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Greetings from Indiana
May 05, 2008 9:09 AM
HERE'S OUR GMA REPORT from Sunday and HERE'S OUR SUNDAY WORLD NEWS REPORT.
- jpt
May 5, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (18)
Thanks for posting the clips. ABC takes Sunday off on our local channel.
Posted by: Smith | May 5, 2008 1:54:00 PM
A vote for Obama is a vote for Kerry! oh no wait a minute..he lost the election. A vote for obama is a vote for kennedy...hmmm he also lost,....Gore!,...hmmmm he kinda lost too. I know! avote for Obama is a vote for Carter!...Ah thats right he Won and then lost the presidency. Oh well just vote for Hillary, she and her husband are the only democrats that can Win!
Posted by: Jim | May 5, 2008 11:48:25 AM
BKMC - Great job of "healing". Do you think comments and slams like that will bring anyone over to your (and Obama's) way of thinking? Don't think so.
Posted by: Oldgaman | May 5, 2008 10:26:01 AM
@rich,
You're wrong about a lot of things. I do find comfort and humor in the fact that you are following someone who, in all likelyhood, doesn't even LIKE you. You're a fool. He's using you, and if he gets the nomination, god forbid the presidency, we will see a dramatic change in him. He won't have to pretend to like white people anymore, he will have what he wanted. good luck, moron. I'm going back to work. Have fun.
Posted by: Jason | May 5, 2008 10:22:17 AM
Is it true that Michelle Obama's mom
is a delegate?
Is it true that candidates can give delegates and super delegates money?
Is it true that the DNC is more powerful than our Constitution, and can disenfranchise two states-full of citizens from selecting their chosen nominee?
Is this election for real?
Posted by: questioner | May 5, 2008 10:13:08 AM
I like a candidate who stands up for what she believes!
"Clinton has already introduced legislation to try to get this gas tax lift into effect. Truth means little to Obama when a vote is emminent. Obama repeatedly voted for gas tax cuts as a state senator in Illinois and when the rest of the legislature voted against them in the end, he still voted for it."
I stole that quote (sorry ;-( ) but find it timely and true to fact.
In any case, this is just another reason to stick with Hillary.
Posted by: eyes wide open | May 5, 2008 10:07:47 AM
Hey guys, this is an opinion blog. Everyone here is so rude to each other. Everyone is set in their opinion and they know who they are supporting and will not change their minds. So, what is the point of this nasty arguing? No one is going to change their minds. I have my mind made up, too, but I'm not going to pick at people's beliefs.
Posted by: Paul | May 5, 2008 10:07:12 AM
Barack will take both states!
God Bless America!
Posted by: mg | May 5, 2008 10:05:53 AM
@rich,
Did Obama NOT tell everyone he is the politician of change and he is above negative campaigning?
Now he likes to stand back and throw insults now. In between stutters and stammers and "umm...ummm." That certainly does not inspire my confidence, if he cannot even speak realistically about the issues instead of glossing over them in his b.s. way.
Why is Obama such a wimp? He is afraid of debating Hillary one on one, he would NEVER be interviewed by Bill 'O Reiley (he's too hard!) He knows that compared to Hillary, his debating skills are laughable. Did you see her on Bill 'O Reiley? I'd like to see Obama try to not completely crumble, let alone do as well as Hillary. Not going to happen.
Posted by: Jason | May 5, 2008 10:02:19 AM
@ Rich--Hey, that is a GREAT way to look at it and hopefully the good people of Indiana and North Carolina will get this over with tomorrow! By the way, Clinton STILL hasn't shown her taxes yet, what ever happened to THAT one??
Posted by: Barbara | May 5, 2008 10:01:35 AM
Hey Rich! "Dead On!" That is not just funny, that is really what is going on here! Good one!
Posted by: Steven | May 5, 2008 9:58:31 AM
ABC and dear George is for the Clintons and that is very true.Look at the interview wow<<<< must have got the questions sheet he could ask,.One thing about Obama his dirty laundry is out there hers is yet to come Obama won't do it but Mc CAin sure will but hopefully by then she will be convicted of fraud in the Peter Paul case and she will be history for good.Must have a gag order on this for it is on going now.This is federal and makes me wonder how she can still run for the higest office ohhhhhh not guilty YET....
Posted by: older wh lady | May 5, 2008 9:57:43 AM
"Dead Chicken Syndrome???" Rich, that is funny and it is definitely right!!
Posted by: Robert | May 5, 2008 9:54:23 AM
Jason, the real difference is the fact that Senator Obama held his tongue and let Senator Clinton bash him much longer than most people would have put up with before setting the record straight. He has taken it from just about every angle, former President Clinton is just one of many examples. And, if you look back towards the beginning of Senator Clinton's campaign (you know, the part where she underestimated Senator Obama and was being stunned in Iowa), she DID come out and speak out about being a bigger uniter than Senator Obama and she DID come out and TRY to BE Senator Obama in the beginning of the desparation that is the Clinton campaign. You see Jason, Senator Clinton has the "dead chicken syndrome." You know, the chicken has been shot and is dead and is still running around in it's coup. Everyone that is standing there sees that the chicken is dead except the chicken that is still running around thinking that it is still alive and has a purpose in life. The sooner that not only the Clinton campaign AND it's followers see this, the sooner Senator Clinton can get out and Senator Obama can get back to unifying the democrats AND America.
Posted by: Rich | May 5, 2008 9:52:45 AM
Jason, it seems that Obama can't win - if he tries to maintain his ideals in how he wants to run his campaign he's called a wimp. If he stands up for himself after being attacked he's accused of not sticking to his plan of running the campaign the way he stated. Clinton knows this and takes advantage of it, as does McCain. I'm pretty sure most folks see through this and would much prefer Obama to stick up for himself, as he has done.
Posted by: nikita | May 5, 2008 9:51:20 AM
beebop, a vote for Hill is a vote for McCain and everybody knows that Hill is the only one candidate who can unify the republican base and reinvigorate it. That is why they are courting her and she is now in bed with FoxNews, Hannety, OReilly etc. I am repeating it again that Indiana and NC are for Obama, tomorrow will be a grteat day for the stronger leader who is Barak. There is no need for a fraud, there will not be a fraud at all. Obama has always won in a clean and clear way. God save America from Hill and McCain and God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.
Posted by: BKMC | May 5, 2008 9:40:37 AM
@Rich,
The difference is, Obama was the one who was telling everyone that his campaign was all about uniting and raising each other up, all that inspirational-motivational speaker crap. Hillary never made any statements like that.
When things get tough for him, he abandons his "nice guy" routine. His Tony Robbins act is completely transparent, as we are seeing now.
Posted by: Jason | May 5, 2008 9:37:33 AM
geevil, both Indiana and NC will go for Obama. Tomorrow is a crucial day for the democratic party, the primaries will be over and the healing has to start. Maybe Hill the Bosnian General will form a republican coalition with McCain. We never know what her intentions are. God bess America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.
Posted by: BKMC | May 5, 2008 9:31:47 AM
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