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Obama tones it down as Hurricane Ike looms (Blah! Alert)
AFP, via Beitbart ^ | September 13, 2008 | AFP

Posted on 09/13/2008 5:49:09 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner

The White House campaign faced its second storm-forced disruption Saturday as Barack Obama offered to raise funds from his army of donors for victims of the monstrous Hurricane Ike.

With Ike coming ashore on Galveston Island in Texas and threatening Houston, a major oil processing center, the Democrat appeared likely to tone down a fearsome offensive against what he calls Republican John McCain's "lies."

Obama canceled a planned appearance on the cult comedy program "Saturday Night Live" as he anxiously followed the enormous storm's destructive path through the Gulf of Mexico, aides said.

(snip)

The Democrat had been scheduled to hold a joint rally in Manchester, New Hampshire with his vice presidential running mate, Joseph Biden, on Saturday.

But aides said Biden was no longer coming, and it was probable that Obama would scale back his savage attacks on McCain of recent days to avoid a show of overt partisanship in Ike's potentially tragic trail.

(snip)

Palin appeared to stumble over key foreign policy questions in her first major network interview with ABC News Thursday. In the interview's second part broadcast Friday, she picked at the scars of the Democratic primary fight.

Obama must now be "regretting" that he did not name Hillary Clinton as his running mate, she said, lauding the former first lady's "determination and grit and even grace."

"Sarah Palin should spare us the phony sentiment and respect," Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said after video footage emerged of Palin, in March, attacking Clinton's "perceived whine" during the primary race.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hurricane; obama; obamabiden; palin
Obama still trying to act like he's already president. Interesting that Biden is no long planning on doing that joint rally with the Messiah though. Is Obama pushing Biden out into the road in front of his big bus?
1 posted on 09/13/2008 5:49:09 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Biden is as scarce as Michelle these days. He could be with Obama and keep his mouth shut but that is not even safe enough.
2 posted on 09/13/2008 5:53:15 AM PDT by babaloo
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

is O going to pull the “computer” ad condemning McCain and apologize for such behavior? that would be presidential.


3 posted on 09/13/2008 5:54:06 AM PDT by avital2
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

The reason hes not going to be on SNL is some of his people were blogging yesterday and saw quite a few people saying it would be a BIG mistake with the hurricane fixing to hit....Mc could use it against him. Hes doing it because he read he should on the internet....how pitiful is that. Obama is devoid of even the most rudimentary logic in his thinking.


4 posted on 09/13/2008 5:55:54 AM PDT by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Obama toned it down also right after the 9-11 ceremony he ran up to Harlem to collaberate with Clinton.
Bu##s##t ALERT!


5 posted on 09/13/2008 5:56:12 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (IF YOU ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE BY 35 YOU HAVE NO BRAIN. W CHURCHILL)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
"...from his army of donors..."

That would be this guy...



...George Soros.
6 posted on 09/13/2008 5:56:30 AM PDT by j_k_l
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
" ... Palin appeared to stumble over key foreign policy questions in her first major network interview with ABC News Thursday. In the interview's second part broadcast Friday, she picked at the scars of the Democratic primary fight ..."


Not to anyone who has read this ...


THE BOLDED & UNDERLINED PARTS WERE EDITED OUT OF THE INTERVIEW

7 posted on 09/13/2008 5:59:54 AM PDT by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: j_k_l

What happen to his Gustav army still MIA?


8 posted on 09/13/2008 6:00:44 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Obama canceled a planned appearance on the cult comedy program “Saturday Night Live” as he anxiously followed the enormous storm’s destructive path through the Gulf of Mexico, aides said.
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SNL is a “cult comedy program”? I thought it was an NPR talking point program.


9 posted on 09/13/2008 6:05:02 AM PDT by reaganixonbush
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

“”””...a fearsome offensive against Republican John McCain...”

Bawaaaaaaaaaahahaha........that just made my day.


10 posted on 09/13/2008 6:09:28 AM PDT by jsh3180
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

It was smart not to go on SNL. Why would a man running for president want to appear on a trash TV show? But Ike being the reason makes no sense. I don’t think he gives a damn about a bunch rednecks in Texas.


11 posted on 09/13/2008 6:09:33 AM PDT by mefistofelerevised
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To: j_k_l


12 posted on 09/13/2008 6:10:02 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Why wasn’t the messiah down in Galveston to calm the wind and sea in the first place?


13 posted on 09/13/2008 6:24:33 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

I hope he says something about a chocolate city.


14 posted on 09/13/2008 7:35:18 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (OBAMA: He was a flop before he became a flipper.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
"The White House campaign faced its second storm-forced disruption Saturday as Barack Obama"

I guess this story originally comes from the AP or something. Breitbart would not have written this. "The White House Campaign"

Makes it sound like Barack's competing for re-election.
15 posted on 09/13/2008 7:40:38 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (Obama is the Democrats guy. They bought the ticket, now they must take the ride.)
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