Feeling A Little Ill
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on August 27, 2008 at 4:00 PM in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, DNC, DNC idiocy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Donna Brazile, Flip Flopping, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Ted Kennedy
I have to admit, I am feeling a bit ill this morning. I picked up my newspaper, and there was a lovely photo of Hillary Clinton, with the headline, “Clinton ‘proud” to back Obama.” Ugh. I know, I know, she is a sitting US Senator, and a Democratic one to boot, so yes, she HAS to say that. I guess. I am still just so dismayed at what the Democratic Party has become this year, I can barely stand it. Like I said, it makes me ill. I never, ever thought I would see this day.
Others have been discussing Obama’s “Greek temple” stage, and some of the other Convention shenanigans, so I’ll spare you. Except to say this about the FAKE Greek Temple - that should be a little clue to all of you Obama supporters out there of his real mindset. I’m just sayin’ - take a good hard look, and then ask yourselves - what the heck were you THINKING?!?!?! Because of ONE LOUSY SPEECH you think this first term senator who has done nothing of note but run for President really DESERVES the highest office in the land?? And you are willing to destroy the Democratic Party, denigate the only two-term Democratic president in four decades, and any real chance of taking BACK the White House with this man? All I can ask is, WHY??? WHY are you so supportive of him? What has he done that makes you think he will follow up on ANY ONE of his promises?? Why do you dismiss the people with whom he chooses to surround himself?? Why do you keep claiming he has “good judgment”??? I just do not get it. I do not understand any of this.
And then there’s Howard Dean. And Donna Brazile. Nancy Pelosi. John Kerry. Ted Kennedy. ESPECIALLY Ted Kennedy, the man who fought tooth and nail for the Democratic nomination has become the one DEMANDING the popular vote winner get out of the race, and shut up already. All of them did not even want Hillary Clinton on the ROLL CALL. All of the leadership at the DNC has to be thrown out if we have any chance whatsoever of re-CLAIMING the DNC. What these people have done, what the DNC has BECOME is anything BUT Democratic.
So, Hillary Clinton’s speech is done. I am so going to miss hearing from her. Whoever wins this election, it will be four more years of me not being able to listen to the president speak, that’s for sure.
Oh, and one last thing - as others have pointed out so eloquently - HILLARY CLINTON is not responsible for Obama’s loss OR win (yeah, right). Stop freakin’ blaming your candidate’s poor performances on HER. It is ALL about him, which is what those of us who did not drink the Kool Aid have been saying all along. Instead of focusing so much of your energies on Clinton and REAL Democrats, maybe you should have been looking at who Obama really is/is not. Hillary is not his mother; she is not his handmaiden; she is not the cause of his not getting our votes - HE is doing that all by his own self. So knock it off already and get a clue. Go look at him standing up in his faux Greek temple, and open your eyes. It’s too late for this election, though, but still, maybe, JUST maybe, we’ll get the Democratic Party back to being one of Democratic ideals - REAL Democratic ideal, not vote stealing, caucus fraud, and all the stuff you already know the DNC did this year. Yep, getting back to real Democratic Ideas? Now THAT would be change I could believe in.
And this is WHO I believe in:
Someone on another blog suggested that the temple was really supposed to be the Lincoln Memorial to recreat the “I have a Dream Speech” of King Either way, if its Obama as God likeor Obama as reincarnation of MLK, it’s insufferably pretentious and egotistical.
Looks more like a temple of pagan Rome….Caligula! The perverted good-looking magalomanic looney. Can we say, “Little Boots!”
There’s still a lawsuit in PA to contend with.
It’s a temple to him, the One. Olympus awaits.
What a megalomaniac.
didnt the anti christ have a temple he was to sit upon?
Left or right hand of God?
I’ll leave the myth up to you to explore and answer.
Doesn’t look a THING like the Lincoln Memorial. White, with columns, sure. But it bears NO resemblance to the rather unique and readily recognizable structure of the Lincoln Memorial.
That thing looks like a Greek temple. A great big honking fake Greek temple…a Potemkin temple for a Potemkin candidate.
Damn it, you’re going to get Bob Herbert all stirred up again with sexual innuendo and phallic images.
It looks just like the set Bush used in 2004 to make his acceptance speech- no big deal
bush’s wasn’t nearly as overdone; plus, he was already president at that time.
Is this suppose to make us forget that he worked as a senator for 143 days?
Obama worked only 143 days in Senate.
Obama worked only 143 days in Senate.
Obama worked only 143 days in Senate.
Obama worked only 143 days in Senate.
Obama worked only 143 days in Senate.
How long have YOU worked in your job BEFORE YOU got a promotion???
a promotion from mail-room to CEO at that!
Actually, the US Senate was his first full-time job. The Illinois Senate only met for 55 days a year.
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY…
143 DAYs IN THE SENATE AND THAT QUALIFIES HIM FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (?)
If that isn’t the height of pure, unadulterated RACISM - I don’t know what is. If a caucasian senator man or woman had tried to run with 143 days in the Senate they wouldn’t have made it past the IOWA caucus.
AA Pundit on Fox just now (O’Reilly Factor) talking about how the Obama campaign has bent over backwards for the Clintons…of course he didn’t mention one word about all the campaigning Hillary has done for Barack.
I used to believe in her. Now I believe in only crunchy peanut butter. Not even the PAN.
just a crapfest this whole convention
what an embarrassing display of goofy kool aid drinking yahoos and punks dancing to OLD ASS disco crap. WHO the HELL are those people??? Rejects from hell’s kitchen dashed with a little HATE ASS-bury!!
right that’s exactly what I want on display for the world to view - this is my country - a country full of eeeeeeeeeeeeeeediots and sheep!
argh
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
ACK!!!!
Hey now Dawn!
I like old ass Disco! LOL!!!!!
Don’t fault Hillay. I heard what she said and I SAW what I saw. Carville wearing the PUMA’, Hillary wearing the bright orange pants suit…(PUMA action color of the day) and her telling “Her” supporters…Don’t give up!
I read between the lines…
NOBAMA!
And….
I prefer Jiffy myself! LMAO!
I heard it was the White House. I, too, feel sick, disgusted, disappointed that whatever was going to waylay this nomination has never materialized. I think I will read through all the 100 Greatest Books over the next four years because I swear I cannot stomach him any more than I can stand Shrub. THIS CAN’T REALLY BE HAPPENING!
I am also feeling disgusted at the unbelievable actions of the DNC in promoting Obama and disenfranchising 18 million voters for Hillary. The election will be a wipeout win for McCain as voters see through this fraudulent candidate.
I will not vote for Obama, I cannot vote for McCain so I intend to vote for Ralph Nader. All the votes for Nader will be recognized by the DNC as votes that would have been for the Democratic candidate, if that candidate had been Hillary Clinton.
I am also disgusted with the Democrats in both the Senate and the House. I will vote against all Democratic incumbents for the disgraceful way they have refused to impeach Bush and have continued to fund the war.
The Democratic party has become corrupted by the special interests and they could care less what their constituents think. Wake up America and stop voting for these corrupt party hacks.
Until they see that third parties are a significant threat to them they will continue to treat their constituents like dirt.
I feel good about my vote for Ralph Nader. Nader is not a spoiler. The Democratic party is spoiled.
I love Hillary, but it makes me sick that she and Bill are a part of this total SHAM…SCAM.
At what point will they get off the bandwagon that crucified them and find ANOTHER bandwagon…bigger and better.
Psyche
1. Because they’re Democrats.
2. Because they live in the real world and understand that they lost.
3. Because they decided to come home to the party that reflects their values.
4. Because they know that however imperfect and in need of repair, it’s worth working within the party because there is nothing bigger and better out there.
5. Because they’ve been welcomed home.
6. Because folks on the liberal web sites are helping Hillary pay down her campaign debt now that she’s back in the fold.
If you’d like to have some idea of how we actually feel, recommend that you check out Billmon’s post and comments. You might be surprised!
I love Hillary’s orange pantsuit. When she walked out there, it made me smile. So different from Pelosi with her designer clothes and jewels. Hillary is real and none of the rest matters. I don’t even care what the media says anymore. There is a real feeling of peace in my heart since her wonderful speech because I know she has survived this and her life will continue to be exceptional and glorious and the low life DNC can’t touch her anymore. I predict she will get whatever she wants in the senate from now on. I heard Biden is up for re-election this year, but he isn’t resigning from the senate. He will go back in Jan as a loser and so will Obama. Bill will survive too.
Bill O’Reilly was just dissing Hillary with the orange pantsuit (when did HE become a fashion plate?). I thought she looked fantastic - bright, glowing and powerful and of course…rather pumaish, lol.
What a coincidence that Barack Obama arrives in Denver at the precise moment the roll call vote begins. He can’t stand to let anyone else be in the spotlight.
Somehow I doubt that…
That’s because you’re STOOOOOOOOPID!
Your doubts don’t negate the truth.
The nominations and roll call began at the convention at approximately 4:05 PM (MDT) just as Obama’s plane landed in Denver.
Ted Kennedy, like the junior Senator, figures rules only apply to others and not to them.
One sheep
Two sheep
Red sheep
Blue sheep
makes no difference
And the wool is over their eyes.
The Temple of Zeus
The Temple of … DOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
Don’t insult the Myth of Zeus like that–it’s bad enough the Nation State theme of Greece is being turned into a dog n’ pony show.
The “Greek temple” has windows so it’s more like a part of the White House. There will also be Air Force One:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1050017/Pictured-The-miniature-Greek-temple-Barack-Obama-launch-final-push-U-S-presidency.html
Here’s the enlarged photo of the fuselage approaching Invesco Field:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08/27/article-0-0258AA6900000578-337_468×228_popup.jpg
Looks like they’re trying to get people used to the idea of Obama in the White House and flying around in Air Force One.
My guess is that this pomposity will backfire.
They forgot the Mission Accomplished banner!
Write the McCain site and post suggestions for commercials making fun of Obama. They REALLY want to garner the Hillary vote - especially in the next few weeks THEREFORE, I always let them know I’m a Hillary supporter.
I heard he didn’t play with toy soldiers has a boy so maybe he wants to play President of the United States before he goes back to Chicago…
Ah, finally, the dukakis moment we’ve been waiting for.
Have faith, remember the swoon in the polls that Obama got after his Berlin “I swear I’m not a Nazi, I’m just Cap’N Hopey Changey” speach. Expect something similar (or at least little or no positive movement) after this facade.
Take care,
Patrick
SHEEPLE ran the last 8 years and SHEEPLE now have seized the Dem Party.
BAHHHHHD for Democracy. FRAUD, LIES, Voter Fraud. No rules of law..
Wake up Americans!
NOBAMA! EVER!
hehehe! baaaaaahd! INDEED my friend!
and it’s almost too late
it’s 11:59 on the midnight madness clock and the stinky train is just about to leave the station
all aboard - get your tickets punched at the OTHER end in NOV.
we’ll cheer and hollar as you EXIT stage leftttttttttt!
buh bye bambi et al
Bill Clinton’s speech this evening is only 10 minutes long. Any bets he’ll go over a bit?
I hope he comes out and plays the saxophone for ten minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4HrSQySus8
FABULOUS IDEA.
Then he can moon them and leave.
Haaaha! It’s not just me. Even Bill can say “miss me?” in less than 10 minutes. He can be 9 minutes late and still have time left over.
I think he should come out, say “You stupid, fucking idiots! You brought it on yourselves. I’m outa here, obama’s bitch MEchelle owes me a blowjob for allowing this shit to go down”.
I understand if you have to remove this for profanity. I’m kinda pissy right now.
Check the look on Mister Snippy’s face:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1050017/Pictured-The-miniature-Greek-temple-Barack-Obama-launch-final-push-U-S-presidency.html
Doesn’t matter WHAT Bill does.
He’s bound to piss off Mister Snippy.
And that’s a GOOD thing.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08/27/article-0-026D7CCE00000578-401_468×315_popup.jpg
This is the pic I was referencing…
Does he, or does he not, look, well, SNIPPY?
I really wish you hadn’t posted that picture, Clinton Fan. I couldn’t eat lunch and now dinner is out of the question. Guess I’ll just have to snack.
On Invesco Field did Barak Obama
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Corporate Dollars, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
A+!
hope it rains there tomorrow night
great allusion. when the big o crashes it will provide hollywood with another great movie and boffo box office. unfortunately we won’t be able to afford to go and see it.
Ode to a Grecian Unurned.
or…
Ode to a geekian unearned?
Much Ado About Nothing?
Grecian un-EARNED!!
News orgs now reporting that Hillary has released her delegates.
You know what pisses me off? We pay for this frickin thing!
It’s going to be really funny when the Republicans start those ads of Obama’s half-brother in his shanty, panning to his mansion, then panning to this faux White House.
Do you think that the American public will realize yet to the depth that they are trying to sell him?
It is dispiriting to have to listen and see what’s going on. The whole Convention is beyond weird and unbelievable.
But I’ve made up my mind. I’ll vote for John McCain in November and hope the grownups return to the Democratic Party. However, I intend to stay registered as an Independent. The Dems have lost the do-or-die loyalty I once had. They betrayed the confidence and trust I placed in them, perhaps foolishly. That won’t be coming back anytime soon, not for any party.
Still, it’s a sad thing to witness.
peggy sue like cackicoo….exactly
newindy puma
Great Video!!!! Hillary is the one I believe too…always have and I always will!! That’s why I am voting for Mccain!! It will be my very first republican vote, I am 44 years old!!!
Come back in 2012 Hillary!!! We will be right here waiting for you!!!
fyi - our local NC PUMA sent another report today from DENVER. (sharing)
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Hello Hill Fans!
Yesterday was very busy. First, I really got into wearing my Hillary gear as it was the day of the march. I put on my Hillary t-shirt along with,oooohhh, about five buttons: three on the front and one on each sleeve. I grabbed my Hillary rally signs and went to the 16th St mall for coffee. On the way, I had an excellent interview with Canada.com. This was my idea of a reporter. Absolutely no spin. Also a really good interview with the LA Times. I gave her one of our dvds.
My gear got quite a bit of attention and lots of photos…press and others. Met a couple of other folks with Hillary signs and had coffee. Then off to the march!
The march was really great! Crowd estimate was between 300 - 500 Hillary fans. Lots of signs, drums, and chanting. A lot of press coverage; lots of interviews. The march was maybe a mile to a mile and half. I thought it went really well, although the march route was off the main route.
After the march I went to the Womancountpac.org luncheon. The food was really good and quite coincidentally I ate at a table with one of the founders of the New Agenda. She gave me her email, so we will be able to connect with them concerning our boycott of msnbc/nbc. There were several speakers, mainly women running for congress or the senate. One on particular, from New York, spoke about electing women who support other women. This is a problem, as we had several women, for example Pelosi, McCaskill, and Napolitano, who were supported by women contributors and then did not support Hillary. Then, Hillary arrived!!! Yes, I saw her. She had Chelsea with her. She gave a brief talk, mentioned unity, but not OB’s name. We were all relieved. At one point everyone started chanting HILLARY! HILLARY! And Hillary quipped, “With that energy we could raise this room.” After the talk I managed to get up close enough to have her sign my rally sign. Then, I waited for Chelsea to walk down, and I went up to her, told her I was from Asheville, and gave her our dvd! She said she liked Asheville and looked real interested in the dvd. (that was my last one! should have brought more). Interestingly, at this precise moment, Anne Marie was also walking up to Chelsea. So we also chatted.
As I left the luncheon and walked out the door, I ran into Kristie (can’t remember her last name now), the founder of Clintons for McCain. She was organizing a walk down the sidewalk to the MSNBC/NBC site so a few of us joined in. She started chanting, Clintons for McCain, and we were immediately surrounded and barraged with insults and calls. So, Kristie asked for a police escort. (the streets are lined with fully equipped riot police and I think most are Hillary supporters). So we got this escort down the sidewalk. Just at this point, a reporter from the New York Times asked if he could interview me. So, I said yes, as long as he walked with me, which he did.
Well, by this point I had to rush back to where I was staying so I could clean up and get back into town for the Denver Group meet and eat. (I can not tell you how much I have sweated since being here…the sun is intense! and all of those marches and walks are in the sun).
The Denver Group meet and eat was in a French restaurant (casual). Heidi was there, but Marc could not come to Denver due to personal issues. Heidi is a very petite, very bright person and she recognized my name and said how impressed she was with our group and all we do. She spoke briefly and said the Denver Group’s focus after the convention will be reform of the Democratic Party, starting immediately with a change in leadership. She said it is important to start right away, as the new leadership is chosen right after the convention. She, personally, will not be voting for Obama and it sounded like she would just not be voting. Many of us in the room had other opinions on this, but Heidi speaks just like she writes: very precisely and thoughtfully, and also she is very gracious and charming, and knows how to handle a crowd. I’d say keep an eye on this group.
After this , I went to Cheesman Park to watch Hillary’s speech. They had a big screen set up. The crowd was very upbeat and we all cheered wildly when Hillary came on to speak. One person started dancing in the wading pool. There was press there also. However, once Hillary started speaking, the mood definitely went down, as she said OB’s name so many times….some people wanted to leave. But we all stayed.
This morning I spoke with two people who were inside the convention. Nancy from San Diego said that there was such a great feeling of love for Hillary and many people were crying. Her speech was terrific. Dee, another new friend, said many people, and delegates, were saying, “she is my president.” There really is no unity inside that convention. I can testify that the Obama people are making no effort to be nice to Hillary people or trying at all for unity; apparently that is somehow Hillary’s job…Nancy said she gave an interview where she said that it was not Hillary’s job to create unity and what was Obama doing about it?
Today we are hoping to get a bit closer to the Pepsi Center as the delegates enter and show our continued support for Hillary. I have to leave tomorrow, so it will be an early evening for me. I have to clean up the place I am staying, which has been really quiet and comfortable, but pretty much all I do is sleep and shower there.
If you come across any interviews with me, please save them as I really don’t have the time to check myself.
Go Hillary!
Kathy
What a great account - sooooooo wish I was there!
PUMAs ROCK!
Prime Time Politics has a great article about how Obama’s backdrop will not play well with average Americans. Link below. Be sure to scroll down to the picture of Obama in Roman toga wirh his faux Presidential logo and holding a piece of arugula. Too finny.
http://www.primetimepolitics.com/primetime/blog/page/obama_as_hercules/
Thanks, I thought it was Zeus.
We have moved on…to John McCain.
Yeah, how does it feel to back 2 losers in one election season?
Well, Oracle, you’ll be smirking out of the other side of your face come November. The majority of Americans are as foolish as you appear to be.
That’s aren’t as foolish
So why did you need Hillary to go out and campaign for your candidate if SHE is such a loser?
you tell us kelvin, how DOES it feel to back a two time loser in one election cycle? He didn’t win the nomination, he was appointed, just like dumbya was in his first term. The GOP will eat this novice alive.
He didn’t win. You can’t when when the game is rigged. Even assuming that he did “win”, he’s still unqualified and unfit to be POTUS. This former Democrat will take his vote elsewhere.
The faux roll call begins. Too disgusting to watch. Guess I’ll go do my errands and pick up the mail.
Fox already joining in the fun, reading comments about the Temple. As big, if not bigger, miscalculation than the European fiasco. Because, coupled with those images, it will be the last one we’ll have to witness. They don’t get it. Every time he goes the rock star route, his numbers dive. But then, that’s good news for me.
NO WAY
NO HOW
NO OBAMA
What has Obama done to win them over? He’s not Hillary Clinton. They had a winner, but she wasn’t good enough for them, so they’re going with a loser instead. I still remember the Kos poster who wrote “I would rather lose with Obama than win with Clinton” Looks like you’re going to get your wish, dumbass.
Did they ask if that person was a Republican? Not that it wasn’t already obvious. Only Republicans hate the Clintons that much.
Deni*G*rate, Larry Love. It means to blacken, because black is baaaaaaaaaaaaad. Bad meaning bad, not meaning good like The Blacks say.
Mm-hmmm. Interesting.
All I can say is: America had better hope that the GOP gets in in Nov. The world is watching this farce of democracy in your country. If the Dems get in, never again will America be the beacon of light for democracy in the world as there isn’t even democracy in your own process.
Sad, sad day indeed…
This is what really happened.
http://www.thecityedition.com/Pages/Archive/Winter08/2008Election.html
Exactly….this is just like the Dem congress always bending over….just on a grander scale. Dems ” escorts” in service to the GOP….again. It’s no accident Nancy is presiding over this bend over as well as the others
I don’t understand this either.
But, I know one thing - (today is a day of grief over the loss of a potential great President - a national tragedy) tomorrow we must stand strong and fight Obama and the DNC.
I never want to see this again in my life time.
One of the reasons I love No Quarter is the brilliant people on this blog who have dared to not accept what has happened to a party that we all loved - most of us since children.
Sooooo, tomorrow we pull it together and do what we can to save this country. I see this as a very noble journey we are on to defeat Barack Obama.
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The DNC
I met a traveler from an antique land,
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled hp and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
.And on the pedestal these words appear:
‘My name is Obamiassus, King of Kings;
Look on my works. Ye Mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Ha ha, “lip” not “hp”, not hip at all.
Still, the verse fits!
Yo Freepers! Still bashing away I see! With all the energy you rightwingers have flapped into this pumi operation you’d think people would have even an inkling of your existence.Epic Fail!!! Love Ya!
Wait a sec… You guys like Sir Mix-A-lot? I like big butts and I can not lie
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Let us know when you get past the second grade, botboy.
More like “ButtBoy” wouldn’t you say?
That’s for sure. I stand corrected.
he probably watches the “what what” youtube guy
The Greeks were terribly misogynistic! What an incredibly eerie similarity. Any Greek woman over the age of 30 was considered over the hill and no longer an ornament to society (that’s all they were good for, apparently, being ornaments). BO is DETERMINED to perpetuate this ancient Greek tradition. Pity (for him and the ‘bots at the DNC) it’s 2008 and the rest of us aren’t buying it. Thank Goddess for internet. Hillary Rodham Clinton 2012–Go PUMA’s!