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Barack Obama 44th President of the United States (2009-2017)
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 05:57:15 PM PDT
Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. Arundhati Roy
by Denni on Mon May 12, 2008 at 05:59:43 PM PDT
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moment in this campaign!
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:01:16 PM PDT
The moment when the momentum took its last real shift.
by JoeW on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:05:26 PM PDT
just change the height/width a bit for the main post:
<embed src="http://www.abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1064a208Election.pdf" width=400 height=300></embed>
Jabberwonk! Reality Based Liberal Link Dump
by Jimmy Crackcorn on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:14:04 PM PDT
it's awfully hard to read.
Barack Obama -- The President we were promised as kids!
by Jimdotz on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:30:39 PM PDT
dKos page-loading, especially for those on dial-up or older computers, and could crash those who don't have acrobat reader installed (few, I know, but still).
by Jimdotz on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:32:57 PM PDT
Maybe diarist did try to embed the PDF file. I got three Acrobat errors after I double-clicked on the diary. I do have the full version of Acrobat installed and using Firefox as my browser.
by leckavrea on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:07:24 PM PDT
"America, this is our moment." Barack Obama
by Esjaydee on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:15:23 PM PDT
I'm running Opera for Linux.
I recommend that anyone who wants to do something like this do a screengrab of the opening page, shrink it to a reasonable posting size, and use the image as a link to the actual PDF.
While I can see the PDF, scroll through it, and resize it, the PDF stays in the original post size, which means I have to scroll sideways as well as down. This is an unnecessary PITA.
Looking for intelligent energy policy alternatives? Try here.
by alizard on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:15:43 PM PDT
... Safari users (I think it's actually anyone with a Mac running 10.5.x) can just mouse over it and click the bezel icons to load it in the great PDF reader "Preview", or save it to disk, or change the scale. I just adjusted it so that the width of one page matches the comment field width.
Two war crimes make 'the right', not 'a right'. Defeat the liar John McCain.
by Yellow Canary on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:38:06 PM PDT
All of the reasons why we aren't allowed to embed pictures (except from certain sites) apply to PDFs too.
That's in addition to the issues that other posters raised about download speed, Acrobat compatibility, etc.
I won't be complacent this time. Been there, done that, got the orange jumpsuit.
by Nowhere Man on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:34:52 PM PDT
OBAMA 53% Clinton 41% I guess a base of only hard-working uneducated white folks won't get you far these days.
And I quote: "Hard-working Americans, white Americans..."
Hard-working Americans = White Americans
Lazy shiftless welfare cheats = Non-White Americans
Class dismissed.
by Tackle on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:15:36 PM PDT
Over-educated white slackers for Obama unite!
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935
by Living in Gin on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:40:42 PM PDT
"...those with the courage to enter this moral conflict, will find themselves with companions in every corner of the globe." Ted Kennedy
by AussieJo on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:45:39 PM PDT
PULEEEEEEEEEEEEESE?
You know the type: volunteers at homeless shelters, drives a Prius, values education, pays taxes without bitching...
by Tackle on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:14:03 PM PDT
that we are supposed to hold our most enlightened populace in contempt...the educated upper income rethugs have no such worries about the world--fuck everyone and everything except me and my toys and money
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:28:36 PM PDT
if you're a republican. Just put on a lapel pin, complain about taxes, and promise more wars and you just a (well-compensated) good old boy like everyone else.
"Furthermore, I think Nader should be destroyed!"
by Zebras on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:48:54 AM PDT
Pick a side, Tackle; we're at war!
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by Helena Handbag on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:32:17 PM PDT
What about us Scion xB drivers, huh?
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by ETF on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:37:15 PM PDT
"Pickle on the side" -- but thought, hey, pickles and latte, not so good together. lol
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by spotDawa on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:54:46 PM PDT
And until Volvo starts selling hybrids, we'll be passing on them too! Chai-sipping cyclists, unite! (By the way, this is elitist humor.)
by lump1 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:04:21 PM PDT
regardless of Strickland's harassment.
-4.75, -5.33 Cheney 10/05/04: "I have not suggested there is a connection between Iraq and 9/11."
by sunbro on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:11:52 PM PDT
by Zebras on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:46:27 AM PDT
You forgot to say your comment was meant as snark. I assume it was snark,if not--your comment defies logic. I believe the general consensus is that the less educated support Hillary and the elite college educated support Barack. Perhaps you`re too young to associate hard working with manual labor--the labor of the uneducated. That was a common association when I was growing up. I understood what she was saying. She caught herself and had to clarify her comment by saying white. She knew the hard working blacks weren`t supporting her so she made the distinction. How is that so hard to understand unless you just want to destroy Hillary. Concilliation doesn`t appear to be the operative word here.
by DocbytheBay on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:18:12 PM PDT
Even though I'm not an "Elitist" (Never went to College) Can I still vote for Obama?
Also, I figured out the perfect thing to do with my stimulus package. I think it's almost guaranteed to help the Economy.
I'm going to donate another $600 to the Obama campaign
by TessaV on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:20:14 PM PDT
You forgot a few things they're promoting over in Hillary blogosphere
64 percent of Democrats in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say Clinton should remain in the race. Even among Obama’s supporters, 42 percent say so.
also...
The second slot is one possibility: Clinton continues as the preferred choice as Obama’s running mate, with 39 percent of Democrats saying they’d like him to pick her if he's the nominee. That peaks at 59 percent of African-Americans, 47 percent of Clinton supporters and 42 percent of women (vs. 34 percent of men).
Wow, Hillary's support among African-Americans for VP 59%, if you had only been reading this site you would have thought it was -1000%. So much for the "Hillary racist" card.
and biggest of all
There’s also an indication that Clinton on the ticket would be a slight net plus in the general election: Among all Americans, more say having her run with Obama would make them more likely to vote Democratic (25 percent) than to vote Republican (18 percent). The rest (54 percent) say it wouldn’t make a difference in their choice
by Wufacta on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:17:18 PM PDT
Blacks want to elect Obama. They think Clinton is the most likely VP to do that.
John McCain's Something for Everyone Plan: Military draft for youth, SS benefit cuts for elderly, Middle Class destruction, stock market plunge for wealthy.
by IhateBush on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:23:38 PM PDT
A lot of people may feel that this is the only way he can win and so they are willing to let that go and have her on the ticket.
by futurebird on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:10:28 PM PDT
Is pushing her as the VP. Thus, the questions.
I don't believe the results.
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by Craig Hickman on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:43:52 PM PDT
My guess is they'd just like to see Obama as the nominee and think suggesting she should be VP will help that happen.
Because AA like Clinton doesn't change the meaning and purpose of her comments. It's nice to see they are in fact not racist, as the Clinton campaign has suggested once they lost much of that demographic (they voted for Obama just because of the color of his skin, just like with Jesse Jackson, etc.), which initially supported her over Obama.
by poxonyou on Tue May 13, 2008 at 01:58:18 AM PDT
Obama leads McCain on trust to handle the economy by 10 points! Obama leads McCain on trust to handle gas prices by 20 points! Obama leads McCain on trust to handle health care by 24 points!
Plus
On personal attributes Obama leads by wide margins as being better able to bring needed change, having the better temperament for the job, better empathy and a clearer vision for the future.
OBAMA and NOVEMBER – For his part, Obama, who surpassed Clinton on electability last month, now has knocked down another of her campaign's tent posts, for the first time slipping ahead of her as the "stronger leader." Her sole remaining advantage is on experience – a challenge in a contest in which Obama's theme of "change" has far outstripped experience as the attribute of top concern for Democrats.
FACTORS – Age continues to look like a major hurdle for McCain. Thirty-nine percent of Americans say they'd be uncomfortable with a president first taking office at age 72, far more than say they'd be uncomfortable with a woman (16 percent) or African-American (12 percent) as president.
This poll — like the last ABC News/Washington Post survey — finds no apparent damage to Obama in the controversy over his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Six in 10 Americans, and 73 percent of Democrats, say Obama has done "the right amount" to distance himself from Wright, rather than too little or too much. In another measure, 26 percent say the more they hear about Obama the more they like him – more than say that about Clinton (15 percent) or McCain (14 percent). Obama's the only one among them to have gained as much as he's lost in the recent public glare.
This poll — like the last ABC News/Washington Post survey — finds no apparent damage to Obama in the controversy over his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Six in 10 Americans, and 73 percent of Democrats, say Obama has done "the right amount" to distance himself from Wright, rather than too little or too much.
In another measure, 26 percent say the more they hear about Obama the more they like him – more than say that about Clinton (15 percent) or McCain (14 percent). Obama's the only one among them to have gained as much as he's lost in the recent public glare.
This tells you something about the poll - the following are supposed to be the encouraging numbers for McCain.
Also, in head-to-head matchups against Obama, McCain scores very well in experience, knowledge of world affairs and trust to handle terrorism; he's roughly even with Obama on leadership, ethics and trust to handle the war in Iraq, and he's closed the gap on immigration.
by Pirate Smile on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:22:03 PM PDT
How long has it been since Dems have had such a clear winner so early on?
Oh, and we should all make signs out of that age-vs.-race statistic and post it over our computers. Race may be a hurdle but it's not the only one out there.
Never give up! Never surrender!
by oscarsmom on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:26:29 PM PDT
felt like Santa gave me a present. :D
by Pirate Smile on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:33:42 PM PDT
Finally! American voter's ARE smart.
by Esjaydee on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:17:49 PM PDT
not being treated like idiots or fools.
Obama actually talks to the American people like they have a brain in their head. This is just wildly unusual and throws the pundits into a tizzy. He did this during his race speech and on the gas tax pander holiday.
Sorry to quote Peggy Noonan but she actually wrote about this issue. She also seems to have a bit of a soft spot for Barack. Who can blame her? Not me.
A Thinking Man's Speech March 21, 2008; Page W16 I thought Barack Obama's speech was strong, thoughtful and important. Rather beautifully, it was a speech to think to, not clap to. It was clear that's what he wanted, and this is rare. It seemed to me as honest a speech as one in his position could give within the limits imposed by politics. As such it was a contribution. We'll see if it was a success. The blowhard guild, proud member since 2000, praised it, and, in the biggest compliment, cable news shows came out of the speech not with jokes or jaded insiderism, but with thought. They started talking, pundits left and right, black and white, about what they'd experienced of race in America. It was kind of wonderful. I thought, Go, America, go, go. .... The primary rhetorical virtue of the speech can be found in two words, endemic and Faulkner. Endemic is the kind of word political consultants don't let politicians use because 72% of Americans don't understand it. This lowest-common-denominator thinking, based on dizzy polling, has long degraded American discourse. When Obama said Mr. Wright wrongly encouraged "a view that sees white racism as endemic," everyone understood. Because they're not, actually, stupid. As for Faulkner -- well, this was an American politician quoting William Faulkner: "The past isn't dead and buried. In fact, it isn't even past." This is a thought, an interesting one, which means most current politicians would never share it. The speech assumed the audience was intelligent. This was a compliment, and I suspect was received as a gift. It also assumed many in the audience were educated. I was grateful for this, as the educated are not much addressed in American politics. http://online.wsj.com/...
A Thinking Man's Speech
March 21, 2008; Page W16
I thought Barack Obama's speech was strong, thoughtful and important. Rather beautifully, it was a speech to think to, not clap to. It was clear that's what he wanted, and this is rare.
It seemed to me as honest a speech as one in his position could give within the limits imposed by politics. As such it was a contribution. We'll see if it was a success. The blowhard guild, proud member since 2000, praised it, and, in the biggest compliment, cable news shows came out of the speech not with jokes or jaded insiderism, but with thought. They started talking, pundits left and right, black and white, about what they'd experienced of race in America. It was kind of wonderful. I thought, Go, America, go, go.
.... The primary rhetorical virtue of the speech can be found in two words, endemic and Faulkner. Endemic is the kind of word political consultants don't let politicians use because 72% of Americans don't understand it. This lowest-common-denominator thinking, based on dizzy polling, has long degraded American discourse. When Obama said Mr. Wright wrongly encouraged "a view that sees white racism as endemic," everyone understood. Because they're not, actually, stupid. As for Faulkner -- well, this was an American politician quoting William Faulkner: "The past isn't dead and buried. In fact, it isn't even past." This is a thought, an interesting one, which means most current politicians would never share it.
The speech assumed the audience was intelligent. This was a compliment, and I suspect was received as a gift. It also assumed many in the audience were educated. I was grateful for this, as the educated are not much addressed in American politics.
http://online.wsj.com/...
by Pirate Smile on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:37:56 PM PDT
and thanks to You and Peggy for the Faulkner reference. He's my favorite author and was perceptive about race and the South. Much of what he wrote was painful, but that was the situation. My favorites of his were the short story "The Bear" followed by, in sequence, The novel "The Reivers." The two share characters and complement each other. After reading "The Bear" a few years later I read "The Reivers" and never have I laughed so much in my life. It was priceless.
by allep10 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:09:39 PM PDT
by lizabroad on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:21:52 PM PDT
can we get Fitzmas too? Or is that holiday just never going to happen?
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by bmaples on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:55:53 PM PDT
affairs?
Believe none of what hear, none of what you read, and only half of what you see. Jesus H. Christ
by nicweb on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:40:21 PM PDT
and somewhat more than the average traditional media journalist.
by alizard on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:18:57 PM PDT
by RomeyDa on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:41:11 PM PDT
At least he picked a rich one.....
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by duck on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:41:37 PM PDT
I also believe we must impeach Antonin Scalia for protection from his inhumanity.
by SciVo on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:06:26 PM PDT
He won't have that standing for long, once the campaign gets going.
I was a Republican until they lost their minds, The word 'conservative' means 'discriminatory,' ... It's a form of political discrimination. --- Charles Barkley
by Kimball Cross on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:33:01 AM PDT
When Hillary wins the "Bubba" vote in WV by a huge margin
by Matin08701 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:35:30 PM PDT
rural white people?? I mean seriously, if you subsituted "nigger" for "bubba," you'd be quickly and righteously troll-rated, but somehow it's ok to slander someone by calling him Bubba?? WTF? How does that help us win in November?
One hot Obamamamma!
by chillindame on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:46:07 PM PDT
Strongly recommend Carnacki's diary "Bigotry".
by Urizen on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:50:03 PM PDT
Besides that ~ I'd argue who cares. Whites who cry reverse racism drive me up a wall. As if white males haven't had the most power, opportunities and luxuries throughout our nations history.
"nigger" and "bubba" aren't even in the same ballpark imo. Folks like you have 0 empathy for what it truly means to be a minority
by Matin08701 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:57:16 PM PDT
"bubba" is a term of endearment for fucking sakes now...
if you want to compare cracker with nigger ok, but then id argue that it was crackers who enslaved black people, segregated them and so have no moral equivalence with the n word....
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:04:50 PM PDT
poor whites. The fact is that it was the wealthy whites, not the bubbas, who enslaved and segregated African-Americans. They used class and racial bigotry to help consolidate their power.
Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. - Cake
by slatsg on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:31:15 PM PDT
men from the augusta national golf club?
sorry, ofcourse the powerful were directing the show, but the bubbas and crackers were all too happy to take their marching orders from them. and dont forget that by the 60s racism was bad for business and so the white elites were proclaiming a new south that was too busy to hate while the good old boys were still getting apopleptic about integration on the univ of alabama football team
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:41:49 PM PDT
the educated and wealthy. The wealthy politicians spewed the most vitriolic racism. Those who stonewalled MLK in Birmingham were the city leaders.
If the elites had wanted to end segregation, it would have ended. The "To Kill a Mockingbird" myth was just that - a myth.
by slatsg on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:56:26 PM PDT
It's almost tautological to say that
If the elites had wanted to end segregation, it would have ended.
Given that segregation was a legal system, of course it was controlled by the elites.
But it wasn't just the elites who kept the system going. Lower-class whites -- not all of them, but all too many -- were deeply complicit in enforcing the social caste systems that were part of the daily experience of Jim Crow in the South. To deny this is to deny history.
by Nowhere Man on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:58:44 PM PDT
The lynching parties were rather mixed class-wise. From Mayor on down, in a lot of cases.
by Zebras on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:55:03 AM PDT
Bubbavicious
by Hurd Hatfield on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:11:31 PM PDT
are actually a term describing poor white economic "slaves" in antebellum America, if my memory serves me correct. So technically "crackers" didn't own slaves.
From: Wikipedia
"By the 1760s, this term was in use by the English in the British North American colonies to refer to Scots-Irish settlers in the south. A letter to the Earl of Dartmouth reads: "I should explain to your Lordship what is meant by Crackers; a name they have got from being great boasters; they are a lawless set of rascalls on the frontiers of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia, who often change their places of abode". A similar usage was that of Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species, to refer to "Virginia squatters" (illegal settlers) (p. 35)."
Although you are correct in one possible etymological root:
"One theory claims that the term dates back to slavery in the antebellum South. The popular folk etymology is based on slaver foremen using bullwhips to discipline African and African American slaves, and the sound the whip being described as 'cracking the whip'. The foremen who cracked these whips were thus known as 'crackers'. [1][2][3]"
So whatever. I guess in the end it doesn't really matter. A slur is a slur is a slur. And I agree that Bubba doesn't have that bad of a connotation.
by sulthernao on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:38:50 PM PDT
..."crackers" are (or were) not-well-to-do Scotch-Irish southerners, as distinct from the English from up North. That is the major distinction and what sets the South apart. Crackers generally were not slave owners. The best book on this subject is "Cracker Culture" by Grady McWhiney.
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by Bensdad on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:50:02 PM PDT
complementary. I'm a native Southerner and spent all my life in the region. I ought to know something about this.
by Kimball Cross on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:40:09 AM PDT
second class citizens, that's why.
"The man and the hour have met!" Ladies and gentlemen, the next President of the United States, Barack Obama!
by PittsburghPete on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:04:15 PM PDT
baby talk signifying the baby's brother. In some families, such as my own, a generation up, the name stuck and became the family nickname for the brother, usually the oldest and often a 'Junior,' which made the nickname handy as a differentiation between father and son.
My uncle, a 'junior,' was alternately called 'Bubba' and 'Son,' the latter designation a bit odd considering that there were 2 other boys in teh family, but in keeping with the cultural familial premium placed on the oldest son. And I do mean son and not daughter.
by lizabroad on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:30:42 PM PDT
She may win by 15
by Excelscior1 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:19:24 PM PDT
to matter. Just watch. Obama will lose 10-20 delegates of his huge lead to her, then win it all back and more when you count Oregon, plus superdelegates declaring, and former HRC superdelegates defecting.
by Kimball Cross on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:38:53 AM PDT
I consider the guy in office a usurper, sort of like Louis Napolean and Pierre Laval who usurped the course of French democratic government.
"Great men do not commit murder. Great nations do not start wars." William Jennings Bryan
by Navy Vet Terp on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:36:35 PM PDT
by Parker2001 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:41:53 PM PDT
as he said:
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by Dem in the heart of Texas on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:46:48 PM PDT
to 'Hillary is 44'
by jeroly on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:21:26 PM PDT
have been President at all, so 43 was never filled, so to speak.
"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"--Eleanor Roosevelt
by KJC MD on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:54:48 PM PDT
in our history books...students will ask, "What happened between 2000 and 2008?" and their teachers will answer, much like might about other years in North Korea, "Yes."
by WaveFunction on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:20:35 PM PDT
by Dem in the heart of Texas on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:26:26 PM PDT
Vietnam was what was glossed over. They didn't mention it in the social studies textbooks. Too taboo. When were you in school?
a new musical instrument
by ubertar on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:44:29 PM PDT
sorta like buildings that used to have no 13th floor, the U.S. can just skip right over 43.
by unterhausen on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:38:30 PM PDT
ergo Obama would be 43rd distinct president.
by sulthernao on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:39:52 PM PDT
43rd person to be President since Grover Cleveland is counted twice which never made much sense to me.
by Litvak36 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:10:34 PM PDT
always merits a rec. December 1851 is too little known as one of the great foreshadowings of the modern political world.
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. ~Edward R. Murrow
by ActivistGuy on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:17:10 PM PDT
Reducing Hillary to her sex and clothing sounds sexist to my ears, even if not intended that way.
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by Michael D on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:43:44 PM PDT
I missed the reference she made to herself as "the lady in the pantsuit." It doesn't sound any better from her, just worthy of ridicule rather than sexist.
by Michael D on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:47:00 PM PDT
especially when you GET it so wrong Michael D!
i wont say anything more...
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:57:50 PM PDT
...when they call themselves n-----?" isn't the strongest argument, either.
by Michael D on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:10:29 PM PDT
try again....or maybe not
by maxnyc on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:31:59 PM PDT
But I got you to say something more.
by Michael D on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:35:23 PM PDT
A supporter called her that in a letter to her. She mentioned it to a rally - the letter said that it isn't over until the lady in the Pantsuit says it is over.
by Pirate Smile on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:54:35 PM PDT
Hillary was probably also taking a lighthearted jab at the stupid media, who seem to be obsessed with her wardrobe, and have often commented in great seriousness on her "pantsuits". I don't think she meant it in a way to demean women.
by Leap Year on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:36:51 PM PDT
the pantsuit remark was creepy
by Sycamore on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:15:21 PM PDT
but...I wouldn't write "uneducated white folks" like that. Let others make racial assumptions and stereotypes. We need to rise above it, especially in a recommended diary here on dKos.
Hillary Clinton is history. But we need her supporters. We need those so-called "uneducated white folks". I know you are being snarky about Hillary's comments last week, but we're better than that. No reason to put down white folks, many of whom are women excited about voting for the first viable female candidate in history.
Anyway, just my two cents.
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by existenz on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:44:44 PM PDT
I never thought I'd miss Nixon...
by DixieDishrag on Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:50:18 PM PDT
over at Mydd?
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room! - President Merkin Muffley
by AlyoshaKaramazov on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:54:35 PM PDT
Things are looking great now, but in the current political climate things can change rapidly.
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty confident that we can win in November, but I was also pretty confident that the Democratic nomination would be decided a lot earlier than it is going to be. Over-confidence is what doomed Clinton's campaign.
Obama/Richardson '08 beats McCain/whoever
by MikePhoenix on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:06:21 PM PDT
At the bottom of page 2, it says Clinton 49% , McCain 46%
by AlyoshaKaramazov on Mon May 12, 2008 at 07:48:40 PM PDT
that for all the things which have happened in the Presidential primaries since the start of this year, McCain's standing in polls has NEVER risen above 50% in head to head polls against Democrats......
Or to put it another way.....he seems clearly to have reached his peak early and, because he has so far gotten a largely free ride from the press, once the Democratic message begins to focus on:
100 Years in Iraq Age I don't Know Much about economics Gas tax pandering His positioning as a 3rd Bush Term How his key "strengths" are in fact negatives (incorruptible and straight shooting vs. surrounding himself with lobbyists and flip flopping on issues in efforts to maintain his standing with a very conservative base)
That 45% or so figure ain't gonna go soaring......
Add to that near zero African American support Massive money shortages The fact that a third of Republicans voting in the primaries are voting for someone other than him. The threat of third-party efforts by Paul and Barr which could siphon off a few percentage points Low Hispanic Support Ties to a raft of unpopular programs and policies Huge increases in voter registration by young Democrats Failure by him or his party to take advantage of Internet efficiencies Lack of youth support....
I could go on and on here, but the bottom line is that McCain is standing in a very deep hole that is rapidly filling with waste. The GOP is losing special elections in districts that shouldn't even be close. Deep down, party leaders have to be petrified at what is unfolding. This isn't going to be a loss....it could well be a tidal wave.
Free markets would be a great idea, if markets were actually free.
by dweb8231 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:07:45 PM PDT
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