I am saddened when I think about the great promise of the politics of hope and see politics as usual. Obama complains all the time that he is a swiftboat victim, all the while sending his minions out to take potshots at Senator Clinton and her husband. For instance:
- THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN FALSELY CLAIMED THAT BILL CLINTON GAVE A PAID SPEECH ABROAD ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11. Actually, he was attending a 9/11 memorial service in New Jersey. [TPM Election Central]
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THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN FALSELY CLAIMED HILLARY HAD A 20 YEAR PLAN TO BECOME PRESIDENT. This is a widely discredited claim from an anti-Hillary book. [TPM Election Central]
- SEN. OBAMA FALSELY CLAIMED HILLARY SAID NAFTA WAS A 'BOON' TO THE ECONOMY LAST YEAR. At the last debate, Sen. Obama said "And it is absolutely true that NAFTA was a mistake. I know that Hillary on occasion has said -- just last year said this was a boon to the economy." Sen. Obama and his campaign have made the claim repeatedly, even though it is well established that she never said it. [Fact Hub]
I’ve come to terms that the promise of the politics of hope can not be fulfilled as was so poetically written by Obama, but rather the politics of anger, paranoia, and personal vitriolic attacks prevail.
It’s just politics as usual in a different book cover, some audacity huh?
