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Keystone Phil
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« on: June 03, 2008, 04:44:11 PM »

We all know I am certainly not the biggest Obama fan here but it's amazing when you stop and think that Barack Obama will be the nominee of the Democratic party for President of the United States. A black man is the nominee of a major political party for President of this country.


And he beat Hillary Clinton. It seems so surreal.
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2008, 04:46:18 PM »

I cant believe the Clinton's lost this thing. I wonder what life will be like for them now?
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2008, 04:46:24 PM »

Candidates that I support always lose, Phil. Iron law of the Beet-centered universe. Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2008, 04:48:34 PM »

Candidates that I support always lose, Phil. Iron law of the Beet-centered universe. Smiley

Wow, the same applies to Walter Mitty, and this time you were both supporting the same candidate.  Clinton never stood a chance.
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2008, 04:51:19 PM »

I said back in the summer of 2005 to some of my friends that Hillary Clinton will never be the Democratic nominee and that if she did I would shave my head.

I get to keep my hair!
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2008, 04:52:14 PM »

Candidates that I support always lose, Phil. Iron law of the Beet-centered universe. Smiley

Wow, the same applies to Walter Mitty, and this time you were both supporting the same candidate.  Clinton never stood a chance.

Hopefully they both endorse McCain now. It's not too late to join Hillaryis44, Beet Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2008, 04:53:06 PM »

I find it amazing that a white male won a grand total of zero primary’s or caucus’s that the Democrats held. It really is a historical thing, I will agree.  Off topic a bit but is Jesse Jackson the only other “minority“ (non white male) to have won a democratic primary contest outside of this year?
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2008, 04:53:35 PM »
« Edited: June 03, 2008, 04:55:27 PM by mokbubble »

well in a moment of bi-partisanship Phil, it is even more amazing that he won the party was often on the wrong side of a lot of important civil rights issues throughout history. 

I'm sure all the old 19th Century Dems are rolling in their graves. 

Note: Yes I am proud of what Dems have done in the last 40 odd years for Civil Rights, don't want to get that argument going again.
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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2008, 05:07:35 PM »

No doubt. A few years ago, I used to say I thought the first black candidate would be a Republican like Rice or Powell because Democratic African American politicans were like Sharpton and Jackson. Obama pushed his way on a wave very fast.
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2008, 05:11:28 PM »

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It's even more amazing when you consider that he defeated her with nothing more than a remake of the Bob the Builder theme song.
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2008, 05:27:34 PM »

The next big thing will be win the Republican have a black vs women nom.
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« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2008, 05:28:45 PM »

Anyone who misses what will happen tonight will have missed history indeed.

The only thing more historic than this would be Josh22 making up his mind who he'll vote for now.  Wink
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« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2008, 05:30:01 PM »

I am voting for Obama!
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« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2008, 05:32:36 PM »

I'm sure all the old 19th Century Dems are rolling in their graves. 

John Breckinridge is going batsh**t, I'm sure.
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2008, 05:33:05 PM »


Today you are.  Wink
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« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2008, 05:35:57 PM »

Anyone else mildly reminded of 1880 by all of this, with Clinton as Grant?

Scandal-prone President['s wife] comes back after an intervening administration to run again, has a great base of support that's enough to get them 45% at the convention, but not enough to win?

[The Obama - Garfield analogy is, understandably, less solid.  It would only be comparable if  the Democrats were nominating G.K. Butterfield].
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« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2008, 05:49:02 PM »

I find it amazing that a white male won a grand total of zero primary’s or caucus’s that the Democrats held. It really is a historical thing, I will agree.  Off topic a bit but is Jesse Jackson the only other “minority“ (non white male) to have won a democratic primary contest outside of this year?

shirley chisholm won louisiana and new jersey iirc
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« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2008, 06:00:23 PM »

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It's even more amazing when you consider that he defeated her with nothing more than a remake of the Bob the Builder theme song.

This made even me laugh.
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« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2008, 06:02:17 PM »

Off topic a bit but is Jesse Jackson the only other “minority“ (non white male) to have won a democratic primary contest outside of this year?

shirley chisholm won louisiana and new jersey iirc

Mississippi too.
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« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2008, 06:27:14 PM »

james carville said it best when he said diversity in the republican party means old white men vs. really old white men.
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« Reply #20 on: June 03, 2008, 06:29:48 PM »

The history I'm thinking of is 1928, in more ways than one.

Also, 1976 with one party having a close election and another a fairly easy nominee.
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« Reply #21 on: June 03, 2008, 06:36:17 PM »

Obama identifies as black, but he is not.  His ancestors were not slaves, but slave owners.

Remember: no matter how black Obama's skin is, deep down inside he's an old white man.
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« Reply #22 on: June 03, 2008, 06:46:39 PM »

Obama identifies as black, but he is not.  His ancestors were not slaves, but slave owners.

Remember: no matter how black Obama's skin is, deep down inside he's an old white man.

So it's an old white man versus a really old white man?

Business as usual, then.
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« Reply #23 on: June 03, 2008, 06:56:27 PM »

I'm sure all the old 19th Century Dems are rolling in their graves. 

Theodore Bilbo is rolling in his kiddy sized coffin.
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« Reply #24 on: June 03, 2008, 07:30:40 PM »

Obama identifies as black, but he is not.  His ancestors were not slaves, but slave owners.

When trolls make more sense than the rest of the posters in a thread... words... fail...
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