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The US 2008 Presidential Race; Obama v McCain-Let's Get Ready to Rumble
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Nicky Mayfair Jan 9 2008, 02:58 PM Post #181
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what Jesse said, and on that score I want them both to win; either one is historic
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Denovissimus Jan 9 2008, 03:01 PM Post #182
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I really do hope that in the end they team up together as President and Vice President...the Republicans would not stand a snowballs chance in hell of winning against that ticket.

And the US will gain much more respectability around the world than it currently has, that is if they were to stop bullying around the middle east.
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Auntie Maine Jan 9 2008, 03:24 PM Post #183
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Hillary :cheer :cheer :cheer
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Denovissimus Jan 9 2008, 07:59 PM Post #184
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Michele:

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January 8, 2008 5:28 am EST

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – In response to an article published by The New Republic, Ron Paul issued the following statement:

“The quotations in The New Republic article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed.  I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts.

“In fact, I have always agreed with Martin Luther King, Jr. that we should only be concerned with the content of a person's character, not the color of their skin.  As I stated on the floor of the U.S. House on April 20, 1999:  ‘I rise in great respect for the courage and high ideals of Rosa Parks who stood steadfastly for the rights of individuals against unjust laws and oppressive governmental policies.’

“This story is old news and has been rehashed for over a decade.  It's once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons on the day of the New Hampshire primary.

“When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit.  Several writers contributed to the product.  For over a decade, I have publicly taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name.”


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la anaconda de chocolatee Jan 10 2008, 12:50 AM Post #185
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I am still unsure about all of this, for now I believe him, until more evidence can be brought forward to make me change my mind



this reminds me. Today at Chili's, one of the other waitresses had these two white women in her section. Then a black couple came in and were sat in the table across from the two women. The one woman told Jamie (the waitress) that she cannot eat near black people and asked to be moved. Not only did she want to move tables, she insisted on moving to an entirely different section of the restaurant, she wouldnt even sit in the same section!!!

This was so appalling. If I had waited on this woman when she did this, I would have said to her "you can move, but if you do then I can no longer wait on you because it is against my morals to serve bigots"
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Julesy Jan 10 2008, 12:53 AM Post #186
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what a fucking cunt.
see!
this is a reason why I dont think Obama will win.
There really is stupid people like this around.still! in 2008!

older white folks vote more, dont they?


too bad the waitress wasnt black :toot
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Denovissimus Jan 10 2008, 12:56 AM Post #187
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:shock

Restaurants have the right NOT to serve stupid ignorant FUCKS like that!

I will NEVER forget how this one time a couple didn't want Miguel to serve them because they knew he was gay! They even told the manager at the time about it and the manager at the time gave them their meal for free!

Just so as to not upset the money paying customer!

:angry

Now I'm mad again.
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jan 10 2008, 12:58 AM Post #188
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omg Jesse I cant believe they gave them their food for free!

Well the cook on today is black, Jamie said to him "Ozzie go out in the dining room and walk past those two women so that she can see that a black man is cooking her food"
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Julesy Jan 10 2008, 12:59 AM Post #189
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hahaha! they ate food cooked by a black man!

hmm I might just make up shit and say my waiter/waitress is gay for a free meal :toot
jk
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I was incensed when I found out!

But it was after the fact so I didn't bitch as much as I would have as if I were actually there! I would have caused a fucking scene and called the fucking media! Miguel would not have wanted me to do that, he's protective of his job, but FUCK THAT! The owners know Miguel and I, and they love Miguel, and as money consious as they are they do not want bad publicity at their restaurant, I would have been a fucking unholy terror to those ignorant fucks! You don't fuck with my man like that and a manager should not have supported it!



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Julesy Jan 10 2008, 01:08 AM Post #191
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if that happened to me because I was Mexican Id be mega fucking pissed.

you cant help who you are.

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Hunter Jan 10 2008, 01:19 AM Post #192
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Ignorance p*sses me off!
There shouldn't be any ignorance in this day and age
That's the way human kind, way to improve

:purleeze

When will you guys know who is the next President?
Few more days, weeks?
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jan 10 2008, 01:33 AM Post #193
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I was incensed when I found out!

But it was after the fact so I didn't bitch as much as I would have as if I were actually there! I would have caused a fucking scene and called the fucking media! Miguel would not have wanted me to do that, he's protective of his job, but FUCK THAT! The owners know Miguel and I, and they love Miguel, and as money consious as they are they do not want bad publicity at their restaurant, I would have been a fucking unholy terror to those ignorant fucks! You don't fuck with my man like that and a manager should not have supported it!



:angry

preach on brotha! :rocks
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jan 10 2008, 01:34 AM Post #194
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Ignorance p*sses me off!
There shouldn't be any ignorance in this day and age
That's the way human kind, way to improve

:purleeze

When will you guys know who is the next President?
Few more days, weeks?

not until november Hunter
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jan 10 2008, 02:36 AM Post #195
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AP: Richardson to end presidential bid

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago

MERRIMACK, N.H. - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his campaign for the presidency Wednesday after twin fourth-place finishes that showed his impressive credentials could not compete with his rivals' star power.
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Richardson planned to announce the decision Thursday, according to two people close to the governor with knowledge of the decision. They spoke on a condition of anonymity in advance of the governor's announcement.

Richardson's campaign would not comment on the governor's decision, reached after a meeting with his top advisers Wednesday in New Mexico.

Richardson had one of the most wide-ranging resumes of any candidate ever to run for the presidency, bringing experience from his time in Congress, President Clinton's Cabinet, in the New Mexico Statehouse as well as his unique role as a freelance diplomat. As a Hispanic, he added to the unprecedented diversity in the Democratic field that also included a black man and a woman.

But Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dominated the spotlight in the campaign, and Richardson was never able to become a top-tier contender. He accused his rivals of failing to commit to bring troops home from Iraq soon enough.

He portrayed his campaign as a job application for president, and ran clever ads that showed a bored interviewer unimpressed with his dazzling resume. The commercials helped fuel his move to double-digit support in some early state polls, and advisers argued he was poised to move past former vice presidential nominee John Edwards for the role of third-place challenger.

But he was not able to build the momentum and came in a distant fourth place in Iowa and New Hampshire. Richardson didn't get quite 5 percent in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday and came in with just 2 percent in the Iowa caucus last week.

Edwards congratulated Richardson, saying he had run a good race.

"He was a very good candidate, a serious candidate ... I congratulate him. He ought to be proud of what he's done," Edwards said in Columbia, S.C. He pledged anew to remain a candidate himself, and said Richardson's decision means Democrats in South Carolina will get to choose on Jan. 26 from three candidates who are running vigorous campaigns.

"What's happened is, over time the race is becoming more focused. I think that's good for democracy. I think this thing's going on for a long time," Edwards said. "I assume the other two are. I know I am. I'm in it for the long haul."

Richardson was born 60 years ago in Pasadena, Calif., after his American father sent his Mexican mother there to give birth and erase any doubts that his son would be a U.S. citizen. His father was an international banker from Boston, and Richardson spent his childhood in Mexico City before being sent to boarding school in Massachusetts, where he was a standout baseball player.

After graduating from Tufts University in 1971 with a master's degree in international affairs, Richardson worked first as a congressional aide and then for the State Department. He was a staffer for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when he decided to leave Washington in 1978 to launch a political career.

Richardson settled in New Mexico partly because of the state's large Hispanic population, and he won election to the House. Richardson is a master negotiator, and put his diplomatic skills to work to rescue Americans held hostage abroad. He earned a reputation for a mix of patience, toughness and cultural sensitivity that served him well on mercy missions from North Korea to Cuba to Sudan.

President Clinton recruited Richardson to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, then secretary of Energy two years later.

He was easily elected to two terms as governor but will be forced from office by term limits in 2010. His closest advisers hope that even if his presidential campaign didn't bring him many votes, it built his reputation so that he'll one day be able to add even more to his resume.

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that sucks. From what I have heard about him, which wasnt much but what I did hear about him I liked him, I think he or Dennis Kucinich are the best demo canidates, it is a shame neither of them had enough support. They should be in the top tier, not the 3 that are there.
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Yeah I do give him credit, he was a great candidate, just wasn't his time. If he had more pull, I would have backed him. But he just didn't. I wish him well.
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Julesy Jan 10 2008, 02:22 PM Post #197
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damn! I was hoping for a Mexican president.
too bad america hates us :toot
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Noname Jan 10 2008, 06:16 PM Post #198
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No one knows whose going to win
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jan 11 2008, 12:36 AM Post #199
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I dont trust hillary because she voted for the war in Iraq and for the patriot act. Basically she has been sucking Bush's dick ever since she has been in the senate
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CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage.

After wrapping up a speech outlining her economic stimulus proposal, the New York senator took questions from the crowd. The first question from one man was: "Hillary, marry me, baby."

The packed union hall loved it and applauded. Clinton smiled and told the man, gently, no.

"That is certainly the kindest offer I've had in a while," she said to laughter.

She quickly added, "I'd probably be arrested."

On Monday, the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Clinton faced a very different request. Two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!"

Clinton, a former first lady running to become the nation's first female president, laughed at the seemingly sexist protest that suggested a woman's place is doing the laundry and not running the country.

"Ah, the remnants of sexism — alive and well," Clinton said to applause in a school auditorium.

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