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Christianity Etc › Re: Again, London Stops Ashimolowo’s N16bn Church Project by Horus(m): 1:23pm On Feb 16, 2008
Very good
I am very happy that the construction of this multi-dimensional project has been rejected. At least this stupid church will not exist. grin
Enought with religious brainwashing,all this money should be used to create jobs for african instead. grin
Christianity Etc › Re: Cannibalism In The Bible: Det 28:53-57, Lev 26:29, Jer 19:9, Ezek 5:10, Lam 4:10 by Horus(m): 1:13pm On Feb 16, 2008
Lev 26:29
You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.

This is clearly Cannibalism.
Islam › Re: Is Islam Imperialist? by Horus(m): 1:06pm On Feb 16, 2008
mazaje:
@ focused most of what you have written is correct , but christainity just like i'slam has enslaved more black people in the history of man kind, the bible clearly shows that black people are cursed(noah cursed his black son and said that he will live to serve his white son) , james smith the founder of the mormon church qouted some verses in the bible(i don't precisely know which ones) when declaring that slavery should not end in america because we the black people have been cursed by god and god himself said that we are supposed to be the slaves of the white people according to him.
Blacks are NOT cursed.
Canaan an albinos gave birth to the pale race. It is misinterpretation of the scripture who are the problem NOT the black people.
Islam › Re: Is Islam Imperialist? by Horus(m): 12:55pm On Feb 16, 2008
Zinj is an Arabic word meaning “slave.” It is the word Arabs use to refer to Nubians and Black/African as “niggers.”
When you met a Pale arab who ask you:- Are you from the Zinj tribe?,some black m'uslims think that it is a compliment when in reality they are calling you a Nigger.
Christianity Etc › Re: Easter Has Pagan Origins by Horus(m): 12:28pm On Feb 16, 2008
MC Usman:
By the way can anyone tell me the meaning of Halleluiah, (i.e. when Christian says Praise the Lord the invocation that follows) is it English, Greek? Hebrew or Spanish.
Halleluiah is hiding the name Haylal.
Haylal is one of the many name of the Evil one Alias Satan, Iblis, Shaytan, Sama'el, Khannaas,and his many other names.
In fact Christians are praising the Evil one when they sing Halleluiah,and they are not even aware of it.
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 10:00am On Feb 15, 2008
father ab:
Dont you know that ignoring some persons hits them harder than retaliating?
This is why I ignore her now!! grin
Politics › Re: The Hidden Agenda Of Hillary And Obama: by Horus(m): 9:53am On Feb 15, 2008
It's highly unlikely that Hillary can win enough delegates from the remaining state contests to capture the nomination at the party convention in August.To do so,she would have to win Ohio, Texas and virtually All other remaining primaries by roughly 2-to-1 margins over Barack Obama. "We see no evidence that that's going to happen". She will probably win Texas and New Mexico but not the others.
Politics › Re: Hillary Clinton Desperate by Horus(m): 10:35am On Feb 14, 2008
Hillary is planning a big comeback with lots of crocodile tears and lots of tissues to wipe her true tears in front to the cameras…that will move the sensitive hearts of the old White womens. Clearly, tears is her best asset and prerogative in the race. The problem is that this is about all her available assets now.
Politics › Re: Obama, Can He Make History? by Horus(m): 11:15am On Feb 13, 2008
Obama Wins 3 Primaries, Leads Delegates

February 13, 2008

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama, already claiming a "new American majority," is focusing more and more on the likely Republican candidate in the November presidential election as he continues to rack up big victories over Hillary Rodham Clinton in their race for the Democratic nomination.Obama surged to the fore in the delegate race for the party prize with resounding primary victories Tuesday in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. On the GOP side, John McCain took another step in shoring up his credentials as the runaway Republican front-runner despite lukewarm support from the party's conservative base.Clinton, considered the overwhelming Democratic favorite just a few weeks, was left to turn her attention to Texas and Ohio in an attempt to pump new life into her suddenly stumbling campaign.

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"There's a great saying in Texas, all hat and no cattle," she told a boisterous crowd of about 12,000 at a college basketball arena in El Paso Tuesday evening as the shape of the latest Obama ballot victories were unfolding. "Well, after seven years of George Bush, we need a lot less hat and lot more cattle."Before flying into Texas, she told a Cincinnati television station that "Ohio is really going to count in determine who our Democratic nominee is going to be." She also declared herself the "underdog candidate" in the Wisconsin primary next Tuesday, the same day Obama's birthplace Hawaii holds its primary.In was at the University of Wisconsin where Obama characterized his surging campaign to a crowd of 17,000. "This is what change looks like when it happens from the bottom up," he said. "This is the new American majority."Looking ahead to November, he said that although he honors McCain's experience as a war hero, he is linked to failed policies put in place by President Bush."George Bush won't be on the ballot this November, but the Bush-Cheney war and the Bush-Cheney tax cuts for the wealthy will be on the ballot," he said.McCain told supporters in Virginia it is clear where either Obama or Clinton would take the country "and we dare not let them. They will paint a picture of the world in which America's mistakes are a greater threat to our security than the malevolent intentions of an enemy that despises us and our ideals."The Associated Press count of delegates showed Obama with 1,223. Clinton had 1,198, falling behind for the first time since the campaign began. Neither was close to the 2,025 needed to win the nomination.His victories Tuesday were by overwhelming margins _ 75 percent of the vote in the nation's capital , nearly two-thirds in Virginia and approximately 60 percent in Maryland.Obama moved past Clinton in the delegate chase on the basis of the Tuesday's primaries and newly released results from last Saturday's Washington caucuses. Additional delegates still to be allocated from his new victories were certain to add to his lead.McCain's victory in Virginia was a relatively close one, the result of an outpouring of religious conservatives who backed Mike Huckabee.The AP count showed McCain with 821 delegates. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who dropped out of the race last week, had 288. Huckabee had 241 and Texas Rep. Ron Paul had 14.

Source: http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/02/13/ap/headlines/d8upbfvo0.txt
Fashion › Re: Sexy Mini Dress! Which Style Do You Like Better? by Horus(m): 10:13pm On Feb 12, 2008
[quote author=almondjoy ]he he he he he he he!        Darling, I just came back from work okay?  And I am about to hit my bed.  You can come and smell my pussy there if you wish.  I did not take a shower.  Just for you--the way you like it!   Here, have a sniff in anticipation!  After standing for 12+ hours, you can imagine that the laws of osmosis and diffusion will be in the direction of your mouth and nose. You can be ma douche pot!  Boy! Am I ovulating too or what?   You know what that means if you have ever seen an ovulating Agenegbode pussy before.[/quote]shocked shocked shocked
Romance › Re: Sex Before Marriage by Horus(m): 10:09pm On Feb 12, 2008
[quote author=almondjoy ]he he he he he he he! Darling, I just came back from work okay? And I am about to hit my bed. You can come and smell my pussy there if you wish. I did not take a shower. Just for you--the way you like it! Here, have a sniff in anticipation! After standing for 12+ hours, you can imagine that the laws of osmosis and diffusion will be in the direction of your mouth and nose. You can be ma douche pot! Boy! Am I ovulating too or what? You know what that means if you have ever seen an ovulating Agenegbode pussy before.[/quote]shocked shocked shocked
Career › Re: Can Christians Work On Sundays? by Horus(m): 10:04pm On Feb 12, 2008
[quote author=almondjoy ]he he he he he he he!        Darling, I just came back from work okay?  And I am about to hit my bed.  You can come and smell my pussy there if you wish.  I did not take a shower.  Just for you--the way you like it!   Here, have a sniff in anticipation!  After standing for 12+ hours, you can imagine that the laws of osmosis and diffusion will be in the direction of your mouth and nose. You can be ma douche pot!  Boy! Am I ovulating too or what?   You know what that means if you have ever seen an ovulating Agenegbode pussy before.[/quote]shocked shocked shocked
Career › Re: Area Of Specialisation by Horus(m): 10:02pm On Feb 12, 2008
[quote author=almondjoy ]he he he he he he he!  Darling, I just came back from work okay?  And I am about to hit my bed.  You can come and smell my pussy there if you wish.  I did not take a shower.  Just for you--the way you like it!   Here, have a sniff in anticipation!  After standing for 12+ hours, you can imagine that the laws of osmosis and diffusion will be in the direction of your mouth and nose. You can be ma douche pot!  Boy! Am I ovulating too or what?   You know what that means if you have ever seen an ovulating Agenegbode pussy before.[/quote]shocked shocked shocked
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 1:42pm On Feb 12, 2008
Like I am ashamed of having a "smelling pussy"
You are not ashamed because you have NO DIGNITY.
let me tell you guys that there is nothing wrong with a smelling one.
Damn!!You are are so disgusting that even a swine will run away from you https://africanamerica.org/AddedImages/20.gif
In fact your "thing" smell so bad that it could kill a swine with that smell and your Pussy should be classified as WMD (Wheapon of Mass Destruction)
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Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 12:09pm On Feb 12, 2008
You can come and smell my pussy there if you wish.  I did not take a shower.
shocked
I waited for you till a few hours ago and still did not get a shower so that it would be "well done" for you.
Damn!!you stink and you have no dignity at all,you Ugly bitch.!!What a shame!! Dont waist your time waiting for me,I don't want to come because the Bad smell but you will certainly find some males DOGS around your home that will come to sniff that stinky "thing". grin.Go away stinky Bitch!! grin
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 11:12pm On Feb 11, 2008
You can come and smell my pussy there if you wish.  I did not take a shower.
No thank Bitch, I dont want to smell that !!
Yes you didnt take a shower like every day,it's usual for you to be dirty.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Obama For President? by Horus(m): 12:03pm On Feb 11, 2008
WITH MAINE OBAMA SURPASSES CLINTON IN DELEGATES

(AGI) - New York, 11 Feb - After his fifth victory in 24 hours, Barack Obama is flying high. According to the US network CBS calculations, the African-American senator has just passed his rival: after the Maine caucus, Obama reached 1,134 compared with Cliton's 1,131 in total delegates and superdelgates. At stake in the state of Maine were 34 delegates (10 of whom "super"wink, and the result in the state (in which Obama took I 59pct of votes compared with Clinton's 40pct) came just 24 hours after the African-American senator's victories in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington state and the small territory the Virgin Islands.

Source: http://www.agi.it/world/news/200802111124-pol-ren0020-art.html
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 9:43am On Feb 11, 2008
@almondjoy
You just jealous of Michelle,why don't you Bleep Off?You Ugly BITCH!! grin
And please shut your Pussy because the smell is disturbing !! https://africanamerica.org/AddedImages/20.gif
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 10:40pm On Feb 10, 2008
You are just jealous of Michelle success you Racist BITCH!! grin
At least Michelle show the good example. grin


AND YOU HATE BLACKS

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Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 10:06pm On Feb 10, 2008
Mr. Africa.  You must have missed my comments on Lanacaine-Novocaine Mccain!  E be like say you go go back to Religious section ooooooooooooooooh.

Which one is slave mentality again?  Is Michelle Obama not ugly?  Please when you see her tell her that we prefer that she never smiles again in public.  Just a small favor to ask.  Until she gets the appropriate orthodontic therapy!
I am not religious I dont need to go to the Fucking religious section.
Why dont you go to the kkk forum?instead of opening your Fucking asshole to talk against Black?You are just jealous of her success.At least she is making history .
Why dont you just Bleep Off?https://africanamerica.org/AddedImages/spank.gif
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 9:45pm On Feb 10, 2008
Sarcastics comments are all time against blacks candidates and done by black themselve.
And with your slave mentality you dont see anything wrong with all the white candidates off course.
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 9:23pm On Feb 10, 2008
am better looking than Barack,never mind Michelle
The dog of the Obama is better than you.
You are trying to find mistakes in them because they are black. huh

The link below will help you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP2AEGli5OI
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 9:17pm On Feb 10, 2008
Next, something has to be done about her nose and teeth!  She needs to knock off like 6-8 of her over-populated mouth to acheive a decent smile.  A Rottweiler-look-alike-Condeleeza Rice's look in no longer in vogue!
There is Nothing wrong with her nose and teeth! she have a nice  mouth and a decent smile.
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 9:09pm On Feb 10, 2008
The Obamas. . . . .they seem to have broken one of the rules of match-making:a man must never be better looking than his woman.
I am sure his woman is better looking than you grin
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 11:28am On Feb 10, 2008
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Michelle Obama Would Make a Great First Lady!

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To me this photo is a picture of a strong black man who, is cherishing a moment with the support of a strong black woman who is 100% behind him. Together they are making history.

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Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 3:50am On Feb 10, 2008
The result for Louisiana are comming soon. grin
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 3:49am On Feb 10, 2008
Obama pummels Clinton in White House duel

February 10, 2008 - 12:22PM

Barack Obama pummeled Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the latest round of their battle for the White House nomination on Saturday, earning momentum and valuable delegates with big wins in Washington and Nebraska caucuses.Obama registered comfortable victories in both states, outscoring Clinton by margins of roughly 2 to 1, according to media projections.His triumphs will boost the Illinois senator's campaign to be the country's first black president, after a fierce Super Tuesday duel that saw the two share the honors.It was not immediately clear how many delegates Obama picked up from his victories on Saturday, with the two locked in a tussle for the 2,025 delegates need to win the party's nomination for November's presidential elections.
Pete Crane, a caucus-goer for more than 30 years, said the turnout at a caucus in Bremerton, Washington, was "by far" the biggest crowd he had seen.

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"It was an incredible crowd, probably three times what it was four years ago," Crane told AFP. The precinct went 32 to 12 Obama.Results from the Republican Party's Kansas caucuses on Saturday boosted the flagging campaign of Mike Huckabee, who won the state with some 60 percent of the vote to 24 percent for John McCain.
The Vietnam war hero, McCain, 71, is virtually assured of the party's nomination for the November elections, but Huckabee, an ordained Baptist preacher, has been doing well in conservative, rural states."I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them," he told supporters Saturday, warning McCain "the game is on."
In a sign that McCain is still viewed with suspicion by many Republicans, a straw poll taken at a conference of conservative activists handed a slim victory to former rival Mitt Romney who dropped out of the race on Thursday.With the results from Saturday's vote in Louisiana still to come, Clinton and Obama were already eyeing new battlegrounds. Maine, the country's northeastern-most state, votes on Sunday to decide 34 delegates.Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, all hold primaries on Tuesday where another 200 delegates are at stake. But the next big date will be March 4 when the two will be hoping to mine a rich seam of delegates in Texas and Ohio.Clinton, 60, and Obama, 46, were both addressing a key Democratic dinner in Richmond, Virginia late Saturday, the first time they were sharing a platform since Super Tuesday.A tally by independent pollsters RealClearPolitics on Saturday put Clinton, bidding to the country's first woman president, marginally ahead in the delegate count, with 1,076 to Obama's 1,015.A national Newsweek poll out Friday had Obama surpassing Clinton's once-overwhelming lead for the first time.It gave Obama 42 percent support compared to 41 percent for Clinton. Nevertheless, in the survey of 1,394 registered voters, a large 17 percent remained undecided, underscoring the need for both candidates to continue fighting for support, voter by voter.In Washington, Obama's soaring message of change had registered with voters at caucuses across the northwestern state."I'm a big fan of Senator Clinton and I thought long and hard about my decision, but ultimately I think Senator Obama is going to unify and govern in a way that will be very positive for the nation," said caucus-goer Paul Steven-Miller, a former White House policy adviser to ex-president Bill Clinton.Obama meanwhile stood favored to outperform Clinton in Virginia and Maryland, in part due to the high number of African-American voters.
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine said he endorsed Obama because "he is a unifier in times of bitter division. He is an agent of change at a time when our nation needs change."

Source: http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/obama-pummels-clinton-in-white-house-duel/20080210-1raw.html
Foreign Affairs › Re: 'NEPA' Strikes In South Africa! by Horus(m): 11:49am On Feb 09, 2008
Government at Fault in S. Africa's Electricity Crisis, Mbeki Says

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 8 -- President Thabo Mbeki apologized Friday for his government's failure to prevent crippling power outages across South Africa and warned that restoring a reliable supply of electricity would require new projects and major cuts in usage. "We face an emergency, but we can overcome the problems in a relatively short period," Mbeki said in his televised state of the nation address, delivered in Cape Town at the annual opening session of Parliament. "This situation has precipitated the inevitable realization that the era of very cheap and abundant electricity has come to an end." Mbeki also asserted that his mediation of the eight-year-old political stalemate in Zimbabwe had resolved all "substantive matters" there. His assessment sharply contradicted the accounts of Zimbabwe's major opposition party, which has repeatedly said talks there collapsed over several intractable disputes.

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President Thabo Mbeki

But the largest part of the wide-ranging speech, which Mbeki delivered in a monotone while rarely looking up from a text on the lectern, was devoted to South Africa's electrical shortage. He offered his most forceful and comprehensive response yet to the crisis, which has snarled traffic, darkened homes and idled vast sectors of Africa's largest economy. The shortages had long been predicted, as demand rose swiftly because of a post-apartheid economic boom. But the government, which was seeking to privatize power generation, for years blocked plans by the state-owned utility, Eskom, to expand supply and extend access to more black South Africans. The crucial mining industry was forced to shut down for several days last month when Eskom warned that it could not guarantee enough power for the service elevators that move miners in and out of the deep shafts. As the blackouts grew worse, with some areas losing power for hours nearly every day, Eskom said relief was five to seven years away because major new coal and nuclear power plant projects would take at least that long to complete. But Mbeki said in his speech that faster improvements were possible. He called for programs to encourage more-efficient lighting, solar water heaters and rapid development of gas-turbine plants, which are less efficient than some other technologies but can be built much more quickly. He also called for new investment in renewable energy sources. Eskom has announced that it will begin rationing electricity to avoid unscheduled outages. Mbeki said government agencies will find ways to reduce usage as well. "Please feel free to name and shame those that do not," he said. Mbeki acknowledged the concerns of international investors over several recent upheavals, including the case of national police chief Jackie Selebi, who was placed on leave amid corruption allegations, and Mbeki's recent replacement as president of the ruling African National Congress by Jacob Zuma. Mbeki had fired Zuma in 2005 as the nation's deputy president, also over corruption allegations. "It would be irresponsible to ignore these and other concerns or dismiss them as mere jeremiads typical of the prophets of doom," Mbeki said. "The real challenge is to respond to them in a manner that conveys the definite message to everybody in our country, and the millions in Africa and elsewhere in the world who watch our country with keen interest, that we remain firm in our resolve to continue building the kind of South Africa that has given hope not only to our people but also to many others outside our borders." Zuma, who watched the speech from a gallery overlooking the chamber, later told the South African Press Association, "I think what the president has announced is indicating positiveness . . . saying wherever there are gaps, we have got to do extraordinary things to ensure that we implement our programs." Zimbabwean opposition leaders have complained that Mbeki's mediation had failed to resolve urgent matters, namely the timing of the coming elections and the implementation of a transitional constitution. "There's no agreement," said Nelson Chamisa, spokesman for the largest faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, speaking from Harare, the Zimbabwean capital. "There's no talks. It's still a deadlock. The whole dialogue is in the mortuary." The two factions of the Movement for Democratic Change have said that without the political freedoms entrenched in the new constitution, elections under President Robert Mugabe would be neither free nor fair. They also called for the vote, scheduled for March 29, to be delayed to allow the implementation of new laws. In his speech, Mbeki referred to the remaining issues as a "procedural matter" and said mediation would continue.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020801190.html
Politics › Re: Super Tuesday by Horus(m): 8:43am On Feb 09, 2008
Obama vs. Clinton Resumes With Louisiana, Washington, & Nebraska Voting Today

02.09.2008

With Super Tuesday now history, the bitter battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton resumes today with caucuses in Nebraska and Washington, as well as a primary in Louisiana. Maine will also hold its caucus on Sunday. These are the first states to vote since 22 voted on Tuesday and more or less left Obama and Clinton in a delegate tie.Looking ahead to this weekend's states, Louisiana is the only primary and strongly favors Obama. The state has a large African American population which Obama has been grabbing nearly 80% of so far. No public polling is available of the state but it would be viewed as a major upset if Clinton wins. 56 delegates are up for grabs and Obama should be able to get more than half of those.Nebraska is another state that Obama should do well in. It's a red state caucus and Obama has done extremely well in red state caucus thus far and he crushed Clinton in neighboring Kansas. He has shown that his organization is much stronger than Clinton in most of these smaller states that she seems to have ignored in some part (other than Nevada since that was an early state). 24 delegates will be up for grabs here and no public polling is available.Washington should also be a good state for Obama, but may not be as strong as some seem to think. Washington has a huge Asian American population and Obama has gotten crushed by Clinton among Asians. Obama did draw 20,000+ in Seattle yesterday, but again, the key will be whether he is able to get his supporters out to caucus. He has shown he can do so in past states, but Washington seems a bit difficult in many ways. Washington is the big prize of the weekend with 78 delegates. A poll released on Monday had Obama up 53% to 40%, but we've all learned this year now to put much faith in polls. Maine on Sunday favors Clinton despite being a caucus. Maine is in the Northeast which has proven to be Clinton country. The demographics here, mostly white, not many college students, lot of older people, seem to favor Clinton. 24 delegates will be decided and the state has no polling available.One thing Obama really needs to focus on is the expectations game. The media continues to act as if Obama should win every state in February, otherwise it will be a disappointment. Expectations for him are becoming very high and he needs to have his people out in the media downplaying expectations just like the Clinton camp does (the Clintons acted as if wins in two states where they had double digit leads, New Jersey and Massachusetts, were upsets and the media actually bought it).
And while he may not win every state, Obama does need to do well in the states this weekend and the rest of the month to build up to the Texas and Ohio primaries on March 4th where Clinton seems to be a big favorite. I'll check in with results and thoughts tonight after the states are decided.

Source: http://www.411mania.com/politics/columns/68761/Obama-vs.-Clinton-Resumes-With-Louisiana,-Washington,-&-Nebraska-Voting-Today.htm
Politics › Re: I'm No More A Republican, I'm Now A Democrat. by Horus(m): 1:56pm On Feb 08, 2008
Ex-Republican Chafee considers voting for Obama in R.I. primary

Friday, February 8, 2008

Driven by his strong opposition to the war in Iraq, former Republican U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee may do something radical, at least for him: cast a vote in a Democratic primary.
Chafee, who lost his reelection race in 2006, left the GOP last summer and joined the ranks of Rhode Island’s unaffiliated voters, who can participate in either party’s primary on March 4.In his deliberative manner, the former senator says he is considering a vote for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who opposed the Iraq war from the beginning.“It’s a big decision to go into the Democratic primary,” Chafee said in an interview yesterday.Chafee was once a leader of the Rhode Island Republican Party, as his father, John Chafee, a former governor and U.S. senator, was before him.But the moderate Lincoln Chafee found himself increasingly at odds with a party that had moved to the political right. “It’s not my party anymore,” Chafee said last September.No issue isolated Chafee among national Republicans more starkly than the war in Iraq. He was the only Republican senator to oppose it.“It was such a critical time in our history, when we needed the Congress to act responsibly,” he said. In his upcoming book, Against the Tide [due April 1 from St. Martin’s Press], Chafee excoriates congressional Democrats who voted in 2002 to give President Bush the authority to invade Iraq.He writes: “Being wrong about sending Americans to kill and be killed, maim and be maimed, is not like making a punctuation mistake in a highway bill.” Some leading Democrats “argue that the president duped them into war, but getting duped does not exactly recommend their leadership. Helping a rogue president start an unnecessary war should be a career-ending lapse of judgment.”Obama was not in the U.S. Senate in 2002; he declared his opposition to the Iraq war in a speech delivered in Chicago that October.Two other leading candidates, Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain, voted for the 2002 resolution that gave the president the authority to attack Iraq.

Source: http://www.projo.com/news/politics/content/chafee_vote_02-08-08_A88UCGM_v13.37f3a0e.html

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