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Let's just get this over with. I am sick of the Clintons, Lanny Davis, James Carville and Paul Begala. Hopefully, on Wednesday, we will finally have our nominee and our next POTUS - Senator Obama.

Give me a break - he has been falsely calling the Clintons racists now for months to gin up black support in NC and elsewhere and he expects everyone to think he won't come out for Obama? What a hoot! Maybe he would like to explain the disgusting video of the next visiting pastor at Trinity Church who thinks they can can degrade and use racist terms against Hillary again. I just watched it on CNN and it is disgusting! How does Clyburn feel about false charges of racism really after watching that video?

Come out, he has been supporting Barack since day one, what's this nonsense about an official endorsement, he already has.

Come out, he has been supporting Barack since day one, what's this nonsense about an official endorsement, he already has.

Hillary SHOULD take it to the convention!

The party is fractured anyway, and the candidate they're pushing will put this country in even deepr doo doo thatn it's now in!

What.Say.Me... | May 29, 2008 4:30:21 PM:

Except for the party,

BHO IS another GWB!

Obama lies and lies again - about his relationships with Rezko and Wright, about his parents' meeting, about his mysterious uncle that liberated concentration camps, about his father's connection to the Kennndy family, about his connection to Ayers and Dohrn.
On top of everything, he's not even a good liar!!
What is he good for? I guess a mouth piece for Axelrod/Ayers/Rezko/Wright/Pfleger.
How pathetic!

I believe Rep. Clyburn is responsible for much of the race-baiting that has been injected into this primary. He will have to live with his actions and his words.

dwc,

You heard that on Rush Limbaugh again today, too? Or was it Hannity or Levine? Tsk, tsk.

Vetted? Obama's going to win no matter how many lies "conservative" radio show hosts tell. Are they still promoting Hillary?

Obama '08!

I have two important reasons for not voting for Hillary:

1.) The perfection to which she has developed the art of lying.

2.) Her naivete in foreign affairs, to wit, she made a corkscrew landing under sniper fire into Bosnia. Her only backup was her then twelve-year-old daughter, a guitar player and a comedian. She could have least had a sax player with her.

Speaker Pelosi might have been under the influence of Botox when she spoke today.

Who cares who the whip endorses. If he steps loudly John McCain may be his president.

it pains me that she is being pushed out and I don't understand why.

Posted by: Veronica | May 29, 2008 5:38:02 PM
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She is not being "pushed out," she is just not being pushed in. We are all just as passionate for Obama as you are for Hillary; the difference is, Obama has more votes and more delegates.

COUNT ALL THE VOTES, INCLUDING CAUCUSES!

I thought Hillary's mantra was: "Count Every Vote." If that is the case, why doesn't she want to count the votes of Alaska, American Samoa, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, Hawaii and Wyoming? They all voted by caucus and, they voted for Obama. Could that be the reason she DOES NOT want every vote to count?

I believe with all my heart and soul that Hillary is the one to lead our country and it pains me that she is being pushed out and I don't understand why. I have been around long enough to see primaries go to the convention but oh, yes it was just men running back then. Give me a break. Why can't those big wigs let America decide.

Why wouldn't he have a choice?? If the super delegates come out before the convention then they are shutting down the democratic process in an attempt to influence the outcome. However, every voter in America(yes I think they are even going to let the people living in Florida and Michigan vote AND count in the general election)will have a say. So when you hear Democrats saying they are going to vote for McCain in November one can only wonder if the actions of the supers will be responsible for putting McCain in office.

Clyburn is going to endorse Clinton, wait and see. He's been critical of the Clintons, but never far enough to be against her either.

So let me get this straight...no matter who you're supporting now (Obama or Clinton), you're telling me that despite gas prices that are out the wazzoo, a war that we shouldn't be fighting and we all know it, and the economy in the dumps -- all by 8 years of Republican BS, you'll vote against this countries best interest (a Democratic candidate) for another 4 years of GWB.

Wise up, people. When this becomes a general election campaign and it's the Democratic nominee vs. the Republican nominee, all of us will ride our donkey to the polls to get things put back on the right track.

Martin:

I'm sorry, but I think you meant to say McCain, who was brainwashed when he was in Vietnam and made propaganda films for them (the MSM won't cover this, but it's true) is "Socialist, Marxist, and Terrorist sympathiser". McCain is truly the Manchurian Candidate.

If Cyburn claims he is a Democrat, then endorses Barack Obama, the Socialist, Marxist and terrorist sympathizer, one must wonder if he believes in America and democracy.
Maybe both he and Obama are two corrupt peas in a pod. They care nothing about the will of the people.

Vickie:

Well, I can tell you this much. Conservative Republicans are not at all happy with McCain.

If there's one sure way to get Republicans fired up for this election----have Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ticket.

That's all it would take for Republicans to come running to the polls in November!

She has the highest negative polls in nominee history. Fact.

Hmmmmm.....I wonder who that will be? DUH! These people who try to act like they're neutral, are just too funny. Maybe Donna Brazile can join Clyburn on stage and just get her endorsement over with too.

I can't wait until the SDs Watch the video of father Pfleger at Trinity church! SDs are going to start RUNNING from Mr. Hope.

Thank you Ondioline. If you would refer to my earlier comment about TRUE Democrats...

Never McCain.

These comments are beautiful. One clown is thinking about voting for John Dubya McCain because he claims Obama is tainted by lobbyists. Practically everyone John McCain knows, including his wife and his mother, are lobbyists if you follow recent trends. Just about every other day, some wet rat is jumping off John McCain's sinking ship because people are starting to see through the "Straight Talking Maverick" nonsense and the truth is coming out. Meanwhile, Hillary supporters are commenting about how Barack "played dirty" in Chicago 12 years ago and how he's not the saint that the big, bad media points him out to be. You sad, tragic fake-Democrat victims! Hillary said months ago that the primary in Michigan wouldn't count. Now she's demanding that it will so that she can linger in the spotlight a little longer, pretending that she still has a chance. She's not fooling anyone but you... Bill and Hillary blame everyone but themselves for their problems. "Ken Starr made Bill show the intern his pecker..." "Obama made Hillary talk about Bobby Kennedy's assassination..." "The Media tricked Hillary into thinking the primaries would be over after Super Tuesday..." Sad. A U.S. Senator is talking about the glass ceiling like she's some downtrodden housewife who could've had a career but stayed home to bake cookies. Wait? Isn't that a Hillary quote?

I wonder if Clyburn will endorse Obama...LOL!

A contest between McCain and Obama will come down to love of country and who will best protect America's interests. McCain wins that contest hands down.

He'll have the support of Republicans, Reagan Democrats, Moderates, and Independents. Some of these will be former Obama voters who have learned much more about this unknown candidate since they voted in the primaries and don't like what they've learned.

Sorry, but if there was dirt on Barack Obama the Clintons would have used it already.

dwc 2:56:27 You are correct. As a southern Illinois resident I can tell you the only thing that matters in this state is Chicago. Over the last 3 months, I have repeatedly posted similar comments to yours and they have been removed or not used (MSNBC.) I hope your's and glenn mcgahee's stay on. I do believe the press waiting this long was intentional. I do believe more things will come out-because they are there. The DNC will end up looking really bad. I will never vote for Barack Obama.

This is more proof that the democratic party wants to lose in November.
Maybe his loss will be McGovern-like.

This Democrat will not vote for McCain under ANY circumstance. Anyone who says they'll vote for either Clinton or McCain is NOT a Democrat--plain and simple.

There are HUGE differences between McCain and Obama.

Take a look at McCain's platform and then tell me how any true Democrat could ever support his positions.

Go ahead Democrats. Pick ONE position that you are passionate about and then go online to find out where John McCain stands on the issue.

WHY does this man need a press conference for this?
When everybody plus the animals all know who this fool endorsing.

Clyburn's announcement shouldn't make a ripple as everyone has known all along he wants Obama to be the nominee, just as Dean and Pelosi do. I think they are all legends in their own minds anyway. By the way, CNN has actually posted a story today about Obama playing hardball politics in his first run for state senate in 1996. Voters from downstate Illinois have known all along he isn't the saint the press has made him out to be, but then again Chicago is the only place in Illinois that Obama and other state politicans consider important. Where was this kind of story 6 months ago? Now that he seems to have the nomination cinched, the press will probably shock him into reality and actually start vetting him as they should have long ago. If they had done their jobs then, the Democratic party maybe wouldn't be in the mess it is today. At least a lot of us can just sit back and say "I told you so" when the great change doesn't happen afterall.

Clyburn is totally idiot. He fooled the people.

Glenn Mcgahee that was excellent. I wish people would take a moment to step back and analyse.

The Democratic leadership's fix for Obama is in. One should think long and hard about what that says about who stands for change in the Dem Party- the Clintons or Obama.

Wednesday can't come soon enough.

The DNC chose a long time ago. Its unfortunate that the insiders that Obama says he's fighting against are the very ones that are making sure he is the nominee. It doesn't matter that in the states that have primaries as opposed to caucus', Hillary swamps Obama. Look at the Caucus states, they can't even tell us how many people participated. I don't care if Obama is black or white or red, he has climbed up through the ranks not on his own merit,but on a marketing campaign designed after American Idol. I wonder how long it will take before people learn about Obama's associations with the lobbyists and corporations that he says he loathes. When are the people gonna take back our power? We got 2 terms of George Bush through this type of shenanigans, he was the "uniter" last time. Obama may be a nice guy, but I want someone who can fight for us working stiffs, not someone who knows how to game the system. Obama is an amateur. Once again, I blame the corporate press for hoodwinking the public. At least I know that McCain is a patriot that will do whats best for the country. For the first time in my life, I may be voting for a Republican.

considering the enormous AA voteslide for B O it seems pathetically prophetic that he would follow this path.....

Mary, MI | Jimmy Carter lost because he was the worst president up until now. I'm from Georgia and I voted for him in 1980 but only because my roommate had bet someone that Carter would be able to carry Georgia.

hahahahaha HA commander guy you are as sick as HIlly honest this is now funny.You know all the supers count no matter who.So many of you know nothing about the election set up and you should do your home work before opening your mouths.

Regarding Florida and Michigan:
OBAMA is insistent the primary results are invalid since the two states failed to follow party rules and the rules are the rules. NO THE STATES DID NOT, THE PEOPLE DID NOT, SOME OFFICIALS DID, SO PUNISH AN ENTIRE STATE AND MAKE THE VOTING UNDEMOCRATIC. Of couse OBAMA doesn't want Florida "for sure" because he lost and you know what come November no one in Florida will vote for him either!!!! What is happening to the DNC? Are they blind. Don't you want to know the "will" of the people? Isn't this a democracy anymore?

Mary, MI you say that Kennedy cost Carter the election. Sorry, I was around then and Carter easily lost that election on his own because the party insisted on putting forth a weak candidate.

If Michigan and Florida aren't resolved with either a full seating of the delegates or do-over primaries, then Hillary has every right to take her fight to the convention since it was Obama who blocked re-votes and refuses to accept the delegates be counted as they are.

I think many Dems will be begging for Hillary to go to the convention by the time August rolls around, because by then we'll have an even clearer picture of just how unelectable Obama is. Unless he joins Rev. Wright in the attic, he'll keep talking (and the more he says, the more clueless he appears to be) plus the Republicans will have lobbed a few hits his way (previews of coming attractions).

It is really sad when this is the rhetoric I hear from my fellow Democrats. Sen. Clinton miscalculated this primary season and has used many diffrent tactics and explanations to try and convince people she is winning. She is much more interested in her own ambition than what is good for the country let alone the party. I have seen and heard enough. This thirty three year old white male who lives in New York knows the score and the new, real leader of the United States....Barack Obama. Hillary...ya lost.

we all know who he supports too. Why is he acting like this.
Let all these politicians support DUKAKIS-II and their future will be like Oprah Winfrey.

her ratings plummeted and books are not selling. Just wait and see

This is just more unfairness on the part of Obama!

To think he's getting more superdelegates to endorse him rather than Hillary.

He's gotta lotta nerve.

Lou,

Your comment makes no sense. What Pelosi is saying that the RULES are set up that the person with the most DELEGATES is the nominee.

Next week Tuesday, when it's all over, the person with the most DELEGATES will be the nominee.

If the person with the FEWER delegates wants to fight it out at the convention, the Speaker will step in to do all she can to make sure that doesn't happen.

Get it?

If he doesn't want to interject himself into the process, why is he announcing his choice before the vote starts on Tuesday? He should do it Wednesday morning, not Tuesday.

If Pelosi and the DNC annouce that obama is the "nominee" then that means that the DNC has chosen - Not the people, who have the right to vote for their candidate. If this is how the DNC plays it, I am re-registering as an Indendent and say to hell with the Democratic Party, as well as to Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi and Donna Brazile. And when their time for re-election comes up, I hope they are defeated by a landslide. In this part of the country, I can help with some of their defeat - maybe not a lot, but it will make me feel a lot better when I know that there a some votes they won't get.

Uhmmmm, who could it be?

(smile)

Please give us names of those that asked Ted to drop out, Mary.

Or a reference to where the party asked him to.

Never happened!

Boy, I can hardly wait for the Clyburn announcement.

I have been wondering about that for months.

I surely am glad that he has so far chosen not to make any statements praising one candidate and denigrating the other.

That would have spoiled the whole surprise thing for me!

As Speaker Pelosi stated today, it will be over by mid-June. She also said that the rules are set up for the person with the most delegates to get the nomination.

If Hillary tries to take this all the way to the convention after all the states (including the revised delegate counts for FL and MI) have had their say and the superdelegates have had their say, which puts Obama over the top, Speaker Pelosi will step in and make sure that the Democrats do not end up with a fight at the convention.

For anyone who thinks this is a wise thing to do, just go back into your history and look at 1980. Ted Kennedy ran against Jimmy Carter and took the primary fight all the way to the convention (after many people told him to drop out for the good of the party). Ted didn't listen and guess what happened? He lost the primary fight to Carter, and we ended up with a fractured Democratic party which lost to Ronald Reagan.

A foregone conclusion.

Obama08; does he have a choice?