Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones had courage and conviction in her beliefs and fought for them til her death.
It is a sad day in American when she was threatened before her death because of one - her belief in Hillary Clinton. She took the Obama threats very seriously and even increased her security.
According to Susan Estrich:
“It should not have taken courage for Stephanie to support Hillary. She knew her and respected her. But it did, more than most people realize. During the campaign, I heard from friends that Tubbs Jones and Sheila Jackson-Lee, another prominent African-American Hillary supporter, were being attacked, viciously, within the black community for not supporting Barack Obama, that there was talk of their being "traitors," of primary opponents, personal threats serious enough to require additional security. I would have written about it, but my friends asked me not to, fearing it would only make people angrier and lead to more threats.”
It is appalling that her unfortunate death took place under threats from Obama or his surrogates.
As disgracefully as the physical threats upon her by Obama surrogates were - she was not alone.
Congresswoman Diane Watson (D-CA) was also threatened. I am sure there were a lot more.
In fact, more generally threats were made in a very public manner.
Donna Brazille threaten to leave the Democratic party, Al Sharpton threatened marches, Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-CS) threatened "irreparable harm" to the Democratic Party, Color of Change - boasting 400,00 members made threats. All these threats were made to assure Obama got the Democratic Party nomination.
Obama said nothing. Indeed, he relished in them. They were the hardball way he learned so well.
Obama supported, ratified, condoned, approved and/or inspire all these threats to get his way and nothing be said.
Others have had their lives threatened, to be publically embarrassed, and other acts of threat and intimidation.
Is the Chicago way - thug politics going to make its way to the White House?
There should be an investigation as to how extensive the threats were. We cannot let the America way become the Chicago way
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sen. Obama finesses his lobbyist ties
By Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has pledged to create a new brand of politics in the Democratic presidential primary by rejecting contributions from lobbyists and political action committees (PAC), but his fundraising records show that he relies on donors with special interests.
See full article: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-obama-finesses-his-lobbyist-ties-2007-04-19.html
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has pledged to create a new brand of politics in the Democratic presidential primary by rejecting contributions from lobbyists and political action committees (PAC), but his fundraising records show that he relies on donors with special interests.
See full article: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-obama-finesses-his-lobbyist-ties-2007-04-19.html
Saturday, September 13, 2008
How can Obama be right and Palin wrong with same position on same issue?
The eagerness to attack Sarah Palin on anything is running off the rails. When you spit in the wind it hits you in the face. Well, Obamanites were spitting a lot about Palin's interview with ABC's John Gibson.
Dems and Obama supporters really thought that had something. So they spit and kept spitting. Red meat that made them drool.
Let's take the Georgia membership in NATO issue.
Salon.com's Joan Walsh took the bait and made a clear attack on the alleged error of Palins thinking.
According to Walsh, "Her answer committing us to defend Georgia or the Ukraine against Russia was almost as bad, and the way she spelled out what NATO membership means, by rote, you could see the quickly crammed index cards in the back of her brain."
Oh no. Wait a minute. Someone isn't paying attention or just doesn’t care.
Indeed, Barrack Obama made clear that he supported Georgia's membership in NATO, stating: "I have consistently called for deepening relations between Georgia and transatlantic institutions, including a Membership Action Plan for NATO, and we must continue to press for that deeper relationship."
Well, that deer in the headlights may have got it wrong, but, then so did Obama. One can't be right and the other wrong when they take the same position. Oh well, just wipe the spit off your face. Here's a rag.
Dems and Obama supporters really thought that had something. So they spit and kept spitting. Red meat that made them drool.
Let's take the Georgia membership in NATO issue.
Salon.com's Joan Walsh took the bait and made a clear attack on the alleged error of Palins thinking.
According to Walsh, "Her answer committing us to defend Georgia or the Ukraine against Russia was almost as bad, and the way she spelled out what NATO membership means, by rote, you could see the quickly crammed index cards in the back of her brain."
Oh no. Wait a minute. Someone isn't paying attention or just doesn’t care.
Indeed, Barrack Obama made clear that he supported Georgia's membership in NATO, stating: "I have consistently called for deepening relations between Georgia and transatlantic institutions, including a Membership Action Plan for NATO, and we must continue to press for that deeper relationship."
Well, that deer in the headlights may have got it wrong, but, then so did Obama. One can't be right and the other wrong when they take the same position. Oh well, just wipe the spit off your face. Here's a rag.
Obama Trying to Bamboozle You?
See this (cut and paste in address bar):
http://yikes101.blogspot.com/2008/02/obama-trying-to-bamboozle-you.html
http://yikes101.blogspot.com/2008/02/obama-trying-to-bamboozle-you.html
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Obama is the One that made race the issue.
In a year when many would say that no Democratic candidate for President could lose, Obama may have made a fatal mistake that will hand the Republicans a victory.
On June 20th he made race an issue saying, “Did I mention he’s black.” Just last week he said three times in one day that he would not look like all the other presidents on the dollar bills."
The McCain campaign fired back that Obama was playing the race card from the bottom of the deck. Senator Lindsay Graham agreed.
No secret campaign memo is necessary to prove that Obama play the race card. These recent comments by Obama are just the tip of the iceberg.
From day one Barrack Obama made race an issue and has played identity politics to the hilt all the way.
Obama choose a date - on or about Abraham Lincoln’s birthday - to announce his run for president. He chose Springfield, Illinois – a home of Lincoln – as the place to announce. He even chose the very courthouse steps to make the announcement that Lincoln announced his run for the presidency. And, he spoke of Abraham Lincoln and slavery in his announcement speech.
His stump speech always mentioned Abraham Lincoln and slavery at least through the South Carolina primary. And, under a category called “hope” he made sure to revive the images of police beatings, the flailing batons and of the vicious dogs being unleashed upon blacks.
He rarely, if ever, missed the opportunity to add “and blacks died.” He said “and blacks died,” “and blacks died,” “and blacks died,” over and over again. Why?
On the day of the South Carolina primary Obama, speaking before a primarily black audience, said, “You know how they are. The ole okie-dokie. The bamboozle.” Spike Lee made clear in the movie Malcolm X that when Malcolm X said something similar that he was talking about “white” people.
No opportunity to exploit race was missed. In December 2007, when Ophra Winfrey was anointing Obama as "the one, her production of the Debaters was released to anger blacks about how whites wouldn't recognize the black debating team as national champions even though they were the best in the nation.
Carefully scripted identity politics worked through the Democratic primaries and threats and intimidation may have been a factor in the ultimate result.
Donna Brazille (John Kerry’s campaign manager) threatened to leave the Democratic Party; Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina (third ranking democrat in Congress) threatened “irreparable” damage to the Democratic Party; Color of Change (boasting 400,000 black membership) made its threats; Al Sharpen threaten marches (code for riots); and certain super delegates like Diane Watson (a black Congresswoman from Los Angeles), among others, were threatened.
Obama never objected or even once said stop threatening his party; stop threatening America. He just rode the wave he set in motion and pretended it was others creating it.
On June 20th he made race an issue saying, “Did I mention he’s black.” Just last week he said three times in one day that he would not look like all the other presidents on the dollar bills."
The McCain campaign fired back that Obama was playing the race card from the bottom of the deck. Senator Lindsay Graham agreed.
No secret campaign memo is necessary to prove that Obama play the race card. These recent comments by Obama are just the tip of the iceberg.
From day one Barrack Obama made race an issue and has played identity politics to the hilt all the way.
Obama choose a date - on or about Abraham Lincoln’s birthday - to announce his run for president. He chose Springfield, Illinois – a home of Lincoln – as the place to announce. He even chose the very courthouse steps to make the announcement that Lincoln announced his run for the presidency. And, he spoke of Abraham Lincoln and slavery in his announcement speech.
His stump speech always mentioned Abraham Lincoln and slavery at least through the South Carolina primary. And, under a category called “hope” he made sure to revive the images of police beatings, the flailing batons and of the vicious dogs being unleashed upon blacks.
He rarely, if ever, missed the opportunity to add “and blacks died.” He said “and blacks died,” “and blacks died,” “and blacks died,” over and over again. Why?
On the day of the South Carolina primary Obama, speaking before a primarily black audience, said, “You know how they are. The ole okie-dokie. The bamboozle.” Spike Lee made clear in the movie Malcolm X that when Malcolm X said something similar that he was talking about “white” people.
No opportunity to exploit race was missed. In December 2007, when Ophra Winfrey was anointing Obama as "the one, her production of the Debaters was released to anger blacks about how whites wouldn't recognize the black debating team as national champions even though they were the best in the nation.
Carefully scripted identity politics worked through the Democratic primaries and threats and intimidation may have been a factor in the ultimate result.
Donna Brazille (John Kerry’s campaign manager) threatened to leave the Democratic Party; Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina (third ranking democrat in Congress) threatened “irreparable” damage to the Democratic Party; Color of Change (boasting 400,000 black membership) made its threats; Al Sharpen threaten marches (code for riots); and certain super delegates like Diane Watson (a black Congresswoman from Los Angeles), among others, were threatened.
Obama never objected or even once said stop threatening his party; stop threatening America. He just rode the wave he set in motion and pretended it was others creating it.
Lipstick on the pig?
At the Republican Nation Convention Sarah Palin said in here acceptance speech that the difference between a pit bull and hockey mom was "lipstick."
Yesterday, Barrack Obama said "if you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
Although, the lipstick on a pig - let us call it a joke - has been around for years, it is more than mere coincidence that Obama used the "lipstick" so soon after Palin did.
You can argue until you are blue in the face that Obama was not talking about Palin as the pig, but, many, if not most of us, will see the denial as a lie.
At best it was a stupid analogy to use so soon after Palin made her lipstick analogy. This goes to judgment and personal insult.
It was bad judgment to use the lipstick on a pig analogy since it should have been clear that, even if wrong, many would think Obama was calling Palin the pig.
In spite of the fact Obama said he was taking the high road (no personal attachs), the lipstick on the pig comment could certainly be taken as a personal insult and a low one at that.
So much for the high road. Obama just made us see his lipstick.
Yesterday, Barrack Obama said "if you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
Although, the lipstick on a pig - let us call it a joke - has been around for years, it is more than mere coincidence that Obama used the "lipstick" so soon after Palin did.
You can argue until you are blue in the face that Obama was not talking about Palin as the pig, but, many, if not most of us, will see the denial as a lie.
At best it was a stupid analogy to use so soon after Palin made her lipstick analogy. This goes to judgment and personal insult.
It was bad judgment to use the lipstick on a pig analogy since it should have been clear that, even if wrong, many would think Obama was calling Palin the pig.
In spite of the fact Obama said he was taking the high road (no personal attachs), the lipstick on the pig comment could certainly be taken as a personal insult and a low one at that.
So much for the high road. Obama just made us see his lipstick.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Are Obama threats Change we can believe in?
Listen to Cristi Adkins - co-founder of Clintons4McCain.com - on the Salute America Talk Radio Show with Bill Lindley. They talk about the use of "threats" by Obama surrogates, supporters or representatives to coerce voters to vote for Obama.
The issue: Why didn't Obama stop the use of threats by the Obama campaign to get the Democratic nomination? Obama actually trained his people to make threat and use intimidation as part of his campaign methods. You may be surprised.
Can Obama threaten his way into the White House? So far he and his have. According to Cristi Obama not only trained his representatives to make effective threats but they have gone so far as to threaten life. There have been personal threats, threat to limb, threats to office, to embarrass or shamed, to intimidate, to scare, and to otherwise question people's patriotism if they don 't see it the Obama way.
Is the Chicago way thug politics the change we can believe in?
Listen now: http://www.talkradiotoday.com/Clintons4Mccain.htm
The issue: Why didn't Obama stop the use of threats by the Obama campaign to get the Democratic nomination? Obama actually trained his people to make threat and use intimidation as part of his campaign methods. You may be surprised.
Can Obama threaten his way into the White House? So far he and his have. According to Cristi Obama not only trained his representatives to make effective threats but they have gone so far as to threaten life. There have been personal threats, threat to limb, threats to office, to embarrass or shamed, to intimidate, to scare, and to otherwise question people's patriotism if they don 't see it the Obama way.
Is the Chicago way thug politics the change we can believe in?
Listen now: http://www.talkradiotoday.com/Clintons4Mccain.htm
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