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- neognostic, on 06/05/2008, -19/+302He has already positioned the Democratic Party to not use 527 committee money for attack ads. So when the Republicans start running them, he only has to go back to McCain's pledge to run a clean and honest campaign to fight that "soiled" money. There are also videos of McCain saying that 527 committees are illegal.
- womensgroup, on 06/05/2008, -33/+308Now NO more big money. Its from the people - for the people. Now that is ACTION. A man you can believe! It is only the 2nd day of his Dem. Nomination and he has taken action - taken control! He is a man you can believe in.
Go Mr. Future President Go. - Go Obama/Webb go - x1soundgarden1x, on 06/05/2008, -13/+238That's called putting your money where your mouth is. Would this outcome have happened if Clinton had won? Do we see McCain making similar proposals during his third month of being the Republican nominee? Democrats have to get this man to the White House.
- MarilynBB, on 06/05/2008, -23/+184
Not just Democrats but all Americans need to get this man in the White House! - OSWW, on 06/05/2008, -29/+169We're FIRED UP and READY TO GO!
How REFRESHING to have a LEADER to follow!
God bless ya, Barack! - ninjaface, on 06/05/2008, -12/+145Get RELIGION out of politics and we're all set.
- qweenie, on 06/05/2008, -16/+146Clinton lost because her big money doners (lobbyists etc) were all tapped out...Obama came in with millions to spare, some of it is mine! he's funded by us To fund the campaign and DNC is breath taking.. Its already got the republicans scrambling Obama is my hero... hillary needs to get in on this historic time with him, with us or go get out of the way...if she doesn't get behind Obama now, she will be seen by history as the spoiled girl who if she didn't get her way she went home took all her toys and pouted. I'm a woman, so I know how we act.. I watch my 5 year olds play this game everyday
- MrTito, on 06/05/2008, -13/+129No lobbyist money, and he's keeping Howard Dean in place to pursue a 50-state strategy. His policies of reshaping the DNC are further proof of what he's gonna do as President, and it's about damn time. Power to the people.
- fr0ng, on 06/05/2008, -23/+135Awesome. Time to donate.
- bullnation, on 06/05/2008, -21/+131This is brilliant. Anyone who cares about reform should be proud of these changes.
- sulthernao, on 06/05/2008, -17/+120Totally love this guy.
"Furthermore, during a Senate vote Wednesday, Obama dragged Lieberman by the hand to a far corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in what appeared to reporters in the gallery as an intense, three-minute conversation.
While it was unclear what the two were discussing, the body language suggested that Obama was trying to convince Lieberman of something and his stance appeared slightly intimidating.
Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures, Obama literally backed up Lieberman against the wall, leaned in very close at times, and appeared to be trying to dominate the conversation, as the two talked over each other in a few instances.
Still, Obama and Lieberman seemed to be trying to keep the back-and-forth congenial as they both patted each other on the back during and after the exchange.
Afterwards, Obama smiled and pointed up at reporters peering over the edge of the press gallery for a better glimpse of their interaction.
Obama loyalists were quick to express their frustration with Lieberman's decision and warned that if he continues to take a lead role in attacking Obama it could complicate his professional relationship with the Caucus." - sandy77477, on 06/05/2008, -26/+118Ok Al Your Democrats...Obama and the DNC Are Depending on Us....!!
Make a Donation to the DNC today!!!! - cusoman, on 06/05/2008, -7/+95Interesting development.
I have to be honest, I've been following this and in the back of my mind have always kept the thought "When he wins the nomination, he will become just like all the others, just watch." Stories like this, though, give me a shred of hope - let's hope this continues. - armyabn1, on 06/05/2008, -8/+89I am a card-carrying member of the RNC...and while I don't believe everything Obama says - nor do I believe he has a solid plan on some very high-priority items....this move impresses the hell out of me.....
- grlykool, on 06/05/2008, -22/+102Wow he is the real deal. This is huge.
- phorty40, on 06/05/2008, -17/+83This is good for America. This is good for democracy. This is good for the world.
- VCubed, on 06/05/2008, -8/+72Now I feel good that my little $25 donations will matter to the DNC! Thank you, Barack. It's good to have a party for regular people, at last.
- AxmxZ, on 06/05/2008, -9/+58Dude, Obama's been official head of the Democratic Party for ONE DAY. Give the dude some time before you require him to undo 50 years of military-industrial development. =X-D
- waxoff, on 06/05/2008, -13/+591) "Obama’s ban on lobbyists money is not ironclad"
Nothing is. We would get nowhere if that was the standard for reform.
2) "He does accept money from lobbyists who do not do business with the federal government"
He goal for now is to clean up national politics. i.e. the Federal government, Congress and the office of the President. State and local politics can come next. One step at a time.
3) "he also accepts money from spouses and family members of lobbyists"
So what? Is there anything wrong with a $200 donation from anyone, family member of a lobbyist or not? That basically means he is treating them with the same rules as any other member of the public.
4) "He has had unpaid advisers with federal lobbying clients, and some campaign officials also previously had lobbying jobs"
As long as money is not flowing to his campaign from these advisers, so what? The point is not that he has advisers who may influence his opinion, the point is that he is not being influenced by money.
5) "Meaning this order to stop taking lobbyist money isn’t so much Obama standing on principle but rather a smokescreen to provide the appearance of squeaky-clean politics"
FUD
6) "Obama continues to rake in millions from the usual sources."
Name them.
7) You all are so freaking gullible.
More FUD - Hetman, on 06/05/2008, -11/+57Im voting for Obama in the general election, like I did in the primaries. However I will believe this once he has been in office 1-2 years. I just do not trust any politicians regardless of what he says or how well he speaks.
- wild, on 06/05/2008, -4/+45The link to which you are referring:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/04/lieberman ...
Obama has cajones. - nblsavage, on 06/05/2008, -14/+52"Restore the power of the states to make decision they deem right for themselves" - like removing a woman's right to choose and making gays 2nd class citizens. No thanks.
- GhostyBoy, on 06/05/2008, -9/+42Settle down dude. I like Ron Paul and agree with everything you just said, but this guy is still doing good stuff as far as I can see.
- MrErr, on 06/05/2008, -5/+35This is a good influence that Obama has had on our politics. I hope he goes further and also distance homself from AIPAC. I was dissappointed to see him address them, but we really need to free our politics of AIPAC too.
- inactive, on 06/05/2008, -0/+28Amen brother! Oops. I mean, I agree!
- VitriolAndAngst, on 06/05/2008, -2/+29I really hope they don't talk sense to Liberman and he gets taken to the wood shed.
I can guess what Obama was saying; "You are falling in with the Republicans while they are falling out. This next election is going to be a landslide -- and your tie-breaking position will be gone. You will caucus with a group that meets at our pleasure. You will not be on any committees, because, I will see to it that any Republicans who put you on any group are going to get the displeasure of the President. So, you take a look a this crowd out there, and you think long and hard about joining McCain and his chances for winning. Because a lot of his friends are going to go to prison if we ever get the justice department working again."
>> OK, that's what I'd be saying and I'm fantasizing a bit. If this isn't just some theater for the masses -- Obama is shaping up to be the right hero at the right time. I'll hold off on my "A New FDR" moniker because we've had our hearts broken before. - TheBogie, on 06/05/2008, -15/+39George Stephanopoulos still has a job? Anyone know why?
The only job he has been doing for the past year is carrying water for the Hilliary campaign.
He is a water carrier, not a journalist. - jordan314, on 06/05/2008, -5/+29Wow, I thought you made that up, but it's real. That's ***** rad.
- Infidelcastr0, on 06/05/2008, -3/+27"Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures, Obama literally backed up Lieberman against the wall, leaned in very close at times, and appeared to be trying to dominate the conversation, as the two talked over each other in a few instances."
Yet another reason to vote for him. ***** Lieberman. - secrity, on 06/05/2008, -6/+29Yesterday he spoke at a pro Israel group which should have improved his realtions with Jews in the US and helped distance him from those who claim that he is a Muslim. And today he did this. He sure looks like he is serious.
- inactive, on 06/05/2008, -6/+27Someone needs a diaper change.
- wonderworm, on 06/05/2008, -2/+21Clinton lost because she will continue the policies of old America, hence her strong support among people who are elderly.
Obama won because he will bring about policies of our NEW AMERICA, a better America, a fairer America, a more efficient and smart America, a less corrupt America. - chrissku, on 06/05/2008, -10/+28McCain would be screwed if the RNC did this. I think lobbyist are the only ones donating to the "old man with the creepy grin."
- Dingo128, on 06/05/2008, -0/+18Since when are unions good lobbyists?
Big business and unions.... hand and hand sending jobs overseas - VaporBro, on 06/05/2008, -0/+17OOOOOOOOOOOOO YEEEEEEAH
- ninjaface, on 06/05/2008, -11/+28First the money, then GOD, and hopefully there will be some accountability for the murderers running the country right now.
- GregofJersey, on 06/05/2008, -8/+24Goodbye corruption? One can only hope.
- Naieve, on 06/06/2008, -1/+16It's funny all the people talking Obama down for not doing enough.
What has your candidate done?
You know, besides pander to special interest groups without even trying to limit them.
Or is the problem that Obama took enough money from some donors to have a chance, only ignoring the worst, and actually did what a year ago you all called impossible, and brought himself to the brink of his Presidency?
Is that what this is?
Spite?
Call us Obamabots like the dugg down guys up above me, the truth is we don't really care who does it.
We are tired of the status quo, and while Obama can't fix the complete mess partisan politics has left this country in, he can start us down the path.
At least he is trying to fix it, all you are doing is making it harder.
You people are pathetic, stop wallowing in your self-pity. - MegaJimmy8, on 06/05/2008, -0/+15Are you high? She took more money from special interests then McCain! Honestly, where their money came from has consistently been the biggest real policy difference between Obama and Clinton.
- RudeTurnip, on 06/05/2008, -5/+20Morgan Webb?
- Gerz1219, on 06/05/2008, -7/+22Ironically, you've provided no evidence or examples to support your vague claims.
- brettmurf, on 06/05/2008, -5/+20Being a sore loser isn't, but being a bitch is.
- ldkronos, on 06/05/2008, -2/+17I'm sorry, but that site is garbage. Most of what it says has been debunked (even if they claim the debunking is false)
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/50lies.asp
But good going. Way to believe in utter crap. Let me just pick out one good example from the bunch:
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CHARGE 23 - “I Was A Constitutional Lawyer”
EVIDENCE - Senator Obama was a senior lecturer on leave of absence. He has never practiced Constitutional Law, nor ever obtained any such ‘title’. SOURCE 1, SOURCE 2, SOURCE 3
COUNTER CLAIM – He taught Constitutional law at his University and he is a lawyer.
REBUTTAL – Senator Obama was NEVER a Constitutional Lawyer, nor a PROFESSOR of Law.
VERDICT – SENATOR OBAMA, YOU ARE A LIAR
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Never a professor of law? Then I guess University of Chicago was lying when they said yes he was indeed a professor at our university: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/media/index.html - byronm, on 06/05/2008, -2/+16hahaha i didn't know they still made nuts like you!
- apothekari, on 06/05/2008, -5/+19And I choose that none of my tax money go to piss down a goddamn sewer in Iraq...Oh wait.
***** you ***** I love how its ok to spend billions and billions to wage endless ***** carnage on my fellow man with taxpayer dollars, but GOD FORBID we spend it on health care of the citizenry.
I could "spare" you the argument but then I'd just be calling you an ***** and what does that accomplish? - BabyWookie, on 06/05/2008, -9/+23Leiberman is a neocon douche who works for Israel.
- Hetman, on 06/05/2008, -4/+17I still do not know why we protect isreal. What has isreal ever done for us. I hate the holy land. It is such an absurd concept. I think if I truly in my heart believed a land to be holy I would not kill people on it. But hey im not a religous man so I do not understand their craziness.
- notoneofus, on 06/05/2008, -2/+15I find it fascinating that people who feel the need to characterize Obama supporters as "bots" are simply regurgitating a term lifted from the worst of the right-wing propaganda spewers. What, do you hold yourselves up as pinnacles of free thought? Give me a ***** break.
- Hetman, on 06/05/2008, -3/+16I do not put faith into some man I have never meet. If his actions are in line with his words he will eventually earn my faith. But as of right now he is a great candidate but I will still wait until he is in office before I completly believe what he says.
- wonderworm, on 06/05/2008, -3/+15Well I for one am glad to see you know a good move for America when you see one. We need more Republican's like yourself. Don't forget that Obama admired Reagan greatly and has alot of Reagan's qualities. Don't believe all the deceitful FUD that the FOX news and neocon talking heads spew about him. You never can get all of the policies that you want in a president, but the most important thing is their judgment and integrity and Obama has both. American's aren't red or blue, we are all American's together.
--Ron Paul supporter and now also an Obama supporter. -
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