McCain Campaign Makes 'Sept. 10' Argument About Obama, Clarke Calls It the 'Big Lie'
The campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain are engaging in an angry exchange today over Obama's remarks to Jake Tapper yesterday in which he talked about the role of law enforcement in combating terrorism.
In the interview, Obama said, "[I]t is my firm belief that we can track terrorists, we can crack down on threats against the United States, but we can do so within the constraints of our Constitution. And there has been no evidence on their part that we can't.
"And, you know, let's take the example of Guantanamo. What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks -- for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center, we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated."
The McCain campaign responded with a call in which McCain's senior foreign policy adviser Randy Schuenemann said, "Once again we have seen that Senator Obama is a perfect manifestation of a September 10th mindset. He brings the attitude, the failures of judgment, the weakness and the misunderstanding of the nature of our adversaries, and the dangers posed by them to a series of policy positions."
He added, "I have no doubt that we will hear in the course of the day that the Obama campaign will say we're practicing the, quote, politics of fear, and the reality is what Senator Obama's statement reflects last night is that he's advocating a policy of delusion that ignores what happened in the failed approach of the 1990's which allowed al Qaeda to thrive and prosper unmolested and that policy clearly made America less safe and more vulnerable."
Which led to the just-concluded Obama call with John Kerry and Richard Clarke, in which they accused the McCain campaign of perpetrating the politics of fear and mischaracterizing Obama's terrorism policy. When asked by a reporter about the McCain campaign's assertion that Obama would want to give Osama Bin Laden habeas corpus rights, Kerry answered angrily.
"The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that they have those rights -- this is not Barack Obama, this is the Supreme Court of the United States. If John McCain were president he'd have to give them those rights. This is a phony argument. And it is typical of what the Republican playbook is, which is, say anything, no matter what the other side has said, just say it, people may believe it, unless you folks write the truth and write it boldly and clearly. The truth is that this is exactly what they tried to say back in 2004 and the record absolutely contradicts it."
Clarke argued that Obama had a comprehensive approach to combating terrorism and said he was "disgusted" by the McCain efforts to mischaracterize Obama's position.
"What I see his surrogates saying and occasionally the Senator himself, is as Senator Kerry said, straight out of a Republican playbook which has been used in every federal election since 2002, which is to use this sort of big lie technique."
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ISRAEL’S SUSTAINABLE PARASITISM ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Israel and the American Diaspora notoriously donate thousands of dollars to elect corruptible American presidential and congressional officials, who then repay Israel a thousand fold from precious tax revenues; with millions of dollars worth of technologically advanced military equipment and services, and with the priceless lives of thousands of young patriots. In the case of the un-Constitutional Iraq War, Podhoretz Neo-Con Bush sacrificed over a trillion dollars and the lives of 4,000 young patriots, to sole benefit of Israel.
Hmm...maybe Obama should respond by discussing the Bush administration's "Sept. 10" policy, which, if I remember correctly, went something like this: the FBI is all like, "Hey, there are these guys who are really interested in learning how to fly planes, and aren't interested in learning how to land them, and we think they might be Al-Qaeda", and the Bush administration is all like "Huh? Wha? Did someone just say somethin? Durrrr...."
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They both should cut out the bullshit and TALK ABOUT THE ENERGY CRISIS WE ARE IN.
That would have been the Clinton administration, Einstein.
NObama in 08
Notice how Barack said we can "track" the terrorists... excuse me Barack, but please don't track Osama Obama, kill him.
Hmm so yes we did arrest those who committed the 93 bombing of the WORLD TRADE CENTER.. So that means the World Trade Center is standing right?
Funny the last 300 times I have been to downtown NY still has a 16 acre hole in the place 2 huge towers once stood...
Maybe it's just my eyes those buildings are still there since we arrested and almost let go the animals that did the 93 bombing....
Yea Obama will protect us and feed us and wipe our asses when we shit....
pathetic......
Nothing to be surprised here. After all Obama is a plant of House of Saud, and Saudis fund global terror. They already run our state Department and now they simply want to run the White House. Obama, and his gang are simply doing the bidding of their paymasters, who happen to be our enemies who want to wreck this country from within. Barack Hussein Obama is their man.
as usual the dems are accusing republicans of political tactics that they practive on a daily basis. the only way they can get away with it is if the american people think its the republicans using those tactics. fact is, the supreme court which currently has a few leftist which were put in by clinton and have always governed on opinion versus the constitution. yet, the dems blame the republicans for not obiding by the constitution. can you minipulation and indoctrination? no doubt the dems have a pre 911 mindset and it will only take another 911 for the people to see through the bull
All too typical. McCain speaks, Obama speaks and the posts begin about George Bush. A general comment-not just the one here that's so typical. It must be hard trying to prepare for the way ahead staring into the rear view mirror all of the time. Likely just an inability to develop original thought so it's not your fault. Just feel sorry for you. No doubt you don't need to burn energy thinking about how to solve problems. Just keep hitting the blogs and they'll keep telling you what you think.
It's OK though, when (not if) the next major attack comes, I'm sure it will be Bush's fault too. Hear it's raining in the mid-West again. Damn Bush probably working with consiritors to do that too.
As to the BS-they did-pay attention. McCain wants to drill holes, Obama wants to but solar panels and windmills on cars.
Obama is also the guy that wants military strikes on terror cells in Pakistan - and McCain is also the guy who trusts the Pakistani government to use their law enforcement approach there.
This world is nuts.
Obama and his supporters do not have a Sept. 10 mentality, what they have is a hate America mentality.
Incredible that John Kerry and the left would give Constitution rights to mass murderers like Osama Bin Laden. What a sad day for America!
Kerry, Obama and Clarke should not have stopped there, they should have continued and said that if we were fighting WWII today, they would grant Constitutional rights to Hitler and Mussolini.
5 Supreme Court justices made this erroneous ruling. It should and it shall be challenged.
Even the murdering pigs of Nazi Germany received fewer rights under the Nuremberg Trials than what the Supreme Court has granted the terrorists
the Democrat party should be ashamed of this ruling, it truly should.
The McCain adviser hit the Obama campaign with the truth and nothing hurts Liberals more than putting a mirror infront of them and showing them who they truly are.
God help this nation if Obama becomes our President.
Would you explain to me what the Clinton Administration did when 17 US Sailors were killed in a Terrorist attack on the USS Cole? NOTHING! He did did nothing to stop Al-Qaeda during his 8 years of office other than to appease our enemies. Barak Obama is Jimmy Carter 2.0!
Gee, I'd love to have the stellar and most popular guy President...errr...wished he was....Kerry sticking up for me. He's proven how he's able to sway the voters. A great spokesman.
What a nightmare Obama is. Empty suit is almost too kind a term. Let's see, wasn't there a speech some days ago about how dedicated he is to Israel? Oh, yeah, forgot, he's just saying what the audience wanted to hear--not like anyone is supposed to actually believe what he says. Obama's spin the wheel for today's position on the issues is getting kinda old. Be nice if he'd switch from repeating platitudes to actually talking about specifics. Oh, I forgot, he does that when he's in front of a group he has to promise handouts to. Sounds to me an awful lot like an old time populist--say whatever you need to say and promise anything and everything to anyone who has their hand out--but it isn't supposed to be believed because after all, he's just saying it because he's a politician, just ask his minister.
Obama is a marxist fool. His acolytes are mindless, deaf and blind. He is more of a threat to America than Osama ever was. He's a left wing radical who hates our country, wants to dismantle capitolism, and hamstring our military. He's also clearly a reverse racist frothing at the mouth at the chance to get whitey.
We might as well elect Putin or Chavez or Mugabe.
BO is the Messiah, he shall free us all. He will make sure the returning soldiers are punished and the rich will loose their grip on the people. He will pull us up and with the wealth in the US will be distributed to all so that we may all enjoy the fruits. We will rule the white cass at last. He is our salvation.
Barak Obama is running for Jimmy Carter's second term.
Hey Jeugenen, why don't you do some research before you spot off about unauthorized war both the house and the senate authorized the Iraq war. The Democrats went along with it too. Why don't you get educated and read the Constitution, you ignorant idiot. You probally also believe Obama voted against the war he was not even in the Federal Senate at the time the Iraq war started in 2003. Obama got elected to the Federal Senate in 2004. You are an idiot like Obama. Check the link below for my source. Where are your sources? Idiot.
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/11/iraq.us/
I agree that politicians should cut the bullshit and talk about energy, btw, you people should watch C-Span and see who's talking about what...very interesting. As for the Jew-hater(s), look, religion aside, Israel is the ONLY freely elected democracy in the Middle East, oh aside from Iraq (thanks to US!) and they are surrounded by about a billion Arabs that would love nothing more than to butcher every last one of them. Now YOU may be just fine with that but you are a vile piece of shit for it and Hitler would be very proud of you. And don't think i'm a Jew tooting my own horn, i'm Catholic, you know...alleged Jew-haters. All of you people that think that Israel (Jews) are the root of all problems in the world really need to read a book once in a while and take a break from your silly little conspiracy websites. Jews have been history's scapegoats for way too long and it needs to stop. Golda Meir was indeed prophetic when she said that there will be no peace until they love their children more than they hate jews. I just hope there's an extra-warm place in Hell for all of you hate-mongering bastards.
Hey Jeugenen, why don't you do some research before you spot off about unauthorized war both the house and the senate authorized the Iraq war. The Democrats went along with it too. Why don't you get educated and read the Constitution, you ignorant idiot. You probally also believe Obama voted against the war he was not even in the Federal Senate at the time the Iraq war started in 2003. Obama got elected to the Federal Senate in 2004. You are an idiot like Obama. Check the link below for my source. Where are your sources? Idiot.
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/11/iraq.us/
Jeez, I post a message to respond to the morons and I see the latest post and they are from seemingly reasonable people...what happened to all the quacks!!!
If I remember correctly it was Richard Clarke, who was Clinton's aide and now Obama's terrorism advisor, who dropped the ball and chose to ignore the fact that arabs were taking flying lessons. He then tried, pathetically, to pass the buck to the incoming administration. Also, the terrorists responsible for the first trade center attack in 1992, indicted by the clueless Clinton machine, were apprehended and tried under Bush's anti-terroism policy. Clinton's legal approach to the situation was a total failure. Now Obama wants to file a lawsuit if we're hit again. Scary!
Hey Jeugenen, why don't you do some research before you spot off about unauthorized war both the house and the senate authorized the Iraq war. The Democrats went along with it too. Why don't you get educated and read the Constitution, you ignorant idiot. You probally also believe Obama voted against the war he was not even in the Federal Senate at the time the Iraq war started in 2003. Obama got elected to the Federal Senate in 2004. You are an idiot like Obama. Check the link below for my source. Where are your sources? Idiot.
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/11/iraq.us/
The McCain campaign needs to realize we need a new world order, not a silly "constitution" We need to be friends first, love our mother. If Bush would of recognized the threat of Global Warming in the first place those so called "terrorists" would not have gotten into mischief in the first place. We NEED Obama to lead us into the future; a warm friendly future where our children can eat candy and play with kittens. I like pretty, shinny things. Go Obama!!!
If Kerry and his ilk have all election strategy of the Republican party all figured out, then we are sure to be an Obama-nation in 2009, scaaaary!!
If Kerry and his ilk have all election strategy of the Republican party all figured out, then we are sure to be an Obama-nation in 2009, scaaaary!!
A 9/10/01 mindset? That's the best possible attitude. All the freaks like McCain with 9/12/01 mindsets are insane and a threat to mankind far worse than the DEAD 9-11 hijackers [or dead Binladen]...
The only victory you can acheive is one within law, far any other debases us, which is their goal.
McCain is senile.
AMEN brother! We need to show these freedom lovers the light. Any time they try to confuse us with the facts we need to get irate and make crazy talk. We Obama backers, we happy few, we need to keep the right on guard. We cannot afford to let reason and common sence get in the way of our agenda!
For those of you who would like to support McCain in NY there is a new website that is coming shortly
WWW.NYMCCAIN.COM
I know they are looking for volunteers so if anyone is a McCain supporter thats the NY site. It should be up and running shortly.
And tell them VJ Machiavelli sent YA
VJ Machiavelli
www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com
ps McCain is the "BETTER CHOICE"