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What a fair and non-biased take.AggiePoliticalGuru
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/...rap/index.html
I thought he was about change? He's devolved into trying to convince everyone he's better than the Republican VP candidate and now whining about political attacks, while making political attacks of his own.
Poor guy...
What a fair and non-biased take.
One wonders at what kind of internal polling McCain is seeing if he's releasing ads that accuse Barack Obama of fist ing 4 year olds:
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09...y4433099.shtml
i did a Ctrl+F for "fist ing" and didn't find anything
i did find this though.
Sex Ed for Kindergarteners 'Right Thing to Do,' Says Obama
July 18, 2007 1:13 PM
ABC News' Teddy Davis and Lindsey Ellerson Report: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told Planned Parenthood Tuesday that sex education for kindergarteners, as long as it is "age-appropriate," is "the right thing to do."
"I remember Alan Keyes . . . I remember him using this in his campaign against me," Obama said in reference to the conservative firebrand who ran against him for the U.S. Senate in 2004. Sex education for kindergarteners had become an issue in his race against Keyes because of Obama’s work on the issue as chairman of the health committee in the Illinois state Senate.
"'Barack Obama supports teaching sex education to kindergarteners,'" said Obama mimicking Keyes' distinctive style of speech. "Which -- I didn’t know what to tell him (laughter)."
"But it’s the right thing to do," Obama continued, "to provide age-appropriate sex education, science-based sex education in schools."
Speaking to a young woman who asked a question about sex education, Obama said, "You, as a peer, can have enormous power over your age cohort but you’ve got to have some support from the schools. You certainly should not have to be fighting each and every instance by providing accurate information outside of the classroom because inside the classroom the only thing that can be talked about is abstinence."
"Keep in mind: I honor and respect young people who choose to delay sexual activity," Obama continued. "I’ve got two daughters, and I want them to understand that sex is not something casual. That's something that we definitely want to communicate and should be part of any curriculum. But we also know that when the statistics tell us that nearly half of 15 to 19 year olds are engaging in sexual activity, that for us to leave them in ignorance is potentially consigning them to illness, pregnancy, poverty, and in some cases, death."
When Obama's campaign was asked by ABC News to explain what kind of sex education Obama considers "age appropriate" for kindergarteners, the Obama campaign pointed to an Oct. 6, 2004 story from the Daily Herald in which Obama had "moved to clarify" in his Senate campaign that he "does not support teaching explicit sex education to children in kindergarten. . . The legislation in question was a state Senate measure last year that aimed to update Illinois' sex education standards with 'medically accurate' information . . . 'Nobody's suggesting that kindergartners are going to be getting information about sex in the way that we think about it,' Obama said. 'If they ask a teacher 'where do babies come from,' that providing information that the fact is that it's not a stork is probably not an unhealthy thing. Although again, that's going to be determined on a case by case basis by local communities and local school boards.'"
In addition to local schools informing kindergarteners that babies do not come from the stork, the state legislation Obama supported in Illinois, which contained an "opt out" provision for parents, also envisioned teaching kindergarteners about "inappropriate touching," according to Obama's presidential campaign. Despite Obama's support, the legislation was not enacted.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalra...-for-kind.html
Great response from Obama. It's ridiculous the way McCain's camp is trying to turn this election into a playground dispute.
this might also be a sign. i thought he wanted to get away from old washington politics. is he going to apologize?
Obama plans meeting with Bill Clinton To be first extended face-to-face with former president since bitter primary
The Associated Press
updated 3:51 a.m. CT, Mon., Sept. 8, 2008
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to lunch with former President Bill Clinton this week in what will be their first extended face-to-face meeting since the bitter primary season.
Obama intends to meet Clinton for a private lunch Thursday at the Clinton Foundation headquarters in New York City, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Sunday. Obama will be in New York that morning for a memorial ceremony at the site of the destroyed World Trade Center, where he will appear with Republican presidential rival John McCain to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Clinton extended the invitation after he learned Obama would be in town, Burton said.
Relations between the former president and Obama have been somewhat strained following the heated primary season, in which Clinton's wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, also sought the presidential nomination. During that time, Bill Clinton repeatedly questioned whether Obama had enough experience to be president compared with his wife.
During his speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, Bill Clinton expressed strong support for Obama's candidacy and made clear he will do what he can to get him elected.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26596748/
GOP has nothing to run on except try and turn their opponents into monsters. Yes, a lot of lefty blogs are milling around in Sarah Palin's family life but that isn't coming from the Obama campaign, since it would only backfire. Difference is the actual McCain campaign is trying to turn this election into a playground at recess. If anybody is acting "desperate," it's McCain.In addition to local schools informing kindergarteners that babies do not come from the stork, the state legislation Obama supported in Illinois, which contained an "opt out" provision for parents, also envisioned teaching kindergarteners about "inappropriate touching," according to Obama's presidential campaign. Despite Obama's support, the legislation was not enacted.
He got a big VP splash by picking an unknown figure and then the typical convention bounce. There are pros and cons to picking Palin and up to this point they've only gotten the benefits. Cons will manifest themselves over time.
Yeah, clearly trying to teach a kindergardener, many of whom can't even tell the difference between the colors of crayons, about sex, is a great idea.
No no, you've got it wrong. It's okay when Obama does it, he's not really doing the same old thing, just bringing 'facts' to the discussion. When the Republicans do it though, he's being swiftboatedthis might also be a sign. i thought he wanted to get away from old washington politics. is he going to apologize?
The meltdown in the Obama campaign since Palin was named VP has been fun to watch, it's just a question of where Obama will hit rock bottom.
By the way, Obama and the Democrats have 20+ people running around Alaska right now trying to dig up dirt on her, so quit with the holier than thou gospel about it being lefty blogs, unless lefty blogs is a code word for Obama campaign staff.
Who gives a ? It was some bull proposal to teach kids to be wary around strangers. What the gives with you? What does any of it have to do with the economy or foreign policy? I know it's one thing to be a partisan, but do you have to be a tool as well? You don't even believe the they're slinging, you're just happy if it helps your candidate.
Difference between GOP Convention in St. Paul and Dem convention in Denver is that the Dems used harsh rhetoric and blunt language to go after GOP policies and McCain's stances on the issues. The GOP spent their time going after Obama personally and using "community organizer" in lieu of "uppity n*gger."No no, you've got it wrong. It's okay when Obama does it, he's not really doing the same old thing, just bringing 'facts' to the discussion. When the Republicans do it though, he's being swiftboated
"Rock bottom" for Obama would be 230-some odd electoral votes and a loss. The GOP has just had nearly two weeks of mostly positive coverage from the mainstream media. Palin hasn't done anything other than help McCain turn some pink states red. Fortunately for Obama they don't hold the election immediately after the RNC.The meltdown in the Obama campaign since Palin was named VP has been fun to watch, it's just a question of where Obama will hit rock bottom.
Anything she's done as mayor and governor is fair game, her family life is not. There's no way the Obama campaign has or is going to start touching her family life because it only backfires on Dems for going into the gutter, it rarely if ever backfires on the GOP. If the McCain campaign is free to completely distort a vote into Barack Obama wants to finger little kids, then they're free to dig up any info that casts her tenure as mayor or governor in a bad light.
Here's the main difference between Obama and McCain: there's plenty of rich material on the issues and on policy failures for Obama to go extremely negative in that direction. Obama doesn't have to start with the name-calling. McCain is a member of an in bent party that has 8years of failure and is asking for 4 more. He has no energy or agenda whatsoever to speak of other than being President, so he goes negative on the basis of iden y politics. The GOP has won elections in the past this way, so he has a great shot.
This ad misleads, works to create fear, and it is a blatant lie. The bill that was referenced in this ad was put forth to teach kids they do not come from the stork, and more importantly, it provides age-appropriate information to small children, our most vulnerable citizens, about inappropriate touching. A few facts:
1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 18.
1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 18.
Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults occur to children ages 17 and under.
An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today.
30-40% of victims are abused by a family member.
Another 50% are abused by someone outside of the family whom they know and trust.
The median age for reported abuse is 9 years old.
More than 20% of children are sexually abused before the age of 8.
Most children don’t tell even if they have been asked.
To try for political gain in this manner is entirely unacceptable, and extremely offensive. Call or write the McCain campaign and let them know there are limits, and this time they have definitely crossed the line. This is definitely not the change I was looking for in my next president.
Isn't that the point?
yeah we need to show them what a pee pee is. let them be kids and play. we should teach them, but certainly later than kindergarden. someone tries to talk to my 5 year old girl about that crap I will kick their ass.
Actually, it's getting kind of sick what adults have begun to push onto kids. My boy, when he was in kindergarten, walked up and hugged this little girl - teacher saw it & asked the girl if she had asked to be hugged. She said "no". They wanted to send the boy to sexual harassment sensitivity classes. He was 5. AND this was, what, 8 years ago, now?
yeah we need to show them what a pee pee is. let them be kids and play. we should teach them, but certainly later than kindergarden. someone tries to talk to my 5 year old girl about that crap I will kick their ass.
More caca from McCain.
The problems I have in reading the bill has nothing to do with the ages, but rather removal of such facts like abstinance being the only 100% prevention. There are several things changed in the bill that I find innapropriate.
I agree McCain's people are making a mistake of bringing up the old arguments on this issue.
So what. Score one factual point for Obama's people. He is still so far behind on the facts.
McCain wouldn't know facts if they hit him square in the face. How you guys can support his negative campaign is beyond belief.
Yeah, who knew having a lead in the electoral college would lead to panicking.
I'm sorry, I must have missed the vote... It's 0-0 best I can tell.
WTF?
Can't keep your made up stories straight?
You know what I meant
Well guess what? I saw George Stephanopoulous (sp) on with Charlie Gibson tonight and the new polling shows that right now the electoral votes are 228 for Obama and 227 for McCain. Wow, that's such an insurmountable lead!
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