Thanks to DogonVillage.com Rush Limbaugh now has a name for his strategy to upset the democratic primaries, "Rush the Vote."
Read what he had to say about the post from DogonVillage.com here.
From an ethical standpoint the crossover vote inspired by Rush Limbaugh aiding Hillary Clinton and potentially undermining the candidacy of Barack Obama is at a minimum offensive. Thinking more long-range I would argue that it is time for Black America to embrace and adopt the strategy. Paying homage to one of the more effective proponents it should be known as “Rushing the Vote.”
Republicans will no longer be able to ignore the Black vote if even 10 or 20% of us crossover - Rush the Vote – to decide the Republican nominee or wreaking havoc in their primaries. It will also break the stronghold that the Democratic Party has had for far too long proving that our vote should not be taken for granted.
If for any reason Barack Obama is not the Democratic presidential nominee Black voters will have a perfect opportunity to Rush the Vote in November and we will be credited with the McCain victory.
It should be noted that Black Republicans such as WAOK’s Shelley Wynter have advocated this sort of swing strategy for years. Now that the effectiveness was proven in Texas and Ohio let’s plan to Rush the Vote whenever it is in our best interest.
(FinalCall.com) - In response to outrage expressed by many, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan issued the following statement regarding remarks made by Sen. Barack Obama during Tuesday's presidential debate. Mr. Tim Russert questioned Sen. Obama regarding Min. Farrakhan's Saviours' Day address and his complimentary remarks concerning the Obama campaign.
"Those who have been supporting Sen. Barack Obama should not allow what was said during the Feb. 26 presidential debate to lessen their support for his campaign. This is simply mischief making intended to hurt Mr. Obama politically." Read it at the Final Call
Everybody knows me as Illai Kenney but my full name is Illai-Akia Scheherazade Kenney. I am not Muslim. Illai is from the Bible meaning exhaulted/most high. Akia was the name of a Japanese friend of my grandfather’s, and Scheherazade was a woman of exceptional intelligence, wisdom and bravery that saved her own life and that of 1000 virgins by telling spellbinding tales during dark Arabian nights and thus educated a king. These are qualities that my mother wished for me and why she gave me these names. When we first went to Africa I was proud to wear African clothes and even as a young girl I understood the meaning of standing in the Door of No Return at Goree Island. So let’s examine the meaning behind Barack Hussien Obama.
Barack is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is “flash of lightning”. In the Bible (Judges 4:6) Barack is a valiant fighting man who cooperated with the prophetess Deborah to win victory in a battle against overwhelming odds. I could stop there but the world is fixated on Hussein which is Arabic meaning good or handsome. So you see Barak was destined to be a good and handsome man that would rise like a flash of lightning to win victory in a battle against overwhelming odds.
There’s no doubt the memo about a private conversation between Senator Obama's economic adviser and Canada's Consul General mysteriously linked to the press just in time for the primaries, had an impact on the outcome in Texas and Ohio. I have to wonder if that mischievous Billy boy had a hand in the mystery. Here’s the clincher, seems the Canadian government wants to set the record straight. Both Clinton and Obama reassured Canada on trade: reports
OTTAWA (AFP) — US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's campaign, while rapping rival Barack Obama for telling US voters he is anti-NAFTA and saying otherwise to Canada, tried to reassure Canada too, local media said Thursday.
A top aide of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meanwhile was identified as the likely source of an alleged leak that provoked a diplomatic fiasco involving both US Democratic presidential contenders.
Last month, Harper's chief of staff, Ian Brodie, purportedly made impromptu remarks to journalists about Clinton's US presidential bid, said Canadian reports.
The offhand comments apparently sought to downplay the potential impact on Canada of Clinton and Obama's attacks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during stops in the US state of Ohio.
Brodie told reporters that the Clinton campaign had called the Canadian embassy in Washington to tell officials to take her anti-NAFTA rhetoric "with a grain of salt," said local media.
Around the same time, a news agency reported that a Canadian government memo detailed a meeting between Obama's chief economic advisor Austan Goolsbee and officials from the Canadian consulate in Chicago.
The memo reportedly said Goolsbee noted Obama's attacks on NAFTA should not be taken out of context, citing fiercely protectionist sentiment in Ohio about the pact and political positioning as a motivation. Read the full story here
Hillary Clinton's campaign is looking more like Shakesphere's play "Much Ado About Nothing" each day. Her campaign tactics -from the constant innuendos to the blatant attacks on Barack Obama - clearly demonstrate that they will rely on deceit and deception as a means to an end.
WashingtonPost.com and CNN.com fact checkers did some digging to find out how Hillary Clinton stands up to her claim to have 35 years of experience. If this is what 35 years of foreign policy experience looks like, I have a suggestion. I have a list of women who have attended meetings abroad, made numerous speeches at UN Conferences, brought together coalitions of women, and traveled to over 30 different countries - I suppose they all qualify to run for President based on their "experience." Perhaps my list should be considered for the VP slots available.
According to CNN, "In some cases, CNN found a lack of clarity on her real involvement in foreign policy affairs."
Clinton stated on CNN's American Morning on Wednesday, "I helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland," but the "The Fact Checker" by Michael Dobbs at the Washington Post wrote:The Facts
It is true that Hillary visited Northern Ireland more times than Bill. By my count, she went there six times between 1995 and 2000, while he went four times. But she accompanied her husband as first lady on those four occasions, so they were hardly "independent" visits. (She would sometimes fly in a day early to give a lecture.) She made two visits by herself to the province, in May 1999, when she was the keynote speaker to a women's conference, and a 12-hour trip in October 1997, when she gave a lecture at the University of Ulster.
...Hillary is making a lot more of her Northern Ireland role on the campaign trail than she did in her memoir "Living History." As the Boston Globe recently noted, her stories of bringing Protestant and Catholic women together have become more dramatic with each retelling. The claim that she brought Catholics and Protestants together "for the first time" seems dubious. This would not be the first time that she has mixed up her chronology...
The Pinocchio Test
Hillary Clinton seems to be overstating her significance as a catalyst in the Northern Ireland peace process, which was more symbolic than substantive. Read the article here From CNN.com
Kosovo
"I negotiated open borders to let fleeing refugees into safety from Kosovo," she (Clinton) said on CNN's American Morning.
[FACT]
In May of 1999, she was in Macedonia visiting refugee camps near the Kosovo border and meeting with Macedonia's president and prime minister.
Sources with knowledge of her visit say she discussed the refugees' plight with those leaders. It's not clear how much she helped since CNN reported at the time that Macedonia reopened its border to Kosovar refugees before Clinton's visit....
China
"I've been standing up against, you know, the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights in many different places," she (Clinton) said on CNN's American Morning.
[FACT]
During a 1995 visit to Beijing, at a time when her husband's administration was trying to press China on human rights, Sen. Clinton made a speech condemning abuses. Read it here CNN noted in the article that a "former National Security Council official in the Clinton administration says Clinton didn't attend NSC meetings."
There's much ado about yesterday's primaries. The truth is, Hillary Clinton was projected to win these states by a much higher margin so the momentum is still with Barack Obama. Obama put a huge dent in the lead. If the momentum really changed, the projections for MS and WY would change.
In order to cling to the lead Sen. Clinton appeared more like President Bush each day. She cried, whined, pitched a fit, attacked Obama personally, and finally lodged an all out fear campaign. If that's not Bush, I don't know what is. Additionally, we can't underestimate the power of Rush Limbaugh calling for Republicans to vote for Clinton because they know she cannot win against McCain - especially with the fear/experience message. Clinton will never win back African American voters, which is an important voting block for Democrats. Finally, there’s nothing like manipulating polls to get people out to vote.
BTW, Clinton argues that you must win Ohio to become President as if she won Ohio. That's in the general election with the old-school map that existed pre-Obama. With the increase in voters across the country, clearly no traditional Republican states may not remain Republican.
As for Clinton suggesting a joint ticket - don't believe the hype. She's using this to make people feel like there will still be a slot for Obama. Breaking News: Hillary Clinton hints at joint ticket with Obama
There's much ado about yesterday's primaries. The truth is, Hillary Clinton was projected to win these states by a much higher margin so the momentum is still with Barack Obama. Obama put a huge dent in the lead. If the momentum really changed, the projections for MS and WY would change.
In order to cling to the lead Sen. Clinton appeared more like President Bush each day. She cried, whined, pitched a fit, attacked Obama personally, and finally lodged an all out fear campaign. If that's not Bush, I don't know what is. Additionally, we can't underestimate the power of Rush Limbaugh calling for Republicans to vote for Clinton because they know she cannot win against McCain - especially with the fear/experience message. Clinton will never win back African American voters, which is an important voting block for Democrats. Finally, there’s nothing like manipulating polls to get people out to vote.
BTW, Clinton argues that you must win Ohio to become President as if she won Ohio. That's in the general election with the old-school map that existed pre-Obama. With the increase in voters across the country, clearly no traditional Republican states may not remain Republican.
As for Clinton suggesting a joint ticket - don't believe the hype. She's using this to make people feel like there will still be a slot for Obama. Breaking News: Hillary Clinton hints at joint ticket with Obama
Here's an article on Sen. Hillary Clinton that is very revealing. The commentary is by Dick Morris, a former advisor to President Clinton. He not only delves into Sen. Clinton's personality, he talks about the fact that the Clintons refuse to release their tax returns. Also, something Newsweek chronicled a few weeks back - President Clinton's business partnership with the Sheik of Dubai and his other business ventures.The real Hillary Clinton stood up at the Democratic presidential debate this week: angry, sarcastic, stubborn, secretive, arrogant, mired in the past, victim of the media, and still firmly convinced that she is uniquely entitled to the Democratic Party nomination and the presidency.
That Hillary hasn’t really been on display much since the debacle of her disastrous health care plan and the end of Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial, when she haughtily flaunted her combative personality.
But make no mistake about it — that’s the Hillary Clinton that we’ll see if she somehow manages to steal the Democratic nomination.
She’s found her voice. The one that so alienated everyone she came into contact with over her health care plan that her own party destroyed it. The one that publicly and loudly defended Bill and arranged for attacks on Monica Lewinsky when she knew the complete and sordid truth. Read the full commentary at Rasmussen Reports
Dick Morris, a Fox News Analyst and author of several books, is a former advisor to Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss) and President Bill Clinton.
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