Comments on: Barack Obama Loses Supporters Over Broken Promises http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/ College Republican News and Opinion Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:35:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Heather Berg http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/#comment-519 Heather Berg Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:14:03 +0000 http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/#comment-519 This is awesome. It appears that Obama is shooting himself in the foot. Thanks for sharing! Heather Berg CR Chapter Chair-University of Utah This is awesome. It appears that Obama is shooting himself in the foot. Thanks for sharing!

Heather Berg
CR Chapter Chair-University of Utah

]]> By: Leland Milton Goldblatt http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/#comment-497 Leland Milton Goldblatt Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:35:53 +0000 http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/#comment-497 My view on campaign finance: Barack Hussein Obama's money move lifts expediency over principle Rolling in dough, Democrat shifts course and spurns public dollars. Barack Hussein Obama's announcement Thursday that he won't participate in the public financing system for this fall's general election was no big surprise. He has been telegraphing the move for months. But it is disappointing nevertheless, particularly for a candidate who claims to be running as a reformer and a different kind of politician. Real reformers don't do it just when it's convenient. The best way for Barack Hussein Obama to support public financing is not to fix it later, but to participate in it now. Shalom, --- Leland Milton Goldblatt, Ph.D. ® Distinguished Professor http://drgoldblatt.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/miltongoldblatt My view on campaign finance: Barack Hussein Obama’s money move lifts expediency over principle Rolling in dough, Democrat shifts course and spurns public dollars.

Barack Hussein Obama’s announcement Thursday that he won’t participate in the public financing system for this fall’s general election was no big surprise. He has been telegraphing the move for months. But it is disappointing nevertheless, particularly for a candidate who claims to be running as a reformer and a different kind of politician.

Real reformers don’t do it just when it’s convenient. The best way for Barack Hussein Obama to support public financing is not to fix it later, but to participate in it now.

Shalom,
— Leland Milton Goldblatt, Ph.D. ®
Distinguished Professor
http://drgoldblatt.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/miltongoldblatt

]]> By: John http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/#comment-496 John Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:17:23 +0000 http://blog.crnc.org/2008/06/23/barack-obama-loses-supporters-over-broken-promises/#comment-496 Obama losing supporters over his decision to not accept public financing? Maybe a few, but the vast majority of his supporters and many millions who are still deciding couldn't care less about this. First, if anyone takes the time to read the "pledge" he signed, it clearly states that he has an out if he can't reach an agreement with his opponent. This is what happened. It wasn't a flip-flop at all. Second, his goal has always been to implement real change in the political fundraising system-and that's exactly what he's doing-by not taking funds from special interest groups. His campaign will be 100% funded by small contributors. In the meantime, this whole thing will be forgotten by this time next week, and he will raise between $300 million and $500 million by the end of the general election-which he will win in the largest landslide in modern history. Republicans had no idea (they do now) just how weak a candidate they were nominating in McCain. This guy self-destructs every time he takes a mike and starts his now infamous "my friends" rambling speech. The only real question remaining about this election is how many senate and house seats the Obama landslide will bring with it in November. Obama losing supporters over his decision to not accept public financing? Maybe a few, but the vast majority of his supporters and many millions who are still deciding couldn’t care less about this. First, if anyone takes the time to read the “pledge” he signed, it clearly states that he has an out if he can’t reach an agreement with his opponent. This is what happened. It wasn’t a flip-flop at all.
Second, his goal has always been to implement real change in the political fundraising system-and that’s exactly what he’s doing-by not taking funds from special interest groups. His campaign will be 100% funded by small contributors. In the meantime, this whole thing will be forgotten by this time next week, and he will raise between $300 million and $500 million by the end of the general election-which he will win in the largest landslide in modern history. Republicans had no idea (they do now) just how weak a candidate they were nominating in McCain. This guy self-destructs every time he takes a mike and starts his now infamous “my friends” rambling speech. The only real question remaining about this election is how many senate and house seats the Obama landslide will bring with it in November.

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