" After Sarah Palin speaks, I always enjoy when the experts analyze what she has said and separate the lies from what is really true. I think many Nebraskans are wising up though. After so many lies, most of us are taking anything she says with a grain of salt. She is cute to be sure and I love her outfits, but I don't think this country is ready to have her as our President. "

" He's quite correct. The Swift Boat vets told the truth about Kerry, and Palin is telling the truth about Obama. "

" Gov. Palin is being disingenuous. Sen. Obama and Bill Ayers (once a radical and currently a professor at U of Illinois Chicago) both worked with a non-profit group trying to raise funds for a school improvement project and a charitable foundation in Chicago. It seems to me that the ability to work with someone in spite of their differing political views in order to achieve a common goal for community betterment is exactly what we need in politicians today. Wish we had more of them and less of the high school gossip monger types. "

" Wierd Nelson - A pot calling the kettle black. It would be amazing to see a politician actually being creative and working for their money instead of shooting arrows at other politicians. You were voted into a position to work for what is in our best interest. We're paying you for your time - and this is how you spend it playing games and name calling? "

" Just once it would be nice if politicians wouldn't resort to this crap. Just the term "swift boat politics" sets my teeth on edge. I'm so sick of this election I may just sleep through it. After I vote of course. For McCain. "

" Those who have done nothing are usually the ones that critize the ones
that do, do something. I think your underestimating Palin. She's smarter
than just a soccor mom, and has actions to prove it. "

" Well, many in the press felt they weren't allowed to "vette" Palin before she was chosen. However, many Americans feel that Obama wasn't "vetted" properly either. So, someone has to bring his past connections to light. Whether it's Ayers, A.C.O.R.N., Wright, or the myriad of others, I'm glad someone's finally vetting Obama properly. "

" The truth hurts huh Mr.Nelson? Obama with the ties he has to these groups according to law is not eligible to even become an FBI agent but yet he can run for president..why is that? We as a country are in dire straits if he gets elected. Why do you think these radicals support him now? They cannot wait to get their hands on running the government. I just hope all these Obama supporters wake up before it's to late. "

" Truth and politics do not go together. Both McPalin & Obiden were not dead on truthful about many things they said in their non-debate. Ditto McCain and Obama. It takes independent organizations and some media to determine what is truthful and what isn't when it comes to political speak. This whole election is a sad commentary on this country's leadership, or lack thereof. McCain's a blamer and rarely accepts responsibility for his votes. Obama is no John Kennedy. Or Bill Clinton. Talk is cheap. Step up and lead or get out of the way. We're at a time in America where we need strong leadership, and neither candidate is showing they are ready to lead. "

" Sooooooo . . . the pundits and candidates on the republican side are always telling lies and the democrats are always telling the truth? "

" Palin hasn't told the full truth once. Her entire vocabulary is made of half-truths. Just enough truth in the lie to make it sound like the real deal.
I do believe we have to have a referendum on this type of behavior, on both sides!. If its not the 100% truth you can't say it "

" Hey I finally agree with Ben.... Swift boat adds were true and is what
Palin in saying. It is terrible when the truth hurts. "

" hate Palin but I hate her lies.We're to hate the sin and not the sinner. "

" I heard her Omaha Speech, I was not surprised to hear her spew more inacurate and flat out false info regarding McCain's record and about Obama's too. She is not cute she is just plain dangerous...after all, she wants More power for the Vice Pres. and is already acting as if she is above the law relating the the investigation of "trooper-Gate". She is not middle america she is a millionaire. didn't we learn anything from Bush/Cheney? "

" McCain Blizzard of lies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0xzsogzAk&feature=related "

" The biggest cause of atheism today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips than deny him by their lifestyle (this includes lies). That is what an unbelieving world finds simply unbelievable. "

" John McCain was part of the Keating Five savings and loan mess in 1989. Charles Keating went to prison. That means that McCain associates with criminals who would steal from you and I. Who knows what heads will roll when the FBI completes it investigation of the current financial crisis the has been inflicted upon the United States by those in the financial arena. Birds of a feather flock together............. "

" Hey how comes Obama gets a pass on everything and McCain and Palin get hit hard and over and over again. Seems a little fishy to me. Mr. Ben needs to get out of the Senate as well, we need new people in these offices. People that will create working environments for all of us not more and more porky pig things like pork barrel spending and pork here and pork there. Starting to sound like "Ole McDonald had a farm eee iii eee iii oh. and the owe is owe and owe and owe and owe and owe and owe and again owe. GET it. "

" Obama has written two books. I finished his first one last week and I will finish his second one THE AUDACITY OF HOPE tomorrow. These two books should be required reading for everyone voting in the upcoming election. "

" It is just so frustrating to think that you people actually believe that Sarah Palin has come up with a single thing she has publicly said on her own. The stammering before Katie Couric is about the only original thought she's had. She is being spoonfed what to say by the Republican strategists. The woman is a community college graduate, pageant-trained, small town journalist that lucked out in Alaska politics because everyone she was running against was either corrupt or even lamer than her. It is just so frustrating. I look around me when I walk down the street and wonder who it is that actually falls for this act.
As for the swift boat attacks on Kerrey, the commander of the Navy swift boat who served alongside John Kerry during the Vietnam War stepped forward and disputed attacks challenging Kerry's integrity and war record. He called the allegations untrue, and said the accusers weren't even there. Partisan Republican stalwarts just wanted them to be true and never really bothered to look into the attacks. Cover your ears and keep voting against your very livelihoods. We can see how well that works by looking at the country now compared to eight years ago. Wake up! "

" "pals around with terrorists" did she really say that? Obama's campaign isn't bringing up the Keating Five, even though this would be the perfect time to do so. "

" Obama wasn't vetted properly???? Do recall how Obama got to be the democratic nominee? He ran a campaign for about a year, during which all of this information all ready came out about him. The Hillary Campaign tried to dig up every piece of dirt on him that they could find. Despite this and based on all of the information on him that came out, the deomocrats selected him to be the nominee over several other candidates. I think it's safe to say that Obama has been thoroughly vetted by other candidates, the press, and most importantly the American people for the better part of 2 years. Claiming that Obama wasn't vetted properly is pure ignorance. This Ayers story is old news. It came out many many months ago and is quite frankly garbage which is why the democrats selected Obama as their candidate. "

" I Love Palins common sense. This is certainly raising the venemous ire of so many, including Nelson. FYI, Nelson does Not represent me, he never has. However, I haven't been out Yelling about it.

Do Not Underestimate this woman. She represents me, fully. Obomanites are deceived I afraid. Too bad. Talk about a wolf in sheeps clothing. "

" As retired professor in education, I know Bill Ayers' work on improving education and the lives of children to be superb. For years he has distanced himself from the radical views of the '60's. If Obama has heard these very humane views, then he has been enlightened by them. Who of us has not come into contact at sometime in our lives with someone who has had a dark or secret past. Condemning Barack Obama for knowing such a person is adsurd. Condemning Ayers for a past that he has put behind him is also adsurd. For those who are condemning either or both of them and who profess to be Christians, then they need to review the tenets of forgiveness in Christian teachings. "

" Palin may be "smart" but ask yourself this. Are you ready to fight Russia over Georgia or The Ukraine? Her naivete' and her willingness to commit to potentially devasting wars without much more thought than popping open a beer is "interesting" to say the least. "

" Ben Nelson defends this person as a Swift Boat attack:
He's a professor of education and executive investigator of the University of Illinois in Chicago. He's developed courses around the urban reform of schools, problems of capitalist education, and investigation. He is the author or editor of more than 11 books, including a memoir titled Fugitive Days on the struggle against the government of the United States. "

" Viet-nam-era people, Obama was like 8 when this guy was doing whatever he does. According to George Bush we should throw those who do business with terrorists in jail. I submit that Sarah Palin should lead the charge to imprison Obama if she feels that he hangs out with terrorists... Oh yeah, empty empty talking points that's right. If you believe so much that Obama is in business with terrorists put your money where your mouth is people and lead the charge to convict him. What a bunch of empty garbage, I'd feel the same exact way if this junk was being hurled at McCain. I hope everyone understands that politicians divide us. Here we are, Lincoln citizens and we have someone from Alaska trying to divide us... nice. "

" We've taken our eye off the ball. After eight disastrous years, too many people in Nebraska are wanting four more years of the same simply because they refuse to accept the fact that the Republicans have really messed things up this time. Instead we are choosing to believe lies spewed by desparate politicians who hope people are too scared and too ignorant to know any better. Anyone with the internet can fact check vicious rumors whether they be about "Ayers, A.C.O.R.N., Wright, or the myriad of others"(whatever that means). We were willing to get a new group of football coaches at Nebraska when the Callahan reign failed. I would expect the same wisdom to hold true when it comes to politics. I'm voting for Coach Obama to try to turn this country around before the economy goes completely down the tubes. "

" You'd think after the Swift Boat the people would wake up. Republicans
only win by destroying others, they can't stick to the issues. The people are like dumb sheep, they perfer to take the dirt, lies, then
see that the Republican's do not support the taxpayer's or our country.
They call themselves conservatives,which is their first lie. Conservatives when it comes to corporations, the rich, Liberal when it comes to poor & middle class money. Palin's folksy talk is about her.
She tries to make herself one of the boys. She also told how McCain
knew how to win wars. Last I knew he spent all the war in prison. No
I don't fall for her folksy talk, the soccor mom routine. No more then
I fell for Bushy's Swift Boat. Look where our country has ended up yet
the people never learn. Do you????? "

" Obama's connection to William Ayers is real, not just a casual one. William Ayers if the founder of the Weather Underground, a radical militant group formed during Vietnam. Their mission was to disrupt and destroy the United States government. Ayers hosted Obama's political comming out party in his home, how convenient since they live in the same neighborhood. Tony Rezko and Louis Farrakan also live there. Obama and Ayers have served on panels, gave speeches together. The real Michelle Obama had a slip of the tongue when she said for once, I'm proud to be an American. After associating themselves for 20 years with people that damn America, he wants to distance himself from them. Too little, too late. "

" If William Ayers wants to forget his past, then why does he continue to say he doesn't regret anything he did in those days of being a bomber in the Weather Underground. In an interview in The New York Times on the day of the September 11 attacks, when he was promoting Fugitive Days, his book on the Weathermen, Ayers said: “I don’t regret setting bombs,” and added: “I feel we didn’t do enough.” Hos is writing a book on the subject and continuing to speak about it in admiring terms trying to forget the past? While McCain was serving for his country in Vietnam, Ayers was creating war in the USA. I have NO admiration for him. "

" I feel sorry for anyone who really think that this woman with the whiney voice, the Jr. High type statements, is really qualified to step in as President of our country should the need arise. This is really a scary thought of her having to do that. "

" The general theme here is that the truth is hard to accept for the leftist. Nelson seems to be getting further left every year! "

" Ok Ben I can see how one relationship can be a mistake- Bill Ayers,but then you add in the great reverand wright and then you add in ------Well it doesn't really matter because the great media in this country has already elected our president for us. Be careful who you support Ben It could come back and bite you. "

" Some of these comments are straight from the Rush Limbaugh show. I encourage everyone to seek out the whole truth and and not just the word of one biased entertainer. I'm still voting McCain, but I'm disturbed by some of these lies by neo-conservatives. "

" Reading many of the comments here makes me embarrassed to live in this state. Thank god Nebraska doesn't have enough electoral votes to make a difference. I will give Ms. Palin credit for one thing. Her repeated displays of incompetence have taken the spotlight of the national joke that is Nebraska's safe haven law. "

" Where is the Weather Underground now if it is a terrorist group? It doesn't exist and hasn't existed for decades. And if Ayers is a terrorist, why isn't he in jail?

I wish these people who make those claims can prove those accusations.

As for Swift boat ads like this one, it is full of lies just like the ones that were run against Kerry. When the Kerry swift boaters were asked to prove the allegations against Kerry, they couldn't. It was all a bunch of lies. "

" Obama can't even tell the truth about Rev. Wright. There can only be 3 possible answers to why he never heard Rev. Wright's anti-American antics.
1. Obama & wife really sleep soundly in church, 2. As soon as Wright saw the Obamas enter church he went to backup sermon, or 3. Lie and deny. Rational people know what the answer is. "

" Any connection with Ayers is a bad one. Ayers is anti American. Did Obama return Ayers contribution to his campaign? Why did Obama accept Ayers support for his political career? I don't care that Obama was only 8 when Ayers committed his crimes against the US. Obama has meet with Ayers on MANY occasions and knew what he stood for....I would have run the farthest away from Ayers that I could. "

" Ayers, Rev. Wright, Farrakahn, Kadafi....the list of "denouncements" for Sen. Obama is a long one and getting longer isn't it Sen. Nelson? "

" Funny how the truth bothers the left... "

" As a young man protesting the Vietnam war, that Ayers feller looks like he was pretty much an extremist. A Rebel, a Maverick, if you will.

I wonder why it's ok for Todd Palin as a 40 yr old man to have been a member of the radical extremist Alaska Independence party. Another Un-American bunch of political extremists advocating Alaska's cessation from the United States.

The point I'm trying to make is that people spend more time on this gossipy crap than they do the issues. "

" To all supporting Palin, "methinks ye doth protest too much". Get your facts right and quit supporting someone for no other reason than she is a member of your party. "

" I see the GOP calling tree is up early today to try to flood this story with comments against Obama. It would be interesting if Caribou Barbie had anything to say about an actual issue but I think we all saw in her sad attempt at a debate that knowing anything about issues is beyond her scope. Evidently her running mate is out of ideas also. That maverick McSame is using the same BS tactics that the current moron in the whitehouse used to get elected. It is obvious since just before the convention that the GOP handlers have stepped in and taken over McSames election bid in an attempt to maintain their hold on powerer in this country. A vote for Mcsame is a vote for short sighted polititcs and policies. It is obvious that Mcsame and Palin wouldn't know an original or ethical idea if it came up and bit them. "

" What you hopeful Obama people don't understand, is that Republicans don't care about truths or lies in a campaign. The swift boat people turned out a pack of lies, but they don't care. If it is done or said in order to get a Republican elected, they simply don't care.

After 8 years of chaos they will still defend Bush. I rest my case. "

" Why are you defending William Ayers? The Weather Underground were responsible for bombing, rioting and KILLING people. That doesn't sound like minor protest to me. You can stick your head in the sand and deny it, or try to turn the attention to Todd Palin, but it won't work. I'll support someone who represents my views, not a terrorist view. Wise up democrats, you created this problem by your caucusing and dismissing other good candidates, now you're trying to stick the rest of us with your choice. Good luck. "

" Can anyone fill me in as to why eight years ago, none of you cared who George W. Bush and Dick Cheney had associated with? "

" Can anyone fill me in as to why eight years ago, none of you cared who George W. Bush and Dick Cheney had associated with?

His affiliation with all these "new world order", "new evil empire Neo-Cons" got us where we are today, starting with the Bush Doctrine. See http://www.newamericancentury.org/index.html "

" He can run, but not hide from his affiliations and friends, but they will always come back to haunt him. We will be sure of it. Ayers, Rezko, Wright, Mr. Fanny Mae himself, nice... "

" Immediately following the Ayers accusations will come the Keating 5 accusations, and dirty politics rears its ugly head again. So much for the honor both candidates profess. Hate tactics have a way of backfiring, and it's still true that 'those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones,' so we might be in for a siege of this. Pitiful! Appealing to the gossips who manipulate the facts as they go means taking advantage of ill-informed, gullible voters. If only the candidates would realize for every voter they might gain with these tactics, they may be losing a voter who is disgusted. "

" Yeah. right. Obama was seven years old when this was going on. Swift boat politics would be the right label. "

" and despite promising myself not to do so, am going have to point out McCain's association with the KLA. McCain has strong support from a lobbyist group that backs the Kosovo Liberation Army despite allegations that the KLA is a Muslim terrorist group with ties to criminal drug networks and al-Qaida.The Albanian American Civic League, or AACL, regards the KLA as "freedom fighters".Lobbyist Joe DioGuardi declared earlier this year that McCain "did everything that we asked of him, including arming the KLA."Americans of Albanian heritage collected a million dollars in one evening for the presidential campaign of Republican Senator John McCain, said the Albanian American Civic League yesterday, the lobby group headed by former Congressman Joe DioGuardi. A reception for McCain was held January 22 at the Saint Regis Hotel in Manhatten.
KLA members are trained in al-Qaida camps and are are Islamic supremacists and pro-Sharia.
http://blog.barofintegrity.us/2008/02/14/john-mccain-armed-kosovo-islamic-terrorists.aspx
Good thing the Obama/Biden camp are not slinging this succulent mud.
But just ask any person of Balkan ethnicity what they think of the KLA. "

" As a vietnam verteran...I am insulted by Palin and the McCain compaign. Palin preaches McCain knows how to win a war.???? what war has he experienced a win in???? We did not win Viet Nam, we did not win Iraq, we did not win Afganistan. This Republican campaign has turned into a total disaster. I have voted Republican berore, but bar has been raised, it will be hard for a republican to get my vote anymore. If this is what the party stands for. Trying to drag Obama down to the gutter level of the Republicans instead of fighting on the economy and all the problems we have. This will stick in the minds of many americans. Now i understand why Hagel retired. I wouldnt want to be associated with the Republican party principles either "

" country coming too with this show of mean-spiritedness? This election is not some reality show where the nastier you are the better chances of winning.This is about real people,real lives and our country's future. "

" However despicable Ayers was in his younger years, he did NOT kill anyone. "

" I love the GOP calling foul on mudslinging tactics. These are the folks who for years have relied on the likes of Carl Rove to win elections. A man who never met a dirty lie he didn't like. Don't even get me started on the Swift Boat guys!
Democrats like Gore and Kerry tried to take the high road and stay above such tactics. But that didn't and doesn't work. Apparently now days you have to be willing to get down in the mud and get dirty too if you want to win.
The Republicans just hate it that Obama isn’t willing to just keep quiet while they smear him. The tried and true methods aren’t working this time. Too bad for the GOP. "

" We didn't win the Vietnam war because vocal protesters and public opposition handcuffed the federal government, and a weak president took away the personnel and resources needed to achieve victory. It takes strong leadership to win a war, and cut-n-run Obama is definitely lacking in that regard. Disagree with going there in the first place...that's fine, but the fact of the matter is that we are achieving victory in Iraq, and the next president needs to take the steps necessary to ensure continued success. "

" What exactly would a 'win' in Iraq look like?
You expecting a scene where the Sunnis, Shiites and other factions sit around singing kum-ba-yah and hugging?
These fanatics are just going to forget about all the hate and killing and decide to work together in a democracy?
They're going to love America and sing our praises?
I'm sure that is just around the corner if we just stay the course. "

" The argument that Obama was only seven or eight is the stupidest I've ever heard. No one is claiming that Obama and he had a relationship then. The point is that Bill Ayars is unrepentent in this century and there are many known links between the two. I don't have any friends like that...nor would I want any. And its not as if this is an isolated incident...many of Obama's relationship scare me. Stop trying to use the 7 or 8 argument and just admit that its ok with you that they have a relationship. "

" Mission accomplished was over 5 years ago. The surge worked. How can that be cut and run? We won according to Republicans. Lets go home. "

" What do you mean Ayers has put his past behind him???? He has said that he wishes he had done MORE bombings. He wishes he had killed MORE policemen. What is wrong with you people who think it is okay to have been a radical at one point in your life and that just because it was years ago, it is okay now??? Geeeez, it scares the heck out of me if the country actually elects someone with the name Barack Hussein Obama!!!! "