Obama just like Nelson Mandela will change USA for the better just like Mandela brought unity to South Africa. Obama will bring hope to both America as a whole and to the world. I  see him as a man sent by God to bring stability to USA and he appears to be a leader who will be respected by the rest of the world.

Barry must be elected President of the USA. He stands for unity of America and change for the better. Obama will withdraw the troops and emd the Iraq war and help improve America's  image  to the world. He is a much better candidate than the old geriatric, one foot in the grave, Republican candidate, John McCain who is 72.

I hate the fact that the race and religious issues keep getting put on the table it is sad that America is still in the past. Obama represents unity and will unite the whole American nation. The latest incident which saw  white supremists planning to assassinate Obama was terrible. Thank god the FBI were able to arrest the potential assassins before the event. This should result in sympathetic sentiment towards Obama and attract more support for his cause as winning Presidency of USA.

If McCain gets elected President of USA I will believe USA is still a backwards nation. Current President of USA George W. Bush  has been a very divisive leader with his domestic and foreign policies.

Please vote for Obama, American people.

...who the hell is Barry, and why haven't I heard of him if he's running for president?

rock on 2008 seems to be educated about this topic. I herd of this berry fellow but i don't know if ill vote for him cuz barack looks like a good candidate also. o wait nvm im Canadian i can't vote

Barry = Barrack.  Barry Obama sounds good. Barry is a good Aussie name.

I wish the best for Obama and look forward to this historic moment for the United States. But DO NOT compare him to Nelson Mandela. That's just not right.

I'll be voting for the guy, barring some unforseen catastrophe, but he's far, far short of the messiah you're making him out to be.

It's also a bad sign that I, and quite a few of the folks I know, are getting less and less excited about him as time goes on. He'll probably still be president, but he's increasingly starting to look like just more of the same, and that really depresses me.

Barrack spent 30 years in jail ? Please stop making someone great because you like him. Let him accomplish something first.

Didn't you leave or something?

I mean Obama is like Mandela because he will unite USA . I am not talking about similarities in their lives and I know Obama never served a day in prison.

For the record Mandela served 28 years in prison and was a political prisoner because he actively spoke out against the Apartheid South African system.

O.O Really? I mean REALLY!!!???? I didn't know he would unite me with my already fellow Americans. I thought we were united by our nationality already. I guess I missed that memo...

So he can really unite the country even if he is so divisive on the religious and racial issues? Obama is the one bringing up race every chance he gets, the Republicans won't touch that with a 20 ft pole. Obama is the one who has FRIENDLY ties to known and unrepentant terrorists. He can bring the America haters and America supports together? Really? Cool, I want to see him do it before I cast my vote.

So you also agree that Obama was sent by God? Sounds like you listen to the Hollow-eyed hippy Nancy Pelosi. That in itself is moronic. If you believe in the same God that I do and Barrack claims to, then you should know that his voting record on botched abortions (where the baby survived) are nothing less than supporting murder of infants. A man who supports murder of innocent unprotected life is not fit to receive my vote.

IF anybody really wants change, throw your bum of a Congressman out and put an ENTIRELY new Congress in this November, that should change things up. If anyone wants to unite the country, (s)he must support that country's values and call everyone to him/her as a statesman would, not as a pandering politician.