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Democratic Party Needs to Heal and Unite to Beat McCain

With Clinton still in the race, party leaders are searching for something to unify the party behind Obama

Posted June 4, 2008

Reader Comments

Radical supporters?

I stumbled upon this article and see where I am referred as a radical supporter. I suppose I will take this as a compliment even tho I am an ordinary person and only went to DC in support of the FL/Michigan voters. It was there that I saw what my party had become. Obama did not win the primary. He was selected by those in the party who wanted to bring the Clintons down. The MSM did a hatchet job on Hillary but it was the self-serving democrats Pelosi, Dean, Reid, and others led by Donna Brazile who awarded the nomination to Obama. Donna Brazile stated she would resign if the SD awarded the nomination to who she thought at the time would be Hillary Clinton. With their strong-arming and the Obama campaign money awarded to the SDs, in conjunction with the picking and choosing of the rules of the party, Obama was selected. Donna Brazile who stated that she was told by her mother not to lie did exactly that. She has not resigned as of this date. The democratic party put forth the least qualified candidate in my lifetime. They permitted the demeaning of Hillary Clinton by the Obama campaign and the MSM and did not have the decency to object. This is not the party I had believed in. If putting my country before party is radical then I proudly wear the name. Yes, I believe John McCain cares deeply about this country and that makes him a patriot but that is not the only reason I will cast my vote for him. First, I own my vote and will not be strong-armed into voting for an arrogant, racist, self-serving person who cares nothing for this country but only for his advancement. Second, I believe Obama to be dangerous for this country. We are not voting for an editor of the Harvard Law Review. These are dangerous times for the country. The economy is in shambles and we are at war. It is no time for an OJT president. Especially one who has ties to William Ayres, Resko, and Chicago sleaze politics. I do not buy unknown, untried merchandise which is what we will be getting with Obama. Obama and his cohorts are trying portray John McCain as another George Bush. John McCain is a reasonable man. He has proven that he can work in a bipartisan way. I do not fear John McCain and his VP Sarah Palin even tho their ideals are not mine. But I know that Barack Obama cares nothing about the will of the people just as his backers in the democratic party. I am now a registered independent and resent that I have had to follow my conscience and leave the party that I no longer recognize as the party I supported my whole lifetime. This democratic party is on a slippery slope to Hades. If it takes the defeat of Obama to show the party leaders that this is not their party but the party of the people including, not excluding, the 18 million Hillary Clinton supporters, so be it. If that makes me a radical then I proudly wear the title. But this country is more important to me than the election of one man. I hope this clears up my position.

Hillary Supporters Owe Obama Nothing!

We owe nothing to Senator Obama after how he sexually bashed HIllary Clinton and than disparaged her husband's legacy! If you want to point the finger point it at the Democratic party and Obama's left wing camp who took up the right wing hatred mantle against Hillary and Bill Clinton. What a bright idea that was for him? He turned a huge block of women voters against him thinking he would not need them in the general election. Wow! He's a real Einstein and you guys think this guy is prepared to lead us! What a joke! And, we have not heard so much of a whimper from Obama regarding how he treated us! He is toast in November! Good riddance to bad rubbish! Obama the thug should take his big mouth wife and go home to Chicago. HE WILL NEVER BE OUR PRESIDENT! And if he gets elected by some fluke we will never acknowledge Steve Erkel or his VP Bluto! They're a joke!

McCain in '08-I will not vote for Obama

McCain has never said anything negative about women, and his wife is beautiful, loyal and manages a multi-million dollar company. Obama calls women "sweetie"and married an unpatriotic woman who neglects his daughters. Hillary was cheated and she is only supporting Obama because the party would rip her to shreds if she supported McCain.

I dont care what McCain thinks about abortion, health insurance, or Iraq, he is much more representative of the average American than Obama and is more representative of what is best for America. Obama only got where he is because people like him always get more preferences from the government.

McCain in -08!

Media and DNC messed up

Obama is not the best candidate

as a Democratic...

No true support from the party came to Hillary

Every persons vote counts and the DNC made a wrong decision on FL & MI

I will vote for McCain

switching to mccain after dnc unfairness

I will vote for mccain, since hilary is no longer in the race. He is still the better candidate and more trustworty compared to Obama. The DNC screwed up.

Why I will not vote for Obama:

1. Obama lacks the experience necessary to be the President of the United States..

2. Obama is a product of the Chicago Democratic Machine: mentored by Emil Jones and Rev. Wright, funded in his first campaigns by Tony Rezko... Obama endorsed nepotism, patronage and corruption when he helped elect Todd Stroger for Cook County Board President.

3. Obama has many questionable associates such as William Ayers and Rev. Pfleger.

In addition to the above reasons, the unfair and disrespectful treatment of Hillary Clinton and her supporters by the media and the DNC and by some of Barack Obama's supporters has forced many of us to send a message that this treatment will not be tolerated. We will not unite with the DNC candidate if we are not respected and treated with fairness. Never again.

McCain in 2008

al gore

paging al gore, that's the funnist thing ive heard in a long time, if your one of those people that thinks that al gore can save the day, then you have bigger problems Hill vs. obama. they need to lock him up before he makes things worse trying to fix a problem thats he dosent know how fix. thats why i wont vote dem, if there was someone with a brain running then maybe, dont get me wrong, im not saying that john m. is so much better, but yes, better than gore. please god, better chocies hopefully in 2012 on both sides.

eliana

What criteria to do they use to pick the VP?

Some considerations include geographic balance, ideological balance, as with Reagan choosing George H.W. Bush, or ideological reinforcement, as with Clinton/Gore or Bush/Cheney.

So if it's balance, that would mean Obama selecting someone white, and McCain selecting someone that's not a crazy old hothead.

Balance doesn't have to mean skin color, but for McCain, yes, you're right.

More here: http://www.236.com/news/2008/06/05/faq_the_vice_presidency_6712.php

The Future campaign

It seems Obama, or should we call him BHO, is choosing to run on a platform of massively unpopular themes:

We will declare defeat in Iraq and abandon our allies.

We will raise taxes more than any administration has ever done.

We will give blacks reparations because their ancestors were slaves.

We will spend massively more on social programs, especially for blacks.

We will always take the side of the Unions and punish business

We will consider Maxine Waters' to nationalize and take over energy companies

We will nationalize health care and ration it like the NHS in England.

We will appoint advisors who are anti-Israel and anti-American

We wil appoint advisors from the Carter Administration who mishandled things

We will Approve the Lieberman-Warner bill and energy costs will increase a lot

We will use the Environmentalists' plan to end all US energy programs

We will negotiate with our enemies with appeasement and begging.

There is something for everyone to hate in this platform

election

Regardless of who is running for president, it is ultimately the voters who for once needs to vote and stand for majority rules. The fewer people who vote the more a small minority rule this country, as has been the case for many years now. When we stand up and voice ourselves Washington has no choice but to listen. Study history! When we went to war in Iraq, Bin Laden won. Not staying the course in Afganistan and facing our enemy where he was cost us our moral and financial stability. We took our allies with us and destroyed the world economy. We allowed a few to lead many, and it is time we faced that truth and Vote this time. We have always stood for many as one in time of crisis, the time has come again to stand as one. Your opinon really is vital this time.

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