Obama supporters say Hillary using right wing talking points on Obama. The opposite is true

Obama supporters are claiming Hillary Clinton is using right wing talking points against Obama based on this report from MSNBC:



Since when is the truth a right wing talking point? Certainly the RNC has done it's oppo research on Obama, but the fact Obama voted "present" on some very major pieces of legislation in an attempt to not be on the record as a "yay" or "nay" is undeniable and was known long before the RNC posted their piece.

It was reported by Rick Pearson and Ray Long in "Careful Steps, Looking Ahead," Chicago Tribune, 5/3/07.

It was reported by David A. Joens and Paul Kleppner, Almanac Of Illinois Politics - 1998, p. 81

It was reported by Nathan Gonzales, in the Op-Ed, "The Ever-'Present' Obama," The Rothenberg Political Report, 2/13/07

The Illinois Legislative Record proves it:

H.B. 3793: Senate Floor Third Reading, Passed 44-10-1, 5/13/98, Obama Voted Present
S.B. 759: Senate Floor Third Reading, Passed 52-1-5, 3/25/99, Obama Voted Present
H.B. 854: Senate Floor Third Reading, Passed 58-0-1, 5/11/99, Obama Voted Present
S.B. 609: Senate Floor Third Reading, Failed 33-15-5, 3/29/01, Obama Voted Present

Just look at the number of times this is referenced in Google:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Obama+voted+present&btnG=Google+Search

HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT by well-known blogger Dave Johnson at Huffington Post and Economist Paul Krugman that Obama uses right wing talking points when discussing Social Security

Ducking out on controversial votes...

guys have enough going on without some interloper throwing in her probably painfully NOT funny comment, so I yanked it.

you want to say to me?

98 Senators made that vote - but Obama "was surprised" by it.
We need experience, not surprise.

Who doesn't "parse" his position like both Hillary and Obama seem to be doing now in a way that appears to try and ways of doing what their contributors want without offending those who might vote for them, or hide what they are really trying to do from them, and therefore "avoiding" taking a stance at times, versus someone who's really trying to work for and articulate positions that the grass roots want.

Obama missed a vote because he was campaigning.

The objecttive truth is that Obama skipped the most votes and many were on important legislation. More than Clinton.

Just to see some people foam at the mouth. Like polling right now isn't. :rofl:

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All of you - take a look at the greatest page - what do you see? Hit piece on Clinton by an Obama supporter, and then a hit piece on Obama by a Clinton supporter. By the time this is all said and done - NO ONE is going to like either one. This board is mimicking the crap I see on CNN and MSNBC. The rest of the world see those stations too and let me tell you, it's leaving a mild distaste in my mouth. I have my candidate of choice, many have not, so how do you think they are going to react?

My two cents.

BTW - anyone got a comfy lawn chair?

DU is just a pimple on the butt of Democratic politics. Most dem insiders never even heard of DU so don't give us so much credit for ruining the election.

Come nominee day we will all support our Democratic nominee whoever she is.

"This board is mimicking the crap I see on CNN and MSNBC. The rest of the world see those stations too and let me tell you, it's leaving a mild distaste in my mouth. I have my candidate of choice, many have not, so how do you think they are going to react?

If anyone has been using RW attack tactics it is he. Clinton needs to slap him up-aside-the-head!

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