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Liza Porteus VianaBin Laden, Obama, Biden, Whatever...
Have you seen "Charlie Wilson's War?" The film starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman deals with ex-Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, and how the alcohol-guzzling, lady- and fun-loving Democrat pretty much stumbled into assisting Afghan rebels in their war against the Soviets.
Wilson was a crowd-pleasing social butterfly who, at the age of 13, burned down the home of a local East Texas official who poisoned his dog. Maybe these latter endearing qualities are the reason his recent gaffe isn't causing much of a stir.
During a Monday luncheon of the Texas Justice Fund, Wilson took the podium after State Party Chairman Boyd Ritchie rallied the audience against Republicans.
"Who do the Republicans look up to?" Ritchie asked. "Karl Rove? George Bush? Tom DeLay?"
Wilson's remarks, as reported by The Dallas Morning News, were to stress that the war in Iraq was a mistake that, if elected to the White House, Barack Obama would end it. He said the war's central focus should be Afghanistan.
But in his call for new leadership, Wilson said: "We should be led by Osama bin Laden."
Oops. He quickly corrected himself, to audience laughter, saying: "I mean, Obama and Biden."
The similarity in names has not been missed by some in the blogosphere. It's obviously a ridiculous connection, but what if a Republican made that goof?
"People laughed, but it was OK," the News reports. "Whatever their differences, they were all Texas Democrats, and as usual, Charlie Wilson won over the whole crowd."
Wilson was a crowd-pleasing social butterfly who, at the age of 13, burned down the home of a local East Texas official who poisoned his dog. Maybe these latter endearing qualities are the reason his recent gaffe isn't causing much of a stir.
During a Monday luncheon of the Texas Justice Fund, Wilson took the podium after State Party Chairman Boyd Ritchie rallied the audience against Republicans.
"Who do the Republicans look up to?" Ritchie asked. "Karl Rove? George Bush? Tom DeLay?"
Wilson's remarks, as reported by The Dallas Morning News, were to stress that the war in Iraq was a mistake that, if elected to the White House, Barack Obama would end it. He said the war's central focus should be Afghanistan.
But in his call for new leadership, Wilson said: "We should be led by Osama bin Laden."
Oops. He quickly corrected himself, to audience laughter, saying: "I mean, Obama and Biden."
The similarity in names has not been missed by some in the blogosphere. It's obviously a ridiculous connection, but what if a Republican made that goof?
"People laughed, but it was OK," the News reports. "Whatever their differences, they were all Texas Democrats, and as usual, Charlie Wilson won over the whole crowd."
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Liza Porteus Viana
Liza Porteus Viana has been a political journalist for almost 10 years, both in Washington and New York. She loves politics - the smell of it, the sport of it...more
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eric
8:44PM Aug 26th 2008
OSAMA BIN LADEN = OBAMA BIN BIDEN TOO SPOOKY OF A RESEMBLENCE......THEY ARE PUTTING SO MUCH LIPSTICK ON THIS PIG....ALAS...IT IS STILL A PIG.
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RIChris
9:13PM Aug 26th 2008
It's called a Freudian slip.
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(0) queenie
9:22PM Aug 26th 2008
you bloggers will do anything for a paragraph how stupid you are
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(0) Pete
9:44PM Aug 26th 2008
Now that the Surge is on the very brink of success and the talk is increasingly of when our troops will come home SUCCESSFUL Democrats change the focus to Afghanistan.
As a twenty year military veteran with a life long intrest in history, particually the Cival War and WWII, I would stack up my experience against Obama's 143 working days of experience in the Senate before running for President.
The Pakistan/Afghanistan border region of Afghanistan has been a robbers roost of cave networks for decades. The Muhajadeen who fought the Russians for a decade in the 1980's used this area as a safe haven.
Terrorists can relax in their caves safe from attack while one terrorist, hiding behind a rock, can look down on miles of mountain roads and valleys.
With decades to establish these safe area cave networks the terrorits will pick areas were the terrain is VERY conducive to defensive warfare.
If we indentify a terrorist stronghold our approach will NOT be a surprise as they will see us coming for miles, allowing them to escape, as bin Laden did in Tora Bora.
Any attack would be VERY costly in American lives as the terrorits will pick terrain with a very limited avenue of approach. Any attack will be forced to go through an avenue of approach where terrorists have "Zero'ed In" their mortars, rockets and machine guns much like the Japanese did on Iwo Jima.
Instead we let bin Laden hide in his cave. Our presence in Iraq has lured many terrorists out of these caves and defenses to come to Iraq.
In Iraq if we indentify a terrorist strong hold, say a town, we simply surrond it. The terrorist are trapped inside, no where to run, no where to hide. Terrorists can not prepare for an attack and "Zero In" their weapons since we have a 360 degree avenue of attack. As terrorists retreat through the town eventually the open up the last back door of some house and there is nothing but miles of desert and our troops waiting for them.
The number of terrorists we have killed in Iraq would have cost many many more American lives in Afghanistan.
It is possible history may see Iraq as a "Smart move", by luring terrorists out of their caves in Afghanistan. History may see bin Laden's opposing the U.S. in Iraq as a historic, war loosing, military blunder.
Obama is a smart guy and as a First Term Senator with 143 working days of experience in the Senate before runnning for President I'M sure he has this all figured out.
Problem is he is he can't sell this to constituency who don't want to hear it.
Respectfully,
Pete
As a twenty year military veteran with a life long intrest in history, particually the Cival War and WWII, I would stack up my experience against Obama's 143 working days of experience in the Senate before running for President.
The Pakistan/Afghanistan border region of Afghanistan has been a robbers roost of cave networks for decades. The Muhajadeen who fought the Russians for a decade in the 1980's used this area as a safe haven.
Terrorists can relax in their caves safe from attack while one terrorist, hiding behind a rock, can look down on miles of mountain roads and valleys.
With decades to establish these safe area cave networks the terrorits will pick areas were the terrain is VERY conducive to defensive warfare.
If we indentify a terrorist stronghold our approach will NOT be a surprise as they will see us coming for miles, allowing them to escape, as bin Laden did in Tora Bora.
Any attack would be VERY costly in American lives as the terrorits will pick terrain with a very limited avenue of approach. Any attack will be forced to go through an avenue of approach where terrorists have "Zero'ed In" their mortars, rockets and machine guns much like the Japanese did on Iwo Jima.
Instead we let bin Laden hide in his cave. Our presence in Iraq has lured many terrorists out of these caves and defenses to come to Iraq.
In Iraq if we indentify a terrorist strong hold, say a town, we simply surrond it. The terrorist are trapped inside, no where to run, no where to hide. Terrorists can not prepare for an attack and "Zero In" their weapons since we have a 360 degree avenue of attack. As terrorists retreat through the town eventually the open up the last back door of some house and there is nothing but miles of desert and our troops waiting for them.
The number of terrorists we have killed in Iraq would have cost many many more American lives in Afghanistan.
It is possible history may see Iraq as a "Smart move", by luring terrorists out of their caves in Afghanistan. History may see bin Laden's opposing the U.S. in Iraq as a historic, war loosing, military blunder.
Obama is a smart guy and as a First Term Senator with 143 working days of experience in the Senate before runnning for President I'M sure he has this all figured out.
Problem is he is he can't sell this to constituency who don't want to hear it.
Respectfully,
Pete
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(0) STOP THE DRAMA - NO OBAMA --- GET A BRAIN-VOTE McCAIN!
2:34AM Aug 27th 2008
OBAMA-BIN-BIDEN!
THE QUESTION IS: WHO IS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA?
THE ANSWER IS: NOBODY KNOWS!
OBAMA SIMPLY CANNOT BE TRUSTED!
HILLARY HAS 18 MILLION SUPPORTERS, YET OBAMA SELECTED BIDEN FOR VP??? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICUTRE!
HILLARY WAS FORCED TO SUPPORT OBAMA AT THE CONVENTION.
HILLARY HELPED OBAMA GET HIS SENATE SEAT. HE KNEW SHE PLANNED TO RUN IN 2008. AFTER THE WAY THE DNC, BIASED MEDIA AND OBAMA STABBED HILLARY IN THE BACK, I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HIM. HE SIMPLY CANNOT BE TRUSTED. HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE AND HAS TOO MANY TIES TO TERRORISTS AND ANTI-AMERICANS.
WISCONSIN HILLARY DELEGATE STRIPPED FOR “McCAIN SUPPORT” — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin said: “Debra Bartoshevich has refused to support the nominee of the Democratic Party, and our state administrative committee … felt that the person that should represent the 1st Congressional District for Hillary Clinton should be someone who backs the nominee.”
I THINK DEBRA SHOULD BE GIVEN A MEDAL FOR BEING PATRIOTIC!
VOTE COUNTRY — NOT PARTY!
THE HONORABLE JOHN McCAIN IN 2008!
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(0) STEPFORD WIFE!
5:01PM Aug 27th 2008
MORE SMOKE AND MIRRORS BY THE OBAMA CAMP!
MICHELLE OBAMA'S "PRESCRIPTED" SPEECH DOES NOT REVERSE HER PAST.
MICHELLE OBAMA GAVE A PRETTY GOOD "STEPFORD WIFE" PRESENTATION --- How about that "Hollywood" speech concocted by Obama's 300 advisors and speechwriters! It was a carefully-produced, professional, pre-scripted video AND just like Obama, his wife was good at reading from teleprompters.
This was too little --- too late! We know who she really is and how she really feels about us. Mikka from MSNBC said "If the REAL Michelle had spoken last night, that might have been a risk."
THEY PREPARED HER WELL! Even MSNBC can't hide the fact that what we saw at the Denver convention was a "Stepford Wife" presentation by Obama's wife. The real Michelle is a radical racist with too many ties to anti-Americans. I won't forget how she really feels about my country.
Until now, she spoke from her heart --- NOT from someone else's words on a teleprompter:
"AMERICANS ARE A NATION OF BROKEN SOULS!"
"AMERICANS ARE DOWNRIGHT MEAN!"
"I'VE NEVER BEEN PROUD OF MY COUNTRY --- UNTIL NOW!"
PLUS --- Twenty years in a radical 'church of God'? How many small children and young people heard and saw the radical messages, especially the one of "riding dirty"? What is the next generation of children being taught? To be terrorists? Their pastor is a man who spewed "God damn America" at a time when our troops (right or wrong) are dying for America in a foreign land. Now --- Obama has dismissed Jeremiah Wright, because he can no longer help him --- or has he? Is Obama a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
There are just too many suspicious connections and happenings related to Obama. It would be wise to act on the side of caution and avoid letting this man have the power to run the United States of America and the Free World.
Obama, the DNC and biased media hid his sordid past until over half of America had voted --- NOW, the DNC is FORCING Hillary to support them. Unlike what they think, most Americans are not fools.
Vote for John McCain in 2008.
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(0) BACKFIRED on MEDIA
12:41AM Aug 28th 2008
THE DNC BOYS together with The multi-billionaire media machine of mogul Rupert Murdoch have massacered Hillary on the daily basis. They have never done this to ANY OTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ever before. They did it to a WOMAN because she received move votes than anyone in history of the primaries.
This is UNFORGIVABLE.
The DNC has never once stood up and spoke out against the sexist slander against the first woman running for president. What the DNC did, they strongarmed the delegates to vote Obama, they stole Hillarys votes and the DEAN-KENNEDY conspiracy forced Hillary out.
THE DNC WILL NOT BE REWARDED FOR THES.
THE MEDIA CAN NOT BACKPADDLE OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
THE OBAMA JOE BIDEN LOT WILL LOSE IN A LANDSLIDE.
I AM AN EXILED DEMOCRAT VOTING FOR MCCAIN.
And henceforth will register Independent until
Hillary gets the nomination. I can wait 4 years.
In the meantime I VOTE AMERICAN HERO MCCAIN.
This is UNFORGIVABLE.
The DNC has never once stood up and spoke out against the sexist slander against the first woman running for president. What the DNC did, they strongarmed the delegates to vote Obama, they stole Hillarys votes and the DEAN-KENNEDY conspiracy forced Hillary out.
THE DNC WILL NOT BE REWARDED FOR THES.
THE MEDIA CAN NOT BACKPADDLE OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
THE OBAMA JOE BIDEN LOT WILL LOSE IN A LANDSLIDE.
I AM AN EXILED DEMOCRAT VOTING FOR MCCAIN.
And henceforth will register Independent until
Hillary gets the nomination. I can wait 4 years.
In the meantime I VOTE AMERICAN HERO MCCAIN.
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(0) I VOTE Hero JOHN MCCAIN
1:49AM Aug 28th 2008
NO MATTER how pretty the speaches are, I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN what the DNC did to Hillary.
The DNC stole Hillarys votes, gave them to Obama. The DNC re-assigned peoples votes to Obama. The DNC denied the American voters to have their votes counted. There is NO WAY IN HELL i would ever support their nominee Obama.
By the way, I have not forgotten that Barak Hussein Obama was born muslim, that he sat 20 years listening to Anti American slander by his beloved Rev. Jeremiah and that he has surrounded himself by Americas enemies, the down and dirty Chicago lot.
NO, I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN.
AMERICAN HERO JOHN MCCAIN GETS MY VOTE. THIS IS ANOTHER DEMOCART IN EXILE VOTING MCCAIN IN NOVEMBER.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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(0) Vinod Shrma
7:31AM Aug 29th 2008
Is it OSAMA BIN LADEN = OBAMA BIN BIDEN
or
OBAMA AND BIDEN Vs OSAMA BIN LADEN?
Remember James Redfield and The Celestine Prophecy? Is this a significant coincidence? Intrigued?
Read this:
http://vinodksharma.blogspot.com/2008/08/obama-and-biden-vs-osama-bin-laden.html
or
OBAMA AND BIDEN Vs OSAMA BIN LADEN?
Remember James Redfield and The Celestine Prophecy? Is this a significant coincidence? Intrigued?
Read this:
http://vinodksharma.blogspot.com/2008/08/obama-and-biden-vs-osama-bin-laden.html
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(0) Idella Skaggs
7:13PM Sep 1st 2008
Amen!
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(0) MJ
7:31AM Sep 5th 2008
This guy is to secretive abouy his birth place. I don't think he's an american at all.
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