Polls: McCain’s Age Bigger Problem Than Obama’s Race

  23% of Americans say John McCain’s age would make him a less effective president were he to win in November, while only 8% say Barack Obama’s race would make him less effective.

These results come from two questions included in a USA Today/Gallup poll. One question asked respondents whether Obama’s race would make him more effective, would make him less effective, or would make no difference if he were to be elected president.

A parallel question asked about the perceived impact of the fact that McCain would be 72 when inaugurated next January, were he to win.

More than 8 out of 10 Americans say Obama’s race would make no difference in terms of his effectiveness in the White House. Of the rest, just as many say his being black would make him more effective as president as say it would make him less effective. So, as far the public is concerned, Obama’s race appears to be neutral in terms of perceptions about his ability to serve effectively as president.

There is more expressed concerned about McCain’s age. As is the case with Obama’s race, the majority of Americans say that McCain’s being 72 next January would not make any difference in terms of his effectiveness in the White House. But 23% say McCain would be less effective as a result of his age. The net result is a slightly negative view of the impact of McCain’s advanced age.

Exactly the same percentage — 82% — of both Obama voters and McCain voters say Obama’s being black would make no difference in terms of his effectiveness as a president. But, importantly, only 14% of McCain voters have a negative view of the impact of Obama’s race (compared with the 37% of Obama voters who view the impact of McCain’s age negatively).

Independents, the key group that both campaigns are heavily targeting, basically reflect the opinions of the overall average in their views of the impact of Obama’s race and McCain’s age.

Family Feud! Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr’s Statement About Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Comments

    “I’m deeply outraged and disappointed in Reverend Jackson’s reckless statements about Senator Barack Obama.

His divisive and demeaning comments about the presumptive Democratic nominee — and I believe the next president of the United States — contradict his inspiring and courageous career. …Instead of tearing others down, Barack Obama wants to build the country up and bring people together so that we can move forward, together — as one nation.

The remarks like those uttered on Fox by Reverend Jackson do not advance the campaign’s cause of building a more perfect Union.”

Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

Rev Jesse Jackson Taped Talking CRAP About Obama

  The Reverend Jesse Jackson was trash talking Senator Obama and the conversation was taped on an ‘open mic’ in the room.  The comments are said to be crude and hurtful.

Allegedly, the Reverend has called and apologized to Senator Obama.

Faux News says they have the tape and will play it in its entirety tonight on little O’Reilly’s show.

I hate to encourage watching trash on TV but hey, if you want to hear it straight from the ‘horse’s BIG mouth’…

My question, what the hell is wrong with Reverends and their BIG mouths?  Why do they talk so damn much?  Shouldn't they be home praying or something?  Another Reverend bites the dust!  No dinner invitations to the White House for Jackson.  He shouldn't been 'talking with the enemy' in the first place!

Jackson Statement:

For any harm or hurt that this hot mic private conversation may have caused, I apologize. My support for Senator Obama’s campaign is wide, deep and unequivocal. I cherish this redemptive and historical moment.

My appeal was for the moral content of his message to not only deal with the personal and moral responsibility of black males, but to deal with the collective moral responsibility of government and the public policy which would be a corrective action for the lack of good choices that often led to their irresponsibility.

That was the context of my private conversation and it does not reflect any disparagement on my part for the historic event in which we are involved or my pride in Senator Barack Obama, who is leading it, whom I have supported by crisscrossing this nation in every level of media and audience from the beginning in absolute terms.