Thread: US Presidential Campaign 2008

Heh...according to a Gallop poll, BO's support similar to Kerry's in 2004.

^ good article booner, but you overlooked mentioning that Obamas support amongst White voters is the same as Kerry. just a minor oversight.

When you add his overwhelming lead amongst black voters, it's frankly looking like a stroll to the Oval office for Obama at this point.

BO wants to be president of all 57 states!

Dude's lost his bearings, eh?

The answer is yes...

“Life is like a box of chocolates ... ”

I suppose right now he's got reason to smile like a Cheshire Cat.

Although I believe in real life he prefers healthy food. Prolly even drinks Decaf Latte'.

p.s:- His Tie sucks.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

“Life is like a box of chocolates ... ”

No chocolate in sight. Looks more like Shawarma a Middle Eastern favorite. Oops..BM ignore this post please.

my guess was fajitas.

Hypothetically now, if Obama is assassinated, will Hillary automatically win the Dem nominee post?

hypotheticallly now, if mccain falls down and breaks his hip, will anyone be surprised?



by the way jet, don't think it's gone unnoticed that you've made mention of someone assassinating obama many times on this board.

The screw tightens. Expect avalanche to follow after next primary.

"Obama added superdelegates from Utah, Ohio and Arizona, as well as two from the Virgin Islands who had previously backed Clinton. The additions enabled Obama to surpass Clinton's total for the first time in the campaign. He had picked up nine endorsements Friday."

Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time - Yahoo! News

^ Don't forget JFK and Bobby. Reagan almost got topped. As did Alabama senator George Wallace, who was left paralysed. And there's many more.
Actually, it seems I'm the little bee in many people's bonnets these days. Not allowed to have an opinion or make your own statement without some liberal press backing these days, it seems.
And yep, Obama is a target for a psycho killer, IMO. (Better ensure I add IMO after everything I say now.) Look how (in)famous the person would become.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

And yep, Obama is a target for a psycho killer, IMO.

do you think your opinions on race would be much different jet?

i don't.

two peas in a pod.

^Jet your theory is very interesting. How about throwing this into the mix:

The Demo party coerces Obama to pick Hilary as running mate. We all know how rabidly power hungry she and Bill are.

She stays silent for two years in the white house as VP, then mysteriously Obama gets whacked. Hilary serves out the remaining two years, and gets re-elected for another four on a sympathy vote.

Makes for interesting conjecture. Oh, and yeah, you're right. The losers on this board who can't entertain views and sources from all political viewpoints are just that. I continue to quote sources from liberal as well as a few conservative sources. For some reason, only the few conservative sources get attacked by one well known leftist US reject.

so much for the 'straight talker'....

Cindy McCain said Thursday that she would never release her personal income tax filing even if her husband, Senator John McCain, was elected president. But Federal Aviation Administration records indicate that she appears to be using her personal wealth to help his campaign, through the continued use of her corporate jet.

The New York Times reported last month that during a crucial five-month period Mr. McCain’s campaign regularly used a corporate jet owned by the Phoenix-based beer distributor that Mrs. McCain heads, saving the campaign hundreds of thousands of dollars. His campaign pays rates well below market ones for the plane’s use because of an unresolved exemption in a recent campaign finance law that Mr. McCain backed.

Mr. McCain has said his campaign’s method of reimbursing his wife’s company for the plane is legal, and no one disputes that. But critics have argued that Mrs. McCain is effectively subsidizing her husband’s campaign because either she or her company has to make up for the difference between what his campaign pays for the jet’s use and what it really costs to operate it.

McCain Plane Still Flying - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog

more to come on this i'm sure.

^ Who cares, Ray. Hillary is lending herself money. Wonder if that's taxfree at the end of the year. Maybe pro-rated.

Originally Posted by chinthee

^Jet your theory is very interesting. How about throwing this into the mix:

The Demo party coerces Obama to pick Hilary as running mate. We all know how rabidly power hungry she and Bill are.

She stays silent for two years in the white house as VP, then mysteriously Obama gets whacked. Hilary serves out the remaining two years, and gets re-elected for another four on a sympathy vote.

Makes for interesting conjecture. Oh, and yeah, you're right. The losers on this board who can't entertain views and sources from all political viewpoints are just that. I continue to quote sources from liberal as well as a few conservative sources. For some reason, only the few conservative sources get attacked by one well known leftist US reject.

That's an interesting hitch. Still, I really doubt Obama would pick her as running mate. Too much bad blood and baggage, no?

^Well, there may be too much pressure from the Demo political leadership and the Clinton's excellent tactics to avoid this. Hilary and Bill are prepared to take it all the way and 'scorch the earth' I think.

The Demos also see the value of her constituency. This may be a shotgun wedding I'm afraid. That would be sad, because I think Obama represents new values that should be above this....but this is politics. She might be the VP.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Who cares, Ray.

we'll see jet, we'll see.
not being an american, you just don't understand.

and btw, hillary released her and bill's tax returns....cindy the junkie said she "never" would.

we'll also see about that.

Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win. Many people believed her victory in the Democratic nomination was a sure thing. Her ultimate failing may have been in believing it, too.

Clinton had one big problem out of the gate: 40 percent or more of Americans said they'd never vote for her. She was too polarizing. It's love her or hate her.

[quote][

"They had an inevitability strategy, which was sort of a political Maginot line. It was illusionary. You just went around it, and, you know, Barack Obama did that."

/QUOTE]

Then Obama's halo fell in some mud. She fiercely exploited his missteps, criticized him in ways sure to delight Republican ad writers in the fall and — lest anyone miss the alpha female point — downed some beer at a bar and chased it with a shot of the hard stuff.
She was still, by all appearances, in it to win it. Burp.

Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes - Yahoo! News

Amen.. Burp.

Better break out the knee pads!
They're now moaning for BO!

Originally Posted by raycarey

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Who cares, Ray.

we'll see jet, we'll see.
not being an american, you just don't understand.

and btw, hillary released her and bill's tax returns....cindy the junkie said she "never" would.

we'll also see about that.

You still pay US taxes like you're supposed to, Ray? Or did you give up your citizenship?
As I said before, Cindy isn't running for prez, so why should she have to fork over her tax return statements? Chinthee's already pointed out that she heads her family's corporation and she has made lots of humanitarian donations, without blabbing about it. So what if she uses the corporate jet for campaign travel. I bet she and John have used it plenty of times for private trips. Who cares, it's her company.

"One issue she is hearing about already is her refusal to release her tax returns.
When she and McCain married in 1980, they signed a prenuptial agreement in which they agreed to keep their finances separate. The candidate has released his tax returns, but Mrs. McCain told Curry that even if she becomes first lady, her finances will remain private."
“My husband and I have been married 28 years,” Mrs. McCain said. “And we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years. This is a privacy issue. My husband is the candidate. I am not the candidate.”
Cindy McCain on Myanmar, tax returns - Today on the Trail - MSNBC.com

I think you're jealous of her, Ray.