McCain, Obama images: Age vs. Change

Thank you, DNC media, for creating these images of the two candidates.

Instead of posting mindless articles on these ridiculous poll topics, why don't you try posting something about this terrible human tragedy?
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lisold0706,0,814136,print.story

The most glaring aspect of the Obama poll was that no one - not one percent - believes he is qualified to be president! Qualifications didn't make the list. EXPERIENCE didn't make the list. Imagine someone like Obama applying to be a manager at McDonalds and his hiring bosses could not point to qualifications or experience. Out the door!

My opinion is McCane - Experienced from years in politics. Poor morals, but this seems to be a common trait in political circles. Wife seems to be a good woman who does charity work and has a pleasant personalty. Definite plus for McCane.
Obama - No past experience in political circles. Change - what? He flipflops, this is not change from what we are use to seeing. Dishonest - can't be trusted to do what he says. Wife a definite drawback. Kind of like a anvil around his neck.
I am waiting to see who they pick for VP. But this will probably have little affect on my decision.

Dear American Voters, reporters, media. professionals, political parties, and our hon. Presidential Nominees,

Subject: Presidential Temperament

Please talk about and "Compare And Contrast" the " Presidential Temperament" of our Presidential presumptive nominees. I will also request and plead to the nominees themselves [ Hon. Senator McCain and Obama ].
Our nation has been applying this yard and stick tor the appointments and confirmation process of our Supreme Court Justices nominees.
Our Greatgrand Nation Foundations are as under:
Family, friends, fellows, faith, funds, fun, with fairness & freedom And without fear, favor, and failure.
It will be disgrace and shameful if the nominees and media will not look into this critical and crucial aspect under current challenging times and circumstances within our country and all around the Globe.

America wake up and the discuss the " Presidential Temperament" of our presumptive presidential nominee's [ Hon. Senator McCain and Obama].

Yours sincerely,
COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret].
Disabled American Veteran
Forensic psychiatrist, Las Vegas, Nevada

PS: Why do not media cover topic of Presidential Temperamnet?

It's interesting how "change" and "outsider" were combined for Obama. I bet if those two were separated his top selection would be "lack of experience."

I hope everyone reads this poll very closely. Overall, it favors McCain.

I am really surprised to see Senator " Questionable Conduct " McCain's number for honesty so low. Given the fact of his involvement with the " Keating Five " and the dodges and denials that must have occurred, in front of the Senate Ethics Committee, I am surmising !! That supposition is based on the citing of Senator's " questionable conduct ", concerning his involvement with questionable contributions and favors granted to him and his family. I guess the question of good character doesn't matter to some voters, if it did, Senator McCain would be losing by a much greater number, than he already is !! Senator Obama's character can not be assaulted, unless one stoops to innuendoes, distortions and, unfortunately, lies and we know what the Republicans and their, not too, Swift-boaters can do with those tools !! Just ask former Senator Max Cleland, or Senator Kerry or former Vice-President Gore, not to mention their own, Senator McCain. They can achieve some very despicable things with lies, innuendoes and distortions !! Check out the last two presidential elections !!
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Polls = distortion

Every poll ever taken had a predetermined outcome. If I were to ask you a set of questions in a specific order allowing you to choose from a specific set of responses, don't you think that I can give you the poll results before the poll is taken? Of course I can. This is how polls are done and this is why people pay for polls to be taken. The gullible public thinks that polls are a real depiction of the public's views when in fact they are a foregone statement of the person(s) paying for the poll. In this case, the "Associated Press-Yahoo News! poll" Yahoo is paying the fee based on what their subscriber's-fee based advertisers need to hear. Here's two great questions for those taking polls. First, how many people automatically hang up when they first hear the words "this is a poll". Second, how many people really lie to a pollster just for fun? If I don't immediately hang up, I lie for sure! I think the margin of error should be more like - plus or minus 20%

Both of these candidates are scarry. It's unbelievable that these 2 guys are the best we can come up with in this nation. McCain is old, disconnected, a flip-flopper, with an angry temper and he is deeply out of touch. Obama is questionable too, wants to raise taxes and punish the "rich" people like me who make a whopping 100K per year which in southern calif. does not make one rich! He has no international experience and his religious connections are very disturbing...Rev. Wright?
Scarry!!

For people who think that John McCain is old, they need to also consider that the average age of the Supreme Court Justices is 68. Age also means more experience to deal with the challenges this country is now facing.

Two quotes to remember during election season:

"from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" - Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto

"Americans are happy with a little piece of the pie. Some may have to give some of theirs so that others may have some" - Michelle Obama, wife of Presidential hopeful Barack Hussein Obama

Same thought processes, different wording. Totally anti-USA and pro-collectivism.

This wasn't a good poll. It would have been much better to have people give a rating of high, medium, low with high perhaps being 10 points, medium 5 and low a zero to key words like wisdom, experience, character, honesty, courage, leadership ability, sense of humor, compassion, patriotic, religious, etc. The people interviewed should have been equally chosen from young, middle aged, and elderly. If you're going to do a poll, make it as fair as possible so the results mean something. Maybe that's how we should elected candidates by adding up their points.

Posted by: Christy | July 7, 2008 11:19 AM

So, Christy, are you against all government help for the poor? Should we stand by while people starve? Should we let children die of easily cured illnesses if their parents can't pay? Should we stop providing free public education for all? How greedy are you to keep your whole slice of the pie?

Fact is that neither of these seated Senators is qualified to lead our nation. Neither has any leadership experience.
Neither would have a job interview based on their resumes. They only have history in the government sector and not the "Real World".
Obama and McCain are professional politicians/Government Workers.
Neither has lead a large working group. Neither has balanced a budget.
Neither can say NO to a special interest group.
Americans should demand a better choice then the stinking 2 party system. System is the key word.
I would ask "What measurable accomplishments have you had in your life?" McCain and Obama would most likely reply with rhetoric that the uninformed voter would buy.
I would ask"Who will be your advisors and Cabinet members?"
Sad to say that who ever has the best Marketing Plan, will win. American's are lazy and easily bought with fast talking speeches and rock star turnouts.
The US Media and the Internet want Obama. Many Republicans will stay home, because McCain is to far left.
Finally, Americans better care about who the VP choices are. One of them could be the next President in 4 or 8 years.
Caroline Kennedy is qualified to select a VP for Obama? Yikes. This ain't a cookie sales benefit for the local school.
Finally, when is the media going to ask some tuff questions? No spin!

Just think, the loser in November gets to go back to his old job. How many of you could collect full pay while interviewing for another job?

It is also a matter of a person with a record vs someone with no experience except for two book tours.

Funny how on GMA this morning, they were grilling McCanes people on his policies and wanted specifics. And even then they were not satisfied. Obama can simply say, "I will fix the deficit", and people wont question one word.

To those who complain that McCain is too old and out of touch - I think that makes you out of touch. A 70 year old person today is not what they were yesterday. Look around!

My husband is 73. After his retirement he started a business doing intricate mechanical repair work - and is very successful. He works out everyday, fast walks several miles, is president of our property owners association, etc, etc.etc. He reads several newspapers and news magazines from cover to cover every day and watches a variety of news programs on TV every day. HE IS NEITHER OUT OF TOUCH OR "OLD."
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON!!!!
I know 50 year olds who are "older" than my husband and most of his friends and associates.

God is old too, but still in control.

I don't even get to Senator McCain's age, its his lack of responsible judgement, that real troubles me. Even though, most people do not seem to consider that factor in making choices in selecting our next President. If they did and if they did their homework, in stead of listening to the, not too, Swift-boaters, they would run as fast as they could, away from such a poorly qualified candidate, such as Senator McCain. I hope they do their homework and come to the same conclusion I did, that is, Senator Obama, all the way to our White House.
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Wow, maybe its just because I pay attention to the news that I know Barack Obama is not a Muslim? Who are these people who think that? They must be uneducated or uninformed hicks, those people shouldn't even be allowed to vote.

The Repubs are finished as a political party. McCain has to be the most incompetent candidate that has ever run for the office.

Imagine being a Republican right now....watching the "straight talk express" running off the rails every other day.

First McCain's's like Bush, then he's a "maverick" then McCain is Bush's evil twin again, then he's back to the "maverick" act again, then McCain goes back to the Rove/Bush lovefest. I get dizzy just trying to follow this old guy.

Obama should win this easily, especially with John McBush carrying the GOoPer water this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnb2IrsU1Cg
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People need to realize that whoever wins shapes the US Supreme Court. Obviously, McCain will appoint more a certain (uptight) crowd - i.e., more of the same and Obama will appoint those with visions to give America back to its citizens. My vote is for change.

Speaking of lack of experience - Obama has been in Senate for 143 Senate session-days.

I kove the fact that dishonet is 3rd. As he shifts his positions, this will climb up the ladder.

Hmmm......Only 3 percent realize Obama is a Muslim. He and the media are doing a good job covering this up.

I kove the fact that dishonet is 3rd. As he shifts his positions, this will climb up the ladder.

Posted by: Terry | July 7, 2008 1:43 PM

Terri,
I'm glad you brought up dishonesty and flip-flops.

John McCain has flip flopped on just about every major issue, from the war in Iraq to tax cuts to immigration to social values to ethanol.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W_K4RCisxc&feature=related
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Terri,
Here's some more "experience" and "honesty" for ya....also known as "straight-talk, my friends".
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioy90nF2anI

"Straight-talk" continued....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c
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Sometimes you need to look at sources. Around here, in Illinois, there is a lot of support for Obama, but what shocked me was the LACK of negative press about him. I was visiting relatives in Michigan a few weeks ago, and there was a lot of talk on how he backed out of his agreement with McCain on campaign finance, and then lied about conversations regarding this. I tried to look this up in the tribune, and had trouble finding any coverage of it. Those of us in Illinois, especially those who consider Obama to be honest (as I used to), need to remember that the local media will give us a very Obama-biased skewed view of things. It's not a bad idea to read online news reports from a few non-Illinois papers too, just to make sure we are not missing important stuff.

Don't get me wrong -- I am still leaning slightly toward Obama. But I realize how much local media bias can skew views when they conveniently forget to report on anything negative about "their guy." It's good to have a variety of sources.

If Obama is about change why is he using the same old dead and tired campaign tactics. Personally I don't like either candidate so McCain with get my not Obama vote.

I think these aren't entirely unexpected, given the media's coverage of both candidates. Obama was (and is still occasionally) touted as young and inexperienced, compared to his rivals. "Change" is the motto of his campaign, and although he is still relatively unknown, the word (change) is likely to be one of the first ones a newcomer will associate with him: At least it was, for me.

McCain, on the other hand, is older than the current President. There have been no shortage of jokes - even from himself - about his age. As a Republican, he represents a party that is typically favored by older generations (Isn't the common assumption that one becomes more "conservative" with age?)

It doesn't stop here - but these are enough. This isn't news: public perception is influenced by what the public is informed.

Obama is a political rock star created by his marketing team and a cooperative media. No experience, no substance, no qualifications. Proof positive that a good marketing team can sell anything to the American consumer/voter.

At least with McCain we get a guy with courage and proven integrity, not to mention a wealth of experience.

Dear American Citizens and the Press

As a concerned citizen, I consider it is my duty to bring following message to you all.

"We the citizens of the United States of America have the ultimate responsibility to elect the " Right Candidate" to lead our nation, out of our huge present and future internal and external challenges as well as opportunities. This is to prevent depression and isolation in-spite of being the only superpower in the world morally, democratically, economically, and militarily.

We need to consider the "critical qualities and characteristics" of our presumptive presidential nominees at the time we vote.

In my personal and professional opinion the critical considerations are as under:


1. Calm, cool, and collected " temper " [ Presidential Temperament ].
2. Sound and sustained "Judgment and Caliber".
3. "Thought-fullness and togetherness" of purpose and positions.
4. Minimum "ex-poser and exploitation" around "Washington and Washington insiders".
5. Renewed " Vigor and Vision " for our Greatgrand Nation.
6. Foreign policy based on " American Values, Virtuous, Vastness".

Stay informed, stay involved, and stay engaged. Do not allow some partisan media, pundits, pollsters, and perpetual political opinion makers effect your vote in the wrong direction.

Don't be effected and duped by "Psychological Terrorism" that is afflicted upon you all the time.

Long live U.S.A and its diverse but democratic people.

Col. A.M. Khajawall [Ret] MD., ABFM., ABDA.
Chief Consultant: World Wide Porfessional Consultants[WWPC]
Colonel, USAR/MC Combat Stress Control[Ret], Disabled American Veteran and Freedom team.
Consultant Psychiatrist: CA State, Medical Board of California, and Los Angeles Mental Health Department
Address: 7642 Eaglehelm Court Las Vegas NV 89123