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MSNBC: Barack Obama Is Presumptive Nominee

by Todd Beeton, Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:02:10 PM EST

Although South Dakota is too early to call, MSNBC has just declared Barack Obama as the presumptive nominee based on the pledged delegates he will win out of South Dakota tonight.

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Re: MSNBC: Barack Obama Is Presumptive Nominee (none / 0)

ONWARD!!!

John McCain wants to stay in Iraq.

by ihaveseenenough on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:03:48 PM EST

Time to start cleaning house. (2.00 / 3)

This is a Democratic blog, no?

Start working on the McCain trolls, please!

should we go outside? / should we break some bread? / are you'nterested?

by Firewall on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:04:00 PM EST

Re: Time to start cleaning house. (2.00 / 1)

what Firewall said...yeah, as per my diary from earlier today. Time to clean house. No more insulting anti-Obama rhetoric from this point on. Take it Big Pink or No Quarter, we want this site to be better than that.

by JustJack on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:13:38 PM EST
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Ok, what was up with Tweety's comments? What are they blathering on out?

Tweety is naming off countries who are seeing a AA man nominated for the first time.. but he mentioned Africa? Haven't they seen AA men nominated before?

They chatter is just painful. They seem less than polished tonight for some reason.. even moreso than usual.

by JustJennifer on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:04:05 PM EST

Only predominantly white countries count! (none / 0)

should we go outside? / should we break some bread? / are you'nterested?

by Firewall on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:05:23 PM EST
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just change the channel. do us all a favor. dont give them the time of day.

by alyssa chaos on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:05:53 PM EST
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They've seen plenty of black people nominated in African countries, but no African Americans (as far as I know)...

by davisb on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:08:12 PM EST
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It was just a puzzling, mish mashy response to the announcement. He was rambling on and on about history but he sounded befuddled. He and Keith make a weird couple - alpha males who seem to cause each other to act dumbed down when they are together. LOL

by JustJennifer on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:11:10 PM EST
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There are no African Americans in Africa, besides tourists, diplomats, etc, just like there are no African Americans in Europe, except for, again tourists, diplomats, etc.fromm the U.S.

I would assume that there has never been an American of any variety nominated to run any country except, of course, the U.S.

by alectimmerman on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:09:45 PM EST
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Ok that makes sense.

by JustJennifer on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:15:27 PM EST
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This may seem dumb, but who is tweety? I'm thinking KO, but I'd like to know for sure. And while I am on the dumb question quest, what do the numbers next to the replies mean and how does one do this? Thanks for your time given to a novice at all of this. BTW I call Wolf Blitzer the cocker spaniel, kinda dumb and awfully earnest.

The Moose is on the loose. "And I scream at the top of my lungs, what's going on?"

by Hollede on Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 08:30:36 AM EST
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Re: MSNBC: Barack Obama Is Presumptive Nominee (2.00 / 1)

Watching McCain on CNN right now.What a horrible choice he would be for the country!

by alectimmerman on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:04:20 PM EST

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One of the worst political speeches I've ever witnessed. How can you get any lower?

The "he'll talk to Iran but not to Petraeus" argument is beyond lame, it's downright stupid.

His arguments about how the "progress" we've seen since we've "changed course" in Iraq wouldn't have happened with a president like Barack Obama, because Obama is just a cut-and-runner ... that shit insults my intelligence.

Even his audience doesn't seem to buy it. Either that or they're experiencing some flavor of collective narcolepsy.

"I am like a Rorschach test...even if people find me disappointing ultimately, they might gain something." -Barack Obama

by tastycakes on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:09:42 PM EST
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No kidding! There is no electricity whatsoever. What a contrast

by alectimmerman on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:10:51 PM EST
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TAKE THAT KUCINICH! (none / 0)

BHO/HRC 08

by omar little on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:05:50 PM EST

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Congrats to Senator Obama and all his supporters. It was truly an amazing campaign and is a great accomplishment.

To paraphrase great liberal icon Richard Nixon, "We are all Obama supporters now."

John McCain: Extending SCHIP would be an "unfunded liability."

by Fuzzy Dunlop on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:05:51 PM EST

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"We are all Obama supporters now."

That's so not true... and I wish people would have realized that well before now.

by gooderservice on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:17:25 PM EST
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See ya...Exit is up the hall on the RIGHT!!!

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:22:03 PM EST
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I am so happy right now that I am actually tearing!

If I had to make a prediction right now, I'd say Barack Obama is going to be the next president.

by Andre X on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:06:44 PM EST

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i am too. but for a different reason.

by alyssa chaos on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:07:16 PM EST
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Dude. I AM CRYING MY EYES OUT.

Obama 2008!

by lollydee on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:07:29 PM EST
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FOX NEWS: Hillary wins South Dakota (none / 0)

I proudly support Barack Obama for President!

by Zeitgeist9000 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:09:06 PM EST

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Congrats...On to crushing McCain..

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:20:52 PM EST
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If I were to offer some free advise to McCain (2.00 / 3)

I'd suggest they might want to think about eliminating stump speeches entirely -- just send out press releases.

If Ronald Reagan was master of the 80s era media, the last of the evenings of network news, and Bill Clinton was the master of the 90s era media, with the dawn of 24 hours cable news -- Barack Obama seems to have mastered the unending and sprawling internet media.

John McCain? He seems to be mastering the 1930s media... his stump speeches sound like fireside chats.

by zonk on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:13:03 PM EST

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McGovern/Dukakis III is leaving the station and heading over the cliff. Too bad for Ameria and the world.

by Newport News Dem on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:13:18 PM EST

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Dude, you have no clue... If you think that Obama is Dukakis, you haven't been paying attention the past year. Did Dukakis have 1.5 million donors? No! Did he have a 50-state voter registration drive with millions of volunteers? No. Did he knock off a former White House resident in the primary? No.

Have some faith... By the time he's done, he's going to make FDR look like small potatoes.

It profits a PUMA nothing to give their soul for the whole world... but for McCain? --Sir Thomas More (if he were here now)

by LordMike on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:21:39 PM EST
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Good luck with that pipe dream. Faith I don't need, political reality is that which you require.

by Newport News Dem on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:26:38 PM EST
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The reality is that Obama is the nominee and you need to choose between him and McCain.

by parahammer on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:34:30 PM EST
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Here's some reality... 70% of Americans don't trust Hillary... 60% have a negative opinion on her.

Those are tough numbers to beat.

It profits a PUMA nothing to give their soul for the whole world... but for McCain? --Sir Thomas More (if he were here now)

by LordMike on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:40:23 PM EST
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to bad BO lost more primary votes to this negative person, speaks volume to the weakness of the state senator from Illinois.

by Newport News Dem on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 11:00:01 PM EST
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This is now between us and John McCain...If you can't support the Democratic nominee then be gone...

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 11:44:43 PM EST
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was dukakis running at a time when the opposite party screwed up the country? was mcgovern? while the candidate can SOMETIMES make the difference (gore had the wrong software and kerry sucked) but mostly it's the political climate, not the candidate.

"Katie, i'd like to use one of my lifelines, i'd like to phone a friend." "governor Palin"

by Doug Tuttle on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:36:17 PM EST
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Exit stage left...

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:22:58 PM EST
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Sorry,been electing democrats, I will assume, longer than you have been on this planet. I am not ceding this party to the McGovern wing...EVER AGAIN.

by Newport News Dem on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 11:03:14 PM EST
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I don't care if you have been voting for Democats for 532 years...If you are against the Democratic nominee you serve no purpose in this community...Good bye and Good luck with Mr Personality John McBoring aka Bush's Birthday Buddy...

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 11:42:33 PM EST
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If you can't spell America right, I can't help ya.

John McCain wants to stay in Iraq.

by ihaveseenenough on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:24:16 PM EST
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ooooh, typing police...I am humbled you twit.

by Newport News Dem on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:27:29 PM EST
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See ya...Good luck with Dull, Boring, Fake, Bush-Lite, Women Hating, Comb Over, Gaffe Machine, Same Old Shit, John McWhereTheHellAmICain...

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 11:47:50 PM EST
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One night... (none / 0)

...of celebrating and then on to crushing McGaffe....

WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:15:40 PM EST

Woot. (none / 0)

After they won the Eastern Conference Finals, Kevin Garnett was asked how he felt. His response: "Neutral." As the interviewer responded with an incredulous "Neutral?!?", he explained that this was a step towards the final goal.

Afterwards Paul Pierce was shown jumping up and down, cheering, dancing and celebrating and giving the jubilant interview everyone expects athletes to get.

I'm in the Kevin Garnett camp at the moment. It's a great win. It's a huge upset and a triumph. But history doesn't remember the people who win nominations. It remembers the people who win the Presidency. Time to focus on that.

by TCQuad on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:15:45 PM EST

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I'm not alone, I know, because several friends and family have told me the same: They can't in good conscience vote for Obama. They'll either not vote for a presidential candidate or write someone else's name in, probably Hillary's. There are several states where you can write in names without any caveats. But they won't vote for McCain.

There's been a lot of talk that "Hillary supporters" will vote for McCain if Obama wins, but not a lot of talk about those who won't vote in the presidential general election. There's a public silence on that issue, but not so silent in personal discussions.

I think it's a sad night; not a night for jubilation. Maybe jubilation for an instant, but not the long run.

by gooderservice on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:16:04 PM EST

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His policies are 90% in line with Hillary's! What the heck is the problem. All candidates have warts. If Hillary encourages you to support him, will you then?

by alectimmerman on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:18:42 PM EST
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It's 'cos he's "inadequate" right? Or is it the other thing that Harriet Christian said the other day... what was it.. came after "inadequate"

Oh, heck, I can't remember.. maybe someone can fill me in...

It profits a PUMA nothing to give their soul for the whole world... but for McCain? --Sir Thomas More (if he were here now)

by LordMike on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:23:12 PM EST
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Buh bye, Mr Concerned...No need for nay-sayers here...

I can see Lake Erie from where I live, so can I please run the Navy?

by hootie4170 on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:19:46 PM EST
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Dare we say, 'Whoo-hoo?' And to all of the Obama supporters out there, you are the people I've been waiting for, thanks.

by Shaun Appleby on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:17:46 PM EST

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barack obama is your new president

also does this mean all the trolls from noquarter and the like will get cleaned out?

by Monolithic on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:24:11 PM EST

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I gotta admit it was pretty funny that he won the nomination right in the middle of the McCain speech and CNN switched over to teh breaking news of Obama winning the nomination. McCain not to bright.

The Moose is on the loose. "And I scream at the top of my lungs, what's going on?"

by Hollede on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:28:14 PM EST

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McCain was obviously was trying to get some relavance tonight and it blew up in his face.

The Moose is on the loose. "And I scream at the top of my lungs, what's going on?"

by Hollede on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 09:29:28 PM EST

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I support the Democratic nominee

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by anasky123 on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 01:50:40 AM EST

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