Thanks for posting this. Anybody have a good list of contact info for news stations. I think the news stations that ran Hillary's "shame on you" tirade should hear about this. The Clinton ad really is something out of the Karl Rove playbook.

Also, Barack Obama responds.

Today I agree with you totally on the Clintons.  I'm tired of them.  I want them to go away.  Forever.

Bingo. Clinton = Rove, really.

If she had just run the same campaign her husband did in 1992, (basically the Obama campaign now) she could have probably won this thing, but she decided to run Bush's 2004 campaign, which was rejected in the 2006 mid-terms, but she wasn't paying attention. People are tired of being scared into voting for or against someone. They realize it's all bullshit and they're going with their gut on this one. The hope-monger wins.

Check out this YouTube ad for Obama in contrast to the Clinton ad:

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt

It just has not sunk in to these people that the dynamics in this election are so completely different than the DLC textbook rules which have guided them forever.  Their total cognitive dissonance is staggering.  I understand that in the beginning this took them by surprise.  But their total inability to understand and adapt to the changing landscape coupled with their tone deafness to the unprecedented actions and involvement of millions of previously uninspired Democrats should certainly be an indication as to why they should not, must not and will not win.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

Well, at least this gives us a glimpse at Obama's rapid response team.  I've been impressed with the quickness they've hit back and the forcefulness of their retorts.  Crisp, unabashed and repeated by a few public campaign operatives, including Barack.  

It's also giving him plenty of practice on how to deal with OHMYGOODNESSWE'REALLGONNADIE campaigning.  Too bad that it's coming from another person within the same party.   Once again, though:  not surprised.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

The Hillary Clinton ad has hit the front page of the NYT online. I tuned out on the Clintons when her husband Bill went hobnobbing with Georgie's daddy after the tsunami and agreed that beachfront property occupied by tsunami victims, for who knows how long, now needed to be turned into tourist and expensive residential sites. And then he had the cheek to state that his wife would send him and Georgie's daddy around the world to tell everyone how nice we US people really are, in spite of everything. It looks as if Hillary Clinton is NOT planning to go back to Washington and do the work she's being paid to do even if she loses both Texas and Ohio next Tuesday.

Each tortured strike she tries that Obama counterpunches is only serving to make him look the stronger and her unhinged. I can't get over how her machinations are drawing a finer point on the differences between insider vs progressive goals.

   SENATOR ROCKEFELLER ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA
    Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee Says Obama is Right Leader to Meet Nation's Challenges

    CHICAGO, IL - Today, Senator Jay Rockefeller, the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, endorsed Barack Obama for president, citing his judgment on the Iraq war and national security issues, and calling him the right candidate to lead our country during a time of instability at home and abroad.

    Senator Rockefeller said, "Today, I'm proud to lend my support and strong endorsement to Barack Obama and his candidacy for President of the United States. Barack Obama is the most qualified person - Democrat or Republican - to lead our country in the face of enormous challenges - the very real threat of terrorism, economic uncertainty, and instability at home and abroad.

    "As Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I am all too aware that the threats we face are unconventional.  They are sophisticated.  They are constantly changing and adapting.  And they are very serious. What matters most in the Oval Office is sound judgment and decisive action.  It's about getting it right on crucial national security questions the first time - and every time.

    "The indisputable fact is Barack Obama was right about Iraq when many of us were wrong.  It was a tough call and the single greatest national security question, and mistake, of our time.  Today, we remain a country at war, and countless mistakes over the last six and a half years have made us less safe.  The stakes have never been higher, and that is why we must take a stand.

    "I am not just supporting Barack Obama because of his strength on national security.  I am equally proud of his commitment to rebuild America - so that we're a country of equality and prosperity - where no segment of society is left behind.  I know Barack Obama will fight and win the battle for health care, good paying jobs, and energy security.  

    "Barack Obama is a uniquely gifted, brilliant and strategic thinker, who genuinely understands the hopes and desires of the American people.  There is nothing sheltered about his life; he's always had to work hard, and he's always fought to make his community and his country better.  

    "A leader like Barack Obama just doesn't come along very often, and as voters who care passionately about the future of our country, we cannot afford to squander this opportunity."

    Senator Obama said, "Senator Rockefeller's leadership in the Senate has strengthened our national security and advanced economic opportunity, and I am honored to have his support. Nobody understands the unconventional threats of the 21st century better than Jay Rockefeller, and I look forward to partnering with him as President to strengthen our intelligence community and protect our homeland. Together, we will work to reclaim the American Dream for working families at home, and to restore our security and standing abroad."

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    February 29, 2008
    Contact: Obama Press Office