Why do Republicans want to talk about Obama's childhood and Michelle instead of current events?

[Kalissa]

Character counts too.

Surprisingly that is actually taught in the public schools.

[Lost in space.]

How come the Dems cant? I dont hear a THING from Obummer saying what he is gonna do...

[some guy]

Goes both ways, Dems like to bring up Cindy and other things that McCain has been cleared of.
Stop trying to be such a victim.

[Sage]

Don't you know?

That's what the Republicans do. They can't talk on the issues, so they do personal attacks on individuals.

That's who they are. That's what they live for. That's what they thrive on.

The bigger question is this: When will the American people wake up and stop allowing the Republicans to scare and fool them?

[IAN B]

Isn't it funny, indeed? McCain and his Republicans talk nonstop about OBAMA - McCain even calling Obama an "honorable opponent". It's getting obvious that their specialty is to attack, attack, attack similar to bomb. bomb. bomb Iran.


Vote Obama '08.

[Mac]

The question of character is a pre-requisite to any other issue, in the opinions of many people.

[Jake]

Because they are young enough that people are still alive who can talk to them about it.

[Jim P]

Sage said it all: "That's what the Republicans do". What's funny is that they deny doing it in this answer, but don't respond with any comment on an issue of their own - as if they disprove their own point.

Then, there is the usual 'experience' argument. As if they agree with him on the issues but can't vote for him because he lacks experience! He has more political experience than Ronald Reagan and George Bush, and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger (why does yahoo have Schwarzenegger in the dictionary but not Obama?). And of course less then Johnson, Nixon and other famous horrible presidents.

[David S]

My answer is that you should look at character. Current events and issues change. Character is the measure of how a candidate will respond to now unknown future issues.

[scrooge]

they are working on america's inborn dislike for black people, it works pretty good too.