NY Daily News: Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick?

This page was sent to you by: LindaC Message from sender: The Wrong Side of Rev. Jeremiah Wright News | 04/29/2008 Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick? The Rev. Jeremiah Wright couldn't have done more damage to Barack Obama's campaign if he had tried. And you have to wonder if that's just what one friend of Wright wanted.

Breaking News! : Hillary Clinton Required to Testify in November

To All Super Delegates! : This is very disturbing news!In the landmark civil fraud case against Bill Clinton in Los Angeles, where the former President is charged with defrauding a Hollywood dot com millionaire to help Hillary Clinton obtain more...

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Hillary & Monsanto & The Destruction of Farms and Farmers

Farmers in Europe, Asia, Africa, Indonesia,South America, CentralAmerica and here, have protested Monsanto and genetic engineering foryears.What does this have to do with you? Your Orwellian-named "Rural Americans for Hillary" wasplanned with Troutman Sanders, Monsanto's lobbyists.

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The Debate Debacle

Please view the 'Bosnia' video (above) for a series of clips depicting Sen. Clinton as she maneuvers through various stages of manipulation.

I have to admit I couldn't watch Wednesday's 'Debate'. In all the previous debates Hillary has proven herself quite effective at slicing and dicing her opponents. Not to mention that these debates seem to matter less than the round-the-clock post-debate analyses by media pundits. Judging from what I've read and heard so far Obama's performance was considered weak by most accounts. But as much a part of the criticism has been leveled at Stephanopoulos and Gibson's for relentlessly pursuing line of questioning directed at highlighting negative stories about Obama.

Am I disappointed? Yes. As one who believes Barack Obama is by far the best person to lead this country as President, I would prefer that he came out ahead on all points.

Do I think the debate will decide the election? No. There have been so many debates this primary season that I believe voters (like myself) pretty much know what results to expect.

I can't wait for Olbermann's take on all this.

Mixed Feelings: At least it's over

Congratulations! Three dedicated grassroots volunteers from CD30, running together as a slate, successfully garnered the most votes to represent our district as Obama delegates to the National Convention in Denver.

They are:

Victoria von Szeliski
Shayne Adamski
Bob Vanderet

Participating in the caucus as a candidate myself was incredibly exciting. Plus, I learned a lot about the process - both positive and negative.

On the positive side, before this election I was unaware of the California caucuses. I was pleasantly surprised to know that such a process exists in California that truly brings the election to the constituents; providing voters, volunteers and campaigns an opportunity for personal interaction and dialogue.

In CD30, however, questions about gerrymandering persist, especially in light of the language used by the successful slate in their campaign correspondence - specifically, referring to CD30 as the "West LA Area". Clearly, with at least 40% of Democratic voters in the District residing North of West LA, in the San Fernando Valley, Conejo Valley and Malibu, as well as East of West LA, namely in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, in no way can CD30 be accurately described as the "West LA Area".

I hope Victoria, Shayne And Bob appreciate that they do indeed also represent the Obama voters in ALL of CD30, not just the Westside.

California Caucus impressions

What an invigorating experience! It was a sunny and warm L.A. day and over 600 residents of CD30 showed up to vote in the caucus. Initially, when I arrived and saw the line of people waiting to sign in I was expecting a long wait. But there were plenty of volunteers on hand and it was well organized. Based on what I saw, most people were able to get in and vote within 10-15 minutes. According to the announcer (whose name I don't know), the ballot contained the names of 87 people: 41 females for a single delegate slot; and 47 male candidates for two delegate slots. I left before the results were announced.

NY Times alerts

April 11, 2008 Compiled: 5:17 AM

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Downturn Reviving Rift Over ’96 Welfare Change

By PETER S. GOODMAN (NYT)

As first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton supported her husband’s decision to sign into law a bill forcing welfare recipients to work and imposing a five-year limit on cash assistance.

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Powell Has Praise for Obama

By JEFF ZELENY (NYT)

In a television interview, former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said he “admired” how Senator Barack Obama handled a speech last month on race.

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