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Obama: Stand Up Against People Peddling Bad Info
January 14, 2008 6:54 PM
ABC News' David Wright, Andy Fies and Sunlen Miller Report: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., held a hastily called press conference in Reno, Nevada on Monday because he was "a little concerned about the tenor the campaign has taken in the last couple of days."
The Democratic presidential candidate made clear that he wants to stay above the fray with the back and forth between the candidates, "I don’t want the campaign in this stage to degenerate into so much tit for tat back and forth that we loose sight why all of us are doing this."
Obama spoke about his Democratic opponents in a favorable light, "And you know I think over the last couple of days you’ve seen a tone on the democratic side of the campaign that is unfortunate and what I want to do is stipulate a couple of things, I think that I may disagree with Sen. Clinton or Sen. Edwards on how to get things on how to get there but we share the same goals, we’re all democrats , we all believe in civil rights, we all believe in equal rights. We all believe that regardless of race or gender that people should have equal opportunities, I think they’re good people, they are patriots and they are running because they think they can lead this country to a better place."
The Senator put out a semi-challenge to other candidates to stand up against people (even supporters/surrogates) that peddling misleading information, "If I hear my own supporters engaging in talk that I think is ungenerous or misleading or in some way is unfair then I will speak out forcefully against them and I hope the other campaigns take the same approach. We’ve got too much at stake at this time in our history to be engaging in this kind of silliness and you know I suspect that other candidates may feel the same way.
Obama, just six days away from the Nevada caucus, still had to field questions from his devastating New Hampshire loss, after most polls had him winning by a wide margin, "that didn't quite work out the way everybody thought, so if I ever put any stock in polls, that ended it."
When asked if the loss in NH was due to the suggestion that perhaps white American and Hispanic America is not ready to elect a black president, Obama dismissed the notion, " I don't' think that's what was going on….as I understand it, basically there was a big shift in undecided's going towards Sen Clinton, particularly among women in the last minute. And keep in mind there was a big gap, a gender gap that cut both ways - I won among men and she won among women -there were more men than women who voted. If it had been a racial issue, there's no reason why that would have been something that was unique to women as opposed to men, so I don't' think that is the case."
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Obama I love you, You are the one to bring this country together. Thank God for you
Posted by: rhonda | Jan 14, 2008 10:41:02 PM
Obama, you lost my vote. This black woman doesnt take too kindly to your play of the race card.
Posted by: Tatiana Johnson | Jan 14, 2008 10:46:32 PM
Some people are such idiots. Primtime, let's get some facts straight here:
"Obamba has now set off a race riot in the Democratic party. How surprising coming into South Carolina. "
^^ And exactly how did Obama do this when he never said anything about Hillary's comments?"
"They have even dragged James Clyburn into the fray after he said he wouldn't."
^^Uhmm, Mr. Clyburn bought himself into this which is why Hillary even spoke out in the first place. She was afraid of how that would hurt her campaign.
"It wasn't two minuets after the polls closed in New Hampshire the Obamba supporters were calling the fact he lost on the Racist Tom Bradley effect."
^^Now, I watched all of the national news stations right after the polls and from what I recall the MEDIA bought this up. Not the Obama camp.
" Further more Barack was running around comparing himself to JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. for a week before Hillary said enough is enough> "
^^Hmm, please show me where Barack compared himself to JFK and MLK. He did make references to MLK & JFK, but he has NEVER compared himself to any of them. Clinton supporters--GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT PLEASE AND STOP SPREADING THIS RHETORIC!
Posted by: obaman08 | Jan 14, 2008 11:00:49 PM
See, Obama sometimes takes these self-righteous tones, but he's not real! That's why he's already flattened. All his MLK-Lincoln-JFK-style talk doesn't fool me.
Posted by: GT | Jan 14, 2008 11:04:35 PM
Obama, you have nothing to say. You’ve already shown you’re pure status quo!!!
Posted by: Strong79 | Jan 14, 2008 11:10:12 PM
RE: Posted by: Ridley Jones | Jan 14, 2008 9:33:36 PM
Hillary was in the White House for 8 years and didn't even have a National Security clearance...so much for being in the "thick" of things. She didn't even bother to read the NIE report regarding nukes....so much for judgment. Oh and if she really has 35 years of experience as she puts it, than what else besides SCHIP does she have to show for it?... Please, she is no more prepared then he is.
Posted by: Jon Jay | Jan 14, 2008 9:38:00 PM
Here is another note: If you Hillary fans try and push Hillary down our throats, we will reject her. We will vote with the Republicans. If we can't have who we want, then you all won't either. Let the games begin pal.
No amount of coming together-ness or speech from her, Bill or anyone will get her votes.
So my advice to other Dems that dislike Hillary and know she will be a terrible nominee and will be defeated anyway is this: If you are against her now, then you should be against her come November! Don't be sheep. In other words, don't follow where the Clintons lead. If her supporters want too that is fine. But, intelligent people should stand on principle.
Posted by: Cheryl | Jan 15, 2008 12:13:19 AM
Obama was destined to be a president, being called an "inexperienced politician" , HE is the one standing up for his party and its principles, isn't he teaching somebody a lesson??
Posted by: carmen | Jan 15, 2008 4:30:30 AM
Obama,would be a better President. Most people dont like him but aside from race,and gender. Look at what all Obama could do for this country. I belive he would not only take and help the people with what we need,but what we want.
VOTE OBAMA
Posted by: Alex | Jan 15, 2008 11:13:19 AM
Re: Rick B | Jan 14, 2008 10:29:40 PM
There will be a Republican in office anyway because of the Dems that don't like Hillary will vote against her. The Dems, the Indeps. all will vote against her. Not to mention how her being on the ticket will MOBOLIZE Repubs. to come out and defeat her. Oh an that young vote? Forget that, these kids today didn't come out for Hillary and they won't. Besides, what do they have in common with a 60+ yr. old polarizing white woman?
Re: Strong79 | Jan 14, 2008 11:10:12 PM
If Obama is status quo, what do you call the Clintons whom have been around since the creation of dirt?
You Hillary fans keep dreaming.
Posted by: Alan | Jan 15, 2008 12:30:49 PM
Just because people have eyes!! do not mean they can see!! or ears they can hear!! Only a fool can not see that Obama is truly trying to pull these united States together as one!! It will be horrible to continue on Bushs road to hell for another 4 years under the Clintons!! who will do anything to get back into the White House!America do,es not need a winking Bush or weepng Hillary in the White House!! African Americans have allways had to prove themselves!! ooh!! What a great job they have done despite the roadblocks that were put before them!! Wake up America!!! OBAMA IS HERE TO SAVE AMERICA!!!!
Posted by: Greene | Jan 15, 2008 5:56:18 PM
Why does Obama's website, under the "People" tab list almost every ethnicity and gender other mine? I am none of the "people" he lists. What should I take from that, that a white male is not considered "people" or american.
Why did Obama's church recently completely redo there website softening the call to black activism and prejudice or should I say bias. Now the list of "10" are very generic with very little explanation or defintion, not so weeks ago.
I have been impressed by Obama's oratory skills and his call for a united America, I guess now I question what that "united america" means, whos included and his definition of Americans.
Posted by: jerry | Feb 24, 2008 9:59:55 AM
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