I think Norm fell from grace when he decided not to do all of Georges dirty work anymore.
On February 5, 2007, Coleman was one of two Republican Senators who crossed party lines and voted to open debate on a bill opposing President Bush's troop "surge" in Iraq. The measure failed 49-47. Later on February 17, 2007, Coleman was one of seven Republicans to cross party lines and vote in favor of cloture on another non-binding resolution opposing the troop "surge." That measure failed 56-34.
(CNN) -- Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Sen. Hillary Clinton celebrates her win with supporters in Louisville, Kentucky.
Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates.
The polls are closed in Kentucky and votes are being counted in Oregon, and it's clear that tonight we have reached a major milestone on this journey.
We have won an absolute majority of all the delegates chosen by the people in this Democratic primary process.
From the beginning, this journey wasn't about me or the other candidates. It was about a simple choice -- will we continue down the same road with the same leadership that has failed us for so long, or will we take a different path?
Too many of us have been disappointed by politics and politicians more times than you can count. We've seen promises broken and good ideas drowned in a sea of influence, point-scoring, and petty bickering that has consumed Washington.
Yet, in spite of all the doubt and disappointment -- or perhaps because of it -- people have stood for change.
Unfortunately, our opponents in the other party continue to embrace yesterday's policies and they will continue to employ yesterday's tactics -- they will try to change the subject, and they will play on fears and divisions to distract us from what matters to you and your future.
But those tactics will not work in this election.
They won't work because you won't let them.
Not this time. Not this year.
We still have work to do to in the remaining states, where we will compete for every delegate available.
But tonight, I want to thank you for everything you have done to take us this far -- farther than anyone predicted, expected, or even believed possible.
And I want to remind you that you will make all the difference in the epic challenge ahead.
I picked up a book at Goodwill the other day titled, "Hillary's Scheme" Inside the next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda To Take The White House. I was going to bring it up north but decided against it. I plan on relaxing and not getting worked up over Hillary. :angry: :sillygrin:
Unless the book was printed this afternoon it's probably already out of date anyways. Her original scheme didn't work, and her current one is somewhat of a "work in progress".
That's true. It was published in 2003, and while flipping through I've seen some juicy stuff from pretty credible sources. Maybe I'll take it along after all. :goofy:
The DNC rules committee decided today that all the Florida and Michigan delegates will be seated but each of them will only get 1/2 vote. Hillary netted approximately 25 delegates from this decision , leaving Obama way ahead. I predict that if Hillary doesn't drop out this week, she will take this fight all the way to the credentials committee in August, and then if she doesn't get her way, cause a credentials fight on the floor of the convention.
Actually she's only going to gain 19 it looks like, 15 in Florida and 4 in Michigan.
The new "magic number" is 2118.
Obama has 1724.5 pledged and 328.5 supers for a total of 2053 (64)
Clinton has 1586.5 pledged and 290 supers for a total of 1876.5 (240.5)
There are 86 remaining pledged delegates from Puerto Rico, Montana, and South Dakota and 205 super delegates who have not announced their support for a total of 291 delegates up for grabs.
Word is that Obama has a decent sized chunk of supers queued up and waiting for the right time to announce their support. My guess is that will either be tomorrow or Tuesday after the final polls close in Montana. He'll probably get around half of the remaining pledged delegates so he's only going to 20-25 of the remaining 205 supers to cross the finish line which will not be a problem.
I am really hoping I'll be able to get downtown in time to get a spot in line that will get me into the X Tuesday where he is almost certain to declare victory. That place is going to be nuts, not to mention what a historic event it will be.
I'm going to get down there before people get off work. I stood in line for over two hours in the February cold to see him at the Target Center, so I guess I can handle waiting outside in June.
I really wish I could take a half day and get down there but I'm in training right now so 100% attendance is expected. I am going to try and put feelers out tomorrow to see how a request to leave 1-2 hours early for something like that would go with my boss. Otherwise I'll just get there at 5 and hope!
That was a fun show to watch! Especially Ickes. Was funny when he asked the guy for Obama about fairness and the Obama guy threw it back in his face and Ickes walked away from the table. Great fun!
ICKES: Fair reflection of uncommitted status stands in the same shoes and is given the same protections and the same rights as a named presidential candidate ... to take those delegates and convert them to Obama...does enormous violence ... Delegates that are put into those [uncommitted] slots are fair game for any candidate who wants to go to persuade them to join his or her ship.
LEVIN: You're calling for a fair reflection of a flawed primary. And what we're trying to do is keep a party together so we can win a critical state in November. You've got two candidates still standing, one of whom was on the ballot, and one of whom wasn't. ... You can't say that a ballot where you have got one candidate named and the other candidate not on the ballot should be reflected.
A man was washed up on a beach after a terrible shipwreck. Only a sheep and a sheepdog were washed up with him. After looking around, he realized that they were stranded on a deserted island.
After being there awhile, he got into the habit of taking his two animal companions to the beach every evening to watch the sunset.
One particular evening, the sky was a fiery red with beautiful cirrus clouds, the breeze was warm and gentle - a perfect night for romance.
As they sat there, the sheep started looking better and better to the lonely man. Soon, he leaned over to the sheep and put his arm around it.
But the sheepdog, ever protective of the sheep, growled fiercely until the man took his arm from around the sheep.
After that, the three of them continued to enjoy the sunsets together, but there was no more cuddling.
A few weeks passed by and, lo and behold, there was another shipwreck.
The only survivor was Hillary Clinton.
That evening, the man brought Hillary to the evening beach ritual. It was another beautiful evening - red sky, cirrus clouds, a warm and gentle breeze - perfect for a night of romance. Pretty soon, the man started to get 'those feelings' again..
He fought the urges as long as he could but he finally gave in and leaned over to Hillary and told her he hadn't had sex for months. Hillary batted her eyelashes and asked if there was anything she could do for him.
He said, 'Would you mind taking the dog for a walk?'
As for VP I'm still crossing my fingers Obama can get Edwards to accept the VP role. On top of the fact that Edwards is awesome I think he can put Obama over the top in North Carolina which is going to be a fiercely contended swing state. Basically if Obama can take North Caroline, McSame is going to be toast.
I'm with you Tim. That is a good looking ticket, not to mention a GOOD LOOKING ticket. They sure looked good together on stage when Edwards announced his endorsement. I could almost picture the campaign button. I sure hope Edward's changes his mind. :sillygrin:
On February 5, 2007, Coleman was one of two Republican Senators who crossed party lines and voted to open debate on a bill opposing President Bush's troop "surge" in Iraq. The measure failed 49-47. Later on February 17, 2007, Coleman was one of seven Republicans to cross party lines and vote in favor of cloture on another non-binding resolution opposing the troop "surge." That measure failed 56-34.
So it goes on.......
Clinton wins Kentucky; Obama crosses threshold
(CNN) -- Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Sen. Hillary Clinton celebrates her win with supporters in Louisville, Kentucky.
Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates.
Jane --
The polls are closed in Kentucky and votes are being counted in Oregon, and it's clear that tonight we have reached a major milestone on this journey.
We have won an absolute majority of all the delegates chosen by the people in this Democratic primary process.
From the beginning, this journey wasn't about me or the other candidates. It was about a simple choice -- will we continue down the same road with the same leadership that has failed us for so long, or will we take a different path?
Too many of us have been disappointed by politics and politicians more times than you can count. We've seen promises broken and good ideas drowned in a sea of influence, point-scoring, and petty bickering that has consumed Washington.
Yet, in spite of all the doubt and disappointment -- or perhaps because of it -- people have stood for change.
Unfortunately, our opponents in the other party continue to embrace yesterday's policies and they will continue to employ yesterday's tactics -- they will try to change the subject, and they will play on fears and divisions to distract us from what matters to you and your future.
But those tactics will not work in this election.
They won't work because you won't let them.
Not this time. Not this year.
We still have work to do to in the remaining states, where we will compete for every delegate available.
But tonight, I want to thank you for everything you have done to take us this far -- farther than anyone predicted, expected, or even believed possible.
And I want to remind you that you will make all the difference in the epic challenge ahead.
Thank you,
Barack Obama
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Can someone do that LINK thing with this please?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/23/clinton-kennedy-assassina_n_103319.html
Really the only way her explanations can get crazier now is if they include aliens and or the Cubs winning the World Series.
Tina Smith says the event will be free and open to the public. Specific details are still being finalized as of Friday night.
Saturday a key meeting will be held between Demorcratic leaders to figure out how to deal with Florida and Michigan delegates.
Tuesday night is also the final night for Democratic primaries in the U.S.
Analysts expect Obama to potentially clinch the nomination by Tuesday night.
Others point to aggressive nature of Obama kicking off the Presidential campaign at the site of September's Republican National Convention.
The new "magic number" is 2118.
Obama has 1724.5 pledged and 328.5 supers for a total of 2053 (64)
Clinton has 1586.5 pledged and 290 supers for a total of 1876.5 (240.5)
There are 86 remaining pledged delegates from Puerto Rico, Montana, and South Dakota and 205 super delegates who have not announced their support for a total of 291 delegates up for grabs.
Word is that Obama has a decent sized chunk of supers queued up and waiting for the right time to announce their support. My guess is that will either be tomorrow or Tuesday after the final polls close in Montana. He'll probably get around half of the remaining pledged delegates so he's only going to 20-25 of the remaining 205 supers to cross the finish line which will not be a problem.
I am really hoping I'll be able to get downtown in time to get a spot in line that will get me into the X Tuesday where he is almost certain to declare victory. That place is going to be nuts, not to mention what a historic event it will be.
Clever, was that intentional?
Yes you can!
 :sillygrin:
ICKES: Fair reflection of uncommitted status stands in the same shoes and is given the same protections and the same rights as a named presidential candidate ... to take those delegates and convert them to Obama...does enormous violence ... Delegates that are put into those [uncommitted] slots are fair game for any candidate who wants to go to persuade them to join his or her ship.
LEVIN: You're calling for a fair reflection of a flawed primary. And what we're trying to do is keep a party together so we can win a critical state in November. You've got two candidates still standing, one of whom was on the ballot, and one of whom wasn't. ... You can't say that a ballot where you have got one candidate named and the other candidate not on the ballot should be reflected.
Crackes me up watching this stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Znob6zUnIM
Donna Brazile: "My mama taught me to play by the rules"
Wexler for VP!
Rally with Barack and Michelle Obama
Xcel Energy Center
175 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
Tuesday, June 3rd
Doors Open 7:00 p.m.
Public Entrance: Gates 1 and 3
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are NOT required, Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
omg..are they trying to create a nightmare of traffic jams, parking, people lingering on the corners, etc...my god
After being there awhile, he got into the habit of taking his two animal companions to the beach every evening to watch the sunset.
One particular evening, the sky was a fiery red with beautiful cirrus clouds, the breeze was warm and gentle - a perfect night for romance.
As they sat there, the sheep started looking better and better to the lonely man. Soon, he leaned over to the sheep and put his arm around it.
But the sheepdog, ever protective of the sheep, growled fiercely until the man took his arm from around the sheep.
After that, the three of them continued to enjoy the sunsets together, but there was no more cuddling.
A few weeks passed by and, lo and behold, there was another shipwreck.
The only survivor was Hillary Clinton.
That evening, the man brought Hillary to the evening beach ritual. It was another beautiful evening - red sky, cirrus clouds, a warm and gentle breeze - perfect for a night of romance. Pretty soon, the man started to get 'those feelings' again..
He fought the urges as long as he could but he finally gave in and leaned over to Hillary and told her he hadn't had sex for months. Hillary batted her eyelashes and asked if there was anything she could do for him.
He said, 'Would you mind taking the dog for a walk?'
As for VP I'm still crossing my fingers Obama can get Edwards to accept the VP role. On top of the fact that Edwards is awesome I think he can put Obama over the top in North Carolina which is going to be a fiercely contended swing state. Basically if Obama can take North Caroline, McSame is going to be toast.
for those of you wanting to go...
create your own logo name tag
in one ear...out other...
The 46-year-old first-term senator will face John McCain in the fall campaign to become the 44th president.
Tonight's gonna be huge at the X