Telltals - sorry you feel that way. All I was trying to say is that elections should be based on the records of the candidates, and what we (as individuals) feel a candidate is capable of, and not what the right-learning or left-leaning media ram down our throats. It may interest you to know that I watch CNN as much as I watch Fox. I tend to stay away from main-stream media and follow cable channels more. I like to be as well informed as I can about a candidate (both the good and the bad)before I honor him or her with my vote. Want an even bigger surprise? In my past I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans (not in the same race, obviously :-)) See, I don't simply vote the party ticket - I vote for the person I feel can do the best job for my town, county, state and country. Do I always like the result? No, but I can always rest assured that I voted fairly, in my mind. Sorry if I didn't express myself more clearly...the hazard of the written word vs. face-to-face discussions, I guess.

Nativejustice - wow, I don't even know where to begin. Again, I say you know nothing about me and I will not waste my effort debating with someone who clearly can't or won't listen to an opinion different from your own without reverting to name calling. You go ahead and vote to re-elect the President and, as you put it earlier, "may the Lord have mercy on you and yours", should he win.

Well Rainwater Thank you for your two cents worth of nothing! lol You may not live in this small town anymore but your brain did not seem to grow with your venture elsewhere. You are wrong about the President. You have no respect for him. But he will win and things will get better.

I'm a veteran who served in the US Marines and completed three separate tours to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn. I try to avoid politics as much as possible, largely due to pressure put on servicemembers to avoid politicizing everything because, at the end of the day, the President was our boss; the Commander in Chief. However, I can't say that I supported the Iraqi campaign or even have a clear idea on the actual reason for the invasion. For those of you who don't know, the Iraq war toppled a dictator responsible for the death of thousands of his own citizens and Coalition Forces were capable of establishing a Democratic soceity which has held two National and Provincial elections.

While some of the economic practices conducted under the Bush administration may not have been the greatest ideas. Bush was responsible for beginning the bail-out catastrophe with providing TARP funds. Obama, has taken the deficit to all time highs with honestly nothing to show for it. Gas prices are still too high. The price of bread, milk, tobacco, everything are still too high. The value of the dollar will never be as strong as it was during the Reagan Administration.

I can not support Obama for another term. I believe firmly that, when Mahmud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chavez, two of the greatest enemies of America, are supportive of the President it's a an all-around bad idea. Obama's foreign policy is lax at best, and Romney is still untested as the leader of the Free World. Additionally, until President Obama, no U.S. President has ever bowed to another country's leader.

I personally don't like either candidates. Capitalism and free-trade are hallmarks of the Free World and should have minimal government oversight. Obama's practices are the ground work for a Communist-styled government and, that alone, is un-American. Forcing every individual to have health care is ridiculous and imposing a tax on those who don't have health care is down right illegal. Based on my experience with government-ran health care, you can expect Doctor's and nurses, writ large, to provide minimal help to patients (a common occurrence with military health care providers was provide an individual with motrin and tell them to drink water until things became too severe and required surgery).

For everyone who does read this comment, you can call me a fascist or a bigot or whatever foul word that comes to mind. You aren't going to hurt my feelings at all. Your opinion means very little to me. Unlike most, I actually was able to get out and stay away from Richmond county and know what it's like in a world not surrounded by small town minds and small town drama. This is just $0.02 from someone who has been directly affected by Obama and Bush.

No jmdd, I'm calling you a bigot because you obviously do not understand about the one percent. You are not in the one percent. If you were you would not have time to be here on this blog! Patti is in the one percent and like the president she has a giving and caring heart. So I would suggest you follow their lead and get out and vote democrat. If you don't then may the good Lord have mercy on you and yours if Mitt Romney is elected!! Yes he was talking about me too because I'm retired and living on a fixed income that I want to keep fixxed!! I called you a bigot because you are obviously voting against poor people like myself.

jmdd11, I am not basing my observations on a sound bite. This was the words spoken by Romney at a fundraiser in Fl. He told America how he feels about 43 percent of them amd what he would do about them. Nothing!

I did respect your opinion before, but not now, it is just a rerun of the FAUX NEWS talking point of the day. Romney's problem is that he does not remember what he said the day before and so on and on and on.

nativejustice you don't know a thing about me yet you call me a bigot...typical Dem response... "you don't like Obama so you're a bigot!". I'll go no further on that subject. You are correct about one thing though, our President does care. Unfortunately he only cares about himself and his political "career".

telltales - if you're basing your opinion on soundbites we're in more trouble that I thought. Soundbites (from either side) are useless - they're simply published to extend the argument and try to take focus off of the real issues.

yruatwit - (ignoring your childish name calling because it's not worth commenting on) there is no such thing as a "legitimate" poll - numbers can be skewed to justify any argument. The ONLY poll that counts is Election Day.

Most of the people in this county do not make enough money to attend a $50,000 dollar dinner. (or a $50.00 dinner) for that matter so I do believe that it will be in our best interest that we hold on to a President that actually cares! No brain you have the right name!! jm you've got bigoting issues!!

I always wondered why grandad always called the things we would find in the pasture after the cows had left, a PATTI, maybe he knew her too.

louis b long et al.

Patti,

Pay no attention to the ignorant simpletons criticizing your comments. Just as Mitt Romney said during his $50,000.00 a plate fund raiser, you'll never convince them regardless of facts or rational critical analysis. You don't have to say another word, the legitimate polls are saying it for you, president Obama has got it in the bag. After the debates, he will widen his lead. What is really causing the moronic simpletons to seethe and foam at the mouth is that they also know President Obama will be reelected. He will also win North Carolina with over 50% of the vote. Romney, Ryan and their campaign need to go ahead and start formulating their plan for alleging the election was corrupt, that it was stolen from them, that somehow the Republican vote was suppressed, that there was a conspiracy of some kind that caused them to lose, etc. Like I said Patti, ignoring the clownish simpletons ranting and raving says more to them than any verbal rebuttal.

All I know is what Romney said. He does not care about 47% of Americans, so you better hope you are in the other 53%. However, I don't think many of the readers could afford the $50 thousand dollar a plate dinner that Romney told who he cared about.

The Only Thing I see is that Patti has lost it,or she need to study the fact's.Patti Walmart has a Good Eye Doctor,go check him out,Obama has done nothing for this Country except Blame other people.

But when something like Bin Laden gets caught he wants to take credit.When he took office they had a lot of information for him.

Now getting back to what he has done was take the cost of living raise away from the old and sick that's on SS.He's took cost of living raise from the men That fought for this Country.He gets on Air Force One and just flies anywhere his little heart desire's like me and you would in our little

gas saving cars. Now I'm going to ask you what makes him so Great,Is it because he is half Black?

Be honest with yourself,you are the bigot that you have call everybody in the past.If they are Black vote for them.Vote For the USA and Pray the best Man Win's.

Patti, You are SO right, “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rather than repeating what the talking heads on CNN or MSNBC spew, how about giving us some provable facts on how President Obama has helped our country?

Rather than just slamming previous administrations, how about showing us how President Obama's 2nd term would be helpful to our country?

You said: "...Let’s re-elect our hard working President Obama. A President who decided that everyone in America deserves the right to see a doctor if they are sick and who stands up for 100 percent of Americans all the time."

Hard working? At what? Golf? Appearing on the View? Dodging important meetings with world leaders...meetings that the world leader REQUESTED!?

By the way, everyone CAN see a doctor if they are sick! How does forcing me to buy outrageously expensive health insurance (or pay a TAX for not doing so)improve your ability to see a doctor?

President Obama stands up for 100% of the people all of the time? Really? When's the last time you heard him defend Christians the was he defends Muslims? Did he stand up for the Christian companies that are now FORCED to go against their beliefs?

I, like you, truly hope that everyone gets out to vote in November, so we as a country can start cleaning up the mess made over the last 4 years!