Barack Obama Elected President!

[Wales2004]

I'll reserve an opinion on the cabinet spot but I am glad that he responded this way and I hope more people do because Bush was way out of line. KO already got me yesterday with Bush's ridiculous statements about giving up playing golf out of respect for the soldiers who lost their lives.

I could have sworn yesterday that I heard more than once on MSNBC/CNN that John Edwards had 18 delegates but I guess my hearing is bad though I prefer to believe they erred.

[Jess]

I think I heard that too.

Did anyone happen to catch MSNBC Wednesday. Man, Keith Obermann lit Bush up over some stupid comments in made in an interview. Bush said he had given up golf as a sign of solidarity with the family of the troops. :o

[Wales2004]

Yes. That's what I was talking about above your response. KO.

[Jess]

I watched that and thought Whoa. He just busted Bush's rump.

[Southofnowhere]

Obama has already said Al Gore has a spot in the Cabinet if he wants it but now matter what he will his main advsior on GW and climate Change. In fact he already is Obama runs all GW and Climate change issues through him now.

[Roman]

That was the most emotional and passionate SC KO has done.

I was laughing my ass off at 3am this morning.

GWB got everything he deserved. You give up your golf game?!

What BS is that?! On top of that crap he said today, comparing Obama sitting down with Iran to appeasing the Nazis during WWII.

I look out the window every day and say the same thing:

"Well, the idiot has blown us up yet."

[Wales2004]

I got a kick out of what he had to say about McAuliffe's statements about the media bias.

[Roman]

That was hilarious.

And I think that is what some don't understand. Folks have been turned off by the campiagn, not necessarily by the person.

[Jess]

I was laughing my ass off too. What was really funny is he points out that Bush said he gave up his golf game on the day the Iraqi ambassador was killed. Then he shows a picture of Bush playing golf two months later.

I wonder if Bush commenting on Obama isn't a good thing

If we can make it a few more months without Bush setting off a nuclear incident, I will be happy. What an idiot.

[Roman]

It's very good for Obama. He'll hardly have to do any work if GWB keeps opeing his mouth.

[Wales2004]

I don't know if this will work or not because MSNBC video seldom works for me in IE but will play for me with Firefox. Here's a link to the worst person countdown that includes the bit about McAuliffe:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24633980#24633980

This other clip is the GWB giving up golf among other mind boggling statements:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24635229#24635229

I decided to add one more clip with KO about SNL since he mentioned it re: McAuliffe:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24586622#24586622

[DevotedToAMC]

Oh gosh Bush and his golf...I wish a golf ball would lodge in his throat and you know the rest

I like Hillary but not this McAuliffe guy

[Roman]

Thanks, Wales.

[Roman]

And this party wonders why they're getting their asses kicked.

From CNN:

Michelle Obama takes heat from Tennessee Republicans

Posted: 04:20 PM ET

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

Tennessee Republicans took aim at Michelle Obama Thursday.

(CNN) – In a preview of the potential political onslaught Michelle Obama may face in the fall, the Tennessee Republican Party unveiled a new Web video Thursday that highlights her controversial comment earlier this year saying she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life."

The four-minute video coincides with Mrs. Obama's visit to the state for a Democratic Party event later Thursday. It features several Tennesseans saying why they are proud of America while repeatedly cutting to Mrs. Obama's comments.

"The Tennessee Republican Party has always been proud of America. To further honor the occasion of Mrs. Obama’s visit, the Tennessee Republican Party has requested the playing of patriotic music by radio stations across the state," said a statement on the party's Web site that accompanied the video.

"While Mrs. Obama has trouble being proud of the country where she earned degrees from Princeton University and Harvard Law School and then became a multi-millionaire, her husband makes statements that belittle average Americans’ response to the difficulties of life, including his recent statement that, in tough times."

The Obama campaign called the attack "shameful."

"This is a shameful attempt to attack a woman who has repeatedly said she wouldn't be here without the opportunities and blessings of this nation," said Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan. "The Republican Party's pathetic attempts to use the same smear tactics to win elections have failed in Mississippi, failed in Louisiana, and will fail in November because the American people are looking for a positive vision of real change.

"And if the Tennessee Republican Party has a problem with Senator Obama, maybe next time they’ll have the courage to address him directly instead of attacking his family," Sevugan also said.

Michelle Obama's comments came at a campaign event in February, telling a crowd, "for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback… not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."

The comments immediately drew fire from many conservatives and Mrs. Obama later clarified her statement.

"What I was clearly talking about is that I am proud in how Americans are engaging in the political process," she said later. "I mean everyone has said what I said, in that we haven't seen these record numbers of turnouts, people who are paying attention, going to rallies, watching debates.

The Tennessee Republican Party took heat in early February when it used Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein, in a statement that questioned the Illinois senator's support of Israel. That statement also included a photograph of Obama from a 2006 trip to Kenya, in which he is dressed in traditional attire. Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan later said of the statement, "The RNC rejects these kinds of campaign tactics."

[DevotedToAMC]

I think people are blowing Michelle Obama's quote way out of proportion. She said this is the first time in her ADULT LIFE that she is proud of America...because this is the first election in her adulthood that she sees people very invested in what is going on for America. That is what she meant...and before this election, people just seemed to not pay as much attention. 2004 appeared to be one where others got into it but too many voted for Bush. Now, those who voted for him regret their decision...so they are just even more invested in not repeating the same mistake.

I think Michelle Obama has a right to her comments and to be represented accurately but you won't get that with this media and, of course, Republicans who love twisting words