Rand: Obama could run naked
A group of 29 legislators came out to endorse Barack Obama today. Among the locals on the list were Reps. Alma Adams and Pricey Harrison along with Sen. Katie Dorsett.
However, the heavy hitters on the agenda were Rep. Dan Blue, a one-time U.S. Senate candidate and very well respected committee chairman in the House, and Sen. Tony Rand, the Senate majority leader all around power broker in the Senate.
Two points about Rand's speech today: It sounded a little un-Rand-like. Rand is known for his home-spun colloquy that borders on the elegant at times. I asked him if the words were his own. He acknowledged that the campaign had written part of it, which I think is pretty standard operating procedure for these kinds of announcements.
However, after the newser when he was just fielding questions, Rand delivered some very Rand-like lines. The best, by far, came in response to a question about the flag-pin and Rev. Wright controversies and whether they would hurt Obama in Rand's district, which includes Ft. Bragg.
"I think that so shallow. I don't think the people of my district are going to fall for that kind of stuff ... It's what you stand for and where you are. I hope we will focus on jobs, on doing something about the dependence on energy, I hope we'll look at what we can do to resolve the problems of the Middle East and get out of there. If we can do those things, you know, he could walk around naked as far as I'm concerned and it would be fine."
The full list of legislators who endorsed Obama Tuesday is after the jump:
Tony Rand, Senate Majority Leader, Cumberland
Doug Berger, State Senator, Franklin
Charlie Dannelly, State Senator, Mecklenburg
Katie Dorsett, State Senator, Guilford
Anthony Foriest, State Senator, Alamance
Linda Garrou, State Senator, Forsyth
Malcolm Graham, State Senator, Mecklenburg
Clark Jenkins, State Senator, Edgecombe
Edward Jones, State Senator, Halifax, Perquimans
Eleanor Kinnaird, State Senator, Orange
Vernon Malone, State Senator, Wake
Floyd McKissick, State Senator, Durham
Dan Blue, State Representative, Wake
Alma Adams, State Representative, Guilford
Angela Bryant, State Representative, Nash
Jean Farmer-Butterfield, State Representative, Wilson
Becky Carney, State Representative, Mecklenburg
Bill Faison, State Representative, Orange
Richard Glazier, State Representative, Cumberland
Larry Hall, State Representative, Durham
Ty Harrell, State Representative, Wake
Pricey Harrison, State Representative, Guilford
Sandra Hughes, State Representative, New Hanover
Marvin Lucas, State Representative, Cumberland
Grier Martin, State Representative, Wake
Annie Mobley, State Representative, Bertie
Henry Michaux, Jr., State Representative, Durham
Edith Warren, State Representative, Pitt
Michael Wray, State Representative, Warren
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Good for you North Carolina, you should be proud of the people in your state. What Mr. Rand said was exactly what we needed to be said. Clinton constantly tries to play the political manipulation game to cause fear and doubt in people. This election is about the issues, not Rev. Wright or a flag pin. I am a christian woman, but I do not wear a cross. My belief is in my heart, where it should be, not on some pin. If Clinton is so experienced, then she needs to focus on that and let that be her message. Clinton questioning Obama about what company he keeps was a pretty bold thing to do considering her husband pardoned over 150 criminals in the week before he left office (look it up people, it's public info). The great people of North Carolina can make a difference and vote for someone who will change this country and not just talk about it. Clinton has a lot of promises to keep and the American people are not on the top of that list. I would guess the countries of The Republic of China, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and yes Colombia are on the top of that list considering they have given her over 30 million dollars in thank you gifts (again public info). Do your homework America, you are being duped. OBAMA 08-REAL HOPE
Posted on April 28, 2008 9:27 AM
Good for you North Carolina, you should be proud of the people in your state. What Mr. Rand said was exactly what we needed to be said. Clinton constantly tries to play the political manipulation game to cause fear and doubt in people. This election is about the issues, not Rev. Wright or a flag pin. I am a christian woman, but I do not wear a cross. My belief is in my heart, where it should be, not on some pin. If Clinton is so experienced, then she needs to focus on that and let that be her message. Clinton questioning Obama about what company he keeps was a pretty bold thing to do considering her husband pardoned over 150 criminals in the week before he left office (look it up people, it's public info). The great people of North Carolina can make a difference and vote for someone who will change this country and not just talk about it. Clinton has a lot of promises to keep and the American people are not on the top of that list. I would guess the countries of The Republic of China, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and yes Colombia are on the top of that list considering they have given her over 30 million dollars in thank you gifts (again public info). Do your homework America, you are being duped. OBAMA 08-REAL HOPE
Posted on April 28, 2008 9:27 AM
Good for you North Carolina, you should be proud of the people in your state. What Mr. Rand said was exactly what we needed to be said. Clinton constantly tries to play the political manipulation game to cause fear and doubt in people. This election is about the issues, not Rev. Wright or a flag pin. I am a christian woman, but I do not wear a cross. My belief is in my heart, where it should be, not on some pin. If Clinton is so experienced, then she needs to focus on that and let that be her message. Clinton questioning Obama about what company he keeps was a pretty bold thing to do considering her husband pardoned over 150 criminals in the week before he left office (look it up people, it's public info). The great people of North Carolina can make a difference and vote for someone who will change this country and not just talk about it. Clinton has a lot of promises to keep and the American people are not on the top of that list. I would guess the countries of The Republic of China, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and yes Colombia are on the top of that list considering they have given her over 30 million dollars in thank you gifts (again public info). Do your homework America, you are being duped. OBAMA 08-REAL HOPE
Posted on April 28, 2008 9:27 AM
Um Mark, I am filing this under "something I would very much like to see."
Really.
Posted on April 28, 2008 5:09 PM
Laura: Not really sure what you're referring to.
Posted on April 28, 2008 5:12 PM
Obama has run his entire campaign on lies.
The question is: Who is Barack Hussein Obama?
The answer is: Nobody knows!
Had the biased media reported the truth before half of America had voted, Obama would not be in this race ---John Edwards would be.
No-Bama in 2008! He has told too many lies and has too many ties to anti-Americans and terrorists.
Posted on April 30, 2008 1:21 PM
Americans across the nation need to "clean house".
We need to elect new State Representatives and Senators (include governors, city and county officials). We need people in office who will stand up for us and vote the way we do.
We are: "We the people of the United States"!
Think before you vote!
Posted on April 30, 2008 1:27 PM
THE BIASED MEDIA , ALONG WITH PELOSI, DEAN, REID, KENNEDY AND KERRY, PROTECTED OBAMA UNTIL HALF OF AMERICA HAD ALREADY VOTED --- OBAMA COULD HAVE KILLED A KITTEN ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN AND THE MEDIA WOULD HAVE KEPT IT QUIET --- OR MADE IT SEEM LIKE AN OKAY THING TO DO.
LAST YEAR, MANY THOUGHT GOLDEN BOY OBAMA COULD “WALK ON WATER” --- NOW IT APPEARS THAT, DUE TO ALL HIS LIES AND TIES TO ANTI-AMERICANS AND TERRORISTS, HE MAY BE “SINKING”! NO matter how much OBAMA protests that Wright doesn't represent him or his thinking --- the fact is he sat in Wright’s church for nearly two decades, called him a “spiritual mentor” and “family confidant”, appointed him to an “advisory post” in his campaign, and in his so-called “race speech” refused to disown his two decade experience and relationship with him.
ROBERT KENNEDY, JR. SUPPORTS HILLARY. A "YOUNGER GENERATION" KENNEDY WHO IS WELL-READ POLTICALLY.
MAYA ANGELOU SAID: “Hillary Clinton is a prayer of every American who really longs for fair play. Working men and women have had their jobs snatched from underneath them, their homes snatched away from them. And what we need, I think, is a person, a President who can make a difference in our country. She intends to help our country become what it can become. She dares to say human beings are more alike than we are unalike. I watched her become interested in public health and in education for all the children. And I watched her stand. I have found the person I think would be the best president for the United States of America.”
VOTE HILLARY 2008!
Posted on May 3, 2008 2:47 PM