Clinton Fighting Steep Odds in NC, But Still Fighting
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Hillary Clinton acknowledged that she has an uphill battle in North Carolina, but insisted today that she’s going to fight for every vote. “This is going to be a hard fought election here in North Carolina. I know that I’m starting off behind. I get it,” she said. “But I’m still going to work as hard as I can to reach as many voters as I can, to talk to you about the issues that are important. ”
The first step in the strategy today: an event to talk military issues with an introduction by former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Clinton supporter Gen Hugh Shelton. North Carolina has a large military population, and Hillary has the backing of 35 flag officers as well as 8 years on the Senate Armed Services Committee to pitch to military families.
“Here we are, and we’re near two great bases with Ft Bragg and Pope, and we’ve got lots of people in this audience who have served or are servinr, or are spouses or family members of those who have served,” she said. “You’re going to help pick the next president, aren’t you?”
Step two, it seems, may be subtle attacks on Barack Obama’s disinclination to debate. A CBS forum set for April 27th was canceled after Obama failed to accept an invitation in time for preparations to be made; Clinton declined an invitation for a debate in the state prior to the Pennsylvania primary, saying it fell during passover.
Today, however, she proclaimed herself ready and willing to square off with Obama. People of North Carolina deserve a debate,” she said. ” I have said I’ll debate any time, anywhere. I’m so sleep deprived, it doesn’t matter. Any time, anywhere. I’ll show up.”
Clinton has a 15 point deficit to overcome in the state, and less than 2 weeks in which to do it — not to mention the must-win Indiana primary that will compete for the campaign’s time and money. But Team Clinton is hardly blowing off the state; top state director Ace Smith, who ran winning races in California and Texas, is at the helm here, and the campaign is organizing heavily. The Clinton camp seem to have learned it’s lesson in earlier races — when lopsided losses in states where she didn’t compete left Obama with a nearly insurmountable delegate advantage.
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Go Hillary!!! We’ll always be here for you and support you all the way to the White House!!!
Vote Senator Hillary Clinton as President!!!
A WINNER NEVER QUIT!!
A QUITTER NEVER WIN!!!
VOTE SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT!!!
Steep odds, yes. But her money woes were surely alleviated to the tune of $10 million by the FREE national TV coverage Tues. night. I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears that she was allowed to make a plea for donations and it didn’t cost her a dime. Then the media ran the clip again and again. Why? I haven’t heard anyone, anywhere mention this.
The only reason Clinton wants a debate is to attack Senator Obama along with the moderators as they did on ABC. No Senator Obama, do not debate with her. Don’t let her manipulate you into this. Hillary Clinton is not fooling anyone. She thinks her evil attacks make her more popular. She attacks you and when you respond she and the media spin it as you’ve gone negative. She needs to know that it takes a lot of heat for blacks to get out of the kitchen and we all know we can stand the heat as our ancestors did.
She didn’t stay with Bill when he was making out with Monica because she loved him, she stayed because her agenda was to run for president. Beat her at her own game. Regardless, she will never catch up with you regardless of what she raises and how she portrays you. Keep your dignity and when it’s all said and done, you’ll have the nomination and your dignity. Fox news, Cnn, Sean Hannity and etc. can spin all they want but for the facts are the facts. The numbers speak for themselves.
i am not a hillary supporter but i would advise her and her people to stay completely out of the obama tv ads controversy being ran by the nc gop.for one thing,the ads are legit and factual.also,because of the ads a lot of nc democrats are going to have second thoughts about voting for obama.if she comes out and gets involved in this debate by criticizing the ads,she will be showing extremely poor judgement!
Go Hillary!
Obama won’t debate because he is not good when there is not a telepromter present.
He only does well when making speeches and “borrowing” the words & ideas of other people.
Response to Linda Barnes’s post - Obama got extended coverage in Indiana to make a concession speech, but he turned it into a stump speech. The media also used the opportunity to use the John Mellencamp concert venue appear to be a big rally for Obama.
The Obama campaign is so full of BS that even when they lose by 10 percentage points in the nation’s 6th largest state, they act as though they won.
Hillary is a ferocious fighter and deserves a come back victory.
You have already had Florida and Michigan on your belt. Contrary to what OBAMA did to silence the voters there, you speak out for them. You are the voice of two important states with record breaking turnouts in election. You should entitle to part of credit that record breaking turnouts in all primaries.
Go Hillary, you have the experience and the perfect advisers in office which keep you from bonehead mistakes. You can’t be bought. You are the Margaret Thatcher of US who can save the downturns of economy.
You have already changed the people around you. You are having a fresh team building upon victories. You have the working class giving you votes of confidence. Moreover you don’t run away from challenges. When the goings get tough, the tough gets going.
The weakling, the wimp will go to Virgin Island for vacation, you shall fight and stand up for the supporters behind you. You did not run away from debates which are biased against you. Not like those opportunist who quits once tough questions are imposed. If all states are using winner-take-all format, the general election format, you would have won the primary handily.
The iron lady smells the rose of victory. OBAMA is already a past tense; a clown whining and stalling with specifics but euphemisms.
obama is only leading in pledge delegates, because of the way the democratic party distributes delegates in some states. States like Texas, NC, MS, and others give a higher proportion of delegates in black congressional districs. Since obama is winning over 90% in those districts, it is virtually impossible for Hillary to overtake him in pledge delegates. On the other hand, if the Democratic party was winner take all as the republicans, Hillary would have been the winner by now!
to me it is critical to prove Clinton’s viability as a candidate to win North Carolina… if she does this she IS well on her way to becoming the Next President… it is also vital that she gets the black people that support her like Maya Angelou to speak publically at rallies in this state… I really respect Dr. Angelou greatly and have always admired her work… if she gets extremely close to winning is also good for her as well… she has to work very hard and be very “positive” in this arena stress her strengths which is her plans to turn the economy around and to fix this country… leave the obama bashing to the GOP… they have already started with the Rev. Wright ads. This will help sway some of the undecided white votes.
I gotta give it to her; if she fights this hard to get this country back on the tracks of prosperity as she does to get elected… she will be a great President. This country needs this type of tenacity!
pa people know what you want …hopefully we can redeem the earlier voters who wish they could re-vote
Hillary will not get the black vote! After what she has been doing to make Obama look like a racist and after all of those racists pigs voted for Hillary in Penn. There is pay back, or didn’t you racists think of that!
Obama will wipe out Hillary’s Penn win by winning at least 60% of the vote in North Carolina! Two can play that game and America is made up of blacks and whites and now it’s Obama’s turn!
Obama and DNC is in a no win situation with Obama, he shun FL and MI
If they count FL and Mi Hillary wins the nomination.
If they stall or do not count FL or MI then Obama loses the General Election.
Also no one wants Michelle Obama to be first lady to anything or any cause.
obama says if superdelegates don’t go with him, they are disenfranchising voters, BUT HE DIDN’T MIND DISENFRANCHISING VOTERS IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN. They have a chance to revote, HE SAID NO. So the original votes should count.
Hillary worked so hard for this and it would be so sad to see her fall. Obama only had to sleep his way to the top. He was in the senate for like a few weeks, didn’t do much while he was in their, and then ran for president.
Mark my words, DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER ROB PEOPLE IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN OF THE RIGHT TO A VOTE THAN TO TAKE THIS NOMINATION AWAY FROM THEIR PRECIOUS BLACK CANDIDATE. He’s just a toy for the liberal’s white guilt.
The Black community still like the Clintons they feel oblicigated to vote for Obama but she will get these votes back without a doubt in the general election. Are you kidding, if Obama loses the GE the Black community gambled on the wrong candidate the life long support of their communtity on an unknown junior sentator. The PA Black leaders were smart enough to know this.
We shall see, but I think they should have stayed with the Clintons, known supporters of the black community, we shall see. Should have stayed with the Clintions I would think.
TO THE VERONICA LADYIF 90 PERCENT BLACKS V OTED FOR OBAMA WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU THEY ARE THE MOST RACIST PEOPLE ON EARTH, HOW FAST THEY TURN ON THEIR FREINDS, HOW FAST THEY FORGET WHO HELPED THEM IN THERE FIGHT FFOR EQUALITY I AM BEGINING TO BELEVE THAT BLACK PEOPLE AARE THE MOST RACIST PEOPLE . THIS CONTEST HAS SHOWN ME THAT BLACK PEOPLE WILL TURN ON THEIR BEST FRIENDS. I CANT BELIEVE THIS AND IT GREIVES ME BUT WHEN ITS RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR NOSES. HOW FAST THEY WENT FOR THIS STRANGER ONLY BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK A BLACK MAN WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT IS TO BE BLACK IN AMERICA. HOW FOOLIISH OF THE WHITE PEOPLE WHO ENDORSED HIM. I AM ASHAMED OF THE FACT I STOOD UP FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL TURN THAT KNIVE IN THE BACK. AND TWIST IT. I DID NOT REALIZE THEY HATE WHITE PEOPLE SO MUCH THEY WILL ENDORSE A STRANGER TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON ON EARTH. ONLY BECAUSE THAT PERSON IS BLACK WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE. THEY KNOW HIM NOT. BETTER THE KNOWN THEN THE UNKNOWN.
Well, it was proved Ob can’t win PA. In the general if you can’t win PA you lose the election.
The supers are stuck. If they want to win the general they have to go for Hillary. If they don’t want a war they have to go to Obama. So, we have to see how brave the Supers are. Then we have to sit thru the b.s. spin.
So, Wright confirmed what we know, to Bill Moyers. Obama agrees with him but can’t admit it because he is a pol. having to say what the people want to hear.
Educated? what does that mean? Educated in What? For these purposes we get plenty of education. It is called learning.
go obama…you’re the weakest link.
McCain 08
p.s. I have read a lot of people from early states who voted for OB, that if they knew then what they know now, they wouldn’t have voted for him. It’s called being educated.
VERONICA…. GO BACK TO AFRICA!!! ALL US RACIST WHITES WILL BUY YOU A ONE WAY TICKET!!!
OH WAIT…. THERE’S NO WELFARE THERE…..
i am sorry for yelling but i am truly upset that our country is so divided . makes me want to vote for mccain. and i voted for jessie jackson when he ran. but this stranger is not a jessie jackson. a home grown blackman we know and cared about he walked the walk.
Comment by veronica
April 24th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hillary will not get the black vote! After what she has been doing to make Obama look like a racist and after all of those racists pigs voted for Hillary in Penn. There is pay back, or didn’t you racists think of that!
Obama will wipe out Hillary’s Penn win by winning at least 60% of the vote in North Carolina! Two can play that game and America is made up of blacks and whites and now it’s Obama’s turn!
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As much as obama does not want to be potray as a “black candidate”, the blacks voting for obama irregardless of whether they agree with obama on his stands on issues, makes him a “black candidate”.
I mean obama getting > 90% of the black population clearly demostrated that they are voting along racial lines, irregardless of obama’s inexperience and inaction, his emptiness, his extreme liberal stances, his questional associations with radicals and extremist…
I dare make a prediction that Hillary will have come very close to obama in NC. This is because many independents, and undeciders will vote heavily in favor of Hillary, not because obama is black, but because ..
- he is extreme liberal stance,
- he has questionable associations with anti-americans and far-left groups,
- he is a PUPPET of the far-left, back by his masters in ACLU, Moveon.org, Michael Moore, Oprah etc.
- his wife anti-american and racist comments,
- he is not a true patriot (will not wear the flag pin, will not salute to the national anthem).
- he has ZERO executive experience, very limited senate experience,
- he is All-Speech-No-Action, an empty suit.
- he has ZERO accomplishment thus far in his political career.
(not voting Yes/No over 130 times in senate, merely declared “present”).
- he is just a typical scheming politician who will say anything to get votes,
- He arrogant and has an elitist attitude,
- He is a hypocrite (claiming that Hillary’s attack on him is “old washington politics”, but he himself running some of the most negative ads agains Hillary)
etc….
For those of you who feel Hillary is sticking up for the voters in Florida and Michigan having their vote count, lets get real. Of course she is now saying to count the votes. Obama is no better on the situation of counting the votes in Florida and Michigan. Of course he would now they rather not be counted, as those were the rules at the time.
Where were they both when the decision was made to not count these two states? They both agreed not to count them. What does this say about their decision making ability? I thought it was just common sense to count the votes to begin with!
Obama is a LIAR. He did campaign and run ads in FL. He LOST there.
Period.
Sure there is BaBo2. They give you a bag of rice or beans and a free Hut. lol I can’t understand why all these Hate America people just don’t leave.
John
What difference would it have made at the time whether they ran ads or campaigned anyway? They agreed not to count the votes. That was the rule. This was a terrible, or should I say notorious, decision! The only reason the campaigning or ads matter now is because they are now talking about changing the rules in the middle of the game and counting the votes. If the Democratic Party can’t even run an election properly, how can they be expected to lead America?
Haven’t seen much of Oprah around lately. Since her ratings fell so bad I guess she’s backing off. Probably down in Africa bldg. more schools with the money she made off Americans.
i live in florida and yes obama had ads here so they could lie all they want to but we in florida know better. hillary won here fair and square. LET MY VOTE COUNT
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Kathy
Where were all those who swore they would move to Canada if Bush got elected the last time? One person I can recall saying this was one of the Baldwin boys. Is he now a Canadian citizen?
Hillary was for another election in FL and OB wasn’t, when offered the opportunity. Guess he knew he would lose it.
Ob backed out of the CBS debate set for next week. Guess he knew he’d lose it.
But Alas!!! He has agreed to go on Fox News Sunday. Guess he finally got shamed into it. wimp.
Dear Veronica -
I’m from PA and i’m not a racist pig but this is what i’d be afraid of if Sen Obama was president. People like you screaming racism and throwing slurs at us “whitey’s”. I did vote for Hillary and in this democracy I have that right.
But you can reinforce stereotypes of your people if you wish to continue making posts of this nature. The fact is I march in the 60’s for equal rights and yet while blks made some progress women of any color are still token pieces who are allowed to participate. Not all men feel that why only the ones at the top who want power. Veronica if you think Sen Obama is going to do anything for your people think again. I heard a quite obviously blk man on C-Span a few weeks ago who came from Sen Obama State District that he oversaw and the gentleman was furious with Sen Obama, in fact he said “I’d never vote for him he didn’t do nothing for us when he was our state senator.” Ya see Veronica, I could take a real swipe at you for YOUR racist comments including calling Pennsylvanians pigs but then i’d be where you are at and i do understand that you most probably have felt the sting of racism just because you are you. I on the other hand including all women have been held down for much of our lives and why don’t you try to calm down a little. No one’s out to get you and the Clinton’s have done a lot for the blk community for yrs well before Bill became president or Hillary was a senator so don’t say they are being racist because people will come back at you - my first instinct was to do that but calmer minds are needed right now to get a democratic president back in the whitehouse whether it’s Hillary or Barack. If you continue to attack white people as racist you’ll drive them toward McCain or to stay home and barack will lose. The fact is his ideas about the economy are what led me to vote for Hillary because his tax cap raises that he wants would hurt the poor and middleclass more then the millionaires that he says he wants to tax. I’m imagining this w ould include you.
Right Barry. They’re just all talk. Or maybe they checked out the tax rates up there. lol
pastor wright is going on tour maybe he is mad at obama
Barry,
Let’s get real. If the role had been reversed, if obama is loosing now and he win either or both FL and MI, are you so niave to believe that obama will not be calling to count the votes also?
The DNC and /or the states screw up. The people in FL and MI, who took time to vote and make their voices heard. They should not be disenfrienchised. The votes should be counted, irregardless of whether Hillary is winning there or not. The DNC cannot simply just throw away millons of votes.
If obama is sincere in his claims he wants to unite the country, he should be gracious eough to signal to the DNC that he is willing to include at least FL. No, he is just too CHICKEN to do that!
Hillary Clinton’s smear campaign against the Democratic frontrunner Senator Barack Obama is disgraceful and the sooner it ends the better!
Hillbilly
Of course they should let your vote count. Who does the Democratic Party think they are by telling you they are not going to count your vote to begin with? This is one of the most Un-American things I could think of doing. Let me re-phrase that, I wouldn’t have even had the capacity to think up such a scheme. How could either of these candidates go along with it?
gino didnt obama run a smear campaign if im correct he also did??????
I beleive that Hillary can break Obamas lead in N.C. The truth has been comming out about Obama. I know that no candidate is perfect but I am fearfull of any canadidate that surrounds himself with anti-American friends. Evertime his wife opens her mouth I catch her in a lie. Example. she said they could hardly afford dance lessons for thier daughters and that are they just now able to pay of thier student loans. Now all this come from someone that made over 4 millon dollars last year. God bless anyone that can succed in life but don’t try to be something you’re not. I’m not sure I even know what he stands for. I have confidence in the American people .I don’t care what state they live. and I know Hillary will do just fine. She is a fighter and there not much we don’t know about her life. The Clintons arn’t perfect but they have always been for the working man and Hillary has spent her life fighting for health care. so fight back Hillary ,There are millons of people praying for you.
John
Of course Obama would want the votes to count if the roles were reversed, as would Hillary want them not to count. That goes without saying. They are both going to defend the positions they now put themselves in by taking the stands they do. As I stated before, of course Hillary is going to want to count the votes and Obama wants to drag his feet.
My point was that, how could either candidate support not counting the votes to begin with!
Hillary is now ahead in pop votes if including FL and Mi.
The party will work out a deal for MI & FL delegates but it won’t settle any thing. Still has to go to Supers.
I heard McCulif say the delegates can change their minds at convention. Those are the rules.
You can be sure the Clintons know politics and the rules. Thats why she’s hanging in there.
The supers have to guess which one would get the most electoral votes in the general. A few of the big states have more electoral votes than all the little ones put together. The red states will stay red. Thats why they are waiting. Thats if they want a chance at the general. They might cave to satisfy the blacks which would be a stupid way to concede. But, no one ever accused them of being smart. They are looking at the so called swing states.
To Veronica - least you forget Obama is half-white. You are the racist for thinking only a black president - he is half-white. So if you are only voting skin color (’cause he has no qualifications), how do you deal with the half-white issue?
Comment by gino
April 24th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Hillary Clinton’s smear campaign against the Democratic frontrunner Senator Barack Obama is disgraceful and the sooner it ends the better!
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You are accusing Hillary for smearing obama. So which are the stuff about obama that Hillary says about him is untrue???
So according to you, obama should be wrapped nicely in a giftbox tied with ribbon, and comes Jan 2009, you cut the ribbon, open the box, and nicely present obama as the President to the American people??
did you know obama did not win the senate seat in illinois he got it through default so is he really good enough to be our next president kind of scary how he got it
The supers better thick twice before over-riding any decision the popular vote or delegate vote show the winner to be. If they “veto” the will of the people and lose in the general election anyway, the people will not forget. Its one thing for the people to send a candidate to the general election and lose; It is quite another to send a candidate not chosen by the people and lose anyway.
Veronia 9:14 pm….. WELL Said!! Thank you.
What smear campaign from Hillary to Ob.? Truths aren’t smears. Smears are lies.
Obama bought a 277,000$ condo before their million $ house. And they couldn’t afford dance lesson? Maybe the kids were too young at the time.
John we are suppose to just step aside and let obama win so he and his pastor can do what they want HEII WE SHOULD JUST GIVE ALL THE TERRORIST AWARDS LIKE HIS PASTOR DID AND WE ALL WOULD BE THRID CLASS PEOPLE AND BITTER AND CLINGING TO OUR GUNS AND RELIGION JUST REMEMBER THE NORMAL PEOPLE WERE NOT TO HEAR WHAT HE SAID AND HE MEANT WHAT HE SAID HE IS A LIAR AND FULL OF HATRED DONT LET HIM FULL YOU
Obama is a cry baby. Anytime he can’t play the race card he whines.When he started campaging he did’nt even have a floormat so he stole Hillarys. Trouble is now he hooped it up he dodn’t know what to do with her plans where solutions are concerned. He is starting to buckel under the pressure. What does he think will happen as president. is he going to tell other countries “Your not nice,you said bad things about me’. Give me a break Obama is in over his head and dos’nt have a clue how to run the country. Nor does he understand what the adverage person is up against. I would rather have 4 more years of Bush then one month with a cry baby for president.
if the black people would vote for the canidate with any experience instead do you really think it would be obama?lets get real people vote for the person you want just dont vote for someone that is of a different race or gender lets vote on the person that is qualified not the skin or sex that is just wrong this country is falling apart the country is in shambles from the war to the economy gas will be 4$ a gallon were i live we need to fix ourselves before we fix anyone else im just scared for the future of our kids and our own look down dep in your brain and think of what is at stake not the color or sex that is a bad way to vote
Obama’s humiliating loss in Pennsylvania is quite sobering. Even he has had to go home to Chicago to rest and lick his wounds. It is a terribly sad thing to see such wounds in a man, such loss of face.
the audacity of audacity … and the dreams of having a father … but ending up with Jeremiah … I think that’s right, right?
I see his hair is turning gray. Could it be campaign pressure?
He was born half and half. Grew up in the white world, schools, parents, etc. then when he wanted to be a pol he turned to the black world. If he was just another white guy he wouldn’t be where he is now. I can’t believe the dems in the early primaries voted for him instead of some of the others. Well, knowing their elecorate I guess I can believe it.
Too many are having buyers remorse. When he starts bashing McCain the s… will really hit the fan. A straw man attacking a man of substance just won’t go over.
gas is going to be 5$ dollars by summer lets all not drive our cars for a week and watch the economy collapes and watch bush say the economy is fine
An identity crises?
As of now, Hillary is ahead in the popular vote by 113,389, according to ABC:
http://abcnews.go.com/politics
Clinton: 15,011,947
Obama: 14,898,558
Yes, that includes FL and MI, as officially recorded by those states.
Found at http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/4/23/13139/2480
kathy wi he would be crushed in the general if he makes it trust me the gop has alot on him they are just waiting to see if he gets it hopefully he wont he is a cry baby and liar
As of now, Hillary is ahead in the popular vote by 113,389, according to ABC:
Clinton: 15,011,947
Obama: 14,898,558
Yes, that includes FL and MI, as officially recorded by those states.
Found at http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/4/23/13139/2480
OMG Operation Chaos is real
Oh my god. CNN is running Wright with Bill Moyers. Now how much more radical can they get!
Gergen is critizing Wright.
Go, Hillary Go. Nobama for obama.
hello kathy
Greg in NC. We don’t need operation Chaos. They are good at it themselves. lol
Count Florida, and go for Hillary. Vote for Hillary.
An empty wagon makes the most noise. Watch out for the silent majority in the fall.
McCain 08
What has the Democratic Party learned so far from this election? Are the rules going to be changed for future elections? Will the far left of the Party allow the rules to be changed, as they now seem to favor Obama who the far left supports? Will the more moderates of the Party, who support Hillary, be able to get the rules changed to be more like the Republicans and the general election? The only reason we are talking as much as we are about electability is because of the rules as they exist today. I see this as being yet another dividing issue for the future of the Democratic Party.
Why bother to leave a comment - you never post them.
I doubt they will change their rules. They made them for the purpose that the party ran the right person.
Yep, gas will be going up and there’s not a darn thing that any polititian can do about it.
McCain wants to give us some relief but that would mean not taxing it and you know the dems would never do that. They are just yelling at OPEC like that will do anything.
They should let us drill our own dam oil. Can’t sit around for the next 10-20 years for alternatives. All we can do a citizens is drive less. Not buy their product. Think I’ll get a scooter. 2 of my kids did and drive them to work weather permitting.
annie , you’re in. fox sites have been giving me trouble all week.
Hillary needs to give it up. She is running a negative campaign and she’ll do anything to get the nomination. It is time for Pelosi and Dean to step in. She is too far behind and it wouldn’t be right to steal the election from Obama. Bill Clinton needs to chill out and go smoke a cigar. He is a disgrace and I hope he never rest his head in the White House again. The Clintons had their turn and now it is Obama’s. Don’t be surprised if the Clintons had something to do with the Rev. Wright ad that surfaced in North Carolina. The Clintons are stooping low and they cannot get over the fact that she has no possible way of winning the nomination.
Kathy
They have already changed the rules in the middle of this election, they only don’t know what they are changing them to just yet. They had rules not to count the votes in two states, but now say they will, they just don’t know how. They won’t really know the rules until the election is over.
friends,
i would like to add my 2 cents. prior to this campaign oh lets see about a year and a half ago, ALL people were getting along everywhere in this country. we didnt hear much at all about this country’s history as it relates to race relations. no one spoke about it and we all continued to allow policies and programs to work. then obama came along and started talking about unity. well thats not a problem im all for it. then it became known that he has associated with people that are anti white and anti jew and anti american. well this caused alot of people to wonder what kind of person is he to talk about change and hope and unity and at the same time associate with unsavory characters. then he gave a speech on race that basically said nothing. well he did say that we, as a people, need to talk about race relations so that we can solve race problems. problem is though that he insinuated that the whites were to blame and continue to be the reason why blacks can not get ahead. so who began the day with dividing the people? thats right obama. now look at us. we are torn and we are more vocal than ever about it. blacks are voting for obama at almost 100%. we want to say that it is because he is black. i would tend to agree that most voters chose him because their pastors and community leaders are telling them that this may be there only chance to advance to the most powerful position in the world. i cant blame them but i find it sad that so many blk persons cant make up their own mind and base their decision on substance. obama has caused us to divide and segregate ourselves once again. right when we were starting to come together he actually tore us apart. obama is not a uniter, hope is slipping away and change remains the same.
Obama will wrap things up in North Carolina and Indiana. Go Obama!
Obama will wrap things up in North Carolina and Indiana. Go Obama!
connie,
indiana is only 8% black and as i said earler, its unfortunate that most of the black community will only vote for obama because he is black. that said, he will get 8% of the vote in indiana. now i realize that he will also get other votes but they wonjt come form the very people that feel that he has offended them. that percentage? a whole lot more than 8% i can assure you.
can someone tell me how many delegate obama will have if the super d’s from each state he won is counted? i ask because if this happens to be the new math then richardson and kennedy and the rest will have to tell obama sorry and will have to vote the way of their state. someone got numbers?
The Race has become racial,as Obama wanted it,and North Carolina,is out of the question for Clinton…..What this is doing to the country overall,is being overlooked by most,and it isn’t good
A lot of what has been gained in the racial arena is being lost very fast,considering things said,relationships exposed,and an elitist attitude……at least that’s whats being said in a lot of circles……what a waste…..Ones as bad as the other on the Dems side
I think everyone had their own interpretation of the words “change” and “unity”.
If you are changing the system the one we have is constitutional.
Unity of what? Dems and reps in congress.? race relations? Never happen. Sharpton and Jackson would see to that. Every one has the same lawful rights now. Some take advantage of it and some want special rights.
The lefty liberal dems want to keep the poor poor and dependant on them. For political reasons.
I’ve heard these same “poor me” arguements for so many campaigns I can’t remember when I haven’t.
Ob has never crossed the aisle. He is the most liberal senator there is. Check his record.
I’m beginning to think he got drafted into this by the people stroked his ego.
Good night all. It’s raining out and a good night to sleep. Must be Bushes fault. lol Well, heck, everything else is.
Sharpton has made his threats already. the politically correct aren’t brave enough to go against him.
bye.
I am a Democrat and I can say that the rules of the Party are very outdated and stupid. Caucuses are a fraud. Primaries should be winner take all. This is screwed up party. But then again I may be a democrat but I do not vote on a party I vote on a candidate. And obama is not on my list. It will have to be Clinton or McCain.
i recall, now that you mentioned it Kathy, that al sharpton did say that if the superd’s did not vote the will of the people and vote for oabama that there would be riots in the streets and he even said that he would be a part of it!@ i keep hearing that the superd’s are afraid and now i know why!!!!
Henry
I can appreciate your positions. I too feel Obama would be a bad choice for the Democrats and a bad choice to be President. I do feel Hillary would be better at running against McCain, and be a better President than Obama. I have a hard time though taking away his position of being the Democratic nominee. He has played by the rules. It would be like any team playing a sport and winning by the rules only to have some official say that the team who is behind is the winner. It goes against all logic and common sense. It is truly Un-American. I will be supporting McCain no matter how the Democrats resolve the nominee.
Obamabots blame everything that happens on the Clintons. Did the Clintons create Rev. Wright? Did the Clintons tell Obama to go to SF and talk about middle america being bitter? When are you people going to realize he shoots himself in the foot when his campaign doesn’t tell him what to do and say. The man has no experience, him and his wife hate all races of people, except African Americans. He should take resposibility and admit he has bad judgement. Oh yea thats what he is running on judgement. LOL
Obama sent Al Sharpton down here to Florida to make sure our votes didn’t count. The black supers were threatened thats why they had to switch to Obama. This is a Chicago thug running for president. What in the world are these people doing voting for someone like this to run our country.
bk
I feel the far left in the Democrat Party is gaining strength and will become more of a factor in what your Party is saying on all issues. I think this is starting to scare not only the moderates in your Party, but the rest of the American people as well. This will be dividing your Party for years to come.
It is starting to scare everyone. When MSMBC and CNN start backing off, you know something is very wrong. They have promoted Obama for over a year now.
WWE says Hillary gave obama the Hilbow in PA.
IN and NC VOTE HILLARY:
Let’s put him away, obama is on the ropes!!!
If Obama wins you will see record numbers of people voting for McCain.