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I don't think his position on the Rev is correct. He will need to take that bit quite a bit further to overcome that problem in the General.
Go to Obamas web site and watch his speech on Iraq and National Security he gave in Fayetteville. This is by far a better speech than the race/religion speech. It explains his tactical changes, why they are needed, how a number of different actions are needed to enact change-not simply one or two things.
There are films on his web site that go into specifics on health care and other issues, how he will use a number of different measures to change the way business is done in Washington that will be a turn in the right direction to reclaiming our Democracy.
Trying to shorten his approach to change is hard, because he has a number of different small changes that will enact change in the way people work in DC. I had to read a lot of his work to understand this myself. From reducing the influence of lobbyists, to televising Congress when they discuss health care, to getting the electorate more involved on policy issues. His idea of change is not one monolithic piece, but a concert of changes in different areas that all together will mean a positive direction for America.
Restore habeas corpus and close Gitmo, yes, he does go into specifics...I would expect nothing less from a man who taught Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago, one of the most conservative law schools in the country.
Obama is the only candidate who can fix America.
McCain is 4 more years of the same.
Hillary is a corporate whore.
Obama is the only one who can fix the US.
As they say on the blogs -- please don't feed the trolls.
Oh yeah? That's what John Kerry thought about the Swift Boaters. You'd sure think it was true, wouldn't you? But it isn't -- the level of depravity of our politics is beyond exaggeration, and it keeps fooling liberals who think they can float above it. No they can't -- least of all Barack Obama.
Oh, oh, Obama? Don't be absurd. O course he loves this nation. He's not Bush is he? Unlike Bush he is a good patriotic American who loves his country and will serve with honor as our president. Mention honor to Bush and he falls on ground in uncontrolled laughter until they tranquilize him and take him away to keep him out of sight until he is back under control.
Clearly cable nooz is still stuck all the way back in the Willy Thornton era of old-style middle and lower class dividing politics...Watching a mass medium die is not a pretty sight. What does it say about all of us that we have boobs such as the conflicted, sorry lot now populating pundit land representing our collective mass cultural intellect?
Aside from dull, meaningless plotlines and crude debate thuggery what have the Republicans got in the old kit bag???
car magnet troop supporters.
bumper sticker christians.
idiots
give me a break!!
And that's not enough to beat the Diebold Spread.
Why is he polling ten points higher than Chimpy when he is obviously 4 more years of Chimpy?
What's the disconnect here? I don't get it.
There is proof that Obama is not Muslim -- he ate ham in public the other day (I think in Philadelphia). Proof -- case closed.
Will wonders never cease?
LOL!!
To these assholes Obama is no more than an uppity ni***r.
Ignoring the meme didn't make it go away for Kerry, and it won't make it go away for Obama.
Obama is handling this the right way, don't dis him for it, unless you want him to lose in November. Seriously, the Obamaniacs keep touting his ability to get crossover votes among independents and Republicans. That won't happen if he doesn't make it clear he feels patriotic.
Kerry got slammed for not responding to swiftboat attempts, now Obama gets slammed FOR responding to them... sheesh. We are our own worst enemies, aren't we?
It is not known whether or not he will wear his diaper to court.
Yes, we do have to answer back with a BIG PUNCH whenever these LIES continue. We should learn from someone like Rachel Maddow who is always calm, cool & collected when she responds to an idiot statement like Obama does not love america.;
She is GREAT with short-circuting the other side with fact and just telling them what they are doing is LYING all the while being so calm and cool.
Someone says that to me I say, how long have you been carrying this LIE. Are you that desperate that you always resort to LIES?
The lady also mentioned that Rove himself was not wearing a pin.
How petty have we become? Patriotism is not wearing a pin, or displaying the flag. It is mostly about the service you do for your country, by serving the people around you, in your state. You can be proud of your country, but you don't have to make a false show about it. You are measured by your actions.
I think the fact that Bush and Cheney sent our kids to fight an unnecessary war, whilst wearing these pins, do not show patriotism.
Agree. The Obama camp MUST respond quickly and effectively to crap like this. The point about Kerry is well taken. Given a little "no response" time from our side the rightwing slime machine will pick up on almost any story and push it out there to an eager, waiting Media.
Did your parents teach you to LIE?
Or is it the current bush climate of LYING being OK?
Were you born with the LYING gene.
And how come your butt has the word LIAR in that ugly tattoo?
Just curious?
I bet that woman who works for KBR and got brutalized by her co-workers said Goddamn America.
That is the beauty of this nation. we have the right to free speech. we have a flexible constitution so anything that would make us say Goddamn America is something that we have the power to fix or change.
I was tought that one should place their hand over their heart for the pledge of allegiance and the National Anthem. I'm sorry you have experienced racial problems....I do not condone that in any form, but I fail to see how that subject relates to my comments. Concerning the Constitution, I have never believed it to be 'flexible'. That is one fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Obama gives both sides of this Constitutional difference between Dems and Reps, but then expands on these two approaches to show how the Constitution relates to the modern age. He is a very good teacher and understands this subject very well.
Ahhh, well, the difference between true love and a 'user' relationship. the Republicans have used America, and drained it dry by theft, mismanagement, catering to the uber wealthy and corporations to bring us to the brink of fascism. And the user relationship certainly extends into the way we have used the military, both on duty and when they are injured.
The Republicans have sullied the good name of America by promoting torture, locking up innocents with no access to a trial or lawyer, kidnapping people off the streets, and we have murdered outright 33 people in custody in our very own gulags-all the things for which a third rate dictatorship could be criticized.
Because of all this, and more, America must be brought to bear responsibility, to restore our Constitution, and to bring back balance into our rigged economic system. All things worth fighting for. If CDS can justify anything done in our name by this Bush Administration for the past 7 years, it would be either a lie or complete ignorance.
The only way Republicans can beat Obama is to lie, to smear with lies, to distort. I know because I correct an Obama smear email at least three times a week and send them back. The RW is putting together numerous emails, filled with outright lies about Obama. I wish I could think of some other way to handle this, but I think my RW friends need to know-most of the emails critical of Obama are pulled out of someones ass. They have NO credibility , someone made up a bunch of stuff, usually the worst RW nightmares, and compiles it in a email-all just fabricated lies.
And people like CDS believe it! That is the astonishing thing. Make up the most outrageous thing you can think of about Obama, and the faithful right wingers will believe even if you show them the facts. Sorry, but this tendency makes me think right wingers are somewhat stupid. Yea, I think it is stupid to deny facts and proof of facts their rightful importance.
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I'm really not a book reader, (bad eyes) but I have listened to many of his speeches that he makes that are on TV. He really is a great orator, and I could actually end up voting for him (I've voted D 40% of the time), if he would get more specific....I mean all this change stuff....OK, we need change, but what would he change and how would he change it. That's missing from his talks. Noone want to leave Iraq more than I, but how would he do it, and when? My real problem with Obama is his lack of experience... If he can overcome that, he may win the National Election. Otherwise he is doomed.
Got a comment about the hand on the heart? How about the 20 years with the Rev? I'm not saying he's not a patriot. What I am saying is that we don't know much about him,. Some of the things we are learning about him, are really not real nice. He sure gives a great speech, but how about him leaving 80,000 troops in Iraq without a firm withdrawl date? I mean, who is this guy?
Symbolism is important in a campaign. He wants to win, and sometimes stating the obvious is necessary.
Is this true?? What is happening here?
then go to mcCain's and compare and contrast.
it's not all that difficult.
:)
You think it's our job to inform you about what Senator Obama is doing (besides beating Senator Clinton)? Do your own damn work. Here's a good place to start:
http://www.barackobama.com/index.php"
I could not have crafted a more humorous response if I tried. :) Propaganda, why didn't I think of that.
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, not only that hell no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I haven't listened to even ONE WORD. That is the kind of condescending comment that is not needed.
pffffft, indeed.
the post is about the ridiculosity of flag pins as proof of patriotism...SOMEbody got a little off-topic...
Her grad and post grad work railed against the very system that granted her immense opportunities. That smacks of unfair angst and ingratitude among many well-to-do left leaning whites. By themselves, those theses could easily be written off as angst rooted in youth but not yet tempered by context. That recent sound bite of hers makes that case difficult to make. The whole "This is the first time in my adult life that I have been proud of my country" thing really seems to piss people off. As egalitarian as members of white suburbia might like to think themselves, the victim game still gets really bad press.
it is hard to find a blog which is even-handed. For pro-Hillary comment there is Talk Left, which itself gets blasted by the Obama groupies. Shakesville occasionally mentions attacks on Clinton, but rightly spends most of its time going after McCain and the wingnuts.
The Left Coaster seems slightly pro-Obama, but is more measured than most blogs. Onegoodmove seems fair to both. Crooks and Liars seems pro-Obama, but not too anti-Clinton. There are surely many others that I just don't remember or at least don't remember their bent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcdnlNZg2iM
Do you even know who the woman in the last seconds is?
You think it's our job to inform you about what Senator Obama is doing (besides beating Senator Clinton)? Do your own damn work. Here's a good place to start:
http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
You beat me, tlsintx.
^5
Notice how the hillbot troll SPatrick comes into our house and tells us how we should comment?
pfffffffffft
We are we, you are you.
I swear, with each of your comments you reveal a stupider you. I'm guessing it's that reality is sinking in. Your time is about finished and...well, that's got to be hard to deal with.
Again with the name calling...Good grief, is that all you got ? Frankly, my time (if you mean an R President), was dead in the water and gone until this war between two Democrats, neither of which can win a National Election.