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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-08 01:10 PM
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Obama: Was McCain A Socialist In 2000?
Source: CBS News/AP

Democrat Defends His Tax Plan, Addresses Biden's Remark About Him Being "Tested"

(AP) Barack Obama brushed aside Republican charges Wednesday that his tax proposals amount to socialism, and said he wants nothing more than to reverse the cuts for wealthy Americans that John McCain opposed when they were enacted.

"Was John McCain a socialist back in 2000," when he opposed President Bush's proposals? Obama asked at a news conference.

"It's not a very plausible argument," he said of the late-campaign allegations launched daily by McCain and Republican running mate Sarah Palin.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/22/politics/main4539031.shtml?tag=lowerContent;homeSectionBlock250
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Nambe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-08 01:12 PM
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1. Don´t ask John, he is in a slump.
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The Brethren Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-08 01:30 PM
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2. McLiar is a flip of the coin.
He's anything you want to hear if he gets what he wants from you.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-08 01:48 PM
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3. Snap!
NGU.

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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-08 02:12 PM
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4. I sincerely doubt that either McSame or Palin could even define 'socialism'.
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-08 02:15 PM
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5. What a nice way to say
"I know you are, but what am I?"

:rofl:
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