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Audacity of Truth
Whiner-in-Chief:
"[W]hether the grumbling is about Republicans on Fox or bloggers in pajamas, there's a word for what the president and his aides are doing. That word is "whining." And nothing [...] does more damage to Obama's credibility or authority than the sense that a popular president is becoming the whiner-in-chief."
- John Nichols, Nation Magazine - 10/12/09
Getting to know LIBERAL Illinois Senator Barack Obama
Don’t believe the media hype about how this possible 2008 presidential contender is supposedly a ‘mainstream’ (read: middle of the road) candidate. He’s not. Ian Bishop at the NY Post has the details not only on a “questionable” 2005 land deal involving the Senator and a shady political fund-raiser, but on his very liberal voting record as well:
In the Senate, Obama’s liberal voting record belies the centrist themes he strikes on the stump.
The liberal lobbying group Americans for Democratic Action gives Obama a 100 percent voting rating – 5 points to the left of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who gets a 95 percent grade.
Obama backed a withdrawal of troops from Iraq, supported international funding for groups that provide abortion, and opposed reauthorization of the Patriot Act.
And a Congressional Quarterly review found Obama has a near-perfect partisan voting record, casting his lot with the Democratic Party line 97 percent of the time – higher than Clinton and dead even with Sen. John Kerry (Mass.).
Here’s the Americans for Democratic Action’s 2005 report on the 109th Congress where, sure enough, Obama garnered a 100% rating from them. To them, he is a “Senate Hero” where he joins other notable liberal Senators:
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin, C. (D-MI)
Reed, J. (D-RI)
Reid, H. (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar, K. (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
He’s more liberal than Kennedy? *Shivers*
Here’s more on Obama’s liberal voting record, courtesy of Larry Kudlow.
Don’t fall for the media hype. Obama’s got the likability factor going for him – but not much more.
Update: Sheesh! Could the MSM frenzy over this guy escalate any higher? (Hat tip: Allah)
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Sad thing is ST, who do we have to run in opposition?
That can pull “likeability” and is well known to attract notice and votes from both sides?
Before they carve his head on Mt. Rushmore perhaps the media will consider Mr. Mainstream Rock Star’s Illinois legislative voting record…..
-Sponsored a pointless and burdensome unfunded mandate requiring local police departments to racially profile every traffic stop.
-Voted No on Constitutional amendment banning so-called “same-sex” marriage
-Supported including “sexual orientation” in Illinois anti-discrimination laws
-Opposes gun rights (NRA rating-F; Illinois Citizens for Handgun Control Rating-A)
-Voted Against prohibiting early release for criminal sexual abusers
-Voted “present” on a law prohibiting pornographic bookstores and strip clubs to be fewer than 1000 feet of schools and churches
Supported legislation making health care a “constitutional right,” promoted by left-wing Physicians for National Health care, whose goal is socialized medicine for America, a goal Obama apparently shares
-Opposed the state version of the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which would require medical attention be given to babies fortunate enough to survive a botched abortion
-Favors allowing partial birth abortion, which his wife called a ‘legitimate” medical procedure in a fund-raising letter
-Voted “present” on a law requiring parental notification before a minor’s abortion
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How’s THAT for mainstream?
Bishop is incorrect. Obama opposed setting a timetable to withdraw troops and voted FOR reauthorization of the Patriot Act.
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He did vote against re-authorizing the wire tap provisions in the Patriot Act.
Us poor folk that live out here in the sticks of Western Illinois really do wish that the folks in Chicago would get a clue. Alas it is hopeless. The Republican party in IL is leaderless and spineless they have no hope for a future, they are awash in corruptions, thanks Misters Ryan. Somehow the people here elected a file clerk to take over for the Parkenson’s patient. Yada, yada, yada, I hate living in IL, but then again Iowa ain’t much better. – Lorica
That’s strange, Rick, considering what he recently said about a timetable in Iraq. Via Obama’s website 11/20/2006 (emphasis added):
Osama Obama is an empty suit, this is why so many on the left love him. The only reason that the press is playing him up is so people will be tired of him. He doesn’t have the depth of character to last 20 months in the spotlight like this. I myself am already tired of hearing about him. Hell a piece of paper with Lefty talking points would hold my attention longer. At least then there might be a cool water mark or design on the paper, or someone might of doodled something interesting on it. As far as Osama Obama, /yawn, thanks for warming up the media for Hillary fool. – Lorica
I’m waiting for the smoke to die down with this Obama hype. I’m, also, sick of the media prognosticating that most African Americans would vote for Obama who is full of himself. Thanks for mentioning his voting record. Voting with the gang of liberals will not give him my vote. As an African American woman from the State of Illinois, it would be disheartening to see another Illinois senator–both African American– fall because of extreme ambition. Frankly, I have come to a point of being sick of hearing his name. On the other hand, perhaps the media is setting him up for the big fall.
We are goin over hte faults and why the “other side” is not very good, and that is fine, I think we should be able to rip apart what the other side has to offer, disect it, and take an intense look at what is to offer from them.
BUT I also find it a bit disconcerning that in all this, we have nothing to really offer from our own side. We are pouring over the faults or lack of experience of a possible candidate from the other side, but without an opposing person to bring up and compare them too.
I think this is the same thing we went through with the elections just recently, that we didn’t have much hope and was like voting for the better of two evils.
What do we have to offer for a candidate that has enough “like-ability” in the media / public, and can pull votes from both sides of the aisle?
Sure we will have a very intereting dustup with Obama, Clinton and Kerry all stumping for a presidential bid, and personally I hope it does get nasty, will be interesting what they throw at each other….BUT again, who do we really have that can go the distance on our side and how will they match up against what Democrats will put out?
1st off Sanity, we do have people who are waiting in the wings, but these guys aren’t stupid enough to throw their hat in the ring a month after the mid term election. All that will do is, as I state above, give people the time to be tired and bored with you. I think they need to reform election laws, outside of Presidential candidate, all elections should only be 2 months long. We will see what happens, but someone will come forward. – Lorica
Hopefully Lorica.
I just haven’t noticed any worthwile candidates yet. While some look good, each have their own bagagge they are going to have to deal with.
Alot of people have touted McCain, but he would not be a good choice for me to vote for. Other Guilliani, and I believe he may have had some infedility issues that will be brought up by democrats, Frist – hell no. Gingrich would be an interesting possibility but I don’t think he could pull from both sides of hte aisle.
2 months may seem like a good idea, but you have to give these ‘candidates’ time to get more known to the people.
Meanwhile you have Kerry, Obama and Clinton suddenly getting religon, highering religous advisors, attending churches, inviting church leaders to their houses…ect.
I am suprised they don’t burst into flames as soon as they walk into church. [chuckles]
If you remember back when Bill Clinton was having most of his trouble, we suddenly got ‘treated’ to him and his wife walking out of church with a bible in their hands.
Where are these pictures when they are not trying to deflect from their faults?
They fault religon in everyway, except for when it serves them politically.
Sanity when I was saying 2 months I am talking about Congressional folk only. I think the President Candidates should be able to have maybe a year.
Anyway, to my main point. Look you have Jeb Bush, I think he still has a great opportunity. I don’t care what they left of center folk think, if things start to go right in Iraq, which they yet could, GW is going to be a hero, not the anti-christ. Jeb Bush could be your next President. What about Haylee Barbour?? He did an awesome job with Katrina management for Mississippi, unlike his idiot Dem colleague in Louisiana. Had hundreds of miles of destroyed coastline, and almost none of the havoc that was in New Orleans. There is my personal favorite JC Watts, even tho he has said he would not run. Jim Nussle could be another. Look who ever the media is looking at right now, they are trying to get rid of. They know exactly what they are doing. Some of these guys are abit smarter than your average Dem. They too know what the MSM is all about, and they are going to wait abit longer before they make their announcement. We shall see. – Lorica