There is no side show.

Obama's entire campaign has been about bringing everyone together, about unity. Besides, Warren will be leading a prayer, not preaching against gays, abortion, etc. Jesus Christ taught us to love one another. Even sinners, even misinformed, even hypocrites, even liars, even Rick Warren.

Sarah Palin has made many statements that are obviously intended to incite voters to instill doubt or fear of Obama. She has made many statements against Obama that are not true and have been thoroughly debunked. And yet ignorant supporters become hostile and even threaten violence during and following her rallies and continue to support her. Consistently, by making a false statement about the First Amendment, she has simply continued to count on the ignorance of American voters who will defend their strong opinion against Obama believing it is supported by the Constitution because they dont know the difference. It is just one more example of inciteful dialogue to appeal to ignorant Americans.

Considering Palin's lack of intellectual curiosity and knowledge, her confidence can only derive from success based solely on her good looks, which has served her well in the past. She offers no more in leadership however, than the basic abilities she acquired reading script as a news anchor. When it comes to integrity, judgment, decision making and problem solving that affects every American, her lack of knowledge and intelligent experience will fail her and this country. God help us if she is elected. She is not a leader, she's a phony!

Sarah Palin's IQ is 83. Todd Palin is a high school dropout. These two are one heartbeat away from the highest office in the country, if McCain is elected.

The real shocker behind the investigation is that the investigation has uncovered the fact that Todd Palin, a high school dropout, has had access to Governor Palin's office, personnel and other files, and has held interviews and conducted state business in her absence with no authority whatsoever to hold any public office. Now all we have to look forward to is that it is not necessarily Sarah Palin who is a heartbeat away from the Presidency, but rather, Joe-Six Pack, Todd Palin who may be influencing policy decisions and foreign policy on behalf of all Americans.

Surely small town America can relate to Barack's integrity and strong moral and family values, it is what anchors him; the reason he is so cool under fire, the foundation that keeps him so ease with himself. However, Jamie Lee Curtis said it best (paraphrasing) I dont want a President I can relate to, I want a President that can debate and lead on my behalf.

Point on Cintra! You said it all for me. If Palin were to step in as President she would not only reverse Roe vs Wade she would reverse that saying of the 60's "You've come along way baby" and take women all the way back from where we started with her antiquated anti-democratic ideology! If other feminists were pissed about Clinton's loss, they should be outraged by this VP pick.

Gunning down helpless animals from the air is heartless and cowardly and begs the question of just who is the predator here. This woman is frightening, and even more frightening is the reality that if elected, she might need to step in as Commander and Chief. Her ideology would have sex education abolished in our schools, contraceptives made illegal, and Roe Vs. Wade overturned. Even our libraries would be compromised by her already documented abuse of power. We need to call an extremist an extremist, to shine a light on the shared anti-democratic ideology of McCain and Palin, the same ideology shared by Bush and Cheney, antithetical to civil liberties and democracy.

In response to Joan's video, More on Obama and Race, I dont believe race has anything to do with the current poll results putting McCain even with Obama. Of course racism still abounds, but the number of racists is a constant factor. In Iowa, for example, John McCain is running attack ads against Obama day and night claiming Obama will raise taxes and that Obama is responsible for high gas prices. Of course McCain is lying about Obama. Just the opposite is true. As long as people believe that if they see it on tv, it must be true, they will be victims of their own apathetic ignorance.

How utterly pathetic that Hillary cannot give up and actually support Barack Obama for President. According to the recent claims that if Edwards' affair had been revealed early on, she would've won Iowa; and if caucuses could now be declared illegal, she could retroactively claim victory having formerly lost in the caucuses. She continues to be divisive regardless of the fact that Americans are suffering in so many ways. I thank God she has no chance to be our nominee. But our nation is in trouble, and this election is too important, we cannot afford the disunity she brings!!!

Senator Obama has not changed in his position on anything, this is the widespread spin directed by the corporate owned government under the GOP. He has demonstrated strength in judgment, which is exactly why he was chosen to lead the Democratic party in this election, based on his intelligence, education, experience as a civil rights lawyer and professor of constitutional law, past legislation, and proven judgment in standing up against authorization to go to war with Iraq and legislation he has authored or co-sponsored. He is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Homeland Security and Government Affairs and certainly has access to information the American people do not have. He was chosen to make the tough decisions, and ordinary citizens should stand by him when he does!