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	<title>Comments on: Here&#8217;s a sampling of negative reactions to Barack Obama&#8217;s speech in Berlin</title>
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	<description>Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a litttle salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don't say you weren't warned. By the way, this blog's name is inspired by the Will Rogers quote, "All politics is applesauce."</description>
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		<title>By: redrover</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4381</link>
		<author>redrover</author>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here are my negative reactions to Obama's Berlin speech.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/berlinvideo/

They have nothing to do with rock concerts or phony patriotism.  They have everything to do with what Obama really stands for, and it sure as hell ain't "Change We Can Believe In"

Obama said:

"My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions."

But he said absolutely nothing about the nuclear weapons that Israel has developed and has threatened to use.  Nor does he say anything at all about the illegal settlements that Israel continues to build and expand in violation of international law.  Why should there be one legal standard for Iran and quite another for the Zionist entity?

Obama said:

"Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? Will we give meaning to the words “never again” in Darfur?"

But he does not even mention the horrific violations of basic human rights that are happening this very minute in China.  Is Obama unaware of Communist China's relentless persecution of Tibetans, Uighurs, Falun Gong practitioners, Christians, and democracy activists, or just indifferent to it?

Obama is just another lying lowdown lawyer whore parasite who has, for his whole life, gone along in order to get along.  If Obama really stood for real Change, he would not even be close to being the Democratic Party nominee.

Rather, Obama has shown himself, time and again, to be an eloquent front man for the Corporate Mafia's greed, and for Zionist racism, and for an economic and political system that exploits and feeds off the unjustified suffering of innocents all over the world.

So, the next time you hear Obama spewing forth his soaring rhetoric, look more closely at what he says and doesn’t say.  That’s where you’ll find who this man really is and what he truly stands for.

Lawyers are liars!
Lawyers are whores!
Obama is one of the best,
Oh my!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are my negative reactions to Obama&#8217;s Berlin speech.<br />
<a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/berlinvideo/" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/berlinvideo/</a></p>
<p>They have nothing to do with rock concerts or phony patriotism.  They have everything to do with what Obama really stands for, and it sure as hell ain&#8217;t &#8220;Change We Can Believe In&#8221;</p>
<p>Obama said:</p>
<p>&#8220;My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions.&#8221;</p>
<p>But he said absolutely nothing about the nuclear weapons that Israel has developed and has threatened to use.  Nor does he say anything at all about the illegal settlements that Israel continues to build and expand in violation of international law.  Why should there be one legal standard for Iran and quite another for the Zionist entity?</p>
<p>Obama said:</p>
<p>&#8220;Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? Will we give meaning to the words “never again” in Darfur?&#8221;</p>
<p>But he does not even mention the horrific violations of basic human rights that are happening this very minute in China.  Is Obama unaware of Communist China&#8217;s relentless persecution of Tibetans, Uighurs, Falun Gong practitioners, Christians, and democracy activists, or just indifferent to it?</p>
<p>Obama is just another lying lowdown lawyer whore parasite who has, for his whole life, gone along in order to get along.  If Obama really stood for real Change, he would not even be close to being the Democratic Party nominee.</p>
<p>Rather, Obama has shown himself, time and again, to be an eloquent front man for the Corporate Mafia&#8217;s greed, and for Zionist racism, and for an economic and political system that exploits and feeds off the unjustified suffering of innocents all over the world.</p>
<p>So, the next time you hear Obama spewing forth his soaring rhetoric, look more closely at what he says and doesn’t say.  That’s where you’ll find who this man really is and what he truly stands for.</p>
<p>Lawyers are liars!<br />
Lawyers are whores!<br />
Obama is one of the best,<br />
Oh my!</p>
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		<title>By: Craig Knauss</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4355</link>
		<author>Craig Knauss</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4355</guid>
		<description>Millard,

OK.  I'll buy that.  Thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Millard,</p>
<p>OK.  I&#8217;ll buy that.  Thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: Millard Fillmore</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4343</link>
		<author>Millard Fillmore</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4343</guid>
		<description>Craig, you got me all wrong. I think it is rather remarkable (and that's understating the case) that 100,000 people turned out to see Sen. Obama ... in Berlin. An amazing scene.

My chiming in had to do with Pat protesting his Barack crush, which just about any reasonable person can see is going strong.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig, you got me all wrong. I think it is rather remarkable (and that&#8217;s understating the case) that 100,000 people turned out to see Sen. Obama &#8230; in Berlin. An amazing scene.</p>
<p>My chiming in had to do with Pat protesting his Barack crush, which just about any reasonable person can see is going strong.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Carroll</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4330</link>
		<author>Mike Carroll</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4330</guid>
		<description>Nice little lead into the front page tease on the Obama speech from the RRS today.
"If only they could vote"
Now that's fair and balanced reporting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice little lead into the front page tease on the Obama speech from the RRS today.<br />
&#8220;If only they could vote&#8221;<br />
Now that&#8217;s fair and balanced reporting.</p>
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		<title>By: Pat Cunningham</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4328</link>
		<author>Pat Cunningham</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4328</guid>
		<description>Bob: If you're talking about young people, this passage from a column by E.J. Dionne might interest you:

"The conventional wisdom on certain subjects is so deeply rooted that no amount of evidence disturbs its hold. That's how it is with those dreary predictions that young Americans just won't vote. 

"Since the late 1960s, the same chorus has been heard from election to election: The young don't care. They're disengaged. They're too wrapped up in their music, their favorite sports and their parties to take an interest in politics. Predicting that the young will vote in large numbers is like saying the Cubs will finally win the World Series. 

"As it happens, the Cubs are doing well this season, and the evidence is overwhelming that this year the young really will vote in large numbers -- and they just might tip the election. 

"The trend started four years ago. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, or Circle, electoral participation among 18- to 24-year-olds increased from 36 percent in 2000 to 47 percent in 2004. For the larger 18-to-29 group, participation rose from 40 to 49 percent. 

"The 2006 midterm elections brought a greater increase in off-year voting among the under-30s than in any other age group."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bob: If you&#8217;re talking about young people, this passage from a column by E.J. Dionne might interest you:</p>
<p>&#8220;The conventional wisdom on certain subjects is so deeply rooted that no amount of evidence disturbs its hold. That&#8217;s how it is with those dreary predictions that young Americans just won&#8217;t vote. </p>
<p>&#8220;Since the late 1960s, the same chorus has been heard from election to election: The young don&#8217;t care. They&#8217;re disengaged. They&#8217;re too wrapped up in their music, their favorite sports and their parties to take an interest in politics. Predicting that the young will vote in large numbers is like saying the Cubs will finally win the World Series. </p>
<p>&#8220;As it happens, the Cubs are doing well this season, and the evidence is overwhelming that this year the young really will vote in large numbers &#8212; and they just might tip the election. </p>
<p>&#8220;The trend started four years ago. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, or Circle, electoral participation among 18- to 24-year-olds increased from 36 percent in 2000 to 47 percent in 2004. For the larger 18-to-29 group, participation rose from 40 to 49 percent. </p>
<p>&#8220;The 2006 midterm elections brought a greater increase in off-year voting among the under-30s than in any other age group.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Menlo Bob</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4326</link>
		<author>Menlo Bob</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4326</guid>
		<description>Obama is doing a great job attracting that part of the demographic which votes in the lowest percentile.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama is doing a great job attracting that part of the demographic which votes in the lowest percentile.</p>
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		<title>By: Craig Knauss</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4324</link>
		<author>Craig Knauss</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4324</guid>
		<description>I'm not sure which is more moronic:  the jackass Lunch Counter commentary or the comments of a couple of the above bloggers.  It's time for some industrial strength enemas.  Maybe a couple of the above geniuses can explain why there were several thousand people at an Obama speech in Pendleton, OR.  Pendleton is only the size of Belvidere and is in a die-hard Republican area that is all ranches, farms, etc.  And yet, about 1 out of every 5 people showed up, despite the fact there were NO rock bands or any other entertainment.  Where has John McCain ever drawn 20% of the population to one of his speeches?   Oh, and for Tom and MIllard's information, the earth is round.  Deal with it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not sure which is more moronic:  the jackass Lunch Counter commentary or the comments of a couple of the above bloggers.  It&#8217;s time for some industrial strength enemas.  Maybe a couple of the above geniuses can explain why there were several thousand people at an Obama speech in Pendleton, OR.  Pendleton is only the size of Belvidere and is in a die-hard Republican area that is all ranches, farms, etc.  And yet, about 1 out of every 5 people showed up, despite the fact there were NO rock bands or any other entertainment.  Where has John McCain ever drawn 20% of the population to one of his speeches?   Oh, and for Tom and MIllard&#8217;s information, the earth is round.  Deal with it.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom McMahon</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4322</link>
		<author>Tom McMahon</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4322</guid>
		<description>When they heard a Black Muslim was coming to speak, they thought it was Muhammad Ali</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When they heard a Black Muslim was coming to speak, they thought it was Muhammad Ali</p>
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		<title>By: Millard Fillmore</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4321</link>
		<author>Millard Fillmore</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4321</guid>
		<description>No Pat, I'm afraid Tom knows exactly who he's talking about. He can read this blog as well as anybody.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No Pat, I&#8217;m afraid Tom knows exactly who he&#8217;s talking about. He can read this blog as well as anybody.</p>
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		<title>By: Pat Cunningham</title>
		<link>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4317</link>
		<author>Pat Cunningham</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/07/24/heres-a-sampling-of-negative-reactions-to-barack-obamas-speech-in-berlin/#comment-4317</guid>
		<description>Tom: You've got me confused with Chris Matthews. He's the guy who gets man-crushes on Bush, McCain, Obama and who-knows-whom-else.  As for the crowd in Berlin, I'm reliably informed that the leg tingles occurred only during the rock music part of the show. You know, nobody came to see Obama.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tom: You&#8217;ve got me confused with Chris Matthews. He&#8217;s the guy who gets man-crushes on Bush, McCain, Obama and who-knows-whom-else.  As for the crowd in Berlin, I&#8217;m reliably informed that the leg tingles occurred only during the rock music part of the show. You know, nobody came to see Obama.</p>
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