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peoli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:03 PM
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Barack Obama is Pissed Off!
Barack Obama 'sick of the battle against Clinton', says wife

So are we!

London, May 4 : US Presidential candidate Barack Obama is struggling to contain his anger and frustration over the constant barrage of questions about his character and judgment, his wife has revealed.


Michelle Obama spilled the beans on the irritation felt by the leading Democrat candidate for the White House at the way anti-American outbursts by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have dogged his campaign.

He is said to be itching to turn all his fire on John McCain, the Republican candidate, who is benefiting most from Obama's protracted tussle with Hillary Clinton.

Michelle, in a rally in Durham, North Carolina held on May 2, said that her husband's only desire was to change US politics had helped him to control his feelings.

"Barack is always thinking three steps ahead - what do we need to do to make change," the Telegraph quoted her, as telling.


http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=56129


Hell hath no fury like an Obama scorned! Look out McCain!
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:07 PM
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1. Im hoping Axlerod is mad enough to run a last minute ad against Hillary in IN
Reverse what she pulled in Texas with that 3 am ad.

Something with some real teeth in it.
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faithfulcitizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:40 PM
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14. Yes, I agree. Hoosier Dems most certainly want a fighter! (as you can imagine why)
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:42 PM
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28. No. Absolutely not.
Negative ads aren't Barack's bag--despite what Clintonites here would have you think.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:08 PM
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2. Kind of a weird source, but of course it's true.
I don't think there's any "spill the beans," here. Of course this must be true; he has the nomination, and she is trying to destroy him so as to run in 2012.
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Traveling_Home Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:09 PM
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3. And here I thought it was McClain that had an anger problem

'Course righteous anger is different

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jakem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:21 PM
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11. irritation = anger problem?


i have expressed more anger toward HIllary than he has.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:54 PM
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18. note, there is no direct quote from Michelle or Barack indicating he actually used the words anger
and frustration.
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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:11 PM
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4. This will be interesting!
He still seems to be willing to be nice and friendly to Clinton but once he is in the clear I hope he goes ALL out exposing McCains CRAP!
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:12 PM
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5. I expect the GOP were holding fire on Hillary's dubious financial connections
The GOP are as we know disrupting the Dem primary as much as possible. They do control the MSM.

They fear Obama most. So they are being light on Hillary so she can be the nominee. Then they will bring on the unfinished story on Hillary's baggage for the GE.
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Austinitis Donating Member (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:13 PM
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6. At least you recognize that America is scorning Obama... n/t
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Brundle_Fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:18 PM
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8. Scorn
scorn |skôrn|
noun
the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt : I do not wish to become the object of scorn | a general scorn for human life.

you think? or is it just you?
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Brundle_Fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:19 PM
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10. HAHAHAHA
Edited on Sun May-04-08 04:35 PM by Brundle_Fly
further definition

• < intrans. > refuse to do something because one is too proud : at her lowest ebb, she would have scorned to stoop to such tactics.

HAHAHA
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Thickasabrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:36 PM
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12. No - we are scorning the MSM and the pathetic attempts to discredit
a good man. People who keep spreading that message of hate are just as bad. (Roveillary supporters)
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thevoiceofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:46 PM
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16. Still misrepresenting the hill country, eh?
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:16 PM
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7. A LOT of people are irritated at Hillary. Seems she's good at pissing people off...
...at LEAST as good at it as bu$h - and for the same reasons.

Nonetheless, Obama should stay cool. He's better than that lowdown corprat shill anyway.
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smalll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:19 PM
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9. "Barack is always thinking three steps ahead - what do we need to do to make change" LOL
There we go again. The nebulous, mythical Change that the Great and Mighty Obama will bring to Washington. It'd be kinda neat if he would give the rest of us some kind of clue as to how that's going to work -- considering that both he and Hillary essentially SHARE the same kind of blah, unimaginative, moderate-moderate-liberal positions on the issues. But no, the O-man's "Change" agenda is rather like Nixon's secret plan to end the war: it's secret!

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:52 PM
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17. Yeah, their records are more alike than different.


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Palatino Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:37 PM
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13. Obama has been badly hurt by the Wright comments
Let's hope it doesn't ruin his November chances.
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:40 PM
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15. I agree- welcome to DU, Palatino.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:14 PM
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25. He's been personally hurt
But i don't think it has damaged him for November. :hi: Nice try though.
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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 04:55 PM
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19. Amazing - Obama and his campaign have defamed Hillary's character
since the campaign began. Sometimes I wonder if Obama and his supporters are blind to their own behavior -

Just stunning hypocrisy.
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Tinksrival Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:00 PM
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20. Huh???
Whach you talkin bout Willis?
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:01 PM
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21. Hillary's 'character' defames itself
She's become a dirty joke. :shrug:

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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:02 PM
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22. Please provide an example.
The only one I can think of is of Hillary's own doing: the Bosnia lie.
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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:12 PM
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23. An example?
Team Obama has been calling Hillary a liar since the campaign began - that's character assassination - the most vile campaign tactic.

Senator Clinton likes to claim that she’s been vetted. But there is a salient theme emerging that has not been examined at all in this race: Senator Clinton has consistently made political calculations to deliberately mislead the American people and the voters have noticed.

it’s time that Senator Clinton be questioned aggressively about this pattern of misleading voters.

A history of misleading voters

On issue after issue, Clinton says one thing while her record says another.

http://thepage.time.com/obama-camp-memo-on-clinton-misleading-voters/

Find plenty more examples here, as well as every Obama supporter talking point:

http://www.attacktimeline.com/



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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:14 PM
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24. Ummmm . . . that's true. nt
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casus belli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:21 PM
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26. So, pointing out shifting positions and inconsistency is off the table?
How, exactly, do you have a debate or primary if you can't point out weaknesses in your opponents positions. The problem here, I think, is that some Hillary supporters - maybe yourself included - don't see the difference between a personal attack and an attack on someone's policy or positions.

Saying that Hillary supported NAFTA before it became unpopular is not a personal attack. Accusing someone of having an as-yet-unspecified secret agenda because they went to a church with an angry minister is a personal attack. Now, to be fair, Hillary's attacks on Obama's past vote on Energy legislation is fair. Saying that Obama can't win a GE because of Reverend Wright, is not. Which do you see played over and over in the news?
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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 05:40 PM
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27. Accusing someone repeatedly of dishonesty is character assassination
Do you honestly believe the attacks on Hillary's character are a coincidence? It is naive to think it is not orchestrated by the Obama Campaign.

Now if you think broadly and continuously defining someone as dishonest is fine, then that's your opinion.

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casus belli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 07:09 PM
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29. What Obama has said is...
Edited on Sun May-04-08 07:11 PM by casus belli
that her words do not match either previous positions she has held nor previous statements. If she refuses to say that she has changed her mind, or tries to imply that the positions aren't contrary, as she has in the NAFTA example, then I don't think asking someone to question whether she is being honest is out of line.

When someone continuously says one thing, which directly conflicts with previous statements without refuting the previous or explaining how their position has changed, I don't think it's unfair to question whether they are being truthful about their positions. If the positions she has taken were not related to policy, I would consider questions regarding her honesty out of line. The bottom line is: if it's policy related, I think it's fair game unless it is an obvious deliberate attempt to distort someone's position. I haven't seen any examples of that in Obama's campaign and I would certainly reject them if I had.

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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 07:10 PM
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30. ROFL ! More satire from the HRC camp.
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