Dear Superdelegates,

I am a white, middle-aged, lifetime Democrat with an MBA. Prior to the controversy with Rev Wright, I would have supported ANY Democrat you placed on the ballot in November. But now I will stay home if Obama is your choice. Please let me explain why. Throughout my college and working life, I have seen many blacks given opportunities that I myself would have appreciated. But I wasn’t and had to work hard to get everything I got in life. Now that I am retired, I need a candidate with their priorities straight and Obama is too focused on the African-American community and their all-about-me whining. With gas and heating prices escalating, the market tanking, grocery costs taking its bite out of a fixed pension and the Iraq war draining our resources, it’s the economy again, stupid.

Maybe she was thinking about this day at Camp Bedrock when she misspoke about something that happened 10 years ago:

But the highlight of her trip were visits to two fortified posts outside the U.S. base in Tuzla. Even President Clinton, restricted to the base by bad weather in January, did not see as much of this war-wracked region as Mrs. Clinton did Monday.
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Riflemen rushed to the brush line as the helicopter landed and surrounded her as she walked into the post. Located in a "separation zone," the U.S. outpost nestles between two tree lines. Just months ago, one was Serbian territory, the other Bosnian.
Security was tight - fighter jets accompanied her C-17 cargo plane to Tuzla - but officials said the first lady took no extraordinary risks on the trip.
Lexis - By RON FOURNIER, Associated Press, March 25, 1996

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First Lady of the United States, Hillary Clinton, visited her country's troops at their fortified outposts in north-eastern Bosnia today and said their peacekeeping work was "extraordinary to behold".
Mrs Clinton's helicopter flight to Camp Alicia, home of a mechanised infantry outfit and a combat engineer batallion 15 miles east of Tuzla, took her over burned out villages and farm houses whose roofs had been blown off in the fierce fighting before last December's Paris peace agreement ended the 43 -month-old war in Bosnia.

A machine gun emplacement guarded the entrance of the outposts and marked Bosnian minefields were visible outside its perimeter.
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After lunch with the troops in a makeshift dining hall surrounded by sandbags, she flew on to Camp Bedrock south of Tuzla to visit an army field hospital.

Mrs Clinton, who later returned to Tuzla for a show starring singer Sheryl Crow and comedian Sinbad, said she was "amazed at how much has been accomplished in such a short period of time" by US troops in Bosnia.
Source - Lexis - The Herald (Glasgow), March 26, 1996

Everybody has to wonder if this was not a planted question coming from somebody who has publicly said he is supporting Hillary, the response to the question and the attention of the campaign and media to the situation make us feel that this is another planted question by Hillary's campaign. Period. God bless America and God bless Obama.

MMiller, sounds like information some of these bloggers need to read. After blasting Hillary for misspeak, they need to understand how tight security was for the entire trip. If a lapse of detail about the exact setting at the airfield was not correct, certainly, the details of the trip in its entirety involved some intensity and risks. The media which has jumped at any chance to spin a negative on Hillary should find the source for this and give it to the public as a public service. Will they?

WCM - per the news report I saw earlier, the primary charity Obama gave to was TUCC - most of which was in 2005-2006. He clearly supports black separatism or he would not have donated so much to buy the votes of its members.

4,341 delegates and 610 alternates
According to the DNCC the 2004 Convention was the most diverse in Democratic Party history: 39.1% of the 4,341 delegates to the Convention were minorities and 2,163 or 49.8% were women. The rules stipulate delegates must reflect the ethincity of the state electorate and 50% must be women. This means most delegates are white. How will that play now that Obama has insulted "typical white voters"?

Currently, Obama leads in delegates by 4%. If the difference changes to 2%, only 41 delegates would tip the vote. This is certainly plausible based on history. The polls go up and down as we expect, but the margin of error is larger than the difference in delegates.

Gee, Chelsea, I think my mom should be president too. She worked hard as a professor of nursing and helped bring health care to the Navajo reservation. In fact, I think she's a hell of a lot more qualified than Hillary. She fought real feminist battles, while Hillary got where she is 'cause she married a guy named Clinton.

But since my mom isn't up for election, I'll do what she's doing: vote for Obama.

I also am a retired, white professional woman who in the course of my career, which I attained by putting myself through college, I had many an oportunity to butt my head against the glass ceiling. While working long hours I also successfully raised my fmaily with my husbands help and cared for my elderly mother. I want to support someone who understands the problems and challenges a woman has in this world. The challenges of health care for families, educating our children and this includes paying for college;caring for our elderly parents with dignity. That person is Hilary Clinton. She might not be charismatic or a dynamic speaker but her heart and intelligent mind is in the right place.

Barbara you mention that Iraq is draining our resources. Wasn't it Clinton that voted for intervention. Didn't Obama speak against our involvement? Doesn't McCain want 100 years of more fun over there? Didn't Paul vote against the war. You say you will stay home if Obama is the nominee. Why not stay home for Clinton too. That way you can save the gas money.

From a lot of what I read here and see on the news a lot of media and DNC officials would like Hillary to exit the race. I do not see it like that, and I wish they would stop with that line. Barack Obama is winning mainly because of the caucuse. In Texas we had a primary and a caucus and Hillary won the primary but Barack the caucus. Barack actually won more delegates in Texas because of the caucus. The caucus in Texas had all types of irregularities such as cheating and bullying. Caucuses do not seem fair. I cannot believe this process is seen as credible by anyone who really examines the process.

"Hurray!!!!! Chelsea Clinton to be next American President after Bill-Bill and Hilary-Hilary" quote from a political novice.
It is up for Americans to decide whether the presidency is now hereditary and full of lies (misspoke) or more Lewinskey in white house massaging Bill since the family is too busy with politics.

Some of these comments remind me just how obtuse some Americans are when it comes to racial matters and confirms that - in the case of Obama's historic speech - people too often hear only what they want to hear and don't hear what doesn't conform to their own prejudices. Very sad.

Dear Barbara,
You posted earlier that you are a white person who will not support Obama because of your resentment about affirmative action and Obama being too focused on the "African-American" community. Barbara, I am an African-American female attorney and Obama supporter. I gained entrance into law school because my LSAT scores were within the 90th percentile and with a 3.9 GPA. My grandfathers, aunts and cousins are all mostly doctors or health care professionals. I face challenges every day becaused of a "perceived" advantage I have because of affirmative action. I have been absolutely heart-broken by white colleagues (and even secretaries) who have demeaned me and questioned my intelligence. I have had to be the "better person" on too many occassions because I have a mortage and a family. However, these experiences have not caused me to hate white people or be resentful. Please know that affirmative action, in my opinion, was meant to keep law schools and employers from disregarding "qualified minorities" - I hate quotas! I regret you have not had positive relationships with African-Americans. Perhaps you would appreciate that there are millions of African American who are't looking for a hand out but rather a chance to live the American dream.

Tia - I think you will support than a Affirmative Action based on annual salary of parents rather than race ..or may be get rid of Affirmative action .. correct?

I am fed up with race issue again started by the Obama camp. Every speech from Obama or his wife, I hear something about African Americans. Get over with the race issue.

DNC the only option for you to win in Nov is to have a joint ticket else McCain will win easily.

Tia, these hands-out are pure products of the traditional way the democrats like Clintons are believing in. They do not believe a black on the front seat, but in the back seat. That is what Obama wants to change. Barbara has to understand that not voting for Obama is a vote for McCain= a 3rd WBush term with the same failed economic policies and disastrous foreign policies. Barbara your vote is useful if you want to see economic issues addressed. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08

We need a great leader with the strength of character to denounce and disown enemies of America. Obama doesn’t have the character to handle this. He is weak and unpatriotic.
HILLARY has shown her strength for decades in facing those challenges. She is a great leader with conscience and courage to lead this country. She understands the problems and challenges for the average Americans. The challenges of health care for families, the raising gas prices and overall economic problems. She might not be the dynamic speaker but she is intelligent and in the right place with the right heart to lead this country. She is the proud American all the time.

BKMC, I agree! God bless America.

So she basically listed all of the things she wanted to do... in a speech. And said none of these things can happen by making speeches.

Why doesn't Clinton stop making speeches and do something?

The obvious answer is because she's a candidate right now, and not in the office she's seeking. So all she can do is make speeches about what she would do.

Kind of puts her criticism of Obama's speeches in perspective, huh? Like most of the things she's criticized Obama for in this campaign, she's mostly demonstrating herself as a non-serious player, intent only on insulting our intelligence.

Closing in on her 30th birthday,Chelsea Clinton has learned only to say listen to what I say, but don't ask any questions.

Can't say I am a fan of Pat Buchanan but he may have said it best when he stated that the Clinton campaign's argument against Obama is that " He's as bad as we are! ".