Category: Delegates
By Uppity Woman on Aug 14, 2008 in Delegates, Democratic National Convention | 246 Comments
[SusanUnPC's Note: Next Tuesday (August 18th), DCMediaGirl will interview Sacha Millstone on her NoQuarter Radio program, "Hour of Power," at 10:30 p.m. ET. As always, an archived copy of the show will be available at NQR (aka No Quarter Radio).] ……………………….. Frequent No Quarter writer Bud White contacted Sacha Millstone, the Hillary Clinton delegate who [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Aug 13, 2008 in Barack Obama, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic Nomination, Nancy Pelosi, PACs & Lobbying Groups, Superdelegates | 89 Comments
By Dr. Lynette Long || Lynette Long blog As Americans sat glued to their television sets watching the most hotly contested presidential primary in American history, pundits counted pledged delegates won in caucuses and primaries and discussed the highly prized superdelegates’ endorsements. Eventually it would be these superdelegates, Democratic officials, governors, and members of congress, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 10, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, DNC, Delegates, Democratic National Convention, Donna Brazile, Florida, Hillary Clinton, Michigan, Superdelegates | 176 Comments
It just pains me that you have to go out campaigning for Obama while he and his family dig around in Hawaii and try to find a birth certificate that dosn’t look forged – um – I mean, get some much deserved rest (I know – I could barely type that out without cracking up [...]
By NancyA on Aug 9, 2008 in Barack Obama, Clinton, Current Affairs, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, General Election, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Obama | 207 Comments
Brenda Krause is tired of fearmongering among the Democrats. She said this about unity in the party: “I’m not going to be coerced into something I don’t believe in,” said Krause, who lives in Colorado Springs and owns a real estate office. “That makes me less unified. If they let me have my voice, I’ll [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 4, 2008 in Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, DNC, Delegates, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Democrats Against Obama, Electability, General Election, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Obama's Thugs, Republicans, Voter Enfranchisement, Voter Fraud | 118 Comments
Good grief – evidently, this is what I get for going to sleep at night. All KINDS of stuff has come up about Obamessiah. I scarcely know where to begin, and others are already writing beautifully about this at No Quarter, so I don’t want to be TOO redundant, but WTF about Obama wanting to [...]
By SusanUnPC on Aug 2, 2008 in Delegates, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination | 183 Comments
Alegre’s Corner has put up a petition drive from delegates to Denver. Read Alegre’s notes on her telephone conversations with several delegates behind this effort. HERE is the press release: 08/01/08 Press Release 2008 DNC Floor Nominating Petition Messages for Bloggers and Blog Radio Hosts The Following Email can be posted in the blogs. EMAIL [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Jul 30, 2008 in Barack Obama, Clinton, DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton | 96 Comments
Video created by GeekLove in collaboration with Dr. Lynette Long and RealDemocratsUSA. In a few weeks the historic 2008 Democratic Party Presidential Primary between an African American Man and a White Woman will end. The two candidates competed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam. At the end [...]
By Jyoti Friedland on Jul 29, 2008 in DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Democrats, Howard Dean, North Carolina, Obama's Thugs | 263 Comments
Published by Jyoti Friedland, Charlotte Front and Center, a Puma Lady, who confronted Howard Dean This is an excerpt from the newspaper, Charlotte Observer, when Howard visited Charlotte , NC on 25th of July as part of his tour program: Shouts of protest continued intermittently. When Dean mentioned what he called “the biggest job for President Obama,” they hollered, [...]
By Dr. Lynette Long on Jul 23, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Disenfranchisement, Electability, Hillary Clinton | 402 Comments
Don Fowler, the former head of the DNC sent a letter to Democratic leaders and major contributors this week urging party unity. Intended to get resistant Hillary supporters on board, the unity letter is likely to produce the opposite effect. The letter repeatedly stated, “Barack Obama won. It’s over!” In other words, “Get over it,” [...]
By I Own My Vote on Jul 20, 2008 in DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Disenfranchisement | 152 Comments
One of the central premises of IOwnMyVote.com is that the 18 million people who voted for Hillary Clinton deserve full and fair representation at the convention. This means, if nothing else, that the delegates who we elected must be allowed to represent us and vote at the convention, and that Hillary herself must have a [...]
By fdrjim on Jul 19, 2008 in DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Florida | 38 Comments
I Own My Vote: www.iownmyvote.com A life-long Democrat, who has never voted Republican, the ideals espoused in the Preamble to the Democratic Party have been the coalescing force behind my dedication and loyalty. Without fail, I, along with millions of others, have rededicated ourselves to the principles that have not only “sustained” our Party but [...]
By Ricki (NY) on Jul 16, 2008 in Barack Obama, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Economy, Education, Electability, Florida, Foreign Policy, Gas Prices, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Housing & Housing Crisis, Infrastructure, Michigan, Universal Health Care | 219 Comments
Sign up to receive Ricki’s daily “Electability Watch” by sending an e-mail to rrlieberma@gmail.com. Ricki is associated with the Together4US group. Together4US ELECTABILITY I want a Democrat in the White House. At the Convention, the sole job of the delegates will be to select the person who is electable in November. That person [...]
By Marc Rubin - The Denver Group on Jul 14, 2008 in DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic Nomination, Disenfranchisement, Hillary Clinton | 101 Comments
The response to our first ad which ran on Friday in the Chicago Tribune was great. It not only got across our goals it created a lot of media attention. [SEE THE AD BELOW THE FOLD.] As many know, the Huffington Post did an article about us featuring the ad and we are in the [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jul 8, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Daily Kos, Delegates, Democratic Nomination, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi | 202 Comments
The other night, I wrote in “The Choice (But I’ve Been Touched) – A Long Overdue Update“: [M]any Kossacks attacked the blog founder Markos (“Kos”) Moulitsas when he announced he was withholding his $2,300 donation to Obama’s presidential campaign because of his dismay with Obama’s backpedaling on FISA, public financing, and more. Kos titled his [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Jul 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Disenfranchisement, Hillary Clinton | 286 Comments
As reported by Marc Armbinder, at a meeting of Hillary’s fundraisers last Thursday, Senator Obama was asked if he would accept a roll call vote at the Convention. His response, according to a participant: “Hillary and I are going to negotiate this thing and talk about it, and obviously we’re going to do what is [...]