Would anyone in the public believe Obama even if he said that the GOP is lying?

Question

An interesting question at best. I know there are many people out there that have their reservations about Obama and this irritating yet causeless past association issue. Because the general idea being told to the public and those who believe it being republicans anyway, would anyone actually believe him if he went on television and said plainly that its a lie?

Although he has done this to an extent, apparently it has not been "enough" especially if they are bringing it up again. So honest question would anyone against Obama really believe him or would your prior reservations cloud any will to accept it?

Please no rants, I think its an honest question.

Answer 1

Unfortunately I believe the answer is no. People on both sides tend to decide early and then fit any information forthcoming to fit their position. It's human nature, and only some will consider new information before making up their minds.



What I find somewhat mind boggling is that people are reacting to these 'ties to terrorist' reports like they were just found out. This in fact, is old news. But Sara Palin announcing it to the world somehow makes it more relevant?



I think it's good that Obama is addressing the issue, but I would be disappointed if he lost his way because of it. He needs to stay focused and let the American people know that he knows where he is going, in spite of the mudslinging.

Answer 2

Lying about what ? They were so desperate and caught off guard today, the Obama people starting admitting their own lies...lol





[…] Today, on CNN, Obama’s chief strategist David Axelrod asserted that Obama didn’t even know about Ayers’ radical past as a founder of the Weathermen.





He did not know about Ayers and Dhorn? He does not try to find out about the people with whom he is getting involved on a political level as a newly minted politician? He also didn’t know about the racist rhetoric of his pastor for 20 years? And people want this guy who does not know anything to be the next president?



or as Sarah put it today,



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At a rally with over 8,000 enthusiastic supporters at an arena here Palin hit BHO again linking Obama to Ayers. Palin is citing a CNN interview today with David Axelrod who said that in 1995 when Obama met Ayers he didn’t know his radical history. The McCain campaign has been sending the story around all day (please let me know if you want me to forward it.) Palin also said that as Election Day gets closer it “may get kind of rough here” and she may have to “take the gloves off.” During her remarks several protestors tried to interrupt and chant “Obama!” And she responded with what has become her standard line with protestors about her son fighting for their right to protest. She did not address today’s stock market dive.



BHO AND AYERS:



15:43:51 PM “One of Barack Obama’s earliest supporters is Bill Ayers. Now according to The New York Times, he was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, “launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.”



15:44:11 PM “Today they’re saying for the first time that Barack Obama didn’t know back then about Ayers’s radical background. But it was only a few months ago that Barack was saying Ayers was just a ‘guy in my neighborhood.”



15:44:30 PM “But, Wait a minute. He didn’t know a few months ago that he had launched his political career in the living room of a domestic terrorist?”



15:44:46 PM “So What’s next? Claiming their ticket doesn’t define higher taxes as “patriotic?”



15:44:52 PM “Or claiming he’s just learned that tax increases on small business kill jobs?”



15:44:59 PM “Claiming he’s just learned that American soldiers don’t actually target and kill civilians in Afghanistan?”



15:45:08 PM “Or claiming he’s surprised that the surge in the war ont errorism in iraq is a success? Oh wait, he’s already done that one.”



15:45:24 PM “Ladies and gentlemen, this is about the truthfulness and judgment needed in our next president and john mccain has it Barack Obama doesn’t have it.”

Answer 3

Every answer he has ever given is so tip toe through the tulips about his associations and then reporters find out his relationships go well beyond what 0bama states it does not look good.



Rev Wright? he never heard him speak like that or knew he was a radical? Farrakhan??? Pfleger??? You do realize they have a lobby at that church filled with that propaganda right?



Ayers? Rezco? they were just neighbors??? neighbors that so happened that Senator 0bama got earmarks for???? goes deeper than that even and you have the right to make up your own mind but please save the total innocent garbage

Answer 4

No because in white America people with dark skin have to be bad, dangerous and liars especially blacks!! White are the majority so they set the rule. There is one rule for white and one for non whites. In America it's a negative to be black. Many whites want to believe the negative stereotypes of blacks. In the media 99.9% of the time they show blacks in a negative way. My mom always said there is good and bad in every race. +++

Answer 5

Why would you be live McCAin after the last 8 years and seeing what a Hole the repubs have dug for us?

Answer 6

NRA-PVF released a series of radio and television spots to educate gun owners and sportsmen about Barack Obama's longstanding anti-gun record. In response to the NRA-PVF ads, a clearly panicked Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are doing everything they can to hide Obama's real record by mounting a coordinated assault on the First Amendment.



They have gone to desperate and outrageous lengths to try to silence your NRA by bullying media outlets with threats of lawsuits if they run NRA-PVF's ads. They have sent intimidating cease and desist letters to cable operators and television stations, threatening their FCC licenses if they run the ads.



“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign. What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment. This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election. Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”

-Missouri Governor Matt Blunt







Why should I believe anything Obama says?

Answer 7

If he didn't say it, he should because they DO lie.

Answer 8

NO he is a liar!





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