CNN NOW - Obama Press Conference

[helderheid]

[Kittycat]

1. I LOVE IT!

Keep them on the run!!!

[shadowknows69]

2. thanks for the heads up

[helderheid]

3. is he growing a mustache?

[hokies4ever]

35. I think it was just bad lighting

He did look a little tired though.

[K Gardner]

4. Thank you ! I had turned it off after his townhall.

[americanstranger]

5. Is he hitting McCain again?

Geez, B. Don't hurt him...

Ahh, what the fuck. Go ahead, hurt him. :rofl:

- as

[helderheid]

9. LOL!!

[Texas Hill Country]

6. summary for those not in front of the TV?

[helderheid]

10. Talking about the lies of * and how McCain supported him

[Texas Hill Country]

32. gotcha, thanks! yeah, Bush just needs to stop talking about FP

[hokies4ever]

36. * = the name of which we don't speak?

:rofl:

[WeDidIt]

7. please feed the cube rats n/t

[K Gardner]

12. "I'm not taking it personally.. " "Who is this "some" they are talking about.. some amorphous

straw man?" LOL ! Talking about the Republican/McCain claims of Dems being soft on terror.

[City Lights]

8. Thanks for the heads up.

He's (unfortunately) wearing a flag pin again.

[woolldog]

17. He'll be able to stop wearing it soon.

He's disarmed that criticism.

[Cha]

19. You know a Viet Nam Vet gave that

to Obama and he's wearing out of respect for him?

Love your sig, No Surrender! :hi:

[City Lights]

26. I knew a vet gave him one a bit ago, but he didn't wear it consistently

until recently (at least to my knowledge). Did he get another one more recently?

Glad you like my sig. :hi:

[Cha]

51. I just googled this and got all kinds

of negative crap coming up so I only know that wingers and m$$$$fm are trying to use it as a wedgie..

<snip>

"Flying back from a Grand Rapids, Mich., rally to Chicago (where he will spend a day off tomorrow), Obama told reporters that he decided to start wearing the flag pin again after a veteran handed him a pin at an event in West Virginia and said it was important to him.

“I’ve never been opposed to flag pins,” Obama shrugged when asked about it, adding that he stopped wearing a pin when he disagreed with how the Bush Administration equated a flag pin with patriotism and the war in Iraq.

He also said that the controversy is a “phony issue” and a “commentary on our politics” and how it deflects from real issues that affect voters’ lives.

The Democratic front runner has been dogged by his earlier decision not to wear a flag pin as opponents have jumped on it as a reason to question his patriotism. But the pin magically appeared again ahead of the West Virginia primary on Tuesday."

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/05/14/obamas-flag-pin-reappears/

"magically appeared"?! Dig! Dig! It didn't magically appear..he put the thing on.


Yeah, your sig line is Amazing with all those little Peace Signs intertwined in the colorful African looking "OBAMA"B-)

[City Lights]

54. So he's received them from two different vets.

One in PA (IIRC) and one in WV. :patriot:

Thanks for the info, zidzi! B-)

Now the media can add a new level to their stupid flag lapel pin game. They're beyond the "why won't he wear one?" to "is he or isn't he wearing one?," and "if not, why not?" :silly:

[Cha]

55. Now it's... Who's the next Vet to honor

Obama by giving him a flag pin to wear? :patriot: :patriot: :bounce: :kick: :party: :party:

[goclark]

57. That would be so cool!

Wear it every time one is given to you by a vet ~ when questioned give the name of the vet and how long he served in this stupid war.

And...what benefits he will get for his service.

[Cha]

58. Exactly! Make something positive outta

this stuff the m$$$$fm preys on..Turn this baby around and do something good for our Vets!

[Clark2008]

40. That's nice, but it's still against the flag code.

Obama should point out to all the faux patriots that, until he IS Commander in Chief, it is against the flag code for him to adorn himself with the US Flag. It's disrespectful

Only military, emergency service personnel and the CIC are allowed to wear the flag.

Flags are not supposed to be worn, used as decoration or used in advertising.

You'd think some of these so-called right-wing patriots would know the US Flag Code... aww... who am I kidding. They run off emotion and not reality.

[City Lights]

41. That's a great point, and I wish he'd point it out too.

Toss it right back in their faces.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

11. Bush Admin: "A lot of bluster & big talk and very little performance"

[K Gardner]

13. "If John McCain wants to meet me anywhere, anytime to have a debate, a conversation..

I'm anxious to have that debate."

[A-Schwarzenegger]

14. ""I am happy to have a debate with John McCain & George Bush about foreign policy."

[K Gardner]

15. Talking about McCain's hypocrisy.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. "Iraq used to be a counterweight to Iran. We've eliminated that."

[FSogol]

18. Sum it up for those stuck in cubes. n/t

[A-Schwarzenegger]

20. "Negotiations with Iran would start with low-level contact."

[A-Schwarzenegger]

21. "When Kennedy met with Khrushchev, we were on the brink of nuclear war."

[redstate_democrat]

22. He is SCHOOLING these fools!

MCCAIN IS TOAST!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

23. Bush ME policy: "Extraordinary naivete ... and ... rhetoric."

[A-Schwarzenegger]

24. I just realized it looks & feels like a President having a press conference.

[Harry Monroe]

39. That was my impression

Glad to see it. Feels good after seeing the Bushclown for the past 7 1/2 years.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

25. Last question: Second Amendment.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

27. "They have their playbook. Guns is going to be one of thiose issues."

[A-Schwarzenegger]

28. "Common sense gun laws ... that the majority of Americans believe in."

[hokies4ever]

34. "I believe that the 2nd amendment gives an individual's right to bear arms"

[anonymous171]

37. Wedge issue #1=dead

[high density]

53. Good.

Let's put that stupid one to rest.

[bdamomma]

29. helderheid you beat me to it.

I double posted the same thing.

[hokies4ever]

30. McCain = Bush

Is his theme in terms of Middle East foreign policy. Really nailing them and linking them together as if they're twin brothers. McCain was an idiot for jumping on the Bush bandwagon on his Nazi comments. One of the most powerful lines was how Obama said that he will welcome a debate with McCain any place, any time. He also said during his SD town hall meeting that the Bush/McCain foreign policy attacks are because they know that they can't win on the merits. He even implied that they were naive for continuing the same failing foreign policy. :rofl:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

31. That's it.

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[hokies4ever]

38. McCain's interview with Rubin

is getting a lot of TV play. Shows McCain willing to meet with Hamas. Makes him look like a foolish hypocrite. Couldn't he at least remember that somebody was videotaping him here?

[anonymous171]

43. John Kerry changed his position about one thing.

McCain has changed his entire political belief system. He is truly a "flip-flopper"

[hokies4ever]

45. Bush lying = McCain flip-flopping

Happens so much that nobody bats an eye when they do it. If we found out tomorrow that Bush lied about something else, no big deal. Not like he's been telling the truth or anything. McCain has changed his position on so many different issues that it's hard to keep up with what he now believes.

[mystieus]

42. Fox says that McCain will have a response to Obama's response later today.

[anonymous171]

44. I bet he's fuming right now.

[americanstranger]

46. I hope it's live, with reporters asking questions.

How fucking great would it be if today was the day that McCain sank his own campaign?

Go live, cable nets! Ask the Old Man questions! I wanna see his head asplode! :rofl:

- as

[Starbucks Anarchist]

47. After he takes his nap.

[SoCalDem]

Shhhh he's dreaming about how his first term ends

[jeffrey_X]

52. "my friends......."

blah blah blah

[Life Long Dem]

48. I'd turn the station.

Soon as his press conference was through and the media appeared to be digging for some kind of slip-up of Obama, I said there they go and here I go. Bye bye cable news, they'll be at it again. So turn this shit off and let there ratings drop.

[NotThisTime]

49. I wonder if they'll call this press conference "a hysterical response"

Cause that's all they've got, it was an excellent smack down to John McCain and George Freaking Bush and their god awful foreign policies...

We just watched the next President give a press conference.

[ErinBerin84]

50. he was awesome

Wonder if the media will be pissed at the dig about how the White House is very media-savvy, and knows what they are doing to get press coverage.

[senseandsensibility]

56. I can't believe the positive reviews this press conference got!

I've heard raves from many different sources. Is it available online anywhere?