Senator Barack Obama has once again thrown the GLBT community under the bus. This time it was to crystalize his carefully cultivated -- yet empty -- portrayal of himself as a "uniter." It's scary to think that this guy might become President.
Imagine if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had said, "I'm keeping my ear open to racists." You can't bring people together through seas of ignorance and intolerance. More after the jump.
If Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee, he will lose to John McCain on the issue of national security. After the masses' endless solipsism of "Yes We Can!" fades, a more critical mainstream media and any external event that threatens the security of the United States will goad the electorate to vote for McCain, a man with substantial experience.
This is a quick and dirty repost of a comment that I made in response to another diary, and since I am not feeling well (my immune system is attacking my intestines) it is what it is. I'm not going for a Pulitzer.
The argument that Hillary Clinton is against labor unions is outer bullcrap. Her record as a Senator is strongly pro-labor, and unions are backing her for a reason.
Now for the real world part that a lot of the Kos kiddies may not understand:
Words like "metrosexual" have entered the vernacular, and 'gay' can earn big bucks at the box office, but when popular culture is juxtaposed with our actual culture, a crowbar separation remains. There are a multitude of reasons why there is a high incidence of depression and suicide among gay teens, and, in her latest "Ask Hillary" Web video, Hillary Clinton had the courage to speak up and address what remains largely unspoken.
By his own admission, Senator Obama's greatest weakness is being disorganized. He jokingly replied that he does not ask his staff to hand him papers until two seconds before he needs it during the Nevada debate. Sadly, the joke was on disadvantaged children in Chicago's West Side when he "goofed" and voted to stip millions in funding from a child welfare office.
According to the LA Times, Obama said, "I was not aware that I had voted no," in June 2002, requesting that the Senate record be fixed to reflect that he "intended to vote yes." His habit of voting 'present' on contentious issues was less than stellar, but the fact that he did not not knowing what he was voting for raises red flags.
George Bush's spiritual advisor, pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell, endorsed Barack Obama today and will campaign on his behalf. Caldwell heads a ministry called METANOIA that is essentially a de-gayifying programs for youth. The hurt and damage these programs do to our children is SICK SICK SICK.
When Senator Obama invited anti-gay activist Donnie McClurkin on his "Embrace the Change" gospel tour, it was painful to me as a young gay man. I warily turned the other cheek only to be slapped in the face by our potential nominee once again.
In last night's debate, honey-tongued Barack Obama eloquently made his case for 'change.' Obama wants to form a coalition of willing Democrats, independents, and yes -- even Republicans -- to shake up Washington. Before Mr. Obama goes to Washington, the first term Senator may want to consider shaking up his own campaign: His New Hampshire co-chair Jim Demers is a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry.
Hillary Clinton informed the Senator that a lobbyist was running his campaign during a sharp exchange about health care. Obama righteously denied the charge, but unfortunately for Obama, it was
proven true by Time's Mark Halperin. Obama was either grossly misinformed or worse. More after the Flip.
I'll keep this one short. Overstock.com is selling the Hillary Clinton Nutcracker. It is a disgusting, sexist novelty item that is being promoted by right wingers like Rush Limbaugh and should not be included in their catalogue.
When someone enters public life, they open themselves up to criticism, sometimes savage and unsparing. Hillary has been persistently criticized from the right, and now during the height of primary season, from the left. We are familiar with her alleged misdeeds; there are no surprises with Hillary, because she is a known commodity.
Hillary's greatest accomplishment, Chelsea Clinton, has hit the campaign trail with her this weekend. Recent campaign press coverage has been bracketed by which celebrity endorses which candidate, but campaigning is a family affair for the Clintons.
Hillary and Chelsea was fortune enough to be joined by her 88-year-old mother, Dorothy Rodham; the Clintons made a cross-generational appeal to women voters emphasizing the importance of women in the Iowa caucuses.
Conventional wisdom says that most evangelical Christians would not be receptive to a Democratic candidate much less Hillary Clinton. Conventional wisdom be damned: Hillary's speech at the Global Summit on AIDS & The Church at the Saddleback megachurch in Lake Forest, CA., left organizers and churchgoers praising the performance of our party's front-runner.
An article in the Christian Post, noted that Hillary's "gutsy" Nov. 29 appearance at the church softened evangelical's perceptions of her. More from the article at the flip:
Some of you might have caught Markos post yesterday, in which he put front and center a video of Edwards attacking Hillary. One word accompanied that video – Devastating - with which I took great exception.
I thought that clip looked eerily familiar and after a while it hit me... it’s nearly identical to an ad that Bush aired in 2004 against Kerry. You know... the windsurfing ad that accused Kerry of flip-flopping on all sorts of issues? One that Karl Rove played a hand in producing?
Same music and everything – check it out if you don’t believe me... (video after the flip
New polling reveals that Hillary clobbers Rudy in a general election match up. She is strong among constituencies that typically do not vote Democrat and is doing well in the South. Having her on the ticket does not bring out the Republican vote, according to recent North Carolina Senate Polling. More after the fold.
I am busy today, so I am doing a quick cut-and-past job. This is an e-mail that I received from my father, which he received from someone that sent it to everyone in their address book. Viral if you will.
A quick Google search showed me that all of those points were already debunked in a public forum, and I pointed my dad to a reliable source (Hillary' Web site). A lie spreads halfway around the world before the truth gets out of bed.
Quinnipiac University has published a new poll with results that run contrary to the mantra that Hillary Clinton is unelectable. In reality, she dominates Rudy Giuliani in swing states, and her lead over him is growing.
Anyone familiar with the Nixon tapes knows that Tricky Dick called it as he saw it. Well, he called Fred Thompson: "Dumb as Hell," but did take care to note that he was friendly.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling for a sharper reduction in troops than the President. The question is whether this is the Bush administration putting out a feeler, or if the Secretary is using his own judgment. Could it be pressure from the brass?
