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Obama: McCain 'doesn't know what he's up against'
The Anchorage Daily News ^ | August 19, 2008 | Beth Fouhy

Posted on 08/19/2008 8:16:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A combative Barack Obama said Tuesday that Republican John McCain "doesn't know what he's up against" in this election and challenged his rival to stop questioning his character and patriotism.

Obama, campaigning in a state where he hopes to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win in more than three decades, implored his supporters to fight for the presidency.

"Our job in this election is not just 'win,' although I'm a big believer in winning," Obama said during the rally. "I don't intend to lose this election. John McCain doesn't know what he's up against."

"He can talk all he wants about Britney (Spears) and Paris (Hilton), but I don't have time for that mess," Obama said.

His remarks carried forward a theme of feisty campaigning he debuted earlier in the day.

Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Fla., Obama reaffirmed his early opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and said the strategy of sending in 30,000 additional troops last year had not produced the political reconciliation necessary to achieve lasting peace in the country.

McCain supported the Iraq invasion and was an early champion of the surge.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: Florida; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2008; election; electionpresident; elections; georgia; iraq; mccain; obama
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Is Obama going to use the Chicago tactics on him?


21 posted on 08/19/2008 8:25:16 PM PDT by dragonblustar (Once abolish the God, and the government becomes the God - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: pennboricua
"He can talk all he wants about Britney (Spears) and Paris (Hilton), but I don't have time for that mess," Obama said.

Now, is that any way to treat a Harvard education?

Sounds like a show on MTV.

a_r

22 posted on 08/19/2008 8:26:12 PM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: Rome2000

ROFLMAO!!!!


23 posted on 08/19/2008 8:26:47 PM PDT by llandres (I'd rather be alive and bankrupt than dead and solvent)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
McCain has never questioned Obama’s patriotism. Obama and his handlers are simply hoping that if they accuse McCain of attacking Obama’s patriotism enough people will believe it's happening.

In other words if they repeat the lie enough it will stick.

24 posted on 08/19/2008 8:27:24 PM PDT by Artemis Webb ("The church is near, but the road is icy. The bar is far away, but I will walk carefully.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Responding to Obama's comments, McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said: "Barack Obama has made it clear that unconditional withdrawal in Iraq is more important to him than victory in Iraq. That's not a criticism of his patriotism, that's a criticism of his judgment."

I guess McCains folks have to spell it out for the dope.

25 posted on 08/19/2008 8:27:49 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The man has already been held prisoner and tortured by fascists (other than Democrats)...what the hell does this lightweight think he’s going to do to that’s new?

Has any national-level Democrat had a “new idea” since before FDR?


26 posted on 08/19/2008 8:28:12 PM PDT by RavenATB
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Is that - like - a threat? What the heck does that mean? This man is off his rocker...I’m telling you...we may witness a complete nervous breakdown before this is over. He’s unstable...Or...perhaps they’re making him give up cigarettes and he’s just TESTY!


27 posted on 08/19/2008 8:28:24 PM PDT by Hildy ("We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.")
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To: TheWasteLand

Cotton's reply to Obama: Boy, I gutted Japanese who whined less than you!

28 posted on 08/19/2008 8:28:49 PM PDT by rabidralph (Watch out for the Obamakazis.)
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To: All

It’s Obama that doesn’t know what he is up against. The 527’s haven’t even started yet and the Age Of Youtube is upon us.


29 posted on 08/19/2008 8:29:22 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

NONE of us know what we’re up against. All the records are sealed off and there is a very thin resume. On that, Barry is right. Oh, and we don’t know the puppetmasters either. Ah, but we sure have his number; we know the type and lest he cry racism, I’m talking about the marxist leftie type.


30 posted on 08/19/2008 8:29:25 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (College kid: "Do you have a minute for Obama?" NVA: "Not now or ever.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Obama reaffirmed his early opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq

Corsi's book said there's no film or recording of the 2002 speech in Chicago where BO was warmer-upper for Jesse Jackson. Wonder what he really said ?

31 posted on 08/19/2008 8:30:08 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Has Obambi accepted any of those townhall meetings yet?

I didnt think so.

He is full of crap.


32 posted on 08/19/2008 8:30:13 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As I have said on other threads - this guy wouldn’t know a trap if he walked into one. We are at number 4 and counting.


33 posted on 08/19/2008 8:30:53 PM PDT by TexasNative2000 (Is this tagline governed by McCain-Feingold?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Run, John, Run! You've got him all riled up now.
34 posted on 08/19/2008 8:31:15 PM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: rabidralph

No kidding. The tough guy act isn’t too believable when the punchline is “now please stop making fun of me, or else I’ll whine some more.”


35 posted on 08/19/2008 8:31:16 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Awww, he looked like such a weeny about the Russian situation that he has to blow a little bluster to try and appear like a bada&&.

It didn’t work, he sounds ridiculous “You don’t know who your messing with”. Goober.


36 posted on 08/19/2008 8:31:17 PM PDT by autumnraine (Forever a Newbie)
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To: pennboricua
McCain ‘doesn’t know what he’s up against’

That does sound like something that a kid in a schoolyard gang fight would say.
37 posted on 08/19/2008 8:31:33 PM PDT by Notasoccermom (.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Unlike McCain, who has reputation of being a tough, macho Maverick, where bad mouthing the other guy (or often his own guys, in McCain's case) is quite acceptable, Obama has tried to build a reputation of a smooth, zen-like fake messiah. A messiah, even the fake one, is not supposed to bad mouth anybody. The more Obama opens his mouth this way, the more he loses his fake-messiah aura.
38 posted on 08/19/2008 8:32:43 PM PDT by paudio (Kerry had Global Test, Obama has Global Tax.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’s becoming completely unhinged.


39 posted on 08/19/2008 8:33:21 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

40 posted on 08/19/2008 8:33:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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