Barack Obama getting a rock-star welcome in Europe.

There is an election reform movement in the US.
My state is actively pursuing it. If we could get enough people to support this movement, we could be free from lobbyists to "buy" the candidates they think can do the most for them. It would aslo level the playing field in terms of money going into campaigns so that a person of modest means could compete against the millionaire.

Check it out publicampaign

Clean Elections is a practical, proven reform that puts voters in control of elections. Rather than being forced to rely on special interest donors to pay for their campaigns, candidates have the opportunity to qualify for full public funding which ends their reliance on special interest campaign cash. Being freed from the money chase means they have more time to spend with constituents, talking about issues that matter to them. When they enter office, they can consider legislation on the merits, without worrying about whether they are pleasing well heeled donors and lobbyists.



In the U.S. Congress, Sens. Dick Durbin (D_IL) and Arlen Specter (R_PA) have introduced the Fair Elections Now Act which provide full public financing for Senate candidates. A companion bill in the House is also expected soon. Clean Elections is law in seven states and two cities: Arizona; Connecticut; Maine; New Jersey; New Mexico; North Carolina; Vermont; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Portland, Oregon. Activists in 28 states are working to advance full public financing.

Hillary Clinton was on T.V. last night saying that Mc Cain would make a better president because he has the experience and all Obama has is a speech..lol

If the Democrats expect to win this election one would think that they would stop fighting amongst eachother???
I cant wait to see what happens at the DNC when all her delegates walk out.

i vote for Paris Hilton.

Paris for President

shell probably win...lol

Paris Hilton mocks McCain:

After McCain (or the "old, wrinkly guy") used Paris in his anti-Obama commertials, Hilton stroke back with this! Pretty funny!
"Ill see you at the debates bit6hes". LOL!

I'm not sure she could spell "debate".

i don't think that really matters, its like when she talks, who cares whats coming out of her mouth as long as the right things are going in :)

In that case, let's make a trade, you get Hilton and we get Marsh..

well i guess thats a fair trade, they've both been around the block a bit :) Not much wrong with each of them apart from that :):)

i'd like to live on that block : )

i couldnt of said it better myself

There is the whole thing in a nut shell. Right on PIORUN

if that is the case why does it matter who wins. Did you change your mind Franek.


Go OBAMA

because people like to believe their choice is better.
in all reality, neither will change much.
they can say all they want about this and that, but without congress stamp of approval they cant do s**t
being from chicago i can tell you for a fact obama isnt going to change anything, hes part of the machine

Obama The Patriot - Removes American Flag From His Plane

The Patriot Room
Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:11:07 AM by Bill Dupray

Barack Obama recently finished a $500,000 total overhaul of his 757. And as part of the new design, he decided to remove the American flag from the tail...
What American running for President of the United States would remove the symbol of his country? And worse, he replaced the flag with it with a symbol of himself

LOL. Miranda..
In all honesty, I couldn't give a darn who gets in there.. They are all crooks.. But I just love to pull your chain.

What does being from Chicago have anything to do with predicting what Obama is gonna do?
OK, I grant them that. They need to believe in their choices.
who?

Franek, then you prove my point that Americans rather pull the chain that actually start to get involved in what is going on in their country. I had a different impression and I though that you hated Obama. So you were just talking sh!t then.

For me it doesn't matter but I am here, not there.

Bingo Miranda.. You said it again. YOU ARE THERE AND NOT HERE.. Need I say anymore?

his past will predict his future, that simple.
hes a game player from Illinois. as much as he denies it, hes one of the good ole boys

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4111483


http://www.suntimes.com/news/politic...6obama.article



http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/01/rezko/

He lives here and we all know hes a crook
just like his buddies, Rezko and Blagoviech

Its good that another fellow Chicagoan can point this out to a "Foreigner"
Foreigners seem to think that obama will be soo different when in fact they dont even know his past record.
obama has a good P.R machine, thats it

But that is pretty typical of all politicians.....they all have some skeletons in the closet. Regan had the Iran Contra thing, Clinton had Whitewater, the Bush family has close ties to the Bin Laden family.

Yep , i certainally have to agrre with you on that SG
I dont know who to trust anymore????
I`m not all that thrilled with McCain either, at least hes a veteran that might make the difference in this election???
Marek
"dont even know his past record."
He really hasnt done much of anything???
What has he done as Senator of Illinois??
Absolutely nothing!!!!!!!

LOL.

I am just accross the border. Anyways.
I don't think he is gonna be different. Besides, most of US politicians has something to hide, don't they.
yah, but it is so typical of US elections in general. For me (da foreigner) it is actually quite interesting to watch how people in the states get entangled in it.

yep, even our mayor of Chicago is a crook, our county president Todd Stroger is even worse!!!!!
All Illinois politicans are on the take

totally agreed. any stance that might of affected him vote wise, he wouldnt even vote on the matter, he would just vote present


yes they do, but when their whole campaign is about change, its rather hypocritical. the even funnier thing is people believe them


still your not local and dont have a clue with whats going on here in chicago just like we dont about canada


your rather entangled in it also and you cant even vote



and good ole obama is in bed with them.
people seem not to know or remember that above two are the clowns who helped him get as far as he has.

so what. If I had other nationalities interested in Canadian affair I would appreciate it and so far I was called a stupid foreigner who knows nothing. Which, btw is not true. The average Canadian knows more about the world including US than the average American, so it would not be a bad idea if we could vote;), since you guys are not doing the best job. LOL

But that is not even the point of this discussion. It just seems that Americans cannot see why Obama is so popular in outside of US. But he is, even it is for wrong reasons.

its doesnt matter how popular he is because those infidels cant vote for them.

above quote should be,
the average Canadian the typical know it all foreigner

don't be funny Marek, we have no infidels here to a degree that would effect the American politics. LOL.
no, it is not true. Typical Canadian is not know it all. Have you met any?
I think you are paranoid about foreigners.

One cannot have a discussion with Americans because they just start speaking in stereotypes.

I think that you are just confused about who to vote for because your political system is very corrupted.