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  Hillary vs. the Haka

  http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=904
  5 days ago in Reclusive Leftist» feminism, politics, and random pedantry with your host, Dr. Violet Socks · Authority: 124

  (Note to readers: I’m going to return shortly to the subject of this post, because there’s a lot more to add to the discussion. But I want to get this out first, because time is of the essence.) Hillary is on track to recover the lead in the popular vote, winning big victories in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico. She’ll go into the summer with the majority of popular votes, a near-tie in pledged delegates, and a strong argument for the supers that she should be the nominee. But you wouldn’t know that from the media. Let’s review: Indiana was the tie-breaker, as Obama himself said it would be. He predicted that Hillary would win Pennsylvania, he would win North Carolina, and Indiana would break the tie. Hillary won Indiana. She broke the tie. But a strange thing happened: the media – and the Obama campaign – simply ignored reality. They created their own reality (and where have we heard that before?). In one of the most striking incidents of Orwellianism I’ve ever seen in this country, the pundits and politicians ignored the fact that Hillary had won the tie-breaker and instead declared that Obama was now the “presumptive nominee.” Tim Russert announced that “we now know who the Democratic nominee’s going to be, and no one’s going to dispute it” (as if it were up to him). Time magazine rolled out a cover with a big picture of Obama and a headline reading, “And the winner is….”. The Obama campaign leaked word that Barack would hold a victory party on May 20. It’s the ultimate haka.* And it’s effective, make no mistake. If you ever doubted that the media in this country creates the news rather than reports it – that the Village idiots are the ones picking our presidents – then this should settle it. The media colluded with the Bush campaign in 2000 to destroy Al Gore and force Shrub down our throats, and now they’re doing the same thing with Hillary and Obama. It’s so effective that many of the Hillary blogs are in a miasma of despair. Hillary supporters are discouraged. Hillary voters in West Virginia and Kentucky are wondering if they should even bother. Which is the whole point. A haka is a war dance designed to intimidate the opposition. It’s a psych-out. A mind-fuck. It’s not a victory dance, because the battle hasn’t happened yet; it’s an intimidation dance. It’s designed to scare the opposition into freaking out or going home. This haka-to-end-all-hakas is happening because of what I said in the first paragraph up at the top of the post. The Obama camp is desperate to stop Hillary in her tracks. I realize now that this particular haka was originally scheduled for the night of the Pennsylvania primary. The Time magazine cover, the editorials, the “presumptive nominee” crap – all that was in the chute and ready to go a couple of weeks ago. That’s why the media boyz were so glum that night; all their plans had been ruined. Hillary’s victory margin in Pennsylvania was just too big. But Indiana – that was close. Somehow, somewhere it was decided that if Indiana was close enough, the haka would go forward. It’s possible that the chicanery in Gary was actually part of the plan to make sure the margin was narrow. And so the haka is in full blast, everywhere you look, every time you turn on the tube, every time you pick up a newspaper. And I say to hell with it. The most important thing now is to get out the vote in West Virginia and Kentucky. Those states are overwhelmingly for Hillary, and if the voters there get the message that their votes still count, then Hillary can still win the race. What you can do right now is call. Phone bank for Hillary. It’s easy as pie – I’ve done it, and it’s simple and painless. It’s especially fun in West Virginia, because the folks there love Hillary so much. They just need to be reassured that their votes still count. That there’s still a reason to go to the polls next Tuesday. Kentucky also needs callers, and Oregon has an impressive ground game for Hillary that’s going on right now (it’s a mail-in primary). From there it will be on to Puerto Rico, where Hillary could net a quarter of a million votes in one shot. Here’s a widget to get you into the Hillary Action Center: Click on “Make Calls” there in the bottom red bar. Come on, folks! Let’s do it! *Coined by Riverdaughter, based on the pre-game war dance performed by the New Zealand football team.
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  Rendell: ‘Crushing’ Victories Ahead

  http://donnadarko.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/rendell-crushing-...
  6 days ago in Donna Darko · Authority: 107

  Taylor Marsh: Rendell: I think we should let every state vote. I think Senator Clinton is going to win crushing victories in West Virginia and Kentucky and Puerto Rico and hold her own in the other states…People should take advantage of the polls and figure out the electoral math…It’s going to be an interesting three or four weeks. Let the people vote, and I would suggest that if there is any way to let Michigan and Florida vote, I would love to have seen it. We tried to work to get Michigan to approve a new primary, the DNC was for it, but unfortunately the Obama folks killed it in the Michigan legislature… Scan: “Crushing” may well be no exaggeration. According to Rasmussen, Clinton holds a 29 point lead over Obama, and Susan at No Quarter has up a brand new poll that has Clinton up 40 points (63% to 23%) in West Virginia, which also happens to be a key swing state needed in November. In Kentucky, Clinton leads by 34 according to SurveyUSA and by 25 according to Rasmussen. If Clinton adds something close to this many votes to her total, she catapults herself back into the popular vote lead with all contests counted and estimates from four caucus states. The fact is… if these numbers hold up (no wishful thinking involved), Hillary Clinton will emerge as the popular vote winner at the end of her contest with Barack Obama. She will also have won the key Democratic states required for victory against John McCain. For these two reasons and more, it is a completely rational scenario that Hillary Clinton can end up with this nomination. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, because they know full well what’s in store for Obama in the remaining contests. But it all starts with West Virginia next week. Are you in? Great Wolfson appearance on Morning Joe: Also on Taylor Marsh, this is so wonderful, I teared up.
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  Rendell: ‘Crushing’ Victories Ahead

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  6 days ago in The Hillary 1000 · Authority: 51

  Taylor Marsh: Rendell: I think we should let every state vote. I think Senator Clinton is going to win crushing victories in West Virginia and Kentucky and Puerto Rico and hold her own in the other states…People should take advantage of the polls and figure out the electoral math…It’s going to be an interesting three or four weeks. Let the people vote, and I would suggest that if there is any way to let Michigan and Florida vote, I would love to have seen it. We tried to work to get Michigan to approve a new primary, the DNC was for it, but unfortunately the Obama folks killed it in the Michigan legislature… Scan: “Crushing” may well be no exaggeration. According to Rasmussen, Clinton holds a 29 point lead over Obama, and Susan at No Quarter has up a brand new poll that has Clinton up 40 points (63% to 23%) in West Virginia, which also happens to be a key swing state needed in November. In Kentucky, Clinton leads by 34 according to SurveyUSA and by 25 according to Rasmussen. If Clinton adds something close to this many votes to her total, she catapults herself back into the popular vote lead with all contests counted and estimates from four caucus states. The fact is… if these numbers hold up (no wishful thinking involved), Hillary Clinton will emerge as the popular vote winner at the end of her contest with Barack Obama. She will also have won the key Democratic states required for victory against John McCain. For these two reasons and more, it is a completely rational scenario that Hillary Clinton can end up with this nomination. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, because they know full well what’s in store for Obama in the remaining contests. But it all starts with West Virginia next week. Are you in? Great Wolfson appearance on Morning Joe: Also on Taylor Marsh, this is so wonderful, I teared up.

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