https://www.dailykos.com/news/OliverClark News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:05:01 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:05:01 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/625503/-The-guy-McCain-insulted-on-TV-Here-s-what-he-s-saying-Now-with-Poll <p><img alt=" title=" src="http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/945/overjimwatsongettyix8.jpg" /> <br />Remember the moment during the Town Hall debate, when McCain fielded a question from a young African-American man? Remember how he prefaced the answer by saying "You probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this"?</p> <p><img alt=" title=" src="http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/1772/picture1jp5.png" /></p> <p>Meet Oliver Clark. Here's what he's saying now, in response to this encounter.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Well Senator, I actually did.</strong> I like to think of myself as a fairly intelligent person. I have a bachelor degree in Political Science from Tennessee State, so I try to keep myself up to date with current affairs. I have a Master degree in Legal Studies from Southern Illinois University, a few years in law school, and I am currently pursuing a Master in Public Administration from the University of Memphis. </p> </blockquote> <p>Turns out Oliver Clark has a Facebook page. People have understandably been pressing him for a followup, so he's been posting his thoughts. &nbsp;Here's more:</p> rss@dailykos.com (Jsn) Barack Obama BarackObama Debates John McCain JohnMcCain Nashville OliverClark Recommended Tennessee _625503 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:50:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/625423/-UPDATED-w-VIDEO-Town-Hall-Questioner-To-McCain-I-DID-KNOW-about-Fannie-and-Freddie <p>The young man who asked the question in the Town Hall debate on Tuesday, Oliver Clark, posted on his Facebook page regarding the Fannie/Freddie comment from John McCain.</p> <p>It was a classy smackdown for the ages from an "average" American. This was taken from Oliver's Facebook page and reposted at MSNBC's First Read here:</p> <p><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/09/1523335.aspx">http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/...</a></p> <p>The key portion is question #7 below.</p> <p><strong>**UPDATE**</strong></p> <p>Video of Oliver asking his question, 21 seconds into the video, and McCain and Obama's response. If you notice, the camera caught a shot of Oliver laughing at McCain for telling him he probably never heard of Fannie or Freddie. :)</p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3p4OenMK3I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" name="movie"></param><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"></param><embed width="425" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3p4OenMK3I&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344"></embed></object></p> rss@dailykos.com (Yalin) Barack Obama BarackObama condescension John McCain JohnMcCain OliverClark President Barack Obama Smackdown TownhallDebate _625423 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:38:20 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/7/623504/-DEBATE-McCain-to-save-white-guy-s-house <p>JSM3's response to the second question by Oliver Clark was an indirect racist swipe. It should be equated with the "That One" comment.</p> rss@dailykos.com (J Rond) AllanShaffer bailout plan bailoutplan Belmont Debate mcCain Nashville Obama OliverClark _623504 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:02:29 +0000