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Breaking News on Wednesday Night: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?

Since the history of publicly financed campaigns began the formula has been simple. The Candidate uses the public funding (currently set at $84 million) to pay for ads, management, travel, etc. And the party puts together the field organization financed by its near-unrestricted fundraising abilities. But something happened to alter that fully functional formula for the DNC in 2008.

First, presumptive nominee chose not to accept public funding. Then, the party was robbed of its ability to raise money with one email that went out from Obama, as soon as he got control of the DNC list. The email said: “Do not give money to the DNC. Give it to Obama.” The DNC is now not financially equipped to turn out the vote. They are broke. The money they have will barely cover the payroll and a few field advisors. There will not be enough cash to be able to fund thousands of field offices, like they have in the past.

So what are they going to do? Do they ask all the college kids that support the presumptive nominee to skip their fall semester and hit the streets? Or, maybe they can find an existing organization. Maybe they can tap one with offices already in 38 states – one that has 160,000 shock troops who learned some solid Alinsky persuasion techniques.

Maybe that is the answer. Perhaps the answer, and some detail of how it can be done, could surface here, and maybe in an East Coast newspaper, tomorrow. In the mean time, if anyone reading this sad story has any ideas that could help the DNC solve their unfortunate dilemma, you should share them here and now.

  • RepublicanChick

    Dump Obama?

  • Bye bye Obambi

    Nominate Hillary! Then the coffers will get filled, and the volunteers will come home.

  • HARP

    “So what are they going to do? Do they ask all the college kids that support the presumptive nominee to skip their fall semester and hit the streets?”……….I can see it now… MOM I need a new credit card.

  • Catherine

    I have absolutely NO sympathy for the DNC and their finances.As my deceased father used to say, If you are looking for sympathy, look in the dictionary under “s” and you will find sympathy. The DNC screwed up plain and simple.

  • democracyfirst

    Can’t help – it’s above my pay grade.

  • Bye bye Obambi

    LOL!

  • catherine

    To be frank, the only thing that could save the DNC is to nominate Hillary. I’m even hearing this from a few Obama supporters as well. Reality is setting in.

    PUMA

    HILLARY ’08 and ’12

  • AnnieO

    Sell porn! “How We Fucked America”

  • I Will Remember in November

    Could not have happen to a nicer organization. Boy I am glad I don’t belong to the DNC any more. Good riddance.

    PUMA

  • MTdob4Hillary

    Nominating Hillary would help, but this PUMA would need to see a few party heads ‘removed’ from power. Not quite French Revolution, but get rid of at least 3!

  • http://www.theindependentview.com Matthew Weaver

    Obama should write a check to the DNC while delivering his withdrawal letter. Then, he should head home to Chicago to spend more time with his family.

  • Retired

    1. Organize the kids, and have them all hit the streets with Obama credit cards that have an ATM cash advance PIN.

    2. Promise them that once you become President, you will order their professors to give them “A’s” in all of the classes that they missed while campaigning for you, regardless of performance or attendance. No risk there, you’re going to win, right? And even if you don’t, hell, they’re young. What’s a semester full of incompletes?

    3. If you win, forgive the credit card debt by Presidential decree. If you lose, stick the kids’ rich parents with the bill. What’s a few thou?

  • s. hall

    Republican Chick — you took the words right out of my mouth.

  • bemused

    Cherchez la Femme (Clinton) ;)
    The DNC drank the poison kool-aid, too bad. The rest who didn’t will just have to take over.

  • missE

    . Maybe they can tap one with offices already in 38 states – one that has 160,000 shock troops who learned some solid Alinsky persuasion techniques.

    Larry are you talking about Acorn?

  • http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/ NotYoursweetie

    PUMAs in NY – we may turn this state red yet!
    http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/there-goes-ny/

  • s. hall

    I bet Obama will send out the New Black Panther Party to stump for votes. This gets worse and worse by the day so not only did Obama take the party from Dean. He is destroying it for his own gain. The Moaning Messiah beats the Democratic Party ==

  • csuzeq

    I am hearing this, too. Loyal dems who were going to vote for Obama reluctantly. They are in despair and now admit the guy can’t win. “Hillary was the more electable candidate”, they now admit!

  • mel

    Why does Obama need field offices when he has an office in every Americans livingroom with MSNBC, ABC, CBS and CNN offering up billions in free support?

  • LindaA1

    It’s an early indicator of how well the Obama/Dean/Pelosi/Brazile Democratic Party can run things. God help us if they get hold of the whole country.

    What goes round, comes round real quick sometimes.

    Frankly, I get great pleasure from watching the DNC and Obama camp scrapping for cash. And it speaks volumes that the BIG CORONATION EXTRAVAGANZA is still on despite the broken bank – another of those early indicators about how the country would be run.

  • Matt

    This is a great video on Obama…pass it along.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbgTnPm_4dY

  • bart

    Honestly, I’ve wondered about this ever since Obama sent that email. Surely the DNC bigwigs saw this coming???? WHat about down-ticket dems who depend on party help?

    I can’t believe it wasn’t deliberate. Why bankrupt the party? Of course, there is also that move to Chicago.

  • democracyfirst

    What’s coming out here and in an East Coast newspaper tomorrow?

  • Darryl

    This is undeniable. They are broke because the people voting for Obama are not democrats. It’s really that simple.

  • PewL

    Sorry off topic, but I didn’t want this to get lost..

    Heated conversation tonite on Fox..One of the girls on Hannity and Colmes,said Obama just handed the election to Mccain,over this Abortion issue.Sean had the paper in hand,and said Obama LIED> It was a good show,for a write up..

    Way to go Sean Hannity

    Bring back Clinton

  • Tattie

    Get Oprah to write them a check.

  • catherine

    Is’nt that sad. Not only did Uhbama not turn any red states blue but it now appears he may turn some blue states red. Congrats to Dean and the other a$$wipes (Pelosi, Brazile, Reid et al)in the party who have managed to do more harm to the DNC then Rove could have ever hoped to accomplish.

    Dr. Deanenstein, please PLEASE go back to misdiagnosing patients in NH and STOP at once your monstrous malpractice on the Democrat party and the voters of this nation.

  • HARP
  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    This is worth reposting


    BREAKING!!
    BREAKING!!
    BREAKING!!

    OBAMA VP PICK SCOOP!!!!!

    YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!!!!!

    avatar.politico.com/profile/0708/DD8519A5-188B-4976-D13631ED051B685C.JPG

    You have to copy and past the link to see it. but it is really worth it.


    BREAKING!!
    BREAKING!!
    BREAKING!!

  • Darryl

    eww that was good. I felt a chill up my leg.

  • Hillary the President

    Oprah will be sending her money and the DNC will be Oprah/B.S. Party.

  • http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/ NotYoursweetie
  • Percy11

    Buy a fryer because apparently the DNC’s chicken are coming home to roost!

  • d2d

    This evening, I had the pleasure to join two “D” girlfriends for dinner. Both of these women are solid “D’s”. One is a huge contributor and the other is a leader within the state democratic structure. I consider them well informed women.

    That said,

    they could not understand how I, a lifelong “D” could EVER vote for a Republican. HA, I said. You my dear friend tell me ONE thing that Barry Soetoro has done on civil, human or women’s rights. HA, I said, you tell me ONE thing……they couldn’t.

    These women I hold in high esteem. They have been long time activists AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME ONE SINGLE thing he has DONE. NOT ONE.

    this is beyond RIDICULOUSLY BAD!!!

  • NoBO

    Barack Obama is going to choose Barry Soetoro for his VP. ;)

    Solution for DNC dilemma:

    Nominate Hillary!

    She would then accept public financing and people would then be free to donate to the DNC. Problem solved!

  • HARP

    Thats our Hillary.

  • Darryl

    I just had an awesome Idea for a Video. Someone needs to string together the amount of times Obama has said, “I never said that” or anything to that effect. I wonder how long it would be.

  • d2d

    and btw, I don’t know about any of you, but are you feeling foreign in a familiar land?

    really? are you?

    it’s strange living in the political world these days…

  • meileen

    OT, but I just received an email from Michael Moore. He’s pushing Caroline Kennedy to do a Cheney and make herself the VP. I kid you not. As if more lack of experience will aid this train wreck. He actually had the nerve to say it is a year to have a woman on the ticket, with Hillary’s candidacy and all. I sent him a piece of my mind:

    “This is a historic year for women, from Hillary’s candidacy to the numerous women running for the House and Senate. This is the year that a woman should be on the Democratic ticket.”

    Gee, now you come around to realize that there should be a woman on the ticket. We had that woman, and you took a ride on the Kool Aide drinking gravy train, insulting the one candidate who actually believes in health care for all. The one Democrat who could have beaten John McCain (recall all those rural wins by Hillary during the primary).

    You have been bamboozled, hoodwinked into thinking that someone with no resume will actually win this year. Check the polls; your choice for the Democratic nominee is tanking. We’ll all be stuck with John McCain come November.

    And we could have had it all; instead, this year’s fashionable thing was to bash the former first couple and all that they stood for. We needed folks like you to stand up and demand the party elders and MSM treat the Clintons with respect. Yet we heard nothing. Now you propose this?

    Inasmuch as I admire Caroline Kennedy, she will only add more inexperience to a ticket that the electorate won’t buy.

    Thanks for nothing, Michael.

  • mark

    obama just stinks more with everday that passes.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    I wouldn’t let Michael Moore Near my politics, much less my all you can eat buffet.

  • AX10

    Let us all remember how Michael Moore vilified Hillary in the spring. Now this socialist POS wants a woman on the ticket?!?

    Go to HELL Moore!

  • HARP

    Playground talk from poor little Bambi.

    RALEIGH, N.C. – A combative Barack Obama said Tuesday that Republican John McCain “doesn’t know what he’s up against” in this election and challenged his rival to stop questioning his character and patriotism

    Obama, campaigning in a state where he hopes to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win in more than three decades, implored his supporters to fight for the presidency.

    “Our job in this election is not just ‘win,’ although I’m a big believer in winning,” Obama said during the rally. “I don’t intend to lose this election. John McCain doesn’t know what he’s up against.”

    “He can talk all he wants about Britney (Spears) and Paris (Hilton), but I don’t have time for that mess,” Obama said.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama

  • Matt
  • d2d

    “Barack Obama is going to choose Barry Soetoro for his VP.”

    Yes, his evil twin!

    Now that’s funny! :-)

  • HARP

    LOL

  • socalannie

    I couldn’t get the link to work. What is it?

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    I don’t see how you can ridicule these women.

    They are honest with you.

    They did not name one thing he has done for civil rights.

    They did not name one thing he has done for Human rights.

    They did not name one thing he has done for woman;s rights.

    It seems to me that you encountered two leaders in the Democratic party who for the first time in this election season were honest with you.

    They did not name those things because there are none.

    Its about time the DNC party leaders both big and small started being honest.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    It;s 100% true. Here is proof:

    avatar.politico.com/profile/0708/DD8519A5-188B-4976-D13631ED051B685C.JPG

  • vee

    I think the Democratic Party should simply disband. They are no longer necessary. They have struggled to mimic the Republican Party for so many years that they have succeeded and become a weaker more ineffectual version of the Republican Party.

    McCain ’08

  • Clara Barton

    Yep. All us old white women will come out in droves for Hillary. We don’t have classes to attend.

    Wonder who is financing those 34 offices open in Virginia? Guess its Zero’s money, perhaps the Dem. Party of VA. There are offices in towns that don’t even have stoplights.

  • HARP

    Obama letting VP gender slip ???

    As speculation rages over who will be Senator Obama’s vice presidential pick, ABC News pointed out one possible clue: Obama has sometimes been referring to his hypothetical Vice President as “he.”

    “I won’t hand over my energy policy to my vice president, without knowing necessarily what he’s doing,” Obama told an audience at a North Carolina town hall meeting Tuesday evening.

  • Andy

    What happened to the 50+ Million Obama has been reporting month after month in fundraisers? Did they all go to his “faux-presidential” airplane and furniture??

    Isn’t he the the best fundraiser in the history of mankind?

  • Matt

    A great tribute to Obama…both parties will appreciate the irony…pass it on.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbgTnPm_4dY

  • HARP

    Now you`re talking.

  • gy

    We need to start targeting the superdelegates.

    We need to set up a system: Green, Yellow and Red:

    Green – Votes for Hillary on the first ballot
    Yellow – Votes for Obama on the first ballot
    Red – Votes for Obama on the first ballot and received money from PelosiPAC, or their constituents voted for Hillary and they are voting against their constituents.

    Candidates with the Red light need to be removed from power. Yellow candidates will have some explaining to do. Green delegates should be supported!

    It’s payback time!

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    Let me see if i can set it up to come from photobucket.

    http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n317/zuule/Barry%20Obaba/DailyKosBOVPScoop.jpg

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    There you go

  • NobamaNovemberNorAugust

    Moving the DNC to Chicago did as much damage as anything I can think of. I mean, who the hell signed off on THAT?!?

    Obama has done so much damage to the Democratic Party, I think McCain will mop up. When the Dems sent Hill and Bill packing, they committed political suicide. S T U P I D. Ever hear, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?”

    Just shows how greed – Soros & NBC, Dean, Pelosi, Brazile only care about themselves. They don’t give a whit about the citizens of this country.

  • http://deleted gy

    On the other hand, we need to support Hillary Superdelegates and give out some medals:

    Gold – Rendell!
    Silver – Sacha Millstone
    Bronze – ???

  • HARP

    Yeah…and I didn`t even get kissed.

  • an observer

    Denver delegate and Shelby County Democratic Party Chairman Keith Norman on giving Clinton a floor vote, Norman said he is dead-set against it. “All it will do is give the Republican Party a greater opportunity to fight our candidate.”

    Asked if he thought Clinton, who is actively campaigning for Obama, might be orchestrating the disharmony, Norman said, “If she doesn’t stand up and speak against it, then she’s for it.”

    Wait a minute, could that same statement be applied to Obama and Wright? If Obama didn’t stand up and speak against it, then he was for it?

  • vinnie

    my check book is always open for hillary… for Soetoro, not a chance.

  • vinnie

    that’s the new “no comment” LMAO.

  • Tony Stark

    Barry Soetoro needed a new source to fund his new mansion and his wife’s earrings now that Tony Rezko is sharing a cell with Big Mike in the Federal penitentiary.

  • socalannie

    LOL! Thanks Jeremiah!

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    You forgot the rest of the quote from that event. Let me help you….here:

    “Our job in this election is not just ‘win,’ although I’m a big believer in winning,” Obama said during the rally. “I don’t intend to lose this election. John McCain doesn’t know what he’s up against.”

    “He can talk all he wants about Britney (Spears) and Paris (Hilton), but I don’t have time for that mess cuz i am too busy accusing everyone of being a racist when ever they question my lack of experience honesty convictions and qualifications.” Obama said.

  • hank48188

    Probably a big story about ACORN, which gets TAXPAYER MONEY, and all the corruption and voter fraud of that Organization.

  • catherine

    Absolutely!

  • Rich,NY

    there doing alright for cash ,there buying delegates.don`t feel sorry for them!!!!!

  • navyvet48

    McCain is getting Obama’s goat again! We know who McCain is up against. We are laughing all the wat to the bank! McCain cleaned Obama’s clock in a “softball” forum in a church….questions from a pastor….Obama is going to get his clock cleaned again! OMG! Obama sounds like a bratty little 3 year old, not pretty for a 47 yr old!

  • HARP

    Yup!!

  • daveb

    Lifelong conservative Republican LarryJ who only stepped off the reservation to defend the Wilsons is blowing more smoke up your collective tailpipes. Check this balanced piece in politico:

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11045.

    Even Lanny Davis the circular firing squad that was the
    DNC conflict with the Kerry campaign in 2004.

  • Clara Barton

    What the hell does that mean? “I won’t hand over my energy policy to my vp without knowing necessarily what he’s doing.” Is that English? Note the use of the word MY. Everything is I, MY, ME, MINE.

  • Karma

    LOL…’McCain doesn’t know what he’s up against’

    Does Obama have Diebold in his pocket or something?

  • KB

    I used to admire Caroline Kennedy. Not any more. Her KIDS convinced her to support Obambi! Now there’s a woman who has the courage of her own convictions. Keep the change…

  • Kat5

    Yah, but… This has to be putting the hurt on lots of worthy down-ticket Dems who have no use for Barackula – or the DNC’s dirty tricks. The Dem party seems to be imploding in front of our eyes. Good going, Barky, real good going. For the Dems, this dude is the worst thing that could have come along. This one will go down in history alright. Too bad he’s taking so many real Dems down the tubes with him.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    I could have sworn i heard him sy the greatest failing of his life was he all about me mentality and that he grew up and realized it wasnt all about him….guess he lied on that one too.

  • dg

    “The DNC is now not financially equipped to turn out the vote. They are broke.”

    Not sure where Larry is getting this information, but it’s incorrect. The DNC collected more cash than the RNC in July and is near-parity with the RNC + McCain re Cash-on-Hand..

    Announced last weekend:

    $$ collected in July 2008:

    Obama: 51.0 million
    DNC: 27.7 million

    Cash on Hand:
    Obama: 65.8 million
    DNC: 28.5 million

    Dem Total:
    July 2008: 78.7 million
    Cash on Hand: 94.3 million

    McCain: 27.0 million 21.4
    RNC: 26.0 million 75.8

    Cash on Hand:
    McCain: 21.4 million
    RNC: 75.8 million

    GOP Total: 53.0 million
    Cash on Hand: 97.2 million

  • daveb

    Lifelong conservative Republican LarryJ is blowing more smoke up your collective tailpipes. Check this balanced piece in Politico on the same subject.

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11045.html

    Notice that even Lanny Davis decries the circular firing squad that was the DNC conflict with the 2004 Kerry campaign.

  • HARP

    Snicker..Snicker.. Sounds about right.

  • http://dakiniland.wordpress.com/ Dakinikat

    Every appeal they send to me I write them a nice note: No money until NO Obama …

  • vinnie

    Damn! I knew it all along, Barack picks Barry.

  • lute

    DNC decided it no longer needs its majority and has carved itself down to a party that is too small to support itself.
    The question isn’t how to help this splinter gang of snobs, but how to create a new party with the 18 million disenfranchised.

  • Susan

    What I will do is support a few local down-ticket dems directly (such as Ed O’Reilly, Kerry’s challenger), thereby bypassing the DNC entirely. Hopefully others will do the same.

  • lute

    The NYT says a Republican donated 1 million dollars toward the coronation.
    The reporter actually used the word coronation. Which is interesting.

  • Firefly

    Maybe the idiot is taking another swipe at Bill – intimating that he handed over his energy policy to Al Gore?

  • Pat Babb

    Yup, you got that right. I tell the DNC telemarketers I’m not giving any money to Dean-Pelosi-Kerry-Obama. I’ll give money to individual races – please consider Tracey Brooks http://www.traceybrooks.com – she was Hillary’s Hudson Valley (NY) representative. I apologize to this website if this comment is inappropriate. I think of candidates I will send money to when I say I’m not sending money to the DNC.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    OMG I just realized that we need a CORONATION COUNTDOWN WIDGET on this site FOR THE POPE OF HOPE!!!

  • TskTsk

    Cancel Investco and stop spending millions per week.

  • DisenfranchisedVoter

    Haven’t read all the comments so I don’t know if someone else already posted this.

    Obama’s arrogance will be his downfall. He says that McCain “doesn’t know what he is up against”. HAHAHAHAHA. I’m sure McCain is really scared…NOT. Saying stupid shit like this only welcomes attacks from the GOP and 527s in the fall. All McCain has to do is sit back and watch his friends tear Obama into pieces:
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama

  • lute

    Did Caroline Kennedy grow up?
    Did she ever hold a job?

  • TskTsk

    Now that sounds like a fat lie coming from NYT. More propaganda.

  • Phishmelt

    like those college kids are going to remember to pick up their absentee ballots. or they will lose them. or just not send them in.

  • Darryl

    That was last month, maybe he is talking about this month right now, all that money is gone.

  • d2d

    think about it though,

    after this primary season, how in the hell does a “Democratic” voter, let alone LEADERs within the state structure of the Democratic apparatus, get away with not being able to cite one friggin thing Barry has done OR NOT DONE! Not ONE!

    People still can’t cite one accomplishment let alone a disappointment.

    WHY CAN’T THESE PEOPLE CITE ONE THING, NOT ONE VOTE, NOT ONE POSITION, NOTHING ABOUT THIS PRESUMPTUOUS POTUS NOMINEE????

    these two VERY BRIGHT women could have cared less to hear the FIRST negative, contrary expression, or opposing thought about “their guy”.

  • http://deleted gy

    Look at your own numbers. Are the Dems going to use Obama Campaign money for house/senate races?

    Good luck with that…

  • HARP

    Recent polls must have sent all the trolls scurrying back to their abacus.

  • http://IthinkIfeel... Tricia Spiegel

    Hear hear lute! You have the answer!

  • standard

    He did the same thing to Al Gore.
    Moore’s choice was Nader.
    And he was influential enough to cost Gore the election.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    i was snarking.

  • TskTsk

    Oh yeah that’s right. They have blackmailed the superdelegates with threats of withholding campaign money and blacmailed them with paying them off with thousands coming from at least 5 different places/people.

  • Larse12

    Obama is like a piece of dandruff to McCain. McCain
    has enough experience that he can take Obama out so easy by just being himself. He is relaxed and can just sit back. Old Barky and his thugs are losing all on their own!!! They can’t take down an American Hero!!! A Veteran – nope – No Way. Go back to Chicago Barky and take the rest of your thugs with you. McCain or Hillary 08

  • imustprotest

    Calling someone a Republican, like is calling them a bad name won’t cut it anymore…..not after this DNC primary fiasco. The new UNDemocratic party.

  • dg

    He can’t be talking about this month right now, because those numbers haven’t yet been released, and they won’t be until next month.

    Larry gave no sources, no references, for his claim that the DNC was broke.

  • Andy

    O/T:

    Today is President Clinton’s 62th birthday:

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!!!

    Take a look at this picture: they both look fabulous!!!

    http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-scratching-post-celebrates-bill-clintons-birthday/

  • Danny

    Nominate Hillary Clinton next week and we’ll save the DNC.

    Nominate Barry/Barack Hussain Soetoro/Obama and go down the hole – bye bye DNC bye bye!

    by the way – I’m voting for McCain if Hillary isn’t the Democratic Nominee (I told them), having said that I sure hope that his VP pick is an moderate. I sure hope he doesn’t piss me off with a Ridge, Liberman or Romney.

  • dg

    “Look at your own numbers. Are the Dems going to use Obama Campaign money for house/senate races?”

    “My own numbers” show the DNC raising more cash than the RNC in July, 27.7 to 26.0 million.

    RNC always outperforms the DNC, which makes the July tallies all the more stunning.

  • csuzeq

    When Moore sent out emails about endorsing Obama, I sent him a very nasty reply and have unsubscribed from his email. It is no wonder he endorsed precious because he is the same kind of whiner and blamer and I will never have anything to do with that fatass any more. I will never pay to see one of his movies ever again either!

  • Firefly

    Good one, Matt!

    All those bots, talking all kumbaya about bambi and how “he represents us” – in the face of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

  • HARP

    You can`t make this stuff up folks:

    Obama camp: He only voted against that born-alive abortion bill because it might actually have an effect

    David Freddoso says he can’t see how Obama can spin his way out of this now that his own team’s admitted he lied about it to David Brody. I can think of a way: Drag the issue so deep into the weeds of Illinois’s state legislative history that no one but the most dogged Obama critic will pursue the matter once his eyes have glazed over from trying to keep track of the various pemutations of the bill. To recap, Obama initially said he voted against the 2003 bill protecting born-alive aborted fetuses only because it would have threatened abortion rights due to its lack of a “neutrality” clause vis-a-vis Roe v. Wade. Minor problem: The bill did include that clause and State Sen. Obama was one of the committee members who made sure that it did — before he voted against it anyway. Meanwhile, the bill he voted against was identical to a bill that passed 98-0 in Congress which he claims he would have voted for if he had been a U.S. Senator at the time. How to reconcile the two positions? Simple: Since there are no federal abortion laws, the federal bill was essentially a symbolic gesture, whereas there are of course state abortion laws in Illinois that could have been affected by the state bill. Which is to say, he was prepared to take a stand on the issue if he knew that his stand would have … no practical consequences whatsoever.

    http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/19/obama-camp-he-only-voted-against-that-born-alive-abortion-bill-because-it-might-actually-have-an-effect/

  • http://! Buzz Latte

    I write NO Hillary=NO money. LOL

  • dg
  • bart

    WEll, maybe BO thought to make down-ticket dems dependent on him and build his network the old fashioned way – fear and intimidation. Perhaps they rolled the dice on what the incoming $$ would be .

    Still, I don’t see why party leaders would go along with this at any point. Aside from endangering their own networks, these folks aren’t sheep. They play hardball too. I just can’t see the angles yet.

  • beverly leslie

    I don’t really care who barky picks for v.p. He’s saying he’s going to announce the v.p. because he wants everyone to stop talking about him tanking in the polls and his horrid saddleback performance.

  • Susan
  • Shainzona

    I’m ready. Willing. And able!

  • standard

    People who feel that way did not stay as informed.
    On the surface, B.O. looks like a nice guy. You have to have watched the debates to see how vastly Clinton overshadows him in intellect and judgement.
    And you have to be in the blogs and see the underbelly of the Obama campaign. His taking over the blogs, throwing out anyone who did not support him, and sliming Clinton daily.
    And you have to stay with great writers like Susan Hu, who gave a thorough, in-depth account of Obama’s scandelous behavior in Ohio.
    Or the NYT article on how Obama lied his way through Iowa (telling them he passed a a bill protecting his constituents from nuclear power, when in fact, he passed a bill protecting nuclear power from his constituents).
    You have to remember his double talk on Iraq and FISA.
    You have to read our top progressive economist, who said early-on that Obama’s proposals were Republican.
    And you have to be up on the shoddy, fraudulent caucuses, and understand that states were disenfranchised specifically to hurt Clinton’s campaign, and you have to keep up to see how the right wing corporate media was sliming Clinton daily.
    Both CNN and MSNBC were pounding her.
    Normal people just were not in close enough to see what was going really going on.
    It is hard to make them understand, and the best way is to direct them to a couple of very choice articles. Then maybe they will start to have an inkling that this guy is George W. Bush with a tan.

  • Danny

    Tell Obama to start using the hair dye again. The gray that is showing recently is too much.

  • HARP

    So the DNC is broke…and they want to be stewards of the countries tax dollars…..hahahahahahahahahaha

  • http://therealistblogs.blogspot.com/ troy m

    Sheila Jackson Lee

  • kgirl1028

    Those dumb asses did what? Are you serious? Plese tell me I red wrong. I did not read that Howard Dean, Pelosi, and friends allowed obama to Jack all of their funds. Screw dump obama, we need to dump all their behinds. Nobody, I mean no body should be that stupid especially not leaders of a large political party.

  • fif

    I write:

    Selected NOT Elected: Illegitimate Nominee

    PUMA!

    on every single one they send me…and then send it back in their pre-paid envelope.

  • fif

    Also Rep. Kirstin Gillibrand in the Hudson Valley. Strong HRC supporter, and a really good rep.

  • HARP

    Well I guess they can always “pimp” out Pelosi.

  • meileen

    Better yet, click on the video at Riverdaughter’s site. Talk about going down memory lane and realizing how much we lost this year because of DNC stupidity. It will anger you how the morons trashed a truly great president this year.

  • http://thehorizontalworld.blogspot.com/ Medusa

    I recently received a “letter” from Bozo asking me to send money to the Democratic Party and telling me how we all need to come together to defeat McCain.

    I tore his letter up into little bitty pieces of confetti and mailed it back to them on their own postage.

    I guess now that Bozo owns the party he wants us to send them money too.

    PUMA!

  • NObamaNOvemberNOrAugust

    Are you saying that the DNC deferred to Obama – just like that? As in TURNED IT OVER – THE ENTIRE COFFERS? O M G

  • meileen

    “Which is to say, he was prepared to take a stand on the issue if he knew that his stand would have … no practical consequences whatsoever.”

    The MO of BO.

  • fif

    But they are part of that system and did not speak out strongly enough. If there was a rebellion within the ranks, it could have made a difference earlier in the primaries. Instead, they were drunk on money and power. They made their bed, now they have to lie in it. It’s the only way they’ll learn and exactly why I would never endorse their corrupt behavior with my vote. They have to fail to get it.

  • meileen

    Please HARP, I’m about to have dinner!

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    I would open my wallet and GIVE TILL IT HURTS.

    Hell, I’d take a part time job and donate the money, to the max, to Senator Clinton.

    Obama doesn’t get a dime, though. He is a vicious bullshitter, and I’ll never warm to him.

    And speaking of vicious–get a load of what the GOP has dummied up about BHO…just in time for DENVER?

    It is a film, and it looks…well, like I said…VICIOUS. OUCH!!!!!

    TV commercial and trailer at link:
    http://www.hypemovie.com/?gclid=CNCOy_q-m5UCFQOuFQod3AbJfg

    HYPE The Obama Effect DNC Premiere
    Regal Pavillions 15
    501 16th Street
    Denver, CO 80202
    Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008, 3:00 PM

  • OBSP

    We need to send Chris Matthews some Depends in case that tingle up his leg turns into pee pee down his leg, when BO gives the speech of a life time. I’ll get the address so we can send directly to Denver, I think he must wear a size big large ass.

  • mesofreee

    Better a republican than an undemocrat

  • Tony Stark

    The DNC is seriously deluded if they think that people will open their wallets and purses once they install Mr. Soetoro as their nominee.

  • Phishmelt

    make his #’s look better than they are. thats why all the democrats were complaining that they weren’t getting $. and if they wanted any from obama, they had to play along.

  • Faustina

    I guess he needs field offices because you can attempt to brainwash people using TV and Obama certainly has a huge advantage over McCain in that department.

    However, you cannot intimidate them or bribe them or manufacture them or exert peer pressure using TV. These other tactics are all Obama specialties. I don’t think he can win without them.

  • HARP

    Sorry..I understand. I was weeping as I was typing that myself.

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    I was thinking for awhile about writing HER in–she’s one TOUGH MAMA, and I respect the hell out of her!

  • helen

    Love the white puma.
    Pumas come in all colors and sizes and they are everywhere.

    COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS

    PUMAS,BUBBAS, AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE

  • dg

    Except they’re not. They actually raised more cash than the RNC last month:

    http://strategy08.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/july-fundraising-obama-nearly-doubles-mccain-dnc-outraises-rnc/

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    Anyone know this asshole’s email address? Maybe he should hear from some of us, eh?

  • dg

    Except they’re not broke. Far from it, actually.

    They actually raised more cash than the RNC last month:

    http://strategy08.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/july-fundraising-obama-nearly-doubles-mccain-dnc-outraises-rnc/

  • OBSP

    I think they can probably get $10 a pork.

  • voterinexile

    it’s Tom Golisano, he is a moderate R from NY. he ran as an independent and lost – for governor. the times is speculating he wants to run for gov as a dem so he’s currying favor.
    the article is in today’s nytimes.

  • http://nativeamericansagainstobama.wordpress.com/ timepasssages

    The DNC should be careful what they ask for, they didn’t want us, so that means our money…..

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    Remember though–this asshole has what, three HUNDRED advisors? Maybe there’s a shitload of paychecks going out. He could be…er….SQUANDERING it.

    I doubt McCain is laboring under such a massive campaign infrasructure–he doesn’t need it. Obama’s got a chief cook, a bottle washer, an asswiper, a flock of National Security advisors…he’s got so much “help,” he could throw one a day under his bus and never notice they were gone…!

  • HARP

    Except he was supposed to raise 100 million a month.

    Now that the Obama campaign has turned its focus towards the general election against John McCain, leading Democratic fundraisers are predicting that Obama’s fundraising could skyrocket even higher than it already has. Specifically, some predict that he could raise $100 million in June:

    Leading Democratic fundraisers predict that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will raise hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few months if he opts out of public financing and begins raising money for the general election.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/09/obama-could-raise-100-mil_n_106169.html

  • artsykr

    All of the party leaders got the party into this mess…dean, pelosi, brazile, reid, and the folks from the what is it…the RBC…all need to resign…obama steps down and the dems let The Will of the People speak and nominate Hillary…Carville puts Ford into head the DNC and all new folks come in to rbing things back on track…this can be done in a very quick way…wallets will re-open and Hillary will win the election…the rest be herstory and the others…we they will have just been nothing more than a speed bump along the way to Peace nd Preosperity …

  • sayitisntso

    “sympathy”, next to “syphillis” in the dictionary

  • fif

    What an idiotic suggestion. If something happens to the president, the VP needs to be able to step in an function as the CIC. Caroline Kennedy, as intelligent and sophisticated as she is, has ABSOLUTELY NO GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE. You do not get it through osmosis by being around politicians. This country has completely lost it’s collective mind (except the PUMA’s who refuse to behave like rock groupies).

  • Dr. Kate

    yes, did the Dr forget the oath–”first,do no harm”?

  • fif

    oooooh, I’m sure John is really really afraid of Obambi.

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    OMG….I feel like I am in OPPOSITE LAND.

    The DEMS used to be the ones with the snarky, biting satire, the kind that made you laugh even if you didn’t agree with the political sentiment….the GOP were the humorless pricks who couldn’t take a joke….and now, it’s reversed itself.

    It’s almost creepy!

    That film DOES look funny, though. I think I’ll catch it, too.

    On a more serious note, the GOP has also come out with THIS:

    http://www.hypemovie.com/?gclid=CNCOy_q-m5UCFQOuFQod3AbJfg

    Barack ain’t gonna be happy–it premieres at the DNC in Denver!!!

  • StrawberrybitesBarky

    Yeah well…whatever. Donna Brazille said she didn’t need me. So I donated to Hillary again yesterday instead. It’s going to be great when Hillary shows the DNC how much she’s able to raise just by sending out a simple e-mail. I am kinda’ hoping I win that trip to the convention just to kick a few Obamabots in the sac…I’d probably be one of the first people chucked into one of those port-a-gitmos.

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    I love MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…..

    Who do you LOVE???

    It had better be….MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

  • Dr. Kate

    Soetoro/Obama ’08!!!

  • fif

    That’s the point of this post. Public financing pays for the candidate’s activities, and the Party apparatus focuses on organization and statewide races. If the money is only being used for BO’s big stadium ventures, who is going to pay for the down ticket Dems?

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/there-goes-ny/

    Didja see this? Obama lead slipping in NY?

    If McCain picks Holy Joe as his running mate, there goes NY, there goes FL, and the game is up.

  • HARP

    Speaking at a high school in New Mexico, Barack Obama was asked about immigration and, according to this liveblog of the event, said:

    “We are a nation of immigrants,” Obama answers.

    “The only people can say that they aren’t immigrants are the people sitting right here,” the Presidential candidate says and points to the tribal leaders.

    “There are some families who have been here for 4 or 500 years. They didn’t cross the border, the border crossed them.”

    Certainly, he’s somewhat factually correct: there are old Spanish origin families who are recipients of land grants from hundreds of years ago; they were there before New Mexico was part of the U.S.

    However, he’s coming at this from their side, which is in conflict with our – the U.S.’s – side. In fact, his quotes are straight out of Reconquista 101, and trying to find loopholes in and complaining about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is a favorite pasttime of hundreds of minor extremists, with the TGH forming a major part of their lore. Sentiments like his are rarely expressed by those considered mainstream; the closest I’m aware of are Dolores Huerta and a LULAC official, and both of them aren’t that mainstream at all.

    As for the bit about Indians not being immigrants, one wonders at which point BHO would draw the line. Most of their ancestors came over thousands of years ago, but Mayflower descendents have ancestors who were here before 150 years before this was the U.S. and some European origin peoples’ ancestors were here before then. Why is BHO differentiating between those who arrived from Europe and those who arrived from Asia? Why give so much weight to thousands versus hundreds of years? Assuming for the moment he wasn’t just offering a dangerous pander, why not differentiate between those whose ancestors came here ten thousand years ago and those whose ancestors came here twenty thousand? Taken one step further, would Obama be like those who think that anyone with enough native blood – presumably more than one drop – can move anywhere within the Americas at will?

  • fif

    Someone should give Mr. Norman a history lesson.

  • Matt

    This is a great video on Obama…pass it along.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbgTnPm_4dY

  • Firefly

    Didn’t barky tell Rendell that he doesn’t need people, just checks?

    I sincerely cannot figure out one single reason that any HUMAN PERSON would ever support him – completely baffles me…

  • helen

    At confluence there is a reply from a delegate that is an eye opener.
    It is posted under “waste no time make a switch”
    the comment is by regency @10:19p

    COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS

    PUMAS,BUBBAS,AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE

  • fif

    Caroline has served on many Boards and worked tirelessly in the name of her father’s and uncle’s legacies and their causes. She’s written two best-selling books on the Bill of Rights and the Right to Privacy (I wonder how she felt about BO’s FISA vote). It was very disappointing that she drank the Kool Aid, but that was her cousin Maria Shriver’s (Oprah BFF) and Uncle Ted’s influence. Oh, and her kids?!? No clue what’s going on with her.

  • Andy

    Yeah!! The video is great. By teh way, SM there says the photo is not from today but from 2006 (and from HRC’s b’day).

  • Ai1een

    A new party is desperately needed, “THE CENTRIST PARTY” – the party of REALITY and REALISTIC ANSWERS, not daydreams, bubble gun, hope and change.

  • fif

    To all you Bots lurking: go to Riverdaughter and watch that video. Open your eyes and ears and listen to Nelson Mandela praise Bill Clinton for his powerful work on behalf of minorities. Smearing Bill as a racist was the most reprehensible thing the BO camp did. Jesse Jackson Jr. & Obama can’t hold a candle to the likes of Nelson Mandela.

  • Ai1een

    I do the same thing! LOL

  • fif

    excuse dg, he’s learning impaired.

  • dg

    “Except he was supposed to raise 100 million a month.”

    Not quite; “some predict that he could raise $100 million in June” is a far cry from “supposed to raise 100 million a month.”

    In fact, his goal was to raise $300 million for the general, and, by averaging $50 million each the last two months, he remains on that trajectory.

    Which is what the Huffington Post wrote: “…will raise hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few months” — that’s a total amount, not per month.

  • fif

    careful…that’s getting pretty close to being offensive to all women. Let’s not become Obot-like.

  • dg

    Just stating the facts, fif; resorting to insults won’t win you any arguments.

    Larry claimed, without an iota of sourcing, that the DNC was “broke.”

    When, in fact, they’re far from it.

  • fif

    Ditto Firefly. I always agree with your posts.

  • helen

    Do you understand that the republicans are going to get the white house cheap this year if backtrack barack is the nominee?
    Every time he opens his mouth he lies and is caught at it.
    The money will start coming in to the republicans in September if backtrack is the nominee.

    COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS

    PUMAS,BUBBAS, AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE

  • helen

    She could not make out in a prison with a fist full of pardons.

    COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS

    PUMAS,BUBBAS, AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE

  • athena

    Dean Pelosi and Reid? or Kerry how bout a 2-fer?

  • Thinker

    lol

    or

    “How Barack Obama Told the DNC to Bend Over and Take It.”

  • Ai1een

    Well – the DNC could HOPE that things are going to CHANGE and in the meantime, since Barack is pushing for volunteerism in America – why not start with DNC salaries?

  • Ai1een

    Someone needs to make a list of all the candidates who are running against “THE HATED ONES”,i.e. Pelosi, Kerry, etc.

  • Ai1een

    “Can’t help – it’s above my pay grade” -

    Oh, you’re GOOOOOOOOD. Perfect response.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    You know i was thinking Obama really should pick Katleen Soebelis. It would really be a great way to slap Hillary in the face by putting a woman on the ticket but not her.

    How pissed off do you think female clinton supporters will be about that? 5%? 10%?

  • lusitania

    Does this mean that the DNC now does not have money and therefore no resources to help out other democrats running for seats in the house or the senate? Isn’t that like biting the hands that feed you. Hey superdelegates! Wake up. Look at the gratitude that your selectee has shown you. Nadda!

    What happens if Hillary is the nominee? Will she only have public financing?

    Frankly, the fact that Soetoro is not spending the governments 84 million dollars is a good thing. I don’t want one red cent of my tax dollars going towards this a-hole (pardon my french, but now I’m mad!) We are spending enough on him what with the secret service protection.

    And another thought…when it comes out that the a-hole is not actually eligible to ever be POTUS by virtue of his dual citizenship and his mom not actually being a natural citizen by virtue of the laws in Hawaii at that time, can we sue him for fraud and get that money back?

  • sowsear

    My mother used to say that also, but the ending was “it’s in the dictionary between shit and syphilis”.

  • lusitania

    That statement is uncalled for and exactly part of what we PUMAS are upset about. clean up your act and show a little class. There is too much else that you could be saying that will not be distracting from our message.

    Hillary in ’08 or McCain it will be!

  • http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm Hillary’sSimplytheBest

    LOL… that’s too funny, thanks I needed a good laugh.

  • lusitania

    If I have learned anything this primary season it is this: Don’t believe anything you read (cept for no quarter of course) and only half of what you see. That link led to a site that is in their words “unabashedly” in the tank for Barry Soetoro. Don’t be too quick to believe it.

  • sowsear

    BO has mucho moolah (2nd language) coming from around the globe, but he needs to control it all. It is written in the stars, didn’t you hear?

  • PewL

    I really think he will pick himself,as the VP>Sounds dumb, but I also heard today,he has hired someone to write a speech for his VP>>I don’t think Obama has time to write a speech,and Clinton does pretty good with her own speeches.imo

    Should be an interesting Weekend.

    Clinton for President

  • Retired

    Actually, the Manson Family would be more Obama’s style. Which brings up the question: Has anyone asked Charlie Manson who he favors?

  • http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm Hillary’sSimplytheBest

    Me too… Go Ed O’Reilly, NO KERRY 08!!

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    I have twice tried to post this elsewhere and cannot get it to take–this is IMPORTANT.

    Maureen The Toad Dowd is basically calling OBAMA TOAST. It’s snarky and evil….but it certainly CONVEYS A MOOD.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20dowd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

    Two Against The One
    By MAUREEN DOWD
    WASHINGTON

    In the dead of night in a small hideaway office in the deserted Capitol, a clandestine meeting takes place between two senators with one goal.

    They grin at each other as they lift their celebratory shots of brutally cold Stolichnaya.

    “Our toast to The One,” they say in unison, “is that he’s toast.”

    “Obama should have picked you, Hillary,” John McCain tells her. “It isn’t fair, my friend. But it just makes it easier for me to whup him.”

    “Don’t worry, John, I’ve put it behind me,” Hillary replies. “I’m looking toward the future now, a future that looks very bright, once we send Twig Legs back to the back bench.”

    They chortle with delight.

    “He’s a bright young man, but he got ahead of himself,” McCain says. “He needs to be taught a lesson, and we’re the ones to do it. Have you seen the new Bloomberg poll? Obama’s dropped and we’re even again. The Bullet’s getting all the credit, but you and I know, Hillary, that it’s these top-secret counseling sessions we’re having. And thanks again for BlackBerrying me the Rick Warren questions while I was in the so-called cone of silence.”

    “Oh, John, you know I love you and I’m happy to help,” Hillary says. “The themes you took from me are working great — painting Obama as an elitist and out-of-touch celebrity, when we’re rich celebrities, too. Turning his big rallies and pretty words into character flaws, charging him with playing the race card — that one always cracks me up. And accusing the media, especially NBC, of playing favorites. It’s easy to get the stupid press to navel-gaze; they’re so insecure.”

    “They’re all pinko Commies,” McCain laughs. “Especially since they deserted me for The Messiah. Seriously, Hill, that Paris-Britney ad you came up with was brilliant. I owe you.”

    Looking pleased, Hillary expertly downs another shot. “His secret fear is being seen as a dumb blonde,” she says. “He wants to take a short cut to the top and pose on glossy magazine covers, but he doesn’t want to be seen as a glib pretty boy.”

    McCain lifts his glass to her admiringly. “If I do say so myself, while the rookie was surfing in Hawaii, I ate his pupus for lunch. Pictures of him pushing around a golf ball while I’m pushing around Putin. Priceless.”

    “I have a little secret to tell you about that, John. Bill made it happen. He loves you so much. He called Putin and told him that if he invaded Georgia, he could count on being invited to the Clinton Global Initiative every year for the rest of his life.”

    “Wow. Should I call him? I saw your husband’s kind words about me in Las Vegas on Monday, saying I’d be just as good as Obama on climate change.”

    “I think he’d like that,” Hillary smiles. “He’s still boiling at Obama. And you don’t have to worry about my army of angry women. We’ve spread the word in the feminist underground — as opposed to that wacky Obama Weather Underground — that ‘catharsis’ is code for ‘No surrender.’ My gals know when I say ‘We may have started on two separate paths but we’re on one journey now’ that Skinny’s journey is to the nearest exit.”

    “But Obama’s says he’s finally ready to hit back,” McCain says, frowning. “He’s starting a blistering TV campaign and attacking me for attacking his patriotism.”

    “Now, John, you know that every time he tries to get tough, he quickly runs out of gas. Sometimes in debates, he’d be exhausted by the third question. He must use up all his energy in the gym. He doesn’t have any stamina, and he certainly doesn’t have our bloodlust. Besides, you can throw that Mark Penn stuff at him that I couldn’t use in a Democratic primary about how he’s not fundamentally American in his thinking and values. While he’s up on his high-minded pedestal, you’ll scoot past him in your Ferragamos.”

    “How can I ever thank you, my friend?”

    “You can announce that you won’t be running for re-election because you’d be 76, and you can pick somebody really lame to run with, like your pal Lieberman. That means one term for you, and two for me.”

    “It’s a deal,” McCain says, sticking out his hand to shake on it. “That was inspired to snatch his convention away — makes him look so weak. Listen, why don’t you stop in Sedona on the way to Denver? Wear a black wig and I’ll spirit you up to the cabin for the night. I’ll catch a catfish in the mill pond and grill it for you. It will be an adventure.” There’s a knock on the door. Jesse Jackson sticks his head into the meeting.

    “Is it over?” he asks his co-conspirators.

    “Yes, he’s over,” they respond in unison.

  • lusitania

    I am not so sure that this is supposed to make Barry look bad, but rather the suggestion that Hillary is behind Barry’s demise makes people think that it is so. Why can’t down just own up to the fact that Barry is imploding upon himself because of himself. Period.

    Country before Party. Always.

  • sowsear

    Why do you think he took Hagel on his trip? Not only that but it may be mutual “admiration”; Hagel seems to have even lectured the Repubs. against saying anything nasty about BO.

  • http://! Buzz Latte

    Except that he has until Aug. 29th to turn over his campaign finance records to the FEC. Seems the FEC doesn’t like Barry’s contributors or book-keeping…

  • http://! Buzz Latte

    Except the Barry is in trouble with the FEC!

  • sowsear

    Or that Bush gave his over to Cheney, not that BO was reluctant to withold his aye vote for that policy.

  • http://! Buzz Latte

    Geez lighten up.

  • kcfromtx

    I hate this witch, but the column is funny! Jesse should have come in for a drink.

  • Thinker

    Yes!

    Let’s sue Dean for Democratic Party malpractice.

    Class-action all the way.

  • cdo

    ZOMG.
    bwahahahaahaaa

    you don’t have to worry about my army of angry women. We’ve spread the word in the feminist underground…

    bwahahahahahahaaa

    Dowd has lost her mind.
    strangely, I like it. especially the Putin part.
    hahahahaaaaa

  • kcfromtx

    The Maureen Dowd column.

  • http://! Buzz Latte

    While it’s a snarky piece meant to portray a conspiracy theory about Obama’s demise, the truth runs through the fictional scenario.

    Obama is a lightweight and isn’t fit to command. Obama is indeed his own worst enemy.

  • kcfromtx

    Does he mean the energy policy he will copy from Hillary?

  • sowsear

    as in withhold.

  • stodghie

    so? many of these so called democrats are lined up to vote for barry. i have no sympathy for them. what do you think they planned to do for us. give us a shove out the door for the new democrats. “honey, i am be older but i have more insurance”. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES.

  • dg

    “Except that he has until Aug. 29th to turn over his campaign finance records to the FEC. Seems the FEC doesn’t like Barry’s contributors or book-keeping…”

    How so? And what does that have to do with Larry’s thus-far unreferenced claim that the DNC is broke? When the facts establish otherwise?

  • dg

    How is he in trouble with the FEC?

    And how does this support Larry’s claim that the DNC is broke? When they actually received more funds than the RNC in July?

  • TeakwoodKite

    Mel, Where else can they store the Pods?

  • stodghie

    OPRAH will now go to an undisclosed location for the duration. i bet we don’t see her much in denver.

  • TeakwoodKite

    Red Shoes?

  • stodghie

    thank mr. karma. he has been driving to denver for months. he’ll arrive soon. i hear the obamabots are looking for him.

  • http://www.barrysoetoro.com Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    good god she is as bad a fiction writer as she is an op ed propoganda machine. Maureen Dowd…what a twit.

  • fedup

    How about Donna Brazile for Obama’s vp? They deserve each other, they can bs each other, they can tell each other how great they are, and when they lose, they can both agree that they lost because of those darned Clintons.

  • http://www.barrysoetoro.com Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    she like all the other Obutthead sycophants will demonize and denegrate every one that stands in his way wether they are political family or foe. Her ilk has no integrity, no concience and no credibility.

    But seriously i got to ask, after reading that junior high school level trash fiction, who is bitter now?

  • TeakwoodKite

    I’ve always wondered how many miles a Bic pen writes…about the same eh?

  • Mr.Murder

    Dowd is channeling her inner Paula Jones.

    “He can talk all he wants about Britney (Spears) and Paris (Hilton), but I don’t have time for that mess,” Obama said.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_el_pr/obama

    Then why even bring it up?

    $$ collected in July 2008:

    Obama: 51.0 million
    DNC: 27.7 million

    Cash on Hand:
    Obama: 65.8 million
    DNC: 28.5 million

    Dem Total:
    July 2008: 78.7 million
    Cash on Hand: 94.3 million

    McCain: 27.0 million 21.4
    RNC: 26.0 million 75.8

    Cash on Hand:
    McCain: 21.4 million
    RNC: 75.8 million

    GOP Total: 53.0 million
    Cash on Hand: 97.2 million

    Since he had to outspend Hillary 5 to 1 in order to lose most of the primary races, we’re suppose to believe running even w/McCain is a winner?

    Don’t you realize that McCain’s negatives were historically lower the Hillary’s? It’s going to take more than five to one just to post a respectable loss to him.

    Stupid fuzzy math.

  • stodghie

    daveb, shut the fuxx up!

  • TeakwoodKite

    Heard that one the AM news today…

    I laughed all the way back to work.

    “that mess”? NO time?? question him?

  • hilldemgoneindie

    exactly, fif! you took the words right out of my head before i could type them myself. karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?

    hillary ’08
    puma

  • janine

    right….she raised so much money didn’t she??? I actually got an email from Bill today, asking me to donate for the chance to talk to her highness in Denver, and maybe, if i am lucky, bill will drop by!! After all the cricism Obama received from the hillary folk on asking his supporters to contribute to his speech in invesco field….you couldn’t attack him hard enough. Now Hillary is asking us to still give to HER campaign!! You all should have paid her campaign debt off long ago, remember??? that’s all she wants….and guess what, she STILL owes!! LOL!! Give me a break as old red-faced Bubba would yell – no way no how, do I give to her when she isn’t even the nominee!! give another speech bill, you can easily take care of her bill.

  • janine

    Please give me ten of these loyal dems who are saying hillary was the better candidate and they won’t vote for obama. you don’t know a one -

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    That is a good video. But at first I thought it was a siceningly sweet Pro Obambi video.

    The headlines flash by two quickly to counter the Obambi music and sappy testimonials.

  • Thinker

    exactly. He sends his puppets out there to attack a bill he voted for.

    lol @ all of this.

    He is such a joke.

  • stodghie

    when you are spending like there is not tomorrow and you have so many advisors and hangers on the money goes fast. ask some broke rock stars! hehehe

  • janine

    so he asked you to send money to the democratic party???? buuuuut someone just said that Barack only takes money for himself – he won’t let the DNC have any and that’s why they are in trouble??? which is it?

  • stodghie

    yup, that’s right! these dits were so sure that he was the “the one” that they dug their own political graves.

  • janine

    then start giving and hurting…she still needs a lot of money to pay herself back!! and not much time to do it.

  • TeakwoodKite
  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    Obambi also likes to say, “As I have always said”.

    He’s Both-Ways-Barack, taking both sides of every phrase and issue.

  • TeakwoodKite

    Hope Pac and bunch of others mean anything to you”?:

    like a gigantic money laundering scam.

  • Thinker

    I’ll say it again, there is something seriously wrong with Dowd. She is obsessed with Clinton. Maybe Hillary told her she doesn’t get down like that, so now Maureen is bitter. She acts like a jilted wannabe lover.

    Get over it Maureen.

    Hillary’s just not that into you!!!

  • TeakwoodKite

    Strong Preztel Logic.

    I was for it before I was against it,
    I was not in line before I was inline,
    I was in love with my candidate before I was filing for divorce….
    they never enforce these restraining orders

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    That money is for Obambi, not the DNC.

    The DNC has no money because Obambi decreed that all donations go to his campaign, not the DNC.

    BTW, of the 52 mil Obambi raised in June, only 2 mil was for the General Election. 50 Mil was for the primary, which cannot be spent after the convention.

    I have not heard what the split was for the July donations.

  • TeakwoodKite

    It’s gone now. No linky no worky…

    Obots are now reduced to 404 links and they are out of bread crumbs.

  • Karma

    No Davis quotes in your link however this one is interesting.

    “In a mark of their divergent visions, then-DNC Chairman Terry McCauliffe later called Kerry’s failure to unseat President George W. Bush “one of the biggest acts of political malpractice in the history of American politics.” ”

    The Skull and Bonesman fell on his sword…and couldn’t fight his way out of a swiftboat.

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    yeah, pork you!

  • NoQ_Reader

    LOL my dad said that too, I was going to post the rest of it, but you beat me to it. :)

  • dg

    “Since he had to outspend Hillary 5 to 1 in order to lose most of the primary races, we’re suppose to believe running even w/McCain is a winner?”

    Yes, since past elections have had the RNC and the GOP candidates at enormous financial advantages. That’s not the case this cycle.

    I’m still waiting for someone to substantiate Larry’s claim that the DNC is “broke.” When the facts speak otherwise.

  • TeakwoodKite

    Obama moves quickly to reshape DNC

    and in less than six days.. on the seven he went to Hawaii.

  • street_parade

    Janine,

    If you ever wonder ‘where’s the unity’…well sweetie, look in the mirror and you’ll know why there is no unity. Good luck with your candidate in November. I’m sure he’ll have LOTS of money, just not voters…que sera.

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    Absolute Vodka changed the US Mexico border giving CA to Mexico for an ad campaign.

    So Obambi must be getting his history lesson from reading the booze bottles.

  • street_parade

    Do you mind if I use that? Love it!

  • Karma
  • street_parade

    What do you plan on doing with them sweetie. Lock them up in gitmo cages in Denver?

  • TeakwoodKite

    Marty Gilbert: A countdown… wait, a countdown to what David?
    David Levinson: It’s like in chess: First, you strategically position your pieces and when the timing is right you strike. They’re using this signal to syncronize their efforts and in 5 hours the countdown will be over.
    Marty Gilbert: And then what?
    David Levinson: Checkmate.
    Marty Gilbert: Oh, my God. I gotta call my brother, my housekeeper, my lawyer. Nah, forget my lawyer

    .

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    Of the 52 mil Obambi raised in June, only 2 mil was for the General Election, and 50 mil was for the primary.

    The 50 mil cannot be spent after the convention.

    I have not heard what the split was for the July numbers.

    McCain is spending all his cash before the Repub convention, and will spend more than his cash on hand to make sure it is all gone.

    I guess MEchelle must think Obambi can keep what he does not spend. Otherwise, Obambi better get cracking and use up his primary cash.

    Use it or lose it.

  • we_count

    I thought Obama was paying for this with the time commitement that he is making people who get tickets to the Invesco speech agree to. I think it is 6 hours of volunteer time to the Obama campaign. In exchange for their “volunteering” they get the privilige of seeing “The One” give his selection speech.

  • kgirl1028

    Maureen Dowd needs to get that checked. First off I saw her clip when talking to Russet on “Meet the press” She was lying. I know this the same way I know Powell lied to the UN, he wouldn’t look up. People who know they are lying and are somewhat ashamed by there lies will not look up the weight of their deception keeps them from making contact. Now to see a professional journalist actually try to make it seem as if Obama is not incompetent and that McCain and CLinton are playing a joke on him, when anyone who saw obama’s health care speach, and his flordia speach know that the man is unable to speak off teleprompter. No one needs to plot, obama has been working on this can of whoop-a$$ since he stabbed his first benefactor in the back. It’s not ploting it’s Karma. Dowd greatly under estimates CLitnon and McCain if they were trying to skeem together to ruin obama. Obama would have been over last year. McCain has learned a great deal about obama’s weak spots during the primary and is using it to rip a new one. It’s not that he is cheating. It’s just that McCain is that good.

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    I got a kick out of the “Four for you, EIGHT for me!”

  • http://www.logisticsmonster.blogspot.com/ DiamondTiger

    If Hill is nominated, do you think any of them will have a chance at redemption? Not likely! That’s why they keep pushing Gumby.

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    Step way back, though, and look at it like an Impressionist Painting.

    With or without Dowd, people are UNFAIRLY blaming Clinton. Already. You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it–Waaaah, she’s not doing enough, waaaaah, she should just hand over her delegates, waaaaah she should campaign MORE for The Chosen One!

    It wouldn’t matter if she started pulling hundred dollar bills out of her ass at the rate of ten every two seconds…it would NEVER be enough. NOTHING is enough for The Messiah.

    But there’s one key reason I like this schlocky bit of propaganda….

    What this trite little piece does, ultimately, is ACKNOWLEDGE that BHO is in TROUBLE.

    REAL trouble.

    And therein lies its value.

  • http://www.logisticsmonster.blogspot.com/ DiamondTiger

    I just received two letters – give to BarackObama.com online….LOL Wrote “Dream On, PUMA, NOBAMA”.

    Sounds like giving to Gumby and not the DNC.

  • Linda K

    I emailed my Democratic Congressman and asked him to check into Senator Obama’s birth certificate and whether he’d been vetted. No response. None. I’m no longer voting for him. Karma is a B….

  • BettsAZ

    “McCain doesn’t know what he’s up against”

    Yeah, well none of us do.
    Nobody can figure you out,Mr.Obama…and what crawls out from under the rocks of your miserable life scares the crap out of those of us who love our Country.

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    I honestly think she flirted desperately with Bill, perhaps solely for the purpose of perceived conquest, but Bill was doing the laser eyes and the undivided attention routine with someone more interesting…maybe even OLDER. Maybe not so “hot looking,” either, at least in a trendy sense.

    Bill has interesting tastes. I do think he likes a little going on upstairs–and I mean above the front porch. He’s one of those guys who loves a conversation, and loves a good audience. I also think he knows when someone is trying to USE him, as opposed to somewhat WORSHIP him–there’s a difference in intent that is palpable to someone as schooled in the social arts as WJC.

    Maureen likes to be the center of attention, I think…she likely has a bad case of the green eyed monster. She probably flipped that overdyed, freaky colored hair a dozen times, batted those eyes till she got a small cyclone working, and did that horrible imitation of a Veronica Lake or a Bacall look…all to no avail. Perhaps a snarky bartender or another guest at the gathering made a “remark” along the “Desperate Ambrose” lines…and poor Hillary has to pay, forever, for it.

  • Linda K

    If Hillary were nominated and elected Dean and Brazille would be replaced by her.

  • BettsAZ

    Love the training wheels!
    Bwaaahaha!

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    You didn’t read, did you? NO, you did not.

    McCain only needs ONE dollar for every FIVE dollars that BHO needs. Now go back and look at the numbers. SEE? BHO has a PROBLEM.

    Kerry or Gore aren’t running this time. Comparing past elections, where the GOP was funding reelection of majorities on the Hill, is like comparing apples and oranges. That’s not the case now. Congressionally, the RNC is in a rebuilding phase.

    See, Obama is a stinker candidate–the more people see, the less they like. And that’s not a partisan comment, it’s been born out in polls and surveys. People don’t like the guy as much, the more they are exposed to him.

    You don’t think the 527s are ready to go to bat for McCain? Why do you think Corsi wrote that stupid book? That’ll fund his efforts, right there. You can squawk about bulk sales, but do you think those people give a shit? The sleazy book is simply the vehicle that enables people to shift massive amounts of cash from account A to account B.

    Once in account B, it can be used to fund mailer C, commercial D, E, and F, GOTV effort G, Oppo research H, and voter suppression tactics I.

    Has Barack Obama given over the rights to HIS books to, oh, Move On dot Org? No? Well, then they’re gonna have to rely on pizza and pot money from donating college students, then.

    Look at those numbers–they’re not sustainable, especially if he’s got to spend like he did against Clinton–and odds are, he will.

    And the DNC is supposed to win handily in Congress–the RNC isn’t even putting up a good fight, there. They’re in a “rebuilding” phase–they just want to keep the executive branch and maybe hang on to a respectable number of seats.

  • http://me414.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/the-new-democratic-party-change-you-can-believe-in/ THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY–CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN! « BAD HABIT

    [...] NOTES ABOUT THE DNC: It seems that after Obama took over the DNC and got his hands on their mailing list, he sent out an e-mail telling Democrats to give to his campaign and not the DNC. Well, since he decided that he didn’t want their public funding, they are now virtually broke. The money they have will barely cover the payroll and a few field advisor’s. There will not be enough cash to be able to fund thousands of field offices, like they have in the past.   Ooops! Larry Johnson has a post that tells you all about it. [...]

  • http://! Clinton Fan

    No, she’s not saying he’s NOT incompetent.

    She is having that cake and eating it, too. He’s BOTH incompetent, AND he’s being gamed, is what she’s saying.

    Even Jesse Jackson gets a bit role…but it’s a real nutcracker!

    Conspiracy theorists will “go there” anyway, with or without Dodd. This little essay introduces the element of the ABSURD into the mix, and rather makes those who believe in conspiracies of this nature look like, well, crazy assholes.

  • no vote for Oblabla

    That’s brilliant, thanks for posting it! :-D

  • http://safari AnnieCarmel

    If we’re talking about the old DNC then why doncha call 1800 WHO-CARES?

    No money for Obama or his minions.

  • no vote for Oblabla

    May I please have a barf bag?

  • dg

    “That money is for Obambi, not the DNC.

    “The DNC has no money because Obambi decreed that all donations go to his campaign, not the DNC.”

    Nope; wrong again:

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080612/pl_cq_politics/politics2896501

    The Democratic National Committee moved to shore up its fundraising efforts for the presidential campaign this week, setting up a joint fundraising committee with presumed nominee Barack Obama. The Obama Victory Fund will allow the party and the Illinois senator to hold events and raise funds together. Under their agreement, the Obama campaign will pocket every individual contribution up to $4,600, which is the maximum a candidate can receive from individuals. The DNC will get any amount above that figure, up to $28,500.

  • roseeriter

    Vote for ME!…LOL!

    Double Indemnity

  • dg

    “McCain only needs ONE dollar for every FIVE dollars that BHO needs. Now go back and look at the numbers. SEE? BHO has a PROBLEM.”

    Since the race is about voter turnout, it’s actually McCain with the problem, as Obama’s campaign has established “the largest organizational outreach by any candidate in history.”

    http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/organizing-update

    “In Alaska, Obama has four field offices open (Juneau, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Palmer) to McCain’s none. In Montana, Obama had six offices to McCain’s none in July, with reports that McCain would open five offices by August 1.

    [me: And before you dismiss Alaska, Pollster.com has the state at this moment:

    Obama: 44.6
    McCain: 41.9

    That's Alaska, a state that hasn't voted for a Democratic president in decades.

    And as far as Montana, it's Obama 48.3, McCain, 45.2.

    http://pollster.com/

    "In Virginia, Obama has a 20-6 field office edge, with as many as 60 expected to be open in the near future. Via the widely-linked Boston Globe piece from whence the opening quote comes, each of Florida and Pennsylvania Obama is expected to have a minimum of 200 paid organizers.

    [Virginia, another state that hasn't gone Democratic since LBJ, is competitive, with Obama holding a slight lead, 46.3 to 45.4.

    Pennsylvania, it's Obama over McCain, 48.7 to 40.8.

    Florida is tight: McCain: 46.8, Obama: 45.4.]

    “In Wisconsin, Obama has 15 offices open now, with 24 expected to be open by mid-August. The staffers are directly paid by Obama’s “Campaign for Change” organization. By contrast, Republicans have five party offices open that handle both McCain field work as well as the state leg. races, which somewhat dilutes the effort.”

    [Wisconsin: Obama 49.3, McCain 39.3]

    You’re right: Kerry or Gore aren’t running this time. This time, we have a candidate who, despite all the petty insults hurled at him in here, has a commanding, an overwhelming ground operation that Kerry or Gore lacked and that McCain still doesn’t know what’ll hit him in November.

  • Northwest rain

    That was a prediction I found on memeorandum.com — an ad agency checked out the owner of URLs — and discovered one for ObamaSoebelis.com — owned by the Obama gang and parked on Godaddy.com — where Obama/Soetoro parks his other websites. So one of the ad agencies is predicting Gov. Soebelis.

    A dumb pick — I could care less who Barry Soetoro picks — I ain’t voting for either of the bums.

    PUMA

  • dg

    Again, not quite:

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080612/pl_cq_politics/politics2896501

    The Democratic National Committee moved to shore up its fundraising efforts for the presidential campaign this week, setting up a joint fundraising committee with presumed nominee Barack Obama. The Obama Victory Fund will allow the party and the Illinois senator to hold events and raise funds together. Under their agreement, the Obama campaign will pocket every individual contribution up to $4,600, which is the maximum a candidate can receive from individuals. The DNC will get any amount above that figure, up to $28,500.

    [end cite]

    Under that agreement, the DNC has the numbers as posted above. That’s DNC’s money, not Obama’s.

  • JohninCA

    What has this country done to deserve a blessing of that magnitude?

  • noproblama

    Someone has to sign up felons and dead people to vote.

  • KJMontana

    “They made their bed, now they have to lie in it. It’s the only way they’ll learn and exactly why I would never endorse their corrupt behavior with my vote. They have to fail to get it.”

    I agree. Sometimes when a house is so infested with rats the only way to get rid of them is to burn the place down. Then build something new.

    We will remember in November.

  • dg

    “Look at your own numbers. Are the Dems going to use Obama Campaign money for house/senate races?”

    The Dems don’t need to “use Obama Campaign money for house/senate races,” since the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commitee is funding the House races, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is funding the Senate races. And both Committees are overwhelming the RCCC and RSCC in fund-raising.

  • dg

    “If the money is only being used for BO’s big stadium ventures, who is going to pay for the down ticket Dems?”

    (1) Your premise is incorrect. DNC’s money is _not_ being used solely for Obama’s “big stadium ventures”:

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080612/pl_cq_politics/politics2896501

    The Democratic National Committee moved to shore up its fundraising efforts for the presidential campaign this week, setting up a joint fundraising committee with presumed nominee Barack Obama. The Obama Victory Fund will allow the party and the Illinois senator to hold events and raise funds together. Under their agreement, the Obama campaign will pocket every individual contribution up to $4,600, which is the maximum a candidate can receive from individuals. The DNC will get any amount above that figure, up to $28,500.

    (2) Who’s going to pay for the down ticket Dems? The DCCC and the DSCC, whose fundings are at record levels, far above the RCCC and RSCC.

    I think most of the folks here are decent human beings, with a legitimate passion for the candidate of their choice. But I’m finding that there’s a lot of false and/or incomplete information that’s generating a skewed knowledge of how this campaigns is being run.

  • Dan

    They can’t now.. .he’s got all the ca$h!

  • wodiej

    same here, I just received one a few days ago. I typed out a list of all of the reasons I was not supporting their selected candidate Rev. Wright etc. and I mailed it back in their envelope w no postage so they have to pay for it.

  • wodiej

    let me elaborate on that, my brother used to say “if you want sympathy you’ll find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis.”

  • Northwest rain

    Soetoro dumped money in Texas, Ohio & Penn and lost — lost big. He didn’t get a clue that OVER ADVERTISING might just make people sick of his face and voice.

    The votes that count will be in November and Soetoro is going to lose big.

    So far the voters don’t know about the Soetoro/Obama dual identity and the lies that go with his African persona.

    But the word will get out —

    PUMA — lots of PUMAS out there!

  • noproblama

    I agree. My husband doesn’t blog political so he never experienced Obama supporters at their vilest. And since he thinks a ticket of Beavis and Butthead would be better than another Republican administration, he didn’t want to hear about the media bias, etc. But some of my anecdotes must have finally had an effect because he now says he probably just won’t vote.

    My mom on the other hand, doesn’t blog but is a cable news junkie. She came to the same conclusion about Obama as did I – it just took a little longer. Only she and the rest of my San Francisco native, bleeding heart liberal, lifelong Democratic voting family will vote for McCain if necessary. And I have a very big family.

  • Sioux

    This movie is presented by Citizens United…?(Not Timid). Well I’m not for this s*it.Or better said I’m not for movies made for shits

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    Does this mean that the DNC now does not have money and therefore no resources to help out other democrats running for seats in the house or the senate?

    Thats is correct my friend.

    Thats why there was a rush of superdelegates to go to obama. No Money in DNC Coffers for them. ONly get cash if they kiss obama ass.

    Now if you want help getting elected / reelected you got to smooch up nice and puckery and tow the party line.

    Obama is in the house!

    beginning to make sense how it was played now when he said don’t donate to the DNC only donate to me?

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    Michelle is out buying 600 dollar earings right now….in bulk.

  • Northwest rain

    Same here. My husband has been an Edwards supporter for years. I really hated to tell him about Edwards’ current affair. But I knew about it before folks who get their news from the old media.

    We are now both hoping that Clinton can still pull out a win. Husband can’t stand Obama — lots of reasons of his own, plus the dirty deal about the Obama/Soetoro mansion and now the question of Obama or Soetoro. We know too many people who have had trouble traveling — “homeland security” and the stupid lists. Average Americans with no history of even knowing like Ayers etc (grin).

    Most people aren’t political junkies — and yes we have learned about the political underbelly of the Obama gang through all the blogs.

    I believe that as people got a closer look at Obama post super Tuesday — they just didn’t trust him — and that’s when Clinton started to consistently win. She came out the winner with her super strong finish to the Primaries.

    There are still a lot of people who believe that Obama/Soetoro would be OK — but after the GOP starts revealing just WHO Obama/Soetoro — I’m expecting McCain’s numbers to improve.

    So sad the Dems could have had a brilliant President would would have WORKED for all of us.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    Oh mcCain knows what will hit in in november…it will the the High Fives and the slaps on the back for the next president of the united states.

    This aint the primaries anymore.

    Republicans tend to actually own cars and vote religiously.

    They dont need to bussed in to the voting booth.

    And the Right to Life issue is goign to move a hell of a lot more people with this late term abortion controversy that the Right to Wear Headphones under the Bus issue will.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    Republicans have no serious interest in making gains in house or senate.

    They want the Dems in control so they can prep for the next Republican congressional take over like in clintons first term.

    They are even willing to give up the whitehouse but now its too easy for them to hang on to it thanks to barry the liar the phoney the fake.

    They will get McCain in and McCain is personable as we saw on the faith forum. He will charm the public and play the “we cant get anything done cause the dems are blocking everythng game” and we will see the Dems back in the minority by the end of his first term.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    yeah because all those people who get bussed into those events and make 5 and 10 dollar contributions will whipe out their checkbooks and write 28000,00 dollar checks to Howard the Duck Dean.

    NOT VERY LIKELY!!!

    But then i am sure jkhfgb and DOODAD will write a few more checks.

  • catherine

    LOL You guys are too funny.

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    In any event not even counting all the cash the RNC and the 527s will dump into McCain, just looking at the 80+ Mill he gets from public financing and knowing Obullshitartist will have to outspend 5 to 1, Obalogna needs to come up with atleast 400 million minimum between now and election day.

    Thats a lot of DOODADS!!

  • http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_donor_contributions_sil.html Jeremiah God Damn Amerikkka Wright

    No

    Barry Soetoro is Barack Obama’s worst enemy.

  • Northwest rain

    Add Donna (racist) Brazile to the group that needs to be kicked out of any leadership position in the Dem party.

    And even then I doubt that I’ll ever return —

    I had fun voting Independent in WA State’s election Tuesday — avoiding the Obamabots on the ballot. Voting for the individual — what a concept!!

    Never again will I vote the “D” candidates — just because of the D after their names.

  • Katmoon

    For such a “small phantom” faction that doesn’t seem to make a difference according to the MSM and the DNC, we sure are putting a big dent in their wallet!

  • catdancer

    Never ever forget the evil dwarf behind Pelosi and who pulls too many strings in the once Democratic party…Rahm Emanuel. He’s got to go! Corrupt little, sneaky bastard and best pals with Barry. Repulsive.

  • BlueTopaz

    Ha, ha. McCain down by less than 3 pts in Alaska and he has NO field offices open, but BO has 4 open! So, logically, if McCain opens an office or 2, he’d kick BOs @ss all over Alaska.
    I’m not dismissing Alaska, I’m dismissing and dissing you!
    OMG, pls stop, I’m laughing so hard it hurts!

  • Five Thirty

    You got that one right street parade. The DNC does not permit any criticism of Barry:

    ” complaint has been filed with the Colorado Democratic Party, by a fellow Democratic National Convention delegate, regarding your position as a Delegate to the National Convention in light of the disparaging public remarks you have made and continue to make regarding our Party’s presumptive nominee for President, Sen. Obama. Therefore, you are hereby directed to come in to the Party Headquarters and explain your comments and why you should remain a national delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in light of these comments. I can be reached at XXX-XXX-XXXX. Your immediate attention to this urgent matter is requested.
    Sincerely,
    William C. (Billy) Compton
    Political Director

    See http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/08/14/
    original-emails-between-delegate-sacha-
    millstone-and-colorado-democratic-party/

    GET IT JANINE?

  • LBz

    Larry,

    More information about the fundraising issue can be found here, from Newsweek this morning:

    http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/08/19/the-2008-money-race-stil-closer-than-you-think.aspx

    O’s presumptious play vs. public financing is looking sillier and sillier.

    LBz

  • OBSP

    You know that is why people are upset and do not take PUMA seriously because we lack a sense of humor. When I tell people I’m a PUMA, they ask if you are one of those bra burning, PC Angry Broads. If you read the comment above you will realize it was an attempt at lighten up.
    I am a women who went through hell to achieve and be treated equally (which will never happen)in a work enviorment. Then we get these little “car seat” women coming around insisting that we be PC. If I want to be PC, I would go to TM, where everyone has to be nice and respectful.
    I’m sorry if you thought I was insulting Nancy, in fact I was, she could get $25.

  • OBSP

    I canceled my home delivery of the NYT. When they called and ask why? I told them I would not contribute a penny of my hard earned dollars to pay MD. Now that’s an Angry Women.

  • OBSP

    AK also has most of it’s Republican office holder under investigation.

  • workingclass artist

    The Great American Middle is going to have it’s say in Nov.And the ramifications for the current incarnation of the Demofascist party will be felt for at least two cycles….
    Purging the party of fascists is a fascist technique that we will use against Barry, Dean , Paelosi et,al….It is the only language they understand….Only the Great American Middle will achieve this ethically and legally. FOLKS ARE TIRED OF BEING SQUEEZED BY EXTREMISTS ON BOTH SIDES.

  • TruthToPowerGrabbers

    Janine,

    I see your name contains the word “inane”. Your parents were precognitive.

    You and your fellow paid propaganda spewers are so unimaginative in your junior high bullying tactics! I used to be infuriated by the rudeness and lemming-like ignorance of you and your comrades-in-shitting-on-democracy. Now I just laugh hysterically when I read your oh-so-erudite “comments”. You idiots are so pathetic you don’t even see that you are being totally used (and constantly lied to) by the most craven and unprincipled political opportunist I’ve seen in my lifetime (and I thought Cheney took the cake).

    Obama’s a different kind of politician alright. No, he’s not an “insider from Washington”. He’s Chicago political machine all the way, baby. I’m from Chicago, and I know all about him. You’re from LaLaLand, and don’t know anything about him (or the folks pulling his strings). He’s an empty suit, just perfect for empty heads such as your own.

    It is painfully obvious that none of the OBorg has ever taken a civics course – much less a course in critical thinking. Not to mention a course in world history – specifically the Weimar Republic of the 1930s. You wouldn’t know the Constitution if it bit you on your inane ass. You are (unfortunately for Real Democrats) a no information voter.

    Please take your bawl and go home.

  • Brodie

    piss off, janine- or is that believe, or ummm, or sfhillary or one of your other aliases…

  • Kevin

    Well he does have a swastika carved into his forehead so his obvious choice would be the facist

  • Katmoon

    Maybe the new speakers added this morning can help pay for the DNC dog and phony show.

    thepage.time.com/dnc-release-on-latest-speakersgavel-times/
    DNC Release on Latest Speakers, Gavel Times
    DENVER – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America Campaign today announced new speakers and gavel times for the opening three nights of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, to take place August 25th – 28th in Denver.
    Joining the program on Monday, August 25th will be Former President Jimmy Carter; Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; Miami Mayor Manny Diaz; Illinois state leaders Alexi Giannoulis, Dan Hynes, Lisa Madigan, and Tom Balanoff from Illinois SEIU; long-time Barack Obama mentor Jerry Kellman; NEA President Reg Weaver; AFT President Randi Weingarten; and NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan. The theme of Monday’s program is One Nation.
    New speakers added to the program on Tuesday, August 26th are Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy; West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, Chair of the Democratic Governors’ Association; Iowa Governor Chet Culver; Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle; California State Controller John Chiang; Change to Win’s Anna Burger; AFL-CIO President John Sweeney; and Planned Parenthood of America President Cecile Richards. The theme of Tuesday’s program is Renewing America’s Promise.
    On Wednesday, August 27th, new speakers addressing the theme of Securing America’s Future include Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.

  • mimi

    I like that Catherine. A lot of people in my family are going to get tired of hearing that one. :)

  • mimi

    I said it months ago: a lot of folks are going down on the SS Titanic/0bama.

    Bon Voyage!

  • Kal

    right

    I forgot

    we pick people for the white house on the basis of whether they published faux memoirs and/or faux constitutional law books ghosted by others

  • workingclass artist

    FASCISTS….are not well known for tolerance to criticism….or a highly developed sense of HUMOR….chuckle…..Hstorically speaking of course…..

    *** OBAMASOETERO IS A FASCIST AND UNFIT FOR ANY ELECTIVE OFFICE ***

  • mimi

    Janine plans to report them. She’s taking names.

    Unfortunately, old Barry won’t be kicking ass in Nov.

    It will be the Centrist voters that 0barfbag and his thugs pissed off.

    We will use the power of our one vote.

    Ain’t no Caucuses in Nov. sweetie. Uh-bama is on his own.

  • workingclass artist

    LOL….Too funny….Ol’ Bill is tall….Wonder if this has to do with VERTICAL ENVY…..It’s obvious that Pelosi,Brazille and Meeechelle have a serious case of HillarySmart ENVY….chuckle….But I think Catdancer you may have just filled in a piece for me….As historically speaking…Fascists and Despots due tend to be….vertically challenged

  • workingclass artist

    DiamondTiger….I have Gumbasia ( the entire Gumby series on DVD ) and I just have to stick up for GUMBY….He gats in a lot of trouble but really tries to learn from his mistakes…chuckle….and he has POKEY….even if he doesn’t listen to him…..Obama is not GUMBY….I’m just sayin’

  • Steve1

    DNC “Let them eat cake!”

  • workingclass artist

    I’m with you MIMI…..Obamasoetero is gonna learn that there’s a lot o real estate outside those big cities….And the Great American Middle once stirred WILL vote the interests of the country…..

  • mimi

    This what people don’t get about NY: there’s a lot of country upstate and outside of NY.

    NYC voted for Giuliani, how many times?

    The state is not a slam dunk for 0bama. In NYC, I’m sure there are a lot of angry PUMAS. And there are many Conservatives upstate.

    I always said that if McCain was in play here in NY I was voting for him. But over time, I’ve actually become very comfortable voting for McCain. I don’t have to vacillate any longer. No way will I waste a vote for McKinney.

    I don’t want 0bama to win and I’m resolute about that.

  • mimi

    Maybe because more and more people are doing what I’m doing: TURNING THE TV OFF!

  • mimi

    I was a big time Kennedy supporter. And I really grieved for the loss of John Jr. and felt a lot of compassion for Caroline for all the personal loss of her immediate family. I think she grew into a fine woman, she’s smart and seems like a good mother.

    But, she has not been directly involved in politics the way Cheney was. And I hate Cheney, but at least he had a resume that included posts in other administrations.

    All Caroline brings to the table is her name: Kennedy. And frankly, she is tarnishing that name with her support of 0bama. Just like Ted, who’s legacy will now be inextricably connected to 1980/Reagan and 2008/McCain.

    Forgive me, but Caroline shouldn’t even be on the VP vetting committee. Based on what experience? She was put there to shamelessly exploit her name and keep the 0bama/Kennedy connection in the mind of low information voters who are trying to say that 0bama is JFK reincarnated.

    “Barf”

    1960 was a very different time. And although I can see how people want to magnify the similiarities between the 2, in the final analysis 0bama has pissed way too many people off in his quest to become POTUS, something Kennedy, understanding that his Irish/Catholic background challenged many American voters, never did.

    Michael Moore is a fool. Count him among the many misogynist men who bristled at the thought of supporting Hillary. Caroline, in his mind, is a safe woman, pliable, and non-threatening to his pygmy masculinity.

    Sorry, but if Caroline wants to get into politics, how about doing it from the ground up like her dad did. Run for Congress and then the Senate.

    The stupidity coming from these Progressives has been staggering. No wonder the Republicans have been controlling things. They’re smart enough to mask their stupidity, at least while running for office.

  • Fitz

    All those absentee ballots need to be filled out by hand.

  • mimi

    Don’t watch this ‘dog and pony show.’

    Go to the beach… have a picnic…. watch baseball… rent dvds….. watch reruns of your favorite tv shows.

    Let these assholes drown in their own irrelevance and stupidity.

    There’s nothing Jimmy Carter can say that interests me. Pelosi, I don’ want to accidently see her face or hear her voice.

    Let the dead voters that B0 plans to cheat with be their audience.

    They are no longer worth my time, my money and certainly not my vote.

    If 0bama thinks he’ll pull a hat trick with Biden on the ticket all I have to say is: “Good luck with that!”

    WIN WITHOUT ME!

  • Fitz

    He wasn’t trying to bankrupt the party, just hold onto all the money until the convention so the DNC and superdelegates that depend on the DNC money couldn’t change their mind about his nomination no matter what happened before the convention. Now that the convention is almost here, he’s now asking people to start sending money to the DNC again.

    They thought they would have a naive puppet that they could control but he turned the tables on them and now he owns them. We need to make sure he doesn’t steal the election then clean house.

  • ginaswo still says no Uhhbama

    IRONY ANYONE?

    The Mayor of CHICAGO is going to speak about SECURING AMERICA?

    HELLLLOOOOO cops in Chicago need machine guns to try and control gang shootings, hellooo?

    SO glad I am not invested in this at all anymore

    WHAT a joke!

    I will only be tuning in for Hillary and Big Dawg..

  • bmc

    It’s just more pathetic by the day, isn’t it?

    Who said, “the closer you get to Obama, the smaller he looks?”

    Thanks to whoever coined that apt description of this dilettante, who doesn’t even deserve to be in the US Senate, much less the Oval Office.

  • bmc

    Ground game is great if people support you. If people don’t support you, ground game means nothing.

    Obama’s unfavorables are climbing, in some polls over 50%. You think all you ditto-bots are going to “convince” voters that Barry Soetoro is “the chosen one?”

    You need help with that Kool-Aid addiction, friend.

    Obama is imploding in the polls. The more people know about him, the less they trust him. And, for good reason. The American people deserve to have transparency from their candidates for President. Obama keeps hiding his past. He doesn’t deserve to be President on THAT basis alone, much less his lack of moral and political convictions. His stand on ANY issue is replete with flip-flops, lies, and equivocations. He’s not going to be a President for all of the people, and he wouldn’t be a President for any of the people.

    Obama’s only conviction is his own self-aggrandizement, his own selfish ego needs, his own self-absorption. He’s a Narcissistic Personality Disorder, of that there is no longer any doubt. In fact he repeatedly points to it, out of some Freudian need to relieve himself of his guilt because he knows subconsciously that he should not be President!

  • dg

    “That link led to a site that is in their words “unabashedly” in the tank for Barry Soetoro. Don’t be too quick to believe it.”

    And that site led to the original AP story; AP, which isn’t exactly “in the tank” for Obama.

    Hard numbers don’t lie, no matter how much one wants to dismiss them.

  • dg

    “Ha, ha. McCain down by less than 3 pts in Alaska and he has NO field offices open, but BO has 4 open! So, logically, if McCain opens an office or 2, he’d kick BOs @ss all over Alaska.”

    Read up on Alaska’s electoral history before dismissing the numbers.

    “I’m not dismissing Alaska, I’m dismissing and dissing you!
    OMG, pls stop, I’m laughing so hard it hurts!”

    This is what passes for intelligent debate? I expected more.

    Argue the facts, not the person.

  • dg

    “AK also has most of it’s Republican office holder under investigation.”

    Agreed, which offers such an unprecedented moment.

  • dg

    “Obama’s unfavorables are climbing, in some polls over 50%. You think all you ditto-bots are going to “convince” voters that Barry Soetoro is “the chosen one?””

    First, which polls have his unfavorables climbing over 50? Second, remind us what Sen. Clinton’s unfavorables were by early June? Third, “ditto-bots?” Do you even hear yourself?

    “Obama is imploding in the polls.”

    Imploding? While the polls have fluctuated this month, they won’t hold much significant meaning until mid-September. Let’s see how “imploding” Obama’s numbers are then.

  • DancingOpossum

    Has anyone asked Charlie Manson who he favors?

    In an MSNBC interview a few years back he said he had become an ardent environmentalist so I guess it would be Cynthia McKinney, the Green candidate.

    In that interview they also noted that he still commands quite a youth following. It’s easy for a smooth-talking con artist to dupe aimless, rootless, dunderheaded youths, as we have learned to our deep regret.

  • http://www.despair.com/changewinds.html Smilin’ Jim

    The Democrats have lost 66% of the past Presidential elections for a reason.

    They are fucking stupid.

    The candidate selection process is grounded in liberal visions of town hall democracy that will never materialize with this massive, unwieldily, uneducated population, especially in an era in which the media plutocracy is in charge of telling you what to think. Moreover, the mechanics, caucuses, open primaries, etc. simply BEG to be manipulated.

    The party culture is mesmerized by a fanatic vision of inclusiveness that turns upon itself. This was so evident when the Obama campaign used Democrat Kryptonite, racism, against Clinton.

    The party’s power elite is unable to confront and deal with the meltdown it created when it liquidated two very important electoral states during the primary. Then in late May it stuck the other foot in it’s mouth.

    Viewing Johnson’s wee missive, adds fiscal mismanagement and gullibility to the list.

    Half of Americans are of below average intelligence. How the hell did they all get into the Democrat leadership?

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