Excerpts from Obama's first book will be the next punch from the right.

[boston bean]

I've already heard it on some of the stations.

Prepare yourselves O supporters. It will tie him in nicely with Reverend Wright once again, especially now, since he has attempted to distance himself.

[mattclearing]

1. Anyone read Dreams From My Father lately?

Any idea what we have to look forward to?

[quantass]

2. I've read the books...Nah..Nothing special that the right can use...AMAZING MUST-READ BOOKS!!

[livingmadness]

3. Its a great book and he's a gifted writer

so if they want to encourage people to put more money in the Obama's pocket by buying it, I say great! bring it on ...

[boston bean]

5. That will be the problem no one will buy it, they will hear in O's own voice some excerpts that

sound somewhat like reverend wright.

[boston bean]

4. just wait and see. Especially when they use his audio book and obama's own voice.

I am not saying that there isn't context to be considered, but look where context got O before.

It will be bad for him.

[roguevalley]

67. Have you read it? Your op sounds like you didn't. I guess I'm not surprised.

[K Gardner]

66. My grandson and I read from this book every night. Absolutely inspirational and amazing.. what an

absolute gift for writing he has. OP should probably visit the library instead of rehashing RW smears.

Oh, I forgot.. its a Hillary supporter.

[hokies4ever]

6. I call whatever bogus stuff you have and raise you Gennifer Flowers' book

that'll be coming out later this year chock full of Hillary lesbian accusations.

[boston bean]

7. fine.

[hokies4ever]

8. and then double down with Dick Morris

who will surely be writing a book or something disparaging Hillary again.

[leftofcool]

47. Mr. Toesucker?

[loyalsister]

62. He's working for a Republican in Missouri

There's no telling what might be up his sleeve.

[Perry Logan]

9. You're on. The sexual stuff seems to cause the Clintons' approval ratings to go up.

[JTFrog]

13. That's not his ratings!

Or is that what all the cool kids call it these days?

:rofl:
:rofl:
:rofl:

[Skwmom]

15. Big difference between then and now.

Then a lot of people viewed the Clintons are the victims.
Now - not so much.

Then alot of people would not belief the GOP attacks against the Clintons.
Now- many independents and EVEN Democrats would not even give the Clintons the benefit of the doubt.

[Perry Logan]

23. You've got bigger things to worry about: OBAMA CORRUPTION BOMBSHELL

"The major media organizations continue to ignore a story that is destined to become the biggest political scandal of the decade, except for a bleep here and there. By now this can only mean one of two things. They are either unwilling to commit the manpower necessary to connect the dots of all the subplots or they know the Republicans will supply the goods free of charge the minute Obama becomes the nominee.

"If Obama becomes the nominee, the Republicans will unleash a non-stop expose of Obama in the mainstream media that will make the swift boat attacks against John Kerry seem trivial. Only this time, they won't have to make lies because the truth will be on their side."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00295.htm

[leftofcool]

46. Uh no.

Flowers doesn't have a publisher. I hear no one would take it. Unless she self publishes, it probably won't fly

[cali]

10. I know you're hopeful but there really isn't anything in "Dreams"

for them to use. This won't fly. Hell, even the Wright thing x2 hasn't destroyed him. He's got teflon. Hill doesn't. And something very significant happened yesterday that speaks to Obama's strength: Joe Andrew, former DNC Chair under Clinton and one of the first SDs to endorse Clinton, switched yesterday. He's from Indiana. He wrote a telling letter to other SDs. What does this say? It says that a savvy insider- and Clinton ally- thinks that Obama is not only the best candidate, but the future nominee.

[boston bean]

11. I'm not hopeful for anything, I'm a realist like you cali. nt

[JTFrog]

12. Oooo.... Ahhhh..... MMMmmmmmm

Another Dittohead circle jerk starting here at DU.


To twist a quote:

We got an issue in America, too many good Dittoheads are getting out of business. Too many shock jocks like Rush aren't able to practice their... love... with women all across this country.

Never fear! HILLBOTS TO THE RESCUE!!!!

[boston bean]

16. feel free to bury your head in the sand once again. nt

[JTFrog]

37. Feel free to bury yours in Republican asses. n/t

[boston bean]

39. last resort. nt

[JTFrog]

40. Yes, it's all you have left, I agree there. n/t

[pkz]

14. Got email with excerpts

from SIL yesterday:

It will soon be time to vote in WV -- think it through and read the following please. The following excerpts are Obama's own words from his books. I DON'T want someone with this mind-set running our country, and I don't think you do either. cw



I have checked the accuracy of some of the following quotes -- I believe that they are all true -- BEWARE! CW




This guy wants to be our President and control our government. Pay close attention to the last comment!! Below are a few lines from Obama's books ' his words:

From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'

From Dreams of My Father: ; 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, Dubois and Mandela.'

From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'
***

[SemiCharmedQuark]

19. Let me guess. She has not read the entire book.

"I have checked the accuracy of some of the following quotes -- I believe that they are all true -- BEWARE!"

Yup.

I'm getting really sick of constantly catering to the terminally ignorant.

[boston bean]

22. First you O wanted people to put Rev. Wright in context, that didn't work, he ultimately

distanced himself.

Now you want people to put into context some of those quote, good luck!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

26. You know what would help?

If people would set the ignorant straight instead of throwing their hands up in the air and admitting defeat.

[pkz]

32. I set her straight

and ended the email with "fear is born of ignorance"

and you know what? She has me on the forward list with 32 others...I sent to all.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

34. You rock.

[boston bean]

20. that last one will especially bad. I hadn't seen or heard that one. nt

[SemiCharmedQuark]

24. Yeah, and here's the whole context.

"Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."

[boston bean]

28. You are missing the entire point. It doesn't matter the context, haven't you learned that by now.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

31. You don't think I can pull a quote out of context from Hillary and make her look bad?

You don't think the RW will do that?

Why should we allow that instead of combating it?

[boston bean]

36. Quite possible, but probably not racial quotes, that sound like Rev. Wright.

I understand there is a context to be considered, but many won't bother and that is my point.

[JTFrog]

38. Ooooooooo. This stuff is better than Pron!111!!! n/t

[livingmadness]

21. Ya see, you're spending too much time with the MSM

and ASSUMING that the American people are stupid. That they can't get a copy of the book for themselves and check it out. Those quotes on their own so obviously lack context, and most are hardly offensive. They'd disturb those who wouldn't vote for Obama already, but mostly they'd just make the person touting them look desperate and grasping. I have no concern at all. None.

[leftynyc]

64. The American people

put the chimp close enough to a win to steal 2000 and 2004. They are stupid.

[Red Zelda]

17. Guess what they'll discover?

Nobody cares

[boston bean]

18. It must be nice to live in the clouds. You give people way too much credit. nt

[livingmadness]

27. I think you've fallen into the trap of giving them not ENOUGH credit.

And Obama's success from relative-unknown to front-runner proves it.

[boston bean]

29. O supporters defended rev. wright to the hilt, ignoring all the political road bumps associated with

it, and now you continue to put your head in the sand. Don't say you haven't been reminded.

[livingmadness]

33. O supporters stood by their candidate through all the bumps

as H supporters have. And the super-delegates are now rewarding us for it. Believe it. Andrews defection is the beginning of the end, I'm sorry to say.

[Red Zelda]

63. Given the soaring prices of gas, food, etc.

The lack of jobs, Iraq and the landslide of bullshit falling on average Americans,
it wouldn't matter if Wright slept with sheep in bin Laden's cave.

Only the idiot M$M cares.

[Perry Logan]

25. OBAMA CORRUPTION BOMBSHELL

"The major media organizations continue to ignore a story that is destined to become the biggest political scandal of the decade, except for a bleep here and there. By now this can only mean one of two things. They are either unwilling to commit the manpower necessary to connect the dots of all the subplots or they know the Republicans will supply the goods free of charge the minute Obama becomes the nominee.

"If Obama becomes the nominee, the Republicans will unleash a non-stop expose of Obama in the mainstream media that will make the swift boat attacks against John Kerry seem trivial. Only this time, they won't have to make lies because the truth will be on their side."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00295.htm

[livingmadness]

30. I saw the Hill-is-44 crazies sent that out to all the SDs

(check it out at their site) and yet, still they keep endorsing Obama. Changing sides even. Gee, I guess they must be stupid.

[JTFrog]

41. Dittoheads for Hillary!!

We need a new DU forum here apparently.

[Perry Logan]

48. Just a Hillary defender here. You make false accusations the way most people breathe.

[JTFrog]

51. Yet another opposite day in HillaryWorld.

You folks live in a bottomless pit of hypocrisy.

[Perry Logan]

52. Earth calling JTFrog. Not a supporter. Just defending a Democrat against ad hominem attacks.

No need to call me a hypocrite.

[livingmadness]

55. Gosh, you must have your hands fairly full here at DU then

Ad hominem attacks are pretty much standard fare. I look forward to seeing your continued defense on many other threads :)

[susankh4]

35. The cannons are loaded.

The repug hitmen are on the payroll.

It will take them no time to convince the average American that Obama is a marxist radical... with a soft spot for Islam.

Don't worry tho. Cuz as soon as we have our unity ticket WJC will explain it to them.... in that southern boy way that made him so loved in even the red south. He'll let the press have it... like he always does.

[JTFrog]

42. The repug hitmen haven't had to lift a finger or spend a penny thanks to the Goddess of Peas. n/t

[boston bean]

43. That is bullshit and you know it. This is O's problem not Hillary's. nt

[JTFrog]

44. Really? Just ask the conservative pundits and GOP strategists.

They've already complimented her heavily on doing their dirty work for them and for opening up doors they wouldn't have dared gone through without her lead.

Come out for air soon, mmmkay?

[boston bean]

45. prove it she has commented on it twice, when asked directly. nt

[JTFrog]

54. Prove it? Fucking A. Obtuse to the point of ignorance. As if it hasn't been posted here already.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/clinton-doesnt.html

March 20, 2008 1:56 PM

ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has strictly maintained a public position not to comment on Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Many times, questions have been answered with -- "you will have to ask Senator Obama about that."

However at a Thursday press availability in Terra Haute, Indiana after a report surfaced that the Clinton campaign was pushing the Wright story to superdelegates arguing that the relationship hurt Obama's electibility -– Clinton refused to deny that her campaign was pushing the story.

When asked, Clinton ignored the Wright portion of the question and said “well my campaign has been making the case that I am the most electable that I have said that for a year or more that I am the person best able to make the challenges that our country faces as commander in chief.”

When Clinton was then asked specifically if her campaign was pushing the Wright story –- she shrugged and took the next question, ignoring the reporter.

=====================

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=5709367

In an interview with me this morning, senior Hillary adviser Harold Ickes confirmed that Reverend Jeremiah Wright is a key topic in discussions with uncommitted super-delegates over whether Obama is electable in a general election.

The comments from Ickes, who is Hillary's chief delegate hunter, are to my knowledge the first on-the-record confirmation from a Hillary adviser that the Wright controversy is a subject in conversations between the Hillary campaign and the super-delegates her advisers are trying to win over to Hillary's side.

Especially in some of the states that have yet to vote, the Wright affair “is a big vulnerability,” said Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, a Clinton superdelegate. And “all of this delegate stuff is artificial,”

links provided in the above referenced post

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Need more? Try the search feature it's really nifty.

[boston bean]

56. That is a reality with SD's, she has not been on any bandwagon regarding this.

[JTFrog]

58. OH JFC.

I think the lack of air in there has really done it's damage.

Lost cause talking to someone this far fucking gone.

[boston bean]

59. O certainly doesn't mean oxygen, the lack of oxygen sure has riddled many brains.

Any excuse to blame someone else, to turn terrible political gaffes into gold, is not sad, but amazingly humorous.

[JTFrog]

57. dupe

dupe

[livingmadness]

49. She's backed off somewhat from any out-front

negativity its true. It was costing her too much - both in the good-will of the delegates and her own unfavorable ratings. Sadly she's a day late and a dollar short.

[boston bean]

50. She commented twice when directly asked, what are these things you are saying she

backed off of?

[livingmadness]

53. I agree - she's responding

But she's not going out for the kill (though that does not include her campaigners of course) in quite the same way. At least I've detected some pulling back there. Perhaps she's reconciling herself to eminent defeat. I hope so for her sake.

[susankh4]

65. Not true at all.

They are waaayyy out ahead of anything HRC has done.

You'll see.

[jefferson_dem]

60. I hope you will join us in fighting back against this bullshit once Obama is the nominee.

n/t

[boston bean]

61. I'm sure I won't fight for him, but I'll vote for him. nt

[Barack_America]

68. Am I surprised to hear you listen to RW Radio?

No. Not really.

How are they feeling about Hillary stealing McCain's gas tax holiday plan? That must really have them pissed off!

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