Suddenly, the cracks in the facade are apparent to anyone with eyes. With each passing day the Democratic party grows less and less structurally sound. While Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue their Civil War, John McCain's predicted rise is becoming a reality. Despite assurances by all the principle actors, party chiefs, and sympathetic pundits about huge Democratic fundraising advantages, overwhelming primary voter turnout, and the nation's steady disdain for all things Bush, it doesn't take a wild imagination to envision the Dem's doomsday scenario: A house divided against itself cannot stand.
And what divisions they are! Here's a sampling. First, from the dailyKos' Markos Moulistas:
It is Clinton, with no reasonable chance of victory, who is fomenting civil war in order to overturn the will of the Democratic electorate. As such, as far as I'm concerned, she doesn't deserve "fairness" on this site. All sexist attacks will be dealt with--those will never be acceptable. But otherwise, Clinton has set an inevitably divisive course and must be dealt with appropriately.
To reiterate, she cannot win without overturning the will of the national Democratic electorate and fomenting civil war, and she doesn't care.
Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up. Racism works in two different directions. I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?
This is pretty ugly and unfair though of Obama, to equate statements by Ferraro with Wright. Obama goes on and on about how great a person Wright is, without a single kind word about Ferraro, just rubbing it in further. I believe the campaign has reached a new low.
Let's be blunt: pundits who say what voters really want is a candidate who makes them feel good, that they want t an end to harsh partisanship, are projecting their own desires onto the public. And nothing Mr. Obama has said suggests that he appreciates the bitterness of the battles he will have to fight if he does become president, and tries to get anything done.
A race-tinged brawl at the convention, some nine weeks before Election Day, will not be a Hallmark moment. As Mr. Wilkins reiterated to me last week, it will be a flashback to the Democratic civil war of 1968, a suicide for the party no matter which victor ends up holding the rancid spoils.
Bill Maher interviewing Terry McAuliffee:
There is no longer any doubt that a prolonged campaign will not help the Democrats, despite how some would like to spin it. Thought it's certainly true that the bulk of the party will choose reconstruction over John McCain if their first-choice candidate comes in second place, the animosities that have developed between the warring armies of Obama and Clinton threaten to make red converts out of some of the most ardent blue foot-soldiers. And who doubts that a measurable percentage of disgruntled vets will simply sit out the final contest should option A not get the nod?
Me, I'm a throwback Democrat. I'll take either Clinton or Obama over McCain, whatever reservations I may have.
It is now being bandied about that all black ministers spew hate from the pulpit toward white America. If this is true, it is no wonder that the racial divide is still wide. If I attended a church where the minister preached hate. I would leave with hate in my heart.
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Lee
11:56AM Mar 19th 2008
I am sorry to tell you this is a race issue. A black president in the U.S. right now? No, due to all the hand outs we as white Americans have dished out already. We need to start cutting back on these hand outs. and let black America fetch for themselves for a change. Obama would just enhance the hand outs. His action with Rev. Wright is proof! He should have denounced him all together. Now he made it easy for Hillary to win
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Lee
11:55AM Mar 19th 2008
I am sorry to tell you this is a race issue. A black president in the U.S. right now? No, due to all the hand outs we as white Americans have dished out already. We need to start cutting back on these hand outs. and let black America fetch for themselves for a change. Obama would just enhance the hand outs. His action with Rev. Wright is proof! He should have denounced him all together. Now he made it easy for Hillary to win
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Concerned American
12:16PM Mar 19th 2008
Mccain is boring and will continue the "Republican" form of government that keep the rich...RICH! This is not Senator Clinton's fault this is is a direct result of Senator Obama's bad judgement. AGAIN! But, you want to sweep this under the table or loop her back into this mess. I'm sorry! It belongs to Obama and like it or not he has a "REAL" problem that media bias can't get him out of and I'm Black so I can tell you there Obama being president won't stop the many racial injustices that have happen or still happening in our counrty. My mom remember drinking out of colored foundtains. The civil rights movement happened less than 30 years ago.
This is not about civel rights. Listen closely or your Obama bias might show. This is about his assoications with; Rezko, Rev. Wright, William Ayers.. I can go on... He keeps bad company! Rev. Wright owns his comments but Obama owns his relationship with Rev. Wright. That's why this is an issue. Rev. Wright is part of the problem and you can't come up with a solution if you caontinue to be part of the probem, David!
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christhewriter
12:24PM Mar 19th 2008
It's unfortunate that Obama, a bright, articulate, seemingly compassionate man, is not white. Race is a reality. Looking at the relationship Obama had/has with his pastor, and the pastor's comments, provides a clue to the type of problems associated with race his being President would bring.
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Lorna
12:41PM Mar 19th 2008
If you make your campaign about “words do matter” then words from your pastor, friends, family, and mostly from yourself should matter.. Obama’s speech was a politician trying to get out of trouble.. why would a father have his young daughter’s go to a church and listen to all the hatred that Wright preaches. ?? How can you compare your grand-mother who sacrificed for you to a racist pastor? How can you be involved with people that tried to bomb the pentagon and call them a friend? How can you be friends with a guy that is on trail for bribery? THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL THAT HE IS READY TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE USA THE MOST POWERFULL JOB IN THE WORLD.. LOOK WHAT BUSH HAS DONE TO US!!!!
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Shirley
11:16PM Mar 21st 2008
We know Hillary and she has stood fast in trying times. We need her in the White House. Don't tell me that B O and his wife don't agree with the paster they have had for 20 YEARS.
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Patricia
12:53PM Mar 19th 2008
As Obama opened his speech with the topic of slavery I began to get angry. I hadn’t made up my mind as to who to vote for. He made that choice for me. My family like millions of Americans came to the United States threw Ellis Island in the east and Angel Island in the west. We never owned slaves and have worked very hard to be Americans. Yet 150-200 years ago on a Tuesday people with the same skin color as I have owned slaves. I believe he will preach more of the same if he is in office.
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JBates0549
12:48PM Mar 19th 2008
How could anyone vote for Obama, he continues to spin a web of lies and only addresses them when he is confronted. Than he lies to cover up his lies. My decision has nothing to do with race. The man is just a liar
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Ruth
8:18PM Mar 19th 2008
THE WORDS OF OBAMA: "The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we’ve never really worked through – a part of our union that we have yet to perfect. WRONG! THIS IS WRONG! I AM 75, AND FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER THE COMPLEXITIES OF RACE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND IS BEING WORKED THROUGH. IT WILL NEVER BE PERFECTED, FOR IF IT WERE, WE WOULD ALL BE LIVING IN A PERFECT WORLD. AND, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE. IT WILL NEVER BE PERFECT! WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE WORKING ON LIFE ISSUES. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS. IT IS UP TO US TO MAKE OUR LIFE CHOICES. I FOR ONE CHOOSE NOT FOR RACE BUT FOR EXPERIENCE. AND, HILLARY HAS HAD THE EXPERIENCE AND IS A WOMAN, WHICH IS MY NO. 1 PRIORITY. FIRST WOMAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE U.S., LAND OF THE FREE, IS A HISTORIC AND NON RACIST CHOICE. I LOVE BEING PART OF MAKING NEW HISTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY. I AM A NATIVE BORN AMERICAN OF FIVE GENERATIONS, I BELIEVE WHAT AN ELDER ONCE SAID. "WALK SOFTLY ON THIS EARTH, FOR THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN YET TO BE BORN FROM THIS EARTH." I WOULD LIKE THESE CHILDREN TO LIVE A KIND AND GENTLE AND LAW ABIDING LIFE. WOMEN DO THIS, THEY GIVE LIFE TO THEM, THEY RAISE THEM, THEY TEACH THEM, THEY LOVE THEM, THEY LEAD THEM. WHAT BETTER TO DECIDE OUR FUTURES THAN A WOMAN WHO HAS THE GOD GIVEN RIGHT AND THE COMPASSION AND NURTURING TO BRING PEACE TO THIS COUNTRY? WOMEN ARE THE LEADING FIGURES IN THIS....OUR LIVES AND FUTURES!!
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buckskin711
12:59PM Mar 19th 2008
obamas good friend the racist hateful rev wright is very good friends with louis nation of islam farrahkan. why is the senate ethics commitee not looking into senate obamas relationships with these friends of his ? this is disgusting. are these good friends of obamas coming to the white house for dinners when he gets elected ? is the nation of islam to provide white house security ? connect the dots, his speech was just an attempt at diversion of who he really is....the msm should be put in jail for praising his stupid speech. hes a fraud and a liar, accept the truth.
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e. randle
1:08PM Mar 19th 2008
No Obama is not white he is bi racial black and white so get your categories right he is not all black. Until the pastors words came to light all of the people that thought he could be president did not see him as a black man but a man interested in making a change in our country. All of the sudden he becomes a racist a black man who hates whites because he listen to his pastor's rethoric about the white people. I have heard bad things about white people all of my life and yet i have friends that are white and i am sure when they are with their people they probably talk about black people just like we do when we are with our own.However that does not make me or them racists and stop us being friends.What happen to Obama when you had no knowledge of his pastor? He was black then and black now. The media got hold of those tapes so they could do what they wanted to do all the time make this a racist campaign and get the white people to start believing that Obama is not the man that he presents himself to be. God have mercy on all of you that cannot look past your noses and see that this man believes that we can all come together as a nation.
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Mike
1:09PM Mar 19th 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Reality from the Office of Barack Hussein: My fellow Americans. Please do excuse my McGlassJaw and my McInexperience. If Allah comes through for me and I somehow win - I know I'll need on-the-job training...a lot! Thank you for your mindless support of me, despite my complete lack of any legislative achievement, my pastor's relations with Louis Farrakhan and Libyan dictator Moamar Quadafi and why I am a disciple of his or my blatantly leftist voting record while I present myself as some sort of bi-partisan agent of change. I also like how my supporters claim my youthful drug use and criminal behavior somehow qualifies me for the Presidency. Americans should vote for me, not because of my lack of experience or achievement, but because I can talk-the-talk...even if I can't walk-the-walk. I make people feel good. Thank You.
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PARMA23
1:23PM Mar 19th 2008
bump bump bunp go the Obama campaign wheels over obama white graandmother
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Brian
1:29PM Mar 19th 2008
Obama would be the perfect Vice President. McCain/Obama
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Brian
1:38PM Mar 19th 2008
One other thing, anyone who doesn't believe Obama is who he claims to be ought to look into his actions. When he graduated from Harvard Law School, he could have taken a very high paying job at just about any firm he wanted. What did he do? He returned to his roots and went back into community service for pennies. This is a man who puts his money where his mouth is! PS: I am one of those spooky right wing conservative conspirators Hillary talks about. LOL
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DEMOCRAT
1:42PM Mar 19th 2008
enought already about the blacks and half obama i want to know what is going on with hillary. the next president of th united states. all we hear about on tv and the news is about blacks. either its crimes bank robbing muggings stealing or a racist running for president.
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Katherine
2:21PM Mar 19th 2008
The cause of this division within the party lies with Obama and the oops-holy-crap-I-forgot-to-take-my anti-psychotic-prescribed-medication news and entertainment media.
No matter what, Obama could do no wrong in the eyes of nearly every news journalist. The Hillary supporters no longer felt at ease watching their comfy liberal news programs. Wolf BlitzeN said, "If Hillary beats Obama, it will be like she's killing Santa Claus!" What, dude? And it never stopped, and so some Hillary folks turned on Fox News, and then some Hillary folks wondered why Obama outnumbered Hillary as far as magazine covers...all-the-time. Obama goes on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine like a rock star, then he's dancing around on Ellen like Dancing with the Stars, and then he's giving mediocre stolen speeches and suddenly he's MLK and JFK wrapped in one.
Some folks started thinking, wait, experience does matter, and she has it, and he doesn't. He seems to be getting a free pass by the media...by the American people. Don't you know it's like Joe Blow down at the office complaining about the racial part of affirmative action and the mysterious "gotta hire me up a black man, quick," supposed quota system.
Obamalamadingdongs so in love with Obama, drooling Obama hope ejaculate like zombiefied pied-piper kids...chanting...following...fainting...crying...and FREAKING everyone else OUT who watches them with sober eyes.
Obama chillin' with nearly every dude that pisses off nearly every American, yeah, we sure LOVE Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Jesse Jackson Jr, who said Obama was like OJ killing the white woman, after he won a state, gee everybody LOVES Pastor Wright grinding the pulpit screamin' about G*D D*mn Amerikka! Talkin' maaaad sh*t about white people and 9/11, and AIDS, and, Israel, even Hillary and Bill, and on and on. His good ole buddy and American villain Farrakhan. Then, Rashid Khalidi, and then Raila Odinga killing off Christians, then Rezko, who likes to hang out with Saddam Hussein's best friend, and then Weather Underground Bill Ayres--you know the guy who gets a kick out of how he used to bomb the hell out of America. Obama's hard-core militant anti-american Muslim Kenyan family. No wonder Michelle wasn't too proud of her country.
We don't like: 1. Media bias, and MSM ignoring EVERY SINGLE lie he tells, or minimizing it, and throwing it back on Hillary. Hillary = scapegoat.
2. A cult of personality campaign.
3. Passes: Nooo problem you don't have any experience. Noooo problem you hang out with terrorists.
4. His associations to certain people and certain organizations. Almost all of them white-hating, racist scum.
*And SO much more.
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tfitz1017
3:42PM Mar 19th 2008
I'm re-posting Patricias post in full. I'll answer at the bottom. See you there! ********************&******************************** Patricia12:53PMMar 19th 2008 As Obama opened his speech with the topic of slavery I began to get angry. I hadn’t made up my mind as to who to vote for. He made that choice for me. My family like millions of Americans came to the United States threw Ellis Island in the east and Angel Island in the west. We never owned slaves and have worked very hard to be Americans. Yet 150-200 years ago on a Tuesday people with the same skin color as I have owned slaves. I believe he will preach more of the same if he is in office. ***************************************************
Patricia, Obama addressed the very issues that you bought up in this comment. He talked forthrightly about the reasons for white discontent on these race issues. He spoke of how people resent being blamed for history when they know how hard it has been for all of our families. He spoke about how frustrating it is to be labeled a racist when we criticize the state of our inner cities. He addressed those issues as no one ever has before. Patricia, look at his speech again, please! Can we dare to hope? Just a little bit?
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lynnmwashingtonjr
3:56PM Mar 19th 2008
are we really having a election that`s worth anything