Posted on 07/19/2008 8:04:30 AM PDT by vietvet67
For weeks now, Barack Obama has closely guarded the details of his planned fact-finding trips to Afghanistan and Iraq, citing security concerns.
But Friday, the Democratic presidential hopeful's Republican rival, John McCain, may have let the secret out of the bag - infuriating some Obama supporters and putting Camp McCain on the defensive.
"I believe that either today or tomorrow - and I'm not privy to his schedule - Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other senators" who make up a congressional delegation, McCain told a campaign fund-raising luncheon. "I am sure that Sen. Obama is going to arrive in Baghdad in a much, much safer and secure environment than the one that he would've encountered before we started the surge," McCain added.
While refusing to confirm or deny anything about Obama's schedule, his aides were furious with McCain's comment. They noted every major news outlet has resisted speculating on the timing or location of Obama's war-zone maneuvers out of safety concerns.
As of late Friday, it remained unclear if McCain's information is correct.
Former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam vet and big Obama backer, said he was "surprised" by McCain's apparent breach of protocol.
"I've been around enough of these trips to know that I'm leery of saying anything for security reasons. End of story," Kerry told the Daily News.
Aides to McCain insisted their boss wasn't saying anything that hadn't been publicly reported. They pointed to a Baghdad dispatch Friday afternoon from MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, who indicated Obama would be arriving in Iraq "shortly," although she explicitly did not mention any specific days.
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MItchel didn’t mention any days because they are all afraid he will be made target practice of?
Obama can pound sand. McCain is right to point out what he did.
Obama aides have made sure that the teleprompter is at an undisclosed location. Priorities, priorities..
It has been all over the news, since the broadcast news anchors are on board.
They haven’t kept it a big secret.
I heard one radio news item report that they were ‘in the air’.
Now, Team Obama whine about the information getting out????
“While refusing to confirm or deny anything about Obama’s schedule, his aides were furious with McCain’s comment.”
What a bunch of babies. LOast I heard, al-Qaeda and Hezbollah are pro Obambi for president supporters. What are they worried about?
Not to mention, Hillary is tanned and rested and ready to go.
So wait, the old media can announce troop movements, CIA operatives names, internal top secret memos and national secrets, but we’re not supposed to know about a muslim candidate going to the middle east?
Somehow it doesn’t add up.
Why should the Prophet Obama be concerned? Doesn't he know Allah will protect him?
That is why Geraldo was not invited -—
map/drawing/sand/Iraq.
Cry me a river, Osama Bin Bama
FBO
We should be so lucky.
GOOD!
Severe anger breeds mistakes.
Add another one to Obomba’s list of Things You Can’t Talk About.
OBAMA - The 12th Imam?
You mean the media, which has given Obama 77% of their press coverage, didn’t know about it? ROTFL!!
Obama isn’t upset by the media attention though...It’s not like McCain gave out a landing time or day. And if McCain does know “exactly” when...it’s not a secret is it!!
Maybe McCain should reiterate to the Iraqi people that this is Obama, the former Muslim teen, who brags about converting to Christianity and who feels offended when anybody suggests he is Muslim, will soon be visiting their cities amidst his campaigning to rule over the armed forces occupying their nation.
Whiners.
Because there is nothing of substance that the Odumbo campaign cares to mention out loud (or, they have to backtrack from it whenever they slip and do mention it) it is important for them to express their “outrage” every chance they get. By November people are going to be numb to this—if they aren’t already.
Somehow it doesn’t add up.
Why not? It's been that way with Democrats for 4 or 5 decades. Why should it change now?
O’Bama’s fact-finding and tutorial tour has been on every hourly radio news broadcast in detail. He might learn a lot, but then again he knows only as much as he is told today.
With the Obama campaign, everything’s an outrage.
“Why should the Prophet Obama be concerned? Doesn’t he know Allah will protect him?”
As someone on another site said - Obama should feel comfortable in the mist of our enemies.
They’re community organizers too..
And by criticizing McCain they only confirmed his speculation. Thus showing Obama’s folks lack of security awareness to either not commenting at all to protect Obama’s schedule or saying the old “I neither confirm nor deny the information.” “known as the “Glomar Defense” under FOIA law.
But BO’s arrival in Afghansitan is in the news this morning.
What’s with Obama and crew? Are they looking for a scapegoat for reason to cancel out of the trip, and use it for Political hay? Try to make McCain a bad guy for allegedly exposing his previously exposed itinerary?
Democrats couldn’t get away with half of what they do if they hadn’t the MSM in pocket.
McCain should not have qualified Obama’s arrival time as “either today or tomorrow”. Enough to just say he was going since it was common knowledge, just that he was going. Not necessary to pinpoint it so specifically.
However, the specific knowledge will have put Al Qaida in a difficult position. Should they take the opportunity to off an American politician, or should they arrange a parade and marching band of Muslim terrorists to greet and cheer Obama on? What to do, what to do . . .?
I have never seen or heard of a presidential candidate and 'advisors' with such thin skin. EVERYTHING said about Obama upsets them in some way. TOUGH! If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen!!!
Hahahaha! I like that!
Facts are the one thing Obama will refuse to acknowledge.
This trip is 100% photo op and image building for the empty suited magic Negro.
Well God Bless John McCain for giving our Troops advance notice that the enemy was on his way.
Just what our Troops needed, a visit from an Elitist schooled by John Kerry.
This. clown BHO, put our men and women in harms way, likely had them in full body armor in 100F weather to protect his skinny little butt for 45 minutes of MSM face time!
What about mock anger?
Yah. Just like Moose-slimes.
Holy crap, I can’t believe the kool-aid drinkers defending gramps McCain here.
Are you all senile along with him?
You don’t discuss security matters with the press.
If it was the other way around, all ya’ll would be screaming your heads off about how retarded it is to give OPSEC tips to the enemy in a war zone. “Loose lips sink ships” ....and all that...McCain should have know better.
There’s a lot of security involved when they have to move that teleprompter to new locations. I would think anyone would know Obama’s next venue just by following the teleprompter movements.
You know, “where’s the teleprompter now? Kabul! Oh okay, Obama will be going there next.”
A nation of whiners.
"Uh look, I've had my Gucci loafers on the ground. I talked to the commanders and our bloody wariors face-to-face. I've talked to the tribal leaders and felt their pain. Listen. I was for this war before opposing it. Er uh correct that. I've always been on record opposed to this war. Hey Kerry! What country is this again??"
Didn’t bother Hillary. Just gotta keep your head down to avoid the sniper fire.
lol
Obama will sponsor a bill allocating funds for retired teleprompters and the building of teleprompter nursing homes.
I suspect the bill will include a grant to Windex.
Who in the world didn’t know he was going to the Green Zone?? Hey Black Racist Oblack, Baghdad is safer than Chicago.
Pray for W and Our Troops
OBAMA: THE AL SHARPTON OF SOUTH CHICAGO
I can’t believe this mutt is so close to the Presidency. When will people wake up?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl32Y7wDVDs
What secrets? This is old crap that has been all over the MSM for days.
So this is how BHO handles security? We sure don't want him in charge of national security if he can't handle his own security.
** “I am sure that Sen. Obama is going to arrive in Baghdad in a much, much safer and secure environment than the one that he would’ve encountered before we started the surge,” McCain added. **
Surge and McCain bump.
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