Date: November 18th, 2007 11:01 PM Author: federal meetinghouse potus
and the skeletons in rudy giuliani and mitt romney's closet are virgin territory. LOL how do you think the american public will react when they learn about giuliani's mob ties and divorces? the american public already knows about whitewater/lewinsky and clinton is still polling better than giuliani in crucial swing states. i can't wait to see the polls shift when americans learn that giuliani is a mobster who divroced his wives and shacked up with shitzu loving gays in the village.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM Author: federal meetinghouse potus
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:40 PM Author: hairraiser arrogant locus
lol "shes not trying as hard"
"We defeated them yesterday. God willing, I will provide you with more information. I swear by God, I swear by God, those who are staying in Washington and London have thrown these mercenaries in a crematorium."
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:55 PM Author: federal meetinghouse potus
she wasn't trying as hard when she surged of edwards. he had a much bigger organization there and still lost. now that she's doubled her campaign team there, expect her to surge further ahead in the polls.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:47 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:47 PM Author: Histrionic frozen home
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:49 PM Author: Histrionic frozen home
The leading Democratic presidential candidates showed up for the Iowa Democratic Party’s big Jefferson Jackson Dinner Saturday night.
Five of them gave really good speeches.
Barack Obama’s was excellent.
It was one of the best of his campaign. The passion he showed should help him close the gap on Hillary Clinton by tipping some undecided caucus-goers his way. His oratory was moving and he successfully contrasted himself with the others - especially Clinton - without being snide or nasty about it.
Historically, the iowa party’s “JJ” dinner is a landmark event in Democratic presidential caucus campaigns. All the key party activists, donors and players from the state are present. This year, about 9,000 of them showed up, most were from Iowa though there was some grumbling that Obama packed the place with people from Illinois. The charge was denied by the Obama people, who were clearly pleased they beat the other candidates in the noise war inside Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
A candidate who does well at a JJ is quickly in the political buzz around Iowa. A candidate who does poorly can be quickly written off by some important players in the party. Candidates also know the event provides them with an opportunity to sound new themes, launch new attacks or mount a defense of their weaknesses. Local and national observers show up to chronicle the changes.
Obama was particularly impressive Saturday night. Should he win the Iowa caucuses, Saturday’s dinner will be remembered as one of the turning points in his campaign in here, a point where he laid down the marker and began closing on Clinton, the national frontrunner. For example:
*He said the Iraq war “should have never been authorized and should have never been waged,” a shot at the votes Clinton and most of the others cast in favor of it.
*He said the nation has a “moment of great opportunity” and “we have a chance to bring the country together to tackle problems that George Bush made far worse and that festered long before George Bush took office.” Translation: Clinton is divisive and there were problems the Clinton era didn’t solve.
*He said “the same old Washington textbook campaigns just won’t do it in this election.” Translation: Democrats can’t win running a Bill Clinton campaign again.
*He said “Not answering questions because we’re afraid our answers just won’t be popular just won’t do it.” Translation: Clinton doesn’t take questions at some of her events. Now she’s bogged down in a flap over staffers planting questions for her when she does and this was neat way to remind Democrats of it without tweaking Clinton directly.”
*He said “telling Americans what they think they want to hear instead of telling the American people what they need to hear just won’t do it.” Translation: Obama is often inclined to say things party interest groups don’t want to hear - like the need for school reform, merit pay, more efficient cars or money to rebuild the military. She panders or is mushy.
*He said “triangulating and poll-driven positions because we’re worried what Mitt or Rudy might say about us just won’t do it.” He said he offers “change that is not just a slogan” and “change we can believe in.” Polls were a hallmark of the Clinton era.
*He said he wanted to “stop talking about the outrage of 47 million Americans without health care and start actually doing something about it.” That was a smooth way to remind the audience how Clinton’s effort at national health care failed.
*There were also references to not taking money from lobbyists. And he said “I am running for president because I am sick and tired of Democrats thinking the only way to look tough on national security it talking and acting and voting like George Bush Republicans.” Ouch.
His coup de grace came with this: “When I am the nominee of this party, the Republican nominee will not be able to say I voted for the war in Iraq, or that I gave George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran, or that I support Bush-Cheney policies of not talking to leaders that we don’t like.”
“I don’t want to spend the next year or the next four years refighting the same fights that we had in the 1990s,” a reference to the polarization of the Clinton years. “I don’t want to pit red America against blue America.”
The speech was also noteworthy because of the hour it was given. He was the last one to speak and didn’t start until after 11 p.m. That’s because the Iowa party loaded up the program with a bunch of Iowa politicians, who, well, just aren’t in the same league with their presidential candidates but whose egos just couldn’t keep them off the big stage.
It was a little like listening to a long Beethoven symphony while having some kid play a Tonette between movements.
And Obama can sometimes be flat or tired when speaks late at night. He can meander or sound wonkish and hesitant. Not Saturday night. (He came fired up and ready to go, to borrow a phrase.) At one point, he invoked Martin Luther King and his cadence even included the uplifting touches and quavering voice of a traditional black preacher’s sermon.
While the Democratic candidates all had a good night, Obama clearly had the best. Now we’ll have to see if he’s got anything left for Tim Russert this morning. Obama faces one of the toughest questioners in the business on NBCs Meet the Press at 8 a.m. Iowa time after only a few hours of sleep.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:57 PM Author: Histrionic frozen home
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:32 PM Author: federal meetinghouse potus
you realize you make yourself look like a fucking idiot with that comparison, right? you're going to look like an even bigger idiot when what the polls project is going to happen actually happens.
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:34 PM Author: hairraiser arrogant locus
"They're not even [within] 100 miles [of Baghdad]. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion ... they are trying to sell to the others an illusion."
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:44 PM Author: Insane dilemma
These villains, and in particular the villain Bush, said they had struck Iraq with 40 cruise missiles to assassinate President Saddam Hussein. Not only are they disappointed, I think they are hysterical."
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:46 PM Author: Insane dilemma
"They are not near Baghdad. Don't believe them.... They said they entered with... tanks in the middle of the capital. They claim that they - I tell you, I... that this speech is too far from the reality. It is a part of this sickness of their plan. There is no an... - no any existence to the American troops or for the troops in Baghdad at all."
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:09 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
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fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.
Date: November 21st, 2007 11:10 PM Author: Ungodly sanctuary
Date: November 21st, 2007 10:29 PM
Author: boombjoe
fact: obama is the only one who's never been in iowa. clinton's been leading there for a couple of months and she hasn't been trying nearly as hard as obama and edwards.