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  • A Cabinet Post for Hillary?

    Hey, I'm as disappointed as any of you Hillary supporters that she isn't the nominee of the Democrats. But I'm over it and ready to look ahead. It's time to get behind Obama and get the Bush Bums out of the White House! PUMA? Get real. The only ones who are benefiting from the likes of you all are the Republicans. Nothing says ''weak'' better than ...
    Posted to Politics by SteveAV on August 26, 2008

  • Is The Media Bias? Here is Evidence of Bias

    How the Media Vote. Surveys of journalists’ self-reported voting habits show them backing the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1964, including landslide losers George McGovern, Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis. In 2004, a poll conducted by the University of Connecticut found journalists backed John Kerry over George W. ...
    Posted to Politics by MiamiVice on August 13, 2008

  • Liberal Media Lies

    Political logic augurs a Democratic triumph in looming US elections but Barack Obama’s White House duel with John McCain is still a statistical tie, prompting some to wonder why he is yet to break away. Political logic augurs a democratic triumph? Augur: To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell. What signs or omens are they looking ...
    Posted to Politics by MiamiVice on August 12, 2008

  • Obama "Talk the Talk...but can he Walk the Walk" Part 2

    Obama “Talk the Talk… but can he Walk the Walk” Part 2 In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature — to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried as adults, a position that risked drawing fire from African-Americans, or to oppose it, possibly undermining his image as a tough-on-crime moderate. ...
    Posted to XX Factor by MiamiVice on August 8, 2008

  • Give me the nomination or I shoot the party

    So... the winning candidate should bow out because the underdog doesn't care if she is causing irreparable damage to the party? So... we should nominate for the PRESIDENCY that person who doesn't care who she hurts as long as she gets what she wants? According to this article, Hillary is a maniac, who will stop at nothing to become ...
    Posted to Trailhead by doctheweasel on April 25, 2008

  • Re: Are Hillary supporters soon to be called "cult followers

    Not all Clinton supporters are cult followers. I'm a former Clinton supporter and I can see some of the reasons there are still so many behind her; especially the older women. Older women (for arguments sake say, over 60) fought so hard against discrimination that this would be the crowning achievement in a struggle against sexism. Younger women ...
    Posted to Politics by BP in NJ on April 8, 2008

  • Dem Popular Vote: Wow . . . it's real close!

    7,374,222 7,374,222 So, I was complaining about the lack of data on total vote counts from yesterday's primaries. Using CNN's up to date numbers, I did it myself. Note that not all precincts are in, but generally states have reported 90+ percent (most in the high 90s). So, as of now, where we are in Feb. 5 caucus goer and voter ...
    Posted to Trailhead by northlander on February 6, 2008