Isnt this the 527 that is illegal by charter but doesnt care because the fine is so small compared to the amount ofmoney that they have?

Hillary was a brunette once?

The Swampland at Chicago Tribune have reported that Clinton phonebankers are calling Barack Obama "Osama bin Laden" in their phone calls.

'Did I say Osama? I meant Obama!' says Clintonite

by James Oliphant

A lawyer in a predominantly Democratic suburb of Cleveland relates this tale to The Swamp on the day before the all-important Ohio primary:

So last night around dinner time, the phone rings. It’s the Hillary campaign–official number, per the caller ID. The woman on the other end asks me if Hillary can count on my support Tuesday. I say I have not decided.

She asks what would help me decide. I say, “Well . . . maybe she can make Bill her vice president.” She does not know how to take me, of course, but has to assume I am serious. “I don’t think she can do that.” “Bill will have a significant role in major decisions, though, won’t he?” I ask. “Oh, certainly he will be very involved. Do you like Bill?” “Very much.” I reply.

She then launches into a two-minute spiel on all the very specific initiatives and proposals Hillary has put forth on health care, the war in Iraq, etc., etc. At the end of her spiel, she says, “And we haven’t heard anything that specific from Osama bin Laden.”

I say, “You did not just say that.” She replies, “I’m sorry . . . just a slip of the tongue.” She then thanks me for my time and encourages me to vote for Hillary on Tuesday.

The lawyer says he was "stunned" and tells The Swamp the call originated from the Clinton campaign in Columbus. Are the dirty tricks ramping up as we get down to the wire? Swamp readers in Ohio and Texas, relate your own encounters with the Clinton or Obama campaigns if you've had them.

link here: http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/did_i_say_osama_i_meant_obama.html

Texas Projection with delegate count at The Field
Interesting projections by Al Giordano, respected blogger who has been inside the campaigns in OH and TX. He calls TX for Obama and OH for Clinton, Vt. for Obama, RI for Clinton Gives the delegate breakdown.

http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/

Bill's reply on behalf of Obama. See the video and pass it on!

"MR. RUSSERT: Here's the interesting thing about politics and why we love to cover campaigns. This year's being now described as fear vs. hope. The phone represents fear, and Obama is trying to suggest hope. Back in 2004, your man, William Jefferson Clinton, campaigning for John Kerry, framed Clinton's political law this way. Let's watch.

(Videotape, October 25, 2004: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83MdEnb1Kr8)

FMR. PRES. CLINTON: Now, one of Clinton's laws of politics is this: If one candidate's trying to scare you and the other one's trying to get you to think, if one candidate's appealing to your fears and the other one's appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope.

(End videotape)"
See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83MdEnb1Kr8

Hey flufferwink, good catch. I mean except for the part where you said "Clinton phonebankers are calling Barack Obama "Osama bin Laden" in their phone calls" I think you acidentally left out the other examples that would lead you to refer to "Clinon phonebankers." Because one isn't plural, the last I checked. And as we all know, volunteer phonebankers pretty much are in charge of making policy for the campaign, so if one person got a phone call like this, we can clearly extrapolate that it must be happening all over the place, right? I mean, who needs evidence? Because I'm sure this is the first time anyone has ever said Osama when they meant Obama.

Wait a minute! Look at this. Ted Kennedy at the Washington Press Club: "KENNEDY: There you go.

Why don't we just ask Osama bin -- Osama Obama -- Obama what -- since he won by such a big amount. Seriously, Senator Obama is really unique and special."

Can you believe it? Those bastards at the Clinton campaign have even got Ted Kennedy spreading their lies! Have they no shame?

The only way Clinton wins the nomination is if she destroys the integrity of the nomination process. It will be a pyhrric victory that will all but hand the presidency to McCain in the process, and it seems she will be doing it with the help of Republican voters.

I sincerely hope that Obama wins Texas going away (get to the caucuses tonight all you voters!) and holds Ohio close. If she cannot make ground on Obama this week then the superdelegates will not, must not let her ruin our chances of winning in November.

I'm sorry, I would have been happy with Clinton as the nominee, but she's lost this fight fair and square and she needs to be pushed into doing the right thing if she won't do it herself.

If she hangs on after today, she will only harm the party's chances. She has gone increasingly negative, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Obama. This will take a toll if it continues for months. She won't win even though she's playing dirty, but it will give plenty of material for the GOP to work with.

It is a choice of putting personal ego ahead of the party. Does Hillary really want the Democrats to lose just to spite them if she can't be the nominee? Is Hillary really a Nader-like figure, who would rather the whole country go down i nflames than let a rival like Gore win in 2000?

This is dangerous forthe party and the coutnry. We can't afford four more years of GOP rule. Is Hillary going to damage our nominee and make that happen? Does she want to be responsible for destroying America only out of spite, out of being a sore loser?

If Hillary doesn't bow out on March 5th, the party should, as Bill Richardson said, come together around whoever has a substantial lead in the delegate count. We need to end this as a party and not let Hillary's personal ego ruin 2008 for us.

The GOP wants this to go on. The media loves bloody conventions for ratings. The Dems should be smart and wrap this up. We can't lose the country just because one woman doesn't know how to lose with honor!

A "527 group that was set up in order to run ads promoting" a specific candidate is, by definition, blatantly, brazenly illegal. Guess they're counting on some pardon action from President Hillary.

If she wins Ohio, she will claim victory (even when she loses delegates overall tonight). How pathetic will that be?

Nevermind, her entire campaign has been pathetic. Nothing really seems to change here.

I wouldn't blame Mark Penn. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Her revealing comment that she prefers McCain to Obama says it all; she's made it very personal between her and Obama, its pure sore losership, she is poisonously self-centered. I wouldn't bring Bill into this either, I bet he is tearing his hair out at this point and would be relieved to have her off stage. I've never felt Obama was the best possible Democratic candidate this year, Edwards is looking better and better in hindsight, but I think she would be the worst possible one, especially if she keeps campaigning for McCain. I made a decision yesterday that if she manages to wrest the nomination from Obama I will hold my nose and vote for her. I don't think I would have to worry much about the impact of her shortcomings on her presidency because I just don't think she'll ever be president.

For those who are complaining about Hillary having a 527, I imagine you are equally upset that Obama had 527's going full force in the California primary. Hillary's 527 was not swiftboating Obama, it was just an ad.

For the supposed call the lawyer got from the Hillary phone bank...where's your evidence? Did you record it? I doubt it, nothing but hearsay. Anyone can say anything they want, I like to see proof.

If Hillary wins Ohio and even comes in a small lead in TX, the three weeks before PA will give her plenty of time to bring Obama down with Rezko and NAFTA-gate. His armor has been punctured and the more he runs from the story, the more the press is going to chase after him. It was a mistake for him to say in the SD debate that he hardly knew Rezko. He should have been smart enough to know that it would come out that he and Rezko had a 17 year friendship and business relationship. Once caught in a lie, he loses all credibility.

I can just hear Hillary later tonight......."Thank you Ohio, and Rhode Island!!! You bastards in Vermont and Texas, you're &*(%*%in' Dead!!"

I can hear Hillary later tonight...."Thank you Ohio, and Rhode Island!" and under her breath, "you bastards in Vermont and Texas, you're *%^$in DEAD!"

The SEIU has a TV spot up for Obama in Texas. Sorry, don't have a link for it.

On the bright side, if teh Clintons manage to wrest the nomination from the voters, she'll lose in November, and we'll be rid of them once and for all, since they'll carry the stink of loser.

A seven vote Alito-Roberts Supreme Court is kind of a high price to pay to be rid of them, however.

527's are not illegal.

"There are basically two kinds of 527s active in federal politics: those that exist to promote certain politicians (which Public Citizen calls 'politician 527s') and those that exist to promote certain ideas, interests and partisan orientations in election campaigns. (Public Citizen calls these 'non-politician 527s')...

"Politician 527s generally serve as soft money arms of 'leadership PACs,' which incumbents use to aid other candidates and otherwise further their own careers. Like the campaign committees of members of Congress, leadership PACs can receive only 'hard money' contributions, which are limited in amounts and may not come directly from corporations or unions. Politician 527s use their soft money mainly to sponsor events that promote their own careers, help create a 'farm team' of successful state and local candidates, and spur partisan 'get-out-the-vote (GOTV)' efforts.

"Campaign committees and leadership PACs of members of Congress report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), while 527 groups report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Basic information about their contributions and expenditures are then posted on an IRS website."

I think that Obama should go ahead and concede.

Hillary is a moderate. Polls are showing that the left alone is not enough to pull off a win in the general election. Moderates will go for McCain if their choice is between the most liberal democrat and a moderate republican, McCain.

Hillary wins both liberals and moderates and can win the general election. She has a real record of changes and accomplishments. Like the video said, she can point to real changes not just a speech.