Obama’s VP Pick

My prediction: he will pick Senator Hillary Clinton at 3 AM on Saturday.

Barack Obama invited me for dinner

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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:39:19 -0400
To:
From: info@barackobama.com
Subject: Dinner invitation

Friend -- Refusing money from PACs and Washington lobbyists makes this campaign different in one very important respect. We are not beholden to anyone but you. We've rejected the traditional Washington fundraising strategy -- including countless dinners hosted by lobbyists -- and put our trust in millions of Americans owning a piece of this campaign. Senator Clinton and Senator McCain have a different approach. Both have accepted millions from lobbyists and special interests, and both have relied on high dollar donors for the majority of their funding. This campaign is different, and I'm looking forward to supporters like you joining me for a different kind of fundraising dinner. If you make a donation in any amount between now and 11:59 pm EDT on Monday, March 31st, you could join me and three other supporters for an intimate dinner for five: "my.barackobama.com" https://donate.barackobama.com/dinner On Monday, at 11:44 am, Bonnie Locchetta of Rushville, Indiana made her first donation of $25. I'm pleased to announce that Bonnie will be one of my dinner guests. Here's what she told us about herself: "I come from an incredibly Republican county in a little tiny town. I've always been the rebel in my family. I had a fantastic government teacher in high school who really opened my eyes to a lot of things. I haven't always voted Democratic, but I wanted to vote for someone who spoke to me personally. Now my kids are doing well in school, but I'm praying for scholarships. I have no savings, and I don't know how I'm going to put them through college. I have never contributed to a political candidate before, but I have started an organizing group in my very Republican county. My children are very active in their support, and I will do all I can to show my neighbors that together, YES WE CAN." I'm looking forward to having dinner with Bonnie, but there are still three seats left at the table. Will you be in one of them? If you make a donation by 11:59 pm EDT on Monday, March 31st, you could join us: "my.barackobama.com" https://donate.barackobama.com/dinner We'll pay for your trip and the meal -- all you need to bring is your story and your ideas about how to make this a better country for all Americans. Small donations from ordinary Americans have set our campaign apart and allowed us to reject the influence of Washington lobbyists and special interest groups. Not only is your support the key to our success, it's essential to reclaiming a government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people. I hope you will make a donation now to participate in this opportunity. Own a part of this campaign and strengthen your role in our movement: "my.barackobama.com" https://donate.barackobama.com/dinner Together we can put an end to pay-for-influence politics. We can turn the page in Washington, and it all begins with you. Thank you for your support, Barack

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Bill Richardson is a Calculating Opportunist, I’m not Impressed

Obama should reject and renounce him. This guy doesn't deserve to hold any high office. Here are top ten reasons why he shouldn't be the VP candidate:

1. He is not a leader.
   
2. He is disloyal. I'm no fan of the Clintons, but Richardson stabbed their back this time, slowly and with a twist.
   
3. He prosecuted an innocent man, Wen Ho Lee, for his failure as the Energy Secretary, and locked him up in solitary confinement for 9 months. (http://www.commondreams.org/views/091600-104.htm)
   
4. He repeated lied about the Wen Ho Lee case on national TV.
   
5. He never apologized about the Wen Ho Lee debacle.
   
6. Gay is by choice? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lane-hudson/bill-richardsons-gay-slu_b_55656.html)
   
7. North Korea diplomatic mission? Give me a break, what are the results?
   
8. New Mexico, is he doing any governor's work?
   
9. He is a terrible manager at the Energy Department. Missing files, missing tapes, lack of security, what a mess!
   
10. He was a war hawk on Iraq until he started running for president a year ago.
    
11. Bonus point: Robert Sheer (http://www.truthdig.com/) hates Richardson.
    

Do you have any other reasons?

Clinton and McCain Tag Team Obama, They will be Baracked

From the Obama Campaign:

Friend -- Senator Clinton and Senator McCain are reading from the same political playbook as they attack Barack on foreign policy. They have both criticized Barack's commitment to act against top al Qaeda terrorists if others can't or won't act. And they have both dismissed his call for renewed diplomacy as naïve while mistakenly standing behind George Bush's policy of non-engagement that just isn't working. But most of all -- after five years of overwhelming evidence that we are less safe, less able to shape events abroad, and more divided at home -- Senator Clinton and Senator McCain are failing to address the consequences of a war they both supported that should have never been authorized and never been waged. We need a leader who had the judgment to oppose this war before it began and who has a clear plan to end it. But Barack is facing a two-front battle against Senator Clinton and Senator McCain. Make a donation of $25 to support this campaign today: "my.barackobama.com" https://donate.barackobama.com/twofronts We knew at the beginning of this campaign that we'd be up against the full force of the conventional thinking that grips Washington. But no one could have imagined it would go on this long, or that we'd have to fight this battle on two fronts at the same time. Senator Clinton's campaign, with her chances of winning dwindling and our delegate lead even larger than it was before her so-called comeback on March 4th, has adopted a "kitchen-sink" strategy to throw everything they can at us. Her campaign has made it clear they will do and say anything to win this nomination. Senator McCain, now the presumptive Republican nominee, is already running his general election campaign. He's so eager to justify another 100 years of war in Iraq and drum up conflict with Iran that he and his campaign have been making sloppy and woefully false assertions about links between Iran and al Qaeda in Iraq. We've got to take on both Senator Clinton and Senator McCain at the same time. Your support now is more important than ever -- please make a donation of $25: "my.barackobama.com"https://donate.barackobama.com/twofronts Yesterday, Barack laid out a clear plan to make America more secure and end the war in Iraq. Today, he laid out the economic costs of the war that Senator Clinton and Senator McCain supported. In both speeches -- and in his speech on race in America earlier this week -- Barack Obama demonstrated that he is the candidate with the courage and judgment to tackle the challenges we face. The choice Americans have in this election is clear -- and your support right now sends a message to those who support the status quo that it is time for a new kind of leadership. Please do what you can to help fight this two-front battle for change: "my.barackobama.com"https://donate.barackobama.com/twofronts Thank you, David David Plouffe Campaign Manager Obama for America

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Bill Clinton asks for Contribution from Ken Starr

An email from Bill Clinton to Ken Starr

Dear Ken, The Obama campaign is already on the air with their first ad in Pennsylvania, putting their fundraising advantage to work. They're going to spend every dollar they've got to end this race in Pennsylvania, and we can't let that happen. In Texas and Ohio, your incredible support kept us competitive, and today this race is close thanks to what you did for Hillary. Now the Obama campaign is going to do everything they can to try to beat Hillary in Pennsylvania. They're going to try to outspend us 3-1 on the air -- and their first ads are already up and running. We cannot let them have that advantage. Hillary needs your help now to level the playing field in Pennsylvania and beyond. Contribute now to help Hillary win. You and I trust Hillary to lead America in a bold new direction -- to fix the problems George Bush leaves behind and to accomplish goals we once thought were out of reach. Hillary is trusting us to make sure she has the resources she needs to win. We need to get up on the air in Pennsylvania to match Obama's spending, and Hillary is depending on you to help. We can't let this race be decided by a fundraising advantage. Contribute now to level the playing field in Pennsylvania and beyond. With your help, Hillary can win in Pennsylvania on April 22 and go all the way to the White House. It all depends on what you do today, so please act now to help Hillary win. Sincerely, Bill Clinton If you feel you have received this message in error, we apologize. You can unsubscribe at any time. Privacy Policy Paid for by Hillary Clinton for President Contributions to Hillary Clinton for President are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Corporate contributions are prohibited by law. All content © 2008 Hillary Clinton for President 4420 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203

I won’t Vote for Obama if

I won't support Obama if he picks Richardson as his running mate. He can pick a Republican but not Richardson. Richardson was the Energy Secretary who created a mess in the lack of security in our national labs. Instead of fixing the problems, he jailed a Taiwan-born scientist Wen Ho Lee. Lee was eventually freed after international pressure. (http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/13/lee/index.html) Lee was the first recent political prisoner jailed by the US government, by the Clinton administration. Richardson never apologized for the whole incident. Clinton was "disturbed" by the whole incident. Funny that Richardson was asking Lee for money last year (http://qyvo.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-governor-bill-richardson.html)

Richardson is the closest Democratic politician that reminds me of George W. Bush. He was so clueless last year in a debate when he was asked if homosexuality was by choice. He answered yes "Choice, good word. I like the right to choose, the answer must be yes."

OK. I just hate this stupid, clueless, cruel, uninspiring, and cynical person as our elected official. He doesn't deserve to hold a high office. Senator Obama, are you listening?