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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 04:59 PM
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Edwards criticizes Clinton and Obama
Source: Associated Press

RENO (AP) — John Edwards sharpened his criticism of Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Thursday night, saying they are helping turn the party into the champion of special interests.

“When did our party change? When did we become the party that took more money from drug companies and insurance companies than the Republicans?” Edwards asked. “Not when I’m president of the United States” he told hundreds of supporters who jammed a Reno union hall Thursday night.

The former North Carolina senator repeated his theme of being the only Democrat in the race who has never taken money from lobbyists or political action committees, but unlike a similar speech at a Reno hotel-casino on Wednesday, he called Sens. Clinton and Obama out by name.

“The person who raised the most money from oil and gas companies is not a Republican. It’s a Democrat. It’s Sen. Clinton,” Edwards said.


Read more: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NEWS19/80118004/1232
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SoFlaJet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 05:03 PM
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1. Sure sounds and reads more like
a rebuke of Hillary not Obama

“The person who raised the most money from oil and gas companies is not a Republican. It’s a Democrat. It’s Sen. Clinton,” Edwards said.

keep trying to divide and conquer though HRC surrogates-we won't be voting for her if Edwards falters
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Jim Sagle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:33 AM
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6. Some of us won't and some of us will.
Obama's a Republican plain and simple.
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 05:04 PM
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2. As long as he keeps attacking Hillary 10 times more than he attacks Obama
it is all good. Stick it to her John!
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kimmerspixelated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 05:18 PM
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4. Exactly!
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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 05:14 PM
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3. They need to be called on the issues at hand
Edited on Fri Jan-18-08 05:15 PM by FreakinDJ
Health insurance is passing up many mortage payments as the largest drain on working family finances. Unthinkable any one who claims to represent the "Working Class" would jump into bed with them
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7horses Donating Member (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 06:33 PM
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5. Sometimes the ...
truth hurts. Most people do not want to hear the truth, if it is about the candidate they support.
Too bad... John will keep telling the truth, even if it hurts Hillary or Barak. How can they take the money without delivering the goods, to the insurance and drug companies.

John Edwards is fighting for the American people. Support Edwards with your time, vote, and money.
Still a few hours left to donate to Edwards on the one-day-break-the-record event. We can do it!
Go, John go!!!
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Yuugal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:41 AM
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7. K&R
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