Inside Obama’s Dream Machine

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  • Posted By: tarainla @ 01/08/2008 9:15:51 PM

    Yeah for the women of the United States, New Hampshire, keeper of Home and Hearth. It is we who ultimately bear the burden of worry for our children, in the armed services and in other forms of public service in foreign lands!!! Lets keep this weirdness out!!

    • Posted By: hawkindependent @ 01/09/2008 12:18:10 AM

      Bizarre post... Men don't worry for our children or serve in the armed forces or other public service? Especially given your earlier xenophobic posts, who's showing the weirdness?

  • Posted By: SEMART67 @ 01/07/2008 8:57:26 PM

    Tarainla: You are so stupid I'm not sure you will understand this, but has any President of the United States ever condemned another religion? We are not at War with the Muslims. We are fighting terrorist faction groups that have their own definition of Religion. Just admit that you are racist and go crawl back under the rock that you came from. You will not hear Obama talk about religion because he believes in the Constitution and our founding fathers who believe in separation of Church and State. A presidents religious beliefs should have no bearing on his decisions in Public office. However a person decides to worship his God in private is of no concern to anybody. This country supports the right to free speech and freedom of religion. I know we have gotten away from what this country stands for, so I thought I would give you a reminder of the priciples for which our country was founded. If you don't like it, you can always be a Communist and move to another country.

    • Posted By: tarainla @ 01/07/2008 9:30:01 PM

      What rock have you been under see no evil hear no evil why are we being blown up? For religious reason, are u a dork?

      • Posted By: hawkindependent @ 01/09/2008 12:06:47 AM

        Maybe you are a little too close to the front lines, surrounded by the political fog of war, to see the big picture. Political Wahhabiism is not religious as much as it is a radical political movement in response to economic and cultural forces. It bears about as much relation to real Islam as the militaristic bible thumping ideology that you espouse bears to true Christianity. Read a book.

    • Posted By: tarainla @ 01/07/2008 9:42:15 PM

      We should not be on their soil it is religious for them, this is why we have no military bases on SAUDI land. Just to educate YOU a little bit. This is a RELIGIOUS reason. JIHAD!! Religious I would hope the next president understands these faith issues. Not bring us more war or promise the war lobby more LOOT!!!

      • Posted By: Specialist_Andujar @ 01/07/2008 10:52:45 PM

        We do have bases in Saudi, 10 year vet.....check your sources. I was also in Iraq and 90% of the road side bombimgs are done in the name of the same religion we live by, DOLLAR$$$$.

  • Posted By: klerner @ 01/07/2008 10:00:07 AM

    I do not believe that Obama will be able to stand up to the Republican hate machine IF he wins the nomination. As his voting record in the Senate has shown, what he promises and what he delivers are two different things and I don't think that is because of malice. I think he needs more seasoning and might make a great president in eight years. Why is the press not pressing him for substantive and quantifiable information? We are in such desparate need of competence over personality, substance over flair. We need Hillary Clinton.

    • Posted By: Vinette @ 01/09/2008 12:04:08 AM

      Boo hoo hoo!! I am so sick and tired about hearing of Hillary's experience! Okay so she's been a Senator longer than Barack has. Her only other experience comes from sleeping with the president for eight years. If that's all it takes, maybe Monica Lewinski has wht it takes to run for president, Hill!

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 11:19:30 PM

    That crying incident was solipsistic and narcissistic. It wasnt the crying that bothered me. It was the self-pity.

  • Posted By: hawkindependent @ 01/08/2008 10:43:23 PM

    So it's 1:1. Kinda disturbing how effective the Clinton hate/tear machine was with NH women voters...

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 10:30:43 PM

    http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/8/185438/7845/186/433066

    RON PAUL'S RACIST NEWSLETTERS REVEALED. and he ADMITS IT!

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 10:30:34 PM

    http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/8/185438/7845/186/433066

    RON PAUL'S RACIST NEWSLETTERS REVEALED. and he ADMITS IT!

  • Posted By: hawkindependent @ 01/08/2008 10:09:57 PM

    Watch for a BIG push to get Edwards to withdraw from the race fast after tonight (I'm calling it for Hillary now that he only took Concord county by around 500 votes). If he's serious about this being about his cause, and not him, he can't in good faith keep splitting the vote and handing Hillary her spread, given that he's not really viable at this point.

  • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/08/2008 4:39:43 PM

    This is what Obama said about himself:
    "Junkie. Pothead. That's where I'd been headed: the final fatal role of the young would be black man," Obama wrote. Mostly he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol, Obama wrote, but occasionally he would snort cocaine when he could afford it.
    Drugs, Obama wrote, were a way he "could push questions of who I was out of my mind, something that could flatten out the landscape of my heart, blur the edges of my memory."

    • Posted By: Specialist_Andujar @ 01/08/2008 7:40:12 PM

      "I did not inhale"

      • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/08/2008 9:34:16 PM

        Why not? Were you thinking of running for president or getting laid like Obama?

  • Posted By: adam in iowa city @ 01/08/2008 9:22:17 PM

    Interesting to note that if the 70% of Edwards supporters who strongly disfavor Hillary would swing to Obama, he'd be ahead by around 6,000 votes. That's not even counting Richards. When/if Richardson and Edwards withdraw from the race, this suggests a boost for Obama. In the meantime, Obama up 500 or so votes in Concord, now 2,300 votes behind statewide, with most of the more liberal counties out statewide, and the college towns still out...

  • Posted By: adam in iowa city @ 01/08/2008 9:01:02 PM

    60% of Concord, the most liberal large urban center, reporting, and Obama is only up by a couple hundred votes. If Obama can't get it within 2,000 votes, at least, in Concord, he better hope for a large turnout in the more rural, Western counties...

  • Posted By: tarainla @ 01/08/2008 8:53:42 PM

    Maya Angelou, Oprah's mentor supports Hillary Clinton. Quincy Jones supports Hillary, as does Magic Johnson, surprising, isn't it?

    • Posted By: tarainla @ 01/08/2008 8:57:59 PM

      Why not Obama you think maybe they know him? Well, they know Hillary and personally endorse her.

  • Posted By: adam in iowa city @ 01/08/2008 8:24:47 PM

    Interesting numbers so far in NH: Clinton leading, and polling stronger among women, who are turning out in significantly larger numbers tonight: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/index.html#NHDEM

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 01/08/2008 4:20:33 PM

    Posted By: eddiewhere @ 01/05/2008 5:40:37 PM
    Comment: "There are hints that Obama in a general election campaign would be ill-equipped to withstand the inevitable GOP barrage of attacks on his admitted past drug use, his left-of-center record, and his exotic ethnic background." These are very, very weak arguments.

    THESE ARGUMENTS WILL NOT BRING HILLARY VICTORY. OBAMA represents a movement that is positive. The Hillary camp needs to keep their gloves on and open their minds to reality. Americans do not like your style of politics. . If the American people do not like you, they will not vote for you. They just don't get it. These are the issues Hillary needs to address, security. foreign policy, and the middle class. Handling GOP attacks is nothing for OBAMA. If you CAN HANDLE HILLARY YOU CAN HANDLE ANYBODY.

    THE HILLARY CAMP is in denial. They need to listen to the PeoPle. Look how the HILLARY CAMP Have already began talking negative about Iowans. THE HiLLARY CAMp TURNED ON IOWANS.Trying to insinuate that they rarely Pick a President. Iowans are smart and never trusted the Clinton CamP that is why she came in Third. After all the TIME AND MONEY they spent in Iowa, the Hillary camp is now denying the importance ot the IOWA. They should been more humble and thank IOWA for teaching them their first lesson in the new .politics of change. Although the MESSAGE was sent loud and clear, The Hillary Camp did not hear it. They have insulted every Iowan that voted for them with those comments. This is the divisivness that democrats are tired off. There is a lot of bitterness in the Hillary camP, they refuse to recognize the movement behind OBAMA. They should embrace it. If Hillary had a good relationship with Al GORE WHY has he not endorsed her. If your own former vice president does not endorse you, that means you have "relationship" issues. Obama has not flip flopped, he has run a focus and postive campaign. He does not keep flipping the script. His speech was from the HEART In Iowa and Americans believe him. Hillary's camp does not understand that people want a new kind of politics. Her tactics might have worked in the ninety's but it does not work now. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT OBAMA WILL BE THE NEXT president.

    • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/08/2008 4:28:51 PM

      What drugs did Obama admit to using? Crack, pot, alcohol, cocaine ?

      • Posted By: Specialist_Andujar @ 01/08/2008 7:37:48 PM

        Bill Clinton and Bush used some type of substances, and we can only guess how many of our elected officials are getting high right now..... Good attack though, that might work on some of the other idiots with similar views.

  • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/08/2008 7:20:58 PM

    Saltydog: That is all well and good if you are running for Homecoming Queen. This position needs, requires much , much more. Obama should learn more, gain experience and then come back to this race, after he matures. At this point, Obama is just another Jimmy Carter only with a tan. A one-term President at most who will delay any real progress in this country. Or as the republicans want...someone who is beatable!

  • Posted By: Saltydog_0 @ 01/08/2008 7:04:35 PM

    Yes. Obama admitted to using drugs. Hard ones. And he didn't try to soften the truth by saying he didn't inhale. He also admits that he could be disenfranchised with politics after a few more years in Washington. Furthermore, he admits that he can be arrogant and often needs his wife to keep his ego in check.

    That impresses the hell out of me. Barrack is a human being in touch with his humanity. He doesn't claim to be perfect. He doesn't try to hide his imperfections. He doesn't make excuses for his mistakes. How the hell did he ever get into politics? If politicians had a union, they surely would have revoked his membership card by now.

    Folks, integrity doesn't mean you don't make mistakes. Integrity means you stand strong in the face of the truth. You don't lie. You don't downplay. You don't try to manipulate the effects that result from the truth being told.

    I would much rather see Obama run a campaign with integrity and lose, than see him manipulate his way into the oval office because he thinks the ends justify the means. They don't.

  • Posted By: sedat @ 01/08/2008 3:07:52 AM

    As an european union citizen , I would be glad to see Hillary running for presidency despite the fact that Obama seems like a better candidate than Clinton considering american domestic politics (Obama's policies regarding health care issues seem promising and He is a really convincing). However, I do not think that Obama has the enough experience to be a president of the USA when it comes to international politics. My fear with the probable election of Obama is that USA will lose its central position in world economics and politics and will much focus on its internal issue. Such a drastic change might unbalance the world dynamics.

    • Posted By: ishmael @ 01/08/2008 5:58:53 PM

      For friggs sake - even George W. Bush became president. Need I say more?

  • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/08/2008 4:31:48 PM

    What drugs did Obama admit to using? Crack, pot, alcohol, cocaine ?

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 4:18:25 PM

    to the comment about the backdrop of white supporters.... HIS LAST SPEECHES WERE IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE... WHICH HAVE A 95% WHITE POPULATION... WHAT DO YOU EXPECT

  • Posted By: William.king1 @ 01/08/2008 1:16:41 PM

    Hillary's problem is obvious. Obama is seen as the next RFK...she's seen as HHH.

    • Posted By: SickofElectonAlready @ 01/08/2008 4:11:54 PM

      I look at Obama as the next Jimmy Carter, good guyt, bad president, great ex-president.

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