Posted on 07/02/2008 11:45:54 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
LIBERALS LIVID AT OBAMA'S RIGHT TURN
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's recent rightward lurch on key issues is causing a revolt among left-wing bloggers and activists, who had been his earliest and most ardent supporters.
"Obama's not just moving to the center for the general [election], he's practically denouncing and rejecting every progressive voice in the country," fumes Danner Kline, who blogs in Alabama for his Web site, 9Numbers.com.
Over the past several weeks, Obama has shifted from his liberal positions on gun rights, capital punishment and terrorist surveillance. And he walked away from his pledge to work within the confines of public campaign financing.
In addition, liberals lament, Obama took swipes this week at MoveOn.org and retired Gen. Wesley Clark for their fierce partisan attacks.
Just yesterday, Obama pledged support for expanding President Bush's church-based federal assistance program, which is opposed by so many on the left.
When he first attended an Obama event a year ago, Kline said he was "awed" by an inspirational speaker who wouldn't back down from his principles.
But then came Obama's rotations.
"I have been staunchly in support of Obama until the past few weeks," Kline told The Post.
While it's still hard for him to imagine voting against Obama in November, Kline is shelving his plans to volunteer for his campaign.
"The way I'm feeling now, that's not going to happen," Kline said.
Kline's discontent is being echoed across the very same liberal blogosphere that launched Obama from obscurity more than a year ago.
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This is so overblown.
Nobody on either side is dumb enough to believe this run to the center is real.
“”Obama’s not just moving to the center for the general [election], he’s practically denouncing and rejecting every progressive voice in the country,” fumes Danner Kline”
Check out the big tolerance on Danner!!!
“The Chancellor has no clothes!”
Liars lie about anger that liar is lying. Film at eleven.
It's called "Change"... used to be called "triangulation".
Fear not, lefties — Obama is a deeply committed socialist who is merely saying and doing whatever he thinks is needed to get himself elected. There is no doubt that his heart and mind belong to the Socialist International movement.
Difference is that those becoming disenchanted with Obama had drunk the Kool-aid and were quite enamored with His Highness.
With John McCain, most Republicans are already holding their noses and are not enchanted or enamored at all.
Take a look at the left blogs and you will see quite a rebellion brewing.
http://www.justsaynodeal.com/images/jsnd_masthead.jpg
Jeez; run to the left to win the primary, run to the right to win in November. Oldest play in the demo playbook, and everyone is soooooo surprised Obama’s using the same old plays.
Hey lefties! How about your messiah now? Change you can believe in? What change is there?
Obama could run a triathlon to the center and not make it from Marxist to Socialist.
But the strategy, however phony and transparent, will work: it will allow some “independents” to back him, while the moonbats will wail - and vote for him anyway.
Flip-flopping does not hurt Democrats, who have no principles anyway. It only hurts Republicans.
Do you think we can get “None of the Above” on the ballot. I think “None” would win in a landslide!
Isn’t it sad that the far left would be more willing to vote for McCain than the far right would ever be willing to vote for the Democrat candidate?
Surprise!! You just got used. Of course those of us in the center to the right don’t buy a word of this but it is fun to watch you all whine!
No he hasn't.
His rhetoric has.
But the moonbat black-or-white "progressives" can't wrap their tiny minds around the strategy. Fortunately for the rest of us.
Wouldn’t it be great if Obama manages to piss off the entire leftist wacko contingent before Denver...and they all come to protest?
Just imagine looking at Obama and seeing someone not far enough left for you. What a pathetic soul you’d have to be.
“Barack Obama’s recent rightward lurch on key issues is causing a revolt among left-wing bloggers and activists, who had been his earliest and most ardent supporters.”
in defense of b.o.
his slogan is “change”
:)
I’m voting for McCain. Easy call, given his opponent. Politics is the art of the possible.
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