DNC Chief Attempts to Take Back Seat to Obama
EmailABC News’ David Chalian Reports: Now that his party has a nominee, don’t look to the chairman of the Democratic National Committee to call the shots on how Democrats proceed through the rest of this election cycle. Gov. Howard Dean spoke with reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor this morning in Washington, DC and repeatedly answered questions with caveats such as "that won’t be my call" or "the nominee comes in and runs the DNC."
While playing that deferential role to the Obama campaign, Dr. Dean parroted Sen. Obama’s remarks delivered to reporters yesterday when asked about the controversy swirling around Sen. Obama’s decision to ask former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to head up his vice presidential search committee.
"Jim Johnson doesn’t work for the campaign. He doesn’t get paid," Dean said. "He is a volunteer," he added.
The Obama campaign’s effort to draw a distinction between "work" and "volunteer" has clearly not yet quelled critics who question Sen. Obama’s judgment in tapping Johnson to take the lead on what will likely be the single highest profile executive decision Sen. Obama makes throughout the course of the campaign. Jim Johnson has come under fire for acquiring favorable mortgage rates as a friend of the CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation, the mortgage lender at the center of the subprime mortgage storm.
Chairman Dean also offered up a preview of what we may expect to hear from Democrats should Sen. Obama choose to opt out of the public campaign finance system as many party insiders expect him to do. "It is wrong and unfair to criticize Sen. Obama should he do this…Sen. Obama has not taken one dime from lobbyists’ money — not one dime. When the Republican National Committee does what we did two days ago and decide they’re not going to take a dime of lobbyist money then we can be lectured by Republicans about campaign finance reform. Otherwise I think it is great to have people who are giving small donations — 3 million Americans who supported the presidential candidates is exactly what we need in this country," said Dean.
When pressed by a reporter on Sen. Obama’s pledge to remain in the public finance system should the Republican nominee agree to do the same, Dr. Dean reversed course and said he wouldn’t comment until Sen. Obama had made his intentions clear.
REPORTER: "Why shouldn’t he honor that pledge?"
DEAN: "I don’t know what he’s going to do. I’m not going to comment on this until I do."
REPORTER: "Do you not think he should honor the pledge?"
DEAN: "I don’t know what he’s going to do and I’m not going to comment on it."
REPORTER: "Would it be wrong for him to break the pledge?"
DEAN: "I can say it a third time. I’ll be happy to do it."
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Obama Avoids Questions on Contraception Rule
Same old Obama, different day! SOODD.
Posted by: Soetoro No! | June 11, 2008, 11:24 am 11:24 am
lets reword the first question three times and see if he catches on..lol
maybe dean should record it and push play and just leave the room, the reporter can sit and ask the same question all night.
Posted by: melissa | June 11, 2008, 11:25 am 11:25 am
After that he let a primal scream that was heard round the world.
Posted by: Mack | June 11, 2008, 11:35 am 11:35 am
McCain has all the money he wants. He just has to beg the wife for it!
Not the first one he abandoned, the second one, the one that owns the beer company!
Posted by: DAVID NH | June 11, 2008, 11:43 am 11:43 am
Jim Johnson doesn’t work for the campaign. He doesn’t get paid,” Dean said. “He is a volunteer,” he added.
So Dean admits the obama campaign and DNC were one and the same. Big surprise.
Posted by: geevill | June 11, 2008, 11:46 am 11:46 am
Dean:
You can still change mind, to endorse Hillary instead. All SDs can still change their mind, to endorse Hillary.
We can see Obama, the Washington outsider, will change the way Washington is running today. Dean, you may lose your power or your job, gradually. I can see your pain, you HAVE to parrot whatever Obama said. You know he is less experienced than you, but he is just better at prepared speeches.
Please leave some space. In case something wrong with Obama, the DNC can roll back the way it was. Don’t make Obama nomination fixed yet. Electing Hillary is safer choice.
Posted by: golfgirlusa | June 11, 2008, 11:52 am 11:52 am
Why is Obama so afraid of town hall meetings?
Posted by: Just Curious | June 11, 2008, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
how can any of you sit there and think hillary would of been a better president she went into debt bigtime whats that tell you how she would be she used every card race sexisim etc she took money from little kids that cant even vote she ran obama down every chance she got she agreed with mccain on war in iran as well as the gas tax holiday the only reason you want her is president is because of the CLINTON NAME!!and woman just want to see a woman president well dont get me wrong i would love to see a woman as well but NOT HER!!!!!!
Posted by: angie | June 11, 2008, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
All DNC leaders and Speaker of the House should be fired because they deserve to be lost when endorsing and supporting the inexperience, 2 years new grad Senator.
Posted by: stock_craft | June 11, 2008, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm
stock_craft — Easy to see that the democratic hierarchy believes they’ll have free reign over the inexperienced puppet. A puppet who demonstrates that he doesn’t even know what he stands for when confronted with a situation where he has to speak extemporaneously.
Posted by: A | June 11, 2008, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
Will someone please tell Obama to start wearing a tie at press conferences. He looks like he just got mugged in some of these press conferences and he appeared in Chicago again without a tie.
Not to be nitpicky but it just doesn’t look presidential.
Posted by: Samantha | June 11, 2008, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
All DNC leaders and Speaker of the House should be fired because they deserve to be lost when endorsing and supporting the inexperience, 2 years new grad Senator.
Posted by: stock_craft
Wasn’t President Kennedy a first term senator?
By the way, Thanks for your comment Angie – I couldn’t have said it better.
Posted by: roxanne | June 11, 2008, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
Roxanne,
He did. Fortunately, the third world war didn’t happen (almost happen because the Cuba crisis) and he died so early.
Posted by: stock_craft | June 11, 2008, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm
Roxanne,
you can’t compare President Kennedy with Obama. One is American hero although he didn’t do much for the America while the other seems unpatriotic. Otherwise, Obama will not stay with the Pastor who hates Americans more than anyone in this world for 20 years.
Posted by: stock_craft | June 11, 2008, 12:58 pm 12:58 pm
Will you all please get it through your heads that Howard Dean DID NOT make the rules regarding FL and MI!!! That mess was created by HRC’s very own campaign manager, Terry McAuliffe. It was HE who was the head of the DNC when those rules were passed. It was HE who repeatedly said “those delegates will not be seated and you can take that to the bank”. I could have had a little respect for her if she’d come forward and said that it wasn’t Dean, but we all know that didn’t happen and never will.
Just remember, it wasn’t Pelosi; it wasn’t Dean; it was HER campaign manager who set that whole fiasco in motion.
Posted by: CCLAdy | June 11, 2008, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm
I just saw a media news of Michelle and BHObama on a podium he kisses her then they touch fists and go thumbs up, she turns and he pats her on the ***. No DIGNITY NO CLASS AND THIS IS THE DNC CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT OF THIS GREAT NATION ONLY ONE THING TO DO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE GO FOR MCCAIN IN NOVEMBER, KEEP SOME DIGNITY IN THE PRESIDENCY.
Posted by: Hope | June 11, 2008, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
CCLAdy,
When something go wrong, it’s the fault of the leaders. Why don’t you complaint the CIA for the faulty information regarding the invading of Iraq instead of G.Bush?
Posted by: stock_craft | June 11, 2008, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
I have to agree this election is so boring now, nothing to get hyped about, what a difference it is without Hillary in this race.
I thought Obama was this great new force that was driving all the media and people to excitement daily , now Hillary is gone it seems as if we are at a dead stop, the blogs, cable and print media all seem dull and uninteresting now.
At this pace it won’t be long before people get caught up in other thing in live and November will come and go without a whimper, so much for killing a good thing.
Posted by: SJ | June 11, 2008, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
SJ, I agree 100% these two have got to be the most boring candidates in years.
Posted by: tww | June 11, 2008, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
Folks are now making the Obama/Carter comparison…
For those of you who don’t remember the Carter years and how screwed up they were, take a moment or two…
-Waiting in line for gasoline that was short in supply. Forget about high prices. You just couldn’t get any.
-Runaway, double-digit inflation with astronomical interest rates. Forget about getting refinance. The rates just kept going up.
-Third world countries with no respect or fear for the United States or its military…Iran takes hostages and the President can’t even organize a successful rescue mission.
Now, the Democrats want to nominate a candidate who is to the left of Carter?
Ocarter…
Posted by: Jayhawk | June 11, 2008, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
neil1785 : Yep the great one is coming to fix every wrong in Washington, we are now going to be a country of hand outs, government is going to subsides everything.
Food stamps, food ration cards, milk money, gas money, free school including free college, what more can we ask for we are going to have 4 years of plenty from the new messiah.
I am surprised the media is now quiet when for months they were all going strong telling us this was it, this is what we had to select, the media should be doing cartwheels now, it is kind of puzzling that they also seem to be having a little voter remorse.
Posted by: SJ | June 11, 2008, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Obama is a joke. Now everyone knows it.
The only thing that fueled him was his campaigns hatred for Hillary. Now that she is gone they won the battle but don’t know how to win the war.
Posted by: Samantha | June 11, 2008, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
That is what he said in his economic speech and I have yet to see anyone in the media rip his nonsense apart, am sure the media has capable people of tearing Obama statements to shreds but they are not doing it, so I would say silence is consent to his nonsense.
Posted by: SJ | June 11, 2008, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
He who does not remember history will be punished by history.
The phony hypocrite Bho is as big a gamble as GWBush. He is a blank, having no record of accomplishment, except a full list of deception and empty slogans. He framed the dems candidates as racist to take advantange of his Affirmative Action candidacy. He or through his associates accuses Joe Biden as racist because he praised the hypocrite Bho. He framed the Clinton campaign as racist. He equates the Clinton administration to that of GWBush. He will say, and do, anything to deceive people to get elected.
We cannot vote this gamle in Nov. There have already been 8 years of disaster of such a gamble. This phony hypocrite wants to deceive the voters into another 4 years.
Posted by: fat cat | June 11, 2008, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
The first fool’s decision is to entrust a loser, who chose the VP for the last loser nominee Mr. Kerry. He will major boneheaded mistakes to the country if he ever gets elected. What a pity for this phony to have deceived the dems.
Posted by: fat cat | June 11, 2008, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
Let’s us be rid of the “Obamination”
Posted by: Samantha | June 11, 2008, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
roxanne -
Oh, yes. The phony BHO is afraid of debates and town hall meetings because he has no substance to back himself up, if he lost his paper in this hand. He will “ehn” and “uhr” ten times before completing a sentence, which still need to be corrected by his speech writers “what he really meant was …”.
When you have no substance, you change your mind and what you say every other day, just to fit the need of the time.
You only need to remember how he was crushed by HRC in the single only substantive debate.
Posted by: skinny dog | June 11, 2008, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm
Oh please; that DEAN WHIMP took a back seat to Obama as soon as he announced he was in the “race.”
Posted by: irma | June 11, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
I remember how the media loved Dean until the “YEEHAW!” I knew he was a loser long before he proved me right.
Posted by: irma | June 11, 2008, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
Obama said he would meet with enemy countries without PRECONDITIONS. McCain’s big push now is to say Obama would meet with enemy countries UNCONDITIONALLY. No preconditions is very different from unconditionally. I thought McCain is supposed to be the honorable one. The honest one. Guess not.
Posted by: X marks the spot | June 11, 2008, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
Howard Dean’s early campaign was media savvy and had grassroots support, internet contributions, and Obama’s campaign, and now everybody else’s is a little indebted to that model. Joe Trippi set it up and it was Dean’s way to seek change from the ground up. Obama respects and knows this about Dean’s campaign and if bloggers don’t, well maybe they are too young. Dean’s ruinous moment after Iowa was also instructive to future candidates. What he intended as a way to encourage and cheer his supporters looked for all the world like a lunatic denial of the loss. What people needed just then was reality. Of course Dean was exhausted and surprised at the loss but he hurt himself badly by just not acknowledging it. Another mistake in that campaign I think was how all the intense young Dean supporters descended on Iowa to observe the caucus. People don’t really like outsiders coming in and telling them how to vote. So it was a little bit of unbridled enthusiasm but almost all of Iowa prefered Kerry.
Posted by: Gaias Child | June 11, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
The reason Dean and others were working to get Hillary to quit before so many state primaries had been held was because they knew they were going to need a lot more time to vet Obama. They can keep on vetting right up to the general election, and they will still not be finished. This latest judgement call is a sign of more things to come. Obama is so inexperienced and he is operating by the seat of his pants. I guess he is counting on CNN and MSNBC to cover his back.
The idol of so many is green and lacking in knowledge on so many issues. We saw that it the debates, and it is still so evident. Bring on some more Patrick and Cuomo speeches. Maybe, we can be convinced.
Posted by: georgia | June 11, 2008, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
yes obama!!!!!
You guys for the most part are just not ready for an African American president. Get ready, like it or not, before the world is over, there will be an African American president. It seems it all about race. America is paying for alot of things stemming from the past.
Posted by: rtate95 | June 11, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
Obama is an empty suit…but that suit is stuffed with guys who wanted to be President and never made it…like kerry and Kennedy and Dean…and these guys have been part of the nasty Obama machine from the beginning….McCain is a reasonable alrernative to the “slime as you go” corruption plan that we are pretending is a democratic party.
Posted by: Jackie | June 11, 2008, 9:01 pm 9:01 pm
star neither the Republicans nor Democrats have been doing there job.
If we want to step up and if this Country is ever going to have real change it won’t be with a rank and file, corporate candidate like either Obama or McCain. So it shouldn’t make any difference if people vote McCain because Obama won’t be doing anything too different.
Posted by: alpaig | June 11, 2008, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
Democrats are week. We need a new DNC Chief and a new nomination process.
Posted by: Mike | June 11, 2008, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
rtate Given the state of the economy and Iraq I cannot imagine voting on the basis of symbolism or redemption. Clearly, there are some (but few) who would never vote for an African American or a woman but for most people their personal decision as to whom to vote for ( unless they just vote party and don’t need to think about it) is a bit more complex. If you can’t appreciate that then it probably says more about you then it does them.
Posted by: alpaig | June 11, 2008, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Xmarksthespot What’s the difference between no preconditions and unconditionally to you?
Posted by: alpaig | June 11, 2008, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
angie When you say McCain and Clinton agreed on the war in Iran are you talking Kyle Lieberman? The vote where the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was designated a terrorist organization? Of which Obama agrees, at least he did at AIPAc? How did Obama vote on Kyle Lieberman? He didn’t. He couldn’t get his sanctiomonious behind to the Senate to cast a vote. At least the other two showed up, stood up, cast a vote and were willing to take the political flak for it. In fact Webb attached a bill to Iraq funding (which Clinton co-sponsored) a week later which would have required Bush to get authorization from Congress to attack Iran. It was quietly squashed, and by whom? Nancy Pelosi and company. Thank them for giving Bush the green light if Bush does an aerial attack on Iran before he leaves office. The Dems, just like Obama did last week, succumbed to pressure from AIPAC. It amazes me though that Obama can intentionally miss and important vote such as Kyle Lieberman and then turn around and attack those who at least cast a vote.
But we’ll all get to hear about how his judgement was best, sorry, he should have shown up and cast his vote showing us really what his judgement was. He should have had the character and leadership ability to stand by his convictions instead of pulling a “this is what I would have done had I been there”. Just like when he mixed up the voting buttons about 5-6 times and was able to say “I voted this but I meant to vote that” or when he hid behind
his “present” votes to avoid political flak.
Posted by: alpaig | June 11, 2008, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
Hussein Obama is an empty suit. Not electable.
Posted by: Jack | June 12, 2008, 1:39 am 1:39 am
How many of you have changed the party from Democrat to Republican?
Posted by: stock_craft | June 12, 2008, 3:04 am 3:04 am
The reason Clinton supporters will not vote for Obama is because they are embarrassed of him, his life, his unfair tactics and his beliefs. And they still don’t know all about him.
They don’t want a candidate that has been in a twenty year relationship with Reverend Wright and the Trinity United Church of Christ.
They don’t’ want a candidate that has a twenty year relationship with Father Plaeger as his compass in life
They don’t want a candidate that went to a church that supports Louis Farrakhan, an anti Semitic racist.
They don’t want to defend Black Liberation theology.
They don’t want a candidate that lies about his relationship with Tony Rezko, the Syrian Criminal that sold his property to Obama and supported his campaign.
They don’t want a candidate that could work with a domestic terrorist, William Ayers.
They dont’ want a candidate that didn’t stand up for the voters of Michigan and Florida.
They don’t want a candidate that Hamas supports.
They don’t want a candidate that Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam supports
They don’t want a candidate that has a wife that has just now realized she liked our country
They don’t want a candidate that denies Florida and Michigan their voices
They don’t want a candidate that mentions 57 states in his speeches. 50 states in the USA and 57 states in the Nation of Islam (IOC website)
They don’t want a candidate that fights unfair and steals votes from his opponent.
The don’t want a candidate that feels sorry to leave a church that is anti American and preaches hatred and racial views that are cruel and nasty.
They don’t want a candidate that is inexperienced.
They don’t want a candidate that considers it a loss to not to be able to attend his anti American, racist Church.
They don’t want a candidate that has a Muslim father.
They don’t’ want a candidate that can’t win a debate
They don’t’ want a candidate that misleads the youth with an ‘obama girl and her behind in their face”
They don’t want a candidate that says he’s an African American and missed the MLK Remembrance Day and the Louisianna Black Caucus meeting
They don’t want a candidate that has done nothing for humanity except talk about it.
They dont’ want a candidate named; Barack Hussein Obama
He scares them to death.
He is embarrassing.
He is unelectable.
Posted by: Al from NJ | June 12, 2008, 8:54 am 8:54 am
Samantha, it sounds like you are bored with the stupid comments you are making. First you wanted him to wear a pin, now you want him to wear a tie. Find your own man.
Posted by: Gwen | June 12, 2008, 9:15 am 9:15 am
Google an interesting story about how Howard Dean started preparing Obama for a presidential run back in 2004.
The DNC, Obama Pelosi, Dean, leftist billionaires and leftist media–all one big sneaky plan.
“Hope and change” will fade into reality–Obama is not qualified to lead this country and is just another dirty politician.
McCain/Hillary
Posted by: cindy in nc | June 12, 2008, 10:05 am 10:05 am
I read these blogs often (but post rarely) and am always amazed at the vitriol be slung on them.
I am a 40 something African American woman from the South and a registered independant. I am very proud that a biracial man of African descent could be in the running to be president of the United States. Unfortunately it is not a man that I will be voting for.
I know Obama supporters believe ardently in their candidate and I am not here to change anyone’s mind. What I would like to do is offer some insight to them and perhaps to others who are interested as to why I can not support their candidate.
The last republican I voted for president was Ronald Reagan. Since then, with only a few exceptions, I have consistently voted democratic. I supported Hillary Clinton because I believed, and still do believe that she was the best candidate to lead our country during the difficult times we now face. While McCain’s policise do differ from the democrats, I have decided to support his candidacy because he has a history of working across party lines (even if it meant going against his own party) and I can not and will not trust the future of our country to a novice. We’ve already done that with George Bush and I do not plan to stand idly by while it happens again.
When I hear Obama speak, I hear an inspiring, eloquent, intelligent human being, who may or may not make a good president, but is far too inexperienced for me to chance it. He sounds to me like George Bush in ultra-liberal clothing.
I look at it like this – if the CEO of a company left, he would not be replaced by the most popular rising star in the company who was a junior associate. It just wouldn’t happen. I see no reason to do so with our country.
As I said, I am proud that he has come so far, but contrary to his speeches, I do not believe his time is now. Perhaps with a bit more seasoning I can be both proud and feel confident enough in his abilities to vote for him. Unfortunately that time is not now.
Country first, everything else (color/gender) a distant second
Posted by: LoriG | June 12, 2008, 10:29 am 10:29 am
If you want to talk about Hillary’s debt, let’s talk about the fact that Obama outpsent her 4 to 1 and still couldn’t close the deal — the cowardly Super Delegates appointed him — he never had enough pledsged delegates to win.
Obama is now in debt too and was spending like a drunken sailer to knock her out of the race — even with the media treating her like garbage every single day, the DNC staying silent as Obama trashed her reputation, she still won more popular votes, she won every big state, save Illinois, every swing state and has the electoral map sewn up in her pocket.
Who did they choose to nominate again?
Oh yeah, Obama spent his money wisely. Buying Super Delegates. His PAC contributing to many of their campaigns to the tune of at least $800,000 total. And the ones they didn’t buy, Axelrod threatened by saying they would run other opponents to take their seats away. Nice.
Now Obama is reneging on taking public financing?
Oh yes, let us also not forget the majority of his PLEDGED delegates were earned way back in February before anybody knew about Wright, Rezko, Pfleger, Auchi, Ayers, Bitter Gate, NAFTA Gate and so on.
Who did the SDs select again?
Posted by: Annagain | June 12, 2008, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
Obama continues to show his true color but many are so blind to see it. Just one more misleading statements in a long series of them…
Posted by: vote4thebest | June 12, 2008, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm
Pelosi, Dean, Reid, and Brazile can all take credit for disenfranchising millions of Democrats. Brazile said that our votes were not needed because we could be replaced by new and younger voters … it looks like she may get what she wants after all.
I wonder how many of those who voted for him before they knew of his racist church wish they could change their votes?
The DNC is not a “democratic” party after all.
Posted by: Judy | June 12, 2008, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
SD can still change their minds and change their votes to Hillary. Hillary is the right choice for presidency. After the first vote, all delegates are free to vote for Hillary. We don’t know BHO, he wasn’t vetted, his team wasn’t vetted. All the DNC and the media did during the primary coverage was sweep any questions under the carpet. Someday, we might take the carpet up and shake it out. Hopefully sooner rather than later so voters will not make a mistake like some already regret.
Posted by: jess | June 12, 2008, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm
“Jim Johnson doesn’t work for the campaign. He doesn’t get paid,” Dean said. “He is a volunteer,” he added. Mr. Dean—your candidate said “Countrywide Financial was one of the folks, one of the institutions that was pumping up the subprime lending market and inducing people to take out these subprime loans,” Obama said in Lancaster, Pa. “These are the folks who are responsible for infecting the economy and helping to create a home foreclosure crisis. Two million people may end up losing their homes.” THEN OBAMA hires the past CEO of Fannie Mae who was the receiver of many of these very loans—where is the judgment—do you Mr. Dean and Mr. Obama just think the American public is really stupid and will never connect the dots!
Posted by: Anne | June 12, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
Senator Obama’s campaign have said they do not take money from lobbyist. That may be true but they do take money from racist, PLO supporters, Hamas supporters and other far left groups and individuals. Many of the people working on his campaign have worked for lobbying groups or companies. For him to say he does not take money from lobbyists is stretching the truth. He should not be taking contributions from any one or entity who hates the United States of America. That includes members of the Trinity Church.
Posted by: Mary | June 12, 2008, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
Annagain, where could we find information on the Obama PAC contributing to the superdelegates in exchange for endorsements? Do they have to report what they receive? Wouldn’t that be a revelation! That is a big criticism of the Democrat Party. Instead of letting the voters vote in so many of the primaries, one superdelegate after another was trying to push Hillary out of the race. Then look at all the states she won. And the Democrat Party wonders why so many are angry!
Posted by: georgia | June 12, 2008, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm
Howard Dean and Obama are slimeballs who make the Republicans look like choirboys.
Better a 100% patriotic American war hero, who spent years as a prisoner of war, for President rather than a weakling who spent 20 years in Trinity church listening to hate speeches.
Now Howie doesn’t want to play? Getting too many emails, Howard? People unhappy with you?
Posted by: pj | June 13, 2008, 1:32 am 1:32 am
Dear pj you can’t be serious. The republicans have ruined the American economy and the only people who are profiting from the war is Cheney’s old company. I can’t believe you would post such non sense. Grow up and be a real American. Being a war hero has nothing to do with his politics?? Colin Powell said it best and yes he said he would not vote for a candidate because they were war hero’s if their platform was wrong. He is seriously considering voting for OBAMA. what doew that tell you from a man who really knows how to run a country and is a 35 year military commander and hero?? Want to rethink your position? Probably not becuse I don’t think you are here in the best interest of our country. Vote for CHANGE, vote for OBAMA for president of the USA 2008. Follow Colin Powell who really has experience not blog hogs.
Posted by: Lou | June 14, 2008, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
That Gas Tax Holiday would Of Helped Me! Hillary & McCain were for it! Obama was aganist it! Hillary would put America First. McCain Will put America first! Obama will put America under the Bus! Vote McCain! PUMA!
Posted by: IfNotHillaryThenMccAIN | June 15, 2008, 10:50 pm 10:50 pm
LoriG,
Kudos to you for your courage to speak up NOT to vote for Obama despite the fact that you are an African American woman!
Yes, I totally agree with you–Obama’s time is not yet here. Obama needs time to establish his own convincing track record. So far I only see negative pattern of his campaign–not trustworthy. Imagine a leader with no credibility!
Like you, I will vote for McCain, not Obama.
Posted by: chitown independent | June 22, 2008, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm