Terry McSpin-Alot Cries Foul

re: This cry me a river post about the media ganging up on poor little Hillary.

You did see the exit interviews from West Virginia did you not? My other comment was written even before I saw them this evening on The Daily Show. Nope, no racism, no hatred of "non-American blood," no associations by name only made by the voter's of West Virginia. All fabrications of the Obama loving news media. At least when they piled on Obama & Rev. Wright before, they had the common courtesy to point out the message, not the race, whereas all those willing to say why they supported HRC threw out all the stops and called a "spade" a "spade."

They must have been Obama or SNL "plants" to make it appear some HRC supporters were racists, right?

And by HRC's own standards instead of celebrating a "great" victory in WV, she should have been admonishing her followers using hate speech. Actually, what would be best for HRC would be to completely separate herself from those voters and their despicable actions and remove those votes from the tallies.

Ship sails both ways. That is if you are anyone but HRC.



Aside from the above, but pertaining to WV

On a personal note, I know all the "Deliverance" jokes and fiddle music that comes to mind when one things of WV, however I recently watched a documentary that gave me pause and hope for a "cleaner, more civilized" outcome in their primary. It was on the Sundance channel about how coal mining is devastating the state and how your "WV Hillibillies" are starting to take a stand against our insatiable use of electricity. Sadly, it appears the fiddle plays on.

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First Day Canvassing for Barack

Today was my first day getting off my ass and actually doing something for which I complain often about. I finally walked in the local Obama Campaign Office in my effort to get off my 7 years of Bush inflicted depression and today I was out canvassing instead of moping around.

Unfortunately, most people were not at home, however I did get to talk with a white male voter in his 40s and sadly I was disappointed in how he was framing his apprehension towards Obama and leaning towards Hillary. Without coming right out and saying it, his trepidation was of racial undertones, stating "He doesn't want 50 cent [or other hip-hop, gang-bangers] in the Whitehouse." Other notable comments, Barack's inexperience & naivety will allow him to be steamrolled by Politics as usual in Washington. I spent about 15 minutes talking to him, relaying on my take of the matter and without being rude, stating he could not be more wrong in his thoughts. I also strongly pushed my beliefs on Gov. Richardson and how he could be either a great VP or Sec. of State. At first he counter, Richardson only did it to "get on the Obama bandwagon" as Clinton was looking stronger then, but whatever, I knew his real reasonings behind his leanings were on the racial tones.

I guess was really disappointed given I live in Portland and we tend to be more open minded. To be continued later...

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Bill Richardson for VP

As my original first pick for the Democratic nomination, I was disappointed that the "inevitable nomination juggernaut" Hillary Clinton, squashed all my hopes of Gov. Richardson getting equal time to present his case for President. Being as it is, I see Richardson running with Obama being the dream ticket for the Democrats and for the reemergence of diplomacy on the world scene.

Other than the obvious of Gov. Richardson being able to deliver the Latino vote of which Obama seems to be lacking, Bill's experience both on the world scene diplomatically, as US Ambassador abroad, and his executive experience as a very popular governor of New Mexico, further confirms why I think he should get the nod. Only just recently, he traveled to Darfur to help secure the safe release of a National Geographic writer from NM & his support staff, who crossed the vague frontier into Sudan from the Sahara. NG writer release from Sudan

I was disappointed recently when I not only didn't know Obama would be here in Portland a couple of weeks ago, but even more so after I heard Richardson had come to town to throw his support behind Obama. To hear the baseless attacks & rhetoric thrown out by the Clinton campaign because of the ties during the Clinton Administration, further irritated my consideration of Hillary as a VP candidate, let alone President, given the mud they were pushing about Rev. Wright. It was the nail in the coffin for any further support for Clinton I would have, and I would have a hard time justifying a vote in her favor for local Dog Catcher after her repeated "pulling the page" out of Rove's playbook approach.

If not VP, maybe not Richardson's cup of tea right now, then most fittingly would be Secretary of State. Needless to say, I'm tired of our current Secretary of Oil, oh I meant Secretary Rice. Just imagine a return of diplomacy to this country come this January.

Honestly, his list of accolades runs long & favorably, and his past experience as Secretary of Energy has been influencial on the Western States development of an emissions capping system in the complete absence of any federal initiatives.

wiki Bio on Richardson
5 States Emissions Cap & Trade

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Plame & Wilson Support Hillary?!

Dear Joe & Valerie,

I was out this evening and on the TV I saw you both speaking together. It was without volume, but at first I was shocked to see your new hair cut and hope it is not due to illness, as last I saw you on Kieth Olbermann it was not the case. I hope Joe you are well.

What further shocked me and left me stupefied was that your "appearance" was in support of Hillary Clinton! I am dumbfounded by this support and regardless of the reality that Senator Obama has already won the nomination for the Democratic Party, I can not phantom why you have "endorsed" Senator Clinton. I am in Oregon and have already cast my ballot for Obama and have supported him since my primary candidate Gov. Richardson received early minimal support due to Hillary's "presumptive nomination" and stepped out of the running.

Regardless of Senator Clinton's "slash & burn, side with John McCain over her own party" campaign, I truly am in disbelief to see your endorsement of her.

I have never been in favor of this war in Iraq, knew at the time GWB got in office we would be in a war of some sort and am completely angered at all who authorized GWB in Congress to go to War! How, being in the position you both were in, knowing what only came out to the general public years after the invasion, can you be supporting Ms. Clinton?! Her vote in favor of actions against Iraq was nothing but a clear political calculation to make her look strong on military for future Presidential ambitions. As wife to Pres. Clinton, she was in far better shape than anyone in the Senate to know the true conditions in Iraq, that there were no WMDs there. This is absurd she not only voted for the authorization but still yet to this day has not apologized to the American people for her vote when she should have known better!

You both, who have suffered from the plague that is Washington "politics," I envision a much clearer view of Ms. Clinton's ambitions and politics as usual approach in this campaign. I supported both the Clintons through thick and thin over the years of political thrashing, but when she will not come clean on her vote for war & both her & Pres. Clinton, use Rovian tactics to obtain the nomination is too much!

This country is tired of the lying, politics as usual approach to governance. I, as I am certain you both feel, am affected almost to paralysis by the past 7 years of the Bush Admin., and cannot bare to see a continuance of division & deception of the people by our leaders. I fear Sen. Clinton and her willingness to pull page after page out of Rove's playbook to obtaining power will bring this country more of the same. I know, as much as one can in the media environment we live, you have been close with the Clinton's in the past, but I urge you not to fear the shameless & frankly pathetic treatment her campaign has sent to Gov. Richardson for endorsing Sen. Obama, as those of the future generations, of which I am part, can see through this and call a spade a spade. Sen. Clinton's ambitions have far exceeded her ability to stand up for the people of this country and her tactics are leaving an increasingly bitter taste in our mouths. I highly encourage you to reconsider your endorsement, as there are many in my camp with the utmost respect for your speaking out and what you went through, who cannot buy into Sen. Clinton's "win at all costs" tactics and complete disregard for her willing endorsement of this disaster in Iraq. "Patriots," sadly a political buzzword nowadays, stand up for what is right as I honor you both for doing, however Sen. Clinton has clearly placed politics above the good of the people & country in her blind ambitions and sadly will be remembered unfavorably for it.

Again, I wish you well.

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