"The name of my cousin Dick Cheney won't be on the ballot"

[RestoreGore]

Obama just said this in Bangor Maine at a rally. Why the hell would he even acknowledge that Dick Cheney is his cousin? Hell, that is reason enough right there to make me not trust him.

[lse7581011]

1. Wants To Bring It Out

Before the other side does! I think it was a very intelligent tactic!

[RestoreGore]

3. Well if I was voting in a primary he wouldn' t get my vote

[Pirate Smile]

13. What a shock that is.

:eyes:

[Thrill]

40. What a surprise. Get that shoe out your ass

You don't even get the joke

[RestoreGore]

48. Wow, his supporters really are nasty here

And there is no shoe up my ass. I heard it ONCE today and find it to be disturbing. That is my right no matter how many times I am told it was a joke. Again, why even mention it in jest? Can't anyone discuss that or is namecalling and nastiness all some know here?

[elizm]

57. Apparently this is the first time you've listened to Obama...

It has been part of his stump speech for months. How have you made a decision about him if you have never 'listened' to him speak?

[RestoreGore]

67. Read his stance on climate change and other issues and they didn't thrill me

Also don't like how he dissed an entire generation of Americans by calling us excsessive. There is a lot about him that doesn't thrill me, which I thought was allowed, but I guess just not here. And I actually have listened to his speeches packed with soundbites but have never heard him say this.

[Cha]

You started the nastiness ..and

are shocked when responded to in kind.

[RestoreGore]

80. By expressing an opinion about something a candidate said?

There was no nastiness directed to anyone HERE, but think whatever you want. You sure have changed.

[Tellurian]

28. Good, if we mentioned, Cheney is Obama's cousin. we'd be flamed for it...

yeah, sure! We want Cheney operating remotely pulling Obama's puppet strings in the WH.

Someone asked, who Obama's advisers are.. Think Cheney is going to give JOHN KERRY, the time of day?

Well, friend, Think again...because it won't happen!

[MadBadger]

2. You're kidding right?

[MadBadger]

4. He has said that in all his stump speeches.

[thunder rising]

23. Really! He has. Get a clue. It's part of humorous dialog, disappointed when he found out

[RestoreGore]

50. Ah, so he uses it every chance he gets to do what exactly?

[Cha]

61. Shocked, shocked, I tell

you!

[RestoreGore]

7. No. You got a problem with that?

[MadBadger]

14. Yea I do. Why on Earth would you be less likely to vote for him...

because he is related somewhere down the line to Dick Cheney?

[Alexander]

15. Your OP is being panned because it's ridiculous. You got a problem with that?

[RestoreGore]

39. No it isn't You are just a nasty individual

[Pirate Smile]

5. It is a joke. Didn't he also say what a let down it was to find that out.

Geez

[RestoreGore]

16. yes, seems everything he says is a joke

[Alexander]

19. And it seems you don't have a sense of humor.

Lighten up, already. :eyes:

[stellanoir]

6. That would qualify as a spurious joke.

Not a motivation for blanket distrust.

Look at their histories. Night and day.

[Blarch]

8. "Hell, that is reason enough right there to make me not trust him."

Jeeesh, and the 'Dean Scream' was probably a deal killer for you as well.

[sandnsea]

9. You think we aren't watching too?

And haven't heard him tell that joke 100 times.

You just exposed yourself as a fool.

[RestoreGore]

27. Well it's the first time I have heard it

And I am far from a fool. So perhaps he needs to understand that what he says may not be seen as a joke by some. But thanks for proving what nasty rude people post here that support him.

[sandnsea]

52. I wouldn't have thought that before today either

But lo and behold you took an obvious joke and turned it into an attack which is what the NASTY RUDE PEOPLE who bash him at all costs do.

[Tellurian]

38. It's not a joke and for you to palm it off as such, is a bold faced LIE!

[CanonRay]

10. It's a joke, dipstick. You remember...ha ha?

[CanonRay]

11. It's a joke, dipstick. You remember...ha ha?

[Tellurian]

35. It's no joke, Lynne Cheney announced it herself..

she found out Obama is related to the Cheney family as she was doing a Genealogy search..

[RestoreGore]

36. yes, namecalling is so mature

[Catshrink]

12. It's actually true...truth is stranger than fiction sometimes.

Someone did a geneology of Obama and found a shirt tail link -- a very shirt tail link, eight cousins in fact -- to Cheney.

Lynne Cheney: VP, Obama are eighth cousins
Obama camp responds to revelation: ‘Every family has a black sheep’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21340764/

Warning: there's a photo of Lynn Cheney at the link.

[Tatiana]

20. 'Every family has a black sheep’

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Catshrink]

25. He's quick on the comeback.

Remember what he said about Clinton being the first black president? It went something like, "Well, we'll have to see how well he dances."

[killbotfactory]

17. It's called a "joke"

I don't understand them either.

[H2O Man]

22. But what about

his middle name? Can we really trust him?

[Cha]

75. Not according to the

criterion of the OP.

[Alexander]

18. Apparently you don't have a sense of humor.

Or perhaps you've been a Shillbot all along.

[RestoreGore]

24. I'm not supporting any of them

And I don't subscribe to the BS names on this forum either.

[thunder rising]

26. What'cha doing here then ... bye!

[RestoreGore]

30. Giving an opinion. Don't like it move on.

[Alexander]

34. We'd rather point out how ridiculous your thread is.

It's much more fun.

[Alexander]

31. From RG's posts bashing Gore supporters to this...

I really doubt RG supports any Democrat, at all.

[RestoreGore]

41. I support Real Democrats like John Edwards and Al Gore

Not puffed up ones.

[Eric J in MN]

21. Because it gets a laugh from the crowd. NT

NT

[Yael]

29. It was a JOKE

I was watching -- He followed up by saying that when you get news about your heritage, you hope you are related to someone cool.

It was a poke at Cheney.

Previous speeches, he referred to Dickster as the "black sheep in the family".

That is funny.

[Catshrink]

32. It's also true...

see my post above.

[RestoreGore]

33. Well, guess I'm not in a joking mood

[Yael]

I hear ya

:hug:

[RestoreGore]

78. Thanks. n/t

[Tellurian]

44. Keep telling yourself that, fooling people into voting a Trojan Horse into the WH

Just what we need. Getting rid of one puppet replacing it with another more charismatic one!

In your dreams!

[K Gardner]

37. This has been in EVERY speech. Those who have followed him realize that. It is

also semi-true. He had a geneology study done and they traced his ancestry back six generations or so to show he was a distant cousin to the Cheney line.. it was hilarious when the news "broke", quite some time ago :-)

[Adelante]

42. Joking

:eyes:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

43. Ha ha ha

I think it was funny! :rofl:

[Spider Jerusalem]

45. Fun fact:

Al Gore is a distant cousin of Richard Nixon. And John Edwards is a distant cousin of George W Bush.

Do you still trust them?

[RestoreGore]

85. You missed the point

The MENTIONING of it is what I don't trust. Can people really read here?

[thoughtcrime1984]

46. K&R!!! Awesome post

Not.

[RoadRage]

47. He also said it on Thurs. at the Nebraska Rally.. it got a

HUGE Laugh, and it's also been widely discussed in the media.. not like this was some big secret.

Oh.. and their "Cousins" like 8 branches away on the family tree. It's not like they bump into each other at family reunions or something.

Imagine how many people would trust YOU if it was based on every single person in your family line.

Stupid Ass Post.

[cottonseed]

49. I wonder if it helps disarm some of the Southerners.

This is probably idiotic, but it could be a lite signal to the Southerns... those that look to blood.

[RestoreGore]

58. So does he say it to attract both Republicans and Democrats?

One by mentioning it, and the other by joking about it? Again, I'm just trying to understand why he would say it at all. And thanks for not calling me a dipstick, or an ass, and actually responding like an adult. I think for people who may hear that the first time and not know it was in the news, it would make them think twice. Unfortunately, there are many here with a chip on their shoulders.

[cottonseed]

69. This one's hard to tip-toe around.

I think for Dems/Independents, it's a joke that can be forgotten. There's no way I would make any connection between Obama and Cheney (that's just me, but I think others would feel the same). As for southern republicans, I just have this sense that somehow pointing to Cheney brings to light his mixed background (white w/ a Kenyan father). It's a bit cringe worthy for me to go this way, but I just think it doesn't hurt, to in some way insert that thinking.

[RestoreGore]

72. So he is just using it as a poltical ploy?

Tricky to say the least. I hope he realizes the utter DISDAIN some of us have for Dick Cheney, even to the point tha to "joke" about him is a turnoff.

[cottonseed]

79. I just think it's good politics.

If enough people let him know the Cheney thing is a turnoff then I bet he dials it down or removes it from the campaign altogether.

[RestoreGore]

81. I doubt it. But again, thanks for your replies

[Tatiana]

51. "Knee-jerk" reactions vs. informed conclusions

:kick:

[theHandpuppet]

53. Seems he likes bringing up Cheney's name

Here's another instance where he brings up Cheney's name as if this is some kind of excuse/support for his personal stand decrying marriage for gay persons:

"I personally believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. But I also agree with most Americans, including Vice President Cheney and over 2,000 religious leaders of all different beliefs, that decisions about marriage should be left to the states as they always have been." -- BARACK OBAMA

Gee, I feel all better now that I have no rights because THE WORD has come down from Barack, his cousin Dick, and their 2,000 religious bigot friends.

[RestoreGore]

64. Well, he also supports nuclear energy as well

But it is all a joke ans you are a dipstick for even commenting on it. Some site this is.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

54. When did so many Democrats get sticks jammed up their asses? nt

[Tatiana]

59. That's *some* visual! (OUCH!) n/t

[Cha]

55. Well, that's too bad 'cause that's

silly and there are a lot of us who do trust him.

[RestoreGore]

62. Well that's your preorogative

I don't trust any of them.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

56. HOLY CRAPOLA ! omg..... he must have forgotten to take his meds today?

[Cha]

73. I know you

did.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

74. nah......

[cali]

60. immature and silly. I can respect someone for not trusting Obama

if it's based on substance. Your OP? Vapid describes it adequately. I'd be embarassed to post anything so inane.

[RestoreGore]

63. Then you should be embarrassed already

[cali]

65. lame. along with the OP and every one of your comments

in this thread. It speaks to a certain lack of balance. You seem unable to see that what you are expressing is irrational dislike. The vast majority posting in this thread see it quite clearly. Rather sad that you can't recognize it yourself.

[RestoreGore]

68. Well I guess you will just have to deal with it in this "Democracy"

The world doesn't revolve around Barack Obama or anyone else here. And if I find that "joke" disturbing amomg other things about him, that is my right. You can always push your ignore button.

[Cha]

77. That's what I'm gonna do 'cause

you're just irrational..I use to like your posts about Gore but, oh well.

[RestoreGore]

84. Well, bye.

[Tatiana]

71. What it boils down to is being an informed citizen (and voter).

And in several threads today, I'll just say that it appears some folks need to take a trip on the information highway.

How can you take some of these opinions seriously when the people who have them are ill or uninformed?

[RestoreGore]

76. I'm not uninformed

That's why I voted for John Edwards.

[Tatiana]

82. I voted for Edwards too. And it appears that you weren't well-informed about Mr. Obama.

Otherwise you would have clearly known (if you were familiar with his campaign) that the Cousin Cheney thing is a long-standing joke.

[RestoreGore]

83. or so he says

I have blind allegiance for no one.

[Radical Activist]

66. I love Bangor

Beautiful town to visit and very near Acadia National Park.

[RestoreGore]

70. yes, it'a beautiful state that's for sure n/t

[IDemo]

86. That's a standard part of his speech

When he was here in Boise, he followed it with "You wish you had somebody cool in your family tree, like Thomas Jefferson or Willie Mays." In Boston, with Ted and Caroline Kennedy seated behind him, it was "somebody cool, like a Kennedy."

It will be nice having a president who can smile at himself instead of one who only smirks at the havoc in Iraq or New Orleans.