We all know about the elephant in the room that everyone tries to ignore much to thier downfall on the issues being discussed. Well RACE is the elephant in the Democratic delegates room that they are trying to ignore or downplay.
As Paul Beglea said yesterday the Democrats can't win in November with just african-Americans and eggheads. So right Paul.
I think it is delusional to think that all those old folks and white blue collar workers will jump on the Obama bandwagon once Hillary is out. Won't happen folks.
Most of those small states and southern states that Obama has won are either not considered blue states or are too small to significantly affect the election in November.
We all know Clinton has run a lousy campaign because she thought, as I thought too, the nomination was in the bag for her. Recently her campaign has worsened, using the nuclear option, bombing Iran etc. Totally unnessary statements, did she think McCains supporters would switch to her on primary day. Certainly there were crossovers from the republicans to the Democrats in the primaries but who are they and will they vote for Obama in the fall?
Here is some interesting items on that and other issues come November
The Obama Democrats' Ostrich Moment
by Larry C. Johnston
The full-court press to force Hillary from the presidential race ain't working. She will win the West Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico primaries.
But the screwed-up, patchwork system the Democrats are using to choose delegates has given small states, which are unlikely to be in the Democratic column come November, inordinate influence.
At the same time, the big states that will play an instrumental role in the November general election--New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Texas, and California--are being treated like they are Iowa and Idaho.
It will boil down to the decision of the super delegates.
I am a pessimist. Even though Hillary is the one who wins the big states that will count in the fall, the "supers" appear to be moving toward Obama. Even though Hillary has more popular votes and polls much better among the Reagan democrats, the supers appear to be moving toward Obama.
Hillary's only hope is that the super delegates will come to their senses and realize that Barack Obama's relationships with the corrupt Tony Rezko, the racist-wife stealing Jeremiah Wright, and the unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers will provide the Republicans with ammunition they have never had at hand to use against the Democrats' candidate. This is particularly true of that flag stomper, Bill Ayers.
Think not? Just read what the execrable Bob Novak wrote today:
The test of Obama's strategy may be his friendship with and support from William Ayers, an unrepentant member of the Weathermen terrorist underground of the 1960s and '70s. Instead of totally disavowing Ayers as he belatedly did his former pastor, Obama potentially deepened his problem by referring to Ayers as just a college professor -- "a guy who lives in my neighborhood." He then compared their relationship to his friendship with conservative Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, just as he compared Wright's racism to his white grandmother's.
Democrats abhor bringing up what Obama calls Ayers's "detestable acts 40 years ago," but they will be brought into the public arena even if that is not McCain's style of politics. A photo of Ayers stomping on the American flag in 2001 has been all over the Internet this week. That was the year Obama accepted a $200 political contribution from Ayers and the year in which the former Weatherman said: "I don't regret setting bombs; I feel we didn't do enough."
While McCain will not demand a response from Obama, others will. How the prospective nominee handles this will help define whether he is seen as flawed or fantastic in the long campaign ahead.
We may now understand why Barack does not wear a flag lapel pin. He's afraid that Bill Ayers will stomp on him. In reality, it will be the relationship with Bill Ayers that will empower the Republicans to destroy the candidacy of Barack Obama.
This is not a question of whether or not the Republicans will use this material. They will. So what is there to find? That is the area of greatest danger for the Democrats. Obama has lied about his longstanding relationship with Bill Ayers.
Why? What is he hiding? As I have pointed out before, 1995 was a critical year in the Obama/Ayers relationship. It was in 1995 that Barack was tabbed by Ayers to be the Chairman of the Annenberg Challenge (a failed $50 million project). That same year, Barack sat at a kitchen table with Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, Bill's wife, a plotted the ouster of Alice Palmer, who Obama took down in order to secure his place in the Illinois state senate.
If the Super Delegates do not insist on a full and complete disclosure from Barack Obama about his ties to Bill Ayers, the Republicans will force the issue in the fall. It is one thing to have a name that sounds like the terrorist who attacked us on 9-11. But it is an entirely different matter to be close friends with an unrepentant terrorist who bombed U.S. Government buildings.
There is no where to run. The relationship is genuine. This is a stonewall that will not stand.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Odds and ends
From Taylor Marsh Blog
Wake up and feel the glaring heat of national scrutiny.
Michelle Obama lifted the lid on the irritation felt by the leading Democrat candidate for the White House at the way anti-American outbursts by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have dogged his campaign.
... .. Her husband was thinking "I can't let my ego, my anger, my frustration get in the way of the ultimate goal," she said.
"Barack has been characterised as many things that have nothing to do with who he is." ... ..
Michelle Obama: Barack has hit boiling point
Hillary's been there, done that more than once, with the sequels ongoing. I can only imagine how the Obamas would have reacted with some of the stuff the right-wing threw at the Clintons in the 1990s. Murderers!, which came from one of their reverends. Drug dealers! Illegitimate child! Hillary and Vince Foster! You name it, it was slung. So forgive me if I find Michelle Obama's lifting the lid on their irritation falling on unsympathetic ears.
There's another problem, Obama isn't the nominee yet. There seems to be just a tad bit of entitlement creeping in because Senator Obama has run a terrific campaign, which he has. But he hasn't reached the delegate promised land just yet. Someone needs to alert Michelle Obama. Perhaps Mrs. Obama should also keep that in mind when bellyaching about not being able to hit McCain, because Obama is still in the nomination fight of his life.
The other issue is that Senator Obama brought this on himself. We pick the people with whom we associate. He nor Michelle can blame the media or anyone else for his choice of political godfather, Tony Rezko, or for the fact that long after other Chicagoans walked away from Rezko, Obama took help from the indicted thug in getting his big house. Nor can the Obamas blame anyone else for associating the William Ayers. Seriously, it's not about Obama being a baby when Ayers started his domestic terrorism career. It's that the Senator didn't seem to understand what an association like this would mean to a politician seeking higher office. Naive doesn't come close to it. As for Rev. Jeremiah Wright, choosing the church as a political base was a jumping off point for Obama's ambitions. That's understandable. But twenty years is a very long time to keep ignoring the obvious. Rev. Wright's good works are one thing, but his anti-American hate speech is quite another. Even after the YouTubes surfaced it took weeks more before Obama got the message. A little slow on the uptake, if you ask me.
Oprah got it in a heart beat.
... ..According to two sources, Winfrey was never comfortable with the tone of Wright's more incendiary sermons, which she knew had the power to damage her standing as America's favorite daytime talk-show host. "Oprah is a businesswoman, first and foremost," said one longtime friend, who requested anonymity when discussing Winfrey's personal sentiments. "She's always been aware that her audience is very mainstream, and doing anything to offend them just wouldn't be smart. She's been around black churches all her life, so Reverend Wright's anger-filled message didn't surprise her. But it just wasn't what she was looking for in a church." Oprah's decision to distance herself came as a surprise to Wright, who told Christianity Today in 2002 that when he would "run into her socially … she would say, 'Here's my pastor!' " (Winfrey declined to comment. A Harpo Productions spokesperson would not confirm her reasons for leaving the church.) ... ..
Something Wasn’t WrightWhy Oprah Winfrey left Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church.
So my advice to the Obamas is to chill out. First, this isn't over yet. They've got other worries presently besides bad press. Like winning tomorrow, because if Hillary cuts Obama's once sure fire double-digit victory in North Carolina down to size, then wins Indiana, the lid on Obama's irritation, pushed by his ego, anger and frustration could blow the candidate's cool sky high
_______________________________________
48 Hours before the polls close in North Carolina and Indiana, recent polling shows that the Democratic presidential race might be headed for a split decision on Tuesday. According to the Real Clear Politics average of recent major polls, Barack Obama continues to hold his lead in North Carolina, while Hillary Clinton is ahead in Indiana.
North Carolina Democratic Primary RealClearPolitics AverageObama 49.2Clinton 42.2
Indiana Democratic Primary RealClearPolitics AverageClinton 47.3Obama 41.5
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Dizznyland East
US-backed plan sees shiny future for Green Zone in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad.
That's all part of a five-year development "dream list" _ or what some dub an improbable fantasy _ to transform the U.S.-protected Green Zone from a walled fortress into a centerpiece for Baghdad's future.
But the $5 billion plan has the backing of the Pentagon and apparently the interest of some deep pockets in the world of international hotels and development, the lead military liaison for the project told The Associated Press.
For Washington, the driving motivation is to create a "zone of influence" around the new $700 million U.S. Embassy to serve as a kind of high-end buffer for the compound, whose total price tag will reach about $1 billion after all the workers and offices are relocated over the next year.
"When you have $1 billion hanging out there and 1,000 employees lying around, you kind of want to know who your neighbors are. You want to influence what happens in your neighborhood over time," said Navy Capt. Thomas Karnowski, who led the team that created the development plan.
Paid for by you know who of Course.
Wake up and feel the glaring heat of national scrutiny.
Michelle Obama lifted the lid on the irritation felt by the leading Democrat candidate for the White House at the way anti-American outbursts by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have dogged his campaign.
... .. Her husband was thinking "I can't let my ego, my anger, my frustration get in the way of the ultimate goal," she said.
"Barack has been characterised as many things that have nothing to do with who he is." ... ..
Michelle Obama: Barack has hit boiling point
Hillary's been there, done that more than once, with the sequels ongoing. I can only imagine how the Obamas would have reacted with some of the stuff the right-wing threw at the Clintons in the 1990s. Murderers!, which came from one of their reverends. Drug dealers! Illegitimate child! Hillary and Vince Foster! You name it, it was slung. So forgive me if I find Michelle Obama's lifting the lid on their irritation falling on unsympathetic ears.
There's another problem, Obama isn't the nominee yet. There seems to be just a tad bit of entitlement creeping in because Senator Obama has run a terrific campaign, which he has. But he hasn't reached the delegate promised land just yet. Someone needs to alert Michelle Obama. Perhaps Mrs. Obama should also keep that in mind when bellyaching about not being able to hit McCain, because Obama is still in the nomination fight of his life.
The other issue is that Senator Obama brought this on himself. We pick the people with whom we associate. He nor Michelle can blame the media or anyone else for his choice of political godfather, Tony Rezko, or for the fact that long after other Chicagoans walked away from Rezko, Obama took help from the indicted thug in getting his big house. Nor can the Obamas blame anyone else for associating the William Ayers. Seriously, it's not about Obama being a baby when Ayers started his domestic terrorism career. It's that the Senator didn't seem to understand what an association like this would mean to a politician seeking higher office. Naive doesn't come close to it. As for Rev. Jeremiah Wright, choosing the church as a political base was a jumping off point for Obama's ambitions. That's understandable. But twenty years is a very long time to keep ignoring the obvious. Rev. Wright's good works are one thing, but his anti-American hate speech is quite another. Even after the YouTubes surfaced it took weeks more before Obama got the message. A little slow on the uptake, if you ask me.
Oprah got it in a heart beat.
... ..According to two sources, Winfrey was never comfortable with the tone of Wright's more incendiary sermons, which she knew had the power to damage her standing as America's favorite daytime talk-show host. "Oprah is a businesswoman, first and foremost," said one longtime friend, who requested anonymity when discussing Winfrey's personal sentiments. "She's always been aware that her audience is very mainstream, and doing anything to offend them just wouldn't be smart. She's been around black churches all her life, so Reverend Wright's anger-filled message didn't surprise her. But it just wasn't what she was looking for in a church." Oprah's decision to distance herself came as a surprise to Wright, who told Christianity Today in 2002 that when he would "run into her socially … she would say, 'Here's my pastor!' " (Winfrey declined to comment. A Harpo Productions spokesperson would not confirm her reasons for leaving the church.) ... ..
Something Wasn’t WrightWhy Oprah Winfrey left Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church.
So my advice to the Obamas is to chill out. First, this isn't over yet. They've got other worries presently besides bad press. Like winning tomorrow, because if Hillary cuts Obama's once sure fire double-digit victory in North Carolina down to size, then wins Indiana, the lid on Obama's irritation, pushed by his ego, anger and frustration could blow the candidate's cool sky high
_______________________________________
48 Hours before the polls close in North Carolina and Indiana, recent polling shows that the Democratic presidential race might be headed for a split decision on Tuesday. According to the Real Clear Politics average of recent major polls, Barack Obama continues to hold his lead in North Carolina, while Hillary Clinton is ahead in Indiana.
North Carolina Democratic Primary RealClearPolitics AverageObama 49.2Clinton 42.2
Indiana Democratic Primary RealClearPolitics AverageClinton 47.3Obama 41.5
_______________________________________
Dizznyland East
US-backed plan sees shiny future for Green Zone in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad.
That's all part of a five-year development "dream list" _ or what some dub an improbable fantasy _ to transform the U.S.-protected Green Zone from a walled fortress into a centerpiece for Baghdad's future.
But the $5 billion plan has the backing of the Pentagon and apparently the interest of some deep pockets in the world of international hotels and development, the lead military liaison for the project told The Associated Press.
For Washington, the driving motivation is to create a "zone of influence" around the new $700 million U.S. Embassy to serve as a kind of high-end buffer for the compound, whose total price tag will reach about $1 billion after all the workers and offices are relocated over the next year.
"When you have $1 billion hanging out there and 1,000 employees lying around, you kind of want to know who your neighbors are. You want to influence what happens in your neighborhood over time," said Navy Capt. Thomas Karnowski, who led the team that created the development plan.
Paid for by you know who of Course.
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