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"Obama: Hillary Throwing 'The China' at Me"
Submitted by lolo43ben on April 20, 2008 - 2:34pm.
Barack Obama | Democratic politics | Pennsylvannia | Hillary Clinton
"She's got the kitchen sink flying, the china flying,
and the, you know, the buffet is coming at me."
(4/20/08 Political Punch, ABCNews.com, Politics)
Hillary Clinton: "Well, I know that some of my opponents'
supporters and my opponent have been complaining about hard
questions. Well, having been in the White House for eight years
and seeing what happens in terms of the pressures and the
stresses on the president, that was nothing. I am with
Harry Truman on this: if you can't stand the heat, get out of
the kitchen. I am very comfortable in the kitchen."
The Power of One Can Stop the Next Unjust War
Submitted by lolo43ben on February 23, 2007 - 12:32pm.
International Affairs | Iran
Tom Rinaldo wrote (The Netroots' Greatest Challenge):
"A call to action has been sounded. The real
struggle to stop a war with Iran is upon us, and
we, the netroots have a critical role to play...
"We are passionate, we are determined, but our
numbers are small, so what can the Netroots really
do... We can and must breakout of our introspective
net boxes and carry this challenge onto a wider
political playing field...
"...This issue has to go mainstream and it has to
go there fast. StopIranWar.com is our best vehicle
to get there.
Clark's regional diplomacy is viable...
Submitted by lolo43ben on February 7, 2007 - 12:36pm.
International Affairs | Middle East
Washington Post editorial 2/7/07 excerpts:
Saudi Arabia's Diplomacy
"One consequence of the Bush administration's
recent decision to divide the Middle East between
"extremists" and "moderates" was to marginalize
U.S. diplomacy in the region. The administration
refuses to talk to the "extremists" -- Iran,
Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas -- but those
governments and groups are at the center of every
major conflict from Iraq to the Gaza strip. Now
one of the administration's "moderate" allies,
Saudi Arabia, has stepped into the vacuum. The

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