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Americans want the Best! — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:23:17 GMT

Who's the best? Obama's the best. Take a look you sad Clintonites and you'll see that Obama did more in 8 months then most senators do in a lifetime of service. That's the kind of president I want working for me.

The following information gathered from the Library of Congress on the Legislative experience Junior Senator Hillary Clinton and Junior Senator Barack Obama. Please Feel free to check these records for yourself and draw your own conclusion.

Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term, which is 6 years and another year campaigning, has authored and passed 20 twenty pieces of legislation in her term of six years into law. These bills can be found at (wwwhomas.loc.gov). Senator Clinton has passed.

(1) Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
(2) Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
(3) Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
(4) Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
(5) Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
(6) Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
(7) Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
(8) Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
(9) Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
(10) Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
(11) Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
(12) Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
(13) Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
(14) Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
(15) Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.

Only five of Clinton's bills are, more substantive.
(16) Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
(17) Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
(18) Assist landmine victims in other countries.
(19) Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
(20) Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.

She has a nice list, but note that these are The Fact's straight from the Senate Record; Therefore, it is not made up.

Now, It is time to post Senator Obama's record from the Library of Congress.I have to mention that Senator Obama's list is too substantive, one is coalesced to categorize. Since its alot, remember you can go to the Library of Congress website, and check it out yourself, but I am just summarizing his first 8 months.

During Senator Obama's first 8 eight months of elected service he sponsored over 820 bills.

He introduced 233 bills regarding healthcare reform,
125 bills on poverty and public assistance,
112 bills on crime fighting,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.
In his first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included:
(1)the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 that became LAW,
(2)The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act that became LAW, (3)The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act that passed the Senate,
(4)The 2007 Government Ethics Bill that became LAW,
(5)The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill that is in committee just to name a few.

In all since he entered the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096. An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no legislative record. Read the facts and not emotion.

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America Wants The Best — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:25:55 GMT

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Fortune Cookie — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:49 GMT

No tea leaves needed here.

Obama 2008.

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ep-ny — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:56 GMT

well a man arrested little bit ago for heckling Pres.Clinton.Sure enough as they led him away he had his white paper like he was told.Question:Does he get a bonus for following orders?You people talk about clean campaign.About Hillary doing anything to win.This is a good example of what you think is cute and right.Makes me sick and proves old politics reigns in your camp.

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Holli, Oklahoma city, OK — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:31:43 GMT

At this point, any attempt to figure out the results seems fruitless. Every time I think that I'm sure, I'm proven wrong. For the party's sake, I'm hoping that Obama is victorious in one or both states tomorrow night. My worry is that the issue is really going to be, "who is ahead in the pledged delegates when the voting stops." If that's Obama, which seems probable, I don't see any way as to how they could deny him the nomination. Not sure who is the best candidate, but I hope that tomorrow will help to end the fight and send the focus to the general election which is the more important fight.

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Class Warrior, D.C. — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:35:01 GMT

...And, beyond Ohio, here come the Swiftboaters again. Check out the Newsweek article about secretly-funded Repugnant groups making up sinister ads to sway stupid Americans that Obama is the Muslim Anitchrist. They have no real scandals to go on, so they try anything, even his name, to get people scared that he's somehow an Al Quaeda Manchurian Candidate. These slimeballs have NO shame, NO scruples or morals, and care NOTHING for the real TRUTH!! Don't let these lying Republican thugs fool you, American Voter!!!

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Kym — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:35:44 GMT

Hillary Clinton observed the Balkans debacle up close and personal
Posted by Ray Tapajna, Cleveland January 25, 2008 16:59PM
Categories: Letters
Recently, my wife and I watched the 1998 movie "Savior," with Dennis Quaid. The director of the movie was Serbian. "It's just war" was the backdrop. The story line was excellent by itself, but the revealing parts about war in the Balkans should be viewed by all. There are no boundaries to killing, once the beast of war is unleashed. It takes a long time for the taste for blood to dissipate. Quaid plays a Serbian soldier home after serving in the French Foreign Legion and the U.S. Army.

As far as Hillary Clinton is concerned, I get chills when I see Gen. Wesley Clark stand by her side. He is known as the Butcher of Belgrade, being responsible for bombing civilians in that city. The United States bombed Serbia and Kosovo Serbians for more than two months. People also forget that President Clinton bombed Iraq consistently during his time in office.
His bombing of the aspirin factory is another story to be retold.

President Clinton went into the Balkans to stop ethnic cleansing and caused more to happen. More than 500,000 Serbians and Gypsies had to flee for their lives. They fled to Belgrade and then to Kosovo. Everyone was killing the Gypsies. Reportedly, about 100,000 had to flee from Kosovo. The Plain Dealer did a few stories, including interviews with some bishops from that region. Other than that, these stories remain untold, while Hillary runs for president.

The open wounds caused by the Clintons will take generations to heal. The Kosovo conflict will remain open for centuries, with the Serbs considering it their holy land. Hillary was there with her husband when this all happened.

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Bill Johnson, Anaconda, Montana — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:42:38 GMT

I have become weary of politicians who want to fight for me.

For two years now, we have seen our "fighting" Democrats in Congress. Is there anyone out there who is truely satisfied with the accomplishments of this past Congress?

I think what I want are politicians who will work for me. By that I mean, people willing to work with members of the other party and those who disagree in order to get things done. I do not want folks who have no opinion on the issues. Nor do I want leaders who compromise on every issue.

I do want people who represent me to be civil to others. We seem to accept diversity in all areas except for opinion. We can do better. I know we can.

Yes, we can

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Earl Schrieber, Toledo,Ohio — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:43:01 GMT

OHIO IS HILLARY COUNTRY, hillaryclinton.com , come see why .

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Ted H.,Cleveland, Ohio — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:44:46 GMT

LOOKIE HERE, HUGE "MOMENTUM" SHIFT TO HILLARY CLINTON.

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Jenny — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:45:05 GMT

Don't let the Clintons "Politics of Smear and Fear" scare you in voting for her. She and her husband is/are the candidate the Republicans pray for. The republicans will not play 'nice' with them ... the entire Clinton dirt and scandals would be relived until November.

I am a Democrat and I would not vote for her.

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B. Smart — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:45:18 GMT

.... Even though we think that we are influencing decisions with our comments, the only thing that matters now is the exit polls tomorrow night.

YES WE CAN!!!!
OBAMA 08.

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TheProfessor — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:49:55 GMT

So, even though the story today is the resurgence of Clinton's numbers nationally (Ras) and her momentum in both Ohio and Texas, and BO's smear and lie campaign on NAFTA vying for media-space with the jury selection for the Tony Rezko corruption trial, the hacks at this dumpsite go with an "Obama leads in speculative early voting.

Izvestia and Pravda couldn't be any more intellectually and journalistically compromised than this site.

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Delores Rose-Kennedy, Murfreesboro, TN — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:50:19 GMT

Obama has had a FREE ride. However, the scrutiny has begun. I don't think OBAMA can hold up under it. He is a ROOKIE and that is not what the job of president calls for. We need of "Lady of Substance"
i.e HILLARY.
HILLARY FOR 2008

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TheProfessor — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:50:20 GMT

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LB, Virginia — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:56:58 GMT

Obama stays positive in spite of the awful and untruthful attacks by the Clinton campaign and others. This just shows that he is the one to represent us, not Hillary!

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TheProfessor — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:57:57 GMT

America Wants The Best (Sent Monday, March 03, 2008 4:25 PM)

Straight from the BO website, like a lot of what we see here. Somebody get the pitch-pipe, 'cause they're going to be singing a DIFFERENT tune come Wednesday morning..

"Breaking News

Clinton May be Stronger in Texas Primary Than Her Own Campaign Realizes, New Insider Advantage/Majority Opinion Survey Shows
Compiled from InsiderAdvantage and Southern Political Report staff

March 3, 2008 — A new InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research poll of Texas runs contrary to most surveys of the state’s Democratic presidential contest. We show Sen. Hillary Clinton with the lead. Only PPP, a Democratic polling firm based in North Carolina, also shows Clinton leading. All other polls over the race’s final days have Obama leading.

Our survey of 609 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted March 2. It has been weighted for age, race, gender and political affiliation. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.8%. The results were:

Clinton: 49%
Obama: 44%
Undecided: 7%

NAFTA-SHAFTA, REZKO (oh No!) High Unfavorables in OH and TX

Obama’s fans are more likely to jump ship than Clinton’s in Texas.[/b]

By Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin
Updated Monday, March 3, 2008, at 11:49 AM ET

...More bad news when we turn our attention to favorability ratings. Obama’s unfavorables are significantly higher than Clinton’s in both states. When voters were asked whether they had a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Obama and Clinton, Obama “leads” Clinton on unfavorability ratings by seven points. In Texas, one-quarter of respondents have an unfavorable view of Obama. Seventeen percent say the same about Clinton. This may suggest Clinton supporters are more disillusioned with Obama than Obama supporters are of Clinton.”

America wants the best...Hillary Rodham Clinton. You can even SAY her MIDDLE NAME...

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Enrique, Chicago — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:58:24 GMT

I did canvassing for Obama in Cincinnati on Saturday. Being there gave me a sense that Obama is doing better in Ohio than the polls indicate. I'm hoping for an upset in Ohio tomorrow!

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Cincinnati — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:04:26 GMT

I live in Ohio and cannot wait for tomorrow. I believe Hillary will come out on top.

Ohio for Hillary!

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Jay, Indianapolic, IN — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:05:41 GMT

Hi All,

I went to volunteer for Obama this weekend with 200+ other volunteers and had a great time. While I really, really hope he wins, I'm a true blue Dem and will support Hillary if she somehow wins the nomination.

Let's not get too mean about all of this - we'll have to save our energy for the Republican in Novemeber!

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Alan, NJ — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:07:08 GMT

To the first poster: Not only can you not get the web site correct but you honestly believe that a Senator who cannot hold ONE meeting in a year of the sub-committee of which he is chair, can find time to write 890 bills? This has been cut and pasted so often that is shows how shallow and unoriginal BO supporters are. Think for yourself and come up with an original comment...you might like it

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PHIL — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:11:26 GMT

THE LEOPARD is showing is spots .Obama everybody thinks he is the second coming. Now we finally see he is not what he says . He is no better then any OTHER . Im glad that the Canada and land deal has come to light. If this would have been HILLARY you and Chris matthews would be all over it . HEY CHRIS MATTHEWS HOW ABOUT ALITTLE FAIRNESS. HOW ABOUT YOU GO AFTER A BLACK MAN , THATS RIGHT HE DONT WEAR A SKIRT

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prem , London — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:12:29 GMT

From what I remember of the film surely John "Hanoi Hilton" McCain is the Manchurian Candidate ;) ?

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Johnny Hussein U, WA State — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:16:09 GMT

I respect ya'll that are dedicated Hillary supporters. You want your candidate to win. But its gotten to the point where you're willing (SOME of you)to say ridiculous things about Barack to that end. Barack is a good man, no, he's a very very good man. Most of you know that down deep. Odds are, that he WILL prevail and become the nominee. Some may regret nasty things they were inspired to say while hoping for Hillary to make a comeback. Please don't get so caught up in the fervor and forget your humanity.

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Mox — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:21:12 GMT

I hope they wait a couple mins before calling the elections.They are going to have to take it back sooner or later.It happened before.You dont have to answer exit polls and i dont believe it has to be accurate or true.Am I wrong here?people especially when there is pressure being applied should be able to vote an dnot worry. Obama people is this right??

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Brenda Gouck, Honeybrook, Pa — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:25:32 GMT

Texas and Ohia read the above caption from america wants the best. Very useful information in what was written and proves senator obama has done much more for our country than hillary the liar could ever do. Read the facts before you place your vote for a power hungry women in trouble. Thank you for the great info america wants the best!!!!! Obama 08

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Bob, Chicago, IL — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:28:31 GMT

The Clinton campaign has been saying if Obama doesn't sweep the primaries tomorrow it will be a sign of "Buyers' Remorse". Interesting. Since Hillary's been ahead in all of the states and Obama has been steadily catching up, it seems the "Buyers' Remorse" points directly at her.

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Wayne, Conconrd, CA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:36:34 GMT

If Obama doesnt win..this country, a country that elected the disaster of G. Bush TWICE will once and for all prove that the people who live here are idiots and suck horribly. We have a two FAMILY government system. Bush's and Clintons

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Judith, New Mexico — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:36:59 GMT

Thank you, "America Wants the Best" for all your research on the actual voting records of Clinton and Obama. I wish the press would do the same sort of review instead of sticking to superficial reporting.

It was also kind of you not to mention some of Clinton's horrific votes -- not just the one rubber stamping Bush's Iraq war, but her refusal to vote against the use of cluster bombs, bombs that break up into pretty little fragments that last for years until some curious little child picks one up and is blown apart.

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wolf an Independent from Buffalo, NY — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:37:47 GMT

Nice work by 'America Wants The Best'

I don't know, if you guys in the March 4th states feel it or not, but I've been trying to send you mental vibes for awhile :-P

You guys have the chance to end all of these Clintonian smear campaigns and dirty politics once and for all. Vote Obama, please.

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GO OBAMA, IA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:40:55 GMT

If Hillary is for the working person then why does she have Mark Penn the UNION BUSTER working on her campaign??? Hillary isn't for the working person, she is only for Hillary and will say anything to get elected

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Paul, Gilbert, AZ — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:40:57 GMT

This is great news for Abama. He will win both Texas and Ohio. All you republicans for Aboma, now would be a good time to come out and vote for him. Payback time for Hillary yelling about Right Wing Conspiracy for so long.

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Liberal Means Open — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:48:44 GMT

Add to the mix that for whatever reason, MSN seems to have missed that Rush Limbaugh is now urging his listeners to support Clinton. If MSN continues to ignore this, go to CNN.com, which is covering it.

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Ericka Norfolk, VA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:50:17 GMT

Close the drapes Hillary, the party is over. I am hoping to wake up Wednesday morning to see Hillary bowing out of the race. BTW maybe Obama can finally get a congratulations from the Ice Queen.

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DK, Foxboro MA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:56:06 GMT

Clueless Warrior writes: [[And, beyond Ohio, here come the Swiftboaters again. Check out the Newsweek article about secretly-funded Repugnant groups making up sinister ads to sway stupid Americans that Obama is the Muslim Anitchrist]]

Wow, a lot there to deal with. First off, there's Newsweak, the New York Times of weakly magazines. There is no pablum from the left-wing they won't regurgitate. If something was "secretly funded", those cretins at Newsweak wouldn't be the first to know about it. And as far as Obama's true source of origination, it was originally a Democratic talking point, unless of course Bill and Hillary are now Republicans.

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Nancy Roberts, Corsicana, Texas — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:56:19 GMT

I was afraid Obama was in the soup when Hillary appeared on Saturday Night Live and Sixty Minutes and tonight she will be on my favorite TV program, The Daily Show. Obama has been on nothing lately. Why are the media (oh, yes, people, "Media" means more than one) concentrating on Lady Macbeth?
Dredbear in Texas

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kenn — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:56:42 GMT

How quaint now MSNBZZZZZ is reading tea leaves to predict the election feeling like you want to hedge a bet wait and see maybe your nemisis the evil queen isn't done, what can we do.Make more derogatory comments about another democrat UNITED

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Robert,N.Y. — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:57:14 GMT

These polls that they put forth how accurate are they.In Wis. they said it was a dead heat,nose to nose but yet Obama won by 17 points and other polls have been just as far off.Strange while surfing the polls the other day I saw one that showed Obama up by 14 in Texas and ahead by 8 in Ohio a few minutes later that poll had disappeared,strange indeed...

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LTC Robert P. Madison, US Army Retired, Mathews, NC — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:04:22 GMT

All this B**l S**t about Obama's record is too substantive, one is coalesced to categorize. Are you kidding me. What a load of crap.

6 veterans affairs and many others. And many others, you're joking right? Oh wow, 6 vererans and many othters. Well as a 20 year veteran of the United States Army, that makes me feel so much better. Give me a break!

First of all he DID NOT pass any of the bills that have been passed during the three years that he has been in the Senate (two years spent running for President), the SENATE HAS.

Second, you said "During Senator Obama's first 8 eight months of elected service he sponsored over 820 bills."

Really, that's interesting considering The Senate has held 645 roll-call votes during their shared tenure from January 4, 2005 to present and both Clinton and Obama have voted exactly the same 90% of the time when they were both present and not out on the campaign trail.

As a verteran I have a serious problem with and I am seriously offended by Obama not putting his hand over his heart during Our National Anthem.

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Voice of Reason — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:04:40 GMT

A question about the polls: Whenever I check them out (too often for a normal person), I note that they polled "Likely Dem Primary Voters" or "Likely Dem Voters." I know this criteria is based on PAST election data. This election, however, is vastly different. For the first time in generations, there are millions of young voters going to the polls for the first time. They don't meet pollster criteria. Also, there are a record # of re-energized African-American voters (a sleeping giant voting block). This group too does not meet pollster criteria. Also missing in the polls: Independent voters. Or, Republicans who plan to vote Dem (even if it's for their own party's gain).

So what gives? Can we even trust the polls this time around??? I'd love an answer from an expert.

Also, if the Dems don't pick a nominee -- ANY nominee asap (Wednesday would be good), the party will fracture while the Republicans rally round McCain. What will this mean? President McCain.

I admire Hillary, but not her politics-as-usual campaign. We need independent judgement and positive change.

Obama 08!

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Liberal Means Open, Seattle, Washington — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:07:36 GMT

Oh good grief. Are you THAT thin-skinned? You let anyone say anything about another candidate but not you? CNN.com is reporting that Rush Limbaugh is urging his listeners to vote for Clinton in order to have Obama more "bloodied" by the time McCain gets to him. You aren't reporting it. Don't I have the right to point that out?

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nuanced — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:08:48 GMT

"Sure enough as they led him away he had his white paper like he was told." -- ep-ny

ep, I re-read the article twice and found no mention of a "white paper." I have no idea what you are referring to. Please explain.

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Really really, Rockledge, FL — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:10:36 GMT

Class Warrior, D.C....may I ask what makes you think it's the Republicans? I understand the Clinton campaign has a 527 group putting out commercials for her (which is the same type of group that the Swiftboat Veterans used to get the word out about Kerry's military record)due to her lack of funds...they are hoping to raise $10 million to put ads out for her. After all the mudslinging Clinton supporters and Obama supporters are throwing at each other...who can tell who's doing what to whom?

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semajh — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:12:27 GMT

The republican party should be elated. Whoever thought Hillary Clinton would be fighting their fights for them. I guess hillary lives by the motto the enemy of my enemy is my friend,

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Sue, Chicago, IL — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:15:06 GMT

To people who haven't voted yet - don't worry about Obama's religion! You can look up the facts on snopes.com. Look for Obama under politics. Obama has been a member of my brother-in-law's Christian church in Chicago for 20 years. He would be sworn in on a Bible, as he was when he was sworn in as a U.S. Senator. False, malicious rumors shouldn't influence an election.

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conPA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:15:07 GMT

ROVE, BUSH and LIMBAUGH are sticking up for HIllary! Enough said! They WANT HIllary to win, cuz they have both barrels loaded... waiting for her and the Clinton years of scandals!
They can't beat Obama.
There is nothing in the Rezco case, or there would've been charges brought, or an investigation into Obama. Rezco raised money and Obama gave it to charity!
Clinton refuses to RETURN $170,000. from a disbarred lawyer, involved in huge sexual harrassment lawsuit brought by the EEOC.

She refuses to release her tax forms, until after she is nominated. What is in there??? What is she hiding??
There are too many things going on that stink of dirty politics, and it's the same old Clinton machine spinning and deceiving!
And THAT is WHY the REPUBLICANS are ROOTING FOR HER!

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Joanne — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:15:27 GMT

I am not fooled by the "swiftboaters" you claim. I have a brain and I am middle class and I have an education and I don't drink cool aid. You people talk about change, so out of curiosity, I started reading your blogs on the obama site. You are a bunch of angry, negative, nasty, bitter people. Now thats change I can do without!

ANYONE but obama 08

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sue caldwell oak harbor wa. — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:16:11 GMT

While I am sure my problem with Obama is of a different nature, I was curious if anyone else has the same feelings as I do. I have listened repeatedly about how he will be the first "black" president and is making history as such etc., and I listen to his platform about change, and unifying everyone and how he has the ability to bring all people together, and I wonder each time, why he is being billed as only a "black" man, when he indeed is half white? I see pictures of his father, grandparents on his fathers side, his wife, children, and other relatives from Kenya, but I have yet to see any pictures that I didn't have to go and search for, of any member of his white side. Even though he was raised by his white mother and his white grandparents. The reason this is bothersome to me, is because I am the gramma of 3 beautiful bi-racial granddaughters, and I think if Obama truly wants to unite people and end racism etc. then he should be just as proud of his white ancestry and stand on the platform as it took two races to create him and look how wonderful he turned out! I just feel as if he is either ashamed of his white ancestory, or he feels the only way he can win is if he plays only on the fact that he is black. I would be horrified if my babies turned their backs on their white relatives or pretended they didn't exsist or were not important to mention in the most important day/days of their lives? He should set the example for all people by embracing who he truly is and how he came to be, and not just fixate on one side of his heritage. Only then will I believe he intends on bringing all people together. I am very disappointed in him for ignoring his true roots.

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Cindi Abbott — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:21:00 GMT

As an Obama supporter, I never did think that this contest was over. I believe that the Obama campaign got sandbagged and " lulled" into a false sense of security and the media helped that. There is a reason that the Bushes and Clintons have dominated American politics since 1988. They will do anything to win. I am sorry , but Hillary can proclaim her innocence to the " celestial choirs" all she wants, but her campaign has slowly but surely " swift boated" Barack to death since the Wisconsin and Hawaii primaries. Every day, we hear of some character of ill repute that has passed through Barack's life. I, for one, have known plenty of no good folks in my life and some of those people have liked me, but that hardly means that I endorse or condone their beliefs and values. I am sure that everyone on here can agree with that statement. I read that Hillary's aides planted this muslim BS in December and Drudge magazine has stated that one of her surrogates or aides gave them the picture of Obama in African garb. Let's face it, who other than Hillary gains by looking through every aspect of this man's life since kindergarten and "spinning " it? I expect that tomorrow we will hear that Obama missed his daughter's PTA Meeting, ergo, he must be a lousy parent! Never mind that he has been a bit busy lately! Barack has treated Hillary with kid gloves because I am quite sure that she has known some " shady" characters in her life, but he does not try to exploit that sort of thing. I bet that if she were to make public her tax records, we would see that the Clintons have had relationships with all sorts of folks because they no doubt have a HUGE income that cannot be explained by their public service salaries , books, or speeches. Also, they probaly fear that an astronomical net worth will distance them from the blue collar, struggling Americans who support her. I am a Caucasian female that supports Obama because of his personality characteristics. I agree that Clinton is smart and prepared, but so was Marcia Clark in the OJ trial. Though Simpson was likely guilty, I believe that she lost that case, in part, because at the end of the day, many grew tired of her bossiness, arrogance, emotional diatribes, and strident voice and were rooting for the pleasant and unflappable Johnny Cochran to "whoop her good." Hillary reminds me of Ms. Clark in many ways and Obama reminds me of Conchran, race and gender notwithstanding. Let's face it, some foreign leaders and members of Congress will be so put off by Clinton's personality characteristics, they will likely dig their heels in and say " no" to her proposals simply because they do not care for her. After all, that is human nature and I am sure that we have all been guilty of doing that. Therefore, I am concerned that she will be unable to get things accomplished, even though she may have honorable intentions and great ideas Obama, on the other hand, has shown the ability to unite, inspire, motivate, and persuade; all tratits that will serve him well in bringing people to the table to arrive at a consensus on some of these tough problems we face today. Just Ms. Clinton's tone of voice has me putting my hands over my ears and turning down the volume on the TV. I know I can't stand to hear it ad nauseum for four to eight years! Unfortunately, it does appear that these attacks have worked and I feel that she will take three out of the four states tomorrow. Barack will likely get Vermont, and she will get Ohio, Texas, and RI, turning the entire complexion of this race. Hope I am wrong.

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Jo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:22:13 GMT

way to piss off canada obama...thats the unity you are talking about.....having other governments argue over your campaign????

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Daryl B., San Diego, CA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:22:31 GMT

..I don't see how Senator Clinton can continue after tomorrow. She has got to withdraw from the race so that the party can unite for the general election.

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Obama has eyes in the back of his head — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:22:37 GMT

ep-ny said

well a man arrested little bit ago for heckling Pres.Clinton.Sure enough as they led him away he had his white paper like he was told.Question:Does he get a bonus for following orders?You people talk about clean campaign.About Hillary doing anything to win.This is a good example of what you think is cute and right.Makes me sick and proves old politics reigns in your camp.

ep-ny, you really think that all of those people that were fainting at Obama's rallies wasn't staged. People were dropping like flies until the press caught on and started reporting on how odd it was that Obama shown in every video always seems to know before the person actualy fainted. Since the press made an issue of the fainting supporters, not one person has fainted.

Everytime someone would faint, Obama knew exactly where they were in the crowd even though the people standing all around the fainting person didn't notice a thing. What a crock. Everyone of those fainting spells were staged and Obama was in on it as evedenced by the way he would clearly appear to be anticipating the person about to faint before they fainted even if they were standing behind him.

Let me guess, he has eyes in the back of his head.

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Citizen, Half Moon Bay, CA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:24:37 GMT

Today was a perfect example of the mistake that HRC is making in the campaign. I respect her but she is conditioned by the 90's environment where you HAD to win, regardless of tactics, just to be at the table. She keeps telling people how they shouldn't respect Obama, like the NAFTA comments today. Note apology from Canada: "The statement issued by the Foreign Affairs department in Ottawa this afternoon said Canada doesn't want to interfere in the U.S. election but regularly holds talks with people involved in presidential campaigns.

The statement said: "There was no intention to convey, in any way, that Senator Obama and his campaign team were taking a different position in public from views expressed in private, including about NAFTA."

It went on to say: "We deeply regret any inference that may have been drawn to that effect."

The Foreign Affairs statement addresses the furor brought on by the memo, which provided new fodder for Clinton, who suggested Obama was saying one thing to Ohio voters and another thing to Canadians about trade."

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getting really tired of it all — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:27:56 GMT

what really gives you the right to call this race.You would call every name possable if Hillary did it.These people are adults and dont need you to umpire the race.I am really tired of Obamas arragonce and his supporters,better watch driving that car into the ditch.Doublr standard is that your new politics?

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Steven Write, Seattle Wash. — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:28:29 GMT

Perhaps of interest!

March 3, 2008
Limbaugh urges listeners to vote for Clinton
Posted: 04:51 PM ET

Limbaugh wants the Democratic race to continue.
(CNN) – As Hillary Clinton battles to keep her presidential bid alive, she may be getting help from an unlikely source: conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Limbaugh has been actively urging his Texas listeners to cross over and vote for Clinton in that state's open primary Tuesday, arguing it helps the Republicans if the Democratic race remains unsettled for weeks to come.

"I want Hillary to stay in this…this is too good a soap opera," Limbaugh told fellow conservative talk-show host Laura Ingraham on Fox News Friday. He reiterated the comments on his Monday show and replayed the exchange with Ingram.

He also said Clinton is more willing than the Republican National Committee and John McCain's campaign to criticize Barack Obama.

"We need Barack Obama bloodied up politically. It's obvious that the Republicans are not going to do it, they don't have the stomach for it," Limbaugh continued. "As you probably know we're getting all kinds of memos from the RNC saying we're not going to be critical. Mark McKinnon of McCain's campaign said he'll quit if they get critical over Obama. This is the presidency of the United States we're talking about. I want our party to win I want the Democrats to lose.”

In January, liberal Daily Kos blogger Markos Moulitsas urged readers in Michigan to vote for Mitt Romney in the GOP primary for similar reasons. Romney went on to win Michigan, though exit polling showed Democrats who voted in that primary favored McCain.

On his Monday show, several listeners appeared dismayed that Limbaugh was urging them to support the New York senator.

"Wouldn't you love to cream Hillary though…why are you so afraid of her? Look at how ineptly she has campaigned against Obama," Limbaugh responded to one listener who said she wanted to see Clinton out of the race immediately.

"I'm asking people to cross over, and if they can stomach it and I know it's a difficult thing to do, vote for Clinton," he also told Ingraham Friday. "But it will sustain this soap opera, and it's something I think we need and it'll be fun, too."

Several recent polls suggest Clinton is statically tied with Obama in Texas, and the New York senator's campaign has characterized Tuesday's vote as a crucial test of strength.

– CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

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Jack, Phoenix Arizona — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:32:22 GMT

I just saw a piece on CNN that said the Clinton campaign is still pushing to have Obama release all correspondence and emails on the Rezko matter. He has stated that he has released what he has - an email from the former owner of the property stating it was a legitimate deal, which should be the end of it. Why can't either the Obama campaign or CNN respond to the Clinton campaign that if there were anything else to release, it would be done when the Clintons release their tax returns. They have something to hide. They are notorious for playing dirty.

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Bill melican,chesterton, in. — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:37:33 GMT

if hillary clinton gets the nomination we are all in trouble. first which hillary is going to show up on the first day? if that phone rings, what is she going to say? i'm a woman you can't pick on me, why do i get the first question? and of course mcCain wants hillary to win the nomination paving his own way into the white house, and four more years of bushinomicks.

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Dan Herman, Vancouver, WA — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:45:01 GMT

Americans Want the Best about Hillary's senatorial record is an excellent post -- thanks for enlightening us with information the press should be sharing.

You may want to share that post/information with Republicans for Obama and other web sites you think might help the cause.

Obama '08, please!

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Sally — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:45:08 GMT

Yay, Obama! Yay, Dems! Yay, USA! Let's become an America so wonderful, we've never dared to imagine it before. YES, WE CAN!

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TL — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:45:42 GMT

Yes we can!!!
Go Obama!!!

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becky in Michigan — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:47:13 GMT

Dear Hillary - As a woman who has fought hard all her life to be credible in a man's world - I am very, very ashamed of you as a candidate to the highest office in our land and as a potential representative of the U.S. It is bad enough that your ad depicting your ability to keep our children safe is ludicrous - because it is attributable to you that our kids were sent into harm's way in Iraq. You, who have campaigned as an advocate for children. You have shown no public remorse for the thousands who have been killed – and the many more thousands who have been wounded - but when someone verbally insults your daughter, as did David Shuster then “hell hath no fury”. His comments may have injured your daughter’s integrity – but not her life. Your actions towards the children of others – was far more reprehensible than Mr. Shuster’s by far. In the name of victory - you have endangered alienating the enthusiasm and interest in our government that has been encompassing us all – especially our youth.. Instead of reveling in the new found excitement of government - at a time when it truly feels as if that government has failed us - your condemnation of hope, your must win at all costs tactics, leaves someone who has supported you in the past - disillusioned. You will not see this but it feels good to write it - as someone who opposed the war from the beginning I must say it was not popular and was hard to stand up opposing the war in Iraq and be judged by the vast majority of those in your community as unpatriotic and on the side of the enemy. Your declaration that Obama's comments opposing the war as "just a speech" is wrong and unfair. You probably could have won the nomination simply on your own merits - you probably will still win, too bad your message of merits appears to have been replaced by your fears, because I cannot imagine what else could have made you respond with so much negativity and disrespect, not only to your opponent but to us all. We deserve better than we are getting. It is so sad for our country that you could not run your campaign with dignity, integrity, respect and pride in what I believe most of us in this country stands for and what our country was founded upon. Hope for a better day. You have drained many of us of ours. Congratulations on that win. It is one you have certainly deserved.

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Etienne Koenders Paramaribo Suriname — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:47:41 GMT

yesterday "fox" went in he steet and asked potential obama voters what they know abouthhis achievements.
Most of them just liked his approach and his promise for change.imagine how many he can add after your publication of his impressive scorecard as senator!