blogs.abcnews.com - 9/6/2008
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ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Senator Obama dusted off an argument from his primary days as he debuted an almost completely new stump speech against John McCain and Sarah Palin in Terra Haute, Indiana today. "Everywhere I go we've been...
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Obama: "They must think you're stupid"
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By GottaLaff Barack Obama is in Terre Haute, Indiana (CNN), and he is on fire! He's mocking McCain's "change" message and hitting all the right notes. I'll get the video up a.s.a.p. He's essentially showing is incredulity at how a McCain/Bush platform can stand for change vs. his own plans re: health care, the economy, etc. As I said, video coming. Stay tuned. UPDATE: Here's some of the speech: "Everywhere I go we've been talking about change, that's been the theme of the campaign. And we must be on to something, because I notice now everyone's talking about change now," Obama ...
Guy who requested $740 million in earmarks on Palin: You can’t really be for change if you’re pro-earmark
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... . I was hoping against hope that he’d come after her on this point. And now, my dream’s come true . Obama then went point by point through education, tax policy, energy policy and health care telling voters why McCain’s version of change is not change like the kind he will bring. Obama then opened up rare criticism on VP nominee Sarah Palin, “I know the governor of Alaska has been, you know, saying she is change. And that is great. She is a skillful politician. But when you been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark ...
Obama Accuses Palin Of Being In Favor Of Pork Despite Having Passed $740 Million Earmarks Himself
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Including one earmark worth $1 million for his wife’s employer right after she got a 120% raise.
Obama then opened up rare criticism on VP nominee Sarah Palin, “I know the governor of Alaska has been, you know, saying she is change. And that is great. She is a skillful politician. But when you been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person. That is not change, come on. I mean, words mean something. You can’t just make stuff up. You ...
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Obama: Republicans must think you’re stupid —
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Sen. Obama mocked the McCain-Palin ticket for casting themselves as mavericks.
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (CNN) – Since leaving their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, John McCain and Sarah Palin have tried to cast themselves as mavericks, Washington ...
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