http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/20/obama-to-public-financing-its-not-me-its-you/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/20/obama-to-public-financing-its-not-me-its-you/comment-page-1/#comment-70 The Blog @ Spolitics » Obama to Fundraisers: Republicans Are Fear-Mongering Racists Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:37:39 +0000 http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/20/obama-to-public-financing-its-not-me-its-you/#comment-70 [...] Obama alluded to a coming wave of dirty attacks when he opted out of public financing, too.  He seems to be saying, “I’d love to run a high-minded, clean campaign but those scumbag Republicans aren’t going to let me.”  He goes on to say that those Republican tactics will just divide us.  And what?  Making crass generalizations about a large segment of the electorate will unite us?  So much for civility.  Either he never intended for these remarks to get out, or he’s no longer interested in winning over Republicans. [...] [...] Obama alluded to a coming wave of dirty attacks when he opted out of public financing, too.  He seems to be saying, “I’d love to run a high-minded, clean campaign but those scumbag Republicans aren’t going to let me.”  He goes on to say that those Republican tactics will just divide us.  And what?  Making crass generalizations about a large segment of the electorate will unite us?  So much for civility.  Either he never intended for these remarks to get out, or he’s no longer interested in winning over Republicans. [...]

]]> http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/20/obama-to-public-financing-its-not-me-its-you/comment-page-1/#comment-69 The Blog @ Spolitics » Obama: I’ll Gladly Give You Change on Tuesday for a Hamburger Today Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:13:47 +0000 http://spolitics.com/blog/2008/06/20/obama-to-public-financing-its-not-me-its-you/#comment-69 [...] Are we being conned?  When his promises are so casually broken or dismissed as “overheated” rhetoric… what can we actually expect to get come Tuesday? [...] [...] Are we being conned?  When his promises are so casually broken or dismissed as “overheated” rhetoric… what can we actually expect to get come Tuesday? [...]

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