March 21, 2008
 
Barack Obama Hits Hard on Iraq
Links McCain, Clinton to 'Three-Trillion Dollar War'; Ties War Costs to Economy
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'Warm-up Acts' Manchin and Rockefeller Had a Good Time; Obama Was All Business...Of War

By Tony Seaton
Huntingtonnews.net
 
The electricity in the air was palpable, the secret service agents were jumpy, the crowds in two auditoriums, [equaling more than 1,000 total, by most estimates,] were ready.
 
When Barack Obama made his entrance -- after glowing introductions by Governor Manchin and Senator Rockefeller, who both were moved by the atmosphere in the University of Charleston auditorium to reminisce about 60s-era excitement-- he wasted no time in getting to his points...the War in Iraq and how much it's costing America in lives lost; opportunities missed; debt incurred and veterans neglected. Click on a pic to watch and listen.

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