i don't BELIEVE it was a conspiracy. i KNOW for a FACT it was. I knew it the morning of 9-11 it was an inside job. the evidence overwhelmingly suggest it was. Look @ the movies Zeitgeist and Loose Change, forget that Farenheit 9-11 crap. Those documentaries tell the real story. Bush even lied abOUt when he fOUnd OUt abOUt the attack. He said that he SAW the 1st plane hit the tower BEFORE he went into the classroom! how can that be when the video of the 1st plane hittin the tower wasn't released until Sept 12? They set it up dude. That's why bush and cheney refused to testify under oath before the 9-11 Commission. they didnt allow video, transcript or notes of their testimony, so for all we know they never even testified. The truth is OUt there buddy. All jokin aside. Just watch them flicks and let me know if its all BS then if u still believe what yOU believe then there's nothing more i can do or say. People are free to believe what they want. Don't get me wrong i don't hate america, just the people in charge of it and runnin it. We are controlled by the federal reserve and the irs. those are private companies!

OK. You are right about "wake up and smell the corn". Yes, that is all we have here. However, I am beginning to think you are just messing with me. Do you really believe there is a conspiracy???? Please tell me you don't believe that.

we were NOT really attacked by foreigners!

and the reason we haven't been attacked since 9-11 is because we were really attacked by foreign terrorist on 9-11. any1 and every1 with half a brain can see that Bush and his criminal gang attacked us. It was an inside job! They were so sloppy last time that they knew they cOUldn't do it again. There's a mOUntain of evidence showin the truth that yOU choose to neglect. If bush and cheney were so innocent why did they refuse to testify individually and under oath before the 9-11 commission? Why Jim? Was it so they cOUld get their lies straight? Please explain, cuz I'm hella puzzled by that?

yOU know this cOUntry is backwards when lies become truth and truth becomes a conspiracy theory, even when OVERWHELMING evidence points to the latter. I pray yOU wake up and see the truth JIM.

yOU this cOUntry is backwards when lies become truth and truth becomes a conspiracy theory, even when OVERWHELMING evidence points to the latter. I pray yOU wake up and see the truth JIM.

I don't get my facts from CNN. I can tell know too little to even have an intelligent debate so I will end by sayin, if America is the best place to live, I sure cOUldnt tell by the last survey that was just released of the best cities in the world in which to live. Honolulu was #28 and that was the highest U.S. city. NYC & L.A weren't in the top 50. All I gotta say is thanks to yOUr beloved international criminals bush, cheney and the rest of the neocon gang, america is goin down the tubes. but i guess it's hard to get too much real info in the cornfields of iowa. And the point i was makin abOUt wrongfully invading Iraq was that bush never wanted to capture his business partner's son (bin laden). Bin Laden was not responsible for 9-11. Look @ his FBI profile, He's never been formally charged! It was an inside job. Wake up and smell the corn.

No, I had not looked you up on the internet. I didn't realize that is what I should do. I guess in your self-absorbed, narcissistic life, you would think that I would care about who you are. I googled "assclown", but all I got was a 7-11 working conspiracy theorist. Not only are you delusional, you are a conspiracy theorist. Nice! Have I heard of NORAD, yes. Was Dick Cheney in charge of NORAD on 9-11, No. If you would like me to explain the chain of command in NORAD, I will. Was he making the decisions, No. If you would like footnotes for reference, I will include them next time to help you out with your so-called facts. Yes, I watch Fox news, as well as many other channels, including your beloved CNN. Come up with a different argument every time you disagree with someone ("You must watch Fox news"). I beg you to find a more liberal person that Alan Colmes (who is on Fox news), other than George Saros, who donates millions upon millions to your friends on the left. When did George Bush say that the war in Iraq was to find Bin Laden???? By the way, we are still there for national security reasons. I guess I missed all the terrorist attacks on the US since 9-11. If you feel we are not a nation, which by the way is the greatest nation on the face of God's earth, why do you live here? With your 400k a year CEO job, move. I am sure there is something similar to 7-11 in Europe or the middle east.

And for the last time, Capel NEVER told is players who to vote for! He just said VOTE! David Boren said he was voting for Obama and NOONE jumped up and said he's makin everyone associated with the Univ. of Oklahoma vote for Obama.

wow, spoken like a true Fox News watcher! Jim, yOU gave no facts what so ever! The war based on lies, is the one we are fighting. Bush has given 10 different reasons to invade Iraq and none included finding bin Laden, who is supposed to be the most dangerOUs man in the world, but never has been formally charged for 9-11, due to a sufficient lack of evidence! so yOU are still living under the lie that 'savage ragheads' livin in mud huts and caves pulled off the greatest terrorist attack in US history. The FBI has not released one tape showin any of the 19 so-called hi-jackers (who were supposed to be on their hot sheet of suspected terrorists) boarding any of the 4 planes. They also didn't have any arabic names on the flight manifest. 6 of the so-called terrorist have been fOUnd to be alive. The Pentagon has over 150 cameras (and surface to air missles) OUtside and arOUnd it. The FBI has not released 1 clip showing what hit the Pentagon. There was no plane wreckage, bodies,luggage or black box recovered @ the Pentagon. We were told the plane incinerated due to the impact and the heat, yeah ok.
Have yOU ever heard of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Jim? That's supposed to be OUr defense against hijacked planes and things of that nature. They intercept planes flyin off cOUrse more than 10 min with no response from the cockpit. Prior to the morning of 9-11 NORAD had successfully intercepted 70+ planes withOUt incident flyin off cOUrse in less than 15 min since the program began. yOU know who was in charge of runnin NORAD on the morning of 9-11, Jim? Dick Cheney. How is it that many hijacked planes were allowed to fly arOUnd the cOUntry, some for over an hOUr with no air force fighters liftin a finger til it was too late?
The twin towers (and building 7) were destroyed by controlled demolitions. Listen to the engineers that built the twin towers Jim. They said that the buildings were designed to withstand multiple hits from a 707 (which were the biggest commercials planes in existence when the towers were finished in 1973). No plane ever hit building 7, so how did it buckle and fall like the other 2 towers Jim? Listen to first hand eye witness accOUnts (cops, fire fighters, civilians and even Fox News reporters) speak of explosions in the basement of the towers, prior to the buildings falling. Look @ the video yOUrself and yOU will see the detonations as the buildings were falling, Jim. No wonder bush and cheney refused to testify under oath before the 9-11 Commission (which took a year and half before they even formed it), Very strange in deed.
I see speakin to someone of yOUr intellect is like talking to an infant. yOU can't come with solid facts, so yOU resort to name calling and ignoring truth and facts! I'm sure by now yOU have googled me and seen my pics of me doin my thing all over the world and wonder how this guy does all these things on a '7-11' salary? Anyway, Jim I really pray that yOU wake up to realization that the Bush cartel (rockerfellers. rothchilds, morgans,etc) is the most dangerOUs grOUp of people in world. America is not a nation, Jim. It is a corporation run by an international banking cartel that controls every facet of government and in essence OUr lives. Its obviOUsly yOU know very little other than what Fox has told yOU so it's pointless to waste such vast amOUnts of wisdom on someone too blind to see the truth. The fact that yOU ask me things like how Bush is linked to Hitler and the cOUntless other ignorant questions and remarks yOU have made lets me know that yOU know very little OUtside of the controlled information yOU receive from the so-called liberal media, so I won't waste anymore of yOUr time. I just hope yOU truly educate yOUrself 1 day, because to me and everyone that has read yOUr posts yOU seem like an idiot that knows very little abOUt what's really going on here in america or abroad.

Jihad, it is people like me who make it possible to tolerate people such as yourself. Our brave soldiers are VOLUNTEERS, like they have been for 200+ years. What war is based on lies??? We disposed of a despotic (I am sure you don't know that term, look it up in the amount of time you have available, since you don't have a job, but pretend to be a CEO who makes 400k a year) dictator that used weapons of mass destruction in the past on his own people and have created a democracy. It is in it's infancy stage, but still a democracy. I guess that is a bad thing according to you. Please show me even 5% of the military that think we are doing a bad thing over there and I will shut the heck up. You and your liberal, leftist, socialist friends always cry that we will risk the lives of BRAVE, HEROIC soldiers only when absolute necessary. When is that??? For 5 days after the savages fly planes into big buildings and kill thousand of innocent lives? You want action then, and change your mind after you have mourned for 5 days. Then we should shut up and color? Then you blame ourselves for our policies and say we brought it upon ourselves. I have never linked b. Hussein obama to muslim extremists. I just think he coddles and is an appeaser to them. Hence, he gives them legitimacy. There is a huge difference in comparing obama's call to talk with SAVAGE RAGHEADS that live in mudhuts to the greatest president of all time, Ronald Reagan's call to talk to the leader of the ussr. Reagan said "peace through strength" and approached it that way with the ussr. He did not compromise the USA, and made it clear that there was no diplomacy, it was stop your nuclear buildup because we have star wars and you will lose. The socialist republic had no answer and caved. Why am I even wasting my time responding to you? Crawl under the rock you came from. You are not a CEO and probably work at 7-eleven. I had a problem with Capel basically telling his players to vote for b. Hussein obama, because in his words, it was a monumental event that a black person was running for president. Sure, he said something about pick who they feel is the best candidate, after saying how great it is that a black person is this close to the presidency. That is like saying "No offense, but you are ugly". If you say something offensive after saying "no offense", it doesn't make it less offensive. He is trying to get his players to vote his way. That I have a problem with. War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest thing. The person that feels there is nothing worth fighting for, and is only made free by better, braver, smarter people is worse. He is only kept free by better,braver, men. How again is Bush a Nazi??????????? Please enlighten me on his Homeland Security Speech. How is that similar to Hitler invading Poland, which was given to him on a silver platter by Neville Chamberlain??? Thank God for Winston Churchill!!!! I think Churchill summed it up when he later said " If you are a conservative at 20, you have no heart". "If you are a liberal at 40, you have no brain." You have grown tiresome and boring. You are welcome for your freedom to sit and judge, instead of having to stand a post and be somebody.

well Jim.................????

show me where my facts are wrong Jim. so according to yOU Jim, we show OUr brave soldiers that we care for them by having them killed and mamed, fighting in wars based on lies? I thOUght if we really cared for them we wOUldn't send them into harm's way under false pretenses and we'd only ask them to risk their lives when ONLY absolutely necessary. And why do yOU insist on linkin Obama to muslim extremist? the only thing Obama has in commom with them is his name, Unlike ya beloved george bush! He and his family have been in bed with the bin ladens, sadaam hussein and many other of OUr so-called enemy since the 70's Jim. Bush is a Nazi, Jim. They follow the same doctrine. Listen to Bush's speech on Homeland Security. Its the exact same speech as Hitler's Gestapo speech. The same proganda Hitler gave to justify pre-emptive striking Poland is the same lies Bush used to illegaly invade Iraq. How are we appeasing OUr enemies by talking to them? I remember when the Soviet Union was OUr sworn enemy and now yall call Reagan a hero for ending the Cold War, Jim. and if I recall, it was yOUr great state of Iowa that was the 1st to endorse Obama, Jim. And no people of color don't have the same oppurtunity yet Jim or the fact that someone that looks like Obama being this close to being President wOUld not be such a significant event. If people of color have the same oppurtunity Jim, why is there such a disparity in coaches Jim? why is there only 2 black AD's at division 1 schools Jim? Tell me Jim. And yes I have all the free time in the world, Jim. That's what CEO's do, Jim. We work when we wanna work and get paid more to do less, Jim. america is one of the most violent cOUntries in the world, Jim. are we savages too, like yOU call the middle easterners?

Jihad, I forgot. Jim was the name forced on me during the slave trade. You are right. Either that, or my great, great, great, great grandparents decided to assimilate and join the melting pot at some time and eventually down the line when I was born my parents gave me the name Jim. However, Toby was forced upon my great, great, great, great grandfather during the slave trade.

Jihad, thanks for enlightening all of us. I had no Idea that the Bush's were so close to Hitler. I guess that does make me feel better about B. Hussein Obama wanting to meet with and appease our enemies and terrorists. That sounds like a mastermind plan. Let's give credibility to these savages by having the President of The United States take time out of his busy schedule to discuss what WE can do to make them feel better about themselves. You mention B. Hussein Obama's great work in the senate of trying to repeal the tax cuts by Bush. Again you are right! What better way to help an economy than to take more money out of we the people's pockets. But wait, those tax cuts were only for the rich, according to you and your liberal socialist friends, so I am sure since you make 400K you got to enjoy them. DON'T ever mention that B. Hussein Obama is doing something helpful for the military. Hell will freeze over before any military hating liberal ever does anything for the military. You also ask what can McCain offer the poor and people of color? I didn't know you had to offer something to people of color. How about just the same opportunities as everyone else. I guess that wouldn't be fair to you. I am sure you are looking for some kind of handout. Not because you are person of color, but because you are a socialist liberal. How did you figure Oklahoma has more KKK members than any other state? I have no freakin' clue, nor do I know how you would ever find that info. Seems like a CEO that makes 400k a year sure has a lot of free time on his hands to dig up info. Or did you just make that up like much of your other info?

Obama practiced law and taught law the Univ of Chicago and was a community organizer before being elected to the Illinois state senate in 1997 ! He finished his undergraduate studies in 1982 @ Columbia Univ and magna cum laude @ harvard law school in 1991, so how has he been in politics since he finished college? And like i said before, when yOU have a president that has always owned oil companies and everyone in his cabinet either owns oil companies or companies that build weaponry, it is partly his fault. I guess it's just a strange coincidence that we have record highs in oil and gas and we are fighting endless wars against an invisible enemy. Follow the money trail. who's getting rich, right now and who's carrying the burden of their decisions? yOU are blind and mis-guided fools, if yOu think he has no part in this when his buddies are making record profits! the same lobbyists that put bush in office are enjoying record profits and yOU are naive enOugh to believe there's no connection. we don't need oil to run OUr cars. we haven't for quite sometime, but why wOUld a president that has always, had his hand in the oil business want alternative sOUrces? ofcOurse he wants to look for more oil. why not look for ways other than oil to power america? we can do it, but OUr leaders want us to remain slaves so they can become wealthier and wealthier. U mean we can build space craft to fly to the moon, mars and beyond, but we can't build cars that get more that 20 miles to the gallon? what world are yOU living in? am I the only one to see that we are being bamboozled and hoodwinked?

Jiohdee- So Obama isn't a career politician? That's funny because he has been in public office since graduating college. Do you people believe that by electing Obama the price of gas will go down, or even McCain? The gullibility of America amazes me more and more each day. Listen to any person who actually knows how the oil market works and they will tell you that it doesn't matter who is in office or how much congress goes after local oil companies. As long as the US has to import 75% of its oil consumption we are going to be paying $4 a gallon. If you want prices to go down then sell that huge SUV or truck and quit filling up every other day. New oil exploration is crucial to the US becoming independent of OPEC and getting out of the control of the Saudis. If you bleeding heart liberals think that the CEO of Conoco Phillips is responsible for high oil prices, then just take into consideration that the lowest member of the Saudi Royal Family (all 7,000 of them) net worth is more than most of the CEO's in America

Wow, wayne! Who said anything abOUt blindly following anyone? If what I said bothers yOU so much then yOU must be the bigot! How do yOU know Capel didn't tell his players @ VCU to vote in 2004? This is his 1st presidential election here. I have never heard of any coach of any race tell his players to vote at all, so Capel shOUld be applauded for tellin his players to get involved. And I'm quite sure race has NEVER played a part in the american political system, Barack Obama is the first person of color in the history of this cOUntry to be worthy to be president, yeah ok. yOU worried abOUt him meetin with hamas, but yOU have no problem with bush, who's family has extensive business and personal ties to Hitler and the bin Laden family? Ok. What has Obama done during his short time in the Senate that's so bad? Let's see, he has sponsored legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, tax companies that move jobs overseas, climate change, nuclear terrorism, care for returned U.S. military personnel, take away the $17 billion tax cut bush gave his friends @ the oil companies, and introduced gun control laws against assault rifles. wow, what a criminal that Obama is. If yOU knew anything abOUt Chicago (where Obama lives), yOU'd know that gangs are a big problem and he is tryin to get assault weapons off the streets there and everywhere. what kinda animals (other than humans) are yOU gonna hunt for with an AK-47? yOU can't have it both ways. yOU can't on one hand slam him for his inexperience, but then in the same breath say it's HIS policies that have messed up this cOUntry. He's only been a senator since 2005 and this cOuntry has been on the wrong track since before then! Obama is NOT a career politician and washington insider, like mccain. This isn't Mccain's 1st time running for president, if he wasn't the right choice then, what makes him so great now?
And what muslim school did Obama attend again, Columbia Univ and Harvard Law School, oh ok. Is it his fault his parents gave him a non-tradional american name? He's named after his father who is from the african nation of Kenya. I'm sure his parents were thinkin that this child of bi-racial decent born during the height of the civil rights movement just might be president one day, so let's make sure he has the right name. many of the names like Jim and Toby were forced on Africans during the slave trade! did yOU know that? well over 90% of division 1 coaches in football and basketball are white and a great majority of their players are black, so many coaches may not feel comfortable talkin abOUt politics and race with a kid that doesn't look like them or have the same issues or struggle as them. ask Stoops if he's ever asked his players to vote. And since Fox is so far and balanced, how much positive coverage have they given Obama, versus their love for mcCain? I never said Obama was the golden child, but up against mccain he's lookin more presidential everyday. what can mccain offer the poor and people of color, More $5 gas? mccain's home state of Arizona is one of the most racist OUtside of Mississippi and Okkklahoma. I bet yOu didn't know that okkklahoma has more registered klansmen than any other state in america,but I'm quite sure none of em ever post comments on this site. Arizona was the last state to acknowledge Martin Luther King Day. so please tell me, wayne what does mccain have in store for the poor and people of color, because if he does have something good for us, i sure as hell can't tell by his 20+ year voting record, but i guess I'm the one who is confused, so pay me no mind. :-))

all I know is, OSU really sucks balls!

WT???...Quote from below: And yes my name is Jiohdee, I'm sorry it's not Jim or Toby or something lame like that. SOMETHING LAME LIKE THAT??? And you portray some of us as racist for our not so blind look a Barak Hussein Obama? CHANGE?? What change? Has anyone really looked at his change?? And what did Capel (Who I admire as a coach) mean when discussing a potential Black Candidate, with Black players? Do you really think he told them who I/WE thought was the most qualified...or who HE favored because of his skin color??? Sorry for several of you below...like Jiohdee, Michael, Nathan, yOU show who is truly confused here. Michael states positive results...from Obama??? Name them...tax increases...meet with Muslin terrorists to "talk"...about what, his Muslin schooling...is that going to sway the terrorists??? Gun control that he's already lied about, twice. Check his Illinois voting record and listen to him. Get real people and read about the unqualified candidate that is a "Rock Star"...And Jiohdee...You need to turn on Fox News so you can hear the truth...BTW, FOX never told David, that Ol' Barack was ARAB...YOU Jiohdee are the one that seems confused...and I ask...since Barak is half white, why don't we ever see his WHITE relatives? Sorry dude yOU are the bigot here...the truth is available to everyone, not just the Obama robots. In a nutshell, Capel needs to stay far away from Politics. If the players aren't smart enough to read and decide on their own, they don't need to be at OUr major university paid for by my taxes...and yes Matt, I and others do have an issue with this...I wonder what Jiohbee would have to say if Bob Stoops brought ALL of his players in and reminded them they have the opportunity to vote for the first American Prisoner of War Candidate and American Hero...John McCain, hmmm?...just my opinion...

I have even more respect for Capel. Great article, and for the people that have issue with this, I feel sorry for you.

It was a decent article, but can someone please explain to me why Barack Obama is called a BLACK MAN? His mother was 100% Caucasion, and his father was 75% ARAB decent.... Is it because of his skin color? I have Caucasion friends with tan's darker than that. Can someone please explaine it to me? If you have more than 10% African American or "Black" in your blood you are black or african american? It makes no sense.

David, Barack Obama is NOT of ARAB decent!!!! His parents are Barack Obama, Sr., of Nyangoma-Kogelo, Siaya District, Kenya, and Ann Dunham, a White American from Wichita, Kansas. Many Africans have Muslim names, because many African nations practice Islam! When are yOU peple gonna turn off Fox News and educate yOUrselves?! He's half black and half white! He was born in Hawaii, which is a state in America! His father is in no way shape or form an ARAB! Where do yOU people get this mis-information from? Haven't yOU heard of Gregor Mendel? He looks like a black guy because the black gene is dominant and white is recessive. Please don't post if yOU don't have correct information. It only helps fan the flames on ignorance!

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This was a good article because it brings to the for front of a man and the abilities he has been able to reach as a black man and to talk about the importance of voting because that is how it brought about change. I take it from most of you in here that want to keep perpetrating lies about Barack Obama would like to have it much different. What is important about this time this election is that it has the US at a cross roads. Do we want change that will bring positive results or do we want change that would bring negative results. What Jeff Capel did was let this guy know that how important this is and to know what you are voting for and not just vote. Its too bad to know that many people in our state still would have the closed heart and mind to vote what is a positive move for our country to instead vote for more of the same.

Jim Crow laws aside that is.

Somebody educate Tony Parker on when blacks got the right to vote in this country. He says, "He (Capel) tells us about how important it is to vote, because our grandparents and great-grandparents didn't even have a chance to." The 15th amendment (1870) gave black men the right to vote (women came in 1920 - 50 years after black men) so how, mathematically speaking, could his grandparents and even great-grandparents not have the chance to vote?

"'I don't want to get too heavy with all this, but it's a really important time for our country and it's important that people really pay attention and pick who they feel is the best candidate.'" That is a quote from the article above. So is this one, "Capel isn't one to try to impart his political views on anyone else, but he exudes a great amount of pride in seeing a black man so close to the presidency." Learn to read, people. It is amazing how far we have come in such a short amount of time, and I don't think Capel would "brainwash" his players into voting for a certain candidate. Who cares who he supports. Be glad he supports someone. Great job, Capel.

And for the last time, Obama is a white boy too JIM! but all yOU can see is his dominant African traits, because if yOU thOUght otherwise yOU wOUldn't keep mentioning the fact that he's getting the black vote because he's black. As i will state again, 100% of every single vote cast in every presidential election in the history of this cOUntry has gone to a white guy and this year wil be NO different, because Obama is just as white genetically as he is black.

why not look ways not to use oil period, that way noone holds us hostage & we stop destroyin the earth at the same time. yOUr view is short sighted. i'm thinkin long term. what we gonna do when all the oil on earth is used? drill on mars or the moon? when i shared my income, I was stating a point. i was simply trying to say that i don't mind giving up a little of my blessing if it'll help build a better society. And where do u get the right to call the middle easterns, ragheads? so what u spent time in the middle east, that doesn't give u the right to call them OUt of there name like that. If that's the case, what's next? are u gonna visit harlem or ATLanta and feel like u have the right to call the people that live there n!ggers? yOUr view is flawed just like most of the right wing views, but hey if yOU are happy with the direction the cOUntry is going in, then all i can say is Wow, some people never learn. And no where in that article can yOU find where Capel told them who to vote for! He said do research and vote! David Boren said he was voting for Obama, but noone said anything abOUt him pushin his views or agenda. And yes my name is Jiohdee, I'm sorry it's not Jim or Toby or something lame like that.

Sorry, I rambled on about Jihad and forgot what the article was about. Why does Jeff Capel push his political view on impressionable young men. The article almost sounds as if Jeff Capel is excited about Obama because he is black. Shouldn't it be about the quality and ideas of the person, rather than the color of his skin?

Where did you see the KKK endorses McCain??? I would think Obama and the rest of the socialist party would jump on that, and quicker than Jiohdee has. Geoff stole my thought about Jihad, sorry, Jiohdee, making $400k. A person who makes $400k doesn't state he makes $400l to try and make a point! This nationalized heath care argument is crazy. The numbers are skewed. There are many people who need help with health care. There are many, many others who choose not to have heath insurance by their own choice. They play the odds. They feel "why should I pay X # of dollars per month for health care if I don't get sick." These individuals are counted as uninsured Americans. Your thought on higher taxes for education is a joke as well. Until we do away with the teacher unions and SOCIALIZED education, we will continue to under educate the youth. How again is offshore drilling not the answer??? It is leverage to lower the price of oil. Open your eyes and see an answer. Not THE answer, AN answer. If we continue to let OPEC hold us hostage, oil prices will not lower. If we increase OUR oil output, there is less dependence of foreign oil, and prices decrease. More supply = lower price. Quit listening to the socialist party's response about 10 years to see a difference. When the ragheads (I feel I have the right to say ragheads, after spending numerous tours in the middle east and seeing firsthand how the savages living in mud huts operate) get worried that we can produce our own oil, instead of living off of the oil that the west found for them (they had no idea they were living above oil, until the US and Britts found it for them), the price of oil will drop dramatically. Sorry for the run-on sentences, I didn't even begin to respond to all of Jihad's responses. Maybe more later.

i aint hard to find. yOU can google me baby. And I'm @ all the big games.

when u are a CEO yOU talk how yOU wanna talk, boss. I don't live in okkklahoma anymore.

just cuz u have a strong military doesn't make u a strong nation. that's when u stalin and moa sh!t. Books over bombs. peace over war. war is not the answer. at least that's what so-called christian leaders preach, but don't practice. when did bush ever give diplomacy a chance? u don't send ya military across the globe to negotiate. u send statesmen and ambassadors. bush hasn't made OUr military stronger, he's weakened us. with all the money he's cut in headstart, education programs, health care and social security and thrown to his defense contractor friends who profit of the wars, he's still managed to weaken us. if china and north korea attacked us now we'd all be eatin with chopsticks by next weekend, unless we went nuclear and every1 loses! Now i hate that this brilliant article that was written abOUt a coach who happens to be half black, just happened to try and be a positive role and tell his players be a responsible citizen and vote in a year when the 1 time in the history of this racially torn cOUntry a person just happens to be half black and has a realistic chance to be president and yOU guys get yOUr panties in a bunch like some1 said Stoops is a closet texass fan or something.

I find it interesting that Jiohdee makes $400K but can't use proper grammar/English. I hope you don't speak like that in your business meetings or e-mails to other executives.

And the Last time i checked hamas can't vote here.

Clinton groupies are amazing. For starters Clinton used the military in several places including the Balkans where his administration backed known Al_Qaeda associates In Bosnia. Clinton was in the drivers seat while Al_Qaeda grew into a major terrorist organization. Clinton did very little after the 1993 WTC, Khobar Towers, the 1998 bombings of American Embassies in East Africa and the USS Cole attack etc. Likewise, Clinton weakened the Military
and helped emasculate Israel. Dont kid yourselves. There are alot of Americans who want to see the U.S fall and will promote any anti U.S. agenda. There are alot of Americans who despise the origins of this nation and want very radical change. The fact that Bush has or has not hurt the country does not alter that fact. Socialism is not the answwer even if you despise Bush's policies. Many Americans, unfortunately, would like a socialist agenda and would probably vote for a Stalin, Mao or Castro if they were running.

the KKK endorses McCain. what's ya point? they are all so-called terrorist.

Hamas endorses Obama. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61631

Obama = socialism. I could care less the man's skin color but his policies are very frightening.

nationalization is at the heart of socialism. It's very core.

Obama = socialism. I could care less the man's skin color but his policies are very frightening.

You dont know what CNN is? Hell, you live in atlanta, go look out your front door. And no i dont watch fox news. I dont watch CNN either. You sure do throw out a lot of numbers so you must be getting those somewhere... it would be interesting to know. My numbers and info about oil actual come from first-hand sources.

what is CNN? Whats is moveon.org? oh u must be watchin fox news! i guarantee i have done far more research than 95% of the people that post on here. That's why I'm NOT a democrap or republican. All i know is that I know bad when i see bad. Less than 20% of americans feel like america is on the right cOUrse. 'M' and geoff must be part of the 17% sayin everything is great! Boomer Sooner!

I'm an idiot? when ann richards left office, texass had a $3 billion surplus and when bush left it was less than a half a billion. when clinton left office we had record surplus and now we have record debt. And high gas is the fault of the president when he and almost every1 in his cabinet have oil companies or ties to oil companies and they are enjoying record profits! if col. sanders became president and chicken was @ a record high and KFC was enjoyin record profits, i guess u wOUldn't believe the president had any control over that either. Off shore drilling is NOT the answer, that oil won't be in circulation for 10 years. We don't need oil to run cars. Hell Willie Nelson runs his tOUr bus on chicken grease u moron! there's many other alternatives to oil like sugar and corn that can become fuel that are better for the enviroment. And if u look @ mccain's voting record he and bush agreed over 95% of the time, so if he isn't bush he's dangerOUsly close! too close for comfort. we need change, cuz if u think america is still the strongest cOUntry u need to get a passport and go visit a foreign like i have and maybe yOUr close minded opinion will change, cuz we are fallin down in almost every category that determine quality of life every day! if this is the greatest place to be, why did dick cheney move halliburton to dubai? it's no secret bush and his cronies have ruined this place and it's gonna take years to re-build this place to where we were before he hi-jacked this cOUntry! Boomer Sooner!

Coach Capel, if you happen to read this. Please forgive the majority of these folks they are a little "in the box or status quo" should I say. Trust your judgement and ideas. Keep up the great work.

Thank you Jiohdee.

jiohdee... McCain is not going to be the exact same as Bush. He isnt the same person and doesnt have the exact same views. High gas is not the fault of a president (especially one that wants to drill offshore and have a gas tax holiday) rather they are due to over specualtion by groups such as goldman sachs. Oil companies like exxon and shell are not making that much money off of gas (4 cents). and if youre in an economic recession, you dont go out and tax and have more government spending than what you receive in taxes. basic macroeconomics can show you that government spending and taxing never increases consumer spending or investment spending (which would help kickstart the economy). And I am a native texan and lived there during bush's years as governor and I dont recall being in too bad of shape. PS- try doing something other than repeat what you heard on CNN or moveon.org next time.

Mess, collapse? You are an idiot. We remain the greatest nation on earth because of our conservative roots. I know you don't get it, Jiohdee but, the reason for most of our current problems is the socialist current democratic party agenda! Obama's policies and voting record are reckless and wrong for America! The Democrats want us weaker. Economically, militarily, and with fewer individual and state's rights. Why? so we have to depend on the Feds for everything. I'll vote for candidates that are working to shrink federal government and protect our citizens lives and interests outside our borders. The lesser of two pathetic candidates is McCain.

the only choice we have is, either choose McCain and have more of what we have now, high gas, failed foreign policy, isolation, more wars, crumbling schools, record foreclosures, elimination of the middle class and a list of other problems or go in a different direction with Obama. McCain has un successfully run for president several times before, if he wasn't the right choice then, what makes him the right choice now? his policies or too bush like and that's why america is the sinkin ship that it is, because people didn't educate themselves and see how bush ran texas into the grOUnd when he was put in charge of that hell hole (and because of electronic voting machines, but that's a different argument). Capel NEVER said who to vote for. He just said vote! Its just assumed that he's voting for Obama because they are both of bi-racial decent. Like I said before EVERY vote cast in past presidential elections has been for a white guy, this year is no different, cuz Obama has just as much white in him as he does black! But due to the laws of genetics (black bein dominant and white bein recessive), he's seen as a black man first. So either way u vote, u are still votin for a white guy, so how is Capel a racist Jim from Rockwell? If Obama wins, it'll be cool, but I wanna see if America is ready for some1 that is 100% black. Obama catches hell from both sides of the fence for not bein black enOUgh or white enOUgh. And as far as him being too liberal, we need a radical change in policy or this cOUntry is gonna totally collapse. Remember It was the so-called conservative agenda that got us into this mess.

Phil, who cares they're not running. Let me repeat they're not running. Oklahoma please realize the year, 2008. Change is constant.

BTW, add Bill Cosby to that list with Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell, and Alan Keyes. I'm waiting with bated breath for the DOrK to host a "Whte History Month" and to write an article about Mrs. Page calling in to coach Ford to make sure her son Keiton votes for the old white guy. Capel has shown his true "colors" and the DOrK has regressed 50 years. Why does the color of a man's skin matter one hoot 'n holler for anything?

If you were a young black man would you vote for Obama or McCain? All of you great white hopes probably only get half of the equation.

Jeff, Dallas, I agree with 90% of what Coach Capel said, but there is a definite message that, because of Obama's race, this election is more important to a particular community than in the past. Again, White American's are expected to be color blind while people of color are hailed for race bias. It's a clear double standard. Mr. Capel and Mr. Willis would be wise to, at least, educate themselves about candidates' policies and experience when casting their ballot. Regardless, I would fight for their right to vote! Boomer Sooner!

Having a right to vote is very important, of course, to all. Having a college coach promoting a presidential candidate to his players simply based on race, in my opinion, is not right.

thanks jiohdee......that was a much needed laugh......"adulterOUs"......there are some words that are just better left unassociated with a university......

Capel is so, so right. It doesn't matter who they vote for but that they appreciate the right to cast a ballot. The University of Oklahoma is lucky to have such a coach. Keep up the good work...and make it even better by voting for Senator Obama (sorry, had to say it). Boomer Sooner.

Somebody please give Jim a long needed hug:0

Jeff Capel just imparted the most important message he possibly could to young players -- and young people everywhere: do not take for granted the gift of democracy. In order for our system to work, everyone should inform themselves as much as possible and PARTICIPATE in the system. If we fail to participate, we will lose it.

Incredibly racist coach...unbelievable article, unbelievable coach--for the wrong reasons. Just because a half black man is running black players should vote? If this was a white coach suggesting a vote because a white man was running he would be run out of town. Way to go sooners...keep praising a racist who, by the way, has as his biggest star a half white player. This kind of rhetoric fuels racism. A person should be voted on for character and ability, not color...except according to guys like Capel.

when are u people gonna wake up and realize Obama is only half black? guess what, he's half white too, but many people are either too dumb or too racist to realize this. In a nation where race is still an issue, what better to bring us together and begin the true healin than some1 of bi-racial decent? Think b4 u vote, unless u are fox news watcher, then u get a pass for bein brainwashed! Boomer Sooner! Go Coach Capel, take us to the Final 4!

i sure love how this has turned into a political discussion. Capel was tellin his players to be responsible and get OUt and vote! how many other coaches can say the same thang? why is it assumed that every black person is gonna vote for Obama? is it because mccain & the republican agenda has nothing to offer people of color? blacks don't vote based on skin color, because we didnt overwhelmingly support Jesse Jackson or Al sharpton. If i recall, hillary clinton had an overwhelmin majority of the black vote @ the start of the democratic race,because we didnt think Obama cOUld win, because as polls in places like Pennsylvania and Kentucky showed many 'uneducated, blue color workers' (which is the p.c. term for 'rednecks') wOUld not vote for him because he's black. Blacks made up abOUt 12% of the population in america and alot of us can't vote due to havin a felony, so even if every1 black supported him he wOUld still fall short. He's winnin cuz he's a better choice than mccain and the educated people see this. I think America was alot better place in 2000 under an adulterOUs president, than it is today under the 'honorable christian' we have in office now! The fact is blacks have voted for a white person in 100% of presidential elections in the past, so let the black guy get a chance, he can't do any worse than the worst president (bush) we have ever had!

What's wrong with Capel being proud that a black man for the first time ever is a major party nominee for President? What's wrong if he supports Obama? Don't people still have a right to choose who they want to vote for without being slammed? Don't think if Capel is indeed going to vote for Obama that the only reason is because he is a black man. The story is about taking pride in exercising your citizenship and voting especially when folks of your race did not have that right in the past. And Capel is right. There are really important issues this country needs to consider and vote for who they feel is the best candidate.

Gary, thats what you choose to hear. That's not what he's saying. This isn't even about who to vote for it's more less saying research and vote. The implications are all in your head.

I am all about change but lets really look at something here. Is Barack being praised because he has African-American heritage? Nothing in his given name says African-American rather all Arabic. Barack Hussein Obama. This is the sports section however its funny how a race for President of America encompasses all areas. Its a tough choice here I just hope we as Americans make the right choice. Remember VOTE and if you do not, do not cry or b---h about who is elected either way.

Coach Capel stops short of telling his players "you should vote for this man because we can now vote for a black man" but there is certainly something of implication in the early part of his message. Give me Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell or Alan Keyes on the ballot, and I'll vote for them over either Obama or McCain. It's great progress that a black man has a realistic chance to be elected, but I don't think the most liberal senator around is necessarily the one to have that distinction. Coach says nothing early about suitability, qualifications, experience or character, just about blackness. Not a good reason to vote for or against a candidate, IMO. OTOH, Coach's last paragraph somewhat enigmatically alludes to a difference between the candidates in energy policy. Well, McCain favors getting American oil where it exists, and Obama favors using corn to make ethanol instead of hog feed and cornbread. On that issue, I'll have to side with McCain. (Gingrich has this one right, see YouTube....) Verrrry interesting, this election.....

Jeff sorry I meant to type in Troy's name vice yours.

Coach Capel is a great coach and i have respect for him and all others regardless of color. It just so happens there is a need to respond to the lies of hate that others spread.

I've read this article 4 times and fail to see how anyone can find anything negative in it. Everyone, stay open minded. Coaching is an art! It's beautiful, to me, that he would make an extra effort in emphasizing history to young men he influences. A few of them are white, thats fine. We're all Americans and the more we educate one another and try and understand our differences the better off we'll all be. Last I checked we're all going to the same gas pumps. Jeff and "M", you're probably turned off because it's a black coach and potentially a black president, so thats why there is so much interest. You're correct in that regards. But this appears to be a very balanced, reasonable and responsible young coach. Choose positive, over negative when given the chance. Why ugly the dialogue up with the word "whitey." Again, Oklahoma treasure what you have.

Hey M with all due respect - Lemme guess- Sean Hannity is your hero right? And in your world we invaded Iraq to 'spread democracy in the middle east'! Global warming isn't real! Obama is a muslim! The economy is great! You show me where on the interwebs where i can find video of Michelle Obama using the word 'whitey'. It does not exist.

Coach, with all due respect, you "don't want to get to heavy with all this" because you don't know the facts. You are voting for a black man, period. I guess "whitey" (a word used by Michelle Obama) is the only one required to be color blind.

Troy -

Your comments were so poorly written I could barely understand what you were saying. However, I could pick out - barely - that you were again bringing up the lie about Senator Obama being a muslim. Not that it matters one iota, but he clearly is not. The world does not view him as a muslim. STOP THE LIES and focus on what is really important...our economy...getting our soldiers home safely...jobs for our citizens.

As for the real story, it is great that Coach Capel gets his athletes to pay attention to this election. Far too many young people (white, Latino, African-American or other) do not get involved in deciding who will represent them locally or nationally. Hopefully, Coach Capel's stories will light a fire under these kids and get them out to vote, regardless of whether they support Senator Obama, Senator McCain, Rep. Barr or Ralph Nader.

Cheers to Coach Capel. Jeers to Troy and his promotion of lies.

It is articles like this that still fuel the lines of segeration. It is great that everyone has the chance to vote and it has been a great struggle, but why does the media and society still have to bring up the dividing issues and then write about a section of society voting based on race alone. This is evidence of why we will continue to have these issues in society because our media will always use it to sell their papers and TV. There is no story if we all got along. When our we going to have a story of a muslim youth growing up and proud of Mr. Obama about those religous beliefs that are within the families past. The world is watching this election not because of the black or white issue, but the political dealing of the family as a whole. The preception of the world is that Mr. Obama is muslim. This article should be more about the choices that all Americans have and based on values and principles rather than the color of ones skin.

Hats of to Coach Capel. I applaud his dedication to help teach our student athletes not only be great students and players but also to be a good citizen. Understanding the history of the black vote is very important as well as teaching these young men and women to look deeply at issues that effect them as they are a part of this country now and in the future. Perhaps we should all regain the enthusiasm, fire, and commitment these young men and women show with this election to make this country a better place for Americans.

We did get a "Jewel" in Capel. I understand his enthusiasm about a potential Black president, and he's right about our country making great strides in the past half century. However, I hope he also teaches his kids to deep-dive into research about candidates and where they stand on important issues when they vote... and not to vote solely on skin color.

"Oklahoma, hope you're paying attention. I believe Capel is an absolute Jewel" Eudell, I couldn't agree more. I think OU needs to do whatever it takes to hold onto Capel long term. He's a great coach, and clearly a great guy and role model as well. I was lucky enough to go to OU basketball games last year and watch him in action. People should not miss the opportunity to see this team and this coach.

ANWAR ?

Castiglione, great job. Oklahoma, hope you're paying attention. I believe Capel is an absolute Jewel. Whatever "it" is, he's got it. This program is going to be absolutely top notch. OSU, you got to caught up in Nepotism. No attacking, just keeping it real.

what policies cOUld be more frightening than the one's we are so fortunate to have now Jimbo? we abOUt to start world war 3 thanks to their brilliance. I gotta hear this one. I guess if helping the less fortunate pay for necessities in life like education & health care is a bad thing and wasting billions over seas empire builing and stealing oil under the veil of spreading democracy is a good thing. ;-) well if that's what u mean, i choose socialism. :-)) Look man, I made almost $400k last year and if i gotta pay a little bit more in taxes, so any1, anywhere in the united states of america who works a full time job can go to a doctor when they get sick and ensure every1's children receive a quality education i won't cry not one bit because we'll have a better society, a smarter society and a lower crime rate.