Democratic View on Terrorism

A Barack Obama campaign spokesperson, Bill Burton, argued that Barack didn't say:

"Iran doesn't pose a serious threat to us."

What Barack Obama actually said, verbatim, in full context, was

"I mean think about it Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, these countries are tiny compared ta the [SIC] Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us and yet we were willing to talk to the Soviet Union at a time when they said we're going to wipe you off the planet. And ultimately that direct engagement led to a series of measures that led to a series of measures that helped prevent nuclear war and over time allowed the kind of opening that brought down the Berlin wall. Now that ... That [SIC] has to be the kind of approach that we take. Uh ... We ... We ... We shouldn't be... [SIC] Iran may spend 1/100th of what we spend on the military. I mean if ... if [SIC] Iran ever tried to pose a serious threat to us they wouldn't ... they wouldn't [SIC] stand a chance."

So what is Barack really saying?

Can he possibly be serious? Is he trying to say that there is no difference between a stable communist government and radical suicide terrorists? When did Russia ever say they were going to "wipe us off the planet"? Thank God, that was never their stated goal or it would have been done already! They were capable of it because we were capable of it. It was a "cold war" with minimal casualties, not a terrorist war with suicide bombers /pilots on American soil or against American outposts overseas.

"If Iran ever tried to pose a serious threat to us they wouldn't stand a chance?" Was 9/11 a serious threat? Did it take a lot of money? Did they stand a chance? Can he possibly believe his own words?

The naivety of comparing a stable government with terrorist radicals is dangerous to each and every US citizen.

So when the Obama campaign spokesperson argued with Fox News about this quote, insisting that it was never said, he was a bold faced liar. We all know that lawyers and politicians lie, but this is a lie that threatens your life. Its much more dangerous than all of his other campaign promises that he is sure to break. And lying about that is unacceptable.

And then Joe Biden, who should certainly know better said:

Mark my words, a terrible threat will come to America to test Barack's mettle, just like Kennedy was tested with the Cuban Missle Crisis. You may not think Barack's response to it is correct at first but bear with us.

WTF!!! What the Fuck!!! Did he think for two seconds on that?

Is this supposed to be comforting, reassuring? Do we need another Cuban Missle Crisis? Is Barack anywhere near as ready as Kennedy was? Will he be talking to the radical terrorists as we see mushroom clouds in the sky over US soil? Do you think the leader of Iran is as easy to reason with as the leader of Russia? Even today's KGB Putin is a pussycat compared to the leader of Iran.

Why? Because Putin doesn't have a death wish, he isn't looking forward to 72 virgins!

Has someone checked the mental health of Joe Biden lately, a heartbeat from the presidency? All his "gaffes" are cause for great concern. As dumb as Bush is, he hasn't even said anything that stupid.

Is all change good?

There's one thing we can agree on, the Democrats will bring change. But will it be good? Would McCain's mettle be tested this way? Not like that it wouldn't. For all the criticism of Palin, has she said anything that dangerous? NO! As I said I have problems with the Republican's too.

But let's be fair, McCain is no Bush and Obama is no Kennedy!!!


Status: First Draft - Last Updated 10/25/08 12:30 PM

Note: Obama's quote has been carefully reviewed from tape and is verbatim.
I haven't reviewed Biden's quote from tape for accuracy yet, please bear with me if I have a minor misquote in this draft as it pertains to Biden's remarks.