Pennsylvania Primary - A Photo Essay

Great job, Tommy! You allowed us to live the event vicariously through you and it was indeed exciting for us political junkies. I also appreciate the heartfelt admiration you so obviously have for my gal Hillary. It was surprising how close you actually came to her at the podium. Can't wait to see more where that came from....keep 'em coming! Can't wait for VOTW. Thanks for the confetti and the 'sweet dreams'. BTW--piercing guy is on to something about Dave Grohl; bet he also has 'em where the sun don't shine. Ouch! Canadian Joe reminds me of Ray Manzarek from The Doors and I also caught the joke about 'Just a Gigolo'. LOL.

As expected, the news media and Obama's camp are spinning Hillary's win in Pennsylvania, but the fact remains: All Americans have the right to have their voices heard. Spin Hillary's win however you choose. The fact is that there are still millions of American voters who are yet to vote. We have already disenfranchised Michigan and Florida. Let's not do the same to Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Nebraska, Puerto Rico.....Let every vote be counted!

Texan for Hillary!

Last night, Senator Clinton used up her last, best chance to cut appreciably into Barack Obama's elected delegate lead; she came up short.

In fact, she barely made a dent. At most, she picked up a net gain of 12 delegates -- less than Obama's gain, for example, in Colorado (where he gained 17) or Kansas (where he gained 14). Her gain in Pennsylvania was less than half of Obama's gain in Virginia, where he added to his lead by 25 delegates.

Okay, I'm not a photo- essayologist so I feel I can tell ya that I think a photo essay comes with a brief, few word explanation of what each picture is. You know like: Here's the room where the we all watched the votes returned; or here's the lady I was hitting on all night; or here's the line to the ladies restroom. The only pic that didn't require explanation was "Jingle Dude" Never had a desire to get into scrapbooking, have ya Tommy.

Jingle dude looks fierce! Great pictures!!

Chester County saves Obama from double digit defeat!
54.7 Hillary Clinton
45.3 Barack Obama

9.4%!

Wow! Have you guys seen this?

Obama Makes Appeal For Bitter White Midwesterners: %u201CLet %u2018em Drive Drunk!%u201D

Reacting to an Associated Press article reporting that motorists in the Midwest drive while intoxicated at a higher rate than in other parts of the country, presidential candidate Barack Obama told reporters, %u201CLook, there are a lot of small towns in this region filled with some bitter, white folks. Bitter white folks like to drive around drunk. Everyone knows this. You yourself may have experienced a time in your life when things didn%u2019t work out so well for you and the only thing you could think of to do was drive around drunk. I sure know I%u2019ve experienced times like these.%u201D The candidate then pantomimed driving and rolled his eyes, commenting, %u201CMan, I sure do remember those days!%u201D


Blacks more responsible than bitter whites


The story quoted Eric Goplerud, research professor at George Washington University Medical Center: %u201CBlacks drink at substantially lower rates and at less hazardous rates than whites. The populations in those states are heavily white.%u201D Senator Obama chuckled and responded, %u201CWell, maybe I inherited the trait from my Grandmother, who was a notoriously bitter white drunk. Really pathetic. What I take away from this though, is that these folks have a right to be bitter. Their jobs have been shipped overseas and their attempts at any sort of a spiritual resolution have obviously been pathetic. Look, your job at the mill has been shipped to Shanghai. You%u2019re staring at the holes in the floor where your work station used to be and you%u2019ve just heard on the news that your pastor has been arrested for doing meth while he has anal sex with a homosexual prostitute. Am I going to tell you that you absolutely cannot get drunk and drive around? Better they should grab their guns? I don%u2019t think so.%u201D


Drunken tale shows up in Clinton stump speech


Initial testing of these statements has been so positive that the Clinton campaign has already made attempts to capitalize on this surprising new trend. Sen. Clinton, commenting on the controversy over her disputed statements about her trip to Bosnia during a campaign stop in LeBlanc, Indiana: %u201CI was so bitterly drunk after the failure of my health care initiative that I have few actual memories of that Bosnian trip. For all I know, after we put our heads down and ran for our cars, I was the one that drove!%u2019, she told the cheering crowd, %u201CThe only thing I have a real clear memory of is asking Sinbad to hold my hair!%u201D

Legislative Action


To complicate this situation the Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would let bars stay open until 4 a.m. during the Republican National Convention. State legislator from the rustic hamlet of Lake Woebegone, Sen. Garrison Keilor, has asked that the bill be amended to allow drunk driving, as well. Disheveled and clearly distraught, the laconic Senator Keilor told reporters, %u201CListen, we%u2019re so filled with regret and hopelessness around here that we can%u2019t even stand looking at ourselves, much less watching each other get drunk in some stupid bar or tavern. My God, some poor guy tried to tell me an %u2019Ollie and Helga%u2019 joke last Saturday and I punched him.%u201D The Senator continued, %u201CAll we want is to just drive around aimlessly, scanning the bleak backdrop of our pathetic lives through the windshields of our cars; the wipers sweeping back and forth, back and forth, like some hellish metronome, as we search for some small comfort in a bottle of cheap vodka. Is that so much to ask? Is my quiet sobbing disturbing you, as well?%u201D

Sen. Obama responded. %u201CCan you imagine how bitter these Minnesotans will be with all of those smug, wealthy Republicans around? I%u2019ve sent an emergency request through the Office of Transportation and Safety and the Minnesota Legislature, requesting that drunk driving laws in Minnesota be suspended during the time of the Republican National Convention, at least. At long last, have we no sense of common decency? Let %u2018em drive drunk!%u201D

Remember the Pennsylvania primary is NOT the Democratic 'Super Bowl.' It is just another of a dozen remaining primaries. North Carolina with its 115 delegates comes soon after PA. The SUPER BOWL is the convention despite Bill Clinton's hawking about PA. Clintons have mastered the art of distraction to throw the public off. The both know that Hillary will not be able to win the nomination now is next to none and at best slim. Obama can and has bridged the gap, the small win by % that Clinton gained did not give her the delegates needed. On the flip side, Barack Obama still gained in delegates and still has the lead in delegates he entered the primary with. A win- win situtation for Barack Obama. All he had to do was cut into her votes, he did that nicely and remains the forerunner. Too little-too late for Clinton.

TFitz1017..so full of crap your eyeballs are trying to swim out. Post some truth.

Well done, although some of the pictures looked a little - well, lonely.
And what's up with the guy with all the metal hanging off him? I noticed he is outside - were there metal detectors to get inside?

Tommy..... I have not seen Kat here in 2 days. she may be ok but I am worried for her after reading this post.
From flash2:54PMApr 23rd 2008
Our dear sister Katherine has taken a sudden leave of absense, she is in our prayers. May she find solace in accepting Barack Obama as our next president. We wish her and her followers too a speedy recovery.
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If you have a way of getting in touch with her it would be nice to make sure that she is ok.

Nice pictures and glad you had a good time.

Tommy Christopher

"I slipped a little on the thick mat of confetti, reached down to grab a handful. Historic litter."

What? no loose change? lol

Nice pictures

(Ron Paul 16%)

Roll back to Hillary’s cattle futures bonanza; the indefensible disappearance of her law firm billing records; her heartless and capricious firings of White House travel office personnel to benefit her friends; Bill’s unconscionable, unsolicited pardons of FALN terrorist inmates to shore up the Hispanic vote for Hillary’s New York Senate campaign; the endless trail of corruption with Red China and North Korea; the credible rape and sexual assault allegations against Bill coupled with Hillary’s collusion in defusing the "bimbo eruptions"; and much more.

Hillary and Slick Willy are as pure the driven slush. When up against the advent of a promising young candidate such as Barack Obama they resort to slush. The Clintons have lost their power and along with it their grip on the media. Today's media has lifted their protection for the Clintons, and we’re getting a glimpse of the vulnerability of the Clintons when they’re separated from their media bodyguards.