Clinton To Drop Out Of Race
June 4, 2008
ABC has a breaking news story that Clinton will drop out of the race this Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Sen. Hillary Clinton plans to drop out of the presidential race on Friday and cede the Democratic nomination to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
Obama secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night after a long, hard-fought primary battle with Clinton for the right to face Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona in the November 4 general election.
ABC reported that Clinton would hold an event on Friday flanked by supporters “in which we believe, all indications are she will concede the race, once and for all.”
The New York Times quoted a senior adviser as saying Democratic members of Congress urged Clinton on Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to coalesce around Obama. It quoted an aide as saying she would likely make the announcement in New York City.
Clinton, the former first lady who entered the race 17 months ago as a heavy favorite, said on Tuesday night she would consult party leaders and supporters about her next move.
Obama, the first black candidate to lead a major U.S. party into a White House race, began the task of unifying a fractured party the day after clinching the nomination.
He faces the question of whether to name Clinton as his running mate. She has indicated interest in the job after her presidential bid fell short.
“We’re going to be having a conversation in coming weeks, and I’m very confident how unified the Democratic Party’s going to be to win in November,” Obama told reporters when asked about Clinton.
V.P. Clinton?
June 4, 2008
I’ve been hearing and reading all of the talk about Clinton campaigning to be the Vice Presidential nominee. They often refer to it as the “dream ticket.” I have my own opinions about this but I really wonder what you think. What would she bring to the ticket or would she be too much of a distraction? What are the chances that Clinton voters will fall in line with Obama if she isn’t on the ticket?
For some other interesting reading, check out Robert Barga’s post on why Clinton should not concede.
Clinton Not Conceding
June 3, 2008
From the AP:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is “absolutely not” planning to concede the campaign to Barack Obama on Tuesday night, Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe told CNN on Tuesday.
“No one has the number to be the nominee of the Democratic party right now,” he said.McAuliffe, asked about an AP report that Clinton will acknowledge Tuesday night after the South Dakota and Montana primaries that Obama has the delegates to clinch the nomination for the November presidential election, replied: “They are 100 percent incorrect.”
Senator Clinton - Keep fighting! You are the only true candidate that will work for the middle class.
Cheney’s Offensive Remark About West Virginia
June 3, 2008
Well, he’s done it yet again ladies and gentlemen. As most of you know, I am from West Virginia and love the state and the people that have come from it. But apparently our Vice President thinks we are a bunch of back-woods imbred morons running around committing acts of incest.
At a recent event held at the Press Club, Cheney was asked about his family tree and said the following:
Then came the offensive punch line. Cheney explained that during the course of researching his family lineage for Lynne’s memoir “Blue Skies, No Fences” last year, he learned there were Cheneys on both his father’s and his mother’s side of the family. There was a Richard Cheney on his mother’s side, the vice president said.
“So I had Cheneys on both sides of the family and we don’t even live in West Virginia,” Cheney quipped.
I apologize in advance for the language here, but get a grip you jack-ass. At least try and be original.
This is just another of a series of reasons to be happy that this administration is finally coming to an end.
I appreciate the quick responses from our elected officials. From Governor Manchin:
“I truly cannot believe that any vice president of the United States, regardless of their political affiliation, would make such a derogatory statement about my state or any state for that matter,” Machin said in a statement. “West Virginia is home to some of the most patriotic people in the nation and our sons and daughters have answered the call to duty every time a president has needed their service. They deserve better from the vice president, and so I would simply ask for his apology.”
From Senator Byrd:
“That a man who has ascended to the seat of vice president of the United States would openly display such contempt and astounding ignorance toward his own countrymen is an insult to all Americans. Now that he or the administration he represents no longer needs their vote, Mr. Cheney apparently feels that he is now free to mock and belittle the people of West Virginia.”
From Senator Rockefeller:
“West Virginians are the hardest working, most decent people I know. Anyone who spends time with them gets it. The Vice President should be more careful about cheap shots aimed at the very people who elected him.”
Good move Cheney. Comments like these won’t keep WV a red state for long. 
Obama’s Resignation From Trinity Church - It’s All Politics
May 31, 2008
After months of voters calling for Obama to resign from the church that he attended for 20 years after all of the hateful comments that came from his spiritual advisor, today Obama finally bowed to political pressure and resigned from the church.
You might think that I am being cynical about his motivations. You’re right. I am. I think that this was purely a political decision, much like his decision to remain in that church for two decades listening to someone spew anti-American propoganda from the pulpit.
In my opinion, it’s a nice try but it is too little too late.
Dems Give Michigan and Florida Delegates “Half-Votes”
May 31, 2008
The Rules Committe decided today amid much contoversy that the delegats of both Michigan and Florida should not receive a full vote. I guess they aren’t equal in the eyes of the law.
As I have stated before in this blog, I do think that Michigan was a unique case. Obama removed his name from the ballot so I completely understand the contoversy with that election. However, in the case of Florida, all names were on that ballot and noone campaigned. To say that Clinton is cheating because she wants the delegate proportioned in accordance with the election is completely false.
I think the democratic party hurt itself today with the millions of people that support Senator Clinton. This does not help to unify the party whatsoever.
Father Pfleger, Obama Supporter, On Hillary Clinton
May 29, 2008
Well another Obama supporter at Trinity Church is at it again. Watch these racist comments unfold in front of Obama’s church.
I’d simply like to know how many free passes Obama gets in this election?
More Evidence of a Media Bias
May 23, 2008
Here we go again. I was browsing several news articles online and came across one titled, “What Does Hillary Want?”
Interested in reading this article, I was not so surprised to see this blaring photo of Senator Clinton.
So here we go again…more sexism and bias from our traditional main stream media.
Hillary Clinton Speech Excerpts After a Huge Win in Kentucky
May 20, 2008
Thanks to the Associated Press for these excerpts:
Tonight, we’ve achieved an important victory.
It’s not just Kentucky bluegrass that’s music to my ears. It’s the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence, even in the face of some pretty tough odds.
Some have said your votes didn’t matter, that this campaign was over, that allowing everyone to vote and every vote to count would somehow be a mistake. But that didn’t stop you. You’ve never given up on me, because you know I’ll never give up on you.
This is one of the closest races for a party’s nomination in modern history. We’re winning the popular vote, and I’m more determined — more determined than ever to see that every vote is cast and every ballot counted.
I commend Senator Obama and his supporters. And while we continue to go toe-to-toe for this nomination, we do see eye-to-eye when it comes to uniting our party to elect a Democratic president in the fall.
But I need your help. Your support has made the difference between victory and defeat. Though we have been outspent massively, your support has helped us make our case on the air and on the ground, and your help will keep us going.
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We are in this race because we believe everyone deserves a shot at the American dream, the opportunity to work hard at a good job to get ahead, to save for college, for a home, for retirement, to fill the gas tank and buy the groceries with a little left at the end of each month to build a better life for you and your children.
We are in this race because we believe this new century poses new challenges to meet and new opportunities to seize, if we only had a president ready, willing and able to lead and turn the climate crisis into an energy revolution and create millions of new jobs, to turn the risks of the new global economy into the rewards of new prosperity shared by all of our people.
We are in this race because we believe it will take a commander in chief with the strength and knowledge to end the war in Iraq, safely and quickly, and a president with experience, representing the people of the United States in more than 80 countries, to restore our leadership and moral authority in the world.
And, yes, we are in this race because we believe America is worth fighting for. This — this continues to be a tough fight, and I have fought it the only way I know how: with determination, by never giving up and never giving in.
I have done it — I have done it not because I’ve wanted to demonstrate my toughness, but because I believe passionately that, for the sake of our country, the Democrats must take back the White House and end Republican rule.
This country needs our combination of strength and compassion to help people struggling with their bills, living the hard reality of everyday life, in need of our leadership on issues from health care to energy to Social Security.
That’s why I’m still running, and that’s why you’re still voting.
And I’m going on now to campaign in Montana, South Dakota and Puerto Rico.
And I’m going to keep standing up for the voters of Florida and Michigan.
Democrats in those two states cast 2.3 million votes, and they deserve to have those votes counted.
And that’s why I’m going to keep making our case until we have a nominee, whoever she may be.
Now, it’s especially sweet tonight because Kentucky has a knack for picking presidents.
This state delivered two terms to a president named Clinton.
And it’s often been said, as Kentucky goes, so goes the nation.
Neither Senator Obama nor I has won the 2,210 delegates required to secure the nomination. And because this race is so close, still separated by less than 200 delegates out of more than 4,400, neither Senator Obama nor I will have reached that magic number when the voting ends on June the 3rd.
And so — our party will have a tough choice to make. Who’s ready to lead our party at the top of our ticket?
Who is ready to defeat Senator McCain in the swing states and among swing voters?
Who’s ready to rebuild the economy and the war in Iraq and protect our national security as commander in chief? Who is ready on day one to lead?
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You know, the state motto of Kentucky is, “United we stand, divided we fall,” words that have a special place in our history. They inspire American revolutionaries to unite the colonies, to defy an empire, and create a new nation, to invent a new form of government, of the people, by the people, and for the people, and they bound our nation together in service and sacrifice, even in our darkest hours.
We will come together as a party, united by common values and common cause, united in service of the hopes and dreams that know no boundaries of race or creed, gender or geography. And when we do, there will be no stopping us.
We won’t just unite our party. We will unite our country and make sure America’s best years are still ahead of us.
Thank you. And God bless you, and God bless America.
Clinton Wins West Virginia By a Landslide!
May 13, 2008
To hear the news over the last several weeks, you’d think this election were over. The mindless pundits of the main stream media continue to bombard us with the message that election is over and Clinton is just causing problems staying in the race. Well, I guess the voters of my great state, WV, haven’t heard the message.
No matter what the media is reporting (I really have a hard time watching anymore), this election is not over. Hundreds of thousands of people continue to go to the polls to let the democratic party know that not all of us are happy with Obama. He does not represent the ideals and values that we all share.
One would think that you might see stories telling us that the Obama camp is worried because he keeps losing state after state. Even though the numbers might work out for him mathematically, doesn’t the democratic party worry that its candidate is consistently losing and tonight by 37% at the time of this post?
What will the new narrative out of the Obama campaign now be? West Virginians are uneducated and racist? I’ve heard that tired song before. As a displaced West Virginian, I am very proud that my state ignored the relentless stories in the media for Clinton’s exit of this race and chose to exercise their right to vote. Those of you that will be quick to say WV doesn’t matter…the democrats need that state to win just as they do Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Our party finds itself in a quandary. A large portion of us support Clinton and will not be pleased to vote for Obama. Many could end up sitting this election out. I know it makes me angry every time I hear one of the party bosses on TV tell Clinton to give up. Be careful. You are shooting yourselves in the foot.
Its on to Kentucky!
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