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Aug 4, 2008, 3:35 GMT
In unity overture to Clinton, Obama wants Florida, Michigan, counted
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The Clinton's just want the 20 million that Obama promised them to retire their campaign debts, they don't give a damn about 'unity gestures' at this point.
Of course we know how worthless obamas pledges are, so I guess empty gestures will have to do.
How cute that he will count them now.
This is a smart move by the Hillary camp. If the vote goes to the floor, there are more doubters now with regard to Sen. Obama than there were early in the Primary season, and while it would be a long shot, there is a chance that Hillary could come out on top since the contest was neck and neck after Obama secured his early lead before the scandal's hit about his associations, etc.
If these states had been allowed to participate in the 'so called' democratic process of this country, BO would most likely not be in the position he is in now and HRC would still be in the running, as she should be.BO is just to inexperienced, and if he doesn't add HRC to the ballot with him, this lifetime democrat will either sit this vote out or have to vote for someone I would rather not see in office (McCain), but as least has the experience to get us out of the shi* hole mess GWB has gotten this country into.
What a chump!
He thinks people are stupid enough to continue to fall for his act?
Well, I guess many are, but fewer all the time.
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
— Mark Twain
Obama decided he was ready to be president after 143 days in the senate. What an egomaniac. He just isn't qualified.
In response to the first poster, don't know where you're getting your information - Obama campaign never promised Clinton 20 million. That's totally exaggerating and twisting what followed. He didn't have to try to help her at all. It's not protocol. And those who were just disappointed and not sore losers would have gotten over it anyway, because if they actually care about women's rights and Democratic policies over Bush-like policies, there's only one vote possible and it's not McCain. Obama followed the rules of the game, folks. He played the game better. That's how he won.
His campaign was against seating the delegates before it was for it. Wonder what it will be next week?
boy what negative comments. BO would win either way counted then or now. He is the best candidate running for POTUS, no question.
It's brilliant. It demonstrates that he has unified support and strengthens his position going into the general election.
Anybody who still thinks Obama is qualified to be President is either ignorant or very badly informed of the facts. Obama is a socialist radical! Wake up, people.
Obama will say anything to get elected to office. One week he'll say one thing and the next week if he realizes his poll numbers dropping he'll say another.
'In response to the first poster, don't know where you're getting your information - Obama campaign never promised Clinton 20 million.'
The news...Including tis outlet. Here, from CNN:
(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has asked top contributors to help former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton retire the debt from her failed presidential campaign, an Obama campaign source said.
Obama and Clinton ran a protracted race for the Democratic presidential nomination that left Clinton with a campaign debt of more than $22 million when she bowed out this month.
About $12 million of that amount is money the senator from New York loaned to the campaign herself.
and here:
June 27, 2008 - 4:15PM
White House contender Barack Obama dug into his own pocket to help defeated rival Hillary Clinton with her campaign debt.
He said work was underway to make sure her .5 million (.5 million) debt was 'taken care of'.
Obama on Thursday met with more than 200 of Clinton's biggest fundraisers at Washington's Mayflower Hotel - the first step in a two-day push to bring her supporters onboard his general election campaign.
Behind the scenes, the two sides were negotiating her future involvement with the campaign.
In a symbolic gesture, Obama used the event to write a ,300 (,400) personal cheque for Clinton, who must find a way to retire her campaign debt, campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe told CNN.
The amount is the most he can offer under federal law.
But more importantly, Obama told the group of fundraisers that a way must be found to retire his former rival's debt.
'I'm going to need Hillary by my side campaigning during his election, and I'm going to need all of you,' Obama said, according to pool copy.
He recounted how he had told his top fundraisers this week 'to get out their cheque books and start working to make sure Senator Clinton - the debt that's out there needs to be taken care of.'
The 30-minute event took place the evening before the Democratic stars will seal their reconciliation with a joint rally in the tiny New Hampshire town of Unity.
See?
'He didn't have to try to help her at all.'
Which is about all he did after he told her he would... Didn't try. That's why you haven't seen the big Clinton support that was promised.
'they actually care about women's rights'
Obama only cares about Obamas rights.
' Obama followed the rules of the game, folks. '
Obama is a proven liar. He lies better, but people are catching on.
'It's brilliant. It demonstrates that he has unified support and strengthens his position going into the general election.'
So why aren't the Clinton's supporting him? It's an empty meaningless gesture which is another flip flop from a previous position.
Ever notice how George Bush strutted like he was THEE rooster with the biggest one in the barnyard when he first got elected. Obama has been struttin the exact same way and he's not even elected yet! They both have the same puffed head stroll. And there are more scary similiarities between the two! Lookout America!!!
Well... dummies, by all accounts, if Obama isn't 'experienced' enough, then how do you explain Madison writing the constitution? How do you explain the greatest American president, Lincoln? I am a lifelong republican that will be voting for a Democrat for the first time. McCain is just too dangerous and Hillary Clinton would have been very easy for McCain to beat!
You people are crazy, Obama and McCain could care less about you. Who gives them the most money? Those are the people they care about. I'm voting purely on race. I want to see a nation of white people elect a black guy. That's all. That's it. And that's the truth for most of us, deep down, we don't know how Washington works at all. And we really don't care. We are just fat and lazy and self interested. Obama this, BO that, you think he's the problem? YOU'RE the problem. If you took a real interest in how your country acts and participated in it, you'd begin to understand that puppets are everywhere, and the people getting BAILED OUT of the banking mess are the real masters behind it all. profit, profit, profit, and when you don't get that profit have the government bail you out, and that's capitalism? Fannie mae and freddy mac are as socialist as it gets, and more corrupt than enron, but yes let's bail them out. and let the people they sold loans too, Who they knew couldn't afford it, move in with relatives or grab a box on the street. Pursuit of happiness indeed. More perfect union, absolutely. Your all just a bunch of racists, with time to bore yourselves to death. this election is a reality show.
Obama for POTUS. All that ancient wreck of a never-was man McCain deserves is the Dotty Potty.
Change is a subtle way of saying Revolution. We saw what change did in Cuba with Fidel and now,in Venezuela, with Chavez. We need a President who'll put the Country first.Not a political prostitute who will say, associate with unsavory characters and flip flop if it is political expedient.
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