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Obama Responds to Clinton's Comments on OPEC

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May 05, 2008 10:56 PM

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: At a rally in Indianapolis, Sen. Barack Obama responded to Sen. Hillary Clinton's comments that as president she would try to sue OPEC.

"You say you’ve been in the White House for eight years, you’ve had two terms as U.S. Senator and haven’t said a work about OPEC and now suddenly you’re gonna take it right to OPEC," an exasperated Obama said. "When you’ve opposed fuel efficiency standards that would actually reduce demand for oil and put OPEC in a bind. That’s not being straight with the American people. That’s not the kind of politics we believe."

Obama spoke before what the campaign estimates was a 21,000-person crowd outside in the drizzling rain. Stevie Wonder performed in the preprogram, singing a regular song on the Obama campaign's play list, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered."

Obama heads later tonight to greet workers at a shift change at a local factory in Indianapolis.

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Hillary's desparate pander ideas are getting more and more bizarre. Thank you Sen. Obama for calling them with honesty.
OPEC is an international organization with their own autonomy - how is little Hillary going to "sue" them? Just as idiotic as anyone believing that she can get legislation passed to have that tax holiday in place by Memorial Day of THIS year, when she's not even the nominee.

Posted by: Sara | May 5, 2008 11:10:10 PM

Hillary is trying to come up with solutions. What has Obama done.

Posted by: D | May 5, 2008 11:17:04 PM

why is fox news so pro hillary?

Posted by: Bernie | May 5, 2008 11:18:43 PM

Darn....no matter what new direction for America that Hillary proposes, the Obamaniacs condemn it. What is the course of change that they are proposing? We're almost to June, and I still don't know what Obama stands for.

Posted by: PGHPAVOTER | May 5, 2008 11:18:59 PM

Obama man of zero ideas. Sevie Wonder how appropriate since black people are blindly voting for Obama.

Posted by: GEEVILL | May 5, 2008 11:19:25 PM

You guys just dont get it. Obama doesnt have to do anything. Just keep spouting out RHETORIC and let the corrupt liberal media put a POSITIVE SPIN on everything he does.

they could have EASILY put out media suggesting that Obama has been PANDERING to the masses about his hope and change shtick .

Considering he has no experience, no consistent record of working in a bipartisan way, and no way to prove he can singlehandedly change washington.

Does the media put any of that out ????

NO SIR.

FREE RIDE.

Just imagine for a second if the media had PANNED Obama for every stump speech he makes with the same ZEAL they do for Clinton.

He wouldnt even be in the race anymore.

But this was never a race. The media has insisted on BRAINWASHING the public into believing everything Obama does is good, and everything Clinton does is bad.

You wouldnt believe the backlash that is going to come at the media once the election cycle is over.

Posted by: tomdavie | May 5, 2008 11:21:16 PM

Can some what tell me, how can you offer solutions without discussing or even attracting the beneficiaries? Obama is at the right tract in talking to the American people and he has the ability to offer the real solution because it is his fundemental believe. Obama can change the still of American politics, especially on foreign policies and world wide security. If you people need peace to come to this world then vote for Obama. Obama 08

Posted by: David | May 5, 2008 11:23:40 PM

David - Your comment makes the point of every Hillary supporter out there.

Posted by: PGHPAVOTER | May 5, 2008 11:25:22 PM

Politics Lesson #1: When your solutions SUCK, they will get blasted for the sham that they are. I'd rather no plan than one that will drive up oil prices and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. But hey, I'm a little smarter than the average Hillary supporter. Pander Bear 2008!!!

Posted by: Jane | May 5, 2008 11:26:07 PM

Obama can always tell us a string of things that Hillary cannot do, or a list of things that he knows Washington did not do, or how bad Bush was.

Well then exactly when is Obama going to stop pointing out all the ills and tell use what he will do, he never says what he will do only how bad others have been.

Seems to me Obama either does not have a clue what to do, or will do nothing if he gets elected.

Posted by: SJ | May 5, 2008 11:26:28 PM

Sj - Pander Bear, Annie Oakley, Hillary the Bosnian General.....all you guys do is call names. Every time she says something about her plans or her experience, a new name comes out from the supporters of "new politics". Correct me if I'm wrong....has there been name calling or giving the bird from the Clinton campaign? Where are Obama's plans? Is he keeping them secret because we would be afraid of them?

Posted by: PGHPAVOTER | May 5, 2008 11:33:05 PM

Is Hillary really for the common man and woman?

1) Hillary voted AGAINST the Vitter amendment which PREVENTS the government from confiscating guns from law abiding citizens during emergencies or martial law. Interestingly Obama voted for it and for the rights of gun owners.

2) The Clintons recently revealed on their tax returns that they had amassed fortunes of 109 million dollars.

3) Hillary was instrumental in pushing FOR and getting NAFTA passed which has been a disaster for American workers. According to documents released by the National Archives, Hillary in 1993 attended at least 5 meetings that were used to win approval of NAFTA by Congress and these documents detailed her role in promoting NAFTA while she was first lady.

4) Hillary along with the Republicans voted for the Iraq War which have taken billions of our tax paying dollars out of our pockets and put them into the pockets of oil companies and defense contractors.

Posted by: E Nelson | May 5, 2008 11:35:05 PM

D, go learn some economics. When you tax the oil companies, they just pass the tax on to the consumers. There is no savings for consumers. This is why it's called PANDERING and has been rejected by 250+ "elite" economists who have studied the issue ad nauseum and who are being ignored by Hillary. Please don't question my intelligence with bad grammar and no understanding of economics.

Posted by: Jane | May 5, 2008 11:39:32 PM

PS: Tell Hillary to find one economist who thinks consumers will actually save money and get back to me. America is still waiting for one non-advisor, non-Shell lobbyist to step forward. To date, there are ZERO.

Posted by: Jane | May 5, 2008 11:42:03 PM

Obama can afford to be an elitist but working class americans can not afford an elitist president who does not have their best interest at heart. Obama may not think that $12 a week is much but working class americans sure do and that is why they like Hillary's gas tax holiday! Obama worries about the high price of arugla and working class americans worry about the high price of gas and food and Hillary is on their side!!! Hillary gets it!!

Hillary Geter Done!!!!!

Posted by: russell | May 5, 2008 11:45:22 PM

All Obama has done is PANDER to people who are desperate for change.

Obama has NO record of voting in a bi partisan way.

He has the most liberal voting record in the senate.

He has used the MEDIA to HYPE himself with no actual evidence to back it up.

Posted by: tomdavie | May 5, 2008 11:48:00 PM

I see a desperate Obama alive! His campaign has been the most negative one ever in history! Every plan Hillary has proposed, Obama jumps out and says that this is pandering, or same old politics and suggests that Hillary is dishonest. On the contrary, Obama is the biggest hypocrit and lier I have ever seen. He lied in the public in SC debate that the only association with Renzo was limited to 5 hours of work. There are really too many examples to prove Obama is just another politician yet he likes to pretend how much integrity he has. In fact, he's a man with no substance but full of empty words. I feel sick of him! I'll stay home if he's the nomination in the fall. He's doomed to lose.

Posted by: Wendy | May 5, 2008 11:50:12 PM

Yawn.

I dont know whats worse. Your guys undying faith in Hillary or your complete lack of knowledge in how legislation is done and how international economics work.

This gas tax WILL NEVER HAPPEN. You do realize shes not the president right? Bush will never sign any bill that taxes the oil companies. This bill does not exist. It was her fake game to make you think she was doing something.

OH and she wants to take on OPEC? Go right ahead, We only give them a billion dollars a day. For Oil we so desperatly need. Im sure we can leverage with that. Oh wait. They know we need it and they know India and China want that oil too and are willing to pay for it.

You saw what happened to gas prices in the early 80s? Same thing.

Posted by: Rob | May 5, 2008 11:55:20 PM

D, from what I hear, they've been taking some crazy poll on who is more "electable" for the last 5 months now. Guess who's winning?

Posted by: Jane | May 5, 2008 11:57:01 PM

Her comments on OPEC today and the gas tax yesterday make he seem even less prepared than W was. Unbelievable. She just gets worse and worse as you get to know her. Is she unraveling right before our eyes>

Posted by: Bob | May 5, 2008 11:57:24 PM

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