Kumar Says: Vote Early Ohio!
Get out the vote before March 4th Ohio! Vote Obama!
Do you take cattle, goats or camels?
I LOVE this!!
Clinton faces Kenya cattle fine over Obama photo
“Kenyan elders may impose a fine on U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, payable in livestock, after a photo of her rival Barack Obama in robes dragged their people into the race for the White House.
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Wajir elders resolved to file an official complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, dropping earlier plans to hold a protest after Friday prayers.
They said they would also convene a traditional Somali court to investigate the matter. It can impose fines that are payable in cattle, goats or camels.
‘We will go ahead with this case whether Senator Clinton or Democratic party leaders turn up or not,’ said Mohamed Ibrahim, a member of the clan that hosted Obama during his trip. ‘But this whole thing can be avoided if only an apology is made.’”
It’s 3am I Must Be Lonely
No, the Clinton campaign doesn’t promote fear tactics. What are you, crazy?
The spot says:
“It’s 3 A.M. and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White House and it’s ringing. Something’s happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call. Whether it’s someone who already knows the world’s leaders…knows the military…someone tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world. It’s 3 A.M. and your children are safe and asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?”
Ben Smith at politico.com offers the Obama campaign’s response and a nice little reminder from President Bill Clinton:
“Sen. Clinton had her red phone moment. She had it in 2002 — it was on the Iraq war —and she and George Bush and John McCain gave the wrong answer.”
-David Plouffe, Obama Campaign Manager
The President states:
“Now one of Clinton’s laws of politics is this: If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think, if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope.”
Ah, the audacity of hope.
McCain Drives Own Straight Talk Bus into Ditch
From OliverWillis.com:
Nice to laugh at him once in awhile.
The Devil’s in the Details
This is too easy.
Thanks to American Taino for this explanation:
“Not only was there this large devil hovering behind Hillary’s head, but stretched across the stage was a large banner that read ‘Devil Pride’.
Of course, the St. Clairsville, Ohio locals thought nothing of it since the devil is unfortunately the local high school’s mascot, but the Clintonistas can not be happy projecting a message of Hillary as devil. Or are they?”
Because lawsuits worked so well for Al Gore
Kansas City Star, Thu, Feb. 28, 2008:
Officials: Clinton aides threatened lawsuit over Texas caucuses
By JAY ROOT
McClatchy Newspapers
The Texas Democratic Party warned Thursday that election night caucuses scheduled for next Tuesday could be delayed or disrupted after aides to Hillary Clinton threatened to sue over the party’s complicated delegate selection process.
In a letter sent out late Thursday to both the Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns, Texas Democratic Party lawyer Chad Dunn warned a lawsuit could ruin the Democrats’ effort to re-energize voters just as they are turning out in record numbers.
Spokesmen for both campaigns said there were no plans to sue ahead of the March 4 election.
“It has been brought to my attention that one or both of your campaigns may already be planning or intending to pursue litigation against the Texas Democratic Party,” Dunn wrote in the letter, obtained by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Such action could prove to be a tragedy for a reinvigorated Democratic process.”
Democratic sources said both campaigns have made it clear that they might consider legal options over the complicated delegate selection process, which includes both a popular vote and evening caucuses. But the sources made it clear that the Clinton campaign in particular had warned of an impending lawsuit.
“Both campaigns have made it clear that they would go there if they had to, but I think the imminent threat is coming from one campaign,” said one top Democratic official, referring to the Clinton campaign. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
Another Democratic official who was privvy to the discussions confirmed that Clinton representatives made veiled threats in a telephone call this week.
“Officials from Sen. Clinton’s campaign at several times throughout the call raised the specter of ‘challenging the process,’ the official said. “The call consisted of representatives from both campaigns and the Democratic Party.”
The source, who asked not to identified by name because he did not have authorization to speak about the matter, said Clinton ’s political director, Guy Cecil, had forcefully raised the possibility of a courtroom battle.
But Adrienne Elrod, Clinton’s top Texas spokeswoman, said campaign and party officials had merely discussed election night procedures and that the campaign was merely seeking a written agreement in advance. She could not elaborate on the details of the agreement the Clinton campaign is seeking.
“It is our campaign’s standard operating procedure that we need to see what we are agreeing to in writing before we agree to it,” Elrod said. “No legal action is being taken. We have no reason to take any legal action.”
Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said the Obama campaign had no plans to sue.
“We’re confident that by working closely with the Texas Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign we’ll have a caucus that Texans can be proud of — because every eligible voter will be allowed to participate and have their vote counted in a timely manner,” Earnest said.
The letter to the two campaigns did not specify what procedures or rules might trigger a lawsuit. But one party official said the campaigns were most concerned about the caucus process, or, as the party refers to it, the “precinct conventions.”
Texas has 228 delegates, the biggest single cache remaining. But only 126 delegates are doled out based on the selection voters make at the ballot box. Another 67 delegates — more than in many states — are to be apportioned based on the number of people who participate in the caucuses that begin in over 8,000 precincts once the polls close at 7 p.m. (The remaining 35 are so-called “superdelegates” free to support whomever they choose).
Clinton campaign aides have argued that caucuses favor Obama, whose campaign organization has turned out overwhelming numbers at caucuses in other states.
Democrats have described the enthusiasm in Texas, as evidenced by the record turnout among early voters in the most populous counties, as a sign that the party is undergoing a revival after years of decline under virtually unchallenged Republican rule.
“If it is true that litigation is imminent between one or both of your campaigns and the (Democratic Party), such action coule prove to be a tragedy for a reinvigorated democratic process that is involving a record number of participants here in Texas and across the nation,” Dunn, the state party lawyer, wrote.
Obama Betrays Oprah (Not Really)
Rule the World as a Sub-Committee Chairman
Who knew one had such power if you were named a Sub-Committee Chairman in the Senate? Senator Clinton has accused Senator Obama of failing to use his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Sub-Committee in charge of Europe to conduct oversight on NATO and increase their role in Afghanistan. Now, maybe I’m crazy, but isn’t there an awful lot of finger pointing you could do based on what committee a person sits on? Let’s take a look at Senator Clinton’s committee work.
Hillary’s Committees (and Sub-Committees!)
Armed Services
(Sub-Committees: Airland, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Readiness and Management Support)
comment: wild guess, but seems like the ARMED SERVICES committee could’ve taken a closer look at NATO’s role in Afghanistan. Maybe I’m crazy. (What does the “Airland” sub-committee do??)
Environment and Public Works
(Sub-Committees: Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Superfund and Environmental Health (Chair), Transportation and Infrastructure)
comment: Now, again, don’t know much about sub-committees, but it seems like she could’ve solved our whole gas prices crisis sitting there on that Transportation and Infrastructure committee.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(Sub-Committees: Children and Families, Employment and Work Place Safety)
comment: Okay. This is the one that really ticks me off. She’s been sitting on this Health Care thing for 16 years now. 1992-2008. During that time she has not passed one significant piece of legislation related to changing how health care is run in our country. She has no excuse. In 1996, the Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Care bill was passed thanks to the hard work of Nancy Kassebaum and Ted Kennedy (both of whom sat on the Labor Committee and chaired it, depending on which party had power). That bill created COBRA, the mechanism that allows you to keep your health insurance after you leave a job. President Clinton trumpeted that as a major coup on his part. I happened to be working in Washington, in the Senate, at the time, involved in some of the negotiations with this bill, and I don’t ever recall a visit from then First Lady Hillary Clinton. I don’t recall the Clintons having a role until the President signed it in to law. This isn’t to say they weren’t involved in some fashion outside of my knowledge, but that’s irrelevant. What is relevant is that she has attacked Obama on the basis of failing to act on a sub-committee that he got appointed to last year when she’s been sitting on this committee the entire 8 years she’s been in the senate!
Senator Obama is on the same Labor Committee, but again, he’s got five years less than Senator Clinton has. Of course, Senator Kennedy continues to chair the committee and has backed Senator Obama. I think that speaks volumes about his belief in Hillary’s ability to bring about “universal” health care.
We Don’t Need No Stinking SNL!
For you Anti-Hillary Fans:
Why the GOP is better than Hillary
The RNC has denounced (and rejected) the use of Barack Obama’s full name. Of course, his middle name is Hussein, an unfortunate moniker given its automatic association with Saddam Hussein. (Again, isn’t anybody going to stand up for the Muslim faith?). This is an attempt to further distance themselves from Bill Cunningham and his inflammatory comments at a McCain rally.
The RNC, showing who it believes they’ll be running against this fall, has devoted no less than three headlines on the front page of its website to Senator Obama, including this picture, at the top of its frontpage:
It’s nice to see the Republicans acknowledge what the Clintons won’t: this race is over. Time for Senator Obama to concentrate on Senator McCain.
As a side note, one of the GOP “critiques” of Obama is that he said it would be really cool to be President. Of course, this isn’t quite what he said, but he does have a fun time with Ellen if you want to read the transcript courtesy of Ben Smith at Politico.com.
