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Colin Powell Endorses Obama (pg. 8)
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shakka
Politics...ain't it a bitch. |
I was going to make a post of condemnation in response to that article snippet... but then I saw that TMZ (the celeb gossip site) is apparently the sole source. So I'm going to keep my skepticism for the moment. |
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| Renegade |
Add Scott McClellan to the high-profile Republican endorsement list:
| quote: | Former Bush press secretary backs Obama
By DAVID BAUDER – 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, says he is backing Barack Obama for president.
McClellan made the endorsement during a taping of Comedian D.L. Hughley's new show that is premiering on CNN this weekend. The former Bush administration official said he wanted to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done.
He's the second former Bush administration figure this week to publicly back Obama, following former Secretary of State Colin Powell. McClellan caused bitterness among his former co-workers with a tell-all book that criticized Bush. |
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5...Us7k7QD940FA880 |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Groundhog Boy
Awww...poor baby. If you don't want to be called a complete wad, don't post idiotic diatribes by people who followed up that post with this outburst on Monday. If it walks like a duck....
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Ohhh... ok I gotcha. If that's what Powell said, it must be true. Take him at his word now when he supports your messiah and savior, but not when he speaks to the UN about WMD's. So Powell says it's because Obama's nomination would be historic and transformational... ok, in what way other than race would it be? Because, his policies are not new. You're ing dumb, dude. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
Add Scott McClellan to the high-profile Republican endorsement list:
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Not a surprise, actually. He tossed some chum to the left about it earlier this year as part of his "Take Me Seriously" book tour, remember? If McCain is George Bush, why are all his cronies voting for Obama? :rolleyes: |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
You're ing dumb, dude. |
:stongue: :stongue: |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
Ohhh... ok I gotcha. If that's what Powell said, it must be true. Take him at his word now when he supports your messiah and savior, but not when he speaks to the UN about WMD's. So Powell says it's because Obama's nomination would be historic and transformational... ok, in what way other than race would it be? Because, his policies are not new. You're ing dumb, dude. |
Oh, you hurt my feelings with your personal attack...
I didn't believe Powell back in March 2003 when I watched the Security Council live, but then again, I don't live in a world of extremes like yourself, where someone is always wrong or right. Similarly, Obama can't be my messiah or savior because he's wrong on things, too. But I wouldn't expect you to understand the concept because you're so smart.
As for transformational - I don't know, how about transforming our world perception, for one. And Colin Powell, having helped that up, would I'm sure invite that sort of change. |
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| josh4 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
McClellan made the endorsement during a taping of Comedian D.L. Hughley's new show that is premiering on CNN this weekend. |
wtf?
lol D.L. Hughley?
This whole news theater format is really starting to piss me off. |
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| Shakka |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
I was going to make a post of condemnation in response to that article snippet... but then I saw that TMZ (the celeb gossip site) is apparently the sole source. So I'm going to keep my skepticism for the moment. |
lol...TMZ is indeed not a reliable sole source. But believe it bitch!
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com...356/detail.html
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| Lebezniatnikov |
Then I can condemn away - it's a pretty bull political climate when either side incites itself to violence. |
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| josh4 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shakka
Pardon me, you. Hold this for me...
As they say..."When Obama sneezes, the whole world catches a cold."
Even better...
Politics...ain't it a bitch. |
Not sure what to make of this one.
| quote: | Police: McCain volunteer made up robbery story
JOE MANDAK
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH - A McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter "B" scratched on her face in a politically inspired attack, police said Friday.
Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college student from College Station, Texas, admitted Friday that the story was false and was being charged with making a false report to police, said Maurita Bryant, the assistant chief of the police department's investigations division. Police doubted her story from the start, Bryant said.
Todd, who is white, told police she was attacked by a 6-foot-4 black man Wednesday night.
She now can't explain why she invented the story, Bryant said. Todd also told police she believes she cut the backward "B" onto her own cheek, but did not provide an explanation of how or why, Bryant said.
Todd initially told investigators she was attempting to use a bank branch ATM when the man approached her from behind, put a knife with a 4- to 5-inch blade to her throat and demanded money. She told police she handed the assailant $60 and walked away.
Todd told investigators that she suspected the man then noticed a John McCain sticker on her car, became angry and punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground and telling her "you are going to be a Barack supporter," police said.
She said he continued to punch and kick her while threatening "to teach her a lesson for being a McCain supporter," police said. She said he then sat on her chest, pinned her hands down with his knees and scratched a backward letter "B" into her face with a dull knife.
Todd told police she didn't seek medical attention, but instead went to a friend's apartment nearby and called police about 45 minutes later.
The Associated Press could not immediately locate Todd's family.
Bryant said somebody charged with making a false report would typically be cited and sent a summons. But because police have concerns about Todd's mental health, they are consulting with the Allegheny County District Attorney. She remained in custody and was awaiting arraignment.
Todd worked in New York for the College Republican National Committee before moving two weeks ago to Pennsylvania, where her duties included recruiting college students, the committee's executive director, Ethan Eilon, has said.
Eilon declined to comment on the investigation Friday or to help The Associated Press contact Todd.
Earlier Friday, police said they had found inconsistencies in Todd's story. They gave her a lie-detector test, but wouldn't release the polygraph results. Investigators also said bank surveillance photos did not back up the woman's initial story of being attacked at an ATM.
Police interviewed Todd after she contacted police Wednesday night and again on Thursday, Bryant said. They asked her to come back Friday, ostensibly to help police put together a sketch of the man. Instead, detectives began interviewing her.
"They just started talking to her and she just opened up and said she wanted to tell the truth," Bryant said.
Bryant said it doesn't appear that anyone else put the woman up to the false report.
Police suspected all along that Todd might not be telling the truth, starting with the fact that the "B" was backward, Bryant said.
"We have robbers here in Pittsburgh, but they don't generally mutilate someone's face like that," Bryant said. "They just take the money and run."
Find this article at:
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/...rd=102408120710 |
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| shaolin_Z |
| quote: | Originally posted by josh4
Not sure what to make of this one. |
Wow, I didn't realize partisan hacks had sunk this low:
| quote: | Todd, who is white, told police she was attacked by a 6-foot-4 black man Wednesday night.
She now can't explain why she invented the story, Bryant said. Todd also told police she believes she cut the backward "B" onto her own cheek, but did not provide an explanation of how or why, |
That's just lame :rolleyes:. |
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| Shakka |
| Did she punch herself in the face too? I think there's more to this story than meets the eye (no pun intended), and I don't necessarily mean from a political standpoint. |
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