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05/25/2007 @ 3:42 pm
Filed by Nick Juliano
Presidential candidates wasted little time Friday before tossing rhetorical bombs each other's way over Thursday night's vote to fund the war for another four months, not to mention their spelling ability.
Sen. John McCain released a statement equating votes against the funding bill from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to "waving a white flag to al Qaeda."
Obama responded that McCain and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- who also had jumped into the fray -- were forcing US troops to police a burgeoning civil war in Iraq.
"And if there ever was a reflection of that, it's the fact that Senator McCain required a flack jacket ... to stroll through a market in Baghdad just a few weeks ago," Obama said in a response released by his campaign.
That didn't sit too well with McCain, famous for his service in the Vietnam war, who said his "conversations with military leaders on the ground" inform his belief that the president's surge strategy must be given a chance to work.
"By the way, Senator Obama, it's a 'flak' jacket, not a 'flack' jacket," McCain chided, by way of pointing out his military service.
A McCain aide went even further, telling a Politico blogger, "Obama wouldn't know the difference between an RPG and a bong."
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05/25/2007 @ 3:42 pm
Filed by Nick Juliano
Presidential candidates wasted little time Friday before tossing rhetorical bombs each other's way over Thursday night's vote to fund the war for another four months, not to mention their spelling ability.
Sen. John McCain released a statement equating votes against the funding bill from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to "waving a white flag to al Qaeda."
Obama responded that McCain and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- who also had jumped into the fray -- were forcing US troops to police a burgeoning civil war in Iraq.
"And if there ever was a reflection of that, it's the fact that Senator McCain required a flack jacket ... to stroll through a market in Baghdad just a few weeks ago," Obama said in a response released by his campaign.
That didn't sit too well with McCain, famous for his service in the Vietnam war, who said his "conversations with military leaders on the ground" inform his belief that the president's surge strategy must be given a chance to work.
"By the way, Senator Obama, it's a 'flak' jacket, not a 'flack' jacket," McCain chided, by way of pointing out his military service. A McCain aide went even further, telling a Politico blogger, "Obama wouldn't know the difference between an RPG and a bong."
This is actually pretty funny especially since these two have been pretty chummy in the Senate. I like the fact that Barack didn't let McCain get away with his B.S. Here is the full text of Senator Obama's response:
This country is united in our support for our troops, but we also owe them a plan to relieve them of the burden of policing someone else’s civil war. Governor Romney and Senator McCain clearly believe the course we are on in Iraq is working, but I do not.
And if there ever was a reflection of that it's the fact that Senator McCain required a flack jacket, ten armored Humvees, two Apache attack helicopters, and 100 soldiers with rifles by his side to stroll through a market in Baghdad just a few weeks ago.
Governor Romney and Senator McCain are still supporting a war that has cost us thousands of lives, made us less safe in the world, and resulted in a resurgence of al-Qaeda. It is time to end this war so that we can redeploy our forces to focus on the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and all those who plan to do us harm.
McCain is grasping for his political life...his straight talk express has become the flip flop express on a wide array of issues... Come election time he will be an after thought...
Go ahead and keep attacking Obama senator, you'll only make him stonger...
....Here is the full text of Senator Obama's response:
This country is united in our support for our troops, but we also owe them a plan to relieve them of the burden of policing someone else’s civil war. Governor Romney and Senator McCain clearly believe the course we are on in Iraq is working, but I do not.
And if there ever was a reflection of that it's the fact that Senator McCain required a flack jacket...
McCain's an arse.... He knows full well that B.O. didn't type that... some secretary did. If that's the best shot McCain's got, he needs to go hunting with Shrub.....
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I wouldn't count out Romney out just yet. We'll see what happens Feb 5.
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McCain seems to be emerging from the pack with New Hamphire, South Carolina, and now Florida wins. We'll see what happens on Super Tuesday. Guiliani is out and I don't think Romney has the name recognition of McCain. Interestingly, Rush is still railing over the airways about how McCain is "not a true conservative" who will wreck the Republican party. There is definitely a split there.
As for Obama, I am totally biased, but I think he will get the nomination. But it will probably be a long drawn out fight beyond super Tuesday.
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