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| WND : Barack Obama's pyrrhic victory |
| 2008-06-11 |
| Twenty-two centuries ago, Pyrrhus, king of Ephesus, managed to win battles against the Roman army in 280 B.C. and again the following year, in 279 B.C. But in doing so, the fighting was so savage and his losses – even in victory – were so immerse, that he declared: "If I should overcome the Romans in another fight, I were undone." Barack Obama has "another fight" – this one ending on Tuesday, Nov. 4. And look at his losses in the memorably bitter campaign against Hillary. What if the Democratic primaries were run like the general election with its winners-take-all electoral votes? Sen. Clinton defeated Sen. Obama in 19 primaries, to his winning 18; while he won 14 caucuses to her three. But consider which won what. Hillary won the following: California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, among others. By striking contrast to all those OBM (Old Big Media) conjectures that Hillary would yield and retire immediately after South Dakota and Montana, the last primaries, closed their polls, the following came from the allegedly surrendering Hillary on Tuesday night June 3. "On election day after election day, you came out to record numbers to cast your ballots. Nearly 18 million of you cast your votes for our campaign, carrying the popular vote with more votes than any primary candidate in history." What that will inevitably mean – when it is quoted, repeatedly, this fall – is that 2008 Democrat nominee Obama had more votes against his being the nominee "than any primary candidate in history." No wonder Hillary refused to concede until days after her unforgettable remembrance of "nearly 18 million" Democrat votes against Obama. Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean – in his highly questionable opposition to any convention votes for the delegates from Florida and Michigan (which was changed to giving them half-votes) is no doubt relieved to have Hillary out of the race. But will he, or any other party leader, dare to try to deny her a Democratic National Convention speech in Denver? And who would dare to try to censor "More-Votes-Than-Any-Primary-Candidate-In-History" Hillary – or the inevitable speech of the twice-elected president of the United States, who is her husband? Will anybody ever forget Sen. Teddy Kennedy's speech to the Democratic National Convention, which nominated Jimmy Carter instead of him? Remember how Jimmy chased the nimble and evasive Teddy all over the stage trying desperately to get together? Then, imagine in Denver another utter charade – with nominee Barack desperately chasing Hillary! And that Democrat political nightmare will hardly match the probable impact of the speech of President Bill Clinton. So, to all my fellow Fourth Estaters who will be covering Denver (an estimated 15,000), the aforementioned exciting possibilities are reasons why I can't believe Denver will be dull. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #4 There are reasons to believe that money won't be a problem for Obama. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-06-11 17:58 |
| #3 Yup, his campaign has transitioned from "Brak the Vote" to "Barry the Past". |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-06-11 11:02 |
| #2 More help on the way, Bush Endorses Barak Obama! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-06-11 09:07 |
| #1 Hillary's campaign: Suspended, not Ended. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2008-06-11 08:49 |