Note to McCain: Obama can read

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You can read, I can read and I am pretty sure Obama can read. We can read all about the Iraq war, we can see it in video form.

McCain keeps pushing the meme that the surge worked. What he doesn't tell you about is the cease fire that the Sunnis and Shias put together last year. And he really doesn't want to tell you the Bush Administration or the US Government didn't have a thing to do with it. The clerics called a cease fire amongst themselves.

Just think of that for a minute. Here we have heaped tens of thousands of dead bodies onto the streets of Iraq, dumped trillions of dollars there and Bush could not control the city of Baghdad. But, ironically the Sunnis and Shias came together and stopped the shooting on their own with no help from us.

So what exactly is Obama going to learn? That is is damn hot? You can't walk down the street without an armed escort of about 100 Marines, snipers and hovering gunships?

Maybe McCain knows something we don't know? Maybe there is a very large secret that has been kept? Maybe Baghdad is full of purple unicorns and prancing forest creatures? If that is the case, how does that account for all the body bags coming back? You know, the ones that we cannot see.

So Obama is going to go to Baghdad and what do you think he will say? What will be the next slew of horseshit McCain will be shoveling when Obama comes back?

Remember, you don't need to go to the sewage treatment plant to know it stinks.

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Who isn't fired up?

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Everyone I know is fired up about Barack Obama and the highly improbable success of a black man named Hussein winning the Democratic primary.

Not only will he be the first black US President, but he will be the first elected leader in the history of Western Civilization that comes from African roots.

Do you know people who have been politically inactive who are now "fired up?" Maybe know some folks who only watched game shows and are now Tivoing C-SPAN?

Share those stories. Cause God knows, my cat was fired up over something, I am guessing it was Barack Obama. Could be wrong though...


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Obama needs an Orthopedist. Suggestions?

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My wife, an African American, was watching the delegates roll in for Barack Obama and she asked "can this really be happening, can this be for real? I guess so - typically Blacks struggle for everything." And struggle Barack did. He battled bullshit from all corners, including his own party. Even the candidate who now wants to be the VP accused him of being unfit to be Commander In Chief. Hillary Clinton deployed what is now called the "Kitchen Sink Strategy" and she deployed it constantly throughout the campaign. It may still be being deployed behind the scenes.

Now he is battling the racist beliefs of Hillary's supporters like Harriet Christian (fitting name), "the Democrats are throwing the election away. And for what, an inadequate black male?"

Or how about the Hillary supporter from West Virginia who claimed she had had enough of "Hussein."

Personally I think Hillary not only threw every kitchen sink she could find at Obama, but she started heaving toilets (heavily soiled, unflushable, fully loaded, public toilets) at Obama and never let up.

And still Obama won the nomination.

But it ain't over yet. I am sure besides the kitchen sinks and clogged toilets, Hillary is also fully stocked with more goal posts.

I hope Obama knows a good orthopedist. He still has some field goals to kick.

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Obama & the Orgasmic Orgy of Approval

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There are few times in my life where I hoped the mainstream media was right about their reporting. Last night and today, the Team Clinton seems to be packing up and getting ready to call it quits. Superdelegates are lining up to spew forth their support for Barack Obama all in one cascading, orgasmic orgy of approval.

One can only hope. Damn, there goes that word "hope" again.

But is my wanting Camp Clinton to finally concede hope or heightened desperation? How many millions of dollars has Obama wasted defending himself against Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday?

How much more traction has McCain received because of his free ride to June?

I hope Clinton is not offered up as a VP choice. I really don't believe she can be trusted, especially after her backstabbing over Michigan. She promises one thing and then does another. I am frankly tired of that kind of politics. Sick of it, in fact. If she is the VP choice, what in the Hell will you do with Bill? I used to think Bill would be a good choice for Sec of State or some other position where he would excel at. Now I think, after his horrible performance this campaign season, Bill would do nothing but stab Obama in the back in an attempt to "set-up" Hillary to be President.

Unlike Rev. James Cleveland, I do feel always tired.


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Stealing Edwards’ Delegates

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I was somewhat shocked with the attitudes of some Hillary supporters after the Edwards endorsement, especially those swearing they will still vote for Hillary even if she is not on the ballot.

Yeah, it is their right, but I am unsure if they were really Democrats to start off with. For example, I was one of those lunatic Gore supporters, hoping against hope (insert Obama pun here) that he would get into the race. That didn't happen. Then I was supporting Kucinich because he and I are both staunchly anti-war. That relationship didn't last long.

I then landed in the Edwards camp and winced when he dropped out before Super Tuesday. I think if he had stayed in, the primary would have been VERY over at Super Tuesday, not because he would have won, but I have always felt he drew votes away from Hillary and made Obama look stronger and making it easier for Obama to pile on more delegates. When the final tally of votes came in for West Virginia, I think I was proven right as Edwards still garnered 7% of the vote and he wasn't even running. Edwards connects deeply with the blue collar worker - the biggest boast of Camp Clinton these days.

So now I am in the Obama camp and hoping he wins the Presidency. However, if Hillary wins the nomination, I will vote for her - no problem.

So, am I a good Democrat or just a shill for the Democratic Party? Neither really, I am an independent voter who wants a progressive government.As an independent, am I a better Democrat than the Hillary sycophants? I don't know. But I do know total candidate allegiance is not good for democracy.

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Hillary is the Real McCain… er McCoy

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The outcome of the West Virginia Primary shows something I have suspected all along - Hillary Clinton has more in common with neo-con beliefs than she does with progressive ideas.

Exit polls showed that 67% of those who voted for Hillary will vote for McCain if Obama wins the nomination. Some people say that is because racism is rife in West Virginia. When I lived there, it sure as hell was. But now? Every time I am back in the Mountain State to visit family, the same old racism still exists. You know, the kind of racism Hillary has been playing to since she started her campaign.

But I think the root cause of the willingness of Hillary supporters to vote for McCain is because Hillary is more closely aligned philosophically with McCain than she is with Obama and when she enters a contest like West Virginia, the effect is amplified.

If West Virginia's main concern is the economy, why are they choosing a neo-con? I wish I knew. West Virginia has, on occasion before, defied logic and common sense.

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Der Kegler

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Charlie Gibson's Debate: 4 Cartoons

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I watched last night's "debate" with horror. As you probably know by now, nearly the entire first hour was taken up by bullshit questions about lapel pins, bitterness, Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers nonsense. But they did manage to carve out a minute from their televised circus to discuss gas prices for sixty seconds. I would have rather listened to a real discussion on the horrible treatment of vets, the economic crisis, China's human rights record, trade deals, h1B visas, renewable energy, the tap on my phone, the plummeting dollar and a solution to health care just to name a few.

Anyway, I didn't know which strip to choose, so I am publishing them all. You get to decide which is best.

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Cartoon Contest Announcement - Cartoonists for _______

Once in a while I try to spice things up here with a contest.
This time it's "Cartoonists for _______." Mind you, this is NOT about who you think would make the best President. It is about who you would rather DRAW for the next four years.

I think George W. Bush is the worst thing to ever happen to this country. That said, if I were a stand-up comic in 2004, I would have had to think long and hard about voting against him. He makes it all so easy. You don't even need to think - just pick up the paper and read the headlines to the audience. They would laugh or cry, or both.

So, cartoonists, who would you rather DRAW? By now people have a pretty good idea who I prefer for President, Hillary Clinton. That said, I would rather draw Obama. For me, he's just more fun to draw. Whoever wins will get drawn a lot and the 'toons will improve over the years. However, Obama simply provides the richest canvas. There is something about the ears, the long face, the big grin, the button in the middle of his nose, that makes him a natural for caricature.

Okay, contest rules - post your best candidate cartoon and tell us why you think he, or she, will make the best target for you ink, or your mouse, for the next four years. I'll start.



So, who is your favorite candidate to draw?

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The Presidential speech

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Hillary needs to super-size her delegate count.

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Kos over at the big orange machine posted a diary with great links on Hillary and her superdelegate nightmare. Summing up the article, she is not gaining superdelegates, but losing them to Obama. In fact, she has started robo-calling Obama's delegates to try to harvest them.

That is how bad it is over in the Clinton camp - reduced to thievery.

Jack Cafferty posited a good question yesterday on The Situation Room - should the superdelegates step in early and endorse Obama to put an end to the divisive Hillary campaign? I have been asking that myself but even if they did, I do not think Hillary would stop. I really do believe she is on a path to destroy the party if she does not win. Her tactics is at the heart of why she has failed to win the netroots and grassroots - most people understand what fair is and they do not see fair play coming from the Hillary camp.

It is time for Hillary to go.

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The election is black and white

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I have been reading some stuff on John Adams of late - always been a fan of his, especially his work on the Treaty of Tripoli. After a spot of reading I switched on the news last night and it was then I saw just how apparent the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is a black and white issue. I am not talking about skin color here, I am talking about their ability to communicate what the American spirit is. Their ideas, their goals for all of us.

Hillary's remarks over the years have been very me specific whereas Barack's message is about us, you know, We The People.

I am not saying "yes we can" rises to the level of "We The People" in cultural significance, but I do believe John Adams was a "we" kind of guy. I think he would have resonated with "hope" in all of its audaciousness as it took a bucket of hope to build the American experiment.

I wonder if Hillary has hope?

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Racist Mississippi

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To me, this is not rocket science.

Over the last 48 hours, I have seen on television and on the blogosphere the notion that Blacks are racist because they are turning out in droves (one drove apparently equals 90% of the demographic) for Barack Obama. I am admittedly confounded by this. The explanation seems so simple, so obvious that the question does not even need to be addressed. Apparently it does.

The issue of why Blacks vote in droves for Obama may have roots in Black pride, but there was great affection for the Clintons in the Black community - note the use of the past tense. That was before Hillary's atrocious behavior in Selma last year. The use of a mocking fake slave accent during the recital of Cleveland's poetry was horrific and it was the final insult as Hillary crashed the festivities that Obama was invited to headline. Hillary wasn't.

Then after Obama and Edwards mopped the floor with Hillary in Iowa (Edwards being the token white guy), the overt race-baiting began. The tears of being beaten by a Black man helped her win New Hampshire. "Weep for me, they are so unfair."

Fairy tales and Farrakhan - that became the Clintonian strategy.

The last straw came with the 3am commercial and the rhetoric claiming Obama is not fit to be Commander in Chief. The Clintons have pissed all over Black America to the point that they are no longer seen as being affectionate to the cause of Black America. This was before Geraldine Ferraro opened her mouth.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, there is no redeeming the Clinton campaign in the eyes of the Black community. To them, there is only one viable candidate left and it should not be rocket science to figure out why Blacks vote for Obama. It is his policies, his vision that garners him support - and his ability not to insult Blacks at every turn.

Barack Obama is a candidate who does bring all races together. That is the true dream of Dr. King. Hillary Clinton is the nightmare.

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Jeffrey Dahmer was experienced too!

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I know, another "anti-Hillary" strip. And yes, I am prepared for the onslaught of emails proclaiming I "have gone too far."

How is Barack lacking in experience? Surely the sum total of the man's work is more than one speech? Obama has more than eleven years of legislative experience under his belt with most of it in arguably one of the roughest political state arenas - Illinois. Hillary has about eight years.

And no, being First Lady of the United States doesn't count as "experience" to be president. Exactly who would claim Laura Bush has legislative experience? How about Barbara Bush? Nancy Reagan perhaps?

Also, being the First Lady of Arkansas is even less of reason to claim the mantle of experience. I can just see the McCain ad now - "Whitewater - A Resume of Experience."

Hillary does have eight years of experience in government and while there she has been incredibly damaging to the issues I care about. Let's just start with Iraq - bad. Her support of Bush's Iran sanctions, in light of how bad Iraq was, was even worse. No, I require someone with a tad more discernment skills than Hillary has exhibited.

Trade policies? Hillary sure does love to vote for trade policies, to the detriment of the country. That is bad.

Health care in this nation is an out-of-control mess. Hillary's 1992 health plan, while not magic, would have been better than the HMO mess we have now. However, now she has a hard time depositing all the money her health care lobbyists give her. They insist all is well in our emergency rooms, doctor offices and pharmacies nationwide. It is a health care utopia according to her lobbyist friends, pals and donors. For "we the people," not so much. Actually, it is a nightmare.

Just because one is experienced, doesn't mean it is quality experience.

John McCain is an experienced pilot, just not a very good pilot.

I believe Obama is more than a man with a speech, he has managed to accomplish what NO OTHER POLITICIAN in American history has been able to do, bridge the racial divide in America - unite us together and inspire individuals who have become disenchanted with the American political landscape to participate in the process.

Obama's Iowa victory speech concluded with "we are ready to believe again" and his whole speech reminded me of Bobby Kennedy. His Brother John gave one of the most memorable speeches a President has ever given - "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

However, "I never had sex with that woman" just doesn't do it for me.

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Hillary Ain’t No Obama

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I just do not understand why Hillary sounds so hollow and insincere. When she is on the stump, her presentation lacks passion and conviction.

So why is she still in the race? I think it is the politics of fear and dirty tricks. The 3AM phone commercial is an example of how she rolls. She doesn't try to convince you she is good, she tries to scare the hell out of you. Always insinuating what will happen when a Black man is in charge.

She even claims McCain will make a fine Commander in Chief but Obama will be totally inept at it.

The longer the campaign continues, Hillary shows just how far she is willing to sink to win the nomination. In this aspect, she is no different from Rove and Bush. Bush showed how low he was willing to go to defeat McCain in 2000 and again against Kerry in 2004.

If you ask me, with that kind of track record, Hillary Clinton is not fit for office.

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HRC: Helping Republicans' Cause

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A Landslide of One

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As of this writing, Clinton gained one delegate from last night but is still behind in the total delegate count.

After watching Hillary's speech last night, I found it remarkable that she portrayed it as a landslide night.

Four states, millions of votes and a she gained one delegate overall.

One.

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