Obama said oops on 6 state Senate votes

[WhiteTara]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-obamavotes24jan24,1,5964161.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Barack Obama angered fellow Democrats in the Illinois Senate when he voted to strip millions of dollars from a child welfare office on Chicago's West Side. But Obama had a ready explanation: He goofed.

"I was not aware that I had voted no," he said that day in June 2002, asking that the record be changed to reflect that he "intended to vote yes."

That was not the only misfire for the former civil rights attorney first elected to the state Senate in 1996. During his eight years in state office, Obama cast more than 4,000 votes. Of those, according to transcripts of the proceedings in Springfield, he hit the wrong button at least six times.

The rules allow state lawmakers to clear up a mishap if they suffered from a momentary case of stumbly fingers or a lapse in attention. Correcting the record is common practice in the Illinois Legislature, where lawmakers routinely cast numerous votes in a hurry.

But some lawmakers say the practice also offers a relatively painless way to placate both sides of a difficult issue. Even if a lawmaker admits an error, the actual vote stands and the official record merely shows the senator's "intent."


More in the article. It's rather long and fairly detailed and discusses one of his "oddities" of voting "Present" rather than "yes" or "no"

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Obama is one creepy dude.

It'll take a while for the populace to reach the same conclusion.

[billbuckhead]

5. That was tttttttthe devil nooooooooitttt's Rezko errrrr it was Hillary

reaching over my shoulder and pushing that button!

[John Q. Citizen]

7. Oh well, at least he doesn't have the blood of a miilion Iraqis on his hands...

Luckily everyone except the truley in love have figured that out about Hill...

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. You are sick.

[juajen]

18. She didn't vote for war without end.

She voted to give the emperor a weapon to use to obtain a peaceful solution. She didn't know he had no clothes.

[Control-Z]

30. And here I thought

that was Bush.

[juajen]

I hope it doesn't take too long.

It seemed to take forever before questions were asked about 43's behavior. Woe unto us if we let this man be elected.

[The_Casual_Observer]

16. Who knows? It's a mistake equal to the frenzy to invade Iraq.

It's a media driven cult of celebrity. It's a fucking mess.

[kurth]

2. “I actually had wanted to vote for it when I voted against it before I became aware I had voted no"

[thunder rising]

3. 20K at every stop ... damn it's tough when your winning.

[juajen]

19. More and more he appears to be leading a cult.

NT

[tabatha]

4. 6 errors in 4000 votes

is a very low percentage, even for errors.

[zabet]

6. Add to that

the missed votes and
the present votes.

[billbuckhead]

8. That would put you out of the doctor business for malpractice

Yet the Obama cult wants to crucify Hillary for voting to support the troops on war that was a forgone conclusion built on lies everyone accepted.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

13. Except that "everyone" didn't accept the lies.

Shit, the Dixie Chicks knew the war was bullshit! But ol' 35 Years Of Experience(TM) was fooled. :eyes:

[juajen]

27. Right after 9/11 this country was a very different place.

We all wanted revenge after seeing bodies drop from the twin towers, and planes attacking. A lot of us soon saw reason. The IWR was an early vote, IIRC, and a lot of people changed their minds later when tempers cooled. A lot of dems were very afraid of being seen as cowards and dissenting opinions were considered unpatriotic. It was not a time to show disrespect for the President of the United States. I do not agree with Hillary's decision, but she had the right to make that decision for the citizens of New York, who were the ones most effected by this act of terrorism. Hillary Clinton is not a one-trick pony, you know? Get a grip. It was a a vote she had to make for the citizens of her state.

[John Q. Citizen]

14. Oh, now voting for the IWR is supporting the troops who hadn't invaded yet? Are you on drugs?

[juajen]

20. Funny, when you are voting for the lives of children, there is no room for errors.

This is not a term paper, ya know?

[EFerrari]

9. Why is this in GD?

[WhiteTara]

21. it's 6 days old n/t

[EFerrari]

23. Sorry. I'm not reading well. n/t

[TahitiNut]

26. So @#$%^ what?? The rules are clear. It belongs in GD:P.

(sheesh!)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

29. I'm with the babe.

If I want GD: P manure fights, I'll unhide the swirling maelstrom. Or watch "Felony Fights".

[mrreowwr_kittty]

11. 6 out of 4000 votes = .0015%

:eyes:

I don't care if this were an intentional ploy to 'disguise' his votes. IT'S FIFTEEN FREAKING HUNDREDTHS OF A PERCENT!!

[jackson_dem]

33. So? Obamites demand Hillary and Edwards never make a mistake

Why shouldn't St. Obama be held to the same standard?

[kevinbgoode]

12. Voting "present" is not an oddity in the Illinois General Assembly

this has been brought up time and time again. . .I don't mind someone questioning any candidate, but make it based on something besides a dishonest personal agenda, LA Times.

Did the article mention any other lawmakers in the fifty states who have ever mistakenly voted or voted "present?"

[WhiteTara]

25. he votes Present in the US Senate n/t

[sandnsea]

34. This is literally about pushing the wrong button

and then saying "Mr Speaker, I pushed the wrong button, would you switch my vote." I shit you not. The present thing is a separate "issue".

This is how little there is to throw at this man and they are so enamored with the Diva that they can't see what they're throwing away.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

15. What An Amazingly Petty And Ridiculous Attempt At Trying To Make Him Look Bad. Weak. Really Weak.

Really fucking stupid thread and article, ya know that?

[Ishoutandscream2]

17. Kids, take it outside to GDP

No rough-housing in here.

[Quantess]

22. Bleh. This is GD-P material. (end of message)

[Warren DeMontague]

24. And I heard he started planning his run for President in Kindergarten!

Next one of the dedicated defenders of Hillary's inevitability entitlement train will present a detailed journalistic investigation about how Obama was seen picking his nose in traffic.

He's creepy, I tell you! :eyes:

[Faux pas]

28. Didn' t the Times endorse obi wan? People need to face the

facts that we have NO good candidates. The best ones were ostracized by the media. We don't even have a lesser of two evils choice....voter suppression to the max plus tax.

:nuke:

[unc70]

31. I believe on of those votes was related to gambling and Rezko

I am not registering at LA Times, but I believe that this was discussed in another thread. I will check on it in the morning. Good night.

[Thrill]

32. Hillary OOPS on the biggest vote of her career