We've got a winner, we're gonna keep beating Obama's brains in with it, and if we get our way, that ain't gonna change anytime soon.

Translation: We may have found the mother lode! King Radiance won't fight back, no matter how hard we hit him. We just need to make sure this doesn't force him to play the Oprah card too soon.

Posted at March 7, 2008 6:07 PM in response to Wolfson: We'll Keep Hitting Obama For Lack Of "Commander-In-Chief" Cred

What's the problem with the campaign sticking up for this statement? Is Clinton a monster for the type of campaign she is running? I'd love to see Obama speak truth to power and expose the diabolic nature of her politics.

Posted at March 7, 2008 5:56 PM in response to The Reporter Who Launched The "Monster" Story Speaks...

Why isn't anybody talking about Hillary's main supporter? Bill Clinton destroyed American, destroyed DC, and destroyed men. And women. And puppies. Why isn't anybody pointing out that this evil, twisted madman is supporting this evil dog woman?

Posted at February 28, 2008 7:48 PM in response to Farrakhan's Support For Obama? Hugely Controversial. Hagee's Backing Of McCain? No Problem.

Why won't somebody put this sick, dying dog to sleep? Hillary Clinton is one of the worst people on the face of the earth. Her husband went to DC for the sole reason of dividing the country and creating the most partisan political environment in the universe. The Clintons should be destroyed forever because she is mean and he is kinda mean too.

These polls just don't reflect the awesomeness of Obama. Lots of people have looked Presidential, but nobody has looked Obamial until now. Wake up American and destroy the Clinton Monsters before it is too late. Kill! KILL! KIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!1!!!111!!

Posted at February 28, 2008 7:45 PM in response to Poll: Hillary Has Momentum In Texas

Agreed. I can understand supporting a specific nominee, but some Obama supporters have completely disregarded the history of the Dem Party. There's a reason why the Republicans hated the Clintons. They have a history of fighting for women's, children's, and minority rights.

Sometimes I think that the Tom DeLay crowd has more respect for the Clintons than the Andrew Sullivan crowd. At least the DeLay crew is consistent. The Andrew Sullivan crowd supported Bush and the Iraq War, but now they are Obama advocates because they hate Hillary.

Barack represents an extension of the first Clinton Administration. Barack shares a majority of the Clinton platform. If you support Obama but you have no respect for the Dem Party of the 90's, I kinda wonder what the hell you really are supporting.

Posted at February 24, 2008 7:56 PM in response to NYT: Hillary Camp In Disarray, Sensing The End

I kinda like that Family And Medical Leave Act. It's kinda nice to not lose your job when you are sick or your family has a new addition.

It appreciate the fact that the Administration pursued a policy that allowed gays to serve in the military. It's unfortunate that Congress forced the compromise that became "Don't Ask Don't Tell".

Those tax cuts for poor families and tax increases for wealthy people wasn't too shabby.

Defending the genocide of Albanians seemed like a worthy fight.

Attempting to pass universal health care seemed like a worthy fight, too.

Remember that budget surplus?

Normalizing relations with Vietnam seemed like a decent thing to pursue as well.

These issues may not seem significant to you, but they were difficult battles for a Democratic party recovering from twelve years of Reagan/Bush. Mock them if you will. Castigate the Clintons for their relationship with the creators of Designing Women...

But these were progressive steps for the country, and I am proud of that work. I have high hopes that President Obama (or President Clinton) will build upon this platform and extend the history of the Dem Party that I proudly endorse.

Posted at February 24, 2008 7:31 PM in response to NYT: Hillary Camp In Disarray, Sensing The End

I live in Tom DeLay's old district. A lot of Republicans are participating in the Dem primary, but they are not going to vote Dem in November. I work with a lot of Republicans and they are participating for several different reasons.

In my area, some vote Barack because they think he will be easy to beat. Some vote Hillary because they think she will be easy to beat. Some vote Hillary because her space exploration policy is a bit clearer than Barack's (in other words, they think a vote for Barack may be a vote against their economic future).

But this state is not going to make a dramatic shift to the Dem party. A few areas might trend in that direction, but this is not the land of Ann Richards Democrats anymore. :(

Posted at February 24, 2008 12:51 PM in response to NYT: Hillary Camp In Disarray, Sensing The End

Yeah, Stick A Fork In The Clintons! Screw Them And Every Democratic Principle They Represented In The 90's! I Get So Disgusted When I Think About Their Evil, Twisted Political Agenda!! They Are The Worst Democrats In History. I Hope They Leave The Country And Go Live in Russia Because They Are TEH EVIL ONES!!!!111!!!

Posted at February 24, 2008 12:40 PM in response to NYT: Hillary Camp In Disarray, Sensing The End

Actually I think Bill and Hillary both share a legacy of reaching across the aisle aggressively to pursue a legislative agenda. (Atlantic Monthly had a good article about her working with people like Trent Lott and John Boehner; people that never expected to be able to find common ground with her.) Hillary won over a lot of support from the traditional DC politicians because she showed up to work on day one, but she also respected her status as a junior senator. I'm frankly stunned that this perspective has been lost in the campaign.

Hillary is in a tough position because her experience has trained her to respond to attacks from the likes of the Weekly Standard, Washington Times, et al. (Read David Brooks' book Blinded by the Right. I think this offers a perspective that explains why the Clintons are so politically aggressive now.)

She is trying to fight Obama based upon her experiences with the right wing media. I don't think she anticipated how much the left wing media has evolved, or the impact of the bottom-up organization of internet bloggers / political advocates. She is forced to formulate a counter-response to Obama's message of hope. That's a pretty tough job if the general audience isn't demanding a substantive policy debate.

But I would argue that Hillary would be as strong a leader as Obama, and would be quite effective implementing her policy goals. I think her history shows that she has effectively used the carrot and the stick to push her policy forward. You may disagree with her approach, but she hasn't found success as a lawyer, women/children's right advocate, or politician by simply speaking in a shrill voice while filling the role of Bill's wife.

Posted at February 20, 2008 1:49 AM in response to Hillary's Speech: Words Don't Matter, Work Does

This is a nice little political jab. But her 'yay' or 'nay' had little impact on the Republican's jingoist march to war. You certainly can't argue that Obama's speech against the war saved any military casualties. This is a black mark on America that (unfortunately) was supported by Republicans and Democrats.

Posted at February 20, 2008 1:24 AM in response to Hillary's Speech: Words Don't Matter, Work Does