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Obama Closes In On Dem Nomination
Illinois Senator Has Majority Of Pledged Delegates With Oregon Victory; Clinton Easily Wins Kentucky, But Campaign In The Red
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Play CBS Video Video Obama Returns To Iowa "CBS News RAW": Barack Obama returned to Iowa, the site of his first, highly-publicized primary win, to speak to supporters about the importance of party unity in the days ahead.
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Video Hillary Wins The Bluegrass State "CBS News RAW": After clinching a substantial victory in Kentucky, Hillary Clinton spoke to supporters in Louisville saying she is ahead of Obama in terms of the popular vote.
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Video Clinton Wins Kentucky Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the projected winner of Kentucky's primary election but, as Jim Axelrod reports, this win may not be enough to weaken rival Barack Obama's lead.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., acknowledges supporters during her Kentucky primary election night rally Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in Louisville, Ky. (AP)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. poses with staff members at Lynn's Paradise Cafe during a campaign stop in Louisville, Ky. Tuesday, May 20, 2008. (AP)
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CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports that Obama wants to further the impression that he is the big winner Tuesday without painting Clinton as the big loser. He also pointed out the significance of the delegate milestone in an interview with CBS News.
"What it means is we've won the majority of delegates that have been assigned by voters during the primaries and caucuses," Obama said. "Hopefully we'll be able to secure the nomination in the coming weeks and then focus our attention on the real choice that the American people are going to have."
In fresh indications that their race was coming to an end, Clinton and Obama praised one another during their speeches and pledged a united party for the general election.
"While we continue to go toe-to-toe for this nomination, we do see eye-to-eye when it comes to uniting our party to elect a Democratic president this fall," said Clinton, whose supporters Obama will need if he is to win in November.
"We have had our disagreements during this campaign, but we all admire her courage, her commitment and her perseverance," Obama said of his rival and partner in a marathon race through the primaries. "No matter how this primary ends, Senator Clinton has shattered myths and broken barriers and changed the America in which my daughters and yours will come of age."
But in a sign of confidence on the front-runner's part, party officials said discussions were under way to send Paul Tewes, a top Obama campaign aide, to the Democratic National Committee to oversee operations for the fall campaign.
While Obama lavished praise on Clinton, he focused his attention on the general election battle with McCain.
Obama said he would leave it up to the Arizona senator "to explain whether his policies and positions represent long-held convictions or Washington calculations, but the one thing they don't represent is change."
McCain's spokesman countered quickly.
"This election is fundamentally about who Americans can trust to secure peace and prosperity for the next generation of Americans. Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president," said Tucker Bounds in a statement.
In the fundraising chase, Obama reported cash on hand of $46.5 million at the end of April, all of which can be used for the general election. Unless he takes federal funds, he is permitted to raise as much as he can.
McCain reported almost $22 million cash on hand. Unlike Obama, McCain is expected to take federal funds for the fall campaign, which total about $85 million and bar him from raising other donations for his campaign's use.
Clinton reported $30 million cash on hand at the end of the reporting period, but also almost $19.5 million in debt.
"We still have work to do to in the remaining states, where we will compete for every delegate available," Obama said in an e-mail sent to supporters. "But tonight, I want to thank you for everything you have done to take us this far - farther than anyone predicted, expected or even believed possible."
Clinton looked for a consolation for the strongest presidential campaign of any woman in history. She hoped to finish with more votes than her rival in all the contests combined, including Florida and Michigan, two states that were stripped of their delegates by the national party for moving their primary dates too early. A Democratic convention committee is to meet on May 31 in Washington to decide how - and whether - to seat delegates from the two states.
The only primaries remaining are Puerto Rico, on June 1, followed two days later by South Dakota and Montana. (See the full calendar.)
The candidates paused during the day to express best wishes to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat suffering from a brain tumor.
"So many of us here have benefited in some way or another because of the battles he's waged, and some of us are here because of them," Obama said.
Said Clinton: "As a lifelong champion for social justice and equality, his work has made the path easier for me, for Senator Obama and for countless others. He's been with us for our fights and we're now with him in his."
"I have said on numerous occasions, I have described Ted Kennedy as the last lion in the Senate," said McCain. "And I have held that view because he remains the single most effective member of the Senate if you want to get results. He is not reluctant to share the credit. And when he fails, he is willing to take the blame."
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Dutch lawmaker planning film criticizing the Quran
A Dutch conservative lawmaker said Wednesday he is making a film to highlight what he describes as "fascist" passages in the Quran, his latest high profile criticism of Islam.
Wilders plans to depict parts of the Quran he says are used as inspiration "by bad people to do bad things."
Less than 10 minutes long, the film is expected to air in late January. It will show "the intolerant and fascist character of the Quran," said Wilders, whose anti-Islam campaign helped his Freedom Party win nine seats in parliament in last year''s election.
In the past, Wilders has said that half the Quran should be torn up and compared it with Adolf Hitler''s book "Mein Kampf." He has claimed the Netherlands is being swamped by a "tsunami" of Islamic immigrants.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/28/europe/EU-GEN-Netherlands-Anti-Quran-Film.php
if you don''t believe me, then you sir are worse than Hitler.
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righttttttt koolaid drinking barking moonbat LOL
hahaha
got it
Jones Captivated S.F.''''s Liberal Elite
Posted by terrorislami at 07:01 AM : May 23, 2008
It''s difficult to think straight when you are so full of hate!!
Hitler was a conservative and he captivated the German conservatives in the 1920s and 30s. Bush is a conservative who had absolutely no experience and yet he captivated the "religious right wingnuts" in 2000 and spent the next 8 years f**king up not only our nation, but the entire world. During the Bush "reign" the christian taliban made a serious attempt to inpose their will on the entire nation.
McCain is a Bush clone, to the core.
Hitler put "God be with us" on the uniforms of his army. Bush talked to god. McCain rejects the support of the right wingnuts (or so he says) but supports five more years in Iraq. It wasn''t that long ago that McCain was courting the "religious right wingnuts."
There''s little difference between the "cool aid" that Jim Jones was prescribing and the "kool aid" that Bush has been delivering and the "kool aid" that McCain will continue to deliver.
Drink up, terrorislami...
got it
Jones Captivated S.F.''s Liberal Elite
They were late to discover how cunningly he curried favor
With these willing workers, Jones made himself the perfect gift for the liberal machine of U.S. Representatives Phillip and John Burton, Assemblyman Willie Brown and Mayor George Moscone, which was trying to consolidate its hold on San Francisco politics.
The turning point in Jones'' drive for power came in 1975, according to Tim Reiterman''s and John Jacobs'' exhaustive study, ``Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People.'''' Jones'' army of volunteers saturated San Francisco neighborhoods, distributing slate cards for Moscone (running for mayor), Joseph Freitas (district attorney) and Richard Hongisto (sheriff). All three won.
``What you had here was a ready-made volunteer workforce,'''' said Agar Jaicks, who was chairman of the county Democratic Central Committee, the governing body of the Democratic Party in San Francisco. ``And you also had in Jones a man who touched a component of the consensus power forces in the city, such as labor and ethnicity groups, and he was very strong in the Western Addition. So here was a guy who could provide workers for causes progressives cared about.''''
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/11/12/MN85578.DTL
Koolaid Drinker
People who believe anything they are told. people who refuse to change there minds when confronted with facts.
a koolaid drinker is the liberal democrat who is liberal because they are told they should be. they have made no attempt to decide why they are liberal.
often a koolaid "drinker" simply wants to hate anything a republican does good or bad.
koolaid people are the vocal howard dean wing of the democrat party. the converse of rightwing loonies.
koolaid drinkers are the ones that went first when jim jones said drink.
that earth mama hippy chick is such a sixties burn out wanabe. dude she is just a "koolaid drinker" cut her a break. she listens to air american and npr.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Koolaid+Drinker
they hate the country that made them millionaires,,,
good one,,,
what bs left wingnut koolaid drinking barkinbg moonbats,,,
Obama Closes In On Dem Nomination
Illinois Senator Has Majority Of Pledged Delegates With Oregon Victory; Clinton Easily Wins Kentucky, But Campaign In The Red
hussein cannot even beat a woman LOL
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So does anyone want to explain to why the nomination should be handed to Obama on a silver platter again?
The last I heard the people are suppose to Vote the president in....not hand someone the position on a Howard Dean''s silver platter!!!
And where did this Obama come from anyway....he came from nowhere...out of the wood works....no one even knew his name until a year ago. He is also too young, naive and inexperienced.
Are you people who voted for the man nuts???
Are you that desperate for change that you will take anything? Okay well, be careful what you wish for....this change you are looking for I don''t think is putting in a young, inexperience far left liberal who knows nothing about the challenges we are facing in America today as a nation.
Okay...you people are what you call "Looking for love in all the wrong places" and you are starting to scare me!
I guess no one out there in the US cares that the DNC refuses to ackowledge Florida''s vote---except Florida???? Well...I hope they never do that to any one of your states. We showed up in record numbers to vote and our vote should count. The Republicans had the same scenario and they let our votes count...why then can''t the Democrats ackowledge the Florida vote????? Is is because then the liberal''s man Obama would not have the lead after all??? We all know how much of a liberal Howard Dean is....he wants Obama to win so bad that he is willing take away Florida''s right to vote. How undemocratic and unamerican. Well....Obama does not surprise me....he and his preacher hates America...so its no surprise when they don''t actually want American voters to put him in office...obviously this guy thinks he can come in as a young pup and have everything handed to him including the presidential office.. Sorry Obama...it does not work that way...the people have to VOTE you in....Osama...oops...Obama. Osama, Obama...whatever your forgettable name is.
Bill: %u201CWell you know Jesse Jackson won SC in 86, it%u2019s not a big deal.
Bill: on Obama%u2018s campaign. : It%u2019s a %u201Cfairy tale, give me a break.%u201D
Bill: %u201CWouldn%u2019t it be nice to have TWO LOYAL AMERICANS running for president?%u201D
Hillary: %u201CYou don%u2019t get to choose your family, but you choose your pastor. (Countless times on TV) She chose Bill.
Hillary: Tons of %u201CBITTER%u201D comments.
Hillary: Elitism: "It is clear that the uneducated, hard working Americans - WHITE AMERICANS - vote for me overwhelmingly. They are my core base."
On whether Obama is a Muslim: %u201CNot as far as I know.%u201D
1.HE''S A MAN.
2.SEE NUMBER ONE.
3.SEE NUMBER TWO.
4.SEE NUMBER THREE.
5.SEE NUMBER FOUR.
6.HE CAN''T PLAY "YANKEE DOODLE" WITH HIS ARMPIT.
Someone please start a website to co-ordinate it. Post it everywhere. E-mail it everywhere.
Do it NOW!
Pick a date. Start with a week or so....see if that has an effect. Independence Day would certainly be appropriate.
Higher oil prices are causing RUNAWAY inflation. It is actually killing people in countries who can no longer pay for food and it is a portense of things to come............here.
We are in deep doo.
Who has the know-how to start the ball rolling? You would be a true patriot and a hero now, legend later.
Do it TODAY!
Posted by TawpDawg11 at 11:54 AM : May 22, 2008
1.HER CHIT DOESN''T STINK.IN FACT,SHE CRRAPS STA-PUFF MARSHMALLOWS.
2.WHEN SHE FAHTS,IT SMELLS OF ROSES.
3.SHE CAN PLAY "YANKEE DOODLE" WITH HER ARMPIT.
4.SHE''S A W0MAN.
5.SEE NUMBER FOUR.
6.SEE NUMBER FIVE.
Where is your credible source that Obama and his pastor have engaged in shared sexual activity? Oh, let me guess, Larry Sinclair''s blog. Isn''t he the $#$#@$ clown that says he saw an alien spacecraft land on the White House lawn? Didn''t he say he saw Elvis and JFK wave to him from that spaceship?
Here''s some free advice for you: bring FACTS to the table or go watch the alien spacecraft land on the White House lawn with sinclair. Don''t forget to shake Elvis or JFK''s hand. $%$#%$# %%$#$%$## $%%#$#$!!!
Obama is NOT electable. Wonder if the mainstream media is covering up Obama''''s possible closeted homosexual relationship with Pastor Wright until the general election because the media already knew about Pastor Wright''''s inflammatory and racist remarks since January 07 and didn''''t expose it until April 08? And wonder if that is the reason why Obama stayed with his Pastor Wrightor for 20 years?
Yesterday, Nancy Pelosi say a Hillary/Obama ticket is a winning ticket but she will not let it happen. As Democrat Speaker of the House, the question is why? Has the DNC and Pelosi been paid off by financiers George Soros, Felix Rohayan, George Schultz (millionaires and billionaires) to give GOP the White House this fall????
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Posted by francise223 at 09:19 AM : May 22, 2008
One word:Delegates.Get a stamp,an envelope,and send a letter to somebody that gives a sshit.
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