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The Associated Press: Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks
4 hours ago TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them. Speaking to 800 people at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre ...
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Obama Takes Aim at Palin's Record
Taylor Marsh — Guest post by Scott Hopkins AP Photo Oh no! You mean that mean, bad Democrat had something negative to say about the GOP’s newly-anointed golden one? But wait...if she really is a pit bull with lipstick, why should valid criticism of her record be off-limits? It shouldn’t be, and it’s not. Barack Obama today in Terre Haute, Indiana: ...

Obama to Palin: “You Can’t Just Make Stuff Up”
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Land of Lincolner makes his first direct criticism of the GOP veep candidate at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana. ...

Obama Takes On Palin
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Barack Obama "made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them," the AP reports. ...

Refining the Attack
The Anonymous Liberal — Maybe the Obama campaign read my last post because this morning Obama changed course and decided to take a jab at Sarah Palin: "I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she's change, and that's great," Obama said. "She's a skillful politician. But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up."That's a good start.  It hits the right notes.  But if Obama is going to ...

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Obama Takes First Direct Shot At Palin
huffingtonpost.com 9/6/2008 — TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them. Speaking to 800 people at ...
Obama Tells Indiana Crowd He's Already President
newsbusters.org 9/6/2008 — The Obama audacity watch continued Saturday morning as the junior senator from Illinois Freudian-slipped in front of a crowd in Terre Haute, Indiana, telling them he's already president: “People ask me, they say what are your impressions of ...
Has Palin Requested More Earmark Money Than Obama?
weeklystandard.com 9/9/2008 — In the Wall Street Journal , Elizabeth Holmes and Laura Meckler report : At a rally today, Sen. McCain again asserted that Sen. Obama has requested nearly a billion in earmarks. In fact, the Illinois senator requested $311 million last year, ...
Palin Goes After Obama on EarmarksWeekly Standard Blog
Below is an excerpt from Governor Palin's speech in at the McCain rally in Fairfax, Virginia this morning. There were in excess of 20,000 excited supporters on hand. In this clip, Palin lays out her record of reform at both the city and state level. She also went after Barack Obama on earmarks, ...
Palin On OH: "We Have To Take This State"Hotline On Call Part Deux
LEBANON, OH - GOP veep nom Sarah Palin hammered Barack Obama today for securing earmarks for his state and reiterated her opposition to the "Bridge to Nowhere." "As we reformed the abuses of earmarks in our state, our opponent was requesting nearly a billion dollars in earmarks as a ...
Amanda Carpenter: Does Obama Really Want to Talk About Earmarks?Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
If Barack Obama wants to rail against Sarah Palin's record on earmarks he'd better be prepared to defend why he allocated hundreds of millions of tax dollars for his own pet-projects.Yes, Palin did indicate some support...
AK Dems Scrub Website That Said Palin Killed Bridge To NowhereWeekly Standard Blog
Barack Obama - a man who requested nearly a billion dollars in earmarks during his short time in the Senate, including some for his wife's employer - is criticizing Sarah Palin support for earmarks. Today, Obama's spokesman said : "Despite being discredited over and over again by numerous news ...
Palin's Pork ProblemTammy Bruce
A post by Pat Sen. Obama, who supports earmarks, is attacking Gov. Palin for her changed position on earmarks. As Mayor and Governor she obtained millions from Washington. Gasp!--she even hired a lobbyist. Just this year she sent a proposal to Sen. Ted Stevens for 31 earmarks totaling $197 ...
Obama Challenges Palin on EarmarksDrudge Retort
At a campaign stop in Terre Haute, Ind., Barack Obama said that Sarah Palin embraced earmarks while a mayor and governor in Alaska. "When you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change," he said.