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Monday, January 7, 2008 12:00 AM

Bill Clinton gets passive-aggressive

Go ahead and vote for Barack Obama, Bill Clinton tells voters in New Hampshire. It's your country. Do whatever you want with it.

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Monday, January 7, 2008 12:48 PM

Bill's Obama Stance

Bill Clinton once jokingly (seriously?) referred to himself, among his African-American constituents as "the first Black president." It was quite the running joke. But then Clinton, charming rascal that he is, felt a kinship among his supporters of color to make such a comment without any fear of reprisal. Who knows what he based this assumption on. But isn't it interesting that now that there looms the possiblity of a genuine "first Black president" he should be so diplomatically opposed to it? What Obama might lack in experience he more than compensates for in the possibilty of renewal. A renewal of hope for this wounded country both internally and internationally. And this is what attracts him to young voters. We've had 16 years of Bushes and Clintons (20 counting the old man) that have included pointless wars, no jobs and blow jobs. It's time for something new. And you can't get any newer that a real "first Black" man in the big White House! So suck it up Billy boy, looks like your false claim as the first BP might be soon coming to an end.

Monday, January 7, 2008 12:50 PM

Let's Look at the Facts

Obama supported an Energy Bill in 2005 that gave tax breaks to oil companies was larded with all kinds of special interest breaks, giveaways to the oil companies. Hillary voted NO!

REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU FILL UP AND VOTE

Senator Obama's chair in New Hampshire is a lobbyist. He lobbies for the drug companies

Four years ago he was for single-payer health care. Then he moved toward a rejection of that, a more incremental approach. Then he was for universal health care; then he proposed a health care plan that doesn't cover everybody.

He said he would vote against the Patriot Act; but came to the Senate, and voted for it. He said that he would vote against funding for the Iraq war; but came to the Senate and voted for $300 billion of it.

Let us look at Barack's accomplishments in the Community Organization in Illinois and the Illinois State Senate as well as the U.S. Senate. This info contained in articles from the Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, boston.com - Mar 2006, The Nation Jun 2006, and Politico.com - Nov 2007 However these stories only lived 10 minutes.

He has been friends with Rezko on a social level for 10 years and was approached by Rezko re joining in a real estate ventureObama supported an Energy Bill in 2005 that gave tax breaks to oil companies was larded with all kinds of special interest breaks, giveaways to the oil companies. Hillary voted NO!

REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU FILL UP AND VOTE

Senator Obama's chair in New Hampshire is a lobbyist. He lobbies for the drug companies

Four years ago he was for single-payer health care. Then he moved toward a rejection of that, a more incremental approach. Then he was for universal health care; then he proposed a health care plan that doesn't cover everybody.

He said he would vote against the Patriot Act; but came to the Senate, and voted for it. He said that he would vote against funding for the Iraq war; but came to the Senate and voted for $300 billion of it.

Let us look at Barack's accomplishments in the Community Organization in Illinois and the Illinois State Senate as well as the U.S. Senate. This info contained in articles from the Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, boston.com - Mar 2006, The Nation Jun 2006, and Politico.com - Nov 2007 However these stories only lived 10 minutes.

He has been friends with Rezko on a social level for 10 years and was approached by Rezko re joining in a real estate venture while he was working to establish low income housing through the community group. He declined. However, when it turned out that Rezko was a slumlord in Obama's district, Obama pled ignorance.

He has been after Hillary to release papers from her husband's administration. Yet he has ignored requests from the Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune to do the same for his time in the Illinois Senate. He now says he gave them all to his successor.

He voted against the Bankruptcy bill in the U.S. Senate but also voted against an amendment that would have capped interest rates at 30%.

He voted FOR the class-action "reform" bill which limited "frivolous" lawsuits which was denounced by the Democratic Party and most major civil rights and consumer groups.

He supported Joe Lieberman's re-election over Ned Lamont (an activist and anti-war candidate). Lieberman has been his mentor since he has been in the Senate.

Last but not least, after he was elected to the Senate, he was pretty mum on the war until until late in 2005 when John Murtha gave his press conference calling for troop withdrawal. Obama, five days later, came out calling for a drawdown in 2006 but pulled back on this when he appeared on Meet the Press in January, saying - as the neocons were - that withdrawing troops "would be irresponsible" - but then in May 2006 again reversed himself and attacked the "stay the course" policy.

PLEASE USE MySpace/Facebook, meetup to spread the word. and write you local newspaper!

while he was working to establish low income housing through the community group. He declined. However, when it turned out that Rezko was a slumlord in Obama's district, Obama pled ignorance.

He has been after Hillary to release papers from her husband's administration. Yet he has ignored requests from the Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune to do the same for his time in the Illinois Senate. He now says he gave them all to his successor.

He voted against the Bankruptcy bill in the U.S. Senate but also voted against an amendment that would have capped interest rates at 30%.

He voted FOR the class-action "reform" bill which limited "frivolous" lawsuits which was denounced by the Democratic Party and most major civil rights and consumer groups.

He supported Joe Lieberman's re-election over Ned Lamont (an activist and anti-war candidate). Lieberman has been his mentor since he has been in the Senate.

Last but not least, after he was elected to the Senate, he was pretty mum on the war until until late in 2005 when John Murtha gave his press conference calling for troop withdrawal. Obama, five days later, came out calling for a drawdown in 2006 but pulled back on this when he appeared on Meet the Press in January, saying - as the neocons were - that withdrawing troops "would be irresponsible" - but then in May 2006 again reversed himself and attacked the "stay the course" policy.

PLEASE USE MySpace/Facebook, meetup to spread the word. and write you local newspaper!

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