bjordan: Thank you! couldn't agree with you more. It gets old hearing how bad Beloit is all the time when there is crime and gangs and other stuff in surrounding cities also.

I plan on attending the event tonight, but have never been to something like this before. How early should I plan to get there if I want to get in to the event?

Sorry Unknown, but they haven't sent Shakey's overseas. They closed because they couldn't compete with the newer restaurants that had more advertising and better business acumen.

My 16 year old daughter and I recently waited 2 hours in the snow and cold to see Obama in Madison. We were turned away because they had reached capacity. We were very disappointed but still backed him. Last Friday, we drove to UW-Oshkosh to see him. After another 2 hour wait, we were let in and participated in that rally. We left feeling inspired and had a wonderful conversation about Obama and what he wanted to do and how we felt about that. I am 45 years old and have never before felt so strongly about a candidate. I usually vote for the person I dislike the least. For once I will be able to vote for someone that I feel will make a difference. This country needs someone who is willing to make change. If you have ever really listened to him speak, he says it is not going to be easy and it is not going to happen over night. This country is in sad shape and it will take diligence and hard work to pull us out of the hole we have allowed our government to dig for us. We as citizens of this country need to dig in and help make this change. The first step is to get over our fear of change and vote for Barack Obama.

Zoom.....No matter how he says it, he is 100% correct!!!

unknown - punctuation is your friend.

dillon,

Whats wrong with Obama visiting Beloit? He was in Janesville this past week. It has nothing to do with African Americans at all. I am so sick of Janesville and other people dogging out Beloit. Yes Beloit does have a lot of African Americans but I am very sure that there will be people of other races at this Beloit Rally.

Nice trick there, Obama campaigners. Have people go to the web site and fill out the form so you spam them. No entry guaranteed by an RSVP and what are they going to do if more than the capacity of Flood Arena do sign up? Hold a "2nd show" at Midnight, or come back Tuesday night after the primary voting is over? Not likely. The only thing Obama has going for him is that he is clearly a better choice than Hillary - not exactly a ringing endorsement for election.

I think that Obama-mania is absolutely the correct term for what is happening in this campaign. It sounds cute, but mania means an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action. I think that the Gazette nailed it.

I'm going to vote for myself id rather throw the vote away then vote for these BIG talkers. They can talk the talk but you know they cant walk the walk.

Just remember..........Reagan, who everyone seemed to think was such a good prez, was only a governor for a short time and before that a movie star. Now we have Barrack who is a fine lawyer, and a senator. I will be voting for him on Tuesday with pride. I think he will try his darndest to bring some fresh air into the stale old White House, Senate and House of Rep. Why ANYONE would want more of Billary after the emabrrasment of what they brought us before is beyond me. Must be people have very short memories. Bill Clinton has not changed and he will wreak havoc if Hill gets elected.

Well its nice to see Mr. Obama and his staff chose someplace where the public is invited. Go figure its Beloit hmmmm..(higher margin of black votes??). I can't say at this point it matters to me personally at all..I dont think I'll vote for any of them..maybe write in someone's name. They are all "good" politicians, tell you what you want to hear, BUT they will all make LOUSY presidents!

Thank you for the much needed civility. Your points are well taken and understood by most, but the impression that I get from many Obama supporters is that they believe that he will accomplish all that he proposes. That may be because he says that he will accomplish all that he proposes in a very convincing manner. Congress is not as easily swayed as the voter.

Back on topic: I think it is great that Obama is having so many public events in Wisconsin. And I think it's wonderful that people have renewed their interest in the political process because of the positive message and enthusiasm he has brought to the campaign. A democracy will only work if we have an electorate that cares and participates. Let's cap this all off on Tuesday by everybody getting out to the polls and VOTING!

Correction: I wouldn't vote for Bill Clinton again...if it were possible. No offense to him or to Hillary. I just need someone who has some possibility of mending the divide and inspiring people to do the right thing.

garyprimer, you say that Obama's list of campaign promises is reckless. I respectfully disagree. Campaign promises are about things any candidate will try to do. All of those promises (whether Hillary's or Obama's) will end up getting modified when they finally make it to the floor of the House and Senate, but it's about making the attempt, making something good happen. Every presidential nominee is putting ideas out there. Some of them will work. Some won't, but the attempt must be made. At least someone is saying, "let's not ignore the middle and lower income person" for the first time in 8 years.

And Obama has reached across the aisle before to get things done. It's one of his central themes, that we have to stop all the partisanship and bring the country together again. Hillary, on the other hand, is reviled by a great many Republicans, so whether she'll be able to win them over to her issues or not is a toss-up. I don't see her being able to mend the breach that has widened drastically during the Clinton and Bush years. (And in the interest of full disclosure, I voted for Bill Clinton twice, but I wouldn't vote for him again. That has nothing to do with Monica Lewinsky and everything to do with the fact that he is a constant reminder of how divided we have become). Uniting our country is of prime importance. Without it, we'll be bickering and in gridlock on important issues for years.

bigmackdog, it is people of your mentality that continues to feed the vilness of racism. You should be ashamed of your self and if you are not, well, we consider the source. This country is made of many (including yourself) nationalities, ethnics, and race. If it weren't for this we would not be called the "United" states! People like you should not be allowed to breed their racist views! Please refrain from spreading anymore ignorance. Our country will elect a black president, or a women president. It's no worse that electing an oil rich govenor of Texas!

Never is a very long time, bigmackdog. There may not have been a chance before, and there may not be a chance now, but someday, if the nation lives long enough, it will happen.

This bigmacdumb is a genius. Be sure to read his other entry on the accidental farm death. Isn't there an age requirement on these entries?! 12 seems a big young!

Please don't focus on the issue of race. Accept Obama for what he is. He is a man running for the Democratic presidential primary candidate who is trying his best to get the nomination. I am listening to him on TV live at this very moment and he strikes me as a man who will say anything that he thinks will help him achieve this goal. Mr Obama would do well to remember his mantra that words matter. I have never heard such a reckless laundry list of promises in a presidential campaign.