Obama: ‘We can write our nation’s next great chapter’ (radio address)

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Source: The Hill

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who has been hit throughout the campaign on his inexperience, said Saturday that it would be a bigger gamble to put GOP rival John McCain in the White House.


The Illinois senator used the last Democratic radio address ahead of Election Day to make his case to voters one more time.

“At a moment like this, with so much at stake, we can’t afford four more years of the tired, old, trickle-down, on-your-own philosophy that got us into this mess,” he said.

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“In this election, the biggest gamble we can take is embracing the same old Bush-McCain policies that have failed us for the last eight years,” Obama argued. “We’ve tried it their way. It hasn’t worked. It’s time to turn the page.”

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Obama delivers closing argument in radio address
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Barack Obama said his election would help change the country and the world, as the Democratic presidential nominee personally delivered his party's radio address for the final weekend of the campaign

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1. I have always thought the Republican's on-your-own philosophy really defines them.

I call them the YOYO party: "You're On Your Own". As Democrats we agree with Obama that we are our brother's keeper and we are our sister's keeper. Republicans individually hold their YOYO philosophy unless it is something that helps them personally, then it's ok.

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2. Yo - $700bln bailout. Corporate welfare on a grand scale. oem

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3. As I recall, Obama and a lot of Democrats also voted for the bailout.

Republicans' YOYO philosophy applies mainly to the little people, but particularly if they are Democrats.

[geckosfeet]

4. Yes they did. I would have preferred that they did not - or at least amend the terms. eom