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June 19, 2008 1:03 PM

Obama And The “Country I Love”

The Obama campaign is about to go up with its first television ad of the general election, a 60-second spot titled, “Country I Love” which begins airing in 18 states tomorrow.

The ad is biographical in part but also heavy on the patriotism. “I was raised by a single mom and my grandparents,” Obama says in the ad. “We didn’t have much money, but they taught me values straight from the Kansas heartland where they grew up. Accountability and self-reliance. Love of country. Working hard without making excuses. Treating your neighbor as you’d like to be treated. It’s what guided me as I worked my way up – taking jobs and loans to make it through college.”

The ad ends with this tagline: “I approved this message because I’ll never forget those values, and if I have the honor of taking the oath of office as President, it will be with a deep and abiding faith in the country I love.”

The ad will run in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Virginia. Watch it below:

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by vetsforobama June 21, 2008 8:09 PM EDT
What great ad, go Obama, we love you....
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by decpritchett June 21, 2008 7:47 AM EDT
Who was the politician who swore in using the Koran? News report from 6/20 had clips of politician''s saying it was not Obama, but I don''t trust politicians. I remember the news story from years ago, but I do not remember who it was. Last night''s broadcast used politicians (unreliable sources). I want to know who it was that used the Koran.
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by mattcat25 June 20, 2008 7:33 PM EDT
George W. Bush lied to the American People to allow the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
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by mattcat25 June 20, 2008 7:32 PM EDT
Republicans love war.
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by mattcat25 June 20, 2008 7:23 PM EDT
John McCain is a WAR MONGER.
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by rowdywicca June 20, 2008 3:29 PM EDT
Oh whatta crock! Obama hates everything about this country and wants to CHANGE it into some Marxist whack job country!

Give me a break!

He loves this country so much he''s kept himself separate all his adult life from Americans, preferring to associate with foreigners, including terrorist supporters like Khalidi!

Pshaw! Lying idiot!
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by aldon61 June 20, 2008 2:34 PM EDT
The outright stupidity and ignorance of the claims against Barack are good in a way, because they show how outright stupid and ignorant many of his detractors are. The very idea that he''''s not a patriotic American is so absurd, ludicrous and over the top that even claiming it shows the detractor to be a complete boob that no serious American would want to associate with, let alone agree with.


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Posted by SgtRDS-E4 at 10:50 PM : Jun 19, 2008

One good thing about being stupid and ignorant sarge is that they don''t normally vote, takes away their beer drinking time in the pool hall.
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by aldon61 June 20, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
The lies and smears I have seen on the internet constantly amaze me. The people that continue to perpetrate this "muslim" myth are either so ignorant as to be pitied, or they are GD LIARS and know it. Get your s.h.i.t. straight people or stop posting!
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by jedi080808 June 20, 2008 6:09 AM EDT
Yes, HUSSIEN is a Muslim name. In Obama''''s family, it is also a family name.

His Father was a Muslim.
His Grandfather was a Muslim.
His half Brother is an active
Radical Muslim. If you think Obama has a list of questionable ties, you should see his Brother''''s list.


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Posted by TruUSA

First of all who cares if it is a Muslim name. Being Muslim isn''t a crime. Just like Kennedy being catholic wasn''t a crime. Everything else you said is a lie.

Obama did swear on the bible when he got sworn into the senate also.
No one believes the internet smear campaign. You people are pathetic
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by grammawhamma June 20, 2008 5:45 AM EDT
Whatever...sigh. I''m voting for McCain regardless.
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by standlee5 June 20, 2008 3:25 AM EDT
pander, pander, pander. p.a.n.d.e.r.
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by June 20, 2008 2:46 AM EDT
Yeah, buddy he really loves America when he took the oath of office for the Senate on the Quran instead of the Bible and he refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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These are lies, and if you don''t know it, you''ve been had. If you do know it, then you know what you are.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome/
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by June 20, 2008 2:33 AM EDT
meanwhile, they still can NEVER ''''explain'''' away michelle obama''''s quote that ''''for the first time in my adult life i''''m proud of my country.'''' it''''s her quote and she said what she said and ''''the first time in my adult life'''' is ''''the first time in my adult life.'''' money-grubbing power-hungry social-climbing jackie wannabeyitch.

Posted by ccfsdca at 06:31 PM : Jun 19, 2008

No, that is not a correct quote.
She said "REALLY proud". And she later explained that she was talking about the political process, not the whole country.

I suppose you never let any other public figure correct a mis-statement. You probably love Bush and McCain who each have made many more mis-statements.
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by June 20, 2008 2:29 AM EDT
When I was in high school we always knew who had a fast car, they did not talk about how fast it was.

We also knew who had a slow car, they talked about how fast it was but it only went slow.

If Obama really loved the US he would not have to say it, it would show.

He acts like he hates the US and all it stands for.

Posted by guysdigdirt at 06:33 PM : Jun 19, 2008

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Where does all this nonsense come from? No one who knows Obama thinks this of him.
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by realpatriot1 June 20, 2008 1:57 AM EDT
seriousinusa,

You have Obama confused with Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota.

Ellison is a Muslim and took the oath of office on a Koran that had belonged to Thomas Jefferson.

There are 2 points to consider here:!) Obama is a Christian who was sworn in on the Bible, and 2) Muslim-Americans are also patriots and your insinuation otherwise is what''s un-American.
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by sgtrds-e4 June 20, 2008 1:50 AM EDT
The outright stupidity and ignorance of the claims against Barack are good in a way, because they show how outright stupid and ignorant many of his detractors are. The very idea that he''s not a patriotic American is so absurd, ludicrous and over the top that even claiming it shows the detractor to be a complete boob that no serious American would want to associate with, let alone agree with.
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by sgtrds-e4 June 20, 2008 1:47 AM EDT
Last night, the press corps traveling with Senator Obama was misled, and was also flown to Chicago without the Senator.

Posted by guysdigdirt at 06:45
PM : Jun 19, 2008

Tough sh*it. Who cares?
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by sgtrds-e4 June 20, 2008 1:46 AM EDT
Last night, the press corps traveling with Senator Obama was misled, and was also flown to Chicago without the Senator.

Posted by guysdigdirt at 06:45
PM : Jun 19, 2008

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by downsteamjim June 19, 2008 11:12 PM EDT
Why not run it in all 58 states?
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by ixoye_02 June 19, 2008 10:08 PM EDT
This blog doesn''t have much substance or interest. Just alot of incoherent rambling.... Ciao!!
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