Let me get this straight: Obama gets attacked for saying what he did about Pakistan

Bullet1987

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Thu Aug-02-07 09:56 PM
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Let me get this straight: Obama gets attacked for saying what he did about Pakistan

and attacked again for saying he wouldn't use nukes in Afghanistan and Pakistan?!?! WTF...what is Obama in a Catch 22 or something? Methinks many in the media didn't like what he did to Clinton last week...so they're Deaning him.

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Ethelk2044

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Thu Aug-02-07 09:57 PM
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1. Yes, They are.

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Colobo

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Thu Aug-02-07 09:58 PM
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2. That seems to be strategy- Baseless attacks on Obama and hope the public falls for them.

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illinoisprogressive

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Thu Aug-02-07 09:59 PM
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3. media has been ripping on him for months.

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Nite Owl

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:00 PM
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4. Yep, you got it straight.

Only the candidates that can actually do some good are being criticized (or just ignored).

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MannyGoldstein

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:01 PM
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5. I Think It Will Doubly Backfire

Edited on Thu Aug-02-07 10:02 PM by MannyGoldstein

1. Most Americans agree with Obama, at a very fundamental level. The pundits just look like pinheads when they say Obama's wrong.
2. Mrs. Clinton is painting herself into the role of the candidate who's most like Bush/Cheney. That can't end well for her.

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maximusveritas

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:01 PM
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6. They nitpick Edwards and Obama, but let Hillary get away with everything

It's frustrating, but it looks like they have their favorite picked out and are looking to take out her competitors.

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David__77

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:02 PM
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7. The media thinks a president should always leave "all options on the table."

That's Washington consensus for the empire.

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sandnsea

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:22 PM
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8. Against terrorists in Afghanistan or Pakistan

Not some obscure hypothetical, but Osama bin Laden in Jalalabad - NUKE 'EM!!!

And DUers are falling for this shit. Unfrigginbelievable.

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zulchzulu

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:31 PM
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9. It's just slippery moral subjectivity in full splendor

What is amusing about those that trash Obama for his comments about Pakistan is that both Edwards and Clinton AGREE with him on that issue.

What equally amusing are people who think that Obama's statement about never using nukes is somehow "naive" or what the hell ever. And what's even funnier is Clinton coming out saying that Obama should never take away the "Use Nukes" card.

What an incredibly fucking stupid move on her part. Oh wait, she is a Goldwater Girl after all.

:crazy:

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Grandrose

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:33 PM
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10. You cannot keep a good man down!

The only problem for media and Clinton, she cannot trip up, cause Axelrod and Elizabeth Edwards are on their game too! Best hope is they attack early and the Obama camp has time to adjust!

Sad to say Clinton is win/win for the MSM and the Repubs...she will bring out the party faithful who hate her and media can then destroy her or she wins and they have the new corporate president.

I believe after Labor Day people will start to really pay attention and it is a lifetime until primary voting.

I like how Kerry came from behind Dean and was swift boated to boot and still won! Nobody thought this would be easy!
:)

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