Steve wrote on October 24, 2008 08:19 PM: Colin Powell is supporting Obama for one reason and one reason only.... skin color.

Marc D wrote on October 24, 2008 07:37 PM: John is a reasonable guy that you can actually talk to when you run into him out in Vegas and to see ppl calling him names in these responses is just BS.

but then again I see the same types spew racist crap,repeating lies that have been proven time and again to be false so by that measure I am not surprised.

I don't agree with John on everything he writes but I have a few discussions with him over a beer or two in the past and he is a smart guy that is aware of what is going on around him here in the valley.

I love these ACORN rants, they leave out the republicans that got arrested in Califorinia for actually committing fraud by getting ppl to sign a "petition"then used that info to register them as republicans.

or the republicans that got caught throwing away democrats' registrations here in vegas in 2004,they were found in the dumpster behind the business while the republicans that they registered got turned in.

Colin Powell's Motivation wrote on October 24, 2008 06:06 PM: Colin Powell had been bugged by many things in his party’s campaign this fall: the insidious merging of rumors that Barack Obama was Muslim with intimations that he was a terrorist sympathizer; the assertion that Sarah Palin was ready to be president; the uniformed sheriff who introduced Governor Palin by sneering about Barack Hussein Obama; the scorn with which Republicans spit out the words “community organizer”; the Republicans’ argument that using taxes to “spread the wealth” was socialist when the purpose of taxes is to spread the wealth; Palin’s insidious notion that small towns in states that went for W. were “the real America.”

But what sent him over the edge and made him realize he had to speak out was when he opened his New Yorker three weeks ago and saw a picture of a mother pressing her head against the gravestone of her son, a 20-year-old soldier who had been killed in Iraq. On the headstone were engraved his name, Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, his awards — the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star — and a crescent and a star to denote his Islamic faith.

“I stared at it for an hour,” he told me. “Who could debate that this kid lying in Arlington with Christian and Jewish and nondenominational buddies was not a fine American?”

His father said Kareem had been eager to enlist since he was 14 and was outraged by the 9/11 attacks. “His Muslim faith did not make him not want to go,” Feroze Khan, told The Gannett News Service after his son died. “He looked at it that he’s American and he has a job to do.”

Ronald Reagan Endorses Obama wrote on October 24, 2008 05:40 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfedYAAGEI

Bobby wrote on October 24, 2008 03:57 PM: Maybe, John will start a site, where he will be available to help these people. Seems they need help, and he could lead by example. On second thought his example might not be best for the country. Just another tidbit..IF, you think things are bad now wait a year.

Steve wrote on October 24, 2008 12:46 PM: George,

Perhaps you should have someone explain to you what the word "racist" means. Only a true racist would use that word so freely. I'm not against the illegals because of their race. I'm against them because they are here illegally and because they are stealing other people's ID's.

Additionally, this has absolutely nothing, zero, nill to do with "immigration". Nice try in attempting to change the topic though. It also has nothing to do with xenophobic nor paranoia. It has to do with our laws. People immigrate legally almost every day. I don't have 1 single problem with that. I have a huge problem with illegals. So you're welcome to keep your well deserved racist title for yourself...it's quite obvious that you are one.

George wrote on October 24, 2008 12:24 PM: Steve, seriously man...grow up and get a clue. You sound like a clown. Shooting illegals on-site? Nice. Thanks for exposing yourself to everyone for what you really are - a RACIST.

Sadly, it seems as if many of your contemporaries have the same racist mindset.

I support America as the shining beacon of freedom, the land of opportunity for ALL, not just for those lucky enough to be born here. It's obvious you never really took a history class, as this great nation was built on immigrants. Like yours and mine (assuming you are not native american).

Do we need to control immigration better? Absolutely. But closing the borders and turning into a xenophobic, nationalistic society fueled by paranoia IS NOT WHAT AMERICA WAS FOUNDED ON. So saying that anyone who disagrees with you does not care about this country is absurd, pathetic and ignorant.

See, Steve, we care about adhering to the principles of which this great nation was founded - Equal opportunity for all, the ability to achieve the American Dream no matter who you are or where you come from. Barack Obama is perhaps the greatest example of this that you will ever find.

If you want to live in a facist, xenophobic state where everyone looks and thinks alike - try Utah.

Steve wrote on October 24, 2008 10:12 AM: Nancy K,

It's obvious you're too ignorant of reality to understand a response, I'll do it anyway. What difference does it make if those "aliens" were here before us or not. This is now part of the United States of America...NOT Mexico. They do NOT belong here and they SHOULD be either deported or shot on site. They are CRIMINALS. They BROKE THE LAW when they entered this country ILLEGALLY. They broke the law when the STOLE another person's ID to vote, draw welfare, get public housing, etc. They are criminals and DO NOT BELONG HERE and I don't care one iota who had Nevada before it became part of the U.S. Unlike you, I support MY country...NOT Mexico.

Ken wrote on October 24, 2008 09:15 AM: If people are that ignorant to fall for someone telling them to vote over the phone, they should not have the right to vote. Period.

You know if McCain wins the mainstream media will go nuts over racism and how the election was stolen. There are even concerns about riots.

Well, if Obama wins, rioting will be the least of our worries. The same idiots that fall for phone scams will be lining up at the trough, demanding their kickback from the Messiah. They may be too stupid to understand when someone is scamming them on the phone, but they sure know how much their entitlements are.

Renee wrote on October 24, 2008 08:54 AM: Jack,

While I sahre your concern with a reliable voting system I also would urge you to take a deep breath; being registered (and many registrations have benn put in the "fatal pend" file at the registrars office), doesn't mean that these people will be voting here in Nevada. Mickey Mouse' Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.

There has to be a ssn or dl number cross check and redundancy search.

As for the GOP suppressing votes, please read the story out about the GOP of New Mexico and in CA!

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