Obama picks up 9 superdelegates

Saturday 10th May, 06:10 AM JST

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soothsayer at 12:22 AM JST - 11th May

Obama picks up 9 superdelegates

Wow! There's no way Hilary could lift that many. This guy is amazing!

Just thought I'd bring some depth to this forum.
SezWho2 at 01:14 AM JST - 11th May

nucular,

Not every mistake is a blunder. Obama misspoke. That is all.

I think if McCain made a mistake like this, bottom feeders would try to live on it. But that is not an acceptable excuse for practicing distraction. By intentionally misrepresenting people you contribute to the corruption of democracy.
SezWho2 at 01:20 AM JST - 11th May

RomeoRamenII,

As I read the quotations you have excerpted from Obama's book, the key words that jump out at me are:

ceased

the age of 12 or 13

found

If I must be more clear, I notice the age and the past tense.

My daughter is 13. I've been assuming she's not going to be like this forever. I'd really hate for future society to hold her to her current thoughts and feelings.
WhiteHawk at 03:10 AM JST - 11th May

BeatlesFan:

Say what you will, Obama is the right man for these times. If he's willing to open a dialogue with the Muslim world perhaps that will be the best for the Western world. The current strategy of trying to kill them all is not a good one. Obama will sit down and talk to the Muslims. If other nations would take his lead I am sure peace can be attained. The time for a new direction has come. And Obama will lead that needed shift in opinion about the Muslims. He spent time as a child with them. None of the others running for president can make that claim.

Funny how Obama is the only candidate who lived among Muslims yet he is still clueless about how dangerous radical clerics and jihadists can be.

I can understand your naivety, since you've only been around a little while and have to read about history that I've lived to see unfold. You're dependent on other people's perspectives, but you get to pick and choose which ones you want to believe. As for me, well, I can't rewrite my memories.

What is the point of "talking to the Muslims"? Not all Muslims are terrorists, nor do all support Islamic terrorism. Only a small percentage (less than 10% worldwide) are actually terrorists, and only -maybe- 30% worldwide are sympathetic to the actions of that 10%. Granted, 10% of 1.7 billion is still a lot of people...

The thing is, that majority of peaceful, non-radical, non-fundamentalist Islam is willing to sit and talk with an American or Western leader, but they have nothing to discuss. They're on our side! And they have no control over the radical segment of Islam. That radical segment, by the way, is not interested in talking to us, unless we are offering our unconditional surrender to Allah. So Obama's promise to "open a dialogue with the Muslim world" is as useless and empty a campaign promise as saying he doesn't take any money from lobbyists or oil companies.

By the way, I've had Muslim neighbors and friends. Does that qualify me to run for president? I've got as much, if not more, executive experience as Obama. And my pastor isn't a raving, paranoid, hypocrite loon.

rjd_jr:

We are well on our way to America's first Black president. Obama is the best and freshest pick out of this stale crop of candidates. I'm sure the closet and not so closet bigots will make a final big push to discredit him in any way, I'm sure the reality of the moment hasn't hit them yet but it will soon my friends. I will cast my vote for Obama. McCain is a joke. We need fresh blood and an inspiration to not only Americans but people all over the world. The choice is clear: Obama for president 2008, what a story I can tell my grandkids, that I voted for the first Black president in the history of America. Hallelujah.

So you're voting for Obama because he's black. And unproven. Great. Obviously, it hasn't crossed your mind that such statements make you look like a bigot.

I would never consider voting for Obama, just as I've never considered voting for the other Marxist candidate, the one with two white parents. Just as I've never considered voting for the Marxist candidates that preceded them. Why not? Well, let's see... um... oh yeah, because I'm a bigot. I'm bigoted against Marxists.

I wonder, have you ever been critical of Dr. Condi Rice? It wasn't because she is black, was it? Maybe I should dig through your old posts...

Oh, and I look forward to seeing your support of J.C. Watts or Bobby Jindal, once they can be convinced to run for president.

Finally, the irony just slays me. The same liberal mindset that was crying about the electoral college in 2000 and calling for its death, now has to watch as a group of politically-selected elitsts decide the fate of the "one man, one vote" party. I may be loving this more than adaydream is...
amerijap at 09:58 AM JST - 11th May

Looks like he's gonna turn the table by keeping the gold in his pocket.
Hughgarse at 11:30 AM JST - 12th May

what kind of superpowers do these superdelegates have to make all the fuss?.. ex-ray vision, flying skills, ability to fix the economy?
user1684 at 10:56 PM JST - 12th May

Obama isn't any more "unproven" than Bush or Clinton were when they were both elected.

Actually, a senator may be more qualified to be president than a governor. The Senate many times can be the nemesis of the executive branch. So, the experience in the Senate gives the person perspective. While governors are responsible for the health of the state in which they are governor, they are not considered to be Washington "insiders" as some senators are.

This year the three candidates that are left are all senators and all are equally qualified.

So you see, the only thing that all three have "proved" is that they all can be elected to the Senate, and that is the only thing that matters.

With all three being on equal footing the only issue then is whether Americans want another 8 years of war, unstable economy, and one party flushing the environment down the toilet. If they say enough is enough, we want a change, they will elect Obama, because Hillary is history.
RomeoRamenII at 11:32 PM JST - 12th May

Actually, a senator may be more qualified to be president than a governor.

Though the streak is about to end, no sitting senator has been elected U.S. President since JFK in 1960. The record is something like 0-72.

Meanwhile, carter, Mr. Reagan, clinton and Mr. Bush -- all governors -- were voted into office.

RR
WhiteHawk at 03:32 AM JST - 13th May

user1684:

Obama isn't any more "unproven" than Bush or Clinton were when they were both elected.

A one-term Senator with no executive experience whatsoever? Riiiiight. Maybe his experience is in skipping votes. He's missed almost twice as many senate votes in his three years as Hillary has in her seven years on the hill.
Triple888 at 08:37 AM JST - 15th May

My bet is on Obama to become USA's next president.
Sarge at 08:54 AM JST - 15th May

Triple8 - Do you think that going to be a good thing?
M_Lammerse at 08:09 PM JST - 15th May

Politically hardly anything will change in Americastan, by either Clinton or Obama into power. Economically the country will slide down, not only by their huge political mistakes in the past by Bush but also because of a combination of 3 major world wide problems (energy, raw materials and a rice in costs of anything related to the first 2, including the production of food.) Foregin politically and for world stability seen it might be better a democrat will get into power (which one makes no diffrence) Oh, yes and for all those thinking that Americastan will quickly retreat from Iraq after the 'change' forget it. A retreat will mean a high unstabile situation in Iraq and more improtantly to the oil price, and than Amricastan (by means of oil price stability, the reason the war wa started) is back into 2003.)
VOR at 08:53 PM JST - 15th May

Actually I am hoping Obama does become the next president.

I expect him to make everything right for African Americans without imposing on the civil rights of everybody else.

Finally, no more excuses for not being able to get a job, finally no more excuses for teen pregnancy, finally no more violent crime in African American communities, finally high school graduation rates on par with more affluent americans. Finally no more AIDS and famines in Africa.

The Messiah is finally here! All hail Obama!
WhiteHawk at 01:51 AM JST - 16th May

VOR, if Obama could actually do that, I would vote for him!
Triple888 at 10:28 AM JST - 25th May

Do you think that going to be a good thing? -Sarge

Yeah I think so because, as I said, I've already got my bets placed on Obama. If he wins I'd be a rich man.