KipWellsFan

Some of those are so true for me. Especially the one about The Wire, and hating spoilers.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 23, 2008 -> 12:52 PM) Are you serious? You think Im making that up? He even acknowledged it in his speech. Do you have proof that Michelle Obama got into Princeton over more accomplished students because of the color of her skin?

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 23, 2008 -> 11:59 AM) She got into a college ahead of someone who was more qualified BECAUSE of the color of her skin Do you have any evidence of this?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 08:44 AM) Rumor had it a few weeks ago that a few weeks ago he was going to endorse Clinton. Well, as you can see, nothing happened. So, i think it's in the air. He has a contradiction. Some of his message overlaps with Clinton, some with Obama. An article at politico suggest he won't endorse anyone, but seems to hint that he may prefer Clinton. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9162.html I don't really trust Edwards' political instincts so I don't have a clue what he'll do. I certainly don't buy him as a "party elder", but that's me. p.s. Tony McPeak should shut up already.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 08:40 PM) Yellowcard. One more inflammatory post, and this is closed. I guess calling Michelle Obama a racist, and saying Barack was proud to have the support of the black panthers wasn't enough.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 06:40 PM) DAMN YOU JOHN MCCAIN (shakes fist in anger)!!! Oh, I think I get what you're doing now. Pointlessly s***-disturbing. All I needed was a few more examples of senseless posts to catch on.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 06:33 PM) Oh yes, of course. There have been no accusations that the state department lies and people die, bla bla. What are you talking about? why would anyone be fired under the rule of a supposed fascist dictator like G W Bush? Yah, still have no clue what you're talking about.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 06:29 PM) But I thought the state department was just a pawn of the fascist Bush regime? Wouldn't they cover for any wrong doing? What the hell are you talking about?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 02:54 PM) Latest national polls (the 2 tracking polls are through 3/19 - yours was from 3/18)... _____________Clinton___Obama Gallup 3-day.......48%.........43% Rasm. 3-day.......43%.........46% CBS 3/18...........43%.........46% CNN 3/16...........45%.........52% USAT 3/16..........42%.........49% On average, Obama leading by about 3 points. What's interesting are the trends. Clinton went up after OH/TX, then back down and Obama took a lead. Then lately, after the Wright stuff, Clinton has surged back, though not taken a net lead. It will be interesting to see the tracking polls in another day or two, after all 3 days are post-Obama-speech. Yah the Wright story was a huge hit on Obama, but I imagine his speech was his best possible response. Now he's got to hope it dies down, and that the speech won over some Democrats.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 19, 2008 -> 06:26 PM) The man is surrounded by racists, including his wife, and that reflects upon him no matter how he tries to spin it. Wow, I'm surprised the rest of the gang let you get away with this one. Michelle Obama is a racist now? And who are these other racists that surround him? I guess you're asserting that Wright is a racist? Any others? Ted Kennedy, Susan Rice, Samantha Power, David Axelrod, Harold Ford Jr?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 19, 2008 -> 03:50 PM) ABC News Political Blog UH OH!!! I'm not debating the strategic implications of the whole NAFTA issue but eventually people are going to have to realize that NAFTA is not the source of all of America's problems.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 18, 2008 -> 01:36 PM) Wow. That's gutsy. I wonder how long it will take for Quebec to start up their cries for independence? Well there are always calls for independence in Quebec. But I'd argue this is not a huge deal because the situation in Quebec mirrors that of Kosovo very little. Plus the separatist movement in Quebec has been on the wane for a few years now. A federalist (pro-unity) party has been in power since 2003, and the separatist party has backed away from holding a referendum if they return to power.

Canada to recognize Kosovo independence, Serbia recalling ambassador Full Story http://www.macleans.ca/canada/wire/article...ontent=n031869A I think Canada will be one of the first, if not, the first, country with a full-fledged, legitimate separatist movement of their own to recognize Kosovo

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 18, 2008 -> 01:27 PM) Maybe I should be a politician. Man, what is it? I'm agreeing with all you 'libs' today... Seriously, all junk aside that we banter back and forth, most of us aren't that far apart on main issues that confront us. None of us here on this forum (at least I'd like to hope) aren't racist, and really, are looking out for what's best for America (Canada, in your case, Kip). Or hell, throw out the nationality. We're looking for what's best for people. That's all that matters. So we disagree on how we get there sometimes... but I wouldn't want anyone here to be any less successful then I am, in fact, I wish everyone could be at least or more successful. You know why? Because we're all better for it. Ok, I'm done being all sappy. Back to the snarky Kaperbole. Easy there Obama...

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 18, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) For me personally we all have equal opportunity to succeed. Why do African-Americans who live in inner cities rise to the top of their respected professions, when they could just as easily end up in jail? Because someone was there to mentor them. Because someone was there to help them understand that is the American dream, not because some white guy who doesn't know them or their plight are going to keep them right in that socio-economic class. I have friends that are Mexican-American, African-American, Phillopeano-American (spelling), whatever. And they are very successful people. They didn't let the crap that gets spewed about the great white satans knocking them back exist in their minds. It's sad to me that people get brainwashed into thinking they can't be successful. You have to teach kids that they can do what they want and be successful. You have to reward them for successes and through discipline build them up from failures. Race has nothing to do with that. Now, when you have a "high roller" preacher up there saying the things he is, #1 of course he's opening himself up for video clips like this. I know better and realize that he doesn't say this stuff all the time, but he wants people to buy into this stuff because it helps him "rule the roost" so to speak. #2, it's all about selling something to people to get them to continue to buy into something that feeds a process. In this case, it's that white people want to keep African-Americans "down". That's poppycock for those that have half a brain. I realize that there are racists among us, but I hope that people like me and most of you out there will overcome that by simply looking at people for what they are... human beings, without any differentiation other then heritage and culture. And I think that's essentially what Obama says in the speech and has always said. The two of you don't really disagree. I'm also impressed that he didn't completely throw Wright under the bus, and I think I overreacted to the issue personally. While I liked the speech I hope it has a positive effect on his campaign, and I'm not sure if it will. *fingers crossed

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 16, 2008 -> 02:33 PM) I just think its not accurate to call a candidate we dont know of high quality. Not to mention the Rezco stuff. Im not saying he is any worse than any other candidate. IMO theyre all criminals, but he is far from the saint he tries to come across as. Well from all I know about Obama I feel comfortable with my assessment.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Mar 16, 2008 -> 01:23 PM) I think youre last sentence is the problem. We dont know enough about them to label them "high quality." Look at Michelles thesis in college and that gives you an idea of what kind of substance were dealing with. I haven't read the 96 page thesis and I doubt I will but there's nothing offensive from it quoted in the politico article. I have no idea what it's like to be a black person in America, and don't see how exploring the issue as a college student is indicative in any way of the character or substance of an individual. The Obama campaign has done so well at becoming the candidate for President that happens to be black, and not the black candidate, and I think that is genuinely how Barack feels. That's why this story is so disturbing, and harmful to the campaign.

Chickens really coming home to roost on this one. And just another in an endlessly long list of reasons why I don't trust churches, religion, or the obsessively religious. I have no idea why people like Michelle and Barack, of such a high quality, would go to a church like this. It's maddening.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 02:41 PM) Tex, makes you wonder... why would they stop? Seems to help Hillary. Is this still going to mean Obama got the most delegates overall?

QUOTE(knightni @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 06:05 PM) Well... Ferraro quits. Ferraro was seriously deluded and naive.

I don't know if Ferraro is racist, but if she really believes what she's saying and doesn't have some angle in all this, she's just dumb. As for whether Clinton should back out. I assume she's hoping she wins Pennsylvania and then a couple more states creating momentum, and then she gets a shot at Florida and Michigan again, and then pledged delegates aren't so pledged anymore, and then the superdelegates will have her back...

Nice rout.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 07:13 PM) no, those poll numbers are for his health care plan. Kap posted in the past day or two that Hispanics are still supporting Clinton in a big way in Texas, and I posted that Obama won areas with sizable Black populations. Anyone that has been reading for more than a month should know that neither Kap or I are racist. It is a damn shame when someone can point to something like this, comment in it, and then be called a racist. And the obvious retort is that Clinton is doing really well with women, so that cuts both ways. And there are a lot of white males voting for McCain. Duh The majority of people are most comfortable with people who look, talk, and act like they do. That is a huge edge in any popularity contest. And people are not studying the issues and carefully coming to a conclusion. The problem is that Ferraro seemed to say that Obama is where he is because he's black. I would say he's doing so well because he's a great candidate, and I don't know how Obama being black helped him win in Iowa, or Idaho, etc. I think Clinton's quip that her and McCain are more experienced than Obama is coming back to bite her a bit too. Pelosi laid a nice smackdown today.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 6, 2008 -> 03:36 PM) A lot of people are saying the math is against Hillary, so I did the math... Assuming Obama wins Wyoming and Mississippi in the next week by a 60-40 margin, Hillary would need to win 65% of the remaining delegates to take the pledged delegate lead. That's beating Obama by 30 points in EVERY STATE from now till June. In fact, if you facotr in how delegates are awarded, she'd probably have to win by MORE than 30 points in every state. I'm not willing to assume that Obama is going to win by that much in Wyoming and Mississippi, but I tend to agree with your assessment of the math. Of course the psychological impact is also important, or at least that's what the pundits tell me.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 6, 2008 -> 08:23 AM) That is just awesome. When Hillary talks about another Bush term in office, she must be talking about if she gets elected. She would absolutely start a 5th term consecutive of lies, deceit and corruption, in the Presidency, because she is already doing it in her campaign! Argh, too bad neither the media nor Obama have gone after her on it yet.