Yero,
Still here and my apologies. I will get in touch.
No, I am not harder on the Clinton camp in the ninth hour, they are doing all the beating on themselves and it is actually rather sad to see both her and Bill destroy their legacy because she just cannot accept that she is out of this race. It is some scary stuff.
Jabou
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From: Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Fri, 9 May 2008 7:04 pm
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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