Comments on: Obama Knows He Has an Electability Problem [UPDATE! x2]

By: Ouch! Those Are Hard Facts! : NO QUARTER

Ouch! Those Are Hard Facts! : NO QUARTER — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:13:06 +0000

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By: Kendall Johnson

Kendall Johnson — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:48:25 +0000

That cousin also wants sharia law imposed. You know that will mean skavery for the women. I heard that Obama went to Kenya and campaigned for this guy before he lost the election!!!!Obama’s problem is that he is not a candidate that can be trusted!!!!And Given this connection to his misognistic cousin, I could never support him!!!

By: BloggerBoyz

BloggerBoyz — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:46:43 +0000

Do you see anybody saying that he or she finds Obama appealing and yet isn’t voting for him because he’s unelectable? I voted against Obama because I think he’s a transparent phony with no policy expertise and no plan, and no qualms about not having any expertise, and I also think he’s unelectable.

By: BloggerBoyz

BloggerBoyz — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:31:36 +0000

Once again, that is bs. Clinton neevr agreed not to put her name on the ballot in MI. in fact, all teh candidates’ names were on, until Obama,Edwards and Richardson witdrew theirs beause he weren’tgoing to win.The agreement was not to campaign in MI and Fl, and all candidates exept Obama adhered to that. And who the hell “agreed” to disenfranhise two stats?Not the voters of those state, and not clinton. Sorry, bu a partytha makes undemocratic power grabs is not a party I signed up for. The superdelegates should all declare that they’re casting their votes on behalf of teh disenfranchised people of FL and MI

By: TeakWoodKite

TeakWoodKite — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:58:38 +0000

Rezko will turn out to be a brother he couldn’t disown

Yes, he will. If Sen. Obama will not release his tax records for the time he was holding state office, there are reasons for it. What crazy “uncle” accountant did his return?

By: John

John — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:10:58 +0000

I wish you “Unity Over All” guys would save a little of your fury- just a LITTLE- for calling Randi Rhodes, Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz, and all the other “liberal” radio hosts, plus Keith Olbermann, who spend at least as much time trashing Hillary as they do slamming McCain (and usually more) hour after hour, on a day by day basis. My bet is that you have absolutely NO problem listening to these guys “damage the party” because they are pushing Obama. Never mind that they are hell-bent on beating up Hillary so badly that if she was to win the nomination, she’d be in poor shape to win in the general.

But no, I’m sure that’s fine with you. “Unity” is code for “step aside and let Obama win.” Again- sorry, I’m not buying in. Because its Hypocricy squared. When I hear wave after wave of callers to Air Obama Radio demand that their hosts back off from bashing Hillary, I’ll buy your “For the Good of the Party” outrage.

By: mary

mary — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:05:58 +0000

Ouch, your arrogance hurts.

He can’t win the general election.

So, if you’re interested in the PARTY and not your OWN candidate, you’ll rethink your condescending post.

By: S. Markom

S. Markom — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:38:25 +0000

General Elections in November are not caucuses.

Also the purpose of the convention is to nominate a candidate, particularly if one does not have sufficient number of delegates, which Obama will not have.

I do not think th party leaders want another McGovern or Mondale to win only one state which may not even be likely for a candidate Obama.

By: Arkansas

Arkansas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:19:32 +0000

I agree caucuses are unfair and not everyone can vote in them. But that doesn’t invalidate the vote. That’s the stupid way the WA Dem Party decided to do it and hence that is how WA’s delegates to the DNC Denver convention will be allocated.
The WA Dem Party “primary vote” (which I think you’re referring to when you say “absentee ballot”) did not count towards anything (again, stupidly decide upon by the WA Dem Party) and many people did not “vote” in the primary because they read in advance that it would not affect the WA Dem Party’s presidential nomination decision, so the WA primary ballot vote isn’t a good indicator.

By: SusanUnPC

SusanUnPC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:09:53 +0000

The caucuses were inherently unfair and exclusive to upper-class white people who can take three to four hours off on a Saturday to sit around. In the statewide absentee ballot, Obama barely got 50% — and that was before he started to trend down in Ohio/Texas, and before Rev. Wright.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:54:21 +0000

I’m with you sister.

By: Arkansas

Arkansas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:49:49 +0000

Ouch, your petulance hurts, John and PMS.
I understand that it is upsetting to not have the person you believe is the best candidate running in an election (I thought Dean was a better candidate than Kerry in 04), but don’t think that holding a gun to the heads of those who disagree with you (by saying you’ll vote Republican before you vote Obama) will change people’s minds. Your first two sentences could just as easily describe Clinton.

And “saving the party and the country” by four more years of Republican hegemony is like, well an apt metaphor escapes me, but it just doesn’t make sense to me as someone who reviles the principles of the republican party. You’d rather have more war with McCain than consider the possibility that Obama become president? Obama who has a degree in international relations in addition to being a lawyer and having taught constitutional law? The hatred for Obama found on this blog is stupefying.

By: Arkansas

Arkansas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:34:25 +0000

“disingenuous” is believing that Obama would have had the same number of votes if that election were held now instead.

Actually you’re speculating that past votes would be different today, which is a waste of time since past votes are in the past.

But Washington state’s caucus isn’t over yet so we will see in a few weeks if the caucus delegate counts for Obama:Hillary (2:1 in the first round of caucusing) hold that way or if delegates switch sides at the next level caucus meeting. We’ll see who Edwards’ “undecided” delegates decide to pledge to. We’ll see if this speculation about “how damaging Obama’s speech was” has any truth to it for caucus delegates and if all the pundit-speculation on who-will-vote-how is right or wrong like the flip of a coin such guesswork always is.

By: s. hall

s. hall — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:14:53 +0000

I want conventional. I want a president whose pal isn’t a former member of the Weather Underground who bombed buildings in the 60′s. Conventional good unconventional scary. I used to be a flower child who wanted peace and love — now I just want my Social Security and Medicare to be left in tact.

By: s. hall

s. hall — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:05:55 +0000

20 years with Rev Hate rubs off on your thinking.