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Non Celebrity Obama to be on SNL tomorrow!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Faos, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. FranchiseBlade

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    No substance? Have you seen his record in just a brief time in the Senate? Have you read his policy positions. He has plenty of substance.
     
  2. pgabriel

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    did you know mccain was a war hero?
     
  3. krnxsnoopy

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    Yet McCain doesn't like to talk about it. It may be because some of his awards are "questionable". Such as receiving the purple heart for giving away military information. (He received the purple heart for his years in captivity as POW)

    http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/29/100012.shtml
     
  4. Faos

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    Yes, yes...we've heard. We've also heard Obama was a community organizer just like Jesus.
     
  5. FranchiseBlade

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    The difference is that one side honors the service of their opponent, while the other side mocks the service of their opponent.

    I know which type of politics I prefer.
     
  6. Rashmon

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    Obama is walking in the footsteps of Jesus.

    Thanks Faos, that was inspiring and moving. I'm surprised you would understand the significance.

    Why did McCain choose to kill people in war and not work with communities like Jesus?
     
  7. cson

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    So....where was Barack? I thought I saw the entire episode...must've missed something. I saw Jared.
     
  8. mc mark

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    He decided that with people having to deal with the hurricane it would not have been appropriate for him to be on SNL and pulled out.
     
  9. cson

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    WEAK! A real Celeb woulda cashed in on that shiznet for reals! Woot!
     
  10. surrender

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    IF I COULD TUUUUUUUURN BACK TIIIIIIIIIME
     
  11. rimrocker

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    Daniel Inouye's a war hero and Senator. In fact, he was a medical volunteer at Pearl Harbor, won the Bronze star, Purple Heart, and the Congressional Medal of Honor.

    He's no celebrity.

    Max Cleland's a war hero and ex-senator. He's no celebrity.

    Jack Reed's an ex-Army Ranger and Senator. He's no celebrity.

    Jim Webb was awarded the the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, and two Purple Hearts and he's a Senator. He's even written books, but he's no celebrity.

    McCain wanted to be a celebrity.
     
  12. professorjay

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    I'm glad you've done your research and paid attention to the issues.

    Those McCain ads are magic aren't they?
     
  13. Hydhypedplaya

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    PWNED!!!
     
  14. Landlord Landry

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    yea! McCain you D-Bag! .........how dare you serve your country! make love not war! :rolleyes:
     
  15. Faos

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    The cool thing about being a celebrity is you have celebrity friends with really deep pockets!

    http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080916135847.a88xkv1o&show_article=1l

    Streisand sings for Obama supper

    Sep 16 09:59 AM US/Eastern

    Oscar-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand will perform at a glittering and lucrative Hollywood fundraiser for Democrat Barack Obama Tuesday, aides said.

    The White House hopeful will host a dinner costing 28,500 dollars per person in a Beverly Hills mansion, and Streisand will then sing at a reception at the swanky Beverly Wilshire hotel, campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday.

    Streisand supported Obama's party rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries but is now backing the Illinois senator in his hard-fought campaign against Republican John McCain for the November 4 election.

    Obama aides declined to say how many people were expected Tuesday, nor which other stars might attend.

    Politico.com said upwards of 250 high rollers would attend the dinner and Hollywood's Variety newspaper said about 900 people would be at the reception, with singer Ben Harper also performing.

    Together, the events could raise nine million dollars, which would be the most amassed by any candidate in a single day, according to Politico.

    Senator McCain raised an impressive 5.1 million dollars at his own fundraising dinner late Monday in Florida, the Republican's campaign said.


    Supporters paid 50,000 dollars a ticket to attend the buffet dinner in Miami's InterContinental hotel, taking McCain's total fundraising in Florida to date to 26.2 million dollars.

    At a Tinseltown event in late June, just after he eliminated Clinton from the race, Obama drew an all-star cast of supporters including actors Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, John Malkovich and Dennis Quaid.

    The audience also included supermodels Cindy Crawford and Heidi Klum, whose husband, singer Seal, sang two songs to fire up the VIP crowd.

    Tuesday's events in Beverly Hills come after Obama racked up a record-breaking 66 million dollars in fundraising last month, beating his previous high mark of 55 million in February.

    McCain raised 47 million dollars in August -- his best month so far. But the Republican has accepted public financing for his effort, which limits his spending to 84 million dollars for the general election campaign.

    Obama has opted out of public financing, but both candidates are maintaining a regular schedule of fundraisers to top up their coffers for the most expensive US election ever.

    Donors Tuesday have to give 2,500 dollars to attend just the reception. Under US law, the first 2,300 dollars of donations can go to Obama's campaign and anything over that will go to the Democratic Party's election war chest.
     
  16. Apollo Creed

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    My main response to the pointless article you just posted is, obviously, so what?
     
  17. Faos

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    Nothing other than pointing out it's good to have celebrity friends with deep pockets to help with fund raising. Was that hard to understand?
     
  18. Landlord Landry

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    I think Faos is confused as to why anybody in their right mind would fork over money to see Barbara Striesand.
     
  19. Apollo Creed

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    The point, really.
     
  20. DaDakota

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    Was Ronald Reagan a celebrity? I forget.

    DD
     

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