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Obama tells 7-year-old America not so great
Responds haltingly to girl who asked why he wants to be president
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Posted: August 07, 2008
12:46 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Sen. Barack Obama explains why he's running for president to an audience in Elkhart, Ind., yesterday
It's the question every presidential candidate must be prepared to answer, but when it was posed to Barack Obama by a 7-year-old yesterday, the Democratic senator seemed at a loss for words.
Appearing before a packed high school gym in Elkhart, Ind., the young girl asked Obama why he is running for the White House.
"America is, is no longer, uh, what it could be, what it, it once was," Obama said haltingly. "And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children."
Talk-radio superstar Rush Limbaugh, who featured the clip on his show today, marveled that Obama didn't immediately speak of running because he loves America.
"You're running for president of the U.S., and you run down the country to a 7-year-old?" said an incredulous Limbaugh.
Limbaugh suggested someone should ask Obama to name the period when, in his opinion, America was as it should be.
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So are him and his wife conflicted, or do they share the same feelings?
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we're borrowing a trillion dollars a year, and Iraq is escorting us out the door.
yes, things HAVE been better.
I guess anyone who says things aren't 100% hunky dory hates the USA, huh?
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I guess anyone who says things aren't 100% hunky dory hates the USA, huh?
No, just the guy running for President.
Presidential candidates should be held to a higher standard shoudln't they?
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Obama tells 7-year-old America not so great
Responds haltingly to girl who asked why he wants to be president
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Posted: August 07, 2008
12:46 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Sen. Barack Obama explains why he's running for president to an audience in Elkhart, Ind., yesterday
It's the question every presidential candidate must be prepared to answer, but when it was posed to Barack Obama by a 7-year-old yesterday, the Democratic senator seemed at a loss for words.
Appearing before a packed high school gym in Elkhart, Ind., the young girl asked Obama why he is running for the White House.
"America is, is no longer, uh, what it could be, what it, it once was," Obama said haltingly. "And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children."
Talk-radio superstar Rush Limbaugh, who featured the clip on his show today, marveled that Obama didn't immediately speak of running because he loves America.
"You're running for president of the U.S., and you run down the country to a 7-year-old?" said an incredulous Limbaugh.
Limbaugh suggested someone should ask Obama to name the period when, in his opinion, America was as it should be.
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He did not say 'America's not so great'. What he said was that "America is not what she once was".
It's truthful, and a far better and more diplomatic response than the other candidate is capable of.
He tells 7 yr olds and everyone else that "Washington is broken"
McCain has always maintained "He never loved America"
Based on the policies he offers to America, including another term of bush, I highly doubt he has ever come to love America at all. If he did, he wouldn't be attempting to distract voters, sling so much dirt and campaign so negatively with the assistance of those who should in fact be in jail. He would instead provide a real plan and lead America to where she needs to be.
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No, just the guy running for President.
Presidential candidates should be held to a higher standard shoudln't they?
I see. You'd prefer the men running for president be dishonest in the name of political correctness? I'd prefer a straight shooter.
Things were better for our nation under Reagan than under Dubya. it's a fact. Does admitting that make you a shitty american?
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I see. You'd prefer the men running for president be dishonest in the name of political correctness? I'd prefer a straight shooter.
Things were better for our nation under Reagan than under Dubya. it's a fact. Does admitting that make you a shitty american?
You're assuming he's being honest all the time? We all know things have been and will be better, but do you think there is such athing as an honest politician?
You think he's a "straight shooter", huh?
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I guess anyone who says things aren't 100% hunky dory hates the USA, huh?
No, but if you think that is the type of answer a presidential candidate should give to a 7 year old let alone an audience, then I guess America is not honky dory, because this type of man is running for an office that he has NO IDEA OF WHY HE IS RUNNING except to say America is broke, and it's good days are gone, his wife and his self are extremely pessimistic about the U.S. past and present (wifes paper, statements, etc.), and it shows tremendously.
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You're assuming he's being honest all the time? We all know things have been and will be better, but do you think there is such athing as an honest politician?
You think he's a "straight shooter", huh?
Much more so than McCain, ...besides, ...he's rumoured to be related to Wild Bill Hickock. ;D
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Much more so than McCain, ...besides, ...he's rumoured to be related to Wild Bill Hickock. ;D
Honest politicians are like bigfoot, rumored to exist, but never found.
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Honest politicians are like bigfoot, rumored to exist, but never found.
;D
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america is in a shitty spot at the moment.
bush borrowed to fight elective wars. it's a sad period.
911 allwoed to happen, anthrax used to win domestic support for patriot act. it's a black eye on history. Admitting that some presidencies are awesome, and some are less-than-awesome is a GOOD THING.
Saying that "things rock! Nothing is wrong!" isn't the way to go. Do you want a delusional man being the most powerful man on the planet, or a man with the balls to be honest? Shit, I remember in march, mccain saying we're not in a recession because "the us is just too great of a country!" or something like that. So delusional it's sick.
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america is in a shitty spot at the moment.
bush borrowed to fight elective wars. it's a sad period.
911 allwoed to happen, anthrax used to win domestic support for patriot act. it's a black eye on history. Admitting that some presidencies are awesome, and some are less-than-awesome is a GOOD THING.
Saying that "things rock! Nothing is wrong!" isn't the way to go. Do you want a delusional man being the most powerful man on the planet, or a man with the balls to be honest? Shit, I remember in march, mccain saying we're not in a recession because "the us is just too great of a country!" or something like that. So delusional it's sick.
So since your suffering, you want a leader to ackowledge that things suck and the good old days were in the past?
Sad.
That is not what leaders do, they certainly don't draw support for chanting "this country is broke"
Listen to what he said, even the crowd was kinda like "ummm well alright" <weak claps>
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So since your suffering, you want a leader to ackowledge that things suck and the good old days were in the past?
Sad.
That is not what leaders do, they certainly don't draw support for chanting "this country is broke"
Listen to what he said, even the crowd was kinda like "ummm well alright" <weak claps>
Obama's whole platform is 'change'.
you don't change things when they're going well, do you?
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Obama's whole platform is 'change'.
you don't change things when they're going well, do you?
times are not bad for everyone
change some things, not my taxes.
So change is bad
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A very interesting and relevant point was just adressed. When pray tell was this country "great" according to the left?
I suspect that according to them, the only time this country was "great" was a five year period during the mid- late 1990's under the Clinton administration.
So, for America to return to greatness, we just need to get things back to the way they were in 1998!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHANGE! YES WE CAN! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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Obama's whole platform is 'change'.
you don't change things when they're going well, do you?
I think every candidate runs under the "change" platform........it's weak and means shit.
Actions speak louder than words, how is he going to change anything? What makes anyone here believe that the president is the most powerful man? He has a lot of people he has to convince before he can do anything. How is he going to pay down the nat. debt? How is he going to bring work into this country? How is he going to get $$$ into the school systems? How is he going to help solve the overpopulation of the prisons? And really, do you think, for one second, that there won't be special privileges set aside for the....ahem, *ghetto* people?
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So since your suffering, you want a leader to ackowledge that things suck and the good old days were in the past?
Sad.
That is not what leaders do, they certainly don't draw support for chanting "this country is broke"
Guess what youandme, ...I agree with you. Leaders don't go about chanting this country is broke.
Obama was asked a direct question by a 7 yr old child, ...Mccain volunteered his response to a nation,
...telling everyone from 7 - 70 that the country is broke. He's hardly a leader, or a maverick, ...just a liar.
John McCain telling everyone the country is broke
Obama and the newsmedia calling McCain on his BS
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When pray tell was this country "great" according to the left?
Exactly I would like to know at what time period "this country was great" according to Obama..
As far as I'm concerned it's always been great, no path is straight.
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...telling everyone from 7 - 70 that the country is broke. He's hardly a leader, or a maverick, ...just a liar.
Umm and your telling people that gas caps can save on gas mileage?
Please explain how you define "liar"
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Exactly I would like to know at what time period "this country was great" according to Obama..
As far as I'm concerned it's always been great, no path is straight.
Probably when she still had a constitution, ...when Americans still had rights, ...when the US dollar was worth something, when she wasn't in hock up to her eyeballs, and when she wasn't running around the globe starting aggressive wars, lying to the public, congress and anyone in order to satisfy the greeed of corporate war profiteers, ...but that's just my opinion.
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Probably when she still had a constitution, ...when Americans still had rights, ...when the US dollar was worth something, when she wasn't in hock up to her eyeballs, and when she wasn't running around the globe starting aggressive wars, lying to the public, congress and anyone in order to satisfy the greeed of corporate war profiteers, ...but that's just my opinion.
Yeah ok ::)
Anyways you forgot to define "liar" for me
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Umm and your telling people that gas caps can save on gas mileage?
Yes, I do. I along with those who have conducted extensive testing on this product, and the hundreds of thousands of users throughout the world.
Please explain how you define "liar"
I define a liar as someone who tells a lie, an untruth.
Very much like those who have never used my gas caps, but want to discredit them because they take pleasure in spreading falsehoods and acting like ignorant children.
kind of like when Mccain suggested a gas tax holiday to help consumers, which was simply smoke and mirrors.
It was Obama who set everyone straight on that issue.
Kind of like when Mccain calls for offshore drilling, ...when in reality it won't provide consumers with any relief... except maybe 5 cents a gallon in maybe 8 or so years, but he puts it out there for ignorant people like you to chew it up.
Kind of like when Mccain ridiculed a suggestion by his opponent claiming it won't help when in fact we all know it does.
Kind of like when bush said there were WMD in Iraq, or when the white house claimed there was a link between AlQ and Iraq
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"America is, is no longer, uh, what it could be, what it, it once was," Obama said haltingly. "And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children."
So the country was once great, but his wife was not proud of her great country?
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Jaguar you sound like a walking cliche of every stupid cricticism liberals make about America. So according to you, America was great until the Bush Administration took over? No one in any prior administration lied to the public? The constitution existed for terrorists? Americans didnt start "agressive wars" lolololol?
What exactly is a non agressive war Jaguar? Is that where you declare war but not agressively? Rubber bullets? Water pistols? A boxing match between the heads of state?
Probably when she still had a constitution, ...when Americans still had rights, ...when the US dollar was worth something, when she wasn't in hock up to her eyeballs, and when she wasn't running around the globe starting aggressive wars, lying to the public, congress and anyone in order to satisfy the greeed of corporate war profiteers, ...but that's just my opinion.
Do you even live in America?
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Isn't Jag canadian?
I always get a kick out of foreigners that think they should tell Americans how to vote and who would make a better leader for us or when our country was better that it is now.......like their countries are so perfect..... ::)
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Obama tells 7-year-old America not so great
Responds haltingly to girl who asked why he wants to be president
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Posted: August 07, 2008
12:46 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Sen. Barack Obama explains why he's running for president to an audience in Elkhart, Ind., yesterday
It's the question every presidential candidate must be prepared to answer, but when it was posed to Barack Obama by a 7-year-old yesterday, the Democratic senator seemed at a loss for words.
Appearing before a packed high school gym in Elkhart, Ind., the young girl asked Obama why he is running for the White House.
"America is, is no longer, uh, what it could be, what it, it once was," Obama said haltingly. "And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children."
Talk-radio superstar Rush Limbaugh, who featured the clip on his show today, marveled that Obama didn't immediately speak of running because he loves America.
"You're running for president of the U.S., and you run down the country to a 7-year-old?" said an incredulous Limbaugh.
Limbaugh suggested someone should ask Obama to name the period when, in his opinion, America was as it should be.
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Translation = AaaErrrrAAAAeeeeerrrrrrr rr
Damn, he really can't speak without preset questions and teleprompter.
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So the country was once great, but his wife was not proud of her great country?
So we're voting for their wives now too?
Which wife has a history of spousal cheating, theft, and drug abuse?
When you bring in obama's wife, you gotta bring in mccain's too.. it gets ugly there
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When you bring in obama's wife, you gotta bring in mccain's too.. it gets ugly there
We also have to bring in the hypocrisy of Obama.
Let's bring in the spousal debate
Just weeks after Obama played the race card with Bill Clinton, he did an interview with Barbara Walters and said that "spouses should not be brought into this" yada yada and how it was wrong, and his wife has nothing to do with the campaign.
But to the contrary she went on numerous talk shows for Obama speaking on his plans and platform ideas.
Yet he had smeared Bill Clinton.
He is a hypocrite, that thinks America is not great.
240 what time period is Obama talking about, when "America was great"?
Do you believe American is not great, like Obama?
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Obama apologists will rationalize this, but it really is inconsistent with his wife's anti-American comments.
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Isn't Jag canadian?
I always get a kick out of foreigners that think they should tell Americans how to vote and who would make a better leader for us or when our country was better that it is now.......like their countries are so perfect..... ::)
Glad I could entertain you chaos, ...and in answer to your question... Yes, I'm Canadian,
...however, the majority of my family is American, so I do have a stake in the issue.
if America goes down the tubes, it sucks Canada in with it, as our economies are very closely tied together.
I've seen the results of bush' misguided policies wreak havoc on many sectors this side of our border,
and quite frankly, I'm not interested in another 4 years of bush.
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We also have to bring in the hypocrisy of Obama.
Let's bring in the spousal debate
Just weeks after Obama played the race card with Bill Clinton, he did an interview with Barbara Walters and said that "spouses should not be brought into this" yada yada and how it was wrong, and his wife has nothing to do with the campaign.
But to the contrary she went on numerous talk shows for Obama speaking on his plans and platform ideas.
Yet he had smeared Bill Clinton.
He is a hypocrite, that thinks America is not great.
240 what time period is Obama talking about, when "America was great"?
Do you believe American is not great, like Obama?
I didnt know it was a black or white thing--- either it's great, or it's not.
America has always been a great nation. Was she greater in 1800, before the evil fingers of foreign exploration for oil, the slaughter of the Indians, the purge of Tripoli, and the advent of the federal reserve?
Yes. Only a blind fool in denial would tell you otherwise.
She's always been great, and always will be. However, things are never 100% stable. There will be sad periods in every nation's history. Bush admin is one of them. They let 911 happen. That's not great. They lied to us about Iraq. That's not great. They borrowed $5 tril from China. That's not great.
You can still be great while a few people are doing some seriously fcked up things. You can vote for a future where those kinds of lies and crimes don't happen. Then, she will become a greater nation.
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I guess anyone who says things aren't 100% hunky dory hates the USA, huh?
That's the Neoconservative mentality.
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if America goes down the tubes, it sucks Canada in with it, as our economies are very closely tied together.
Your already down the tubes, your economy sunk long ago
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Your already down the tubes, your economy sunk long ago
$1 USD = $1.0678 CAD
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$1 USD = $1.0678 CAD
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lol, I guess their jobless count that came out today has no meaning for you? highest in 17 years.
hah the currency against the USD fell .0040 today that is a big fall
Seriously, I hope your joking cause if you measure a country by their currency value, your economics professor did you no justice. Currency is weighted from several factors, and is one of the most volatile income markets.
Canadian has had such a dragging economy, they are 50% less than Brazil, and their G8 status is rapidly diminishing.
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lol, I guess their jobless count that came out today has no meaning for you? highest in 17 years.
hah the currency against the USD fell .0040 today that is a big fall
Seriously, I hope your joking cause if you measure a country by their currency value, your economics professor did you no justice. Currency is weighted from several factors, and is one of the most volatile income markets.
Canadian has had such a dragging economy, they are 50% less than Brazil, and their G8 status is rapidly diminishing.
What I'm saying is, we're sitting in a green dumpster making fun of their brown dumpster.
We're pushing our shopping cart to the Salvation army, cracking on the shoes of the homeless guy next to us.
Our dollar has lost 41% of its value against the Euro since 2001. Somehow making fun of a nation of frosty potheads doesn't make the dollar loss any less painful.
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What I'm saying is, we're sitting in a green dumpster making fun of their brown dumpster.
We're pushing our shopping cart to the Salvation army, cracking on the shoes of the homeless guy next to us.
Our dollar has lost 41% of its value against the Euro since 2001. Somehow making fun of a nation of frosty potheads doesn't make the dollar loss any less painful.
Alright then.
lol, oh yes it does.
Southpark Canada on strike
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What a provocative story this is.
Did Obama really say that this country could be better?
How does that sentiment jibe with his wife's statement about her feelings for her country?
If these things matter to you, you have too much time on your hands.
Talk about much ado about nothing.
Talk about the issues for crissakes...this kind of crap is just gossip for old hens.
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What a provocative story this is.
Did Obama really say that this country could be better?
How does that sentiment jibe with his wife's statement about her feelings for her country?
If these things matter to you, you have too much time on your hands.
Talk about much ado about nothing.
Talk about the issues for crissakes...this kind of crap is just gossip for old hens.
He said his country was once great. How does he reconcile that statement with his wife's contention that she was never proud of her country?
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Honest politicians are like bigfoot, rumored to exist, but never found.
LOL!!!
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He said his country was once great. How does he reconcile that statement with his wife's contention that she was never proud of her country?
Can greatness vary? Absolutely.
Was the Roman empire "greater" at some points than it was at others? Of course?
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Your already down the tubes, your economy sunk long ago
That's why Canada turned out better numbers than the USA, ...infact better than all the G8 nations. ::)
Republicans really do take pride in being ignorant
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Alright then.
lol, oh yes it does.
Southpark Canada on strike
HONK!
Suck my Canadian balls!
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That's why Canada turned out better numbers than the USA, ...infact better than all the G8 nations. ::)
Republicans really do take pride in being ignorant
Liberals really do take pride in being delusional. America's economy despite the recent problems, is still far and away the best economy on earth by a mile in terms of GDP, wealth, etc. Americas economy is also ranked as the worlds most competitive economy by the World Economic Forum, GDP growth is still at 2.5% ( a full percent higher than the european average) and with 5% of the worlds population America has generated between 20-30% of the worlds output every year for the last 125 years. WTF numbers did Canada release exactly? They multiplied the amount of people who watch curling live by 100 trillion and put a dollar sign in front of it to disguise its GDP? Canada exports nothing but oil and frostbite and has a welfare state similar to the disasters in europe. Unless you want to include Hockey as an industry or maybe lumber and compare that to other G8 countries, where exactly are these numbers that fare better than all the other G8 nations coming from?
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Obama tells 7-year-old America not so great
Responds haltingly to girl who asked why he wants to be president
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Posted: August 07, 2008
12:46 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Sen. Barack Obama explains why he's running for president to an audience in Elkhart, Ind., yesterday
It's the question every presidential candidate must be prepared to answer, but when it was posed to Barack Obama by a 7-year-old yesterday, the Democratic senator seemed at a loss for words.
Appearing before a packed high school gym in Elkhart, Ind., the young girl asked Obama why he is running for the White House.
"America is, is no longer, uh, what it could be, what it, it once was," Obama said haltingly. "And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children."
Talk-radio superstar Rush Limbaugh, who featured the clip on his show today, marveled that Obama didn't immediately speak of running because he loves America.
"You're running for president of the U.S., and you run down the country to a 7-year-old?" said an incredulous Limbaugh.
Limbaugh suggested someone should ask Obama to name the period when, in his opinion, America was as it should be.
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This asshole, traitor, treasonous POFS just cant resist can he?