Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Ted Kennedy and the Gap
By GAIL COLLINS Published: February 7, 2008 Great job, voters. Huge turnout, good vibes and everything's still up in the air. We could be working on these presidential nominations for months. Maybe all the way to the conventions! At last, an opportunity to have really serious discussions about the makeup of the credentials committee.
FT.com / In depth - Democratic struggle stresses faultlines
description of the characteristics of the demographics of the respective constituents of Obama and Clinton
We Weren't to be a Democracy!
Many are under the false belief we are a democracy or we were suppose to be a democracy. History teaches us this is not true!
Obama Is Making Inroads, but Fervor Fell Short at End
Tuesday's primary results did not match the fervor that had been signaled by Barack Obama's dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote.
Obama's Church - Black Value System - Hidden Agenda
The black value system is part of Trinity United Church of Christ. This is Barak Obama's Church and section 8 talks about killing off people who oppose, having them kill off each other, placing them in concentration camps, and the rule of black people. 1- He's 50% white. 2- This is not what MLK Jr. would have wanted. Think before you vote.
Clinton Health Plan May include Penalty
Democrat Hillary Clinton, on Sunday, continued to drop vague hints about how she expected to implement her proposed health insurance plan. She said she would consider penalizing workers who refused to buy the health insurance coverage for Americans.
Kansas paper caught calling Obama a 'Muslim Fundamentalist'
Small-town paper lets the press operator write a paranoid rant about Barack "spitting on the graves of 9/11 victims," because he's a "Muslim Fundamentalist." Editors try to clean the worst parts off the web version. Try, and fail ....
Ron Paul Supporter Explains Why Noncustodial Parents....
Ron Paul Supporter Explains Why Noncustodial Parents Should Back Paul's Candidacy
Obama to DNC and Superdelegates: Don't F#$% With Me
Obama fired a warning shot to establishment democrats who might try to give the nomination to Clinton, saying they "would have to think long and hard about how they approach the nomination" after the people have chosen him.
INHOFE DECIDING VOTE TO KILL STIMULUS BILL
For anyone in Oklahoma who thinks there's no diffference between politicians, the reactionary incumbent senator, James Inhofe, was the deciding vote today on a bill that failed by one, to held American taxpayers weather the Bush recession. It's a bill his opponent, Andrew Rice, was backing, a bill that would have put $600 in your pocket.
Well, I Don't Want To Rub It It, But...
At this point, the best they can hope for is a brokered convention.With help from the Christian Community Ron Paul could block McCain. An endorsement from a respected Christian-leader would give The Faithful "permission" to back Paul and provide the boost he needs.
Are these the faces of change?
I've got to be honest, America. You really have me confused. I see poll after poll that says that we as Americans want change. We want better than what we've had the past several years. We're tired of politics as usual. However, the recent Presidential Primaries and Super Tuesday would say otherwise.
Gearing Up for Super Tuesday
The rivalry for the presidential race escalated over the weekend as both the Democrat and Republican camps stepped up their campaigning drive before the crucial Super Tuesday, the day on which 24 states are holding nominating contests.
Calling the Bluff of the Childish Rantings on the Right
Nice... good advice for Republicans/Conservatives concerning what is at stake with McCain and the nomination.
Barack Obama and What's Really at Stake in 2008: Atlantic
Andrew Sullivan wrote an article recently entitled "Goodbye to All That: Why Obama Matters". Of course, as he himself states in the article, its really got nothing to do with Obama, and everything to do with the nation...
FACEBOOK~Republican's for Obama
Ok, I searched for a FACEBOOK GROUP Republicans for Obama. Found one, but it didn't have the same mission statement that this website has. SO, I'd like anyone who'd like to join the FACEBOOK GROUP for this website follow link!
Bill Clinton Was Against Self Financing in December 2007
During an Iowa appearance in December 2007 Bill Clinton discussed throwing his own money into the campaign and said doing so "would clearly violate the spirit of campaign finance reform." Today it was announced the Clinton have put $5 Million of their fortune into the campaign and are considering more.
NM Official Kept Uncounted Ballox Boxes at Home Overnight
200 Vote Margin Currently Seen in New Mexico's Democratic Caucus! 17,000 Voters Forced to Vote on Provisional Ballots After Being Dropped from Registration Rolls 'Maintained' by SoS and Voting Machine Company, ES&S.
Primary Revolution
The fight to change the nation's presidential primary system is far from over. It's only just begun, as states such as Florida will continue to push for change long after this year's elections are done.
Hillary could care less about small states (or their voters)
"Clearly the number of delegates to be harvested from big states like New York and Massachusetts and New Jersey and California, Texas and Ohio, you know, make them particularly attractive because there's a lot of return on your investment," Mrs. Clinton said Wednesday at a news conference in Virginia.
Clinton, Obama settling in for drawn-out, expensive campaign
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), a day after Super Tuesday's primary onslaught yielded no clear front-runner, are preparing for a "drawn-out and expensive campaign..."
Who's the Front Runner?
A poll regarding the new tendency of the Clinton campaign to cast Obama as the established front runner and recast Hillary, somehow, as the underdog in the Democratic race.
PutinToon 27 - Recessiondelic, Baby
Great political satire cartoons featuring Vladimir Putin in his race for the White House. Good political commentary.
Mormons Need Not Apply
If John McCain names Mike Huckabee as his running mate he may very well lose Utah and other western states. For a Republican to lose Utah would be quite a feat in itself, but with Mike Huckabee's obvious disdain for the LDS church and it's people could possibly alter the political landscape of Utah into the foreseeable future.
Mark Penn Calls Obama the "Establishment Candidate". Orwell!
Wow. This is the height of Orwellian newspeak. Let's see: (1) "Your candidate [Clinton] is the very definition of 'establishment'." (2) "Your candidate's opponent [Obama] is the very definition of 'anti-establishment'." So, what do you do if you're Mark Penn and a secret devotee of making 1984 real? YOU CALL OBAMA THE "ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE!"
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