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Home Front: Politix
Obama fights back against questions on patriotism
2008-07-01
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected questions about his patriotism on Monday even as he drew fire for a supporter's attack on Republican rival John McCain's military record.

Obama kicked off the week leading up to the July 4 Independence Day celebration with a broad-ranging speech extolling American virtues. He said questions about patriotism were a poisonous remnant of the 1960s culture wars.

The Illinois senator also took another step to heal party divisions, speaking to former President Bill Clinton for about 20 minutes by telephone from Kansas City just days after campaigning for the first time with defeated rival Hillary Clinton, the former first lady. The former president raised questions last week about how committed he was to Obama's success when he delivered a speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors and barely mentioned the Democratic presidential contender.

The Obama campaign described Monday's conversation as terrific and said the Illinois senator asked Clinton to campaign for him, which the former president appeared excited to do.
Posted by:Fred

#9  Son of a muslim kenyan and a white kansan; spent youth in indonesia now represents a state in the USA; neither family were slaves or slave owners yet goes to church based on USA black/slave oppression, went to ivy league for constitution and law study but has no firm grasp (publicly) of either, he is patriotic but does not hold his hand to his heart during the anthem (albiet it is only his first year in the senate so maybe he hasn't figured out all that protocol stuff yet), his grandparents are racist but his pastor isn't, black people don't get a fair shake in the USA yet him and his wife received prefferential treatment when accepted to college and made themselves in the USA system. IMHO this is a confused man - why so many are trying to push the confused mccain POW theme at the moment because mccain has a clear cut background with certain direction and obama does not (a community organizer is that like trying to unionize the masses?).
Posted by: swksvolFF   2008-07-01 23:34  

#8  Senator Okeydoke
Posted by: Don Vito Shutle6277   2008-07-01 21:37  

#7  If, IF, we're lucky, he's just a totally egocentric crook.

And if we're really, really, really lucky he's an egocentric crook who can learn on the job.
Posted by: .5MT   2008-07-01 20:05  

#6  Appears he may simply be compensating by making a great deal of racket. Could it be he secretly hates himself for having never served?
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-07-01 13:53  

#5  I assume "fiends" was a Freudian slip?
Posted by: Frank G   2008-07-01 13:44  

#4  To Obama,

I have every f-king right to question your patriotism or anyone you are close to. That includes your wife, your fiends (we know where Ayers stands), your Pastor (we know where Wright stands too). THATS MY JOB AND RESPONSIBILITY AS A US VOTER.

You are running for the Presidency of the United States. I have every right to question and to make a judgement about your 'Patriotism' or anything else about you.

So far everything indicates that you are very UNPATRIOTIC and that you HATE THE USA and everything it stands for.

You are also a BOLD FACED LIAR.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-07-01 13:19  

#3  MSM: Let us see your patriotism
bo$: You don't need to see his patriotism
MSM: We don't need to see his patriotism

bo$: This is not the flag pin you are looking for
MSM: This is not the flag pin we are looking for

bo$: He can go about his business
MSM: You can go about your business

bo$: Move on
MSM: Move on...move on.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2008-07-01 12:29  

#2  If, IF, we're lucky, he's just a totally egocentric crook.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-07-01 08:52  

#1  I don't see BO answering questions about his patriotism here, instead it's more BS about being questioned.
And I don't think Michelle's comment was taken out of context either, she only rshaped her meaning after she learned of the fall out IMO.
Just more posturing crap.
Posted by: Jan   2008-07-01 00:44  

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