Political Quotes

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Archive for February, 2008

John McCain

“I understand that Senator Obama said that if al-Qaida established
a base in Iraq that he would send troops back in militarily. Al-Qaida
already has a base in Iraq. It’s called al-Qaida in Iraq.”

– John McCain commenting to a crowd in Tyler, Texas about Barack
Obama’s answer to whether a president should enter Iraq to suppress
an insurrection after removing U.S. troops, February 27, 2008

Barack Obama

“I have some news for John McCain, and that is that
there was no such thing as al-Qaida in Iraq until
George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq.”

– Barack Obama to a crowd at Ohio State University in response
to John McCain’s comments about his answer to whether a
president should militarily enter Iraq to stop an insurrection
after removing US troop numbers, February 27, 2008

Barack Obama

“Everybody knows that whether it’s me or Senator Clinton, or Bill Clinton,
that when you travel to other countries they ask you to try on traditional
garb that you have been given as a gift. The notion that the Clinton
campaign would be trying to circulate this as a negative on the same
day that Senator Clinton was giving a speech about how we repair
our relationships around the world is sad.”

– Barack Obama in a radio interview with WAOI in San Antonio 
regarding the photo on the Drudge Report showing him
dressed in traditional Somali attire, February 25, 2008

Hillary Clinton

“The American people are tired of liars and people
who pretend to be something they’re not.”

– Hillary Clinton in an interview on 60 Minutes, 1992

Bill O'Reilly on the Radio Factor

“I don’t want to go on a lynching party against
Michelle Obama unless there’s evidence, hard facts,
that say this is how the woman really feels.”

– Bill O’Reilly on his national radio show discussing the recent
comment by Michelle Obama that for the first time in her
adult lifetime she’s proud of her country, February 19, 2008

Al Gore

“While President Bush likes to project an image of strength
and courage, the truth is that in the presence of his
large financial contributors he is a moral coward.”

– Al Gore in a speech at New York’s
Beacon Theater, January 15, 2004