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The surge is working! We stay. The surge isn't working! We stay.

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:36:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Olberman: The point of the war is to make sure there is a war.

Olbermann’s harshest comments were directed against Max Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

Boot insisted in an online debate Tuesday that the surge has worked because “civilian deaths were down more than 80%, US deaths more than 60%, between September 2006 and March 2008.”

However, Boot also argued in the Wall Street Journal on Monday that the jump in American fatalities in April “could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat and the creation of a more peaceful environment in the future.”

“If fewer Americans die in Iraq, that’s because the surge is working. If more Americans die in Iraq, that’s also because the surge is working. And if the surge is working, the troops have to stay longer to solidify its gains. And if the surge isn’t working, the troops have to stay longer to make sure it starts working.”

“And the point of the war in Iraq is to make sure there is a war in Iraq.”

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Cindy McCain: "Never" will release tax returns

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:30:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Though her beer heiress fortune helped fuel McCain's rise; he gets her private jet at little cost

Clip Source: rawstory.com

During the 2004 presidential campaign, Republicans demanded “disclosure and transparency” in the form of Theresa Heinz Kerry’s tax returns.

The Democratic candidate’s spouse’s hesitance to make her personal financial information public in 2004 spurred hand wringing in the media and condemnation from the right. This year, the shoe is on the other foot, as Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have made public their joint tax filings — including information on their spouses earnings, while Republican John McCain has released only his personal tax returns, refusing to make public the separate filings of his wife.

Voters left in the dark about Cindy McCain’s massive fortune — estimated to be in the neighborhood of $100 million — will stay that way, she says, even if she goes on to become first lady.

Her fortune helped fuel McCain’s rise in politics, and he has frequently used her private jet at little cost, exploiting a loophole in campaign finance legislation passed last year.

Tags: mccain, elections

Montana superdel:"There's no 'white working voter' problem for Barack"

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:16:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "The people I see on the street are all white and they have no problem voting for a man whose father is black. It's what he stands for - he's authentic, he isn't pandering and he's telling us the truth - that's why people here are voting for him and that's why he'll win Montana."

Clip Source: rawstory.com

“When you’re in college and you read Plato’s Philosopher King, you think, yeah, that’s what I want in a leader; someone who can lead and unite us and I’m not sure Hillary can," Dahlman said. "She’s smart. She’s capable, but I don’t think she can unite us and that’s why I’m giving Barack Obama my superdelegate vote."

"There's no 'white working voter' problem for Barack here," Dahlman continued. "Yesterday, I was at the post office and I asked a retired welder - a union guy - if he was going to Billings tomorrow to see Bill [Clinton] and he said he didn't think he should since he's going to vote for Barack. And another guy - a young electrician - told me that he's supporting Barack and working hard for him. The people I see on the street are all white and they have no problem voting for a man whose father is black. It's what he stands for - he's authentic, he isn't pandering and he's telling us the truth - that's why people here are voting for him and that's why he'll win Montana."

Tags: obama, montana, elections, politics

Edwards' campaign chair endorses Obama

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:03:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: former MI Rep. David Bonior

Clip Source: www.democraticunderground.com

Barack Obama's presidential campaign just confirmed that former Michigan Rep. David Bonior, who had run John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign, is endorsing Obama.

"John Edwards ran a campaign focused on fulfilling a promise to America's working families that they could once again trust their leaders to put them first. As I look at the presidential race as it stands today, I see one candidate who has proven he can bring the kind of change to Washington that will mean more jobs, better pay for American workers, and health care for every single American. That candidate is Barack Obama

Tags: elections, politics