In this day and age…

 

We definitely can’t play that game..one of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong, can we?

Why oh why are black men still allowing themselves to be photographed and portrayed like this?

Why?

 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the fact that they are wealthy, black guys out there, like Lebron James who would allow themselves to be depicted like this without any remorse is sad and disgusting.

And this is another reason why I’m rooting for Obama. Because I’m sick and tired of the portrayal of blacks in the media.

And when I say media I’m including black media  in there as well (and if you have any doubts about how we portray ourselves check out BET one of these afternoons)..we’re either over-sexualized nymphomaniacs, dumb baboons or violent, unemployed welfare recipients and if Barack becomes president the image of black men in the media will slowly start to change and at least start to become more reflective of the black men and women I know and see everyday and dare I say the black people most of us interact with instead of these caricatures of a people we’ve become so used to seeing in the media.

And for those of you who will claim that you can’t see any similiarities among the posters…I’m sorry to say this but you’re clearly blind..

Obama and the white middle class, how to connect with and win them over if he can..

For the past few days I’ve been listening to the pundits discuss Obama’s speech and whether or not his speech connected with the average white working man or woman in the United States.

And if the pundits are to be believed Obama’s speech failed to or resonated very little with the average middle class woman or man and based on some recent polling Obama is slipping in the polls against Hillary and John McCain among democrats nationwide.

This fact is not surprising. With all the negative attention and flak Obama has received in regards to his pastor’s comments and his association with the pastor, Obama who was already lacking support in that demographic has sustained even more damage.

However, I believe that Obama can sway more working class white democrats to his side if he changes the way in which he is trying to connect with them.

At the moment Obama is hoping that his message and his delivery of that message will sway these voters and I’m sure his campaign staff, more knowledgeable people than myself, have already microtargeted this group however their strategies clearly aren’t working.

Obama may secure the nomination without significant support from these specific democrats but he cannot win the general election without them!

When discussing the American working class, I’m reminded of a passage from the book One Nation After All by Alan Wolfe in which he states;

“From a middle class point of view, the ideal society would be one in which everyone-immigrants, minorities, the poor-would uphold middle-class values so that someday they might obtain middle-class incomes..that’s another way of saying that their solution to class inequality is to insist on moral equality..”

And I must agree that this is what I have found to be the case as well.

Most white working class Americans want to believe that ultimately life is fair, you might get some bad breaks here and there but in the end if you work hard enough, follow the law, have faith in God and take pride in your country, family and community you will be a success.

They don’t believe most people are deserving of handouts or charity in large part due to their immigrant backgrounds which in many cases has taught them to suck up their problems and issues and just deal with them.

Unfortunately this is where the disconnect between Obama and his message to the white working class is occurring.

Obama’s values are not translating into their world instead what is translating is a perception that he’s receiving undeserving adulation. Many would probably claim that they don’t even know what he stands for and not his stance on the issues but what he stands for as a MAN and this in many ways is contributing to Clintons’ success among them.

Clinton has had the luxury of time to convey who she is and what she represents and her husband’s legacy doesn’t hurt either. Obama unfortunately has neither but I believe that if Obama talked about his life, his struggles, his demons,this would resonate more with working class whites more so than anything else he may have to offer, at this point in time.

If I were an Obama strategist (I’m hoping to get a call anyday now…lol) I would advise him to talk more about himself and and what he has been through when he’s in Pennsylvania and other predominantly white working class states because these voters are crucial to winning in November.

Undeservedly so, this week, millions of America started to question whether or not Obama shares one of their core values-patriotism.

However if voters and in particular white middle class voters perceive, long term that Obama does not share their core values (patriotism, faith in god, freedom just to name the critical three) he will be soundly defeated come November.

He cannot allow this to happen.

So in the end he must rely on who he is as a man to convince those who are skeptical of him of his policies and the direction in which he wants to take the nation.

That is what I believe will ultimately sway these voters to support and follow him.

Duncan Hunter..

Here’s another installment of my where are they (the former presidential nominees) now….

Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter remember him? He too thought he had a chance of becoming the Republican nominee for President but those thoughts and his campaign should have evaporated almost as fast as a pool of water in Death Valley. Instead he dragged it out until January 19th of this year.

Today Duncan Hunter, who isn’t seeking reelection, is probably working fervently to get his former marine son elected as a Congressman from the 52nd district of California his old seat!

Listen Congressman Hunter didn’t win the nomination but maybe his son will.. he certainly has the looks!

Obama quashed fear and raised hope, once again, for all Americans..

Once again, Barack Obama has left me struggling for words..

In his intensely personal and moving speech in Philadelphia. I saw glimpses of my own life. With white and black family members and a white husband I too have often been intimately exposed to what one group ‘really thinks’ about the other especially when members of that group thinks the setting is ’safe’ to discuss race without ridicule or prejudice.

Today in his speech Obama gave voice to almost every grievance whites and blacks have had with each other since the end of slavery. And he talked about these issues without vigorously wagging the finger at either group. He said racism isn’t dead but it shouldn’t and doesn’t have to limit blacks like it once did. 

He talked about the ridiculous comments of Rev.Wright in one paragraph yet in another he talked about his loyalty to the man, his work, the service and general goodness of the man Jeremiah Wright.

He talked about welfare and affirmative action and the grievances white America, in particular those in the middle class and low income white community have in regards to those two issues.

He talked about the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws and its lasting impact on the black community.

He talked about confronting our past demons in order to face the ones that are upon us today and will undoubtedly arise tomorrow.

He talked about our common hopes and dreams for the future and about working together to achieve a long lasting impact on our community, on our nation and on the world.

He talked with eloquence, grace, humility and strength.

He talked about what has shaped our current and what shouldn’t be allowed to shape our future.

He addressed every issue that has arisen since the Ferraro comment and Wright video and he did it without blame and without anger.

In so doing he has stimulated a productive discussion about race and class, that can now begin around the watercoolers and dinner tables of America. And hopefully from these conversations minds and hearts will change, solutions and productive plans will be advanced to not only confront the lasting legacy of racism but also our common ills including poverty and unaffordable medicine and medical coverage.

And hopefully by talking frankly and calmly about race we can slowly march towards an America that truly embraces the candidacy of Barack Obama thus making sure that in the future the issue of race will no longer be a cause of trepidation among any significant group of Americans. 

Obama has shown that he CAN and WILL lead this movement this coalition of unlikely allies towards a new America where all people and all stories can retain their uniqueness but yet at the same time remain grounded in the commonality of our pursuit and fulfillment of the American dream.

Obama’s speech, must work if he’s to win the nomination

In a few minutes Obama is to make a major address on race in Philadelphia a direct response to the ridiculous and distasteful comments made by his pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. 

This story as I stated in an earlier blog has the potential of confining and labelling Obama as simply being ‘the black candidate’. Obama, since the story broke has tried to quell the uneasy feelings that have arisen among many Americans in regards to his potential presidency. And rightly so.

Obama in his speech today must try to allay those fears, quash any sentiment that he would simply be a president for black people without pandering to whites or becoming an apologist for blacks!

That’s going to be tough, because many African Americans, unfortunately, believe in the words of Rev.Wright and Obama knows that so how does he distance himself from Wright without distancing himself from the entire community? 

Obama, I believe would’ve had to make this speech at some time during his campaign but the events of the last week have only catapulted it earlier into the current ugly racial mosh pit.

If Obama turns the tide with this speech it will be talked about for generations.

If he fails we might have to wait another eight years for his presidency.

 **of course i’ll bring you my thoughts about it afterwards**

Where have all the presidential nominees gone?

So, over the weekend I started thinking about all the presidential nominees that have come and gone since 2007!

Where are they? What are they doing? What were they names again..lol?

I’m just saying..I can’t remember all their names and I doubt you can too..go on..try…try to list all the former perspective nominees on the republican side I bet you don’t get more than four! Without cheating, no Wikipedia…lol.

Anyway, I decided that each day this week I’m going to feature one of the candidates and their going-ons since they dropped out the race! Now I don’t claim to have super sleuthing powers but the net is a great, great thing and whatever I find out I’ll post and if you find something out as well post it…

So let’s begin my version of where are they now with former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani.

Well apparently, Mr.Giuliani hasn’t really left the campaign trail apparently he’s been stumping for McCain almost and even in some cases more fervently than he did for himself, how sad…how very, very sad. One year ago Rudy was leading in all the national polls he even had a double digit lead over the current nominee, John McCain!

Today, he’s a wealthy, high profile surrogate!

Can you imagine spending 40 million dollars to end up a McCain surrogate/spokesman a job that you would’ve got anyway?  Man that’s gotta cut deep but on the flip side he now has more time to go shopping with Judy!!!

Look at that smile on John McCain…could it be any bigger!!! LOL

Obama and his pastor..

Obama’s pastor and spiritual advisor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who married the candidate and baptized both of his children, has made some extremely controversial comments about 911, American foreign policy and Hillary Clinton.

Rev.Wright in trying to fire up and motivate his congregation on behalf of Obama made this insensitive and racially charged comment about Hillary Clinton, ” Barack knows what it means living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people. Hillary would never know that. Hillary ain’t never been called a n**ger. Hillary has never had a people defined as a non-person.”

Now, we can argue the merits of this statement which is akin to saying that a white person will never understand what it’s like to be black in America (of which I can talk about from now till the end of time…lol) but in the end I have to say that a statement like this, in this particular context, from this particular individual, should not have been made in the first place.

And Obama should, quite rightly, distance himself from such comments he’s tried to do that for the entire day via press releases and on blogs but that’s not enough.

In addition to those avenues Obama should take the opportunity tonight, when he appears on MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann to reject and repudiate (those two words are quite popular this week aren’t they..lol) the statements of Rev. Jeremiah Wright. On a current blog  Obama states that he believes, ‘ that words that degrade individuals have no place in our public dialogue, whether it’s on the campaign stump or in the pulpit…I reject outright the statements by Rev. Wright that are at issue.’

He should reiterate this once again tonight just to hammer home the point that he’s not just running for president of the African American community he’s running to be president of America!

Obama and those around him should remember that in order for him to achieve the presidential post he cannot allow himself  to be labelled as just another ‘black politician running for president’. Obama cannot win by just garnering the black vote. He can only win by amassing the majority vote and some of these comments by Rev.Wright and others could ultimately marginalize and confine Obama as ‘just another angry black guy’ and cost him the presidency.

And the more time he spends talking about and defending statements made by his surrogates, campaign staff and associates and even in some cases associates of his opponent, on race, detracts from his overall message and his policy agenda!

In addition Obama, his surrogates and any one with even the slightest association with the campaign must remember that Obama is not running to be the president of the African American community he’s running to become the president of the United States of America and he can’t achieve that if other communities believe that he can’t or wouldn’t represent their best interests of the United States as well as the interest of the black community.

Obama, ultimately will have to put country first and community second and of that there should be no disagreement!

Woman sits on toilet for 2 years!!!!

A 35-year-old woman in Ness City, Kansas sat on her boyfriend’s toilet for 2 years!

Apparently the woman suffers with mental health issues and developed a phobia about leaving the room because of childhood beatings.. (that’s wicked sad but still..)

Her boyfriend admitted that he should have got help for her sooner before her skin grew around the toilet!! Dude, you think?

Would you stand by your wife if she was caught cheating with a male hooker?

 

To all you guys out there I was wondering if your wife was a major public official, i.e a Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton etc, etc..and she was caught out there cheating with a male hooker (I make the distinction because you know you guys if it’s a woman some of you claim that’s different, I don’t think so but whatever..lol)  would you stand by her side?

Why or why not?

Kristen aka Ashley aka Eliot Spitzer’s call girl..

 This is ‘Kristen’ aka Ashley…Eliot Spitzer’s lady friend…

 She’s a pretty woman… 

Here are a few of her words:

“My path has not been easy. When I was 17, I left home. It was my decision and I’ve never looked back. Left my hometown. Left a broken family. Left abuse. Left an older brother who had already split. Left and learned what it was like to have everything, and lose it, again and again. Learned what it was like to wake up one day and have the people you care about most gone. I have been alone. I have abused drugs. I have been broke and homeless. But, I survived, on my own. I am here, in NY because of my music…”

 Apparently she’s a singer..How long will it take before she has a record deal? I say 2 months…

***I absolutely love the Cartier bracelet on her arm in pix two..love it!!! I wonder if that was one of her ‘gifts’..I wonder…lol***

***Update*** Penthouse wants here, her song is on the radio, what comes next? The book and the interviews, she could be set for life thanks to Eliot Spitzer…

His wife, Silda Spitzer, was there by his side again!!

  

I can’t imagine being her and I think from now these men shouldn’t drag their wives or partners up there on stage with them when they announce such disasters!

It just makes them look like bigger jerks..you know?

He just resigned effective March 17th..

Still waiting for Spitzer..

He’s stuck in traffic..

But in the meantime entertain yourself with the thoughts of Eliot Spitzer’s, Kristen…

Spitzer to resign @ 11:30am ET

  According to the news people Eliot Spitzer is to step dowm in about..27 mins…

The Clinton campaign’s disgusting, political tactics

 

So Obama is only where he is because he’s black.

Forget about his intellect, his determination, his hard-work, his charisma, his personal integrity etc…forget about all of that…he only got where he is because he’s a black man in America, because being a black man in America comes with loads and I mean loads of advantages..LOL LOL…LOL..LOL..

Now you know it doesn’t surprise me that one of the Clinton people Geraldine Ferraro, former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate and Clinton fundraiser would make such a demeaning comment about Obama.

From the onset of this process the Clintons have been trying to relegate Obama to the sidelines and to confine him in a political box by simply defining him as the ’black candidate’.

Bill Clinton tried in South Carolina with his comments about Jesse Jackson when no such question was posed. Didn’t work!

But that was just the tip of the iceberg before that there was the fairy tale comment, Hillary Clinton and the Martin Luther King needed Lyndon Johnson comment and the Ed Rendell and whites not voting for Obama  comments (this maybe the case but should it be accepted and reinforced by a governor/elected official?) and those  are the comments that have garnered national attention!

Who knows what else has been said at the rallies and events when the cameras were turned off and the reporters weren’t listening?

I understand that this is national politics and if you’re going to play with the big boys and gals you’ve got to throw down. You’ve got to punch hard and be able to take a few punches as well but the Clintons have taken this political boxing match to a new level in trying to appeal to their base supporters.

Clinton, as I’ve discussed before appeals to a specific type of voter in the democratic party white, uneducated, low income individuals. And these individuals in particular look at Obama with some reservations some will claim that it’s because of his lack of  so called ‘experience’, his policies etc, etc but I believe that if we strip away the facade and the bs, many, low income, white voters have their reservations because of the color of his skin.

We can examine the reasons for this in another blog but in all honesty this is their choice if Obama is unable to sway them with his arguments and his message and his beliefs then Clinton should receive their vote and vice-versa. 

However, what truly bothers me and many other black voters, to be so presumptuous, is the fact that the Clintons who were so warmly embraced by the African American community would so readily exploit the reservations of this particular community (and that of the Hispanic community as well) for their own political advantage. 

And these efforts have exposed the ‘true’ political selves of the Clintons and they have shown themselves to be just as capabale of maintaining, perpetuating and exploiting stereotypes of African Americans as many others white politicians have done and continue to do.

The Clintons were supposed to be the antithesis to this type of politician but instead they have shown themselves to be cut from same cloth as all the other politicians  regardless of party affiliation and thus they do not deserve to be held up as beacons of virtue in the black community.

The Clintons have exposed themselves once too many times this political season and the fact that the candidate or the campaign have not distanced themselves and fired Ms.Ferraro is a silent signal to those in her base who fear or might be slightly uncomfortable with the idea of the first black presidency that once again the only reason Obama is here is because he’s black and if you don’t vote for Hillary then that’s exactly what you’re going to get and that this is something to fear and reject.

I’m disgusted and ashamed of the Clintons but not at all surprised and neither should you what should surprise you, is if it fails to work in Pennsylvania?

*Update* Ferraro resigned but you know what the damage has already been done..

And for the record..I don’t think or believe for a moment that Ferraro or the Clintons are racist but I do believe that the Clinton campaign has been trying to capitalize on the fears and in some cases the prejudice that some people have in regards to black people and to me the minute you do that, that is unacceptable regardless of your race..**

Room 871 where Eliot met ‘Kristen’…

 

It’s nice…

New York’s first black governor?

It’s a shame it had to come like this but according to most reports and with an avalanche of calls for his resignation Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer is expected to resign today and if he does  Lt. Gov. David Paterson, an African American, will be sworn in as the 59th Governor of the State of New York.

Paterson who is legally blind would become the the fourth-ever African-American United States governor, now that stat is pathetic, but at least we’re on our way to changing the status quo of one other major political office that has been out of our grasp for the last two hundred years with Obama!

Ladies of the Emperor’s Club V.I.P continued..

I wonder what the ladies did with all that money?

And I wonder how the ladies with only three diamonds felt when they looked at the ladies with seven or six?

Some of the ladies Eliot Spitzer might be linked too…

These are some of the women Spitzer might be linked too…apparently these ladies at the Emperor’s Club VIP could charge up too $5,500 an hour!!!

You read that right, people, 5 500 an hour!

There’s so many ways I could go with this but I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t but it’s killing me not too though…lol.

Daniella is the only one that apparently comes closest to charging that $5, 500 fee!

And there’s more..if you want to read all the sordid but juicy (you know you do..go on..lol) details check out the federal indictment against Spitzer and apparently he likes his ladies petite…lol..

Gov Eliot Spitzer of NY involved in prostitution ring

The ‘word’ involved in this context is a kicker isn’t it?…lol

The NY times is reporting that the first term NY democratic governor is about to be named as a client in a prostitution ring apparently he’s about to make an announcement….

I know everyman has two sides but this is unacceptable if proven to be true. I can’t wait to hear what he has to say…I really hope that if it’s true he resigns and that he goes away swiftly before this causes even more problems for the democrats.

Man oh man the democratic party is something else in an election year where we’re holding all the cards, great candidates, loads of money and a receptive political climate we’re going to blow it all. Believe me, we liberals will find someway to muck it all up and at the same time give ammunition to the Republicans and for years to come we’ll be talking about what went wrong! You just wait..watch you’ll see…

I’m so serious when I say this but if the democrats lose this general election I’m becoming a Republican!!!

Condoleezza Rice as John Mccain’s VP?

 

You gotta be kidding me right?

I’ve heard Ms. Rice’s name mentioned a few times as a possible running mate for John McCain but I always thought it was just pundits talking bs..(you know kinda like Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich or Mike Gravel actually believing that they could be president..lol..just kidding in my world Paul and Kucinich would both have terms) but I started hearing the rumblings again and I can’t believe that people are actually thinking that Rice would be on John Mccain’s short list.

This is amazing, I’m starting to wonder if some people in the media aren’t just bandying  her name around because she’s one of only a few nationally recognizable black Republicans? COME ON!!

Listen, people for one thing she’s already said no and she’s not even doing the smiling, maybe thing..she really means it and just because there is qualified, black person running on the democratic side doesn’t mean that you have to have a qualified black person running on the republican side to even things out!

You might think we (black people) need for that to happen but believe me we don’t unless you guys are the ones secretly needing FOR THAT to happen (hmm..i wonder) but believe me in time the Republicans will have a qualified black candidate up there running for president (only God knows when..but it will happen..lol) they might have missed the boat with Colin Powell a few years ago but I’m sure there will be other chances to talk about the black, republican guy/gal running for president 2008 just isn’t that time so stop trying to make it don’t we have enough drama as it is? LOL

Tennis star at 60! You go girl..

Sheila Johnson, 60, of Phoenix Arizona is a tennis star!

Yup, I’m not kidding, a freaking tennis star and apparently she’s at the top of her game! That’s amazing with so many ‘older people’ in the news making me mad it was nice to see one that actually made me smile, if only for a minute today..

I just hope I’m as fit and spunky when I’m that age don’t you?

Obama and Clinton will ultimately work this out..

If not, it will hurt the party..I talked about this and here’s another article discussing it as well..

David Shuster back on MSNBC..

 

First time I’ve seen David Shuster on the air since he was suspended for that Chelsea Clinton comment.. he was on air during Morning Joe..it’s nice to see him again..I like him.. I hope he hasn’t been permanently scarred because of this…

A Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket is the only option..

 Well, Well, Well…Clinton won three out of the four states last night. I must admit I didn’t see that coming (check out my last post..lol) good for her bad for us ‘Obama-mamites’…lol nah just kidding…but seriously she won not by playing FAIR but by playing up FEAR another tactic that unfortunately for her has a very, very short life span when it comes to Democrats but it worked and Texas unexpectedly slid into her column. 

Clinton has once again used tactics that I wouldn’t have expected from a Democrat, let alone Hillary Clinton, to beat another Democrat but she’s gotta do what she’s gotta do and instead of eloquently voicing my anger and frustration in this blog I have chosen instead to focus on where we go from here now that it is quite clear that neither democratic candidate intends to budge and rightfully so before the convention.

Hillary intends to fight on and that is her prerogative I don’t think that she should be forced out prematurely let the people decide.  The rules and only the rules should determine how and when she concedes to Obama. Obama shouldn’t be pushed to concede either because he doesn’t have the full support of the so called party establishment (super delegates or whatever). Now, if a nominee isn’t decided by June then it’s up to Michigan and Florida. If these two states are allowed to redo their primaries then their delegates should be seated since both candidates would’ve been allowed to fully campain within their boundaries and the results would ultimately have been fair and it seems that both camps as well as party officicals in both states are in favor of this possible solution.

If after the Michigan and Florida do overs in June and we still don’t have a nominee Obama and Clinton should sit down and decide to be on the same ticket for this is only way to coalesce and appease all the different groups Obama and Clinton have amassed in their respective bases and all these groups will be needed in order for the democratic party and the democratic presidential nominee to march triumphantly towards a win in the general election. 

To be quite honest if you had asked me a few weeks ago if I would’ve been in favor of this I would’ve said NO WAY because I haven’t approved of the statements made by Bill Clinton, surrogates in the Clinton campaign or the attitude of Hillary herself towards Obama’s candidacy however, if this is not settled sooner rather than later McCain will have a BIG advantage on the Democratic nominee in November and the prospect of another Republican presidency, even that of John McCain is distasteful and unacceptable.

But I will say this if Obama gets to the convention and is then pushed aside by the super delegates for Clinton I will sit out this election and I will do everything in my power to get other Obama supporters to do so as well..I may even consider joining the Republican party..who knows.. because the idea of the democratic party elite choosing the nominee instead of the people is undemocratic and against everything that I believe liberals and the democratic party should stand for.

However, if the two candidates reach a mutual decision that puts country and party first and the people are also in agreement how can I not support an Obama/Clinton, Clinton/Obama ticket!

Now that’s the real question which name goes first..maybe they’ll toss a coin?..LOL

So Hillary will win Ohio and Obama Texas and it continues..

 So based on what i’m seeing..I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the race isn’t over..it will continue Hillary isn’t going to give up an inch after winning Ohio and Rhode Island and Obama isn’t going anywhere either after adding Texas and Vermont to his list..

So it’s on to a caucus in Wyoming on March 8th, a primary in Mississippi on March 11th and a primary in Pennsylvania on April 22!

McCain has got to stop that winking thing..

It looks creepy, kinda reminds me of those creepy old men that Isaw as a kid hanging around places they shouldn’t have been hanging around..you get me?

McCain is the GOP nominee..

Mccain looks good..let’s see what he’s got..

And of course Cindy McCain looks great as usual..another pastel..she seems to like those colors..

We knew it all along he’s going to run a national security campaign and it’s going to be difficult for the democrats to beat him on that but if the dems elect Obama he will do it..

Bye, bye Huck..but we know you will be back..

 Huckabee says goodbye, he’s done but of course we all knew that it was just when HE would realize it but the man can speak after Obama I think Huckabee was the second best communicator in this race…

What a nice guy!!!

I know we haven’t heard the last of him. I wonder if John McCain will consider him for VP post!

Clinton people don’t mind do-overs but they have to be primaries but of course…

Terry Mcauliffe, Clinton’s campaign chairman wants Michigan and Florida delegates to count and it they are ’do overs’ he wants them to be primaries and not caucuses well of course he does right.. he gave some BS excuse that primaries allow people more time to vote and that they are easier for people to get too…lol..!!

Man, the Clinton people aren’t just throwing the kitchen sink, they are throwing the sink, all the plumping even the whole damn kitchen but I’m willing to put my neck on the block and say that if there is a do over in Michigan Hillary will  NOT win!

She only won in Michigan because the voters knew that their votes didn’t count and frankly didn’t care now that they have seen that their votes can and could make or break the nomination they aren’t going to back her and that’s with or without Detroit!

George Bush has never been to Vermont…

 

That’s amazing!!!

CNN’s John King just said that President Bush, the President of these the entire United States..has never been to Vermont..I don’t believe that..that’s amazing!

How could that be?

Regardless of how liberal a state Vermont is he’s the president of the people in Vermont too and he should at least go there before the end of his presidency..you know it’s no wonder they voted to impeach him… lol

McCain wins Ohio…

 

CNN projecting McCain as the winner of Ohio…Good for him..Good for him…

I can’t wait to hear what he has to say tonight and of course I can’t wait to see what Cindy is wearing…lol..

Say goodbye Huckster..you had a good ride..try again in 2012 we’ll be here…

MSNBC projects Obama and McCain as the winners of Vermont..

Another state in their pockets!!!

Cranky old white men on every major cable news network..

 CNN has Jack Cafferty…

 MSNBC has Pat Buchannen

 And Fox..well, pick one any one and it’ll do but how about this one…lol..

John Kerry loves Obama..

I can’t believe what an ardent and knowledgable supporter John Kerry is of Obama!

Listen to him on CNN, he’s the best spokesman/surrogate for Obama I’ve heard so far…him and Senator Claire McCaskill.

I really would love to know the ‘real reason’ behind HIM supporting Obama over Clinton…

According to MSNBC’s exit polls super delegates should vote for the winner of the caucus/primary..

Duh..of course they should…

So it begins…

MSNBC’s new intro into their primay coverage reminds me of the intro they use for the Olympics..lol

I guess they are similiarities…

The goal posts keep shifting as they always do….

I understand the premise of never underestimating the Clintons and in particular Hillary Clinton.

Whenever they have been counted out they have come back bigger, harder and stronger..what was Bill Clinton known as? the comeback kid.

So, it is quite understandable why people have been hesitant to count them out but before today it was said that she needed to win both Ohio and Texas to stay in the race, even her own husband said as much, in the last few days it has changed to she only needs ONE to stay in the race. I haven’t heard it yet but I’m waiting to hear some prominent Clinton surrogate or supporter or a t.v commentator suggest or state that she doesn’t need to win any more primaries or caucuses instead all she needs to do in order to secure the nomination is to keep raising money and collecting super delegates, show up at the convention in August and the nomination is hers!

I’m serious, every week the Clintons are allowed to determine the finishing line instead of it being determined for them however as ridiculous as this is, IT IS necessary.

As the goal posts have shifted and the touch down line pushed further and further back Obama has risen to the challenge each and every time readjusted his game plan and has kept on playing because in the end Obama even more so than any other candidate has to be seen as winning this race fair and square and with the Clintons playing as hard and fierce as they have in the end it just makes his story even more epic.

And for that story to become that of legend he needs to keep running the hurdles and jumping through hoops in order to become the legitimate Democratic presidential nominee and ultimately the first black president in US history.

I just wonder that if the shoe was on the other foot would Obama have been allowed so many chances my guess is no he wouldn’t but then again life isn’t fair so why should we expect a presidential campaign to be..

***As usual I will be live blogging the results tonight..join me, please..it’s going to be a long one I can’t do it alone….lol***

Required reading for President Elect Obama….

Just got this book yesterday at the airport in Phoenix, usually I bring my own reading material since the book and magazine selections at most airports tend to be hmm.., what shall I say…..limited (that’s the most decent word I could think of..lol) but I took a chance and the book store there was pretty decent. I haven’t been able to put down Madam Albright’s book. Has anybody else read it? What do you think?

I’ve always liked her and yes I forgive her for supporting Hillary..lol but in regards to her writing all I can say is..it’s wicked!!

Simple and to the point and yet it gives me a big enough glimpse into her true personality..just like a good book should.. I haven’t enjoyed a book like this since hmm..Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris!!

I hope Obama has read it too..

What books would you recommend Obama read before he becomes President?

Shame on me for not posting…

Alright…I know, I know..shame on me for not posting.

Yes. I got all the emails and texts about the lack of new posts and here I was thinking that my posts/words meant nothing..lol..thank you for your comments and the concern you showed it was definitely, DEFINITELY appreciated.

Well, I don’t really have an excuse but let’s just say that between my two jobs sometimes three, moving to another state and trying to get an apartment and job there my life has been in turmoil the last few weeks and last week it got the best of me..lol 

But thankfully that’s all over and I’m back baby…so let’s get on with it…