Why Hillary?: August 2008

Friday, August 29, 2008

The Clintons vs The Obamas

And it has not even begun...sit back, grab your adult beverage and enjoy!

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Country before party. Nobama. Not now. Not ever.

Well, the unDemocratic party has pulled off the biggest farce in its history, selecting the unqualified, anti-American, racist, lost-without-a-TelePrompTer Obama as its nominee. Note that I didn't say "as our nominee." After decades of being a staunch Democrat, I'm now officially done with this sham of a party...

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What Hillary Clinton's Women Want

By Geraldine Ferraro: "Hillary Clinton's speech before the convention on Tuesday night was brilliant. It reminded me of the one that Jesse Jackson gave in 1984 after a very contentious primary, when his name would be put into nomination the next evening and his 465-1/2 delegate votes would be recorded in the history books. His speech soared "

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

2008 DNC: Hillary Clinton Tribute

The DNC takes a look at the life and achievements of Hillary Clinton.

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Conservative Democrats Peeling Away From Obama

Barack Obama has been struggling to maintain his Democratic base thus far in August, and according to weekly averages of Gallup Poll Daily tracking, the problem seems to be with conservative Democrats.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Obama's next "not the man I knew"

Last night, Illinois’ State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias addressed the DNC, talking about his “friend and mentor”, Barack Obama. Giannoulias “has faced questions about [his] bank’s multi-million dollar loans to Michael Gioranago, a convicted bookmaker and prostitution ring promoter.”

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Clinton supporter says she was called 'Uncle Tom'

A black delegate for Hillary Rodham Clinton says she was called an "Uncle Tom" by Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, one of Barack Obama's political mentors.

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Monday, August 25, 2008

My One True Friend : Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949 - 2008)

Tribute to Stephanie Tubbs Jones who was the first black Congresswoman representing Ohio and the first black woman to serve on the House Ways and Means committee. She was one of Hillary Clinton's true friends and a real Democrat.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

In Memory of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1949-2008

Stephanie Tubbs Jones not only worked hard for her congressional district, she also worked hard for all Ohioans and Americans. I will never forget your unwavering support for Senator Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton: Stephanie Tubbs Jones 'was my friend and my

Their friendship deepened during a battle for the Democratic presidential nomination that sometimes had them both feeling under attack...Sen. Hillary Clinton said she's still having a hard time coping with the loss of a political ally who became like a girlfriend-in-chief during the contentious primary season.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Heidi Li's Potpourri: Stephanie Tubbs Jones - a truly democratic Democrat

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama - Reuters/Zogby poll

In a sharp turnaround, Sen. John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Obama and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy. Obama's support among Democrats fell 9% this month to 74%. He slipped among Catholics, born-again Christians, women, independents. Obama's support among voters between 18 and 29 slipped 12% to 52%.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Hillary gives 'Judas' Richardson a hug or a shrug

It starts out like a hug but then she says, far enough, buddy boy

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Clinton Supporters Protest Clinton Delegate Replacement

Meanwhile, Clinton Supporters in Kentucky just can’t shut their damned mouths, you know?

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Rendell to cast his convention vote for Clinton

With devotees of defeated U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) relishing the chance to publicly back her one more time during a roll-call vote at the Democratic convention next week, Clinton's largest backer in Pennsylvania says that he too will take the opportunity to cast his vote for Clinton.

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Monday, August 18, 2008

Coalition - P.U.M.A. - Just Say No Deal

Tribute to a wonderful woman . We're with you but cannot vote for Obama. We can't do something that doesn't feel right to us. Even if you are his running mate.

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Author Grisham Still Supports Clinton

Mrs. Grisham was selected this afternoon to serve as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention, where she plans to support Hillary Clinton even though Barack Obama won enough delegates to secure the nomination. Grisham will accompany his wife to Denver.

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Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Unity - Don't Lie to Me

Barack Obama has stated he is confident he will get Hillary Clintons voters so long as he won the Democratic Primary, nevermind his Terrorist Connections, caucus Cheating, Blatant Sexism, Reverse Racism, or all his Lie and Flip-Flops.

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After the Hug, Obama Attacks McCain

A day after Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged an embrace during a faith forum at a California megachurch, Obama called the U.S. economy a disaster thanks to "John McCain's president, George W. Bush," and chided his Republican rival's campaign team for trying to make him look unpatriotic and weak.

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Lies, damned abortion lies, and Obama’s smear of pro-lifers

Barack Obama accused pro-lifers of lying about his position on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act over the weekend. Classic case of pot calling the kettle black. (I know: RACIST!)

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How McCain Won Saddleback

In an unusual setting, his experience overwhelmed Obama.

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Obama Facing Attacks From All Sides Over Abortion Record

Obama Facing Attacks From All Sides Over Abortion Record - August 18, 2008 - The New York Sun

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The end of Obama's golden days

Remember the good old days when Barack Obama was campaigning for president on the vacuous pledges of hope and change without saying exactly what changes we should hope for? Well, now he's beginning to fill in the blanks with actual policy proposals, and it's becoming clearer by the minute that vacuous was better.

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Hillary Clinton Democrats' best chance for president

Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination and Republicans keep the White House: This is the hidden agenda of the Republican Party.

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Stolen Nomination? You bet.

The 2008 Democratic Party nomination for the presidency was stolen from Hillary Clinton and given to Barack Obama by certain members of the party leadership.

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Heidi Li's Potpourri: Just plain silly - except of course that it means no questions from the press

Anti-Obama Bloggers Say They Were Silenced - August 5, 2008

Anti-Obama Bloggers Say They Were Silenced - August 5, 2008 - The New York Sun

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Google Shuts Down Anti-Obama Sites on its Blogger Platform

It looked like Google was suppressing free speech, but turns out it was Obama supporters using Google technology to kill anti-Obama blogs. Shame, shame.

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On OffShore Oil, Obama Offers the Audacity of Ignorance

To plan a long and challenging journey, would you reject Mapquest and GPS and only consult an atlas from the 1970s? Unlikely. But to pinpoint America’s offshore oil deposits, Congressional Democrats, starting with Senator Barack Obama, love disco-er ...

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On OffShore Oil, Obama Offers the Audacity of Ignorance

Obama Gaffe-a-Thon

Videos of the man getting more tongue-tied than a drunken ant eater.

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Richardson tries hard to disqualify himself as VP

>...Richardson has extensive foreign-policy experience as well as executive experience, two qualities which Obama pointedly lacks in a position that requires both. Unfortunately, Richardson’s answer on Georgia to ABC yesterday, as captured by National Journal, shows how clueless someone with experience can still be......>>

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Wisconsin: Obama's Lead Cut From 11% To 4% By McCain

Barack Obama's 11-point lead in Wisconsin is now down to four. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows Obama leading John McCain 47% to 43%. Last month, in the first Wisconsin poll conducted since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Obama was ahead of McCain 50 - 39%.

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NObama Polling Problem; McCain Believed Over NObama

FTA: By substantial margins, voters believe that McCain’s top priority is finding new sources of energy...FTA: voters overwhelmingly believe it is more important to find new sources of energy. Sixty-seven percent (67%) believe McCain shares this priority while just 29% believe Obama holds that same view.

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American.com The Folly of Obama’s Tax Plan

Senator Obama’s proposed ‘tax cuts for the middle class’ are actually marginal rate hikes in disguise.

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7 Year Old's Query Will Burst Obama's Over-inflated Bubble!

Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" and Sean Hannity's "Stop Obama's Express" were arguably effective. In the end, it will have been a 2nd grader's question that bursts the over-inflated Obama bubble.

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Deeply disappointing Donna (Brazile)

The deposition given last month by Democratic Party chair Howard Dean shed some ugly light on longtime operative Donna Brazile, who headed up Al Gore's 2000 election and is a regular political analyst on CNN. Dean admitted it was Brazile who objected most strenuously to a proposal put forward by gay Democrats to add GLBT delegates to affirmative a

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Rift Between Blacks and Gays at the DNC

I’m thinking Donna Brazile will not be happy to see this. Looks like maybe she intentionally kept gays and lesbians from having equal delegate representation. This sham of an election is going to go down in history. Heads will roll, and they will be those that have been scheming, aiding and abetting this travesty of democracy.

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Obama's Tire-Pressure Embarrassment - Who's Ignorant Now?

One of the commenters cited Business Week for the estimate that “The chances of having low tire pressure is 33.3% or 1 in 3 cars on the road.” Great! Now for the math: 3 per cent (the improvement) times .3333 (the percentage of cars needing improvement) = 1 per cent, at best. Obama’s claim is overstated by at least 200%.

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Why isn't Obama crushing McCain?

A conversation with two prominent journalists and a Bush-Cheney campaign official about why, in what should be a Democratic year, Obama can't put McCain away.

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Obama's Youtube Arrogance Just Became A Nightmare

http://www.myspace.com/studentsofamericahttp://studentsofamericaformccain.blogspot.com/Obama's Youtube Arrogance Just Became A NightmareWho Do You Trust? Series (Part 2)Senator Barack Obama plans for United States Defense / Military if elected President. Missile defense, Iran, Russia, Korea, China, Iraq, War on Terrorism, Ob...

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Inquiry in Ohio Could Hurt Obama Vote

A federal investigation of Democratic Party leaders in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, could pose problems for Barack Obama’s campaign.

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Heidi Li's Potpourri: The hardest working person in politics

Friday, August 8, 2008

SmartAssProducts.com: Did Obama blackmail Edwards for his endorsement?

Obama tells 7-year-old America not so great

It's the question every presidential candidate must be prepared to answer, but when it was posed to Barack Obama by a 7-year-old yesterday, the Democratic senator seemed at a loss for words. Appearing before a packed high school gym in Elkhart, Ind., the young girl asked Obama why he is running for the White House.

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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Rasmussen is right on Presidential race.

One thing I have always tried to do at A Newt One is maintain my objectivity when analyzing polling data. Even the (very few) times that I have missed, it was based on solid assumptions. It is getting very difficult to do that this year because the polls are so schizophrenic.

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