Dems Debate Poaching of Pledged Delegates

Who becomes the democratic nominee is so much bigger than one might think…how will it really go down?
Something to consider: If Sen. Obama becomes the democratic nominee and selects an Afro-American Vice Presidential running mate is white America really ready for a double black ticket? or…would this lead to McCain taking the race in November? your thoughts?

Obviously the blowback from this was huge… but make no mistake, the junior Senator from New York won’t bow out gracefully if she loses… she’ll destroy the party in her quest for power.

dirty politics: Jesse Jackson Jr., supporter of senator obama, asked Emanuel Cleaver if he wanted to go down in history as someone who prevented an African American from occupying the White House for the first time. This kind of implied intimidation flies in the face of Dr. King’s dream that a person’s character, not the color of their skin, be the standard they are judged by.

And as Hillary speaks Chelsea and Bill are doing just that.

uh, chris: who put out their health care plan first? who actually HAS a plan for social security? guess what, it’s Obama. Sad that all Hillary has to do is SAY she’s about “solutions” and her sheep think it’s factual.

I wanted HRC to win because I think she is the best candidate. Obama I can’t consider, I believe he is not a good person. The Rezco situation, plus his church and now the true color of his wife. Never really been proud to be an American. There’s to much hatred in their personas for me to even consider. McCain is a Republican that wants to be 100 years in Iraq, that is terrible. If its between Obama and McCain , I have to go with McCain. If HRC puts Obama on her ticket, Still have to go McCain. Please Bloomberg jump in this race. give us an alternative to win. The Dems have self-destructed.

Jim Rod, if a comment by Obama’s wife which was meant to indicate her excitement about the direction our country is moving loses you as a voter, I don’t think your vote was really with Obama in the first place.

Jacob,
Where did Obama get the $$$ to buy his 1.6 million dollar home. Opps Rezko and from the amazon wife family. Get a grip the guy is a LOSER.

I do have to give Clinton credit that her comment about Obama’s speech has hit and has people talking. I do think it is way overhyped and not a big deal. Two people were dealing with the same kind of attacks in their campaign and made an obvious point about speeches by Presidents. I am sure Clinton has wrote all her speeches. Obama has written most of his speeches and two books. His words or more his than Hillary’s whom I am sure has not wrote any of her speeches yet.

This morning there was an article citing a Clinton staffer’s statement that the Clinton ‘team’ will go after Obama’s delegates. Now this article stating that the Clinton Campaign WON’T be trying to steal Obama’s delegates and asking for Obama to makthe same pledge for her. First of all, the Clinton merry-go-round is making me dizzy. Secondly, this sounds to me like article #1 was a Clinton plant so that they could put out the 2nd one and challenge Obama to take their “high road” which is ‘we’ve nobly decided NOT to do the dishonest thing that we told you this morning that we WOULD do’. If he doesn’t fall for their trick, in a few days their spin will be to accuse Obama along the lines of ‘Obama won’t pledge against stealing delegates.’ She’s relentless. We’ll see.

Frank–South Hampton
As we talk about LOSERS—-It seems awful funny to me that HRC “went along to get along” when she was on Wal-Mart’s (notoriously anti-union) board of directors. Now she is trying to court those same union votes in her bid for the Presidenct. I’d like to point out to you that there are more blue collar workers in the US that there are people in HRC’s socio-demographic. How can you take the word of someone who flip-flops their position on things when it best suits them, or when it is “what is popular” at the time.

ANYONE ELSE BUT NOT HUSSEIN OBAMA’O8!
Michelle Obama today said that “for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.”
Michelle Obama — from the middle-class South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Princeton 85, Harvard Law 88, associate at Sidley and Austin, and eventually a high-ranking official at the University of Chicago — WAS NOT proud of her country until her Hussein Jr started winning elections.
FOLKS think about it. Vote Hillary vote Mccain NOT THIS PHONEY.

Jim Rod: I respect your opinion and apologize for coming off a little brash.

Please DO NOT vote for Hillary Clinton:– Hillary supported NAFTA in the 1990′s. NAFTA is responsible for the USA losing hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs to companies over seas.– Hillary voted for the war in Iraq without even reading the Intelligence Report. She said she trusted George W. Bush. Hillary lacks proper judgement. The war is costing us trillions of dollars.– Hillary said at a debate on national TV that she is happy to take money from lobbyists. Hillary receives more money from lobbyists than just about any other US Senator. She is in their pockets. — Hillary can never make up her mind. She changes positions based on public opinion and she is stubborn. She does not like to compomise or bend. That will mean trouble with congress on her part and stagnation for America.– Hillary is running on her husband’s record and name. Her “experience” has not been completed revealed. She refuses to turn over her first lady records to the public.– Hillary has a loose cannon husband. If she can not keep her marriage under control, how is she going to run the country?– Hillary wants to force health care coverage on the poor and middle class. She plans to garnish wages as punishment for not joining her health care plan.Barack Obama is ahead in pledged delagates. Hillary had a chance to catch up, but lost the opportunity. Hillary can not win the nomination now and is refusing to tell her supporters that. She is not a forth coming and honest person. Plus, where are her tax returns?Barack Obama is the BEST candidate for president

Shawn: You posted the below comment. If this is true, then why is Jesse Jackson part of Obamas campaign team? He is one of obama’s advisors. Please explain.
Suri, I am an African American, please know that Jesse Jackson is so irrelevant. Obama would not ask Jesse for anything and with good reason.
Posted by: Shawn | Feb 19, 2008 2:26:02 PM

Laudrema -
Thanks for your thoughts. I believe both candidates have skeltons in their closets – but in my own opinion and gut feeling I believe HRC is a very hard working individual with alot of ambition and you need to have that to run for the highest position in the country and the same can be said about Obama. He just sounds like a televanglist and can’t bring my self to vote for him.
I believe HRC want to be Prez for her own ego (as well as Obama) but I think she is sincere in wanting to do a good job. Go Hillary! I earn a substantial living and understand the daily grinds of making ends meet. I don’t think you have to be poor to understand that and I think HRC understands that as John Edwards did or does. Best of luck to you and to the country.

NAFTA was initially pursued by corporate interest in the United States and Canada supportive of free trade, led by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and the Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. The three countries signed NAFTA in December 1992, subject to ratification by the legislatures of the three countries. There was considerable opposition in all three countries. In the United States, NAFTA was able to secure passage after Bill Clinton made its passage a major legislative priority in 1993. Since the agreement had been signed by Bush under his fast-track prerogative, Clinton did not alter the original agreement, but complemented it with the aforementioned NAAEC and NAALC. After intense political debate and the negotiation of these side agreements, the U.S. House passed NAFTA on November 17, 1993, by 234-200 vote (132 Republicans and 102 Democrats voting in favor; 156 Democrats, 43 Republicans, and 1 independent against),[7] and the U.S. Senate passed it on the last day of its 1993 session, Saturday, November 20, 1993, by 61-38 vote (34 Republicans and 27 Democrats voting in favor; 28 Democrats and 10 Republicans against, with 1 Democrat opponent not voting).[8]

It is funny that you said that you didn’t know if you were voting for Obama or Patrick because Obama doesn’t know if he is running against Hillary or Bill Clinton. It seems that it is ok for the Clintons to go 2 vs. 1, but if Obama borrows a couple lines of a speech from someone it isn’t fair. Clintons = Hypocrites

“EXTREMELY Dissapointed in Michele Obama!”
If people just wacth pathologic clinton haters and Obama pimps at CNN and MSNBC understandably they can be carried away by the Obamamania.
The more facts you know about the Obamas and their ideology the more shocking it will be.
Hussein Jr and Michelle belong to EXTREME LEFT WING and subscribe to uber liberal communist and African separatist theories and do not represent the bulk of the American population in the middle.
The so called support of the independents for Hussein Obama has been evaporated by Michelle! Good job Michelle.

Obama has no vision. He has other peoples visions like JFK, RFK, MLK, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Clinton (both Bill and Hillary) and now Patrick. He is an embarrassment. He doesn’t have two ideas to rub together that are his own.

With head hack Howard Wolfson saying their campaign won’t go after Obama’s pledged delegates, this certainly means they are already aggressively doing just that.

Should make for an interesting debate on Thursday. You know that both the topic of stealing delegates and writing speeches is going to come up. I know it may look bad for Obama now, but he may have to take Clinton to task on her past speeches on Thursday. Should be entertaining TV. Hopefully by then Obama has won 10 states in a row.

Obama is zeroing in on Clinton’s union support, delivering an address last week at a General Motors Corp. factory in Janesville, Wisconsin. He spoke to hundreds of United Auto Workers members, focusing on lost U.S. manufacturing employment and linking his opponent to President Bill Clinton’s support of the North American Free Trade Agreement………Associated Press: Obama said the United States should ‘pursue deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.’ “Obama said the United State should continue to work with the World Trade Organization and pursue deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.”

Think about this . The best Obama could do in Illinois with Hispanics was a split 50%. That shows that the chances of Obama getting closer in Texas is dificult.

Ha! You know Wolfson would not be making this offer if he wasn’t worried about superdelegates he thinks are in his bag being swept up in the momentum of the campaign changing their mind and climbing on the Obama bandwagon love train. No, thank-you. Superdelegates are political beasts. Of course they are fair game right up until the time they vote. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.

Every time I see Michelle Obama speak she always leaves me with the same impression. If your not voting for my husband then why are you voting?
I hope Michelle Obama is reading these blogs today. I would like to tell her I would not vote for her husband if he were the last politician on earth. He would be the worst president our great country has ever known. And our country is great Michelle and I not ashamed of my country the way you are. I have not always liked the way fellow voters have voted in the past: Bush, daddy Bush, Reagan and Nixon but that is individual people not our great country as a whole. Our country is bigger than the uninformed votes some people make. And no one has to vote for your husband to be proud of our great country.

“Every time I see Michelle Obama speak she always leaves me with the same impression. If your not voting for my husband then why are you voting? ”
Obama’s whole campaign can be summarized this way “HOLIER-THAN-THOU”.
They are intellectuals …they know everything…arrogant……this has been the secret behind their success in all the dem caucuses….intimidating those who don’t go with them.

has anyone considered that super delegates being ‘shamed’ into voting for whoever their district voted for defeats the whole purpose to the super delegates?
of course you all know this. You just love it cause that would potentially favor Obama. Dont forget to also shame every black super delegate to switch to Obama too. Anything to get the nomination you know.
The super delegates are in place to make sure a super HYPE KING doesnt sucker the public into the nomination, all to get CRUSHED in the general election. Like George Mc Govern and Jimmy Carter in 1980.
Anyone see a pattern here?

Hillary, how dare you accuse Obama of not debating you, so what were those dozen or so debates you have lost? Our memories are not that short.

To those who are saying “I was for Obama until his wife said something like”I am proud now to be an American”. I don’t think you EVER thought of voting for Obama. I think you’re a Clintorn supporter grasping at straws, looking for any little thing to discredit Obama, just like Mrs. Clintorn” (mispelling intended). And besides, who are we voting for, his wife or him??? I think what she meant is that MOST Americans are looking beyond the color of his skin.

Meg Kingsley, It sounds like you’re willing to vote for the Big H simply because you don’t want to wait another 10 years for another woman candidate to come along. Wow, talk about playing the gender card…
Here’s a noble concept — vote for the candidate with the best track record, someone with INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP skills, etc. Do NOT vote for anyone based on gender, race, hair color. Good greif!
Anyone but Hillary ’8.

Women and men are proud to vote for Hillary because she is the best person to lead America out of the ditch Bush has driven us into.

truth08 said of Mrs. Obams:
The very first time she has been proud in 44 long years. I bet if she loses the election or even the nomination she will be very much ashamed of this country.
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In case you haven’t been following the news, Mrs. Obama isn’t running.

People please do not get drawn into the trap of reducing the presidential race to gutter politics. We don’t have time for this foolishness with the many issues we have to address (i.e. the economy, war in Iraq, etc…). This business about Obama plagiarizing his speeches is a joke. The man has written 2 bestselling books and given many speeches during this election that is completely his own words. The vision and ideas of his campaign are his own. I wish Clinton would focus on her own message and engage us on the issues. It is a slippery slope to keep distorting Obama record. While Obama may have borrowed a few words from a friend on the stump, you are claiming 8 years of a presidency because you were Bill’s wife. Enough already! Obama is not an empty suit. He has more legislative experience than Clinton, (7 years in Illinois House, and 3 in the U.S. Senate) and has worked on the streets of Chicago as an community organizer.
For all this talk about being ready on the first day Obama has managed his campaign much better (grassroots outreach, fundraising, etc..). If continuing to through mud at her opponents is the only way she feel that she can be competitive Hillary has already lost. This campaign is bigger than gender or race. I am sick of this toxic, partisan politics. We have to “turn the page” and plan for the future. For all you Dems the best way to assure that McCain wins in Nov. is to nominate Clinton. With all problems McCain is having with the conservative base, Hillary is the one person who would unite them. Instead of engaging the issues of today we will be stuck fighting themes of the ‘90s (gutter politics the Clintons know how to play all too well). For the sake of progressive and a win in the Fall, Hillary has got to be stopped!

Obama supporters won’t vote for Hillary if she wins the nomination. What makes them think that Hillary supporters want to vote for Brack ?? He might get in and then you will see his divisive tactics because he won’t care what all of his “supporters” say. He will have a ring of advisers who think like he does and shove his ideals down our throats. Everyone thinks that he will get the nomination, and if he doesn’t they will riot. Then what if he doesn’t get elected, will you riot then ? By the way, I applaud Emanuel Cleaver for not caving in to the pressure.

hillary is qualified and she is inspiring

YOUR CANDIDATE HILLARY IS SOOOO SMART YET SHE AUTHORIZED THE IRAQ WAR AND WAS GONNA AUTHORIZE A SHOW DOWN WITH IRAN!!! WOW GENIUS SHE ALSO SUPPORTED NAFTA WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS PRESIDENT, A TRADE AGREEMENT THAT HAS SEEN HIGH PAYING BLUE COLLAR JOBS BE RE-LOCATED FROM AMERICA, YEAH GENIUS INDEED, SHE CANT EVEN RUN HER OWN CAMPAIGN WITHOUT GOING BROKE YEAH GENIUS! SURE INCOMPETENCE WE CANT COMPREHEND!

C Depp, get a clue. Hillary wants one debate every week, but with 15+ debates so far this primary season, what else do informed voters possibly need to know? She’s desperate, and she needs the free airtime.
And how is Hillary the best person to lead us out of this ditch? Her campaign is falling apart before our eyes, but you would trust her to manage our country? Her campaign was so broke she had to lend it $5M of her own personal riches, but you would trust her with the federal budget?
Please open your eyes.

HILLARY AND BILL ARE TWO REALLY ANGRY SENIORS! IS THIS WHO WE WANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE? FOLKS WHO CANT CONTROL THEIR TEMPERS AT THIS STAGE OF THEIR LIVES? NO WAY! ONE CANDIDATE SAYS HEY I HAVE ALL THE EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD VOTE FOR ME, YET SHE CANT EVEN RUN A HALF-DECENT CAMPAIGN AND MANAGE PROPERLY OVER 100 MILLION DOLLARS SHE HAS RAISED, SHE WASTED ALL THAT TAX-PAYER MONEY QUITE RECKLESSLY, ANOTHER CANDIDATE SAYS HEY VOTE FOR ME, I MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE EXPERINECE IN THE WORLD, BUT I HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT AND TRUE LOVE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OUR LAND, AND WHO HAS RUN A HECK OF AN AMAZING CAMPAIGN, COMING FROM 20 POINTS BEHIND IN THE SUMMER AND OVERTAKING HIS COMPETITORS BY THE FALL, WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR, WHO HAS SHOWN BETTER JUDGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP STYLE, SKILL AND SUBSTANCE?

My mistake Jacobs – my message above was to C Depp
I’m a 52 year old white “independent” female, and don’t feel the Clinton tag team is what America needs. I don’t need to explain myself however I do feel it’s time for a change and Obama is my candidate.

Clinton has already shown that the rules, whether she agrees to them or not, only apply to her as she sees fit. The pledged delegates have an obligation to the voters in their districts. If the Democratic party chooses to ignore the popular vote that will be the end of the democratic party. The republican nandidate will beat an upstart Dem candidate to death with the fact that they weree not the pick of the people and that they would not be representative of what the people want. The bottom line is; Obama can get the vote out and can beat McCain hands down.

For the first time in my adult life I’m really ashamed of the words of a potential First Lady of the great United States of America. Hear that Michelle??

“Want a tag team with baggage, vote for Her Royal Higness Hillary”
In the short span of few weeks it is amusing to see how much “baggage” and “divisivness” the tag team of Hussein and Michelle have acquired!!

I don’t know who Louis is, but I am the one who posted on firing them all, not Louis. I don’t know how they come up with who wrote what, but they surely made an error on this one.
I still think we need to start over, which as I said is only wishful thinking. Our President….GWB…got us into this mess and is probably lauging at what he has caused. I feel so sorry for his father. He has aged so much during the past couple of years, and his son has done this to him. Politics are so ugly………

TO – truths0-8 – Sorry I’m not the zombie. If you don’t like the truth about HRC & Bubba then stay off a site like this. You’ll hear the truth & it will hurt.

Kathy writes “stay off a site like this”
Hmm….certainly allowing free speech is not on the agenda of the Obama zombie cult!

The ultimate in Flip- Flopping- first they will then they won’t – liars through and through. Give me a break already with these people!!!!

i loved America All My Life! It gave me HOPE! It Gave me Strength! It Gave Me Oppertunites! Michele Should Be Ashamed of Herself!

My family, friends and I see Obama as a boor. He says the same thing over and over and over again with nothing new. We have never seen anyone who said so much yet so very, very little at the same time. Go home Obama and run for governor and gain that experience you so desperately need. For gods sake spare all of us another Bush with no experience.

Hillary is still going to be the nominee.
Heavens forbid if Obama becomes the nominee our folks, fireinds are going McCain 08 big time. No kidding.
McCain is a moderate, a good man- he is no GWB. He is a man of honor, a patriot, a war hero. Voting for him would be an honor.
Two things the Obama zombies haven’t realized:
1)They have been very abusive of the clintons using the language of repubs, don’t seem to realize how much they have deeply offended 1/2 of the democratic party loyalists.
2)Once Obama is exposed for what he is independent support will evaporate in no time. This process started yesterday with Michelle’s comment about first time being proud of her country.

Papa Josh
You don’t have to image it because Hillary will be the next president. Because she is the best person to lead America out of the ditch Bush has driven into and Obama has no idea what he is doing.

Anyone who thinks Hillary will refrain from ANYTHING that might get her the nomination (that isn’t downright ILLEGAL, forget ETHICAL) hasn’t been paying attention.
What I hate is that if she gets the nomination, I’ll feel almost compelled to vote for her (unless the superdelagates steal it for her) and I won’t get any pleasure out of it.

dan terry
The only person crying will be Obama. Hand him a hanky in advance. When Obama finds out the voters are to smart to believe in his con game he can knock his chair over and storm out of the room the way his cousin Bush did in 2000. Or maybe he can just sneer the way his other cousin Cheney does. Either way the voters are not going to allow a Bush dynasty to take the WH another 4 years. Understand.

Obamarama Lo and Behold the next JFK, but just the good parts, not the bad boy parts.
As for his wife, remember when everyone was disking on John Kerry’s wife ? No one made a stink about that, like we were voting for him not for her. It was OMG, we can’t have that wierdo for a First Lady.
Michelle, you are NO Jackie Kennedy. She was a woman with class and sophistication. She was well-spoken as much as Jack was. She was not arrogant or aloof.

Obama is an inexperienced passive aggressive player who’s intentions are always a mystery — but he sounds good when he’s quoting truly great men.
People are waking up to his game. Like the “Top Secret” meeting he had with John Edwards — yet the media knew about it for the so obama could get a photo-op, on a slow Obama News day since the debate was snowed out. They even made it look like salelite photography… isn’t Obama a smart
player. I just love the passive aggressive swipes at women.
Obama will never win in a race agaist Mccain, only Hillary has a solid enough history of real change and the guts and toughness to win in a race against McCain.
Obama does not have the guts to even show what he stands for or offer an plans for chage, because he doesn’t have any plans, he’s just going to wing-it???

If all of you “super delegates” haven’t decided, you had better give this some serious thought. Who is your candidate likely to pick for his/her running mate? That person could be elected as our next president in eight years. We, as the so-called “voters”, should know their chosen running mate, but I have read that it is too early to do that. What a bunch of hog-wash. I spoke with friends in Marietta, GA. who told me that the Governor of Georgia has been suggested as McCain’s running mate so he can get the southern vote. Politics……. It’s all a bunch of crap..pardone my language, but it is true. GWB may be the worst president we have ever had, but this election is just as bad. All of you do-gooders defend that. Can’t any of you call a spade a spade? Why do so many of you defend those who are running when you know in your heart none of them are capable of doing this job? How do we get rid of those caucuses? They have been a blight on this campaign in all directions. We could at least start them with a different state of more sophistication which would provide for a totally different outcome. I’m not a politican, so I just use common sense along with what I read and hear,coupled with lots of perception. OK, kick me. There isn’t a lot of common sense out there anymore. It disappeared with free lunches.

If we look at what is really happening here it appears that the Clinton camp is encouraging Clinton supporters and volunteers to hit the Blogs very hard and very often with smears against Obama. I would encourage folks to do their own research on the two candidates and visit their websites, listen to their speeches, and make up your mind and form your own educated opinion. There is nothing here in these Blogs but increasing Rhetoric with little to no true dialouge or understanding.

OUR CANDIDATE HILLARY IS SOOOO SMART YET SHE AUTHORIZED THE IRAQ WAR AND WAS GONNA AUTHORIZE A SHOW DOWN WITH IRAN!!!
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Jacobs- I am assuming you are a Barack supporter. So, I want to sit down for a minute – click on my name- go to my web- look at the post regarding the Carlyle Group. You should know who is funding your candidate- we all should know who is funding our candidates.

It fits a Clinton pattern. Have someone release something potentially damaging on condition of anonymity. Then if there’s a reaction against it, have someone deny it on the record. And here’s the galling part – then use the disparity between the messages as indication somehow of wrongdoing on the part of opponents.

What’s so damaging Paul? Sounds like you’re grasping for straws. Another reason for you Obamacans to whine when someone criticizes your golden boy. We all know you Republicans just want Obama in and Hillary out so you can jump ship to McCain like a bunch of rats.

Obama is nothing but an empty suit with empty rhetoric plain and simple.

Pa lease Paul now you’re really grasping. there is zero evidence that suggest that. That’s the problem I have with you Obamacans (right-wing republicans better known as Nazis) you throw out these accusations with nothing to go on. You people are worse than Kenneth Star.

More BS from the Clinton camp, trying to act high and mighty.
#1–how can you believe them? They said one thing about not seating the delegates from MI and FL, and now are seeking the reverse.
#2–she’s so afraid to lose any of the delegates she’s already “won,” that she wants a commitment from Obama that he won’t go after any more? Do they not think that these people can think on their own? I would hope so…otherwise they shouldn’t be a super delegate.

Well, Im sure that all politicians are really totally honest. So in this perfect world of glass, neither will poach delegates, they will shake hands kiss each other on the cheek and wish each other the best… Hillary is desperate, she never thought anybody had a chance but her. Desperate people do desperate things. She will smear Obama any way that she can. Everybody that is using Michelle as a scapegoat to not vote for Obama, Not everybody is 100% rehearsed for every question that they answer, or every statement they make. I personally believe that she has some increase in the pride level because of the entire situation. Look around you people. America is getting stronger and less divided already. The two possible democratic nominations are a black man or a woman. I’m personally proud that they are both up there. Having said that, I hope Obama wins the nomination. He’s the one….

While everyone here gets nasty about Obama and Deval they choose to turn a blind eye to Clinton getting her resume from Bill. She can’t claim to actually achieved anything personally. When experience is your claim to the nomination but your resume isn’t even your own…

The Clintons keep screaming experience. Hillary has been a junior New York senator for eight years,which does not ask for a hell of a lot of administrative skill. Really, do they think being first lady for eight years is the resume for leading the Nation.

John you can’t get around that Obama is nothing but a rookie with empty rhetoric plain and simple.

john
Obama is also a junior senator. Do you know what that title means? You Obama people should get your facts straight. And after less than 2 years doing the job the people of ILL. elected him to do he jumped shipped and started running for president. Talk about no experience.

I would like a little info.
1) What religion is Obama?
2) If he is elected, will he place his hand on the Bible?

Obama is a christian and a child of God as any other human race.

etnonu
The truth is the truth. You should try it something. And you Obama people are the only ones being negative. You put your heads in the sand while scandal swirls around Obama.

Part of me wanted Hillary to win the nomination, especially using superdelegates to override voters’ choice as that would set the stage for the biggest landslide loss since Walter Mondale and Dukakis. Hey, McCain is a decent fellow and it would serve Hillary’s passion to make history–as the century’s biggest loser.
But it’s nice to see Obama win. He really has something and I wish old man McCain the best and hope he keeps it civil. No sense losing dignity when fighting a lost cause.
As for superdelegates? They are spineless jelly and see them float back on the turning tide. No issues there.

If Obama slides in then get ready for the century’s biggest loser, Obama in Nov. Mc Cain will destroy him.

From real clear politics:
“The fact is that Obama’s plan today is the most shameless piece of potential plagiarism that I have ever seen. He basically took Clinton’s words and Clinton’s policies and called them his own. If I were a professor I’d give him an F and try to get him kicked out of school for something this terrible…If I were on the Clinton team, I’d be prepping memos….Because I remember Mrs. Clinton saying shared prosperity and I remember the bill that she introduced in August for infrastructure. The fact is these are things Obama has taken as his own without crediting the source of the ideas which was Mrs. Clinton.”
This was written a few weeks ago after Obama stole Hillarys eco. plan. Obama can’t even come up with his own eco. plan. How in the world is he going to run the greatest country on earth? Open your eyes to the empty suit Obama really is.

Uh master wordsmith? Is leadership aquired or is it a gift? Probalby want to pick one or the other. Anyway, I agree with what you said for the most part and can relate to what Michelle Obama was saying.

master wordsmith
Your ashamed of America you can leave then. And Bush and Cheney are Obamas cousins so get a grip on reality.

Wordsmith — Don’t worry, even Hillary has got to realize if she pulls a stunt like seating the florida delegates that she’d lose the African American vote and the general election.

Hillary will divide this country like never before. Not her fault, she just naturally seems to inspire and irrational hatred in most. I suppose it’s a gift.

Lumpy
Hillary inspires me to donate to her and GOTV for her. Obama makes me sick to my stomach. And I would not vote for him if he were the last politician on the face of this earth.
And by the way the only men that use that word referring to women are men that hate women. Just so you know

To All Americans:
What is everyone screaming about?
This isn’t a civil rights movement.
We don’t need an inexperienced untouchable african American man running for President against John McCain. Especially with a name, Barack Hussein Obama.
McCain is going to destroy this guy.
Hillary is our only chance to stand up for the Democratic Party.
He has experience and eventually people will wise up to it.
And if the media doesn’t stop making him look like a messiah and start bragging about the Clintons we might have a chance to have a Democrat in office.

Clinton can not win,to many people hate her & Bill for no reason I can think of.

America,please wake up! Do you really want to see the Clinton couple in the white house again???? Just think for a minute! Bush father was in office for 4 years, then Bill Clinton took office and lead the country for 8 years, Bush son stole the election in 2000 and he has lead the country for 7 years(8 years when his second term is up). That is a total of 20 years of power in the hands of two families. If Clinton, the wife is elected, it will be 24 years and potentially 28 years for the American presidency being monipolized by two families. Are you sure that America is really a DEMOCRACY?????

Newsflash to Hillary/McCain supporters: WE ALREADY KNOW BARACK’S MIDDLE NAME IS HUSSEIN. Unlike you, we’re not bothered by that. Why does it bother you?

Those genuinely for change would vote for “None of the Above”. Why?
McCain: A man who has experienced in life what no one should have to – being a prisoner in a hostile environment. Yet he believes that “America can have a presence in any country it chooses. That’s what it means to be a superpower [GMA 2/20/07]“. Has he forgotten what it is to be caught in circumstances not of your own making? Does he recognize for every “honorable and moral” U.S. victory that 2, 3 or more enemies are made of people tired of the U.S.’ apparent disdain for their safety? How many refugees, orphans and widows has the U.S. made of non-combatants? Are these disposessed supposed to forget how they got that way? They’re not all Al Qaeda…not yet, anyway…
Clinton – She clearly has worked for many causes by using her family’s consider talents in the political arena to make those issues heard, and move them to the nation’s view screen. That said, what elective and/or executive office has she held equaling 35 years of political leadership experience? Is it not disingenuous to act as if Bill’s elected office experience is her own? When his state experience is added, do not she and Obama have about the same elected experience? Has she lead any Congressional committees of merit to the campaign? How does she claim to be “better prepared” and keep her integrity? When did she co-opt Bill’s resume as her own?
Obama – For remembering that democracy works best when its citizens are selfless and willing work to make the top not so high so that the bottom won’t fall so low, Obama deserves a civic acknowledgment. However, it is tough to talk to change when behind his campaign are the same movers and shakers who affect the lives of almost every American and – via America’s superpower hubris – most of the world. These shadow-people manipulate and control truth to the detriment of the political process and to democracy American-style. How can Obama stand for a different way of doing business if he hires all the usual suspects?
The trouble with this campaign as with all others remains America’s willingness to be pandered to rather than told the hard truths – good and bad – about moving forward in a world that doesn’t always think Americans are such great people anymore.
The question the next American president will have to face can be summed up as: What will you do, Mr/s. President, when America no longer has the money to buy favor and friends or take care of its own?

Not for Ron Paul or anyone so far.
I’m for an honest, quality process.

The fact that Clinton is seeking to seat the delegates from MICH and Florida when everyone knew that those states moved their dates and were penalized for it and they have ZERO delegates because of the RULES, says to me that she is grasping at straws and doesnt have the moral fiber to lead this nation back to a Constitutional position it once held. She is only self interested, and never spoke against the rape of the Constitution by the Republicans, never called for impeachment when Cheney confessed he outed Valerie Plame. This Clinton is a sleaze, as her husband is.
I thought she might have class, but this nonsense of supporting Julian Bond’s play to seat unelected delegates is too low for a leader of the free world.

Clinton will “go after” Obamas pledged delegates?
Hmmm, what’s it worth, Hillary?
1 dollar? 1 million??
Not a chance, I don’t want to be like the Clintons at all….