A panel of about a dozen residents from around Hampton Roads -- representing a variety of ages, occupations, backgrounds and political affiliations – posted their reactions during Wednesday night's final presidential debate.
This time, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama focused on the economy and domestic policy.
Read about the debate here. Join the conversation by posting your comments below.
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No dear...
I didn't say 'personality.'
Um, I meant you yourself could be hurt by Obama's election when his programs fail.
it won't hurt my personality
I will be voting for Obama/Biden and it certainly won't hurt my personality either.
Voting for McCain will keep us in a war for the next decade, and this country cannot afford another war of lies.
The GOP has no one but themselves to blame for. In 2000 you elected George Bush and in 2004 he was re-selected. Out country has gone down hill every since. The GOP had dug their own hole, and the country is sick of it. The more McCain/Palin talk they worse it gets.
Not when it's true
"McCain is relentless with his slander of Obama"
It is not slander when it is true. Look it up. I implore all voters to vote on facts and not emotion and bias. Take a couple of hours this week and review the bio the senate provides o ntheir websites. Collect information.
Take this vote seriously. An error could hurt you personally.
the votes "will be there"
Come Nov. 4th we will all go to the polls and vote for the person of our choice, and increasing number of both Democrats and Republicans are plannig to vote for Obama, and for all the right reasons. McCain and his foolsih move with Sarah Palin as VP is unspeakable. McCain is relentless with his slander of Obama, and it's a total turnoff, filled with lies and hate and we are sick of it. The public is not as stupid as McCain and Palin seem to think. And certainly not as stupid as some of the bloggers on here who continue to tout for him, with issues that are non-issues to begin with.
The votes are there
"whom John McCain's campaign later hired to manage the GOP convention in September."
John McCain makes no such decision. He is not head of the GOP by fefault just for running for president. If we want to deal w/ facts we can all see who voted against such legislation to curb the FM's by visiting Obama's section of the senate website. McCain sponsored legislation to rein them in and Obama voted against it. It's a fact. Any of you can look it up.
The more you know, the more you blame republicans ...
From AP:
WASHINGTON – Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae, three years before the government took control to prevent their collapse.
In the cross hairs of the campaign carried out by DCI of Washington were Republican senators and a regulatory overhaul bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. DCI's chief executive is Doug Goodyear, whom John McCain's campaign later hired to manage the GOP convention in September.
hey brpster
In 2004 when Bush was running for president you could read articles online that stated he had a homosexual relationship whil in college. You can find anything you want online, half of it isn't true.
Search it!
Panama?
Why would anyone even suggest that McCain or Obama are not citizens?
Obama, No question American.
McCain, Born in the Canal Zone to a military family both US citizens coupled with an act of congress No Question American a Zonie but American.
RJS
You left Frank Raines off of Obama's list.
As for the Fox news source jabs below, YouTube has no political stance. You can easily look at clips of Obama making promises that he changed his mind on after receiving the nomination w/o commentary. You can watch him tell a guy in Ohio he intends to implement socialism. He intends to give those who do less or nothing more from those of us who work.
It's true. You know it's true. The scary part is every time he has backed off from a promise it was after learning about it. I used to be suprised some people would want such an inexperienced person in office but after reading your comments for a couple of months it is clear you do not know what you are doing. A large part of your group are simply panhandlers.
Such misinformation
Obama is a US citizen because he was born in Hawaii, the 50th state. Since his mother was born in Kansas, to 2 American citizens, he is a citizen anyway 1 could possibly look at it. On the other hand, McCain was born in Panama.