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"I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States..."
by dlh77489 on Sat May 03, 2008 at 10:57:28 AM PDT
since the SD started dripping to Obama last week, the Clinton campaign has been calmer and less negative? I guess that they are finally sensing the end.
by christine20 on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:02:58 AM PDT
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by dlh77489 on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:04:06 AM PDT
quit the crap or we'll endorse. She also probably thinks that she had a shot at North Carolina which could totally change the situation.
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 Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:05:16 AM PDT
unless she thinks she has a shot
and yet Hillary's aides are saying that it's "absurd to think that Clinton can overcome Obama's built-in advantages" in North Carolina, and that we shouldn't "set unfair expectations on her" - how exactly do they explain Senator Clinton's assertion that the NC primary will be a "game changer".
those Clinton aides are making my head hurt
``` peace
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by peace voter on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:17:35 AM PDT
mind games.
Nothing can stand in the way of a million voices calling for change! - Obama
by jalenth on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:23:40 AM PDT
if we're using the Clinton campaign's definition.
by Agent Scully on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:30:56 AM PDT
She wants NC voters to feel that their state matters the most. She knows that her whole campaign lies on the fallacy that she still matters. The end is coming and Hillary's people are spinning the message that after Tuesday, she will be the favorite. The media of coarse are playing along, as they always do with her narratives. Hillary's plan is to make her self seem relevant.
Obama needs to be a closer here! He needs to say enough is enough, lets get our candidate picked. He badly needs to seal this thing, unfortunately the media don't play along with the Obama narrative.
by kanuk on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:45:07 AM PDT
because it seems that MSM just takes the Clinton (or Repub) talking points off their printer and goes with it. I've ofen wondered if Barack's campaign tries as hard as it should to shape the daily dialogue on MSM (which I no longer watch). The Clinton campaign knows how to feed the beast. As the race goes into the GE, the Obama campaign needs to do a better job of getting its message out there.
by RuralDem on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:07:06 PM PDT
His hands are tied. He doesn't want to attack fellow Dems. Against McCain he can go on the attack.
by heliosfootball on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:16:31 PM PDT
it is not negative campaigning to assert his narrative of the dialogue so the media does not use exclusively hers. For example, HRC states NC is a game changer. Obama campaign should hammer on the math. It's not enough for her to whittle away his lead, she must win huge to have a chance of catching up. By not responding, they legitimize her argument that she can somehow win the nomination by having regained momemtum as opposed to passing him in pledged delegates. There are numerous examples I could cite. Perhaps the Obama campaign believes ignoring her is better, and maybe they're right, but I would like to see some response when the news becomes pure propoganda.
by RuralDem on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:25:56 PM PDT
They are experiencing higher website hits, record debate viewership and high viewing in general. The Democratic race for the presidency is the best thing that's happened to them since Britney Spears was carried out of her home on a stretcher. So why wouldn't they run with the narrative that prolongs the contest? It's not like they're in the business of truth-telling; they just need to sell more soap.
"...at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, 'Not this time'" - Barack Obama, 3/18/08
by brightstar on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:47:07 PM PDT
I was torn between the selfish explanation and the sinister one.
The selfish one is as you state. The sinister one is that the corporate media is for either corporate candidate: Clinton or McCain.
But I remembered NH. She basically won NH because of backlash on the media's constant braying about how she couldn't win.
That argues for the selfish motive.
May your entire existence be one sensuous, frolic-filled experience lived in defiance of care.
by Fonsia on Sat May 03, 2008 at 01:10:32 PM PDT
So that was my first clue as to where the vote counters stand.
I think the'sinister one' you mention is the fruits of the 'selfish one.' Selfishness is a prelude to cheating even in small ways; Let alone on the biggest level imaginable.
If you like Iraq, you're gonna love Iran.
by FundaMental Transformation on Sat May 03, 2008 at 01:17:21 PM PDT
weeks of piling on Hillary - especially the debate where everybody was on her case. That, plus her tear episode, brought in a whole lot of sympathetic women.
Hillary is a master at sympathy. She can play it both ways - simultaneously tearing up over her own trials and tribulations while expressing heart-felt concern for the troubles of those older, working class women who love her so. This weepy stuff used to be a staple on daytime TV. Remember "Queen for a Day"?
Clinton's boo-hoo brigade are sincere and somehow have found that sympathy connection with Hillary. I don't know how you break a bond like that, unless you can show these people that the Clintons are using them and manipulating them.
It's an awful thing to watch.
"Not this time"
by MsCasey on Sat May 03, 2008 at 01:59:16 PM PDT
... that doesn't cannibalize the purchasing power of their consumers.
This is the short-term -- take all for me and mine-- thinking that the world is putting it's great big foot down for. Enough with the obfuscatory perception abuse.
It is time to reform the laws and call on the media to once again serve the public will. If it doesn't serve our will, recent history shows it will play into Eisenhower's predictions. Here we are. Where were the media while it happened: right in the middle of it.
The 'Big' media is culpable in this whole Iraq/Economy/Global warning fiasco and should be brought to justice for the war crimes they have committed.
by FundaMental Transformation on Sat May 03, 2008 at 01:13:06 PM PDT
The very lawmakers who would reform journalism are the ones who are quite well-served by it today. It would be a lot easier to just educate the public that it's all about selling soap. Even now, a much more media-savvy younger generation is taking it all in with a bigger grain of salt than I've seen before. Or sadly, not taking it in at all because they're sick of it.
Also, the corporate media is not that smart. The days of true crusading journalists who stick with the facts and use them to sway public opinion or the "just-facts-journalists" who let you draw your own conclusion are gone. The practice of journalism these days seems to be one where you sit in the echo chamber and write a story after enjoying cocktails with frenemies who also sat in the same chamber all day. Then you edit it to make sure you're not singled out as part of the liberal media, go have some more cocktails, and hit the sack around 1 AM. Some of the more ambitious journalists will add some wispy references to America taking its shoes off at the security line at the airport, but it's still all the same narrative. Originality of thought requires real work, talent, and brains and I don't see the possibility of that combination being rewarded in corporate journalism as it is practiced today.
"Original thinkers go into IT", said the Information Technology Director. :)
by brightstar on Sat May 03, 2008 at 04:29:06 PM PDT
... corruption. Deceptively leading us to conclusions that are incorrect is what they have done again and again. That's creative all right, maybe in the sense of evil genius. So, again I think it's a bit of a quagmire. Leave capitalists to their own devices and they'll make sure all the devices favor their own interests. There's got to be a better way.
by FundaMental Transformation on Sat May 03, 2008 at 05:00:03 PM PDT
... to avoid that "angry black man" thing. Like Jackie Robinson or Tiger Woods, he has to be very gracious and dignified. The NBA may be ready for Charles Barkley, but not the electorate. It's OK for white male pols to be irate, but the unwritten rules are different for non-whites. (And for women, too, who are very quickly labeled as "shrill".")
John McCain voted against health care for kids.
by Land of Enchantment on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:34:15 PM PDT
suggests. A leaders dilemma. Attack too hard and you risk permanently alienating Mrs Clinton's core support, don't attack enough and people call your commitment into question.
Now, I know there are high numbers of Clinton supporters (what 30%?) who currently swear they will not vote, or vote McCain if Obama wins, but some of that is bluster and some of that will eventually come back by Nov if the Post-primary season is handled correctly. But, attacking too hard may make it even harder to accomplish this.
If we can knit together the whole party I don't see how McCain can come close to winning.
I am from MN and if you think our caucuses are undemocratic I have a lake to introduce you to.
by edgeways on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:37:47 PM PDT
continue to talk as if the race is "close." Bullshit!
by phrogge prince on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:45:56 PM PDT
Reverend. The Reverend Moon of the Church Unification, which is considered a cult. He is the founder of the Washington Times that started in the 80's to advance the Neo-Conservative movement in the US. His paper decided to smear Dukakis as having mental problems when the facts were, he had not suffered any mental problems. Apparently Dukakis was doing well, and was looking to win the Genereal Election. It appears that Wright is the equivillent to Dukakis's fictionalized mental problem that the media created. Moon has pumped millions into the mega Christian churches and put money into Trinity University when it was struggling and was involved in illegal arms and drug trade in Central and South America. This is how he earned his Billions, the US government protected him and he returned the favor by advancing the Christian Right.
I invite you to watch this, if you would like to know more about Moon and how he controls the Washingon media.
by kanuk on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:59:59 PM PDT
They did the same thing in the weekend prior to PA. If anything, this makes me nervous.
by tango on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:53:22 AM PDT
this late you can not spin
this late you need to win
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by jhpdb on Sat May 03, 2008 at 01:55:42 PM PDT
She also probably thinks that she had a shot at North Carolina which could totally change the situation.
Change the situation how? Other than Tweety and co having multiple orgasms all Tuesday night that is.
The math is the math.
John McCain is anti-choice
by stevej on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:16:42 PM PDT
... that the other two NM supers who have not declared will likely go for Obama, too. One is an add-on superdelegate who was chosen just last week as "undeclared", but chosen by Colon. The Clinton camp was POed, 'cuz they wanted a declared Hillary supporter. This one's worked as a community organizer.
The other is Rep. Tom Udall, who is running for Senate. He really needs Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, from the SE part of the state, for his Senate run. (And we all really need Udall in the Senate.) Denish chairs Hillary's campaign in the state. So for Udall, it is likely a matter of timing, too. Even if he is a member of the DLC, he seems to be a better fit for Obama than for Hillary. His silence suggests to me, that he will go for for Obama in the end.
by Land of Enchantment on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:31:33 PM PDT
I'd say slishity splash. Look, a conservative estimate for Hillary to win, if current trends hold or slightly favor her, about 3 of 4 remaining supers. Today, just the opposite. He has won 3 of 4. Yes, drip, drip is one a day. The damn bursting is double digits a day. We are somewhere in between, and that is fabulous.
by JTRicher on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:11:44 AM PDT
by RomeyDa on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:06:32 PM PDT
Guess that makes it a jalapeno salsa drip! Jeez, now I need to run to the store for some chips and salsa. Maybe some Corona?
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by Public Servant on Sat May 03, 2008 at 11:12:56 AM PDT
also stood up against the Clinton camp when they tried to challenge his nominations for our add-on delegate. The Clinton folks were very confrontive and accusatory. Read about it here if you're interested.
Colon has been a super chairman for NM Dems and has been very open, hardworking and fair in my experience. He has made a special point of staying in touch with the grassroots and addressing our concerns.
Go Brian!
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by barbwire on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:13:32 PM PDT
and therefore only had half a vote...
Would he be a semi-Colón?
John McCain is likeable enough, but he doesn't know Shiite from Shinola.
by sab39 on Sat May 03, 2008 at 12:53:41 PM PDT
by bethcf4p on Sat May 03, 2008 at 01:19:19 PM PDT
wide narrow
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