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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:55 PM
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Florida crowd in GOP region goes wild for Obama
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/254/story/52842.html

By Marc Caputo | Miami Herald
JACKSONVILLE — To an amped and overflowing crowd in a Republican stronghold, Democrat Barack Obama stepped up his attacks on John McCain, saying Saturday that the Republican in these tough economic times "wants to do for health care what Washington did for banking.''

Obama's broadside — including a shot on McCain for having top Washington mortgage-industry lobbyists on his campaign — was launched in the very city where, five days before, McCain armed Obama with a potent political tool: McCain's statement that the ''fundamentals of the economy are strong.'' McCain tried to clarify hours later in Orlando that he meant that American workers were still strong. He also accused Obama of twisting his words.

But it was too late. Amid the failure of major banking institutions, tumbling stock prices, the bailout of insurance giant AIG and record mortgage foreclosures in Florida, the economy became the top story on the campaign trail.

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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 06:56 PM
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1. Some deft campaigning by Barack Obama.
McCain ain't in Obama's league.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:40 PM
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2. Rec'd! mccain has no credibility in
accusing others of "twisting words".

Epic FAIL.
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Tigress DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:16 PM
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3. McCain "says" I'm usually for less regulation BUT I see it can be needed.. HOWEVER how did he VOTE?
We SEE what they don't.

McCain can backtrack all over himself, but it doesn't change the fact that 9 years ago he was a big part of busting the regulations that could have prevented the present banking crises.

He can talk out of both sides of his mouth all he wants but the truth shows up in how he actually votes AND where HIS money comes from.

KEATING 5 much, McCain? You know it would be one thing if he'd really learned from his mistakes.
I can respect someone for that, but he just learns how to keep up appearances so he can remain in place to put his hand out when the outrage is toned down and the spot light is off him because he SAID he was going to do the right thing even though he has no real intention of following through with it.


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2CheeseEnchiladas Donating Member (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:22 PM
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4. I was taking a peep on FR and saw that they had a crowd of 70k
If its true that's scary.
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