“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it,”

Can you imagine if a republican had said such a thing? He’d be roasted alive! Think that is overstepping the reaction? Just remember Mike Huckabee’s ill conceived joke when speaking before the NRA:

“That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he’s getting ready to speak,” said the former Arkansas governor, to audience laughter. “Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.”

Huckabee has been blasted in the media, and in the left wing blogs for his comments. I admit that they weren’t well thought out, and not really all that funny (for the joke it was meant to be). But the point is that he was not allowed to get by with his statement by anyone. Of course, CNN tried to tie the comments to John McCain by making sure to point out that Huckabee is supporting McCain. He must agree with every word uttered by those that support him. Funny how that doesn’t apply when your preacher is a racist.

I don’t think Hillary was really calling for the assassination of Barak Obama, but maybe she is secretly hoping some nut job out there will figure out that if he is not in the race, she then has a chance to win. On the other hand, those that get on the wrong side of the Clintons do seem to have a relatively short life span. If something were to happen to Obama before the election, maybe they should investigate Hillary… Just to be clear, I wish no harm for either Obama or Hillary. I’m just taking a look at the comments made by Clinton.

I found it interesting that when Huckabee made his comments, he apologized to Obama. He meant no real disrespect, and was only trying to make a joke. Hillary, on the other hand apologized to the Kennedys I guess she didn’t want to anger the only political family in the democratic party with more clout than her own. Here’s what she had to say:

“I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation and in particular the Kennedy family was in any way offensive. I certainly had no intention of that whatsoever,”

Of course, this is being spun in the media (for the most part) as only being a statement about how long the campaign should go on. But the duplicity with how it has been handled is obvious. Only could a democrat get by with such a statement. Why can’t we just chalk stupid statements up to just that, no matter who makes them. This is far different than the planned statements found in speeches, and should be considered differently. However, Clinton might want to apologize to Obama, rather than the Kennedys, after all she was talking about him!

One primary is in the state of Kentucky today.  That is another state that Obama cannot possibly win.  I’m sure it is just because they are all a bunch of gun-toting, religious, racist fanatics.  That was what happened in West Virginia, or so we were told.

Obama’s inability to win in Kentucky throws up many red flags, which will obviously be completely ignored by his supporters. He is the “chosen one” and nothing that comes up can possibly be a sign of a bump in his campaign. But, the states of West Virginia and Kentucky (and Obama’s ignoring of these states and the people within them) highlight the fact that Obama is not the “unifier” that he claims to be. Obama cannot win in these two states, and he will lose a lot of votes in other moderate states. The truth is that Obama, no matter how much he tries to paint himself as “mainstream”, is ridiculously liberal, and really only appeals to the extreme left base (and those who refuse to actually try to understand his “plan for America). There are many reasons that Obama cannot win in these states, none of which include “racism.” I don’t deny there are racists in West Virginia and Kentucky, but there are also racists in every other state. That doesn’t excuse the racism, but it certainly takes excuse out of his basket. It’s amazing that we didn’t know that there were proportionately more racists in West Virginia and Kentucky until Obama ran for president! It’s just an excuse…don’t buy into it! I did find it interesting that former clan member, Robert Byrd, senior senator from West Virginia, endorsed Obama this week. Despite the obvious “mandate of the people” of West Virginia in voting for Clinton, two of the top 3 super delegates in West Virginia have cast their support to Obama. We are still waiting to see what the governor will do.

Obama recently has been coming off as a whiner as well. That will hurt him quite a bit in states like Kentucky, where people are struggling to make ends meet. They really don’t want to hear about how hard his life is, and how unfairly he is being treated. He whined about the president rebuking his proposed foreign policy. He whined because republicans used the words of his wife against him. If anyone speaks out against him or his policy, he whines. I’m just wondering…how much whining are we going to hear from him when the nations around the world refuse to bow down to him? I don’t know how this can possibly make him look better to his supporters!

Just a note to Barak Obama: If you send your wife out to campaign for you, she, and the things she says, cannot be “off limits.” Yes, Michelle will be an issue in the campaign. If she goes out on the campaign trail and says something stupid, republicans are allowed to point it out, and use it against you, as she is speaking for you! By the way, the same rule goes for the Clinton campaign. They have complained about unfair treatment of Chelsea, and the things she has said. If you send her out to campaign, she is fair game. Quit whining.

The democratic nominee may be chosen today, but I hope not. If Obama doesn’t get his 2025 delegates, he needs to hold off on declaring victory. I’d love for this to go all the way to convention. Let them keep on fighting amongst themselves!

]]> http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/can-barak-obama-get-it-done-today/feed/ 1 http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/why-barak-obama-cant-win-in-west-virginia/ http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/why-barak-obama-cant-win-in-west-virginia/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 14:43:46 +0000 Kris http://www.shootingfromtheright.com/?p=23 For weeks, all I have been hearing from the left is that it is time for Hillary to get out of the race. Even the liberals have been accusing her of tearing the party apart. After all, it is time for the party to unite, and face off against the mean, nasty Republicans.

Hold the phone. Not so fast. Maybe we should let her wait until after the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries. Why? Because Obama cannot possibly win those states. Even if Hillary bows out, she will still win at least those two states in a landslide.

I have been listening and reading about this with great interest today, since West Virginia is my home state. I have been amazed at the negative press that we have received in the last few days. Those in the Obama camp have already given up on this state, conceding it to Hillary. I have been reading some blogs, like First Door on the Left, which seem to suggest that because West Virginia is predominantly white, and predominantly “uneducated” (that is, only about 14% of West Virginians 25+ hold a Bachelor’s Degree) they will vote for HIllary in the primary, and then McCain in the general election. Many of the news sources have tried to make it out like West Virginia will not vote for Obama because we are just racist…we aren’t ready for a black president.

What many of these authors refuse to consider is that West Virgina used to be a “yellow dog democrat” state. That means (for the uninformed) that if the democrats put a an ol’ yellow dog on the ticket, it would get elected over a republican candidate. They couldn’t lose. In fact, the state has been run by democrats for what seems like forever! And then along came Al Gore. Gore made gun control a major part of his presidential platform. It was the death knell to the Gore campaign in West Virginia. There are some things that will not be accepted here in WV, and one is the threat of taking away (or limiting) gun rights.

Enter Barak Obama. Remember just a few weeks ago when Barak told us that only frustrated people “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” Some people said that this was elitist. I’m really not concerned about whether it is elitist or not. I am more concerned about the political belief system that would inspire him to say such a thing! He relegates the issues of the 2nd Amendment, Religion and Border Control to being economically frustrated. Does that not indicate that if we are all financially content we won’t want guns or religion any more, and we won’t care about immigration? This is a reflection of his deeply held socialist beliefs. That is why he wants socialized (universal) health care. That is why he wants to raise taxes to redistribute the wealth among those who have not earned it. That is why he wants more governmental control over most aspects of our lives, including restriction of gun ownership.

I am tired of hearing that those of us who oppose Obama are really just not smart enough to understand his brilliance. Or that we are racist. Or that we are afraid he might be a Muslim. Sorry folks, none of the above! Barak Obama is being rejected in the Mountain State because he does not have the same beliefs and values of the people of the state. Just as a side note, Hillary probably doesn’t either. That is why she will lose this state to McCain as well. There is a reason that we elected a Republican president, and a Democrat Governor in the last election! West Virginians actually vote on their own values, not on what the various parties tell them to vote on. So, don’t try to make it sound like we are racist, uneducated, gun toting, church attending, bumpkins.

Lets get back to our original premise: even the liberals are trying to keep Hillary in the race now. Why? Because it would be embarrassing for Barak to lose these two races so big without her in the race. Is it less embarrassing for the candidate that everyone is presuming to be the Democrat nominee to lose by 40 points to someone IN the race? I think it reflects the fact that Obama cannot win. If he can “unite the nation” as he claims, then why can’t he even get close in these predominantly rural states? He cannot relate with the values, economy or environment of states like West Virginia and Kentucky. Obviously Hillary would be a stronger candidate in the general election for the Democrats. She has not been completely blown out in any state, and would be very close to being in the lead if she could get Florida and Michigan thrown in.

For once, I’m with the liberals. Stay in the race Hillary. Stay in through the WV and KY primaries. Stay in through May 20th. Stay in until every last Super Delegate votes. Stay in until the end. Carry it all the way to convention. I’m really enjoying seeing the Democratic Party continuing to destroy itself. We have been told just how bad a job Bush has been doing. That should make it an easy win for the Democrats. But, it just isn’t going to happen! They are going to continue fighting among themselves until even their own constituents are going to get sick of them. I’m loving it!

In this story from Fox News, the Obama camp claimed that Clinton picked up about 7 points from the “Limbaugh effect.” Of course, Obama is trying desperately to spin that fact in his favor. He has tried to make it appear that he has a much better chance of beating McCain in the general election because his numbers are not inflated by these “crossover” votes. That may very well be the case, but in fact, the “Limbaugh Effect” is not good for either of the Democratic candidates. Clinton’s win in Indiana will certainly keep her in the race a while longer, making Obama spend his time, money and energy battling her, instead of being able to turn his attention to the general election and John McCain. I have noticed that “supporters” for Obama have already turned against McCain, trying to do the dirty work for Obama before he even gets into the general election.

It has been very humorous watching Limbaugh’s influence on the democratic primaries. For the most part, the candidates, and the general media have denied that “Operation Chaos” has had any real impact at all. They claim that there really aren’t Republicans crossing the party line to vote for Clinton just to keep the primaries going. However, we have seen poll workers from the democrats’ side of the aisle trying to intimidate voters from changing their registration and voting for a democrat in the primary. If the movement isn’t really having an impact, then why try to stop it from happening. Finally, today, we see Obama acknowledge the “Limbaugh Effect.” That gives more credence to the “operation” than anything else.

I don’t think that “Operation Chaos” will ever cause Hillary to be the nominee. However, I think it has certainly accomplished Limbaugh’s stated purpose–to extend the primary season for the democrats. Limbaugh has put forth the proposition that liberals were responsible for voting in the early Republican Primaries for the purpose of swinging the vote to a more liberal John McCain. I think he is probably right in that supposition. More on that in posts to come. It has been, however, fun to see the turmoil that the democratic party has been thrown into. Here is Rush’s assessment on the situation, from the Fox News article:

“I see the Obama campaign is saying Operation Chaos accounted for a 7-point bump for Hillary in Indiana. I think they are just jealous that I out-organized them,” Limbaugh told FOX News Tuesday night. “I am extremely proud of Operation Chaos volunteers. I never doubted they would triumph and it is a delight to see.”

I know that Hillary can’t acknowledge all of this, but I’m sure in the privacy of her own home, she silently thanks Limbaugh for all he has done to promote her run for the presidency. I wonder if she sees the handwriting on the wall yet?

After winning Pennsylvania, Clinton came out with both barrels blazing. She has done everything but declare herself the winner. She won Pennsylvania, and so “the tide has turned.” She has started attacking Obama for not being able to “close the deal” in states like Pennsylvania. She obviously thinks that will look good to the fat cats who will ultimately make the decision for who the Democratic nominee will be. I think the question will really come down to how much those same fat cats owe Bill Clinton…if there is enough political capital in the coffers, then she will get the nod.

Personally, I think it is hilarious that such a big deal is being made of the fact that she has won Pennsylvania, and now she is on the upswing. It appears to me that she is still the underdog, and is still quite a bit behind Obama in the delegate race. At last count, Hillary has 1575 delegates and Obama has 1705. I think Obama is still in the lead, if I remember my basic mathematics principles correctly. He is still leading in states won, delegates won, and in the popular vote. Yes, I think this is going to be interesting coming down to September and the Democratic Convention!

Another thing that Clinton has completely ignored is the mass changing of registrations from Republican to Democrat. I know she, as well as the general media outlets, want to believe that this is because the Republicans are fed up with their leadership and have jumped ship to the other party. The local news in my area reported on it in just that way (and even had a few interviews with folks who made the claim, with sly grins on their faces). I’m sure this major shift had absolutely nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos” which encouraged registered Republicans to make the change. I heard on Mike Church this morning that he was encouraging the same thing, and referred to the movement as the “Talk Radio Militia.” According to an article on MSNBC (it pains me to even site them, but surely their pure statistics are accurate) since the first of the year, there have been 101,499 new applicants for Democratic registration, and 132,688 have switched to the Democratic party. Now, I am not naive enough to believe ALL of those are the result of the movement encouraged by talk radio. But, I think it is ridiculously naive for the Democrats to think that the movement is all legitimate movement of discontent (maybe bitter?) Republicans. I guess maybe we will find out in November!

Hillary is going to need to win big to really have a chance in this election. However, I predict that she will win with a significant margin, at least enough to keep her in the race. Rush Limbaugh has been pretty successful (it seems) with “Operation Chaos”, which has encouraged Republicans to change their registration to “Democrat” just to be able to vote in the Democratic primary. The whole point was to cause the infighting of the Democratic party to continue for as long as possible, and in the end to hand the nomination to Hillary. The belief is that Barak is the stronger candidate (because he has been propped up as such, not because of anything that he has actually accomplished), so Republicans want Hillary in the general election. It will certainly be interesting to see what might happen with this vital primary today.

There is a good chance that both Clinton and Obama will be in this race until late into the summer. They will probably both stay in until the Democratic Convention. Clinton’s best chance may be to hang on until then, and then steal the nomination through the Super Delegates. It is interesting to me that there are no rules at the Democratic Convention that required won delegates to actually vote for their candidate. Clinton has been taking advantage of that point to try and convince some delegates to vote for her at convention, even though the districts they represent were won by Obama.

There are certainly a lot of variables still in play on the Democratic side of this election. If Clinton draws closer through the primary today, then she will redouble her efforts to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida (even though she agreed to exclude them because of their heinous crime of moving up the date of their primaries). It certainly looks like those two states could have a great impact on the final outcome of the election. I think I may enjoy sitting back and watching Barak and Hillary duke it out for the next few months. Who knows, this may last until September 5th and the Democratic Convention. With enough fighting among themselves, even the Democrats may be sick of them both by the time the general election rolls around!