Obama .. Using the race card again ..accussing mccain of racist tactics

[jameznyhc]

LMAO... ahh the politics of personal destruction .. i wonder if bill clinton is coaching him .. Why does Obama keep saying republican WILL use race when they havent?? just by bringing it up he playing a race card.. McCain never said anything like this .

OBAMA: MCCAIN USING SCARE TACTICS
MCCAIN: OBAMA PLAYING RACE CARD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: 11:20 am
July 31, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama, the first black candidate with a shot at winning the White House, says John McCain and his Republican allies will try to scare them by saying Obama "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

:LOL:LOL...WTF is he talking about?????????

Obama didn't make clear what distinctions McCain was likely to raise regarding the presidents on U.S. currency, men who are white and, for the most part, much older than Obama when they were elected.

McCain has not raised Obama's race as an issue in the campaign, though he has said that Obama lacks experience.

McCain's camp shot back that the Illinois senator had "played the race card."

"He played it from the bottom of the deck," McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis said in statement. Davis said that move was, as he put it, "divisive, negative, shameful and wrong."

Stumping in an economically challenged battleground state, Obama argued Wednesday that President Bush and McCain will resort to scare tactics to maintain their hold on the White House because they have little else to offer voters.

"Nobody thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me," Obama said. "You know, he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name, you know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the senator was not referring to race.

"What Barack Obama was talking about was that he didn't get here after spending decades in Washington," Gibbs said Thursday. "There is nothing more to this than the fact that he was describing that he was new to the political scene. He was referring to the fact that he didn't come into the race with the history of others. It is not about race."

Obama often makes references to his distinctions as a candidate, such as saying there are doubts among some voters because he has "a funny name." At times he refers to his race as well, saying he looks different that any previous candidate but then adding that the differences are not just about race. Addressing supporters Tuesday night at a fundraiser in Springfield, he said, "It's a leap, electing a 46-year-old black guy named Barack Obama."

During a round of appearances in Missouri, Obama worked to link McCain to the unpopular Bush, saying the Republican senator from Arizona would serve the equivalent of a third Bush term if elected. He said the country can't afford more of the same and expects different results.

"That's a definition of madness, but that's what John McCain is offering. He's offering Bush economic policies and Karl Rove politics," Obama said.

He pressed the theme later at a rain-soaked barbecue in Union, Mo.

"They're going to say I'm a risky guy," Obama said. "What they're going to argue is I'm too risky. The real risk is that we miss the moment, that we do not do what's needed because we're afraid."

For its part, McCain's campaign on Wednesday released a withering television ad comparing Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, suggesting the Democrat is little more than a vapid but widely recognized media concoction.

"He's the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead?" the voiceover asks in the ad, which mixes images of Obama on his trip to Europe last week with video of the 20-something pop stars.

Obama's campaign quickly responded with a commercial of its own, dismissing McCain's complaints as "baloney" and "baseless."

Throughout the day, Obama argued that McCain "thinks we're on the right track," drawing boos from his audiences.

"These anxieties seem to be growing with each passing day," Obama said. "We can either choose a new direction for our economy or we can keep doing what we've been doing. My opponent, John McCain, thinks we're on the right track."

That elicited boos from some of the 1,500 people who filled a Springfield high school gymnasium. When an AP-Ipsos poll asked the "right track, wrong track" question this month, 77 percent said they thought the country was on the wrong track. The same poll set Bush's approval rating at 28 percent. Both were records for the AP-Ipsos survey.

"It's true that change is hard, change isn't easy," Obama said. "Nobody here thinks that Bush or McCain has a real answer for the challenges we face so what they're going to try to do is make you scared about me."

Obama also compared himself to western legend Wild Bill Hickok, who he said had fought a duel in Springfield.

"I'm ready to duel John McCain on taxes right here, quick draw," Obama said, prompting a quick retort from the other side.

"If Barack Obama wants this so-called duel then why did he and his entourage run for the hills when John McCain challenged him to 10 town halls?" asked Bounds, the McCain spokesman.

Obama responded after shaking hands at a restaurant in Lebanon, Mo.

"I don't hear very much positive from Sen. McCain," he said. "He seems to be only talking about me. You need to ask John McCain what he's for, not just what he's against."


http://www.nypost.com/seven/07312008...416.htm?page=0

[ShaE]

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the senator was not referring to race.

"What Barack Obama was talking about was that he didn't get here after spending decades in Washington," Gibbs said Thursday. "There is nothing more to this than the fact that he was describing that he was new to the political scene. He was referring to the fact that he didn't come into the race with the history of others. It is not about race."

but of course, because it feeds your view to believe otherwise, you assume this is false. lol

typical.

[jameznyhc]

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the senator was not referring to race.

"What Barack Obama was talking about was that he didn't get here after spending decades in Washington," Gibbs said Thursday. "There is nothing more to this than the fact that he was describing that he was new to the political scene. He was referring to the fact that he didn't come into the race with the history of others. It is not about race."

but of course, because it feeds your view to believe otherwise, you assume this is false. lol

typical.

sooooooooo what did obama mean by him saying ..they say i dont "look like" all the other presidents on dollar bills.. what did he mean..that obama does not wear a wig?? lmao...

hers the quote.. will try to scare them by saying Obama "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."....so im trying to figure it out..

[JustLikeHeaven]

LMAO... ahh the politics of personal destruction .. i wonder if bill clinton is coaching him .. Why does Obama keep saying republican WILL use race when they havent?? just by bringing it up he playing a race card.. McCain never said anything like this .

OBAMA: MCCAIN USING SCARE TACTICS
MCCAIN: OBAMA PLAYING RACE CARD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: 11:20 am
July 31, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama, the first black candidate with a shot at winning the White House, says John McCain and his Republican allies will try to scare them by saying Obama "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

:LOL:LOL...WTF is he talking about?????????

Obama didn't make clear what distinctions McCain was likely to raise regarding the presidents on U.S. currency, men who are white and, for the most part, much older than Obama when they were elected.

McCain has not raised Obama's race as an issue in the campaign, though he has said that Obama lacks experience.

McCain's camp shot back that the Illinois senator had "played the race card."

"He played it from the bottom of the deck," McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis said in statement. Davis said that move was, as he put it, "divisive, negative, shameful and wrong."

Stumping in an economically challenged battleground state, Obama argued Wednesday that President Bush and McCain will resort to scare tactics to maintain their hold on the White House because they have little else to offer voters.

"Nobody thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me," Obama said. "You know, he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name, you know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the senator was not referring to race.

"What Barack Obama was talking about was that he didn't get here after spending decades in Washington," Gibbs said Thursday. "There is nothing more to this than the fact that he was describing that he was new to the political scene. He was referring to the fact that he didn't come into the race with the history of others. It is not about race."

Obama often makes references to his distinctions as a candidate, such as saying there are doubts among some voters because he has "a funny name." At times he refers to his race as well, saying he looks different that any previous candidate but then adding that the differences are not just about race. Addressing supporters Tuesday night at a fundraiser in Springfield, he said, "It's a leap, electing a 46-year-old black guy named Barack Obama."

During a round of appearances in Missouri, Obama worked to link McCain to the unpopular Bush, saying the Republican senator from Arizona would serve the equivalent of a third Bush term if elected. He said the country can't afford more of the same and expects different results.

"That's a definition of madness, but that's what John McCain is offering. He's offering Bush economic policies and Karl Rove politics," Obama said.

He pressed the theme later at a rain-soaked barbecue in Union, Mo.

"They're going to say I'm a risky guy," Obama said. "What they're going to argue is I'm too risky. The real risk is that we miss the moment, that we do not do what's needed because we're afraid."

For its part, McCain's campaign on Wednesday released a withering television ad comparing Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, suggesting the Democrat is little more than a vapid but widely recognized media concoction.

"He's the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead?" the voiceover asks in the ad, which mixes images of Obama on his trip to Europe last week with video of the 20-something pop stars.

Obama's campaign quickly responded with a commercial of its own, dismissing McCain's complaints as "baloney" and "baseless."

Throughout the day, Obama argued that McCain "thinks we're on the right track," drawing boos from his audiences.

"These anxieties seem to be growing with each passing day," Obama said. "We can either choose a new direction for our economy or we can keep doing what we've been doing. My opponent, John McCain, thinks we're on the right track."

That elicited boos from some of the 1,500 people who filled a Springfield high school gymnasium. When an AP-Ipsos poll asked the "right track, wrong track" question this month, 77 percent said they thought the country was on the wrong track. The same poll set Bush's approval rating at 28 percent. Both were records for the AP-Ipsos survey.

"It's true that change is hard, change isn't easy," Obama said. "Nobody here thinks that Bush or McCain has a real answer for the challenges we face so what they're going to try to do is make you scared about me."

Obama also compared himself to western legend Wild Bill Hickok, who he said had fought a duel in Springfield.

"I'm ready to duel John McCain on taxes right here, quick draw," Obama said, prompting a quick retort from the other side.

"If Barack Obama wants this so-called duel then why did he and his entourage run for the hills when John McCain challenged him to 10 town halls?" asked Bounds, the McCain spokesman.

Obama responded after shaking hands at a restaurant in Lebanon, Mo.

"I don't hear very much positive from Sen. McCain," he said. "He seems to be only talking about me. You need to ask John McCain what he's for, not just what he's against."


http://www.nypost.com/seven/07312008...416.htm?page=0

HOWWWWW fucken true!

[jameznyhc]

HOWWWWW fucken true!

nothing wrong with attacking somebodys positions and policys .. McCain out there tweice a week laying out detail what he'll do..he dping 2 hour townhalls all the time .. the media doesnt cover it

[ShaE]

nothing wrong with attacking somebodys positions and policys .. McCain out there tweice a week laying out detail what he'll do..he dping 2 hour townhalls all the time .. the media doesnt cover it

maybe that's b/c by the time they're reported on it, he would've changed his stance another 5 times, depending on how the polls are going .

[jameznyhc]

maybe that's b/c by the time they're reported on it, he would've changed his stance another 5 times, depending on how the polls are going .

werent we discussing race lol

[ShaE]

werent we discussing race lol

i believe you were discussing mccain's lack of media coverage, to which I responded.

i can't explain what obama meant, i'm no mind reader. regardless of what anybody says you're going to believe he meant b/c he's black, and he's going to exploit that to win, bla bla.

i will say though, it's COMPLETELY not out of the realm of possibility that race will be used against him. his name has, this whole "questionable" relgion muslim bit has, that stupid "baby mama" nonsense isn't racially toned ? he's got a right to think they'll use it, saying that, wouldn't be playing any race card. it would be calling others out on playing it.

[JustLikeHeaven]

correct me if I am wrong but doesn't "playing the race card" entail "vote for me cause I'm black??" How is acknowledging that race may be used against him = to him playing the race card??
Not to mention he could have easily meant lack of experience or age as mentioned above, so if anything McCain is the one bringing up race.

[ShaE]

correct me if I am wrong but doesn't "playing the race card" entail "vote for me cause I'm black??" How is acknowledging that race may be used against him = to him playing the race card??
Not to mention he could have easily meant lack of experience or age as mentioned above, so if anything McCain is the one bringing up race.

this has been an issue since the primaries. jamez seems to think any mention of race means you're "playing the race card". I've pointed out on numerous occasions that's ridiculous, especially if you're protesting someone ELSE bringing race into the fray about you! he doesn't seem to get that "playing the card" means using it to your advantage, deliberately.

don't bother lol

[jameznyhc]

correct me if I am wrong but doesn't "playing the race card" entail "vote for me cause I'm black??" How is acknowledging that race may be used against him = to him playing the race card??
Not to mention he could have easily meant lack of experience or age as mentioned above, so if anything McCain is the one bringing up race.

Ok let me correct you ...the fact that barry is accussing McCain of something that didnt happen yet ..brings race into the game .. he keeps bringing it up this is the thrid time ..McCain finally responded

[jameznyhc]

this has been an issue since the primaries. jamez seems to think any mention of race means you're "playing the race card". I've pointed out on numerous occasions that's ridiculous, especially if you're protesting someone ELSE bringing race into the fray about you! he doesn't seem to get that "playing the card" means using it to your advantage, deliberately.

don't bother lol

yes but nobody is doing that .. when Obama was responding to Clinton this year he did have a point ...cause she kept playing the race card lol..McCain will not do that too classy ..he wont even use his sons service as political gain which he could easily do ..thats honor..thats morals

[JustLikeHeaven]

Ok let me correct you ...the fact that barry is accussing McCain of something that didnt happen yet ..brings race into the game .. he keeps bringing it up this is the thrid time ..McCain finally responded

no it doesn't because he wasn't referring to race as pr the comment from his spokesman that Shae posted...wonder why McCain would automatically assume he was ...

[jameznyhc]

no it doesn't because he wasn't referring to race as pr the comment from his spokesman that Shae posted...wonder why McCain would automatically assume he was ...

So what did barry mean by not looking like other presidents? ..are you that gullable?..and secondly how does he know mccain will use his example?? lmaio

[JustLikeHeaven]

So what did barry mean by not looking like other presidents? ..are you that gullable?..and secondly how does he know mccain will use his example?? lmaio

age perhaps??
Which would suggest experience as well.

[jameznyhc]

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Its not necessarily about McCain but rather the tentacles of the Republican party and rightwing that will do McCains dirty work..... its not just about him being black, but unpatriotic, his name, his religion, etc etc etc.... Obama should fight all of that nonesense. I would also say be above it but the issue is that America by in large doesnt know SHIT about politics, about the candidates, how many people went to barrackobama.com/issue and read each one in details, and do the same for mccain????? but rather listen to loonies like savage, limbaugh, coulter, 527 groups, etc..... you listen to them enough and what do you get? A black militant ex-panther, nation of islam terrorist fist bumper that is planning to make the US the USSR.

Fuck that, fight it tooth and nail........

We taking this shit, for all the intelligent people in this country. Its our time. We are done with these idiots. Bumper Sticker poltiics is ova hova.

[Benny B]

Its not necessarily about McCain but rather the tentacles of the Republican party and rightwing that will do McCains dirty work..... its not just about him being black, but unpatriotic, his name, his religion, etc etc etc.... Obama should fight all of that nonesense. I would also say be above it but the issue is that America by in large doesnt know SHIT about politics, about the candidates, how many people went to barrackobama.com/issue and read each one in details, and do the same for mccain????? but rather listen to loonies like savage, limbaugh, coulter, 527 groups, etc..... you listen to them enough and what do you get? A black militant ex-panther, nation of islam terrorist fist bumper that is planning to make the US the USSR.

Fuck that, fight it tooth and nail........

We taking this shit, for all the intelligent people in this country. Its our time. We are done with these idiots. Bumper Sticker poltiics is ova hova.

you mean like the dirty work that moveon.org does for obama???

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you mean like the dirty work that moveon.org does for obama???

Last I checked it wasnt the left that called McCains adopted Bangledashi child an illegitmate black baby, lol, it was fellow right wingers backing bush.

The fact of the matter is what is being talked about relentlessly, you tell me which is it 1) obama being that muslim black terrorist socialist or is it 2) McCain whatever (i cant even THINK of one, lol)

thanks. He needs to fight this, no swiftboating this time buddy.

[ShaE]

Last I checked it wasnt the left that called McCains adopted Bangledashi child an illegitmate black baby, lol, it was fellow right wingers backing bush.

The fact of the matter is what is being talked about relentlessly, you tell me which is it 1) obama being that muslim black terrorist socialist or is it 2) McCain whatever (i cant even THINK of one, lol)

thanks. He needs to fight this, no swiftboating this time buddy.

right, when you don't you're spineless like they called kerry.
when you do fight, they shit on you too,

damned if you do and if you dont, best fight the bullshit.

terrorist fist jab for christ sake. what idiots.