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- If I was Baracak HUSSEIN OSAMA I Would not chase the nomination because if he wins he wont survive to reach the oval office. Jesse Jackson is still alive because he never won a nomination.
Posted by BagdadsHere
You are the guy Wright is preaching about - greatness! - Reply to this comment
- If I was Baracak HUSSEIN OSAMA I Would not chase the nomination because if he wins he wont survive to reach the oval office. Jesse Jackson is still alive because he never won a nomination.
Posted by BagdadsHere
I rest my case... - Reply to this comment
- sesanders1,
I agree that America has not changed overnight. 100 years after slavery we needed the Civil Rights Movement. A good portion of the Democratic Party moved to the Republican Party because of it...would kind of tell you they were no fans of it or MLK and LBJ. Not much has changed in 40 years or 100 years, not even the willingness to accept the label racist. After all, slavery wasn''t racist and Jim Crow wasn''t racist (we are separate BUT equal). If people couldn''t accept being labeled racist when it was overt, they sure aren''t going to accept it being covert. - Reply to this comment
- What gets me is you have a munch of old white dudes calling Rev. Wright a racist and Wright pointing out how these old white folks are racist. It is a generational thing more than anything else. These young people that are coming up are different, they don''t come from that place and time and I say good riddance.
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- LARYSINCLAIR,
Wow, that was really stupid. Nobody is responsible for your comments except for you. I wouldn''t even try to discredit Clinton or McCain with that. You are on your own. You are a reflection on you, not Obama. - Reply to this comment
- To LarySinclair: Is that the state of Euphoria?
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- Barack,
When you arrive in the 58th state, please give me a call and we will hook up, get some crack and paaaaaarrrrtyyyy!! Whooooohooo!! Just like the good old day''s when we would get FREAKEHHHH!! I just don''t understand why you think you''re better than me now? I was good enough for you back then?!! Don''t worry loverboy, we can keep it on the "Down-Low" just like before!! - Reply to this comment
- Where I work is a cold drink machine that has not only promised but has given change for 10+ years. It must be qualified to be President.
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- Racism is going to play a big role in this election if Obama is the nominee just as sexism will play a role if Hillary gets the bid. It is naive to think that America has changed overnight. However, Hillary could easily take Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida (the swing states) and Obama is going to have a hard time doing it. The Democrats have found a way to defeat themselves all over again!
Posted by sesanders1
I disagree, look at Hillary''s base, older, retired people and uneducated rural whites. That is the traditional Republican, conservative base. These people would not abandon McCain, who they see as more conservative for Hillary. Obama''s base is young voters, educated whites and blacks. None of these voters are likely to vote for McCain. Obama just needs to turn out the youth vote. - Reply to this comment
- Let''s see 60% of whites vote for Hillary, 90% of blacks vote Obama. Yeah, it looks like there is one group of racists.
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- Just as the Evangelicals are now willing to accept the blame for Bush. Just ask them.
Posted by broncfan1661
Glo-rah hall-la-lujah! - Reply to this comment
- Racism is going to play a big role in this election if Obama is the nominee just as sexism will play a role if Hillary gets the bid. It is naive to think that America has changed overnight. However, Hillary could easily take Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida (the swing states) and Obama is going to have a hard time doing it. The Democrats have found a way to defeat themselves all over again!
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- It must also baffle you that if Hillary was guaranteed to beat McCain in November, if Obama runs and he doesn''''t, it is those people who decided not to vote for Obama that will hold the responsibility for whatever McCain turns out to be. Whatever Obama turns out to be, you can always blame the Obama supporters. But, if McCain wins, the ball is in your corner.
Posted by whatithink at 07:11 PM : May 13, 2008
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And we would be willing to accept that.
Just as the Evangelicals are now willing to accept the blame for Bush. Just ask them. - Reply to this comment
- continued from post 1
I''ve been there and seen it and we are a great country and hope we can come back again. We do need to make some changes, but be careful what those changes are. I kid and get pretty rough with some on here sometime, but just do it for fun. I give BlkPresident a hard time and he comes back at me and I really enjoy joking with him. One thing for sure no one on here is going to change anyones mind who they are going to vote for. I know I could not change yours and you cannot change mine. One thing I do know is my wife wants me off here soon and she know how to change my mind. Talk later. - Reply to this comment
- hungrymama,
Then you vote for who you vote for. I just hope if things don''''t turn out like you want, you will not blame other people (as I will not). This is what I''''ve seen over the last eight years with people who supported Bush. They are willing to go back to the 1970s to blame Carter, but not willing to blame anything on Bush.
I will vote for Obama. I think he also wants the best for this country. He has some really good people behind him. I love Warren Buffett and the decisions that Volcker made have turned out to be historically accurate. I think the gas tax is pandering and I''''m tired of short-term "I want your vote" solutions.
I politely agree to disagree with you.
Posted by whatithink
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I agree with you on some things. I have vote democrat most of my life and registered democrat since 1952.
I voted for Kerry 4 years ago. I do not like Bush or his dad. I don''t think we should have went into Iraq. I do believe we should have went into Afganistan and should have put all our resourses into getting Osoma Bin Laden and his crew. But we are in there and I don''t think we should quit and run. I spent 27 years, two wars and I know how those people are. They hate us because they are jealous of us. The more you try to be nice to them, the more they take advantage.
To be continued next post. - Reply to this comment
- Bush is arragant and several things McCain has said for example not believe in torture. I just trust the man that he has our country''''s best interest at heart.
Posted by hungrymama
You seem to be a very resonable person and you are obviously welocome to voyte for whom ever you choose. However, McCain switched his stance on torture, which is very surprising considering his past experience.
McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban
Today, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, which contained a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) establishing one interrogation standard across the government. The bill requires the intelligence community to abide by the same standards as articulated in the Army Field Manual and bans waterboarding.
Just hours ago, the Senate voted in favor of the bill, 51-45.
Earlier today, ThinkProgress noted that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a former prisoner of war, has spoken strongly in favor of implementing the Army Field Manual standard. When confronted today with the decision of whether to stick with his conscience or cave to the right wing, McCain chose to ditch his principles and instead vote to preserve waterboarding:
Mr. McCain, a former prisoner of war, has consistently voiced opposition to waterboarding and other methods that critics say is a form torture. But the Republicans, confident of a White House veto, did not mount the challenge. Mr. McCain voted %u201Cno%u201D on Wednesday afternoon. - Reply to this comment
- hungrymama,
Then you vote for who you vote for. I just hope if things don''t turn out like you want, you will not blame other people (as I will not). This is what I''ve seen over the last eight years with people who supported Bush. They are willing to go back to the 1970s to blame Carter, but not willing to blame anything on Bush.
I will vote for Obama. I think he also wants the best for this country. He has some really good people behind him. I love Warren Buffett and the decisions that Volcker made have turned out to be historically accurate. I think the gas tax is pandering and I''m tired of short-term "I want your vote" solutions.
I politely agree to disagree with you. - Reply to this comment
- As I said before, people have to make a decision to keep the status quo or to try something different. America would not exist if people kept the status quo. You vote for someone with a hope in your mind. If people don''''t live up to that hope, it is not your fault...unless you vote for them again. I can''''t tell you how to vote. It''''s your decision. I just hope you make a wise one.
Posted by whatithink
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I agree with you and that is the reason I have to go with McCain. I''m not racist and have stated many times I could easily vote for Colin Powell, Condi Rice or JW Watt. I think the thing that will go against Obama is people are really scared of him because of his background. We really don''t know him and he has to prove himself to me more than he has so far. Rev Wright, Rekzo, Farahkon (hope my spelling is OK) Ayers and several others has people turned off. Just saw a video clip and the pastor that replaced Wright is worse than Wright and Obama staying in that Church. These are just some of the things that I think hurts Obama. He also mis-spoke a few times that I''m sure her regrets. I''m more moderate than liberal or conservative and have no use for Bush at all. I do believe once McCain get in there thing will be better than under Bush. Bush is arragant and several things McCain has said for example not believe in torture. I just trust the man that he has our country''s best interest at heart. - Reply to this comment
- taotxzen,
There was a video where Bush and McCain were standing very close to each other on a plane. It is at that time that I knew I''d never vote for McCain. He appeared to have been bought. - Reply to this comment
- What tripe I know I know poor Obama racist racist every where of course it could not be his really really thin resume could it,,,,,nah of course not .....look if this is all Dems have to run on now until Nov and I believe it is I got news for you goofs it''s not working the door is slamming in your face not only is the nominee race possibly over with it goes Dem chance for Nov%u2026.
with it what bores
Lets see we didn%u2019t count Mich and Fla so no slander of the Jewish voters yet required but Ohio and Pa are Archie Bunkers and now WVA and Ky and PR are all racist%u2026.yeah right - Reply to this comment
