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Obama denies Raines ties
Politico ^
| September 18, 2008
| Ben Smith
Posted on 09/18/2008 5:44:59 PM PDT by RatsDawg
The campaign puts out a statement from former Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines, disowning ties to Obama, after a McCain ad attacked him for the ties.
The Washington Post reported -- with the kind of blind sourcing that suggests the source was Raines -- that Raines had "taken calls from Barack Obama's presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters."
Raines said in the statement through the campaign, "I am not an advisor to Barack Obama, nor have I provided his campaign with advice on housing or economic matters."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton added an attack:
This is another flat-out lie from a dishonorable campaign that is increasingly incapable of telling the truth. Frank Raines has never advised Senator Obama about anything -- ever. And by the way, someone whose campaign manager and top advisor worked and lobbied for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shouldn't be throwing stones from his seven glass houses.
UPDATE: McCain spokesman Brian Rogers notes that Obama didn't contradict the claim when it first appeared in the Post.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ads; denial; electionads; fanniemae; fanniemaeobama; fightingback; franklinraines; hangemall; mccain; mccainpalin; obama; obamabiden; obamafanniemae; obamafdr; underthebus
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------------------------ Did McCains campaign manager advise work and lobby for Fannie and Freddie?
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:44:59 PM PDT
by
RatsDawg
To: RatsDawg
PAYDIRT!
You can tell that it hurts by how hard they are yelling.
2
posted on
09/18/2008 5:46:52 PM PDT
by
ajwharton
(FL GOP Pollwatcher, ACORN-buster)
To: RatsDawg
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:46:59 PM PDT
by
SilvieWaldorfMD
(Airlines can take their $15-per-checked-bag surcharge and shove it!)
To: RatsDawg
4
posted on
09/18/2008 5:47:26 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Lets get dangerous)
To: RatsDawg
Tomorrow - tell ‘em how much Raines contributed to Obama ...
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:13 PM PDT
by
11th_VA
(VRWC Local 2774 - Working to make DC, RAT free)
To: RatsDawg
A blatant, bald-faced lie by Barack Obama. Will the media call him out on it? Of course not. He has a (D) next to his name.
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:22 PM PDT
by
Thane_Banquo
(You can put lipstick on a donkey, but it's still just a jackass.)
To: RatsDawg
The louder they scream, the closer the hit on the mark.
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:26 PM PDT
by
roaddog727
(BS does not get bridges built - the funk you see is the funk you do)
To: RatsDawg
Obama lying? Does it rain in the rain forest?
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:27 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: RatsDawg
Carrying water for obama? Didn't Obama receive the SECOND MOST CONTRIBUTIONS from Freddie Mac?
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:35 PM PDT
by
jrooney
(Obama's mentor says God Da*n America. That explains Obama's refusal to put his hand over his heart.)
To: RatsDawg
Of course Obama never took advice from Raines. Never talked to Bill Ayers or listened to a Rev Wright sermon either.
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:36 PM PDT
by
stop_fascism
(Up Chuck for Biden)
To: RatsDawg
Anyone else smell something really FOUL here?
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:36 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Conservatives start smart, and get rich, liberals start rich, and get stupid.)
To: RatsDawg
Note that they continue to use the "dishonorable" term for McCain. It's a direct assault on his honorable military service, though they will deny it as they did the lipstick/pig comment.
The Obama camp is full-out on dirty campaigning now.
To: RatsDawg
I have no idea, but let’s be clear on this, there is no comparison between Raines position as chief of Fannie Mae and a lobbyist or advisor. Raines walked away with millions.
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:48:49 PM PDT
by
Dawn531
To: darkwing104
We need the document links now! Hannity has been on this for weeks and he never says boo without a firm paper trail on the desk before him.
I sniff Obamanic lies of gargantuan proportion, but the claim needs to be backed with the facts.
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:49:04 PM PDT
by
BelegStrongbow
(what part of 'mias gunaikos andra' do Episcopalians not understand?)
To: darkwing104
Wright, Ayers, Grandma, Raines...all under the bus.
To: RatsDawg
"Frank Raines has never advised Senator Obama about anything -- ever" is another flat-out lie from a dishonorable campaign that is increasingly incapable of telling the truth. -- fixed it
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:49:30 PM PDT
by
DaveyB
(Those who are merciful to the cruel will be cruel to the merciful.")
To: ajwharton
PAYDIRT! You can tell that it hurts by how hard they are yelling. Absolutely!! When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one that got hit!!
To: darkwing104
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:49:53 PM PDT
by
BossLady
(Welcome to the new SARAHDIGM!!!!!!!)
To: BelegStrongbow
Oh, yeah, that would be the money. Of course, Obama paid no attention to that man behind the money curtain. He’s too much the community organizer and has no time for such riffraff.
/sarc
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:50:09 PM PDT
by
BelegStrongbow
(what part of 'mias gunaikos andra' do Episcopalians not understand?)
To: RatsDawg
It’s getting very crowded under the bus. Obama should borrow more buses from Nagen. The buses are probably still in the parking lot before and after Katrina.
There is NO denying all of these guys including Obama are as guilty as hell and they know it.
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posted on
09/18/2008 5:50:34 PM PDT
by
ronnie raygun
(IF YOU ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE BY 35 YOU HAVE NO BRAIN. W CHURCHILL)
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