Aha!! Now I know the reason I keep referring to him as “Obambi”! Makes total sense now.

And what exactly are some of his policies. I really never heard anything other than “hope and change” Please tell us waht he will do about Social Security, except tax the hell out of us??? What about gas prices, oh I forgot he likes the gas prices high, so probably nothing like Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Merry bunch of Democrats.

Obama is an empty suit tha twill say everything that is fed him by his handlers. if you ask him a question that he does not have a cue card for, he is a deer in the headlights and can not explain anything

That makes me believe that they were following instructions.

I wonder what would have happened if two people on McCain’s “volunteer” staff had done the same thing.

As for the McCain bashing, I will limit my criticism of him to his policies. Accusations such as what is detailed in the video you linked have no merit because they simply cannot be proven.

More tasteless McCain bashing if you dare.

Two Muslim women at Barack Obama’s rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women’s headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.

“I was coming to support him, and I felt like I was discriminated against by the very person who was supposed to be bringing this change, who I could really relate to,” said Hebba Aref, a 25-year-old lawyer who lives in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. “The message that I thought was delivered to us was that they do not want him associated with Muslims or Muslim supporters.”

In Detroit Monday the two different Obama volunteers – in separate incidents– made it clear that headscarves wouldn’t be in the picture. The volunteers gave different explanations for excluding the hijabs, one bluntly political and the other less clear.

The volunteer “explained to me that because of the political climate and what’s going on in the world and what’s going on with Muslim Americans it’s not good for her to be seen on TV or associated with Obama,” said Koussan, who is a law student at Wayne State University.

Both Koussan and Miller said they specifically recalled the volunteer citing the “political climate” in telling them they couldn’t sit behind Obama.

Abdelfadeel, after recovering from the shock of the incident, went to look for the volunteer and confronted her minutes later, she said in an email interview with Politico.

“We’re not letting anyone with anything on their heads like baseballs or scarves sit behind the stage,” she paraphrased the volunteer as saying, an account Marino confirmed. “It has nothing to do with your religion!”

Hope.

Change.

Something different for everyone, unless you wear a headscarf.

At a previous Michelle Obama event, staffers/volunteers said “Get me more white people, we need more white people” as they orchestrated seating arrangements into an aesthetically pleasing formation.

Anyone starting to see a pattern develop here?

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“Explain Away” application will begin in 3, 2, 1 …….

It’s no surprise that Obama would raise taxes as President, because he’s repeatedly voted for higher taxes in the Senate:

Obama Voted At Least 94 Times For Higher Taxes In The U.S. Senate. (RNC Research)

*To date, Obama has voted for a tax increase approximately once EVERY FIVE DAYS Congress Has Been In Session. (RNC Research; The Library Of Congress Website, thomas.loc.gov…, Accessed 6/8/08) –emphasis mine–

Obama Voted At Least 12 Times For Higher Income Taxes. (RNC Research)

Obama Voted Against Marriage Penalty Relief At Least Twice. (RNC Research)

Obama Voted Against Extending The Expanded Child Tax Credit. (RNC Research)

Obama Voted At Least 3 Times Against Repealing The 1993 Income Tax Increase On Social Security Benefits. (RNC Research)

Obama Has Voted At Least 5 Times Against Providing Relief From The Alternative Minimum Tax. (RNC Research)

Obama Has Voted At Least 7 Times Against Tax Incentives Benefiting Small Business. (RNC Research)

Obama Voted Against Capital Gains Tax Cuts At Least 9 Times. (RNC Research)

Obama Voted Against Tax Cuts On Dividend Income At Least 9 Times. (RNC Research)

Obama Voted In Favor Of The Democrats’ FY 2009 Budget, Which Would Raise Tax Rates For Americans Earning As Little As $31,850:

Obama Voted Twice In Favor Of The Democrats’ FY 2009 Budget Resolution. (S. Con. Res. 70, CQ Vote #85, Adopted 51-44: R 2-43; D 47-1; I 2-0, 3/14/08, Obama Voted Yea; S. Con. Res. 70, CQ Vote #142: Adopted 48- 45: R 2- 44; D 44- 1; I 2-0, 6/4/08, Obama Voted Yea)

“Under both Democratic plans, tax rates would increase by 3 percentage points for each of the 25 percent, 28 percent and 33 percent brackets. At present, the 25 percent bracket begins at $31,850 for individuals and $63,700 for married couples. The 35 percent bracket on incomes over $349,700 would jump to 39.6 percent.” (Andrew Taylor, “Presidential Hopefuls To Vote On Budget,” The Associated Press, 3/13/08)

NOTE: Obama’s vote for the Democrats’ Budget is at odds with his rhetoric on the campaign trail, where he claims he’ll provide tax relief for working Americans. Obama: “I’ll give a tax cut to working people …” (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Rally, Denver, CO, 1/30/08)

I haven’t said anything regarding Obie’s manliness, or lack thereof.

Perhaps you should send in a letter to the NYT.

I put my trust in the military justice system. I await the decision on SSgt Wuterich.

BTW, do you know what they called FDR in prep school? “Rosie Roosevelt the Lily of the Valley.”
His distant cousin, Alice Roosevelt, called him “Miss Nancy.”

Be well.

I’m glad you’re here with us.

By the way, why don’t you go over to the Haditha thread and comment on the Marine whose charges were dismissed yesterday.

That makes what…seven of eight now?

Guess it may be still too early to think that they are all innocent though.

All I can say about Obama’s sexual orientation is…I can’t say because I don’t know what it is. Hmmm…shouldn’t that by now be something I definitely know regarding the Democratic front-runner for POTUS?