Obama's Apology Tour-Four Pinocchios-It Never Happened

babylonsister

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Tue Feb-22-11 09:18 PM
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Obama's Apology Tour-Four Pinocchios-It Never Happened

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2011/02/obamas_apology_tour.html

Obama's 'Apology Tour'
By Glenn Kessler

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The Pinocchio Test

The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context.

Obama often was trying to draw a rhetorical distinction between his policies and that of President Bush, a common practice when the presidency changes parties. The shift in policies, in fact, might have been more dramatic from Clinton to Bush than from Bush to Obama, given how Obama has largely maintained Bush's approach to fighting terrorism.

In other cases, Obama's quotes have been selectively trimmed for political purposes. Or they were not much different than sentiments expressed by Bush or his secretary of state. Republicans may certainly disagree with Obama's handling of foreign policy or particular policies he has pursued, but they should not invent a storyline that does not appear to exist.

Note to GOP speechwriters and campaign ad makers: The apology tour never happened.

Four Pinocchios

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elleng

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Tue Feb-22-11 09:21 PM
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1. Posted earlier. Well worth 2X!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x589767

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AtomicKitten

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:44 PM
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2. Four Pinocchios = Whoppers

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Proud Liberal Dem

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Wed Feb-23-11 12:00 AM
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3. Rush was all over this today

blaming Obama for CIA agents being detained, Somali pirates killing Americans, Iran and N. Korea not being afraid of us, Chavez nationalizing American companies...........It was pretty nauseating to listen but then again that's pretty much par for the course. :puke:

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Keith Bee

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Wed Feb-23-11 03:28 AM
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4. K&R

I'm with you, babylonsister. :thumbsup:

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babylonsister

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Wed Feb-23-11 09:15 AM
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5. Hi, Keith Bee, and welcome to DU!

:hi:

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