YouTube's Top 10 Videos, with will.i.am clocking in at #9 for "Yes We Can"

will.i.am was another factor in the Obama Campaign, one of those "outside forces" that drove people to view his video over 14 million times. Paring the music and the incredible speech Obama gave after losing in New Hampshire, hardened Obama Supporters to run all the way to the end. YES WE DID. AND YES, WE WON. for real.



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This Week With Barack Obama, May 18-24, 2008

cross-posted @ Daily Kos


the obama family returns to des moines, iowa on may 20, 2008

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obama's speech in des moines, iowa, may 20, 2008

Endorsements

Superdelegates: William Quay Hays and Lou Paulson for Obama; Dwight Pelz to Back Obama; Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) Endorses Obama; Warren Buffett Backs Obama; Kansas Democratic Party Chair Larry Gates for Obama; Obama picks up Wyoming Superdelegate; Michigan Democratic superdelegate Eric Coleman Endorses Obama; Iowa Democratic Chairman Brennan Endorses Obama; Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) Endorses Barack Obama; Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) Endorses Obama; United Mine Workers Endorse Obama; Mississippi Democratic Party chairman Wayne Dowdy for Obama; Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) Moves from Clinton to Obama; Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) Picks Obama; Add On Delegates for Obama; Oregon Superdelegate Jenny Greenleaf: I'm for Obama; Add On Superdelegates

The War Over Michelle Obama

Obama says Clinton "stirring up" Florida controversy

Democrat Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Clinton on Saturday of "stirring up" a controversy over the disqualified Florida primary election because it was her last hope of winning their party's presidential nomination.

Obama, an Illinois senator, is leading Clinton, a New York senator, in delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination to face Republican John McCain in the November election. The delegates are awarded in state nominating contests that kicked off in January.

Florida's and Michigan's delegates were stripped of their rights to be seated at the party's August convention -- when the nominee is formally chosen -- because their contests were held too early in the year, in breach of party rules.

Clinton, who won both contests, has long argued the delegates should be seated and awarded based on the popular vote. She made a trip to Florida this week to press her case.

"The Clinton campaign has been stirring this up for fairly transparent reasons," Obama told reporters on the plane from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago, adding she had not done so earlier in the race when she did not need the delegates to win. continue

Renewing U.S. Leadership in the Americas, Miami, FL

Operation 'Renegade'
Obama warns seniors on Social Security
Clinton to Obama: Not so fast
Rival Camps Plan Inevitable Merger
McCain to Rely on Party Money Against Obama
Obama Links McCain to Bush on Cuba





barack addressing the b'nai torah congregation in boca raton, fl

PhotoBlog

Barack Black Eagle's Speech to Crow Nation by icebergslim; OVERWHELMING - Portland Pix (EVEN MORE Awesome Shots) by Al Rodgers; 75,000 Attend Obama Rally! by obamaovermccain; I'm Writing from Obama's Portland, Oregon Rally. by Patch Adam; On the ground in Oregon (photos & a memoir) by Saska; OBAMA'S Portland, OR Waterfront Park Rally - 15 Pics by Terre; A Democratic Party decision, for Hillary, Barack and all those in between by DAVE DIAL; "It is good to be back in Iowa!" (Pics) by audiored; Obama's Fundraiser in Orlando (PHOTOS) by The BBQ Chicken Madness

A Memo to Senator Obama
Hillary Clinton's missing apology to Barack Obama
Obama has brushed up on Latin America
Obama Qualifies Stance On Iran Diplomacy
Hillary Clinton's candidacy has done feminism no favours
No time like present for Dems to act democratic


barack obama give commencement address at wesleyan university in middleton, ct

Barack Obama wants Bill to heal Hillary Clinton wounds

Barack Obama, the probable Democratic presidential nominee, wants Bill Clinton to help him heal the deep party rifts created by his wife Hillary’s divisive campaign – culminating in her dramatic claim this weekend that the 1968 assassination of Robert F Kennedy was a reason not to be pushed out of the race.

The tension between Hillary Clinton and Obama intensified after she told the Sioux Falls Argus Leader in South Dakota, which holds the last primary contest in 10 days’ time: “We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June.”

She quickly apologised, ashen-faced, for a comment which appeared dangerously close to wishful thinking about Obama, but the damage was done. continue

obama's commencement address at wesleyan university

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Carter Sees Superdelegates Prompting Clinton to Quit
Obama says fuel prices will change car habits
A Wall Of Worry For the GOP
Clinton Keeps Up Fight As Staff Tensions Rise
Obama Takes In More Than $31 Million in April
The Highest Road
Obama Takes Delegate Majority
Chuck Hagel Takes On McCain, Repeatedly Praises Obama






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Obama's running mate hunt. Jarrett already looking into transition to White House.
The Virginia Three
In multiracial Hawaii, Obama faced discrimination
Obama, targeting McCain, shifts to full US election mode
Obama: 'Be Nice to Clinton Supporters.'
'Scots-Irish hillbilly' can make Barack Obama's White House dream come true





barack and daughter, sasha, in oregon

Audio/Video

Max and Obama Video; Obama Portland, Oregon Rally; The Real McCain 2 Video; Barack at the B'nai Torah Synagogue; Barack addressing Crow Nation in Montana; Barack, "We Should Engage Our Enemies"; Obama in Billings, MT; Michelle Thanking Kentucky; Groundwork for the General Election; Gender Factor on Today Show; Barack in Bozeman, MT; Michelle phone banks in Kentucky; NPR: Are Women Torn Between Obama and Clinton?; NPR:Obama Lays Out Foreign Policy Plan on Cuba; NPR: Obama Seeks Jewish Support in Florida Trip; NPR: Kennedy's Illness Casts Pall over Congress; Obama Breaking the Glass Ceiling; NPR: Obama Points to Pledged Delegates; Town Hall in Bayamon, Puerto Rico

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Barack Obama's A Team by Maureen
Obama Shows Strength in Swing States (with MAPS) by silver spring
PREDICTION - Why the RFK gaffe will end Hillary Clinton's Campaign by June 4th by ROh70
Where were you when we needed you? by zenbowl
NYT on "Disarray" in Camp McCain by LithiumCola
The Wisdom In Talking by Senator John F. Kerry
Clinton has burned her bridges home to New York by jeremybloom
Hillary Clinton Op-Ed: Unapologetic and Delusional by Mash
FoxNews Jokes About Obama Being Assassinated by Lauren S


barack with jorge mas santos on cuban independence day in miami, fl


On the Road: Clinton’s Very Bad Day
Big money on Barack Obama as Hillary Clinton's donors defect
Obama to Release Doctor's Statement
Linda Douglass Joins The Obama Campaign
Officials say Obama starts search for running mate
RNC Hiring Rove Protege To Dig Oppo Research On Obama



barack to gop, "lay off my wife"

shoutouts

Michelle Obama Says Hola in Puerto Rico by Maureen; Four WV Vets taking PTSD Drugs Die in Their Sleep by murrayewv; Good news! Kerry/Obama bill to close KBR tax loopholes passes. by beachmom; Anti-Obama site run by Possible Defense Contractor Program Director by llthomps; McCain loses it by kos; BREAKING: Rove subpoenaed! by sidwood; Puerto Rico will not give Hillary the popular vote edge, from someone who actually lives in PR by PR for Obama; James Baker Hammers Senator John McCain on Appeasement by StevenLeser; NEW UPDATES:FEC REPORTS IN: HRC 20.4 in Debt & Questions about April 23rd. by vertexoflife; McCain Recruiting Daily Kos Comment Trolls by stefanielaine; Bill Moyers: "We are in trouble" by Inky99; I'm a feminist, and that's why I don't support Hillary. by Queen Alice; Using Statistics to Mislead by juliewolf; Playing Games on Race Is Not a Winning Strategy by Jonathan Singer; Bill Meltdown: 'I Have Never Seen a Candidate Treated So Disrespectfully' by turneresq; Exposed: Lieberman & Graham Openly Part of Anti-Obama 527 by Steven R; Sincere Apologies to Hillary and Bill Clinton by billysumday; Eco-Diary Rescue 5.24 by Meteor Blades

barack in old san juan, puerto rico

Patti Solis-Doyle to Work for Obama?
McCain is slow to gain young voters
Hello There, Ladies
Strong and Right
Sen. Obama’s backers see dream ticket as nightmare
Obama 'within reach' of victory
Obama's strategy now faces a bigger test


the story of obama, written by obama


Obama adopted into the Crow Nation by ChristieKeith
AP: McCain Had Cancer Surgery THIS YEAR, Didn't Tell Anyone by existenz
Obama Regarding Ted Kennedy: "I Stand on his Shoulders" by NCDem Amy
McCain Flips Out by Grand Moff Texan
TOXIC: Josh Marshall slams Clinton's "breathtaking cynicism" by Hudson


keith olbermann's special comment, may 23, 2008

Polls

Gallup Daily: Obama Opens Up 16-Point Lead, Biggest Yet; Key Clinton Constituencies Moving Toward Obama; New Reuters poll O-59%,C-33%....O-47%, M-37%; RCP Average: Obama +12.8%; Rass Colorado Obama 48% McCain 42%; Shocking SUSA Obama 49% McCain 42% IN VIRGINIA!!!; Obama holds big edge over Clinton in Montana

Sen. Clinton's Last Hope Rests With Rules Committee
It's the networks, Stupid
Obama says will have to pick vice president "quickly' once votes are over.
Independents are pivotal to both McCain, Obama
A First Lady of a different kind
Women across state rallying behind Obama

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Obama, McCain camp trade barbs over issue of lobbyists

As John McCain hammers Barack Obama daily on his willingness to talk to leaders of objectionable regimes, Obama is hitting back on McCain and lobbyists in the upper reaches of his campaign.

"We need a president who sees the government not as a tool to enrich friends and high-priced lobbyists, but as the defender of fairness and opportunity for every American," Obama said at a rally yesterday in Tampa.

He said that McCain proposed a bill a decade ago to ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists, but now has "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."

"And when he was called on it, his top lobbyists actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' Well, I think the American people do care about it and I know they have a clear choice in this election," Obama continued. continue

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icebergslim’s last word: assassination

What else can be said about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s total snafu? And if you live under a rock, start with the visual below.



Her whole breakdown can be read and viewed here. Yes, I called it a breakdown. We might as well give her an “out” as in getting out of this race.

Of course, the blogosphere weighed in. Jack and Jill was snappin’ off. Per BarbinMD, she has a list of bloggers who threw in the towel for Hillary. Delaware Dem just said, “Get Out." teresahill made me visualize ”sharpshooters on the roof.” clammyc said, "It's over, folks". A kind reminder by teacherken. And it was foxsucks81 who ran away with the headline and yours truly had input.

Of course, the mainstream media had its say. davidkc was nice to give us a full roundup and Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment after viewing, I thought he was about to explode through my teevee set. for real. Finally, the Sunday "Punditry" over at Meet the Press weighed in.

I don’t know about you, but the word assassination does not sit well with me. Especially presidential or inspiring/famous folk assassinations. For the simple fact that many of us remember it, or remember our parents crying about it, or remember our school teachers/nuns weeping about it, or just have viewed video of it. So, assassination is not far from anyone’s memories, including some of our greatest inspiring, influential leaders being permanently silenced by a bullet. The word is terrifying.

I believe in two aspects of the American public. I believe that they are genuinely sincere and trustworthy and that there are genuine mental nutcases running around here. Hillary opened the door for the latter, not the former.

Many are worried and have been from the conception of an Obama Presidential run. It is warranted. But I am a firm believer in the United States Secret Service and that they will more than do their job. Folks, believe me, they are on it.

Lastly, it takes a presidential nominee in a presidential stance to not pile on, be gracious and thought provoking towards Clinton, especially when Hillary Rodham Clinton has not publicly apologized to the Obama Family and have made these statements previously.

“I have learned that when you are campaigning for as many months as Senator Clinton and I have been campaigning, sometimes you get careless in terms of the statements that you make and I think that is what happened here,” Mr. Obama said. “Senator Clinton says that she did not intend any offense by it and I will take her at her word on that.”

That person is our Presumptive Democratic Nominee, Barack Obama.

We are lucky to have him.



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We should engage our enemies

This Week With Barack Obama, April 7-12, 2008

cross-posted @ Daily Kos & One Million Strong


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Democratic Debate
April 16, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA, ABC

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michelle in harrisburg, nc, april 8, 2008

Voting Registration Deadlines for the Following States and Early Voting Information

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Obama at the Helm
Family precedent: Obama's grandmother blazed trails
The Story of Barack Obama's Mother
Obama Calls on Parents to Help Students
Obama’s charisma may be the determining factor


barack in gary, indiana, roosevelt high school

Dem hopeful Obama says he wants to restore diplomacy to foreign policy

Democrat Barack Obama said he would pull U.S. combat troops out within 16 months under his plan to end American military involvement in Iraq.

“We will do it carefully ... I am talking about one to two brigades per month and that will take 16 months from the time I take office” if elected president, Obama told more than 2,000 people Friday evening in the gym at Terre Haute North Vigo High School.

“George Bush isn’t going to pull out more troops. That means we’re talking two years from now. This war has lasted longer than World War I, Word War II and the Civil War. continue

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Audio/Video

NPR: Covering the Coverage of the 2008 Campaigns; NPR: The Obama Franchise: Harnessing Activists' Energy; NPR: What's with That Obama Poster?; New Pennsylvania Ads; Another Pennsylvania Ad; Town Hall Meeting in Malvern, PA; Radio Ad in PA called "Fill"; Obama in South Bend, IN; Town Hall in Gary, IN; NBC5 Interview with Obama; Barack in Lafayette, IN; Barack in Columbus, IN; Full video of Obama at the North Dakota Convention; Obama on the Today Show about Iraq; Obama questioning General Petraeus at Iraq Senate Hearings; Barack's Statement on American Idol

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White women begin to turn away from Clinton
In The End, Superdelegates Will Vote Almost Unanimously For Obama
Ouster Opens Opportunity for Obama
Obama closing superdelegates gap
Obama denounces big corporate pay packages


obama addressing CWA in Washington, D.C., April 8, 2008

shoutouts:

Green Zone Under Attack - Again by Maureen; Al Gore by Steven D; Lessons Mark Penn Never Learned by Tracy Russo; Bitter and Angry in Rural Pennsylvania: Obama's Reality vs. Hillary's Fantasy by astral66; We Can't Afford The War Anymore by bonddad; time to take a stand by kid oakland; ABC: BUSH Says He APPROVED TORTURE. What About SEXUAL Torture? by Troutfishing; 'Out of Touch?' Obama Schools Clinton/McCain by turneresq; Don't Forget Tuzla by BooMan; The Clinton Campaign: Too Arrogant to Work for the Nomination by Bob Johnson; Congressional Republicans, Afraid of Obama, Throw Hail Mary Pass to Try to Keep Him From Nomination by DHinMI; Contemplating the Unity Bounce by poblano; "We don't have insurance." by StrangeAnimals; Dr. James Hansen: "A Guaranteed Disaster" Planned CO2 Cuts Too Little, Too Late by FishOutofWater; Report: Carter, Gore to endorse Obama, or ask Clinton to concede by poblano; Clinton to Rural Pennsylvanians: "You Can Be Victims, Too!" by The Field; Obama: Small Dollar Online Fundraising Akin to Public Financing by Jonathan Singer

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Obama's happy, drama-free appeal

In the days and weeks ahead, the Barack Obama campaign is going to pose a simple question to the undecided voters and undeclared superdelegates who will decide the Democratic nomination for president: If Hillary Clinton can’t run a good primary campaign, how is she ever going to run a good campaign against the Republicans?

And while she says she is ready from Day One to be president, she is at something like Day 430 into being a presidential candidate and her campaign seems to be going from bad to worse to train wreck.

Mark Penn, who just got booted as her chief strategist, is only the latest problem in a campaign that has been heavy on drama and light on results.

“None of these folks have ever run anything, other than Hillary running a health care task force,” David Axelrod, Obama’s chief strategist, told me Monday. “But these campaigns are big, complicated, pressure-filled enterprises, and it is an important proving ground.” continue

obama at the senate foreign relations hearings

Statement of Barack Obama on President Bush's Stay the Course Iraq Strategy

President Bush gave no answer to the most important question about the way forward in Iraq: how will we end this war that is not making us safer? After five years, over four thousand lives, and over half a trillion dollars, we have a blank check strategy in Iraq that is overstretching our military, distracting us from the other challenges we face, burdening our economy, and failing to pressure the Iraqi government to take responsibility for their future. We cannot press Iraq’s leaders to resolve their differences and spend their money if our plan is to stay in Iraq indefinitely. We cannot relieve the enormous strain on our military and our military families unless we restore adequate time at home for our troops – 12 month deployments represent a step forward, but we need to give our troops adequate dwell time at home. We cannot finish the fight in Afghanistan and focus on Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda’s core leadership unless we end this war that should’ve never been authorized. The decision to go to war in Iraq was an enormous strategic blunder, and President Bush is only adding to his disastrous legacy by refusing to show the American people any clear goal or any clear plan to end the war. When I am President, I will bring our combat brigades home in 16 months, engage in the direct diplomacy in the region that is necessary to stabilize Iraq, restore our military strength, and renew our security and standing in the world. Our heroic troops have accomplished every mission that we have given them in Iraq and they have done so brilliantly; it is time to bring them home, and to ask the Iraqis to take responsibility for their country.

obama @ little 500 women's bike race @ university of indiana, bloomington, in

Photo Diaries

On the ground in Philly -- canvassing and "Weekend of Women" by casperr; Obama in Lafayette, IN by Praxxus; Levittown Lovin’ Obama – Seriously by speck tater; Photo Diary of Obama in Malvern, PA by BooMan23; Bill Clinton "Estoy a favor" the Colombian Trade Deal by Billary Redux; Obama supporters bowl me over by Scott Kleeb

Obama Says Real-Life Experience Trumps Rivals’ Foreign Policy Credits
Obama: Repeal of 'Don't Ask' Possible
Pelosi: Democrats need unity
Obama rips McCain in Gary
Obama Speaks to Gay Community in "Advocate" Interview

Blogs and Websites

Greek Americans for Obama; Edwardiansforobama.com; Obama Cycle; One Million Strong; This Week With Barack Obama; Brown Iowa; The Populista Report; Relentless Liberal; Washington State; Obama Dallas; NYC4OBAMA; NewYork4Obama; Texans for Obama; Republicans for Obama; Vermont for Obama; Independents for Obama; Seattle for Obama; Idaho for Obama; Asians for Obama; Bay Area for Obama; Sacramento for Obama; Families for Obama; Irish Americans for Obama; D.C. for Obama; Obama NH; Obama News Vine; Black Women for Obama; Obama Santa Cruz; Think on These Things; Iowa Republicans for Obama; Another Democratic Woman for Obama; RENObama!; Go Barack Obama; Netroots for Obama; Economists for Obama; Why We Need Obama

Obama States A Truth, Media & RivalsTwist It by Maureen
The end is near by PsiFighter37
I'm Not Bitter - I'm Outraged One Pissed Off Liberal
Obama IS Fighting Back & He's Using his Best Weapon! by Muzikal203
Fox News: Are People Bitter in PA? ANSWER: Yes. by inthecolour
Hillary Clinton: I'm More American Than He Is by JedReport
The Cost of Letting This Go On...and On by BooMan
Obama earned my vote, Hillary lost it. by Janeo



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Endorsements

Scranton Times Tribune Endorses Obama; Allentown Morning Call Endorses Obama ; Obama picks up a superdelegate in Minnesota; South Bend Mayor Stephen Luecke Endorses Obama; Obama Picks up Endorsement from Pennsylvania Politicians; Superdelegate Pickup from Utah; Two Former Oregon Governors Endorse Obama; The American Postal Workers Union Endorses Obama; Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette Endorses Obama; Portland Tribune Endorses Barack Obama; The Daily & Sunday Review (Towanda, PA) Endorses Obama

Deal Behind Sen. Klobuchar's Endorsement of Obama
What Went Wrong with the Clinton Campaign
Obama Confidante Jarrett Wields Clout of Campaign Inner Circle
Obama knows the way to young voters' hearts
Obama continues to enchant Americans
Poll suggests Canadians love Barack Obama despite NAFTA controversy
Obama Urges Bush to Boycott Beijing
Obama Poised To Turn Down Public Financing
The Broker: Vernon Jordan



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Michelle Obama talks couple's finances

It wasn't until Barack Obama wrote a pair of best-selling books that he and his wife escaped their student loan debt, an experience Michelle Obama said Tuesday helps the couple understand everyday challenges better than policymakers in Washington.

"We are not so far away from life that we don't understand and get it," said Michelle Obama, wife of the Democratic presidential candidate.

Obama met with a group of about 50 women at a town-hall meeting in Harrisburg, just north of Charlotte. It was part of a daylong tour of North Carolina ahead of the state's May 6 primary.

At the Tuesday morning forum, the women said increases in the cost of gas, education and health care — along with an unstable job market — have taken a toll. continue

icebergslim’s last word: bitterness and out of touch politicians

There has been a manufactured kerfuffle over the remarks Barack Obama made at a fundraiser in San Francisco last weekend. To start with, these events are restricted from media but one blogger from the Huffington Post recorded an answer from Obama to a contributor. Before getting into that, I think what the blogger did was wrong. Why? These events are restricted to politicians and donors, period. The politician is free to answer questions without the pressure of media. I personally think the blogger should have identified herself. Since she did not, the story is somewhat one-sided, but the remarks about Americans in small towns all over this country is bitter and the truth.

The story was posted on Huffington Post by the blogger named, Mayhill Fowler, the story can be read with the full transcript and audio from Fowler’s cell phone. The feign upset is to the following:

But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there's not evidence of that in their daily lives. You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

If you read the whole transcript you understand what Obama is stating. But the mainstream media along with Hillary Clinton and John McCain now are stating Obama is “out of touch” and an “elitist”.

Let’s review who is really an elitist and who is really out of touch.

Hillary Rodham Clinton grew up in an upper middle class family in Park Ridge, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. Her family owned their own business. Hillary Rodham Clinton has had every advantage a person growing up in this type of family can provide. She graduated from Wellesley College, and received her law degree from Yale University. In fact one has to wonder if Hillary Clinton ever had to worry about repaying any college tuition debt. If so, she has never conveyed it in any of her stump speeches, which makes you wonder if she ever had to worry about any financial repayments or debt. In fact if you look over Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life she has lived a very elitist one. Most of her adult life she has lived in mansions from the governor’s mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the White House mansion in Washington, D.C., to the D.C. mansion she now has while in the senate, along with her multi-million dollar home in New York State. Also, Hillary Rodham Clinton belongs to the most elitist club of all, it is called “former first lady club who is married to a former president of the United States”. How many folk are walking around this country belonging to this elitist club? Not many. And there is nothing wrong with it, but this club gives you all the advantages and perks any person in this country could just wish for. So, who is really the elitist here? Oh, we must not forget The Clintons 100 million dollar figure that they now maintain. They have truly entered the 100 Million Dollar Club. Hip-Hip-Hooray, for not being elite!!!

John Sidney McCain III comes from a privileged family one which includes a former father and grandfather who were 4 star admirals in the Navy. His name alone opens up any opportunity he could ever wish for. John McCain has served his country well, was a POW during the Vietnam War. He survived and has led an admirable military life, but privileged and elite none the less. He has lived the majority of his post military life in Washington, D.C. For anyone to believe that he is not mired in the Washington, D.C. ways are in for an eyeful. He started an affair with his current wife, Cindy McCain, while still married to his former wife. Nothing wrong with that, he is open about it, but his latter wife had much to offer the privileged McCain. Money. Cindy McCain is the Beer Queen who is worth upwards and possibly beyond 100 million dollars. There is nothing that Mrs. McCain has ever wanted monetarily, because she was always able to get it. This couple has lived the bulk of their lives with Washington, D.C. insiders and to even think they understand what it means to struggle is laughable at best.

Yet, these two out of touch politicians have the nerve to state that Barack Obama is out of touch with the average American because he stated the truth that many Americans are bitter???

Barack and Michelle Obama just paid off student loans due to Barack’s book sales. They only moved from a small condo into a home, due to his book sales, and if you looked at his tax returns he is no where near Clinton or McCain in personal wealth. Yet, The Obamas are talking about kitchen tables issues because they have been there and done that. They are not far off the mark in relating to the average American, in fact they are very much in tune. Which is why many Americans are listening to them and can relate to them.

For Hillary Clinton to play tag team with John McCain in feigns outrage is despicable in itself. Is she a Democrat or Republican? She surely has used the Republican playbook throughout this whole primary process with disastrous results. So, why can’t they understand the bitterness and frustration of the average American?

Let us look at a few things we are bitter about:

The Iraq War; The Bush Administrations handling and lies involved with The Iraq War; Alberto Gonzales, former Attorney General, who was not an Attorney General at all; Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense and his abysmal handling of The Iraq War; Abu Ghrab and the embarrassment and horror associated with it; NAFTA and how the Chinese have railroaded its goods in this country; Lead poison toys from China (and lead paint has been disbanded in the United States of America since the 1970s); Pet food from China that have killed our pets; Food from China which clearly makes one wonder WTF?; Goods from China, including clothes that don’t hold up, dinnerware like Pfalzgraff is now made entirely in China; The Educational System under the Bush Administration which now have drop-out rate at more than 50% in this country (yeah, and No Child Left Behind have and is leaving many behind); Gas prices, soon to be 4.00 a gallon, near you; Food prices are skyrocketing; College tuition is now for the rich and not for the lower and middle class kids; The crash of the housing market and millions who and will lose their homes; Lack of good paying jobs and lack of raises from most jobs, which can’t even match inflation; The corporate greed, example the bailing out of the sorry airline industry and now Bears Stearn; The lack of job security and many Americans working 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet; KATRINA, that name alone says much; and most of all lack of trust of government since they continually lie and take care of its own, also known as the elite ones.

So, if Hillary Clinton and John McCain cannot understand the entire above, why are they running for President of the United States? If you cannot understand the bitterness and frustration of the average American, only one conclusion is left, you are out of touch. Sad, but true.

Obama response to Clinton and McCain, along with CNN analyst response backing Obama and Bitter Voters for Obama08

note Obama is not backing down....

Campaign Appearances

April 15, 2008 - Community Event with Michelle Obama, York, PA
April 15, 2008 - Stand for Change Rally with Michell Obama, Havorford, PA

"feelin' the love for michelle @ north carolina state, raleigh, nc

see the folks are geared up to see michelle in raleigh!!! this event was sold out to over 5700 people and the word is that she was fantastic!! the obama campaign is truly people-powered from the grassroots, we own a piece of this campaign to make it the model of campaigning to come. please donate to the best run campaign this primary season, going into the general election, The Obama Campaign.

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{Late Edition} This Week With Barack Obama, March 23-30, 2008

cross-posted @ Daily Kos and One Million Strong


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Democratic Debate
April 16, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA, ABC

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Obama breaking record: 22,000 in Happy Valley, PA by HEAT
A leading indicator of a doomed candidacy by JedReport
Cowardly Superdelegates by BooMan23
Gallup: Obama 52, Clinton 42 by MBNYC
Hillary's Upcoming Fun Concession Speech by Maureen



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Obama Rewriting Rules for Raising Campaign Money Online

When Christen Braun decided it was time to learn more about the presidential candidates, the 28-year-old high school teacher from suburban Pittsburgh turned to Google -- right where Sen. Barack Obama's campaign was waiting for her.

Her search triggered an ad for Obama's Web site, which prompted Braun, a Republican, to sign up for the Democratic senator's e-mail list -- and then to make her first political contribution, for $25.

Such transactions help illustrate how Obama has shattered fundraising records and challenged ideas about the way presidential bids are financed. While past campaigns have relied largely on support from small circles of wealthy and well-connected patrons, Obama has received contributions from more than 1 million donors. He raised $91 million in the first two months of 2008 alone, most of it in small amounts over the Internet. continue

Pressure Grows to Wrap Up Democratic Race
On the bus with Barack by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Democratic Super Delegate Tracker





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With a Powerful Speech, Obama Offers a Challenge

Barack Obama was on the phone, speaking about the one issue he had not wanted to focus on in his campaign: race.

He had just given his speech on race in Philadelphia and was expanding a little on the need to get past the endless back and forth on this toxic and frustrating issue. He said he had hoped in his speech to accurately describe the “chasm of misunderstanding” that continues to foster racial division, and to offer a way to “get out of that situation.”

The speech, which has gotten wonderful reviews, should be required reading in classrooms across the country — and in as many other venues as possible. With a worldview that embraces both justice and healing, Senator Obama is better on these issues than any American leader since King. continue nytimes

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Video and Audio

Barack on The View; First television ad in Indiana; PBS FRONTLINE: Bush's War; Pittsburg residents wait in line; Town Hall Meeting in Johnston, PA; The Clinton-Obama Divide on the Hill; Poll: Obama Unscathed by Pastor Remarks; Obama in Harrisburg, PA; Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Calls for Clinton to Get Out; Obama Town Hall Greensboro, NC; Pennsylvania Independents are Obama's Primary Concern; Penn State Rally

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2,000 at Town Hall in Harrisburg
Obama is victor in weekend caucus (Texas)



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NBC News: Profiling Obama's Family

Obama's YouTube Speech Tops TV Ratings
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Obama releases 7 years of tax returns
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Obama criticizes McCain on mortgage crisis

Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Wednesday for urging government restraint in responding to the mortgage crisis, saying the Republican would "just sit back and watch" as millions of Americans lost their homes.

The back-and-forth between two of the leading White House contenders underscored the emergence of the nation's home-loan fiasco as a top issue in the presidential race.

Campaigning in Greensboro, N.C., Sen. Obama of Illinois ridiculed Sen. McCain of Arizona for offering no concrete plan to fight the wave of defaults that has shaken the economy. continue

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Indiana Legislators to back Obama
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Endorses Obama
Obama Moves Past Clinton in Calling for Wall Street Oversight
Democratic Strategist Bob Shrum Says Clinton "Just Has Very Little Chance of Winning"


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New Backing for Obama As Party Seeks Unity

Slowly but steadily, a string of Democratic Party figures is taking Barack Obama's side in the presidential nominating race and raising the pressure on Hillary Clinton to give up.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is expected to endorse Sen. Obama Monday, according to a Democrat familiar with her plans. Meanwhile, North Carolina's seven Democratic House members are poised to endorse Sen. Obama as a group -- just one has so far -- before that state's May 6 primary, several Democrats say.

Helping to drive the endorsements is a fear that the Obama-Clinton contest has grown toxic and threatens the Democratic Party's chances against Republican John McCain in the fall. continue

Rasmussen, Survey USA, Enthusiasm and Likely Voters by poblano
Alice Walker on Obama
Delegate Math Myth and Fact Chris Bowers
Sleeping With The Enemy by Al Rodgers


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Obama Statement on 4,000 Amereican Death in Iraq

It is with great sadness that we have reached another grim milestone in Iraq, with at least 4,000 of our finest Americans having been killed. Each death is a tragedy, and we honor every fallen American and send our thoughts and prayers to their families. It is past time to end this war that should never have been waged by bringing our troops home, and finally pushing Iraq's leaders to take responsibility for their future. As we do, we must serve the memory of all who have died as well as they served our country, by providing support for their families, caring for our troops and veterans, and upholding the American values which our fallen heroes exemplified through their service.

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Economy Emerges as Central Election Issue
Obama Joins McCain in Speaking at the Associated Press Annual Meeting Luncheon on April 14th
Obama, Clinton Say Party Will Unite Behind Winner



Obama Casts Wide Blame for Financial Crisis and Proposes Homeowner Aid

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icebergslim’s last word: no sex, but lies and videotape

As I was surfing the satellite channels this week, the noir movie, sex, lies and videotape, caught my eye. And then I said ummmmm.....

This past week was particularly good for Barack Obama. He received the endorsement from Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), he has rebounded in the polling, he kicked off a six-day bus tour through Pennsylvania, and he came back from a very much needed Easter Break with his family.

But, even after the kerfuffle of Reverend Jeremiah Wright, an incident which was supposed to bring down Obama, this week has been rough for Hillary Clinton filled with question marks that have not been answered, and a videotape with all the answers.

Huh? Bosnia. Remember that war, way back when? Now, Hillary Clinton has been on the stump stating she was under sniper fire, running from the airport tarmac to safety and with Chelsea in tow!! Well, again the Clintons don’t understand the power of the internet, bloggers or more importantly youtube. The story starts here:

In January, after Senator Clinton first inserted the threat of “sniper fire” into her stump speech, Elizabeth Sullivan of The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote that the story couldn’t be true because by the time of the first lady’s visit in March 1996, “the war was over.” Meredith Vieira asked Mrs. Clinton on the “Today” show why, if she was on the front lines, she took along a U.S.O. performer like Sinbad. Earlier this month, a week before Mrs. Clinton fatefully rearmed those snipers one time too many, Sinbad himself spoke up to The Washington Post: “I think the only ‘red phone’ moment was: Do we eat here or at the next place?”

And to see the clip of what actually happened to Hillary Clinton on the Tuzla, Bosnia trip it is right here.

Yes, a bad week for Hillary Clinton but I take this even further than bad, it was a discrediting week for her.

Hillary Clinton has always had a problem of trust and honesty. You can look at any polling for over a year, which always had her negatives high because of it, but my question is why lie about a standard trip, that you can get caught lying about? U dig? Why?

The Bosnia story was not a sleep deprived, misspeak, it was a blatant lie. Period. Why? Well, if I had my child with me on a war effort trip and was under sniper fire, don’t you think I would remember every inch of the story? And she had her only child with her at that!!! Which makes everyone scratch their heads in why do it? Why embellish? Or stretch the truth? Or lie? I don’t know why she did it, but her polling numbers are telling her why right now.

The thing that bothers me about this is that when you look at the Wright fiasco and the Bosnia fiasco, they are very different. The Wright fiasco was words spoken from Reverend Jeremiah Wright himself. The nagging question for many Americans was “Does Obama feel or think like that too?” He answered and assured many that he does not, and it is reflective in the polling. But Hillary Clinton is another issue. Hillary Clinton said the words that she was under sniper fire, it came from her and she stated this in front of people on the stump at least three times, the most recent on St. Patrick’s Day. Her problem is the question is answered by her for many thanks to cbs stock video and youtube. But it was not the same answer she has been giving on the stump, in fact it is another answer totally made up. This goes back to the old Clinton baggage that they will say, do anything to get elected. Even to enhance a story so basic that many have been coming out, including the pilot of the trip, to state that her story did not happen as she said it did. And she is taking a hit in the polls for it.

We all know that politicians exaggerate, stretch the truth to an extent. We accept it because we read between the lines, but to just fabricate or concoct a story so wild, did she or her staff not think it would be researched? Questioned? Do they even understand internet? Youtube? Bloggers? One would think that they do not.

In the end, Clinton is viewed like the rest of ‘em and that is Bush and Company. The ones who gave us Iraq and everything else with a blatant lie attached to it.

This is something that we don’t like, nor need in the next Commander-In-Chief. After Bush, do you blame us?


see above, barack relaxing, reading a magazine that he just signed for a supporter. when or if you go to an obama event, take one of his books or a magazine that he or michelle had the opportunity to grace its cover. give it to a volunteer. barack signs all of these supporters books, magazines, pictures, etc., after an event. now that is cool. this is a long primary season and it is not wrapping up anytime soon. so, let's pause and relax because eventually it will all be over with soon. as always remember to focus on obama, and not the drama.....oh, and donate here. thanks, all.

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This Week With Barack Obama

This Week With Barack Obama, March 16-22, 2008

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obama links effects of war costs to fragility in the economy

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michelle obama, valerie jarrett and marty nesbitt awaiting obama's speech on race

Democratic superdelegates hope the end is near

Lacking a clear road to a Democratic presidential nominee, the party's uncommitted superdelegates say they are getting more concerned about the risks of a prolonged fight between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama and don't know how to solve the problem.

Interviews with dozens of undecided superdelegates – the elected officials and party leaders who could hold the balance of power for the nomination – found them uncertain about who, if anyone, would step in and help guide the contest to an end that would not weaken the Democratic ticket in the general election.

While many superdelegates said they intended to keep their options open as the race continued over the next three months, the interviews suggested that the playing field was tilting slightly toward Mr. Obama in one respect. Many of them said that in deciding whom to support, they would look to the essential principle advocated by Mr. Obama: reflecting the will of the voters. continue

Barack Obama delivering "A More Perfect Union"

On Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Barack Obama gave a speech titled, ”A More Perfect Union.”

This speech was brought on by the repeated questions about the snippets of Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s past sermons at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois. Anyone who is not familiar with the church or pastor does have valid questions if you only saw the snippets of prior speeches.

I always knew that Barack Obama would have to give a race speech. I also knew that he was the only one qualified to address the issues on sides, black and white, being bi-racial and living in both worlds.

It was an honest, real and stellar speech, one that will be remembered for many years to come. But politically what does it mean? Well, a number of things. It means the 527s of the GOP are salivating at the mouth to make the general election about race and not about the failed presidency of George W. Bush. It also means that we, as Americans have a choice. To continue to get caught up in wedge issues and fall for the race baiting or to reject it and elect a leader who can heal the divide in this country.

I am not afraid of the 527s or their race baiting to come. Why? Because they are pidgeoned holed. They cannot see outside a racial context that is larger than this. People are losing their homes, right now, on the streets. People are losing and have lost jobs due to the weak trade agreements in this country, these jobs will never come back. Many are not getting raises, have not in months or years, but inflation and the cost of everything does not go down but up. Utility prices are astronomical right now; there are millions of Americans without heat, lights because they cannot afford it. The infrastructure in this country is collapsing daily, as we saw with the Minneapolis Bridge fiasco. And no one could explain how a bridge that was granted safe suddenly collapsed. We are complicit, as a country, to continue to provide corporate welfare to the same companies that do not care about Americans and their jobs, case and point, bailing out Bear Stearns. College is becoming unaffordable for many in this country. For the young, if your parents do not have the means, rich many are left without a chance to further their education. Healthcare in this country is becoming so expensive that it is becoming a class divide of rich and poor. The Iraq War is the elephant in the room, the largest one sucking all the oxygen and money from this country. We are in a war that is bankrupting our very existence as a country, yet this president is stubborn, ignorant and too in bed with his cronies to care for the good of the country. Lastly, we have a government that is dysfunctional, hardened by partisan hirings and tactics, mired with hardness in congress and has not worked for the good of the country in many years.

All listed above is what the Republicans must defend. And right now, show me a path as to how they can. We can be afraid all we want, but I am not. Reverend Jeremiah Wright represents a generational divide in this country that is not representative of many Americans, black, white, asian and hispanic. I am not going to blame Barack Obama for words his pastor said; he is not responsible for that. If so, we need to start digging up the sermons of McCain’s minister and surrogates, Hillary Clinton’s pastorate problem and her surrogates.

In the end, if all the GOP has is a race baiting tactic, they will come off looking as the party of hate, bigotry, anger, bitterness and racists. If that is the image, which will be broadcast worldwide, that they want to show, go ahead. This campaign is not just being watched by local eyes, but worldwide eyes. This is the country that does not tolerate all I wrote above, but have allowed the GOP to divide and separate this country as no one else has.

If you are tired of the entire above, no need to worry, because there are in the tens of millions who are tired of this too.


video of "a perfect union"

Democrats risk losing a generation

If -- and it's still an if -- the numbers just don't add up for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic presidential nominee, but the party, through its arcane rules and superdelegates process, gives it to her anyway, Democrats will pay dearly, for a generation or more.


Instead of re-establishing themselves as the party in power for perhaps the next 20 years, Democrats could be effectively handing the White House to Republican John McCain and alienating up to 30 million young voters who have gotten engaged in politics this year for the first time because of Barack Obama. If these voters feel that Obama has been cheated out of a chance to run for president, they and the hordes more of them becoming eligible to vote in the years ahead, will not easily return to the Democratic fold. Even if they like the party's principles, they will distrust its processes.

In this scenario, Clinton mitigates the damage only somewhat by choosing Obama as her vice presidential candidate -- a role he has said he doesn't want anyway.

More likely, young voters sit out the election (as they have in the past) and McCain wins and Democrats dissolve again into their bickering, finger-pointing ways while an emerging generation that desperately wants to see a stronger, safer and better America backs out of the political system. continue

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Clinton, Obama backers tone down rhetoric


"the world beyond iraq"

Obama’s Speech on Race Played Well, a Poll Finds

A national poll released Friday showed that voters who had heard or read about Senator Barack Obama’s speech this week on race relations and on his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. broadly approved of it.

Seven in 10 said Mr. Obama, Democrat of Illinois, did a good job talking about race relations, and as many said he did a good job explaining his relationship with Mr. Wright, according to the CBS News poll.

More than 6 in 10 said they mostly agreed with what he said about race relations in the United States, including a broad majority of Democrats and independents. A national poll released Friday showed that voters who had heard or read about Senator Barack Obama’s speech this week on race relations and on his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. broadly approved of it.

Seven in 10 said Mr. Obama, Democrat of Illinois, did a good job talking about race relations, and as many said he did a good job explaining his relationship with Mr. Wright, according to the CBS News poll.

More than 6 in 10 said they mostly agreed with what he said about race relations in the United States, including a broad majority of Democrats and independents. continue

Three new Obama ads in Pennsylvania
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Rifling Obama's passport file by smintheus
Barack Obama Needs You. NOW. by kath25


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must reads:

Let's Face It....by wmtriallawyer; Obama brought me to tears by RFK Lives; Obama's ripple effect working by chiri; The Pros and Cons of the Fed's Action Last Week by bonddad; White House" Computer hard drives tossed The Baculum King; Media Drip: The Way this Ends by BooMan23; Media Narrative and Hard Financial Facts Turning Against Clinton by DHinMI; Obama's Promise--And Its Limits by teacherken; Carville: "Richardson a Judas" by CKDexterHaven; Murder By Spreadsheet: Amputees have it it real bad by nyceve; Pat Buchanan: Slavery Best Thing to Happen to Blacks by D Wreck; Overheard on the bus by dmsilev; Is Hillary Positioning for 20112? by Cenk Uygur; Obama Encounter in Salem, OR: Wow! by mamabigdog; My last Black Kos week in review diary by dopper0189; Hillary in Tuzla: The Tale of Bosnian Sniper Fire (TRAILER) JedReport

The accent of Barack Obama, Mr. Charisma
Race, Reconcilation & American Unity: Barack Obama Speaks by Maureen
Ultimate Delegate Math by Chris Bowers
Not This Time by TocqueDeville


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UFCW Local 1776 Endorses Obama
The Obama Bargain
Bill and Hillary Clinton and the 22nd Amendment by kid oakland
Discovering Obama


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Obama Statement Congratulating Taiwanese President-Elect Ma Ying-Jeou

On March 22, the people of Taiwan went to the polls for the fourth time in 12 years to elect their President. I offer my congratulations to President-elect Ma for his victory, and best wishes for his presidency.

The people of Taiwan deserve our respect and admiration for this free and fair election, which is just the latest step in consolidating a democracy that has advanced over the last two decades. I hope the People’s Republic of China responds to this election in a positive, constructive, and forward-leaning way. It is important for Beijing to demonstrate to the people of Taiwan that the practical and non-confrontational approach that President-elect Ma promises to take toward the Mainland will be met with good faith and progress. The PRC should reduce the military threat to Taiwan by drawing back the missiles it has deployed in southeast China and by other security confidence-building measures. And on issues such as Taiwan’s observer status in the World Health Organization, where the health of all Chinese people is at stake, it should allow Taiwan greater international space.

The United States should respond to Ma Ying-jeou’s election by rebuilding a relationship of trust and support for Taiwan’s democracy. The U.S. should reopen blocked channels of communication with Taiwan officials. We should continue to provide the arms necessary for Taiwan to deter possible aggression. And we should encourage both Taipei and Beijing to build commercial, cultural, and other ties, laying the groundwork for a closer relationship and ultimately movement toward resolution of their differences. We should maintain our “one China” policy, our adherence to the three U.S.-PRC Joint Communiques concerning Taiwan, and observance of the Taiwan Relations Act, which lays out the legal basis for our relationship.

March 22nd was a good day for the people of Taiwan, for the forces of democracy around the world, and for peace and stability in the western Pacific. I will do all that I can to support Taiwan’s democracy in the years ahead. Link

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Condoleeza Rice apologizes for passport breach
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Michelle Obama and Marti Nesbitt, listening to Senator Barack Obama's speech in Philadelphia.

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icebergslim’s last word: the fat lady’s aria is completed

Time is up for Hillary Clinton, now it is about how she will leave this race. Will she leave with anger and rancor or will she exit with style and grace. This is something she must face.

Let’s face it. The Wright story was pushed by the Clinton’s they never disavowed that, in fact in a press conference Hillary Clinton was asked pointedly and she skipped answering the question. What was supposed to happen by pushing this story is the demise and fall of Barack Obama. It did not happen. In fact he turned this bad situation into an opportunity to talk candidly about race in America. He addressed it from both sides, by being a bi-racial man in America.

He gave a stellar speech, one to go down in history. He walked away tougher and grittier than before. Hillary Clinton limped back to her war room in angst and now has to face and wonder how to get out of this race.

No one can state that the Clintons did not weigh in their damage, from the Billy Shaheen snafu to just a few days ago Bill Clinton questioning Obama’s patriotism. Folks, the fat lady have completed her aria and it is TIME for the Clinton’s to leave the stage, exit right, please. Why leave? A few things, Michigan and Florida are history, no revoting for them, it is done. Hillary Clinton’s money advantage is null and void. There is no advantage, she is in debt and had only 3 million in the bank end of February compared to Obama’s 30 million. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright story was a hit for Obama in the polls, but his speech stopped the bleeding and he is now leading, again. Governor Bill Richardson not only endorsed Obama but came out publicly in stating he has the most delegates, the fighting need to stop and the party need to come together. Believe me, those are words Clinton did not want to hear. This is the opening of the doors to the train folks, all those superdelegates will be making announcements for Obama from now until Pennsylvania.

I know for many Clinton supporters this is something that no one wants to address or come to realization to, but it is the fact. Now we are waiting to see how Clinton leaves, with dignity and legacy intact, or as one who must be forced from the stage and will never be considered for a major political job in the Democratic Party, again.

The choice is up to her.

Time to donate to the only people powered, energetic, motivated campaign around. Donate to the The Obama Campaign.


see barack making his ncaa picks above? have you made yours? anyway this was a tough week that ended up being a brilliant week. the train is moving and watch many start to get on board. we have much work still to do, including phone banking, canvassing, etc. everything you need to know is right here in kath25's diary. always remember the premise of barack's campaign is to bring us together, not divide us or tear us apart. what happened these past few weeks will not only make barack a better candidate, but for us stronger supporters. ok, always remember to focus on obama, but not the drama...

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This Week With Barack Obama