The Firewall: Obama Wins NC primary »
Posted By not2needy 1 year, 1 month ago in NewsThe results are now in hand. The latest CBS-New York Times poll indicates that Obama's support has held relatively firm in spite of the provocative statements of Reverend Wright. The majority of Democrats are now satisfied with Obama's handling of his former pastor.
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not2needy1 year, 1 month ago
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Even more importantly, the early voting results in North Carolina suggest that Obama will carry that Southern state decisively. According to analyses from North Carolina's political experts, Obama is trouncing Clinton via a new and unanticipated surge in black turnout that was almost certainly triggered by the massive MSM overreaction to the stage-managed appearances of Reverend Wright.
In a nutshell, the Reverend Wright strategy backfired. Polls indicate that the early voting in Indiana is heaviest in counties where Obama has commanding leads. While Indiana is another "open primary" state, and Rush Limbaugh's legions of followers could effect yet another Clinton upset via Operation Chaos, it will not matter.
HAHAHAHA!
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not2needy1 year, 1 month ago
This is for all the doubting Thomas's! lol....
They shouldn't believe everything they think! lol
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jovial1 year, 1 month ago
vv63,
I noticed you negged my comment, I don't want to put Hillary down. I think she would be a thousand times better than McCain. I also think that Obama is a better candidate. I hope that you can understand that it's not personal. Whatever the outcome, we as a people can't let McCain win.
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gamahuche1 year, 1 month ago
I'd like to see some of the red FACIAL cheeks of the propellerite crowd who so fervently tried to pin the Wright tag to Obama's tail and got it Wrong Wrong Wrong. Cheeky is as cheeky does but the other cheeks I'll fervently pass on.
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not2needy1 year, 1 month ago
Now ain't that the truth.
From this article, it appears that Wright hasn't been an issue for many people, moreso the people on Prop than anywhere, LOL!
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libsRfunny1 year, 1 month ago
"I'd like to see some of the red FACIAL cheeks of the propellerite crowd who so fervently tried to pin the Wright tag to Obama's tail and got it Wrong Wrong Wrong. Cheeky is as cheeky does but the other cheeks I'll fervently pass on."
LOL.. too funny. You might have noticed North Carolina has a large black population all too easily fooled by the Wright brand of bigotry. Hillary won Indiana; Obama won N.C. Neither has enough delegates to secure the nomination.
This is so fun to watch!
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Georgia501 year, 1 month ago
I'd like to see you explain how we got it wrong. That voters are functionally unable to connect the dots is one thing. That the dots are properly aligned is another.
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slate1 year, 1 month ago
AH Gama why would anyone be red cheeked? Afterall, it's our right to look into any thing that may seem a topic that would make anyone running for president a bad one, or when they are in office.
Look at all the threads of late attacking and making claims about the Bush family and those they supposedly associated with. Did you have a problem with that too, or is your indignation only when the prying eyes are turned to those in the Democrat party?
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Aidenag1 year, 1 month ago
The Wright issue was/is a republican talking point and nothing more. One that hillary joined in on, knowing it was all she had to go on. I think it really shows how little direction the Clinton and Republican campaigns have going for them. When they view this type of smear by association attack, as their best chances of winning.. If they had any dignity, or plan for the future of this country, they would be talking about the issues, and troubles facing this country, and how they plan on fixing them.. But no, they went the low road, and decided to instead ignore those real topics, the real issues, and the real concerns American's have about the future direction of this country.
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not2needy1 year, 1 month ago
They don't have a plan, only to give a tax break on gas..for the summer.. which won't lower the price of gas for the consumer, and the oil companies will be able to recoup their losses in the fall, more than likely at the expense of the tax payers.
Clinton and McCain, don't have any plans, other than to use every underhanded thing they can in an attempt to discredit Obama. Go Obama!
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Georgia501 year, 1 month ago
Aidenag:
A mere GOP talking point? How does that explain:
1. b. Hussein disinviting his pastor from his candidacy announcement a year before Wright became an issue?
2. The b. Hussein campaign web site dropping the link to TUCC?
3. TUCC cleaning up its racist web site?
You see a talking point. We see mindless zombies who'd vote for Hitler over Bush, oblivious to the fact that Bush is not and cannot run. You cite absence of solutions by McCain or Hillary. And b. Hussein's solutions are?
Form over substance gets you only so far.
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Wolfie20071 year, 1 month ago
"Racism may be fading faster in the South than in the Establishment",...... but socialism isn't taking hold down here. I talk, eat, walk and listen to USA southerners everyday. Obama can't win. The democrats are going to loose so bad if Obama is their nominee. Oh well, Hillary would loose too but just not as bad. lol
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icono11 year, 1 month ago
I think the Rev Wright issue will crop up again as time goes on.
I'm a little leary about counting the chickens before the eggs hatch on this one.
Yet Congratulation to OBama for winning NC and congrats to Hillary for winning Ind..
Hillary is still hanging tight though. I wonder if she is planing to have a floor fight for the nomination during the Convention?
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Lurch1 year, 1 month ago
> I think the Rev Wright issue will crop up again as time goes on.
Yes, I think you are right, because I dont see the Right-wing getting any less desperate or any more mature/serious before November.
But that`s ok, because for every Wright there is a Hagee, Roberts, Moon, and Reagan WH fortune teller in the ammo drawer.
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Spadecaller1 year, 1 month ago
The headless chicken is still running.
Would somone please put that poor creature out of its misery!
I understand that Hillary will be a guest on the Rush Limbaugh show tomorrow. That should be interesting. Ha!
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Georgia501 year, 1 month ago
Why should Hillary stop? As an outsider who dislikes either of them, Hillary must wage a scorched earth battle to the end. That is because there's no damage to the Dems. McCain can't win and will not fight to win. He's going to roll over and play dead like a good RINO should. The Dem primary IS the general election, and Hillary knows it.
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texangelwings1 year, 1 month ago
This is an exciting campaign! I am enjoying the competion between candidates!
Thanks not2, lady!
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scott42611 year, 1 month ago
Barack Obama is going to be the next President of the United States. He decisively won North Carolina. And as of this writing, Hillary Clinton leads on Indiana by only 4% of the vote (52% for Hillary to 48% for Obama) with the major urban areas just starting to report in. If she just barely wins in Indiana or if Obama pulls off an upset - either way - it's over.
The race really begins now...
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slate1 year, 1 month ago
Well it looks like he won fairly strongly,,,, congrats,,,, will Hillary quit or move on?
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jovial1 year, 1 month ago
The message from Obama is quite clear. Black, white, brown, rich, poor, red state, blue state, old, young came together and voted for America. Change doesn't come from the top. This election isn't about Clinton, Obama, or McCain it's about us, the American People. We want to have our dream of what America is, returned to us. We don't want Wall street or some neocon ideologues telling us what America is. We want a to give our children and our grandchildren a chance.
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Ratskii1 year, 1 month ago
With 88% reporting in Indiana, Clinton leads by 4%. With 66% reporting in North Carolina, Obama leads by 14%.
North Carolina has more delegates at stake and Obama's lead there is greater. Looks like he continues to expand his lead over Clinton.
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jovial1 year, 1 month ago
Clinton will not give up unfortunately. She will play the Florida, Michigan card and tie this up in litigation in court. I hope that she doesn't. This would be make her as unappealling as Lieberman, and as unscrupulous.
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jovial1 year, 1 month ago
From "Too early to call to too close to call" in Indiana. I'm "on the good foot".
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Daylight1 year, 1 month ago
Obama will make the difference to the American blood thirsty politics. Had reverend Write said God bless America for supporting Israel to kill Palestinians, by now race is over. He merely pointed out that what America doing was wrong, engaging in killing people all around the world. He just cited the Bible and the Republicans want to use it against Obama and Clinton will not make a difference to American politics, she is as blood thirsty as Bush and Chaney. American people elected Bush twice knowingly his family had ties with Nazis and his policies are fascist.
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Spadecaller1 year, 1 month ago
Hillary has to stop behaving like Golum from the Lord of the Rings; she's obssessed with getting the "Presidential ring" and she's will do ANYTHING to get it.
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automan9091 year, 1 month ago
Hillary should take the Florida and Michigan issue to the Supreme Court. Those voters are Americans too and should be counted. How would you like it if your vote did not count?
If those votes counted she would be beating his racist butt right now.
It's not over till that issue is resolved in court.
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Tangent0011 year, 1 month ago
The Florida race was neck-and-neck, so if anything, the delegates would be virtually split between Hillary and Obama. Obama wasn't on the ballot in Michigan, so there is no way to determine what the popular opinion would have been. Again, the only 'fair' thing would be a 50/50 split of the delegates.
The DNC simply cannot afford to re-do the elections. If the Florida and Michigan Dem party want their voices heard, let them cough up.
The Supreme Court has nothing to do with the operations of a particular party unless they have broken the law or violated the Constitution. When you sign up to be a member of a particular party, you sign up to abide by their rules.
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not2needy1 year, 1 month ago
If Hillary makes a big stink about Michigan and Fla, i think she will lose both states the next time, simply because of her petty childishness. She didn't think they were important states until she won them, barely.
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ETproductions1 year, 1 month ago
Congratulations to Senator Obama on a decisive win. Clearly, he can take a licking and keep on ticking. Talk about a fighter, he's been pounded from every side these past three weeks, and he still pulled of a stunning victory in North Carolina and fought Clinton to a virtual draw in Indiana, a state that was supposed to be made for her message.
I loved the inclusive tone of his victory speech. No gloating there.
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cowboygrandpa1 year, 1 month ago
Well, none of the candidates are what I'm looking for. It's really to bad. I'd like to know a little more about Obama before making any decisison about him. After Bush I'm gun shy about any presidential nominee. He said a lot of good things and turned out to be a crappy pesident.
So I'm not applauding any of them. In fact this may well be the first election I don't vote in. I'm that disappointed in all of them. All I hear is change blah blah blah, No change blah blah blah, and I'll say whatever it takes to beat Obama and McCain blah blah blah.
When are we going to hear we need to strengthen America thru rebuilding and revitalizing our production and manufacturing base. We are going to do what Americans did so well in the past. We are going to build and produce quality products. We are going to become the old America in this new world. When are we going to see that kind of change. A change in the right direction.
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Will13131 year, 1 month ago
i'm with you bring the JOBS BACK HOME.. beginning with the manufacture of ALL military hardware... outsourcing the manufacture of military hardware seems to put OUR security at risk...
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Blackacereturn1 year, 1 month ago
Cowboy - You haven't been listening to Obama or you wouldn't have said this
"When are we going to hear we need to strengthen America thru rebuilding and revitalizing our production and manufacturing base."
Obama 5/8/08 " It's time we bring home the American jobs and instead of rewarding companies with tax breaks who takes jobs out of America, lets reward and give tax breaks to companies that create and bring jobs back to America." If we as a nation stands up to these CEO that say they are for America and move to the united emeritus to avoid paying taxes even when the government gives them the biggest tax breaks ever, we will never fix this nation.
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rimbaud1 year, 1 month ago
The reason most elections are 50/50 these days is that the political parties are much more alike than different. In truth, we are not divided, at all, but all on the same side. In Europe, Obama, our "tax and spend Socialist" would be on the Right of the political spectrum. We cannot accomodate new ideas, and we label them so that they fall outside our comfort zones. Opinions of candidates the likes of Gravel and Paul are characterized as loony. Our government is paralyzed:
http://politics.propeller.com/story/2008/05/06/...
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