Advice To Heal Division Of Democratic Party: End Sexism

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 8:16 PM PDT

2008/06/02 · 20:16

It is impossible to adequately address why some male and female HRC supporters do not want to support Obama if he becomes the nominee without addressing the hate speech his campaign inspired and has done almost nothing to stop.

A few examples of hate speech:
http://www.youtube.com/...

It is ludicrous to assume that the Obama supporters can viciously attack women and girls for months, vicously attack our gender, and then assume that we will be happy to support Obama. That's not logical and although both sides have some supporters who are prejudiced, the direction of prejudice apparently is almost entirely one way:from the Obama supporters towards the HRC supporters.

Nancy Kallitechnis

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Sunday May 25, 2008 · 5:59 AM PDT

2008/05/25 · 05:59

Poll analysts conclude that Hillary Clinton has a 99.9% chance of winning a general election at this time:

http://hominidviews.com/...

After 10,000 simulated elections, Clinton wins 9,994 times (plus the House would give her the one tie), and McCain wins 5 times. Clinton still has a 99.9% probability of winning and McCain has a 0.1% probability of winning a general election held today.

Politically, the United States is a center-right country which is why the Republicans almost always win. However, considering the problems of the current Republican administration, I believe Americans are willing to move slightly to the left to the point of voting for a moderate. Right now HRC is the only viable moderate Democrat so we should nominate her to represent our party in order to have the best chance of winning!

HRC: "It is the map not the math."

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Saturday May 17, 2008 · 4:55 PM PDT

2008/05/17 · 16:55

Yesterday Hillary Clinton held a conference call with bloggers and she said that she would be a stronger general election candidate:

…the fundamental, rock bottom concern that we share which is that we’ve got to win.
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Democrats don’t win the White House at least since 1916 without winning West Virginia [which Clinton won with a 41+ lead]. We now have won states totaling 300 electoral votes. Barack has won states totaling 217 electoral votes…I have a cushion on the electoral vote majority; he has a significant deficit. It is the map not the math.
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I believe as the nominee I will win. I believe that my opponent could win. And that’s an obvious difference that drives me to do what I do every waking hour.

My humble thanks to the Clinton administration

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Monday May 12, 2008 · 5:46 PM PDT

2008/05/12 · 17:46

I’m thankful to the Clinton administration for greatly improving the lives of Americans. At the beginning of the administration the federal budget deficit was $290 billion which was the largest deficit in U.S. history. President Bill Clinton said…

“[We put] the nation’s economic house in order by focusing on cutting the deficit in half, bringing interest rates down, and spurring private investment to fire up the nation’s stagnant economy. When I ran for president, job growth had been at the lowest level since the Great Depression, unemployment was at 8%, and the deficit was soaring out of control.”

Source:
http://www.ontheissues.org/...

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Saturday May 10, 2008 · 9:54 PM PDT

2008/05/10 · 21:54

Last year the Democrats were, for the most part, united. With Hillary Clinton as our presumptive leader we hailed forth proud to be Democrats, joyous that HRC would fix the nations’ problems, and confident of a sure victory against the Republicans on election day. The Hillary 4 U and Me video published less than a year ago reminds us of this unity:

As the video shows, Democrats of all stripes united with HRC. There have been many Democrat candidates for the 2008 presidential nomination, but only one has successfully united the party: Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Wednesday May 07, 2008 · 7:40 AM PDT

2008/05/07 · 07:40

John M. Murtagh describes the nightmare night when terrorists bombed his childhood home:

I still recall, as though it were a dream, thinking that someone was lifting and dropping my bed as the explosions jolted me awake, and I remember my mother’s pulling me from the tangle of sheets and running to the kitchen where my father stood. Through the large windows overlooking the yard, all we could see was the bright glow of flames below. We didn’t leave our burning house for fear of who might be waiting outside. The same night, bombs were thrown at a police car in Manhattan and two military recruiting stations in Brooklyn. Sunlight, the next morning, revealed three sentences of blood-red graffiti on our sidewalk: FREE THE PANTHER 21; THE VIET CONG HAVE WON; KILL THE PIGS.

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Would you be chums with Bill Ayers?

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Would you be chums with Bill Ayers?

Yes, I think he's a great guy.

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No, unless he repents for being a terrorist.

20 votes

No, I would never be friends with Ayers.

41 votes

Hillary Clinton Supporters Can Spot A Diamond

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Tuesday May 06, 2008 · 10:35 AM PDT

2008/05/06 · 10:35

The diamond is known to be the hardest and strongest stone. Hillary Clinton is like a diamond: hardy, tested, able to get the job done.

Hillary Clinton supporters can spot a diamond. We know Hillary Clinton is a diamond leader, unbreakably strong. This is the kind of leader we need. That is why we support Clinton because she strengthens the Democratic party and she can strengthen our country!

Donna Adams of Terra Haute Indiana says of Clinton…

“We’ve got to support her. She’s the one for the job. She can get it done. She’s going to bring them [soldiers] home. She’s going to bring jobs. She’s going to make health care available to everyone.”

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Monday May 05, 2008 · 3:55 AM PDT

2008/05/05 · 03:55

Hillary Clinton rallied support in Indiana by recounting the story of American progress:

“We are American, you know we are the people who keep moving toward a better future, break down the barriers and obstacles to progress, create, innovate, imagine and then pass on those blessings and accomplishments to our children and our grandchildren, expecting them to continue that forward movement of progress.”

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Saturday May 03, 2008 · 11:27 AM PDT

2008/05/03 · 11:27

Senator Clinton and Karen St. Hilaire combined their brainpower to find a way to help rural NY businesses increase profits. In 2003 they formed the Northern Adirondack Trading Co-operative (NATC) to enable local businesses, artisans and crafts people to increase profits by selling their products on the Internet.

Many participating businesses increased sales to buyers on four continents. For example, Tim Damon’s fishing rod company started earning $5,000 per month on eBay so he hired four more employees. And Sunflower Natural Soaps got a $40,000 order!

Hillary Clinton said, "We wanted to create a global marketplace for local products and one year later, we are seeing the positive results of our work."

http://clinton.senate.gov/...

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 7:32 PM PDT

2008/04/30 · 19:32

At the end of the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy George Cohan is summoned to meet President Roosevelt. He thinks he’s in trouble for acting in a not-too-flattering portrayal of the President, but he was called to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. George asks, “Are you sure there isn't some mistake?” The President assures George who then says, “But this medal is for people who've given their lives to their country or done something big. I'm just a song and dance man.”

The President responds, “A man may give his life to his country in many different ways, Mr. Cohan. And quite often he isn't the best judge of how much he has given. Your songs were a symbol of the American spirit. Over There was just as powerful a weapon as any cannon, as any battleship we had in the First World War.”

Yankee Doodle Dandy is a story of a man who spent his life in patriotic service to his country. It wasn’t a perfect life, nevertheless it was a life that from early youth was focused on service to the United States. And it is very good to see George Cohen rewarded for his service with honor which symbolizes that the government recognizes his enormous contribution.

Nancy Kallitechnis

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Monday April 28, 2008 · 4:02 PM PDT

2008/04/28 · 16:02

The Democrat nomination arena is different from the general election arena. To win in the nomination arena a candidate needs 2,025 delegates from the one-vote-per-person voting system and the caucus system or a majority of votes from superdelegate party leaders. To win in the general election a candidate needs the majority of swing state support from states using the one-vote-per-person voting system.

The arena that is more important is the general election arena because the goal of the nomination process is to choose a candidate who will win the general election and enable a party to rule the Executive branch of government. Since the general election is the more important arena, the goal of the nomination contest should be to select the candidate with the best qualifications to compete in the general election.

Nancy Kallitechnis

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Sunday April 27, 2008 · 3:18 PM PDT

2008/04/27 · 15:18

The preference of every voter should be taken into account in determining which candidate is more popular. This election year a few states broke DNC rules and moved their primary schedule. One state, New Hampshire, was given a waiver, but two other states, Michigan and Florida, were not offered a waiver.

Certainly, the Democratic National Committee should be able to distribute punishment or mercy, but it should be the same for all states who moved their voting day. Justice thrives when it is distributed evenly. Furthermore, if punishment is meted out it should not harm the voters who are totally innocent and should be able to vote. Justice protects the innocent.

Florida and Michigan represent 9% of the U.S. population so their candidate preferences should be added to the delegate count and the popular vote. My rationale for this is that the United States is a democracy and it would be undemocratic to silence voters on such a large scale. President Corazon Aquino said, “…popular participation is the essence of our democracy.” The United States is also a democracy, so it is against our national culture to block 9% of the population from voting for their preferred candidate.

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