Obama "Fed Up" With Questions About His Patriotism
(CBS)
KOKOMO, IND. -- Questions surrounding Barack Obama’s patriotism resurfaced today at a town hall meeting, when a voter asked him to address rumors that he does not salute the flag. Obama strongly denied the allegation, calling it a “phony issue” and a lie.
“It’s a lie. So anybody who tells you out there that I disrespect the flag, that I don’t salute the flag, that I don’t say the pledge of allegiance, that you know don’t wear flag pins, don’t listen to them,” Obama said. “Look at what I do and look at what I say and my commitment to making this a stronger country and I get pretty fed up with people questioning my patriotism.”
Obama blamed the rumors on an incident at the Harkin Steak Fry in Iowa last summer, where he said he listened and sang along to ‘Star Spangled Banner’ but didn’t put his hand over his heart.
“I acknowledged the mistake of not having put my hand over my heart during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner,” Obama said.
“I’m gonna look at all of you at a ballgame one time to see if you always get it right.”
Obama also tried to turn the table around on Hillary Clinton’s argument that he does not have adequate experience to be president by questioning what she has done with hers. He used health care policy as an example of what he says is Clinton’s inability to reform Washington.
“Now here’s where the difference between Senator Clinton and myself come in, because you know she’s making a similar claim, you’ve got to ask yourself why is it we haven’t gotten health care reform?,” Obama said. “I mean, all these folks who talk about how much experience they’ve got, why is it that we haven’t been able to get it done?”
He also told the crowd that a vote for his opponents would be a vote for the “same old thing.”
“So, Indiana you’ve got a decision to make, we can keep on doing the same old thing with the same old folks the same old ways and hope somehow that we’re gonna get a real change, or we can make a decision that we are gonna to bring about a new America, with a new politics and new leadership.”
When is the last time lil'' missy went to the frontlines and personally thanked our troops? stumped for an answer? Because she hasn''t ever gone to Iraq to offer her appreciation to the troops. Soooo, where''s lil'' missy''s sense of patriotism?
NEW YORK, NY January 13, 2007 %u2014Senator Hillary Clinton is visiting the Army''s 10th Mountain Division in Iraq ...
and 4 days later to visit American troops in Afghanistan.
NEW YORK, NY January 14, 2007 %u2014Senator Hillary Clinton met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the top U.S. general in the country today. The New York Democrat, who''s considering a presidential run, has said she wants to see more troops in Afghanistan as well.
Soooo... where''s "lil blkpresidents" sense of the facts?
We have a chance to actually get a voice in building a better future for our kids and grandchildren, our neighbors and their kids too. But to get there, we have to do the work ourselves. Senator Obama hasn''t come this far alone. it has taken the work of many dedicated volunteers. Please step up to the plate and do your part as an American. Together we can really make a difference.
Lets talk about the lobbyist running Washington.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?cycle=2008
http://mediamattersaction.org/freeride/lobbyists/
Why don'' they write a real news story?
All we hear is specious trash that is designed as a distraction.
My vote is for Obama.
48, White, Male, Married, Professional, Business owner.
It would have been an incredible moment.
The trouble with what you''ve DONE and what you SAY, Mr. Obama just don''t match!
What you SAY is not worth the hot air you expend when you SAY it!
When is the last time lil'''' missy went to the frontlines and personally thanked our troops? stumped for an answer? Because she hasn''''t ever gone to Iraq to offer her appreciation to the troops. Soooo, where''''s lil'''' missy''''s sense of patriotism?
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Posted by BLKPRESIDENT at 09:25 PM : Apr 25, 2008
I believe Hillary was in Iraq thanking our troops last year! Obama hasn''t been there YET! They won''t give his anti-American arse a pass to go over there!
Yeah, let''s talk about the 47 lobbyists on Obama''s campaign team! And the $40 million dollars he swilling from special interest groups this month!
You really want to talk about that?
Pin is the Most important thing in the World. The ONE that matters.
Are the Country of Idiots???
To stock around this pin?
Does everyone have it?
If not - Right now get it and put it on.
Then we would be the happiest country in the world with highest prosperity Ever.
No matter, crises, gas prices, Just a pin.
Where is Clinton''s pin?
Get her OUT without!
same as clintons.
Baby talking. Keep silence, maybe somebody will still think that You are human.
WHY Clintonists are so Idiots?
WHY?
I would much rather have Clinton who has learned from tackling huge issues-and was extremely productive and effective in the Senate.
-by *** Morris who served as Bill Clinton''s political consultant for twenty years, guiding him to a successful reelection in 1996.
I saw that then, and that''s why I''ll never vote for Hillary!!!
I would much rather have Clinton who has learned from tackling huge issues-and was extremely productive and effective in the Senate"
She could not get anything done regarding health care, even with Bill in the White House.
She can`t even run a campaign.Her lack of leadership and oversight is a dismal example of how she`d run the country.She is relying on pettiness and politics. It won`t work this time.
McCain doesn''t wear a flag pin and calls questions about it ridiculous.
So once Obama can stand in comparison to another candidate who also "gets" that patriotism is about action not costumes, this issue won''t be raised.
McCain was swiftboated by the same people who funded the Kerry hit job. His patriotism was questioned by Bush aides.
He has made so many statements on the record about what he thinks about that kind of BS that if he even starts to go there, he will be subject to youtube tape loops that will make the "Tale of Tusla" seem like a Saturday morning cartoon...
And as for sexism...I am a 48 year old woman who thinks that HRC has set back the cause of feminism at least 20 years. Consider this one fact, not lost on any man I know, democrat, republican, educated or not: every time she falls short, she tries to change the rules of the game mid stream.
Jon Stewart has the funniest take on this sad pattern...but she is no standardbearer for women who would like to just compete on an even playing field.
Did it ever occur to you that the media might hate her because they have to swallow her lies for 35 years?
Lest we forget, her favorite group to blame for many of her "missteps" is the media.
Barrack''s 800+ bills from 8 years in the Illinois senate are far more extensive than Hillary''s entire elected record.
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/07/29/us/politics/20070730_OBAMA_GRAPHIC.html
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included:
**the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law),
**The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, (became law),
**The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
**The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, (became law),
**The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, (In committee), and many more.
The change Obama has in mind revolves around ending partisan deadlock. But even then, he''s not talking about "some pie-in-the-sky, let''s hold hands and sing Kumbaya" transformation of Washington, he says. If the Democrats fail to win a filibuster-proof majority of 60 senators, Obama hopes to peel off Republicans on issues like health care and education. This has always been Obama''s approach: he is a consensus politician, not a radical.
Clinton has never shown the courage to stand up for democratic principles:
1. Rendell praises Farrakhan, yet Hillary attack Obama for being praised by F.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXum_-8I1TA&eurl=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/04/rendell_praised_farrakhan.html
2.Bill Clinton pardons two leaders of the Weather Underground, yet Hillary attacks Obama for knowing a third
3. Clinton Foundation gets $131 million for Bill''s public declaration for Kazakhstan''s leader...undercuting both American foreign policy and sharp criticism of Kazakhstan%u2019s poor human rights record by, among others, Mr. Clinton%u2019s wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31donor.html?ex=1359435600&en=33a4d96a239655bf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
4. Bill Clinton get $800,000 from Columbian government, yet Hillary attacks Obama on free-trade
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/what-a-story-candidate-pe_b_96052.html
5. Bill and Hillary fraud trial (in OCT ''08) for taking Ron Paul''s money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8aopATYyw
Or is he saying his usaual the USA is a disaster, Everyone in Washington is corrupt and only he can save US. half the time he says Hillary did nothing as first lady. he basically ignores her 2-tems in the Senate and now he blames her for not achieving Health Care the first time, when she was fisrt lady... and of course he''s above the fray and not Negative. I trust Hillary to end the war and deliver a Health care plan that covers everyone and we can afford.
I have no faith in Obama, he''s a wild card. he could be worse than Bush, and that''s not chnage I can believe in.
me
ballot so he ran unapossed
2 race was nothing his too
looks down people spit in the face
of small town America trying run
his campaign on gulit no he''s tricky but no vote for obama
chicago untill Emil jones I makeing me a senator
YES, BARACK, LOOK AT WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU SAY- ALOT OF IT IS HYPOCRITICAL.YOU ARE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE HILLARY!
Jon Stewart has the funniest take on this sad pattern...but she is no standardbearer for women who would like to just compete on an even playing field.
Did it ever occur to you that the media might hate her because they have to swallow her lies for 35 years?
Lest we forget, her favorite group to blame for many of her "missteps" is the media.IreneinMass
Your a dumb 48 year old. Shes not setting back the cause of feminism. What about Obama, hes making it worse, look at all the blacks comming out in numbers complaining now of some misjudgement. The blacks are angry, bitter I should say, now they think they have this country by its shirt collar, thinking they can have their way at their lousy games. Its time for a woman president. A man is just that, a man, nomatter their color. They had their chances of fixing this country, they failed. 35 years of Hillary was not lies, what rock have you been hiding under. She has done great things for this country, so has Bill, sorry your to blind to see that.
Watch NBC''s Tim Russert, Brian Williams , Barack Obama & John Edwards..Its revealing as all outdoors !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBO137t79k
"The snake that is Obama is slipping through".
If Obama''s a Snake, then Hillary Clinton must be a...SLUG !!
http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2008/01/clintons-arab-connection-why-arent.html
Note: Had Barack Obama had all this Arab Money as the Clintons, He would ''ve never made it, thus far. But the Mass Media has given the Clintons a Blind Eye, every Angle, every Pass and thats not Equitable. i get mad at Obama, for not Releasing these Truths and more, about the Clintons !!
The Dubai Ports Deal (United Arab Emirates) 911 terrorist who Piloted the Planes !!
Bill Clintons, Dubai Business deal (Millions) that Bill says, he''ll Dissolve, (IF) Hillary wins the Presidential Election, Bille said (IF) ???
The 10 Million Dollars per Year from the Royal Saudi Arabian Family, to Bill Clinton. The Saudi Arabians Piloted the 911 Planes also !!
The Saudis Chairing the Board of the (500 Million $) Bill Clinton Library !!
Money (Millions) from Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and many other Arab Nations.
Norman Hsu: Bill Clintons Communist Chinese Connection.
Note: You might as well call Bill & Hillary (Hussein) oppose to Clinton
Source: You Tube...Type in Hillary Clinton (Liar) and get the Full Details , The Full Facts !!
Watch NBCs Tim Russert, Brian Williams , Barack Obama & John Edwards..Its revealing as all outdoors !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBO1
37t79k
http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/200
8/01/clintons-arab-connection-why-arent.
html
Note: Had Barack Obama had all this Arab Money as the Clintons, He wouldve never made it, thus far. But the Mass Media has given the Clintons a Paa, a Blind Eye, Every Angle, Every Pass and thats not Equitable. I get mad at Obama, for not Releasing these Truths and more, about the Clintons !!
The Dubai Ports Deal (United Arab Emirates) 911 terrorist who Piloted the Planes !!
Bill Clintons, Dubai Business deal (Millions) that Bill says, he''''ll Dissolve, (IF) Hillary wins the Presidential Election, Bille said (IF) ?
The 10 Million Dollars per Year from the Royal Saudi Arabian Family, to Bill Clinton. The Saudi Arabians Piloted the 911 Planes also !!
The Saudis Chairing the Board of the (500 Million $) Bill Clinton Library !!
Money (Millions) from Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and many other Arab Nations.
Norman Hsu: Bill Clintons Communist Chinese Connection.
Note: You might as well call Bill & Hillary (Hussein) oppose to Clinton
Source: You Tube...Type in Hillary Clinton (Liar) and get the Full Details , The Full Facts !!
America can do better than this. Wonder who these broads would tap as Secretary of State, Jane Fonda?
Hmmm, wonder if they would tap former President Jimmy Carter as Secretary of State? America doesn''t need lil'' missy and her weenies. We are at war and terrorist don''t paly softball.
Everyone who has taken the time to research has learned that Emil Jones helped Obama get recognition for many of the bills that others did all of the legwork on. This happened when Obama told him of his desire to run for President. I read a lot of negative personal attacks against Clinton, and I think that is probably the best you can do when your candidate doesn''t have a very impressive resume and lacks substance.
I wonder why so many people make these emotional decisions and have this need to project a savior-like quality onto Obama. At the end of the day, he really is just a politician. He flip/flops, distorts, exaggerates, misleads and practices hypocrisy.
When you all come back down to earth, you will wonder how you voted for someone who is not capable yet of being effective in Washington.
This should be a practical decision.
Who has a proven track record of getting the job done? Does either of the candidates actually have respect in the Senate for reaching across party lines-yes they do and that is Senator Clinton. Believe it or not- Senator McCain is also well respected for reaching across party lines.
State Sen. Donne Trotter, D-Chicago, accuses Jones of a little "bill-jacking" - taking issues that other senators had been working on and giving them to Obama. Trotter, for instance, said he had hoped to be named chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee but the job went to Obama instead.
In an e-mail, Obama described Jones "a powerful advocate for those who need a voice" and someone with "passion for public service."
Critics offer a different picture.
When Jones married a state employee, she suddenly got a 60 percent raise. His son got a state job that wasn''t advertised to the public. A nephew and stepson got computer consulting jobs from a college that received a $4.5 million grant for computing needs.
Barack Obama frequently cites his impressive record as an Illinois state legislator as an indicator of his experience in running for President.
Turns out, according to former Chicago reporter Todd Spivak, all of his legislative accomplishments were in his final 7th year and were handed to him by his mentor, Ill. State Senate President Emil Jones.
I called Kelley last week and he recollected the private conversation as follows:
"He said, ''Cliff, I''m gonna make me a U.S. Senator.''"
"Oh, you are? Who might that be?"
"Barack Obama."
Jones appointed Obama sponsor of virtually every high-profile piece of legislation, angering many rank-and-file state legislators who had more seniority than Obama and had spent years championing the bills.
"I took all the beatings and insults and endured all the racist comments over the years from nasty Republican committee chairmen," State Senator Rickey Hendon, the original sponsor of landmark racial profiling and videotaped confession legislation yanked away by Jones and given to Obama, complained to me at the time. "Barack didn''t have to endure any of it, yet, in the end, he got all the credit.
"I don''t consider it bill jacking," Hendon told me. "But no one wants to carry the ball 99 yards all the way to the one-yard line, and then give it to the halfback who gets all the credit and the stats in the record book."
It''s funny watching the media listen to the right wing media.
They question Obama, but the never question Hillary for not wearing one. Maybe, it''s Hillary who is not patriotic.
Hillary is elitist who keeps voting for pork.
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by shingles1
April 28, 2008 1:23 AM PDT
- man, this article really brought out the nutjobs.
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See all 47 Commentsat least greenfun is focusing somewhat on reality --- the rest are all off in some black helicopter illuminati freemason ****-terrorist neverland.