Posted on 02/09/2007 5:41:14 PM PST by mfnorman
Barack Obama’s free ride is ending.
The charismatic Illinois senator has enjoyed a lifetime of hagiography, starting with an 800-word story in The New York Times the day after his election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.
Now, Obama’s about to endure a going-over that would make a proctologist blush. Why has he sometimes said his first name is Arabic, and other times Swahili? Why did he make up names in his first book, as the introduction acknowledges? Why did he say two years ago that he would “absolutely” serve out his Senate term, which ends in 2011, and that the idea of him running for president this cycle was “silly” and hype “that’s been a little overblown”?
In interviews, strategists in both parties pointed to four big vulnerabilities: Obama’s inexperience, the thinness of his policy record, his frank liberalism in a time when the party needs centrist voters and the wealth of targets that are provided by the personal recollections in his first book, from past drug use to conversations that cannot be documented.
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He's black so he will get a free ride from racist liberals who secretly think "Those people ALL do that," a sentiment they would never, ever express out loud.
Let's keep it that way.
Compiled from Project Votesmart
Abortion Issues
2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent in 2006.
2005-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2005-2006.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005.
2003 On the votes that the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council considered to be the most important in 2003, Senator Obama voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.
2002 Based on information available in 2002, the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council chose to endorse Senator Obama.
Budget, Spending and Taxes
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the National Taxpayers Union 6 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the FreedomWorks 6 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Americans for Tax Reform 0 percent in 2005.
2001-2002 On the votes that the National Taxpayers United of Illinois considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Senator Obama voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.
Civil Liberties
2005-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 83 percent in 2005-2006.
Gun Issues
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2005.
2004 Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates in 2004, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Senator Obama a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2002 Based on voting records and a questionnaire sent out to all state legislative candidates by Illinois Citizens for Handgun Control, Senator Obama was assigned a grade of A (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2002 Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates in 2002, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Senator Obama a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
Immigration
2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the American Immigration Lawyers Association 88 percent in 2006.
2005-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the U.S. Border Control 8 percent in 2005-2006.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Federation for American Immigration Reform 0 percent in 2005.
2003-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Americans for Better Immigration 14 percent in 2003-2006.
Labor
2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Service Employees International Union 94 percent in 2006.
2005-2006 Senator Obama supported the interests of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 100 percent in 2005-2006.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 100 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the Service Employees International Union 92 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 93 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 92 percent in 2005.
2005 Senator Obama supported the interests of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 100 percent in 2005.
I love it when they eat each other.
Great resume'.....for a flaming liberal!
And not to mention the fact that "he a racist".
I hope you dont mind if I use this. You may see it posted sometime in the future.
He's already using the race card, what a surprise.
Oh wait, he's a dumb-o-crat so it's expected.
Not a surprise afterall.
I disagree.
Most of Obama's supporters know very little about him, and this sort of info will definitely turn off a large percentage of them.
What's the point- Hillary is destroying him in the polls. Seems to me like conservatives are shooting at the wrong enemy- Hillary Hussein Clinton is the one we need to worry about. Obama is relevant to 2012 maybe, but not this time- not with Hillary's machine in place.
No Southern Governors.
I think as long as he keeps making statements like "If you look like an African-American you'll be treated like one", he won't need anyone else to sink him. Was that a huge slap at blacks or just an incredibly stupid comment?
"Huge slap at blacks and/or just an incredibly stupid comment?"
Both. He's just smart enough to make some really dumb ass moves or statements. Classic neophyte.
By all means, post away. I'd be delighted to see it get maximum circulation!
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