Abdon M. Pallasch, The Chicago Sun Times, January 1, 2008
JEFFERSON, Iowa — White House hopeful Barack Obama came out swinging Monday when asked if he would fight another “stolen presidential election” like some Democrats believe happened the last two times.
But his “fighting” stance contrasts sharply with the vote he took on his very first day in the U.S. Senate where he joined the 74-1 majority voting not to challenge President Bush’s disputed victory in Ohio. The Congressional Black Caucus urged him to be the second “yes” vote, but he declined.
At a town hall meeting in rural Jefferson on Monday, undecided voter Bruce Banister, 56, asked Obama, “The last two presidential elections have been very dirty, and for me there have been very serious questions about whether George Bush was even legally elected. I want to know if we have another dirty election and you are the candidate, if you think it is dirty, will you back off like Gore and Kerry did or will you fight?”
Obama replied, “I intend to whoop ‘em so good that it won’t even be close and they can’t steal the election.”
After sustained cheers, laughter and applause, Obama added that he would hope to win over enough independents and Republicans in the general election that, “We aren’t going to have 47 percent on one side, 47 percent on the other side, 5 percent in the middle and they all live in Ohio and Florida so you only campaign in two states.”
Gotta admire them Kenyans.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article3295865.ece
They’re willing fight and die to overturn stolen elections. Us ‘mericans whimper, hide and wait another four years to have another election stolen. Gosh darn, our vote is the only voice we have every four years (I wrote sitting in my comfy chair drinking my favorite beverage).
Comment by DC Madman — January 4, 2008 @ 3:06 am