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Contradicting his own book, Freddoso claimed "there's nothing" in Obama's record indicating he is a "reformer"
Summary: On Fox News' America's Election HQ, David Freddoso claimed: "Senator [Barack] Obama says that he is a reformer, an agent of positive change. And looking at his record, though, in Chicago, Springfield, and Washington, I found that he is absolutely -- there's nothing in his record to bear out that claim." However, in Freddoso's recently released book, he specifically credited Obama with two "real accomplishment[s] ... in the name of reform" -- the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, and a 1998 Illinois ethics bill.
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Posted by IRONY 101
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Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to mary59
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Posted by snoopy in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders
That's because their answers for all the worlds' problems are rather simplistic:
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 1:35:29 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by worrierking in reply to snoopy
saw come these internet tubes"..
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 7:42:29 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by worrierking in reply to worrierking
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Posted by IRONY 101 in reply to snoopy
Funny how things come full circle...watch for McCain to start talking tough about the Russians...or Russkies. It'll be Dr. Strangelove all over again.
BTW, I heard the former POW was at it again last night talking about his POW experience in response to a question about how many homes he owns...but, you know, the former POW doesn't like to talk about all that POW stuff.
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 7:48:39 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Easy to refute wingnuts in reply to IRONY 101
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Posted by worrierking in reply to IRONY 101
Uh... depended on the breaks.
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 8:42:35 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by magnolialover in reply to IRONY 101
He already has been talking tough about the Russians. Sounds like the republicans want to start up the cold war again. Got to have another "enemy" to take away from what's happening in the US since the republicans have been running the joint. You know, "OH LOOK! OVER THERE! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING ACROSS THE BORDERS AGAIN! IT'S 1968 ALL OVER!!! WE MUST STOP THE RED HOARD!"
Anyway, it does appear that republicans seem to hold up the democrats as god like in their divinity to "change" things in such a short amount of time during their Senate tenures. Heck, I'm sure that they have multiple term senators right now who have done little to nothing. Of course, they also ignore Obama's time doing neighborhood organization as well, which they like to make fun of, but it was something that he was exceptional at, and he did make changes in people's lives that were for the better, and made a direct impact. If that's not a positive change, or something good that he's done, I'm not really sure what was.
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 8:58:52 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by doggone-ga in reply to magnolialover
"Sounds like the republicans want to start up the cold war again"
Isn't that the ESSENCE of being a conservative? That you can only look to the past, never the future?
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 10:27:41 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by magnolialover in reply to doggone-ga
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Posted by doggone-ga in reply to magnolialover
"As long as you learn something from it"
Oh, sure...but if you ONLY look to the past, and don't also look to the future...then you AREN'T learning anything from the past.
Posted Tuesday August 26, 2008 2:55:30 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wzwriter
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