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May 19, 2008

McCain criticizes Obama for wanting Iran talks

Republican presidential candidate John McCain accused Democratic front-runner Barack Obama on Monday of underestimating the threat posed by Iran and ridiculed his pledge to meet Iran's leader if elected.

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REALITY CHECK

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1. why did he take a $600,000 reduction on his home from Rezko and is this considered bribe.

2. why did obama lie that he never reveived $250,000 from Rezko until he was audited and forced to admit it.

3. why did obama lie that he had no idea about the Pastor’s 9-11 Speech when an article dated more than one year earlier in NewYorkTimes.com April 30, 2007 "A CANDIDATE, HIS MINISTER AND HIS SEARCH FOR FAITH" clearly provides truth that obama was questoined about the very same sermon more than a year ago.

4. Why does obama support *** educaiton for 5-year-olds in kindergarten?

5. why does obama support giving free needles to heroine addicts making it even easier for them to continue in their drug addiction?

6. why did obama lie that he was a professor at the University when he was a lecturer?

7. why did obama say his parents got together as a result of THE SELMA situation, when indeed, obama was born a FULL FOUR YEARS BEFORE SELMA?

8. WHY DID OBAMA SAY JFK paid for his dad's ticket to the U.S. when the program to which he referred didnt even come into being until AFTER his dad's arrival into the U.S.

9. WHY DID OBAMA WRITE AS A YOUNG MAN THAT HE WOULD STAND WITH THE MUSLIMS IF HE HAD TO CHOOSE SIDES?

10. WHY DID OBAMA LIE FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK that he never made the ANTIPATHY GUN-BIBLE CARRYING STATEMENT until the audio was released to the media?
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Reality Check - There is a simple reason for the items you outlined.
Obama is a liar and a cheat.
He is a way-left ultra-liberal who wants to disarm the US to make it safe for black gangs and his arab buddies.
Obama will be held to the fire for his actions, and contrary to his rabid supporters, will not be elected because of racism, just his incredibly bad policies.
The Clintoris has spoken.

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This is Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin’s stance on foreign policy:

Unconstitutional, Undeclared Wars
Since World War II, the United States has been involved in tragic, unconstitutional, undeclared wars which cost our country the lives of many thousands of young Americans. These wars were the direct and foreseeable result of the bi-partisan interventionist policy of both Democrat and Republican administrations.
The Constitution Party is opposed to the continuation of the same interventionist policy, with that policy's capacity to involve our country in repeated wars.
We demand that:
• never again shall United States troops be employed on any foreign field of battle without a declaration of war by Congress, as required by the United States Constitution;
• Congress refuses to fund unconstitutional, undeclared wars pursuant to presidential whim or international obligations under which American sovereignty has been transferred to multi-national agencies.
We need to start to reign in this out of control government and neither McCain nor Obama are willing to do this!
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Is McCain afraid that the Iranians might use their Jedi mind tricks on him?
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Clintoris wrote:
Reality Check - There is a simple reason for the items you outlined.
Obama is a liar and a cheat.
He is a way-left ultra-liberal who wants to disarm the US to make it safe for black gangs and his arab buddies.
Obama will be held to the fire for his actions, and contrary to his rabid supporters, will not be elected because of racism, just his incredibly bad policies.
The Clintoris has spoken.
Republican supporters have been reduced to a degenerate bunch of fearmongers who break the Ninth Commandment: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor".

Where is the GOP's Christian moral high ground? Did it ever have such a thing?
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Jimmy Carter used the same tact during the Iran hostage crisis. The hostages were released as soon as Reagan was sworn in. We have been here before.
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I THINK WE CAN DO WITHOUT BUSH AND MCCAIN'S TYPE OF FEAR-MONGERING THAT THEY CALL "EXPERIENCE" AND THEIR FAILED POLICIES THAT HAVE MADE IRAN STRONGER!

The Republicans aren’t doing so well lately.
What could be wrong? Maybe...

The economy going in to the toilet...$3.80+ for gasoline... TWO BOTCHED WARS, giving our troops tanks without much armor, providing substandard treatment in VA hospitals, making the U.S. a country that’s known around the world for TORTURING PEOPLE, then lying about it, doing NEARLY NOTHING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, preaching on morals, then getting caught having sex in airport bathrooms.

Bush and McCain (McBUSH) have earned the new nickname, "REPUGnicans".

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I would place my vote for a "yellow dog" before I'd vote Democrap!
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Crab Nebula wrote:
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Republican supporters blah, blah,
Crab -I hope you recover from that disgusting condition - Must make it tough on your sex life..
Fact: Hamas supports Obama - Maybe you should ask or find out why that is before you slander me.
Fact: Obama wants to disarm the US. Look at his voting record and find a single fact to refute it.
Fact: Obama wants the current affirmative action program rolled into high gear. That will help, right.
You obviously are also suffering from Clintoris envy, which is understandable, as my handle is light years ahead of you.
Seek medical attention, and GET RID OF THOSE CRABS!
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John McBush wrote:
No Copyright – OK to Repost Any or All...
I THINK WE CAN DO... without...
No Copyright – OK to Repost Any or All
J - I'm going out on a limb here, and stating that you don't need to worry about copyright infrigement on any of your posts as they are pretty much universally ignored.
By the way, posting in an open forum precludes your right to copyright, unless you state that the material is under copyright.
In other words, those statements, like your posts, are redundant and imply that perhaps, you might not be the sharpest nail in the box.
The Clintoris has spoken,
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Back to the subject of this thread...

McSame and Goober are critical of Obama for wanting to talk to Iran, but Colin Powell and the currect secretary of Defense, Gates agree with this type of diplomacy. Who ya think knows more about diplomacy.....Gates and Powell OR Bush and McCain? It's a no-brainer, isn't it?

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Two Feathers wrote:
Jimmy Carter used the same tact during the Iran hostage crisis. The hostages were released as soon as Reagan was sworn in. We have been here before.
Finally, a voice of reason and sanity. You are so right. We have been here before. The middle east is just waiting for Bush to leave so the next president can reap the credit. Of course if its Obama they will accommodate, suddenly. Just to slap the last president in the fact. We've been here before. It makes the new president look like a hero, even when he hasn't broken a sweat or said anything of impact.
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Obama pledged to meet Iran's leader if elected. Why stop there? Why not meet with his other supporters – the leaders of the terror organisation Hamas! And who will be surprised if Obama stops off at a Hizbollah rally just to say WOW WOW WOW infront of 75000 martyr?

How would Barack Hussein Obama respond, as President of the United States, if American interests in Kenya – such as our embassy – were to become the target of a terrorist attack?
This is not an unrealistic scenario. We all remember the U.S. embassy bombings in 1998 when over 200 civilians where killed and more than 4000 injured in Nairobi. Terrorist could, hypothetically speaking, test President B. Hussein Obama’s promise of protecting the American people (as in “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”) and his resolve to fight global terrorism simply by staging bloody attacks in Kenya. Kenya shares borders with Islamist states such as Sudan and Somalia. Barack Hussein Obama belongs ethnically to the Luo Peoples who live, not only in Kenya, but also in southern Sudan. Would Obama be decisive in his response to a terror attack against American interests in Kenya? Or would he tread cautiously simply because he is part Kenyan? Would Hussein Obama be capable of protecting Americans and American interests in East Africa? Would Obama be afraid of loosing the support of the African-American voter if he was faced with the task of fighting terrorism in Kenya? Would that make him a weak President? On FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists we find Al-Qaeda member Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah. A terrorist listed as responsible of the embassy bombings. He is believed to be hiding in the Puntaland region of Somalia. Just across the boarder from Barack Hussein Obama’s Fatherland. With Obama in the White House would Kenya become a haven for terrorist? Isn’t Barack Hussein Obama – if seen from a terrorist perspective – the perfect candidate for President of the United States? Recently, when a Hamas leader in Gaza endorsed Obama, saying the group would like it if he won the U.S. election, it became all too clear that Obama is popular among terrorist groups around the world. There is a well founded fear that if Obama wins the election Kenya will become a “test site” for international terrorism. As a way calling Obama’s bluff that he is capable of protecting Americans as well as the friends of America.
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McCain, did Bush talk to Muhammar Kadafhi the leader of Libya? What did we get from that?

Muhammar Kadafhi gave up his Nuclear weapons.

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It is precisely because certain enemies threaten our interests, and those of our allies, that we should talk to them at the highest levels. We need to tell them directly where we stand in no uncertain terms, we also should want to learn as best we can what the enemy is thinking, and most of all, we want to see if there is even the slightest possibility of making them less of a threat without shedding blood.
It seems McCain is deliberately misinterpreting Obama's statements on the subject for political gain. Isn't it time we began seeing this kind of political sliming for what it is?
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Have the senior clerics in Iran shifted their position towards the U.S.*any* since the hostage crisis that began in 1979? Question is... What would Obama do if the Israeli's deliver a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear capabilities? Can he talk to the Israeli's and realistically convince them they don't need to do that to survive? This is way complicated for a couple "yes we can"... "yes we can" speeches to do much good I am afraid.
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Clintoris wrote:
Reality Check - There is a simple reason for the items you outlined.
Obama is a liar and a cheat.
He is a way-left ultra-liberal who wants to disarm the US to make it safe for black gangs and his arab buddies.
Obama will be held to the fire for his actions, and contrary to his rabid supporters, will not be elected because of racism, just his incredibly bad policies.
The Clintoris has spoken.
You should be an Advocate as to why the Bush Administration still have border issues, both on the Canadian Border and Mexican Border that would allow terrorist of any nationality, and have an issue with the United States, and might want to harm us. You fail to focus on those loopholes,blame Obama for that.

You fail to question why terrorist were able to take aviation courses flying commercial planes and not learning how to land them. Blame Obama for that.

You want to blame black gangs, and arabs for America's lack of security, you would think after 9/11 that would be our priority. Is there any truth that Bush has a very good relationship with the Bin Laden Family,Egyptians,Dubai, and OPEC, yet he can't even get them to cut us a break on the cost of gas and oil. Blame that on Obama

The bottom line Clintoris, and I think the name is a litter perverted, is you are a bigot who doesn't really care about this country. This is just a format to spew your ignorance. There are no black gangs out here ready to terrorize America, just bigots like you w/ a thug mentality.

You don't think the present Administration hasn't already disarmed this country, quite a bit of our defensive intelligence and weaponry is presently being outsourced to 3rd world countries, our jobs are being outsourced taking food out of our kids, and families, the price of gas is up to $4.00 a gallon, the price of food is up, the housing market based on foreclosures are pushing families out of their homes. Yet you want to be some apocalyptic clown and put the blame on Obama, what is so great about the present Administrations policies ? They will be walking away from all this within a year and a half leaving someone else to clean up their mess. I can not see where Obama can do any more damage, Bush has done enough.

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We are supposed to be a democratic society also supposed to be a very intelligent society, what is wrong about Obama going to the enemy that George Bush and the republican created? Sitting down talking trying to come to some resolution how many more sons and daughters will have to die how much more money can we stand to loose by this war, what is the harm in him talking? TRUTHFULLY
What is it the republicans don't want you to know?
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Concluding from the postings, many of you need to check the references by which you gather your information. The media is biased, and it is evident in this election, as with others from the past. I think what we really need to ask is how could 9/11 have happened if we had a president who has done a mere "perfect" job since he's been in office. Who is he friends with??? With all of his share holdings and interest in the oil industry, does it not seem as if he would have to have points of references in the Middle East??(we call those "friends") Pointing fingers at Obama is not fixing a thing. He's not been the president making wrong decisions, then using his manipulation to cover everything he does. If we are going to point out certain things about certain politicians, let's address all of the headliners in the political sector. Speaking of, how much have we heard about Hillary Clinton's pastor being charged for molesting a 9 year old girl? I know that it has nothing to do with this story, but all of the garbage that you guys are talking about is completely irrelevant too. You're talking loud and saying NOTHING. GET A LIFE!!!
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This link to a Huffington Post article (and video clip of McCain's remarks) proves McCain's and the Republicans' hypocrisy:
"Two years ago, in an interview with James Rubin for Sky News, Sen. John McCain expressed a willingness to negotiate with the terrorist group Hamas -- the very group that McCain has been relentlessly using to smear Sen. Barack Obama over the last several weeks...."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/15/excl...
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