Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I’ve been working more of late… blogging less. That said, I apologize to readers for my light posting. Here’s a few links of great posts and good reads in the news…
Riverdaughter on the Confluence: Bluegrass and Anthracite – It’s a must read.
On Taylor Marsh: Hillary Honors Women
Hmmm… DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale
Jeralyn on TalkLeft: […]
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Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Diane Elayne Dees
…That John Kerry sniped mercilessly at Howard Dean during the 2004 primary, but no one ever accused him of being a traitor to the Democratic Party?
…That when feminists complain of massive sexism and misogyny during the campaign, they are called “whiners,” but when Obama supporters complain of racism, they are called “victims of injustice”?
…That when […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
There are 7 good reasons why Hillary Clinton should stay in the race… Marc Ambinder outlines them and notes that “Some of these reasons may be unpalatable for Democrats and for Obama, but they are not entirely irrational.” He’s right.
Sphere: Related Content
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Gilbert Martinez
Obama has yet to show he can consistently win a majority of racial groups beyond African Americans. He’s loses Hispanics and Asian Americans in addition to white voters, by similar 65-35 margins. Three separate races are voting for Hillary Clinton, and by similar numbers. One race is voting for Barack Obama, and in near unanymity. […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Raleigh News & Observer reports today that “U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is pledging his support to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a spokesman.”
Shuler, a superdelegate to the National Democratic Convention, had said he would back the candidate who carried his 11th congressional district in Western North Carolina.
Clinton carried the district by 13 […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As the NY Times reports today, Hillary Clinton is fighting on despite last night’s results which have deflated some of her momentum.
Highlighting the difficulties Mrs. Clinton has had in financing her high-spending battle against Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, officials from her campaign disclosed on Wednesday that she had lent her campaign […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Mark
Democratic National Committee Chairman, Howard Dean, shocked Democrats today with his announcement at a Washington D.C. press conference that Condoleezza Rice has offered to disclose confidential information and sworn testimony “that will lead to the indictments of many of the current administration’s officials, including President Bush and Vice President Cheney” in return for the Democrats […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
There’s no news like good news. Sadly, there is no good news in today’s Ten Post Round-Up:
1: A serious drug ring was busted up at San Diego State University….
75 Students Arrested In Drug Bust–BlackListedNews.com
2: Whites and Blacks use drugs at the same rate, yet Blacks are far more likely to be arrested for drug […]
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Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Barack Obama won the North Carolina primary tonight and Hillary Clinton won Indiana by a slim margin. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess… and the pundits are all chiming in. ABC News reports that “Clinton is scheduled to meet with superdelegates Wednesday where she may face increased calls from within the party to […]
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Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Diane Elayne Dees
Not content to make money just by calling Hillary Clinton every type of sexist name and making every type of sexist or misogynistic reference to her and to other women, NBC has now begun selling the infamous Hillary nutcracker in its airport shops.
Here is a report from Mike Caulfield at Blue Hampshire, after he […]
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Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fight it out at the polls today in Indiana and North Carolina, Taegan Goddard offers some smart primary day advice on Political Insider:
In the next couple hours, we’ll probably see leaked exit polls from Indiana and North Carolina. It would be wise not to pay much attention to them.
It’s […]
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