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Why can't Obama admit the obvious

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:33:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Even USAToday (who thinks the world would be a better and safer place if Saddam was still in charge of Iraq) is baffled by Obama's reluctance to admit the truth.

Clip Source: minx.cc

I don't want to knock USAToday too much for an editorial I agree with, but it is ironic that USAToday is bashing Obama for not admitting the surge worked, when, as far as I know, this is the very first time USAToday admitted it themselves.

Why then can't Obama bring himself to acknowledge the surge worked better than he and other skeptics, including this page, thought it would? What does that stubbornness say about the kind of president he'd be?

The great irony, of course, is that the success of the surge has made Obama's plan to withdraw combat troops in 16 months far more plausible than when he proposed it. Another irony is that while Obama downplays the effectiveness of the surge in Iraq, he is urging a similar tactic now in Afghanistan.

Perhaps it's too much to ask that Obama risk being taunted by headlines such as "Obama says Bush was right." But for the nation to move forward on its single most vexing debate, it would help if the next president could admit the obvious

Tags: usatoday, msm, media, obama, iraq, surge, war on terror, success, politics

Obama is wrong

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:53:16 GMT

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While the United States has an interest in preventing the resurgence of the Afghan Taliban, the country's strategic importance pales beside that of Iraq, which lies at the geopolitical center of the Middle East and contains some of the world's largest oil reserves. If Mr. Obama's antiwar stance has blinded him to those realities, that could prove far more debilitating to him as president than any particular timetable.

Clip Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has a history of tailoring his public statements for political purposes, made headlines by saying he would support a withdrawal of American forces by 2010. But an Iraqi government statement made clear that Mr. Maliki's timetable would extend at least seven months beyond Mr. Obama's. More significant, it would be "a timetable which Iraqis set" -- not the Washington-imposed schedule that Mr. Obama has in mind. It would also be conditioned on the readiness of Iraqi forces, the same linkage that Gen. Petraeus seeks.

Mr. Obama's account of his strategic vision remains eccentric. He insists that Afghanistan is "the central front" for the United States, along with the border areas of Pakistan. But there are no known al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan, and any additional U.S. forces sent there would not be able to operate in the Pakistani territories where Osama bin Laden is headquartered.

Tags: obama, iraq, war on terror, afghanistan, pakistan, al qaeda, politics

Obama Love

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:06:30 GMT

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Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: obama, media, msm, bias, politics, election

Media in Obama camp

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:51:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rasmussenreports.com

The idea that reporters are trying to help Obama win in November has grown by five percentage points over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, taken just before the new controversy involving the New York Times erupted, found that 49% of voters believe most reporters will try to help the Democrat with their coverage, up from 44% a month ago.

Just 14% believe most reporters will try to help McCain win, little changed from 13% a month ago. Just one voter in four (24%) believes that most reporters will try to offer unbiased coverage.

for unaffiliated voters, 50% see a pro-Obama bias

45% say that most reporters would hide information if it hurt the candidate they wanted to win

The New York Times’ refusal to run an op-ed piece by John McCain challenging an article in the paper less than a week ago by Barack Obama is sure to further fuel the belief that much of the major media is biased in favor of the Democratic candidate

Tags: obama, mccain, media, election, bias, msm, poll

AP hops on Saint Obama bandwagon

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:29:20 GMT

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Clip Source: newsbusters.org

My colleague Warner Todd Huston was first to report the wire service Reuters publishing a picture of a saintly Barack Obama surrounded by a halo.

Now, the Associated Press has gotten into the act (h/t NBer Roger the Shrubber):

Is this an accident? Have you seen any pictures of St. McCain?

Tags: ap, obama, media, bias, msm, politics

Obama's on guns

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:05:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I think I am finally starting to understand this whole Obama for change theme.

Clip Source: www.redstate.com

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Just before the Supreme Courts decision was public, Obama disavowed his "inartful" statement calling the D.C. gun laws constitutional.

Scholar John Lott Recalls Obama Stating: "I Don't Believe That People Should Be Able To Own Guns

In 2004, Obama Voted Against Self-Defense Rights.

Obama Was Director Of Anti-Gun Joyce Foundation, Which Spent Millions On Gun-Control Causes.

In 2004, Running For U.S. Senate Obama Called For Federal Legislation To Pre-Empt State Concealed Carry Laws.

In Response To A 1996 Independent Voters Of Illinois Questionnaire, Obama Indicated That He Supported Banning The "Manufacture, Sale And Possession Of Handguns."

Hardly change you can depend on, but more change that works for Obama.

Tags: obama, gun, rights, second amendment, constitution, politics, change

OBAMA OR DIE! ...DNC McCain Supporter Gets the Boot

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:34:49 GMT

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Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

Obama or Die... Or, at least get sent home.
This big tent just got a little smaller.

Diane Behrens and delegate Debra Bartosevich (on right) follow speeches in the Hillary Clinton delegate selection room at an earlier Democratic caucus. (Photo by Scott Anderson Journal Times)

The state party is asking the Democratic National Committee to unseat Debra Bartoshevich, an emergency room nurse from Racine County who was locally elected in May to be a delegate for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the party’s national convention in Denver in August.

“I still very much want to be a delegate for Hillary,” Bartoshevich said Wednesday night. “I still support Hillary Clinton as the nominee. I hope to still go (to Denver). All I can do is sit and wait.”

Bartoshevich made public her support for McCain over Democrat Barack Obama in an interview with the Journal Sentinel this month. Bartoshevich said that she felt the nominating process had been unfair to Clinton and that Obama was inexperienced and risky.

Tags: dnc, obama, clinton, mccain, democrat, politics

Obama's fake birth certificate

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:49:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Why doesn't the campaign just drop the five or ten bucks it takes to get an official certification of live birth or better yet, the actual birth certificate and put this whole thing to rest? I can't imagine that at this point in his career that there is any major problem with his birth certificate, so why not just release it? Seriously, there are situations where a birth certificate is a required form of ID, you would think being president, with it's constitutional requirements, would be one of those situations.

Clip Source: web.israelinsider.com

It is now a certainty that the "birth certificate" claimed by the Barack Obama campaign as authentic is a photoshopped fake.

The image, purporting to come from the Hawaii Department of Health, has been the subject of intense skepticism in the blogosphere in the past two weeks. But now the senior spokesman of that Department has confirmed to Israel Insider what are the required features of a certified birth document -- features that Obama's purported "birth certificate" clearly lack.

Janice Okubo, Director of Communications of the State of Hawaii Department of Health, told Israel Insider: "At this time there are no circumstances in which the State of Hawaii Department of Health would issue a birth certification or certification of live birth only electronically." And, she added, "In the State of Hawaii all certified copies of certificates of live birth have the embossed seal and registrar signature on the back of the document."

Tags: obama, birth, politics

The 10 years to drill lie

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:32:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.floppingaces.net

Obama’s big argument against drilling is that it will take 10 years to see any oil. Go to about 1:40 and he flat out says it.

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But let’s call his bluff on the 10 year B.S. just to set the record straight. It turns out that people who actually know what they are talking about, oil company folks, disagree with His Holiness. From The Street.

A Congressman followed my segment and suggested that drilling wouldn’t help for 10 years or more. I know this is absolutely untrue, so I called Transocean, the biggest driller in the world. An officer of the company told me that depending on the location of the drilling, oil could be realized in as little as a year.

Ultra-deepwater fields might produce in 3-5 years. For the most remote locations, without any prior infrastructure support, that barrel may require a 4-6 year window. I suggested 8 years and he said that he could not envision a situation where it would require more than 6 years to bring a barrel out of the ocean floor.

Tags: oil, drill, politics, lies

Rezko caught in lie

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:44:14 GMT

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Clip Source: www.suntimes.com

In a letter to a judge publicized last week, political fund-raiser Tony Rezko said "overzealous" prosecutors pressured him to tell them "the wrong things" about presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

But that letter appears to be misleading, given that Rezko never submitted to an interview with federal prosecutors or any federal investigators, sources said.

Rezko's lawyer, Joseph Duffy, said Rezko never sat down for an interview and was never pressured directly, or indirectly, through Duffy, to talk about Obama, Gov. Blagojevich -- or anyone else.

Rezko, 52, of Wilmette, was convicted of far-reaching fraud tied to state deals. He was a longtime fund-raiser to Blagojevich and Obama.

The letter sent a clear signal that Rezko was not interested in making a deal.

But Rezko's situation changed dramatically after his June 4 conviction. He not only landed right back in jail, but faces significant prison time. Beyond that, Rezko still faces two other criminal trials.

Tags: rezko, obama, corruption, law, crime, politics

Dem delegate supports McCain

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:42:55 GMT

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Clip Source: www.jsonline.com

As an avid supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries, Debra Bartoshevich is not alone in her frustration over Clinton's defeat.

She’s not alone in refusing to support Barack Obama.

And she’s not entirely alone in saying she’ll vote this fall for Republican John McCain instead.

But what makes her unusual is that she holds these views as an elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer.

Joe Wineke, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, reacted with disbelief when first told Friday afternoon that one of his state party delegates is now a McCain supporter.

“Not a delegate? To the national convention?” said Wineke

“We have a Clinton national (convention) delegate who says she’s voting for John McCain?” Wineke repeated, for clarification. “I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

“No self-respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party that ignores her — that’s by Susan B. Anthony,” said Bartoshevich

Tags: democrats, mccain, obama, clinton, women, politics

Obama afraid of debate

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:25:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.usatoday.com

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain squabbled over a format for their first one-on-one debate in the U.S. presidential race

Obama on Friday rejected McCain's proposal for 10 joint town-hall appearances, question-and-answer gatherings before small audiences

Obama has offered to meet McCain in five joint appearances between now and the Nov. 4 election, but only one of those would be town hall-style and it would be on the July 4th Independence Day holiday, when few Americans would be watching. McCain called the offer "a very disappointing response."

McCain had said the more intimate town-hall format would allow real interaction with voters and would be more revealing than formal televised debates

Tags: obama, mccain, election, politics, debate

Barnes & Noble confuses Obama with God

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:17:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Odd, all the other books are biographies with God in the title.

Clip Source: search.barnesandnoble.com

You Searched Books For: God: a Biography

God : A Biography by Jack Miles

The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama

Tags: god, obama, books, search

Obama thinks Obama lacks experience

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:05:07 GMT

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Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

Wow!
Thanks to Michael in Michigan for digging this one up out of the YouTube archives.
Barack Obama says he is not experienced enough to be president:
(1 minute 9 seconds)

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Here is Barack Obama back in 2004 before he had served even one day in the US Senate:

"I am a believer in knowing what you're doing when you apply for a job.

And, I think that if I were to seriously consider running on a national ticket I would essentially have to start now before having served a day in the Senate. Now, there are some people who may be comfortable doing that, but I'm not one of those people."

Obviously, it didn't take Obama long to change his mind.

Erik adds this on "The One":

He is the Chosen One.
He has been anointed with the experience and he has been given the Light, and has become a Lightbeing.
He gets his insights, experiences and knowledge from sources that we mortals cannot fathom.
Time is just an illusion, Obama is beyond such constraints.

Tags: obama, politics, experience

Carter thinks Obama lacks experience

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:01:51 GMT

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Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

Obama's Gaffes discovered this Jimmy Carter interview discussing Barack Obama before he clinched the Democratic Nomination.
While plugging his plagiarized, anti-Semitic book, Jimmy Carter said--
"Obama does not have substance or experience to be president."
Here's the video:
(51 Seconds)

My what a difference a few months make--

Carter endorsed Obama last week.

John McCain said Tuesday that an Obama presidency "would be akin to a second term for Jimmy Carter."
Ouch!

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Tags: carter, obama, politics, experience