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chinthee · 21-04-2008, 01:13 PM

Show me the money honey:

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By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 15 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama raised $41 million in March and had $42 million available to spend against debt-ridden Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in April, campaign finance reports filed Sunday show

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Clinton reported raising about $20 million in March and had about $8 million for the primary available at the beginning of April. But she also reported debts of $10.3 million, putting her in the red.

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Republican John McCain's report showed he raised $15.2 million and had $11.6 million in the bank. The Arizona senator's March figures were his best fundraising performance of the campaign.

Obama, McCain show cash on hand - Yahoo! News

chinthee · 21-04-2008, 01:38 PM

Obama says McCain would be better president than Bush

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READING, Pa. - Democrat Barack Obama, who often argues that John McCain is the same as President Bush, said Sunday that the Republican presidential candidate would be an improvement over Bush's eight-year reign

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"You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain. And all three of us would be better than George Bush," Obama said.

Obama says McCain would be better president than Bush - Yahoo! News

I luv this clever sombitch more every day!

Norton · 21-04-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chinthee

I luv this clever sombitch more every day!

Well, Hillary is now making a big deal out of his comment somehow implying the comment supports McCain. What a friggin loser she is.

Texpat · 21-04-2008, 01:47 PM

^ Sounds exactly like the response I would expect from a certain nameless TD poster.

We all know who that is ...

Jet Gorgon · 21-04-2008, 03:07 PM

^...except me. Oh, maybe I have a twinkling.

stroller · 21-04-2008, 05:14 PM

One of the lesser beings on the forum who attack the posters who have attained "higher values" in life?

raycarey · 21-04-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Norton

Hillary is now making a big deal out of his comment somehow implying the comment supports McCain.

particularly after her husband was saying that she and mccain would make for a good general election contest because they both 'loved america'.

no matter really.....dead campaign walking.

Boon Mee · 21-04-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stroller

One of the lesser beings on the forum who attack the posters who have attained higher values in life?

"Higher Values"?

stroller · 21-04-2008, 06:13 PM

Oops, forgot the quotation marks.
Not everyone has read the post I got this from.

chinthee · 22-04-2008, 09:58 AM

Stroll, I was having a little fun with that.

Back on topic, Obama has conceded that he will probably lose Pennsylvania, but says it will be a close race. Meanwhile, the most recent USA/Gallup poll shows that he has widened his nationwide lead. I'm just watching CNN and Fagerson Cooper says the Clinton attacks are getting harsher and harsher, with her saying Obama is too weak to lead the nation.

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has widened his lead nationally for the Democratic presidential nomination despite a furor over his comments about small-town Americans, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is getting more of the blame among those who say their contest has become too negative.
As the candidates make a final push for votes in today's Pennsylvania primary, Obama leads the survey by 50%-40% among Democrats and voters who lean Democratic. That's a bigger edge than the 7 percentage-point lead he held in the USA TODAY poll last month.

Obama widens national lead in USA TODAY/Gallup Poll - USATODAY.com

Jet Gorgon · 22-04-2008, 10:02 AM

MSNBC Meet the Press says Obama is losing with the gun owners, hunters and bowling teams in PA, but neck and neck with Hill among the beer drinkers.

chinthee · 22-04-2008, 10:07 AM

^That is very surprising. The blue collar white male has been the most difficult vote for Obama.

Jet Gorgon · 22-04-2008, 11:24 AM

^ But he has more funds to buy beer.

raycarey · 22-04-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

But he has more funds to buy beer.

huh?

while i realize this is an attempt at humor (albeit a lame one), you're factually inaccurate .....the clintons are much wealthier than the obamas.

chinthee · 22-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Here's an interesting diversion while we wait for the Pennsylvania results.

How Iran Sees the US Primaries

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From President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's office and the sitting rooms of high-ranking mullahs to university campuses and the Farsi-language blogosphere, Iranians are following the American presidential race more avidly than ever before. That's partly because they're eager for the exit of President Bush, who branded Iran part of an "Axis of Evil" and implicitly raised the possibility of a military strike against the country over its alleged nuclear weapons program. But the Iranians' interest is also driven by a sense among many Iranians that the candidacy of Barack Obama offers real hope for repairing the U.S.-Iranian relationship. Commenting on the Iranian preference for a Democrat in the White House, Sergei Barseghian, a columnist for the reformist Etemad Meli newspaper noted that in Farsi, the words Oo ba ma would translate as "He's with us."

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But Obama isn't the only candidate drawing careful scrutiny in Tehran. Some Iranians are also intrigued by John McCain, pointing out that Henry Kissinger, a "realist" McCain adviser, recently called for "direct negotiations" between the U.S. and Iran. Nonetheless, many consider McCain a hawk and fear his experiences as an American POW in the Vietnam War may hardwire him for hostility towards revolutionary governments. All Iranians seem aware of McCain's "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" Beach Boys imitation, and many take it as an indication of his inclinations. Yet many anti-regime Iranians are praying - albeit quietly - for a McCain victory. Some Iranians believe that Ahmadinejad also favors McCain, in the belief that continued confrontation with the U.S. - as long as it stops short of all-out war - will enable Iranian hard-liners to rally popular backing against reformists who seek to improve ties with the West.

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Iranians are divided on Hillary Clinton, largely basing their views on the record in the Middle East of her husband, who Iranians expect would effectively be her senior foreign policy adviser. Mohammed Atrianfar, an adviser to former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, argues that Bill Clinton has a "peace-seeking image" among Iranians. Then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, now a Hillary adviser, publicly accepted American responsibility for involvement in the 1953 coup in Iran and subsequent support for the repressive regime of the Shah. Iranian diplomats complain, however, that Clinton also imposed economic sanctions on Iran.

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But it's Obama's declared willingness to engage in "aggressive personal diplomacy" with the Iranian leadership that has generated the most interest among senior officials in Tehran, since this would mark a sea-change in Washington's approach. "Obama is a man of engagement, a man of negotiations," one Iranian official told TIME. Amir Mohebbian, an analyst close to Iranian conservative politicians, argues that "the mentality of Iranian decision makers is ready for that."

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And precisely because of the attributes they find most positive in Obama, many Iranian leaders believe he's unlikely to be elected. Iran's Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashaee, whose daughter married President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's son last week, told TIME that Obama "seems not a bad person" and said that, if he were an American voter, he might even cast a ballot for the Illinois Senator. But Mashaee thinks Iran will more likely be facing McCain or Clinton in the White House. "It's far-fetched that he will be allowed to become President," Mashaee insisted. Pressed to elaborate, Ahmadinejad's deputy declined to specify whether it was because of Obama's race or other factors. He just laughed and exclaimed, "Let's make a bet on it!"

How Iran Sees the US Primaries - Yahoo! News

Texpat · 22-04-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by raycarey

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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

But he has more funds to buy beer.

huh?

while i realize this is an attempt at humor (albeit a lame one), you're factually inaccurate .....the clintons are much wealthier than the obamas.

Come on Ray, pull your head out. She's referring to Obama's outstanding fundraising efforts. He's got jillions more than everyone else combined. Why do you try to find fault in some posters' statements, regardless of what they say?

If I claimed, "Obama is the best candidate and will should be the nxet president."
You'd be all over that typo. Your single-mindedness is your biggest weakness.

Jet Gorgon · 22-04-2008, 12:36 PM

Oh, Tex explained it for me.

raycarey · 22-04-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Texpat

"Obama is the best candidate and will should be the nxet president."

typo.

Jet Gorgon · 22-04-2008, 12:56 PM

^ 555 I had to give Ray a green for that Tex. He's just so with us in every way.

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Originally Posted by chinthee

Commenting on the Iranian preference for a Democrat in the White House, Sergei Barseghian, a columnist for the reformist Etemad Meli newspaper noted that in Farsi, the words Oo ba ma would translate as "He's with us."

Oh, a Republican Persian Polly at work.

chinthee · 22-04-2008, 01:04 PM

^I greened Ray for that too. Finally showing us a funny side. "He's with us."

21-04-2008, 05:14 PM	#946 (permalink)
stroller Kraut Last Online: 09-09-2009 07:24 PM Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: under the headphones Posts: 17,164	One of the lesser beings on the forum who attack the posters who have attained "higher values" in life? Last edited by stroller : 21-04-2008 at 06:12 PM.

22-04-2008, 12:36 PM	#957 (permalink)
Jet Gorgon Jihad Barbie Last Online: Today 04:50 AM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Libbies Posts: 12,470	Oh, Tex explained it for me. Last edited by Jet Gorgon : 22-04-2008 at 12:54 PM.

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21-04-2008, 01:47 PM	#944 (permalink)
Texpat ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: 27-10-2009 11:55 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai Posts: 12,491	^ Sounds exactly like the response I would expect from a certain nameless TD poster. We all know who that is ...

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Jet Gorgon Jihad Barbie Last Online: Today 04:50 AM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Libbies Posts: 12,470	^...except me. Oh, maybe I have a twinkling.

21-04-2008, 06:13 PM	#949 (permalink)
stroller Kraut Last Online: 09-09-2009 07:24 PM Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: under the headphones Posts: 17,164	Oops, forgot the quotation marks. Not everyone has read the post I got this from.

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Jet Gorgon Jihad Barbie Last Online: Today 04:50 AM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Libbies Posts: 12,470	MSNBC Meet the Press says Obama is losing with the gun owners, hunters and bowling teams in PA, but neck and neck with Hill among the beer drinkers.

22-04-2008, 10:07 AM	#952 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 10-08-2009 09:13 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,028	^That is very surprising. The blue collar white male has been the most difficult vote for Obama.

22-04-2008, 11:24 AM	#953 (permalink)
Jet Gorgon Jihad Barbie Last Online: Today 04:50 AM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Libbies Posts: 12,470	^ But he has more funds to buy beer.

22-04-2008, 01:04 PM	#960 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 10-08-2009 09:13 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,028	^I greened Ray for that too. Finally showing us a funny side. "He's with us."

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