Palin: Obama puts ambition over country
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (CNN) - After a week of hammering Barack Obama over his ties to former radical William Ayers, Sarah Palin opened up a new line of attack Friday by questioning Obama’s patriotism, citing a newspaper report that the Illinois senator negotiated with Iraqi officials this summer to stall a White House agreement on a timeline for troop withdrawals from the country.
“We’ve learned that Barack Obama tried to influence negotiations with Iraqi leaders in a way that would set back America's cause there, while advancing his campaign here,” Palin said at a morning fundraiser in the upscale Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill.
“We learned this morning that Iraqi officials are saying Senator Obama tried to make a secret deal with the Iraqi government and he apparently wanted this action delayed, some more strategy delayed, that would reduce troop numbers until the next president takes office.”
Palin was referring to a Washington Times report Friday that said Obama privately pushed Iraqi officials in June to delay negotiating a long-term “status of forces agreement” until the new president enters the White House, a move that would appear to step on the Bush administration, which was in the midst of negotiating its own agreement.
According to the article, the Obama campaign insisted the Democratic nominee was negotiating in his capacity as a senator, and that he believes Congress should have input on negotiations over troop reductions.
Palin accused Obama of presumptuously meddling in the affairs of a sitting president, at the expense of U.S. troops.
"Obama apparently tried to undermine our government's official efforts to reduce troops in Iraq,” she said. “If this is a true, again, it is a stunning example of putting ambition above country. To put political ambitions in front of doing what's right for our troops is breathtaking and it is unacceptable."
“I pray to God that people have enough time to let this register with them and start again, connecting the dots and understand the contrast between the tickets,” Palin said.
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To "tired of delusional blind sheep"
If your name is an indication of your feelings, what are you doing writing to CNN?
You know this woman is walking on thin ice here. She has a lot of controversial relationships and questionable practices behind her. One of which is currently in the courts. As Obama has stated, "we won't throw the first punch, but we will throw the last". I recommend to Palin she try and stick to the issues. But then again, this ticket has no plan, just a continuation of the horrendous BUSH/Cheney agendas.
Palin look in the mirror!!!!
I would agree that the Iraqi officials need to wait until the next President comes on board to make such an agreement. This administrations does not have the same interests as the new administration will in order to come to an agreement that would benefit our troops and get us out of this senseless war. That agreement needs to be negotiated and agreed upon by the next President of the United States; he will be responsible for the troops not President Bush!
Americans are loosing life savings, homes, and jobs! While McCain / Palin are running around the country selling FEAR!
These two IDIOTS are completely out of touch. The disturbing love affair they have with themselves is a smack in the face to every citizen of the Nation!
Palin makes me sick to my stomach with her negative rhetoric.
Seriously?
It's so funny that they claim to be a couple mavericks, but are willing to go so low in the mud just like Karl Rove and others have.
I already know some swing voters who are now voting Obama, because McCain and Palin have proven they are just a couple of whiners and can't do anything when they are down except for role in the mud.
Game Over!
Oh, another thing. I just realized that if Romney had been the nominee or the VP choice, we may actually be having a competitive race right now, despite all his negatives.
Sarah Palin.. who?
Blind ambition would be Palin faking her grasp of any relevant issues this entire campaign so she can further her career. She makes me sick.
Obama's only ambition is not to let these liars run this country for the next 4 years and Im all for that ambition.
It's time she learns to disagree without being disagreable!
What was that, Lipstick? I can't hear you because your talons clawing their way to the top are too noisy.
Dear Pot,
Not only are the lies you are telling about Kettle apalling, they also only serve to show just how 'black' YOU are. Kettle thanks you for this.
Cheers.
Palin is projecting her own ambition onto Obama to try to fool herself and Americans that she does not have that ambition.
Sarah Palin is accusing Barack Obama of putting ambition before country?
Would that be like accepting a nomination to be VP when you know you aren't qualified because you are scared this is your only shot to start your run to be the President?
If this is true, it must say something about Obama's influence if the Iraqi officials listened to him over Bush or McCain. I guess Obama isn't as "naive" about foreign policy as McCain & Palin make him out to be!
OMG, I cannot believe this woman has not been struck down with lightning spewing these untruths. Okay, FIRST? HER HUSBAND, HER HUSBAND, HER HUSBAND was a member of the AIP who wanted to secede from the US and whose motto was "my country is my greatest enemy". Secondly, her principal, McCain had a fund raiser hosted by G. Gordon Liddy, one of the masterminds and actual perpetrators of the first Watergate break in of the DNC in 1972, this goes BEYOND "pot/kettle" to near sacrilege, blasphemy call it what you want. SHE IS LYING, PEOPLE!!! Heck, she release her OWN report, or rather the McCain camp did, saying she is innocent in the trooper gate scandal...she absolved herself...hear that, she absolved herself...this woman has some kind of god complex. I have faith though, that the American people will see through this ultimate low road floozy's tactics and vote for the change we can BELIEVE and BELIEVE IN come Nov. 4.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 & '12 YES WE CAN!!!
Can Palin point to Iraq on a map?
While she waiting for a sentence today over the Trooperwate investigation and she kept attack Barack Obama, man!! this lady really need to back to Alaska and Mcsame need to go back to Arizona too, Cindy McCain to go find something to do.My fellow American I can't wait for November 5, 2008.
Barack Obama, is my heroe, his espired me everything he spoke..
Barack Obama/JOe Biden....for president of the United State.
Palin puts lipstick and Alaska before country. She and her husband actively sought to have the state of alaska seperate from the USA. I call that un-american, un-patriotic. And you Palin, are a disgrace to us all...please jump off your bridge to nowhere!!
Dear Pot,
Not only are the lies you are telling about Kettle appalling, they also only serve to show just how 'black' YOU are. Kettle thanks you for this.
Cheers.
LOOK WHO'S TALKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My gosh, has SHE LOOKED IN A MIRROR LATELY?
Is it just me or does she look like a moose in this picture?
Huh...
Who would believe "anything" from
"The TRASH TALK EXPRESS" ?????
Fear and Smear tactics are part of the OLD politics... Old politics that had failed this nation... and we are tired of it!
One thing, the New York times was right. The requirements for
Vice President are the same as the requirements for President. It
would be horrifying if it were Sara Palin, since she is not qualified
for either position.