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.”
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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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Watch NBCs Tim Russert, Brian Williams , Barack Obama & John Edwards..Its revealing as all outdoors !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBO1
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http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/200
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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 !!
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 !!
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.
YES, BARACK, LOOK AT WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU SAY- ALOT OF IT IS HYPOCRITICAL.YOU ARE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE HILLARY!
chicago untill Emil jones I makeing me a senator
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
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