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2008-01-27 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2008-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 With $100 Million now reportedly under his belt from contributors, the epiphany I now have indicates his support must be far above just black folk; is all this a 'fairy tale' or not? I wish I knew where America is taking us, on this 'ride'??

Posted by smn 2008-01-27 02:57|| 2008-01-27 02:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Good! I want to see these two in a desperately bitter, wildly bloody knock-down, drag-out fight right up to the nominations. I want them sticking barbed, cyanide-soaked knives in each other's backs right up to the hilt multiple times and twisting them HARD.

We saw eight years of BJ's "politics of personal destruction" when he was in the Oral Office. Now it's time to see Obama get it up close and personal, sans Vaseline, while he does the Jesse-the-Jack/Rev. Al shakedown on the HillBillies. I want the winner of this fight to come out of it so badly damaged that they couldn't beat Ron Paul for the Presidency, much less any of the other Reps. I also want to see the loser's supporters so disgusted they won't even think of voting for the winner in the general election.

It's Dem-on-Dem, red-on-red, and I truly hope they rip great bloody chunks out of each other. It couldn't happen to two more corrupt, despicable, traitorous, America-hating bastards. They, and the foul assemblage of morons and criminals known as the Democrat Party who spawned and support them, deserve every pain-filled, suffering minute of it.

It's gladiators in the Colosseum again, and I've got a cheer for them: GO HILL-KILL OBAMA! GO OBAMA-KILL ~~BILL~~ HILL! GO EDWARDS-KILL THEM BOTH! DEMMMMMMMMMS SUCK!!!

Meanwhile, I LOVE IT! MORE POPCORN, PLEASE--LOTS OF BUTTER, TOO!

Posted by Ho Chi Whimp8387 2008-01-27 03:18|| 2008-01-27 03:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Team America, World Police...Is that what you're banking on Ho Chi? Sounds like you're sitting in the 'cat-bird' seat when it comes to well being! No problem, McCain has already indicated he has no problem with keeping the valiant troops in the lions's den for another 50 years or so; and with the Chicoms poised to umbrella their hegemony in the orient...you may even profit...wink...wink!

Posted by smn 2008-01-27 03:37|| 2008-01-27 03:37|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Hillary ain't givin' in, not by a long shot. As has been mentioned before, she's got a secret weapon in the form of the superdelegates. On top of that, she's now pushing hard to get the Florida delegations reseated, in direct defiance of the DNC's directives. From what I'm reading, THAT may be what finally turns the Donk masses against her, but I have a feeling that won't even stop her.
BTW, it appears here in SC the African-American vote went something like 80% for Obama....

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-01-27 07:07|| 2008-01-27 07:07|| Front Page Top

#5 They will be reseted Mike, it's a done deal.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2008-01-27 10:37|| http://www.cybernations.net]">[http://www.cybernations.net] 2008-01-27 10:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Hillary will get the nomination through smokey, back room brass-knuckle politics.

Look at what she has accomplished so far: Nevada: They knew Obama would win, so the power players assured Obama was not even get on the ballot. Good trick and no delegates for Obama in Nevada. Same in Florida. If Obama wins, he will be denied the delegates. I would imagine if Hillary wins, they will somehow find a way to make them count.

Obama denied delegates in Nevada and Floriduh and then there are the super delegates. They counted them ahead of time and you, the voters are a mere nuisance. Unless one or two states unexpectedly select Obama it was done before it started.

Posted by Punky Omeagum5537 2008-01-27 10:49|| 2008-01-27 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Hillary will get the nomination through smokey, back room brass-knuckle politics.

Yep. I can't wait, I feel so '68.

Seriously, this is gonna be the first fun convention in a long time.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2008-01-27 11:22|| http://cybernations.net]">[http://cybernations.net] 2008-01-27 11:22|| Front Page Top

#8 No Michigan delegates for Obama either. Now Hillary wants to allow Mich's 156 delegates.

Posted by ed 2008-01-27 11:33|| 2008-01-27 11:33|| Front Page Top

#9 Yep, stunning ain't it Ed. LOL. The Michigan deal was just a hellavuh move.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2008-01-27 15:20|| http://cybernations.net]">[http://cybernations.net] 2008-01-27 15:20|| Front Page Top

#10 And, going forward, the NYSlimes want Obama to stop 'whining' about Billary LOL!! (They're scared of McCain, too!!)

Posted by Clem Sheck9754 2008-01-27 16:59|| 2008-01-27 16:59|| Front Page Top

#11 all true, except Obama ended up with 13 of the 25 NV delegates, IIRC

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-27 17:24|| 2008-01-27 17:24|| Front Page Top

#12 NV Donks have a caucus system, not a primary

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-27 17:25|| 2008-01-27 17:25|| Front Page Top

#13 I'm not so sure the NYT is scared of McCain. Worst case, they get a moderate to bash if he's elected. More likely, they get Clinton elected. Or switch to Obama after he's nominated.

Romney or Giuliani, now THEY probably do care the Timesers. ;-)

Posted by lotp 2008-01-27 17:39|| 2008-01-27 17:39|| Front Page Top

#14 From the Nevada Dem's website:

**Clarification** of Statement by Nevada Democratic Party Chair Jill Derby
(Las Vegas, NV) "The Nevada Democratic Party and its officials have taken great effort to maintain our neutrality in the presidential campaign and the integrity of our process. Today, two out of three Nevadans who caucused chose a Democrat instead of a Republican for president. That is an overwhelming majority vote for a new direction. Just like in Iowa, what was awarded today were delegates to the County Convention, of which Senator Clinton won the majority. No national convention delegates were awarded. That said, if the delegate preferences remain unchanged between now and April 2008, the calculations of national convention delegates being circulated by the Associated Press are correct. We look forward to our county and state conventions where we will choose the delegates for the nominee that Nevadans support."

Posted by Punky Omeagum5537 2008-01-27 17:41|| 2008-01-27 17:41|| Front Page Top

#15 NV caucus results

I think the point is that no delegate awards are final until after the county and state conventions meet and vote.

Also, the AP has revised its numbers to match those for CNN and NBC, saying 13 for Obama, 12 for Clinton, but again, the party says there will be no delegate awards until April and it's far too early to say what the final numbers will be.

Bottom line is that the dem party is very much decided in smokey back rooms by the superdelegates who are the old money and power in the Dem party.

Posted by Punky Omeagum5537 2008-01-27 17:46|| 2008-01-27 17:46|| Front Page Top

#16 good info, PO5537, thx...I'd have to agree that the machine will decide, and the Clinton's own it

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-27 18:01|| 2008-01-27 18:01|| Front Page Top

#17 "I'm not so sure the NYT is scared of McCain"

It's in an op-ed piece by Frank Rich, "The Billary Road to Republican Victory".

I tried to put the link in before, but it didn't work for some reason.

Can't seem to link the article ... is there a trick I'm missing?

Posted by Clem Sheck9754 2008-01-27 19:32|| 2008-01-27 19:32|| Front Page Top

#18 here it is, Clem

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-27 19:47|| 2008-01-27 19:47|| Front Page Top

#19 Here's the link, Clem.

Copy the URL from the article before you start your comment (I usually do it from another window than the one I have Rantburg open in).

In the comment window, type in the word you want to use for the link ("Here's" in the sentence above).

Hilite the word, click on the "Link" button below the comment window, and paste the url in the box that pops up; hit "OK."

Finish your comment, click preview to make sure it worked, then submit the comment.

Took me a couple of times to catch on, too. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-01-27 20:00|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-01-27 20:00|| Front Page Top

#20 Oops.

Sorry, Frank - didn't see ya' there.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-01-27 20:03|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-01-27 20:03|| Front Page Top

#21 Thanks, guys!!!

Barbara - thanks for 'splaining the 'trick'. Think I've got it!!

Posted by Clem Sheck9754 2008-01-27 20:22|| 2008-01-27 20:22|| Front Page Top

#22 Obama Wins! whatever...

Prepare to be assimilated the Hildabeast cometh. It's a Skull and Bones thing.

Posted by TomAnon 2008-01-27 20:26|| 2008-01-27 20:26|| Front Page Top

#23 Drudge© is now reporting sources as indicating the Clinton camp wants to reign in Billy Boy again, to pre Iowa status, as she leaves the bloody south. By the way, anyone seen hide or hair of pitbull Carville, during all of this?

Posted by smn 2008-01-27 21:30|| 2008-01-27 21:30|| Front Page Top

#24 ~~Snakehead~~ Carville has been a paid commentator at CNN (yep, the Clinton News Network, go figure). Obama's campaign requested ~~demanded~~ that he take a pass til the General Election, since he's a HRC campaign advisor. Expect that won't be the sitrep once the General Campaign is on. CNN will go 24/7 for HRC

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-01-27 22:28|| 2008-01-27 22:28|| Front Page Top

#25 I didn't know you could do that! cool

Posted by Punky Omeagum5537 2008-01-27 22:56|| 2008-01-27 22:56|| Front Page Top

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