I don't think they're particularly interested in electing Hillary Clinton either - at least not to the whitehouse.

Aren't you currently whining about DKos in another thread?

Okay... I'm officially going to call out bullshit.

I have seen post afte post calling out both sexism and misogyny...  Which is a fine and worthy cause.  But let me ask a question.... Why is it only being called out when Hillary Clinton is the target?

On hillaryis44, Danna Brazille is referred to as "brillohead" and Michelle Obama is referred to as "skank", "welfare queen", and worse.

The comparison between Obama's following and Hitler's...?  Equally disturbing to say nothing of patently absurd.

Noquarter... lives up to its name, meaning no mercy or fight to the death...

But the thing that disgusts me is that on both sides, such treatment is allowable because of the target involved.  Oh, we hate Hillary so it's okay... or well we hate Obama, so it's okay... Or Donna's trying to screw us, so it's okay.

It isn't okay, period.

The way I see it, Obama is taking advantage of his followers hope.

Look at the common spins that we see from the Obama campaign:

Attacking Democrats for standing up for longtime Democratic values. They attack us for not playing along with their bullying trying to tell us that he is the most progressive candidate when he ISN'T.

That is AS BAD AS RACISM.. or even worse.. because they inevitably accuse people who criticise Obama or his content-free platform FOR ANY REASON of racism!

Their justifications are ridiculous, but they always come back to blaming people for simply expressing their opinions.

Obama's campaign also seems to make a habit of pretending they don't know things, one of the worst habits of the Bushs and Reagan before them. Of course they know the impact of their health care policy will be that people who have pre-existing conditions will still be priced out of the health insurance market, but they conceal hat with the tricky 'no-one will be turned away', and they will be offered a 'fair price'.

Why don't they just admit that thats where their model falls down and subsidize the cost? Otherwise literally MILLIONS of Americans - a LOT more than 15 or 20 million, will CONTINUE TO BE UNABLE TO AFFORD INSURANCE, including millions of children who turn 18 who have conditions on the excluded lists, like cancer, diabetes, etc. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO NEED HEALTHCARE THE MOST.

How could anyone think he leans left when he parrots GOP talking points on everything from healthcare (i.e. 'consumer driven healthcare' = 'choice') to Social Security (that it needs to be 'fixed' translation = ended or reduced)

If those are not right wing positions, what are? Obama is as good as it gets right now for the right. McCain is a diversion.

The fact that neither side can see their hypocrisy is what is pathetic.

not the "n" word, but the sentiment is the same

this one is from a front-paged post at NQ:

He got his clock cleaned in a debate about his closest associates, his domestic policy proposals and national security credentials, but after a quick, not-so-subliminal reference to Jay-Hova, Obama's back to "feelin' like a pimp."

But don't blame Obama if you don't like his reaction. He's never responsible. George Stephanopoulos and ABC forced him to behave like a wannabe American gangster.

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Comment by Uppity | 2008-04-18 17:31:13

Imagine this jerk as president will ya? We would all have to learn Rap.

It figures Obama would be into that shitty despicable rap violence anyhow. Especially the ones about beating the crap out of, stabbling, and killing women. Especially white women like his mother and grandmother.

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But you're right - no one used the "n" word

Bingo.

The whole lot of them have bet on the wrong horse.

Johnson and Susan, however, are the chief engineers of the racist smear - the ones that attempt to tie Obama to the New BPP, Farrakhan, Kenya, Malcolm X, Jay-Z, etc.  

Johnson recently announced plans to push his smears further into the mainstream: "Folks, I don't know about you, but I'm tired of guessing about what will happen once [sic] the average American voter will think about Barack Obama once they get a chance to know about his associates.  So, we are going to look into doing a poll that will be methodologically sound and scientifically accurate to get a clear picture of what lies ahead.  If you are interested in helping finance this effort hit the PayPal donate button.  No pressure.  If your money is tight, send it to Hillary."

The writing is on the wall for these smear merchants. And the spotlight is on them too.