Obama: I Don't Believe In Polls

Presidential Hopeful Also Tells Harry Smith He Doesn't Think About Safety Risks Of Run

(CBS)  The Iowa caucuses are less than three months away, and campaign 2008's front-loaded primary schedule makes them more important than ever, especially for Democrats. That's why Iowa is becoming very familiar territory for Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith caught up with Obama in the town of Indianola, Iowa.

"Now's the time when people start making up their minds, and I think there are very clear distinctions, you know, between myself and Senator (Hillary) Clinton," said Obama. "You know, I believe in not only bringing this war to a close, but changing our mind set when it comes to foreign policy."

Obama dismissed the importance of national polls that say Clinton is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.

"If I believed in polls, then five years ago, I would have backed the war in Iraq like she did, because, you know, George Bush was very popular, and the war in Iraq was perceived as the smart political play," he said.

He also discussed the expectations for his candidacy.

"I burst onto the national scene primarily as a consequence of that convention speech in 2004," he said. "And I think that in some ways, people set this expectation that every time I speak, I'm going to make you cry." He said in the final months of the campaign, his focus is shifting to "trying to grab them a little more in the heart and not just the head.”

Smith asked Obama if he feared for his safety in light of the fact that he could be the first black president in United States history. Does he think about that one person out there who thinks, "not in my lifetime, not in this United States?"

"You know, it's not something I spend a lot of time thinking about," said Obama. "What I spend most of my time thinking about is people who are at much greater risk than me right now. For example, those troops in Iraq, the likelihood of them getting killed is a lot higher than mine. And, you know, my job is to try to figure out how to create a better foreign policy so that we can start bringing them home."

[stevenak]

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[terrorislam1]

OUTED

THE LIBERAL MAIN MEDIA AND DEMONIC-RAT BS PROPOGANDA MACHINE

The death knell of your ethics has been enabled by your parent organizations who have chosen to align themselves with political agendas. What is clear to me is that you are perpetuating the corrosive partisan politics that is destroying our country and killing our service members who are at war.
http://www.militaryreporters.org/sanchez_101207.html

Sanchez Blasts Media, But Media Only Highlight His Criticism of Bush
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2007/10/15/sanchez-blasts-media-media-only-highlight-his-criticism-bush

Sanchez Assaults Drive-By Media
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101507/content/01125112.guest.html

Retired general issues sharply worded rebuke of ''unscrupulous reporting''
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/10/retired-general.html

Sanchez: Media''s Reporting of Iraq War Endangered Soldiers'' Lives
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301676,00.html

[kansas1946]

********* VOTE RON PAUL 2008! *********
Posted by StopIraq
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Not going to happen. He is just a pseudo-Libertarian. Those are a dime a dozen. Now a REAL Libertarian, I could probably get behind.

[kansas1946]

ThinkHarder-
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I agree with you entirely. Obama is articulate, educated, and a joy to listen to. He makes you feel good about being American, and that is a refreshing change from what has been going on for the last 7 years. I would vote for him in a heartbeat if the Democrats run him. I am an independent, ex-Republican.

[akieni]

The U.S.A is dead.
The U.K.A is born. U.K.A = United Kingdom of America
A dynasty and a monarchy familly business with:

Bush King I- Clinton King I- Bush King II- Clinton Queen I.

Polls show that either Princess Chelsea or Princess Jenna or Barbara Bush will be the next Queen in the U.K.A.

It looks like a third world political system... doesn''''t it ?

[johnnyraygun-2009]

justfacts2 and nexgen99 I think your information is from the funnyfarm library.
8 years Illinois State Legistator, 2 years US Congressman, 2 failed attempts to the US Senate, next President. Abraham Lincoln.
Presidents younger than Obama: Theodore Roosevelt, JFK
Obama: President of Harvard Law Review, Civil Rights Attorney, Constitutional Law Professor, 8 years State Legisator, 3 years US Senate.

[grammawhamma]

nexgen99: Yes, I would vote for Colin Powell too. I''ve been waiting for him to run for years.

[thinkharder-]

Now...about Colin Powell.

Great Leader...really? Does a great leader help perpetuate the outright duping of the populace into an otherwise completely unjustifiable war? I bet you''d like an example...I''ll give just one for brevity''s sake.

3-7-02 Powell to address the UN SC on matters of Saddam Hussein''s Nuclear capabilities. (I could probably stop there, but I''ll continue)
-Chief Weapons Inspector Dr. Hans Blix speaks first touting substansial disarmement in Iraq.
-Next comes Dr. Mohammed El Baradei (IAEA) stating matter of factly that all intellegence documents claiming Nukes in Iraq, or even the possibility of them are forgeries.
-Next comes Powell...and he is P.I.S.S.E.D...but he gets up there...in plain sight throws his whole speach aside knowing that everything he was about to say was already debunked by the previous two speakers, and does he speak truth and go against his GOP antagonists?...No, he continues on a barrage of generalities and anticipated cliches without an iota of evidence in support of anything he was saying. He lied...we went to war for false reasoning...nearly 4000 US troops dead...US image in the world stage in the toilet...what a fine leader.

[jack3213]

He doesn''t believe in polls or the American Flag, won''t even wear one on his lapel. I don''t trust anyone who won''t do that. Simple as that.

[terrorislam1]

VOTE FOR JEFFERSON,,, VOTE AGAINST FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM,,, VOTE GOP,,,

dnc are like john adams and want to give the jihadist their lunch money hoping they will leave us alone,,,

gop are like thomas jefferson and want to spend their lunch money on weapons and go kick the jihadists in their arses,,,

What Thomas Jefferson learned from the Muslim book of jihad,,,

Thomas Jefferson knew about fascist nazi islam,,, he killed plenty of them,,,

In 1786 Jefferson and John Adams went to negotiate with Tripoli''s envoy to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman or (Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). They asked him by what right he extorted money and took slaves. Jefferson reported to Secretary of State John Jay, and to the Congress:

The ambassador answered us that [the right] was founded on the Laws of the Prophet (Mohammed), that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Mussulman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to heaven.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War
http://www.usvetdsp.com/jan07/jeff_quran.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjprece.html
muslim justifies slavery and piracy%u2026
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?6bdec278-6a71-4436-bc4d-29d1c54b0ad7

[thinkharder-]

Who cares whether he lacks experience? The man has proven himself with his judgment and character. To me, it means a lot that he was one of the few with the forsight at the time to recognize that Iraq would be a foreign policy disaster for us. He speaks candidly, unlike just about every GOP candidate whereby every one seems to be doing nothing but half heartedly pandering to their base.
As far as his remarks on Pakistan and Iran...I saw notthing wrong. Where is Osama Bin Laden? Where are the most dangerous elements of Al-Queda coalescing? I believe the answer to those is in the mountainous border of Pakistan. Why did this war on terror start in the first place? It started as a manhunt for public enemy number 1...Bin laden. Bush made a bit of a U-turn on that account, didn''t he? Why blame him for being a little fired up about wanting to get at Bin laden? As far as Iran is concerned...I think we all know how it works out when we pre-emptively attack a muslim nation. WE MAKE MORE TERRORISTS!! The nam of the game is fewer terrorists right? So how about a little diplomacy. Iran was our Ally when this whole mess started,now they are our gravest enemy? Please,more GOP BS trying to get this nation fired up for another warrantless slaughter. Obama may be young, he may be immature, but the man has quite an intellect and if your so used to seeing a moron in office that you can''t recognize the need for brains in our foreign policy, than the jokes on you.

[gunnerv1]

When ever your loseing in a poll, you don''t belive in them. I wish Algore woul run, Hillbilly would have to change her undies every morning!

[justfacts2]

Yes, ThinkHarder I have thought harder and it sure as heck isn''t going to be him I vote for. You want to see this country run into the ground, then vote for this misguided "stand up" guy. About the only thing he IS qualified to do is stand up!

[justfacts2]

What don''t people with common sense like about Obama? Hmmm...how about that stupid comment about becoming allies with Iran and bombing Pakistan? Does this moron not realize that Pakistan is an ally of ours? He just proves that when it comes for foreign policy, he is no better than the current president! He is another Bush except he is with the opposite party. Plus he doesn''t have enough experience to be running for president.

[nexgen99]

One, he has not experience, He has never even been a Mayor, a Governor, a senor manager in the private sector. So please do give me that c.r.a.p. about him being a politician. Yes he''s been a public servant but that dose not qualify him to lead a nation. It just makes him a servant of the public. He shows his immaturity every time he opens his mouth. I would rather vote for someone line Colin Powell, he''s been a leader, in fact he''s was a great leader.

[akieni]

The U.S.A is dead.
The U.K.A is born. U.K.A = United Kingdom of America
A dynasty and a monarchy familly business with:

Bush King I- Clinton King I- Bush King II- Clinton Queen I.

Polls show that either Princess Chelsea or Princess Jenna or Barbara Bush will be the next Queen in the U.K.A.

It looks like a third world political system... doesn''t it ?

[thinkharder-]

nextgen..what don''t yo ulike about Obama?

[nexgen99]

And realpatriot1 does know right?

[thinkharder-]

Obama is the most in your face, honest, stand up kind of guy running.

Hillary is a joke. I don''t know what it is, but she just seems like a carbon copy of the rest of the elitist trash we''ve been contending with these past years. An election for her would mean more of the same garbage in the white house we''ve been screaming our heads off to replace. Honestly...what do people see in Hillary Clinton? I hope Obama wins the primary, and if not...he should run as an independent with Edwards at his side.

[chirumbolo]

O-Bomb-A''s candidacy continues to be revealed for what it has always been, all about himself (and everything else overboard in service of that). Barry should have gotten a little more seasoning, waited his turn. Now, he''s losing by landslide proportions that will effectively destroy any future aspirations he may have.