Bill Clinton: Obama ‘Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things’ From the 1990s

Time to boot both Clintons off the national stage right now and forever.
The litany of graceless and mean-spirited attacks from Bill Clinton never fails to make me feel bad.
He can’t control himself and neither can Hillary. They are old news; they are bitter and their time is up.

Bill, Good comment! I always feel your analysis is so insightful, to the point. I dont mind and cannt wait to go back to the “old time, with the old folks” if the new president can create 90s economic again for us. No one has the right to disable Bill voice. Please let him talk. We need to hear two side story.

I agree with the previosu post. We need know more about Obama. How he could purchase his mansion at the price of $300000 below market value? What about his 18-year long lasting friendship with the accused slumslord? Where is media’s justice? How come on one talk about it? We need more information.

How utterly disappointing to hear Bill Clinton resort back to deliberately ambiguous attacks that he knows are misleading. Why Bill why?

I only hope the American public will wise up soon; my God we have Hillary read yand willing to serve and we are thinking of putting our trust in this “pie in the sky neophyte.” However I know not to overestimate teh stupidity of the American electorate: first we appoint GWB for 8 years, now we are going to do the same thing with this Obama character: wise up you guys. The Clintons are not perfect, but they are competent.

No, Bill, the American public wants a candidate who is not tainted by the scandal and corruption of the last 20 years. You see, you and your wife represent a time, long ago, when our nation’s attention was focused not on healthcare but on whether or not your LIES constituted an impeachable offense. We don’t want to see your finger-wagging mug on our tv sets during dinner. We’d rather see someone with dignity and class and wisdom and judgment. That, Bill, is why Barack is kicking your wife’s tail.

Distasteful. How sad.

lets face it.. the .com’s had the most to do with the success of the 90s. those days are over!

Obama supporters: Blah, blah, blah and more blah.

Bill is hilarious. He’s become a worse caricature of himself than the presentation on SNL that Darrell Hammond does.
Nice to know that Hillary has him “reigned in and under control”.
Hilarious.

No, Bill, wrong again. The “is” is that they’re not interested in having the Clinton brand of corruption back again. We’ve had the Bush corruption for seven years now and just because yours has a different surname doesn’t make it any better.
Please try to have some dignity and just be quiet for a change. After the election, we’ll call you when a car lot opens and you can have your photo taken there.

Where’d anyone ever get the idea that Bill Clinton is besmirching Obama?
Good things in the 90′s–he’s not talking about the failed atttempt at universal healthcare.

Bill has become irrelevent and pretty soon Hillary will become also. She will join him in his anger and bitterniss.

Personally I never liked either Clinton (both right wing Democrats) though I did empathize during the Impeachment scandal. Bill’s fifteen minutes are over. Hillary wants to sell experience but she flubbed two of the most critical decisions she had to make as a senator: Iraq and Kyle Lieberman-so much for experience. And I’m sorry but being married to the President does NOT qualify as experience. If so, she should running against Laura Bush.
Hillary would probably lose to McCain since Iraq would be off the table. And even if she won what would we have to look forward to, four years of partisan wrangling and reliving the 1990s.
Been there. Done that. This country is so screwed by the utterly incompetent Bush that we need more than Hillary can provide to straighten things out.
The Clintons and the wing nuts on this site can make all sorts of accusations about Obama like drugs or the Rezko association ort his so called lack of experience. But experience means nothing, as Cheney and Rumsfeld have tons of experience but no sense. Hillary and McCain both have their own axes to bear, some more than others.
Does anyone remember Hillary fundraiser Norman Hsu–the recently convicted Norman Hsu? I do believe that Hillary and Bill had a relationship with Rezko as well. And who can forget McCain as a charter member of the Keating Five.
Obama represents a chance for real change.

I don’t understand what the deal is with Bill. Does he think we are dumb? He sets up straw men and knocks them down.
‘No one who was involved in the 1990s or this decade can possibly be an effective president because they had fights. We’re not going to have any of those anymore.’
This is not Obama’s argument and he knows it. For someone who complains and complains about things he says being twisted and misconstrued, he sure is a hypocrite.

After reading pages and pages of commentary about the Clintons and Barack Obama I am reminded of just how divisive and nasty the Clintons were. They are dividing their supporters and Obama’s supporters, they are dividing women and races and anything else they can find to divide Americans.

Why is no one following Michelle Obama
around, I saw her make some pretty nasty cracks about Hillary and she can
really push the black people need to vote for Obama card…..imagine Hillary or Bill saying “white people need to vote for Hillary.” The press seems to only feel they have to monitor the Clintons…..I used to think I could vote for either one but after all the
Clinton piling on, I don’t want Obama for sure. If the press wants him this bad, he is not a good idea.

For the last time, Obama is a Christian, not a Muslim. And does being a Muslim disqualify one to run for president?

And Lucky–all 100 million, actually 300 million of us with dreams getting the government to work for us instead of corporations and itself. Yeah, that’s kind of the idea. Yes we can.

Not being part of any of the “good” things from the 90′s is exactly why people are voting for him in droves.

When I read the comments from Obama supporters I grow a bit concerned. Am I the only one willing to proudly remember that it was Bill Clinton as President who balanced the budget, and a surplus to boot? Bill Clinton is the “original” CHANGE Democratic nominee. He and Hillary paved the way for Barack and Michelle. Instead of spewing out all of the Right Wing “hit” material, it would be nice if Obama’s supporters would take a minute to realize that their man is following the Bill Clinton nomination playbook to perfection. God forbid if Michelle Obama should ever want to serve her country should her husband get the privilege to be inaugurated as our Commander in Chief. She’ll be horribly passe.

Sometimes I feel sad for all those passionate women who help bash Hilary relentless for tiny little thing. They first forget there is a best qaulified female candiate in this race who has fought so hard, for all her life for your health care, your children’s benefit, your woman’s right, in a male-dominated politcial arena. You are part of it as a woman! If you cann’t do it, at least be supportive. We need more female politicans so Hill wont feel lonely!

But you, Bill, are directly responsible for what happened in 2000-20008. Had it not been for your making the WH your personal playhouse, Gore (who should have easily won the election in 2000 d/t the ‘wonderful’ things you did as President) would have easily won and we wouldn’t have had GW for the past 8 years. Just want to give you the credit you are due……

LOOOOOOOOOOOL at the “Yesterday” line

suess: Last I checked we still had House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein. I would not exactly describe those two as wilting violets! I have not checked for other female members of Congress in either party. And, Secy Rice, whatever is your party affiliation or thoughts on her perormance is another female.

TO ALL THE BACKGROUND SCRUBBERS WHATEVER MISDEEDS OBAMA MAY HAVE DONE HIS BACKGROUND IS SPOTLESS COMPARED TO HILARY AND BILLS. YOU KNOW IF THEY GET BACK IN OFFICE THERE WILL BE SO MUCH JERRY SPRINGER STUFF GOING ON.

Bill Clinton was a very good President (falling short of greatness) and the best raw politician since Reagan. So his current proclivity for tin-eared statements really mark a fall from grace that is quite sad and disappointing.

Suess: I’m Irish- so based on that I should vote for McCain??? No wait, I’m a Mormon–oh, I’m just sick that Romney left the race-now I can’t vote. Oh, but wait, I’m a woman–so I guess I HAVE to vote for Hillary. Actually, I’m a white Catholic Italian man who is voting for Obama because I believe him to be the best candidate. To vote for someone simply because of gender, religion, or race is really quite silly.

Bill Clinton is the best weapon that the OBAMA team has!

I can’t believe Bill Clinton ever became President the way he’s always twisting words to give them another meaning. This tactic backfired the last time and it’s going going to backfire again this time around.
Go away Clintons! Time to turn the page . . .

People shouldn’t be suckered into giving Bill any credit for the 90′s economy prosperity, and his policies actually had a lot to do with the financial scandals and the dot-bomb.
1) Bill only “balanced the budget” becasue he had a huge windfall thanks to the tech boom and America’s then fundamentally strong economy. Which his policies considerably weakened. The tech boom had begun in universities, tech labs, and garages, more than a decade earlier in the 70′s. That was largely thanks to America’s post WWII prosperity which created more college grads and leisure time, creating an environment allowing a Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Bill Joy, Intel, Xerox, and Bell Labs to be tech innovators.
2) Clinton’s economic policies actually hurt America considerably and were mostly cribbed from Laissez Faire Corporate Republicans and people like Alan Greenspan. By following Reagan’s lead in deregulation of finance and accounting standards, he directly contributed to the inflation of the tech bubble, the housing bubble, and the ability of large financial groups to keep AAA ratings while unloading the garbage onto pensions and mom and pop investors.
3) Clinton’s financial and energy market deregulation directly aided scandals such as ENRON. People forget that ENRON grew thanks to Clinton energy market deregulation, and committed their crimes during his terms. Also, Paul Krugman so-called “liberal” economist was a big Clinton supporter, championed NAFTA and ENRON, who paid him $45K for “consulting.”
4) The man most responsible for both the tech bubble and the housing bubble, Alan Greenspan, the guy who told people to buy ARMs as the housing bubble peaked, the guy who helped popularize Ayn Rand, was apopinted by Reagan, kept through Bush 41, both Clinton terms, and most of Bush 43′s terms.
I could go on for hours about how the Clintons, DLC, Third Way, New Dems, duped Americans into packaging Corporate Laissez Faire economics with social liberal tokenism, just the way Republicans like Reaganm, the Bushs, Neocons, and so on have packaged Corporate Laissez Faire economics with social conservative tokenism.
Lets not even get started on Bill’s deregulating media which led to media consolidation, expansion of the death penalty, failure to do anything substantial on the environment, killing healthcare reform for 16 years, beginning the policy of “extraordinary rendition” in the 90′s, “regime change” policy in Iraq which he just kicked down the road for eight years, and so on.

Bill, Hilary, Bush and Laura all need to come back to the south, and retire. We miss you down here

I’m a loyal Democrat, but I’ll vote for John McCain if Hillary wins with super delegates. Bill should stay out of it, he is so nineties!

We all know Billy Boy is a pathetic cariature of himself. But make sure you don’t buy any real estate from this guy, particularly if it’s near White Water.

Sarah, while you’re doubling as Obama’s spokesperson, why don’t you tell us a little more about this “civil rights attorney” who helped a notorious Chicago slumlord starve tenants of heat in their low-income – to the point where the city had to file a lawsuit.
And what about the last four years that Bill Clinton has spent raising hundreds of millions of dollars for tsunami victims, Katrina victims and dozens of African countries. Boy he sounds like a real loser… By contrast, smart handsome Obama has spent the same time period raising millions for himself.
You can have the boy wonder, Sarah. I’ll take Botox Bill any day.

How sad to see all these nagative comments about Bill Clinton. He was a great American President and he will always be a great President. All elected Presidents are great, that’s why they were elected. How ungrateful are those American citizens.

justsayNOtoHILLARY&BILL!!!

The bizarre joke is according to Ann Coulter, Hillary is the most conseravtive candidate in the race and Ann is right! Obama and McCain are owned by George Soros. Obama and McCain are mega suck ups to Teddy Kennedy too!
It is a shame that Ron Paul cannot win. He is a million times better than the three of them. I was in a store and 3 older people were talking and they were Democrats and they said the 3 candidates we are stuck with are horrible. Sad but true.

history always has its revisionists; its just equally appalling and sad that bill clinton is his own revisionist and apologist. you bet the clintons are pissed- barak obama has challenged them in ways unanticipated, tapped into americas disdain and weariness of bill and hillary, and foremost, is a real obstacle to their end run around the constitution. anyone who doubts that the clintons intimidated the democrats into letting hillary run for bills third term only need listen to the vitriol bill is spewing now that their plan has been derailed. the clintons are like roaches; theyre awfully hard to get rid of. but once and for all, they may finally be banished and we can go on with the business at hand. has anyone noticed how many sad and pathetic campaign slogans hillary has trotted out? it aint over yet, but there is a certain desperation in clintonville these days. senator obama knows that the clintons will try to swiftboat him before the republicans, and like many a football season, the playoffs are sometimes tougher than the superbowl. senator obama may slay the dragon yet, but he must be most careful now, as this is when he is most vulnerable. he needs to continue to take the high road, refuse to do more than thrust and parry the negative ads that are coming, and continue to display the honesty, integrity and inspiration we all long for. the clintons may be their own means of their demise yet. hell hath no fury like a clinton scorned. hillary thinks change is the party in power, a policy tweak, maybe a new slogan. thats why she is in trouble. the change we want is fundamental, basic, and attitudinal, and bill and hillary do not represent that at all, no matter how hard they try. ill take my chances with senator obama any day. if i were bill and hillary id stop pressing my luck, because once it runs out, they just might find themselves indicted.

There was a story in the front page of the New York Times today about 2 married Iraq veterans. It’s a must read It made me cry but those tears turned to anger. I cannot vote for a candidate that blindly voted for this war for political ambitions. I believe Sen. Clinton was mapping her road to the White House then and was already courting republican hawks. I cannot vote for Sen. Clinton because her husband lied under oath. Should we forgive Barry Bonds for perjury? I cannot vote for Senator Clinton because she will get nothing done other than pad her bank account. I wish I would have bought some stock in the oil companies 16 years ago. I guess I still could.

Dreaming of a balance budget, I still like Bill Clinton for two things during his tenure oil was at record lows, and the budget surplus. But there were many worse things he did which he got impeached for.
As far as Obama he has hope, but there is a lot more problems and hope does not cut it.
Problem with politicians is that they have raise lots of money to win race, and those politicians despite scandal like Obama, and Clinton that still can raise money are probably tainted.
Bush ran America to the ground with his thoughtless one dimension agenda of helping Oil companies, also military intervention to get at oil, other then that he seems like an extremely boyish, inane President who just like giving power to a monkey and the nation down the tubes. The Saudis must have offered him a banana and he went apes.
But the situation we are in requires a lot of thought and introspect, these elections are coming at very bad time the housing market collapse, huge trade deficits , people threatening America and we cant do nothing, like China saying they will dump dollar. Afghanistan is the biggest source of drugs when our military is in control of that country. If America does not become serious and face the situation, the very hard situation, we are in and start working together to solve it, we have plenty enemies outside that are ever willing to see our downfall. Some people say it is already too late, but there is a future, and we must see there is one.

Obama has more national experience than Lincoln had when he came into office.
Lincoln only served 2 years in congress.
He lost his race in 1858 to Douglas.
Obama has what Bill or Hillary Clinton will never have. Honesty! Hillary campaigned in Forida and Michigan, she told the DNC she would not. Now she wants the votes to count??? ‘Iraq has weapons of Mass destruction.’ ‘I did not have sex with that woman.’ Lets change anew, Barack Obama 2008.

Sounds more like a fact to me !

We are already seeing Obama’s past come back to fuel Republican attacks:
drug use,
deals with contributors to buy a home, earmarks to his wife’s employer and then she gets a raise of 200k,
Obama’s church praising Louis Farakhan,
Obama watering bills down to please his supporters energy suporters,
Obama telling us he is against the Bush energy policy and then he votes for it.
No CHANGE there !

It would be laughable were it not so infuriating; the way that every single comment made by Bill Clinton or any Clinton surrogate is dissected, parsed and used to help create the desired air of Hillary Clinton hatred. This campaign has featured Obama himself and his campaign managers essentially mocking and belittling the Clinton Presidency; calling Hillary Clinton “the Senator from Punjab,” and all sort of other critical and insulting remarks, with almost no attention. But let Bill Clinton say anything, and here comes the outrage.
Clinton was not perfect by any means, but he is generally admired and even revered in the rest of the world as the best American leader in forty years. That’s because much of the rest of the world actually appreciates intelligence and diplomacy. In this country we appreciate likeableness, tough talk and inspiring speeches. I wish that more people here and everywhere would actually have a better idea of what it takes to be an effective President. It’s not talking about hope, or being new, or making vague promises about change. It’s about actually understanding the rest of the world, currently and historically. It’s about having the courage to raise the marginal tax rates on the wealthy, and to try to actually bring about national health care. It’s about being willing to fight some battles, even if it costs you in likeability. Hillary Clinton is similarly not perfect, but she’s very smart, very capable, and a lot more appealing than Obama as a potential President. But how often has this country ever made the right choice in an election?

I like President Clinton but his words about Sen. Obama sound like a cry of desperation, that same desperation that he now shares with his wife. It’s true Sen. Obama wasn’t part of the good things that happened in the 1990s, but he may actually be gloating over that fact. Does it really matter? Sen. Obama is about the 21st century, not about the days of MC Hammer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and 486SX computers. The bridge to the 21st century that President Clinton built is now the one that Sen. Obama is traveling on.

No matter how we don’t like it, it is still roughly 50-50 split, both between dems AND between Dems and Reps.
With all this vicious side taking, you can bet if Hillary wins, Obama’s folks will go to John McCain, and I can tell you from my perspective, in droves, that is going to happen if Obama wins.
The Republicans and that slob Karl Rove have done the perfect one two punch on us idiots. We are now so p!ssed off at each other over the things that are being said, and the way the media is creating a Messiah, that there is NO WAY each of our choices will get the others votes. They will vote AGAINST the democrat just to make sure that democrat doesn’t win.
And that makes Rove, slob gutter tripe that he is, a genius. How sickening. Even I have fallen for it. Even I will more than likely NOT vote for someone that the media paints as a God and the public, who two years ago couldn’t pronounce his name in three tries, thinks is Jesus without the sandals. I am so aggrevated that I will probably support John McCain, just to prevent the candidate I think is a complete phoney, from winning.
And the Clinton haters will vote for McCain just to make sure that beast doesn’t get up on stage, waving in their faces. I understand how you feel, but we are both entrenched. Neither Democrat will win, no matter how much YES WE CAN BS you try and chant.
the YES WE CAN stands for:
Yes, we can – lose the election.

Campaigning in Tyler and Texarkana, Texas. Bill things must really be bad.
Now I’m a Texan, and I love all our Texas cities, but really Bill are you and Hillary that desperate.
Hillary leaves South Carolina before voting, skips DC and Maryland and Wisconsin. Now she has you campaigning in Tyler and Texarkana, Tx.
Have you been reduced to stumping in the rural areas in hopes of capturing that part of the Obama votes. Now that’s just sad.

And in Los Angeles Superior Court on February 21, 2008. there is going to be yet another lawsuit going back to 2000
campaign financing in the Paul vs Clinton case with a whole list of characters involved. People make mistakes but surely after the first two or three, elected officials would ensure that their staff carefully check up on people and contributions. Paul was already a convicted felon! But, I would not be surprised at a date change. More taxpayer money!

Yeah, I wanted to buy this land he’s talking about. But then the bubble bursted and I went to bankruptcy.

I assume the land Bill wants to sell Whitewater?
What a tool he is.

Right on schedule. And, as predicted.
Thankyou, thankyou Bill Clinton for succumbing to your inner urge. We’ve already seen how that’s worked out for you in: Iowa, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Virgina.
Shall I go on?
Man this was SUCH an easy call as to how the Clintons would deal with the Tuesday massacres along the Potomac.

I am trying hard to find out as to what are the changes that Obama actually brought while he was serving in Illinois state senate! At least during the Clinton’s presidency America was economically prosperous and he left tons of surplus at the end of his term as an evidence of a measurable change. I decided to support Hillary simply because news/medias are treating Obama like a God and I always remember if it is too good be true, it may not be true at all.

It is so refreshing to hear reasoned, sensible and competent voices again speaking on behalf of our government. its been a long time. when bush stole the election in 2000, i knew the republicans had done a good job railroading the Clinton administration and changing public perception with their spew. Now the Clintons are back and better then before. Hillary is positioned very nicely to take back the country. I think you all would benefit by getting used to seeing Bill Clinton acting in the role of surrogate for his wife more often. Thankfully, the democrats have a candidate in Hillary that is in it to win it and knows why she wants the job. Make no mistake. She will fight for this and I, for one, thank her for it.

Can you imagine the happiness that will spread across our land to not having a BUSH or a CLINTON vying for the WHITEHOUSE?? WISCONSIN, OHIO & TEXAS can help all Americans to move this country forward by rejecting THE CLINTON MACHINE in the upcoming rhetoric. DO NOT BE FOOLED by Hillary’s latest populist message. The Clintons are NOT middle class warriors. They are FRAUDS who prey on the MIDDLE CLASS in America.

Bill Clinton is grasping at straws and denigrating the image of past presidents everywhere. Even George Bush Sr. did not spin this badly to try and get his son elected. I have far more respect for him now, having seen how the Clintons campaign. Had Hillary done her OWN campaigning, we young women might be trusting her. Instead she changes her slogan routinely, doesn’t find her “voice” until New Hampshire, and has her shrill husband campaigning for her and ruining that same voice with his. GO OBAMA ’08. End the bipartisan gridlock that the Clintons handily fostered during the 1990′s. Time for a total change.

Corporate contributions: Many of them are PAC which employees of a corporation make individual donations. HRC PAC contributions exceed those of Barack Obama. I just checked. Corporations themselves have a limit. Some donate to all candidates like AT&T and Time to hedge their bets. As far as bringing up shady characters one might be wise before throwing out names since that kind of politicing can boomerang big time! The Paul case I previously posted is a matter of $1 million plus. The Clintons were/are able to pay their mortgage because they had a structure built on their property for which the Secret Service is paying a rent of $10,000 a month while we pay the agents’ salaries. Nice arrangement. Yes, all former presidents and first ladies have secret service for life, until current Pres. Bush when it is reduced to 10 years from thereon out.

IMAGINE..
imagine no Bush or Clinton
its easy if you try
no drama or corruption
above us only sky….

this whole bush/clinton, bush/clinton argument is baseless! the second bush should have never become president twice and has made a total mess of this country. why make an issue with another clinton when she will probably be better then her husband (and no doubt better prepared than obama or mccain)to restore credibility at home and abroad and set this nation in the right direction?

It just amazes me how narrow people’s thought process is…there are people talking about who did what in the 1990s, as if any of that really matters. We should be looking toward future endeavors for this country. This is exactly why we as a country has not progress because we keep looking back to the “remember when”. People stop talking nonsense – even the terrorist who want to cause us harm is thinking more about the future than us. Try elevating the conversation to something more productive. I think this is the very reason so many people are gravitating toward Obama because he seems to have found a way to elevate the conversation to something more positive. I get so sick and tired of the negative B.S.

ssmolly: Yes, you did miss something. Barack Obama was elected three times to the Illionois State Legislature before he ran for US Senate and then resigned his State Senate position. The information is easily found on official sites.

I can name you one thing Bill Clinton did when he was in Office. He turned the other way when the people of Rawanda were being slaughtered. Too busy chasing the skirts in the White house to concern himself with that.

WestCoastMessenger: Try the official Illinois State Legislature site. At least you cannot deny he got elected under his own name instead of spousal name recognition!

By the way, the rest of the myth about Clinton’s Golden years of economic prosperity is not evident until President Bush came into office and we heard the giant sucking sound from India from all the outsourcing through the fiber optic cables that President Clinton let them build. There was no debate because Bill was busy with Monica in the Library. Some guardian of our jobs. It was supposedly free trade and we were supposed to cash in on the benefits from free trade. Nada. Virtual factor mobility in labor is not free trade. It is more like President Clinton let millions into the country via circuits to do our jobs without any kind of debate. The economic good times are evident in Bangalore, but not here. Again these are lag ramifications from his haphazard economic policies. Of course, y’all think we are too dumb to be able to convey something like lag ramifications to the electorate. Good luck. The way I see it Clinton was slick and he did more harm than good to the economy and Obama’s plan is to try to duplicate Clinton’s plan. Good luck selling that lame dog to the public. McCain is our only hope at this point. Jon

tcnz,
thanks for the info…I didn’t want to waste my time researching the guy :)

Exactly, Mike. The Obambots have nothing left but hate. Well, so much for the unity thing. Not much hope here either. And if the Obamabots have no hope why should I believe anything that Obama claims? His own supporters don’t believe a word he utters, so why should the rest of us?

THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHO YOU ARE ELECTING: ON REZKO CONNECTION THIS IS NOT BEING PLAYED SO MUCH IN THE MEDIA.
Two years ago, Obama bought a mansion on the South Side, in the Kenwood neighborhood, from a doctor. On the same day, Rezko’s wife, Rita Rezko, bought the vacant lot next door from the same seller. The doctor had listed the properties for sale together. He sold the house to Obama for $300,000 below the asking price. The doctor got his asking price on the lot from Rezko’s wife.
Last year, Rita Rezko sold a strip of that vacant lot to Obama for $104,500 — a deal Obama later apologized for, acknowledging that people might think he got a favor from Rezko. Obama called the episode “boneheaded” and a “mistake.”
DOES AMERICA IS READY FOR A PRESIDENT WHO IS FROM OBAMA WORDS: ________________AND ______________.(FILL IN THE BLANK.)

President Bill, your comments are well taken. B. Hussein Obama has the experience of Rezko land deals, he has the experience of being snow blind, and he has the experience Sinclair love.
And,now, the Obamites will get the chance to try to defend the sordid past of the Muslim/Christian/Black/White/whatever he wants to portray himself as today candidate.
No wonder the Republicans are voting for Obama in Democratic primaries and caucuses. They know who they can beat in November.

I can only hope the trial of Resko will bring out all the facts and Obama’s part in these illegal activities. There is noted in the charges a politian, name withheld, that may be part of the proceedings. The name is, the man of “change” himself, Barrack Hussein Obama. As the saying goes, birds of a feather, flock together. This will make carl rove a happy man…

How is all this talk about who did what in the 90s going to help our children’s future? Politics just bring out the worse parts of people. It is these kinds of conversations that keeps many people away from the process. Grow up people, nobody really gives a crap aboout who Bill screwed, what Obama smoked and how much of a lap dog Hillary is of Bill Clinton. How about discussing the issues? This is such a childish messageboard. I will send my 8 year old back here to talk with you people!

OBAMA suporters are so afraid. GO bill bring it more about OBAMA, because thats he has is a full of speeches!!!

Obama stole his stump speech from Bob the Builder, what could be worse than that?

Hill may now have regretted how much she miscalculated where her lack of experience is causing her disastrous campaign strategy turning into tragedy by abandoning almost all caucus battles. Thus she has no one to blame for her “stragedy” that sees her now behind in delegate count. By that measure alone, Hill is not as smart as most people ascribe her to be. She is just a mere robot who listen to advice of her paid sycophants. Barack is definitely right to call her judgment into question and this mistake is causing her so much grief now. With this bad experience, she can no longer peddle her Fairy Tale of “35 years” experience, as she will surely regret it when pointed out by never learning anything from her “35 years experience”. Neither can she continue to peddle that she is a
provider of solutions as she will be haunted by her own words.
Hill maybe into going into the path for another “Stragedy” as she pursue
very hard for the Latino votes and forgets the others. While the Lation votes in Texas may constitute around 25%, what is she doing to the other 75% of voters. This is a huge mistake of her campaign, to keep focusing on a
significant but minor portion of the voters. Barack is leaving no one behind in this campaign sorties and that is how he built up his winning record. Obviously, Hill has only the big Fairy Tale of experience under her belt and nothing more! This makes her the real Talker and not the Doer, the one with the wrong experience too.
Hill have been changing words of her old campaign message and will remain
ineffective as her old persona. Let me try to recall them, Experience to Doer
to Vetted to Tested to with Solution now. Did I missed anything ? All these are just words also as she tried to dismiss Barack’s slogan of Change and Hope as only words that won’t provide food on table. If that is really what she believes, why then does she keep on changing her words ? Is her mind really
functioning properly and that all screws are in place ?
As parting shot to Bill, believing in Fairy Tale do have positive outcome and who is now living in the Fairy Tale of regrets ?

Can someone please lay out Hillary Clinton’s “35 years of experience” excluding her First Lady stints being married to the person who was actually elected to be the Executive? Remember, Obama has more legislative experience than her, so there must be something I’m missing.

Every time bill spouts off, he puts his foot in Hillary’s mouth.

Down with the devil Clinton–both of them. He should be in prison and she should be waiting to see him in the visiting room, or else writing him letters from the women’s penitentiary. Even for the most corrupt couple in the history of US politics to HINT at corruption in Obama’s life is desperate stupidity elevated to the level of pure insanity. Clintons, you have EVERYTHING to lose by making character and integrity a campaign issue!

Obama knows exactly what he is doing. He is being use or also being paid by the system to creat this problem that he is causing in the Democratic party.
He & his Obama Stormers are getting up huge amounts of votes that will go to MCcain or whomever will be the Republican candidate. Everyone is happy on the News stations that would otherwise be very upset if they knew for sure that any Black man period could win this presidental race for the WHite House. Obama should be ashame of himself. But after all we’re dealing with an so called Ex-drug user.He is not to be trusted!

Sure there is feedom of the press, but this is creepy. We need a candidate that can be addressed. The medias love affair is clearly not seeing that there is LARGE part of AMERICA that wants HILLARY CLINTON as President – she can be addressed. When anyone says something about Obama, the media or Obamas people disable them. Not a good sign.
Old leaders are awsome. They have experience and knowledge. America has some great points, many good ones NOW and even more great ones in the 90′s. Other nations liked Bill Clinton. I traveled in the 90′s and we were admired.
If we can’t address the candidate now, we clearly wont be able to address him as President. What will America be like then? He turned the flag into an “o” Plus all this talk about Old. This seems very disrespectful.This is not a good message for our young people. We need our experienced people. When your 60 you have to leave politics? People get smarter as they get older. This new YOUNG thing is rude and wrong. I’m only in my 40′s but I take offence to this. Old people are smart, most are smarter than 30 and 40 and 50 year olds. We need our elders to help guide us. No way is it time to put someone out to pasture because they are around 60.

Since Bush, the telecom companies have merged together, oil companies have merged. The so-called CLECs have gone away.
The once competitive and dynamic hi-tech IT industry has come to a lackluster state.
Is this a coincidence?
Let’s put Hillarry back into the White House!

Obama is the biggest security risk that this country has ever seen. If he will do what he is doing to his own Democratic party, then just think what that he will do to the USA, the entire Nation and the whole World. MCcain however is a big flip flopper. Maybe we’ll come up with a strong impressive third party candidate before this all finally goes down.

Time to boot Obama and the Clintons and get Al Gore. These two are acting like children. If this continues McCain will become President.

I actually had the privileged to be at the rally in Tyler and what Bill said was very insightful and made alot of sense it wasnt necessarily derogatory to Mr. Obama he was just stating facts. Not to mention that it seems like the writer is biased against Bill and the Clinton’s anyway.

In contrast to your wife who has never been good for anything.

Comment to someone who said something about Bill and Bush and the sticky fingetrs. Well, I know Bush did help the vets get help with health care because my greatgrandmother recieved tricare again after he got into office. He did help the elderly with that I really liked that because the elderly need it.

I actually think he keeps opening his big mouth so Hillary won’t win. If Hillary is president, his ego won’t be able to handle anyone saying Hillary is doing a better job than he did!

President Bill is right the 1990′s were great! We found ourselves after the national economic diep – point of the late 1980′s. Bill’s experience made it all work. Thank God for him.
Experience does matter, look what our current President has done for us over these last seven plus years. Did his lack of experience during his first year – do us any good?
I do not believe that organizing a good campaign equals the right kind of experience needed by our nation at this moment in time.
I applaud all those who help our inner-city youth. But really – is that what the nation ( not just the inner-cities) needs at this time.
We are a can do nation and proud nation – not a lets hope (for the best) group of people.

I have mostly voted republican, I wanted to vote democratic this time but cannot because of the poor offerings by the democratic party.
Maybe next time?

Clinton is accurately stating that political fights will break out in any administration. It comes with the territory. Obama enthusiasts are of the mistaken opinion that their leader is so powerful he can wave a magic wand and everybody will come together in harmony…pipe dreams!!!

Let’s get this one over, once and for all. We, and I mean, US, can’t survive another four or eight years of a divisive Presidency. It doesn’t matter one whit whether Hillary is “brilliant” (per Bill) or “ready.” The fact is that there is a major insurgency sharpening their knives to cause more self destruction, who will stop at nothing to see her fail, even if it takes the shi[ down. Sorry Hill, but I would advise anyone, of any political persuasion, to vote for any other candidate.

no worried will never vote to OBAMA. Well movin out to philippines, OBAMA dont deserve our vote, i dont hear about him, i dont know whos that is, I heard OBAMAS name when this primary election. All i know is HILLARY CLINTON a very popular woman in the USA!!! HILLARY youll deserve our vote!!!

considering Bill Clinton’s Presidency and Hillary Clinton’s experiences as First Lady will enable them to establish an international coalition which is absolutely necessary to defeat terrorism and save the lives of American soldiers, it seems many in here are either too ignorant to realize how beneficial a Hillary Clinton Administration would be, or they simply don’t care about the well-being of American troops in the short and long term……so which is it?

I have read comments from anyone and I think America, as a free country allows anyone to have their opinions about anything and anybody.
Here are my opinions about both candidates:
Obama is a third year senator from Illinois, someone who has been untested, and seems to be the brainchild of the Kennedys. Let’s understand, he is not JFK and he will never be. He should be recognized as Barak Obama, period.
Unfortunately, especially in the past decade, we live in a world of instant gratification, where no one takes accountability for their actions.
Nowadays, I hear Senator Obama take credit for his “NO” vote for the Iraq war, and he clearly enunciates his reasons against the Iraq war. My question is: If he was so adamant against the Iraq war, how come he never emphasized his opposition in a clear manner, led efforts with at least resolutions against the war –> the reality is, he played the numbers game, did not want to antagonize his party nor the republicans. If you look at this issue, this is his modus operandi, either no position at all – his 103 “PRESENT” votes during his tenure in Illinois), or his now reflexions of opposition to the war — to be honest, I never heard Senator Obama lead any efforts against the war, where are the news? Interviews? Why didn’t he go public say in Oprah to proclaim his opposition against the war? Answer: because it was NOT CONVENIENT to his political ambitions.
Now, let’s talk about Obama’s character: Did anyone remember a person who picked on another person because he/she could not deal with a specific person? Example: Ex President Clinton made comments about Obama in the Carolina primaries, Obama did not confront him like a man, he confronted Mrs. Clinton –> ANALYSIS: It seems to me that Senator Obama fears President Clinton and once again, did not want to antagonize the democratic base that likes and admires former President Clinton.
Another issue: Experience. What real initiatives have been passed thru the Senate by Senator Obama? Nothing relevant in the past three years. ANALYIS: He is a follower, and good to setup alliances, not a real leader who takes chances.
Finally, he might win on looks or empty promises, but the reality is that he is untested and not ready to lead our country in the difficult years ahead. To be president, we need someone with backbone, passion, track record of national public service, and who is not afraid of taking chances, and who has a people’s agenda, not a professional politician agenda.
I sincerely hope the voters elect someone capable, and not someone who promises anything to get elected like Senator Obama.

YOU GOT TO HEAR THIS:
The fact is that what Obama is telling us is something that puts fear in the hearts of the Greedy, Selfish, and control Freaks. The one IDEA he is promoting for America is “LOVE” for one another, united, as a people, with a common interest.
Question one to everyone that reads this?? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME SOMEONE SAID TO YOU “I LOVE YOU”? (NOT JUST AS A MATE OR A LOVER, OR A FAMILY MEMBER, BUT JUST AS A HUMAN).
HATE AND FEAR has a common bond, and when humans promote this behavior they have promoted a selfish interest. Whether it is terrorist from the Middle East, Taliban, or the PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. or THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE,.
FEAR is the greatest Terrorist. There can’t be a war on terror!!! Because terror is a self induced unexpected occurrence. We as Americans have made enemies of many countries (with the current Administration) so why should we be surprised of attacks from abroad or internally. We Americans should follow Obama’s lead of leading by EXAMPLE (UNITY AND RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE) that example is to unite as one with one goal, not greed, not power hunger, not selfishness, BUT a goal of common LOVE and concern of all HUMANS, that will advance the living quality of all. This may seem like a dream but it is the SIMPLE SOLUTION.
What would you prefer: 1: WAR/GREED/SUPREMECY
Or
PEACE, PROSPERITY AND ADVANCEMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS FOR ALL HUMANS (ACHIEVED BY THE BELIEF THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS).
I was once told by a Coach that if I believed that things would not work, it would be possible than not that if will not work, with my slighted desires. He also said that, if I believe I can, more than likely it would happen with the simple belief that it would.
“YES WE CAN”
We should all be FINISHED with the battle that the rich offers us, that divide us on non-important issues, while they line there pockets. (No more Conservative or Liberals, Republicans or Democrat, etc.)

what’s kind of brilliant, actually, from the obama campaign is their two-tiered message of being against negative attacks and wanting change of “old-style” politics……this is brilliant because it attacks the kind of politics supported by donors and lobbyists yet protects against the disclosure of one’s donors and/or lobbyists……therefore, obama has been effective in stifling his own closet skeletons and hypocrisy (as he himself engaged in “old-style” politics by having a friend in rezko who supported his career and supporters in exelon who donated to his campaign) which, coincidentally, are the same kind of politics he tells his supporters he is fighting against, but he has acted to keep hidden such skeletons by attacking the nature of negative attacks, thereby protecting his image and his message of change……BRILLIANT…..except that interest groups not dissimilar to the swift boat vets, don’t really care whether obama likes negative attacks or not…..thus, if he becomes the nominee, they will the money and the will to come out full force in order to keep the White House in republican control……..the question now becomes: for the best interests of America, who can survive a national campaign against groups that are beyond the control of the republican nominee? Answer: Senator Hillary Clinton

This is another example of the media combing through every word that Bill Clinton says and then trying to twist around and take it out of context to hurt Bill Clinton. The truth is that the Obama-loving media hate Bill Clinton because he is such a strong man of keen insight, which is such a strong advocate for Hillary. They are trying to demonize him to cut off his effectiveness.
Hillary is going to win Tx by at least 13 points. She is going to win Ohio by at least 16 and Pa by at least 15. She is going to be about tied in delegates at that time. Going into the convention she is going to be about tied on delegates, and with FL and MI up in the air plus her advantage among superdelegates, she is going to win. That is my hope for our country, and it’s very realistic.

Jason, I’m not going to give a lengthy diatribe about how I disagree with your predictions, which I do. I simply want to ask Mrs. Clinton’s supporters 3 questions. First is it really acceptable for Mrs. Clinton to ask for Michigan(I wouldn’t mind Florida) where her only competition was Mike gravel? Second, if she loses Texas, Ohio, or Pennsylvania(or wins by insignificant margins) should she graciously step down? Third Do you honestly think that she can win via merely super delegate votes alone without losing viability in the general election?

The churning cauldron of solipsism and narcissism that is the man, Bill Clinton, puts another nail in the coffin of Mrs. Clinton’s candidacy for the presidency, every time he opens his mouth. When the history of this election year is written, Mrs. Clinton’s remarkable political demise will be charted, very clearly to two simple words, “fairy tale.” Bill Clinton’s unbridled lust for power extends directly to his mouth, and will ultimately prove to be the single most significant factor in Barak Obama’s nomination, by the Democrat Party, for the presidency of the United States.
Keep talking Bill!

When is Bill CLinton going to sit down and SHUT UP. Cripes, is he going to jump to Hillary’s defense IF she gets to be the President? We had enough of them both for 12 years as the Governor of Arkansas and 8 years as president. It’s time the clinton’s got out.

Dear Hillary,
Why is it that every discussion about you becomes a screaming fight? I know it used to be the vast right wing conspiracy, but you can’t even seem to make it through a Democratic primary without polarizing the electorate. Could it maybe, just maybe, be you?

Telling it like it is 2008: Barack Obama was a three-times elected Senator to the Illinois State Legislature. He resigned in his 3rd term when he won his seat in the US Senate. Now would somebody like to point me to a website about Hillary Clinton’s elected official experience prior to going almost straight from the White House to to US Senate with a well-known spousal name? Thnk you.

p.s. not only are you a republican, but you care more about your party than about your country

An analyst on Bill Mahr said tonight that one of the reasons Obama has done so well is because of Republican mischief. I had suspected as much especially in the caucus voting which were very lopsided considering the fact that the country is split pretty much 50/50. Many of the states that Obama has done well in are republican states, which won’t mean squat in the general election. The media has been largely taken over by the right wing the last few years. This is evident by the free pass that had been given to Bush until things got so bad they couldn’t cover for him any longer. Now we are having Obama shoved down our throats by this same media. Then we have the republicans doing what they can to keep Hillary out of the general election. Maybe it is time to step back and take a look as to what is going on.
Why is Obama so well protected and where is all the money coming from? The idea that the republicans are afraid of Obama is pure fantasy. Hillary is the one they are running from.

From what I remember, Obama wanted Michigan voters to vote as uncommitted so that these votes could be allocated to all those candidates who chose not to be on the ballot.
Hillary is already ahead in popular vote, therefore she does not need Michigan or Florida to win the nomination if super delegates vote according to their constituents wishes.

I hope Bill keeps it up. The more people see and hear him, the more disgusted they become. I liked Bill and voted for him twice. Now, I wince when I hear him. He has so dimenished his stature as a former President.”Pimping” is not attractive and “lying outright” will continue to backfire.

Obama has been attacking Bill Clinton’s record, so it is only fair that Bill respond. Obama wants us to have amnesia and buy his BS that the 90s were bad.
Well, I remeber the 90s and they were great! We had a good economy and despite the dirty tricks of the Republicans the country was much more unified than it is now.
Bill was smart and ran on the issues. He wasn’t some cult leader like Nobama.

Yes Firefighter!

Hopesprings52; You said it!

I question whether time is really on Obama’s side. There are things I like about Obama (despite his unimpressive record to date) much of it being the obvious- he’s charismatic, attractive, articulate, has a sense of humor, is likeable and a great orator in the league of JFK, Bill Clinton and for you Republicans, Reagan. There are also some positions he has taken that I like over Hillary’s and I like his pragmatism. But both JFK and Clinton represented youth and change and new politics back in their day. Clinton came in on the message of hope and a new way of doing politics and for those Clinton haters- I rest my case. Withstanding Clinton’s sex scandal (and believe me if we had the media we have today in the 60′s I doubt JFK would have even fared nearly as well as Clinton in that respect)- Obama will be no more or less a disappointment than Clinton was. The Clinton’s didn’t have a new way of doing politics rather they just played the old way only better. All indications at this point are that Obama, who has proved to be quite the match for the Clinton’s, will fare the same. So don’t place too much hope on Obama’s message of hope and change because you will inevitably be clearly disappointed in the long run. Where I think it is possible that time may not be on Obama’s side though is that while the pro-Obama media has clearly played a part in his meteoric rise leading up to the convention, there runs a risk that there will be somewhat of a backlash. As New Hampshire proved, the media and the polls cannot accurately predict the will of the people. It is commonplace in the blogs to see people frustrated with what seems to be a pro-Obama bias in the media. A media bias would be less of an issue if the people had a positive opinion about the media in general, but they don’t, regardless of whatever candidate one may support. It’s all about “the story” and if there isn’t one than create one. It’s the same media that seems to think Paris Hilton’s DUI and subsequent jail sentence was newsworthy and she ended up sitting in the same chair that our potential presidential nominees sit in on the Larry King Show. Keith Olderman talks American Idol. Anderson Cooper sheepishly keeps us updated on Britney
and somehow we all know who K-Fed is and the names of their two children. Russert and Matthews have become a joke-where are the Brokaws, Brinkleys and Cronkites? A media that didn’t ask the tough questions as George W. started the process to take us into war and the media marched right along with as our tanks went into Iraq. Some people will just base their conclusions on sound bites but many won’t and they’ll stop and do their own homework on Obama- and in Obama’s defense to some degree, there will be no way possible he will be able to live up to the hype that’s been spun. The debates are the only thing coming across our TV sets that we can trust (regardless of who we end up supporting)and that’s why Obama needs to step up to the plate and give us more then promises of hope and change and really let us know what he intends to do in those formats. And if you like what he has to say or what Hillary says, disregard the pundits and trust your own judgement.

I really don’t know how the White House could be any more obscene than it was under Bill Clinton, but I can guess. Maybe we will be looking at live pay per view feeds from the Lincoln Bedroom. It is a sad commentary that people didn’t have enough of Bill Clinton in the 90′s. Regards, Jon.

I see Obama for what he is: an opportunistic follower without a real backbone. He withers in debates when he is criticised. So far he has been protected and defended by the media and his surrogates. If Obama gets the nomination, it will be due to the media bias in constantly trashing the Clintons. If he does get nominated, I will vote for McCain, as much as I cringe to do that.

“So don’t place too much hope on Obama’s message of hope and change because you will inevitably be clearly disappointed in the long run.”
Sue-
This statement is actually a testament to who you are, not who the candidate is. Obama knows he can’t change anything unless you believe that you can. He is clearly explaining that real change comes from the bottom-up, not the top-down. Perhaps it’s your own cynicism that prevents you from believing in the possibility. If you are waiting for a politician to make your life better, you may be missing the message.

GM and Firefighter-
I have to admit, your logic is astonishing…and not in a good way. The fact that Obama has brought out record-breaking numbers of Democratic primary voters in traditionally red states all throughout the country clearly shows what a strong general election candidate he is. Any Democrat can win CA, NY, and MA.
First thing…stop getting your political wisdom from Bill Maher. That guy’s a self-righteous tool. Start listening to Republican insiders, because none of them want anything to do with a race against Obama. Democrats have outnumbered Republicans in every single state this primary season. Obama’s ground organization is responsible for that, and that terrifies Republicans.

for the geniuses in here: if Democrats don’t count Michigan and Florida (re-vote is best choice), then Democrats don’t win Michigan and Florida in November…

Hillary’s been the subject of anti-American attacks, and she’s still here and in good position to be the next President of the United States…..she’s also been subject to biased reporting and news analysts and…..she’s still here and in good position to be the next President of the United States….we already know that Senator Clinton can thrive under pressure and under attack…..that’s why she will win in November

Nice Bill Burton comeback…

Rooney- Your point in regards to what may be cynicism on my own part is well taken. I would suspect that is why we are seeing some division between how young people are voting and gravitating towards Obama and the older voters gravitate towards Clinton. We’ve been down this road before. When I say that I don’t apologize for what seems cynical on my part because it’s rooted in experience but I can honestly say that there are many of us who would love to go back to those days when we believed anything was possible. And yes, cynical is maybe not the greatest place to be but that cynicism doesn’t apply to all areas of my life. I full-heartedly agree with you though the belief that it is possible is important and can have an impact. In the political arena Reagan was a good example of someone who understood that and it comes as no surprise to me that Obama would recognize some of Reagan’s postives and voice them publicly (and I understood that in Obama’s statement and Hillary did turn that around to imply Obama supported his positions/policies which was not the case). The economy is a good example of where if we all believe based on media reports and looking in our own wallets and bank accounts that the economy is terrible and the future looks bleak, we respond to that. If we have a candidate who we believe in and instills hope in us for the future in their message, there is no doubt in my mind that can have a positive impact. I am not incapable of hope, I just have not found it in Obama. I placed far more hope in John Edwards. I will not say though that it’s not possible that I couldn’t feel that way about Obama, in fact I wish I could, but it doesn’t appear it’s going to happen in 2008.

Wow that cuts to the quick! You’re in the upstairs apartment, aren’t you? I knew it! ;)

Head to Head. Bill doesn’t have any game in Texas against Barak. Everything is bigger coming from a brother.

Are you kidding me? Do you know how many people Obama will be owing to, from the left wing Kennedy clan to the right wing media, and the republicans who are pushing him on. Are you naive enough to think that this unknown senator with question marks in his past record, became a sensational figure just because of the power of his personality? Have you been watching the news and seeing how they have been coronating him king for the past two months? Nobody is asking him any questions, there are no parsing of his speeches, and there is a complete bashing of the Clintons? Anyone criticizing him, not even criticizing hi, even if you call him by his middle name, you will be called a racist, marginallized, and forced to appologize (remember Senator Bob Kerrey?).

I for one don’t think all Obama supporters are naive or ill-informed, but that also applies to Clinton, McCain and Huckabee supporters also.
No doubt the Clintons generate some strong reactions but that also seems to be the case with Obama and McCain depending on who you’re talking to.
Clinton does surpass McCain and Obama in money taken by lobbyists, no doubt, she took about $764,00 to McCain’s $422,00 to Obama’s $87,000 (Edwards took $28,000 so if money taken by lobbyists is a primary issue for you then your first choice would have been Edwards most likely- the most populist candidate of the the bunch). When you look at contributors though there’s just as much reason for concern with Obama as there is with Clinton, he either matches or surpasses her in that regard. One of Obama’s primary contributors is Exelon, one of the nation’s leading nuclear power plants and if you look at some of his statements in regards to nuclear power, like nuclear power is “green” you have to wonder. Exelon had not disclosed there were radioactive leaks at one of it’s nuclear plants in Illinois and obviously Illinois residents were outraged to find this out. Obama took the issue up and introduced a bill requiring plant owners and nuclear regulators to notify state and local authorities for even small leaks. Sounds good and is good and that’s what Obama touts in his speeches. What he fails to mention is he eventually rewrote the bill to make changes that were sought by Exelon, nuclear regulators and Republicans. It took out mandating reporting and instead just offered guidance to regulators- this particular rewritten bill died in the Senate. You need to question that rewrite given two top Exelon officials are among his largest fund-raisers, another donor is a chairman of Exelron and also chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nuclear power’s lobbying group in Washington and his chief political strategist, David Axelrod, worked as a consultant to Exelron. So Obama criticized Exelron publicly, good;
introduced a good bill and fought for it, good but then he rewrote the bill and weakened it in the process, not good. This is typical Obama- just like his 6-7 votes he’s made where he couldn’t distinguish between a green and red button indicating yes or no and accidently pushed the wrong button – “I voted this way but I meant to vote that way”. Kind of like voting “present”- I don’t want the political flack that comes with voting on partial-birth abortions so instead of yes or no I’ll vote “present”.

Gosh, you make it sound like having a family in the White House who makes Britney and K-Fed look functional is a bad thing. Tell me it’s not true.

I kind of get sick of people claiming Obama’s message as a message of false hope based on nothing. At least he is giving a positive message.
And as for Clinton’s remarks, I have not heard Obama criticise Clinton’s record. But whatever, isn’t it slightly ironic that the first woman to run for President should rely sooo much on what her husband has achieved? What exactly are Hillary’s achievements? Failing on Health Care reform, and thereby crippling her husbands domestic reform agenda, and allowing a Republican sweep of Congress. Hardly a strong record of national leadership. Her vote for the Iraq War resolution hardly shows any courage?

Obama is a passing fad and he is a fad the Republicans are more then happy to let people buy in to. The attack McCain made yesterday on Obama was just a sample of what has to come. He uses clever wording to convince naive voters that he somehow voted against the war when infact he wasnt even in the Senate at that point, so his “vote” was nothing more then an opinion. He has built his campaign on the fact that he is too fresh to have made mistakes and he isnt the typical Washington “staus quo”, but yet with open arms he accepts endorsments from the biggest of Washingtons “status quos” the Kennedys. The campaign isnt about race? Yet how many times prior to this election did the mention the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in any of his public speeches? Naive voters continue to place Obama on a pedastool of perfection, but come November (if nominated), he and his campaign will be completely dismantled by the Republicans that have been gently holding back there attacks in hopes that he will fall into there hands. Hillary is not perfect, but she has never claimed to have been either and that alone would be her biggest assest debating McCain.

8 Years of the Clintons, major losses for Democrats across the nation.
THIS COULD BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR SUPPORTING OBAMA. The Clintons use the Democratic Party as a vehicle to consolidate their personal political power. They simply DO NOT CARE about electing more Democrats, strengthening the party, or furthering progressive causes.

Will the real Obama please make a definitive stand on the issues? We are beginning to see that he is playing to the crowd. Bill is just calling his hand on the issues. Which side of the issues is Obama going to stand when it’s all said and done? Compare what he has said to audiences of different demographics. Bill needs to do a better job at bringing these contrasts to the voter’s attention.

Oh boo hoo. Now he’s going to cry and feel sorry for himself…..
Bill needs the spotlight and attention like a druggie needs a high.

>The Clintons and the wing nuts on this >site can make all sorts of accusations >about Obama like drugs or the Rezko >association ort his so called lack of >experience.
Micahel. These are not accusations, these are facts overlooked by the big media and mindless hussein supporters.

“Last year, Rita Rezko sold a strip of that vacant lot to Obama for $104,500 — a deal Obama later apologized for, acknowledging that people might think he got a favor from Rezko. Obama called the episode “boneheaded” and a “mistake.” ”
Is this from the same guy who says he has good judgment because he was against the iraq war from the beginning?
Hmmm….which Obama will be making the decisions in the whitehouse?
My problem with obama is that he puts himself up on a pedestal as being different and for change and hope when in reality he is no different from any other politician.
Oh the hypocracy of the obama camp and his supporters.

And therein lies the problem! The 90′s was good for the middle aged Boomers at the expense of we elders ( “never trust anyone over 30″) because they grabbed the power positions and changed the rules on us midlife.) All of a sudden the CEO’s were all 40 years old and the older ones who had expected to retire at 65, were “early retired, downsized, booted out”. All of a sudden, You needed a college degree to get a decent job, and those who had newly won college degrees, can’t even speak English properly!
They employed the kids, and USED them too!
ANd now that they want to retire early, they are whinning about the Social Security Fund!
I found the 90′s to be an artistic creative wasteland worse than the 50′s,
ORANGE came back in style! and my income was 1/6th of what it had been!
The corporations forced us into a “one size fits all” world, and genetically modified food was allowed to proliferate.
Bill also allowed the navy to use sonar to the detriment of the marine mammals by an executive order overturning, EPA rulings back in 1994! I was SHOCKED!
Now Everyone is condeming Bush for doing that.
Is Iran building submarines? Osama binLaden? Chavez? Castro? Kim ill?
Russia’s last nuclear sub, rusted & sank wih all hands on board several years ago!
You better believe we need change!

The individual who believes that MI and FL has to be counted to get the voters to come out for a Democrat is wrong. In MI, we knew long in advance that our votes weren’t going to count in the party election. My candidate, my husband’s candidate and and my friend’s candidate weren’t on the ballot.
But my vote still counted for the road millage and 911 renewal. Those are the reasons I went to the polls that day. I know for a fact that Floridians had a property tax increase on their ballots.
The DNC told MI and FL that the votes wouldn’t count and it was all over the TV, radio, internet and newspapers. The voters knew the votes wouldn’t count. The candidates knew the votes wouldn’t count. The vote DOESN”T COUNT!

Webb Armstrong: First, I’m a Black guy who is determined to vote for Hillary on the basis I think she’s the right person for the job in these challenging times for the USA.
Second, your comparison below is way off base. If you want to head in that direction don’t leave out the Whites such as Jimmy Swaggart and James Bakker who whittled millions of cash for unsuspecting believers pockets and used it for immoral purposes. Or the all time glib tongue Adolph Hitler who was responsible for far more deaths than Jim Jones would even imagine. Obama’s race has nothing to do with this except in your racist mind. I believe all politicians are liars. That’s why I’m an Independent. I opt to vote for the lesser evil and the one I think fits the times. Consequently, I’ve voted for the likes of Reagan twice despite disagreeing with much of him and his cronies, Jimmy Carter before him, I even voted for Kerry because instinct told me Bush had economic empiric and personal grievance (Iraq attempt on his father’s life) aims which was going to drag us into another unwinnable mess sooner or later. Now, I’m a lock for a Hillary presidency because I think we need both a steady hand at the helm that can assemble a team that can help the USA recover both economically and in global credibility and perhaps abate some of the growing hatred toward this country which if not stopped we will see it is more than just the Muslim extremist arrayed against us. Attitudes like yours is why so many nation despise us, it’s not jealousy as Bush tries to sell the public on–but ingrained racist and disrespect for others like yours that’s the cause. Nations that once cowed before the USA are now saying enough, and so many of them are saying it that don’t be surprised if a “coalition” is marshaled to either militarily or economically crush us as happened to Nazi Germany. Don’t laugh, China could do this economically now due to our overwhelming trade imbalance and debt with this if they decided to do so. But they’ll wait until the have a either military and economic partiality or superiority. It was our distance and money that beat Germany. Had we shared the continent with them, they’d have whipped our rear ends and made us like it. China has learned from the past. People like you, darn well better before the hatred grows deeper.
Many may have forgotten,or choose to forget that in the not too distant past there was once a charismatic, glib of tongue young black man that convinced many people that he was their salvation.Does anyone remember Jim Jones,or the horror of Jonestown? In the large scale this may seem small but I fear that if we support someone purely because of his charisma instead of substance we as a nation will be making the same mistake as those poor souls in Jonestown.Vote Clinton by: webb armstrong

HI DEM. DONT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE PULLING TOGETHER AT THIS TIME OF IMPORTANCE. THERE ARE REP. THAT WE HAVE TO VOTE OUT, WE CANT TAKE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF A REP. CAN WE. LET US PULL TOGETHER AND HELP GET A SEN CLINTON AND SEN. OBAMA ON THE SAME TICKET FOR PRESADANT AND VICE PRESADANT AND WIN FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. I VOTED FOR SEN CLINTON, BUT I BELIEVE EATHER SEN CLINTON OR SEN. OBAMA WOULD BE A GOOD PRESADANT AND I KNOW IF WE RAE TO BEET THE REP. US DEM. WILL HAVE TO PULL TOGETHER

Yes, Mr. Clinton, you did some good things when you were president. It’s interesting that you and Hillary are distancing yourselves from NAFTA. NAFTA was a Reagan-era screw job for Mexico. Both Reagan and Bush 1 couldn’t get it past a Democratic Congress. But you and a Republican controlled Congress got it done. So American manufacturers send a lot of jobs south, where they paid workers a few pennies an hour. They kept retail prices the same, however, and pocketed the extra profit. Then, when Asian labor markets started opening, they suttered their Mexican factories and Moved them to Aisa, where they now pay pennies per week. We know the truth: free trade agreements are about exploiting the poor and ignorant so that an elite few can increase their personal wealth. Everyone but the elite suffers. How much money was transferred to a numbered Swiss bank account for you, Mr. President?

What would be the legacy of the Clinton Administration if 9-11 would have occurred in 1995 instead? Though I don’t defend President Bush’s arrogance and compulsive need to always be right (and other perceived faults), a horrendous act of terrorism did occur during his watch – one that the Clintons never had to deal with. Hillary and Bill can tout their legacy of a “peaceful” 8 years all they want but would they just have rolled over and played dead if 9-11 had occurred during their watch?

Bill Clinton did not assail Obama. Stop the nonsense. The black superdelegates have moved to Obama because they simply want a brother in the White House. Nothing more and nothing less. Stop making up lies. The blacks simply want a brother in the White House. The Clintons aren’t stupid. Stop twisting things to make it look like the Clintons are at fault for the black superdelegates disloyalty to them.

America stop your fear NOW!
You can no longer live yesterday.

The only candidate able to get along without all the disputes in Congress and the Senate is McCain! He also is the only one with that important quality EXPERIENCE!!

I wonder why the man that a lot of Americans still view as one of the good guys continues to rapidly flush his reputation down the toilet? Just be quiet already.

Hillary, less than 2 weeks ago, you said you would make sure Bill stop this.
My grandfather raised me to expect more from the leaders of America.

If Mrs. Clinton can squander 140 million dollars on a campaign that was once a slam dunk, but is now hanging by a thread, just imagine what she’ll do with your tax dollars as President! Quite simply, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign has been a mess. If it’s any indication, the country would be too under her leadership.

Summer–If it’s specific policy guidance you seek from Barack Obama, then you should check his website to find strategy and detailed policies for over 24 facets of American life from Iraq to Iowa. Who would have thought of that? For the people who’ve had such a tough time trying to determine his policy and stance on issues, you really don’t need a college degree to exercise simple logic.
If it’s experience you seek, let’s not forget that President George W. Bush, who spent five years as Governor of Texas, whose brother was Governor of Florida, whose father was Vice-President for eight years and President for four, who was President himself for four years, has in his last and final term shows us that in 2008 that choice to re-elect him has only made our country weaker and more divided, economically, politically, and socially than our generation has ever witnessed. Cleary, this wealth of experience has served the country well. And for those who would claim Hillary Clinton’s First Lady experience as experience, then you should nominate Monica Lewinsky because she has at least equal claim to that. Character and integrity are the most important virtues a President should posses. Give me a smart and experience person with no ethical roots and I’ll give you a disaster. Kenneth Lay, Richard Nixon, Resident Bush—I could go on and on.
If its change you seek, let see what change Mrs. Clinton has accomplished in her “35 years of experience”
Hillary Rodham Clinton 35 years ago would have been 25 years old–She was still in law school until she was 26–Not much change there.
After graduation from Yale in 1974 she moved to AK went to work for Rose law firm, sometimes dubbed “the ultimate establishment law firm,” due to its avid representation of large corporations and was eventually made into full partner in 1979—No change there
Until she became first lady in 1992, Hillary Clinton sat on the board of directors of TCBY and Wal-Mart, both clients of her “establishment” law firm—No changes so far
I have to stop there because the corruption, scandal, and political deception are so convoluted and have already been hashed out several times over the years. However, trying to reach a positive note, Hillary Clinton did try to reform the health care system in our country–a worthy and commendable task, but her effort are said to have ultimately ended in failure because of a lack of transparency in the talks. Always private, always backroom. Coincidentally, this is also how our recent energy policy was formed with Resident Bush, Cheney, and the heads of major oil companies which I think still have been kept private.–I’m going to have to say no change there.
Sure, this isn’t everything and many things have been left out but these truly are the most notable and primary endeavors of her life until she became a U.S. Senator, which I haven’t followed closely. All I’ve seen so far is 35 years of self-service and 18 years of corporate service with a few rose petals thrown in between.
But if you want to see real change occurring already generated by Obama take this for example. Before the Iowa caucus, when Obama was short of Union support, he called the Service Employees International Union who endorsed Edwards, a “shadowy” monetary organization that used money like a PAC or 527 groups to influence politics. “You’ve got these outside groups that are helping out candidates and it’s a way of getting around the campaign finance laws,” said Obama, who does not take money from lobbyists, Political Action Committees (PACs), or 527 groups. Well the SEIU has now decided to endorse Obama instead of Clinton, whose political campaign has benefitted from lobbyists, PACs, and 527 groups. Hillary Clinton can’t say her campaign is supported by special interest groups. The SEIU made the choice to change their actions and support a candidate that told them to change their ways. That’s not rhetoric–that’s real change. And he’s not even President yet.

agree Hilary Clinton is very experienced. Lets revisit some of her experience. Hillary’s experience is:
1) turning $1000 into $100000 in cattle futures while working for the Rose law firm. She received tips from James B. Blair who was outside counsel for Tyson Foods in Arkansas. In one day she made over $10,000 on day trading which would point to insider knowledge from within Tyson Foods.
Washington Post
(Please check my references if you like.)
2) to Whitewater, a 1980s land deal that went bad and revealed that 1) Bill Clinton exerted pressure on an Arkansas businessman, David Hale, to make an illegal loan that would benefit him and the owners of Madison Guaranty; and 2) that an Arkansas bank had concealed transactions involving Clinton’s gubernatorial campaign in 1990.
3) to Travelgate, the 1993 firing of seven longtime employees of the travel office, which handles travel arrangements for reporters and television crews covering the president. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is alleged to have pressured White House lawyers into dismissing the travel office staff and bringing in the FBI to investigate them, so that friends of the First Family could enjoy the office’s patronage spoils.
Columbia Journalism Review/New York Observer
4) In the aftermath of the apparent suicide (yes, it gets ugly!) of her former partner and closest confidant, White House Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster, Hillary Clinton ordered the overturn of an agreement to allow the Justice Department to examine the files in the dead man’s office. Her closest friends and aides, under oath, have been blatantly disremembering this likely obstruction of justice, and may have to pay for supporting Hillary’s lie with jail terms.
New York Times
5) In August 2000, during her first Senate run, Clinton met with the Hasidic community in New Square, where many members were working to obtain clemency for four members of their community who had been convicted of stealing tens of millions of dollars from the state and federal government.
She refused to talk about the controversial pardons of the four New York Hasidic Jews by her husband. New Square voted 1359-10 for the first lady – although other nearby Hasidic enclaves voted 3480-152 for Clinton’s GOP opponent, former Rep. Rick Lazio.
New York Times
6) Hillary Clinton’s brother Hugh Rodham , was paid approximately $200,000 from Almon Glenn Braswell, whom President Clinton pardoned for mail fraud and perjury, as was Carlos Vignali, whose sentence for cocaine trafficking was commuted. News of his involvement in the pardon controversy prompted an outrage in Washington, D.C.
“I knew nothing about my brother’s involvement in these pardons,” Sen. Clinton said at the time. “I knew nothing about his taking money for his involvement.”
The Clintons asked Hugh Rodham to return the cash, which he did.
Time Magazine
7) Hillary Clinton’s brother Tony Rodham was paid $244,769 over 2½ years by a carnival company, United Shows of America, owned by Edgar and Vonna Jo Gregory. The Gregorys had been convicted of bank fraud and were seeking pardons. Tony Rodham has said he mentioned their pardon application to his brother-in-law, who ultimately granted the Gregorys a pardon. But Rodham said he was not paid for anything having to do with the pardon.
Boston Globe
8) Peter Paul has business relationship with Clintons that goes bad. Clintons steal one of his clients and he retaliates turning Clinton in for violating campaign regulations during a fundraiser he held for her to the tune of $1 million. The FEC formally determined that Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign treasurer, Andrew Grossman is legally responsible for the three false FEC reports that Hillary’s finance director, David Rosen, was criminally charged and tried for in mid-2005. Mr. Grossman signed a “Conciliation Agreement” with the FEC on December 13, 2005, admitting his culpability, and agreeing to pay a civil fine and amend his false reports to reflect the $721,000 that he failed to report since October, 2000.
Wall Street Journal
9) Pastor Got $1.5 Million in Clinton Earmarks Before Endorsement
Widely reported
10) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gives large earmarks of $1 billion in government-backed financing for a development project called Destiny. Robert Congel, the owner of Destiny, then turned around and financed and campaigned for her.
Robert J. Congel Congel, his family and associates affiliated with his development have donated $40,000 to Clinton’s state and national campaigns since she first ran for office in 1999.
Congel co-hosted a Syracuse fundraiser for her, an event said to have raised an additional $50,000. Lobbying firms hired by Congel in connection with Destiny and other ventures also donated more than $200,000 to various Clinton campaign funds, records show.
LA Times
11) New School, which received $1.6 million in earmarks in this year’s defense budget and $6 million previously, is particularly well-connected. Its president, former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), campaigned for Clinton in Iowa. Three school trustees are among Clinton’s most prominent backers, having each raised at least $100,000 for her campaign. A former trustee is Norman Hsu, who was indicted on fraud charges. After Hsu’s criminal past was revealed last summer, Clinton returned $850,000 he raised for her.
LA Times
12) to falsely attacking Obama as a pro-life candidate for voting “present” in New Hampshire.
13) Her husband Bill Clinton says he consulted her on every major decision. Does that include Rwanda, and his decision to stand by and watch genocide kill hundreds of thousands of people? She is firmly entrenched with Bill and the establishment, at best a dirty politician who knows everything there is to know about our political system. A vote for her is a vote for the status quo. The Republicans are so sure she is the next Democratic nominee that there’s even a movie set to release.
14)
15) btw Bill Clinton, an experienced sexual predator, at least half a dozen rapes or assaults on women reported.

I find the CLinton Mob to be absolutely repugnant. I cannot stand the lying, cheating smirk on Billy’s face. He is a has-been that should retire frome the public scene.She isn’t any better. They are dishonest and have no morals. They do not even know what honesty is.They are squirming now because they took money from the big corporations and the lobbyists. The Clintons will have to face “payback” time. How are they going to deal with that? I can tell you–at the expense of the American people. They think we are stupid enough to believe everything they say. Well,I will not fall for their corrupted schemes. Obama ’08

I don’t see what everyone is getting upset about. This is his opinion and it was not an attack. He is saying two things: 1) we have a candidate running oa campaign that is attempting to distance themselves from anything that happened in the 1990s and in the past 7 year–good or bad, and 2)if you think the next president will not have fights then we are being naive. Of course everything will not be a fight. Bill is just stating an opinon and he is challenging us to “think for ourselves” when it comes time to vote. For example, what I get out of this is to ask myself the question “is it true that a president can be effective if they distance themselves from the 1990s and the last 7 years?” the other question I can ask myself “is it true if we elect someone that is running on a promise of hope and unity that they won’t have any fights?” These are good questions to ponder rather than falling into the trap to believe the rhetoric of the campaigns.

Its time for a REAL change, its time for Senator Clinton.

Well, interestingly enough, someone who was part of the “90s club”, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, has decided to vote for and stump for Obama. You should note that Patrick is a liberal who is irritating the Massachusetts resident as he has come out with a plan to give ILLEGAL immigrants reduced college tuition. Vote for Obama, you’ll get that liberal agenda of Winfrey and Patrick. Anyone but Obama 2008!

everyone seems to be piling on the Clintons and quick to judge them about honesty and integrity. Well if you want to make the issue about honesty and integrity then why don’t you do some research on Obama and Rezko? Why don’t you do some research on Obama and Larry Sinclair (youtube)? Then come back here and tell us that Obama has been honest. He hasn’t come close to being honest about anything and he media is involved in the cover up. The media is unwilling to research it or report on it…they have given Obama a pass. He doesn’t have to be accountable or responsible for his actions because he is better than everyone else. All the other candidates do not get the same pass. do you wonder why? I challenge you do your own research and then carefully consider why the media is covering this stuff up. Then ask yourself why would you vote for someone that has control of the media and where you won’t find the truth out?

There were good things about the 90s? Billy Clinton sure got his share of the good things and avoided responsibility for all the crap that he perpetrated against this country. Reward him and his moll if you dare. What next? Chelsea inherits by divine right?

And this sort of negative attack machine by Hillary’s surrogate is exactly why I am leaning toward voting for anyone except her.
Did anyone doubt she would turn negative as soon as Obama began winning?
Rather than campaign on her strengths and let us compare candidates on that basis, she has her staff making silly remarks like this one. No, Obama wasn’t part of the Clinton Washington in the 90s, but isn’t that the point? He wasn’t tainted by the politics of the period and so offers an option of voting for change from business as usual–and business as exemplified from the past.
If Hillary wants to sway me, she has to do so without misappropriating Obama’s message and without going negative.

The only thing more horrific than “The Yankees in Georgia” is “Orca in the White House”.

Colin, you asked a GOOD question! It’s hard to imagine Bill Clinton (who never met a spotlight he didn’t like) staying uninvolved in the Presidential process if Hillary gets elected. But, thanks to Bill’s ability to make someone angry every time he steps up to a microphone, Hillary’s chances for election get weaker with each passing day.

The day that Mr. Clinton looked directly into the camera – and lied to the American people – was the day that I completely lost respect for him.
He should not be permitted to re-enter the White House – at taxpayer expense.
Yesterday’s – gone.

We Need to know Much More About Obama! Just Google Larry Sinclair … Learning More Every Day! Needs to be Looked into… This guy has a Lawsuit against Obama?

I Want A Democrat in the White House! We Can’t afford To Take Much More Of this Hatred And Devisivness …. Even George Barkley Spoke Out Against The Republicans Last Night On CNN.. We Just Have to Sure Obama Has been Vetted and Looked into… How Much Do we Know About Him? Really!!!! This Larry Sinclair issue is Scary… They Have to Take This Guy( Larry Sinclair) To Task….

It’s funny, everytime anybody from the Clinton’s camp says something about Obama, it is reported as a negative attack. But when Obama and his surrogate say something bad about the Clintons, they are reported as “Obama slams the Clintons”.
Why is the media not following on the story that Black politicians are being threatened of their political office if they support Hillary Clinton. It is a fact that Black politicians have been put on notice that they would be defeated in any election if they support Hillary. Black politicians are in congress because of the black votes. They are not about to lose their seat in congress because of a white lady. That seems understandable but it also tells me that folks don’t have strong principles.
Why is the media not investigating this? Can you imagine if it is the Clintons doing this kind of thing? You know that would be reported everyday.
We are going to have another 4 to 8 years of ineptitude again if Obama wins. His speeches will not solve America problem.

This ish is getting dirtier each day, one guy staying the course and pretty much winning with the same message he had from start, and the other camp just doing “anything they can” flip – flopping when it’s convenient. problem with hrc, her messages has not been consistent, it changes week to week depending on the situation. i am not campaigning 4 anyone, but last time i checked, obamas messages of change have been consistent from day one.

Regarding Bill’s polarizing comments and the hyper-partisan 90s he wants us to return to, some Democrats get the problem with this mindset and many (usually Hillary’s supporters) don’t. The problem is that Hillary’s supporters are so enamored of the vindictiveness they feel toward Republicans that they don’t see how self-destructive it is. Partisanship is a two-way street, and Bill and Hill’s approach in making every battle with the Republicans a political or personal one led to the Democrats losing both houses of Congress after sixty years and losing the presidential election of 2000. Gore may have won the popular vote but after a SUCCESSFUL presidency, there’s no way it should have been that close a race.
This is where their partisanship got them.
There are intelligent ways of winning arguments against your opposition and then there are personalized, self-destructive ways of doing that. Obama appeals personally to the unity of the country and many Republicans like that. That’s a good thing. He also restricts his political disagreements with Republicans to an intellectual, rather than an ideological level. Again, that’s also a good thing. These are lessons in a civil government. Clinton’s supporters might not understand them, they might not respect them. But the result will be continuing to engage a self-defeating hatred and igniting an opposition that retaliates with the same “politics of personal destruction” that Clinton decries – even while he refuses to keep his disagreements civil, respectful and constructive. If that’s what the Democrats want this year, I’m sure they’ll get it.

Why would anyone want to a rerun of Bill Clintor and Hilary Clinton? I live throught the clinton years when he was president and she was first lady. Let take a look at a sad blast from the Past. Clinton years full of scandals, Whitewater,Allegations of affairs. one of his accussers attempted to sue him while he was a sitting president an embarssment to all americans around the world. He raise taxes, He signed NAFTA in Law, Causing Millions of Workers to lose their jobs to outsourcing for cheap labor at the expense of hard working families in this country.Bill Clinton Embarrassed this country and was almost IMPEACHEd for an alleged affair with a young women in the white House. He pardon Known criminals. Finally i cannot forget the David Karesh event where many innocent childern died in waco Texas. Should I go on………. Time will not permit all of the negative. Why would anyone want a rerun of Bill and Hilary Clinton?

Obama’s lack of record has become an in the Democratic primaries–he focuses on rhetoric, unsubstantiated claims and his messianic appeal. He also draws a contrast between himself and Hillary which is steeped in the politics of youth, of race, and of spin. His very lack of a record allows McCain to define him by July–polls to the contrary–and paint him into a corner. What Bill Clinton describes, ie, Obama’s lack of involvement with the good of the past decade and lack of initiative on the “bad” is true. The effect of Clinton’s words is blunted by his delivery. That’s all, but there are accurate never the less. Unfortunately for Hillary, McCain is already being listened to by the media with more gravitas then she on the same questions regarding Obama that she has raised time and again. Not only do I perceive a strong, strong whiff of “women don’t get the credit”, blended with an equally strong whiff of “we love a Rocky-style story” coming up from the press box. The sad truth will be when Obama is finally vetted, and potentially skewered, by the Republicans and their friendly 527s the media will be all too happy to amplify the whiff of carrion as well.

This dem will unite with the repub’s if Obama wins, I will vote for McCain

Obama doesn’t remember, maybe he was doing “nose candy” and doing business with his good friend Resko, the slumlord. The 90′s was one of the most prosperous times in our nation’s history. We had great employment, budget surplus, and our country was admired throughout the world. This proves how change should work. If Obma was aware, during the 90′s, he would realize what is possible. Obama’s hollow words is a rehash of George Bush and the buzz words from Carl Rove, Change, together we can, politics of old, and uniter. I’ll go with proven leadership.

All Obamanites keep clamoring about the Clinton “negative attack machine” (I didn’t know that there was a positive attack). What about the Obama attack machine??!?! If Hilary has been vicious to him, he’s been even MORE vicious to her! Just look at his smug face.. He’s been becoming more and more arrogant lately. His hubris is utterly off putting. And I don’t understand why a Clinton’s dis should be a TOP headline, ABC! Why don’t you look into that matter concerning Obama and some other man allegeldy engaging in homosexual acts and drug use back in 1999? Whether that is true or not, I don’t know. However, I believe it should be investigated.

Lol, pretty funny response from the Obama camp.
So this is it? Now Clinton supporters here on the internet are saying Democrats will rally with Republicans to defeat Obama?
Um, not sure about that one. Good thing the rantings we find on internet message boards rarely represent things happening in the outside world.
I’ve seen polls that show the numbers of Democrats who would be satisfied if the candidate they aren’t supporting wins. Its about the same for both, with if anything Obama actually looking in a slightly better position to rally the base.

Clintonites are staking their last ditch effort to close out this nomination by debating in Texas and claiming the lion’s share of Texas delegates. Texas has become the next big ‘PRIZE.” I live in Texas. Let me tell you about the “good ole boys” here in George Bush country. Texans are really not that fond of female politicians, it’s a noted fact. Not too long ago we had a very popular, energetic, charismatic Governor by the name of Anne Richards. She could gun-sling verbally with likes of any Texas cowboy. Along came GW and Carl Rove, and when they got finished with her she was ousted in a brutal campaign. So, if the Hillary/Bill Clinton train-wreck and her bag of magicians think they can come down here and try to smooze these good ole boys, they have another thing coming. As mad as Republicans are about McCain; Texans might be looking to cross party lines and vote for another candidate. “It won’t be a woman! Trust me on that.” Your ‘Clintonian’ views of the past are just outdated and we are bored as hell with you people!

Why would anyone trust that Clinton’s rhetoric is less “empty” than Obama’s?
While they were both campaigning recently in DC, Obama made it to an important Senate vote on warrantless wiretapping while Clinton did not. Obama does not neglect his job as a Senator while campaigning.
Also, he helped write (and pass) the bill that publically discloses all federal spending. I think that makes him the only politician I can trust.
From Hillary, I have seen the old, filthy tactics of politics as usual: run attack ads, steal ideas, spread lies, divide America into blue states and “insignificant states…”
Obama has just not done these things.

Someone else posted this in another forum. I think it’s hilarious. Goes to show what has indeed changed.
“Don’t you know that we are not Allowed to criticize Obama? Those are the new rules. That is what has Changed. No, if you Dare say a negative word, or even ask what the Man plans to do to help our Economy, you are a Racist. Sheesh, people, haven’t you heard? He is a God! How dare you not bow down at the alter of Oprah”

Tom from Tucson: “From Hillary, I have seen the old, filthy tactics of politics as usual: run attack ads, steal ideas, spread lies, divide America into blue states and “insignificant states… Obama has just not done these things”. You gotta be kidding?? That was REALLY funny!

When will the former President get it that this isn’t about him? This is a foreshadowing of what it would be like if Hillary gets into the WH – Bill going around crying, ‘No one remembers me…’
It is time for us to say, ‘We’re tired of the bullying, the whining, the tattling, the name-calling, the slandering, the constant morphing – the dirty politics, and the nasty spinning. We’re tired of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton ad nauseam – enough already!

Hate to tell you this, but if Clinton wins, Obamabots will not vote for McCain in droves.
a) Blacks would be happy to take Clinton.
b) College kids usually opt out of voting in most elections anyway, and they certainly aren’t going to vote themselves a draft.
c) Sexist white men would switch to McCain. Doesn’t sound like droves though.
Something to remember, Obamabot supporters are generally soft supporters. Clinton supporters are hard core supporter. Polls show this. And, they’d have to be, in order to willfully overlook Clinton baggage. So, a Clinton supporter who doesn’t get his/her way is also likely to vote for McCain…the elderly would go for the experienced McCain…yes, in droves.

Obama was busy taking money from Exelon and watering down the bill they didn’t like. Or, he was busy helping Rezko, the slumlord, and taking his money.
Since he was broke just few years ago after taking in all that money, I wouldn’t trust him with my finances or the economy in general.

Hillary Needs to drop out of the race in order to unite the Democratic party behind Barak Obama. If she continues, she will do more damage that anyone in the history of the Democratic race.
Republicans are praying for her to win so they will have a chance to launch negative adds and proclaim her as the woman who did nothing when her husband upset the Democratic Party as President and committed adultery. They will say Hillary’s solution for married woman with husbands who play around will be to do nothing. She is the perfect example of that as her husband was known to play around (commit adultery) even before he became President.
As a Democrat, I do not want Hillary to be the nominee because of this and I am sure there are many other male voters who think like I do and would not vote at all if Hillary was declared the nominee. Do you think male voters would think the same for Obama? I haven’t seen anything to indicate someone would not vote for him.

tom gander, you are wrong. Frankly I don’t think either one of them will win in November. I think Hillary’s chances are better. Al Gore is the only one that can win for the democrats.

We don’t need another 4-8 years of dynastic Presidencies. What the press does not report, and the Clintons refuse to acknowledge, is that many supporters of Obama from the Left and right want a fundamental change to new insights, new symbols, and new trajectories.
I voted for Bill Clinton in the ’92 primary and in both ’92 and ’96 general elections. I respect Hillary as a Senator and as a Democrat. She should not be President. Although not technically a violation of the 22nd Amendment, many of us are sick of the implied nepotism of the W. administration and do not want to fix it with leftist nepotism. If their roles were reversed, and now Bill was running for President on Hillary’s legacy, I would not vote for him either.
Obama is ready for the job. He’s written two well-reviewed books on American politics, served in state and national office, and done a lifetime of service work (also his campaign is in the green, suggesting fiscal responsibility). His policies are frequently indistinguishable from the Clinton platform. So the matter is one of substance, direction, and symbolism.
The GOP attack machine will disrupt and harass Clintonian policies from Day One. Obama has the capacity to bring the Congress and America together to fix our outstanding problems, most importantly the WARS and HEALTH CARE. Neither of these problems will be bludgeoned through from the Left, and the Clinton’s ability to forge coalitions is long dead.
Even more importantly, imagine the rebirth of American status when PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA announces that he will begin negotiating plans to start solving Middle Eastern issues and end the legacy of GWB unilateralism. Symbols are important in projecting our values to the world, and ensuring beneficial responses to American needs.
Our nation will be the poorer if we do not choose Senator Obama.

Dee, what are you going to do? Let McCain have it because you have been misled into believing that the Clintons are racists. They are not! That is simply BS.
It is that kind of mindset that is going to put McCain into the the White House which is probably what the media are aiming for with all this baloney!

I agree with Bill Clinton, that Obama is ignoring his White House legacy. Bill Clinton did a tremendous job as President and he did “build a bridge to the 21st century” successfully.
He ensured that this country made the Y2K bug a non-issue. Everyone was worried that the Y2K bug would cause so much damage but because Bill was in office, this did not happen.
Bill Clinton left a surplus in our budget.
Bill Clinton never unfairly fired African-American judges.
There was never a war in our country during his reign.
Bill was friends with many foreign leaders and they respected him. The foreign leaders were not against him, as in this administration.
Bill Clinton appointed many African-Americans in high government positions.
Bill Clinton was good friends with the Rev. jesses Jackson and many black leaders.
He appointed the Rev. Jesse Jackson to go out to negotiate releases of soldiers held hostage.
Bill Clinton after office played a pivotal point in helping the Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans. He went personally to roll up his sleeves and assisted where needed.
I admired seeing him there.
Bill Clinton Always said, “I Feel Your Pain”, and he did. He ruled with passion to help people, and if you ever wrote his office, someone listened and responded back to you.
Bill Clinton had a heart as president. He would listen and help.
You know, one thing about the Republicans is that they always uphold the work of Ronald Regan. They do not put him down, even thought in many others onions he was not a good president.
Why can’t Democrats ever hold up our own and stop putting down the accomplishments of Clinton. He was a good president, and we need to stop trying to take that away.
Obama does not need to get ahead by putting Bill Clinton down. People like Obama, the yound people are too young to know what Bill Clinton did eight years ago. Obama lovers needs to “STOP HATING ON BILL”!

Obama absolutely picks n chooses what he wants from the past to his advantage. JFK, check. MLK, check. (read: the Sixties). Heck, even Jimmy Carter is off limits and he brokered a peace deal with Egypt and Israel. Bill Clinton? nope, not ok. Obama looks to the future but claims the past for inspiration, a little hypocritical. I don’t think it should be all or nothing, but there’s a lot of contradictions. As for Yale (Law) grads, is Laughing in Kansas calling now for a legacy, instead of Harvard Law grads? What’s the point you’re making? If anything, how about pointing out that HIllary Clinton attended a Women’s College–that speaks volumes about her commitment to women, to diversity and to really understanding the history of marginalization in this country given that women’s colleges were founded since women were not allowed in the Ivies, some school didn’t admit women until the late 1970s.

In 90s, Bill Clinton’s sexual scandle make the greatest mockery of our country in the world. We don’t want to go back that. We want to turn the page.

Is anybody noticing that every time White people that do not like Obama say something they mention black people in their statements? If he was not running, they would be so happy because it would be another white race and the pride would be running over their cups. White people hate the fact, black people like Obama not because he is black but he is qualified, just as much so as Hillary. Neither one of them have that much experience. She has more experience walking and waving behind a politician name Bill Clinton. They want control people’s vote and they can’t, so their solution is keep saying black people are racists. If you choose to vote for McCain because he is a White Man and I am sure there will many whites in that category. Why? He does not seem all that liked by his own party. If whites to choose to vote for Hilary because she is a White Woman that is your chose. Blacks have the same right to vote Obama if they choose to. Note Hispanics are voting for Hillary no one is saying anything. This is not your decision White People to tell people who they should vote for. Noone is calling white people racist because they talk about Obama. This stuff is in yall crazy brains. Stick with the issues and comparisons and stop going on with this black and white cramp. The media is doing it for rating. Stop whining and get on with it.

I’m glad to see Obama actually receive a little bit of something other than constant praise. The media has made Obama with all their heavy anti-Clinton/pro-Obama reporting.
I used to be interested in Obama, but I really see him as a fake. He complains about the “Washington style politics” and “same old games,” then he goes and actively courts the gameplayer Kennedy. Cnn showed this morning something interesting. He lied, telling people that he passed some bill that has to do with Nuclear power measure. Clinton called him out on it because he never passed it. Then he lied again to cover himself, saying that she was lying about his record and saying that she even mentioned before that he passed it. Then CNN searched the records and found that she never said that. And they also confirmed that he never passed any such legislature. People need to think twice before they hire this con artist Obama to run our country.
Obama has been attacking Clinton for some time now, and it’s no problem. But when Clinton brings him to task on the issues, he NEVER admits responsibility. He gives the same clever responses that we’ve been seeing from the Republicans for the last eight years.
CLINTON 08. YES WE WILL YES WE WILL YES WE WILL

Not like Clinton with all the power and money, Obama starts from scratch. For him to get in the position of he is right now, there must be something special about this guy. Bill didn’t have national experience when he became president. Give me a break, she just want to say whatever to get her the power that she’s so addict to. She is not a normal woman, but a conniving one.

I became a homeowner under Clinton’s successful 90′s policies. Now, with all this housing mess, we need someone to put the economy back. Hating the Clintons for “hatred’s sake” makes no sense. Choose the best candidate, and that’s Hillary!
Hillary to the White house.
Be the way…why is the media using such low class, slang words like “dis”. Come on, be professional. If I used that word at work, I would be viewed as unpolished.

Posted by Timmy: … why would i want to be attached to Monica Lewinsky, Jennifer Flowers and Paula Jones?…lol
You’re right Timmy. I would much rather be associated with lies, war, death, and deficits. an even louder LOL!

“The explicit argument of the campaign against Hillary is that ‘No one who was involved in the 1990s or this decade can possibly be an effective president because they had fights. We’re not going to have any of those anymore.’ Well, if you believe that, I got some land I wanna sell you.”
One question, Mr. clinton. Is the land you want to sell in Whitewater, or Castle Grande?

Oh please! He wasn’t saying that Obama didn’t do anything right in the 90s, he’s saying that Obama’s rhetoric of “not fighting the fights of the 90s” seems to exclude anyone who *did* fight political fights in the 90s from somehow being qualified to be president.
It never ceases to amaze me how journalists are able to twist Bill Clinton’s words so that they can be negative about him.
The anti Bill Clinton stuff in the press is pathological.
This is truely pathetic.

You know, I liked Bill. I voted for Bill twice. Now I wish he would just go away. Oh, and take Hill with you. He wants (not for Hill) to win so badly he’ll rip the party and country apart to do it. Bill, please get over yourself already. You are ruining what is left of your legacy. We want Barack Obama. YES WE CAN!!

Worker bee:
I am glad you are voting for Obama because you like him and because he’s sincere. Is that all? That reminds of what most white men say about Hillary. They are not voting for her because they don’t like her. When asked “Why do you not like her?”, they say “I just don’t like her”. I am sick of all this likabality. Yes, it’s true Hillary is less likable to most, but according to a recent study by Pew Research, she’s TOUGHER on the issues, and MORE prepared to lead.
GoHillary08..
YES WE WILL. YES WE WILL. YES WE WILL.

To Mir: My intent was to point out the conspiracy type of hype the Biblical post was making.
But, it was good to see someone fire up on feminist kick as this column seems to have about everything else.
The fact that both of the Bush’s and Clinton’s went to Yale simply points out that Yale produces people who will occupy positions of national leadership…one way or another.
And, by the way, I am still laughing, but not necessarily at you…

I like that Hillary Clinton slogan: YES WE WILL

I think Hillary is very likable and friendly and when her experience is added to the mix, she makes a fabulous candidate. The right wing thru Rush Limbaugh have dubbed her unlikable, have demonized her for years because they want their women to be subservient, and Americans assume she is unlikable. Watch her at the debates. She is very friendly and pleasant. It is a myth that she is unlikable!!!

Just goes to show how gullible the poiticians think we are. There was no fiscal surplus in the 1990s but both parties took pleasure in proclaiming there was. Social security revenue was taken and spent on the general budget leaving IOUs for Social Security and a debt for future tax payers to repay. We need honesty for a change.

i read comments that obama can withstand the repub attacks because he has withstood the clinton machine. but the media have made sure that hillary can’t attack obama without being called racist. they won’t do the same for obama when it’s repubs attacking him. and obama can’t withstand actual attacks because he has nothing but hype. his positions are stolen from hillary, and the repubs will surely point that out. he has a lot of highly questionable ties and the repubs will surely point that out. he has virtually no real experience and the repubs will surely point that out. he has made some truly ludicrous statements about foreign policy and the repubs will surely point that out. and the media will no longer twist and spin for obama when the repubs are against him rather than hillary. obama nomination equals mccain presidency.

While the 1990s were good years in some respects, they were not all good and to some extent were the product of fortunate events. For example, income inequality increased about 4 times as much as it has since 2000 (source Census Gini coefficients). We were also fortunate in that the Cold War had just ended and we could draw down the military to reduce budget pressures. The good times led us to avoid addressing a number of future problems such as the costs of social security and medicare.

Now HOW can the American people expect Obama to remember what great things Mr. Bill Clinton accomplished in his Presidency, when obama was snorting cocaine at that time and not one bit interested in politics until a few wee years ago?
Another thing: the obama campaign has been talking up these “young Americans” who have signed up to vote this year—–well, what the heck kind of role model to all of these young Americans is this prior-cocaine using obama who now may become President? What does that say to them? “It is ok to have done cocaine and other drugs—-you can even become President someday!”. Please, people. NOT MY DAUGHTER.

There was indeed a fiscal surplus in the late 1990s. I suggest that anyone who does not believe that a surplus really existed, please review a economic text. The data is there at the Bureau of Economic Analysis web site..

Mark S. Great job! You nailed the whole
deal right on the head. Clinton came to power at a good time. Reagan had broke the Soviet Union and there was relative calm in the world. Bill Clinton did nothing great except to preside over a great time in our country’s history. He
tries to act like he was so great; the facts are that working taxpayers were the ones that helped the economy; not people like the Clinton’s who never really did a hard day’s work in their lives. Hillary claims to champion the middle class (taxpayers like ourselves) when in fact she doesn’t give a crap about people who make their livings honestly. That is foreign to her and Bill.

Let’s see, Hillary sat on the Board of Directors for Wal-Mart from 1986-1992, the largest Union Busting organization in the world. She wants mandated healthcare, in which you haveto pay a fine or have your paycheck garnished if you don’t like the price of the premiums. She voted for the war. She won’t disclose her tax records. She’s gone from the presumptive nominee to a fight for her political life because of her and Bill’s gross mismanagement of her campaign, and has the Democratic Party in turmoil. Does she have experience? Yep, she a lot of experience making “Bad Decisions.”
OBAMA ’08!

jay, there you go, again, blaming the whole thing on Bill……it takes 2 to tango, and Monica needs to bear some of the responsibility for HER actions……no one stuck a gun to her head and MADE her go to meet Bill Clinton at the White House…….by the way, you males like that so much, I could guess that none of YOU could turn down a woman that was throwing herself at you, now COULD you?

Why dont people focus on serious things Bill Clinton’s sex life was between him and Hillary. The republicans used it as an excuse for trying to impeach him. How many republican politicians have had sexual indiscretions? Many. What hypocrisy. What about George Bush, who through his incompetence, let 911 happen, started a war that did not have to be started, negligently prosecuted the war, leading to many American (and Iraqi) deaths and severe injuries, cost America about a trillion dollars, and to this day refuses to follow the law with his “signing statements.” And people waste their time talking about sexual indiscretions. We get who we vote for. If America goes down the tubes, so be it.

Get America Back on Track your comments were “Now HOW can the American people expect Obama to remember what great things Mr. Bill Clinton accomplished in his Presidency, when obama was snorting cocaine at that time and not one bit interested in politics until a few wee years ago?”
Well he probably does not remember because Bill Clinton was also F—king the interns which was getting more media attention than his policies doing that time. I am not trying to take away from Bill Cliton but e is not perfect, no one is. George Bush was drunk and admitted to it. Lot’s of us have tried drugs and alcohol especially in our young years and still been able to become successfully. Have you been perfect?

Can someone tell me if this election excercise is about the future of the country or preserving/promoting the legacy of pres. clinton?

Clinton could have easily been voted in for a 3rd term, so I don’t know where you are all getting information. We all lived well during the Clinton years and made a lot of money. Hillary worked for Walmart at a time when everything they sold was MADE IN THE USA. It was with pride that we shopped at Walmart when it first came to our towns. NAFTA was a bill of goods sold to us by Bush Sr – but was it so wrong? Hillary didn’t own Walmart, but anyone who bought Walmart stock made money and isn’t free enterprise what we each want? Free and open trade laws? Even the poor people in this country can afford DVD players because of NAFTA and don’t kid yourself and think you could afford one before. We paid over $500 for our first VHS player in 1982!! Imagine the inflation if they were all still made in USA by union workers!
We now need health care and Hillary is the one to see that we are all covered. I’m not crazy about national health insurance, but what other choice is there? It is an honor to pay taxes in America and to be able to live here.

Watch the knives come out if Obama gets the nomination. The press who adored him so will be yapping about his lack of experience, his unsavory ties in Chicago, and his liberal platform. We’ll hear the word, liberal, 40 times/day and all about McCain’s moderate voting history. The Democrats are being set up for failure with Obama. The media will slice him into bits.

Queen Bee: I am not running for President, so it does not matter “if I did drugs”—-I’ll let you in on a little secret, though……when I was pursuing my undergrad degree, ALL of the people I knew did drugs—–HARD drugs. I did not. I was one of the only ones that I knew of that had the sense and Moral Character and strength to say “NO, I will not do drugs—–YOU-ALL can, but I will not cave in to your suggestions that I do them with you”.
It is VERY< VERY important that we have a strong Presidnt that can "say NO" to drugs and alcohol, otherwise they will be a hypocrite when trying to get these young people to stay away from drugs. IT IS NOT OK to elect a President that has done cocaine. That is NOT the kind of role model we need for young Americans. To say that it is OK and ignore this is trouble…….it cuts into Obama's credibility when trying to lead all young impressionable Americans.

Keep in mind, people, that in the last 40 years there has NOT been a LIBERAL President elected to the White House. Bill Clinton was a MODERATE DEMOCRAT.
Hillary Clinton is ALSO a Moderate Democrat. Obama is a Liberal Democrat.
The other fact is: the Democratic Party in 1974 came up with the idea of “Super-delegates” because there was no Democratic candidate winner there in Chicago that election year, and Mondale and Hart had a virtual tie (that was the year when Jesse Jackson also ran). The Democratic Party came up with the idea of Super-delegates to break a potential tie of 2 democratic candidates…..AND to bring the MODERATE DEMOCRATS back to voting, because the Moderate Democrat vote had bee falling off since the 1950′s—–it was ALSO to assure the Democrats that some LIBERAL, RADICAL Democratic Candidate or Green Party candidate did not win the nomination. This “bringing back the Moderate Democrats” by coming up with the Super-delegates actually helped Bill Clinton, the first really good DEMOCRATIC President since John F. Kennedy.

Kris: your argument is flawed, because it is a credibility problem for obama because he has done COCAINE……COCAINE is a bit different than “smoking a little pot”—. It’s a Judgement Issue, and Obama was not a “youngster” when he did get hooked on cocaine and thought he would become a “junkie”. That was BAD JUDGEMENT, and he used cocaine not that many years ago—–1999?? What kind of BAD JUDGEMENT will he have if he is elected President? How many brain cells did he kill off using that cocaine? We need to know these things……

ohhh
I forget,, there are the SHEEP, out there that have to be led.
BaHHH,,
He can do that too.

I respectfully disagree with your assertion that my argument is flawed. Marijuana and alcohol both kill brain cells. Cocaine has certain bad effects, but it doesn’t KILL brain cells. I looked around to try to confirm that before I wrote this, and I see nothing about KILLING brain cells. To answer your final sentence, no we don’t need to know how many brain cells he killed because coke doesn’t kill brain cells. That’s all fringe stuff, though. There are many things in this life that people do that are bad for them. They eat too much junk/fast food. Error in judgement with potentially lethal consequences. They drive too fast. Error in judgement with potentially lethal consequences. They drink the last legal drug, which kills brain cells and often results in automobile fatalities, domestic abuse, or kicking their dog. Nobody is perfect. Clinton smoked weed; bush was an alcoholic. Neither of them were perfect, and both did some good things for the country. Obama could do good things too, despite snorting some coke a few years ago. Now maybe you’re just simply against anybody that’s ever had any contact with illegal drugs or abused legal ones. If that’s the case just say so, and we can agree to disagree. I, however, will not condem anybody over some indiscretions in their past. Everybody’s closet has some skeletons in it where they didn’t have the best judgement. I’ll bet you and everyone else on planet Earth had some bad judgement somewhere last week, last month, last year. Everybody makes mistakes and has bad judgement. Don’t try to crucify one man for his mistakes. Judge him on who he is today because nobody has a blemish-free record.

Great words of wisdom and edification from the “Philanderer In Chief”.

What it all means:
That the founding fathers words written in the Constitution, will have meaning again, it means that this country belongs to Americans, (not the oil company, not Canada, not Mexico, not the Saudi, not the Neo Cons of a New World Order). Don’t be a SHEEP…., You are as important as Obama or Hillary.
You just have to apply yourself and believe in yourself.
Fear prey on insecurity

if Hill and Bill is a Christain then they know that a woman suppose to walk beside her hushband not in front. I think he trying to prove a point to her that I have it and you don’t. Go Obama

If Bill could have kept his pants on, Al Gore would be finishing out his two term presidency. Please, Bill and Hil, go away…and take Carville, Begala, Lanny Davis, et als with you. We are tired of your act.

Bill probably isn’t the biggest liar in the world, but he is certainly one of the best. The lie this time is that he is trying to HELP Hillary when the truth is he is trying to STOP her, all the while maintaining plausible deniability. “Ahnustly, honey, ahm doin awl I ken to hep.” His ego couldn’t stand her being president and the real possibility the “Clinton legacy” would be hers, not his.

Lydia,
How often we hear what we want to hear rather than what is being said or see what we want to see rather than what is in front of us.
Maybe, as you’ve said, Senator Obama’s health care ideas are different than George W. Bush’s. Hopefully, if I’m blinded it is for search of truth and not by allegiance to any person.
Concerning Senator Obama never taking or receiving any gifts, funds, etc from major corporations or groups hoping to influence his vote or leadership, I refer you to The New York Times, February 3, 2008, page 1, which examines the exceptional relationship between Mr. Obama and the Exelon Corpoartion. You can read the entire article by access The NY Times website. The author is Mike McIntire. While reading the article, please recall Mr Obama’s comments, during several debates, about the need for more nuclear power plants.
“Since 2003, executives and employees of Exelon, which is based in Illinois, have contributed at least $227,000 to Mr. Obama’s campaigns for the United States Senate and for president. Two top Exelon officials, Frank M. Clark, executive vice president, and John W. Rogers Jr., a director, are among his largest fund-raisers.
Another Obama donor, John W. Rowe, chairman of Exelon, is also chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nuclear power industry’s lobbying group, based in Washington. Exelon’s support for Mr. Obama far exceeds its support for any other presidential candidate.
In addition, Mr. Obama’s chief political strategist, David Axelrod, has worked as a consultant to Exelon. A spokeswoman for Exelon said Mr. Axelrod’s company had helped an Exelon subsidiary, Commonwealth Edison, with communications strategy periodically since 2002, but had no involvement in the leak controversy or other nuclear issues.”
The bill Mr. Obama has bragged about passing (concerning Exelon’s dumping of hazadous waste in Illinois) was, in fact, never passed. If it had passed it had been watered-down to the point that it was meaningless. Yet, Mr. Obama, while campaigning in Iowa, gained all kinds of praise when he falsely stated – over and over – that the passage of the bill against Exelon – was a demonstration of his fight for the environment.
But, Lydia, The NY Times probably got it wrong. Afterall, how could someone who says he does not take money from lobbyest, take nearly a quarter million dollars from one lobbyiest alone? And how can this man who swears to “change politics as usual” fill his election apparatus with people from this same contributor? The NY Times must have it wrong….because…
Mr. Obama would never lie.
Yet, I predict: A whole bunch of nuclear power plants will start popping up if Mr. Obama become president.

5 reasons why Dems should avoid Hillary:
1. Hillary is one of the most divisive figures in modern history. That is a fact.
2. More than half the nation is against Hillary. That is a fact.
3. Hillary brings less independents to support the Democratic party. That is a fact.
4. Hillary had her chance in the Whitehouse and she FAILED in Healthcare. That is a fact.
5. In all her 35 years of cooked up experience, Americans have difficulty finding even one single achivement. That is a fact.
So why vote for a failed horse or a donkey? She has no instinct for what is right, because Clintons have no respect for moral values. America definitely deserves a better political leader for the 21st century. A time comes and a time goes. Clintons had their time. Its over. Turn the page folks. Hillary will be blunder for us in November.

My lord its like and American Idol forum in here. People this is not American idol we cant vote for the next president based on who’s young and hip! Also Bill Clinton left one heck of a legacy yes he did cheat on his wife and lie about it he’s human many men have done this that doesn’t wipe his slate clean of every good thing he ever did for this country nor should it. If Obama supporters believe that he’s going to magically make everyone work together then there dreaming Washington has never worked together and sadly will probably never will there will always be division in America its kinda what makes America great.

9 out of 10 blacks supported Bill Clinton, and nothing got said. I wonder why?

….and Kris, I respectfully disagree and say that it DOES matter if a candidate has done cocaine in the past and now chooses to run for President. It is a lapse in judgement and shows one’s CHARACTER………”past actions are a good indicator of future behavior”, we say in the mental health community…..(before I am mis-read on this: I imply that a lapse in judgement is the action that will be repeated), in obama’s case. Of course, NO ONE IS PERFECT. WE ARE CHOOSING THE LESSER OF 2 EVILS. Hillary is the best choice.
Goodnight, all……it was a pleasure blogging with all of you…….may the BEST candidate for the democratic nomination win. God/Allah/Buddah BLESS AMERICA.

True Kris very true. I would love for everyone to start working together. I also wish that presidential nominations like the one thats between Hilary and Obama wouldn’t split the parties as badly as it does. Who knows the Hilary voters might come to hate the Obama voters and vice versa I do want a democrat in the white house. and also I can say that I am guilty of going to walmart for the cheaper dvd player…but karma got me and it broke in a few weeks. Heres hoping for less foreign trade no matter which person gets elected. Also sadly I cant help but wonder if Hilary causes so many people to be against her in the senate and congress because she’s a woman I live in a small Texas town and have heard many men say how they cant stand her because they don’t like the idea of a woman being over them.

Why all people post so much hatred here,do you think bill clinton has did nothing.
Before question his commitment see in yourself what you did for people.
You may prefer one person over other but dont hate a person who done so much for human community.
Offcourse mistakes happen from everybody so did from Bill clinton.
Tell me one thing how many people lost food due monica’s scandal,no one.So why you give importance to such things.
If senator lost in election what the president has to do with that, the senator is responsible for his fate.If you analyse Obama’s statement i can conclude that Obama Got elected because Bush is not doing good.Is this true, NO Obama Got elected due his ability so the senator’s lost their post due to their inability so what bill clinton to do with that.

Kate, you may be right about sexism and some people not wanting to vote for Clinton. I can’t speak for everyone, as I only know my own reasons. I’m a man, and I’m very comfortable with women bosses. I’ve had 2 now, and I’ve never had any problem with it. My problem with Clinton getting the nomination is that nobody left in the race polarizes the nation as much as she does, as indicated by her “negatives.” Nobody will polarize the Congress as much as she will. (Can’t prove that, but I’m 95% sure.) Clinton getting the nomination means more gridlock in the federal government, which means that the work of the people isn’t getting done. Instead of fixing Social Security or immigration, we’ll be in gridlock at worst or playing games at best (like they did in the House the other day with holding H. Meiers in contempt instead of worrying about FISA.) I’m SICK of partisanship, and Clinton is the person who will most likely see that it continues. Part of that would be her fault, and part of it would be the fault of those that hate her so much.

Bill Clinton’s comparison of Obama’s win in South Carolina to Jesse Jackson’s win there is disingenuous because Obama’s share of white votes, in particular white male votes (who’da thunk that?), has been INCREASING throughout the primary season, and he’s bringing to the Democratic Party people who previously WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN PARTICIPATED. He’s won in states with miniscule Black populations, too.
Clinton’s comments were a cynical effort to dismiss Obama’s win, as have been the recent comments coming from the Clinton campaign about the “insignificance” of Obama’s wins in this nation’s smaller states. The last time I checked, there were 50 states comprising the United States of America. I live in one of those states, Kansas (one of the reddest states there is), which went to Obama almost 3 to 1 during the Kansas caucuses. Kansas’ African-American populaton is about 8 percent of the state’s total population, yet Obama drew nearly 75% of those who attended the Feb. 5 caucuses. Since cloning is illegal and the old Chicago political machine is dead — or at least still in Chicago — there must have been a few non-African-American folks who thought Obama should be Democratic nominee for president in 2008. Oh, and by the way, Jesse Jackson didn’t win in Kansas in either 1984 or 1988.
I’m a bit surprised that Bill is up to his old shenanigans again with playing the race card, especially after he said he would refrain from doing it, instead concentrating on his wife’s strengths (of which there are many). I thought Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, a Hillary Clinton supporter, had taken Bill’s divisive baton after his comments last week that “Some white people aren’t ready for a Black president,” which enable racists to keep on keepin’ on and allows them to cite a DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR FOR SUPPORT.
You know, if I were wearing a blindfold, I’d swear that Karl Rove was running the Clinton campaign because it has taken on the tone of the old reliable Republican “Southern Strategy” that got Reagan, Bush I and Bush II elected. Maybe Bill could do a “white hands” commercial for his wife or, since his hands are not clean given his role in this year’s campaign, he could produce a commercial recasting Bob Johnson as Willie Horton.
I wonder if Bill realizes the potential damage he’s doing to his wife, should she be the Democratic nominee this year. Black folks have been the ONLY reliable voting faction for Democrats since at least 1968 (some would say 1932). If Hillary is the Democratic nominee, then Bill’s racebaiting may — I would say should — KEEP BLACK FOLKS HOME IN NOVEMBER. IF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOESN’T GET ITS USUAL 80-90% OF THE BLACK VOTE, THEN IT LOSES IN NOVEMBER. It’s about time Blacks stopped letting the Democratic Party take us for granted, even if that means that John McCain is the next president.
Immediately after Iowa, I was leaning SLIGHTLY towards Obama. As a Black man, I considered what each candidate had to say about this nation’s future (as I am still doing). But, for me, it’s getting increasingly difficult to support Clinton because of her megalomaniacal, win-at-all-cost-now-and-be-damned-who-gets-hurt-in-the-long-term-including the-Democratic-Party campaign.
She says she’s ready to lead from Day one. Her first job as president, should she be elected, might be how to bring Blacks back to the Democratic Party.
Assuming she’d want to do that.

For the first time in my life, I am actually engaged in an election in a real way. In the past I’ve gone out only to vote for the “lesser of two evils.” This time is different because I have been truly inspired by Senator Barack Obama, and I believe that my participation in the political process will help to bring about change that leads to a better United States of America and world.
I cannot fathom the idea of another 4 years of the Clintons in office as they have lost my respect and confidence more and more throughout the primary process. This is due to the way they have campaigned and the research that I’ve conducted to solidify my personal endorsement of Senator Obama. I think the American people deserve better and we are in dire need of true change.
Yes, Mr. Obama my be ‘untested’ when compared to Senator Clinton, but I do not think that is a bad thing. I actually think it is good because he can be guided by vision rather than the way things have been and should be. Vision is the bedrock of change. While I believe strong and proactive planning is essential as well, I think the plans set forth by Senator Obama are strong and speak to the changes I’d like to see in key issue areas (health care, foreign policy, education).
Above all else, Senator Obama is building a movement and engaging people in the political process. His campaign style, energy and impact has been impressive and this is what I’d like to see go up against the Republicans this year. By building a movement and a powerful coalition, he is already creating change and expanding the base of Democratic support. I want to see this continued and I hope that the officials who make the final decision will take this into account and cast a vote based on who can win rather than who has been in Washington the longest. I believe Senator Obama can win because he has more cross-over appeal — bringing over Independents and Republicans alike.
Finally, I want to say, that no candidate is perfect. I think both Senators Clinton and Obama have more to learn and can stand to change themselves as part of changing politics and policies. I, however, believe that Senator Obama has the greatest potential to change and be responsive and accountable to the people of the USA. I know that the energy I spend to get him elected will transcend into his presidential campaign and his presidency as I strive to be the best Democrat and citizen I can be. I have never felt this empowered before. I credit my shift to the message and example of Senator Barack Obama.

I stopped viewing channels such as CNN, MSNBC, and CBS due to their unprofessional reporting in the Democratic Presidential primary.
The aforementioned channels are in favor of Obama and very negative on Clinton.
When I used to view them, political analysis made by some Journalists were clear-cut that they are pro-Obama.
Politically, Obama is empty. There is a saying says, you can fool thousands, but not everybody. I say this to say that, he is not discussing his policies to voters, but using the slogans “Change”.
Some of his followers are prounding that we should visit his website to view his policies. We want for him to discuss them because thay were written by experts, not him.

Delegates aside, lets look at the popular vote. Throw out Michigan, not everyone’s name was on the ballot. But they were in FL. So don’t count the FL ballots but let the voters votes count for those whom they voted. 859,208 for Clinton and 569,604 for Obama. Add those to each respective tally and we’ve got 10,814,289 for Clinton and 10,594,548 for Obama (based on ABC News current totals). So who is has the most votes? Clinton. And this doesn’t even count the people who DID vote for her in Michigan. Even if we were to add the other 40% uncommitted to Obama’s tally he’s still behind. But it’s close. So it’s fair to say that the race is far from over. And as for all the stories about super delegates jumping ship or voting to reflect the will of the constituents, then that should go for both parties. So in New Jersey and Arizona and Mass., where super delegates have endorsed their support for Obama (like Kerry and Kennedy), they should switch to Clinton, etc. Count FL…and count MI, not the delegates mind you, just the will of the people, (see numbers above) and what do we have ? It’s not a tie. It’s at least 50% + more in favor of Clinton.

For Obama to vote against the war when most others including hillary voted for Iraq war, is enough for me to know who should be the country’s leader. The most precious jewels of the country is her young men and woman and putting their lives in harms way should be the last resort, when all other means are exhausted-Obama understood this well and his judgement should be understood .
If enough people thought as Obama did then we would not have lost so many young American men and woman and so many innocent Iraqi citizens would not have been slaughtered. Obama’s christian values guided him to vote as he did at the time when such a vote would have been considered highly unpopular
The American intention to do good for other countries is quite honorable,however it must be appreciated by the majority of the citizens for it to be meaninful. In any case charity begins at home and thats what I hear Obama’s heart say-He wants to stop spending money in Iraq so that he could use that money to help the needy Americans. the rich and powerful will always be able to take care of themselves-and the rest of the Americans need Obama now.
‘Yes we can’

Yes, Obama came out vocally against going into Iraq before he was ever in the Senate and could vote. A brave thing to do, no doubt, while in the middle of a campaign. Once Obama actually entered the Senate though where was his voice? He got in and supported unconditional funding for the war, his votes being identical to Hillary’s with one exception and that vote was a pro-Bush vote. Obama broke with other Democrats, including Hillary, and voted to confirm Condoleeza Rice. He made no speeches in the Senate regarding Iraq until almost a full year after being there and then he asked for a reduction in troops without a timetable and in fact voted against an amendment Feingold and Kerry had with a timetable in place. He campaigned in 2006 for pro-war Lieberman rather than anti-war Ned Lamont. He made a statement that had he actually been in the Senate at the time of the vote, the vote he’s pummeling Hillary about, that he really couldn’t say how he would have voted having been given information that he was not privvy to while not in the Senate. His explanation for that statement today (and he acknowledges having made it) is that he was basically trying to make Lieberman feel good and justify his support of Lieberman. If you want courage and inspiration in regards to his stance on Iraq than real courage would have demanded he not vote to fund a war he felt was wrong and did not believe in. He never even came close to doing so. If he had his presidential aspirations would have been shot down because his not voting to fund the war would have been construed as not supporting our troops. So he’s done nothing different than Clinton with the exception of having placed one pro-Bush vote she didn’t and having spoken out about the war while she was in the Senate and he was not- but did nothing different afterwards.

Has anyone really looked at Obama’s record? All I hear from Obama supporters is he’s about “hope and change”, he’s “inspirational”, of course he has specifics and positions just “check his website”, his nomination and potential Presidency would be “symbolic”. I totally understand the relevence and merit of hope, inspiration, change and symbolism
but I swear if I told the Obama supporters I personally know that Obama had made a statement that the first thing he would do in office is nuke Iran, I don’t think they’d really care.
I have waited years to see the Democrats come up with a nominee who has charisma to the degree Obama has and who doesn’t come off like he/she has the personality of a can of corn but there also needs to be substance.
All of Obama’s attributes are important but so is experience. If you look closely at his record it’s no more impressive than Clintons- his 6-7 times where he pressed the wrong button to vote and then could comfortable say ” I voted this but meant to vote this”; his 140-150 “present ” votes where he could do things like block anti-abortion bills but escape the political repercussions- hey, you’re either on board or not, talk about a lack of political courage; his public scolding and good bill he came up with when one of his primary contributors Exelon, one the of the country’s largest nuclear power producers, had leaks in their plant which outraged residents in the Illinois area and then he turned around and rewrote the bill to accomodate Exelon, the nuclear regulators and Republicans (that bill didn’t make it through the Senate- he did the public scolding of one his largest contributors and can say he came up with a good bill and tout that in his speeches but then he turns around and tries to appease the other side at the expense of the resident’s in that area; he comes out against going to Iraq before he’s even in a position to vote and then we he is in the Senate he votes identical to Clinton on funding a war he didn’t believe in or support with one exception, he supported the confirmation of Condoleeza Rice and she didn’t; he votes against a bill that would have capped credit interest rates at a maximum of 30%, why?, because according to him 30% “was just a random number” and yet he says he’s got the better interests at heart of those most vulnerable to predatory lenders being the young, the elderly, people of color and those struggling financially. You can throw all the crap you want out there about Clinton but Obama is no better- he takes less money from lobbyists (she acknowledges this while he talks like he’s taken none- he took more than Edwards did) but he matches or surpasses Clinton if Corporate contributions from places like Exelon and financial insitutions like JP Morgan Chase. Clinton should account for her record but so should Obama and I’m sick of hearing everytime he’s called to task how it’s “negative” or “racist” and how when the Clinton camp brings up his record they’re “attacking” but when Obama does it he’s “suggesting”.

Hillary says speeches and talk is cheap, and not to have hope in Politics? Wake up Americans this is a Presidential Candidate! So is she telling us not to have Hope amd Faith in voting for a President? I think she is! Come-On this is like having a stack of bricks hit you in the head! This Country was built on Hope;Hope, that there can be a better tomorrow! The Time for Change is now, and his name is Obama, he gives America Hope for a better Tomorrow!

Bill Clinton: “Obama ‘Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things’ From the 1990s”.
I wouldn’t say ANY of the good things, but certainly SOME. It all depends on what your definition of “GOOD” is. I’m quite certain that Obama doesn’t WANT to be part of some of the “good” things Bill Clinton did in the WH during the 1990s.

I say wake up America
Don’t be pumped up on False hopes and empty promises. A President needs to be able to do more than give you pipe dreams.
It is time for a Reality Check

Kate, let’s not forget that we have an institution in our federal government called the Senate, without the support of, nothing can get done. That’s where the Hillary polarization will be most evident, outside of the high negatives that she has in the polls. Without 60 votes in the Senate, nothing gets done. It’s not like the House, where the majority party can ram things down the throat of the minority. That means that if you have a polarizing person in the white house, as Clinton definitely is as evidenced by the Republican rhetoric against her and by the nearly 50% negative numbers that she polls at, nothing will get done. So she might sound like she can get everything done, but without working together, without the 60 votes in the Senate, NOTHING happens. Unless the democratic party wins a bunch of upsets in Senate bids this year, but right now, that looks like a pipe dream. We’ll be able to get more done with a less controversial, less polarizing person sitting in the White House. Plain and simple.

True Kris but no one can predict the future so who are any of us to say what will happen if Hillary wins. Im sure that many people were not expecting George Bush to win in Florida and I remember people disliking him. Now look at the future he is loved by many many Republicans. I personally believe many Senators should grow up and all work together..but like thats ever gonna happen.

Lots and lots of Dem will vote for McCain, if sweet talk Obama become nomanee. you can count on it.

Obama?!?…
- Only a short time as Senator from Illinois.
- Most accomplishments as a young lawyer and community organizer.
- Thinks he can change the country to make things better for those who are not getting a fair part of the American dream.
- Gives speeches that are full of promises for a better future and unity.
- Trying to move our government in a new direction?!?
Does all his hope, inspiration and promises stuff sound familiar?
Think about it and vote!!!

Let’s remind people of the not-so-good times during the Clinton’s administration. So far, Hillary has:
Failed to reach out to the youth vote, yet she says that she “is” experienced. Failed to reach out to the smaller states, yet she says that she “is” experienced. Failed to conduct an early grassroots platform, yet she says that she “is” experienced. Failed to use current technology as a new force to get voters involved, yet she says that she “is” experienced. Should we revert back to the 90’s, so that we can redefine the meaning of the word, ‘is’?”
For those of you who do not remember Bill Clinton’s presidency in the 1990′s, he was almost impeached for lying under oath about having relations with his intern, Monica Lewinsky, and he narrowly escaped by redefining the word, “is.” Read this excerpt from Wikipedia on what Bill Clinton told the grand jury:
“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is. If the–if he–if ‘is’ means is and never has been, that is not–that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement….Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true.”
Timothy Noah, a senior writer for Slate Magazine went on to state, “Bill Clinton really is a guy who’s willing to think carefully about “what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” This is way beyond slick. Perhaps we should start calling him, “Existential Willie.”
Sigh, the good ole 90′s.

The 90′s Bill?? Oh you mean Monica Lewinsky. Yeah we remember. The good old days huh!

Two mayors, Mayor Doug Wilder (black) from Richmond, Virginia and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (hispanic) from Los Angeles, were on “Face the Nation” this morning. What took place was a realistic picture of what is actually going on in the Democratic primary.
Both mayors were asked about various aspects of how the Democratic candidate would be chosen such as popular vote versus delegate vote versus super delegate vote and so on. Each was also asked about various aspects of the Clinton and Obama campaigns.
Initially, Mayor Wilder embarked on a rant about Bill Clinton speaking for all blacks. As evidenced by word and gesture, Wilder went on an unprovoked, racist, “anti-Clinton” dialogue
In distinct contrast, Mayor Villagairosa spoke calmly and professionally as he explained his view of the importance of looking forward and not laboring over minority division–perceived or otherwise. Villagairosa also gave examples and elaborated on national hispanic political participation and how color was not a key in most processes.
Mayor Wilder then proceeded to use the news show as an opportunity to plug Obama and to slam and minimize Hillary Clinton. In contrast, Mayor Villagairosa chose to positively support Clinton without detracting from Obama.
Then, Mayor Wilder went on to threaten that choosing a Presidential nominee other than Obama at the Democratic Convention would produce riots and civil chaos similar to that of the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention.
After this, Wilder proceeded to downgrade and misrepresent Hillary Clinton’s work on national health care. Mayor Wilder even suggested that Hillary intentionally ignored national health care as a Senator from New York.
Mayor Villagairosa politely disagreed and briefly presented the record of Hillary Clinton’s work on national health care. However, Villagairosa did not even once have to down grade Obama’s record to do so.
Villagairosa’s demeanor contrasted to the racial threats of Wilder present a vivid and realistic picture of the choice Democrats must consider. And, the contrast of the two positions present some relevant questions.
Will the Democratic party be one where free speech is controlled by black censors who cry “racism” whenever a person of a different race dares to compare or critize?
Will the Democratic nomination process be threatened by specters of violence from thirty years ago unless the “golden child” of one minority is coronated?
And, will the media, when confronted by the threats of people like Mayor Wilder, begin to show something less than the mindless rhetoric of fear and intimidation?
Neither of these candidates were my initial choice, but after this morning I can definitely say:
NOBAMA, NO WAY, NO HOW!!!!!

Please..
Can someone please let me know what a LIBERAL IS?
IS THIS A PERSON THAT IS GREEN?
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THESE LIBERALS AT FIRST SITE.
AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY THINK ON ALL MATTERS.
PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME.
I AM AN AMERICAN.

What does a president do?
Is it not to sign document and travel?
Is it not an office job? Why can’t a
half black half white man do it for
atlest four years for God sick.

One of the things that surprises me most about the comments from Clinton supporters is, “They can’t understand why this guy (Obama) is still in the race?” The Clintonites have been touted as having a well oiled machine. Well Obama maybe running his first presidential campaign and is doing quite well. Seems as though the Democratic Party has a dilemma on their hands. The party is split down [old democrats] and [young democrats]. The party was so heavily invested in the’ Hispanic’ voters they overlooked the ‘white’ male. White males voted for Obama. The Clintonites dissed African Americans and then tried to make amends with the [Bill Clinton] road show in black churches. Black America was neither amused nor hesitant about breaking ranks with the Clintons. The damage caused by Bill Clinton was too much to overcome in the final days. The Hispanic vote only carried Hillary in California. Can Hispanics carry Hillary nationwide without the black vote? I don’t think they can and they know this. As the campaign moves on to the remaining states, the Clintonites have serious problems. Those of you claim that some blacks voted for Hillary. Yes! That’s true, but those were ‘older’ African Americans. The Clintonites were so focused on Hispanics they forgot about ‘White’ males. It’s a battle of the sexes, races, younger and older. Obama has managed to withstand some brutal attacks from the Clintonites and stood his ground. He surrounded himself with some amazing staffers and strategists, with a forward thinking approach to resolving problems of a new America. This is a ‘sure’ indicator of what type of administration he would have. Way to go Obama, keep it cooking!

What I love about America the most is Freedom of Speech and of our own opinion.
As you know There is always a lot of bashing between the candidates.& realizing that if Hillary were a man she would be commended on her strategy for her campaign. I too was mesmerized at first with The new candidate & his speeches. Then I did some research. So after all of that. And listening to the Ads. I will leave you with a few links to go to and let you form your own opinion. And then I want you to let the people of your town and your state where the primary is going to be held what you know. One of the web sights has over 250,000 people who have made statements. I have personal quotes. & a weblink where you can here what his minister from his church has to say on Sundays. Knowing that we do not have much time, I think the American people have the right to know before the other party embarrasses him.. Which they will and are starting to. Thank you for your time.
S.L.M.in PR,Ca.
A middle working class with 2 jobs working to pay that bad sub-prime mortgage putting her kids through college. I think the American people need to read the fine print before they vote…
(no http) http://www.freedomsenemies.com
scroll down to where it says Barrack Obama) and then Click on that) over 250,000people have spoken
(http://sweetness-light.com/archive/a-message-of-hate-from-obamas-pastor-via-youtube)
Make sure you listen to all of this
————————————–
HERE ARE SOME DIRECT QUOTES FROM BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA…
From Dreams of My Father, ” I FOUND A SOLACE IN NURSING A PERVASISVE SENSE OF GRIEVANCE AND ANIMOSITY AGAINST MY MOTHER’S RACE”. (Barack Hussein Obama)
From ‘Dreams of my Father’, “The emotion between the races could never be pure, even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was missing in ourselves. Whether we sought out our demons or salvation, the other race (WHITE) would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart.” (Barack Hussein Obama)
From Dreams Of My Father: “That hate hadn’t gone away,” he wrote, BLAMING “WHITE PEOPLE — some CRUEL, some IGNORANT, sometimes a single face, sometimes just a faceless image of a system claiming power over our lives.” (Barack Hussein Obama )
—————————————-

You know, it’s time to come together as a country an allow people of other ethnic cultures to run this country as well. Just ask yourself, would you be this way if the canidate was hispanic, jewish,chinese american, japanese american, korean american. Are people still sleeping? This is 2008., get over it already. The United States of America is now a mixing bowl of all nationalities and it is something we’re gonna have to get use to. All of our youth seem to be more mature then senior peers. It’s sickening. What is so sad is that our children today are dating others children of different nationality simply because they love each other and our future is just that. So come off the racial divide because it is not just offensive to the people of race it is a slap in the face to our youth who could care less about race. Believe me just because you have some years on you and you may be over 50-60 does not mean that you are more intelligent or experienced then someone in there 40′s. So i’m gonna disagree with the earlier comment that’s it is offensive to have someone in their 40′s run for President. Anyone can be what ever they want to be, they just have to inspire to there desire. If you ask me with the amount of parents out there that don’t know how to do their own childs Algebra, geometry, or trig, please don’t talk about experience. most parent’s are so busy working to keep this country afloat that they don’t even have the time to parent, only to become a friend to their child instead of a parent and then get ran over by there kids, please wake up people who has time to ponder racial issues. I BELIEVE IN OBAMA ANDI COMMEND EVERYONE WHO AGREES THAT THE TIME FOR CHANGE HAS COME.

It is amazing to see how determined some people are – Americans, yet – to bring race and gender into this election. It is amazing because most Americans are – male and female – mutts – that is, people that are of mixed heritage and ethnic backgrounds.
Instead of posting only certain sentences from Mr. Obama’s book that don’t explain what he was really trying to say – why don’t you ‘research’ the scientific term – ‘melatonin’? Melatonin is the chemical that makes different people’s skin – different colors. It makes white, olive, and yes, darker – skin color – and the amount of melatonin a person has – is determined by their DNA – before they are born.
In his book, Mr. Obama said that as a very young child, he lived in many different places, but he ended up being raised in Kansas by his mother and his grandparents. He’s as ‘American’ as any other American – and he apparently struggled with the question of ‘who am I’- in the same way that every young woman and man – is expected to do at a certain age.
Whites in America – are responsible for treating people with different skin colors as ‘lesser’ individuals and – African-Americans have been killed at the hands of white men in this country. Has the country changed – or not? And should one speak out about the backward thinking involved in racism in America – or remain silent? Racists – represent the worst that American has to offer – to ourselves – to our sons and daughters – and to the world.
In America – we are all equal – and if you are biased against someone because of their race, heritage, or gender – maybe you should ask yourself – ‘why’? ‘Why would I believe that someone is ‘less’ than me – because of their color, gender, or heritage?’ Did someone teach you to think that way and if they did – were they right? I wish you the best of luck in figuring out – that Mr. Obama’s color – has nothing to do with his message – a message that invites everyone – to work together – to better the state of our nation.
As best I can tell, Mr. Obama is about change and trying to move the country forward. Any one who is still seeing color or gender in America today – doesn’t truly understand the meaning of the word – equal.
Racists – don’t speak for me – and they shouldn’t be permitted to speak for America – either. You have the right to have your opinion – but you should also expect to hear from those of us – who do not – agree with you.

Before Hillary makes any more speeches, will someone please tell her that bobbleheads are out?! These are just collector’s items from that past…just ask Bill.
Obama ’08

It would be naive to imagine that voters who looked at the Clinton years as prosperity and unity years would not want a return to that prospect. It may not be former President Clinton’s personality that drives the entire Clinton machine as a shadow influence but the sense of security felt then that is absent now, and that many feel is impossible to attain through an Obama win simply for the factor of race which has always been devisive in America. Without a truly solid race-blind win, the likelihood of Obama delivering a term of peace and prosperity seem slim. That no President elected may be able to produce that outcome is a real possibility, and that may be the fear and uncertainty that increases the division within the party, and helps to polarize it toward one or the other. What Bill or Hillary or Obama want may be irrelevant to voters who prefer a fighter in the White House for their interests rather than against them as they perceive they have had in George W. Bush. That is the change they want, and the prospects that Hillary can deliver it before Obama can deliver must be considered high simply because her husband delivered it.