tagged w/ Election 2008: Super Tuesday
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Do you have any idea why we vote on Tuesdays? Neither do any of the presidential candidates.Do you have any idea why we vote on Tuesdays? Neither do any of the presidential... more
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People have told me, I have great courage,
i don't see it that way,
I am not afraid of the unknown,
I can only be competent,ready and aware.
I believe courage is never questioning the above made statement,
and in that, I am still challenged.
What is courage to you....???People have told me, I have great courage,
i don't see it that way,
I am not... more
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Join The Roots of Humanity on the 27th of every month in asking the unified, persistent question that has the answers collectively needed, within it.
We ask on behalf of our human siblings lacking in access to the most basic of communication tools, or barred from communication by their governments:
Am I Not Human?
Download this month's ebook: 'Where Do We Go From Here'
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Good article in today's Merc on why Clinton and Obama vols do what they do - which is turn 'free' time into political volunteer time - phone calls, travel, get-out-the-vote campaigns, etcGood article in today's Merc on why Clinton and Obama vols do what they do -... more
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We're profiling everyday Americans who sign up, show up, and get involved by volunteering for a new online series, Volunteer Nation. For episode #1, we chatted with Susan at the San Francisco Clinton campaign office on the Saturday before Super Tuesday.
Final cut of Volunteer Nation, episode 1, coming soon!We're profiling everyday Americans who sign up, show up, and get involved by... more
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We're profiling everyday Americans who sign up, show up, and get involved by volunteering for a new online series, Volunteer Nation. For episode #1, we chatted with Ilona outside the San Francisco Obama campaign office on the Saturday before Super Tuesday.
Final cut of Volunteer Nation, episode 1, coming soon!We're profiling everyday Americans who sign up, show up, and get involved by... more
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February 19, 2008
The American voters seem very caught up in SLOGANS. Furthermore, they are very easily draw into idolizing their candidates, i.e. giving them Super Star stature, rather than being interested in the "substance" that will affect their, their children, and grandchildrens lives. I would like to call them the American Idol voting idiots.
Let me give you two examples:
In 2000, the Republicans, Conservatives, Independents and some Democrats were disgusted after Monicagate. Karl Rove understood this well. Bush's Brain (Rove) imbibed in Dubya, who was a very disciplined candidate, to repeat in parrot like fashion at every campaign rally or speech with, "I WILL BRING HONOR AND DIGNITY TO THE WHITE HOUSE".
WHAT WE GOT WAS ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE - AND A VERY DANGEROUS MEGALOMANIAC WHO WANTED TO BEST HIS FATHER, AND PICK UP THE MANTLE OF RONALD REAGAN TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS A TRANSFORMATIVE PRESIDENT. HE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE ALL RIGHT - LEAVING OUR CONSTITUTION, OUR FEDERAL BUDGET, OUR ECONOMY, AND OUR WORLD STANDING IN TATTERS.
Now, we come to 2008, and the people are weary and want change after 8-years of Bush-Cheney, and again we have a self-made man (no doubt, no Dubya), who understands what the people are yearning for, and so, now we have slogans such as:
"CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN"
"REAL CHANGE",
"YES, WE CAN!"
And, now the democrats, liberals, independents and disaffected republicans are having their "Sanjaya moment" and swooning over someone who could well be an EMPTY SUIT.
Now mind you, while I support Hillary, I am not anti Obama. I think he could be America's greatest hope or a BIG FLOP (another Jimmy Carter - well meaning, but ineffectual)
I think when it comes to voting for the President of the United States, we need to stop swooning over rhetoric, and seriously understand the issues that affect us now, and in the future, and the candidates SOLUTIONS for what ails us as a Nation.
America wake up! YOU WENT FOR SLOGANS IN 2000, AND SEE WHAT YOU GOT. BE VERY CAREFUL TO NEVER RAISE ANY HUMAN BEING TO LOFTY HEIGHTS AND PUT THEM ON A PEDESTAL. The job of the president of the united states is running TO SERVE YOU.
AMERICA THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU PULL THE LEVER IN WISCONSIN, HAWAII, TEXAS, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE REMAINING STATES.
CHOOSE PROVEN RESULTS AND SUBSTANCE OVER SLOGANS AND RHETORIC.
Thank you.
A. F. NarimanFebruary 19, 2008
The American voters seem very caught up in SLOGANS.... more
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Everyday I'm Hustlin' by Rick Ross with a mashup to Obama's speech in Virginia on Feb. 9, 2008. Mashup by Shaka Freeman at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmKLaBAgLNsEveryday I'm Hustlin' by Rick Ross with a mashup to Obama's speech in... more
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Barack Obama won 13 states on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, and delivered this great speech that night in Chicago, Illinois. The speech is mixed to 'Apologize' by Timbaland, feat. One Republic.
For more Obama mixes, please check out http://www.youtube.com/DjMattWernerBarack Obama won 13 states on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, and delivered this... more
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The Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, Hulk Hogan, Heidi Fleiss, and half-naked Abercrombie models. Ahhh, what a week.The Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, Hulk Hogan, Heidi Fleiss, and half-naked Abercrombie... more
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What're Superdelegates? And why are they important ?
Super Delegates are the 842 hand-picked delegates - nearly 20 percent of the number of delegates - needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Howard Dean - Democratic National Committee Chairman - is the person who selects them.
Basically, the list is comprised of the 'Who's Who' of The Democratic Party.
What're Superdelegates? And why are they important ?
Super Delegates are the... more
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It will be interesting in the coming days, seeing if conservatives are willing to reconcile themselves to the fact that McCain is the likely Republican nominee right now.It will be interesting in the coming days, seeing if conservatives are willing to... more
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THE WHOLE NIGHT INCONCLUSIVE!
E. T. PHONE HOME--> NEW MEXICO (DEMS)
CURRENT is PROJECTING based on a PROPONDERANCE of POLLING:
GOP--NEEDS 1,191 Delegates to win
McCain--NJ, IL, DE, CT, NY, AZ, CA, MO, OK--(9)
Delegates-->489
Huckabee--AR, WV, AL, GA, TN--(5)
Delegates-->138
Romney-MA, UT, ND, MN, MT, CO, AK--(7)
Delegates-->173
MCCAIN BIG BLUE STATES & EAST(not GOP strongholds), HUCKABEE SOUTHERN DRAWL, ROMNEY STAKES CLAIM IN WEST(sans CALI)
DEM--NEEDS 2025 Delegates to win
Clinton--AR, MA, NY, OK, TN, NJ, CA, AZ--(8)
Delegates--> 558
Obama--AR, IL, DE, AL, KS, CT, MN, UT, CO, ID, MO, AK--(13)
Delegates-->496
HILLARY WINS BIGGER STATES, OBAMA WINS MORE TERRITORIES--get out your abacuses--its all about delegates now...
LIVE BLOGGING from entire night at the BOTTOM--thanks for all your help!THE WHOLE NIGHT INCONCLUSIVE!
E. T. PHONE HOME--> NEW MEXICO (DEMS)
CURRENT... more
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Did your voting station have enough ballots? Follow the link to read this Super Tuesday story, and don't forget to share your stories!Did your voting station have enough ballots? Follow the link to read this Super... more
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From Super Tuesday, 2/5/08, in Fulton County, Georgia. Voters were subject to long lines all day due to problems with Diebold "ExpressPoll" Electronic Pollbooks. Voters and poll workers stated that the 3 Electronic Pollbooks were not synchronized, and voters typically waited 1 to 1.5 hours.From Super Tuesday, 2/5/08, in Fulton County, Georgia. Voters were subject to long... more
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The Giants' Super Bowl victory had unintended consequences for downtown voters. The million-strong crowd made crossing Broadway, and getting to polling places, nearly impossible throughout the morning.
Submitted by: Anthony LappeThe Giants' Super Bowl victory had unintended consequences for downtown voters.... more
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Mitt Romney has suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Romney says that if he were to continue it would, "forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Sen. Clinton or Obama to win."
Mitt Romney has suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.... more
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"Whether we like it or not, when America sneezes, the world catches a cold."
So begins this article that details why the US presidential election result will have a huge effect on other countries, not just America.
The author writes that in Britain, the US primaries have never been as popular and in the rest of Europe, anti-Bush sentiment has focussed attention on his potential successors. America's actions regarding climate change, Guantanamo Bay's closure, transatlantic trade and international values are also all points of discussion.
He goes on to say that the recent US sub-prime mortgage lending crisis sent global stock market values plummeting when economists predicted a US recession. As well as that, the America president controls the most powerful military in the world. Any decisions made about commanding the military into action have a huge effect on relations between the West and the Muslim world, and ergo, the terrorist threat faced by countries across Europe.
In a traditionally slightly right-leaning newspaper (the newspaper is owned by the same group that over see the right-winged Daily Mail) this is a fairly left-favouring article but, political bias aside, the points raised are certainly interesting to consider. "Whether we like it or not, when America sneezes, the world catches a cold."... more
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Democratic candidate Barack Obama raised almost $6M within one day after Super Tuesday. All of the money came from online donations.
Clinton raised around $13 million in January, excluding her $5 million loan. While Obama raised $32M in January, the most ever raised by a Democrat in January.
This man is a money making machine!
UPDATE: "As of 11:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday. By 9:30 a.m. today, the total was $7.1 million, according to the Obama campaign Web site."Democratic candidate Barack Obama raised almost $6M within one day after Super... more
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