the candidates and the issues…where they stand

Wanna know where the candidates stand on the issues?  Here’s a helpful tool that I came accross at Daily Kos.  I challenge you to find any significant difference between McCain/Palin and Pres. Bush.  Bet you can’t do it.

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Awww Shucks Now! Hillary Said Harriet Tubman…

Ol’ girl did her thang.  She did what she HAD to do – politically speaking – and not a bit more…

• She mentioned/talked up Obama at the beginning of her speech
• She gave warm ”sisterly” props to Queen Michelle Obama
• She situated the latest chapter of her own political narrative inside the broader context of the movement for Women’s Rights
• She called out her most ardent backers/supporters – left them no wiggle room  “Did you vote for me or did you vote for the Marine, the person without health care…?” 
• She eloquently made the case for party-unity
• She cleverly (and humorously) went after McCain.  That “Twin Cities” line was GOOD
• She effectively invoked the image/spirit of Harriet Tubman (I heard some black folk took issue with this. Why?)

Like i said, politically speaking she handled her business.  However, on the social tip, I think that Hillary missed a key opportunity to meaningfully advance the ongoing dialogue about race that has surfaced time and time again throughout the 2008 election cycle.   I personally believe that Hillary should have seized that charged occassion at the podium to, amongst other things… (see my previous post on this subject)

Michelle Obama!!!

She killed it!!!  Go on sista!!!  She was poised, confident, authentic, charismatic, and warm.  She did an excellent job of connecting the Obama biography to that of the everyday American biography.  She was also able to effectively capture/articulate the aspirations of women across all colors, social stations, and generations.  Did I mention that the sista looked GR8!!!  Did you see those shoulders?  That’s all I got on this.  What else is there to say?  Feel free to share.

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Barack Odrama Cont’d: Hillary, White Folk, and the DNC

I hate to say I told y’all so.  The 2008 Democratic National Convention is fast approaching and it sure seems that shit could possibly hit the fan.  And you know the Clintons are down with all this.  Below, I’m going to provide you a link to a story about how one of Hillary’s Billionaire supporters is using her money/influence to essentially mount an anti-Obama protest at this year’s DNC.  Before you get to the article link, please take time to read a few key/revealing quotes that I pulled from the article.

“The enduring hostility to Obama is reflected in a Pew poll, published last week, showing that 18% of Clinton supporters intend to vote for McCain. With polling averages close to a dead heat between McCain and Obama, every vote counts.”

“There is a sense of entitlement that almost seems to be inbred,” Panetta said. “They are convinced Hillary is the one who should be assuming the mantle and it’s tough to crack that.”

“Rothschild is the founder of Together4Us, a group formed to “honour” Clinton and the nearly 18m voters who supported her in the primaries. Among its demands were a state-by-state roll-call of votes – a final show of muscle by the vanquished Clinton – and a prime speaking slot for her.”

“We’re not going to win by pretending problems with Barack Obama don’t exist. He has a huge problem connecting with ordinary Americans, who think, ‘He doesn’t understand me.’ He is not modest; he is arrogant. He radiates elitism.”

“Barack Obama can use the words ‘the American dream’, but they don’t resonate,” she said. “He magnified the problem by going to Berlin and calling himself a citizen of the world.”

Read the full article here:  “Hillary’s Rich Friend…Ambushes Barack Obama” 

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