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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 05:23 AM
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A Big win for Hillary in Nevada

I like this one. Yes it was a significant win

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/foreign/tobyharnden/jan08/bigwinforhillary.htm

Camp Obama tried to put a brave face on it and sought solace in the fact that a mathematical quirk of the caucus system might give them more Nevada delegates despite Hillary Clinton’s six-point win. But there is no hiding the fact that defeat in the Silver State was a bitter blow that puts Barack Obama firmly back in the role of underdog.

The most depressing news for the young Illinois senator came in the form of the exit poll results that showed a contest sharply divided on racial lines – a result, perhaps, of the ruthlessly cynical way in which the Clintons and their allies played the race card after New Hampshire. Unless Obama can change the current dynamic – and he has little time left – he could be beaten resoundingly on Super Duper Tuesday.

and this, they definitely did try and force intimidation on the members of CWU

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/hillaryclinton/story/0,,2243967,00.html

"They were pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing everyday," said Robert Rock, who turned up to the caucus in his white cook's uniform.

"And they mostly talked to the people who don't understand how the process works. They don't watch the news and comprehend what the candidates really stand for. That is what the culinary was counting on."
By the time it came to caucus time at the Mirage, tempers were running high. Obama organisers wearing red Culinary Workers Union T-shirts formed a gauntlet near the registration desk, calling on each new arrival to join their ranks.

Others had strategy huddles on the edge of the cavernous hall. "The bosses are going to be on one side of the room and the workers another. It's very clear. Let everybody know," said one.

There was open anger when some of the voters went over to the Clinton camp. "We are going to deal with them when we get back to our respective hotels," said Theresa Moore, who was wearing a union red T shirt.


What a pack of shits.
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wiley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 05:51 AM
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1. Wouldn't that be their fault for not voting with their hearts?
"We are going to deal with them when we get back to our respective hotels," said Theresa Moore, who was wearing a union red T shirt.
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 06:00 AM
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2. disgusting isnt it.
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 06:11 AM
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3. Both sides have reported similar issues. I'm sure it's easier
to believe the Clinton camp spin (can we say Cognitive Dissonance...I knew we could) instead of explaining why Clinton tried to make sure they couldn't vote at all with that little lawsuit.

Now that is a pack of shits.
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flordehinojos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 06:12 AM
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4. Bush-o-Tactics. The man is desperate. ..to sit his derriere in the oval office...and not through any
honest process (WOW! JUST LIKE THE BUSHES) and uses intimidation fascist tacticts, just like the bushes and then he taunts hillary, to pick a fight, and if she responds then blames her for the fight, or the divisiveness, or whatever he wants to call it.

i say, deflate obama's derriere ... and that is just what some members of the CWU did! A big Brava
to them!
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Traps Donating Member (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 06:24 AM
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5. Is Clinton flirting with disaster on Lewinsky?
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 06:36 AM
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6. Your article is more bullshit
Most people realize that Bill's affair has little to do with Hillary Clinton as president.
In fact, at the time, most Americans supported Bill Clinton during the impeachment.

Get over it. Her personal life and her decision to stay with him is her business. I'm sure it
may be hard to believe, but she probably stayed with him because she loves him.

If she used the Tyra show to get all these questions out in the open and answered... so what..?
BFD in my opinion. If she used it for political gain, then more power to her. That's how the game is played. All candidates do the same thing. Obama and Edwards both bring out their charming
wives, use their personal stories as favorable points.

No... the Lewinsky thing is just reaching for scandalous/tabloid silliness to slam Clinton.
Write about her healthcare plan, her economic package, her Iraq stance. Where Bill put his dick TEN years ago is just a dumb talking point.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 06:37 AM
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7. "The Clintons and their allies played the race card"??????
They must not have been paying attention in the UK.

I just love how Obama's people were wearing union shirts. But they don't play dirty, no, no.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 08:00 AM
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8. Like the Spanish add. And the "memo" later retracted by Obama...sigh
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