man has been a complete failure his whole life except when Harvard allowed him to attend their school, the reason for which is debatable. He has never even been in a real election until now. As for McCain, he was a leader in the military, as a POW, as a commander, and as a politician actually accomplishing bipartisan bills. How many does Obama have that are worth the paper they were written on?
I have my children in mind when i vote for McCain as i dont want Obama to continue the same failed policies of Jimmy Carter, LBJ, and FDR.
October 1, 2008
4:46 p.m.
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INC writes:
Mayor_Quimby,
you "leader" not knowing what way to go...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW-9zA...
Ideas???
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
Please stop taking pride in your ignorance...
October 1, 2008
4:51 p.m.
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WestminsterJ writes:
>same failed policies of Jimmy Carter, LBJ, and FDR.
FDR saved this country from being either a fascist or a communist dictatorship, doofus.
October 1, 2008
4:55 p.m.
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DenverDan writes:
steel, T&A, shag, Mayor
Swift-boat crap is all you girls have, Hate and smoke-screens.
You dont want to talk about your boy Bush that you all voted for"TWICE" or the economy. Better stick to crap with no value.
October 1, 2008
4:57 p.m.
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DenverDan writes:
McOLD & THE BIMBO MILF 08
October 1, 2008
5:15 p.m.
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seeker writes:
I don’t understand what those of you who appear to be Republicans or at the least right wing are so nasty and angry about. You took control of the House and Senate in Clinton’s 2nd term; took the White House and held the majority in 2000; kept the White House in 2004 and though you lost the House & Senate the Dems have such a tiny majority, maybe 1 or 2, that you can still pretty much have your way. You have controlled the country for 12 years. Your arguments against the Dems are childish. You sound like low info voters repeating blurbs from talking heads or one liners & endlessly misquoting books and words. Read articles; Google stuff before you write it; look it up. If you are going to contribute then for God’s sake do it with some class. Make it honest by at least trying to get it right and not repeating the same old things that have been researched and proven not to be true. You embarrass yourselves. I’m embarrassed for you. These are nonpartisan fact check websites. USE THEM. YOU NEED NEW MATERIAL.
• FactCheck.org
• FactCheckED.org
• Just the Facts!
• PolitiFact.com
• Snopes.com
• The Fact Checker
October 1, 2008
5:25 p.m.
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INC writes:
seeker,
THANK YOU!!!
Amen brother.
October 1, 2008
5:46 p.m.
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Screamingdemon writes:
Seeker, Why not check the actual Sites rather than 3rd party? The actual problem of the Financial melt down was done under Clintons watch (Glass-Steagall act of 1933 repealed and signed by Bill Clinton in Nov 1989) and no oversight in the financial markets ( altho Bush and McCain was asking for it) This Crisis is directly tied to the Democrats.
October 1, 2008
5:49 p.m.
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BenchBoss writes:
Tomorrow night's debate can't come soon enough.
Who knew writing for SNL would be so easy? They don't even need to change Palin's idiocy one bit. Tina Fey for VP! Hell - anything's better {and funnier} than the clowns you guys are getting tricked by. I'd still do Cindy McCain though.
October 1, 2008
5:56 p.m.
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skippy71 writes:
Seeker, I think we actually would agree on something.
It is not healthy that EITHER party dominate the political system. Yes, I am Republican but that doesn't mean that I liked having a Republican-sided government representing the people.
Although I agree that the country does need change, I don't think a radical change that Obama is proposing is safe. Have you ever tried turning a speeding car 180 degrees? What happens?
I believe that McCain will bring change to the US at a more conservative pace. The US is not a nimble entity... it is a large beast, a massive organization that will not react well to radical change. If one feels that McCain is truly a third term Bush, I would suggest that the belief is blinded and a refusal to see things from the other perspective (as GOP's are guilty of, vice versa).
It may appear to you that the GOP still has "it's way" in the current environment. I would imagine that heavily has to do with GW watching from overhead. Put a Democrat in the White House, and POOF!.... we go to a Democratic controlled system, and one that currently has poorer approval ratings than GW.
Vote McCain for conservative change and a "checks and balances" system in Washington DC.
Would love to hear your opinion on this perspective. If you are just going to respond with nasty names and childish comments, don't bother. I am interested to hear what you say.
October 1, 2008
6:02 p.m.
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Screamingdemon writes:
No matter how good Sara does in the debate, she will not get a fair shake. The liberal media and that goes for Gwen too, will be biased. A good example is this: http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/corant...
This never made the national news, but it says volumes of what to expect if Obama is Elected.
October 1, 2008
6:34 p.m.
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seeker writes:
Screamingdemon
This article is about a candidate’s wife making a political pit stop in Boulder. The comments about this article have little or nothing to do with the economical crisis we currently find ourselves in. I was making no political statement either for or against Dems or Repubs. My comments were based on childish, borderline racist and trite statements that are repeated over and over by the same bloggers. I would hope that reading and exchanging ideas should rise above the level of 3rd grade name calling and taunting. But, apparently I am wrong. Now you are trying to connect this to a debate about the banking crisis which has nothing to do with Mrs. Obama and of course blaming it on the Dems. Fine. I repeat, the Republicans were in charge for 12 years. Eight of which they held the majority in the House and Senate. If this was the fault of the Clinton administration or in your world maybe even Franklin Roosevelt then why in God’s name didn’t your boys put some regulations and oversight in place and protect the friggin’ system from disaster? The Repubs are the party of fiscal responsibility; the guardians of the taxpayers; masters of all they survey. So where the heck were they for 8 years?
Here’s how politics work. Like it or not, the Republicans have been in charge for 12 years; things are very screwed up. They guys that are in the White House get blamed for whatever went wrong while they were in power. Simple to understand. I didn’t make this rule up. It’s as old as politics. It was the Repubs watch and things went bad. Blame whoever you want. The Electoral College or the Supreme Court will pick the next President.
My comments were made to bloggers who make inane remarks that contribute nothing but hate and divisiveness in an already heated electorate. We would do better concentrating on the things that bring us together rather than the things that drive us apart. And a little intelligent thought would be a big plus too.
October 1, 2008
6:35 p.m.
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expatman writes:
My my, what a lot of hatred.
Skippy 71, while I disagree with most of what you have to say I do like the fact that you can express yourself without the hysterical screeching of shaggy, T1anda, et al. My personal opinion is that the country DOES need radical change and rather quickly. That said, I also agree that turning this government is rather like trying to correct the course of a large ship.....the Titanic comes to mind. Being a 67 y/o white male who is concerned about what we are leaving to our children and grandchildren I dont see how a rational person can do anything but vote Obama/Biden
October 1, 2008
6:44 p.m.
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Uno writes:
Let's see how effective Jesubama is in Chicago...well crime went up so if you're a lawyer you are doing good. Living condition and the local economy is down, but that's something he can blame on Bush and McCain – that always works on the uninformed weak mind. Obama is running scared so he pimps his wife, the mother of his children, but that's a responsible thing to do, right?
October 1, 2008
7:04 p.m.
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me2 writes:
Pimps his wife? Didn't McCain already do that.
Every politicians wife speaks for her husband, or for his wife, why the word pimp? Did you ever accuse Bush of pimping Laura?
Uno, you are a weasel.
There are some good forums in other papers, but the RMN is attracting bed lice now.
October 1, 2008
7:07 p.m.
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allelsefollows writes:
I think they should have gotten her to moderate tomorrow's VP debate instead of Gwen Ifil! She would have had a SLIGHTLY higher conflict of interest and well, there's just no reason to half-a** these things!
October 1, 2008
7:10 p.m.
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seeker writes:
Well skippy, we do agree in that one party dominance makes for a sticky wicket. I rather prefer a balanced House and Senate. Keeps everyone one their toes and hopefully balances out the true wishes of the people. At least we can hope so.
But that is where our commonalities end skippy. Sometimes you just need to start over. I am not at all worried about the “radical change” that Obama will make. I must admit however that I can’t for the life of me figure out what you mean by “radical change” unless you mean that perhaps things will get better once we are out from under the policies that have divided this country and even have divided us from the world. There was a time I could have voted for McCain but that ship sailed quite a while ago. This is not the guy we all knew; the happy warrior; the maverick; the independent favorite. I don’t know who he is but he scares the hell out of me lately. I come from a military family and this man is not right. We have vets from our family that range from disabled vets to POWs and believe me we have seen it all and this man is not right. The more I see him the more I worry. Great soldier, great servant of his country. But I am afraid that his time has passed.
So you can tweak about Obama. The checks and balances the Repubs represent under GW or McCain are no longer a comfort to me. Been there.
As to nasty and childish comments I believe that only someone who could not fully understand my comments would make those remarks. I checked them and their understandability to the reader is equal to that of a 6th grader. Don’t you love “no child left behind”?
October 1, 2008
8:17 p.m.
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tylerfrost writes:
Remember that movie Planet of the Apes?
October 1, 2008
8:59 p.m.
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Highcountry writes:
Michelle is an intelligent, strong woman. She is an inspiration.
October 1, 2008
10:16 p.m.
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global writes:
It seems that the repubs that repeatedly post here, now having nothing to offer by way of an honest debate, have shown their true colors. It appears that these closet raciest have now come out. I expect them to shortly start writing "Wake up White People".
October 1, 2008
10:58 p.m.
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October 2, 2008
2:10 a.m.
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BenchBoss writes:
Screamingdemon wrote:
"No matter how good Sara does in the debate, she will not get a fair shake. The liberal media.... {edit} will be biased."
This thread just keeps gettin' better and better. Most people can judge for themselves how Sarah Palin does during the debate. Implying she won't get a 'fair shake' means you need someone to tell you how she did. Or tell others how she did. As evidenced after the 1st McCain/Obama debate, polls skewed Democrat simply because more Democrats actually watched it. So - you're going to wait for someone to tell you how she did?
And - this 'liberal media' bit is just plain tired.
-----And even William Kristol, without a doubt the most influential Republican/neoconservative publicist in America today, has come clean on this issue. "I admit it," he told a reporter. "The liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures."----- {E. Alterman}
These media outlets must be part of this 'liberal' regime too:
Fox News
Wall Street Journal
Washington Times
New York Post
The American Spectator
Weekly Standard
New York Sun
National Review
Commentary
Rush Limbaugh
Matt Drudge
Rocky Mountain News
October 2, 2008
5:01 a.m.
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BillK writes:
Yes, Barack understands that Americans should make enough to "take care of their kids."
He understands well enough to make sure that you don't get to keep anything more than just enough to do so.
Any excess must of course be taken away from those who succeed, that's the Democrat way.
Meanwhile, it's nice to see that a couple that spent their entire careers receiving government paychecks like liberal Democrats, along with the trust fund kids at CU who we hear can't afford rising tuitions, yet CU has their highest enrollment ever.
Hmmm.
It's also nice to see that the anti-Palin comments the pundits on the left have been saying about how you can't choose a candidate based on personality or whether you identify with them and derision about her being an "American Idol" candidate go out the window when describing how much people identify with MIchelle and how she's "just like me."
Got it.
Democrat identification good, Republican identification bad.
Why am I not surprised.
October 2, 2008
7:39 a.m.
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FlyfishDude52 writes:
my son, a college student and a few friends, went to see what she was all about & from what they told me it was not a "wow" situation. She incited the already liberal minds to even greater extremes. Surprised ward fu(khill didn't show up to espouse his communistic doctrine to help the cause. The young men listened almost 30 minutes before, in their words, "We left cause she wasn't saying anything." This from the mouths of babes... Need we say more?
October 2, 2008
5:10 p.m.
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SPL writes:
Amazing, I don't presume to know McCain personally and I won't be voting for him (or anyone as it happens) yet all the hateful, fearful, racist republican yanks on here presume to know Obama and his wife?
The denial and hysteria is palpable in their comments because they know Obama is going to win and they can't stop it! "No wait! Maybe my comments on RMN will really help McLame!!" Ha ha! I love being a socialist-leaning immigrant - it's just a shame I'm not black and homosexual because then I could really inspire some fear and loathing :)
October 2, 2008
10 p.m.
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Oliver2 writes:
Republican desperation = nastiness. What a bunch of mean, ugly people posting here. I suppose you imagine yourselves Christians?
Anyhow, as the number #1 on the GOP ticket drew only hundreds--five weeks out from the election in a key battleground state--to his "Town Hall" meeting, the spouse of the #1 on the Democratic ticket drew thousands in Boulder.
As the knowledgeable know, which is why I feel the need to state it here--knowledge apparently lacking among many of you--the suburbs in Jefferson and Boulder County are among the most key swing districts in the state.
Man, McCain/Palin is going to lose badly. Badly. Badly. Get use to President Obama freaks.