Barack Obama Exposed!

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quote:Originally posted by FOTD

"The Internet is rife with theories that someone may try to assassinate the senator — typing into Google "assassinate Obama" brings up more than 2,000 hits. Anyone from Islamist terrorists to racist Americans to operatives of Halliburton and Blackwater are speculated about, but other, more nefarious Web sites are for real, according to reports from the Associated Press."

http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080107/NATION/415598644/1001


There are about a million James Earl Rays' roaming around with a bone to pick or the desire to be infamous.

If Bill oLiely could get so close, Obama needs stepped up security considering the huge crowds showing up to hear him.

it is no longer a matter of if but when.  the forces at play are trying to get Clinton NH, but if that fails, Obama better duck.

[USRufnex]

I watched Obama lose a southside Chicago US house race to Bobby Rush-- old fashioned democratic machine style politics did him in there... at the time, he seemed exotic and overly-intellectual to the traditional Jesse Jackson constituency in that district... he lost pretty badly, if memory serves...

I watched as the Illinois Republican party implode in the senate race won by Obama... they were so desperate after scandal caused the winner of the GOP primary to drop out of the race, that the republicans tried to draft  candidates for the general election who didn't even compete in the primary... tried to get former Bears coach Mike Ditka... when he said "no", they got Alan Keyes...

I thought Obama got a "pass" in his senate campaign... I watched one of his debates against Alan Keyes with a republican operative (who worked for house incumbent Ray LaHood).... Illinois has always had a very split republican party and the non-evangelicals and pro-choice republicans couldn't stand Keyes...

I was afraid that in this presidential campaign, Obama would be too soft-spoken and academic in the debates/primaries.... and that his win in his Illinois senate campaign was "too easy."

But Obama used the opportunities given to him by Alan Keyes to campaign alot in conservative southern and western Illinois... away from the southside of Chicago where he wasn't really "black enough" in his previous house race... so, he was able get to know rural and small town people and their concerns and connect with them...  

Instead of just staying at home and not voting, these people consistently said that although they didn't agree with Obama on several key issues (gun control especially)... they had respect for him and intended to vote for him... and Obama got 70% of the vote for US Senate...

Surprising... but it's nice to see Obama finding his voice.  When I heard that speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, I thought the man should at some point be president.  []

[pmcalk]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

The church Obama goes to is very interesting...

That part of the e-mail was correct...

This from their website...A congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA.

http://www.tucc.org

I assume that TUCC is affiliated with the UCC.  So I guess I'll have to change my mind about voting for Obama.  I can't vote for someone who belongs to a religion with the likes of SpongeBob.  I definitely draw the line at gay sea creatures.[]
http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2005/05047.htm

[joiei]

You ladies need to meet up over a pot of tea and fuss with each other about who has the best stroke of crochet.  If you really believe the lies that the National Republican Party is putting out via their terrorist sources about a truly patriotic American, then I just shake my head in wonder.  

To me America is not about right or left, but about how to work together to make this special place a better world for our children.  Neither side is perfect on its own, that is why it takes two partys to balance each other.

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well the Illuminati got Clinton her win in NH so Obama is safe for now.

[spoonbill]

Present

[FOTD]

Is it true the women are smarter?

[spoonbill]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

Is it true the women are smarter?

Yes it is true that women are smarter, in fact they are much smarter.  It's a miracle that we men can even walk upright.

This is the correct answer to your question if you are married!

[TulsaFan-inTexas]

quote:Originally posted by wavoka

The fact that Obama seems to piss a lot of the old guard people off and get their panties in a wad just makes me want to vote for him more.

and I'm a lifelong Republican.

Me too. At least the guy seems to be honest. I'd probably vote for him over Mcain for sure. No experience? That's great! Look what our "experienced" leadership has gotten us into over the last 30 years.

[FOTD]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080108/cm_thenation/45267470_1

"The Nation -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Barack Obama on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, crediting the Illinois Senator for breaking barriers while running as "an American man" who can represent the entire nation. In an interview with PBS host Tavis Smiley, Powell said he was "taking joy" in Obama's rise and he said citizens across the country can "enjoy this moment where a person like Barack Obama can knock down all of these old barriers that people thought existed with respect to the opportunities that are available to African Americans."
Powell, the first black person to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, National Security Advisor, and Secretary of State, also firmly rebutted the idea that reporters or voters should assess whether a candidate is white or black "enough." This argument about him not being black enough, that's just absolute nonsense. He is putting himself forward not as a black man but as an American man who wants to be president of the United States of America. We should see Barack as a candidate for president who happens to be black, and not a black candidate for president.

For more on Powell, Obama and breaking barriers in our "segregated power structure," check out this new Nation essay, Obama, Race and the Presidency."


"Ultimately, one part of the high public regard for bright, talented successful black leaders like Obama, Rice or Powell stems from public awareness that our country is still struggling to overcome racial barriers. "

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080107/melber_web

This election must be the pits for rednecks.

Women, Blacks, Mormans oh my....

[Derailed]

Think about it, what color you would need to be to belong to the Trinity Church of Christ?

[rwarn17588]

Beats me ... I've never been there. The name doesn't exactly clue you in.

[FOTD]

quote:Originally posted by Derailed

Think about it, what color you would need to be to belong to the Trinity Church of Christ?

What tolerance level would you need to have to belong to any church that doesn't believe in an eternal heaven for all who die?

People who fear another person's religious faith need an attitude adjustment and a spiritual enema.

[FOTD]

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/14172.html

Obama hasn't forgotten about his day job
Posted January 8th, 2008 at 4:45 pm


This afternoon, Ohio Sen. George Voinovich (R), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reportedly "scoffed" when a reporter asked if he thought Barack Obama has the foreign policy chops to be the next president.

"He hasn't any experience in foreign policy," Voinovich said of Obama, his colleague on the Foreign Relations Committee. "Give me a break." No word on whether Voinovich was similarly dismissive of Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Fred Thompson, all of whom have similar, or less, experience than Obama on matters of foreign policy. (For that matter, it's also unclear if Voinovich had the same attitude towards George W. Bush and/or Ronald Reagan, neither of whom had any foreign policy experience during their respective campaigns.)

People can certainly come to their own conclusions about Obama's background and skills. But it's worth noting that the senator is currently working behind the scenes, reportedly on a daily basis, to help stem the post-election violence in Kenya, where his father was born and where his grandmother still lives.

On January 1, two days before the Iowa caucuses, Obama left a message for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. According to Robert Gibbs, Obama's Communications Director, Rice called back "as we were driving from Sioux City to Council Bluffs on January 1. They talked about the situation and Rice asked Obama to tape a Voice of America message calling for calm." Obama taped the message on January 2, after a rally in Davenport, Iowa. [...]

On January 3, the day of the caucuses, he had a conversation with Bishop Desmond Tutu, who had flown to Nairobi to see if he could begin negotiations with the factions. In the days since his Iowa victory, Obama has had near-daily conversations with the U.S. Ambassador in Kenya or with opposition leader Raila Odinga. As of late this afternoon, before his rally in Rochester, N.H., Obama was trying to reach Kenyan President Kibaki.

I know this doesn't fit nicely into the no-experience narrative, but this actually counts as some pretty substantive — and very relevant — foreign policy experience.

Joe Klein said:

I haven't been able to talk to Obama directly about this — he is sort of busy right now — but it does seem noteworthy that, in the midst of the most amazing week of his life, Barack Obama has found the time to do some diplomatic scut-work. I suspect we'll be seeing a lot of this sort of thing if he wins the nomination and is elected President.

Noam Scheiber added:

I hate to be naive about this — Obama obviously doesn't have the foreign policy experience of, say, a John McCain. And who knows what will come of his efforts in Kenya. But the gesture alone reminds you what this country could do with a little change in attitude at the top.

And just for the record, here's the message Obama recorded on behalf of the State Department:

"Despite irregularities in the vote tabulation, now is not the time to throw that strong democracy away. Now is a time for President Kibaki, opposition leader Odinga, and all of Kenya's leaders to call for calm, to come together, and to start a political process to address peacefully the controversies that divide them. Now is the time for this terrible violence to end.

"Kenya's long democratic journey has at times been difficult. But at critical moments, Kenyans have chosen unity and progress over division and disaster. The way forward is not through violence – it is through democracy, and the rule of law. To all of Kenya's people, I ask you to renew Kenya's democratic tradition, and to seek your dreams in peace."

Good for him.

[Hawkins]

Obama all the way!! Rock Clinton's world!

One of them will obviously be our next President.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01162008/news/columnists/republican_rivals_share_one_bond__all_lo_976829.htm