Tuesday's big wins? The delegate calculus just got worse.
Comment: POPULAR VOTE
DON'T COUNT FOR JACK
AND BILL DOES NOT HELP
ASK AL GORE
292 DELEGATES TO VICTORY
GO OBAMA
Comment: POPULAR VOTE
DON'T COUNT FOR JACK
AND BILL DOES NOT HELP
ASK AL GORE
292 DELEGATES TO VICTORY
GO OBAMA
Comment: With the Democrats backed into a no win situation, they will once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I've got no problem with a female president or a black president, but McCain will win easily in Nov. Hillary's crookedness , Obama's inexperience will be their downfall. Hillary rigged the primary season thinking she would have no competition. I am the annoited one so I will set this primary season things up so once I get a lead no one will catch me. Too smart for her own good. To all you Democrats, the sooner you bell the cat the better. But methinks it is already too late for you. You have no chance against McCain. The best you can hope for is Hillary withdraws with grace before she brings the whole party down for a generation. The Republicans are split over who they want to face, not withstanding Rush. Rush, who does not think McCain is conservative enough had nothing bad to say about GWB's unconservative reign. Hypocrite. I think he would secretly love for Hillary to win so he can stay important for the next 8 years trying to tear her down.
Comment: As a Vietnam Vet and a foe of GWB(as a president, not a man) I feel McCain will bring some moral clarity to the White House. He knows the ins and outs of the political scene without being a slave to the powers that run Washington. While he is not without baggage(Keating 5) he is the most qualified to reach across the aisle. In reaching across the aisle you have to know the processes to go through and your own limitations. Obama may be a breath of fresh air to a lot of young voters, but he lacks experience. His candidacy is a good commentary on the issue of whether whites would ever elect a black man. With a little more seasoning he can be a force in the future to enact change. As to Hillary i believe the country would be getting more of the same of the Bush doctine of rule by king(or queen). She isn't much different then GWB. She's only more unlikeable as a politician and a person. In order to capture the Obama camp should she win the democratic nomination she would have to run to the left of Obama in the GE and that would spell her end. That leaves the Democrats in a can't win situation. Either way John McCain will win in a walk. The archane Democratic primary and caucas rules that are Hillary's undoing(math wise), were drafted by her and Bill, presupposing she was going to be the preordained nominee. Like Spitzer she is going to be hoisted by her own pitard. McCain, like most combat vets take nothing for granted. Also like most Vietnam combat vets his so called temper will allow him to cut through the Washington double-speak. USMC Nam 69-70
Comment: I want a female President too. Many women share this desire, but in attaining it let's remember that we have to be careful in our selection of female candidates. Here's a lesson from history: Geraldine Ferraro's cheating on her taxes KILLED women's political chances at the Presidency until now, 25 years later.
And oh, yeah, Hillary hasn't released her tax returns yet.
Are you old enough to recall what happened to Ferraro's candidacy after she released her tax returns? She got flushed down the toilet, and with her went the dreams of millions of American women. I don't want to give away the next 25 years to Hillary Clinton's mistakes.
Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll still be alive in 25 years, when Obama's daughter will run for President.
Comment: Why do the Clinton supporters write the same comments, two, three, four or five times in a row? I can see repeating a comment once in a while after it has disappeared form the top of the page, but this monotonous consecutive repetition thing... give it a rest, guys. Post it once, and I'll read it. Post it twice and it's spam.
Comment: Nins-for an example see the thechozyn1's comments just below.
Comment: It's not just the Clinton supporters, Nins. People supporting both candidates- and some who apparently don't like either of them - are repeating their comments. But when one person repeats their comments, or several people post the same comments, it forces answers to be posted to each post, or else they are likely to be missed. IMHO.
Comment: I agree with those who say that Hillary's biggest problem is Bill.
Really, think about it, do YOU want Bill Clinton back in the White House.
Of course, Hillary is perfectly capable of shooting herself in the foot, as recent events have proven. She muzzled Bill after South Carolina, and now she goes only to replicate his mistakes. The Clintons thinks they are bullet-proof, since they have been allowed to get away with so much by the media and by an overly forgiving American public.
I'm willing to forgive them in the broader Christian sense, but I am NOT willing to trust them with my country.
Comment: U.S.S.R. anyone? United States Socialist Republic .........That is what we are heading for the the Clinton's get there way.
Comment: You can do as much homework as you want, Unless the winner of the Clinton/Obama fight picks a Sportsman/Hunter/NRA friendly runningmate, they still don't have a chance of winning the November presidential election. We- sportsmen,hunters and NRA members have decided many elections before and we will do it again. We are many and we vote. We make phone calls to friends and family and encourage them to vote for our candidates.Go ahead underestimate us again. We must protect our 2nd Ammendment rights. Look at Austrailia and England. If it can happen there, it can happen here. Wake up democratic Party and give us a candidate we can vote for. Thank You for your time. God Bless You All,Sincerely,Ohio Sportsman
Comment: I do my homework as well and I have seen what the Clinton's are like, did you not live through Bill Clinton's presidency. I'm sorry, we do not need him back in the white house in any way shape or form. The Clinton's will use any dirty trick to win and say anything about anyone to try and make it stick, truth or lies and then they act so innocent. The only reason Hillary stayed with Bill Clinton was exactly what is happening right now. Her run to be president. I am a woman and trust me, any woman with any self respect would not stand by her man if he did to them what Bill did to Hillary except for a bigger goal. As I said before the Clinton's and Bush's have had their time and it's time for someone else! I'm not a big McCain fan but he is a better choice than Hillary, I think you can believe most of what he says anyway. I don't believe anything she says. Also her slogan's haven't worked so now she is trying to steal Obama's slogan...she needs to get original.
Comment: To write Hillary off just because she stayed with him is wrong. Just think of the outcry should she had left him while he was president. Everyone would have been saying that he had too big of a job for a distraction like that and accusing her of being unpatriotic. If she waited until after he was out of the White House, then they would have yelled because she only stayed with him to be First Lady.
We don't know what their marriage is like...maybe she stays with him because he's just that great in bed, maybe she figures she???s better off with the devil she knows than braving the dating scene, maybe he???s been kissing up to her ever since to make it right or maybe she truly believes people make mistakes and marriage means forever.
Comment: "Do your homework", "Don't trust him", etc. These aren't even credible arguments not to vote for anyone. If there were cold, hard facts, rather than general fear and paranoia, then people may pay credence to such pleas. Otherwise, if such statement aren't followed by facts, then they are empty statements. There's the assumption that someone asking others to do there homework has done so on their own part. It's a bit dubious when someone says such things, but doesn't follow up with one example or fact to support their argument about a candidate.
Comment: Don't trust him (Obama). This man claims to be the honest one, not a politician but a statesman, a change from the same old dirty politics. He claims to believe in democracy and the right of the people to be heard. He says loudly every vote must count -not just be counted, but COUNT. So one of the first things he does in his campaign for President is to get together with the other politicians and cut a deal. Apparently their thinking went: Those people down in Florida, and those people up in Michigan, they've been complaining for years that they don't get a choice by the time they get the chance to cast primary votes. They've finally convinced their elected officials to pass laws to move their primary dates up. They- the people of Michigan and Florida - don't recognize the right of those politicians in Washington to tell them they can't get a full vote (a vote at a time when they have a choice among all the candidates who are running.) Dummies that they are,those people from Florida and Michigan read the party rules, and decided they'd rather have a vote for half as many delegates who really count as a vote for twice as many delegates after they no longer mattered, or after half or more of the candidates were gone. So Obama and the other Washington politicians showed how much they really believe every vote must count - they changed the rules to eliminate all the delegates from our two states. And more - they agreed to boycott our primaries. They thought surely Florida and Michigan wouldn't let our votes not count, they thought certainly Florida and Michigan would back down. But we haven't, and now they suddenly realize that they need our votes to win in November. So does Obama do the honorable thing and admit that he has participated in the rawest of political back room dealing? Does he apologize to us? No -he joins with the other politicians to offer a compromise - if we'll just vote over (in other words, give them what they wanted to begin), if we'll back down and give up what we were seeking, then they'll let us have our votes back. And we'll just have to start our fight over again in 4 years? No thank you - we'll have our freedom, even if it costs us our votes. But we'll remember the dirty politics!
Comment: "Do your homework", "Don't trust him", etc. These aren't even credible arguments not to vote for anyone. If there were cold, hard facts, rather than general fear and paranoia, then people may pay credence to such pleas. Otherwise, if such statement aren't followed by facts, then they are empty statements. There's the assumption that someone asking others to do there homework has done so on their own part. It's a bit dubious when someone says such things, but doesn't follow up with one example or fact to support their argument about a candidate.
Comment: "Do your homework", "Don't trust him", etc. These aren't even credible arguments not to vote for anyone. If there were cold, hard facts, rather than general fear and paranoia, then people may pay credence to such pleas. Otherwise, if such statement aren't followed by facts, then they are empty statements. There's the assumption that someone asking others to do there homework has done so on their own part. It's a bit dubious when someone says such things, but doesn't follow up with one example or fact to support their argument about a candidate.
Comment: "Do your homework", "Don't trust him", etc. These aren't even credible arguments not to vote for anyone. If there were cold, hard facts, rather than general fear and paranoia, then people may pay credence to such pleas. Otherwise, if such statement aren't followed by facts, then they are empty statements. There's the assumption that someone asking others to do there homework has done so on their own part. It's a bit dubious when someone says such things, but doesn't follow up with one example or fact to support their argument about a candidate.
Comment: In response to the last posted comment I have just one question...if you don't rely on anyone else for your information, what is the source of said information. Additionally, if you are to make a claim about either candidate (i.e. "He is about as old school as they come," in reference to Obama) please include an example and site sources so that we the people can have reliable information to help us make right decisions. ...make sense?
Comment: Your all fooling yourselves if you think Obama is going to bring you a new kind of politics. I have been a democrat all my life as well and I'm 60 years old but believe me, I do my homework and educate myself before I vote and I don't listen to the media, or stump speeches for my decisions. There is a vast wealth of knowledge out there if you look for it, and, most of it would knock your socks off. Please educate yourselves before you vote or you may end up very sorry. First off try to answer all questions of what your nominee will do in all things that effect your life. You can find those answers in many differant ways, the internet is one of them. Don't take anyone elses word for it. Especially for people of my age group, Obama will be a nightmare.
Again, please educate yourselves.
Comment: You people need to do your homework if you think Obama is going to bring you some kind of new politics. He is about as old school as they come, in fact in some ways he puts Hillary to shame. People make a very big mistake when they listen to the news media and the pundints talk. Also if you think your being told the truth from the stump your really fooling yourself. You need to do your homework and learn about these people before you vote and until then you need to watch what you say since you are trying to influence others to vote your way. This is the most important vote of my lifetime and I'm 60 years old but I do my homework and don't rely on anyone else for my information. Please do the same before you vote.
Comment: I have been a democrat my whole adult life. I voted for Bill Clinton both times but I cannot bring myself to vote for Hillary Clinton. It is time we move on from the Clinton/Bush debacles and look to someone that will take our country into the future. I am 62 years old and a white midwestern female and if Hillary Clinton somehow manages to steal this nomination from Obama with her cheap dirty tricks and inuendos as the Clintons are famous for, I and many other Obama supporters will simply vote for John McCain. It is truly time we change the way of politics and Obama is trying but Hillary keeps trying to drag him into the dirt with her. If we want another Replublican in the White House give Hillary the nomination and McCain will win!
Comment: Mr. Alter, today (03/10), the pledged delegate gap is somewhere around 155 delegates. Could you possible do the math again, also taking into consideration that of the 30 add-on delegates already decided by the staes based on the states' results, there are 7 for Sen. Clinton and 23 for Sen. Obama (a net surplus for Sen. Obama of 16), with 46 to go. Since these add-on 'super-delegates' are based on election results, they are not as free as the 'regular' super-delegates to change their mind. Thank you!
Comment: Aft3er seeing comments made by one of the democratic governors..I am wondering just what the people of the states are voting for , Since that governor does not conceder any of the other 20+ states to count . Other than of course Texas Ohio, Mich., And Pennsylvania. Are all those other votes wasted votes? If so,,why does anyone bother if the " Democrates " are going to nominate who they want to anyway. Or is it that the democratic party has become the Clinton Party...which is it?
I was under the inpression that we the people voted for delegates to represent us...gee, must have been wrong on that.
Comment: They keep saying Clinton is the stronger candidate, because she carried the bigger states. Well he didn't lose by much in each of them and besides those Hillary supporters will vote for Obama when he becomes the nominee, since they don't want a republican in the White House
Comment: What to bet? I will not vote for a rookie who does not have enough of a track record for me know what I'm getting. McCain is a liberal for a republican. He isn't a hawk like Bush is after being a prisoner of war. As long as he picks a moderate to liberal republican for VP, McCain will pull just as many independants as republicans.
Comment: They keep saying that Clinton is the stronger candidte and has carried the big states. Well if Obama is the candidate those same Hillary voters 9from the big states)will vote for him, because they don't want a republican in the White House
Comment: I encourage the Obama camp to stay positive. Please do not stoop to Hillary's low-level, dirty politics because it always, always, backfires on her. Look at her health care reform and the 3am campaign ad. Hillary has set health care back to the days of high buttoned shoes, and the little girl from the 3am ad is a staunch Obama supporter.
Comment: Why isn't the media reporting that Obama actually WON TX, when the caucus results were combined with the primary results? Overall that day, Clinton only advanced 6 delegates. That is NOT a big win. And you're right--the future just got worse for her.
Comment: FROM ALLEAS IN KENTUCKY: I FORGOT TO INCLUDE IN MY REASONS NOT TO VOTE
FOR HILLARY CLINTON FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION HER FAILURE AT HEALTH CARE
REFORM IN 1993 AND HER VOTE FOR THE IRAQI WAR. I HAVE BEEN A CRITICAL CARE NURSE
FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I WAS IN THE THICK OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING IN 1993.
HILLARY SHUT OUT ESSENTIALLY EVERYONE FROM THE HEALTH CARE REFORM DEBATE.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR FROM PHYSICIANS, NURSES OR ANY PERSON FROM THE
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. IT WAS ME AND A CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON WHO WERE THE
ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE CRITICAL CARE COMPLEX IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE
I WAS WORKING IN 1992 WHO VOTED FOR BILL CLINTON IN THE HOPES THAT FINALLY
HEALTH CARE WOULD BE REFORMED. IT WAS A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM SLIPPED THROUGH OUR FINGERS SIMPLY
BECAUSE HILLARY DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR FROM THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY WHEN
SHE WAS GIVEN THE ASSIGNMENT FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM. WHEN SHE TOUTS HER
"EXPERIENCE" I HAVE NO FAITH IN HER ABLITY TO WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO COULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE ON CRITICAL
ISSUES. AS FAR AS HER VOTE FOR THE IRAQI WAR, SHE CAST HER VOTE ON HER HOPES
OF APPEARING TOUGH ON NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES. IF SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER
THEN WE AS DEMOCRATS REALLY DO HAVE A PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS. SHE IS PART OF THE REASON THIS COUNTRY WILL BE BOGGED DOWN IN IRAQ FOR NO TELLING HOW LONG
AS A COST THAT IS -- SO HIGH I CAN'T EVEN COME UP WITH A TERM. ALL THIS BECAUSE SHE
"WANTED TO BE PRESIDENT". HOW MUCH DOES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THIS
COUNTRY
HAVE TO SACRIFICE SO THAT HILLARY CAN "BE PRESIDENT"?
Comment: I AM A 56 YEAR OLD DEMOCRATIC WOMAN FROM KENTUCKY; A PERSON WHO IS
SUPPOSED TO FIT NEATLY INTO HILLARY CLINTON'S "BASE'. I TOTALLY DO NOT
UNDERSTAND HOW A THINKING PERSON, LET ALONE A DEMOCRAT, COULD
POSSIBLY VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON OVER BARACK OBAMA. WAKE UP
DEMOCRATS!!! LETS TAKE BACK OUR PARTY AND BE PROUD DEMOCRATS
ONCE AGAIN. VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA.
Comment: I am also in Clinton's demographics - and am 51 year old - I have thought about going to PA and walking door to door to talk to people about the importance of this campaign and the direction that this country has been heading in for years - I think more than just 7. I am really concerned that there are many who associated Clinton as the "incumbent" so to speak - instead of questioning just what her 35 years of experience has brought us. Unchecked health care premiums which have doubled since 2002, documented loss of manufacturing jobs because of NAFTA, gas at 3.35 a gallon and expected to rise to $4.00 by summer, her vote for the war and the loss of almost 4,000 of our sons and daughters. I just have to believe that Obama would leave his daughter's with a better legacy than the Clinton's have left their daughter.
Comment: A few bloggers have expressed their belief that Obama is nothing but a media darling who has never done anything except give a rousing speech. In response to that' I'd like to note some of the many accomplishments on his resume. And remember he has done all of this as a black man whose family had no money, all on his own merit. Graduate of Harvard Law School, editor of Harvard Law Review, eight years as Illinois Senator, four years in US Senate, professor of Constitutional Law, leading expert on the US Constitution, has written two best sellers, has led a flawless campaign AND has galvanized people from all walks of life, bringing millions of new voters into the Democratic party (including me, a Republican). Wow, sounds to me like he's getting votes because he's a competent leader and an exceptional man.
During his US Senate tenure Obama has been a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and has made state visits to Afganistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Russia and Africa. He has introduced or co-sponsored 1,082 bills into the US Senate. And finally, read his book The Audacity of Hope and you will see that he is immensely intelligent, with a deep patriotic love of America and some real solutions to the problems of our modern world. His chapters on Religious Faith, Economics and Foreign Policy are amazing. Nothing Hillary has written can touch it.
You owe it to yourself to read the books written by each candidate, and to visit all of their websites. This is the only way to really know what the candidates are about, because getting your information from the media and from blogs guarantees that someone else's filter is coloring the data. See what each candidate has to say for themselves, then decide. I did this, and it convinced me, a dyed-in-the-wool middle aged white Republican, to vote for Obama. He really is an exceptional man, the type of politician that comes along only once in a hundred years.
Comment: A few bloggers have expressed their belief that Obama is nothing but a media darling who has never done anything except give a rousing speech. In response to that' I'd like to note some of the many accomplishments on his resume. And remember he has done all of this as a black man whose family had no money, all on his own merit. Graduate of Harvard Law School, editor of Harvard Law Review, eight years as Illinois Senator, four years in US Senate, professor of Constitutional Law, leading expert on the US Constitution, has written two best sellers, has led a flawless campaign AND has galvanized people from all walks of life, bringing millions of new voters into the Democratic party (including me, a Republican). Wow, sounds to me like he's getting votes because he's a competent leader and an exceptional man. Also, check out the Library of Congress website, where you will see that Obama has introduced or co-sponsored 1,082 bills in only three years in the US Senate. During his Senate tenure, he has been a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and made state visits to Afganistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Russia and Africa. And finally, read his book The Audacity of Hope and you will see that he is immensely intelligent, with a deep patriotic love of America and some real solutions to the problems of our modern world. His chapters on Religious Faith, Economics and Foreign Policy are amazing. Nothing Hillary has written can touch it.
Comment: Give no indication to the media & the dems how you voted.
They will see the error in their ways when republicans take control back from the tax & spend & tax some more croud!!
If I need a car I work, I buy it. If I need food , I work I buy it.
If I need a drink, I work I buy it.
If I choose to smoke, I work I buy it.
If I need medicine, I work I buy it.
If I need a boat, I work I buy it.
If I need a lawnmower, I work I buy it.
If I need health insurance, I work I buy it.
If my kid needs schooling, I work I buy it.
If I need gas, I work, I buy it.
If I go to church, I work, I support it.
If I need....., I work I buy it!!!
Notice a pattern??
Is there something wrong with this pattern??
Or should I just turn to some government official, office or service to supply all theese needs for me??
If all my needs are met by government:: I choose not to work !!!!
Comment: yes, there is something wrong. If I get sick and can't work, I won't have the money to by medicine, and I don't get well because I can't afford health care.
Comment: My, my was obama in the senate when the iraqi vote came up? I thought he didn't get in til a few years later when Ryan, who was running against him got into a corruption scandal. BY THE WAY, OBAMA WAS PROBABLY ALSO AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR.
Comment: The Vietnam War was a treacherous gravesite where great men fought for this country. Please do not make this insignificant. If I were old enough at the time, I would have voted against it too!
Comment: Your point about the Vietnam War is?
Comment: now as you mention john mCcain,lets look at his iragi war plan,he plan to stay the course in iraq,because he thinks we would be surrendering if we pulled most of the troops out.now mCcain do you really have foriegn policy expierence as you stated or you just een visiting a lot of countries?staying the course is a flawed policy.america will never have as much influence in iraq as iran.staying and sacrificing more lives for a lost cause is not a good policy.shite and shite iraq and iran,do you get it?check out the palistinian conflict as an eq.hamas slaughter fatah and took over half of palistine,isreal trying to stop hamas from firing rockets,by invading hamas territory, who came to hamas aid ?fatah of course.middle east politics is complicated america is an outsider just dont belong,understand.
wasting more lives in a situation that is not winable is poor military. a strategies that has fail us for the last seven years.
Comment: i could not expect anything elsr from missclinton supporters,they just are just like their leader,following blindly.
please do your research before you make stupid comments.hillary did the samething with the iraqi war vote,please look before you-all leap,the end result might not be as favorable as you would all like,but this is where real thinking people can see through nuances and false hopes.
the numbers stupid,they just dont lie.
Comment: Mr. Alter is quoting SLATE.com. Go there today and you will see, as front page headline:
did you see this?
Women's History ... With Porn Stars
Now there is a great source for your unbiased, equal rights counting.
I could NOT have made this up.
Comment: As a 56 year old woman who is crippled and beaten from having to be ten times as smart as a man to get into law school and from being part of the women who had to sue or threaten to sue for jobs as lawyers when it was against the law to discriminate against women but law firms flat out said "sue me," I have has quite enough of Mr. Alter. You should be replaced by a female, perhaps overweight, perhaps minority but bright woman. Perhaps she will discuss the campaign fairly. Perhaps she will point out that since Obama has ALL of the same policies as Hillary, he should have gotten behind her and supported her, later taking his place when he gets wet behind the ears. Perhaps Mr. Alter can be replaced by someone who has a brain he or she is willing to use. Mr. Alter has always had severe problems with women. If the media were not made of white males and anorexic women (no joke -- watch those women) Mr. Obama would have been put in his place long ago. Note that Mr. Obama would not have been president of law review under the traditional rules. Harvard had to get rid of its traditional rules to let him be editor. Mr. Obama did not do what is good for the country and support Hillary because he is used to affirmative action. He knew he could take her issues and pretend they were his, hide behind his color and try to destroy the country. Stop your baloney Alter. Let's see your argument about how Obama's campaign should be deflated since he has no new ideas. He would then add perhaps one delegate per state from here on in.
Mr. Alter -- at long last -- have you NO SHAME?
Comment: I am voting for Hillary. She is a known quantity and has been in the national spotlight for over a decade. She is not charming but that is not what we need in a President. I am confident she is a brilliant public servant. Obama seems like an affable and bright fellow but he has not been held to the same scrutiny as Hillary. The Republicans will not throw him softballs like the current media.
Comment: I am voting for Hillary. She is a known quantity and has been in the national spotlight for over a decade. She is not charming but that is not what we need in a President. I am confident she is a brilliant public servant. Obama seems like an affable and bright fellow but he has not been held to the same scrutiny as Hillary. The Republicans will not throw him softballs like the current media.
Comment: BTW - did I mention that I also have a Masters in Psychology? Oh, how stupid of me!
Comment: Posted By: ChelseaHo @ 03/07/2008 16:13:54
Comment: No Jules - it simply means that you scored highest of all the idiots that got an Education degree. Also note that the scores listed above are for Graduate school (GRE), Medical college entrance exam (MCAT), and for Law school admissions (LSAT). And GRE's can have very hard entrance exams for technical and engineering related disciplines. The GRE for educational degrees is a joke!
Chelsea - once again, you are calling me and my colleagues idiots - by that logic, all the people (including you) that we teach must be idiots as well. So how well educated are you after all?
I have taught special education students (adolescents of above average intelligence who have emotional disturbances, behavioral disorders and/or learning disabilities) for 22 years and am sickened by your and others' comments about uneducated (I prefer under-educated) people - frankly, education doesn't equal intelligence, it simply enlightens those with innate intelligence. I have known many "educated" people in my life who had absolutely no common sense nor any "social intelligence". You are coming off as a bit of an elitist, I'm afraid. You act as though you believe that these so-called "idiots" and "uneducated" people shouldn't have the right to vote - may I remind you that a disproportionate number of "uneducated" people are those of color and are undereducated due to lack of opportunity? As a mixed race person, do you truly believe that Obama would embrace your comments? Or do you think he would "denounce" them? There are three -isms at work in this blog: elitism, racism and sexism - do you really want to be in the same category as the latter two? For they are all the same thing - pre-judging people based upon external factors which most have no control over. Think about it.
Comment: "As a state senator, Obama evaded leadership on a host of critical community issues, from historic preservation to the rapid demolition of nearby public-housing projects, according to many South Siders."
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-02-28/news/obama-and-me/3
Comment: rhomanOH, where do you get the idea that Clinton didn't have sufficient clearance to get info necessary to perform her role as a senator?
Get real. Not only has she served on several important committees, but as first lady she hosted foreign dignitaries at the white house, which required some familiarity with customs and international affairs, and she also represented our country abroad in the same way ambassadors do, which required the same kinds of briefings as to foreign customs and international circumstances.
I'm sure the tape recordings of her questions and her participation on the various committees she has served on are available via CSPAN. I know I watched a number of hearings when her questions were not only informed and relevant but revealing.
Get real.
Comment: Not all members of Congress have the security clearance necessary to discuss and review matters of national security. Only those members who sit on committees that specifcially deal in these matters are provided the security necessary to view classified documents. As First Lady, Hillary Clinton would not have been accorded the same access level she would have as a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs committee or any other oversigt committee in matters of intelligence. Security clearance has been denied to sitting members because they had problems in their background that would prevent the government from granting access. Remember, access to information on these matters is typically granted by the Executive Branch. Candidates go through no background checks.
Comment: No more than any other First Lady? How about this, for just one example, she negotiated with Sinn Fein and helped bring about the 1997 Peace Accords in Northern Ireland.
Comment: George Mitchell, President Clinton's envoy to Northern Ireland, said Hillary had played a "positive role" in bringing peace to Northern Ireland. Besides, she has more experience than the moron we now have as president, she has at least experienced many other cultures and sat in on decision making discussions, thats certainly more than Obama who's only stopped in Europe once on a layover.
Comment: Hillary Clinton, as First Lay, negotiating with Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein to bring about the April 10, 1998 Good Friday Peace Accord? On what planet? She would have nothing to bring to the table and quite frankly, the parties concerned would have ignored her or treated her as little more than a messenger for Bill. She cannot negotiate with foreign governments - that is reserved for members of the administration and the President. I can guarantee that Congress would have been outraged, especially after the health care debacle, if they thought Hillary was negotiating with Sinn Fein. Not only that, the Tory government would have been very swift in its condemnation of her role and you don't piss off the one country in Europe that is your strongest supporter - they were quite pissed when Gerry Adams made several fundraising visits to the U.S. and implored the U.S. Government to not official greet him. Many people, including several members of the United States Congress, still viewed Sinn Fein as a terrorist organization.
The peace process started with the British government admitting in 1993 that it had been in talks with Sinn Fein. This lead to the Downing Street Declaration in 1993. Which opened up all party talks as a result of the decommissioning assessment of the Mitchell Commission in 1995. Decommissioning of the IRA, especially the Provisional IRA, was one of the stumbling blocks towards a full and final end to the "troubles". It wasn't until 2005 that the IRA finally laid down its arms and peace was realized and the joint Northern Ireland Assembly could work. Clinton was out of office long before most of the major work was accomplished.
Bill Clinton paid a prefunctory visit in November 1995 and made a few phone calls in 1998 urging all parties to sign the 1993 accord. The real credit for peace in Northern Ireland belongs to Catholics and Protestants who were tired of the bombings and killings and embarrassed the British Government, Sinn Fein and the various Protestant political organizations, especially the DUP lead by Ian Paisley, and forced them to sit at a table and talk. And credit also belongs to Tony Blair and his government for their willingness to talk with Sinn Fein. A Tory government, especially one lead by Margaret Thatcher, never would have done that.
I don't care if she met foreign dignitaries and hosted state dinners at the White House. While she had Bill's ear, she didn't make, ratify or carry out U.S. foreign policy. All she could do was influence - and Congress would have been watching to make sure she did little more. She was an observer, not a player. So unless you can make and implement policy, you don't have experience. That is like me saying because I watch Law and Order, I am able to provide accurate and effective legal advice. Actually, in most jurisdictions, that behavior would get me arrested.
Comment: In Ohio, the vote was for Hillary in all of the smaller counties. She did not achieve any substantial votes in the counties that house our largest cities (Cleveland - Cuyahoga, Columbus - Franklin, Dayton ??? Montgomery, or Cincinnati - Hamilton). Those counties also have a larger union presence and more registered Democrats. She has not shown any paperwork for her experience (she did not hold a high enough clearance to be given any information to use with her foreign policy record she claims), nor did she give any documents as to who she met with in any country that had any direct influence on a government. When the paperwork is given (if ever ??? they may hold all for at least another year or two) to substantiate the experience record she claims, all will be able to see that she has done no more than any other First Lady.
Comment: After Emil Jones, Jr. became president of the Illinois senate, he decided to make Obama a senator. He appointed Obama sponsor of virtually every high-profile piece of legislation, angering many rank-and-file state legislators who had more seniority than Obama and had spent years championing the bills.
"I took all the beatings and insults and endured all the racist comments over the years from nasty Republican committee chairmen," state Senator Rickey Hendon, the original sponsor of landmark racial profiling and videotaped confession legislation yanked away by Jones and given to Obama, complained to me at the time. "Barack didn't have to endure any of it, yet, in the end, he got all the credit.
"I don't consider it bill jacking," Hendon told me. "But no one wants to carry the ball 99 yards all the way to the 1-yard line and then give it to the halfback who gets all the credit and the stats in the record book."
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-02-28/news/obama-and-me/
Comment: After he became president of the Illinois senate, Emil Jones, Jr. decided to make Obama a senator. He appointed Obama sponsor of virtually every high-profile piece of legislation, angering many rank-and-file state legislators who had more seniority than Obama and had spent years championing the bills.
"I took all the beatings and insults and endured all the racist comments over the years from nasty Republican committee chairmen," state Senator Rickey Hendon, the original sponsor of landmark racial profiling and videotaped confession legislation yanked away by Jones and given to Obama, complained to me at the time. "Barack didn't have to endure any of it, yet, in the end, he got all the credit.
"I don't consider it bill jacking," Hendon told me. "But no one wants to carry the ball 99 yards all the way to the 1-yard line and then give it to the halfback who gets all the credit and the stats in the record book."
Comment: Blessed, you offer a gentle response which focuses on the positives, and that is a good thing. But we can't ignore the negatives. There are people in this country who will malign Obama precisely because his heritage is Muslim, and because his middle name reflects that heritage. But there are other weaknesses too. In my opinion, he should have waited until there were specific things he did that his supporters could point to with pride instead of riding a wave of behind the scenes support into the Senate and then thinking he could win the presidency the same way. The republicans can't wait to get their teeth into him. The swift-boat videos are already in production
Comment: You people who keep claiming Barak Obama is a Muslim need to get a life - or read factual documents. He is not a Muslim, never has, never been. But what the hell difference does someone's religion make with regards to their ability to be an effective leader? Mitt Romney shouldn't have had to explain his Mormon religion, any more than John Kennedy had to say he will obey the Constitution of the United State and not the Pope. In deciding on a candidate, I look at those qualities I think will make that man or woman an effective leader. I could care less about his or her religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other superficial aspect of human nature that we use to classify and group those people a little different from us. I care about the person's intelligence, integrity, honesty, ability to bring people together in consensus, admitting at times when you are wrong (Jack Kennedy got on TV and took full responsibility for the Bay of Pigs - and then went after the CIA who got him into that mess), and all those other qualities that make good leaders, whether they are the principal of the local school, the girl scout leader or the President of the United States. We should be discussing those important issues that face this country and not Mitt Romney's magic underwear (never really understand that one, Bill). We need to get back on track and choose the individual that can lead us in the right direction.
Comment: I wish that Obama's supporter could do better than what Samantha Power did. :)
Comment: Agree with that one. Sometimes it is better to say nothing than to try to come up with a really good quip - you usually end up with a part of your anatomy in your mouth.
Comment: Agree with that one. Sometimes it is better to say nothing than to try to come up with a really good quip - you usually end up with a part of your anatomy in your mouth.
Comment: He cannot help that his family had a muslim background. And that was only after his grandfather converted from Catholic. And he converted on his oWN. All the children were given the name, but none of them practiced the religion. As far as 9/11 goes, you shouldn't penalize all muslims for what some idiots did. What kind of country would this be if every black person was treated poorly because of what gang members do, or if white people were penalized for what members of the KKK have done and still do! The man is the best nominee simply because he is about change, and hope and unity. There will be no division with him as commander in chief.
Comment: Nins, Obama is intelligent, smart enough to recognize good ideas when he sees them. The problem is that he doesn't have any of his own. He is a made man who takes credit for the work of others. See http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-02-28/news/obama-and-me/ for a review of how he managed to have such an outstanding legislative record in the Illinois legislature, and there is no evidence he has done anything different in the Senate. In fact, his record isn't anything close to what you suggest.
I'd still vote for him over McCain, but I don't think he is electable. Neither do all the republicans who admit they are voting for him in the primaries but plan to vote for McCain in November. Can we afford to let the republicans select the democratic nominee?
Comment: Indeed this country needs change, but not from a person who had muslim back ground. I hope people who still remember what it happened on 9/11.
Comment: First of all, he is not a Muslim. Secondly, this is the most idiotic statement ever made because Obama is a U. S. citizen. How offensive can you really be?
Comment: I hope you still what it happened in English, you oron... I mean moron.
Comment: This country indeed needs a change, but not from a person who had sulim back ground. I hope everybody still remember 911.
Comment: First, I have to say that I can't wait to hear the words, "President Obama." I get goosebumps when I think of it.
A funny thing, though, about Slate's Delegate Counter. I was playing around with it, and discovered another conspiracy for the books. Go to it (there's a link to it in this article) and type an 80 in Obama's column for the rest of the contests, and see how many pledged delegates he earns between Ohio and the last contest. Freaky, I tell ya.
Comment: Everyone should stop slamming each other and talk about what the true issues are. Regarding healthcare, help for the working poor, and all the poor children.
Each state has their version of public healthcare, food stamp, social security income assistance, hud housing. There are hundreds of services already given to the "PEOPLE" or should I say the "LITTLE POEPlE". The problem with the entire sytem of programs out there is that no one except the street person can qualify for them. You have to be so dirt poor, no roof over your head and no transportation to qualify. The working poor can not quality for Access, Welfare or what ever you state calls it.
If you did qualify any gifts, or financial help must be declared and is used against you. In other words you will be given less money, services, or food stamps or even loose your health coverage.
WE DO NOT NEED THEM TO KEEP BLABBING ABOUT HEALTHCARE AND THE SUCH. JUST TELL US HOW THEY WILL STOP SPENDING MONEY ON STUPID THINGS (LIKE BODY GUARDS FOR X-PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES FOREVER ), $100.00 HAMMERS AND REDECORATING THE WHITE HOUSE THE MOMENT THEY ARRIVE THERE. WASTEING OUR MONEY ON STUPITY AND PUT THE FUNDS IN THE CAUFFERS SO THAT THEY CAN LOWER THE BAR FOR MORE WORKING POOR TO QUALIFY FOR THE ALREADY EXISTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICES. Do you not see that it is all a bunch a empty talk. More services that most people can not qualify for. Oh yeah, national healthcare. OHHHHHHHHHH that will fix everything!!!
Comment: I find it amazing that Obama supporters are depicting Hillary Clinton as a femal George W. Bush who is disloyal to the Democratic party and should jump ship to the Republican Party for her stances on the war, health care and foreign policy. One bloger put this sentence in his blog "Obama has proven that Americans do believe in decency. Only problem is he needs an oponent who could equally display a measure of decency and know where to draw the line". I don't now if he has read the papers recently but the Obama campaign has crossed that line quitea few times recently and been called to task for their degrading and offensive remarks about Hillary Clinton. Even her daughter has been fodder for the Obama campaign. I hope both canidates realize this is not the way to win the election and has no place in the Democratic Party . If it continues it will cost us dearly at the polls come this November.
Comment: Dear noplaceforsleeze. The by crossing the line I meant giving credti to McCain's experience at the expense of Obama. Obama has not displayed such disloyalty. He won a series of primaries and caucauses not because of tearing Hillary down but because of being effective in his message of change. We need change. Imagine how the voice of the everyday American is being drowned out by the influence of big business lobbyists in Washington. You wonder why we prescription drugs cost so much in this country; why we pay so much for health insurance; why we pay so much for energy; why we are often at a great disadvantage when signing any financial contracts. The list goes on. Barack will work hard to give the back their government. The Clintons like so many other long time Washington politicians such as McCain are in the pockets of these lobyists. Nothing will change if Hillary or McCain goes back to Washington as President. Think about it.
Comment: I find it amazing that Obama supporters are depicting Hillary Clinton as a femal George W. Bush who is disloyal to the Democratic party and should jump ship to the Republican Party for her stances on the war, health care and foreign policy. One bloger put this sentence in his blog "Obama has proven that Americans do believe in decency. Only problem is he needs an oponent who could equally display a measure of decency and know where to draw the line". I don't now if he has read the papers recently but the Obama campaign has crossed that line quitea few times recently and been called to task for their degrading and offensive remarks about Hillary Clinton. Even her daughter has been fodder for the Obama campaign. I hope both canidates realise this is not the way to win the election and have no place in the Democratic Party . If it continues it will cost us dearly at the polls come this November.
Comment: I find it amazing that Obama supporters are depicting Hillary Clinton as a femal George W. Bush who is disloyal to the Democratic party and should jump ship to the Republican Party for her stances on the war, health care and foreign policy. One bloger put this sentence in his blog "Obama has proven that Americans do believe in decency. Only problem is he needs an oponent who could equally display a measure of decency and know where to draw the line". I don't now if he has read the papers recently but the Obama campaign has crossed that line quitea few times recently and been called to task for their degrading and offensive remarks about Hillary Clinton. Even her daughter has been fodder for the Obama campaign. I hope both canidates realise this is not the way to win the election and have no place in the Democratic Party . If it continues it will cost us dearly at the polls come this November.
Comment: Why is there so little reporting on all of the republicans switching parties to vote for Senator Obama in the primaries? Can someone tell me what purpose it serves the republican party to run against Mr.Obama? they seem to feel better against him than against Senator Clinton?
Comment: Hillary Clinton coudn't watch her husband, and that was her only job, during her 8 years in the Whitehouse. When will we learn. With all those unexplained mysterious deaths to her former friends and allies from Arkansas, that had something to tell on the Clintons, some people still amazes me. Remember when Clinton fired the missiles, while being empeached himself. Hillary was right there with him. Bill Clinton will not be another pathetic housewife, sitting around the house with nothing to do. Bill was a great President, when focused on the country's problems. Our economy was stronger than ever, but while he was distracted we all suffered. Hillary keeps talking about, when the phone rings at 3 in the morning, she will have an answer. People, we all know, that it took months to train to fly those planes for 911. That was not on Bush's watch. He inherited that. Bill had the country to look out for and couldn't answer the call because at 3 in the morning he was not in the bed beside the so-called red phone, Hillary was problably out looking for him. So, now for all you people, thats sold on Clinton, Bill will be restless, Bill will wonder, Bill will indulge in wrongdoings, and the wholle time Hillary will be distracted. She is already crying to win the nomination to get the female vote. Mark my words, she will have so many tears in her eyes, she will not be able to see the next attack, just like she didn't foresee the last 2.
I like Hillary for President, but only if she is not with Bill. Bill and Hillary are one and that makes her the weakest link.
Comment: Wow! what desperation can do to people. When Hillary Clinton says that she and the republican nominee, McCain bring a lifetime of experience to the campaign and that Obama brings a only speech in 2002 she clearly crossed the line. To stoop to disloyalty to the democratic party all in an effort to defeat a fellow democrat for the nomination of the (democratic party) for president, is really a new low. Even the audacity to go there simply demonstrates a total disregard for the Democratic electrolate. If Hillary prefers the experience of the republican nominee and the present occupant of the White House to that of Senator Barack Obama, a fellow democrat, then maybe she should become McCain's running mate. After all, her statement simply says to any intelligent democrat that if she does not become the democratic nominee she would prefer McCain, a republican, to become the next president. After all she clearly prefers his continuation of the Bush policies to the change that Barack Obama promises America. Disloyalty is where I draw the line.
Comment: Wow! Senator McCain need not look further for a running mate. Hillary Clinton has volunteered her services. She prefers a continuation of the Bush Administration which McCain represents to our great Democratic party all in a mad feat of desparation to win the nomination of our party for president. Stating her claim to experience over judgment is good politics and stays on the issue, but elevating the experience of the republican candidate says in no uncertain terms that her loyalty is questionable. If she prefers the republican foreign policy she should switch parties. I really thought that no matter who the nominee was I would be happy to support them. However, after this praising of McCain's experience over that of her Democratic opponent, I really don't know. Just where do we draw the line? Obama has proven that Americans do believe in decency. Only problem is he needs an oponent who could equally display a measure of decency and know where to draw the line. Perhaps we should heed the wisdom of Ronald Reagan who layed down the rule "never criticise another republican". Hillary Clinton ought to know that stating her positions clearly is not the same as tearing down her oponent all in a bid to win. When all is said and done and the primaries are over, we need to have a candidate that is not too damaged to stand for us. Disloyalty to our party is where I draw the line. I wonder who actually deserves to be ashamed! The decent candidate or the disloyal one who prefers Senator McCain and George W. Bush with their endless war in Iraq and failed policies which have not won us friends but multiplied our enemies abroad. We need real change. Obama is the man that is capable and decent enough to bring that about. America knows it.
another disgusted american
Comment: Comment :Ninns, If obama had any chance why he is endorsed by the the bush adminstaration war lords, those people are contributing to Obama in many ways, if you want a change Obama may be the man you should vote for but by doing so you are guarnteeing another 8 years of the same. Vote for a sure winner and that is the lady in charge. She did make few mistakes but that is why she has the experience, I like Obama and his agenda but the man doesnt have a chance.
Comment: I am so tired of all this bashing of Mr. Obama. We obviously aren't ready for change in the country. If we were, we wouldn't put Clinton (yes Mr.) back in the whitehouse. Hillary's experience comes from her husband and would essentially be making the decisions for her. I thought it was a great thing for her to run for president in the beginning but since hearing her negative speeches on Obama and "great" things to say about McCain, along with her pouting and tempermental attitude, I think it would be a grave mistake to have her lead our country. Give Obama a chance and see what he can do for us. We all know if he doesn't do well, the voters will do everything to get rid of him as they've done with everyone else who hasn't come through with campaign promises!
Comment: A few bloggers have expressed their belief that Obama is nothing but a media darling who has never done anything except give a rousing speech. In response to that' I'd like to note some of the many accomplishments on his resume. And remember he has done all of this as a black man whose family had no money, all on his own merit. Graduate of Harvard Law School, editor of Harvard Law Review, eight years as Illinois Senator, four years in US Senate, professor of Constitutional Law, leading expert on the US Constitution, has written two best sellers, has led a flawless campaign AND has galvanized people from all walks of life, bringing millions of new voters into the Democratic party (including me, a Republican). Wow, sounds to me like he's getting votes because he's a competent leader and an exceptional man. Also, check out the Library of Congress website, where you will see that Obama has introduced or co-sponsored 1,082 bills in only three years in the US Senate. And finally, read his book The Audacity of Hope and you will see that he is immensely intelligent, with a deep patriotic love of America and some real solutions to the problems of our modern world. His chapters on Religious Faith, Economics and Foreign Policy are amazing. Nothing Hillary has written can touch it.
Comment: I supported the Clinton's in the 90's. However, I cannot bear the thought of a Clinton restoration. Enough already of Bushes and Clintons. It is time to move on. If Obama, with the most pledged delegates, the popular vote, the majority of states, and the better chance by far of beating McCain, does not emerge from the convention with the nomination, I will leave the party. I will never vote for Clinton. I am a lifelong Democrat, a white woman in her mid-50s, a committed Progressive, and I will leave the party. By the way, why does the media continue to report that Clinton "won Texas." To win Texas, you have to best your opponent in the primary AND the caucuses, such that you emerge with the majority of delegates. Obama leaves Texas with the majority of delegates. He has "won" Texas. Report the reality.
Comment: I supported the Clintons in the 90's. However, it is time to move on. Their time is past. I cannot bear the thought of a Clinton restoration. Obama will get to the convention with the majority of pledged delegates. If Clinton then comes out of the convention with the nomination, then I--a lifelong, committed Democrat, a woman in her mid-50s, a committed Progressive--will leave the party. I will not vote for Clinton under any circumstances. If Obama, with the majority of states, the majority of the popular vote, the majority of pledged delegates, does not come out of Denver the nominee, then I hope he starts a third party. I will join it.
Comment: In reply to your post, Not Another American Idiot, it seems clear to me that you haven't read Senator Obama's book The Audacity of Hope. You would know what foreign policy experience Obama has had in Afganistan, Iraq, Russia and Africa, since his book describes his official state visits to these countries. You would also know specifics of the changes Obama wants to make as President of the United States. Obviously you haven't done your homework, or you would have more intelligent things to say about why you oppose Obama. Go ahead and oppose him, but don't use misinformation and lies to do it. And BTW, I'm not the young, naive media slave that you say someone would have to be to support Obama. I'm a middle aged white female Republican MD. I read all of the candidates' books and websites and I watched all of the debates. I'm as educated a voter as you can get, and I don't care two straws about Oprah Winfrey. But I care very much about my country, and I don't want Hillary's Machiavellian tactics to get her into the White House. If she gets the nomination, I'm voting for McCain.
Comment: If Obama can't impress me after watching all of his debates and speeches, why would I waste my time reading his book??? You are a white-female-republican, enough said, lol!!! I bet you are voting for Obama because your husband told you to, right?
Comment: Why are you so abusive? The abusiveness does NOTHING for your argument.
Comment: She wasnt the first lady only she was the policy maker at the center of polotics, yes she started at 25 , at 26 she was part of the legal team investiating the nixon impeachment, from there she built a career. A career of being a public servant for 35 years the revival of social secuirity , medicare and education for all is only few of her contribution to american politics. The republican rich man and corporate america tax cuts only revealed during the clinton adminstaration. In addition just remember if the consrvatives right fights it , it must be a good thing. The obama success could be part of the republican counter attack an obama nomination could mean a free ride of another 8 years of destruction under meckain guided by chenye/bush spirit. In addition Hillary is not only an american politician, she is a well respected international scholar.
Comment: Carloz asks "Why does Newsweek have it in for Clinton? Your bias is incredible!" Well Carloz, I cant speak for Newsweek, but read the blogs on this article and you will find hundreds of reasons why a thinking person would be against Clinton's candidacy. Her morals are horribly corrupt. We don't want a president that conducts business in the nasty and underhanded ways we have seen her run her campaign. We want more transparancy. Much worse than her campaign tactics, all of the following people who testified against the Clintons died suspicious deaths: Vince Foster, James Milam, Bill Shelton, Grandy Bough, Ed Wiley, Kathy Ferguson, Bill Shelton and Suzanne Coleman. All of these Clinton associates commited suicide? Is she like the Emperor Nero, able to demand the suicide of those who displease her? And since when do people kill themselves by shooting themselves through the back of the head (Coleman), or is death ruled as "from natural causes" when the body was decapitated (Milam)? I'm not saying that Clinton herself committed murder, but that some of these people clearly were murdered, and all of them were Clinton associates who went public with Clinton misdeeds. Please do your own research into this, Carloz, and you will find that the Clintons methods belong not to democracy but to dictatorship.
Comment: I am educated (finished my BA and going for my Masters in the fall) and a lot of my friends are highly educated, and they all say the same thing about Obama: He is a bunch of hot air!!!
I'm sorry, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see through his bullsh*t: Okay Mr. Obama, so you say you want change, well what exactly are you going to change? Or okay Mr. Obama, you were so for campaign reform at the start of this election and now you're not so for it since your campaign has raised so much money, so doesn't that make you a hypocrite? Or wait Mr. Obama, you claim that you will make all kinds of difference in foreign policy yet you have absolutely zero experience in it? Or wait, one more Mr. Obama, why is it that instead of changing up your campaign strategy and working harder to win, you just run to Oprah or another celebrity in order to win over the young and naive, which is a pretty pathetic way to acquire votes don't you think???
Comment: It is easy to simply mouth off attacks on a decent and above board candidate whose only crime is to attempt to bring a measure of sanity and integrity into American politics. We have seen the "saintly" Clintons perform in the White house. They did some good and some not so good for all of 8 years. It is time for them to move over, as should the Bushes, for a fresh and dynamic leadership for this country we LOVE. Some of the greatest Presidents of our nation have not been the most experienced. Take Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy for instance. Those presidents brought with them good judgment and raw intelligence with a dose of decency. An oh! they were wonderful speakers too. Obama will light a path to greatness for our country. We need to be respected once again around the world. We need to change the culture of survival of the ugliest at home. Mrs. Clinton is obviously a very clever woman, but she brings a lot of baggage into the campaign. If she were not running against a candidate who wants to take a higher ground like Obama, vivid images of the Clinton whitehouse would have been rehatched and aired for all to see. But let's stick to the issues. Enought with the name calling.
Comment: This a paraphrase of a posting by Crush earlier today:
When Hillary Clinton claims that both she and Senator McCain bring a lifetime of experience to the race and Senator Obama brings only a speech, she is sowing the seeds of her own destruction and jeopardizing the Democrats' chances of winning
