Obama pulls back on 'enemies' remark to Latinos

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WASHINGTON – A day before the pivotal midterm elections, President Barack Obama pulled back from remarks he made last month when he called on Latino voters to punish their "enemies" on Election Day. In an interview Monday with radio host Michael Baisden, Obama said he should have used the word "opponents" instead of enemies.

Obama pulls back on 'enemies' remark to Latinos - Yahoo! News

lmao...i remember just a couple of days ago some dems were staunchly defending obama over his remarks....

We have millions of American citizen Latino's in this country--of which many of them realize the cost of illegal immigration. In my state of Colorado we pay 1.1 BILLION dollars per year for illegals that enter our state.

Since we are a required balanced budget state our governor is going to cut-out of our state budget 1 billion dollars to meet the balanced budget requirement. This means education--medicade and all other state services--including state jobs that are on the chopping block.

This is an American citizen Latino problem too--as these state budget cuts affect themselves--their children and grandchildren also.

As far as Barack Obama's comment's about spliting this country into "enemies"--what else can we expect out of this moron?

 

[Zoom-boing]

It's sad that we're talking about the President of the United States calling Americans 'the enemy'. Truly pathetic.

 

[Spoonman]

Obama calls Americans who don't agree with his agenda enemies. Also look at him trying to put up racial barriers. What a dick.

Obama pulls back on 'enemies' remark to Latinos

WASHINGTON – A day before the pivotal midterm elections, President Barack Obama pulled back from remarks he made last month when he called on Latino voters to punish their "enemies" on Election Day. In an interview Monday with radio host Michael Baisden, Obama said he should have used the word "opponents" instead of enemies.


Republicans were quick to criticize the president's remarks. House Minority Leader John Boehner was expected to use Obama's words in an election eve speech in Ohio to paint the president as a staunch partisan.

"Sadly, we have a president who uses the word 'enemy' for fellow Americans, fellow citizens. He used it for people who disagree with his agenda of bigger government," Boehner said, according to prepared remarks released in advance of his speech.

Obama's original comments came during an interview with Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, a Hispanic radio personality. Piolin questioned how Obama could ask Latinos for their vote when many don't believe he's worked hard to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Obama responded: "If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, 'We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us,' if they don't see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election, then I think it's gonna be harder."

The president said Monday that the message he was trying to send was that voters need to support lawmakers who stand with them on the issue.

"Now the Republicans are saying that I'm calling them enemies," Obama said. "What I'm saying is you're an opponent of this particular provision, comprehensive immigration reform, which is something very different."

With Republicans poised to score sweeping victories in Tuesday's election, Obama has been imploring the Democratic base to vote in hopes of turning some close races in his party's favor.

Though Obama had no publicly announced campaign events on his schedule Monday and Tuesday, the president has been doing radio interviews targeting young people, African-Americans and voters in key states. He was also to hold a conference call Monday night with campaign volunteers in Florida, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Hawaii.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_el_ge/us_obama_enemies

 

[daveman]

I love a good game of "The Democrat Didn't Say What He Said".

 

[Sallow]

Kind of like closing the barn door after the cows get out, isn't it? He said it, he meant it.

yes he did....and he only took it back because it looked bad, he didn't immediately apologize, because he meant it....

i don't recall any sitting president calling his political opponents and american citizens "enemies"

I guess you might be really young.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPABLW6F_A[/ame]

 

[Meister]

Kind of like closing the barn door after the cows get out, isn't it? He said it, he meant it.

It's called damage control. He got what little mileage from saying it, now he wants to get a little more mileage pulling away from it.

 

[Luissa]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

 

[Sallow]

Thread 2 or three on this topic? Not sure.merged-del

 

[Sallow]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

And basically..the ARE the enemies of Latinos.

 

[Meister]

Kind of like closing the barn door after the cows get out, isn't it? He said it, he meant it.

yes he did....and he only took it back because it looked bad, he didn't immediately apologize, because he meant it....

i don't recall any sitting president calling his political opponents and american citizens "enemies"

I guess you might be really young.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPABLW6F_A[/ame]

I thinkin' your pretty young. He wasn't referring to American citizens he was referring to countries.
Talk about an edited speech...what was it...less than 10 words? sheesh

 

[Sallow]

Thanks Del!

 

[WillowTree]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

I call him a Marxist. Do that count?

 

[Sallow]

yes he did....and he only took it back because it looked bad, he didn't immediately apologize, because he meant it....

i don't recall any sitting president calling his political opponents and american citizens "enemies"

I guess you might be really young.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPABLW6F_A[/ame]

I thinkin' your pretty young. He wasn't referring to American citizens he was referring to rogue countries.
Talk about an edited speach...what was it...less than 10 words? sheesh

That's not what he said. He said "every" region of the world. We are part of the world. I went to a protest of 250K people that were against attacking Iraq. Heck yeah..we were against the terrorists and a stupid fucking move on the part of this President.

We were NOT terrorists.

 

[daveman]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

And basically..the ARE the enemies of Latinos.

Your bigotry against conservatives is not evidence of conservative bigotry.

 

[Luissa]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

And basically..the ARE the enemies of Latinos.

Some one who doesn't want me to have any rights, get fucked with by the police all the time, and be treated like a second class citizen would be my enemy.
Especially, if that same person wanted to exploit me as a worker.

 

[Luissa]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

And basically..the ARE the enemies of Latinos.

Your bigotry against conservatives is not evidence of conservative bigotry.

That argument really never works.

 

[Sallow]

Here's the full quote:

Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. (Applause.) From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.

It was a stupid thing to say..

 

[Luissa]

So? I don't think he should apologize. The same people who he is calling enemies call him a communist, nazi, muslim, and terrorist. Fuck em!

I call him a Marxist. Do that count?

First off, that makes you an idiot, who should probably learn a few things about marxism.

 

[Meister]

I guess you might be really young.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpPABLW6F_A

I thinkin' your pretty young. He wasn't referring to American citizens he was referring to rogue countries.
Talk about an edited speach...what was it...less than 10 words? sheesh

That's not what he said. He said "every" region of the world. We are part of the world. I went to a protest of 250K people that were against attacking Iraq. Heck yeah..we were against the terrorists and a stupid fucking move on the part of this President.

We were NOT terrorists.

Connect your own dots then Okay. Where did Bush say that to his political opponents and American citizens? Political opponents as in American citizens? hmmmm?

 

[Sallow]

And basically..the ARE the enemies of Latinos.

Your bigotry against conservatives is not evidence of conservative bigotry.

That argument really never works.

Naw..but it doesn't stop em..