The super delegates are in fact fluxing to the Obama camp. "Obama adds seven
super delegates," was the latest headlines some two hours ago. And wins
praise from John Edwards. Let's keep the spirit high for the Obama. I was
mostly disappointed with Maya Angelou whom i had great admiration.
Thanks for sharing !
SS.Jawara
Stockholm.
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From: "Y Jallow" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: Clinton supporter desperation turns uglier
Sister Jabou,
Are you still there? It is a tasteless race now. I see you are harder on
them at the last minute. I just happen to be thinking that the super
delegates would have to flux someone out soon.
Enjoy below -
Race
In the beginning, it was a race. That is true! A race in bold and capital
letters. From there, it was all about the delegates. You got defeated on
delegates, number of states and majority votes - all of sudden you are
excessive on “elect ability.” Yes, you are elect able but you are trailing
far behind in everything. Now you began racial comments by talking about
‘white’ votes. You are also talking about Florida and Michigan as if it was
your opponent’s fault from the onset. Florida and Michigan broke the rules
and they should reap what they sow. You ran heck of a provoking and
unethical campaign. Whatever seating should be engaged, at least, not at the
advantage of the two of you. Honestly this race is tasteless now.
In my inner self, I keep asking, why do you think America of all countries
will shift this to you? I don’t want to witness that history. Do your self a
big favor and leave before you loose the remaining love on the sleeves of
your shirt because as noticeable the super delegates are fluxing you out.
You also ran out of cash.
Good job though for running this far but is time you suspend your campaign.
If you disagree, stay on and I understand it is a competition.
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 19:58:43 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Fwd:
Clinton supporter desperation turns uglier> To: [log in to unmask]>
> Clinton> Supporters Send Last-Ditch Obama Attack Emails To Supers> > > >
As the Democratic primary nears its long-awaited conclusion, undecided>
superdelegates have been drowned under a sudden deluge of angry, sometimes>
vicious emails from Hillary Clinton supporters urging them to not fall in
line> behind Barack Obama. > > > > The letter writing campaign picked up
steam late Thursday evening when> several superdelegates confirmed that a
coordinated effort had been launched,> apparently independent of Clinton's>
campaign, to raise last-minute concerns about Obama's candidacy and present
the> specter of voter defections should the Illinois Democrat become the
nominee. > > > > In more than dozen messages sent yesterday evening and
shared with The> Huffington Post, supporters of Clinton> emailed a laundry
list of political and exceedingly personal attacks on Obama's> candidacy,
including criticisms of his prior associations and claims that he,> not
Clinton, had played the race card. The letters underscore the high>
emotional pitch of the late stage Democratic primary as well as the utter>
conviction among many supporters of both campaigns that their candidate is>
solely worthy of the nomination. > > > > Such campaigns targeting
superdelegates have mostly been avoided out of fear> that the party
officials would react negatively to outside pressure. And at> least four
superdelegates on the receiving end of yesterday's emails suggested> that
they did more harm to Clinton's> cause than good. > > > > In one exchange,
Donna Brazille, Al Gore's campaign manager and a stalwart> of the Democratic
Party, responded with frustration to a writer's threats of> defection.
"Honestly, this is the 9th email today," she wrote before> 8:00 pm. "So I
believe you're ready to not only destroy Roe versus Wade,> voting rights,
civil liberties and civil rights. Perhaps adding trillions more> to the
deficits through non-stop tax cuts to the wealthy and 100 more years in
Iraq.> Yes, please join Rush and McCain asap. The train has left. Catch
it."> > > > The Clinton campaign did not> return a request for comment as to
whether it was behind the email campaign.> One author said that she was
responding not to the senator's staff, but to> commenters on the blog of
Taylor Marsh,> a committed supporter of the New York Democrat whose readers
had gotten a hold> of a list of email addresses. > > > > "It was a 'spur of
the moment' idea brought about by a blog (Taylor> Marsh)," explained Shirley
Luther, a Texas Democrat who threatened to vote> for McCain should Obama be
the nominee. "Tonight several of our bloggers> came up with the idea of
writing the super delegates. Someone on the blog found> a list of emails and
posted it.... Everything I wrote is the truth about my> political
background. The exit polls show I am not alone in refusing to vote> for
Obama and opting to McCain. This probably would not be possible if there>
was any other Republican running. But there are a lot of moderate Democrats
who> do respect his service."> > > > [Added Later]: Taylor Marsh denied any
involvement in the> affair, saying her readers and commenters were
responsible for their own> actions. > > > > Luther's email, compared to the
nearly dozen provided to The Huffington> Post, was mild in tone. Beyond
threatening defection from the party, authors> attacked Obama for his
relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright and William> Ayers, the
unrepentant Weather Underground member who is a Chicago> acquaintance of the
senator. One writer accused the Illinois Democrat of> playing the "race
card" against the Clintons> -- a proposition most political observers argue
is reversed -- while several> others called him a misogynist. > > > > "How
can we elect someone who has never accomplished anything, refuses> to take
stands on issues, befriends anti-American terrorists, attends a church> for
20 years with Wright, and denies ever hearing anything controversial, and>
then stages a *public fight* so he can finally denounce him, takes credit
for> bills in the Senate that he had nothing to do with, and is propped up
as the> candidate of change??" wrote one Democrat. > > > > Added another:
"Obama, in my opinion, will NOT survive the general> election against
McCain. But even if he does, he will be beholden to the> old-time politics,
politicians and bundling interests that raised him up to> where he is. It's
not new, better politics. It's a sales job that's been done> by the old
power guards... Look at the presidential loser's club that has lined> up
behind Obama: Walter Mondale, George McGovern, Gary Hart, Ted Kennedy, Bill>
Richardson, Chris Dodd, and John Kerry. Agents of change? Hope, Unity? A
new> way to do politics?"> > > > At least two other party insiders wrote the
Huffington Post expressing> concern over the scope ("I've received emails
like this for weeks but> tonight it started in mass) and negativity of some
of the Obama attacks,> including one red-state Democrat:> > > > "I spent my
entire life in the two reddest states in the entire U.S. so> please excuse
me if I fail to discern the nuances of the arguments sent my way> this
evening in what appears to be an orchestrated campaign to intimidate the>
remaining unpledged delegates by threatening to leave the party and vote for
a> third Bush term if I and others like me don't vote for Sen. Clinton,">
wrote the exasperated superdelegate. "I have been uncommitted throughout>
this campaign because I wanted to see how the candidates performed in a
variety> of settings. I am proud of them both. But I am horrified by this
effort to> threaten votes for McCain if super delegates don't vote for Sen.
Clinton. I> have received hundreds of emails from both sides - but I can say
without> exception that I have not received a single email from an Obama
supporter that> threatened a vote for McCain if I didn't support Sen. Obama.
You really ought> to be ashamed."> > > > UPDATE:> > > > Phil Singer, a
spokesman for Clinton,> emails to say that the campaign knows nothing about
the emails. Meanwhile, two> readers write in to say they saw the campaign
being coordinated at the friendly> Clinton website Hillaryis44.org, as> well
as the blog page on Clinton's> own website.> > > > > > > > ?> > > >
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