Big Money on Barack Obama as Hillary Clinton's Donors Defect

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toshiba 52 120hz 1080p lcd hdtv of AL 5:30PM May 19, 2010

None of my friends who are Hillary supporters will be voting for Obama UNLESS he puts Hillary on the ticket as VP. All of us feel the nomination was GIVEN to Obama -- he did NOT win the popular vote -- and we feel what was decided in Michigan was corrupt. There were 5 CANDIDATES who were not on the Democratic ticket in Michigan -- Obama, Richardson, Edwards, Biden and Dodd -- therefore, Obama should NOT have received all of those votes and delegates plus some of Hillary's; it's as ridiculous as Bush v. Gore when the Supreme Court GAVE the nomination to Bush by halting the recounts and the REAL winner awarded what was honestly won -- the presidency.

Rene of TN 12:12PM June 27, 2008

By spending all that money – and $20-million dollars is a lot of money, just ask someone for $5-dollars – Hillary Clinton stayed in the race. And, at the end of the day Hillary claims a sizable constituency. So long as someone else picks up the tab, she'd have been foolish to quit. A no fault campaign, so to speak. However, let the voters Hillary claims, put their money where their vote is. The act of pulling a lever, touching a screen, or punching a chard costs nothing. Surely the Hillary voters will be more than happy to buck-in for their favorite candidate, and for having had the privilege. Come on, pony up: http://theseedsof9-11.com

Peggy McGilligan of VA 4:03PM June 25, 2008

Wright about delegates

Pat of OH 9:03PM June 09, 2008

You are very very wrong Hillary supporters are not leaving her to support Obama but are staying to defend her.

Pat of OH 9:02PM June 09, 2008

Mr. Obama, now you are the nominated candidate, please keep your head level and not swelled. I like your mesage,and hope you will deliver . You are the boss, and remember you said you had better judgement than Hillary.

louise lee of CA 11:53AM June 09, 2008

“In the end, what was exposed was Hillary’s position was all about her own political survival, and had little to do with the enfranchisement of state voters or winning the state in November.” In the words of long-time Clinton supporter Harold Ickes, “inexplicable.” “One final word,” says Mr. Ickes, “we are, Mrs. Clinton has instructed me, to reserve her rights, to take this to the Credentials Committee.” Fade to black, as a pro Hillary crowd howls Denver … Denver.
Fox Cable TV News personality Shawn Hannity, who was last seen installing a variety of listening devices under the pews and behind the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ, could not be reached for comment on Barack Obama’s resignation from the church. A Fox spokeswoman did say however, that Mr. Hannity saved the receipts for the electronic surveillance equipment, and is expected to receive a complete refund. While it remains unknown what church, if any, Mrs. Clinton attends, Father Michael Pfleger has been working on an impersonation of the outspoken Obama detractor and Fox news commentator, which the renegade Catholic priest hopes to unveil for congregants Sunday next: http://theseedsof9-11.com

Peggy McGilligan of VA 2:33PM June 01, 2008

have you noticed that Rev Hagee was hanged with the same rope as Rev Wright......gee maybe religion and politics aren't the best combination.......who knows maybe we won't get another born again pandering boob..........

hal of MO 8:02AM May 24, 2008

For those democrats who insist they will vote for McCain when Obama gets the nomination, what do you think you're doing. This is not a game. You are acting like spoiled brats instead of thinking adults. Do what is right for the country. Hillary is a person, not a monument, not an ideal. You vote for an ideal, an institution. This is the last chance this country has. Obama is elected by the people, supported by the people so only beholden to the people. Mccain is a corporate candidate. Unless you want to see the United States of Walmart. Do the right thing. Hold your nose and vote Obama!

shaaronie of MD 6:26PM May 21, 2008

Clinton Unplugged
Before the presidential primaries, Hillary Clinton historically shied away from responding to personal attacks, whether it comes from sexist Manhattan firefighters or Chris Matthews' daily disparagement of her on MSNBC's Hardball. Her campaign briefly cut off relations with NBC when another MSNBC reporter, David Schuster, said the Clintons had "pimped-out" daughter Chelsea as part of their election strategy. Over the course of several debates, however, her political reflexes sharpened to the point where nowadays, no personal attack has gone unpunished. (Accusations involving racebaiting seem to be an exception.) During a contentious April 8th radio interview, Clinton took NPR reporter Michele Norris to task for asserting that she was trying to "win ugly".
Yet Clinton has demured so far in implicating Karl Rove as one of the brains behind the G.O.P.'s covert operation to help Obama defeat her. After being targetted with offensive direct mailers in Ohio, she accused her rival of tactics "straight out of the Rove playbook", but has never mentioned the impact of the crossover voting scheme in the red states, part of the reason her opponent is still far ahead of her in the delegate count. As for the rest of the Bush Administration, all Clinton has mustered to date on the subject is her oft-repeated statement, “They’re not going to surrender the White House voluntarily." Last spring, she suggested that another terrorist attack against the United States would inevitably play into the hands of the G.O.P.
Vague as they sound, those last two remarks may prove prophetic in the event the Obama strategy fails and she goes on to win the Democratic nomination. The implications of a female president for American foreign and domestic policy are profound, especially when the candidate has promised greater oversight of corporations, federally sponsored job programs and improving women's human rights around the world. Such initiatives create jitters not only for Wall Street concerns but for the Pentagon, the CIA and the State Department. Officials accused of breaking U.S. laws or violating the Geneva Conventions could ostensibly be arrested and prosecuted by a Clinton-run Justice Department.
And if that's not enough to keep Bush appointees lying awake deep into the night, their long-running wink-wink with the ayatollahs in Iran, the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence and the Saudi royal family would likely be curtailed if a woman were to take over in the West Wing. The Saudis especially have reason to fret now that they and their counterparts in Kuwait and the U.A.E. have started buying up huge stakes in U.S. banks. In the eyes of the oil producing countries, Condolleeza Rice and Nancy Pelosi are one thing, a Clinton White House quite another.
Last year, President Bush himself may have implemented a back-up plan to a possible Clinton Administration Part II when he signed National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD 51. This executive order ostensibly allows him to suspend the constitution without prior congressional approval if he declares a state of emergency (i.e. martial law) in the event of a major terrorist attack or other “decapitating” incident against the United States. According to the language in the directive, the attack need not even take place inside the country.
Under NSPD 51, the President can cancel elections, padlock the Capitol dome and send the Supreme Court justices home. The directive also assigns his homeland security assistant - a low-level position exempt from senate confirmation - to administer what has been dubbed the Enduring Constitutional Government. (Here’s the text of the directive.)

Peter Lawrence of WA 6:35PM May 20, 2008