Marylou Anderson wrote on June 06, 2008 04:08 PM: Another good article! JC for VP!!!

Dianne Thompson wrote on June 06, 2008 11:14 AM: I have just read your editorial in the Opinion section of the Herald Democrat and I found it quite interesting, I agree with you totally. However when reading your internet editorial, I am hesitant on one point.
SENIORS. Everyone is interested in children and we need to be, but seniors are often the neglected and forgotten element of society. I know, I can get no help, no aide and no medical assistance, while a remarried widow on a limited income, we have too much to qualify for DHS or Federal assistance, I have no medical insurance, and even the private sector wants me to pay for medications, I can't afford at their prices. My late
husband worked until he dropped dead, we supported familes on welfare, illegal immigrants, all on our paid taxes; and now I am looked over for people who have contributed NOTHING to this country. That I find unacceptable and downright insulting. When is anyone going to give us, those who have paid into the system and supported our politicians no matter what they have done? Even the VA give the VETS drugs, but lets them die so they don't have to try to get them well. This is more of an outrage than letting illegals get everything they want and need and remain a continual burden on society. When are the politicians going to wise up? When are seniors going to be helped and remembered for their contributions instead of pushed aside and left to hunger and die? The young need to remember, one day they too will be old.

Gary wrote on June 06, 2008 07:31 AM: JC needs to get a handle on reality.
The nominee for president of the US has no business dictating a best plan for school education and at this point in our nation's development, he doesn't need to create opportunity.
Our private sector social & business structures are fully capable of offering all the opportunity we need to consistently achieve more tomorrow than we have today.
Paradoxically, what he does need to do and what we citizens need to support, is a serious reduction in the nominal & percentage GDP size of government going forward. The less that government confiscates of our future private growth, the more opportunity is created and the more we can acheive.
Challenges aren't the problem, the size & scope of government interference is. The less money government confiscates from us the less government waste & corruption we'll have to suffer.

Jennifer wrote on May 25, 2008 11:20 AM: Of course Hillary didn't get any flack for getting Rendell's endorsement after he praised Farrakhan. She's a white lady with an Anglo last name. Obama's a black man with an unusual, Islamic sounding name. 'nuff said.

Fred wrote on May 12, 2008 09:23 AM: JC,

I agree withh you that Sen. Obama does not appear to embrace his former Pastor's apparent racial issues but rather that he would let his daughter's be exposed to that racial talk for over their lifetimes.

Many of us are taught to listen and learn what is preached from the pulpit. In my youth I watched many a family leave the church of my youth because they disagreed with a consistent message from the pulpit.

To allow one's children to listen to continued messages of hate and distrust of another race is counter productive to what many people and what I believe to be a majority of this country's citizens have been working towards for generations.

Philip Lovell wrote on May 12, 2008 02:01 AM: Mr. Watts, I think you would be an excellent choice for Senator McCain's running mate. I do hope he gives you very serious consideration. And I hope if he asks you will agree to serve.

Hans-Erik Iken wrote on May 12, 2008 12:35 AM: Good balanced opinion as one rarely sees these days, my compliments for that. Indeed no person can be held accountable for anothers words in any society that favors freedom of expression.

One point of criticism: the word liberal is used to describe leftist in the USA where as liberal is considerd richtwing here in The Netherlands. What is wrong with a liberal?

A true liberal will say that anybodies freedom is unlimited up to the point where you start to limit another person. This point is where the law comes into play, the law that is made by those elected through a democratic process and hold the majority of the vote of the people. Isn't that what the USA is all about or has the electorate of the USA lost their love for freedom? I think not.

I think that in the USA the word liberal is being confused with socialist or even communist. Just because the true liberal is not willing to bow to the doctrine or the political power of the religions in the USA (which is a greater travesty in a democracy that claims to have a separation of state and church)the liberal has been tarred and feathered by the ones that would prefer the priests and pastors to run the country.

I would suggest the voters to look at the policies and visions of the candidates and not at whom they associated with or have real or perceived ties to. Then once you found the candidate that is best suited to follow your wishes you vote for him or her.

Leave the politics of distractions and make your mind up based on facts, not fiction and spin from somebody else or even worse the media.

JC Nuts wrote on May 12, 2008 12:33 AM: JC WATTS? more like JC is NUTS

WAKE-UP wrote on May 11, 2008 10:54 PM: JC, I knew of this information during the Philadelphia primary and blogged many writers on this fact. There is video footage on youtube and no major media program would report it! Even the Rev. Wright comment was taken out of context from the sermon.

What ever happened to you? I thought that you would have ran for President at one point and then you just disappeared! I figured that you had seen to much in politics that didn't agree with you and you had to make a decision to save your soul... I bet your life is much better. (A lot of people go into politics to make this country better but so much corruption. America is being sold to the highest bidder, prostituted by it's government.) IT'S GREED---

By the way you were a hell-of-a QB!

Marilyn wrote on May 11, 2008 09:45 PM: JC Watts ~ OBAMA is NOT Presidential material. How anyone can even begin to think he is intriques me. No experience in politics, relationships out of Chicago that mimic the worst of the worst since Al Capone. He wrote 2 autobiographies ..... what does that tell you ??? come on... HE IS UNELECTABLE. I, a democrat my entire 64 years of age, will NOT vote for OBAMA, NEVER. Yes, White, middle class.

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