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obama what a name sounds like a terriost name for sure , i beleive he is a terriost for sure and he will blow up the white house with a plane . he looks like a terriost .

I have seen snippets from both Clinton and Obama, read full articles and decided that Obama is much more eloquent. Clinton is truly hated among republicans and will always be fighting with senate and congress republicans. They will always move to defeat her and make anything she does 10 times harder, taking more time and forcing her to concede more.
I think Obama could get more done because of his attitude, being able to actually talk with people instead of at them.
For the most part, he has stuck to his agenda, whereas Hillary has changed direction more than the wind, depending on what the word is in the news that day. She is very transparent and appears to say anything to grab headlines and plant the image that she is winning.
Obama could be the one to enact real change and get both parties to agree on important issues for real movement politically.

"Obama: I won't tolerate 'slime politics'"

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Well, I guess that means Obama won't be putting Hillary on HIS ticket. Not that anyone in their right mind would. Afterall, we all know it was her telling Bubba what to do during his two terms...I guess that's the EXPERIENCE she keeps telling us about. Probably why the Clintons are slow to release the Presidential documents everyone wants to see. Ya think?

Practice what you preach Obama.

I think he is taking advice from carl rove...Barry Barrack Hussein OBOMBA no way telling kids you smoked crack and did boooze..he starts it and has kids at his events to make look like hes got a crowd,I think he pays them..

why you liar you been slime mud against Hillary your just not to be trusted you say one thing and then nothing at all...you cant leave out 15 million people on health care im glad she hit you with that,you do not know what you are doing...NO EXPIERENCE MEANS NO VOTE>>
Hey, but just because Novak served up "shamelessly unethical" and "unconfirmed crap" doesn't mean Mr. Obama should use it, right?

Oh, and if you're wondering why I'm targeting Mr. Obama right now it's because his latest stunts are worthy of lambasting. Any Democrat using wingnuts to attack a fellow Democrat raises my suspicions. It further convinces me that Mr. Obama and his team have no dividing line and no party or Democratic policy loyalties (see Social Security), but only want to win as well as use Republican talking points to do it. It's further evidence that he will govern like a Joe Lieberman Democrat in the White House, to put it bluntly, seeing no party delineation at all, but preferring to bring anyone to his side he can, regardless of whether they will stab him in the back at the first oppportunity, not to mention make us compromise on policies we believe in strongly.

Obama's latest behavior is not the politics of change, or making the case on ideas, in case anyone is paying attention. It's the old school politics of Chicago, with a little Lyndon Baynes Johnson rolled into it. A friend over the weekend reminded me of an oldie but goodie (that I can't believe I forgot!).

Don't see how this is a big deal in any sense. Obama is a hypocrit though. He doesn't take "slime politics" but he's been on the attack against Hillary in all sorts of ways.

A conservative columnist has information that if true would be negative to the front-running democratic presidential candidate... sounds... suspiciously false.

Guy's a phony... got not credentials to be president. Not sure why anyone should like him, although granted, the field is, as usual, pretty poor.

Wow, the Clinton-lovers on this ticker sure are getting mad because Obama's finally gaining momentum, and Clinton's 'inevitablity' isn't such a sure thing after all.

Obama wants to outlaw semi-auto handguns? What a fatal flaw. I'd probably vote for him if he wasn't fatally flawed.

Why can't we live in a time where we help each other build the country than to fight amongst each other?

I can't believe he called it the "Clinton Administration." Has everyone conceded this election to her? Ugh....

Lets see front runner in mud slinging 2007, Edwards and Obama, oh my. Who started it and now who is crying foul, if you going to sling it Obama you had best be ready to recieve it, and if you think is bad now, wait until the actual Presidential race, what is occurring now will seem like Howdy Doody Time.

OK folks, Obama never said that he believed Novak. He just called on Hillary's camp to produce whatever evidence they might have or jsut state that no such evidence exists.
Frankly, I have no reason to believe that Hillary is more trustworthy than Novak based on the flip-flops, prevarications and double-talk that constantly comes out of her fork-tongued mouth.

What are you going to do about it??

Talk is cheap. But political advertisement is expensive, unless your the media's darling..

He's exactly right. We don't have time for most of the nonsense that gets drudged up, re-drudged up, and spammed across the modern media today! Obama is a digg.com kinda guy, up or down, does it help us or hurt us. Clinton would have to stop and consider if there was any way for her to garnish more power first.

No to 'slime politics' yes to 'smile politics'
sick and tired of old games. This is what happened in massachusets and lady kelly whow was assistant governor to Romney lost it to a descent guy who is alot like Obama(Deval patrick). Time to wake up America!

I seem to be in the minority here. Personally, I like Obama and Clinton. I think either one would make a good President. The big question is: Which one is more electable vs the Republicans. The bottom line is that we cannot afford another Republican at the helm. It will kill the middle class and we will be left with two classes: The rich and the poor.

Obama represents a departure from politics as usual and would be a refreshing change. However, I'm afraid he would get chewed up and spit out by the Republican attack machine in the general election.

Clinton has already been through the ringer and I don't really think the Republicans can drag her down further. She is polarizing, but I think she still has the best shot at winning, especially if Guilliani gets the nomination.

We Dems to stop the venom. We're starting to sound like the Republicans and we can't afford that. There's a lot at stake here, and no matter which Dem wins the nomination we need to get behind the candidate 100%.

"According to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama has surged to a 4 point lead over Hillary Clinton..."

GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!

See how bad it gets if Hillary senses she is slipping...her goons on the attack.

What I find interesting is that Obama believes Novak, a conservative Republican who talks against Democrats every chance he gets. I feel that Obama is only using Robert Novak's column for polictical advantage and this also states that Obama will believe anything without first checking it out. He wants to win SO BADLY that he will do anything to make it so. I have lost all respect for him. He has taken steps into the gutter and he is a big disappointment.

Hillary will still win the nomination.

What is really interesting is that so many assume that Senator Clinton's campaign. She doesn't need to.

I would check out the REPUBLICAN book of dirty tricks ... the GOP is full of slimy critters under their gold-sprayed rocks.

Nothing was nastier than what Bush did to McCain- including the ol' "black child" chestnut that the red-necks in SC swallowed whole ... nothing was more vicious than the chicken-hawk attacks by kool-aide drinking veterans against those who fought in Vietnam for those who got deferments.

GOPers, since Karl isn't dead yet, wouldn't even pause to stir up controversy by pretending to be Democrats....

As for the push-polling, I suspect rich evangelicals have hired the companies ... their hatred of anything Morman is that strong ...

Looking for slime: check for Karl's finger prints... he knows nothing else ...

Clinton is completely obvious with what her agenda is....try to eliminate anyone that gets close to her in polls. We all hated the Karl Rove corruption and Hillary is no different than him. She is all about power, greed, corruption and I for one (and I am seeing I am not alone) am so sick of politicians that do this. Obama has a much favorable rating when it comes to honesty and integrity and I want someone I know can be trusted running the show. Bush did much to damage our country's credibility this way and Clinton would just bury us in corporate greed and lobbyist interests. Go OBAMA, you are what we need!

A note to Jiminee Cricket in AZ, Obama's foreign experience can be paralleled to Clinton's assumed presidential experience. She has no more experience than Obama. The Clinton slime machine would like you to believe otherwise. Being a first lady does not qualify a person for presidency.

is it true that Barack Obama is a muslim and wont say the pledge of alligenance?

Oh please. Slime politics is at the top of this dudes playbook. He has nothing to say so he "slimes" others. Why cant he just go back under the rock from wence he came!

Obama why don't you say anything interesting. All we hear from you whaa whaa whaa. Obama should fear Clinton cause what's his face last night couldn't have been more correct. We will come out in the millions to support Clinton. NObama 08. And, I thought it was very funny that he states he has experience in foreign affairs due to living in a foreign country as a toddler. America is not ready for Obama. Plain and simple.

ya obama is definately gonna beat Hillary...she cant keep a story straight and she cant stay on topic. Do we really need a president like that?

As much as we all hate slime ball politics,, get used to it people,, at least one more time, We are at the end of an era in politics. If the clintons do not win, the baby boomers vs 60's anti war culture era is over. thats the dirty little secret we have not heard about yet. A new age in politics is on the horizon and it scares the crap out of the power mongers on all sides of politics, dems ,republicans, libs, everyone. You have not even begun to see ugly yet, wait till the parties have there candidate for president. If there was ever a time in our history not to buy what your candidate is selling without doing your homework ,now is that time. politicians want us wasting our time throwing hate bombs at each other so we are not looking closely at them. The way our country looks at the world and looks at ourselves is on the line here,,, Isn't that worth putting party differences aside for one election and start asking each other then debate the issues to come up with a viable president. We should elect our presidents not big money !!!

That was extraordinarily smart from Mr Obama. This will stop anyone from trying even to smear.

This goes along way to help even Edwards against whom people have received Push poll calls in Iowa.

I wont accuse Hilary in person but her campaign is such an empire with anyone doing his/her own thing.

We all want decency in our politics

I am sorry to say your Opponent is the plethora of Slime

Your dealing with

A master of Lyies
A master of Spin
A master of couruption
A master of smoke and mirrors
A master of Corpate Pawn
A master of Warmongering
YES to Iraq war, Yes to Iran war, Yes to Bush cowboy diplomacy
A master of White Water
A master of failed familes

Be preparred when the EVIL Clinton machine goes full Evil on your Butt.

Just make sure the Democrats that are under blind faith spell of Clinton wake up.

Ask them to explain her warmongering voting record.
Ask them to explain her Corpate pay offs. The ones that are war profiteering from the war.
Ask them to explain why China a COMMUNIST country is paying her Bribes.
Ask them why she cant put out a solid stand with fact. All I hear or read is nothing but feel good statements why Clinton should be president.
Ask them to explain all the CRIMINALS they pardon in the WHITEHOUSE
Ask her to remind us her 8 years of failed WhiteHouse politics. Why the Clintons where a stepping stone from Impeachment.

Convince the Democrats to pick any other canidate but a Clinton. Clinton is a pawn for the republicans to win the WhiteHouse.

She can get the hard left to vote for her but the mild republican and mild democrats and swing voters will be POLARIZED to vote republican if she is nominated.

You might think it important to "get on this stuff quick", but I think it would serve you better to be correct as to where to place the blame. Leave that to wifey-poo...she's better suited for that roll.

well according to the new ABC/Washington Post Poll, obama is leading in iowa by 4

obama 30% clinton 26% edwards %22

and obama leads in 2nd choice candidate

he is seen as the most trustworthy and honest, according to the poll

he is leading, or pratically in a tie, with women in iowa

he has a 2:1 margin in men and who would bring change to the country

^^one of the two 2:1 things i mentioned my actually be wrong, i cant remember, i just know he is leading in both of those credentials

He is in a campaign against the slime of the slime, I don't remember her name.

I'm buying what he has presented so far.

Especially this gut check, get back, step off; say no to "slime politics" weaselly snakes.

Once again, Obama has shown he is not experienced enough. To fall for that from a conservative journalist. That is Political Science 101. Senator, please!!!

Why dose this guy is so bully and panic?

Democrats are screwed up. They are like kids, no professional culture. Obama tries to rip fellow candidate based on a story by a republican sum-bag Novak and mandates and demands an immediate response form Hillary. Why it should be Novak- Hillary coordinated scam? It could be well concocted Obama-Novak scam.!
Obama, you are just a kid, just two years of senate got you into your head that you are superior You got to grow up, my man. First thing, never ever trust and base anything based on Novak cooked up scams. It is not worth even attacking your deadliest enemy. Fellow candidates are your not enemies. You are dividing this country man.. Soon after you got nominated, your middle name will be your first name. This what Danny Cavy- the comedian burped on a comedy talk show. It is true. Republicans are going to chew you.

I thought you are nice, but now when you are sucked into Novak’s scam , man your are so dumb. For sure you will be great in 2013.

Ron Paul. Your are the guy with new ideas. I will vote for you.

I can start to see a future full of hope especially now that most people have become so hopeless in this country. I really believe in Barack Obama.

I think if Senator Obama was not in this race, we could as divided in this election circle just like we were during Bush administration. Even healing process would not have started. I think it is good that we have these kind of people such that no matter what we can have a good political process.

FYI, if there was 'slime politics' from the beggining then we would not even hear some politicians who are in the race who have very good ideas and have worked so hard the entire life as politicians.
We want more of Barack Obama

We should have 'smile politics' not 'slime politics' in this country. What don't we have to be so negative about each other. Absolutetly should not be a way of getting elected.

the article was by Robert Novak. Why did you believe anything he had to say, you spaz?

Why is he making a huge deal out of a rumor of a rumor?

Obama doesn't know what he's doing.

Obama, this is brilliant. It is about time that someone is "nipping it in the bud" as Obama cleverly calls it. Obama gains points two fold. First in defending his reputation and appearing very presidential and strong from the crap that the Hillary camp is [not] spreading. And second, by doing what Obama is setting out to do and change the way politics has been dirtily handled in this ountry for the last decade or more. Way to come out on top of this.

Go Obama '08!

Well, this guy likes to remind everybody he has principles. I just wonder if this was the first rumor about Obama in this campaign? why does he take this story 'so seriously' immediately after the Las Vegas debate? This is clearly a distraction, so to engage in this dialogue is very immature.

Dear Mr.Obama,
Please tell me you are not taking
advice from Karl Rove,well,I guess
you can not resist the temptation,
since it is all there in the media.

Oh, I'm scared! In what delusion does Obama think he has control? Slime is wrong, so maybe he should take a look at his own tactics before he throws another tantrum

So green.

Obama should be applauded for the way he is handling this Clinton/Novak Mess. Obama came out TRUTHFULLY, FORCEFULLY and QUICKLY responding to it. Just like we Americans want our leader to do. Whether it be in response to crap or from some other event like a Terrorist incident or ANY sort of attack on our Countries dignity, or security.

Let that be a lesson to ALL who would doubt Obama resolve. I think an old School saying is appropriate right about now.
It goes “YOU don’t Know?...Well you better to go ask SOMBODY!”
It means, ( So, You have not heard that Obama does not take crap? Perhaps you should go enquire from the folks that know this already.)

Cnn,where is my post? I have tried this a couple number of times and I haven't seen anything. You post then dessappears. Isn't there something wrong?

In a new ABCNews poll, Obama is now ahead in Iowa . Why isn't that on the Ticker, CNN? Perhaps you should help Hil think up another false, unsubstantiated rumor about Barack to try and stifle this momentum

Oh, but it's okay for Barack Obama to attack Hillary Clinton??? What a double-standard. BARACK OBAMA IS NOTHING BUT A HYPOCRITE!

Robert Novak has no authority to talk about slime, he just has to look in the mirror.
He is a Traitor not to mention a slime ball, If you have any doubght just ask Joe Wilson's wife, or just about anybody that works for the CIA.

Perfect response from Barack.

This is a phony woman that needs to be stopped. I am glad sen. Obama came out quickly to nab her.
Barack 08!

OMG! IF CLINTON LOOSES THIS ELECTION, SHE CNN WILL GO DOWN THE DRAIN WITH HER. THIS MUST HAVE SUNK HER CAMPAIGN TO THE CORE! LET ME GET SOME POPCORN AND WATCH THE GAME UNFOLD THE REMAINING WEEKS.

wow, that must have come out powerful to Hillary!

I don't like a candidate that hides the fact that he is a muslim. Our soldiers are fighting these people every day. Why is a person who doesn't believe the BIBLE but follows the koran get to run in our country for president. This is One Nation Under GOD and not allah! He should be throw out on his head because he will not let anyone {even though some do} know he is an arrogrant muslim who we don't need running our GOD fearing nation AMERICA.

why Don't you tell people if someday you lost any part of your body and your accident happening must relate to Hilary, because you hear the scandale” information about that. come on, don't using this way to make statement, it is not benifit for you. Be smart, people's eyes have opened.

CNN again you are showing you are showing your inept political coverage. At 8:41 pm your breaking news should be "Obama captures lead in Iowa poll" but you are hung up on talking about "slime politics" a story which came earlier in the day and already went. Is it because you are too slow (which I doubt) or you don't like writing something nice about Obama that shows Hillary poorly?

Hillary has put herself in a bad situation. Wow, I wonder how she gonna survive with her campaign while people having doubt in their mind about her.
This is a hard slap with facts.

My prediction after election 08:

President: Hillary Clinton

VP: B. Richardson or Ted Strickland, Gov. of Ohio

Secretary of State: Joe Biden

Secretary of Defense: W. Clark

Obama has been "Swift boating" his opponents alll the time while pretending to be "politics of hope". He is the
one who started telling lies, distorting the truth. What goes around comes around.

He acused Hillary Clinto not straight forward with voters. During the debate two weeks later it turns out it is him not straightforward with voters.

He is also behind "digging" the dirt in other democrats' campaigns.

Obama was upset by "...what happened with John Kerry in 2004"? Upset by what? That people who served with him in Vietnam wanted the truth told about his record? I seem to recall Kerry saying, a LONG TIME AGO, that he would authorize the release of his military records to settle everything once and for all. Well, Kerry, where are the records?

Obama may be worried about Republicans telling the truth, but he should also be worried about Hillary telling lies.

wow, Novak and Clinton campaign are in trouble now. The tactic of bringing obama down is not working. They must be low in polls in Iowa today.

I think Clinton will sink like kelly( the former governor of massachuesetts) when she used the kind of things to Deval but at the end it took her nowhere and she lost. Many people thought she would win because she was the assistant governor to Romney but that didn't happen. I have alot of faith to with Obama. I don't buy Karl Roves campaign tatics that left this country divided.

wow, what a character. I bet Clinton were so desperate to use slime politics for the longest but now I bet they got the message they are using to the wrong person....
Go OBama!

please Obama stop justifying for lack of judgement on this one. You remind me of Bush who thought Iraq had waepon of mass destrution. Same way you don't beleive in rumors. Just go home we don't need another airhead in white house.

You can't stop it. If you are a part of the denocrap potty you invented slime polotics.

Obama is such a fake. He is just exploting a made up story. If Novak was telling the truth then hillary has dirt but she is choosing NOT to use it. Obama is the one who keeps egging things on.

Address the War. Why aren't you doing something about the most draining and murderous event that is happening under your nose? Tell us how you'll solve that instead of fighting with a woman.

Whatever he is, Barack Hussein Osama is not too bright

In his panic to prevent Hillary from damaging his comical bid, he has highlighted the fact that there MAY BE something deeply scandalous about himslef.

An experienced politician would do nothing. But Osama is an experienced nobody. Oh well – he may be an experienced madrassa jehadi sympathiser.

That's funny coming from someone who is bought and paid for already.

I'm sure the Clinton campaign follows the news. I wonder why they didn't come out and deny this claim? It makes me wonder because she was so quick to caution her fellow democratic presidential candidates against attacking each other, but wouldn't speak out against this rumor. Very interesting...

By the way, what's going on with Mike Gravel?

Anyone who can rid of us of Hillary is great in my book. I am a conservative Republican, and Obama is a good man. I likely will not vote for him, but I won't stay up late on general election night worrying about the eventual winner either if he is the Democratic nominee.

Tell em why you mad, son.And you won't take it anymore

This no nonsense approach is so refreshing in American politics. Let's stop the games and take care of the many problems that we face.

This from the biggest mudslinger and slime generator, next to John Edwards?

After making a complete fool of himself over Novak's column he announces "he just won't tolerate slime politics". Okay enough Mr. "I just won't tolerate" (sounds like George Bush's "I'm the decider").

We have had enough of you, and your lightweight solutions.

Your time is up, go home. What a joke you turned out to be.

is this another "Mom, they're picking on me " complaint. Didn't his main opponent last week complain about the boys getting tough with her?

It doesn't matter if he gets tough or if he gets touchy-feely with the people. Obama doesn't have experience to backup his grand promises.

Ditto, you are the man. American needs you. That chick is a slime ball.

as usual, he's absolutely correct.