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Obama, Clinton fire on McCain
Apr. 2, 2008
Mike Dorning and Rick Pearson - Chicago TribuneIssue date: 3/27/08 Section: MCT News
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. _ Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton focused their fire Tuesday on the opponent one of them will face in November amid worries within the party that their prolonged primary battle is providing a free pass to presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain.
Both Democrats spent the day in Pennsylvania courting working-class voters with populist economic themes, blaming Republican policies for the worsening economy, rising home foreclosures and growing concentration of wealth into fewer hands.
Obama barely mentioned Clinton as he campaigned. At a town meeting here in economically depressed Wilkes-Barre, he warned that "the American Dream is slipping away.
"The challenges we face can't just be chalked up to the invisible hand of the free market," Obama said. "The truth is, for far too long, Washington has been working for special interests instead of working people."
McCain, he charged, is offering "four more years of the Bush policies that have put our economy into a recession and put the American Dream out of reach for so many working people.
Obama also answered criticism from McCain that he is inexperienced in national security, saying the Arizona senator would continue the Bush administration's policies in Iraq and cost the country more American lives and billions of dollars a month.
"Meanwhile, Sen. McCain has been saying I don't understand national security, but he's the one who wants to keep tens of thousands of United States troops in Iraq for as long as 100 years," Obama said.
Clinton, nearing the end of her most recent bus tour of Pennsylvania, pointed her criticism toward McCain and only touched on her Democratic rival in a speech to organized labor in Philadelphia that also called for new jobs and an infrastructure program.
"John McCain admits he doesn't understand the economy, and, unfortunately, he's proving that day after day on the campaign trail," Clinton told the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. "I think we've had enough of a president who didn't know enough about economics, and didn't do enough for the American middle class. We're ready for a president who will meet the challenges of our time."
Both Democrats spent the day in Pennsylvania courting working-class voters with populist economic themes, blaming Republican policies for the worsening economy, rising home foreclosures and growing concentration of wealth into fewer hands.
Obama barely mentioned Clinton as he campaigned. At a town meeting here in economically depressed Wilkes-Barre, he warned that "the American Dream is slipping away.
"The challenges we face can't just be chalked up to the invisible hand of the free market," Obama said. "The truth is, for far too long, Washington has been working for special interests instead of working people."
McCain, he charged, is offering "four more years of the Bush policies that have put our economy into a recession and put the American Dream out of reach for so many working people.
Obama also answered criticism from McCain that he is inexperienced in national security, saying the Arizona senator would continue the Bush administration's policies in Iraq and cost the country more American lives and billions of dollars a month.
"Meanwhile, Sen. McCain has been saying I don't understand national security, but he's the one who wants to keep tens of thousands of United States troops in Iraq for as long as 100 years," Obama said.
Clinton, nearing the end of her most recent bus tour of Pennsylvania, pointed her criticism toward McCain and only touched on her Democratic rival in a speech to organized labor in Philadelphia that also called for new jobs and an infrastructure program.
"John McCain admits he doesn't understand the economy, and, unfortunately, he's proving that day after day on the campaign trail," Clinton told the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. "I think we've had enough of a president who didn't know enough about economics, and didn't do enough for the American middle class. We're ready for a president who will meet the challenges of our time."
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jacksmith
posted 4/03/08 @ 7:18 AM MST
YOU MIGHT BE AN IDIOT:-)
If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. (Continued…)
jacksmith
posted 4/03/08 @ 7:22 AM MST
DON'T BE DUPED !!!
Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. (Continued…)
Interested Voter
posted 4/03/08 @ 11:15 AM MST
Geez, Jack:
Now I'm no psychology expert, but I'm pretty sure that calling people an "idiot" (repeatedly, too!!!), is not exactly the most effective way the convert them to your point of view. (Continued…)
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