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Obama Rebukes Palin On Earmarks Claims
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Sep 07, 2008 04:05pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Sunday, September 7, 2008 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (AP) Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them.
Speaking to 800 people at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Ind., the Democratic presidential nominee ridiculed John McCain and his running mate, the Alaska governor, for describing themselves as agents of change at this week's GOP convention.
"Don't be fooled," Obama told the crowd surrounding him in a large barn. "John McCain's party, with the help of John McCain, has been in charge" for nearly eight years.
"I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she's change, and that's great," Obama said. "She's a skillful politician. But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up." |
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