Here's an interesting story from the Washington Post. In 2006, Obama wanted to take credit for a immigration bill that he never worked on. And it wasn't the first time.
3/27/2008 8:50:31 AM
lol. typical black person...oh wait. is today 'be sexist' or 'be racist' today in the democratic party.. i'm still getting acustomed to being a democrat.. haha, i can't even spell now; wow, i'm going to need some therapy when i'm done in may.
3/27/2008 8:54:46 AM
Obama supporters should start making desperate threads with the latest dirt on Hillary so we can keep the soap box fair and balanced
3/27/2008 8:59:20 AM
You've missed a more important question...Was he under sniper fire at the time?
3/27/2008 9:00:44 AM
This is definitely troubling. Less troubling, for sure, than lying about being under sniper fire, less troubling, absolutely, than lying about Iran supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, but of course it is a problem.I would fucking love to be able to vote for an infallible presidential candidate. As that is unlikely to happen in my or any of our lifetimes, I'll vote for the guy with the best policies, especially if he's a charismatic leader who I think can do real good for the country.Also, FWIW, Arlen Spector (R-PA) said this in the same article:
3/27/2008 9:05:25 AM
From the thread title, I thought this was going to be about him and Bill Clinton getting it on (due to the capital 'B')
3/27/2008 9:10:13 AM
Obama has also lied about being a law professor. http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/trailhead/archive/2008/03/26/bending-the-law.aspxIn fact, was only a lecturer. The Univ. Of Chicago's Press Office say he was qualified to be a professor, but "never had the time". Of course, anyone that has spent anytime in grad school knows there is a heap of difference between a lecturer (someone that just teaches a few classes) and a professor (someone that teaches and publishes scholarly work). I don't know how things work in law schools, but in economics you can be a lecturer with only an MA, but you have to have a PhD to be a university professor. (Hint: Most folk in grad school want to grow up to be the professors because they get the big bucks, the acclaim, and all the chicks). Obama of course knew the difference. He just figured no one give a shit if he fudged his resume a little.[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 9:16 AM. Reason : ``]
3/27/2008 9:11:57 AM
3/27/2008 9:12:06 AM
taking credit for someone elses work isn't that big of a deal. People do it all the time. Its not like hes running for president or anything.[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 9:15 AM. Reason : .]
3/27/2008 9:15:10 AM
There was legislation being worked on!
3/27/2008 9:15:48 AM
i mean i know she get's off lying about bosnia...but obama claiming a piece of legislative material that he had nothing to do with?? that's taking it to a brand new level. i hope he keeps up the lies. he's gonna need them + a few more to convince normal americans.
3/27/2008 9:16:03 AM
3/27/2008 9:17:03 AM
Workin' hard Rat, or hardly workin'?
3/27/2008 9:19:03 AM
3/27/2008 9:19:45 AM
Did you know that Hillary Clinton is a WOMAN!? I don't know about you, but I don't want no mood swings and hot flashes and calcium deficiencies in the white house...
3/27/2008 9:21:40 AM
Hey Gamecat!You up for a game of something, cat?How about Caturday?You game??!? LAFF
3/27/2008 9:21:58 AM
3/27/2008 9:22:39 AM
obama should just accept the VP spot and be done with it
3/27/2008 9:23:40 AM
3/27/2008 9:27:27 AM
and?
3/27/2008 9:34:23 AM
How much do we need to scrap off of Obama's gilded exterior before we can evaluate him as the typical politician that he is? Conservatives need to get off the race/rev. wright thing and show the country that this guy's policy proposals are way too far to the left for most American's tastes.
3/27/2008 10:16:55 AM
^ I'm not a conservative or a libertarian, but I agree totally. I don't think even my fellow "progressives" (since that's what liberals call themselves these days) would support his policies if they really understood their implications. His health care proposal is a bust, his position on Iraq is at best unclear and at worst disastreous, the way he makes it sound like NAFTA and corporate profits are evil is at best dishonest rhetoric and at worst relays a basic lack of understanding of economic issues. Black or white, these proposals are bad for the American people.
3/27/2008 11:08:12 AM
Why aren't you licking Hillary's cunt right now socks?she's at wake tech[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 11:09 AM. Reason : .]
3/27/2008 11:08:56 AM
3/27/2008 11:53:34 AM
3/27/2008 1:06:15 PM
It's funny how people point out these minor things, and they act like they're huge scandals.HOLY FUCK, HE SAID HE WAS A PROFESSOR BUT IN REALITY HE WAS JUST A LECTURER. CAN WE TRUST SOMEONE WHO LIES TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?!?!?!SeriouslyShutthe fuckup.
3/27/2008 1:11:30 PM
^^ and ^ Faculty, yes. And some colleges allow lecturers to hold a professor title and some don't--I would like to see the specific policy at the college in question.In any event, Obama knew the difference in a professor and a lecturer. And ignorance on the part of others about faculty titles is not a valid excuse for morphing a particular title.[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 1:19 PM. Reason : .]
3/27/2008 1:19:08 PM
he has a Juris Doctor.he's lecturing Constitutional Law at one of the most prestigious legal universities in the nation.his students would have most certainly addressed him as "Professor Obama" ... unless he's like one of those guys who are all "y'all can just call me Barack"[/care]
3/27/2008 1:28:56 PM
he's not GWB/care
3/27/2008 1:29:41 PM
Well, personally I consider it a huge difference, but I guess if you don't care then you don't care.But surely you care that he lied about legislation he never worked on? Or is there nothing this man can do wrong in your eyes?
3/27/2008 3:12:22 PM
Sure, but I don't care as much as you want me to.
3/27/2008 5:37:21 PM
man honestly i think i'm still gonna hate politics no matter who gets elected
3/27/2008 6:18:50 PM
Hillary claims she has foreign policy experienceWhen in fact she was only the Official White House China Pattern Picker-Outer.That's a wee bit more of a stretch than professor/lecturer
3/27/2008 6:30:07 PM
There's also a big difference between the Bosnia story and this one.Saying you're a professor, when actually you're a lecturer, is at most mildly flavoring the truth. The two positions are similar. In addition, and the most important factor is: Obama is not running on a platform of being a professor.This is in large contrast to Hillary Clinton's comment about Bosnia. She is running on a platform of having foreign policy experience. She says she went in under gunfire, and then is shown as meeting up and taking photos with kids, that's a contrast to an issue she is campaigning with.
3/27/2008 6:48:28 PM
3/27/2008 6:55:29 PM
3/27/2008 7:32:20 PM
Lying about legislative experience you never had seems on par with lying about foreign policy expeirence you never had.But, then again, I keep forgetting how well Obama speaks. When Hill does it, it's one more piece of evidence that she's an ice bot bitch.When Obama lies about his experience, well, it's better not to talk about it.
3/27/2008 7:48:55 PM
3/27/2008 8:09:59 PM
so what percentage of the voting block is independent?
3/27/2008 8:12:01 PM
PROFESSOR VS. SENIOR LECTURER
3/28/2008 11:19:05 AM
No offense but you guys are pathetic. Like Fox News, it's like cute little smear dwarfs running around just dragging shit out of the woodwork, anything, hoping it will stick against the overwhelming larger and more consuming quality of Barack's character.It's laughable, and this thread is laughable. See you in November!
3/28/2008 12:00:40 PM
^ Be careful what you wish for.
3/28/2008 12:04:17 PM
No too worried actually.Politically, these guys are jokes on policies that work and there's plenty of time to let the message permeate out as to why.
3/28/2008 12:07:43 PM
^ Good thing the general election is not being held today. If it were, the Democrats would probably lose--and they've done so well with Congress, too.
3/28/2008 12:10:07 PM
3/28/2008 12:11:26 PM
Kainen, This "shit" is coming from the fucking Washington Post. Hardly a standard of conservative journalism.Don't worry though. I didn't actually expect Obama supporters to change their positions just because he lied about his legislative experience. I just love watching them twist in the political winds."Obama lied, but it doesn't matter because it must be conservative bullshit. Didn't you hear McCain is going to bomb Iran? And Hillary lied too! What about Hope?? Fuck you neo-con!!!"hahaha it's great.
3/28/2008 12:51:14 PM
3/28/2008 1:11:59 PM
^^ Ha-ha!
3/28/2008 1:29:19 PM
3/28/2008 4:29:53 PM
YEAH!
3/28/2008 4:39:15 PM