Posted on 03/23/2008 8:56:17 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The war of words is heating up between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Clinton campaign officials are demanding a retraction from retired General Merrill McPeak, who supports Obama.
The back and forth stems from a speech former President Bill Clinton made Friday, when he said he'd like to see an election, "where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country."
Speaking in Oregon yesterday, McPeak accused Clinton of questioning Obama's patriotism and said he was "astonished" by the remarks.
"We will have such an election this year because both Barack Obama and John McCain are great patriots who love this country and are devoted to it, so is Hillary Clinton, any suggestion to the contrary is flat wrong," said McPeak.
A Clinton spokesman calls McPeak's comments absurd and accused McPeak of deliberately misreading the former president's remarks.
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Large Popcorn and Necco Wafers please!
I am surprised at how readily X42 has accepted the role of “point man” for all manner of scurrilous (but true) accusations toward Osama. I always knew he was capable of it but his willingness to take all the negative heat for these kinds of statements caught me off guard.
I am sure glad that those were verbal blows and not the other kind.
Looks like these “great uniters” have succeeded in stirring up racism...that had pretty much disappeared from the mainstream. Look for riots after Obama loses either the nomination or the election...with cries of election fraud, vote rigging and disenfranchisement...and somehow, they’ll find and angle to blame Bush.
Today it's verbal blows. Tomorrow ashtrays. Then lamps. After that-- Look out!
Where is Monica when she is needed?
I just find it interesting that both think they have to out patriot the other. And once again Obama calls foul. Me think he doth protest too much.
[. . .(Gen.)McPeak served as Oregon state chairman for the Bob Dole for President campaign. During the presidential election of 2000 McPeak endorsed George W. Bush and served as co-chairman of Oregon Veterans for Bush. (later) McPeak expressed strong objections. . . to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. McPeak later openly campaigned for Howard Dean's nomination, and when Dean withdrew, acted as an adviser for the John Kerry campaign. He was also one of 27 signatories to the. . . “Committee of Diplomats & Commanders for Change” calling the Bush Administration a failure at “preserving national security” and calling for Bush not to be re-elected . . . He now is working as a co-chair on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.]
This political chameleon could be an agent provocateur for for the GOP, or, just a moron.
I thought perhaps the two people Bill was talking about were Hillary and her running mate, not Hussein. But of course Obama, being the typical black, anti-American guy that he is, he automatically thought Bubba was talking about him.
It is like Lenin calling Marx an anti-communist and meaning it as an insult.
THIS is the agenda within both clintora and obama compete:
“I am the candidate of hope, change, and the future,” said Obama. “I am very patriotic, so this has nothing to do with patriotism. The American flag just doesn’t represent hope, change, and the future to me. And I am only focused on those areas right now. Anything that does not fit with that theme has no part in my life. Just like I would never wear a picture of George Bush on my lapel. Or a crucifix. Or a dollar sign. Those things have no place in my theme. My hopeful dream of a changing future of hopefulness can only be realized with my full focus on those areas. And it has nothing to do with patriotism.”
the great uniter....LOL LOL LOL
He can’t even keep his wifey in line.
“I just find it interesting that both think they have to out patriot the other.”
When you have to call yourself cool, you ain’t.
BPE
LOL! One of many great comments on this thread. Thanks Brad & thanks to all posters.
I can’t remember a time when I actually agreed with Bill before. Hillary loves about 40 percent of American, I am not sure if Obama loves over 15 percent, so go Hillary!
I thought is was a more typical Clinton type of comment. Say it and then deny that you meant it that way.
Why do ex-Generals turn so stupid when the retire? Whether Anthony Zinni or Ehud Barak, as soon as these guys leave the service their brains go soft.
Richardson endores Obama at this stage in the nomination process. Even though it is Easter we all know how “forgiving” Clinton will be. I am thinking for Richardson to make such an endorsement now means that he believes that Obama has the nomination locked up or that by his endorsement it puts Obama over the top.
I doubt that if Richardson would have made the endorsement if he thought Clinton had much of a chance to win.
I think Richardson has just sent a signal to everyone-Clinton is toast!.
What a sorry choice the Crapocrats have, Hillary the wife of a liar and a raper and/or a Barak the faithful protege of a slobbering, screaming, crazy Preacher of murder and mayhem!
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