STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., May 15, 2008
Obama Says Sorry For Saying "Sweetie"
Democratic Candidate Apologizes To Michigan TV Reporter For Calling Her "Sweetie"
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, tours the Chrysler Stamping Plant in Sterling Height, Mich., Wednesday, May 14, 2008, with Chrysler LLC, Vice Chairman and President Jim Press, right, and plant manager Dean Hendrickson. (AP)
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WXYZ-TV's Peggy Agar shouted a question to the Democratic presidential candidate during Obama's appearance Wednesday at a Chrysler LLC plant in Sterling Heights.
Agar asks Obama what he's “going to do to help American autoworkers.”
He replies, “Hold on one second, sweetie, we'll do a press avail, thanks” but didn't get back to Agar.
On the air later, the station played a voice message Obama left for Agar. Obama apologizes for not getting back to her. He also tells Agar he has a bad habit of calling people “sweetie.”
Obama then says: “I mean no disrespect, so I am duly chastened on that front.”
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- Hmmmm....where is the infamous poster rudy...who calls everyone who doesn''t agree with him a racist? He often calls other posters "sweetie" and you can bet he doesn''t mean it as a term of endearment.
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- I can prove that the Republicans are making fools out of the Blacks.
The stuff that Obama admitted to in the two books he
wrote is enough to lose him the election. But has
anyone heard anything about either of these writings
by a major National Television Station????
NO! Because they are setting on it until Hillary is
out of the picture and Obama will lose the Presidency
by the largest margine yet. And anyone who can''''''''t
see that and continues to believe otherwise after
reading those two books is being FOOLISH!!!! - Reply to this comment
- I can prove that the Republicans are making fools out of the Blacks.
The stuff that Obama admitted to in the two books he
wrote is enough to lose him the election. But has
anyone heard anything about either of these writings
by a major National Television Station????
NO! Because they are setting on it until Hillary is
out of the picture and Obama will lose the Presidency
by the largest margine yet. And anyone who can''''''''t
see that and continues to believe otherwise after
reading those two books is being FOOLISH!!!! - Reply to this comment
- I can prove that the Republicans are making fools out of the Blacks.
The stuff that Obama admitted to in the two books he
wrote is enough to lose him the election. But has
anyone heard anything about either of these writings
by a major National Television Station????
NO! Because they are setting on it until Hillary is
out of the picture and Obama will lose the Presidency
by the largest margine yet. And anyone who can''''''''t
see that and continues to believe otherwise after
reading those two books is being FOOLISH!!!! - Reply to this comment
- This seems to be a pattern with Obama. He does something wrong and then he does the ''hangdog'' Sorry Act.
Twenty years with Reverend Wright?
Sorry.
Mrs. Tony Rezko land deal where the Obama''s got way more than they paid for on their ritzy home.
Sorry. It was a boneheaded thing to do.
Sweetie?
Sorry!
Sorry!
Sorry!
Sorry!
Superdelegates and primary voters: Vote for Clinton before we are sorry in November! - Reply to this comment
- Sorry? You bet Obama is sorry. ''Sweetie'' was in Obama''s subconscious about women or it would never have come out of his mouth. That is disgusting and disprectful to women everywhere. And it is pretty sorry.
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- Hamas Supports Obama.....thats all I need to know.
Oh...and Wright Support Hamas....and thats all I need to know.
aaah...mmm..Obama and Wright were involved with the ISM and may still be secretly....ok thats all I need to know not to VOTE for Obama Huesaain
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Posted by obama8years at 12:29 PM : May 16, 2008
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LOL. So, vote for McCain. No one is stopping you. - Reply to this comment
- Oh for God''s sake. I am a woman and I call men "sweetie" all of the time. Can we please get past this kind of nonsense. Sweetie is a nice thing to call someone. (Unlike "macaca")
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- "He knows little about simple facts. He tries to be a muse behind podium; a cult started by some political campaign. He likes high-flown language about big issues his answer does need specifics. He doesn''''t want you to know him personally."
So, it just sounds like all the AA''s I work with. Thanks to affirmative action, everybody''s made to hire them, afraid to fire them - so they dress pricey, use a few big words, and get bug eyed if you cross them.
shoot. - Reply to this comment
- Carter and Obama have so much in common.
They both support Hamas.(even though obama lies about it) - Reply to this comment
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