Obama- Lies about membership on Banking Committee?

newsvine.com     Jul 25, 2008            

News Type: Event — Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:24 AM EDT As part of Obamas "European Tour" he took credit for passing new bill and referred to the Senate Banking Committee as "his committee". It would appear once again that Obama is taking credit for others work. For the record the membership of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affiars Committee is as follows: Democrats: Chris Dodd, Tim Johnson, Jack Reed, Charles Schumer, Evan Bayh, Tom Carper, Robert Menendez, Danial Akaka, Sherrod Brown, Robert P Casey, Jon Tester. Republicans: Richard Shelby, Robert Bennet, Wayne Allard, Michael Enzi, Chuck Hagel , Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Elizabeth Dole, Mel Martinez and Bob Corker. Nor does Obama sit on any sub-commitee.. The closest stretch would be that new bill passed last week is that it included some provisions that he and 2 other senators in... [read full story]                    

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Obama incorrectly claims membership of Senate committee

cnn.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Obama claimed to be a member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which he is not. (CNN) – Responding to an Israeli reporter’s question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill...                    

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Obama Makes A Gaffe: Says He's On Banking Committee

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Responding to an Israeli reporter's question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill "we passed" in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that tightens sanctions and authorizes...                    

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Huge Lie: Hussein Takes Credit For Something He Has No Affiliation With Whatsoever - With Video

patdollard.com     Jul 23, 2008          

First off I have to credit Ed Morrisey over at Hot Air for catching it. I watched that Sderot Press Conference three times today, and brought you much of the bullshit that he spewed, but I missed this one. So I’m not a big fan...                    

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The Fine Line Between Pandering and Lying (Obama's bald face lie to Israel)

freerepublic.com     Jul 23, 2008          

In Sderot today, Obama didn't say anything about Jerusalem being the Palestinian capital, but he essentially repeated, not his original call for a Jerusalem that "must" be "undivided," but his mushier fall-back position. In...                    

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Obama incorrectly claims membership of Senate committee (Meglomaniac Gaffe Alert)

freerepublic.com     Jul 23, 2008          

– Responding to an Israeli reporter’s question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill “we passed” in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that tightens sanctions and authorizes...                    

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Matt Lewis: Obama's Gaffe: Says He's On Banking Committee

townhall.com     Jul 23, 2008          

I missed this earlier today, but Obama committed an interesting gaffe today in Israel: "Responding to an Israeli reporter’s question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill 'we...                    

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Gotcha Watch, continued: Obama claims membership on wrong committee

usatoday.com     Jul 24, 2008          

The Republican National Committee and John McCain's presidential campaign today are drawing attention to a moment in Democrat Barack Obama's overseas trip when he referred to the Senate Banking Committee as "my committee." In...                    

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Obama's Lie of the Day

neoconexpress.blogspot.com     Jul 23, 2008          

This just goes on and on with zero accountability:Obama: "you don’t have to just look at my words, you can look at my deeds. Just this past week, we passed out of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which is my committee, a bill...                    

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Out of bounds! Obama falsely claims to be Banking Committee member

mcclatchydc.com     Jul 23, 2008          

By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Throw the flag against: Barack Obama. Call: Intentional grounding. What happened: Obama on Wednesday was speaking to reporters in Israel when he tried to boast about what...                    

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Obama claims he's on banking committee

baltimoresun.com     Jul 24, 2008          

by Katie Fretland Barack Obama today boasted about a bill in "my committee,'' a committee on which he has no seat. While speaking to the press today in the Israeli town of Sderot, Obama mistakenly put the U.S. Senate banking...                    

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