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LIGHTNING ROUND: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE M-O-N DOUBLE E.
- Obama is refusing to pay local black leaders to turn out votes for him in Pennsylvania. He also mostly avoided such payments in South Carolina though there he was more unwilling to spend as much as Clinton than unwilling to spend at all.
- Ben Smith points out the who, in 1980, first proposed the DNC rule allowing pledged delegates to switch their allegiance at the convention is none other than Harold Ickes, a senior Clinton adviser.
- People get a lot of guff for saying it's very hard for Clinton to win, but the truth is at this point it's very hard for Clinton to win. Even if she wins by 10 percent in every remaining contest she'd still need 70 percent of the remaining superdelegates to win the nomination.
- Obama tries to make CEO pay a wedge issue against McCain.
- The Washington Post has a new piece on the importance of big donors to the Obama campaign. I think it overplays its hand a bit though. Sure, 27,000 donors who've donated $2,300 sounds like a lot, but it accounts for only about a fourth of his total money (another fourth came from people giving $200-$2300). It's still completely amazing to raise half your money from people giving under $200 and vastly out raise every other presidential primary candidate in history.
- Paul Begala says he has "nothing but contempt" for Mark Penn.
- McCain adviser blatantly lies about stop-loss policies.
- The McCain campaign doesn't exactly sound like a well-oiled machine in a new article by Jason Zengerle.
COMMENTS (11)
When was the last time the Democrats won the Presidency using class differences as a wedge issue?
I can't think of even one time. It won't work this time either, especially since McCain pointed out in his response that the bill Obama is touting is non-binding.
The reason blue collar workers aren't going for Obama is because he's all talk, no action. His acting like this non-binding bill is some way of fighting for the little guy is just the latest example. Blue collar workers aren't morons.
Posted by: Adam herman | April 11, 2008 8:37 PM
Lmao, sounds like a bitter Hillary supporter needs to vent his hatred of Obama.
Posted by: Soullite | April 11, 2008 9:34 PM
YOU MIGHT BE AN IDIOT:-)
If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE!
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary’s than they had ever been before or since.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton..
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. :-)
Best regards
jacksmith...
p.s. You Might Be An Idiot!
If you don't know that the huge amounts of money funding the Obama campaign to try and defeat Hillary Clinton is coming in from the insurance, and medical industry, that has been ripping you off, and killing you and your children. And denying you, and your loved ones the life saving medical care you needed. All just so they can make more huge immoral profits for them-selves off of your suffering...
You see, back in 1993 Hillary Clinton had the audacity, and nerve to try and get quality, affordable universal health care for everyone to prevent the suffering and needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of you each year. :-)
Approx. 100,000 of you die each year from medical accidents from a rush to profit by the insurance, and medical industry. Another 120,000 of you die each year from treatable illness that people in other developed countries don’t die from. And I could go on, and on...
Posted by: jacksmith | April 12, 2008 2:30 AM
DON'T BE DUPED !!!
Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. And because they feel that a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket would be unbeatable. And also because with a Clinton and Obama ticket you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.
But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day).
I think Hillary Clinton see’s a beautiful world of plenty for all. She is a woman, and a mother. And it’s time America. Do this for your-selves, and your children’s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.
You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves.
Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!
As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.
Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.
If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose.
The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. I suggest a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.
I think Barack Obama has a once in a life time chance to make the ultimate historic gesture for unity, and change in America by accepting Hillary Clinton’s offer as running mate. Such an act now would for ever seal Barack Obama’s place at the top of the list of Americas all time great leaders, and unifiers for all of history.
The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.
Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.
“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)
Sincerely
jacksmith...
Posted by: jacksmith | April 12, 2008 2:33 AM
Well, we might be idiots. But you're definitely an asshole. Personally, stupid is less damning than evil, so you may want to shut the fuck up and stop running your mouth like a jack ass.
Or, you can keep reminding people why they hate Clinton and her supporters.
Posted by: Soullite | April 12, 2008 9:15 AM
Jackoff has been spamming the threads here for some time now, all with the same old tired, long-debunked, crap (30% of Obama's votes are from Republicans???). There's just no getting through to someone as idiotic as that.
Posted by: PaulB | April 12, 2008 1:12 PM
Obama's using class warfare against himself. We all know that all liberal elitists despite poor (white) people, but most such elites are too smart to say it in public (cf. Hillary). Bottom line--Obama's an elitist dummy.
Posted by: Reject white and black elitists | April 12, 2008 8:50 PM
I'm sure you're a regular man of the people, Reject...
Everyone knows the common man spends his Saturday nights commenting in the blogosphere!
Posted by: soullite | April 13, 2008 12:58 PM
Hey, why no focus on Obama in San Francisco?
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Video_from_San_Francisco.html
Must your focus be out-of-context McCain quotations?
Posted by: Anonymous | April 13, 2008 4:43 PM
Anonymous, you've never noticed this site goes dead on weekends before?
Posted by: Anonymous | April 13, 2008 7:04 PM
Yes, I am a man of the people since I was blogging while sitting under a fine old tree, sipping some suds, and cleaning my Mossberg. It's just that I like to keep up with all the elites--progressive as well as conservative--and all the horrible things they want to impose on the American people.
Posted by: Reject white and black elitists | April 13, 2008 10:27 PM