Just another day on the hypocrisy train

[emilyg]

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by canadian gal, Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 06:14:29 PM EST


Yesterday BO was giving a speech where he railed against "tit-for-tat politics," and promised to change it. "You do have a choice in this election," he said, describing Clinton as a typical Washington-style politician willing to say and do anything. She "changes positions to suit the politics of the moment," said Obama. Behind me, a man yelled: "Go ahead Barack." He alluded only briefly to the debate Wednesday night. "I'm not interested in having debates about flag pins," he said, referring to a question that had touched on his refusal to wear one. "I'm interested in having debates about how we're going to send our kids to college and get our troops home from Iraq."

While I agree with the sentiment of eliminating tit for tat politics and the idiocy of flag pins, there is a problem....


http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/4/20/181429/749

On his train tour Saturday, Senator Obama continued to condemn the petty distractions that keep Americans from focusing on real issues. He decried Clinton's "tactics of Washington," in which she attacks him with every possible weapon. "She's got the kitchen

[Lerkfish]

1. are you a pugilist if you point out someone is punching you?

not sure that makes you a hypocrite or just a stater of the obvious.

[anonymous171]

2. Clinton is part of the problem, not the solution.

[mcctatas]

3. But yet, when he ignores her slimy attacks...

everyone says he's too weak, nice, blah blah blah...

Jesus, make up your collective mind!

[and-justice-for-all]

4. When he does not repsond to petty attacts..

I think he is a better man for not responding and not weak.

Silly childest behavior should count against a candidate, we have serious problems to tackle and the bickering is pathetic.

[DemGa]

5. Obama's called Hillary a liar for over a year

Now he complains about "tit-for-tat politics" -- while he continues to slander?

Stunning hypocrisy.

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

6. Tell me when Obama called Hillary a liar......

Not once, not ever.

[DemGa]

9. His campaign repeatedly calls Clinton dishonest

Obama himself has also repeatedly made statements about Clinton's character/honesty. This can't be denied.

"People have heard a lot of things that just aren’t true from the mouth of the First Lady, from the mouth of the former president, from the mouth of the campaign," said Robert Gibbs, Obama’s communications director."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/8002.html


Obama campaign memo that smears Clinton as dishonest:

Senator Clinton likes to claim that she’s been vetted. But there is a salient theme emerging that has not been examined at all in this race: Senator Clinton has consistently made political calculations to deliberately mislead the American people and the voters have noticed.

it’s time that Senator Clinton be questioned aggressively about this pattern of misleading voters.

can we really expect that a candidate who is viewed as so much more dishonest than McCain will somehow be able to beat him?

A history of misleading voters

http://thepage.time.com/obama-camp-memo-on-clinton-misl... /


Q. Has she been truthful to voters about what she would do as president?

A. “No.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/27/us/politics/28q-aobam...


"Hillary's idea is that we should force everyone to buy insurance. But this is yet another issue where she is not being straight with the American people

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

[Raineyb]

13. And even if he had...

How can it be slander if it's true?

Regards

[blue sky at night]

7. what will you say if he wins on Tuesday...

should we just say fuck it and vote for McAsswipe??? Because Obama isn't perfect? I will take his imperfections over Billary's in a heart beat. There is only one Dem running for President and it Ain't Mrs. Bill.

[emilyg]

8. What's with the name calling?

[journalist3072]

10. She "changes positions to suit the politics of the moment," said Obama. This coming from the man

who admitted to Tim Russert that he tailored his remarks on Iraq in 2004, for political expediency: not to hurt John Kerry and John Edwards in the GE.

In other words, he admits he took the "politics of the moment" into consideration in 2004, when he said 1) he didn't know how he would have voted on Iraq if he had been in the Senate and 2) that there was no difference between him and George W. Bush on the war.

I'm so sick of this damn hypocrit.

[lostnotforgotten]

11. Hillary Voted For Bush's War - 'Nuff Said

She will never get my vote!

[emilyg]

12. At least she voted.

[anonymous171]

14. Thankfully. I might have thought she was a progressive otherwise.

Thanks for the clarification Hill!