John Murtha:  Why would a politician say this even if it were true?  John Murtha is a Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania commenting on why Obama would not win in Western Pennsylvania:  "There is no question that western Pennsylvania is a racist area''.  Maybe he’s the one that advised Obama, when Obama said that the same people are bitter and cling to religion and guns.  Murtha’s divisive and racially insensitive comments will cost him his job.

Left Wing Loonies:  I do not lump all democrats into this category, just the ones involved.  Joe the Plumber, who happened to be in the right place at the right time for the McCain campaign, was home in his neighborhood where Barrack Obama decided to do some door-to-door canvassing.  Joe asked a question and got an answer from Obama that clearly showed Obama’s true intent.  The redistribution of wealth – Socialism.  Screw the American Dream said Obama.  But because this fairly ordinary citizen asked the question that pulled back the curtain on the truths of the Obama campaign, many from Obamanation have taken it upon themselves to try to dig up dirt on this average Joe.  Joe is not the point, Obama’s answer to his question is. 

Comedy:  McCain and Obama both took part poking fun at one another and themselves last night.  This was better than any debate.

James T. Harris is a supporter of John McCain and he is black.  He gained national attention for standing up for McCain and urging him to go after Obama by questioning his character at a campaign rally in Waukesha last week.  Mr. Harris began getting hate mail and death threats immediately.  Most of the e-mail that he received was like “How can a black man stand up and say that?”  He’s heard from many African Americans accusing him of being a sell-out.  James T. Harris must have missed the memo, the one that says if you’re black you can’t vote for McCain.  Death threats like this from Dhimicrats bring a whole new meaning to “bleeding heart liberals.”  People like Mr. Harris, that stand up to this type of persecution because of their beliefs, deserve all of our respect.  It's been very disappointing election seeing this type of racial divisiveness being promoted by so many of Obama's supporters. 

The further removed we get from that time, the more difficult it is for younger people to appreciate just how chaotic those times were and how dangerous it was for a man like Martin Luther King to fight for what was right and speak out the way that he did. 

Coming into the 1960’s, African Americans still had to deal with the Jim Crow laws, which had been created and enforced by White Democrats during the past 90 years.  These laws mandated separate but equal status for African Americans, but resulted in inferior service and accommodations. They also were designed to restrict their civil rights, thus disenfranchising African Americans by restricting their ability to vote. 

If that weren’t enough, there was the feeling of superiority and fear on the part of some European Americans (my preferred term for Whites), and the desire to keep African Americans down.  Like most beliefs, there were differing levels of how passionate people felt on this subject, and that included many who were ready to commit violent acts to support their beliefs.

While these laws have been eliminated and tensions and attitudes have improved with time, it makes it harder for today’s youth to fully understand how great a man Dr. King was.  He was a great leader and a hero for all of Mankind.

If Dr. King could pop in on us today, I think he would be proud of what changes and improvements have been made, but disappointed by how long it has taken and how much more work needs to be done.  But, beliefs and attitudes that have been built up and existed over generations, will also take time to be corrected.  This is similar to the changes that the US is trying to implement in the Middle East.  Our presence may be required for longer than some people desire, but that is the only way to accomplish long lasting change.

Dr. King would be proud to see an African American playing an instrumental part in this presidential election, but he would be disappointed by the fact that there is so much attention paid to the fact that Barack Obama is an African American.  Dr. King deserves better.  Like all of our heroes, he should be remembered and celebrated for all they have accomplished, and not more so just because some pretender reminds a few people of him.

During this year’s celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., I heard many people trying to compare him with Barack Obama.  This is not a fair comparison.  The only place that the two are close is in their oratory skills.  While Dr. King was a hero and a great leader, Mr. Obama is the poster child for the “Peter Principle”.  He is already incompetent as a Senator, but now some are ready to promote him again. 

Yes, it has to be said, comparing MLK to BO stinks!

Hillary Clinton lies about ducking sniper fire as a first lady making a trip to Bosnia in an attempt to make herself seem more "battle ready" to be Commander in Chief.  Barack Obama comes across as a racist himself, even as he attempts to open up the dialog on racism in this country by talking about "a typical white person".  John McCain is lucky that these two continue to make the wrong kind of news every day just by opening their mouths, because he certainly isn't immune to the same foot in mouth disease.  Nine months of duct tape for his mouth and he will be the next president.

The battle between Clinton and Obama has put them both on a slippery slope come election time.  A new Gallup Poll shows that 39% of Hillary Clinton supporters would vote for John McCain if Obama is the nominee, and 29% of Obama supporters would vote for McCain if Clinton wins the nomination.

John, I mean this in a nice way.  Shut Up!

This is Presidential Primary Season.  You are probably voting for the candidate that has the best track record and experience to improve our country or the one that has mapped out a specific plan that matches your desires and dreams for our country. 

Some people are voting based on the most insane reasons.  Some will vote for Hillary because she’s a woman and others will vote for Obama because he is black.  What has this got to do with which candidate would make a better president?  A story from the TV Show “The View”, had Whoopi Goldberg asking the others on the show if they would vote for Hillary if she wasn’t a woman.  Now first of all, other than the fact that Chelsea Clinton exists, there isn’t much proof that Hillary is a woman.  In that family it always seemed as if there were two alpha males competing for head of the country.  When Bill Clinton said “ I did not have sex with that woman”, I was kind of hoping he was talking about Hillary.  But, on the show, one of the other hosts said that if Hillary were not a woman she would vote for Obama, but she is supporting Hillary because she is a woman.  What are you thinking?  Voting for Hillary because she is a woman is sexist, and voting for Obama because he is black is racist.  Just when I think we have made some small strides in improving on racism and sexism, idiots speak and it all vanishes.

I sometimes wonder how women could even have any respect for Hillary.  Bill Clinton participated in some highly publicized extra marital affairs, and yet she thinks so little of herself that she still stays with him.  The upside for me if the Clintons win would be seeing what Bill Clinton would do in the White House.  Will he be Hillary’s version of Billy Carter, the embarrassing family member that gets drunk at the family parties and then makes such an ass of himself that you wish you could disown him, or will he find new and interesting ways to utilize the Lincoln Bedroom?

On the other hand, you have Barack Obama making a major showing in the primaries so far.  The man is an eloquent speaker, and with the use of cheerleaders stationed around him when he speaks, gets the crowds worked into a frenzy of cheering fans shouting for “Change”.  But if you ask any of his supporters what proof or track record he has for accomplishing what he says he can, you are usually left looking at the poor goof with his mouth hanging open and nothing to say.  Change for the sake of change isn’t always a good thing, but most people like the concept.  It’s the same reason that the backup quarterback is always the most popular player for the Chicago Bears.  Fans think he has to be better than the starter. 

The republicans look like they have already made their decision, with John McCain pulling away in the delegate count.  It was already a strange year for republicans, due to the backlash in the country against the war in Iraq; it appears that several potentially viable candidates shied away from running.  Conventional wisdom is that they would wait while the Democrats screwed things up again for the next four years before making their run for office. 

With the poor choices available in the Democratic Party, even a weak Republican candidate like John McCain makes the most sense.  He has the necessary experience and the right ideas on how to best protect Americans from terrorists as well as the big government, socialist ideas of the Democrats.  But the next step is still up to us, as we need to give him a better congress with which to work.