Obama, Clinton add superdelegates
More superdelegates have rushed to Barack Obama's side, bringing him within 41.5 of clinching the Democratic nomination.
This morning, the Obama camp announced the support of Nancy DiNardo, chairwoman of the Connecticut Democratic State Party, and of Jerome Wiley Segovia, a Democratic National Committee from Virginia.
“Senator Barack Obama has helped to energize thousands upon thousands of Democrats in Connecticut and across the country. He has inspired the electorate and won their confidence by demonstrating sound judgment, strength of spirit, dedication to those in need, and belief in the transforming power of community," DiNardo said in a statement. "Although we are blessed to have two outstanding candidates for the Democratic nomination this year, Senator Obama was the choice of Connecticut Democrats on February 5th, and he is my choice to head the ticket in November."
Segovia said in a statement, “While sharing the valuable international experience of spending a portion of my formative years overseas in a similar fashion as Senator Obama, I am excited to add my support to a campaign that has clearly demonstrated a commitment to an inclusive national field campaign, has shattered all previous campaign fundraising records, and is supportive of alternative sources of energy to begin to solve our energy crisis."
Two more superdelegates in Michigan have come out for Obama, the Associated Press is reporting.
Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence told the crowd at Troy High School waiting for Obama's arrival today that she was supporting the Illinois senator. Michigan Education Association President Lu Battaglieri says he also is endorsing Obama. They each get a half-vote at the convention, according to the compromised approved by the party's rules committee on Saturday.
Obama added this afternoon to his superdelegate list Florida State Party Secretary Janee Murphy, who gets half a vote under the rules committee decision on Saturday.
“Today I am officially a Florida delegate and I think it is essential now to unite behind Senator Obama to defeat Senator McCain in the fall," Murphy said in a statement. "I am ready now to pick up the tools that we have been given by coming together and moving forward to secure Florida for the Democrats. With Florida and Michigan a part of the equation that there is no doubt in my mind that we can come together and it is my job now to hit the ground running and help deliver Florida. As a single African American mother, I feel personally about securing a better future for my daughter, and I truly believe Senator Obama will bring the kind of change our country needs.”
UPDATE: Democratic National Committee member David McDonald of Washington says he is endorsing Obama, the Associated Press is reporting. He waited until after the rules committee -- on which he sits -- met on Saturday on the Florida and Michigan delegations.
Clinton has added a superdelegate, Louisiana Democratic State Party Chair Chris Whittington.
“Hillary Clinton has what it takes to turn around our economy and rebuild the middle class,” Whittington said in a statement. “There is no question that she is the strongest Democrat to go toe-to-toe with John McCain in a general election. It is our responsibility as automatic delegates to choose the candidate we believe best fit to beat Senator McCain. That candidate is Senator Clinton.”
According to the latest Associated Press count, that gives Obama 2,076.5 total delegates, with 2,118 needed to clinch the nomination.



Way to go OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. You're close to the end of THIS rainbow.
Dear American Voters,
Hon. Senator McCain and Obama, besides each having many attributes and characteristics. The critical differences in my professional, political, and personal opinion are as under:
1. Presidential "Temperament and Composer".
2. Little Washington "insider Versus outsider" connectedness.
3. Vision and mission for our nation future rather than past.
4. American policies first USA centric than other countries centric.
In my professional opinion one senator has it and the other does not. We need one for our Greatgrand Nation to address our all these challenges with a fresh, clean and new slate.
God Bless America. its diverse people, and our Greatgrand Nation.
Yours truly,
COL. [retd] A.M.Khajawall
Forensic psychiatrist, Las Vegas NV
L-O-L!!!!
I like how the article begins: "Two more superdelegates have - - - 'rushed' - - - to Barack Obama's side..."
I don't think anyone could possibly convince me that any supers who have only recently pledged, or those who still remain unpledged have "rushed" into anything.
Colonel,
I missed your point completely.
I guess you mean OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!
Obama supporters, I have a question that has never been adequately answered. Why was it acceptable for Senator Obama to remain in Rev.Wright's anti-white Trinity Church for twenty years but why wouldn't it be acceptable for Senators McCain or Clinton to remain in an anti-black church for the same length of time? The correct answer is that it isn't morally right for any decent American to do so, especially a presidential nominee.
I don't know what the answer to the above question would be from Obama supporters but I have become extremely alarmed over the last few months because Obama supporters behave like they are in a cult and seem unable to research issues, answer questions or form judgments based on facts, not emotions. The posts from Obama supporters here have the same rote messages over and over again and often show no evidence of independent thinking or a rational belief system--the by word is "change" and there is never any forthcoming information about what the "change" would be and if the majority of Americans even want the change proposed by the extreme left. ( "There's none so blind as they that won't see."---Jonathan Swift)
I am still shocked that our Democratic leaders are tacitly condoning racism against a good portion of Americans by having allowed Obama to move ahead in his campaign after his membership in Trinity Church and his anti-American associations became known. Why would anyone vote for a candidate with Obama's background, a candidate with little experience who could probably not get a security clearance to obtain employment in high level government agency? I never thought that my Democratic Party, the party of FDR and JFK, condoned racism and sexist bias before but I do now and I refuse to support it any longer.
The last eight years have been difficult for all Democrats so it is easy to see why most of us want a positive change but a change to an Obama Presidency would be detrimental to our country. Both the extreme left and the extreme right can hurt our nation and quickly take away our freedoms; extremists tolerate no compromise and allow only one belief system to exist, theirs! ( Think of Nazi Germany under Hitler, China under Mao and the USSR under Stalin.) Think also of the biased reporting in the media during the last few months (except Fox News), sometimes subtle, sometimes overt, but always giving Obama "a pass" and always "distorting" whatever Senator Clinton said. ( The media insinuated that college educated people were voting for Obama and implied that we should follow their lead. ) It made me laugh because wisdom is not obtained by earning a Master's Degree and our wisest people of all races and creeds were those with common sense who didn't vote for Senator Obama!
Senator Clinton is the most qualified candidate for president and would unite all of us. She is experienced, able and knowledgeable and has a proven track record. What a fantastic President she would be if she gets the nomination! If the nomination is stolen from Senator Clinton, I will vote for Senator Mc Cain because it is "country before party" and the security of our country is crucial. (I don't trust Senator Obama and his leftist,anti-American associates to put America's interests first and "a person is judged by the company he keeps."
Even though I am a life long Democrat and voted for every Democratic nominee for President since the mid-seventies, I would never vote for Senator Obama if he gets the nomination. (My decision is based on the character of the nominee and not his race.) Never before have I been forced to worry about a candidate's loyalty to our country during a Democratic Primary and I am furious that the Democratic leaders have put over seventeen million Democrats in this position.
Hillary 2008
Who did Obama deal with to buy his house and property next door...and you want him for president of the USA. Let's deal with the information that we have now, before anyone becomes president of the USA...let the crap come out of the closet and Obama has loads. He is not presidential material. Get real people!!!
LAS VEGAS - A felony arrest warrant has been issued for indicted political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, on charges he hasn't repaid more than $800,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas Strip casinos.
Rezko, who is free on bond awaiting a verdict at his federal corruption trial in Chicago, is named in the May 20 warrant alleging he failed to repay 10 casino loans totaling $472,275 dating to mid-2006 at Caesars Palace and Bally's.
Rezko also is named in a civil lawsuit alleging he owes $331,000 to the Bellagio casino for casino loans he received in February 2006. The cases were first reported Thursday by the Las Vegas Sun.
This is Obamas friend who he got a "deal" from, Rezko is not just a real estate agent he met...they are FRIENDS DOING BUSINESS TOGETHER!!!
"Her standard campaign speech lasts nearly a half hour but she addressed a rally in San Juan for just a few minutes.
A campaign trip on the back of a truck in Puerto Rico was cut short as darkness fell and supporters along the route ceased to materialize.
I don't know why she cut short her campaign trip on the back of a truck, did she say she never quit? Did those people in San Juan try to tell her something that her husband to scare to tell her?
Hillary, once in a while you should stop talking and start to listen...
88 years old woman
Bring on the general election. We are almost as weary of the Democratic Primary as we are of 8 years of Bush presidency. Almost...
One year ago I thought that Hillary had it in the bag. I thought she was smart, fair, and was the best candidate. Then I heard Obama speak and was impressed from day one. I started thinking how she would make a great VP. Over time my opinion has changed. She is ruthless and I am scared of her. Her reasoning that she deserves the Michigan votes even though her opponent was not competing there is not just. Her embracing of Puerto Rico because she needed it was sad and desperate. It is time for her to support her party and her country and exit gracefully. She should hope that Obama would still consider her as VP after all the stuff she has said and let others do to him but I still give her some credit. I know Barack Hussein Obama will make a great president! I also want the world to know that I am wearing my lapel pin as I type this so I am a true American.
Hmmmmm .... The poster referencing himself as COL. [retd] A.M.Khajawall seems to be popping up all across the web in the past couple of months .... we even hear that he has an inside track on helping him get money out of a Nigerian Bank!
Senator Obama will definitely be our Presidential nominee; he is only 45 delegates away. He will win both primaries on Tuesday and more superdelegates will rally around him and he will go against Senator McCain in November. And he will win the election. I can hardly wait to see the debates between Senator Obama and Senator McCain!!
As far as Hilliary goes, it would be best for everyone all the way award when she concedes. This contest has long been over and I realize her supporters believe in what they call her "tenacity", her "fighting on", and her "I never give up"; however there comes a time when these things become detrimental to the nation, the party, and to the candidate herself; that time has come and gone and Hilliary needs to do the RIGHT thing and concede on Tuesday night, instead of continuing her useless and egotistical fight for what SHE thinks is HER RIGHT to the nomination. Senator obama has won the nomination fairly and squarely, with dignity, honesty, superb leadership and fundraising skills---both of which have been recognized as the best ever in U.S. history!!
Hillary who?
Need I say more?
Libraman... first you must start with FACTS. Trinity is NOT an "anti-white" Church as you claim. Many of the members are white. So if you don't start with facts, you can't have a sane discussion. And take a GOOD look at McCain's choice in Minister support, BOTH OF THEM, and see what their remarks are. Please explain how those are acceptable. You certainly cannot. So go ahead and vote for McCain and an extension of the Bush administration, it's obvious you are a staunch republican anyway. Just don't pretend McCain has your support for other reasons concerning Obama, as all you've brought up is misinformation.
Hey Libraman - your name has no ironic associations or anything. Good luck supporting trigger-happy McCain.
What does the church have to do anything with politics. Americans can be so hypocritical about that stuff! There's a bunch of stuff that pastors, school teachers, politicians, and other means of people say that doesn't mean we actually agree or will follow through with them. I guess freedom of speech certainly does not exist anymore.
CHICAGOBOY SHOULD GO HOME AND READ ALL" HE " CAN ABOUT WHITEWATER AND THE KEATING FIVE BEFORE HE DISPLAYS "HIS" IGNORANCE IN PUBLIC.
Libraman, you are of course welcome to vote any way you choose, if you vote McCain, don't complain when we get no sensible energy policy, no health care reform, no change in Iraq, and a few more Supreme Court justices like Alito and Roberts. That's what McCain will accomplish, and you'll have helped him.
Also, nobody stole the nomination from Clinton; the nomination is earned, not owed. Clinton lost because she ran on a platform of experience when the nation wanted change, because her campaign was slow and cumbersome, and because she underestimated Barack Obama. I know you think she's wonderful, but the nomination is hers only if she wins it, and she hasn't. Sheesh.
you say "rushed" to obama? i dont see anything "rushed" about it. these people have waited until the day before the last primary.
@ Libraman (5):
Over 17 million Americans whole-heartedly disagree with you, friend.
Vote for McCain and prove that you were never voting for policy, but a personality.
If Clinton were to somehow muscle the nomination away from Obama I would still cast my vote for her despite the shameful campaign of disinformation and exploitation she has conducted. Her character is not becoming of an American president, but her policies are more in line with my thinking than McCain.
We all might do well to take a deep breath and remember that after this nomination process is over.
Frankly, I don't care what anyone says in church, and the last time I checked, separation of church and state was still a cornerstone of our democracy.
Hillary lost me when she made two rash statements:
1. She claimed only herself and McCain were qualified to be President, thus giving MCcain a critical talking point in the months ahead.
2. She denigrated the caucus states -- even going so far as to call those who went to a caucus "activists." That shows a complete lack of comprehension about what goes on out here in the real world. In Washington State, all you had to do was sign in and put down your preference. Your vote counted even if you didn't hang around to help pick delegates. How is that any different than going to a polling place and how does that make me an "activist?"
I fought in Vietnam and know firsthand the ultimate cost of delusional thinking. Give me a President who tells the truth, can face up to the truth, and doesn't change their position (i.e., on MI votes not counting / counting) based on whatever is expedient. Give me a President who will not just do "Whatever it takes," but instead will consider what is right.
This has less to do with my supporting Hillary and more to do with being insulted by the first black man to run for president. I am a 2nd generation Caucasian and I do not vote for those I do not respect. Remember this is America and I can vote for who I want. Because of Obama, I have looked very hard at McCain and he is my choice after Hillary...I'll live with the consequences. I've worked all my life for what I have now, nobody ever gave me anything for free. Will Obama change anything if he were to win, did Pelosi change anything. These are all politicians. I live in Chicago, Obama only helped the black man here, good for him and the black man. What about my ancestry, the wars they went through, the depression, leaving their own countries (legally) to have a better life in America. Nobody ever gave my family anything, we worked for it, no education, my one grandmother was a cleaning lady in downtown Chicago after hours. My brother and sister were the first to finish high school, no handouts now, I pay some to send my kid to college, she pays the rest.
So what are we voting for here, the person who is going to give you the most freebies?? Look at the movie Sicko and what Hillary tried to do then tell me what Obama has planned.
He is the first black/mulatto to run for president, she is the first woman. Know what, I think she is smarter, brighter and can do the job. McCain he is smart, he'll do the right thing. Obama, after what I know about him, even if he comes back in 4 or 8 or 12 or 16 years, I'll never vote for him. He throws people under the bus.
BTW, do you think most voters check the facts when voting for a candidate, how funny is that...I can make stuff up and it won't change your mind I'll bet so, don't try to change mine.
HILLARY OR MCCAIN 2008
The Clintons had again moved the goalposts in getting the Michigan and Florida delegates seated, and Obama has again to prove he has won the nomination. This is like the sixth time the goalposts have been moved. More of this refusal to give him the victory after he has won FAIR and square by every metric--including the popular vote--and this senior citizen Asian American feminist will lose her cool and ignore the Obama campaign's pleas to be reconcilatory. Millions of us citizens will march to Washington DC to demand that the Clinton dynasty be forced out of town and that the winner be named. Enough with cowardice in the face of Clinton bullying and dynastic entitlement! The US is a democracy where the Constitution and rule of law reign, not Bill and Hill. The Party elders should pay attenttion to our escalating frustration. The next civil war will be in the Democratic Party.
GOOD LUCK OBAMA ! The president to be.You have shown America all the way how good leader can be. The way to White House is now clear.Dont forget to take on board HRC as she has done a good job for you to clear the bushes.
JFHaule
2June 2008
@ Libraman
It's not a real issue. Bid deal, he went to Church. So don't I and I don't condone everything they preach, but I go with respect to the Lord and pray for people. I also listen to Conservative radio because I enjoy it, but I'm Liberal.
@ Chicagoguy
Association is not criminal, if it was then the Bush family would of been locked up a long time ago.
BTW...Notice that Obama quit his church after a WHITE Priest does something
wrong...He can now blame it on WHITEY. Try to shift the focus off
Wright and LET people remember the WHITE priest made him quit.
Sounds a little premeditated to me.
AND YOU PEOPLE THOUGHT HILLARY WAS BAD!!!
GO HILLARY OR MCCAIN!!!!
Hey "Libraman:" You sure your name's not really Lieberman? As in the type of republical that pretends to be a Democrat?
1) You ASSUME that the Trinity Methodist Church is racist. In the Army they told me that when you ASSUME you make an A__ out of U and ME. Would you have been happier if what the prest said (which would have been true) was that Hillary was crying, "I'm entitled, and there's a MAN trying to steal my show?" Maybe if, less than fifty years ago, there were lynchings of women, just because they were women, you might be able to pocket your hubris and have a little empathy for the valid feelings of many in the African American community.
2) You state that Hillary is more experienced. Senator Obama has more years in ELECTED office, doing something besides being First Dinner Party Arranger, than Hillary does. So far her "experience" includes not bothering to read the National Intelligence Estimate and voting to give Bush a blank check in Iraq and trusting him with that. It also includes being handed the nomination on a silver platter and totally screwing it up by running a campaign based soley on inevitability, all the while running up a massive debt. That's real effective management.
Get a clue!!
Dude, let me answer your question about Obama's church. First of all, EVIDENTLY, it was NOT okay for him to remain there otherwise we would NOT be having this "conversation" right now. It has literally dominated the media since it was brought to the media's attention. Secondly, the church was not/is not, "anti-White" as you say, otherwise the followers COULD NOT-WOULD NOT interact with White people, let alone invite them to worship with them (remember, Dude, there are White people among them). In addition, speaking of not taking the time to "do the research," have you ever taken the time to research the history of the black church? How they use to gather secretly until they were allowed to do so otherwise. How they drew their strength from their meetings to be able to cope with the oppression they endured at the hand of "master" on a daily basis? Are you familiar with that, having conducted the extensive research that you have. Maybe, on the other hand, you're more familiar with the alarming rate of racial profiling that occurs in this country NOW, and the fact that there are more black men in prisons than in colleges, the anti-black sentiment revived by the Reagan years, and much more that I could lay out to you but to what end? You're just as clearly a person who has his mind made up about what YOU want to believe. Their sentiment, since you apparently do not and COULD NOT know, is not anti-White, it is pro-Black. To you, there is no difference, to people who know better it is a HUGE difference. They are trying to motivate and uplift the downtrodden, not incite riots against White people. So, the problem is not what you CITE, it's what you don't UNDERSTAND. If you take the time to learn the difference, you would certainly know better. NOW, let's talk about "behaving as in a cult." Clinton supporters have drunk EVERY BIT AS MUCH KOOL-AID, PROBABLY MORE, THEN Obama's supporters could even consider. What 3rd grader does not understand that "games" have rules that MUST be obeyed? What happens when rules (or laws) are not in place or are constantly overturned? Chaos and no progress. Yet, we had to have a farce of a meeting on Saturday because A YEAR AFTER A DECISION WAS MADE AND AGREED TO BY EVERY CANDIDATE, your candidate and her followers want to challenge them! Never mind she had not a word to say all along the way, nor that her campaign members were involved in putting them into place, somehow being on the losing end of a primary suddenly makes CHANGING those rules a viable option. Please! You're alarmed? I'm alarmed! So that makes two of us! Let me tell you about independent thinking though, Dude. All I need to know is how polarizing of a figure that Hillary is to know that she can't take on McCain. He isn't doing as well now because he has lackluster support from the conservative base of his party, but let Hillary Clinton's name appear at the top of the ballot and STAND BACK! Not only that, but we can't afford to lose the Senate again, nor give up a bunch of seats in the House. Once again, put her name at the top of the ballot and everybody down-ballot is in trouble! Why don't YOU do some research and stop adopting the rhetoric spewed out by the "Clinton machine?" You're no better than those you seek to chastise! She is toxic to the party; what's difficult to understand about that. The Republicans were SALIVATING at the opportunity to run against her. And you know, the more you say the more you disclose about what you DON'T know. Talking about security clearances, were you even paying attention to the snoopings that occurred in Dept of State files. Do you not know the committees that Obama serves on that requires clearances MUCH higher than most could ever attain as members of those committees that have to be privy to highly sensitive information? Talk about speaking out of emotion rather than knowledge! Do you homework before you jump on people about what you think THEY'RE doing, only to disclose that it's really YOU that's doing it! And PLEASE spare me that old, tired "life-long Democrat" line! Want to talk condoning racism? What was Bill trying to say about Obama's win in South Carolina, huh? What was THAT about? I voted for that man, TWICE! I, dude, am a life-long Democrat. Don't you DARE say that you are, because to claim so disgraces us all! After watching Hillary "pull out all the stops" during this campaign, I have been repulsed beyond belief at her, BUT I would have held my nose and voted for her! Why? Because I, NOT YOU, am a life-long democrat! Say what you will about whatever, we both know (well I shouldn't say you, because you reneged on doing a lot of research), at least I know there's only a hair's worth of difference in the policies between Obama and Clinton. McCain, on the other hand, stands for NOTHING that I embrace. You're worried about racism and sexism? Let him put more conservative judges on the Supreme Court bench, you'll get to see it up close and personal. Hopefully, you don't have a job you're concerned about because he loves NAFTA, privatized health care, privatized social security, etc., etc. So, Democrat or whatever you claim to be, vote for him and you'll get EXACTLY what you deserve. I have never heard Obama utter a sexist or racist word -- after all, he came from the womb of a White woman! Yet, those who drank the HIllary kool aid claim that he was being sexist to pull out her chair for her during a debate! My Gosh! I would be hit with that one to because my parents taught me the same disgusting HABIT! In fact, I would have REALLY gotten into hot water because I probably would have opened the door for her too! And when you ramble on about the media did this and the press did that, take that out on THEM; not US! We Democrats who DON'T want the presidency NOR congressional seats to fall back into Republican hands are the TRUE life-long Democrats -- not party deserters operating off of the very EMOTION (not the reasoning capability YOU claim to have) you disdain! Get a grip!
Libraman,
I suggest you do some EXTENSIVE research on both Hillary, actually no, use "Clinton" instead so that you get everything. In addition to all of the historical "dirt" you will find involving HER (Whitewater, etc.) there is also a case pending right in the California federal courts that will not become public until after the November elections. The judge hearing the case, a Bill Clinton appointee, made that decision. You're talking about Obama's FRIEND'S dealings? Let me know what you find about Hillary, HERSELF! Have a nice day! :-)
Libraman you're an idiot who doesnt know history:
"first black man running for president". Al Sharpton, Alan Keyes and Jesse Jackson are black, if my eyes don't deceive.
Fool
Nothing can be as catatrophic for America as a continuation of the Bush presidency. McCain will be just that.
Obama or Hillary, I don't care- get Bush and his clone out of the white house!
* stands up and appauds*
Thanks, Michael L. Taylor, you have my vote in 2016 when Obama has to leave office!
Seriously, that gave me chills...
Libraman..."I am a 2nd generation Caucasian"??? What exactly does that mean?
I just have one question...do these Super Delegates who have exercised their power to elect OBAMA as the Democratic Nominee, regardless of the way the campaign is going or what skeletons he has in the closet-also exercise their power to force Hillary Clinton to HELP HIM WIN the General Election against McCain that he repeatedly shows by numbers that he CAN'T win on his own???????
What are Sentator Barack Obama's policies on energy, ending the war in Iraq, ending the housing lending fiasco, banking etc.? All I've ever heard is CHANGE....we want CHANGE. There's going to be change no matter who is president. In the meantime the only person in the combined bodies of the House and Senate who seems to be trying to get bills passed to address these issues is Barney Frank (D. MA.) The rest are either superdelegates and /or candidates trying to be reelected, while trying to make their constituency think they can be all things to all people. Let's not forget there is a bigger election going on this year. The Congress of the U.S. can change the way our policies ares shaped. Look back over the last 8 years, and see the way the Congress rubber stamped the Bush administration. It's exciting to be President, but the real work is done in Congress.
cuzinjo,
Tell me why Lieberman is a fake Democrat? I am pretty sure he was the party's VP nominee eight years ago. Now he is a fake Democrat b/c he is a hawk on military issues. Was JFK a fake democrat? Am I a fake Democrat b/c I believe the Iraq war is correct and must maintained?
How do we get Hillary to quit?
He is a fake democrat because he has endorsed McCain....long before the Democratic nominee was known. He is a shill and needs to be kicked out of the party in January.
To Libraman & ChicagoGuy, notconvinced and mary
We have learned to ignore the incessant rantings of the Obama's idiot bloggers although it is still annoying to have to scroll through to find a legitimate, intellegent blogger. I wonder if Obama knows how very detrimental they have been to his campaign. They have turned more people against him than he can imagine. If they cared about Obama or his campaign they would stop. I'm sure he would thank them for spreading hate and vengeance- Just what he needs: Not to worry. Soon he will be calling on all of his "Children of Messiah" to give their lives for this fine country. We will see just how politically motivated they are then. Good luck kiddies. We'll be watching. turndownobama.com
How can super delegates be counted when they have not voted, only pledged their vote?
Kudos to Mary for voicing her concerns. I agree with her.
What happened to Americans' voices being heard? Why don't we revolt against oil, gas prices, environmental/food supply concerns, the Iraq war and dependence on the Middle East, education for our future generations, and all the other huge issues that our stifling our leadership in the world?
In the 60s, our parents demonstrated, loudly, and let the world know they weren't going to put up with certain policies. We need to join now and speak up! I can't believe we have put up with this Bush administration for 8 years and let the primary election run this long without a decision. Americans have become either too apathetic or too lazy to voice their position and tell the politicians what they think is the right thing to do. Materialism and consumerism is more important to the average American than having their sense of right and wrong and speaking up! How lame is that!
Where are the protests over gas prices....why not? We used to protest. America has fallen from its position in the world, not because of the Bush administration.....but because the American people elected the Bush administration and then the people LET the Bush adminstration do what they wanted. We didn't speak up often enough or loud enough. Where is our passion about right and wrong? It is not the President or the Congress who dictate what America does in the future. We the PEOPLE have a choice to take action and protest or praise our government for their choices and their leadership. So speak up and don't stand aside and LET things happen. Apathy has got us into the mess we are in, not only Bush!
@ Libraman
It's not a real issue. Bid deal, he went to Church. So don't I and I don't condone everything they preach, but I go with respect to the Lord and pray for people. I also listen to Conservative radio because I enjoy it, but I'm Liberal.
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I don't call my pastor my "Mentor" and write a book and title it after one of my pastors sermons. Obviously Wright played a major role in Obamas life because Obama said so!!
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Maybe if, less than fifty years ago, there were lynchings of women, just because they were women, you might be able to pocket your hubris and have a little empathy for the valid feelings of many in the African American community.
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Women are raped and abused everyday, not just in America, all over the world...get real!!!
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Libraman you're an idiot who doesnt know history:
"first black man running for president". Al Sharpton, Alan Keyes and Jesse Jackson are black, if my eyes don't deceive.
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I didn't them include because they really are just footnotes.
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Libraman..."I am a 2nd generation Caucasian"??? What exactly does that mean?
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Both sets of grandparents were born in other countries.
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Republican, Democratic, I'm my own person...Had both types of president's. I always vote the person. I have seen good and bad Republican and Democratic presidents.
You can put your faith in a person, or a party, I'll follow my God given intuition.
Don't try to change my mind, I won't try to change yours.
When you come from Illinois you learn a politician is a politician is a politician.
Obama, Hillary, McCain all politicians. So I'll vote for who I want. You're going to tell me Obama is different. ROFLMAO!!!!
There are two kinds of politics: the politics of persuation and the politics of deception. Senator Obama practices the first kind and Senator Clinton practices the second kind. The majority of Democrats are not fools, they responded to the voice of reason, but they rejected the voice that spins words and twists the truth.
I hope Senator Obama's message of change will be God' s instrument for peace and justice not only in USA but also in the world.
There are two kinds of politics: the politics of persuation and the politics of deception. Senator Obama practices the first kind and Senator Clinton practices the second kind. The majority of Democrats are not fools, they responded to the voice of reason, but they rejected the voice that spins words and twists the truth.
I hope Senator Obama's message of change will be God' s instrument for peace and justice not only in USA but also in the world.
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Uh if you looked objectively at all that is going down with Obama, he is getting real good at the politics of deception. Most politicians try to persuade you to vote for them and then they do what they want to.
I hope Hillary or McCain as president of the USA will be God' s instrument for peace and justice in the world.
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