That was 40 years ago and I salute his service. 

But less than 1 year ago, he sold out all of his core beliefs for one last shot at the White House.  In 2000, I trusted and liked John McCain very much.  Today, I don't trust the man as far as I can throw him.

Obama I trust.  And, unlike the dwindling numbers of McCain supports, I am not alone.

We will!  Many of us already have.

My bad. I wasn't aware that it was only a couple of thousand but rather that tens of million$ of his donations are untraceable. I stand corrected.

Gladly, someone does have a trace on the million$ of donations made below the $200 mark, they just haven't disclosed the sources. Except maybe the several from his Kenyan Auntie Z, which of course are illegal since she is not legally here herself, according the news this morning. It's good to see though that Obama supports her deportation as the law proscribes. I suppose if they could trace her illegal donations in only a few months time, it should only take several years to track the millions in other donations from undisclosed sources as well. Whew! That's good to know

Or, maybe it was just several hundred donations made… for millions each. No, that can't happen either 'cause that, too, would be illegal. If only transparency were more transparent. Oh, well. I think that's what the American people had in mind when they instituted the law of donating to the Presidential election process, when we file our income taxes, to cover the cost of a sane spending in a presidential campaign. And also to avoid the seeming possibility that a candidate was bought; and in a worse case scenario, by a foreign power. The way the American people established the law, it would provide that all monies to cover expenses would be disbursed by the federal Government so there would be no question as to where it came from and where it went. This was the program that Obama so staunchly supported for its integrity. Until he didn't.

I'd term it 'wooled pulled over eyes'"

Sadly I think He'll win... lots of sheep out there willing to trade votes for hand outs and an excuse not to work quite as hard.

If I could vote.. My vote wouldn't be for sale.

Can hardly wait to see the 'chosen one' come crashing down when reality sets in and he can't do 90% of what was promised to get him in office.

That thur is funny

And then you post a whole bunch more Campaign 101 donation drivel and ANOTHER non-issue right after it...sigh.

For example, McCain-Feingold was about stopping SOFT MONEY contributions from PACs.  It had nothing to do with American Citizens legally donating <$100 each to politicians they support.

And, I'll assume you've forgotten this, it's the GOP and RNC that challenged all of these provisions and laws straight to the Supreme Court and lost these rulings from 2002 to 2007.  Which is saying something, since the Supreme Court is tilted pro-RNC/GOP right now.

(see the same link above for a summary and links to the actual Supreme Court rulings)

Again profound ignorance of WHY I am voting for him (and the majority of the nation now), which I've detailed clearly in numerous posts, cited with documented facts.

I could easily say "there's an ever dwindling minority of neanderthal thinkers who just don't realize that the world is leaving them behind" but I won't, because that would be small-minded and ignorant. 

Well, that's POLITICS, after all.  No matter what, he can't do worse than Bush has.  There's just not much further down we can go. 

$260...that they are going to have to give back...because she sent $5 to her own nephew.  She should have just sent it in a Christmas or Birthday card. 

I'll take that bet...Suuuure he could do worse...  I havent suffered in anyway under bush that I can feel.

Well, I feel safer than in 2001, but thats a good thing.

Id rather be safe and poor than rich and vaporized.

Fact is.... Obama will win because millions of people want a hand out.

Lame.

My point EXACTLY.  ONE of the candidates running for President knows how to operate a computer...one does not.

What does running a PC have to do with making decisions?

Did Reagan know how to run a PC? or word processor?

Who cares? Someone would vote either way because of that? It's Petty.

By the comments made by several people in this thread, being able to operate a computer hasn't progressed much beyond making a fire or grunting. 

I'm beginning to be skeptical of the reliability of Snopes.  They apparently accepted without question the 'copy' of the '1961 birth certificate' that Obama's campaign made available on their 'Fight the Smears' site.  From the Snopes entry:

Turns out the 'image of that document' purports to be a copy of a 'Certification of Live Birth' issued by Hawaii some time after November of 2001, not his '1961 Hawaiian birth certificate.'  It also appears highly probable that the image is a fabrication.  The links provided in Steve-'s reply #438 are rather convincing that the document is a forgery.  Not sure if that makes it more or less 'legally relevant.'

I frankly wasn't particularly interested in this issue when I first heard about it, since there was no reason to doubt that he was born in Hawaii.  But the dismissive condescension of Excalpius & BigDogBigFeet sparked my curiosity.

A number of aspects of this controversy make me wonder what we don't know and why BO & his campaign are so reluctant to enlighten us:

1 -The apparent forgery of the Cerfication of Live Birth.

2 -The question of whether Indonesian citizenship required renunciation of all other citizenship (at that time).  I believe BO has acknowledged having had Indonesian citizenship before returning to Hawaii.

If renunciation was required and BO's family had indeed done so on his behalf, what would have been required to re-instate his US citizenship after he returned to Hawaii?  Perhaps renunciation is a one-way street - once a US citizen, always a US citizen, unless it is revoked by the US government  - I don't think so, but am still looking into that.  Also not sure how his status as a minor at the time would have affected all of this.

In any event, the issue of his citizenship remains a very legitimate, and unanswered, question despite the Snopes entry.

EDIT - just spotted the reply indicating Hawaii has a legitimate birth certificate on file.  As I said, I never had any reason to doubt where he was born.  The rest of the story is still unnecessarily murky & incredibly easy to clarify if BO's campaign wanted to.  Would also be interesting to hear why a fabricated document was used to 'Fight the Smears.'

This is just meaningless pap, unsupported by anything.

Let me break both of yours arms at the shoulder & leave them untreated for 5 years - see how well you use one then.  Petty silliness.

You don't need your arms to operate a computer.  They have this thing now (it's making a serious cut in my income since I'm a medical transcriptionist and type hospital records) called SPEECH RECOGNITION.  Of course, cavemen aren't aware of this!

Yeah, u better vota Obama, cos he can use a pc.

Am I the only one who thinks that is petty?

This country deserves Obama if this is what it's come to.