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Grand Slam "No way,no how,no John McCain" The Hillary Factor and why Excellent Choice Nuance v Steadfast Start the real campaign Glad to be back Vacation bound....Destination...Chicago Do negative ads work? Will be vice presidential choice influence your vote? October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 John Edwards & Barack Obama went straight for the jugular in going after Hillary. They attacked the vote on calling the Iranian Revolutionary Council a terrorist organization. Saying it will give this president the excuse he needs to go to war with Iran. Hillary’s inconsistent answers were exposed on social security and at the end of the debate she agreed with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants but then a minute later started backtracking. Now Bill Clinton was a master at being evasive but her facial expressions and demeanor showed she is no Bill Clinton. Will this debate change the numbers? I don’t know. I think what was really exposed last night was status quo positions of the front runner. How can my party complain about the secrecy in the Bush Administration if Hillary does not turn over all her documents? I understand it gives the other candidates an unfair advantage, because she will be the only candidate required to do this. But if this lack of transparency is going to stop, someone has to take the lead. The other is lobbyist money; Hillary has out raised all the candidates of both parties in lobbyist money from Wall Street, defense department, and insurance and drug companies. Some might see it as success but really it business as usual. Somehow we must have a leader to take us to public financing because these lobbyist have too much influence. I am getting suspicious as to why the Bush Administration is getting their way on the latest NSA spying bill. Did the telecommunication lobbyist have something to do with it? I don’t know. This may sound like a slam on Hillary but it really isn’t, it just exposes some of her weakness in a primary. Great leaders learn form mistakes and they don’t usually repeat them. Constructive criticism will only make a person stronger. 
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Boy,was I wrong.
It was the folksy Mike Huckabee calm demeanor that pointed out that the Reverend Jeremiah Wright represented radical extremist views last night on MSNBC’s The Verdict. When Jeremiah Wright implied that this issue was against the black churches, I knew then Jeremiah Wright did not represent the 65,000 black churches. The Jeremiah Wright said, Louis Farrakhan was a great man. This is a man that said, Hitler was a great man, and together with the Reverend Wright met with the renowned terrorist Omar Qaddafi of This puts a new light on the subject about Barack Obama relationship with his pastor, but it keeps it out in the limelight without an easy solution. Sure pundits will tell you that he needs to just completely disassociate with the Reverend Wright and his church, but they do not have to suffer the repercussions that this action might cause.I can see where some might say why didn't Barack Obama see through this,because observation and good judgement are qualities we want in a president. I still think Reverend Jeremiah Wright, has the right to the limelight to sell himself and his books, but I now see him; in the same light as I do right wing extremist like Ann Coulter and others I denounce. It took me longer than most to get to this point. 4 comments from 4 users
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posted by
a
on Apr 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Hey Mike, look at the credentials of Jerimiah's staff http://www.tucc.org/pastora... -see Otis and Ramah. This church spent decades developing great leaders for business and govenment in Chicao and nationally. The staff is black ivy league except for two. (1) Otis, the recent heir appearent has a compromise background that would appeal to an uneducated rank and file. In PC terms this is the "democratization" of Trinity UCC Chicago. And (2) Ramah Wright has NO CREDENTIALS listed. Obiously a few years ago Jeremiah turned away from the path of building a citadel of enlighted leaders and the church indulged him. What were the movers and shakers with decades invested in progressive Black Chicago to do? Weather the storm (Paul to Rome) and keep on keeping on (Gal 6:9). So few in Victoria can use this info, I think I'll tweek it and post it on a national blog. Here is of interest to our kind in Victoria: the real measure of sainthood for Obama is his avoiding mentioning Hillary's goto prayer warrior Rev. Doug Coe. God give Obama strength to stay above the fray and not say "obliterate". Oh - too late. He said it when she said it. JAMES hofacker27@netscape.com posted by
ragman
on Apr 29, 2008 at 06:12 PM
I believe Wright is also jealous of Obama's fame and success. So, now he is running around trying to get in the lime light. It is a shame and a pity. It is like a envious parent or sibling.
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maryann
on Apr 29, 2008 at 09:14 PM
Hello Mike, Nice analyzation, Mike. When I read this earlier, for some reason I thought it belonged to the editor, Chris Cobler. and I was thinking what an honest guy! Well, YOU"RE the honest guy! Yes, this is still a problem. Judgement issues will be a problem. And it's kind of like he's damned if he condemns the guy, or he's damned if he doesn't You state: "When Jeremiah Wright implied that this issue was against the black churches, I knew then Jeremiah Wright did not represent the 65,000 black churches." I agree, and you stated it well. To me, that was a serious inaccuracy for Wright to state. Well, the race goes on. posted by
Mike
on Apr 30, 2008 at 11:47 AM
As always ragman pegged Jeremiah Wright. Maryann, you were right about Jeremiah Wright, all along and your insight is way better than mine… It was funny, because I came to my decision after Jeremiah Wright’s
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