BREAKING: Obama Opts Out of Public Financing per CNN

[ShaneGR]

Just broke.

[babylonsister]

1. Post-breaking: McSame WHINES! nt

[my3boyz]

4. They will whine about it all day today. They will say how Barack went back on his word!

They will show the form he filled out! Hold on and get ready! Barack made the right decision.

[babylonsister]

13. Obama had no choice; he's better off depending on us! mcsame, not so much. nt

[NotThisTime]

44. Damn right, McSame can go raise his own money & he has his own campaign finance issues

[last1standing]

19. Obama filled out a form while McCain took out a loan under false pretenses.

I think the repubs will lose this debate. :rofl:

[bookman]

34. Fox is on it...

... after all it is their job to present the Republican slant.

[City Lights]

38. Methinks their whining will drag on beyond the 24-hour mark.

They did the all-day preemptive whine months ago, during the speculation phase of this discussion. They'll never let this go. Ever. I expect this to be added to their collection of permanent talking points.

[my3boyz]

2. Ha! Scarborough just peed in his pants! Obama is going to

kick McCain's ass!

[BeyondGeography]

3. Good...glad that's over with

Now, CONTRIBUTE!

[Colobo]

5. Great! So... what about you, McCain?

[NightWatcher]

6. I got your campaign finance right here. McSame is toast

[KittyWampus]

23. over a million small donors IS PUBLIC FINANCING

:)

[kpominville]

48. End Legalized Bribery!

Corporate lobbying is legalized bribery. Corporations are not people and do not deserve to be better represented in our government than we the people are.

[nomorewhopper]

7. I hope he raises $1 billion grass roots dollars

[bigdarryl]

8. Isn't public financing TAX PAYERS money?

[ShaneGR]

11. Sort of... its an optional tax though

There is a section on your tax return that asks if you would like to contribute to the system. It's not a mandatory thing.

[slinkerwink]

9. good! We'll be hearing a lot of whining from Republicans today

[nxylas]

41. Went onto FreeRepublic just now and that's not what they're whining about

They're throwing a hissy fit because Obama is "controlling media access and manipulating public perception". The fiend! He's doing what any successful politician does in an election cycle. No fair!

[Renew Deal]

51. I wonder if they remember "free speech zones?"

:puke:

[nxylas]

52. IOKIYAR

It's OK if you're a Republican.

[ErinBerin84]

10. haha, the talking points coming out of the GOP are going to be hilarious today

[high density]

12. Good deal

Though the MSM and McCain will be whining and whining an whining about this.

[cal04]

14. MSNBC:Obama opts out of public funding

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25259863/

[madwivoter]

15. Good news. What the M$M will refuse to report is that Obama is publicly financed

and McNasty will piss and moan. The waaaahmbulance is on standby... :)

[Vinca]

16. Someone send a shipment of Kleenex over to McSame's campaign. nt

[lse7581011]

17. Could Someone Please

explain this to me. Exactly, what does it mean? Sorry to be so naive!

[NightWatcher]

20. it means that all the campaign funds that he'll use will come from private donors

he's already refused PAC money and corporate donations. Now he's refusing taxpayer funds.

[lse7581011]

22. Thank You!

I appreciate the explanation and understand now!

[TooRaLoo]

27. Thank you! I was confused as well. He makes me so PROUD. nt

[gblady]

46. why....

...is it being said that he changed his mind?
...are the republicans going to bash this move?
...and how does this involve the 527s?

[Triana]

18. This is a good thing. He can raise the money he needs. It's been said that he already has

a "publicly financed" campaign. Avg. internet donation $91. Much of them from people like me - and he has 1.5 Million donors (at last count).

THAT is a publicly financed campaign.

[Triana]

21. PeeEss - CONTRIBUTE if you can to the Obama campaign!

WE ARE his public financing!

What's that DU link again? SOMEBODY POST IT HERE (I gotta run)

[TBF]

25. That's what I've been doing - sending $100 on his Internet donation page

every month we can afford it. I haven't maxed out yet and we aren't doing vacation this summer so I'll keep doing it. I guess "latte liberals" are good for something. ;)

The cool thing really is the number of donors though - 1.5 million is awesome and I bet it'll grow by fall. It's a really smart strategy to encourage small donations, and the "precinct captain" volunteering - if you can give $5 and make some phone calls you're on the team. It gives people ownership in the campaign and makes them feel more involved (because they are involved). This campaign has really been interesting to watch. Obama has taken community organizing to a whole new level.

[snooper2]

36. And none of us are tapped out :)

I've given $25 dollars month since November...I've got plenty to go before 2300 :)


GOBAMA!

[TBF]

24. Good job Obama - we will come through for you. :)

[davidpdx]

26. Good

I hope the media makes hay out of McCain's lying about his public financing and the loan he took out. Better yet, maybe he can ask his wife for a loan.

[Hepburn]

32. That along with using her private jet.

Sheesh...Ms Cookie Recipe defrauder rides in style. :eyes:

[davidpdx]

33. I hadn't heard about that

Talk about elitist!

[Eurobabe]

28. He's not broke!

:rofl:

[npincus]

29. Ha Ha... F-U, McCain.

[TooRaLoo]

30. THIS is how a President behaves.

The man has morals and standards. It's so rare to see stuff like this in an election!

[techtrainer]

35. Nice Spin!

[Hepburn]

31. Good...

...another blow to the McCant campaign!

[blondeatlast]

37. Wonderful! Tomorrow's payday and Obama's earned it, oh, YES! nt

[Renew Deal]

39. First candidate to ever opt out

I don't blame him considering all they're throwing at him.

[NotThisTime]

47. Is that true? The first one to opt out? That would be amazing...

I'm glad he opted out, but I'd be surprised if he were the first to ever do so...

[Renew Deal]

49. Yes. First to ever opt out for both the primary and the general.

:bounce:

[Life Long Dem]

40. Wah Wah!!

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

It's called a race for a reason. If the competition is too strong for McSame then why is he in this race? Does McSame want Obama to keep making things even for him throughout this race? Even in a way that both candidates have the same amount of donors?

[TwilightGardener]

42. Good--he knows not to fight with one hand tied behind his back.

[K Gardner]

43. Bravo for Obama !

[Born_A_Truman]

45. Typical MSM gives McCain a pass...

Not a word on MSNBC about McCain's little loan/public financing problem for the primary elections. They read the McCain campaign's nasty statement about Obama going back on his word and how voters can't trust him...yadda, yadda, yadda.

[Renew Deal]

50. Obama is saving tax payers at least $75 Million dollars.