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2007-03-13 | |
Muscatine, Ia. - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday told a small group of Iowa Democrats that U.S. policy in the Middle East can be compassionate as well as tough - while he also provided these influential voices in the leadoff caucus state with an up-close view of him as a presidential candidate. Obama told the Muscatine-area party activists that he supports relaxing restrictions on aid to the Palestinian people. He said they have suffered the most as a result of stalled peace efforts with Israel.
Obama was responding to a question by Sue Dravis, one of about 40 party leaders who met with him privately before a forum at West Middle School. The session in the school library - while more than 1,000 waited for Obama in the gymnasium down the hall - gave a glimpse of the candidate few Americans have seen, despite the intense media exposure he has attracted. Since launching his campaign a month ago, Obama has headlined events around the nation and in key states such as Iowa. He has drawn large crowds of political activists and people hoping for a closer look at the candidate. His third trip to Iowa was no different, with capacity crowds meeting him in Dubuque, Clinton and Davenport on Saturday. The turnout at Obama's campaign events has prompted questions about how the political celebrity will campaign for support in Iowa, where caucus backing often is earned through direct contact. "After some of the initial novelty of the campaign fades off, as we enter the summer months, we're going to have the opportunity to campaign in that fashion," Obama said in a Des Moines Register interview. Obama has tried to incorporate more intimate sessions with key party leaders in Iowa, as he did at each of his stops Saturday, as well as before his event later Sunday in Burlington. | |
Posted by:Fred |
#27 "They don't have anybody There - fixed that for ya', #26 EU. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-13 19:03 |
#26 Sorry, Mac, I can't believe that even the Dhimmicrats are that stupid. It's gonna be Hillary. They don't have anybody else. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-03-13 18:39 |
#25 Run, Obama, run! I want this jerkoff to be the Dem nominee. Whoever the Repubs run against him will beat him like a red-headed stepchild and not only keep the WH but bring both houses of Congress back as well. He's maybe one baby step better than Jesse...maybe. |
Posted by: Mac 2007-03-13 18:02 |
#24 Translation. "Nobody suffers more than Muslim terrorist" Signed, Osama Obama Which is news to those of us that remember the Paleos dancing in the street on 9-11. Fuvk him. |
Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-13 15:20 |
#23 Not only that but it's all George Bush's fault. |
Posted by: Senator Osama 2007-03-13 15:06 |
#22 how come every time i see this clown, i think of a '54 Buick grille????? |
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-03-13 15:00 |
#21 Oh, I dont hate Obama. In a terrible situation, where Obama gets the Dem nod, and GOP nominates someone really horrible, I might end up holding my nose and voting for Obama, and trusting in the Lord to protect the Republic. I just dont think hes the saint hes held out to be, and I do think some of the folks who are behind him are not very savory. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-03-13 14:15 |
#20 Whew! I don't think liberalhawk likes Senator Obama much. ;-) |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-13 14:10 |
#19 Someone needs to send him a few post-suicide-bombing photos pinned to this article. Or some footage of bombing victims who survived and are going through horrific post-trauma therapy. What an idiot. Love the photo, Anonymoose. |
Posted by: Jules 2007-03-13 13:59 |
#18 So... this guy is going to guilt his way into presidency, or what? |
Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-03-13 13:08 |
#17 The Paleos have turned suffering into an art form. Wait, correct that: The Paleos have turned stupidity into an art form. There, it's a wrap. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-03-13 11:13 |
#16 How about non-Arab Sudanese, Tai Buddhists, Dar's Christians? |
Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-13 11:09 |
#15 "Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian people," Obama said. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen. |
Posted by: Paul Robeson 2007-03-13 10:49 |
#14 Nobody deserves it more, either. |
Posted by: mojo 2007-03-13 10:46 |
#13 Some people are forced to live in refugee camps. Paleos chose that existence. And why not? They live off handouts and don't have to work. |
Posted by: Sneaze 2007-03-13 10:26 |
#12 |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-03-13 10:25 |
#11 "Nobody fixed |
Posted by: MacNails 2007-03-13 10:17 |
#10 I thought all them suffering was done dare on de old plantation with whitie keepin' the man down. Don't tell Sharpton or Jessie, they'll blow a fuse. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2007-03-13 09:38 |
#9 "If we could get some movement among Palestinian leadership, " When Jews ask him what that means, it will be "when Hamas agrees to recognize Israel, or when Abbas forms a govt without Hamas" which all of us know are really tall orders, and to the extent either is possible, its cause the current admin has been tough as nails on Hamas. When the lefties ask what it means, he'll just refer to a unity govt. Which we all know wont accept the quartet conditions. Way to evade, for now, St Obama. A real pro. Methinks hes vulnerable on this. Hilary can hit from the right on it - will he chance his support on the left, all those nice NPR listening ladies in Iowa? |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2007-03-13 09:33 |
#8 Ya got that right, Obama. They're pros. It's how they make their living. Guilting the likes of you out of large sums of money. |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-13 09:08 |
#7 what I'd like to see is a loosening up of some of the restrictions on providing aid directly to the Palestinian people," he added. Election Campaign Check here if you, or your infidel spouse if filing jointly, want $3 to go to this fund (see page 18) |
Posted by: Besoeker 2007-03-13 08:25 |
#6 Don't forget Zim-Bob-we, Barack (everyone else has). |
Posted by: Spot 2007-03-13 08:19 |
#5 Bullshit, Bullshit, Bullshit. "Paleo" (whatever the hell a 'paleo' is) suffering is self-inflicted, due Allan worship, hereditary stupidity and genetic death cult fixation. Sympathy meter reading so impossibly low there's no reading for it. Nothing more dangerous that an utterly clueless man with a big smile and a smooth voice. |
Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-03-13 08:16 |
#4 The Paleos are suffering worse than the slaves his ancestors once owned? |
Posted by: Bobby 2007-03-13 07:03 |
#3 Yeahn right. tell this to the people whpo are being genocided in Sudan. Strange indifference from a Black, if he is really non-Muslim. |
Posted by: JFM 2007-03-13 06:27 |
#2 I'm assuming this mostly empty suit will disappear in due course. He visited the palace once when I was there - no there there. |
Posted by: Verlaine 2007-03-13 01:50 |
#1 Final Leg is right. No one brings themselves into suffering like the paleo's themselves and ONLY themselves. What documents do you hold on this "Tragedy", Senator? I bet my file cabinet is far thicker than yours. Right now it is the Sudanese suffering until DRC can kick into high gear while Nigeria sinks into lawnessness. The conflict in sudan has spread to CHAD. Yikes, the Maoists are on the move. Indonesia is falling beneath the map. What about the north koreans who have babies primarily to sell on the market to eat for food? You know about a species tat eat's it's young, don't you? No greater suffering than Vanity. |
Posted by: newc 2007-03-13 00:30 |