Edwards call Obama living in NEVER-NEVER LAND because he disagrees with him on Pakistan

bigdarryl

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:17 PM
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Edwards call Obama living in NEVER-NEVER LAND because he disagrees with him on Pakistan

It's getting very testy on the campaign trail

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Evergreen Emerald

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:18 PM
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1. link?

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annie1

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:25 PM
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5. 2nd.

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AlCzervik

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:12 PM
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18. not likely.

and don't ever count on a cut and paste of any text either, BD doesn't do that.

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DemKR

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:18 PM
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2. i can think of plenty other reasons why B.H.Obama is in never never land

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:20 PM
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annie1

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:26 PM
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6. i think MJ started never never land before he was white, didn't he?

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2rth2pwr

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:32 PM
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10. Bamm! nt

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PurityOfEssence

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:39 PM
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22. Oh, really? Care to elaborate on that?

I was unaware of any race- or gender-based perspicacity...

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jillan

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:23 PM
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4. He really used those words?

haha. Sounds very Presidential, don't you think?

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bunnies

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:33 PM
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12. He's used 'never-never land' before....

re: health care and insurance companies and seemed to be directing at Obama then too. Personally... I prefer "la-la land" but to each his own. :)

link: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/12/21/politics/fromtheroad/entry3641451.shtml

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JI7

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:28 PM
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7. Obama seems to understand the situation more than Edwards

based on what i have seen. i wasn't impressed by Edwards at all.

it could be because Obama is on the foreign relations committee.

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Beaverhausen

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:29 PM
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8. Still waiting on that link

I won't hold my breath.

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sandnsea

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:30 PM
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9. Please post context

This is too serious to be distorting people's words or intentions. Post the exact quote or don't post anything at all.

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bigdarryl

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:33 PM
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11. here's the LINK

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4062023&page=1
ABC News: Edwards: Obama 'in Never-Never Land'

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annie1

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:39 PM
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14. change your post, he said never never land to negotiations with corperations.

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Beaverhausen

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:43 PM
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15. your headline is misleading

The article posted doesn't say in what context he used the term "never never land."

This is from the article:

In a wide-ranging, free-wheeling interview with Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards with ABC News Friday afternoon, the former North Carolina senator labeled "ridiculous" comments made by the Obama campaign that seemed to link former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination to Sen. Hillary Clinton's vote to authorize the use of force against Iraq, embraced Sen. Barack Obama's politics over Clinton's, and said an anti-Obama flier from a pro-Clinton union was "misleading" and "deceptive."

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Little Star

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:45 PM
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25. I agree the headline was misleading and may I add that I also

think it was purposefully so. That kind of crap drives me nuts. They tried this over some young buck statement the other day. I'm white and I live in the NE and young buck has always referred to young men no matter their color. I hate this race baiting kinda stuff!!!!

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liskddksil

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Fri Dec-28-07 05:37 PM
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13. This is misleading and has nothing to do with Pakistan

Edited on Fri Dec-28-07 05:39 PM by liskddksil

These comments regard lobbying reform not the situation in Pakistan and were not directed at a specific candidate. "Any candidate who thinks he or she can invite corporate America to the table and achieve real results for Americans "is living in never-never land."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=4062023&page=2

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Jane Austin

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:07 PM
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16. I would like to see an alternative from Edwards that says how he'll

get rid of corporate greed, as he promised.

I don't think that's a promise he can keep.

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ShadesOfGrey

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:39 PM
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23. He didn't promise to get rid of corporate greed...

He promised to limit corporate influence on government. Details of how @ http://johnedwards.com/issues/

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Jane Austin

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Sat Dec-29-07 04:26 PM
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32. Video of him saying that was highlighted on an

MSNBC program.

I can't remember if it was an ad or part of a story.

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Beaverhausen

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Sat Dec-29-07 04:30 PM
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33. How can anyone end "corporate greed"?

Edited on Sat Dec-29-07 04:31 PM by Beaverhausen

What we need is someone who will end corporate influence, which is what Edwards said.

Most corporations - and their stockholders- will be greedy. No one can do anything about that.

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Jane Austin

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Sun Dec-30-07 04:24 PM
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34. I'm sure he said that, too.

But he said "We'll end corporate greed to great applause in the spot I saw.

Don't have a link, because I saw it on teevee.

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ShadesOfGrey

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:10 PM
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17. Wow! The OP was VERY misleading!

Thanks for the clarification and link.

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PakistaniDUer

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:14 PM
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19. All 3 frontrunners dont care about Pakistan

One wanted to flaunt international law to bomb it, another said there shouldn't be elections because Pakistanis would elect extremists (which get about 5% in parliament, mr. edwards), the third assured us she was even more hawkish than the first two.

Sorry, they don't care. This war of words is just shallow rhetoric and the United States of Amnesia will forget about them in a couple of weeks.

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LSK

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:21 PM
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21. ummm, John Edwards was on the phone with Musharraf yesterday

While the other candidates were saying what they would do if they were President, Edwards was LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

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LSK

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:19 PM
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20. YOU ARE A BALD FACED LIAR - NOTHING TO DO WITH PAKISTAN

Edited on Fri Dec-28-07 06:19 PM by LSK

Friday morning at a forum for undecided voters in Independence, Iowa, Edwards repeated his implicit criticism of Obama, saying any candidate who thinks he or she can invite corporate America to the table and achieve real results for Americans "is living in never-never land."

So he believes Barack Obama lives in never-never land?

"If he believes that, yes," Edwards said. "It's a little hard for me to tell sometimes based on the way he talks about this. I've heard him say he would give stakeholders a seat at the table. I assume he's talking about oil companies, drug companies and insurance companies."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=4062023&page=2

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IndyOp

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:45 PM
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24. You can click "alert" in the OP if you believe the thread is flamebait. (n/t)

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elizm

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:48 PM
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26. What exactly is Edward's foreign policy experience. Did I miss something??? nt

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ShadesOfGrey

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:51 PM
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27. Yes you did miss something. The OP lied. n/t

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elizm

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:52 PM
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28. What is Edward's foreign policy experience? nt

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ShadesOfGrey

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Fri Dec-28-07 06:56 PM
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29. The never-never land comment wasn't about Pakistan...

The OP lied. Back up and read for the link.

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elizm

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Sat Dec-29-07 09:23 AM
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30. I KNOW what the OP said. Now I am just asking...what is Edward's FP experience? nt

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elizm

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Sat Dec-29-07 12:55 PM
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31. You have no answer on the foreign policy experience it seems. nt

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