Don't talk about my Pot -- look at his Kettle!
The Obama Campaign is Unable to do Better Than Schoolyard Taunts in Response to the Exposure of its Subprime Hypocrisy
By Jeff Emanuel Posted in 2008 | Barack Obama | liberal hypocrisy | Obamafiles — Comments (12) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Soren Dayton wrote yesterday about the sweetheart subprime deal the head of Barack Obama's veep search committee received from Countrywide (a mortgage company Obama himself has spoken vigorously against on the trail), and today about Penny Pritzker, Obama's Finance Chair and former chairwoman of a bank that failed so miserably (and so underhandedly) that she paid regulators $460 million to settle the RICO suit filed against her.
Today, the Obama campaign officially responded to John McCain's daring to mention the facts about these high-level Obama personnel.
And the response from the uniting (not dividing), post-partisan, post-racial, post-human candidate's camp? Effectively: "Nyah nyah nyah nyah NYAH nyah, I'm rubber you're glue, whatever you say bounces off ME and sticks to YOU!"
Actually, that would have been more mature than the actual "don't look at my black pot, just talk about how black his kettle is!" statement issued by campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor:
“It’s the height of hypocrisy for the McCain campaign to try and make this an issue when John Green, one of John McCain’s top advisors, lobbied for Ameriquest, which was one of the nation’s largest subprime lenders and a key player in the mortgage crisis. As President, Senator Obama will crack down on fraudulent lenders and bring real relief to Americans struggling in the grip of the housing crisis—the kind of change that works for the American people.”
Very mature. By the way, are you still employing Jim Johnson and Penny Pritzker?
Yes?
Thought so.
Just thought I'd ask again. You see, your "height of hypocrisy" diatribe (very mature, again) failed to address that altogether.
Not that we'd expect better from the Obama camp. After all, they're the post-campaign campaign (and Democrats, to boot); no rules apply to them!
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Well to be fair I never pretended to believe them. And just out of curiosity what will it take to stop the media from spouting them for him. It is getting positively nauseating.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
is wearing out the phrase "that's not the man I knew".
"That's Not The Barack Obama We Knew"
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
There is an official footrace between the best guy the Russians have and the best guy the Americans have.
The Pravda headline the next day: "Soviet Union Finishes Second In Footrace! United States Finishes Next To Last!"
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. --Voltaire
administration or the McCain administration we'd be very wise to keep our eyes open.
Fortunately we have more watchdogs than ever before and more of us are involved in asking the questions. Thanks to RedState for one.
Looking to be about as likely as integrity from the Clintons.
"Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty"
Kyle
Given Obama's Chicago connections, corruption is a given. They say that to get a quorem for a City Council meeting, you just have to go to the State Pen in Marion, IL. Rezco and company should not a big deal. That's likely why BO is surprised that folks care.
Two past governors are in prison. Current one being investigated and likely indicted soon.
Pritzker is hugely wealthy powerful real-estate family. The $460 million settlement was very likely not missed at all.
-- Greg, Un-naive Chicago native, where liberals identify themselves as Democrats (whereas in Florida, they might be in the GOP).
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Of course Obama is going to say something negative about McCain he has no ideas, at least no good ones, just great speeches. Once we get to the debates that's going to become very obvious.
http://thenewconservative.blogspot.com
Of course Obama is going to say something negative about McCain he has no ideas, at least no good ones, just great speeches. Once we get to the debates that's going to become very obvious.
http://thenewconservatives.blogspot.com
McCain takes it to the opposition, per First Read:
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/09/1126247.aspx
The free exchange of ideas inevitably yields both heat and light.
See McCain wasn't the one who went out and pinned the housing crisis on the Dems. On the other hand Obama came out and said how Bush and the Repubs were the reason for the drop out.
He threw the first stone, acted like he was pure and clean and then gets pissed when someone calls you out on it?
Both parties have the top 1% of the corrupt in this country, but if your up in that area, don't try to bring light to the situation. Its like killing someone and then telling the police you "found" the body. You can't clear yourself by shouting from the hills expecting people to go, Oh he's the one against it he surely can't be a part of the downfall.
Voting for the Sexy(Pres) - Sexy(VP) Dream Ticket
Jindal/Palin 2012
but of course, McCain has other things going for him than being the candidate of "change" (well, in fairness to Obama he is also the candidate of racial reconciliation. It would be very unfortunate if he turned out as well to be tied to racially divisive figures).
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill