David,

I have heard the constant dismay at the absolute lies and the attack on the media by the Republicans. What we on the left need to understand is this simple fact; these people play on the willful ignorance of their supporters. To them it is not lying, it is winning. Remember the mantra they live by; the end always justify the means.

We think differently about the issues and the intelligence of the American people. They understand one important thing, they will fool more people, because there are more people who are unintelligent and ignorant on the issues than there are people who are. Unfortunately they are right. They have no intention of trying to overtake Obama, they simply want to keep it close enough to steal it again.

Obama is playing right into their hands. By not fighting back, he looks weak. Now to us it looks admirable, but to the kinds of folks they fool and take advantage of each election cycle, Obama looks weak and impotent. You don't have to go into the gutter, but you must fight back quickly and firmly. If Obama continues with this high road, high minded campaign, we will, once again, wake up on November 5 wondering what the hell happened, again. Trying to appeal to the goodness of the American people and outlining his plans and policies is not enough to win. Obama has to fight back and fight back hard.

I listened to some callers saying Obama is doing what he needs to do by laying his policies and plans. I have this one question, if this is what he needs to do, why are the polls so close. The Republicans have not addressed one issue yet, but McCain is running strong against Obama. It is not just simply a case of race affecting the polls, though that is a factor. Kerry and Gore suffered from the same problem and poll numbers. I am waiting for a Democratic candidate to finally stand up and punch these lying bastards in the mouth. This is the only thing they understand. Until that happens, we will continue to lose presidential elections. I can think of so many ads Obama can run, and have sent some of those suggestions to his campaign, but I have yet to see any of them done. Obama must fight back!

Donald Strong
Augusta, GA