THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Phoenix Dark on February 23, 2007, 01:03:25 PM
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The two front-runners in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination traded jabs Wednesday over remarks made by a Hollywood mogul and a powerful South Carolina lawmaker.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's spokesman called on Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to renounce comments made by Hollywood executive David Geffen that were sharply critical of the New York Democrat and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Geffen co-hosted a fund-raiser for Obama Tuesday night that reportedly raised more than $1 million.
Geffen is quoted extensively by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd in Wednesday's edition disparaging the former president and questioning whether Sen. Clinton can win the presidency in 2008.
Geffen, once a close ally of the Clintons, is quoted in the column as saying the former president is a " 'reckless guy' who 'gave his enemies a lot of ammunition to hurt him and to distract the country.' " That apparently refers to the former president's sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
As for Sen. Clinton, Geffen is quoted by Dowd as saying, "Not since the Vietnam War has there been this level of disappointment in the behavior of America throughout the world, and I don't think that another incredibly polarizing figure, no matter how smart she is and no matter how ambitious she is -- and God knows, is there anybody more ambitious than Hillary Clinton? -- can bring the country together."
Geffen's comments drew a strong rebuke from Sen. Clinton's spokesman, Howard Wolfson, who immediately called on Obama to repudiate them. (Watch the spat play out Video)
"While Sen. Obama was denouncing slash and burn politics yesterday, his campaign's finance chair was viciously and personally attacking Sen. Clinton and her husband," Wolfson said in a written statement released by the Clinton campaign. "If Sen. Obama is indeed sincere about his repeated claims to change the tone of our politics, he should immediately denounce these remarks, remove Mr. Geffen from his campaign and return his money.
"While Democrats should engage in a vigorous debate on the issues, there is no place in our party or our politics for the kind of personal insults made by Sen. Obama's principal fundraiser," Wolfson added.
"It's not clear to me why I'd be apologizing for someone else's remark," Obama said, according to his press secretary, Dan Pfeiffer. Obama told reporters, "I have said repeatedly I have the utmost respect for Sen. Clinton and have considered her an ally in the Senate and will continue to consider it that way throughout this campaign."
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs flatly refused Wolfson's request to denounce Geffen's comments and referred to a remark made earlier this week by South Carolina Democratic state Sen. Robert Ford. Ford predicted Obama would not win the presidency if nominated because he is black. Obama and Ford are both black and Ford has endorsed Clinton.
"We aren't going to get in the middle of a disagreement between the Clintons and someone who was once one of their biggest supporters," Gibbs said in a written statement. "It is ironic that the Clintons had no problem with David Geffen when [he] was raising them $18 million and sleeping at their invitation in the Lincoln bedroom.
"It is also ironic that Sen. Clinton lavished praise on Monday and is fully willing to accept today the support of South Carolina state Sen. Robert Ford, who said if Barack Obama were to win the nomination, he would drag down the rest of the Democratic Party because 'he's black,' " Gibbs added.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/21/clinton.obama/index.html
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Sounds like she's pissed this guy isn't supporting her anymore. She's not going to blow up in public though; her entire image is so contrived and manufactured that she won't make that kind of mistake. Instead her anger might come out in her tone come debate time. It's going to be very funny watching Obama, a former lawyer and Havard grad, go up against the likes of Hillary, and Edwards for that matter.
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ABUSE YOUR POWERS
Obama is making Hillary go crazy with sexual lust
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Obama :heartbeat
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TITLE CHANGE MODS
ABUSE YOUR POWERS
Obama is making Hillary go crazy with sexual lust
Why? She's already married to a black man
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I found out something awesome. Obama's little speaker from hollywood who is doing all of this Hillary bashing is a GAY MAN.
A black man's campaign represented by a gay man! I LOVE IT
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Queer Eye for the Black Guy
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To those who wonder what the debate schedule is since PD brought it up, this is it with the dates and channel:
4/4/07: Democrats (CNN)
4/5/07: Republicans (CNN)
4/26/07: Democrats (MSNBC)
5/15/07: Republicans (FNC)
6/28/07: Democrats (PBS)
8/14/07: Democrats (FNC)
9/27/07: Republicans (PBS)
10/21/07: Republicans (FNC)
11/4/07: Democrats (CNN)
Democrats have 1 extra debate, lol liberal bias.
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Sweet. It's going to be so much more interesting than the Republican debates. Although I look forward to the Republican ones too so I can see who emerges - as well as who will be the future president
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Democrats will take on FNC, but Republicans will not take on MSNBC. Take that, Olbermann!
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Democrats will take on FNC, but Republicans will not take on MSNBC. Take that, Olbermann!
Well Chris Matthews does the moderating for MSNBC's so I dunno. :lol
The liberal blogs are pissed the democratic party is doing a debate on fox, idiots fox news is the most watched one they have to do a debate there!
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Jon Gibson: This question is directed towards Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama, have you smoked today, and last Sunday did you smoke before Islam class - I mean chuch? The country might want to know, considering you are a smoker and all.
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I dream of Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity moderating the one for Fox News. God that would be so much fun. :lol
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I dream of Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity moderating the one for Fox News. God that would be so much fun. :lol
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Bill O'Reilly: Let's cut the crap you dirty pig hater! This debate is a no spin zone and the O'Reilly twin towers of power *flexes 'muscles'* are gonna whoop your silly turban loving ass!
*Bill rips off his shirt exposing an American flag painted on his chest and rushes Obama*
Obama: I...what? AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Bill O'Reilly: Eat bacon you dirty muzzy!
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Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to The Factor. The media is abuzz about the debate schedules for the primaries, which leads us right into tonight's Talking Points memo - fear.
The talking heads of the so-caled "blogosphere" are afraid; afraid that their liberal grip on their candidates might erode when it was announced that the Democrats will have a debate here on Fox News, home to the No Spin Zone. I always state that this channel is the last bastion of hope for a free press, where everyone can get their point across, regardless of political affiliation. But the prospect of seeing Democratic candidates without rose-tinted glasses frightens liberals, who want to deprive working, middle class people, like you and me, the right to see these candidates for what they truly are.
If they had it their way, we'd be forced to sit and watch as a journalist in competing time slot to our own, throws softball after softball to Democrats on MSNBC. Well, friends of The Factor, I'm sick of it. Liberals should be held accountable, and these ridiculous ideologues should stop putting barriers between their own candidates and the American people. It's time for us, members of the working class, to stand up and put an end to this political dog and pony show that is a direct antithesis to the core values of America. These bloggers need to stop protecting their own kind.
And that's tonight's Talking Points memo. Don't forget to stop by The Factor shop, where we just put up a new O'Reilly in '08 mug [laughs] and this new wonder [points to shirt], The Factor piano key necktie. If that doesn't make a wonderful belated Valentine's Day gift, then what is [laughs].
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Jesus, that was eerily spot on. I tuned in a few days ago to see Dennis Miller on O'Reilly. It was...odd. They both kept sucking up to each other and ranting about how hollywood is obsessed with Obama.
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I was tempted to do an Obama one, but I'll save it for later. I did one before when they government was going to cut funds to PBS and everyone was like, "Whoa!"
I think I should send them to his show, and maybe I'll get a gig as a writer. :lol
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On a random note, PBS is kicking ass lately. Frontline and Nova are damn good television.
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Do they still have that news show with that tall bonde fella? They gave the straight dope. 1+1 = 2 Those were the days.
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Do they still have that news show with that tall bonde fella? They gave the straight dope. 1+1 = 2 Those were the days.
who?
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Do they still have that news show with that tall bonde fella? They gave the straight dope. 1+1 = 2 Those were the days.
who?
Big Bird...
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Do they still have that news show with that tall bonde fella? They gave the straight dope. 1+1 = 2 Those were the days.
who?
Big Bird...
That's a silly question. Back when the Republicans tried to cancel PBS funding the democrats kept screaming stuff like "HOW CAN YOU KILL BIG BIRD?" Sesame Street was the like core argument for saving PBS. :lol
There is a episode of Sesame Street with Hillary Clinton. FIND IT
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Do they still have that news show with that tall bonde fella? They gave the straight dope. 1+1 = 2 Those were the days.
who?
Big Bird...
That's a silly question. Back when the Republicans tried to cancel PBS funding the democrats kept screaming stuff like "HOW CAN YOU KILL BIG BIRD?" Sesame Street was the like core argument for saving PBS. :lol
There is a episode of Sesame Street with Hillary Clinton. FIND IT
Find it?
I search for 'atheist rants', 'Beatles', 'Jenny Lewis', or 'basketball clips' on youtube.
Hell that's what I search for on youporn too.
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I searched for it on youtube. The only thing I found was Bill Clinton chatting with a sesame street muppet. The one that has AIDS. There is irony there but I don't know what it is! :-[
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9eXlNn-C8BY
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I searched for it on youtube. The only thing I found was Bill Clinton chatting with a sesame street muppet. The one that has AIDS. There is irony there but I don't know what it is! :-[
:rofl wtf?
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click ho
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Why the fucking hell...