“OBAMA SUPPORTERS” DAILY NEWS Tuesday May 27 2008

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WELCOME TO “OBAMA SUPPORTERS” DAILY NEWS

Tuesday May 27 2008


Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is saluted by
Marine Corps veterans during a campaign visit with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson,
right, at the Veteran's Memorial Park in Las Cruces, N.M., Monday, May 26, 2008.
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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[LakeSamish706]

1. I will tell you what I see right off the batt... Personality in both of these men...

I know that Gov. Richardson has an extreme sense of humor, and I suspect that they are displaying that very thing in this pic.... Love it.

[Window]

2. K/R.

:kick:

[Cha]

3. Yes, that was a joy to look at...a

feast for the eyes if you will:)

[Imagevision]

4. My family had 2 Gore Supporters & 3 Bush supporters - this time it's 5 Obama strong!

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13. Yea for your family and yea for US!

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5. "Clinton Camp Stokes RFK Flap by Blaming Obama" + bonus !!!!

We're beyond that issue now, so certainly we're not trying to stir the issue up," Axelrod said.

Clinton Camp Stokes RFK Flap by Blaming Obama

By Zachary A. Goldfarb May 24, 2008 Washington Post

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign accused Sen. Barack Obama's campaign of fanning a controversy over her describing the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy late in the 1968 Democratic primary as one reason she is continuing to run for the presidency.

"The Obama campaign ... tried to take these words out of context," Clinton campaign chairman Terence R. McAuliffe said on "Fox News Sunday." "She was making a point merely about the time line."

The issue is particularly sensitive given longstanding concerns about Obama's safety as a presidential candidate. (He first received Secret Service protection last May.) The Obama campaign called Clinton's words unfortunate and circulated a TV commentary criticizing them, although Obama himself said Saturday that he took Clinton at her word that she meant no harm.

Hours after mentioning Kennedy's assassination, Clinton said, "I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation, and particularly for the Kennedy family, was in any way offensive."

...more at the link

You may want to read up on this personality disorder to understand how it is that the Clintons can blame Obama for their nasty invocation of political violence:

Profile of the Sociopath

This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.

Glibness and Superficial Charm

Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible.
They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used.
They may dominate and humiliate their victims.

...
Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause.
Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.

Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."

Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis.
Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing
and even able to pass lie detector tests.

Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people,
but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims.
The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.

Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves
an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person.
Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.

...
Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.
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6. Krugman, The Ultimate Tool, Embarrasses Himself, Again

Krugman, The Ultimate Tool, Embarrasses Himself, Again

The Personal IS Political May 26 2008

Paul Krugman, Hillary's lapdog extraordinaire, is at it again, embarrassing himself and the field of journalism by handing us another worthless scrap of nothing but Clinton talking points and trying to pass it off as intelligent analysis. I should do a top 10 list of people who have turned out to be the biggest losers in this election, mostly in terms of tarnished reputations, and Krugman would definitely be on that list. I lost all respect for him a long time ago, and generally I don't even bother reading his garbage anymore, just like I don't bother watching Fox News because I know ahead of time that everything they say will be complete shit.

So anyway, here is a look at the hack's latest work:

The Unbearable Lostness of Paul Krugman
by ornithology, Daily Kos

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7. From the movie "Recount", Joe Lieberman's capitulation to Bush lawyers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x138368

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8. Electability Arguments And Stupidity

Electability Arguments And Stupidity

Oliver Willis May 26, 2008

Jeralyn of Talkleft has once again busted out the calculations on the cocktail napkin to prove once again that Clinton is the more electable candidate. Ditto for this poster on Taylor Marsh’s site (I guess they’ve quit attacking Sen. Kennedy for the moment). I wonder: are these sites going to play this stupid game right up until November? Are we going to be swearing in the next president while they’ve found yet another formulation proving in their minds that Clinton is the more “electable” candidate?

To begin with, the Democratic primary is about one thing and one thing only: getting delegates. That was true in December of last year,
it was true on Super Tuesday, and it is true now. As we all know while it helps to win the popular vote, in presidential elections, what counts is electoral votes. Sure, some of us may think that popular vote is a better number, but we must deal with the rules as how they exist on planet earth. And until that changes: the rules are the rules.

Putting that aside, I’m sure many of you remember that in 2004 the Democratic party front-loaded its selection process to get the more “electable” candidate. On paper John Kerry was that electable person, and while I believe he’s a good man and would have made a good president, it was clear that when it comes down to presidential politics John Kerry wasn’t electable enough. If we used some of the metrics the Clinton supporters are pushing, we would have just handed the nomination to Clinton before any voting began - remember, she once lead Obama by double digits nationally and trounced him in places like South Carolina.

...more at the link

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9. Wolfson: Hillary Innocent — Obama Victimized Clinton and Is Responsible for Inflaming Assassination

Wolfson: Hillary Innocent — Obama Victimized Clinton and Is Responsible for Inflaming Assassination Remarks

May 25, 2008 at 4:38 PM by David Pleasant

As usual, Sen. Clinton did nothing wrong when she made her remarks about the assassination of Robert Kennedy last week – it’s all Barack Obama’s and the media’s fault. That’s what Hillary campaign Communications Director Howard Wolfson said on CBS’s "Face the Nation" this morning.

Moreover, according to Bob Schieffer, moderator of "Face the Nation," Terry McAuliffe said on "Fox News Sunday" today that Obama "inflamed the situation" and does not deserve an apology nor would he receive one. Wolfson firmly agreed with McAuliffe’s purported remarks.

...more at the link, video and transcripts

Like I said, SOCIOPATH!

[Cha]

10. Key phrase.. "As usual hilary did nothing wrong"..

And some wonder why reasonable people can't wait until those Orwellian wannabes are political MUCK history.

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11. Sullivan: Why Krugman Is Wrong, Ctd

Why Krugman Is Wrong, Ctd.

Andrew Sullivan 26 May 2008

My take on his dreadful column today is here, for those of you who barbecued today.

A reader adds a fascinating insight on what's really motivating a series of Clinton statements:

Clinton has indirectly denigrated three heroes of the sixties: JFK, RFK, and MLK.

JFK and RFK also were instrumental in working for Civil Rights, and MLK was the spiritual and moral force that brought it about, but Clinton gives the lion's share of the credit to LBJ, thereby minimizing the importance of these three. Furthermore, she has reminded us on many occasions of RFK's assassination. Why would she do that, make such a point of it? Precisely because these three men had something Hillary Clinton doesn't have: charisma. And today, it is the charismatic and inspirational Obama who is defeating her and she can't bear it.

These three men, like Obama, were all young (which to Clinton means inexperienced) and inspirational in ways Clinton will never be.

Continue reading "Why Krugman Is Wrong, Ctd." »

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12. Barack Obama's candidacy in Covers (warning: pics heavy)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6136178&mesg_id=6136178

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14. So much for the June bullshit

Quote for the Day

Andrew Sullivan 26 May 2008

"On April 7, we also won in Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. On April 9, Paul Tsongas announced that he would not reenter the race. The fight for the nomination was effectively over," - Bill Clinton in his autobiography.

So much for the June bullshit.

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28. ha!

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15. At Memorial Day: Another Iraq Vet, With PTSD, Suicide

His father, Eric, said, "The second tour ... I don't think he was ready to go back. I think he was fighting it. I think he was afraid to go back."

At Memorial Day: Another Iraq Vet, With PTSD, Suicide

Greg Mitchell HuffPO Posted May 25, 2008

On Memorial Day weekend, yet another American family is mourning the death of son who survived the war in Iraq -- only to fall victim at home from post traumatic shock disorder.

The family lives in Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Marine was Chad Oligschlaeger, age 21, who committed suicide this week at the Twenty Nine Palms base in California.

While the cause of his death is still being investigated, family members say he was taking eight different types of medications to deal with post traumatic stress disorder after serving two tours in Iraq.

...Byron Smith, Oligschlaeger's uncle, told a local TV outlet, "the first tour he came back and he asked for help, and they sent him back over there. I guess that was their idea of help. He did what a marine does -- he went over there."

...more at the link

Another reason to support Barack Obama and NOT the one who voted for the war.

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16. Is the Secret Service Investigating Liz Trotta and Fox News?

Is the Secret Service Investigating Liz Trotta and Fox News?

Michael Seitzman, 05.26.2008

One of the questions the Secret Service should be asking is: Were Liz Trotta and FOX News criminally negligent in using the public airwaves to joke about threatening a presidential candidate?

FOX News political pundit Liz Trotta jokingly suggested this weekend that someone should assassinate an American presidential candidate. She had first "mistakenly" referred to Obama as "Osama" while discussing theories that Hillary Clinton's recent comments about the RFK assassination was in fact a suggestion that someone "knock off Osama." When she was corrected and reminded that she meant "Obama," she then said, "Well, both if we could."

The United States Secret Service is charged with the protection of all presidential candidates and famously takes all threats seriously, so it's important to ask the question whether they will be investigating Liz Trotta's comment, FOX News' response to that comment, and any collateral threats that may have been generated by the comment.

Assassins throughout our history have repeatedly claimed to find their motivations in the media. John Hinckley claimed his attempted assassination of Reagan was because of his obsession with Jodie Foster, Mark David Chapman cited The Catcher in the Rye and the film Ordinary People as inspirations for his assassination of John Lennon, and Charles Manson claims his murders were a result of his twisted interpretation of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter."

While these so-called motivations are inexplicable to a healthy mind, it is foolish and naive not to accept as a terrifying fact that psychotics can and will be triggered by almost anything, which is why it's not only vulgar but completely reckless, irresponsible and bordering on criminal for those who comment on politics and political figures to say the kind of disgusting thing that Liz Trotta said. It's also, not incidentally, why the world pounced so quickly and decisively on Hillary Clinton's comments about the RFK assassination.

...more at the link

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17. Adventures in Lannyland (debunking Michigan turnout claim)

Adventures in Lannyland

Five Thirty-Eight.com Monday, May 26, 2008

Lanny Davis, annotated:

Here are two important neutral principles that should guide the Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee when it meets May 31 to decide whether to seat the Michigan and Florida delegations — and, if so, how to allocate them between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

One principle is based in law, the second in pragmatic politics. Both principles result in the same solution: in some rough approximation, honoring the results expressed by almost 600,000 Michigan Democrats and more than 1.7 million Florida Democrats, who turned out in record numbers though they were told their votes didn't count, were not responsible for the rules violations, and don't want to be disenfranchised.

Record numbers? Not in Michigan. According to the Michigan Bureau of Elections, the record for participation in a Democratic Presidential Primary came in 1972, when 1,588,073 Michigan Democrats cast ballots. That is nearly one million more ballots than were cast this year.
(On the other hand, had Michigan held an "official" primary, and had the voters had behaved approximately as they did in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio, about 2,000,000 voters would have cast ballots, easily breaking the record).

...more at the link

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18. Obama, you are something else

Obama, you are something else.

By Bserious at TPM - May 26, 2008

It's interesting that we haven't heard much from Clinton supporters such as Stephanie Tubbs-Jones during this debacle. It's also interesting how the Clinton campaign has tried to blame others for its own repulsive gaffe.

I talked to my moms, staunch black Hillary supporter, about the RFK comment. At first blush, she was prepared to accept the Clinton campaign's weak defense on the basis of historical fact. I then asked her if she was aware of the many threats on Obama's life resulting in his receiving Secret Service protection a year earlier than most candidates. I also told her that Clinton knew this. I then asked her if this, combined with the many other racial attacks on Obama, changed anything for her in terms of her support of this candidate.

She told me she couldn't give a definitive answer and had to think about it.

She avoided my calls for almost a day.

Finally, she called and said slowly and with regret: "I think you might be right about her. I think you might just be right."

...more at the link

[Gore1FL]

19. Not exatly news but.. a new DU strategy.

From now on, instead of arguing against the hillbots, just offer this in your subject line:

"yes we can"

It is more effective than arguing.

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20. Rev. Al Sharpton urges Hillary Clinton: Watch what you say

Rev. Al Sharpton urges Hillary Clinton: Watch what you say

BY KATHLEEN LUCADAMO and CELESTE KATZ DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Sunday, May 25th 2008

Cool it with the assassination talk, the Rev. Al Sharpton warned Saturday.

Sharpton said he spoke to Hillary Clinton Saturday morning about her recent reference to the assassination of Robert Kennedy - "and she understands my feelings firmly."

...Sharpton told listeners to his radio show that he believed neither Clinton nor former GOP candidate Mike Huckabee, who wisecracked about someone pointing a gun at Obama during a National Rifle Association speech, had ill intentions.

"I don't believe either candidate meant it when they said it, but I do believe if you strike a match in a flammable environment, you run the danger of something catching fire," Sharpton said. "I'm asking them to be careful how they handle their matchbook."

Botched references to the Kennedy assassination can easily be "exploited" by "kooks" who want to undermine a candidacy, said Sharpton.
...more at the link

[Aloha Spirit]

23. .

wrong place

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21. Let's Make Some Phone Calls to the CBC

Let's Make Some Phone Calls to the CBC

Jack and Jill Politics May 25, 2008

Let's use the fingertips to reach out and touch these CBC folks.

These are either Uncommitted CBC Members or HHH.

It's time for a little activism around here.
I'd like to know where Hillpatine's APOLOGY to Senator and Mrs. Obama is,
for starters, but, I'm sure that you all will be creative enough to find your own questions
you'd like answers to, namely what's their justification for supporting Hillpatine,
if they've declared for her, and if they are uncommitted, it's time for them to get off the pot.

Nobody will be working tomorrow, of course, but you can leave emails, and possibly voicemails
for them, or call on Tuesday to their local offices, which will be listed on the websites.

go to this link for list of "Uncommitted" for their phone numbers and website links

[grantcart]

22. As we get ready for the showdown on FL/MI a tip of the hat ot Madfloridian

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6135323

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24. Obama banks superdelegates

Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic.com
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/obama_campaign_banks_superdele.php

"...Neither the Clinton nor the Obama campaign is clear what the DNC's rules and bylaws committee will do on May 31; depending upon how or whether they re-allocate delegates, Obama could wind up within to 20 to 30 votes of the nomination -- a situation rectifiable by a piddling performance in Puerto RIco, South Dakota and Montana -- or more than 100 delegates short, requiring solid performances in those states plus a few dozen superdelegate endorsements to put him over the top.

To prepare for that eventuality, the Obama campaign has, for the first time, really, begun to bank delegates. Sources close to the campaign estimate that as many as three dozen Democratic superdelegates have privately pledged to announce their support for Obama on June 4 or 5. The campaign is determined that Obama not end the first week in June without securing the support of delegates numbering 2026 -- or 2210, as the case may be. "

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25. The Clinton-Drudge Connection and the "RFK rocket"

The Clinton-Drudge Connection
Oct 2, 2007 ... The Clinton-Drudge Connection. 02 Oct 2007 11:25 am ..... Reality Man on The Clinton-Drudge Connection; That Drudge Fellow on The ...
http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/10/the_clintondrudge_connection.php

Drudge launches RFK rocket, Obama delivers address at Wesleyan University and ... Senator CLINTON: “EXCLUSIVE: WHY I RUN — After assassination gaffe, ...
http://www.politico.com/playbook/0508/playbook316.html

[Aloha Spirit]

26. McCain + Lieberman Asia Foreign Policy Editorial at WSJ

First off....
Is there some precedent that I'm unaware of for candidates cowriting editorials?
Please, someone explain this relationship to me.

Here are the attack quotes, First on North Korea, second on Al Qaeda:

"....And we must never squander the trust of our allies and the respect for our highest office by promising that the president will embark on an open-ended, unconditional personal negotiation with a dictator responsible for running an international criminal enterprise, a covert nuclear weapons program and a massive system of gulags.

America's Asia-Pacific alliances are also dependent on maintaining peace and stability in neighboring regions that affect Asian security -- particularly the Middle East. Top leaders in Asia have warned that a precipitous American retreat from Iraq would empower al Qaeda in its global terror campaign and badly undermine America's position in Asia. We should listen to them. American success in Iraq will reinforce American leadership in Asia and stability there; American defeat and retreat will jeopardize them."

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27. SD announcement: Wyoming Democratic Party Vice Chair Nancy Drummond

http://thepage.time.com/obama-release-on-wyoming-superdel/

“....After much thought and prayer, I feel the time has come for me to endorse a presidential candidate. This isn’t a decision I have taken lightly but after listening, watching and reading about both candidates, I feel that Senator Obama is the candidate that can lead this Country in the direction I would like to see us go.

His position on education, his work with senior citizens and his advocacy for union members and veterans make me proud to support Senator Obama...."

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29. Sen. Debbie Stabenow re. Emily's List & Clinton

Sen. Debbie Stabenow re. Emily's List & Clinton
by richmonds at DKOS
Tue May 27, 2008 at 11:55:44 AM PDT

Dear Senator Stabenow

I received an email today from you asking for my ongoing support for Emily's List. However, I will no longer send funds to this worthy group until Emily's list stops using them to send out pro-Clinton letters. As of a while now it has been clear that Ms. Clinton cannot (will not) be elected; to send related solicitations by mail for her is a waste of money that I and many others have long committed to Emily's List to help support candidates supporting women's concerns. So please ask Emily's List to desist in this. You might note that although NARAL has come out in support of Sen. Obama for the election, they have yet to spend their supporters' funds sending out similar pro-Obama literature.

I also have questions about your possible role as a Clinton supporter in the Michigan early primary but I will save those for another day.

Thanks for your attention.

richmonds's diary :: ::

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/27/145544/218/17/522715

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30. Ambinder: Obama Campaign Banks Superdelegates

Obama Campaign Banks Superdelegates
27 May 2008 09:08 am

In June of 1984, the day after California handed Gary Hart a last-minute victory and New Jersey, thanks to Hart's having insulted the state, voted for Walter Mondale by 15 points, Tad Devine, Mondale's chief superdelegate counter, was ready. Worried that Mondale would not meet his pledge to end the primary season with a majority of delegates, Devine and his team made a "frantic" series of phone calls to undeclared party leaders; by noon, a few dozen superdelegates endorsed Mondale en masse, taking the wind of out Hart's campaign forever.

Neither the Clinton nor the Obama campaign is clear what the DNC's rules and bylaws committee will do on May 31; depending upon how or whether they re-allocate delegates, Obama could wind up within to 20 to 30 votes of the nomination -- a situation rectifiable by a piddling performance in Puerto RIco, South Dakota and Montana -- or more than 100 delegates short, requiring solid performances in those states plus a few dozen superdelegate endorsements to put him over the top.

To prepare for that eventuality, the Obama campaign has, for the first time, really, begun to bank delegates. Sources close to the campaign estimate that as many as three dozen Democratic superdelegates have privately pledged to announce their support for Obama on June 4 or 5. The campaign is determined that Obama not end the first week in June without securing the support of delegates numbering 2026 -- or 2210, as the case may be.

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/obama_campaign_banks_superdele.php