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A Folksy Bill Moment

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President Clinton campaigning in Carmel, IN, today gives us the first installment of 'A Folksy Bill Moment' ...

"I don't know if you heard Gen. Petreaus, our military commander. He came a few months ago to the Congress and to the president and said, 'Give me more troops. I will take the level of violence down, I will create for them the space they need to make those hard decisions.' ... This time he comes to the Congress, and his testimony is, 'I got the troops, I took the violence down, I made them space, and they didn't make the decisions. There's no end game here, but you guys just have to hang in there, and we'll see what happens.'

"Her position is they will never make those hard decisions until it's clear that the blank check they've been given is coming to an end. Think about your own life. Most people don't make hard decisions until they have to, right? How many times do you wait for the night before an exam before you start studying? Just think about why they always try to get you to agree to the next appointment before you get out the door of the dentist office. Just think about it. Now, I'm 61 years old. I still don't like anyone sticking a needle in my gums. And that's a lot easier than the decisions the Iraqis have to make."

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Was Bill wearing his white hood during his "folksy moment"?

Was Bill wearing his white hood during his "folksy moment"?

I wanted to let you know about an interesting occurance from last Friday (4/25/08). I received a flyer advertising a block party for change: Hosted by The Obama Campaign. PAID FOR BY OBAMA FOR AMERICA.

That said, This "Celebrate Barack and EARLY VOTE!" political campaign flyer was distributed by The Islamic Center of Muncie, Indiana...

In addition, prior to the prayer session, the noted speaker acknowledged the representative from MoveOn.Org that was in the group.

By the way, I was witness to this and have the original flyer that was distributed...
Not only did I get my interview for my final paper on World Religions, but I think I may have a scoop just 7 days before the Indiana Democrat Primary. (Please Note: I am a lifetime Conservative Republican)
I would be happy to assist further, by replying back to this email address...

Sincerely,
Philip J. Valenti, III
Hartford City, Indiana

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