Posted on 01/18/2006 4:43:20 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday defended Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for describing the House of Representatives as a "plantation," saying he felt her choice of words referred to a "consolidation of power" in Washington that squeezes out the voters.
The senator told CNN's "American Morning" he believed that Clinton was merely expressing concern that special interests play such a large role in writing legislation that "the ordinary voter and even members of Congress who aren't in the majority party don't have much input."
"There's been a consolidation of power by the Republican Congress and this White House in which, if you are the ordinary voter, you don't have access," Obama said. "... That should be a source of concern for all of us."
First Lady Laura Bush, en route home from a visit to West Africa, criticized Clinton.
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Lemmings. What don't they know?
Yep, Obama comes to DC as a fresh face, a future possible Dim star. But they quickly turn him into a tired figure defending their tired old race baiting.
Obama wants to be her V.P.
Obama is way too funny and washed out looking to take seriously. Besides his name sounds like Osama.
"There's been a consolidation of power by the Republican Congress and this White House in which, if you are the ordinary voter, you don't have access," Obama said. "... That should be a source of concern for all of us."
Just what the heck is Osama Obama talking about???
Dumb Dems are so D(h)im.
Is that what plantation were all about? Having access to the big house? Sheesh - if that's all it was, what was the big deal?
It seems the Rats are defining slavery as just not having a voice in decisions.
Sounds like the Rats in the Senate to me.
Is that Osama Obama? Cleaning up after Hillary..... They've assigned him a typcial role in the Democratic Party!
My first thought as well.
How did Illinois ever end up with two ultra-leftist US Senators?
Which of course only became a problem when Bush took the White House.
Do they really think that we've forgotten the Years of the Toons?
Does he know how to sing any of them there Negro Spirituals?? Come on entertain da massa Obama!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
I'm waiting for "Grand Wizard" Byrd to respond to Hitlery's comment.
I totally agree! This guy creeps me out! He's way too charismatic. He's starting to sound too much like sharpton and jackson.
Too bad J.C. Watts is too good a guy to smack him around a bit!
if anyone else had said it
Can the communist carpetbagger do any wrong??
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