Obama is WHERE?
EmailABC News’ Kate Snow Reports: Claude Dixon was pumped up and ready to see his favorite candidate tonight.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is "inspirational" he said, "what this country needs".
The Phoenix resident flew across the country to attend the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Atlanta with his sister, Anita Thomas. They’d made their plans long ago, over Thanksgiving dinner.
Just one problem.
Senator Obama is not speaking in Atlanta tonight. Obama is in Phoenix -just miles from the home Dixon left on Saturday to make the trek here.
Obama, along with Senator Hillary Clinton and Jformer Sen. John Edwards, were all invited to speak at the JJ Dinner in Atlanta. But Obama was never scheduled to appear. Edwards had been scheduled but dropped out of the race earlier today.
It’s no consolation to Dixon that he will have a chance to see Senator Hillary Clinton live and in person.
"I didn’t come to see Hillary," he laughed.
Dixon said he’s always voted. But at age 45 he said he had never been so excited about a presidential race. Ever since last January, he has watched every single debate– been glued to the television and internet.
But somehow he missed the news that Obama would appear at a rally at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in his own backyard tonight. He said he would have taken his two young sons to see the Senator if he had known.
Dixon has seen Obama once before, at Arizona State University. He shook Obama’s hand.
Anita has seen Obama in person several times as well. She too thought she’d be seeing him here in Georgia tonight.
They say they’ll try to catch up with Obama soon.
But Dixon probably won’t travel across the country again without double checking the program first.
As for tonight, he’s listening to a Senator he has no intention of voting for. But at least he’s getting a good meal out of it– cornish game hen, steamed vegetables, and vanilla pudding.
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it’s as if you keep repeating ‘inspirational’ enough times it will make it so.
78% black vote goes to the black candidate.
78% of the white vote goes to the white candidate.
Now who is going to have the nerve to say it is the white folks that are busting up this inspiration party?
Cause we all know it isn’t anyone elses fault that the inspiration and uniter BS is not sticking.
Obama is not uniting the democrats, let alone convincing Pro-Lifers that late term abortions aren’t all that bad and that their new inspirational candidate Obama is for them right up to month 9?
Oops, I am blurring the fairy tale.
Posted by: 2009 Where Are You? | January 30, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm
Thanks Miss carefully-anonymous 2009 for that. Go Obama! Don’t let BS spoil the fairy tale!
Posted by: Halle Berry | January 30, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
Barack Obama is having difficulty “uniting” the Democrats because he gives two different types of speech. To a racially mixed audience, he speaks of unity, etc. To a predominantly black audience, Obama sounds like a mixture of Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton, with a bit of Huey Newton and Malcolm X. He speaks to blacks as if they cannot visually notice his ethnicity.
Posted by: rmberryman | January 30, 2008, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
B.O. is a preacher, not a leader. I can not stomach his speech, as if he is giving a sermon. I need substance, We need Hillary.
Posted by: Diann | January 30, 2008, 9:46 pm 9:46 pm
SENATOR OBAMA HE GIVES BEAUTIFUL SPEECHES BUT INCONSISTENT WITH HIS ACTION. AMERICA NEEDS A LEADER THAT IS READY TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY ON DAY ONE! EXPERIENCE WISE HE HAS NOTHING TO PROVE – ITS ALL RHETORIC WITHOUT SUBSTANCE AND HE IS NO JFK. WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER MISTAKE IN ELECTING A WRONG PRESIDENT. AMERICA IS NOT READY FOR AN INEXPERIENCE YOUNG SENATOR TO RUN OUR COUNTRY – WITH PROBLEM OUR COUNTRY HAVING NOW. WE CANNOT AFFORD AN ON THE JOB TRAINNING PRESIDENT. VOTERS YOU ARE THE DECIDING FACTOR – VOTE WISELY AND PRUDENTLY FOR OUR COUNTRY. God Bless America!
Posted by: Samson Lim | January 30, 2008, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm
OK, SENATOR OBAMA….SO, YOU ARE NOW THE AGRESSOR-ATTACKING HILLARY WITH AGGRESSIVE LIES AND OVERSTATEMENTS. WHAT, ARE YOU NOW TAKING ON WHERE BILL LEFT OFF IN SOUTH CAROLINA? YOU ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU PLEDGE NOT TO DO…POLITICS AS USUAL…
PLEASE QUIT CALLING YOURSELF THE CANDIDATE FOR TRUTH. YOU’RE IN POLITICS FOR HEAVEN SAKE….YOU GUYS WILL SAY ANYTHING AND CHANGE YOUR POSITIONS ON ISSUES IN A HEARTBEAT TO GET THOSE VOTES
Posted by: mel t | January 30, 2008, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
Don’t hate…
GO OBAMA!!!
Posted by: Janice | January 30, 2008, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
Obama is a good speaker. He did well at Harvard.
But what has he done? Hilary, McCain, and Romney have achieved. He is… well, he’s “clean” according to Biden, “inspirational” (which I take to mean “a good role model according to many media outlets.
But what has he done? Add to that the fact that he’d be slaughtered by both serious remaining Republicans and I can’t understand why any Democrat is looking at him over Clinton. But then I can’t figure out why any Democrat would think that stripping Florida of its delegates is worth the long-term fallout.
Posted by: Bob | January 30, 2008, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
I AM SO SICK OF HEARING THE WORD EXPERIENCE,WHICH IS WHAT WE GOT IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOW. AMERICA IS IN THE WORST SHAPE IT HAS BEEN IN FOR YEARS, BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCE.MAYBE EXPERIENCE IS NOT WORKING!AND IT IS TIME TO TRY NEW AND FRESH AVENUES AND NOT THE SAME STATUS QUO,WHICH IS WHAT THE CLINTON MACHINE REPRESENTS.WE NEED SOME ONE WHO HAS NOT BEEN BRAINED WASHED BY WASHINGTON POLITICS, PLEASE! NO MORE REPUBLICANS OR CLINTONS!
Posted by: merle77 | January 30, 2008, 10:15 pm 10:15 pm
He speaks of hope and change, the Clintons had a chance to transform Washington, they left it considerably more partisan in 2000 than it was when they got there in 1999.
Posted by: Tim O'Brien | January 30, 2008, 10:20 pm 10:20 pm
Typing in all caps used to be called “shouting”. We DON’T need to shout at one another! We are about to face an election of the lesser of evils on both sides. No matter who comes out on top in either party, and no matter who wins in November, we’re in for a rough ride for the next four years.
Posted by: rmberryman | January 30, 2008, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm
if wer’re all supposed to be united and inspired by obama he needs to reach out to everyone. As far as florida goes,wer’re all americans and should be heard.
Posted by: trishia | January 30, 2008, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
As Obama closes on Clinton, the whacko Clinton emails get more and more shrill.
The Clintons cannot win in November. A Clinton nomination will set the Democratic party back 10 years.
Posted by: Ward | January 30, 2008, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
Depressing that you all are so negative. Obama would be fabulous. Race is an interesting issue, but regardless, he would be a brilliant leader, and probably would do more for the country on Day One than anyone else because suddenly people would want to listen to and talk to the new leader, would think more highly of the government, and the US. Do you want to go back to the crazy Right Wing digging up stuff on the Clintons, and rehashed speeches? Ug. But most importantly, let’s hope the ultimate vote goes to the Left.
Posted by: Becca | January 30, 2008, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm
Hillary is the only choice.. She’s better then anyone in the race, Rep. or Dem. .. The only question is, will Obama be her V.P. .. He can’t win, and She can, so if you want Obama to be President, let him serve as her V.P. .. my vote will go to Hillary Clinton, are next President.
Posted by: J.Murphy, CA. | January 30, 2008, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm
i live in nevada and voted for hillary.oprah’s not my choice for v.p. but obama’s.
Posted by: trishia | January 30, 2008, 11:18 pm 11:18 pm
Get over yourselves, Clintons!
Posted by: Alan | January 30, 2008, 11:21 pm 11:21 pm
And what exactly is Hill’s experience? A few years in the Senate? Being First Lady so does not count!
Posted by: Alan | January 30, 2008, 11:23 pm 11:23 pm
There is so much anger in the air…Is this the meal the Clintons feed you every day?
Posted by: Alma | January 30, 2008, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
Obama is now old Washington .He has the Kennedy machine behind him . He has no substance ,only a good speech . If you look at facts he is a green horn and face it in the situation our country is in , we do NOT have time to train him . I would rather have a Clinton that an Obama . She gets my vote . I feel so strong about his lack of leadership that if he gets the nomanation I will vote Republican to save our country .
Posted by: Monyneen | January 30, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
he is a smooth talker.it scares me that there’s people that fall for a person who not very long ago was where? smoking what? anyone voting for obama for “change” is only getting hustled!
Posted by: trishia | January 30, 2008, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm
Will someone explain, inexperienced at what? What he lacks in experience couldn’t he appoint as his advisors? He could certaintly start with Colin Powell, he doesn’t have a job. He was probably the only qualified person that Bush hired. I like Obama’s ideas to unite the the country Democratics and Republicans. Because we are all in this mess together. I am sure Dems. and Reps. have lost their children in the war and both affected by the current economy, just drive up to the gas pumps. Is there one for Dems. and one for Reps.? Come on America no one has held Bush and Cheney accountable for the things they have done. Now everyone one wants to climb on their high horse. Well has anyone ever started a new job? Did anyone of you drop out of experience Heaven or did someone guide you and you did the job and did a great job? Another reason I like the younger candidate. Young people are more flexible and acceptable
of change. Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Senella | January 31, 2008, 12:35 am 12:35 am
They said experiences don’t count. Everywher we go for jobs, experience is the number one concern unless we have a good reference. We do believe experience count, but we need to start somewhere so we can have the kind of experience needed. When it comes to elect the next president in a so crasy world, we do need experiencing people.
Posted by: eddy leonard | January 31, 2008, 1:46 am 1:46 am
Coming super tuesday, who should we vote for? Well, it is a hard decision. We should follow our jugment and concern for this great country of ours. The issues at the table are incredible important. We need to act with our head not our heart. On the social and economic issues, this country should be heel.
When it comes to the press, american people want sound and objective analysis. Don’t put oil on the fire. Let america decide.
Posted by: limemiel | January 31, 2008, 1:57 am 1:57 am
Sen. Clinton is carrying most of the Caucasian vote, the Hispanic and Asian vote as well.
Who’s the real divider?
Obama, who is an arrogant and disrespectful neophyte who has yet to be vetted by the media and who insists on wanting to be president at the expense of destroying the party. He might get most of the black vote, but Sen. Clinton will get everyone else’s vote.
Also, I think that at the end of this campaign, the black vote will be completely irrelevant on future campaigns and what’s sad, it’s that they did it to themselves.
California is Clinton Country. Aqui, NO-bama!
Vote responsibly:
Vote 4 Hillary or Vote for a Republican.
Posted by: Spiffy | January 31, 2008, 2:30 am 2:30 am
I guess Obama’s failure to notice the boarded up buildings and the African American people who spent 6 weeks without heat in a brutal Chicago winter in the slum buildings owned by Rezko was mitigated by the friendship he shared with his mentor Rezko. Shame he only remembers 5 hours of it.
Posted by: dkki | January 31, 2008, 3:48 am 3:48 am
Idealism gave us Civil Rights. Women’s Suffrage. JFK. RFK. The American Revolution. The Abolition of Slavery. The Moon Landing.
In short, Idealism gave us America.
We have a chance for once to come together around a man who transcends race, who is progressive in judgement, and strong in character. We have a choice. Not a pre-ordained destiny to fulfill, but something that we can actively engage in, to make our country better.
We can choose to trust in experience of the past, the past which has led to our troubled now, or we can embark on something new. Something that will take courage. Something that will take all of us getting our way sometimes and not getting our way in others, after all progress happens through compromise. But we have the choice to rise above the simple language and brutal mechanics of the past.
The question is do you believe? Are you brave enough to take a chance on an America you dream of or do you want to just seek shelter in the broken relics of the past?
Thats what this primary is about. Its not white america vs black america. Its not man vs woman. Its about a substantive change, setting a new path, one towards the future, or one towards the sheltered remains of a past legacy.
You decide.
Vote with conviction.
Posted by: bongstradamus | January 31, 2008, 4:00 am 4:00 am
Vote Republican. Obama started a race war in the Democratic party. To get away from it all. GO REPUBLICAN. Give us your poor, tired, hungry and huddled masses. We have room for all
Use common sense and see which one really is the racist dividing party and has all the wealth. Republicans are running on a shoestring budget. Who are the lawyers. Aren’t lawyers leachers.
Posted by: lost me | January 31, 2008, 4:32 am 4:32 am
Most of Clinton’s supporters are biased and uneducated people, it is very clear, all you have to do is read their comments. How sad if she wins the nomination, it would mean that nonsense rules in America.
Posted by: carmen | January 31, 2008, 4:51 am 4:51 am
Hillary Rodham Clinton – I hate Communists.
Barack Husein Obama – More of the Same in a different wrapper.
Great candiates if you are a Socialist, and or a Communist. For you people that think this is some kind of loose retoric, look up the definitions of the words and look at the proposed policies of these candidates.
Posted by: Mark | January 31, 2008, 8:06 am 8:06 am
I Democrats want to win in November only one choice and that is Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton is hated by 1/2 of the country and will develop more haters once the Republicans got a hold of her. Yes, Barack’s unfavorables will go up in the general but he has the money and the resources to control the story line. McCain is getting public financing and is limited in his spending. Therefore, Obama will be able to get his argument out from now until Election day. McCain’s money will be gone by the end of this primary season (March). Barack Obama will be the next President of the US!!!
Posted by: sedonaredrock | January 31, 2008, 8:31 am 8:31 am
‘But at least he’s getting a good meal out of it– cornish game hen, steamed vegetables, and vanilla pudding.’
Yea, Right. The good of the evening was that the brother and sister were able to spend a weekend together. Bad meal with a rubber chicken an all. I believe a ‘Dem is a Dem, is a Dem’. They are all bleeding heart liberals unable to do simple math except at others expense.
Hillary is an exception!
Posted by: RobertHenry | January 31, 2008, 11:03 am 11:03 am
Obama has not ONCE mentioned race. It was Donna Brazille (Gore’s adviser) that first mentioned it. Obama has tried to get away from it, but Clintons keep putting it out there. I really think Mitt Romney is the best candidate, but I will vote for Obama if the dirty Clintons don’t stop their usual mess.
Posted by: Flander Annapollis | January 31, 2008, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm
I see a lot of anti-Obama posters here. So, what about the Senator is it that you don’t like, the fact that he tells the truth? Maybe that he is the only Democrat on the ticket who didn’t vote for this God awful war… or the Patriot Act? Or, is it because he doesn’t take PAC money? Or, maybe it’s because he didn’t serve on the board of Wal-Mart and was silent while they were attempting to stifle the labor movement?
If that’s the case, then I hear there is a candidate that HAS done all those things: Hillary Clinton.
“Clinton in ’08: Because America IS ready for another Anti-Labor, Corporatist War Hawk!”
There’s your campaign slogan.
Posted by: Chuck Cook | January 31, 2008, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm
Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are very experienced. Their experience got us into messy situation in Iraq. Experience doesn’t matter if candidate is lack of wisdom. Billary are not wise!!!! By the way, where is Monica Lewinsky, Jennifer Flowers and Paula Jones??? I am just wondering…
Posted by: J sch | January 31, 2008, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
Can’t we please get back to facts!!!
Obama won a huge percentage of the black vote in SC. He also won a large number of white votes. As many white votes as Edwards, and not that far off of Hillary’s numbers. And this is in the SOUTH in a state that still flies the confederate flag.
Accross the nation Obama does well with people of all races that are in college (aka youth vote), and even better with those who have completed college. His numbers are higher still with those who have completed advanced degrees. Sure, all those educated people are the stupid ones, not the idiots who can’t do math well enough to add up Hillarys numbers with white voters without inflating them.
Posted by: adam | January 31, 2008, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
so, instead of writing about the event here in Phoenix, you wrote this non-story abotu cornish game hen. nice. Very informative.
Posted by: Louis | January 31, 2008, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
It amazes me how people think the economy is in the worst shape it has been in years,but mysteriously enough all the economic indicators show the economy doing better than when Clinton left office.
Posted by: Richard Rhodes | January 31, 2008, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
I see sweet Obama is the attach dog now after a pledge not to do any more hatchet jobs on each other. But he will get away with it and if Hillary doesn’t shake his hand she will be waterboarded.
Posted by: Brian J. | January 31, 2008, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
Way to go becca also the evil right wing. Except that leftist means communist, means government control. Castro is a leftist. Chavez is a leftist. So lets go far left. I guess pretty soon the Mexican government will be the ones looking to stop illegal immigration from this side of the border.
Posted by: richard Rhodes | January 31, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm