OBAMA GOES AFTER PALIN ON EARMARKS (Speaking to 800 people in Terre Haute, Ind.,)

Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | September 6, 2008 | staff

[Dogbert41]

"Obama created an earmark that went to the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. His wife then received an equivalent amount in a raise."

Yeah, but the media, excuse me, Dems, will NEVER touch that, let alone question him about it in front of the camera.

[Raycpa]

Why attack Palin when you can let the media do it for you? Something isn’t right about this.

[pepperdog]

Oh wow! Two percent. Well it was Saturday and there are football games. I’d say it’s pretty much a waste of time to have a rally on Saturday afternoon in most cities.

[diverteach]

“I hope he gets crushed so badly that I end up feeling sorry for him.”

I wouldn’t be sorry for his own undoing number one. Two, screw him for thinking we’re stupid enough to believe him.

[Steamburg]

That shouldn’t be hard from the McCain side.
McCain Earmarks = 0

It won’t be that easy from the Obama side as earmarks are his only record in the senate. On the other hand, it might not be hard, just look at any bill he supported.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“”””Oh wow! Two percent. Well it was Saturday and there are football games. I’d say it’s pretty much a waste of time to have a rally on Saturday afternoon in most cities.”””

Don’t forget Obama’s venue was at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds and he was probably competing with the Hog Judging that was going on while he was speaking.

[Lancey Howard]

It's definitely time for a TV ad which lays out B. Hussein's earmarks to University of Chicago Hospitals and his wife's position as the hospital system's "diversity" manager at a salary of over $300,000 per year. That's quite some laundry you got going there, Obama, you sick, corrupt scumbag.

What a p.o.s. this guy is.

[snowsislander]

Speaking to 800 people at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute ...

Having seen how the MSM lies about crowd sizes, I suspect that this number of 800 people is an over-estimate --- it wouldn't surprise me to find out that there were only 400 or even less attendees there.

Granting even 800 people, that's still a very, very small turnout considering that Senator "Coke-head" Obama is supposedly a leading contender for next President of the United States.

[Sacajaweau]

Obama said his experience is vested in the fact that he has run this huge campaign.

That's great. But he should learn an old lawyers' game....Suppose, suppose....He did not.

Obama automatically scratched Palin as the Repubs VP just like Hillary scratched Obama as a threat. (KInd of ironic)

And remember, Hillary said Obama was like TOTALLY unqualified.

And now Obama is saying that Palin is totally unqualified....EXCEPT...she's being tapped for VP...not running against Obama.

Senator McCain will provide her the best experience in the world for our future benefit.

God Bless and Protect the McCain and Palin families and the USA.

[Hattie]

When the Presidential candidate begins attacking the opposition’s Vice-Presidential candidate then you know that they have lost.

Meanwhile, John looks and sounds presidential.

[tiki]

800! I’m surprised he got out of bed for that paltry crowd.

[southernerwithanattitude]

She got a $200.000 raise!! Has anyone heard that one from the MSM ?-——NOPE.

[OBXWanderer]

For a reward Reznik gave him 300,000 value in land next to a property he had bought the same day as Reznik.

TS, I think you meant Resko, Judy Resnik was one of the Challenger crew.

[evad]

I want to see what 800 people in a large barn looks like compared to 10,000 at an airport.

Yeah...and you can bet if they said 800, it was probably 400, or even less.

[Raycpa]

Speaking to 800 people at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Ind.

They didn't want a large crowd. he is trying to appear small town like. He is running against Palin.

[Gator113]

It is my fantasy that within a couple more weeks, this incompetent fool will be lucky if he can get a dozen people near the men’s room, at a Highway rest stop, to listen to his nonsense.

[GoLightly]

Alaska is one of the states that get more back than they send in.

http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3664

I think a lot of the money they get is in the form of paying for military installations.

[6ppc]

Here's a pic from another thread about McCain-Palin rally in Colorado Springs. Over 10K in the crowd.

[KarlInOhio]

Michelle Obama appointed vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals

So that's what a "Community Organizer" does --- they launder my money to spouses in community affairs departments at hospitals.

[igoramus08]

So let us look at Obamas’ earmarks. Let’s begin when he was a state Senator for illinois. I believe he earmarked 14 milllion for renewal of buildings in south chicago. For a reward Reznik gave him 300,000 value in land next to a property he had bought the same day as Reznik.

It was more than 300,000. Rezko bought the adjoining land for 650,000. When 0bama later wanted to buy 1/6th of it, the 1/6th was valued at 40,000. So Rezko bought the adjoining land for around 400,000 more than it was worth.