Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

wonder how many times those zig-zagging poll lines will zig and zag from now till the convention.......

Dear Craig, Everyone:
Good morning and a Happy and Blessed Easter To Craig and all peeps here, I just wanted to say that before my daughter and I head off to Mass. Spread the love and good will to all

Sincerely,
Heather

Since Mar 9, Obama's highs have been descending while Clinton's have been rising. So, if there are any market technicians here, let us know what that means.

Happy Easter to you, Heather, and to your daughter, too!

Happy Easter to you, Heather, and to your daughter, too!

Argh, the double posting Grinch strikes again!

Dynasty: Not a dirty word in Pennsylvania

"Instead of closing the polling gap as the primary election draws closer, as he usually does, Obama has fallen farther behind in Pennsylvania in the last week. The latest Quinnipiac University survey showed Clinton’s 6-point lead in February has expanded to 12 points. The Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday showed a similar trend."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9165.html

Poll related and interesting take on PA politics.

These poll numbers show that a percentage of the population is very susceptible to MSM propaganda. Their support is soft. MSM was able to rescue Obama again - temporarily. O'Reilly played a montage of News (?) outlets praising Obama's speech. It was amazing to see how far MSM will go with their lies. Where would Obama be without MSM support and protection - nowhere.

The polls to watch are the ones in upcoming states. If Hillary wins big, the national numbers wil rise.

Happy Easter All.

Noon Eastern Time Siena vs. Villanova.

Let's Go Saints!

Two Catholic colleges playing on Easter Sunday. Do you want to go with the one named the Wildcats or my Saints? (Okay we used to be called the Indians, but that was about twenty years ago.)

Have a great day all. Off to brunch with the family, then watching the game with an alumni crowd.

gordo 'all the media outlets mutualy agreed to drop the rev.wright story after the SPEECH.. we are all supposed to be suffering from collective amnesia now

Warren

Here's another great read for you (and all the other junkies around here). It's by a woman author:
http://www.amazon.com/Captains-Kings-Story-American-Dynasty/dp/0449205622/ref=pd_sim_b_title_4

Obama Releases More Documents Reiterating Rezko Ties

"In new set of papers released Saturday night, Chicago Tribune finds local developer and his wife listed as part of Obama’s finance committee for his 2004 U.S. Senate bid."

http://thepage.time.com/2008/03/23/obama-releases-more-documsents-reiterating-rezko-tie/

Why just a few months ago the Obama campaign said national polls don't matter, it's only the state polls that count.

I guess the polls by state aren't going their way.

You can only go to the well so many times with that "Bill insulted me" claim. This ;last one is the most ridiculous and even they had to walk back their attack dog. Looks desperate.

He was up seven points in the same poll just last week so how is this good news for Obama?

Flatus

Don't tell me you just discovered Taylor Caldwell?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Caldwell#Bibliography

If so, you are making me feel very old because I started reading everything she ever wrote 50 years ago. My favorite is "Glory and the Lightening" simply because Aspasia is one of my favorite historical characters.

For a fun read try "Grandmother and the Priests" and for a slightly scary one "Dialogues With The Devil"

*chuckle*

Whats this with polls? I thought you didn't use them.

Best comment on the poll posted was by Steve Clemons, on his Washington Note blog

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/03/reversal_of_the/#comments

"What is clear to me -- but seems to be unclear to many Clinton supporters and Obama supporters is that the Democratic Party remains deeply, evenly divided. The strategy both sides seem to be using to reach the supporters of the other is to yell more loudly what they have already been saying."

Jack

Funny that I somewhat agree with her on this view:

“We, perhaps, have corrupted our children and our grandchildren by heedless affluence, by a lack of manliness, by giving the younger generation more money and liberty than their youth can handle, by indoctrinating them with sinister ideologies and false values, by permitting them, as young children, to indulge themselves in imprudence to superiors and defiance of duly constituted authority, by lack of prudent, swift punishment when the transgressed, by coddling and pampering them when they were children and protecting them from a very dangerous world – which always was and always will be. We gave them no moral arms, no spiritual armor.” – On Growing Up Tough, chapter On Hippies

I think kids, like most people, respond better to reason than dogma.

The southern state polls sure blow a big hole in the Obama argument he will take the South.

Happy Easter,

Good thing the Easter Bunny didn't need Bush's help otherwise this would have been his fate...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23764861/

"Don't tell me you just discovered Taylor Caldwell?"

No, Jamie she was one of my favorites. Captains and the Kings always jumps to mind when I start thinking about the Bush Dynasty. And, I have a premonition that Mr Obama might be manipulated by the Gnomes in Zürich.

I got my copy, which I passed on to my daughter, when it came out as a BOMC selection. An absolutely fabulous read!

Warren

What a lot of "modern" parents forget is that children need both love and structure. They do not respond well to bribery and always getting their own way.

There is a lot of good buzz around "A Nation of Wimps"

http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Wimps-High-Invasive-Parenting/dp/0767924037/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206280188&sr=8-2

Here is what I think of your stinking polls...

Remember the "salad days" Clintonites?

"The AP/Yahoo poll, conducted Dec. 14-20, said that 47 percentof Democratic voters would support Hillary Clinton if a primary were held in their state now, followed by Barack Obama at 25 percent and John Edwards at 13 percent."

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2007/12/clinton-leads-obama-nationally.html

You poll numbers don't scare me - because Obama beats HRC and McCain on message.

(Maybe Penn should focus on Clinton's message instead of the polls. And maybe Wolfson should focus on that too instead of attacking Obama....)

Caldwell was fascinating. As a far right Birch Society type with a deep religiosity, she often said things that just set your teeth on edge and then she would write a novel with so much humanity that you would almost forgive her or at least forget for a while.

Hillary has to battle Obama and MSM. Both are running smear campaigns. I've heard Right Wingers express admiration for her toughness - Obama is a pampered weakling. He has to be protected - so fragile. Where would Obama be if MSM was not covering up for him - nowhere.

North Carolina from real clear politics.

"The latest (and only post-Wright) poll has the race at 1%. This is hugely significant and if supported by subsequent polls will change the dynamic of the race.

If Clinton can win three primaries in a row (Pennsylvania, Indiana and North Carolina) she can argue that he has not won anywhere post-Wright. This will be particularly devastating if he gets below 35% of the white vote in NC. "

He beats her on message? What message? If people aren't voting for him how is his message winning.

Jamie:

I agree that kids should not always get their own way - BUT they do respond well to bribery.

I remember my first day of "lab school" (Pre-K). I have vague memories myself - and the story has also been told to me.

Anyways, the first day of school - I was traumatized to be left alone. So when they let us out to play - I went and hugged a tree (mind you I was no environmentalist back then - just scared). Anyways, the teachers tried to talk me off that tree all day to no avail. The only thing that worked was when my mom arrived and told me sternly to "stop hugging the tree" - and also that I would get a Slurpee later if I did. Worked like a charm!!

bill clinton picking on poor little obama again' he runs to his mommy (msnbc) and tell on him

Bear

There is absolutely nothing I can say to you that will help relieve the rage resulting from the 350-years of, at best, condescension, and at worst, the most horrible brutalities that one class of human beings can force on another.

I apologize for the faults of my ancestors and, for my own shortcomings.

Posted by: Flatus Author Profile Page | March 22, 2008 3:37 PM

With regards to this post, your apology, sarcastic or not, isn't necessary. I bring up the point to illustrate that black people are justified in their mistrust of this country's government and of it's citizens who allowed such policy's so that they could financially benefit themselves. If you aren't willing to conceed that some people have a reason for their rage and anger then so be it. Remember that you will do more to define yourself as a person than anything else you will ever say in your lifetime.

bill clinton picking on poor little obama again' he runs to his mommy (msnbc) and tells on him

Pollcat:

"If people aren't voting for him how is his message winning."

Why is it SO easy for you to set aside the FACTS that Obama has won more states, delegates and votes.

Happy Easter to all... Clintonites and Obamaniacs alike !!

Warren

"I would get a Slurpee later if I did. Worked like a charm!!"

Well I probably should have said that you should reward good behavior and ignore bad. Since children love attention they tend to go with what gets the most rewards.

Why is it SO easy for you to set aside the FACTS that Obama has won more states, delegates and votes

Why is it so easy for you to suppress the votes of two of the largest states and insist they not count.
Why is it so easy for you to insist the race is over when it's not.

You are entitled to your opinion and your view of statistics but the sentence you posted is not a fact.

2008 West Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary

Rasmussen 3/13/08

Clinton 55 Obama 27

Obama can thank Red states and "Dems for a Day" for his tiny lead.

It's good the Rev Wright controversy is not having a long term impact on Obama's poll numbers.
He should lose for the right reasons.

People are asking, "where's the argula?"

You cannot eat hope or use it to pay your rent.

Pollcat:

"Why is it so easy for you to suppress the votes of two of the largest states and insist they not count."

Neither I nor Obama did this. The DNC did. And Clinton accepted that decision as well.

HRC said: "It's clear, these elections they're having are not going to count for anything."

http://halfricanrevolution.blogspot.com/2008/03/it-is-time-for-hillary-to-drop-nonsense.html

Not so clear anymore...

"Why is it so easy for you to insist the race is over when it's not."

It is not over technically. We all know that. But Edwards, Richardson, Biden, Romney, etc. - all dropped out before the race was "over" too. So asking HRC to end this thing - is not such a far-fetched idea.

"Why is it SO easy for you to set aside the FACTS that Obama has won more states,"

Warren what disturbs me about the "more states" meme is that you had two campaigns. One got sloppy and over confident and went to the caucus states expecting their usual insiders success. The other saw a flaw in the system and gamed the beejeesus out of it by corraling one massive interest group and delivering them to the polls.

In both cases the turn out while of record proportions was still minimal when compared to the general. In the case of the red states, there is no way they are going to go blue. So Obama gets all of these caucus delegate votes from states that do not report their actual votes cast and which he can't take in November.

I was at the center of a caucus state. Coming from a primary state, I was scandalized at just how undemocratic they are. It's a little late in life to be coming to this realization and it has really contributed to my absolute resistence to Obama and support of Clinton. I know it is the "way it has always been done", but I see it as out and out cheating.

Dear Warren:
Your 9.34 am est post was one of your best ones I've seen since I have been here, loved it.

h5 @ Warren

Sincerely, Heather

The only reason the Obama campaign is screaming now about Clinton dropping out is because they are about to get their butt's klcked in all the remaining primaries.

It is a clear indication Obama cannot win in the general. There is no way he can pick up the South and now it is clear he cannot win in Ohio and he has blown off Florida.

Obama has blown off states he needs to win in the fall.

Jamie:

You know Obama has won primaries too. And at the end of the day - he has more votes total (even with those hallowed "big states.")

In fact, he has more votes even counting the votes from FL and MI. (MI is particularly skewed cause Clinton gets a + 328,309).

So I am not sure how you can simply write off Obama's success as "gaming the system." Especially since the Clintons (and their machine) are supposed political geniuses.

Warren:

The DNC rules allow for states to find a way to count either via re-vote or via the credentials committee.

The Obama campaign said they would obied by whatever the DNC decides

In MI, the DNC and the Clinton campaign approved a re-vote and Obama challenged it until it died.

You can spin however you'd like but the Obama campaign know they can't win if FL and MI re-vote and the delegates are seated. I don't blame him for what he's doing because it benefits his own political interests and he's proven himself to be someone that only makes moves that benefit him.

The sad thing is that many people (looks like about 53% from the poll above) that currently support Hillary will view him as the illegitimate nominee. BTW that 53% has grown from about 25% a few weeks ago. You should be worried as an Obama supporter...he cannot win the general election without that 53% of voters. The complete reversal in his McCain match-up numbers prove this to be the case.

Thanks.

h5 @ Heather!!

(but I must acknowledge that most of the post was a cut and past from the wiki page)

The Rassmussen Poll has different results from Gallup

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/

Obama is complaining about Republicans voting for Clinton? What is Susan Eisenhower?

But he is happy to have the help of Dick Morris.

obamaheads bragging about all the states they have won really don't understand how the electoral college
system works in a general election. just because obama won wyoming' with nine or ten thousand democrats voting means he will beat mccain is idiocy'' wyoming 'idaho all the rest will go to mcain

"It isn’t often that I’m called to defend Bill Clinton, but since I was present in Charlotte, N.C., Friday when he made the remarks — now being spun by the Obama campaign as “like McCarthy” — I’m compelled to set the record straight...He may have intentionally bypassed Obama in his leap to match Hillary against McCain, but he didn’t say anything that could be construed as questioning Obama’s patriotism."

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzZjZjQ5YWUyN2ZkZDQ1ZjI3YmM0YTNlYzAxMDY3ZGQ=

Just in case any Obama supporter wants to latch onto this story like Anon-Paranoid latched onto the passport story on Friday claiming a vast Clinton conspiracy...when in fact an Obama adviser has now been shown to be involved (ooops!).

"[T]he only truly effective way to protest the re-racialization of American politics is the purchase of this “Typical White Person” tote bag. Its roomy interior can fit six ."

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/22/typical-white-person-open-thread/#more-1897

Wendy:

Those poll numbers reflect the "kitchen sink" strategy - so I blame no one other than the Clinton campaign. She is the one threatening the Dem's chances in the general with this last-ditch effort.

Anyways, I have always been confident in Obama - and he will have plenty of time to win those Democratic voters over. One of the reasons I started supporting him from the start was that I think he has a better chance in the general against McCain than Hillary. And I am not about to let a bunch of campaign sophistry change my view. (Especially not from a punk like Wolfson....)

And there are countless reasons why Hillary supporters should vote for Obama rather than McCain. Iraq, S. Ct. nominees, getting more Dems in Congress, the good of our country and the world, etc.

I am going to watch the Sunday shows and watch other people fight. It is too early for this...

red states will be red
blue states will be blue
if you don't win purple
you will be screwed

... can fit six months’ worth of irony."

"Those poll numbers reflect the "kitchen sink" strategy - so I blame no one other than the Clinton campaign. She is the one threatening the Dem's chances in the general with this last-ditch effort."

As opposed to the sink the ship strategy of Obama where he sets up straw arguments and makes Bill Clinton a fake enemy. The only one destroying the Democratic Party is Obama. He has turned his Armani clad back on the blue collar base of the Democratic Party and said, "Let drink low fat chai latte."

I wonder if Anon is busy this weekend or didn't feel a need to follow-up on the passport story after spending much of the day
Friday insinuating it was Clinton shenanigans.

Now that it has come out that McCain and Clinton files were accessed perhaps Obama did it and had his file accessed too in order to throw everyone off the track...hmmmmmmm.....

[scratches her chin]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/

Warren:

Your repetition of the "kitchen sink strategy" is getting as old.

Is that really all you have left?

As I said before...and if you make me I'll say again...Hillary didn't make him go to that church, Hillary didn't make Power say that he wouldn't pull troops out of Iraq, Hillary didn't make him ignore his "still friend" Rezko's slums in his district, Hillary didn't make him lie about whether he had heard Wright say such things, Hillary didn't make him lie about how much money Rezko raised for his campaigns (he lied 3 times about this one), Hillary didn't make Rice go on TV and say Obama wasn't ready to answer the 3a.m. call, Hillary didn't make him enter into a real estate deal with Rezko even though he was under investigation...

I could go on but your kitchen sink strategy is more like Obama tripping over his own feet. Go take a good hard look at obama and stop trying to blame Clinton...it's not working. Obama is his own biggest problem.

"March 22, 2008
Passport contractor exec is Obama supporter
Posted: 06:23 PM ET

Passport contractors connected to Presidential campaigns.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The CEO of a company whose employee is accused of improperly accessing the passport files of presidential candidates is a consultant to the Obama campaign, a source familiar with the firm said Saturday.

John Brennan, president of The Analysis Corporation (TAC), advises the Illinois Democrat on foreign policy and intelligence issues, the source said."
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/22/passport-contractor-execs-obama-clinton-supporters/

Another fake story set up by the Obama campaign to deflect attention from his problems. The pet media and Obama supporters blame Clinton.

Obama is running scared. She will win the next 4 states. Remember I was right about Ohio, Tx and RI so mark my words. hahaha
PA will be a very big win and then he will get even more nasty with the help of MSNBC.
Obama is trying very hard to throw smut at Hillary and it will only make her stronger and I want a strong President and she will be. But keep in mind Obama was the NICE guy and didn't throw smut. How things have changed or have they. More and more will come out on Obama I have no doubt.
Ohioian for Hillary!!

Pollcat

"As opposed to the sink the ship strategy of Obama" -

good one

"He has turned his Armani clad back on the blue collar base of the Democratic Party and said, "Let[s] drink low fat chai latte." -

another good one

ROFL

May I borrow "sink the ship strategy" for further use? Unlike Obama...I will give you credit.

e.g. As my friend Pollcat points out...the sink the ship strategy of Obama...

LOL

Wendy

Feel free and no attribution necessary and of course
correcting the clerical errors is appreciated.

Am I the only one coming down with indigestion watching MTP I'll have to do a huge sobering recop of that show.

Pass the Pepto :-))

--Heather

"Obama's success as "gaming the system." Especially since the Clintons (and their machine) are supposed political geniuses."

Warren, Did you just read past what I said about "over confident and sloppy"? Still you cannot get past the fact that the majority of Sen Obama's votes come from caucus states and those with "open" primaries where he was picking up Republican votes (thanks a lot Rush).

As a result Sen Clinton is the last (excuse the expression) man standing against what I believe will be a failed campaign in the Fall if Sen. Obama gets the nomination.

At least Obama's Armani clad wasn't spending $1500 on that mullet haircut she wears. Gimme a flowbee and $50 and I could do better

Obama's campaign said they were going to roll out 50 big endorsements following 3/4.

What happened?

Winner of the "Angry Black Man" Sermon of the week...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ec_um8cts0

Bear,

Low blow. Sen Obama is a handsome man so I would have a difficult time making fun of his looks (well the ears are a bit much) ...But Is it sticking to the issues for you to tell a woman you don't like her hair cut?

"spending $1500 "

Big fat liar. Snide lies is all the Obama campaign and its suporters have left

An incredible tale of heroism...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6JN7ALF7Y

Plan for superdelegate 'mini-convention' seeks to end Democrats' internal warfare

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/542737.html

Jack

Sen Obama is a handsome man

If you like the Curious George look.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/birthdays/curiousgeorge/cm_curious_george_color.html

Well there was some sniper fire, but the over all story did get four pinocchios. She should probably drop it. :-)

I will give this to the Obama side of things. If I were running the Clinton campaign, I would concentrate almost totally on two things: Her senatorial career and her work with the Children's Defense Fund and other charities.

This is an brilliant, warm, and sensitive woman with an amazing grasp of all the issues. Stop trying to make her look like a combination of Winston Churchill and Audie Murphy.

If someone is going to mock a candidates wardrobe, then apparently mocking of appearances is acceptable. BTW, those haircuts were paid for by her 2006 Senate campaign and were in the disclosures. If I could afford that for a haircut, I sure as hell would spend it too so I am not begrudging her...I think she needs Nader to fight to get her money back though...

Pollcat, yet again, I will point out that I will vote for whomever the Democratic nominee is. I am mocking the Clinton campaign because she has run a campaign so bad, that if she were running to head the Klan against a black man, she would lose that race as well.

I haven't seen a choke job this bad since the Yankees were one strike away in game 4 against the Red Sox and choked away the series win.

Here is a ringing endorsement for Sen. McCain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R2ss--tJ0A

"on that mullet haircut she wears"

Bear - you clearly do not know what a mullet is.

Enjoy
http://www.mulletmadness.com/

Pollcat

Isn't there a Klan meeting somewhere you were supposed to attend?

The Washington Post's pants are on fire.

"UPDATE Friday 6:45 p.m.

Lissa Muscatine, who served as Hilary Clinton's chief speechwriter in 1996 and accompanied her on the Bosnia trip, feels that I have failed to provide a full picture of what took place. She gave me her "vivid recollections" of the arrival in Tuzla, which I quote below:

I was on the plane with then First Lady Hillary Clinton for the trip from Germany into Bosnia in 1996. We were put on a C17-- a plane capable of steep ascents and descents -- precisely because we were flying into what was considered a combat zone. We were issued flak jackets for the final leg because of possible sniper fire near Tuzla. As an additional precaution, the First Lady and Chelsea were moved to the armored cockpit for the descent into Tuzla. We were told that a welcoming ceremony on the tarmac might be canceled because of sniper fire in the hills surrounding the air strip. From Tuzla, Hillary flew to two outposts in Bosnia with gunships escorting her helicopter.
UPDATE Saturday 8:45 a.m.

Gen. Nash says that I misquoted him in saying he was unaware of any "security threat" to the First Lady. While he was unaware of any "sniper threat," he now tells me there were a couple of "security concerns" that day, which he found out about after returning to his headquarters after greeting Clinton at the airport. There was a "non-specific report" of a possible truck bomb in the area. The military also had information that "some of the communications associated with the First Lady's visit were being monitored."

"In both cases, we took appropriate security action," said Nash, adding that Clinton's visit was not disrupted."

I actually don't have any problem with the mini-convention as long as it is after the last primary AND they figure out what to do about FL and MI -

Jamie,

I agree about featuring her work about the Children's Defense Fund. Unfortunately, if you come out if favor of living kids, you are week... someone needs to remind people that Republicans don't care about kids once they are born...unless they have a school voucher.

Wendy,

My eyes are failing but that looks like a party in the back to me...lol

Bear

" those haircuts were paid for by her 2006 Senate campaign and were in the disclosures. If I could afford that for a haircut"

You can't take an entry for multiple expenses and compare them to a single expense. I'm sure that $1500 were for several visits and include coloring, cut and styling and would not be that much off the mark spent by most women for those services from a good stylist.

Bear...I think it's time for you to take a little trip to the eye doctor for a check-up

Making fun of haircuts

How Drudge of you

http://mediamatters.org/columns/200705010001

Happy Easter everyone.
Here's a fabulous LA Times story from today that provides a great ground-level view of the "national conversation" on race. Enjoy:

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-divide23mar23,0,6014444.story

CNN alert

Carville v. Daschle coming up in a minute

should be fun

oh that was from earlier in the week

But Carville always kicks there butt

He's awesome.

"their"

Good story LaL

"Bear

There is absolutely nothing I can say to you that will help relieve the rage resulting from the 350-years of, at best, condescension, and at worst, the most horrible brutalities that one class of human beings can force on another.

I apologize for the faults of my ancestors and, for my own shortcomings.

Posted by: Flatus Author Profile Page | March 22, 2008 3:37 PM

With regards to this post, your apology, sarcastic or not, isn't necessary. I bring up the point to illustrate that black people are justified in their mistrust of this country's government and of it's citizens who allowed such policy's so that they could financially benefit themselves. If you aren't willing to conceed that some people have a reason for their rage and anger then so be it. Remember that you will do more to define yourself as a person than anything else you will ever say in your lifetime."

Bear, there was nothing tongue-in-cheek when I wrote my comment. Please read it again--it is the best I can do.

When you didn't reply to it last night, I had hoped that you understood my sincerity and inability to make things right.

But, I never expected the churlish reply that you provided. I'm deeply disappointed that the my apology was rejected.

I just read the article LaL linked.

It's worth the time.

Thanks LaL

LaL

That was an excellent article. It would seem that to start with there is no such thing as a "national" experience. If we do nothing else with each other, we might start with not automatically suspecting racism, inequality, or anger in what may just be clusiness rather than intent.

clumsiness

SurveyUSA poll: Missouri presidential head to head - March '08
by: Michael Bersin
Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 16:42:15 PM CDT

The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican John McCain and ... Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for? All

McCain - 48%
Clinton - 46%
Undecided - 6%

What if it was John McCain against Democrat Barack Obama?
All

McCain - 53%
Obama - 39%
Undecided - 9%

"He described Obama's Tuesday speech as "great damage control" and "a beautiful rebuttal", but he was not won over. Fernandez said he wondered whether Obama shared the opinions Wright expressed."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/22/uselections2008.barackobama

“What Hillary Needs To Do”

Three States she needs to concentrate on Pennsylvania, Indiana, and especially North Carolina. I suggest as homework she needs to watch Norma Rae several times if necessary. Once she has that accomplished, she needs to stump very hard. I would go so far as to say almost 24/7.

When stumping Hilary needs that Sally Field/Norma Rae moment, she needs that emotionalism but it has to be pure and honest, purely from the heart.

That impassioned demeanor that sally Field portrayed when she told the security guard at the cotton mill “Forget it! I'm stayin' right where I am. It's gonna take you and the police department and the fire department and the National Guard to get me outta here!” Also when Sally Field Scribbled “UNION” on that cardboard she stood atop the desk and like Moses held the staff with the Israelite in battle, her arms outstretched, at that moment everyone at that mill was united male and female black white all creeds and colors, It was something every red blooded American female could relate to gender wise and emotionally.

That is exactly what Hillary must do in her stumping from not until the last primary. She must speak of a better life, hope, prosperity that the American dream can come true and detail how she will make it possible. She must visit homes, home to home door to door, sleepovers, hospital visits and V.A. hospital visits, stop and visit Ft. Bragg N.C. a must do.

I think with hard work she can win North Carolina and Indiana. The odds were against the real Norma Rae but she achieved her dream of unionizing her cotton mill, and Hillary can achieve her dream and all the mass millions like me that support her and believe in her ability to make us a better nation. Never wave that white flag of surrender never give up, keep fighting Hillary, be that Norma Rae!

--Heather

The most important thing any of us can do is to not permit the rightwing to exploit this issue.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/03/23/race/index.html

UPDATE III: As Zack points out in comments, here's what the other right-wing "Insta" blogger -- Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds -- said about Jeremiah Wright a couple of weeks ago after citing an article which mentioned that Oprah Winfrey was also a member of Trinity Church:
That's from a 2007 Chicago Tribune piece via Hot Air. This kind of makes me see Oprah a bit differently, too. "Not many people would associate Oprah's easygoing nature and warm, welcoming appeal with the kind of oratory provided by Wright." As with Mitt Romney on guns, I'm starting to think that they haven't been entirely straight with us.
Indeed. It's only a matter of time before even the most seemingly well-intentioned black people get exposed as the white-hating extremists that they are. Even Oprah. Or, as Instapundit's long-time political comrade, Instapunk, put it on Friday: "We're teetering at the edge of believing that you're a secret society, a massive collection of sleeper cells just waiting for your chance to do serious harm to the rest of us."

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/03/obama-regains-poll-momentum.html#comment-57098

Outstanding comment, Heather,

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Clusiness

Trying to address a subject when a writer has absolutely no background in the topic being discussed, and where the writer has no apparent directionality in his or her thoughts.

Heather,

Sorry, she could win them all but she'll come up short in pledged delegates. And she won't win them all.

Dear "All"
Obama will be short of 2025delgate total needed to win as well. It is all about persuading the superdelegates

--Heather

Cowardly, ignorant people hiding behind stupid nicknames are really really aggravating.

Heather,

Sorry, she could win them all but she'll come up short in pledged delegates. And she won't win them all.

Posted by: All weasel suck esp moral ones | March 23, 2008 12:44 PM

Dear self hater

Obama also comes up short.

Super delegates were not created to be a rubber-stamp. Are Obama supporters capable of understanding that simple fact? NO!

Obamamaniacs...come out come out wherever you are...

[looks under the table then behind the door]

Jamie, let's call them 'nymcompoops'

Thank you for your kind comment
(((((Flatus)))))))
Sincerely,
Heather

Edwards Not Expected To Endorse

"At the heart of this is the fact, as has been reported many times before, that Edwards is truly torn, something that no doubt makes many Obama supporters' heads explode.

"He is genuinely torn between the two," the adviser added. "On the big change, money and politics, he obviously agrees more with Barack. I think on the toughness and experience in life, making difficult decisions, I think he believes Hillary is more ready for the job. I also think that he thinks the way she has pursued his support has a level of seriousness he has not seen from the other guy." [...]"

http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/22/19541/2784

Susan Eisenhower, I bet she isn't a republican, even if granddaddy was. I went to Westtown School with her in the '70's. She was a couple of grades ahead of me.

Westtown School is a Quaker school run by The Society of Friends, you know liberal pacifists.

http://www.westtown.edu/

Good to see my years mentoring james carville have paid off so well. He did a suburb job on this morning. His only mistake, not using Obama's middle name, non the less I only felt pride in this morning.

Susan Eisenhower is more than just another disappointed Republican. She is also Ike's granddaughter and a dedicated member of the party who has urged her fellow Republicans in the past to stick with the GOP. But now Eisenhower, who runs an international consulting firm, is endorsing Barack Obama. She has no plans to officially leave the Republican Party
http://www.newsweek.com/id/107476

She must be a Nixon kind of Quaker
Not only is she a Republican, she is a lobbyist for oil companies.

Bowmanc

I went to Solebury School, north of there in Bucks County. It could have been a Friends school quite easily as it was founded by Great War veterans who were determined to build a better world.

Wasn't Nixon a Quaker--not that you could tell?

Good to see my years mentoring james carville have paid off so well. He did a suburb job on this morning. His only mistake, not using Obama's middle name, non the less I only felt pride in this morning.

Posted by: Dick Morris

Since you are here. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all your help.
The Obama Campaign

And yes Carville did make a great point of interest to people living in the suburbs.

Brian

Just apologize to the host. and come back He did ask one thing , not to post under the name of a real person. How rude.

Call me crazy, but I think its more than coincidence that Oprah and Obama attended the same church and her early endorsement of him.

Sorry Oprah i'm not buying this whole Obama is a "movement" thing. I believe this whole Obama for President thing was carefully crafted and planned as was his membership in Pastor Wright's church, all based on a future run for the presidency.

Oprah has never been honest about anything in her life from her yo-yo diets of the month to her so called gifts that do not come from her largesse, but in fact are underwritten by corporations which is a whole stry in and of itself.

I'll take Montel over Oprah any day of the week, he's more honest then she is, he is a decorated Marine Vet. with more class in his pinkey then Oprah has all over. Thats just my humble honest opinion. Not every woman is bowled over by Oprah

--Heather

Nixon was officially a Quaker but he didn't live by their ideals.

OK so she is still an Republican, I bet she only gets a pass because granddaddy was president. Or she may be a reupublican like they used to be before that party got hijacked by the radical right.

Anyway there were probably more non-Quakers at Westtown than Quakers.

Folks, PLEASE do not make up screen names to impersonate real people. I know it's a joke, but not very funny in my humble opinion. Very much want to keep the anonymous comment option available, and yes, it is fun to make up clever names now and then. But there's nothing original or helpful about pretending to be a real person other than yourself.

Heather, you simply cannot call Obama a movement. Somebody might take it the wrong way.

Nixon and being a Quaker seem like such a contradiction in terms lol unless Nixon was doing a public address every other word out of his mouth was expletive this expletive that.

One quote said [of Nixion] "thats the cussinist Quaker I ever saw"

"crafted and planned. . .his membership in Pastor Wright's church, all based on a future run for the presidency."

Morning Crazy! I'm Rezdog. people think i'm crazy too. :-)

Happy Easter all!

From Heather's earlier post, "When stumping Hilary needs that Sally Field/Norma Rae moment, she needs that emotionalism but it has to be pure and honest, purely from the heart. "

If she's continually try to do this, I think it takes away from the honest purely from the heart part.

I think her problem all along has been her trying to be too many different things instead of just being herself.

I hope that didn't come off snarky, I quit smoking yesterday and I'm a bit frazzled today.

We are doing dinner with my fatherinlaw, holidays are a little rough since his wife died last fall.

We are doing a traditional Easter dinner.
Pollo asada, black bean chile and grill roasted jalapeno's

For dessert a fruit salad with fluff on top

Happy Easter or what ever you do today.

Jack

JennBe:

Glad you quit smoking and wish you every success in the world, it may be hard, and ther may be days you will jump up and down for a cigarette but don't give in, stick with it. In the long run you will be better off :-))

Sincerely,
Heather

Jack and all - have a great Easter

We are off to see the matinée of Wicked @ the Pantages

woohoo!

Wendy:

Although I hate when EuroTom does this to me...

"Go take a good hard look at [Clinton] and stop trying to blame [Obama]...it's not working. [Clinton and her campaign] is [her] own biggest problem[s]."

And guess what happens when a candidate goes negative like Clinton has done since before OH and TX?

Both candidates numbers go down. Good thing Obama has at least kept the heat on McCain (while the Clintons are busy singing his praises....).

Have fun Whiskyjack and Happy Easter to you as well. Have fun and enjoy, you made me feel hungy now, so I guss I'll fix dinner now as well lol

-Heather

Thanks Jack,

I probably drag my butt back out to the casino to try and get the money I left there yesterday, and of course hit their fantastic seafood brunch.:)

Flatus,

Not familiar with Solebury School. But I wasn't from PA anyway. I was born & bred in Upstate New York. And up there the only time you said "Just One More Cow" was when you were finishing up milking or in a car waiting for a herd to cross the road.

JennBe

"I think her problem all along has been her trying to be too many different things instead of just being herself"

We agree. In the first part of the campaign it was turned over to the "professionals", but I don't think Sen. Clinton is truly a "politician" and therefor the professionals couldn't keep out bits of the real person. In this latter part of the campaign, we are starting to see more and more of the real woman and that is a very good thing. I can only hope it is not too late.

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I for got the guacamole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIW2Teg4F6k

And by the way, here's my suggestion for word games with real-person names. How about putting it in quotes inside your real name? Like this: Craig "Dick Morris" Crawford. Oh gosh, now I feel dirty. Anyway, please play with something like that instead of outright impersonation. That'd still be entertaining -- and it's certainly better to know who is actually posting.

chec, check, test.

Thanks Heather! I appreciate your support!

I'm trying hard, but it just sucks today.

Jamie, you always make me smile, I love how you took what I said and made it into a positive for Hillary.

And shame on you. You being some of the Clinton supporters that told me Hagel endorsed McCain.

He said on MTP that he has not.

And you Clinton supporters are being so myopic. If HRC somehow manages to win the nomination. There is a very good chance a 3rd Party anti-war candidate will run. Clinton will lose the anti-war votes because of her vote to authorize the war in Iraq.

The result: President John McCain.

For those that did not see this last night:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_politics_mccain_pastor_dc

JennBe, I quit 9-years, 6-mos and 23-days ago. The first few days are the most difficult. Try outlasting the cravings, they'll pass after 10-minutes or so. And, as time passes, they'll be less severe and farther apart.

Your body starts repairing itself almost immediately, I think the American Cancer Society is one of the helpful sites that may help you work through the rough periods.

After a while, for me, the price of taking even a single puff was too much to contemplate--it would mean that I would have to start my quit all over losing all those years of good behavior.

Give it a really good shot, the benefits are real!

Not MTP - This Week with Georgie boy Hagel said that.

And here is your right-wing conspiracy:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-k-wilson/mississippi-limbaugh-ef_b_91112.html

"Hagel said his pick for president, Republican candidate John McCain, must run against a tide of bad feelings toward his party."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/07/politics/uwire/main3918173.shtml
March 7. 2008

Really Hagel is no longer supporting McCain
Hagel flipflops on endorsement...now that IS news.

see the delay has been cleared up, but apparently there are those who can't post at all. I'm sure this will all get cleared up.

OK, after a weekend of driving to & from Cleveland and watching the snow fall, I haven't even peeked at politics, and I feel a little cleaner and fresher as a result, so I plan to read afew posts, but not respond unless my name has been taken in vain. I
Ennywho, happy Easter to all.

"Obama's campaign said they were going to roll out 50 big endorsements following 3/4.

What happened?"

The Clinton campaign has threatened hary-cary.

Good for Richardson for standing up for what he believes in - and resisting the strong-arm tactics of the Clintons. (Who sought to keep him quiet with threats and by plying him with chicken wings).

LOL @ Crag

The other day I saw Morris and omg he looked so fat! anyway why did Fox news hire him anyway? He's always wrong in his analysis

--Heather

Warren, why is it that I do? :-)

Laugh of the day

Gov. Richardson on Fox News Sunday and I quote "I have always been loyal to the Clintons"
unbelivable!

--Heather

Governor Rendell took Governor Richardson to the cleaners..

Clinton-Rendell '08

I was pleased that Gov. Richardson didn't buy into the McPeak/Obama hogwash from the Medford, OR rally.
That was Obama at his worst as the wronged victim.

Not to worry, Craig - I only pretend to be a real person Monday - Friday. On weekends I am the same surreal person I have always been.

OD:

Do you think it would have been politically smart to just let Bill Clinton's remarks stand?

Obama is just not going to roll over and hand HRC the nomination like some of you expect. Not all of us are in awe of Her Majesty...

JennBe

I quit the day after the great Crawford List get together in Las Vegas a couple of years ago. It finally seems to have worked after smoking for almost 45 years. You can do it.

Craig,

How are you doing?

JennBe

If you can stand it, give up whatever you normally do while smoking your first cigarette of the day. I had to give up coffee for a few days to get me past the worst of the cravings simply because that was the first cigarette of the morning. (Anything that interferes with the habit helps such as taking a walk after meals)

""I have always been loyal to the Clintons"

Sure you have ... as long as they ignore the knife in the back.

A cool article about Cher helping a children's orphanage in Africa.

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Superstar-Cher-steps-in-to.3905712.jp

Maybe Obama has determined to name Richardson as his running mate? That would certainly be an incentive for his endorsement.

JennBe,

A good friend and colleague of mine quit about 6 months ago - he uses those little orange tablets that I presume contain nicotine -Seems like a less noxious way to get the drug, although I think whatever works for you is what you should do, He talks about how much better things taste - which would do it for me,

Wendy, I notice you didn't include the following paragraph. Apparently Edwards isn't the only one not quite ready to leap on the Obama bandwagon:

"Contrary to the inevitability campaign Obama supporters are currently waging (what else is left after failing to win it outright on votes or to change the superdelegate rules in the middle of the game...) high level Democrats still have reservations about Barack Obama as the nominee and Obama supporters would be well-advised to accept and respect this fact. ... If it's so impossible for Hillary Clinton to win, why aren't they ending this thing right now? "

By the way, FYI so there is no confusion, anonymous commenting is going to be more subject to spam blocking if fake emails are used (your email address does not publish with your comment, but using a fake address might trigger the filter). Best way to ensure no glitches -- either use a real email addy in anonymous posting or publish with your Typekey ID.

That's all the tech matters I can handle for now. Happy Easter all and i'm off for my Sunday walk.

"Craig,How are you doing?--Posted by: Jamie"

Well I won't say I havent lapsed on the cigs, Jamie. Still consider myself "quitting." But few and far between, much much better. Thanks for askin

Craig,

I was serious about the hypnotism. It really helps. :-)

Keep at it. It took me long enough.

Warren

" Not all of us are in awe of Her Majesty"

And not all of us worship at the shrine of St. Barack

Well, I just can't make myself work this afternoon. It's sunny but cool and I have bulbs waiting to be planted, a boneless leg of lamb (bet that lamb walked funny) waiting to be roasted and a wife home alone while the Prince visits his grandparents this week, so I will be going now. Everyone have a nice one for what's left of the Easter afternoon.

A Letter to Rep. Sally Kern
by: refinish69
Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 21:56:38 PM CDT
Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern has stated that Homosexuals are more deadly and a bigger threat than Terrorist or Islam. I have many things I could say about this ignorant Bigot but the letter from an 18 year old who lost his mother in the Oklahoma bombing in 1995 says it more clearly than I ever could. Tucker tried to deliver his letter to Rep. Kern but like most hate filled Republicans, she refused to see him and had the state troopers stop him. Nothing like a chicken shit Representative who refuses to see her constituents. Listen to her comments and then read Tucker's wonderful letter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_y3-ckuM3E

Perhaps Democrats should be going after her with the same venom they have used on one another...

Craig I know you have a busy schedule but its great to see you posting lol
P.S. Craig I got a new browser "apple safari" with built in spellcheck to cut down on my typos, even when mom is not around I find myself trying to compete with her. She can type an astounding 120 wpm with precious little errors, the nun at school said my mom has perfect typing rhythm [she never lets me forget this lol]
--Heather

Flatus,

The tone of your apology left me unsure if you were being sincere or sarcastic. Considering the general tone here lately, I defaulted towards sarcastic. I don't know you well enough to make that type of prejudgment and that is simply wrong. I apologize and I will not make that type of judgment again.

I am sorry my comment offended you.

Note: I got swept up into the NCAA tourneys so that is why I am so slow to notice and react to some posts...

Last before before I fire up the smoker for the ham and get my clubs to hit the driving range...

I see a lot of talk about Richardson being disloyal. When I hear this discussion, I think to Steven Covey's writings when he talks about making deposits into an emotional bank account. Relationships work best when the parties involved are both making deposits. Perhaps Mr. Richardson was tired of being reminded by the Clinton's that they made him?

Thx Bear for posting that.

It's nice to be reminded every once in a while of why we shouldn't move back home so soon. OK is such a dangerous place with all those LGB suicide bombers running around.:-)

http://www.texaskaos.com/

you need that link to find the letter the kid wrote the #@$# from my above post...

Bear, I'm glad you understand. I would never be sarcastic about a topic so important to so many people.

When I want to kneecap somebody, I do it unambiguously and with extreme violence. :-)

Rather than sit here and sulk, I told you how I felt, and now we can have some genuinely good conversation.

Since I don't have any stake in the tourneys, may your picks come out on top!

"She can type an astounding 120 wpm with precious little errors,"

Holy Cow! My top speed when working every day was 90. That is phenominal.

Bear,

I hope Oklahoma City has a recall law and that people are taking advantage of it to get rid of the witch.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before she runs for Congress...

Here is an interesting article I came across by Joe Wilson. Finally a breath