Barack Osama?

Black Swan

"TROY, New York - Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for “Barack Osama.”

The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as “Barack Osama” and “John McCain.” In the United States, the best-known individual named Osama is Osama bin Laden, leader of the al Qaida terrorist group behind the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City."

Coincidence? Who benefits? And it's only the beginning...

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27122742/?GT1=43001

Jack Sheehan

OBAMA BIN BIDEN. coincidence? I think not?!?!?

Black Swan

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

OBAMA BIN BIDEN. coincidence? I think not?!?!?

;);););););) (Karl Rove Sarah Palin quote)

Denis Irwin

I was wondering how long it would take this to start but then again it might not have been deliberate I mean after all It may have been a simple typo considering how close b and s are on the keyboard :rolleyes:

Our man in Havana

No good GOP again. :rolleyes:

Pocono Joe

Maybe it was Ted Kennedy who sent them out.

You know, to this day I ask people who say they are voting for Barack Obama (notice correct spelling) "why are you voting for Obama." Even to this day, nobody can come up with coherent answers. The best I get "he represents change," or "he gives good speeches." or "he's not Bush." What a sad state of affairs we're in.

Our man in Havana

You could ask the same question of McCain voters.

Call Me Jimmy

And Bush voters, and Clinton voters. The election is won/lost on personality I'de say.

Jack Sheehan

In fact most of politics is a popularity contest. Do you think 90 per cent of the people who vote, do so based on a balanced, fair appraisal of their policies? No, it's based on image. The republicans are 'conservative'. The democrats are 'Liberal'. Obama represents 'change'. MC Cain is a 'veteran'. None of it means a tinkers damn but that's the way of the world.

Ruskie4Rent

Pocono Joe wrote: »

Maybe it was Ted Kennedy who sent them out.

You know, to this day I ask people who say they are voting for Barack Obama (notice correct spelling) "why are you voting for Obama." Even to this day, nobody can come up with coherent answers. The best I get "he represents change," or "he gives good speeches." or "he's not Bush." What a sad state of affairs we're in.

And none of them mentioned something like his position on the war in Iraq being similar to theirs ....... or his health care policies, or the economy, the way the McCain campaign has been run, or simply having Sarah Palin on the other ticket as reasons?

Both candidates have given enough reasons for people to vote for or against them at this stage, and there will be more by the time the election to comes around.
If people are taking an interest in this election, they should really have enough to go on when choosing who to support at this stage. For you to say all that Obama supporters have to say in defence of their candidate is "he represents change," or "he gives good speeches." or "he's not Bush" must mean you're either lying (to imply the he hasn't done enough to warrent people's vote), or you're talking to idiots.

Edit: actually 'he's not Bush' is a much better reason than liking Palin because 'she's a maverick' or 'she appeals to joe six pack'.

lostexpectation

obama knows a bomber mccain has actually bombed people.

Overheal

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

OBAMA BIN BIDEN. coincidence? I think not?!?!?

You realise that after biden was added to the ticket, fox actually ran with that question?

Jack Sheehan

Overheal wrote: »

You realise that after biden was added to the ticket, fox actually ran with that question?

Oh lord...

Denis Irwin

Overheal wrote: »

You realise that after biden was added to the ticket, fox actually ran with that question?

:eek:

Oh sweet jesus. And these people are actually allowed to vote.

Ludo

Denis Irwin wrote: »

:eek:

Oh sweet jesus. And these people are actually allowed to vote.

F*ckin ell. Fox should be forced to have a permanent on screen message saying "This is a paid advertisment for the GOP".

Incredible...they get worse and worse. I saw Papa Bear saying to someone the other day who he was interviewing that he could sue him for saying he is a republican supporter. O'Reilly seems to think that being a registered independent makes him fair and balanced....wa**er!

*EDIT* That image is a fake. Fox are not even that bad.
The interview that screen shot comes from is here .
http://www.cato.org/videohighlights/index.php?highlight_id=36

My above rant about them still stands though

Overheal

damnit you're right. the font doesnt mark up well.

Denis Irwin

Overheal wrote: »

damnit you're right. the font doesnt mark up well.

All the same though. What's the betting that Fox will come out with something similar in the run up to election day.

Overheal

i hate to say they arent that retarded.

The Raven.

Maybe they won't have to.

Notice how unsurprised Obama is here, plus he has been reading the script !

The Mad Hatter

Denis Irwin wrote: »

I was wondering how long it would take this to start but then again it might not have been deliberate I mean after all It may have been a simple typo considering how close b and s are on the keyboard :rolleyes:

What, bs?

Pocono Joe wrote: »

Maybe it was Ted Kennedy who sent them out.

You know, to this day I ask people who say they are voting for Barack Obama (notice correct spelling) "why are you voting for Obama." Even to this day, nobody can come up with coherent answers. The best I get "he represents change," or "he gives good speeches." or "he's not Bush." What a sad state of affairs we're in.

I think that alone should be enough.

Long edit:Incidentally, I read a blog post recently which encouraged people to ask republicans for 'three reasons why voting for John McCain will be good for your family.' From the reports of his own replies, and the comments on his blog, all that most people came up with was 'he's not Obama'.

Denis Irwin

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

What, bs?

I was talking about the B and S buttons on the keyboard. Not bs as in bullsh*t

Call Me Jimmy

Overheal wrote: »

You realise that after biden was added to the ticket, fox actually ran with that question?

No, cmon, that has to photoshopped, I can't believe even fox news would do that, is there video on youtube of it?

Trojan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiOPs7N1c6g

At least she corrects herself.

Overheal

the above video is as close as it gets: its a photoshop.

The Raven.

Ludo wrote: »

*EDIT* That image is a fake. Fox are not even that bad.
The interview that screen shot comes from is here .
http://www.cato.org/videohighlights/index.php?highlight_id=36

This link that Ludo posted on the page overleaf is for the original video, which is about something entirely different. The one above has obviously been altered.

Overheal

I've said that twice now

The Raven.

I know but the penny hasn't dropped. Some people don't bother to read back through the thread. Before you know it we'll have another freeze dried face of Daniel Griswold !!

Overheal

?

Hobbes

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

No, cmon, that has to photoshopped, I can't believe even fox news would do that, is there video on youtube of it?

It is photoshopped.

Glad to see McCain finally taking a stand on this crap (even though his adverts help stoke the flames). He took the microphone off some woman claiming Obama was an Arab and then went on to explain that Obama is a good guy, just not as good as him to run for office.

It is how it should of been played to begin with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmO6YAszGU

Ponster

As a follow up to Hobbes post, the lady with the mic on stage with McCAin was interviewed afterwards by some guy with his cellphone :


http://the-uptake.groups.theuptake.org/en/videogalleryView/id/933/


There's a transcript of the interview where we find out that this lady supports McCain by sending out letters to people explaining that Obama is an Arab terrorist because his Father was Muslim. Some of the questions are loaded (the very first one for example) she seems to believe that even after McCain said that Obama was a "family man" that for some reason he couldn't tell the truth on camera, that McCain was on her side.

The Mad Hatter

Hobbes wrote: »

It is photoshopped.

Glad to see McCain finally taking a stand on this crap (even though his adverts help stoke the flames). He took the microphone off some woman claiming Obama was an Arab and then went on to explain that Obama is a good guy, just not as good as him to run for office.

It is how it should of been played to begin with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmO6YAszGU

Interesting to see how he's booed by his own supporters when he acts like a grownup.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

The Raven. wrote: »

I know but the penny hasn't dropped. Some people don't bother to read back through the thread. Before you know it we'll have another freeze dried face of Daniel Griswold !!

nooooo leave the grismaster out of this

lostexpectation

has mccain renounced his bombing?

The Raven.

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

Interesting to see how he's booed by his own supporters when he acts like a grownup.

I wouldn't interpret it in that way. To me it seems obvious that they are not booing McCain personally but as a reaction to the thought of accepting Obama. Incidentally, the Republican anti Obama ads are merely the tip of a very large iceberg that has been growing independently from the outset, on the Internet, other media and by word of mouth. McCain can't be held responsible for all of it. I have come across hideously rabid declarations on both sides that I wouldn't dream of posting here, none of which has been officially authorized.

Macha

The Raven. wrote: »

I have come across hideously rabid declarations on both sides that I wouldn't dream of posting here, none of which has been officially authorized.

Well it could be argued that the link between Obama and terrorism was actively pursued and "authorized" by McCain/Palin.

I agree with the rest of your post.

The Raven.

taconnol wrote: »

Well it could be argued that the link between Obama and terrorism was actively pursued and "authorized" by McCain/Palin.

I think my post has shown that I have accepted that. I have described
'the Republican anti Obama ads' as 'merely the tip of a very large iceberg' .

Macha

The Raven. wrote: »

I think my post has shown that I have accepted that. I have described
'the Republican anti Obama ads' as 'merely the tip of a very large iceberg' .

Dammit man, stop agreeing with me! :pac:

Black Swan

"Voters are sure to have opinions, and one politician pointed out that the letters "s" and "b" are not exactly keyboard neighbors.

"Of all the letters to hit by mistake," County Democratic Chairman Tom Wade said. "Unfortunately it is a mistake which negatively impacts our Democratic candidate for president."

Republican officials were apologetic. "We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us," said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. "We really apologize."

One Sand Lake resident who caught the misspelling, and who asked to be anonymous, was skeptical. "It's a little suspicious and at least grossly incompetent," the voter said.

Source: http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=728326

Hobbes

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

Republican officials were apologetic. "We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us," said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. "We really apologize."

I've worked in a printing company many years ago. While they would have 3 people proof reading it the printing company would also have 3-4. We had one main designer who signed off the proofs from the customer, after that another designer+printer signed off the plates prior to printing and then a random proof read from quality checking. Then you have the printer operators, the packers, etc.

I find it hard to believe that no one at all didn't notice this before they start sending them out.

Benedict XVI

Hobbes wrote: »

I've worked in a printing company many years ago. While they would have 3 people proof reading it the printing company would also have 3-4. We had one main designer who signed off the proofs from the customer, after that another designer+printer signed off the plates prior to printing and then a random proof read from quality checking. Then you have the printer operators, the packers, etc.

I find it hard to believe that no one at all didn't notice this before they start sending them out.

well maybe the 'b' was missing from the printers keyboard and they had to use the 's'.

It's a bit like what happened in 2001 when the Clinton staffers removed the 'w' from White House keyboards before Bush arrived.

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/25/bush.pranks/index.html

Our man in Havana

LOL!

Galvasean

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

Interesting to see how he's booed by his own supporters when he acts like a grownup.

It's quite sad really. I've always had respect for McCain himself. However he has gotten himself associated with/working with some seriously bad people. There are times (including the videos posted here) where he looks almost embarrassed to be preaching to what is basically a mob.

Black Swan

Hobbes wrote: »

I find it hard to believe that no one at all didn't notice this before they start sending them out.

That would be my impression too. And in New York, where they are ultra-sensitive about 9/11. How convenient to be so incompetent?

lostexpectation

anyobdy get a hold of the leaflet she was talking about and who printed it.

Hobbes

Benedict XVI wrote: »

well maybe the 'b' was missing from the printers keyboard and they had to use the 's'.

I am not entirely sure what your point is. As I don't see how removing a W key would equate to Bush being a terrorist.

I see the GOP are asking their people to equate Obama to Osama intentionally.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849422,00.html

Meanwhile Obama has said such things are offlimits for their campainers.

Galvasean

Democrats: "It's time for change!"
Republicans: "He's a terrorist!"

I know which outlook seems more reasonable to me.

Benedict XVI

Hobbes wrote: »

I am not entirely sure what your point is. As I don't see how removing a W key would equate to Bush being a terrorist.

I see the GOP are asking their people to equate Obama to Osama intentionally.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849422,00.html

Meanwhile Obama has said such things are offlimits for their campainers.

Oh please, I was just making a segue to a humorous story from the 2000 campaign. Trying to lighten up the topic, or is that not allowed.

Sand

People can get famous names confused easily enough. Obama/Osama or McCain/Bush....wait, no the second one doesnt really make much sense.

Running Bing

Sand wrote: »

People can get famous names confused easily enough. Obama/Osama or McCain/Bush....wait, no the second one doesnt really make much sense.

Who is McCain? All I know is we cant let Bush in for a third term therefore we must all vote for Barack.:rolleyes:

Mick Shrimpton

Sand wrote: »

People can get famous names confused easily enough. Obama/Osama or McCain/Bush....wait, no the second one doesnt really make much sense.

Go back to sleep.