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Who’s 'Dr No' on Energy? Obama Points a Finger back at McCain

August 30, 2008 7:06 PM

ABC News' Andy Fies and Sunlen Miller Report: Sen. Barack Obama debuted a new line before a crowd of 18,000 in Dublin, Ohio, borrowing a phrase from his opponent John McCain’s own campaign criticisms of his energy proposals.

"John McCain says the problem is Washington hasn't done anything in 30 years, what he doesn’t say is he's been there 26," Obama said today. "And he said no to higher fuel efficiency standards on cars. He said no to making sure that we are investing in renewable fuels. He has been Dr. No when it comes to energy."

Yes, you’ve heard that nickname before: "Dr No" is one that the McCain campaign originally coined for Obama, on exactly the same issue, energy policy.

The reference of course is to the James Bond film where the bad guy is named, "Dr No."

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Dems are mad because McCain took their "change" and "hope" and delivered it with reform minded Governor Sarah Pailn.

Gov. Sarah Palin is being called the Joan Of Arc of in this blog called "we love Gov. Sarah Barracuda Palin"

http://www.governorpalin.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Mary Jones | Aug 30, 2008 7:15:42 PM

Sarah WHO????

Posted by: Howard Gallas | Aug 30, 2008 7:22:12 PM

The Democrats have been the one who oppose natural resource development including oil, gas, coal. They are concerned about the environment and for years think that should take priority over jobs and energy. Now we are in big trouble and they have to blame the Bush Administration for their own failures and lack of foresight. Repubs said drill, drill, drill, we need and want jobs. It was the Democrats who put up road blocks whenever they could.

Posted by: Mary | Aug 30, 2008 7:28:21 PM

Hey Obama your running mate has been in the senate for 36 years!!What has he done in the energy business, sitting on his hands??? What's your point!! Oh, wait you have none.

Posted by: Joseph | Aug 30, 2008 7:30:34 PM

Obama just blunders through. McCain takes action. I'll be "present" when I cast my vote in November. Tata Obama.

Posted by: Kitty | Aug 30, 2008 7:34:59 PM

We need an experienced person as a Vice-President and a person with hope for President just like in Russia, China, Cuba etc.,

The republicans have an experienced candidate at the top of the ticket and a person without hope as Vice presidential nominee. It si illegal.

Posted by: Howard Gallas | Aug 30, 2008 7:50:03 PM

The democrats have every excuse not to drill. It is obvious that they are pandering to the environmental extremists.

They love the wild life so much that that they don't mind killing babies before and after birth.

I get it. Babies don't have a voting right.

Posted by: Obama | Aug 30, 2008 7:56:25 PM

My goodness, Howard.

Did Sarah turn you down for a date in high school or something?

Posted by: Lee | Aug 30, 2008 7:59:27 PM

Energy is just one small difference. The real differences include the following:
Obama and Rev Wright defiled America while John McCain served his country!
Obama and Rezko were sleazin' in the gutter while McCain was being honest!
Obama and Ayers were trying to destroy our nation while McCain defended it!
Obama was using drugs and having a homosexual relationship while McCain was a POW!
Obama's wife isn't proud of America while McCain's wife is a patriotic American! Easy choice. MCCain '08

Posted by: Ed | Aug 30, 2008 8:04:28 PM

Palin's radical stances might serve her well in the inbred Alaskan political wilderness, but in a representative democracy where elected officials are expected to fulfill the will of the people, she reflects far too narrow a slice of the American populace.

Sad, really. I like McCain. If I were a woman I'd be offended by this kind of blatant pandering. This chick is a loose cannon and shouldn't be anywhere near federal government.

Posted by: jason | Aug 30, 2008 8:08:51 PM

18,000 in Dublin, Ohio, borrowing a phrase from his opponent John McCain’s own campaign criticisms of his energy proposals.


EVEN after McShame VP, People still continue to come out in large, large numbers to hear with Obama have to offer the American People and Mcsame had how many? My point!

Posted by: gl | Aug 30, 2008 8:14:12 PM

Sitting in Rev. Wright's church is all right. It is not "actually particularly is not a controversial church". Working with radicals like Ayers, Farrakhan, Wright and Hamas is all right.

How dumb are some people who would think America would support such a leftist. What happened to "it does not matter .. rich or poor ..." Oh I get it, he is just jealous ...

Posted by: Jason | Aug 30, 2008 8:14:18 PM

From: Wordpress-Mudflats

An Alaskan Voice is heard on palin and her "Executive Experience"

Note: Barack Obama was a State Senator and is now a Federal Senator who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee alongside Joe Biden, who is his More Experienced senator, liken unto JFK and LBJ, but Palin's so called "Executive Experience" is a Rush Limbaugh-Sean Hannity ...

JOKE on the American Populus...

MCCAIN-PALIN WILL....LOSE


After extensive news coverage about all this nasty behind-the-scenes scandal, which is definitely NOT squeaky clean, Palin's approval ratings fell to 67%,

Still high, but a far cry from the 90% number that's being thrown around so glibly by the Republicans today. Alaskans are quickly becoming disillusioned once again.

"Executive Experience"

Before her meteoric rise to political success as governor, just two short years ago Sarah Palin was the mayor of Wasilla.

I had a good chuckle at MSN.com's claim that she had been the MAYOR of "Wasilla City".

It is not a CITY.

Just Wasilla.

Wasilla is the heart of the Alaska "Bible belt" and Sarah was raised amongst the tribe that believes creationism should be taught in our public schools, homosexuality is a sin, and life begins at conception.

She's a gun-toting, hang 'em high conservative. Remember…this is where her approval ratings come from.

Note: And Republican bloggers are already gushing about how she has 'more Executive Experience' than Obama does!
Above is a picture of lovely downtown Wasilla, for those of you unfamiliar with the area.

Behind the Mug-Shot Saloon (the first bar I visited when I moved to Alaska long ago) its a little strip mall.
There are street signs in Wasilla with bullet holes in them.

Note: Wasilla has a population of about

(5500 People, and 1979 Occupied Housing Units)

This is where your potential Vice President was 2 Short Years Ago.

Can you imagine her negotiating a nuclear non-proliferation treaty ?

Discussing foreign policy?
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Posted by: o. | Aug 30, 2008 8:14:32 PM

This chick is a loose cannon and shouldn't be anywhere near federal government.


I keep hearing she is a loose cannan and now we have two loose cannon on the same ticket.

Posted by: gl | Aug 30, 2008 8:16:27 PM

That so called Minister on You Tube prayed for rain on Obama's Acceptence Speech....

Some Prayed for Disarray, Strife & Contention.

Some prayed for Anti-Obama Inside & Outside the Convention...

Did'nt Happen

Some Prayed for the Clinton's to Be Bitter in their Speeches and Hateful to the Bitter End...

Did'nt Happen

Yet it is the RNP Convention, that will have (Chaos)

Mitt Romney & Tim Pawlenty are pissed at how they were USED in this VP Process.

Joe Lieberman was the only Person to attend Sarah Palin's VP Introduction.
The RNP Convention Begin or shall I say, Let it Thrive On Chaos, Anarchy and Dissention...

PS: That You Tube Minister had Better take a 2 Nd look at what he Prayed for and how the Prayer was Answered.

38 Million People Watched Barack

Obama's Acceptance Speech...

38 Million !!!

18 Thousand showed up in Ohio, after the DNC...

I said Ohio
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Posted by: o. | Aug 30, 2008 8:17:39 PM

I just checked on this guy Obama.

He was a state senator and supported every issue if Rev. Wright agreed to it.

He was like a servant of Rev. Wright. He made friendships with radicals and leftist thugs in Chicago.

Rumor has it that he slept around with some out of town guys.

His senate district covered black areas only and most of them live on welfare or earn through street crime.

Posted by: Obama | Aug 30, 2008 8:19:56 PM

when are you right wing going to relazies it is over for the Republ. McShame VP just gave the Dems the election! The sooner you right wings relazies the easiers it will be for you to handled this lose in Nov. 2008!

Posted by: gl | Aug 30, 2008 8:20:18 PM

Jason, thanks for helping make my point. I better go and cling to my guns and my religion according to the chosen one! Seriously, does anyone really think America is ready for this kind of racist crackpot? Not in the real world!

Posted by: Ed | Aug 30, 2008 8:23:02 PM

I keep hearing that VP picks don't usually cause point swings more than one or two percent. With all the bad press and just plain risk-taking that McCain's done here, though, I can't imagine this NOT hurting his campaign.

Palin... a maverick? More like a lunatic. Keep this chick in Alaska where she belongs. At least up there she can only push her freaky views on a few hundred thousand people.

Posted by: jason | Aug 30, 2008 8:24:31 PM

When are you anti-american left wing going to realize that the dems gave the electio to republicans by nominating the Chicago thug and Rev. Wright disciple and Ayers friend Obama?

Build up your hopes. We really want to see you crushed in Nov 2008 just like you felt in Nov 2004 and Nov 2000.

Posted by: Obama | Aug 30, 2008 8:25:18 PM

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