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raycarey

well it seems you and the 527s have got a decision to make......will it be guilt by association or flat out lies?

or perhaps you'd like to explain how the 'muslim' can't be elected because of what his christian pastor said.

Norton

In spite of the arguments all have seen in my posts, I am..... "gasp".... a registered Republican who happens to believe America is in dire need of leadership which will take it away from the partisan politics and ill considered consequences of both domestic and foriegn policies we have seen for the last sixteen years. Yes I did say sixteen because even though things went pretty well for Hillary's hubby, he and Dems in congress are to some degree responsible for the sad state America finds itself in today as regards to ill considered foriegn policy.

For those who think America is doing just fine, by all means cast your vote for McCain because his Economic and Foreign policies will ensure we will get a continuation of those under GWB's administration.

For those who think there needs to be a profound change then Obama is the only one who has both the policies and leadership charisma to have any hope of making the changes needed.

IMO, Hillary is finished and the Dems will pull together under an Obama candidacy who will defeat McCain in the Presidential run. Let's not forget, the long Dem primary has a silver lining for the Dems. They continue to bring huge numbers of registered Dems into the process increasing their already large lead over the Republicans. The number of Hillary supporters that will not vote for Obama will not be even close to 50% as advertised in current polls. Hillary still has a political future and as much as she will not take defeat easily, she will do all she can to make sure her supporters vote the Dem ticket in November.

Even the Republican strategists know they have an incredible challenge beating Obama and IMO it is a challenge they will not overcome no matter how hard they attempt their oft used character assassination tactic.

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raycarey

spot on. in november, it's not even going to be close in important swing states.


and it's foolish to think otherwise. of course there are dem inclined racists who will never vote for obama, but my guess is many of them will simply stay home rather than vote for mccain.

and many ofl her backers (super delegates included) will be looking for jobs in govt. in jan 2009. they're not looking to poison the well either.

and to make matters worse, they're broke.
such a shame.

Boon Mee

BO's leadership style is not encouraging.

A BO staffer says Obama is all wise and all knowing.

""It wasn't like 'Let's have a discussion.' It was 'One, two, three, four, here's what we're going to do,' " a staffer said. "When things don't go well, he doesn't yell and scream. He's very prescriptive. Everybody understands this isn't about having a discussion. He's got 99 percent of the voting shares. There's no point in taking a vote."

Sounds good if you're running an offshore drilling operation but POTUS can't possibly be all-knowing, eh? Ronald Regan came about as close as any of them - recent ones that is.

washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines

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raycarey

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pretty desperate, even for boon mee.


errr.....he had alzheimer's and had no idea where he was, much less what was happening in govt.

anyway, even more questions of corruption circle john mcsame.....

of course they didn't.

McCain pushed land swap that benefits backer - Washington Post - MSNBC.com

Boon Mee

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

sabang

^ 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.

Boon Mee

One of Barack Obama’s Middle East policy advisers disclosed that he had held meetings with Hamas. Now, the likely Democratic nominee is forced to sever all links...heh

Why do all these terror-sympathizing radicals keep thinking BO is one of them, huh?

Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas - Times Online

Boon Mee

BO wants to be president of all 57 states!

Dude's lost his bearings, eh?

Boon Mee

The answer is yes...

Norton

Saw this on CNN this morning. Wondered how long it would take you to latch onto it. Republicans should be applauding this as he accidentally let out his true intentions. Up until now he has cleverly disguised himself as a Muslim loving lib but now the cats out of the bag. Liberation of 7 additional countries.

Boon Mee

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

sabang

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.

Norton

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

raycarey

my guess was fajitas.

Jet Gorgon

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

raycarey

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.

Norton

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

benbaaa

Well Wiki mentions four successful US presidential assassinations and 14 unsuccessful attempts since 1865, whereas in the UK, the only PM since 1721 to be assassinated was Spencer Perceval in 1812. Wiki doesn't list the attempts in the UK, but there was Guy Fawkes, the Brighton bombing and those mortars that landed in the garden in Downing Street.

Anyway, the point is, Americans have a habit of topping their leaders. Add in to the mix Martin Luther King's and Malcolm X's unhappy endings and Jet's little bee in her bonnet about Obama doesn't seem so weird.

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Jet Gorgon

^ 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.