It's over. Obama is the nominee.

The San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | March 18, 2008 | Chris Reed

[2ndDivisionVet]

It was extremely unlikely that Hillary Clinton was going to overcome Barack Obama's lead in delegates, states and total votes and take the Democratic nomination, but Obama's speech this morning -- graceful, thoughtful, nuanced, sweeping, challenging, unprecedented -- pretty much wiped out any chance at all. It was a speech Hillary could never have given -- really, few U.S. politicians ever could have given.

I write this not just because I think this will dampen the Rev. Wright controversy. I write this because Obama did an extraordinary job of presenting himself as the candidate of "the better angels of our nature," to use the phrase from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. His speech isn't just inspirational to millions of voters who are tired of cynicism and division. I think many in the political media will see it as redemptive on personal grounds. Maybe they really aren't spending their careers in swampland.

Which not-so-coincidentally is the name of Time magazine's fine national politics blog.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Hahahaha! I hope he's right, or should I say "Wright?" The sheeple of the left want to believe!

[bamahead]

Egads...where’s the puke alert! :)

[Captain Pike]

Obama may be the nominee. But he’s now exposed as a Black man running for president, rather than a man running for president who happens to be black. No way he can win. I might vote for the latter, if his politics were right, but never the former.

[padre35]

Tee Hee...the Left is in deep deep denial, they simply cannot deal with Obama’s Halo falling off, so here comes the “Best Speech ever” stuff.

I know Clinton Inc. they will gladly burn down the Dhimmicrat Party if that secures Hilde’s place at the top of the ticket.

Meanwhile, 100 million dollars in Expenses maybe more..

[Red Badger]

I bet Oprah cried...........

[dinoparty]

We cannot let these idiots tell us that questions about Wright in the general election are off-limits, which you know they will try. There should be ad after ad on the topic. If McCain won’t do it, then others should independently.

[ClearCase_guy]

This journalist sounds pretty lucky. Seems like he managed to hear a corking good speech this morning. I missed that one — I was too busy listening to Obama’s pointless and pathetic hectoring.

[Vigilanteman]

I didn't see the speech, but I'm always suspicious of how some urinalist in a newsroom can predict the future based on one speech.

Somehow, I seem to recall certain prognosticators were predicting Mitt Romney had wrapped things up with his "Faith in America" speech. We all saw how that worked out.

[Mr. K]

I think she must be throwing a fit right now

1) He got all the focus of attention today
and
2) He didnt blow it

[ErieGeno]

Even though Obama gives good speech, he doesn’t have a chance. The Wright-wing conspiracy will do him in........

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Is this another lib Obamagasm?

[John Jorsett]

Reminiscent of the “debate is over” argument for global warming. That side likes to shut off debate by declaring things as “settled”.

Obama appears to be severely damaged by the Wright controversy at this point. If he loses upcoming primaries by big margins, Hillary is going to have a persuasive argument to make regarding his viability in the general election. It might be enough to sway the wavering superdelegates to her side.

[EternalVigilance]

I think many in the political media will see it as redemptive on personal grounds.

Chris Reed admits that he and his fellow liberals consider Obama to be their messiah.

[FunkyZero]

I have a feeling there is a lot more. If Obama is indeed the nominee, I can’t wait to see how deep this dirty little hole goes whe the GOP decides to bring it out... and you know it will happen.

[cartoonistx]

[CIDKauf]

Swift boat him?

[twigs]

I think it probably will too. But politics are funny. And we’ve got a long time until November. It’s time for a lot of prayer.

[MHGinTN]

MERCY! SUch kneepadding I have not seen since the sinkEmperor’s servant, Monica, soiled the Oval Office!

[xtinct]

Chris Reed --> What's this freak smokin??? ...talk about a liberal adoration complex... jeezy peezy

Obama had the nomination sewed up before the Rev Jeremiah Wright's *ridin dirty* *honky* etc. garbage!!

So, Chris Reed, read this line --> Hildabeast cannot catch up... that's been all over the pollsters' threads.

[F15Eagle]

Wishful thinking of moonbat uber-liberal leftist in San Diego.

EMAIL THESE LINKS OUT **NOW** TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AHEAD OF PENNSYLVANIA

Obama’s Pastor Celebrates 9/11 (explicit)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzhl-endvco

Obama’s Racially-Divisive Pastor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbUBTlmAiA

Obama Disrespecting U.S. Flag and Anthem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8QCkgg5Kjo

The Audacity of Barack Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwjnT4eJJvs

The Audacity of Barack Obama 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeC8BE-2T_k

Is Obama Wright? - Pastor Wright & Senator Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72B3tUAqpo4

Obama’s Pastor - 9/11 Fault of Israel Association

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnI431s1r6s

[garyhope]

Hussein Obambi O’Baloney has about as much chance of being elected POTUS as I do.

And incidently, I’d do a better job. There would be a lot of dictators taking dirt naps after I took office.

[2ndDivisionVet]

BINGO!

[Miss Didi]

Clinton Inc. set the trap and Obama stepped in it...now the campaign is about race, says Rush.

[Old Professer]

“Obama’s speech this morning — graceful, thoughtful, nuanced, sweeping, challenging, unprecedented “

I just saw a pig fly...

[Dilbert San Diego]

This is exactly what the Clintons wanted to see happen. They wanted him to be defined as a black candidate. That was the whole point of the S.C. primary nonsense with Bill comparing him to Jesse Jackson, etc. Other states with big black populations gave Obama big majorities too. This falls right into the Clintons hopes, that he’s just a black candidate. We’re supposed to look to Hillary as the default Dem. choice, apparently, with Obama and his pastor problems. She’s supposed to be a safer choice? She and Bill have so much baggage though...............

[pissant]

This is the same POS reporter from San Diego that constantly ragged on Duncan Hunter as being corrupt. Now we know he had his Obama knee pads on the whole time.

[Blue Turtle]

His speech was NOTHING but rhetoric....no uniting. The DEMS want this to go away...it exposes them for who they are...hateful, spiteful people...who see nothing BUT color.

[Disturbin]

We’re supposed to believe that Obama is going to be elected President, then he’s going to bring about all of this change?

How much change has there been as a result of his tenure in the Senate? All I see are missed and/or skipped votes.

[Unam Sanctam]

The media is going to spin this as if Rev. Wright never said the things he said. Sheesh!

[kevkrom]

Obama's speech this morning -- graceful, thoughtful, nuanced, sweeping, challenging, unprecedented -- pretty much wiped out any chance at all. It was a speech Hillary could never have given -- really, few U.S. politicians ever could have given.

Funny, I heard all the pundits saying the same thing about Romney's "religion in America" speech. How's his campaign doing these days?

[VictoryGal]

What a laugh. Yeah, be the nominee, Osama-Obama. Never has there been a more beatable candidate!

[pissant]

And Chris Matthews had an orgasm

[LowTaxesEqualProsperity]

Agreed, it remains relevant that a man who wants to be President donated $22,000 last year to a lunatic racist “pastor” he calls his spirtual adviser.

This should doom him.

[Always Right]

but Obama's speech this morning -- graceful, thoughtful, nuanced, sweeping, challenging, unprecedented

And here I found it boring, shallow, divisive, and confusing. The speech was poorly put together and the story at the end made no sense. It almost sounded like the old guy was a pedophile or something.

[Sudetenland]

No doubt about it, Obama could have simply repeated his name 2 or 300 times with a few "to hope is good" and "Change is good" and "it is good to hope for change" etc. and the press would be falling all over themselves describing as the greatest speech in history.

All he really said is "enough about that, let's talk about what I want to talk about." Empty suit socialist.

[tessalu]

Obama may not be a Muslim, but he and Pastor Jeremiah Wright will certainly qualify as hipocrites. They will not qualify as Christians, for they do not follow Christ. Jesus color was not of great importance, but he was a Jew, and not a black man as Wright teaches.

[MHGinTN]

Um, Barry not only tried to tell us Wright is off limits, Barry threatened race strife if the topic is pursued. THAT is what Barry leanred at Wright’s hem, hate and threaten and action. Folks, this is goign to be a long and violent summer of race riots and irrational ahtred lived out before the television cameras. Barry hopes it will cause whitey to give up and vote him into office to stop the evil violence now he and men like Wright have fostered. One can only hope that with all the burning the race riots will bring, the democrap party as it now exists to hustle race division gets burned down also. This cancerous hatered in the black community is somethig the democrat party encouraged and which now must be excised for the health of the nation.

[unspun]

“Words....”

[xtinct]

Will developing web pages with these links 2 different networking portals suffice?

[RightWhale]

Hillary!08 52%

O’Bama 43%

Not sure where this is, probably Pennsylvania

[retr0]

Obama’s speech today only served to prove beyond any shadow of a doubt his racially motivated hatred of “the evil white man”.

Basically, he has only shown us what we already suspected, that he’s a shallow, unskilled racist politician who hangs out with other racists and bigots.

In the end, the media will ravage him for his bigotry. This speech will serve as the launching pad for the undoing of his messianic rise.

[colorado tanker]

It's beyond me how a guy who refuses to disassociate himself from a bigoted racebaiter can present himself as a "uniter." It has an Orwellian feel to it.

But it was a deftly presented speech that will make people feel good about Obama, and since the Dim party is all about feelings, the article is probably right.

[roses of sharon]

LOL, the MSM trying to tell us “Obama sure is good at lying”, just like in the Clinton years!

[Truth29]

"We cannot let these idiots tell us that questions about Wright in the general election are off-limits, which you know they will try. There should be ad after ad on the topic. If McCain won?t do it, then others should independently."

McCain won't do it and will denounce those who try to. McCain's election will have to be accomplished over his own rhetorical dead body IMO.

[MEGoody]

I think many in the political media will see it as redemptive on personal grounds.

Oh, I'm sure the liberal media will swoon over their 'savior'. But it doesn't change a thing for me. Obamie is still the devil.

[TornadoAlley3]

Nora O Donnel is having multiple Obamagasms on MSNBC, she may go into labor.

[landerwy]

BTTT

[70times7]

Blood should be running down that stem.

[mpackard]

My Gosh....why dont this guy just give him a wet, sloppy.......uh....kiss

[ChiMark]

Obama has been able to duck press conferences.
The MSM must believe he is vulnerable but he can’t
hide any longer