Posted on 07/12/2010 7:21:07 AM PDT by Josh Painter
Ridiculing it as "a silly question," Democrat Barack Obama pledged Wednesday he would resist any overtures to run for president or vice president before the end of his six-year term as a U.S. senator. "I was elected yesterday," Obama said. "I have never set foot in the U.S. Senate. I've never worked in Washington. And the notion that somehow I'm immediately going to start running for higher office just doesn't make sense.
"So look, I can unequivocally say I will not be running for national office in four years, and my entire focus is making sure that I'm the best possible senator on behalf of the people of Illinois."
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Obama was cranky at times when he met with reporters at his campaign headquarters Wednesday. He brushed aside a question from Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet when she interrupted his answer several times asking for more specifics.
"Lynn, you're dictating the answers as well as the questions," Obama said. "Let me move on to the next question."
After the news conference, Obama complained to Sweet "this is like the fifth time you've done this," before walking her into a hallway for a private discussion. Obama's aides said he was just tired after the long hours of the 21-month campaign.
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Obama's name had been bandied about as a potential presidential candidate even before his keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention this summer made him a household name.
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But Obama seemed especially exasperated when asked if he would pledge to fulfill his term before looking to the White House.
"I am not running for president in 2008," Obama said. "I mean, come on guys. The only reason I'm being definitive is because until I'm definitive you will keep asking me this question, but it's a silly question."
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Politicians with no integrity and evil in their hearts lie, go figure!
And a media with their noses up every crevice he has, refusing to report this stuff.
“And the notion that somehow I’m immediately going to start running for higher office just doesn’t make sense.”
That may be the last thing he said that DID make sense.
He hadn’t gotten the memo from his cadre superiors yet.
http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/
I really hope you folks watch and read this..These are democrats telling their stories about the stealing of the election by Obama..Hillary won..Pass this on please..The person that made this is a democrat and sent this information to all networks including FOX but no one showed it or payed attention..This is why the communist is in the white house it was stolen..
Liar then, liar now. I detect a trend...
Victoria Jackson: “There’s A Communist Living in the White House!!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWi182CMJY8
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I love this lady she is a jewel..
Soetoro is, without a doubt, one of the nastiest guys I’ve ever heard.
The way he treats the press, particularly female members of the press, is pathetic. He has the manners of bowel cancer.
The sack of sh*t was lying from day one.....why am I not surprised?
“I’m going to be spending the first several months of my career in the U.S. Senate looking for the washroom and trying to figure out how the phones work.”
Too bad nobody picked up on this self-admission of incompetence. How many here have spent the first several months of a job looking for the washroom and trying to figure out how your phone works?
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