Where's the Outrage?

Now, this is news. There is no bigger Democratic political family than the Kennedy’s. For her to endorse Barack Obama is HUGE. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, has an Op-Ed which will be published in the New York Times tomorrow morning.

Remember all of that yickity-yack about White women in American voting for Hillary Clinton.

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From CNN.com:

In a decision she attributes to “patriotic, political and personal” reasons, former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy is endorsing Barack Obama for president.

In an op-ed in Sunday’s New York Times published on the paper’s Web site Saturday night, titled “A President Like My Father,” Kennedy writes: “It isn’t that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960….

(the following emphasis is mine)
“I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.” (more…)

Update:  Here’s the OpEd (Damn this is good) -

OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama.

My reasons are patriotic, political and personal, and the three are intertwined. All my life, people have told me that my father changed their lives, that they got involved in public service or politics because he asked them to. And the generation he inspired has passed that spirit on to its children. I meet young people who were born long after John F. Kennedy was president, yet who ask me how to live out his ideals.  (more…)

Tags: Domestic Issues, Election 2008 by ecthompson
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There was plenty of stupid and idiotic conversation this week. Can Obama win a primary verses a caucus? Does that make any sense? Obama needs to win South Carolina to truly be a legitimate candidate. I just wanted to reach through the TV screen and slap the commentator. Obama has raised over $80 million. When you raise this kind of money you are a legitimate candidate. Period. It proves that you have support. Furthermore, that kind of money doesn’t come exclusively from Black voters in this country. Therefore, Obama has support from both the Black and the White communities (remember Iowa).

Well, all of this stupidness should fade away. The second bit of group mentality is “Will John Edwards pull out of the race.” John Edwards has been running for President for the past 6 years. He believes in his message. He has raised over $30 million. He has $12 million on hand. Why would he pull out? He knew 6 months ago if he didn’t win in Iowa or New Hampshire that it would be a long hard slog.  Clinton (Bill and Hillary) and Obama seem intent on beating each other up. Both Hillary and Barack took hits in the polls from the catfighting. The only ones to benefit from the fighting were John Edwards and the Republicans. He just needs another big mistake from one of the frontrunners to be in position to win a primary and change the landscape. Barack had his mistake when he was talking about Reagan and ideas. I’m sure that Hillary will have hers. BTW, have you really listened to John Edward’s message? He is really pushing liberal ideals. I wouldn’t count him out just yet.

Obama has won in South Carolina. I’m thinking that story is not that he won but that he smoked Hillary Clinton. As of right now, Obama has 55% of the vote, Clinton 26% and Edwards 18% with 96% of the precincts reporting. Now, that’s the story.

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From WaPo:

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary in a landslide Saturday, attracting a biracial coalition and giving his candidacy a much-needed boost as the Democratic presidential race moves toward a 22-state showdown on Feb. 5.

Obama trounced New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the first southern primary of the 2008 campaign, with former North Carolina senator John Edwards finishing third. After a bitter and racially charged campaign in which former president Bill Clinton became the center of controversy, Obama won with overwhelming support from African Americans, but also attracted roughly a quarter of the white vote, according to exit polling. (more…)

 

 MSNBC cover of South Carolina Primary [5:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: Election 2008 by ecthompson
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A rumor is going around that Senator Barack Obama is a Muslim.

This rumor is false.

Here is what Senator Obama has said in denying the rumor–

“I’ve been a member of the same church for nearly 20 years, praying to Jesus with my Bible,” Obama told 1,200 people at a church-run community center in Sumter. “Don’t let people turn you around because they’re just making stuff up. That’s what they do, they try to bamboozle you.”

Fine.

What I’ve not heard Senator Obama say is, “I’m not Muslim, but so what if I was?”

Being Islamic is good enough for hundreds of millions of people.

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Tags: Election 2008, Religion by Texas Liberal
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There are many ways to look at poverty.  No matter how you slice it, poverty has been worse and tougher under the Bush Administation. 

Tags: Poverty by ecthompson
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