The Note: Obama Seeks Unity but Dem Drama Remains

There will not be unity in this election, no matter what happens at the Convention. Many Democrats simply will not vote for Barack Obama, whether Clinton is on the ticket or not. He DOES NOT have the support of a majority of Democrats, and he never will. HE IS LIMPING TO THE NOMINATION. That is not a good sign.

he following comment is typical of so many Obama supporters:
formerhillary said, “She makes me sick, because I KNOW if the roles were reversed she would NEVER be gracious enough to give this option to Obama.”
REALITY: I am really sick of the Obamabots attitude of let’s all pretend things like Bill is racist and Hillary would not treat Obama this well when everyone with IQ above 74 knows very well that if Hillary were nominated or even the presumed nominee that she would have instantly asked Obama to be VP. That is how an intelligent person gets to unity. As for anyone that thinks Bill Clinton or any Clinton is racist,…..they must have IQ below 70 or they are just lying to themselves.
VOTING Republican for the first time in my life in 2008 but voting Hillary 2012

Go John McCain!

Obama is so gracious he is even allowing Florida and Michigan to have a voice, now that he has the nomination sewn up. Hear the rumors: oh, Obama could take Florida and Michigan in the general! All I can say is, dream on.

This sad and the main reason why Mrs. Clinton should not get anything. Look past his color and try to listen to the man. I will not support Mrs. Clinton if she does what she has in her head to do. Just like you all are not voting for him don’t think that people will not vote for her. I think that we all know if the table was turned she would not do the same hence she has no class. Yes I have made it through Bush I will make it through another bad president (clinton, McCain). Obama O8 don’t you think it’s time for a change. Look who has been in the office for the past 8 years.

Having the support of the voters, and merely having the support of an oligarchy of “superdelegates” with notions of superiority over the national interest and popular choice are two very different scenarios. Where in the Constitution is an American President proposed to be elected by superdelegates? What version of American democracy is this type of hijacked nomination supposed to represent? At least George Bush’s strange route ascendancy is mentioned, if not anticipated, by America’s protective forefathers. It is not so critical who is the choice of the American people as it is that their choice is represented accurately.

I am a 61-year-old unemployed female with some college education. I am talking to you from under the Obama bus. Those of you who are supporting Obama don’t understand what this is like because Sen. Clinton never once told you that your vote was not necessary for her to win. I doubt that the DNC will allow anything to usurp the power of their favored candidate, but I can still hope. The saddest part of this whole campaign has been the unbelievable negativism flowing from the DNC, Obama’s campaign and the media. For the first time in 40 years, I will be voting for a Republican – not because I want to, but because I believe there is no other choice.

Uhmmmm, no other choice? The choice is actually a Democrat who won the contest for nomination by having a superior campaign that predicted what was needed to win and executed the plan perfectly.
Hillary relied on old power and gender politics to steam her forward in the age of information and lost. I am sorry for that, since many ardent supporters were so inspired by her campaign, but that is the situation we are in. Refusing to accept this will lead to McCain, who has no campaign to speak of other than fear, smear and hate, to steal the election from the Democratic party.

Listen, you can hear the groans of the GOP wagon slowly crumbling…

while he was body surfing….
obuma was hoping that the conflict with Russia and Georgia would be over when his vacation is over….so he wouldn’t have to answer any questions about it…..
actually no more questions ever….just wanna eat my waffles, see my tutu, get some shaved ice, and do some body surfing….o-kaaay…sweetie—

This is where the bias is coming through. Hillary is doing what all presidential candidates in a close race have done. Think Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson. Come on talk about a double standard.
Report on the history of conventions and then decide if Hillary is not doing what she deserves and many in the democratic party want.

dear Nancy;
Didn’t none other than the Democratic party under Howard Dean, a Clinton loyalist, come up with these rules to keep the sates in line? So that Hillary would win the nomination with little or no competition from those southern states that might have voted and given Edwards an early boost??

lololololol Crash and burn Dems… way to go. Someone summed it up well above “Our country can survive John McCain. I’m not sure it can survive Barack Obama.”
I was supporting Ron Paul, and right now I don’t think I’m voting for anyone. McCain is a RINO and Obama is a Socialist. I just think this drama is hilarious because the DNC was saying it wouldn’t happen… and yet it is!!!!
XD

Mr. Ford…
Can you do some reserch on Clintons and McCain too. It seems that you are very good at such research. Dont tell me those two does not have such record. I can be gracious enough to supply some more self inflecting document to you that you will be stop doing this kind of hatred so call research and spend your time on some more constructing research America will be benifitted.

It is up to the Super Delegates to do their only job and nominate the “most electable” candidate…….Hillary is not only the “most electable” candidate, she is the only electable candidate. Super Delegates will be watching out for their own behinds with this nomination. I expect that those Super Delegates whom are elected with the help of many black voters will
vote Obama for fear of losing their own voters but most Super Delegates are elected by whites and hispanics and they will by majority lose their seats if they fail to nominate Hillary……and that is exactly as it should be. Watch John Kerry lose his Senate seat this year because he refused to follow the voters of MA and instead endorsed Obama. We voted Hillary overwhelmingly and we will vote NO JOHN KERRY over whelmingly.
The quote worth repeating, ” Evil triumphs when good men do nothing”
HILLARY 2008 and if she is not on the ballot then I and every one I know will be voting McCain

There is a great point made in the note today. With the roll call, Hillary is put in a position where she is going to vote for Obama at the Convention. (Or seem like a bad loser and further split the party by voting for herslef.) The risk for Obama is slight, given that you would assume that most Super-Ds would now vote for Obama, I think if Clinton wants to make a fuss then fine, I think that the few Hillary delegates who want to make a fuss may well end up drowned out by Obama delegates (who everyone seems to have forgotten about in the fuss over Hillary!)

Nevada — fair enough. If this going to get them to shut up, let’s them vote and waste the people’s time on something that is pointless.
You know my grandfather told me once that: “Democracy is five wolves and two sheep debating over what is for dinner”.

I cannot help but think that all of this anti-Democratic rhetoric coming from the GOP these days did not play a role in the horrible attacks that happened in Tennesee and Arkansas.
At some point, the GOP needs to get its spin under control. I’m for free speech. But I do think that all these haters need to take responsibility for the climate of fear and violence they are creating.

annie – actually not split exactly evenly. Obama got more popular vote. And that’s not even counting the caucus states that didn’t report popular vote tallies.

Observer,
I don’t think “being liked” is the essence of leadership. Making good decisions and policy on behalf of the people is more to the point. He has nearly singlehandedly run the country into recession and is living out his tenure as Prime Minister having thoroughly botched financial policy for his years as Chancellor. Mr. Brown from all I can tell is not liked by anyone. He is only “less disliked” than Bush because he stands for nothing, except perhaps financial and political disaster.

Nancy — I am enjoying this debate like you. As it allows us to learn from each other even though we may disagree on certain key points. I apologise if that last post seemed rather defensive of Brown. While I do not like him personally, I cannot take away from the man’s character and what he has achieved in his life.
Brown is now seeking to introduce an actual Bill of Rights for the British people, which I think will relase the strangle hold of Government Powers. I do however disagree with his position of expanding MP powers and in particular the act of declaring war without a full vote from parliament.
Like your man Barack Obama said, we can all disagree without being disagreeable.

Say what you want, but the fact remains that Clinton has Obama over a barrel right now. I agree, Obama showed a lot of weakness by inviting her to headline the Convention and to get a floor vote. I don’t think Clinton is after party “unity”, but rather, after the nomination. Obama is suffering from damned if you do and damned if you don’t syndrome. Regardless, the Democrats are divided beyond repair this year and McCain will win the Presidency!

Jodi- here is an idea. You and the other 18 million Clinton supporters, go pay off her debt.
Your argument is that she has the most supporters, and that the media is launching some hidden GOP campaign so that McCain can win. Help the rest of us understand this logic.
If Hillary ran a bad campaign, put herself in debt, how does she expect to run a country?
Or how about this, Why is it that PUMA only manage to rase a few hundred thousand dollars, since there are so many of you that don’t want Obama elected?

Being a well Educated person doesn’t play a role in politics, experience and common sense dose. It is as simple as being able to determine the truth, from half truths, from the mis-leading to the out right lies. Both political parties have a propaganda machine working 24/7 to point out inconsistencies of there adversaries to strengthen there position within there own party.
My opinion is that political parties are like cults. The naive followers will believe anything they are told. The party loyalist are without independent thought and are incapable making judgment calls or intelligent decisions on there own. It takes much less effort to demonstrate one’s civic resposibilities by voting a party line than it does to determine on there own what is a good public policy or who would be the best political leader.
McCain and Obama are the best that the two political cults have to offer. This is very disappointing and further demonstrates the deterioration of this nations talent. Again, this is a lesser of two evil election.

See, you people say these things in all serious but you don’t realize that with just a twist, you look ridiculous.

Plenty of McCain points being racked up here I see. I can’t wait until the convention is over and the Republican sock puppets can stop peddling this tripe.

What is wrong with the Americans and the media? Why aren’t Americans and the media continuing the investigation of Obama’s past policies, family whereabouts, radical associates and religious values.
The media should be making an issue about all of these issues. Obama is applying for the most challenging job in the “world”. When Americans learned about Reverend Wright, Black Liberation Theology and Obama’s other associations: Weatherman domestic terrorist, William Ayers; radical, anti American Priest, Father Pflaeger; criminal supporter, Tony Rezko, Americans were appalled and outraged.
Now their gone, evaporated, unimportant, irrelevant in this presidential race?
Thank God McCain has the courage to stand up for Americans with his ads.
Just examining one of the many issues or associates surrounding Obama is enough to question Obama’s character and values. And yes, it is scary.
Obama has minimal government experience, an anti American Pastor as a mentor, many co workers that are radical leaders, a non practicing Muslim father and an Atheist as a mother. Obama is a fast talker, flip flopper and an empty suit running for President: The media and the authorities should be reminding the public of his poor decision making on a constant basis. Rejecting and denouncing someone doesn’t eliminate Obama’s character.
Just knowing that Louis Farrakhan, an anti Semitic, radical, Nation of Islam leader supports Obama should be enough to make our hair stand up on end. Farrakhan held a rally with 20,000 Islam members in Chicago just a few months ago.
Watch Louis Farrakhan and his followers of the Nation of Islam on you tube.
Many questions need answering. One might be: If Obama’s father was a non practicing Muslim, how do the international Muslim nations view Obama?
Why is that an improper question to ask Obama? Obama is running for President, not American idol. I would ask the same of McCain.
Obama is risky and scary. The media should be investigating Obama’s relationships as much as they should be reporting about any nominee that was being supported by the KKK.

I’m in the “democrat voting for the first time in my life for a republican” category. McCain is in the center and that’s where I am. Obama (the most liberal voting senator) can act like he is more central all he wants, his actions and words have shown him otherwise. I’ll never get over the late term aborting of babies. Ever. I also plan on selling my house in the next couple years and do not want to give 28% of the profits to taxes. I’ve put too much blood, sweat and money into it.

It’s amazing that ABC has deleted the comments by Young Patriot that were posted over the weekend.
So much for free speech.
ABC are you working for McCain now?