Change: From a non-commital bystander to an outspoken opponent
of the Iraq war:
July '04,
Barack Obama in terms of how he would have voted on the war:
“I’m not privy to Senate intelligence reports. What
would I have done? I don’t know.” (He wasn't in
the US Senate yet, and didn't have a vote.)
“There’s
not much of a difference between my position on Iraq and George
Bush’s position at this stage.” - Barack Obama
His excuse in 2008? "...it probably was the wrong time
for me to be making a strong case against our party’s
nominees’ decisions when it came to Iraq." (John
Kerry supported the war)
Change: From Mentor and Pastor to Ex-Campaign Member
Obama's
Pastor, "mentor" and "spiritual advisor"
of 20 years is Jeremiah Wright.
Wright's quotes from the pulpit:
"America is still the No. 1 killer in the world. . . .
"
"USA started AIDS virus to kill black men..."
“G*d d*mn America”
"US KKK of America"
Change:
From uncompromising liberal to somehow bringing Republicans
and Democrats together?
Obama was
the 16th most-liberal Senator in 2005, the 10th in 2006, and
#1 in 2007, according to National Journal. He was also ranked
#1 by the NAACP, NARAL, ADA, and CDF. This makes him the most-partisan
Democrat in the Senate.
When does
reaching across the aisle begin? After we vote for him? Again?
Change:
From a self-described junkie to fighting against marijuana legalization.
From his own book:
"I
had learned not to care," he wrote. "I blew a few
smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze;
maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though.
..."
Change:
Truth and integrity, to good old-fashioned political speak:
2004: "I
can unequivocally say I will not be running for national office
in four years, and my entire focus is making sure that I’m
the best possible senator on behalf of the people of Illinois."
2006: Tim
Russert: "So you will not run for president or vice president
in 2008?"
Obama:
"I will not."
Change:
Obama told Americans he was against NAFTA, but told the Canadian
government he wasn't.
Obama's
campaign suggested that he does not mean what he says about
opting out of NAFTA if it is not renegotiated. Obama was just
posturing for the debate, they say.
The campaign
later confirmed it had sent the message (after it was confirmed
by the Canadian government).
Change:
The reality of his upbringing changed for his speeches.
Barack's
grandfather's family was politically-connected with the ruling
British government, and his father worked as a child on the
family-owned farm, before being sent abroad to attend Ivy League
schools in the U.S.
Hardly the
poor goat herder and domestic servant that Barry claimed.
Change:
More and more contact with indicted slum lord Tony Rezko, but
only after the press digs it up.
When Obama
launched his bid for the Illinois Senate in 1995, Rezko was
his first substantial contributor. Obama said it was his "best
guesstimate" that Rezko raised $10,000 to $15,000..."
The number turned out to be more like $250,000 total.
Rezko also helped Obama buy a million dollar home.
Change:
Publicly chastising Illinois executives while taking their donations
in private.
'Obama spoke
yet again of "the Maytag worker who is now competing with
his own teenager for a $7-an-hour job at Wal-Mart because the
factory he gave his life to shut its doors." At the same
time, Barry was taking donations from the executive who sent
the jobs out of the U.S."
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