Obama rebukes McCain camp on terrorism criticism »
Posted By not2needy 1 year, 4 months ago in NewsA defiant Barack Obama said Tuesday he would take no lectures from Republicans on which candidate would keep the U.S. safer, a sharp rebuke to John McCain's aides who said the Democrat had a naive, Sept. 10 mind-set toward terrorism.
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not2needy1 year, 4 months ago
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"These are the same guys who helped to engineer the distraction of the war in Iraq at a time when we could have pinned down the people who actually committed 9/11," the presumed nominee told reporters aboard his campaign plane. "This is the same kind of fear-mongering that got us into Iraq ... and it's exactly that failed foreign policy I want to reverse."
Thank You Mr. Obama. People are tired of politicians trying to scare them into voting for them.
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injest1 year, 4 months ago
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"And, you know, let's take the example of Guantanamo," Obama said. "What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks â;; for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center â;; we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated.
Someone please buy this idiot a clue! Yes all that were caught were tried.
The other 171? Including OBL, al-Qaeda member Khaled Shaikh Mohammed, they got a way.
Yes under the Bush FAILD policy, OBL has been religated to issuing audio tapes at will from some cave.
Under the Clinton Policy?
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not2needy1 year, 4 months ago
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Also FTA:
"I'm a little disgusted by the attempts of some of my friends on the McCain campaign to use the same old, tired tactics ... to drive a wedge between Americans for partisan advantage and to frankly frighten Americans," Clarke said.
Kerry accused McCain of "defending a policy that is indefensible" by siding with Bush's policies, particularly with respect to the Iraq war.
Obama said Republicans could be counted on to do "what they've done every election cycle, which is to use terrorism as club to make the American people afraid to win elections." He said he didn't think it would work this time.
I certainly hope that the American people have gotten wise to the fear factor, and do something positive toward the healing of our country and our relationships around the world.
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jordan111 year, 4 months ago
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Kerry accused McCain of "defending a policy that is indefensible" >>>>
It is indefensible, it's getting to be a pain in the butt that it has to be repeated to IDIOTS over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over.............
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TheRealizer1 year, 4 months ago
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It is to be hoped that the American people can see past the fear mongering which leads us to shut our eyes to the gradual erosion of our civil liberties. We rapidly approach third world status, and will achieve it unless we get a different mindset.....
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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I have a question for the kool-aid drinkers in here. If Obama, as president, has nothing but a preemptive nuclear strike to keep Iran from passing nuclear weapons to terrorists, would you or would you not support that preemptive nuclear strike?
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Gransater1 year, 4 months ago
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Georgia
Using a nuclear strike is the very last option any president should consider using, and only after exausting all other possible avenues. Under the current administration, for whatever reason, they are missing intersections left and right. They actually seem intent on reaching that "nucular" milestone as soon as possible. Of all who directly or indirectly support that action, I have yet to hear any utterings of what consequences such actions may bring.
I believe most americans would rather we actually exaust "A L L" other avenues before taking such a irreversible step. For that to happen, in the minds of many voters, we need someone that uses his brains more than self inflated ego.
And yes, as a very last resort I do believe Obama would use nuclear weapons, but with the full understanding of its consequences.
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Goppy1 year, 4 months ago
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I only have one comment to Goergies post ... I thought WE were the Kool-Aid drinkers!
Ever time I listen to Dana Purina, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, Rush and the hunderts and hunderts of Rabid Rightie info-tainers, I get this Kool-Aid after taste.
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nikkibabe1 year, 4 months ago
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It is amazing to watch Republicans claim themselves as experts in fighting terrorism and rest of the Americans are not.
Just want to ask, where did they go to college that offers degree in "anti terrorism"?
It is about time other Americans get enrolled.
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NeoCon1 year, 4 months ago
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Obama said. "What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks â;; for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center â;; we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated."
Except he forgot to add that the ringleader behind that attack fled the United States and guess what country gave him refuge???? IRAQ!
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Goppy1 year, 4 months ago
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Thanks for pointin that out. Even if just more PR, as a Christian Conservative defender of all things Neo-Con ... I must say, I need help defending the extremist military expansionist position that is the bedrock of Neo-Conservatism ... which Im shure you know since you call yourself 'NeoCon'.
There you have it America! Iraq provided safe haven for a terrorist.
Now I caint think of a better reason to invade a country, you? Course, that means we gotta be startin to invade DOZENS of nations ... all of whom have provided safe haven to terrorists.
Well, liek North Korea, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, ... Im sure there are others ... we just gotta look close. WE could prollally throw in Libya, Serbia, Jordan, China, Russia, India and Egypt.
Boye! WE Neo-Cons gointa be doin some HEAVY, HEAVY fightin! Well ... not US exactly ... we usually get deferments (ie. Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rush) ... America's children will do the fightin.
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Wolfie20071 year, 4 months ago
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"Obama said. "What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks â;; for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center â;; we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated."
That comment tells me that Obama really isn't entirely clued into the problem. The people who did the first attack on the World Trade Center were already here in the United States and they were appended here in the United States, except for the ringleader. Therefore, of course, they were tried here in the United States. Can he see the difference or is he as stupid as he sounds?
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chevydog1 year, 4 months ago
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This is a little disappointing. McC's strength is that he is a principled conservative. IMHO, if he tries to play to the Bush backers, he will be fortunate to achieve numbers as good as Goldwater did. The Dems would love to paint him as another Bush; precisely because this would be the electoral kiss of death if successful. Seems to me that it woud be folly to go out of the way to help them.
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not2needy1 year, 4 months ago
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chevydude!
McC, by his own words, says he sees nothing wrong with our economy, and that he thinks that our presence in Iraq for the next 100 years is acceptable. He USED to be a principled conservative, until the day he spoke out against torture of detainees. After Bush and Cheney promptly took him aside, his whole story changed. He now says and does everything exactly the way Cheney and Bush wants him to say and do it. It's my guess that Bush and Cheney will continue to be in control by proxy if McC is elected because he is too intimidated by them to stand up to them. McC is scared of Bush and Cheney, probably very justifiably so.
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
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Obama's forthright, unequivocal message about fear mongering, presented NOW, at the git, is EXACTLY what's required to preempt the inevitable, reflexive Repub use of same.
It's a message he'll have to repeat again and again, to the degree that those on the border of falling for such tactics MIGHT begin to feel duped for capitualtion to them.
A segment of the population, represented at Propeller by the likes of--well, you know who, but let's let Ani stand for the lot--will NEVER give up their authoritarian need for an enemy, ANY enemy, against whom America can exercise its "strength," thus mitigating their all-purpose fears of powerlessness.
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freedomexpress1 year, 4 months ago
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This election is of historical and Biblical significance! Obama looks sooo Presidential on his jet! Obama has friends in HIGH PLACES--like Opec/Iran they want Obama, per Iranian leader. Obama's first cover up was keeping the media from knowing his middle name (Hussein)! Second cover up, Obama hid Rev. Wright in the basement while he was on the platform announcing his run for the White House! The THIRD DECISION WAS TO DECLARE THAT HE WOULDN'T WEAR THE American Flag on his lapel! After all his associate and friend Wm. Ayers. has stomped on the flag numerous times. Is this the kind of man we want in our White House?
The two names Terrorism and Obama seem ironic! After all, the most wanted man in THE WORLD is: OSAMA! Remove the B out of Obama and the S out of Osama what do you have BS!!
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antibrainwasher1 year, 4 months ago
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Here we go, here is the typical republican racist facist swiftboating lying sack of crap scum sucking american hating republican shill at work.
Freedom express indeed. The freedom you stand for is freedom from the truth. Freedom to be a republican american hating facist.
Vote republican if you want this type Lamebaugh ditohead america hating racist liar in charge of policy.
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djn3nunez31 year, 4 months ago
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Tell us how you really feel!
You just don't want to see a crack smokin, muslim appeasing, ****** mongering, terrorist loving, homosexual,(racially charged adjective) as your President do ya?
Sarcasm off :(
Biblical significance? Hahahahahahaha. Good one.
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
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...or, Freedom, remove the B from "Bush," insert a T, multiply by ten, divide by two, let the cat onto the keyboard of a computer and add the letters she (or he!) will inevitably step on, and you get...
...V24FESWE!
Try it! It works!
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Georgia501 year, 4 months ago
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Elsewhere on the net at the moment, you can find Obama's aide and perhaps foreign policy advisor opining that our anti-terrorism policy should be based on Winnie the Pooh.
No xit.
In his most effeminate, speak-with-a-lisp cross-dressing wet dream, Al Gore couldn't be this pathetic if he tried his damndest.
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spkguy1 year, 4 months ago
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" Al Gore is an idiot just like Obama. His house uses enough electricity to power over 200 average homes. After he did all of his solar improvements his bill actually went up. "
"the Tennessee Center for Policy Research charged Monday that the gas and electric bills for the former vice president's 20-room home and pool house devoured nearly 221,000 kilowatt-hours in 2006, more than 20 times the national average of 10,656 kilowatt-hours."
Thats 20 times the average home, not 200!
So who's the IDIOT here?
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
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Gee, Georgia, effeminate? Speaks with a lisp?
So tell me: what's a REAL man--that is, one NOT embodying those dreaded female qualities IN ANY DEGREE--as you see it?
Oh, I get it--you think men should act like men and women like women, and never the affective twain should meet.
But my question still stands.
Using the not-man-enough (or not-female-enough) "slander" is cheap, crude, and, all-in-all, know-nothing.
And you, apparently a thinking person, should know better.
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bamababy1 year, 4 months ago
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I disagree,I do not think the FEAR card will work again. We are to smart to fall for that one, and I just refuse to beleive that McCain would keep us safer than Obama,the man is a continuation of the Bush/Cheney agenda and worse. He has already stated he would not talk to those who are not in alliance with the United States, he would rather shoot first and ask questions later, unless he's changed his mind on that one also. Senator Obama has a quality that has been missing in the whitehouse for quite some time now, that is the abilty to reason, for he is a reasonable human being. Intelligent thought process,he's not perfect for sure as none of us are, but I beleive a vote for the senator tells the world that the people of the United States want Peace and change not just for ourselves but for the world as a whole. I think merely by electing him we will become safer. Not taht we let our guard down of course. As we all know the world is a dangerous place,especially for Americans
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not2needy1 year, 4 months ago
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Bush has made us vulnerable, and it will take a long time to regain the trust of countries that used to be our allies.
Maybe some honesty and integrity in our WH, the rest of the world will again view us as something other than school yard bullies, and we can begin the healing process. It won't be easy though, and it will never start with more of the same.
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HMMace1 year, 4 months ago
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MY MY--SOUNDS LIKE MR OBAMA IS ON THE TERRORISTS SIDE,,
DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT IS BECAUSE HE HUNG AROUND SO MANY ANTI AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE PAST??
WHY HE DID NOT WEAR AN AMERICAN FLAG LAPEL PIN??
WHY HE DOES NOT STAND FOR THE NATIOANL ANTHYM????
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERING THIS GUY FOR PRESIDENT????
HE WILL NOT MAKE IT--BECAUSE THE OTHER SHOE IS ABOUT TO DROP ON THE OBAMAS..
IF HE DOES NOT MAKE IT--MR FARAKAHN WILL BE
DISAPPOINTED...
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