What is the McCain camp afraid of?

prrriiide · 09-17-08, 12:37 AM

Palin is off-limits to the press.

Now, we find out that McCain's campaign mouthpiece is trying a kitchen-sink approach to get the ethics investigation "troopergate" halted.

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What is the campaign afraid will be discovered? If Palin is in the right, let the facts come out.

The reallyasinine part is that the motion to instigate the investigation came from Palin herself in an obvious political move to thwart the process.

I thought she was different from other politicians?

We have a phrase for it here in east Tennessee: buying a pig in a poke.

[GOP sexist aneurism in 5...4...3...2...1]

bhkad · 09-17-08, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by prrriiide

Palin is off-limits to the press.

Now, we find out that McCain's campaign mouthpiece is trying a kitchen-sink approach to get the ethics investigation "troopergate" halted.

STORY

What is the campaign afraid will be discovered? If Palin is in the right, let the facts come out.

The reallyasinine part is that the motion to instigate the investigation came from Palin herself in an obvious political move to thwart the process.

I thought she was different from other politicians?

We have a phrase for it here in east Tennessee: buying a pig in a poke.

[GOP sexist aneurism in 5...4...3...2...1]

"There is an Arabic proverb that says "she accused me of having her malady, then snuck away."

--- Osama Bin Laden to John Miller of ABC News.

prrriiide · 09-17-08, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bhkad

"There is an Arabic proverb that says "she accused me of having her malady, then snuck away."

--- Osama Bin Laden to John Miller of ABC News.

You are, of course, referring to Obama, who has done countless public appearances, interviews, and press meetings over the last 19 months in addition to enduring the vetting-under-fire from the Clinton camp during the primary. If you don't know Obama it's because you haven't bothered to look.

bhkad · 09-17-08, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by prrriiide

You are, of course, referring to Obama, who has done countless public appearances, interviews, and press meetings over the last 19 months in addition to enduring the vetting-under-fire from the Clinton camp during the primary. If you don't know Obama it's because you haven't bothered to look.

You think you know Obama?

Great.

You will be able to fill us in on a few things.

YouTube - Barack Obama & Khalid Al-Mansour

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America is poised to elect a man to the presidency whose known mentors and sponsors – al-Mansour, Rezko, Said, Wright, Ayers – put a lie to just about everything Obama has said on the campaign trail.

WorldNetDaily - A Free Press for a Free People

Let's start with this question.

Did Dr. Khalid al-Mansour really help Obama attend Harvard?

Mentork · 09-17-08, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bhkad

Did Dr. Khalid al-Mansour really help Obama attend Harvard?

Don't know, don't care

bhkad · 09-17-08, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mentork

Don't know, don't care

Well, you've never claimed to know everything about Obama. prrriiide has.

We know that some of Obama's fans are just smitten by him and his sweet talk and don't know or care about vetting or nuthin! they just want him! Those folks are like the women you pick up at a bar and take home. They want the quick satiation of their thirst and live for the sensational.

But prrriiide seems to imply that he has taken 19 months to explore Obama's past and his information and all. So, I was hoping he'd clear these things up for us.

After all, we are 2 months from maybe giving him the keys to our nuclear arsenal. It would be nice to know IF he has some people in his past who might be part of a deep cover program to get someone into the White House they can control.

And even writing this makes me feel uneasy. It is hard for me to even suggest such things. So, if Obama or a responsible person can clear this up then no one will have to worry about it any more. Then we could go on to the next dozen or two other troubling matters in Obama's past.

But, they'd better hurry up because the candidate is starting to create brand new scandals he will be dodging and hiding and spinning from.

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Did Obama just confirm Taheri? Update: Team McCain responds
posted at 9:02 am on September 16, 2008 by Ed Morrissey

Glenn Reynolds takes a close look at Barack Obama’s response to Amir Taheri and doesn’t see any daylight between them. Yesterday, Taheri accused Obama of attempting to derail a status-of-forces agreement between the US and Iraq by telling the Iraqis to wait until after the American elections and stop negotiating with the Bush administration. Obama responded by essentially confirming Taheri’s account:

In the New York Post, conservative Iranian-born columnist Amir Taheri quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as saying the Democrat made the demand when he visited Baghdad in July, while publicly demanding an early withdrawal.

“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview, according to Taheri.

“However, as an Iraqi, I prefer to have a security agreement that regulates the activities of foreign troops, rather than keeping the matter open,” Zebari reportedly said. …

Obama’s national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said Taheri’s article bore “as much resemblance to the truth as a McCain campaign commercial.”

In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said.

Which is exactly what Taheri wrote. Barack Obama went to Iraq and interfered with the diplomatic efforts of the elected United States government, in a war zone no less, by telling the Iraqis to stop negotiating with the President. How exactly does that make Taheri’s column untruthful?

It wasn’t enough for Obama to fail at forcing the nation into a defeat in Iraq when he opposed the surge. Now he has interfered with our efforts to stabilize Iraq and provide for its security after the surge succeeded in keeping Iraq from falling into a failed state. And when he got caught working for failure and defeat, he tried making it into a smear against John McCain.

That’s not leadership America needs from a Senator, let alone a President. The Senate should investigate this as a gross violation of the Constitution and the separation of powers between the branches of government.

Update: Team McCain’s response so far, given by Randy Scheuneman:

“At this point, it is not yet clear what official American negotiations Senator Obama tried to undermine with Iraqi leaders, but the possibility of such actions is unprecedented. It should be concerning to all that he reportedly urged that the democratically-elected Iraqi government listen to him rather than the US administration in power. If news reports are accurate, this is an egregious act of political interference by a presidential candidate seeking political advantage overseas. Senator Obama needs to reveal what he said to Iraq’s Foreign Minister during their closed door meeting. The charge that he sought to delay the withdrawal of Americans from Iraq raises serious questions about Senator Obama’s judgment and it demands an explanation.” —Randy Scheunemann, Senior Adviser McCain-Palin 2008

Hot Air Blog Archive Did Obama just confirm Taheri? Update: Team McCain responds

"In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said."

Obama's campaign just confirmed Taheri's charge!

Frolicking Dinosaurs · 09-17-08, 03:03 AM

Bkhad - that one was debunked ages ago as just another McCain lie. At least look this stuff before posting.

bhkad · 09-17-08, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Frolicking Dinosaurs

Bkhad - that one was debunked ages ago as just another McCain lie. At least look this stuff before posting.

No it wasn't.

(See? I've learned from your example! Just say whatever you want and pretend you know what you are talking about. And maybe you will get the other guy to believe your B.S.)

Mentork · 09-17-08, 03:29 AM

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In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said.

So he doesn't trust Mr.Bush's judgment, nobody does...

Next

bhkad · 09-17-08, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mentork

So he doesn't trust Mr.Bush's judgment, nobody does...

Next

A Law Professor should know better.

This episode may provide us insight into how he has perhaps conducted his other hush-hush dealings we have been trying to get to the bottom of.

I assume he is being investigated as we speak.

This is serious stuff.

He won't spin or 'nuance' this to make it go away.

But he DOES still have some powerful people with deeeep pockets who might be able to lean on some people or buy them off to help Obama survive this.

09-17-08, 12:37 AM	#1
prrriiide User Join Date: Sep 2008 Last Seen: 01-29-09 01:31 AM Location: Knoxvega$, TN Posts: 79 Thanks: 4 Thanked 32 Times in 19 Posts Lean: Liberal Gender:	What is the McCain camp afraid of? Palin is off-limits to the press. Now, we find out that McCain's campaign mouthpiece is trying a kitchen-sink approach to get the ethics investigation "troopergate" halted. STORY What is the campaign afraid will be discovered? If Palin is in the right, let the facts come out. The reallyasinine part is that the motion to instigate the investigation came from Palin herself in an obvious political move to thwart the process. I thought she was different from other politicians? We have a phrase for it here in east Tennessee: buying a pig in a poke. [GOP sexist aneurism in 5...4...3...2...1]
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