Yeetle Box - Of Peaches and the Man I Sing...

I think I have been quite restrained when it has come to choosing sides in the Democratic primary race between Senators Obama and Clinton. But now, Puerto Rico has spoken (sort of), and it is obvious that the nominee will be chosen by superdelegates. I don't know why they are called superdelegates because they do not seem to behave in any super kind of way.

That said, here is the bottom line from my perspective:

Hillary Clinton has run an entitlement campaign that focuses exclusively on her winning the nomination and subjagating all other matters to her winning the nomination - including the health of the Democratic party, the ability for the Democratic party to plan for its own convention in a timely and orderly fashion, and the Clinton brand itself.

Clinton is a fighter. But she is not a fighter for unity, progressive politics, nor even her constituents. She is using the emotions of a fabricated "fight" - fighting the great oppression of women across this great land we call the United States of America. Her very candidacy contradicts this stance. No. She is fighting for her own political career at any expense.

To whit, Michigan. We do not really know how many people voted for any other candidate but Clinton. We know this because there were no other candidates on the ballot, Harold Ickes' stance aside that "Uncommitted" is a candidate.

We do not know how many people walked into that voting booth, and, wanting a democrat, but seeing no other name, defaulted to Clinton. That is, it is possible that many voters went to the voting booth to vote for Obama or Edwards or Biden, et al, but, upon seeing ONE choice (one real choice - let's get serious), they voted, not for Senator Clinton, but for the Democratic nominee listed on the ballot.

We do not know as well, how many people would have voted for someone other than Clinton had they been allowed to campaign in Michigan - a state very similar to Wisconsin.

And there's the issue of the write-in votes that were not counted. Not 4 people. 30,000.

Now, as to Florida. Obama's concession of 19 delegates was the single most magnanimous act by a potential presidential candidate I have ever seen. And it outmaneuvered Clinton. We know how much she hates that.

But, again, no. Not good enough for Senator Clinton. She wants it all! (Someone said that at the RBL meeting.)

There lies her problem. She wants so much to have it all, she will take it all away from a man who has acheived something unheard of in recent political history: A black man born of a racially-mixed marriage, raised by a single, white woman who was a first-term Senator had the gaul to challenge the Clinton brand, the Clinton talking points, the Clinton legacy. This is the better story for the USA and the world. This is what boils Clinton's blood.

Not by sense of entitlement but by organization, message, and fundraising has Obama acheived the unthinkable - knocking out a Clinton, back by a former president known for his fundraising abilities. Yet, Obama raised more money.

He knocked out Clinton on message because her message is as simple as this: "Vote for me. Just vote for me." This message morphed into something far more insidious: "I'm a woman. I'm a former First Lady. I moved to New York and served in the State Senate there just to position myself for this moment. Vote for me. My husband was a president. Vote for me. I dodged sniper fire in Bosnia. Vote for me. I helped bring peace to Ireland. Vote for me. I am not above insinuting my opponent is racist. Vote for me. "

She calls this being a "fighter."

Those of you who support Clinton must understand she really has not demonstrated a concern for you nor for the Democratic party nor greater good of the country. She has used you to vote for her. That's old politics.

Obama is not perfect. He says so. Soon, we will have a sanctioned Democratic nominee. Most likely Obama. The idea that Clinton would by her silence sanction her supporters to cast a protest vote against a legitimate candidate in favor of John McCain (Lord!) is unforgiveable. She is writing her political obituary as we speak.

Here are the facts:

Obama has more delegates (super and otherwise). Obama has more of the popular vote, assuming we apply the mathematical principles we teach in grade schools. This equals a win.

Clinton did not dodge sniper fire. Nor did she assume a significant role in the Ireland. Nor did she advocate human rights for women in China. She said she did.

And that's the strength of her argument: repetition to the point where you almost want to let her be the nominee because you just want her to shutup. But, then, consider this: of the two, why is it more acceptable for Obama to take the higher road, to concede and to concede, more so than the standard we expect from Clinton.

It is a truth. We do not hold Clinton and Obama to the same standards of conduct. We wring our hands over something someone in his church said, but haven't peeked into Clinton's church. We find scandal and fault in the words of others just because Obama sat in the same damned room as them.

This is the media's fault. Stop it.

But, if you don't like it, and you favor arguments swirling around much similar to what the definiton of "is" is, then you have deluded yourself...again.

I supported Bill Clinton. I did not think he committed impeachable offenses. But I did think he committed a divorce-able offense. But Hillary stood by her man. Why? For the good of the country? What rare woman thought more highly or First Lady Clinton at that time?

The Clinton's time has past. Obama represents the future of American politics and can align this country with a face more representative to the world.

How can I be so certain of my support and passion for Obama as president?

Well, Wade Jones, a Belmont, N.C., man sold a sweet potato on eBay Wednesday that he says resembles Democratic U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama. He sold it for $8.49. Wade Jones described it as a "Sweet Potato that looks like future Prez Barack Obama." More significant than the fact that Mr. Jones sold the potato is the fact that people bid on it, thus elevating Obama to the status enjoyed by Mother Theresa and the Virgin Mary and Jesus.

Top that, Hillary!

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