I am sure he has some "IDIOT" in him also. He just needs a holiday to exploit it, oh yeah it will surely be tomorrow, following his speech.

Am I supposed to laugh or cry after listening to this joker?

Now he is Irish because his great grandfather came from Ireland, but he is not Kenyan nor a muslim. Who cares about a father or grandfather. Irish great grandfather is all that matters. Isn't it?

That's clear now: hatred is the last Clinton's supporters.

In one place unapologetically black and afro-centric, another place Kansan, and then Hawaiian, and yet another place Irish, and for the rest of "a uniter" - What else?
Some crucial cultural heritage seems to be forgotten. Why not recognize that as well. After all, Mr. Obama is for transparency, right?
What a way to pander? All candidates do it - some more than others.

The church and the pastor are not the problems in this election, the disciple is!!

hatred is a harsh word isn't it. we have been hearing it for months about Hillary. Only thing is we don't hate Obama, we new all along the true Obama, and it FEELS GREAT THAT HE IS FINALLY CALLED TO THE CARPET!!!

Jay, tonight you have lost the DcVoter and the WestCoastMessanger, could you be a bit friendly toward Obama? Hillary is not electable in November and we all know that. Anybody who understands Obma's roots will be proud of him because he cannot be what people wants him to be i.e. a racist or unpatriotic. He will win the nomination and win the presidency and we all will work with him to lift-up America, and lift-up the world. Together, yes we can.

He is Irish now??? what a tool he sure is giving a new meaning to the words a politician will say anything to get votes.

Again...Obama will not win the nomination.....it is clear...this is his last week in politics....tomorrow he is going to mess up so bad in the press conference that he wished he wouldnt have come into politics.

Hillary has fought all the haters in RNC, the media and whatnot.

Obama has had an easy ride. This election will define Hillary as the one who overcame all odds to become President.

I still cant stop laughing at the Baragh is an old Celtic name and I know some of you have seen the signs with the apostrophe after the O.

Geez is this man for real !!!! lol

D, hilarious! Thanks for making laugh.

In the Jeremiah Wright affair, Barack Obama is most certainly lying about something.

He now insists that he is "shocked, shocked" (in the style of Claude Raines in "Casablanca") to hear that anti-Americanism had anything at all to do with Wright's ministry.

He has also claimed to be a "devout Christian" who attends church every week and is deeply involved in the life of Wright's congregation (where he's been a member for twenty years).

What is Barack Obama lying about?

Barack Obama's speech tomorrow will rival those of John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King. And when it's done, more people than ever will say...

YES WE CAN.

what's that blarney? LOL

RCP average has Clinton with a slight lead in the polls as of yesterday.

Anyone who was duped into voting for Obama must be furious.

The Democratic Party is now stuck with a racist, old school Black Nationalist and con man as its nominee for president.

Good luck with that "uniter" thing Obama. We see how committed you and your "uncle" have been to uniting the country over the last 25 years together.

As if that's not enough, Obama and his whopping two years of federal experience (most of which he has simply spent campaigning for president) are supposedly going to lead America and the world during these especially challenging times.

My God. Unbelievable.

The heading of that CNN poll is so incredibly biased as well as incorrect ("Poll: Majority of Democrats prefer Obama"). Based on the margin of error listed in their story, there is no reasonable statistical evidence to suggest that Democrats prefer Senator Obama over Senator Clinton.

Obama: 47.5% - 56.5%
Clinton: 40.5% - 49.5%

There confidence intervals overlap which means that it is a statistical tie. This kind of bias reporting is a joke.

What fun! His father was Kenyan, and his mother Kansan. And somewhere there is an Irish tie. Doesn't surprise me. My wife is from Africa, though we both share Irish heritage. Barack (what a name!) is poised to lead this country ... not because of any heritage, but because he is best able to carry this country forward. His policies, presidential demeanor, and proven intellect on constitutional law, make him our best candidate in at least two generations.

hiya LOM yep I saw that too... but most of us know CNN has unreliable polling

MattOhio: I have posted the following before:
Clinton would need to get 64.2% of the remaining pledged delegates in order to catch Obama. That is HIGHLY unlikely. Interestingly, if we have a revote in Fl and Mi, and Obama retains his 200 some superdeletates, then he only needs a little over 45% of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. Get used to him folks, the numbers are on his side.

I have to agree with the post not believing the bigotry. Being in Scranton and a supporter of Obama, I am amazed at the meanness of the Clinton supporters. I had a couple of people at the St Patricks day parade ask if they could burn the sign I was holding, but only if I kept holding it. Nice, thing to say in front of kids. Another today outside the Irish womans dinner...a sign in a Hillary person's hands "Lies are not change" I wanted to say to them...no and Hillary should know that all to well. He isn't done. History itself will prove who wins. One of the three willhold the white house.

Lori,

It is sad to hear stories like this out there. It's incredibly sad to see both sides so polarized and nasty. It's good to be passionate and know that not everyone is behaving this way, on BOTH sides.

I was really excited to participate in our state's caucus and knew that I would be in the minority. I felt so demoralized after the verbal beating the small group of Hillary supporters took. It wasn't fun at all and I was really disappointed in the process.

It would be nice if we could all engage in spirited, constructive debate, but that is not the reality of this race. I really hope that we can figure out how we can all come together so that "one of the three" isn't McCain.

DCVoter -- I really don't get the dismissal of sexism in this contest by so many. I guess it runs rampant in corporate America, so why not our nation's top job? It's frustrating to say the least and the MSM have become masters in perpetuating this evilness.

LOM - people seem to dismiss facts like:

Blacks got the right to vote before women.

Disparity in employment between black men and white men is no longer present for earnings.

After 30 years of so-called progress, white women still make 71 cents on the dollar and minority women still make 69 cents on the dollar.

Statistically that means sexism is still prevalent in our society and it is reflected in this election more than ever... yet if the Clinton mentions it she is accused of whining when it is an obvious fact.

lol golfgirl - I think we are all made from stardust. I care more about judgement, credibility, character, experience, qualifications, voting record, issues, proposals, and patriotism. Clinton is my choice.

You know a lot of this mess could be simplified if we had mandatory voting, national registry, non-party President and Vice President, and ordered choices (1st 2nd and so on) in a national non-partisan primary to select the top two. They would then choose their running mates and begin the electoral campaign. Novel idea?

Obama is so arrogant. He is everything to everybody. Isn't this getting tiring?

I am encouraged by the latest polling showing Obama's public support is dwindling. It will be interesting to see what the polls show in a week or so. He will have had his speech then more press vetting. I used the tool and slate and cnn and saw solutions that are possible where Clinton can pass Obama in both popular vote and delegate projections. (Yes I used the polling projections for percentages.) I cant understand why the media is misleading people into thinking it is not a possibility. Perhaps they are using standard probabilities with best guesses. Bad move in this election. LOL

Yes, Obama is too arrogant. He is full of ambition, but lack of capability, lack of patience. I don't want him to use this country to do experiment.

Why he runs presidency this time, because he is in his 40s. He wants to be another JFK, so he has to be president this time. So vain! No matter how he imitates JFK's speech, no matter how his wife imitates Jackie Kennedy's fashion style, Obama is still Obama. He can not make him JFK.

I'm sick of him.

He should quit!

From a 2004 speech:

Interviewer: “So why have you ruled that out…running nationally?”

Obama: “I am a believer in…….(pregnant pause)……….knowing what you’re doing…when you apply for a job…”

“If I were to seriously consider running on a national ticket…I would essentially have to start now…before having served a day in the Senate. Now there might be some people who would have no problem doing that, but ah…I’m not one of them“.

Where's the commitment to his job and constituency? Why didnt he show conviction?

DCVoter: I just read on AP that there are a group of Obama Superdelegates meeting with him tonight to assuage him to get out now to save the party. The more this goes on, the more democrats are going to loose in November.

Hillary is up by 12 points in recent national pole

Recent national straw polls conducted by Rasmussen, CNN and AOL show that Clinton has pulled ahead of Obama in electability against McCain in the general election. These results are due to the fallout associated Rev. Wright's hateful and vicious diatribe, calling America the U.S. of KKK-A and saying the white Americans should be damned for their treatment of blacks. Read the results. Read the poll results.
According to Democratic insiders, several Superdelegates who have thus far supported Obama have asked him to withdraw his presidency ambitions in order to avoid repercussion it would have against the Democratic party in the general election against McCain.

LOL Meck I dont think he will anymore than I thought Clinton would step down under similar pressure.

DCVoter: The problem is that Clinton has gone through the meat grinder for 20 years. However, Obama is now just getting started and people know very little about him.

I think he is toast!

I am a Clinton supporter Meck. I have been saying for weeks that he is going to be toast. The reason I post on the blogs is in the hope that an undecided voter might decide to vote for Clinton. Of course that is what we all hope for our candidates. The FL vote situation is going to court as well as waiting on the DNC meeting in April. The MI vote will probably happen also. Clinton would likely landslide FL, MI, and PA and probably split the other states with a slight lead if not more. she only needs a little more than 60% average of the remaining delegates which appears to be more likely given his slide in popularity right now. I think we will know more in a week unless he mysteriously dropped out tomorrow.

If the crowd is dwindling .. Obama should start again his just words style but no.. Americans are now waking up from being zombies .. wait he is going to deliver a speech tomorrow to dissuade them to become zombies again. How about the superdelegates... are they waking up now? For those supporters and contributors of Obama .. get your refund now .. at least you can get a piece of compensation.

Meck and Jenny, can you point me to the right place where mentioning the DNC members pressured Obama to quit? I would like to take a look. Thanks.

There are many unanswered questions about Obama...

The biggest question about Obama is what has he done for the American public? No one has answered this yet....uniting people is not going to solve problems or make RNC do things for you in the govt...

Everyone knows that Obama's inexperience is not beneficial to America and maybe worser than Bush.....just see what Bush did with 7 years of experience....imagine what Obama would do with no experience and deceit...

Yes try to persuade all the Superdelegates to switch now before the primaries end..that way Obama camp cant claim that there were any back-room deals...This is the right time for Superdelegates to endorse Hillary, the safest option.

This cannot get any worse. Now they have evidence that Obama was indeed present at one of the sermons on July 22, 2007.

Even though he hasn't been able to close the deal, he has come entirely way too far, beyond expectation and has overcome the "inevitable candidate" in many respects. There is no way he is going to drop out at this point in the game. Just as Clinton is making Obama earn the nomination, he will do the same for her. He's not done yet and if he can survive this backlash, this race is far from over.

Wouldn't it be nice though?!

Yes I dont think he will drop out unless there are other things he is hiding that the dems found out.

I am thinking some Superdelegates will start switching by the end of this week. There is a definite shift in the party towards Clinton.

Obama seems more and more shady.

If he has any integrity, he will. In all honesty, he may be looking to save face rather be thrown out.

It will come to superdelegates. Now, Newsmax reporter was present on one occasion in July 22 where Obama attended Hate America Sermon.

I agree but it all depends on the polling after the speech and more vetting. I have a sneaky feeling about the vetting... ie, there is some damning evidence of something lurking... something the Reps know that the dems are trying to find out maybe?

Campaigns are a lot more cut throat than most people think.

Becki: Would you allow your son or daughter act, lie, and associate himself or herself with these shady characters? Would you not be ashamed?

Enough said.

Obama has a serious credibility issue right now that had he just aired it out at the onset of this race, he would probably be pretty close to clinching the nomination rather than seeing drops in the polls. Rezko and Wright in one week...ouch! He might have fared better had he stayed in the Senate after all to gain that much needed "experience."

I'm actually really looking forward to seeing what he has to say tomorrow and wonder if he is going to come out of this okay. I think if he spins it right, people might actually support him more because they now see that he is not infallible, but human. Since we all make mistakes, it may make the guy even more likeable.

It is not him, but the MSM, with Wolf Blitzer, Cafferty, Jamaal Simmons, Dickk Morris etc....all those who are glorifying him for no reason...we have to be careful of their spin on what he says....they made him......media made Obama come this far.

Obama is not losing ground because of what Wright said or because of racism. The only voting bloc that appears to have statistical disparity implying votes based on race is the black voting bloc.

It is about judgment, character, integrity, honesty, and credibility... all of which he has lost the voters' confidence. Since he doesnt have a significant amount of experience and qualifications, he lost his platform. Give it a week and let's see how the voters feel.

Suddenly he admited he is part of Irish.
Don't worry people still remember who you are for the last 20 years.

Actually, I think his run was a mistake. But I dont think the speech combined with vetting is going to be enough. People are more in tune now and looking at the issues. The economy was all over the news this week and that is not going away. Clinton is the stronger candidate so time will tell if the voters in the remaining states swing it back to her.

And, I still KNOW he is a much better candidate than Hillary Clinton or John McCain. Oh Brother! Hillary is an opportunist, and is married to one of the BIGGEST LIARS in AMERICAN HISTORY, or have we forgot about that. And John McCain is crazy.

Umm...you all do realize that the "Baragh is an old Celtic name" bit was a joke, right? As in, humor?

Lighten up, people. This is the kind of thing that politicians always do on St. Patrick's day. The game is to play up any Irish link that's there, usually for fun. It's good-natured and done with a wink. But he's not allowed to because his father was African? (And, frankly, a great-grandfather who actually immigrated from Ireland is a far sight closer to the real thing that a lot of Americans with Irish surnames.) The outrage in these comments is silly, petty, and ridiculous.

(And to "Truth Be Told" -- I'm still trying to wrap my brain around your bizarre "half muslim" comment. Since when is religion something anyone is "born" with? It's like saying that someone is born "half Rotarian" if his dad was in the Rotary club....)

Becki,

I admire that you want to be an advocate for your candidate, but coming here and saying that Senator Obama isn't a racist and that we are all racists isn't going to compel anyone to take you seriously.

I don't think he is a racist, but perhaps has exhibited some poor judgment. He has some serious credibility problems and has to be cautious how he spins this moving forward or he may have to fold his candidacy sooner than later.

Please don't call us racist. Speak to the issues.

I have more concern about his associates who support terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, ie. the TUCC who honors Farrakhan with a lifetime achievement award and has NOI people standing behind the pulpit (seen in the videos) during sermons. We dont know what those ties are but we cant take the risk of not paying attention to flags. At least with the other candidates we cannot see any flags like that.

We will give you a Crazy Support Uncle of Obama pass if you tell us one accomplishment of Obama that has helped atleast a thousand people.

Meck--

It's fine to prefer another candidate to Obama. It's also fine to dislike Obama, to think he's shown poor judgment, and to think that he's a lying politician.

But "megalomaniac racist"? Hyperbole like that is so patently absurd that it makes it very hard to read anything else you say with a straight face. If you're actually interested in persuading people, it's better to reign the rhetoric back into the realm of reality.

Farrakhan is a very dangerous man who incites hatred by supporting terrorism. Perhaps you should do a bit of study Becki. The website he founded is Final Call com. You can get all your information about his side of the story and then go to the FBI site and the southern poverty law center site to see what he really does. Another place to see what he has said to incite terrorism is on the website for the virtual jewish library (american-isreali coop initiative).

The ethics reform for veterans. Thank you.

LOM I dont think she is waiting for him to drop out. I think she is doing the same thing Bill and JFK did. Pursuing the nomination process. She has a very strong case for electability based on the electoral map and can pass him in both delegate and popular vote. Neither of them locked up nominations until June. I firmly believe she is a staunch democrat.

To say Farakhan is a threat is a joke. Wow, I'm laughing real hard now! The only people that listen to Farakhan are those stupid men who sell those bean pies in those suits when it is 90 degrees outside. Get real, why are you reading Final Call, it's people like you that make Farakhan feel like he is a somebody. He's a nobody!! And so was Rev. Wright until yesterday!

Becki, an intelligent discussion and debate of the issues can only happen when all the parties do not insult each other.

Obama's ethics are in question regarding his failure to inform the church they were violating the law by endorsing and campaigning for him. He even participated which any decent lawyer knows not to do.

Hillary doesn't have a shot in hell. The republicans HATE HER! And she will be responsible for turning all of the black people in the U.S. into republicans. That's how divisive she is! I have some black co-workers whom are already talking about how black people shouldn't be democrats anyway, because they have never done anything to benefit them, and they just expect their vote, and now this closeted racism of the democratic party has reared it's ugly head. They said they have always voted for white people, now there is a viable black candidate, and the democrats want to tear him down. It's going to get ugly.
I am almost trying to convince them to stay with the party, but I think this will have a bigger affect long term.

DCVoter,

I agree that she is in this to WIN the nomination and not waiting for him to drop out. Understanding politics though, I can only imagine that she hopes that a blunder will occur, just as Senator Obama hopes for the same, given that the race is incredibly close (here come the stats from the other side...).

I guess you have no idea how much Clinton has done in her life for people of all colors around the world. Maybe you have no idea the number of black people Bill Clinton appointed in his administration. Certainly you must be aware of the personal work both of them have done to raise money for victims of Katrina when our own government failed. Perhaps a bit of time learning and reading will help calm you down. I know you are upset and that is understandeable. But many of the things you advocate for Clinton does too. Their platforms are almost identical.

Well matt, I am sorry you don't think the veterans whom have fought for you country are important. That's really sad.

One last thing for me and then I'm signing off to dream about rational, logical thought that is only a periodic occurrence in this blog...

Farrakhan is a threat. Anyone who spews hatred is a threat. Hitler didn't kill six million Jews overnight. It started with hatred and others bought into it.

Farrakhan may not have the means to do as Hilter did, but he does have the ability to perpetuate this hatred. It's very real and very scary. Don't dismiss the works of Farrakhan as a joke--hatred is no joke.

As Clinton and Obama have both stated, they were friends before and will be friends after. I think they both know politics well enough to know that the things said in the primary race are not personal. Both of them have worked hard to keep their surrogates on message. But this is the most pivotal election in our history and the people have emotions too.

Becki

My advice is vote according to your conscience...no one can influence you or your vote...choose the best candidate in the playing field...the one who will deliver....the one who will fight your battles on the world stage...the one who can protect our borders...the one that you can say with pride can be my President..

Vote for someone who shows up at their job and takes it serious. They debate the issues, the vote for or against things.

showing up and voting present is not working for the people, that is showing up for a pay check.

Vote for one who does not lie, about their friends. If they can't come out and tell you the truth the first time, how can they be trusted. that is a character flaw, How soon until they turn their back on you, on your country?

If it sounds to good to be true, then it is to good to be true.

NO one is going to give you something for nothing.

Actions do speak louder than words.

Just thought I would share this:

Doing a little digging I found one of the groups on Obama's website is the New Black Panthers. Southern Poverty Law Center lists them as a black separatist group.

There is also a group that calls themselves Marxist/Socialists/Communists for Obama
They are not listed as a hate group that I could find though. No idea who these people are.

You can see a list of the groups on his website.

I don't care whether or not Hillary is Irish. I'm still voting for her because she is good.

I guess there's no point in pointing out that St. Patrick's Day is always when Politicians come out and make little jokes about their "irish heritage". You should see what goes on in Boston and New York.

The fact that Hillary supporters have no sense of humor is not his problem. Or mine.

I'm not happy with his attitude toward Wright, and how he couldn't walk away from his Church. My family were catholics for hundreds of years, but I couldn't tolerate the policies on gays, divorcees, women priests, the prayer about "saving" Jews, and how "non-believers" were going to hell. You leave if something doesn't agree with your principles. Full stop. Even if it pisses your own family off.

That being said - he's always focused on building links between everyone, and he's been much less divisive than Clinton. If clips can be found of Obama making similar comments as Wright - then I most definitely won't vote for him.

But until then, I'll judge the candidates by their own words. The Clintons are out due to their past comments about black people and men (I'm a white female). If Obama turns out to be the same, either the Democrats need to pick a third person, or I just won't vote Democrat.

They might want to choose a third person anyway, being that the Party has totally screwed up this "guaranteed" election anyway. Might as well torpedo the whole thing.

Senator Obama's speech was excellent and very inspiring. Thumbs up to Obama. I believe he will do great things for our country. Obama for President.

From an ex-republican

where is his senate voting record? isn't this public info that everyone is hiding?