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Re: Obama: My uncle liberated … Auschwitz?
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YouTube - Obama campaign rep STUMPED on legislative accomplishments |
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What I have said and will say, is there is little I see to warrant the worship from BO-mania groupies, or at least anymore than any other politician. He is simply a politician acting like a politician. Nothing to worship, so we can move on to it being a pretty run-of-the-mill election. |
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I aim to be fair in my critiques. If McCain (who I will not vote for, but do not hold in contempt) made a similar gaffe in speaking about what his relatives have or have not done, I would likely apply the same benefit of the doubt. A lot of this politically slanted parsing of all the candidates' words and/or fishing for inaccuracies is asinine.
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All candidates have been publicly called on the carpet for gaffes. The one that's the subject of the OP, has also gotten plenty of MSM coverage. People can waste their time arguing about how much relative bias there is, but none of the candidates is receiving a free pass. But that's the way it should be. If anyone is whining that they're candidate is being picked on, the only question should be, "what's the merit of the accusation?"
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Re: Obama: My uncle liberated … Auschwitz?
I will add with respect to the written word (ie. it being on his website): Before anything goes in print (website, pub, etc.) I make sure that my colleagues - all of them - look over what I intend on putting out there as I do for them. When there is some inaccuracy that needs correcting, it gets correcting. Especially when it is so easily verified or debunked. And, I am no public figure.
Even with a transcript, after six years, corrections would be present. That is not showing diligence and attention to detail, IMO. Call me a stickler, but I want my President to pay attention to accuracy. This election is new in that we are seeing more information out there - in writing (websites with positions on issues) - from the candidates. I think few will argue that we want our politicians to be more accountable. We CAN, in this election, make them more accountable because we have it in writing. That's a good change. If BO is clever and realizes this is a new phenomenon this election, he will say as much - that he plans on being more accountable than the average Polly Politician because the rules are changing for the better and he corrects himself. Glasnost works. Spin simply makes a voter feel bamboozled. |
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I agree that many Obama defenders severely overexaggerate his abilities. However, these people aren't as prevalent as I think many people believe. Most of us believe he is just another politician, but we prefer him to the other politicians running for president.
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The intent of Obama's story wasn't to pump his uncle as a hero - but as a victim who hid up in his attic after returning home due to the trauma he had obviously experienced. Pointing out (from his own family experience) that the need for support for our troops when they return home was needed then as it is desperately needed now.
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Re: Obama: My uncle liberated … Auschwitz?
and there ya go..if it where mccain the neo con expletives would have been overwhelming...
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