Comments on: Clintons Escalate Smear Campaign Against Obama, This Time Lying About Reagan Quote http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Paul Krugman Hates Hate, and Obama, and Obama Supporters - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-176872 Paul Krugman Hates Hate, and Obama, and Obama Supporters - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:34:57 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-176872 [...] Clinton even tried to make an issue out of Obama making a historically accurate statement about Ronald Reagan and Republican ideas by misquoting Obama and falsely claiming Obama was supporting the Republican ideas he was actually criticizing. [...] [...] Clinton even tried to make an issue out of Obama making a historically accurate statement about Ronald Reagan and Republican ideas by misquoting Obama and falsely claiming Obama was supporting the Republican ideas he was actually criticizing. [...]

]]> By: Fact Checking the South Carolina Debate - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-167492 Fact Checking the South Carolina Debate - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:41:44 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-167492 [...] The controversy began after Obama’s comments in this interview were distorted as discussed here. Also noted is that Hillary Clinton is on record for making comments more favorable about Ronald Reagan than anything Obama actually said. John Edwards’ contribution to the Ronald Reagan fan club is posted here. Obama explained what he actually said here. The key point is that Obama was speaking about Reagan’s role as a transformative president. He spoke of Republican ideas, but did not say he supported these ideas as his rivals have falsely claimed. The actual interview contains a number of ideas which are quite different from anything Ronald Reagan would have advocated. [...] [...] The controversy began after Obama’s comments in this interview were distorted as discussed here. Also noted is that Hillary Clinton is on record for making comments more favorable about Ronald Reagan than anything Obama actually said. John Edwards’ contribution to the Ronald Reagan fan club is posted here. Obama explained what he actually said here. The key point is that Obama was speaking about Reagan’s role as a transformative president. He spoke of Republican ideas, but did not say he supported these ideas as his rivals have falsely claimed. The actual interview contains a number of ideas which are quite different from anything Ronald Reagan would have advocated. [...]

]]> By: No More Right Wing Talking Points, Memes, or Frames - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-167373 No More Right Wing Talking Points, Memes, or Frames - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:29:45 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-167373 [...] Dismissing ideas as virtual thought crimes because they are associated with conservatism is a foolish mistake of liberals who have allowed Republicans to win elections by declaring themselves the party of freedom and low taxes. The absurdity of this thought process has been notable in the past week with the attacks on Barack Obama for the mere mention of Ronald Reagan in an accurate historical perspective. In such an atmosphere it should come as no surprise that the Clinton campaign is now using this blind spot of the left in an attempt to excuse lying. [...] [...] Dismissing ideas as virtual thought crimes because they are associated with conservatism is a foolish mistake of liberals who have allowed Republicans to win elections by declaring themselves the party of freedom and low taxes. The absurdity of this thought process has been notable in the past week with the attacks on Barack Obama for the mere mention of Ronald Reagan in an accurate historical perspective. In such an atmosphere it should come as no surprise that the Clinton campaign is now using this blind spot of the left in an attempt to excuse lying. [...]

]]> By: Obama Responds to Clinton’s Smear Campaign - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-167013 Obama Responds to Clinton’s Smear Campaign - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:11:19 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-167013 [...] When a campaign is the subject of a campagin based upon smears it is always a difficult decision as to how to respond. This was the case with John Kerry and the Swift Boat Liars in 2004, and with Barack Obama and the smear campaign being run by Hillary Clinton today. One problem is that time devoted to smears can distract from the positive message you wish for the campaign to portray. The Washington Post reviews how this problem has affected the Obama campaign. The hundreds of people who turned out at the University of Nevada on Friday heard Sen. Barack Obama deliver a lofty stump speech about bridging the nation’s divides and creating a groundswell for change. But they also witnessed him engage in the more mundane task of rebutting attacks from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on his positions on Social Security taxes and on the proposed nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. [...] [...] When a campaign is the subject of a campagin based upon smears it is always a difficult decision as to how to respond. This was the case with John Kerry and the Swift Boat Liars in 2004, and with Barack Obama and the smear campaign being run by Hillary Clinton today. One problem is that time devoted to smears can distract from the positive message you wish for the campaign to portray. The Washington Post reviews how this problem has affected the Obama campaign. The hundreds of people who turned out at the University of Nevada on Friday heard Sen. Barack Obama deliver a lofty stump speech about bridging the nation’s divides and creating a groundswell for change. But they also witnessed him engage in the more mundane task of rebutting attacks from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on his positions on Social Security taxes and on the proposed nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. [...]

]]> By: Obama Responding to Clinton Attacks on Good Morning America - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-166965 Obama Responding to Clinton Attacks on Good Morning America - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:00:51 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-166965 [...] Obama Responds to Clinton’s Smear Campaign Clintons Escalate Smear Campaign Against Obama, This Time Lying About Reagan Quote Bill Clinton’s Own Fairy Tales on Obama’s Views on Iraq Clinton Resorts to Dishonest Smears Against Obama on Social Security Taxes Clinton Backer Taylor Marsh Recycles Republican Talking Points Against Obama Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidThe Final Year - January 20th, 2008Obama vs. Clinton on Delegate Victories - January 20th, 2008The Republican Results Today - January 19th, 2008Does Hillary Cheat? A Brief Photo Essay - January 19th, 2008Obama's Post-Partisanship and the Founding Fathers - January 19th, 2008 [...] [...] Obama Responds to Clinton’s Smear Campaign Clintons Escalate Smear Campaign Against Obama, This Time Lying About Reagan Quote Bill Clinton’s Own Fairy Tales on Obama’s Views on Iraq Clinton Resorts to Dishonest Smears Against Obama on Social Security Taxes Clinton Backer Taylor Marsh Recycles Republican Talking Points Against Obama Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidThe Final Year – January 20th, 2008Obama vs. Clinton on Delegate Victories – January 20th, 2008The Republican Results Today – January 19th, 2008Does Hillary Cheat? A Brief Photo Essay – January 19th, 2008Obama’s Post-Partisanship and the Founding Fathers – January 19th, 2008 [...]

]]> By: beachmom http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-166322 beachmom Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:16:02 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-166322 Excellent post, Ron. I agree with every word. Excellent post, Ron. I agree with every word.

]]> By: Ron Chusid http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-166049 Ron Chusid Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:00:54 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-166049 Yes, after posting this I checked other blog posts on the topic and read about that. We also can't forget that Hillary was an old Goldwater Girl. Yes, after posting this I checked other blog posts on the topic and read about that. We also can’t forget that Hillary was an old Goldwater Girl.

]]> By: Lou http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726&cpage=1#comment-166046 Lou Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:59:08 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=2726#comment-166046 "When Clinton and others on the left attack Obama over this interview, they are only demonstrating why we need a change." Amen to that! Did you hear Hillary has Reagan and Papa Bush listed as two of her favorite presidents....on her very own website? “When Clinton and others on the left attack Obama over this interview, they are only demonstrating why we need a change.”

Amen to that!

Did you hear Hillary has Reagan and Papa Bush listed as two of her favorite presidents….on her very own website?

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