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Muslim Lawmaker Confronted Obama On Head Scarf Snub
Obama: Clinton Can Run "As Long As She Wants"
Oh please. and you sound so like an ..............
I did not use" bits and pieces of quotes and trying to use them for your advantage!!!"
In fact, your quote is not even complete or accurate itself.
Here's the complete quote:
"I don't want to make a promise that I can bring back every job that's left Johnstown. It's just not true. Some of those jobs aren't going to come back," Obama answered.
"What I can do is try ... to create an environment in which jobs are being created," he said, adding that they "may not be the same jobs that left and don't come back."
I was struck how that's exactly what McCain told the people of Michigan and took a lot of sh*t for it.
(How many times have you voted republican?) posted 03/30/2008 at 00:40:52
I did not use" bits and pieces of quotes and trying to use them for your advantage!!!"
In fact, your quote is not even complete or accurate itself.
Here's the complete quote:
"I don't want to make a promise that I can bring back every job that's left Johnstown. It's just not true. Some of those jobs aren't going to come back," Obama answered.
"What I can do is try ... to create an environment in which jobs are being created," he said, adding that they "may not be the same jobs that left and don't come back."
I was struck how that's exactly what McCain told the people of Michigan and took a lot of sh*t for it.
(How many times have you voted republican?) posted 03/30/2008 at 00:40:52
"Some of those jobs aren't going to come back," - Obama
Yikes...finally he and John McCain agree on something! posted 03/29/2008 at 23:10:53
Yikes...finally he and John McCain agree on something! posted 03/29/2008 at 23:10:53
Female Clinton Supporters Fear Campaign Has Unleashed Sexist Backlash
oops...may have hit the wrong button. At the risk of repeating myself:
Yes...I did post parts earlier.
One has to hit the read button at the top of this page to get to the whole article from the WSJ It is indeed about "about backlash and the general condition of women even today in the workplace." like you say.
It's also about an Obama supporter who doesn't like the misogynist tone..either.
I wish people would speak to the whole article,
I wonder why HuffPost could not have excerpted a more meaningful selection....
© issues? Editorial issues? Dunno. posted 03/30/2008 at 13:33:23
Yes...I did post parts earlier.
One has to hit the read button at the top of this page to get to the whole article from the WSJ It is indeed about "about backlash and the general condition of women even today in the workplace." like you say.
It's also about an Obama supporter who doesn't like the misogynist tone..either.
I wish people would speak to the whole article,
I wonder why HuffPost could not have excerpted a more meaningful selection....
© issues? Editorial issues? Dunno. posted 03/30/2008 at 13:33:23
for example:
quote:
But even some women who don't support Sen. Clinton express unease about the tone of some attacks on her. "Why is it OK to say such horrible things about a woman?" asks Erika Wikkala, who runs a Pittsburgh public-relations firm and supports Sen. Obama. "People feel they can be misogynists, and that's OK. No one says those kinds of things about Obama because they don't want to be seen as racist." posted 03/29/2008 at 23:06:29
quote:
But even some women who don't support Sen. Clinton express unease about the tone of some attacks on her. "Why is it OK to say such horrible things about a woman?" asks Erika Wikkala, who runs a Pittsburgh public-relations firm and supports Sen. Obama. "People feel they can be misogynists, and that's OK. No one says those kinds of things about Obama because they don't want to be seen as racist." posted 03/29/2008 at 23:06:29
Has any here actually read the whole article? posted 03/29/2008 at 23:05:09
Carol...are you saying that she told her supporters NOT to vote for Obama? Where did you get that.? It is simply not true. From CNN:
Clinton was asked by a questioner in the audience here what she would tell frustrated Democrats who might consider voting for McCain in the general election out of spite.
"Please think through this decision," Clinton said, laughing and emphasizing the word "please."
"It is not a wise decision for yourself or your country."
The crowd applauded loudly. posted 03/29/2008 at 19:55:51
Clinton was asked by a questioner in the audience here what she would tell frustrated Democrats who might consider voting for McCain in the general election out of spite.
"Please think through this decision," Clinton said, laughing and emphasizing the word "please."
"It is not a wise decision for yourself or your country."
The crowd applauded loudly. posted 03/29/2008 at 19:55:51
read the whole article. things are slipping back for women in this country. posted 03/29/2008 at 19:43:26
Fess up....did anybody commenting bother to read the whole article? More:
Buteven somewomen whodon't support Clinton express unease about the tone of some attacks on her. "Why is it OK to say such horrible things about a woman?" asks Erika Wikkala, who runs a Pittsburgh public-relations firm and supports Obama. "People feel they can be misogynists, and that's OK. No one says those kinds ofthings about Obama because they don't want to be seen as racist."
Theconcern...about sexism comes amid signs thatwomen's progress inthe workplace has stalled or even regressed. In 2007, women earned median weekly wages of 80.2 cents for every dollar earned by men, down from 80.8 cents in 2006 and 81 cents in 2005, according to the U.SBureauofLaborStatistic.
At...nation's largest 500 companies, women account for50% of managers..hold just15.4% of senior executive jobs, down from 16.4% in 2005, according to a survey by Catalyst, the New York research firm and women's advocacy group. Almost three-quarters ofthese senior women are in jobs that rarely lead to the corner office. Thenumberof senior women in "line" jobs that involve running a business, with responsibility for profitsandlosses, dropped to27.5% last year from29%in2005
At USlaw firms, womenaccounted for 17.9%of partners in 2006, up from 14.2% of partners 1996, according to the directory of legal employers compiled by the National Association for Law Placement, even thoughwomen received 48% of lawdegrees granted in2006 and 43.5% in 1996." posted 03/29/2008 at 19:11:55
Buteven somewomen whodon't support Clinton express unease about the tone of some attacks on her. "Why is it OK to say such horrible things about a woman?" asks Erika Wikkala, who runs a Pittsburgh public-relations firm and supports Obama. "People feel they can be misogynists, and that's OK. No one says those kinds ofthings about Obama because they don't want to be seen as racist."
Theconcern...about sexism comes amid signs thatwomen's progress inthe workplace has stalled or even regressed. In 2007, women earned median weekly wages of 80.2 cents for every dollar earned by men, down from 80.8 cents in 2006 and 81 cents in 2005, according to the U.SBureauofLaborStatistic.
At...nation's largest 500 companies, women account for50% of managers..hold just15.4% of senior executive jobs, down from 16.4% in 2005, according to a survey by Catalyst, the New York research firm and women's advocacy group. Almost three-quarters ofthese senior women are in jobs that rarely lead to the corner office. Thenumberof senior women in "line" jobs that involve running a business, with responsibility for profitsandlosses, dropped to27.5% last year from29%in2005
At USlaw firms, womenaccounted for 17.9%of partners in 2006, up from 14.2% of partners 1996, according to the directory of legal employers compiled by the National Association for Law Placement, even thoughwomen received 48% of lawdegrees granted in2006 and 43.5% in 1996." posted 03/29/2008 at 19:11:55
Dear Democratic Elite: Back Off
Interesting item fromTPMsite:
Obamadonations tosuperdelegates outweighs Clintondonations tosame:
WASHINGTON " When Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, she said she'd found a candidate who "gives us a reason to believe again."
Obama believed in her, too, donating $10,000 from his political action committee to McCaskill's 2006 campaign. She received nothing from the PAC of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
And when California Rep. Doris Matsui endorsed Clinton, she said the former first lady had been "a consistent champion and friend" of Asian Americans. Clinton's PAC had also befriended Matsui, giving $5,000 to her campaign. Matsui received nothing from Obama's PAC.
Both McCaskill and Matsui are among the nearly 800 superdelegates who'll have a big say in who heads the Democratic ticket this fall. While both women say the PAC contributions didn't influence their choice for president, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics concludes that campaign contributions have become a fairly reliable predictor of whose side a superdelegate will take.
And if that's the case, it's good news for Obama. Since 2005, his PAC has donated $710,900 to superdelegates, more than three times as much as Clinton's PAC has. Her PAC distributed $236,100 to superdelegates during the three-year period.
The study found that the presidential candidate who gave more money to the superdelegates received their endorsements 82 percent of the time. That's based on a review of elected officials who are serving as superdelegates and who'd endorsed a candidate as of Feb. 25. posted 03/29/2008 at 14:54:00
Obamadonations tosuperdelegates outweighs Clintondonations tosame:
WASHINGTON " When Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, she said she'd found a candidate who "gives us a reason to believe again."
Obama believed in her, too, donating $10,000 from his political action committee to McCaskill's 2006 campaign. She received nothing from the PAC of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
And when California Rep. Doris Matsui endorsed Clinton, she said the former first lady had been "a consistent champion and friend" of Asian Americans. Clinton's PAC had also befriended Matsui, giving $5,000 to her campaign. Matsui received nothing from Obama's PAC.
Both McCaskill and Matsui are among the nearly 800 superdelegates who'll have a big say in who heads the Democratic ticket this fall. While both women say the PAC contributions didn't influence their choice for president, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics concludes that campaign contributions have become a fairly reliable predictor of whose side a superdelegate will take.
And if that's the case, it's good news for Obama. Since 2005, his PAC has donated $710,900 to superdelegates, more than three times as much as Clinton's PAC has. Her PAC distributed $236,100 to superdelegates during the three-year period.
The study found that the presidential candidate who gave more money to the superdelegates received their endorsements 82 percent of the time. That's based on a review of elected officials who are serving as superdelegates and who'd endorsed a candidate as of Feb. 25. posted 03/29/2008 at 14:54:00
Part two (too long for HuffPo limits)
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Super-delegates, like all delegates, have an obligation to make an informed, individual decision about whom to support and who would be the party"s strongest nominee. Both campaigns agree that at the end of the primary contests neither will have enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination. In that situation, super-delegates must look to not one criterion but to the full panoply of factors that will help them assess who will be the party"s strongest nominee in the general election.
We have been strong supporters of the DCCC. We therefore urge you to clarify your position on super-delegates and reflect in your comments a more open view to the optional independent actions of each of the delegates at the National Convention in August. We appreciate your activities in support of the Democratic Party and your leadership role in the Party and hope you will be responsive to some of your major enthusiastic supporters.
Sincerely,
etc posted 03/29/2008 at 13:25:21
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Super-delegates, like all delegates, have an obligation to make an informed, individual decision about whom to support and who would be the party"s strongest nominee. Both campaigns agree that at the end of the primary contests neither will have enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination. In that situation, super-delegates must look to not one criterion but to the full panoply of factors that will help them assess who will be the party"s strongest nominee in the general election.
We have been strong supporters of the DCCC. We therefore urge you to clarify your position on super-delegates and reflect in your comments a more open view to the optional independent actions of each of the delegates at the National Convention in August. We appreciate your activities in support of the Democratic Party and your leadership role in the Party and hope you will be responsive to some of your major enthusiastic supporters.
Sincerely,
etc posted 03/29/2008 at 13:25:21
Show me the threat.
part one
As Democrats, we have been heartened by the overwhelming response that our fellow Democrats have shown for our party"s candidates during this primary season. Each caucus and each primary has seen a record turnout of voters. But this dynamic primary season is not at an end. Several states and millions of Democratic voters have not yet had a chance to cast their votes.
We respect those voters and believe that they, like the voters in the states that have already participated, have a right to be heard. None of us should make declarative statements that diminish the importance of their voices and their votes. We are writing to say we believe your remarks on ABC News This Week on March 16th did just that.
During your appearance, you suggested super-delegates have an obligation to support the candidate who leads in the pledged delegate count as of June 3rd , whether that lead be by 500 delegates or 2. This is an untenable position that runs counter to the party"s intent in establishing super-delegates in 1984 as well as your own comments recorded in The Hill ten days earlier:
"I believe super-delegates have to use their own judgment and there will be many equities that they have to weigh when they make the decision. Their own belief and who they think will be the best president, who they think can win, how their own region voted, and their own responsibility."" posted 03/29/2008 at 13:24:26
part one
As Democrats, we have been heartened by the overwhelming response that our fellow Democrats have shown for our party"s candidates during this primary season. Each caucus and each primary has seen a record turnout of voters. But this dynamic primary season is not at an end. Several states and millions of Democratic voters have not yet had a chance to cast their votes.
We respect those voters and believe that they, like the voters in the states that have already participated, have a right to be heard. None of us should make declarative statements that diminish the importance of their voices and their votes. We are writing to say we believe your remarks on ABC News This Week on March 16th did just that.
During your appearance, you suggested super-delegates have an obligation to support the candidate who leads in the pledged delegate count as of June 3rd , whether that lead be by 500 delegates or 2. This is an untenable position that runs counter to the party"s intent in establishing super-delegates in 1984 as well as your own comments recorded in The Hill ten days earlier:
"I believe super-delegates have to use their own judgment and there will be many equities that they have to weigh when they make the decision. Their own belief and who they think will be the best president, who they think can win, how their own region voted, and their own responsibility."" posted 03/29/2008 at 13:24:26
Flagged posted 03/29/2008 at 12:52:00
Please explain what you mean by "Ohio was a lie"
-thanks posted 03/29/2008 at 11:59:18
-thanks posted 03/29/2008 at 11:59:18
The following "grass roots" members of Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans have made donations to Barack Obama:
Herbert Allen
John Arnold
Arthur Blank
Neil Bluhm
Matthew Bucksbaum
Warren Buffett
James Clark
Lester Crown
Barry Diller
James Dinan
David Geffen
Kenneth Griffin
Joshua Harris
Irwin Jacobs
Charles Johnson
George Kaiser
Peter Kellogg
Randal J. Kirk
Vinod Khosla
Jerome Kohlberg
Micahel Krasny
John Morgridge
Michael Moritz
Michael Novogratz
John Pritzker
Nicholas Pritzker
Penny Pritzker
Thomas Pritzker
John Sall
George Soros
Steven Spielberg
Leonard Stern
Pat Stryker
Henry Swieca
Joan Tisch
Wilma Tisch
Oprah Winfrey
Daniel Ziff
Robert Ziff
More info at http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/16601
My point is both have billionaire friends, so get off your high horse. posted 03/29/2008 at 11:47:10
Herbert Allen
John Arnold
Arthur Blank
Neil Bluhm
Matthew Bucksbaum
Warren Buffett
James Clark
Lester Crown
Barry Diller
James Dinan
David Geffen
Kenneth Griffin
Joshua Harris
Irwin Jacobs
Charles Johnson
George Kaiser
Peter Kellogg
Randal J. Kirk
Vinod Khosla
Jerome Kohlberg
Micahel Krasny
John Morgridge
Michael Moritz
Michael Novogratz
John Pritzker
Nicholas Pritzker
Penny Pritzker
Thomas Pritzker
John Sall
George Soros
Steven Spielberg
Leonard Stern
Pat Stryker
Henry Swieca
Joan Tisch
Wilma Tisch
Oprah Winfrey
Daniel Ziff
Robert Ziff
More info at http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/16601
My point is both have billionaire friends, so get off your high horse. posted 03/29/2008 at 11:47:10
wow thanks.....you just written off (about) half the Dem voters.....and insulted them as well. posted 03/29/2008 at 11:37:16
$50.00! Wow, I was only able to give $20.00 to Hillary, and then later, another ten. posted 03/29/2008 at 09:31:49
Senator Leahy To Clinton: Drop Out
oopps.I meant "goofy" posted 03/29/2008 at 10:42:49
Hillary won the popular vote in big state Texas. posted 03/29/2008 at 10:24:09
I agree...she should get blamed for a McCain victory ONLY if she's the candidate. posted 03/29/2008 at 10:22:51
I have yet to see a response from Obama supports on HuffPo when this issue of Mass. superdels ignoring their peoples' vote is raised. posted 03/29/2008 at 10:21:13
Running against Carpetbagger Alan Keyes after the other GOP candidate had to drop out.....not a very tough race at all. posted 03/29/2008 at 10:18:51
He did NOT win the primary vote in Texas, only the goody post-primary caucus portion. posted 03/29/2008 at 10:11:44
I lost all respect for Pelosi when she took impeachment of Bush admin. war criminals "off the table" posted 03/29/2008 at 10:08:52
If that happens (Obama wins by double digits.) it would certainly change things. Let them vote. posted 03/29/2008 at 09:59:25
But neither can Obama win on pledged delegates, at least so far. posted 03/29/2008 at 09:56:42
As I understand it, Mr Obama does not yet have enough delegates to win either. posted 03/29/2008 at 09:54:16
Smears and Tears: How Obama's National Security Week Turned Into the Mendacity of Hype
Why did Obama not vote against the Kyl/leiberman act? posted 03/28/2008 at 17:57:58
Senator Obama did not vote against the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment either. He did not vote at all. Why? Did he dodge it? Had he not made up his mind? Anybody know? posted 03/26/2008 at 16:47:57
Well, the first time I tried to ask this question, it did not get posted, so I'll try again.
Re the Lieberman/Kyl amendment: Why did Senator Obama not vote against it? posted 03/26/2008 at 16:36:00
Re the Lieberman/Kyl amendment: Why did Senator Obama not vote against it? posted 03/26/2008 at 16:36:00
Why did Obama not vote against the Lieberman/Kyl amendment.?
Just wondering. posted 03/26/2008 at 15:51:58
Just wondering. posted 03/26/2008 at 15:51:58
"When Jamie Rubin throws his latest temper tantrum, it's because it's a dead certainty that he'll have another job in the administration should HIllary Clinton win, not that he thinks she's best for the country."
How do you know that? posted 03/26/2008 at 15:49:12
How do you know that? posted 03/26/2008 at 15:49:12
Paul Krugman Slams...Hillary
Nonsense posted 03/28/2008 at 08:45:37
Huh? posted 03/26/2008 at 17:53:56
Obama Girl Is Back, And She's Ready For That 3 A.M. Phone Call
Hee Hee!! posted 03/25/2008 at 08:53:31
Will Hillary Ever Be One Of The Cool Kids?
YOU called her a bitch, not "other women"
posted 03/24/2008 at 14:59:57
posted 03/24/2008 at 14:59:57
No one ever called Barack Obama a bitch. posted 03/24/2008 at 14:00:30
Three Myths About the Democratic Race
Is it true that the Fla Dems' hand was forced a bit by the Rep. State Leg. and the Republican Gov. in setting the date? Who can speak to that here, please? posted 03/25/2008 at 08:51:10
I think it would be more accurate to say that the candidate is selected by the people of the Democratic Party. In other words, the nomination is a party process, because, once endorsed by the party, all party resources must, by party rules , go to that endorsed candidate and no one else. Each state party has different rules as to how they run their own caucuses/primaries. It is not like the general election. In MN, for example, all that the voters who showed up had to do was declare they lived in the precinct in which they were voting, declare themselves to be 18 by November voting day, declare themselves to be, at that moment, a Democrat, or at least not active in any other political party, and declare that they abided by the principles of the Democratic party (DFL in MN). No ids required nor asked for...did not need to be registered to vote. It's a pretty open system, but it is in the end a party process. posted 03/24/2008 at 21:48:12
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KROFT: You don't believe that Senator Obama is a Muslim?
CLINTON: Of course not. I mean, that's -- you know, there is no basis for that. You know, I take him on the basis of what he says. And, you know, there isn't any reason to doubt that.
KROFT: And you said you'd take Senator Obama at his word that he's not a Muslim.
CLINTON: Right. Right.
KROFT: You don't believe that he's a Muslim --
CLINTON: No. No. Why would I? There's no --
(insert: but apparently answering the question three or four times nNO...ewasn't enough!)
KROFT: -- or implying, right?
CLINTON: No, there is nothing to base that on, as far as I know.
KROFT: It's just scurrilous --
CLINTON: Look, I have been the target of so many ridiculous rumors. I have a great deal of sympathy for anybody who gets, you know, smeared with the kind of rumors that go on all the time.
Misquoting things out of context to get the effect YOU want...now THAT"S a right out of the Rovian playbook. posted 06/24/2008 at 17:28:49