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We've seen the tragic result of having a president who had neither the experience nor the wisdom to manage our foreign policy and safeguard our national security, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, among party's most respected voices on foreign policy after 35 years in the Senate and stated that as a senator, Clinton joined the Armed Services Committee in 2003, a post that burnished her national-security credentials. She is conscientious, she took hold and showed a good understanding" of security issues, There is a very favorable response to her performance and experience. Obama said he felt his strongest foreign relations experience came from spending four years overseas as a child, Obamas has spent his short time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on speeches and inspirational trips than on investigations and aggressive oversight. He is just now beginning to cut his teeth on foreign policy issues. Obama took charge of the European affairs subcommittee in early 2007, he didn’t seize the opportunity to scrutinize the Bush administration. With his campaign in full swing, the busy senator did not lead a single policy hearing on ANY of the hot topics in the panel’s jurisdiction: missile defense, counterterrorism and concern over the waning commitment of European countries to NATO etc… Obama cannot be trusted with the future of our Great but Troubled country! The debate showed Obamas extreme lack of foreign affairs issues, he agreed with ALL of Hillary answers, why? Because he just doesn’t know the answers. Amazingly the question of Russia and Obama had no clue! Who the new up coming president of Russia and didn't even know the name of the guy? Hillary showed that she knew the upcoming president of Russia and the issues about him in addition to many others issues like Cuba etc...Obama fails in every debate why> because he is not good unless the speech is pre-written. Please we do not need a bobble head in the White House. We MUST have experience to deal with what we already know and of course what we don’t know until Bush us out. I’m very fearful of an Obama/mccain race. Mainstream media is helping hide his corrupt campaign finance donors, awful voting record in the senate and true lack of experience with dealing with foreign leaders. Most all foreign leaders like the Clintons, on day one Hillary has a better chance of bring those leaders to talk than Obama. Hussen Obama is a media made fairy tale, which is a danger to our country and economy.
Obama Flip-Flops
1. Special interests In January, the Obama campaign described union contributions to the campaigns of Clinton and John Edwards as "special interest" money. Obama changed his tune as he began gathering his own union endorsements. He now refers respectfully to unions as the representatives of "working people" and says he is "thrilled" by their support
2. Public financing Obama replied "yes" in September 2007 when asked if he would agree to public financing of the presidential election if his GOP opponent did the same. Obama has now attached several conditions to such an agreement, including regulating spending by outside groups. His spokesman says the candidate never committed himself on the matter.
3. The Cuba embargo In January 2004, Obama said it was time "to end the embargo with Cuba" because it had "utterly failed in the effort to overthrow Castro." Speaking to a Cuban American audience in Miami in August 2007, he said he would not "take off the embargo" as president because it is "an important inducement for change."
4. Illegal immigration In a March 2004 questionnaire, Obama was asked if the government should "crack down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants." He replied "Oppose." In a Jan. 31, 2008, televised debate, he said that "we do have to crack down on those employers that are taking advantage of the situation."
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We've seen the tragic result of having a president who had neither the experience nor the wisdom to manage our foreign policy and safeguard our national security, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, among party's most respected voices on foreign policy after 35 years in the Senate and stated that as a senator, Clinton joined the Armed Services Committee in 2003, a post that burnished her national-security credentials. She is conscientious, she took hold and showed a good understanding" of security issues, There is a very favorable response to her performance and experience. Obama said he felt his strongest foreign relations experience came from spending four years overseas as a child, Obamas has spent his short time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on speeches and inspirational trips than on investigations and aggressive oversight. He is just now beginning to cut his teeth on foreign policy issues. Obama took charge of the European affairs subcommittee in early 2007, he didn’t seize the opportunity to scrutinize the Bush administration. With his campaign in full swing, the busy senator did not lead a single policy hearing on ANY of the hot topics in the panel’s jurisdiction: missile defense, counterterrorism and concern over the waning commitment of European countries to NATO etc… Obama cannot be trusted with the future of our Great but Troubled country! The debate showed Obamas extreme lack of foreign affairs issues, he agreed with ALL of Hillary answers, why? Because he just doesn’t know the answers. Amazingly the question of Russia and Obama had no clue! Who the new up coming president of Russia and didn't even know the name of the guy? Hillary showed that she knew the upcoming president of Russia and the issues about him in addition to many others issues like Cuba etc...Obama fails in every debate why> because he is not good unless the speech is pre-written. Please we do not need a bobble head in the White House. We MUST have experience to deal with what we already know and of course what we don’t know until Bush us out. I’m very fearful of an Obama/mccain race. Mainstream media is helping hide his corrupt campaign finance donors, awful voting record in the senate and true lack of experience with dealing with foreign leaders. Most all foreign leaders like the Clintons, on day one Hillary has a better chance of bring those leaders to talk than Obama. Hussen Obama is a media made fairy tale, which is a danger to our country and economy.
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Oprah like him and dats enuff fer me!!
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Gee, I am a white man who would have loved to have the same opportunities as Mrs. Obama.

Harvard law degree. 342,000 a year sweetheart job as a "community relations" person, and live in a 1,600,000 house.

I had to go to a public university. I took two seperate years off working in Chevrolet assembly plant on the line to save up to pay for my education. Upon graduation jobs were hard to come by. No one offered me a 342k a year job, or a free ride at Harvard law.

Poor Mr. and Mrs Obama. Free rides 99.9% the rest of us did not get.
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William Phillips wrote:
Gee, I am a white man who would have loved to have the same opportunities as Mrs. Obama.
Harvard law degree. 342,000 a year sweetheart job as a "community relations" person, and live in a 1,600,000 house.
I had to go to a public university. I took two seperate years off working in Chevrolet assembly plant on the line to save up to pay for my education. Upon graduation jobs were hard to come by. No one offered me a 342k a year job, or a free ride at Harvard law.
Poor Mr. and Mrs Obama. Free rides 99.9% the rest of us did not get.
They're more than happy enough to have you pay for free rides for others, however.

748 billion dollars in proposed new spending... and counting.
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Here are the bound and unbound totals as of today.....McCain has 796 bound and 18 unbound delegates.
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Now let's do some math:
McCain needs 395 bound delegates to reach 1191 of the remaining states:
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Texas - 137 bound and 3 unbound
Ohio - 88 UNBOUND
South Dakota - 24 bound and 3 unbound
Wisconsin - 37 bound and 3 unbound
Vermont - 17 bound
Idaho - 26 bound and 6 unbound
Hawaii - 20 bound
Pennsylvania - 74 UNBOUND
Oregon - 27 bound and 3 unbound
Puerto Rico - 20 bound and 3 unbound
North Carolina - 69 bound
Indiana - 27 bound and 30 UNBOUND
Kentucky - 45 bound
Mississippi - 36 bound and 3 unbound
Rhode Island - 17 bound and 3 unbound
Nebraska - 30 bound and 3 unbound
New Mexico - 29 bound and 3 unbound
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There are 561 bound delegates left of which Mr. McCain must win 71% of to reach 1191.....now when was the last time he won with 71% of the vote?
Now Huck will probably win Nebraska, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Dakota.......if this happens, then McCain would have to win just about every remaining delegate, and that is not likely to happen.
Basically, McCain would almost have to run the board of the other states to win......not likely.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Vermont is the only winner take all state remaining, so even if McCain wins a state, he does not get all of the bound delegates.
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THE MSM IS LUMPING BOTH BOUND AND UNBOUND IN THEIR TOTALS.......VERY MISLEADING
Okay, so the point is, PLEASE vote March 4th for the honorable Governor Mike Huckabee!!!!!!! And tell everyone you know to do the same. Your one vote WILL make a difference.
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William Phillips wrote:
Gee, I am a white man who would have loved to have the same opportunities as Mrs. Obama.
Harvard law degree. 342,000 a year sweetheart job as a "community relations" person, and live in a 1,600,000 house.
I had to go to a public university. I took two seperate years off working in Chevrolet assembly plant on the line to save up to pay for my education. Upon graduation jobs were hard to come by. No one offered me a 342k a year job, or a free ride at Harvard law.
Poor Mr. and Mrs Obama. Free rides 99.9% the rest of us did not get.
If you're a white man and you didn't get your's....TOO BAD
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William Phillips wrote:
Gee, I am a white man who would have loved to have the same opportunities as Mrs. Obama.
Harvard law degree. 342,000 a year sweetheart job as a "community relations" person, and live in a 1,600,000 house.
I had to go to a public university. I took two seperate years off working in Chevrolet assembly plant on the line to save up to pay for my education. Upon graduation jobs were hard to come by. No one offered me a 342k a year job, or a free ride at Harvard law.
Poor Mr. and Mrs Obama. Free rides 99.9% the rest of us did not get.
A one in 40 million chance of a lifetime
And life showed compassion
And sent to her a stroke of luck called "affirmative action"
A one in 40 million unlike you
A one in 40 million chance of a lifetime
And life showed compassion
And sent to her a stroke of luck called "affrimative action"
One in 40 million unlike you
A one in 40 million unlike you

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unlike you white man who has a 90% chance
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Blackinjun wrote:
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A one in 40 million chance of a lifetime
And life showed compassion
And sent to her a stroke of luck called "affirmative action"
A one in 40 million unlike you
A one in 40 million chance of a lifetime
And life showed compassion
And sent to her a stroke of luck called "affrimative action"
One in 40 million unlike you
A one in 40 million unlike you
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unlike you white man who has a 90% chance
of a lifetime even if you are half as smart
to go anywhere u want...
by Larry Graham
and blackinjun..
Are you speaking of the wife of the Muslim "BO" (can't use his middle initial as it would reveal his true feelings. Don't say he can't help his middle name as he can! people change their names all the time and more people would support him if he had. He was trained as a child and the saying is bring a child up in the way it should go and in its old days it will not depart!
So I will just call him B.O.(Body Oder) Bad Oder what ever BO~
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Oprah like him and dats enuff fer me!!
Yes,blood certainly is thicker than water isn't it ? Before Mr Obama came along Oprah would have been all over Hilary, the possible first female President. Oprah is all for females but a man of her own color is too great to pass up. I find humor in all of the black leaders in our country who have betrayed the clintons because one of "them" has a chance to become president. Who is showing their true colors now ? My upmost respect goes out to black voters who will vote for Clinton because they have wanted her to run and now will not switch sides just because a black is running against her.
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Are you speaking of the wife of the Muslim "BO" (can't use his middle initial as it would reveal his true feelings. Don't say he can't help his middle name as he can! people change their names all the time and more people would support him if he had. He was trained as a child and the saying is bring a child up in the way it should go and in its old days it will not depart!
So I will just call him B.O.(Body Oder) Bad Oder what ever BO~
The constitution says there's "freedom of speech", so if he doesn't like his middle name there must be a reason, but since I believe in "freedom of speech", I will use his middle name, HUSSEIN! Barack HUSSEIN Obama. He should've changed it if he thought it would bring problems. And someone needs to put Michelle on a leash, that woman is a problem.

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<quoted text>I find humor in all of the black leaders in our country who have betrayed the clintons because one of "them" has a chance to become president. Who is showing their true colors now ?
BETRAYED??? WTF are you talking about? What has Hillary Clinton ever done for African Americans?

Name one thing!!! We were never behind her! She just told you that and you believed it! WAKE UP!!
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<quoted text> Yes,blood certainly is thicker than water isn't it ? Before Mr Obama came along Oprah would have been all over Hilary, the possible first female President. Oprah is all for females but a man of her own color is too great to pass up. I find humor in all of the black leaders in our country who have betrayed the clintons because one of "them" has a chance to become president. Who is showing their true colors now ? My upmost respect goes out to black voters who will vote for Clinton because they have wanted her to run and now will not switch sides just because a black is running against her.
Oprah told Hillary at one time she should run for the presidency, but since Oprah has shown her true colors then you know she's a blatant hypocrite. I just don't get the appeal that stupid ass women have with Oprah and they actually believe the crap that comes out of her. It's as if her word is Gospel. That's why women have and will screw themselves. They're too stupid to defend what's right and go with what's popular at the moment. This is a wakening call to women that there's misogyny and that women themselves preferred to go with the inexperienced one than back their own kind. If blacks backed Obama why didn't they? hahahaha Better for us, the quicker we get Hillary out of the way, the better it will be. And I hope they realize what a b.tch ass Oprah is but women will never learn. They will continue being stupid. I'm shocked at white men backing Obama and older one's at that. WTF is this CHANGE sh.t they say? They know they're just saying that to say something. They just want Hillary out of the way because Republicans and Independents have crossed over to vote for Obama. Then they will destroy him.:)
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I admit Hillary has so much more experience than Obama but his rhetoric and CHANGE propaganda have people in a fog. That's holding them back in voting for her, plus the fact that she's a woman screws it all. :(
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BETRAYED??? WTF are you talking about? What has Hillary Clinton ever done for African Americans?
Name one thing!!! We were never behind her! She just told you that and you believed it! WAKE UP!!
It's the party dude, blacks are slaves to the democratic party, it's your duty to vote for the dems, Bill has said it himself, he's the first "black" president, are you just to young or have you forgotten how the black people love the clintons ? WTF I'm talking about is that yes black people were for her until a black man came along who has a chance to win,then they turned on her, a typical racist move, I'll go for Obama because he's the same color as me, Please...
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There is no way I could stand four years of her and her husband as president. He's an unknown with unknown policies..
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Michelle makes a very telling and concerning statement in her college thesis:

"Earlier in my college career, there is no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated to this community and would utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit this community first and foremost."
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Man it's a little racist and anti-muslim in here. Last time I checked Obama was never a Muslim.
As for going to Harvard; Obama does what every American says you’re supposed to do and works hard and gets into a good school and now a guy is complaining because he had to work??? Obama took out loans and just was able to pay them back three years ago after his book was a best seller. How did he get a free ride?(and before you say affirmative action, white women are part of affirmative action so he got no more help than her). Furthermore I want a President that knows the Constitution and respects the constitution instead of ignoring and destroying it. Obama was a constitutional professor and actually knows it. As for Hillary's experience; name one National Security threat she's handled? Name one? Guess what, you can't. And to use her experience as first lady is a joke; last time I checked when JFK was assassinated Mrs. Kennedy wasn’t the next President, LBJ was. Finally, wasn’t she a first lady 8 years ago; I am pretty sure most of the leaders of the world have changed since then.
Like Bill Clinton said, when someone wants you to vote your fear and one wants you to vote your hopes and dreams, pick the candidate who plays to your hopes. Unfortunately Clinton isn’t doing that this time.
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Man it's a little racist and anti-muslim in here. Last time I checked Obama was never a Muslim.
As for going to Harvard; Obama does what every American says you’re supposed to do and works hard and gets into a good school and now a guy is complaining because he had to work??? Obama took out loans and just was able to pay them back three years ago after his book was a best seller. How did he get a free ride?(and before you say affirmative action, white women are part of affirmative action so he got no more help than her). Furthermore I want a President that knows the Constitution and respects the constitution instead of ignoring and destroying it. Obama was a constitutional professor and actually knows it. As for Hillary's experience; name one National Security threat she's handled? Name one? Guess what, you can't. And to use her experience as first lady is a joke; last time I checked when JFK was assassinated Mrs. Kennedy wasn’t the next President, LBJ was. Finally, wasn’t she a first lady 8 years ago; I am pretty sure most of the leaders of the world have changed since then.
Like Bill Clinton said, when someone wants you to vote your fear and one wants you to vote your hopes and dreams, pick the candidate who plays to your hopes. Unfortunately Clinton isn’t doing that this time.
Let me try an analyze what you wrote. Obama is an inexperienced Jr. Senator who wants to be President of The United States.Obama was a constitutional professor but he was slick enough to deal with shady Rezko on a land deal. He wasn't thinking about being honorable, he was thinking about saving money, ok let's excuse him for that even though he had to return the money with all of his ums, uh, uh, ums. Obama also tried to get a contract for a nunclear plant for Rezko. He wasn't thinking about the constitution, he owed his friend a favor. Obama goes to a church that awarded Farrakhan and promotes the advancement of Africa. That's ok we love Africa but Farrakhan? Isn't he that vile racist that hates whites and Jews? That's ok. Obama said he rejected Farrakhan's endorsement after his stammering and stuttering and falling over his words. That's ok also. Obama said he would strike Iran but that's ok also. Obama voted "present" more than 100 times, but that's ok also. Obama said he would meet with Castro but that's ok also. He defended his wife when she said "this was the first time she was proud of her country," but that's ok also, Obama didn't salute the flag, but that's ok also, Obama said, "he would stand and defend Muslims," but that's ok also, Obama has a friend that happens to be a Communist (Frank Marshall Davis), but that's ok also. Obama use to go to socialist conferences and came upon marxist literature, but that's ok also. Do I have to go on? You don't have a leg to stand on when it comes to Obama. Obama is what he is and everyone has already noticed it.
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BETRAYED??? WTF are you talking about? What has Hillary Clinton ever done for African Americans?
Name one thing!!! We were never behind her! She just told you that and you believed it! WAKE UP!!
So you vote based on race, not qualifications. I see.
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