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The Tennessee GOP Edits Its Obama Hit Piece

February 28, 2008 9:17 AM

The Tennessee GOP Edits Its Obama Hit Piece

After issuing a full-throated guilt-by-remote-association attack on Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, the Tennessee GOP back-pedals.

The TN GOP writes: "Clarification: This release originally referenced a photo of Sen. Obama and incorrectly termed it to be 'Muslim' garb. It is, in fact, Somali tribal garb, hence, we have deleted the photo. Also, in order to diffuse attempts by Democrats and the Left to divert attention from the main point of this release - that Sen. Obama has surrounded himself with advisers and recieved (sic) endorsements from people who are anti-Semitic and anti-Israel - we have deleted the use of Barack Obama’s middle name."

How nice of them!

- jpt

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When Obama refused to respect MY FLAG, and the song that repersents the core of MY COUNTRY, this let me know I could never help put someone who so openingly disrespects my country , my flag, in a position to lead MY country.!! How could he expect to lead a country he has so respect or love for, even refusing to say the word "The american flag", insted he referred to the pin of the american flag as "that pin". Any american who votes for this anti american is not an american bother or sister of mine !!--

Posted by: Rebecca | May 17, 2008 11:31:15 AM

Are you kidding me? - Obama's IQ level and political savy is a disgrace to the Oval Office. WHY WOULD ANY RATIONAL, SANE PERSON VOTE FOR A GUY WHO SAID HE'D INVADE PAKISTAN TO FIND AN AL QUAIDA LEADER? You guys must be joking to want this clown in office!! It's time to wake up!

Posted by: Victor | Mar 2, 2008 3:27:30 PM

Barack Hussein Obama was raised with loyalties to other countries and beliefs. Even his church is anti-white and anti-jewish. His wife ahs reflected on her anti-white bias as well as her lack of love for America until her husband stood a chance to hoodwink the liberals and become the Democratic nominee. Barack Hussein Obama is THE most liberal member of the U.S. Senate. His popularity is due to promising people free health care, free tution, etc. The way he would pay for these freebies is by taxing the pay of hardworking Americans that have worked hard enough to make more money than those not willing to do so. Why don't we start a really fair tax and tax EVERYONE 10%. Obama wouldn't be for that, because then he could steal the money of successful people through taxation and give it to those that live off of the general working public. Obama is a coward and would never fight on the battle field for this country, much less pledge to defend this country with his life. He has thrived by living off of his ethnic group just like Jesse Jackson.

Posted by: Montani | Mar 1, 2008 7:26:23 PM

Here's Obama the only reason the world went into a raciest series for the past months, 9 months and hopefully it will be back to repair the damage done. Now the hate and segregation has occurred, if he makes president, get ready, the great divide and borders lifting will create much deeper problems then us playing nice. Great the media takes care of Obama, though, we just want to be informed, if it's Ob than it's ok, hide it all, so we can get the big boom if he's elected. Free speach and they will alter this candidate, hum...kind of ring a Bush bell?

Posted by: regionfive | Feb 29, 2008 12:51:37 PM

I feel we need to end the hate between the 2 parties and try to work together for the best interest of our country as a whole. Division is what will destroy our country and the people in it, we need to open and hearts and be a part of the solution. Hating people because of their race and religion is no better then what is happening in the Middle East do we want to become like that, where we hate anyone different??

Posted by: kel | Feb 29, 2008 9:18:58 AM

Ha. This is only the beginning. The GOP is going to have a field day with Obama. Here we go.. swiftboating.

Posted by: An Opinion | Feb 29, 2008 8:31:44 AM

Joe C-Running a campaign and the country is 2 ver different things. For one he has people running like Axelrod running his campaign. Maybe it should be Axelrod for president then, not Obama. If you are expecting miracles in the next 4 years you are a dreamer. In the las debate they the part of one of Obama's stuttering aswers which should be replayed is "I know hope is not enough". This should be replayed again and again since he was running on hope and change.

Posted by: Dan | Feb 29, 2008 8:01:55 AM

Forgot to tell you, the TN Republican party has removed any reference to Sen Obama...even the mea culpa and anti-left rhetoric Jake writes about, above, is gone

Posted by: YankeeClipper | Feb 29, 2008 12:04:36 AM

The reason that Obama is qualified to be president is, he is a very young black man with a middle name of a muslim dictator (that was the focus of America's greatest foreign policy disaster) who just joined politics recently, and with all that against him he's about to win the nomination. He put a political machine together out of NOTHING and beat one of the most experienced political machines the world has ever seen. The dude obviously has skills. Other people can fill in the details, we need someone who can get stuff done and that is obviously Obama. If he can convince Americans to vote for a black man named Hussein, I'm thinking he might be able to pull off some other miracles around the world.

Posted by: Joe C | Feb 28, 2008 7:52:25 PM

FOYAMA TANGI posted earlier with a list of Obama's credentials.

To that list one should add that Obama actually has a degree in political science with a major in International Relations.

So, when Senator Clinton jokes about not voting for a president who needs a manual on International Relations, the joke is actually on her because Obama has a degree in International Relations and doesn't need a manual.

What was Senator McCain's degree on again?

Posted by: Bruce | Feb 28, 2008 6:35:58 PM

Who CARES about his middle name or what he wears or doesn't wear?! He does NOT have a good grasp of the issues - that's WHY I WON'T VOTE FOR HIM!

Posted by: Tracy -Chicago | Feb 28, 2008 6:15:27 PM

Guys,

Veronica Escobar from Texas with a good Hispanic backing has ditched Obama. She is with Hillary now. It is happening guys.

Hillary-Edwards '08

Posted by: MattOhio | Feb 28, 2008 5:41:40 PM

Pee Vee, YOU are the the "brainwashed" one. You've obviously bought into the absurd GOP notion that one can only be a "patriot" by wearing flag pins or flying flags from their gas-guzzling SUVs.

As an American, I find such condescension insulting, and such hollow displays of faux "patriotism" disturbing.

Posted by: Mark | Feb 28, 2008 5:32:17 PM

Obama's mom is white. Racial bigots have sucked the "whiteness" out of Obama and tainted him all over with "tar". So the offspring of a white and black couple is black and nothing white???? Anyway, judge by the contents of character. For those of you who may not know obama and think he lacks the credentials please note:
1. He is a Havard Law graduate with honors
2. He became president of a law association at Havard.
3. He was a constitutional law professor.
4. A state representative
5. A community organizer
6. A state senator
7. Current senator.

What other credentials are needed to become a president????

Posted by: FOYAMA TANGI | Feb 28, 2008 4:36:41 PM

Fact - Tennessee GOP should note
Fact - The media discussed Romney's faith extensively.
Fact - When JFK ran for the presidency, his faith was mentioned and discussed. No problem then. Now mentioning Hussein is taboo and discussing the fact that a candidate's parents are muslims is politically incorrect. Everyone should take pride in his/her name and religious ancestry. Perhaps we should all ask Obama if he is really comfortable because when the media start to shoot him down, he will need all the comfort he can get!

Posted by: Victor | Feb 28, 2008 4:11:17 PM

The American people commenting here don't seem intelligent enough to be voting for a president, no wonder the DNC came up with super-delegates!

If Obama simplified everything he intends to do, I doubt these people could grasp it. This is so sad. I doubt they know one thing a president does daily, yet they truly believe they have the intellect/credentials to emphatically state what this guy can't do.

Well if he runs the country like he's running his campaign, no need to FRET people!

Posted by: Obama not fit? | Feb 28, 2008 3:55:13 PM

Mark: This is my last comment to you. You obviously are a brainwashed liberal Obama supporter..Lots of luck, but more so lot's of luck to our country if he gets in.

By the way, I hear the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale, are you interested???

Posted by: Pee Vee, Long Island | Feb 28, 2008 3:34:15 PM

Why people are so afraid of Obama's freaking middle name? A middle name that he has always been proud of all his adult life.

What's wrong with Obama supporters. Are you ashamed of the very middle name that Obama is proud of?

Posted by: Mary | Feb 28, 2008 3:18:39 PM

If patriotism is defined by a hand over the heart and a lapel pin, and no one questions "President" Bush's patriotism then perhaps a quick search on Google Images for "Bush No Hand Over Heart" brings up not one, but two instances where his hand is not over his heart, but over his stomach. Now, surely, it could be argued that our current Commander in Chief was really hungry, or that he simply does not know where his heart is (hard to refute), but if it is a patriotism game we're playing, based on these photographs, it is obvious that our current President is not patriotic...

Posted by: H. Aslan Aslani-Far | Feb 28, 2008 2:30:45 PM

McCain's middle name is Sydney. That apparently means he loves Australia.

Posted by: Erik From Montana | Feb 28, 2008 2:13:34 PM

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