Comments on: Girl In Clinton Ad Now 17, Supports Obama

Sleeping 8-Year-Old From Old Film Footage Calls The Ad "Fear-Mongering"

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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:46 PM EDT
Relax. This was just an interesting human interest story.

Like the one about Rudy Giuliani"s daughter being an Obama supporter.

Just another "man bites dog" article of the type that all newspapers have been reporting for the last 500 years.

CBSNews never claimed this was a Pulitzer Prize contender.
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by rushlimpdrug March 10, 2008 2:41 PM EDT

I guess the message here is:
"If the little girl grows up and decides to vote for the candidate of her choice, the we should all be afraid."

Thanks for the story, now I am afraid that Americans may want to think for themselves when they vote.

When voting in America, remember folks, your choice in voting may one day come back and bite you.
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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:39 PM EDT
In 2004 Barack Obama actually said that George Bush had driven Iraq into a ditch, and once it"s in a ditch there were only so many ways to get it back up on the road.

That really doesn"t sound like the ringing endorsement of Bush"s handling of the war, that Clinton referred to.
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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:33 PM EDT
Too may Clintons in that sentence.

Make that:

"Clinton falsely claimed that "in 2004 Barack Obama was saying that he basically agreed with the way George Bush was conducting the war."

That is a lie. It distorts what he actually said."

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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:31 PM EDT
RE: "Clinton and Obama and McCain have all lied about their rivals."
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In the recent debate in Cleveland, Barack Obama lied about John McCain, misquoting him as saying that the war in Iraq "might go on for another 100 years."

McCain expressly said otherwise. He said a 100-year presence would be acceptable in the absence of violence against U.S. troops, and later said "the war will be over soon."

Obama also said "[Bill] Clinton"s own secretary of labor has said that my [health care] plan does more to reduce costs."

Factcheck.org has repeatedly shown this statement to be false, and Obama keeps repeating it, much to their exasperation.

Clinton falsely claimed that Clinton "in 2004 Barack Obama was saying that he basically agreed with the way George Bush was conducting the war."

That is a lie. It distorts what he actually said.

And McCain has repeatedly accused his rivals of "waving the white flag of surrender in Iraq," an egregious lie about those who have said repeatedly that the pro-American Iraqi government must step up and take control, as George Idiot Bush has been promising they will do forever.
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by March 10, 2008 2:31 PM EDT
Get used to the fear-mongering - it''s the only thing Clinton/McCain have.
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by hdinsight March 10, 2008 2:30 PM EDT
Are you kidding me? This is a TOP NEWS STORY? What happened to JOURNALISM? No wonder our nation is failing intellectually. With a diet high in JUNK NEWS, American''s are destined to have CLOGGED neurons.
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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:19 PM EDT
"Because it means that even if the winner cheats--they still get the support." - b-easy63
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By "cheats" you mean "runs a dishonest ad."

You"ll end up living in a cave if you disavow any candidate who has ever done that.

Clinton and Obama and McCain have all lied about their rivals.

Climb down off your moral high horse, and support the most progressive candidates, not the [nonexistent] perfect ones.
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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:11 PM EDT
"Obama had better be careful, he may get " VinceFostered " by the Clintonista"s"
- Posted by mocaIeo at 11:06 AM : Mar 10, 2008
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That"s a phony urban legend, a lie that gains no truthfulness by tedious repetition.

But I"m not going to arrgue about it.

I"m just going to post the truth:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/bodycount.asp


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by obamagrls-bf March 10, 2008 2:11 PM EDT
truth-hurts --- remeber once OBAMA said Clinton is senetor from Punjab ( its a wealthy india state) .. I don''t know how much hillay received money from Chatwal family but 100% sure its one of the prime reason why she is unwilling to disclose tax returns .. Bill Clinton as a greater share in Chatwal run bussiness in USA as well as in India..

do some search you get all answers .. Hillry attended Chatwal ''s daughter''s wedding in India... she gave around 5 mil dimond jwel as gift ..

if you see a lady with dark hair who always travell with Hillary clinton is Chatwal''s daughter ..
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by iceman_1960 March 10, 2008 2:08 PM EDT
"If she, or anyone else will support whomever wins---it means the same thing."
- Posted by b-easy63 at 10:19 AM : Mar 10, 2008
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Not to me it doesn"t. Not if only two candidates remain, and it is known that they agree of almost everything.

Saying "I"ll vote for either Obama or Clinton" is not the same thing as saying "I"ll vote for Ted Kennedy or Zell Miller or Joe Lieberman or anybody at all, that the Democrats care to nominate."

That"s not even a subtle distinction.
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by vermonter52 March 10, 2008 2:06 PM EDT
Who really cares about this? It is just news you don''t need to know. The campaign crying of what is fair and what is not is like listening to young kids in junior high. Grow up.
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by obamagrls-bf March 10, 2008 1:59 PM EDT
let the contest be between

real exp and real change( McCain vs Obama)

let us dump Hillary (fake exp)
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by omega39-2009 March 10, 2008 1:57 PM EDT
Get used to the sound of "President McCain". You''''ll be hearing it a lot the next 4 years.

Posted by Taylor2124

The man is 71 years old and has already once been diagnosed with melanoma. Most insurance actuarial tables would bet that you would hear former "President McCain" before his term was up.
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by taylor2124 March 10, 2008 1:50 PM EDT
Barack Hussein Ohoolo Madhugo Tadingo Bammabama Nodongo Obama the next President?? HA HA
When pigs fly.
Get used to the sound of "President McCain". You''ll be hearing it a lot the next 4 years.
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by obamagrls-bf March 10, 2008 1:48 PM EDT
even if you add FLA delegates hillary can''t surpass Obama...

results from north caorolina and Indiana wud knockout hillary.

She even wont be offered for VP.... celebrate obamaians
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by ewnnrj March 10, 2008 1:41 PM EDT
The truth hurts only those who won''t awaken to the new day of reform in America under the next president of the united states - Barack Obama.
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by klingon69 March 10, 2008 1:40 PM EDT
To NoFearinLove: The greatest "Terrorism" facing America today is from the Religious zealots who feel driven to try to force feed their indoctrination in places where it is not welcomed. This blog is not set up for you to push your intolerant American Taliban style on the public. Isn''''t it enough that you exploit your "tax free" status without trying to limit the access of free speech by intruding with your propaganda here. Give us a break!
Posted by exCoachKen at 10:42 PM : Mar 09, 2008
The funny thing about free speech, it applies to everyone. This person has as much right to post their "intolerant beliefs" here as you have to express your "intolerant Rhetoric"!
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by obamagrls-bf March 10, 2008 1:25 PM EDT
vote McSame and Hillary

good for

Russia , India and China
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by atomiclucy March 10, 2008 1:25 PM EDT
I found this little girl to be bratty and I can''t understand why she is given so much aclaim. She seems to think that America can afford to live in a Utopian society. Those of us who lived through 9-11 know better. This election is too important to let a figurehead take over because children like this girl want to force their dreams on us. When she grows up and has lived a little - and has been lied to - and has been in danger - then she can get on this TV show on her soapbox. Until then, I''ll take Hillary - an accomplished woman.
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