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Barack Obama's quotesObama on Letterman about "lipstick" brouhaha"Have you ever actually put lipstick on a pig?" --David Letterman "You know, the answer would be no. But I think it might be fun to try." --Barack Obama
Submitted by Barack Obama on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 03:51. categories [ ]
Obama on "pig" outcry"What their campaign has done this morning is the same game that has made people sick and tired of politics in this country. They have seized on an innocent remark, try to take it out of context, throw up an outrageous ad, because they know it's catnip for the news media. Enough! I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and swift boat politics. Enough is enough."
Submitted by Barack Obama on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 03:38. categories [ ]
Obama "lipstick" comment"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change, but it's still going to stink after eight years."
Submitted by Barack Obama on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 03:33. categories [ ]
Obama Announces Running Mate Via Text Message"Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3pm ET on www.BarackObama.com. Spread the word!"
Submitted by Barack Obama on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
Obama on McCain's houses"If you don't know how many houses you have, then it's not surprising that you might think the economy is fundamentally strong. But if you're like me, and you got one house, or you are like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so they don't lose their home, then you might have a different perspective."
Submitted by Barack Obama on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
Obama on Struggling Americans"There are a lot of people who have done everything right and yet are still coming up short. And over time, their faith in the American dream starts slipping away."
Submitted by Barack Obama on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
Barack Obama on his "difference"“You know, he’s not patriotic enough, he’s got a funny name, you know, he
Submitted by Barack Obama on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
Obama in Germany"The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christians and Muslims and Jews cannot stand."
Submitted by Barack Obama on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
Michelle Obama on "whitey.""I mean, 'whitey'? That's something that George Jefferson would say. Anyone who says that doesn't know me. They don't know the life I've lived. They don't know anything about me."
Submitted by Barack Obama on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
Barack Obama's victory speech after winning the Democratic presidential nomination“There are those who say that this primary has somehow left us weaker and more divided. Well I say that because of this primary, there are millions of Americans who have cast their ballot for the very first time. There are independents and Republicans who understand that this election isn't just about the party in charge of Washington, it's about the need to change Washington. There are young people, and African Americans, and Latinos, and women of all ages who have voted in numbers that have broken records and inspired a nation.”
Submitted by Barack Obama on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]
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