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by BooMan
Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:02:06 PM EST

The death-rattle continues.

Open Thread | 21 comments (21 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

This is endearing:

Look at the presidential loser's club that has lined up behind Obama: Walter Mondale, George McGovern, Gary Hart, Ted Kennedy, Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, and John Kerry.

What kind of person says that stuff? So much for Senatorial respect & decorum.

by Alice on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:39:05 PM EST

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More evidence that justifies my post today.

Obama is a Patriot

by Steven D on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:07:21 PM EST

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I loved Donna Brazille's response:

In one exchange, Donna Brazille, Al Gore's campaign manager and a stalwart of the Democratic Party, responded with frustration to a writer's threats of defection. "Honestly, this is the 9th email today," she wrote before 8:00 pm. "So I believe you're ready to not only destroy Roe versus Wade, voting rights, civil liberties and civil rights. Perhaps adding trillions more to the deficits through non-stop tax cuts to the wealthy and 100 more years in Iraq. Yes, please join Rush and McCain asap. The train has left. Catch it."

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:36:32 PM EST
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Me, too. (none / 0)

I am tired of this. Maybe we should give them another week, but just for the record, I am sick of their delusional bullshit. She can call him everything but a child of God, but he's "playing the race card;" he's misogynist? Seriously?

Some of her supporters are worse than fanatical. Can they project more than they already have? And can someone give Paul Krugman a tissue and a clue? Sheesh. I'm not even linking to that POS bunk he called a column today.

This hasn't been fun, but it has been instructional. But damn all this hand-wringing and need to have their ass kissed! I'm ready to take it to McCain.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 05:38:40 PM EST
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the blowback has begun (none / 1)

according to abc, obama is now ahead in the SD count:

Sen. Barack Obama moved into the lead today in the last category that Sen. Hillary Clinton had claimed to have an edge -- support among the Democratic Party's superdelegates.
The Illinois Democrat grabbed the superdelegate lead thanks to a switch by New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne and an endorsement from previously uncommitted Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon.
Those two votes gave Obama a 267-266 lead over Clinton. That is a huge shift since the days when Clinton boasted about a 60-plus vote lead among the party's pros back on Super Tuesday.
link

and the last npr radio up date claims that he's gained a total of 5 today.

lTMF'sA...the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:16:21 PM EST

Re: the 2.1% chance (none / 0)

Needed for the Nomination: 162 total delegates including 33 pledged delegates need for a majority of pledged - all waiting the Obama bandwagon to come by.

Slate: The Hillary's Deathwatch is now a Widget- A steady stream of endorsements for Obama hold Clinton at bay.

Hillary's chance of winning the nomination 2.1%

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:42:15 PM EST
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From the end of the HuffPo article Booman links to:

...wrote the exasperated superdelegate. "I have been uncommitted throughout this campaign because I wanted to see how the candidates performed in a variety of settings. I am proud of them both. But I am horrified by this effort to threaten votes for McCain if super delegates don't vote for Sen. Clinton. I have received hundreds of emails from both sides - but I can say without exception that I have not received a single email from an Obama supporter that threatened a vote for McCain if I didn't support Sen. Obama. You really ought to be ashamed."

My gut feeling is that this would be the reaction from many of the uncommitted SDs - no one likes to be blackmailed and harassed.

The remaining diehards of the Clinton supporters have entered Kamikaze-mode...

John McCain - Less Jobs More War

by ask on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 02:38:52 PM EST

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More denial of reality.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin Survivor Left Blogistan

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:10:05 PM EST

Clinton racist pander to USA today (none / 0)

on a continuous loop on MSNBC. Maybe she can be the new Strom Thurmond and lead the Appalachiacrat defection at the convention.

by magster on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:19:14 PM EST

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Might as well go out with none of your credibility or integrity intact.

Brendan Calling John Mccain

by brendan on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:28:57 PM EST

4.5, no wait, 3.5, no, 2.5 SD margin! (none / 0)

per oreo at Kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/9/15630/25512/861/512742

by magster on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:32:24 PM EST

1.5 (none / 0)

Mazie Hirono of Hawaii.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/9/141542/5560/867/512712

by magster on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:38:11 PM EST
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Who invented and continues to feed Taylor Marsh? Larry Johnson?

by Bob In Pacifica on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:36:02 PM EST

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an endorsement by Carney is like having a mangy dog come up and piss on your leg.

so here's a question: after spending the past couple of months going fucking berzerk about Obama, is there any way for blogs like No Quarter, Taylor Marsh, Talk Left, Corrente, et al to back away from their hysteria?

And has nayone else notices that Taylor Marsh looks exactly like Lady Elaine Fairchild?

Brendan Calling John Mccain

by brendan on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:48:53 PM EST
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dude, you are too funny.

by BooMan on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:57:31 PM EST
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Lady Elaine! (none / 0)

That's what it is...when I saw her photo, I kept thinking merry-go-round and couldn't figure out why. A friend of mine said Marsh reminds him of the chicken lady character from Kids in the Hall.

Blogging While Brown Convention Atlanta, GA July 25-27, 2008

by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 05:00:25 PM EST
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Re: Lady Elaine! (none / 0)

boomerang toomerang soomerang!

Brendan Calling John Mccain

by brendan on Sat May 10th, 2008 at 11:46:48 AM EST
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s there any way for blogs like No Quarter, Taylor Marsh, Talk Left, Corrente, et al to back away from their hysteria

Do we let them? I was just watching them spreading the lie that Obama attacked McCain because of his age.

by Cee on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 05:51:31 PM EST
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I went over to Taylor Marshall and the denial stage of grief is a painful thing to witness.

"The heart of darkness is the president. Nobody knows what he thinks, even the people who work for him."

by Mac G on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 03:47:35 PM EST

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The Poorman rocks.

by BooMan on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 04:22:53 PM EST

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They remind me of the GOP mob that tried to stop the vote counting in Florida.

by Cee on Fri May 9th, 2008 at 05:42:16 PM EST

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