AMERICAblog: Obama camp weighs in on Maliki endorsing Obama's Iraq plan
mirth
· 1 year ago
Another brilliant Obama campaign move...and hahaha about the WH screwup.
There is so much to be happy about today. Even with huge disappointment about O's recent statements and especially his FISA vote, I'm feeling the hope thing, that beautiful thing, creep back into my mind and my heart.
I wish it was Clark instead on Hagel along on this tour.
Nigel Elliott
· 1 year ago
Hi mirth!!!!
I'm sure Clark help prepare Obama for this trip. I really hope Clark is on the ticket. And I cannot wait for the debates! Side by side, McCain doesn't even compare.
Just come back home safely, Obama! The real fight is stateside. ;-)
Butch1
· 1 year ago
Isn't it interesting that Obama actually, went into a real war zone unlike McBush's walk in a heavily guarded market in the "Green Zone." Now,
who's "Zooming, whom?" ;-)
hmmmmmmmmmmm
· 1 year ago
because obama has friends out there in hamas so what does he have the fear? or are you neglecting this?
I'm sorry McCain doesn't have discussions with terrorist organizations but if Obama got caught in a fire fight he'd probably just crap himself.
Butch1
· 1 year ago
You've got to be kidding, because if you truly believe in that Hamas crap, you are delusional and have been watching the FOX Cartoon station for your faux news.
McBush doesn't have conversations with anyone. He has to be the most ignorant person I have ever seen run for office. Is this all the republicans can come up with? You guys are really on a roll. ;-)
Butch1
· 1 year ago
Addendum: You talk like Obama is scared to be with the troops in a real war zone, but that is exactly what Obams has done. McBush was in a safe zone so you would be better off sticking to the reality of this situation. One other note, Hamas is not in Afganistan, it's the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Best to get your history straight before you start making up who is crapping in their pants.
shanobama
· 1 year ago
Shouldnt your name be HUMMM?
as in:
Hummm McCain-McVeigh Are They Brothers?
mirth
· 1 year ago
Hi backatcha, Handsome ;)
Me too, hoping for Clark.
We'll all hold our breath until Barack is safely home. If harm comes to him on this tour, it'll be home grown.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Mirth, I have a hunch that Hagel just might be on his ticket. If not as a veep, he will most likely me in his cabinet somewhere methinks.
Butch1
· 1 year ago
It's too bad we do not have a VP candidate and have to cross the isle for a republican. He would be one step away from the Presidency should something happen to the president and I, for one, do not want another republican as president in my lifetime. I understand the politics of this but, enough is enough, regarding republicans.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Butch1, We do have plenty of candidates, it's just that I "think" that Obama is looking for a centrist look for his presidency. Remember that McCain "might" have Lieberman as his veep or at least high up in his cabinet, so Obama will want to one up him no doubt.
I happen to agree with you about having a Republican this close to the Presidency, especially this year, but we won't have one heck of a lot to say about his final choice. I will vote for Obama no matter who he has as his veep, save for Lieberman!
Butch1
· 1 year ago
I understand the political implications of running Hagel for VP, but Lieberman has shown his true colours and he is not across the isle from McBush. He's been in the same camp since he became an "Independent" and has been thumbing his nose at the democrats ever since. He is McBush with a brain. Hopefully, Wes Clark can mend fences with Obama, he is truly qualified with the foreign experience and would make a terrific VP in my opinion. Russ Feingold would be another person with the cojones for the job.
mirth
· 1 year ago
Butch1, I think taking Republican Hagel on this tour is a very smart move, but unless we see them on the stage arm in arm on a stage after one of Barack's speeches, I don't think Hagel will be the VP choice for the very reason you state. Unless Hagel switches parties and begins to talk like a Democrat (a real Democrat, not a Clinton Democrat), doing so would be a setup for republicans to regain power in 8 years or in the event Obama can't continue as president before then.
Butch1
· 1 year ago
Yes, I agree with taking him on the tour. Hagel may be a "loose-cannon" for the republicans but, there are many times that he votes with them right down the line. Even if he switched parties, I don't think we need another republican-lite or another democratic centrist al la Clinton in the VP seat. It will be interesting to see who is the final choice. Remember, Caroline Kennedy is one of three persons on the committee helping the Obama camp vet the applicants so I do not think the person will be a republican either..
mirth
· 1 year ago
Hi Polly Other than Hillary, I don't much care who Obama picks for VP. Whatever decisions he has to make to get elected, he has my support all the way...and the thrill of it, of his promise, is coming back to me. Once in the WH, we can all work to keep him on the right path for the country's, and the constitutions's, revival.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Hey there Mirth!
Yeah, I am with you on his veep selection...anyone BUT Hillary is OK with me (I hope).
Meanwhile, I hope you're doing well in those heels of yours. I just bought a new pair the other day and they are "to die for"! I am so cheap...
liberaldemdave
· 1 year ago
cabinet = yes veep = not gonna happen
dad
· 1 year ago
assidentally
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
Was forced to endure FOX NEWS while eating lunch at local establishment. Funny, but although I know the other cable outlets have mentioned the little e-mail slip up, FOX News has remained silent. I wonder why?
Also, I think the White House e-mailing to their distribution list proves many news organizations don't neutrally report on what they read, but WAIT until the White House sends them "news" or "talking points" and THEN they report what the W.H. wants said.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Cowboyneok, frankly, I just don't know how you bear living in such a conservative surrounds. I have many a family member there and although I haven't seen them since I was a youngin, they are all SO darn right wing that they just might think they would have to bring me to their church and keep me there! Either that or decide that I was a Satanic being...
hmmmmmmmmmmm
· 1 year ago
they just reported on it a second ago. you can't watch the news for 3 seconds and assume that because they didn't report on it in those 3 seconds they won't at all.
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
hmmmmm, My Hunch is that cowboyneok watched FOX far more than 3 seconds and might I recommend that you take your snide attitude and stuff it up Hume's report.
hmmmmmmmmmmm
· 1 year ago
well considering the fact that he's accusing them of not reporting on the issue and I literally JUST watched the report on the WH mess up I have every right to call out cowboyneok for making a false accusation on the network
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
You have every right to site your opinion, even if they might be wrong.
cowboyneok
· 1 year ago
Polly_Tics, let me just say, "Thanks for backing me up and you rock!"
xoxo
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
I simply adore Susan Rice, how wonderfully antithetical she is to her Cousin Condoleezza.
I guess the white House is getting even more lax than usual, but than again I hear they have now been reduced to 20 somethings running the show, all of the older (and more experienced???) staff have already left.
I do look forward to calling this man President Obama and am truly curious about who he employs in his staff.
Õ¿Õ
· 1 year ago
wingnut: All the media is extremist liberal and unbalanced so I only listen to FOX's Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reiley and Rush on the radio.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Hey John:
Check out this quote:
Via e-mail, a prominent Republican strategist who occasionally provides advice to the McCain campaign said, simply, "We're fucked."
This can't make the Bush "team" feel too well. So much for the Bush legacy when Bush's own puppet supports someone else's plan. ;-)
RenoAnne
· 1 year ago
Wow, I hope McCain had extra staff on hand to change his diaper this morning.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
More Maliki.
From the same interview:
"So far the Americans have had trouble agreeing to a concrete timetable for withdrawal, because they feel it would appear tantamount to an admission of defeat," Maliki told SPIEGEL. "But that isn't the case at all. If we come to an agreement, it is not evidence of a defeat, but of a victory, of a severe blow we have inflicted on al-Qaida and the militias."
hmmmmmmmmmmm
· 1 year ago
Clearly he is not familiar with vietnam. That is the reason congress is having a hard time working out a time table. Republicans point to vietnam and say, "look what happened when we pulled out last time" and democrats are saying, "we don't care lets bail the hell out"
It's just ironic because in vietnam the dems got us involved and nixon got us out XD
Polly_Tics
· 1 year ago
Clearly YOU are not familiar with Viet Nam. We withdrew from that country because we did not and could not win. The entire war was premised on falsehoods and fed with lies. Dearest, I was there during that era, so before you speak, you should at least know the subject at hand.
CitizenX
· 1 year ago
Boy are you a transparent as an empty headed neocon lackey. Congress stopped funding the continued genocide in Vietnam, that is why that war ended. tricky dick had no choice.
Surely you don't want to hold Nixon up as some kind of role model, do you?
hmmmmmmmmmmm
· 1 year ago
Being that I am Air Force ROTC I can safely say I don't trust obama to be my commander in chief. Obama voted down the troop funding bill last year and now is going to talk to the troops thinking they'll completely love him. I can safely say that the military will vote strongly republican this election, since the closest Obama has been to the military was when the Air Force flew him into the middle east.
chowderSF
· 1 year ago
You appear rather handicapped in your reasoning, kid. And why are you hanging out on a gay, liberal blog? I think you might be more comfortable over at redstate.com or the ilk. Your half thought out proclamations do not convince anyone, especially here. Bah-bye.
liberaldemdave
· 1 year ago
good point, chowderSF...i was thinking more WingNutDaily (worldnetdaily.com).
liberaldemdave
· 1 year ago
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
"being that your Air Force ROTC", will you support President Obama? Isn't that part of that military code of conduct thingy? being gay, i never got to serve in the military and have just read about that kinda stuff.
CitizenX
· 1 year ago
So from your vaunted position in the high school, Air Force ROTC you can make intelligent, informed decisions?
As far as your accusation about voting down a troop funding bill, you do have some kind of proof about it don't you? I'm not sure he has "voted down" a troop funding bill. Would that be some budget or one of the supplemental bills for money to pay for the illegal war in Iraq?
LeesiD
· 1 year ago
Maybe you should sign up for the real thing, instead of playing soldier in the ROTC, because i don't think you know what you are talking about. I guess you weren't paying attention when Gen. Clark said that being in the military is not a prerequisite or a qualification to be POTUS and Commander-in-Chief...and so does the Constitution in case you didn't notice~
chowderSF
· 1 year ago
This whole episode is timed rather nicely for the Sunday talk shows, don't you think? It will be interesting how Gramps campaign will respond. Funny how long it has taken today to hear a reaction from them.
OlderAndWiser
· 1 year ago
So far, I'm beginning to believe Obama is the only real statesman who has been to Iraq from the US...I know for certain he's the most intelligent one.
Nigel Elliott
· 1 year ago
McCain is winning — in Israel
Those results stand in stark contrast to public surveys conducted in most other nations. A spring Pew Global Attitudes Project poll of 23 foreign nations — not including Israel — on six continents found respondents in all but two countries had more confidence in Obama than McCain to do the right thing in world affairs, often by wide margins. (In the two outlying countries, Jordan and Pakistan, few people expressed confidence in either candidate.)
I wouldn't be surprised if Condi did it. Seems this way she can still have some leverage over Shrub and keep cheney leashed. but, I find it hillarious that both McSame and bush have ended following Obama's foreign policy proposals this week and still our media calls Grampa McSame "Mr Foreign Policy" and Obama a naive rookie.
LeesiD
· 1 year ago
Just typical fodder from the WH trying to correct the record after the cow has already left the barn~!! Susan Rice was right on the miney with her response.......
moreleesafer
· 1 year ago
ooopsie. you know that is just my girl, Karma doing her thing. Funny how they tried to hide or shape the truth to match their fantasies and every now and then the truth just has to be set free.
jr
· 1 year ago
"Maliki supports McCain's 1,200 month timeline"-McCainstream Media
All Comments
There is so much to be happy about today. Even with huge disappointment about O's recent statements and especially his FISA vote, I'm feeling the hope thing, that beautiful thing, creep back into my mind and my heart.
I wish it was Clark instead on Hagel along on this tour.
I'm sure Clark help prepare Obama for this trip. I really hope Clark is on the ticket. And I cannot wait for the debates! Side by side, McCain doesn't even compare.
Just come back home safely, Obama! The real fight is stateside. ;-)
who's "Zooming, whom?" ;-)
I'm sorry McCain doesn't have discussions with terrorist organizations but if Obama got caught in a fire fight he'd probably just crap himself.
McBush doesn't have conversations with anyone. He has to be the most ignorant person I have ever seen run for office. Is this all the republicans can come up with? You guys are really on a roll. ;-)
as in:
Hummm
McCain-McVeigh
Are They Brothers?
Me too, hoping for Clark.
We'll all hold our breath until Barack is safely home. If harm comes to him on this tour, it'll be home grown.
We do have plenty of candidates, it's just that I "think" that Obama is looking for a centrist look for his presidency. Remember that McCain "might" have Lieberman as his veep or at least high up in his cabinet, so Obama will want to one up him no doubt.
I happen to agree with you about having a Republican this close to the Presidency, especially this year, but we won't have one heck of a lot to say about his final choice. I will vote for Obama no matter who he has as his veep, save for Lieberman!
I think taking Republican Hagel on this tour is a very smart move, but unless we see them on the stage arm in arm on a stage after one of Barack's speeches, I don't think Hagel will be the VP choice for the very reason you state.
Unless Hagel switches parties and begins to talk like a Democrat (a real Democrat, not a Clinton Democrat), doing so would be a setup for republicans to regain power in 8 years or in the event Obama can't continue as president before then.
Other than Hillary, I don't much care who Obama picks for VP. Whatever decisions he has to make to get elected, he has my support all the way...and the thrill of it, of his promise, is coming back to me. Once in the WH, we can all work to keep him on the right path for the country's, and the constitutions's, revival.
Yeah, I am with you on his veep selection...anyone BUT Hillary is OK with me (I hope).
Meanwhile, I hope you're doing well in those heels of yours. I just bought a new pair the other day and they are "to die for"! I am so cheap...
veep = not gonna happen
Also, I think the White House e-mailing to their distribution list proves many news organizations don't neutrally report on what they read, but WAIT until the White House sends them "news" or "talking points" and THEN they report what the W.H. wants said.
My Hunch is that cowboyneok watched FOX far more than 3 seconds and might I recommend that you take your snide attitude and stuff it up Hume's report.
xoxo
I guess the white House is getting even more lax than usual, but than again I hear they have now been reduced to 20 somethings running the show, all of the older (and more experienced???) staff have already left.
I do look forward to calling this man President Obama and am truly curious about who he employs in his staff.
Check out this quote:
Via e-mail, a prominent Republican strategist who occasionally provides advice to the McCain campaign said, simply, "We're fucked."
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2008/7/19/1413...
(Watch him hit the three-point shot.)
From the same interview:
"So far the Americans have had trouble agreeing to a concrete timetable for withdrawal, because they feel it would appear tantamount to an admission of defeat," Maliki told SPIEGEL. "But that isn't the case at all. If we come to an agreement, it is not evidence of a defeat, but of a victory, of a severe blow we have inflicted on al-Qaida and the militias."
It's just ironic because in vietnam the dems got us involved and nixon got us out XD
Surely you don't want to hold Nixon up as some kind of role model, do you?
"being that your Air Force ROTC", will you support President Obama? Isn't that part of that military code of conduct thingy? being gay, i never got to serve in the military and have just read about that kinda stuff.
As far as your accusation about voting down a troop funding bill, you do have some kind of proof about it don't you? I'm not sure he has "voted down" a troop funding bill. Would that be some budget or one of the supplemental bills for money to pay for the illegal war in Iraq?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080718/pl_po...
but, I find it hillarious that both McSame and bush have ended following Obama's foreign policy proposals this week and still our media calls Grampa McSame "Mr Foreign Policy" and Obama a naive rookie.