Ton, thank you very much for helping WestCoastMessanger to see the light, your effort is very much appreciated. Obama is the leader who America and the world are waiting for. McCain has left homeowners in the cold and the economy in the mess a result of tax cuts for the rich, there is no need for a WBush 3rd term. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.

BKMC,
You may have all my support for Obama come 2016, so long as he does a whole lot more distancing from Wright. Just let them dare try to say he's not experienced by then.
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Obama is a Greenhorn!
Obama is not electable!
Obama doesn't want to count all the votes!

WestCoastMessenger,

Feel free to contact the writers and editors at North Star Writers group about the column and others in our discussion forum if you so desire. All I am saying is that lets first do our own personal research and then draw conclusions - Not sound bits and what the pundits/MSM tell us.

Ton,
I don't consider commentary on a left-wing blog, or any blog for that matter, as credible "research". You are going to have to do a lot better than that.
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Obama voted for Cheney's energy bill!
Obama lied about McCain's vote! (Somehow, that doesn't bother me much)
Obama is a greehorn!

I am so sick of the Bosnia thing. She said she was wrong, and tried to make fun of herself here. I haven't heard Obama say he was wrong about his "embellishments" on how his parents met, when he was born, the Kennedy connection, the Rezko lie in one of the earlier debates, or a multitude of other misspeaks, boneheaded mistakes, or outright lies. He just ignores it and the press lets it all just go away. They are all guilty of the same type of things, quit pretending Obama is above it, he's just not getting pounded for it over and over. The press is even helping him turn the Wright mess around by trying to make Rev. Wright look like a hero now by going to the Catholic Church and getting a standing ovation. It's sickening, and it is not working with those of us who actually have some intelligence, no matter how much the media crams this hype down our throats. It's like mass hypnosis.

Ton,
I get it. YOU are Dan Calabrese. Still learning how to play the PR game, huh, dude. Good work!

WestCoastMessenger,

I see from your writing you are quite a nice person. I am not quite sure I can answer your question of how much the Obama camp. paid to Reverend Jeremiah Wright and for how long, but you can get that from the Obama camp. directly. I am not sure Rev. Wright was a paid staff, but you are doing what I think is right - RESEARCH. Your question is legitimate. I think we should do that for all the candidates and then make our choice. Oh !!! btw: I am an informed conservative republican though....

WestCoatsMessanger, you have seen Obama's tax returns and CNN has presented a nice graph with all the detalis re money which went to charities. We are still waiting to Hill's tax returns. So the amount of money which went to the church is included in that graph. You may ask Wolf/CNN to help you with that information. It is time for you to move forward and start supporting Obama because he is the leader who can bring necessary changes in America and the world. He will get America back into its greatness. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.

Roger Miller,
Obama should be credited, at the end of this campaign, for bringing the majority of Democratic voters together to vote against him, because of his political immaturity, his relationship with Reverend Wright, his relationship with Rezko, and his relationship with BKMC (OK, the last one is a joke).

I guarantee Hillary Clinton will prevail on the popular vote. Check out what Michael Barone wrote on this topic over at U.S. News and World Report, the state by state projections. We're not talking gaming it, and it's not even including Florida and Michigan).

Today, people such as John Murtha are publicly announcing that Hillary must win the popular vote to get the remaining Super D support. The only reason that he's coming out with such a statement is that he knows she will prevail. It's the same kind of thing that Bill Clinton did to be able to create the Texas momentum, and it worked. Obama will not know what hit him when the tsunami finally recedes.
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Hillary will take the popular vote!
WCM still wanting for Obama answer on money paid to Wright?
Obama is a Greenhorn!
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WestCoatsMessanger, you crack me up...

Nooooo.... I have no business w/ Dan Calabrese. Don't even know him. I am a computer Scientist... w/ love for politics. My job is to cut code, design algorithms and software protocols for food and I enjoy it so much. I am not a writer, although I am working on a book on data structures....

Thank Roger Miller,

Be here to help me picking the right choice.

Ton,

OK, here's one for you...

If
Hillary wins popular vote,
Then
Obama Loses Nomination
Else
Obama Loses General
Endif

WestCoastMessanger, your love for Hill is real, but get over it, she cannot win the popular vote. Texas was won by Obama, go and look at the delegates count. The two gentlemen who are endorsing Hill now came forward today to make it to Hil-the Bosnian General, that she should bring the beef on the table, because the arguments she is pushing now with big states small states are not working. Obama has more pledged delegates, won more states and has the popular vote. That is clear who is the front runner and who is the nominee. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA/WEBB08.

WestCoastMessenger,

A slight twist to your algorithm:

If
Hillary wins popular vote AND more delegate
Then
Obama Loses Nomination
Else
Obama wins Nomination AND General
Endif

WestCoastMessenger, this is a delegate race, not popular vote :-)

WestCoastMessanger, do you really want a 3rd term WBush-Cheney-McCain? The choice is yours. Hillary will not win the popular vote noway, she cannot make it, the math is not on her side. She has to go back to Bosnia and help with the snipers. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA/WEBB08.

BKMC,
I totally agree with you that the popular vote should be used as a factor in the Super Ds judgement. If Obama has it that's all well and good for him, and I'll be supporting Hillary in 2012. It's useless to argue about it, we'll just count it when it comes.

What's Obama going to do about the disenfranchisement of Florida and Michigan?
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Obama is a Greenhorn!
Obama is not electable!
Obama is trying to steal the vote!
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BKMC,
An inexperienced Obama compromising away the Democratic principles will be equivalent to a 3rd Bush term. He's already shown to be a weak negotiator.
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Obama is a weak negotiator!
Obama is a flip-flopper!
Obama has Kerry on his campaign!
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The idea that Bill is not speaking within agreed upon guidelines with Hillary is ludicrous.

If Bill says it, Hillary is o.k. with it too. To think otherwise is naive.

Hi BKMC,

What are you talking about? It is too early to blame McCain because of WBush-Cheney. You all know if we don't have oil for one day, we all die. So what do you think?

Hey West... I see you are a Democrat... good for you. I had thought you were a rep. like me. Interesting... I love your passion for Hill, but I doubt if she can pull this through... I think Obama will be the Nominee and also win the general -