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Obama's New Publicist:The White House
Jul 19th 2008 2:22PM
Filed Under:eBush Administration, Barack Obama, Featured Stories, Iraq, 2008 President, Gaffes

The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined "Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan - magazine."I guess if someone in the White House is going to hit the wrong button, this is the one to hit.
...The White House employee had intended to send the article to an internal distribution list, ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports, but hit the wrong button.
Obama campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor gleefully forwarded the report of the White House gaffe to its press distribution list.
Earlier today, the campaign sent this statement on Maliki's endorsement, from Susan Rice:
Below is a statement from Obama Campaign Senior National Security Advisor, Dr. Susan Rice, in response to Prime Minister Maliki's support for Senator Obama's Iraq plan.This election could boil down to a choice between someone with loads of experience on foreign policy, or someone who is right about foreign policy.
"Senator Obama welcomes Prime Minister Maliki's support for a 16 month timeline for the redeployment of U.S combat brigades. This presents an important opportunity to transition to Iraqi responsibility, while restoring our military and increasing our commitment to finish the fight in Afghanistan."
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 3)Dee3:01PMJul 19th 2008
Re: CNN's coverage of the campaign (aka CORONATION) lately:
I used to respect Anderson Cooper...until he starting sipping some of that Obama Kool Aid...along with the rest of the crew at CNN.
Breaks my heart...
However...bless his heart...Lou Dobbs has abstained from the "free punch" and is still his own man. He doesn't hesitate to call a "spade a spade" (no pun intended) and has frequently slapped Obama down as arrogant and "who does he think he is...demanding that we all learn to speak Spanish in this country, etc?"
Right on...Lou. My man... :>)
Tommkatt3:42PMJul 19th 2008
CNN should change it name to ONN(the obama news network)Anderson coopers a punk!!!
Bob4:41PMJul 19th 2008
Yea , I stopped watching cnn until lou Dobbs comes on myself ...They ratings are down 21 %
speak4:54PMJul 19th 2008
Dee,
You must be a really stupid person - complaining about learning. I cannot believe you are praising Lou Dobbs who is advocating for you not to have an education of some sort. Don't you think that is an abuse and an insult to you? You wouldn't think so because you do not have a brain to think for yourself - you don't even know when you are insulted. Learning a foreign language is a plus and anybody trying to stop you from learning one, is abusing you. Here in America, learning spanish will be a key factor to free ourselves from all the ignorance associated with people from Latin America.
Dee, you are foolishly agreeing with Lou Dobbs because Obama proposed for Americans to learn spanish - how dumb!
Dee, will you tell your child or children not to learn something beneficial because you hate the person who proposed it?
Dee, try to have some integrity in you!
Dennis5:06PMJul 19th 2008
Tommkatt when the name is changed , I am going to request you be the the 1st one hired.
BM6:20PMJul 19th 2008
Dee... I agree with you 100% Lou Dobbs is the only one at CNN not drinking the "free punch". I like him because he gets on to both Mccain and Obama, and shows no favoritism. Nothing is wrong learning spanish or any other language; however, I feel it shouldn't be replace with english.
TCAM0536:34PMJul 19th 2008
OBAMA is #1!
justsayno6:38PMJul 19th 2008
isnt it special that obama can stick his big cocaine nose into american foreign policy.....a so-called cummunity organizer, more like bullshitter extrodinary, and hes naive, and hes not even the nominee yet. barnum/bailey circus revisited. i am embarased for this nation to be represented by that clown. why is the aol map so red ?
VOTE-COUNTRY-NOT-PARTY6:56PMJul 19th 2008
FOR SALE - AMERICAN PRESIDENCY!
How about if we elect a President the old fashioned way --- through fair and honest elections, based upon the candidate's actual patriotism, experience, judgment, and service to country --- instead of who is more of a showman, or who can raise more money --- and, therefore, buy the Presidency (like Barack Hussein Obama did in the primaries) --- and is trying to do in the general election.
Where did Obama’s money come from? How much came from his terrorists friends and foreign countries?
Why is he in Europe? Is he getting more money? They can’t vote for President of the U.S.
Why won’t he participate in town hall meetings with
“Americans”?
How much did this trip cost? What is this trip costing the American Enonomy? Why does he need 300 advisors? Do they put a piece in his ear and feed his speech to him?
McCain has been over there eight times --- the biased media did not report it --- they certainly did no go with him.
I’m voting for John McCain.
OBAMA'S TRIP HURTS U.S. ECONOMY!7:01PMJul 19th 2008
OBAMA IS ON A WORLD TOUR 'POLITICAL' CAMPAIGN AT TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE! WHAT IS THIS DOING TO OUR ECONOMY? HE IS MEETING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS --- READ HIS BOOK!
HE IS NOT THERE TO SEE WHAT AMERICA NEEDS --- HE IS CAMPAIGNING! WHAT A LIAR. EUROPEANS CAN'T VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE USA. WHY WON'T HE DEBATE IN "AMERICAN" TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND LET "AMERICANS" ASK THE QUESTIONS?
You can tell the truth teller from the liar easily --- the truth teller will sometimes tell you things you don’t like to hear.
The liar will tell different people what they want to hear, even when contradicting himself.
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA lies with such ease. Why does he need "300" advisors?
It is psychopathological. Like the “mythology” he has invented about himself.
McCAIN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008.
Dennis7:01PMJul 19th 2008
McCain criticized Obama for not going to Iraq and Afghanistan, guess what he's there now and you idiots say he's meddling in foriegn affairs? he's going to be president, an articulate guy just intimidates you.
Dennis7:04PMJul 19th 2008
We've seen what a drinking buddy president will do to a country, vote for the smart guy this time.
VOTE-COUNTRY-NOT-PARTY7:09PMJul 19th 2008
FOR SALE - AMERICAN PRESIDENCY!
How about if we elect a President the old fashioned way --- through fair and honest elections, based upon the candidate's actual patriotism, experience, judgment, and service to country --- instead of who is more of a showman, or who can raise more money --- and, therefore, buy the Presidency (like Barack Hussein Obama did in the primaries) --- and is trying to do in the general election.
Where did Obama’s money come from? How much came from his terrorists friends and foreign countries?
Why is he in Europe? Is he getting more money? They can’t vote for President of the U.S.
Why won’t he participate in town hall meetings with
“Americans”?
How much did this trip cost? What is this trip costing the American Enonomy? Why does he need 300 advisors?
McCain has been over there eight times --- the biased media did not report it --- they certainly did no go with him.
I’m voting for John McCain.
Jeanie Beaty7:58PMJul 19th 2008
you better believe I think Obama's money is coming from overseas.Maybe he will visit his dad and he will tell him when to get out of town cause they are going to shoot at us such a mess,and give him a bubch of money
kendell68:15PMJul 19th 2008
al Maliki has never, ever been honest with the U.S. In this instance, he is stabbing President Bush in the back .......and it's a disgrace. Without question, he owed President Bush a phone call and correspondence, if this is what he was going to announce to the world. It is not only a personal affront to President Bush, but shows al Maliki for what he really is as a person of no integrity or honor. This will be the only positive publicity Barack Hussein Obama will ever get from The White House. President Bush has given al Maliki every benefit of the doubt for these years of SLOW progress, of which Maliki was significantly prominent and responsible. al Maliki is not a credible person, so tomorrow, he'll be saying something else. Afterall, it was only yesterday that Maliki agreed with the timetable proposed by President Bush. Let's not forget that Obama is not close to being the President of the United States. He's just a 'wannabe.'
kendell68:19PMJul 19th 2008
HA! HA! RIGHT ON! CNN CHANGES TO ONN......ALL CNN DOES THESE DAYS IS REPORT AND PUSH OBAMA AND LIE ABOUT THE CNN POLLS. CNN IS DISHONEST AND HAS NEVER REPORTED THE 'TRUTH' ABOUT ANYTHING.
jmarsa8:37PMJul 19th 2008
Vote for Mcbush if you wont four more years of the Bushies------
Crystal8:53PMJul 19th 2008
July 18th
The Bush Administration and the Iraqi government announced an agreement today that sets up a dialog between the two nations on a "general time horizon" for the U.S troop presence in Iraq.
Crystal9:11PMJul 19th 2008
Rumor has it that MSNBC's Rachael Maddow (who smirks at all the men and women who don't agree with her) and John Harwood,(stars in his eyes for Obama), are going to pay to have Obama's head put on Mt. Rushmore! Along with those two, loud mouth's Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Dan Abrams and let's not forget - Eugene Robinson with the frozen shit ass grin - have all tossed in some money too!
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Dee2:58PMJul 19th 2008
Re: CNN's coverage of the campaign (aka CORONATION) lately:
I used to respect Anderson Cooper...until he starting sipping some of that Obama Kool Aid...along with the rest of the crew at CNN.
Breaks my heart...
However...bless his heart...Lou Dobbs has abstained from the "free punch" and is still his own man. He doesn't hesitate to call a "spade a spade" (no pun intended) and has frequently slapped Obama down as arrogant and "who does he think he is...demanding that we all learn to speak Spanish in this country, etc?"
Right on...Lou. My man... :>)