Women Threaten Obama Boycott

It's interesting to look at Sen. Obama's senior staff and see that there are no obviously Asian or Latino names and that there are very few women.

Here's the list from wikipedia:

Campaign staff and policy team
On January 14, 2007, the Chicago Tribune reported that Obama had begun assembling his 2008 presidential campaign team, to be headquartered in Chicago.[17] His team includes campaign manager David Plouffe and media consultant David Axelrod, who are partners at Chicago-based political consulting firm AKP&D Message and Media.[18] Communications director Robert Gibbs was previously press secretary for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.[19]

Other members of the campaign staff include Deputy National Campaign Director Steve Hildebrand,[20] New Media Director Joe Rospars,[21] speechwriter Jon Favreau,[22] national press secretary Bill Burton, travelling press secretary Dan Pfeiffer, policy development Cassandra Butts, finance director Julianna Smoot, research director Devorah Adler, and pollsters Paul Harstad and Cornell Belcher.[23]

A number of Obama's top aides have backgrounds with former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle,[24] who left the Senate due to re-election defeat at the same time Obama was entering it.

Obama's economic advisors include chief Austan Goolsbee, who has worked with him since his U.S. Senate campaign, Paul Volcker, Warren Buffett,[25] health economist David Cutler and Jeffrey Leibman.[26] His foreign policy advisors included a core of nine people: Gregory Craig, Richard Danzig, Scott Gration, Anthony Lake, Denis McDonough, Samantha Power, Ben Rhodes, Susan Rice and Daniel Shapiro[27] until March, 2008 when Samantha Power stepped down. A larger group of 250 advisers is divided into subgroups of about 20 people, each focusing on a specific area or topic.[28] His legal affairs advisors include Martha Minow, Ronald Sullivan, Christopher Edley Jr., Eric Holder and Cassandra Butts.[29]

Among his field staff, Paul Tewes and Mitch Stewart led Obama's winning Iowa caucus campaign and one or the other of them directed field operations in many other crucial states, including Nevada, Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.

Hillary's continued lies about the popular vote total now.
I have written to Howard Dean, to contact the supedelegates. She cannot be trusted, because now every day she is lying--every day!--on the stump. She would try to steal the nomination through manipulation- -in a heartbeat. The result would be the virtual destruction of the Democratic Party and civilnunrest--riots in the street--as a pundit said last night.

Please, help finish this so we can go after Mccain. Get the support for Obama to claim the nominaion.

Rhonda-41-white -single mother
Obama supporter

Those who say a vote for McCain will extend the war, so "good" Democrats should not even consider voting for him are forgetting that the Dems promised to end the war if we voted for them in '06.
See how well that worked out?

Dont Stop Hillary Dot Com.

Independent run for Hillary.

I second what Dawn said, "If you didn't see it, that's because either you weren't looking, or because you consider too many of those statements and attitudes as "normal" rather than sexist. If you seriously want to see it, go back and check the coverage."

I can not believe some of these comments and this blog entry. Bitter people don't cling to God and guns, they cling to Hillary Clinton.

Sexism didn't undo the Clinton campaign, mismangement, poor planning and lack of funds did.

I pray Hillary will have the courage to run as an independent in November when the DNC closes her out of the race. She has the influence and money to over turn some of the ballot access laws, and the willpower to do it.

For those who think that women will vote for Obama when it comes down to it, they are wrong - completely wrong. I will join the boycott too. I am tired of inexperienced men being chosen over women with experience. I have been talking about the sexist comments the media has been saying for months. Obama is getting a big pass and the media, who always like to be king makers, are giving credit to Obama where credit is not due. oh, and by the way. I live in Florida. Hillary did NOT brake any rules in Florida. She did not campaign here at all. The rules were that no one would campaign and it didn't happen. I live here, I know. Obama took his name off of the Michigan ballet and that was his strategic decision - it is time to stop making excuses for Obama. He has done well and that its not the issue. The issue is the continued sexist comments from the media that are totally out of order

I will write in "Hillary" if I have to I have HAD to vote for men all of my life. I have had NO choice. And I am DONE not having a choice. Oh and ....anit there more of us women than them??????

I am from Nebraska and My family will join the boycott and campaign against Obama if he gets the election. Hillary has been treated so unfair by the DNC and the media. We have had it and so have the blue collar workers, Catholic, gun toting White, Hispanic, Jewish and all races that the Obamas look down on. Just read Michelle Obamas Princeton thesis. It tells you exactly why they stayed in Rev. Wrights church for 20yrs. She beleives everything Rev. Wright says. She also beleives in the Ayers, didn't Mrs. Ayers work with Michelle Obama in her law office in the nintys? You had better take a long look at what their agenda is. They want to raise taxes on anyone who makes over $50,000. That takes in just about any family with both parents working and struggling to pay their bills. Obama wants to raise capital gains taxes to 28% capital gains taxes, if you decide to retire and sell your largest asset (your home) to live on you will pay 28% to the Gov. and not to your savings to live on. We have fought hard for alot of years to get rid of this unfair taxes. Both Democrates and Republicans have fought to lower or get rid of the capital Gains Taxes. Obama doesn't care about the elderly, if he did he wouldn't do that. He also doesn't want voters to be able to have a private retirement fund to go along with their social security fund. Everyone should be able to have both and get Tax credits for having a private retirement fund that will make up for the downfall of social security. Yes we will campaign for McCain if Hillary is not the nominee.

I HOPE AND PRAY
That those of yours who are planning on boycotting the democratic party.
Can live with themselves when their sons and daughters’ are off to fight WW3
McCain is another bush X2

Civics test America. Its NOT the president who writes the budget. Its not the president who sets the agenda for the economy. The Congress writes and passes a budget that is then sent to the President to sign or veto. Look back to 2006 before we voted democrats into control of both houses of congress. Take a civics lesson America.

I just stumbled across this blog and can not beleive it. Talk about sniper fire! McCain has already announced his litmus test for judicial nomimations, that is right to life and illegallizing abortions. Talk about cutting your nose off despite your face. McCain would be ruinous. No way could I pull a lever to support him. Ever. If Obama gets nominated, he needs to get elected. I think Hillary could have had it if her and Bill had not gone so negative. It was hers to lose, and she lost it. Obama didn't do it to her, she did it to herself.

I just stumbled across this blog and can not beleive it. Talk about sniper fire! McCain has already announced his litmus test for judicial nomimations, that is right to life and illegallizing abortions. Talk about cutting your nose off despite your face. McCain would be ruinous. No way could I pull a lever to support him. Ever. If Obama gets nominated, he needs to get elected. I think Hillary could have had it if her and Bill had not gone so negative. It was hers to lose, and she lost it. Obama didn't do it to her, she did it to herself.

It's funny how this issue is just now coming up when it's been happening all along. If there had been racist comments happening all along we would have never heard the end of it. Obama was annointed the winner by the press a long time ago because of his gender and his race. They are afraid to be critical for fear of being called racist. I have voted Democratic for the past 20 years but that streak will come to an end in November...

Our family regrets its vote for Edwards and his ambitious faux rhetoric.

My sisters and their families across America and friends all plan to boycott the vote for Obama on the issue of trust. While some plan to write in Hillary, the majority plan not only to vote for McCain but also to fully campaign for him. We too feel that the party has discounted our votes and interfered with a viable candidate’s chances for nomination.

Obama’s voting pattern in the state legislature is a mockery of an elected position. While Republicans and Democrats were in unison on giving sexual crime victims the right to seal their records, Obama’s vote was the sole dissent. He claimed that it was unconstitutional. He would often vote and change this vote the day after (according to the New York Times.) I say it was most likely to have it recorded by newspapers before he changed it. This pattern of behavior is a red flag to what lies ahead.

If anyone can post anything on the buses on May 31, please post it, and some of us will be on it.

"Listen people, I for one am hurting the way things are now. Change is necessary and important. Obama has a vision like no other for our future."

HOW, HOW, and again HOW?! Talking about change is all wonderful and inspiring and all that...but how about some information on HOW! Vision is pie in the sky w/out a plan on how to actually get there. Being charismatic and inspiring are all for naught w/out a plan! I've not seen a plan. I've not heard a plan. I don't think there is a plan! There's all this wonderful, feel-good rhertoric, but little else.

I won't vote McCain, but I'll not vote Obama under any circumstance either. I don't think I'm alone, either. I think McCain is going to be the next president.

You people are the true racist, and sexist, and sore losers. If Hillary had won the nomination, I would have supported her all the way to the White House. However, Obama is leading and most likely will win the nomination, so it is he who I will cast my vote. I remember when an actor ran in 1980, people were saying an he was a bad govenor, and a was talking voo-doo economics. Listen people, I for one am hurting the way things are now. Change is necessary and important. Obama has a vision like no other for our future. I like what he envisions. I will vote for him, and I assure you more people are like me than you. Mr. Obama will be the next president of the United States, and will bring America back to her rightful leadership place in the world. I just pray that you have enough respect for the office and yourself to apologize on this forum the same way you a spewing your venom.

As we're told, "As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap."

Any attempt to undermine Senator Obama's candidacy will ultimately be the end of Senator Clinton's 2012 bid.

I'm an Obama supporter who will vote for Clinton if she win's the Democratic nomination.

However, if Clinton supporters destroy his chances in 2008, Mrs. Clinton will stand absolutely no chance in 2012. It's easy enough to follow the blue prints that have been drawn.

I am sitting her reading these comments, and all I can say shame on us women in America. What are you doing to your Democratic party. If Hillary is any true Democratic she would put a stop to this split of the party. Even though I will vote for Obama if he is the nominee. I would also vote for Hillary if she is the nomiee bacause I do not want another Republican in the WP. Let stop with this he/she fight and vote on the issues. Both can do a good job if we let them. The world is watching and laughting at us. STOP IT. and come together as one.Superdelagates please stop this right now.