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Today's Super-Delegate Action: Senator Landrieu Hints She'll Back Obama
Add two -- or perhaps three -- more super-delegates to Obama's total today.
The News Star of Louisiana gets Senator Mary Landrieu, a super-delegate, to reveal that she's likely to go for Obama:
"I'm unpledged, but my support will likely reflect the will of the state," Landrieu said while in Monroe on Sunday. Obama beat Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Louisiana primary.
Meanwhile, Obama also picked up the support this morning of two other super-dels: Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, and Iowa Democratic Chairman Scott Brennan.
The Obama camp claims they're now 107 overall delegates away from getting the nomination (not including Florida and Michigan).
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Wow! Senator Mary Landrieu doing the politically expedient thing! No one could have ever anticipated that Senator Suck Up To Bush would take such a courageous stance...
Good for Mary.
That said, can we please get more and better Democrats?
May 20, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actually "hinting" she'll back Obama when her state voted for him and when the primary is almost finised for all practicl purposes doesn't really suggest "courageous stance."
I'm not complaining though.
May 20, 2008 1:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I would only use "courageous" to sarcastically describe something Mary Landrieu did.
More and better Democrats, please!
May 20, 2008 1:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
A little Sorros money, a little intimidation,
and off they go!
May 20, 2008 1:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
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May 20, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
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May 20, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
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May 20, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
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May 20, 2008 4:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
May 20, 2008 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Crap... (formating screw up thanks to no preview function at TPM)
Which means Obama is now 107 overall delegates away from getting the nomination.
May 20, 2008 1:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
And he should get ~50 tonight.
May 20, 2008 1:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
More likely around 45.
May 20, 2008 2:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah Baby!
May 20, 2008 1:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
As I said in a previous thread... you guys win. Just donated $50 to Obama. I realized that even if I don't like him, he's the best hope for getting the ISSUES I'm concerned about addressed. Anyone care to match my donation?
May 20, 2008 1:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
A very good fake. Well done.
May 20, 2008 1:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now I'm confused. How is this gotalife a fake (besides the glowing words & donations)?
How do you know that.
May 20, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Click the account name and look at the URL: the "L" is an "I"
May 20, 2008 1:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
I would've not spilled the beans. He was emerging as a useful source of solidarity.
May 20, 2008 1:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, I wasn't the first to point it out ;)
May 20, 2008 2:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
DOAH!
Thx for the tech lesson. ;-)
May 20, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
There is another problem Greg.
I have been hacked.
May 20, 2008 1:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hacked by love.
May 20, 2008 1:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Brilliant!
May 20, 2008 1:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh shit - the matrix is falling apart!
We're doomed.
May 20, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Shut up green troll!
May 20, 2008 1:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh great...
May 20, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yay! Fun!!!
This is like a 70's SitCom.
Damn, this is a fun site, isn't it?
It's much better than Kos.
May 20, 2008 2:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Or one of those Hart/Kauffman state comedies.
May 20, 2008 3:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is like the Star Trek episodes with the two Captain Kirks.
May 20, 2008 4:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not hacked, spoofed.
May 20, 2008 2:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Say it in Haiku. Please?
May 20, 2008 3:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Obama campaign also claims the sun comes up in the east. Do with that as you will...
May 20, 2008 1:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Fair enough.
Senator Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor.
I wish him luck in his upcoming battle.
God bless him.
May 20, 2008 1:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Serious question.
What happened between yesterday & today to have such a turnaround from you?
May 20, 2008 1:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Two different accounts.
gotalife and gotaiife.
May 20, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK. I sort of understand, but the Cap 'i' looks like this 'I', not this 'l'
Or is that just the way the text looks in the comment thread?
May 20, 2008 1:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm glad you're back. I like your haiku-like statements.
Don't stop posting, please!
May 20, 2008 1:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm glad you guys missed me. I love you all. Really.
May 20, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
This will be like Samantha and Serena.
May 20, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL!!
May 20, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Or Jeannie & Jeannie.
;-P
May 20, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Indeed - this presents a bit of a conundrum.
May 20, 2008 2:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Or Dick Sargent and Dick York... never change Dicks midway through your fun.
May 20, 2008 3:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
UhOh...now I'm really confused....
May 20, 2008 3:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Agreed - Senator Kennedy - despite having some problems in the past, has consistently stood up for the right thing. He's been a tremendously positive force in the Democratic party - and I think Democrats and Republicans alike should be wishing him well right now.
There. I said a nice thing - was that so hard?
Seriously - let's try to ease up on some of the temper tantrums and start thinking about actual progress for this country. The stakes could not be more serious.
If it's Obama, then I'll back him. This McCain talk is insanity. I don't think people who say things like that really understand the ramifications.
The fact of the matter is - we Clinton and Obama supporters have MUCH more in common with each other than we'd sometimes like to admit. Let's stop the shouting and start a dialog.
Who's in?
May 20, 2008 1:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
I am.
May 20, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damnit, fooled again! :)
May 20, 2008 2:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah, dammit.
May 20, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're trying to start a party that's already raging. Come get a drink if you want but don't pretend like it was your idea.
May 20, 2008 2:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
And they've spoofed your account as well? Is nothing in the world of trolling sacred?
May 20, 2008 2:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
First topic slotted for dialog?
May 20, 2008 2:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
I have to laugh at this one. Yeah, Landrieu, I think you would really need to back the person your state voted for.
You'd lose your ass if you didn't!!!! LOL!
May 20, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think fogu2 has been hacked, as well.
May 20, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not hacked. There's a new user (or an old one with a new account) whose handle has a space at the beginning: ' fogu2'.
May 20, 2008 2:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ein is correct - extra space added to the name. I'm going to have to brush up on my Glen and Glenda chops to make headway with reviews.
(Hi CT :) )
May 20, 2008 2:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Stop being such a stranger, TrollCritic!
May 20, 2008 2:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Never so much a stranger as not wearing my Beloved Sockpuppet modifier - we actually had a momentary conversation yesterday ;)
(shhh)
May 20, 2008 3:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Mary Landrieu: a profile in courage.
May 20, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't and won't ever believe one word you say.
Gotnolife has never been as malicious as you consistently are. You are a trolly troll troll, AFAIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2008 1:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yah, it gotalife were (plural for the number of personalities) sincere, it would simply start a new avatar and engage. That pesky ego, though, all gettin in the way and such...
May 20, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
I predict the Lion of the Senate will weather this bump in the road. That he has had but a single seizure and no other symptoms bodes well. Medical science has come a long way (able to keep 90,000+ Iraq wounded alive, for example). He will suffer a bit from the chemo and radiation, but his spirit is indomitable. He will join Sens Johnson and Specter on the Senate's Raw Survival Committee. Sen Johnson's condition was far worse, and he came back.
Pax,
M.
May 20, 2008 2:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
God I hope you're right.
Not for Congress, just for his sake.
May 20, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
The MSM is focused on Kennedy at the moment...40 years since Bobby was shot, 40 years of wandering in the political desert, 40 years of needing someone who told young people politics is a worthy occupation to which to aspire.
I am liking the idea of Question Time in the House more and more each day.
Pax,
M.
May 20, 2008 2:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the hope.
May 20, 2008 2:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
So it took her three months to decide to vote based on the will of the state. Not only is she using a safe reason for her endorsement, but she dragged her feet before doing so.
May 20, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
And she still hasn't committed to a damn thing!
May 20, 2008 2:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know - she's "leaning" toward Obama. {snicker}
Yeah right. Did you think you were getting a cabinet post with a Hillary presidency, Mary?
May 20, 2008 2:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Probably. Or one of the various czardoms Hillary was planning on creating.
May 20, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe Hillary offered to let Landrieu be the Czarina of all the pieces of the bureaucracy that were left behind after she'd pulled out all the chunks necessary to make the Czardoms she's already proposed. Maybe call her the Less Urgent Problems Czarina or Empress of the Land of Misfit Toys.
May 20, 2008 3:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
love your avatar...
May 20, 2008 3:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
I guess most of the people commenting here would prefer to have 2 Republican senators from Louisiana. Because that's the choice. Mary Landrieu (or John Braux) or someone with moderate to conservative Democrat politics like that, or a Republican.
Obama carried the primary. Maybe he could even carry the state in the fall, but not if he comes on like the people on this list.
Unlke most of the ignoramuses posting here, Mary has an election coming up this next fall and she understands what she needs to do to get elected.
Sounds like most of you would rather be pure than win..
Coming out loud and strong for Obama will not help her get some of the votes she needs..
Good luck in the real world.
When you have a firm understanidng of Louisiana history and politics, come back and critique Mary.
Otherwise, you are just displaying your ignorance of local conditions, and politics is local.
One thing Mary has been cautious about is making sure Louisiana gets support in Congress to rebuild from Katrina. And she's done a great job of it. Don't you think tha't smore important to the people of the state of Louisiana than how early she comes out on behalf of Obama?
May 20, 2008 6:59 PM | Reply | Permalink