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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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From: i-node7/25/2008 3:16:17 PM
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Obama's Campaign Lies. The Pentagon never said he couldn't visit because it would "look too political" -- in fact, they specifically said he COULD visit but said they would not ALLOW a visit that looks political. The Pentagon didn't say it was viewed as a "campaign" event. They said Obama would have to leave the campaign photographers and news media outside so it DOESN'T look like a campaign event.

The guy is a liar of the sorriest kind. No campaign benefit, no show.

BERLIN--A scheduled visit by presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) with U.S. troops Friday at a military base in Rammstein, Germany was cancelled because the Pentagon told the campaign it would look too political.

Obama and his campaign entrourage--press, staff and security--was to have flown to Rammstein this morning before heading to Paris to meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace. After the afternoon meeting and press conference, it is wheels up to London.

Though the Rammstein visit had been planned for days, Obama senior strategist David Axelrod said that that Pentagon notified Obama military advisor Scott Gration only yesterday or the day before that he should not come.

The Pentagon "viewed this as a campaign event and therefore they said he should not come," Axelrod said. Obama has been at the base in previous overseas trips. He visited with troops--even played basketball--when he touched down in Kuwait during the Iraq and Afghanistan leg of his swing.
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