Plouffe Responds to Criticism of Temple Obama: ‘Criticism Is Very Small in an Election That’s Very Big’

Greek columns are fine by me. Greece was the original democracy.
McCain’s ads often quote the “Review Journal.” Who owns the “Review Journal”?

Speaking of flags. Were the flags at last nights gathering made in the USA?
My TV has pretty poor resolution but it looked like there were two different flags distributed to the crowd.
One, had the flag stapled to the stick. If the flag was cotton thats usually a clue that it was made in Philly.
The other though, looked as if the flag had a sleeve that went over the stick, usually a hallmark of a made in China flag
any one know?

joel, greek democracy was an illusion. most city-states were monarchy, and even in athens, only about 30% of people had voteing rights.

I actually think that the back drop is very nice when it is lit up at night.
It is an historic night on the 45th anniversary of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
How far we have come as a country. I never would have thought this would happen in my life time.

Pathetic of everything to talk about the mccain camp wants to argue about staging ? HA HA HA SAD
Is this America top designer or an election about the future direction of our country ? HMM SAD
SHAME ON THE MCCAIN CAMP SHAME !
BOO BOO

wrytoby…
“joel, greek democracy was an illusion. most city-states were monarchy, and even in athens, only about 30% of people had voteing rights.”
True, but that doesn’t refrute my point. Greece is the origin of the idea of democracy, regardless of how well executed it was. For most of the history of the States, we have not done a good job of being inclusive in our democratic principles. How long did it take women to gain the right to vote? How long did it take African Americans to gain the right–without “grandfather” clauses?

They are saying they wouldn’t have gone this route but this was planned before Bozo’s debacle in Germany….where he lured 200,000 young people with a free concert by the #1 selling German rock band and reggae performers and beer and flags AND COULDN’T FIND TIME TO VISIT OUR WOUNDED BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO PHOTO OP!
THAT was a debacle and this will be too.
I would relish a more humble, honest and straightforward Convention from Republicans next week…this is Government and not Show Biz Industry. Brittany Spears set guys worked on this too…..REALLY THE WRONG WAY TO GO FOR OBAMA CAMPAIGN.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONVENTION!!!!

“Maybe even Al Gore dancing.”
Ha!

ronald reagan had columns big deal!

Why talk about issues when you can make inane and nonsensical jokes about grecian columns!
The Repubs on this board reflect the ignorance of the McSame campaign, and the idiocy of the last eight years of Bush/Cheney.
Thankfully, in just over two months, all that will be over when Barack Obama is elected as our next POTUS!!!
Obama/Biden 08

I have a friend attending the rally tonight; she’s going because Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi were suppose to be there but just found out that they’re not showing up…she just texted me and she’s ticked…she paid $380 for her ticket!!!

lets get serious…tell that to your Meglomanic Obama!

I wonder how China will feel about all the American racists it will inherit when it takes over the United States. After all, a McCain win will mean more wars, a collapsed economy, and more loans from China, because guess what: America is broke and we owe China our behinds. I bet China will have a special place for all you racists under its Communist Rule. Talk about New World Order.

How is Obama going to connect with the average American if they don’t trust him
first?
He can’t change his extreme abortion record.
He can’t change his past associates. The average swing voters (like me)aren’t going to ignore Rev Wright, Ayers, Rezko, and the lame excuses he gave.
This obviously doesn’t matter to his supporters but it matters to millions of us.
What could Obama possibly say tonight to make us feel different about him?
He’s preaching to the choir tonight.

If McC is elected, he should thank all of his supporters and draft them into his many wars he’s going to enjoy causing.

The guy that designed Obama’s temple has also designed sets for Brittney Spears!
But he said Obama’s temple is much more elaborate.
His ego is very expensive.

The patriotic Democrat delegates threw all their American Flags in the trash. Where are they getting the ones for tonight?

BTW McCain lovers don’t forget there are plenty ticket left for McCain’s VP announcement in Dayton.
Also you may want to head up to the RNC convention. Roughly a dozen spots have opened up as Republican officeholders have decided its too embarrassing to attend their party’s convention and appear wit the nominee

You morons, the columns are to evoke the Lincoln Memorial. You should be ashamed of your knowledge of the context and ashamed or you ridicule an attempt to honor perhaps the greatest Republican President there ever was.
The context is the “I have a dream speech” and the implication is that the dream is about to be fulfilled.
Until this election I have been a Republican my entire voting life but it is “Lord of the flies” types like you that have pushed me to Obama.

A lot of military personnel plan to get out as soon as possible if Obama is elected. Main reason (besides Obama’s lack of experience) is that Obama plans major cuts in national defense. Clinton cut defense spending way back and that is why we got caught short with personnel and supplies when 911 occurred. Would you want your son or daughter serving under those conditions? I think not. Latest polls suggest overwhelming support for McCain over Obama re. national defense.

Obama wants to connect to the poor and the middle class, yet he comes out on a setting like this???
Yep someone on the bread line, losing his house will sure be in tune to a Greek Temple and the millions that was wasted to put on this show.
Yep the poor would just relate to that, especially if they have no where to sleep at night an nothing to eat in the morning.

This argument is just academic, anyway. Obama is going to win, and the Dems will increase their majority in Congress.
All this juvenial sniping from the right gets you nowhere. Enjoy your years in the wilderness, losers. Bring a heavy coat.

“What it DOES evoke is the muffled melody of Nero’s fiddle.”
Belle,
Not sure if you want to invoke Nero when a hurricane is bearing down on New Orleans. May remind folks of Bush’s pathetic response to Katrina.

“Obama wants to connect to the poor and the middle class, yet he comes out on a setting like this???”

Is Plouffe certain he wants to compare Obama to Bush? Is Obama certain that the Mile High Stadium is big enough for his ego? Did a funny thing happen on the way to the Forum? Will there bare-breasted vestal virgins dancing on bulls, toga clad young men standing guard at Temple Barack? Why are 4,000 applauding Democratic delegates not enough for Obama’s narcissism?
What stands out in Plouffe’s remark is that Obama and Bush have similar personalities.

Whenever I think of Free Concerts I think of Obama……this is his third, I believe. He seems confused as if growing up he was thinking….show biz, politics, show biz, politics…..I still think he would give Denzil Washington a run for his money as top black male actor….they both act as President about the same.

Obama really gets conservatives riled up. One more reason to like him.

Sure, Ryan. just keep thinking that Obama is more popular than McCain in military. NO POLLS SUPPORT THAT STATEMENT!!

The tactic is to go after the other’s guy’s greatest strength. From day one, Obama’s slogan has been “Yes We Can”. On day one, it will still be “Yes We Can”.
The Republicans are trying to make it all about Obama when he has always made it about the “we”, not the “he”. They have no slogan.

“Sure, Ryan. just keep thinking that Obama is more popular than McCain in military. NO POLLS SUPPORT THAT STATEMENT!!”
We’re talking something more concrete than polls. We’re talking donations.
Soldiers are sending their hard earned cash to Obama
See the FEC records for yourself.
Although 59 percent of federal contributions by military personnel has gone to Republicans this cycle, of money from the military to the presumed presidential nominees, 57 percent has gone to Obama.
Obama beats McCain by a 6 to 1 margin when it comes to troops that were deployed abroad when they made their donation.
The military knows Obama has the judgement to be their commander in chief.

“YES WE CAN:”
LIE?
CHEAT”
DISTORT?
PRETEND?
STEAL?
ABORT?
FLIP FLOP?
EMBELLISH?
STUMBLE?
And this is from the guy who like Nixon, prefixes most of his statements with:
LET ME MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR!

Ryan.
What is your source – Huffington Post?

Temagami,
See where I mention FEC records.
Feel free to check them out.
The analysis was done by opensecrets.
But it is such a remarkable fact that it does bear repeating
Obama has received 57% of donations by military personnel out of all the donations to Presidential candidates.
He is also beating McCain by a ratio of 6 (SIX!) to 1 when its comes to donations by troops currently deployed abroad.

Cheryl….at 7:10 are you for real? I know people were selling their tickets and the nose bleed section got freebies…but serious, is Bruce out and Bon Jovi…..they had Stevie Wonder and Cheryl Crow already.
Hope they are all enjoying their dog and pony show……me, I’ll take McCain more seriously and vote for him in Nov.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN!

Ryan.
OPEN SECRETS? IS THAT SOME KIND OF A JOKE? NO WONDER RATIO IS 6-1!! ARE YOU ALSO SAYING THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR TROOPS KNOCKING OUR SUCCESS IN IRAQ – SEEMS THAT WAY!!

What has Obama ever accomplished that makes anyone think he can accomplish what he says he can accomplish?
Other than get elected, I mean.
He said he’d fight for the poor and the middle class yet for eight years he fought for the rich in the IL state Senate.
He made Rezko a wealthy man, as well as many other developers.
Judgment? Wrong on Iraq, wrong on Georgia, wrong on Iran.
When offered a quasi-tough question at Saddleback, Obama took a dive.
Where’s the beef?

Debra,
Maybe McCain should get some bands to perform at the RNC convention.
Perhaps he can lure back the dozen GOP office holders who are too embarrassed to be associated with him to show up at the convention.

The women and the other junk of voters who are are feeling so disenfranchised with the Democrat party will be doing our part to get John McCain elected. It was bad enough years ago when the right wing of the Democratic party were attacking the Clintons. But, this year when the left wing did it it was the last straw. For being such a bright guy, Obama didn’t exercise very good judgement, because he alienated a big block of voting women, who will never vote for him now. And, the sad thing is, before he opened up his big mouth and insulted Hillary Clinton and than ran down Bill Clinton, he had us in the palm of his hand and he blew it. This is what happens when the ego gets the best of the person. He deserves to lose and I hope he loses big time to MCCain just so I can see the look on his puss and his wife’s face. I wonder if they will think of how Hillary must have felt. Oh no, they’ll just feel so wronged and victimized. They’re a joke. It’s fitting that they come from Illinois and Chicago because he is like a Boss Tweed!

Ryan,
If they are so upset with stop loss why has the military had record re-enlistments?
Why do you say the best chance of actually coming home from Iraq is to be horrifically maimed when you are more likely to be murdered in Washington DC, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit or Los Angeles than in Iraq?
Why was one of the biggest winners of no bid contracts none other than Diane Feinstein’s husband while SHE was in charge of awarding them? Oh, did you know she is a Democrat?
Why did BHO state we should stop targeting and killing civilians with our aircraft? Does he REALLY think we target civilians on purpose?
Maybe BHO would be a good Commander in Chief, no one knows at this point. I just hope we never have to find out.

Davei,
Who knows the troops motivations?
I gave some possible reasons in response to someone calling them stupid.
The fact remains the troops have donated more money to Barack Obama than John McCain and in the case of troops donating while deployed overseas that ratio was 6 to 1.

“Did you know the census this week reported the number of unemployed dropped by over one MILLION people over the last year and that incomes for the average person INCREASED?”
Did you know that report was for last year and that is show incomes just now returning to the levels of 2000?
Did you know that just 3 weeks ago unemployment claims for the week hit a high not seen since 2002? That the total number of people drawing unemployment benefits just 10 days ago was the most since Nov 2003?
“Did you know last quarter the economy GREW by over 3% and that we haven’t had a SINGLE down quarter in years?”
Did you know that 2005 to 2007 was the 1st economic recovery in which the American family LOST earning power?
Did you know that GDP is not the sole indicator for the strength of America’s economy?

“Why do you say the best chance of actually coming home from Iraq is to be horrifically maimed when you are more likely to be murdered in Washington DC, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit or Los Angeles than in Iraq?”
242 US soldiers have died in Iraq this year with nearly 1500 injured.
Over 4600 members of the Iraqi defense forces and civilians have also been killed.

Looks like Ryan cannot differentiate between reality and what he wishes to be true. “Families with children are jamming the city parks of Baghdad on weekends.” oil at 2.54 million barrels/day. Surge HAS worked. BO WRONG ON ALL COUNTS. Military For BO? Doesn’t make sense in the light of all our successes in Iraq!!!

ZZ The Supreme Court justices BHO prefers endorse the taking of homes from individuals if the state, county or city can generate more tax revenue than the current property owners pay. Thus if a developer can put in expensive condos, expensive homes or retail shops on your land, your home, you lose it all whether you want to or not. Do you believe people should be forced out to maximize gov revenue?
The justices BHO picked believe the constitution can be changed not only by a vote of the people as is stated within the document but also whenever 4 justices agree something should be changed. No need for precedent. No need for any vote of the people. To them the constitution is a “living, breathing document” that can be changed only by them any time they like.
Some of these justices have also said they can base new laws not upon our US Constitution but on a foreign law where they can cherry pick the country. Do you agree with this as well?
Both candidates favor stem cell research. Did you know Bush funded more than any other president?

Ryan In WW2 3,000 died in one training exercise. 6,000 died in one day invading Tunisia. We had over 500,000 casualties in ONE battle, the Battle of the Bulge.
Al Qaida sent 19-20 people into the US for the 9/11 attacks. They sent over 20,000 into Iraq to fight our troops. They now have less than 2,000 and are getting kicked around worse each day. They lost over 18,000 men. Iraq fighting forces are getting better each month and expect to take over most if not all the fighting by July of next year.
What would the US look like today if Al Qaida had sent those same 20,000 into the US to kill and cause havoc. What if they sent 5,000 or even 500?
Do you remember what just 2 snipers did on the east coast and the damage and fear they caused?
Our military, our foreign intelligence services and our diplomacy in getting other countries to assist us, are the 3 main reasons we have not been attacked since 9/11.

Loose the Krakken!