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Obama’s Attempt to Distance Himself From Wisconsin Rally Fails
Commentary Magazine ^ | 02/21/2011 | Alana Goodman

Posted on 02/22/2011 4:18:50 AM PST by safetysign

In a good indication that the Wisconsin protests have become a liability for Democrats, the White House and the DNC have clumsily attempted to distance themselves from the event in the New York Times:

Administration officials said Sunday that the White House had done nothing to encourage the demonstrations in Wisconsin — nor was it doing so in Ohio, Florida and other states where new Republican governors are trying to make deep cuts to balance their budget. …

And, officials and union leaders said, reports of the involvement of the Democratic National Committee — specifically Organizing for America, the grass-roots network born of Mr. Obama’s 2008 campaign — were overblown to start with. …

“This is a Wisconsin story, not a Washington one,” said Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director. “False claims of White House involvement are attempts to distract from the organic grass-roots opposition that is happening in Wisconsin.”

But apparently someone forget to tell the DNC’s communication director Bob Woodhouse to scrub his Twitter feed to reflect this new strategy. Doug Ross has pointed out a Feb. 17 Tweet from Woodhouse saying that the White House was “proudly” playing a role in the protest.

With all of the baseless claims made by Democrats that the Tea Party movement was Republican Party Astroturf, it doesn’t seem likely that the GOP will let this blunder by the DNC slide.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: dnc; obama; thugs; unions; wisconsinshowdown
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You lie, Obama!
1 posted on 02/22/2011 4:18:57 AM PST by safetysign
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To: safetysign

Just remember that Hussein is not a crook!

/sarc


2 posted on 02/22/2011 4:20:34 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: safetysign

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2677825/posts


3 posted on 02/22/2011 4:21:43 AM PST by samtheman
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To: safetysign
“Proudly playing a role” ?

The president, Shutting down a state government with union thug tactics.

Disgusting. No respect for the majority of Wisconsin people who voted for this governor.

The millions of people who purchased guns after Obama was elected have been proved to be wise. A community organizer is a communist thug at heart, no matter how gently he speaks.

4 posted on 02/22/2011 4:29:24 AM PST by PA-RIVER
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To: safetysign
Distancing oneself from the dog turds one tracks through the house is hard to do.

The wife always finds you at the end of the trail and does that boot print thing she learned from csi or cold case files.

5 posted on 02/22/2011 4:30:21 AM PST by mmercier
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To: safetysign

Too late to distance himself. He already stepped in it.

That’s ok. We will all remember come 2012.


6 posted on 02/22/2011 4:30:42 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: safetysign
This is what happens will melanin content is more important than a man's love of America, the American way of life, the love of our Constitution and of Freedom and Liberty... what we got was a marxist, muslim, kenyan, usurping fag of a liar, cheater and thief... that hates whites and everything about the America... the America that GOD helped to build through his divine involvement with our Founders... yes... those men were touched by GOD.

obama is of satan.

LLS

7 posted on 02/22/2011 4:32:40 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: mmercier

Yeah mmercier,
Like we ALL haven’t tracked the pooh across the house at one time or another.

What dind of cook are you?


8 posted on 02/22/2011 4:34:50 AM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: LibLieSlayer

Exactly. People were so excited about the prospect of voting for a person of color that they didn’t bother to find out what he was all about.


9 posted on 02/22/2011 4:35:45 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: safetysign

I happened upon NPR yesterday on the car radio and a local protester in WI was being interviewed. He was profuse in his gratitude to Organizing for America, Obama, and the DNC, saying they played an instrumental role.


10 posted on 02/22/2011 4:38:54 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies ('And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?' Yeats)
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To: safetysign

Pay no attention to that long-legged mac-daddy standing behind the curtain!


11 posted on 02/22/2011 4:52:40 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (At DiDi's Used Guns, if we can't kill it, it's immortal - DiDi Snavely, Proprietor)
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To: safetysign
Making Rat Policy Work By Hijacking the Democratic Process

Dems are a menace to our nation and damn near everyone living here.

wisconsin1sm

12 posted on 02/22/2011 4:54:18 AM PST by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: BobP; All

13 posted on 02/22/2011 5:38:44 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: BobP

I can hardly wait.


14 posted on 02/22/2011 5:39:47 AM PST by safetysign
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To: fatnotlazy

The truth was out there... the pitiful part is that many just ignored the evidence... and much of that evidence was in his own words.

LLS


15 posted on 02/22/2011 6:28:53 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: safetysign
With all of the baseless claims made by Democrats that the Tea Party movement was Republican Party Astroturf, it doesn’t seem likely that the GOP will let this blunder by the DNC slide.

One can only hope - past performance hasn't been too encouraging, but there might be a new dawn breaking.

16 posted on 02/22/2011 8:45:47 AM PST by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Some people heard the speeches and just interpreted them all as something favorable to them. Obama is a good orator, but then again, so was Hitler. Like Hitler, Obama told people they were oppressed and that he was going to save them. He created “crises” that didn’t really exist before and exploited them for his own ends. Trouble is, people didn’t see that. They really believed that they were in trouble and that he was their messiah leading them to the promised land.


17 posted on 02/22/2011 10:50:50 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: fatnotlazy
Maybe so... but I disagree about obama being a wonderful orator... he is not... his drone voice and faux hipness at times is bogus... and the hype of his being such a smart and flowery speech giver is just media created propaganda... the kenyan is dumber than a box of hammers... and is lost when his tele quits. I cannot stand the sound of his voice or the smell of brimstone when he speaks.

LLS

18 posted on 02/22/2011 11:36:30 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Ok, maybe not a great orator. What I meant was that he could persuade people with pretty speech, particularly those who are gullible enough to believe him. He has a way of saying things that dazzle his listeners. I think his true believers take his words and assume he means certain things when he doesn’t. He talks round and round and when he’s done, these people think, oh wow — he really cares about us; he’s really going to do all these great things for us; he’s the best and the brightest president we’ve ever had — blah, blah, blah. For example, as far as I know, he has never promised the “free money” to his supporters; yet, there are so many who actually believe that someday they are going to get this huge amount of cash from him. Look at the so-called health care reform. He made so many promises that you and I know are not true; yet, he has so captivated his followers, they just can’t see that those promises are empty, or that even if technically true, they are going to cost all of us (including his followers) big time. They see no downside in anything he says (or does).


19 posted on 02/22/2011 4:08:22 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: fatnotlazy
Oh yes... I agree with all of that. I was watching a show on Hitler and Goebbels and a Jewish supporter (who Hitler later had imprisoned and killed) that taught Hitler and Goebbels how to use phrases and mannerisms to have a hypnotic effect on people... weak minded people... and eventually the rest went along because it was too dangerous to go against the Third Reich... almost exactly like obama... only some of us are immune to his satanic charms... you obviously are one of us!

LLS

20 posted on 02/22/2011 4:35:41 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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