He Must Be Running On Empty

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Barack Obama was on the Today show this morning and he accidentally called Matt Lauer by the name of "Tim."

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Take a nap, homes!

Posted: May 5, 2008 at 2:05 pm / Email this »

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chels says – reply to this

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FIRST
Chris says – reply to this

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FIRST BITCHES!
chels says – reply to this

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never thought I would do that. he did call him tim though. funny stuff
kidd says – reply to this

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jeez, relax, it was only a little name slip-up. you'd be tired too if you were running for president of America.
OBAMA 08
sadfsdf says – reply to this

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first
Christine says – reply to this

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Oopsybama!
sasha says – reply to this

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oops
sasha says – reply to this

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Oops!
sasha says – reply to this

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Ooops!
Jonah says – reply to this

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Well….I am sure that was his 101st interview that day and Matt looks more like a Tim anyway. At least he didn't imagine being shot at while in Bosnia like Hilary did.
Amy says – reply to this

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i extremely hate him
d says – reply to this

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Perez-

How about you put up Hillary's slip up from Bosnia?
Shannyn says – reply to this

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He should just give up.
Foist says – reply to this

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He looks like a Tim.
kerin says – reply to this

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PLEASE PLEASE VOTE WHITE PEOPLE. THIS COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A BLACK MUSLIM PRESIDENT WITH NO EXPERIENCE!!!!!!
Tittays says – reply to this

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How about a Hilary nip slip? Fabulous!
kerin says – reply to this

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PLEASE PLEASE VOTE WHITE PEOPLE. THIS COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A BLACK MUSLIM PRESIDENT WITH NO EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!1
Lyndsee says – reply to this

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Hey! Evansville baby…my town!!
Obama sux says – reply to this

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I hate him! LOL! Unreal!
Snooze Alarm says – reply to this

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He looks like a"TIM'
marce says – reply to this

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I hope americans are not having him as the candidate. I'd rather having Hilary. I am not a US citizen, I am from Montreal, but sure the US rules all over the globe and I just see him as a Hugo Chavez you know, the Venezuelan president that's taking his beautiful country to the worst period in time, I hope Venezuela doesn't became the new Cuba. I think Obama is like the same, just someone talking about "beauty" things that are not possible to do, and also, just being so "pitty me, I am a bit black" if I was black I would kick his ass out cause he doesn't know what they suffered back a long ago and then, now that is so over, stop blaming others and get real
VOTE says – reply to this

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Kerin, I agree. If he gets in, we are soooooo screwed!
john says – reply to this

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and this is funny because… this is news worthy because…
mho says – reply to this

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Pretty soon he will be halucinating about sniper fire.
ugh says – reply to this

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I think it's terrible you post things like this. Get behind our nominee. It's over.
Lisa says – reply to this

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You're a dick, Perez!!!!
LONDON says – reply to this

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you wish he were runnubg on empty!!! fatty mcfatty!!
viva says – reply to this

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when Hilary finally faces reality and stops dividing the democratic party, then he can rest and concentrate his efforts on McCain …where they should be.

OBAMA 2008!!!!
Kate says – reply to this

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Go Obama!

Stop hurting the party Perez. Every vote for Hillary is a vote for McCain! She can't win the nomination, she can't win in the fall.
Cate says – reply to this

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Go Hilary!
lisa says – reply to this

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OMG! He shouldn't be president because he got a name wrong. Stupid post perez…. not interesting, not funny….. obviously politically motivated.
em says – reply to this

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LIEK, ZOMG, WHAT A DOUCHE, HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER!
Seriously, Perez, EVERYONE is running empty. That's not that big of a deal. It's a draining process, so who cares of Obama calls Matt 'Tim.'
thomthom says – reply to this

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Go Hillary!
lyd says – reply to this

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Re: kerin – oh my god, you racist piece of shit. do us all a favor and walk into fucking oncoming traffic.
OBAMA2008 says – reply to this

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how about showing some of Hilary's snafu's! like saying she got fired on in Bosnia….

stick to Hollywood….in that arena, you are the best! Politically you made a bad choice backing Hilary. She needs to quit YESTERDAY!!
deedee says – reply to this

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Saw him making a speech live on CNN last night and he seemed tired. But not to tired to deliver a kick ass speech to the nation.
Obama rocks. Hilary rocks. The Democrats are on fire.
FUCKHILLIARY says – reply to this

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WHO THE FUCK CARES. I'M SO TIRED OF THE MEDIA WAITING FOR HIM TO FALL ON HIS FACE. LET'S TALK ABOUT HILIARY'S PASTOR AND HIS OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTS.
stylist for change says – reply to this

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Write about what you are best at–fluff–and stop going for the lowest common denominator at every opportunity. It's not cute.
HillaryIn08 says – reply to this

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Idiot. GO HILLARY!
brin says – reply to this

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It's the Lauer-curse of '08! You don't disrespect Lauer! Tom Cruise tried to diss Matt Lauer ("you're glib!") and look at his public image now!

You don't mess with the Lauer!!
lol says – reply to this

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lol
LK says – reply to this

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Homes? Now this one-sided piece of shit is being racist? Do us a favor, open your mouth….stick a dick in it…..gurgle the protein shake and shut the fuck up!
keena says – reply to this

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leave him alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hilary will lose
Vote no on Hillbilly and Obama says – reply to this

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Vote no on both of these losers!
Cris says – reply to this

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Hahah! I love Obama!
he is no lier like hillary says – reply to this

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I respect the man. Hillary is a compulsive lier sniper girl.
Yup. says – reply to this

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Isn't that Tim? I thought it was Tim, too.
Lame says – reply to this

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Clinton slips are says she was under sniper fire in Bosnia. You say nothing.

Obama slips and calls Matt "Tim." You post.

"Hi, I'm untrustworthy."
lynsay says – reply to this

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hillary needs to give up. shes done son!
Lame says – reply to this

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Re: kerin –

I agree. We definitely need more racist ignoramouses like you having their votes justified.
dIRTYGIRL says – reply to this

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There was that time that Matt came to my hotel room. He was dressed in spandex pants and a shiny gold lame shirt. He WANTED to called Tim the whole time I doinked him in the bum.
Anna says – reply to this

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VOTE OBAMA! HILLARY IS A REPUBLICAN!
andrea paul says – reply to this

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are you sure the person who originally asked the question's name wasn't tim?
Lame says – reply to this

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Re: keena –

Will lose? She's already lost. The media perpetrating this myth that she still has a chance is amazing.
God forbid ... says – reply to this

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… a presidential candidate–especially Barack–should "slip up." The guy's probably exhausted. There's no reason for this ridiculously stupid post on your site–or any site, gossip or news. Give him a break.
Lame says – reply to this

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And calling Barack "homes?"

OMG.

Who's the fucktard now?
answer to Kerin says – reply to this

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Kerin thats F–ke up….what do you mean "Vote white people" …. do you want to tell everyone what Hillary and her crew think about white people…. like "screw them bill" not to mention Kantor saying that Indianan's are shity and are "white ni–ers" controversy in the movie "the war room"……
Stop spreading lies about Obama being a muslim…..He's not and you know it….
Kerin says – reply to this

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I am sorry that I am such an ignorant cunt!!!! It's only because I hate myself that I make comments like that.
caroline says – reply to this

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he probably confused him with Tim Russert from "Meet the Press" which he was on yesterday and is also on nbc!
Teresa says – reply to this

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Hillary plans to obliterate Iran (forget what that will do to the economy, of well wee are only a few trillion in debt) but she for got Cuba, a country that is so closeby. Perhaps, her husband should have done it. Maybe, maybe the cuban people would have been free by now.
marce says – reply to this

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Hilary is a LADY, sure she is. She kinda was the president back in the 90's when her husband was the 1st man of that country. All the people know that she was the one who had the brain and the economy of the US was way better and more stable and better to the whole country (low, middle and high classes) than now.
Obama is just a wanna be that's trying to portray an image that doesn't belongs, he's a populace, demagogue… "he's good cause he's in part black" come on! a color doesn't says anything. What about the stupid things his pastor is saying? now Obama is not supporting him… how bizarre, when it is on his favor then he supports him, and when it is not convenient the he steps back. That's not a leader.
Hope Hilary gets the candidature of her party.
Holly says – reply to this

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he is exactly what we need for this country. whoever wrote the stupid comment about voting for "white people" is ignorant, uneducated and exactly the reason why we need this country to change. why does it have to be a racial issue? you people make me sick and i'm not even of an ethnic background. seriously, what century do we live in?
squintz says – reply to this

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Wow, what a desperate troll you are, Perez. Maybe if you and all your racist buddies here gave him a moment's peace, he could get some rest. Some people have to work for a living, you fat fuck.
hmm says – reply to this

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so he messed up.. lets see if this becomes as huge as paula abdul messing up.. probably it wont. because when a guy messes up, thats ok because he was just "tired". but when a woman messes up, shes automatically seen as crazy
Brewster says – reply to this

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HOMES?!??!

Oh, are you down, white boy?

I don't think so.
Nikki says – reply to this

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I'm from Scotland and think Obama would be an excellent president, I LOVE what he said on abortions, he is truly with the times and he will definitely do the best he can for your country!
Jeniston says – reply to this

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I love Matt Lauer! Nobama better watch it. Calling such a well-loved person by the wrong name… not good for biz… or for prez.
squintz says – reply to this

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marce said:
Hope Hilary gets the candidature of her party.

The "candidature?" Don't huff so much paint in the morning, you moron.
katie! says – reply to this

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It's freakin' Matt Lauer.. how do you mess that up???
Holly says – reply to this

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Perez, i am ashamed at you. OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!!!! his wife is the most amazing public speaker I have ever heard too!!
kara says – reply to this

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hey you fat fuck.
how about you stick to stuff you know, like kissing celebrities asses and inundating the page with charities…
A Little of What You Fancy says – reply to this

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OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!!
squintz says – reply to this

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hmm said:
so he messed up.. lets see if this becomes as huge as paula abdul messing up.. probably it wont. because when a guy messes up, thats ok because he was just "tired". but when a woman messes up, shes automatically seen as crazy

Are you comparing PAULA ABDUL TO BARACK OBAMA? No, when she messes up she's "automatically" seen as drunk. Goddamn, I cannot believe how fucking stupid you people are.
cambel says – reply to this

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Calling Matt "Tim" by accident is Misspeaking. Claiming that you were under sniper fire when you weren't is Lying. There, now we have a definition of each.
mogul says – reply to this

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Tim, Matt - all those white folks look alike.
Jason says – reply to this

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Obama is a fake, disgusting piece of human garbage.
marce says – reply to this

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Re: squintz – oh pity me… should I have wrote "candidacy"?
I am from Montreal, and am speaking and writing in English, French and Spanish all day long, so I can have a faire une gaffe for you every now and then
Still that shitty Obama is not well prepared and experienced to lead a country as enormous as the US
Hilary IS that big and have demonstrated how prepared she is
And girl power chicks, you should support her
Holly says – reply to this

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Re: hmm – well paula abdul messes up b/c she's on drugs and is a complete mumbling idiot. cannot stand her. Obama is a presidential candidate for god's sake who is actually articulate and makes sense when he speaks. don't ever compare his little name slipups to paula abdul's.
areyoucrazy says – reply to this

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I have a problem voting for anyone who turns their back on the American
flag and was sworn into office on the Koran, not the Bible.
Joseph says – reply to this

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Re: kerin – are you kidding me? If you did any research he's not muslim you dumb bitch! He's half black and half WHITE! Oh yea and he's a CHRISTIAN. If your going to talk shit be sure to know what your talking about before you put it down. So you don't look like a dumb white trash bitch!
Weezy says – reply to this

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STOP HATIN PEREZ….YOU WISH YOU LOOKED AS GOOD ON SCREEN WIDE TF AWAKE!!!
Carlos says – reply to this

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I would call Matt any name he asked me to. He is one of the sexiest men I have ever seen. I hear he might be bi - any news? Anderson is still smokin hot. Barack is butt ugly.
truth says – reply to this

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even if he is tired are these the kind of mistakes he will make in forigen frelations, this not the first time he and his wife have done this kind of stuff,I really don't feel comfortable about this at all
chels says – reply to this

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yeah. perez is hispanic. he can say homes if he wants to. be jealous
jambajim says – reply to this

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(Re: Teresa – i agree caroline - i think he thought it was tim russert. (matt's voice is similar to tim's - honest mistake.) also, it's very possible that an nbc producer neglected to tell obama who was conducting the interview. even if he was just sleep deprived, at least it wasn't as bad as hillary's bosnia slip (which she blamed on being overtired.)
OBAMA IT'S TIME 2 GIVE IT UP! says – reply to this

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HILLARY IS OUR ONLY HOPE!
WHY IS OBAMA STILL IN THE RACE? says – reply to this

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HE WILL NEVER WIN!
Yuck says – reply to this

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I feel so sorry for any of the deluded people in America that actually think Hillary is a good choice for the Democratic nominee. If anyone actually did their research, they would see what a trail of lies she has left in her wake, and all the people she has used and discarded for her own agenda. I can't stand her. Obama has his flaws too, but I'd rather vote for someone who has some morals.
Drake says – reply to this

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MAN OBAMA is the man and I dam sure dont want no emotinal soft woman as no president men r leaders woman r natural care takers play yo part bicthes of the world who try to do men jobs play yall part and let ah man play his .
JUST VOTE HILLARY! says – reply to this

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Re: jambajim –

REALLY? DON'T U THINK IT'S JUST BECAUSE HE IS AN ASS!
FUCK HILLARY CLINTON says – reply to this

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Re: marce – Hillary is a pathetic LIAR..talking about she knows what it like to be middle class..This bitch HAS never had to live paycheck to paycheck, she acts like 109 MILLION is chump change, She is ONE the same people who she talks so much about. The RICH. SHE HAS been sitting back getting richer while The rest of us BARLY make it.Think about 109 MILLION IN ONLY 7 YEARS…thats alot of HUNTING
lindie says – reply to this

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THINK ABOUT IT FOLKS–WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD WITH RAMPANT CRIME AND HOES AND DRUG DEALERS ALL OVER THE PLACE?NEITHER WOULD I, BUT THAT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF OBAMA IS ELECTED. THE BLACKS WILL FUCK UP THE ENTIRE COUNTRY JUST LIKE THEY FUCK UP THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS FRIGHTENING HOW MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE THERE ARE OUT THERE. FACE IT, THIS YEAR THE BEST CHOICE IS MCCAIN
todd says – reply to this

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ONE WORD: snipers
cs says – reply to this

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don't you mean: Our next president was on the Today show this morning and he accidentally called Matt Lauer by the name of "Tim."
blake says – reply to this

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The guys speaks to thousands of people a day. He probably was told he was speaking to Tim Russert. Thanks Perez for demonstrating your stupidity. At least he wasn't dodging sniper fire. Idiot.
squintz says – reply to this

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marce - no, genius, you should have said "nomination." And I'll be sure to put the fact that you're from Montreal right on the cover of "Big Whoop Magazine." How extremely enlightened you seem for a person who claims to know three languages, as illustrated through such thoughtful statements as "pitty me, I am a bit black." How do you say that in Spanish? You should move on down here, plenty of Americans share your classy views! Good work!
Senator Obama has served a cumulative (look it up) eleven years in elected office to Senator Clinton's seven. That would count as more experience, even using the metric system, yes? Math's a bitch, I know. Your gal Hillary (at least spell her name right, you have Google in Canada, don’t you?) seems to agree. Boo hoo.
JOHNNY says – reply to this

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I CANT BELIEVE THAT AT A TIME WHEN THIS COUNTRY IS FIGHTING A WAR AGAINST ISLAMIC TERROR THAT ANYONE WOULD EVEN REMOTELY CONSIDER VOTING FOR A MUSLIM LIKE OBAMA. WHY DONT YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND NOMINATE BIN LADEN? IF THIS COUNTRY ELECTS THAT BLACK THEY WILL GET EXACTLY WHEN THEY DESERVE. GOD BLESS AMERICA? GOD DAMNED AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth says – reply to this

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You are pathetic. At least he didn't forgot dodging sniper fire in Bosnia.
Chip says – reply to this

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NOBAMA!

Youtube look up: SHOCKING OBAMA WORDS His own words his voice from his Book.
lainie Lewis says – reply to this

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Hillary Hillary 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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