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Fluffdaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:47 AM
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So the swiftboating has begun.
Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 08:56 AM by Fluffdaddy
Let me try and get my thoughts together

I have both XM and Sirius radio's, I'm a talkshow/political junkie. All and I do mean ALL the rightwing-nut talkshows satellite and local are harping on Obama and his "mentor"/pastor heavy, I mean BIGTIME. Every show from 6AM to when I stepped into the shower is pushing this hard.
They all got their marching orders for the GOP or who every to bloody up O bad. The last time I seen all the wingnut radio host falling in line was the the swiftboating of JK. O better step up to the plate NOW and stop this, or he is done. We saw what happened when we and JK thought the swiftboating would just go away. This is not going away either.

Please lets not turn this thread into another BO an HC hate festival

If we can't win the WH in 2008 with all the bsd financial news and being lied to about the war, we should just give up.


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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:54 AM
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1. The swiftboating began months ago, when primary season opened
Alas, it was the candidates themselves doing the work.

And who is BH?
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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:56 AM
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3. VERY telling isn't it? (BH)
Obviously McCain can't use this as he has Hagee, Parsley and other but the other candidate who enabled bu$h's war can.
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Fluffdaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 09:00 AM
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7. My bad. I was thinking to myself NOT to use his middle initial
Bad awful typo on my part. Forgive me
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:55 AM
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2. I am sorry to hear this is still going on by the RW.
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InAbLuEsTaTe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:56 AM
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4. Yeah, but this time, Obama is quick on the draw and stands ready to combat the lies and deceit ...
Edited on Tue Mar-18-08 08:57 AM by InAbLuEsTaTe
thrown at him by the RW. Unlike Hillary, he really IS ready to lead on day one!
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Texas Hill Country Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:57 AM
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5. I listened to a bit of RW radio cause i was curious what they were saying...
I heard a few of them talk about how they now want to run against BO instead of HRC...


That is how big a problem this is for BO.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 08:59 AM
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6. I thought that Obama handled this well on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann."
And I listen to a lot of the Air America shows and cable news, as well, and the left is also discussing this to death... :-(

Countdown: Barack Obama Responds To Rev. Wright 3-14-08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmOO2gBq768&feature=related
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Bullet1987 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 09:04 AM
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8. The radio by and large base their stories on what the MSM is talking about
If this is the biggest story still being pushed, even Air America will be forced to talk about it.
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calico1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 09:15 AM
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9. Well I think Obama has made a good
move by giving his speech today. Hopefully he and his staff are prepared for what is sure to come.

The right was waiting for something to grab onto. And they found gold with the Rev's words. It is now up to the Obama team to be proactive and deal with this head on, and NOT make the mistake of ignoring it and thinking most people will totally understand and not be affected by it.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 09:27 AM
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10. Fluffdaddy, you are right,
"If we can't win the WH in 2008 with all the bsd financial news and being lied to about the war, we should just give up."

It seems to me that there are TOO MANY 'hate festivals' around here, at DU, already. You've suggested, correctly I think, that the hate is being encouraged by the GOP, and it will continue; they will continue to try to divide and conquer the Democrats.

If Hillary and Obama were to stand up together and tell us all that neither they nor we will tolerate or cave to the media's provocations, we might have a chance.

Can we begin here?

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!

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better tomorrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 09:29 AM
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11. the problem is that you have XM and Serius satellite...
and once they gain total control of our airwaves next February (TV/digital) you will only get one version anyway. It is Murdoch and company on the rise.....
That's why I frequent the Internet.
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durrrty libby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-18-08 09:41 AM
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12. If BO were smart, he would recognize that he is done and just step down
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