Barack Obama says no pistols for 'Pistol Pete': The Swamp
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Posted March 7, 2008 9:54 PM
The Swamp

by John McCormick

LARAMIE, Wyo. – A sign inside the Arena Auditorium -- which looks a bit like a spaceship on the outside -- proudly proclaims the elevation of the University of Wyoming: 7,220 feet above sea level.

Perhaps it's the hour, but a few reporters traveling with Sen. Barack Obama felt a little extra tired when they arrived here. Could it be the elevation?

If it was, it didn't seem to bother Obama, who gave his typical fiery arena appearance here in front of a crowd his campaign said totaled 8,500.

One of the warm-up acts for Obama was the school's mascot, Pistol Pete. The Illinois Democrat had a joke ready about the cowboy character as he took the stage.

"The Secret Service confiscated his pistols," Obama joked. "So, he's only Pete tonight."

And he had another line that could be taken multiple ways, especially on a college campus on a Friday night. "As cold as it gets up here, you gotta be friendly to each other," he said.

Obama also brought back a standard laugh line that he had left out of his stop earlier today in Casper, Wyo.

In that line, Obama talks about the discovery last year, in a deep genealogical search, that suggests Dick Cheney is his distant cousin.

"You're hoping you're related to somebody cool," Obama said in Cheney's home state. "But with me, it's Dick Cheney."

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Isn't the public sick and tired of the same old stump speech. I thought he might be tranparent about why he apposed the war. REZKO,AUCHI and ALSAMARRAE all connected to IRAQ and all connected to BARACK THE MESSIAH.


Isn't the public sick and tired of the same old stump speech. I thought he might be tranparent about why he apposed the war. REZKO,AUCHI and ALSAMARRAE all connected to IRAQ and all connected to BARACK THE MESSIAH.

Posted by: Rick B | March 7, 2008 10:02 PM


This charge is not only old and unfounded it's also showing how absent of idea's the Republic Party and their robot followers (see above post) really are.

Here we have another Presidential election and as usual the rightwing lunitc fringe is relying on the only thing they know, swiftboat and smear.

It's not going to work this time Wingnuts, no one is falling for your BS this time around.

People need to take a good look at the low fundraising and voter turnout numbers for the Repubs, they're pathetic and the low numbers continue to drop like a rock.

I would think that the Wingnuts would start to figure this out or maybe there really is some truth to the rumor about the low IQ level among the average Republic Party member.


If you want to hear a tired old stump speech, just listen to Billary, ready on day one, I'm the one with the experience. Ok Billary, show us your tax returns. Where did that 5 million come from? What did Bill get in return for all of the pardons? What did your brothers get in return for all the pardons? Show us your papers from the days in the white house when you were visiting those 80 countries. Show us Billary.


Rick,
Wrong all counts.
Most of the people are
seeing and hearing Obama live for the first time.

As a Christian I object to
your negative use of the word Messiah. Think about it. You are taking a word used to describe Jesus Christ and using it to promote hatred.

What religion are you?


As long as The Secret Service doesn't confiscate our Bibles and give us back Qurans we'll be OK Barack.

Oh, and when you get back to The Senate in Novemember...try doing something this time.

Paulo


I think the public is tired of the same lame "messiah" attack, Rick B. Way to raise the dialogue.


Are you experienced?

Hillary and McCain say they are.

They're so experienced that they bought Bush's lies hook, line, and sinker. (And they're still doing it.)


I am a student from the University of Wyoming and was at the Obama rally tonight. I have to admit I was extremely disappointed that Obama turned out to be just another typical politician who only lists and complains about problems while not offering any solutions at all during his speech!


I think Laramie's answer is, NO, WE ARE NOT TIRED. WE ARE INSPIRED. If you bothered to read the article and others showing the enthusiastic turnout in freezing weather, you would realize that.

Obama has made clear why he opposed the war from the beginning. RTFM.


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. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE!

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary's than they had ever been before or since.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton..

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. :-)

Best regards

jacksmith...


Actually, Rick B, the names that will sink Clinton are:

Stuart “$30,000 in straw man donations to HillPAC” Schoenburg

Norman “there has been no question about his integrity or his commitment to playing by the rules” Hsu

Peter “Three convictions ‘missed’ by Clinton campaign vetters” Paul


Rick B.,

If fear & smear is all Team McBush has (think 2006 election results), you might as well hang it up.

!GOBAMA!


It is telling that if the votes were weighted by IQ, Barack would not only be winning, but winning by an absolute landslide.

You might be an idiot indeed!


jacksmith,

Your Jeff Foxworthy-like tiresome re-posts are indeed the most idiotic thing here.


This campaign is boooorrrrrinnnnnng! Same tired jokes. Same tired candidates. Isn't there anything else to fill space in the papers and on the internet? Enough already. Send Bama, Hildy and McCain on long vacations and set your alarm for Nov. 4 just in time for us to vote against one of these dopes.


Posted by: Jamison

I'd rather see the three amigos back in the Senate DOING SOME WORK!!! They ALL are missing votes and important meetings that could help them if one of them is so lucky as to get elected president. Otherwise, I'd like my part of their paychecks back because they did not earn it.


Jack Smith, you talk about all the things Bill Clinton did with Hillary by his side. Bill Clinton IS NOT running for president, Hillary is. By the way Bill Clinton was 46 when he became president. Obama will be 47. Obama has more foreign experience than Bill Clinton did.


Ignore Jack Smith, he posts the same old post nearly everyday. He is an idiot for believing that Hillary = Bill, and that she even has 35 years of experience.


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