Colombian Government Fires Clinton Aide
A day after the Wall Street Journal reported that senior Clinton strategist Mark Penn had met with the Colombian government to discuss how to pass a free trade deal with the US that Senator Clinton herself opposes, the Columbian Embassy says the country has terminated it’s contract with Penn’s firm Burson Marsteller because of Penn’s “lack of respect.”
The campaign aide’s PR company inked a $300 million deal with the Colombians to help shepherd the free trade agreement through the legislative process. But after Penn’s meeting became public, Clinton was reportedly livid.
Sources within Hillary Clinton’s campaign told Major Garrett that staff “outrage” was at a boiling point over the Monday meeting. Clinton herself was unaware of the sit-down until it was revealed in the press, and expressed her displeasure directly to her top strategist. Other Clinton officials were furious that Penn, already unpopular within the campaign, would divert attention from Clinton’s campaign to curry favor with the Colombian government on behalf of a free trade deal.
Penn was forced to apologize privately and publicly, releasing a statement saying “the meeting was an error in judgment that will not be repeated and I am sorry for it. The senator’s well known opposition to this trade deal is clear and was not discussed.”
Today, the Colombian government released a statement saying it was ending its arrangement with Burson Marsteller precisely because of that apology — saying it demonstrated “a lack of respect to Columbians.” Specifically, the government said that calling a meeting with it’s ambassador an error in judgment was “unacceptable.”
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This is so bad it is funny. Hillary Clinton’s overpaid CHIEF STRATEGIST and SENIOR SPOKESPERSON meets with the Colombian Ambasador, within hours of the story going public the Government of Columbia FIRES him, and the Clinton Campaign tries to spin this:
Gimme a break. Laughable. Pathetic. To quote a former President, “A Fairy Tale.”
Fact is so much stranger than fiction …
I think it’s more fun to talk about Obama’s friends, Rezco, Racist Rev Wright, Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, The New Black Panther Party, and Terorist William Ayers.
With friendsl ike these a president doesn’t need any enemies
Or maybe Obama’s snarly wife who is ashamed of America and thinks we’re mean.
Im surprised that Obama isnt making buddys with these columbians…Hey Obama..Free Crack to smoke!!
seems like mark penn is smokin the crack and hillary is paying for it…she has enough cash
I wonder who is pulling the strings for Mark Penn to get his $300 million dollar deal through ‘the legislative process’? The Clinton’s are so far in debt to Penn that they have no option but to allow him to continue in charge of the campaign. By the way, Patty & Charly, are the Clinton supporters so desperate that that two wrongs make a right? Really sad that you don’t see the Clinton’s for what they have been for the past twenty years and who they continue to be; ruthless, two-faced and terrible for our country-I just bet YOUR forefathers are rolling in their graves knowing you support them after all they sacrificed for this country!
Two great websites really worth a look for all Hillary supporters.
http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net
http://www.webtrec.com/hillary
NO WONDER HILLARY DOESNT WANT TO GIVE UP..SHE HAS THE COLUBIAN CONTRACT TO STRIVE FOR.
MORE CLINTON CORRUPTION.
WOW.
UNBELIEVABLE.
News media needs to get a grip on reality concerning this election. Barack Obama no doubt has the edge on the overall primary election, and with numerous “superdelegate” endorsements here recently he is by far in the lead nationally.
I understand hot the GOP wants Hillary to have a chance because she is a much easier opponent against John McCain, but let’s get real here—Hillary’s done - stick a fork in her!
She’ll most likely win Pennsylvania, but the Obama camp is expecting her to do well there.
The people are choosing change over corruption. Hillary representing the latter.
I think the media would be best served if they reported about Hillary Clinton’s upcoming campaign fraud trial regarding Peter Paul and Stan Lee media this upcoming August.
Surely a presidential candidate in Hillary Clinton who has an upcoming fraud trial in August is a much bigger story than the reverend Wright story, which has gotten far too much coverage in the media.
HILLARY HAS BEEN CAUGHT LYING 3 TIMES IN A WEEK, NOW HER HEAD CAMPAIGN GUY IS
MAKING SECRET BACKROOM DEALS WITH THE COLUMBIANS?
SHE MAKES 109 MILLION DOLLARS AND SAYS SHE LOVES THE RICH, SO HOW IS IT SHE’S FOR THE “LITTLE PEOPLE”? AND THE WORKING CLASS THAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY TICK ?
MORE LIES.
ANYONE WHO VOTESS FOR THIS WOMAN IS EITHER DUMB, BLIND, IGNORANT , OR STUPID. I GUESS THESE ARE THE ONLY VOTERS WHO WOULD VOTE FOR HILLARY.
OBAMA HAS THE COLLEGE EDUCATED “SMART” VOTE. WE ARE ON TO THE CORRUPT CLINTONS.
HILLARY IS ABOUT AS CORRUPT A POLITICIAN CAN GET!
SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN JAIL WITH HER IMPEACHED HUSBAND ALREADY.
THIS COMMENT IS FOR VIVKI.
WHO DO YOU THINK IS PULLING THOSE STRIMNGS VICKI?…HILLARY CLINTON THAT’S WHO!!
MORE FRAUDULAUNT BEHAVIOR BY THE CLINTONS.
USING HER SENATE SEAT TO GET CONTRACTS FOR HER CAMPAIGN WORKER IS A FELONY OFFENSE…SHE’S GOING TO JAIL.
News media needs to get a grip on reality concerning this election. Barack Obama no doubt has the edge on the overall primary election, and with numerous “superdelegate” endorsements here recently he is by far in the lead nationally.
I understand hot the GOP wants Hillary to have a chance because she is a much easier opponent against John McCain, but let’s get real here—Hillary’s done - stick a fork in her!
She’ll most likely win Pennsylvania, but the Obama camp is expecting her to do well there.
The people are choosing change over corruption. Hillary representing the latter.
I think the media would be best served if they reported about Hillary Clinton’s upcoming campaign fraud trial regarding Peter Paul and Stan Lee media this upcoming August.
Surely a presidential candidate in Hillary Clinton who has an upcoming fraud trial in August is a much bigger story than the reverend Wright story, which has gotten far too much coverage in the media.
time to get back to the actual FACTS!
Hillary and her supporters have been saying for weeks that Obama`s UNELECTABLE!…well, major polls are starting to show that Hillary, etc., is right!…
the arguement that Clinton, who`s won the all-important swing states, has a much better chance of winning the swing states which Dems. will need in the fall…is starting to prove true in polling data, especially in the 3 most important swing states!…
Clinton Leads 50 - 41 Among Pennsylvania Democrats; Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Whites Give Clinton Lead In Key November Matchups: — PENNSYLVANIA Democrats: Clinton 50 - Obama 41; FLORIDA: Clinton 44 - McCain 42; McCain 46 - Obama 37; OHIO: Clinton 48 - McCain 39; Obama 43 - McCain 42
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton holds a 50 - 41 percent lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama among likely Pennsylvania Democratic primary voters and runs better against Arizona Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican nominee in Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
In general election match ups of the three largest and most important swing states in the Electoral College, the survey finds.
Florida: Clinton 44 percent - McCain 42 percent; McCain beats Obama 46 - 37 percent;
Ohio: Clinton beats McCain 48 - 39 percent; Obama gets 43 percent to McCain’s 42 percent;
Pennsylvania: Clinton tops McCain 48 - 40 percent; Obama leads McCain 43 - 39 percent.
The primary vote between Obama and Clinton splits sharply along racial lines, with her advantage coming from stronger support in every contest from white voters. For example, Clinton leads 59 - 34 percent among white Pennsylvania likely primary voters, while Obama leads 73 - 11 percent among black Democrats.
“When it comes to November, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s strength is a big edge over Sen. Barack Obama among white voters, who have not given a majority of their votes to a Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon Johnson in 1964,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.”
More than a third of voters in the three states think Obama’s race is an advantage, more than twice the number who think it is a disadvantage. By contrast, roughly a quarter of voters say Clinton’s gender is an advantage, and about the same number think it is a disadvantage.
“Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro’s assertion that Obama’s race has helped his candidacy finds some support among the electorate,” said Brown.
“AT LEAST FOR NOW, SEN. CLINTON`S ARGUMENT THAT SHE IS THE BETTER GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE IN THESE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES APPEARS TO HAVE SOME VALIDITY,” SAID BROWN. “IN THIS SURVEY, HER STRENGTH AMONG WHITE VOTERS IS WHY SHE RUNS BETTER AGAINST SEN. McCAIN THAN DOES SEN. OBAMA.
“Roughly one in five Democrats in the three states say they will vote for McCain against Obama, but less than 10 percent say they would vote for McCain over Clinton. Among white Democrats, 23 percent defect to McCain in a matchup with Obama, but only 11 percent defect when Clinton is the Democratic candidate.”
Pennsylvania
Among Pennsylvania Democrats, Clinton leads 54 - 37 percent with women, and ties Obama 46 - 46 percent with men. Obama leads 51 - 42 percent among voters under 45 years old, while Clinton leads 54 - 37 percent among voters over 45.
By a 48 - 42 percent margin, Pennsylvania registered voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton. Obama gets a 49 - 31 percent favorability and McCain gets 47 - 31 percent.
“Sen. Clinton’s imaginary snipers, Rev. Wright, Geraldine Ferraro, these events have taken only a small toll on Sen. Clinton’s lead in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary,” said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
“Her strength is her clear advantage among white voters - blue collar whites, less educated whites, economically hurting whites, that group known famously as Reagan Democrats in the Keystone State. Obama is marshalling all his forces, but despite his eloquent dialogue on the race issue, Pennsylvania Democrats are unmoved. So Far.”
The economy is the most important issue in their vote, 46 percent of voters say, followed by 23 percent who list the war in Iraq and 14 percent who cite health care.
Looking at the most important quality in a candidate, 30 percent want a strong leader and 26 percent want someone who is trustworthy.
Being black is an advantage for Obama, 32 percent say, while 15 percent say it’s a disadvantage and 47 percent say it makes no difference.
Being a woman is an advantage for Clinton, 26 percent say, with 25 percent saying it’s a disadvantage and 45 percent saying it makes no difference.
Florida
In a general election match-up, McCain trails Clinton 44 - 42, too close to call, but handily defeats Obama 46 - 37 percent.
“The difference between Clinton and Obama in Florida is the white vote,” said Brown. “She gets 38 percent to 50 percent for McCain, but Obama loses to the Arizona senator 54 - 27 among white voters. If Obama does get the nomination, how he fares with whites will be crucial to his chances.”
The economy is the most important issue to Florida voters, 44 percent of voters say, followed by 19 percent who list the war in Iraq and 14 percent who cite health care.
Twenty-nine percent say a strong leader is the most important characteristic they seek in a president, while 27 percent say trustworthiness.
Being black is an advantage for Obama, 35 percent say, while 15 percent say it’s a disadvantage and 44 percent say it makes no difference.
Being a woman is an advantage for Clinton, 24 percent say, with 25 percent saying it’s a disadvantage and 47 percent saying it makes no difference.
Ohio
Clinton’s 48 - 39 percent lead over McCain puts her clearly out in front after several months of see-saw, too-close-to-call results.
Men split with 43 percent for McCain and 42 percent for Clinton, but women go with her 53 - 35 percent.
In an Obama-McCain matchup in Ohio, women back Obama 44 - 40 percent as men split, with 44 percent for McCain and 42 percent for Obama.
The economy is the most important issue in their vote, 44 percent of voters say, followed by 22 percent who list the war in Iraq and 17 percent who cite health care.
“The economic concerns of voters make Ohio a tougher challenge for McCain than has traditionally been the case for Republicans, who have never won the White House without carrying Ohio,” Brown said. “But Obama’s weakness among white men is an indication that he has not yet closed the sale among the lunch bucket brigade.”
Ohio voters split in the most important quality they want in a candidate, with 28 percent looking for someone trustworthy and 27 percent looking for a strong leader.
Being black is an advantage for Obama, 36 percent say, while 14 percent say it’s a disadvantage and 45 percent say it makes no difference.
Being a woman is an advantage for Clinton, 24 percent say, with 27 percent saying it’s a disadvantage and 46 percent saying it makes no difference.
From March 24 - 31, Quinnipiac University surveyed:
1,136 Florida voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent;
1,238 Ohio voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent;
3,484 Pennsylvania voters with a margin of error of +/- 1.7 percent, including 1,549 Democratic likely voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent.
QUESTION: Has there ever been a President who lost Penn., Ohio, and Flor.?
click here for more info, including easy-to-read tables, etc., which break all of this data down even more thoroughly!
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2882.xml?ReleaseID=1164
Read OBAMA LAUNDRY LIST OF LIES (Updated to reflect new dishonesties)
http://www.audacityofHypocrisy.com
OBAMA LAUNDRY LIST OF LIES ( 65 lies as of March 31 2008)
1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ‘08 - LIAR, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn’t write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - LIAR, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records - LIAR, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - LIAR, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - LIAR, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - LIAR, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - LIAR, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA - LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction of Israel.
30.) I Am Not Acting As President Yet - LIAR, after the NAFTA Memo, a dead terrorist in the FARC, in Colombia, was found with a letter stating how you and he were working together on getting FARC recognized officially.
31.) I Didn’t Run Ads In Florida - LIAR, you allowed national ads to run 8-12 times per day for two weeks - and you still lost.
32.) I Won Michigan - LIAR, no you didn’t.
33.) I won Nevada - LIAR, no you did not.
34.) I Want All Votes To Count - LIAR, you said let the delegates decide.
35.) I Want Americans To Decide - LIAR, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
36.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - LIAR, you passed 26, most of which you didn’t write yourself.
37.) My Campaign Was Extorted By A Friend - LIAR, that friend is threatening to sue if you do not stop saying this. Obama has stopped saying this.
38.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - LIAR, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
39.) I Don’t Take PAC Money - LIAR, you take loads of it.
40.) I don’t Have Lobbysists - LIAR, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
41.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - LIAR, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
42.) My Campaign Never Took Over MySpace - LIAR, Tom, who started MySpace issued a warning about this advertising to MySpace clients.
43.) I Inspire People With My Words - LIAR, you inspire people with other people’s words.
44.) I Have Passed Bills In The U.S. Senate - LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate - for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.
45.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - LIAR, you weren’t in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time, unlike Kucinich, who seems to be out gutting you Obama. You also seem to be stepping back from your departure date - AGAIN.
46.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - LIAR, your plan leaves us all to pay the 15,000,000 who don’t have to buy it.
47.) I Only Found Out About My Investment Conflicts Via Mail - LIAR, both companies you site as having sent you letters about this conflict have no record of any such letter ever being created or sent.
48.) I Am As Patriotic As Anyone - LIAR, you won’t wear a flag pin and you don’t put your hand over your heart during the Anthem.
49.) My Wife Didn’t Mean What She Said About Pride In Country - LIAR, your wife’s words follow lock-step in the vein of Wright and Farrahkan, in relation to their contempt and hatred of America.
50.) Wal-Mart Is A Company I Wouldn’t Support - LIAR, your wife has received nearly a quater of a million dollars through Treehouse, which is connected to Wal-Mart.
51.) Treehouse Is A Small Company - LIAR, the CEO of Treehouse last year, made more than the CEO of Wal-Mart, according to public records.
52.) University Of Chicago Hospital Pay Is Fair - LIAR, your wife’s pay raise was nearly 150% her already bloated rate and the hospital is a Non-Profit Hospital, which made $100,000,000 in the last 3 years. They overcharge blacks VS whites for services, and overcharge everyone in general by 538%!
53.)I Barely Know Rezko - Only 5 Billed Hours - LIAR, you have known him for 17 years, and decided to do a real estate deal with him during a time when he was proven to be under investigation. Despite this, you divided your property and had them take off $300K before the mortgage problems started. Then Rezko’s wife buys the lot beside it that you can’t afford, saving you $625,000.
54.) My Donations Have Been Checked Thoroughly - LIAR, you only gave back Hsu ($72K) and Rezko (first $66K, then when caught lying $86K, then when caught lying again $150K and now caught lying YET AGAIN OBAMA, it’s $250k) their money when publically called on their involvement in your campaigns.
55.) My Church Is Like Any Other Christian Church - LIAR, your church is so extreme, the pastor who married you, Rev. Wright, just got done blaming the US for 9/11 and named Louis Farrahkan their person of the year.
56.) I Disagree With My Church All The Time - LIAR, you still have yet to repudiate Wright, who married you and your wife, and you still donate large sums of money to assist the church in furthering its message - hatred and revenge. You donated in 2006 alone, $22,500 to the church that you so terribly disagree with. That is nearly $500 PER WEEK - that sure is disagreement, Senator Obama.
57.) I Have Clean Connections Despite Rezko - LIAR, you are not only connected to Exelon and Rezko, you are also connected to Hillary PAC supporter Mr. Hsu, AND an Iraqi Billionaire of ill repute, Nadhmi Auchi, who ripped off people in the Food For Oil, Iraqi deal. Seems Mr. Auchi may have helped Obama buy his million dollar property long before Obama had millions of dollars. Wonder what favors Mr. Auchi expects, when Obama leaves Iraq free to be taken over by special interests such as him.
58.) I never heard sermons like Rev. Wright’s, that have been in videos all day, You Tube - LIAR! 3 days later during your Mea Culpa BS speech you said “Did I hear controversial statements while I sat in that church? Yes I did.”
59.) The Passport Invasion is a conspiracy to find dirt on me! - LIAR. Your own Campaign Foreign Policy Advisor is the CEO of the company that looked into your records. PS - You had them look into yours to hide the fact you looked into Clinton’s and McCain’s more than a year before!
60.) Rev. Meeks has nothing to do with my campaigning - LIAR. Rev. Meeks appeared in ads for your Senate Campaign, donated to you, and helped raise money, then AND NOW. PS - He also seems to despise America.
61.) My wife didn’t mean America is ignorant, she was just using a phrase - LIAR. Again, MicHELLe’s comments perfectly sync with Wright’s, Meeks’, and Farrakhans, both in language, anger, and direction.
62.) I am very Anti-Terror - LIAR. [03/30/2008] One of your good pals is long time radical and terrorist William Ayers, with whom you have been seen in the last 12 months and who has helped the now jailed khalidi, Professor at Columbia who invited Ahmadinejad to the University, to raise money for Palestinian terrorism attacks against Israel. PS - Your church published a pro Hamas Manifesto - guess you weren’t there on THAT Sunday either? How lucky for you.
63.) I have the best plan to cure the Mortgage Crisis - LIAR. [03/30/2008] You and your campaign buddy Penny SubPrime Bank Collapse Prizker have had your little fingers full of subprime cash - Obama has taken $1,180,103 from the top issuers of subprime loans: Obama received $266,907 from Lehman, $5395 from GMAC, $150,850 from Credit Suisse First Boston, $11,250 from Countrywide, $9052 from Washington Mutual, $161,850 from Citigroup, $4600 from CBASS, $170,050 from Morgan Stanley, $1150 from Centex, and last but certainly NOT LEAST - Obama received $351,900 from Goldman Sachs. I am sure that cash all came from folks who knew the subprime loan they had was a dream, eh?
64) I played greater role in crafting liberal stands on gun control, the death penalty and abortion - LIAR - [03/31/2008] It was found that Obama — the day after sitting for the interview — filed an amended version of the questionnaire, which appears to contain Obama’s own handwritten notes added to one answer. Read Obama had greater role on liberal survey
65) I did NOT play the race card: - LIAR - [03/31/2008] Obama was the first to play the race card. According to Phialdelphia Inquirer, Quietly, the storm over the hateful views expressed by Sen. Barack Obama’s pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has blown away the most insidious myth of the Democratic primary campaign. Obama and his surrogates have charged that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has deliberately and cleverly played the race card in order to label Obama the “black” candidate. Read more here
66) I did not take money from oil companies: - LIAR - [03/31/2008]
THE FACTS: True enough, Obama does not take money from oil companies. No candidate does. It is illegal for corporations to give money to politicians. Corporations, however, do have political action committees that collect voluntary donations from employees and then donate them to candidates. Obama doesn’t take money from PACs. He also doesn’t take money from lobbyists.
But he does accept money from executives and other employees of oil companies and two of his fundraisers are oil company executives. As of Feb. 29, Obama’s presidential campaign had received nearly $214,000 from oil and gas industry employees and their families, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Clinton had received nearly $307,000 from industry workers and their families and Republican Sen. John McCain, the likely GOP presidential nominee, received nearly $394,000, according to the center’s totals.
Two of Obama’s fundraisers are Robert Cavnar, the chairman and chief executive of Houston-based Mission Resources Corp., and George Kaiser, the president and CEO of Tulsa-based Kaiser-Francis Oil Co
The haters are out today. Well at least they are not at church. Brothers and Sisters try loving one another. This hate rhetoric is hurting no one but yourself. If you feel a brother is wrong than pray for him. All of this hate is very dangerous. Obama, Clinton, and McCain are all God’s children. Whether you like them of not God loves them. When reading this blog it becomes aware that McCain would not want any of you supporting him. This is the type of rhetoric that he hates and has condemned. Please people, ask yourself, what would Jesus do? Stop spreading hate. We need to unite behind whichever candidate wins. All this hatred only encourages racism.
Let’s move beyond this type of bigotry.
I will not vote for an ARAB AMERICAN for president!!!! NOT EVER !!!!
Mark Penn appears to be an obama camp insurgent out to discredit and undermine Clinton. I just try to keep it simple: All democrats lie about everything all the time.
Congrats to whoever made these videos
http://hillbuzz.blogspot.com/2008/04/video-well-oiled.html#links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53MXY56vk7I
The website that put the second one out is a great forum if you want a sanctuary from fighting with Obama supporters.
I swear she is blatantly doing whatever she wants just to prove how stupid and gullible she believes the voters to be. I truly hope they prove her wrong.