Money, gender add complexity to campaigns

Hillary's emergence from a potential Obama New Hampshire "blowout" was readily understandable. In a carefully calculated move Bill and Hilla once again played the "victim card". A strategy that was so successful in countering the Monica scandal, when Hillary, the serial "enabler", and Bill, the serial "groper" put on an academy award performance for several months to convince gullible woman to pull the sympathy lever in the voting booth for them. The second factor was Bill, the draft dodger's, false accusation of flip flopping on the Iraq issue against Obama. It was actually Hillary who was the serial flip-flopper on this issue. Obama to his credit, as a matter of conscience, refused to deny American troops the funding for the bullets and equipment that they required to survive in ongoing combat. Hillary, on the other hand, with no such compelling principles, was one of only two U.S. Senators who voted to deny funding for essential equipments for our troops who they had "previously" voted to commit to lethal combat. Obama made the classical rookie error of not responding to Slick's false accusation, which he could have easily turned to Hillary's well deserved detriment. Does any reasonable individual really want to return the Clinton cabal/scandals to the White House? Greg Neubeck

Martin O'Malley did"t do anything positive for Baltimore and thus far has't done anything positive fore the people of Maryland. His backing of the socialist, Senator Clinton, is just more of his rhetoric without substance.

To Voltaire:

Ah, Voltaire, you never miss an opportunity to spread racism, do you? How many times will you use this same message about Obama? I've read it twice now in two days. I suggest you change your name. I've read Voltaire, and YOU are no Voltaire.

Where is all this experience clinton has? She slept in the White House with bill. Big Deal! Apparently many people slept in the White House with bill. That's her claim to fame! This country can't take another term of the clintons.

Hey "Anti-Racist:

Legitimate questions that can't be (or won't be) answered by an incompetent politician. It's not a racist question. Here you go again bringing the 'up race' card when confronted with intelligent questions that need answering.

Obama plays on emotion just like all democrats do. "If Democrats had any brains they would be Republicans."

As for Hillary - she's never worked a day in her life.......she's been a public servant's wife for 'God knows how long'; and when she was with a law firm - she was a 'gopher' getting coffee or taking depositions to other law firms or sitting next to real lawyers ready to do their chores whenever needed.

Any woman who votes for her because 'she's a woman' then they must accept their husband's affairs as just 'another night out'. She stayed with 'Wild Bill' for the 'power & money'- plain & simple. Hillary have 'struggles - please, what BS ! Shame on you woman who think she's dynamic. She's a vicious, vindictive person. I have first knowledge from Secret Service agents who worked in the White House who can tell you some stories - trust me. You cross her and you will have government agencies on you quicker than flies on %#&*.

We have an illegal immigrant problem and a border problem and neither one of them will confront the issue and provide a solution. This is 2008 - not 1808 or even 1908........we have 300 million people in this Country not 80 million or 110 million. And, in this Country - English is the language, not Spanish. If you want to speak Spanish and wave a Mexican flag - then, go back over the border and stay there. But, in this Country - speak English and raise only the American flag.

I have no problem voting for women or minorities- I would immediately vote for Colin Powell - who is a strong, vibrant person, as well as Elizabeth Dole or Condoleezza Rice.

Who in the hell would vote for someone raised Muslim who doesn't show any respect to the USA (view him on YouTube standing disrespectfully at the playing of our National Anthem). I'm still waiting for average Muslims to denounce terrorism and condemn those that do and to turn them into authorities. Instead, they are afraid and let it pass.

All these two want to do as a solution is to 'give our money away' to anybody who will vote for them and their party. Their only solution to anything is - tax, tax, tax those that make money to redistribute to those than have little - so they can get their vote. Read it and weep !

It's unfortunate that women are suckered into voting for the WOMAN instead of the person. It is sad that this very intelligent and capable female person happens to be saddled with a scandal riddled past and out of control husband who also happens to be a former world leader. How would they feel if Hillary was Bob, Bill Clinton's younger brother?

That's just what we need...a President who governs from the heart. Electing a person based on gender is just as foolish as not voting for the right person, irrspective of gender.

Hillary'e resume', Obama's greatest asset: reviewing Hillary's methodical playing of the "Race card", and "The Perpetual Victim" against Obama; and, her recent commentary on Iraq; Pakistan; Energy Policy; the need for her to control the 14 Trillion $ American Economy from her White House Politburo (this from a woman who hasn't managed so much as a corner vegetable stand, or for that matter her own marriage; but, of course you could count Whitewater, and her tenure as "Madam" for Bill's White House Brothel); her Marxist statement in San Francisco: "We're going to have to take more from you, and give it to others for the common good."; Illegal Immigration; Taxes; Infanticide; Massive new Government spending; Multi million $ Senate earmarks for supporters of Hillary's Presidential campaign; Garnishing of your wages to fund her coveted Socialized medicine program; and, the Clinton's history of emasculating the military, verifies that this grievously flawed woman would be the female version of the Jimmy Carter debacle that gave us the Ayatollah Khomeini who ushered in rampant Islamic radicalism; block-long lines at our gasoline stations; a severely hollow military; and, a record Misery Index. Only much worse. Considering all of her recent gaffes, e.g. "I voted FOR IT (referring to the Bankruptcy Bill); but, I was glad to see that it didn't pass.", one has to wonder if excessive use of Botox has affected her mental stability. It's no wonder that her campaign staff is shielding her from reporter and audience unscripted questions. The prospect of Madam Hillary as President; in a word: TERRIFYING. Greg Neubeck

Voting for Clinton based on the fact she's a woman goes against everything good in this world. Any women who calls any man a sexist pig yet votes for clinton based on her sex should be ashamed.

I am so disappointed in my African American sisters and brothers who are voting for Obama solely because he is black!

The issues are much bigger and critical than making history.
I urged everyone to watch the documentary American Blackout.

The Republican wizardry is amazing. They keep inventing new ways to defeat the Democrats! Are we stuck on stupid?

First the ploy was denying black folks access to the polls in Florida...and then in Ohio more of the same...with broken electronic ballot machines...the doc American Blackout depicts how Republicans crossed over in records numbers to unseat Cynthia McKinney's by voting for her opponent in Georgia primary. Look like they're going to employ that same trick again!

Republicans has an agenda...they want three more conservative justices on the Supreme Court and is wielding their most effective weapon to date, black people’s emotions.
Where is your street sense… your mother wit? They have observed how making history is more important to us than making progress. They knew that they could derail Hillary because blacks would vote our emotions and abandon the Clintons for the possibility of moving a black family into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
I believe it is going to take more than the color of skin or gender to bring about a change for African Americans.
Let us be honest. African Americans have not fared well under black elected officials anywhere in this country...black elected official are fence straddlers...they take the black vote for granted because they know we're always in search of making history.
You go to any major city and the neighborhoods are in disrepair...houses that are not boarded up...are on lockdown...bars on windows... security gates attached to doors to keep the criminals out...the school systems are misseducating our children...and the citizens must navigate potholes and drug dealers on the streets where they live...I know of that neighborhood where Barack did grassroot work.
I lived in the 60627 area. African American women struggles to support their families...and can't pay rent and utility bills out of the same paycheck ...yet we tithe and validate mega church preachers who fly around on Learjets while we can't pay for a fill-up... I ask you put on your thinking-cap...
As for lobbyist...let's get real. Let's act like adults and think like adults and step out of this revival mood. We lobby everyday... lobbyist are hired to represent. There are good and bad lobbyist… Dr King was a lobbyist…he took our issues to the white house…President Johnson…Thurgood Marshall lobbied for desegregation…so by the time he argued Brown v the Board of Ed; the justices heard our outcry…white sympathizers informed their elected official it was time for equality.
At the end of the day Michelle has Barack...but at the end of the day who do you have...and what do you have beside a promise for change...remember hope is not a plan...and change doesn't take place by a vote...you must become active in your own lives...and community...and for Pete sake set some expectations for your children...he's failing school because he's not studying...he's getting into trouble because he's hanging out...as the old PSA...do you know where your children are....

Interesting that Hillary is fond of claiming to have been a key player in the formulation of Clinton Foreign Policy: 9/11 was a direct result of the Clinton Administration’s feckless responses to the numerous Al-Qaida provocations and terrorist assaults against our national interests; as well as, Clinton’s inexplicable temerity in refusing to take Osama bin Laden into captivity when offered several times by the Sudanese. Clinton then exercised little more than his jawbone as bin Laden trained literally thousands of terrorists in his Afghan camps. All of which, convinced bin Laden that he could strike our homeland with relative impunity. The potential for success in bin Laden’s planned assault on our homeland was significantly enhanced by the infamous Gorelick memo which the Clinton Administration promulgated to prohibit any terrorist information exchange between our FBI and CIA intelligence operatives. However, history will record the most heinous assault on America's national security interests by a U.S. president as Clinton's transfer of our most advanced missile guidance technology to the CHICOM for a few campaign shekels. Does any rational person really want to return the Clinton cabal/scandals to the White House?

Greg Neubeck

Now we hear that Hillary will not release her tax returns until after she is the Democratic nominee--if that actually happens.

Why does she want to withhold such information from her fellow Democrats?

It seems pretty risky for the Democratic Party to nominate someone who will not level with it.

Why should we trust her? The Clintons don't exactly have reputations as truth tellers.

Diogenes would have given both a wide berth.

Hillary Clinton says that if she passes her health care plan, it will include provisions to garnish workers' wages.

Such confiscatory language shows she has not learned anything from the fight during the 1990s on health care, and how the Democrats will again lose the battle and probably the White House if she is leading the Party.

Experience is all well and good, but one should learn from it.

Clearly Sen. Clinton has not.

I hope that in the next debate someone will ask Hillary the following question:

"Ma'am, your husband's presidency was marked by scandals running from the salacious to national security, you've run a campaign based on race coding, and both you and your husband have scant regard for the truth.

"Personal responsibility is the key to government accountability.

"What could you--or your husband--say to young people, what could you possibly bring to the table, for those who need to hear a message of honesty and integrity?

fsuwalterb wrote:

Hey "Anti-Racist:
Legitimate questions that can't be (or won't be) answered by an incompetent politician. It's not a racist question. Here you go again bringing the 'up race' card when confronted with intelligent questions that need answering.

No; it's NOT a legitimate "question" to call him "Osama Obama" and to make other lying references about his religion, in order to whip up racist sentiments.*You* people bring up the race card, and the religion card too. You're all foaming at the mouth angry, now that the GOP is finally being booted from power, after 8 years of incompetence and lies, a stolen election or two, an unnecessary war with thousands killed and maimed, and a trillion dollars of Bush-Debt. Good riddance.

Its legitimate and acceptable to question Hussein Obama's religious commitement. Indeed he is muslim by birth. And if you step out of America, you will know that Islam sets the rules that a muslim is a muslim for life. Dont get me wrong im not posting hate message. Its one thing to have your best friend (a muslim) who joins you in hockey games. But when it comes to national issue : ie. Presidential Candidate, isnt is important to know and validate his religion? When you run for prime minister in say Pakistan, wouldnt the voters want to know if the candidate is a muslim (Pakistan is a islamic country).

So its legitimate and fair query and therefore dont deny pls his muslim identity for him pls. Whether or not you can accept a muslim leader to be president, well its up you to decide.

I’m sick of Black politicians using Bill Clinton as an excuse to publically support the black candidate JUST BECAUSE HE IS BLACK! THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHO IS BEST TO HELP OUR COUNTRY, SINCE OPRAH TURNED IT INTO THE BLACK SHOW, ITS COMPLETELY ABOUT ELECTING THE BLACK MAN EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT THE BEST CANDIDIATE. IT’S SHAMFUL! HOW DARE OBAMA SAY HE IS NOT RUNNING ON RACE ALONE, AND THE MEDIA IS TO BLAME? EVERYTHING BILL CLINTON SAID WAS TRUE. NOTICE IT HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED OR DIS-PROVED? THE OBAMA CAMP NEEDS TO KEEP THAT RACE CARD IN PLAY IT IS THEIR CAMP STRATEGY; IT’S ALL HE HAS TO OFFER. DO YOU NON-BLACK VOTERS THINK, WHEN HE CONSTANTLY TALKS ABOUT A MOVEMENT, HES TALKING ABOUT YOU, WAKE UP! HE IS REFERRING TO BLACK VOTERS ONLY. Does Sen. Osama think that using divisive GOP tactics is the way to bring the country together? Len Nichols of the New America Foundation said he is "personally outraged at Obama camps recent mailer attacking Clinton! Obama trying to stop health care for everyone! Once again He‘s caught in lies from the debate. Obama showed vindictiveness and lack of magnanimity after his victory SC. The first part of his victory speech was deeply unpleasant attack on the Clintons. No graciousness there. And how did he handle defeat in New Hampshire and Nevada? With a combination of denial, petulance and the launching of a successful campaign to persuade the American media that the Clintons were engaged in a campaign of lies about him and, even worse, in a campaign of surreptitious racism. Clinton pointed out, it's not enough to hope and demand change; you had to be able to define what change you want and had to be able to deliver it. It was Obama who introduced King into the debate. Hillarys words were being construed not just as disrespect but as hidden racism. Obama's people was briefing the media to create this impression. The consequence has been exactly what you would expect. In the Nevada caucus, blacks voted overwhelmingly for Obama and non-blacks voted overwhelmingly for Clinton. In South Carolina, the black vote was 53 per cent of the total. Obama secured 80 per cent of it. That's the reason for his overwhelming victory there. He won only 23 per cent of the non-black vote. Contrast this to Iowa, where he won a large proportion of the white vote. It's a tragedy for Obama and entirely his own fault that this has happened. he became "the black candidate
Obama's most effective criticisms of Clinton, she voted for authorising the war, he opposed it from the start but (and this is crucially important) he had consistently opposed the war ever since. This story of consistent opposition over years was a "fairytale" the media had bought into.Obama has managed to persuade the media that this was a lie that he would correct. He hasn't corrected it, because he can't. He has not been consistent in the terms he set himself.
Obama supported Kerry for president, Kerry voted for war and continued to justify his support. Obama said that he did not want to cause Kerry embarrassment so he said that he, Obama, did not know how he would have voted. Isn't this the candidate who's about change, whose whole candidacy is based on a "different kind of politics"? Isn't this the candidate who says the country can no longer tolerate political spin, that lying in the name of political advantage is what's destroying the country? Yet on the very issue he identifies as the biggest moral issue facing America Obama effectively states that he was lying for political advantage.
Obama's calls for hope, for change. but hope to do what, to change to what? He hasn't said yet. He doesn't seem to know. He says that one of the high qualities of leadership is the ability to inspire by words, and he is right. It's a rare ability. But inspire to what end? It's a pity. He promised so much.

Eleanor Roosevelt taught us that sometimes silence is the greatest sin

by Mrs. Lyndon Baines (Ladybird) Johnson
Former First Lady, United States Of America
Women can move beyond the struggle for equal status and for material goods to the challenges and opportunities of citizenship. Quality of goals and the achievement of goals which will mean a better life for all. For me, it was the beginning of seeing how politics can bring tangible results. I always hope that the very best of our people will go into politics, and I am sure that some of our best are women. So, I say: "Don't hold back. Don't be shy. Step forward in every way you can to plan boldly, to speak clearly, to offer the leadership which the world needs. Let us today earnestly resolve to build the true foundation for Eleanor Roosevelt's memory--to pluck out prejudice from our lives, to remove fear and hate where it exists, and to create a world unafraid to work out its destiny in peace. Eleanor Roosevelt has already made her own splendid and incomparable contribution to that foundation. Let us go and do likewise, within the measure of our faith and the limits of our ability. Let Eleanor Roosevelt teach Us all how to turn the arts of compassion into the victories of democracy.Eleanor Roosevelt taught us that sometimes silence is the greatest sin.
"I think very highly of Hillary. I admire her. I think she's one of the most disciplined people I know. She's one of the toughest. She's got an extraordinary intelligence, and she's somebody who's in this stuff for the right reasons. She's passionate about moving the country forward especially on issues like economy, health care and children.–“Barack Obama “
"Madame President of the United States...it’s an extraordinary thought. We truly are in a momentous time, where a woman’s potential has no limitations," said Streisand. "Hillary Clinton has already proven to a generation of women that there are no limits for success. She is driven by her passion for public service and her belief in the enormous potential of our country. Smart, capable and strong in her convictions, Hillary has transcended the dictates of what is thought to be possible for our time.
"Hillary is a powerful voice for change as we find our country at an important crossroads. Under her leadership, our country will regain its respect within the global community. She will prioritize issues of global climate change, universal health care and rebuilding a strong economy. After 8 long years, the public will once again have faith in their government.
"Another former first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt once wrote,‘In government, in business, and in the professions there may be a day when women will be looked upon as persons. We are, however, far from that day as yet.’ More than 50 years later 'that day' is now upon us…and Hillary Clinton is ready to shatter through that glass ceiling for all women."
HILLARY CLINTON MAKES HISTORY FOR ALL WOMAN OF EVERY RACE. A TRUE EXAMPLE OF UNITING PEOPLE AND NOT DIVIDING THEM BY RACE.

Friends Say Drugs Played Only Bit Part for Obama, now his drug buddles are coming out for him. Obama admitted to smoking pot and going coke in dorm rooms, talked about “getting high.and drinking alcohol and using cocaine as a high school student. So he admits to doing drugs all through school. That’s a role model or our students!WAKE UP PARENTS! Now you understand his youth support!

Barack Obama and his fellow state senators considered more than 175 pieces of legislation on a frenetic day in March. Of those measures, Obama voted "present" 31 times! did not show up to vote in the senate often in his short time there, missed 130 votes! will not answer any reporter on how we would voted at the time. But his record after fact shows he supports the war, voted twice in 2006 against bringing America's troops back home. He votes for war appropriations giving our money to Halliburton and Blackwater. His latest bit of posturing S 433 allows the Bush Administration to suspend any troop withdrawal!!!!Which if not suspended, still keeps the troops in Iraq for a long time to come? Obama when faced with tough choices always gave in to pressure from the Bush administration or corporate lobbyists. Such as Obama voted for Bush's energy bill, sending more than $13 billion in subsidies and tax breaks to oil, coal, and nuclear companies. Obama voted with Republicans to allow credit card companies to raise interest rates over 30 percent, INCREASING STUDENT LOANS RATES AND FEES increasing hardship for families. Obama voted for one of Bush's top priorities - expanding Nafta to South America - even as President Bush obstructed all the top Democratic priorities. Obama voted with Bush to make it harder for ordinary people to hold big corporations accountable when they do things like sell toxic toys, poisonous pet food, or just plain rip you off. Obama was the Senate's biggest Democratic advocate of subsidies for liquid coal, even though liquid coal produces twice the global warming pollution of the crude oil it's meant to replace (Obama "backed off" this position after being pummeled by environmentalists for several months, but still voted for increased subsidies, albeit with conditions)Obama, a Hamiltonian believer in free trade and supporters of globalization has lent his support to the "Hamilton Project formed by corporate-neoliberal Citigroup chair Robert Rubin and other 'Wall Street Democrats' to counter populist rebellion against corporate tendencies within the Democratic Party. Obama provided assistance to pro-war candidates (such as Joe Lieberman). Obama voted for "business-friendly 'tort reform' bill that rolls back working peoples' ability to obtain reasonable redress and compensation...from corporations!!! Obama considers single payer universal health care too socialist and has stated that he prefers voluntary solutions. He has no substance. He has provided no solution to any problem until Hillary, Edwards or even Mitt Romey publically expresses theirs, then he copies, He’s been constantly negative with everyone.