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Sun Jul-29-07 06:42 PM
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| -What did Obama do/say about Iraq when he was a Senator? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 05:13 PM |
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he still is a senator nt |
msongs |
Jul-29-07 05:19 PM |
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I am aware of that |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 05:20 PM |
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you don't say what it is about. what issue. he said alot of things. |
illinoisprogressive |
Jul-29-07 07:42 PM |
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The war in general. What were his votes, speeches, did he lead to end the war, etc. nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 07:44 PM |
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Anyone? nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 06:42 PM |
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he is still a senator |
illinoisprogressive |
Jul-29-07 07:41 PM |
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Here is a video clip of Obama speaking re: Iraq in 2002 when he was a |
mucifer |
Jul-29-07 07:46 PM |
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I get the question....his positions on Iraq "since" becoming |
Catchawave |
Jul-29-07 07:51 PM |
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He wasn't in the U.S. senate at the time. What has he done in the U.S. senate? nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 07:51 PM |
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Why did Edwards vote for the war? |
Ethelk2044 |
Jul-29-07 07:55 PM |
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Ask him. He'll tell you nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:01 PM |
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Thanks for posting the UTube vid...Obama clearly would have voted FOR the War.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 08:25 PM |
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Stop the lies! |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 08:57 PM |
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Here is what he said on that subject |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:58 PM |
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I'm pretty sure I just watched a video posted by tellurian saying he would vote nay.... |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 09:00 PM |
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See my update to post 32 nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:03 PM |
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Ok, so if we're going to make assumptions... |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 09:07 PM |
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He probably would not have but it is hardly the clear-cut issue that some advertise it as |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:09 PM |
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The video, which btw was posted by mucifier upthread.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 09:14 PM |
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It's a dangerous job- |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 09:17 PM |
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The proof is simple. Was it an Up or Down Vote.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 09:21 PM |
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Let's look at the rest of his record for clues |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:24 PM |
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Apparently we need to break this down... |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 09:26 PM |
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The video posted by mucifier is 11/02 while BO was a State Senator.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 09:38 PM |
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You're not answering the question |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 10:45 PM |
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Your aren't disputing what I've written.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 11:22 PM |
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This is ridiculous |
Wolsh |
Jul-29-07 11:35 PM |
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No, it's not ridiculous... it's problematic.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 11:51 PM |
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I remember that....thanks for finding the transcript n/t |
Catchawave |
Jul-29-07 09:22 PM |
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No problem |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 11:05 PM |
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Listen to it again...He says IF it were an up or down vote he would have voted NAY |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 09:08 PM |
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This is getting idiotic |
killbotfactory |
Jul-29-07 11:35 PM |
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His legislation to end the war drew 63 Congressional co-sponsors, |
geek tragedy |
Jul-29-07 07:47 PM |
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In 2007 when he was running for prez. What did he do in 2005 and 2006? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 07:54 PM |
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Do you want to care Iraq-related voting records? eom |
geek tragedy |
Jul-29-07 07:56 PM |
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I want to know if Obama's record matches up to his current rhetoric and the hype |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:03 PM |
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He introduced legislation to end the war--twice actually. |
geek tragedy |
Jul-29-07 08:27 PM |
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What did he do before he began running for president? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:30 PM |
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That looks familiar. Where have I seen that *exact* request before? |
bling bling |
Jul-29-07 08:32 PM |
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Any answer? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:34 PM |
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No it's silly that you copy-cat my words over in this stupid thread. |
bling bling |
Jul-29-07 08:42 PM |
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We can't ask the same kind of questions about Obama that you guys ask of Edwards? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:46 PM |
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How's that going? |
Catchawave |
Jul-29-07 07:54 PM |
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What did YOUR candidate (Edwards) say about the war... |
elizm |
Jul-29-07 08:30 PM |
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We know what he said |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:35 PM |
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You know what he said??? |
elizm |
Jul-29-07 08:40 PM |
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We know what he did about the IWR. He admits it nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:48 PM |
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ck.. yahoo.. |
Tellurian |
Jul-29-07 08:40 PM |
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Obama tried to introduce the bill earlier but, Frist would not let it come up. |
illinoisprogressive |
Jul-29-07 08:42 PM |
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Did he show any leadership? Kerry got a timetable amendment through during Republican control |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 08:50 PM |
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Obama never claimed to be anti war. he is anti dumb war. |
illinoisprogressive |
Jul-29-07 08:45 PM |
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Self delete. Sorry. |
jefferson_dem |
Jul-29-07 09:06 PM |
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On that, he's about as right as you could get. |
jefferson_dem |
Jul-29-07 09:06 PM |
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Who Obama sided with instead of with Rep. Murtha...see post #38 nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:10 PM |
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He seemed to have the same position as Clinton in November of 2005 |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:08 PM |
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June 2006: Obama votes AGAINST Kerry-Feingold, which would have ended the war by July 2007 |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:17 PM |
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2007: Obama (like Clinton) OPPOSED cutting off funds for the escalation |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 09:19 PM |
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His good friend and fellow Senator, Durbin, voted against the war. nm |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 09:29 PM |
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And? Durbin also voted for Kerry-Feingold; Obama did not nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 10:55 PM |
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Desperate thread by DMC, maybe you should read Obama's speech in 2002. |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 09:33 PM |
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This thread was posted to expose the holloweness of the Team Obama thread on Edwards |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 10:54 PM |
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Oh, its nice to see you making up stories. Can you tell me the story about why your candidates gave |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 10:57 PM |
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My candidate has admitted it. He is not misrepresenting his history on Iraq nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 10:58 PM |
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Admitted what? He made a mistake? What kind of judgment is that really? nm |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 11:01 PM |
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Was Obama in the Senate in 2002? nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 10:56 PM |
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Did Obama oppose the war in 2002? and continue to have answer to constitutents about his speech? YES |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 11:00 PM |
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He wasn't a senator at the time. What did his liberal constituents think about the war btw? |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 11:08 PM |
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So only people who were in the Senate or House can run President and claim to be Anti-War? |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 11:14 PM |
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No, you can be anti-war by...being anti-war like Kucinich has |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-29-07 11:19 PM |
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Because Al Gore and Obama did not vote on the Iraq War, should we dismiss their 2002 stance? |
TeamJordan23 |
Jul-29-07 11:23 PM |
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