Clinton gave the best speech she's capable of delivering. And finally, the Democrats looked like they know how to throw a party.
Comment: Palin attended Hawaii Pacific College - now known as Hawaii Pacific University - in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1982 for a semester, she majored in Business Administration, and transferred in 1983 to North Idaho College. In 1987. Palin received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho, where she also minored in political science....hmm
Comment: You think McCain's choice of Palin will focus on women's issues? Haha. that's a huge laugh.
Here is what someone wrote in comments on the Washington Post website today:
Sarah Palin is in no way, shape or form anything of the stature and experience of Hillary Clinton. Most of her supporters will gladly vote for the Obama-Biden ticket. A formidable team, with complementary skills and capabilities, who inspire courage, optimism and respect around the world.
Contrast that with a 72-year-old man whose health is not robust, coupled with a 44-year old church lady with five kids and ZERO overseas travel, no foreign policy credentials. Guess who will be calling all the shots? McCain!
We will be the laughing stock among our enemies - easy target for picking off our president and allowing a totally shallow, inexperienced church lady to become our President.
All for the sake of the Religious Right and the option to drill in Alaska. Once again, the GOP putting us in jeopardy with a misjudged choice and greed to appease the major oil companies.
_________________
McCain-Palin will be a disaster. Nobody in their right minds will vote for an aging President coupled with a token female who's only there to allow drilling in ANWR. She won't champion equal pay for equal work, women's rights or anything remotely connected to Hillary Clinton's platform/interests.
She will be another Church Lady. Where is Dana Carvey? He did such a good job on Bush Sr.
Comment: notroubleatall1963 -
She's sure got you worried!
Comment: Today in a statement, John McCain said this about Palin being under investigation for ETHICS VIOLATIONS:" My Freinds. If I may, I was a POW!"
ENOUGH!
Comment: The problem for McCain is his "Judgment", if he really had superior military insight, he would have never agreed to go to Iraq until Afghanistan was "mission accomplished". If mccain would have wanted to defeat Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, where they make base and train, if he would have wanted to actually bring BIN LADEN to justice, if MCCAIN has TRUE judgment, he would have stood on the floor of the Senate and said "WRONG WAR WRONG TIME!" We would have "WON" in Afghanistan, instead of "cutting" our ability to supply more troops and "running" to Iraq, for a "WAR FOR OIL" and for the bush ego.
If McCain had done that, there would not have been a "SURGE" required, AT ALL. thousands of Iraqis and hundreds od Americans would have been saved...but NOPE! McCain and BUSH wanted to go to a country that NEVER ATTACKED THE US, and star another war, and now MCCAIN AND BUSH want to go "bomb Iran, bomb bomb Iran". before Afghanistan or Iraq are clear...and you call that a "military mentality", you call that "Judgment"?
143! COWARD! I OWN YOU DavHerpe
Comment: Excellent comment, Harley. I think McCain is def. not presidential material..at least not for our times. Thirty years ago maybe.
Are you watching the convention right now? I am ..very exciting! Wish I was there!
Btw, I saw your post down below directed at me? and/or Davole? I think you two enjoy this thing you have going, lol! I am still waiting for your lecture on my comments.
Comment: Hey Pia !
how have you been? i just watched Obama's speech as well... he came strong ( just what i was looking for).. havent chatted/ rather blogged w/ you in a while....
Comment: Hey Glimps! Great to 'see' you! It's been a while. How are you? What did you do? Abandon us?
I've been doing great thanks.
I watched the speech too... actually I listened to it as I was on my PC most of the time. Obama hit a home run tonight! He was fabulous!
Comment: Dems choose Obama in thunderous acclamation
Yahoo News by David Espo, AP Special Correspondent Wed Aug 27, 7:18 PM ET
Clinton's call for Obama to be approved by acclamation ??? midway through the traditional roll call of the states ??? was the culmination of a painstaking agreement worked out between the two camps to present a unified front.
My commentary:
So, democrats, in order to portray a false unification, schemed to allow politics to trump the democratic process.
And they are insulted when people don???t refer to them as the democrat(ic) party!
Yes, the truth is offensive to the democrat party!
Comment: Hillary did excellent. Thank you Hillary! You looked great too. The yellow pantsuit looked flattering on you.
Comment: Hi P,
How are you today? I will miss Obama's speech tonight as I am flying out of town for a family event. But I have DVR so if they do not re-air it I can watch it when I return Tuesday. Hillary's speech was good, but I really liked Bill's speech better, he is still one of the best speakers out there.
Comment: Hello Seej! Great to read you. I'm doing well, thank you. I know you are too since you are going out of town. Have a good and safe trip.
I am watching the Convention as I type..waiting for Obama's speech. I thought Hillary and Bill really outdid themselves. John Kerry did great too. Of course it goes without saying that Michelle was outstanding. What a woman!
Comment: Gallup Daily: Obama Moves Ahead, 48% to 42%
Comment: Excellent, Harley! Thank you. You made my day.
Comment: I stopped reading when the author did not even know the meaning of catharsis. What an illiterate!
Have newsweek buy you a subscription to dictionary.com, will ya.
Comment: If they think this economy is not worse off than ever before then they need more than a medical exam - maybe they need to just go jump off a tall bridge because the decision they make with McCain & Bush will affect our children and there children, we have the highest deficit and it's true last time we had a democrat in office he erased the deficit. We need a democrat to get this Country back to some intergrity.
Us true democrats will unite and vote Obama-Biden
Comment: TO ANY HILLARY SUPPORTERS OUT THERE -------- SORRY SHE LOST. N O T !
TO ANY REPUGNANT REPUBLICANS OUT THERE WHO THINK THE ECONOMY IS GREAT ----- GET A MEDICAL EXAM.
Comment: Obama 2008
Comment: I am asking this again...Where did the person who wrote this article get his definitions?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catharsis
1: purgation (which is defined as the act of purging)
2 a: purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art b: a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension3: elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis
Catharsis is a Greek word meaning "purification" or "cleansing" derived from the ancient Greek infinitive transliterated as kathairein "to purify, purge," and adjective katharos "pure or clean". While I am not one to defend Hillary, I am wondering where you got your definition.
Comment: Hillary Rex is the right title.
She is royal, she has a natural aura of authority - from her personality, experience and competence.
This is the closest we get to an American Royal family.
Best wished and blessings to the Clintons.
And; well done.
Comment: This just confirms my image of Hillary Clinton, and what this woman is about - she is a great person, a great leader, and with a deep love for her party and the American people. I don´t think you could have anyone act more gracious.
I wish her the best, today and in the future.
I´m still wounded by the fact that I think we missed our best candidate - may I turn as gracious as Hillary Clinton is.
And I hope this for once and for all, can stop all the hateful projections and attacks towards her - and that the "Obama side" can show this kind of gracious behavior as well. Please know, that as much as this might be a victory for black people - who see it that way, know that we; women - also have the same feelings about our gender, and our story through the times. When we would be put to jail for wanting to vote, and men said a woman could never to the job of a man.
We would be equally joyful and celebrating if "our girl" won, on our behalf - as blacks are now. And maybe you would be just as much hurting - and people letting that out in different ways, that some woman are now.
We are pretty much the same.
So.....have compassion for "the other side", instead of judging.
Comment: You are right, we have to put it behind us. Hillary and Bill were really classy.
It time to go after McNastyads
Comment: or go to...
htp://www.FOXNEWS.com/seanhannitysclonearmy/racists/retards/loriw
the funniest thing I've ever seen ;)
Comment: hardlyherenorthere -
Yes, you definitely have demonstrated that you have a warped sense of humour!
Thanks for continuing to add to the number of rational democrats and independents (who find your rants repulsive and juvenile) that are willing now to support the Republicans!
Comment: Go to Glennbeck.com or Youtube and see the Obama Anthem.
Funniest thing I've seen since the Jibjab video.
The Russian national anthem with new wording.
Comment: Glenn Beck is a lame Sean Hannity clone.
Comment: Hillary is 100X more dignified, capable, and worth of the presidential office than Obama...She's a class act, and makes him look like the doofus he is...Hillary should Never have stood at that podium and asked her delegates to vote for somebody who is INCAPABLE!!!!!! Sasquatch Obama could never look, sound, or act as the lady Hillary is.....NO Obama
Comment: You're incapable and shameless. Look at you.. you come here and spew nothing but racism, hate and nonsense. I think you must look like Sasquatch. Pretty is as pretty does.
Comment: Go Girl!
Comment: Lol, seej, if you cheer me on I may be bad to the bone! Btw, who the heck is ICYEYES? What other username does SHE post under? I think you and I suspect the same person..Shhh. dont say a word.
Comment: Does seem a little familiar LOL!
Comment: Hillary was talking to you, weren't you listening?
Comment: B U L L S H I T !
HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON ARE POND SCUM.
Comment: I"D be willing to bet that you were one of those pond scum followers who voted FOR BILL...makes you look like you for whomever is winning AT THE MOMENT...that's not a good quality....LOYALTY is what you're lacking...
Comment: You're the creature from the black lagoon. Yep, I've seen you.
Comment: VOTE FOR BILL CLINTON ?
NO WAY !
ICY EYES CALLS OBAMA A SASQUATCH --------- WHY ?
HILLARY RACISM COMING OUT ?
Comment: And I'd be wiling to bet you poke sheep ;) RACIST!!!
Comment: hardlyherenorthere -
No, don't worry, you're the only one here that's that demented and perverted!
Comment: Harley,
thats Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
Comment: Second on Racist!
Comment: You couldn't help but wonder what kind of democratic party leadership would be against Hillary Clinton as the party's nominee?
Did you see her?
Do they just want to lose again?
This is not the Democratic Party I know.
Hillary Clinton is an unparralelled stateswoman, patriot and will be a legendary President some day.
Comment: HILLARY CLINTON IS AN EVIL, SELF CENTERED, WITCH; SOMEDAY SHE WILL ANSWER FOR HER DIRTY POLITICS.
Comment: Hilary supporters,
Obama didn't need your vote until now. Don't fall for the plea's for your vote now that it's convenient for him.
Do Hilary a favor, prove her 100% correct. That Obama is not electable and teach the DNC a lesson for shyting all over her. If they actually cared about winning the election they wouldn't have screwed over the sure shot candidate anyway. The Dems do not want the responsibility of accountability. Do them a favor, vote McCain into office so it will be easier to blame everyone else for their 9% approval rating and failures.
Comment: Oh stop it, Sportie! You're just cruisin for a bruisin!
Comment: What a lovely night for trolling.....
Comment: LOL That was a good one.
Comment: WATCH OUT ! SPORTLOCK.
PIA, DELIVERS A VICIOUS PUNCH.
Comment: Yeah she'll pop you right in the ovarie ;)
Comment: That would hurt like hell.
Comment: Senator Obama once again commented on the spread of Clinging to Guns and Bibles syndrome (CGBS). "I don't know what causes CGBS. I have heard several theories including that it is the result of a virus developed by the CIA. However, this is not likely for reasons I'd rather not go into. The fact is that as we look for answers, we have to try to prevent its further spread. I have asked some of my closest supporters to remove Gideon Bibles from their hotel chains and replace them with copies of Of Mice and Men. I hope that this will at least slow down the spread of CGBS."
Comment: PROFILE OF A LOSER
Obama scams Clinton out of the nomination (not vetted until after the first 9 primaries), dumps her as VP, and then turns the responsibility of uniting the party over to her at Denver. I'd say he's a shallow prick.
Comment: Mr. Obama won the nomination with a comeback from over 40% down, Ms. Clinton opened her mouth and lied about a number of verifiable incidences, Mr. Clinton completely lost his mind in disdain and anger. Obama could not, in any context have Ms. Clinton as a running mate, no more than she could have had him as hers. Unity is by choice. If you choose to be the last word you used. So be it. But don't try the 1) victim extortion, 2) love me or I won't vote Dem, 3) you had better respect me and validate my pain, 4) I'm going to wait until 2012 and not vote for him - just in case I'm wrong and he is a good president - BS. Again. Unity is a choice. If you don't want to, don't talk about how we are not united.
Comment: And besides that... Michelle would not have let him...
Comment: How can he unite the party if the Clintons won't let him? Answer that smarty pants.
Comment: Typical of brainwashed Obama followers, don't accept responsibility - keep blaming everyone else for your failures.......
If he actually were the great uniter, he would be able to do so without crying and blaming the Clintons... He claims to be the unifier but seems to expect others to do the work for him. If he can't put up, he should shut up.
Comment: Theres the MORON I remember. COMING FROM THE TALKING POINT PARTY and speaking of "typical".
There is NO issue between, Obama and Clinton, that was proven, you can, in DESPERATION AND FEAR, try to deny or spin it however FOX tells you to. But It's on to the white house, yup the thing you considered "property" will now be persident ;) ***.
Comment: hardlyherenorthere -
Do you have a logical meaning for the last word in your rant - "persident"?
OK, we'll even entertain your usual illogical thought in this regard!
Comment: Since when is it the second place candidate's job to unite the party - it's never happned before so why is Obama expecting it? Ted Kennedy didn't do it for Jimmy Carter. Obama already stinks on ice.
Comment: Because HE is better then all presidents of past. Notice he doesn't look like any of the other presidents on the dollar bills? LMAO
Comment: Hillary needs to let go of the past, so to speak. Not exactly unite the party. She and her followers need to pass need to move on. That is why SHE needs to unite the party. It is only in this instance that she needs to do this.
Comment: You are correct. Some people have no intuition about other people or are unable to "read" other people. Those people voted for George Bush and now they'll vote for Obama and "WHAT HAPPENED, THEY SEEMED SO NICE AND PRESIDENTIAL?"
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Comment: I did not vote for George W. Bush either time. But I will be voting for Barack H. Obama. And by the way I have great intuitiion. Maybe perhaps it is you that can "read" people.
Comment: Well, you do stay the course don't you? You have picked a loser 12 yrs in a row.
Comment: Obama would have never been able to deliver a speech like Hillary did if the situation was reversed. By the way, Hillary talked more about the issues and solutions during her 23 minute speech than Obama has on the campaign trail in the last 90 days. Just hope no one is surprised when Obama is only able to tread water for 4 years and ends up a one term waste of time.
Comment: Sorry for the multiple post, something seems to be wrong with the web today -- I can usually tell when that happens
g2g, check back later
btw, I agree, should be Hillary Regina. That fact that Newsweak calls itself a journalistic periodical is laughable. Perhaps it was intentional, however, perhaps they were trying to subliminally connect her with the dinosaur, just one more swipe, one last cut, to nail the coffin. You don't think they are worried about the roll call do you?.
Comment: Not as worried as you are. She LOST. Get over it
Comment: HRC comes through again......can't wait until 2012.
Comment: 2012? She will look like Bella Absurd by then.
Comment: actually it wil be 2016 b!tches ;)
Comment: Guess what people, Sen Obama does not need to be endorsed by the Clintons in order to lead the party and become the next president of the U.S. Part one has ALREADY happened and part two is showing in November despite what you, Rush, Ann, and Sean think and say. He will do it as he always has, by working hard, bringing hope to the people of this country, and remembering that he works for all of us, not just the wealthy and connected. But you keep hope alive and continue to rant and rave about false messiahs. Let us restore this nation to it's position as the leader and example for the rest of the world. Hell, we'll even let you share in the bounty of an Obama administration.
Comment: He works for himself - just like most politicians. He wants to "restore" our country into what it has never been - a socialist state. No thank you. Our country did not become a powerful leader in the world by giving in to what the rest of the world wants.... we got this way through power, ingenutiy and our own will.
Comment: a ba de, a ba de a that's all folks ;) you are laughable, your runnign the "WE ARE SO TOUGH" sh!t and keeping up is right, we are owned by China, how's your Mandarin? hurahh, uhrahh, yehaw, what ever fakemarine. If you're retired go play golf, and let the younger adults who are gonna be around long enough to know, handle the business of fixing this BROKEN country, ya know the country people like you have all but destroyed ;)
Comment: hardlyherenorthere -
I notice that you're still having problems with your spelling and your futile attempts to approach rational thought.
A month ago, Obama stated that Americans travelling abroad should learn to speak other languages,
I credit him with being politically astute enough to realize that he should avoid stating that obamabots like you should learn to speak and write the English language.
Comment: The problem for McCain is his "Judgment", if he really had superior military insight, he would have never agreed to go to Iraq until Afghanistan was "mission accomplished". If mccain would have wanted to defeat Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, where they make base and train, if he would have wanted to actually bring BIN LADEN to justice, if MCCAIN has TRUE judgment, he would have stood on the floor of the Senate and said "WRONG WAR WRONG TIME!" We would have "WON" in Afghanistan, instead of "cutting" our ability to supply more troops and "running" to Iraq, for a "WAR FOR OIL" and for the bush ego.
If McCain had done that, there would not have been a "SURGE" required, AT ALL. thousands of Iraqis and hundreds od Americans would have been saved...but NOPE! McCain and BUSH wanted to go to a country that NEVER ATTACKED THE US, and star another war, and now MCCAIN AND BUSH want to go "bomb Iran, bomb bomb Iran". before Afghanistan or Iraq are clear...and you call that a "military mentality", you call that "Judgment"?
Comment: Obama is the epitome of politician...he tells us exactly what he thinks we want to hear and not what he actually believes. He has his own agenda.
When in IN he told us we were bitter and cling to our guns and religion. Then he goes on the Warren forum and tells us what a good Christian he is. He actually had the AUDACITY to quote scripture about "wahtever you do for the least" while he votes to allow infants to die and allows his brother to live in abject poverty. His Chritianity only applies to those who can VOTE for him.
Comment: RetiredMarine....in case you haven't noticed we are not so powerful of a leader and for the last 8 years we have been borrowing money from China. We need a strong leader, not a senile one.
Comment: And it came to pass that the national anthem was played and the ONE placed his hands over the wrong place. Some wanted to stone him, but his followers rose up and said "ye who have not fondled yourself, cast the first stone". Thus he was spared and he traveled the land, speaking to the crowds while often raising his head heavenward, as tho getting cues. And yea tho he walketh in the shadow of Wright, his charisma is great, and he plodeth on to achieve stardom. Then came a great gathering of the faithful in the west, and lo and behold, the appointed ONE came forth from the Greek temple, saying "A light will shine down... from somewhere. It will light upon you. You will experience an epiphany... ". The crowd rejoiced and awaited the blessed event, and waited, and waited, and waited, and.......
Comment: good post.
Comment: again, you handle children OMG! their a lost cause, what a shame.
Comment: hardlyherenorthere -
Not another spelling error - "their."
And you wonder why no rational person (that excludes most obamabots) bothers to consider your rants meaningful!
Comment: The problem for McCain is his "Judgment", if he really had superior military insight, he would have never agreed to go to Iraq until Afghanistan was "mission accomplished". If mccain would have wanted to defeat Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, where they make base and train, if he would have wanted to actually bring BIN LADEN to justice, if MCCAIN has TRUE judgment, he would have stood on the floor of the Senate and said "WRONG WAR WRONG TIME!" We would have "WON" in Afghanistan, instead of "cutting" our ability to supply more troops and "running" to Iraq, for a "WAR FOR OIL" and for the bush ego.
If McCain had done that, there would not have been a "SURGE" required, AT ALL. thousands of Iraqis and hundreds od Americans would have been saved...but NOPE! McCain and BUSH wanted to go to a country that NEVER ATTACKED THE US, and star another war, and now MCCAIN AND BUSH want to go "bomb Iran, bomb bomb Iran". before Afghanistan or Iraq are clear...and you call that a "military mentality", you call that "Judgment"?
Comment: So McCain forgot were to put his hand. Who'd of thunk!
Comment: I think you need to re-read the story because you got real confused...but then you have been listening to too many of Obama's verbal shell games.
Comment: Funny there was a time when McCain did not knwo where to put his hand also, because he graduated 894th out of 899 and did not know how to eject when he was hit (his words), for that he got Trex arms, maybe some day he'll start to pay attention.
Comment: hardlyherenorthere -
And again another spelling error - "knwo"!
I'm glad that you realize that McCain actually did graduate.
Now in your case .... let's not even go there.
Maybe you weren't even registered, and if so, it sure shows!
Comment: The problem for McCain is his "Judgment", if he really had superior military insight, he would have never agreed to go to Iraq until Afghanistan was "mission accomplished". If mccain would have wanted to defeat Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, where they make base and train, if he would have wanted to actually bring BIN LADEN to justice, if MCCAIN has TRUE judgment, he would have stood on the floor of the Senate and said "WRONG WAR WRONG TIME!" We would have "WON" in Afghanistan, instead of "cutting" our ability to supply more troops and "running" to Iraq, for a "WAR FOR OIL" and for the bush ego.
If McCain had done that, there would not have been a "SURGE" required, AT ALL. thousands of Iraqis and hundreds od Americans would have been saved...but NOPE! McCain and BUSH wanted to go to a country that NEVER ATTACKED THE US, and star another war, and now MCCAIN AND BUSH want to go "bomb Iran, bomb bomb Iran". before Afghanistan or Iraq are clear...and you call that a "military mentality", you call that "Judgment"?
Comment: AT HIS AGE ITS A LITTLE TO LATE FOR MC SAME TO PAY ATTENTION.
JOHN MC SAME A REALLY OLD GUY WITH A BAD TEMPER " MY FRIENDS ".
Comment:
And it came to pass that the national anthem was played and the ONE placed his hands over the wrong place. Some wanted to stone him, but his followers rose up and said "ye who have not fondled yourself, cast the first stone". Thus he was spared and he traveled the land, speaking to the crowds while often raising his head heavenward, as tho getting cues. And yea tho he walketh in the shadow of Wright, his charisma is great, and he plodeth on to achieve stardom. Then came a great gathering of the faithful in the west, and lo and behold, the appointed ONE came forth from the Greek temple, saying "A light will shine down... from somewhere. It will light upon you. You will experience an epiphany... ". The crowd rejoiced and awaited the blessed event, and waited, and waited, and waited, and.......
Comment: and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. Then blamed. And then waited, and waited, and waited.............
Comment: I cannot wait to get the right wing conservative whackos out of the white house. The thought of McBush continuing the failed policies that have destroyed this country is too much to bear. I cannot wait till Obama proves all these right wing conservative idiots wrong.
Comment: You sound like Hitler speaking of the Jews. You are the problem, not the solution.
Comment: ONLY ONE HERE SOUNDING LIKE HITLER IS SPORTY LOCK.
SPORTY HAS NO SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEMS.
Comment: Sick. Bad.
Comment: Obama is a pay to play Chicago politician who expects votes to be delivered instead of trying to earn them for himself. Here's an Obama Tale for you about how politicians in Chicago deliver votes for their overlords. In a campaign influenced by Walmart, instead of backing the pro-labor candidate, Obama backed a "Walmart tool."
There was little surprising about Obama's endorsement given his self-interested allegiances to the politically powerful City Hall regime of Chicago's Mayor Daley, with whom Obama shares the same big money campaign super-consultant (David Axlerod) and numerous big money sponsors.
For the first time Mayor Daley had vetoed an ordinance by his normally obedient City Council, and he did not want the council to bring the measure up again. It was originally passed by the council under pressure from a remarkable grassroots campaign, and would have required giant retail corporations like Wal-Mart, Target, Lowes, and Home Depot to pay workers a modest minimum wage of ten dollars an hour by 2010.
Wal-Mart and Target announced that they were putting a number of "big box" retail developments on hold in Chicago, and launched a preemptive public relations strike, threatening to disinvest in the city unless a "favorable business climate" was restored. Daley made a special point of wrapping his veto in the flag of racial justice, claiming it was required to permit the flowering of economic development in the city's abandoned ghetto neighborhoods.
Pat Dowell, the recipient of significant support from the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU), was running against Tillman, and Dowell had strongly criticized Tillman for siding with Daley and Wal-Mart.
Obama needed the support of the powerful campaign finance magnet Daley, and endorsed Tillman, over labor-backed Dowell.
Obama's wife Michelle then received $51,200 in 2006 for attending a few board meetings of TreeHouse Foods, a giant firm that relied heavily on its close business relationship with Wal-Mart. The granting of high-pay/do-little board posts to the spouses of politicians is a longstanding tool of the "old," corporate-dominated politics that Senator Obama claims to reject.
Mrs. Obama resigned from her position with TreeHouse in the summer of 2007, citing "increased demands on her time" in connection with her husband's presidential campaign.
Comment: After reading so many of these comments, it is obvious that the democratic party is doing McCain's work for him. McCain won't have to run on the issues, he won't have to prove he is mentally capable, he won't have to do a thing except sit back and watch the democrats rip themselves apart.
To Obama's supporters - it is not Hilary's job to make the party endorse Barack, it is Barack's job to win the party over with his invitation. She did exactly what she was supposed to do - endorse him for president and pledge her support. Bashing Hilary does not diminsh Hilary, it diminishes Barack.
To Clinton's supporters - She lost. If you want her issues to have a voice you will need to vote for Obama, it is that simple. McCain WILL NOT champion Hilary's causes. Bashing Barack does not diminshe Barack, it diminshes Hilary.
Do we wish Hilary had less baggage? Yes.
Do we wish Barack had more experience? Yes.
Do they both represent the ideals of the Democratic Party? Yes, yes and yes.
They aren't ideal candidates, either of them. Admit it, swallow it, and move forward.
To all democrats - if you don't endorse the DEMOCRATIC PARTY, the republicans will win in November.
Your choice.
Comment: Don't forget. You will also prove Hilary right. That Obama is not electable and teach the DNC a lesson for shyting all over her. If they actually cared about winning the election they wouldn't have screwed over the sure shot candidate anyway. The Dems do not want the responsibility of accountability. Do them a favor, vote McCain into office so it will be easier to blame everyone else for their 9% approval rating and failures.
Comment: Obama is a pay to play Chicago politician who expects votes to be delivered instead of trying to earn them for himself. Here's an Obama Tale for you about how politicians in Chicago deliver votes for their overlords. In a campaign influenced by Walmart, instead of backing the pro-labor candidate, Obama backed a "Walmart tool."
There was little surprising about Obama's endorsement given his self-interested allegiances to the politically powerful City Hall regime of Chicago's Mayor Daley, with whom Obama shares the same big money campaign super-consultant (David Axlerod) and numerous big money sponsors.
For the first time Mayor Daley had vetoed an ordinance by his normally obedient City Council, and he did not want the council to bring the measure up again. It was originally passed by the council under pressure from a remarkable grassroots campaign, and would have required giant retail corporations like Wal-Mart, Target, Lowes, and Home Depot to pay workers a modest minimum wage of ten dollars an hour by 2010.
Wal-Mart and Target announced that they were putting a number of "big box" retail developments on hold in Chicago, and launched a preemptive public relations strike, threatening to disinvest in the city unless a "favorable business climate" was restored. Daley made a special point of wrapping his veto in the flag of racial justice, claiming it was required to permit the flowering of economic development in the city's abandoned ghetto neighborhoods.
Pat Dowell, the recipient of significant support from the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU), was running against Tillman, and Dowell had strongly criticized Tillman for siding with Daley and Wal-Mart.
Obama needed the support of the powerful campaign finance magnet Daley, and endorsed Tillman, over labor-backed Dowell.
Obama's wife Michelle then received $51,200 in 2006 for attending a few board meetings of TreeHouse Foods, a giant firm that relied heavily on its close business relationship with Wal-Mart. The granting of high-pay/do-little board posts to the spouses of politicians is a longstanding tool of the "old," corporate-dominated politics that Senator Obama claims to reject.
Mrs. Obama resigned from her position with TreeHouse in the summer of 2007, citing "increased demands on her time" in connection with her husband's presidential campaign.
Comment: Obama is a pay to play Chicago politician who expects votes to be delivered instead of trying to earn them for himself. Here's an Obama Tale for you about how politicians in Chicago deliver votes for their overlords. In a campaign influenced by Walmart, instead of backing the pro-labor candidate, Obama backed a "Walmart tool."
There was little surprising about Obama's endorsement given his self-interested allegiances to the politically powerful City Hall regime of Chicago's Mayor Daley, with whom Obama shares the same big money campaign super-consultant (David Axlerod) and numerous big money sponsors.
For the first time Mayor Daley had vetoed an ordinance by his normally obedient City Council, and he did not want the council to bring the measure up again. It was originally passed by the council under pressure from a remarkable grassroots campaign, and would have required giant retail corporations like Wal-Mart, Target, Lowes, and Home Depot to pay workers a modest minimum wage of ten dollars an hour by 2010.
Wal-Mart and Target announced that they were putting a number of "big box" retail developments on hold in Chicago, and launched a preemptive public relations strike, threatening to disinvest in the city unless a "favorable business climate" was restored. Daley made a special point of wrapping his veto in the flag of racial justice, claiming it was required to permit the flowering of economic development in the city's abandoned ghetto neighborhoods.
Pat Dowell, the recipient of significant support from the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU), was running against Tillman, and Dowell had strongly criticized Tillman for siding with Daley and Wal-Mart.
Obama needed the support of the powerful campaign finance magnet Daley, and endorsed Tillman, over labor-backed Dowell.
Obama's wife Michelle then received $51,200 in 2006 for attending a few board meetings of TreeHouse Foods, a giant firm that relied heavily on its close business relationship with Wal-Mart. The granting of high-pay/do-little board posts to the spouses of politicians is a longstanding tool of the "old," corporate-dominated politics that Senator Obama claims to reject.
Mrs. Obama resigned from her position with TreeHouse in the summer of 2007, citing "increased demands on her time" in connection with her husband's presidential campaign.
Comment: Talk about an exciting convention, energy level is high, people are happy(not to mention all the hot chicks in the audience). Can't wait to see the train wreck that the right wing conservative idiots are going to put on. It's going to look like Bingo night at the old folks home.
Comment: hot chicks in the audience ? how can you see them with those goofy hats every where ?? i thought it was churchhill downs the kentucky derby !! and john kerry didn't help things either !
Comment: I'm thrilled that Senator Clinton honored the suffragettes, including Harriet Tubman, who was as ardently involved in the suffrage struggle as she was in the Underground Railroad.
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Comment: NO BOUNCE FOR OBAMA EVEN AFTER THE MICHELLE AND CLINTON SPEECHES! HMMM COULD IT BE THAT EVERYONE SAW THAT MICHELLE'S WAS A SCRIPT AND THAT CLINTON BARELY ENDORSED OBAMA (NEVER SAYING HE WAS READY TO LEAD THIS COUNTRY OR THAT SHE THOUGHT HE WAS!) WITH GOOD OLE BILL SPEAKING TONITE THERE WON'T BE A BOUNCE IN THE FUTURE EITHER! BILL CLINTON WILL NOT LET ANYONE TELL HIM WHAT HE WILL SAY IN A SPEECH AND YOU COULD BET HE WILL SAY WHAT THE OBAMA CAMP DON'T WANT YOU TO HEAR (ITS PART OF THE CLINTON PLAN!)
Comment: JEREMY
"be making no decisions tonight" even though she'd been mathematically eliminated from the race"
Senator Clinton is not mathematically or in any way eliminated from the race not until that roll call is made. If she were, Obama would have been the nominee and not the presumptive nominee.
And do you know Senator Clinton personally? Are you a senator? Are you a journalist of any sort? If so, you would know that it is improper and unprofessional for you to refer to her only by "Hillary" or even as Mrs Clinton. By referring to Senator Clinton as such it reveals a great deal about your unspoken words.
Comment: She gave out signs and asked people to chant "Hillary". I think it's OK. I believe the states are foregoing roll call.
Comment: DON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN
-The Who
I hope THIS is the campaign message that leaves Denver and echoes from sea to shining sea.
Let's hope the DNC blasts that song loud and clear on Thursday night !
Hopefully, this will be my contribution to this campaign
(If you like this theme, pass the ammo! )
Comment: Even more important than "don't get fooled again" is the last line of the song, and it completely apples to McCain -
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
Schweitzer was great, Hilary was awesome, and we still have two more days. Republican ass will be kicked, have no doubt.
Don't forget, the best orators in the party, Bill and Barack, still haven't spoken.
The whole world will know it when they do.
Comment: I'm pretty confident they have a theme already. I would assume it will be a little more positive since that was lacking last night about Obama. I don't think negative is working for you guys all that well.
Comment: Too bad her supporters weren't entirely thrilled, except to think that she should have been the nom and at the very least the VP choice. Good speech that didn't mention Obama enough = more division in the ranks.
Comment: Just to be clear about misused terms, it should also be noted that 'rex' is typically understood to mean 'king.'
Comment: Just to be clear about misuse of terms, it should also be noted that 'rex' is typically understood to mean 'king.'
Comment: that's Hillary Regina, you twit!
Comment: That would be "Hillary Regina" not "Hillary Rex."
Comment: That would be "Hillary Regina," not "Rex."
Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis
Catharsis (????????????????) is a Greek word meaning "purification" or "cleansing" derived from the ancient Greek infinitive ?????????????????? transliterated as kathairein "to purify, purge," and adjective katharos "pure or clean". While I am not one to defend Hillary, I am wondering where you got your definition.
Comment: If Hillary had been like THAT througout the campaign, we might have quite a different presidential race right now. Thank you Hillary, you ight have saved the White House last night.
Comment: Where were you? She was like THAT.
Comment: blinders on -- clearly an obama supporter trying to make peace with HRC fans now that they will get their young cool black presidential candidate nominated
Reminds me of eight year olds who wheedle and whine and pout and get their friends to say bad things about their opponent until they get to be in charge of the class, permanent line leader, and then act all sweet and nice because they got their way, even if they created a rift in the interpersonal dynamics of the classroom that will continue to cause problems for the rest of the year.
Comment: They will get their "cool black presidential candidate nominated?"
You said you had education. I guess you misspoke Mr. Pearson.
Comment: YOU SAID IT.
Comment: Typical Republican hate machine
Comment: Yeah, it's not like there are real things to talk about... gee, where did I leave MY cut and paste...
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