Obama was FIRST candidate to put out a statement re: Saudi rape victim

[jenmito]

contrary to what some Hillary supporters are saying. HE did it on Monday:

"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent the following letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, asking her to address human rights developments in Saudi Arabia and condemn the recent sentencing of a Saudi rape victim to six months in jail and 200 lashes. Obama also asked Rice to include this case in this year's report on human rights that is currently being prepared by the State Department."

http://obama.senate.gov/press/071119-obama_calls_on_21/

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. speed is not the issue. Content is. Luckily his statement has great content

I wonder if any of the GOPers will respond.

[jenmito]

4. It seemed to be an issue for some Hillary supporters. See this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3745606&mesg_id=3745694

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. oh shit. her people politicize everything. and when you call them on it,

they scream "they are picking on a woman because of her sex! Meanies Meanies!"

I am getting quite tired of the rabid wrath of righteous hillaRights.

[jenmito]

14. Yup. And that's why I started a thread saying he was the FIRST to put out a statement...

as you can see by the other thread, her supporters DID politicize it.

[babylonsister]

2. Nice to hear; I'd hope every candidate would act similarly. nt

[jenmito]

6. So would I. At least Hillary put out a statement TODAY. n/t

[Bitwit1234]

3. I think it is comendable but I would like to hear ALL THE CANDIDATES

start to do something about the suppression of OUR rights. This government does everything it can to hold the people down. I would like to know what the candidates are going to do to give US our rights back.

[Adelante]

5. GOBAMA

That's all I have to say :)

[jenmito]

7. Really...

that's all you NEED to say. :)

[riqster]

8. Good on him!

[cali]

9. good for him.

he should get the credit for doing it first, and they both should get credit, and Of course, I'm certain that you agree that the main point shouldn't be about which candidate was first, but about the woman being persecuted and the force prominent people can bring to bear. We shouldn't lose sight of that.

[jenmito]

13. I agree...

but I'm referring to this thread and this post in particular:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3745606&mesg_id=3745694

[journalist3072]

10. Who the hell cares who was the first? This is so silly. eom

[jenmito]

11. If you read some comments on the thread about Hillary putting out a statement on this, you'd see.

[cali]

16. that was one post on a thread

there may have been others, but the OP of that thread didn't treat it as some game. You did that by starting this thread. Sad.

[William769]

19. Pathetic is more like it.

[jenmito]

21. Welcome back!

:rofl:

[William769]

23. I know your just tickled to death with me being back.

After the smack downs you have had. :rofl:

[jenmito]

25. I never expected you to keep your pledge...

seems your positions change as often as Hillary's. :rofl:

[William769]

26. And change is good.

Just ask Georgie boy! See what happens when your not willing to change? :rofl:

[jenmito]

27. Not when it's changing

your position on a subject 3 times in 3 minutes! :rofl:

[William769]

30. Got a link to that, or is this just more empty rhetoric from you?

[jenmito]

32. You saw the 10/30 debate, didn't you?

[William769]

33. Still waiting on the link.

[jenmito]

34. Keep waiting.

[William769]

35. Thought so.

[jenmito]

36. Only because we've been through this ad nauseum already. n/t

[William769]

37. We have where? Would like to see that link also.

I'll bet though this one just like the other link will not be coming, and we all know the reason why.

[jenmito]

38. There were looooong threads about Hillary's changing positions during that debate...

here's the video of her changing positions since you seem to not remember:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0uHybfmmY

[William769]

39. I didn't see 3 subjects 3 times in 3 minutes.

Still waiting.

[jenmito]

41. And you didn't see me SAY 3 subjects...

"Not when it's changing

your position on a subject 3 times in 3 minutes!

[William769]

42. Didn't see that either.

Still waiting.

[jenmito]

43. Stop waiting and watch the clip again...

repeat until you see it. :hi:

[jenmito]

20. It was more than one post...

and if you consider it sad to point out the truth while that thread continues with implied insults to other candidates, it doesn't bother me.

[jonnyblitz]

18. YOU were the one obsessing over who was first in the other

thread. one other person just inquired if any other candidates commented on it yet and you went NUTS.

[jenmito]

22. Speaking of nuts,

I was referring to THIS post:

"It took a woman

to have enough balls to speak out against this."

[Lucinda]

17. Yup.

[William769]

15. Who said he didn't?

Or is this just more empty rhetoric from you?

P.S. I'm Baaaaack.

[jenmito]

24. How 'bout the poster who said "it took a WOMAN

to have enough balls to speak out against this"?

[femrap]

28. This has been going on in Saudia

Arabia for DECADES. And the US has NEVER done anything about it. NEVER. Why? Oil. The Saudis are the most oppressive sect of the Islam....they are Wahabi (sp?). Rather like our Pentacostal Fundies to the 3rd power.

Eventually the women in Saudi will organize and assume their power.

Organized religions are just a means for the Rich to use in order to start wars so they can become even richer.

[jenmito]

29. Sad but true...

our oil interests top everything. But especially for BUSH to say we need to spread democracy and all his talk about freedom and human rights, you'd THINK he'd say SOMETHING about this...

[femrap]

45. W is a sadist and a true misogynist..

he probably got off when he heard of this. For him Democracy only applies to rich white males.

[gateley]

31. You guys, just stop it! Obama is to be commended, Hillary is right to have

made her statement, and I'm sure the other candidates are sickened by this as well. THAT'S the important factor - that all of our candidates have a strong sense of what's right and if any of them were in the position to do anything at this time, they would.

[Catherine Vincent]

40. Obama was first, Hillary second.

Who cares?

[jenmito]

44. I don't really care...

but others were taking the low road and praising Hillary while putting down the other candidates and their supporters.

[ClarkUSA]

46. Good on you for correcting yet more Clintonian BS about Obama.

Thanks for setting the record straight.