Obama Says If He Wins Florida, He Wins the White House
(CBS)
(MIAMI) - Barack Obama will be campaigning in Florida for the second day in a row today, making up for lost time during the Democratic primary, when the Democrats agreed not to campaign here after the state moved it's primary to January, in violation of party rules.
At a fundraiser here last night, Obama’s pitch to donors included a prediction – if he wins Florida, he will win the election.
“I’ll tell you, we can win this thing without Florida, but boy, it’s a lot easier if we win Florida,” Obama said, adding, “If we win Florida, it is almost impossible for John McCain to win.”
While speaking at the home of supporters, Irene and Chris Korge, Obama also had sharp criticism for both George Bush and John McCain’s response to this week’s financial crisis. Obama accused Bush of being absent, saying that there has been a “vacuum” of leadership from the White House. “Here we have the greatest crisis probably since 9/11 and our president was absent.”
He went on to link McCain to the Bush Administration, charging him with having to borrow ideas from Bush and Karl Rove because he doesn’t have his own.
This morning, Obama will deliver the weekly Democratic radio address, where he will focus on the economy. He heads to Daytona Beach for a women’s rally and will wrap up the day in Jacksonville.
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See all 54 CommentsSenior''s views are based on social values and also social stigmas that existed 50 years ago. It may not be said in public, but predjudice is a hard thing to overcome.
Senior''''s views are based on social values and also social stigmas that existed 50 years ago. It may not be said in public, but predjudice is a hard thing to overcome.
Posted by mydogdylan6 at 08:12 AM : Sep 20, 2008
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When they see how the rich and GREEDY have taken their retirement accounts from them, they won''t care what color Barack is as long as they believe he will stick up for them. McCain sure won''t. He is integral part of the greedy players that scooped their life off the table.
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Hope you''re right!
Here in VA it''s going to be close. We''ve traditionally gone red, but we''ve been working hard to get people registered. Northern VA (next to Washington DC)is heavily weighted toward Obama, but the southern region (more rural next to TN and KY) is still a Republican stonghold.
McCain = Dark clouds on the horizon
THE NEXT DAY:
"Well, ummm, well, let''s see... here''s the deal, the fundamentals of the economy are the working men and women of America and if you disagree with me you are against the average American."
LMAO!!!
ARE YOU STUPID ENOUGH TO VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN???
"Obama is just a raving idiot. He will hardly win 3 if any states -and that is being generous."
In the next post I did not put " barley?" wow. They also deletd a few posts that I added that were only copy and pastes. Incredible.
Here is another example of one-sided reporting by the drive-by media. Obama has said nothing clear about the economy and has no plan. All he is doing is blowing hot air.
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I remixed Obama''s acceptance speech with this Bass Heavy Club anthem.
Let''s see, Obama had 140 days in the Senate and no record of any accomplishments since graduating college, has one position which is to slam someone who isn''t even running, wants to steal from the wealthy with promises to give it to the "middle class", thinks drilling for oil is bad so he proposes doing nothing, wants to create a Marxist state in this country by essentially destroying the constitution, etc., etc., etc.
The other candidate has a REAL record of working with both parties for reform. McCain not only saw the surge would work before anyone else, he also called for reform of Freddie and Fannie years before the current crisis hit.
I think the stupid are the ones falling for the rhetoric and stand-up delivery of Obama. Smart people will look at their records and vote for McCain.
Now that''s the kind of person I want in the White House
We wont.
"If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole."
Change Is Coming. Change Is Coming. And you''d better get used to it because This Change is certainly Change You Can Believe In.
http://mccain08.blip.tv/#1255645
And he preaches equality!
What failure? Iraq? Nah, we''re winning there thanks to Bush''s strength of cahracter and despite the Dem''s zealousness to surrender.
Eduacation? Nah, the NCLB Act has improved the educational scores of children all over the country including in many previously failing school districts.
You''ll say the economy, right? Sure, let''s look at the economy and who is really at fault. First, the informed person knows that congress controls the purse strings, that''s the group of people who have done absolutely nothing the last two years since the Dems took over.
The problems with the economy come down to two areas, gas/fuel prices and the credit problems. Both created by Dems.
If you ask me, do you want 4 more years of Bush or 4 more years of Jimmy Carter, I''ll pick Bush every time and so would any other objective person.
My father decided recently to move into a retirement home%u2026He sent me an email last week that read%u2026
%u201C %u2026if this economic crisis causes the income from my retirement plan to drop, I%u2019ll have to move out of the retirement home and into an apartment%u2026All because of that SOB in the white house%u2026%u201D
Seniors citizens should really think about who they are going to vote for this election. While they might identify with the Reganesk nostalgia McCain and Palin are Peddling%u2026Joe Klien is right%u2026That era does not exist any more.
The free-market deregulation economics the Republicans and McCain have put in place over the last twenty years has created the %u201Cworst economic crisis since the Depression%u201D.
John McCain has been for DEREGULATION his entire carrier.
So%u2026If you are concerned about your retirement plan like my father, you should vote for Senator Barack Obama.
McCain, on the other hand, is a war hero, a maverick against his own party, a reformer, a respected part of Congress. You can smear about his infidelity, or his choice of Palin over Lieberman, or his supposed record of voting with Bush (it''s more like 74%), etc. But that''s really all you have. In essence, McCain represents MORE CHANGE than Obama. Case closed.
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http://www.epionline.org/news_detail.cfm?rid=171
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dTvZKjaVFw
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkZrMpv0Pss&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wefETlCp644
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/07/acorn-watch-voter-fraud-and-mortgage-scams-on-your-dime/
http://www.epionline.org/news_detail.cfm?rid=171
Felon voting signs removed from Obama office
Is this the only way Obama has a chance to win the election.
(1) He will give free money to the poor. Except.. we don''t HAVE any money to give away! And Congress has to APPROVE it anyway. They won''t.
(2) He will negotiate around the world and make the US so much more respected. How? By giving in to world leaders? We LEAD, we do not follow.
(3) He will help race relations. HOW?
(4) He will rebuild America''s educational system. HOW?
(5) He will give health care to everyone. What about those of us who don''t want gov''t health?
(1) He will give free money to the poor. Except.. we don''t HAVE any money to give away! And Congress has to APPROVE it anyway. They won''t.
(2) He will negotiate around the world and make the US so much more respected. How? By giving in to world leaders? We LEAD, we do not follow.
(3) He will help race relations. HOW?
(4) He will rebuild America''s educational system. HOW?
(5) He will give health care to everyone. What about those of us who don''t want gov''t health?
For those of you all gun how about taxing the hell out of businesses, have you heard the expression %u201C(blank) rolls down hill?%u201D If your employer has less money to run the business, what happens? Lost jobs and higher prices%u2026if this doesn%u2019t bother you%u2026maybe you want to go back the all those big handouts while sitting at home%u2026.So much for the land of opportunity. The dream of small business (the majority of employers) becomes a nightmare. Small businesses are generally S-corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietors; they pay personal taxes on the business earnings. Does the # over $250,000 ring a bell?
and no butterfly ballots! Ever hear of a numbered list?
While they stay home in confidence, GO OUT AND VOTE!
Let''s make our current lead in the polls even larger!
All the questions you have about Obama''s plans, all the details, can be found on his website. Read it and get the facts for yourself.
1) Where has he said he will give free money to the poor? Are you talking about welfare? Neither candidate is talking about *cutting* welfare, so clearly both are still interested in having it exist (though the republicans are generally more supportive of corporate welfare, which is somehow more palatable to neocons). If you are talking about the tax burden...personally, I''m ok with the poor and the middle class having their taxes lowered. That''s just me.
2)Every situation with every leader will be different. Is your definition of "leading" throwing our weight around militarily? The US''s reputation abroad (which directly impacts trade, lending, cooperation on international projects, etc.) has been decimated. Saying that one will meet with world leaders and see that we can work with them is a good thing. Remember Nixon meeting with the Chinese...? That was a *good* thing.
3) Race relations: People have symbolic power. He himself has never claimed that his presence alone will rebuild race relations (find me a quote of him saying so if I''m wrong) But there are those who think it might help with perceived inequality. Or not. It isn''t really a platform issue anyway.
4) You can read all about his educational plan on the website. Take a few minutes.
5) You obviously haven''t read his health plan. Take a few minutes and do that too. Educate yourself.
1. First of all, he''s not really talking about giving money to the poor. He''s talking about not spending countless billions on a war in a country where we don''t belong. And he''s going to use *that* money to give tax cuts to the middle class.
2. Obama has an 80% approval rating around the world world. McCain does not, and has something like a 45% approval rating. If the US is going to continue to lead world affairs, we need to get somebody like Obama in charge and restore the American name brand. Otherwise, India, China, Russia, and the EU are going to cut America out of the loop eventually.
3. He''s not a conservative white-male, and he grew up being a minority. He understands civil rights and minority concerns. You wouldn''t understand this because of white male privilege. I recommend traveling outside of the US someday and learning about the rest of the world someday, by the way.
4. Educational system isn''t really one of his major campaign points, but at least he listens to evidence and science, and not some book written by desert tribal nomads 2000 years ago.
5. He''s never claimed he''s going to give health care to eveyrone. He''s said he''s going to make it affordable to everyone.
Read his economic plan and education yourself:
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/
This mess was purposely engineered by Republicrooks including John McLiar. Bush said "deficits don''t matter" and McLiar agreed. His chief economic advisor said our economic problems are imaginary and that we''re a nation of whiners.
They said "government is the problem" and now they cry for big government to rescue the millionaire CEOs on Wall Street and do nothing for the rest of us on Main Street.
Voting Republicrook is a mental disorder. Anyone who does it needs a checkup from the neck up.
A Elitist Military Father
A Divorced Wife
A Gambling Addiction
His Temper
Lowest 1% class ranking in school.
A War Criminal - "Bombed innocent women and children" by his own admission during a 1997 "60 Minutes" episode.
Crashed Three Planes - Do you want him to crash America also?
"Doesn''t understand the economy" by his own admission. Thinks the economy has sound fundamentals.
Flip-Flopper
And you are looking at the issues this guy is presenting???
What about his character???
His judgement. His past actions.
My God you conservatives are so blind to all of this.
If he was my daughters husband I would seriously be worried for my daughter. I wouldn''''t let my kids hang with someone like him.
Gambler, civilian murderer, divorcee.
You want this kind of guy in charge of our country? You should all be ashamed. You want to gamble away our country on a maverick with a temper who will bomb innocent civilians.
This is not someone I want my kids to look up to. If his name was Cain, as it is, but he was olive skinned, would you still be voting for him???
I don''t think so.
Wake up people and smell the manure.
It''''s not the issues, it''''s the man. He''s lost his marbles, will say anything to be president, and is a reckless maverick who does whatever other people tell him to do. Including bombing innocent civilians.
McCain is not the man to be president.
This has become a joke.
Coke snorting, drunk driving army deserter and war criminal.
And the Republicrooks think he''s great.
Your headline obstucts the truth, evidently to attract readers eyes. Obama did not say if win Florida, we win the election, he was only mentioning that it would be a lot more difficult for McCain. This headline suggests Obama as over-confident, but his quote suggests a more accurate reading of his character.
Bad form, CBS News. Stay straight-forward and quit stretching things out to try to gain readers. I think respect as a news organization should be more important.
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