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On The Stump In Pa., Illinois Senator Criticizes GOP Candidate, Largely Ignores Clinton
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Even though Hillary Rodham Clinton was campaigning just down the Northeast Extension in Philadelphia, Obama criticized the likely Republican nominee's policies on the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, trade and tax cuts. In his town-hall session Tuesday, and in other campaign appearances in recent days, Obama has sought to frame the race as a general election matchup between him and McCain.
Of course, there's the little matter of a Pennsylvania primary on April 22, and Clinton's double-digit lead in recent state polls.
The extended presidential nomination contest has resulted in an odd political triangle, with each candidate taking alternate turns criticizing one or both of their competitors.
“He's on a biography tour right now,” Obama said of McCain. “Most of us know his biography, and it's worthy of our admiration. My argument with John McCain is not with his biography, it's with his policies.”
Obama argued that McCain would merely be another four years of President Bush on economic and military policies. McCain has criticized Obama as being inexperienced on national security, and the Illinois senator answered back.
“Meanwhile Senator McCain has been saying I don't understand national security, but he's the one who wants to keep tens of thousands of United States troops in Iraq for as long as 100 years,” Obama said.
The McCain and Obama camps have been feuding for days over remarks McCain recently made when he said the U.S. could end up having a long-term military presence in Iraq, similar to the more than 50-year presence of U.S. soldiers in Germany and South Korea.
“One hundred years in a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 may make sense to George Bush and John McCain but it is the wrong thing to do. It is not right for our national security. It is not right for our economy,” Obama said to applause at a town hall.
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said Obama's remarks show his “complete lack of preparedness to be commander in chief.”
“His attempt to paint McCain's position as something else is nothing but the disingenuous, old-style politics that he claims to reject,” Bounds said.
Though the primary contest has heightened tensions among Democrats fearful it will hurt their chances of winning the general election in November, Obama told the crowd not to worry.
“I don't buy this whole thing that people are super-divided,” he said in response to a question. “We are going to come together and focus on the fact that John McCain wants to continue the war in Iraq, I want to end it, John McCain wants to continue George Bush's economic policies.”
For all his complaints about McCain, Obama also talked tough on international trade issues - a sensitive subject in a state with plenty of blue-collar Democratic votes to be won.
An Iraq war veteran asked the senator's opinion of a recent decision by the Pentagon to award a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to a consortium led by Airbus, located in Europe, over a bid led by U.S.-based Boeing.
Obama said he had concerns about the deal but an investigation was warranted to find out more.
“I don't mind the Pentagon procuring from other countries but when you've got such an enormous contract for such a vital piece of our U.S. military arsenal, it strikes me that we should have identified a U.S. company that could do it,” he said, though he added that he might conclude the decision was justified if it turns out Airbus' bid was 10-15 percent better than Boeing's.
McCain has faced questions about the contract because some of his current advisers lobbied last year for the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., the parent company of plane maker Airbus. EADS and its U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. beat Boeing Co. for the lucrative aerial refueling contract.
McCain has said his inquiries into the contract were designed to ensure evenhanded bidding and denied they were motivated by lobbyists who are close advisers to his presidential campaign.
Obama cautioned that just protecting jobs won't be enough, that the government must do more to nurture workers and businesses that can thrive in the global economy.
“Those who want to draw a moat around America, it's not going to work, with the internet with technology with automation we've got to compete,” he said.
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See all 292 CommentsWITH A LITTLE LUCK, WE WILL HAVE SURVIVED G W BUSH''S ARROGANT, CORRUPT, AND THE WORLDS GREATEST MILITARY BLUNDER OF ALL TIME. WE WILL SLOWLY RECOVER WITH THE GUIDENCE OF HILLARY CLINTON. AFTER BRINGING HOME OUR TROOPS SHE WILL USE THE BILLIONS OF WASTED TAX PAYERS MONEY, AND CHANNEL THESE FUNDS INTO THE NEEDED PROGRAMS THAT WILL BRING BACK THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
IF OBAMA IS ELECTED AS THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, 20% OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WILL EITHER SWITCH THEIR VOTE TO McCAIN, OR NOT VOTE AT ALL. EITHER WAY, OBAMA, WILL NOT GET ELECTED.
OBAMA''S FATAL FLAW IS THE REFUSAL TO DENOUNCE THE REV. WRIGHT AND HIS RACIST, ANTI AMERICAN, ANTI WHITE, ANTI JEWISH, ANTI ITALIAN CHURCH. OBAMA, HAS LIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT, DEFEND AND STAND BY HIS MENTOR, FRIEND AND FAMILY, WRIGHT.
AMERICA WILL NOT ELECT A RACIST CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
GOD " BLESS " AMERICA. NOT " G D AMERICA."
Oh, quit yelling.
The surge is working. What will Oreo have to talk about. He doesn''t like John McCain''s policies. Well at least John McCain has policies. Oreo has no history.
Unfortunately, Barack Hussein (that is your middle name), people do care about biography, where a person comes from, who he is. And the more people find out about yours, the more unelectable you will be. For example, your mother was an atheist, right? and your father was not American, was he? and you took cocaine, right, oh and you''re now supported by Ruppert Murdoch, who find you less objectionable than Hillary Clinton.
I just don''t know how you can say it better than this. McSame has nothing new and he WAS a leader in the Worst Government in our history as far as I''m concerned. He voted for the most Incompetent, corrupt Administration in MY memory that''s for sure and I was around during Nixon.
The surge is working. What will Oreo have to talk about. He doesn''''t like John McCain''''s policies. Well at least John McCain has policies. Oreo has no history.
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Posted by mudrose at 04:14 PM : Apr 01, 2008
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LOL Have YOU seen the polls on Iraq lately. The American People KNOW Iraq was one big lie, they know we had no reason to go there to begin with. The Democrats are going to tie Iraq and George W. Bush around the neck on McSame. LOL Nice try though!
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Posted by phillysage at 04:21 PM : Apr 01, 2008
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You know I incourage you to support your canidate but we are in far to much trouble right now for this kind of hatred and bigotry. McSame and the Republican''s have been running things and THEY have been the WORST ever. I mean they took a Balanced Budget and a Surplus, drove it right into the ground and proceeded to Borrow and Spend us right back into debt. McSame is trying to sell the same tired old policy too. Now I just don''t think, after Bush, American''s are going to bite on your Wedge stuff this time.
Posted by skyk
No they didn''t. There was no surplus. And as far as Oreo is concerned. I like Oreo. He''s a pretty boy. But he has no history. I also don''t like people referring to McCain as senile. So until people get off the senility commentary, Oreo suits B. Hussein Obama just fine. Oh, by the way, the Dow surged to 391.9 points today. What will Oreo be able to talk about if the 2Q takes off and we aren''t in a Media Generated Recession? Golly, I guess it''ll be Al Bore''s Global warming iniatives. Right?
"I think that those people are in such a tiny, tiny minority now with their point of view, they''re almost like the ones who still believe that the moon landing was staged in a movie lot in Arizona, and those who believe the earth is flat," replied Gore. "That demeans them a little bit, but it''s not that far off."
However, Lord Christopher Monckton, a policy advisor for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during the 1980s, says the former vice president can enjoy his "flat earth fantasies" for a few months, but in the end, the world will be laughing at him.
"The alarmists are alarmed, the panic mongers are panicking, the scare mongers are scared; the Gores are gored. Why? Because global warming stopped ten years ago; it hasn''t got warmer since 1998," he points out. "And in fact in the last seven years, there has been a downturn in global temperatures. The planet has been cooling.
D/amn. Not what will the agenda be.
Get a clue genius.
Posted by skyk
who''s wedging? I''m a lifelong Democrat and have never voted for a Republican for Prez--I voted for Jesse Jackson in 1988, but the Obamites will still call me a racist (imagine how an Obama candidacy will divide the nation, imagine what they will call Republicans!) I would never vote for Barack Obama. A prerequisite for being Pres. of the United States is to have been always proud to be an American--which he and Michelle have admitted they aren''t.
I am a liberal and a Democrat but McCain has it all over Obama. I am an Edwards supporter since his policies most help the poor and minorities (Obama is a minority in appearance only) but would support Hillary Clinton.
This is the real Agenda listed below the right wing McCain Agenda.
Mr. McCain is easy to define you know the Straight Talk Express!
1.Your sons will get drafted for war with Iran, this how we get out of Iraq. Our Milatary is fine they do not need a rest, according to McCain.
2.$12.00 a gallon gasoline for your Trucks and SUV%u2019s, more wars for oil, more warsn thats what we need, according to McCain.
3. Your homes will loose 50% more of there value, that%u2019s your dumb fault you bought it you can loose it. According to McCain.
4. Father of the next great Depression in America the country will go bankrupt with more wars, not the governments job to help people., according to McCain.
5. If you get sick that%u2019s your fault. No Health Care not the governments job, according to McCain.
6. Pardons Bush and Channey for lying about WMD%u2019s and Al-Qaeda in Iraq great Americans,
according to McCain.
Now I am really scared, are you?
Posted by skyk at 04:25 PM : Apr 01, 2008
Except that we don''t have to tie him with Bush and this disaster of a war, he did it himself when he lobbied for Bush''s endorsement by basically bending down to kiss Bush''s as*s. At that point any respect most independents had for him went right out the door along with McCain''s self-respect and honor.
If you buy the lies about Obama as you apparently do, then it''s you who is lying if you claim to have ever been a Democrat. Neither Obama or his wife ever said they weren''t proud to be Americans. That is a right wing smear and by repeating it you show yourself to be a right wing nut pretending to be Democrat.
This is the real Agenda listed below the right wing Karl Rove McCain Agenda.
Mr. McCain is easy to define you know the Straight Talk Express!
1.Your sons will get drafted for war with Iran, this how we get out of Iraq. Our Milatary is fine they do not need a rest, according to McCain.
2.$12.00 a gallon gasoline for your Trucks and SUV%u2019s, more wars for oil, more wars thats what we need, more wars with Islam, according to McCain.
3. Your homes will loose 50% more of there value, that%u2019s your dumb fault you bought it you can loose it. According to McCain.
4. Father of the next great Depression in America the country will go bankrupt with more wars, not the governments job to help people., according to McCain.
5. If you get sick that%u2019s your fault. No Health Care not the governments job, according to McCain.
6. Pardons Bush and Channey for lying about WMD%u2019s and Al-Qaeda in Iraq great Americans,
according to McCain.
Now I am really scared, are you?
FOX NEWS is now the RWNN = Rev. Wright News Network. I cannot wait for tonights sermons, maybe we can start sending in our donations. Fox can become a tax free Church, it seems like every night thats all they do is sermons from Rev. Wright and other Black Churches. They have secret Cameras and everthing. They even have other black people pretending like they are there for spirtual reason. To spy on the churches to report on the black secret agenda to take over the country.
Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Beware of black people they are going try to put White people in Slavery and give the country to Osama. Don''t vote for Obama vote for Hiliary, a least we know she looks like we do. Be scared America be scared be scared of the black boogie man. FOX NEWS, opps I mean RWNN = Rev. Wright News Network
NICE POST!!!!
Obama continues to impress me.......
After years of attacks and insults from Republicans, I am really going to enjoy watching their implosion. The Republicans have only themselves to blame for their %u201Cfall from lack of grace%u201D. The childish manner at which they insult anyone who disagrees with them, while they rubber stamp any policy that Republicans create shows a true lack of cognitive ability that I think should be required for a position in government. As I compared the constructs of the Democrats and Republicans, I see little difference with the exception that the Democrats seem to have many more moderate and conservatives than the GOP has liberals or progressives. To me this shows an ability on the part of the Democrats to have diverse ideology while still working compromises with members of the GOP. Working together to solve the problems Americans face is crucial to success. In the last 8+ years the Republicans have shown me that they don%u2019t want to work together with facts and logic, they just want you to know that they are right.
That%u2019s why I%u2019m voting for Democrats in this next election.
FOX NEWS is now the RWNN = Rev. Wright News Network. I cannot wait for tonights sermons, maybe we can start sending in our donations. Fox can become a tax free Church, it seems like every night thats all they do is sermons from Rev. Wright and other Black Churches. They have secret Cameras and everthing. They even have other black people pretending like they are there for spirtual reason. To spy on the churches to report on the black secret agenda to take over the country.
Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Beware of black people they are going try to put White people in Slavery and give the country to Osama. Don''''t vote for Obama vote for Hiliary, a least we know she looks like we do. Be scared America be scared be scared of the black boogie man. FOX NEWS, opps I mean RWNN = Rev. Wright News Network
OREO''''s are good in the middle, yum, yum
Posted by smashwl7
Yup, that''s about all they are.
The more YOU GUYS attack Obama the more America will REJECT BOTH OF YOU! Come on guys keep it up, Obama is going to turn the United States in to Islam; right! He%u2019s communist, socialist, terrorist, Marxist he going to kill us all. He supports OBL, he is an Arab and a homosexual come on guys keep it coming; don%u2019t back off now! He%u2019s black and hates America come on please give us more attacks. Come on keep all the attacks coming, come on!
His wife is a horrible person, she is anti American and she needs to go back to Africa. Keep it coming we need the GOP Republicans and the Clintons now more than ever you guys are the reason America is on it''s way to destruction! Both the Clintons bad GOP are the ones that America loves, you guys are so great for our country! Keep up on the attacks, more and more Americans see you guys for who you really are. I am so proud of the true patriots of America that will reject all your hate and trash you spread!
The more YOU GUYS attack Obama the more America will REJECT BOTH OF YOU! Come on guys keep it up, Obama is going to turn the United States in to Islam; right! He%u2019s communist, socialist, terrorist, Marxist he going to kill us all. He supports OBL, he is an Arab and a homosexual come on guys keep it coming; don%u2019t back off now!
He%u2019s black and hates America come on please give us more attacks. Come on keep all the attacks coming, come on!
His wife is a horrible person, she is anti American and she needs to go back to Africa. Keep it coming we need the GOP Republicans and the Clintons now more than ever you guys are the reason America is on it''s way to destruction! Both the Clintons bad GOP are the ones that America loves, you guys are so great for our country!
Keep up on the attacks, more and more Americans see you guys for who you really are. I am so proud of the true patriots of America that will reject all your hate and trash you spread!
OBAMA STILL GOES UP IN THE POLLS, GO FIGURE YOU GOP AMERICAN TRAITORS. YOU HAVE ALMOST DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY GO BUY SOME GAS AT 12.00 A GALLON YOU DUMB ASSSES.
The more YOU GUYS attack Obama the more America will REJECT BOTH OF YOU! Come on guys keep it up, Obama is going to turn the United States in to Islam; right! He%u2019s communist, socialist, terrorist, Marxist he going to kill us all. He supports OBL, he is an Arab and a homosexual come on guys keep it coming; don%u2019t back off now!
He%u2019s black and hates America come on please give us more attacks. Come on keep all the attacks coming, come on!
His wife is a horrible person, she is anti American and she needs to go back to Africa. Keep it coming we need the GOP Republicans and the Clintons now more than ever you guys are the reason America is on it''''s way to destruction! Both the Clintons bad GOP are the ones that America loves, you guys are so great for our country!
Keep up on the attacks, more and more Americans see you guys for who you really are. I am so proud of the true patriots of America that will reject all your hate and trash you spread!
OBAMA STILL GOES UP IN THE POLLS, GO FIGURE YOU GOP AMERICAN TRAITORS. YOU HAVE ALMOST DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY GO BUY SOME GAS AT 12.00 A GALLON YOU DUMB ASSSES. I HAVE AN IDEA LETS INVADE MEXICO THEY HAVE OIL. WE KNOW AL-QAEDA AND OSAMA HAVE BASE THERE. GEEZ YOU ARE SO STUPID!
All we''re doing is repeating the Obama''s own words, "We were never ever proud to be Americans"
They will never ever be eligible to get anywhere near the White House.
(At least Malcom was sincere)
They will never ever be eligible to get anywhere near the White House.
Posted by phillysage at 05:12 PM : Apr 01, 2008
The above is what''s known as a lie. Obama never said that. This poster is a right wing troll, most likely hilliry08 or other such moron.
In other words, Obama''s response said, I don''t have a freaking clue. Just like most of his other mush-mouthed responses when asked a question on a real issue.
Obama says 100 another 100 years in Iraq, yet Obama''s own exit plan for Iraq calls for propping up Bush''s already failed puppet government. He thinks he can just fix it. What a crock! We''d be there 100 years just trying to ''fix it''!
Before this young man starts yapping his mouth about somebody else, he needs to get a clue himself!
This guy better come up with something better then that. McCain is exactly like Bush. They can try to play the american hero strategy, but it will not work. He is an american hero with crappy polocies.
The more YOU GUYS attack Obama the more America will REJECT BOTH OF YOU! Come on guys keep it up, Obama is going to turn the United States in to Islam; right! He%u2019s communist, socialist, terrorist, Marxist he going to kill us all. He supports OBL, he is an Arab and a homosexual come on guys keep it coming; don%u2019t back off now!
He%u2019s black and hates America come on please give us more attacks. Come on keep all the attacks coming, come on!
His wife is a horrible person, she is anti American and she needs to go back to Africa. Keep it coming we need the GOP Republicans and the Clintons now more than ever you guys are the reason America is on it''''''''s way to destruction! Both the Clintons bad GOP are the ones that America loves, you guys are so great for our country!
Keep up on the attacks, more and more Americans see you guys for who you really are. I am so proud of the true patriots of America that will reject all your hate and trash you spread!
OBAMA STILL GOES UP IN THE POLLS, GO FIGURE YOU GOP AMERICAN TRAITORS. YOU HAVE ALMOST DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY GO BUY SOME GAS AT 12.00 A GALLON YOU DUMB ASSSES. I HAVE AN IDEA LETS INVADE MEXICO THEY HAVE OIL. WE KNOW AL-QAEDA AND OSAMA HAVE BASE THERE. GEEZ YOU ARE SO STUPID
FOX NEWS is now the RWNN = Rev. Wright News Network. I cannot wait for tonights sermons, maybe we can start sending in our donations. Fox can become a tax free Church, it seems like every night thats all they do is sermons from Rev. Wright and other Black Churches. They have secret Cameras and everthing. They even have other black people pretending like they are there for spirtual reason. To spy on the churches to report on the black secret agenda to take over the country.
Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Red Alert, Beware of black people they are going try to put White people in Slavery and give the country to Osama. Don''''''''t vote for Obama vote for Hiliary, a least we know she looks like we do. Be scared America be scared be scared of the black boogie man. FOX NEWS, opps I mean RWNN = Rev. Wright News Network
This is the real Agenda listed below the right wing Karl Rove McCain Agenda.
Mr. McCain is easy to define you know the Straight Talk Express!
1.Your sons will get drafted for war with Iran, this how we get out of Iraq. Our Milatary is fine they do not need a rest, according to McCain.
2.$12.00 a gallon gasoline for your Trucks and SUV%u2019s, more wars for oil, more wars thats what we need, more wars with Islam, according to McCain.
3. Your homes will loose 50% more of there value, that%u2019s your dumb fault you bought it you can loose it. According to McCain.
4. Father of the next great Depression in America the country will go bankrupt with more wars, not the governments job to help people., according to McCain.
5. If you get sick that%u2019s your fault. No Health Care not the governments job, according to McCain.
6. Pardons Bush and Channey for lying about WMD%u2019s and Al-Qaeda in Iraq great Americans,
according to McCain.
Now I am really scared, are you?
Furthermore, suppose this idea of raising money for political campaigns directly from the voters to whom the candidate is accountable sits so well with the American people that they come to expect that future presidential candidates as well as candidates for other offices such for the US Senate and House of Representatives will do as Barack Obama has done. What if candidates who continue to accept campaign contributions from special interests, political action committees, and lobbyists find it increasingly difficult to get elected?
It%u2019s time for ordinary Americans to begin the process of reclaiming America.
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The senile RINO AMNESTY-JOHN vs. a Kerry-like shallow, platitude-spouting gas-bag - who is a disciple of "God Da''mn America" wright and so mentally deficient from extensive drug use he even has to plagiarize his hollow platitudes! This will truly be the most disgusting "choice" in American political history.
Nader is looking better and better!
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Well, in the first place this part of the post is horse hockey. He''s gotten hundreds of thousands of dollars in PAC money, and from the executives of oil companies.
So that''s a speculation that won''t even fly in the first place. He''s as dirty as anybody is.
Why do you feel the need to keep repeating yourself?
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God "BLESS" America
Nader never look so good as a candidate. He''s got my vote.
- Went with farakahn to the million man march
- 20 years of church, he stated he rarely missed a sun.
- Related to Muslim Cousin who wants sharia law
- Ties to Ayers who is a known terrorist
- His Wife is finally proud of america
- His wife wrote an essay on black seperatists in
Princeton
- His pastor gave farakahn an award
- His pastor is pro-hamas
- Obama Cousin campaigning for change in kenya.
- Obama lied about his liberal past
- Obama lied about his pastor
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How can anyone even think of voting for Obama.
- Went with farakahn to the million man march
- 20 years of church, he stated he rarely missed a sun.
- Related to Muslim Cousin who wants sharia law
- Ties to Ayers who is a known terrorist
- His Wife is finally proud of america
- His wife wrote an essay on black seperatists in
Princeton
- His pastor gave farakahn an award
- His pastor is pro-hamas
- Obama Cousin campaigning for change in kenya.
- Obama lied about his liberal past
- Obama lied about his pastor
- His wife wrote an essay on black seperatists in
Princeton
- His pastor gave farakahn an award
- His pastor is pro-hamas
- Obama Cousin campaigning for change in kenya.
- Obama lied about his liberal past
- Obama lied about his pastor
Posted by obama8years at 07:21 PM : Apr 01, 2008
-Yo! Just don''t vote for his wife, don''t his pastor nor Louis Farrakhan. You biggot.
-Just Vote for Barrack Obama.
-Vote for BO, he may very well be America''s savior!
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