stephanie bova2:55PMMay 6th 2008

You have GOT to be kidding. If you think making wild uber-remarks means anything, I don't have the time of day for you. Synchronize YOUR watch: my cellphone says 1:19 p.m. central standard time. In six hours or so it will be all over but the counting.

Personally, I have detached myself from winners and losers. They're all winners: McCain, Obama, Hillary, Mrs. McCain, the elder Mrs. McCain, George Herbert Walker Bush, Nancy Reagan, President Carter, Bill Clinton. The list is almost infinite.

Losers include Karl Rove, Mr. Cheney (the one I see snarling on TV, not the jokester who can somehow joke about Iraq and think we think it's funny), and ... gee, I can't think of anyone else right now.

I will live with and thrive under whomever is elected, God willing.

I will work my tail off for Barack Obama and his wife and children, that glorious smile and diamond brain of his, his wife, and his cute and precious kids.

I've cracked open his first book and wonder why he had to write a second. That book alone--the first one-- could have been his life's work.

I make art and I do writing, and I will be doing both on behalf of Barack Obama. It's not the worst art or writing and often some of the best. I have a lot of free time for politics, and I've paid my dues over the years, so I have this opportunity coming to me: I don't think God will say, "No, not now, not for Barack."

I know a lot of Africans and a lot of African Americans and have known them for the past 45 years, so I'm in touch. I live in a big city that is a replica of the Old South: dangerous, multi-ethnic, and fun. Fun if you're white, and more fun if you're Black, as long as you can keep from getting shot.

My son-in-law is African-American, both of my granddaughters are "mixed," (one is half white, my daughter's half, and half black, her father's half; the other is three-fourths white, her father is half-white half-black, and my daughter is one-fourth Sicilian, one-fourth Northern Italian, one fourth Swedish and one-eighth Swiss and one-eighth Luxembourger. I am half Swedish (arriving in the US thru Ellis Island in the early 1900's), one-fourth Swiss, via Southern France to the US in the mid-1800's, and one fourth "High Luxembourger," whatever that means: my paternal grandmother insisted on the "high," and I always thought that Luxembourg was kind of a small country, not at small as Lichtenstein, but SMALL. So high Luxembourger can only mean high ground or high income or high status. I don't think it was particularly high status as she used to take care of other people's children before she met my grandfather who lived in a small town in Minnesota and started a hardware store in another small town (the center of the Universe for me and I generously think for everyone else as well).

That hardware store was a cash sow for the entire family, those who worked 60 hours a week and those who didn't work at all. It is still the family touchstone after 99 years. We're not VERMONT, we're not a general store, but we have our own elan.

Barack will always be a winner, Hillary may be, Bill isn't even RUNNING and he's Mr. Big Time Winner with a brain for economics and southern charm and all that. John McCain I just love even thought I was raised Republican and defected early on. He may outlive his own mother, but I'm not sure.

Barbara Bush-- I just have to throw Mrs. Bush the elder in. She and Jackie Kennedy look good in pearls, and Mrs. Obama too, although I don't have the time to observe her wardrobe. Maybe Jackie Onassis's pearls have filtered down, or over..

Hillary is Pretty in Pink, pretty in yellow, pretty with a yellow-orange scarf against another contrasting scarf even though her tailor isn't the most creative person(s) in the world. How about a SKIRT just for old time's sake? And a jacket a cut above the last one?

I say these words not in jest and not in sarcasm, but as a seamstress who embroidered her own little kitty pillow at the age of three sitting on this special chair for adults. I don't know where the chair is now but I have the kitty pillow case in my possession and probably will restuff it and haul it out for a while.

So I've been sewing for 60.9 years and with hiatuses here and there, have really enjoyed it. I do those bound button holes, I did them in leather. I did bound necklines in patent leather. I made my first suit when I was 14, and it was a beautiful dark slightly greenish blue boucle. I wore it in the only family picture we ever took, with Dad looking peeked (I wonder now if he had had one too many, but I never believed that he was an alcoholic, only a person who didn't have xanax), Mom looking as controlling as possible, me looking angelic, my sister as cute as ever, and my brother Paul Napoleonic. And we are still that way. My new brother who just turned 49 has just about had the rough edges worn off. He is a gem.

Senator Obama is a rising and star. He is not the "son of God," a moniker I heard this morning hung on General Patraeus, but he is A son of God and I'm modestly certain that his Father in Heaven, Christopher Hitchens (well, I'm not sure about him), his own parents, MY parents (who presumably are enjoying this race over a cup of coffee after nine holes of golf at that Country Club in the sky where all races are welcome), and Mrs. Obama who is a byootiful, I mean gorgeous, woman, and his delicate and probably boisterous children (if they are anything like all other children including mine), are well pleased with him.

Nicole (TEXAS) GO HILLARY3:00PMMay 6th 2008

I guess us ignorant "white folks" and ignorant "black folks" might just out-vote the "elitist intellectual folks."


Unless we are too stupid to work the machines.

Hello media, I blame you for making your "golden boy" Obama out to be the elitist.

LMAO

Mike3:02PMMay 6th 2008

Come on N Carolina Dump the Bum..Shock the Monkey baby!! Vote Hilliary 2008

Nicole (TEXAS) GO HILLARY3:05PMMay 6th 2008

ruthe2:53PMMay 6th 2008

This is what happens when you have dirt on the Clintons : BLA.... BLA.... BLA.......

Quite an impressive list! Pass this on. Let the public become aware of what happens to anyone who might damage the Clinton machine

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I'm thinking take Ruthe "out" so she will quit posting these long annoying blogs of crap.

Jorge Zavala3:05PMMay 6th 2008

Hello!

People wake-up. Its about time that the voters woke up to see the really of what Obama is really like. He went after his Pastor,and if he really was who he said he was he shouldn't have mixed Politics with faith they should go together. He was ungracefull to his Pastor. He should have thank him instead of arguing with him. He learned very well how to preach but without honesty. Pastor Wright right or wrong was still his Pastor and for that he should have respected him. If he did this to his Pastor what do we expect from him to do to us.

Joe Poll3:06PMMay 6th 2008

Obama is too inexperienced and can't think own his own unless it's a prepared speach by his clever camp.
DOn't you young people see the underlying racial tones to his wife's speeches? She gets to say what he's actually thinking....if he were to be elected, the congress and senate wouldn't allow a singe bill passed from his desk... in that respect he would be the most 'do nothing' president that this country ever seen. I'm sure there will be film footage coming out with Obama and his wife sitting in church listening to reverand Wright promote hate and prejudice while they were chanting, "Amen, Amen"!
The young people are getting fooled with all this 'change in the white house' and not hearing how he's going to change things... the fact is , he can't.... and he won't..... he doesn't even know how to handle the media attacks, how can he possibly handle attacks on the U.S.?
Unless you start voting for Hillary with what's left in these primary elections... you will be forcing many Democrats to vote for McCain, who at least is a moderate republican.... and we certainly don't want to vote for him! Wise up.... it's a political chess game... don't make the wrong moves just because you want change!!! We all want change... especially with a person who actually has a PLAN !!!

CONCERNED3:11PMMay 6th 2008

THIS IS PROBABLY A GOOD TIME FOR “HOWARD MOOOOOOO DEAN” AND “NANCY BAAAAAHH PELOSI” TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA. DON’T TELL MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THEY DON’T COUNT.

MICHIGAN HAS A VOTE COMING UP IN AUGUST --- ADD OBAMA AND HILLARY TO THE TICKET!

OF COURSE, THEY’RE GONNA WAIT AND SEND OBAMA HOUND DOGS TO DRIVE HILLARY OUT OF THE RACE FIRST.

OBAMA IS RESTING ON HIS LAURELS AND COMPLAINING ABOUT HILLARY.

WELL, THERE IS A PA COMING TO AN INDIANA AND NORTH CAROLINA NEAR YOU --- WE STILL HAVE MONTANA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEST VIRGINIA AND OREGON.

THE MESSIAH IS DOWN IN THE MUD WITH JEREMIAH WRIGHT. OUR GIRL HILLARY IS SITTING PRETTY!

IF OUR DELEGATES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DON’T SPEAK OUR VOICES --- VOTE THEM ALL OUT!

Budo3:17PMMay 6th 2008

I agree with so many of you. Obuma is no more than a script reader. When pressure he stammers and stutters like a child. Exactly what this country DOES NOT NEED!!!

I PRAY that people have FINALLY caught onto this fraud---PLEASE!!!!

bonbon3:24PMMay 6th 2008

come on Ind. and NC we are rooting for you to change the tide.

Vote for Hillary, because a vote for Hillary is a vote for you, the common man and woman, the factory workers, the steel workers, the car makers, the blue collar workers. the gun totin, cling to their religion, better not bitter, hard working, people who are from small towns across America and who make this Nation Great.

VOTE FOR HILLARY ALL THE WAY YES WE WILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sheila3:25PMMay 6th 2008

Media.........you have made a nightmare out of this primary for president. Shall we dig up the Kennedy's and good ole Joe who traded with the Germans while the Jews were suffering in concentration camps and dying for their religion? What do you, the media want? You have crucified a good man by Wrighting him with public ridicule. Satisfied? I hope so. Let's keep the corrupt ones in office and the Clintons will have their dinesty in order. I hope I see the people make the right choice. Forget about your black/white thinking.........Hillary has an answer and cure for everything. Pretty good! So, if she is that smart, why is she so unliked? Vote Obama

loubrio3:36PMMay 6th 2008

I haven't heard anyone from the media say it so well or clearly as you - that is - who/what Obama is, a candidate coddled by the media, given a pass on answers to tough questions in the the debates, and asked no questions about where all his overwhelming supply of money is coming from.
But they can sure be-labor Hillary for "misspeaking" on landing in a Bosnia sniper zone - which it was not a long time before. I can read the antagonism of most media interviews by the tone and point of their questions - actually most don't know enough to ask a meaningful new one.

Save the country from Obama3:47PMMay 6th 2008

Go Hillary. Anyone but that hypocrite Obama!

lois3:51PMMay 6th 2008

Oh Greg--I hope you are correct. I feel very good about today. If anyone deserves to be our leader, it is Hillary. If she does even 1/2 as much good as Bill, this country will be in better times sooner than later. Go Hillary Go!

lois3:51PMMay 6th 2008

Oh Greg--I hope you are correct. I feel very good about today. If anyone deserves to be our leader, it is Hillary. If she does even 1/2 as much good as Bill, this country will be in better times sooner than later. Go Hillary Go!

MS3:54PMMay 6th 2008

To Dee:
How ethical is his disrespect for our National Anthem and Flag? The flag is a symbol of oppression around the world and he doesn't want to take sides, our National Anthem has too much reference to war, "you know 'the bombs bursting in air". He would prefer "I'd Like to Teach the World Sing" as our National Anthem, it is more parochial. I can see it now, we all stand to a Coca Cola commercial.

Save the country from Obama3:57PMMay 6th 2008

Rezko, Ayers, & Wright. If anyone but Obama had these as mentors, fundraisers & confidants their chances of being pres. would be doomed. But it's ok for Obama. Why the double standard. I know hate groups as Move On, DailyKos, don't care but what about everyone else. Do we really want a pres. with this poor judgement & character. Go Hillary!

sheila3:58PMMay 6th 2008

WAY TO GO OBAMA, DON'T WORRY YOU GOT THIS IN THE BAG. HILLARY GO SOMEWHERE AND STEAL MORE OF HIS SPEECHES AND COMPOSE THEM FOR YOUR OWN. WE ARE TIRED OF THE SAME OLD PROMISES AFTER PROMISES, IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE. OBAMA IS GOING TO MAKE AND TAKE US TO THIS NEW WORLD ORDER OF CHANGE. GOOD LUCK AND WIN BOTH NORTH CAROLINA AND INDIANA.

dstrunknippenber3:59PMMay 6th 2008

The good lord willing, Hillary is in. We do not need a man like obama, he is no Martin Luther King

sheila4:02PMMay 6th 2008

Wake up America,
It's time for a change I really beleive Obama is our only hope. Just listen to Hillary speeches they are
composed from Obama's previous speeches. We have already suffer and dealth with the Bushes and Clintons. It is time for something new ans OBAMA is our next president.

mike4:03PMMay 6th 2008

get rid of obama