Obama: 'I will let no one question my love of this country'

[bridgit]

'Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his "character and patriotism."

Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Obama reaffirmed his early opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and said the so-called "surge" strategy of sending 30,000 additional troops to Iraq last year had not produced the political reconciliation necessary to achieve lasting peace in the country. McCain supported the Iraq invasion and was an early champion of the surge.

"These are the judgments I've made and the policies that we have to debate, because we do have differences in this election," Obama said. "One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same.

"Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country," Obama said to applause.'

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_I_will_let_no_one_0819.html

[calimary]

1. You're gonna have to hit a LOT harder than that, Barack.

It's a start, I suppose, but you're being swiftboated - as we used to say in the trenches of the ol' AP, you're "being eaten by ants."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6670905

[bridgit]

2. Yep, there it is, no more time for, "um, uh" this stuff is getting too tight...

Time to bust out break clear, spread these stagnant margins; thank you for your post

[regnaD kciN]

3. Good, but (to paraphrase General Patton)...

..."No poor sonofabitch ever became President by defending his love for his country. You become President by questioning the other poor sonofabitch's love for his country."

:spank:

[0rganism]

4. How are you going to stop them, senator? That's what I want to see.

The GOP is crawling with people who are questioning Obama's character and patriotism EVERY DAY, many of them have nationally syndicated broadcasts of some kind, or bankroll that mode of partisan media presence. McCain is just the tip of a large ugly iceberg. When Obama comes on strong like this, there are going to be plenty of people lining up to call his bluff.

Obama'd better be prepared to make ten million people eat their words.