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Obama SC Truth Squad

Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:53 AM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro
The Obama campaign held a conference call to announce the South Carolina Truth Squad “to respond forcefully” to “the incredible distortions that are coming from the Clinton campaign in particular and our desire to set the record straight,” said former Sen. Tom Daschle, an Obama supporter, from Greenville, S.C., where Obama is expected to speak at Furman College later today.

Daschle cited that “Bill Clinton this morning again” was distorting Obama’s record on the war and what Obama had said about Republicans.

“Over and over again,” Daschle said, “we find the Clinton campaign has made an overt effort to distort his [Obama’s] record.”

The campaign also announced a hotline (877-622-6228) for supporters to call if they get robo-calls or negative mailers, which the campaign has said happened in Iowa, New Hampshire and alluded to it now taking place in South Carolina.

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Slimey Clintons!
Bravo for the Obama campaign. Bill and Hillary are fighting dirty and someone needs to respond to every lie they lob to the media.
Bill Clinton would only risk losing the respect and goodwill of the black community if he and his wife were really afraid of Obama. I suspect they now believe that are going to probably lose the black vote by and large. To be able to use racially coded messages freely, they need the broader voting public to believe black people automatically vote for the black in the race. But that is absolutely not the case this time...Many black people still love Bill Clinton despite his terrible behavior. However, other black people are shocked at the tone of Bill and Hillary's racial innuendos. The arrogance to believe they could use racially coded words and phrases because Bill was so beloved that black folks would over look their behavior is disturbingly cynical? January 19, 2008, just a couple of days ago was the anniversary of Clinton's admitting to lying about his relationship with Monica. He entered an agreement to avoid indictment on those charges on the last day of his administration. He also had his Arkansas law license suspended for 5 years back in 2001. Too many of us upended our value system to give Bill Clinton a pass on his incredibly repugnant behavior with Ms. Lewinsky. Going public with that relationship held his wife and daughter up to public embarrassment and humiliation. We compartmentalized his behavior as a personal private matter and let Bill Clinton off the hook. No more ...as far as I am concerned he has been just as rapacious and arrogant with the Black community's feelings for him as he was with his wife and daughter's feelings 8 years ago.
Excellent! A thousand cheers for Tom Daschle, great to see him back in form, making news!
Neither of the Clinton's have ever told the truth. Why would they start now?
Look! Is that Bill Clinton at the helm of that swiftboat?
I hope they have plenty of duct tape to wrap around Bill's mouth. That will be the only way to keep him from lying.
Go get 'em, Barack!
“Over and over again,” Daschle said, “we find the Clinton campaign has made an overt effort to distort his [Obama’s] record.”

Haha - but when are they going to address these "distortions"? I see them saying Obama's quotes were distorted, but that's it - they're not supporting their comments with facts.  Wow, Obama is frustrated.
Nonsense! All the Clinton's hater knows how effective the former president have been calling attention to the bias media coverage that seems to favor Obama. Hence, without the media coronation, Obama have lost 2 in a roll. Get use to it.
HRC and BC are only showing what type of White House they would run. I cannot believe Americans, regardless of party, race, etc...want to turn the time machine back and experience 4 years of the Republicans and Clintons duking it out...Let alone, a general election. Everything HRC is saying will blow up in her face in a Nov. election.

OBAMA '08 - LET'S CHANGE OUR DIRECTION AMERICA!
Why should we be surprised that the same people who brought us "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" and "it depends on what the definition of 'is' is," would turn their slime machine on a fellow Democrat?   The Clintons' seem capable of doing or saying anything to obtain power.  This is why, as a lifelong Democrat, I am supporting Barack Obama and hoping I do not have to decide between Hillary Clinton and John McCain in November.
From NBC's Christina Jamison
Hillary Clinton will receive the endorsement of the United Farmworkers in Salinas, Calif., today.

Bill Clinton has lost ALL my respect.  He distorts the truth and just keeps on doing it.  Shame on the voters for believing him.  He is a discrace!  I think someone needs to bring up all the dirt the Clintons created while he was in the White House.  If the Clintons want to play dirty politics then unload a dump truck on them.  What slime they are.
since the media has not reported any information so who is this tony rezko. is clinton making up stories?? is that why media is not reporting this. I am lost and curious
can someone pls let me know who this guy is and why is he linked to barack hussein obama? and why is this important to have bought up in last nights debate.
any website or any articles written on this pls help me as i am undecided

Seems logical given the comments lately.  If you listen to ones tone, wording, and the look in their eye, you can see and feel deception, usually.

I was taken aback at how much hate I heard in Senator Clinton's voice towards Obama during the Congressional Black Caucus debate.
Maybe Obama's campaign should look into the robo-calls.  They may find out they are coming from their own campaign.  Who is doing the negative campaigning now?

Let's get real.  If we are to say that knowing who a person really is and questioning them to find out who they are is negative campaigning, then the Obama campaign should give up now.

The people of the United States need to know who we are hiring to hold the most important job in the WORLD.  If we don't know who Obama really is and he feels it is negative campaigning when asked about his background or when a comment about his past is brought to the forefront, than he should not be President.
The Clintons won't know what to do, since they have NEVER encountered the truth. They are the biggest liars of all time. Bill and Hillary can look straight into the camera and lie to the people. Remember, he never had sexual realationship with THAT WOMAN.
Truth according to who.  Obama (and /or through his  surrogates) distorts and stretches the truth just like the Clintons.  Check out a couple of Newsweek articles.  

Give the holier than thou angle a rest.  I am not a Hillary supporter, but to me, Obama seems like a hypocrite and poor sportsman, pandering for votes  Look at him in Iowa and now.  He did not respond to attacks in Iowa because that would turn off the electorate, but as soon as that is over, he is now a political street fighter.

here's a little truth for the squad...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAkIidChxic
I'm so glad Obama is finally standing up to the Clinton's.  They are distorting everything the man says and of course the media's not doing any REALITY CHECKS on their comments....so Obama has to defend himself agains TWO candidates. Hillary/Bill
Why dont they start with Obama running ads in Florida, where he made a pledge along with the other candidates to stay off the air and not campaign
This is funny Truth Squad Obama's four page talking points memo suggesting that the Clintons are racists.  Truth Squad Obama's Nevada Radio ads targeting Spanish radio.  Truth Squad Obama's Rezko connection.  Last night Obama made it sound like he didn't know Rezko - and that he was just an associate attorney who did five hours of work on Rezko's file.  What a bunch of BS - Truth Squad those claims too please.
WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE CLINTONS AE ABOUT? WE ALL KNOW HOW THEY(THE CLINTONS) FUNCTION FROM ONE LIE TO ANOTHER ONE,BUT THIS TIME WE WILL NOT FEAR TO STAND UP TO THEM. WE KNOW THAT THEY WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN,BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MATTERS TO THEM.
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT BILL CLINTON IS TRING HARDLY TO DISTORT BARAK'S RECORD THE SAME WAY HE LIED ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MONICA LEWINSKY.BARAK FOR PRESIDENT!
Remember back in 2006, when Hillary was leading the charge against the proposed takeover of six US ports by a holding company owned by the government of Dubai?

It later developed that Bill was playing the other side of the table, directly advising top Dubai officials on how to overcome negative publicity - and congressional resistance - to the ports deal.

Indeed, he unsuccessfully pressed Dubai to hire his former press secretary to handle PR on the deal. (It did hire the spokesman's company to help with another US takeover deal.)

Actually, the Journal reports, Bill Clinton apparently ended his "senior adviser" status last year, but waited to cash in his chips until Yucaipa had closed on two lucrative deals that pushed its earnings way past the required threshold - maximizing his payout.

All of this, of course, could end up looking pretty messy as Bill&Hill continue their assault on the White House.

At least as messy as a few billable hours in the service of a particularly ripe Chicago slumlord.




 
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The media has failed as a truth squad, that's for sure. If they were doing their work, we'd already know--how many lies Obama has told.
He claimed (here in Iowa) that he'd show lobbyists the door; he didn't tell the truth: his door has always been open to lobbyists.
He claims to be Christian; the truth is, it's not quite mainstream Christianity, it's "Afrocentric". They interpret the whole Bible as a sage about wonderful Africans oppressed by evil white people. Don't take my word for it; go to the church's website, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Search the minister's name; he's 'way off the norm. He's Dr. Jeremiah Wright.  
And that slumlord Obama claimed he only worked 5 hours for (in Monday's debates)? Funny, that guy helped Obama buy his nice house! Pretty grateful for 5 hours' work, huh?

MSNBC, you and the rest of the media should be reporting this, not me in some "comments" footnote.

We non-Obama fans really WANT an Obama truth squad--to "out" who he really is, a very dirty Chicago-machine-style politician, not some Messiah.
Oh, yeah, and AP from IL?  Voting present MAY be a legislative tool in Illinois (I have my doubts), but skipping votes in the US Senate isn't, and Obama has chosen not to vote there on numerous issues, for instance, a woman's right to choose pregnancy and whether Iran's guard is a terrorist organization. He's a very political animal, not some saint.
I am a Canadian( proud of it). If I had a vote in the U.S. it would be for Obama. I have tried to donate to his campaign, but apparentaly you must be a US citisen .The WORLD, needs a new kind of leader and I think Obama is the man.  The US media needs to take a NEW kind of POLL!  Why don't you ask the rest of the world who we would elect!!!! God knows the voters in the US have been "election challanged"  in resent years.  Good "OLD BUSH MEN" and their buddy "BAD SHOT CHENAY" need to bite the dust.  
While I like the Clintons,   I really think Bill and Hill should join the Bush men,  Retire in Texas or where ever and enjoy!

Get Peace a Chance...... Let the next generation  (Obama)   have the opportunity to lead us forward.

B Culley   Canada    ( I'm dreaming of a better life for my children and grandchildren)


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