document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=360,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\"><p>Read the commenting rules carefully because they will be enforced!</p>    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"125784\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=79f2c171e76469e0011d1f6454cd132e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I think it is just horrible that the democratic party would bring up issues like this. I was a democrat today, tommorow i will no longer vote. I have a large constituency of family and friends through out the U.S and honestly believe that those working within are government are useless and do nothing to help anyone but themselves. What a travesty are country is so going down hill it  is horrible.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           derek | 06.15.08 - 12:40 am | <a href=\"#125784\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"125790\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0fe99e7d89649c3dddbffbb30eeebd25&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />\"If these men have serious questions about Barack Obama, whether there is a basis for those questions or not...do they have the right to speak about them?\"<br>You mean 'free' to fabricate, slander and make mischief?<br><br>*censored*<br><br><b> It's not fabrication or slander to question--don't like it, go somewhere else. To say questioning is fabrication or slander is your attempt at stopping free speech for all but you.</b><br><br><br><br><i>Edited By Siteowner</i><br /><span class=\"byline\">           Klark | 06.15.08 - 2:16 am | <a href=\"#125790\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"125851\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d56f7f2809d8fb70961c454825299edb&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Barack a terrorist link?  So what else is new?<br>If the US voters are sleep-walking  through this election, they will wake to the government they deserve.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           deianira | 06.15.08 - 2:44 pm | <a href=\"#125851\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"125855\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=cf1b16d40ccc64b2aa44b011b86ff7eb&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.  We move toward a lofty ideal.  On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.  <br><br>H.L. Mencken<br>Baltimore Evening Sun<br>July 26, 1920<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Jean | 06.15.08 - 3:18 pm | <a href=\"#125855\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"125857\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=cf1b16d40ccc64b2aa44b011b86ff7eb&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Some in the deep South are evidently still stuck in Jim Crow.  How can anyone in this incredibly-fast and accurate information age claim \"serious\" doubts about so-called terrorist connections by Obama?  Any such doubts must, of necessity, be based on some matter OTHER THAN FACT AND RESEARCH.  I leave it to the readers to determine what other basis there may be for such comments.  Former VP Al Gore and other rational Tennesseeians need to stand up so that the rest of the country doesn't believe that these comments represent the sentiments of the state as a whole.  Geeze o weeze, Louise.  Must be a lot of folks who don't read unbiased sources of information there <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           Jean | 06.15.08 - 3:25 pm | <a href=\"#125857\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"125889\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=235daa458dbcc5000d9aa7ebc4ecf23e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Perhaps someone need to inform Mr. Hobbs exactly what the duties and responsibilities of the position that he holds as a member of The Tennessee Democratic Party EXECUTIVE Committee are. We already have enough ignorant clowns embarrassing us on the National stage without LEADERS in our own party chiming in. Anyone that want to know exactly what Senator Obama is about, only has to put forth a minimal amount of effort in order to do so. There is no excuse for Mr. Hobbs's comment other than the sad possibility that he does not want to know. And if that is the case, fine, but he need to get out of the way, and let someone who will invest the necessary time and effort required to be a responsible informed leader in our great party, do so. I am more than angry, I am outraged. In closing, if Lincoln Davis is more concerned about being re-elected than he is about getting a Representative of both the American people, and our country  back in the White House, then he need to go as well.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           autry06 | 06.15.08 - 11:54 pm | <a href=\"#125889\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"136275\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=bdf0c27fbc0d96a3fff1313a76f7edb6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Failure to connect with ordinary Americans. This is a gnawing concern among Democrats. Obama's aloof, super-cool demeanour means that so-called lunch bucket voters are not convinced. He needs to roll up his sleeves, get specific and feel the pain of the voters. But can he do this?<br>=========================================<br>Arnold<br><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\"> Tennessee Alcohol Addiction Treatment Text</a><br /><span class=\"byline\">           arnold20080 | 08.29.08 - 6:26 am | <a href=\"#136275\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"168012\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=058e2dfa4aa2e7e8250a94d2c3609d52&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />The meaning for words like \"ordinary Americans\" and \"aloof\" are all in the eye of the beholder. If you have a sixth grade education and like wearing a sheet on the weekends Obama's message might be hard for you to understand. Perhaps it's time to bring yourself to a higher level of intelect rather than working so very hard bringing others down to your level. I guess for some,ignorance is bliss. Remember the American people overwhelmingly, sorry, I'll use smaller words, beat the repulicans big time. Seems to me that the \"ordinary Americans\" are not represented by you at all from the election results!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Wayne | 02.21.09 - 9:58 am | <a href=\"#168012\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"168013\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=058e2dfa4aa2e7e8250a94d2c3609d52&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />The following is a political mentality profiling test:<br><br>There is absolute proof that Obama is a devil worshiper and a communist. I know this because he said \"Good Morning.\" Knowing the sun rises in the East, and Russia is in Eastern Europe, clearly Obama was secretly referring to the Soviet Union, calling for it's resurrection to communism so it can take over and destroy America, imposing socialism on all. Secondly, he said \"Hello\", which encapsulates the word \"hell\".  This can only be translated as meaning \"Hail Satan\". Remember, it’s not the act that's moral or immoral, it's who did it. After all, Conservatives are good people of faith and principle, Liberals are an evil dissident faction, the Bible says so. I know this because a conservative friend said his grandmother heard it on Fox News! These conclusions are currently awaiting confirmation by experts, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.<br><br>Test Analysis : If you are a liberal, you know what this parody is about. If you are a Neo-Conservative, you will applaud this information as being right on target but will still probably need a dictionary to look up “parody”.  If you are a conservative and see the parody, there is hope for you yet!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Wayne | 02.21.09 - 10:06 am | <a href=\"#168013\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"168017\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=058e2dfa4aa2e7e8250a94d2c3609d52&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Miss Beth's comment caught my eye when she states that it has been proven repeatedly that the economy was worse off during the Clinton years. Well bless my little heart for not seeing what only she seems to know. I could send facts and figures that prove we had a treasury surplus accumulated by Clinton that was not there when he took office from the \"no spend\" repubs. We now have a 9+ trillion dollar deficit thanks to the \"no spend\" republicans. By the way that is trillion, meaning that you can't count it on your fingers and toes. Facts aside, unless you were a child at the time, or are from the planet Cronos II, you would know from life experience alone that those were in fact far better times than left us all by the Bush administration. However, if your information only comes from “informed” sources like the GOP, Christian right ministries or FOX news, you could very well see life differently. Don't worry though I understand, and we Liberals will take care of you regardless of your beliefs. We will help get you affordable medical care, a decent wage protected against unscrupulous corporations even if you do feel that Nationalized medicine and Unions and \"socialistic\". Sorry comrade, we do this because you too are Americans and we take care of each other, right?<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Wayne | 02.21.09 - 10:58 am | <a href=\"#168017\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/spreeeziee/6965508390230025411/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='spreeeziee' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='6965508390230025411' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");