"I'm voting McCain, are you kidding me? Obama is not getting in the White House"

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Sam Stein

Eating A Reuben Amidst A Crowd Of Clintonites

May 31, 2008 06:54 PM

When is a Reuben sandwich not just a Reuben sandwich? When one eats it amidst a denizen of rabidly committed, frequently vitriolic, and unapologetically devoted Hillary Clinton supporters.

The scene at Harry's Pub in the Marriott Hotel, downstairs from the site of the Rules and Bylaws Committee hearing, was emblematic of the double-edged sword that has become the Democratic primary. One the one hand was the political passion: the willingness to stand in solidarity over the idea of counting the votes in Michigan and Florida, even if such a protest was scheduled on a Saturday under torrential rain.

On the other hand were the battered emotions: the ardent vows to not support Sen. Barack Obama under any circumstances, the insistence that every insidious rumor concerning the Illinois Democrat was grounded in fact, the belief that the party itself had conspired in an effort to tear down the Clintons.

With half a dozen flat screen televisions turned to CNN, it was not difficult to ascertain just where the political and emotional center of the crowd stood. A table of three women did not deal in discretion. A sampling of their punditry:

"(Obama) is a cult. His campaign is an anti-woman cult."

"I will actively campaign against him."

"You know who is backing him is George Soros. It'll be George Soros, not Obama, who is running the country."

"South Dakota is totally rigged for Obama because of Tom Daschle. Obama's going to win South Dakota because he's buying it and rigging it."

"(Obama) is a socialist! You know what the Nazi Party was before it was the Nazi Party? It was the Socialist Party."

It was not all that different from the mood outside, where signs read, "At least slaves were counted as 3/5ths a Citizen," and some pamphlets detailed Obama's supposed dealings in drugs and gay sex.

"Would you rather have a president who had an affair or one who was a murderer ?" Eve Fairbanks, a reporter with The New Republic, was asked by one protester.

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Mr. Ickes convinced me

by sddem
Sat May 31, 2008 at 04:12:40 PM PDT

Mr. Ickes speech just convinced me that my vote will go to Barak Obama...and I'm throwing $50 to the effort.

Mr. Ickes rationale, animous and contempt convinced me that Hillary's campaign is about politics and not about people. Mr. Ickes is all about the game of politics and his infatuation with power and how to milk it for all it's worth.

I love Hillary and what she has done and what she can still do if she puts politics as an afterthought of doing the right thing...but putting Mr. Ickes out front the way she has leads me to believe that its all about politics for Hillary and not about what's best for America.

I just donated online to the Obama campaign and will change my vote on Tuesday to Obama.

I am now beginning my campaign for Hillary as Senate Leader and someday as a Supreme Court Justice. So Hillary, please don't ever leave, we need you.

But for now, my hope for the future, my money and my vote goes to Obama.

I dreamed of the day that I could vote for a woman for president, and only dreamed of the day that my son could have the opportunity to vote for a person of color to have a legitimate chance of winning an election.

My son is excited to influence my vote and in 4 years vote for himself.

Video: I'm voting McCain, are you kidding me? Obama is not getting in the White House


Flashback: Hillary's divide and conquer strategy; McAuliffe's shout out to her Fox Noise/GOP buddies




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