Interesting Obama Quotes

bolverk Guest	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 22, 2008 18:24:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bolverk on Oct 22, 2008 18:24:42 GMT -5 "I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though. ..." —Barack Obama in Dreams of My Father (1995)

saunterelle Forum God Posts: 2,027	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 22, 2008 18:33:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saunterelle on Oct 22, 2008 18:33:33 GMT -5 That's where the similarities end, between him and Bush.

The Big Dog Forum God Mr. Warmth is here! Posts: 2,229	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 22, 2008 18:36:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Big Dog on Oct 22, 2008 18:36:25 GMT -5 Can't stay on point... have to deflect with "well he did it too". Great debaters you leftists. No wonder shouting down opposition comes so easily to so many of them.
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bolverk Guest	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 22, 2008 19:00:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bolverk on Oct 22, 2008 19:00:33 GMT -5 saunterelle is smote for going off topic. Put up a quote, not an attack.

maxsawdust Guest	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 22, 2008 19:09:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by maxsawdust on Oct 22, 2008 19:09:23 GMT -5 This one is my favorite..and soo VERY Professional and Presidential. "Why can't I just eat my waffle?" --after being asked a foreign policy question by a reporter while visiting a diner in Pennsylvania

bolverk Guest	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 11:11:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bolverk on Oct 23, 2008 11:11:23 GMT -5 "No one is pro-abortion." Barack Obama

bolverk Guest	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 11:19:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bolverk on Oct 23, 2008 11:19:20 GMT -5 "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died -- an entire town destroyed." -- Barack Obama on a Kansas tornado that killed 12 people

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Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 11:58:52 GMT -5

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In dismissing any connection to Bill Ayers:

He's just a guy who lives in my neighborhood. Our kids went to school together.

That quote, faithfully reported by the media, elides over the fact that Obama and Ayers worked together on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, an utterly failed attempt to remake the Chicago elementary school system into a socialist training system, and on the Woods Foundation, which gave large sums to ACORN and to Rev. Wright's church. The media also ignored the fact that Ayers' kids are grown, while Obama's kids are pre-teen.

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Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 12:14:59 GMT -5

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Oct 23, 2008 11:58:52 GMT -5 jgaffney said:

In dismissing any connection to Bill Ayers:

He's just a guy who lives in my neighborhood. Our kids went to school together.

That quote, faithfully reported by the media, elides over the fact that Obama and Ayers worked together on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, an utterly failed attempt to remake the Chicago elementary school system into a socialist training system, and on the Woods Foundation, which gave large sums to ACORN and to Rev. Wright's church. The media also ignored the fact that Ayers' kids are grown, while Obama's kids are pre-teen.

Wow JGaffney, again you stretch the truth. That's twice in two days!

You misquoted Obama, he never said "He's just a guy who lives in my neighborhood. Our kids went to school together."

Why don't you check what factcheck.org has to say about it: www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/he_lied_about_bill_ayers.html

Here's an excerpt to show you what Obama actually said:

Who's Misleading?

McCain is not accurate when he says – as he does in the Web ad – "When their relationship became an issue, Obama just responded, 'This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood.' " McCain is using the same line in personal appearances, too. He said on Oct. 9 at a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wis.:

McCain: Look, we don't care about an old washed-up terrorist and his wife, who still, at least on Sept. 11, 2001, said he still wanted to bomb more. ... The point is, Senator Obama said he was just a guy in the neighborhood. We need to know that's not true.

Obama never said Ayers was "just" a guy in the neighborhood. The quote is from a Democratic primary debate on April 16 in Philadelphia, and Obama actually was more forthcoming than McCain lets on. Obama specifically acknowledged working together with Ayers on a charitable board, and didn't deny getting some early political support from him. Here's the exchange:

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, April 16: An early organizing meeting for your state senate campaign was held at his house, and your campaign has said you are friendly. Can you explain that relationship for the voters, and explain to Democrats why it won't be a problem?

Obama: George, but this is an example of what I'm talking about.

This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a professor of English in Chicago, who I know and who I have not received some official endorsement from. He's not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis.

And the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn't make much sense, George.

Sen. Hillary Clinton then said, "I also believe that Senator Obama served on a board with Mr. Ayers for a period of time, the Woods Foundation," and predicted that "this is an issue that certainly Republicans will be raising."

Obama responded, "President Clinton pardoned or commuted the sentences of two members of the Weather Underground, which I think is a slightly more significant act than me ... serving on a board with somebody for actions that he did 40 years ago."

maxsawdust Guest	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 12:20:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by maxsawdust on Oct 23, 2008 12:20:35 GMT -5 Wait so.... People ACTUALLY BELIEVE Factcheck.org is "Fair" and balanced non-partisan? "ANNENBURG"------POLITICAL-FACTCHECK? Am I on earth still?

saunterelle Forum God Posts: 2,027	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 12:31:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saunterelle on Oct 23, 2008 12:31:24 GMT -5 Wow, are you so dense that you need a video of what he actually said during the debate?

saunterelle Forum God Posts: 2,027	Interesting Obama Quotes Oct 23, 2008 12:34:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saunterelle on Oct 23, 2008 12:34:03 GMT -5 Here you go you big SKEPTIC. Please point out where Obama says "He's just a guy who lives in my neighborhood. Our kids went to school together."