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GOP Senator on Obama: "Do You Really Want to Have a Guy as Commander in Chief When You Can Question Whether or Not He Really Loves His Country?"
September 07, 2008 12:22 PM
The Tulsa World reports that at a breakfast for the Oklahoma Republican delegation to the GOP convention, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said voters will ask themselves of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.: "Do you really want to have a guy as commander in chief of this country when you can question whether or not he really loves his country?"
Inhofe later clarified his remarks in a statement, saying "Let me be clear, I am not questioning Sen. Obama's patriotism, but you have to question why at times he seems so obviously opposed to public displays of patriotism and national pride, like wearing an American flag lapel pin.''
- jpt
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Barack has had 290 missed votes since 1991. That's 45.5 percent!
He has hit the yellow button 195 votes to enter "present" since 2005.
You can tell he is a strong leader by his inbility to decide what to do.
But he did have an opinion on some things:
"Obama voted to rid our country of DEFENSIVE missles. You know, those missles that would destroy incoming warheads from elsewhere?
In a day when every third world country is developing nuclear capabilities, we will now have to sit back and watch them come...because we can't defend ourselves against them any longer. "
Be careful when you vote!
You only get O N E chance!
MCCAIN AND PALIN
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY
Posted by: america*centric | Sep 7, 2008 11:43:11 PM
Yeah Bll...give it to em. You put out the lies and smears, we're going to be in your face till Nov. Never again will we let the lies go unanswered. Can't talk about the issues because McCain is another Bush. ...this is our country too and we're taking it back.
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:37:03 PM
Bloggers, do not let the election be about personalities,as the republicans would like. The election is about the important issues facing the American people. Who has the solutions. Republicans want to talk about people. I want to talk about policy.
Just a reminder to readers, go get the facts from various sources. Fact check the rrepublicans. They have no problem with lies and mistatements.
Posted by: bll | Sep 7, 2008 11:35:34 PM
McCain/Palin '08. All talk and no substance.
Posted by: kgj | Sep 7, 2008 11:32:37 PM
Only other thing I learned that night was republicans can't dance either.
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:32:20 PM
To eyes wide open, you picked the wrong person. I'm not afraid of republican nonsense. You're a bully. I'll treat bullies accordingly.
Want to talk about the facts, great, I'll give you that, if not get back to the issues of the American people. That is what I'm about. I love my country. You love yourself.
Posted by: bll | Sep 7, 2008 11:31:26 PM
the only reason McCain's speech was so highly watched was because we wanted to see how bad he was going to do . I wasn't disappointed. I like the Walter Reed school too...Ha Ha supposed to be Walter Reed Hospital.
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:30:34 PM
ABC is owned by Walt Disney Company, to someones question. I'm trying to better understand their political leanings. Maybe someone else has facts, not supposition.
Posted by: bll | Sep 7, 2008 11:28:09 PM
We did not trash any flags....they were stolen...lies and more lies. Hey if a repub's lips are moving their lieing.
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:25:42 PM
Maryanne I don't believe you can "present" in the US Senate.
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:23:14 PM
BLL:
"America, republicans are lauging at your concerns."
Obama's the one who's sneering... at the amount of money you gave him to show off his enormous ego and equally large ears in Denver a week ago!
He's laughing with delight at trashing enormous quantities of American flags!
He couldn't think to donate them to some inner city schools. Hed couldn't even see that they were destroyed in a dignified way.... by fire!
It was OK with him....... the one who intends to be the defender of this flag... to throw them out!
As for health care.... his plan was never the perfect one; it left too
many people uncovered!
Obama is words.. just words.... and most of them aren't even his!
McCain doesn't have B O's glitz, but he has substance and experience upon which we can depend.
And he has already proved himself to us by his years of service both in the navy, and in our Congress!
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!
McCain and Palin
Posted by: eyes open wide | Sep 7, 2008 11:23:13 PM
You know they say 25% of americans are chronically stupid. Unemployment is what 6%? Not only are they gainfully employed but posting too. Is it any wonder we've had 8 years of Bush and Cheney.
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:20:13 PM
linda n carolina: Of course the senate keeps records that's why they know how many times Obama missed the senate and how many times he voted present or didn't vote at all. If you listen to the news, the media made a remark that Obama is a sincere liar everytime he speaks. The good news is that Palin got 40 million viewer's, McCain 39 million and Obama 38 million. I don't believe he will win the election to be president.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 7, 2008 11:19:25 PM
Ignorance is bliss.
Posted by: kgj | Sep 7, 2008 11:14:44 PM
Concerned in Ohio: Obama words of audacity and hope are from his pastor Rev. Wright who was preaching those words in his sermon. Obama took those words and published himself a book making a few million dollars. Obama copies from everyone including JFK, MLK and RFK. He doesn't have the intelligence to write his own words. Biden is a good choice for him because Biden will be running the country and Obama will stand in the background if elected.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 7, 2008 11:13:13 PM
Maryanne: Well maybe the Senate keeps records.Do you think?
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:12:38 PM
Maryanne: It was the STATE SENATE he voted present 130 times. Gees atleast get the story straight. This has been flying around the internet for months. If he was absent from the Us Senate 130 days....then McCain is about to catch him. He hasn't been there since April thats 120 days and counting
Posted by: linda n carolina | Sep 7, 2008 11:07:53 PM
linda n carolina: How do you know when McCain voted were you there with him?
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 7, 2008 11:05:48 PM
You know I never thought of it that way but yeah the Senator is right. Why would I want to vote for a wimp that degrades my country? I'm not a german nor am I English. I think I would rather have my interests at heart on the world stage instead of all the other "world citizen's" If I was voting for a world leader than I can see but I'm not I'm voting for the Americian President. The leader of MY nation. Not the leader of the world. I expect my President to put MY country first.
Posted by: unseen | Sep 7, 2008 11:01:43 PM
linda n carolina: He didn't vote present 130 times where have you been? He was absent 130 times and when he was in the senate he voted present because he didn't understand whether to vote yes or no.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 7, 2008 11:01:15 PM
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