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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 02:11 AM
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Obama makes only stop in RI, slams rival---says he is the `hope monger.'"
Edited on Sun Mar-02-08 02:14 AM by rodeodance
this guy is a real mean guy!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080302/ap_on_el_pr/obama;_ylt=AqLekbPsZPrT1POgVqFuFQqs0NUE
Obama makes only stop in RI, slams rival

By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer 35 minutes ago

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Democrat Barack Obama, on his first visit to Rhode Island as a presidential candidate, sought Saturday to portray Hillary Rodham Clinton as a candidate who shifted positions for political expediency.
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"Real change isn't about changing your position to fit the politics of the moment. And that's the choice in this election," Obama told a packed recreation center as thousands more listened from outside.

Four days ahead of primary contests here and in three other states, the Illinois senator stopped on his way from campaigning in Texas to events in Ohio, the two marquee contests next Tuesday. Vermont also votes.

Obama spoke six days after Clinton came to the same arena and depicted Obama as naive and unrealistic about dealing with tough issues like health care reform and global warming.

In his remarks, Obama challenged his rival's judgment and commitment on trade and foreign policy.

He asserted that Clinton had changed her position to oppose the North American Free Trade Agreement only after deciding to run for president. He also said she waffled on legislation to make it harder for low-income individuals to file for bankruptcy protection.

He depicted himself as having better judgment to deal with a national security emergencies, renewing his criticism of Clinton's October 2002 vote to authorize President Bush to use military force in Iraq..........

Clinton, campaigning in Texas, told reporters, "I know that Senator Obama has been complaining that talking about national security is fear-mongering and I could not disagree more."

Not so, Obama told his audience. "People say I'm a `hope monger.'"

Polls show Clinton with a lead in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island primary offers 21 Democratic delegates — compared with 141 for Ohio, 193 for Texas and 15 for Vermont.
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anamandujano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 02:58 AM
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1. He's a lie monger. He scrubbed his position from his website in time for Ohio.
Finding himself positionless, he then took up Hillary's position as we watched the debate.

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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 05:06 AM
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2. i hear he good down all his stuff on globalization also (out-sourcing??nafta)
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libbygurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 08:54 AM
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3. Notice how he keeps aping Hillary's positions on a lot of things, hey?
Edited on Sun Mar-02-08 08:55 AM by libbygurl
Very original, that. Really for 'change'.

And without his campaign teleprompters, he's constantly groping for words, rambling and always saying, 'I agree with Hillary'.

What's really funny is that O supporters then say that O is being 'gracious' to Hillary by agreeing with her.

Can't really talk sense with Kool-Aid drinkers, I guess.
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BlackVelvet04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 11:04 AM
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4. No, you can't talk sense with them....
the twist and turn everything negative about obama trying to make it fit their values.

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