Posted on 03/24/2008 2:33:33 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Barack Obama's speech last week, hastily prepared to extinguish the firestorm over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, won critical praise for style and substance but failed politically. By elevating the question of race in America, the front-running Democratic presidential candidate has deepened the dilemma created by his campaign's success against the party establishment's anointed choice, Hillary Clinton.
In rejecting the racist views of his longtime spiritual mentor but not disowning him, Obama has unwittingly enhanced his image as the African-American candidate -- not just a remarkable candidate who happens to be black. That poses a racial dilemma for unelected super-delegates, who as professional politicians will pick the winner since neither Obama nor Clinton can win enough elected delegates to be nominated.
Super-delegates, though they were inclined to Clinton no longer than three months ago, now flinch at rejecting Obama. They fear antagonizing African-Americans, who have become the hard-core Democratic base. But what if national polls continue their post-Wright trend and show Obama trailing both Clinton and Republican John McCain in popular support? The Obama strategists' hope of reversing that trend depends on his eloquent race speech, which he continued to reprise on the campaign trail all week, overcoming the video exposing his pastor's demagoguery.
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So this is new?
Obama — We Are Building A Religion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtNr5-up0U
So Democratic insiders feel they will have to nominate Obama, regardless of his electability (or lack thereof), partly because they are afraid of Obama supporters rioting in the streets if he is not nominated? Reminder to oneself: stock up on popcorn and ammo.
I ran out of popcorn and Im reduced to dry cat food
>>>But what if national polls continue their post-Wright trend and show Obama trailing both Clinton and Republican John McCain in popular support?
Enter Al Gore, “reluctantly” dragged back to save the party, and in so doing, save the nation. Theatrically and loudly placing his duty to both over his expressed desire to leave the political arena. In the days since the Obama speech I have noticed the Draft Al Gore campaign again ramping up after months of inactivity.
I wonder just how honest they've REALLY been with themselves?
Deepening Democratic Dilemma [Robert Novak]....
so what’s the problem???????????
The demoncrats' scams of the past will be exposed by our young men and women.
Obama’s message of Hope and Change seems to resonate well with the Liberal Base. Is this because they have no HOPE because they lack salvation? I’m not seeing or hearing any of my Christian friends taken in by this message of Hope. We have Hope already! It is always the Godless that lack hope in our society. As for the message of change... just cover for “Anyone but a Republican”.
Obama’s message of Hope and Change seems to resonate well with the Liberal Base. Is this because they have no HOPE because they lack salvation? I’m not seeing or hearing any of my Christian friends taken in by this message of Hope. We have Hope already! It is always the Godless that lack hope in our society. As for the message of change... just cover for “Anyone but a Republican”.
As much as I deplore the fact that I will be forced to vote for John McCain, this has got to be the most entertaining election year yet—and it just keeps getting better. First you had liberals twisting themselves into knots trying to reconcile the Victimhood Pecking Order. White woman or black man? Then we had Bill Clinton finally wearing out his welcome, as millions of black voters suddenly realized the first black President was really just a lily white cracker. And now we find the DNC in the most excruciating predicament, caught between political expediency and social responsibility. I’d like to think they will go with the latter, but they are Democrats, so...
Here's what many people see:
Obama can get up there and make as many speeches as he wants with thousands of American flags wrapped around him, but past actions indicate he is of the Anti-American crowd. His liberal voting record in the senate is the highest of any senator.
If these SD's turn around and give Hillary the nomination after Obama clearly has won, all those Obama supporters just may vote for McPita. That would be a slaughter for Hillary in the general election.
As much as I detest McPita, and will not be voting for him, at the very least I know he cares more about his country than he does about getting elected. No matter how WRONG he may be on some issues, or disloyal he is to conservatives, he would be a better President, but not good enough.
I often speak with a friend who has been active within the Democrat party for decades. He's close to eighty years old now and is rather conservative socially but a fiancial liberal (a big New Deal Dem). He says thinks that the Dems have become too reliant on the black vote and thinks the party should do more to court the Hispanic votes. His big fear is that the current "experiment" with Obama will drive Hispanics from the party. Then, as demographics shift, the black population will decline as a percent of the total population while Hispanics increase as a percent of the population. In his opinion this bodes poorly for the Dems over the next 10 or 20 years.
You expressed very well what my own thoughts have been: BECAUSE of their lack of salvation, they seek social acceptance and control instead. It’s like chasing after gilt because it looks like gold.
People of faith have real joy, hope, and work for real change.
No it won't, since McCain wants a friendly campaign and has been throwing his supporters under buses who dare to attack Obama and Hillary.
I predict that Obama won't have a thing to worry about from McCain.
From his lips to God’s ears.
I almost spewed coffee on my laptop because of that line! LOL!
The rats need to run a ticket that will satisfy all the democrat racists. A Robert Byrd/Louie Farrakan ticket would do it.
Byrd could run on the slogan “Remember, it was democrats who manned the hoses at Selma.”
While Louie could advertise the slogan “The mothership has arrived, honky.”
What do you mean ?
Popcorn futures contracts for August delivery are up sharply from two months ago!
I've seen numerous comments during the past few weeks about the rioting that will take place if hillary! is given the nomination in spite of obama winning more delegates, votes, etc.
IF he gets the nomination and loses, even by a landslide ala Mondale, I wonder if the racial divide might deepen as well.
I may buy a case or two of popcorn incase the popcorn demand and mythanol cause a shortage.
Hussein Obama’s racist pseudo minister has turned the Dems' run for President into party's train wreck!
Devastatingly, Steele writes, Obama has "fellow-traveled with a hate-filled, anti-American black nationalism all his adult life, failing to stand and challenge an ideology that would have no place for his own (white) mother."
Just What Did Obama Know About Wright's Past Sermons? (Plenty)
“Barack Obama either agreed with what was preached from the Trinity pulpit, or he tuned it out and stayed around pretending to for political reasons. To say he stayed for 20 years but doesn't agree with Wright's preaching is incredible denial. It'd be like a man buying White Sox season tickets for 20 years, attending the games, and saying he's not a fan.”
Obama’s supporters want us to ignore this story… just push it under the rug. While they’ll align Republicans with any obscure pastor who does or says something controversial, they’re trying to convince us that Obama’s 20-year long close relationship with Wright, including his effective endorsement of him, his church and rhetoric with a $22,500 donation in 2006 is irrelevant.
“When Obama decided against wearing an American flag pin, we may all have been a bit too quick to accept his rationale, too quick to find that issue unimportant. Now, that American flag pin has gotten a lot bigger for a lot of us, especially in light of what may have been and may still be Obama’s deeper, and, perhaps, secret, less than patriotic beliefs about America.”
“Wright says that blacks can’t be expected to sing God Bless America because of racism. Obama doesn’t salute the flag during the National Anthem. That sure strikes me as an amazing coincidence since Obama swears he never heard Wright say anything against America.”
Here is the link to the Star Spangled Banner video with obama standing there without his hand over his heart...
Notice her ear ring!
The problem isn’t if the Dems nominate Obama or Clinton...both are trailing McCain badly in national polls.
Nope. The problem is if the Dems punt both Hillary and Obama by instead bringing back Nobel Prize winner, Academy Award winning, more-votes-than-Bush-won, 8 years of White House experienced Al Gore.
So I expect an entertaining DNC convention in Denver...
Thank you Hillary for destroying the Dem Party.
Yup. Obama and Hillary are lightwieghts...junior senators with no legislative accomplishments between them.
DNC punts them both and goes with Al Gore...dynamics of ‘08 race are changed overnight.
In rejecting the racist views of his longtime spiritual mentor but not disowning him, Obama has unwittingly enhanced his image as the African-American candidate -- not just a remarkable candidate who happens to be black. That poses a racial dilemma for unelected super-delegates, who as professional politicians will pick the winner since neither Obama nor Clinton can win enough elected delegates to be nominated. Super-delegates, though they were inclined to Clinton no longer than three months ago, now flinch at rejecting Obama.And the best part is, the hits just keep on comin'! If the superdelegates decide to go with Obama, and the party has its ass handed to it, the success and wisdom of the superdelegate idea will be nil, suggesting that it be done away with. If the superdelegates decide to go with Clinton, riots will erupt, but the party will perhaps do better in November, even as Obama's supporters et al call for the elimination of the superdelegate system. It is unlikely that an elitist political party which was built on machine politics, nepotism, and power-brokers will be eager to, uh, disenfranchise its elite.
My son, who works in Dallas, tells me that educated African Americans are deserting Obama in droves. Well to do whites suffering from white guilt, however, are still in his camp. I'm seeing sort of the same thing. His most staunch supporters seem to be among the ghetto homeboys and delusional whites.
Jeez. Hillary only wishes she looks that good!
It couldn’t happen to a more deserving party. The Democrat party - - the party of abortion, the party of the athiest, America-hating, secular-socialist welfare state, the party of lying scum - - needs to be completely eradicated. I pray to God the Democrat party is on its way to oblivion.
Thank you, Rush Limbaugh and “Operation Chaos”!
Not surprising, I guess.
No one who has half a brain could excuse Obama, a man who did not have a racist, segregationist background, from listening to a man with a similar background spew such hatred and irrationality for 20 years.
Sheesh, Obama and Wright both are products of excellent educational opportunities and as such, both should have been preaching the fact that a good education well applied sets you “free”; in other words, the Bill Cosby message. Instead, both chose to believe old stereotypes and lies and the payback is coming, I hope.
I used to think that was a plausible scenario, but his candidacy would too dependent on the weather. He can't campaign when it's cold. For instance, right now in Charlotte it is 34 degrees. Can you imagine the jokes if he were making a stump speech here?
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