On The Campaign Trail... What They Are Saying      
Page << | >> April 24, 2008 “Never again, never again, will a disaster of this nature be handled in the disgraceful way it was handled." Comments made by Senator McCain in New Orleans, April 24, 2008, regarding the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. April 23, 2008 “We can't afford to play the same Washington games with the same Washington players and expect a different result. Not this time. Not now.” Comments made by Senator Barack Obama, April 23rd, 2008, in Evansville, Indiana, telling the people that they have the power to change this country. “You know, some people counted me out and said to drop out. But the American people don’t quit and they deserve a President who doesn’t quit either.” Comments made by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania after winning the primary, April 23, 2008. April 17, 2008 "We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exisit, and abide by past agreements." Sen. Obama parting ideologically with Jimmy Carter, April 17, 2008. April 16, 2008 "He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years, a generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country that's interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit." Comments made by rock star Bruce Springsteen in a letter in which he endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday, April 16, 2008. "I may be a lot of things but I am not dumb…[I] said some things that weren't in keeping with what I knew to be the case.'' Sen. Clinton responding to a question about her Bosnian sniper fire exaggeration during the debate with Sen. Obama on ABC, April 16, 2008. “But a simple yes-or-no question: Do you think Senator Obama can beat John McCain or not?” "Yes, yes, yes,” "I think I could do a better job." An exchange between George Stephanopoulos and Sen. Clinton during last night’s debate, April 16, 2008. He questioned about her reported statements that Obama could not win in the fall, she was unable to escape with her equivocal answers from the past. “In a general election, we know there are going to be all kinds of attacks launched…What the American people want are not distractions.” Sen. Obama during the Wednesday April 16, 2008 debates on ABC, trying to focus attention back to the issues. April 14, 2008 “The people of faith I know don't 'cling' to religion because they're bitter… People embrace faith not because they are materially poor, but because they are spiritually rich…People don't need a president who looks down on them. They need a president who stands up for them.” Comments made by Sen. Clinton in an address to workers at a plant in Indianapolis, April 14, 2008, as she responded to Sen. Obama’s “elitist and out of touch” comments. April 13, 2008 “Shame on her. Shame on her. She knows better. She is running around talking about how this is an insult to sportsmen. She, how she values the Second Amendment, she’s talking like she is Annie Oakley. Hillary Clinton is out there like she’s out in the duck blind every Sunday. She’s packing a six shooter. Come on. She knows better. That’s some politics being played by Hillary Clinton. I want to see that picture of her out there in the duck blind. You know, come on.” Comments made by Sen. Obama in Steelton, Pa. April 13, 2008, in an attempt to seek approval from the crowd. April 9, 2008 “One candidate will continue the war, one candidate only says he’ll end the war. And one candidate is ready, willing, and able to end the war.” Comments made by Sen. Clinton while campaigning in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2008, one day after she and her two rivals questioned the top US military commander for Iraq. “Hillary Clinton’s tired and discredited attack is just the same old politics that won’t end this war that she voted to authorize, and won’t change the fact that she has repeatedly misled the American people about her Iraq record.” Comments made in a statement released by spokesman for Obama for America in response to Sen. Clinton’s latest misleading attack regarding Iraq, April 9, 2008. April 8, 2008 “By giving our men and women in uniform the time and support necessary to succeed in Iraq, we have before us a hard road…yet the alternative path is, in the end, the far costlier one. As we convene this hearing and as we continue to debate our future in Iraq, Americans continue to risk everything -- everything -- to accomplish their mission on our behalf.” Remarks made by Sen. McCain in his opening statement during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, April 8, 2008. “I think it could be fair to say that it might well be irresponsible to continue the policy that has not produced the results that have been promised time and time again at such tremendous cost to our national security and to the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States military.” Remarks made by Sen. Clinton when she questioned General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker during the Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing, April 8, 2008. “We don't anticipate that there's never going to be some individual or group of individuals in Iraq that might have sympathies toward Al Qaeda. Our goal is not to hunt down and eliminate every single trace, but rather to create a manageable situation where they're not posing a threat to Iraq or using it as a base to launch attacks outside of Iraq. Is that accurate?” A question directed to Gen. Petraeus from Sen. Obama during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, April 8, 2008. April 7, 2008 “To promise a withdrawal of our forces from Iraq, regardless of the calamitous consequences to the Iraqi people, our most vital interests, and the future of the Middle East, is the height of irresponsibility. It is a failure of leadership.” Sen. McCain, April 7, 2008, addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He criticized Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton, insisting that last year’s troop surge made a positive difference there despite the recent outbreak of heavy fighting. April 6, 2008 “After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as chief strategist of the Clinton Campaign; Mark, and Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Inc. will continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign.” Comments made by Maggie Williams, Clinton campaign manager, in a statement released Sunday April 6, 2008. April 5, 2008 “I have absolutely nothing against rich people. As a matter of fact, my husband – much to my surprise and his – has made a lot of money since he left the White House doing what he loves doing most, talking to people.” Comments made by Sen. Clinton in North Dakota at their party convention. April 5, 2008. April 4, 2008 "The quality of his character is only more apparent. His good name will be honored as long as the creed of America is honored." Remarks made by Sen. McCain, April 4, 2008, in front of the balcony where King was shot in 1968. "You know, Dr. King once said that the arc of the moral universe is long but bends toward justice. It bends toward justice. Here is the thing. It does not bend on its own. It bends because each of us in our own way put our hand on that arc and we bend it in the direction of justice." Comments made by Barack Obama, speaking at a town hall meeting in Fort Wayne, Ind., on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, April 4, 2008. April 3, 2008 “It is so great to be here, I was so worried I wasn’t going to make it. I was pinned down by sniper fire. Sen. Hillary Clinton making fun of herself Thursday as a guest on the “Tonight Show” hosted by Jay Leno, April 3, 2008. April 2, 2008 "I'm honored to have Heidi's support and I want to assure her that I never miss an episode of 'The Hills,' especially since the new season started." Sen. John McCain commenting to Swampland, a Time blog April 2nd, on his reaction to the news that he had been endorsed by MTV reality star Heidi Montag. “We expect our NATO allies to shoulder the burden necessary to succeed.” Remarks made by President Bush, April 2nd, at the three day NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania as he welcomed the recent announcement of several NATO countries that they would provide additional troops, creating a force 47,000 strong for Afghanistan. “I think he is driven by the search for the common good.” Comments made by Lee Hamilton, former Indiana Representative and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, as he endorsed Senator Barack Obama April 2nd . April 1, 2008 "Let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing a fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit. I never give up. And neither do the American people." Remarks made by Senator Clinton Tuesday during a meeting of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. Page << | >>
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