On May 12, 3:48 pm, mama.ob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Obama to Supers: Give Me the Nomination or Else
> by Michael Begala, Mon May 12, 2008 at 02:07:29 PM EST
>
> Though he's actually trying his level best to stay in step with the
> media herd riding Hillary Clinton into the ground, Jonathan Alter
> unwittingly dropped this interesting tidbit in the May 19 issue of
> Newsweek.
>
> "For all the talk of numbers, there's one that will be most im****tant
> for superdelegates: 1.5 million. That reflects the 1.5 million names
> of donors that the Obama campaign has on file. Because no contribution
> below $200 is publicly re****ted, the vast majority of those names are
> in Obama's exclusive possession, to be shared as he wishes. As Graham
> Richard, the longtime mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., explained it to me
> last week, it's all about the Benjamins. Local officials (that's who
> most superdelegates are) need the tens of thousands of Democratic
> donors on that list who come from their states. Their re-election
> depends on successful fund-raising. No Obama at the top of the ticket,
> no list. No list, and you may be back selling insurance after
> November."
>
> You read it right. This, in effect, is threatening to cripple the
> fundraising ability of the Democratic party if Obama is not given the
> nomination. He is telling superdelegates, "give me the nomination or
> risk losing your office for lack of campaign funds."
>
> The unmitigated gall of this man. Threatening to weaken the party and
> cost the Democrats offices, all if he doesn't get the nomination he
> feels so entitled to. Clinton sup****ters are lectured about
> unquestioning sup****t of the party, yet Obama threatens to cripple
> Democratic fundraising efforts if he doesn't get his way. It's this
> type of arrogance, greed, and entitlement that are turning so many
> people off. Some party man.
>
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>
> http://www.dailymail.com/News/election08/200805120073
> 11-year-old gives $440 to Clinton campaign
> By BRAD DAVIS (AP)
>Oooh I am so afraid of Barry O'bama..and his Angela Davis clone of a
wife..Nothing
he could say or do is going to make me pull the lever for
him..Swooning indeed!
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