Richardson to Endorse Obama

obama gets in trouble, obama promises richardson something, richardson endorses. politics as usual. oops, i forgot, obama (allegedly) isn’t the usual politician.
bye bye richardson. credibility and respect gone. and remember, catholics don’t like obama’s hate-filled religious views – not good for your reelection.

I see… he is now running a Presidential campaign. He’ll choose Richardson to hedge one of his problems – Hispanics. I thought he would pick a woman, but this is a good calculation. Like his grandma, he’s throwing the “women-over-40″ vote under the bus. Besides, he can use Michelle to woo some of them back.
His tactic right now is to assume that the racial thing is behind him and that he is the presumptive nominee. He’s finally playing to the Super Delegates… smart move. He is saying to them – look I’ve said my mea culpas for my church, now wouldn’t this be a solid ticket?
If the Wright stuff settles down by next week, I think his calculations will pan out. The only thing to de-rail him would be a huge blow-out in Penn, but it has to be BIG!

smartprimate, the women over 40 aren’t going to be wooed by michelle. most of us despise her (and obama). you’re right that he’s engaging in political calculation and trying to solve his hispanic problem but throwing women under the bus. there are a LOT of women. he may get through the primaries, but in a general – congratulations president mccain.

‘catholics dont like his hate filled religious views’. OF COUSRE, THEY PREFER THEIR OWN BRAND OF HATE FILLED RELIGIOUS VEIWS.

Americans are impossible! can’t you all just unite? Can’t you? why tear yourselves down always. Why the hatred? You just come on blogs and allow the rest of the world laugh at your ignorance! Americans are thought to be smart educated and open minded, why would any of you see something good and keep painting in bad! why? Your prejudiced minds may explain that. gosh! Stop tainting Obamas’ image ,he is a good man and your leaders see it in him. If you are not willing to vote for him that is fine! keep your votes and vote for your candidates but please learn to see things in its true self. Why force your self to hate when love is calling. This is the 21st century. A century for Healing and love. Stop this hate!

It is becoming painfully evident that there are millions of Americans out there are deficient in mathematics! There are 10 maybe 11 contests left and these Americans have yet to do the math. Statistically HRC has about a snowball’s chance in hell to win and yet you’re still hanging on to the dream. HRC would have to win Every contest by 56%, a Very tall order. In previous contests, she has won by 53% just 8 out of them. Even if Fla (which is not happening) and Mi (which is not happening) were to count, she would still need to win Every state be 53%. Remember those word math problems in school? This is the scenario which would make for one of those types of interesting math equations. I’ll make it easy for you. Don’t bother, she hasn’t a pray! HRC’s campaign is DOOMED!!! It’s time to get on the Love Train. OBAMA 08!!!

I am sure this a decision of conviction for Richardson, he didn’t have to do it and was in a very difficult position- This is not necessarily politically beneficial to him – It seems like he is taking great risks in doing so, so he must very strongly believe it is the right thing to do.

I supported Bill Richardson’s candidacy, because he has extremely good diplomatic skills and is very well respected.
I’m glad he’s doing the right thing and supporting Obama instead of just “honoring old debts”

What a slap in the face to the Clintons. Richardson stay home and get a new hairpiece. You r a total loser. I hope Hillary remebers this in the future. You and Obama can take a hike !!

Richardson just sold the Hispanics down the river. Obama is running ads here that say 40% of the black men are out of work in this country because the Mexicans came here and took their jobs. I wonder what their excuse was before. Then Ricahrdson endorses this racist anti-American? Obama just promised him vp to get him to endorse him. He is really nothing or he would still be in the race for President.

And the liberal bandwagon continues….

I hate to say this, but I am starting to think some of this is about the old boys guard not really wanting a woman in the top job. Kerry, Dodd, Bradley, Kennedy and now Richardson. They are all willing to back a man with light experience, major political disadvantages, and who can’t seem to shore up the blue collar solid democratic brackets. Why? Perhaps the just don’t want a girl doing the job they all failed to get. I mean, it’s okay for Obama to cry discrimination.. what about Hillary? Maybe some of these old liberal guards are just a little annoyed at a woman gaining such prominence? Progressives…right!

When Clinton supporters begin posting links to articles written about Democrats by conservatives you know they are desperate.
Here’s a little insight into Shelby Steele.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Steele
Mimi,
Since you are quoting Shelby Steele is it safe to assume the Clinton campaign supports Mr. Steele’s position on issues such as affirmative action and other “liberal” policies?

On this Good Friday I can’t help but notice the irony. Jesus was betrayed by his disciple just as Richardson betrayed Hillary. I’m not about to try and put Hillary on the same level as Jesus (Obama supporters do that) but I do find the parallel of betrayal saddening. RICHARDSON IS A JUDAS! Richardson is a trusted friend and long time supporter of the Clintons but in the end he betrayed them when it counted! SHAME ON YOU RICHARDSON! YOU ARE A DISGRACE AND A TRAITOR!

i am saddened over mr. richardson’s decision…. it will be mccain in nov

From ‘Dreams of My Father’, “I ceased to advertise my mother’s race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites”
From ‘Dreams of My Father’, “I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother’s race.”
From ‘Dreams of My Father’, “There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.”
From ‘Dreams of My Father’, “It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names”
From ‘Dreams of My Father’, “never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn’t speak to my own. It was into my father’s image, the black man, son of Africa, that I’d packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.”
From ‘Audacity of Hope’, “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”

On this Good Friday I can’t help but notice the irony. Jesus was betrayed by his disciple just as Richardson betrayed Hillary. I’m not about to try and put Hillary on the same level as Jesus (Obama supporters do that) but I do find the parallel of betrayal saddening. RICHARDSON IS A JUDAS! Richardson is a trusted friend and long time supporter of the Clintons but in the end he betrayed them when it counted! SHAME ON YOU RICHARDSON! YOU ARE A DISGRACE AND A TRAITOR!

Well, all of the lifelong democrats I know will never rally around Obama, so hello McCain. The democratic politians such as Kerry, Kennedy, etc that went against the base of the party better start worrying about their jobs.

Another treacherous Clinton “friend.”

On this Good Friday I can’t help but notice the irony. Jesus was betrayed by his disciple just as Richardson betrayed Hillary. I’m not about to try and put Hillary on the same level as Jesus (Obama supporters do that) but I do find the parallel of betrayal saddening. RICHARDSON IS A JUDAS! Richardson is a trusted friend and long time supporter of the Clintons but in the end he betrayed them when it counted! SHAME ON YOU RICHARDSON! YOU ARE A DISGRACE AND A TRAITOR!

All Hillary supporters, we’re doing a march to protest the Bill’ support. We are on life-support and it’s unfair!

Kitty:
That’s the bigger issue for Democrats isn’t it? Trust me, it’s the same dilemma I face when considering a vote for Senator Obama. I know many of the blue collar Democrats (with the exception being African Americans)will find it difficult to ever vote for Obama.
The dilemma is the same in the Clinton camp. Outside of some of the African American super delegates less than 10% of the African American community will support Hillary in the general election.
This is truly a disaster for the Democratic Party. Both sides are digging in so deep that neither is willing to see the big picture.
How do we reconcile the party regardless of the candidate? That’s the real question.

Let’s see, I’m a Democrat who was for Clinton originally, but by researching her I found out how she is extremely corrupt. Then I was for Edwards, but he dropped out. I was then for Obama and now he’s in hot water. There’s no way I’m voting for a 100 year war McCain. I’m left with Ralph Nader! We sure don’t have much of a choice!

I think its interesting that a lot of the posts on this thread are from Clinton supporters. The truth is that Hillary cannot win the nomination without the support of superdelegates (even with FL and MI). Every high profile super d that goes for Obama is one last drop of hope dripping away from her chances.
Overall with the speech earlier in the week and the general tone of the Obama campaign, I would say that a week that could have killed his chances has gone pretty well. Clinonistas can hardly claim he isn’t battle tested anymore.

Battle tested for Obama = Change the subject i.e. bribe a governor with a VP spot.

McCain won’t need any money he will win without campaigning. It saddens me the Dems blew their big chance.

I think that the importance of “big name” super delagates is over estimated.There was a lot of fanfare when Kennedy announced for Obama yet he lost Massachussets.And Ted Kennedy is not heard of at all nowadays.
Which are the remaining primary states with a big Latino population where Bill Richardson can get out the votes for Obama ?And how much influence does he have over Latino voters anyway?Remember Clinton won New Mexico.
Its the people who ultimately matter not the super delegates with their axes to grind.

The boat is sinking… sorry guys, after long reflexion, I have decided to join the Obama camp too. Please don’t hate me. Hillary’ supporters suck and are such sore losers. I think I am wasting my time with them.
From now on, I will go with Obama instead. Too much hatred at the Hillary camp.
Sorry folks, gotta go!

Hillary surely won’t go against her handlers the Israel Lobby and stop the war. She received the 2nd most contributions from IAPAC behing Joe Lieberman. My God, she’s even been endorsed by all U.S. Arms manufacturers. No, Hillary will extend the war, not stop it.

Bonny:
As sad is this may sound I would’ve expected a politically active person to be familiar with Mr. Steele without wikipedia or any other source but yet a Clinton supporter posted an article by Mr. Steele.
His articles and positions on “liber policies” such as affirmative action were used against Bill Clinton by the Republicans during Bill’s two terms.
Go check him out. I trust that he’s not someone a Clinton supporter would be quoting.

I AM THE TYPICAL WHITE PERSON WHO WILL NEVER VOTE FOR OBABA! I don’t care who endorses him.
I have lost ALL faith in the DNC–I still say that if Kennedy and Kerry don’t pledge their super d support to Kerry–we need to raise all kinds of Hell.

Richardson endorsed Obama because he is looking for either VP or in his administration. I am surprised that he would back stabbed the Clinton’s after he worked in their cabinet. That in its self tells you what kind of person he is. If Hillary doesn’t win the nomination I hope her voters are smart enough to switch their vote to McCain so Obama can’t become president of this country. He doesn’t deserve it. And we don’t want a worse disaster than what Bush did.

Finally
I can’t believe you would vote Democrat no matter who the candidate is? Obama is a disgrace to the Democratic Party who will destroy this country if he is elected! I care more about my son’s future than I care about a Political Party! If the Superdelegates can’t stand up and pick the best candidate for this country, I will vote Republican. The reason Obama is where he is that the young, black and some sexist males made this an American Idol contest rather than voting on true experience, knowledge, judgement, character, etc.

I am not surprised that New Mexico is supporting Obama…they are cut from the same fabric…..minority….I guess New Mexico sees this as their chance to get even with the United States for whatever it is that they think we did to them…..At least now we know how New Mexico hates the United States…Anyone voting for that traitor is just like him….

These comments make me embarrassed for our country. Hillary and her supporters are beyond pathetic now, I just can’t imagine that these people are making the same mistakes that we made in the previous two elections. Is this the definition of insanity? Will no one learn anything from disaster?
Please people, educate yourselves for the good of the nation. America cannot survive as a country without a stark change in direction.
The ignorance displayed here is depressing to say the least. It’s as if millions of minds have irrevocably brain-washed.

unbelievable. Doesnt that idiot realize what happened in Texas with African Americans and Spanish??? Ok, now i am really suspicious more then ever of Obama. Clintons have done amazing with The spanish americans and yet this fool endorses Obama??????? I guess he will go down just like Obama. Ill probably move to Canada if Obama ever was to get elected..

for you it probably makes sense to endorse Hillary right? Don’t you guys remember the 8 years in the USA with the clinton’s on the presidency????? CHANGE that is what the country needs. CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE!!!! either McCain or Obama but the country needs a diferent last name in the White House. President Obama or President McCain. Understand that please.

VOTE FOR OBAMA. THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO CAN UNITE AMERICA AND RESTORE ITS CREDIBILITY TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. AMERICAN AT HOME AND ABROAD HAVE SPOKEN AND THEIR VOICE HAS BEEN HEARD. SO DON’T LET CLINTONS FOOL US AGAIN. WAKE UP PEOPLE.PLEASE SEE THINGS FOR YOURSELF.

Daniel: Would you like someone to call you mother a whore? Richardson is no big deal and he isn’t all Mexican he is only half like Obama is not all black. I hope whoever looked at Obama’s files will come out with something the media don’t know. There are more than passport files in there. Obama is a liar, fake and a copier of others speeches because he’s too dumb to form his own. I was aware of the fact that Richardson would endorse Obama. It was just a matter of time. But Hillary won New Mexico regardless. White people should wake up and smell the coffee brewing. Obama does not like whites like you think, he just does a good job of hiding it and Richardson is in his league.

Please watch your language when you refers to the future President of the USA MR. OBAMA. No matter how you get there is not second time around for Hillary Clinton. Enough is enough! Perhaps she wants to take a revenge for what her husband did to her with Monica? I think that was the name of that student right?

I love Hillary Clinton and trust her to make good decisions for all of us in the White House as commander and chief.. I do not trust Obama one bit..I feel in my heart Richardson was paid off in some way by Obama considering the majority of his state voted for Hillary…and I think based on what I’ve read and seen he makes very poor judgements…such as the inability to take a stand as Senator..cant say yay or nay?..his 20 year racist church going….his Rezko supporter tied to blood money from Iraq.. The majority of Voters want and voted for Hillary…..please everyone get involved at your local voting poles..i feel as though there has and will be cheating and we need to make sure this November election is fair, with no cheating allowed, and not corrupted..And i am sure Hillary Clinton will come out ahead and win by a land slide majority…

Nothing bold about this endorsement. Richardson held out to see who had the better chance of wining, now that there are no do overs in Fl and MI. As for the Hispanic votes, Richardson did not attract Hispanics to vote for him, even in New York.

We have already proven that Americans are idiots by the fact that Bush was elected twice. Therefor it only makes sence that Obama will be the next president.

Given what we have learned of Obama and are yet to learn, I will never understand Richarson’s decision. As a democrat, I am appalled at how the democratic establishment attacks Hillary and gives BO a free pass. My decision for November is clear should Hillary not receive the nomination.

big deal. it would’nt make a difference. Latino’s are going to vote for who they want. They have proven that in the past..greg

All the baloney about the rest of the world hating the U.S. because of Bush is just that: baloney. Both France and Germany have traded in their anti-American presidents for pro-American presidents under Bush. I live in South America and the only ones who hate the U.S. here are either radical leftists, anti-semitic, or communists. This whole line that “we’ll restore our image around the world” is such a crock!! Stop being so gullible and naive!

For all you Hillary supporters who are whining that Bill Richardson betrayed her, threw her under the bus, stabbed her in the back, blah blah blah: Stop it. Grow up. I think Richardson chose Obama mainly because he discovered that the better he knows Hillary Clinton, the less there is to admire about her. There is little room in Hillary’s heart for anybody but Hillary.
Maybe she can get some votes back by blubbering and crying in public, like she did in New Hampshire. She is good at playing the victim.

Mr.Richardson,
You are disgracing yourself. Your political ambitious is over for sure due to your stupid judgment.

Greg, you’re right regarding the Latino vote. But it still speaks volumes that Richardson, who was part of the Clinton administration and was certainly offered the VP by Hillary, would endorse Obama. Hillary must be worse than the public yet knows.

Being an independent it is very hard to understand the Democrats. Both remaining candidates are democrats and should be expected to stand for the same political ideals and goals. Unfortunately they have split themselves on two matters of great importance.
1) Citizens in Florida and Michigan will not be allowed to use their constitiuonal RIGHT to express their opinion.
2) Barack Obama HAS to be true NOT acted as uniter. He has done serious misjudgemnets. On the contrary he has created an even deeper gap between black and white communities than there were before.
Terrorism, wars, recession, poverty, helthcare ………… assumes national unity more than anything else. Hence Obama should wait until 2012 and at that time he might be able to take over! I strongly believe that Clinton will be the best uniter the four years to come.

I guess Ted Kennedy’s singing scared off the Latino voter for Obama, so Obama is using Richardson to try and get them back. Unfortunately for Obama, Latino voters are much smarter!!

Sadly, the Democrats have already lost the general election to the Republicans…and we continue to dig ourselves into a deeper hole. Whether Richardson is endorsing with his heart or his head…he is ultimately not doing the right thing for the Democratic party. McCain must be celebrating everyday! I hope Hillary doesn’t give up, but it doesn’t look good and I will likely have to vote Republican for the first time in my life. Obama showed a lack of judgement continuing to support a parish and Rev Wright, who is simply racist, angry and full and hate. Rev Wright may have his reasons for feeling the way he feels, but he’s not running for President. Whatever your race, religion or culture, not one voter in the country, under any circumstance, should support a candidate whose family supports an organization/church who spews hate, even if only “occasionally” because they are lost in the moment. True feelings come out in moments of passion. And Obama and his family supported this man and received “spiritual” guidance from him for a long, long time. This would be OK for an average citizen, but not for the President of the U.S. Obama clearly doesn’t “unite” the country. The Democrats are now more divided than ever.

I cannot believe Bill Richardson would be so hypocritical. He run himself on experience and besides it was Clinton who helped him gain that experience and now he turns around and slaps them in the face. This completely destroys my faith in the whole system. Friends destroying friends for a chance to become a big player for someone who has not earned the right to become president.

Some of these posts wouldn’t make any thinking person proud. If you must disagree by name calling, then you’ve already lost–I am talking to the ABC Comments section monitors–take a close look–this is what happens when freedom of speech is curtailed. I

Lifetime democrat. You’re right, Wright is not running for president. If you held every candidate responsible for what some supporter said you couldn’t vote for anyone.

Syl–We aren’t the only ones. Last night my comments and at least two others were erased–No profanity, juat words supporting Obama–Happens so often that I have seen this topic on Huffington, and other sites.

If Obama thinks he’s bagged the Hispanic vote by getting Richardson’s endorsement, he is only kidding himself.

You’re missing the point Mike. Richardson is a pretty straight up guy as politicians go. His endorsement says something for everyone.

benvictor: what planet are you from? You don’t think Clinton promised Richardson anything he wanted? If you believe that you believe Bill never had sex with that woman, with Monica Lewinsky.

Fighter Kudos! That’s ultimately the goal right?

I know the speech asked us as a country to deal with some tough issues; ourselves. It’s important that we remember over 500,000 citizens have been killed in Iraq in 5 years. The pentagon has recovered over 600,000 documents. Not one connects Iraq to Al-Qida or Weapons of Mass Destruction. These people were innocent. How wrong is to take one innocent live? Should we be distracted right now or focused?

Jan, if you say it a hundred times it still won’t make it true. :)

Yan Alexander…
Your comment
“I prefer Obama because the WHITEMAN and Politics as usual haven’t got it right for the past 30 years…”
expresses clearly why the Democrats are not united and will lose to the Republicans in the general election.
As a child of a Hispanic father, who served in the U.S.A.F. for 30 years, and moved all over the world, I can tell you that I feel there is no greater country than the U.S. Yes, we have huge problems….we’ve done more than our fair share of damage to the environment, we have a lot more progress to be made in improving racial equality/unity, improving education/opportunity for all, turning around our economy, fixing our healthcare system….etc. We have a lot of work to do.
BUT….we’ve gotten a lot of things right. This is still the land of opportunity….and that opportunity is becoming more available to all….and we are a country whose people and politicians, while not perfect…should be proud of much we accomplished.
Anyone who expects to win the White House should be prepared to be a builder, not a destroyer…..to improve and change what we need to fix, but not denounce and throw away all the wonderful things we achieved. I am not sure that Obama is that man given where he receives his spiritual guidance. I think he feels as you do Yan Alexander….I think he believes we’ve really messed up our country….
and while we are imperfect and flawed at times….and need to never stop working harder….
I love this country….as corny and patriotic as that sounds…
and I hope Hillary Clinton finds a way!!!

FYI, Rev Wright is the recipient of three honorary doctorates and three presidential commendations. He is an accomplished musician and author, he has written four books, numerous articles and countless sermons and was named one of Ebony’s top fifteen preachers. He has been invited to the White House twice and there are pictures of him shaking hands with Pres Bill Clinton at a WH gathering. Wright is complicated and controversial man but he is not a racist lunatic.

This is the work of Kennedy, Kerry, Dodd, Bradley, Mr. Dean and other DNC members. I would bet that they promised Bill Richardson the moon and if that didn’t work they blackmailed him just like John Lewis. The big shot democrats screw up every election, they think they know who will be the best candidate and the easiest to control. If they had another brain it would be lonesome. This whole primary smelled like garbage from the beginning. The media has promoted Obama from the start, they knew about Rev. Wright for a year but chose not to bring it up, instead they trashed the Clintons on a daily basis. The black panthers have also endorsed Obama so Bill is in good company. By the way notice the media didn’t bother to mention anything about the panthers or Michelle Obama. The media also gave Bush a free ride when he was running for office and look how that turned out.
John Dean and the DNC made a huge mistake when they disenfranchised the voters of Michigan and Florida, other states moved their primaries up without being penalized. Maybe this was part of the overall plan to elect Obama, Hillary had a good chance to capture the popular vote. I was angry in 2000 and 2004 but this is the last straw and I will not vote for Obama because he was shoved down our throats unfairly and I am after all a blue collar, uneducated female who doesn’t understand Obama. They say Obama voters are affluent and educated with college degrees.

Anyone that thinks McCain looks good is not a dem. “Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran” McBush is ready to take us there next. Almost 4,000 young Americans dead, over 29,000 disabled, over 80,000 Iraqis dead, over a million displaced–And oil has tripled in price. The economy is in the toilet–and McCain has already said he doesn’t know much about that. Yes! That is exactly what we need 4 more years–Will anyone still own a house or have a job with 12 years of this madness? Definitely, we should all vote republican!

Thank You Bill, it is about time someone with leadership tries to bring this party back together.

“Typical White Person” – Please explain Obama?

I think it is very telling that a close friend of the Clintons would choose to endorse their opponent. I think it is also very telling that former vice-president Gore has chosen not to endorse the Clintons either. In my opinion, they probably feel the Clinton era should a closed chapter in American history and not revisted.

If he was a friend of the Clinton’s then he was a Fair Weather Friend just looking for what is in it for him

I guess it will be an Obama/Richardson ticket for the Dems. Too bad it won’t be enough to overcome the Republican machine in a general election. I am so disappointed in the DNC leadership and the media. They took a sure thing with Clinton and threw her under the bus with so many other quality white women (Ferraro, Obama’s grandmother, Chelsea Clinton …..). I get the impression we’re just collateral damage in this misogynistic world. Too bad for the DNC that their dismissal of us will probably cost them the election.

THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN NOT AND DO NOT WARM UP TO THE IDEA OF A BLACK CANDIDATE AND/OR A BLACK PRESIDENT. IT IS ALL ABOUT ECONOMICS, ONCE, THE FOOD ON THE TABLE STARTS SHRINKING, THEN WE START ESCAPEGOATING OTHERS.IT IS TIME TO TRULY RISE UP TO THE OCASSION AND ENGAGE IN A DISCOURSE RATHER THAN SHOUT DOWN THE OTHER SIDE, AND HOPELY, PUT ASIDE OUR PREJUDICES.
LET ‘S FACE IT! OF THE THREE PEOPLE CURRENTLY AIMING FOR AMERICA’S PRESIDENCY, WHICH ONE SOUNDS AND SEEMS THE MOST CREDIBLE AND PROMISES REAL CHANGE? MC CAIN WITH HIS HAWKISH POLICY? WHO HAS NOT THE SLIGHTEST CLUE ABOUT THE ECONOMY IN THIS COUNTRY. HILARY CLINTON? WHO HAS BEEN MIS-LEADING PEOPLE ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE (READ THE RELEASED DOCUMENTS AND DIARIES WHEN SHE WAS THE FIRST-LADY), WHO ENDORSED NAFTA AND THE WAR IN IRAQ. OR OBAMA? WHO HAS THE COURAGE TO TACKLE SENSITIVE ISSUES SUCH AS RACE AND TALKS ABOUT CHANGE/ WHO OPPOSED THE WAR IN IRAQ FROM THE START, WHO HAS THE CHARISMA TO RALLY PEOPLE TOGETHER AND BRING ABOUT CHANGE.

Obviously the DNC and the “boys” in charge will do anything to keep a woman out of the White House. It’s amazing how the media is going crazy trying to create new “news” about Obama to change our attention off the fact that he is all about “Black Liberation” and his immense dislike of “typical white people”, including his own grandma. But that makes sense because his grandma is probably a Hillary supporter.

Bill Richardson represents a state and a Latino culture who support Hillary Clinton. For him to support Barack Obama at this time tells me that he is just another politician who could give a hoot about his constituents. It’s a disease in this country. We are outraged when George Bush goes forward in Iraq, despite the overwhelming majority of Americans who favor withdrawal, and I see Bill Richardson now casting himself in the same light.

And I thought rats were supposed to jump OFF a sinking ship. Thanks once again democrats for directing me to the real truth.

I thought the NOBAMA camp said super-delegates should follow the vote of the people … New Mexico voted for Clinton .. I guess that only applies to super-delegates that prefer Clinton!!! Richardson es loco amigo … muy loco!

This is just the beginning. LA Times reports that campaign sources indicate Obama plans to roll out a series of endorsements and announcements during the long run-up to the Pennsylvania primary April 22 to create a sense of momentum. Nice.

Being an independent it is very hard to understand the Democrats. Both remaining candidates are democrats and should be expected to stand for the same political ideals and goals. Unfortunately they have split themselves on two matters of great importance.
1) Citizens in Florida and Michigan will not be allowed to use their constitiuonal RIGHT to express their opinion.
2) Barack Obama HAS NOT acted as uniter. He has done serious misjudgemnets. On the contrary he has created an even deeper gap between black and white communities than there were before.
Terrorism, wars, recession, poverty, helthcare ………… assumes national unity more than anything else. Hence Obama should wait until 2012 and at that time he might be able to take over! I strongly believe that Clinton will be the best uniter the years to come.

So Saddened:
You don’t speak for ALL Catholics. I’m a Catholic and I find your comments disturbing–especially your assertion that Obama has “hate-filled religious views.” You must have not been paying attention. If there is one person in this race who has been consistently showing himself to be Christ-like in his actions, it’s Barack Obama.
You’re allowed to be saddened and/or upset. But don’t be a hypocrite. There are already too many religious hypocrites in the world . . . claiming to be so religious and faithful, but then saying and doing things over and over that show the opposite.

If no democratic choice is acceptable to voters, some will choose not to vote (but not give a vote to the republicans). America needs a tough leader who will speak for every American; with experience; and courage to move America forward (not back to the Kennedy era, because Americans want progress).

THANK YOU BILL RICHARDSON!!!! WHAT A THOUGHTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL DESCISION! We could see him leaning towards Obama over the past month during all of his interviews. I think we can finally put this nomination thing to rest and now build up support against McCain.
I guess this is what they mean by “GOOD FRIDAY”!!!!

I am from NM, and I will never ever vote for Obama! Bill Richardson should have not endorsed an anti American!
NM will never forget this, Bill Richardson will never get elected nowhere again!

If there are any hispanic voters in this blog will you please tell me why you think the hispanic community would suffer under an Obama presidency?
Have you not listened to the Hispanics in his home state that feel the exact opposite of what you are saying on this board? You believe Hillary over your own communities that have experience with the candidate?
That’s new.

God damn Obama, Richardsn and the Democratic Party!

I have figured out why there is so much hatred towards Obama. It’s because he is smart. I personally want a President who is actually a scholar of the Constitution, head of the Harvard Law Review, and invited to teach at the University of Chicago. It’s time we stop being anti-intellectual and admit that we need the smartest people around. Hillary is smart, no doubt, but has directed her intelligence to the nuances of party politics. Richardson has now made a principled decision, and I applaud him!

Lifetime Democrat: Yes, we have gotten allot of things right. But the basic human rights here in the United States have only been raised to the level of acceptance not the standard.
Healthcare for example its way better in other countries, I lived in France for a year and I felt the difference in how the system works compare to here in America. Here in America it’s all about the profits, not the well being of the patient. This is my biggest concern that’s why after reading senators Obama’s plan compare to Hillary’s health care plan I prefer Obama’s because the last thing we need is to have government force everyone to get it. They need to lower the cost. Hillary’s healthcare plan mentions diet and exercise ONCE while the word Medicine and Treatment are mentioned 16 X. the last thing we need in the healthcare system now is more greedy pharmaceuticals.
Racial Equality only exists on paper because the majority of people here in the states still judge people by the color of their skin not their IQ. Again enforcing my point that things here is America are up to the level of acceptance. If I ever date and African America I am sure my grand parents will raise an eyebrow. I wish its wasn’t the case but I am sure this happens in most white families.
Invasion of privacy by the government.
Education – We do just enough to make it easy to enroll our kids but not enough to keep them in school. While is primarily the parents responsibility, more can be done. It only seems fair if Bush has me paying 27% of taxes while Warren Buffet only pays 17% and he makes a thousand times more that what I make.
Immigration – I, being half native America, I feel that the typical white man is a hypocrite because they despise immigrants mainly Hispanics, I never, I MEAN NEVER heard any racial remarks from a white man towards an Irish or Italian when referring to them as immigrants. The whites came here illegally too but the typical white man doesn’t bother with history. If they did bush would have not gone to Iraq.
I love my country to but I feel we can do more if we focus on the issues that really matter. BEFORE IT WAS DEMOCRAT VS REPUBLICAN NOW IT’S THE WHITE VS BLACK, WOMEN VS MAN, OLD VS YOUNG. THIS DOESNT HELP ONLY DIVIDES. THIS IS WHY WE DONT GET ANYTHING DONE. IF EVERYONE WERE TO CAST THEIR VOTES BASED ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM WE WOULDN’T BE IN THIS MESS. THERE IS NO BAD POLITICIANS ONLY STUPID PEOPLE THAT ARE SUPERFICIAL AND VOTE BASED ON WHAT MEETS THE EYE.

As of last week Obama is finished!
God damned Obama by Rev. wright!

All these “New Mexico” voters expressing outrage and waging threats are a bit exaggerated don’t you think?
Let me remind you that Hillary won NM by less than 2000 votes.
New Mexico
Updated 4:08 p.m. EST, Feb 15, 2008
Clinton 73,105 49% 14
Obama 71,396 48% 12
Edwards 2,157 2% 0
Richardson 1,305 1% 0
Uncommitted 441 0% 0

Jewish people will never vote for an anti American , anti semite at the general election!
Is that why the democratic party did not do over in FL?
They know the loss will be tripple digits after watching rev. Wright clips against America and Israel!

Why is it that it has to be them thinking that they’re going to be VP… Is it not enough that he may like this guy? Some of you people are so childish! All you’re looking at are the few petty things that have been thrown you way about Obama. No one has anything to say about the fact that they have been able to pull up substantial thing on Clinton, but the worst they could do on Obama was his ex-pastor’s sermons! Wake up people… Hillary lied about her experience, her trip to Ireland, Africa, China, etc. all have been dis proven. Anyone that went on those trips have said that she didn’t do anything while there. Or what about NAFTA? The fact that she claims that she was always against it, the women that she had a meeting with says it was the total opposite( that was women there), and they admit being upset with her for denying it! And not forget the war! She voted for it but conveniently when the Odds are stacked against it she no longer for the war! Some of you people are impossible. If you can see the light through all of this dark, then you are truly blind, and that is what’s wrong with our country. Oh yeah, no one had anything to say about McCain begging for the endorsement of John Hagee, who had disgusting things to say about the Catholic Church…Let’s talk more about that!

The Democratic Party is tossing everything down the drain. I’ve had it with the likes of Gov. Richardson, Speaker Pelosi and all the other Dems who have turned their backs on Hillary Clinton and the core Democrats.They can take their Party to the far Left if they want but I won’t be going with them. If Hillary Clinton does not get the Democratic nomination I will vote for John McCain or I just won’t vote. They don’t care about the voters in Florida and Michigan. I’m sure they won’t mind if I don’t give them my vote.They are doing to the Democratic Party what the Evangelicals did to the Republicans. Wise up before you lose it all.

Excuse me…the delegates.

Well. I can say, lets all just pack it up and move to canada if these guys get in the control tower. We will be in trouble. This is why I always have said, we have no control from all this bad influence coming into our counrty. Now they think they can take over, well they are close. Dont tell me this is not a racial infulenced voting stratagy.We need to get our heads on straight mr and mrs America, and look what your all are doing, dont let this happen.

i am young,holding an MBA and can not find one reason to vote for Obama!
Especially after watching Obama’s pastor Rev. wright’s hateful tapes and finding out Obama has been a member of this church for 20 yearsssssss!!!!!!!
Bill Richardson can not help him at this point!

This cynical independent is amazed at how deft the republican leadership has been and at how arrogant and ignorant the democratic leadership continues to be. Gore should have won, Kerry should have won, and now – a democrat should have been a slam dunk in 2008. Once again, the democrats have blown a sure thing. They never seem to get the big picture during election season. There are just too many liberal leaning, disconnected people running the party. During the primary, they all but ignore their centrist voters and they refuse to see that most American voters are centrist in their views. The dems. will ultimately coalesce behind a candidate, but it won’t be enough to overcome the shortcomings of the DNC leadership and their lack of understanding outside their own little corners of the U.S. and Washington DC. I’d like to see some serious dialog and movement toward a third party – one that represents common sense and common concerns in this country.

I am black and will NOT vote for Obama in PA!
We did not deserve 9/11!
Obama supported this church for 20 years! His judgement is shown to me!
He can not be our president!

I agree with the “psychological projection” analysis. On these ABC boards I’ve seen enough anti-American hatred to make Pastor Wright look like a model patriot. I’d rather look a the real issues, and in that regard Obama comes out on top.

The truth is that if Senator Hillary Clinton was leading in pledged delegates and “momentum”; Gov. Bill Richardson would be endorsing her for the Democratic nomination. During the debates, I saw Richardson as an opportunist, plain and simple. He defended Hillary during the debates left and right, because he assumed that she would get the nomination easily. This endorsement means nothing, except that, like with Bill Clinton, Richardson is now going to expect a cabinet post is Barack Obama becomes President. Extremely lame.

Bravo! Four years of Bush, eight years of Clinton, and eight years of Bush are enough of a dynasty! Thanks Bill Richardson for endorsing a breath of fresh air! MY wife and I agree with your rational for endorsing Obamba. If Clinton gets the nomination, I have a feeling many will follow suit with us and vote for a third party canidate. This is the worest mud slinging,inuendo suggesting, and prejudiced campaign that we have witnessed in over fifty of voting! The Clintons are as ruthless as they come! Thanks Bill Richardson for seeing through their arrogance! Someday you will get our vote for President of the United States! Go for it!

Bravo! Four years of Bush, eight years of Clinton, and eight years of Bush are enough of a dynasty! Thanks Bill Richardson for endorsing a breath of fresh air! MY wife and I agree with your rational for endorsing Obamba. If Clinton gets the nomination, I have a feeling many will follow suit with us and vote for a third party canidate. This is the worest mud slinging,inuendo suggesting, and prejudiced campaign that we have witnessed in over fifty of voting! The Clintons are as ruthless as they come! Thanks Bill Richardson for seeing through their arrogance! Someday you will get our vote for President of the United States! Go for it!

I thought Obama said the superdelegates had to vote in accord with their states primaries? Maybe there are not as many superdelegates in the states Obama won.

Democrats can not win the election with Obama even they put Richardson as his VP at this point!
White voters are running away!

Education is one thing, an educated persons with no common sense, thats the issue. Guys, come on. Mr O is not going to make these changes as promised, just like anyone else who gets in the position. I want to see how he will balance the budget, relate to other countries, plan for the war, plan for the stresses here in the USA. Show me a plan, give me some insight. All I have heard from him is words. Show me the Money!!! What do you have in store. I see this guy and say I hear but do not see, and I am not blind. MAke me want to vote for you. This is what I think alot of people are saying. The Clintons, I know who they are, make me change my mind, until then I fear if voted in we will have a Hurricane Charley all over again in the government. No power, no food, no water. All survival skills thrown in a loop, and mass riots. I dont like the future if this is where we are going to. Again, not hate, just need more proof this will work

Yan Alexander:
funny, I didn’t know they allowed your ethnicity into the trinity church, but it sure sounds like you’re a regular…
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My parents are devoted Christians, I don’t go to church because I feel that I go and seat next to someone that pounds themselves in the chest and as soon as they go out the door they go back to business as usual. Like I said in my previous comment THRUTH HURTS DOESNT IT? Just because I am white doesn’t mean I have to be against Obama. Correct me if I am wrong HAWK do you get your news from Fox News? I mean FIXED NEWS? Because they are the only ones that loop this story in the prime time line up. Since they cant attack him on his policies they will make a big deal about the simplest things. I find it funny that Karl rove is on Fixed News very often and they praise him as the architect, But he is responsible for putting a dumb @$$ in to office. –“ Yeah Sean Hannity, Obama seemed like he didn’t meant the words that he said in the speech, Did you see that his right hand was not next to the left hand, to me that shows a sign of weakness”- is that the best that fixed news can do. FAIR AND BALANCED?

Nice way to sell out the Clintons for a hoped for VP spot that will never materialize. If I ever see Richardson on tv again I will turn the channel on that loser.

Hawk, I grew up in North Philly, and with all honesty, Jimmy the Greek and Ferraro are not good examples because I don’t think they were racist in tone or intention. When I heard him say “typical” I thought it a bad choice of words and could see how some might take it the way they did. I just hope for people to look at the context fairly.
By the name calling and ranting (you all?) you demonstrate, I know the reason you would not vote for him isn’t because because of policy, but rather, I suspect the very thing he speaks of.
Good luck with that.

Richardson won’t make much difference with the exception of the general election against McCain. Obama is going to take Oregon anyway and Richardson won’t help in PA, NC and Indiana. At least he wasn’t a woose though like Edwards last night. Edwards endorsement, or lack of, was the equivalent of the 130-140 “present” votes Obama made that Edwards went after him on.

Being from NM, Bill Richardson has passed laws which opened the general fund to expenses of his whims. He has promoted a boondoogle of a train from Belen to Santa Fe that has a huge price tag & not enough riders (like a train to nowhere). He has built himself a new office in Albuquerque and bought himself a new jet airplane to run around the country in while trying to run for president & spent more money in his current term than any other governor. He wasn’t the clear winner of his current position, until missing ballots were turned in late from some obsure community in the hills of New Mexico. Many of his appointees & cronies have been indicted for unscrupulous practices. Now he is pushing for universal healthcare on the back of taxpayers, when NM already has a high percentage of the population receiving free healthcare now (both legal & illegal). The environmental impact of the newest pit rules, will cause fuel prices to increase more, and cause rigs to shut down due to the expensive processes he is pushing for. He supports Desert Rock power plant, a coal fired power plant in the works for the northwestern portion of the state. Our skies are already polluted by 2 coal fired plants that send their electricity to California and places beyond. We used to have blue sky here, but now it has a sulfur yellow,gray haze over San Juan county. New Mexico is in the top 5 in the nation for violent crime. Our schools are short changing our children. There isn’t enough money for textbooks for all the students. Under his watch we’ve had foreign nationals in our governor’s mansion and security breaches at Los Alamos National Lab. It has all been rather odd.

I applaud Governor Richardson for having the intelligence and foresight of being able to see beyond the inflammatory and seditious remarks being fomented by a right wing fringe, led by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and the many who lack the capability and vision to see beyond the rhetoric of such individuals, who are intent upon denying Americans the service of a leader who has the ability to return governance of our great nation, back to the original intent of our Constitution. A government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”. I am a 62 year old white, former Republican, living in Texas who wholeheartedly supports the direction and vision Senator Barack Obama is offering to Americans. I applaud and admire Senator Obama’s ability and tenacity to remain focused upon this objective, while under attack by those who would have this nation become further divided, and remain on the destructive course it has followed, not only under the current administration, but from many administrations of the past. Thank You Governor Richardson, I could only hope many others awaken and realize the opportunity we are being offered before it is too late, not only for my generation, but for generations to come.

A post asked the question; Why would Hispanics suffer under Obama? Good question. The answer is that you can judge a man by the company he keeps. Obama has clearly shown that his beliefs particularly as they relate to his spiritual and world view is clearly AfroCentric. If you study his speeches he makes references over and over about bridging the black and white divide, about blacks and whites coming together and so on and on. Hispanics have surpassed Africans as the largest minority, yet in the view of his mentor and Obama himself they see the world and particularly America as a drama of two groups, European and African caught up in their historical travails trying to heal the wounds of their epochal struggle. Give me a break. What I find even more offensive about the Reverend’s remarks is this overriding attitude of “This is all about us, we have suffered this and that . I’d like to remind Africans that many Americans have suffered and no one group or individual can claim it as their own. Obama’s yet to ride through another storm called Rezko soon. I hope that answers your Question.

Socialized medicine… See what FIXED NEWS has put in to your head. No Obama’s plan is about lowering cost. Tell me HAWK which one of this following scenarios you prefer.
1) you have a medical condition that needs to be operated but the operation cost 50K, you are in extreme pain waiting in the ER. But in all this time you doctor is talking to a moron a thousand miles away stuck in his cubicle and frustrated about his $14 job and discussing weather he can approve your operation. This person needs to also meet certain amount of denials a month and he starts to flip a coin on your operation. In the mean time you feel like the undertaker is coming for you and thinking to your self I pay $400 a month for my insurance why cant he just do it??? Then he finally does your operation and you go home then receive a bill for 40K saying that you need to pay the copayment of 40K because you didn’t “pre-approve your surgery”
2) Have the doctor walk in to the emergency waiting area asses your pain and asses the other patients in the waiting area, and have him and only him decide that you have to go to the operating room immediately.
Hawk tell me which one you preffer?
WHAT DO I SAY THIS?? BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS IN FRANCE I NEEDED TO HAVE LYMPH NODE TAKEN OUT, THE DOCTOR WALKED IN, SAW ME IN PAIN AND PUT ME FIRST. MY COUSIN WENT IN TO THE HOSPITAL Boston Medical Center BECAUSE HIS APPENDIX AND THE DOCTOR SPEND A GOOD 35 MINUTES TALKING TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THEN RECEIVED A RIDICULUS BILL. When they tell you I will be right back while you are in the waiting area. They call you insurance to make sure they approve and make sure he is going to get paid.

Richardson is too late to endorse Obama!
It is over for Obama already! If he would have endorsed Obama a month ago, it might have been different!
Now nobody wants to vote for Obama and the Democrats can not change the fact!

I’m from NM. Richardson is a marginal governor and he ran a marginal presidential campaign. He couldn’t even get NM hispanics to vote from Obama. I can’t see why this endorsment matters at all. Obama and Richardson have been plotting for a long time now. This is from Jan 4 blog from Jeremy Peters from the NYT regarding the Iowa caucus.
“But a supporter from Senator Obama’s campaign had a more persuasive offer. She explained that the Obama campaign and the Richardson campaign had a pact: If Mr. Richardson failed to win enough votes in the caucuses being held across Iowa that night to be considered a viable candidate, his supporters would vote for Mr. Obama.
“That’s what the leadership has said,” the Obama volunteer, Deb Copeland, a 43-year-old talent agent from Des Moines, told the Richardson voters, who were looking more forlorn by the minute.
“What we’re concerned about is we heard of a few people going to Hillary. And we want to keep you together.”
Very interesting that these two have been in cahoots since then.

Now the real racists will continue to rear their ugly heads. A black senator and a hispanic governor have united. regardless if obama wins the nomination, a lot of folks have to take a long look in the mirror, and accept the racists’ views they hold in their hearts. god bless america

Bill Richardson was by far the most qualified candidate we had for president this year. His opinion holds a great deal of weight.

It is over for Obama! Even if John Edwards endorses him , even if all the super delegates would go for him and give him the nomination , the fact will remain the same! Obama is a racisit and anti American! Those endorsments will only benefit John McCain! Voters will send the message in November! I am a democrat and voted for Obama but I am very much concerned and think that the Democratic Party is making a huge mistake! Obama can not win an election!

Thank you Governor Richardson,
One of millions of voices calling for change.
And boy, do we need change. Just read the vicious, spiteful, hateful messages above. How do these people live with themselves. God forgive them all.

I have a feeling John Edwards to endorse Hillary before NC primary!
That is porbably why Richardson endorsed Obama!

If Richardson was going to endorse him , why didn’t he do it before TX!
I actually voted for Obama in TX but now I completely changed my mind and will vote for anyone but NOT Obama!
Any American who has some values for their country would see Obama is an anti American racist!
I guess Richardson goes the opposite!

mhhunt – you certainly said it right.
I am ready for that 3rd party …
sign me up…I am a life-long democrat who has always voted right down the party line and I am completely FED UP
— bye bye dems.

The country found out how unpopular richardson was during his failed run for the White House!

I don’t think Bill Richardson’s endorsment will help Obama!
It will help John McCain though because he may unite the democratic party to go against Hillary!
It looks like John McCain will walk the GE in November!

Richardson finally displays what I beleieved him to have all along – integrity. That’s why he has chosen Obama – birds of a feather! Audacious! And, hey Dems, get beyond the Pastor thing, it means nothing. You elected slick willy the sex addict philanderer twice!! He ruined the party, people. Geeez, wake up.

Now, for those of you ready to convict Rev. Wright without having heard the entire sermon – you should do yourself a favor a listen because you are making a mockery of the Clinton campaign and showing your true colors.
By the way, Hillary has heard the sermons in their entireity which is why SHE isn’t saying a word.

It is the end of the line Hillary. Clock is ticking. It is almost over. I wonder if you will be relected for your Senate seat. Probably not. Your reputation is in the trash bin of history.

Hawk: the only reason I use caps is because I want people to read the main point within the point. I don’t scream or get upset by this stuff because in the end I know the result. People will still vote for someone like McCain who vows to continue Bush’s Tax cuts, War, and monetary policy, than to vote for a woman or a black man. Did you see McCain fc*k up in a press conference while in Jordan confusing Extremist AlQaeda and Iran early his week. That’s how wars start. Don’t you think this will be a much better country if people voted their interest? I fear a collapse of the economy if we continue with bush’s policies we cannot afford another 4 years. China’s, India’s, and Europe’s market are moving along. If we continue to stretch the dollar, in today’s digital age people can move their money over night, exactly what happened to Bear Sterns over to this stable markets. That’s why we need Hillary or Obama this November, they are both very similar on policies but very different in believes.

Eric,
I am a catholic myself, and as such I know Jesus is not about hate and cowardice. He stood by his principle to the end, in spite of the fact he knew he would be crucified. Likewise, Mr. Obama has never backed out of his principle, and has never ever uttered word of hatred or disrespect against anyone. He is a man of reconciliation, a man that understands different views (because himself is the product of two cultures and has been exposed to a wide range of other cultures) , a man that has chosen to teach his opponents instead of denigrating them, and a man that stands up to ugly and divisive tactics and invites the rest of us to do the same. He is what America has been needing for many years and I am confident Richardson has endorsed him after much deliberations and with understanding that it may cost him politically. That’ s what courageous men do, and that’s what it means to live in the image of Christ. In this Good Friday, I invite you to see what Jesus has taught us to do, treat others as we want to be treated:with love, respect and fairness.
Happy Easter to you too.

I agree with the posting by ERIC.
It is ironic that on this Good Friday, Bill Richardson, you do appear like the traitor JUDAS.

I’m so glad Senator Obama didn’t disown Rev. Wright. I couldn’t be more proud of the both of them.

I am delighted that Gov. Richardson joined the Obama camp. He is a great asset and would make a perfect running mate for Obama. I am very please and I will vote for Obama all the way!!!!!!!!!! Yahoooo!!

Everything is so clear.There must be a
deal made behind the backdrop.Obama is in
heat of the media,and right now he needs
some good news.So,he turned to that betrayal–Richardson.Obama said to him:If you come to my rescue,I promise(Oops,again) you the
seat of VP.Then Richardson thought about a minute,said:That sounds not bad.Ok,I’ll
make an endorsement to you.Deal was done.
And now you all see what is on the media

Bye Bye Richardson..your jumping on the man bus. Obama promises you a job and you endorse. Way to go! I will vote republican if Obama is the choice of the democratic party, and so will many others. Obama the racist is not electable.

I enjoy how the Obama Zombies like to call everyone who doesn’t support their man “racist” or that if Obama doesn’t get elected it’s due to “racism.”
HOGWASH
Who is really the racist?
The big questions remain unanswered that cut to the core of Obama’s credibility, character and judgment:
Mr. Obama, if you truly believe in a united America and are “post racial,” why for the last 25 years have you aligned yourself and your family with the hateful, anti-America, anti-white, anti-semitic rhetoric of Jeremiah Wright and the Black Nationalist movement?
Mr. Obama, if you are truly the great uniter, why have you donated tens of thousands of dollars, including $22,500 last year alone, to Jeremiah Wright to further his message of hate and diviseness?
Mr. Obama, why did it take the media and plummeting poll numbers to jolt you out of what can only be described as a racist stupor to begin addressing your association with racism and hate?
Mr. Obama?

This endorsement means that the Dems are still trying to figure out who will be endorsed. It really does nothing for the Obama campaign. He has already ruined his chances this week of ever getting elected president of the U.S. The Democrats are letting the Republicans off the hook again. This is really sad.

Note to self – We can’t count on No Young Fool’s vote.

I don’t think Hillary Clinton hates Barack Obama because of who he is. I think she hates him because he’s standing between her and what she feels should rightfully be hers; the presidency.

“Obama will be the next President.”
Posted by: Truth | Mar 21, 2008 11:50:48 AM
pigs will be flying…

Get ‘er done Democrats. You are letting the Republicans get a big head start.
Americans can’t afford another Republican president this next election, but you are letting it happen.

RJ, the problem with your argument on Rev. Wright is that 67% of Americans said they don’t believe Obama is a racist – this coming just ONE week after the biggest misrepresentations of his sermon. Imagine the number when the truth gets out and the actual sermon is circulated to the media outlets and they get wind of the fact that this has been blown WAY out of proportion.

YES! TO MR.BILL RICHARDSON now if he would have endorced Hillary you would praise him… POLITICS hello!
don’t take it so hard… try sending some positive feed back for Hillarys sake! (smile) remember it’s Politics

The Founding Fathers did not have to believe in god or pretend to as today’s politicians have to. If anyone took “men of god” seriously we’d believe that New Orleans got its just reward, 9/11 was god’s wakeup call, etc., etc. Who cares what Wright says? Politicians have to thump the bible but probably only Bush is dumb enough to put any real stock in it.

Some of you accused Richardson not being loyal to Clintons. Are you big fans for Bush who is famous to chose loyalty over principle and happy where we are today with his leadership?
Talk about loyalty – When Bill Clinton was in trouble in 1998, he invited Rev. Wright to White House to confess his sin and thanked Rev. Wright for helping during that difficult time (about to get impeached). Why none of the Clintons came out tell the public that Rev. Wright isn’t a racist or anti-American pastor? That simple truth could have put the rumors to rest, if only the Clintons are decent enough to state it. They fail this test. They show themselves most self serving again. Even McCain and Huckabee have the integrity to acknowledge the simple truth that we shouldn’t judge Obama by what his Pastor said, and they backed up Obama that he isn’t racist and he is not anti-American.
For those of you insist that Rev. Wright has been preaching for 20 years like way the Faxnews clips are, then you are committing injustice to the man without a fact check beyond media spin. If Rev. Wight has been indeed so bad as you imagined or MSM painted, then you better ask while the Clintons seeked out his support in White House.
For the future of your own family and children, can you overcome your attachment to dividing politics and for once following Richardson to unity?

Nothing could be more clear after skiming through these posts, than how Hillary seems to have such an angry, divisive following.
What an unhappy bunch. Obama’s hope and optimism must be infuriating to them.

While campaigning for the democratic nomination, Mr. Richardson, overflowing with pomp and self-importance, felt as if, regardless of his meaningless rhetoric void of substance and hardly making any sense, his very existence dictated that voters could not possibly elect anyone other than him. Sharing much of these same traits with Senator Obama, the two are nearly a perfect fit, with one exception, that being Mr. Richardson needs to fall at the feet of Reverend Wright in solemn worship so that the union of these two charlatans will achieve the ultimate degree of perfection.

Richardson is jumping on a sinking ship

Andy, I share your concerns BUT the actually sermon is 45 minutes long but in his most inflammatory comments he was quoting former U.S. Ambassador Ed Peck.
If you are going to distribute the information distribute the entire 45 minutes.

When we look at this blog , we can clearly see, America is not ready for a black president yet!
Obama will be bad news and a divider for our country!
Obama started that by calling his grandmother a typical white woman!!!

As a latino voter, I never even considered voting for Richardson. Never crossed my mind. I chose the right candidate – Hillary Clinton. To Bill Richardson I say: how about having some loyalty!

Obama has always played race games. Take this, for example, when he used the words of super Muslim and racist Malcolm X in Spike Lee’s movie to incite a mostly African American audience in South Carolina. Coincidence? Of course not. Obama knows exactly what he’s doing.
“They’re trying to bamboozle you. It’s the same old okie-doke. Y’all know about okie doke, right?… They try to bamboozle you. Hoodwink ya. Try to hoodwink ya.”
–Barack Obama in a speech January 24, 2008
“You’ve been hoodwinked. You’ve been had. You’ve been took. You’ve been led astray, led amok. You’ve been bamboozled.”
- Malcolm X
__________
If any other candidate gave a speech that included phrases from, say, a white power leader, he/she would be berated by the Obama campaign and the media as a racist, and the world would come to end.
Obama is a racist con man. Nothing more.

Dia20,
What are you talking about?
Are you okay?

Bill Richardson continues to show hiimself as a worthy man of good character.
I hope Obama seriously considers him for VP if Bill is interested.
I also totally agree with Bill’s view that Obama is a rare phenomenon and candidate that America should not let slip through their fingers. He could be our saving grace.
Mike Denhof, PhD

Bill Richardson who? That’s what most people will say. Unfortunately for Obama they still remember Rev. Wright’s name, and what he says and stands for.

Jo, if you are so sure go listen to the actual sermon. It can’t hurt, right?

Richardson is not very smart to do this. It will not change the minds of Americans now that the Rev. Wright flap has surfaced. McCain will never let us forget about Wright, ever. Richardson should have stayed above the fray. This is just a good ole boy endorsement…trying to keep the White House a gentleman’s club.

Rick, did you miss the part where Clinton called Richardson an “insignificant endorsement.” Talk about scorn.

Proud AFRICAN American -
Thanks for your intelligent posts. I wouldn’t despair too much just from the commenters on here. The internet inevitably brings out the people with the most bitterness to vent. There are many other people who are using this opportunity to have an intelligent conversation on race. I hope Obama gets the nomination whether or not he becomes president, so this process can continue. Maybe we will understand that we can’t keep sweeping it back under the rug again.

I consider Obama’s fellow parishioners who were clapping, hooting and cavorting during Wright’s hateful, anti-American sermons to be on the same level as white supremacists.
I would not vote for someone who affiliated himself for 25 years with a white supremacy movement and I, and no one I know, will support someone like Obama who has affiliated himself with the Black Nationalist movement for a quarter century.
From his support of Wright to the “typical white person” comment, it’s clear that Obama seeks to divide, not unite. Obama is a fraud.

He needs hispanic and Asian support now after he threw his grandma under the bus.
My grandma was shock also when he said it.

To all you Obama haters – I would be careful dwelling too much on Rev. Wright, or people might actually start listening to his entire sermons and come to realize that he is neither racist nor anti-American, but in fact is a very interesting and compassionate person. You wouldn’t want to risk that, would you?

BARACK OBAMA WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS “THE GREAT DIVIDER”.

Richardson called for both candidates to be civil for weeks. Instead of heeding that call, the Clintons have gone more negative. Richardson’s decision to go with Obama shows that he wants to move the dialog along and concentrate on Democrats winning the White House.

Jo, it’s very American and yes, let’s go into it.
By the way, I have no problem with Senator Obama having a black liberation theology. No more than I have an issue with a Southern Baptist theology. I’m certain a theologian like yourself can surely understand that comparison.

Jo, I wasn’t trying to embarrass you but I figured you couldn’t explain that which you condemned.

Barack told Canadian ambassador one thing about NAFTA, and an american audience the other. He does the old wink and nod.
You people are so gullible. Why so naive?

Yes, you lost me because I cannot fathom how someone can be so self-deluded and in denial to NOT know that this debacle will bring Obama down. It makes me think that the only qualification for AAs for this candidate is his color. He has no experience, he’s naive, he’s contradictory, he’s unloyal, he apparently condones anti-MAerican statements, and for all intents and purposes wants to change this into a socialist society (look closely at his speech). The flowery language may redirect most liberal democrats but not most Americans.

Bill Richardson what have you done? I use to admire you so much but not any more. What did obama promise you? money the VP or a very big position. I hope the people of new mexico get you out. If obama stayed for 20 years in the same church and there was no change what does that tell you! Maybe you still can not figure it out. I thought you were smarter than that. What a disapointement you are to alot of people and the state of New Mexico, hispanic community, catholics and all of the patriotic people that love and are very proud of (America)

Bill Richardson makes Al Lewis
(Grandpa Munster) look electable.

Yeah and this coming from Richardson that was preaching that superdelegates should vote for whom the majority of voters picked in their state. Your 15 minutes of fame was over years ago Richardson and i think you should thank and be grateful to the Clintons. Hispanics will not align with Obama now nor ever in large numbers. I am hispanic and don’t see anything appealing about Obama.

Shame on Richardson. Whatever he is today is because of Clintons. By endorsing Obama, he thinks Obama will give him VP job. Same is true the female Governors of Washington & Wisconsin. They are so moron to think that Obama has any chance of winning the nomination or the Presidency. Your disloyalty stinks. GOD is watching you and will punish you for this greed.

Shame on Richardson. Whatever he is today is because of Clintons. By endorsing Obama, he thinks Obama will give him VP job. Same is true the female Governors of Washington & Wisconsin. They are so moron to think that Obama has any chance of winning the nomination or the Presidency. Your disloyalty stinks. GOD is watching you and will punish you for this greed.

I dont argue with Clintonites any more… u should start supporting Obama as united americans so we can turn around the bush administration !! Look at the Math. Wright saga is a sad last ditch effort for white votes………..sad!!
Obama 08

“Jo, it’s very American and yes, let’s go into it.
By the way, I have no problem with Senator Obama having a black liberation theology. No more than I have an issue with a Southern Baptist theology. I’m certain a theologian like yourself can surely understand that comparison.”
Posted by: Proud AFRICAN American | Mar 21, 2008 1:05:06 PM
Wow, I gotta look into that. So southern baptists damn America, blame all their problems on another race, laud our enemies, and is backed by a major presidential candidate? Didn’t know that.

Obama’s reasoning about Rev. Wright tells me all I need to know about him. So Wright is from the generation that saw racism at it’s worst.
Does that give him the right to POISON the next generations?? What happened to unity? What happened to hope??
Why doesn’t Barack LECTURE HIS OWN CHURCH????
Because he’s a phony. And will say anything to get into the white house.

Persio, you may made one of the few valid points of all of the Clinton Supporters posting this morning.
I agree that Richardson is contradicting himself on the way super delegates should vote.

Hawk, proudafricanwoman has no clue what she’s talking about.
These Barack supporters are scary.

Jo, you have finally proven my point. You don’t want the truth.
Thanks for being honest.

The color Purple. Much as we may crave it, we do not live in a democracy. If we did then each person would have one vote in every issue, and that vote would count as much as any other. But we don’t. If you participated in a caucus, your vote counted about ten times as much as someone who voted in a primary. In the general election, what ultimately matters is the votes in the Electoral College, not the popular vote, as we re-learned so painfully in 2000. So the question facing the uncommitted “super-delegates” is how do we run the best campaign with the highest probability of defeating John McCain in November, and win the majority of Electoral College votes. Cuurently Clinton has 267 electoral votes and Obama has 202 electoral votes using the same method as used in the GE. Assume that Hillary wins PA, WV, Indiana
and Obama gets SD, NC , OR , MT , Clinton will have 308 electoral votes and Obama will have 230 Electoral votes. You know who should be on top of the DREAM ticket.
Only a handful, either because of their almost equal balance between Republican and Democratic registrations, or the changing demographics, make the Electoral College votes for that state competitive. Those are the “Purple” states; those which are neither definitively Red nor definitively Blue. And those states are what this race, and the next one are actually all about.

If the pastor of my church ever got that nasty and ugly, people would flock out of there.
People don’t go to church to hear hate. The fact that the hate came from the LEADER of the church is unfreakinbelievable!! And Barack LOVES this church!!!
NO WAY!!

Jo – Rev. Wright does preach unity. That’s why we keep saying you are taking his words out of context.

The majority of states are firmly planted in either “Red” or “Blue” territory. Because of their demographics, party registration, or culture, about 35 states are overwhelmingly likely to vote the same way they have for decades, for either the Republican or the Democratic candidate, no matter what name is on the ballot. In the general election, there is no proportional allocation of Electoral College votes. It’s winner-take-all. It is highly unlikely that any Democrat can win states such as Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Kansas, North Dakota, Alaska,Alabama, South Carolina, South Dakota, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas,Lousiana Nebraska, Missisipi, Montana, Missouri,Washington, North Carolina and others that Barack is winning .Only a handful, either because of their almost equal balance between Republican and Democratic registrations, or the changing demographics, make the Electoral College votes for that state competitive. Those are the “Purple” states; those which are neither definitively Red nor definitively Blue. And those states are what this race, and the next one are actually all about.

Why is so difficult for Africans to admit that other Africans can make mistakes or engage in negative behavior. The Wright incident runs across the spectrum of AfricanAmerican life whether it is Michael Vick, Michael Jackson or O.J Simpson. No matter the negative behavior, it seems they are incapable of sanctioning their own. You demand respect and atonement for the past misdeeds of others upon you yet defend the most despicable behavior of those in your community simply because of a shared heritage. It is clear that the Obama campaign were feverishly seeking something to stop the hemorrhaging of the last few days and made a deal with Richardson, politics as usual. It is rumored that Obama promised Richardson help for New Mexico if and when he becomes President.

Hawk, at least you are willing to look into the Southern Baptist denomination.
Here are the similarities based on the allegations implied here against Black Liberation Theology.
Southern Baptists:
1. They have strong ties to the KKK
2. Believe it or not they’re a predominantly white denomination with a handful of black congregations – Like Trinity and UCC.
3. They are/were (depends on the church) staunch supporters of separation/segregation
4. They believe race mixing is sinful.
I’m sure you get the point.
Now, with all of that said, I have enough sense to separate the individuals from the churches history and some of their extremist leaders. Im also intelligent enough to understand those well known generalizations are based on me looking from the outside in and there’s probably more to their story.
For that reason – I reserve judgement on individuals associated with that denonmination.
Jo,
Your problem is that I actually know too much and obviously quite a bit more than you.

I think this means that Hillary will pick Edwards as her VP and Richardson recently found out he was out of the running.

Why would you hitch your trailer to a stolen truck with a blown engine?
Richardson drank the Kool-Aid!!
NOBAMA 08

Obama, Edwards 08.
You all need to grow up if you’re complaining about the endorsements people make. Richardson endorsed Obama, get over it. Luckily, none of you didn’t run for president.

Liz – You are a master at taking quotes out of context. Obama was talking candidly about some of the different stages of his life and the misguided ideas he had at various times. As he explained in his speech, there are reasons for all of these viewpoints. The reasons may or may not be legitimate, but they are real nonetheless.

all the recent events have caused most, or certainly should, to take a long hard look at America. we’re broke! will probably have to remain so thru the next 4 years irrespective of who wins. our privacy is no longer — nor can it be regained. most professionals i know are unemployed or underemployed, union workers too, have few or no jobs. everything purchasiable (sp?) is made in china; and most of us are sick of it and without healthcare to treat the sickness (pun). Things are not good. So who gives a flying s— about the color or gender of anyone who might releive this generation or at least the next from homelessness, rapidly growing poverty, universal threats,etc??? WAKE UP AMERICA! Anyone who wants the job and is sincere about helping others rather than themselves; gladly vote him or her in!!!!! It is obvious who is selfish, i think.

Lisa, you are correct. The radicals in the Clinton camp will not support Obama just as many of the Obama camp will not support Clinton.
At the end of the day – I would vote for the best candidate before I sacrificed the futures of my family and yours by giving the White House to the Republicans.
If that’s Hillary against McCain, yes I would vote for Hillary.
Those that say otherwise are self destructive.

I don’t understand the hype on the speech. All feathers no chicken. Nothing landmark, Gramma’s a typical whitey. Big Deal. It’s seems more like he’s trying to deflect the talk from Senator Obama being dishonest about his relationship with Wright in the first place. Did a pretty good job about that. All of his supporters are drooling over the speech. Emperor Obama should be concerned over his lack of attire.

So saddened you’re right: You and I know Obama promised him something…….VP you think! You know there is a catch to it. Would someone in his camp tell him to take that dang sign down “CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IT” people are laughing at it. First you have to tell the truth. Take your mask off let us see who you are. Had he taken the high road and been honest coming into the game, allowing the public to come to their own conclusions he might have had a chance. But he chose the low road….. And I don’t appreciate being an African American my pastor grouped with people like him and his pastor/mentor…. As far as Hillary not having enough delegates Obamba doesn’t have enough either. But he so silly I know what he’ll do. Since he can’t win she won’t win. The delegates can’t support him because at this point he is not the popular vote. And I doubt that he will be agian. So, McCain it is!

o. Most people could care less about that. But Rev. Wright? They care!
But thanks for trying.
I love the person who said even God’s endorsement couldn’t help Obama now!
LOLOLOL that is so true and so funny!!

Nothing will change with the Latinos and their support for Mrs. Clinton!
Richardson endorsment is useless!
white voters will not forgive Obama!

I also love the way that Hillary supporters feel the need to degrade Bill Richardson who has only been nominated for a Noble Peace Prize 5 times. Goes to show how intelligent the Hillary campaign is, and how low it will go to get elected. The Hillary campaign is not about ANYTHING but themselves and their own ego if they go as low as to attempt lower a 5 time nominee for a Noble Peace Prize.
Oh and sorry Robert Perez, the onlt thing I see wrong with what you said is that Obama leads in states won, delegates, and popular vote. The Obama magic has come to an end? Well the Obama camp now has the support of a 5 time nominee for a Noble Peace Prize and someone that was close to the Clinton family. The only thing wrong with what you said is that you have everythig backwards.
This is the end of Hillary. Time to unite behind the clear winner Obama who won more states, delegates, and popular vote.

Who would vote for obama after watching his pastor Rev. Wright!
I don’t!

Lookup: “Robert Perez: Hillary Clinton was never critical of Bill Clinton during their marriage.”
That’s because her girlfriend didn’t want to be outed.

Richardson may take the attention away from Rev> wright for few days but the truth is out there!
Obama is a racist and the most important is he hates America so as his pastor Rev. wright!
Democrats you made me republican!

Hillary is probably not going to get the nomination but the Democrats will NOT win in november eother!
I will cast my vote for John McCain!

after reading these post i’ve decided that the older generation is to set in their ways to give a woman or a black man a chance at giving this country whay they need.
I may be just a college student, and very young compared to some of you, but I do believe we need something new in office. Times are changing so lets go with the flow. I don’t understand how most white americans consider themselves non-racist, when these arguments and post that you have put up show where you stand racially.
some may think Obama is playing the race card….by the looks of your posts…..he just might have that right.
Gov.Richards did what he thought he had to do. So, if you don’t like it then tuff doo-doo.

Reading the comments I find the Obama supporters far more intelligent. Seems the Clinton supporters do nothing but rant. Keep it up Clinton supporters because you’re giving the election to McCain.

Some folks are mad because who Mr. Richardson is supporting. The truth of the matter is this country can be represented by anyone of its citizens. There has never been a criteria or skill set to run for president. The truth of the matter is some don’t want to be represented by a black Man, no matter what his skill set is. Some say they will not vote for him because he is black. Some say they will not vote because of his pastor’s comments. Here is some shocking news…. he can’t control either. You can not tell any man to disown a family member or friend for what they say. He can’t change his color (sorry). I didn’t see anyone fighting to remove the charge the many speaking hate in the 60s, some are still living. Some may even be your family members, are you going to disown them? I see more and more everyday the racial basis comments being made and yet you want blame him for your comments. We must remember (or have you forgotten already) that some of the same people who Hung, Killed, Burned, Raped, Denied Opportunities to many African Americans still live today (do you know any of them). Why aren’t you carrying the same type of hate for them? It’s a shame how our true motives and feelings are hidden. When we are to expose them, we become very defensive and seek to remove the item or person who has awaken those spirits within ourselves. May God have Mercy on your Soul!!!!

Thank you ‘not important’, some of the views on here writes as though America is in a great place…if they would stop and realize America’s future needs an intelligent leader that will work with our brightest minds in America (minds that wants to do right by all people not just people that look or act like them) and get us out of Iraq as soon as possible, get real jobs again in America, get Healthcare cost down so we all can afford it, help to put the earth back on a path to clean it up and to EDUCATE our kids again so we can stop some of the crime, unwanted births and diseases…America needs a person that will protect us from groups that wants to harms us physically, financially and socially. We cannot afford to go backwards anymore.

I know six Clinton supporters all of which will be voting for McCain in the fall if she’s not a choice.
Obama’s chickens will come home to roost then!

Proud African american:
I too am a proud African-American and I’m supporting Hillary Clinton. I chose to vote for the candidate I felt was most capable of running the country. I chose not to vote for Barack simply because he’s black. The ISSUES to me were more important that the SKIN tone. Just the fact that you’ve chosen to title yourself “Proud African-American” proves that you are more concerened with the black candidate winning than you are with the best candidate winning. Obama has tried to avoid the race issue for over a year now, and it’s funny how his own past is responsible now for race being institued. Rev Wright, the “typical white person” remark; all that is going to cost Barack dearly!…If you think race is an issue now, just wait until after November 7th when McCain is our next President. If some black people are calling Hillary a racist now just wait to hear what they call McCain when he sits down in the Oval Office.

Bill Richardsoncalls Obama, once in a life time leader! yes , it is ture!
No leader in America nor any country would have been listening to a pastor who damns their country nor attended to their service for 20 years only racist and anti American Obama and his wife would!

Bill Richardson is a superdelegate and he is entitled to his right to choose any candidate for whatever reasons he feels fit even his decision is against the choice of his state’s constituency.
Please take that to heart, Obama’s supporters. What’s good for the gander should also be good for the goose.

Wow, I see that HRC and her supporters are very much alike!! Vengeful, sore losers who will say or do anything if they don’t get their way……
If any of you heard Richardson a couple of weeks ago, you would know that he was going to endorse Obama anyway. He talked about how he felt some sense of loyalty to the Clintons after serving in his cabinet BUT that he REALLy liked what he saw in Obama. It was obvious where he was leaning…..but of course, because he didn’t endorse your candidate the HRC supporters as usual come out and spew their venom against Obama and Richard. HRC has divided the Democratic party and now has most-likely handed the election to McCain no matter who the nominee is….from my interactions with various Democrats, it looks like because of HRC’s divisive tactics, a lot of supporters of Obama will NOT vote for HRC if she is the nominee, and the feeling is mutual among HRC’s supporters.

Gloria, you say it so matter of fact, how exactly do you know what Clinton knew or didn’t know? I find it amusing that you say Obama is dividing the party, check the news, Obama is leading.

Hugo – wake up there are no honest politicians…you have been mislead into believing that Obama is what you actually thing he is he has been politicking all this time and IS your typical politician you jsut could not see the dirty in his hands because you were too busy only listening to him…he has a lot of dirty and you have to see the actions not the words..

Interesting that Obama also got the endorsement of the Food Workers Union just before the Nevada Caucus and the media said that would affect her chances of winning because of the Hispanic vote. She still went on to win.
People will vote their conscience no matter who endorses a candidate.
Obama has some serious problems with credibility and has proven it in the past week.

I bet there are a lot of voters in many states who wish they could re-vote!! Oh yeah, Obama won’t let you!! How un-American can you get?
NOBAMA 08

Even an endorsement from God would not help him now!!
Stop the hate!!
NOBAMA 08

I think Richardson made the decision from his mind, not his heart. He is a better judge of these two candidates than anyone on this blog. I’m independent and will support Obama for President.
Let’s come together for the benefit of our country!

o..that’s what you’re looking for in a President..someone who can’t be worse than what we have now? Are you kidding me? Basically you’re not holding out much hope with Obama as President. I personally want my next President to know exactly how to handle the crisis America is in,and that sure ain’t Obama.
Hillary CAN and WILL know how to handle the job. Hillary won Bill Richardsons state NOT Obama..it seems to me that he’s going against what the citizens of NM voted for..so there has to be collusion between him and his racist buddy..He slapped the people of NM in the face..and I’ll bet they won’t forget it. He would not be where he is right now if it weren’t for the Clintons..what a snake..VOTE HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT

I am an independant and voted for Obama! I wish I would NOT!
He is a racist and anti American!
I will cast my vote for John Mccain in November!
Noone can help Obama , He should resign!

Hawk, the fact that you start to read everything I post means you eventually wander back.
Democrats in general are redistributionist…that’s a fact. I agree it ultimately gets to the middle class but I just happen to be in the tax bracket that the Democrats want to tax more (which isn’t the middle class) and I’m not complaining if it’s a strategic investment. That’s the key. An investment now that pays dividends over the long haul.

Nanc:
So the same media that called this the most important speech in decades is saying Obama wrote the speech himself? Man, I wish I had a plagiarism checker right now! No, wait! I guess I can believe he wrote it. It was totally meant to redirect, justify, and obfuscate. Okay, now I believe you…

Doug:
A life long democrat I have to admit I couldn’t agree with you more. We (dems) had the best candidate and we figuratively through her to the wolves over the “inspirational” candidate. This race has sickened me beyond belief! Not to mention the delegate fiasco. I’ve decided to change my party affiliation now. I’m registering as an Independent and that’s how I will vote in the General Election. I’m not saying I’m going not going to vote for Barack or McCain, but I’m no longer displaying any loyalty to the Democratic Party.

While prince Herry and Joihn McCain’s son were fighting with the enemy Obama was attending to his anti Maerican church to listen to his pastor jeremiah Wright who said America desrved 9/11!
God damn America!
Obama will never bounce back evene if Jesus or Moses would come and endorsed him!

Hawk, no I mean like education.

Daniel’s post from above was so good, so true, I just HAVE to post it again because I can’t say it better myself…
“The profound ignorance Hillary-supporters show in comments on this site are simply astounding in its brevity.
It’s painful to read through their misinterpretations of reality and propaganda-filled rhetoric. The hate emanating from these people make me cringe. It’s also worth mentioning that they tend to get all of their facts wrong and attribute quotes to Obama that yield a polar opposite view than the one he openly professes.
I came here explicitly to survey to anger of her supporters by the endorsement from Richardson–a man who has seen Hillary work behind the scenes and blatantly sees her for the corporate whore that she is–and I found what I fully expected to witness.
A few supporters attacking a man whom they would have praised endlessly if he had endorsed Hillary. A man constantly attributed by the Clinton campaign as being “experienced just like us”. But, apparently all that disappears now and now he is selfishly lambasted by Clintonites because of his honesty.
I fear the future of this nation is this type of thought-process continues. The same kind that got Bush elected. The longer Hillary remains in the race, the longer the party remains divided, and the longer smear tactics are used rather than substance.”

Democratic Party to go with Obama is a political suicide in November!

Jerry, tell the Clinton camp to accept Senator Obama’s request to allow EVERYONE to vote in the MI primary as opposed to the limitations the Clinton campaign wants to impose and we will have a re-vote.

Daniel, that was indeed a great post.

Hawk, I would love to square off with you but thus far we don’t disagree on the last two posts.
I don’t propose throwing money at the problem, I propose throwing money at the solution. However, I take issue with the assumption some of the students that are failing are failing due to lack of motivation or commitment. Inferior teachers, equipment and facilities are to blame in some areas.
Have you walked through a school in a low income area? I wouldn’t send my dog to be trained in some of those facilities yet we expect these kids to learn. That’s the extreme but it exists in the richest country in the world.
That’s unacceptable.

Answer to Hill about to quit!
The dems may give the nomination to Obama but the American people won’t!
Democratic Party to go with Obama is a political suicide!
Hill should endorse Jhn McCain!

They have lost since immy carter and Jimmy carter was just like Obama !
the only good one was Bill clintion anyways!

This is no big deal: Richardson could have helped Obama pre March4th primaries in Texas. However, this is bad for Richardson as Hillary won the entire southwest, including his own state and with recent Obama revelations talking about his grandmother as a “typcial white person” bodes the end for both candidates. I hope once Clinton wins, she cuts off Richardson at the knees, and shuns Obama to the ash heap of history.

I can’t understand how stupid americans can be, washing their dirty linens in public. The hate I read is unbelievable and only goes to show that behind the holier-than-thou gospel of democarcy and freedom, they are not different from third world democracies like pakistan, kenya, etc. Hate only replaced physical violence. But for how long!

so many people just love to hate and we have so many shock jock entertainers that make alot of money feeding that lust. – give them a fragment of a sermon taken out of context and they can work them up into a self righteous indignant froth about their 5 seconds of listening for a sermon – which was obviously alot longer.
I believe everyone deserves their opinion and their vote – but it’s disappointing to hear the vile venom and rants that they will get even by voting for McCain.
It doesn’t sound like a party that’s interested in uniting – sounds more like it’s Hillary or death. I – won’t vote for that ever.

Don’t forget the middle class homemakers who highly voted for Hillary!
we will not vote for an ANTI AMERICAN!
I will rather seeing the war 4 more years than sending an anti American to the White House for 4 years! God knows what Obama would do to our country?
GOD DAMN AMERICA and he did not even disown the man!
Middle calss with your words not educated women, will not vote for a looser works against the US goverment!

we have a plan!
Obama will never see the White House!

King David…good luck with that.

As evidenced in his church attendance, pastor-mentor relationship AND NOW his comments about his white grandmother being a “typical white person” because she was intimidated by certain blacks in the past on the street and made comments about it. Was that HER fault? I have seen white women walk past several black men on a street corner in the inner city–they make all kinds of filthy comments to them, may even try to touch them. She had GOOD REASON for what she said! Nice job throwing your OWN grandmother under the bus Obama for being a “typical white person”! You are FINISHED! Can you screw yourself any worse??? My money says you can!

The goal of the party is to get in the white house, or..? If the race is this close, it becomes a choice of who is best for getting in the white house. In a close race like this, no matter what who wins. Will Richardsons`endorsement make it easier to reach the goal? Probably not!

Richardson at the rally for Obama said he was moved to endorse Obama by his eloquent moving speech on race. Which part did you like Bill? How about the part where he equated his Grandmother to Reverend Wright or was it later in the speech when he through her under the bus?

Oh so I guess if Hillary isn’t the canidate we should vote for McCain so our children and their children can be in Iraq for another 100 years. How stupid is that. Sorry no thanks. That is not the future I want for my children.

well i will take 100 yrs of fighting in Iraq over four years of fighting in our streets with Obama, over there we have a chance at winning, over here we don’t,

This is a HUGE!!!! Bill Richardson is one of the greatest moral leaders of the Democratic Party. Let’s hope that many other superdelegates will follow.
So, cheers, and Viva Obama!

what they say about politicians is true..if you want a friend get a dog. Wow what a friend Bill Richardson is. He would sell his own horse for a promotion…hopefully his horse will response by a swift kick to you know where. This yellow dog democrat is going to vote for McCain (holding my nose as I do it).

If Obama doesen’t win the Dem. Nomination then Clinton has no chance in General. If anyone doesn’t want the Repulicans in the White House, then they should get behind Obama. I will personally do my best to influence others into voting for McCain if Obama doesn’t get nomination. We either get Obama or we get McCain. Clinton should have ran four years ago. The fact of the matter is, the Democratic party is divided. Obama has brought many to the polls who wouldn’t have even bothered to think about the primaries be for he decided to run. If he doesn’t Win, then the Republicans have a very very good chance of winning especially if Obama supporters vote against Clinton to spite her. Instead of not voting for the same old democratic politics, people will be asked to vote against the party. Either way they would get the same old politics and to politicians who are for the War in Iraq and a waste of life.

Jazzlover, I totally agree. I’m also amazed at how many people are claiming they’ll vote republican if their candidate does not win (seems like it’s mostly coming from Clinton supporters).
Does anyone really think that dems are going to switch parties when Obama and Clinton are almost identical on the issues?
How many people here think that a lot of the BS and hatred is coming from republican stooges. I talk politics with a lot of friends and have never heard this level of hatred and even ignorance of some pretty basic stuff.